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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
Outftters Take Building

A % year lease OF the new six story
building owned by the Forrest estate
on the south side of Market street near
~ opposite the junction OF Jones and
AfcAIlister was made yesterday by
Baldwin e. Howell, the lessee being rep
resented by Joseph Cross and Trevor.
sloane & Co.
The lessee is a corporation now en-
gagged in business in San Francisco,
but the agents decline to divulge the
name for the present They announce
however, that the concern is solid one
and has large capital behind il. The
principal stock holders are nonresi-
dents, which is all the more gratifying
because IL confirms the prevailing i'm
preston that outside capital is being
attracted TO San Francisco.
The lessee viii occupy the Forrest
building in its-entirety, and will con-
duct thoroughly up TO date furniture
and Quitting establishment.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
Good Sales During Week

Sol Getz & Sons report that they
have made several sales during the
week and that there is every indica-
ton of a revival of the real estate
market. The following sales are re-
ported:
Lot 50x100 north line X street. 1915 feet west
Twenty-sixth avenue. TO Elsie j. Lehritter-
Lot 25xI20 west line Ninth avenue, 100 feet
south J street, in the Sunset district. with Inn
pr0Fements, to Hillel J. Abraham; s., 800
Lot 81 :6x120 east line Seventeenth avenue. lio
feet south street. Sunset. with Improvements,
10 Morris Rosenthal; $1,000.
Lot 50xl07:e southeast corner Forty-eighth
avenue and 2 street, Oeeanside, J. A Hammer
smith and II. V. Ramsdell.
Lot 25xI20 with improvements. east line Ninth
avenue, 10 feet north J street, Sunset, TO A. W.
Brown; s.. COO
Lot 25xi20 west line Ninth avenue, 800 feet
north n street. Alexander Neilis.
Lot 25xi20 east line Seventeenth avenue, 2Ss
feet north 8 street Thomas F. Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19

James McGiyney, master plumber and one o
the old time political leaders in this city, Il
dead His funeral will be held Monday morning
from st. Aary's church at O'Clock McGivne,
was sc years old, a native of ireland. and hat
no family
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
Time and Money Saved

BY insurng real estate titles in the Standard
Title Insurance Company No delays. Mills
building. ground floor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
New Line to Help Tract

BY the completion OF an entire double
Track line from Ingleside TO the beach
AT the junction of Sloat avenue and
the Great Highway, over twentieth
avenue 10 II street, and also connecting
the line from Twentieth avenue TO the
boulevard. the Parkside Realty COM
panv viii open up for homes the best
section Of territory throughout the sun
set district.
IN order to facilitate travel the com
nanv will install a new service over the
entire line on January !. This new
road will relieve the crowded cars now
operating to the ocean, and the ride
over this line will be one Of the most
picturesque in the city.
The Parkside company also an
nounces that by January l it viii have
completed 10 miles of streets and bou-
levards That the company's efforts
are appreciated by those desiring homes
in one Of the choicest sections Of the
city can be judged from the fact that
sales amounting to $S50,oo0 have been
made and 500 persons have moved
already into this district.
city Engineer Marsden Manson re-
ports that work will be begun by the
citv on the first Of the year and, when
This IS done. 400 blocks in the Sunset
district Will have all the accommoda
tions OF the city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
REAL ESTATE MEN
FOR FAIR VALUES
Practice of Publishing Unrea-
sonable Prices to Boost Mar
ket Is Condemned
Owners Who Are Guided by
Good Judgment Find Sales
Are Easily Made

