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don tie intsrruption-it is . tribute
to your honesty.
"When 1 first met you L had
known Richard Jervis several years
and l came among you to see if his
soul had changed, and found that
it had not, because he was given to
laughing-laughing, after all he had
done. Yes-laughing, even with me.
"1n the days of my early man
hood there came into my life sort
of sun-ray, an ephemeral atmosphere
of heaven with q rosy, smiling thing
within, a piece Of God, in the shape
of woman. And the world came
to slip from my recollection because
it seemed sordid and dried out. l
believe that l came to forget God
except to thank him.
always in the dewy mornings we
walked together, our hands swinging
between us, and our hearts scarce
daring to speak. And 80, too, in
the evenings. 1t seemed as though
a spirit-the spirit of love and con-
tent-joined us in communion, and
we scarce need took to see.
"And so passed the days of one
whole summer, each day as the day
before. And in the evenings, with
the quiet orderly stars above us, we
felt that so would be all the days
of our lives. For we we're to be mar
ried, we, who were 80 much in love.
"But l was called away. 1t was
my fathers death, and two months
passed before l returned, for I was
taken with fever, and had renowned
hope of seeing her again, for the
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of turmoil and trouble that she felt
she must be alone for a while. She
saw the mouth of Sweetbriar gulch
standing invitingly open, and with
out thinking Of the warnings she had
received, plunged through it to the
Bad-lands beyond. The God-forsaken
Bad-lands, with its strange and des-
olate grandeur, upon whose maze of
canyons and gulches even the Indian
enters with caution, and in which the
stranger may expect to be hopelessly
lost in a mile of travelling. Every
one who has been in city where the
streets are laid out by chance knows
how easy it is to become confused in
the unfamiliar surroundings. Then
imagine this country, miles in ex-
tent, where the ways twist and turn
upon themselves like tangled
string, and where the landmarks are
almost duplicates of each other at
every second or third turn! 1t is
told of one rancher that after three
days of wandering in this man-trap
he gave up the struggle and
scratched his will upon his saddle
and was found the next morning
within two miles of his own door.
When the coming darkness reused
Florence from her reverie, all the
warnings she had received, all the
stories of the danger of the country
rushed upon her. She galloped
frantically through one after another
of the many paths that opened, un-
til, with a sudden chill at her heart,
she realized that she was lost.
At last, tired out, she threw her
self upon the ground. Thirst, that
she had not noticed before, clutched
her throat, and there is no water in
the desert Bad-lands, only heat and
death, and huge, grotesque statuary,
carved by wind and water out of
earth. The sickening fear caused by
her perilous situation parched the
girls mouth still more.
She was lost, lostl She might
wander through the endless ways un-
til worn out; the coyotes would snarl
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II just heard you mention Dab
ley" said the returned traveller.
when l knew him some years ago
he used to 60 on tear once in a
while"
'Well," replied the stay-at-home,
che goes on q tear twice in while
now."-Catholic Standard ID
Times.
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IN HIS LINE.

"T'm surprised that you should be
so interested in watching those silly
dudes"
"Force of habit, I guess. Pm pres
ident of real estate improvement
company"
"Well?"
'Well," they're vacant lot"
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and scramble over her bones. 6As
shrieked aloud at the thought and
the echoes caught up her cry and
yelled and screamed in mocksry-
now near, now far-a hideous clamor
in the quiet of the night.
The sobs came then, slow, cheh-
ing sounds at first, that ended in .
paroxysm of wild weeping.
go, Jim p she cried, off you could
only see me now, you would b sor-
ryw All, if he only could see her
now, if she had his strength and
courage to rely on! Face to face with
the hereafter in the darkness, how
squalid and mean her ambition
seemed-how great the homage Of
a brave and honest hearth
The stars came out in splendor
and soothed her with their quiet
company.
"God is love-" the girl thought,
"and I have turned love aside for
vanity. This is to punish mel"
Strangely enough, the thought
brought comfort with it. She helt
and prayed, pouring her trouble into
the lap of her Creator with the
simplicity of q little child. Then
she threw herself upon the ground
and soon was calmly sleeping.
In the morning she awoke with q
start. There before her cat a
blanketed figure, as motionless as
bronze. She stared at it in wonder,
thinking her fancy was playing her
trick.
Then it spoke: "How" it said.
"How," answered Florence, fall
teringly.
'Wachitah squaw lost ?" asked the
Indian.
eyes, yes, I ami" she cried, and
running over seized the savage's lean
hands in frenzied grip. ooh, take
me away, take me away!"
"Shintow he answered, nodding
his head in vigorous assent and pro-
ducing flask. "You want water2"
She clutched it and drained its
contents. 1t was warm and smelled
of whisky, but how good it tastedl
"Neah owyah?" continued her
savior, bringing forth a piece Of
bread. The famished girl finished
that in twinkling.
81 good Injun," said the Indian,
when the bread had disappeared.
"Name Strong Bull-Jim friend
you Jim's squaw-see ride horse last
night in Bad-land. Strong Bull
come-squaw get lost-Strong Bull
find-take to Jim now-dam good,
huh? Coca NAH"
He helped her to mount the horse,
and, reckoning for her to follow,
started off at a swinging trot. They
turned and twisted through so many
paths that Florence almost lost faith
in her guide.
Suddenly he stopped, holding up
hand to command silence.
"Washtay~ (good) he cried, and
sprang forward like deer. Florence
had to whip her pony to keep up
with him. One more turn-and
then There lay the open prairie,
smiling sweetly in the morning sun.
A mist swan across the girls eyes
as she looked at it.
"Kola meatow, lache coca nah !"
(my friend, come over here) shout
ed the Indian.
Florence turned. Not a hundred
yards away rode Jim, just out of
hearing of the rescue party he was
leading.
She held out both arms.
"Jim!" was all she said.
But he understood; and 80 did
the silent witnesses.
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ANOTHER PLAN.

The unappreciative poet was feel
ing much aggrieved.
"No matter how careful / am to
take palms," he continued, "ths
editor always gives me one more"
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FiERcE.

Yeast-Does your wife make her
own bread?
Crimsonbeak-The kind she
makes certainly must be her own.
Nobody else would stand for it.
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
A Mass of Data

williams was not inclined TO discuss
the matter yesterday, preferring to
await more tangible developments. He
has accumulated a mass OF data which
would iii several volumes. Every day
more is being added to the interesting
collection
It is understood that the attorneys
will draw UP the petition for a re-
ceiver during the next two weeks. II
is stated that special care viii be made
10 comply with every phase of the
statutes. so that there may be no de-
lay because Of hastily drawn papers.
In support Of the allegation that the
spring Valley was directly TO blame
fof the fire losses the attorneys viii
introduce a portion Of the recent deci-
sion Of Judge harrington. In that de-
cision the Spring Valley company was
held culpsble IN that it had placed its
pipes on msrshy ground, although it
had been warned Of the danger.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
SCHOOL AND HEALTH
BOARDS IN CLASH
Refusal to Recognize Vaccina-
ton Certificates From Physi-
clans Causes Big Row

The board of education and the board
of health are at loggerheads over the
question of vaccination of children in
the public schools. A large corps of
nurses in the employ of the health de-
partment have been visiting the schools
of the department since the beginning
OF the fall term and because of their
decision that vaccination has not been
properly performed a large number of
children have been excluded from the
schools.
The dissension hinges principally on
the validity of a certificate given by
a physician not belonging or associated
with the health board to child
brought to him by its parents. The
board Of health has been disregarding
these certificates. while the board OF
education maintains that they are
valid and all that legally is required.
Out of a number of complaints that
have come to the notice of the board
of education the case of Gertrude and
Helen Hancock, the daughters of
Charles ". Hancock, foreman of the
A c. Soule contracting company, and
whose residence is at SO Diamond
street. who were excluded on Monday
from the Monroe school, has been taken
up for special examination.
Both children were diligently treated
for vaccination by Dr.AWilliam c. Hop
per, a physician of wide experience
who was formerly resident physician
and surgeon of st. Mary's hospital.
After four successive applications of
vaccine, which took on other chill
dren, the Hancock children showed that
they were immune to the serum.
In spite Of the physicians report the
children were excluded from the school.
Hancock called on Acting Superintend-
ent of Schools w. B. Howard yesterday
and explained the situation. Webster
showed Hancock the law in the mat
ter, which distinctly provides that a
certificate of a licensed physician must
be taken by principal of school as
proof that the child has been diligent-
ly examined Or YaGcinated.
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DIVORCE, MARRIAGE AND
ARREST, ALL IN TWO DAYS
r. w. TheoboId, San Francisco,
Violates State Law and
Lands i'm Jail

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. Par. w.
Theobald, a prominent businessman
here, formerly of San Francisco, was
arrested today, charged with violating
the state law in marrying two days
after the decree of divorce instead of
waiting six months. Theobald married
Frances Howard Tappen, daughter OF
Judge d. r. Tappan Of Alameda, two
days after having divorced Anna Teras
Theobald of San Francisco, on Septem-
ber IS last. His first marriage was in
San Francisco, in January. 1904, and he
is the father of several children. He
came to Seattle June Is, 1905, leaving
his wife in San Francisco, and obtained
divorce on the ground of cruelty, by
publication. She is still in San Fran
cisco. The new wife is % years old.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
COMBINE EFFECTED
BY GOLD DREDGERS
Sz5,O0O,OOO Corporation Is
Formed to Control Properties
on Rivers

a gigantic deal involving the con
troll of the largest gold dredge prop
critics along the Feather and the
American rivers-the richest of their
kind in the world-was partly effected
yesterday in the fling of articles of
Incorporation of the Natomas Consoli-
dated of California, which is capitalized
at $25, 100000.
Behind the deal, which has been in
progress for several months, are Will
liam II. Crocker, William p Harmon,
Eugene de Saba and Frank w Griffin,
identified in one way or another with
gold dredging in California since Ham
mon established himself on a large
scale on the Feather and the American
rivers 10 or 90 years ago.
The new company will take over at
an early date the Feather River de-
velopment company, which controls the
larger companies operating along the
Feather river, and the Natomas devel-
opment company, which has been grad
ually absorbing dredge properties
along the American river.
Heavily interested in the latter COM
panies, which were the outgrowth of
William P. Hammon's enterprise in that
section of the state, are Crocker, De
Saba, Harmon, Millionaire Hanford of
Sacramento, the Lewissohns of New
York and several wealthy men of Bos-
ton.
With the consummation of the pres
ent deal, the biggest tlfat has been
made Of record in California for a
number of years. the projectors intend
to expand the present operations along
the Feather and the American rivers.
The incorporators of the Natomas
consolidated yesterday were Frank w.
Griffin, Charles w. Slack, Maurice f.
Griffin, Perry Evans, George r. Ray,
Reginald A. Orrett, Chauncey s. Good
rich, Richmond Strong. David P. Cam
eron, Frank j. Taforo and James G.
Follis.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
WANTS CRIMINALS
| TO TEST DISEASE
DR.. Wallace A. Briggs Suggests
Experiments as to Tubercu-
lar Injection

In letter to the board of prison
directors DR.. Wallace A. Briggs of
Sacramento. vice president of the state
board Of health, has suggested that ex-
periments should be made with crimi-
nails condemned. to death, in order to
determine the origin of tubercular in
lection.
His novel idea is based on the fact
that scientists differ as to the origin of
the disease.
Professors Koch and Won Behring,
both world wide authorities as bac-
terioIogists, express radically different
views as to the origin of tubercular
infection in the human family. Pro-
fessor Koch believes that it is chiefly
of human origin and Won Behring that
it is of bovine origin.
DR.. Briggs in his letter says:
IF Koch is right our crusade against
tuberculosis must be directed to pre-
vent the spread of this disease from
one human being to another; if Won
Behring is right. it must be directed
against the spread of tuberculosis from
the bovine to the human family.
Vast interests, economic as well as
humanitarian, hinge on the solution
Of this question. To an early and
positive solution, however, experiment
tation on human beings is necessary
The letter was read at the last meet
ing of the board of prison directors.
which was held November 21. The
members of the board present were
United States District Attorney Robert
T. Devlin, president; Charles z. Clinch
and Charles E. Sonntag.
1t was decided to give publicity to
DR.. Briggs letter in the hope that
physicians, health officials and others
interested in the crusade against the
white plague" might offer their views
Prison Director Sonntag said yester-
day that he believed that special legis-
lation would be necessary to give the
governor the power to grant pardons
or in some other way reward men who
offered themselves into the hands OF
the experimenters. The constitution of
the United States as well as that of
California provides that prisoners shall
not be subjected to cruel or unusual
punishment. consequently condemned
criminals could not be used for expert
mental purposes unless they volun-
teered.
United States District Attorney Dew
lin said:
Persons condemned to death might
volunteer in the interests of science.
Condemned criminals would have to
die anyway by process of law, and the
experiments are not necessarily fatal.
Cures have been effected. and those
who volunteer would be under the
watchfuI care of noted physicians. The
condemned person has forfeited his life
to society and l can not see why there
should be any objection to such ex-
periments when the reasons for them
are considered"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
How Worlds Wireless Record
Was Broken at Russian Hill
BY j. Q. WATKINS,
Operator at Russian Hill Station

w TE have been hearing the signals for about four
Wv months but they have been faint be ineligible
and weshave thought all along that it the Allan
tic that was talking At first could barely distinguish
the signals and could only tell that sending
About three weeks ago made Improvement in the
receiving apparatus which has brought in all signals much
stronger With this Improvement able tell that it
the but wireless sation that did not
use the international code.
The operator Honolulu has heard these signals at the
time listening to them and until made this
Improvement had been matter of speculation between the
Honolulu station and the Russian Hill station to whether
they from Japan from the east coast.
1t is settled beyond doubt that they Japanese
signals that hear On good wireless night hear
the signals between and 8 o'clock m.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
S. P. PREFERRED
MAY BE RETIRED
Application to List New Common
Stock FOreShadOWS Finan=
ciaI Plan
Special Dispatch to The Call

