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wherever a raw surface was exposed to the
air was enormous, but with the introducS
tion of antise ptics into the treatment the
danger was reduced 10 minimum 1000
form has always been the special medium
for use in the case of ulcers, ana IL Is not
a pleasant ore, but it tended to hold. the
bacteria at bays Now, however. ii has
been noticed that in eases where oxygen
has been applied and where the wound Is
healing the progress was marked by the
presence of common organisms, ana That,
If q relapse occurred, theebacteria diSap-
peared so that one is led to the conclu-
clusion. that certain number OF these
living Organisms are necessary IN the lor-.
nation of new and healthy f1ssh@'
In the spring of thisyear 1T was decided
to enter upoa a wider field of operations,
and test This experiment further, for 1t
must be borne in mind that as yet 1t is
only an experiment., and accordingly: a
committee of ladies and gentlemen, under
the presidency OF Baroness Burdett-
Coutts, undertook to establish a hospital
at 35'St. Georges square. S. w. 1he hos
pital is small. but if funds are forthcem-
ing larger house could be secured. The
oxygen used is said TO be the first gener-
ated in an iron funnel, and thence 1t IS
pufnped into indiarubber bags, according
to the strength required; the part affected
is then inclosed In wooden box, with
glass lid, and cassd round wlth'ollsilk; a
tube communicates with the box and the
bag. and in this way the oxygen is intro
duced into the box. Other apparatus are
contrived for the. back, head and other
parts OF the body.
The first effect is the cessation OF PAIN,
and the healing properties are quickly,
discerned. One case of an ulcer OF forty
years standing had yielded TO the treat
ment in three weeks, another OF eighteen
years. In an equally short time, and many
Others had a similar tale to tell Not one
of the least of the virtues of the oxygen is
its deodorizing power. 1t has also been
tried on cases of badness with the result
that the hair grew rapidly, and in a short
time was in normal condition. To what
length the:curative properties of oxygen
may be carried remains to be proved, but
it has at least one advantage that Of ex-
treme economy, for, beyond the cost Of
the oxygen, which. it is said, comes to
about 21%d for twenty-tour hours, there is
no expense for dressings or medicines
British Sanitary Record. es
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THE. RIFLE.
California Schuetzen Club Officers.
At the San Rafae! Ranges.

California Schuetzen Club Officers.
:. AT the San Rafae! Ranges.
Lovers of rifle shooting will open the
new year tomorrow by holding "a grand
gathering at the California Schuetzen
Clubs beautiful park, near San Rafael.
The following clubs will be represented:
California Schuetzen, Eintracht Schuetzer
and Grutli Schuetzen.
| At ameeting of the California Schuetzen
Club, held recently at Eintraeht Hall, the
following list of officers to. serve during
the ensuing year was presented by the
election committee and accepted without
opposition, with the addition of the name
of l.. ReuboEd, who was proposed as.direc-
tor: For president, +. A. Kuhls; vice.
PRESIDENT Albert .Ehrenpfort; treasurer,
Otto :Bremer; first. secretary, Otto Bur
meister second secretary, Charles Sage
horn; first shooting master, J. G. Waller;
second shooting master, I: j. Carroll ;
third shooting master, Robert LANCER.
Trustees-H.. Gumbel, L. G. Babin and DR..
Muffe. Finance cornmittee-C. Eging, A.
L.: OFT. and William Ehrenpfort. Direc-
tors-John' Utschig, P. Jacoby,. l.. C..
Babin, f. A. Kuhls, Otto Burmeister, ID.
w: Mclaughlin, Otto Bremen and L.
Reubold.
1t was resolved at the meeting to have
the same rules govern the seml-monthly
prize shooting. Tor members as were in
vogue last year. with the exception that
the n1arksman who in 1896 won the sec:
ond prize in his class can only compete
for first prize, and that in the first cham
pion class the winner of. 1896 is still enti-
tied to shoot for the first prize.
The following officers of the San Jose
Turner Schuetzen were elected to serve
during the ensuing yeal: Hauptmann
(captain) and treasurer, Karl Klein; lieu
tenant. r. Scherf; feldwebel (serseanD,
NJ. Schmidt; scneibenwart shooting
mastery, G. Vo ct.
An invitation is extended to all San
Francisco marksmen to be present at the
ball and prize distribution of the San Jose
Turner Schuetzen Section on the evening
of January II.
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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club will
play q game of baseball for charity at the
Presidio athletic grounds tomorrow at
p NJ
THE ANGLER.
The Rain Has Put an End to the
Snort AlAKhIia

