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Photograph Of the Lead in Pencil.

inch thick. 1t was evident at the outset that
the order of transparency of different subjects
for the light rays was very different from that
which is found with the cathode rays. Thus.
pieces of glass were more opaque to these rays
than some of the metals or than ebonite,
which is perfectly opaque to luminous rays,
but transmits the cathode rays with great free-
dom.
Among the metals aluminium is especially
distinguished, and in one of the experiments
made by Professor Wright an aluminium medal
left its impress upon the plate so clearly as TO
show the design and lettering on both sides.
-. In other experiments made by Professor
Wright with pine board interposed, a closed
paper box containing aluminium grain weights
LETT trace upon the plate which appeared as
though the box were almost Transparent and
the weights themselves somewhat translucent.
Another paper box contained embedded in
cotton three small spheres, one of platinum,
one of brass and one of aluminium. In this
case also the box and the cotton appeared so
nearly transparent as to leave but a Slight i'm
preston on the plate. The brass and platinum
spheres intercepted large portion of the caht-
odes, the. aluminium sphere much smaller
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NEW TO-DAY.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE By
Tl0s. MagGG & Sons,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
And Publishers "Real Estate Circular"
4 Montgomery Street,
UNloI TRUST EUlLDRs, CORNER MARKET.
NEW .PROPERTY.

Ninth ST.. bet. Market and Mission; 5OxloOz z5 or
| lO0xl00 IS; frame buildings; cheap.
| First-st. investment: new building: lease 5
years: $175 mouth: $4,000,
= Jackson St, bet. Fillmore and Webster, y. sde
25xl27:S and 2-srory modern residence 10 rooms
| and all conveniences $6U00.
Deysadero-st; investment, bet. Post and Suffer-
$4ooO-very cheap; D ST., facing the park, corner
35th ave. lS large lots.
s4:4xis7;s. $1,000 -"p'A' A"' ''O'A'0n'
! $3000-Bryant ST, nr. Srd; cottage and lot 22x
INVESTMENTS.
City Hall lot, north side Market st.; 25xlOO ana
brick improvements bringing small rental;
Fourth-st. corner, renting for 1925: $4,000
Third st,, nr Mission; brick building, leased at
steuart st.: just below Market; rents $50 under
| long lease: $751; 500; fine buy.
Sutter ST. north side, bet. Mason and TAYLOR.
22:6xSC to rear alley, and fine 3-story dwelling
l2 rooms, in good order; rents $780, under lease;
Ninth. near Misslon-Good business block, fats
nd lot 25x7O: store should be put there; $4,000.
Make offer = ElliS-st corner: rents S274 so:
$30,O00; 9ox126; covered with s 2-story' dwell.
ings and 8 Hats; both streets in good order; must
Geary St., N side, near Larkin-27:6xl2 buiId
ings on front and rear street; $4,000.
HOUSES AND LOTS, $4,000 AND UP
WARD.
Leavenworth ST., near Post-27:e feet front ana
Post ST., bet. Polk and Van Ness-27 :6xl2O TO
rear 9n NJ Street, and very good 2-stery resdence
Sacramento ST., bet. Broderick and Baker: 27 :sx
l27:S, and very fine 2-story; well finished i'm
natural wood; finely papered and frescoed; 8
rooms and modern conveniences; only S7175:
street IN ORDER cable-cars pass.
Clay St., bet. Scott and DeyiSadero: fats we'll
Duit and cost $4,000, rents $57 50 and lot I5xI2b:
$500: fine neighborhood.
Residence; Lyon ST. bet. Oak and Page, over
LOOKING the park; moaern residence in fine order;
ONLY $1,000.
$4z00- Folsom ST., bet. 21st and 22d; s2xI22:s.
ana comfortable house in good order; 3 rooms;
street accepted.
Liberty ST.. house and lot 25xll5 and comfort
aole 2-story; bet. Valencia and Guerrero; one Of
lhe nnest residence streets of the Mission; $4,000.
Shotwell St., w. side, near 22d-56x96:6, and
Two Two cottages rooms and bath each; rents $50;
nne street; only $4,000.
CHEAP LOTS-@130O TO $4,000.
Reduced to Sl300--very cheap Geary-st lots.
w OF Central ave.; 26xlO0; cable ears pass
25x100. ~
=. Gough-st- lots; 25xll2:6; $4,000 each; bet.
Grove and Fulton; street bitumInized.
reduced TO S4lO0; Grove and Lyon; corner;
SI;bxlOO; for business residence.
. DeVlsaoero st., w. side; fine view of the bay;
~; Det Green and Union; will be sold cheap.
Jones and Chestnut sts. 36x137 :6; fine view
$3.50.
Very cheap; lot 37:6xs6:3; ON Laguna at near
Walier, l BLOCK from MarKet ST.: only $3.50.
- n o. corner Webster and II rrnann sts,; 81 :6x
1876; $500: easy terms
r. corner sixteenth and Flint sts. just above
Sa',ro: 5Ox5S:6: $500; or corner 5S:6x9O or
o. :6x165; fine view.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
HoKE SMITHS BoMBsHElL.

With refreshing bluntness Hoke Smith.
Secretary OF the Interior, went at the fund
ing bill hammer and tongs before the
House committee Thursday. He had gone
merely in response to a request to explain
why he was Withholding patents to rail-
road lands. OF course, this demand had
been instigated by Mr.. Huntington, who
never dreamed that The blunt Georgian
would find an opportunity to unload him
self concerning the outrage contemplated
in the shape of the funding measure, The
Secretary straightforwardIy informed the
committee that he was Withholding pat
ents because the issuance of them would
reduce the Governments hold in any
efforts to recover what the aided companies
owe, and because the matter of an adjust
ment of that debt was now before Con-
gress.
He took new ground in the matter, and
1t is both significant and important. He
showed that the Central Pacific had vio-
lated its agreement to pay its debt and,
therefore, had forfeited its right to pat
ents. He then said that as bona.fde set
tiers on railroad lands should be protected
Congress should pass general forfeiture
act with a provision protecting these set
tiers. Unfortunately, he was not asked to
explain, if he could, why the President
had not taken the initiative and brought
proceedings in foreclosure. Nor did he
volunteer an explanation of his assertion
that the Government had already passed
on the validity of the first-mortgage bonds
and decided the matter favorably.
Another new point made by him was
that the lease of the Central Pacific to the
Southern Pacific was voidable because one
OF the parties to it was insolvent. Still
another was that the Central Pacific could
| not properly dispose of its lands without
first paying its debt to the Government.
He insisted, therefore, that it would be
| proper for Congress to pass an act forfeit
ing the lands, and that foreclosure of the
mortgage should be effected. He con-
tended that the value of the Central Pa
| cific was far greater than the debt repre-
sented by the first mortgage, and that the
earnings of the company now are equal TO
per cent of the entire bonded debt, with
accumulated interest. Hence he favored
foreclosure and the issuance of per cent
bonds by the purchasing company, the in
terest to be guaranteed by the Government
and the roads to be held as security.
| In addition to all this he insisted that
the Government has the right to pursue
the diverted funds tc the directors and re-
cover them. Altogether his advent into
the case is the most important develop
ment of the fight thus far. He must be
assumed to be expressing the sentiment of
the President, and this may mean a veto
of funding bill if one is passed.
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this tube the cathode or negative pole of the
batteryis attached, the positive pole being at
tached to the lower end of the tube and both
poles being connected with an induction coil
giving out very high potential discharges.
When the object to be photographed has
been for short time before the sensltized
plate the latter is removed and developed
like any other photo, and prints of the i'm
preston on it can be made TO any number
desired.
Professor Wright made his experiments by
using Crooke's tube the exhaustion of which
was carried to such high point that the ten
sion OF the gas left In the tube only equaled a
few millionths of ordinary atmospheric. pres
sure. This tube he connected to the poles of
an induction coil in action. BY discharging
the negative electrode the cathode rays are
obtained. These rays operate with great energy
upon sensitive Photographic plate, and pro-
duee effects even when a thick layer of wood
or any other Opaque but non-metallic sub
stance is placed between the tube andsthe pho-
tographic plate.
Professor Wright's experiments were made
with great variety of substances, and it was
found that strong impressions were obtained
inciosed in an OPAQUE wrapping of black
paper and covered with pine board half an
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tax OF $4 000,0 900, and then the principal,
Sl0o goo M 900. will still have to be paid. How
ever, lne premiums paid for the bonds may
the use OF the $4,000 900 paid in annually
Ior tnirty years, to about the same sum as the
principal. Now, if the administration had
proposed and secured the establishment of q
postal savings bank system and had offered 4
per cent interest nj on deposits. with absolute se-
curity 10 the depcsitors this rate of interest to
run Tor one year or more, as the needs of the
treasury might justify, and thereafter at per
cent interest, does any sane man suppose that
with over eighteen times the Sl0o OOO. 900
3nsdI and borrowed IN the private savings banks
anu over nve times the 800, 100000 sub
oSDtalned deposits to double the amount of the
t toans or 100000 ,000s which is less than one
tenth OF the money in the savings banks and
issued? ~" " w
Inefe is every reason to suppose that with a
postai savings banks system in full Operation
alioyer the country, with 3 per cent Interest
PAID on deposits. the Government would speed
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
pHoToGRApHlNG THE INVISIBLE.

In the next issue of the Electrical Engineer
sn article will appear on the recent expert
ments made by Professor Wright of Yale Uni
versity in photographing the invisible, FULLY
confirming the experiments OF Professor Roent
gen, the German scientist.
In making the photographs of invisible OBJ
jects highly sensitized plate is placed in an
ordinary Photographic plate-holder. Right in
front of it is placed the object to be photo
graphed. In the case illustrated it was an or
dinary lead pencil, and his purpose was to
photograph the lead in the pencil. That the
experiment was success is evidenced by the
accompanying illustration, in which the lead
is clearly shown, the wood surrounding it be-
ing but family visible.
Next to the object to be photographed is
placed a high vacuum tube, technically
known as Crooke's tube, IN which there is IN
almost perfect vacuum. at the upper end of
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

proportion. A number of United States coins
silver, copper and nickel--produced strong
impressions, showing almost complete inter-
cept1on OF the rays, but there were differences,
the copper coins transmitting more than the
nickel and the nickel more than the silver.
In an earlier experiment a somewhat thin
ner board of white wood was used, the plate
being wrapped in black paper as before. On
this board was laid a pocket-book of dark
Russia leather, with several flaps of leather
within and containing seven cards, two of
them thick. A number of coins were slipped
into the inside compartment of the book,
which was then closed and laid upon board
only faint shading was left by the pocket
book, but of the coins there was strong and
well defined picture, showing with surprising
clearness their number and position in the
book
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
GIRLS DRESS TO WEAR WITH
GUIMPES.

May be used as an apron. This little gown is
made up with plain waist buttoped Id the
back, the trimming of ruffies almost covering
the body, the skirt as simply gathered on the
waist, and for an apron would be open in the
back and hemmed, while for skirt it is sewed
up in seam leaving six inches open at the
top for placket- A charming little gown of
French challie in gray with pink flowers had
ruffies of pink chiffon, and was worn with a
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
CURRENT HUMoR.

Dobson-What made you give up that play
you were going to have in your amateur dra-
matic company? Did the actors all back out ?
Foggs-No;' that wasn't the trouble; but our
leading lady insisted on wearing dress with
train three yards long, and the stage is only
eight feet by six, so we decided to have a
monologue.-Harper's Bazaar.
Tourist lin oklahoma) )-Colonel Handy Polk.
the reai-estate dealer, is very enterprising
man, isn't he?
Alkali tke-Wall, should shout. WHY he
can make mountain out OF a moiehill an
then have no trouble in sellin' it to some fool
Easterner.-Truth.
"Your trip to Italy must have been very
pleasant" said one of the most intelligent
young ladies in Austin to Simpson, who had
Just returned from foreign strand
Very interesting, indeed answered he.
"Now, tell me-" said she. "does Italy look
like boot? You know that's the way it looks
on the map. Texas Sitter.
HeI may be poor, but poverty is no c-ime.
She-No. Merely a sin.--Cincinnau En-
| quirer.
Young Artist-Do you paint, Miss Bloom
hunter?
Miss Bioomhunter Gndignantly)-No, sir; 1
don't even powder.-Detroit Free Press.
sunday-school Teacher-"And the prophet
rent his clothes" Johnny, what does that
mean?
Johnny-I s'pose he didn't have the price to
buy 'em.-Browning, King & Co.'s Monthly.
sob, yes" continued the girl of the prehis-
toric period. ''we haa birds twenty feet high
in those days."
"Dear meP' exclaimed the fin de steele per-
son, what lovely hats you must have had /
Well. well!"-Detroit Tribune.
Bennie-What's conversationalist?
Jennie-Oh, it's a man that doesn't have to
stop talking when he hasn't got anything
more to say.-New York Truth
"That young man Maud is engaged to is just
an everyday sort of chap, isn't he?
"Worse than that" said Maud's sister. 1.-THE
idiot calls twice day."-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Jouu w deulilBtOu F0Stcll, VINO mas been aD-
pointed steward of the Western Lunatic Asy-
lum of Kentucky, is said to be the first colored
man to hold an appointive Office of importance
in that State.
Mr.. Gladstone has simplified matters for his
biographer by carefully sorting and arranging
his correspondence. Some 10000 letters he
has selected for preservation, and has built
for them fireproof safe.
Theodore Roosevelt recently delivered 81
lecture in Hartford, Conn, and drew an all
dience of only 100 people. Under the same
auspices, Max O'Rel lectured in Hartford re-
Gently to standing room only.
A. J. Balfour's versatility as public speaker
was demonstrated recently when he delivered
six speeches before as many public meeting in
single day. Each of the meetings was held
with distinctively different end in view
Mr.. Stead, who is compiling Penny Hym-
nal for the People," has elected from the
Prince of Wales the fact that "among serious
hymns he (H. R. H. } thinks there is none more
touching, nor one that goes more truly to the
heart, than Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Rev. Charles Beattie, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church of Middletown, N. Y.
surprised his congregation at the beginning of
the services on Sunday night recently by
| declaring that he could not remmeber his SER
mon. He dismissed the assemblsge at onee
Mr.. Nonaka, the Toxic meteorologist will
soon take up his abode for the winter on top
ofthe sacred mountain of Fuji. His courage
GUS wife insists upon sharing all the dangers
and discomforts. This mountain has an alti-
tude of 1885 feet.
Hiram Lester died in the Henry County
| (Georgia) Poorhouse a few days ago atthe age
OF 128 years. He was born in Raleigh, N c.,
eight years before rhe birth of the republic
There is no question as to his great age as he
leaves son 80 years old, who is an inmate of
the same institution, and g daughter, who
lives in Heard County, and is 95 years old.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was hypnotized once
TO such an extent that she didn't feel needle
that was thrust through her arm. Faith cure
and hypnotism are branches of the same
science" she says, "and great revelations are
near at hand" She admits that she was
frightened after her hypnotic experiment.
however, and remarks; 81 should not like to
surrender myselfto another in that fashion,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Pattern of .Cleanliness.-Frau A-Frau
Neumann is an extremely tidy sort of person,
don't you think?
Frau B-I should think she wasI The other
day burglar got into her house and the first
thing she did was to ask the man if he had
wiped his feet on the mat.-Unsere Gesell-
schaft
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

We shall soon know whether the monop
oily boss has any cards up his sleeve.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Decem ber and on the 31st of that month ne
was killed by the fire OF the British aruIieI!
while leading an attack on the lower part oL
the town. The British joined the AmeIleTns ~ !,
in paying tribute to his memory ana 20 MS
bravery. His remains were removed 10 new
York, and in later years Congress erected
monument to. his memory. His WIDOW sur
viyed cher soldier boy" as she called M ior
Montgomery home became the property OF ner
youngest and only surviving brother.
CHANGE OF NAME-Daily Reader, Los Gatos,
Cal. If q person wishes to change his name he
must file a petition in the Superior Court OF
the county in which he lives, and this must set
forth the name of the applicant, nativity, rea-
son for the change and must be signed by the
applicant and parent, or near relative In the
absence of either parent There is no law
against person assuming name ofner than
that of his parents. If such person should
desire to obtain marriage license 1T would be
issued to him in the name he declares is his
name and the one he is generally known by.
II he married, his wife and children would be
known by the name under which he has been
known. If circumstances should require MIN
to resume his parents name he would have TO
apply To the Superior Court II residing in this
State. This is the regular course, but, as a
matter of fact, the world recognizes man by
any name that he declares to be his, whether
he was born to 1t or not; and frequently with
out the Intervention of the courts The Gen.
tleman's Magazine OF London, England, pub
lished an article several years ago, in which
the writer declared that under the common
law OF England man may legally
change his name as often as he chooses, even
100 times day, and that all his acts and sig
natures under each. and all such names will be
binding on him. The writer adds that the
only punishment likely TO be suffered by q
person so changing his mind is the suspicion
In which he will be held by his fellow-citizens,
unless there be some good reason for the
change.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

In the lexicon of the Senate there is no
such word as emergency" and accord
ingly the tariff bill has been laid over until
Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

pink China silk guimpe. moro serviceable
dress was of cheviot in myrtle green, with
ruffies of China silk to match.
Ginghams, which are in the shops, are of the
gayest combinations of colors suggesting rain
bows 4 gingnam of pink and blue shading
into each other mad ruffies of blue gingham
embroidered in pink. white guimpe was
shown with this.
Ruffies OF the same goods are used on other
glnghams and or chambrays and so.
For aprons the ruffies are of the same or col
ored materials, and one deep ruffie is some
times used instead OF the two narrower ones
around the neck.
On aprons of ginghams in checks or stripes of
pink blue, or any color with white ruff1es of
white lawn are very dainty. White lawn
goods.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

1t won't be long before the monopoly
will offer to arbitrate.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Don't forget that this is the day to leave
orders for THE SUNDAY CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

There is no storm center in the East this
winter-every locality gets an equal share.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

There is Frightening prospect that the
monopoly will soon be in our hands in.
stead of our being in the hands of the
monopoly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Between the Democratic factions there
is at present a Democratic party, but there
will soon be nothing but hole in the
ground.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
CALIFoRNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Y, Feb. 7.-Among recent
arrivals are: T. E. Cutler, Stewart; W. ]. Wal
lee, st. Cloud; D. s. Mcleod, Gilsey; g. E. Pan
coast, Astor
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Foreclosure" says Hoke Smith, en-
phatically, "does not imply Government
ownership and operation of the railroad. u
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

If Japan gives subsidies to her shipping
and we put heavy taxes on ours it will be
easy TO foretell which will get the bulk of
the ocean carrying trade.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

If the puglljsts are shut out of the wild
and woody Territories they can go to Bos-
ton and give boxing matches TO finish.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

DIR. SIEGERr's Angostura Bitters the best
remedy for removing indigestion aud all diseases
OF the digestive organs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

HOODS Sarsaparlla cures catarrh by purifying
the blood. Hoods SarsaparfIla cures rheumatism
by purifying the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla has
benefited others and can benefit you.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

The Mayors veto of the appropriation
for Folsom street was bad break, because
it put brake upon one of the best move
ments the City has q chance to make.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Once more Governor Bushnell declares
Ohio is solid for Mckinley. and once more
there is a suggestion that he doth protest
too much.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers,
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Now is the time for the Kentuckians to
come to the front and make the winning
charge.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

The Olney boom labors under the dis
advantage OF being too close to the Cleve-
land collapse
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Senator Vest has shed his cuckoo plum
age and become a raven Democrat.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Stevenson thought Samoa was a para
disc, but our Consul there is willing to
give up his Office for the sake of getting
away, and he is Democrat at that.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

The Cleveland Cabinet seems to have
had surfeit OF bonds and have no desire
10 issue any for Huntington's benefit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

OIL IN sALyE-A. s., Napa, CAL There are q
number OF salves, in the composition of which
oil, generally olive oil, is the principal ingre-
dent AS your communication does not ex-
plain what kind of salye You have reference to
it is impossible to explain how that salve is
made
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

1t seems the Secretary of the Interior
as well as the Secretary OF State, can make
grand-stand play on occasions.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

The Duchess OF York has commissioned f. ].
Williamson OF Esher to execute in marble
ife-size statue of Prince Edward of York
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

The burningof the sugar-houses in Cuba
causes the American sugar r-produeer to
consider that the war is going on in a
blaze of glory.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Democracy not only has no new Presi-
Dental candidate, but has hardly even a
back number.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

The news from Washington and Frank
fort yesterday threatened Mr.. Huntington
with two Waterloos at once.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

The gold men in the House put the silver
bill on the bargain counter and are now
offended because they got more than they
bargained for.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

To BE ELEcTED-yoter, City. The question
you ask was answered in THE CALL of Friday,
January 81, under the head OF 'HThe Next
Election" in response to another correspond.
o nj
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

KALIocH AS MAYoR-A. S., City. Isaac s.
Kalloch was Mayor of San Francisco during
1880 and 1881,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

LUxURIANT hair with its youthful color assured
by using PARKER's HAIR BALSAa.
PARKER's GINGER TONIC the best cough cure.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

Eastern floods have come prematurely
this year and we shall soon hear COM
plants that they have washed the ice crop
away.