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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
ATTRACTIVE HO3fE- Price 81 zoo
MARINE VIEW

ATTRACTIVE HONE Price Sl.2U0-
MARINE VIEW.
This dwelling was built By the seller. a
prominent Attorney. Tor his own home. and he
IS asking price greatly below value; iot IS
30x106, which allows interior arrangement
that Is spacious and unusual: the drst
floor Is a large living hail. recept-c= zo5z-
dining room. culinary aDpurtenances and
kitchen: second Eoor has chambers and
bath. many hrilt- IN effects. such seats
bookcases. open f-spiaees. etc., mortgage ee
$500 can remain situated On the suI1y side
OF the street the house iiaS been planned
80 era-r -rsn-o l. noosfed with sfrs- Key ~
Office of Z y FRITZ. l401 Masonic av..
which Is near above described dwelling Take
HAYES and Masonic
SIT .5oo-3 dats Of rooms each- Jackson ST. not
Ear from Preside reats $40 per month:
same tenants aad same rent as before the ire.
fcn1uts anxi0rs 70 reIn1ir and would pay more
rent EDWARDS SILVER < CLOVER. Inc.
% fsea-xs sr. phone kearuy 141l-
So 5oo-Easy terms two modern fats. . and
rooms on 30 r. lor n- FULTON and Willard
S<<.. 4 substantial bargain CHANDLER X
B0URN. 30 Russ b3lS-. Montgomery St
ROTHERMEL & CO. .s7 Rsss hai.dsns. have
some good bargains IN city property; also
honses and lots in Berkeley. Oakland and 1la-
media: get our new desc-t7tive catalogue
SHINfsLED cottage. bafn. patent toilet: rs
Arera av.. Rrs tract Address OWNER
room L. 456 Sth ST.. Oakia1d-
h JORDAN Co., Go Market 81
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si25.000 and $50. 600. or in sums to suit at
current rates of interest.
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WE HAVE MONEY TO LOAN AT PER CENT
INTEREST On SAN FRANCISCO REAL ES-
TATE SEVERAL LONG TERN LOANS AT
PER CENT. CONSULT Us.
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81 OOo-1L cash. rcom house: modern; near
9th and Church. big lot. CHANDLER &
BOCRS 24e Russ bdg.. Montgomery ST
d F. SUPPLE a Co D. F. SUPPLE 4 co.
zoo California ST Phone Temp 4lS0.
so sOO-S350 per month rent; s.. Oo0 cash de-
posfr on 10 year lease; story brick
building near Washington and Dupont
the center q Chinatown: one Of the Op-
rss-funities Of the year
sie OCo-Baker ST close TO Park panhandle, ;
modern fats of 7-7-s rooms; strictly high
class property and cannot be duplicated:
Mortgage Of s. 600 can remain
SO 0Oo-Ierssadero ST. business property "a
ererv sense q the word; fats and
store monthly rents 500: here is posi-
i've future for increase IA value and at
All times : good revenue = derived; TO
see this property IS 10 buy IT,
- 000-ror Oats 6-5-3 rooms; close TO Geary
and Fillmore. mortgage s.. 900 can re-
main. Income $40.
S. aE0-afss sonic svenue fats 0f z-5 rooms;
rents S55 per month: excellent location;
mortgage s. 500 remain
- S00-Tor coy little cottage Of 1 rooms.
bata and lovely garden; 9th
Clement St; mortgage Of s.. 100 can re-
main.
g 5oo-WcH built home u : rooms in excel
lent condition: Vallejo II near Prank
In. large lot. 55x1oo; this Is hard 10
.. ?. SUPPLE 4 co. $40 California St
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HEALY & GILLESPIE,
Real Estate and Rental Agents,
244 Church 81. neAr Market.
S35 O0O-Corner. rent $3.50 moRtl big lot. ,
stores and 6 fats IN good condition.
SIS c00-2 fats. and rms and bath; rent
So mouth. on Sacramento st.
s13 0o0-3 fats; rent $40 mouth; 6-6-b rooms
and baths, in good condition; located on
Church and Market sts-
SO OOo-House Of 10 rooms and bath: very
modern and in the best portion Of city;
nesr Duboce square; offer wanted.
81. .OOo-3 modern fats Of 8. and Q rooms;
rent $40 month. rents low: located near
Church and Market sts-
81 500 modern fats. and rooms and
bath: big lot; rent So month; location
s1I 500 nice fats Of rooms each. renting
for $40 & month: big lot: mortgage
81 coo: near 9Th and Clemenfina sts-
ssJOO-House OF 5 rooms in good condition;
McAllister near Stanyan.
