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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

no" III LOOkeu 10 AlpilnBs
San Francisco has been pitched down
on the sand bunkers of the Bikaneer
desert" was the sententious comment OF
Rudyard Kipling when he first saw the
city Of the Golden Gate on his introduction
to the American continent a decade ago.
His views are contained in his American
Notes"
About one-fourth Of It is reclaimed from
the sea- The remainder is just ragged,
unthrifty sand hills, today pegged down by
houses" was an aftermath.
The author OF the "Recessional' spent
two weeks, in the metropolis Of the worlds
greatest Ell Dorado, and left it with a
bitter taste in his mouth, a taste which he
placed upon vellum for posterity to read.
''why did he write it?' he inquired of
Bret Hartes gem:
Serene, Indifferent to fate,
Thou sittest at the western gate;
Thou seest the white seas fold their tents,
Oh warder of two continents;
Thou drawest all things, small and great,
To thee, beside the western gate.
There is neither serenity nor indiffer-
ence to be found in these parts" caustic-
ally comments Klpling. land evil would it
be for the continents whose wardship were
intrusted to so reckless a guardian"
The chosen spot of him. who, like unto
Kipling in his virility, wrote THE Man
With the Hoe" is characterized as "a mad
city-inhabited for the most part by per-
fectly insane people, whose women are of
remarkable beauty"
Think of it. Three hundred white men
and women gathered In one spot, walking
upon real pavements in front of plateglass
windows and talking what at first hearing
was not very far different from English,
is a comment.
Caustic to the verge of bitterness were
other impressions. II found mighty
street." he said, full Of sumptuous build
ings four and FIVE stories high, but paved
with cobble stones, after the fashion OF
the year one. Here a tram car, without
any visible means Of support, slid stealthily
behind me and nearly struck me in the
back. That was the famous cable car OF
San Francisco. which runs by gripping an
endless wire rope sunk in the ground
And the Palace hotel, a seven-storied
warren of humanity, with a thousand
rooms In 1t. In a vast, marble-paved hall
under the glare of an electric light sal
forty or nifty men, and for their use and
amusement were provided spittoons Of in
finite capacity and generous cape. They
all spat They spat on principle. The
spittoons were on the staircases and in tbs
bedrooms; yea, and in chambers even more
sacred than these They chased one into
retirement, but they blossomed in Creates
splendor around the bar, and they were al
used, every reelxing one Of them"
But the creator of Mowgli afterward came
to take the San Franciscans for their rea
worth. THE gold shows when you scratch
the surface, he said. In speaking Of G
well known club he spoke of soft carpets
and superior cigars, and paintings in which
the members had caricatured themselves
their associates and their aims. There wal
a slick French audacity about the work
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29
San Francisco Before the Earthquake

Strangely prophetic OF a different fate
were the words of Robert Louis Stevenson,
writing OF San Francisco in the Magazine
of Art for May, 1883. According to Indian
tales, perhaps older than the name Of CAL
ifornia," he says, 1T rose out Of the sea in
a moment, and some time or other shall,
in a moment, sink again" Earthquake and
fire partially fulfilled the prophecy, but the
hills and lowlands are unsubmerged, the
courage and resources OF a stricken people
are equal to the emergency and a greater
and better city will rise from the ruins.
That is the American spirit, and San Fran
cisco has an abundance OF it,
I'm the course Of q generation only"
wrote the famous author twenty-three years
ago. San Francisco and its suburbs have,
arisen. Men are alive by the score who
have hunted all over the foundations in
dreary waste. l have gdined, near the
punctuai center of San Francisco. with
gentleman Chen newly narrted} who. told
me OF his former pleasures wading with
his bowling piece in sand and scrub on the
site OF the house where we were dining. In
this busy, moving generation, we have all
known cities to cover one boyish play
grounds, we, have all started for country
walk and stumbled on a new suburb, but
wonder what enchantment of the Arabian
Nights can have equaled the evocation Of
roaring city. in a few years of a mans
life. from the marshes and the blowing
sand. Such swiftness of increase, as with
an overgrown youth, suggests correspond
ing swiftness of destruction. The sandy
peninsula of San Francisco. mirroring itself
on one side in the bay, beaten, on the
other, by the surge of the Pacific, and
shaken to the heart by frequent earth
.quakes seems in itself no very durable
foundation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

