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sustained ever since. Not only so, but the
Senator invested tt.e great bulk of his for
tune in California. His aim was to develop
this State and to further its advancement
as much as possible.
(Sit was said of him In hi-> lifetime by an
fuithjritv: "No cleverer mining engineer
breathes in America; that his astute
ness and sagacity, combined with his en
terprise and indomitable energy, gave
a. start to California, - and that he
has kept her going ever since. His
judgment and keen foresight nave been
beneficial to the Stale because nil his
undertakings have been .successful aud
their reproductive nature has made them !
a circulating median as far as money is
concerned. The Senator has been and ill
Is the shrewdest man of his day."
From that time the Senator added to !
his wealth by investing it in productive
real estate and enterprising ventures,
nearly all of which proved advantageous
to this State and profitable to himself.
It was in the year of 18«9 that the Sena
tor really turnetl his best attention to pn>p
erty in California, but his investments
were so numerous and he had so many
irons in the rite that it Is difficult to enu-'
merate them chronologically.
In all business transactions he avoided
the error of not keeping rpady capital in
hand for emergeicies, and his shrewdness
in this respect, enabled him to »v-rt losses
which might easily have befaliea over
confident or more reckless capitalists.
One notable case ol tbis principle will
ever be remembered as a lasting monu
ment to the Senator's aituteness. When
the Nevada Bank, strong although the in
stitution was even at that time, found
i self in a narrow i lace on account of ad
vancing money to carry a wheat corner
throuei'.Fair stepped into the breach with
ins gold— some $4,ooo,ooo— <»nd tueieby
averted what would have been serious
trouble for a great institution.
It was the Senator who built the nar
row-gauge railroad from this city to San
Jose and thence to Santa Cruz. After se
curing the best available men In the
Uuited States on his staff he brought it
to a state of perfection and profit, wuich
made it a first-class paying property, and
in 1886 sold it to the Southern Pacific Com
pany for over £7.000.000, netting a surplus
for himself of about £1.000,000.
This was a huge idea, and was carried
througb in spite of obstacles that would
have made most men retire. To com
mence single-handed and literally force a
railway to completion, out it in working
order and then sell out with a fortune as a
profit was the work of a financier and
diplomat of no m«an order.
To mention all tbe Senator's Immense
transactions in real estate would only be
ledious, but a few jof them are of general
interest.
The Lick House, which was erected in
18G8 by the deceased philanthropist
whose name it bears was the property of
Fair. Its handsome din ne-room is one of
the artistic sights of the city, and tht great
building savors of that substantiality
which surrounds all its owner's properties.
The hotel is well and favorably known all
tbe world over, and Senator Fair made it
his town residence.
The five-story brick building at the cor
ner of Pine and Sansome street*, t c huge
building on Front and Oregon, and the
still larger property on the corner of
Drumm, Washington and Oregou streets
all formed a portion of bis city holdings.
There is scarcely a commercial street in
the town where he was unable io point out
possessions of some kind or another.
The largest improvement in real estate
in which be was at the time of bis death
encaged was on the reclamation or land at
the north end of the city. The fifty and
odd blocks which be owned there were
undergoing a radical change, involving :i
princely fortune— an undertaking only
possible to a wealthy man or a great
corporation.
Part of the land is tow-lying and the
Senator marie contracts for permission to
remove sand from the Black Point Reser
MRS. HERMAN OELRTCH3
[The picture is from a photograph taken shortly before her marriage.]
vatlon in order to raise the land some 18
feet. The United States Government
thereby would have their land graded and
the improvement to the Fair blocks was
expected to bo of the greatest advantage
to the city of San Francisco. The im
por'ance of this great undertaking may be
more apparent a vcar or two hence.
A full descrin ion of all that was being
done in this section would fill columns,
but sufb>e it to .say that when the dredging
is completed in the vicinity and the sea
wall tilled in that vessels of all sizes will
be able to discharge or loid opdo* te the
property, and it will ionn one of the fiuest
water fronts in the bay.
The gas companies have Piles close by,
and the Pulton Engineering and Ship-
building Works, in which the late Senator
was also interested, secured a part of the
land whereon to carry out contracts
which should put them among Hip first
ship-buil :ers of thf United States. Not a
foot of all this valuable noldltis was pur
chasable, as it wa« the Senator's intention
to let it go out on lons leases.
