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him back, while the other made ready to
swing the RATA. 1t would have been all up
with doggie in another minute, but just at
that juncture small figure made its way out
OF the crowd. and in some accidental fashion
managed to trip UP the man who had given
chase, while with equally accidental mis-
chance il succeeded in entangling itself in
the RATA with the other, seeing his CON-
panion's misadventure just then launched
Before order could be restored in the outfit
the unlicensed bowwow had made his eS.
cape to enjoy his contrabaDd burden for a
season longer. Swearing roundy the dis
appointed men mounted ths ancient
ark. while the object Of their discount
ture strolled off with no outward signs Of
his probable citation showing in his face.
"Dom the byes onyhow." / heard one of
The po9ndmen say to The other; they're
the reply; they'd orghter be roped in
with the dogs" Looking again at the OBJ
ject of their execratioD, saw him to be the
boy with the bad hat.
Just then / heard the bell announcing the
approach OF a broad-ga train, and, re-
Numbering that ] wished to see an ac-
Qualntance who usually arrived from the
city at that hour, hurried down to Seventh
street.
There was the usual great crowd as
sembled, and as threaded my way in and
out among the people l caught a glimpse
once or twice of the boy. btbbing about in
business, but just hanging around as it were
on general principles. Either my friend did
not arrive on that train or we missed seeing
each other. Ny errand proved in vain, and,
after waiting till the arriving passengers
had gone their various ways and departing
ones had nearly all boarded the train.
turned away. As did so q pomp0us old
gentleman, who stood next me, was saying
TO his companions ''Yes. indeed. The boys
OF this generation are an idle, good-for-n 9TH
ing lot, fit for nothing but 10 hang around
railroad trains and grow up into corner-loaf-
els. It's outrageous, sir; outrageous. Look
at that young cub there, now! Why, when
l was his age--but hulloa. the trains going
good-by, Brown; I'll sea you tomorrow,
and he sprang forward to board the already
moving train.
How it happened would be hard to tell
the thing happens on that line two or three
times a week. He made jump for the front
platform OF car, missed his footing,
clntched frantically for an instant and then
slipped helplessly down with half his body
across the track under the car. The train
was moving slowly. but in another minute
the rear truck wheels would be upon him.
was sick with horror.
The friend who had been talking to the
unfortunate man gave groap, but seemed
unable to move. The crowd had thinned
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THE BOY WITH A BAD HAT.
A TRUE STORY.
Written for THE MORNING CALI.

Ii this were fancy sketch my boy should
have a good hat. Being, however. a YER
acious chr0nicler, must sketch him exactly
as he was, and the fact is incoutrovertible
that be wore a very bad hat. Possibly it is
just as well that am compelled to adhere
to fact, for must admit that the mere cir
cumstance OF my giving him good hat, as
might otherwise be tempted to do, would
doubtless be enough to impeach my judy
ment In the minds OF close observers, for
who ever saw a real boy with good hat :?
There are such things intended, am told,
for boys. Indeed, / have even seen such,
worn by clothiers' juvenile dummies aud on
the heaQs or hgureS In newspaper cuts
serving to call attention to Zine school
SUITS" and so forth, but, now that l come
to think of ii, do not know that l ever did
see a real boy wearing good hat.
He came on board the narrow-gauge train
going into Oakland one afternoon, as l was
returning from the city and sat down in
corner opposite me. There was nothing
about him to attract attention. He was
just boy-probably II years old-in fact
age, rather tall. very lean and leggy, his
thin boyish shanks showing meagerly below
his short knee trousers, and his wrists
stretched bonily out from his sleeves. lie
was rather shabbily clad in nondeserpt
suit OF brown; had hair and eyes of rather
uncertain color, a freckled face, big mouth
and slightly turned-up nose, and his hat
was certainly very bad.
There was another boy in the seat in
which he sat, and as the newcomer took
his place he purpOsely stumbled over the
others feet. The latter responded with
kick and grunt and an amicable rela-
ton was at once established between the
two. They did not talk with each other.
and were evidently strangers, but they sat
side by side in sort of sOciabe silence,
Just as you might have seen two young colts
silently fraterniZe over pasture bar.
When the train reached Fourteenth street
the boy with bad hat sprang off the plat
form before the engine had fairly halted
and ran along the track. He stopped and
danced minute or two in front OF the en-
g.ne as il switched from one track 10 the
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rails were entirely buried In mud or In dry
sand. Mr.. Edison himself asserts that
there Is no longer any question about the
success OF high-speed electric trains. and
he has given out the following statement
concerning his own road: 1.-The overhead
system is entirely dispensed with, and cars.
trucks, tracks and road bed remain as now
with the exception of some slight
changes in the joints and crossties
The power, furnished by 10OO-vOlt
generators. Is distributed to reducing
apparatus placed in boiler-plate manholes
at intervals varying in accordance with the
number OF cars required to be operated At
these various reducing points the current is
reduced from 1000 volts to a pressure of 20
volts and pat in direct communication with
tho tracks. This limit of 20 volts is fixed in
order to prevent horses from being affected
by the current. What is known as the
economy of current Is about the same as
with the present system Of trolley. The car
motors being wound with uninsulated cop
per wires and the pressure Of current being
so low there is entire freedom from burning
out Of armatures, as water can be poured
upon the aImatures without any Ill effect.
The problem of produ eiDg perfect rail joint
and Che picking up OF a heavy current from
undiscovered rail h.s been solved in prac-
teal manner"
When questioned on this latter point Mr..
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the operation. Yet not
a drop of its contents
will be spilled. With a
redhot wire two holes
are drilled into the cork
and straws inserted int
these holes. One of the
straws Is twice as long
as the other. The in
ner end of each straw
Is submerged In the wa
ter contained in the bot
tie. The shorter piece
Of the straw is tightly
closed with sealing
wax. One hand holds
the glass, the other the
bottle, which is turned
upsidedown, and the
smaller piece OF the
straw submerged In the
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Ira : fr Expire and Mail P.ci res.

before his death he wrote letter stating
that in his judgment the time had come
when railroads should be allowed the privi-
leee OF using electricity for motive power,
and the bill which was introduced In the
Massachusetts Legislature by me was in a
great degree. brought about through the adj
vice of Mr.. Furber.
u understand that many of the papers
throughout the country have misguided me
as saying that in my judgment our railroads
would hDd the best system to be that known
as the rail sYstem,' taking the current
therefrom. while on the contrary ! consider
the trolley system the best now known to
the scientific world"
Mr. Lakin's belief in the availability OF
the trolley system is not shared by practical
railroad men in New York. Superintend-
ent Mitchell, at the head Of the bureau of
motive power OF the Erie Railroad, ex-
pressed the objections to this system very
clearly In talk / had with him day or
two ago.
''The risk is too great" said he. "Sup-
pose tr0lley-wire breaks down. There's
block OF The track for 100 miles or there
about, for that would be about the distance
between stations. That wouldn't do at ALL
Why, with the enormous business this line
IS doing now, if a single engine breaks
down we hear of it from dozen shippers.
In my opinion electricity will come, but the
time is not yet at hand. The real working
system OF the future will involve develop
ment Oh the storage battery. Then every
engine VIII carry its own power, and If one
Dreaks down another can push 1t out of the
way" DAVID WEcusIEp
New York. March %.
CoDuri0hL
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PLAN OF ELECTRIC CARS.

as 10 the feasibility of covering the go miles
in that time, for the speed required has al
ready been attained both at Laurel. Md, IN
der Mr. Cr0Sby's supervision, and at Lynn,
Mass. 1t is now a question of right of way,
and when you begin to figure the cost of
gaining an entrance into Chicago and St.
Louis, not 10 speak of the right of way
through cities all along the line, you will
see that the obstacles are almost lnSur-
mOuntable."
In letter from DR.. Wellington Adams,
the protector and promoter of this project.
am told that the electric motors 10 be us d
are depended upon TO overcome all gradients
up to l3l2 degrees. Tie power proposed
Is electricity, derived from a midway
station located at a coal mine con-
trOlled by the company, and the estimated
speed l. 100 miles per hour, The road ill
be double-tracked and will be ultimately
enlarged to four tracks. In this case the
two inner tracks ara to be exclusively for
passenger traffic, mail and high-class express
matter, while the two outer tracks are to be
for local traffic and high-class freight
Safety is 10 be provided for by dividing
the line into % sections of one mile each
and allowing but one train on a section nj a
time, whatever the speed may be. 4 com
plete block signaling system has been ar
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Edison's assistant. who gave me the above
as Mr.. Edison's own statement, said he
thought 1T iDadvisable to go into details
until the New York test had been made.
had a talk with the general manager OF one
Of the largest electrical corporations in The
country, and he believes that the revolution
from steam to electricity will be accom-
plished within the next decade.
ave have had visits from the officials OF
some Of the largest roads In the country
since the beginning Of this year." he said.
land we are working on orders given us py
them. all Of which are from designs SUD-
mitted by us and modified by their engi,
neers. l should say that eight zines VIII
traffic before the end of 1898. A Western
road will be the first. although the Boston
and Maine had practically decided to put In
a system last year, when the sudden death
of Mr.. Furber. who was enthusiastic on the
subject delayed matters materially. In all
likelihood that company will, however.
have electric trains running before the end
of next year.
On the question of high speed thought it
best to confer with Mr.. d. L. Crosby, next
engineer. 1 found him in his Office In the
Edison building and was Informed that his
latest experiments were those made at
Laurel, Me.
"These experiments, he says in his re-
port concerning them, were the first seri-
speed, and for purposes of demonstration a
circular track nearly two miles in circum
ference was laid"
Mr.. Crosby's work was not entirely sue
cessful, although he attained a speed Of over
10 miles an hour just now the Baltimore
company is preparing a four-mile road
which, under the plans submitted by Mr..
Crosby, can be used for electric trains at
Speed as high as go miles an hour.
Professor Henry A. Rowland of Johns
Hopkins University, who is now consult
ing engineer of some of the large New York
electric appliance companies, has this TO
say on the subject of high speed and safety:
THE possibility Of a train being deraled
by an obstruction on the track Increases
with the speed. At speed up TO 80 miles,
however, there seems 10 me to be no in
crease in the number Of derailments, judg-
ing from Mr.. Crosby's experiments. In my
opinion the question of safety is almost
wholly question Of track obstruction. 1t
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ASSESSMENT NOTICES.


NvIIVE OF AsSESsMEN T-ANDEs SILVER
~ Mining Company. Location OF principal place
OF business. San Francisco, Cal; location OF
storey COuHty Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at meeting OF the
Board OF Directors, held on the Sth day OF March,
levied upon the capital stock OF the
corporation, payable Immediately In Uaited States
gold coin 10 the Secretary, the Office of the
Dany. room =, Nevada Block, 500 Montgomery ST.,
San Francisco. Cal
Any stock upon which this assessment shall re-
be delinquent, and advertised for sale at public
auction; anu unless payment IS made before will be
sold on FRIDAY. the 2yth day of April. 1892,
to pay the delinquent assessment, together with the
costs OF advertising and expenses Of SALE BY order
OF the Board Of Directors
JOHN W. TwIGGS. Secretary.
Ofce-Room 2, Nevada Block. 500 Montgomery
Sc San Francisco. Cal. mr9 I'd
NOTICE OF AssEssMENT-BEST q BELCHER
IN Milling Company. Location OF principal plac 9
Of business, San Francisco Cal. location OF WORKS.
Virginia City storey County, New.
Notice Is hereby given that at m Getting Of the
Board OF Directors, held on the third (3d) day of
(26) cents per SHIRE levied upon the capital
stock OF the corporation, payable Immediately In
United States gold coin, to the Secretary. st the
ofice OF the company. room 80. Nevada Block. No.
800 Montgomery street. San FRANCISCO. Cal.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall re-
main uapaid on THURSDAY, the seventh (7th)
day or April. 1892, Will be delinquent and adyer-
tised for sale at public auction unless payment
Is made before will lie sold on FRIDAY, the 2eth day
of April, 1892, TO pay the delinquent assessment,
toge Their with the costs advrtsing aud expenses
OF sale. BY oraer of the Board of Directors.
L. OSBORN, Secretary.
Ofice-Room SO, Nevada Block No 400 Mont
vomerv street San Fran cisco. cal. I'd
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THE LAST SNOW.

Buttercup time Is almost here,
And primrose pleasures are on the way;
But the world is white with a floating film
There's merry storm in the air to-day.
No wintry token-the clinging wreaths
But prove light. billowy, feeting seuds
Whose borders shelter the the white and pink
Curled close In the hearts OF the apple buds.
Yester morning buebird sang;
Where are his soft wings folded now?
he will greet again with his CHEEKY note
When the bloom is pink on the peach-tree bough
Murmur not at the last late snow;
Grim old winter has taken flight.
And has brushed the world as he hurried on
With the fluffy edge Of his mantle white.
HATTIE WHITNEY.
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How They Decide in England.

81 was arguing with an Englishman The
other day." said New Yorker recently,
''oyer the pronunciation of word, and
finally l said. Well leave it to Webster.
What if you do?' cried the Englishman.
that's only one mans opinion. I've heard
that you Americans refer everything to a
dictionary Surprised / asked what was
the custom in England, and he told me that
Oxford and Cambridge were the accepted
referees. Neither seat of learning takes
precedence of the other. but over all other
authorities, and if two men can prove re-
spectvely their claimed prGnunciations to
be sanctioned by the two universities both
are light"
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THE FIELD OF SPORT.
A Big Pige0n-Sh0ot Arranged by The
Country Club.
What Is Needed to Make Amateur Athletics
Popular-Coursing, Riae-Shooting
and Cricket.
Owing to the boisterous weather Of the

Owing to the boisterous weather OF the
past week. outdoor sports have received n
severe setback. There are several meetings
booked for the near future, and, weather
permitting, the athletes will enjoy goo1
days sport on the 10th inst. at the Olympic
grounds. The yachtsmen will have an OPP
portunlty to try their skill at rope pulling
and 'heaving" at the opening of the season
on the 2Sd inst. The anglers must wait for
a few weeks until the streams clear for good
fishing.
The cricketers will have the first OF the
seasons games this afternoon at Klinkner-
vile and Alameda and the pigeon ooters,
as will be seen in the following summary of
the weeks sports, have arranged schedule
of shoots for several months to come.
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AT The BUTTS.
CalifornIa Club Fesiiva1-Marksmen at
Shell Mound Park.

smell
All the clubs that shoot at Schuetzen Park
have postponed their medal contests in order
that the California Club might have enough
targets for its annual spring shooting fes-
tival which takes place to-day. Nearly all
the leading marksmen of the State will be
present to take part in this contest. The
prizes offered are better and of more value
than have been hitherto placed Mt
the disposal of marksmen. A keen compe-
ttlon is expected among our riflemen to 'be
first on the list at both the honorary and
ring target A special prize OF n silver goblet
is offered for the best average five tickets ct
both targets.
The Independent Rifles will hold medal
shoot at Shell Mound Park to-day.
Companies and Il of the First Regiment
and Company @ of the Second will hold
medal competitions at She'll Mound to-day.
The Fifth Regiment Rife Club and Com
pany A of the Third Regiment will be at
Shell Mound to-day for file practice.
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Why He Married Her,


One knot Of women at the annual meetinp
OF Sorosis is telling stories. lyon know
what handsome man my husband is ?"
says the center OF the group. All of the
women said they knew. "And you know /
am not handsome?" A visible reluctance
TO reply is observed among the auditors Int
the narrator accepts q deprecatory murmur
as answer and goes on. sour butler has an
exalted admiration for my husband, and
tne other day he came to me and said :
Mrs. =, do think Mr.. - is the hand
a-g oin' down the steps this morning an, 7
says to myself there amt better iookin'
man IN New York City than Mr.. - So
then l asked him: James, what do Won
suppose induced Mr.-to marry as homely
woman as am p He looked at me for a
monie !, ana then replied solemnly: Mrs.
An average 81 four persons die daily In
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wateI OF tHB glass; TIC lower end OF this
straw, which Is closed with the wax, is then
cnt off with pair Of scissors, and immedi-
ately after this has been done the water
commences to drip from the longer of the
two straws. But this water, however. does
not come from the bottle; ii comes from the
glass, and flows as long as water is con-
tanned In the glass.
The explanation is simple one; the two
straws act rs siphon, and to explain the
function OF the latter would be unnecessary,
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The Deadly Absintbc.


The fundamental principle OF absinthe Is
resnous substance derived from worm
wood. This resin. with a number of es-
sences made from aromatic plants, consti-
tntes the famous French drink which is so
poisonous that tablespoonful. in q pure
state Is almost certain to cause commissions
to an inexperienced drinker. 1t Is believed
by physicians that the brain disease which
absinthe produces is absolutely incurab.e,
Tor the substance Of the brain Is changed
by the poison. and after the absinthe -drinker
has accustomed himself to his daily dose a
fatal termination is O matter Of no long time.
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COURsING.
Sport Which Bad Judging Is Gradu.
ally DESTROYING.

nlly Destroying.
The Pacific Coast Coursing Club will hold
a meeting at Ocean View to-day. The pro-
prietor states that there Is sufficient sup
ply of hares on the demesne to guarantee a
good days sport.
AS this is the breeding season the lovers
Of the sport should, after this month. stop
coursing until such time as the bares are in
fit condition to run.
Ihere are several fine greyhounds in this
city which should be entered for the Call
fornia Kennel Clubs bench show In Nav.
Judge Mortimer. who will pass judgment on
the various kinds Of CANNES that will he ex-
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Is a directory Of the
shoots, viz: Alameda
c oun ty Sportsmen's
Club (H. b. Houghton
secretary will shoot on
the second Saturday OF
eachmOnth at the Oak
land Trotting Park.
California WIng-shoot-
ing Clnh (C- Robin
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A CLEVER TRICK.

A Homemade sipbon Which VII. Prove
Source of Amusement.
A glass of water may be emptied OF its
contents by means OF bottle full Of water
This seems to he quite difficult feat, espe-
cially when 1t is known that the bottle is
tightly corked and stands on Its head during
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nvERMAN SILVER MINING COMPANY LO.
" cation Of prime ipat place of business San Fran
CISCO Cal Location OF works Gold HILL Storey
County New
Notce-There are delinquent upon the following
described stock, account of assessment mo
$50. levied on the tenth day of February. 1892 the
several amounts set opposite the names of tbs re-
spectiVe shareholders as follows.
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT-CROwN POINT
IN Colo and Eiver Mining Company. Location OF
principal place of business, San Francisco. CALI
forna iocat on OF WORKS. Gold HILL Storey County.
Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at = meeting OF the
Board OF Directors held on the 18th day OF March.
1892. an assessment No. 81 OF nifty (5U) cents
per share was levied upon the capital stock OF
the corporation. payable immediately In United
States geld coin to the SECRETARY at the Office of
the Company room g 331 Pine street. Stock Ex-
change Building, San Francisco. Cal.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall re-
main unpaid the 18th day OF April, 1892, will
be delinquent and advertised for sale at public
auction: and unless payment Is made before, will
be sold on TUESDAY. the 10th day OF May
1892, to pay tie delinquent assessment, together
with the costs OF advertising and expense OF sale.
By order OF the Board of Directors.
JAMES NEWLANDS, Secretary
Once-Room 3. 3Sl Pine street, Stock Exchange
Bpildip San francisco. Cal mrI6 ID
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DELINQUENT SALE NOTICES.

YELLOW JACKET SILVER MINING COM
pany. Location OF works aud principal pl ace Of
business, Gold Hill. Storey County. New.
Notice-There are delinquent upon the following
described stock, on account OF assessment No
5o), levied the first DAY OF February 1892 tee
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And IN accordance with law and an order OF
the Board of Directors made on the 18th day OF
February, 1892. - many shares of each parcel OF
such stock may be necessary will be sold at pub
lie auction at the office of the company room H. 800
California street. san Francisco. California,
WEDNESDAY, the goth day of April. 1892, at the
hour of O'Clock p. NJ of said day, TO pay said de-
inquent assessment thereon together 18th costs OF
advertising and expenses of sale.
A. w. BARR0WS, Secret1ry
ofice-Room II, 500 California street. San Fran
CISCO Cal. ap1 I'd
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And In accordance with law and an order of
the Board OF Directors made N the 10Th day OF
February, lS32. 81 many shares OF each parcel Of
snch STOCK as may be necessary Will Do sold at pub
Tic auction at tie ofice OF the company. Ala Cal
nornia street. san Francisco. California, on
WEDNESDAY, the 9Th day of ApriI. 1872. nj the
hour OF O'Clock r. NJ. OF said day TO pay said de-
Unique assessment thereon, together with costs OF
advertising and expenses OF sale
6EO ID. EDWARDS. Secretary.
omce-alA Californio street, Saa Francisco. CALI
forpta. mrl7 I'd