The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1899, Page 2

19 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1899. TUMULTUOUS CROWDS' THRONG THE THOROUGHFARES TO By WITNESS @ % N e e o P Do P P P Mo P Pom e P P P 3 M R P P PRk @ | was another part of the escort, includ- | a handkerchief was fluttering hyster-|and sallow, as pretty a spot as the * x * appeal nall be HE executive commit deta in preventing t m ing the plant of ile the parade was p; Je o e g e i ok gk Ak ok ke ko ok ke ke ok ek @ * M Fu M M M g Y M2 men filed from the breakfast room, and 1 not ended even when the parade over and the people had sought homes the warched back to t was formed, a cere opened and the out into the crowd was a der >d hall the dock. T at, the bugl men e the call oops Ast ¥ of peoplé too and through s forced the s not whistle W was ringing and child g, and when the turned inte Market no blocked the line. force to: op s again, and by that time the escort' had moved into place and. the lumn was ready. Up the street the people were rea too. From the ferry to Van avenue Market street was a sight see. Along the sidewalks the stream: of people had long before been forc: was . hd yelli 1 of the column street friendship would be denied heac the to stand. There was no going back after starting down, and soen there was no "goi forward. The people d toward the water front until st would hold no more, and the police pre 1 back the crowds they seemed one with the build- T on either side. At the newspaper corner there has never been such a jam. The committee had the erected by Lotta's foun- tain, but it absorbed » space, for the crowd had ked in under it, and, tes g th Ay ; from its front, the people hoisted themselves up among its supports and hung there until the last had gc by. In the triangle be- the three streets was a sol crowd, and on the Third street corners there was room for not On either side there was not but w thick with rhang eting ACTOSS more. wind heac A the fire escapes, OV 18 es nd fire wall each had their ts of people. The altitude or il of the structure was no objection so long @ rded a view of the stre nd the column upon it. The overworked police sweltered un- in of their exertions, The crowd good-natured but as per- sistent the flight of time. Tt w: like pressing a rubber balloon to drive THe for when pushed in in one in another, and str w the 3t bulged out ace even the ropes stretched across the ross streets aided the bluecoats but le. The mounted police had whips i it sbon became necessary to use with unsparing hand, and with th d the clubs and the horses’ ofs a thin, crooked line of pavement t open. o available place reviewir 'i been erected, and these w 2 | before the parade hove in There was a large one in the space where Battery street runs into \rket. The committee had sent in- veral notable guests, and were in this stand. Among | tinguished of the guests or Steunenberg of Idaho, to make arrangements for the ception of the Idaho men when they reach home. He was in the stand with several members of his staff as the guests of xecutive committee. As a matter received proper courtesy, he should have been in th as the guest of the Gov- erno is etiquette for the chief ex- te to make a visiting his guest at such a celebra- tion as was held , for as the guest of the Governor can he find his only appropriate place in line, Jut Governor Steunenberg has received no ecutive of one Governor executive courtesies from the Governor | of California, a he viewed the parade from the midst of the crowds. Just below Montgome street the head of the escort was waiting, the red plumes of the artillerymen teasing the crowds into straining their necks and spreading premature reports that the parade had actually started. General Shafter and his staff, gorgeous in gold braid and cocked hats, capered and pranced around upon their horses, while the people speculated as to which of the gally uniformed riders was Colonel Duboce. Then as they looked the gen- eral and his staff wheeled Into line ahead of the band of the Third Artil- lery. The musicians piped the opening bars of a march, and the column moved. Tt was supposed the people would get back and let the leading horsemen pass, but they did nothing of the kind. There were no police to head the line; ' o= ELECTRICAL [LLUMINATION IS GREATLY ENDANGERED danger e displ Yo W M RS N <MMMHMP&HH%MHMMHM!M&EHQR}’ 2 xy s to every citizen to a and othe during the bet wi st the pol from climbing the te etectric illumination this ctric ssing Kearny street the wires were