The San Francisco call., 1896-03-27
Quite a Number, but They Have
Been Sold by a Well.Known
Merchant Who Believes
in Joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla.
KEARNY STREET HASITS SAY.
It Is as Enthusiastic as Market Street
and Without Dissent.
ing Voice.

II
Francisco who do not heartily indorse on
their own experience the great home rem
edy, Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla, for in
dubitably there are many people who have
not used it, and possibly few of those
who have not would be in better health
to-day if they had. At least that is begin
ming to dawn upon my mind. The way IN
which the prominent business men IN this
City leave their own interests in order to
say nice things about joys Vegetable Sar-
sapariIla is astonishing. To the inter
viewer it seems almost unprecedented.
What is usually weary work has in this
instance proved interesting and encourag-
ing. Ask any merchant as to whether he
has ever heard of joys Vegetable Sarsa-
parilla and the chances are about ten to
one that he will say "Yes." If he has
heard of it the chances are more than one
hundred TO one that he will indorse it
that he will say that it is good. He will
say, at does what it was intended to
do" and further that he kno10s whereof
he speaks, either from experience or from
some one whose word he is unable to
doubt.
1t seemed to be the fairest way, as Ihad
l.
of the Market-street opinion, to go on TO
another good business street in search ofin-
formation about joys Vegetable Sarsaparil-
la. 1t was this way: 1t appeared to be posi-
BILE that one section of the busiest part Of
town might feel kindly disposed toward the
remedy, while another part, equally i'm
portant from commercial standpoint,
might not, and so far as commercial inter
ests are concerned, possibly kearny and
Market streets may be allowed to divide
them, and so with my instructions plainly
in front of my nose to get an un biased
opinion as to the merits of joys Vegetable
Sersaparilla, l determined yesterday to
talk TO a few Kearny-street merchants, and
I chose the blocks which were most fire.
ouented 1t is far better to get the opln-
ion of man who is we'll known and whose
word may be depended ON than it is to
hunt up some individual who has never
been heard of before, and who probably
will never be heard of again, so | went no
farther porth in my investigations than
Bush street. Every man 1 met Endorsed
the remedy, including a man who had
sold a quarter of million hats since he
has been in business, and a querulous
shoe merchant who declined to give his
name for publication. Here's what they
have said:
ABE HARsHALL VOICES THE POPULAR OPINION.
There is a sign, and brass one at that,
inscribed Abe Harshall, outside the store
II Kearny street. 1t indicates the name
of one of the most popular Native Sons
who is in business in the City. Mr.. Har-
shall, as his window very plainly indi-
Gates. is a tailor, ''custom" and not
readv-made one. He has in stock GER
tainly one of the finest selections OF i'm
ported goods that one could find IN the
CITY, and while It would scarcely SEEM
wise to ask man who has made his repu-
tation largely on the fact that he carries
imported cloths as to whether he would
speak favorably of what is strictly home
product, l thought it best to interview
him. keeping ever in mind the desire to
produce an impartial statement as to the
general opinion as to the merits of joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla. Mr.. Harshall met
me courteously. and said IN reply to my
query: II certainly approve the use OF
sarsaparilla in spring time, and. | think it
is a good thing to keep in the house the
whole wear round. So far as the best is
concerned, I have no hesitation whatever
in indorsing joys. We have tried it, and
we know that the Californian remedy is
certainly best of all. Sarsaparilla, of
ton has always appeared to me in this
way. Do we know what we are getting
when we buy what is called sarsaparilla
from drugstore2 l am convinced from
what nv friends tell me and what knew
myself that joys is. purely vegetable
sarsa aparilla, and if this is true it is GER
talnly the only safe one to take. / know
a score of people who take 1t regularly,
and more than one of them swear by it.''
Now, all this was said in the clear keen,
straightforward way in which Mr.. Har-
shall says everything. He is very popular.
Since he has occupied his store, No. II
Kearny street, he has made more friends
than possibly any man in his business has
made in the same length of time. He says
he is popular price" tailor. Certainly
he is good all-round fellow, and person
ally popular in every sense of the word.
His patrons include some of the best people
in the city, although his prices are mod
crate, ana whenever he makes customer
he invariably holds that customers S trade
and his friendship, too.
QUARTER OF A MILLION HATS.
skipped block, or nearly block, and
dropped into Mr.. Colman's large hat
emporium at No. 130 Kearny street. Mr..
Colman is man so well known to every
newspaper man in town that. even if
were not in search of information, I think
should have gone in to shake him by the
hand. He wore the usual smile that be-
tokens nothing wrong with the liver, or
conscience either, and when questioned as
to the business he was doing, he said he
was SldQ W UC dDAC w iCpOiL
trade.
''You do pretty good business always,
Mr.. Colman?" asked.
(Here, in parenthesis, it may be stated
that Mr.. Colman is the San Francisco
agent for Dunlop's hats).
"Well. yes; l have no reason to COM
plain. I have been in the hat business for
the past seven years."
During that time how many hats have
Won sold Mr. COlman 2i'
'Well, suppose nearly quarter of
million" he replied after some consider
alton.
'sAnd what is your opinion of joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla, may ! ask ?"
GI have not taken the remedy myself"
was the reply, but 1 suppose can tell
Won how highly some friends of mine in
nWelI. what have you heard about it?"
81 have heard repeatedly from friends
of mine. in whose integrity put the
utmost confidence, that it is an excellent
blood purifier and general tonic. They
saw too. that it always does good. They
tefl me that it relieves dyspepsia, and from
what they say you may quote me as in
dorsing JOYS Vegetable Sarsaparilla in the
most emphatic way.
Mr.. CoIman has been in San Francisco
for the last forty-one years, and during
AZ a +;,,a he has built uD, purely by his