20 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 'SUNDAY ' MAY
: , 28 , 1803-TWENTY PAGES.
RISE OF THE BRITISH GYPSY
Has Not Entirely Foreakon the Road , but ia
Becoming a Man of Affairs.
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SOME HAVE ACCUMULATED FORTUNES
of Modern Oyiuy 1.1 To in sharp
Contrnit to tlio Itoinnntlo txlttenco :
of the Long ACOVnko -
innn'n WitmlorliiRi.
ICopvrt-jMul , ISM. ]
os , May 17. [ Correspondence of Titn
BBB.J The last quarter of a century has
wrought rv wonderful change for the better
with a majority ot all British Gypsies who
hnvo been content to remain In their own
Ihnd. In 1807 , while In England , I had
means of knowing from personal observation
that almost universal tqua lor and wretched
ness was characteristic of Irish and
English , and particularly of Ixnulon Gypsies.
No ono can make of a Gypsy anything buc n
Gypsy , but a generation of change hero has
effected a nioro marked advancement In a
rugged sort of prosperity with this than
with any other lowly class.
( It ha.s rut seized the Gypsy bodily and in n
moment , or a year , or n decade , put line
clothing upon him and made him n man of
affairs , but something , ns with the destitute
Italians who have landed upon American
shores , who wo directly find as hawkers ,
willing laborers , restaurant keepers , news
boys , bootblacks , controllers of retail and
wholesale fruit and nut trades , and on the
high road to prosperity , because they arc
quick wilted and willing to labor the Brit
ish Gypsy has found along with old make
shifts for livelihood , many now though rude
occupations and means of getting on in the
world , nil after his own nlnd and heart.
While theracecharaeteristlcsof thcsofolic
, \vlll require many generations In which to
undergo radical change , their conditions and
environment arc In the iilatn entirely differ
ent from these in which Crabbo , Hoyland ,
Borrow and Simson found them , and of
which they wrote. In other words , there Is
today llttlo or nothing in book : literature
altogether true of British Gypsies. Of the
four standard authors named , Borrow was
the most romantic , Simson the most inex
orably truo. Yet both write of a time and
n merrlpen or Gypsy life which , with few
exceptions , has wholly passed away. These
exceptions comprise the poorest English and
Scottish Gypsies of today ; some families in
, the north of England whoso members have
continued almost literally the old form of
" wandering Hfo by the roadside the tinkerIng -
Ing , the dickering , the diikkcrmg or fortune-
tclllnir , ana often the tiny sales of imperfect
.delft and tinware , content with a "whum-
meled" or upturned cart for a roof In sum
mer , and any sort of a town tenement in
winter ; the tiny , straggling bands In Devon
shire and Cornwall , whcru there lias been
llttlo change in all social conditions for the
i past fifty years ; the few remaining Gypsies
K of Perthshire , Aberdccnshiro ami the high
land districts of Scotland , and the Gypsies of
. Wales , where is found the most primitive
and Idyllic form of Gypsy life yet remaining
In Britain. The Welsh gypsies rarely leave
Wales. All Welsh people are fond of them ,
and they arc almost as much an Integral part
of the concrete rural social structure as are
the Welsh people themselves.
The fact Is that British Gypsles.as well as
our American Gypsies , hundreds of whom 1
could name who are worth from $20,000 to
$100,000 In landed property , have , during the
past quarter of a century , developed a re
markable ability for certain lowly kinds of
trade. These have been a natural out
growth , In most instances , of the petty way
side dickering of less fortunate times , but
they are still pursuits requiring the exer
cise of good thrift and judgment and of a
genuine probity that makti the Gypsy
middleman welcome , both where occasional
credit is necessary and among his country
side customers. In the main they arc van-
dwellers in the summer time , as with us ,
traveling certain well-dcllned routes and
purveying in villages and oven in the out
skirts of towns and cities , articles whoso
annual aggregate value amount to a stu
pendous sum.
Their cavalcades at the outset may com
prise ono or rnoro vans. These are , briefly
described , tiny houses upon wheels. They
are drawn by donkeys or often by broken
down city tram horses , which the gypsies
got In.tUo cities for a song and which with
care are finally transformed into excellent
cattlo. Following thcso may bo three or
four , or a half dozen , llttlo donkey carts ,
after the fashion of the cos.crmongors1 city
carts. Tlieso will hold the real resources of
the band. An examination of the latter
would ruvcal almost enough material in
quantity , certainly enough in variety , to
stock a llttlo country store.
