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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
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snced nurses to care for children nrfvafa
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FIREPRO0F rooming house, up to date: all
convenienees ARTHUR p. JACOBS, 1851
Fillmore st.
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LoDGING-HoUsEs roR SALE.

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Broom fat: rent $50; price $3.50
II rooms: lease; rent s52: price $1,000
7room fat: rent s27; price S575.
- rooms. fine place; rent $40: price $1,000
Hay, COAL wood and feed yard for sale
cheap.
Rug factory doing good business: clears $50
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S730; good change for right man.
Branch bakery. cigars and notion store:
rent So. living rooms price $500.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Announcing an
Engagement
BY BEATRICE STURCES
Copyright, 1906, by Beatrice sturges

Daisy Leonard aud Jack Rawlinson
had been engaged for two years and
nobody knew il. 1t was Daisy's own
idea to keep the affair secret. There
seemed to her deep romance in hav
ing what the novels termed hidden
love-" and besides a girl could have so
much more fun when she was. not tick
eted as belonging TO some one particu-
lar man, and SO checked off the list OF
possible girls to be invited to picnics
and escorted to dances by all the other
nice young men.
She was sure OF Jack, who adored
her, and way down beneath the frivo
lous surface OF her heart she loved him
very much, but at the same time girl
who has always had her own way and
been the center of crowd of admirers
does not want TO give 1t all up.
At least Daisy didn't. She was a
spoiled child and was quite accustomed
to having her own way. All her life she
had done what she wished rather than
what her mother had told her. Finally
Mrs. Leonard wearied of struggling
along without husband and with a
headstrong daughter for so many
years In June she had married again
and gone abroad for the summer, and
Daisy had been sent 10 the mountains
with her aunt and family Of cousins.
Jack, who worked In the city, came
up now and then for day or two,
when Daisy treated him just about as
she did some half dozen young men
who were all her devoted admirers.
One day she and Jack had strolled off
TO a big rock which overhung the lake
and was we'll surrounded with trees,
and here Jack had protested.
Il say. Daisy. you ought to give me
show"
Goodness, Jack. how unreasonable
you are! Didn't / give you a trip to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

--~n. spent INyJ uJJ.rS
In the bowling alley and then took the
two mile walk around Star lake. The
next morning he paid his bill and ar
ranged TO leave ON the o'clock train.
To fill in the time he took q canoe and
was soon pulling out by himself to-
ward the center of the lake. 1t was
day Of brilliant sunshine and crisp
breezes. 1t seemed strange that one
could be unhappy with so much beau
ty In the world.
Presently across the water he saw
Dick Carters launch with Daisy and
several others aboard, and his wrath
burned anew. They were coming IN his
direction, and he slowly rowed or to-
ward the camp, which was opposite the
hotel. A young boy was out In frail
canoe, and Jack wondered If he was
able TO manage it In the stiff wind that
swept around the point. The next min
ute the little boat spun round, turned
over and the boy went down.
Jack pulled several long hard strokes
before he reached the spot and jumped
IN 4IIGr the IlIlit 1tllOMs WIZ bOhO
down twice He managed to grab him
the next time. however, but meantime
the canoes had both drifted away, and
the only thing to do was to swim with
the boy 10 the camp. 1t was fair dis
lance, and the water was almost icy
cold, after the manner of mountain
lakes
The launch meantime was speeding
In their direction, and Jack knew that
he could hold the boy up until they
came, but he was beginning to feel
numb himself. His breath came with
labored gasps and he was whispering
to the boy to float when he saw that
six more strokes would get them to
shallow water where the nurses camp
had a dock. He took five and then lost
consciousness.
1t was fully ten minutes before he
came TO himself again. He was inside
log house. rolled In blankets. and a
white capped woman was holding some
brandy to his lips.
as the boy all right" he whispered.
She nodded. Then there was a noise
on the dock and presently on the steps
OF the little house. The nurse went out.
There was a sound of mems voices and
also of women's, but Jack heard just
one rising above all the rest In excited
tones.
But I'm different" she said, "and
must see him. I'm engaged to be
married to him." 1t was the sweetest
thing he had ever heard.
In moment she was bending over
him.
Sweetheart" she murmured.
He tried to speak.
flush, you mustn't say word. Wait
till you're rested" she cautioned. Then
with true feminine inconsistency she
bent over and asked him question.
For answer he threw his arms around
her neck and kissed her.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
THUNDER.
Odd Beliefs That Used to Exist In
Days of Old.