SO O0O-4 fats on Post 81 nr. Baker: lot 81 :6x
1876: rent $50 month; snap
s. 800 fats I and : rooms and bath: on
$780, nice fats Of and rooms and bath;
rent 500 month: lot 2jxIOT; on Page ST.
near Devissdero.
SIG 500-3 modern fats Church St near Mar
ket: rents $50 month. iot pixies: very
modern: you pgt store IN high base
ment which would rent for 500 month
this IS gilt edge Investment
81 .O00-Corner with nice cottage. could easily
be raised and store put On corner: 18th
and Eureka
S25 00o-Business property Market ST near
Church 81; lot 50xI0o: rent 500 month
must be sold
So O00-Lot 25x75 on Clara st. backing To
Harrison ST bet. 4fh and 9th sts
HEsLY & GILLESPIE.
pa Church 81. near Market
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BARGAIN on VALENCIA ST
s2s 00e-Rent $3.50 month: almost new build
ing OF u fats; all separate entrances:
electric lights; built by days work and
large lot; low rents: terms TO suit.
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WARM BELT OF MISSION

So 100-RENT s32. so A MONTH
This buys nats in Western Addition; a
cash If desired
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CHARLES ROTHSCHILD,
REAL ESTATE.
ROOM 3n4 CHRONICLE BUILDING.


CHARLES RoTHsCHnD.
ROOM 304 CHRONICLE BUILDING.
PHONE DOUGLAS 256.
81 250-A new bungalow, in best part
Of Richmond district; built by owner
for home not 10 sell; leaving San
Francisco and would sell: take it quick.
s. 500 modern flats. Sacramento 81. near
Preside so av, and ., rooms scn @ and bath: tn
s. 800 brand new fats on northeast cor
ner in Richmond district. close in; and
rooms and bath; srents $50: mortgage
$500 remain: you want these
SO J00-3 modern fats. Goth St near Folsom,
rents $a5; mortgage $500 can remain;
y0a can't beat this.
So sos almost new fats; 6-7-7 rooms and
bath: nesr Fillmore and Page sts.; rent
ed too low az $40 monthly; must be
sold: get busy here
SO 500-A swen northeast corner. one block
from Van Ness av; small fats; ss,c the the
month; mortgage 5000 can remain
Do you want to borrow or lend money on
San Francisco real estate-large or small
amounts. II 50. see ne; ;.
for you II you have % per cent Of cost Of
building. regardless Of present mortgage.
BEHLow & LUCAS.
REAL ESTATE. LEASING AND INSURANCE,
FOR SALE:
So, ,50o-Jackson ST corner; 40 feet frontage;
fats and apartments. in the fashionable
section: rent S345 per month
SO. OoO-Larkin st. corner near Golden Gate av- I:
sc feet frontage
$2o, ,000-I-ot down town. perfect view OF the
bay and city, splendid apartment house
SI7 .50o-iith ST corner near Market; 8 'front.'
ages containing 2T5 feet
S17 500-Fulton ST dats: rent $3.50: double
frontage. = blocks from Fillmore st.
SIC. co. buchanan ST corner; 40x100; old
buildings: rent $l2J.
5000 fats uear 22d and Valencia; big lot;
st25o2s fats; best part Of the Mission; rent
$500 small fats; Geary st. near Baker;
lot 27.6x137.6; rent $50: very cheap
8. .0o0-Ict 25xIe0. Valencia ST. near 18TH
Sz-0f-ectii ST Castro 90 It lot. half
Improved; rent $40
So 1op-2 small fats 1fh and Harrison
sts.. rent $40; mortgage s1.5o0; very
cheap
IOTS-s375: $50 down and $40 a month";
lets are 26x1<4: level and ready for build
ing. 2Sth and Douglass sts-
Statesmen on the grounds today.
VA. E. D0UD & CO.. 1870 Suffer ST
IF you want 10 sell quickly your lots, homes
and fats in tic Western addition Sunset and
Richmond districts. notify IlPMAN &
'dIRSCHLER 1880 Suffer St, as they ad-
money 70 BUYERS
FOR sale2 or would exchange for San Francisco
Isoase of apartments: value s13.0o9 rents
STA Per m0nth- every apartment rented
EDWARDS. SILVER CLOVER, Inc, 50
Gesry St; paone kearny It'll
ssO0-s5o down and $40 no.: few elegant
several sold last week. CHANDLER &
T<nI-RN 1910 Mission ST
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BURNHAM & MARSH CO..
Sc Kearny st.
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ELEGANT FLATS.
