The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1895, Page 10

10 H E SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1895 R0 o sl s e e e R AN e e e e e e A $250,000 MINING DEAL MADE IN NEVADA Messrs. Hayward and Lane Buy the Buck- eye Group. TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE GENERAL OLIVER ROBERTS DE- CRIBES THE SILVER LAKE DISTRICT. ONE OF THE FIRST CLAIMANTS. DEVELOPMENT WILL BEGIN IM- LY WITH DITCH According to C. D. Lane, one of the capi- talists who is interested in Angels Camp, the Buckeye group of mines in the Silver Lake mining district in the Pine Nut Mountains, Nevada, are as good as pur- chased by that gentleman and Alvinza Hayward for the sum of §250,000. The group covers an area of 1730 acres, | | | that does a new country good. was on the boom and capital was on the verge of effecting an entrance, but that class of people who seem to thrive every- where destroyed the reputation of the dis- trict and the possibility of a great big boom in the State of Nevada by system- | atically misrepresenting the value of the developed ledges and utterly ,howl- ing down the possibility of the exist- ence of others. However, it isa_diffi- sult thing to keep such mines off the parket, and the.sale which has recently een effected indicates that the entire sec- tion will soon be in the hands of men who will spend money to develop it. Cow let me tell you something that 1 give vou a clear understanding of how rich the country 1 have seen rock that goes $80,000 a ton, and picked ore that v s high as $350,000. I have a great mens mean nothing to the speculator or capitalist. He must see the mines and have them properly experted. The aver- age citizen seems to believe that all a man has to do is to show some good samples and then e down several thousand dol- lars for his mine. T wctical mining man wul buy a ped claim until he has had it mined by competent men. T have no doubt that Mr. Lane and Mr. Hayward knew just what they were doing When they paid $250,000 for the Buckeye group, an d That amount could be made back again ten- fold. The presence of capital 1s the thing As soon as they realize that they have only got a por- tion of the district they will begin reach- ing for the rest. Thereare also others who will have certain financial designs on the property, and no doubt there will be some | @ cITY. S R C RS f 5 . & i S PS I N . Q) - R lomnoay, (0 ‘ 8) i ‘ S / > 7 [ aPive 3 v COUNTY \4 A r~ [ 7 \~ p. 3 —— \ S MAP OF #1LV:R LAKE DISTRICT, SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE BUCKEYE AND THE PINE NUT GROUPS AND THE PRO- POSED FCRTY.FIVE-MILE DITCH. [From a sketch made by General Roberts for “The Call.”] and men have been sent up to Nevada to begin work at once. Mr. Lane in a conver- sation regarding the sale had the following to say yesterday: “The rumor that we have purchased the | Buckeye mines in Nevada is practically true. We have taken a $20,000 bond on thie property and will pay the fixed price, $250,000, the 1st of June. I am ready to say asa matter of fact that the sale is as good as made, and that we are ready to back the mines with our capital. “No time will be lost in developing the ore bodies that we krow exist there, and we will run water forty-five miles from the lively competition. The formation of the country, least the part of it already opened up porphy . I am referring now to the f quartz mines on the west side of the range, but on the east are the gravel beds. ! capital first, as the quartz mines are in the hands of a New York syndicate who will not begin operations until next spring. The winters are not very severe around this section, but until improvements are made there will be very little work done | groups o | during the cold spell. headwatersof the Carson River to work the | gravel beds. Just what the costof theaitch will amount to I am not prepared to say, as we bave not _yet begun the sur but I am under the impression that it the neighborhood of $150,000. *‘It is possible that others aside from Mr. Hayward will become interested and that we will open up a great deal of the mining lands, which are very rich in that section. Idonot care to create undue excitement in a matter of this kind and would prefer to have as little to_say of it as possible, but we will lose no time in getting at the pay rock or gravel, nor will we confine our- selves to one section. If the country is as rich as it appears to be I have no doubt that many other investors will be seeking mining properties. We bave faith in Silver Lake district and will spend money to develop it.” A well-known mining expert, who rep- resents the Mackay and Jones interests in mining matters, but who prefers to be un- known in the matter, said yesterday that he had just returned from the district and considered the mines equal to the best ever opened np in this country. ‘‘It will surprise everybody,” said he, “to learn what an immense body of rich ore there is there, and the old Comstock will have an associate that will outdo it