This'stock In trade has not been picked up
at'random. In thq London \Yhltcchapcl dis
trict-there are great storehouses of "Trav
eler's Goods. " Their owners , who I llnd
Include wealthy Gypsies , could not continue
in business without thu Gypsies' trado. The
goods handled are somewhat similar to our
American ' 'bargain counter" odds and ends ,
especially In tlnwaro , and metal goods , hardware -
ware , crockery , cheap oilcloths and house
hold knicknacka , with the coarsest beads
„ and gilded jewelry. It would bo ji revela
tion to ordinary English tradesmen to real-
izu the enormous quantities of stuff annually
disposed of in this manner throughout Eng
land , Scotland and VValcs , and the Integrity
of thcso Gypsy wanderers where they ask
and receive credit for their supplies , ns they
often do. Smaller ' 'Travelers' Ooods" storca
may bo found near thu Bull King in Birming
ham , whore carts may bo refilled in the lazy
journey ings ; but small shipments from tlmo
to tlmo are forwarded by rail from London.
I have friends in the fruit and nut trade in
the Drury Lane quarter of London who have
supplied Gypsies in all parts of the provinces
for the past twenty years. Half of this
trade is done on credit , and the fruiterers all
inform mo they have never lost
n pcnnv at the hands of their thou
sands of Gypsy small customers. All thcso
goods , fruits ana nuts are hawked In llttlo
villages and sold at fairs and on market
days. Indeed the English country fair of
today would lost ) all its piuturcsquoness and
most of its attractions for younger people
wcro the petty Gypsy booth and Gypsy show
men withdrawn.
About the middle of the century , when the
British Rural Police Act , which was directed
against Gypsies aim all wandering folk of
tlio road , caino in force , wo llnd Borrow la
menting that the "Gypsy had nowhcro to lay
his head. " The oppressive measure undoubt
edly sent America 50,000 English Gypsies
within a period of ton years. Indeed it al
most extirpated Gypsydom In Great Britain.
But the coming Gypsy soon saw n way to
mend his fortunes. Ho took out u license to
become a traveling merchant. "Two and
six-pence" gives him this right for the period
of ono year. He oould still remain Gypsy In
every other particular. Insensibly and by
degrees ho actually bccamo Urn fellow wiioso
vocation ho originally assumed in order to
merely exist.
There gradually followed a system among
the wanderers of providing "Gypsy ground"
on which to camp in safety from the raids of
the mounted constabulary , Gypsies hero
and there who got a footing and could bo
trusted bought or Icabcd bits of waste land ,
unused lanes , Idle tracts at the outskirts of
cities and towns , or camping rights In roomy
old stable yards. Thcso are in turn sublet
to arriving pilgrims at from 1 shilling down
to a penny a day. And thus , with Gypsy
travelers wno really have something besides
"bluck arts" to" bell , ono can travel from
land's End to John O'Groat's house , or
Ixmdon to Oban , and return , and never upon
the road by day , or underneath the tent or
the van roof and the stars at night , bo out-
sldo the comforting protection of watchful
British law.
But the llritish Gypsy Is something more
than a "vagrom" trader. Ills kind are en-
croa-Jhliig upon , or making for themselves ,
many other profitable pursuits and vocations.
1 have always held that in this would bo
found the real evolution of the Gypsy ; and
that in Just the degrco ho bccamo Iiko other
men not in religion , because you can no
uioro reach a Gypsy with Christian mis
sionary schemes than you . can t > o-
cure an expression of belief from
any other form of Agnostic in voca
tion and the betterment to himself tuul
family in material living , iu like degree
would the so-called "black nrtu" of _ „ . ,
tlom Hlsnppcar. I hnvo from tlmo to tlmo
shown tlili to 1)0 true among American
Gypsies. It Is gratifying to find It true
among British Gypsies. 1 tlo not regard
thoin as having chosdn the most olcgnnt of
vocations ; nor ns n class can they bo snld to
sustain cnvinblo rclntlons to society. Hut
they nro doing somcthlngi. making money ;
finding themselves possessed of inherent In
dustrial power ! " > d their acquisition nnd
possession of means nro making them n bol
ter rnco of men.
