The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1895, Page 4

LS THE SAN FRANCISCO. CALL, THURSDAY, DE JEMBER 26, 1895 STUDIES THAT ARE LOVED, The Manual - Training Course Popular With High School Pupils. THEY ALL ENJOY THEIR WCRK. Only Utilitarian Aims Are Sought to Be Attained in the Instructions Given. There is no branch of the educational system of the schools of San Fran- cisco that enlists theen ies and enthu asm of the ils to the same extel the manual training featt the } technic High School. This ition inct its present course « anual training in its regalar curricul months ago, and the n made by the pupils onisiment to ail who uble to visit the school and the at- \ the “shops” Jor is no less we to their in- progress t is a matte have taken ation, t that neither teach- n at their work drives them o ey were deeply i N. B follo ers nor pupils would rema voluntarily until darknr terested in t rts of the e it is fes inic. High School nomists ms i t is dearest to them. ; t the regular academic commercial cot there itution manual train- 1 girl e aim being oran active lite. The burse does not aim to ie, but to so educate the hand, | nd the brain that the graduates e entellig pare themselves for ses in scientific colleges and ools of technology. The commercial rse prej for 1 The manu tudes freeh i wood ¢ located in th of Bush and equipped with r tools to meet the regu Stock The wood-wor for twenty-four provided with lock: the pupiis keep their to In tl | implements issuec hi providec has a complete set. large number of spe to pupils needed zz planer, a scrollsaw, wbench, a Barnes former, an 18-inch pattern lathe and eight 10-inch wood-turning lathes The machine-shop and twelve mact room is a large supply at the service of the pupil quired in the progress of their work. The machinery for ironwork includes a 24-inch drill-pres n shaper, a 2 inch planer, & milling machine, a lathe and five screw-cutting engine lathes of 16-inch, 14-inch and 12-inch swing, also inder, a twist drill-grinder and grindston The power for running the shops is furnishea by a 20-horsepower gas engine. The blacksmith-shop is provided with | tweive forges, anvils and s of black- smiths’ tools, a bolt-headirg machine, a drili press and shears for cutting up stock. | fitted with penches In the tool- inists’ tools as they are re- A 43-inch exhaust blower carries off all smoke and gases, while the blast 1s sup- plied to each forge from pipes from a pressure blowe One large tment is devoted joirtly to clay modeling and wood carving, i which girls only are intended 10 engag hou, there at present two boys tak- course, All the instruments required for me- ical drawing, tools for wood and iron wori, and materials for use in the labora- tories, shops, wood-carving and cl modeling rooms are supplied by the schoo To insure against joss from carelessness and ‘misus tools and apparatus each niember of the manual traini lasses is required to muke a nominal deposit, which is returned at the end of the year unless | the teachers report breakage or misuse of , in'which case a sufficient amount to make good the damage is retained. ¢ two special teachers are engaged ntire manual trai course. . B.S.,is at the head of the iepartment and has en- all the work done by the Miss Van Vleck, M. I ining ing been course c. 000, ail of it k purchased ans of bids which were tendered by different firms. All the studies are elective or out of the 590 pupils now attending the school about 200 are taking the manual training course. In order that no time may be taken from the academic studies of the manual train- ing ses the hours of attendance for these pupils are lengthened by one and a shalf hours, the extra time being de- voted toshop wor It is a noticeable fact that the members of the manual training classes average higher in their academic stud th do those of the regular classes, the work in | the shop apparently acting as a stimulus to both boys and girls. The attendance in the manual trawning classes is also more regular than in any of the others of the | school. This is strikingly illustratea by the fact that during th re baseballand | football season not one of the boys in the | manual training classes asked to be ex- cused. All the work that is done in the shops except the most elementary is directed so as to secure practical results. Among the many useful thines that are produced in wood-carving and jeinery-shops are foot- stools, towelracks, easels, Trames, book- | racks, bookcases, tool-boxes, chests of | drawers, sets of pigeon-holes, panels, mu- | sic racks and carved chairs, while in the machine and blacksmith shops the your mechanics turn out screws, bolts, brac ets, wedges and most of the tools that are re%uired in these departments. Most of the articles specified become the | vroperty of the school, though the pupils | are permitted 10 make such things as they | can for their own homes, the only condi- tion being that they provide their own materials, and many take advantage of this privilege. The work of these comparative begin- | ners shows both decided aptitude and | fondness for the work, every detail being most carefully performed. Samples of their work will be included among the ex- hibits at the State teachers’ educational convention, which will open in Oakland next month. 