The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-25

seen at anv hour basklng IN the sun
on The rocks JUST beneath the cliff.
Here are also seen the famous Sutro
bathing pools, where at all seasons
bathers can enjoy the salt water at
q moderate temperature and under
cover. On the ocean front there lies
the most magnificent OF parks, the
Golden Gate park. and here whole
dav could be we'll spent in the con-
servatories, Japanese tea gardens and
amidst lovely nature.
Chinatown is in the mind OF every
one when San Francico is mentioned,
and our party did not fail to visit
this section, where are crowded in
narrow streets. more or less filthy,
population of 10000 Chinese, only
500 OF whom are women. Here John
Chinaman is at home, or rather IN the
street. for you literally have to worm
YOUR way at times through crowds OF
men, or among children playing mar
bles. it may be, even babies in queer
little suits gazing wide eyed at the IN
truders. OF course there is the opium
smoker 10 be seen turning over AMI
over in the heat from tiny lamp his
opium pill until it is "cook done,
WIZ ..fter a few whiffs of the smoke
through his long cane pipe, he again
perpares the dope. One dive visited
by some showed where in a narrow
line Of hunks $50 men slept, tor a
mere pittance if they furnished their
| own blankets.
I But there are beautiful spots even
in Chinatown, where the fragrance OF
burning sandal wood makes one tor
get the penetrating odor of the opium.
One of these is a temple Of rare in
terror beauty, it's wood work, beaten
brass and tapestry being entirely
hand carved and enbr roidered, incense
continually burning before the hid
eous idols in most elegant surround
ines. A banquet hall also showed ex-
ouisite carved cherry furniture and
after going through a noted Chinese
department store one feels that there
is nothing further to be seen in the
-yay of delicate hand work of what
ever kind. Once we passed a native
preacher exhorting his fellowmen
from the street corner, and later saw
him with ladies and gentlemen from
tire city teaching quite number OF
Chinese in a church. And so this
vast horde of the yellow race live,
and with the Japanese throughout
these western states make the best
OF servants, whether in the home or
elsewhere.
The days spent in "Frisco' were
busy ones, and through the courtesy
of the California Promotion commit
Tee, the sight seeing was done at their
| expense. The first afternoon the
party was ferried over to the r7ainland
where lie several cities (ol about
$4,000 inhabitants) and the extens-
i've park of the University of Cali
fornia was visited at Berkley, then
on through Oakland by trolley into
Alameda, beautiful residence city,
whence the ferry carried the party
back to the city on the penisular, the
Golden Gates cleaning golden indeed
as the suns rays slanted through them
from seaward. The Alameda Ad-
vancenent association entertained
the party in their club rooms, pre-
senting the ladies with bouquets OF
sweet peas and the gentlemen with
cigars, after short speeches and re-
freshments. The second day trip
some thirty miles up the bay to Mare
! Island was given us by the Promotion
committee on the fastest steamer Of
the bay, the "Corcoran," passing the
! fortified island Alcatras, where are
hundreds of prisoners in reforma-
tory, on past many islands and cliffs,
emerging from the fog of the morning
into bright sunlight, as seems always
Il, case in this part of the country
me point of interest at Mare is