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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
Nurses On Horseback

In picturesque uniforms, in which
scarlet and blue and gold predominated
troop of women on horseback pa
raded the west end of London a few
weeks ago. The parade, says an Eng
lish paper. is eloquent testimony TO the
excellent progress that is being made
by the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
corps. which has been formed to rem
der. whenever the need for their serv-
ices arises, first aid on the battlefield.
voluntary and as yet an unofficial
organization. II is composed Of women
who are rapidly making themselves
proficient not only in first aid and
riding. but also in veterinary work and
in other services in which they may
be called upon to act.
There are ieutenants of the corps
and sergeants. corporals and troopers,
among the officers being Lady Ernes-
tine Hunt, eldest daughter of the mar
quis of Ailesbury.
The riding lessons are given by cav
airy experts at the riding school OF the
Blues" There the nurses jump the
bush hurdles singly and in pairs and
perform with no little dash all the
evolutions, of the cavalry drill.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
A Great Industry

| Less than 80 years ago other straw
berries than those growing wild were
almost unknown in this country. There
were few of the cultivated varieties
to be found In the markets of the
larger cities as a luxury within reach
of the wealthy only, and here and
there some gardener or farmer, more
progressive than his neighbors, had a
small patch for private use. Today
the growing of the best varieties of
the luscious fruit has reached proper
tions undreamed of few years ago
Strawberries are grown for the market
with fair success in almost all parts
of the country, but the earlier supply
comes. of course, from the states to
the southwark. 1t is reported from the
strawberry section of North Carolina
that the largest crop in years will soon
be moving toward the northern mar
kets, and how great the industry has
grown to be in that section is indi-
Gated by the estimate that 5000 cars
will be required to move the berries
over the Atlantic coast line. And this
is only a beginning, for as the season
advances strawberries will be finding
their way to market from every state
on the Atlantic coast at least, as far
north as New mpshire.-Mancheste
Union.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17

Why Is the Sea Salt ?

Sea water contains about 3 " per cent
of sodium chloride and other salts. The
evaporation of all the oceans would
leave a mass of salt sufficient to cover
the entire globe to the depth of 200
feet and equal to the bulk, above sea
level, of one-fourth that of the whole
earth.
The theory that this enormous guam
tity of salt has been dissolved from
continental rocks and carried down to
the sea by streams is not tenable, be-
cause the salts found in solution in
river water contain 80 per cent of car
Donate of lime and only per cent of
chlorides while common salt or sodium
chloride constitutes SO per cent of the
salts of sea water. Then the evapora-
tion of inland seas. which has taken
place in Central Asia has left saline
deposits very different in composition
from the salts of the ocean.
1t appears therefore that salinity
must be regarded as an original prop
erty of the ocean. Suess has advanced
the theory that the salts now found in
the sea have been elected by volcanoes
in early stages of the earths formation.
Even now every eruption increases the
quantity of water vapor, carbonic acid,
and compounds OF chlorine and sulphur
in the atmosphere. and these substances
ultimately find their way to the ocean.
After every eruption of Vesuvius the
crater is covered with q cleaning white
layer OF common salt, and the vol
canoes of South America eject enor-
nous quantities OF hydrochloric acid
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17

cover to protect from the heat of the
sun and also from storms and rain his
helpless young, for whom he cares most
tenderly. However cruel he may be to
his enemies, to his own he is as gentle
as any bird in the wood Proudly he as
sists his constant mate in pluming her
beautiful feathers. and lovingly he
strokes both her and the little ones
with the beak that is looked upon as
cruel by those who have with him only
a belligerent acquaintance.
While these birds are attached to
their home locality they are known to
take long flights. Nuttan relates an
instance of one of this family, a Can
ary falcon, that was sent to the duke
of Lerma and that returned in 16 hours
from AndaIusia to the island Of Tene-
rife, distance of $50 miles. 1t is said
that were it not for the power of in
fation, not of the lungs alone. but Of
their whole bodies, the swiftness with
which these, as well as some other
birds, move through the air would
cause suffocation.
Though through their fondness for
flesh many a downy chick fails to reach
maturity, many a tuneful warbler is
called TO his reward, and the billowy
trail of song of many a goldfinch be-
comes only a memory echo, were it not
for their assistance our farms would
soon be overrun by pests impossible to
hold in check by artificial means. and
when even the worst Of hawks are
weighed in the balance the greatest
weight will be found upon the side OF
benefcent service
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
Bear That Eats Pudding

IN the New York geological gardens
there is a young Canadian black
bear that has become very naughty
of late. Part of his biography has just
been published. 1t appears that when
the bear was a cub he was farm pet,
was as domesticated as dog and wan
dered untethered about the yard and
all over the farm. The sort of life he
led and some of the stunts he did are
entertainingIy written in The Frolfcs
of Ny Black Bear Cub" by Mrs. Z.
H. Baynes in the March st. Nicholas.
The article is illustrated by photo
graphs which show also tame prairie
wolf and deer. playfellows and do
Gnesticated companions of the cub Jim
mie. We quote one of the ''frolics'':
Jimmy's favorite chum and playfel-
low was Romolus, young prairie
wolf. The fact that they were such
good friends was due largely to jim
my's good nature. for certainly Romu-
lus teased him in every possible way.
Even in the matter of food. Jimmy was
disposed to be generous, and he seldom
resented the attempts of Romulus, or
of Actaeon, the deer, to take from him
his bread and apples. There was, how
ever, one particular kind of food which
he insisted on having his full share of,
and that was plum pudding. He would
eat it at any time OF the day or night,
whether he was hungry or not. and IL
there was any limit to the amount he
would eat, no one ever discovered 1t.
No matter how much was given to him
he never seemed to consider the guam
tity sufficient to warrant his sharing
it with his playfellows, and If either
Of these attempted to force him to di-
vide with him the result was a fight.
Not that Jimmy was really vicious, but
he gave his companions to understand
that on the subject OF plum pudding
his opinion was law. One day, after
romping in the snow all the morning,
Jimmy presented himself at the kitchen
window, and several slices of bread
were passed out to him. The cub took
them in his mouth, let them fall to the
ground and continued to peer into the
room.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
No, DOgl

Reared in the strict school OF Yes,
sir" and mo. maaml" addressed with
out thought OF servility to all elders
and betters. 1 find this is a season OF
rare courtesy and scant civility. Well
do I remember that awesOme scene ar
my fathers table when stout and re-
bellious little sister. seething with dis
appointment over some denied dainty.
answered Mo- to a well meant proffer
OF a less desirable dish. NO, dog2 or
NO. cat?'' my father inquired with oni-
nous calm. mo. -dOgr' the sturdy lass
reckIessly replied. quake even now
at the thought of the breathless pause
which followed. and draw veil over
the painful aftermath.-Appleton's
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
Ny Doves

My little doves have left a nest
Upon an Indian tree,
Whose leaves fantastic take their rest
Or motion from the sea;
For. ever there the sea winds go
With sunlit PAGES to and fro.
The tropic flowers looked up to it.
The tropic stars looked down,
And there my little doves did sit
With feathers softly brown.
And gIittering eyes that showed their
right
To general Natures deep delight
My little doves were ta'en away
From that glad nest of theirs,
Across an ocean rolling gray.
And tempest clouded airs.
My little doves who lately knew
The sky and wave by warmth and blue.
And now, within the city prison
In mist and chillness pent.
With sudden upward look they listen,
For sounds of past content,
For lap of water smell of breeze
Or nutfruit falling from the trees.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
HAWK LIFE IN AMERICA

HERE are a number OF hawks COM
mon TO America, some of local
and others OF general distribu-
ton, the largest. the osprey or fish
hawk. having the proud distinction
OF being purveyor to the eagle. The
next in size. and most beautiful are
the red tailed and the red shouldered-
commonly known as hen hawks.
though it has been proven that the
number OF young chickens they de-
stroy is unworthy OF notice when COM
pared with the vast number Of mice
and other small animals which they
retire from circulation. To every
chicken captured as many as 100 of
the latter are taken. The real menaces
10 the poultry yard are the sharp
skinned Coopers and the marsh hawk.
all Of these being able TO dart down,
secure their booty and be off before
they are noticed.
The rough legged or black hawk is
the most nocturnal of the family.
choosing the lste evening, when small
animals are abroad, as his season of
greatest activity The sparrow hawk,
the smallest and next to the rough
legged, the most graceful member Of
mouser and an enemy Of the brown
Srasshopper. known as the tobacco
splitter" One bird alone Will destroy
200 or more of these in a single day.
Some varieties are watch tower
hunters who perch on stumps, leaf
less trees or haystacks, or hang sus-
pended in the air waiting for their
victims 10 pass under them. Others
are brush and grass beaters, while
some employ both methods, but all are
more or less cannibslistic, and all are
valua BILE as destroyeis Of harmful ami
mai and insect life.
With keen eyes exploring the grasses
and low. herbaceous growths for the
tiny helpless creatures either crouch
ing there in fear or peacefully nibbling
The succulent roots. back and forth
beats the hawk with alternate wing
tips brushing the tops of the vegetation
10 flush his prey, sending the little
refugees scurrying in every direction,
or causing them TO crouch close to the
ground; frightened meadow mice hide
in their covered runways or seek shell
ter in their domed dwellings; wriggling
snakes betake themselves to their
holes and warty toads close their
bright eyes and trust their earthly
color to protect them
often the vigilans hunter snatches
up his victim with no pause in his
flight then sweeps On to some perch
where he can enjoy his feast at leisure.
Even his ominous shadow passing
over them as the hawk swims above
the heavens is enough to strike terror
TO the creatures who know him as an
enemy. for any moment he is likely to
drop down upon them as though shot
from the sky. On descending thus to
earth he clasps his victim in his
crooked and almost invariably fatal
talons- Even though his clutch should
accidentally prove insecure his wings
and tail enclose his quarry in a prison
from which there is no avenue of es-
cape save that beneath his armed beak.
Yet this bird, hated by the unthink-
ing partly because of his rapacity, but
more because Of reputed visits to the
poultry yard, is not without his merits.
The same wings that in the meadows
surround and imprison his prey are
used in his home life to form a vaulted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
Tears, Idle Tears

Tears. idle tears, / knowinot what they
Tears from the depths Of soms divine
despair
Rise in the heart, and gather to the
eyes.
In looking on the happy autumn fields.
And thinking OF the days that are no
more.
Fresh as the first beam glittering on
sail,
That brings our friends up from the
underworld.
Sad as the last which reddens over one
That sinks with all we love below
the verge;
So sad. so fresh. the days that are no
more.
All, sad and strange as in dark simmer
dawns
The earliest pipe Of half aWaken'd
'birds
To dying ears. when unto dying eyes
The easement slowly grows a glim-
mering square,;
SO sad. so strange. the days that are
no more
Dear as remembered kisses after death.
And sweet as those BY hopeless fancy
feign'd
On lips that are for others; deep as
love,
Deep as first love. aud wild with all
regret.
o death in life. the days that are no
more.
Lord Tennyson.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
The Blackbird

o, Blackbird. sing me something well;
While all the neighbors shoot thee
round
keep smooth plats of fruitful
ground,
Where thou may'st warble, eat. and
dwell.
The espaliers and the standards all
Are thine: the range of lawn and
park,
The unnetted blackhearts ripen dark
All thine, against the garden wall.
Yet, tho 1 spared We all the spring,
Thy sole delight il. sitting still,
With that gold dagger of thy bill
To fret the summer jenneting.
A golden bill the silver tongue,
Cold February loved, is dry;
Plenty corrupts the melody
That made thee famous once when
young.
And in the sultry garden squares.
Now thy flute notes are changed to
coarse,
hear thee not at all. or hoarse
AS when a hawker hawks his wares.
Take warming! He that will not sing
While yon sun prospers in the blue
Shall sing for want ere leaves are
new,
Caught in the frozen palms of Spring.
Lord Tennyson.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
Animals in Yellowstone

Within the Yellowstone national park
there is no open season for game. Uncle
Sam stands between the wild creatures
and harm all the year round. Beauti-
fully do they respond to his protection,
showing. within the parks precincts,
remarkable confidence in the friendli-
ness of man. There are buffalo, ante
lope, deer, elk bears and small game OF
many kinds. But these dumb wards of
the government are not fooled into car
rying their confidence beyond the park
limits. Once across the line, even the
CLOSED season" doesn't always insure
safety, and park animals assume all
their old time shyness and caution.
Hunters in the country around the
Yellowstone tell wonderful stories of
the keen sense shown by the game
wandering beyond the shield of park
law. The parks herd of elk is sup
posed to number many thousand. Dur
ing the CLOSED season" in Wyoming,
Idaho and Montana, park elk wander
far away through the wild lands and
dense forests of these three states. But
no sooner does the cracking of rifles
proclaim "open season" than these elk
strike back for their house of refuge"
Hunters tell of following herd of fine
elk long distances, but the wary Great
ures would keep just beyond rife range
moving steadily toward the Yellow
stone. Crossing the line, which they
locate with the accuracy OF a govern
ment surveyor, and once more under
park protection, they seera also to
throw caution aside, and await the
hunters with an air of assurance that
no harm can befall. Said an old hunter
to the writer: I'D follow an elk more'n
90 mile, and not shot could l get
knew just the minute he hit the park
line for he threw up his head with a
feller. what you going to do about it?" :"
Contributed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
To a Honey Bee
'Busy-body, busy-body,

Busy-Dody, DuSy-Dody,
Always on the wing.
Wait a bit where you have lit,
And tell me why you sing"
Up. and in the air again,
Flap, flap, f1apis
And now she stops, and now she drc
Into the roses lap.
Come, just a moment, come,
From your rose so red"
Hum, hum, hum, hum
That was all she said
Busy body, busy-body,
Always light and gay.
It seems to me, for all see,
Your work is only play.
And now the day is sinking to
The goldenest of ewes,
And she doth creep for quiet sleep
Among the lily leaves.
Come, just a moment, come,
From your snowy bed
Hum, hum, hum, hum
That was all she said.
But, the while I mused, I learned
The secret of her way;
Do my part with cheerful heart.
And turn my work to play.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
All! Bleak and Barren Was the
Moor

Ali bleak and barren was the moor,
All, loud and piercing was the storm;
The cottage roof was sheltered sure.
The cottage hearth was bright and
warm
An orphan boy the lattice pass'd,
And. as he marked its cheerful glow.
Felt doubly keen the midnight blast,
And doubly cold the fallen snow.
They marked him as he onward ipress'd,
With fainting heart and weary limb;
Kind voices bade him turn and rest,
And gentle faces welcomed him.
The dawn is up-the guest Is gone,
The cottage hearth is blazing still.
Heaven pity all poor wanderers lone.
Hark to the wind upon the hill
William Makepeace Thackeray.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
His FavOrite Bird

Some diners were discussing the
merits of different kinds OF gamebirds.
One preferred wild duck. another wood
cock. and still another thought quail
the most delicious article OF food. The
discussion and the dinner ended at
about the same time. Now" said one
Of the company to the colored waiter.
what kind of game 90 you like best?'
We'll. sub. 20 tell the truf" replied
the negro. almost any kind Of bird
suits me, but what like bes' Is an
American eagle served on a silbor
dollari'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
What He Had Read

The rector of a church in Aberdeen
shire was greatly pleased by the
knowledge of his. catechism displayed
by a bright urchin. After a series Of
questions about religious knowledge,
all of which were answered satisfac-
torily, the clergyman next asked. And
now, my little friend, have you ever
read the Thirty-nine Articles2" mo,
sir reJoined the youngster. anxious
to display his knowledge but I've
read the Forty Thieves
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
The Years at the Spring

The years at the spring,
The days at the morn;
Mornings at seven;
The hillside's dew pearled;
The lark's on the wing:
The snail's on the thorn;
Gods in his heaven
All's right with the world,
Robert Browning
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
Fable

Showing How the Cavern Followed the
Hut's Advice
This fable is very short one;
The cave resolved to make his fortune;
He got a door and in a year
Enriched himself with wine and beer.
Mamma will ask you. can you tell her,
What did the cave become3-A cellar.
JOHN HOOkham Frere.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
The Rule of Three

Multiplication is vexation,
Division is as bad;
The Rule Of Three perplexes me
And Practice drives me mad.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-07-03
Bank Statements Due.

Auditor Smith has sent out to all
the State banks the blanks on which
the boards Of directors are to make
their quarterly statements Of the
condition Of their respective insti-
tutions as made up by their CASH
iers and verified by personal exam.
inations BY majority Of the di-
rectors at a meeting to be held on
the first Wednesday III July, or
within ten days thereafter, under
the new Mcdowell law.
Since the law allows a latitude
of ten days, these reports, unlike
those made quarterly by the cash
iers themselves. under the old law
which is still in force, are not all
made on the same date For that
reason they are merely fled for
future reference in the auditor S
office, and are not tabulated and
published as are the others.
They are none the less Important
for this reason, however, and the
penalty for failure to comply is
from 500 to $500. and Auditor
Smith expresses the hope that in
this instance he will have no diff
Guilty in getting in the reports on
time, as he very much dislikes to
be forced to prosecute such cases,
although required to do SO. Jack
son Daily News, Both.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-07-03
Pleased With MhltWorth.


In view of the very pleasant and
profitable month spent at Whit.
worth College, we, the teachers
W no have boarded at the College,
beg leave to express our thanks to
DR.. Cooper and his assistants, for
their uniform courtesy and hospi-
tality in attending to our every
comfort and pleasure during our
stay.
We find Whitworth College an
ideal place for Summer School.
The grounds are delightful, the
buildings comfortable and conven-
lent, the table fare all that could
be asked, and the health practically
perfect. (Signed)
Faculty and Student Teachers,
Boarders at Whitworth College.
In view Of the fact that Whit
worth accommodated 24O boarders
during the Normal, the above is a
compliment to Pret,. Cooper and
that Institution Of which they may
we'll feel proud.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-07-03

The auditors who made an exam
ination Of the books of Blount
Burke, the young man who COM
mitted suicide at Red Lick, on the
10th Of June. found that his books
and accounts were perfectly
straight and that the Company ow-
ed him $40. Burke left note IN
which he said he was $50 short.
His friends think that it was a
love affair that caused him to COM
NIT the rash act. He placed the
muzzle of the pistol in his mouth
and fired. the ball coming out at
the back of his head. The pistol
was an old-time make, carrying
rimfife cartridges. and on exami-
nation it was found that three Of
the cartridges had failed to ex-
plode, and it was necessary for
Burke to pull the trigger the fourth
time. Franklin Advocate.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-07-03
Items From Thursdays Franklin AdVo.
cate.

Miss Mary Byrd, Brookhaven
bell, spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Hon. H. Cassidy, Of Brookhaven.
was out several days last week on
business.
DIR. C. S. Wilson, a young, hand
some M. D., from McComb, has To-
Gated here to practice. We extend
a cordial welcome to DR.. Wilson
and hope he will find the new field
up to his expectations.
Mr.. H. g. GrinneIl finished NOV
ing the stock Of drugs and fixtures
of the MeadviIIe Drug Co. Tuesday,
to Monroe. where we suppose he
has already opened up. We regret
that Mr.. GrinnelI decided to move.
both on account Of the inconven-
ience Of not having a good drug
store and also losing him as citi-
zen of Meadville.