THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , MONDAY , JUNE 9. l&OO.
THE WORLD OF ELECTRICITY ,
London's ' Electric Lighting System is a dam-
jiaratively Orudo One.
JNCLE SAM IS FAR IN THE LEAD ,
A Sinn "Who Dlsputps lOillson'H Claim
to the InunuiluHucnt Kuonoiiiy In
Klcoti-lc Railways The Telephone -
phone In Paris.
Ever elnoo the commoncnmo'nt of the
grout development of tlio practical tip-
plication of electricity U htis boon tid-
mitted that the United States has taken
nnd kept the load , hut few except these
who have made a careful investigation
/tof tiio subject are nwaro how fur tills
country IH In advance of Tratmtlanlio
nations. Electric lighting In its present
convenient and efficient form scorns HO
miii-h u uvitlor of course to the doni/.oiH
of largo cities th it it Is difficult for tlioin
to ro.ill/.o lio\v inferior are the facilities
funilHhed in tlio great trade centers of
tlio old world.
Kngland has long been admitted to bo
tlio lending country of Europe as re
gards nil applications of machinery , but
even the gro it metropolis of London Is
electrically worse provided than many
American cities of the third class. Old-
finhlonod apparatus is employed which
would not bo tolerated in any city of
this country , and as far as electric light
ing is concerned London is fur behind St.
Louis. For this condition of affairs the
English capitalists and Inventors cannot
' ' ' 'be held responsible , as the amount of
rod tnpo and unretibonablo rcslric-
" 9iona which retards any attempt
\o iucorporato n novel bchcmoiin an
English municipality is something that
dwellers in American cities know noth
ing about. Hut with all allowances for
this disadvanliigc , it must still remain
astonishing to American business men
that their English compcors remain so
blind lo anything that savors of nov
elty.AH
AH regards the manufacture of great
lighting byslqms , Iho English boom lo
utterly ignore the advantages incident
to electrical apparatus and the manage
ment of combination. Instead of the
business of manufacturing electric light
apparatus being under the control of a
few largo companies , each making use
of ono system , the London companies
nro numerous , and each Ube several sys-
lems , and no two installations are alike.
Ah n consequence ready-made machinery
is not kept in stoek , and when a part of
an apparatus breaks down Iho damaged
portion of the machinery must bo man-
uf.ielmvd , thus causing great incon-
vc nieiieo and delay. U'ho contrast bo-
i twc'cn ' the English plan of doing oxpori-
* ' -u-ntal ] work in commercial stations , in-
voling as it frequently does great delay
and heavy eost , and the elaborate and
careful laboratory tests of oleotrlcal tip-
parattis , and the ready roplaojin snt of
nnj injured part , is mobt blriking. Tlie
pos-bibiliticb of the two and three wire
duvet systoiiH have not boon appro-
elated , the great rivalry buing between
the nltornnting current and the storage
battery systems.
The r'liglish machinists liavo a great
imtipathy to the use of leather bells ,
y/whleh results in the nlmost universal
. employment of directly coupled engines
f > and dynamos , while very few English
' dynamos run cold , the iron in some cases
being very hot. In the line of incan
descent lighting the inhabitants of Lon
don are worbo borvcdthan those of many
MimUAmoricnn towns. Tlio bright white
light so familiar to Americans is tin-
know n to Iho Londoner. They have lo
bo contented with an unsteady
illumination of very low candle
power and always of a dull rod
color. That this state of nlTnirs should
, . e.xibt is nothing M ) astonishing when
r tome of the limitalions placed upon oleo-
trie light companies are considered.
The maximum price is fixed by law , and
no dividends above 8 per cent are allowed
without n corresponding decrease in the
cost to the consumer. Currents must bo
furnished nt nil times , and to all applicants -
cants , and nearly nil stations have to bo
placed under ground. The competition
VUh gab is very trying , as in London gas
ib furnished at CO cents n thousandwhilo
the cost of the electric light is about
equivalent to $1.50 a thousand.
The "Wizard" Edison's claim to the
iiii'andeseont light * patent Is In dispute
Before Sudgo Ingraham in the supreme
court of Now York has baon begun the
case , of W. 1C. Freeman against the
United Stales electric lighting company.
In his complaint Freeman avers that ho
invent oil the incandescent lamp claimed
by Thomas Edibon. prior jo August ,
1678 , and sent n lamp to Edibon at Menlo
Park , N. J.
lie then makes the astonishing asser
tion thai Edibon olYored himoOUOO if ho
would refrain from mentioning or pub
lishing Iho fact that ho was in realty the
Inventor nnd had sent a sample lamp to
Edison , snVH a dispatch to tlio Chicago
Tribune. The lamp ho claims to have
tent to Edison embodies all the
features of tlio incandescent lamp
now controlled by Edison , It was an
electric lamp consisting of n carbon fila
ment of high resistance secured plat
inum wires mid inclosed in a glass
glebe from which the air had boon ex
hausted. Freeman now claims li residence -
donce in this oil } ' , but is connected with
n business at Uati Claire , Wis. Ho was
nt itaclno in 1878 when ho sent the lamp ,
as alleged , to Edison , and was Mib.so-
quenlly taken into the employ of the de
fendant's company during u part of the
year 1882.
- .Mr. Freeman brings his suit against
the United States olcclrio lighting com
pany , alleging that a written contract
was mtulo with Unit-company in Juno ,
1881 ,
It provided that if a patent wns ob
tained on Freeman's alleged inventions
which should bo superior to tlio patent
which Edison hud at that time obtained ,
tlio company should have the option of
taking it or paying him $100,000.
No patent was granled lo Freeman ,
and ho claims Iho company was dorollct
in pushing his claims for n patent , ac
cording to tlio agreement , Ilo lays his
damages nt & 2oO,000 , n part of which is
for salary duo for failure of thu company
lo continue him in its employment us the
ngreemont provided. .
Kconoiiiy In lOleutrlo Hallway- .
