The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1898, Page 18

18 : THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, EESS————— C0000C0000000000000000000000000000CO00C00000000000000000 WHO SHALL 0000000000000 HE selection of a president for the University of California is a question which is greatly in- teresting our State at the present time, and is incidentally interesting other States which have “favorite sons” who aspire to the position. The Eastern candidates most prominently men- tioned so far are: Professor Benjamin I. Wheeler, protessor of Greek at Cornell; Dr. Charles D. Wal- cott, United States geologist and acting manager of <he National Museum; Dr. Albert Shaw, editor of the Review of Reviews; Dr. Edward James. of Chicago University; Dr. John H. Firley, president of Knox College in Galesburg, Ill.; Dr. William D. Hyde, presi- dent of Bowdoin, and Professor William James of Harvard. The prominent Pacific Coast candidates are Profes- sor William Carey Jones and Prcfessor Bernard Moses. Some of our prominent San Francisco coliege men have been asked to express an opinion in the premises with the following result: ST & We need a man at the head of the University of Callfornia who combines learning and intellectual e P abllity of the very );igh:st order with a capacity for SIDNEY WORTH, M-D., understanding and man- Dartmouth. aging the practical affairs 2O e e LG of college life. I would suggest that in choosing a man for the occupancy of the most important position in the gift of the regents one who is the fortunate possessor of a pleasing personality, one who Is a tactful man and a man who is capable of expressing himself readily and well on all topics of general interest as well as upon those connected with the particular interests of the university should be selected. It may seem utopian to expect to find one person who combines successfully so many excellent and necessary qualities, but to my mind Stanford has been able to accomplish just this. President David Starr Jordan seems to me an ideal college president, and since Stanford was fortunate enough to find him it seems at least aot impossible that Berkeley may find some one worthy to enter into generous rivalry with him. R T The selection of a president for our university is a thing which should appeal to every thinking man in ——————— the State, and it behlkmves | \ the regents to make a | J5 SESEVERANCE, most careful selection hismd among the many candi- l dates who will undoubt- edly apply for so desirable a position. One great trouble with Berkeley in the past has been, in my estimation, the many changes which have been made in its presidency. The comparatively brief term which has been the rule and the sense of inse- curity which the realization of that frequently re- curring election gives the incumbent naturally militates against the even progress of the college. The plans of one man, however wise and beneficlal, and the work which he has instituted may be com- pletely changed by his successor. This is intended as no reflection on the men who have been presidents of the university in the past—they have all done their best undoubtedly under the circumstances and in the environment in which they found themselves—but it is merely a statement of fact. “Rotation in office” is a very poor plan for an educational institution; the rule should be “Get a man thoroughly fit for the place and let him alone as long as he is fit for it.” Permanency of position, under certain limitations, would do much to advance the best interests of the college and the students attending it. I am inclined to think that the root of all the dif- ficulties and troubles which Berkeley has experienced in the past has been the connection which politics has had with its management. Politics should be en- tirely eliminated as far as the affairs of the university are copcerned, and “political methods” should not be used 1n connection with appointments of any kind. Fitness for the place should be the only qualification required of regent, professor or president, and when this is the rule and it is lived up to our university will be far ahead of what it is at the present time, The position of president of a successful university requires more than the possession of intellectual quali- ties though those should be of the highest order. Executive ability and wisdom in the selection of sub- ordinates are requisite. In my opinion the success of President Jordan at Stanford has been largely due to the fact that he possesses these latter qualities in an unusual degree, and also to the fact that he has been allowed such freedom in these and other respects. The fettering of the president has militated against the success of Berkeley in the past, and it is to be hoped that the statement recently made that a change fs to be made in this regard in the future is based on fact. The new president should be broad-minded. and should be a man of great executive ability as well as a scholar .of eminence; these qualities being assured he should be given wide