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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
ALFALFA FARMS
PLANTED AND IRRIGATED


isn.5o Down. $3.50 Month.
We offer 5. 10. 20 and 40 acre farms planted
to alfalfa and cared for by us: proceeds Of
crops credited your contract of purchase;
under irrigation in Glenn county. 4 miles
from Willows the county seat: easy terms
of payment. S1.50 an acre down and $I.50
an acre per month Write US, telephone Us
or call at the office for circular. giving full
particulars.
ALFALFA FARMS CO..
403 Monadnock Bldg. San Francisco.
Telephone Douglas PISS.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
PREsIDIO TERRACE

PRESIDIO TERRACE.
Are you looking for u lot to build a nice
home? You get more ground for the money
and more advantages in location and surround
else in San Francisco; no lots less than IS
feet frontage: we have some booklets, maps and
price lists of Preside Terrace that you should
send for before buying elsewhere, and they only
tell plain facts: special terms for q short time
to persons who wish to build at once.
BALDWIN & HOWELL.
31s-324 Kesrny ST. Phone Kearny 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
ELECTRICAL TREATMENT

DR.. A. B. PIERCE only licensed ladies' special
list; our, treatment is pleasant, safe and sure
even more dangerous operations We have the
largest practice because give the most satis-
factory results at the most reasonable rates.
a Sd St. near CAN building; hours. 10 to g.,
Sundays to 3. ~
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
BUILDING LOTS.

Q. w. MOORES CO., 1928 Fillmore ST.
S2,500-25x100; cor. ON Steiner: both sts acpd
S4,OO0-6Sx14; cor ON Scott; street done.
50. .SO0-2I:1 1916; Larkin bet. Cal. and Pine.
SI.2o0-J4x127:SA on Jackson st. nr. Lyon.
S4.S00-34:445 x137 IS: new room cottage on
Greenwich ST; fine view: street accepted
$6.50O-Good I. house: on Steiner near Sac.
SO, 150-2I: :6x110; 2 fats. r each; Sutter st.
S7.500-2 5-6 7. fats; Clement near I'd av.
$1,000 fats. 81 r: Buchanan near Sutter.
$1,000 a y x137:6: fats, 6-6-6 r; Jack
son st. near Hyde; want offer.
$50 ,0o0-6 new fats on Pine St: T. each
$3l .5O0xApt. house Of T. apts.; one of
the best corners In Western addition
S11. 500 dats; Sacramento ST.; T. each.
Money to loan on first mortgage.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
PALo ALTO REAL ESTATE

STANFORD PARK is a beautiful wooded tract
directly facing the grounds of Stanford univer.
sity: go IT. lots low as $500; 1-5 cash, bal
anee in years; water, sewer and street work;
blocks from railroad station; agent on tract
10 to II and TO Sundays. HOAG LANS-
DALE, 243 Bush ST., s. F.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

MARKET STREET BANK.
viii pay the highest price for the books or
bonds. KENNEDY, 720 Pacific building.
MARKET ST. Bank books and bonds, California
Safe Deposit accounts bought; Ocean Shore
bonds. d. E. BESECKER, PAS Pacific bldg
ADVICE to those desiring it; investments, love
affairs. ta1ismanic magic: soc. Occult Law
and Science. box 342. Richmond city.
ABBOTT will sell s1.00c Ocean shore railroad 3
per cent bond for $780, 81 Bush st.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
HURRY! HURRYi! HUSTLEII!
II you want TO PICK YOUR LOT in the
IOEWE TRACT

They're going faSt-OYer 90 In 20 daySt
Sidewa ks-Sewers-Ta
Lots 25x10o, ready 10 build upon No grading
necessary. So down, So month, and $40 down.
SO month. McEnerney title guaranteed.
Onondag -Polk-Larkin. San Mateo Ingleside or
cemeteries to Mission and Russia av. Tract
office corner Russia v. and Vienna st. Come
Sunday-Come todayi
T. +. A. OBERMEYER. Agent
go Van Ness av. cor. Grove. Tel. Market 1929.
Send for descriptive folder '.B.''
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

6of ldtfes, D n1tfe4 s0uIIl OF Ndpa on tuuIIly
road and electric line; large water supply for
alfalfa and domestic purposes; fine dairy or
horse ranch; price reasonable.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
TITLEs auIETED

TITLES restored under McEnerney act $50;
open evenings 126 McAIister St
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

