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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1896. NEW WALDECK SANITARIUM, Moflern Home for the Sick Opened on Jones Street. STERILIZATION FOR ALL. Corporation Formed for the Com- * mon Good of the Members. AN TUP-TO-DATE INSTITUTION. Why a Humorously Inclined Visitor Concluded That in Silence Is Strength. The tendency of the present day to specialization is aptly exemplified in the new Waldeck Sanitarium, 717 Jones street. Itis perhaps one of the most unique remarked that it was funny they didn’t sterilize the tables and chairs: whereupon one of the physicians, without the sem- blance of a smile, ushered the party into another room, where the operating table was, and gravely pointed out the appara- tus used to sterilize it. The humorously mclined person was silent thereafcer. . One part of the building is devoted en- tirely to baths. There are mud baths, va- por baths, sulphur baths and some sci- entific baths that a layman can poorly de- scribe. Every bath at the Waldeck conforms to the law of sterilization. Dr. Cooper even went so far as to suggest that the press representative be sterilized to show one of the particular processes employed. % The dumbwaiters, the elevator, the venti- lation and every one of the various mechan- isms 1n the structure are operated by elec- tricity, a large dynamo being situated in the basement. 5 Allin all, the building in entirety and in detail, in scientific_equipment and in appliances for ease and comfort 1s one of which San Francisco can justly be proud. One novel feature is the donating of cer- tain rooms for the use of the press, the police and indigent patients free of charge. The corporation is composed of the fol- lowing physicians, surgeons, gynecolo- gists, oculists and aurists: Consulting physicians, surgeons and gynecologists— r. Winslow Anderson, Dr."J. H. Barbat, Dr. F. B. Carpenter, Dr. C. A. Clinton, Dr. C. E. Cooper (superintendent), Dr. E. G. Frisbie, Dr. M. Herzstein, Dr. E. E. Kelly, Dr. A. Liliencrantz, Dr. M. Regensburger, Dr. G. H. Terrill; oculists and aurists—Dr. G. H. Powers, Dr. W. F. Southard, OLD PEOPLE'S HOME. There Are More Residents There at This Time Than Ever Before. The annual meeting of the board of managers of the Old Peovle’'s Home, corner of Pine and Pierce streets, which is to be beld this afternoon, will probably be adjourned until Saturday afternoon, as it w‘\*{\'\m .fi:\\\ The Beautiful Sanitarium, Where Favored Patients of Eminent Physicians Will Be Cared For. and scientifically equipped institutions of the kind on the Pacific Coast, and one from which the physical sufferer can truly draw the balm which is in Gilead. The Sanitarium is strictly what its name implies, and in no sense can it be considered as a hospital. Some of the leading physicians of the City, believing that by co-operation many common bene- fits could be derived and many medical appliznces kept for the common use that otherwise would be entirely unavailable, came together and formed a corporation; the object of which is to give the patients of each of the members the advantages of | a first-class, modern private hospital. The building was constructed by Dr. M., Herzstein, aone of the corporation, who leased it to that body, and the architect secured for the mechanical work was Lyons. But the general details of the construction were by Drs. Herzstein and Cooper. Many of the devices for the operating-room also were the exclusive idea of Dr. Cooper. In external finish the building is in ac- cordance with the latest and -most ar- tistic designs. Situated as it is, high on the slope of the hill, above the murky at- mosphere of the manufacturing district, the air-is pure and invigorating. A broad, spacious veranda jutsout from the sixth or upper story, where invalids in the con- valescentstage can get the full benefits of both air and sunshine. In case the breeze be.too strong the patient is stationed in a neat, cheerful solarium. The minutest wants of the invalid have been consuited. By a broad carriage-way which leads into the northern side of the building the disembarking of patients from vegicles in rainy weather, when the elements would render exposure danger- ous, is obviated. Coming to the interior, the first thing of which tho visitor makes mental note is the general air of cheerfulness that prevails, The furniture is all painted white, the walls in many cases are the same, and even the brignt and comely nurses that trip noiselessly round the apartments are robed from head to foot in garments of the same snowy hue. In ventilation the degree of perfection attained is the first thing uiring analysis. The fresh air is taken from a point above the roof, goes tothe basement through a fan driven by an electric motor, where a part is heated. Hot and cold air are driven to each room independently. By this arrange- ment a fevered patient might have the air tempered to his condition, and yet a patient in the next room, suffering with a chill, be in an atmosphere from 20 to 30 deg. warmer. 