The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 12, 1895, Page 17

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1895. 17 How Orp Romer 'Y LLerr tHE Nawv. George Romer said he was going to leave | the seagulls after listening to Romer’slong the navy. He told it all around the ship— | ."{“’ns passed the word around the harbor t the: fore and main topmen’s gang- s, and even spread it over the to'gal- lant forecastle. Down in ‘the comparative calm of the waist,"or amidships, where the bnlwarks are high and hide the sea, any n can be passed along and at least be treated with some respect, even if not accepted asortho- dox. . But up on the to’gallant forecastle, where the wise old men of the ocean con- | been 1 airy, railless and ex- | posed—where the winds sweeping full and | not fastened | ¢F gregate—a re free blow ev down overbc nd sentiment, & theory or anything not id as a topsailsheet bitt has no clingin lace. And what idea could be more es: the idea of 1 fuge, of se g that 5 ing a ship—the onl; ity, rest, peace and joy? It wasa conception not at home on the to’gallant forecastle. Ah, Solemn, profound, weird it holds one t nd subtle, spell, ng of peace, rest and joy luding poetry, romance | entimental and unsubstantial than | place t all the old shellbacks in the service going into the chicken business. Fisher used to lie in wait for Romer with | improbable stories upon poultry raising, | all of which, with a seriousness of manner that was convincing and a glibness of | tongue that could not be gainsaid, he | poured into his victim’s hungry ears with | malice and forethought. Fisher, when a | boy in some vessel long since gathered to ! her sisters in a forgotten boneyard, had the custodian of three hens and a pig imprisoned in a coop forward of the galley, ii been authorized to forage for his ces in the captain’s pantry. It is needless to mention what became of the broken bits of pudding and slices of cold ham which he persuaded the cabin-boy Ve very fattening for livestock, and S part for barnyard creatures on m this experience gained be- iore the skipper heard the sad grunts of the ribby porker and the querulous cluck of fowls and cut off the pantry supplies, Saxie was enabled to load Romer | up with volumes of useful information on the subject of feathered things. Time went by and the old man’s three years were over. He went springingly down to the pay office and drew his money, wi is never still. between eight and nine hundred dollars, Then George Romer sat on his diddy- | and went over the side farmward bound. box and t to the mainmast. | He promised the caterer of his old mess a Now, the me ad heard the yarn |fat Christmas rooster, and the steam before—irom hix \ers—because the | launch took him away. tswain’s mate of ing through the pls anking t into the cloud: He T the | Right here in this narrative should be laced the line of printers’ “stars’ which re set in stories to show that somethingis | 2 | left to the imagination, because between nto his confidence, especially when | Romer’s departure from the ship and his the idea of leaving the navy was strong | return two weeks after there 1s a blank, within him. | and only conjecture can bridge the hiatus, 1t is the custom abroad of a vessel—prob- | When be reshipped aboard of the **Guardo” n from the ably coming dov ly era of | he was without the big bag of clothing, GEORGE ROMER’S LIFE-LONG DREAM, who were great navigators s and perchance given to concerning their exploits in ns—to d story-tellers to How: these sea- v of belief as they o. Neither are they very pa- rs, aud tales that were once ths_are now taken in homeop- Possibly they imagine that ious credulity attra. ns as_an empty bottle attracts T is only one thing that ered more credulous is only hath ever learned wi deep wooden heart of the main- re Romer didn’t talk to the | of timber because his idea | able for even the bound- | marines,” but because | returned skeptical answer, as | es when he explained that a man-of-war and was | a chicken ranch ashore. ed to and fro under the oms of gear and the | i the wind thundering | ed foot of the sail carried | vay to leeward. | 2 strange being. He de the sound of any voice ex- | when he has talked him- | o e and s had often taken rited discussions, or directed at the unshipshape practic: innovations that, contrary to habi tion, were commencing to obtain on : 2 trac b ypear d in its place would be found only a small spar, or possi- bly a.black and blistered smokestack bolted on