people climbing on the poles and the lamps of one section of the i splay were burned out. Chief Lees has been, notified by the Mayor to give special Instructions to s who will be dc d on Market street to-day to arrest for ma- chief one attempting to climb on the poles. The police clafm * | that they will be unable to carry out the struttions without the a | of the citizens, as they will have their hands full handling. the crow | FA NN NN NN XK e e R P P P R PR kD) | ever pa v one of them, even to the mounted ce from the park, was earning his lary in the crowds, s the ger | and his staff had to make way | themselve The line came north sjde of Market, 6f apprehension all. those on the south side rushed across to find a new and | better position. They left a small wedg of street, beginning with the gene: for up on the 1d with a howl staff and endi ewalk | front of the Cr ng, and there | they stayed. Only the fear of heing trampled upon by the oncoming horses made them grudgingly give way to the cartracks. Once started the parade moved fairly well, although frequent halts told of difficulties at the head and flying horsemen brought forward news of 1 in the rear. Twice bLefore the reached Sansome street the volunteers had to halt to untangle themselves from the eager shouters, and it took | them over an hour to reach Kearny. All this came up the street from mouth to mouth, for the esgort was still pass- | ing. | First there were the regular ranks of the United States Foot Artillery, | followed by the rumbling guns ofythe light batteries, with the cavalry com ing afte Then came the National Guard, with General Dickinson at its head, and the Governor following after with the Legislatur The Legislature was not appreciated. The peoplie | thought the legislators were but ordi- nary mortals who had been given pe | mission to march in the parade, and unwilling to allow others an additional privilege, the crowds took aftg the wmakers and the police had to draw eir clubs a in. The legislators marched dignity of office-holders, crowds for friends that they might be saluted and might salute in return. They had one chance, at least, for as they p. | looked upward and were rewarded by seeing Mr. Herrin himself sitting in is office window on the sixth floo There was no one to give the orde; the maneuver was excellently e | ecuted. With one accord the leg | lators bowed deferentially, and one or in all the scanning the t, k two, forgetting the altitude of: the window, tipped ‘their hats and said pleasantly “Good morning, Mr. ‘Her- | rin.” Mr. Herrin bowed affably “and | | the legislators moved on. | The Fifth Regiment marched well |and with full ranks. Behind it was the Naval Reserve with a four-gun battery, the whole under command of Captain L. H. Turner. They came steadily after their band, the gold | ready at the dock when the California | nition they | home-coming of the boys from here. They have helped decorate the streets ing the Colorado Regiment, under |lcally. It was Mrs. Duboce Colonel McCoy, and behind them | waved it. the League of the Cross Cadets. The Behind the First Regiment the artil- Colorado Regiment came from the |lerymen were getting the same recep- Presidio early in the morning and were | back from the breakfast. On the w through the streets the Colorado men were greeted with the greatest enthusiasm, for there has al- ways been the friendliest between them and the California men, and they have fairly earned the recog- received. The Colorado | men have taken active interest in the boys cam and were eager to volunteer for a place in the escorts. They went out to the Presidio with the boys and saw them safely quartered before seeking ' their | own tents. 1 It was wild down the street, but it | was pandemonium when the volunteers reached Lotta's fountain. How such | cheer-maddened people can ev get back their nityis hard tocomprehend. How merely human throats can stand such a strain and still be able to tell of it is a ‘'m) How the sight of a brown-clad soldier, even if he be our| own and just come home, can so com- pletely drive the wits from 10,000 peo- ple is something too deep for explana- tion. There was no stopping the rush, no silencing the roar. Like maniacs | they pranced out into the street, swing- | ing hats and handkerchiefs and flags, | and, surrounding the colonel, they held | him and the column behind, until they | had yelled themselves into exhaustion. | Duboce could not go on, and neither | could any of hfs men. Those around | him were not all friends, but he com- | manded the regiment, and