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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-01
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

Mr. Editor:
Thinking possibly that some
facts from personal letter from San
Francisco would interests your read
ers. We quote from letters ms follows:
Mess. Reynolds n Thornhrl,
Blmeneld. w. a..
Gentlemen:
You are, of course, more or less
familiar with the disaster that has
overtallen San Francisco. 1t is alb
solutely useless for MS to attempt TO
givo You any idea of what has hap
pened; we cannot find words to ex-
press ourselves in this connection.
The rcdecming feature of the whole
matter Is that every single individ-
ual In the state has his chin up.
and is thoroughly imbued with the
thought that he will work out the
problems that are before him in time.
We are receiving substantial assist
ance In every way imaginable from
the entire world.
So far as we are personally con
cerned; every one of us, including
our employees, have food In their
stomachs. clothes ON their backs, and
are well
Our heaviest loss. OF course, Is
our Office records, as our packing
plants are out of the city and not
effected. The loss of our cores
pondence, etc, viii, of course, cause
some little annoyance We will be
pleased If you viii go over any let
ters you have written MS. TO which
we have not replied. sending us cop
les, so that we may give them at
tention
W. NV l"plhiy b'NllhB l'bIBdU~
ICED and we wish you 10 continue
tho work just the same AS If nothing
had happened. Address all letters to
EmeryviIle. Cal; Telcgrams to Oak
land, Cal
Our temporary quarters are In our
canney at Emeryyille. IF there
should happen 10 be any matters due
MS among your customers that are
unpaid, will kindly ask you to ask
them 10 send us by express to Oak.
land, Cal. currency TO cover same. as
it Is practically impossible 10 get
anything in 'hc way OF currency hero
The banking institutions OF The state
are tied up. and it viii probably be
80 d"a before they viii be- abb 10
gct The vaults opened and business
organized Wo feel sure. however.
that everything viii come out saGs
faciorily
Yours truly.
GRIFFlN & sKElLEY GO
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-01
BASEBALL.

lHy The Associated proseJ
National League.
Cincinnati q Plttsburg g
Boston .; New York
Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia q
American League
Philadelphia Washington
New York Z Boston ~.
Cleveland 3; 81. Louis 4
Chicago I Detroit 2
American Association
indianapolis 2 Kansas CITY Q. uo
,amc ~ innings
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-01
THREE CHILDREN
were CREMATED
Fire Destroys Mission school md
Three Children Perish In The
Flames
Ispecial to The Daily Leader. }

Charleston, W. Va, April 3d.
Three children were burned to death
In the destruction by fire last night
of the Presbyterian Mission School.
at Lawson, Raleigh county. The
school accommodated both boarding
and day pupils. The victims were
two sisters named Perry and a girl
named McGinnis. II Is supposed the
FIRE caught from lamp.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-01
JURY COULD
NOT AGREE
Jury I'm the Richards Trial Takes
Two Votes and Fails To Agree.
(Stan Specially

Roanoke, Va, April :s0.-The jury
i'm the Richards case have failed 10
agree. having taken two ballots on
the last poll standing IL for convic-
tion and for acquittal This is the
same as was rendered at the last trial
Commonwealth Attorney Simmons
states that he winll try the case again
and that It will i'm all probability
come up for hearing at the July term
OF court
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-01

(Bv The Associated Press)
Mcssiua, April 30 Volcano Of
StrOmboli. after period quiet is rc-
suming activity and omitHng smoke
and solid material
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-01
GOVERNMENT AID.

Havana. April 30. The House OF
Representatives passed a bill appro-
priating $780, GEO relief fund to sur
ferers OF San Francisco disaster.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11

and IN accordance with law and an order of
the board OF directors made on the 2Oth dsv
OF February, 1906, so many shares of each
parcel OF such stock may be necessary win
be sold az public auction at the Office or the
company at s27 Market street Groom 4. sec
ond hoor), in the city and county of San
Francisco, State Of California, on Monday
April 2s, 1906. at the hour of three IS
O'Clock p m, on such day, to paw such de-
linquent assessment thereon together witb
cost OF advertising and expense OF sale.
H. w. THOMAS, Secretarv.
Office Of the Company, 327 Market 81
Groom 4. Second Floor).
City and County of San Francisco
State of California.
POSTPoNEMENT OF DELINoI-FNsr
SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the sales
date of delinquent stock mentioned in the
foregoing notice is hereby POSTPONED to
and win be held on MONDAY, the twen-
tv-i;rst day of May, 1866, at No. 2O2a
California St. San Francisco, California,
at the hour of three o'clock D. m
By order Of the Board of Directors
my IL 10 "a. III. w. THOMAS, Sec.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11