4 *‘This is something which, to the best of my, knowledge, is entirely new,’” said Dr. Hertzstein, cbuckling and rubbing his bands together with satisfaction as he ushered his visitors from one place of in- terest to another, “and the heneficial re- sults we shall obtain from it are such as will amply repay us for our time, labor and worriment.” On each floor is a nurse’s waiting-room, in which are provided the registers for callbells, and a local telephone system connects the various parts of the edifice. But it is the scientific methods and ap- pliances brought into use in the surgical and medical departments that excite the visitors’ wonder. it is sterilized Here, sterelized there and sterilized everywhere. The water is sterilized, there is an appara- tus for steam sterilizing of dressings, when beds are evacuated they are put into a curious looking combination of engine and oven and—sterilized. o o One of "the party. humorously inclined, will be impossible to prepare the annual reports until that time. “*We have had a very quiet and unevent- ful year,” said the Rev. &mrles McKelvey, the superintendent and chaplain of the home yesterday. “In fact Mrs. E. C. Wright said to me a few days since that it has been the most uneventful year in the history of the home. There is now and has been this year a larger number of people here and there has been less fric- tion than ever before. “We have now fifty-five men and eighty- three women, ranging in age from 63 1o 91 years, and we have but two unoccupied | rooms. One old lady reached her ninety- first vear on the 23d of last month. Yes- terday we lost_by death one of the iadies, Mrs. Johanna Brarn, who had been a resi- dent of the home for five and a half years. She was buried this afternoon. During the year but eight deaths have occurred.” PATRIOTS INDORSED. A Graceful Act by Valeatine Holt Soci- ety of the California Branch of Children of the Revolution. The young patriots who last February organized the Valendne Holt Society of Children of the American Revolution are exceedingly enthusiastic, and each mani- fests a deep interest in the affairs of the society at each meeting. At a meeting held last Saturday afternoon in the resi- dence of Mrs. D. J. Tailant, 2211 Washing- ton street, Tecumseh P., Charles H. and Jennie Sherman, descendants of Hon. Daniel 8herman of Woodbury, Conn., a member of the Committee of Inspection, whose duty was to promote the enlistment of soldiersin the Revolutionory army, for four years a member of the “‘Council of Bafety’’ by appointment of the general as- sembly and representative for the town of Woodbury for sixty-five semi-annual ses- sions, from 1754 to 1791, were elected mem- bers of the society. The following, introduced by Miss Isabel Dennizon, was adopted by a rising vote: WHEREAS, The Valentine Holt Society of the Children of the American Revolution has learned that through the efforts of Francis and Constance Fairchild, the little daughters of George M. Fairchild of “Ravenscliffe,” near Quebec, Canada, & handsome marble tablet has been erected in the courtyard of the old military prison on Citadel Hill, Quebec, to the memory of Gieneral Montgomery’s soldiers who were killed in the assault on Quebec, Decem- ber 31, 1775; and whereas, this act of i- oti¢ zenl must commend itse!f 10 every joyal erican citizen, and especially to those or- gdnized societies whose object is to foster true patriotism and perpetuatc the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence; therefore be it Resolved, That in grateful recognition of the patriotic spirit that has animated these chil- dren in the accomplishment of this noble un- d!rmflng Valentine Holt Society of the Chil- dren of the American Revolution of San Fran- cisco, Cal., esteeming it an honor to have borne upon its roll of membership the names of these young patriots do hersby elect Fran. cis and Constance Fairchild honorary members of the society. Tne members of the society were re. quested to display the American flag from their respective residences on the Etth of next June, the one hundred and nineteenth anniversary of its adoption. At the close of the business meeting Johnand Selden S. Tallant assisted the bostess in receiving and entertaining the young patriots in a dignified and charm- ing manner. ————— | Ix addition to the large line of ready-iramed Pictures closing out at half price we have mung‘new Pictures in the sheet eomln,rln and new Moldings; beautiful designs for framin; at moderate prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 74. ll(ulm street. 