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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-05
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-05
DENTISTs-Continued.

DR. O. w. RICHARDS dentist formerly Mutual
Bank bldg, has opened temporary offices at
1863 Fillmore st. corner Bush.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
LEAP-YEAR EPISODE.
His Earnest Love Rewarded After
Many Weary Years.


He sat beside the fire in his fathers
coy library, dreamily watching the
red tongues of flames that Tapped
greedily among the sticks of seasoned
hickory.
His thoughts were far away Would
she come? Had she forgotten and
learned to love another. or would she
return to him and tell him the sweet
story that for eight long years he had
yearned to hear?
A sharp tinkle at the doorbell made
him start guiltily and blush like the
perfect lady he had always striven to
be The low voice of the servant in
the hall next smote his ears and 1t
was with difficulty that he assumed
the air of surprise that vast most be
coming to him as a light step sall
upon the S97 rug inside his doorway.
Springing from his chair L. held
out his hand coyly yet frankly and
murmured:
This is indeed a pleasant surprise
| was Just thinking"
"Of WHAT" asked the visitor, as
she held his trembling little hand in
her two big strong ones.
"Of one winter night just eight
years ago when"
"Ah. my idol Then you remember
| am not forgotten?"
"Forgotten' How could forget2'
"Thon | may hupe?'
Casting his shy, sweet eyes to hers,
he let them fash out the truth and
was Immediately pressed agaisnt her
manly breast.
"Then you will he mine for al
ways?" she murmured. as she car
essed the crisp tendrils of his wavy
hair.
But this is so student" he cried
Baltimore American.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

The fashionable doctor looked wise
and smoothed his silk hat in the ira
ditional manner. but he realized only
too well that he was pltted against q
woman patient determined to fret her
self Into nervous collapse.
You're not very i'll at present. Mrs
Pennifether," he said frankly. but
you are on the direct road to Illness
My only prescription is to take an
interest In life"
But" protested the patient queru,
lously. I'm sure I'm Interested In
retaining my life. Why. look at all
those patent medicines I've tried"
Il mean that you must get out in
the open air. and have a little mild
excitement away from the sick room
environment"
But, doctor, l am just dying of
ennui and really haven't ambition to
stir about" said the patient with a
so there now" expression that was
feminine and final
The physician turned away from the
sick bed.
Jane" he said to the maid, the
next time Mrs. Pennifether calls for
you just mention casually that Sellem
a. Co. have just received the new
Paris styles in spring hats. Mention
that the styles are exclusive and that
there will be private view to-day in
which creations will be obtainable
long before the vulgar herd can copy
them"
Then the doctor passed jauntily
down the street chuckling. Alas! Be
fore four blocks were passed he be
came martyr to science.
Hurrying footsteps battered behind.
n fiuttering boa sent his silk hat fly
ing into the gutter and the doctor
himself was sent lettering. The doc
tor looked after the person who had
done the mischief and saw a buatling
feminine figure fastening recklessly
for the shopping district
IT'S Mrs. Pennifether on her way
to the millinery salel My prescrip
tion Of exercise and mild excitement!
Let's see. A silk hat ruined. $50 added
to my bill-but fashionable medicine
is triumphant
But now" he continued thought
fully. after she gets through with
purchases In the shopping district.
Will her husband have enough money
left to pay my bill? Hmm! DO | win
professionally and lose financially? p
New York Sun.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
WOULDN'T SPLIT A PAIR.
New York Woman Had Presence Of
Mind and Generosity.

NINA ana generosity.
Because she had not time to return
for n glove she had dropped, and
knowing It would be as useless to the
person at whose feet 1t had fallen as
its mate would be to her. woman
tossed the glove she held in her hand
after the one that was lost The Incl
dent happened ON the stairway to an
elevated station.
The woman, richly dressed, was
hurrying up the stairs, as II late in
keeping an engagement, and was put
ting ON n new pair of gloves that
were in keeping with the rest of her
attire one was partly on her hand
when the other slipped from her grasp.
struck the rail and dropped TO the
street. AS II fell II hit the arm of a
plainly dressed girl standing below.
The woman paused for the part of a
moment. looked after the falling
glove and met the glance of the
startled girl. Then. without stopping
in her ascent. she stripped from her
hand the glove which she had been
putting on and tossed 1t after its fel-
low.
Smiling at the girl, she anticipated
the thanks she knew would be coming
to her, and called out pleasantly:
"You are welcome"
Before the girl had recovered from
her surprise the woman was out OF
sight. but :he new pair of gloves re-
mained.-New York Press.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
One Music Pupils HandIcaps.

