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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27
BUTCHERS
( CAP THE
CLIMAX
Their Shell Mound Frolic
Fairly Eclipsed All
Predecessors.
TWENTY THOUSAND AND
OVER PRESENT.
SchweitZer's America a Success
as a Htgh.Fence
jumper.
NOT AN ACCIDENT TO MAR
THE DAY.
R2su is of the Sports Demons trate
That the Men of the B. ock and
Cleav r A-e Athletes
SchweitZer's America a Success
as a High Fence
jumper.
NOT AN ACCIDENT TO MAR
THE DAY,
R2su is of the Sports Demonstra ate
That the Men of the Book and
Cleav A-e Athletes

Had the census of Berkeley been taken
yesterday, that burg would have shown an
increase of 25, 700 persons over its regular
population. This increase did not all
come from San Francisco. Sacramento,
Stockton, Martinez, Petaluma San Jose,
Santa Cruz, Redwood City, and other
towns adjacent to this City contri buted
their share to the incr ase.
Butchers day" was holiday without
the aid OF a proclamation. The popularity
of the men of the block and clever is SO
well recognized o. the thousands OF
families who daily patronize those gener-
Gus and liberal-minded men that ladies'
and children with their escorts filled boats
and trains during the earlier part of the
day. All were bound for Shell Mound
Park and the rscecourse where a most
elaborate programme had been prepared
Tor their amusement.
The wholesale millionaire butcher with
the youngest iourneyman at the block
traternlZed with the utmost familiarity
Genial NJ. Schweitzer had a pleasant word
and warm shake OF the hand for every
one who greeted him. Sam c. Hammond,
president OF the Board OF Trade made
himself useful and accom- modating to all
He was all over the racetrack seeing to
the wants of those who sought informa-
ton on points OF the sports.
The judges, w. Owens, Isidore Selig, B.
Horn and John Hayden-performed the
duties assigned 10 them to the entire
satisfaction TO ali; so did the timers
jesse S. Potter. 5. Nutting and B. L.
Fisher. while Starter Armand Decourtieux
sent his fields off in good order
Inc same general tone of satisfaction
was carried out and appreciated in Shell
Mound Park, where the lesser contests
were com neted for. Here the committee
on games, Ed Taffe, H. Never, J. Bender,
J. II. GoldmeyeT and G. Stein, performed
their duties with commendable fairness.
The event that every person was anx-
lous 10 see was the steer race, and in this
there was no disappointment. The race
was run, much 10 the amusement of all.
lad high fence jun ping been on the pro.
gramms instead of distance and time NJ
SchweItZer would have been the proud
possessor of The best high-hyer. His steer,
America, took it in to his head to bolt ii e
course and ran at g six-rail fence which
separated the course from the Enclosure
leading to the stables. This he cleared
with one bound. II IS rider had the fore
thought, however, 10 throw himself off
before the fence was reached.
The following is a summary of events on
the Tacetrack:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27
THE MECHANICS FAIR.
Pure Food Department Is to Be Mad,
Feature.

A Pure Food Department. Is to Be Made
Feature.
The Mechanics institute trustees, at
their last meeting, requested the Manu-
facturers' and Producers Association. by
whom the late Pure Food Congress was
called, to cooperate with them in making
the pure food department of the next
Mechanics Fair success. The associa-
ton has accepted the invitation and APP
poin ted its president, James ". Kerr, 10
act for 1t. The institute trustees have
determined to use the greatest caution In
regard to the food exhibits, admitting only
those that are pure and submitting them
to rigid test.
The band this year will be led by Walter
B. Rogers, the eminent cornet soloist and
leader OF the Seventh Regiment band OF
New York.
Work will be begun this week at the
Pavilion to increase the facilities for exit
in case of fire. New stairways will be
built from the galleries to the ground
floor and the present stairways will be
made to have but one turn.
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The games in the park, EN- bracing rum
ming races for men, women. boys and
girls, were spiritedly contested, as each
event had its moneyed prize.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27
NEW To.DAr
What Makes Men StrOn0?

Fountain
manhood
Confidence flashes from the the
should begin this famous
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27

Want Legal Advice.
Supervisor Laekmen's order taxing nickel
in-the-slot telephones has been referred by
the License and Order Committee to City and
County Attorney Creswell Tor legal opinion
as TO the power of the board TO i'm pose tax.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27

FRAMED pictures, lamps, onyx tables and
easeis are our specialties for nice, reasonable
wedding presents Sanborn, Vail d. Co., 741
Mar at
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Won RHE:IN & co.,
5I3 California Street.