-ILIDTlll IltIc IIsuTlUcc
and Trust Company,
Trustee Tor Estate of ".
H. Graves, Original Is
sue Stock. Cert. S20l-2S
shares, equal 10 50 shares
NeW Stock Issue mot
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11

smith, ]. George, Original
Issue Stock Cert. 3S77--
: shares, equal 10 10
Shares New Stock Issue
lnot issued5.-...
smith, ]. George, Original
Issue Stock, Cert. 38zS-
8 shares equal TO 10
Shares New Stock Issue
f~-.s -
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11
To the Land Of the
MIDNIGHT SUN

To the Land of the
MIDNIGHT SUN
Close connections with North Cape and
Fjord steamers, by the Scandinavian
American Lines S5O0-ton twin screw
steamer &C. r. TlETGEN,"
Having all modern improvements. From
New York
MAY 18TH AND JUNE 2aTH.
Tho latter sailing viii be especially
convenient for professors and teachers.
First Cabin minimum $50
second t-aDln minimum $50
For further particulars apply to local
agent or TO A.. q. JOHNSON & Co, l
BROADWAY, N. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11
Union Pacific
Railroad

In San Francisco
TICKET OFFICE in Ferry Building.
ground floor. near Southern Pacific
FREIGHT OFFICE. 1851 Post St. be-
tween Webster and Buchanan. Oak
land Office, A San Pablo Ave.
s. f. BOOTH,
GenT Agt- Passenger Dept
G. CLIFFORD.
Gen1 Agent Freight Dept.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11
INFORMATION BUREAUS
APRIL %, II a. m.
TRAIN SERVICE

SUBURBAN FERRY SERVICE
BROAD GAUGE-To Oakland Pier, for
C,akland. Alameda and Berkeley. Regu-
| NARROW GAUGE-To Alameda Mole.
, No service.
CREEK RoUTE-Passengers and ex-
Three boats are being operated. irregular
scneduia giving prompt service to ALL
fro@ o1apES asSut RofyTRgRr a n; e 2 m schedule
SHASTA RoUTE-Regular schedule.
Regular equipment.
SUNSET ROUTE Cast of Los An
geles)-Regular schedule. Regular equip
VALLEY LINE (san Francisco-Los
AngelesJ-Regular schedule Regular
COAST LINE-Through Service San
Francisco-Los Angeles:
No. .10I No.22I Via Niles & ] Nos NO q
6:40pl S'20a Iv 8 II Ferry ar 9:2Sal12 :0Sa
6:00pl s:O0al Oakland Pier s:00a n Sep
l0.Qpll2;0alar Los Angeles lvI 3:50pl S:30a
N2TE.lime of southbound trains
south of San Jose about 40 minutes later
than regular schedule. Northbound trains
operated on the regular schedule. Los
Angeles to San Jose.
H-22-Rsclining chair cars, diner and OBJ
servation parlor car Oakland to Los An
geles.
tional trains $40 and H-22 Trains run
ming via Niles preferable for San Fran
cisco-San Jose business.
NOTE-Nos. q and rs carry observation
parlor cars between San Francisco and
Del Monte These trains will make all
stops formerly made by Nos. % and 80.
All trains out of Third and Townsend
streets will stop at Valencia street.
where passengers should be requested to
board trains.
From this it will be noted that the
Coast Line service Is the only one that Is
at all interfered with However, ample
service is provided to all points. 1t Is
hoped that in the course of few days
ali trains. including the Shore Line Linn
tied will be again in operation
Hayward Niles. Livermore and San
Jose (via Oakland Pier)-Regular sched-
ule.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11
sEcRE rARY,s OFFICE:

SEcRE rARY,s OFFICE:
Oceanic Steamship Company
HakaIau Plantation Company.
Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company
Paauhau Sugar Plantation Company.
kilauea Sugar Plantation Company.
n. w. THOMAS, Secretary,
1923 California ST.,
San Francisco, Cal.
Stockholders, Please send your present
address.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11
DELINQUENT SALES.
DELINQUENT SALE NOTICE.
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Location and place OF business, City and
County OF San Francisco, State OF California
NOTICE-There is delinquent upon the ioi-
lowing described stock account OF Assess
ment No. 20, levied on the 10th day oi feoia-
.ry. 1906, the several amounts set opposite tis
names OF the respective shareholders. As ioi-
lows
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

as if freckie or two would hurt herr"
shifted Marta, though it was undenia-
bic that the face beneath the wide
brimS was winsomely attractive
The professor caught his first glimpse
of it one afternoon as he came home
through his orchard after a morning
spent in the woods near by. One coat
pocket bulged with specimens, the
other contained his notebook, and he
hurried along the grassy path. wonder
ing if Marta had kept luncheon wait
Ing. when from the branches of a
gnIrled apple tree above him came a
great rustlng.
oh won't YOU please stop?' be-
sought a sweet voice.
The professor halted, blinking up
ward into the leaves, where a pretty,
embarrassed face looked out like a
Dryad in distress.
I'm up here, and can't get down.
so I'm afraid I'll have to ask you for
help"
To the professor, unused to climbing
any tree save that of knowledge, the
feat was extremely difficult Yet he
managed il skillfully enough and swung
himself UP to where Betty sat. Then
slowly. holding very tight to his hand
she made her descent. ending with a
jump and a frightened little laugh
Il won't do that again." she de-
clared. ITS been awfully good of you
to help a neighbor in distress. especial
" when she's been trespassing on your
property"
Travers said that he hoped she would
trespass as often as she liked, and side
by side they moved homeward through
the long orchard grass. He saw her to
her own gate, and next day when they
went for a stroll by the Hampstead
river Marta's worst fears seemed real
lied. Her Consideration increased
when Travers began TO look to his
canoe that he had not used in years,
humming college glee as he worked.
IF he is drowned it will be the
fault of that fighy piece next door,!
walled Marta.
He began, too, to take an alarming
interest in his personal appearance. n
thing he had never done before. He
gave up his somewhat seedy coats and
queer, loose collars, and a box present
~ arrived from New York bearing the
hall mark Of fashionable tailor. And
Marta felt that crisis had been reach
ed when the loss of some of the finest
speciments of flora in Travers' collec-
ton only moved him to a temporary
regret He no longer spent his days
porting over books. Instead, he studied
the moods of Miss Betty Gainsboro,
and came to the conclusion that there
was nothing on earth more incompre-
hensible than woman. Once, when
the canoe had nearly overturned, she
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21
3 r 6 Il E S

There is nothing better for young
piss tnan oats. Ma.ea platform in the
pasture ANA scatter 3a,s on this. The
pigs will eat every kel4el and reject
the husEs. Sweep tine h1SEs OF every
Gay and keep the platform clean.
Select the p;-s desired for breeders
from sows wi,h large l.uerS.
The pasture is the pi-s' paradise
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

The Scriptures may be Il dangerous
weapon 10 put into the hands of those
who pervert their meaning. either in
tentionally or through want of under
standing. Every one has heard how
Lorenzo Dow, having resolved to
preach a sermon against women's tall
bonnets, took for his text the words
''Topknot, come down." which he had
ingeniously perverted from the lines,
Let him which is on the housetop not
come down.
Less artful than this, but quite as
amusing. was the unconscious error
made by young student of theology
at Wilbraham seminary. whose case
was related by an old divine The
student went ont one Saturday to
preach his trial sermon. When he re-
turned Monday the venerable DR.. y.
said to him:
well, how did you get alongY
"Oh, very well, | thought
Glad to hear it, What was your
text"
Glow shall we escape if we neglect
so great salvationT"
Very good text, very good text.
How did you handle it?'
well. first ! showed them how great
this salvation was'-
THAT'S right. And them"
"And then told them how they
might escape If they neglected it,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