The Pacific Rolling-mills, covering
•birty-throe and a third acres, was under
the presidency ot Senator Fair, and this
company alone paid away annually in
wages over §500,000. He was also presi
dent of the .Mutual Savings Bunk, another
strong concern, and a stockholder of inati
tutions without number all over the S ate.
. ilo/.tbe" country be was owner of eeven
very large and profitable ranches, and was
an employer 01 all classes in bis capacity
as president of various large enterprises.
As farmer and miner, etc.. it is question-
Able if any other man in California paid
out annually, directly and indirectly, more
muney. - . • ■
The Petaluma ranch is one of the finest
pieces of land in tli« State, and produced
over 300,000 gallons of wine lust season.
In addition to the vineyard horse-breeding
is carried on extensively. The drat
hordes foaled on this rancn are splendid
annuals and are a Dictum of equine
health. The Senator also made a first
THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1894.
class racetrack for bis trotters and blood
horses.
Knights Landing is another ranch which
was a successful agricultural tract. It has
produced as many as 80,000 sacks of erain
in one season. The whol« of the exten
sive properties ate sound paying concern*
and a credit to California.
There Is at North Beach on the blocks
of water-front property already referred
to worK awaiting over 300 of* the unem
ployed.
At Bernal Heights, one of tbe coming
residence spots in the city, he owned IGO
acres, which he purchased in 1854. ThU
tract was subdivided recently and the lots
are being sold at low naure?. K-wntly
the Senator signed over 100 deeds for
transfers of properties in this tract.
Many American millionaires have left
munificent gifts to their country by which
their memories are kept green. Senator
Fair built up his reputation as a philan
thropist by daily ana weekly acts of bfianfi
cence. He was genial always and popular
with all class*?. His wealth never turned
his head and up to the time of his deatu
be was still ihe same jovial, kind-hearted
mnn that he wn* on the diggings years ago.
Only this year an editor said of him :
"S»n Franc!»co numbers among its
copulation to-day some of tha most re-
CHARLES FAIR.
[From a recent, photograph J
markable men in the financial world tha
the latter hnlf of the nineteenth century
has produced. Nearly all of tnese men
*rt- pioneers who were attracted to Cali
fornia during the gold fever of '49 and
who came prepared to meet and overcome
every obstacle |to the fulfillment of their
ambition. Full of courage and resolution,
daring and quick to act, many of these
hardy pioneer* attained to great wealth,
some slowly by the enhancement in the
value of properties secured years ago,
others quickly by ihe discovery of rich
nirn-s which enriched them at a bound.
The wealth secured by property invest
ments has been the most valuable to San
Francisco, however, for it has been tae
means of mating tbls city what it is to-
day— the metropolis ol the Pacific Slope.
"Senator James 6. Fair is one of these
old pioneers, who has probably done more
to improve various localities in Ss»r« Fran
cisco than any other capitalist The early
history of Mr. Fair in too well kuown to
require more than brief mention lieie.
After amassing so Immense fortune in
gold mining the Senator sought for a field
in which to invest bis wealth so as to
secure the most advantageous returns
thereon. At a very early period of San
Francisco's history his farsightedness
convinced him that the field for invest-
tnent was nere. He was not slow to act,
and to-day there are few streets in the city
on which some property owned by him has
no frontage. Most of this property was
purchased years ago, but many handsome
buildings and lots have beep acquired in
recent years at immense prices. All of
these .purchases were judiciously made,
and all of them yield a satisfactory in
terest on the sums invested.
"Callfornians, as a rule, feel a reason
able pride when a man like Senator Fair
great invests tie bulk of his vast wealth in
properties all over the State. Unlike other
caDitaltsts, who, upon acquiring fortunes,
looked abroad for investments, Mr. Fair
wisely selected the State of his choice as a
suitable field in which to place his ven
tures. The result has been the acquiring
of vast ranches all over the State, the em
ployment of an army of men and the im
provement ol neighboring towns and
properties.
"Personally, Senator Fair is a bail fellow
well met. The possession of princely
wealth has not altered his nature a tr fie,
but he is to-day the same jovial, kind
hearted, generous man that he was lorty
years ago, when, in top boots and pick and
shovel in hand, he was universally saluted
as 'Jim.' He baa proved himself a veri
table godsend to many charitable organ
izations, and no worthy anp^al to him f > r
aid remains unsatisfied. Few persons are
aware of the large sums bestowed by him
annually in charity, and indeed he does
not know himself. Being only 58 years of
age and in the full vigor of ripening age,
his many friends indulge in the hope that
he will be spared many years to a life of
Usefulness."