Real estate men are agitating the
question OF taking concerted action 10
end the practice Of overvaluation.
some months ago Z. L Hoag took the
same position and asserted that sales
had been prevented by agents who, in
order TO boost the market, had pub
lished statements placing values on
their transactions 100 high. He fur
rher. contended that the reason the mar
ket had been inactive FOR some time
was that people refused TO accept just
price for their holdings on account Of
the high valuations made by others
Whatever may be said,' he remarked,
lit is impossible to get two people to-
gether on a bargain, for the reason
that their ideas have been inflated by
what they read and they viii not come
down 70 a common sense basis
Another real estate man took the
same view and said that not only We're
values far tco IA gh in the downtown
district but owners carried them out
10 the further ends Of town.
We had a lady in the Office the other
dsv" he remarked, "who has property
in an outside district and who wants
10 sell. She could find purchasers II
she would be guided by what the prop
erty is actually worth, but on the con-
trary. she holds out for a high sum, and
the result is that the land is liable TO
stay on the market for long time
TT is time that some action should
be taken IN this matter, ana the story
that owners are asking too much for
their land should be dinned into their
ears till it takes effect. All through
the city prices are about 40 per cent
higher than they should be. 1t wfs the
same with rents Til better judgment
was shown, and the result was that
leases were then made rapidly.
Leasing is going on fairly well, and
the new year celebration, which will
be the most enthusiastic ever held IN
the city, viii DO much toward hasten
ing the movement OF stores downtown
AS it is expected that the city will
be fun Of strangers for a day or sc
before the celebration and a day or Sc
afterward. the merchants should dc
well. As the railroad companies intend
10 advertise the celebration Throughout
he state and put in a cheap rate, there
should be a big influx Of people from
The surrounding country. This cele-
bratfon means a great deal to the city
and viii help the real estate movement
as II viii help all other lines Of bust
ness"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
Cuneo Estate Building

Grant avenue. 81 feet south OF Geary
street will have a handsome three
story building added soon TO those al
readv built in this street. It will be
known as the Furriers building and is
being erected by the ]. Cuneo estate
The front will be creamy white terra
Gotta and glass. The building viii be
occupied by Robinson & Suhr- W. ID.
shea is the architect and the lease was
made by A Strassburger. II is loI
10 years al a total rental Of $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
DO Ynn Wand sa.ooF

DO You Want $J.UUf
Read THE CALLS weekly ofer on
page 16-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

A lawyer once asked a man who had
at various times sat on several juries,
- Who Influenced you most-the law
yers, the witnesses, or the judge7' He
expected to get some useful and inter
esting information from so inexperi
enced iuryman. This was the man s
reply: 81 tell yer, sir. 'ow l makes
up my mind m plain man, and a
reasonin man and I amt influenced by
anything the lawyers say, nor by what
the witnesses say, no, nor by what the
Judge says just looks at the man
in the docks and I says, Il he amt
done nothing, why's he there?' And I
brings 'em all in guilty"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

/ Ripley Hitchcock, the brilliant editor
and critic, said Of literary popularity
at dinner in Philadelphia
''To win popularity it is only neces-
sary to write with sincerity on a TAX.
ing subject To hit on the taking sub,
iect. though-that is the difficulty Mr.
Upton Sinclair hit on it in THE Jun.
gle. but that shot was accidental.
mere luck; for. as Mr. Sinclair says
himself, he aimed at the public s heart
in THE Jungle and his bullseye in
the public s stomach was mistake.
"Taking subjects are abundant, but
they are very hard to hit on. The
writer in search of them resembles, in
deed, the lady with the moths.
"There was, You know, suburban
lady whose house, one summer, was
quite overrun with moths. A tramp
told her that, in return for square
meal, he would give her an infallible
moth cure. She set a square meal be
fore the tramp, he devoured it, then
he said:
q All We need to do, ma am. is to
hang yer moth-flled clothes and ear
pets and things on line and beat 'em
with stick. Goodbye to yer moths
then
Z" VIII that kill themP' asked the
lady.
Z Yes, if ye hit 'em,' said the
tramp. +"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

The Rev. c. W. Gordon of Winni-
peg-he is better known as Ralph Com
nor, the brilliant novelist-startled his
brother clergymen at a recent conven-
ton at the Hotel Astor in New York
by advocating the saving of souls
fright off the bat He said that
souls worked upon slowly were apt "to
go bad on one S hands. -
Afterward Mr.. Gordon compared the
honest and sincere ways of the frontier
with the false and venomous ways of
certain circles of society. He illsmin-
ated the comparison with dialogue.
CT overheard this dialogue, he said,
at reception that I once attended in
Washington The speakers were two
grande dames-T believe that isl the
word-two powerful social leaders, one
from Philadelphia, the other from New
York
:" Well, said the first grande dame,
IT must be off. we got to go and see
my mother.
"The second put up her lorgnette
and drawled.
'Really-ah-you don t mean to
say you've got mother living?'
THE first grande dame laughed-a
high, thin laugh. with something bit
ing like acid, in it.
ooh, yes, she said; my mother is
still alive-and she doesn' t look day
older than you do, I assure YOU -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02