to some seething furnace below. The world of waters will be the more deso- late when the grand white-caiivased clip- per furls its sea-pinions forever. George Romer had been leaving the navy so long that the time of his begin- ning to_do so was lost in mists of v.. Peter McFarland, now master-at- arms.of the Independence,and a historian ubted iracy, says that Romer going to shake the navy and starta m, as far back as the second war with England, but he hung in the wind from one cruise to another until the row with Mexico was on. -~ “Of cot he wouldn’t jump on the eve of a fight,” said McFarland, “and he staid in the service until peace was declared. Then the rebellion came along and caught him aboard of the Monopgahela, and the chicken ranch still far away. He went south in the ship and pitched 9-inch Dahl- from the gren shells at the Confederates the rest of the cruise.” Some drift-way must be given Mac in making up the above statement, because the ancient fellows of the dee;, while bein g ht” their stories, are so fille lively fancy and the vague mys- ticism of the sea that they appear to yaw around:the truth. Often they are accused f sailing wide when it is only due to the on of their poor old compasses, and and sag of weakened memory to leeward. However, the fall of Richmond found Romer: -beginning a new three years’ en- listment, and he passed that ensuing six and thirty months saying that he was end- ing his naval service forever. That . chicken ranch—the which:he had toiled © he had:.dreamed by night—was coming near and nearer. He never went ashore on liberty and let every cent of his pay re- main on the paymaster’s books. He made close inquiries as to the complement of a one-acre poultry farm, and the cost of a healthy - hen’s dailfv ration, He delved deeply into ornithological history and be- came so versed in bird-lore that he could niake hlmself unaerstood by the fowls of the air” At least this was the report about the decks, and it was started by Saxie Mecca_for day and of which deep- | that is the main- | a theory, as no wis- | | the hammock and mattress, and the hundreds of bright golden dollars which the Navy Department had given him. But the good old receiving ship opened her wide gang- way and took him back, never asking any questions of the past nor insisting on guar- antees for the future, and on_the honor- able discharges, which he carried carefully wrapped in sheepskin, he was given the three months’ extra pay which Uncle Sam always presents to his worthy sea nephews who come back within ninety days. The prodigal clothed himself in the raiment of the ocean—blue and white like ! the waves—ate the fatted corned calf from the paymaster’s stores, and—and said nothing. Nor did his shipmates ever stop him long enough in_his ‘‘wood-sawing” to tell of the chicken ranch. Nor was there any indication that he had been cruising among the coops. Not a stray feather rested upon him, nestled in his hair; not even a faint sug- gestion of down was around him. Butthe men never ‘“joshed” him upon his life- ashore failure.” The old man was broken up and they knew he had passed through something stormy. Thereis often a deli- cacy and a consideration found among rough hardened men of the sea not known among the finer folks ashore. Afterawhile the disappointment wore off and Romer was again leaving the navy. Again the maintopmen’s gangway and the high, windy to’gallant forecastle and even mainmast heard the story. Again Paddy White grumbled rustily down in his throat at Romer’s ‘‘chicken-yard guif,” as he called it, and Fisher broke out his ancient weather-worn joke-yarns to do duty in their old age for the edification of the ganeways. The three years mustered away in the graves of the dead past, Romer received his *'big” discharge and pay and left the navy —iforever, so he said—and the curtain went down upon his further movements till he reappeared aboard. the receiving- ship se rufl weeks after. But it is needless to follow here the suc- ceeding enlistments that swept poor old Romer on from ship to ship. The airy chicken ranch always hung in his view just over the rail, as”it were, but he never reached it. He was always leaving, but never could leave the navy. But one morning the boatsgain and his merry mates piped blithely, “Up all hands!” through the ship, and George Romer lay still. It was something un- usual to not hear his silver whistle calling in the sweet sea dawn. They looked into his hammock hanging alone on the berth- deck and the