Another writer in a morning paper gives
an extended biographical sketch of the
Senator, closing with the following:
"For a Quarter of a century past there
ha 6 been no man on tne Paciu> Const who
has sustained closer relations wi:h the
general public than PX-United States Sen
ator James G. Fair. Other notable men
have usually been identified with some
one political or commercial interest by
which they are known to the world, but
Senator Faii'a name has been continually
prominent in many almost entirely diverse
direction*. To eive a detailed account of
the various capacities in which he has
appeared and what he has accomplished
for the ppnoral welfare, or of his public
record, would require the space of a
voluiau. But it is no! necessary to ro into
minutu details in this, especially lor the
community of which he lias so long been a
citizen.
"To Senator Fair individually San Fran
cisco owes a great debt, for by his enter
prise millions of dollars have been ex
pended in the permanent iunrovement of
the city, furnishing annually employment
to thousands of In borers. H«"hiß dis
played abilities r-Mimrkiible as a financier
and diplomat and as a judge of the com
mercial possibilities of the metropolis of
the Wnst."
The fortune ho was accredited with
rpaliz'"ji in the bonanza deal was do less
than $50,000,000, and the present value of
his extensive possessions can only be
estimated. ■ ■.'-.. ■.-'.:/'■' *'• • "' ' •
HIS FAMILY.
The Ex-Senator Left One Son and
Two Daughters.
At the time of ills death the ex-Senator
was a widower, with, one son, Charles and
two daughters. Mr-*, Herman Oehiohs of
New York and. Miss Vircinia Fair.
He w»9 married .in this country, bn'
afterward separated from his wife, whom
he regarded highly, nevertheless, always
treating her with the greatest considera
tion and liberality.
The death of his eldest son, James G.
Fair Jr., some years ng'>, was a (.'rent
shock to his father, and it is stated that
the Senator was never quite the itme man
thereafter.
The misalliance of his *.>eon<l son was
also a grief, but it is said that latterly the
young 'man and his father wi»r<» on per
fectly friendly terms. Charles Fair whs
very solicitous concerning his fathpr's
--tiling health and watched over his dying
bed.
Mrs. Herman Oelriehs, known to her
girlhood friends ii this city as TessiwF«ir,
was the f.ivorite. child of both father and
mother, who lived apart. Mrs. Fair,
whose first name Thtrp*a is borne Dy
the daughter had . $1,500,000 or more laid
away for her, and theyonne lady from tier
father may, inherit at lpast $5,000,000 more.
' Of Mrs. Oelriehs before tier marriage a
writer ,Hai<l : "Though she was the prettiest
girl at Montprev during tha last summer
season, and thouch terpeiually courted
and flattered, there is not a voting
woman in California more generally*
praised behind her back than she. Riches
have not spoiled her. She does not, like
others her* have done, turn up her nose at
those friends whom trie family knew
when her father wan a hard-working min
ing man on t)i»» Comttock or in Caiuy«r.»«,
where Miss Tcsi^wsv born." Her mother
died September 13, 1891.
■-. The estate of Theresa Far, the divorced
wife of Senator James G. Fair of bonanza
fame, yielded $4,603,625. By the terms of
her will $1,500,000 was left to her daugh
ter, Mrs. Theresa Fair Oelrichs; $1,500,000
to Miss Virginia Fair, $500,000
to ber son James Fair, and a like amount
to his brother, Charles Fair. James Fair
has since died, and his »h»rp, by the terms
of the will, will go to Corn-Ips Fair.
Funds for a Football Game.
Salt Lake, Dee. 28.— A guarantee fund
has been raised here, which insures a foot
ball R«me between the Y. M. C A. eleven
and the Chicago University Mrven on the
return of the latter from the Pacific Coast.
General Palmer's Wife Dead.
Loxno>r,D«*c.2B.— The Times announces
thedenth at Frant, Sussex, of Mary, wife
of Gsneral Palmer nf Colorado Spring?,
Colo.
Silver on the Lucania.
New York, Dec. 28.— The steamer Lu
cania will take out to-morrow 53,000
ounces of silver.