completely. All it requires is capital to back it up, and since Messrs. Lane, Hayward and others have taken hold of it the requisite cash is | at hand and Nevada will boom again.” General O r Roberts, the third man to locate in the Silver Lake mining dis- trict, is now living in San Francisco and was interviewed at his residence, 1303 Broadway, vesterda *I have always contended,” said the §eneral,_“thm‘, the mines in the Pine Nut fountains were a part of the Comstock lode, as it is well defined all along the line from Virginia City to the Pine Nut Mount- amns and extends even into Alpine County. The lode runs north and south and crosses the Carson River below and above Marklee- ville, there being two forks of the stream. We all know what the Comstock has done in its bullion output, but it does not neces- | sarily follow that it was the best deposit of mineral-bearing ore that there was. Per- haps those who thought they had found the best and biggest body in ‘the West were only working one end of something that was and is much better. Iam famil- jar with the Comstock and also Silver Lake district; therefore [ am able to judge with reasonable intelligence of the relative merits of the two places. The former is o sample of what can be done with a suffi- cient amount of capital to guarantee de- velopment. The latter is a sample of how a great deal of time can be lost when everybody is trying to howl a good coun- try down. 3 T “Tnree years ago Silver Lake district “T received a letter to-day from my part ner, Mr. Sargent, who informs me tha Carson has a broad grin and that the whole country around the new camp is beaming with satisfaction at the arrival of capital. ““The district is about twenty-seven miles from the capital of Nevada and is sur- rounded by an agricultural and mining country that is in good condition to re- ceive the benefits of a boom. Good roads run from Carson to various points in the General Oliver Roberts, One ofthe First Claimants in Silver Lake District. [From a sketch made by a *Call” artist.[ district, and from last accounts the travel is increasing. There is yet a good deal of unprospected country and miners are be- ginning to see that the camp has never been inflated. I will very soon go up to Nevada myself and begin operations with the view of further developraents. Had I not been busy settling up the estate of my brother-in-law, Tiburcio Parrott, I would | have gone long ago. = Since the possibility of capital taking hold of the mines a great many small claimants are holding their mines at a high price with the hope of disposing of them at a good figure. Others are begin- ning to develop, knowing that thef are to be surrounded by a live mining settlement. STORAGE BATTERY IN A NEwW CHEsTs Caracrty.—For a long time the customs autnorities of Belgium have known that large quantities of jewelry were systemat- ically passed overithe French border free of duty, but they were at a loss to discover samples of ore myself, but speci- | at is not the case, | that they were satisfied that | lime and slate, with some | They will probably be developed by | how the smuggling was done. In the lug- gage-van of the express which runs be- tween Paris and Brussels is a case which holds the accumulators when the train is | electrically lighted. A key of the caseis held by the conductor of the express, & foreman porter and an excise official of the border station, but none of these ever ap- pear to use it. The other day, as the train ran into Quevy, the border town, a customs inspector took it into his head, more from officiousness than suspicion, to | open the chest. To his amazement, the i case was filled to the lid with watches, | chains, rings, bracelets, and all kinds of dutiable jewelry, to the value of over §1500. | There was an’exciting scene. The train | was delayed, and a council of custom-house oflicials was held, in spite of the protests of the passengers at the delay. It was de- cided, pending further inquiries, to detain the conductor and the foreman porter at Quevy. and it was ultimately found that ! the latter had for a long period been car- rying on a contraband tratfic for a well- known Paris jeweler, who it is said s had to disgorge heavily, both in jewelry and hard cash, in consequence of the disclosure | of his frauds. | WATER AND LIGHT RATES AN INTERESTING OPEN LETTER FROM THE UNION FOR PRAC- | TICAL PROGRESS. | CoMPARISONS WITH PORTLAND AND SEATTLE UNFAVORABLE TO THis CrITY. John M. Reynolds, chairman of the com- | mittee on municipal ownership of pubiic | utilities of the Union for Practical Prog- | ress, has written an open letter to the merchants and manufacturers of San | Francisco. “ The epistle opens with the statement that every consumer of water and gas or electric light ought to know that the un- | usual cost of these necessities in Sar Fran- | cisco is due to the fact that they are owned | and controlled by private monopolies. | And the high price of water, light and | power in this City, the writer says, has a baneful influence in the