In ono of the Inrgo I/indon "Traveling
Goods" concerns previously referred to the
Inrgcsl shareholder Is n Gypsy who is re
puted to bo worth 3.000. I know of ninny
shooting naileries In London conducted by
Gypsies. They nro not only successful with
these , but , in associative form , Just ns they
nro beginning to own most of the moneymaking -
making Punch and Judy shows of the me
tropolis , control many llko privileges nt
noted places of holiday resort , near London ,
from which unusunl profit is derived. Ono
of the most thriving vegetable boothmcn of
Corcnt Garden mnrkot is n Gypsy , who Is In
great favor with nnd Is brought much tnulo
uy the countless coalers of the neighbor
hood.
Ncnr the Royal Albert docks is n public
house owned nnd conducted by a Gypsy , nnd
this property Is worth moro thnn 'J,000.
Precisely ns in some of tlio lending Ameri
can cities , where Imjiortant horse sales-
slat ics nro owned by Gypsies who nro
thought to bo of another race , I found In
London nnd Its environs thlrty-ono similar
establishments wholly controlled by Gypsies.
They nro credited with nn extraordinary
amount of trade , not only in horses but In
donkeys , Shetland and Cushcndal ponies nnd
goats. Commission dealings nro unknown.
Every transaction Is mndo for cash , nnd In
two of thcso places the leasehold , fittings
nnd stock of nninmls always on hand must
require the possession of a capital of from
5,000 to 10,000.
An odd nnd profitable business in London
is that of purveyor of ctirts nnd donkeys to
the costcrmongers. There nro thousands
upon thousands of thcso costers in the
metropolis. Many nro notoriously Inprovl-
dent. To start In business requires u hand-
barrow or cart , and n coster of recognized
standing must t > os css both cart and donkey.
There nro many places where from ility to
500 carts nro hired out by the day , week or
month , nnd where costers may purchase bar
rows , carts nnd donkeys on the partial pay
ment plan. Those controlling this manner
of business are sain to secure a profit of 500
to 1,000 per cent. They are usually graduate
costers ; but three of thnso engaged in the
trafllu 1 know to bo Gypsies , who are becom
ing very rich. They nro supposed to bo re
tired costers , with whom London Gypsies
hnvo many points of comm n resemblance ,
character and interest.
The most surprising discovery of this sort
I over made in London was in the acquaintance -
anco of a dramatic ngcnt , near the corner of
York and Waterloo roads , on the Surry side ,
while making inquiries regarding the
haunts and ways of London music hall per
formers , among the many agents of this
vicinity. The man Is ono of the richest and
most powerful of this numerous tribe.
These who dally deal with him believe him
to boa Hebrew ; but I had indubitable evi
dence , aside from his own admission , that
this man , whom hundreds of the "prosscrs"
fawned upon and feared for his favor and
Influence in "bookinir" their London and
provincial music hall engagements , was
none other than ono of the outcast Romany
raco. He had in former times been "on the
road" with " " shows
"vngroin" traveling , some
of which ho still controls , nnd had , gradu
ally and without nttracting attention to his
early Gypsy associations , become a leading
dramatic agent In this famous "Poverty
Junction" region.
I know in Edlnburg , Glasgow , Liverpool ,
Manchester , Bristol , Plymouth and London
of many Gypsies who are chimney sweeps
and who , by hiring others and do
ing "contract" work , have secured Independence -
dependence and comfort. At Brighton ,
Southport , Scarborough and other important
English seaside resorts nro hundreds of don
keys upon which "outers" and all children
nro given bone breaking riders along the
beaches. Nearly all the owners of these are
Gypsies , some of whom not only have respec
table bank accounts but also own town
properties. In and nbout Nuneaton nnd
Coventry nro many Gypsy property owners.
A few are farmers , but most own properties
at the outskirts of these cities , such as
places for stabling , sales stables nnd old inns
which still have attraction for the farmers ,
and make dickering in horses and other live
stoclc possible nnd profitable. Probably the
richest of all British Gypsies , ono Smith ,
lives at Nunenton. Ilo owns nearly all the
houses and'lands in ono entire street , has
money In considerable sums loaned to specu
lative traveling Gypsies , and Is also the
owner of bank stock and blocks of shares in
the London & Northwestern railway.
Altogether his holdings are computed to ex
ceed $250,000.