A most curious. ugly and ungainly
semi-aquatic creature is that which is
known by the common name of mud
devil or hellbender. The mud devil
has neither the spiked tail. the horned
head nor the cloven hoofs that are sup.
posed to be the distinguishing marks
Of the evil one, but he is hideous
enough TO suggest all sorts of horriG
dreams and Nightmares. and on that
account has been made more repulsive
by the bestowal of his uneuphonious
common name. He is not poisonous in
any way, has no horns or sting, but is
simply mud devil because he is re-
pulsively ugly. In general appearance
his distorted and wart covered body is
not exactly unlike that of gigantic
tadpole. His average length is about
eighteen inches, but occasional well fed
individuals may exceed even two feet
from tip to tip. He has a broad fiat
head and sharp. sawlike fin running
from the middle of the back to the tail.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

meant great things If the dinner We're
delayed again there was danger that
the whole thing mi-ht fail through.
The only way to approach Prescott
was through a dinner and home din
ner at that The Prescotts had lived
in hotels all heir lives because they
were SO seldom long in one place.
Their permanent quarters in the
fashionable hotel they regarded as
home, but they We're more often in
London or Paris. or else up the Nile or
some other queer place, and it was a
saying that one argument after a home
dinner was worth a hundred in an
Office where Sydney Prescott was con
cerned
1t seemed Il simple matter to Jack to
borrow q waiter from the restaurant
where he lunched to take the place Of
the butler, who had left the day be-
fore but the head waiter shook his
head. There were three big banQuets
that night Every waiter in town had
been engaged weeks before.
Yet for all of that a quiet faced Eng
lishman presented himself at the Mar
tines that afternoon ana went to work
with a quiet skill that made Mrs. Mar
tine almost want to hug him.
To Beth he seemed like a godsend.
All day long she had been struggling
with the preparations for the dinner
with such awkward help as a green
servant could give. When Peters came
into the kitchen and quietly took pos
session, it seemed as if the sun had
suddenly burst from behind the clouds.
The servant was set to work TO
clean the silver, and he took charge Of
everything, directing Beth with quiet
respectfulness that Inspired conf
dence.
Long before the guests arrived things
Were all ready and Peters had retired
70 his room to get ready for the even
ing. Beth sat out on the back stoop to
cool her heated face and breathe a
sigh of relief that things seemed to
promise so well.
Della ran out for a moment Just be-
fore train time to show herself and be
admired and lightly kissed the red lips.
isn't Peters a GEM" she exulted.
Il never saw a man take hold so. If
it had been his own dinner he could
not have been more interested"
Hes dear" laughed Beth. Il
think we will have to get him to stay
somehow. even though he said he was
only here for the day. l almost think
I'd marry him to keep him in the fam
ily."
There was a discreet cough, and the
two women started apart. Peters had
come downstairs again and was stand
ing by the dresser. With last kiss
Della ran off to welcome her guests,
and presently Jack came into the
Kitchen to see that an was well.
Don't let things fall down." was his
parting injunction to Eeth. If this
aa1i goes through you sa3n have that
IT, p Europe some one else
takes you there first"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

1.-THE English sentence grows shorter
and shorter says an cssayist. "Spen.
Ger. Sir Thomas Moore, Lyle and sgd.
ney used sentences of the average of
tifty-tive words Nowadays the SEN
fences of the average journalist are
only fifteen words long Bacon intro,
duced the short sentence. At a time
when everybody else was using fifty
words he took to twenty-five. Praise
be to Bacon. Macaulay used very
short sentence. Its average length was
twenty-three words. Dickens average
was twenty-eight Thackeray's was
thirty-one. Matthew Arnold's sentences
are long, but beautifully balanced.
They are thirty-seveners. Henry
James are longer and though intri.
cate. are well worth puzzling out, for
In each of them a wonderful meaning
is concealed. They are thirty miners.
Kipling's sentences are twenty-oners.
George Moore's are twenty-fourers an6
II. G. Wells are twenty-threers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21
Nerve Fas.
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Awhile You Will
Suffer For 1t.

