The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1895, Page 6

6 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1895. WELLS' GREAT RACE, Eastern Cracks Beaten by the San Francisco Cycler. COAST RECORD BROKEN. McFarland of San Jose Reels Off a Mile in Competition in 2:05. EDDIE BALD MEETS DEFEAT. Murphy, Downing and Campbell Among the Winners of the Day. SAN JOSE, Car., Nov. 9.—The second day nal circuit meet of the Garden City cyclers to-day drew the largest at- tendance ever seen at a bicycle meeting in California. Every seat in thg stands was taken and the bleachers and intervening spaces were crowded. The programme of built, provided with astand and a place to write, and the absence of a covering over it to keep off the sun was all they complained of. The first event on the long programme was a third of a mile scratch, class B, in three heats. E. C. Bald of Buffalo won the first heat, with W. M. Randall of Rochester second. in :49 4-5 E. H. Kiser of Dayton, Ohio, won_the second heat from C. M. Murphy and J. M. Campbell in :50. Four started in the third heat, and the order at the finish was T. W. Cooper of Detroit, C. 8. Wells of San Francisco, E. A. Moody of San Jose, J. F. Staver of Port- land. The time was :46 4 Then they gave the class A men achance to show speed in a two-thirds of a mile handicap. It was divided into four bheats owing to the large entry list. Nine came out for the first heat, and thev made a pretty race of it. McFarland, the scratch man, caught his field at the end of the first lap. The exertion took away his finishing sprint, however, and he was unplaced at the tape. B. Freeman, from fifteen yards handicap, won in 1:202-5. P. G. Alexander, Jesse lves and George W. Tantau followed closely. The second heat had eight starters, with Hardy Downing, the San Jose marvel, on scratch., He could get no better than fourth position, however, R. H. Ham- monds, J. E. Edwardsand J. E. Willoughby finishing in front of him. The time was Owing to his accident yesterday Frank Byrne could not ride in the third beat, in which be was .entered. Right starters showed in the field. P. R. Mottwon hand- ily from fifteen yards, V. A. Benson sec- ond, N. Ackerman third. Time, 1:27 Eight more aspirants for track honors started in heat four. After many futileat- tempts on the part of Starter Will Haley to discharge his revolver they were given the word to go. George H. Seigof San Jose won the heat, with R. R. ond and Ray Hogg third. 2 The starter’s ypistol gave considerable races was long and intererting, the ma-|trouble during the day and continualiy / Y CEARLES 8. WELLS OF THE BAY CITY WHEELMEN, onty of events being class B riders. The wheelmen from San Francisco who competed in by could not come down to see the races yes- | terday showed up en masse to-day. All the clubs are represented, the Olympics, arly prominent. practical joke was played on the wnouncer, Wilbur Knapp, last night by about a dozen well-known c¢; lers, but Knapp had the laugh on them all to-day. About midnight the jolly dozen got together and went out to the trac Citys, Imperials and Californias being | - | and J. M. Campbell of Spokane, In one of the training-rooms they found | Knapp’s metaphone or speaking-tube, painted a beautiful white and labeled | “The White Flyer.”” They took it outside and with paints and, brushes painted it vellow, blue, green and crimson in alter- nate stripes. They laugh ed to themselves as they thought of Knapp’s astonishment when he went to use it to-day. But Wil- bur had occasion to go to the track this morning and discovered the joke. He hastily carried his treasure downtown to a sign-painter and when he appeared as announced in the afternoon, behold! the “White Flyer” was as spotless as ever. Knapp savs it was a great joke, but one has to arise before breakiast to get ahead of him. . The wheelmen artists also painted three immense ciub emblems on the track at the tape, being those of the Bay City, Califor- niaand Garden City clubs, which should C. M. Mwrphy of New York. give Knapp an inkling as to who the jokers were. ' The racing to-day was high class. The Eastern cracks were in splendid form and their riding astonisbed the spectators. | Every race was fought out to the end, and the men all rode to win. The desper- ately-fought finishes aroused intense en- thusiasm among the spectators, and every- body stood up and yelled as the men came tearing down the stretch toward the tape. Bald, the Eastern champion, had to lower his colers to-day to Murphy, another crack Easterner, and Wells, the big Cali- fornian. The riding of the latter was not only surprising but very gratifying to his host of friends, and after his victory over all the crackajacks in the one-third-mile race he was cheered again and again. His was the most popular victory of the day, and the honors will rest well on the big modest champion of the Bay City Wheel- men. Murphy’s riding and clever headwork in the five-mile National championship showed what years of experience and care- ful training will do, and he won the race entirely on its merits. The conduct of the meet was perfect. The track was kept clear, the officials were thoroughly efficient and a tuneful band, discoursing popular airs, proved a welcome appurtenance. The press representatives ‘were, for the first time since the track was | | [ | missed fire. He blamed ridges, of course. Next came the final of the one-third it on the cart mile scratch, class B. Those who had q‘uulified in their heats were E. C. Bald of Buffalo, C. 8. Wells of San Francisco, E. H. Kizer of Dayton, Ohio; Tom W. Cooper of Detroit, C. M. Murphy of New York ix of the {astest riders in the world. It wasasprint from the crack of the pistol—a new one, by the way, which the starter had just pro- cured. Referee Col placed a time limit of 45 seconds on the event. This wasa magnificent race. Cooper lea at the start, but on the back-stretch Wells went to the front and held it. The other five fought it out with him all the way and it was the most exciting finish ever seen on a track here, the six being within six inches of each other. The territic sprint made the men wobble, and just across the tape Wells and Murphy fof 1. but escaped with a few slight scratches. It was such | & close finish tnat the judges took several minutes to decide it. = When Knapp an- nounced_their decision, giving the Cali- fornian, Wells, first place, the spectators were wild with enthusiasm. Wells was cheered again and again, and, though stunned by his fall, he smiled his ac- knowledgments and went to his dressing- room the happiest man.in the world. Bald was second by six inches, Murphy third and Kiser fourth, no further apact. The time was :43 2-5—remarkably fast. Asa Windle, Bald’s manager, objected to the judges’ decision, claiming Bald won, with Murphy second, Wells third and Kiser fourth ; but he was cgnvinced finally that the judges were right. From the press-stand, where a splendid view could {)e had, it was plain that Wells won, though had the tape been ten feet further on Bald would have won, as he was gaining on Wells mpid‘ll)'. The San Jose favorite, Hardy Downing, a new star in racing circles, won the final of the two-thirds of a mile handicap, class A. H, B. Freeman, Bay City, was second, and V. A. Benson, Garden City, third. Time, 1:28 2-5. The Eastern flyers did not appear in the one-mile handicap, class B, as_they were too tired from their efforts in the one- third, and wanted to save themselves for the five-mile National championship. The race was divided into two heats. The order at the finish of the first heat was: R. E. Dow, Garden City; William Schefski, Salt Lake; . A, Moody and Tony Del- mas, Garden City. Time, 2:25. The winner of the second heat was W. M. Randall, from Rochester, N. Y., who be- longs to the Bay City Wheelmen. G. A. Nissen, Oakland; J. F. Staver, Portland, and J. M. Campbell, Spokane, finished in that order. Time, 2:23 1-5. “For a novelty, a midget race was then in- troduced between the five-year-old son of F. Ed Spooner, the Eastern cycling wricer, and the three-year-old daughter of J. S, Conwell of San Francisco. The distance was 100 feet, and the young lady won. It created a great deal of amusement. There were four heats to the one-mile scratch, class A. Floyd McFarland won the first in 2:24 2.5; N. Ackerman, second. Hardy Downing won the next one in 2:30. Jesse Ives was second. J. E. Wing, a great road-racer, won the third heat in 2:30, with H. W. Squires second. The fourth heat went to Percy R. Mort, while H. B. Freeman took second place. The time was 2:25. A two-mile handicap Chinhese race proved an amusing diversion. Thera were five starters with uncertain names which Tue Carr correspondent could not ascertain. However, Announcer Knapp stated the winner to be One Lung, while Chew Gum came second. No time was given. It was very funny and not such a bad race either, as the Celestials were expert wheelmen, d”]iued in regulation racing suits made of silk. Eight riders had qualified for tbe final beat of the one-mile handicap, class B. They were bunched on the second lap, alternating the setting of pace. They fought out the last hundred yards stub- bornly, and only a few inches separated J. M. Campbell of Spokane, W. M. Randall of Rochester and Tony Delmas of San Jose at the tape. They were decided upon in that order. Time, 2:18 3-5. Tandem pacing was put in the final of the one-mile ogin, class A, with V. A. Benson and C. M. ‘Smith on'the machine. The riders trailed after it in single file up to the Last eighth of the third iap, when F. A. McFarland of San Jose jumped into the lead and won, though hard pressed by Hurdy Downing and H. B. Freeman, The time was 2:05, which is a new class A mile competition record for this coast, P. Metcalf of the Imperial Club then tried for the coast half-mile record, paced vy G. J. Panario and J. S. Egan on a tandem. The time was :59 4-5, but the record -is faster than that—:34-5. He tried later in the day, and made it in :58. The last race of the day was the five- mile National championship, with medals for prizes, which all the riders coveted, however, owing to the prestige attached to winning' a championship. The starters were E. C. Bald, C. 8. Wells, Tom W. Cooper, J. F. Staver, C. M. Marphy, J. F. Ives, G. A. Nissen and J. M. Campbell. Thei¥race was paced by three tandem teams, Benson and Do Delmas and Moody, and J. Smith and Cushing alter- nating. All the riders jumped for the tandem, and Bald caught it, as usual. Then fol- lowed Cooper, Murphy, Campbell, Wells, Ives, Nissen, Staver. This order was maintained for the first mile at a hot pace, the time for the mile being 2:18. There was no change in position the second mile, the time of which was 2:15. In the mile Iyes’ tire blew out and he was forced to_quit. At the commencement of the third a splendid change of tandem was made. Campbell, Nissen and Staver dropped out, and Wells, sore from his fall'in the one-third mile, also gave it up. The time for this mile was 2:12 3-5. There were only Bald, Cooper and Murphy left to fight it out, and the hot pace did not seem to worry them. When the third tandem team dropped in Murphy crawled up alongside and caught it very prettily. Bald was thus forced to second place, Cooper third. Time of fourth mile, 2:17 4-5. The ride for home was the best seen here in a long while. Murphy, Bald and Coo- per, side by side, came’ tearing down to the tape together. Murphy had the better of it by a couple of inches over Bald, how- ever, with Cooper no further behind in third place. The time for the five miles was 11:01 1-5, which was very fast riding. Bald coveted this race, as he already holds the quarter, half and one mile Na- tional championships. He said it was a little out of his line to ride such along race, but his position at the finish and the time made indicate that heis speedy at even that distance. The last third of the rmo:f was ridden in :39, and the last mile in 9. . . Edwards, the Olympic class A rider; then tried for the one-mile paced record, with the assistance of a tandem. His time'was 2 minutes flat. This ended what was voted to be the best cycling race meet ever held in Califor- nia, and the Eastern riders all said ‘they were delighted with the track, climate and the treatment they have been accorded here. . The following is the summary: One third of 2 mile, scratch, class B: First heat— Bald first, W. M. Randall second. Time, :49 4-5. H. Kiser first, C. M. Murphy 0. _W. Cooper first, C. S. Wells S , California, first; E. C. Bald, Butialo, >. M. XMurphy, New York, third. Mott, 30, first; V. A. Ben- . Ackerman, 15, third. Time, heat—Geonge H. Seig, 70, first; R. R. 90, second; Ray Hogg, 63, third. H. Downing, seratch, first; H. B. A. Benson, 53, third. Time, 1:28 2-5. One-mile handicap, class B: First heat—R. E. Dow, 100, fi Wiliiam Schefski, 85, second; E. A. Mood ). third; Tony Delmas, 110, fourth. Time,2 d heat—W. M. Randall, 100, first; G. A. nd; J. F. Staver, 90, third; J. pbell, 85, fourth. Time, 2:23 ieat—J. M. Campbell, 85, first; W. M. 100, second; Tony Delmas, 115, 8 3.5. S Firstheat—Floyd Mc- Ackerman second. “Time, :’dy Downing first, Jesse Ives oi\'xng first, H. W. Squires Mott first, H. B, Freeman Thi second. Timi Fourth heat—P. second. T inal heat ). Downing second, H const record). McFarland first, Hardy . Freeman third, Time, ve mile National championship— M. Murphy, New York, first; E. C. Bald, Buffalo, ielu»nl i om W. Cooper, Detroit, third, Time, 01 1-5. The racers will go to San Francisco Mon- to atiend the Bay City Wheelmen’s en- tertainment ana dance thatevening, and at the middle of the week will go to Southern California to race there. The prizes won yesterday and to-day were distributed to the winners at the chrysanthemum show to-night, and to-morrow evening the riders and visiting wheelmen will be tendered a banquet by the Garden City Cyclers. SpALDING. AN INTERESTING QUESTION, The Supposed Franco-Russian Alliance and Its Probable Results. The burning question in Europe ot late has undoubtedly been that of the Franco- Russian alliance. Does any alliance ex- ist? Is there a treaty, and, if so, what is its nature? These are questions that the whole European press has been debating for over a fortnight past. In view of the importance of the subject—it is no exag- geration to say that the destinies of Eu- rope turn upon this point—it will be of in- terest to note the later deveiopments of the controversy. 2 ondent of the Paris Gaulois gives a resume of his conversation with a member of Lord Roseberry’s late Cabinet on the friction which has existed between France and England in regard to colonial possessions of both countries and comes to the crucial point in the question of Egypt. Lord Rosebery’s Government, declared the statesman, bad only maintained the status quo in Egypt. England was not there for her pleasure, but because of the necessity of guaranteeing the safety of Britain’s route to India via Suez. If this could be achieved the British could leave Egvpt-at once. The statesman further de- clared that in associating herself with Rus- sia Frauce was forcing England, verhaps, into the farms-of the Triple Alliance, cer- tainly into those of Italy. “It is an open secret,” he continued, ‘‘that in October next France, in concert with Russia, will raise the whole question of Egypt, Russian aid in this matter being a quid pro quo for France’s support in the far East. That France and Russia should ally themselves against Germany is nat- ural, as they are both equally threatened by the German Emrir& But that these two powers should ally themselves against England, which does not threaten any French possession, is a combination wholly to the prejudice of France, which thus makes herself a new and poweriul enemy in Europe. “If, for instance, Lord Salisbury should only guarantee the coast of Italy in case of war, he would strike a blow at_you that vou would feel acutely, for tHis accord would permit Italy to utilize all her forces aguinst you. £ “It is you French, I repeat, who, without understanding what you are doing, push Lingland toward Italy. And by what right do you object to us going with Italy, if it isour advantage to do s0? You g0 with Germany on occasion. Germany has supported you in all your colonial enter- prises. Germany acted in concert with you in your recent intervention against Japan. Germany is wiiling to second yon in a new campaign for the evacuation of Egyot. If you have not sought this sup- port, you will perhaps have to put up with it, and that contrasts strangely with your demands in Europe.”—New York Herald, ———— Mirs. Elaine Goodell Eastman, wife of Dr. Eastman, a Sioux Indian, is visiting her father, Henry Goodall, in New York. Mrs. Eastman has been happily married five years, and has two children. Al- though s full-blooded Sioux, Dr. Goodman is a graduate of Yale. The wedding of the two caused wide interest at the time. ——————— One-fifth of the entire African continent is a trackless waste. ———— I. W. ENTZ & Co., 401 California st., buy and #cll U, S. and other Bonds; also Stocks, 2 TACOMAS SHUT 00T, Reliance Football Players Score Their Third Victory. TWENTY-SIX TO NOTHING Northern Men Unable to Secure a Touchdown From the Oaklanders. EXCITING GAME IN THE MUD. The Running and Interfering of Frick and Hamlin a Feature. TACOMA, Wasn., Nov. 9.—A drizzling rain, a field dotted with mud holes, crowds with umbrellas lining the side lines and a grand stand filled with an enthusiastiz and trampet-blowing crowd describes the situation at to-day’s game between the Reliance football aggregation of Oakland, Cal., and the Tacoma Athletic Club team. The features of the game were Hacker's kicking and tackling and Mitchell’s guard work for Tacoma and Captain Frick’s-and Hamlin’s running and interference for Reliance. The Tacoma team at times did clever punting, and to its credit the score is the lowest yet made by the Reliance team on its trip north, being 26100. At Seattle the score was 36 to 0 and at Port- land 40 to 0. Reliance won the toss and chose goal. The ball was kicked forty-five yards by Tacoma, returned fifteen yards by Re- liance, and by line plays, wedges and around-end work the ball advanced stead- ily toward Tacoma’s goal and Reliance secured a touchdown and kicked goal. Time, 6 minutes. Returned to the center Tacoma kicked forty yards. The ball was secured by the Reliance .ight quartérback, who was tripped by one of his own men. The ball was advanced to the Tacoma'ten-yard line and Reliance lost it by a fumble. Tacoma took the ball and after three tries Hacker made a beautiful kick, which set the crowd wild. Retiance secured the ball and it was carried down the field by Frick for a touch- down. Goal was not kicked. Tacoma kicked off fifty yards. The pig- skin was fumbled by Reliance and Tacoma took it, but by fumbles allowed Reliapce to secure it. Forced by loss of ground to kick Tacoma got the ball and was forced to kick. Reliance fumbled and Tacoma fell on the ball, fumbled and lost to Reliance. Another run down the field ended in an- other touchdown. In the second halt Tacoma kicked off. Reliance secured the ball and advanced twenty and twenty-five yards by end plays by Hamlin and fifteen yards by line plays. Tacoma got the ball on a fumble and ad- vanced four yards. It was forced to kick and made forty yards. Reliance secured the ball and carried 1t to the thirty-vard line, bu’ lost on a fumble. Tacoma kicked; Reliance blocked and made a touchdown. From it goal was kicked. The ball was taken to the center and Re- liance bad advanced ten yards when time was called. Score, 26 to 0in favor of the Oakland men. A.J. Baillet of Seattle was the referee, C. H. Smith of Port Townsend the umpire, and Clemens and Goss the line men. Smith’s umpiring was impartial and gave satisfaction. The team leaves here for Butte, Montana, where it will play next week. The Port Townsend team, the strongest and best in the Northwest, wilp play here on December 7. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. A SreaM WHISTLE THAT CLEANSES AND Disisrecrs.—From the memory of civilized man the washing-machine has been one of the favorite objecs on which the ingenuity of the budding inventor of domestic ap- pliances has sought to expend itself. The consequence 1s that all sorts of fantastic and useless forms of the washer have had their short day on the market, and the faith of the housewife in a washing ma- chine that will wash has almost venished. Among recent patents is an improved washer that seems to justify its title. Itis simple both in construction and operation. The clothes are placed in a skeleton cylin- der, resembling a magnified mousetrap. Th:s cylinder is dropped into a blocktin alr-tight case, in the bottom of which is a receptacle for water and soap. The lid is then shut down, and the washer is placed on a furnace, gas or gasoline stove, or an electric heater. The water is quickly heated and the steam is driven through the clothes. There is neither rubbing nor boiling. The impurities which are forced out by the strong steam current fall to thé bottom of the machine, and are thus re- moved from further contact with the linen. The great advantage of the ma- chine is that it does the work itself, and its inventor claims that in two hours it will dispose of laundry work that usually occupies a whole day. Its cleansing and disinfecting qualities are said to have been so conclusively demon- strated that it is proposed to make a large size for factory and hospital use. In atest made at a paint factory 4 quantity of the cotton waste which is tied over the nose and mouth of the men engaged in mixing and powdering the paint and which usu- ally becomes so filled with the poisonous poiwderas to be rendered useless was placed in the washer. In four minutes it was ab- solutely clean and as good as new, and the paris green had dropped to the false bot- tom of the washer, perfectly available for future use. Thick canvas bags, incrusted with dry paint a quarter of an inch thick, were also experimented upon. In six min- utes they were clean. The paint was saved and the bags were ready, when dried, to be used again. Tue Biovcre 1N Furvre Wars.—Mili- tary authorities have come to the conclu- sion that the bicycle will play an indispen- sable part in the wars of the future. Its sphere, at least in its early military stages, will be that of the Ublan of the 1570 war. The cyclist, in preliminary operations, will act 2s an impenetrable advance cloud or screen for the army, pushing far ahead into the enemy’s theater of operations, making his power felt long before the armies have a chance to come together, paralyzing the enemies com- munications, making descents now here, now there, often rashly and often mak- ing mistakes. In spite of this he will always be able to obtain information for headquarters better than by any other form of scouting, feeling the ‘enemy retir- ing before him when outnumbered, but contesting the ground wherever there is a chance for contest. He will in fact pursue exactly the course followed b{ the Prussian cavalry in the early days of the Franco-Prussian war; always acting in company with light horse artillery, with the gunners mounted on bicycles, and not, according to the resent out-of- date system, on caissons. Vith these and the flying ‘cyclists, it is believed, the modern army has an offensive com- bination such as has never been equaled. The cyclist will be a crack shot, and that will be his only weapon. He has one decided advantage over the cavalry- man, in that he is not botlered by the question: of forage. On poor roads and in poor weather the cavalryman has everything .in his favor, and this will make the conseryative soldier view the bicycle with suspicion. Against this radi- cal disadvantage is placed the fact that under moderately fair conditions the cyclist can outmarch cavalrymen two to one, or 100 per cent, and, under almost the worst conditions, he can do the same with infantry. Another important duty the cyclist may have to perform in the next to hammer the enemy against, to reach the enemy’s rear,to get on his communications, take up a defensive position and wait for his attack. This could only be practicable with a heavy force of artill] The value of the cyciist as a messeuger or in guard- ing trainsand supplies is obvious. Crty L1rE AND NER —Dr. Burt J. May- cock, in a paper on “Some of the Infl ences of City Life on the Nervovs Sys- tem,” lays grest stress on the well-known fact that the average American treats him- self outrageously. The best proof of this is the immense sale in every large city of so-called nerve tonics, and the trade done in tne wines of coca and kola, and the preparations of phosphorus is almost incredible. This is all wrong. A tired and nervous man does not want hypnotics, but fresh air and exercise ac- cording to his strength. In this respect the English are r than we are. They keep up their habit of physical exercise until far into old age, and pare: s com- aratively little known in England. Dr, Maycock says that American men will have to turn over a new leaf and war is to act as the anvil for the main army | MERCIE'S WONDERFULART His William Tell One of the Triumphs of This Year’s Salon. WORKS OF A GREAT ARTIST. Loradc Taft Tells of His Enjoyable Visit to a Famous Parislan | Ateller. I called recently upon M, Mercie, the famous sculptor of the “Gloria Victis,” “Quand Meme’” and other great works known to all the world, writes Lorado Taft in the Chicago Record.- He has been out - of the city, else I should have written earlier of Lim and of his busy studio. On my call at his atelier I found a card tacked over the bell requesting visitors to confer with ’ her highness, the con- cierge “a l'entresol.’’ I presume this was in- tended as a protection against peddlers. How- ever the little girl who sut playing with her doll just outside came running in and in response to my inquiries pounded vigor- Antonin Mercie. “WILLIAM TELL,” SALON OF '95. draw a sensible balance between work and play. Women, too, are entirely on the wrong track. They belong to literary societies, = frequent afternoon musicales and social functions, usually driving in their carriages, seldom walking or getting the exercise in the open air which is so beneficial, and which they so greatly need. They are overdoing them- selves in the matfer of entertaining and being entertained, and are exhausting their nervous energy like their husbands. These people should go away from business and household cares at frequent intervals. 'f possible they should take a trip into the country at least once a week. They should get on their bicycles and ride moderately, | but not exhaustingly, all summer long, and in the winter they should join some good athleticeluband take a regular course of exercises, such as dumb_bells and calis- thenics, according to their strength and constitution. A CycLe Mower.—It is not an extrava- gant assumption that if ne who makestwo blades of grass grow where one grew de- serves well of humanity. The man who cuts three blades of grass in the time that one blade has heretofore beeu cut, should come in for some of the thanks thav the philanthropist is supposed to be en- titled -to. A patent has been applied Mor in the matter of a bicycle lawn mower. The rear wheel is like that of the ordinary bicycle, but in place of the front wheel is'a twenty-inch lawn mower, fitted with pneumatic tires. The mower is attached to the front post by long steel prongs, and may be adjusted to cut high or low. Two rods extend from the rear frame to the mower, and thus re- lieve the head of the machine from strain. The pedals are placed directly on the large wheel shaft, and the power re- quired to operate the machine is equiva- Jent to that used in the ordinary tricycle. It is guided by handles; it can be turned in a six-foot cirele, and will mow a lawn in one-third of the time required with the present style of mower. ————— Erecrric Power 1N STEEL WoRks.—A notable utilization of electric power is about to be made at Duquesne, Pa., where six blast furnaces will be erected for oper- ation in conjunction with the extensive steel works located there. The furnaces will be the largest ever built, and the plant will be so equipped that most of the work will be done automatically by electric or steam power. As showing how entirely old methods are being superseded there will not be a single velt in the whole power station, as the generators will be con- nected directly tothe steam engines and the arc machines will be similarly con- nected to the electric motors that will drive them, The electric-power station is to generate about 3000 horsepower for light and power. Among the many applica- tions of electricity that will be seen in this essentially modern installation are thirty very poweriul electric cranes, three or more electric iraveling bridges over 230 feet span, the la.rgesc ever built for unloading ore; about fifteen electric otor-cars, half a dozen electric conveyors and a large number of stationary motors for driving . In the Home- R s electric motors are al- ready running up to an aggregate of 4000 horsepower, and in the Bessemer works to miscellaneous apparatus. stead steel wor‘:p about 2000 horsepower. e A race was recently rowed at Deal, Eng- land, between four four-owed crews of boat- men over 60 years of age. coxswain was 85, various | e The winning oarsmen averaged" 70 years, while their | | ously on the door. She had not stopped | to see whether I had furniture polish or ‘“‘Treasures of Art”’ under my arm, but promptly ran away again, leaving me re- sponsible for a very large racket. A youn man appeared, modeling tool in hand, an takin, m{ card speedily returned to admit me. M. Mercie had foilowed him and gave me_ the pleasant smile and hearty grasp | which I remembered so well. He was at work upon a little sketch for a monument. Henever stops work while in the studio, but he can talk at the same time. Many were the questions he had to ask me of Chicago and art in America and the expo- sition, and of numerous other things. . I told him how much our people are | interested in French art; how proud we | are of the French sculptures at the Art Institute—particularly, of course, of his beautiful “David’’ and the great *‘Quand | Meme.”” When I spoke of Raffaelli’s tri- umphal tour he smiled a little, teasingly, and asked if our peopie had not con- founded him with Raphael. I told him *@loria Victis.” that that was. an old joke with us, and that our women's clubs, even in the smaller towns, were authorities upon the old masters—knew every one of them per- sonally; also that the; ind not had much opportunity to see, but that they read everything that they could get hold of— that in the Nike Club and many another he self and his works had been made the subject of special study the last year. This scemed to strike him as very amus- ing, but he was properly impressed by our aspirations. WEen I "had fully demon- strated to my own satisfaction theglorious artistic future of our land. and especially of the Western country, 1 began to ask questions in turn. % M. Mercie is a Southerner by birth, hav- ing first seen light in Toulouse in 1815. At the age of but 23 he won the prize of Rome. To the salon of 1873 he sent from Rome his “David After the Combat,’ one of the most perfect things in modern sculpture. There is a confident swing in the fine, lithe figure, The right foot rests upon