On ono occasion while visiting the old ca-
Ihcaral city of Gloucester , Eng. , and wan
dering in St. Catherine's street whcro the
Sunday school was llrst established by Rob
ert Haikcs , I came , at the head of the street ,
to u Ilttlo old inn much frequented by
farmers. I entered nnd sat down to rest.
A half dozen country folk were Just closing
some sort of commercial transaction , and
ono of the men had counted out 300 in gold
sovereigns. Ho took n receipt and shortly
loft. I asked the barmaid if that was not
an odd place for so much money , and she re
plied that it was not , for "Oilcloth Dick"
and such as ho frequented the place ; nnd
"Gypsies seemed to have all the ready
money In England these days. " "Ills van Is
Just over there. " she added , "and it's worth
seeing. " Repairing to the lane Indicated I
found "Oilcloth Dick , " his" van , and some
half dozen Gypsy families. The latter had
for years peddled oilcloth , which they so-
euro from Yorkshire factories , throughout
England , Scotland and Wales. They are
jovernl hundred in number. Their vans are
beautiful specimens of Iho wagoiiinnker's
art ; and all these Gypsies nro practically
traveling merchants of largo means and long
established trade.
In no city in the world can bo found finer
draught horses thnn in Liverpool. Thu
floats or four-wheeled trucks are called "lor
ries , " their drivers "lorrymen , " nnd the
huge horses which , two nnd three tandem ,
pull from four to six tons of cotton or iron
over the strcels with dignified ease , nro
consequently lorry cattlo. They are chiefly
bred in Wjiles , Lancashire nnd Clydesdale ,
Scotland , Huving been much among thcso
lorrymen and their "nippers" or apprentice
helpers , I .soon discovered that the trade in
these valuable horses was not altogether
confined to English horse dealers. Two
Gypsies purchase Scottish nnd Lancashire )
horses for the Liverpool , Birmingham and
Manchester markets , nndone Gypsy Is the
largest trader from Wales. It Is not seldom
that those Komnny horse merchants have
from UHX ( ) to 5,000 invested in single ship
ments , and , very different than with their
Gorglo or Gentllo brethren , every penny of
thcso amounts Is their own and not borrowed
money. Thcso instances could bo , from per
sonal knowledge , Indefinitely multiplied.
There is but ono conclusion from them. The
"Gypsy question" on Ihis side of Iho ocean
will soon cease to occupy thu attention of
oven Iho missionaries ; for the British gypsy
is becoming a Blitish business man , even
though ns yet In a small way ; and in canni-
ncss nnd thrift in trade nnd economy mllv-
ing no huinniu being can surpass this outcast
Homany raco. EDUAU L. WAKKMAN.
THE UKU.IT1V 31VSE ,
Truth.
Mary Juno sat alone with her beau
For nix hours , with Dip gas turned down
leau.
When ho said ho must gcau ,
It atTccteil her seau
That she wept and exclaimed ; "Eau ncau ,
neau ! "
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lAJe ,
She frowned on him and called him Mr , ,
Because in fun he'd merely Kr , ,
And then , in spite ,
The following nlto ,
This naughty Mr. Kr. Sr.
Tnoro lives a man in Webster county ,
West Virginia , by the name of Whorton ,
aged bO years , whoso hair and board are
turning from white to black. Ho is said also
to bo cutting a now set of teeth , Hlsni-
pearanco is said to Indicate a man of about
40 years instead of ono nearly 00.
The "No. 0" Wheeler & Wilson Is the only
lock-stitch machine made that will maintain
an uvcn and perfect stitch at different speeds.
Sold by Geo. W. Lancaster & , Co. , 614 S. 10th
struct ,
The first record taken by American as
tronomers of on eclipse was on Long Island
ou October 27,1760.
The Gigantic Work of Utilizing Some of
Niagara's ' Energy ,
SUPREMACY OF STE\M \ NDERMINED
' A. 'i '
An Inclintrl'it Revolution 1'romUeil the
Cities of Wuitcnt Now York Description
of tlio ( Ircnt IlntcrprUo , tlio fjiinii *
tltjof Tower nnit the Oust.
The development of water power at Kear
ney and Gothenburg , N\3t > ran'd the power
canals projected by Hastings and -Omaha
capitalists lends a local ami special Interest
to a description of a similar enterprise , but
on a gigantic scale , A Nlacara Falls ,
Hitherto the utilization ' 'of ; water
power has been meagre and localized.
