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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

The shock of the explosion broke
probably every window in Homestead
and at Union Hill and was felt ia this
city, where many tall buildings trem-
bled perceptibly. Thousands OF per-
sons were awakened.
Homestead is about four miles west
of Hoboken. 1t is to be the terminai
for the New Jersey end of the tunnei,
which after two years work is now
nearing completion. The workmen
were within a few hundred feet of the
proposed tunnel and where the ex-
plosives were stored. These were con-
tanned in a magazine of galvanized
iron built against a hill. on the op-
posite side of which several men We're
working on the surface. These men
suffered most.
The cause of the accident has not
been determined. without warning the
magazine was torn apart and the earth
violently shaken. Those near at hand
were hurled to the bround. rendered
unconscious and cut and bruised NO
great monetary loss was caused
The shock created tremendous SEN
sation Throughout. New York City. 1t
awakened everybody in the river sec
ton of the West Side and in Riverside
Drive One man was thrown out OF
bed. The shock was distinctly felt on
the lower East Side. and the foreigners,
alarmed, ran into the streets, believing
that their homes were in danger OF col
lapse.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

The opening of the Van Ness Theater
on Monday evening, March IL, with
Henry w. Savage's English Grand Op-
era Company in Puccini's Madame
Butterfly" promises to be a brilliant
amusement and society event.
AS the new playhouse approaches
completion IL is seen that It will be
a worthy home for the leading dra-
matte and musical attractions, for
nothing has been left undone to Sc
cure perfection OF safety and comfort
for the audiences. Exits are numer-
Gus. and the aisles are unusually wide.
The stage is ample enough TO accom-
modate the most elaborate scenic pro-
auctions.
Madame Butterfly" viii be presented
BY a company Of $50 people. Three
complete casts are being sent here by
Manage Savage. The prima dOnnas to
be heard in the title role are Mime. Eliza
6zamosy, Miss Rena Nivienne. Miss
Florence Easton and Miss Estelle
Bloomfield. and the opening cast VIII
Include Nine. Szamosy, Miss Harriet
Behnee and Joseph f. Sheehan. Mr..
Savage's great mezzo-sopranos for the
the Opera at Berlin. and Ethel Houston
from Paris. The three conductors are
walter Rothwell Of Vienna, Alfred
Feith from Berlin and Cornelius DOp-
per from Amsterdam
The reception Of the opera in New
York was sensational. At the Garden
Theater it enjoyed a run of fifty con-
tecutive performances, an unprecedent-
I'd triumph for grand opera 1t broke
ell records in the musical history Of
the world.
One OF the prettiest features OF the
production lies in the wealth Of flowers
used. In the first act Butterhy's little
bamboo cottage is literally embowered
IN dropping wistaris, while all around
grow the most beautiful of flora. In the
second act, when the little geisha wife
prepares for the reception OF her hus-
band, a profusiOn of sweet-scented
blooms are strewn upon the mating
until iris, cherry peach and balsam
petals cover the floor nearly q foot
feep
The advance sale of seats assures a
backed audience at each Of the per-
fOrmances.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

of them will have q final score OF
less than SOC. .0O0 How much they
will go above the halfmillion mark
will not be known until all the returns
by mail are in
Tt was a great fight, and whoever
has won first money has done so
through supreme effort. Whoever has
come out second or third will be de-
serving of congratulation almost equal
to the leader, for never in contest
of this kind have three contestants had
to contend with foes more worthy of
their steel
The third and last period of the con-
test, and the race for the big sweep
stake prizes. will begin tomorrow and
last six weeks. This promises 70 be
the most interesting phase of the en-
tire contest, as $4,000 will be at stake
and more competitors viii be engaged
than in any previous period. While
the result OF the second period IS oelng
worked out. all contestants can proceed
TO get busy in the final heat OF the race
The names of new contestants Will De
announced probably in tomorrows IS
sue of The Call. Nearly all or the
old favorites will also be In the race
The more the merrier.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

her celebrated success, Peter Pan,'' will
be here before many weeks have
passed. ll.Gan Russell, in her new
piece. The Butterfly" is sure to re-
ceive a splendid reception, as the per-
formance is said to be Of exceptional
merit.
Annie Russell, in Wagenhals & KEN
pers elaborate presentation Of "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" will make her
appearance in the near future, as will
also Henrietta Crossman, in her latest
success, The Almighty Dollar"
Blanche Walsh, in the play in which
she has made a hit this season. The
straight Road" viii make this one of a
repertoire to be presented. Her other
plays are The Woman in the Case"
The Kreutzer Sonata" and "Resurrec-
ton"
John Drew, in His House in Order"
and Forbes Robertson and Gertrude
Elliott viii also appear.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
Food POisons
90 Per Cent of All Diseases the Result
of Indieesfed PufrefYiLg Foods