the regiment | was theirs, and just behind his men | were the men of the California Artil- ery, and they belonged to the people, too, so they howled and yelled to their hear content, while the column be- hind waited and that ahead drew away. | There was no help for it. Duboce had | to send for assistance, and the regiment so long engaged in beating its foes had | to.be rescued from its friends by the cavalrymen. They came on into the crowd with their horses, and through the meager opening they made the regiment passed. It was a straggling line. Hemmed in by the crowds on both sides, the ranks dotted with relatives and\friends, and the cadence of the drumslost in the mad tumult, the troops struggled on past the committee-stand, until, weary of their excitement, ‘the people were will- ing to draw back and give them the width of the tracks. It was so at every gore corner until, the cavalrymen proving too few to keep the way open, the staff officers | tion, There was more enthusiasm for them all, and Major Rice and his staff and his sturdy men were the theme of more calls of wel- come and the excuse for more cheers. At Van Ness avenue the column feeling | turned to the north and marched on be- tween living walls. On the west side of the street, just in front of Market, the letter carriers had formed a line, and they saluted many in the passing ranks who had been of their number. It was the children's opportunity on Van , and they took full advantage of it. There was not a doorstep but was full from sidewalk to hallway and from banister to banister; and the windows and the cornices above the doors, and the fence posts and tele- graph poles, all had their burdens of people and were centers of noise. The prettiest sight of all was the steps of the Cathedral. The broad flags of the great stairway were covered with a gay throng, each with a flag or a handker~ chief and all looking for the slightest occasion to wave it frantically in the air. The looked for opportunity came with the volunteers, and right royally did they respond; and Father McKin- | non, riding with the regimental staff, reined in his horse and looked back at the church steps with a smile. There was none of the solemnity of a house of worship; the Cathedral had all the air of a holiday. At Bush street was the reviewing stand, and there Major General Shafter and his staff turned out. He was | joined by the committee in a carriage, General Dickinson and his staff and the Governor and his staff. The eséort marched by, and then as the First Regiment came up Colonel Duboce and Adjutant Curzon took their places to | the right of General Shafter while the regiment was being reviewed. Then Major Rice took his place by the gen- than enough ! who | beloved hills of their city can afford | them; a place where they can find rest |and peace after their weary months of | hardship. | The work of assigning the men to | quarters took but, little time, consid- ering the crowds that filled the com- | pany streets and stood in the way of | the soldiers. The men arrived at the camp about half past 2, and as quickly | as possible Colonel Duboce had his reg- | iment separate into battalions and each battalion tock possession of its tents. The artillery men were marched direct to thelr company street and were at once at home. The tents occupied by the California men are those to the east of the hill |camp. The tents farthest to the east | Colonel Duboce considered the best, |and he therefore assigned ™his first | battalion to them. This puts the.right of the line on the left of ‘the camp, for | the camp is regarded from the line of headquarters tent. It is optional with the commander, however,.and makes no difference, as each battalion forms in its own street and the regiment forms on the parade ground. 3 | As it now is the first battalion is in | the first street, reckoning from the res- ervation fence. The second is in the | second street and the third battalion in the third street. Then comes the artil- lery men in the fourth street. boys. They will be able to spend more time in the city than they will in camp, for they will be given even more lib- erty, if possible, than the other volun. teers. The other volunteers not having any homes to go to were able, without losing anything, to report twice a day. With the California men, however, in view of the fact that they are residents of this city, it may be that they will be given furloughs that will allow them | to practically live at home. This, how- | ever, is a matter that rests with Gen- | eral Shafter. It