Lord Churchill's Condition.
London, Dec. 28.— A bulletin issued to
day states that Lord Randolph Cburchill
passed a quiet day. He continues to take
a little nourishment and bis strength is
fairly well maintained.
Killed his Wife and Himself.
. New Orleans, Dec v '28.— Peter Mnr
dock, a- streetcar motorma", this evening
shot Sits wile anil then blew out bis own
brains with a revolver. ;
. No Infant sea. otter has ever yet been
reared by man or woman.: 'When separa
ted from its mother it always dies of grief
or starvation.
BROKE HIS NECK.
Violent Death of "Pop"
Ryan.
WAS MURDER OR SUICIDE.
He Fell or Was Flung From a
High Window.
A WOMAN UNDER SUSPICION.
Notorious Delia Craig Was Found
Feigning Sleep in the Room
and Was Arrested.
"Pop" Rvan, a character known In every
saloon south of Market street, came to the
end of his wild career at 10 o'clock last
night and his body now covers a slab at
the Morgue.
"Pop," who was christenfld Frank but
seldom neard his true name, was 60 years
of age, and as the proprietor of the once
notorious Jilue Shades saloon amassed
considerable wealth, which went in eam
liliug and riotous living, leaving him ip his
old age with little between him and want.
Some time ago Ryan was [employed as
"manager" of 11. Whittiugham'* saloon,
a basement resort at the corner of Howard
and Third streets, and lodged in a rnomou
the thiri flior of the bunding. At the
saloon he made the acauaintanee of the
notorious Delia Craie, a woman who soiua
years ago kept a saloon on Stevenson
street, near Third, and who subsequently
was proprietor of a disreputable resort on
Miss'on street.
The police caused her license to be re
voked and she left the city in 1893, but re
turned two or ree months ago and con
sorted with Ryan. The latter, it appear*,
transferred his affections a few days ago
to Annie Matthews, a young woman who
also resides in the lodging-house over the
saloon, and it is supposed that Delia be
came Jealous.
Ryan dranfc heavily yesterday and re
ceived frequent visits from the women in
his room. They had three bottles of whisky,
and w tidn night cam« he was in an ad
vanced biacH of intoxication. What oc
curred t'i his room durine the evening is
not yet known, but at 10 o'clock the win
dow of his room opened and bis body de
scended Lead first to the pavement.
A great crowd gathered around the
prostrate body, and Ryan, after asking one
of the bystanders to turn him over, became
in«en«ible. He was taken to the Receiv
ing Hospital, but died on the way.
Patrolman Riley, who was among' the
first to arrive on the scene, hastened' to the
room from which the body descended and
found the door locked. A key wag pro
cured from the landlady, a 1 d Kilev upon
entnring tne room found O- lit* Craig in
tie bed feigning sleep . The window was
open and the wh sky bottles were "n the
table.
The woman declared that she knew ab
solutely nothing about Rvan, and thH of
ficer took her, Aunie Matthows and Kate
O'Connor, who had been with Ryan dur
ing the day, into custody. No charce was
made against the women, hut the
police are «on(M«nt that Delin Craig
can throw some light ui>on the cause
ot Ryan's death, and they ill give her
time to meditate _ upon the advisability of
doing so. Her husband was killed at the
same corner by Matt Smith, a city em
ploye, three year* ago. Smith was tried
by Judge Rix and was acquitted on the
ernund that he shot Craig in self-defense.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
The Baird Letter to Be Investigated
in Oakland.
The board of directors of the Pacific
Athletic Association met in the rooms of
President Myron A. \Vhlrid«n in the Mer
ritt 'House last night, he being unable to
ao to in* dub. No charges of nny nature
had been filed with the club in regard to
Whidden. .
After talking over matters of interest to
the club only, they decided to appoint a
committee to Investigate the letter of G. D.
Buird to the Olympic Club, and make him
prove or retract his statements.
W. F. Humphrey <f Hip South End
Riiwld? ' Club, K»«*h of the University of
Ollfnriii» and W. R. 15-r v of the Ktii
nni'f Olßb willtake cti;;rK>< of the matter.
