The morning call., 1890-12-11
MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Various Topics That Are Dis.
cussed by the Gossips.
Rapid Transit for Cities-Queer Results Of
Education-San Francisco Models.
The First Emigrant Train.

In many of the large Eastern cities, &C.
cording to prominent street-car man, the
question Of rapid transit is becoming more
and more OF problem as the years 60 by.
las the residence districts recede from
the business centers," he said, "there is, of
course. great demand for rapid and COM
modious means Of transportation, as to
travel by the ordinary street-car lines
would require too great consumption Of
valuable time. Elevated roads, therefore,
are being looked to to solve the difficulty. and
they have proved fairly satisfactory in New
York and Brooklyn. They do not, as many
suppose, add materially to the growth Of a
city, but they exert wonderful influence
in shifting the centers of population, as
sh own in Brooklyn, where in certain Sec
lions of the city the number of people
rapidly decreased, while along the lines of
the elevated roads houses sprung up as if by
magic. A very peculiar feature is that east
an west elevated roads are looked on with
disfavor by capital seeking investment.
Why? Well, simply because in nearly
every city the western portion is given to
the residences of wealthy people, who own
their own carriages Moreover, one tene-
ment-bOuSe is worth to railroad company
dences. For that reason north and south
roads are preferred.
EFFORTS OF EDUCATION.
"St range isn't it what powerful infiu-
ence education has in this world ?" asked j:
p Stanton, the genial Palace Hotel clerk,
as he glanced up at the hundred or more
electric lights that stud the ceiling of the
corridor. ut has been but few months
since those lights we're placed in position,
and already we hear an occasional COM
PLANT from those who have grown accus-
toned to them of their deterioration. Fact
is that they are just as powerful as ever, and
the fault is in the eyes of those who have
stood under them night after night. The
eyes in short have become EDUCATED to the
glare, and return to gas would seem like
falling back to the use Of tallow candles.
l have remarked this fact frequently, and
am told by those who know that in cities
where electric lights have come into gen.
eral use the consumption of gas has in
creased in proportion. 1t is merely because
an who uses theaelectric light to any
great extent Is not content with one gas
jet, or two for that matter, when compelled
to use the latter for light, but turns on every
burner in the room 10 its fullest capacity"
WHICH is CORRECT.
DIR. j. NJ. Leavenwortb, who was second
Alcalde OF San Francisco, and who during q
residence OF A years in California has
been careful student of the history of the
State is authority for the statement that
General John Bidwell Is in error in claImin z
to have accompanied the first emigrant
train 10 Cali ornia as told in the Century
Magazine for November.
That matter has been very carefully in
vestgated," said the doctor, "and the best
haEf Rms H., &C.
left Louisville, KY, in March. 1889, and
arrived in Southern California late in that
year. 1t was owned by j. j. Warner of
San Diego, who is still living and came by
the way of Santa Fe, n. Mex. and the
southern route. The wagons were drawn
by mules instead of oXen."
SAN FRANCISCO MODELS.
The drawings of the members Of the life
class which were shown at the recent exhi-
billion of the Academy Of Design have called
forth some little criticism as TO the symmetry
of the figures represented, which is due, no
doubt, not to any fault of the students, but
to the fact as explained by A. Joulin, the
instructor of the still lie class, that there is
not a professional model in San Francisco.
"a few years ago., said Mr.. Joulln, there
were several who found remunerative en-.
ployment among the artists, but the inter
est in art seems to have ebbed away. and
with 1t went the professional models. The
consequence is that models are now very
hard to procure, and such as are to be found
are not, as rule, satisfactory, not only be-
cause of defects in their figures, but because
OF their inexperlence in posing"
PROFESSIONAL NURSES.
Few people," says DR.. Herman Partsch
"have any idea of the amount earned an
nually by private nurses. Not one in TWEEN
ty has any knowledge of the science Of
medicine worth speaking of, and yet many
them have Incomes which exceed in amount
those earned by the average physician.
have In mind an acquaintance who earns
fully $1,000 year as a nurse. Much of this
however, goes to him in the way of present:
from wealthy people whom he nurses through
illness, and who out Of gratitude for hi.
kindness give him snug sums in addition I,
his regular pay"
AN ERRING LAMB"
General John f. Sheehan is reminded, 81
he says, by the numerous acceSSionS 10 til,
ranks OF the Republican party in this city
from the Democrats, Of a Sacramento mar
who made a sudden flop in 1876, with tn,
expectation Of securing Federal office un
der President Hayes. Being disappointed
and in need of funds he suddenly blossumeC
out as road agent, but in this, too, h,
failed most ANONYMOUSLY because of la cl
of personal courage. He then wandered
back TO the Democratic fold and applied fo
an Office, but met with rebuff.
81 presume" said the applicant, "tha,
my record as road agent disquaiifies me
does it not ~
Not at ALL" replied the official to whom
he had applied. "Our only objection t,