A certain teacher of music in New
England town never allows a cnance
OF self-glorification to escape him. One
of his pupils. a blind young cripple
recently passed a stiff examination
and the delighted music master rush
ed to the editor Of the local paper
with the fact
He was sorry he did. however
when this paragraph appeared in the
Journal
"Our young townsman. who. be
sides being blind has lost the use Of
his legs, was prepared for this exami
nation by Mr.. B.. local teacher Of
music. Yet. despite all these handi
caps, he came out OF the ordeal with
dying colors."
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
USE OF A COMMON TONGUE.
English Language Now Used by the
Most Persons.

With the increasing intercourse of
the nations. the old question of uni
versal language comes up-at least
In tho German mind, affording a topic
OF discussion, says the Indianapolis
News. The tendency toward n com
mon tongue is and has been for years
more strongly marked by the spread
of the English language. Mulhall's
statistics of dosen years old (being
the latest availablel show the spread
of languages for the first ninety years
of the last century. At the beginning
of the century the languages of Eu.
rope We're spoken by 161.OO0.O00 peo-
pie. In 1890 they were spoken by
40l 900 900. an increase of nearly 100
per cent. The four principal Ian
guages in 1901 were French. Russia,
German and Spanish. The French
amounted to 1914 per cent, and the
peoples amounted to only 1871. But
In 1850 the standing was:
English, 27.7 per cent; Russian and
German. each 1871 per cent? French.
1917 per cent; Spanish. 1917 per cent.
and the remainder divided between
Italian and Portuguese. The number
of English speaking people had grown
from 20.520.000 to 1l1.l00.O0O. Ger
man and Russian speaking people
from about 30.000OOO to 75.O0O.000
each. and Frenoh-spealSing people
from 81 $50 900 TO 81 100000.
The English language had risen
from fifth tx<arst place, and was
spoken by at Teast 80 per cent more
people than any other European
tongue. OF the Increase of about
100000 Englsh.spealsing people
about 70,OO0.OOO were in the United
States.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

Running across field in the DARK
4 Belfast boy named Murphy fell down
1 disused pit, the covering of which
had somehow got removed The lad
had a miraculous escape. Although
he descended 60 Grelaud) feet he
sustained no other injury than a
wrenched ankle. For two days he
was confined in the shaft crying at
intervals for help, which did not come.
His parents having reported his dis
appearance. search parties were
formed. but the mystery was not
solved until workmen who had been
engaged in filling up the shaft return.
I'd to work after an interval of some
days. They were astonished to hear
piteous cries for help coming from the
bottem of the shaft. ard with some
difficulty they got the boy to the sur
face.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
Whv Not.

II frettinR would help. when it's wet
To dry up the puddles. I'D fret.
And II signing would help when it's dry
To moisten the pastures, I'D sigh.
II scolding would help. when I'm cold.
To make the sun shine. | would scold.
II mourning would help the foIlorn
To have joy and good fortune. ia mourn
II grieVing would ever relieve
Their burdens who slave, / would gricVe;
II weeping would shorten the steep
Way up To success. l would weep
But to froWn OF To scold or to fret
Serves only to lcngtheu regret.
Why not give up gricVing awhile
And try the brave heart and the smile
~ L-tss~
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

With precious few exceptions. no
barber over 40 can find job. 1t Is
explained to me that by the time that
age is reached "tonsorial artists" are
SO nervous as to be menace to their
patrons. Hundreds drop out OF the
trade annually. to become bartenders.
lpeddlers. walters. or butchers. Most
of them are butchers at all times.
Ninety out OF hundred never try to
become proficient in their calling
They would not be capable OF giving
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
Senator Platt's Assent.