The cost and lossOIn transmission to
n distance wcro unsurmountablo
barriers to general \isov..TIiiq limitless
energy running to waste could not bo con
centrated or made olfectivo > beyond Its im
mediate vicinity. Evcif where the power was
sufficient for a city of a quarter of n million
people It bccamo n monopoly of tHe few llrst
comers. As an Illustration the Falls of St.
Anthony may bo cited. That water power
is ample for all the industrial needs of
Minneapolis , yet n very small fraction of it
is utilized , for the reason that all Industries
requiring power cannot bo located so as to
cheaply and effectively , nso it. The first
cost of inlets and outlets nnd the necessary
land therefor put water power at a discount
ns an Industrial factor. Even whcro nature
created vast power , the exacting demands of
competition distance from source of supply of
raw material ana lack of shipping facilities ,
combined to prevent its utilization.
The advent of electricity as n factor In In
dustrial life has revolutionized the possibili
ties ot watc * power. The energy heretofore
lost may now bo concentrated and trans
mitted not only to every workshop in the
immediate vicinity , but to points remote
from the central station. The question of
distance resolves itself into one of cheapness
of production , so ns to overcome the per cent
of loss in loug distance transmission.
Mammoth 1'owor ,
During a recent visit to Niagara Falls the
writer examined with much c'iro the great
enterprise by which a comparatively small
part of the eneriry of the outlet of the lakes
is to bo harnessed. The project is a mam
moth one. In conception and daring , in ex
tent and cost , it is without precedent in its
class , and Is backed by many of the most
sagacious financiers in America. The con
trolling company is a triple-wheeled one.
The NIacara Falls Power company is the
parent , with a land syndicate and a power
distributing company as offspring. The
parent company was formed in IbSO , com
posed mainly of New York bankers having
boundless means and credit. Several years
were consumed in preparation of plans , pro
curing title to land and other preliminaries ,
including state legislation. The practical
part of the work were three distinct under
takings the tunnel to carry off the waste
water , the inlet canal and locks which con
trol the flow of water and the pits for the
turbines.
The tunnel was cut through rock under
the center of the city of Niagara. It is a
mile and a quarter long , twenty-one feet
high and nineteen feet wldo and UOO foot
below the surface of the city Drilling
through the rock was a tedious task. The rock
was of a peculiar , gritty nature , breaking
when blasted in irregular shapes , and ap
parently hard enough to form the tunnel
roof and walls without masonry. When ex
posed to the air the rook soon crumbled to
dust. This necessitated bricking the tunnel
throughout. 14,000,000 brick being required
for the work. To expedite the work three
shafts , cqui-distant , wcro sunk to the tunnel
level , and through thcso 200,000 tons of rock
were removed. The rock proved useful and
profitable. It was dumped Into the shallow
shore of the river and added twenty acres of
made ground to the company's laoO , acres
already acquired.
Tlio main inlet canal Is about half a mile
above the rapids to the falls , ft is 20 ! feet
wide at the mouth , 100 feet long and is 12
feet deep at extreme low water. It is lined
with heavy stone walls , has twenty-two
openings or sluice gates , each capable of ad
mitting to the turbine pits power equal to
5,000-horsc. At present the mouth of the
canal is closed with a coffer dam. Midway
in the canal is another dam. The former is
to bo opened shortly to furnish power to anew
now paper mill , while the latter will remain
closed until the wheel pits are completed
and the turbines in place.
' The main wheel pit is a gigantic hole in
the ground. It is 140 foot long , 18 feet wide
and when completed will bo IbO. feet deep.
Ono corner of the hole Is open to the tunnel.
The remainder is opened 100 feet and is
being sunk at the rate of two feet a day.
The men working at the bottom look like
pigmies. They are enveloped with rubber
clothing as a partial protection from the
streams of water pouring on them from the
surrounding rocks. This water , it is claimed ,
does not como from the river , but from the
back hills of Canada , and is siphoned under
the river. A stream of strong sulphur water
was encountered at a depth of sixty fcot.
When the pit is sunk to the proper depth
masonry Is to bo put in to check the How of
water.
DllllciiltlcH Overcome.