You can waste nerve force by excess,
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21
Wen Are Digger Now.

Until the sixteenth century armor
developed in a logical way, its forms
were governed by the necessities of
war, and changes in it were the ra-
suit Of practical experience and actual
experiment on the battlefield After
the sixteenth century it became fan
tastic and meaningless, gala costume
rather than harness. The greatest
captains opposed its use. but the no
bles chung 10 it as a mark of distinc-
ton. After it was made bullet proof
it became 50 enormously heavy that at
the end Of the sixteenth century ii
was complained that gentlemen of thir-
ty We're even at that age deformed by
the weight Of their armor. In spite of
the huge armors of Henry VIII, of
Anthony Of Burgundy and Of some 9th
er5. the average size Of the modern
man is greater than that of the sol
der of the middle ages and the re
naissance, If we can judge from the
armor preserved in the museums of
England and the continent. which are.
with few exceptions. small and mar
row, especially the leg and thigh
pieces.-LOndon Mail.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

had shown herself valiant tn the face
of danger. vet The st.lt of a tiny garter
snake maize har s.i. gelr-e ON t.t
nearest fence. where she perched in Il
panic till Travers had killed it.
one evening when Travers was re
turning from "A lecture he had given at
the summer school of an adjoining
town he noted a tail young fellow.
fair haired and broad of shoulder, get
off at the Hampstead station and strike
along the village road like one accus-
toned to the place The professor fol
lowed a little in the rear. At the
GainSboro cate the young fellow turn
ed, and Betty, who was lingering on
the lawn. flew 10 meet him with out
stretched hands.
oh. Dic&.' she cried. an unmistal-
able thrill of surprise and joy in her
voice. CT the rest Travers saw ana
heard nothing. lie stepped back quick
ly into the shadows. What right had
he to be- Il Witness Of a lovers meet
inc:
You must have had a tirasome day"
said Marta Solicituu,ly for you're as
white IS a sheet"
I'm mn old fool" groaned Travers
to hirso.i, IAN Oh Gaol! How could
ever have supposed tIat she could care
for NE: Why. I'm nothing but a book
worm-an nav life has been spent in
musty volumes ana class rooms. and
Row Iyn looked toward thn Gains
horo house. whore ill., .,l,,rmar Of = clio.
arctic shoae ike 81 frolv through the
darkness and the cheerful ,Iol,-a.trpI,
OF banjo came ou fine nioht mir
Love" said tne nror..ssor slo,vj,. ..v,,s
mar i,t.,.i..l ~.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21

"I'm sure, Ethel" said the girls
mother sternIy, that l saw him kiss
ing you last evening"
Nonsense, mother! He's entirely too
bashfuP'-
Don't contradict me, child! l saw
the performance with my own
Pardon me, mother You merely
saw me kissing him."-Detroit Free
Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21
Something Lacking.

Friend-She is an ideal soprano.
Manager ell-er-she would be If
her disposition were as sweet as hen
voice.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-29
POLICE PULLS"
ARE WEAKENED
Luther's Determination to Close the Lid
Down Tight Promises to Bring Up Short Those
Who Counted the Commissions Apparent
Quasi-Endorsement of Chief Matthews; and
.'House- Cleaning" Is Likely to Be General.

NIT by any means that It is worse than a
number OF other cities OF It's size"
The commissioners. too. recognize that
the police have been handicapped to some
extent by political influences and pulls
high up, hence their counsel TO the
captains to do their wrole duty and 10
rely for backing upon the police board.
The politicians have never interrereo
with me at ALL" said one captain today.
when asked II he was under pressure. "I
vote and act as please. according 10 the
dictates OF my own conscience and not
as any downtown boss may pull the
string"
This same captain, however, narrowly
escaped succumbing to charges engineer
ed by q political lieutenant OF the Repub-
lican machine not so many years ago.
There is one Providence district that
the long been notorious for the pull OF
which certain politicians have boasted:
but even in this district, under the new
rule s. which puts the captain In danger
OF losing his job next February II he
does not obey the police commissioners
rather than the politicians, there are
signs that a wholesome. IL not sweeping.
reform may be wrought