"The directors recommend' d the rein
statement of F'unl« and not myself to the
national board," said W hidden, "as is the
custom in such cases. The boy
was doubtless not aware that he
was making himself a professional by
accepting.-mo ney ai 16 years of age and
Btoppttl as soon as lie discovered it. I
never knew of two prizes and other gifts
heiiie given at Acme for a C'nt>'st »nd if
they haw h>;\ could I help i: ? If Baird
Utii-w of it, why did he not. be a man and
en in o to the board-in o'ler that proper
measures might be taken? He en t sub
stantiate a word of his accusation."
NICKING BOOT HEELS.
How Pullman Porters (jive Informs-
tion About Travelers.
"Pullman car.porters form one great secret
society, whose ritual differs only In a slight de
gree on seoarate systems," said Philip Welch,
a I raveling man. "You know the professional
tramps leave . hieroglyphic information for
(hose of their guild who come atter them on
fences and gateposts along the roads they
travel. Pullman porter* Instruct- each other
about the traveling public In much trie same
way. The means ken by Hi'- porters are Dim
ple but unevrtuir. The favorite place in which
they put their ciDhers so full of meaning is on
the Inside edae of travelers' boot heel*. Every
nation of a Pullman must, of course, place his
footgear for a time at the mercy of the porter,
and if such a traveler is wise in his generation
and will examine the heels of his shoes he
will lind a : nick here and another 1 there,
which, if he can secure a translation of
them, will tell him what the porter thinks
of him. A nick in one part of i lie. heel will
mean that their wearer is a generous, open
hearted man, and the porter who nets a p tir of
heels marked in such a way will fairly over
whelm their owner with attention. A nick at
another place will denote a crabbed, close and
bad-tempered owner, and future porters who
get waiters bearing thai information will steer
clear of their wearer. A 'spotter'— jof th«
individuals who are employed by the Pullman
company as spies on the conductors and por
ters—ls known by a certain nick in his heel,
and you can bei the employes mind their p's
and q's when such a heel Is found in the por
ter's aggregation of boots and: shoes. The
American railway porter Is a pretty; cute indi
vidual, 1 tell you, and when you see one of
them particularly attentive to someone pas*
S' user you can mats- a bet that his heels bear
Hit proper cabalistic marks."— Washlugton
Star...,-.-. _. ■•■ - . ■
PAUL MORPHY'S HOME.
The Home in Which He Was Born
and in Which He Died.
The Ladies' Guild of Grace Church enter
tained at a t»a recently at 01 Royal street. No.
91 Is the house wheie Paul Morphy was born
in 1837 and where he died tv 1884. There Is
no quainter, more delightful place In the whole
French quarter —that quartpr about which so
much has been writ. en and said without ex
hausting its m-ntf, completing its praises.
Kroutiog ;l;e street the bsloonles are of liett d
ii on work green wltu age, aud Hie round win
dows gaze, like owl eyes. Into the thoroughfare
witu a regard full of seriousness auu calm.
One enters iluougb a flagged corridor to steps
that were last night smothered In palmetto and
moss. Above there Is a square landing. Into
which open the door* leading one into me
apartment occupied formerly by Mrs. Morpny s
music-room and one into the drawing-room.
Across the way, an archway. *nleldea Dy
portieres admits to a tiny hall, beyond which
are the apartments once occupied by Paul Mor
pny and by his mother. The bathroom in which
the chess king died Is in the rear of the rooms,
and It now used as a kitchen. There have been
some alteration!* In the building since it was
the home ot the Morphys, but the arrangement
of the rooms has not been materially chanted,
and the spacious beautiful courtyard remains
a» It used .<> be year* ago,' lovely with all man
ner of flowers. The whole house Is redolent of
the memory of the great diets player and itiM
atmosphere has been sedulously pres-rved by
the present occupants, whose guests the ladies
of the guild became last evening.— New Orleans
Picayune. * ■
DEATH IN THE BAY.
Suicide of a Woman Who Was Once
Prosperous.
The body of a woman, apparently about
45 years old, was takeu from the
bay near Harbor View yesterday
morning, and from paper* found
in her pocket It was supposed that th« de
ceased was Mrs. A. P. Phillips of 709
Powell street, the divorced wife of F. .L.
Phillips of Yountville. Phillips heard of
the supposed death of his ex-wife, nnd
wired a statement tit this city to the effect
that if she had killed herself it was not be
cause she was in needy circumstances.
She had, he admitted, frequently declared
that she would commit suicide.