Detailed oxporlmenls on street railway
motors are unfortunately few In number ,
BO that n paper that makes so substantial
tin addition to our knowledge of the sub
ject as Mr , Halo's discussion deserves
jnoro than passing notice , bays the Elco-
Irio World. Mr. Halo directed his ox-
lei'imentri to the solution of two moat Im
portant problems : 1. What is the most
economical speed of running ? 2. Is It
advantageous to use two motors on n sin-
plo cni'V Ills methods of work were good.
The car was run over n measured tenth
of a mlle under various conditions , and
readings were taken of time , volts nnd
amperes , thus giving data for both power
nml ofiletency. The result of the station
test furnishes food for relleotion. Tlio
totul efiicicney Irom indicated power nt
} hp ouglno to current on the line would
avcrnRo loss thnn 70 per cent allowing
the ncc'opslty of wovking the dynamo us
ncur Its ruled cilpucity Us twsilulo. The
elcctricnl clllclency of tlio dynamo is
about what wns to'bo expected : but the
valuua glvon for the motor arc decidedly
high , probably from underestimated
hunting. When wo tnko Into tueounl ;
the losses from gem-ing , eddy rurrenls
nnd hystoreslH , thu coininorclniolllelcncy
would nppenr to bo Fomowliero near fcO
per cent , posslblv tv llttlo greater in the
cuso of the single motor. The loss oiv
the line wns Plight , and ti combina
tion of nil the varying factors
Indicates ) a total commercial cfll-
cioncy of rather less than CO
per eont , n result fully in accord with
other dotcrnilniitlons. Mr. Halo's test
the relative utility of ono and two motors
is most important aud interesting. Tliero
has been a growing feeling among stu
dents of olec'trlc traction that tlio deci
sion in favor of two motors , made in tlio
early days of the art , when motors were
less trustworthy than now , was
was somewhat hasty. Air. Halo's figures
fully conllrin this suspicion , in using
two motors ttioro is only the added fric
tion of a sot of gears , but nlfeo the dif-
llculty of distributing the loud equally
between the pair. Kvon if two" motors
wore practically symmetrical at llrst ,
the tuldtig apart and reassembling neces
sary for repairs would soon establish dif
ferences between them. Two driven
axles litivo an advtintago over ono , however -
over , in hill climbing ; and to coma tea
a final decision in the cuwj of a road with
heavy grades , experiments with a single
motor arranged in bomowny to drive both
axles are highly desirable. The question
of high speed is ono to bo decided by its
practical rather than its electrical mer
its. Of Course tills advantage is slight
compared with the gain in car mileage ,
which means greatly increased profits.
Mr. Halo's Until conclusions are an excel-
Iqnt summing up of his valuable investi
gation , and are well worth the careful
consideration of all who are interested in
tlio progress of electric traction.
Sheep ShcarliiK by Hlcctrlclty.
A reinarlcablo application of electricity
is being made in Australia. Tno problem
of shearing sheep economically and
speedily lias been solved by the use of
the electric motor in conjunction with anew
now shearing mnchino invented by Fred
erick York Wolsoloy , a brother of the
eminent general bearing that name , says
the Electrical Itovicw. The method of
using the shears is very bimplo , the
operator having merely to throw a fric
tion wheel into adjustment by means
of a handle , and then push the comb
into tlio wool , pressing it continuously
forward , and keeping it as closely as
possible to tlio body of the animal being
operated upon. From ono to ono hun
dred shears can bo operated at ono time ,
according to tlio power used. By this
mode the shearing is done more merci
fully than when done by hand-shear" ,
especially when performed as "piece
work. " Tlio loss from injuries primar
ily duo to shearing by hand , reckoned at
no less than 1 per cent of the animals
operated upon , is entirely avoided , while
the polls , being free from cuts , stabs and
holes , command a readier and better
market. Tlio operators themselves are
protected from the numerous &elf-in-
llieted injuries to which they are liable
when using the ordinary hand-shears ,
while bore wrists , aching hands , swollen
arms , outs null stabs are now all alike
regarded as things of tlio past. The
time occupied in shearing the sheep by
the now method is only from three and
one-half to llvo minutes. As the machine
takes tlio whole of the wool oil'at ono op
eration , all second outs are avoided , and
thus considerable ! saving in time is ef
fected. -
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Tlio Teloplicnc In Paris.
The telephone system is , it appears ,
causing very many complaints in P.iris ,
owing mainly to the tardiness with
which connections are made , says the
Electric World. The now postmaster
general , in whoso department the telephone -
phone service is now placed , lias boon in
vestigating the trouble , and finds Unit
the frequent delays are duo principally
to a lack of bulllciont trunk wires be
tween tlio different station * . This de
fect is now being remedied , and since
last September UIO now lines have been
constructed ; as many more are under
way. At the wuno time the number of
operators lias boon increased from ii4o to
IS5I , and the enlargement of the force
continues.
But the inefficiency of the Parisian
system , ns compared with some of thot-o
moat complained of in America , may bo
judged from tlio fact that it is seriously
proposed to introduce a plan by which
persons "too pressed for limo to await
tlio making of tlio connection" may
"leave their messages with the central
operator , " to bo "transmitted by him
when 'tlio connection is made. " Such n
suggestion as this is apt to make us on
this side of the ocean less critical of the
occasional dilllculties that interrupt our
conversations over the wire.
A Now Phonograph.
Two of tlio principal objections which
have been urged against the phonograph
and other talking instruments with
which the public have become tolerably
familiar are the metallic quality of the
voice reproduced and the necessity of
using hearing tubes arising from the
poor volume of the reproduction. Lieu
tenant Bottini claims that in his micro-
graphophono those dilllculties have now
been overcome by the employment of
several independent diaphragms instead
of tlio ono diaphragm of the usual in
strument. It Is said that the reproduc
tion of the human voice is singularly
clear and free from harshness or metallic
sound , By the use of a non-metallic
trumpet tlio tones nro still further soft
ened. In reproducing music tlio notes
of different pitch como out with singular
dibllnolnoss , and , what is n crucial test ,
the timbre of the voice is admirably pre
served. Tlio characteristics of the rec
ord are relative loudno.ss and absolute
distinctness. Even n whisper is wills-
pored back from tlio diaphragm very
clearly. _
Honing KKX * l > y Kleetrlolty.