ing. A little water often does more harm
than good by baking the surface. Keep
weeds well pulled out.
The following tools should be in every
garden, as their use will give the garden
the very finest appearance. A gardener
cannot work without good tools and plenty
OF them any more than can a carpenter.
These tools are cheap and durable and can
be had Of any scotsman or plantsman-bill-
hook for cutting briars and coarse weeds,
iron-point dibble for setting plants
scythe- bladed grass hook for trimming
grass where the mower will not go, a dock
or weed litter for cleaning the lawn of
weeds, grass edger for edging the walks
handwriting fork, half dozen hose mem
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29


A steel hypodermic needle is never in
serted without leaving a permanent blue
speck in the skin Of the patient, probably
because OF the, perhaps, very small guam
tity OF impurity-rust or otherwise-which
Il contains. The gold needle invariably
leaves no mark whatever. Approaching
these facts efforts, in which surgeons par
ticularly have been interested. have been
made for years TO contrive process for
hardening gold so that II could be used for
the blades Of the instruments Of surgery OF
all kinds. This is juse what DIR. Vaughn
has accomplished after eighteen years Of
experimenting and research. His method
consists OF the employment OF heat and
chemicals; but the tempering process does
not make an alloy OF the precious metal.
Pure gold tempered by this process re-
mains pure; but the surgical instruments
which DR.. Vaughn Is now manufacturing
and which are beginning to be used ex-
tensively in hospitals and by practicing
physicians and surgeons. are OF fourteen
karats hneness, these being as efhcient,
but not as costly as instruments OF the
purest Grads Of the mstal-Lsslies Weekly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

ping the first season is a mistake. In
damp summer it might be cut twice
week, less often II the weather is very dry.
Every lawn is improved by a top dressing
of bone at least once a year, though twice
is better This may be put on in the fall
for the SHOWS to work in and again in the
spring. Five hundred to 1000 pounds to the
acre is a good proportion. Wood ashes
are also beneficial, and a little nitrate OF
soda, say several hundred pounds to the
acre. is excellent to give grass healthy
color and rapid start.
Each spring, as early as possible, all bare
places should be sown thickly. During the
summer, If at all convenient, lawns should
be given thorough drenching every even
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

mRnship OF these men Of toil-unbending
that went straight to the heart OF the
beholder. The men painted as they spoke
with certainty In this club were no ANA
tours spelling canvass, because they fancied
they could handle oils without knowledge
of shadows and snatomy-no gentlemen Of
leisure. running the temper Of publishers
and an already ruined market with at
tempts to write because everybody writes
something these days"
Kipling winds UP his impression Of San
Francisco by telling Of the cosmopolitanism
Of the city. Men Of worldwide expert
ence, graduates from every university,
laborers evolved into millionaire senator's,
soldiers Of fortune. ana a reckless con-
glomerstion Of types besides which Cal
cutta and Bombay sank into inslgnihcance,"
brought forth q reluctant acknowledgment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

ders for bursted hose, spray nozzle for the
hose, five shapes of hoes, the scufie, the
setting, the wedding, the flower garden,
the scraping: a half dozen Of wire pot
hangers, a wooden lawn rake, a garden
rake, pruning shears, grass shears, an
angle trowel. a common garden trowel,
three sleeves, with different sizes of meshes;
a long-handled shovel. a spade, three dozen
green stakes for tying up flowers, several
hanks of rata, a large and a small water
ing pot, an atomizer spray syringe, hard
powder gun, a rotating lawn sprinkling
nozzle, supply of pots from two and a
half inches to eight inches In diameter. In
a large garden add a cultivator, with fun
set Of fixtures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

the-line is already thing of the past, and
we can never again hope to go coasting in
a cock-boat between the wooden walls"
OF squadron at anchor. there is, perhaps,
no place on earth where the power and
beauty of sea architecture can be so per-
fectly enjoyed as in this bay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

at last among the drifting sands beside
Lone Mountain cemetery, or die out
amsng the sheds and lumber Of the north.
Thus you may be struck with a spot, set
it down for the most romantic of the city,
and, glancing at the name plate, find it
is on the same Street that you yourself
inhabit in another quarter of the town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

