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and Manitou Railway Company was organ
lied in September, 1885, with capital stock
of S500,000 1t required one years work to
make and perfect the survey, and some of
the engineers nearly persisted in the snow
storms, so difficult and dangerous was the
September. The road-bed is fifteen feet
wide and the line will be eight and 74-1O0
miles to the summit. The rise from the
base of the mountain is 1926 feet. and the
average ascent is 1920 feet TO the mile The
maximum curvature is sixteen degrees, Civ
ing radius of $50 feet. and the grading will
cost about $4,000. Forty pound steel rails
are used.
Two cog rails of coca steel are placed in
the center of the track. 1t is claimed that
one rail would be sufficient, but two are
used to guard against accident and insure
safety. The average rate of speed will be
about four miles per hour, with maximum
OF eight, although the train could be made
to run seventeen miles per hour on level
track. pixies Peak" the engine, stands at
slant of per cent. The track is really a
part of the engine, there being driving cog
wheels which Intercollegiate with the cog
rails. On each side of the engine are the
wheels sustaining the weight and acting as
guides. There are cog drivers for use and
an extra one that can he utilized if needed.
The engine, which has a weight of 81 tons,
pushes the cars up the mountain.
Every means possible has been used to in
sure safety, and it is claimed that the engine
can be stopped instantly, when ing at the
rate Of three miles an hour, and in twenty
inches when going at the rate OF eight miles
an hour. The cars are not coupled, and each
one has individual cog-wheel brakes. The
engineers claim that this line is safer than
one operated on level ground. Cross sec
lions of masonry are sunk about every 300
feet, to which the track is tied. There are
three solid iron bridges but no trestle-work.
The road, starting from near the iron
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05

A man seated himself in a shady nook of
Central Park few afternoons ago for a
comfortable half hour with his favorite
magazine, the latest number of " hich he
had just purchased. Much to his annoyance
he found that he had taken an uncut copy,
and, having no pocket-knlie or other paper
cutter, lie essayed 10 part the leaves with his
ioreinger. a succession of indentatons in
the print resulted. He next tried q lead
pencil, with but little better effect. The
edges of the pages hung in shreds, and in
some places 1t was necessary to match the
pieces in oIder to read the printed matter
While INDUCING in mental yituperation
against uncut periodicals the man casually
glanced across the shaded path and saw
young woman seated on bench opposite
him apparently engrGSSed in the contents of
a Harper's Bazaar. While he was looking al
her she endeavored to open the paper, but
sound that the leaves needed cutting. With
out moments hesitation her right hand
fought her back hair, out came a hairpin, aud
III a tNinkling the leaves were neatly slit
apart. The halrpin as restored 10 its proper
place, and the male observer, with Il sud
denly awakened recollection OF the null ifar-
iouS uses to which he had previously seen
the hairpin put, laid aside his magazine and
unused on the greatness OF that tiny instru-
ment. which, IN a womans hands, is not only
hair fastener, but Il paper-cutter, a tape
needle, cork extractor, a glove and shoe
buttOner, skeleton key, shawl fastener, a
crochet needle, a fsh-hook and various other
things.
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where the voice of chieftain, somber and
grave. was heard in council; where ilocks
and herds galoped over thousands of acres
of rich pasture land and gardens sweet and
fragrant, with flowers, grain and fruit,
once shone in all their verdant beauty.
From the shrine where the red men gath
cred in lowly devotion, subdued and en-
lightened by the crucifed Christ, down the
road called the Road of the Crosses, from
the crosses that once marked the stations of
the cross. Each cross represented station
on the way to Calvary and was the method
used by the Mission fathers for reciting the
Way of the Cross" Many of the crosses
still remain and affect the heart most i'm
pressively, making one feel that truly they
are treading upon holy ground, All is silent
now, but with silence that wakens the in
nerm0st depths of feeling; silence that
sings to the soul its eloquent song of life till
every chord vibrating re-echoes the silent
hymn, There Is No Death" With this
refrain SINGING through my heart left Car
melo, with the earnest prayer that when
next 1 visit its holy sanctuary the stiffness
shall be broken by the silvery-throated bells
of San Carlos joyously calling us to the feast
of feasts within its sacred walls.
Oakland, Cal. MARY LAMBERT
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The sardonyx in JeweIry.

From Paris we hear that the long reign of
favor eDjoyedby the dimly-mysterious moon
stone is Threatened with rival in the form
of the sardUnyx. The Jewelers. Says the
Daily Graphic have learned a secret by APP
plying graduated degrees of heat to it, by
which It's COLOR can be changed, and so pro-
ducng from it punches of grapes and their
green tendrls. From the point Of view Of
mere novelty, no doubt the SardOnyx,
worked into such quaint devices and fancies,
VIII be welcomed. But we are learning to
demand something more than costiiness or
even good workmanship in our ornaments
They must enlb0dy some queer meaning or
possess some occult attribute. The moon
stone enjoys the pleasant reputation of be-
ing the bearer of good fortune to the wearer.
Round the sardonyx are few, if any, trad-
tions, and little or no poetry save in its place
In the Holy City of the Apocalypse, and
therefore it is hardly likely to GUST the MOON
stone at present,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05
A CHILD'S TRIBUTE,
1t Stopped the Jeers and Won Word
nf

1t Stopped the Jeers and Won Words
of Praise.
1t was one OF the hottest days of summer.
Not a breath of air was stirring, even in the
tops OF the trees. The sturdy little En-
glish sparrows had ceased their sharp. shriIl
chirping and were painting in the shade. If
you looked straight down the street you
could see a quivering of heat in the air like
that which is often visible over hot stove.
Everybody walked slowly. Few of the
drivers OF vans, wagons and cabs urged
their horses into tTot. The only animals
that suffered were the poor street car
horses. They went trot.ing and galloping
by with their loads. which on account of
the heat, were heavier than usual
Many of the poor brutes stopped
during the day, staggered under the
whip and dropped by the roadside. The
circumstances bad finally become SO usual
that it attracted but little attention and less
pity. But of all the horses that died that
cruel afternoon one at least received trib-
ute as affecting as if paid by an angel The
animal had dropped in the street, and had
peen rndeiy dragged to one side, where it
lolling IFS tongue. A small crowd gathered
around, shutting out what little air there
was. Hold on, Cally," shouted pamin
heres fun! Let's see de cop shoot i'm
Git pillar" facetiously suggested red
nosed man with blotched face.
HIS head cont lay easy" said another to
veterinary surgeon. who took one glance
and walked away, Give i'm hyperder-
mic He amt dyin' easy"
just then ragged little girl passed
proudly by carrying a cheap bouquet and
smelling of it frequently When she saw
the dying horse she stopped a moment and
then by sudden impulse went and laid the
flowers on his head Strange to say. no one
jeered. The red-faced man walked away
shamefacedly. So, one by one, did the
others, and the poor animal was left to die
in peace. AS the little girl ran off, a benevo-
lent Old gentleman picked her up and kissed
her, saying:
God bless you. little dear" There was a
tear in his eye. "Cbrist was right about
the little children, and SO was Wadsworth
when he said, Heaven lies about us in our
infancy Chicago Herald.
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1T MAKES Us TIRED.
We Have Had Too Much of Mrs. Frank
Leslie and Her Marquis.

We Have Had Too Much of Mrs. Frank
Leslie and Her Marquis.
That interesting scion of naughty and
exclusive aristocracy, the Marquis de Leu
Vile, is coming over to this country with
bloodin his oye,lH is going to bring libel suits
against every leading journal in America.
His noble blood has beer rOused by the
newspaper notoriety which has been thrust
upon him. In order to court the Ob>curty
so grateful to his shrinking soul he once
more PUSHES into print and rings over again
all the changes in his Staccato cOurtship OF
Mrs. Frank Leslie. She, on her part, in
similar spirit Of retirement, pOurS her conf
dences into the ear Of every reporter who
approaches her. She draws pretty picture
of ner billing and cooling with the noble
Marquis. He is q master of five languages,
she the mistress of an equal number, and
they used II spend hours together reading
and c0nversiDg in many tongues. This
pOlyglOt cOurtship was diversified by letter
writing, and she is willing that the whole
world should read her letters, for she is quite
sure they would be found correct in gram
mar and construction" If this curious
couple like to add 10 the gayetv of nations
certainly the world seems to enjoy laughing
at them. Everybody is pleased all around.
1t is an excellent arrangement as it stands.
Let us trust the Marquis will not spoil it by
winning his libel suits. Nobody would re-
gretso bitterly as he that he had in this way
closed the mouth Of the scurrjlous press
Illustrated American.
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spring, goes to the headwaters of RuXton
Englishman. who visited these springs in
1S47 and wrote an extensive account Of
them.
The Shelter and Minnehaha falls are in
this canycn. From this creek the road curves
southwest to Windy Point from which is
afforded Il magnificent view of several Col
orado towns and a vast expanse of noun
tain and plain. Then above timber line
climbs the cog-wheel route, giving splendid
views of Lake Morain and the Seven Lakes.
AT times, over grades of % per cent, the road
itous granite to the top of the great white
mountain" WILL C. FERRIL.
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climb to the summit of the peak as we'll on
the faithful trail ponies. And, girls, here
is POINTER for you: See that your stock
ings are well darned. for the wind blows
terribly hard on the Pixies Peak trail some
times and has no respect for lady's skirts.
Some very precise maidens tie little lead
in their dresses. They usually go in parties,
and are caught by camera at the summit.
where still stands the abandoned United
States Sisnal station building.
Sometimes the ladies lool; like masQuerad-
erS for they often put masks on their faces
to save their complexion.
But this is progressive age. Last year
carriage road was constructed to the sum-
nit, and now the latest scheme is that of
building railroad to the top of the mount
ain.
A survey was made in 1884 for a railroad
up Pixies Peak. The repurt being favor
able, company was organized, and after
grading a zig-zag road for eight miles. the
scheme was abandoned. The Pixies Peak
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made with the point of the finger. But it is
not with this paper-like material that we
propose to work. We will take the stOuter
gauges and ascertain the amoInt of hammer
ing 4 certain gauge will stand. Those who
hope to produce something artistic must
know how to hammer and lay out different
shapes; for these shapes, if made ever so
roughly, have an artistic value of their own
that can never be got in spun or stamped
work, no matter how beautiful it may be.
We Will first purchase the material and
necessary tools.
Get half pound ball pein hammer, the
same as used by machnists, pair of steel
dividers, a mallet, a pair of shears, siX-inch
half-rUund smooth file and few pounds of
22-gauge best sheet brass. These tools can
be purchased ar any jewelers. or hardware
dealers. Now procure a block of wood
about six inches in diameter and twenty
inches high. One end of this modelling
stake, as it is called, should be slightly hal
lowed out to receive the work while being
hammered. Now that we have our tools
We Will lay out a form, say that of salt cellar
According to the size and decoration of
the bowls they can be used either for finger
bowls, ash-receivers, fruit-bowls, card
bowls or salt-cellarS. In this case we Will
make a little salt-ceilar Take your sheet
of metal and lay it on your bench or table,
and with a center punch or large nail, which
will answer as well. make slight indenta-
ton in your metal. Now open your dividerS
90 4 inches and describe a circle. Cut this
ont with your shears This you may find
diff ult to do at first, yet it Will be quite
easy after little practice. Having cut this
out take your half-round file and tlle away
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05
THE GREAT
SIERRA
KIDNEY AND LIVER
CURE

Is new and wonderful discovery, manu-
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herbs of California, in their natural state,
containing all their original properties. De
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effects. Positively containing no mineral in
its composition. Perfectly harmless and
sure cure for all the many troubles arising
from the Kidneys, Liver and bladder; among
which are Catarrh of the Bladder and Stom-
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back, Gravel and other disorders these or
gans are heir to. For Leucorrhea, Sup
pressed Menses, and all other female
complaints. The Great Sierra Kidney
and Liver Cure has no equal, being q
blood purifier and enricher, without
blotching. 1t brings the fresh color of
youth to the cheeks, and clears the entire
system of all impurities. You will imme-
diately feel the beneficial effects of this
wonderful medicine. Give it one trial; you
will never be sorry. Sold by all druggists.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05
WHEELING ABOVE
THE CLOUDS.
Rolling to Pixies Peak Without
Straining a Muscle.
The New and the Old Way of Ascending the
Most Famous and Historic Point Of the
Rcckies-Emid Snow Banks.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

TnHE cos-wheel railway has been fin
Fl ished to the Halfway House on Pixies
S1HS Peak, and the company expects to
have the line completed to the summit by
the latter part of September.
Think of climbing through the clouds and
summer snow-banks by steam!
Up, up, up, IA, 147 feet!
The sister peaks, twenty three of which
are higher than Pixies, many of which can
be seen from the summit, stand out like
sentinels, while the foothills in the distance
appear like the great waves and pillows OF
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the ocean. In the brilliant sunlight the mag
nifcent panorama of the Rocky Mountain
range is spread out before one, and yet the
storm-cloud with its playful lightning and
peals of thunder may be rolling mile below.
No wonder the ambitious tourist is
most historic in the great range. Centuries
before it was known to Americans. this
great white mountain" was the point from
which the Indians of the plains and the early
Spanish explorers took their bearings.
Major Zebulon Pike. who discovered this
peak November 15 1906. and for whom it
was named, attempted to climb to the S UNI
nit. He and some of his men reached the
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all the sharp edges which are liable to cut
your fingers. This being ready, we sit
down TO the modelling block, taking the
shape of metal in the right hand between
tie thumb and forefnger; hold it at slight
anGle 10 the hollow Of the block.
Now with the hammer in the right hand,
. strike lightly with the ball end around the
outside edge of the circle of metal, moving
tie metal slightly after each blow, so that
you strike in the center of the block every
time, placing each blow almost on top of the
other. Repeat this hammering circle after
circle, joining each circle with the last, till
you reach the center. Should the work
buckle or frill, gently hammer the buckles
down wherever they appear. IL left they are
sometimes very hnrd to get out. After this
hamnering, should the metal become hard
It must be softeued. This is done by an-
healing, after which all slight buckles can
be removed. Annealing is effected by plac-
ing lie metal in an open bed of fire, till 1t is
4 cherry red, and then removing it with a
pair Of longs or pliers, being very careful
YOU do not break it. Annealing oXdiZes
and sOftens the metal. This annealing will
have to be often repeated as the hammer
blows harden the metal and cause brittle
ness.
. The aHnealing removes the brittleness and
restores the metal to its original softness.
When the bowl is worked up to suit your
own idea the bottom must be worked in for
ii to stand upon This is accomplished by
describing q circle on the inside of the bowl
by placing one OF the arms of the dividers
in the punch mark that was previously
made. Now, with a tracing tool, which IS
mach like chiSel whose edge has been made
- like screw-driyer, 90 round this circle, tap
.pirg it with the hammer as you pass it
slowly round, making it perfect line Do
this so perfectly that no one can tell where
the tool was taken up.
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Repeat this several times, as it will enable
the bottom to turn more freely. This tracing
Is done on the hollow of the block, holding
the tracer between the thumb and fJrefinger
and steadying the bowl by resting the hand
upon its edge. Now, to turn the bottom in,
place the bottom upside down on the bench
and with the ball end Of your hammer strike
the center of the circle, the lines OF which
show through Should the sides give way,
knock the bottom back again and trace il
once more, and repeat the former, tapping
it gently all round the inside Of the circle till
you have a perfect shape that will stand
squarey and firmly on the table.
IL is necessary before proceeding further
to explain little about "foxing," as some
term it. Now, it is quite evident when fiat
article is TO be chased, it must be solidly
backed up by some plastic material which
will give solidity to the tool while hammer
ing. and at the same time possess an adhe-
siye power that will make the metal and
itself one solid yet impressionable mass
BY the trade pitch is used, toned down by
plaster of paris and a little oil or turpen-
tine, but this does not meet the requirements
of lady amateurs, as 1t causes great annoy
ance by its splitting off and adhering to the
hands and clothes. To avoid this | give
composition which will prevent this un-
pieasantness.
=, TO MAKE THE CEMENT.
To make this cement take one pound OF
yellow beeswax. three pounds of plaster of
paris, two pounds Of Burgundy pitch and
half an ounce of lard. Should tue compo-
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top of Cheyenne Mountain, where is no W
the hon0red resting place of Helen Hunt
jackson. Major Pike says he saw the
or sixteen miles distant. He did not dare
to attempt to go further, for his men were
nearly perishing in terrible snow-storm,
and for f0rty-eight hours had been withO ut
food.
Thus it happened that Major Pike never
climbed the peak that now bears his name.
This explorer estimated from his measure
ments that the mountain was 500 feet high.
Now Manitou, the Saratoga of the West,
is mes tied amid the mountains and at the
base of this historic peak.
Every tourist wants to climb this mount
ain. For years the trip was made on foot
or on horses trained to the trails for this
special purpose. By leaving Manitou early
in the morning the ascent and return could
be made in a day. Your Eastern bellies not
only enjoy burrO ride on the sly In some of
this quiet hooks around Manitou. but like to
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05
A Practical Worker Tells How to
Hammer and EmbOss the
Bright Metal.
AN INTERESTING PAsTIME
How to Do Work That Is Both FASH
ionable and Remunerative-What
Tools Are RequiTed-FulI Direc-
tions for Making Salt Cellars,
Card Dishes, Fruit-BowIs and
Ash-ReceiVers.

!: j. ]. ]. 7. d: j !;
@7 ONE time ago repousse brass
I { | hammering, as an art, was taught
in the school of the Princess of
~ Wales at Sandringham, and then
Jit became all the rage in En-
~ gland. Then a few young ladies
tried it in New York and in fashionable
Boston, and the fad now is working in brass.
The price of brass has gone up and the
sound Of light hammer on thin metal is now
heard in almost every house. The following
description of how the work is done, the tools
necessary and quality of material, taken
from the New FORK World, will, undoubted-
ly, prove of interest to many young ladies
in this city anxious to keep up with their
Eastern sisters.
Before touching on repousse work it is
necessary that the amateur should thor
oughly understand the nature of the material
that is to be worked upon. Sheet brass is
not the unyieldinG substance many suppose
it to be. Let child take piece Of thirty
fOur-gauge brass and it will be found so soft
aad pliable that an indentation can easily be
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05

Who is there IN this great metropolis that
ism: acquainted with some one named Smith
asks the New York Times. And yet there
are not so many of them as is generally be-
lieved. IT one were asked to guess the num-
Der of Smiths in the city it would be quite
natural to place the figure as high as 10000.
To be sure, the new directory devotes thirty
five columns TO the distinguished family,
but there are only 1924 of them. OF these
113 are plain John Smiths and I'D are john
with-an-intial Smiths. The Browns num-
Der 1639 and there are so Brownies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
BIsHop VINCENT Of coMPr LsoRY EDrcA7Ioy

Chicago. April tSpccab.- Bishop Vincent, :"
uiialo who j, in this city, said to-day Before long
The Catholics and German Luthcrans Will condemn the
compulsory education law in Illinois and other states
believe the sauc Of compulsory education VIII super
ccdc all tariff and other political Interests at the next
Presidential election The great question a. TO whether
Americans Roman Catholics shall control tins country
Ia, reached point where open 1glt j. Inevitable
While Americans have been sleeping the Roman
Catholics have been aborng with untirng energy. and
their efforts have not been futile. They are building
up power in this country which threatens 10 prove
disastrous TO the United States. Not only do most
Roman Catholics put their children In parochial
schools but they place Catholic teachers In public
schools TO exercise influence over the children OF
other denominations. movement Is started IN
Buffalo TO require every Catholic teacher In the pnbc
school, 10 unqualified allegiance 10 the laws
and institutions of the country. The SITUATION III
Buffalo il worse than In Wisconsin or even III IN,
state Our public schools there absolutely ~ the
power Of the liomish priesthood. The Americans IN my
city practically have nothing to say about the manage
mcn Of their schools, such state OF affairs Is bound
reach crisis and that. too. before long. IL VIII
simply be the experience Of other countrics.'