The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 15, CrEs X XX XRENEEEREEEEREREFOHOR TR A TR, kDT k> PUBLIC DECENCY TRIUMPHS WILL PROMIBIT BEEK DISPLAY 1 ADVERTISING rdinince Aimed at Exist- irz Metheds Is Passed to, Print. Appropriate Money for Day Oelebration—New 1 May Be Built on house Tract. and restrict Branden- t the Board \d passed 10 print. The advertise- pro- h reads as ona explains by the E argued that a its present the Mission h Imshouse na informed the board aneous Business. > ng Post an 2ppoi: rred to the F) mmendation of 1 visor Reed announced that June 7 n fixed as the date for the insp States and England should form the combined strength would be so there would be little chance for ene- In @ like manner, when on keep up their bodily strength s Stomach Bitters, there is lit- acks from disease. The old- hes the blood, buflde up the the nerves BEECHAM'S, PILLS == 10 cents and 25 cents, ot all drug stores. vierr DR JORDAN'S srear HUSEUM OF ANATOMY 1071 KARIIT) ©Fbet 62472, SX Cal RACETRACK EVIL. B R R R e e N S g e e - * * »* * * * ‘MATTERS AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY iPARTY LINES TO HAVE FIVE N N ordinance intended to remedy | 2 phone company on party lines wa ¢ y" the Board of Supervis * without a dissenting voice. The () or corporat - & city or its upon any one par fine of $109 or in McCarthy add would He of thougt the at for w * ) ¥ S B 2. mSe meo o=t ase aSe o e Tahoe and the improvements ng sa feet high street near K mposing ¢ passed. McCarthy pre: » work, and_impo: per quarter. Referred to Committees. Official Communications. t F Baker MAYOR SCURRILOUSLY ATTACKS THE PRESS Takes Advantage of His Presence at California University Medical Alumni Banquet to Vent His Displeasure. yor Phelan took advantage of a privi- lege accorded him to speak at the banquet of the Alumni of the Medical Department of the University of California at the Pal- ace Hotel last night, to Vv his spleen < the press for its succes ul attack on nis Board of Health on the occasion of its recent attempt to loot the public treas- by foisting on the city a bubonic- that was proved to be a costing the city hundreds of nas of dollars in casn and trade he the effrontery to attempt to poison minds of the graduates against the pretending to imstruct them in by ject of *Public Sanitation” gave ayor & pretended excuse, and he commenced his attack almost as soon as his feet. ¥ ve to apologize,” he said, “‘for 4 of Health and that I am either or indirectly connected with it. You see, 1 read the papers and I know whereof T speak. Why snould the medical men who comprise that board attempt to give the city good sanitation when it is ot to their pecuniary benefit to do so? at is the ethics of the press, and I am ure we must all agree that the press is always right and that it works for the good of the city. But, speaking seriously, on of the Board of Health is ood by the press because its uns its _discretion. Its mission be thwarted even though, through its loyaity, it must suffer the abuse and adverse criticism of the scurvy politician and, if I may use the expression, the scurvier journalist.” Aside from the scurrilous attack of the Mayor the banguet was a very pleasant affair. About 15 covers were laid. Dr. Gardner Perry Pond made an excellent toastmaster. After a bountiful feast the t sts were responded to: | Man on the Firing Line,” Franklin Shields; *‘The F: Professor R. Beverly Cole; 1, Dr. James F. McCoul: to Medicine,” Professor aduating Class,” President he University and the Dr. O. P. Jenkins of niversity; “With the Boys in Richardson. DETECTIVE GRAHAM John Brown’s Irish Setter Puts a Rift in a Mission Officer’s Best Sun- day Pantaloons. Detective R. F. Graham of Captain Gil- len’s secret service branch of the Mission | police force had an experience yesterday increases the | that he is not anxious to repeat. He was | shadowing sume suspicios whom he thought were spiclous characters v not prowling | about for the good of the co v or:sr 10 head" them off the detictive made a short cut across a vacant I c. ot leading from Bixteenth h." ".:h i street, when setter, e property of Joh: Gog “evidently - aoes not lke aetectiee and in this case made no bones of his dis- like, for he jumped at Graham's throat. This meant a fight, Marquis of Queens- berry ruies waived, which had the effect oflr gumngd the ufllllm‘r on his mettle. rst round was all in the d 2 Graham was knocked ao'%"uz“" o He soon recovered himseif, r:‘l)l" a f in putting a Tift in the weather leg of | detective's best Sunday pmtuoo‘nal u;: rally bmufln the canine’s incisors in contact with the fleshy part of a well- nourished calf, which brought out all the fight qualities of an enr police- e more well directed blow on the had effect of stunning him, ress of supplyl f the ordi BITTEN BY A DOG| the detective | vicious Irish | The | over. | ever, and prepared to defend himself with his club. e second round was decided- | iy against the Irish setter, as he w: 1o earth, not, however, until he succesded | UMBERS ONLY the faulty service given by the tele- s introduced by MecCarthy at yester- ors, and it was passed to print ordinance provides that no person, firm telephonic service to the than telephone instruments rdinance is made punjshable by a both re he ordinance, which, he held, :fective telephonic service. ng the monopoly to a realizing sense had proved somewhat abortive, and he in a measure serve to correct some of sinistration of the valuable franchise, ding return. nce would not result in the ¥ increased. McCarthy replied esort to retaliatory measures after cted during the agitation against »able loss of subseribers by an act His associates evidently for the ordinance. 9 » Q * 4 fi ¢ » Q ¢ % g 9 R AT A R AR Rk @ | DRAW ON THE CITY FOR PRIVATE HELP Municipal Civil Service Commission- ers Expect to Furnish Business Men With Employes. A number of Inquiries have been made recently of the Civil Service Commission- ness and professional men for yists and stenographers who municipality’s eligible list. ago the business community n these lists after the officials d all nature of the examinations such as to determine the quali- the applicants and it was rea- i that if the latter were good enough v would be serviceable in ne Moreover, the matter is also looked' into by the ers. The latter are about to gible list of typewriters and -those who made the re- per cent. s wants in these lines are ill still be many capable per- ! be glad to secure positions 1es. A number have already for. The examination for ill take place on the 25th inst. far there are between 500 and 600 these about 30 are ex- the required 75 per cent, not require more than issioners believe that there z demand for clerks as soon made public. E BASEBALL ON ADMISSION DAY Preliminary Meeting to Arrange for a Tournament During the Jubilee Month. Fraser, Native Sons of the Golden A. Smith, El Dorado; J. J. Har- G n Gate; George Blethen and Lamb, Brooklyn of Oakland; D. imont of Oakland; J. H. rancisco, and C. J. Turner, ve Sons’ bullding for the ing a baseball tourna- ment which is to be open to teams from every parlor in the State. G. G. Fraser was the chairman and W. P. Humphreys secretary. It was an-| nounced that it is the intention to get up a grand tournament to play in a circuit, and st prior to the 5th' of September to the best two teams to play for a trophy to be announced in the future. It was decided to send invitations to all the | parlors that were not represented to at- tend a meeting to be held next Monday night, when a full plan of organization will be presented Those who have had the matter under consideration for some time past have received assurances from a number of interior parlors that they will -send a team to take part in the tournament. It is the intention to make the games one of the features of thé jubllee celebration next September. The final game will be played on Admission day in this city. POLICE SERGEANTS WILL BE PROMOTED Charter Makes It Mandatory That There Shall Be Ten Lieutenants on the Force. There will be a chance for promotion for some sergeants in the Police Depart- ment. Up to yesterday the opportunity had escaped the attention of Chief Sulii- n. The charter says that there ‘“shall be one lieutenant for each fifty police offi- cers.” At present there are only five, and in the appropriation for the department submitted by the Chief six lieutenants are provided for, the extra one being for the City Prison. The Chief's attention was drawn to the mandatory provision in the charter, and on looking it up he said he thought It read “may’ instead of “shall” and at once said that he would have the matter rectified. When .Captain Bohen retired it left a | vacancy as captain, but City and County Attorney Lane gave the opinion that there was no vacancy, as the charter read: ‘There shall bé one captain for each 100 police officers.” As there were lonly 505 officers five captains were | enough. The same reasoning would ap- ply to lleutenants. The Chief is alsc entitled to 600 men, as | the charter allows one officer for each 500 inhabitants. According to the last census the population was 300,000. It is considerably more now. ] ettt ity A TS ARAE | Public Topies Discussed. The Merchants' Association Review for May has just been issued. It contains sev- eral interesting subjects. One is “A Plan | for the Administration of Charity—the San Francisco Merchants’ Reilef Fund.” written by Andrew Davis. Superin- tendent L. M. King has contributed an in- teresting article on street sprinkling and the experiments now being made in this line by the association. —_—————————— Increase in Teachers’ Pay. The Board of Education has.in hand a readjustment of school teachers’ salaries by which $6000 annually will be added to the roll after_the beginning of the next fiscal year. is is to conform to the charter provisions governing emoluments on a basis of a teacher’s experience. In the readjustment President Marks says no reductions of pay will be made. ——————————— Must Compile Military Roll. The City Attorney advised the Board of Supervisors yesterday that it is oblig- atory on the Tax Collector to complle the “military roll,”- so-called, as provided by the Political e. ——— e Dr. Buckley Qualifies. Dr. Vincent P. Buckley has qualified as A member of the Board of Health to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Hopkins. e ——ee————— Morgue sy yesterday upon the Bridgeford, who was bed at 220 Third street ing. He could find no evidence of natural cause for the death of the woman. e required for the city's| representing Pacific Humphreys of Mission Par- | i preliminary meeting last | *x x * * * x * L a=a SIGNAL FAILURE OF THE PLOT T0 OPEN INGLESIDE Order Adopted - Prohibiting | Poolselling on Horse or | Dog Races. Mayor Phelan Signs Measure Passed | by Board of Supervisors and It Becomes a Law Im- mediately. BRED The well-laid plot of the Eastern syn- dicate of track samblers to reopen the | gates of Ingleside failed ignominiously | yesterday at a meeting of the Board of | Supervisors, and Reed's ordinance pro- | huwiting poolseliing on dog or horse races | was adopted by a vote of ten to five. The | Mayor, recognizing the vast importance of such legislation to the community at large, affixed his signature to the meas- ure immediately and it is now a law of the municipa.ty. Desperate efforts had been made by the racetrack contingent to defeat the meas- ure, as it meant that the legal defect in | the ordinance now on the statute books, | which s substantially the same as the one adopted yesterday, would be discov- | ered in the litigation brought by the man- agers of the coursing park and thus nul- lified by a court decision. Supervisor Reed stated that the meas- | ure prohibiting pools on dogs and horses | had been recommended by the commit- | tee in the nature of a compromise. He | was satisfied that no severe ordinance could be passed. His ordinance excluded boxing contests from its restrictions, but | he suggested that the opponents’ of the | manly art were at liberty to present a | bill covering that branch of sport. Bran- ¢ sked Reed if he thought pool rooms were an evil. if you will be guided by my reply,”/. said Reed, "L say iney are.” | | *Well,” said Branaenstein, “why do | you except certain forms of sport. Why | | not pronibit poolselung on contests be- | tween prize fighters? | “Because,” replied Reed, “there will be | no restrictions 1f this bill is not passed. | It is a well-known fact that the greatest | evil results from indiscriminate gambling on hprse and dog racing. Homes are ruined and crimes are committed through | its influence. No one ever heard of a man being ruined by betting on prize fights. | Chiet of Police Sullivan informed the committee that the damage was done by | horse race betting. This ordinance will correct two evils, and if the third is bad | Why you gentlemen have it in your power | w reguk\ln =" The Mayor here interposed danger in that the t adopting Reed's order lay | ble opening of Ingleside, on | al error in the meas- W on the statute book. By adopt- ure r ing the order it would fortify the old one now in force and preclude the possibility of opening the racetrack, with its attend- ant evils. The vote on final passage was: Ayes— Booth, Brandenstein, Comte, Connor, Curtis, D'Ancona, Dwyer, Jennings, Ma- guire and Reed: noes—Boxton, Helms, Hotaling, McCarthy and Tobin; absent— | Duboce, Fontana and Sanderson. The ordinance prohlhlllnf the \'Islnng' of polrooms where gambling is_carrie on ?\y poolselling on contests between horses_or dogs came up for reconsidera- tion, but Tobin stated that he had de- cided to withdraw his original motion to reconsider and the Mayor declared the ordinance lost. Comte contended that Tobin had no right to withdraw his notice to reconsider, and Tobin decided to make his motion after all, but it was lost by a vote of 8 to 7, ten votes being necessary | for adoption. The ordinance prohibiting the sale of paris mutuels, or betting on fractional parts of boxing contests was lost, Booth, | Comte, D'Ancona, Jennings, Reed and Tobin voting aye, and Boxton, Branden- | stein, Connor, Curtis, Dwyer, Helms, Hotaling and McCarthy voting against 1t. Connor moved that the order be indefi- nitely postponed, as he considered that the board should proceed slowly in the matter of prohibiting gambling, but his motion was lost. Brandenstein said that gambling was a subject_for elimination and not for regulation. Reed stated that the object of the ordinance was to put an end to “fake” contests. He said that betting on horse racing was an admitted evil, whereas no one had ever been seri- ously damaged by betting on boxing con- tests, and the prohibition of paris mu- tuels’ would tend to elevate the sport. INJURED BY BEING THROWN FROM A CAR Mrs. F. Wolf Meets With an Accident Through the Carelessness of a Conductor. Mrs, F. Wolf, an elderly woman resid- ing at 707 Tehama street, was injured yes- terday morning by the carelessness of a confluctor In starting a street car too soon. At Ninth and Market streets she board- ed Valencia-street car No. 8 on its way from the ferry. She had placed her right foot on the step when the conductor ran the bell and the car started. Mrs. Wol was thrown to the ground with such force | as_to render her unconscious. She was carried into the St. Nicholas | pharmacy and was subsequently removed to the hospital. It was found that there was a lacerated wound on her scalp, her left foot was sprained and her back was | injured.. She was also suffering from the shock. T ek ke ke ek ok ek ek ok ke ok ok ok ok ok ORDINANCE INTRODUCED 70 STOP ALL FREAK ADVERTISING SCHEMES s e s O s ¢ Of the thirty women applicants fifteen, or 1900. *@® * X x x x * EXAMINATION OF CLERKS TO TAKE PLACE IN JUNE Civil Service Board Gives List of Successful Stenographers. 2 S Only One Man Received Sufficient Credits to Become Eligible, While Fifteen Women Succeeded in Passing. SRR The Municipal €ivil Service Commission met last night and announced the result of the recent competitive examination for places as stenographers and typewriters. just one-half, passed. Of the seven men but one was successful, the total being sixteen. The following Is the eligible list | returned by the commission in the order of standing: STENOGRAPHER-TYPEWRITER ELIGIBLE NAME AND ADDRESS. | Pet. Miss Maude Powell, 964 Geary.. Miss Agnes Kendrick, 1202 Treat avenue.. Miss Clara E. Johnson, 1332A Washington| . Miss Alice B. Code, 11IA Franklin......... Miss Edina C, Hawkins, 3464 Seventeenth. William Chester Keogh, 2512 Clay Miss Mae Eveiyn Sullivan, 102 Capp. Miss Alma A. Kaerth, 404 Eddy.... Miss Lillian F. Johnson, 477 Chestn: Miss Agnes B. Willey, 3724 Twentieth, Miss Marie L. Leonhardt, 1314 Broderic Miss Louisa L. Wills, 304 Taylor.. Miss May Ellen Sullivan, 1024 Fiori Miss Helen E. Walters, 125 Ash avenu Miss Felicia B. Jacobs, T4B Fell. Miss Elia M. Gray, 107 Turk Chester Keogh, who stands sixth on the list, is at present stenographer for the Board of Public Works ana has proved | himself to be a competent employe. | Though furnished with the three highest eligibies on_the list the board will prob- ably save Keogh by demanding a male stenographer. iss Sullivan is now em- ployed in the Street Department and wil! | have to resign unless there are enough positions to cause the seventh place to | ve reached. Miss Kendrick is now em- | ployed by the School Board. It is hard to | say just how many places are to be filled a8 some departments are carrying stenog- raphers under the guise of clerks. i he important matter of holding the big | examination for clerks came up and while no definite date was fixed it was decided | that examinations should be finished dur- | ing June. There are about 60 applicants | for these clerkships, which embrace | nearly all the positions in.the hall. Those now holding the positions will have the | advantage given by experience in answer- | ing the questions pertaining to the duties of the particular places they fill. The board decided that all future ex- aminations should be held by a special board of six salaried examiners to be ap- pointed by the commission If authority can be obtained from the Supervisors. H Auditor Wells announced that he had | appointed the following named to serve as additional clerks for ten days from May 21; Miss Lena Jackson, ine 5 | 2 | Evans, ss Lucy Little, M vitte, Miss Kate E. Conway, Pfenniger, Mrs. L. H. Brown and C. Pidwell, expert. HOSPITAL CORPS MAN SHOT AT CHANDELIERS | Private Heimburger Turned a Peace- ful Hotel Into a Very Noisy Battle Field. George Heimburger, an unattached member of the United States Hospital Corps, went on a spree yesterday morning and sought refuge in the Ahiborn House on Grant avenue. After half an hour's rest he imagined that he was in Wolfville and proceeded “‘to shoot 'em up some.” After announcing his intention he drew his revolver and began shooting at the gas globes in the rooms and wound up his ser!ormance by smashing several win- lows with the butt of the weapon. Patrolmen Alexander and Murphy of the California-street police station outflanked him when he was out of ammunition and captured him. He was charged with dis- charging firearms within the city limits and with malicious mischief. —_———— Death of Mrs. E. W. Gagan. Mrs. E. W. Gagan, widow of the late ‘William Gagan, who founded the Oakland | News, died vesterday in this city at her | son's home on Bartlett street. She had been ill several months. In the early six- ties she came to California with her | husband and settled in Oakland. She was | an influential member of the Unitarian church. She was the mother of four children—Grant W. Gagan, Lincoin F.| Gagan, Mrs. F. W. Babcock and Mrs. | Jennie B. Poultney. B S a—— Nobman Case Dismissed. The charge of disturbing the against J. C. Nobman, Deputy Sheriff, was dismissed by Judge Cabaniss yester- day. Nobman was arrested about two months ago on complaint of his stepmoth- er for going to her house and raising a row because she had been made the sole beneficlary of his father’s estate. Nobman claimed that he went to ask for informa- tion and received very curt treatment. ——————————— peace | uaint log church of the Préesbyter- (:’u"lnqlune-u.KAllska. has fallen into the hands of a brewing company and has be- come the office of the establishment. OF RACET HE ghouls of the racetrack have gobbled another victim in thelr greedy jaws. Willlam Riley Bonter, a young man whose future was full of promise and whose past was without a blemish until he bit at the bait thrown out to the unwary by the track gamblers, has fled the city to escape the hand of justice which is reaching out for him. His friends assert that he has victimized them, and his landlord, who conducts the Hotel Wentworth, 657 Bush street, claims that his missing guest has defrauded him out of many months’ room rent, Bonter fell under the pernicious influ- ence of racetrack gambling about a year ago. Since then, despite the efforts of friends and implorings of relatives, he has continued steadily on the downward path, Bonter is but 23 years of age and is the son of a prominent merchant of Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Of late he has been sharing a room with a friend at the Hotel ‘Wentworth. He left a note last phoned for him to come and see ter added in his parting epistle would rather take poison knew his uncle would misconduct. that he had ‘with him. hl.innwmx hotel proprietor gl-fll- On several F the landlord L § § £ 2 ;IFKI H g i 55 & : FELL PREY TO GREED RACK DEMON oo et eieieQ TWENTY LESSONS IN FRENCH CONVERSATION. Copyright, 1800, by Seymour Eaton. st Note—These lessons have been prevared for The Call's Home Studx Circle by Prof. Benno Kirschbaum of Philadeivhia. nded primarily for Americans who purpose attending the Paris Exposition. The lessons will include (1) common French words and phrases, (2) easy conversation and (3) simple reading’ lessons. | LESSON 13—TREIZIEME LECON. TRAY.ZEE-AME LES-SONG. A Talk With a French Driver. Conversation avec—un cocher francais. Kong-vair sah-see-ong ah-vek ung ko- sh fraun-say. Dame—Cocher, 8tes-vous libre? ko-shay ett voo leebr. Driver, are you disengaged? Cocher—Madame, je suis—a vos—ordres. —— Swee-zan — zordr. Madam, 1 am at your service, Dame—Parlez-vous —anglais? —— zaun-glay. Do you speak English? Cocher—Non, madame, je parle seulement le francais. No, madam, I speak only French. Dame—Je désire vous retenir pour différ- entes courses. —— day-zeer — raunt koorse. Iw to engage you for different 1 | 1 ret-neer — deef-fay- trip: Cocher—Certainement, avec plaisir. sayr-ten-mong ah-vek play-zeer. Certainly, with pleasure. Dame—Quel_est le tarif? kell-lay luh tah-reef. What are the prices? Cocher—Les prix varient; volei le tarif, madame. lay pree vahree; vwah-see — | The prices differ; here they are: H Le prix d'une voiture 3 deux places, | pendant le jour, est 1 franc 5 cen- times (30 cents); et 2 francs pour—une voiture A guatre places (40 cents). luh — d'oon vwa-tuur ah duh plass pon-dong luh zjoor ay ung frung sank-aunt ay duh — ah katr plass. The price for a carriage with two | seats during the day is 1 franc 3 centimes (about 30 cents), and 2 francs (about 40 cents) for a carriage with four seats. Dame—Ah, je comprends, et pendant la nuit? — kong-prong; ay pon-dong lah nwee. 1 see; and what about the night? cher—Pendant la nuit, les prix sont re- spectivement de déux francs vingt- cinq centimes et deux francs cinqu- ante centimes. Co — nwee — ress-pec-teev-mong duh | — vahn-sank ay —sank-aunt — During the night the prices are. re- | spectively, 2 francs 25 centimes (& cents) and 2 francs 5 centimes (30 cents). ¢ el Dame—Puis-je prendre un flacre & I'heure? | — fee-acr — ah-luhr. Can 1 hire a cab by the hour? Coches—Certainement, madame, sont. sayr-ten-mong — Yes, madam; the prices are: Pendant le jour, deux francs—et deux francs cinquante. pon-dong lub zjour duh — During the day 2 francs and 2 50 centimes. i Dame—Ah, je comprends; mais si je| prends—un flacre & la gare? ! —— kom-prong may see juh prung — ahr. | Og_ 1 see; but if I take a cab at the station? Cocher—Eh, bien, en ce cas 1 les prix| sont différents. ay-bee-yang anh suh-kah-lah— song. Well, then, the prices differ again: Par course, un franc quatre-vingts centimes; deux francs vingt-cing | centimes le jour; trois francs la nuit. pahr ko — | For the trip, 1 fr. 80 cent. (3 cents); 2 fr. 25 cent. (45 cents) in the day. Three francs at night (80 cents). Dame—Je vous remercie bien. Ces prix elon le tarif—actuel? | r-cee bee-yang —— suh-long les prix tranes | | | these | ¥ Are prices standard? | Cocher—C’est le tarif pour toute la ville de Paris. say — pah-ree. This is the tariff all over Paris. Dame—Donnez-moi votre numero? What is your number, sir? Cocher—Neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf. | — nuh-song cattr-vang-dees-nuf. | My number is 999 | Dame—Avant de partir dites-moi quelq®s chose A I'égard des bagages? | avaun duh par-teer deet mwa kel-kuh- | thoze ah lay gar day —. | Before we start, will you tell me some- thing about baggage? Cocher—Le tarif général est: The regular set tariff is: Le prix des bagages transportés dans la voiture, avec les voyageurs, est fixé A vingt-cing centimes par colis. Les petits paquets ne palent pas. luh pree day — traunce-por-tay — feex-ay — ko-lee — pay. The price of baggage carried in the carriage with the traveler is fixed 25 centimes per plece. Small parcels are free. Dame—Quel est le prix d'une course en tramway, en tramway électrique? kell-lay luh pree doon koorse ong — a lek treek. What is the fare for.a trip on the street car, electric car? Cocher—Le prix général est: Intérieur, et sur le plate-forme (du coté du conducteur) 30 centimes (6 cents); extérieur. quinze centimes (3 cents): la course entidre, sur toutes les lignes. The general price is: Inside, and at the platform (where the conductor stands), 30 centimes; outside, 15 cen~ times; all the way, any line. | Dame—Je suppose quil-y a des omni- bus—ici? Quels sont les prix? —— kill-lee-ah —. 1 suppose you use omnibuses here? What are the prices? Cocher—Les prix des—omnibus avec le nombre des persomnes cofite de trois~A dix francs. Une certaine quantité de bagage _est transporté gratis par les—omnibus; I'excédant—est taxé au tarif gén- vartent et éral. lay pree day zom-nee-boos vah-ree tavek luh nombrr day payr-son ay koot trwa zah dee fraun. Oon sair- tenn kaun-tee tay duh bag-azj ay traunce-por-tay grah-teece par-lays Zom-nee-boos lex-ay daun ta tax-ay oh tar-eef — The price of omnibuses varies accord- ing to the number of persons and is from three to ten frames. A certaln quantity of baggage is car- ried free of charge by the omni- buses; the surplus is taxed by the tariff. Dame—Trés bien, avancez. Faites le tour dans la ville pendant—une heure. tray-bee-yang, ah-vaun-say fett luh toor — dong la ville paun-daun toon-uhr. Very well, go ahead; drive me around the eity for an hour. Dame—Je suls trés content du service. Arrétez maintenant, s'il vous plaft. —— koon-taun — mahn-tuh-naun — seel voo play. I am very pleased with the service. Stop now, please. Cocher—Madame est bien bonne. — bee-yang baun. I thank you, madam. Dame—Pouvez-vous venir demain matin? Poo-vay voo vay-neer duh-mahn — Could you not call to-morrow morn- ing? Cocher—-A quelle heure? ah kell uhr. At what time? Dame—Eh bien; A neuf-heures ou neuf —heures—et demie. ay — ah nuv uhr oo nuv vuhr-zay dem-ee. Well, say at 9 or half-past. Cocher—On demeure-t-elle, madame? o0o-duh muhr-tell —. Where do you live, madam? Dame—Je suis—a présent-a 'hdtel Byron. —— sweezah-pray-zaunt —. in Hotel Byron. madame, sans faute; zjee-ser-ray — saun fote — oh-ray- voh-ahr. I will be on hand without fail. Good- by, madam. La dame donne au cocher—un pourboire de vingt-cinq centimes: le cocher la re- mercie, se découvre, la salue et part. La dame entre dans—un magasin. lah dahm don o koshay run poor bwar duh vin-sank — lah rem-mair-see suh day coovr lah sahloo ay par — ontr dong zung mah ghah-zang. The lady gives the driver a tip of 3 centimes, the driver thanks her very much, takes his hat off and departs. The lady @nters a store. Reading Lesson. The following is the proper translation of the French exercise of last lesson. The student will carefully compare the same as far as he is able. W) I have a check to cash. (2) How much discount must I pay? (3) Can you direct me to a first-class banking house? (4) We have to attend to some busi transactions. (5) They charge 5 per cent discount. _(6)_Is this a wholesale or a re- tail store? (7) Can you give me a receipt for it? (8) Let us Zo to the public aue- tion. (% Will you answer this note for me? (10) With pleasure, sir; I will do it right away. (11) They are going to give & dance to-night. RECENT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. Copyright, 1800, b 'y Seymour Eaton. Note—These papers on practical sclence have been prepared for The Call's Home Study Circle by Professor William J. Hopkins of Drexel In- stitute. VII. HIGH-SPEED TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS. | =~ i Tnder the original system of tel y, | with a _single wire, the speed wi messages could be sent or the number of words a minute was limited by the ca- pacity of the operators in sending and taking. If there were no reason why the telegraph lines could not be muitiplied in- definitely there would be no limit to the | number of messages that could be sent | in a day or in an hour, for as many dif- | ferent lines could be used with the In- | struments and operators at each end as | the desired speed called for. But the erection and maintenance of a_telegraph line is an expensive matter. There has been, therefore, a continuous effort to use one [ine or two for as many me: 'S as possible at the same time. By special ar- | rangement of circuits and the ‘“‘duplex” and ‘‘quadruplex’ systems | it is possible to send several messages | over the same wires at the same time | without confusion, and various devices | have been brought forward from time to | time for '“”",:L’:f the number that can be so _sent. S is gained also by the | use of machines for sending and receiv- | ing, instead of the hand work of opera- | tors. The Hughes printing telegraph this, and has been very widely used for | many years. However, if sev, ma- chines can be worked at the time over one line there is still further gain. | The most recent system working on this g’inzilpls is that of Professor Henry A. wiand. Rowland’s Multiplex Printing Tele- | han bl Little more t a year ago a public tost ot This system was made between | Jersey City and Philadeiphia. It has not | ne into commercial use and all the | detaflou have not been made public, but | the main features of the system can be | described. | The lines can be duplexed in the usual | way and beyond this point multiplexing | is obtained in a manner that is not new, although it is said that the arrangement for the is particularly efficient | uccess! The general method re- | a revolving com- | mutator at each end of the line, by means | for very brief intervals to different sets of instruments. The commutators must evidently synchronize exactly for success- ful upflr{!lw: that is, at the Joflcnt that the commutator brush at the sending end 1. chro! it of this nature been in in the Delancy system for many llr.clllhrhm ’fl;‘n‘%nnenfnntempl%hfl : n L instruments in | &; an operator, each of whom has before him a keyboard with forty ke{n. These keys are so interlocked with the ten contacts that the depression of a particular ey causes the omission of a certain definitely arranged set of hau-genod-. and conse- quently the printing of the corresponding ch;ncter by the machine at the receiving end At the receiving end a double-ended pol- arized relay is actuated by the line cur- rent. One armature connects with the n‘"nchmmxm‘ apparatus and regulates the driving motor; the other armature connects through the commutator with the local selective relays. There are ten of these for each receiving Instrument, so arranged that for each combination of half-wave omissions the wpe wheel is sed to print a particular letter. The paper is then moved ahead, all the relays alr; n;‘eleued and are ready for the next s The Pollak-Virag This system perfected in Austria is i many respects a contrast to the Rowland stem. In principle it is extremely sim- ple, depending for its high speed upon the rapidity of action and sensitiveness of a diaphragm much like that of a telephone. e signals are transmitted :{ a ma- a high rate, chine which can be run at and before it can be sent the mx must be recorded upon a l(fl? of paper by means of holes punched in it at suita- ble distances. This strip of prepared pa- per is then very rlpldry under two - small brushes so connected to batteries and the line that the contact of one brush sends a current over the line in one direc- tion, the contact of the other brush a cur- rent in the other direction. The capacity and Inductance of the line and the influ- ence of the natural period of vibration of the receiving diaphragm are neutralized by the use of properly ed condensers and inductance coils. The receiving instrument is essentially a telephone recelver, and its diaphragm moves toward the magnet from it in accordance with the direction of the current impulses sent over the line, These motions are recorded photograph- ically. For this purpose a small concave mirror is flexibly connected to the dia- and pointed in such a manner that a turning movement is produced which magnifies the diaphragm move- ments and causes a small spot of intense ’M to move back and fort sensitized paper on a rapidly moving rum. The posi ipul duces an upward deflection of light and a n?‘tln impulse downward deflection. e nds to the Morse dash and the second dot. ding characters 1 o a HARDY’S ESTATE LEFT SOLELY TO RELATIVES