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VALE, PUNCTU8EO TIRES
The Ingenious Bicycle Device
of a, Berkeley In
Ventor.
Changes in Electric Lighting Plans
Republican Club-Brjght News
Notes.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 23.-The plant
of the Berkeley Electric Lighting Com
pany on Milvia street will be shut down
in the near future, arrangements having
been made to secure current from the
power house OF the Oakland Gas, Light
and Heat Company. John A. Britton.
president of the Berkeley company, ap-
peared before the Board of Town Trustees
last night and sought permission to carry
out his plans of transmitting power from
Oakland. he said that it would be to the
advantage OF his company to obtain the
current by wire from Oakland and that
the service would in no way be affected by
so doing. No objections were raised and
it was decided TO permit the company to
proceed with its new scheme.
The new project of the company means
the abandonment of the plans recently
proposed by the company to erect $40, 900
new power house at the foot OF Charming
way.
No More Punctured Tires.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 23.-Richard
Knott, West Berkeleyan, has devised a
new bicycle, by the use of which he be-
lieves that the problem of punctured tires
will reach a ready solution and that the
troubles with bursted pneumatics will be
matters of history. He further claims that
by the use OF his device cyclers can ride up
steep hills without much exertlon, or 90
down without brake.
The tires of the new wheel as invented
by Knott will be of hard rubber, the same
size as the ordinary pneumatic tires, but
the bumps and jolts will be received by
two pneumatic tires placed as wheels
within the main wheel, and so as not to
touch the ground. They are inclosed by
metal faces-one on each side of the hub
A hole of small size in one face maks it
possible to blow up the inner tires, so that
the effect secured will be indentical with
that by the tires in ordinary use.
The motive power is exercised through
levers instead of pedals working upon
sprockets.
Knott declares that more power can be
attained with his wheel when clim bing
hills than has been imagined possible
with bicycle. He has already applied
for patent on his device, and is looking
forward TO rich harvest from the pro-
ceeds of sales of royalties.
Republicans Meet.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 23.-The Berke-
ley Republican Club which was organized
a short time ago held a well-attended
meeting last night at Odd Fellows Hall.
The next meeting of the organization will
be held on June 6.
Following is the executive committee
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counties as well. 1t is. therefore, hoped you
VII lend your valuable aid by making cred
liable display.
The exposition opens August 3. All ex-
hioits must be in place and al work COM
pleted by August l, The necessity of the en-
lorcement of this rule is evident TO all. AS
the Oakland exhibition ends in August, and
the State Home Industry Fair commences
september l, there will be ample time tor
those who desire to attend both.
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Sunday 1Ianeuvers .

OAKLAND, CAL, June 23.-Chief Fair
of the Fire Department and his Sunday
morning drills of the men under him are
causing residents in the vicinity OF Twen-
tieth and Franklin streets considerable
bother The horses are left tied to private
hitching- posts while the men are at work,
and the animals destroy the lawns, it is
claimed A Mis-. Mercier has made COM
plant regarding the nuisance, but so far it
has not been abated.
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THEY FEAR DEATH.
SuperstitiOus Cinnamon Refuse to Re-
main at the Hospital.

main at the Hospital.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 23.-Gee Wing
and Gee Fong, two of the Chinese who
were murderously assaulted in their cabin
Sunday night by some white men, have
been moved from the Receiving Hospital
and taken to some place in Chinatown
where their minds Will be at rest.
the two had occupied cots in the gen.
eral ward. When w. NJ. Towle shot him
self on the ferry boat yesterday he was
brought in and laid on cot in the same
room. The superstitious Mongolians
showed much alarm, and when he died
they took it as an evil omen and took no
rest until removed. Their condition is
quite critical, but DR.. Johnson believes
they will recover.
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The First Suit.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 23.-The first
damage suit against the Oakland, San
Leandro and Haywards electric road as
the result of the accident 10 car on the
Twelfth-street dam on the morning of May
20, has been filed by Miss Bessie NJ. Ellis.
She claims to have.received permanent in
iuries as result of the car being thrown
from the track by broken axle and asks
Sh175 dAmaneS
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Court Vacation.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 23.-The annual
vacation of the Superior Court Judges be.
gins to-day and continues until August Is.
There will be one court in session, how
ever, at all times for the accom- modat ton
of criminal cases and for hearings. where
consent is mutual. Most of the Judges
have cases set all through vacation and
they will have very little time away from
the city.
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F(JRN NI'I'URE
BY CATALOGUE,
COMPRISING IN PART,