SIS 000-Rent $iS3 month; on McAllister
ST.; 6-6-I rooms and bath; sunny side Of
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RICHMOND HOME.
s .O0O-New modern home OF rooms and bath 4;
lot 25KI20; property in excellent condi-
ton and handy 70 the cars
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tHEAP LOI
ST. -Natoma st.snear 9th.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

when she has departed for that beautiful
Kingdom about which she is always talk
ing and singing 50 she posed Aunt
Mary on the porch for the first itinerant
photographer that happened that way
Everything was ready. and the artist
was about 20 press the bulb when Aunt
Mary cried out
oh. Mss SaIIi5. Miss Sallie. please ask
him toe wait jes a mint 'twell 1 go in
an git q leetle of that 'fumery toe sprin-
kIe on me. 'kase I wants toe look jes' Is
fne es pos 'ible.
John 3 Jackson. The American Minis
ter 70 Persia, who is due here the latter
part Of this week. having sailed from
Hamburg on the Amerika last Thursday
VIII have an interesting story TO tel Of
the events that have taken place in that
land Of romance and poetry in the last
few months, and this government viii he
advised whether the riots there are caused
by deep-seated discomfort with the gov
ernment. such as is responsible for the
revolution in Turkey. or, as the British
Minister in this country insists. are due
merely 10 superficial and transitory
causes. Whatever the reason for the dis
turbances. their existence has created a
widespread interest in country with
wonderful history and a wonderful Htera-
LHLEs WHICH mas LEGt4Atl Allllt dNltl4tAltA
in modern times. save from a few col
IectorS and students Of Oriental lore. The
occasional visits Of the late Shah to EU-
rope. accompanied by a cabinet his
narem. and scores Of attendants, his
bizarre actions In the great capitals. and
his colossal appetite for mechanical toys
and devices Of all sorts. awakened a Ian
guild interest. especially when he lost one
Of the ladies of his harem while en- route
and kept the telegraph wires busy and
sent messages all over Europe In his ef-
forts to fnF her, but no one took him
or the kingdom he governed quite seri-
ously- To the ordinary reader it was an
opera bouffe kingdom. and he was an
opera bOuffe ruler. But the present con-
ditions there. analogous in many ways TO
those in Turkey give TO think as the
French say. and Mr.. Jackson's story is
awaited with interest
Mr. Jackson has been IN the Orient for
the last six years, and he entered the
diplomatic service some eighteen years
ago; but he was destined for the navy,
and graduated from the Naval Academy
and received his commission as ensign
before he resigned 10 take up the study
OF the law. which. he decided, would be
more congenial to him than q military
career. Upon relinquishing lis comnlis-
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sion. he did study law. and was admitted
to the New York bar in 1SSe. but the year
following. he accef ted the position Of
secretary Of the American Legation IN
Berlin. and retained this post when the
legation was raised 10 an embassy In lSs0-
Subsequently he was made Minister 70
Chile. The President. however. decided
he would be more useful elsewhere. 50.
before even starting for this post. he was
appointed Minister 20 Greece. Roumania,
and Servia- and since then his services
have been almost entirely confined 10
that part OF the world AR Jackson has
been in Teheran just a year and since he
first appeared there the country has been
in a state of unrest. but he has not treat
ed this disturbance too seriously in his
dispatches, and his return home was not
dictated for the purpose Of reporting and
receiving instructions. il is merely the
time when he usually takes his annual
vacation. He viii. however. according TO
the invariabie custom Of returning minis
rers. put himself Immediately in touch
with the Department Of state, and thus
the Secretary viii receive at first hand
an account Of the Persian difficulties
1T IS ike Quesada to decline the can
didacy for President OF Cuba said one
Of his American friends at the almost
the offer is made TO him by both the Con-
servatives and Liberals. for he is not A
party man. and never has been He is,
first Of all and above al. a patriot. and
TO his efforts. more than to those Of any
other one man, Cuba owes her freedom
from the yoke Of Spain Those Of US who
remember him when. as a lad still in col
Iege. he began his propaganda for his
suffering country. then as an enthusiastic
young man working always for Cuba s
liberty and so on until his object was
accomplished. appreciate the position he
takes The Presidency at the hands OF
q party does not appeal 10 him. for he
has not worked for personal aggrandize-
ment. and his only ambition. now that
his country Is free. IS that Il shall be
united How difficult It viii be 70 bring
all the warring elements in the Pearl Of
the Antilles in accord no one can appre-
ciate more fully than does this loyal son
Of hers; but he has already accomplished
such great things that he Goes not r.
gard this as impossible. Moreover, he is
not made of the stuff that easily Yields,
and it viii be long before he accepts the
opinion. held by many. Of his compatriots.