2 | Speaking of the work in detail Principal Bush had this to say: “Boys in the drawing-room first learn the use of the instruments, the drawing of smooth lines, tangents to curves, block and skeleton lettering, etc. Then they are given such geometrical exercises us are needed in their machine drawings, $uch as | steep, but Murphy was urged to make the | the prisoner. | ensuing, with | different points of view and development of surfaces. Drawings for shop exercises in joinery and carpenter work.maciine and foree shops are also made. The pupils make tracings of these and repro- | duce them as blue prints. These repro- ons are distributed among the mem- bers of the shop classes. There are also drawings made forall the articles that are orked out in the shop nch . bookeases, ‘tables, pigeon-holes, simple machines in_tbe shops ‘en apart and the pupils use their calipers and rule, and with the data ob- tained from actual measurements make a detailed working drawing of the different of the machine, and so become iliar with the machine they are to use. “One boy made a working drawing of a power pump at home and another of a dynamo. Some of the future work planned for the boysin the machine-shop are amo, a power drill for the joinery and a for the machine-room. “The work in the shop involves much hematical calculation. For example, in making gears and racks the boy must estimate irom the pressure that one tooth of a gear wheel will bear the size of the tooth and the diameter of the wheel, and the proportional strength of the arms, k includes cabinet-making atterns for iron castings. These c: of 1 1 made in the turning of patterns involves man machinery. The elementary exercises in and carpentering are all called into play in cabinet and pattern making. “In the forge-room the pupils are taught w to bend, weld, draw out and temper l. They make lathe tools and cold nches and forge parts reeded in the construction of machines, In this branch of the work they are greatly led by their studies in chemistry, learn- ing therefrom the properties of different 1ls—iron and steel in particular. “Although the schiool has taken up ning as described only for u " months, we have aiready had applications from manufacturing and sup- ply and repair houses for boys. Lads who take this course usnally develop skill in | h: that adds to their value as em- Whether a boy is to become a ' man or a professional man his train- ing in the shop develops an independence of mind, an accuracy of judgment and a seli-reliance that the study of l&nguages and of text-books alone cannot give.” Many bavean idea that the clay-model- ing department is designed to cultivate the stic sense forart’ssake alone. This, however, as pointed out by Miss Van Vleck, is a mistake. Its purpose, as is thatof all the other departments of the manual training course, is utilitarian. Those who take up clay modeling qualify themselves for industrial art-work, such as designing on stoves, ceiling center-pieces, mural woodwork, etc., though during the pupils are taught how to model | busts and animal - figures. But by far the | larger proportion of work is con d to re- | lief modeling, such as is necessary in in- | dustrial en 1 HE DRDVE FOR HIS LIFE Thrilling Experience of Frank| Murphy of the Police | Patrol. ; The the use of kinds of tools and of wood-working shop. ® es. How He Guided a Maddened Runaway Team Down the Pine-Street Declivity. | Frank Murphy, driver of the patrol | wagon at the California-street police sta- | tion, had an experience with a runaway team of horseslast night that would doubt- | less have caused the death of a person | afilicted with heart disease. Mr. Murphy, who enj being one of the m the department, liv his escape. It appears that about 9 o’clock last mght a call had been sent in tothe police station for the wagon from the police patrol box at the corner of Stockton and Pine streets. Officer Greenewald went out in charge of the wagon. Driver Murphy was on the box. e drove up Stockton street until he came to Pine. A drunken man was stretched out on the sidewalk in the cen- ter vf the block between Pine and Dupont streets. Officer Greenewald went to look aiter the man. The Pine-street hill at this point is very the reputation of t skillful drivers in to tell the story of descent. The instant he turned into Pine street, however, the horses became unmanage- able, and away they fled down the hill at a terrific pace. Murphy tugged atthe lines and put the brakes down hard, but the now maddened animals were indiiferent to the pressure. Down the steep incline, past Dupont | street and on toward Kearny the horses , the clatter of hoofs and the noise of the heavy wagon as it rattied over the cobblestones attracting hundreds of people. Murphy clung to the lines like grim death. He never for an instant