The problems of tunneling , of pit drilling
nnd canal building presented insignificant
dinleultios compared with that of effectively
harnessing the power. The development of
such enormous Hydraulic energy was en
tirely new. Turbines of sufficient size and
strength to utilize the energy of a head or
fall of nearly " 00 feet had not been manu
factured. Two thousand-horso i > owcr tur
bines were the largest known. After a
thorough examination of all methods of util
izing a fall of water In this country nnd
Europe , double turbines of 5,000-horso power
were determined on. Designs were prepared
by Swiss engineers and thu contract for
building the turbines awarded to u Philadel
phia firm , ,
Three of thcso turbines will bo placed In
the pit of the central power station now
neariiiK completion. They will -be mounted
on vertical shafts and placed at a'dupth of
141 foot. With a head of litO foot 250 revo
lutions per minute will bo made , An auto
matic device will regulate the flow of water.
By means of an Ingenious arrangement the
water which operates the turbines will also
bcrve to lift the shaft and relieve the bear
ings of undue friction. Tim shafts extend
to the surface of the ground .and on the top
of these the dynamos will bo mounted ,
The selection of dynamos ofVsufllclent ca
pacity required explorations 'in untrodden
liiilds , The difficulty was n"dt electrical ,
but mechanical , Over a score of plans for
5,000-horso power generators were consid
ered , nnd the typo of machinewhich will
shortly generate the power may differ raal-
cally from that now belloved to be the best.
I.linltlotft lOnoruj- ,
The amount of power available at Niagara
Falls Is stupendous. Looking at the cataract
from cither the American or Canadian side
ono cannot comprehend the enormous weight
of water that rolls majestically over the
lodao of rock nnd envelopes itself In u cloud
of vapor. Eminent engineers , assert that
the falls is the most gigantic enu'ino in the
world , capable of developing 4,500,000-lioi-su
power. To put it In another tight : It takes
five pounds of coal to generate 1-horso power
for an hour , The water power of the falls
is equivalent to 15,000,000 tons of coal per
annum ,
The plans of the Niagara Falls Power com
pany contemplate developing 110,000-horso
power at present. Thirty.thousand-horse
jwwer , exclusive of the Independent power
for the new paper mill will be ready for mar
ket this year. The company controls two
and a half miles of water front on the
American sldo and controls the right for
similar power development on the Canadian
sido. It is expected that within live years
the company will develop on both sides of
the river 450,000-horso power , provided , however -
over , that the demand calls for it.
Comparative Cuit.
The cost of the power Is an important con
sideration , Two contracts for power have
been made which furnish a basis of calcula
tion , The Niagara Paper company's now
mill , located near the inlet canal contracts
for 3,000-horso power at fcM.OOO per year , or
$8 per horse power. Assuming that the
cost of the ponor delivered in Buffalo
twenty-two mile * wvray , will bo double that
at Us source , the if aving over steam will bo
sufficient to force the latter power to the
wall. The cx-pcnsnof steam power in that
locality ranges from M to MO per horse per
annum for n ten-hour day , It will bo seen the
economy of cloctrfaity over steam will gradu
ally bring it Intoiunivcrsalusc In the favored
cUlos , not only fob manufacturing purpose *
but forliRht nniMitat. The figures ot cost
do not take Into' account the Increment
which distributing companies will exact , or
the interest on intuited capital , n species of
ovll Inccparablo from great public corpora
tions.
Long Dlilnnco TrnniniUnlatii
Great as Is the power available at the
falls , the market'for It I * equally limitless.
The total power now employed In Buffalo Is
estimated at 45,000horse. If Niagara Falls
supplies this amount and In addition a suffi
cient amount for heat and light , It would require -
quire less than one-fourth of the amount the
company contemplates developing. Roches
ter Is negotiating for power. Other towns
nnd cities adjacent will doubtless bccomo
patrons. Indeed , there is , in the opinion of
electrical engineers , no grave obstacle to the
transmission of the power to New York on
the cast and Chicago on the west. Nicola
Tcsla says the "distribution of electrical
energy with something like 100.000 volts , nnd
even more , becomes , at least with high fre
quencies , so easy that they could hardly bo
called engineering feats. With oil insulation
and alternate current motors , transmission
of power can bo effected with safety and
upon an Industrial basis at distances as
much as 1OOJ miles. "
The Tuvoreit Cities.
