The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1900, Page 7

ADVERTISEMENTS. \ TESTIMONY OF_ Weary mms Women UASE AMITTED Rest and help for weary Stipulation of Attorneys women are found in Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vmgz:[: Shortens the Trial Eight Weeks. Compound. It makes wo- | men strong and healthy to Sy bear their burdens, and v..tccsor Ames Finds No Similarity overcomes those flils 0 i signature on Marriage Con- which women are sub[ocf tract to Other Handwriting i because they are women. of Senator Fair. | AR | Elght weeks of wearisome, .\umnvvll'sr»r(; getable Compound ven a quietus yesterday air o By stipulation attorneys it was agreed to allow a n of evidence relating to the eeds, evolved in the trial of the case of Angus versus Craven, to go into the record of the pres case. Judge Troutt showed a unanimity with the coun of both sides. One hundred days were consumed in the former trial s and a wealth of tes- asthnony wer | morning in the of is kmownm from coast to coast. It has cured more sick women than any other medicine. Its| friends are everywhere over the il dee and they are cons timony inscribed by Court Reporter t y w George Smith. Later on “;}leg a tran- riting thankf script on appeal was prepared, Smith con- - ul letters Sed the tectimony and it s this synop- tical reviation wuich will be read into | the case of Mrs. Nettie R. Craven vs. the heirs of James G. Fair. The morning session of the trial was given ove “ ale Introspection of stipulation: s for the respond- were d the which appear in this paper: ’ If you are puzzled write | for Mrs. Pinkkam’s ad- °,." vice. Her address is Lynn, Mass. She will| ~vidence In saving ebjections the itatives agreed and r Smith wiil have pages of typewrittén Supplementary and | 1o charge you nothing and t O e o ial also from time to Hm\n‘ At | present the signdture of the marriage she has restoredamillion |- ander nvestigation. in the | ar future the Grand Opera-house note, women to health. "Do you know - your name, 'James G | Fair?” will be experted and then chiro- | graphy will be relegated and place given | e gy | Y breathing testimony. | | “The afternoon session found Expert | >s on the stand and he declared that | ture to the marriage contract | from all the on_checks ad- Aeceased millionaire. The testimony | of loops, circular lines, shades, connecting lines, hesitat. ing blind loops and a wealth of | | other technical chirographical stuft that | is meant to convince the Judge that the | | contract signature is a forgery. Ames got as far as the F in the surname and then the court adjourned until to-day at 10:30 a. m. Both Want the Yacht. 4 QUART BOTTLES $3.20. | soini™tunecs ™™t pieasi “yucht Juanito, but, as they were unable to agree as to whom should be entitled to the cus- tody of both halves of the vessel, the court has been called upon to settle the | dispute. Heslop alleges that Savory has | | Genied him the privilege of enjoying the | | use of the craft and prays the court to order its sale so that the proceeds may be and him- = charges prepaid. hest grade for Medicinal or Family use. give you the benefit of the middiemen's besides you arée guaranteed the oer- " PURE WHISKEY. ing on case tc indicate contents. y refunded if not satisfactory. erence, any business Srm and commercial ‘ -t F. EPHRAIM & CO,, | Dis § 35 Montgomery street, San Francisco, Cal Twioce ce could buy Go better. We = divided between the defendant self. [T —_———————— Suit for Foreclosure Filed. | The Continental Building and Loan As- filed suit yesterday in the tes Cireuit Court against A. K. recover $6500 on a promissory | note gecured by mortgage. | e ———————————————————————————— e Anfinnsmms.“ | TRANS-ATLANTIC TRAVELERS { [ | Furnished Special .i‘tendants by the | Pennsylvania System. i The bureau of attendants fo: trans-Atlantle | travelers established in Jersey City and New DE\V[‘V DAY York City twenty years ago by the Pennsyl- | 5 vania System, has proven a great convenience | F t ny seat; balcony, 16c; children, | to persons making FEuropean trips and to s . tourists arriving in America at that port. It ¥ ticularly convenient for visitors to | position st of the Atlantic Steamship Lines | because the departure Fulgora's ALL-STAR SPECIALTY COMPANY. | 272"C.nsenient to the new Jersey City Passen. 