Men Of affairs. women of society and
children with active brains are too
often sedentary in their habits, giving
little time to exercise. To this evil is
added that of high and irregular living
-as g result, the stomach cannot stand
the demands made upon II. The abused
and overtaKed stomach does not prop
erly do the work Of digestion, food
taken IN fermefts and the poison per-
meates the whole system. The body
loses IN weight and becomes a prey for
the attack of whatever disease 1T may
encounter
Did it ever occur 10 you how busy
that stomach OF yours is7 1t only holds
three pints. but in one year you force II
TO take in 2t0o pounds of material. di-
gest Il and prepare II for assimilation
into the blood. No wonder it rebels
steaks and pastry. irritate its juices
with spices and acids, and expect the
stomach to do it's work. IL can't do It,
All over the inner layer of the stom-
ach are glands which secrete the juices
necessary to digestion The entrance of
food into the stomach Is the signal for
these glands to do their work. The
more the food. and the more indigesti-
BILE, the greater the demand upon them
and upon the muscles OF the wall ad-
joining.
game, sweetmeats and appetizers
crammedt into this little four-ounce
mill, and then wonder. II you win, why
you are dizzy or nauseated or consti-
curse your fate that you should be born
so unfortunate. Blame yourself and ap-
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First, get q small package of Stuart's
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to digest 1000 grains OF ordinary food,
so you needn't fear that anything you
eat viii remain In your stomach undi-
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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will fout
the poison because they. remove the
cause-food fermentation. They are
natures own cure for dyspepsia The
host Of troubles dyspepsia IS father of
cannot be numbered for a healthy
stomach is the source OF all health.
Seize your opportunity before worse
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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
NEW VAN NESS THEATER
is NEARING COMPLETION
Management Books Many Attractive
Eastern Productions for the
Coming Season

II is expected that the new Van Ness
fheater, in course OF construction at
the corner Of Van Ness avenue and
Grove street viii be completed by next
tases where . playhouse has been
feady for occupancy and finished in
tvery detail before the time announced
lor the opening performance.
The management has done everything
bossible TO make the theater attrac-
live and has placed large and comfort
tble opera chairs in the building, with
kide sisles between them, leading to
numerous exits.
The booking arrangements for the
(eason show an unusually hne list of
lttractions for the coming season,
which promises TO be the most brilliant
1 San Francisco playhouse has known
Tor years.
Henry ". savage's immense produc-
Ion OF Madame Butterfly" will open
he theater on Monday night, the llth.
Il is announced for three night per-
tormances and Wednesday, matinee.
MADAME Butterfly" is said to be one OF
lhe most brilliant OF operate attrac-
lions and 3. company Of more than $50
Ian appear in the Puccini work.
aaThe opera Will be seen in San Fran
lisco as only stage OF the size OF
lac one at the Van Ness will allow Of
s pIcceHLdllol NO OlIcT lnCdlcT west
if Chicago has a stage Of the dimen-
lions OF the Van Ness.
Following Madame Butterfly" on
lIonday. the 18th. viii be offered the
lotable Liebler & CO. production OF
Mrs. Wiggs OF the Cabbage Patch. -
fith Madge Carr Cooke in her original
lole OF Mrs. Wiggs.
The Augustin DAILY Musical Company,
lirect from Daly's Theater, New York,
BIN follow with elaborate productions
II The Cingalee" and "A Country Girl"
lam Collins. who made quite a hit
lere with The Silver Slipper" is the
thief comedian OF the large company.
special train viii bring the two pro-
luctf0ns and company to this city.
The Klaw g. Erlanger production OF
lousa's new comic opera, The Free
lance" is one OF the attractions booked
lor an early date. Joe Cawthorne is
be star OF the cast, which includes
lmong others Nella Bergen. the we'll
tnoWn singer.
San Franciscans viii certainly be
heased to learn that Maude Adams IN
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
Second Period Of Gold
Contest. Ends With Rush
Struggle for First Honors Is Close, and
the Result Is Still in Doubt

All that can be said at present in re-
that Brother Lewis, president of Sacred
Heart College; Miss Norma Merani OF
Oakland and Mrs j. T. Doherty were
all confident up to the last moment
that the $500 purse was within their
grasp.
Incomplete returns show that Sa-
cred Heart College will have a total
score, in round numbers, of not less
than 555.000. nearly double the amount
of its published score on Saturday
morning. 1t is also practically cer-
tain that Miss Merani and Mrs. Do
herty have practically doubled their
last published scores. and that neither
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