The body lay at the Morgue until late
last night, when it was identified as the
remains of Mrs. I. N. Butler, n .friend of
the Mrs. Phillips who it was at first sup
posed bad committed suicide.
Mrs. Butler came to California with her
husband in th 6 early days. They were
well-to-do people, but when he died, two
or three years ago, she squandered the
estate bequeathed 10 her in wild specula
tions. Since she lost her money she has
depended entirely upon - her charitable
friends, among whom was Mrs. Phillips.
It is Huppo»f>d that Mrs. butler jumped
into the bay Thursday evening, as a woman
d reused like her was seen wandering about
the Powell-street wharf.
JAP OR CHINESE.
A Case That Puzzled the
Collector.
Evidence of the Existence of a Col-
ony of Queue-Wearing Japan-
ese in Lower China.
The Collector of the Port recently ob
tained information that the imp trters of
Chinese had found a new patli around the
exclusion act, a path that cannot easily be
blocked. It i$ now proposed to land tbe
celestials as Japanese, and a case tiiat was
apparently prepared as a test has been
iried and decided in the importer's favor.
In addition to this they produced evidence
of the existence of a colony of Japanese
in Southern China, near Slam, wno -wear
pigtails. The Collector has no doubt that
many "Japanese" will come from that far
away corner of China in the near future,
and be does not vet knuw how to close the
do^r in their (aces.
The case that is regarded as a test was
tried in the United Stales District Court
yesterday. The defendant was a Mongo
lian sailor Known as Sam l tie Jap. Sam
speaks Chinese with a strange accent and
wears no queue, and when lie attempted
to land some two or three weeks ago Col
lector Wise refused permission oh the
ground that ' the petitioner was a Chinese
Sam's friends apj.lled for « writ- of
habeas corpus on the ground that he is a
Japanese, and as such is entitled to lan< .
Sam' tmiifind when called to tile Ntniid
that he was born in Yokohama and nat
his parents were Japanese. When he was
3 years old his mother fell in love with a
Chinese and con*ort«d with him until her
death. Sam acquired his knowledge of
Chinese from his stepfather, and know*
more of that language than be knows of
his mother tongue.
A Ja f an<»st» intetpreter named Mat?n
shimn iestifi (1 that m his opinion the peti
tioner whs » Japanese, because be cuulil
n->t pronounce ih« letter "I," which the
Japanese cannot pronounce, and can pro
nounce the letter "r." which is a stum
bling-block to the tongue of the Chinese.
MHtsusliiina; stated that there is a Japa
nese colonr In China nenr Slam, the nu-in
b ':s of which went queues and lootc. lilc»
Chinese, and when lie first met Sa:n lie
thought the. s»ilor was one of the colonists.
Th« pi'titiiuiP'r produced evidence thai
he cam.> to the United States in 1880 and
served several years in the navy. Several
witnesses corroborated the testimony nod
the court decided the case in the petition
er's favor.
Th« Collector expects to see many Chi
nese coming as Jup-itipse in the near fu
ture, and has received inforr»atl"ti that
Guineas women in the garb of Yum Ynm
are now on the way.
Pattison Goes Free.
United States Attorney Knight yester
day ordered dismissed the charge of
smuggling, recently made against Detec
tife Pattlson. This was done because no
lecal evidoucp of Paulson's guilt could De
found.
The Fire Record.
An old sbamy on Sixth street, near
Townsend, u-ed as a toolhouse by the
railroad company, wrs burned at n
o'clock last night. It is believed that ttie
buildine wns fired by tbe tramps who live
on the (Jumps.
A Do's: as a Page.
In South Kensington one day last week,
writes ■ a correspondent, I was struck by the
manner In which r lady li.-xl evidently named
Her doe.- The streets were dirty. The lady had
a parcel In one bund, an umbrella In the other.
Her dress, although what women call a short
one, would have touched am mud had It not
been held up. And It was to this she bad
trained her Irish Ret or. Trotting alone on one
side, lust a pace behind her, be held the train
of her well-made eowu In his teeth as carefully
and as daintily an a retriever carries game.
JSever once did the doe allow tbe dress to touch
the ground. It was evidently a dally tasit car
ried out to (be joint «ai action of lady and
terrier. An enterprising dog-dealer might ob
tain large prices tor dogs ilius educated to act
as my lady's page.
Heads and Hats.