1 FRED, MR A {RS. ARTHUR Eer Station of the Penneylvania Rallroad E ARDELL, Company. is bureau consists of experienced agents | sties are to meet passengers arriving | City and New York over the Penn- STARS, BELL, RAE AND ) STROLLER, conducting them to steamships | preparations for a trip abroad. o agents will provide cabs operated by the Pennsylvania System and ald passengers With their baggage. They are fully posted on matters pertaining to steamships leaving New | York, and arrangements can be made through them for procuring steamship tickets in ad- | also meet incoming steamships to aid shaping _details for continuing | ew Y over the Pennsyl- | " furnishing tickets, arranging | for the r of baggage from steamship | docks after it has been passed by customs in- gpectors, and haying the same checked through | to destination. They will reserve sleeping car | accommodations and reliéve persons of the details, making themselves useful as | nts and guides free of charge. | n on the subject may be ing A. §. T. HOLT, Pacific | 30 Montgomery St., San | ENOF s . | “A GILDED MR. JAMES NEILL Am 12 Wiz? The Nile Overflows!| AND DO OUR HOUS NIGHTLY! With the Enormous Comic Opera Success, The Wizard of the Nile, "SATURDAY MATINEE, S OF F d VOKES, 40 LAST 6 NIGH T 18 'm dil PEOPLI WARD THE FLOOR WALKERS! 555" 25 ana 50 Cents| PRI , e, Sc, Tic and §1 Teleph CHRTLRR Rlfinmmmmfi A&H EA—?' | =4 Eg ‘ HOLI DAA\' ('RL';!:E':‘,’T'I;O~DAY. Instantaneous and brilliant success DEWEY MATINEE TO-DAY. | (orions il Comen: === /IN GAY NEW YORK | ALL THIS Cheered and applauded last night by a crowded : and enthuslastic house. WEEK! It you miss it,"you miss a lot of fuh. -3 e In\ preparation, an_entire novel to San 3 SQUE RRODUCTION | Francisco, ““The LADY SLAVEY for -~ two o1 Harte's Beautiful Story of the Barly | years the rage of London -and New York. I of California. USUAL POPU'LAR . PRICES, —BEA 20c Good_reserved seat in orchestra at ail mati- MATINEE SATUF AND == _Branch ticket. oifice, Biporinm. RACING! RACING! RACING! | 1800—CALIFORNIA' JOCKEY CLUB-1900 APRIL 21 TO MAY 5 INCLUSIVE. OAKLAND “RACE _TRACK. Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday. Rain or shine. Jrive or more races each d; . Races start at 2:15 p. m. sharp. Ferry-boats leave San Francisco at 12 m. and DAY MATCH | MAY 6— | i n bie Turk, Will Meet | s roctons Tlwhe 32:30, 1, 3:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. m., connecting L SER | with trains stopping at the entrance to the VG = y track. Last two cars on train reserved for 10N Jadies and their escorts; no smoking. Buy your Mission st. Carb. ferry tickets to Shell Mound. All trains via DMISSEION 10 CENT! Oakland mole connect with San Pablo avenue - | electric cars at Seventh and Broadway, Oak- | land. Also all trains via Alameda mole con- | nect with San Pablo avenue cars at Féburteenth | and_Broadway, Oakland. These electric cars £0 direct to the track in fifteen minutes. Jhn Kurkamp, | Returning—Trains leave the track at 4:15 and s | 4:45 p. m. and_immediately after the last race. | OMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. ary. ] TA | R B. MILROY, Secret FISCHER'S CONCERT HOUSE, 124 O'FARRE R) and Opera Quartet. Matinee Sunday. n-10c. | East | Company came from Point Richmond with | in long years of monopoly. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1900. FIRST SANTA FE TRAIN ENTERS SAN FRANCISCO Ringing of the Locomotive Bell Sounds Death Knell of Southern Pacific Monopoly. ® . ® . B o o : : ; ¢ GeDeLeHe L eQ + B R S S S ESTERDAY marked the end of the monopoly of the Southern Pacific Company as a transcontinental car- rler between San Francisco and the Y The first traln of cars ar- rived from the rail terminus of the Santa = Fe at Point Rich- mond, crossing the bay on a huge freight barge, towed by the Santa Fe tug Rich- mond. When the cars reached the land- ing at the foot of Main street in this city. | engine No. 1 of the Santa Fe Terminal Company, which had arrived the day pre- vios vas attached to them, and they were pulled upon terra firma and took | their place on the tracks in the freight | vard, ready to be loaded for the East. A crowd gathered to see the first train come in, and the full significance of the event was not misunderstood by any one. On the tug several employes of the Santa Fe the cars. Among the number were Mas- ter Mechanic Rutherford = and Station Agent Chambers. Engineer Lumsden stood at the throttle of the engine, “‘Doc” Adams was the fireman and Peter Farrell was the conductor. The engine tooted triumphasly and the bell was lustily rung. It was like a pean of deliverance for the city. The first loaded train is due to arrive to- day from Chicago. Early this morning | the tug Richmond will be under way and | 21l day will be busied bringing over cars te be loaded for the first through over- Jand business of the Santa Fe, eastbound, | direct over its own track. Many citizens, hearing of the arrival of the Santa Fe as an actuality, went last night to the Main-street yard and there was a fringe of curious spectators gazing at the spectacle as long as there was any light. 5rhm need be no apology at this tlme‘ for recalling the events which led up 10| the institution of railway competition | north of Tehachapl. That was not accom- lished at once nor with great ea: he Eouthern Pacific Company _was 50 | strongly entrenched in this State, finan: and as a transportation monopoly everal attempts to deliver the State f the construction of a compet- ing roa ignally failed. Not until Claus Spreckels lent his commanding influence to the establishment of a competing rail- Way was there any real probabllity that the Southern Pacific would be disturbed The Traffic Association of California, an organization of merchants, had been formed in 1891 and had accomplished much good. open- ing the way to competition by sea and had attempted to raise the necessary funds, successively for a road from San Francisco to Salt Lake City and for a road through the San Joaquin Valley, be ginning_at Stockton and ending at B: kersfield. In 1894 the chance for final success appeared to be very poor. But on January 17, 1895, it having come to the knowledge of some of the executive com- mittee of the Traffic Association that Claus Spreckels thought favorably of the establishment of a competing rallway, a call for a meeting of all interested in the project was issued by Isaac Upham, pres- ldent of the Traffic Association, ‘to be | held in the rooms of the Chamber of Com merce on the afternoon of January 22, 18 The memory of that historic meeting will still cause the blood of those who{ were present to tingle. The despondency which had long obtained was suddenly displaced by buoyant hope and a cer- tainty that at last there would be a com- peting railway. Before the meeting was adjourned a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions, the committee con- sisting _of Claus_ Spreckels, Alexander Bovd,»James D. Phelan. O. D. Baldwin, Daniél Meyer, W. F. Whittier, Albert Mil. ler, Crarles Holbrook, Thomas Magee, | John T. Doyle and E. F. Preston. Also, before the meeting closed, Claus Bpreckels subseribed $0.000, and there were many offers of considerable subscriptions. The next day the committee met, and on the following day the news was given out that | “laus Spreckels had subscribed $500,000. When the subscription books were thrown open to the public inspection, just one week after the meeting in the Cham- her of Commerce hall, $1,150.000 had been B R N e R S + : : * ¢ b il | il ; * i + ! ! 4 : Y E i ik I SCENE AT MAIN-STREET WHARF WHEN FIRST SANTA FE TRAIN ARRIVED. @+ 0000000600000+ 406000000000 000e0e0e000e0e0eoededese@® subscribed. The list of the original sub- geribers was as follows: Claus Spreckels, $500,000; Adolph Spreckels, $100.000; John D. Spreckels, $100,000; W. F. Whittiér, $50,- 000; Alvinza Hayward, $50,000; Andrew B. McCreery. $30,000; A. Borel, $25.000: Adam Grant, $5.000; Daniel Meyer, $25,000; Levi Strauss, $25.000; Louis Sloss & Son Com- 25,000, Charles Holbrook, $20,000; s Magee, $15,000; E, F. Preston, §10,- 000; James B. Stetsen, $10,000; Payot, Up- ham & Co., $5000. The committee for many days personally solicited aid for the en- terprise, and in a short time large sub- scriptions had been recefved from the Ho- bart estate, Mrs. A, M. Parrott, the San Francisco and Fresno Land Company (connected with the Bank of California), James D. Phelan, the San Francisco Sav- ings Union, James L. Flood, the Hearst estate, Joseph A. Donohoe, 'the William Sharon estate, Lloyd Tevis, Miller & Lux, the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, the Stockton Lumber Company and many others. The first meeting of the stockholders of @+ v eie e the enlerprise because demanded 1f. % What Claus Sprecke : the new road was held February 20, 1895, and the following bodrd of directors was elected: Claus Spreckels, John D. Spreck- 1s, W. F. Whittier, J. B. Stetson, Robert Watt, 'A.” H. Payson, Charles Holbrook, Lewis Gerstle, Alvinza Hayward and Thomas Magee, The first officers of the road were: Claus Spreckels, president W. F. Whittier, first vice president; Rob. ert Watt, second vice president; Alexan- der Mackie, secretary; W. B. Storey, chief engineer. From the outset the work was pushed as rapidly as possible. The San Fran- cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway, which was the name chosen, received the encouraging aid of many communities and the membership of the old Traffic Asso- ciation, the North American Navigation pick from - $1.95 TheRed clean-up. For boys from 3 to 8 years. They are broken sizes and odd lots, and we won’t keep that kind of clothing Qne minute longer than is necessary. Reefer and Middy Suits with vests and sailor collars—braid trimmed—fancy mixtures, tweeds and cheviots. : Greys, browns and blues. 300 in the lot—some sold for others $4.35. A.J PRAGER & SONS 857-859 MARKET 8s, our Ceome early to-day. the tables each. Front; GPPOSITE . POWELL e e e . ) SAN Francisco 1 végavd the San Francisco and San -yonqm}i Valley Railway as a sound business proposition which, if properly supported, should make good veturns on the money invested. The general vesults of building this road cannot fail o be of° smmense service to the entive State and especially to the San Foaquin Valley. I was strongly influenced to become interested Valley Road in 1895. L R SR ST SPP SN S S S P o s -4 Company and the Merchants’ Shipping Association, all of which had been en- gaged in establishing competition, lent their assistance. The fi contract for grading was let July 8, 1885. From then on the construction work was continuous. The eubsequent history of the road -is well known. The road was completed from Stockton to Bakersfleld and for a time it was oper- ated as a local road. Then it was pur- chased by the Santa Fe, which has r{;lrdi in the gap between Stockton and this city with rail and ferry service and is now actually operating from Chicago to San | Francisco over its own lines. From the enormous benefits that Southern Califor- nia has derived from railway competition it may safely be inferred the development | of Central California that will follow the | coming of the Santa Fe to San Francisco | will be pronounced. The following dis- patch was received last night: LOS ANGELES, April 30.—A party of Santa Fe Railroad officials left here to- day to be present at the opening of the * December 21st, 1895. . ® + : @ + 1 the good of the country Is Prophesied for the * 04 + ® ’ 3 5 ® + ® $ < + ® * $ % L4 t s + & ® * L 4 . *® . s + | company’s line from Chicago to San Fran- cisco. The party includes Vice President | { Paul Morton, Traffic Manager Biddle, | | Passenger Traffic Manager Nicholson, | | Passenger Agent Byrne, Manager W. G. Nevin_and others. The' contract for the | joe of the Southern Pacific track from | | Mojave to Bakersfleld goes into effect to- | morrow. The first train over the line, a | | freight train of thirteen cars, loaded with | meal for Manila, will leave Bakersfield at 3 o’clock to-morrow morning and is due at | Point Richmond at 12:4?. gluy 2. There | will be for the present two freight trains each way daily. The passenger schedule is not yet completed. Wedding Invitations, visiting cards, fine writing papers, tablets and papeteries at unusually low prices in our stationery de- fiartment. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Mar- et street. 2 ———— Officer Tuchler Resigns. Police Officer. Isaac Tuchler tendered his resignation to Chief Sullivan yesterday. | He was appointed to the force about five years ago. He will go into the saloon business at California and Drumm streets. | Officer Tuchler was born in this city, and until appointed on the regular force was a special at the Baldwin Hotel. His work as an officer has been highly commended. Recently he joined Sergeant Patrick Ma- honey’s squad in Chinatown and is still doing duty in that quarter. His knowl- edge of Chinese affairs and crime is un- limited and his su'mrmrs regret his resig- nation, which will probably be acted on by the Commissioners at their next meet- ing. ———— zw«»wo*wm General Joseph Wheeler has written threeexclusive articles upon “My Eight Months in the Philippines.” The first of these papers appears in the magazine section of next Sun- day’s Call and will b: the best and most authoritative ac- count ever published of the conditions existing in the islands. S IE I S 144404440 Rabbi Meyers Re-elected. The semi-annual meeting of the Congre- gation Ohabai Shalome was heid at the Bush street synagogue last Sunday. Rev. Isidore Meyers was unanimously re-elect- ed rabbi of the congregation. 4444+ 44444440 | 1ent to our “‘pound,” but v: | weeks in_doing by han % TWENTY LESSONS IN FRENCH CONVERSATION t Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. ————— Note—These lessons have been prepared for The Call's Home Study Circle bDY Dl!mfelll\f Benno Kirschbaum of Philadelphia. They are | ictended primarily for Americans who purpose | attenting the Paris FExposition. The lessons | will include (1) common French words and | phrases, (2) easy comversation and (3) simple reading’ lessons. LESSON NO. 11—ONZIEME LECON Idiomatic Expressions. en avant; ong-avaung. | en arridre; ong-ah-ree-airr. | u-dessus de; o_des-suh-duh. au-dessous de; o-dessou- Underneath; duh. Up stairs; en haut: ong-ho. | Down stairs; en bas: ong-bah. Very early; de trés bonne heure; duh tray bon huhr. Extremely late; trés tard; tray tar. Inside; en dedans; ong duh-dong. Outside; au dehors; o duh-hor. Near by; tout prés; too pray. Far away; loin; lwang. (At) a good distance; assez loin; a | Iwang. | Pronouns. ! M‘y; mon (mase.), ma (fem.), mes (plur.). His; son (mase.), sa (fem.), ses (plur.). Her; son (masc. Your; votre (ma | sa (fem.), ses (plur.). | and fem.), vos (plur.). | Our; notre (masc. and fem.) nos (plur.). Their; leur (masc. and fem.), leurs (plur.). Note—These pronominal adjectives differ, as | will be seen, agreeing in gender with the noun | following and not with the possessor, as in En- glish. In forming comparisons, they are used instead of “le.’” when an idea of pos- | sesion 1s implied, as— My youngest sister; ma plus jeune soeur, My sister's hat; le chapeau de ma soeur. | His second daughter; sa deuxiéme fille; | uh-zee-em. | i son fils afné; — feess | Useful Words to Remember. Once (one time); une fols; — fwa. | How much? combien? kom-bee-yan. | Four times four make sixteen | Quatre fois quatre font seize; — sez. To count: compter: cong-tay. Up to; jusqu'a: jusk-ah. A half; une moitié¢; — mwa-tee-ay. | Note—The word ‘‘demie”’ is mostly applied to time, weight and measure. 1 One-third; un tlers; tee-alr. A pound; 'une livre; oon lee-vr. Note—Generally the almost equiv s according A kilogram is about 2 pounds. A mile; un mille; un meel. (Remember | that “‘mille” means also “1000.”) Note—A French mile is 1,600,314 matres. centimeter is about 0.3%37 of an inch. A league; une lieue; oon lee-yew. | Note—A “lieué’”” is a little less than three English miles, but varies according to locality. A yard; un métre; un mettr. | Note—A French metre is about one vard and | three inches; a kilometer is about % of a stat- | ute mile. ‘ A quart; un litre; — lee-tr. | Note—A French “litre” is a little more than | our quart. A gram; un gramme; un grahm. | Note—A French ‘“gramme” is a little over | fitteen and a half grains troy. One-fifth; un cinquiéme. | One-hundredth; un centiéme. | Note—The decimal system is used In France | exclusively. In using ordinal numbers, such | one-fitth, one-ninth, etc., in French they al- | Ways express one-Afth of & part, one-ninth of | a part, ete Memory Exercises. | The article; 1'article. At the millinery store. Chez la modiste; — mo-deest. At the tallor store. Chez le tailleur; — tah-eey-uhr. | At the shoe store. Chez le cordonnier; — 1 to locality. il o - kor-don-nee- | ay. . At the hook store. Chez le libraire; — lee-bralr. At the cigar store. Au bureau de tabac; — The dry goods store Le magasin de nouv zang. At the stationery store. Chez le papetier; — pap-tee-ay. At the jewelry store. Chez 1€ bijoutier; —— bee-joo-tee-ay. | The store; le magasin, la boutigue; | bhoo-teek. | . The repair shop. Le département des réparations; —— ray-pah-rah-see-ong. | The factory; l'usine; la fabrique; loo- zZeen; fah-breek. . The tailor: le tailleur; tah-eey-uhr. | The dressmaker; la couturiére; koo- too-ree-air. The dressmaking establishment; maison de modes. . The hatter; le chapelier; — shap-lee- | o e o) ecautés; ma.h-gah'- la ay. | . Tg)e milliner; la modiste; — mo-| eest. . The book seller; le libraire; lee-brair. | The shoemaker; le cordonnier; Kkor-| don-nee-ay. . To trim; garnir; gar-neer. To sew; coudre; koo-dr. To repair; réparer; ra To sell; vendre; vong-dr. To wash; laver, blanchir; blang-sheer. To clean; nettoyer; net-twa-yay. . Some purcha: Des emplettes: — zom-plett. . The dress goods department. lah-vay, | exercise be corrected. Le comptoir de laines: — kon-twar duh len. .'.'"l; Sk goods; les soierles; — swa-ree. 2. IL‘ svyx}l(bot clothe: n habit complet; — complay. 23 A soft felt hat. i Un vhag.» u de feutre. A silk hat; un castor. 24. How much are these suspenders? Quel est le prix de ces bretelles? _ —— pree —— bret-tell. 2. A coat; un habit; — ah-bee. An overcoat; un sartout, un pardessusy —— suuhr-too. par-dess-uu. A pair of trousers. Un pantalon: pahn-tah-lon. | A vest; un gilet; — jee-lay. 2. Boys' clothing; des ‘vétements pour gargons; — vet-mong-poor-gar-son. 21. A traveling cap. Une calotte: — kah-lote. 28. This coat is not to my taste. Cet habit n'est pas & mon godt. Sett-tab-ee £00. 29. T wish to have it with silk trimmings. Je le veux avee des ements de soie; — luh vuh avek — par-mon dub swah. 30. This style is very becoming to you | " Ce type vous sied bien; — teep — see-ay. 21. A paper of pins; unpaquet d'épingles; — day-pan-gl. Some needles; des aiguilles; — zay=- gwee. Some hairpins; des épingles A cheveux; — zay-pangl-zah-shev-uh, A curling iron: un fer A friser; — fair-ah-free-za A shoe buttoner; un tire-bouton; —— teer-boo-tong A glove buttoner; un petit tire-bouton; — teer-boo-tong. 32. Ladies’ gloves; des gants de dame; —— gaun duh dahm Gentlemen’ gloves des gants d"homm. Have you cheaper gloves? avez-vous des gants A mellleur marché? — may-yuh-mar-shay Show me the best gloves; montrez-moi vos meilleurs gants. 33. Where is the silk department? On est le comptoir des soleries? —— day-swa-ree. 34. Woolen goods: de laine; —duh-len. 35. A white silk shirtwaist: un corsage- blouse de soie blanche; — kor-sazj bloose —. 36. A skirt; une jupe; — zjoop. 37. A petticoat: un jupon; —— 2joo-pong. 38. Cashmere goods: cachemire. 39] A dress; une robe. An evening dress; une toilette de soirée. A street dress; une robe de ville. 40. A lady's veil; une voilette; — vwal-ett. Plain; unie; oon-ee. Figured; ouvrée; oo-vray. | _ Spotted: mouchetée: moc 41. Silk ribbon; du ruban d — duh swa. Show me some ribbon velvet Montrez-moi du ruban de veloursy — vel-oor. Reading Lesson. The following is the proper translation of the French exercise of the last les- The student will carefully compare 2. son. the same as far as he is able, comparing the difference in the construction of the two languages. It is advisable that each n copied and a. compared. When all is f¢ d to be per- fectly correct, study each phrase by heart. (1) She has found a gold ring. (2) My friend has lost his pocketbook. (3) Do you like this bread? (4) This wine is not 0cd as the wine which we had_yes- o terday. (5) Is the bottled beer in Paris good? (8) Is it as good as that which one buys by the glass? (7) How pretty these knives and forks are. (3) Are these cups and saucers of real porcelain? (9) Is this water fresh? It does not taste so. (10) This gentleman is a traveler for an Eng- lish house. (11) Shall we take the ex- ress or the accommodation train? (12) f?n you prefer a front seat or a back seat? (13) We leave pretty soon, I belleve. (19) Will you not ask the conductor? (15) See after the baggage, while I buy the tick- ets. (16) Ask him for the checks. Vocabulary—Il y a: there are. Types; styles. Habit complet: whole suit. Maga~ | sin; shop. Allons; suppose we go. Les points interessants; the sights. Rapporte- rez-vous; will you take home? Un demi- | numéro; half a size. J'al peur; I'm | afraid. ~ Trop; too. Preferez-vous? do you prefer? Le plus; the most. Raison- able; reasomable. De prix; in price. Jaune; yellow. Droits de douane; duty. | Etoffe; material. Translate the following into English: (1) Que de beaux magasins il y a 2 Paris! (2) Les genres de Paris sont beaux. Les modes de Paris sont belles (3) Mon tailleur m'a pris mesure de. (4) Voulez-vous m’accompagner pour faire des emplettes. (5) Allons voir les points interessants de Paris. (6) Combien de paires de ants rapporterez-vous en Amérique? (7) Ce tire-bouton, -il le votre? (8) Je pense que ces gants de peau de Sudde sont trés beaux. (9) Quel est le numéro des gants que vous avez achetés? (10) J'ai peur pu’ils ne solent trop petits d'un demi-numéro. (11) Lequel est au prix le plus raisonable? (12) J'al acheté des rubans noirs, bleus, rouges, jaunes et blancs. (13) Les droits de douane pour sles plumes sont-ils Elevés? (14) Jachdteral seize metres d’étoffe pour un costume. Note—The English translation of this exercise will be given the following les- son, which will be published next Tues- ay. RECENT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. Cop: yright, 1800, by Seymour Eaton. —_— Note—These papers on practical science e | been prepared for The Call's Home Study C | cle by Professor William J. Hopkins of Drexel | Institute. V. PROCESS ENGRAVING. In the older methods of producing en- gravings on wood or copper or steel, for really good results the engraver must be to some extent an artist. An engraving made entirely by hand has possibilities for good or bad that do not belong to the mechanical processes, and a good wood or steel engraving has a character all its own that can be attained in no other way. In many respects it is as individual as a painting. Such engravings, however, are both rare and expensive, and it is principally because of this and because of the growing desire for -good copies of artistic things that the various photo- raphic processes have been developed. %heue processes, moreover, ate v:ry I:lapl!?e' c that an _engraver wou Ly can be produced n a few hours, and the photographic copy will be infinitely better than a poor copy made by hand.” The process picture will be faithful, photographically, subject to the faults otpmc hotograph; but these faults can be avoided or neutralized to a great extent by skillful handling, both in photographing the original and in’the sub- sequent treatment of the plate. '?here are so many processes that it is impossible to treat all of them in the lim- its of this article. But one will be re- scribed, therefore—the one usually known as the half-tone process. It is the most common, and its products are the most familiar. The process plate is printed as type is rimetf the ralsed portions carrying the nk and making the impression. In this respect it differs from the enfuvmg on steel or copper, in which the ink is car- ried in the cuts, the raised portions being Wiped clean. Some meihod had to be used, therefore, which would produce a plate in which the portions to be printed in black would be left raised. oreover. since every printed part is as biack as every | other printed part, the half-tones must | be made up of the right proportions of dead black and clear white. The effect of a photographic negative or a print from such a negative, in which the tones are Préduced by different density of deposit, cannot_be exactly copled in printers’ ink. The effect is approximated by the use of a ‘“‘screen.” The Half-Tone Screen. This screen consists of a great number of lines ruled upon glass. Usually the rul- ing is such that the space between adja- cent lines is of the same width as each line, and the lines cross each other at right angles. More complicated arrange- ments nf