calm, peaceful face upturned to them there told them that George:Ro- mer had left the navy—at last—for all time. ToM GREGORY. LITTLE ONES FED. A Successful Experiment Made by the Nursery for Homeless Children. Luncheon for Waifs. The Nursery for Homeless Children set luncheon yesterday for the benefit of the little ones who find shelter under its roof. It was the first experiment in this line and the results were so satisfactory that it may be repeated within a few months. The children cared for by this quiet, unostenta- tious and most deserving, charity are the veritable waifs of a large city. They come from all quarters and all receive the same attention. The parents of some are known, but the majority who are brought thither have been abandoned on the streets and no clew to their origin appears in the records of the organization. Some have been found on the doorsteps, and one little tot was .actually rescued from an ash barrel. The nursery was once the home of Gen- eral L. H. Allen and stands on Harrison street, near Second. It is a commodious and handsome house, surrounded by a large garden, dotted with shady live oaks. The managers pay a rental of $70 a month for this house, which is admirably adapted for their purpose. g This charity is now in the fifth year of its existence, and is_altogether dependent upon the individual efforts of its mem- Fisher, the wisest person and the most in- exbaustible talker in the ship, who said bers and the auxiliary society of young ladies, who canvass for aid among !hou good peofile who contribute to the su ort of the homeless little ones. Mrs. C. ason_Kinne is one of the founders and an indefatigable worker for the cause. The officers this year are: Mrs, William Hollis, president; Mrs. E. A. Smith, vice- president; Mrs. A. L. Valleau, second vice-president; Mrs. H. Beveridge, tuird vice-president; Mrs. Clark Burnham, re- cording secretary; Mrs. James W. Ed- wards, corresponding secretary; Mrs. H. E. Wagner, treasurer; Mr. C. 8. Wright, Mr. R. B. Mitchell, Mr. Charles M. Gor- ham, Mr. Henry Root and Mr. James W. Ward board of directors, The board of managers is composed of twenty-two la- ies. The Girls’ Auxiliary is an important part of the nursery, and has for president Alice Kinne Burnham; vice-president, Kitty Snook; secretary, Laura Wells: treasurer, Margaret Gibb. There are now sixty-five children all under twelve years in the home. They are plump and healthy, and receive the most_excellent care, as the neatness and cleanliness of their appearance indicates. They are a happy lot, and under the pro- tecting affection” of the kind women who devote so much time and labor to their maintenance and comfort, know nothing of the squalor and de;}rivafions of the children of the poor. They are tucked away at night in the coziest” of cots, and even those beds have been donated by the {riends of the nursery. The dormitory for the babies has lots of toys, and big colored picture-books, and all those treasures dear 1o the hearts of children are not scarce in the playrooms, though there is always place for more. Nothing but the most incessant applica- tion keeps the nursery out of debt. The State contributes nothing until an un- known child has been sheltered for not less than eighteen months, and then al- lows $6 a month for its support. The “auxiliaries’” waited on their guests yesterday, and the carrying of dishes to and from a steaming kitchen with the thermometer 95 degrees in the shade was no light sacrifice for sweet charity’s sake on the part of those gentle young ladies. Theirnames are: Miss Laura Wells, Miss Susie Wells, Miss Sallie Field, Mrs. Burn- ham Murgaret Gibb, Miss Jessie Easton, M echt, Miss Collis, Miss Anita Taggart and Miss Grace Bertez. A perfect spirit of harmony and earnest endeavor pervades the entire organization. Its only reward is the consciousness of be- ing in accord with the wish of Him who has kindly said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the king- dom of heaven.” UNIFORMS OF POLICEMEN Manufacturers Request That They Be Made Out of Home Products. A Strong Presentation’of the Case Made to the Police Com- missioners. In accordance with the action of the board of directors of the Manufacturers’ Association on Friday afternoon the fol- lowing communication was vesterday sent to the Board of Police Commissioners: At a meeting of the board of directors of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association the executive committee was requested o commu- nicate with your