latitude of action in regard to all university affairs. There is no reason that Berkeley should be second to any institution of Jearning in the country. It is a place of almost un- limited possibilities, which can be made reallties by judcious management. Stanford has done Berkeley almost incalculable good by arousing a spirit of healthy rivalry and emulation and the future promises well. As far as my own feelings are concerned I should very much like to see a Harvard man at the head N — — of the University of Cali- ¢ I fornia. The reason for this preference on my part is - not simply because of my loyalty to my Alma Mater, but because I consider that Harvard stands at the head of all the educational institutions of the United States. A professor of ex- perience in that college who could come to us fully recommended by that faculty could not fail to be guitable to occupy the presidential chair of our State university. The faculty of Harvard understands what are the requirements for such a position as is the one here vacant, and were I on the Board of Regents I should have not the slightest hesitangy in accept- ing a candidate sent by them. All Californians may not remember as I do that among the leading promoters of the Univefsity of California—those who were most active in its estab- Jishment—were many of our Harvard men, and Har- vard men have always taken an especial interest in its welfare. For years the Harvard Club of this city, of which I am a member, has donated an annual sum for the purpose of paying the expenses of a Berkeley graduate recommended by the faculty while pursuing a postgraduate course at Harvard. I men- tion this merely to lllustrate how deep and also prac- tical our interest in the California University really is. In my opinion the man who is selected for the po- sition of president should be broa@-minded and many- sided, and have executive ability as well as great store of learning. Some changes might, perhaps, be made in the administrative system of the university which would be to the advantage of the institution as well as to the faculty. I should recommend that the new president be given more latitude in many ways than has been allowed those who have served in that capacity in the past. % The president of a college should be capable of taking an intelligent, prominent and active part in the management of the body over which he presides or else he should not be allowed to occupy his position. He should not be held responsible for events over which he has limited or no control, but he should be glven larger rights and powers and then be held ac- countable for results. Another thing; false economy should have no placy in the consideration of those in charge of our gtate college. Excellent salaries should be the rule and men should be selected for’ the various professorships who are well worth the money pajd them. ‘‘Cheap labor” is ultimately found to be high-priced wherever it is employed. A. COMTE, Hanvard. s /s » It should be a matter of State pride to make our fversity second to none. In order to accomplish —( this result its faculty must be men of scholastic Iemlnence in the depart- | ments over which they ———— preside. The president of the university should especlally be a scholar of ac- knowledged world-wide reputation, not merely a man of rather unusual ability and some little local fame as an educator. With a president like this and such a corps of professors as I suggest the University of California would at once take place In the front rank of the great educational institutions of the yorld. The cost of obtaining such a president and such a faculty is, in the estimation of those who desire the best good of our State and its future citizens, a matter of gecondary importance, so trivial that it is worthy ot neither cansldfi:lw nor mention since the benefits resulting from additional outlay would be almost {nestimable. The motto of our should be: “The best regents man for the place, no matter what the cost,” and FISHER AMES, Dartmouth Coliege. President OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY? By seven prominent college graduates. 000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 BE ELECTED 200000000000 this motto should be strictly lived up to. -Our uni- versity, permit me to add in this connection, should not be made an asylum for mediocre school teachers, nor a pension bureau for financially ambitious peda- gogues. If the choice of a president were left to me and I were obliged to select a Pacific Coast man, my selec- tion would be Professor George Davidson, as I con- sider him to be our f.remost sclentist, philosopher and all-round scholar. In making their decision it is to be hoped that the regents will see that practical business ability is in- cluded among the qualifications of the successful can- didate. % . s e The selection of a new president for the University of California is a matter of importance to the whole R S R B RS TT 1 lfirn, because the W. B. PRIN: university is an institu- SEHoLE, tion in which all who are