10 Conc ert Grand, Upright and Square Pianos
Steinway Chickering Decker, Weber, Rosener
and Light 81 Co.'s Makes Rich and Elegantly Up
holstered Sofas Arm and Easy Chairs, Lounges
Patent Rockers, Reception Chairs etc; Solid oak
Reception, Rocking and Patent Rocking Chairs;
Solid Oak, Walnut Ebony bookcases, Cabi-
nets and Music-Stands; Elaborate Carved Solid
Oak Bedsteads, Bureaus and Chiffonier3; 25 Oak
Chamber Sets; Hair Spring Mattresses; Rich Glace
Armores; Magnificent Gold Frame Mirror; Mag
nifcent Oak Sideboard and Hat Tree Dining
Tables; Buffers Sideboard Vienna Brentwood
Chairs; Onyx and Ebony Pedestals; Bronze Man
tel-Clock; Elegant Bric-a-Brac Elegant Engrav-
ings and Etchings Japanese Plaques; China,
Glassware and Plated Ware: Elegant Lambre-
gums and Lace Curtains and Cornices. Also
The Contents OF the Gymnasium and
Schoolrooms,
COMPRISING
so Sets Pulley Lifts rs Sets Indian Clubs, 100
Sets Dumbbells; "A Circle Fois, Masks and Pads;
Hand ONE Platform Scales: Rich Books, Charts,
ETC.; $50 School Desks, assorted sizes; II Teach
ers' Desks and an endless variety of articles for
school purposes.
Residence open for inspection on Monday June
90 1896 from O'Clock A. NJ. until O'Clock P. NJ.
Catalogues at residence Monday and at our
Office.
Remember the hour of the sale, at 10 o'clock
A.
Auction sale Tuesday and Wednesday. June
% and "a, 1896.
EASToN, ELDRIDGE & CO..
Auctioneers.
Office GAS Market Street.
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Want a Change.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 23.-The lease Of
the United States Government on the
building occupied by the Postoffice will ex-
pire November 30, and there is an effort
being made by merchants and business
men to have ii located nearer the center of
the business district. The selection of the
site and the arranging of the terms are all
in the hands of Postal Inspector Munroe.
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LOTTERY DEALERS DEFENSE.
Claims He Was Only an Innocent Wash
house Man.

house Man.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 23.-Judge Wood
of the Police Court tried All Coon, a
Chinese lottery dealer, arrested by Officers
Murray and Murphy at 1925 Seventh
street, found him guilty and fined him
$3.50, with an alternative of seventy live
days in Jail. The defendant took the
stand and admitted selling the ticket, but
said he did so because the complaining
witness begged him so hard to do so. He
denied that he was the proprietor OF the
place, and claimed to be an innocent wash
house man. AS he had served time before
the court took very little stock in his de-
tense. As he IS not one of Big jim S
agents he will probably serve time.
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Rev. Wendte Ill.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 23.-A recent
letter from Rev. c. w. Wendte, pastor OF
the Unitarian Church here, now in Boston.
reports him as confined to his bed for
three days. He declares he has no inten-
ton whatever of severing his connection
with the charge in this city, but expects
to be with them again within few weeks.
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NOVEL SCHOOL METHODS,
Interstate Correspondence of In
telligent Primary
Pupils.
A California Girl Answers the Letter
of a Boy in Arcola,
Illinois.