may be found that too much liberty will delay the muster out, Camp life will not be onerous for the | and in that case the liberty will have |OEma T ey WILL In this State the organization ha: appreciated the many Kindnesses exten: t reception given by the parents an Mrs. Willard B. Harrington and M ively of the State and local Red Cros: and when Major Rice of the California head of his fine body of soldiers he me of the good work accomplished by the society fa signed by Mrs. Harrington and Mrs Me: serted in the newspapers: at the Red Cross tent in Union Squar [ R e e Kk Ak sk ek ke sk ok ok ok ko ok ok i ok gk ok ek kA ok ok k! WHERE 5 MY . WL L ed the “yellow” building they |* de il | | stripe denoting service in the late war decorating the arms of the many who responded to the call. The militia -avalry ended the escort. There was an interval in the line | after the escort had passed. No one tried to block the stre no one tried to force his y forwsz no word to tell that the coming, for the cheer that started with them at the dock flying on before them. Down the street the glint of their brown uniforms could. be seen among the people, easily distinguished in the sea of humanity in which they moved. The lively air the band was playing was drowned in the roar of welcome. ~ The drums rolled their loudest, but they were no match for the frenzied people. It was not a cheer nor a shout. It was as a single voice calling from the heart of the multi- tude, all-pervading, overpowering, and before it even the shrieking steam seemed silent. Colonel Duboce with his staff rode ahead, and his progress was marked by the ripple of the handkerchiefs and | | flags that sprang to life as the regi- ment moved forward. Following the California Volunteers *x 3 * MARTIAL MUSIC WILL START of * x EESTIVITIES OF THE DAY % * * x % x WO hours of martial music will start the programme of to-day's fe * * rm-mm_ At Union Sq Casassa will lead a band of fifty pieces. X x dina of the Park band will direct the concert at Columbia Square, in * | x which thirty musicians will participate. The bandmasters have ar- * | % ranged an excellent and appropriate programme, which will be the same at * | ¥ both places. The music will begin at 10:30 this morning and will continue until % | & 1:30 in the afternoon. The programme follow * * 1. American overt S| * Selection from ;: x 3. “Wizard of the tz t *| * 4. Grand military battle piece, Bever | * 5. “Cavalry Charge'. Lcuders X | E% 6. “0ld Flag Forever, L. France %*| * 7. Grand American fantasia, of the North and South” *| * .Theo. Bend * | * Contents—"Keller’s | x land,” “‘Old Zip Ci *| * Night, “Dixie,” “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia,” “High Level * Hornpipe,” “Massa's in the Cold Ground,” “Star-spanghd Ban- X| * ner.” { * 8. Patriotic song; “The Sword of Bunker Hill” (for cornet and barytone) :i x §e ..Calvert * 9. “Robin Hood De Koven "" * 10. Fantasia on “‘Old Kentucky Hom: arfations for all instru- % | * ments . .Dalbey % * 11. Patrol, “The Blue and Gr: ; x 12. March, “Stars and Stripes’ o of x emmmEEEEEmamEEn R . WORSE THAN ARMED FILIPINOS | water; | eieing ¢ PATESTro view THE cA-e” BLILDING rode their horses over to the. sides of the column and marched along in that earnest though undignified formation. At Fourth street .there was another Jam and another walt, and then at Fifth there was almost a repetition. As the column proceeded the people wers not content, with only shouting, so| small cannon, firecrackers, shotguns and pistols, and everything strong enough to hold exploding powder, were | brought into play to swell the undi- minishing chorus. The people in the | old armory of the First Regiment, on Market street, near Tenth, were par- ticularly boisterous. It was like a for- tress, for from every window shot flame and smoke and noise, and be- tween every salvo the delighted cheers of the garrison filled the street. On and on the column went with its accompaniment of enthusiasm. Like a field of wind-swept, waving grain, the | heads of the people would sway and toss at every fresh burst of sound. They could hear but not see, and the wave of craning necks would run ub | the street like a willywaw on the | then as the volunteers would come in sight the hats and flags would leap into life and the cheers would whirl around the soldiers until it al- most took the wreath-wrapped hats from their heads. The St. Nicholas Hotel was alive with flags, but it was not at them the colonel was looking as the regiment came along. He glanced from window to window until on