that the only safe place for Cuba is in the
fold of Uncle sam
That Ar. QuesaGa has earned the right
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
A. S. CaywoOd. 93s 9th St. N. w. Tel. MILO

70 the Presidency Of Cuba every ore wh0
knows anything Of his life story viii a5-
nit His native country owes him her
gratitude leJ il take whatever form Il
VIII. but the success OF his work in her
behalf. her freedom. will ever remain his
best reward When II is remembered that
Mr. QuesaGl is barely forty years old
IL iS hard 70 realize. even though We take
into account the early maturity Of South
ern youths. that he has accomplished 50
much, but he began his strenuous career
when most boys are not yet out OF the
preparatory schools At twenty he was
an alumnus Of the College of the City
Of New York, and Ions before he received
his degree he had welded his pen AID
lifted his voice for Cuba free As Cuba's
first Minister 10 this country ne has been
most acceptable. and wherever he goes.
he makes new friends for his country.
which IS more or less misunderstood Whe7-
ever AnglO-SaX9n traditions prevail M
Quesada is now in Europe. ostensiblv
travelling Tor pleasure. but x is sefe to
say that whoever ne meets VIII be wiser
regarding the present condition and the.
aims of that beautiful island for which
he has suffered and for which he hopes
so much.
Apropos of America first" q story
was tofd- at gathering Of foreign and
American diplomats under the same hos
pitabie roof at Prides Crossing not long
ago which may be Old. but whether old
or new. II IS worth repeating. An Amer
lean plutoCrat. who had sh0veled his
wealth out Of the dirt. decided that he
would go abroad and tel the people OF
the old country what a grand place this
new country was. So ne went. and from
the ti1.e he embarked at New York until
he turned up in Rome he went about pro
claiming that America was a fine coun-
Try The constant repetition Of this state
meut 50 wore upon the nerves Of the
friends he mad acquired that they deter
mined to give him a less0u-such a les
son as would cause him to cease forever
more from singing the praises OF his Ga-
tive land into Unsynpathetic ears After
plying him with many whiskies and soda,
the conspirators took him 10 the cata-
combs. and there. when ne had sunk into
a state OF lethargy. laid him out in state
on a catafalgue to recover Wien he
finally came TO- he looked about and rec
ognized his surroundings He sat straight
up on his bier. and throwing his nat into
the airs cried ont Three cheers for resur-
rection day. And America Is the first to
rise.
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ic ticket 1ir- Bangs is a convincing
speaker IT. that he feels and IS guided by
the temper OF his audience. and he never
gets far out Of sympathy with them. A
campaign speech may be a wonderful
oratorica- effort. il may be logical. un-
auSwerabIe. but il il does not appeal TO
the listeners IL is worthless as q cam
0aign effort Now. the capacity TO follow
the inclination Of an audience. to pat
oneself in sympathy with their attitude
and 10 convince them that they have al
ways thought or question just as YOU
put it. Is what makes a spelloinder, and
TO this brotherhood Mr. Bangs VIII surely
come TO belong Il he keeps up his speech
making as he has begun it.
Another literary celebrity who finds
her Inspiration in the pine Tree State is
Kate Douglass Wiggin. or Mrs George
c. Rigss. as she is known in private life
Mrs. Riggs has a charming home at HOl-
lis. where she has made herself quite in
dispensable 10 she town folk by her ac-
tive participation in social and public af-
fairs Meantime she is absorbing local
color. and some of her stories-stories
which have not vet found their way into
books-give a rare insight into provincial
New England character Some tine ago
Mrs. RiEgs drove far into the country on
a voyage Of discovery. and during her
travels she was the guest Of an old farm
er and his wife in the house they had
lived in since their marriage, a half cen
tury back. who had seen better days. a
fact that the wife dwelt upon. bemoan-
ing that she could not entertain her visi-
tor in a more worthy style.
Seems Ike" she whi1ed. 'ez tho we
haiu-t got nuthin- left They amt chiny
'nuff ter set the table; they amt cheers
'nuff ter set raOund it. Why. ef they was
ter be a funeral they wudn't be cheers
nun fer the mourners ter set in. and I
amt got 2 best cap ter be buried in.
though they was a time when 1 had a
best cap an a second best, an a third
best
Why IN thunder didn't yer die when
yer did hav' a best cap then2'' roared the
venerable husband. irritated beyond con-
troll al the lugubriOus grumbling
Aunt Mary. who has been with her
young mis'tess for the last forty years.
is getting very feeble. and the young
mis'tess. whose sixtieth birthday has
come and gone. decided that she wanted
10 get a good picture Of Aunt Mary that
would remind her Of that faithful scuI
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

forward from year to year with keen an
ticipation 10 these entertainments. and
they are never isappointed; indeed. they
are so wei pleased that in response 10
their vigorous applause. the chief actors
must do uumbeTIess stunts before they
are allowed 10 retire
At tEe first entertainment this year 1Ir.