Whence did you drift my old-new friend,
Ger the unguessed deeps of unknown sea?
Shall l know you till my life shall end,
Or snatch you away me7
Did I know yon a thousand years ago
On this earth of ours, other sphere9
listen to flow
In dreamy, half-forgot yester-year9
As ships that pass in the night did meet,
did clasp hands a golden
Did toll together in noontde's heat
And a twilight rest in the years that gomez
Who knows if lived and moved
Through PARKWAY days in the times of old3
Who knows if tried and proved
friendship the pures gold?
Who knows?-But l feel that forgotten days
OF joy and laughter, grief pain,
Come back meet your gaze,
Like sunt rippes and drifting rain
live them again, true do they seem,
As the half-known memories go;
And You beside dream of a
On a starry night in the Long-ago
e NJ. s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

The baseball evangelist, the eloquent
Bill Sunday, said during the revival
services at Sharon, Pa:
Keep good company. Nothing does
the young more harm than bad society.
Only yesterday farmer told me about
"a youngster of 6 or Z, a little country
weeker, who had as suspicious and mis-
trustful a heart as some old miser or
crook.
"This boy was sent by a charity so
ciety to spend a week at the farmer s.
The farmer set out to meet him, but
was late. He ran into him half way to
the farm, trudging along the white
road, big burlap bag of luggage on
his little bony shoulder.
''The farmer held out his hand for
the burlap bag.
% 'IH carry it, son, he said. 1T S
too heavy for you.
eco ONT said the little boy fierce
ly. Clear out, now, or III call a
cop.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02
Stories by Well Known People

work are really due to something else
Ito bad hours, to dissipation.
81 always liked to hear the story nv
father used to tell of big, rosy coun-
try preacher who said, one Sunday
morning in June:
/" Ny friends, I am all run down
from the winter s work, and the colIec-
tion today viii be devoted to my
travelling expenses, as I am going to
the shore for my health. The more
you give me the longer l can stay
away
"The preacher S look was rather
confused when he announced after
wards to the people that the collection
had been the largest in the history OF
the church. =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

In New York s Mexican colony they
were praising at a recent dinner, Pedro
Alvarado, of Parral, who had just Civ
en- 100000 to the poor.
He was poor himself - said a
broker. 'fThat is why he is now kind
to the poor. A splendid fellow. When
ever | go back to Mexico l look him
up.
"Alvarado likes to tell the quaint
experience of his days of poverty.
"In Mexico City he once said to me-:
- You see that bakery7 Well, as
] looked for work one morning early, I
saw tramp on hands and knees at the
grating above the ovens.
ga policeman appeared. He tap
ped with his stick the seat of the
tramp's trousers.
g Here, you, move on he said
sternly.
g That's inhuman, mister whined
the tramp. i m just inhaling my
breakfast. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

The late Admiral Baleh, said a
Raleigh man, used often to complain
of the increasing cost of national
ornaments.
"The ornaments, he would say, con-
tinually cried out for money, money,
nothing but money. They were like the
shopkeeper's son.
= When did James last write to us7'
the shopkeeper asked his wife one day.
& Look in the cash book, the wife
replied. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

s.SIeep well. eat wen. work well and
put by for a rainy day-those are the
rules to keep if one wants to become
an expert golfer. -
The speaker was John D. Roekefel-
Ter. He made fair drive and resumed:
land to become good reporter you
must be persistent. But L don't need
to tell Won that, young man.
"With persistence anything can be
accomplished A peddler entered
business man s office the other day.
q j am Introducing he began,
patent electric hairbrush-'
;. What do l want with hair
brush?' growIed the business man.
can t you see I'm balda'
- Your lady, perhaps
- Bald, too, except when she 8
dressed up.
- Yes, sir. But you may have at
home little child
- We have. It's one month old,
and quite bald
q of course, at that age said the
peddler. But, he persisted, maybe
you keep dog7'
q We do said the business man.
"A hairless Chinese dog.
: 'sThe peddler Owed into another
pocket.
- Allow me, he said, to show you
the latest thing in fypaper. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