The second period of The Calls gold
prize contest came to an ,end at 10
o'clock last night. but the result is still
in doubt so far as the winning of the
leading prizes is concerned 1t will be
several days before the names of the
prize winners and the number of votes
polled by each can be definitely an
nounced
Never before in the history OF The
Call have so many cash subscriptions
been received in one day as flooded the
circulation department yesterday. The
contest editor was almost buried by the
avalanche of votes and il will take sew
eral days to count all the ballots and
figure out the result
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
NEW YORK IS sYKEN
BY A BIC EXPLOSION
Dynamite Magazine Blows
Up Near Hoboken in
New Jersey
BUILDINGS TREMBLE
Many Worknen Hurt, but
No Serious Damage Re
suits From Accident
BUILDINGS TREMBLE

NEW YORK, March "A dynamite
magazine containing explosives used
in the excavation work for the Penn
sylvania Railroads North River tunnel
at Homestead, n. J., blew up at a late
hour tonight. injuring a score of en-
ployes and shaking buildings for miles
around. Ambulances were sent from
Union Hill and the injured were re-
moved to hospitals.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

TIMERS BACK BRoKEE-A rotten board
used as part Of a scafold was responsible Tor
serious injury to Robert Keating. a timer, Nv
ing at 35 Sanchez street; yesterday, Aeaslns 4
feIl thirty feet from a building on which he was
at work at Hyde street and Golden Gate avenue
and broke his back
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
A Sixty Dollar
PENINSULAR
STEEL RANGE
$3.50
In fact, twenty-seven Of thernI

In fact, twenty-seven OF thenJ
We have twcnty-scven Peninsular
steel ranges that were damaged in
transit The car was not properly
loaded; at any rate, they were bruised
and dented when we opened the car.
These twenty-seven ranges are on
sale at $3.50. They are shown in
our salesrooms and we will show you
every defect before you purchase.
The defects have nothing to do
with their baking qualities or prac-
teal utility, but we cannot afford to
sell them regularly on account of
their appearance.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

If it isn't equal to any forty-doar dresser in the
town we'll take off the seven and half Great, big
French plate mirror serpentine 'front.' polished finish.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
Had RIoht to CHANGE,

A man named Doe applied to the
courts in New York not long ago for
a change of name. 1T is impossible
to carry on a successful business I'M
der that name," he said. Everybody
ooks upon me as joke. The min
ute / meet a man he begins to grin.
so there really are flesh and blood
Does, he says. I had always sup
posed the Doe family existed for judi
cial purposes alone | explain that
according to the directory there are
several of us cor devils pegging along
handicapped by that popular cogno-
men, but the fact Of numbers in no
wise increases his regard for me.
He simply declines to take me seri-
ously; therefore II / expect to keep
out Of the poorhouse shall have to
give up the name of Doe"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
Mrs ]. Morgan.

Health is valuable asset for rich
or poor. Mrs. j. Morgan Of Neosha
Falls, Kan, says she would not take
$500 to 60 back to where she was be-
fore taking Dr.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin. She suffered from chronic indi-
gestion for fifteen years, and last win
ter she thought she would surely die,
but she took this great herb laxative
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and Il you want to try It before buying,
send your address for free sample
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
SCIENCE CROPPING N 0ARx.
In Vain Search for the ImmaterIsI,
Says Writer.

Science stands to-day upon the
brink Of the abyss Of infinity, trying
with net to catch the immaterial.
1t has explored the earth; its tele-
scopes have swept the stupendous
vaults of the heavens; its microscopes
have searched out the innernost re-
cesses Of the minute, and in both d.
rections 1t has been halted by the
same thing7-infinity.
Science, after a century and half
Of scoffing at the immaterial, is now
trying eagerly to grasp 1t. Bafied by
phenomena that 1t has striyen vainly
to explain on material hypothesis 1t is
forced at last to the unwelcome
conclusion that there is something
more than understanding which
all its telescopes and all its micro
scopes are powerless to discover.
Science has not yet seen the imma-
terial, but 1t has at last-and how re-
uctantly-confessed its existence.
Now the advance skirmishers OF
science, cropping blindly in the dark
ness of the unknown, are setting traps
for the immaterial hoping with beat
ing hearts to solve the riddle of life
and death, to prove the immaterial, to
demonstrate its properties and to codi-
fy its laws.
Those who have maintained the
simple faith-the answering faith in
the infallibility of their own ignorance
may now from the heaven-piercing
peak of their simplicity look down up
on the vain struggles of the scientists,
their fantastic efforts to weigh the
soul, their charlatanic assertions that
they can picture it, their plastic cred
ulity to the shams of takers who pre-
tend to re-embody the spirits of the
dead, and all the other grotesque con-
tortions of the wise men who believe
nothing they cannot understand
All this is but striving to attain to
something which the believer has pos
sessed always; it may succeed-who
can tell? But, when the immaterial
shall have been caught in the butter
fly nets of science, when the limitless
fields of infinity shall have been tri-
angulated-then all men will recog-
nize these newest discoveries of sci
ence as an old, old thing which the
world in its childlike simplicity has
called Eternity and God.--Arthur Ben
ington, in Chicago American.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
Dutch Courage.