the giant's grim head, the right arm is, raised,s as with a proud gesture he sheathes hi sword. The joy of the victor has not yet chased from his brow its threatening frown. Altogether it is a thoroughly fine thing— whether ‘Donatello’s be better orworse. I wonder who will. dare attempt it next! It was in 1874, however, that M. Mercie had his greatest triumph, with a magnifi- cent work which ranks as highly now as it did at that time, when it took all Paris by storm and won for the young sculptor the medal of honor of the salon. I speak of the famous group, the “Gloria Victis,” “Glory to the Vanquished.” It represents a winged Victory bearing from the field of battle a dying youth. His face shows the last agony; in his right hand he still grasps his broken sword, the left is raised as in a convulsive appeal to bis comrades. In this year’s salon M. Mezcie exhibited an energetic “William Tell” and a ve striking conception of *‘Jeanne d’Arc.” was so greatly attracted at the time by the simple dignity of Paul Dubois’ equestrian figure of Joan that I fear I hardly did jus- tice to_the more theatrical work. In a sense Mercie may have been nearer a national truth of type than his more con- tained brother-sculptor. Heroism has to have a label here. They are justas much heroes, but they require the stage settings. 8o Joan, with waving sword and wild eyes and hand pressed to her heart, appealed to thousands who nnrdlr noticed the prayer- ful maid on the battle charger. . They felt that this was the wnf’ to save the country and applauded warmly the vivacious group destined to Domremy, for it 1s a group. M. Mercie bas introduced a personifica- tion of medieval France, a quaint but very attractive figure of an_olaer woman who bends over the exalted girl and seems to give her a blessing with tae blade which she has put into her hand. It was a piece of sculpture which grew in interest the more one studied it, and will doubtless be prized by the French as one of the mas- ter’s finest achievements. I have given you some_idea of M. Mer- cie's versatility and of the taste which he shows in all that his busy hand produces, Theodore Child speaks of ‘‘two character- istics of his genius—intensity of feeling and unerring sentiments of beauty in form”’—adding: “1 use the word ‘genius’ expressly, for M. Mercie, of all contem- porary French sculptors, seems the most gifted by nature and the most favored b 4 mystericus and inexphcable inspiration. This the critics may settle among them- selves. One thing I know, and that is that in all the. brilliant array of French art there is no personality more refined and wholesome than bis, no influence more helpful and inspiring. “Robbers’’ XIs the Word, ‘Women who, though well provided with world’s goods and who certainly should know better, have been heard to beast that they never buy towels, but keep their linen closet supplied with pieces from the hotels at which they stop and from the slee; infi- cars in which they bave traveled, amrwx 1 laughingly tell how each one was obtained. The vilfering of towels from sleeping-cars is decidedly the meanest mode of all, as the porter of the car is compelled to pay for all missing linen, the same being counted before his trip and also at the re- turn, when he must produce the original number of pieces, either soiled or clean. The salaries of these men are exceedingly small and the payment of a few dozens of ““lost” towels makes quite a hole in their earnings. A society girl was lately heard to boast that she had the largest collection of souvenir spoons she had heard of. On be- ing requested to show them she, entirely unabashed, produced a case in which re- posed dozens of spoons which, on being examined, showed the names of well- known hotels, dining-cars and soda foun- tains. They were of not the slightest use to the girl and nothing could convince her that she had really stolen them, as they were “‘only spoons.” A very amusing story istold on & woman who visited a cereal exhibit. She was well dressed and had an air of respecta- bility. On leaving one of the counters she suddenly exclaimed that some one was picking her pocket. Her pocket-e- ing examined she discovered the spoots she was trying to take weré tied to e counters by strings. During the lawkh which followed she made an escape.— Chicago Tribune. . At the Santa Caterina Cathedral, Genoa, may be seen a crescent made of an emer- ald, which is eight inches between the points. 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