Buffalo and Niagara Falls will , of course ,
bo the chief beneficiaries of the approaching
Industrial revolution. The power company
controls n largo aron of land at the falls.
Hero It will , ns a matter of self-interest , encourage -
courage the establishment of factories and
the erection of homes for worklngmen. But
Niagara Falls is destined to bccomo a part
of Buffalo. The latter Is growing at a pace
that would astonish a western boomer. If
the city should absorb all the territory irom
Hamburg on the southwest to Niagara Falls
on the northeast , It would hnvo n water
frontage of thirty odd miles , a stretch of
lake nnd river about equal to Chicago's pres
ent lake front.
It was but recently the rcsldentsof Buffalo
and Niagara Falls realized the magnitude ot
the work in - progress at the falls.
Skeptics frowned on its possibil
ities nnd hooted Its pretentious. But the sa
gacious and farsceiug , appreciating the mar
velous expansion of electrical power , pinned
their faith to real estate and left the luturo
to do the rest. In the vicinity of Niagara
Falls farm property which a few years ago
was a drug on the market at ? 100 nn aero
now readily brings ? 1,000. Choice business
lots on the main street of the city sell at
$1,000 a front foot. And the tendency is
steadily upward. Values in Buffalo have
doubled nnd trebled. Building operations
surpass any city of equal size in the coun
try. Factories are multiplying , modern
business blocks are rearing their ornate
fronts where the unattractive stood. The
modern progressive spirit has taken a fresh
grip on the community nnd is strikingly
manifested in well paved and wall kepi
streets , grand public buildings , churches
and schools , and tho. well-to-do residence
quarters that are unoqualcd in beauty by
any American city , Washington alone ex-
cepted. With an Indus trial power of mar
velous proportions at her threshold and
opening countless avenues of activity , there
is no reason why Buffalo , with its aoo,000 in
habitants today , may not equal if not sur
pass Chicago in a quarter of a century , and
become the great inland city of the union.
T. J. F.
X.ILK. Ut'XJUHl I'OUSaSTliltS.
Harper's Bazar : Bobble was out driving
with his father , and had hold of the reins.
He had been told not to whip the horse , but
persisted in doing it , until papa , finding
threats useless , took the reins from his
hands.
"Now don't you thinfc it would have been
better for you to obey mo at once ! "
Bobbie was dumb.
"I'll tell you a story , " said papa. "Thero
was once a bov who climbed up into an apple
tree to steal apples. . . ( The farmer came along
and told the boyto get down from the tree. '
But the boy paid no attention. Then the
farmer threw grass at the boy. But the boy
did not mind that. Then the farmer threw
apples at the boy , but oven they did not
bring him down from , the tree. . So finally
the farmer took some stones and threw at
him , and the boy cauio down the tree In
short order.
"Now don't you think , " said Bobbie's papa ,
"it would have been better for the boy to
conic down when first spoken tot"
"No , " said Bobbie , with all the audacity
of a 5-year-old ; "ho had time to eat moro
apples. "
"Mamma , docs the dictionary have all the
words in it ? "
"Yes , dear. "
"All the words there is ! "
"Yes , all there aro. "
"An1 what they meanl"
"Yes. "
"Can f look In the dictionary , mamma ! "
"Yes , yes , and keep still while mamma
talks with Dr. Antlbrlguus , "
Johnny disappeared Into the library and
was away twenty minutes. When ho came
back he were a look of deep disappointment ,
and struggled with the weight of Webster's
unabridged.
"I can't llnd it , mamma , " he observed with
a frown.
"What is it you want to find , Johnny ? " in
quired the good doctor.
"What papa said when I broke his shavinu
mug , " was the Innocent but suggestive re
mark.
#
Harper's Drawer : riiero is , as a rule ,
nothing moro lofty than the ambition of a
boy of 5 who has looked carefully over the
whole range of human endeavor and made up
his mind what ho is going to bo. A lad of
that observant ago known to all of his kind
as "goin" on six" was asked the other day if
ho expected -become a lawyer like his
father.
"Oh , no , " said ho with n positive shako of
his head. "I'm going to bo a captain of u
bip ship , and I'll sail out west and bombard
the Indians on the plains. "
*
Aunty What became of the kitten you
had when I was hero before ?
Little Nleco ( in surprise ) Why , don't you
know ? "
"I haven't heard a word. Was she pois
oned ? "
"No , aunt. "
"Drowned ? "
"Oh , no. "
"Stolen ? "
"No , indeed. "
"Hurt In any way1 ?