The novel experiment of boiling eggs
by electricity was tried tills morning in
the olllco of the Electric supply com
pany , in the Mtisonio temple , on Third
streol , says tlio Cincinnati Times-Star.
Of course they were boiled in water , but
electricity was tlio heating agent. Luke
Lilloy , the city's assistant electrician ,
was ehlof cook , Charley iMarslial , tlio
underwriter's ngotit ute tlio first egg
boiled by tlio agency of the subtle cur
rent. It required six ampere ( quantity
of olectrlcity ) and ninety-six volts ( pres
sure or force , to accomplish the opera
tion with about two quarts of water in n
hugo tin cup.lho electrical current being
connected through the handle of the
cup. The news of tlio egg boiling spread
quickly , and as it was about lunch time ,
brokers , bulls and boars , bunkers , insur
ance mon and lawyers crowded the olllco.
About thirteen dozen eggs were con-
mimed , tlio only disappolntmont being
that a drink did not go with each egg.
*
1002. Sixteenth and Furnam blreets Is
Uio now Rock Island ticket olllco. Tick
ets to uji points cast at lowest rates.
C01WKU IS Tlintll KINO.
IFoxv the People ol1 Central America
Are Getting Uloh ,
A. do Castro y Ousaloiz , Uio Spnnibh
minister to Guatemala , was in this city
-"ceutly , bays the Chicago Tribune , ilo
is on his way to Madrid , where ho will
enjov n few months of leisure before re
turning to hlsolllclal post. Ho has been
in Central America many years , and is
thoroughly acquainted with every re
public.
"Central. America , " lie enld. "is enjoy
ing tlio height of prosperity. Never has
Mich .1 bright time neen scon in tlio
Spanish-speaking republics as tlio pres
ent. Tlio secret of this state of affairs is
thatcolTeo is worth 2-3 cents a pound jrtnl
cocoa $1 a pound. Jt costs about 5 cents
a pound to raise coffee in Guatemala.
The planters get " ' ) cents n pound right
on tlio plantation. When you recollect
that most of the inhabitants are inter
ested in the raising of colTeo , you can ac
count for this reign of prosperity.
"Tlio best feature of tlio good tinica is
that the supply of colToo is nowliero
near equal to the demand. There are
socialists and anarchists down there as
well as in Kuropo nnd America , but
while everyone is making money rapidly
Ihero is no llmo for riots and revolts.
Affairs are so bright in Central Amor-
ic-i that Iho dissatisfied people can get
no sympathi/.orsand they nro obliged lo
abandon tiny schemes that might llnd
supporters in dull times. The people of
Guatemala have tlio fullest confidence in
General Manuel L. Barillas , their presi
dent , and he shapes their affairs as if ho
was planning for ono big family. Ilo
has done more for the federation move
ment than any other president , and tlio
citizens appreciate that.
"This union , now announced ofllcially ,
is thought to bo the best measure for all
concerned. It is approved by my coun
try. Spain has no political designs upon
any of the Central American countries ,
nnd wishes the union the best of success.
There is some tall : now of bringing
about n union between tlio federation
and Mexico , but that is looking ahead
too far. It is paramount to your ques
tion of annexing Canada. "
When Iho Spanish minister was asked
if any progress was being made in bot-
loring Iho Irndo relalions bclween Iho
Uniled Slalc.s and Central America , and
if tlio Pan-American congress had ac
complished any good , ho said :
"The men of Central America who
have inonoy and buy goods nro not say
ing much about the relations of trade.
Tlio talking is being done by politicians.
If you have goods to poll you can go
down tliero and sell them. They are
not coming up hero for them. I went to
ono of the biggest plantations in Guate
mala ono day to ask what the Pan-Amer
ican congress had accomplished. The
rich planter had heard something about
it , but that was all.
" 'Don't you expect fruitful results ? ' I
asked.
" 'I have not thought of it , ' answered
the planter. 'While coffee is bringing
in fee much money wo can't afford to lose
any time in reckoning on the results of n
plan to help our commercial relations.
Wo are getting along well enough as it
is. '
"And ho was a representative man ,
too. "
An Absolute Cure.
The OUIGINAL ABIET1NE OINTMENT
is only put up in large two-ounce tin boxes ,
and Is an absolute euro for all sores , burns ,
wounds , chiippod hands and all skin eruptions
Will positively euro all kinds or piles. Ask
for the ORIGINAL ABIKT1NE OINT
MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug company at
" 5 cents per box bv mull 80 cents
Sweat Prints in tlio Sand.
My stay in India was at a bachelor sta
tion. I was there during Iho hot season ,
writes a correspondent , Tlio hot winds
set in early like a consuming lire. The
largo double windows stood open all
night and were shut up tight in the early
morning , the heavy Venetian doors out-
bide the glass doing their best to her
metically seal the interior from the
glare and heat.
AVe had to start for our gallop by 6
o'clock or not get it at all except at the
risk of a sunstroke. The courts and pub
lic olllccs opened at 7 and closed for the
day before noon. Then each man drove
swiftly through the furnace of shimmer
ing air to his darkened and silent homo.
A lingering bath and a languid break
fast brought the hot hours to 1 o'clock.
The slow combustion of the suffocat
ing aftjrnoon was endured somehow
under the punka , with the help of the
endless bundles of papers in one's ofllco
box , road by chance rays which fiercely
forced an entrance through every chink
in tlio double windows of glass and wood.
About ( i o'clock wo all mot at tlio rac-
quolto court , whoso high wall by that
time cast a biilllcicnt shadow. A couple
of four-handed games loft us streaming
at every pore and marking nt each step
a damp footprint through our tennis
shoes on the pavement.
Thou the delicious plunge in the
swimming bath in tlio judge's garden ,
the ono moment of freshness looked for
ward to throughout the long , exhausting
day.A .