The phrase Dutch courage which
as the World truly says, was a libel
upon the most redoubtable foes (and
now the truest friends). we ever met
at sea, seems to have originated in q
story that a hogshead Of brandy was
preached before the mast on a Dutch
man-of-war upon going into action
says the London Chronicle. There
were many old expressions which i'm
piled our forefathers' belief In the con
vivial habits of the Dutch. A dutch
bargain" was a bargain made when all
the parties were in liquor, and a
Dutch feast" is explained by Crosse as
one at which the entertainer got drunk
before his guests. Any number of ex
pressions may be assigned to the old
hostility to the Dutch such as Dutch
comfort" or consolation dts a good
job It's no worse); a Dutch defense, "
which in Tom Jones" means a treach-
erous surrender; and, III do, I'm a
Dutchman."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
What's in a Name.

Friend, what's your manner"
queried the farmers wife of the tramp
who had asked for meal.
de name l wuz christened, lady, or
de name / have now?"
Good lands! Have you more than
one name?"
Il have had so many, lady, since me
adventuresome career began dat
can't remember dem all. Let's see,
now, l wuz christened George Red
bingham Smith, an den dey called me
George When / wuz about ten !
got de nickname NV 'Smithy,' Den
one day some guy got fresh an called
me Fatty, an 1t hung to me until
could fight bit. At de age Nv Fl |
wuz addressed as Mr.. Smith by
some, as George by others, an as
'Flathead' by few choice fren's dat
wuz bigger'n me-"
"And what are you called now?"
asked the curious farmers wife.
I'm jest comm ter dat, lady.
When | reached de tender age NV 81
me cruel an unnatural parents sent
me out inter de cold world alone ter
earn me own Twin, an dat's how |
drifted inter dis bizness. / got SO
thin at first workin' at me trade dat
me name wuz 'Skinney,' but after a
few years dat wuz changed ter Weary
Willie Now de boys calls me
camel"
Camel? What do they call you that
for?"
Il guess, lady, dat it's because | kin
60 so long without water"
And then she whistled for the dog,
and Camel had to get hump on
himself
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
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ne w eekly Journal.

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
United Confederate Veterans
Reunion.

Richmond, Va, May 30th--June Sd.
For the above occasion the Mobile &
Ohio r. R. will have in effect low
round trip rates from all points tickets
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ger Agent, St. louis, Mo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29

During the last seven years the
number Of horses In the country has
increased about 80 per cent, from 15,-
100000 to 2S,OOO,OOO, but value has In
creased about 112 per cent. The aser-
age price on the farm in 1900 is stated
at S44.5O IN 1907 1t Is $94.5O- the
highest price Of which there is any ofii.
ciai record. Instead Of the automobile
putting the horse out Of business we
are further from the horseless age
than ever Automobiles came along
Just in time to prevent horse famine.
They merely change to some extent
his sphere Of influence"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
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Bladder troubles almost always result
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29
AbaIt omenl

Absit omen. May the omen be
away Suppose a Roman sneezed, a
premonition Of sudden death; prompt
~ he murmured absit omen, a prayer
that the omen might pass away from
him. 1t is simple prophylactic
measure Of much the same value as
the crossed fingers or the rap Of the
knuclEles on wood in our present day
avoidance OF the ever menacing hoo
doc, most salutary practices which It
would be q pity to forget.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29

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ID make the artificial teeth The
man that does tho extracting hasn't
CONS n yet but you insisted on hav-
INK II done right away
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29

did you ever hear OF Adams
FAM"
Yes, have, old man. Did you
ever hear o. caves drcpping3"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-29

rWhat aid you think Of that little
Joke Of mine about the Chicago eirl'n
feetg"
rob, lt'n Immense