7 i3 WAITING FOR CANDIDATES A Call Made for Committeemen of the French So- ciety. MIXED UP WITH POLITICS. Cause of the Recent Rumpus in the Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance Mutuelle. Sylvain Weill, who recently resigned from the Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance Mutuelle as its president and as a director, is still obdurate, in the face of a most flat- tering siege by scores of societaires who have appealed to him for a withdrawal of his resignation. “I did not resign in anger,” said .ha, “nordo I propose to recall my decisl9n excepting under one condition. My resig- nation was tendered because of the affront made by the commistee to Drs. Brigham and Boyd, two capable practitioners who, without remuneration, have served the society faithfully for years and who de- served better treatment. If these gentle- men are reinstated 1 will be willing to re- sume the duties from which I have with- drawn.” % % Whether the action of the committee last week, prior to the general breaking up, in electing Drs. de Marville and Mayer as against Drs. Brigham and Boyd can be recalled is a subject that must be decided by the two-third vote of the entire mem- bership of the society, a condition which is hardly practicable, as of the total mem- bership roll of 4000 nearly half is made up of subscribers at large, even as far off as the home country. Of the ten members of the committee who resigned the other night, six have re- retted their hasty action and are again ack in the fold with the four men who stood by their vote to oust Drs. Brigham and Boyd. Among these ten is J. Des- champs, who, as secretary, resigned when President Weill did, but who, realizing the very awkward position in which the society found itself, urged the other com- mitteemen to return as he did himself. He realized the fact that, according to law, the standing of the society might be in- volved, and that any stickler of a member might appeal to the courts to have a re- ceiver appointed. Secretary Deschamps, backed by the other nine members of the committee, yes- terday published a bulletin notifying the members of the society that there were five vacancies in the committee, and that ‘*any member in good standing for a year at least, a Frenchman or born of French parents, or son of a natyralized French- man ” desiring to be a cafldidate for such office, must present his name at society headquarters before 5 o’clock ‘next Satur- day afternoon. The next move will be to call a general meeting for May 17. when the names of the candidates will be voted upon and a new president elected. After that the society will be on its old- time footing with a standing order to Su- perintendent Wolff not to overiook hois ing the American flag on a National holi- day. Apropos of that flag episode, it may pe stated that only a few disgruntled mem- bers regarded it as a slight to Old Glory. It was not intended as such and was simply an oversight on the part of the su- perintendent. But, to get back to the_ split-up in the society and its causes. E. Marque, the editor of the Petit Californien, in his 1ssue of last Saturday, reviews the situation. According to Mr. Marque, politics entered to a great extent into the management of the hospital, resulting in the unlooked-for snub to Drs. Brigham and Boyd. In other words, & powerful ring was formed in the bosom of a friendly aggregation in such a quiet way that not until the bombshell burst was its existence known. Le Petit Californien says that Superin- tendent Wolff for many months had been at outs with Dr. Voisard, the resident physician. When elections were approach- ing, or rather during the heat of the cam- paign in which they deemed it advisable for self-protection to stand together, the “glad hand”’ was extended and accepted. The combination had Drs. Brigham and Boyd in the corridors of the hospital giv- ing them the *‘go-by” and ‘‘glassy eye,” or expressions to that effectin French. Then, so the Marque story goes, the members of the committee who either had relatives employed at the hospital or whose friends had relatives there