new method of teaching history and
geography il the public schools has Just
been developed, or rather it has Just
reached San Francisco from the East.
Miss Goggin, a wideawake fifth-grade
teacher of Arcola, Ill.,, sent to Superln-
tendent Babcock the following letter, writ
ten by pupil of her class to a fellow
primary pupil of this City, with request
that it be answered by some child here in
the same grade of one of our schools:
ARCoLA, Ill.,, Feb. 26, 1896.
Dear School Friends: l thought / would
write you few lines as was requested by our
teacher. She told us to write about Arcola,
but as | Just moved here the first of Sept
1895 and do not know much about Arcola. I
will name of the things raised here first corn
or maize, End broom-corn, 3rd wheat, 4th oats
5th potatoes and most of ali vegetables. What
all do you raise there? Delaware Ohio where
came from was great timber city. | think
there is not much lum Der raised here Arcola
is The largest broom-eorn center in the world
Well, Will have to close, hoping to be better
acquainted with you the next time L write.
Your Affectionate Friend
HARRISON TIBBALs
The answer to this letter was written by
Elvezio Rossi, pupil in the Longfellow
Primary, of which school Miss Jennie
Smith is principal. In penmanship and
paragraphing the epistle of young Rossi is
superior to that of Master Tibbals. Fol-
lowing is the copy:
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, June 10, 1896
Dear Harrison Tibbals: was very glad TO
receive your letter, and will take great pleas
ure IN ans wering you.
| will name some things raised here in Cali
fornia, corn, wheat, vegetables and fruit
There is fine view of the Pacific Ocean from
the Cliff House. The old Cliff House was
burnt down and fine new one is built Near
by there are new baths, and the boys have .ots
OF fun diving under water and sliding in the
water from the sliding-boards.
There is new road that Sutro owns, and
there are Sutro electric cars running from
Central avenue to the Cliff House and Sutro
car running to the park.
There is park in S. F. called Golden
Gate Park and it is lovely place
There are donkeys, goats and merry-go-
round for boys and girls. There are some
monuments in Golden Gate Park, Garfelds,
Starr Kings and Francis Scott Keys monu-
ment.
There is place on Haight ST. called Shoot
the chutes. One day a balloon went up and
caught on fire. Your Friend,
ELvEZIo RossI.
The character of this interstate school CORE
spondence meets with the warm approval of
Superintendent Babcock, who wilt do every
thing in his power for its encouragement and
promotion upon the reopening OF the school
in August.
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ASSIGNEE SALE.

Slaughtering prices balance of assignee's sale.
Rockaways, Buggies Carts, Harness. ETC., III ust
CO. Come and make offer. 1l28-114l
Mission at,
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AUCTION SALE.
SHERIFF's WAREHOUSE,
2ll ILarAin street,

THURSDAY, JUNE 20.
To close up the business of the late Wescott &
Son Will sell the unclaimed goods of the above
warehouse. including 10 Pianos, 20 Elegant Fold
Furniture and other goods Wait for this sale.
L. b. RURD. Auctoneer.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

Office, cas- Market Street.
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tns,c tu,i, swccplng folds, they aro superb,
antl net so very czpo;;sivo either.
Ncivc5 IS another OF tho fabrics offered In
astounding quantities for handsome
gowns for homo, street ind all sorts of
evening wear. Tho young girls will be
allowed velvet In blue, green. brown aud
ruby. The mEsrons will monopolizo tho
blank, gray, purple and pruno. Thcater
nnl opera botices will be mado very often
OF velvet, with tafrota sleeves. AID where o
very dresny effoct Is required they will DO
cut squnrci In tho neck in pompadour form.
The princess shapes, which 1t is expected
Will bc very popular In velvet and other
very rich goods, will not admit of any 9TH
or manner of treatment as an evening
dress. 1t would manifestly be irartistic to
cut 1t of at tho shoulders, md pointed 1t
could not DO, so Mmc. Ponlpadour sots tho
style. Other materials and other bodices,
however, may be fashioned to suit tho
wcarer. One ruby velvet princess for %
young lady in her second season had the
waist cut In pompadour shape. There were
squaro rcvers laying on over tho pufYed
sleeves. These wcro madc of croam wiiite
velours, and they wo-o bortlered with q
narrow scroll pattern scwcd Nm lne Jet
beads. At the bottom Of the skirt in front
tho velvet was slashcd and faced with tho
yelours, and at the bottom there was II finn
plating Of pink taffeta edged with u frill
Of ruby chiffon.
The baby waist for young girls gains in
popularity, and from the present outlook
ono may prophcsy that more than hulf tho
dancing frocks will have TINT always pretty
waist. Tho sleeves to these are short and
invariably puned, nnd ribbon snshcs nro
tied with long, floating ends or nre arranged
III front In sword fashion. This last Is
quite n now idea. In tho now stutrs for
dancing frocks the prcttiest by all means
Is the chambry gauze. This is trans
parent and light, yet still aud with II won
dcrful luster and sheen ind 4, true silk rus
Ito. l imagine it must be mudo of tho
new imitation silk, but whether It is or no
it 10 nn ideal dancing dress for three rca-
s~ons-1rst, 1t is exquisite; second, 1t is
strong, and, third, 1t never "gocs raggy,'
like all the other dinphanous dresses. this
has q littlo wool in It's wool, whlcl, gives IL
n soft, snowliko surface. Some OF it is
striped in light shades like tho celebrated
brousSa gauzo. Tho stripes are always OF
sutin.
In wooden goods the most marked novel
ty is tho wool vSlours with MORO pattern.
1t Is rich enough to justify its being and
is very lustrons. 1t is always in solid color
The dark prune, garnet, blue, green
brown and blncl, are very effective. There
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TWO WOMEN.
An Incident Which Torcibly Illustrates n
Grcnt Lesson of Life.

