The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-19

helds which have hitherto been entirely oceu-
pled by men. In Lexington. Nebr.. Mrs. H. Il.
Temple Is president of the First National Bank
ana her daughter is the vice president aud it Is
sald mat the depositors and customers OF ihe
institution are well pleased with the arrange
lhent. only short time ago lady was elected
10 the presidency of the Medina Valley RAIL
road 10 Texas, which is. by the way, the
second instance of that kind 10 this country.
III nay own State We boast OF the only railroao
engineer In tie country who Is woman, ana
sue runs on what Is known as The Cairo ohori
Line which extends from St. Louis TO Du
quoin, ILL.,, where il intersects the Illinois
Central. While young schoolgirl she was III
the habit OF riding in the engine-cab daly 10
her trlps TO and from school over The road' Oh
which her father was one OF the chief owners
She became at that time deeply interested In
machinery and soon learned the workings OF an
engine thoroughly. Finally she TOOK up
mecnanlcal and railroad engineering as STUDY
ana found an opportunity to put her sno"ledse
into practical use in after years when hnancla
disaster came TO her father, and an application
Tor osition on the road as an engineer was
successful
"Ihe Coxeytes have seen their best days IN
and about Washington" said j. NJ. Woods OF
that city yesterday, land il is but question oil
days now when the clans Of the ONO genius
who led them into the wilderness will be COM
PEELED 10 leave that section of the country or 20
10 work When they first arrived IN Inc ely
people surrounded III ir mission with an air OF
romance aud extended them cordial gree Ing.
CTowdS OF people hOcked 10 see them ana
Willingly contributed their dimes ana quarters
10 the Golfers of the Industrials. But people
soon began TO discover that these men repre-
scented an Industry which thrives best
upon the CT, duliiy OF the public; mat
While there might be good men among
them, the majority were worthless and merely
participating 10 the movement from he prom
ises it held out of a good time at somebody
else's expense. The recent move from camp
tyranny 10 BladeDsburg, Md, is but premo-
milton OF approaching disS olutiOn. ! ne Gov
eminent officials were fearful OF taking some
ill-advlsed step In handling these men at first,
but are going about the matter IN business
IKE way since the army has been shown up
In Its true cOlors. John Sherman said at the
beginning of this movement that if the Govern
m ent would just lei these fellows alone the up
heaVal would prove but temporary ana would
die OF hamilton, and his prophecy is proving
correct"
people who read OF the periodical raids
made by Government officials in the South
among the 'moonshIners' and the destruction
OF Illicit stills which follow generally have
queer and exaggerated ideas as 10 the impOr-
lance OF these primitive branches OF industry"
said II. j. Woods who was in tho internal rev.
enue service In the section Of country named
for several years, yesterday. "ln fact, the
making of an Illicit still is one OF the simplest
things in the world, and that is Que reason why
the officials find ii so difficult TO deal with the
moOnshiners. A favOrite method of going into
business among these gentry is TO take an old
sprinklng can and solder the top on tight, after
which bucket OF water is arranged with
hole cut into the bottom Of the bucket so as 10
allow the rubber hose, which is then attached 10
the spout OF the sprinklng-can, TO pass out
after IL has been cOied in the bucket and thus
made worm. After his has been compile ed
some corn is pounded up and enough water
added to it to make a mash. the sprinkling-can
Is filled, fire is built under IL and the still Is
complete. The steam which arises from the
mash is condensed as It passes through the
hose, and when the condensed liquid trlekles
out OF the other end 1t is whisky"
while on a recent visit TO Louisville, KY,
noticed a peculiar use TO which a trolley-car
was adopted" said I. a. Fisher of Kankaku,
Ill, yesterday. Several Of the cars are fitted
up with water-tank inside aud are used for
sprinkiing the streets. Double-enders for
roads having no turntables, have an equipment
OF sprlnklng pipes at each end. There are TWO
pipes on each equipment-one to sprinkle the
track and another 10 swing out from the sides
OF The platforms, where 1t has a swiveljolnt
connection with a pipe from tank, and
sprinkles between the track and curb. The
amount OF water thrown by the pipe Is regulated
by a sliding cutoff within the pipe, ana the
pipeman, by a crank lever, readily swings the
pipe TO any desired position, enabling him to
pass wagons and distractions without difficulty
Hydrants are located between the tracks at
regular intervals, and IL is said that with care
car can be stopped, filed and started again in
two minutes"
General T. J. LIppitt, an old.tIme resident OF
California, but VINO has for some years past
made his home in Indianapolis. terminated a
visit of some days TO his nephew. judge Sewell,
yesterday and left for the East lie first came
70 California as a captain in Colonel Steven.
sons famous regiment In 1847, and was the
first man TO raise be stars and stripes in the
Preside when assigned to the duty OF estab.
II shing a military post there. The general
was great admirer Of General Lafayette, with
whom his family was on terms OF intimate
friendship. Although he has reached an age
beyond three score years General Lippitt is
still remarkably vigorous man.
"You newspaper men missed an interesting
item recently while a party Of Eastern people
were here" said Engineer George Blake OF the
Southern Pacific last night. Henry Fl.
Wlbert OF New York and several other gentle
men were here few weeb ago 10 private car
which was fitted up for curious experimental
purpose. II was arranged TO demonstrate that
the car wheels can generate more than SUM-
Client power TO light the trains with electricity,
and il is said that the experiments have favored
the pIactability OF the plan"
A newspaper man from New South Wales is
In the city In the person of II. w. Peters Of the
Daily Telegraph, published In Sydney He
PROPOSES to make an extended trip through tbs
country and may conclude TO visit Europe be.
fore he returns.