Haight-St. Residence and Grounds.
55x137 :6-1l64 Haight ST., sunny side, 165 W.
OF Baker; 10 rooms and bath: strictly modern;
or " oud sell vacant lot 25Xl37 70.
Pacific Ave, Near Cough.
9 lots, one SAX 1913 and one 34x127:6. S. line
Pacific ave, w. of Cough ST.. marine view
PoweII-St. Corner-Rents $I34.
67:6x1O0 Sc. cor. Powell and Chestnut;
houses, brick and Frame on Powell, and flats
Chestnut.
Oak st Near Devisadero.
5Ox137:6 5. line OF Oak ST., 1877 feet w. of De-
visadero.
Westinghouse. FIats-Rents $40.
2ox57 :6-loll washi ngton ST., W. of Powell; 2
fats; rents $40.
Jersey-St. Flats.
25x1l4-5l O-512 Jersey st. w. OF Diamond
sunny flats; rents $22
~ Beaver ST., House and Grounds.
75xl15-22 Beaver st, bet. 18th and 16 h, Noe
and Castro, close % Market; stable. garden and
dwell ing; par. of lot vacant.
Laurel Place, OFF First. Near Harrison
50x76:l0-25 Laurel places brick and frame
improvements; rents SIT.
SO yara, Sc. cor, Lyon and Francisco.
l37 :6xl37 :3-Facing Presidfo grounds Pre-
sidio stes m dummy goes within Que block.
Dolores ST., Opp. New Mission High
school.
30xS5-E. line of Dolores St, 80 feet :. of 1sth
spendidy adapted Tor residence or flats. but viii
be IN urgent demand wnen High School is fin
ished.
Cor. 18th (Rid1ey) and Jessie-Rents &3s
25sSx95-Nos. 32l-3211a 18th, and 1902 Jessie,
SW. cor. of 18th (Ride J, ana Jessie front and
rear houses; present greatly reduced rent, s3S
Large Vacant Corner, 18th (RidIeyl
and Jessie
39:4x90-SE. cor of 18th (Ridley) and Jessie:
desirable size for store and fl Its.
6 Ste venson-st. Lots, off 18th (RidIey).
2 lots, each 25x75; w. line OF Stevenson 70
feet \. of l4th and lots adjoining on the ORTIZ
each 22:6x75.
z 10 S, each 25x72:6; e. line Of Stevenson IS
feet \. OF 18Th ridley.
Jessie-st. Lots, off 18th Ridley).
lot 25x70: w. line OF Jessie. 100 feet S. of
18Th; 5 lots. 25xT0 each, i. line OF Jessie, 1923
feet n. OF 14th st.
Clara-St. Investment.
25xsO; 12S13O Clara, bet. 4th and 5th, few
hundred dollars needed for repairs and will rent
for $40.
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Want Laeal Advice.

ADVANCES made furniture ana pianos with
or without removal j. Noonan, 1D17-1023 Missioni
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'>coSec<>cc<5s s s s ( ( ss>>c<sSS<sco<,
The REPORT
That Vel Have Rented StOTein This City
FALSE and MALICIOUS.
We ARE POSITIVELY RETIRING
FROM BUSINESS.
, The Goodwill, Stock and Fixtures
THE MAZE
-ARE FOR SALE.

An attempt is being made by I'M :
. scrupulous parties to detract attention !
) from our sale by circulating reports =
: about our future intentions. AS soon :
5 as our stock is sold down low enough J
to admit OF our selling it as whole to !
: one person we will dispose of it,. We ::
: intend to give up business and remove :
from San Francisco, concentrating our J
attention and forces to our interests i'm :
Southern California; Any other state
ment is malicious and untrutfful, and
we brand it A LIE calculated to deceive
and mislead the public, invented and
circulated to detract attention from the Z
bargains that can only be offered by (
genuine closing=out sale. We let our J
bargains do their own talking. Z
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
To Harness the Sun.

