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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02

complished vocalist and has been heard
in many of the leading local churches.
The groom-elect is one of the city's
leading young business and club men,
The wedding will take place. before
the coming holidays.
Mrs. Belle Harris announces the en-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
Bndge Flouiishes Informally

The wedding Of Miss, Mary Small and
Lieutenant Arthur Fisher, L. S. A, will
take place on Wednesday evening and
on the following day Mrs. Henry L.
Dodge. who has recently returned from
the East, viii entertain at a large tea
in honor of her charming niece, Mrs.
Walter Remington Quick, who has re-
turned TO California as the bride of
one Of the popular men of the city and
who is being entertained extensively,
much Of the entertaining being of a
quiet, informal nature however. There
are several luncheons and dinners for
the near future, and Mare Island affairs
VIII continue to claim much of the time
Of many Of the prettiest girls of the
city. For next week there are also
promises of social activity, another
Gayety Club dance, at which Miss
Frances Howard will be the hostess.
and the second. Of Mrs. Whites dances.
as well as several weddings. being on
the programme. Bridge aourishes
quietly and Informally this winter:
there are bridge clubs or small parties
Of two three or four tables. but in the
city there has not been thus far one Of
the large bridge functions in which
society reVeled last year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02

A very interesting banquet was given
at Del Monte last Saturday by the Mon
terey Merchants Association and the
Pacific Grove. Board of Trade A num-
Der Of distinguished. men. were invited
by telegraph. Some were Obliged to
wire regrets on. account of distance
and other engagements. The guests of
honor. who sat az: the beautifully deco
rated double T-shaped tables were
Congressman J. c. Needham. Warren r.
Porter Lieutenant Governor elect; COL
onei NJ p Maus, Captain Estes, Cap
tain Hirsch, Captain E. M Lewis.
Charles S. Fee, il. Wyatt and Judge
3. V. Sargent. kilograms. were read
from Governor Pardee,. Governor-eIect
GiIlett. United States Senator Perkins,
Senator Flint and several Con-
gressmen, who were unable to be pres
ent. Judge Sargent was. postmaster
and speeches. were made by r. H. viii
ley. Frederick A Woodwork H. A.
Green. c. W. Allen, Charles S.. Fee.
Colonel Marion p. Maus, commander of
the Preside of Monterey; Congressman
Needham. Warren R. Porter J. p.
Pryor, manager of the Pacific Improve
ment Company and J. J. Wyatt. H. H
Lawrence sang during the evening.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
Tame Grouse strut,in~.

Toward the end of September my
ruffed grouse began strutting. per-
Torrance similar TO that Of the turkey
gobbler The tail is spread, the black
ruff thrown out around the head. and
the wings are dragged on the ground,
the object being to show all their new
feathers. AS with turkeys, the young
hens strut as we'll as the cocks. In
strutting the birds indulge in deal of
bowling. tapping the ground or log with
the bill and while shaking the head
from side to- side give vent 10 Kissing
sounds. slow at first and increasing in
rapidity and eliminating in a prolong-
ed hiss - 'chuu = chuu - chuu-chuu-
chuu - chuu - chuu - chuu-chuu-chuu
chuuuuuuuuu" (hiss the syllables with
out vocaliZing,. The sounds are made
in the same tempo as the drumming
and remind one somewhat of an auto
mobile starting up. \ cock may be
,hus engaged for hours together. pa
:ading his charms before a demure lit
lie hen. while she persists in looking
up ut the sky or in nipping at a bud,
with not so much as 4 casual glance
out of the corner of her eye-the most
remarkable example of true masculine
patience and perseverance and of fem
mime heartleSsness as well.-COuntry
Life In America
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15

