The morning call., 1894-04-21

roads are many. The cost OF operation Is
cheaper. There are no dangerous grade cross
'Dgs, snow and dust are equally out OF the way
no grading, ditcbng or fencing are necessary,
and high rate of speed can be maintained III
the city and country alike. According 10 Tue
inventors system, be says. the farmer can
blow, sow, reap and even pick fruit under Inc
line. 1t Is proposed TO make the elevated struc-
tuie right and narrow so as 10 occupy very
little ground. The passenger-cars are 10 De
about 45 feet long and 31a feet wide, carrying
forty occupants each. These long aud narrow
cars 1t Is explained. will encounter very little
aimo spheric resistance and will cut the air ike
bird. The entrance 10 the cars Will be on the
SIDE The coaches will be made on the blcycie
principle, and II is stated that In motion they
VIII balance themselves ON the center or trac-
ton wheels while the safety or guide wheels
at The sides will not touch the guide rails, mus
causing but little friction. The cars are ex-
pecfed TO round the sbarpest curves at hlgn
speed with safety and climb the steepest grades
with ease. The weight of passeDger-car
carrying forty occupants, with batteries ana
electric motor, it is estimated, will only De
about 200 pounds per passenger"
Juan Aparicio, the wealthy coffee-planter OF
Guatemala, who with his interesting family mas
been guest at the Palace tor several days, VIII
leave for the East Tuesday. AS has been stated
by The CALL, Mr.. Aparicio is the father OF
Nine. Barrios. now the wife of Martinus de
Roda. but whose first husband was the Presi-
dent OF Guatemala. A very romantic story has
been gcng the rounds of the press regarding
the marriage OF the Barrios TO the effect that
while the country was engaged in war the fu-
ture groom captured Mr.. Aparicio and his
daughter and, releasing the former, fed TO the
mountains with the latter. MIR. Aparicio said
last night that there was no truth in that ana
all similar reports, but that while he opposed
the match for lime on account OF the extreme
youth OF his daughter (whO was but IA at the
time). the courtship and marriage which fol-
lowed did not differ materially from all other
similar events. MIR. Aparicio was for eight
years resident OF New York, where his chill
dren were educated. He has an office there.
and is large shipper OF machinery. merchan-
disc, etc, TO South American ports. He owns
about 100000 coffee trees in Guatemala, and
thinks the crop this year will be about 7Ooo,-
600 pounds.
SIT is often asked if college education really
pays" said Professor C. ii. Fenton of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania yesterday, land 1t was
with the motive OF intellgently answering this
question that our college has recently gathered
certain statistics having a bearing thereon.
Not long ago census was taken OF the first
twenty-five graduates of the school OF mechan-
ical and electrical engineering. IL was found
that eight are consulting engineers. with their
own offices; seven are superintendent and as
sistauts in large plants, and one has charge OF
all repair work and special designing IN the
largest locomotive worksfn the country. Three
manage concerns which they own entirely, two
are superintendentso OF gas Improvement COM
panies, three have responsible railroad posi-
an ha CT in q
ing on important Government contracts. In
vestigaton OF college classes recently gradu-
ated at the university shows that men out OF
college four years were earning on an average
$3.50 a year, while the graduates OF three
years and two years, respectively. were earn
ing 5000 and 1920"
CAT a recent meeting OF branch of the
Women's National Health Protective Assoeia-
tion, held in Boston. soma interesting new
features OF sanitary work were brought TO
light" said I. d. Welsh OF the city named yes
terday. lone OF the most effective means OF
abaIng nuisances adopted by the women was
photography. In The annual report OF the pres
ident one instance OF such work was discussed
1 he refuse from stable and from cigar fac
tory GU the floor above 1t had long been piled
togetb er 10 q heap that WAS nuisance TO all
who resided IN the neigbborhood. member
had the Objectionable mass photographed. and
sent blue PRINT thereof TO the Board OF Health
with her com plant, with the result that the
nuisance was abaied in twenty-four hours.
Another very effective check upon nuisance
of a very different sort was In the form of quiet
personal warnings 10 negligent blIl-posters,
who Uttered The streets with sour paste ana
torn-down bills that they were liable TO heavy
lines for such offenses."
1.-THE number OF California pioneers in the
East is diminishing at rapid rate" said j. S.
Ra fferty OF Springfield, Mass, yesterday. "Just
before started West l attended a meeting OF
the New England Society in Boston, composed
Of the excursionists who came TO this State In
1890, and who were feted in nearly every city
by the similar societies Most OF the men at
The meeting referred to were gray-hared or
white haired, and many had shining pates. In
stances OF deaths among the socety's ranks are
becoming more and more noticeable, and it
will be but few years until the last Of the
hardy adventures s. who came to The far West
In 40 in search OF nuggets OF gold will have
passed from earthly scenes"
Chris Jorgensen, the wel-known local artist,
has returned. after an absence in Europe OF
over two years. He is the guest OF bis brother
in-law, Joseph Ghirardelli of Oakland.
1t is announced that DR.. Boushey, president
OF the Peoples Home Savings Bank. intends to
resign at the next meeting of directors.