Joseph Letter, at Washington din
ner party few days before his mar
riage, said he agreed with John d..
Rockefeller and Russell Sage that
young men with their way to make in
the world should not take vacations.
"a vacation doesn + strengthen the
average man. said Mr.. Letter. ode
ranging all his regular habits, it
weakens him. He plays too hard on
his vacation. He comes back home thin
and pale and tired.
But good, hard, regular work, with
the temperate habits it necessitates, is
good for young man s health. Near.
ly all the breakdowns laid to hard
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

Charles NJ Schwab, at the reception
that he gave to the American boiler.
makers during their convention in De,
troit, said that among his many mil
lionaire friends all were honest, and
that he did not know of a single
American millionaire who had made
his money dishonesty.
'But the millionaire looms big, !"
said Mr.. Schwab, "and everybody
wants to find fault with him. We are
as anxious to find flaws in our mil
lionaires as old Bill Lush of Loretto
was to find special occasions.
= Yes, sir, said Bill one night, Il
faithfully promised my wife thirty
seven years ago never to take more
than three drinks except on special oc-
casions. Friday was my birthday, Sat
urday was Decoration day, Sunday my
brother-in-Iaw concluded a visit to us,
Monday we had fine weather after a
long wet spell, tomorrow my oldest
girls new Directory dress comes home;
only today, durn it, / cant think of
anything special. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

A Chicago woman, standing, on the
Hamburg American lines pier with
four trunkfuls of French gowns, told a
reporter story about the late NJ. Pa
quin-
"A New York lady, she said,
"once ventured to demonstrate with
Paquin because he had charged her
500 for ball dress.
% The material, she said, could be
bought for 800, and surely the work
would be well paid with $50 more.
Madame said Paquin, with his
grandest air, go to your American
painter, Sargent, in his little lite
street studio, and say to him, d" Here
is yard of canvas, value 80 cents,
and here are colors, value 81. Paint
me picture with these eo1ors on this
canvas, and / viii pay you $l.75.
What viii the painter say2 He will
say, " Madame, those are no terms for
an artist l say more. | say, if you
think my terms too high, pay me moth
ing and keep the robe. art does not
descend To the littleness of haggling. -
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Handsome PortierS.

later, couldn't be any prettier, either. No
others Will give half the satisfac ton, half
the wear that our portieres will, and we
are asking less for them than you will find
them elsewhere.
The newest effects in plain colors and
beautiful color combinations. We have
the very styles you will like, from pretty
and neat ones to the more elaborate. You
really must see these portieres to fully APP
preciate their worth 225. g. 45O and 90
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
These Bed Quilts will be the
Talk of the Town

Juso them and you will understand why. The val
simply astonishing you will find, if you take
the trouble TO investigate what other stores offer at the
same price.
All new patterns, just received. Honeycomb Quilts,
Marsiees Quilts, hemmed, frnged and some with cut
corners for brass and iron beds
If you need a quilt ls the time to buy it.
White quilts very heavy, neat designs full size 70
White quilts, extra size 9S cents.
Beautiful white Quilts II in variety of patterns
easily worth so, special at 1 10
Marsees quilts In many pretty new patterns, extra
size and heavy and durable retail everywhere for
25, special LIS
Marsees quilts in satin effects, really handsome de-
signs, full - 2 so to $50
Fringed quilts with for iron brass beds
25 to / IS
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Observation-Disclosures