There is uo month in the year in
which the song Of the reaper is no,
heard in some land on the globe Ia
January IS the wheat harvest OF Aus
tralia, New Zealand. Chile and Tie
Argentine Republic; in February AID
March, upper Egypt and India; il
April, lower Egypt, India. Syria. "
pruS. Persia. Asia Minor. Mexico and
cuba: in May. Texas, Algeria. central
Asia, China. Japan and Morocco; in
June California. Oregon, Mississippi.
Alabama. Georgia. North and South
Carolina. Tennessee. Virginia, Ken
lucky, Kansas. Arkansas, Utah, Colo
RADIO. Missouri. Turkey. Greece. Italy
Spain, Portugal and south Of France;
in July. New England, New York,
Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois. Iowa. Wisconsin. southern
Minnesota, Nebraska. upper Canada,
Roumauia. Bulgaria. Austria Hungary,
south of Russia, Germany. Switzerland
and south Of England; in August, cen
trail and northern Minnesota, the Da-
kotas. Manitoba, lower Canada, Co.
lumbia. Belgium. Netherlands Great
Britain. Denmark. Poland and central
Russia; in September and October,
Scotland. Sweden. Norway and north
IF Russia: in November. Peru and
South Africa and in December. Burma
ami New South Wales.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
OLD ROMAN NAMES.
The Peculiar System That Was In
Use By the Mobility.

Use by the Mobility.
The noble Romans were peculiar in
their system OF nomenclature. They
had the praenomen. the aomen and the
coSnomen. The first Of these d!stin-
guished the individual and was equiva-
lent 10 our Chr-'tidn or bapti>mal
name. 1t was usually Indicated by
single letter. rs A. for AuluS, or by
two letters. Is Ap. for AppiuS. or three
as Ser. for Seryius. The uomen was
distinctive of the gems or elan and has
no corresponding dppellatiye among Us.
The cognomen was placed last ANA CeS-
ignated the familiac, precisely answer
inc to our surname. Sometimes
fourth name was added. the aGhomen.
in consequence of Il renowned action.
some conspicuous event Of life or fea-
ture OF character Scipio. in addition to
his regular names. was styled Africa
nus after his conquest Of Carthage.
The name Germanicus was assumed
by those who distinguished themselves
in the wars with the Germans.
In female names the Romans indul@-
ed but small variety OF appellation,
and fancy had little or nothing to do
with their invention aud bestowal.
When there was but one daughter in 4
family she received the feminine ter
mination of her gentle name. as Tul-
liza. the daughter of Marcus Tuil.uS
Cicero. and Octaviae. the sister Of Gc-
tavius Caesar. etc. which names were
retained even after marriage. When
there were two daughters one was
called Major and the other Minor. as
Cornelia Major and Cornelia Minor.
If there were more than two they were
distinguished by their number, thus;
Prima. Secunda. Tertia. Quarta, etc.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
GREEK COINS.
How the Ancicnt~ Teztcti the Purity
81 the Metal.

How the Ancient~ Testes; the Purity
81 the Metal.
The first coins Of gold and silver shat
have come down T. L are now dated
Us a rule in the time Of CroesuS. who
lived about the middle OF the sixth
century B. {.
It may readily be imagined that a
mere lump Of gold. supposed to be OF
a certain weight. would be subject to
skepticiSm unless it were guaranteed
by some recognized authority. So, in
order 10 save reweighing and testing
at each transaction. these ngots or
coins We're stamped with the authorita
tive mark of prince or state. So
stamped they become the true coins
in spite Of tie fact that. contrary to
modern custom they We're not at all
regular.
But, in spite of the guarantee that
might he aGcr;.ed by the mark Of Il
state or a prince, we find the Greeks
applying certain rests to determine tie
genuinenesS Of the currency offered 10
them. Plating was easily detected by
iabbin- the suspected coin with some
sharp Instrument. At other times the
touchstone sras used one which WAS
known 81, tEg "I.vlian stone" was sup
posed - reveal - proportion Of foreign
metal az amsU as a barley corn in q
state". .tH2tEnr test. iii the case OF .il
yer. was - polish TIE coin and than
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
Dnnndil md AsnhnleL