lost his Lead, not even when a hind wheel left the wagon and bounded into space. This caused the hind part of the wagon to grind out sparks of tire on the cobbles. As Kearny street was approached | Murphy, heediess of his own danger on the high wagon box, yelled to the passing throng and warned them of their danger. The runaway horses, accustomed to turn- ing into Kearny street, now tried to make the turn, while the driver headed them down Pine toward Montgomery street. The struggle between horses and driver was a heroic one. The end was a compromise by both horses landing in a 1angled heap against a telegraph pole at the corner of Kearny and Pine streets. | One horse fell partly on top of the other. Neither was injured. The wagon pole was ! shivered to splinters and the wagon, besides the loss of a wheel, was badly damaged. Murphy clung to his seat tkroughout his perilous ride. His skill and coolness probably saved his life. = Seoules o A Law, Use of One Word. At the closing of the St. Nicholas Hotel in 1884, in answer to a question by the writer, how he succeeded in saving the life of Colonel Loring in the memorable trial for murder committed at that hotel, Charles O'Conor gave the following ac- count: After the trial had proceeded for some time, the court was informed by the jury that one of their number was a relative of The court adjourned the trial for consultation on a question so seri- ous. Mr. O’Conor, as prisoner’s counsel, consented to the withdrawal of the juror and stipulated to proceed with el’even jurors. The point was doubted, but on consent of the District Attorney the trial proceeded with eleven jurors. The only witness to the killing was the bootblack, who testified that on some dis- turbance being made by Graham, in throwing out his boots, the prisoner came angrily from his room and, an altercation his sword-cane stabbed Graham, and worked about the weapon when in his body; and witness shortly informed the prisoner that Gra- bam was dead. “What did he say when you teld him this?”” Answer—No. O’Conor —Is that the answer of one who intended tokill? Is it not the answer you would make if informed a friend you had just seen was dead? Seeing the jury some- what impressed by this view, and the change appearing in their faces, he so pressed the point that they found aver- dict of manslaughter. The court imposed the heaviest penalty—imprisonment for seven years..—North American Review. : - Since her marriage to Baron Wallhofen, Pauline Lucca has hardly been visible to the outside world. She is still a hand- some woman, some years past fifty, and lives in Vienna, where she busies herself training a few aspiring girls to be prima donunas. She spends her summers in the Villa Wallhofen at Gmunden, where she outlining projections, solids, sections from Lh“ a tiny private theater to amuse her, | other fine buildings in Eastern cities. She | he raised the old house, he slipped { Mrs. Green’s property, and the house had to be | had hired. One day she found that this As it was, | jol | The work should have Lren done in three | & committee irom the Plumbers’ Union, Car- MRS, BARKELEY'S FIGHT, Why She Undertook to Build Her | House Without a Con- tractor. ' ALMOST A POLITICAL ROW.| accusation and offered to justify the charge by duel. Katrington denied the charge, picked up the gauntlet and accepted the challenge, whereupon both parties gave sureties for the prosecution of the case. Two days later they again appeared be- fore the same court and renewed their sureties. The day of battle appointed was June 7. Why this long delay was allowed | one knows not. The combatants were to fight fasting; they had to swear that they had not pro- tected themselves by any magic arts; each man swore also to the truth of his own side; the indenture or agreement by which they were bound to fight was read before them. There was an immense concourse of peo- i ple, and everybody in the end wentaway A Lively Boycotton the Woman and | How She Finally Outwitted Business Men. ‘ Mrs. M. H. Barkeley of 322 Ellis street is nothing if not energetic. Within four weeks she has locked horns with the Plumbers’ Union, stood off a boycott by | the Carpenters’ Union, had a turn with the bricklayers and is now superintending | the construction of the addition to the premises mentioned. Mrs. Barkeley is no ionger young. Her hair is snowy white, but she is as lively and full of fire asmany a woman under 30 years. Yesterday, in speaking of her dimculties, she said that she has for the past four weeks been in a peck of trouble, but she is growing fat instead of thin for all that. In order that the situation may be better understood, Mrs. Barkeley stated that she is the aaughter of one cf the best known contractors in the East, who, many years ago, built many of the large hotels and was his constant companion, and, as may be expected, she learned all of the details | of her father’s business. Tarly last fall, Mrs. Emma Ruth Davis, who owns the property at 322 Ellis street, decided to enlarge the building by raising | it so as to put in three new stories in the rear and two in the front. Knowing that Mrs. Barkeley had a good knowledge of h matters, Mrs, Davis left the matter of making the improvements in the hands of the old lady, who, by the way, is her | cousin. The plans for the change were | prepared by B.J. S. Cabill, the architect, | and Mrs. I eley set to work. Her trials and tribnlations are best told by herself. | She said: | 1 was acquainted with a carpenter named Hutchinson, who is the secretary of one of the carpenters’ unions. He did work for me before. Hutchinson came to me and said if I | would let him take the job and do the work by | the day instead of letting it out on contract e | would do an excellent piece of work and push | the job so that it would be done on time. I told him to go ahead and I would give him a day and his carpenters $3. Now this Tan Hutchinson is a member of & semi-politi- | cal organization and he would not hire any | one who did not belgng to that society and they all had to be union men. The work went on very siowly, for all the | men he hired were old” fellows who wore | glassesand were grunting with rheumatism | nearly all of the time. I was anything but pleased with his work, which In most instances ad to be done over again. ance, when over upon jacked up again and moved back. Even this ias notsuflicient, and we had tocut two inches | off of the entire wall to get upon the line, and to cut that amount from three stories was no | small job. Mrs. Barkeley went on to enumerate many other faults she had discovered in her foreman’s work before getting to the nain causes that led to the strike. She said there were eight carpenters on the work, all of wnom she had allowed Hutch- | inson to engage, with the exception of one | who was a first-class workman whom she man was not at work, and Hutchinson ex- plained that the man had found a better | job. Later she met the carpenter, who | told her that Hutchinson had discharged | him because, after nis wife’s death, he placed his daughter in a religious house where she would be cared for properl This made Mrs. Barkeley very mad, a though she disclaims being a bigot. She stated that when shecalled the foreman to task for dismissing one of her workmen because of his religion, Hutchinson an. swered that he would not aliow any but those of a particular organization to work | on the job with him. Mrs. Barkeley, in | discussing what followed, said I told him that this was my job_and that I would hire any one I pleased. He wasonly the foreman. Hutchinson got mad and started 10 talk about the difference of belfef, It was lucky that I was there or there would have been trouble. MecCarthy, the contractor, and his men were building a chimney on the back of the house and heard all that was said, and there came near being a general fight between the bricklayers and the carpenters. I then dismissed Hutchinson on the spot, principally because ie had been on the job since August 13 artd had done nothing to my satisfaction. months, and I am out $2000 through Hutchin- son’s management. : What did he do but call out all of the carpen- ters on a strike? I got anotherlotof eight union men and_he had the union call them outalso. ThenIgotin & lot of Swedish ca: penters and the men who struck got in front the house and yelled ‘‘scab,” and my men were so afraid that they had togo to their homes by sneaking out the back way. Iwas obliged to send to the police station and get the strikers driven away. Mrs. Barkeley’s troubles did not end there by any means. She had trouble with the licensed plumter, whom she dis- missed, and she hired two journeymen plumbers to complete the work. The first setback she received in this line wasin the shape of a complaint made tothe Health Office that the plumbing was not being done in the Yroper mauner, and Health Inspector Sullivan called at the house. He acknowledged that the work was all right. The next obstacle she stumbled over was a refusal on the part of Holbrook, Merritt & Stetson to furnish the hardware necessary for the plumbing. She said: As far back as last July I made a_contract for all my plumbing hardware. I paid them about $600 Tor the rongh material, bui when I wanted the bathtubs they refused to sell or deliver the goods. Iasked the reason and found that penters’ Union and Builders’ Exchange had demanded that they cease to fill my orders be- cause I had no licensed plumber doing the job and because I had discharged Hutchinson. At last I got that matter fixed by one of my friends buying for me all the gooas I will re- uire. fi',\'he same crowd worked a boycott on me in another direction. When I started out to get modern electric appliances, such as bells, light-wires ete., I couldnot finda firm in town who would do the work althongh I have the ready cash to pey them. Assoon as they would £0 to the exchauge to see who has the ¢contract they would get posted and decline to do the work. Well at last I gotaround this also by a friend, who is an electrician, purchasing the material in his own name and without telling for whom it was intended. I now have the work so far along that the piasterers are ready to go to work and I am sure that I will get the house in order by the middle of Febuary when several ot the lessees will be-ready to take it. 1have had all 1 want to do with contractors and although 1 have had much to do with them I am through with them now. ORDEAL BY BATTLE. Accuser and Defendant Fought It Out in the Palace Yard in 1380. A week or two ago you read in these columns a case of ordeal by boiling water, writes Walter Besant in the Queen. Now you shall read, if you please, an authentic case of ordeal by battle, This curious incident happened in the vear 1380. The battle was fought early on a morning in June in the presence of the Earl of Buckingham as High Constable of England, and in the palace yard, West- minster. The combatants were Sir John Annesley, the accuser, and Thomas Cat- rington Esq., the accused. e charge made by the former was that Katrington, being governor of che castle of St. Sauveur le Vicomte in Normardy, did treacherously surrender the place to the French. Sir Jobn had some personal interest in the matter apart from patriot- ism, because he had married one of the co- heiresses of Sir John Chandos, to whom the castle belonged. quite satistied, for the battle was long.and fierce, and the resuit was exactly what the spectators desired. Katrington was a big, hulking man; Annesley, a small man, ‘‘among those that are of mean stature he was one of the least.” They fought with spears first, then with swords, and lastly with daggers. The little man danced about, all round the big man, without receiving any hurt, but without being able to inflict any fatal wound, prodding his adversary whenever there was a chance. At last, exhausted by fatigue and loss of blood, Katrington stumbled ana fell. Annesley stood over him with tent to make him surrender or die, when he was Then it was Katrington's turn. He rolled himself, over and would perhaps have finished off his adversary when the earl ordered them to be parted. ‘‘8ir,” said the knight, marching up to | | blinded by the perspiration of his head and | | feil across the other. READY FOR THE CRILOREN, Preparations Completed for the Entertaining of the Little Folks. FUN AT GOLDEN GATE PARK. Park Policemen Invited to With J. E. Kirkpatrick at the Palace. Golden Gate Park is to belong to the children to-day. All of yesterday Super- intendent McLaren had his force at work making preparations. There was a show- ing of bustle and hurry everywhere. The park policemen, in their shirt- sleeves, were working just like ordinary mortals. And with their faces red and | dusty and with their brass buttons gone, | | the judge, ‘behold me!’ I am still fresh | and unburt. let the battle go on.” This petition was granted, but it now ap- peared that Katrington had fainted. They took off his helmet and he sat up, but he seemed to have lost his senses. about him, dazed. He could not rise. ‘Whereupon the ordeal was adjudged in favor of the knight, and as for Katrington he was carried off the field to prison. He | would have been hanged next day, but he died in the night. b POINT FOR THE CHIE Lottery Joints in Chinatown That Might Well Be Raided. Those Which Are Patronized by Whites Allow Few Winnings to Be Made. The police, who are doing their duty so well in the matter of the downtown pool- rooms, might also turn their attention to the large number of Chinese lotteries, or rather lottery swindles, that are being run in violation of law in Chinatown. Here are half a dozen of the larger agencies where tickets are sold and winnings paid in behalf of the lottery companies Charley Cheung, 727 Sacramento street, Charley Cheung’s branch at 712 Commercial. Sam Kee's big establishment at 723 Sacra- mento street. Places said to be controlied by Big Jim at | 607 Dupont street, 613 Dupont street, and 1 713}; Commercial. These are the houses where tickets issued by the lottery companies are sold and the winnings paid. The following seven lottery companies Lay us together again and | He looked | ing. hey didn’t look a bit like the awe-inspir- ing creatures of every day. But they were all happy in preparing for the expected youngsters. At the scene of the prospective feast the little tete-a-tete tables have given way to long tables capable of seating sixty people each. And long benches have taken the place of the high-topped cane- bottomed chairs. Room has been made for the accommodation of 300 guests each time the doors are opened ond so it is thought all will be accommodated. The little goat boys, and the donkey boys and the popcorn girls were ali help- They were bringing in the greens for the windows and setting the tables. This last job was not a light one. Long oilcloth covers were drawn over the tables. Then a little wooden_ picnic plate was put at each place. Beside each plate was a | glass with a neatly rolled Japanese napkin, | to go out to-day. and also a fork. Early this morning the labor of setting the tables will be completed. Each child is to have sandwiches, cake, popcorn, candy and a glass of milk. 1f they have a_particularly ereat capacity they will be able to go through this menu an indefinite number of times, as each child asking for 1t will receive a ticket for a lunch and there will be no way of temnfiz hew manv lunches the youngster may have had be- fore. Everybody knows that the children are Even the wooly donkeys seemed to be thinking about 1t yesterday. They were having a good easy time, for | the Christmas visitors seemed to be ina hurry and devoted their time to walking. | The burros nodded their ears at each other | wisely and were evidently discussing the work they would be expected to do with the entire child population of San | Francisco at liberty to ride for nothing as | many times as they could get tickets. issue tickets and conduct the drawings at{ other places not known to the general public: Ming Lay Chovw. Wing Lay Yuen. Fooh Quy Chung. American Company. Red Head. “We are going to have the greatest crowd we have ever known, I think,” said Mr. McLaren yesterday. “But we’ll be ready for ’em.” And he smiled aud looked as pleased as if there was no work at all in handling an eager mob of several thousand children. ““We are going to have the band on the balcony,” he said, ‘so you see the music will be for the children alone. Then the goats, the donkeys and the merry-go- round wiil be at their disposal. Last, but not least, each child will get a ticket for a lunch, and as the lunches will be served from 10 o'clock in the morning till 5 o'clock in the evening, I am satisfied that every one will be waited on at least once.” *And is there no limit as to age?’ was | asked. These agencies and lottery syndicates | bave a system that enables them to dis. count hard times. A special set of tickets are issued for white patrons and a special drawing is held for them. Ihe playing closes in the afternoon at from 1 o’clock to 2 o’clock, and the drawing takes place at 4. In the evening playing closes at from 7 to 8, and the drawing takes place at9. For- merly the drawing took place immedi- ately after play ceased, and the winnings were reasonable for lotteries. But now the extra fime is utilized in looking over the tickets to arrange the winning num- bers so as to allow as few winnings as pos- sible. The result is that whites win very little in the Chinese lotteries. Chinese do not buy their tickets from the places which sell to whites, nor are whites allowed to buy from the lotteries patronized by Chinese and run “on the square.” Big Jim, Charley Cheung and Sam Kee ! are known all over Chinatown as men of wealth. All the owners of the lotteries dress in silk, have a liberal supply of wives and make occasional pilgrimages to Chinga upon the money out_of which they swin- dle the poor “‘white devils.”’ Besides those mentioned there are other smaller concerns, such as those at 711, 705 and 699 Comme: I street, where they will not sell tickets inside. One wishing to buy will signal from the outside. A Chinaman will come out, take his ticket, fu in and mark it, and on returning will ook around, up and down the street, as if fearing the police, and hand over the ticket. These rascals say that they are afraid to do business openly because the police are not friendly. MME, DE MARVILLE. Death of a Beautiful Leader Among the Local Four Hundred. Mme. de Marville (nee Caduc), daugh- ter of Commodore Caduc, and the sister to Mrs. Harry Williams Jr., died at her | home yesterday morning at 5:15 o’clock. With this beautiful young woman society loses one of the most lovable and most cultured native daughters of tbis State. Her education was mainly obtained SR Mme. de Marville (nce Caduc). (From a photograph.] abroad, mostly in Paris, where she ac- %u!red the French language to perfection. eing a thorongh schoiar, she has done writing for literary journals, occasionally writing over the signature of 1’Ameri- caine. She wasan accomplished speaker of the German language and a talented mausiclan. - About one year ago she met Dr. Bour- gunion de Marville, a physician of high standing, who won her heart and hand. Their wedding was one of the greatest so- cial events in local circles. Shortly after- ward her health failed and for the past few months she has been confined to her bed. A few days ago it became necessary to perform a painful operation, from the Early in March Annesley brought hi&efiecu of which she never recovered. *\We haven’t had to make any,’”” was the rompt answer. ‘‘We only cater to the rimc ones and those who are too old to be | called children have never tried to impose on us.”’ TLere was no band out at the park yes- terda; | cause i,anyinesl." but the crowd was there just the [he drives were filled with buggies cycles, while pedestrians crowded no lingering anywhere, though. The sky was oledniaaditnoyieal Iight bright, but the air was bracing and %xhil:lnraging, and kept people moving riskly. There was no wind, and in consequence the shady side of the boulevard remained muddy till late in the afternoon. This continnal trouble for the police. The bicyclists kept to the right going out. They all wanted to be on the same side of the road coming back, too, because the shady side was wet and slippery, and so they rowed with the police. There were 1o arrests. A very great compliment was paid the park police yesterday. J. C. Kirkpatrick, manager of the Palace Hotel, stopped at the park lodge and told Superintendent McLaren that he wanted the entire force to take dinner with him 2t his hotel on Friday evening. He said that he drove to the park every day at least once and some- times twice and that, though he didn’t know one of the force by name, he had learned to regard their efficiency and gen- tlemanly benavior so highly that he wanted them as his guests. There was even a greater crowd than usual at the chutes. Quite as many peo- vle sat on the fences around the chute rounds as went through ‘the turnstiles. These were watching a monster balloon fill with hot air. There was almost no wind and the balloon went up almost straight to a distance of at least 1000 feet before the parachutist cut loose. The aeronaut sailed only a hundred vards or so to the south. He made the greater part of his descent hanging by his heels and raised himself just in time to light on his feet in a vacant lot. The boats were kept busy and a greater harvest of hats than usual was accumulated by the lake. At onetime it seemed as if a fleet of differently shaped crafts had been launched on its wave-tossed surface. There were no other accidents. A Big Incline Plane. Pittsburgz .capitalists propose to have rapid transit’ there on a novel plan. A company has been formed to build a gigantic inclined plane from a point on Fourth avenue over the Monongahela | River to the top of Mount Washington. The structure will be forty feet wide, with double tracks. It will be 6000 feet long, and will have a grade of between 9 and 10 per cent. Its chief feature will be a sus- pension span 1565 feet long. The towers at each end will be 250 feet tall, and the floor of the structure wili cross Carson street almost 200 feet from the ground. The in- corporators propose to carry passengers | from the center of the cily without the dis- comforts of transfers and slow service. ———————————— The Wires Won’t Work. Experts report that it is impossible to send a telegraph dispatch through the Hoosac_tunnel, four and a bali miles from North Adams, Mass. It has been tried with all kinds of wire, and with a cable such as 1s used under the ocean, but in vain. Telegraph wires, in consequence of this curious condition, have been car- ried over the surrounding mountains. A careful exploration of the tunnel has been made, but no magnetic or other ore has been found to interfere with the trans- mission of a message. S SN There is great excitement at Reynolds- burg, Ohio, over thediscovery in the craws of ducks brought to market from a neigh- boring farm of fine gold nuggets. It is supposed that the ducks scooped them up in the bottom of a small stream near by. The people are doing placer miring there in a small way now, but so far without suceess. e _ President Eliot of Harvard has been de- livering an address before the students of the Woman’s College, Baltimore, taking for his subject “The Conditions of Earthly et h Dine NEW TO-DAY. HONEST PEOPLE TENTIFY. STROXG STATEMENTS IN FAVOR OF RIS IMPROVED HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES. FACTS THAT CANNOT BE DENIED. DON'T BE DECEIVED—G0 AND SEE THOSE WO HAVE BEEN CURED- Their Experience Will Prove That the Most Obstinate Forms of Rheuma- tism, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Kidney Complaints and Blood and Nervous Diseases Are Promptly and Perma- nently Cured by Munyon’s Remedjeg —Ask Your Druggist for Munyon’s Guide to Health, Select a 25-Cent Remedy and Cure Yourself—If You Desire Medical Advice or Local Treatment, Munyon's Doctors Are at Your Service, Free. Mr. H. Zander, who lives on Bellevue Terrace, Los Angeles, has this to say of Munyon’s remedie: “I have been a great sufferer from rheumatism. It affected me in various parts of the boy. The pain at times was excruciating. 1" have tried al- most every known remedy and have paid large sums of money to doctors with but little or no benefit.” Hearing of some of the remarkable cures made by the Munyon remedies, I purchased a 25-cent vial of the cation, I was completely relieved before half the bottle had disappeared, and I con- sider myself entirely cured. - I can heartily recommend your remedies.”” Munyon’s Rheumatism Cure is guaran- teed to be absolutely harmless and a strong tonic in building up the weak and de- bilitated. It cures acute or muscular rheumatism in from one to five days. Sharp, shooting pains in any part of the body stopped. by a few doses. A prompt, complete and permanent cure for lame- ness, stiff back and all pains in hips ana loins. Chronic rheumatism, sciatica, lum- cured. Price : Munyon’s Dyspepsia Cure is guaranteed to cure all forms of indigestion and stom- ach troubles. Price 25c. Munyon’s Headache Cure stops head- ache in three minutes. Price 25¢. liver diseases. Price 25¢. Munyon’s Kidney Cure speedily cures pains in the back, loins or groins and all forms of kidnev disease. Price 25c. purities of the blood. Price 25c. Munyon’s Cold Cure prevents pneu- monia and breaks up a cold ina few hours. Price 25¢. Munyon’s Cough Cure stops coughs, night siveats, allays soreness and speedily heals the lungs. Price 25c. Munyon’s Catarrh Remedies never fail. The Catarrh Cure (price 25¢) eradicates the disease from the system, and the Catarrh Tablets (price 25¢) cleanse and heal the part Munyon’s Asthma Cure and Herbs posi- tively relieve asthma in three minutes and cure in five days. Price, 50c each. Munyon's Pile Ointmemt positively cures all forms of piles. Price 25c. Munyon’s Vitalizer restores lost powers to weak men. Price §1. Ask your druggist for free copy of Mun- yon's Guide 10 Health, and treat yourself at home with harmless remedies that con- tain positive cures for ali diseases, Sold by all druggists, mostly 25 cents a bottle. Personal letters to Professor Munyon, 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa.,an- swered with free medical advice for any disease. For your Xmas gift we send you some fine dress shirts. Mother selected the STANDARD because they are the best for the money and because they are a home product. trademark for your future guidance. Your affc’s FATHE ER. —FOR— HOLIDAY PRESENTS! Fancy Rockers, Desks, Tables, Chiffoniers, Sideboards, Hall Trees, And a Large Assortment of Other Useful Articles to be Had at LOW PRICES at the KRAGEN FURNITURE CO., 1043 Market Street, Between Sixth and Seventh. &~ OPEN EVENINGS. CASH OR INSTALLMENTS. WEAK MEN CURED AS IF BY MAGIC. Victims 6f Lost Manhood £hould send at T2 once for a book that explains how ull mauly vigor is easily, quickly and permanently restored. No man suffering from ‘weakness can af- ford to ignore this timely advice. Fofik (tellshhsw bfull strength, de- t and tone are imparted to every on of the body. Sent with positive Droofs (sealed) free to any man on application. ERIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO,N.Y. el MUNYON rheumatism cure, and, much to my gratifi- | bago or pain in the back are speedxly[ Munyon’s Liver Cure corrects headache, | biliousness, jaundice, constipation and all | Munyon’s Blood Cure eradicates all im- | 1 inclose copy of the | FURNITURE NOLAN BROS. SHOE (0. I NEW TO-DAY. | | 'NOTICE! WE HAVE NO BRANCH STORES ON MARKET STREET. WE D0 ALL OUR BUSINESS AT 812 AND 814 MARKET STREET, | PHELAN BUILDING. WE ARE OVERSTOCKED ON MEN’S HOLIDAY SLIPPERS And will close them out at less | than cost. | 500 pairs of Men’s Embroidered Opera Slippers cezeee ..o B per paie | 800" pairs ‘ot Men's Fine Embroidered Opera | " and Evereit Slippers 81 25 per pair | 1000 pairs of Men's Fine Embroide Opera and Everett Slippe SR 5 -$1750 and 2 per pair Call and see these Slippers and you can’t help | but buy a pair. SLIPPERS and SHOES Are the best and most nseful Presents you can make for the holidays. " DURING THE HOLIGAY SEASON | WE WILL MAKE A GENERAL REDUCTION ON ALL OUR SHOES. We have several lines of the Latest Style Shoes that we will close out at cost to make room for our spring stock. You are all aware of the tronble of getting fitted in stores that only carry one ortwo widihs. In our store you have no trouble, as we carry the largest stock of any house on the Pacific Coast and can fis any {00t from AAA to E! 'WE RUN A LARGE FACTORY | And sell Shoes at just what other dealers pay for them. All we want is the wholesale profic and he retail proflt to our customers. It is a well- wn fact that we are tne only shoeho oes a rushing business the year around. This is clear proof that we sell better Shoes for less money than any other house. BEAR IN MIND! You have nothing tolose and all to gain by buying | your Shoes at ourstore. If Shoes are 1ot as repre- | sented return them at our expense and we will refund the money. CATALOGUES. Send for our New Illustrated Catalogue g;d see our prices for the latest style oes. Mail orders will receive prompt at- | tention. NOLAN BROS. SHOE CO. ;812-814 MARKET STREET, 9and 11 O'Farrell §t., PHELAN BUILDING. Long Distance Telephone 5527, - CERTIFIED | ===ASe-= THE BEST The Hotaling J. H. Cotter - KENTUCKY WHISKIES. CHARLES A. OGDEN, one of our leads ing analytical chemists, writes as followg to the firm of A. P. Hotaling & Co.: have cerefully examined by samples of your J. H. Cutten urchased in open market, eleterious ingredient whats ever—no fusel 0il, no mineral acids, nor_vegetabla drugs. The whiskies areebsolutely pure, and_for this_reason they are of greater MEDICINAL EFFICACY than any of the alleged pure Ameris | can Whiskies sold in this City. The J. H. CUTTER brand of Kentucky ‘Whisky for sale by A. P. HOTALING & CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 429 to 437 JACKSON STREET, San Francisco, Cal. THE LADIES' GRILL ROOM ———OF THE— PALAGE HOTEL, A Delightful Place to Take Luncheon While on a Hol- iday Shopping Tour. *‘CLEANMINESS IS NAE PRIDE, DIRT’S NAE HONESTY.” COMMON SENSE DICTATES THE USE OF SAPOLIO