A cheroot and an iced drink , as wo lay ,
fanned by the servants , on long chairs at
the top of the mount and presently , al
most in a minute , the sun hud ono moro
hidden its malignant face and the blind
ing glnro had given place to the stilling-
stillness of night.
Ml lot , ' Nerve and Ijfvcr Pills.
An important discovery. They act on tlio
liver , btomuuh and bowels through the
nerves. A now principle. They speedily
euro billiousness , bail taste , torpid liver ,
piles and constiiution. Splendid for men ,
women and children. Smallest , mildest ,
surest. ! ) doses for i"i cents. Samples free
utKulm'&Co.'s IC-thnnd Douglas.
lien Ki-iuiklln'H Hat.
Who first introduced the tall hat , the
glossy "btovopipo , " wliicii today is
everywhere considered an indispensable
part of a gentleman's atliroV
No less a personage than Bonjamln
Franklin , plulosphor , printer and sage.
Few persons would have suspected
Poor Hlchnrd of this , but it is the fact ,
and it came about in tills wise , says the
Now York Morning Journal :
On April 11 , 1700 , Franklin arrived .In
Paris. Coming as ho did from the land
of republican revolution to tiio land
which had been instrumental in aiding
American independence , and which was
itself on the verge of the most colossal
revolution of modern times , every net of
his , every minute detail of his dross was
carefully examined and criticised.
Franklin were the hat of the quakers
of Philadelphia. It was very much llko
the "stovepipe" of today , except that it
was lower In tlio crown and its brim was
much broader.
It was laughed at a lltllo by the dan
dies of Paris , but three days after Frank
lin's arrival the Purisun bailers had
similar huts , in tholr windows , and decorated - "
orated them wllh tlio niuiiu of Iho Illus
trious American.
Tlio leaders in Iho French Revolution
nt once adopted the hat , and it thus became -
came thu emblem of revolt in Europe.
The aribtocracv of course fought against
tlio now frbhion , but finally it began to
mukoits way. Tlio brim grow narrower ,
the cylinder higher , until tlio Btovopipo
of modern times was evolved from the
Quaker headgear of Bon Franklin.
But because the French Revolution
ists had worn it , this hat was prohib
ited in Germany until after 1810.
Now there is scarcely any country In
Luropo or on Iho Amoricnn Continent
where the lull hat Is not worn. Even
tlio solemn Turk and the dolorous
Greek "mount tiles" when they put on
European drets.
Plnlt'H ChlorldcH an n Disinfectant
is recomiueudcd as lust what every family
needs.
TURNS OF FORTUNE WHEEL ,
IIo\\r \ \ the Great Mexico National
Lottery Is Managed.
A I'tlzo of $ fO,0 ( > 0 I-kerly Sought
lor While Snmll Fortunes of $ IO-
OOO and IJCSH Arc NntJIUrrKartled
bcrupiiloua FnlrnoiH or the Draw-
In tin Under Strict Govornmnntnl
Sitperv Hlon A Shower r Wcntth.
[ FI10M OL'll HEOt'f.All COIIIir. rONI > KNT.1
CITY or MKXICO , Mny 10. l"xOn Munriny
nioriiliiK lust tlio 0,000 InlmMtuiits of tills
tioiileul motiopolls Hero inrnkcncd by tlio
booming of csiniion , tlio i > culsuf liinunicrnhlo
bells , \rlillo inltigllng with tbcso sou mis uf
national tcjolcliig were heard tlio blare of
biiKlci , n lid. now and then , tlio strains of mar
tial innsle. It was Hie CInco do Mayo , tlio 5th
of May , tlio greatest of Mexlean holidays ,
which commemorates the triumph of Mexican
arms over the Trench Invader on the heights
of 1'iicbln. All the cltyful of people awoke
with one thought : "It U the day of tlio draw-
hie of tlio crand prl/o In the Mexican Na
tional llenellclencla 1'iibllcix Lottery. " These
who bad not bought tholr tickets already now
seriously bestirred them'-clves. All sorts and
conditions of men , and of women too , wore
calling for their j-vrvants to run out to the
sticet to buy a ticket In the "llcnellclencla , "
and there was a iii h all the moinhm to ob
tain the coveted passports to fortune. These
corresponding to tlio tickets and the numbers
of the amounts of tlio prues. The izreater
wheel wns of metal with irlass sides , through
which one could see 80,000 little rubber cylin
ders. Inside each of which was u little pinkish
ticket hearing the ntimborof a ticket. In the
smaller wheel , similarly constructed. were
lOctt cylinders , each of which contained a
ticket on which was Inscribed tbo amount of a
prlrc , Mow Innocent those little cylinders of
rubber locked , while silly bidden amonK them
was all that
Glitrlnir ( , Alltirlnir 1'r r. of. < 5120,000
n fortune for tlio lucky winner , and In addi
tion to that resplendent ttckot , a bushel of
others beating amounts ranging from 110,000
to JIO. Iteslde each wheel stood u blindfolded
boy , a mere lad , nnd between the \ > heulsn
desk at which sat clerks , and nt the other
near by desks , where every movement could
bo watched , tbo representatives of the
MoNlcan national government , Mr. Apollnar
Castllti , tbo Intervcjior , and J. 1'cdro 1'en-
lehe , repiesontlng the treasury depart m n ( . j
At.still aiiotherdcskftat tbo recording clerks ,
who made up sllpsof drawings , which Immedi
ately were handed tothocomposltorslnamlula
ture printing olllce near the platform. In this
nay the long lists of drawings \\eio to bo setup
up complete , almost simultaneously with tbo
conclusion of the diawlngs. Stout men stood
at the wheels ready for tlio signal of a blaek-
cyed. genial faced gentleman , who presided at
the central desk. This ofllelal was Mr. U. llas-
scttl , vleo piesldenl and manager of the lot
tery companya man of laigee\ofiitl\o al > lllty ,
scrupulous ( allness , nnil held In great esteem
In this city by our best people.
As thoeWu struck 11. a cannon boomed out
side and Mr. Hassotti lifted a little bell ,
tinkled It , and the great wheel containing
MWH ) ) little cyllmlcia bewail to jmolvo ponder
ously.
