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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
Busy DAYS Await San Francisco Clubwomen

Women's clubs throughout the State
are invited to communicate the news
of their organizations to this depart
ment of The Call.
The beginning Of September marked
the opening of the club year here, and
this week will behold the first meet
ings of several of the prominent
women's organizations of the city, all
of which will be largely attended if
the car strike be brought to a close
Even the most enthusiastic club
woman's heart fails her at the pros
pect of a walk of forty blocks or So
which many of them would have to
take, and carriages and automobiles
are not an invariable possession or
easy of hire just at present; so clubs
of life, must suffer.
Today the Daughters of California
Pioneers were to have held their ini-
tial meeting at the home of Mrs. Err
rest Leigh on Hayes street, but on ac-
count of the strike and Labor day, it
Was ueeiHeu WlSci " poSipoiS II uIlll
the third Monday in the month, Sep
tember II, when the members will
gather there at 3 o'clock. This will
be regular business meeting at which
will be read the reports of the retiring
president, Mrs. s. s. Palmer, as well
as those of the other retiring officers.
There will be an address of greeting
by the new president, Mrs. Ernest
Leigh. who was elected shortly after
the earthquake at the first meeting OF
the Daughters, and there will be an
installation of the new officers who
are. beside Mrs. Leigh: Miss Julia
Burnett Hutchison, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Edgar Bryant, correspond
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ing secretary; Miss Eloise Nolan
Biven treasurer; Miss Ellen Dolliver,
historian. The directors are Mrs. Kate
Roy, Mrs Emma Tiffany Macgregor
Miss Lucy Adams and Mrs. Katharine
Day Boyns.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Brit
ish-American Union will hold an i'm
portant meeting today at 2:30 o'clock
at the new ST. Georges Hall at 1923
Market street.
Tomorrow the first regular meeting
of the California Club will take place
and it will be entirely for business
No guests will be allowed as a great
amount of business must be disposed
of. The second-foor annex of Calvary
Presbyterian Church has been secured
for the temporary quarters of the club.
and at 2:3O o'clock it is hoped that a
large number of the energetic MEM
bers of this club will be there. The
annual reports of the retiring officers
and ehairmen of sections will be
heard and much time probably will be
taken up by these, as so much was
accomplished during the last year that
must be reported. On Tuesday, Sep
tember IS, the programme of the meet
ing will be In charge of the social
science department. of which Mrs. Sid
ney Smith Palmer is the chairman. The
tenement house question will come up
for diSpncS;nr no 1r,na xx-{11
be announced later with the names
of the principal speakers on the sub
ject. September 25 will be social day,
and there will be a musical programme
in charge of Mrs Mariner Campbell.
leader of the music section.
The Sorosis Club will hold its first
meeting OF the new year of club life
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tomorrow at It's rooms, which 1t has
just secured on Pierce street, near VAL
lejo. The club has the first floor of a
house there, as we'll as directors
meeting room on the basement floor,
and expects the new quarters to assume
the same cozy air that its attractive lit
tie clubhouse on California street had
"aforetimes." The meeting tomorrow
will be altogether social in nature
rather a housewarming It will open
with a half-hour of music, under the
direction of Mrs. oscar Mansfeldt. The
next meeting will take place two
weeks from today.
On Wednesday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock the Laurel Hall Club will open
its season with a business meeting at
S19 Eddy street. at which there will be
a discussion of the nomination of Of
ffcers. At 3 o'clock on the same after
noon there will be a programme,
opened by a speech of greeting from
the president, Mrs. Sophia Peart, after
which there will be a discussion of
Books of, Interest by the club and a
reading by Mrs j. Pierce. On Sep
tember 19 there will be a meeting of
the club and an address by Rev. Calbert
Smoot on What San Francisco Would
Be Like If Built Under the Reign of
Cooperative Commonwealth" followed
by music.
The board of directors of the Mills
Club will hold a meeting Thursday at
the home of Miss Grace Unger. 220s
Sacramento street. at 10 a. m.
The California Chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution met
on Wednesday last at the home of the
regent. Mrs. E. H. Davenport. on Fa-
car service there was not a quorum. so
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
BY Mary Ashe Miller.

