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Billings got his pension yet ?"
81 didn't know Billings was entitled to a
pension"
He thinks he is anyway. He claims to
have contracted a chronic case of that tired
feeling from reading war articles in the
magazines. Indianapolis Journal.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

An Eastern paper inquiries how Ii is all
public buildings in the United States cost
twice as much. and even more. than they
are estimated TO cost. Ii also asks why the
buildings should not be built in compliance
with the specification and should be full of
defects In material and construction. When
a building estimated to cost $1,000, 900 is a
Door structure at So, 000, 900 there is some
thing wrong. The architects as a rule
underestimate the cost in the first instance.
Then the architects have no real control
over the contracts. The contracts are in
The hands Of commissioners, who are not
always chosen because they are Git for the
position, but because they are in search Of
an Office and can assist somebody else to get
another office. The commissioners adYer-
tise for bids on specifications drawn up by
the architect, bat often modified by them
selves on the principles of their unscientiiic
consciousness, perhaps against the advice
of the architect But an architect so ham
pered in carrying out his design and
apt to be oyerridlen often himself
falls into loose practices and be-
comes the tool of the contractors, who
scamp their work, supply rubbshy mate
rails and leave legacy of repairs and alter
atoms for all time. Before great building
IS completed there are sets of architects.
sets of commissioners. sets Of contractors
and superintendents of works. The blame
for anything wrong could only be traced
and fixed by investigators who are omni-
present and incorruptible, a species OF
human being not yet created
1t may be some consolation to US that In
foreign countries estimates are also ex-
ceeded. and that blunders are made in con.
struetion. Barry never properly drained
the Houses Of Parliament at Westminster
Recently 500, 600 was spent Intellectually in
improving the drains. and yet the House OF
Commons is still malodorous. The very
costly law courts in London are also very
faulty In the laying out of the interior and
the ventilation. and the ensemble is feeble.
The courts OF justice at Brussels are per-
haps the most impressive modern public
buildings to be seen anywhere. They cost
a very large amount, but are worth every
franc expended upon them in the sense of
style, durability, good material and majestic
aDpearance
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Rosa Bouheur's house at Fontainebleau is
fairly alive with pets.
The Russian Gar and the Siamese King
have one taste in common-eaeh is bicycle
rider.
Edwin Elwell, the sculptor of Sandwich,
Mass. Will model al equestrian statue Of
General Hancock.
Olive Sehreiner, the South African novel;
ist, is described as bright and cheerful,
plump, pretty and about 80.
NJ. Brisson, the distinguished Partisan.
owes his political success mainly to his ar
dent advocacy OF universal suffrage.
Miss Herreshoff. daughter of the famous
blind designer of yachts. is almost as well
posted as her father on everything pertain
ing to marine architecture.
Considerable talk has been caused in
Germany by the fact that Count William
Bismarck was invited by the Emperor to
attend the recent state dinner at Hanover.
Arson Phelps Stokes new cottage" at
LenoX, Mass. is to be the largest one in
that fashionable resort. 1t is TO be 400 feet
long and 100 feet wide. and its walls are to
be OF gray granite.
Nj. Charpentier de Cossigny OF Paris, a
retired general OF division of artillery, es-
capped all the dangers of battle only 10 be
Killed few days ago by a fall downstairs
in his own residence.
At the recent celebration In st. Peters,
burg, held IN honor or Professor Virchow,
the great German physician, Count J. j.
DelJanoi1, one of the imperial Ministers,
made an eloquent speech In Latin.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
HIGH SPEED ON RAILROADS.

An effort is being made 10 secure aid
from the Government toward the cOnstruc-
ton OF the electric railroad between Chi
cago and ST. Louis. Whether this aid is
given or not the promoters intend to go
ahead with their project, and if all that is
promised 10 realized II will in a great meas
uie revolutiorize the railroad traffic of this
and many other countries. The country
across which the tracks will be laid fay0rs
the experiment as IL it were a table The
whole distance will be traveTsable in almost
a straight line, and practically without any
gradient to give the motors a severer pull
at one point than another. Under such cir
cumstances, and the route being fenced in
and unimpeded by level crossings speed
Of 100 miles an hour is not an illuSOry CAL
culation. Probably TO attain this speed
safely the engineers Will have 10 take into
account the rotation of the earth from west
TO east. because on 4 line from south to north
the rate of rotation increases going south.
and diminishes going north. This applies
to the northern hemisphere. and the re-
verse is the case in the southern hemi-
sphere. But French savant has given the
assurance that even a railroad speed of 500
miles an hour, north or south. may be quite
safe, aud he is probably not the wild French
changing signals with the Inhabitants Of
Mars. The safety of the electric cars at
this speed will lie great deal ia having a
low center of gravity, and this appears to
have been provided for TO suitable extent.
1t is not so easy TO say what the effect will
be when the wind is IN opposition to the
friction of progression. Wind travelling at
the rate of 100 miles an hour mas force suf-
fcient to bend an iron plate one inch thick,
so a cyclone ahead would cause very
violent conflict with the elements. But no
doubt the engineers have considered all
this, for they have made provision for
wedge-shaped air flow in front of the car.
Chicago and st. Louis are 10 be brought
within two and a half hours of each other
by this railway. Should 1t prove success
1t cannot be doubted that there will be
wide extension OF the system across all the
prairie States - such as Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. The whole
interior of California is adapted 10 the in
PRODUCTION of such railroads. From San
Francisco to the Mexican border and from
San Francisco almost to Oregon such lines
could be laid down, and would assist in
solving our transportation problem. Our
great valleys are Just as level as Illinois or
Nebraska, and an engineer can construct q
railroad here as cbeaply as anywhere in the
world II successful, the ST. Louis and
Chicago road will be a startling revelation
to the railway engineers of all countries.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
CLOSED THE BOOKS.

The Supreme Court has decided that ex-
cept in the case OF recount the ballots
cannot be produced in court to determine
whether or not an election officer charged
with incorrectly counting the ballots is
guilty. This decision shuts cut the only
evidence by which the public may ascertain
if the election officer was guilty as charged.
II innocent great injustice is done the
officer; if guilty a great wrong is done the
public. Ii is understood that the Citizens
Defense Association has other cases on
hand which would have been prosecuted il
the Supreme Court had not denied access
10 the books. What now is 10 be done I?
Are the men who are believed 20 have sys-
dramatically miscounted ballots cast at the
last election to 60 UNPUBLISHED? The moral
effect Of such course would be bad. 1t is
not we'll for the public that the bosses
should be confirmed in the idea that
they are above the law made for other
Togues. The law provides for recount in
case candidate think he has been cheated,
and while such recount does not bring the
whole ticket under judicial observation, 1t
may be so conducted as to afford the desired
evidence. The decision OF the Supreme
Court will serve to intensity the demand for
q repount
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
America and England.
New York Time

An English woman visiting here COM
ments upon the contrast between 1.-The way
gentlewomen get on" as she expressed il,
over here, as against their failure 10
do so lat home" She said shortly
before l sailed a friend OF mine ad-
vertised Tor lady nurse, an Office
which does not, l think, exist in American
households She is not a bousekeeper, nor
yet nursery gOyerness. but looks after the
employment Of the chil1ren's nurses, is re-
sponsible for their capability, and the like /;
acts, indeed, in the mothers Stead She
must be gentlewOman, as part of her duty
is to look alter the chiidren's manners.
ITO her advertisement my friend told me
that ninety applicants answered. They
were for the most part widows or daugh-
ters of army officers and clergymen,
and so eager were some OF them for
employment that they offered to come
for three months without other recon.
penSe than the home offered them. NY
friend. who is tender-hearted woman, was
positively made III by the experience 1t
seemed pitiful that one journal should have
clientele OF ninety well-born women who
were in a distressed and destitute condi-
ftnn
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
A BLACKSMITHS MUSEUM.
The Collection Made by a Citizen of
Detroit
New York Collector


Henry B. Smith Of Detroit, Mich. has
collected an interesting museum OF local
and general character. He began life as
a blacksmith at Murireesboro, Tenn,
and settled in Detroit in 1868. He
worked hard for little more than
than bare living, and still found time
and means to gather the things which ill.,
terested him, and which now form val
liable collection. As he himself ex-
plains ii. he always watched the
secondhand stores of Detroit and other
cities very carefully. Whenever he
heard OF an auction sale of tile effects of
an old or prominent citizen he made ii a
point TO be On hand. That was the source
froul which many valuable relics were Oh
tanned, including those of General Cass and
the Campau family. For many years past
he picked up everything of his
torle interest which came within his
reach. lie has embodied in his museum
tho Bella Hubbard collection of coins, that
OF Herbert Rowen, the Young collections
that of ID. Farrand Henry the Bern
stein and Mrs. Salmon collections
aud many others Of equal note.
de also picked up many valuable odds and
ends at New York auction sales. His col
lection Includes very complete assortment
OF the relics collected by General Lewis
Cass. In it are old newspapers dating back
TO liJ9 an ancient WaIming-paD. old brass
andiroDs. tall brass candlesticks, can
dlestick trays or walters, and ponder
GUS suffers. From the homestead he
also has a collection OF androns, trays,
shutters, candlesticks and tougs, bought
from the Jew dealers after they had been
sold at auction. and from the old Campau
home the old iron coffee mill,
candle mods, fat irons, three tin
and two pottery teapots. sugar bowl
and cream pitcher. A copper stew
kettle of unique design was made
n England in 1869. and q small hair trunk
was owned by Mr.. John E. Warren in 1850,
and given 10 Miss 5. NJ. Warren, Detroit de-
scendant. in 1852. There is a brass tea kettle
that once belonged to George Washington,
and another that was used by Mrs. James K.
Polk, aid a unique brass candlestick that
was used by Sir William Johnson. There
Is map OF the City Of London in 1907
ton in 1850, valuable ola steel portraits OF
Washington, General Harrison, grandfather
OF the President, Daniel Webster, Edward
Everett and henry Clay. These were
executed many years ago and are very rare.
Mr.. Smiths museum includes an almost in
Vulnerable collection Of relies of the wars Of
the Revolution, 1872, and the Rebellion.
There are four trees which contain cannon
balls and grape shot, a very ancient and
curious English bar shot, no less than sixty
four different styles of pistols, ranging in age
from the Invention of such weapons down
10 the present time, one being a twelve
cham bered ola French blumerbuss, the
saber carried by General John Morgan dur
ing his famous raid, banjo made from an
old piepan and pieces of wood by Union
soldier In Libby Prison, and what he claim
to be the key Of Libby Prison itself. He
has also collection of coins numbering
some 5000 pieces.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
POINTING THE WAY.

The Examiner is pointing out TO Mr.
Cleveland the way he should go. Tariff
reform is of course a necessity, but this does
not mean that all duties are to be brought
down to the proper level at once 1t may
take ten years to make the tariff square
with the Chicago platform. The party is
advised to take a step in the direction OF
free trade and then pause and watch the
effect. 1t may also listen to the voice OF
the people, though there is much reason TO
assume that the voice of the people will
make itself heard whether the Democratic
leaders listen for 1t or not. But Mr.. Cleve-
land does not get positive instructions until
'onr contemporary touches upon finance.
Then it speaks out as follows:
He must reform our crazy-quIt monetary
system and secure a safe. Uniform, abundant
ard elastic currency. and 1t VIII be for the
. wisdom of the Democratic Congress and Pres
ident TO devise way to do 1t.
File way was devised by the Chicago con-
vention. The resolution requiring Congress
to repeal the tax on State bank institutions
is. the way. No other legislation will be re-
CURED by Congress. State Legislatures may
enact laws regulating State bank issues or
banks may issue currency on the strength
OK laws already in existence. The repeal of
:: the.tax OH State bank currency will provide
an abundant currency, but the uniformity
.-.of such currency will not be so certain.
Currency will be issued under forty-four
sens 6f:laws, no two of which will probably
e. be exactly alike.
:. AT the present time we have legal tenders.
treasury notes and certificates calling for
F: the kind and amounts Of the bullion deposited
against them. These kinds of currency,
except the certificates, have uniform
value. All this currency, with the excep-
ton noted, is now redeemed on presenta.
ton in gold. The credit OF the Federal
. Government is behind every form of issue.
There is no question whatever in the
minds of the people Of the ability and pur-
pose Of The Government to keep the
+: promises This simple monetary system
. our. Democratic contemporary proposes to
abolish and in its place to establish forty
four.systems. each to depend for stability
upon the viii OF the Legislatures of the sew
eral States
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
THE. SENTIMENT OF LOYALTY.

An American writer says OF the affection
Of Englishmen for their Queen:
There are hosts of brave, stalwart sons. Eng
fish down to the spikes OF their shoes. who con-
sider'R glory enough to serve her with their
lives. They fall In the trenches and In the inn.
gle, but they.ar repaid If they can crawl baek
. and have her fix BIT OF ribbon on their lnaIued
bodies...
Queen Victoria personifes tie English
sentiment Of loyalty. They do not die for
), her because she is good woman and a
wise:Queen, but because she is the head of
the Government. There is little personal
feeling ia this direction. The English feel
coward the Queen somewhat as Americans
do toward their flag. They love their coan-
try and their Government and their Queen
because: under the order of things they
have chosen to maintain, she is the crowning
feature of the institution they will die for
If need be. The bit of ribbon from her
band is record of duty well performed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
Origin of a Common Expression.

Ut LOUIS UlODc-DtnOcrAL
"Do you know where the use OF the word
sand for courage originated ?" asked Thos.
II. Wentworth of crowd of philosophers at
the Laclede. Neither 90 for certain, but
there are two explanations that have In
terested NE. One is that based on the
old expression among the boys of
sand in the craw' Crop which. ap-
piled to fowls or birds, Indicated
that they do not hesitate to take what
comes, being satisfied they can manage with
plenty OF sand to help their GiZZards, and
hence have no apprehensons as to the
future. The other explanation is the
historical one you have all heard
of, no doubt, which Is said TO have
occurred at the siege of Toulon
While constructing a battery Napoleon
wanted some one to write letter for him,
and young Junot offered his services. Just as
the letter was finished csnnon-baIi struck
near, covering the writer and his letter with
earth and dust Quite Fortunate said he.
we have plenty OF sand'-referring to the
common practice IF drying the ink on let
ter with sand. or course his promotion
was sure and rapid. But whether the incl
dent gave rise to to-day's common express
sion NAV he dOubted"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27

and San Francisco harbor will do the ser
vice for the whole State which nature and
mans industry can make il do.
An American quack called Hale has just
had a rough lick of the quality of English
justice. He offered to relieve sufferers from
any ailments without fee for three months.
So crowds of the afflicted fiOcked to him.
But they had to pay pretty stiff prices for
bottles OF medicine, and the medicine had
no higher therapeutic virtues than colored
water. From these prescriptions Mr.. Hale
and a friend were realizing about 5000 a
month. 1t is sad to think that this curative
business should be interfered with by the
imposition of a sentence OF eighteen months
Imprisonment Why. the man might have
practiced his profession In San Francisco
without check, and might have aspirea TO
become Mayor at next election.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
SOLDIERS IN THE OF PEACE.

Labouchere said in Truth the other day
that In short time Europe would have at
her disposal at least 20 000, 600 trained SOL
dlers. What does Europe maintain 90
100000 trained soldiers for? Europe GER
tainly does not fear Invasion. On the con-
trary Europe is the central point In eiviliza-
ton from which invading armies are
marched in to less civilized countries. Ger
taiDiy Europe is not in danger of invasion
from America, from Asia or from Africa
Most OF the nations on these continents
would ask nothing better of Europe than
that she keep her soldiers and her people at
home. A force of 20, COO, 0O0 trained soldiers
is an awful comment upon Christian ciyiIi-
zation. II is fatal also 10 the hope of human
itarians that higher civilization would con-
trive TO get along without an appeal to arms.
There is kind of mocking disparity be-
tween the magnitude of this force and the
purposes il Is proposed to accomplish.
Five powers - France. Russia, Ger
many. Austria and Italy maintain
now about 100000 soldiers. What
are the purposes these powers have
in view? Russia probably hopes at some
future time to seize CoDstantiDople, France
to get back Alsace and Lorraine, Germany
TO hold what IL has acquired. Austria and
Italy to attach to themselves stray bits of
territory when the grand breaking up
comes. 1t Is clear that the force now under
arms, not much more than - 800. 600, is a
standing declaration that no European
Government has any confidence in any other
European Government. If there could be
any assurance that treaty would be OBJ
served when temptation to break it pre-
sented itself, there would be no difficulty In
coming to an understanding that would do
away with the supposed necessity to main
tain large standing armies. All forms of
government are involved In this satire on
eoyernment-France as a republic, Russia
desDotism. Germany, Austria and Italy
constitutional monarchies. 1t is quite DOS.
slbie that before Laboaehere's prediction is
realized the five Governments will fall TO
pieces of their own weight.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
A Physiological Fancy.
st Louis be-Democrat.

IL is surprising how many people believe
that the entire body of a man is renewed
every seven years exactly. This used to be
taught in books and, although not orthodox
now, is still accepted as gospel by many.
To show its iEaccuracy, one has only to hit
a nail on his finger hard enough, for In that
case the injured object will come off and be
rerlaced by an entirely new nail. If this
process occupied seven years, such an acct
dent would be very tiresome affair; but as
any mechanic will tell you. it on ly occupies a
few weeks. The growth is more rapid in
summer than in winter. but never taking
more than four months. So far as the nails
are concerned, then. the renewal process is
repeated about twenty times during tie re gu
laGOn seven years, and the theory IS thus
destroyed, even If no other proofs OF its
falsity Were forthcoming.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
Champagne Oyster Stew.

Ali who have ever been near ii know the
appetiZing fragr ance of terrapin steaming
on a chating-dish with wine poured over 1t.
But there is one thing that beats IL. The
lady Zone of the accomplished gourmets Of
the Acorn Club will not be pleased TO see
her pet little dish given away to the world
in this way, bnt for the benefit of epcures
here it is: She orders fresh oysters opened
with plenty of juice (Shrewsburys pre-
ierred). with a lump of butter thrown in and
salt and pepper. About the time they get
thoroughly hot and when the chatting dish
begins to get in its work she has a pint
bottle of champagne opened. and this the
waiter slowly-very slowly-pours into the
steaming fragrant mass. In few minutes
she dishes them out-a champagne oyster
stew. Then she smacks her lips. The Clo-
yer Club is great on dainty dishes. but un-
less it catches on to champagne oyster stew
il ISN'T in IL
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27

he would be for protection. 1t is just
posi- BILE therefore that English free-traders
may have doubts as t. the working of that
policy in the United States Having in
vested in the United States In the expecta-
ton that the protective policy would be
continued. they may be willing TO sell when
they find that it is not. The English free
trader is quite willing that the American
free-trader should run things to smash, but
naturally takes care that the smashing is
not done at his expense.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
The Way Cyclones Turn.
sd. Louls Republic.

The question Is often asked. why do
cyclones, "whirlwinds" and tornadoes all
persist in the polar whirl of from right to
left? Astronomical speculstors have sup
posed that all the planets once existed as
rings of thinly scattered matter around the
sun. and that these RINGS were apnular seq
gregations from vague, irregularly scat
tered mass that turned one way in spiral
courses. thus determining the direction in
which The rings ,revolved. and all the rest
from this took the same course. .But. |"
you say, "why did the nebula reyolye at
alp" 1t grew from chaos. and chaos, pre-
sumably, possessed an inherent motion
from right to left. This being the case
from that time TO this sun, moon, stars.
planets, cyclones and tornadoes have ad.
hered 10 the original habit.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27

THE OUTFLOW OF GOLD.

The condition Of the foreign trade of the
United States does not warrant the assump-
ton that gold is going to Europe to pay for
goods. Europe is selling something besides
merchandise to obtain this gold. The idea
has been advanced that English free-traders
are more inclined to sell their American
properties now than when there was a rea-
sonable prospect that the protective policy
would be continued another four years.
Labouehere once SAID that as an Euglish-
man he was for free trade; as an American