were pledged to vote for the Wolff-Voisard candidates or else suffer the consequences. The results show for themselves. The slate was broken. Sylvain Weill, the time-honored president, and four other directors have stepped down and out. Drs. Brighnm and Boyd, the faithful but un- paid servants, have been cast aside, and there is a solid ten in the commi ee with Wolff and Voisard as “bosses,” in the plain American political vernacu! But there is this that can be said: The French Hospital, with all its new and magnificent paraphernalia, is still one of the grandest institutions of its kind in the United States, acd even if there has been a change of directors and a physician or two, the latter are equally as good as those who were there, even if some amour- propre has been piqued. OPALS FOR THE MUSEUM The Park Now Possesses the Finest Collection in the ' World. A Sudden Rent in the Canvas Disap- points Lela Adair at the Last Moment. A heavy Bcotch mist began sweeping dismally through the park yesterday dur- ing the earlier part of the afternoon. Crowds of gayly dressed people had thronged there, but the band had scarcely begun the second number on the pro- gramme when the wind and the rain came and great was the falling off there- upon of the multitude which poured out in a disappointed flood down through the gates mnto the City. Apparently the most disappointed one of all was Lela Adair, the aeronaut at the chutes, Her big balloon was nearly in- flated with hot air and was straining at the ropes. She held the trapeze in her bands. Word was given to let go and the balicon rose a few feet in the air, but only a few feet and then showly sank. “It's busted!” cried a little boy on Haight street, using a hole in the fence for a trumpet. The information, however, was unnecessary. The expectant crowd had also seen the big rent in the side, and so the ascension was postponed until next Sunday. The mnuseum at the park was crowded all day. During the rst week over 9000 visitors passed through the gates. Many rare and valuable curios have been received recently by Curator Wilcomb, do- nated by people both here and in the East. “The rarest and most valuable,” said Professor Wilcomb, “is a collection of opals, donated by S. M. Davis, a gentle- man who has devoted a té"“ many years to g this collection, procuring the specimens from all over the world. *There are 288 specimens altogether, of which there are thirty-eight varieties. The opals are precious and semi-precious. “This,” he said, holding 1n his hand a TRE DOrous stone on which the pure op: heaped itself in layers, having the apnear- ance of mother-of-pearl, only richer in iri- descent colors, *'is a particularly fine speci- men from Mexico. he delicate play of colors observed in opals has been ascribed to small micro- Scopic cavities which retfect the rays. As a rule precious opals are seldom larger than a hazelnut, but very large specimens have been found. “In Mexico this opal—the fire-opal—is in'certain localities quite abundant. They vary in color from hyacinth-red to h‘?“”{' ellow. Sometimes they are exceedingly eautiful, ‘“This is a blackmorite, named from the place where it is found—Mt. Blackmore, in Montana. ‘'Amang the most remarkable of opals are the jasp-opal, the hyalite, which 1s as transparent as glass, .mf the mood opal. Precious opals are chiefly found in Hun- gary, although some.very fine varieties are obtained in Honduras and in Iceland. *‘This collection of Mr. Davis’ is prob- ably the finest in the world. It isa great uisition to the museum.” ork on the museum annex is progress- ing as rapidly as possible, but the builaing willknot be occupied probably for another week. Ten thousand or more people visited Sutro's baths yesterday. Thé fog and mist could not penetrate into that luxurious es- tablishment. There was a grand concert by the Eighteenth Regiment band in the alternoon, and the members of the Cali- fornia Swimming Club, who were out in full force, gavean impromptu exhibition of high, fancy and trick diving. £ There were two 200-yard swimming races for amateurs, the first of which was a dead heat and 'was very exciting, L. Cooper and R. Cornwell coming in first and J. Geddes second. 