fund committee have all gone abroad
Miss Sara Dean having gone to Lon
don. Miss Grace LIewellyn Jones to
Paris and Miss Mary Bell to India. so
1t has been necessary TO appoint a new
committee. the names Of the members
of which are being kept secret. The
Spinners will meet Tuesday, Seutem-
Der II, probably at the home OF Mrs.
Mark Gerstle. the president, in San
Rafael
The Corona Club held two meetings
during the last month at the small
hall in the Mission Masonic building
The first took place on August Q and
the second on August %. The arS.
meeting was an especially pleasant oc-
casion. as it was of the nature Of
reunion The following programme
was rendered: Piano solo. Mrs. w D
McDermott; vacation experiences. "A
trip Through Napa Valley" Dr.. I,ons-a
B. Deal; AN Interrupted Euronear
Trip" Mrs Christian Helwig. who win,
her husband was hastily called hor,.
from Europe at the time of the IRE.
Mrs. Morgan's Easter Bonnet a.
original story by Mrs Norman Mrar+t~.
recitation by Miss Ella Mae Hink -
several songs by Miss Helen Crane
On August % F. l. Peltret n,avaa
there was vocal solo by Mrs. Buron
Kelly. some humorous selections hv
Mrs Stark and an address by the Rev
Calvert Smoot
The San Francisco Musical Club wn,S
resume its programme on Th,,
morning, October 4. in the parlo,s - -.
the First Unitarian Church. Fra~,1-,sH -
and Geary streets In order that I'm
club bulletins be properly address-.s
II Is earnestly requested thar sS' ossh
member send her present address -
lne secretary. Miss Mary Martin 7s5
FlItn avenue. San Rafael.
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Three Distinct Kinds of Joll1ty
in the Orpheum's Revised Bill
BY James Crawford.

Three distinct methods of provok-
ing laughter are successfully utilized
by newcomers this week at the Or
pheum. Ben Welch, dialectician,
speaks much and amusingly; Dixon
brothers, grotesque musicians, are
ludicrous without speaking at all, and
Max Hildebrandt, who is "komicker
in his native land, speaks nothing but
German.
Mine frent, how mooch you pay
fer dat eensdrement, eh?" Mr. Welch,
in conventional Hebrew comedy
makeup, asks the orchestra director,
whose rehearsed reply is, Five hun
dred bucks"
Five honderred books ehs" is
the puzzled rejoinder. Then, when
light comes, ''Vell, eef dat amt de
fonniest way of saying 'drei dollaires'
| efer heard aboud."
Mr.. Welch's stories and songs and
his way of delivering them would
make merriment even if his time
worn clothing, diversified derby hat
and tattered beard were out of evil
dence. And he is versatile, too, for
his impersonation of the typical
lower class Italian man is almost as
clever as his Hebraic effort.
Max Hildebrandt, advertised as
"the crazy German cavalry band
leader, fully justifes the bestower of
the appellation by the insane manner
in which he prances and cavorts while
initiating mounted military bands
man. Then, attired in silly garb, the
bifurcated portion of which is tight
at thigh and ankle and baggy at knee,
he sings in the vernacular a song that
makes his compatriots in the or
chestra smile so broadly as to impair
their work, and his accompanying
dance is sufficiently agile to bring
whistles of admiration from the gal
lery. AS probable prototype of the
Americo-German comedian with
which San Francisco is glutted, Herr
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no business was transacted, although
a very pleasant afternoon was spent
by those who were present, who were.
Buffers of Piedmont, Mrs. Harry Ma
thanie1 Gray, the State regent of the
D. A. r.; Mrs. Timothy Hopkins and
Miss Amelia CatIin. There will be no
more meetings until the strike is over.
but when they do resume business the
election of officers will be the first
transaction. The annual election OF Of
ficers for this chapter was due on April
%. but of course it did not take place.
There have been no meetings since
Mrs. Davenport, who has been the re-
gent for the last year, has declined re-
election and will. according to the reg
ular ticket. to which there is no oppo-
sition, be succeeded by Mrs. a L. Ban
croft. Mrs. Cyrus Walker will be the
first vice president and Mrs. Henry l.
Dodge the second vice president The
rest of the ticket has been broken up
on account of the fire.
The Spinners have been especially
busy during the summer with the mat
ter of the Ina Coolbrith fund and are
greatly encouraged at the result Of
their work Their book. to be made
up of stories by California writer's
for the benefit OF this fund promises
to be a great success. and several
stories have already been promised by
well-known people. among them
Charles Keeler. Charles Warren Stod-
dard. ". c. Morrow and Alice Prescott
Smith.
William Keith will do the frontis-
piece and Lille w. Organ will design
the cover. 1t is hoped that the book
will come out some time during the
winter. The former members of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
Wooes Mother to Win Daughter
and Ends by Hanging Himself.