A friend was arguing with Senator
Plat In behalf of man of many
Ideas and of unlimited activities. but
who never accomplished any apparent
results. He was the ultra type of re.
former and often made himself ridicul-
Gus through what he proposed and
what he brilliantly failed to achieve.
His advocates after enumerating all
OF his exeellences to the "Tioga Sage"
said
you may not agree with him. sena-
tor. but this man is an individual
force In the activities OF our social
life you cannot deny that he is an en-
CINE of much power"
Yes" assented the senator. dryly.
"a donkey engine!"
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

"Sardou represents a distinct type
Of the drama which he originated"
said a pupil in Brander Matthews
dramatic literature class at Columbia
university What description of that
type do you ofer?" asked Prof. Mat
thews. Theatrical plays closely
packed with interest mark the Sardine
drama. replied the young man.
promptly and earnestly. Young man."
laughed the professor. with can
opener you may yet evolve the great
American play"
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

1t is said that Isl" Basch of Savan.
nah. Ga, a typical sportsman of the
old-time south. may visit some of the
Chicago race tracks this summer.
Basch lost an eye years ago, but he
says he does not feel his loss much.
You see.' he explains whimsically,
1T IS so easy to pick winners nova
days that don't need two eyes" He
Is said to have left his mark among
the bookmnkers at Bennings track.
Washington, having been remarkably
successful
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

The standing Of the three leading
Japanese journals. says the London
Chronicle. Is AS follows The Jill
Shlmbun." which means, literally,
Timely Incident New hearing" is n
semi-onicial paper. and may be re-
garded as the Times Of Japan. The
stan is composed of well-to-do men.
from among whom appointments are
often made to the chief posts in gov
eminent departments. Rumors are
never admitted to the pages OF the
"Jiii-Shimbun." and II has great
reputation for truthfulness and sin
cerity. The "Nichl-Niohi Shimbun'
II. e.. "Day and Day Newheariug. "
or. as W. should say. Daily Chronicle
is the organ of the Progressive par
ty in Japan While the "Koku Miu
Shimbun"-i e., "Countrypeople's
News"-which has been calling for
fearful musters and prepared de-
Tense" in its character OF the nations
journal is regarded as a less responsl.
BILE paper. but is perhaps all the more
Interesting for that.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

OnC INC TIC nav W hONNS'''
Senator Knute Nelson was telling
colleagues about his experiences with
n subcommittee in Alaska, They
made "A landing at Nome one day when
the sea was so rough that the passen
gers were put In cage and swung
ashore And that" he concluded
was the only time any man ever had
me In cage" Not much" bluntly
interposed Senator Berry of Arkansas,
with whom MIR. Nelson has many a
time and oft fought over the battles
OF the civil war. We had you In n
cage at Port Hudson" And Senator
Nelson had to admit it. He was taken
prisoner by the Contederates there
and for IA season held in durance vile
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

A pleasant change In the dinner
menu can be made by cooking the
same vegetable In different ways. For
instance. carrots cut in disc-shaped
pieces aud served with rich white
sauce are delicious, The same dish
may be changed by adding liberal
covering of bread or mustard cracker
crumbs and browning in the oven for
few minutes This plan may be
followed with number of different
vegetables.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

The General Electric Company OF
St Louis is building the largest
searchlight made. 1t is to take 800
amperes. and the lens is seven feet
in diameter II will be used on top
of tower which is being built ad-
joining the worlds fair grounds. It
is not unlikely that experiments with
telephony over this searchlight beam
will be made during the progress of
the fair.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

The most important river system Of
the northwest part of Russia. which
empties into the Baltic. is the Dvina,
whose source is not far from that of
the river system of south western Rus
STA. namely. the Dnieper BY con
meeting these two systems through a
deep canal passage for ships Of
heavy draft will be opened and con
tinuous waterway opened from the
Baltic to the Black sea A careful
study has proved the possibility of
building a canal without locks. a
plan for this work has been submit
ted to the ear by prominent Rus
sian engineer. The total length of the
route would be lao mprs. the canal
proper siNty-siN. The co-t of improv-
Ing the rivers and building the canal
is estimated to be $4,000 600.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
WISDOM OF THE WITS.

