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HOW PONTOONS ARE BUILT.
Work of the Engineer Corps of the
Army at Willets Point.
Lessons Tanght by the Civil Wai—
School of the Pontoon—Flotilla
Brill—Three Uifferent Kinds of
Temporary Bridge Construction
Taught.
If it were not for tbe pontoon and trestle
bridge system of tne army tbe progress
of our troops, while on the march in time
of war, when they should encounter
rivers, creeks or raviues, would be to
tally obstructed. The methods used iv
constructing these bridges are interest
ing, as they are the resuii of yuars of ex
perimenting ana careful study by both
our army otiieers and those of the armies
of foreign natioub, and have much ot a
historic nature connected with them.
This, and in lact,all the work in furnish
ing plans, ways and means lor the army
is the particular duty of tue liattulion ot
iJngiueers stationed at this post.
The eneineer auldiers here are now,
and have been lor over a mouth, ou^a^ed
in their regular voulooii- bridge drill. It
comprises the construction, for pructicc,
of pontoon, spar and trustle bridges, rope
lerries, eto. When the drill lor the sea
son is tirst beguu, what is known as the
"school ot the poutonier" is opened. The
object of the sciiool is the individual in
struction of recruits in tne u=e of the
oars, paddles and boat-hooks, it ia su
pervised by ihe commissioned ollioers ot
the company, who pass in skills iroin
pontoon to uontoon, ami see ttiat every
jart 01 iho drill is properly laughs L>y
ihe instructor, who is usually a nou-com
luibHioued oJiicir. The mou are then
taught and drilled to obey ihe different
commands in unison, and whuu they are
proficient in this tioulla drill is taken up.
A flotilla generally consists of one pon
toon division of eight boats, it is com
manded by a commissioned officer, usu
aiiy a Captain. Lieuumuuis in the pon
toons act as file sLosers to promptly
rectify error* and to prevent coulusion.
In this drill the men are laughi to form
uud row the pontoons as they would
inarch in sinjflo lile or column. in
maneuvering the lloiilLa three i'orinations
are recognized—in line, in echelon and in
column. The evolutions of the iioiilla
lire similar to those of a body oi noldiers
ou the march. They embrace halt, dress,
advance, retreat, to oblique, to wheel, to
•xtend intervals, to close intervals, to
lor in column to iron;, to form column to
rear, to form column vo euner aid*, etc
This drill is given so ch-at ihe pontooas
may be more easily manipulated iv the
preliminary formation for tue construc
tion of the various kind* of bridges
which is afterward taK«:i up.
The passage oi rivers l*y troops in time
of war or other emergency, at points
where no purmanent badges exist, is
usually eilected uy tiiesw military bridges
or by forming the boats tntto rafts, held in
position by ropes, i'bere are times, how
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ER!EMEOiGALOO.,BUFFALO,N.Y.
Bhore at the deaired point of crossing can j
effectually prevent the construction ofj
either of those uieans of passage until re
gSTVeg have bad tiuie 10 come up. iv
such cases it is necessary to eilect a pas
sage by force by suddeuly ferrying a
bouy of picked men, miautry or cavalry,
acrosa tue stream to drive away tlio
skirmish li^e, whilo tiie poutoLiiera are
u»aiwiiiif tho bridge ior tin* main body;
lor it mast be assumed as definitely s^t
tled by experience iv the hue war that it :
ib impossible lo construct a rwguiar bridge
under tue lire of auarpshooters, even
when favored by toy or dm it ness. Aho
gathering of poir.oona at auy point will
cause luo lorco to be carefully waicued.
11 is therefore advantageous in forcing a 1
passage Lo transport Uie boat* by band a
sufficient distance t.. prevent the bound
of wagons iioin i c-.;:^ beard.
This was done at p'redericksburgdar
ing theiuie w:.i, wiicre iwouly pontoons
were transported nearly a mile in three
hour* iiud launched uiibout discovery.
Thirty infautry soldiers wore required
ior ohcii uu.i. i ii>_-y turned it upside i
down :ind Ciirnod it uu p lesaboutleu
ieei iun^', which were placed undei and ;
across me gunwales, al some prepara
tory expei ineuia it was lound that 1
twenty poui.or.iers could carry a pun- j
Loon in ttun man nor two or three nun- ;
drod >.^.;.. without reating, ti»e weight j
, j.-.i iuau uveraging al tut ,
ti^iiy pound*, in s.in.jotii grass land or
tiir< u^u mud, aiiur vi loading '.ii i boat*
ua wa/oua which form the pon
tooii Lraiu, the i«onlot>ns may heeaaily
moved iv drag ropes, using either men
, dUiai.. ea a teuipo
: . . , . . .i'.Ka, Wilb
ile cross pieces, is geueraily em
.v i .'in.- uu may he di
miles in iLi* way. Can van boats
i... readily be carrioJ uu i.i:<-' shoulders
listances by teu oien, but the dilli
culty oi rowing ren ler* theui far less u»o
--: forcing Lhe passage oi a river tuaa
oodttu Uu:ila.