IN ARIS, Sept AT Grenoble gro
- Ger has just hanged himself. and
thereby hangs a story. which. de-
spite it's tragic sequel. has IN 1T
more of the elements Of farce comedy
than tragedy.
The grocer had established a snug
little business. He was 27, good look
ing and of good address. He cast
around for a wife. His choice fell on
the pretty 1S-year-old daughter and
only child of a rich tradesman. From
the grocer's point of view 1t was a
most desirable match. But he was
aware that 1t would hardly present
itself in the same light to the rich
tradesman. A girl with a big dot in
France. and especially pretty one. to
whatever class she belongs, is consid-
cred as entitled to husband higher in
the social scale than a retail grocer. :,
To overcome this difficulty the grocer
decided on the plan which generally
proves most effective in overcoming pa
rental Obstacles. He resolved to make
himself exceedingly agreeable TO the
rich tradesman's wife-his intended
mother-in- lava buxom woman still
under 40 and by no means unprepos-
sessing. He succeeded so we'll that she
soon gave consent to his suit. Unfor-
tunately for him, his success did not
stop there. She found his society much
more agreeable than that of her own
husband, who was too much engrossed
in business to fill a woman's life.
She began to talk of her own heart
hunger, and he listened sympathetic
cally. She said she wished that she
had her own life to lead over again.
and sighed. He soon found that he
was seeing considerably more of the
mother than of the daughter. She re-
ceived him with long and tender pres
sures of the hand and languishing g
glances. At last the terrifying discov-
cry dawned upon him that he had won
not the daughter but the mother 1t
was an embarrassing situation. Dis
cretion suggested that he should cease
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
New Abbreviiations for
French Metric System.
II HE French Minister of Public
I Instruction has decided that ali
teachers throughout France are

(" HE French Minister of Public
I Instruction has decided that all
Z teachers throughout France are
in future to employ the follow
ing distinctive authorizations for the
various weights and measures: For
denoting length-nyriameter, Mn;
kilometer, KIN; hectometer, HIM;
decameter, dam; meter, m; decimeter,
DIN; centimeter, Cn1, and millimeter,
nm. For areas-hectare, ha; are, a.
centiare, ca or m2. For measures of
bulk (timber). decastere. das; stere, S
or mS, and decistere, dis. For meas
ures of mass and weight-tonne, t.;
quintal metrique, q; kilogr.mme, ky;
hectogramme, hg; decagramme, dag;
gramme, G; decigramme, dg; cent?
gramme, cg, and milligramme, mg.
For measures of capacity-kiloliter,
XII; hectoliter, hi; decaliter, dal; liter /;
deciliter, dl; centiliter, cl, and MILL
liter, MI
The use of the capital letters for
the three largest denominations of
length is intended to prevent con-
fusion, and all the other abbTeviations
follow on uniform lines. The en-
ployment of full stops between the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