We do not know whether tlie dispensary law
ii;i« anything 10 do with it or not, but we were
i old t lie other day by a leading Chaileston
dealer in men's hats that whereas lie sold more
No. TVs Hats before the dispensaries were
established than l»=- sold of any other number,
he lias sold dining the last year and ts now sell-
Ing more No. 6% hats than of any oiher num
ber. We do not know wlint the exnerl 'nee and
observation of other lint-dealers hi Charleston
may have been, Dut there is something wrous
somewhere ■•no somehow when the average
Charleston hend shrinks one-quarter of an Inch
in the space of two years.— Charleston (8. C
News and Courier.
The Norlli End of Boston is said to be
wor«« than Wliit^chnrel. London.
Rheumatism
Cannot lie cured with liniments or other
outward applications. The cause of the
pains and aches is In the blood. Purify
your blood and the rheumatism will be
cured. Hood's Sarsapnrillß Is the stand-
i— |ood's Sarsa ~
*• «».%%%%%% parilla
ard blood purifier, S^9 ■* + *.*^ ~,
and Hood's Sarsapa. £ 111 £$
rilla has permanently l^^j -*r?
cured hundreds of *%%^%%
cases of rheumatism. If you are suffer-
ing, do not delay, but cake Hood's Sarsa-
parllla now.
Hood's Pills are the best after dinner
pills, assist digesiioo, prerent constipation. 25c.
MIS AWE ITS i
Prices.
THE PUBLIC
Believes a statement when it comes from
each a house as oars.
WE'LL CONTINUE
Onr Successful Low-price Sale for Tint
Goods an til farther notice.
1.500
|y. SUITS
AND
OVERCOATS
Seasonable, well made. In dark and me-
dium shades, tit to wear for dr«sa or busi-
ness. Exceptional value.
pnun> Ages 11 to 19, in a /fas C^
00 I 0 dark color, all wool, V& /
DjllTQ perfect-fitting gar- ofw 0
UUI I 0 menti worth mart. ■
f
$4 '-TO. BOYS' REEFER
| illf SUITS, in dark
■ colors neat patterns,
double-breasted.
SIZKS 9 to 15.
BOT.K AGKSTS FOR
•■-..■. -. . :
BROKAW BROS.
AKD
ROGERS, PEET & CO.
OIP NEW YORK.
America's Best Tailors.
■ NEW YEAR'S REQUISITES.
Fall-Dress Shirts, Gloves, Neck'
wear, Hosiery, Etc.
HATS and CAPS
At Less than the Hatters 1 Price)
Our Guessing Contest Closes To-mor»
row Evening at 10:30 o'clock.
C©** Mail orders receive special attea*
tion. Catalogues— Samples sent free.
27 to 37 Kearny Street.
TO SUIT
THE TIMES!
An excellent grade of Home-made
Chocolate, rich and pure at a price
never put upon it before :
20 c .t. s
A POUND FOR THE BEST i
"VENARD'S"
"EAGLE" CHOCOLATE
JL A POUND
FOR "GROUND" CHOCOLATE
Superior in Quality, Flavor/ '
and Purity to any other.
. no7trWtS» ■
'■/BSzBl OFFICE 83,
WM DESKS. |Dfl
9&4.00 DROPPED $24.00
GEO. H. FULLER DESK CO.,
638 and 640 Mission Street.
••■ - ie 9 SaMo 2p : •-
/^~X Dr. Gibbon's Dispensary,
£2t*k?*r*-J*& 623 KKABXY ST. Kntabllsbed
fififn i! 1 ISSI io ~ Uie treatment oi I'rivate
a Dr. Gibbon's Dispensary,
623 KEABHT »T. Established
In 1554 for the treatment ot I'iivate
Diseases, I-o»t Munbuod. Debility or
*S&4KSS*3 disease wearingon body and mind » n "
*aS?i?3i* ( 4Si.l Skin Dlßi-aseH. The doctor cures when
others full. Try him. Charges low.
SS&iJEk^SI rur«>«cnarant4>«il.Call or write.
: »r. J. *'- OIBISO', Box 1957, San.JTr-nclflCO.
?*epANSY m PILLS!
™*"?,|| Safe and scihe. semo «c. fm-^anAH s s«-t
STCRESBI GUARD: 1 Wilcok Specific Co^Phila^PA.
noa» ly TbS»Tu ' '- '•*•--
Weekly Call, $1 dot leai