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MOOOK AND THE SOLDIER.
The General Found a Lad Who Would
Keep Up With Him.


Keep Up With Him.
Brimful of funny anecdotes that had no
chestnutty flavor was the speech OF General
ST. Clair Mulholland at the Second Corps
banquet at the Shoreham Friday night.
The Irishman largely preponderated in
these anecdotes, of which a couple of
specimens from the memory of a guest
will be found below.
McCook's regiment was in front of the
enemy, and expecting to make an attack
next morning. He mounted his horse to
ride down to the picket line and examine
the situation. With this purpose in view
he called for a soldier to accompany him
and the commanding officer made q de-
tail.
McCook was astonished when a little
red headed fellow rode up to him and
for he was mere boy, weighing not more
than seventy-ive pounds and looking
scarcely bigger than the Sharp's rifle he
carried.
"You going with me?" asked McCook.
The lad saluted and replied in the affirm
ative.
Were going right to the 'front.'" said
the officer. 'Do you know that it is very
dangerousp'
"Yis, yer honor" said the youth.
"Have you been under fre?" inquired
the officer.
81 have, yer honor"
"Did you suppose you have the backbone
to keep up with me wherever go?''
"Ill thry, sir; that's why I'm sint sir.
An if it's heavy firm an we get among
the bullets and ye're kilt you won't be in
h half mint before l come a-tappin' at
the window"
They went to the front.-Washingt
Post.
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To Foil the Burglar.

The invention of useful trihes has often
been the foundation of large fortunes, and,
to Judge by its instantaneous success, the
novelty described here will handsomely
pay its originator. Small enough to
be carried in the vest pocket, this
little appliance will effectually pre-
vent the picking of the lock by burglar
while 1t is slipped over the key on the
inside of the door. and at the same time
peeping through the keyhole becomes an
impossibility. These two qualities alone
insure great popularity to the little inven-
ton, which is quite simple and cheap.
A circular disk, shaped like the cover OF
a watchcase, only little larger is cut
into, as shown in the cut, small lid turn
ing on pivot being fastened over the GEN.
ter of the disk. When to be used it is
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been possible to make the balloon smaller
than was at first intended on account of
the excellence of the material obtainable.
The wicker basket is one story high, round
and rooted, and contains sleeping accom-
modations for two persons, the third
voyager being always on the watch. The
m mattresses are intended to serve as buoys
in the event of The expedition being sub,
merged Within the net in the mains sail
and outside there are other sails stretched
on bamboo poles, the whole sail area
being ninety-four square yards, or a
quarter OF the cross-section of the balloon.
The sail is attached by three straps to the
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He Had It Yet.

"You must not touch the top of the
baby's head" said a mother to her four
year-old boy. "She has soft spot there
that is very tender"
The youngster gazed at it curiously for
a moment and then asked:
"Do all babies have soft spots on their
heads?"
Yes
"Did papa have a soft spot on the top of
his head when he was baby?"
"Yes,' replied the mother, with sigh,
'and he has got it yet.
And the old man, who had heard the
conversation from an adjoining room,
said:
Eyes, indeed he has, my dear boy, or he
would be single man to-day. Spare
Moments.
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strong iron ring and stoops forward SO that
the wind tends to lift the balloon. The
fixing points of the drag-ropes are NOV
able, and thereby the direction of the
balloon can rapidly be changed. 1t is in
tended to maintain if possible height of
at the distance of each 100 meters there are
weak points, at which they may be torn
if the balloon should catch anywhere.
These weak points are protected by metal
rings which can easily be seen from the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
To the Pole bx Balloon.

Herr s. A. Andree, who proposes to start
in balloon from Spitzbergen in June or
July next for the north pole, has submit
ted to the Geographical Society of Stock
holm drawings of his balloon and of the
house which is to be built in order to pro-
tect it from the wind while it is being filed
with gas. The upper part of the balloon is
covered by cap of oilcloth. In the cen
ter there is a wooden point, holding the
the network are fastened, while little
below the middle OF the balloon is large
belt, which is intended to give strength
against the pressure of the wind. When
the lower part becomes empty of gas the
wind produces hollow in the balloon,
having the same effect as sail. The
diameter of the balloon is 21% yards, the
volume nearly 5000 cubic yards. 1t has
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
Effect of Plants in sIeeping-Rooms.