When the current i^ yentle, &nA six
oars are used, Bquada ot forty inlantry
inoi:, luliy equipped with knapsacks,
. its, el • ay t»e nalely trausported
in .-. siugle poutoon boat. >\ ith kmruara,
lid that li.y men \ieie actually j
; ... . . . iut< iia}']>ali.ti nock at
Fre lericksburg, in a strong current, and
without accidcut. i'he can vasa pontoon,
with six paduids, will carry a squad of
ly men fully equipped.
tue ferriage oi cavalry, the pon
toons me prepared us if ior the ferriage <>t
intatiiry.except tiiat lour oarsman only
•re required. ... a may be taken at
atrip, jhe cavalrymen, with tho officer
in charge, embark, I heir equipments are
placed in the pontoon and tho men take
post, three on each side, leading their
Dorses by the bridles. The boat ia pushed
oti by men in the water at the stern, aud
is conducted across the current, the
horse.-i s\\ iiniiji!!^ by the sides.
Pun toons are well adapted forlanding
* supplies ol ii.c army from shipping
n time is lacking to make me re
ite wharves. The boats are lined
iin chess, or flooring, aud are loaded ny
(alls. Six tons may thus \>o carried at*
trip in smooth water. Field tfuna, and,
if necessary, aieye guns may be landed
in t.'ie same way.
fhere are four methods of constructing
a pontoon bridge—by successive pon-
KiS, by conversion, by rafts, and by
s.me bridge built by successive
.uons possesses the advantage over
others of ueing a; ; to ail
mis, whatever may be their velocity,
<•! requiring the minimum quantity
ol material, the tewest puntoniers, and
honest tiuiij for building.
at both ends, ii p*is
aud is pushed on rapidly toward the mid
b ream. lhe two portions
formed are count;-ted by partu
which are constructed in the m<
: ank. 1 iii- ir, I
• which Uie -><> ci..: nor*
Iroui this !>• >i to me aid ol the
. ;*..>v\ii tj io i Hiilierera buill over the
iiuaugn Kiver at that place, ho that
could he re.- ' ::u :.
The method oi buildius by rafts is em-
I when the passage oi .i river is to
Lhe rafts can ue eon
' rvtui by the enemy, in
poutouiers aru exposed
to lire bui ;i short lime; tLiHt is, wtiiio the
re Lloatiiig into position ana oeimx
L-onnected. l"he bridge construoled by
-■ .i unaer uuuihur conditions.
stru -lion of Uie bridge by c <n
iicate operatiou. To insure
current must bo moderate,
ground good, and iho pon
.., int lligeu; ana cool.
me awkwaraness ol a single liian, iho
anchor, or the parting of a
may cause the lailure ol the entire
tiun. i ins bridge in used where the
- a stand near iue opposite
ior some p:uio from which they
might discover the pontouiers if tho
_■• wan extended out iiko the stream,
building by successive pontoons,
;l juork must bo done undercover.
Alter the width ol tl.e ia ascer-
I, lhe ridge is built parallel to tho
When completed one end is
led around wheu the tide is favor
.niii ii connects with :iio opposite
. once tbe t»ndge is complete, the
, is taken u;>, and the Infantry,
. .. and artillery, with us ueavy rield
■ : wagon trams, pass over
itliculty.
Previous lo tiia Mexican war no at
,..,- made to organize a bridge
age a: the limed Siutea service.
at war two complete iraiua vi
:;, er pom »ns were constructed
■ iit to the held. At its close
iraim ml lo West Point, where
. . used lor the instruction ol
. ineer lr< ops. ■ i soon bo
hat i ndia ru was Dot
c : lo the construction oJ pou*
.-holy gave iho bridge a
.. :;. whicii at limes was so
vi as lo render it uuaale I
of auimaiS. I'iie most serious ob
!-i. \\;.s lhai a puncture,
. below the water line, w as
, . ■ i a . •-•■!«* ip
.i rifle pit Jii .t«»e enemy's
r juii could o. -i: •>
■ launched.
... lha i übber
ulii ciy uuHerviceable, si J
v ... iLa wit . she pontoouH <>i I
Among lhe i ■
ixinde oi ix>rru
.. .......: lhe cm ..u . ;
. d »inch ia v . is of
ed after the ) 'rench
.•:n pontoou is nt
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:n .!,<• uu nth
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a* ihrowu
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. . were used in dia
.
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. Kouimand at West
i icting bridges
1 .: . . ■ .
v . the t pper «
over
„■ t auy i...• •■ hole am j
; . With
rudencks! urg
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it. 'J i.o enemy, hay-
tue • mi« the uoi »
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is, where *..*.) »U>ru»od tue ride pita
sacramekTO daily "aflcoED^Qrroy. iT'gffflivP, ftErrarftEK- a, isas.
and held them until the bridge was com
pleted.
i:i 1863 the pontoon trains accompanied
thearuiy in all its marchts backward and
lorwnrd i.ijrougu Virginia, lieiiuently
bridging: the I'oiomao, Rapidao aud U*p
pataanoook. In ibe last-named stream,
the budges remained in position all whi
ter, ana. notwithstanding the frequent
Hoods aad tho quantity of ice lonned,
but lew interruptions occurred on these
tfaoroughUkrea. — WUlel'a Point corre-
Si.-ouduut of tue New York Tiinos.