7
carriage painter zoe fare. 81 day.
WOOD CHOPPERS-WOOD CHOPPERS
j. wood choppers, Monterey county, tools and
provisions advanced. good timber
Italian wood choppers for cutting cordwood
tools and provisions free soc cord.
FARMS-RANCHES
ranch hands and feamsters for different
places, $50 TO S45 and found
3 mixers and dairymen, $40 to $40 ard I'd.
Earmer and wife, south. $40 and found.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

years; Mission ST. has a very promising future
money. l226J9
soooo-Desirable business holding in Mission st.
lew blocks from 22d; store. with rooms
IN rear and room hat above; Mission st.
has experienced healthy and steady in
erease IN values In the past years and
values will increase as time goes on: this
IS gilt edged investment for small in
Se Sestors and win certainly repay them
SS'ooo-Easy terms can be arranged on this
house OF 10 rooms and bath; commanding
nne view Of city; 1 block from electric
cars: lots, 25xSs:6 each; you can sell
enc, one for nearly half the cost Of the whole
S11 ,500-Reduced from So 500 TO effect sale for
eastern owner: desirable fats; block
from Ellis and Fillmore; 6-6-T rooms and
Dalh each; pay L per cent month:
choice investment for any one interested
IN safe and liberal returns; this is an IN
usual price and you will do well to look
S13. 3.J0o-Competely furnished; comfortable 8
room residence, with baths, servants
cluded in sale; very desirable; best block
IN California st; 10 minutes walk from
downtown; $1,000 mortgage at per cent
can remain If desired. t315s)
$4,3I5-Desirable cottage; bay windows
high basement; lot "A feet in rear; in
Sacramento ST, in nice Presidio heights
neighborhood; excellent car service; look
into this: would rent for S35 If you did
not desire TO Immediately occupy same
BUILDING LOTS.
We strongly advise. clients and purchasers to
build now and take advantage OF the greatly de-
creased cost Of building Don't delay Material
viii never be cheaper.
81, 10000 feet from Kearny and Bush; viii be
IN demand to I'LL out business property
some day; In the meantime it would pay
handsomely if improved
Sz,0OO-Only lot in Sacramento St at this figure;
ideal location for fats; an excellent rent
ing district; better get busy on this; onlv
Sl0O foot in one Of the best Preside
heights locations
$l,3oO-Fine level building lots, suitable for
high class cottages and flats: some of the
lots have superb marine view; handy 10
all electric lines near 18th av. and B ST.
SSO0-One block from St and 18th ay.;
snap at this figure; property ready to build
on. Can you beat this?
Send for "Ow List Of property for sale.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

100 acres, Santa Clara county, miles from
new cutoff to Los Gatos; 40 acres cleared; 10
acres vines; Z room house, barn, ETC.; very
cheap place at SS.000 or will exchange.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
PROPERTY WANTED

WANTED-Good income property for cash up to
$l5 900; owner only; must be cheap. Address
box 1913. Call office.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

90 SHARES preferred stock Union Safe Deposit
Bank, Stockton; 35 shares preferred stock
State Savings and Commercial Bank, San
Francisco; 27 shares stock Roseville Banking
and Trust Company. Roseville; 10 shares CHA
pas Rubber Plantation stock valued at $2, 200;
will exchange part or all for real property un-
fncumbered. Address P. O. box $50, Sacra-
mento Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

MINING stock promoter; Al proposition; write
Duluth Con- Ming Co. Box 81. Reno, New
SHOES repaired By machinery: se7ved soies 75c;
done IN 10 minutes. l106 Fillmore st.
NEWSPAPER solicitor: straight salary. DAN
ILLS room GA II Jones 81
CLEAN men wanted to live at 6l0 Eddy St. !;
homelIke; 2Je night
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05

Millions and millions of locusts set.
tie, and mi'.oua and millions continue
flying to sc tie farther on. They hare
been settling in myriads for a hundred
miles and more, and yet enough are
left dying TO hide the sun On the
ground nothing can be seen but To-
Gusts SO thiclly do they pack tn t
not q square inch oi earth OF grass is
visible. As you walk through them n
narrow wake is left for & few seconds
In your track whore they have flown
out Of your way, and as they rise in
thousands before your feet the noise
of their wings Is like ah electric power
staiion.-Grand Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05
WATCH TIE LIPS.
Their Sensitive Muscles Make Them
Great Te!tsles.


''lts a queer thing remarked the
professor. chow people can control
their eyes ana not their mouths"
The inventor with whom lie happen
ed to be talking made the comment
that tie professor probably meant
tongues when speaking of mouths.
no. didn't mean tongues.
meant mouths" the professor reJoined.
II mean, II you want to be scien.ilcaj-
~ accurate. tne action of The lip mus
tlcs There's nearly always, in
moment OF excitement, OF eXal.ation.
depression or emergency. tGlltale
movement or their part which can't
he guarded against Why can't it be
guarded aga INST? Because It IS so
iargci; unconscious. Most Of us from
our yGath up nave been trained 10 use
oug eyes and 10 use them in such q
way as 70 conceal our emotions. Its
different with the mouth. Perhaps we
haven't advanced far enough to do
two such important things at the same
time Anyway the fact remains that
we don't dc il.
~, fer example. have reason to
believe that a nan IS not telling me
the ttnth don't give my attention 10
his ewes He may look at me rs fear
lcssly rs he wants What watch
for IS something significant III the re
&ioa Ct bis face below the nose. II
there Is 10 change in tha expression
Cf lis lips I am diSnoscd after all 10
believe aim Rut II there Is the least
trembling or Jwitching the least eXhi-
bitian let rs caII II, Of nervousness
we'll. rhes. have NY doubts"
Il suppose" observed The inventor,
chat W lille that fact Goes not explain
IL, wearing Of the mustache il shows
that the muscachc has uses
III does" returned the professor
"hut you must remember that the mus
tache, rs rule. dOesa't obscure the
lower lip. And the lower lip, If you'll
take the trouble TO notice, is If any
thing more reyelatory than The upper
one. ! is usually that lip which gives
tht expression to the mouth. The up
per lip Follows suit, IS It We're"
wei! we'll" said the inventor, fin
geriGg la5 mustG1h he. New York Press
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05
Uniucky Suooestion.

An old vicar had a groom who had
beer detected stealing his masters
oats. The vicar had not decided whar
course to take. and meantime the
groom had gone TO the curate to ask
him to plead for bin, and the sympa-
thetic young fellow FASTENED to the
rectcry to appeal to the vicar, The
old vicar heard his curate out, bu
looked obdurate, so as a last resource
the curate quoted Scripture as plea
Ger leniency and said we were taught
when man took our coat to let him
take the cloak as well.
ssihats true" said the vicar dryly,
''and as the fellow has taken my oats
| ain going to give him the sack. -.
london Answers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05
A KINGS UNDRESSING.
Tho Ceremony Was Wonderful! One
IN Loais Xvi's Timc.

IN "2lomohs OF the Comtesse de
Hoige" QrSl-l2iii, edited from The
original manuscript bT Charles Nicoul-
!aud, is found the following realistic
description Of the couchcr" Of Louis
XVI.
THE kings coat, vaistcoat ana shirt
were taken Of. lie stood there naked
10 the waist, scratching and rubbing
himself rs If he had been alone, in The
presegc1 OF the whole court and often
many strangers Of distinction The
FIRST valet handed the nightshirt. to the
most gAly qualified person, to one Of
Tie princes of the blood II any were
present. This was right ana not
favor. When the person was one with
Whom he w&s on familiar terms the
King would often play tricks while
putting 1t or, stepping On one SIDE 70
make the holder run after him. accom-.
Ianying these charming jokes with
loud outlaws. which greatly yexed
those who We're sincerely attached to
him. When his shirt was on he put
or his dressing gown, While three val
els uniastened his waist belt and knee
bUeechcs, which fell 10 his ankles, ana
IN that garb, scdrcely able TO walk with
tlcse ridiculous fetters, he would shuf.
&c round the circle Of those IN wait
ing. When the king had had enough
OF 1t, be shutded backward TO an arm.
chair which was pushed into ,ha mid
dle of the room and dropped into it,
Hitting up his legs. Two PAGES OF
their knees Immediately seized his
legs pulled of the kings shoes and let
them drop with crash which was q
poilit OF etiquette. As soon rs he heard
the noise the usher opened the door
saying Gentlemen will please pass
oat.' Those present went away. and
tbe ceremony was finished. However
The person who was holding the can
dlestick was allowed to stay if he had
ANYTHING special TO say to the king
and hence the value that was attached
to this strange favor"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05

Hataematics CT the Turning of
E!Qads or Tails.
cHtNcE AND THEORY CLASH.

If Heads Turn Ten Times In Sequence,
Theory Says the Odds Are Against
Auothor Head Net Chance Says Tho
O1ds OF ,hs Next. Toss hrs Even.
a famous mathematician. Professor
Karl Pearson, once spent the greater
par Of his vacation deliberately toss
ing shilling and making careful uotes
of how it fell He spun Ire shilling
25,C50 times, ana Il pupil OF his work
Ing separately, spun a penny $500
times and also tested the drawing OF
9,001 tickets from 4 bag.
II may seem strange shat a learned
professor Should put himself 10 such
al amount Of trouble to demonstrate
what every schooibpy who had ever
tossed Il coin already knew Yet, as a
matter Of fact, few really do gasp
the laws which govern such an appar-
emily STRAIGHTFORWARD matter as the
tossing Of q COIN In the words ofNhe
arithmetici9n, the theory OF "runs'-
that is. heads turning up repeatedly
OF tails turning up repeated!y-is pre-
ciselg as fellows:
The chance Of head is onc-haif; OF
two heads following, is one-half multi
Piled by oue-halG--tbat Is, one-quaTter:
Of three heads in succession, one half
multiplied by one-half multiplied By
one half-thac IS. ohe-eighth. Now,
what do you suppose is the chance Of
Il run of eleven headsi 1t is safe to
say that not many persons, however
accustomed 70 tossing coins have rea-
sCne1 this ont The fact is that one
''run' of eleven heads is on the aver
nga only to be expected in 2.048 sets
Of coin tossing
Although the man IN the street may
not have reclonei this. he Is always
quite positive that if. say. coin has
fallen ten times head Upward he Is
safe 10 start backing tails Tie puts
his money OH tails turning up he
cause, he says. It stands to eenso that
the run Of heads can't continue Bnt
docs it? At the eleventh toss the head
OF tle coin is Just as big as it ever
was. What mysterious influence Caa
i =, st event. the tossing % ten heads,
have on Il future one which has no
link with fheln-namcly the tossing
of the coin the eleventh time? Surely
each toss is an event ny Itself, as Sir
| Hiram Maxim said of n game ut rou-
ette at Monte Carlo:
1T is Il pure, ruadulterated question
Of chance. and Il is not influenced in
the leasl by anything which has ever
taken place before or that ever viii
take place IN the futnrc"
A nasty pace or plain speaking this
! for the craHGs who had published
| schemes for "LrcaLine the bank" AMI
! whoso plans depended entirely on the
theory that IL one game ended in a
win for cred" the chances against it
| ending 'red" q second time were less,
! third time less still, ana SO on.
Ta's Of course would be sound
| anoc Ga argument provided that YOU
regard some dozens OF games OF ron
lenc or toss ecs Of a coin all as one con
rra,us event Il IS quite safe for in
stau.e, 10 otter beforehand bi" odds
against a coin turning mp heads ten
| dmca running. But in practice the
publlc house oafer does not do this.
| Wbas he does is TO bet on each sepa-
rate toss By Itself, thus defeating his
| own aims. The odds against q coin
! turning up heads eleven times are as
laG
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05

Does Widow Jones. live here?"
no" was the Indignant lady's reply
You're Il liar.i he saiJ.--London
Tatler,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05

Never tell your resolution aefore-
hand --Seldeu.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05
Prttinr Il Mildlu

The flooding of a York hire mine had
n Il gic result. aud miner WAS de-
putpI to break the news 10 potr NO
man whose husband had been dcowp
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-03-05

If Heads Turn Ten Times In Sequence,
Theory Says the Odds Are Against
A6other Head Vet Chance Says Tho
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-26
A VISIT FROM OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.

Hon. James Brady the Governor Idaho paid Wallace
flying the first of this There burning Of red fire
demonstration None necessary and desired Mr.
Brady quietly with Mr. Ros Monday afternoon and in the
evening met by the leading republicans Of the district the Es
club where reception held in honor OF the distinguished visitor
Every here Brady his excellent record Of party service
and signal business and executive ability but had they not been they
would surely have been converted after meeting this gentleman who i'm
presses with the conviction first acquaintance that he is
honorable upright and clean every Shoshone County for
Brady and the fact TO be proud Of AS THE MINER has
before the party honored having such standard bearer
pleasure in seeing the Occur Aen very evident
and s words for Wallace and the district entirely
necessary but did say and foby that his only
surpassed BY surprise the and prosperity apparent
des He also spoke measured his qualification
appreciation Of the treatment accorded him while in Wallace and the
assurances Of support he received Shoshone County certainly
MI Brady will show him splendid majority the polls in
November.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-28
SAVANNAH LANDS 1909 RACES.
Light Car Event Set for Spring
Grand Prize to Be Run in Fall.

Savannah, Ca, Nov. 2S.-Oficials of
the Automobile Club of America, elated
over the success of the light car and
Grand Prize races of Wednesday and
Thursday have practically decided to
conduct the same events in 1909, al
though at different seasons of the
year. The light car race will prob
ably be held in the spring with the
Grand Prize scheduled for decision on
Thanksgiving day.
The Savannah course has developed
into one of the best in the world, as
plenty of good places can be found for
camps, while the fact that Wagner. the
winner of the contest, drove his Fiat to
a new worlds record of Co.'S miles an
hour in 402.S miles proves conclusively
the fitness of the roads for the main
tainance of terrific speed.
The EXODUS of visiting motoring
clans started yesterday, thousands
heading for their homes in various
parts of the United States, travelling
by boat and train for the north, while
others started in their motor cars for
southern tours. The racing teams
broke camp yesterday afternoon and
the foreign pilots and mechanicians
who figured in the event will sail to-
day for New York.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-28
~ WITH THE ~
.OPORTO
MILITARY VS.. THE NAVY
AT FRANKLIN FIELD.
Enormous Crowd Is Expected to Attend
Big Game at Franklin Field.

Philadelphia. Nov. 2s.-With both
academies claiming victory in advance
on Franklin field today, the army and
navy squads are prepared to do battle
to the bitter end. This game has al
ways been one of the noted events of
the gridiron season. and neither side
shows or expects any quarter. 1t en-
ables the two branches of the nations
service to combat in friendly rivalry
and has also come to be looked on as
one of the big society functions.
Franklin field was turned over to the
hostile elevens yesterday. and both
squads went through practice. Fear
ing to divulge any secrets, no few for
nations were uncovered The West
Point men arrived in the forenoon and
took quarters at the Bellevue STRAIT
ford. The cadets from Annapolis got
in little before noon and went over
to the Walton. The middies, after
luncheon, had the field for an hour, and
it was then turned over to the soldier
.addies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-28
RETTIG SELLS AGENCY
AT EAST CHICAGO
Another Change in Management OF
East Chicago Transfer Company.

East Chicago Ind Nov. 2S.-(Special)
change has been recorded in
the management of the East Chicago
Transfer company. Bert J. Rettig, for
years one of the potent factors in the
successes of the company, has sold his
interest to c. c. Smith, of the Ladd
Real Estate agency. The business, how
ever. will be managed by the one re-
naming partner Mr.. J. P. Lewis, who
is thoroughly conversant with the
needs of East Chicago and adequately
equipped with carriages with which to
meet them.
Mr.. Rittig's resignation from the af-
fairs of the company comes as sur
prise to his many friends, but Mr.. Rit-
tig declares that he is going to enjoy
q much needed vacation for few
days, after which he will enter into
partnership with his brother. H. F. Rit-
tig, in the operation of the East Chi
cago Express company. recently pur-
chased from Haight & Son
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-28
EARL OFNZNTO
ELKS CHARITY BALL

ladies and gentlemen in comical, de-
scriptive and neat costumes. These
will be awarded by an impartial COM
mittee during the early hours of the
evening. De Brfae's orchestra has been
selecte dto furnish the music, and it's
high standard of excellence is we'll
known throughout Lake county Mr..
De Briae promises a splendid assert
ment of popular and classical airs, and
reports that he has engaged a ten-piece
orchestra, one of the largest and best
that ever played before an East Chi
cago audience. Good music is always
necessary at a first class ball, and
those who know Mr.. De Briae and his
reputation as musician recognize the
Importance of his portion of the pro-
gram.
About IL o'clock a light luncheon
will be served to the dancers, an i'm
promptu kitchen having been arranged
at one end of the rink. Oyster stews,
with all it's necessary accompaniment
and coffee, will be served. This de-
partment will be in charge of a COM
petent person and promises to be one
of the striking innovations of the even
ing.
All in all, the Elks charity mask ball
promises to be simply great. Good
fellowship, the kind taught by Elkdom,
| is to be the password of the evening
Good music will reign supreme and at
least six or seven hundred dancers
should wend their steps through the
intricate waltzes and steps of the ex-
cellently arranged program. The sue
cess of the evening depends as much
upon the public as upon the manage
ment of the affair, and the attitude of
East Chicagoans and their friends in
neighboring cities towards the enter
prise augurs well for the ultimate sue
cess of their undertaking. The Kaiser
will be there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-28
EAST CHICAGO.
Graduates Are Defeated.

The alumni of the East Chicago high
school were defeated in their first
basketball game of the season last
night. the regular high school team
winning the game by a score of 80 to
~. The graduates showed their lack
Of training, and although the ball was
in their possession a number of times
they seemed unable to find the baskets
Riley, of the high school team, proved
a veritable wonder, and with the as
sistance of Willie Cadman, East Chica-
go's other star. the local high school
are assured of splendid team before
the end of the season.