1In the second race for youths F. Geddes was first and L. L. Smith second. In a50-yard race for boys Robert Cordell, mascot of the California CHEER FOR TEMPERANCE. Cadet’s Splendid Essay Wins tfor Him a Silver Medal. One FIVE CONTEST FOR A PRIZE. Large Crowds Attend the Fourth Dis. trict Rally of the League of the Cross. Benjamin L. McKinley, a cousin of the | Ohio statesman of that name, delivered a magnificent essay on temperance before a large audience at Native Sons’ Hall yes- terday afternoon and was awarded a silver medal for his effort, it being the best of the competition in which five members of the League of the Cross took part. It was the occasion of the grand quar- terly rally of the League of the Cross of the Fourth District, which includes the branches from the cathedral, St. Bridget’s, Sacred Heart, Holy Cross and St. Francis. The cadets from the cathedral and St. Bridget's Church were present in uniform, and the branches from all the parishes turned out in force. There was not stand- ing room when the exercises began. D. J. Mahoney acted as chairman of the meeting, which was opened by the sing- ing, of the ‘“Veni Creator’’ by the boys and Benjamin L. McKinley, Who Won the Medal for His Able Essay Delivered Yes- terday Before the Members of the League of the Cross at Native Sons’ Hall. [Sketched by a “Call™ artist.] Swimming Club, was first, and B. Oliva second. Besides the races there was the usual performance of contortionists and tight- rope walkers. 1t is the intention of Colonel Robinson to thoroughly equip the baths with all the necessarv turning boards and to have correctly measured courses of all distances from fifty yards up to five miles, and to institute a series orchnmpian amateur races, and with the talent which the Colonel believes avail- able he will undoubtedly break some world records. o “Thereis no limit to the wonders in Flora’s domain,”” remarked head gar- dener Holbrow in the conservatory in the Park yesterday as he drew attention to some fine ferns that he keeps under il“s and in the shade. *‘Tjis is the film lern of the most delicate texture. Its botanical name is Todea Superba. It is from Australia, and grows under cascades where the spray may continually reach 1it. It will not live without water, and in order to keep it alive here it has to be sprayed very frequently during the day. Another variety of it is the Prince of Wales fern, 80 named because it grows like the plumes that are so familiar with the motto ‘Ich Dien’ under them, “‘In this same case there is what is known as the hog's-ear fern,a very rare plant, which receives its name from its resem- blance in shape to a hog’s ear.” One of the beauties in bloom in the conservatory at this time is the Asiatic lilv, which from a mass of large green leaves is sending forth a number of very pretty white blossoms. In the big pond may be seen some beautiful water lilies of bluish and yellow color, while on the edge of the pond is a Mexican orchid thatis sending forth a flower that is _remarkable for its markings of yellow and brown. It is known as the Oncendium. e ————— MAE HOLDEN'S SUICIDE. A Divorced and an Unhappy Woman Shoots Herself in the H At 1 o’clock Sunday morning the report of a pistol shot attracted the roomersat 518 Geary street. Investigation showed that a woman known as Mae Kline had sent a bullet through her brain. In her room a letter was found from her friend who signed himselt Fred, saying he would have no more to do with her. This probably caused her to end her life. During the afternoon of yumrd:s “Fred’’ called at the Morgue and stat that his name was Fred Bastain and that engaged as a machinist with the Hendy Machine Works on Fre- mont street. _Little is known about the woman on this side of the bay further than that she was married to a railroad man named Kline, who died some years ago in Oakland. She afterward married another railroad hand named T. L. Holden, who obtained a divorce from her in one of the Alameda County courts. She and Bastain came to this City from across the bay a few months ago and she at once started into the half world, which from Bastain's letter did not please him, 80 he notified her that he would desert her. The suicide of the woman was the resuit. Interesting Lecture This Evening. An illustrated lecture under the auspices of the Exempt Fire Company will be given by Rev, Dr. Voorsanger this evening st Metropoli- tan Temple. Bnnb":ct: "Lllfinln"h: Veil m Forgotten Centurigs.”” Doors open at 7:30 o'clock; lecture at & Tickets, 50 cents, * | naught the precepts of that moral the audience, the sinfing being led by the Rev. Father Yorke. Miss Marie Georgiani accompanied on the piano. Father Yorke also read the prayer, and the chairman spoke brieflv of tne history of the League of the Cross, its objects and aspirations. He explained that the junior branch was composed of young men and boys who took the pledge of total absti- nence until they were 21 years of age. Mies Catherine Block rendered ‘‘You,” b% Robin, so acceptably that she was obliged to respond to an _encore, when she gave the old song, I Cannot Sing That Song To-Night.” Professor 8. J. Sandy sang ‘“Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep' in splendid voice, and Miss Gonzales gave two recitations in & way that delighted the andience. The assembly sang *‘America,”’ and then Harry Dinan, Miss Kirby and Miss Ma- honey entertained the audience. The contest for the silver medal for the best essay was most exciting. The con- testants were as follows: Cathedral, Cor- gornl Benjamin L. McKinley ; St. Bridget’s, ergeant James Touhy; Sacred Heart, Corporal James Carew ; St. Francis, Private Rudolph Rulf; Holy Cross, Private Wil- liam Enright. The conditions of the contest were: (1) Literary merit, (2)argument, (3) delivery, each essay being limited to 1000 words. The judges were Professor Silas A. White, " principal of the Spring Val Grammar School; Miss Agnes M. ning, principal of the Webster Primary, and Miss Mary A. Roper of the same school. Cor?onl Benjamin L, McKinley was awarded the medal and Sergeant Slmu Touhy was second. The others were gen- erously praised for their respective efforts. The prize essay is as follows: “Why I Am a Total Abstainer.’” There is perhaps no other question which commands 8o much of the thought and attention of the civilized world at the present time as the ques- tion of the constantly incressing sale use of intoxicating drink. Itisa matter which ai- fects man in every relation of his being—as a sentient animal organism, as a free and intel- ligent agent subject to the moral law and re- sponsible to his Creator for its violation, and 8sa unitin the great social organism. In the physical life of man there are certain substances which are necessaryin the buildin up and development of his bodily strengt! and in the repairing of the waste and wesar in- cident to his healthful activity. When these substances are taken into the system, each in its turn is absorbed by the tissues and con- verted into fllesh, bone, fiber, muscle or brain and becomes part and parcel of the man. When aleoholic liquor is introduced into the system it acts like a burning firebrand; it inflames and blisters every membrane that it touch 't rushes to the head and benumbs ihe brain; it disturbs the pulsations of the heart; it affects the respiration; and in fact every organ of the body rises with one accord to repel the intruder. Alcohol cannot in an: sense be called food; it does not build up; it can “:I tear down and destroy; and if its use nued, the unsteady step, the palsied hand, the bloated face, the bleary eyes and the clollueQ brain tell their story fo the world of nature's revenge for her violated laws. But there is another and more important consideration; man is more than a mere ani- mal M%}' God made him a little less than the angels. He gave him an immortal soul formed in His own fmage and likeness, and a moral the observance ot which he might pur- or that sonl the reward of eternal ha, i o i B, SR i estroys that image and rlkoneu of the Creator in the soul, Md‘ffll at law, is too plaluly exemplified in the thousands of moral wrecks that strew the shores of the ocean of hife. Its attractiveness is the secret of its wer. The it indeed is willing, but the esh is weak eivna. man who takes into his hand for the first time that poisoned cu) would shudder at the thought of & felon’s elfi or a drunkard’s grave. But he does not stop there; * He that loves the danger shall perish therein”; or, as & great poet has expressed it: Vice is a monster of so frightful mien That to be hated needs but to be seen; But seen too oft, familiar with her face, ‘We first endure, then pity, then embrace. Go forth into the crowded streets of our great cities and see what a fearful heritage of misery, degradation and crime is being laid up for the youth of future generations by the rumseller and his victims; go to the hosnitals and asylums, where human beings, deprived of God’s most Pnelcun gift, are shrieking in the unspeakable agonies of a delirium whose only end is a hopeless and unrepenting death: £0 10 the prison cell, where the outcast of society is cut off from communion with his kind; g0 into the black shadow of the galiows, where the guilty wretch who has imbrued his hands in his brother’s blood, yields up his wasted life as the penalty of his crimes! Gaze on these sights, and the thousand more that are daily exposed to our unwilling view, and behold the effects of the first indulgence in that