Odd Beliefs That Used to Exist In
Days of Old.
Thunder, just because 1t Is a noise
for which there is no visible cause, has
always excited the imagination Of the
unscientific, so 1t Is natural that the
most outrageous superstitions about
storms should date back to the time
scientific. One old writer explains the
belief of his day that "a storm Is said
to follow presently when a company
Of hogges runne crying home" on the
ground that "a hogge IS most dull and
of melancholy nature and so by rea-
son doth foresee the raine that COM
eth" Leonard Digges, In his Prog
nostlcation Everlasting" 1856, men.
tions that thunder in the morning
signifies wind; about noon, rain, and In
the evening, great tempest"
The same writer goes on to say,
Some write (but their ground I see
not that Sundays thunder should
bring the death of learned men, judges
and others; Mondays, the death Of
women; Tuesdays, plenty Of graini
Wednesdays, bloodshed; Thursdays.
plenty Of sheep and corn; Fridays, the
slaughter Of a great man and other
horrible murders; Saturdays, a gen
eral pestilent plague and great dearth." p"
After this the gay and lightsome man.
ner shown by Lord Northampton to.
ward these grave matters In his "De.
fensative" is most cheering. at
chaunceth sometimes" he writes, "to
thunder about that time and season OF
the years when swannes hatch their
young, and yet no doubt it is a para.
dox Of simple men to think that a
swanne cannot hatch without a crackle
Of thunder. London Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

She was homely and to most persons
unattracrive, yet as she entered the
train a sort Of halo seemed to surround
her as one set apart from common NOR,
ialS. There was no Indication Of eX-
ceptlonal talent, ability or endowment
about her, no evidence of superiority,
but certain mdefinable distinction
1t was not quite an air of conques
though suggestive of satisfactor
achievement. She bore her head high
and wore 4 Buddha-like expression Of
proud serenity.
Only moment was she settled in her
seat when off came her gloves, and
then the key to the problem was evi-
dent The long. joyous look bestowed
upon the sparkling ring on the third
finger Of her left hand told the story.
That left hand had busy time. It
investigated the lingerie hat poised CO.
quettiShly over the face Of one no lon
ger young. it made sure that her brooch
was fastened, it pulled her silken skirts
closer about her, it frightened the straps
to her travelling bag sitting in the aisle,
and so on Indefinitely, occasionally
, pausng for caressing glance from the
tired but beaming eyes.
The gay little scintillations from the
diamond flashed out the song, "Engag-
ed, engaged, engagedT-New York
Press.
national Bank Notes.
The government guarantees the cir
! culating notes issued by national
banks. but not the deposits. Each ma
| tional bank is required to deposit with
! the treasury in Washington govern
| ment bonds to the amount of the notes
Issued by it. and if the bank fails the
| bonds are sold and out of the proceeds
the notes are redeemed as they are
| presented. IN fact, the government
| redeem5 these notes ut any time, charg
! ing the amount 50 paid to its bond ac
count with the bank. But while the
government does not guarantee the de
! posits In national banks 1t safeguards
| them Ly close Inspection OF the condl
t'Hn of all If ,lel. 50 that there is sci
| LorI . haA lure If national as nix
- i.,:'~ Hco'jttc.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
A STUDY I'M MILEAGE.
Almost Every Country Has a stand
ard of It's own.

Almost Every Country Has a stand
ard of It's own.
English speaking countries have foul
different miles-the ordinary mile OF
$3.50 feet and the geographical or nau
teal mile of 6,0S5, making a differ
ence of about one-seventh between the
two; then there Is the Scotch mile OF
5,92S feet and the Irish mile of 6.72C
feet-four various miles, every one OF
which is still in use.
Then almost every country has its
own standard mile. The Romans had
their mile passuum, 1000 PAGES, which
must have been about 5000 feet IL
length unless we ascribe to Caesars
leglonaries great stepping capacity
The German mile Of today Is 24,31s
feet in length. more than four and 6
half times as long as our mile.
The Dutch, the Danes and the Prus
SLAMS enjoy mile that IS 1S,440 feet
long, three and half times the length
Of ours, and the Swiss get more exer
else In walking one of their miles thar
we get IN walking five miles, for theiI
mile is 9,153 yards long, while ours Is
only 1,760 yards. The Italian mile Is
only few feet longer than ours; the
Roman mile Is shorter, while the Tus
can and the Turkish miles are 15G
yards longer The Swedish mile Is sis
and a half times and the Vienna posi-
mile is four and half times tho
length of the English mile.-Pearson's
rTT--i-i-
A Queer Fact About Vision.
In the eye itself certain things may
90 on which give us wrong sensations,
which, although not truly Illusions, are
very much like them. Thus, when we
suddenly strike our heads or faces
against something in the dark we see
stars" or bright sparks, which we
know are not real lights, though they
are quite as bright and sparkling as If
they We're. When we close one eye and
look straight ahead at some word or let
ter in the middle Of this page, for ex-
ample, we seem to see not only the
thing we are looking at but every
thing else Immediately about it and
Tor Il long way on each side. But the
truth is there IS a large round spot
somewhere near the point at which
We are looking In which we see moth
ng CurioIsly enough, the existence
of this blind spot was not discovered
oy accident, and nobody every sus-
pected 1t until Marlotte reasoned from
the construction OF the eyeball that II
must exist and proceeded to find 1t.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
MESMER'S METHODS.
He Influenced Patients by SugEcs'
tion, but Hid Real Power.