Our young people to-day are trying
how to be happy though unmarried.
Dress is of mans life a thing apart.
woman's whole existence.
Man signs for rest, yet pushes into
the game each new day, with the old
easerness.
The man who keeps too attentive
an eye on the future misses a good
many things that relieve the mon.
otony of the present.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

1t has been said of Lord Rosebery
that he never made speech without
being compelled to deliver two more.
IN one of which he explained that he
lad not said what he meant. and In
The other that he had not meant
what he said.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

A feature at the sessions OF the
Lancaster. Pa. teachers institute was
an address 10y Representative H. Burd
Cnssel ON the trials Of member Of
congress. Mr. Cassel said that IN two
years he had received and answered
nearly 10000 letters.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

One of the greatest sticklers for
propriety In the United States senate
is Mr. Pettus OF Alabama. The other
day he arrived minus "A cravat and
only learned OF his mistake after he
noticed some of the pages snickering
at him. The old gentleman hurried
into the cloakroom, where he re-
mained until messenger brought him
the necessary article OF apparel.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

christopher North" UProf. John
Wilson,. giant over six feet high.
whose tread seemed almost to shake
the streets" thought nothing of tramp,
ing forty miles in eight hours, or of
walking from Liverpool to Elleray. a
distance OF eighty miles. in day.
Wordsworth. though he could never
have kept pace with Wilson's swing
ing stride. was always good for n
twenty-mile stroll. and used to boast
that he had walked six times round
the earth, Charles Dickens was al
ways at his brightest and happiest
when he was striding gayly along
country lines at good Ave miles an
hour on one memorable occasion
he covered twenty miles fair heel
and toe" in shade over four hours
and very proud he was of his deed
Prof. Fawcett. blind though he was
tramped his thirty miles many day
over Cambridge roads; and In our
own day. MIR. Swinburne, MIR. Bryce
and Mr. John Davidson, the poet
might well be matched against any
other three pedestrians of equal year.
In England. Westminster Gazette.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

you satisfactory shave or mar cut in
thousand years. Men will go miles
to find a good barber.-New York
Press.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

The number of medical students at
he universities of Germany has de-
creased by % per cent In the last
decade.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

She-You met Miss Borem through
Mr.. Jokeley, understand. didn't
know he was friend Of yours.
He-He isn't.
She-oh. l thought he was.
He-So did J.
Center of Manufactures.
The center of the countrys manu-
acturles is now In Ohio.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
ALL HAVE WIDE TIRES.
Reason Why European Highways Ar,
Better Than Ours.

WY GH'OPEdH TliSH"aJs NV
Better Than Ours.
In France every carriers and every
market cart. instead of injuring the
highway improves it. Many of the
tires are ten inches wide. In the
four-wheeled vehicles of that country
the rear axle is fourteen inches longer
than the fore, and as a result the rear
wheels run in "A line about an inch
outside of tie lnvel rolled by the front
wheel After a few loaded wagons
have passed over a road the highway
looks as II a steam roller had been al
work. A national law in Germany
prescribes that wagons heavily loaded
must have tires not le7s than -four
inches wide In Austria the minimum
for similar vehicles is six and half
inches, in Switzerland six inches.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

Many people find themselves In the
ranks of the also-rans in their efforts
TO keep up with their running ex-
nenses.-Pennsylva Punch Bowl
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10


They listened to the seashell's tale
They watched The sea birds circling
flight
They echoed back the bos mans hail
They fled the tide OF mimic fright.
They clambersd DER the rocky height.
They hid in caves where waters roar.
Their voices rose In shrin delight
Whore roll the breakers on the shore,
Their childhood passed. they pierced the
veil
That distance hung before their sight.
Soft foreign hreezes filled their sail,
OF tropie storm they know the might
The sun by day, the stars by night
Were guides for them the oceans Ger.
The beacon flashed Its welcome light
Where roll the breakers on the shore.
Their rugged strength began to fail.
Ears were less keen and eyes less
bright;
And they no longer DER the rail
Watched home and kindred fade from
sight.
They waited for the corning night
With simple faith 'twOuld soon be Ger;
Their weary frames rest on the height
Where roll the breakers on tho shore.
Prince. with thy funeral train bedight
And royal difge. what hast thou more
Than those they laid With ii simple rite
Where roll the breakers on the shore1
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10
LEFTHIM WONDERING
PHYSICIAN HAD SOMETHING TO
PONDER OVER.

Had Cured His Patient, but Would
He Be Able to Collect His eni7-
Anyway He Had Gained a Victory
Professionally.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

/, Orson Adams, Jr, cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true to the best Of my knowledge
and belief.
oRSON ADAMS, Jr.. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn To before this 9th
day OF Sept. 1905.
WILLIAM A MARSH. Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. 9Th, ista.
- Correet-Attest;
SEAL w. IL. Bannister,
~ Is. A. Wordsworth,
Geo. y. Haskell.
Directors.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

Last year 50 900 persons mysterious
" disappeared in London. Ninety per
tent Of them were married men.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-10

Cripple Creek Gold Output.
The gold production of the Cripple
Creek district in Colorado was sl2..
l67, 3SS in 1903.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-07

Walter Dunn, of Sumner, is
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Dunn.
B. W. Mayo, of Tifton, will
open an independent Standard
Oil Agency in this city. Hereto
fore he has been working Fitz-
gerald as a relay station.
The young peoples Home
Mission Society will meet next
Tuesday at 4 o'clock at Central
NJ. E. church.
Charles Harrod and family, as
we'll as Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Chap.
lie have arrived in Washington
city on their way to New York.
We will pay SIS for information
to convict party or parties tres
passing in my planning mill east
end Pine Street and cutting the
betting on the machinery.
F. M. Gr aham & Co.
Mrs. D. E. Boyd of Helena re-
turned home today.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-07

A pathetic incident took place
at the tent meeting the other
night. While DR.. Gum was
picturing the destruction that
follows the saloon patronage a
man arose from his seat and kept
repeatiug-"And am one of the
victim s." Not many years ago
we all knew that man as sober
industrious citizen a christian
gentleman son of a pious mother
and a godly minister of the gos-
pei. Today altho wreck he
still has enough of the divine
left to realize that he is a victim
a helpless one made so by the
vote of professed christians.
J.L. Waldrup of Blackshear
is opening up a store in the
building ormerly occupied by
the Williams store.
Miss Carrie Sharp has return
ed from Wil1ecoochie where she
Visited hef Brother.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-07
Last week P. l.. Cramer ship

Last week p. l.. Cramer ship.
ped 500 worth of peaches from
his new kind Of peaches-the
"Carman which comes immedi-
ate1y after the Snead. It's fruit
age is larger than the Elberts.
Mr.. Cramer received SIS crate
here at home and could have
sold 500 crates. His trees are
three years old.
Mr.. Cramerr also reports a
chance Seeding which came
from seeds thrown ont at random
and noticing that this one tree
presented diffe rent appear.
ance in foliage he saved it and
cultivated it. The peach is a
dark red and larger than the Ell
berta, sweet, mellow meated and
free stone with firm meat and &
good shipper. Different fruit
men elsewhere are much inter
ested in this peach.
Mrs. E. e. Rouse is visiting il
Mi1fwdod.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-07
Ben Hill County.

A com mittee of Fitzgerald citi-
zens, headed by Attorney o. H.
Elkins and Eugene Stetson CASH
ier of the Fitzgerald bank, called
on the general judiciary commit
tee of the house yesterday in
support of the proposed new
county of Ben Hill.
It is proposed to carve this
county out of the northern sect
ion of Irwin. It is believed that
the committee will report favora'
b1y on the proposed county
Atlanta Constitution.