VOICE OF THE PRESS
Expressions From Newspapers of In
n-rior California.
Stockton Independent: Some Califor
nia lover of" posterity should try tho ex
ponment ot planting a grovo of ash,
maple, or good Eastern oak trees. The
f.sli uud the son maple are rapid growers,
ami a iiihu in middle a.L'u might live to
reap the b'.'ueiita ot them. They botu
make good manufacturing tinner ami
are mo better :or cultivation. The ohk is
Ol ->!'>wor growth aiut ouly a young
planter would reap the benefit .Some
Kind* of poplar ure also useinl in inaini
lacturing and all varieties grow rapidly.
A grove ol the white-wood variety uiigut
yield v middle-aged planter a small ior
luue m bis old a^e.
SHALL CIVILIZATION CJO BACK
WARD?
Fresno Republican: Ameri ;an civiliza
tion is i. )-.;.»>• coufronted with tne gravest
problem tbat ...t> ever monaoed us onward
progress, oriental competition sianda
in us pathway armed with a weapon
against which thero is biu ouodelunsc..
ji: • walls ot protection must lie raised
•gainst ilie impending deluge 01 orient..»
It utactures or American industry In
,7 iiiies must succumb IO practical
udion and American labor tv such
radation as the most pessimistio ean
readily conceive of.
it) Japanese, with their millions of
irors to whom existence i» the only
j.eui, have finally become awake to
mo possibilities w;.ich tno use of this
laiior and modern machinery present to
Ri in an industrial conquest of those
itnes whose labor has turown oil the
us i>f earldom and claims its share
tin enlighten men t and comfort that
joyed by other classes, ami aided
,- loreign cupidity, are !aßt securing
the means ty which th«y tan piaco
manufactured goo.is in the markets of
ail countries where labor is something
more than a chattel, at less than half the
price at which they are now produced.
Uis useless to deny this fact, for the
. it of this labor, degraded to more
animal existence by a^es of absolute sub
iection, is now cowing in (iuautities to
this SN esiern shore, and it is imbecile to
attempt t<- belittle the far-reaching and
disastrous enacts of such competition.
ime spun theories of free exchange of
commodities and the unshackling of the
world's c iinnierce fail in contemptible
. tion before such a fact as that which
ire forced lo contemplate in ti;o
equipment with the finest modern ma
chinery which civilization haw produced
n be millions oi Orientate, who are sat
•d with wa^es of s.; per month or lesa.
h the cost of living reduced to » min
imum in Ibis country, where would the
American workingmau be, with hi.-> fam-
Ito clothe in decency and educate as
U the citizens o! a iree republic, when
mo to competition with .such huuiau
tola ?
NO TURNING BACKWARD,
resno Expositor: If civilization could
ained by the policy of buying what
ilo live on cheaper than by making
ivilization would uavo i>eon ruined a
: timo ago. It woald hnvo ueon sot
v when the cotton gin was invented;
in tno uae of steam as a motive power
wa~ discovered; when railroads threw
t^dye coaches and rreifjhi teams out of
nse; wben t!ie hewing machine made it
: - . ir people to buy their clothing
in u.ey could make it thein
selvea or uirc otiiers i<> make it for them;
when ingenious inventions that now
turn out shoes supplanted t.: i -:i old, labori-
Diethodsof shoe-making, and when
a thousand other inventions began to do
irk ol human hands.
It is not the aim oi civilization or of
•!i ambition to make work, but
rather to obtain what man necMS with as
little work and as cheaply as possible,
and when any man or any nation can
y v b it ue or it wants cheaper tuun he
or it can make it, the natural law oi pro
gressand prosperity ia tioing to in.luce
the man or the nation to buy it, rather
Mian speiid twice as much unprofitably
making it, ju*u to kuop at work.
i uese nattiral laws of progress toward
a higher civilization, iti which the iuxu
es ol one generation beco:»iH tlio ueces
sities of the next and all the people are
benefited, are becoming bottur under
stood, and except for the political pur
poses of selfish, rapacious and .soulless
combinations of capital thare would bo
no attempt to drive people- who do not
vet comprehend tbe a v title lorces of civ
ilization thai ure Bteadily at work, into
Kterics of :e*r that ibpy are going to bo
ied because they may, in the coming
c, buy what they must have for half
it thoy formerly had t<> pay.
ost of the i:ocesHari«s o! life arc to
day obtained for much less th;iu they
wore twenty years ago, and civilization
I n't gone backward oil that account.
