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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
PASSENGER ELEVATORS.
The Dangers of Overcrowding These
Machines With People.

St.
The oVercrowding OF the elevators in some OF
the public buildings, which frequently occurs
during the busy parts OF the day. is occasion
ally productive OF embarrassing situations
The other day happened to be In one In which
there was also a very bashful young malone
who can scarcely be induced 10 speak TO lady,
and yet one from whom any lady might feel
compllmented on receiving attention. When
tile elevator started on its upward trip there
was not even room for one more The occu-
close communion, and the elevator moved
extremely slow. Our bashful friend had
been Imprisoned between three handsome
girls who were just Old enough to ap-
preciate the situation and not SO old as 10
have any cOmpunctiOns about enjoying it,
One stepped on his toes and the poor fellow
dared not ask her 10 remove her dainty heel.
Another seized his arm in apparent fright when
the elevator stopped suddenly, and then forgot
TO let go, while the third kept her gaze seem.
lugly upconScl0uSly rlyeIed on his face, which
was the color OF a peOny, and silently chal-
lenged him with her eyes TO return the compli-
nIent. But he looked everywhere but In her
his sigh OF relief when ut last the elevator
stopped al his floor was Enthusiastically stu
cefe.
When talking over the above incident with a
Friend few minutes afterwafd, he told me that
he himself had been caught in Just such a fix on
ONE occasion, but that he rather enjoyed it I'M
Ill he went home. and then, as his wife was
helping him of with his OvercOat, and came
across a couple OF dark hairs twned around
one OF the buttons-her own being lght-he
suddenly realized That appearances were de-
.cidedly against him, and IL was not without
ways avoids crowded elevator in which there
are ladies.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
The Grave of Confucius.


The Mecca OF the deyotees OF Confucauism
is In the city of CbuIu-hsein, China, where the
great COnfucus was born, aud where his bones
lie buried. The tomb is situated in one of the
largest cemeteries OF the province, and is said
10 be the most imposing thing Of the kind In
The whole empire. The grave itself is sur
mounted by an earth mound about twelve feet
In height, the Whole surrounded by a cluster of
gnarled oaks ana stately cypress trees. Before
the mound Is a tablet six ct broad and twenty
ieet high, upon which is inscribed the name
ana deeds OF the great founder OF COnfncIan-
ism. religion adhered TO by over 400, 000, 900
human beings. The burden OF this inscripti on
according To reliable Translation. is Perfect
one" Absolutely Pure" "Perfect Sage''
First Teacher" "Great PHILOSOPHER" etc
The avenue which leads up TO The philosophers
tomb is even more interesting than The actual
place Of burial Itself. On each side of this ave-
nne are rows or figures OF huge animals cut in
Slone-ilons, tigers, elephants and horses, be.
sides numerous mythical creatures, such as
animals half dog and half frog beasts with four
legs and twice as many wings, besides a multi
luce oil unnameable monsters thatInryer lived
on the earth in the water or in the air. Taken
together the burial place of Confucius is one OF
the Chief spots OF interest in the Orient.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19

it for granted that there tcan.be no perma-
nent establishment of church institution
or church influence where church build
ings are not in existence Tor the service OF
God to be carried on. In new towns Deo-
pie have not the means to build even
humble house for the service of God. and
it was for them that the church-building
fund was specially intended.
Other Christian denominations, he said,
had ACCOMPLISHED great deal through
church. building funds. The Baptists had
brought about the erection of over 1000
churches, the Congregatlona,ist had eX,
pended over 2000. 900 and built abou: 2300
churches, the PresbyteriaIs had aided in
erecting 1894 sacred edifces on an eXpen-
diture of 100000
The Metbodists. through their board of
church extensions, had spent much larger
sums and erected over 5000 churches.
Altogether more than 10 900 places of woT-
ship had been erected in the United
States through this medium.
I'VE cannot fail to appreciate the influ-
ence and the good accomplished by these
churches in struggling communities" said
the speaker And yet we cannot fail to
appreciate the Encouragement of our own
brethren who have not been able 10 get
aid. whereby we lost continually Oppor-
tnnities of Influencing communities in an
age when they were most easily iufiu-
enced. Only an enormous amount OF work
will catch up what might have been done
so easily al The oppor.une time.
'The American church building fund
commission was organized in New York
In 1880. Ii Is not society, but commits
SION, appointed 10 represent the whole
church in the land. Its object was to give
money where most needed for church
building throughout America. and it was
hoped that in three years $1,000. 600 would
be raised and laid on the altar in New
i ork as an offering. But it was n0t-only
$4,000 This was disappointment, in
deed, but ii was found that calls for aid
could be satisfied as we'll by loans. Our
people are perfectly willing when they 90
into new place of worship to pay back
its loans. So the loan system has been
found successful. Where parish could
not pay interest the earnings of the princi-
pal are RENTED. 1t is the best system
that has ever been devised by any other
institution.
up to the present about $50 loans have
been made, and not dollar was lost of
principal or interest. Payments have been
made with a regularity which surprised
those in charge Of the work. The fund
to-day amounts 10 S247, 900, not all avail
able for loans because part of IL was given
In the shape of invested property. In
Idaho seven churches were built, 10 WASH
lngton fourteen and in California nine
from this fund. So you ses the work has
been going on from the beginning"
The speaker explained that the money
is constantly returning and going out
again on its mission building churches
year after year, and so on through decades,
as Judge Prince said, in conclusion. until
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
LIGHT WITHOUT HEAT.
This Is Found i'm Nature, but the
Secret Is Undiscovered.
Electrical WorlC