Hildebrandt is an interesting su0Ject
for the student of stage evolution
The Dixon brothers play concer-
tinas and less familiar instruments
very artistically and depend largely
upon their makeup to MI IN the
comic relief that IS almost essentiai
to federation OF musical art IN vaude.
vile. About the only perfectly novei
feature of their performance IS the IN
PRODUCTION of a counterfeit human
skeleton whose ribs are used as an
xylophone while its arms and legs
swing in rhythm
Also new are the FIVE Salvaggis.
acrobatic dancers. Their act IS marked
by neatness of execution rather than
novelty
Among the retained are the OH
viera trio, Maymne Remington and
her pickaninnies. Margaret Wycherly
in her protean sketch and Mile. Renz
and her educated horses. The bill as a
whole is worth walking long dis
tance to sit through
There will be no performance thisf
evening at the Central Theater, the
street railway tie-up having decided
opening of Kolb and Dill in Lone
some Town until the facilities for
getting to and from the playhouse are
improved.
Constance Crawley, however, will
open her matinee season tomorrow IN
"Eyeryman," the advance sale of seats
justifying her manager in taking that
step. Her audience promises to be
strong intellectually as well as nu-
nerically.
"Whirl-I-Gig" commences its third
consecutive week at the Davis The
atcr this evening. Several new num-
bers are to be interpolated, and those
pronounced hits, Gee, Isn't This
Lonesome TOWN." and Bobby North's
operate parodies, have been strength
ened.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.

HAT is somewhat remarkable dispute progress aono
the companies whether the
concerns shall be permitted charge at the
same time belong to the organization combined by compact
otherwise known the local
course that the earthquake clause selling inferior
quality OF insurance and their agents suggest that cent off
stances Most people will be inclined agree demand IS
but how about the when the earthquake companies
charging lu rates? We have of these
companies have had earthquake clauses policies thirty
but have heard that they made any reduction n
premiums that In word they have been obanino
money under false pretenses for thirty years.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
Her Little Hint.

The full moon flooded the porch with
shafts of steel blue rays. 1t was late
but he showed no signs of departing.
"It has been said" he remarked
dreamily, that the moon is dead"
rs that any reason" she inquired
with a yawn, why we should sit up
with the corpse" Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03
One Man,s Wisdon.

Green-Who was it that said Let
me make the songs of a nation, and
I care not who makes the laws?"
Brown don't know the mans
name, but he was wise guy all right.
Green-Because why?
Brown-Because it is possible to
evade the laws. but one can get away
from the songs, especially when they
become popular.-Chicag News.
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In the Joke orld
The Retort Bitter.

to his one-time customer.
"Howdy'," snapped the later.
You're a stranger. I haven't seen
your face for long time
That's odd. I left most of it on
your razor the last time I was in your
shop."-Catholic Standard and Times.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium, Post and Van Ness.
and 1903 and 1920 Valencia street.
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letters is officially abolished, and k. g.
for kilogramme and m. m. for milli-
meter disappear.
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Answers toQueries

PoKER-c. p. City. In poker If a
card is faced in dealing for the draw,
the player cannot take it.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

MINING LAwS-A Subscriber, Hob
son, New. Any f1rst-class bookseller
can procure for you the mining laws
of the State of Nevada.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

IN HER OWN RIGHT-R. B., Oak
land, Cal. There is not a State in
the Union that has law prohibiting
a woman, married or single. from
holding money in her own right"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

TWENTY Y-THREE-J. p Citv. The
man who introduced Twenty three.
Skidoo' to the people of the United
States was George Cohan, the vaude-
Vile singer.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

TIGHT-ROPE WALKING = subscri-
ber City. Cooke, the tight-rope
walker, walked on tight-rope from
the old Cliff House to the Seal Rocks,
September 81, 1865.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-03

R. BRYANS troubles accumulate When he undertook to
the functions of of for the Democratic
1Fl party appears have reconed without Charles Walsh
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Appelt.s Record.

We have been Informed by a gen.
tleman from the Fork that it is re-
ported "Appelt scratched Tillman.'
1t is false, nor did he scratch any
candidate who was without oppo-
sition. TIL ,eport is on par with
the dirty lie that "Appelt came to
Manning with Potter's raid" and il
would not be surprising to hear that
"Appelt deserted Washington's army
was killed in the Mexican war, was
with John Brown when his body was
hung on a sour apple tree, gave birth
to twins and was finally sent to the
penitentiary for trying to lead
a decent life. Nothing we hear will
surprise US at this time.-Manning
Times.
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+. M. Beckford, of Laconia. \,