Californians, efther by ————————— virtue of birth or resi- dence here, feel a special interest and a special pride, and secondly, because our young men and women are the ones who are to profit or otherwise by the de- cision made. It is my idea that in choosing a man for the head of such an Important ed- ucational institution as is our university it would be wise to secure some one who has had experi- ence in one of the larger Eastern universities, that is, either Yale or Har- vard. My reason for this is that these two institu- tions form, as it were, a standard of education to which all the smalller colleges try to attain, or which they endeavor to, with greater or less suc- cess, improve upon. A man who has been a successful mem- ber of the faculty of either of these universi- ties woyld bring to this one a measure of = intellectual acquirement,UNCLE GEORGE T. BROMLEY, practical knowledge and AGED 81. experience which could scarcely fail to make his occupation of the presiden- tial chair satisfactory from all points of view. I should also advocate the securing of a man of not more than middle age, as such a person is more apt to be familiar with new principles of education, more apt to be energetic and to give greater attention 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 NDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1898. He should have, and in the order named: 1. Character. 2. Executive ability, [+ 3. A wide and scholarly learning. o He must be an unconsclous ruler of men. He must govern not by the severity of written rule or pre- scribed ordinance, but by the gracious reverence in- QO spired by a great moral personality. His sway must be founded on the hearts not the fears of his dis- ciples. It must be built upon the immutable founda- tions of a great simplicity, a great sincerity and in- finite truthfulness. And these must be not hidden Q gems, but as the sun at noon-day, so_that all mea may feel their radiant warmth and be kindled to fresh ardor by their unsullied glow. His work will be chiefly with the undergraduates, and none are o [+ goooooooooooooooooooooqoooooooooepooooooooobooooooooo HOW TO LIVE To Be , EIGHTY YEARS OLD. By eleven men and women who have succeeded in db_ir)g so. -« 000000000000 swifter than these to detect any kind or degres of 0OOOOC 00 00CC00000000000000000000000000CCOGCO00C0O0000000 sham. They that have passed beyond the college walls are the ished clay. The fixed lines of the academic mold dre upon them. They that yet linger withirn are still the plastic earth upon which all forms of beauty and of truth may be wrought. The potter’s fingers that would fashion this yielding staff must werk with a deftness born of long worship of the ideal. He must have been in sympathy with the great questions, the great sufferings of the world, The voices that whisper from the braoken columns of the Parthenon and the Colosseum, from the crumbling arches of Benares, from the graven stones of the Pharaohs and of Rameses, from every sod knee-worn by the victim of Gethsemane, must all have held com- munion with his soul and have lifted him from the infinitesimal of the ego to the infiniteness of the beyond. “And lingering for this, My laurels lend the glory of their boughs To crown no narrower brows. For on his lips must wisdom sit with youth, And In his eves, and on the lids thereof, The light of a at love— And on his forehead, truth!” In such a presence all men will instinctively bow and do reverence. The young will come to him as to a great teacher, a cherished friend, and, long after the shrines of Alma Mater shall know them no more, some portion of his light will shine, an unbidden homage from their lives and their life’s work. One such scholar, one such master there was more than a quarter of a cemtury ago by the regicide’s grave on the shores of Long Island Sound. His me- mortal monument rests on the spot where his task was wrought, but his influence, outleaping far the confines of brass, of place. or of time, dwells un- quenchable in the hearts and minds of all his puplils throughout the hroad.land.. 1 am personally very much in favor of securing a new man from the East for president of our uni- T T o] ety TOM WELLS RANSOME, 1t is a fact well-known U to those most interested niversity of California. that there have always been differences more or less serious between the two factions in the faculty known to the students as the “Dutch and English.” To elect a president from either of these cliques would antagonize the other and lead to an increased lack of harmony which would certainly be exceed- i?gly prejudicial to the best interests of the institu- tion. I am specially opposed to the election of Professor Bernard Moses on account of the extremely ungracious attitude which he assumed at the time of Martin Kellogg's election to the presidential chair. Presi- dent Sherman of Cornell would, I think, be a most excellent choice. He made a very favorable impres- sfon upon all who met him during his visit to Cali- “THE BRONCO BUSTER,” by Frederick Remington. Copy of