Mesmer published In 1913 his &C.
count Of the marvellous cures effected
BY what he was pleased to term an
imal magnetism. When In ITS
came to Paris he came with a we'll
veloped sense of the value Of adver,
Ing. The campaign he inaugurated wa.
Of a character to disgust the conserva
tive and thoughtful. but to take sen
batlon loving populace by storm. Most
extravagant tales of cures he mad ac-
complished In Berlin. Vienna and else
where were noSed abroad. Through
convert he challenged the physicians
OF Paris to enter Into contest with
him. they to treat twelve patients by
the orthodox methods, be TO treat
twelve by his. OF course this challenge
was rejected. and equally of course
its rejection was interpreted by the
thoughtleSs as an acknowledgment OF
the superiority of Mesmer's treatment
His rooms were thronged. His purss
waxed constantly heavier.
The treatment he gave was such as
TO appeal vividly TO the imagination OF
the patient-in word. to Increase bis
suggestibility. Suggestion, indeed. was
Its root element, although Mesmer fail
ed or pretended TO fail to recognize this
and taught that its efficacy depended
upon the effluence OF a mysterious
fluid. In a room dimly lighted and
hung with mirrors the patients were
seated about circular vat OF con
siderable size covered with Il lid and
containing various chemicals A long
cord connected the patients with one
another while in the lid of the tub
were several holes, through each OF
which passed an iron rod bent In such
a way that It's point could be applied
TO any part OF a patients body. The
patients were requested not to speak
the only sound in the room being
strains OF soft music. When eXpectan
cy was at Its flood Mesmer would ell
ter clad In the robe OF magician and
carrying an iron wand. At one patient
he would gaze intently, and another he
would stroke gently with his wand
Soon some would burst Into laughter
others Into tears, while still others
would fall into convulsions, finally
passing into a lethargic state, out OF
which. 1t Is claimed. they emerged
cured or on the highroad to a cure,
Occasionally the treatment was given
outdoors. tree being "magnetized'
and the patient collapsing In swoon
so soon as he approached it.-Apple-
tan's MAGAZINE.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
~nepen. sne saia-~nelen hay-

~ilelen, she saId-"Helen nay
ward"
Mines Derrick-W Wilfred Derrick
lie lowered his voice 50 that Barker
could not hear I'm going to see you
Nurse Helen. after | get out of this
place tomorrow, because you and J
broke that strike You don't know
how we did it, but l do, and l think
you're brick. May !, Nurse Helenf'
Yes" said Nurse Helen under hel
breath. And Derrick held one of the
slim white hands close to his lips and
Kissed it, There was no one TO deny
him, for Bellevue had not barred Low
from the patients yet, and Barker was
looking the other way.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27


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ioF me
TO your friends Inc nurse was
used to such requests, ana this pafuc-
ular patient had seemed particularly
friendless.
Yes Derrick tried to thl'lk clearly
to Keep MS gfp on tAiiigS oeIorc .le
grayness should come aGAh. Cal u
oOUS Main, ask iof Inc Clty toonI--
for Yates. Tel nun that Barker Is lald
up in B2'!eVCe WIN sin"*iieu he'u
md can't ro r. pntsburg tomorrow
Toll him-ob ham, If If I couId only
rct on tlo wire for half mfnuten'
.You must ,at excite Yourself" said
the nurse calmly. You could not pos.
efhIv travel T., pitfsburr tomorrow.
yo,, ,,,,,.+ J., ,,,fet and nor worry
D,,-.f.l, et.raa ot her She thought
ba wa. Harl,a, And her eyes were
dark blue, almost hazel, and she was
young.
II will sepd fine MESSAGE tonight"
.ha caid oud ,,-alI.nd AWAY
And Derrick smiled for the first time
:, ,oorv Cays ard won't to slaap with.
out the gray void around him. She
would keep her word. Yates would at
| tend to the ret they would be able
| to follow up ID. tip. He wondered
vaguely which Of Tie boys would be
sent to PiitsJuis to cover the barons
end of tie story, and then he smiled
again, remembering the little nurse
with the close curved lips and dark
| blue eyes who thought that he was
Barker
The next day Yates came to see him
Yates himself, clean shaven and cold
blooded. but with the glimmer of ap
probation ia his eyes as he saw Barker
| two beds away.
..It went In this morning" he tolC
Derrick. There has been a genera
kickup over Barker's disappearance
Some said lie was dead. But they
| thought he was simply laying low, t
turn up hign and dry at the meeting
| Now they've sent Strogund since the
extra came out"
Derrick grinncd happily. He had ha(
an idea it would be that way. An(
Barker was watching them, grimly
understandingly his face looking odd
" incougruouS in its halo of white
bandages. Yates nodded to him.
Badly knocked ont, Barker" b,
asked pleasantly.
.Rrt not done for vet" muttere(
Barker.
/ When he rose to 90 Yates grippeC
DerrTk's hand.
1T was a very decent, timely thin:
to do, Derry" he said THE old mai
will appreciate It,"
That was all. but it left Derrick radi
antly Joyous. When the nurse cam
around he couldn't help it. He had t
tell some one. and be told her Will
she dressed his head. 1t was after
then. At I she went off duty for th
night. When he had finished she wa
smiling, too, and her eyes were bright,
II am glad for you. Yesterday
thought that YOU were Barker. and
didn't want to send the message.
am from Pittsburg. and we know abou
Barker there" she added seriously