way of increasing the cost of manufacturing here and thus decreases considerably the advantages that n Francisco may offer as a manufactur- ing center. There is a good deal of meat to Mr. Rey- nolds’ letter, however one may view the | conclusions he draws from the recital of certain facts, and its tone throughout is conservative and sincere, which makes it, in light of the proportions of the move- ment at present, a document worthy of serious consideration. San Francisco *is the only city of its in the United States that does not s m own its own water suppl ‘s Mr. Rey- from figures obtain- | nolds. He estimate able in the municipal reports—that the merchants and busin men of this City are subjected to a tax of about $2,000,000 a vear for water and light that other cities have escaped through the municipaliza- tion of these utilities. Concerning the vrofits of the Spring Valley Water Com- pany Mr. Reynolds writes: By the report of the Spring Valley Water o for 1894 we learn that they were 1 the assistance of the Board of to pay dividends amounting to visors 000. They also paid interest on amounting to ,183 42 “The operating ex- penses for that year were only 376,200 61. What business of San Francisco or manu- | cturer dreams of such profits? The rates enable them to pocket these enormous ms, besides pa salaries and attor- neys' fees, are fixed by the Supervisors. The average rate for this City in 1890 was put | down in the United State Statistician as $20 | per vear. The average rate by the same authority in the few other cities which are supplied by private companies—none of which | are as large as Sen Francisco—wes 17 48 per | year, and the average rate in tnose cities Which own their water works was $11 63. | Referring aeain to the fact that the | “exorbitant light and water rates of San Francisco” act as an effectual drag upon | the business interests of this City and en- | able such cities as Portland and Seattle, for example, to undersell San Francisco, | Mr. Reynolds quotes more figures that are | of a decidedly interesting nature in the con- | sideration of this subljccl. Both Portland | and Seattle own and operate their own | And the rates of | water plants, he | mpare well—from a | these cities do mo { San Francisco standpoint — with those | charged by the Spring Valley. The meter rates at Portland are for quanti- | ties up to 25,000 gallons ¥7 50 per month. | | The meter rates at Seattle are § | gallons, while the rates at San Franc | %9 31 for 25,000 gallons. The rate at_Portland | for 150,000 gallons per month is rate at Seattle for 150,000 gallons per m $19, whiie the rate at San Francisco is $55 uantity. How, we ask, do our mer- manufacturers expect to compete attle and Portland under such condi- | the sam chan! The writer intimates that in future his committee will have interesting and timely | data concerning the rates of gas and elec- tric light in this and other cities. “We | have petitioned the Board of Supervisors,” he says in conclusion, “'to call a special election to enable this City to place itself in a position to compete with other places, "because the law requires that it must be | done in that way. We ask the co-opera- | tion of property-cwne: merchants, man- | ufacturers and all citizens in circulating | petitions, and shall be pleased to consult | with any one upon other details.” i CLEVER SNEAK THIEF. ‘ A | Frank Mason, an Eastern Crook, Ar- rested for Stealing Articles From Wholesale Houses. Chief Crowley was notified about a week ago by wholesale houses through Miller, Sloss & Scott. 18 Fremont street, that a | sneak thief had been successfully at work among them. Detectives Gibson and Reynolds were detailed on the case and they ascertained | that some one was selling ““Little Giant” dies to different people. This gave them a clew, as several boxes of these dies had been stolen from Miller, Sloss & Scott’s store. Yesterday morning the detectives placed Policeman C. Peters at the store to await | developments. About 11 o’clock he saw a well-dressed young man leaving the store with a box of dies under his arm, and he | | promptly placed him under arrest. i | He was taken to police headquarters, | where he gave the name of Frank Mason, {and admitted that he was an Eastern | crook. He confessed to the detectives that he had stolen the boxes of dies, and | through him they were able to recover nine of the boxes, which were valued at about §25 each. Mason used to walk boldly into the store and look around as if be intended to purchase some articles. Then he would | watch his opportunity and quietly steal one of the boxes. Three charges of petty larceny were booked against him. BEATEN AND ROBBED. Experience of Michael Collins, a Visitor From Wheatland. Michael Collins came from Wheatland two days ago. Wednesday night, while walking past Market and Brady streets, he was attacked by two young men. They | knocked him down and kicked him on the face and robbed him of about $10. He wandered about the streets all last night and yesterday