To the speculative mind none of the possible
future applications OF electricity is more at
tractIve, ana zone so fun of immediate interest.
the possibility that seems almost within our
grasp of obtaining light without heat, OF max
ing tile light waves without the heat waves
that have thus far always been at the same
time the companion and the burden OF all artl1-
cial light. The time is ripe, aud the exact
science OF the day seems all but ready and will.
ing TO give tile analysis OF two great problems.
the answer TO either OF which would stand the
GROWING achievement Of 4 century Of progress
III the application OF natures secrets TO the re-
qurements of daily life. One of these-the
navigation of the air-seems TO be mechanical
problem only; While the oiher-the production
OF light without heat-we may as confidently
say is only question of properly handling the
electric current Nature presents us with
beautiful examples of both solutions, but
guards jealousy the key TO her method of OPP
Grafton, by which well-known forces are made
TO DO the apparently impossible thing, and IT is
equally beyond our science to-day 10 explain
how the bird scars aloft motionless wings
and how the glow worm emits CLEAN OF light
without ray OF heat. But they 90 ii, and The
many imltators of the bird Will soon be equaled
IN number by those who are chasing he frefiy's
secret.
What nature does with natures forces man
should and doubtless viii be able TO do with
full knowledge of those forces and better
comprehension Of the methods by which nature
applies them. Who shall say Which Is the
more difficult accomplishment tile production
of an artificial ruby or tile production Of an ar
tihcial light without heat? There is no GER
iainty, indeed, that the latter will come from
the hand of the chemist first. We are not only
too prone TO hastily write that down as the i'm
possible which Is simply not yet done and our
last achievement as the most difficult of all ac-
compllshments. Let us not, however, forget
that The chemist has StriVeD for more than
century 10 make the artificial stone with com-
mendable success and the mechanic has striven
century 10 navigate the air, while the electri-
cal engineer has wreStled but a comparatively
short time with The problem OF light without
heat and has already shown that the solution,
far from being Impossible on the lines OF his
attack. is. indeed reasonable expectation OF
another decade of electrical advance.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19

ana 1t is one that the university NAV
Justly 1eel proud of. The exhibit il
,argeiy Photographic, and to Mr.. LANCE OF
North berkeley Is due its unusual axceJ-
renee. 80 conscientious and. oainstslrinq.
mas Deen the work of Mr.. LANCE that the
views resemble engravings.
Posen Fire Engine Company has a,ec,od
Tor Its officers: President. w CaIIipo1
ham; secretary, A. J. Merry: treasprar
Charles Dean; chief, w. j. Pascoe.
A meeting will be held at the nolipos,
Library this evening to perfect the organi'
cation of an associated charities of Rer,ro
ley. The following classes are invited TO
participate In the organizations: Ministers
of all the churches; the president OF :ihs
Town Board If Trustees, the Marshal and
the health officer; a delegate from each ex-
listing organization IN Berkeley that nm
dertakes benevolent work; every citizen
who will become a member-the condition
of membership being the sum of 81.
a petition will be circulated among the
students to-day for their sign atures, which
will be later sent to Professor Barnard oil
Lick Observatory, expressive of their
earnest desire that he remain at the Lick.
This is in view of the facts that Professor
Barnard has been offered an excellent DO
sttion at Chicago, and that owing to the
pecularites of the immediate
one professor after another
mas left the observatory.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
TRACK BRAKES.
Not Good Substitute for the Present
Style of Brakes.
New York Trihnn


Owing to the greater speed of trolley cars
than that of horsecars, and TO the greater
weight which results from motor and MOTOR
gear, brakes which were once adequate to all
the requirements of street traction now fail in.
gloriously al certain crises. For the last lew
months, therefore, fresh attention has. been
given 10 the possible advantages of applying
brakes to the raIl instead of the wheel, or else
using both sly les together. The idea has also
been considered in connection with the service
on steam roads.
An English engineer, writing TO IEdustrieS
and Iron on this subject, offers these Object
lions TO The proposed system: "FirSt-A tack
brake IS not OF much use in case of a deraIl-
ment. SecOnd-A little simple arithmetic and
t1onal resistance suffice to demonstrate that
the retardlng force of slidlngftrack brake
cannot be much more than half as great "a
that OF bTak eblOck. Third-The utmost limit
oil pressure on track brake is The weight of
the car. The force that may be applied be-
tween 0fakeblOck and wheel is limited ONLY
by The adhesion of the wheel to the rail- Tie
wheel, at the point of. contact being at rest
relatively TO the rail, the coeffcient of friction
tween the sliding shoes and the rail in a track
brake. FOurth-lt Is In a very dangerous posi-
ton should any or IT'S faStenngs give wav.
tlfth-lt is troublesome at points and cross
iDgs" .
Referring to the same subject only last week
the Railroad Gazette Of New York remarked
that the efficiency of track brake depends on
the share of the cars weight which it sustainS;
and the more il assumes tie less is borne by
wheeEbrakeS do. Hence it is poor adjunct TO
existing devices,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19

pointer it is hard still to say which man
Will have the better of it.
Inc acknowledged candidates are: ], =,
White, j. w. Moss. NJ. J. Laymance. c.
II; lam, IL. u: nltehead. R. B. Smell, r.
NJ. Turner. Max Greenwood and j. S.
Hanna. ~
Inc story is current that a prominent
Republican politician made an investiga-
tlon OF the lay of the land and found out
that United States Senator White had
hnally announced bis intention of keeping
out OF the struggle. The man to whom
Mr. White has dropped the mantel of his
influence is w. Is. English, whose chances
for seating in Congress are considered
excellent. This gentleman has frankly
expressed preference for j. j. White,
and that would seem to end ell doubt.
However, the fight progresses and the plot
tbickens.
Enemies of j. J. White have been writ
ing protests to the Postofflce Department
at Washington denouncipg the favored
man and urging that his cause be aban-
doned
NJ. j. Laymance has a strong backing in
the Endorsement of a majority of the
Democratic County Committee MI Eng
lsh cannot afford to run counter to the
committee, AID now his man is seeking
such an Endorsement from the members
for himself.
The Last Rites.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie L. Larsen.
wife OF Steward Larsen of the Receiving
Hospital, whose frightful death from an
accidental dose of poison shocked this
community last Thursday, took place from
Odd Fellows Hall at o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
1t was conducted under the auspices of
hebekah Lodge No. 16. Star of Truth, of
which organization Mrs. Larsen was past
president.
The Odd Fellows building was densely
crowded with friends of the deceased.
The floral offerings were many and beauti-
inl They would have filled a carriage.
One design in particular attracted atten-
ZION: IL represented an English and
an American flag crossed Oh background
OF imm0rtelles surmouuted by the legend
0d the Prince of Wales, "Jcb Diem"
ms tyDlhed the dual national relations of
the deceased. -
DR.. MCLEAN of the First Conpreoa.
tional Church conducted the services ct
The hall. The lodge rites were celebrated
at the grave. The interment was at Nom.
tain View Cemetery.
The pallbearers were. n TT Mothio
sen, +. White, j. Van Wye- John v
o]osten. a. Carlson and C. Peterson.
With Fife and Drum.
Ii has at length been concluded nv the
Grand Army committee on the DEPART
mental encampmeDt that the parade
should take place Tuesday, April "a. at
~ A. NJ Inc encampment meetings are TO
De held In Elite Hall. and $4,000 will be re-
CURED to defray the current expenses.
Rooms nave been rented in the Central
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19

at the publication Office and the Market
street branch. steady demand was kept
up every day. Deliveries to old subscrib.
ers exceeded those of any previous num-
Der. and new subscribers came in by scores,
not only for the Monterey number, but
parts l. . and g.
Part was revelation TO those who had
not seen any of its predecessors. While
all were prepared to believe il was fine
work. few had formed correct idea of
the completeness of the album and the
perfection which each separate picture had
attained. Every one praised il, and hun
1reds OF subscribers have become walking
advertisements for The CALL among their
neigh bors.
Picturesque California" is not for to-
day. but for all time. Lithography ap-
pears to have reached its highest point of
development. aud THE CALLS premium
has no rival. Possibly the next generation
may see an advance in the art preserva-
1--WE, but 1t is doubtful Certain is it that
the Time will not come again in years when
a work of the high artistic and literary
character OF Picturesque California" VIII
De sold as IL is now by this journal at one
tenth OF the regular price.
PICTURESQUE California" is an endless
source OF artistic enjoyment and mental
recreation and improvement. Every house.
hold should have it; first. because it is
Wtnln easy reach, aud second, because it
is universal in its scope.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
STILL IN DOUBT.
Oakland's Water Rates in
the Balance.
WILL THE COUNCIL ACT?
Progress of the Fight for the
Postmastership.
AID FOR BERKELEY STUDENTS.
Preparations for the Grand Army
Encampment-Funeral of Mrs.
Larsen-Star Lectures.

OAKLAND.-The prediction comes from
good source that the water ordinance.
now hanging in the balance, will not be
reported at to-night's session of the City
Council.
Nothing definite was arrived at at the
after meeting of Counclmen in the May
or's chamber Saturday night. The fur
Their the members delve into the problem
of reduction of water rates the more in
volved they become.
AS yet no ordinance has been drafted,
but special committee has been ap-
pointed for that object. 1t is not even GER
tain that any reduction OF the present
rates will be made.
The committee will probably announce
tonight that on account of the necessity
for further Investigations the report will
have to be withheld until some time in
the near future.
1t is sure. however. that the broad sub
ieet of another supply is going to receive
some attention tonight. The matter Of
Oakland's owning its own fresh-water
plant will command attention. The AL
schemes are likely to be disposed Of.
The New Postmaster.
The problem is. who will the new Post
master be? There are nearly dozen can
didates in the field, each with fully de-
veloped pull in some direction or other.
and each of them has his hopes. The
struggle has settled down into a patron
age battle. and with that much of a
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
MONKEY AND DOG.
The Monkey Was Armed With a
Club and Killed the Bulldog.
New YORK Journal.

ii.
The most novel tight / ever witnessed - re-
marked Mr. James Meehan, the well-known
Ialiroad man, 'was between bulldog and
monkey down in Cuba. A friend of mine had
ouioog that had licked every canine on the ISL
ana, ana he was very proud of him. A gentle
man from South America said that he had "a
n,0nAeS tnat could whip the bulldog aud the
owner OF The latter laughed at tbs idea
Alter some talk a wager OF $500 was made.
anu sle Only advantage that the monkey 10
nc ose WAS tnat ne was 10 be allowed tie pry1T-
eye OF using Daton about the size of a pOIice-
mans club, but not so heavy. The fight Was i'm
pubic place and III pit that was siIrrounded
TO see the fight. oo''e o"'
'Of course everybody thought the dog womb
chew up the monkey. After a few minnteS
however the audience was surprised at tile
saeacly displayed by the monkey. The BULLDOG.
would make rush AT Ihemonkey. and the lar?
Ter would Jump aside and allow the buIlrtoo
to hit his head against the iron gratings. This
was kept for twenty minutes or more and then
the dog began TO get tired. The monkey began
TO fight. He would let the dog make a rush
and iDen jump on the dogs back ana strike MIN,
several times with the baton.
This was kept uD for an hour or more and
finally the dog fell on the floor completely -ex-
hausted. and the monkey actually pounded him
several blows. and then place his ear to he
canine 70 see If lie still breaihed
FINALLY the owner of theIdog agreed TO give
up the fight, but The monkeys owner loId
him he was too late. as the monkey would
not quit until he had killed the dog. tins
was one OF the peculiarities of the monkey.
They always killed their victims The owner
OF the dog said he did not want his dog killed
and insisted on taking the monkey on
While they were talking the monkey belted
The dog several times with his baton, placed
his ear to the dog. and with sudden jump
leaped on the shoulders of his owner and
commenced TO use monkey language. The
dog was examined and found to be dead.
The people appauded the victory OF the mon.
key. and 1t looked as If the monkey under !.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
THE MODERN DEMETRIUs.
DIR. Hirst Likens the Divekeeper to
the ScriptuaI SiiYersmith.

THE Banner Of Reform or the Law of
EXpediency,'' was tie subject:of DIR. A. G.
Hirst's sermon at the Simpson Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
evening.
The text,was drawn from the Acts of the
Apostles. the words of Demetrius, the sill
versmftn: "Srs, We know that by this craft
we have our wealth." The sermon opened
with glowing word picture of the famous
Temple Of Diana at Ephesus, by making
little images of which the silversmith
made the wealth which Demetrius warned
them they would lose ii they accepted ST.
Pturs preaching of "a GOD not made with
hands
''Do you notice the craftiRess of this
craftsman" asked the preacher. HE
fails to uncover the selfiShness- of his own
motives bnt rather poses as devotee of
Diana. Demetrius is not dead; there are
hosts of: Dem eIrlnses in the werld to-day.
He was not entirely Tow, sordid and mer-
cenary. Another side of him was patriotic,
another was assumed to be religious. We
are ali so very: complex. Some men who
are religious would find.- IL they examined
themselves truly. that they are so because
: it respectable. because they*want to get
into certain circle.
There are men who get their living by
stealiDg#and gambling who, Immediately
any reform comes near them, hide their
Self-interest as Demetrius: did, and cry out
for Human Liberties. Why, l tell you
that liberty without discipline is license"
The preacher then spoke OF the anti
dive ordinance, and declared his cOnYic-
tion.r fouhded upon dihgent investigation.
that the Mayor and the Chief of Police
are trying faithfully. to see it carried out,
but he accused the public Of apathy. IF
you people who believe IN God and honor
! and home would stand with; them their
task would be:less hard to execute
'The diVekeepers are like Demetrius.
They cry out against What threatens 10
ruin heir trade and complain of religious
fanatcism. Great God! Send US more Of
such fdnaticsm as the apostle Paul had"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
WEIGHED BY REV. MR.. WALK
Rev. Dr. A: c.. f1irst Denounces
the Divekeeper:
"THE MODERN DEMETRlUs.'
Rev. c. D. Brown on the "Brother-
hood of Tlan'' and Its Treat
ment by Lew Wallace.

Rev. George Edward Walk preached yes,
:terday morning the second in the series of
sermons on the Lord's Prayer from the
text, "'Hallowed Be Thy Name" The fol-
lowing:is brief synopsis:
He said "This prayer is the involuntary
irrepEessible outspeaking of the soul in
loving approval and admiration of God. 1t
is SUCH as would naturally be extorted
from The heart upon the first vision CT the
fathers face. particularly in his relation
: 10 JUS as father.
:. THE: name of God 10 the text is put
for himself. God signifies chief magis-
-.trate. Jehovah. indicates his moral ma
.tuFe and his office. as moral governor of
the universe: TO see, to realize, to know
that the chief magistrate of the universe
is a being of:moral nature and thathe in
that'm oral nature is revealed to. us as a
. father. s,enough to inspire both the feel
ling and the desire of the prayer,
In the Scriptures 'hallOw' has the
same meaning as sanctity. To.sanetify, in
its primary meaning, is TO make holy. a
= secondary meaning of .tEe word is to re-
gard anG:treat that which is holy as holy.
To hallow, then, means 10 separate that
which is holy from all pfefane. uses. We
. fail to halloW the name of God when. we
treat with. IN difference or neglect anything
connected with the worship of God that is
clearly established by divine appon tment
Therefore. Gods maine is hallowed when
we connect ourselves with his church :
=. when we reverently bow TO: all bis COM
lnandments. and when we in heart and
life cheerfully conform to the law of the
Lord.
. "HalloweG be thy name. The name of
: God. What is the name ofGod? Itrep:
resents his character and ali his glorious
attributes and: perfections.. Ii is written
in his Wurd; it is inscribed upon the pillars
Of Ills church. it is placed upon all the
: ordinances of his house, Hallowed be his
name."