one on the lower floor his eye rested, and then with a smile he bowed and raised his hat to where )/’/ | along SER THE COHBLES SEEMED LI|KE MouNTaNS eral while the batterymen followed on after the regiment. Beyond the review- ing station the escort had been drawn { up in line, and as the column passed the line saluted and every band played. There were many tunes, but one band had the tact to select ‘“Home, Sweet Home,” and the boys stopped to give it a cheer as they went by. On down Van Ness the welcome was the same. The cheer was not so loud nor deep, but it had the shrill, childish treble that was absent from the roar of the downtown crowd. All who could not brave the crtish saw the parade on the avenue, and the crowd there was brighter, gayer, happier, than that Market gtreet. Ladies pre- dominated, id they were dressed in all the colors of the season. The crowd that lined the avenue was like the patterns of a kaleidoscope, like a bit of a rainbow, caught and held for the boys in brown. On the vacant lots be- yond Clay street the = children held boisterous sway, and on a high hill on the corner of Filbert the people had climbed up and they hung on the slopes like goats. At Lombard the column turned west- ward again and headed for the Pre- sidio. Up the street the artillery es- cort was waiting, and as the volun- teers caught up it led the column along. Discipline was relaxed as soon ae Lombard street was reached, and friends, who had been driven from the ranks after reaching the avenue, were allowed to go back again. They crowd- ed among the soldiers, carrying haver- | the .humor | sack, rifle or canteen as seized them. The soldiers carried everything but their blankets, and so the assistance was mnot unwelcome. Then the better to ease the boys route step was ordered, and the column broke into an irregular straggle of soldiers, citizens and their wives and sons and daughters. It was this way until just before the head of the column reached the Pre- idio. The band of the Third Artillery had drawn to one side and the volun- teers straightened their ranks and came to attention as they passed through the gate to a stirring quick- step. Inside the gate there was another crowd as big as ever. People who had seen the parade downtown hurried to the cars and went to the Presidio to meet the troops there, and _they were packed along the road, on the build- ings and up into the camp where the men were to go. Through the crowd the hdys forced their way, and they were halted among the tents that for a while are to be their home. They are camped up on the hill over- looking the old parade plain and com- manding a magnificent view of the bay; up where the west wind can bring the light back into their eyes and the flush of health into cheeks. grown thin to be sacrificed for a little while longer. | Few perhaps realized until yesterday | The first hours of freedom were not long in coming, for as.soon as the men were settled everybody but the small guard were given a furlough until 10 o’clock this morning. With that privi- lege in view it did not take the boys long to settle down. They went to their tents quickly and stowed their arms and accouterments and were ready for home. When they were settled they were let go, and the brown-coated men lost no time in getting into the city. Last evening the camp was deserted; there were no men and no officers, and a small guard from the Colorado men kept watch over their effects. MERRY MAKERS RULE THE TOWN The City’s Soldiers Their Homes at Last. Throngs Usurp the Streets in Wild Enthusiasm and Revelry. in T was a release eagerly sought and gladly taken when the Californians found themselves, after the perform- ance of formal duties at the Presidio. at liberty to go where they pleased and do as their inclination dictated until this morning. Freedom from military trials and tribulations had come at last. The boys had been given back by the nation and they belonged now to their families and friends. It was a glad meeting of long separated fam- ilies, a reunion affectionate, tearful and demonstrative, that lcst nothing of its pathetic dignity because it came in the presence of gazing thousands rather than in the sacred privacy of homes. Those that had no other bond than the SLEEPING AT HOME ONCE MORE —— - — (MoNGBERIND G WIS MANILA BEARD) sympathetic feeling of a common citi- zenship felt and honored the deeper tie of family. They seemed eager to show their appreciation of the gallant sol- diers, and it was a merry, laughing, happy rout that made its way from the military