Special Dispatch to Inc Gau
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-It is believed
in Wall street that important financial
plans in connection with the Hartman
properties were foreshadowed today in
the application OF the Southern Pacific
company to list $74,s66,400 of new
common stock. which is to be ex-
changed for the preferred stock. This
was the Interpretation, at least, put
upon the announcement by spectators.
Union Pacific advanced from 1914 to
1898, Southern Pacific from 1855 to
1888, and Southern Pacific preferred
from 1911 4 to 122A.
There was another meeting of the
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific di-
rectors today It is believed that they
are considering plans for the retire
ment of the Southern Pacific preferred
stock and the formation of Union
Pacific holding company to separate the
assets in the treasury from the rail-
road itself.
1t is thought that two different issues
of stock will be made and that the
asset stock will be put on per cent
basis, while the railroad stock will
pay or Z per cent. 1t is on this ex-
pectation that the great rise in Union
Pacific has been based.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
REV. ERNEST BRADLEY
COMING TO THIS CITY
San Rafael Minister Announces
His Selection as Associate
Rector of Trinity

SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 24.-The Rev.
Ernest Bradley, rector of ST. Paul's
Episcopal church for the last three
years, made public today the fact that
he has been chosen as associate rector
of Trinity church in San Francisco and
that. he is to leave for his new duties
within few days. While in San Ra-
fael Mr.. Bradley has made great. sue
cess. He works especially among boys
and he has built gymnasium for the
youngsters Of his parish \
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
S4z.OOo.OOO of Claims

The promised suit will bring the
claims against Spring Valley to the
grand total OF S42,OO0,OO0 AS the
capital stock of the concern IS only
s2s.O00.O0O the plaintiffs in the several
suits will unite in the request that the
court appoint a receiver to safeguard
their interests.
The matter IS being pressed on be
half OF the individual losers and the
big insurance companies by a prom
inent law firm of New York. This
5rm has had the cooperation oi
Harry Quimby. an attorney who en-
deavored after the fire to adjust losses
on behalf of some Of the eastern COM
psnies-
The preliminary work IS being done
in san Francisco by Attorneys Henry
c. Schaertzer and T. Henry Williams.
who have Offices in the Humboldt
bank building. Williams came to San
Francisco from New York to gather
the necessary data and has already
fled with the court an imposing array
Of amdavits. These will be supplemented
By additional documents, all calculated
10 show that the greater part Of the
FIRE losses were due directly to the
shortcomings of the Spring Valley
comnsuv.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
Insurance Companies Plan
United Action to Have Their
Interests Safeguarded
New Suits VIII Bring Claims
Against Water Octopus to
S4z,OOO,OOO
Federal Court Will Be PetitiOned
TO Take Action In Matter
Without Delay
THE Spring Valley water com

" HE Spring Valley water COM
pany VIII be called upon IN a few
i days TO begin battle for its
life Preparations have been
made for a suit to be filed in the
United States circuit court asking for
the appointment OF a receiver for the
corporation. The request will be
made by a number or fire insurance
companies. which have united to press
their claims against the octopus. The
plea for a receiver viii be based on
the fact that the claims will exceed
the Spring Valleys capital stock The
decision TO apply for a receiver was
prompted by rumors that Spring Val
ley had made plans to turn its assets
over to a new organization differing
from the present company in name
only.
Claims to the amount of S17,0O0OO0
have already been filed against Spring
Valley by individuals and insurance
companies, who charge that their
losses in the big fire of April. 1900,
were due TO the negligence of the
water corporation, To these claims
viii be added this week another
amounting to S25,OO0.oOO The new
claims viii be presented IN a suit to
be fled by one Of the big eastern in
err~ar,-e ro7aoauies
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
Claimants Want Protection

The claimants feel- that since their
demands have reached such g large
sun they should be protected by the
court II is with this in mind that
they will seek a receivership- A re-
oeiver. they argue, acting under the
direction Of the court would be in a
position TO prevent the alienation OF
any Spring Valley property which
might become available to meet such
claims as might receive favorable con-
sideration-
After all the preliminary work has
been completed by Schaertzer and
williams they viii be reinforced by
attorneys from New York, who will be
sent to the coast by the big insurance
companies. The companies have agreed
to pool their interests and will press
the matter TO as speedy determina-
ton as possible