,n't going backward at all, but for
d, ami that's one thing tbat every
y should be thank ful lor on this giori-
Tbanksgiving Day.
i; ENLARGEM ENT OF WOMAN'S
os Angeles Herald: What a different
Id tbe woman of to-duy tindu from
, in which her grandmother, or even
her mother, lived! Much may yet be
lacking, but it is well to fitop and think,
times, of the advantages already
I by women, of tho many avenues
which :ire now open for her industry, her
talent or her ambition.
It is quite \\ ithin tbe recollection of the
Dij Idli -"^eil when the woman who must
earn her livelihood was confined to a
choice between teaching and tbe more
i ly domestic occupations of Be wing,
ng or housekeeping. Nobls oc
cupations, !ii<)>-o, reijiiinug tbe tu-st qual
i in.lid and iicart, and more suited,
ips, to ii>o nature ol woman thau
Lhei pursuit in which she engages
>r attempts to ens : .
the ;:*w ol supply and demand
lidered in relation to
man' work, as well as ilia: of met),
the !-:imt; resulu would follow if
in weie restricted to these few Hues
i< wo sue wben any tnuie
• ■ ii h overcrowded among men
wages would bo reduced to the lowest
\>,] P( IRTAN 1 < ELEBRATION.
:.. les Times: feati rday, Xo
■. . there ■■•• aa ■■■• kebt ued in
md the «ixth centounial of the most
. .; human event oi that kingdom,
■n event which concerns our own coun
■.i iho r-!:iijii• lei "'■ tin cl VI
....-.•: ol Urast Britain, i'ester
. ceuturies
. igtand ] i a regular !¥:ir
at, essential y. though with utodi
:■-, :i> nIsI •■ ay. In othor words,
rears 1 i - bad a constitu
tional lorm <>! govsrmneut, where t.io
tho people could ba board through
. and this has ti.-o::
ter who was the DOut
id ot the realm) through persi
„ : internal strite and f<>r<.-::,M war. The
• ■ ol the United s:a.r-s havo iv
,-., ■ . . h beet in tlics'!
smentary rights, v.lii.v there! i I
viittitional government existing in
. .- .liat ol bw >''. er
.. i •;; i-i not modeled more or loss
a.icr ti,.--t or England.
WWEATHER NOTES.
a Dense Yon "»d -liiriit'.v Halting Ba
roxneier Lost Night.
Hie Weather Bursao. reports show t'aa
ii lies'. :i:i 1 l)<veit teui|ieniurA9 yoster
dai t-> uavs been 50 degrees and ;; do
with very light easterly winds and
• i ather Drevalliuff. There was a
onae fog during I morning, last
o'clock before lifting entirely.
i i,n L»uroai»inc*l reading* at a a. m.
. . . v. •r« •ft •- and • v 8 inches,
■ ciivcly.
luo iitguvit an 1 lowest lemporatares
one ye.ii- .: ■ > y •• ■ . lay wrero
t, and otio feat ago to-day,
, tlesji '••'s.
Kivsr, B feet - inches.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report
MRS. PARNELL.
! Lying ia ■ New York Hospital a Men
tal am! Physical Wreck.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—A morning pa
per says: Mrs. Delia Stewari ParneH is
now lying In Trinity Hospital, 50 Var
i.'k street, a mental and physical wreck.
She thinks she is on her way to Ireland
to see her famous children for the last
:i<u\ to return to her native land,
where Bhe may depart In peace.
The most casual observer, looking at
Mrs. ParneH, now an octogenarian,
might we|l doubt if she :; > ■ pable of
crossing the Atlantic at this , or, Indeed,
at any season of the year. Her days
Beera to be numbered, and the proba
i ilities are that she will never mo
the land for which she and her sens and
daughters have made Buch sacrifices.
li i*-- possible, Buch is the vitality of
which Bhe is poaessed, thai were it not
for the cowardlj assault upon her in
Bordentown last spring, Mrs. ParneH
would live many years, but Judging
fro n present app< aranc< s, it would be
a mistake for her to leave h< r pi
asylum, e\ ;n where she physically ca
pable.
A month or bo ago Mrs. ParneH left
Ironsides, where she had lived so long,
and. coming to this city, resided tem
porarily with her friend, Mrs. William
Knowd. She was even then quite feeble.
Her Intention was to sail Cor En land or
December Ist, and visiting Avondale,
thi home of the Parnells, prevail upon
tarried daughter, Mrs. Dickinson,
to accompany her to Nice, from the cli
ahe hoped good results.
This plan was frustrated by her falling
health, and in order thai Bhe Bhould
have all the proper care for her condi
tion, Bhe was Int It d by her cousin. Sis
h r Eleanor, Superior of Trinity Epis
copal Hospital, to take a room In that
institution
CONVENTION TALK.
Quay and Plati Worfclng Hard for
Plttobars;.
NEW YORK, Dec. I.—A morning pa
per says: If Matthew Stanley Quay
and Thomas Collier Platt have- any
! to say about it. the Republican
National Committee at its meeting in
Washington next week will vote to send
the Presidential <■ i to Pitts
burg.
Quay lias been laboring with all his
might for several months to h-r
Republican Pr tsident noml
at the birthplace of the party, and with
in a few days the New York I a l< r Is
i ported to have been won over also.
Unless the New York man changes his
mind William A. Sutherland, the Na
il Committeeman from this State,
will support Pittsburg, and a nu
: ..;■ vo\ rs from the New England States
will follow suit.
Chairman Manley of the National
mittee, Gi neral .Tames S.
Clarkson, National Comroitteeman, and
National Committeeman Sam F
of Connecticut are still working
hard to send the convention to San
and claim that twentj of the
. otes In I he committee are ab
solutely pledged to the Golden Gate
ci j.
Chicago appears to he doing little or
Lpturing the coi
tion, and with the Repul li< an :■
from This State :;^;m:is; locating it in
11 . the chances for bringi
convention to New York appear very
us. Still, the New Yorkers are go
ing to Washington to make a
and they may get a complimentary
vote, at least.
STEEL RAILS.
Au Important Shipment to be Made
From Liverpool to This Coast.
NEW YORK, Dec. I.—An important
shipment >f steel rails is to be made
soon from Liverpool to the Pacific
• Cammell & Co. of Sheffield will
be the exporters. The amount is lU.OOO
ig aboul J3(XJ 000. The sale
d through Griswold & Gillett
of No. 6G 1 iroadwaj. ol CammeU
& Co. They decline to give tae name
of the purchaser."
The transaction Is •• mely signifi
cant, being the first large Importation
of steel rails In some time. Steel rails
here are quoted at something less than
England, ] I he duty, so
I that prot( ction Is givi n by the <■■ I
carriage. But with regard to Califor
nia, Ihe c tse is Eastern
ifacturers would have to
theii ■- Is at considerable cost, while
from Livi icisco
ttle more than nominal. Most of
ill.- traffic between these ports is
• fruits, v. heat, el c.
i ■ v. ould be profitable, rather tl i
illast, to accept a shi]
i ; steel rails at a low rate. Conse
quently the Engll ;i manufacturers
were able to underbid their American
! ri\ a Is.
MUSIN TO-NIGHT.
I A Brllhant Concert Promised for the
Sncramento t«ctnro Association.
To-night <)vid Musin and his support
ing artists aj.pcar for the Lecture Asso
ciation at the Congregational Church.
! Nothing can be said of Muaiu that ia not
'already known to Sacramentans. <>f
.Mrs. Masin, the Boprano, the St. Louis
' Republic says: ".Mrs. Musin is still the
: loaiiitij,' soprano oi" America. Her voice
is wonderful in range anu clarity, and.
Bhe enunciates as clearly an a speaker
and executes as delicately as a bird."
Ol tho pianist, tlio New Orleans Times-
Democrat lias thin to say: "Kdiiard
Sen art", v pianist of extraordinary sccom
nont, played with perfect technique
and in beautful stylo. His classic touch
i and artistic expression took tlio audience
by Btorin, He was iwic - recalled."
ton tickets arc to be had at the usual
i places and at tho door.
WILL BE ASSISTANT.
Arthur Prentice Assigned to the Hall"
road Hospital.
In addition to Mrs. Botsford, men-:
tioued yesterday as ihe surviving child j
of the late N. i>. Goodell, ho left two
grand children—Arthur and Floy Pren
tice of San Francisco,
Arthur has just graduated in medicine I
there snd baa beeu assigned by Dr. Gard- >
her, Chief ol the Medical Staff of tbe
Southern Pacific Compauy, t<> .it-t at tiiw ■
Kail road tiospitai here as assistant to
Dr. tluntington. He will coin ineoce the
duties oi ins now position on Friday.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Dr. M. Gardner is up from San Fran
cisco.
George H. Meudell, Jr., of San l'ran
ciso is staying at the Golden Kugie.
E. C Allis came up from Ihe Bay last
night and is stopping at the Golden tiagle.
I'r.uik Miller, a ivoll-known citizen of
Placerville, has boon visiting relatives
here.
Adjutant-Genera) Barrett and Colonel
■ have gone to Sao Francisco to
atteud ii meeting oi the Governor's staff.
Mrs. i.. B. Nichols tma returned from
ii six week* 1 trrj> \o Arizona, visiting her
atfit and looking alter her interests near
Blsbec.
l-.m^'iis Green, ex-Trostee snd ex-
Snperiulendentof Streets, who lias been
\ery ill for mouths and whose iilo was
despaired of at one time, i- now at the
ttusa House iv >an Francisco. llis
hoaiih is almost entirely restored.
AMUSEMENTS.
At the Olunie Opera-house last even
ing the Eldridge-Halleti Stock Com
pany produced the sensational four-act
more properly the melo
drama, "Solomon Isaacs," known when
i; re i" .< ; ■ as "Queen's Evi
dence." It is well mounted and
well played. Mr. Hallett as [saacs
surprised ins best friends. Stepping
.;. villain to
thai of the i■■'.-. comedian is a long
stride, but to fill the latter r
an achieve
ment i redited him with, it
is simply justice to sa\ that his [saacs
is one of the best things he has done
here. He robs the part of some of its
coarseness and Invests it with much «>;■
kindly sentiment without permitting
the com . . qto a r. Mr. Montser
iat was more - fl ective, moi
as Medland than in any run- h<- has as
>(j)i. i[e mi ■ ii >ret< d the
part with lnt« lligi nt a i iprecia I
the feeling of a man sil Is the
h< ro of the play, I ilsely a
. t onvicted and avoiding ju
and yet Impelled by conscious Innocence
to face the dangers of seizure ami
iportation* in order to assure him
self of the means that had be< n em
ployed i" wreck his life, and rob h
his wife and child. Misses !\
i s and Gassman were very suc
cessful in the roles t, Ihe two
first named having the more dil
I I Mr. Brewer was Ihe polished
i or the melodrama —there always
is a villain in this class of plays, a
a persecuted woman —and present* d'the
part with such success as to win from
tin more Impressions I > ' the audi
ence manifestations of cordial 1
for Mather Thornton. Th< play will be
given every night this week and prom
■• draw full houses.
• • *
There was a large audience at the
Sixth-street M. E. Church last night,
the occasion i»'ing the first appearance
of the Ladies' Choral Society. The
ety appeared some thirty strong, with
Mrs. Franci 3 Moell r as director and
Miss Dunster as accompanist on piano
rgan. In one cumber where both
Instruments were used she was
Bisted by .Mrs. r. a. Neale. The leading
3 were those of Mrs. Moeller, y< ss
Emma Felter, Mrs, • tnith, Miss
Reeves, Miss Foster and .Mrs. Genshlea.
.Mrs. Moeller proved entire capacity as
a director, and conducted the so
with precision, ease and with excellent
judgment. As a rule, women d
make good musical directors, lacking
evidently the vigor and precision In
commanding a chorus group, but Mrs.
Moeller proved herself to be an excep
tion. Miss Felter in her solo, "S
Maria." ha y task, but a<
'1 with credit. In response to the
ved encore she gave a selection In
better vdice and with more Feeling than
we ha ye had i occasion to credit her \- it h
in a long time. The cho of the
evening was "Aye Maria," with the solo
part by M rs. <' Ith, who,..- cul
tivated, sweet and sympathetic voice
I was heard to the very ;
The encore that followed and resulted
in repetition of the number was richly
. red. Mrs. Moeller's two solos were
well rendered and demonstrated her
musical ability and thi tthetic
character of her fine mezzo-soprano—
the second of her numbers wras :
the most effective, "When Love ' • h
Build His Nest." ft would 1"- pl<
to speak of the trio by Misses R
and Foster and Mrs. Genshlea as
But the truth is, that it was Hl-cho
a selection from '"Elijah." While it was
well i ■ ing and by capable voices,
it failed to awaken sympathy or appeal
to the audience In any manner, and
came very near oeing rec tived with ab
solute coldness. The chorus sang
smoothly, with praiseworthy regard for
time, and discriminating dynamii •
fects. The society should feel encour
aged. All such organizations are praise
:.y. They stimulate love for good
music, quicken the taste for music
study. We oughi to have a choral so
ciety of 200 good voices in Sacra nto.
The voices are here; why there cannot
be maintained successful organi
is not understandable. We ha •
■ ts made to bring about the
desired result, but success has been
shortlived in every instance. We know
of towns noi half the size of this with
choral societies of long existence, with
frmn 100 to 200 trained voices, and'
there ought to be no reason why we
■ . do as well. We trust that the
-' Choral Society will live and en
■ its roster greatly.
WANTS $10,000.
Peter McGraw's suit Ajralnnt tho
Friend «V: Torry Company.
Judee Johnson's court is engaged in
the trial of the suit of Peter McGraw
againHt the lirienl it Terry Lumber
Company forslo,ooo damages.
While the company was filling a side
walk nf Twolfih ami .1 strents McGraw
received a fall and injured his shoulder.
Jlo claims tho defendants' netflicence
caused the accident.
BRIEF NOTES
The oxeontion of Chin ITane, sentenced
to death from this county for the murder
of Fong 1 ea, will take place at Folsom
Prison on Friday, December 13th.
Cb&Fles Dr°w pleaded tjuilty yesterday
morning in the Police Court to a charge
of -' aiiug a satchel and a butnile of
oranges from a car on train No. 2 Satur
day and was sent to the County Jail for
four months.
Seasons in South America.
A Philadelphian recently returned from
;;.i c-xtended tour <>i South America tells
;ni interesting storj ■ er climatic
conditions prevailing in certain parts of
of th;:; i ■ "' >;'
, ii is !>ii tty well known,
"thai while the people n<
tor are suffi ring th ■ rigors or winter those
people living south of that imaginary line
i the midst of summer, and vice
This rule, how evei, so : ■
America Is concerned, applies only to the
coast, tor in the mountains of the In
i nrior ;> peculia
Ists. Up in the Andes the natives are In
the mid; I of v intei wh ■; midsi mmer pre
vails on the (.'Mast and when winter n
■ iast U is summer In the moun
Of course, n Ither the coasi nor mount
: in winter is \i\y sevi re, but the distinc
: ion bei n een the two seasons ;
mi rked. it is a very rema i timatic
condition."—Philadelphia Ri cord.
An extraordinarily large number of
dwarfs live in the district of Riwas, lit
th< Eastern Pyrenees. Tradition has it
that thej are th< ■■ scendants of a race
which inhabited th< se mountain regions
::■ ;• •■ :. trie times.
Apollinaris
"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS."
Supplied under Royal "Warrants
to Her Majesty the Queen of
England, and to His Royal High
ness the Prince of Wales.
JOHN CAFFREY;
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Representing
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Waters.
THE NONPAREIL, ——z-e:
Toy Department TA/A T T r> Toy Department
now open in II 11 Sw now open in
our Basement. i_J\JYj Yj\J• our Basement.
They have been gathered from everywhere Hundred
Dolls —the sisters, brothers and pretty cousins of all dolldom,
with papa and mamma dolls as well Some are dressed in I
daintiest colors, with pretty bonnets to mat* h, while others you
may have the pleasure ol dressing yourselves. See 0
stock of Bisque [ointed Polls. The Christmas Tree Ornara
are ready, too. Firsi c oice and being ahead oi the dens t
throng are worth somethi
#
RAIN GARMENTS.
To keep comfortable during v \y days likely to
fore Christmas we suggest one oi our handsome Mackintoshes,
Can be had with single or double cape in fan ms, navy
blue or black.
Prices, $2*50, '$5, $7 So Each.
PLAIN INDIA SILK,
25c a YarJ.
Your choice of thirty different shades in Plain India Silk,
inches wide. Can be used for evening 1 lists, as well
as for fancy w< r .
PLAIN AND STAHPED
LINENS.
Never before have we shown such attractive ! men < roods as thia
season. Round and oblong shapes, as well as 1 [ace
and braid work are in much demand Nou are 1 ordially invit d
tv spend aa hour or two with us in this d< partment.
Wasserman, Davis & Co.
AGENTS FOR BUTTER ICK PATTEI
Corner Fiiui and J Streets, Sacramento.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
George Maxwell of Jo«« Wanted
to Die, Bat Wus Prevented.
fJooriio Maxwell, a youiift man about
25 years of ajre ami a recent arrival from
San Jose, atleinpteii to commit suicide at
the SUlte House Hotel last night by the
morphine route.
Between 10 and 11 o'clock groans were
heard coining from the room occupied
by Maxwell. The bellboy knocked on
the door but no answer cams. With the
assistance of the night dork he clambered
through the transom into Maxwell's
room. He bad considerable difficulty
in rousinp tne would-be suicide, and
when he did so Maxwell was bundled off
to the Receiving Hospital, where he was
attended by Assistant City Physician
Ogden.
Maxwell would not say definitely why
lie attempted to take his life, other than
tbat be considered himself of no further
use to hinisoif or anybody elsa on this
earthly sphere, and for that reason did
not care to live any longer. Inadvert
ently ho remarked thai his girl had "gc-"**
back" on tutu.
Among his effects wero found $66 <>f> in
cash, thieo bottles of morphine, two
flasks of whisky and a low trinkets, lio
s.nid he swallowed forty grains of the
duly. Ho told the hotel clerk that ho
was sorry he was discovered, and his
only desire wa« to be allowed to die.
2so doubt he would havo nurceeded had
not he been discovered by the bell boy.
JAPANESE CARPENTRY.
Peculiar Ways They Have nt Working
."..•i I the Tools Used.
Lumber Is worth about tw Ice as much
in Japan as it Is with us. Common
lumber, which we sell for $10 and $12
v thousand feet, will bring 4o yen
that is. $20 gold, ' his is due
i hiefly to the scarclts of timber ami
the great laber required to work it u;>
primitive processes,
hi ye fcx en cutting timber off their
mountains here for 2,500 years, and al
;i the ."I • sts have been repi o
duced tin during that time
ii is difficult ;i ' logs
. from tli" mountain sides I
absence of the i
usually go Into the woods an I
one log at a I ime, which thi :
i,v i ■ ad or by oxen for many i
Where streams are <
I hem as we do, but they ha ye no saw
in the mountains, although there
. abundance of wat< r power every
where, i understand they have tried
I h -m. but they have not been su<
).■!.
They cut iill their lumber by hand
with ;i wide and thin saw during a time
of year when thej have nothing else to
,;,.. and • who is engaged in
business that requires lumber usually
buys his • and cuts them up
himself at odd I In* s. Women and
n both work. One man or woman
v ii] work on tl ;' the log while
anothei works underneath, but usuallj
n>t « tth 1 saw. I ha^ c
I »ur or five men working on the same
;..g. each sawing off his own I
They raise the log at an iii'ai 1!-
I, ..,.•«•:;, with one end on ■ )*■• ground
;,,,',; a ,v the middle, and when
they work down to the resi th y le it
td begin at the other i"..<: again.
All the lumber Is dressed by hand. I
have found but one planing-mill in the
country- This is in Yokohama. It em
-50 hands, and, curiously
, nouj roduct is mane into
and shipped to India. It doi s
no !>;,>-!.:>-ss in the local market. The
ti Us me that the company is !
: irging the plant by adding a
naking
'. blinds and doo]
ket. Ido not ki thej do not sell
, their goods in the local ■ !iut J
ume there is a good r< ion for it:
I be t< i prices in [ndia.
„;• anese make ali th
work ■
are all v- ood. Th
very skillful in all ' net ana
ire more rapid than
our people. - : ■ better
>• doing close work
and are kept very sharp. B< side, they
•vivf a great deal i or and pa -
I [cle I ha . ':; '■'■'-
You never see
• :h< a from nicked I their
ik. They use ver:
. [mosi everything, li is
Uy so -w ell >• >ne that il Is difficult
teel the joints by the •
It lasts fori ■■■ r. :-:-iii" of their ships are
bit of iron in th< ir com
lon. Everj thing is n>o: •
Whai pay do they get? Skilled raa
ehinisi s, c^upeTit* rs, .:• >iners, < i binct
rs and t ;:■ at sort
ics get from M) to 12 Sen a day
■ ork. That is equiv
-2t la ■ ;:, i nts of oggr money;
.< nd-rate workmen ■■■ ■
tc -j< . ■ ■'. and women, who work
• : ; ■ In the shop-;.
c from 10 to 1." sen. They do not
accomplish as much in I txxva as
cur skilled mechanics will to eight
ter.
■
tractor usually pr<
■
■ ejlves
emploj ment to i I find this
■
with rich men v.i o are putt ng up large
l uild
■
i .: eh ■ i I do not think th re
iilty of ll
American mac! . kind Into
Japan i;' cur ma ufaci -ill go at it
it 1 an i
The Ja] ry skillful In
handling machim ry when thej
li am hi w. Thej 1 am bi si by Imita
tion. E1
: how t<> use a machine by ■
nation, but if they can sil by an
Ise do it they will learn v--iy
rapidly. And h
they i ' Inal with :; "<>ai
and fidelity, i n to any
blemishes <>r or that may ap
pear, l have seen some remarkabli \
imitation. Usually the
Pnish is a little rough* r than the origi
nal, but the v. - rts are ld< nti
cal, and they get the finish all riafht
after a little experience.—Chi
Tribune.
EATING MEAT RAW.
A < QrioUS i!;tl>it —s ii < i to be on tin' lll
crease in London.
Ti : .- well-known favor with which
Englishmi d under-done beef
brings to notice a curious habil which is
said to be on the increase in London
thai of eating meal raw. or nearly so.
The habit started from a belief that it
was conducive to health.
< M lat>' years Ih< re has been a i
gravy or juice expressed from
raw beef by the latter being squeezed
Into pulp; but, quite apart from this,
many regular customers buy the finest
ruts with a special view t" eating the
latter raw, each customer havii
earnest belief that he benefits in health
from the practice. In \- - it is
more ;i matter of health than of act
ual taste. There an two remarkable
points abou4 raw meat-eating, ";;.• of
them being that a greal many butchers
selvi s constant ly cut prime I
and Hit w them.
Th.- ..(In-!- i oint is that a greal many
in-I],;>■. v h I home eat in a i a w
t he in. a! thai they buy, judge the
quality when buying by chewing a bit
of raw meat, just as th< y iriii;iii uistr of
butter or cheese. .'• ■! London
ster eats quan the best
st> ak finely minced with salad, and in a
■ > ,t manj other cases the meal is cut
■ ■ i;. Slim shreds and made into
sandwiches, with seasoning added.
Restauran-t-keepers say that the chief
call is for meat very much under-done,
but there are greal numbers of faddy
people who eat meat absolutely raw.—
Exchange.
A Collection of Curious Shows.
One of the Queenof Italy's pet hob
bies is collecting curious footgear, iler
.majesty has a. unique assortment of
■ ahoi s of • very description, to which she
rpetually adding. The historical
rtmeni contains some unique
treasures. H is strange to reflect that
a pair of clumsy shoes once belonged
to Joan of Axe, and no one could look at
another pair worn by Mary. Qui
Scots, on hi r way to the si a Hold with
out recalling with a thrill of pity the
wt-arer's unhappy fate. Near by tire
two dainty shoes once owned by the
equally unfortunate Marie Antoinette.
—
Sweden can boast of a steamboat on
'.-. This unique vehicle makes res*
ular trips overland from one lake to an
other near by. To h lake it ap
proaches ti shore with ;i full head of
i-iiam on, rushes over the rails o£ the
conn cting road to the top of the emi
midway, shoots down to the other
lake, and then its screw propellers mer
rily churn the waters again.
Awarded
Highest Honors—World's Fair,
Gold Medai, Midwinter Fair.
DR
CHAM
Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard.