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MEDIUM FRENCH,

Whatever the style of toe. however. the
Blncher is everywhere fashionable for uppers.
style il particularly easy and yields to tho
movements of the foot. The Bltcher is always
fall and winter. Only half dress and dress
shoes are plain. So
II you arc in search Of Il. stylish street shoe
your dealer will first of all show YOU an oil
patent leather Blncher with medium thick
soles and Pccadilly toes. 1t is snowy shoe.
He will tell you TINT this is the proper thing.
particularly for afternoons. He will point out
OF his broadway window and show you dozens
Of well-dressed men wearing this style. He
will also show you the same shoe with n cork
sole. but will tell you that this. though
warmer. Is little worn.
II you do not want patent feathers your
dealer will next show you nm all-cali Bllcher
with the Piccadilly toe. This you will find an
cnlincntly sensible as well as q stylish shoe.
1t is also to be had with London and French
toes.
In other respects mems shoes remain un-
changed.
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IT AMT HON'RUBBLE LIKE.
THE OI7TER FELLOWS COrER HE
SNIPES. AND SWEDDY IS INGRr.

The Eject or Ancient Example Upon New
York Bill Posters Dueis with Brush
md Paste-1.hc Trophies OF tho victors.
An ancient manuscript little known among
our modern scholars tells how. after the de-
struetion OF Pom peii. n gang OF bill posters
from Naples appea red on the scene and within
ten hours had cove red tho lava and the rocks
with notices OF the farewell tour OF a famous
Grecian tragedian. Don't look into your library
for this interesting manuscript You won't find
it. A New York bill poster has the original on 9
OF his men having found it in an ash barrel.
and he rarely shows II to any one. But what
good does tho manuscript do himP you will
ask. All. that's where the story comes in.
Tho bill posting tridc in this city at the
present day is in pretty bad way. Never be-
fore was the standard OF competency OF bill
posters raised so high. Not only must the bill
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Bit PO5TiRS

own bucket over his head. Oh You u a-dien
Iaughin' I yr'd seen m rnnnip Town ne
street with tho paste, a-ponEin down I ms
clothes. We couldn't kctch tho other isl,rI.
nd the last ,we saw v him ne WIZ rouhu ''io
corner with tho red snlpe on his back.
wen we lick the other felers we keep tn ,'
brushes nd buckets. That's hon'rlbble liks.
you know. because we'd oughter get some,
thing fer ickin' 'em. Sometimes they snln
and show fight, md then its duel; hot ~
heavy, t'seo who's goin't' Rct licscd We doh
do any othc mean things, howsoT,ry,chr' , w"e
the other f"ilers do. The get IN WIN tn ,tsl'
per on IN brnt nd giy" m I" r"'li'i" O. s'a' h.v
stick Ia them. nj Wen I'll" cnEp"r Hil'ESr lhrH
usually get III best Il lis. Iha' "'' c''i
low. Don't YOU. Ed =
"lt0tten." gioomily remarked Eh ,,..,.
But wen y take all Things conslhsrnanit,
by long odds. There's sixty q Us md r tier.
two twun.' Nd then up town we g2 aroupwH u,
wagons md get tho bulge on en- there nna
put snipes on EN-. We wouldn't nina y 80
much, see. il they came on: hon rugnis m
and worked open. But they aFarpuni ~ n",l
WAYS nd hohinl waG"rt nd watches Ter - u
nut I'M our papcr nd then 't"y come "N' IVA
So. YOU see. tho ancient manuscript has nav
tho effect Of intoxicating Naior ana slIaMn,xs
upon New York bill posters. some usy ~
Dun may publish q translation OF TINS inaelss 20
ing document which was touna " ~ -
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even tho widest, may
be said to be fashion
able. for tho reason
that very many stylish
people bolt the fashion
plates when 1t comes to
footwear. But the fact
stands that sharper
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NEWS SHOES THIS FALL.
The Biecher, with PIccadiiiy Too. II the
Proper Thing.

Tho fashionable shoe for this foil and winter
Is tho Blncher. with Pccadilly toe. This is the
thing for both men and women. 1t is made UP
in a great variety Of styles appropriate to a
corresponding variety of circumstances. or
course there are many widths made. and all.
The morning call., 1891-12-13

wrought iron field magnets. which are
belted to magnetic yokes of iron. One of
these yokes carries the gearings which sup
port that end Of the motor on the axle.
while the other yoke Is spring Supported
from the other axle.
This keeps the gears always in line. and
meshing correctly with each other. and
at the same time provides considerable spring
support for the motor.
The gearing Is of aluminium bronze pIp-
ions and cast wrought iron gear wheels
This gearing runs In gear cases, In which a
plentiful supply of grease is placed. This
decreases the noise, friction and wear.
thereby increasing the life Of the gears very
materially.
On the intermediate shaft is heavily
keyed cast wrought iron brake drag. which
is covered with wood tagging. 1t is en-
brsced by two half bands of Steel frightened
situated In the operating stand.
The driving wheels are AZ inches in diane
ter and are heavily steel tired.
The frame consists of two heavy side
plates, in which are located the main axle
bearings.
The heavy cast-iron end plates, on which
are cast the cow-catcherS, are bolted to tho
side plates by heavy through bolts.
The operating platform is at one and of
the main platform, and is rail ed in and COW
cred with protecting roof. On this plat
form are the levers for operating the con-
trolling mechanism, the brake and the sand
boxes.
Tine universal trolley bar extends ND
ward from the locomotive at this place.
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We. illustrated that benigner sentiment of
government of the people, for the people
and by the people"
Uncle" Rufus Hatch, who has lost
over million of dollars in Wall street. docs
not recommend any "high-fying' invest
ments. His advice was putting out 500
was to go slow" and he added: III you
can ind solvent saving bank put the 500
there and be satisfied with or per cent
interest 1t would seem, however, from re-
cent disclosures that national banks and
savings banks and all other banks are m ore
or less open 10 criticism. The vast ma
iority OF the public do not know how to
take care of their savings and are easily in
duced to put them wherever they are prom
Used big per cent interest.
The truth is. as stated by statistician
friend, that there is only one man out OF
81 900 who is at all capable of caring for
himself. This accounts for the few wise
and clever men becoming presidents of cor
porations, of railroads with a system, of
banks or trust companies. These men, as
the lrishman has aptly put It, ride in
chaises,' while the others must walk, by
blazes'
However all this may be-" and Uncle
Rufus looked very serious. under any and all
events keep out of Wall street. Teach the
public to snun its precincts. 1t is simply
suic de for a man to 60 into Wall street with
500. If he had 100000, 600 that might do.
My advice TO thrifty persons is TO keep the
500 saved, and keep adding to it, until it
has accumulated to reasonable amount.
Buy then an annuity for life or paid-up
life insurance for your wife and children"
The morning call., 1891-12-13
PAINTING THE FACE.
A TOilet-CaSG Pound in The Ruins Of ThebGS
Contained Toilet Medicines

The art of identifying the complexion by
artificial means is very old The women of
gray antiquity knew how 10 give their
cheeks the rosy hue which nature had de-
MED them. In Ninevah the practice of
enameling was quite common. The skin
was made smooth and clear with pumice-
stone, and then covered with layer of
white chemical preparations. A toilet-case
found in the ruins of Thebes contained a
whole arsenal of little bottles full of per-
fumes and complexion medicines The GUS
tom of painting the face was brought TO
Gaul andSermany by the Romans. A few
centuries later 100 different salves for the
complexion were sold in the German mar
et
In modern times France has been the
great manufacturer and consumer VI cos
metirs. In England, too the use OF them
has been general. In 1910 the English Par
lament found it exptdient to consider bill
TO the effect that "all women, without dis
tinctlon as to age or ral k, maldens as wen
as widows, who should deceive the male
subjects of his Majesty and misead them
into marriage by means OF paint, salVe,
beauty water, false teeth, false Spanish
wool, corsets. or padded hips. should be
punished under the provisions OF the law
against sorcery, ana the marriage hhouiu oo
declared null" That old law was Just too
innocent for anything.
1t uud ubtedly fell into innOcuous deSue-
tude when 1t was found how the miserable
OLD Sir HaIcourt Courtleys were decsiyIng
the female subjects Of his Majesty with
bumpers. wigs. false teeth, dyed mustaches,
corsets and the giudy manners of youth, as
sumed with great pain In company with the
rheumatism of old age A German statlstl-
elan. who is said 10 have accurate data con-
corning the use Of cosmetics throughout the
civilized world, estimates that the money
which American women pay every year for
cosmetics would pay for the painting OF 81,
coo houses at an expense Of SIS per house.
This is held to be SANDER from men OF
science. whose faces are made ruddy by
beer. The faces OF women are their own,
and if they can he harmIessiy improved by
the use of an artificial bloom OF youth IL is
strictly honest u put ON the bloom.
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Of their members, and the money is invested
only In uses built by one of their own
number. The investment is therefore a
very sale one, because men will nav for
their homes and the interest due thereon
sooner than they wOnld pay for ANYTHING
else. The money can be Withdrawn, il
need be, while 1t rests with the society. and
1t pays as good interest as any other safe
Investment ran afford. Compa ed with the
savings bank it yields about twice the inter
est, while the security is generally lust as
good.
"Of course all depends upon management
but taken as whole the money of the poor
people put into building loan associations
has been more honestly administered by
the poor people themselves than has been
any other financial trust In the country. In
proportion to the enormous amount in
vested, which now reaches over 500. 600 600
reaching that of the capital OF all the
national banks-the amount of defalcations
has been ininltesimal
'rhe rate of interest raid has been larger.
the purpose accomplished nobler and the
security just as safe as that of the average
railroad bank, mortgage or insurance in-
yestment. put 500 away every month in
O building and loan association. conscious
that it is the very safest and best invest
ment that | can make. By 1t l am enabled
10 insure my life for $40, 000 and am all the
time accommodating, not only the principal,
Int interest, whirh thus far has averaged 10
per cent.
My vote is for the building loan asso-
Citations, which movement represents the
most interesting economic sense OF the
times. and which has gone forward without
auy leadership from q great hnancler. OF
anv impulse from a great philnnthroplst,
but illustrates better than anything else has
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reach of the man. so that he can instantly
shut the current off from the locomotive by
n single movement of the hand.
The construction of the motor Is OF the
most rigid waterproof kind, the field spools
having their wire inclosed and entirely
sewed up in canvas bags. which are covered
with heavy coating of waterproof paint.
Some data on the locomotive are as fol-
lows:
Voltage OF locomotive, 500 volts.
HOrse power, 100.
Speed on level track when developing above
power tive miles per hour.
heel base, feot inches.
Diameter of wheels. AZ inches
Spec reduction between immature and axle
] To 20.
Gauge, feet 3 "a inches. standard.
Measure height above rail PLATFORM 4 feet 4
inches.
Greatest length OF locomotive (at cowcatcher),
10 feet 912 inches.
Greatest length OF platform, l . feet ~ Inches
Greatest width of platform, feet Il inch
Melsnt OF complete locomotive, less trolley
Approximate weight of motor, 54oO pounds.
DOubleac ing sand boxes.
Spring draw head, standard link Counting
Band brake on brake drum on Intermediate
shaft.
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The controlling mechanism consists OF two
large rheOstats of the wel-known Thomson
Houston railway type. These are so ar
ranged with their contact shoes that no re-
yer.ing switch is needed.
The operator so stands that he always
faces in the direction in which the locomo-
tive is TO go, and being in this position he
pushes the rheOstat lever from him to make
the locomotive go forward, and pulls it
toward him to make il go backward.
positive center block is provided so that
In turning The current off there Is no danger
OF passing the neutral point on the rheostats,
ana reversing the locomotive with the
current on.
When the operator stands in the above
mentioned position he pushes the brake
lever from him in order 10 apply the brake
The bands are so arranged ON the brake
drum that the friction tends TO tighten them
up more upon the wood tagging, and so as
ssts the operator.
A combined main switch, lightning ar
roster and fuse-box is placed within easy
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SPECIMEN ELECTRIC FREIGHT rRAMwAx

room, distance Of about 1900 feet. The
track is perfectly level and has two curves
of 60 and 80 feet radius. The car is equipped
with three horse power motor. The usual
overhead construction of street railways is
used. with current of lower potent. the
voltage being 220. as against 500 volts for or
binary Street-railway work.
At the same mills there is also standard
gauge electric tramway 20G0 feet long,
which is used in carrying cloth from the
cotn-rOom to the storehouse These electric
tramwaYs are very extensively used in the
cotton-mills of New ngland.-Philadelp
Record
Concerning the first electric freight loco
motive sver built in this country the Boston
Globe Of recent date has the following:
The first large electric freight locomotive
built in this country has just been COM
pleted by the Thomson Houston Electric
Company at their factory at Lynn.
This machine ia designed to pull and shift
freight-cars at Whtinsville. The Whiting
Machine Company, for whom the machine
The morning call., 1891-12-13
ASSESSMENT NOTICES.

NOTICE OF Observation-Disclosures POINT
IN Gold and Silver Mining Company, location OF
principal Mace of business, San francisco. Califor-
MIA; location of works. Gold Hill, Storey County,
Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that. at meeting OF tho
Board of Directors. held the I'd day OF Decem-
Der, 1891 an assessment, No. 6B, OF 90 cents per
share levied upon the capital stock OF the cor
poration. payable Immediately in United States
gold coin, to the Secretary at the office OF the com
pany, Room 8. :,3l Pine ST., San Francisco Stock
Exchange Building San Francisco California
Any stock upon which this assessment shall re-
main unpaid the 9Th day OF January, 1892. VIII
be delinquent, and advertised for sale at public
auction; and unless payment is made before, Will
be sold on Wednesday, the 27th day OF January,
1892, to pay the delinquent assessment, together
with tn costs of advertising and expenses OF sale
BY order of the Board OF Directors.
JAMES SEWLANDS Secretary.
ONCE, Room 8, 33l Pine ST., San Francisco Stock
Exchange Building, San Francisco. California.
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HE SHOWED HIS FRIEND HOW
At Least He Was Going to, but There's
Many a Slip, Etc.

At Least He Was Going to, but There's
Many a Slip, Etc.
Gosh" he exclaimed to his companion
as they emerged from the crowd on Wash
iugton street, this beats all l ever saw !!
What terrible jostle"
He was little man, was his companion,
and he laughed when he spoke.
"'Tis pretty bad" he replied. ''but say,
I'll show you low to yet along all right
Just watch me. Now I'll turn my elbows
out, keeping my arm close against my body,
and the next man tn runs into me- will get
thrown into the premises Of the West End
Railroad. You keep your eyes on Inc, and
see how I'll fool 'em."
So he pulled his hat over his forehead
threw out 26-inch chest, and looked brave.
They reached the corner of West street,
where the crowd was particularly thick,
and Just then a man bore down on them
with Get-out-o'- my way-P IN atter-that-
6:l5-o' clock-train-o or lose-Iny-jo JOB" air, and
he had pretty much Of the sidewalk to him
self.
But the little man winked at hls COM
paniOn and got on the track OF :he human
cyclone. They met, and the little man
raised his shoulder so it would hit the other
fellow in the chest.
There was a sound like a powder-mill
with the hysterics, and a bounding form
tied itself into knot aud hurtlrd through
the evening air and alighted with soggy
thud on the muddy car-tracks The man in
hurry kept on.
Then the little mans companion went out
into the street and picked him up. He
Strengthened out the kiukS, shook s0me of
the mud off his clothes and united him from
the car-tracks; then he lad him TO the side
walk and handed him the last sad remnants
of his hat. The little man looked daz-d rs
he tried to locate himself, and observed,
finally:
"Thess blamed herdc-drivers ought to be
banished."
"What do You mean ?"
"Meani Why, when they run over man
like"
mo herdic ran over YOU"
Come of Don't you s'pose ! know
when I'm run oyer2 l wish L had his num-
berI'
but you ran into man trying to show
me how to get through a cruwd!'
"Eh? What? You don't me to say /
Well. well! He must have been on to the
trick himself?"
They disappeared into the Adams House.
Boston News.
The morning call., 1891-12-13

has been made, proposes to carry merchan-
disc back and forth from the railway station
to the works, distance of one and a half
miles, by electric power.
The locomotive is equipped with power
full motor OF the well-knOwn &c" type OF the
Thoms on Houston Electric Company.
The power Is communicated from the arma-
ture TO the rear axle BY double reduction
gearing, and from the rear axle to the for
ward one by parallel rods
Tho locomotive is built in Il square form,
with platform for carrying loads, and with
cowcatcheIs and draw bars at each end.
The power is to be furnished by large
generator located al the works of the ma
chine company and conveyed over a trolley
wire, from which 1t is taken by means of a
universal trolley bar attached to the loco
motive
The total weight of the locomotive is
5000 pounds, and the snecd when deliver
ing 100 horsepower at the draw bar is about
five miles per hour. This is sufficient to
pull train of six to eight heavily loaded
freight-cars on level, or an aggregate Of
200 to 300 tons.
The construction of the locomotive is OF
the strongest kind. The motor has
The morning call., 1891-12-13
The Stylish Young Man Had a Heart.

There was pathetic incident on Eighth
avenue recently. An old, gray-haired
woman, surrounded by the usual crowd of
street gamins. was endeavorng, but in vain,
to draw music from an old violin. Among
the listening crowd was faultlessly D re ssed
young man, who, seeing with what poor
success the old woman was meeting imme-
dlately went up, and taking the violin from
her commenced playing. For nearly half
hour he stayed there. making the violin
tell first q tale Of gladness, then of
misfortune, and finally of death and
desolation. The old woman stood with
streaming eyes, evidently overcome. and
II was easy to see that he was telling the
story Of her life. When he bad finished he
stopped and whispered something to her,
and she commenced passing cup among
the crowd, which by this time extended on
either side for nearly half block. Twice
and thrice the cup filled, and many dimes
The morning call., 1891-12-13

and quarters went in. To questioner the
old woman told her story-the oft-repeated
one of pleasant. cheerful home, kind hus-
pand and happy children. Sickness entered
tile house, eating up what little had been
saved In days OF prosperity article after ar
tlcle OF furniture was Sold until at last
nothing but the violin was left. Her hus-
band had taught her to play little. and
rather than beg she had gone on the streets
10 Try ana earn lew cents.-N. Y. Press.
Beard raising seems to be strikingly the
rage this season, Judging from the fire.
9nency with which bewhiskered cheeks and
chins are seen on the streets Just now. Bar-
bers say the practice of allowing the facial
hair bulbs to shoot forth their wiry growth
to length that will insure the skin against
the wind and cold Is becoming so common
that the shaving business is diminishing at
pronounced than ever this year, and In the
club 1t amounts to a craze.
The morning call., 1891-12-13
VOLAPTK.
Another Lesson In The Lalguage That May
Become Universal
LESSON 9.
VOCABULARY.

FOCABULAR6.
Propositions. Verbs
Du, for; during Vipou, to wish.
Demn, for: by reason OF. Spaton, 10 walk.
NemH, for, on the part OF. Pel0n, to pay.
Blu, before (pOsltion). Lemon, to buy.
Bufu before (degree). Scion, 10 sell.
Buiu, before Uimel.
Komn, before Qu presence on.
Exercises.
ESedOm plO jiblod okik kel bIuof in dom ko
mot onk-Heton dogl ct deLlu bad omik-GiyOm
moni at uemu jiuok KEEL esedof Oli-Iijjuom bifii
dom alb alogom oil g asedom obi plo ol-Vlpobs
fienis buiu month OlemOb bukis ct okanob
scion omis nenes obik pho mOn-OgOlom al dom
DIX itfu dels Tel kO els Jkik al logon minis bukis
magis olik-Binol kOmu moi Obik: no li-logol
OF? vipOf das ogivo ole mann dix sagof
das blnol fen eudlk fata Ofk-Du biuol III
dom fatela ofk sagOl0i ono das evipob se6n
evipob moni al pel0n bode obik KEEL no aaanom
tid0n ellis omik bl no alab0m mOn al peIon
bukis omsix-Nefs 1Ineis oDik i-laboms tabs Q
eudlkum, kap Il fut ?-Li- efapom om me lustaf
et?-Li-pefapom ia oil blod DIX ?-Lt eIidom
ellis ct du muls ma demu gud omslk. komii
Can We buy BOOKS by the pound as we buy
coffee THAT man is a friend to his children; he
gives them books, pictures, flowers aud money,
but they are good before him, and bad before
their standardization niece Is before the house
by the river and wishes you 10 20 to her II you
can-Pay this money 10 your father for my
nephew VINO bought your fathers house and
tables and chairs-My arms, feet fingers and
hands are parts OF my bOdy-The days months
and years are given US: We should teach our
children goodness and gtestness-I am going
past your house; shall say to your fath-r that
you wish your brothers horse and mare ?-rhe
dog which you gave my niece Is the worst
animal have seen, because he hates my little
cat-l shall give your uncle my tables ana his
children my books and pictures but / shall SEND
MY roses 10 your nIyces-Whicu OF those girls
VINO are before that house saw me before the
women who kissed me-Teach the bad children
to hate badness and love goodness.
NoTE--LesSOn was published October ! lth In
THE CALL, with outline OF the plan and full iu-
structlons for the revision OF the exercises Mr. A.
L. Bancroft OF ao3 Suffer street, cife for the Pa
cfhc Coast. who has devoted much time and atten-
ton to the dissemination OF the principles OF this
language. offers without the student to give
assistance that will put him in the way OF master
Ing the principles OF Noiapuk. Communications
addressed to tnen will receive prompt attention.
The morning call., 1891-12-13
FREIGHT BY
ELECTRICITY.
A New Locomotive That Is 10 Be Moved
by The Electric Current
The Style OF Freight-Car That Is to Be Used
The Number Of Tons Weight That May
Be Loaded Upon a Car.

Electric motors have found very useful
mission in the small tramways that are
used for the carriage Of materials about
mills and in factory yards. These roads
are built of a variety of gauges and can be
adapted to almost any condition Of space
and work. The tramway shown in the Illus
tratlon Is road of SO inches gauge, at the
mills OF the Nashua Manufacturing Com
pany, at Nashua, n. 81.
The road is used for the transportation of
cotton cloth from the mills to the cloth