One would think the sun had enough
work to do in warming up the whole
earth, but there are some shrewd
Yankees down in New England who are
not at all satisfied and are determined
to make il do still more work. They
have already taken ont q great num-
Der OF patents for solar heaters, solar
cookers and solar engines Of many
kinds, although they have not been
able to invent any machine that is
really practicable for converting the
suns heat into power. And yet they
still have hope. They say that light
ming has been harnessed, and they
don't see why sunshine should not be
made to carry burdens.
Many wonderful things have been
accomplished by using the suns rays.
In Europe o newspaper has been
printed by power from the sun, and
salt water has been distilled and coffee
and cider made.
The only problem TO be solved in
Harvesting the sun is to properly con-
centrate its rays. To do this many
inventors use an immense curved mir
ror or largo lens like a burning glass,
but they are hampered in their work,
first, by the fact that the sun does not
shine steadily, and, next, by the i'm
mense expense Of large lenses.
1t is reckoned that the heat Of the
sun would sufficiently warm and illu-
inmate 2, 900, 900, 900 globes as big as
our earth. 1t would seem that some
clever inventor would sometime be
able to discover 3 way to use it. The
man that succeeds will make his for
tune. Record.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
lowed by "a Goose.

Fred Levitre of this place had an
exciting experience with flock OF
geese ON the Red river several days
ago. He saw flock Of twenty wild
geese light in the river, and, getting
his gun, sneaked upon them. They
were quietly swimming on the oppos-
ito side Of the narrow stream in close
range, and he Letter go, knocking down
five of the big birds. Some of them
were only winged and very likely to
get away unless expedition were used.
Mr.. Levitre Immediately stripped and
went into the stream. He secured two
of the geese without much difficulty,
and third after q good deal of run
ming and swimming. The fourth had
only broken wing and he got out ON
the muddy shore and ran and hoped
along Mt good pace. Leyitre put
after him through the mud and brush,
and the goose gave him a merry chase.
just as he overlook him and was about
to hit him with the stick he carried for
the purpose, the goose plunged back
into the stream. Levitre followed,
and again, as he came upon him, the
goose dived, which foiled his pursuer.
Levitre was now nearly exhausted, bat
Ne thought "and 30 is the goose, and
the thought encouraged him to keep
up the chase. Soon he saw q bubble,
and, giving one mighty effort, he made
q plunge and grabbed the goose as he
came up~ Then he had n terrific
wrestle and fight with him. He was
now loaded down with four heavy
geese. two Of which weighed twelve
pounds each, and he was on the OPP
posite side of the river from his home.
The water was deep in the centre Of
the stream, and he had to do some
swimming TO get across. The question
was how to do it with four geese. He
hit upon the idea of having the last
goose caught. which was still very
lively, assist him In getting across,
and -ho- tied . -stripg to his tail and let
him go, holding an atthe other end,
and the bird, trying hard to get away.
swan across the stream and materially
helped the hunter. He finally got
across, but he was almost exhausted
and a good deal scratched on the body
by brush and briers. Minneapolis
journal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
How FIox Fought the Ants.


Aunt Martha's pantry was full Of
ants. They crawled in the cakebox,
they skipped in the sugar-barrel, and
a person was never sure when slice
of Aunt Martha's delicious bread was
cut that balf-dozen ants might not
fall out of the little yeast holes. No
one knew where they came from or
how they escaped after they had filed
themselves with the good things.
Half dozen times Aunt Martha had
taken everything out Of the pantry,
washed the shelves, put on clean
papers and looked carefully for some
hole through which the ants might
steal, but she would no more than get
the dishes back again than the pantry
would swarm with ants.
cts enough to try the patience Of
a saint" she said TO Uncle Matthew.
"I declare / don't know what I'm
goin' to do"
At that Flox piped in with her merry
voice:
What will you give me TO clean
them all out. auntie?" she asked.
"why, my dear, il you'll conquer
those ants I'll have q party for you
and invite the Hill girls and the little
Coopers and any Of the others
that you care most TO see."
Flox had come down from the city
the day before to spend three weeks
on the farm with her aunt. She had
been preparing all summer for a good
time, and now that IL was here she
was enjoying il as hard as she could.
cts mammals way" she said to
Aunt Martha, but she wouldn't tell
any more about it.
The next day she climbed up in the
barn where the boys were drying their
walnuts and brought down an apron
full. Part of these she cracked open
and placed, meat and all, in low tin
pan which she placed on the pantry
shelf. Then she placed little paths
of wood up to the edge, 80 that the
ants could climb in. The next morn
ing you would have been astonished
TO see that pan. 1t fairly swarmed
with ants--hundreds and hundreds Of
them, and they were running up and
down the pathways, so that they
nearly crowded one another of. Flox
emptied them all out together, and
after cracking fresh supply Of nuts
set the pan again the next night.
This time she watched carefully and
her sharp eyes found very little
crack near the floor. where the ants
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
LAST OF THE WAR CHIEFS.
Ms-Ta-E-Qua of the Sac and Fox Indians
Passes Away In Iowa.