Dole was placed at the beginning Of the
programme. and while he was still read
ing the lights went OuL At the second
AIr- Bangs opened the entertainmenr, and
IN & most happy and humorous speech he
announced that at his own request he
had been allowed TO begin the perform
ance. as at a previous affair when he and
lIr Dole both appeared the former pre-
ceded him and talked so long that the
LIGHTS went out But now. since he had
the advantage he should retaiiate. and
he first proposed TO talk until the agdi-
euCe was tired out. when ne would stop
long enough for the solo named on the
programme TO be sung. and he should
then continue and talk until he was tired
out This statement ticSied the audience
immensely and it looked at one time as
though his threat might be carried out.
for the enthusiastic people would not let
him 90 But they were equally enthUsi-
astic when Mr.. Dole retaliated by reading
n poem. aprCpOs OF a newspaper SqUib. TO
the effect that John Kendrick Bangs had
bought a farm on the coast Of Maine and
proposed TO turn farmer on John Ken
dricb's farming. Now. as Mr.. Bangs
cottage is built on rocks surrounded by
rocks. with the Atlantic Ocean for front
yard. it IS not difficult 10 imagine what
an excellent parody could be made out OF
Mr. Bangs farming. and Mr. Dole eX-
plotted the opportunity TO the utmost.
Speaking of Mr.. Bangs. it viii be re-
membered that he started out on his ca
reer as good Democrat and, as the can
didate Of the Democratic party, ran and
was defeated for the mayOrship OF Yonk-
ers way back in the early SOS. But too
much Organism has brought him. ike so
many Of his ilk. to- different way Of
thinking. and this summer Mr.. Bangs is
making campaign speeches for the Re
publican party in Maine, and making, ef-
fective speeches at that. for the man ne
is talking 10 IS the man who Is a Demo
crat because ne has always been a Demo-
crat and because his father was a Demo
crat before him. who does not ike Bry-
an. who does not believe in preselt-day
Democracy. but who, whether he thinks
it is good OF bad. viii vote the Democrat
The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

II has q charm Of its own. and the old
village Of York. which adjoins 1t. is quite
as interesting and quaint IN its way as
that part Of Virginia from which the
Pages haiL II was a part Of the grant
made to Fernando G0rges and was found
ed in 1913. The jail. built in the early
days Of its history, which looks more
like a comfortable old farmhouse than Il
does ike a prison. is still standing a link
between the past and the present, and
the venerable elms arching over the VII
lage streets and the mOSs-C0vered roofs
Of the ancient houses bespeak We olden
time when witchcraft was still believed
IN and the independent PUritans bent
their unwilling heads under the yoke OF
the SJuarts- In this town Of the long
ago. which has been invaded by modern
fashioEables, whose automobile horns
echo around the countryside as did those
OF the stage coaches not so very many
years back. Nr Page has entertained his
publisher. Charles Scribner. son and sue
cessOr Of that Charles SCribner who
founded the publishing house of that
name and for the nonce the author has
reIinquished the role Of chief lion to his
guest who has been much sought after
by the hunters Of such game But Mr..
Scribner is more than a lion; he is a
most charming and delightful man. and
him that he is the only honest and ap-
preciative publisher extaBt- The other
day some one pointed out M Scribner as
the famous writer, Thomas Nelson Page
Nope" inJerjected bystander. ''lle
amt Thomas Nelson Page he's Thomas
Nelson Pase-s devil He had in mind
probably the printers devil, but, may
hap he spoke trueT than he knew
York's neighbOr. OgUnquit. the Mecca
Of artists. is a raIlyinE place for lions
and it would be a real labor 10 mention
them all. but two Of the most noted Of
the species are John Kendrick Bangs and
Nathan Haskell Dole. who have an op-
portunity TO growl at each other and
show their teeth al the two annual enter
tainments that are given each summer by
the two churches in the village where AIr
Bangs and AIr- Dole are the TWO per
formers II would be impossible to tran
scribe the badinage that takes place be
tween these literary Iuuinaries in such a
way as 10 give a proper idea Of the duel
fer much depends upon the mise en- scene,
the 'lOCal hits. and the Iaannerisms Of
these celebrities, but the village cOngre-
cations and the sumner visitors look