the bronze statuette, presented to Colonel Roosevelt by his men of the Rough Riders. o P 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 CO0CO00000000000000 personally to all matters connected with the different branches of university work, and also more apt to be liberal rather than conservative in his views and ad- ministration. Having chosen this intellectually qualified, energetic and liberal man, whoever he may be, he should be glven far more power than those who have been presidents in the past have been allowed. He should be made president of the Board of Regents as well as presgident of the university, as thus all differences between the two bodles would be prevented, and, moreover, a political Governor would thus be pre- vented from mingling politics with the management of our great educational institution. Occupying this dual position the president should have full véspon- sibllity and should be held responsible. With the right man at the head the university would soen show the beneficial effects of this change in the form of management. 3 : 3 Off-hand, giving me no time for reflection, you ask my opinion as to what are the qualifications that e P S e | lhoullg be p’ougued by a GORDON BLANDIN president of the Univer- 9 i 8 sity of California. It is | a large question to be *————————————— propounded on short no- tice to a small man. I am not fit to answer it, have not the time to answer it and do not want to answer it, and if I attempt a reply it is only because of that - inherent weakness which makes us all cowards when we ought to say “No.” The university is presided over by an able Board of Regents. The long list of its alumni contains the names of many scholarly and accomplished men and women. These are the persons who best know the special needs of Berkeley and whose ripe judgment and experience should concur in the selection of a fitting president. That they will do so cannot be doubted. It is a great of and one mnot easy to fill. Not all who will crave it will possess shoulders broad enough to wear the mantle. If the maxim that the office should seek the man not the man the office :::i h-gpn':‘ny nlmn&mn ll:” :p llut‘wlth liar force mam qui me erat.” e sa 1 trite and of ‘but e of easy ce, what a - of meaning is implied in this particular “qui meruit.” fornia and his standing in educational matters is in every way aausractory‘. & I have not thought about the matter at all and consider, indeed, that it is an affair that might safely T ——————————— be left, without outside CARTER C. POMERQY, | discussion, to the decision Hestings Law and Univemsity of | Of the Board of Regents, Rochester whose prerogative and —— duty it is to attend to it. The regents understand fully -the requirements of the position and have wide opportunities to view the edu- cational field and weigh the qualifications of the dif- ferent candidates. Such belng the case they un- doubtedly will make the best selection possible. Queer Things 100 Years Ago. NE hundred years ago, no public library in the United States. One hundred years ago, the only hat factory made cocked hats. One hundred years ago, 50 cents was good pay for a day’s labor. One hundred years ago, Virginia had one-fifth the population of the United States. ’ ° Omne hundred years ago, two stages carried all the travel between New York and Boston. V8 One hundred years ago, beef, pork, salt fish, po- tatoe‘i and hominy were the staple diet the year roun One hundred years ago, buttons were scarce and trousers were fastened with pegs and laces. One hundred years ago, there were practically no manufacturers in the United States. Evexl? house- wife raised her own flax and made her own linen. One hundred years agd, ch collections were taken in a bag at the end of a pole, with a bell at- tached to arouse contributors. One hundred years there were no steamboats, railroads, telegmph wl.xg:.' electric lights, gas, kero- o8, sene or matel One nundred years ago, there was no San Fran- " clsco. i GODDARD E. D. DIAMOND, aged 102. “Captain Diamond” hasbeen a well-known figureinthe streets of San Francisco for the past 21 years. At the age of 83 he was a gripman in the employ of the Sutter street car-line, and was looked upon as a curiosity on ac- count of his being “able to work, and work well, at that Stnce then win hotels, and for the past five years has supported h(rnse¥f in the active and arduous occupation of a book-agent. his ambition to Rock to Coney Island, all his \| preparations are made to start on this long tramp the last of next arch. He trained for this trip last spring, walking an average of twenty miles a day for six weeks, but the war changed i3 plang for the time flwln 3 r. Diamond's recipe torfinngevuy contains gome rather unusual ideas, but as he practices what he prelaches. dnm!h':.lt!l?r lm);: active an ealthy G. E. D. DIAMOND, AGED 102many a man half his age, it is° well worth noting; WAS born in Plymouth, Mass.,, May 1, 1796, of Irish, English, Dutch and Scotch ancestry. My constitution is excellent and I have always worked hard. I