The Rain Has Put an End to the
Sport for Awhile.
Although the mountain streams are not
by any means in condition for fishing just
now it is quite probable that large
gathering OF, anglers will be at Point Reyes
tomorrow in quest of steelheads. The
water will not be right, however, until
after week or so of fine weather. Jos
Murphy, the well-known comedian, is
eparing his tackle in the hope of enjoy
inc. few days sport when the proper
time comes. The Russian River will hard
ly be in shape this year for angling.
Some nice fish were caught near Alva-
RADIO last Sunday by an employe of the
Postoffice.
Professor Gilbert of the Stanford Uni.
ve-sity will address the mem bers OF the
Fly-casters' Club at their next meeting.
1t is said that some of the residents oil
Alameda have been enjoying good sport
catching smelt off the Webster-streei
bridge.
steelheads caught by net fishermen are
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A GREAT HEALING POWER.

What Has Been Discovered With the
Use OF Oxygen In the British Army.
During the Zulu war DIR. George Stoker,
who served during the campaign as army
surgeon. had an opportunity of observing
the method in which the natives treated
their wounded comrades. He noticed
that they carried them to the highest
point attainable, and there exposed the
wounds to the purest air and the action of
pure water. This simple remedy was
swift and sure, the worst cases yielding
rapidly under its influence, doubtless the
healthy state of the blood and the abb
stemious lives led by the natives having a
good deal to do With the matter. DIR.
Stoker was led to believe that the. oxygen
cure might be applied to ulcers, burns and
wounds of similar nature, and on his re-
turn to this country he made several ex-
periments on such cases, and the more he
saw.of it the frmer was. his belief in his
discovery.
Bacteria consist OF. two kinds the
harmful micro-organisms and those neces-
sary to the system, in order that the
mechanism OF the body may be carried on
satisfactorily Before the discovery of
antiseptic surgery the risk which was run
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fever and two teams have been organized
among the members. They will play to-
morrow at the Presid 10 Athletic Grounds,
and as the proceeds are to go to charity a
large crowd is expected. The teams will
line up as follows:
Syndicate-C. Roach, pitcher; F. Woerner.
catcher; J. Marion, first base; w. Laib. second
base; J. Laib, third base; J. Crnnfn, shortstop;
A. Laib, center field: Judge Keogh, left field /;
A. Pastene, right field Con Mahoney, mana
ger.
OarsmaD--T. Kennedy, pitcher; C. Mogan,
catcher; J. Wissell first base Z. Sullivan. Sec
ond base; IT, keenan,, right field; W. Patch,
left field; A Rouard, center field; A. Sullivan,
third base; w. Herricks, shortstop; George
Alferitz, manager.
The South Ends have an abundance of
baseball material, and doubtless a game
will be arranged between them and the
winner of the game to- morrow.
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MERKLE's PETRIFIED FOOT.

Uses the Sole for milestone and Gave
a Toe to the Telfers of This Story.
Ell PASO,s TEX, Nov. ia hunting
party from this place, but recently, re-
turned from an expedition northwest of
here, tell of the marvellous discovery ap in
the mountain. regions of what seems to be
one of the greatest living wonders. The
find is nothing more nor less than man,
living and apparently in good health, yet
having one foot completely petrifed. The
tale is pretty stiff one, and would not be
credited were it not vouched for by gen.
tlemen OF well-known veracity and honor,
who furthermore have and are ready to
exhibit the little toe from the petriied
foot, which was broken off shortly before
their visit, and which the owner was kind
enough to give them as souvenir.
The man with the petrified foot is an
lived in the mountains nearly twenty-five
years Up to twenty years ago Merkle.
lived the most active of outdoor lives, but
about that time, in trying TO get out of the
way of a STAN peding drove, he was thrown
from his horse right in the track of the
cattle, the. herd sweeping on resistlessy
over his prostrate body. When picked up
by his comrades few moments later not
bruise was discovered anywhere on his
body, but both bones of the left leg ato-
peared TO be broken Just below the esknee.
No physician was called in, 'Merkle's
friends merely using tie the simple means
in their power to set, spint and sbandage
the broken limb. d.
According to Merkle's account, in an
incredibly short time the bones seemed to
be knitting together, but pretty soon it
became evident that the texture and color
of the flesh below the fracture were under
going a change. In the course of a month
RI Nas.A Il 1z-Tr hi ~,
bandage, when it was discovered that while
the fracture had indeed reunited, the leg
below had already begun to show unmis-
taxable evidence of hardening. Since then
slowly tile process has continued, till now
the entire limb below the break is a COM
plete petrifaction.
Strange to relate, Merkle declares there
is no pain anywhere in the region of the
old fracture, and while the weight of the.
petriied limb necessarily retar1s his prog
ress, he can stand upon it. ard even take
a few steps, and his general health Isl 'ex-
cellent:
OF course there is no sensation in the
.petrifed member. 1t may be- struck,
scratched or pricked with impunity, and
lifting the foot across the right knee,
Merkle uses it as whetstone. sharpening
knives against the hardened SOLE How
ever, if the foot be placed. in the nre
sensation OF heat Is transmitted through
out the entire body, becoming painful in
the immediate neighborhood OF the old
fracture.
The gent1eme say that Merkle is as
Jolly as the average mortal and boots at
the idea Of placing himself on exhibition
in a museum.
But you could make your fortune"
they remopstrated. with him.
'"Shucks," was his characteristic re-
joinder.. ."what 'pd life be wuth TO feller
he had tn. set II q M hox III
rock foot. stared at by gang er tender
foot gawks fun mornin' till night?"-
Philadelphia Times. -
The Victoria Gross carries with it a pen.
sion OF ESQ a year for life.
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CHESS EXPERTS
IN BATTLE ARRAY
San Francisco Contends
With Victoria for
Hon0rS..
Championship of the Pacific
Coast Was at Stake Last
Night.
The Tie Cams by Telegraph Was
Still in Eager Progress Early
This Morning.

The Mechanics Institute Chess Club
and the Victoria (B c. Chess Club began
| last evening to play off a tie for the chess
championship OF the Pacific Coast. They
| played all night and until late this morn
ing with the intensity of interest charac-
teristic of the devotees of the hrain-exclt-
ing and noble game. The San Francisco
players were picturesque group as they
sat, hour after hour. devoting their best
thinking to the upholding of the honor OF
the home club. They occupied space
set off within the railing at one end OF the
room on the top floor of the building and
worked with great deliberation and care.
Upon the ia bles were clocks set TO indl-
cate the time respectively at San Fran
cisco and at Victoria. Near these was,
also, an old-fashioned hour glass through
which the sand slowly trickled. Hour
after hour the players sat in deep study.
Near them was Mr.. Martin, an expert
chess-player; who handled a telegraph
key and sent the San Francisco moves to
Victoria and received the Victoria moves,
which Secretary s. Epstein of the San
Francisco club promptly displayed with
the San Francisco moves for the study of
large number OF chess players who were
present.
One of the conditions of the match was
that there should be ten moves per hour.
The San Francisco players were: Captain
R.. Hendricks. w. S. Frankiin, Oscar Sam
uels and H. Epstein. The players in Vic
toria, B. c., for the Victoria Club, were !:
T. w. Piper. w. C. Chapman, Ben Will
liams and DR.. Hands. The timekeepers
were': Dr.. Marshall for Victoria anu Mr..
LON bard for San Francisco. These gen.
tlemen watched the clocks in addition to
the plays.
San Francisco won the toss and began
the play at 1880. The opening was the
Ruy Lopez. The. antagonists measured
each other with the following moves:
SAN Francisco VICTORIA. .
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The defeat of the Butte. City football
team yesterday was a surprise 10 the
patrons of football. Tine invaders contend
that they were not treated properly by the
Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Associa-
lion, which preferred professional. charges
against some of the best players of the
Butte team. -
Boxing is dead for thepresent, but it
may be revived when the right kind OF
people take hold of the game. Steiner
and Van Bhskirk have been matched TO
box before the Sacramento Athletic Club,
The rainstorm has injured the pastime of
the sportsman and angler temporarily.
Coursing isdaily growing in popularity.
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At the rate OF playing the general ex-
pectation was that the match would not
be concluded before or 6 o'clock this
morning. AS the game progressed the in
teres: rapidly increased. Among the
prominent chess-plavers at the Mechanics
Institute were DR.. Adelberg, Mr.. Palmer,
Mr.. Waldstein, Mr.. Sulliyan, A. J. Kuh of
New York, j. N: Reed of New Orleans and
Senor Quiraga.
This was the second telegraphic match
between the clubs. Last year each club
won game and one was draw. The San
Francisco players had been we'll tried be-
fore and were worthy to represent the
club. Mr.. Franklin won the champion
ship medal of the club in 1895 and MIR.
Samuels was the medal-winner in 1896.
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THE OARS MEN.

Interest in Rowing on the Increase:
DolphIns to Play Ball.
The year of 1897 will be an eventful one
for the oarsmen. The interest in rowing
is ON the increase. The different clubs are
keeping up with the times and are buying
new boats and completing their gymna-
Sums.
In January the Dolphins will give a
ladies' day that is expected to surpass any
Of their former efforts, and the Alameda
Rowing Club is making preparations for
their grand bali next week:
The Dolphins have caught the baseball
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COURSING.

Great Racing at InglesIde Park.
Drawing for Thursday.
Yesterday was a red-letter day at IngIe-
side Coursing Park. Two thousand peo-
pie witnessed as good racing as the most
fastidious sportsman could possibly de-
sire. The dogs were in splendid form and
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MELANGE OF SPORT.
How Football Players, Coursers, Sportsrnen
and Oarsrnen Are Faring.

lively session at any rate. The North
California division has seven delegates
and will probably send four OF them and
three proxies, those who will ..probably bly go
being r. NJ. .Welch, F. 81. Kerrigan,
Robert a. Smith and J.:E. Alexander.
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range, has killed fourteen coyotes, seven
teen foxes and eight wildcats n the last
three months. A record like that ought
TO esta blish her reputation as a sklllful
and successful hunter and an expert in
the use of firearms.
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PRESIDIO BASEBALL.
The Professionals Curves Puzzled tn.
Soldier Bows.

Soldier Boys.
The Golden Gates, an aggregation of se-
lected baseball talent, defeated the First
Infantry team at the Presidio grounds
yesterday afternoon. The soldier boys
put up good game, butthe twirling Rus
SELL an Oakland professional was too COM
plicated for them. Russell in turn was
handicapped by insufficient support at
the eceiving end of the battery and his
effectiveness was somewhat limited. As
1t was the Golden Gates were victorious
by a score of Is to II. The makeup of
the teams was 8 follows:
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. Sacramento Sporting News.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Jan. 1.-E. Van
Buskirk, the pride of the Olympic Club,
and ]. E. Stelzner, Fitzsimmons' sparring
partner, have signed articles to meet be-
fore the Sacramento Athletic CLUB on the
9th of this month in ten-round boxing
match, and the local sporting element are
. iubilantin expectation of seeing the match
of the season. StelEner will take training
quarters in the country. The fight is to
bs at. catchweights. The athletic club
held open house to-day and provided the
spread of. the season for its mem bers and
their guests. They will give their annual
masquerade ball during the latter part of
February and will also attempt to make a
match between Muller and Sweeny, for
club members only. to take place some
time in Fe February. A local organization
known as the California Club have ar
ranged for a glove contest, to take place
this month, between Charles Turner of
Stockton and Billy Lewis of this city, at
the Metropolitan Theater.
But little is being done in the fields and
marshes as the ducks have taken to open
water. D. Finch, the jovial foreman of
at the present time as he was caught max.
ing careful sneak on Archie Studeraus'.
decoy ducks last week. Dave fired both
barrels, but only bagged one decoy. Ed
ward McCabe. secretary to Governor Budd,
and Secretary LIE Long of the Horticultural
Commission were caught in the same
plight "a few weeks since and declare it was
the most costly duck shoot they ever had,
not to mention long crawl through the
mud and consequent damage to raiment.
The Capital City Bluerock Club held
their opening shoot of the season to-day
at the Kimball and Upson grounds and
some goods scores were made. The boys
claim that F.. c.. Yoerke has increased the
size OF his hat by one and half since he
made the largest score at the kindergarten
shoot Of the Pelican Club memb bers.
The Capital City Wheelmen will open
the new year with a smoker and general
musical entertain nment at their renovated
headquarters. The. club has increased
rapidly in membership and its future is
very bright. RUTHERFORD.
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DOGS FOR SACRAMENTO.
The Railroad Company VIII Ship
t.. CANNES at a Reduced Rate.

The Railroad Company VIII Ship
T.. CANNES at a Reduced Rate.
: Sportsmen of this City who haye decided
to exhibit dogs at the Sacramento Poultry
and Kennel show will receive rebate
from the railroad by making the. proper
application. Yesterday George II. Croley
of All Sacramento street received q letter
OF instructions from T. Ii. Good man of
the Southern Pacific, of which the follow
ing is acopy:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30 1896.
George II. Croley, LII Sacrdment0 street, San
Francisco, CGt.--DEAR SIR: This will acknowl-
edge receipt OF yours of 23d inst, accepting
on behalf of the California State Poultry Asso-
citation the rate of % cents each way, between
San Francisco and Sacramento, for dogs to be
sent for exhibition purposes at the forthcom-
ing show.
We will.a at once instruct that excess checks
be sold at this rate to the persons in charge of
these dogs, and that the dogs be taken on
board the boat at the presentation thereof
+. Understand that two checks will have to be
purchased at the TIME of leaving San Franz
els co, one of them to be presented. to the
steamer Clerk on returning.
In giving Instructions we will arrange that
the checks be sold at this rate from the 5th to
the h inclusive, 1897, and that they be ac-
cepted for return from the 18th to the 18th
inclusive.
Will you please give this information as far
as possible to the parties interested? Respect
fully yours T. II. GOODMAN.
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being shipped from Duncans Mills and
Hamlet to fish merchants of this City, yet
the railroad company is. desirous that
anglers should patronize it's line.
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The Victoria Cross carries with it pen.
sion OF f50.a year for life.
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RECORD.
NEW YORK, 8; PITrsBuRo, 4.

NEW ORR, 8; PITrsBURo, 4
PrrrsBuRa. July s.-Scrappy Joyce is tickled
to death. His team to-day won the first eame
Of the last Western series, pulled 1t out Of the
Gre, as 1t were. where 1t had cooked for them.
"we're going to win 'em ALL" said Joyce.
Seymour will pitch tomorrow, and you Pitts
burgers will find he's not the same south paw
you saw in May when he was knocked out of
the box. The boy has settled down now, doesn't
10 pitching better ball than ever before. His
arms all right. and you'll find Amos Rusie amt
our only wonder. Cincinnati won't know us.
We've changed since they threw us down three
straights the last time. Gentlemen. Wen DO in
the Temple Cup series. Baltimore will be beaten
out by Boston, Cincinnati, and your humble Ser
wants team. We're not on the slide, by Q long
shot"
Big Amos was in his element, but with all his
After The errors made BY these two, which filled
sss sis out A Eli. s Sa%s to a tni i 6sRls' w Tfssn1 a ant his
BY either would have meant two runs. The
tsatu Of hard ar M Hes ZANE IN The w ontae XHn ana nf Bilf cia GiP,
and Warmers double play, at first and homo
when q run would have tied the score in the
Q double play at q critical time. Catcher Jack
Warner was put out Of the game by Umpire
Rusie in clever style.
The game was q regular see-saw affair. First
the locals had the game, then the visitors took
itayay from them only to give II up again; but
On r. xtete,y: %scrapIy,s little bat was the
the cloud OF impending, defeat. In the eighth
Van Haltren made a throe-bagger and came
home on yoyce's hit. Joyce stole second and
scored on Davis's single to right.
Killen pitched for the Pittsburgers, and al
lowed no runs to be made until the hfth inning,
when Sugden dropped Padden's good throw, and
Warner scored on Clark's steal. Rusie used ex-
cellent judgment when a hit meant u run.
Twice he sent Smith to first when men were on
second and third, and he also struck out three
men when o hit would have brought in a run
each time, The runs were scored as follows:
Smith hit tho first ball pitched for q single
over second and went to second on Padden's
sacrifice; he continued to third on Lyons's fy to
Davis's high hy right at the fence. The New
Yorks tied the score on Warmers hit; the lat
tor then went to third on Clark's single to CEN
tire, and scored on Sugdon's drop OF Padden's
throw. Pittsbure tied the score and went it ono
better In he seventh; Eli singled and went TO
third or. Sugden's double; Donnelly and Killen
both, ~6nt out, Smith was sent to first, and Pad
In the eighth Van Haltren tripled and scored on
Joyce's single; the latter stole second, and
came home with the winning run on Davis's
single. The score:
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Yachting News from City Island.

CITY ISLAND, July s.-The following yachts
passed here, bound east:
steamers-Viola, Edmund D. Randolph; Lorna w.
l.. stow; Rival, Charles q, Dodge; orientA, X. II.
LadewI harcella. J. |. DiIoni Albatross. Jacob hup-
pert. Jr.; PupJaub. Frederick l.. NJ. MGsury; Vision,
!. IL. Benedicti Marion, Nathaniel Witherell; Theresa,
Gustavus sidenberg; Evelyn. John II. Hegeman, Jr,.
and Fra DtAyolo.
sch~OoneT-AmerieA Paul Butler.
The following vessels passed west:
stoamer-Girilda. L. 3. Renwick; Emelinp, Stephen
w. Roathi AlthrA. r, Edwin Ward; ChariiettA, w, II.
Higgins; Clara, Charles kellogg.
The schooner yacht Crusader, +. l.. Hustled,
Jr., and sioop Liris, Clifford u. Hendricks, left
here this afternoon for LarUhmont.
Tho steamer Golden Rod, Archibald Watt,
came w anchor here, from New York,