Dafodii and aSphodel-the latter, &C
corling to Homer, covered the meadow
haunted by the shades Of departed he
roeS-are etymologically the same. OLD
time EnglisLmen confused the TWO
plants. which are quite different, and
I was reserved for later generations
TO restore its true spelling TO the true
asphodel and restrict daffodil. with it,
mysterious II" to the flower now
known by that name Formerly IL
was 'afodille." and the ID IS various
II explained as being a childish inser-
ton Ike the r. in Ted. from Edward.
or as representing The French "deur
d'afrOdiiie" or the English tn afro
die" lthe definite article or as the
final ID o. "aud" in such q combina.
ton as ''fennel and afTodil."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15

teuse silence and wanted 10 break il
The one word be heard was Phil"
which sounded Ike car, So. sob and
a prayer Then De opened his eyeS-to
smile family into Nary's dear face
bending over him.
Mary" lie whispered queStion.DSly.
Yes. dear" she replied. Il came in
from the last station on your train. ana
l intended TO skip away quickly, hut
wanted 10 ride with you in the cab
just once" Her voice trembled.
Phil turned his face 10 the wall
The railroad official looked down 81
the fair head kindly y doctor VIII
be here at once" he assured her. but
| think he Is all right anyway" lie
wished be might comfort the girl.
\ half hour later Phil lay on couch
in an inner office. Alary'S fingers
wandered lovingly through his >.u-ed
hair His eyebrows were burned. and
he looked pale and worn. but he was
rallying rapidly.
You see. Mary" he said softly
your face was before me all the time
II was really you who saved the train.
As Mary was about 10 protest the rail
road official interrupted. looking at
Phil
You are the man I've been looking
for I've had my eyes on you for some
time. and I've seen now what YOU can
do In an emergency When saw Won
look toward the coaches n few minutes
ago. then rush into the flames, also
saw that young woman" The official
falJered Though she never waverel,
she was white her lips moved. and
knew that She prayed for the man in
the cab" The mans voice was husky.
And you're the man I waut-wiyh
wife" BE- added smiling. ITO >uperin-
tend that work in the EeddnS district.
You understand it. VIII you take ii
TO begin with"
Phil looked ut Mary with question
then responded. Il wi'l-with a wife
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
When Bs.lzac Stumbled.

a comical Balzac story is thus quot.
ed from the Gaulois:
The novelist, it appears, fattered him.
self upon his skill in reading character
from handwriting, and the story is OF
the test applied to his skill. A lady
brought him an extract from the exer-
else book of a twelye-year-old school.
boy and asked foe an opinion as to the
youngsters character and prospects.
Balzac inquired whether the child was
her own. Answered in the negative, he
examined the exercise carefully and de-
liyered his judgment. Madame" be
said, this child is thick headed and
frivolous. He will never come to any
good. If he were my child, l would
take him from school and put him to
the plow.' And then it had to be bro
ken gently TO the grapholq6lst that the
exercise on which he had pronounced
so severely was ore of his own which
had been discovered hidden away be
tween the leaves of an Old lesson book
The Painter Won.
Often have painters and sculptors
discussed the relative merits of paint
ing and sculpture. \ story is told Of
an artist who resented the disparaging
comparisons made by a sculptor and
laid a wager that he could within a
given time paint picture which should
display the human figure as complete
ly as any sculptor could.
The wager was accepted, and upon the
appointed day a painting was produc-
ed which fulfilled all the conditions. 1t
represented a warrior his back to the
spectator. bending over a sheet of wa
ter, in the limpid surface of which were
reflected his entire face and form. To
the right a suit of polished armor hung
and threw back a full length profile
image while a mirror performed a
like office for the left side The sculp-
tor, of course, handed over the money
sta End Paris JolrnaI
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
PROPOSITIONS FOR l90(

We can save you lnone
on your magazine or nev]
paper reading for The comm
year, if you order a comb
nation or a single magazi1|
or newspaper through d
We have made arrangement
by which we can get reduce
prices for the prominent an
popular magazines and new
papers in consideration
the number Of SubSCribersV
send them.
Tell us what you want
phone or letter and we wi
quote you the best price
which are surprising on mal
combinations.
AS lists are constant
changing, we have decid|
not to publish any this yea
ADDRESS,
THE CITIZEN"
FREDERICK, MARYLAN
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15