believe that the secret of my long and vigorous life is that I have taken as good care of myself, at least for the past sixty-five years, as a kind and sensible owner would of an ordinary horse. I have given myself proper and sufficlent food, kept myself clean and exercised myself regularly. My diet has been and is sustaining, nourishing and satisfac- tory, though for over fifty years I have drank neither tea nor coffee and have eaten no meat whatever. In fish of all kinds, eggs, milk, fruit and vegetable pro- ducts I find sufficient for my wants. Hot water I drink freely, especlally before meals, and I masticate all food most thoroughly. I believe in onions as a frequent article of diet. A sponge bath night and morning is my invariable rule, and California olive oil used externally and internally I believe to be al- most a panacea. By thorough rubbing with this I have avoided the stiffness of joints and muscles usually incident to old age aud cured myself of deaf- ness and granulated eyelids; taken internally it has proven a sovereign remedy for very many bodily troubles. I have used no liquors nor tobacco as I believe in keeping my body clean outside and inside. Given a good physique to begin with I believe a close ad- 0000000000000 00000CLC00C0C000C0000000000000000000000000000200000000C0000C000000000 THE ROUGH RIDERS™ TESTIMONIAL TO THEIR LEADER. N their selection of a bronze to pre- sent to Colonel Roosevelt the Rough Riders could certainly have made no better nor more appropriate choice than they have made in tak- ing Frederic Remington’s “Bronco Buster.” This spirited figure of a cowboy battling with one of the wild little horses of the plains is one of the few pieces of sculpture at which Mr. Remington has tried his hand. It is finely modeled and has all the charac- ter and dash which have long been dis- tinguishing features of the -artist's drawings of Western life. The bronze was executed by Tiffany & Co., and when exhibited by them in London two years ago it received high praise there. It stands about two feet high, and Is thus of dimensions which make it suit- able for the decoration of any room. The *‘bronco buster,” who s engaged in one of the most perilous feats of his profession—that of maintaining his - seat upon a rearing horse and endeav- oring to make the “bronc’” ‘*‘come down in front again,” as he would say —has always been a daring and pic- turesque figure on Western cattle ranges. His business is horse-break- ing, and, his ability in this direction being recognized, he travels about from ranch to ranch ‘“busting” horses at so much a head—usually $5 or there- abouts. A horse is said to be “busted” when he is broken just so far as to be ridable by one of the expert “cow- punchers.” For any less skilled horse- man the animal would be as impossi- ble a mount as if his back had never been touched by a human being. That is to say, he will probably still buck stiff-legged, at times, and his temper is not warranted kind, but he is a degree removed from the absolutely wild horse of the prairie. In Mr. Remington’s bronze the wick- ed, frenzled expression of the bronco's eyves, and his tense, straining muscles give evidence of the struggle he is making for his liberty. Rearing, with his head plunged downward between his forelegs, he is trying the device which is perhaps most often success- ful in unseating his rider. But the “buster” clings doggedly to his great “cow saddle,” with its high pommel and cantle, and thus far all the ani- mal's efforts have been vain. With his left hand grasping firmly both the horse’'s mane and the rope of the queer, bitless halter, known as the “hacka- more,” the cowboy uses his right arm to wield his rawhide quirt vigorously. This whip, with its short handle and lash of two or three thongs, is an ef- fective weapon, and the bronco squeals and snorts as it descends upon his flesh. The “buster’s” expression is one of de- termination and watchfulness. He is .alert to observe whether the bronco is * coming down properly or is going to fall over backward, for in the latter event he must be ready to spring off instantly, lest he be caught beneath the animal. CO00CO00000000DVIVO000ODOOVOOO0OVVOVVOOVOOODOVODO0O00OVOOOCCOOOO0OOOO0000D0D herence to my mode of life would insure unusual longevity to any one.. : % “UNCLE" GEORGE T. BROMLEY, aged 81 George T. Bromley is the widely known and well be- loved ‘“Uncle Bromley” of the famous Bohemian Club of San Francisco. Few men have the capacity of Mr. Brom- ley to make and keep friends. As Is most fittingly sald in the parting address given him by the resident of Tientsin, China, at the expiration of his consulate there some ten years ‘since, his has been ‘“a life without guile and a ongue without reproach.” His unfailing cheerfulness of disposition, his true kindness of thought and| act, his Eenlnllty of manner, and his brilllancy as a raconteur ave made him popular among young and old. A native of Connecticut, Mr. Bromley has traveled widely and has profited thereby, since he has aocumu- lated a fund of