Ms-Ta-E-Qua of the Sac and Fox Indians
Passes Away In Iowa.
Ma-Ta.E-Qua, the last war chief Of
the Sac and Fox Indians Of Iowa, is
dead. He expired at camp at lama
at the age Of 81 years. The chief had
been in failing health for several years
and was the victim of consumption,
one Of the diseases that is responsible
for very high death rate among these
Indians. Ta.E-Qua was born at
Dubuque, Iowa, in 1910, aud had the
place and date tattooed on his right
arm. In physique, habits, customs
and mental endowments he was typi-
cal Indian OF the warrior days. He
was the last one OF the five Indians
sent out ON the tribes return from
Kansas to find suitable abiding place
in Iowa, and on July 10, 1857, he, in
company with his four associates, pur-
chased eighty acres OF land from one
of the early settlers in Tama township
for $1,000. After the selection OF To-
cation in Tama county the members Of
the tribe came to that place, and to
their original tract Of eighty acres
there have been added from time to
time adjoining farms, until today they
are in possession Of nearly 5000 acres.
Ma-Ta-E-Qua's burial was attended
with considerable interest and many
OF the business men of Montour, Ia
ma and Toledo were present. Judge
Burnham adjourned the district court
and the agent was accompanied to the
funeral by Judge Burnham, Inspector
A. j. Duncan of Washington, DC,
and =. NJ. Endicott. The body was
dressed in the regalia Of q war chief.
He was buried in rough coffin, in q
sitting posture, the feather in his hair
coming Just to the edge OF the ground,
his face to the west, his face and breast
laid bare. Otherwise he was clad In
moccasins, leggings and blanket and
adorned with beads and paint, much
as he appeared on many important &C.
ccsicns. In the coffin were placed a
bottle OF water, q small vessel contain
ing food, an Indian handbag contain
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10

Ing many little articles that would he
useful on the journey to the happy
hunting ground, and his two walking
sticks.
After the body had been arranged
in the coffin. Wa Pella.K a IN old man
who had fought in more than one his
toric battle side by side with Malta
E-Qua, delivered nm address in the In
dian language at the grave and accord.
ing to Indian custom was the first to
drop kinnikinic into the grave. In
this ceremony he was followed by all
the other Indians present, one of whom
sat at the open grave for several min.
utes and in low monotone performed
his last rites. A heavy pole was then
erected at the west end Of the grave,
about four feet ont of the ground, ana
on it were painted by George Morgan,
the secretary of the tribe, p few em-
blems to characterize events in the life
OF Ma-Ta-E-Qua. Chicago Record.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
LOOK AROUND.

Don't 60 chasing rainbows
Cos YOU think there ont Of reach.
Don't sweep up the pillows
That come rolling to the beach.
The colors arching In the cloud
Make flowers when on the ground,
And the grass Ia green IA rollers
Look around Look around
Don't you weep for angels
Cos They're FAR up IN the sky.
There's pouting, pretty maidcns
That amt rouSting half SO high.
Don't you think because your cross
That all the earth has trowned;
There's lots u lightsomo laughter
Look around Look around
-rittsburg News.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
}'PeSabildrS Islg solUmD1

came through. She stopped it mp and
then caught in her pan of walnuts
every one Of the remaining ants.
"rhere, Aunt Martha" she said,
'1've done my work.
Aunt Martha examined the pantry
up and down and could not find .
single ant.
"Well, she said, "I'lldo my work."
and the very next week Flox had her
party.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
The Pygmles of Egypt.

Four years ago DIR. Stuhlmann, one
of the most scientific Of African ex-
plorers, brought to Germany two
dwarf young women, about seventeen
and twenty years old. They had been
captured by Arab slave-raiders in the
great forests northwest Of Victoria
Nyanza. A man about twenty-five
years old and four feet six inches in
height, who was captured with them,
was in DR.. Stuhlmann's care for sew
eral months. but died on the coast
just before he was to go to Europe.
He was 80 very shy that he was never
seen to look white man in the face,
and though he would talk little
Ki.Suaheli, the language OF the Zsnzi-
bar natives, he was never heard TO
speak q word of his own language.
The girls were taken back to Africa in
few months, as it was feared they
would not survive q German winter.
In all the time they were with DIR.
Stuhlmann, he was able to get from
them only sixteen words of their Ian
guage. Perhaps this is not very sur
prisng. 1t was enough to make per
sons of low type of culture shy and
suspicious to be shut up for hours at
q time with inquisitive savants, who
were continually looking at and ques-
tioning and measuring them, turning
them this way and that, and photo
graphing them; and though the little
women were we'll cared for and much
was done to amuse them, they could
not get over the idea that the whites
had some sinister purpose. They
feared they would be poisoned, and
nevef t0deneH isfsss-. tksia.
italian servant had first tasted it.
They were carried around from one
scientific society to another, all over
Germany and belgium, and it is safe
to say that in their private opinion
anthropology was great bore and
they were very glad to get back TO
Africa. -Harper's Round Table. -
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HUMOROUS.

She-So he married her for her
money? He-Yes. She (thoughtful-
ly)-How awfully rich she must be!
She latter the quarrel)-And must
we pnrt forever, Harry? He-Well.
at least until tomorrow night, Maude.
Ii il one of the strange things of
this world that every now and then u
girl will give up Sl5 salary to get u
$40 husband.
"Davic, what's o friend?" 'Why,
friends some one you toll things
about yourself to SOS they can tell
about you to some one else"
"Papa, l wish you'd whip me-"
"Whip you, my sonl Why should 1
whip you2" Because when you whip
me mamma gives me some jam"
Bizzlcy-You must dislike New
combe very much? Grizzly hate
him "a iiercely AZ barber hates
baldheaded man with full beard.
Father-When was boy, children
had some respect for their parents.
Son-Yes; but in those days the chill
dren didn't know any more than their
parents did.
Waiter Ito diner who is absorbed in
the menu What do you wish To eat,
please? Absent minded Professor
1 haven't time to talk now. Ask me
after dinner,
Yeast--That man Doughton is very
skeptical Unless he sees n thing he
won't believe ii exists. Crimsonbeak
He never ran into rocking chair in
the dark, then.
He-I saw something in the barber
shop that would have pleased you; 1t
was n gentleman poodle. Shelf you
saw it in barber shop it must have
been shampoodle.
Inquiring Tourist-How does that
man lounging over there happen to be
called Stationary Jim2' Alkali Ike
-Bercuz he is too blame lazy to git
out of his own way.
al saw man-eating shark" said
the boarder who had been at the sea
shore. 81 saw more than that" said
Asbury Peppers, without leaving
home, I saw = man eating ohicasn;;
Sometimes girls graciousness Is
caused by the fact that she has laid in
new supply or orris root, and some
times her GOODNESS may be traced to
onions for dinner. Kissing is no sin,
but it has its politics just the same.
"Who is that man who laughs so
ecstatically every time wave causes
the ship to lean to one sido?" asked
the passenger on m excursion steam
err. "He thinks he's doing ii, replied
the captain. "We bring HIM along to
keep him from causing any real dam
age He's the man who rocks the
boat"
perhaps you would like to do the
shopping for the family yourself2"
she exclaimed. Perhaps You would
like to undertake the responsibility Of
providing the funds" he retorted.
Then both shuddered and realized
that there was no use in trying to set
tie the question. 1t was the old, old
dispute between capital and labor.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
SILK.

Strange az the story seems TO be-.
A little worm eats OF the mulberry leaves,
Then silken shroud for itself 1t weayes;
And In the silence and darkness deep,
Closely enwrapped, 1t falls asleep.
From the cocoon, have heard II said,
You can wind three thousand yards OF
thread.
Then It's woven In looms and shipped o'er
the sea
To make lovely dresses for you and me.
Tho Teachers World.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
Rev. LORENZO Dow's Eccentric wooing.

The Youths Companion recalls
CHI racteristic snecdote Of the Rev.
Lorenzo Dow. the itinerant Methodist
preacher. When he wasa widower he
said to the congregation one day, ut
the close Of his sermon: 81 am can
didate for matrimony, and il there is
any woman in this audience who is
willing to marry me, I would thank
her to rise" a woman rose very near
the pulpit, and another in a distant
part of the house. Mr.. Dow paused
moment, then said: "There are two;
think this one near me rose first; Mt
any rate ! will have her for my wife. "
The woman was in good standing and
possessed Of considerable property.
Very soon after this eccentric wooing
she became Mrs. Dow.