sweet, convivial glass, amid the seductive surround. ings of the saloon! Would to God that we could write above the door of every grogshop in the land those awful words which Dante wrote across the gates of hell: “Leave hope behind, all ye who enter here!” But half of the awtul truth is yet untold, If the drunkard’s curse gerlshed with his miser- able gelf, its evil would be immeasurably less. But it falls like & withering blight on innocent and guillg alike, and involves them both in a common destruction. “The sins of the parents shall be visited upon the children unto the third end fourth generation.” What fearful meaning is there in these prophetic words, | and what bitter truth when applied to the | drunkard’s home. Home? Alas! that the abode of love and truth and virtue should be compared with a cn¥e of unclean beasts! Why are the gray hairs of that fatner and mother | brought down in sorrow to the grave? Why is that patient, suffering wife dragged to the | lowest depths of want and despair, striving to | prevent the scant earnings of her own bitter | toil from rolling over the rumseller’s counter? Why are those innocent ciildren, deprived of a father's care, running wild in the streets, | with blasphemies falling from their baby lips from the first moment that they learned to lisp the name of God ? Why do these children go forth from such | surroundings and become wanderers on the | face of the earth? Why swell the ranks of | lawlessness and crime and transmit the curse which darkens their own lives to the enildren | who succeed them? It is because the husband and father, like Esau of old, has bartered his | birthright for his stomach’s sake, and the curse of God hangs over his posterity. From these well-known facts we can draw but one conclusion. Avoid the cause and you avoid itseffects. A wise man will profit from the experience of others, and in view of the fact that the first glass begets the desire, and that the gratification of that desire is the ruin of the mAn,Jahysictlly, morally and socially, I have decided to remove myself from the temp- tation to take that first step by remaining s total abstainer. Professor White in delivering the de- cision of the judges paid a glowing tribute to the excellency of zll the essays, ana he encouraged the boys to go right ahead in their spiendid work in the cause of temper- ance and humanity. Fathers Mulligan and Yorke also ad- dressed the members of the league and the gathering dispersed by the singing of the “Te Deum.” A BAY PIRATE ARRESTED, Alfred Smith Arrested on Charges of Burglary and Va- grancy. The Police Believe He Has Been Com- mitting Numerous Thefts From Sloops in the Bay. — Alfred Smith, who, according to the water-front police, is a ‘“bay pirate’” and “dope fiend,”” was detained at the City Prison yesterday morning by Policemen J. M. Dwyer and George Brown on the charges of burglary and vagrancy. The complaining witness in the burglary charge is James Colville, owner of the sloop Comfort, and a member of the Asso- ciated Engineers. There is no direct evi- dence against Smith, but the arresting officers are working on the case. NEW TO-DAY. MUNYON'S REMEDIES CURED R. P. WHIGMAN AHEUMATISH R. P. Whigman, photographer, 22 Kears ny street, Sun Francisco, Cal.,, says: I used Munyon’s Rheumatism Cure * for rheumatic pains in the arms and was de- lighted with its curative effect. I cheers fully testify to the benetit I received from the pellets.” = 1 Munyon’s Rheumatism Cure seidom fails to relieve in 1to3 hours, and cures in a few, days. 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He was with me for five days and did nothing but lie around and eat and drink. “I was advised to get rid of him, which I did. On Friday night, April 24, I was with the boys fora few hoursand goton board thesloop, which was lying alongside | & Fisherman’s wharf, about 9 o’clock. I wound up my watch by the light of the moon and turned in. When I awoke next morning my watch and chain, which I value at $40, were gone, and the thief had locked the door of my cabin.” Smith is a lanky looking fellow, 26 years ofage. In 1887, while employed in Je- notti’'s clam market on Clay street, he was sent in a boat with $62 to Pinole to pay the men’s wages. He left the boat, which was wrecked. He was arrested but escaped conviction. He was also arrested on sus- picion of breaking into the room of John Olsen, owner of the sloop Lizzie, on Val- lejo and Davis streets, and stealing his watch and chain, but Olsen refused to prosecute him. NEW TO-DAY. 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