experience, story and anecdote which has won him the reputation of being the best “after dinner speaker’ on the coast. Although a full vear more than an “Uncle's” age is a matter of speculation to f ::.tmlnr(llnén e trlen%s. since gie hl e ure, and assures lve no years that have passed over hlgnlflg itly -ilvel'r.:e?it h‘gu!fhe HAVE never worried in all my life,. While I have had troubles as all do I have always puzhed them aside and utterly refused to brood over or worry about them. Other than this I have never taken any care of myself vhatever. I have indulged in all the luxuries of life as far ¢s it was possible for me to do so. I have always loved and sought the- com- &:nlonshlp of those younger than myself, and am lly convinced that being a member of the Bohemian Club has prolonged my life. 1 began my independen . life by going to sea at the age of fourteen and tiie pure air, hard work and strict discipline of those early years laid the foundation of a constitution that has carried me through until now and that I firmly belleve will carry me through for many years to cokme, I have been exceedingly fortunate in ‘the e of my associates. It falls to the lot of few x‘::; ttg form such pleasant and enduring friendships as I have and those friendships I am assured have had much to do with prolonging my existence. While I have alwar bee what I consider tem- perate I have never been d total abstainer except for about six weeks some fifty years ago when & young octogenarian all save his dsome face, erect and lady persuaded me to ‘oin the Washingtonian move- ment then sweeping over the country. A month and @ half later another young lady persuaded me to give the whole thing up and from that day to this I have used my own judgment in regard to my beverages. 1 drinl- what I like, when I like and have-never found my_bodily or mental health the worse for it. While I have smoked cigars from beyhood I have never smoked a cigarette. . late years I eat very little meat, in fact I eat sparingly of everything.. I do not keep specially good hours, but go and come as is most expedient and agreeable. Although T am 81 I feel by no means old, and have confidently laid my plans to round out at least a cen- tury of existence. If I succecl in so doing it will be, I am convinced, because I strictly adhere to my rule: Don’t worry. If a thing can be helped help it at once; If 1t cannot put i your no more about lL"p SO ok EDWARD READ, aged 89, Edward Read, by occupation in his earlier years a ltgl!llo_r{x "sda native of Brundell, England, and Cal¥ne of o\'e% ”}‘E 1 and healthy family, his grandfather living to be e ])(-al‘h old. Mr. Read is hale and hearty still, al- o= Ig‘ he s within one year of being 9; his only per- naHtrayme Is a slight, scarcely noticeable deafness, mA\‘E Hved a quiet and sober life, he states, was %rr ed over forty-one years and had a happy and comfortable home. Have known little of ex- citt}m:m and nothing of dissipation. ave never worried my.self trying to out why I kept on living while other peo);)le‘dled g;‘:i’}y Have not been a total abstalner, but hdve been tem- perate always in food, drink, amusement and work. I have never over-driven myself in any way what- ever, but have taken no pains either in diet or in any other way to insure a long life for myself, That 1 h;;veflni\'ed !vé lhlts (age is due to the natural course of affairs and not to any special w o Pt wisdom or practice o e dite DR. JOHN H. FLOTO, aged 93. Dr. John H. Floto is undoubtedly physician in the United States. Borm 15 ot Botins n 1805, he came to this country while “0ld HicKorg" was President and after graduat- ing with honors from both the Allentown, Pennsylvania (Ho- meopathic), and the Philadel- phia Medical College (Ailo- pathic), began the practice ot medicine, i1 which he has been actively ‘and _ succczsfully en- gaged for over sixty years. The doctor looks as young as most men of 65; his figure is erect, his manner alert and Jassured; a slight deafness is the only mark which time seems to have laid upon him. He dislikes notorfety and much prefers to pass unno- ticed among his fellow beings as a man of the e that he looks, rathei than be pointed out as a marvel because of the age that he is. Dr. Floto has long borne the distinction of bein, oldest tiel rm1e!nf ni]e st practicing physicians in the country. He (%ves his pro- g H DR. J. H. FLOTO, AGED 9"-!csslon, and-is very popular. IREDITY has, I think, much to do with my longevity. I come from good, solid stock, my father’s brother living to be 107. My father, however, died youn: having suffered much exposure and privation during his army life in the Napoleonic war~ and his death at the age of 76 was due to this rather than to weakness of con- stitution. ‘As for myself I have lived comfortably, observ- ing no mote than ordinary care as to my diet and habits. Myl\life as a physician has prevented me from centering my thoughts too much upon mygelf. I hav worked hard and necessarily kept irregular hoursj but otherwise I have lived regularly ‘and soberly. While I reprobate the too frequent and excessive us of aleohol in any form I have taken light wines oc easionally with benefit. Of late years I prefer hot water to tea or comes, ana eat very Iittle mear. Con. stant occupation is, I think, ne of the reasons for m ‘ong life. Idleness would mean death to me, for whei I cease to work and study and think about the suf: ferings and needs of others I shall most certainl cease to live. OIS vt 3 ADAM SIMPSON, aged 83. Adam Simpson is a Scotchman, having been born in Edinburgh in 1815, but he possesses the sunny and mer=i curial temperament which is supposed to be characteristic of the race whose home is across the channel. Previous to 1851, when he came to California, he passed much of his life in the Southern States, where he.managed several theaters and established a deserved reputation for being an “all-round good fellow."” He buiit and managed the Montezuma House, the first_hotel in Montezuma, California, and though he has lived a retired life fom the past few years, counts many Californians, both old and young, among his warm friends. | BELIEVE my life has been long because it has ° been happy, he says. I have never denled myself anything that I really wanted if I were able. in any way honestly to obtain it. I have smoked tobacco but never chewed it; have drunk when I felt like it and have always ~ >n fond of mirth, jollity and song. I never allowed my temper to run away with me and have never looked on the dark side of anything. The yellow fever laid me low #®ice, but I managed to live through it both times as you see. 1 To my mind cheerfulness is the best recipe for a long life that can be given, s s LORENZO WAUGH, aged 90. “Father Waugh,” as he s affectionately called by all who know him, has been an active worker in the Metho- dist ministry for over sixty-six years. Born in Pocahon- tas County, Virginia, in Au- ust, 1808, he became a minis- er of the gospel at the age of 4 and did excellent work in his own itate, and later in Missouri _and the Shawnee Indians. came ‘“‘across_the plains” and located near Peta.uma, and in 1859 began his most successful AW labors among the children by AL organizing the “California 0 Youth’s Association,’ from FOR which sprang thé “Bands of Hope,” which are so widely spread at the present time. “Father Waugh" has en- deared himself to the hearts of thousands by his love for the little ones, his sincere Chris- tianity and his utter unselfish- ness and devotion to the cause which he has zealously advo- cated for so many yvears. His has been a sianle, honest,* fenerous life, well worth theFATHER WAUGH, AGED 90. fving. He says: Y father was Judg: of the court in Pocahontas County, and I well remember, being then four Yyears old, seeing him start off to the war of 1812. To my good mother I owe. mainly the teachings which I am confident have helped to preserve my life so many years beyond three score and ten. She it was who told me of the evils which lurked in many of the common habits of our race. ‘I have shunned aleohol as I would shun any other virulent poison, and I have also_shunned the use of tobacco in any form, therefore I am ut the-age of ninety still alive, well and happy. % To all who wish t. live long I Would say: Be steady, industrious, temperate, honest’ and faithful. Touch no tobacco nor liquor of any kind; save your money that you may not be dependent upon others in your old age; choose and follow some honest business and never forget to love and reverence God. * Industry, sobriety and kindness will help to pro- long your life and your lif thus prolonged will be a blessing to yourself a?d lg yfll_lr fellow creatures. JOHN K. MOORE, aged 87. John K. Moore is a native of Goshen, Orange County, New York, hnv(n{ been born there in the year 1811 P{e came to California in 1850, and did.the carpenter work on the first brick building erected in S8an Francisco, after Which he worked steadily and prosperously at his trade until 1891, when, having attained the age of 80, together with money sufficlent for his comfortable maintenance, he began to take life more easily. Mr, Mocre is now 87 vears old; he carries himself like a well-drilled soldier; his efes are .keerr, his step firm and his brown hair only slightly sprinkled with grey. Forty-eight years ago he bought the Fernando Marchena grant, upen which stand some of the best resicences of n Francieco, and for nearly half a century he has been engaged in various legal battles, growing out of disputes concerning this immense and valuable property. FULLY believe that the fact that I Wave felt that I had something special to llve for has been a great factor in pres ving my life and health dur- ing the past forty years. I eame of good fighting stock and the fighting qualities which I ihherited mm',i :lny‘smrdy lancestors have stood me in good stea uring my long struggle ainst [ty ag: _mpaclty and Of myself personally I can truly always lived an honest, Industrious I was the husband of one wife 4nd s! say that T have and frugal life he dled eighteen Continued on Page Twenty-six,