The question as to the effect of plants in
sleeping apartments on the health of the
occupants would seem to have been salts
factorily determined by recent tests at a
London conservatory. In the latter. con-
taining some 5000 plants. in the middle of
the day oxygen had so far increased on
the carbon dioxide that out of 10000 parts
chemical examination proved only LAO to
be carbon dioxide, whereas the normal pro-
portion of the purest air is about four parts
in 10000 After being shut up some
noon thus proved to be surcharged with
oxygen. The same air was analyzed just
before sunrise and the earbonic dioxide
had so far gained on the oxygen that the
proportion OF it was almost exactly four
per 10000. Taking, therefore, the twenty
four hours round, the day is found just
about to balance the night.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
IN THE SHRIMP BUSINESS.
Thrifty Trade Done by a Mongolial
FiShermau

Thrifty Trade Done by a Mongolian
Fisherman.
The boatman for the Chinese fishing
camp on the bay shore of Contra Costa
County is known as Charley" notwith-
standing the fact that he was born in the
fowery kingdom over fifty years ago. He
has been in this country over thirty years
and has devoted the greater portion OF
that time to transporting shrimps. Nearly
everybody in San Francisco who indulges
in shrimps has eaten some that Charley
has carried in his boat, for his camp ships
three-fourths of all that come to this City.
1t is over twenty-five years since Charley
took his first load from camp to San Pablo
and he has never missed day since. No
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! his trained fingers place it in the right

his trained fingers place It IN the right
pigeon-hole.
When these horseless wagons return to
their headquarters, which in large cities is
a sub-station, or sub postoffice, the mail is
taken out and placed in the different
pouches to be carried to stations and sent
outward to the different destinations.
Horseless wagons again come into play in
carrying the mail pouches to the trains to
connect with the mail cars.
Such an interest is being taken in this
new postal delivery by foreign cities that
letters arrive daily at the Washington
postoffiee from different parts of Europe
asking what success has been achieved,
and urging the advancement of so brilliant
thing.
The plan of running the motor-car is a
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Of novel form. There are practically three
knife-blade along the back of the instru-
ment, short hook sharpened to an edge
on the inside and a little round
edge in the point of the hook. The
orange is taken in the left hand and the
short hook is then inserted in the rind and
drawn down straight, care being taken to
follow the lines of the sections of the fruit
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
Orange.P .Peeler.

down to almost its base. The inner edge
of the hook cuts the rind, which is
loosened by the hook, and if the points OF
the section of skin thus cut are taken be-
tween the thumb of the right hand and
the fat edge the skin is easily detached.
Several oranges peeled in this way and
arranged on a plate make a very artistic
effect ON the dinner table,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD

Via SausaIitO Ferry.
From San Francisco, CONNIE ncing March 29, 1885, 6.
WEEKDAYS.
For Mill Valley and San Rafael = 7:0O, $500
#9:15 10:15, 1i:45, A.. NJ: *l:45, $40, AIS,
5:l5 $500. d:35 p. NJ.
Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Saturdays at 80 P. NJ.
SUNDAYS.
For Mill Valley and San Rafael-ss 100, 1900,
10000 IL :30A NJ; **l2:30. 81: 80, *2:15, *4:OO,
$3.50, 6:45, $3.50 p. NJ Extra trip to Sausalito at
IL 100 A.
Trains marked run to San Quentin. **l2: 80
PM does not run to Mill Valley.
THROUGH TRAINS.
l:45 p. NJ. weekdays-Cazadero and way stations.
800 A. NJ Standardization and way stations.
600 A, N. Sundays-Point Reyes ana way stations
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matter what the weather may be or how
the tide may run, every morning he can
be seen pulling or rowing over the ten
miles of water in his large, peculiar look
ing boat. And he always had 1t loaded to
its full capacity. At San Pablo the shrimps
are hauled to the railroad and shipped to
dealers in San Francisco.
Charley's boat is different from anything
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
coffee-mills of neighboring farmers, and

coffee mills of neighboring farmers, and
Howell is a poor boy, baving no money
with which to have his devise patented,
and a neighbor has furnished the neces-
sary funds for the purpose. A duplicate
is now at Washington in the Patent
Office. He has been offered sums of $5 and
$40 to open the box and let others see his
machine, but refuses until his patent is
procured or other papers received protect
ing his rights. News.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

SANTA FE EXPRESS
To Chicago via A. & p. Direct Line
Leaves every day at 5 p. NJ. carrying Pullman
Palace Sleepers and Tourist Sleerers TO onlcago
via Kansas City without change. Annex CARS lux
Denver and st. Louis.
CHICAGO LIMITED,
From Los Angeles to Chicago.
Solid yestibuIe Train Daily with Dnng-cars,
under Haryey's management Connecting trains
leave San Francisco at 9 A. N. and 8 p NJ daily.
The best railway from California 10 tne East.
New rails, new ties. no dust: interesting scenery;
and good meals in Harveys dnng-room or dining
cars.
Chronicle Building.
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simple one. No experienced motorman
will be needed, though before being put in
charge the motorman must show his in.
telligence. There will be lever, which he
pulls to set the car going and which he
reverses to stop it. The steering-gear is
simple.
The cost of operating is slight and will
save the general postoffice enough money
to meet the annual postoffice deficit.
The new motorcycle now being expert
mented with at Washington is kept as
secret as possible. Pictures of it are not
distributed, but enterprising artists have
caught glimpses of it and have penciled
its design. Within few weeks it will be
a common sight all over the country. and
Will be used as rapidly as new cars can be
built.
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to him: 'Look here; believe you are the
most troublesome man in the Union
army"
The man quickly replied: why, that's
funny, SIR"
funny?"
because it's just what the enemy says
about YOU" ."-Harpers Round Table.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
One Dead.

A good joke happened to certain doc
tor the other day.
He ordered some very powerful medicine
for sick boy; and the father, not liking
the appearance of it, forced it down the
cats throat.
When the doctor called again and in
quired if the powder had cured the boy.
the father replied:
"No; we did not give it to him."
"Good graciousF' said the doctor, 'is
the child living?"
Eyes; but the old cat isn't-we gave it to
her p'-Spare Moments.
On January l the armies of the world
mum bered nearly 4 SOC, 900 men.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

scissors fashion. This will permit the
host to carve the chicken properly and to
sever the joints and clip thin bones with
the greatest ease and absolute absence Of
difficuIty.-Philadelp Record.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

mail matter that by the time the next box
is reached he has sorted the mail from the
last BOX. He works like lightning, ana
eyes requlre only flash upon the letteI ~
determine its destination. Just as quickly
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
A Word to the ScornfuI.

Scorn not o proud of EARTH the lowly born
Because thy lot is cast amo G the great.
If God should exercise that self-same scorn,
What thinkest thou indeed would be thy fate?
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS, in Harper's Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

simply slipped over the key, which is al,
lowed to remain upon the inside of the
door, and the little lid turned around so
as to hold the disk to the key. since the
key is held in position burglar cannot
possibly throw it into the room; he will
simply fruitlessly attempt to revolve the
kew from the outside without the possibil-
ity of inserting skeleton key of his own.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

balloon. It will only be necessary to OBJ
serve how much time elapses while two of
these metal rings pass the same spot in
order to learn the speed at which the bal
loon is travelling. AT the top is the cave
or storeroom for the provisions. The bal
loon carries 44O0 pounds of ballast, pro-
visions for four and half months, boat,
clothes. guns, and ammunition for 1900
shots. From Spitzbergen to Bering Sound
the passage could be made in six days,
but thirty days will be allowed. The
material of which the balloon is made is
so excellent that the balloon should be
able to float for period of 900 days. Herr
Andree's colleagues in this daring expedi-
ton will be Dr. N. G. Ekholm and Herr
N Strindberg. Graphic.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

IN other cities, says the WASH
lngton correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. large, handsome wagons
without horses for the collection and dis
tr1bution of mail matter There has been
sufficient experimental work to warrant
this assertion.
These horseless mail wagons are called
motorcycles. The power which will pro-
rel them will be either naphtha or cleo
trlcity, with preference for naphtha, and
he wagons themselves will be the same
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
Grant,s TroubIesome soldier.

UraECB 1rOuDIesOm6 SOluIers
General Grant used to tell story of
soldier in certain regiment during the
war who was continually bothering him
by asking fayors. Grant one day said
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

An Instrument for Carving.
a Partisan housefurnisher is now intro
ducing a novel little appliance for the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
To Peel Oranges.

To Peel Oranges.
An ingenious little instrument Of much
practical value has been patented in
France and is freely sold by cutters and
silversmiths there. It is an orange peeler
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carving at the table of chicken and other
small fowl. The new instrument is COM
posed of a long. curved blade. to which
very much shorter blade is fastened in
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Atlantic
AND
Pacific
NEW TO-DAY.
RAILROAD

Trains leave from and arrive
at Market-Street Ferry.
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WITHIN one month from the
I present date of writing there
" will be running in Washing
ton, New York and probably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
The Storage of Light.

An interesting possibility is opened up by
recent communication of M. Charles
Henry to the Paris Academic des Sciences,
thus summarized in Cosmos, March 2S and
tt anslated for the Literary Digest: 1T Is
well known that heat hastens the emission
Of the light stored up by phosphorescent
bodes this fact. which it Is easy to OBJ
serve on phosphorescent surface in places
where 1t is affected by the heat of the
hand. may also be registered on a photo
graphic plate NJ. Henry thought that re-
ciprocally intense cold should prevent the
emission of this light. Experiment confirms
this provision. 1t has proved that the en-
ployment Of intense cold is one of the most
powerful means for preserving light in q
latent condition in phosphorescert bodies,
Unfortunately this process ts hardly prac-
ticable at present, except In regions where
cold costs nothing; but in any case 1t is
the first step toward great Industrial tri-
umph, the utilization OF sunlight FOR illumi-
nation in the night time. Who doubts that
frigorific processes, which have been em-
ployed with so much success In the preser-
walton Of food materials. may also serve
for the preservation of light7"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
VICTIM OF WITCH PRAYER
Liliuokalsni Was Threatened With Living
Burial
Pulcle of Lanai Announced Herself
Dread Power OF the Anaana.
From the Overland Monthly.

From the Overland Monthly.
Liliuokalani. an untranslatable word, sig
nifying one belonging to heaven and OF
chiefly rank, or Lydia, as she was famil-
iarly called in childhood was taught her
letters at the Young Chiefs School" She
was very amiable and rather backward in
strange. yet not inexplicabl contrast with
her conduct in after years.
Made queen. she rewarded by dismissal
every effort on the part of her counselors
to uphold good faith and a wise and rea-
sonable conduct of public affairs. In one
week Lliuokalani dissolved three cabinets
opposed to her
Deposed by her indignant subjects. when
false to her coronation oath, and attempt
ing coup d'etat (the whites her chosen
teachers and supporters had. property
holders and voters, at least, equal rights
with the natives), the ex-queen. whenever
generously treated, was found secreting
arms, connecting rebellion and conniying
with filibustering raid from the Pacific
coast.
1t may not be amiss, in an age ever ready
for political reasons to eXtol a lie. and
when a certain sort of poesy is discovered
in the maudlin tragedy of Liliuokalani. to
present the briefest possible analysis of a
belief and practice not popularity known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
THE HOUSEHOLD WORK ROOM.
An Important Convenience In Domes
tic ECONOMY


tic Economy.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
There is a general impre ssion that IT is
an easy enough matter to rip up a garment
Almost ar. body can do 1t, and it is an I'M
dertaking that requires no special skill or
care. Acting on this idea, clothing is pull
ed. torn. cut VITA knives. shipped with sc;s-
sors and, finally. taken to pieces after this
Improbable fashion, and the operator
comes and declares that everything is
ready. dyer who handles a large quaint
ty of black goods says that he long ago
gave up expecting anybody to rip a gar
ment up as it should be done. If the seams
are ripped, they are full of threads; some
times there are buttons on; hooks and
eyes are not uncommon; the fronts of them
are stuck full of pins OF various sorts, and
Innings, facinss, braids and the like re-
main. in whole or in pieces just rs the In
dividual no had charge Of the disintegrat-
ing process haI pens to leave them.
To rip up a garment properly there should
be no pulling. tearing or dragging apart
If one cannot take the end of the thread
and pull it out, the stitches should be cut
with sharp knife. Very few persons can
rip garment with scissors without doing
1t great harm: inGeed. many find it impos-
sitle to cut stitches with anything without
making hcIes that render the goods abso-
lutely worthless for the one who originally
wore it, When it is done the edges are 80
ragged that a much smaller pattern must
be used. In preparing goods for the dyer
or to be made over. every stitch should be
taken cut. 1t seems scarcely necessary
to say that facings. braid and hooks and
eyes must be removed, but this Is impera-
tive, III view of the condition in which gar
ments come to the dressmaker and the
dyer. Many dresses. capes and jackets are
perfectly wearable after being carefully
ripped. brushed. sponged and pressed. 1t
Is a wonder that some one does not set up
an establishment for ripping clothes and
putting them in order for the dressmaker
The OWNER of them frequently has not
time to do them properly, or Is too careless
and understands too little tho requirements
of them to do it, lad she all the time in the
world. Some semi-invalid in every COM
Tunity might get tolerable living, or at
least add to limited income. by prepar-
ing garments for remoGeling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Carroll n Wripht's 6o1Ires shout,

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Carroll D. Wright's figures, showing that
the average wages in 1880 were $445 year,
or. approximately, s1.45 a day. suggests a
comparison with the wages formerly paid.
A study Of Prof McMastcrs History of
the United States shows that the working
men of today fare much better than their
fathers and grandfathers did. Ten repre-
sentative trades paid in 1910 an average of
S1.31 per day, and in 1900 the same 1O-ex-
Cepting plumbers, who are not reported
paid only 500 cents day. In 1854 unskill-
ed labor commanded % cents a day, and
that was twice as much as was paid for 1t
10 years earlier. On the other hand. the
necessaries of life have not Increased in
price proportionately to the advance in
wages. While wages in 1890 were nearly
double what they were in 1900 the price of
beef had increased only from to IA cents
pound, pork was at exactly the same price
III cents pound-and other leading ar
ticles advanced a fraction. while wheat
flour declined from 50 barrel in 1900 to 81
in 1910 and Sc in 1890. In the same time
sugar dropped from 16 cents a pound to q,
and tea from % cents a pound to 80 though
coffee advanced from 2I cents a pound to
30. These figures seem to diSproye the
popular fallacy that the rich are growing
richer and the poor poorer-unless, indeed.
the American artisan is ranked with the
former, position which his brethren in
other lands are very much inclined to ac-
cord him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
Electricity Direct From Coal.

Two processes" says the Engineering
and Mining Journal, "have recently been
described by which electricity can be pro-
duced direct from combustion Of coal. One
process is that of DR.. W. w. jacques of
New England. and his process may be
briefly stated as consisting in blowing air
through a bath of fused caustic soda, hav-
ing carbon anode and iron cathode where
ty ne obtains very large current, but
the voltage is low So many details are
missing in the published descriptions that
1t Is hardly possible to attempt a discus
sion OF the merits of the discovery. An
other worker in something the same line
Is DR.. Alfred Cochin Of Germany. who takes
as basis for his work the principle that
method for obtaining cleo trical energy
direct from the oxidation of carbon may
reasonably be sought, first, by determining
the conditions under which carbon can be
attacked in an electrolyte by the aid Of an
external circuit and thereby adapting
these conditions for the production Of q
current. By experiment DR.. Cochin has
reached the following conclusions: /. 1t is
possible to prepare a solution of carbon
by electrolytic means. 2. Carbon can be
separated from such a solution at the ca
thode. 3. A cell may be made having car
bon for Its soluble electrode.'
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As to Relics.
From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Issue of the abolition Of the toll
roads in Allegheny is on again, with the
prospects reputedly in favor of Its set
Element soon in the proper way-that is to
say, In the abolition Of the toll business
Toll roads in the country are bad enough
relics of earlier civilization, but where
they extend in part into a city. as in AL
legheny. there ia added aggravation.
While there have been claims to the con-
trary, 1t Is asserted that the $780, 200 appro-
priated some time ago will not only be suf-
flcient to pay for the three roads, but will
provide as we'll for part OF the improve
ments on them. AS an interior relic the
toll gate is passing out of existence and
it should not linger longer in metropolitan
places. particularly after provision has
been made for its disappearance.