honorable body in reference to the uniforms of police officers of this City and County. We have learned through the daily press of this City that contracts were about to be let 10 foreign manufacturers, and as this association, through its members, representsan invested capital of from $15,000,000 to $18,000,000, with & membership of 600, being heavy tax- payers of this State and also of the City and County of San Francisco, we deemed it our duty to call the aitention of your honorable body to the fact that to-day in San Francisco there exist manufacturers of clothes who are under contract with the United States Govern- mentin supplying them with uniforms, and we are assured by said manufacturers that they will guarantee to furnish'the police officers of your department with goods of equal quality and durability to any that can be furnished by any foreign manufacturer, and at & less cost of fully 20 per cent. We deem this matter a case of the utmost importance, and hope that your honorable MS)' will give our letter full and careful con- sideration. Should you desire any further information on the subject we will take pleasure in having a representative eall upon you atany time or place you may designate. Respectfully, JULIAN SONNTAG, Acting Chairman Executive Committee, L. R. MEAD, secretary. Itis expected that some definite action will be taken by the Police Commissioners at their meeting on Monday evening next. No effort will be spared by the Manufac- turers’ Association to carry their point in this matter, as they deem it will furnish an excellent test of their influence. A BICYCLE ORDINANCE. Regulation of Speed on the Streets and the Payment of a Fee by Riders Suggested. ‘William T. Thornton has written to the Boara of Supervisors, complaining against the lack of precaution taken by bicycle- riders on the principal streets of the City and asking that an ordinance be passed regulating speed and other incidents. “I speak from personal experience,” he writes, “and I have talked with others, who will indorse my statementsand say that it is an outrage on the public that a person attempting to cross any of the leading thoroughfares, after doaging the numerous vehicles, cable and electric cars. is almost certain to be run into and knocked down by a bicycle. The rider of the bicycle gives no warning of his ap- proach, and at night not one in a hundred attaches a lantern to his bicycle. On most every street other than the main ones the bicycle-rider uses the sidewalk, to the ex- clusion and. terror of foot passengers, and only deigns to use the street if it is bitu- minous. The writer recommended the passage of an ordinance regulating the speed of bicycles on leading streets and at street crossings, ang requiring a warning note from the rider on approaching a crossing; also making all riders carry lights on their bicycles aiter night and imposing a license of $3 per quarter on all persons owning and operating a wheel. The matter will come up before the meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Monday. —————— SUICIDE OF A BLAOKSMITH. Hanged Himself in St. Luke’s Hospital ‘While Temporarily Insane. Charles T. Hoyt, a blacksmith whose home was at 1202 Mission street, com- mitted suicide in St. Luke’s Hospital yes- terday. He was admiited to the institu- tion on the 7th inst. suffering from melan- cholia. He developed symptoms of in- sanity, and was to be sent to the Napa Asylum to-morrow, bout 10 A. M. yesterday Hoyt was seen in his room by oue of the hospital physici- ans. Fifteen minutes later when the matron attempted to get into the room she found the door locked. It was forced, and Hoyt was found hnngmglagn.nst the wall by a rope attached to the window-frame. Hve was at once cut down, and, as_life was not quite extinct, the hospital staff went to work on him. They spent an hour and a half attempting to recuscitate him,and then gave him up. ————————— Music at the Park. Following is the programme of music at Golden Gate Park this afternoon March, “The Blue Navy".. Overture, “De Concert,” first Waltz, “Le Vague”. % Trombone solo... Performea by ¥. K. Tobin. Grand fantasia, “Walkuere"... .7 . .. Overture, “Les Chevaliers de-ihiodes,” Waltz, “Morning Jou “The Post in the Forest” “Fackeltanz,” B major. Galop, “Brieftauben”.. | wings rapidly for an instant, and, gaining | IovLs or THE JFIELD. BY A NATURALIST AT LARGE. Down among the watercress just now, studying the movements of a mammoth slug, I was startled by a shadow falling directly across my