morning penniless, until some one directed him to the Receiving Hospital. He presented a sorry spectacle when he apoeared in the hospital. Both his eyes were blackened, his face bruised and swollen, his forehead badly cut and one of his wrists sprained. e e A Disobedient Son Disinherited. Mrs. Mina Newman left a $10,000 estate to WILL ESTABLISH STORES, SCHEME OF THE RECENT AFRO- AMERICAN CONGRESS ABOUT TO MATERIALIZE. THE STATE COUNSELORS MEET. DELEGATE HoUSTON OF BAKERs- FIELD TALKS OF THE NEW ENTERPRISE. The State Executive Council of the Afro-American League met in regular monthly session at California Hall yester- day. There were present the following members: San Francisco—T. B. Morton, A. D. Binford, E. T. Hubbard, Charles Middleton, J. W. Radden; Yolo County— S. L. Hagan; San Joaquin County—W. H. Brinkley, Dudley Sebree; Santa Cruz County—William Tipton; Santa Clara— Jacob Overton; Alameda—J. H. Hackett, W. H. Delaney, J. B. Wilson; Kern County—R. W. Houston, B. F. Wilson; Petaluma—J. W. Radden, proxy. Routine business resulting from the re- cent congress was quickly dispatched, and then came the most important business of help declaring that the festival had done honor to the Italian colony. He then touched on the action of Consul Grimaldi and stated that that official had greatly added to the animus of the enemies of the committee. Cavagnaro, Biagi, Consonno, Malpirde and others also spoke strongly against the Consul. Signor Biagi added that, in addition to passing a vote of censure against him, it would be well to present a petition to the Italian Government praying for his recall. The following resolution was finally passed unanimously : The executive committee for the solemn fes- tival of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Rome ~becoming the capital of Italy, in its meeting of October 14, being extremely hurt by the incorrect and blame- worthy position held by the Italian Consul, Cay. BruniGrimaldi, on the occasion of a meet- ing held October 11, deplore the fact, to which they call the attention of the home Govern- ment and note that for the future there should be no repetition of such interference on the part of our foreign representatives. The executive committee also passed a unanimous protest against the vote of censure which was given the newspaper L’Italia at Friday’s mass-meeting. 1t was declared that L’Ttalia had given all pos- sible moral and material help to the fes- tival from the time it was first spoken of. Votes of thanks were passed to all who had aided the festival, and it was stated that, far from being a failure financially, | there would be $250 surplus for charity. | The thirty-six members of the committee | who unanimously voted censure for the Consul were: Cay. G. Calegaris di Commercio, C. O. Fauda, G. M. Postiglione, E. Caboni, C. Picasso, G. Figone, F. Delmonte, Gaspari Gervasio, E. Unti, G. Valente, A. Fodera, F. DeJulio, Avv J. A. Spinetti, A. Martinelll, G. Tacconi, A. L. A | bora, R! Petri, R, Valentine, G. Malpiede, F. Giovanuoni, Iaccheri, J. C. Sals, G. Roc- catagliata, P. Consonno, E. Ruggiero, G. Valvo, G. Bini, M. L. Perasso, D. Biagi, A. Grasso, F. E. W. HOUSTON OF BAKERSFIELD. | the conference, which was to consummate, if possible the one feature particularly advocated by the recent congress—that is, the establishing of commercial enterprises Cavagnaro, F. Pellicano, P. Zappettini, Figone. A, by and in the interest of the colored people. It was unanimously decided to open mercantile houses in San Francisco, Oakland, Stockton, Los Angeles and Bak- ersfield, and a committee was appointed to solicit subseriptions to stock among the wealthy colored men in this City and the State at large. R. W. Houston of Bakers- field is one of the principal movers in the undertaking, and he talks confidently of the outlook so far as his immediate section is concerned. It is our purpose to establish mercan- tile houses in all the principal cities of the State,” said Mr. Houston, in explaining | the proposition to the council. “In Bakersfield the first store will be started, this point being selected because of its ag- | ricultural aZvantages. I have canvassed | the situation carefully and have talked with many of the most prominent white The | neople of my city relative to the advisabil- * ity of such a move. Among those seen | may be mentioned Judge Conklin, D. D. Hill and President Tevis of the Kern | County Land Company, and without a | single” exception they not only gave it | their hearty indorsement, but assured me | that the Afro-American store will receive at least a portion of their patronage. “The capital stock will be fixed at $10,000, with the privilege of increasing to $50,000. In order that every colored citizen may feel able to subscribe for at least one share ot stock it has been thought advisable to place them at $50. That there may be no | feeling of distrust on the part of any of the proposed stockholders I will say that those who are placed in charge of the business will be required to execute a good and suf- ficient bond for the faithful performance of the trusts imposed in them. They will also be required to furnish statements of the business so often as to preclude any possible misappropriation of funds. “Among those who have already sub- | scribed may be mentioned T. B. Morton, our president; J. M. Bridges of Fresno, Charles Aukrum, Mathew Stevens, B. L. Gary, A. W. Vessel and myself, all of Kern County, and Jacob Overton, San Jose: Wiley Hines, Tulare; S. L. Hogan, ‘Woodland, and William Tipton of Santa Cruz, all representative colored men, and among the wealthiest of our race, Sev- eral others have signified their desire to join in the enterprise. : “The _store or stores will be co-operative in their nature, and will be extensive enough to admit of a man buying any- thing from a pin to a threshing-machine. We also propose to run a blacksmith-shop and tailoring establishment.”’ * A committee of seven was then ap- pointed to draft articles of incorporation, when, after passing the following resolu- tion, the council adjourned subject to the call of the president: Whereas, The Afro-American Congress adopted a resolution providing that the first day of January in each year be generally ob- served and celebrated as Emancipation day, therefore each local league throughout the State is hereby instructed and requested to take steps to celebrate in a fitting and becom- ing manner that day as one of greatestim- | portance to the whole Afro-American race of the United States. It is elso recommended that a collection be taken up for the John Brown aud Frederick Douglass monument und. A CONSUL CENSURED. It Was Proposed to Ask the Italian Home Government to Re- call Him. The Italian executive committee of the twentieth of September celebration has registered a vigorous protest against the Italian Consul, Cay. Bruni Grimaldi, for his action in condemning the committee by proxy. It will be remembered that at the mass-meeting held last Friday Dr. Per- roni appeared as the Consul’s deputy to announce his dissatisfaction with the action of the committee in spending more on decorations for the festival than had been originally intended. A full meeting of the committee was held last Monday in the Sala Garibaldina. President Calegaris, in_a long speech, re- pudiated the charges of exlnva%nuce and five of her children and disinherited a sixth, Henry, on account of disobedience. declared that while his voice would always be raised for peace and unity he could not PLAN TO MAKE ONE ON FIRST AVENUE Now BEING FOR- MULATED. CIRCULATION OF A PETITION AGAINST THE FURTHER SALE OF BuriaL Lors. The Richmond Property-owners’ Asso- ciation at its last meeting took the ceme- tery question fully in hand. A resolution was adopted urging the Board of Super- visors to prevent the further sale of burial lots within the City limits. An ordinance was drawn up, which will be laid before | the board, making it unlawful for any per- | son or association or corporation to bury or inter any dead body in the cemeteries in the City, nor shall they sell any plats of land to be used for burial purposes. A violation-of this ordinance shall be a mis- demeanor, with the penalties of fine orim- prisonment. “This proposed ordinance,” said Attor- | ney Charles H. Hubbs, yesterday, “would not_interfere with those already holding burial lots in the City cemeteries, but would stop the further sale of burial places. In the course of time interments would cease within the corporate limits. This is not much, but it is the beginning, and a continuous effort will be made until the graveyards are all out of the City. Those well-known menaces to health must go, and Richmond district is the most inter- ested in their removal. “In the matter of the ownership of the burial lots there is some doubt about a title to the freehold. It is really only an easement in the land and is subject to such changes as the altered zircumstances of the neighborhood may render necessary. Under the head of the ‘Modern Cemetery,’ in the American Law Register is the fol- lowing: Every owner of a cemetery lot must be deemed to have purchased and to hold it for the sole purpose of using it as a place of burial, and he is bound to know at his peril that it mey become offensive by the residence of many people in its vicinity, and that its use must vield tolaws for the suppression of nuisances. very cemetery within or near large cities must give way to the advance of population. Interments must ultimately cease and the remains of the dead that are capable of re- moval must be reinterred in new grounds; and every lot-owner holds his title subject to that contingeney, and no conditions or cove- nants contained in deeds appropriating the lands to particular uses can prevent the Legis- lature declaring such use uniawful, and com- pelling the removal of all boaies from the grounds, * * * All individual rights of property, whether they rest on absolute conveyances or mere licenses, are subject to laws of this character. “The American Cgclonedin, volume 3, page 542, speaks with startling clearness on the subject of the unhealthy conditions resulting frem the neighborhood of long- used graveyards: When numerous buriels within a limited space have occurred, the ground becomes sat- urated with the produets of the decomposition to such a dngree as to be incapable of further absorbing them; under such circumstances decomposition is retarded and its products es- cape directly into the atmosphere. ‘‘Let the advocates of the cemeteries who urge their remaining and filling up with continuous burials therein on their present localities in the City seriously think of the imperiled condition of the health of the residents adjacent to the cemeteries. I ask them why not join us and aid 1n the promotion of the health and enterprise of Richmond District by having the dead sacredly placed where their remains will not be a menace to the living ?”’ Real estate salesin the district are in- creasing, and prices are moving upward. Block-grading and street-paving are being actively pushed ahead, and there is a project on foot to make First avenue from the Presidio to the park a wide smooth driveway. The Southern Pacific Com- pany recently relinquished their franchise on that thoroughfare, and now the avenue is practically free from streetcar franchises, Its dedication as a handsome boulevard rests with the property-owners, Several enthusiastic residents of Riche {ingredients mond District are advocating the planting of evergreen trees along the ocean beach. Secretary Jacquemard of the new French Hospital states that along the south coast of France rows of pine trees are set out on the beach for mlnr miles. They act asa wind-break, and also have a tendency to disperse the fogs which sweep in from the sea. SAUSHLITO ADVANCEMENT. WORK COMPLETED ON WATER AND A STREETS AND OTHER PLANS MADE. CALEDONIA STREET, THE OLD CounTY Roap, To BE GRADED AND PAVED. Sausalito’s Town Trustees having seen the good results of their efforts in improv- ing the streets are contemplating further improvements, which.when completed will add largely to the comfort of living there. At the meeting of the board Tuesday night the Street Superintendent reported the completion of the work of grading, guttering and macadamizing of Water and A streets, and stated that he was ready to issue the assessment to J. Raisch, assignee of J. J. O’Connor, the original contractor. The report was not favorably received by all the property-owners on the street, and one of them, John Snell, protested against the acceptance of the work on the ground that the specifications had not been com- plied with. General Dickinson, president of the board, referred the matter to the Street Committee. Ernest McCullough, who holds the office of Street Superintendent and Town En- ineer, says he has no fear of the result, as e has watched the work carefully, and when in any degree there appeared to have been a distegard of the specifications he required the contractor to do his work over again. The board passed an ordinance adopting agrade on Caledonia strget from Water to the North Pacific railroad shops—a dis tance of more than a mile, or about twelve blocks. A petition was received from property-owners on four blocks of Cale- donia street asking that the street be graded. A resolution of intention was adopted by the board providing for the grading of eight blocks and crossings, and the putting in of sidewalks was postponed till spring, that the grading may settle. The grading of Caledonia street will re- sult in opening up the best section of North Sausalito. This street was formerly the county road, and being the only en- trance to the town from other parts of the county it is believed by many of the prop- erty-owners that it will eventually become the principal business street. The plans 15,000 cubic yards of earth and 7000 or 8000 yards of rock. Town Engineer McCullough reported that be had completed surveys in South Sausalito for sewerage and drainage plans, and an ordinance was introduced fixing the grades on Richardson, Main Valley, Third, Fourth and West streets. ———— MessENGER Bovys oN THE WHEEL.—A new spirit has come over the messenger and with thoughtful mien along the side- walk, but makes excellent time as he goes on his rounds on a bicycle. This applies, at present, to the messenger staff of the Philadelphia and some few other offices, but the innovation has proved such a suc- cess that the walking messenger boy will soon be out of date. In the West Phila- | detphia office, ten boys were formerly em- 1]:]oyed. The average distance a message ad to be delivered was two miles. Each boy had about ten messages to deliver dur- ing the day, and by night he was utterly | exhausted. The boy earned from 50 to 60 cents a day. Since the bicycle was intro- duced into the office only one-third as many boys are employed, and they are paid so much’ for every message | they deliver. The time for getting | a message to its destination is reduced to | about one-third, so that now a boy on his | bicycle can deliver from twenty-seven to | thirty messages a day, and instead of mak- ing 56 or 60 cents he makes from $1 to $1 50 | aday. An excellent plan for enabling the | boy to buy his wheel is adopted. The | company buys the wheel and continues to pay the boy for the work he does at the old rate of wages, putting the difference in his earnings to his credit. As soon as the wheel is paid for it becomes the boy’s | property. creased wages and is not nearly so fatigued | by his day’s work as when he was contin- | ually walking. People ask what good does Dr. Henley’s Celery, Beef and Iron do. To be fair with you it will not cure a disease of twenty years’ standing in two minutes; to be frank with you it will not restore sight to the blind or per- form any so-called “ miracle”; but to tell you the whole truth it will help every part of your system. Itis guaranteed to be made from Celery (the only safe nervine), Beef (the best system builder in the world) and Iron, the peerless purifier and strengthener of the blood. Ask yourselfi—can as much be said of any other preparation? And then remember that these grand e are so perfectly proportioned that they do LASTING GOOD. The prep- aration 'is perfect—it neither interferes with the digestion nor blackens the teeth. Is it strange then that people GET WELL AND KEEPWELL for the grading contemplate a fiil of some | boy. He no longer meanders leisurely | Western Union Telegraph Company at | | We have done s He gets the advantage of in- | § NEW TO-DAY. YOUNG GRLS. 'INTERESTING CONCLUSIONS: % HMothers Agree on_One Vital Subject. [SPECIAL TO OUR LADY READERS.) Young girls, to the thinking mind, are ever subjects of the deepest interest. me lead lives of luxury, while others toil for mere exist- ence. Separate, how- ever, as their paths in life may lie, Na- ture demands of SR 71y dience. Al are subject to same phy- sical laws, and suffer in pro- ion to their viola- tion. Young girls are reticent through modesty, and often withhold what ought to be told. 4 Yet they are not to blame, for mfol:. mation on such subjects has been w held from them, owing to the false ini pretation of a mother’s duty. In such cases they should do as thou- sands of young ladies are doing every day: write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynr}, Mass., giving as nearly as possible their symptoms, and receive her freely given advice and timely aid. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound is the young girl’s most trusty friend. It can be obtained of any drug- gist, and speedily relieves and cures irreg- ularities, suspension, retention, and all derangements of the womb and ovaries. It banishes promptly all pains, head- ache, backache, faintness, nervousness, sleepiessness, melancholia, etc. }oun_g girls must know that self-preservation i@ the first law of nature. 2 PHILAUELPHIA SHOE CO. STAMPED ON A SHOE MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT. RADE CONTINUES GOOD WITH US pite the obstruction caused by the SPRECK- CE, and the cause for our success lies in ihe fact that we are selling better shoes for less money than our competiiors. We realize our position and wherever we could make & reduction t that leather and shoes hav yet we have not only NOT Al ) our prices. but we bave in many instances lowered them. This week we have placed on sale about 500 p: French Kid Button Shoes, wmbich w ir. These shoe: e 1o this lot are cloth and kip topsshoes, with pointed or square toes, and with either plain’ toes OF patents leather tips, and they are bargains. This must interest you. Ladies’ High-Cut Storm Rubbers, made of the best quality of rubber, which we have “placed reach of all. B duced to 40 cents. within the Price re- $1.00. Keep the children looking neat. We are seiling Chil- dren’s Patent-Leather Shoes, with a fipe kid top and spring heels, for $1. Only one width—E wide. Sizes 8 to 10%. Regular price $2. $1.25. A bargain for men, this \ week only; genuine B Calf Congress or Lace Shoes, with medium square toes and tips, guaranteed for wear, sizes 6 to 11, will sell them for $1 25, regular $1.00. Ladies’ Oxford Ties, with either pointed or square toes, patent-leather tips or plain, band-turned soles, very easy on the feet, re- duced t0$1, a great bargain. WE HAVE NOT MOVED. AF-Country orders solicited. X~ Send for New Illustrated Catalogua. Address B. KATCHINSKI, 10 Third Street, San Francisco. PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO. HEAD (OLDS, Catarrh, dry mucous membranes soon yield to the treatment of the famous Dr. Me- Kenzie's Catarrh Cure. DE CONVINCED FREE To show that Dr. McKenzie’s Catarrh Cure gives instant relief and continues to drive away the cold or catarrh 7 free trials per week will be allowed you if you call at the BALDWINPHARMACY EDWIN W. JOY, Market and Powel!l Sts. Call for free treatment of Dr. McKen« zie’s Catarrh Cure. WHO USE IT? Weak Men and Women HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE great Mexican Romedy; gives Healih and Strength 10 the Sexual Organs.