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The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-10-07
c. M. Sprague's an admirir of Taft,
When Bill won, oh my, how he laughed.
He was glad to see Fred
Go right up to the head;
Then the health Of his party he quaffed.

To quickly check a cold, druggists
are dispensing everywhere, a clever
Candy Cod Cure Tablet called Proven
tics. Preventics are also fine for
feverish children. Take preventics at
the sneeze stage, to head off all colds.
Box of 48-25c. Hanson & Emerson. 194t
Local lovers of foot ball were high
| ly pleased with the outcome of the
game on Northrop field last Satur-
day when Minnesota defeated Iowa
to the tune of Al to 0. On Satur-
day, Oct. 8, Minnesota plays Ames
at Northrop field. Minnesota appears
to have fine team this year.
Myott & Ebert received a shipment
of AZ pals of candy last Saturday, this
being part of an order for 100 pals
which they placed recently. The pals
piled up in front of the Golden Rule
Store made fine showing and elicit
ed much favorable comment on the
enterprise of the firm. Messrs Myott
& Ebert sell lots of candy and they
charge only II cents pound for it.
Try some and you'll come again.
Fifteen per cent off on suits and
overcoats for Market Day only. M.
Nathe.
A capable company presented "EricE
Erickson" at the opera house Mon
day night to a good audience. The
play gives an opportunity for the ac-
tors to portray Scandinavian life and
character and the players accomplish
ed this to good advantage. The musi-
cal features were excellent, a saxo-
phone solo being fine. The band cap
tivated the public with it's perform
ances on the street at noon. 1t is a
fine aggregation of musicians. The
management of the opera house is
to be congratulated on securing so
good an attraction as "Erick Erick-
son.
HONOR BRIGHT, the highest
quality flour for a reasonable price.
Sold by c. C. Tobey.
Served as coffee, the new coffee sub
stitute known to grocers everywhere
as DR.. Shoop's Health Coffee, will
trick even a coffee expert. Not a
grain of real coffee. in it either. Pure
healthful toasted grains, malt, nuts,
etc. have been so cleverly blended as
to give wonderfully satisfying coffee
taste and favor. And it is "made in
a minute, too! No tedious 20 to 30
minutes boiling. Test it and see.
DR.. Shoop created Health Coffee that
the people might have genuine coffee
substitute, and one that would be
thoroughly satisfying in every possible
respect. Sold by All Grocers. 10 1t
Before buying see what we have to
offer in mems fine suits and overcoats,
priced from $1,000 up to $25.OO. At
Dahlem's.
Two artists of the paintbrush at
tracted much attention last week, with
their work. They travel for the firm
that manufactures "Bull Durham to-
bacco and go about the country paint
ing signs on large buildings. They
tackled Salmond Bros big livery barn
and in a little less than two days,
had it covered with paint. An i'm
mense sign advertising Bull Dur
ham" was put on the east side of
the big structure, and the work of
the men was carefully watched by
many. The way they slung paint was
something phenomenal. Aside from
the signs, the men painted the fen-
tire structure. s<1s s'sd
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-10-07
Speed of Flight of Pigeons.

Of our game birds the most gregari-
Gus and most beautiful passenger
pigeon, now unhappily practically ex-
tinct, is or was doubtless the most
rapid of continuous flyers; yet to q
total length of about sixteen and one
fourth inches, it's wings length is
about seven and eight-tenths inches,
q proportion less favorable for speed
than with certain other less rapid
species of it's family. Their sustain
ed speed certainly exceeded mile a
minute, and some authorities have
estimated it as high as one hundred
and twenty miles per hour. Tie fact
is often quoted, that the wild rice of
the .Carolinas was sometimes found
in the stomachs of birds shot in
Canada, shows both marvellous speed
and endurance.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-10-07
Wild Turkeys His Speciality.


Daniel X. Coder of Calvin, Hunting
don county, is a hunter with predi'
lection fer shooting wild turkeys. He
has killed two this year, weighing
nineteen and a half and nineteen
pounds, respectively. This leaves him
free to shoot two more before the
close of the season, and these he ex.
poets to get quite handily.
Mr.. Coder is the most successful
wild turkey hunter in the central part
of the state, as his own records show
that since he began cunning for them
over thirty years ago he has shot 291
In one, year he got twenty-one and In
another nineteen, which were mis- ban
ner records. Under the present law
the limit is four year.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-10-07
MONA
Cures INDIGESTION

It relieves stomach misery, sour stom-
ach, belching, and cures all stomach dis
ease or money back. Large box Of tab.
lets 30 cents. Druggists in all towns.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
Letters From the People
LESSON OF SCHOOL, ARMY

Editor Call: / want to see The Call
calling the attention of the public to
the lesson TO be derived from the as
sembly of that grand army of children
on the avenue recently. Orderly, we'll
disciplined under perfect control, bub-
bling with childish enthusiasm and ex-
allied patriotism, who can doubt their
ability and their Willingness TO carry on
the work we older citizens must even
tually relinQuish?
Were it not for this system of public
school education this republic could
not possibly exist. Europe. Asia.
Africa pour their millions in upon us,
a large percentage nonassimilative, un-
sympathetic, if not antagonistic.
This condition of things makes COM
pulsory education an arbitrary law of
self preservation. We can not reach
the elders, but the state must assume
the attitude of a modified paternalism
and reach out and draw into the at
nosphere of our schools every. child,
native and foreign. for in that atmos-
phere there is that revivification and
transformation that logically results in
Tuesdays experience.
In 1851 to 1865 that older grand
army fought for the preservation of
the republic; the younger grand army
of Tuesday are fighting as strenuous
a warefare, bloodless. it is true, but
still deadly in earnest.
Who will doubt the result? A word
here IN regard to the officers of Tues
days army. You riGhtfully admire,
respect and support your military sau-
thorfties; you repay them literally in
their active manhood and pension
them literally and Justly in their de-
clining age. Let this be paralleled in
your treatment of the officers of the
younger army-the teachers of our
public schools. W. w. STONE,
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

IN gown ot white silk graced with
ribbon bows and furbelows. there
lay last night the body of woman
who lived in this world go years and
s months, and who. in her life. not only
radfated an atmosphere of love in her
domestic circles, but in her profes-
sionai capacity had the honor of de-
lighting theater goers of America for
so years She was Mrs. Elizabeth
Saunders. Americas Oldest actress. who
died Thursday at her home. s523 Twen-
ty-second street.
But for the heavy Grape and ribbon
on the door of the fiat and the sorrow
that permeated the household. there
was little of the somberness of death
The body of Mrs. Saunders was garbed
in dainty, beribboned white, gown
such as a girl might wear at her grad
uation. On the bier were pink roses.
such as a girl might carry. Mrs. Saun-
ders had graduated from the world
Few serve the long tutelage in the
world that she. did, and fewer still
serve it as well.
And while the white haired old lady
slept interminably in the front room
of the fiat, her friends gathered In
the bedroom the woman had occupied
for months and talked of her life-as
she had told them of it. At the theaters
of the city last evening the managers
and elder employees would interrupt
their work of catering, to the amuse-
ment of the public and sorrowfully
plan for the funeral OF the old lady
of the stage.
In the house was Mrs. H. w. Morti-
mer of 292 Eighth avenue, who had
considered Mrs. Saunders a second
mother to her. her aunt Lizzie" Mrs
Matte Smith, another woman friend
of Mrs. Saunders, was also present.
Miss olson, Mrs. Saunders maid, sat
with the two visiting women and Joined
them in recounting the memories Of the
veteran actress.
Mrs Saunders memory had been as
clear as phonograph record and as
sweet as bundle of myrrh. The gen.
tIeness of her recollection mellowed all
her reminiscence. Her friends were
asked what particular comments she
had had to make on the famous actors
and actresses with whom she had asso-
cfated.
"she only had good and kind things
to say of them all. replied Mrs. Nor
timer.
"She gave me my name" said Mrs
Mortimer "She washed and dressed
me for the first time when I was born,
and she named me Dot as she was
playing the part OF Dot in The Cricket
on the Hearth at that time.
Her favorite role. probably, was the
part she took in The School for Scandal ,
Lady Teazle; but she was fond OF her
part of Nine. Frochard in The Two
Orphans. although that was the part
of a villain. She used to play in The
Two Orphans with Alice 1dngard. and
it was said that once she and Miss
Lingard, who played the blind girl.
walked down the streets together to
show that there was no personal feel
ing. I don't know, however. IL that is
true
Mrs. Saunders came from the
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
THE SMART SET O

