The San Francisco call., 1896-09-09
CHINESE BOYS WONDER
How the palace of Illusions"
Affected One Youthful
Philosopher.
sToCKToN's POTTERY EXHIBIT.
Great Preparations in Progress for
Weighing the Babies Con.
testing To-Day.

Yesterday WAS the school children's op-
portunity to make themselves felt out at
the Mechanics Fair, and they did things
to a brown turn. Represented were the
Agassiz Primary, the Broadway Grammar
the Clement Grammar and the Chinese
Primary.
Those children simply took the place by
storm, and restraining them was out of
the question. AS the little tots and the
more demure grammar-school children
passed from one exhibit to another child
ish calculations of wonder and delight
were mingled with the sager comments of
the more advanced pupils. Through the
throng passed the youthful citizens of the
Chinese quarter, their vari-colored gar
ments giving the scene the appearance of
human kaleidoscope. But the little
Chinese did no talking; they just gazed
and gazed until their eyes stuck out like
pigeons eggs with wonder, saying never a
word.
In the "Palace of Illusions" the pre-
cocity of Young America was excelIently
exemplified. AS the curtain was drawn
back showing the "half lady" and the
lovely vision from the moon, little fell
low III black drew his eyebrows close to-
gether in puzzled contemplation OF the
scene, and falling TO understand how the
tricks were worked, piped out: Huh
OATS a reglar fake, dat Is; no woman
would live after a buzz saw'd passed troo
her waist" The whole bevy took up the
cry and it took several men to bring
peace back.
The pottery exhibit from Stockton has
ir1cf and iG hpI UaH
Ali of it is made in Stockton. So closely
does it approach the Japanese in finish
that Jap who viewed it yesterday said it
would have fooled him If he had not been
assured where 1t was made.
A section of the south wall of the Pa
vilion upstairs has been reserved for maps
and charts of the oil regions of the State
made by the State Mining Bureau.
The manager of the art department is
especially well pleased with the exhibit
this year. Nearly all the works on exhi-
bition are by local artists. Three of the
most excellent paintings were loaned by
Mrs. Tiburcio Parrot. The only etching
to be seen is the work of San Jose artist
and represents scene in the city OF Cork.
Judges of etching think it may be CON-
pared fayorably with Moran's work.
All the public school children of the
City have been sent season tickets, so as
TO derive all the educational advantages
incident to a study of the various exhibits.
Director Healy is especially pleased with
the interest manifested by the children of
the grammar and high schools, and states
that everybody is kept busy answering the
queries of the embryonic voters.
Considerabl bic amusement was created
yesterday by the receipt of the following
letter from a lady in Windsor, whose
name for obvious reasons is withheld:
Pre- sidcnt E. A. Denicke-DEAR SIR; have in
my possession petrified kidney, perfect in
color and veining. 1t is recognized at
glance as genuine without the assurance of
the several physicians who have examined it.
am very anxious to dispose of it for its value
and write TO learn if could have il placed on
exhibition at the Mechanics Fair, for sale.
Last night was Chinese night, and the
Chinese Royal band made night hideous
at the fair.
The judges in the baby show to-day
will be George 7. Bromley, e. A. Otto and
Mr.. Sells. The weighing will be super
vised by Directors Root, Presson, Cole
and Formulas.
in the evening the Native Sons and
Daughters will hold forth. Merton G.
Allen will deliver an address for the Ma
tive Sons and Miss Mariana Bertola for
the Daughters. The prize poem on Ad-
mission day for which $25 prize was
offered will be read.
The board has decided to allow a popu-
suitable trophies.
The programme for to-day ard this
evening will be as follows:
March, 'sHoneymoon" (Rosey); overture.
"semiramide" (Rossini); waltz, "The Skaters
Waldteufel; trombone solo, select (Alfred Rom
covieri); selection, "Boccacio" (Suppe); over
ture, bohemian Girl" (Balfe); potpouri, "Hu-
moresque" (Schreiner); Evening Serenade,"
(Weissen bernl; Spanish tandango. "PearI of
Madrid" (Bachman); "Grand Solemn March,
March, "Gladiator" (sousa); overature.
american National 9Th; Moses); waltz,
Jolly Fellows" (VollstedD; (a) song, "'49," by
Leila France McDermott; (6) song, ''sally in
Our Alley" Carey. Knickerbocker Quartet
D. NJ. Lawrence, r. P. Evans, D. B. Crane and
l.. A. Larsen; cornet solo, Tramp, Tramp"
(Rollinson); selection from "Ernani'' (VerdO;
addr ress by Merton C. Allen, member OF the
N. S: G. W; reading of prize poem; address
ture, PIRATES of Penzance" (sullivan); waltz,
Dreams on the Ocean" IGungD; song, "The
erDocker Quartet; Awakening OF Spring"
(Bach); yankee PatroP lMissud); grand
march from "The Phrophet" (Meyerbeer).