lines are sometimes used, but they present little if any advantage. The ruling is of course done by machinery and is then covered by another glass as a ‘mechanical protection against injur; Such an arrangement of lines produces curious effects. Look at a street light through an umbrella or a handkerchief and it appears to be spread out In a kind of checked pattern. is is not exactly the effect of the half-tone screen as it is used in practice, but it is somewhat simi- ar. The fineness of the ruling on the half- tone screen is adjusted in accordance with the work to be done. A plate which is to be printed with care on special paper ma; be made with a es to the fine screen, 150 1 inch, or possibly even finer than finer the screen the more perfect the tonés which it produces. For newspaper work, on the other hand, where the printing must be done without great care and on coarse paper, a coarse screen must be used, perhaps not more than fifty or sixty lines to the inch. A fine plate would sim- ply fill up with ink, and none of its fine gradations of tone show at all. The Process. In making the photograph the original, whatever it may be, is very strongly illu- minated either by arc lights or by sun- light, so that all reflections are avoided. The grating or half-tone screen is a short distance in front of the plate. The effect can be varied by changing the distance; but the distance must not be too great nor must the plate and screen be in con- tact. The light forming the image, which, without the screen, would produce an or- dinary negative, bends around the fine lines of the grating and produces a nega- tive in which there are minute patches of light or clear spots and of dense de- posit. The light from a very bright point in the object will bend so completely about the fine lines of the grating that thelr presence is not evident at all. A less ght point permits the intersections of gral(ng lines to show as small dots which may be connected by fine lines, or may not, according to the brightness. Still less light shows as small circles, op- posite the openings in the screen, and the size of these circles depends also upon the brightness. The cut shows the ap- pearance, very greatly magnified, of a foruon of a print by this process. The ef- ect of such an appearance, without mag- nification, is a continuous graduation from dense black to clear white. ‘When the negative has been obtained In this way, developed, washed ard dried, the film is placed in contact with a sensi- tized plate of copper or zinc—the copper for the finer work—under considerable pressure and exposed to sunlight as in or- dinary photographic printing. After treat- ment the copper plate shows.an enamel- like coating at the points. which are final- Iy to print black, and the space between these points is clear. The edges of the copper plate are then varnished to pro- tect them against the action of the acid, and the Elalp is ready to be etched. This is done by rocking it in_a bath of acid. which eats away the “®opper surfaca wherever it is unprotected and leaves the o which are covered with the enamei- ike deposit raised to the original level. These raised parts will thus take. the ink from the roller and print black. The plate is removed from the acid occasionally, if the etching is long continued. to test it and to protect the small raised points from undercutting by the acid. ‘The general fault of a half-tone plate as it comes from the acid bath is a lack of vitalfty or contrast, a slight muddiness of tone or an abruptness at the edges. This can remedied in either of two ways, both of them hand work. Further etching can be carried on in any desired gnr'! by the use of the acid brush, diminishing tha size of the minute copper points and thus clearing up the high lights or softening the edges. The second method Is the use of the regular graver's tools, entting the surface of the plate in lines of greater or less regularity, to obtain the desired gra- jons of tone in the different parts. These engraved lines are. of course, quite evident in the print. This method in the hands of a skillful engraver produces the most artistic effects. e best results seen on the pages of higher class.