If you prefer making your curtains, you
couldn't find prettier orbetter material than
this scrim and swiss
Scrlm, three pieces worth Sc the yard for &c
the yerd 10 cents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Beautiful new curtains for
every Room in the House

goodly sight this fall display of lace curtains. VAL
never better or beautiful patterns shown in
larger variety Large assortmen of Nottingham, Irish
point Brussels Net, Imitation Cuny, Swiss, white
and Arabian.
Be wise and buy early; get your choice of patterns
Nottingham lace curtains many patterns suitable for
bedrooms, pair As cents.
Notng CHA m lace curtains three yards long, neat pat
terms, pair 75c.
Nottingham Lace curtains three and half yards long
extra wide and very durable 1. to l 25 cents.
Irish point brussels net imitation Cluny elegant and
durable, the largest and most complete line have
shown to 800
Swiss Curtains, dainty and sheer, made with lawL
rules, suitable for bed rooms etc As cents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
A Bargain in Soft,
Downy Comforts

Better buy several the price is nearly half.
Real "Comforts" in every sense of the
word large, light in weight, warm as toast
and withal good to look upon. Made of ex
cellent quality slkaline in light blue and
pink worth every cent Of l 25 for IS cts.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23

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mgsI %m an ~ sd pe gd
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Table Linen Values Hard to
Beat

We think so and you will too, when you set about
comparing quality and prices We particularly
proud of showing of table linen this and
anxious to show the good values to Look at this
Table Damask sells everywhere for 35 cents the yard
a pieces only) for 25 cents.
Table Damask 72 inches wide, good value at so cents
Table Damak variety of charming patterns, excep
tionally good vrlues SOC TO so
Turkey Red Table damask, guaranteed not to fade
25c 35c and so cents.
Frnged Doies, pretty patterns sc, SC and 10 cents.
Large dinner Napkins to match cloth to g. dozen
Frnged Linen Mats for the table Sc SC and 10 cents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Window Shades

We make speciality of window shades
and sell only the best grades.
No haphazard goods in our line, no
crinklng and cracking no running up and
down by fits and starts.
We use only dependable materials on
good. strong, smoothly running rollers.
All colors and styles, to fit any window
25c to so cents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Beautiful Rugs

Smyrna Rugs, in rich oriental designs, a
large assortment just received. Get one
for the parlor, Dlningroom--. get it for any
room you wish, only be sure you get one of,
these rs rugs for 1.25
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Now for the Towels

They are here too, dozens upon dozens,
all kinds at all prices. little prices for big
values. Fringed or hemmed towels cts
Large Huck towels, neatly hemstitched 1Oc
Turkish Bath towels 10 cents
Linen Huck Towels Is to 20 cents.
Heavy linen damask towels, fringed or
hemstitched 20c and 25 cents.
Durable wash Cloths and cents
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
A New Tapestry Table
cover will brighten up
things Wonderfully

Needn't go far to. find out where the best
can be had for the least money. A large
line of very pretty tapestry covers, all new
patterns. all sizes and colors. 25 so, 1. and 2
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-09-23
Good bed Linen values

Depend upon us to find good bed linen
values, we are there with the goods every
time. Hardly pays to make bed linens
nowadays when we provide them ready
made at such insignificant prices.
Large Sheets neatly hemmed, good quail
ity muslin so cents.
Large sheets of extra heavy muslin 70 cts
Pillow tubing extra heavy, As inches wide,
the pard 20 cents.
Large size pillow cases II cents
1O.4 Sheeting, evcelent value, at 25c y.rd.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-28
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

RENO, May 25.-Coroner Bell Sat
urday afternoon held an inquest over
the remains Of the late Angelo Greg
DRY Satero, who was shot Thursday,
and the jury returned a verdict that
he came to his death by gunshot
wounds inflicted by Stanley Peak.
without cause Coroner Peek has IS
without cause. Coroner Bell has is
sued a complaint charging Peek with
murder.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-28

There is more eatarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and, until the
last few years was supposed to
be incurahle. For a great many years
doctors pronounced It a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatments, pronounced it incurable.
Practice has proved eatarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Hall
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by II. j.
Cheney & Company, Toledo, ONO, S
the only Institutional remedy on the
market. it is takel internally in
doses OF from ten drops to a teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood and
the mucus surfaces of the systems.
They offer one hundred dollars tor any
case it fails to cure. Send for err
culars and testimonials Address
+. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-28

It's a long road that has no turning,
but you can always climb the fence.