THE younger set has a monopoly
of the parties that distinguish the
L weekend in social sense. and
there is no better indication. perhaps.
of the absolute despotism that will be-
long to the debutante in her first sea
son. Although every winter brings Its
offering of buds to the established So
cial organism, this season has an un-
usually attractive group, who viii each
In turn make a formal bow to society.
The debutantes to be will be well rep
resented at the tea this afternoon in
the laurel court at the Fatrmont, when
Miss Anna Mueller will preside In COM
pliment to Miss Ila Sonntag and has
invited more than. 100 guests to meet
the guest of the day Miss Sonntag is
to have her formal coming out party
before long. but really the tea this
afternoon will be almost as elaborate
as her introduction party. Miss We'll
Ter was a debutante of last season and
has invited her young friends TO assist
her in receiving the guest today. and
among the closer friends of the hostess
who will serve in this office during the
afternoon are:
Miss Vera de Saba Miss Elizabeth Briee
Miss Anna 0lney Miss Dolly MacGavin
Miss Eliza Mcsiullfn Miss Enid Gregg
Mrs. Henry Williams gave the first
large party of the season for debu-
tantes last evening at her home in
Octavia- street, and although 1t was
generally supposed that the reception
would introduce the eldest grand
daughter of the hostess to society the
debut OF Miss Florence Williams has
been deferred to another winter. The
dancing party was given for three
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Alston
Williams, who are Miss Florence Will
Hams, Miss Muriel and Miss Corona
Williams There were more than 100
of the younger girls and boys hidden
to the home in Octavia street and sell
dom has there been more enjoyable
party IN youthful annals. The dec
orations were in a variety of flowers
and the hall was adorned with palms
and the different green's. while yellow
chrysanthemums and dahlias played a
part in the scheme of decoration OF
the reception and dining rooms. There
was an elaborate supper and the affair
rivaled the party given by Mrs. VIII
liams for her granddaughters during
the holiday season last year. The de-
but of Miss Florence Williams has been
postponed on account of her art studies,
In which she Is making exceptional
progress, and although she will attend
the larger parties this season her for
nal bow will be among the things OF
next year that are still matter OF
expectation.
Miss Elena Brewer is the guest of
Miss Helen Jones for few days at
the home of the latter in Buchanan
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Green, who
have been at their San Mateo home
during the greater part OF the summer.
will close their. country home later In
the season and with their sons. Allen
and Eldredge. will be at the ST Francis
during the winter.
The reception to be given by the
Sons and Daughters of the American
Revolution is one of the interesting
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
AGED. ACTRESS GIVEN
HONOR AFTER DEATH
Friends Recall Many Virtues Of Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders
And Theater Managers Plan Funeral

s+r;csl family" continued Mrs. MOrti-
mer Her grandfather was Joseph
Jefferson, the elder. who played with
Garrick. she and Joseph Jefferson
were cousins and played together in
Rip Van Winkle': Mrs. Saunders was
Gretchen. During Jefferson's life he
used to write to her.
.she made her first appearance when
she was Is years old IN Washington.
ID. C.. in The Midnight Hour in the
company of her grandfather. Joseph
Jefferson. She was born in Philadel-
pbia April 4. 1919. Her birthday she
always celebrated Her last appear
ancA was as Mrs. Skewstons in Dom
bey and Som at the California
Her first husband was a manager
named Thoman and Mrs. Saunders
while she was his wife, played at the
Boston Museum with William Warren.
loved to play with him. she would
say.
Among her Shakespearean roles she
played Titania in A Midsummer Nights
Dream. I have the little slipper she
is IL size. She played, too. the
nurse in Romeo and Juliet Mrs.
Juda is supposed to be the great nurse:
but Aunt Lizzie, I am sure. was just as
good. But she never was a star. Shs
was too retiring But don't think shs
regretted it; she was so homellke; was
such simple little body that she didn't
put herself forward. though she GER
tain had the ability.
"She preferred old style acting and old
methods to the new sort. She used to
say that modern actors and actresses
were trained too much by study. their
acting was all put on: but the old style
of acting was the expression OF natural
feeling, OF temperament, The old
actors did not have TO go TO school and
study, elocution-they were actors born
and bred.
Edwin Booth continued Mrs. Nor
timer. was greatly admired by Mrs.
Saunders. She called him my son Ted
dy.' Among her effects are several let
ters from Booth TO her. and these let
ters she willed to Mrs. Mary A Hunt
ington, the former wife of H. z. Hunt
ington OF Los Angeles"
Other actors and actresses with
whom Mrs. Saunders had played were
the elder Haekett, James W. Wailack,
Mrs. John Drew, Charlotte Cushman.
the elder Sothern. Laura Keene. Her
repertoire OF plays was large. for she
served for about 20 years after 1854 in
California stock companies The last
play she witnessed was Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush" with ]. III. Stod-
dard in the leading role. 1t was at the
old Columbia theater and Mrs. Saun-
ders was introduced to the audience
between the acts.
las Mrs. Saunders would lie patiently
on her sick bed" said Mrs. Mortimer,
"she used often to quote from her old
roles and also pieces OF poetry"
Just recently Mrs Smith, the
other friend interpolated. Gust recent
ly she quoted to me short poem be-
ginning In the spring shall be dead
She dreaded the coming OF the month
OF October. She feared that she would
die during that MONTH
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
Answers to Queries

CRABS-Subscriber Oakland Cal Is there
any Kind of crab that climbs trees.
1t is down in the books that the
purse crab, allied TO the hermit crab,
does. A writer says of this crab: Its
food consists of cocoa and other nuts,
climbing trees to procure such. Its
manner of dealing with a cocoanut ex-
hibits remarkable instinct. 1t al
ways begins to tear off the husk at
the end where the eyes are. 1t is
variously stated thas it makes a hole
through the eye from which the nut
would germinate and then scoops out
the nut with the small pfncers of its
fourth pair of legs, and having, made
this hole, it seizes the nut by one of
its great pincers and breaks it against
stone"
OLD CoINs--J., a. NJ. city. I want infor-
my possession.
Send this department a self f-addressed
and stamped envelope and IL will put
you in touch with numismatists who
will give you the necessary informa-
ton. This department does not pub
lish the value of old coins.
TELAPoST-F. T. s.. City. Has the DeIany
Telapost been as yet established in ST. Louis.
Terre Haute. Kansas City or Chicago?
This department has no information
in regard to this matter. 1t is a
private institution, and the desired in
formation should be obtained from the
general Office
yETERAN-w. c.. West Swanzey. n. III.
How can ! learn the whereabouts Of an old
veteran of the civil war:
Possibly through the pension Office
at Washington, ID. Co. or by writing to
the various soldiers homes. He is
probably enrolled at the pension office.
GAS Observation-Disclosures City What is
the status of the case against the gas company
of San Francisco as to rates.
1t was at the date of your inquiry
still IN court. When a. decision is
reached it will be published sin the
news co1umnssof The CaIl
HARRIMAN'ss LINES-H. r. c.. Armons.
CAL What is the date OF the publication IN
The Call of the mileage and lines controlled by
Hartman? What was the mileage shown:
March 1ss 1909. Mileages 1896.
HIGHEST BUILDING NJ. Fresno. ca,
Which is the highest building in the tinted
States?
The Singer building in New York
city. 612 feet.
BIG GUNs--H- o., Berkeley Cal Does the
United States navy have I6s inch guns
The largest are Is inchs
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

events Of the month and the date is
announced for Friday evening. October
p. and the. delightful affair will be
held at the st. Francis. The compii-
meuted guest on this occasion is to be
Mrs. John F. Swift. the vice president
general of the national society. who
will share the hOnors of the evening
with several other distinguished guests
1t is probable that the guest list will
not contain any names other than the
members OF the patriotic order. but the
reception is TO be on an elaborate scale.
Those who will receive the guests on
that occasion will be:
z =. d. SINS Mrs Frederick ] Laird
Marshall Hale Mrs William 4sbbprpcr
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ. Dougherty have
closed their country home in Pieasap-
Ton ana nave taken an apartment at
the Hilicrest for the winter. and will
be established there with their two
sons, ]. Witt DOugherty and Lewis
Dougherty, and also Mrs. A. Dough-
erty Clement.
Mrs Sterling P. Adams will enter
tam at an Informal card party TO be
given next Tuesday afternoon WHEN
the guests will be the members of a
congenial club that has been meeting
every fortnight at the Presidfo Mrs.
Adams has recently returned. after a
visit in the east. and the informal
afternoon viii be the flrst affair at
which she will preside at her attractive
home.
Mrs o. p M. Hazard entertained at
an informal card party given yester-
day afternoon at her home in Filbert
street. and over a scone OF guests
whiled away the pleasant hours over
the card tables Mrs Hazard has
been entertaining at a series of these
afternoons and intends to continue the
delightful parties through the season.
Among the guests yesterday were sew
eral army matrOns. with contingent
Of friends from town. who enjoyed the
hospitality Of the hostess on this
occasions.
Miss Anna Miller Wood. the gifted
singer, who Is visiting here from RoS-
ton. has been the incentive for several
OF the recent Affairs OF note I'm a social
way, for, although Miss Wood has de-
voted herself almost exclusively to
ner musical career for several years.
she has many friends who are anxious
10 entertain for her during her visit
from the east. Another singer who il
receiving social attention during these
days OF the early season is Miss Maud
Fay. who is to be the feted guest al
several dinners and receptions during
her stay in this city. Among those
who Will entertain for Miss Fay are
Mr. and Mrs Worthington Ames. Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Gerstle and Mr.. ana
Mrs Frank Johnson of the San Rafael
society set.
Mrs. +. F. RObards. the attractive
wife Of Captain Robards, U. $. NJ C..
is among those who viii sail today on
the Alameda for Honolulu. and another
destination at the same time IS Mrs.
A. A. Wilder. and both these travellers
viii have crowd of friends at the
dock to wish them bon voyage.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
| In Defense
IOf
Mexico
as, for instance !:


Kansas City, had the pleasure be the with Z.
A. D. Washington
Mexico They
truth they said that their
conditions what they them They
ample both that
all that possible for the counry best
and that and liberal
As to icalf
returned from Mexico he had ample opportunity the
political and this
have been started with absolute freedom
candidates political clubs
interference whose
the public and order 1t certainly be said that
free Speech. without license
Mr. that there Mexico;
judicial
where trials to be in the tribunals
All this may be admitted freely, but does charge
that human slavery exists all Mexico under the
and that Yucatan this slavery the
forms Mr. Dosa says of this that 1T very unfair
instances an index of national rule Why unfair?
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

in the American Magazine under the title
'Barbarous Mexico 1t is not difficult to
make case on that side, but Mr.. Dosal does
not really attempt to meet the charges
He pleads that life and property are safe
in Mexico and that the country is prosperous,
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
San Francisco
Must Fight
For the Trade

The cultivation Of trade with the Philippines importance
to
them if they make effort get it. By visiting the islands
of the merchants the Philippines the merchants
of islands
get foothold in that trade The is worth trying
Presumably the invitation of Manila will be accepted It is
opportunity that San Francisco should CITY
has natural geographical advantage bidding
islands, but the shall have fight the
enterprsng people of the sound cities
OME interesting political history of the given
the other day by Congressman Herbert Parsons
~ Mr.. Parsons chairman of the New republican
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

wise trade OF the country. By way OF example
the Oregonian quotes the charter prices earned
by the foreign ships that brought coal for the
feet from the Atlantic coast and took return
cargoes, at a low rate The argument is that
il the coastwise trade were thrown open to
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
Free Traders
View Of
Ship Subsidies

all nations the producers and shippers of the Pacific would
benefit by the low freight
Perhaps that is Many things would be cheaper if we
had free trade everything and fact the Oregonan i'll
occupies the free trade position and such
nony with the settled policy of the American nation
republican party We Louisville Journal
instance editorial article ship subsidies entitled
dent Advocates Piracy which concludes
there be about It will be merely another form
gazed graft added to the graft provided for
and ship subsidy law might might result in the uPgrowth OF
Presumably would should
sufficiently large of loot One result would be assured 1t
would make pibous 1t would
the Captain Kidd with gendeman buccaneers sitting
fortably roller top desks taking tribute
This is the free traders off by selection
which break bones amusing enough
less But the doctrine of the republican
approved by the nation The Call quite ready thai
abuses have grown up under the protective system
have not been slow to them but the
policy protection has been concsvey approved country
and the grant OF ship subsidies nothing than logical
OF that principle We have foreign shipping
mentioning and will have until subsidies granted
protection taken away from the coaswise trade
Oregonian suggests should have of that
toms after the lapse OF FIVE years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

committee and he declares that Speaker Cam
non saved his head and retained his grasp on
power by the help of an alliance. with Tam
many. Mr. Parsons tells this story:
In the last session of the Legislature we
sought legislation to perfect the signature law
T 1b <,f-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

An excursion to the orient Of delegations from
the associated chambers of commerce of the
Pacific coast is planned for the coming Febru-
ary, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer urges
that the invitation to include Manila in the itir-
erary be accepted. and the paper goes on to say: