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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
How the Moss Rose Got Her
Coat

Once upon time little pink rose
grew all by herself at the edge OF
road. 1t was a very pleasant place to
live because she could see every one
who passed They all knew the little
rose, and not wayfarer passed with
out giving her a pod and a smile. All
the little birds and the baby grasses
loved her and liked to lie down close
beside her when they were tired
One morning Mother Nature was out
taking walk. She saw the little
pink rose and noticed the kind greet
ing each passerby gave her.
What sweet character she must
have" said Mother Nature to herself.
"Tll just go and speak to her."
This she did and found the little
flower as loyable as she had expected.
Mother Nature told her how she had
been watching and how she had seen
her sweet patience, and she asked,
What in all the world would you
like best TO have"
"oh." said the pink rose. there is
one thing that / want more than any
thing else in all the world"
"Tell me-" said Mother Nature, "and
you shall have it,"
Sometimes" said the rose, 'it gets
so dusty here close to the road, and
have no cloak tos cover my dress. or
all things / should like best a beauti-
full cloak"
Mother Nature bent and kissed her.
Take this" she said, and STOPPING
she plucked a handful of the softest,
greenest moss and threw ii about the
small pink rose. 1t covered her quite
completely. even trailing down over her
stem.
oh" sighed the rose, II never
dreamed of having such a beautiful!
cloak. 1 shall never. never take IL
OFF as long as | live"
And she never did.
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fatter, because the neighbors took pity
on them, but the neighbors are begin
ming to get tired of charity"
There's nothing that people grow
tired of so quick as feeding somebody
else" said Mary.
The mouse looked at her with some
vexation please don't interrupt.
Finally some of the mousse neighbors
sent petition to my father, the King
of the Elves, and father sent me to
see what I could do about it, He
ordered me to find the heartless mother
and drag her back to her children. So
/ came here and donned this disguise.
Whew. but it's terrible tight! We
elves aren't very large. but were
larger than this mousse hide, and can
hardly breathe. And my nose is so
long and sharp that l keep bunting it
into everything before 1 know I've
really got there. People tell me my
eyes are very handsome, but after be-
ing a squirrel with feather boa tail
I must say that this piece of twine
string that's fastened to me now isn't
much of a comfort.
And then it's such sad life. Every
body is down on mice. Now. when I
was a squirrel everybody was offering
ME peanuts and crackers and candies.
1 was called to and thrown things to
by children and old ladies and boys
and old gentlemen. Even the dogs
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
Mates
by SYDNEY c. HALEY

Like one VINO IN q foreign Iand
May wander long from place to place
Alone. and find no friendly face,
Nor feel the clasp of friendly hand;
Who hears strange greetings that i'm
part
No sense, and songs uncouthly sung
In harsh and unfamiliar tongue;
Who listens, sadly unelate.
And pines for that far spot Of earth,
Now doubly dear, that gave him
birth;
Till on the road. by kindly fate,
He meets with one whom he hath
known
And loved in their own native vale
And in his joy forgets the tale
OF barren seasons that have, flown.
Thus, wanly fares the pilgrim soul
OF him that seeks the Higher Way
Through this poor world, from day to
day,
And presses forward to his goal,
Compelled by one sustaining thought.
Till Fortune smiles. and he doth find
Some kindred and congeniaI mind.
Some fellow pilgrim who has sought
Through lonely years. unlighted still
BY aught but Hope, the selfsame end;
And each at last hath true Friend
Whose heart at his delight will thrill;
Who'n hear the unuttered word and
know
His wish ere ii is born TO sense.
And feel the subtle influence
or those deep moods that come and so
Across the souls uncharted sea
Like azure barks that family swim
Along the horizons dancing rim
A Friend, whose nearest JOY will be
TO share his fellowship, and move
Responsive TO his best desire.
Give strength to suffer and aspire
And speak the common speech OF Love.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