Though some Of the leases on Herman
Cohns new purchase on North Sixteenth
street have yet six months longer to run,
Mr.. Cohn is beginning to consider the ma
ture Of the improvements he will put on
the property. A local architect is sketch
Ing plans for a four-story building, which
will cover the entire property. the ground
moor to be used for stores and the upper
floors for rooms and apartments. Mr. Cohn
does not believe in speculation. but in
permanent investment and Improvement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

Other sales reported by Thomas Brennan
are: Two houses at 11l2 and 1lA South
Twenty street TO A. A Gibson for
$500; house and lot at 22O6 North Six
tenth street to T. c. Clancy for $500;
house and lot at 1911 South Fifteenth street
70 Joseph Novak for t2.100
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29

Many Of the men who sold their homes
near the Webster street depot 70 the North
western are meeting with much dificulty
in finding suitable new locations. Houses
for sale are not especially plentiful and
houses for rent are scarce. indeed. The
renters who win be left without homes
by the operations OF the railroad are placed
IN worse condition than those who owned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14
TO INSTRUCT ENGLISH GIRLS.
British Bellies Envy Looks of Ameri
can Cousins.

can Cousins
Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, May 14.-English girls have
long envied the American summer girl
her power of looking cool and dainty in
the hottest weather. But the mystery of
her fascinating GOODNESS is now to be re-
vealed.
Miss Frances Rockefeller King. a niece
of Mr.. John d. Rockefeller. and a we'll
known American author and actress, is
coming to England to deliver. at Claridge's
Hotel, series of seven lectures. illustrated
by her own sketches, on What to Wear.
and How to Wear 1t .
The Duchess of Marlborough, Lady Kaye
and the Countess of Warwick have prom
ised their support.
1T will teach the maidenhood Of Great
Britain how to look as smart and sweet
as the American summer GIRL. said Miss
King in an interview. II have been over
to England twice before, and each time ]
saw how far short the English girls In
summer fell of our own spick-and-span
standard.
"They have delightful compilations, per-
feet figures, and spend any amount on
their clothes. but ON. q warm day they look
like q wiited lamp shade. They lean toe
much toward lowered hats and lace
ruches, rufnings and all that sort of easily
mussed-up thing.
IF I have time / mean to run over to
Paris and buy my poor Uncle John a new
wig. The fun the newspapers make of his
bald head makes my heart bleed for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14
CRUSADE AGAINST CONSUMPTION
Scheme for Providing Permanent
Fund In London.

Special CabIegram to The Star.
LONDON, May 14.-An interesting scheme
has been put forward with the object Of
providing a permanent fund for pushing
forward the crusade against consumption
and for the promotion OF research into the
causation and cure OF cancer
The magnitude of the scheme. which has
been started by the Practitioner, and is
national in character. may be gathered
from the fact that 1t win provide $500, 900
year for Its objects.
When inquiries were made at the special
offices which have been opened on the
Strand. an official cited that innumerabIe
appeals for the help made by hospitals
and societies which are fighting consump-
ton and cancer.
Every week wards or laboratories are
closed from want OF funds" he said.
Many influential members of the medical
profession are ready to combine with the
cooperation of the nation.
1T Is estimated that In this country one
death in every eight IL due to consumption.
while per cent OF the total deaths regis
tered among men, and more than per
cent among women can be traced to the
unknown cause of cancer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14

planning their exodus. 1t only remained to
find a suitable territory and to arrange the
political conditions with a favorable gov
eminent. Although the negotiation had not
yet reached decisive stage. he remained
mistaken in the belief that England would
not refuse.
Sir A. Conan Doyle expressed the deep.
est sympathy with the scheme. That
race which had proved itself, in comparison
with its numbers, TO be the greatest upon
the earth could look upon map of the
world and could show no square yard that
Is called its own must be thing fntolerable,
he said
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In Love with Same Nan.

SpetiAI tHDeBrHW 70 Ihf Sfaf.
PARIS May 1.-TWO young girls named
cesarine TosseIii and Lucy Bosso com
mitted suicide this week on the railway
line, Just outside Nice, because they were
both In love with the same man.
They were fast friends, and they left q
letter stating that they preferred to die
together rather than one Of them should
make the other unhappy for lie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14

Margrave Alexander Pallacini Prince Met
ternich Is owner OF the large estates OF
Konigswart in Bohemia, and the famous
vineyards OF JOHANNESBURG. on the Rhine.
Two months ago his father died, ana
Prince Clement. who was born in 1862 is
now the only male descendant OF the we'll
known family. Last year he married. In
Madrid, Princess Isabelle de Caryajal,
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Under Control of Guardian.