An Incident Which Forcibly Illustrator n
Great Lesson of Life.
Great lessons of life lie hid in the home
~ incidents which occur In shops and
kitchcns us well as In the Hottest poems.
Here Is II true little story which may be q
word In season to some of our readers:
a few years u,;o. among the waitcrs ut n
summer hotel III New Jersey, was Il girl
when we slinll call .Jnnc. She was stronc.
neat and quick wittcd, but she hai spent
all of her life In II kitchen scrubbine AMI
washing dishes and was impatient to do
different, and, rs she thought, better,
work In the world. She could barely read
anu write, and she WAS poor. hen the
Motel closed and the lonely const was de-
sorted by tho summer bourders, there was
no way by which she could enrn u dollar.
She did her work in tile hotel thorough
~ II WAS quick and attentive, but lcr
uiscontent showed In llrr fnce anu manner.
There were times whom she hated the idle.
tichly dressed women whom sho H.ryed,
and she tuok no trouble to hide her dislike.
There was one young girl whose eyes
often rested thougltimlly on her face.
Jane resented her curiosity" rs she
called 1t, md ono day loft her unserved.
When shu WIS mildly rcprOved, she an
iwcred insolcntly and left the room trem-
bling with rage.
Il will have her discharged" sold tho
young girls father, nngrily.
mo, father, no. Leave her to me-" his
daughter cntrcatcd.
The next morning Juno was standing by
iier chnir when Miss Is. appeared. She was
cry pale, but her voice was steady. ~
wish to hey your pardon before these ladies.
insulted you before them yesterday. You
might have reported lie, but YOU did not.
l Will leave the hotel. 1 am not fit to DO
here"
60 on with your work, Jane said
Miss B. gently, 'and favor me by coming
to my room this afternoon"
When she SAW her alone, she said, "There
Is good stuff in you, OF you could not have
conquered yourself rs you did today. You
are lit for higher work than that you aro
uolng. L have watched you for some time.
YOU are intelligent, neat and nave warm
syinpnthies. You would, I think, succeed
us u trained nurse"
Il have thought of that" cried the girl.
But l have no education. How can / get
the trainingP"
Miss Is. used her influence to give her a
years schooling and then procured her ad-
mlttance to the New York training school.
This woman is now the head of a private
hospital in New York, to which surgeons
send patients who require unusual care
and Skill in treatment. She herself told
this story.
How few apparently among the many
unhappy, poor girls give such faithful
work as to attract noticeI How few also
among the many happy, rich girls give no.
tice or help to those who serve themi-
Youths Companion.
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Literary Notes.

A new edition Of "Frankenstein" is
coming out In n few months and 1t is
to be copiously Illustrated.
Edna Loyall's "A~utobiorraDhv of q
SANDER" is to have a pan boolt
by the III OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
n Truth The book Will deal with tho
Armenian difficulties.
Mascagni, the of mucb
charming music, Is about TO publish a
volume of poems.
Kate Douglas Wiggin Riggs has lust
returned from England and brings with
her a manuscript move of English com
Try HE which will soon appear in book
form. N'oN
1t has been said by a friend of Thomas
Hardy that Jude, the hero of the far
Gus book, Jude the Obscure" 10 in
some respects Il portrait of the author
himself. Of course it is not the stor,,
or his career. but in many characteris-
tics. such as likes and dislikes, it Is
similar to Hardy. 80
The venerable Aubrey de We're 10 one
of the few men now living who talbnd
with Wordsworth. and 1t was from
De We're that Wordsworth frat hear
lines "Of Old Sat Freedom
on the Heights. While he did NOT give
an ungrudging admiration to Tenny-
sons talent, Wordsworth admitted "tbo
lines We're stately" way
~ Christlania paper says that Isbep 70
at work on a new drama and he exnects
Dy December to have it ready In Norwe-
CLAN. English. German and French. Is.
pen Is Just 6S and enjoys the peculiar
good health that is the lot OF the liter
airy man who does not oyerwork or die
sipate. vi ois-
Alphonse Daudet is n southerner. and
the cold winds of Paris annoy him
greatly. Daudet is unable to work nm.
less the temperature of his room ia iust
TO his liking, II in his study In the
house on the Faubourg st. n
large crate fire always burns. no mat
Ter what is the feather outside.
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are some hight snaues, out mono OF them
plcases as do the dark ones. / saw q dress
md cape made of velours of tho darkest
shade of prune. The gown was Of the
MORE or watered pattern md the cape o.
the plain velours in exactly tho same
shade. Trimmed, as both were, with very
rich collars, etc, of dark prune Lyons vel
vet, bound with narrow folds OF white
faille, It Sas superb.
The canvas cav continue to SHOW
new designs and fancies all the time. The
very hnndsomest of the canvasw eaycs have
the mesh large enough to show the bright
silk lining to the skirt through it. Thie
produces such n variety of softened CLINT
and CLEANS of color that ono keeps lookine
ut 1t for new surprises. The most Of tho
canavs weaves have fine little hairs stand.
ing out from the cord or the very popular
little knots which resemble the "~niggor
heads' OF i've seasons ago. Basket wcaves
OF coarse canvas are among tho favorites.
There are also canvas mixtures where sew
eral threads are interviewer, like heather
mixtures, and they are firm and strong,
though very unobtrusive. They will make
excellent runabout dresses. There are
more varieties of the canvas cloths than 1
can define. They owe their popularity to
their oddity more than anything else. OF
the frise and tufted goods 1 have spoken
at length before, but I will mention one
new stuff called lezard, or lizard skin.
This Is wrought in oolors and design to rep.
resent those swift little critters. % They are
not nearly 80 ugly as one might think. AS
to the serges, wills, ~coverts, oheviots and
cloths, they are all popular, as they were
before. They are like bread and the poor,
Railways with VA" The walking suits arc
as severely plain rs ever, with the excep.
tion Of the blazer suits. The full vests to
these are in the most brilliant Of the fri.
descent silks of this season, and I consider
them especially b%elligerent. And yet I
don't think I would have them changed.
noticed an innovation Of the most pro.
bounced type yesterday. This was a tea
Jacket made Of the most extraordinary
blue and green ohspgeable taffeta. The
whole outfit took ones breath away for q
moment. The jacket hung open in front
and was half tight In the back. There was
an immense pair Of revers folded In three
deep plaits. These wero made Of rich
white faiilo, edged all the way with white
spaniah Lace hand Evn The. sleaves were
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bishop, with deep out1s of faille edged with

bishop, with deep eutrs Of faille edged with
lace. There was II vest front of the tafreta
shirred closely under narrow frills Of white
lace ut the neck and waist line. This ten
jacket was worn over n skirt of rich bro
cade In reseda grcen, pink and white with
no hint of blue in 1t. There was a double
runle of luce ut the bottom of the skirt.
The outfit excited much comment. There
was n full ton gown which was more to nv
tasto anu, indeed, that Of many others.
This was of soft old rose surah with II design
of small black rings. 1t was laid in deep
double folds from top to bottom. In front
there was u doublo cascade Of handsome
cream lace and single ones on each side.
Thero was n double cascade of lace down
tho >eack. Tho short pulled sleeves ended
with u lace frill, and there wero lnco
panaches SGT out on the sleeves ut the
shoulders. A full frill Of lace finished tho
throae MATE LEROY.
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Visiting Cards,
The following passage is an early refer-
ence to n visiting card:

The following passage Is an early refer-
ence to n visiting card:
Gloster-What are these, trowf
Young ~Strowd-Two, sir, that come not with.
1870.
Whatever sense the above passage has It
10 difficult to eliminate tho idea of an al
fusion, ut any rate, to something of the
nature OF a visiting card. would quote
more fully, but 1 have only a notebook bo-
fore me. 1t may be of Interest to recall
the fact that In those carly days q formal
visit was called a visitation" In Bean
mont ard Fletcher, 1.-The Captain" ILL, g.:
hate these visitations
Az I hate peace OF perry.
And In "Cupid's Whirligig," 1916:
Young Lord-Or elso / wero unwortbie OF
your love II i neglect the visitation Of oucho
kihde triends as your selfe and my deare mis-
iris.
Kni.visitasioni My wife's not stoke; what
visitationf
Here the word seems to hive newly 40
quired the sense, as there Is an Intentional
misunderstanding. Bon Jonson, however,
uses 1t earlier and often. Sec Fox" i,
l; III, 6; "Epioene," v, /; "Catiline," III,
3; "Magnetio Lady" II, chorus; "Now
Inn," III, Argt.-Notes and Queries.