reservation into the city. The cars were crowded to their greatest ca- pacity. Men and women vied with each other in showing ' courtesies to the bronzed and tired boys of the Golden State. Mothers, wives and sweethearts were proud that their loved ones had come back from the wars unharmed and with honors well won. The throngs chattered nervously, hysterically in a babel of sound. There were thousands of questions to ask and myriads of answers to give. The boys were deco- rated with wreaths and flowers, show- ered with compliments and congratu- lated as they had never been before. Few of them perhaps ever thought of | the deep, "serious interest with which | their every movement had been fol- lowed in the long dreary months of | danger and death in the Philippines. Ware retnemm - that San Franciscans, independent of | ties of blood and friendship, felt an in- | tense personal interest in the fortunes of their soldiers, but the triumphal DISCHARGED SOLDIERS INCE the outbreak of the war with Spain the Red Cross Society of 'lhe United States has done immeasurable good for the defenders of the flag. thousands of soldiers who have left thése shores for the Philippines, and it has accepted it all without a murmur. A great deal has been printed about the splendid services the humane society has done the boys in blue in the Philippines and that the “volunteers and regulars The Red Cross Soclety has not rested on its laurels; on the contrary it is still busily engaged caring for the soldiers. Square, where the volunteers are always “All discharged soldiers will receivi | the boys pa | madame, get out of here; this BE CARED FOR s had, the burden of looking after the ded them was emphasized at the break- d relatives of the returned Californians. “John F. Merrill, presidents respect- s socleties, were guests at the occasion, Teavy Artillery marched in at the he ladies and enthusiastically spoke nurses and money furnished by the t It has a reception tent in Union welcome. The following notice rrill was ordered yesterday to ‘be in- e every care and e ¢ attention by applying ek e e A ek A gk ke ke ke kokok ok ok ke ok kok ok ok ok ok ok ysn-nnn--nmn-namnnnnmnmnn: the city to congratplate each other, to swell the burden of sound, te mingle with the great masses or humanity which surged through the streets and accepted even the suspicion of an op- portunity to cheer and cheer again. ‘Wherever a volunteer of California appeared he was provocation for a dem. onstration. It didn't make any differ- ence whether you knew him or not. somebody else. did, and that was enough for a hearty greeting and well shes. All day long the crowds moved through the streets of the city im. pelled to catch the spirit of the day and share its enthusiasm. Then as twilight came a quiet spread over the city. The throngs grew smaller and smaller as the darkness ecame, until San Francisco assumed something of its normal aspect. Everybody was prepared for the rev- elry of the night. There was an inter- val of rest and then San Francisco burst forth again in wild jubilation for the return of her soldiers. Shortly be- fore 8 o'clock the city was the scene of a transformation far more brilliant than any other in its history. Dark- ness had settled down over Market street. The street lamps served little more than to intensify the shadows. From every part of the town people were hastening in éager anticipation toward Market street. The cars were black with people, whose destination was the main avenue of the city. Suddenly a stream of fire seemed to start from the water front and waved out Market street. Streamers of elec- tric lights flashed and glistened from one end of the street to the other. Thousands upon thousands there were of them, illuminating the broad thor- oughfare block after block. It was a | spectacle of gorgeous light. In a mo- ment the watching throngs saw the great ferry depot emerge from the darkness a blazing tower of light. Out- lined against the sky was the splendid dome of the City Hall glittering in thousands of lights. = San Francisco had surpassed herself in doing honor to her sons. And then the babel of sounds was resumed. It was without parallel. Peo- | ple jostled and crowded in good natured enthusiasm. Wherever a California Volunteer shawed himself there were cheers and cheers again. . Horns, whistles, bombs, noise producing instru- ments of endless variety made a merry | din, and so it continued far Into the night. The people of the city were glad | beyond ordinary means of expression that their boys were back again, on the streets of their own city and in the homes that probably never will lose them again through the fortunes of war. |SCENES ALONG LINE OF MARCH Pathetic incidents marked the Ilong journey from the ferry to the Presidio. Mothers broke through the line to clasp in loving embrace sons who had long been absent, and others stood by with tearful eyes and hands outstretched to give greet- ing to the passing heroes. Down at the ferry an aged woman gayly decorated with silk flags stood, weeping tears of bitter sorrow the regiment swung into Market street. She held in her hand a bouquet of flowers, and she tossed them cone by one into the ranks as ed by. They were intended for her only son, in whose honor her lit- tle home on Sixteenth street was dec- orated. The brave lad has been sleeping in the little cemetery at Negros for over four months, and his not learn the sad tidings of his down to the ferry y “You'll get out madam,” said a big, husky polic a woman who was walking along E. street alongside one.of the be 6] ¥ morning. of that I for vou,” repeated the officer in com- manding tones, as he laid his hands on the woman and tried to hustle her out of the line. = “Say, dis is my mudder,” retorted the soldier In a rich south-of-the-slot accent; “and she kin walk on any ground wot holds me. See?”’ The policeman “‘saw walked triumphantly with her son till and* the woman march from the Presidio to the homes | of the city proved how deeply had been | impressed upon the minds of San Fran- ‘ ciscans the meaning of war when it is | brought to our every doors. | As every car passed from the reser- 1‘ vation into the city it was cheered | gladly on its way. Then the crowds | broke up into little groups each taking | its separate way to homes that had long been waiting in eager anticipation | and with hope that trembled in fear of | every dispatch from the seat of war. | Homes gayly adorned for the home- coming, glad, happy faces, aglow with excitement and happiness told the story of how California’s soldiers passed back to their plane of citzenship and prepared to forget what of suffering and trial they had endured in the ser- vice of their country. Feasts were spread in every house- hold and there the returning veterans found the consummation’ of what they | had longed for so long, the reunion that | the hazard of war made improbable. | And in some homes there was sadness | and silence. There was weeping for | the cherished ones that did not come | home, for'those that fell on distant bat- tle fields and sleep in far away clties of the dead. In the loud acclaims, the joyous welcome, the sights and sounds of happiness that flled the city there were pangs of bitter grief for those whose only pride is the dread one that an honored death can inspire. As the afternoon wore on the soldiers | came again from their homes. They | had been the cénters of admiring, ap- | plauding coteries of friends, who had broken into the home circle to inter- rupt its scemes with congratulations and glad greetings. And then they flocked to the main tporoughfarea of | along the Toute. they reached Market street, where the captain ordered her out of the line. Gut at Van Ness avenue the boys of the old. First Regiment assembled to give | the returning heroes a hearty welcome. igh up on a pedestal they placed the flagxenlpregimenxal bass drum, on which was lettered “First Regiment, N. G. C.” As the California boys filed by the drum Was fiercely beaten. It was a strange sound, and the passing heroes were at- tracted. Every man in the regiment doffed his hat to the National Guard men 3 as they passed. olonel,” said a woman te C when' the line halted at avenue and Ellis street, “but my Duboce, and I've been’ thinking since you've been away that you might be a relative.”” Colonel Duboce saluted the Woman in a chivalrous fashion and lis- tened to yards of family history that dated back to the time of Noah, "Adjutant Curzons, known among the officers . of the regiment as the“ladies’ man,” Was the hero of many incidents At every corner there Secmed to be a crowd of the falr sex Home Again.—Get the Wasp’s souvenir of the California Volunteers' return. Thirty-two pages of war pictures. For gale at all newsdealers, 25 cents. “The Laborer is Worthy of His Hire.” But a wage-earner can earn more if he has wigorous health. The blood is the life-giving and strength-makng part of the system. If it is pure, all is well; if nof, it should be purified with Hood’s Sarsa- parilla, which makes the weak strong. 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