It was a veritable chaos of fortune In that
hugu wheel. How those shiny cylinders rolled
about and Intermingled , tno top ones seeking
Portland , Kansas City , Niislivlllo and Chll-
pnn 'Ingo , Mex.
U Is a curious fact that Mexicans arc ad-
dieted largely to the purchase of whole tick
ets , while In the I'nlted States the people go
In for frucloiml parts. When u Mexican buys
u ticket In n lottery , bo desires If bo bt > ublo.
to stand u eliiince of a fortune coming to him
"do tin golpo. " ( at a stroke ) . American tourists
usually buy fractional parts , and an Invest
ment of a lone dollar Is tbo usual thing.
The Iiotorla do la llonellecnela was char
tered In January. IS ? : " , In order to raise funds
for the support of charitable Institutions , ex
actly as In olden times the Now l.ngland
states established lotlcilcs for all sorts of
public put po es. from building u lghthou ! o to
nialntalnhiicripples. Inlsss , the charter of
this company was purchased by the Mexlran
International Improvement L'ompany , and
extensively amended. The newcompany p.iyB
the Ulmrlty Hospital of this city , a most use
ful Institution , WIS.WW , and contributes to the
fund for the now penitentiary , which Is to ro-
nlaco the famous and unhealthy prison of
llelem , JCOO.WU. The piesldentof the company
Is
Gun. Knrltio | A. Ulcxln ,
one of the two Mexican delegates to the 1'an-
American congress , n gentleman greatly re
spected here , whoso name Is an assurance of
good faith , The vluo president and manager
Is , as stated , Mr. U. lliimettl , n gentleman of
largo business experience , and conspicuous
for exactness and careful attention to the
needs of hlseomp'iny , boildos being a polished
and experienced man of tbo world , n linguist
and tiaveler In all ininrtors of the globo. The
consulting attorney of tbo cninpiny Is a dis
tinguished Mexican clllrcn , although his
iiamo Is decidedly British. Hon. A. Lam-uslcr
.lones , a senator of the republic and a lending
lawyer of this city. The I.oterla llenllh'un-
ola. or Mexican National , Is tbo gieat lottery
of .Mexico , and must not bo confused with
more piovlnclal and state lotteries bourlng u
similar name ! the ono here desorlbea Is os-
tahllxhcil In thu c.ipltal of the republic , and
all Its drawings are under tlio direct supoi'vl-
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Iirorhlcnt people who ImiJ alipudy seeuioil
tliulr tickets turned oxor.SvIiim tlioicsoiiiul-
hiK bells ceased their dliOfiJr a morning nap ,
contunt ultli tliomsoHcs'liul | tliuy haO not
tuinptcd tlio u\enrliiS fnlt' by having wan
tonly neglected a solUon oppoitunity. JIany
: i patron Milnt was pioiylscjlunolTorln , If tlio
tlukct should win tlio gniiul pilzoot $120,000 ,
or even the lessor sums of $40,000 , KO.OOO , etc.
Away up In the calmer , less emotional northland -
land people don't reall/o what an event a WK
lottery drawhiK Is to the denizens of the
tiaplcn ; It Is u cliiuico of wealth that Is never
neglected , and rovcinud jirlcsts , pious
ladles , ftravo lawyers , teamed judges , and
hlKh functionaries of governtnent may all bo
seen tlio next nionlhiB after tv drawing caie-
fully sciuthilrliiK thellstsof pil/cs displayed
at thodoois of hundieds of hliops. 1 have seen
priests talto out their tlukets In the stieot
eais , note the nunibeis , and get off al the ne.\t
shop wheio the lists were IIUIIK uji at the door.
Nor docs this argue a unlvoisal lovoof gam
bling ! not a bit of It. Many of these excel
lent people who tiy tholr fortunes once a
month In the Mexican National Lottery lia\o
never touched acaid or shaken the delusive
dice for gain. Hut fiom childhood they have
seen every ono'aiuiind them patroni/.lng the
lottery , and It has come to mcun to them what
all customs mean It Is anJnslltutionl
Liiukl lo I believe In luck ? Assuiedlyl
do , since a filcnd of mine has once diawn
UOOO , a year later $10,000 , and , not long aio ,
bought fiom a filend of his a ticket nlilch
won that lucky mortal a clean J100.000. Then ,
too , I know a young man wheNever
Never Knils to Got n I'rlz-- ,
and his lists of winnings thiough a seilesof
yuais Is something foimldalile. Ill" method ?
It Is to buy of the Hist man or woman he
meets \\lio olleis a tlul.ot. Nothing more
simple.
If you have never visited this City of Mc\-
THIS
Ice , then you cannot roallro how much a part
of our dally lives the gieat llenellcencla lot
tery Is. Ticket sellers are ,011 every corner ;
they Interrupt your rovurlu over a favorite
book In your customary seat In the Alamedas
they appioach you at thu wlmloworthestieut
car ; they enter vour house , nnd they tumble
down on you from thu hles. Them Is no
escaping their Influence ; * obe.r New Kngland
editors lia\o 1 seen to Mopon tlio streets of
this ancient town and buy a ticket In thu llen-
eflceucla , and no tourist forgets to try his
luck. It Is fair plays If you don't win a centavo -
tavo , you have the consolation of knowing
that you have contributed to thu support of
blindry uharltnblo Institutions sustained by
the lottery ; and you kno'.r when to stop ,
which Is not. always the cii-o | In buying Rtoukx
on mat gins. Hero there Is no "i Iggcd market. "
uo rascally Wall street operator watching
how easily thu public Is'gulled ' by his llttlo
novice ; no giant among inu corporation Kings
has picparcd a shearing mat h for the lambs.
Von simply take a ticket In .the lottery , and
the lightning of good foil line nmy still.o yc
If not.'yim eonsolo yoiii-ejf | tblnklhg of' thu
good fortunu of somu poiMin who may need It
badly. Vou havu helped him to his pi i/o.