hands. At the same instant there was a general excitement and running to cover of a bevy of song spar- rows, who, unmindful of my presence, were teetering about on the tall, swaying mustard stalks. Glancing upward I saw, between meand the sun, a pigeon-hawk, soaring on motion- less wings, so high up as to seem a mere speck against the sky. I watched him with a certain sense of exultation, as round and round he circled, with hardly a movement of his out- stretched wings. High though he poised, my thought could reach him. Strong though his flight, my imagination could follow and outstrip him. He, high above my head—above the mountain-tops, it might be—turned ever toward the earth his gaze. His thoughts, his desires were there. To materialize them he had mounted the sky. Down here, my feet upon the earth, yet had I moments of be- ing more truly than he a creature of the empyrean. Something of this sort passed through my brain as I watched the circling hawk. Presently there was a flash of the strong wings, and then more swiftly than the blinding lightning, he dropped earthward. A venturesome sparrow that had strayed from the shelter of the swamp-willow fled shrieking to hide. Quick though the hunter was, his prey was quicker still. The tragedy was averted, and once more the havs%{ turned and climbed swiftly up the air. Ido not know of any more appropriate hrase to describe the flight of a bird. Fl; ing is literally climbing the air. The bi: is not superior to gravitation. Were it not for that force he would be the helpless victim of the air, like a balloon, which is uite unable to shape a course, or do other than float aimlessly about at the mercy of the wind. The balloon floats because it 1s lighter than the air. The bird, on the contrary, is heavier than the air, which he displaces. He only moves in the air by virtue of his power to extract from it, by the motion o?his wings, sufficient recoil to propel himself. Swudy the seagulls some time when you Point Reyes, working in the. home of L, Mar- shall, & stock-raiser and ‘stock-buyer of that district. “Terry came to Point Reyes last Sun- day,” said Marshall yesterday. “He said that times were hard in the City and he had de- termined to try the country. Some of my furniture wanted uphalstering so [ gave him a job. He is not drinking and has no appear- ance of being in trouble. - He spoke of his wife and family in_the Mission and said he was going homie as soon as he earned a few dollars.” MEETING OF TEAEHERS. The Executive Committee of the State Association Discuss the Programme for the Winter Gathering. The executive committee of the Cali- fornia Teachers’ Association met in the committee-room of the Board of Education yesterday. President Earl Barnes presided, and the others present were: State Suver- intendent Block; R. F. Pennell, Chico; Professor McClymond, Oakland; Professor Walker Remyon, Stockton; Professor F. L. Burke, Santa Rosa; Professor Dunn, San Rafael; Professor Kleeberger, San Jose, and Professor Yoder of S8an Francisco. Several questions relating to education were discussed, but no action was‘taken on any particular issue. There was a general exchange of ideas. Relative to programme for the annual winter gathering, which will be held this yearat Oakland just before New Year’s, the preliminaries were discussed and the committee adjourned to meet on June 29. At the annual gatherings the methods of teaching and other questions relating to the schoolroom are discussed. The ex- change of ideas tends to the development of good and for that reason the yearly assemblages have become very popular with the State teachers. SIGNS OF BETTER TIMES. Hundreds of Men Recently Destitute Now Have Good Work and Fair Wages. For the first time since its organization the Merchants’ Association has been able to furnish work to all applicants for em- ployment. When the association was organized one of its objects was to furnish work to unemployed men with families who had resided in San Francisco for six FLIGHT OF THE GULL. are crossing the bay and notice how they do this. You will see that the first joint of the wing to where it bends backward and forward is stron%‘and compact, cup- shaped underneath. The sec joint ta- pers. The feathers are ]on%and less com- | pact than they are on the first division of | the wing, where they overlap thickly. To- ward the ends the wing coverts spread a | little and turn a little upward. The upger | surface of the wing is convex, the under | suriace concave. The wings are thrown | forward and downward—notice that par- | ticularly. Flg’ing is nota flx:gping of the | wings up and down. The bird throws his wingg forward and downward. “The air is forced back, compressed in the little cup- shaped hollow of the wings, which, by the recoil thus obtained, drag the body of the* creature forward. Thus the bird climbs on the air, grasp- ing the air in its wings, as it were, and pulling its body after it. : It used to %upposcd that the air sac of birds, and_the’compressed, heated air which is found in the hollows in the bones of some species, were necessary to flight, but the bats and some of our best flyers among birds have no air sacs, and some of our most famous birds of passage have no air in their bones. Structurally speaking, the wing of a bird is a screw—that is, it twists in opposite di- rections during the up and the down strokes. The wing of a gullin flying de- scribes a figure of 8 in the air. The wings are alwn]ys in_advance of the body in flying. If a bird were to strike its wings backward and downward, as so many artists delight to picture it as doing in flight, the creature would- turn a forward somersault in the air. The birds always fly against the wind. During a calm on the bay you will hardly see the gulls flying at” all.” Or if they do essay flight, you will be struck at once by the laborious aspect of the process. There being no wind upon which to climb the bird must by the rapid action of his wings srite the air with sufficient vigor to estab- lish a recoil that will send him along. You can get an illustration of this in watching the flight of different water-birds. The little mudhen flies close to the surface of the water, ready to dive the instant danger threatens. Its wings vibrate swiftly, un- ceasingly, for it rarely rises high enough above the water to be able to take advan- tage of the air currents. The gulls, on the contrary, rise from the water, flutter their an impetus, rise to where they soar against | the wind, using their wings as a parachute. With an_occasional flap of their broad | pinions, they circle and® turn and travel through the air at will, hovering over tho steamers and giving free lessonsin air transit to all who study the art. It is not myfrurpose here to go into the mechanics of flight, even of birdflight, but merely to give a hint_or two by which the traveling_methods of birds may be ob- served. If we ever have a successful air- ship it will be modeled not upon the prin- ciple of the balloon but of the bird. o fly! Th~ very thought sets the nerves a-tingle. There is joy in_ being afloat, ~with a wet sheet, a flowing sea and a wind thg} follows fast.” There is joy in being on' the back of a swiftly running horse, to feel the air rushing away from {our face, bearing every care from your rain; but to traverse the air as the birds do—this joy we long for; we have a right to long for. To what heights may we rise? This is the question that concerns us most after all. "Sordid, creeping wights that we are, we still To man propose this test— body at its best, How far can that project thy soul on its lone way? Our very protests, our kicking against the pricks that would incite usto higher efforts, are but our blind fear lest after all they may not mean flight. We are afraid of our own instincts, ashamed of our own aspiring impulses, the upward impulse that has throbbed through all life since the world began. Usually we are content to groyel. We walk over our little_round and declare it 0 be our destiny. We prate learnedly of the limitations of poor human nature. We declare ourselves worms of the dust, and the spirits of light who look upon usmignt readily believe our assertion. But there are moments when the scales are lifted from our eyes. We know that we have a higher destiny. We know that we have barred the way against our own progress. We know that our trend is up- ward; that we are born for flight, and we know that we know all this. Still afar in the sky the hawk soars seek- ing his prey. Still, here with my feet upon the earth, I fo_i.lnw him in my flight, seeking that which is above and beyong. —— The Lost Has Been Found. A. F. M. Terry, ;hl npholzl;;rer. who dis- appeared from his home at Eighth street last Friday, has been heard from, He is at months. As a result street-sweeping by hand was inaugurated and between 200 and 250 men were set to work with brooms and shovels. Besides this large force there were from 150 to 250 standing applicants for work who could not be em ?oyed for the lack of money and means. Duringthe winter months, when times were hard and employment was scarce, this list was alarmingly large. Soon after the opening of the spring the list began to decrease, | and now there are no more applicants than can be provided with work. “It shows one thing,” said President Dohrmann. “Times are getting better, and those who a few months back were destitute are now at work. Of course we could get any number of single men and non-residents of the City, who would take hold of street-sweeping as a means of earning a few dollars, but we have no in- tention of providing work for any but men with families. This decrease is one of the best and most satisfactory signs of better times that we have yet seen, for it shows that these people are getting better work and wages than we are able to offer.” AFTER MOOSE AND ELK Sportsmen Who Will Leave on Wednesday for the Far North. A Country Where Big Game of All Kinds Is Very Plenti- ful. A party of sportsmen, who have a yearn- ing for big-game shooting and also pros- pecting for hidden treasure, will leave this City in a few days for Cooks Inlet, Alaska, on board the barkentine Marion, which is now lying at Howard-street wharf. Be- sides rifles and ammunition, the trim little craft is receiving a large quantity of imple- ments, such as are used for mining pur- poses. In conversing with one of the sports- men, who expects to return with numerous trophies of the chase, such as Bear and silver fox skins and the furs of other ani- mals indigenous to the countryfof the north, the pleasure-hunter said that in the country about Sitka large game is very plentiful and a man to be successful in bagging his quarry and escaping from the attacks of wounded animals must be a first-class marksman and possessed of great nerve. “*Of course we intend to do considerable mining also,” said the sportsmen, “as the gold fields of Cooks Inlet bid fair to be as important as the Yukon River mines. Last year rich glacer difiging of coarse gold were discovered, and who knows but that our party will return rich in gold as well asrich in_health, after a most enjoyable sojourn in the northern country. " The barkentine will leave here on Wednesday and will go direct to Cooks Inlet, thence to Sitka, Alaska, leaving the latter place on its return trip about the latter part of June. Any sportsmen having a fancy for a voyage of this kind to a country where bear, moose and mountain sheep are plen- tiful, should certainly take advantage of the opportunity before the great game near the towns already mentioned is killed off.” The Stanford track men met Eesterday and elected George Toombs track captain for next year. Toombs was born in Mo- desto, Cal., nineteen years ago. Heentered Stanford University with the class of '96, taking electrical engineering as his major study. During his junior year he was elected president of his class, and has held other offices in the gift of the students, with whom heis very popular. Toombs has been identified with college athletics ever since his entrance here. He runs the 100-yard in 10 2-5, and makes the high jump at 5 feet 7inches. The students feel that they have a reliable athlete in charge of next year’s team. Sharp Applies for Bail. Jacob H. Sharp, ex-administrator of the estate of Joseph Spanier and who was recently arrested on the chargeof embezzling nearl, $10,000 from moneys of that estate, ap) in Judge Belchers court yestercay, accom- nied by Attorneys Cole and Levy, to apply for bail. ~Attorney Cole made an eloquent plea in favor of Sharp beinf allowed to go on his own recognizance, or fai ung that, for less than §2500. He claimed that Sharp hed come vol- unta:ily from New York to stand trial. Jus Belcher denied the motion to permit the pris- oner to go. on his own recognizance, but said he was wlhing to accept the suggestion of the District Attorney as to a reasonable amount of bail. The usual amount for the offense of which Sharp was accused was $10,000. The matter ‘will come up this week. BABIES” BREATH As Sweet as the New Blown Rose. Baby Must Be in Good Health, SO MUST MAMMA BE. ' The Dutles of a Mother—The Doc~- tor Tells What a Mother Should Do and What She Should Not Do—It Is Certainly Interesting. The doctor was in a felicitous mood yester- day; so we talked about babies. Iasked him if the breath of a new born child was always sweet. He said: “Yes, babies’ breath is sweet provided the mother isin good health. The great trouble with many is they do not use laxatives and are not regular. If the mother has been living regularly, baby is more likely to have a sweet breath. “Bright eyes are always a sign of health or ill health. If the mother pe in good health the new offspring will have bright, glistening eyes, a ruddy complexion, and the picture of health. When mothers are sick, babies invariably are sick.” “What do you advise as a good laxative and general blood tonic?” I think Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla 18 one of the best, and it is positively harmless. Ihave seen the analysic of Messrs. Price & Sons, and the analysis showsJoy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla to be absolutely pure and entirely free from iodides of potassium and corrosive poisons. If the mother has been using iodides of potassium baby is quite likely to be pimpled and blotchy, feverish, bad breath, and havea gastric trouble. The same with her calomel or other preparations of mercury. “What makes milk curdle in the stomach of beby, doctor?” «t is nursed from the mother and is invari- ably due to the mother’s using some mercurial oricdides. If the mother must take a laxative she ought to take a vegetable laxative, and, as 1 have said, Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla is the best.”” “What makes babies constipated, doctor?” “The little one’s stomach is disordered be- cause the little’sliver and kidneys are inactive. 1 would not advise you to give the little one any laxative. Give the laxative to the mother and she will feed the baby with the laxative in nursing. Babies should mnot take Joy’s, but mothers ought to use it.” NI Are you troubled with dandruff? Is your hair falling out? Is your hair thin and lifeless? Would you like to have good hair? Would you like to save the LITTLE you have and add MORE to it? DISEASES OF THE HAIR AND SCALP SCIENTIFICALLY TREATED. ANTOINETTE GRAY HAIR RESTORER For Ladies and Gentlemen. This wonderful preparation for re= storing gray hair to its original color acts on the secretions, and furnishes the natural coloring to the Hair, Mustache and Whiskers, and 1S NOT A DYE. PRICE $2 PER BOTTLE. Any one in San Franciseo using this Restorer for Gray Hair or Dandruff will receive their money in full if they are Bfme, Marchand—DEAR MADAM: At your re- nest I have carefully analyzed your Gray Hair Hestorer, 1n my judgment it Is an effective prep- aration and will no injure the hair or the general health, I can cheerfully recommend it to your patrons._Respectfully submitted, = 'W. T. WENZELL, Analytical Chemist. This i§ to certify that I am well acquainted with W, . Wenzell, and that I consider him one of the ablest clrx‘emlnu in San Francisco and a gentleman of the strictest integrity. 5T 'A. CLINTON, M.D., Ex-member of Board of Health, 1 indorse Dr. Clinton’s opinion of Professor Wen- zell. WILLIAM SEARBY, Chemist. This is to certify that I know Professor Wenzell and know him to be correct in every detal W. H. LOGAN, Ph.G., M.D. Mme: Marchand: I have seen your Antoinette Preparations and have tested them and found them to be excellent for the purpose for which they are used. C. F. JONES, Chemist. ‘While I indorse the analysis o Professor Wen- zell as one of our best chemists I concur in every Tespect in the opinion of C. F. Jones as regards the inette Preparations. e DR. ERNEST LICHATU. This is to certify that I know Professor Wenzell and believe his report to be correct. ‘W. M. MURPHY, M.D. Trial samples of three of my Complexion Spe- cialties for 50 cents. 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Buy vour Shoes direct from the Manufacturer and sive the jobbers’, drummers’ and agents' profits, and by so_doing’ you will patronize home industry, and that will make hard times good. 1t is ot necessary to say that our store is crowded all the time. Why? Because we sell Shoes at FACTORY PRICES. Just what other dealers pay for them. WE PAY $700 A DAY FOR WHITE LABOR. Our Factory is at 63, 65, 67, 69 and 71 Stevenson street. Every dollar you pay for Eastern-made Shoes st. Every dollar you pay for California productions remains here. ‘Therefore every one, and in particular the work- ing classes, should patronize home manufacturers. Tn order to induce our Ladies to patronize home industry, we have made up a line of Fine Paris Kid Shoes, cloth or kid tops, pointed or narrow square toes, diamond-shaped patent-leather tips, At $2 per Pair. They will outwear any two pairs of Eastern- made shoes at the same price. 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