uA nature,
Old Farmer Gray and his elder sis
ter We're having some sort Of discus
sion over the ri-htful axe of man
whose death was published among the
country newspaper notices. The paper
stated it Incorrectly. they We're sure Of
that. But they couldn't quite agree on
what was his proper age.
Hes pretty nigh Brother HIS axe"
said Farmer Gray finally. "LeastwiSe
he was born the same yeNr-mebhe not
t. the month. recollect Il story
mother used TO tell aboUt-hut I'll just
30 an look up HIS age in the Bible.
The air of the best parlor." which
he entered. was bit close. The sun
never was allowed To shine in this
room more than once 4 twelyemonth-
it might fade the carpet On 4 mar
bic topped table resting on worStel
mat. was the family Bible. The last
time Farmer Gray had looked into this
book he'd registered the baptism of his
baby daughter. Madge. For his daily
readings he used little New Tesla
ment
As he undid the heavy clasps of the
big Bible the pages opened themselves
at place where there was some
pressed yellow sweet clover. The mere
sight of it somehow recalleS faToff
memories. 1t recalled a certain sum-
mer day so long ago. 1t was on his
honeymoon. and his young wife had
just plucked these sprays Of yellow
clover Think you can love me as
long as this keeps SWEET" she had
asked archly How pretty she had
looked. laughing up into his face. How
precious she had been to him. After
ten years Of happy married life their
long wished for child had come. When
the young mother died he had chung to
the baby daughter with double tender
ness. He simply worShired her grow
Inc @irihood. BUT She had run away
from him and w.,h an actor. and he
had forbidden Ltr ever 70 cross his
GoorsiIl aga.n.
The old farmer scarcely knew what
lie was about. his head swan SO.
Doubtless it was that strong. sweet
olor Of the clover Somehow it seem
ed TO him u hc suddenly flooding the
whole room. filling his stubborn heart
with something very like pardon and
mercy.
Malge dragged YEARLY down Broad
way in dAZed sort of fashion after
She Lad lett the uuctuous little man
aGer Almost directly in front of
theater she found herself walking into
small group Of boys They were jeer-
ing man who stood close 70 the the
ater's entrance. timid and self diStrust-
full But Madgr moved mechanically
toward the street curb in order to pass
on. She lid not observe him.
Wants 70 know where YOU 20 .
find ont where the play actors live-did
You ever" Sdreascically jeorel one Of
the urchinS. i say. Reuben. haGn'tyou
better tend 10 the hay CROP"
'Wot he wants / do is ter ~ on da
stage hiSSelf an find out" suggested
another urchin. y cop" came Up the
street at this moment. and the old man
who had been affordin- the boys
amusement took Il few steps toward
him. IN doing 50 his eyes fell upon the
slight. gi~l.sl figure who had just sue
ceeded in passing the group Of urchins.
"MadGe, Madge"' lie gaSpe1
Father" Regardless Of everything.
like 4 very little child she threw her.
self into his outsretcAcd arms
Twas the yellow sweet clover done
ii, darlin'," said he. bit mysterouSly,
while he parted her cheeks as of old.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15

The nam" If Liberty Boys is the name
by which the SOUS Of Liberty Of the
American i.evolujian were Familiarity
known. They We're the men who fought
the first battles Of the colonsts. who
opposed the stamp act and participated
in the Boston tea party. y flag hoisted
upon the flagstaff that stood beside
Liberty tree. in Hanover square, Bos-
ton, was the signal at which they as
sembied.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
Cutting on A.paragu. pu.he,.

Asparagus bushes should be cut as
soon as the berries are fully colored. as
the growth will be sufficiently matured
50 that no injury will be done the
roots by removing the tops. thus avoid.
Ing a further drain upon the roots to
mature the seed and preventing the
dropping Of seed. followed by the
springing up OF innumerable young
asparagus pIantn-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-15
A Modern Knight
and Maiden
By ELLA MAY BUNNELL
Copyright, 1916, by Ruby Douglas

"Nr,,..- oro ,-,, ,,,,-.,.., ,.,
tra,., ~.
YIN '-', ''.''' way a. d ''o"u Suo0'ue4-
eu' SUI W !oNuE Ieiio" SFo1e eagerly
70" ''t" '"e A''Sileh uoor.
"Ci course Come I'M. responded a
voice cheer.ly, and Phi entered. tax
ins a bit Of the workaday life and
hustle in with him.
what is it. Philt" the cirl asked
gently. looking into the young mans
Troubled eyes
q think must bc tired tonight" lie
answered evaSively He attempted to
smile rea>suriu-ly. \ firm l.-l!e hand
stole comfortably into his
"le hut TINT isn't ALL" she per
sisted.
We'll Mary I'm wondering when We
are ever @o.g- 20 get married I've
been attempting to master the railroad
business, but there Is nothing settled
as to the future. ana mine is an alarm
iugly small salary. Pills voice
sounded rathetcaily discouraged. Per
haps should have gone into some Of
nee ana ~t-'gt .HHr". h' concluded
aouo.'A..E.
70 gu -'''>i.A tAe -..A ''yoA
"oat.iA .a' .'.a ~i'Hed Win add
lAA '' 'o.'.t~ ". :. "Ee> All day ot
-o.-- over rusty papers. There is
F-ase somewhere among we ra4roaa
WORKERS Where yen are nhE 10 t'
your ue'l "ofA' 4Ai4 dear.
JUST col an ORDER tonight. m.
responded. u" go ana .r.-- down
The Globe-republican., 1906-11-22

The Embroidery Club ladies found
afh Friday In this month and according
to the custom Of the club planned din
ner for the husbands of the members.
Fortunately for the men the ladies de.
cided TO give the dinner on Friday OF
last week. instead Of waiting for the last
Friday which will come on November 80,
the day following Thanksgiving. The
dinner was given at the home of M. and
Mrs. L. r. Miller and was, as usual with
these affairs most enjoyable occasion.
The menu was such as would be selected
for thanksgiving dinner and 1t seemed
all the more acceptable to the men BY Its
coming tive weeks In advance Of Thanks
giving day. The men who have attend.
ed these Fifth Friday events OF the
Embroidery Club have net only enjoyed
the dinners but they have becouas con-
yerted to full faith 10 all ki1Ns Of
women's clubs and II election on
Woman's suffrage even should be held
following one OF these dinners It would
carry the solid vote of this crowd Of
men.
The Globe-republican., 1906-11-22

If one adds to the lines composing the
Santa Fe System those auxiliary roads
which the Company controls, through
ownership OF stocks and bonds, the
aggregate Is 8 537 miles. Counting 10
the completed sections Of lines under
construction, the total main.track mile
age lie now 95l, IN increase of nearly
one-half since 1895. By adding second
main track In the double track districts,
the grand total exceeds 10 600 miles, or,
to be exact, 1t is just 10 22S miles, or
two. fifths the distance round the globe at
the equator. The item Of yard tracks
and sidings fOOts the snug figure Of
$3.50 miles. Kansas heads the list OF
main-track mileage with 2.7lO miles;
Texas comes second with 1896; Cali
fornia is third with 1856; New Mexico
is q close fourth III; Oklahoma and
Indian Territory rank fifth with $40
The others follow 10 order named, Ari-
iona, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa,
and Nebraska The Santa Fe to-day
ranks among the half dozen largest
American railway systems 10 mileage
operated.
The Globe-republican., 1906-11-22

Thanksgiving day, besides being a re-
ligious and social festival, observed an
nually In the United States by proclama-
ton of the President, is also the occasion
for many family reunions and gather
ings, and has therefore endeared itself to
the hearts of multitudes This custom
extends back TO the early days when our
forefathers offered up their thanks after
the first harvest in the Plymouth colony
(lG2l) and Gov. Bradford sent out men to
get wild fowl to help the feast; also in
gratitude for rain after the drouth in 1923
all 10 the same colony. On later occa-
sions, the form Of proclamation in 1880,
indicated that the feast had become an
annual observance. 1t was recommended
each year by congress during the revolu-
ton, but there was an intermission after
that, perhaps due to prevalence Of skep-
tiolsm Ia religious matters, until 1889,
when President washington appointed q
day of thanksgiving for the adoption Of
the federal constitution. Subsequently
various days In November we're recon-
mended by presidents and governors un-
til, In the third year Of the civil war, IN
der President Lincoln, the regular oh d.
servance of q national thanksgiving be-
gan, the proclamation by the President
being supplemented generally by govern
ors Of states, and fixing BY custom the
last Thursday in November as the day.
At times, unfortunately, the beauty Of
this day as time Of religious observance
has been partially lost, still, the deeper
meaning Is generally understood and
practlced.