On the fateful morning o it he ,1th I walked
down to thu pietty Moorish pavilion In the
Alameda , ono of thu most plutuiesque edifices
In this city of the picturesque , designing to
hee the draw Ings of thu gieat prizes always
one of the sights of Mexico. This building , of
which an Illustration la herewith given , was
Ret apart by the government of thu republic
for thu diawlngs. which are thus open to pop
ular scrutiny. As will bu seen , later on , the
lottery Is caiefnlly Inspected by the national
government through specially deputized
iifllclals , and thus uveiy guarantee of fulr
play Isghen.
It was a waim and brilliant morning : the
streets were lined with people awaiting tlio
mo\emunt of the troops , which were In line
ready to take their phu'es In Uio great mili
tary piocesslon. The steps of the pavilion ,
which looks u bit of idd Spain dropped down
here , wcrociowdcd with Hpeetatorn , and Inaldo
the building , into which I pushed my way
with illlllenlty , WIIH another cio\ul asaeiubled
to HCU the lottery drawing.
Thu light of many fonts of color pouring In
through thu stalnud glass windows shonu
prlsmatleally on thu audien > e , which had no
eyes aa\o for the platform at one end of the
lofty room , Hero , raised a , few feet ubo\o thu
tloor , wcru thu wheels coatulului ; thu numbers
the bottom , the under ones the top. I was fas
cinated with the sight , for befoio my eyes
the chances of foi tunes weio being tossed
about very much as all our chances in the
gieat big wheel of thu woild aio dealt with ,
I'eihaps In that wheel weio cylinders contain
ing thu tickets of some of my friends in dis
tant New Kngland and of fi lends hi other
p.irts of our vast land. In country farmhouses ,
In city shop ? . In the distant noith people at
that moment xvcio saying to themselves :
"Tho lottery Is being dr.iwn In Mexico to
day. " My lovcrle was still going on when an
other tinkle of .Mr. llasseitl's hell , and the
big and little wheels cu.isud luvohlng. In
the former the gieat mass of black cjllnders
came to a standstill Little doms of brass
were opened In the fmtor edges of the wheels
and simultaneously c.ich blindfolded lad
diewout ( no cylinder fiom bib respective
wheel. I'rom the big wheel came a number
which was announced by the govcinment In-
terventor , while slmultaneouslv the icpie-
sentatlvo of the treasuiy depaitment an
nounced the amount of the pit/e iccoided on
the slip Inclosed In the cylinder di.iwn fiom
the smaller wheel. These announcements
weio then lopeated by the leading clerk.
These facts icglstcied by thoclciks and noted
by the government ofllclals , anotherdi.iwlng
from the wheels took place , soon. tlll.V ) draw
ings had taken place. Then Mi. llasscttl
tinkled his bell once moiu ; again the wheels
went round and lound , until , when the cylin
ders got a good shaking up , the signal was
given foi another diawlng. The plan Is lo
draw out one after another , slowly , each
diawlng being duly noted , ftcylinders ) , until
thu cyllndcis In the pil/u wheel aio ex
hausted ,
I iccall that I had In my pocket a ticket
numhoicd IIT.'ilfl , and when Mr. Ilassetll took a
bit of ehill ; In his hand , and announcing that
a prl/o of ? JO.OMj ( had come out of the wheels , 1
watched his icady lingers Inscribing the num
ber of fate on a blackboard hung In plain view.
Ho began wllh a."I ( slight Increase of my pulse ) ,
then came a 7 ipeiceptlble thumping of the
heait ) . and then came well , coitaln llg-
mos which didn't a hit lutnicst me. Hut I had
had a shot at fortune , and u fair one , and was
well content.
Quite caily In the forenoon out came the
$ ii > ,000 pile , and the magic number , "Sl.TOO , "
was put on the blackboard. Somehow the
I'UllMCA T1CKKT.
crowd did noteaiu to remain , anil many went
out. It was whlspuicd thiit the prl/.o hud
partly fallen hero In Mexico , \\lileho.\oltccl
fond liopch In thu broahts of ninny tlckuthold-
LTS. About ! o'uloclcthu last cylinder came
out of the prlzo wheel , und thu tiled clcika
uiid
Porsitlrtnt ; Governmnni OlUoinln
looked up from their desks iclloved iittlio
cessiitlnnof tliulr woik. There hud not been
the slightest hitch ! thu oloiKs' tallies iiBieoil ,
und thu KOvoinment'H inpicsi'iitatlvcs- \ -
piusscd thcmsuhes well content. Thu grout
UruwliiK wuso\er.
Within a shoit time there wan Hashed under
thowaim waves of thu sulf of Mexico todul-
M'ston thu llstof prlnulpal prUcs diuwn.and
licfoio thu afternoon hud ended In the United
ritiitrbhumo luolcy poojilo wore con atiilatln * '
tlicnibulvi's on u day of uood fortune.
ItcturnhiK to their spacious nnd cninforta-
liluontc.es at the corner of Bun I'mnulsco and
San J.otruiihtroutH thu loitury cuinpiiny'H olll-
clals anil eluiks duvoti'd a K < 1 pint of thu
nlKht to 'uliucklniiip" thori'Miltkof thoday'H
work , anil to imuiiKlnu the list of nuinliuis
dniwlnu pil/cs In coiisc iitlvo niiinurlual
oidur. After folluwliik- them IhroiiKh thin
nartof tholiroutlnu , 1 was eonvlncud that
they nil earned thulrsitlarli-H. It wax IIH blK a
job ahiin ulcctlon nltht In thu lloslon lluruUI
olllce. Thu monthly dranliiKh have for the
capital prlru (4iOouo , and twleuayuar on great
national holidays , thoith ! of May and tlio 1Mb
of Suptembur-tliu capital prl/n Is tlLUOUO. In
thu drawing' which I am Ucsurlblng thu minor
prlii's weio as folloHK'
Onu of I4U.UUO , Olio of KUOflO , one of ( .VXV ) , two
of JiAKO , Ih o of flOOO and * . ' ! of J.Vx ) , bchldos bun-
dicdb of minor prl/is. In cases whuro tickets
wuio paid for In Kold thu prlzca were paid In
that metal or Us currency equivalent , and
this wns tlio cato with all piUes Urawn In tlio
I'nltcd Mates. Thu fumlH for tlio payment of
pil7us , I.TiT.I''U. MUH , liuforu tlio drawIni ; , deposited -
posited la thu Hank of London and Mt-xfco of
thlscaillfjl | , and cii ; tilled to by n edvinnmcnt
olllclul , a foiin which U Invariably observed ,
and , Indeed , under the Miry | strictly enforced
jaw. could not pen > > lbly bo ovuded ThiiH
ticket holders ha\o a certainty uf fulr deal
ing thioiighout the whole business
Thu prlneljnil prlies on the ( ith uf May were
Sold as follows No. M..UO . , drawing jm.WKi , in
this city , Ntw UrlcaiiH , ' an 1 luiuisco ,
W.IOJ , drawing WO.OOO , In Hoston anil this city.