Special eablegram &c The Star.
VIENNA, May f4-Prince Clement Won
Meiternich- winneburg. grandson of the
tfrst Austrian chancellor and originator Of
the holy alliance, has voluntarily placed
himself and his estates under the control
OF a guardian. choosing for that Office the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14
Presidential Nominations


The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
To be United States marshal for the east
ern district Of Texas. Andrew ]. Houston of
Texas.
To be United States attorney for the west
ern district of Tennessee George Randolph
of Tennessee. Ky
To be postmasters:
New Jersey-A- w. Boss, F1owington; L.
NJ. Whitaker. Westfeld
Pennsylvania-E. E. Fleming, Haverford;
E. e. McCracken. North Wales; William
McElhaney Pencoyd.
Arizona-Eva NJ. Marshall, Flagstaff
Arkansas-Nanie s. White. Ashdown;
Charles r. French. Harrisburg.
California;. T. Dargie, Oakland.
Colorado-R. T. Bunney, Golden.
IllInois-M. J. Stowe. Girard: R. WaIwark,
Ava; j. A. Childe. Evanston; c. F. Best,
Nokomis.
Indiana-T C. Palmer Montpelier.
Kansas. A. Schmidt Ellsworth.
Indian Territory-R. H. Jonuess, Okmul-
gee.
Michigan-A. Sutherland, 3D. Oxford.
Missssippi-E. e. Robertson, Collins D.
W. Rhyme. Lexington; ]. Stevens, Macon
j. ]. Scarborough. Poplarvfile; ]. p. Ben
nett, Yazoo City.
Nebraska. Fisher. Hastings
North Dakota-F. Hill, Cando.
Ohfo-A. E. Ferguson, glastonbury
North Carolina-H Paul, Washington.
kins, Temple.
Texas-G. 8. Williams, Cisco; H. Zwifel,
Granbury.
washington-F. w. France, Buckley; l..
E. Hardy Kent.
Wisconsin,. H. Spencer. Necedah
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Mr.. Kahn Back From California.

Representative Kahn of California. who
has Just returned from San Francisco, had
a conference with the President this morn
ing about conditions In the ruined city.
Mr. Kahn's wife and two children were In
San Francisco during the earthquake. His
youngest child was but three days old The
family were forced to leave their home
and camp out In the Preside In tent.
They experienced no Ill effects from their
outdoor life.
While the entire business section. four
square miles of buildings, were absolutely
destroyed. said Mr.. Kahn. about 66 per
cent OF the residential section remained In
tact. This has been OF incalculable assist
ance to the people. as the question of homes
for the unfortunates to a large extent was
solved by those whose homes were left
caring for their less fortunate neighbors. =
Mr.. Kahn says that It IL estimated that
1t will take a year and q half OF two years
to cIaer away the debris.
Representative Mudd of Maryland saw
the President today, but said that 1t did
not refer to patronage Ia Maryland. II
am not concerning myself at this time
about the matter OF tho naval Office or
other patronage. said Mr.. Mudd. am
more bothered ~ iaow I am to set the
money to get neW suit ofEcIothes need.
Mr.. Driscoll Presented
Frederick Driscoll. commissioners OF the
Americas Newspaper Publtshslf Associa-
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tion was presented to the President to-
day. Mr.. Driscoll congratulated the Pres
ident on his attitude toward arbitration
as the correct principle for settling dis
putes, and stated that the Publishers AS
ISOLATION had been putting this principle
into use for FIVE years in its dealings with
the strong trade unions whose members
do the mechanical work Of papers.
W. H Young of this city, president OF
the Old-time Telegraphers and Historical
Society, arranged at the White House To-
day for the President to receive the MEM
bers of that society who will attend the
annual convention here October 10.
Base Ball Men There.
The President shook hands with several
members of the Detroit base ball team
which is playing it's first series Of the
season with the Washington club In this
city. In the party were Manager Armour.
Secretary Schum, Mrs. Schum and niece,
Captain "Bill' Coughlin, Second Baseman
Schaefer, Shortstop OLeary, Outfelder
Mcintyre, Pitcher Mullin Catcher Schmidt
and Pitcher Donovan, who will perform
against the Nationals this afternoon. The
President received the Tigers cordially
and wished them much success during the
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14

Frederick Driscoil commissioners Of the
Americas Newspapsr Publisheff Associa-
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daughter OF the Marquis de Santa Cruz
and the Duchess OF San Carlos.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01
TO LEAsE-continued.
HICKS & MACK.
Successors to McGaryie &
DEAT ECV, aTU AVN IEASTNG

HICKS & MACK.
Successors to McGaryie & Co.
REAL ESTATE AND LEASING-RENT COL
LECTORS.
POOL FILLMORE STREET.
We have for lease desirable properties in every
part of the city and also some choice buys and
would respectfully solicit call from the reader
of this ad. We herewith submit few of our
choicest properties for intending lessees-
NV. corner Sutter st. and Grant ave-; 3Ox42.
NE. corner Front and Jackson sts., 6oxS5,
with concrete basement. <
9th St. between Market and Mission; 100x100.
stores, Van Ness ave-; ready about Au-
gust 1.
Camp St, off Guerrero, near 18th; 30x104; very
reasonable rent, as owner needs the income.
14th ST., east of Howard; frontage of about
90 feet; can be leased or bought for a reason
able price, fine for warehouse
Flats and houses, furnished unfurnfshed,
BUSH. 1862, neas Van Ness-3 immense fats.
30x12o; also 2 stores
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01
SPECK & CO.,
2014 FILLMORE STREET.
TELEPHONE WEST 5T05.
-0NG TERM LEASES A SPECIALITY.

SPECk & CO..
TELEPHONE WEST 5T05.
LONG TERM LEASES A SPECIALITY.
TO LEASE.
$S per foot--Market St, vicinity of Ninth !;
97o-foot frontage on Market st. !;
gore corner; frontages; would
build or subdivide.
$3.50 per mo--Market st, near California; 40x
100, irregular.
$40 per foot-Kearny St, vicinity OF Post st. !;
S5xl00
SO per foot-Third-st corner; vicinity of s..
F. depot; 70x160; 3 frontages
500 per mo.-Pok ST., near Fulton; 24xs2:6
Sl85 per mo.-Hyde St. near Golden Gate ave. {;
si25 per mo.~Larkin-st. corner, near sutter;
50xT5.
$500 per mo..Piue st. near Van Ness ave-;
$1,000 per mo.--Geary-st corner: vicinity of St.
Francis Hotel; 1S7:6x137:6.
$500 per mo.-Bryant st; vicinity OF Sixth st. (;
2T5x2I5; long lease
$500 per mo.--Fifth-st. corner; vicinity of Bry
ant ST.; 137:6xl00.
s4oo per mo.-Grant ave. near Market st. f;
$500 per mo-Corner on oFarrer St vicinity
of Grant ave. and Market st {;
BUILDINGS TO LEASE.
Seven-story brick building in vicinity of s. r.
depot; IT'S rooms: strictly modern; baths; steam
heat; to be completed by January J.
Brick building ON Turk ST., near Larkin; so
rooms 20 baths TO be completed by January l.
Kearny St. near sutter; new modern class A
building; nearly completed; store and seven
lofts; to lease a whole.
Northwest corner McAiiister and Laguna SITS
modern building; stores and go rooms; to lease
as a whole or separately; ready about August l..
STORES To LEASE.
S1T5 per mo.--Markef St. near Marshall square
3 modern stores; 16xG0; ready for
occupancy.
$500 per mo.-Turk ST, near Polk; s1x137:0;
modern stores with basement: TO
+ lease n whole will subdiyide.
$3.50 per mo.--Pine St, near Van Ness ave-
modern store; 50x120; or will sub
divide.
SlI5 to
s275 per mo-southeast corner Bush and Frank
lin sts modern stores; ready
about July TO-
$s5 and
800 per mo-Eddy St, Fillmore; mod
stores.
$1T5 per mo.-Bush ST.. near Van Ness ave
modern stores; ready July 10.
SPECK & CO..
90J4 FIII,MORE STREET