There have been three great seals Of
the United States-one in 1882, a see
ond in 184i and that OF 1885, which is
used at the present day by the secre-
tary Of state He affNes IT to commu-
nications signed by the president =
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ny RUPERT HUGHES

white bed.
"And-and," the little girl was say
ing afraid to forget to remember some
body and having hard time to keep
awake and bless the dolls and the
Angora cat and the fox terrier and
and-oh yes, and bless the Fairy De-
tective, and let me see him again some
time. and make it a nice day tomor-
row so that | can play--and-I guess
that's ALL A. She was going to
and Jumped to her feet and pounced
into her bed with yowl.
Whatever is it that's got into you
tonight?' said Mary, the nurse.
The little girl gasped. "A m-m mouse
ran over one of my bare feet"
"Sufferin snakesr shrieked the
nurse as she jumped into the air and
lighted on a chair. tiny mouse was
scooting here and there along the wall.
1t looked like a couple of chocolate
creams on wheels.
After long time Mary got the cour-
age to dash for the closet and get a
broom. Then the little girl got a broom
herself-a childs broom that she used
for sweeping out the dolls house
Mary and she chased the mouse bere
and there, pounding the floor black
and blue and breaking nearly every
thing in the room except the mouse.
The outlandish racket would have
brought the father and mother UP to
save the house from being knocked
down, but they had gone out to din
ner.
Finally the mouse was out of breath
and in corner, afraid to move either
way Mary was just about to bring
her weapon down with finishing blow
when the little girl put up her arm.
crying, "Don'tI Dont-ouch!" The
.ouch, was for her arm, which
Mary whacked with broom handle
Mary paused and stared. and the
mouse said in very minute and
mouselike tone:
Cheerful Cheese, don't you know
me?s
See! See! It's the Fairy Detective"
squealed the little girl. Its the Fairy
Detective
And while Mary stared speechless,
the little girl knelt and took the mouse
up in her hands as if 1t were a canary
bird.
''Oh, you've come back again, You've
come back again. And I'm SO glad to
see you! But what brings you to our
house?"
Il came on business" he answered.
ION most particular mouse matter"
Has there been a mouse war or a
mouse murder, or something?"
Worse than that-gossip! The peo-
pie are talking in housewife about Mrs.
Molly Mouse of Attic avenue"
"And who is Mrs Molly Mouse and
where Is Attic avenue?'
The mouse opened his eyes so wide
they almost rolled into his ears. You
don't know where Attic avenue is?
Well, I'm surprised! Why, Attic ave-
nue. runs between Garret terrace and
Shingle street! 1t contains some Of the
largest buildings there-the old Bureau
family hotel for instance. Well. Mrs.
Molly lived there in very swell fiat.
She was a widow, her husband having
been attacked by terrible footpad."
What's footpad, please?"
why, a footpad is something with
padded feet 1t was your Angora cat
that got Mr.. Maurice Mouse. leaving his
wife Molly to wear mourning and care
for large family. and now they say
that she has eloped with foreigner
from the next town.
where is the next town? Is it far?"
''Yes indeed It's all the way to the
next house. Now. it's baa enough to
elope with foreigner. but it's more
than bad enough to leave your little
micelets to starve. And that's what
the neighbor mice say Mrs. Molly
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q EaAAaa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
Maternal Instinct.

Children that yell like that ought either to be gagged or kept at home" !" remarked the irascible gentleman with the white beard to the bus conductor,
 And faces like the one wot you're scarin' people with." clipped in the mother of the noisy infant, "oughter be made into door knockers or sent ter the chamber Q 'orrors."
 The gentleman with the patriarchal 1ace fungus took a brick red complex lon. n know it's awkward at times"-- he commenced.
 ''It's more'n awkward; it's nothin' short O 'orrible," snapped the lady. as ehe once more glanced at the sorry elderly mans set of features.
 When the rest of the passengers tit- tered audibly the old gentleman came t0 the conclusion that 1t behooved him to speak to the point.
 II mean the child"- he tried once more.
 And you didn't mean it no good" returned the lady, "else you wouldn't . looked at it."--London Ideas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
Back Numbers.

civilian" said Mrs. Van Gelder to the man of all work. "I want you to clean ont that large closet in the hall Just outside the parlor Buru all the old newspapers. waste paper and any other rubbish you may find there."
 After sbort time she mot William in the hall carving in bis arms huge pile of sheci music. tbe property of her eldest daughter
 "What are you going 10 do with Ms' bells music?' she asked.
 "Wty. turn II. sure, as you told mt to It was IT tue closet there with the other ruiil,,h
 "is+i' | d.dtttt mean the music. Put i. back ai once.
 Noting his mistress displeasure. Wi liam inquired in surprise:
 "Why. basn't she played 1t all?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
TWO
Thaelksrax.e eatirs.

Thackeray created quite erroneous of himself by often indulg- lng In irony In the presence of people who were incapable of understanding 1k. One curious instance which he gave was this: Thackeray had been dining at the Garrick and was talking in the smoking room after dinner with vari- ous club acquaintances. One of them happening to have left his cigar case at home. Thackeray. though disliking the man, who was notorious tuft hunter. good naturedly offered him one of his cigars. The man accepted the cigar. but. not finding it to his liking. had the bad taste to say to Thackeray 'i say. Thackeray. you won't mind my saying don't think much of this cirar?" Thackeray. no doubt irritated af the mans ungraciousness and bear ing in mind his tuft hunting predilec- tions. quietly responded, You ought to. my good fellow, for 1t was given me by lord" Instead. however, of detecting the irony, the dolt immedi- ately attributed the remark to snob- bishness on Thackeray's part and to the end of his days went about declar- ing that ''Thackeray had boasted that he had been given a cigar by lord"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
PURvEY0RS TO ROYALTY.
Their Signs Constitute One of the
 Sichts e London.


 Sights c, London.
 The American in London, on his first visit to that marvellous city, Is struck by the number of signs over shops with the royal arms painted thereon and announcing that the tradesmap Is purveyor 10 their tnaJesties. let when the tnaiier k %fted. the nuiniF'i is not su large.
 Officially. according to the Londait News, there are about 200 tradesmen In London who hold the royal wartaa! and are entitled to use the royal arms as a shop sign, with the accompanying words, By royal appointment" The royal warrant has to be received. signed and sealed in due form; other wise. if Il tradesman styles himself a purveyor to member of the royai family without this formal permission. he Is guilty of an offense which is punishable by a fine not exceeding e20 Moreover. he is liable to simi lar fine if he uses arms so nearly re- sembing the royal arms as to iead people to believe that he Is carrying on his business under the authority of royalty. Several instances have occur red of the enforcement of these penal ties.
 The warrants are exhibited in the shop windows. headed by tie royal arms and bearing the signature or the lord chamberlain. the comptroller of the royal household, the treasurer of the latter. or of the master of the horse, etc, according to the circup stances.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
Wouidn,. Hsna the Jury.

An old negro named Ephraim. hay ing been sworn on tbe jury in rnur der trial. for some time resisted a yer dict of guilty for nc other apparent reason lhan his strong aversion 10 eari tai punishin,nt in general. Finally 1t foreman explained to him that it was 2 question either of hanging the prisone, or hanging the inrv and that it all de pended on him "Fo' gracious. sah' replied Uncle Ephram. "on dem req sonmenls de pris uer atp sho' guilty"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
Savina His Eeeiinas.

The Office Boy ito persistent lady artist who calls six times a week,-The editors sti1 engaged. The Lady Artis, Tell him it doesn't matter. don'i want to marry him. The Office Boy l 'aven't the 'art to tell i'm that, miss He's 'ad several disappointments to. day. Try and look in again next year London Sketch. --z---.-.-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
rhoIAkoruat1vo.

If the window had been eight fee, from the ground" pouted the young wife, ''instead of eight stories. I'd have thrown myself out when you quarreled with me. Then you'd have had to be sweet to me when you picked me up A lot of wives attempt suicide, they say, just to be petted when they come to-"
 "Yes," said he, but sometimes they don't como to, remember."-New YorS Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
Perhaps

My wife is getting se she can cook |" You are preiudned in her favor" No. am mt She gave tramp piece of ule iasl week. and he has been back for more Ibree tiIues."
 ''erhaps be is after herO medal Houston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
Tho Exnanse of | Wifa.

A wife is decided addition to the demands upon ones purse. In that pense. however sensible and managing Ahe may be. she is expensive. But everything worth having has it's price of one so1t or another, and there are some things which cost much without which life Is hardly worth living.
 Said Thiers: Most men contemplate making some self denial when they marry, They think they will give up euch and such expensive pleasures. Later on. when they discover that they cannot do so. and at the same time they lack tlr uieans to Indulge. they sComplain thss | is the extravaganza If their wives @hich causes the incon- veuicnce''
 Which wise saying is applicable to men In other countries besides that of France. - New York American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18
Fsar.

Fear causes more dtsease than do microbes, more deat hs than famine. more failures than lAnics. It costs moro than war. is always failure and 1s never necessary. said medical man. Fear weaken's the hearts action. in- duces congestion. invites indigestion. produces poison through decomposing foode and is thus the mother of auto poisoning. which either directly causes q greatly aids In the production of ouite 90 per cent of all our diseases.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-31

PETALUMA Aug. 3O-After receipt Of quota
tons from the San Francisco dairy exchange to-
day there was advance Of nc over yesterdays
prices paid for eggs The Petaluma egg exchange
paid 351ac for first grade The demand Is good
but the supply only moderate. Independent deal
erS and spectators offered 35c and 2sc according
70 grade. The market for poultry is somewhat
improved, old stock making a slight advance.
The extremely hot spell has affected poultry and
decrease in egg production is attributed to it,
GSain feed remains high lines being par
t-ciiariy scarce. Green feed is also scarce
SANTA Cruz. Aug 30--Eggs are still pIrnti-
nj but there is change in the price Whole
salers continue To buy for 81 cents per lcz7r
and sell for 40 cents owing TO the hrmneSs Of
the market. Merchants inclined to be-
Ieye that eggs VIII still soar in price in
short time
SANTA ROSA. Aug. so.-The upward teu-.
dency or the egg market continued today when
q raise or re per dozen made on receint
OF advances showing transactions on the San
Francisco dairy produce exchange. Local deal
ers today quoted 341ac per dozen spot cash f8r
choiee aud 81 lac for seconds. The demand c0n-
tnues greater than the supply. The movement
OF poultry IS Increasing heavily. Large con
slgnments are being made daily to San Fran
clsco Prices are somewhat lower, owing to
the heavy supply at present
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-31

Associated oil company short of OIL but,
according TO posted parties. that is not the case
On the contrary the Associated oil has more
oil than storage. 1t has considerable bought
at 5ec per berrel. Oil is reported selling at the
wells at 30c per barrel. There are 10000 900
barrels available with few takers. and 1000 600
barrels more are produced than sold The
agency's oil is reported by the same parties to
have netted the agency in July 3sc per gallon
at the well. against 43c in June. The cause
of this decline is reported 10 be the fact that
the Doheny Garfield company, controlling the
Nevada petroleum and American. were taken
into the agency on guaranty Of SOC per barrel,
which affected the agency first in July.
The stock holders of the Gypsy oil company
and the Mountain Girl oil company, both of
which RECENTLY Sold their properties in the Mid
way field t. the petroleum properties syndi-
cate of London beginning TO reap the re
turns of their Investment. Out of the first pay
ment made the properties the Gypsy oil com
pany paid dividend of &c per share on the
issued capital stock. amounting to SOC, 00C
shares. while the Mountain Girl also paid a
dividend August of &c per share on the
issued capital OF $4,000 shares.
The Sauer Dough oil company has also gone
back TO basis of &c per share after having
paid at tine rate OF 2iac for several months.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-31
STOCK MARKET

Trading in local securities was active yes
terday. with TIE Spring Valley water stocks
and bonds leading. Both were higher. the stock
rising from $40 To $50 ~ and the bonds adj
vancing To 500 a.. The rise in these securities
was due Ia the recommendation of Mayor Nc
Carthy to The boarn Of supervisors to purchase
the water conpany's plant Other variations
were decline III City electric stock 10 $3.50
and an advance N telephone common stock to
$50 %. Sales If bonds were S44. 900.
AT special meeting of the f. 7. du Pont dc
Nemoars powder company stock holders ratified
the proposal of the directors to sell 81 $50. 600
of preferred and Ss40.000 of common stock
for the purpose of securing additional working
capital.
Preferred stock holders of record September
/ will be given the right TO subscribe 10 com
mon and preferred shares AT $40 and so re-
spectively. while common share holders of the
same date may subscribe TO the common only
ar 40.
Subscriptions 10 the preferred must be in by
January 1. 1911 and will be payable in in
stsllments from January 10 June Of that year.
Common subscriptions must be paid on or be-
fore October II, 1910
All shares ROT taken up by stock holders will
be purchased the above terms by a syndi-
cate. at The lead of which Pierre S. du
Pont. A. |. du Font and j. 4. Haskell, who
have underwfticn the issue. They have until
January %, 1912. to meet the obligation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-31
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions


CHICAGO, Aug. 30--Desertions from the Dull
side were numerous today because Of the poorness
of the export call for wheat. The consequent
decline resulted in moderate sales TO exporters
but it isn't certain that the wheat was sold 70
go TO Europe. A steady tone prevailed at the
close. although the final figures were at the low
est Of the session and showed net decline OF
&c TO &c. Corn at the end Of the day was tac
lower to Sac higher. and oats &c to sac lower
Provisions had an irregular windup shade on
10 1919 up.
Weighing on the wheat market was big bur
den of hedging sales. primary arrivals were al
most double those of a year ago. and simuitane-
ously that the European visible supply
had increased nearly 1900. coo bushels Tor the
week and is 49, $50 600 bushels, against 70
lao, 600 bushels at the corresponding time last
year when the week showed decrease OF abV--
600 bushels. The worlds available total was
the present than the case II months ago
Influenced by such bearish considerations. sep
TENDER liquidation a considerable force
today. Warehousemen were the chief purchasers
of that delivery selling other months mainly
December, at increasing premiums for the ue-
ferred options. December ranged from Sl.OS a
to s.. 044 and closed sc to. sc OF at $1-oS4 10
S1.03ss.
In the corn market there was much selling on
varied between 57&tc and 5S12c and closed &c
to sc up at SIS "a 5Sc-t The cash market was
weak. No yellow closed at 602s d6lAe.
September liquidation in oats was quite severe
December fluctuations were from $3.50 TO 36lsc
and the close 81 10 &c down at 361s GS6l4c C
Pork closed 121ac higher to shade lower
lard shade down to 2Iac up, and ribs I'M
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omen High Close.
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MARKET DULL
AND DRIFTING

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-The de-
mand for stocks fell off today and
prices were allowed to drift aim
lessly
Some apprehension of coming
events enters into the reactionary
tone which developed. The period
of cash withdrawals from New
York bank reserves is not propi
tious to operations on the long
side in stocks. The current of the
movement out of New York is
gaining strength. Shipments to
Canada and to the domestic in
terror are on large scale and
are proving that the usual re-
course is being made TO New York
supplies for moving the crops.
The rate of depletion of bank
reserves promises to be rapid for
a time, the decrease this week
having run already to more than
100000. including the result of
subtreasury operations.
The foreign demand for securi-
ties has disappeared and the
movement of foreign trade has
not been adjusted sufficiently to
provide the usual supply of ex-
change at this time of the year
Today there was an easier tone
in the London discount market
and rise this week in the Bank
of England discount rate was con-
sidered less likely.
A firmer tone in the corn mar
ket and weather forecasts of light
frosts had some influence on
stocks. The approach of the date
for official monthly reports of va
rious kinds bearing on crop and
industrial conditions gives rise to
conjecturaI estimates on the gov
eminent crop reports, on the
monthly statement of untitled ton
mage September l from the United
States steel corporation and on
the Copper Producers associa ton
statistics of the same date.
The railroad world is showing
deep interest and some concern
over the progress of the hearings
by the interstate commerce com
mission on the rate advances pro-
posed by the railroads. The mat
ter has a repressive effect on
speculation.
Bonds were irregular. Total
sales par value $1,0S7,000.
United States bonds were un-
changed on. call.
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100 Pacific Tel & Tel (common) :. 80 %
Afternoon Session
MINING STOCKS


sharp bresk il. the IComstock shares was
the feature of mining stocks YESTERDAY. The
leaders were excited and remarkably active on
the informal session orhir declining from
S1.oI5a to $1.85, closing at $1371a; Consoli-
eased Vrgin, "a dtclnrg from 60 to sS.
Sl4T19 TO S1.32l.: Union declining from 46c to
39c. and so on. Outside of the leaders the
market quiet
The southern Nevadis were not very brisk.
but changes We're few Belmont lost De the
day at $3.50 and Ion3pah of Nevada lost 10c
The mines of Tenopah district shipped a total
of 1.5l6 tons of ore of an estimated total value
of S1S9. 400 to tne mills last week. The Tono7
pah mining cenpany ent 3,400 tons. the Bel
mont 1850 tons, Montana 1.011 tons. Tonopah
Extension $40 tons. West End 425 tons, Mac
Namara 200 tons and Midway so tons
The Tonopah Belmont mining and develop
ment company has declared quarterly dividend
holders <f record October l.
The Round Mountain mining company has de-
clared regular quarterly dividend of &c per
share.