unil third capital prlzo of ( JOUOU In ( Ulcauu ,
Other orlzea w cut to llyitou , Oaxaca , llullalo ,
slon of the Mex-luan national goveiiiment. If
a man Is lionnd lo Imest In a lotteiy , lie de-
slies , first of all , to be convinced that It Is
fairly managed. There can be no doubt on
tills score as regards the llenellcencla. It Is a
good deal smiaior than some " 'giab-bag" ar-
langemcnt I was pcisuaded to take a chance
In during my unsophisticated youth , and It U
preferable to "guess cakes" which used to
adorn the tables of sedate and pious mations
and maidens In Now England church fairs. No
man has a moral light , all will admit , to buy
lottery tickets or "maiglns" on sto Ks to any
extent which may damage him llnanclallv or
Impair his usefulness to Ills family or his de
pendents. Luckily , rarely do men i uln them
selves In lotteiles. The ranks of tin ) de-
faulteisarc -rutted from the gamblers In
margins and bucket-shop games. Lotteries
appeal to that latent speculative Instinct ,
that deslio to get a lot of money In one opera
tion , which Is born In HUH ! men and shared
by somtMvomen. I got ir. > In a lottery om-o :
pei Imps th.it has given so agreeable coloring
to my views. I reall that * l went back at
once Into moiu tickets. I really won't sav
whetluu those diew anything or not. It Isn't
fair to ask a follow that. [ Hoston Herald ,
May l"J , Ib'JO.
PRINCIPAL POINTS
EAST , WEST ,
NORTH and SOUTH
13O2 Farimm Strcnt.
HARRY P. DEUEL
City Fuasongor and Tiokot Agent ,
WANTED
ISSUCD DY CITIES ,
COUNTIEO.acHOOl
, , , .
* ,0 - - - DISTRICTS , WATER
elicited.
Correspondence COMPANIES , ETC.
HW HARRIS COMPANY
, , a , Bankers ,
103-105 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO.
70 State Otroot. BOSTON.
Near Newport , H. I.
OpnnsVotliiotiilan Juno liD.
A ilullKhtfu' suminur homo for fniiilllui. Aniplo
t'roinuls , ulivayH cool , purfocl drnlniiijo line untor ,
llnu vIOHf , boatlnu niiu llnhlni ; . Aililniis r > | il llrnnil
Ht . I'ruTldoncc. U. 1. AfK'r Juno 'M , llcilul Cunnnl-
cut , .Newport , It. I. O. I. . tilnilLT. Munnucr.
SWAUTI1MOIIR roi.I.KHIJ.
HWAIlTIIMOIli : . I'A.
open * 0th mi mli ' . tit , IB'.O Thirty in' ' mil en frum
ilriuiil Kt. btutliin , I'hlla. Umlur tuui of Krlt'iuls.
I'lill cull'Kotoiinv fur Imth ncxen IcnilliiK In ClnsHl-
rnl , KiiKlnvarltii ; , bcliMitltlo mid l.llmiiry ilonruuii.
Ik'allhful liicutlnn , odvnblvu KrouniH , liulhllnui ,
miulilnu rliups , Inliurnlurlei. uric ! llbrurlus. Tor lull
imttlculiim iidilrum
\VM Al'ri.KTON , I'll 1) , Actlni : 1'rcslilcnt.
STEEL. PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1889.
THE M08T PERFE ° T
- _
K ' 'an bo cured In 'JO to TO days
io i > y UhO of t0 | | marvi'loiiH Maglo
Itonioilf. f.WUijfurncaio It trill nut. cure. CAL'-
TKI.N to Kcl llmcimiilno remedy Wrllu or call on
K U Jonlyn , VIM llurnvy Htreet , Uuialiu , Nutiraska ,
XI R. SAWJOEN'S
ELECTRIC BELT
HIT AHO SUS
Mt < l fer lbliii > tttDc i.ur.
M f , Cur. .1 ( . .ti.rill.i k.tM , lltlnf rtr.lj , mid , O L.
( , I..11..em l.rrc.l , of Ilttliltlii ibnu b ill WIAK
pinra rtitociDi a < iuto lumii . < TICOKUIHbTKirinni.
KlMlrlt lurr l fill IxUill ; , r of fofl.lt tS.UU In tuk.
UkLT < 3 ipM rr C wpUU tft. 14 p. Worn c i i r r *
. .Ort rt4 U tbr * month * . b lt4 MUfrkltt Vrct.
BAMliiH XLIOI1UOOO. , ICIU 4Uo Jb , tHICrXOO.UL
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. B. DsVOSlTORY. OMAHA , KER
Copitnl , - $4OOOOO
Surplus Jnn : 1st , 180O , - 07OOO
Offle ri nn < ! nircftoM- W. V t , prfliMtnlt
MwlnR. llrfd , Tlcoitrcu ! Jitmc * W B > rnj tY t ,
V-.Morie. Johns. Mmi II. U , Cuihltn ) J. M. U
W. II. B. Hushes , ciuhler.
THIS IRON BA.NIC.
Corner lth nnd Furnnm Btrreti.
