The morning call., 1894-03-31

eral exercises. which occupy ten minutes each
day, are accompanied by music. The lessons
are given Ia the schoolrooms. the pupils stand
ing in the aisles, and limited amount Oh
marching IS included in the exercises. NO ap-
paratus Is nsed at present. but the plan Is to
Introduce dumbbells and wands when The
pupils become sufficiently advanced TO use
them Ten minutes day, Mr.. Merritt says
does not seem sufficient at first glance, but that
amount OF time for as many years can hardly
fail, he thinks to have its effect On the develop
ment and carriage OF the coming men and
women.
"A novel feature in the way OF the trolley sys-
tenn Is the proposed Introduction OF that method
on ferry line TO run from Westchester, n. u,
to College Point i. L. said H. w. Woodward
OF Yonkers, n. Y, yesterday. 1.-The motive
power VIII be electricity and the mechanism Is
combination of the trolley and cable. A new
invention in the form OF cable, from which
the electricity will not be conducted or grounded
by either earth or water, will be laid across the
sound. The wire will be picked up by grip
and run through a trolley wheel at the bow OF
the boat, which Will be after the gODdola pat
tern. The boats will be driven by propeller
operated by an electric current, and the ballast
will consist OF a large storage battery which
VIII carry sufficient power TO operate the ma
chinery for sufficient length OF time, should
any unforeseen accident occur or should the
gripman be unable 10 pick up the cable in mid
stream. The inventor claims that speed OF
twenty-five miles an hour can be maintained
over this route and at less expense than by
any other system"
"The jewelers. down In Maiden lane. New
York, where most of the diamonds that are
sold In this country are first displayed, have
peculiar grievance against a capitalist who re-
Gently constructed nlne-story building in
their midst" said Architect ID. A. Smell OF
Philadelphia yesterday. There was no OBJ
lection TO the building itself. On the contrary,
IL was considered good thing for The neigh
borhood, but il was discovered that the yellow
paint with which it Is decorated is a serious
orawback 10 the diamond business. When the
sun Is at certain angle It casts a yellow
shadow on the gems, Which makes 1t impossible
for the most practical expert to tell an inferior
from good stone. One dealer sold lot Of
diamonds for inferior goods which he after
ward discovered TO be OF the first water. A
petition has been drawn UP to be presented to
the authorities, asking that the nuisance be
removed. and iJ Is likely the owner Of the ofice-
building Will be compelled 10 invest .In some
new paint"
Colonel C. NJ. GrIggs, president, and j. w.
Jones, superintendent, OF the st. Paul and Ia
coma Lumber Company OF Tacoma, are at the
Palace. They are here for the purpose OF es-
taollshlng yards which they expect TO make
the general distributing point for 20,000,o00
feet OF cheap grade Of lumber, for which IL Is
said there is market in this State. They own
the only purely bandsaw mill on this coast. the
difference between band and circular saving
being that as In the former the saw "bites"
only one-eigbth OF an inch. and in the latter
one-half. the saving 10 lumber is great where
much OF IL Is manufactured. All the rough lum-
ber used 10 their mills comes from the foot OF
Mount Tacoma. and the company owns part
OF the railway which transports il. The regu-
lar output Of these mills is about $50. 900 feet
day. and they are by far the finest on the
coast.
THE annual report OF the great Girard trust.
which was recently made in Philadelphia, gives
some startling figures and affords an idea as TO
the magnitude OF that colossal bequesI,'' said
Ii. NJ. Rhoades Of Reading, Pa, yesterday.
1.-THE trust funds amount to nearly $40, ,Ooo,-
600, and they are used principally for the main
tenance OF Girard College. The total receipts
last year were almost a million and half dol
lars, and OF this magnificent sum almost half
million was expended upon the college men,
toned, where over 1900 orphan boys are re-
ceiving an excellent education free OF expense.
The estate is splendidly managed and increases
in value year by year. Over half million OF
the past years income was Invested 10 accord
ance with the provisions OF the trust, which is
under the control Of the Board of City Trustees,
In reality branch of Phtladelphias city gov.
ernment."
"Haye you ever noticed that in late years the
names OF towns which formerly ended with
burgh, borough and boro have. In most In
stances, been changed to end with burg ?'' asked
A. NJ Long. an old railway mail service man at
the Lick yesterday. This Is due to action by
the Government, as burg is the usual pronun-
tn TT,,fsa So
and most Americans refuse 10 suffx the final
h even of Edinburgh"
r. w. Baxter, general superintendent OF the
Pacific division of the Union Pacific Railroad
at Portland. is registered at the Palace with his
wife. Mr.. Baxter aud his wife are at present
enjoying honeymoon trip.