Petaluma High School - Trojans Yearbook (Petaluma, CA)

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Now, when F-d w’as in the Grammar vSchool he was quite a climber, and it didn’t take long for him to get on the other side of the fence. These are simply details. If you want to know more, just ask him about it. He will be per¬ fectly charmed to relate it in full, we are sure. “ ’03.” Seemed Natural to Him. The two trains came together with an awful crash. Some one had blundered. That, how ' - ever, was a matter which would have to be left for future investigation. As soon as those who w ere uninjured could extricate themselves from the wreck, they turned manfully to the work of rescuing their less fortunate fellow-passengers. It was a sickening sight. Cars were heaped on top of one another. People w ere pinioned under seats, beams and trucks. Steam was hiss¬ ing from the overturned boilers, the rails of the track were w arped and torn loose from the ties, and the moans and cries of the injured could be heard afar off. Finally, after long, hard w’ork, the rescuers reached the bottom of the mass, where the legs and body of a man protruded from beneath a twisted platform. Beside him lay a cane, deco¬ rated with colored ribbons, and a long tin horn. Fearfully and anxiously a score of strong men lifted the weight from the head and shoulders of the prostrate one and carried him up the em¬ bankment. As they reached the higher level, he opened his eyes, passed a hand in front of them as if brushing away a film of some kind, and shouted: “Rah! rah! rah! Sizz, boom, ah ! Ki-yi! hip-hip, hoo-gah yah ! Come on, fellows ! Which side has the ball ? ’ Chicago Times-Herald. The News Dealer. ALWAYS HAS THE LATEST IN - Stationery, Books, Music, Magazines. Picture Framing in up-to-date Styles. Fine China, Glass, Fancy Goods, Etc. Novelties in all lines constantly arriving. H. STEITZ’ SONS,? == G r oce r s == Western Avenne and K]entu.ck:3r Street. A Terrible Slaughter of Flies and Mosquitos. Thousands of these pests are being killed by Bobard’s Flea Exterminator. NEVER FA- Price 25c. McGuire’s Pharmacy 875 Main Street. GEO. N. SMITH, Up-to-date Printer. 861 Main St., Petaluma. 5 45 Makes a Specialty of Calling Cards, Engraved or Printed. Latest Designs in Wedding Stationery ’Phone-.-Main 95.

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out t o solve the meaning of life for yourselves. Success or failure await you, and to a great ex¬ tent you have the making of your life—either the one or the other. You have had the advan¬ tages of at least a common school education. In that respect your start has been better than some who have been denied that privilege, and yet through personal efforts have made successes of their lives. “ The fault is not in our starts, but in ourselves; that we are underlings,” after all. To say that “I had no opportunity” does not excuse you from making the best of what you have. Many of our most successful business men were not as well prepared to battle with life as you are. It was not through chance that they succeeded. It was through the hardest kind of work and steadfast application to the smallest detail of duty; a whatever-is-worth doing, is-worth-doing-well spirit. There is al¬ ways a place made for such a person. When Garfield applied for entrance to college penni¬ less, the president asked him what he was willing to do. “Anything,” was the answer, lo feel that any honorable work is below your dignity is the quickest and surest first step to failure. vStef out, then into the world w’ith a determination to succeed in whatever you un¬ dertake, and you cannot fail. Take with you as weapons against your worst enemy, “self.” Obedience. You have learned the rudiments of obedience in school, but more rigid are those imposed upon you by the commercial world. I recall to mind a very bright student who on entering his first position w as told by his employer to “never forget anything, and do everything I tell you.” He made that his motto, and is now a successful busi¬ ness man. Make it a habit never to go con¬ trary to the dictates of your superiors in the smallest details, then the larger and more im¬ portant ones will take care of themselves. Thoughtfulness. Untiring application to the interests of your employer, aw ake to every¬ thing that concerns him. You may conscien¬ tiously keep your employer’s books and type his daily correspondence, and yet thoughtlessly do many things that are to your own rather than his interests. It means going to work a few minutes before time, and offering to stay later if w’ork is pressing ; seeing what is to be done and doing it without being told, rather than hoping it will be forgotten. Cheerfulness. Remember that your emplo ’er has responsibilities that you can lighten by a cheerful application to your share of his labors. Do not allow your own affairs to make you ir¬ ritable in the discharge of your duties. To be pleasant costs nothing and brings its own re¬ ward. Lastly, make yourself generally so necessary ' a part of your employer’s business, so conver¬ sant with the matters entrusted to you, that he could not dispense with your services. In other words be interested in w hat interests your employer, center all your activities in what concerns him, be ready and willing at any and all times to perform cheerfully his commands, the matter of promotion then becomes only a question of time, and unawares you will derive untold benefits from your life of obedient, thoughtful, and cheerful activities. The good wishes of the Commercial Department go with you. E. R. K. Hard Luck. One of our Junior boys went to the library’ the other night. Now, this is nothing strange in itself, but F-d stayed too long in the lower hall, and on attempting to go home found the doors locked. It is not known what he said, as he was alone (?) but he lighted a match and started on a tour of inspection. All the doors were locked, but he found one win¬ dow open. From this point to the ground was a distance of fifteen feet, and as, b}- pensonal experience, he knew the ground was hard, he decided he must find another means of exit. He found a hovse and proceeded to make a patent fire escape. But on looking out of the witidow again what did he see but a shadow, which, on closer inspection, appeared to be a stairway. He got out of the building by this but found himself little better off, for there, right in front of him, was a high board fence.

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MONEY SAVED- by dealing with C. R. Winfield, the Real Estate and Insurance Broker, 8 t 2 Washington street. All kinds of houses and lands. Fire, Fife and Accident Insurance. Agent for the largest Bond company in the United j States. Would like a share of yourj business. j W. F. FARRELI , .Buggies, Wagons, CaRRIAGKvS. Main St., Petaluma. NAUERT BROS.- The cheapest place to get the Best Groceries. WEBB S- Yeuuow I ' ront Drug vStore 867 Main vStreet, Petaluma. THE BEST DENTAL WORK Prices reasonable. DR. PHILLIPS DENTAL CO. I The leading Dentists of Petaluma. PETALUMA vSAVINGS BANK Does a General Banking business. Cor. Main and B streets, Petaluma. , He who works hard and uses all of a| small opportunity will surpass the man who partly neglects a great one. Kissing a fashionable young lady on the cheek is one way to remove paint. WICKERSHAM BANKING I COMPANY. ' I A General Banking Business Tran- | sacted. Capital |2oo,ooo. WHITE STAR MEAT MARKET, M. . Keeuer, Proprietor. Choice Meats of all kinds. Orders promptly filled and delivered. Washington street, Petaluma. BALDWIN BAKERY, .Best Bread in Town. .Cakes baked to order. Western Avenue. KLONDIKE CIGAR vSTORE, V. Riedi, Proprietor. Best House for the best Cigars For the least money. Western Avenue, Petaluma. C. F. WfllTE,- Buys, sells, rents and repairs all kinds of Sewing Machines, and keeps all machine supplies. Organs tuned and cleaned. All work warranted. 935 Main street. It may be more blessed to give than to receive, but we are always willing to let the other fellow have the blessings. The man who has the most to say al¬ ways uses the fewest words. HUGH ROBERTS,- Groceries. Produce, Hay, Flour, Meals, P ' eed, Coal, Butter, Fruit. Potatoes, etc. n Kentucky st., near Postoffice. C. TEMPEL,— .Hardware and Agricultural .Implements. Kentucky Street. vSCOTT CROSSLEY,- .Stoves, Hardware. .Plumbing and Tinning.