ItinUliiir tl lnc
OOMMUlHOIALk
National Bank
Capital , - $4OOOOO
Surplus , 4O.OOO-
Officer * nnil nircctors-K. M. MnMCtnnn , O itf.
Hitchcock , Jo < pii | | ( ; nrip.iu , , lr , A. llonrr. K. M.
An > u < r on , Wllllnm ( ) . .Mntil , vlco-preslilctit , I , , n ,
Wlllliimv A. I' Ilo ; > kln . prr-nlilcnt A Mlllliutl ,
cnililcr ; K. II. llrrnnl , ntslitniit cn Mur.
Omaha ManUfactilrBrs ,
Hoots nml Shoos ,
KIRKENDAI.L , , JONKS k CO. ,
Wholesale Manufacturers of Hoots & Shoes
igcnta for lo ) lnn lliitibcr Shoe Co , UM , 1101 ntul 1IM
Ilnrnp ) Sttcct , Oiiinlm , Nob.
llrov * % i'M.
STOH2 fe ILEH ,
Lager liccr llicwcrs ,
1M1 XtUh Ifth Slroi-t. Oinnlm , N'pb ,
Cornice.
Manufacturers of Galvanized Iron Cornice
Window rnr * nml mc'lnllcukyllk'lit John KUMictor | ,
liroprli'tnr KHnn.1 110 Soutli 10th i > trc-cl
Artists' Materials.
A. II03PE , Jr. ,
Artists' Materials , Pianos and Organs ,
1513 Iloimlnd Htrfot , Omnlm , Ktih.
Coal , Coke ,
OMAHA COAL , COKE AND LIME CO. ,
Jobbers of Hard and Soft Coal.
B. E. Cur ICth nnd Dougl.u Streets. Omnlm , Nut ) .
NEBRASKA TUKL , CO. ,
Shippers of Coal and Coke ,
214 South 13th Street , Omnlm , Nob.
DEAN , AHMSTKONa & CO. ,
Wholesale Cigars.
102 N IIStliHIrout "Ilotlol" 1119.
Dry Goctds nnd Notions.
M. K SJIITH &TCO. ,
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods and Notions
Corner llth nnd lloounl Streets
'
KILPATHICK-KOCH DUY GOODS CO. ,
Importers and Jobbers in Dry Goods ,
Gents'Kiirnlshlnudoods I'ormv llth unit lluruuj
BtrcetH , Omiihii Noli
Kiirnitiiro.
DEWEY ft STONE ,
Wholesale Dealers in Furniture ,
Farnum btreet , Oninha , Nebraska.
CUAHL7.-.S RIIIVEIIICK ,
Furniture.
Omtihn. N
Gi-oeoriuH.
McCOHD , UKADY ft CO ,
Wholesale Grocers ,
ISthnnrtl.cnvcnworth St.-oetn , Onialm , Nohrnnliit.
, Kto.
JOHN A. WAKEFIELD ,
Wholesale Lumber , Etc. , Etc.
Imported nnd American I'ortl.ind Cumont Slat *
nucutfor Jlllwnukeo Ilrilrnullo Coniuut , and
yulney White Lima.
' Clf AS. U. LEE ,
Dealer in Hardwood Lumber.
Wood carpets nncl | > anupt | tlonrtiiK. Oth and lougl
Ktreof ) , Uinalii , Nebraska.
Lumber , Lime , Cement , Etc. , Etc.
Corner Oth nnd DouitliK BtroctK , Omnhn.
Mlllliiory nml N'ollons.
I. OBEUFELDEH Ac CO. ,
Importers and Jobbers in Millinery ,
203 , 210 nnd 212 South llth utreot.
Notions.
Wholesale Notions , and Furnishing Goods ,
1121 llnriioy street Omnlm.
OIlH.
CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE CO. ,
Wholesale Refined and Lubricating Oils ,
Axle Bremo , etc , Omnlm A II lshoi ! ! | , Mnnnger.
1'npor.
CARPENTER PAPER CO. ,
Wholesale Paper Dealers.
Corn n nlco flock of printing , wmpplnu nnrt wrltlni
paper. Hpeclul ntteiitlon Klven to curd paper
Safes , Ktc.
A. L. DEANE ie CO. ,
Ucnernl Aiicnti for
Halls' Safes ,
R ) and 321 South 10th St , Om h .
_
TOJ-H , Kto.
II. HARDY ft CO. ,
Jobber ! of
Toys , Dolls , Albums , Fancy Goods ,
House FurnlshtnK Coodi , Chlldrpn'n Carriages. 1201
tarnaw street. Omaha , Neb
TJ. 8. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. ,
Steam and Water Supplies ,
Hnllldar wind mills UI3 and 920 Jone St. , Oraah *
U. K Itoss , Acting Manaxar.
Iron WorkH.
PAXTON < 5c VIERLINO IRON WORKS ,
Wrought and Cast Iron Building Work , ,
Engines , brans work , Rencrnl foundrr , nmchlno and
blacksmith work Olllcuund works , U. 1 *
lly and ITth atrcut , Oin.Uia.
OMAHA SAFE k IRON WORKS ,
Manf'rs ' of Fire and Burglar Proof Safes ,
Vaults , jail work. Iron shuttiirs and flru mrnpei.
U. Andrucu .prop'r Cor lltli and Jackson Uls
, Doorn , Ktu.
M. A. DI8I1ROW U CO , ,
\Vhoein ] ! < ! manuJncturiiri of
Sash , Doors , Blinds and Mouldings
Ilrnnch onico , Hlliand linnt streets , Omaha tf 6.
UNION STOCK YAUCS CO. ,
01 Soutb Omaha , Limited ,
SUROEDER & DEAI
GRAIN ,
Provisions and Stocks ,
liascincnt First National Danli ,
OO3 South 10th Stroct , Omnhn.
"
iLuiflRT BROTHERS ;
Taxiclermibts
Cnccmiwn can Do loot M tafrlr t >
mill oj e& ! i kioadlvr V'itM.
leilk UU.lV. OBAlil.