The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

tinctIy and as the rotation or fna sun
brings the. spot nearer the limb OF the
sun the dark spot is less distinct. There
are decided exceptions to this rule.
however. and astronomers have sought
other; explanations. One OF the most
plausible theories Is that the hct,
molten and vaporous layers or spheres
are undergoing movements as if boil
approach or some more skillful artist;
OF the subsequent series OF arm del
sartes and frantic eIutchings for real
or Ina ginary raitings or some unhappy
neighbor-it is visions like these that
pass and let glide the insidious, green
eyed menster among the innocent pas
times of happy childhood.
But IT is not always thus. There
comes d. time when one ventures forth
from the dark and wobbly indignities
of Suicide alley" into the realms of
the great unknown and darss to totters
hand strained TO hand. by the side of
some more proficient and good ma tured
philenthropist not yet too far advanced
to forget the delicate modesty OF his
own debut.
1t is when the disease reaches It's
height that the interest grows and the
rapidity. of It's advance is according to
the class OF the victim. The GONZALES
cent stages have not. yet appeared. UNI
less In the rare individual cases where
q broken arm or leg turns the current
cf vitality into new and more peaceful
channels. 49,.
Let us view turning; twirllng room-
kul at its height OF frenzy. The begin
ners still clump mserably and hotly.
in their pen or hover. on the. outskirts,
casting incredulous glances at the ring
of the more thoroughly infected The
latter take their fever height according
TO their natures and their ability to
forget that there is anything in life
worth living for that demands the CO.
operation OF the regulation number OF
members or the retention OF a nlodicum
or vital matter. The individual enjoy
meut seems TO be directly in proportion
to the individual skill acquired-that Is.
among the more honest souls. Let Us
PASS lightly over the ranks Of the un-
worthy, who would seek to disguise
their own discontinue or selfshly en-
snare new victims among their spec
tators by the assumption OF easy smiles
ard nonchalant glide, while they strain
flercely at SOME kind supporters hands
Or pray with tense nerves that the
next corner may not undeceive.
But OF those wonderful. proficient
ones there are many kinds and many
manners, end BY these latter shall you
know them. Tho shop and working
girls on the whole are the best skaters,
for. not having so many diverting dis
eases as the women OF leisure, they
have more time and interest in acquir-
ing this one in It's intensity. They sail
by proudly. haughtily. scarcely. deign-
ing a glance toward the awed heholder.
with u calmness and grace that We're
lie We're herself. with all her conscious
background OF ancestral distinction.
could not excel. Some emulate the sin
uous swan. Some prefer the more
swallow-like dip and glide. Ono 10 i'm
clined to believe that the latter is the
creme of achievement. The fat lady
moves BY. prefcrring instructive majes-
ty to 1.-the sway. with secret buoying
hope OF partial dissolution: the thin
lady. in the customary antithesiz. and
in accordance with the well-provsd