F. M. Beckford, Of Laconia. New
Hampshire, was once arguing a case
in the Belknap county court, and he
opened his argument as follows:
Your honor, and gentlemen Of the
jury. This case is one peculiar in
circumstances as we'll as in fact. 1t
came to me as a legacy from my late
brother, Col. T. j. Whippie. who was
engaged IN its preparation at the
time of his death. The county at
tcrney who brought the case into
court has long since gone to his great
reward The justice who held the
original hearing has long since passed
away. Our attorney, Gen. Barnard,
since he became interested in the case
has been called to that land where
litigation is not known. Several of
the leading witnesses, too. are dead"
..All of which, said the court re
minds US Of the uncertainty of hu-
man life. Proceed. or none Of US Will
be able to see the case through
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s FILL REFUSES TO FINE.
I<;sl1 Hilrs Mayor Will Not Punish
s1aall Gamblers While Cotton Fu-
ture AIaliipulators Are Licensed.

Rock Hill, Sept. 3.-1n a former
item in this correspondence Mayor
Roddy's position in regard to gam
bling was stated He holds that cot
ton future dealing as exenlplifed in
the exchanges and bucket shops is on
a Far with crap-shooting AID any
other form of gambling, and that he
cannot consistently fine an offender
in any of the latter class when the
city council licenses bucket shops.
Among the offenders before him
at his weekend Court was one -
Smith, a negro charged with gam
bling. In accordance with his stated
feelings in the matter, Mayor Rodaey
cited the negro to appear before the
CITY council at its regular meeting to-
mig, and be tried by that body. He
released the negro on his own recog-
nizance.
Messrs. D. A. Hurley & Company,
who have been conducting stock ex-
changes in Rock Hill and other towns
for tie past year or two, have sold
out all their intrests to Messrs. Bell
and Fonville, late Of Charlotte, n. c.,
who will continue the business here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurley have moved
back to Charlotte, where Mr.. Hurley
has large interests.
A petition is being circulated in
Rock Hill for signatures to the re-
quest to the city council that they re-
fuse to allow cotton exchanges or
bucket shops to operate<in this city.
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DOWN ON BRYAN.

Southern democrats. hedUeQ bS
Bailey, of Texas, Repudiate Gov
ernment Ownership of Railroads.
New York, Sept. 6.-Angered with
the stand Mr.. Bryan has taken on the
question of government ownership OF
railroads. Senator Bailey Of Texas,
has withdrawn his acceptance Of the
invitation to take part in the Bryan
reception of Louisville next Wednes-
day. Senator Bailey is expected to
make a statement shortly, giving his
reasons for opposition to Mr.. Bryan's
views on federal ownership. Many
prominent Democratic leaders in. the
South have rebelled at federal owner
ship, and have sent word to National
Committeeman Woodson, Of Ken
tucky, that they will be unable to at
tend the Louisville reception.
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She fxt her eyes on me- I lookt
at her. Then I kist her. This is now
the Roosevelt way.-Wilmington Star.
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*when two strong men come I

*When two strong men come TO
blows, even if they are well matched,
it is not pleasing sight, but if the
man who gets the worst Of it will use
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye, he will
look better and feel better in short
order. Be sure you get DeWitt's.
Good for everything salve is used
for, including piles. Sold by all drug
gists.
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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Acts
ON Natures Plan

*The most successful medicines are
those that aid nature. Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy acts on this plan.
Take it when you have a cold ans it
Will allay the cough, relieve the
lungs, aid expectoration, open the
secretions and aid nature in restor-
ing the system to a healthy condi-
ton. Thousands have testified to its
superior excellence. 1t counteracts
any tendency Of cold to result in
pneumonia. Price % cents. Large
size, so cents. For sale by all drug
gists.
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Well Worth Trying.

*W. H. Brown, the popular pension
attorney, Of Pittsfeld, Vt, says:
''Next to a pension, the best thing to
get is DR.. Kings New Life Pills" He
writes: ''They keep my family in
splendid health Quick cure for
headache, constipation and bilious
ness. 25c. Guaranteed at Sibert's
Drrg Store.