"No. "
"Well , I can't ' guess. What bccamo of
her ? "
"Sho growed Into a cat. "
* *
Little Boy Papamay I study elocution ?
Proud Papa Indeed you may , my boy , if
you wish , You dcslro to become a great orator
tor , don't you ?
"Yes , that's it , "
"And some day. perhaps , have your voice
ringing through the hulls of congress ? "
" 1 shouldn't earn for that. I want to bo an
after dinner speaker. "
"Ah , you are anxjous for social distinction ,
then ? "
"No , I want the dinners. "
. -
Texas has a man who recently lost n fine
farm and nil hit stock at a game of poker ,
and the man regards the loss as a perfectly
legitimate ono ,
Unlike the Dutch Process
No Alkalies
OH
Other Chemicals
are uied In the
preparation of
W. MAKER & CO.'S
JJreakfastCocoa
which it abiolnlelu
pure and toluble.
It Has morethan three time *
Mp'trcnyth ot Cocoa mixed
mu 11 rvi-'iiii
EJUIKiLWJwUh Btarcli , Arrowroot or
iflBCJ ! * Buifar. and | g far more eco
nomical , coittng leu than one ctnt a cup.
It U dellcioui , nouritulog , and BAIILT
DIQUTEU.
DIQUTEU.Sold Oroftn titrj-nhtri.
W. JAKES ) & CO , , Dorclicjter , Uai
COMING BACK TO OMAHA , Monday , Jim
RINGLING BROS'
World's Greatest Show :
AndJBoyond all Comparison the Largest and Grandest Exhibition on Earth.
Bigger and Better
Than eVerl
* i
One-third larger
Than last year.
Great Features
Augmented a hundredfold
Last season more than
Equal to the , best-
This year ,
Greater than the Greatest.
More and better stock.
Larger and Rarer
Zoological display.
"The Best
Not too good
For the public. "
Still the
Unchangeable motto.
Honest Methods.
No Fakers.
'No Misrepresentation.
A Great Show ,
Worthy of a
Great City
and a
Discriminating People-
REAL ROMAN HIPPODROME.
3-Ring Circus , Elevated Stages , Millionaire Menage
Royal Aquarium , Mnmraoth Munouni cf Mnrvols nnl Trained
Aniinitl Exposlt'cii.
Spectacular Equine Garniv
100--PINE BRED IMPORTED HORSES--1
In a Orixiul Ilnllct Militant , nniliraeliip AninrhiR Tnrpsluhnrcftn nivortlsolnonts. Colossal
Ilia Pyramids nnil l'lcturo ,
< ] iioTiiUlonux Vlvnnti
drum ) Kthnoloitlo..oolotflc , Archie and Kuulno Conjross.
Si Hassan Ben All's Troupe of Ara
LARGEST LIVING GIRAFFE.
CHAS. W. FISH Thoworl :
. . ± irnso : ,
RENO. SISTERS I BROS. VERNO
Kuropo's I'romlor Kiiuostrlcnncs. Absolute Kings of the Air.
MIKADO'S TROUPE OF ROYAL JAPANESE
Monster Ill-Homed Gnu : I'rlnco ClmUlniin , I.on ) : Mnnod 1'crehuroii Stallion , Crownlnc
tun'of the Grand llorMO Knlr , with ItsilV ) hniul ot Itloodod Stook : Sa'.irod L'attlo : Miiiiu
Hippopotamus : Two Ilimli of I'orformlns Kluphants : 11 pair of llaby Clown Kloph.mts
Two mid f'our-llorsc ( 'harlot lluccs : JocUuy Rai'oa : Novel I.loplumt and C'.nnul Kuccs , Or
Dollfihtlns I'ony Knee * , with MonUoy Drivers , nnd Other Kxcltlug Itaalng Contests ,
Moscow's Chiming Bells. Golden Steam Gailit
The 1'rocessloii loavus tlio show ( -rounds imimutly at li ) o'clock on tlio mornliiK of the ox
tlon. Ton kinds of music Scores of sun briKlit cliiirlols. llnnUrods of gnlly cuparla
horses. No postponement ou account ot the weather.
EXHIBITION GROUNDS , 20tli AND PAUL STREETS.
Two Performances only. Afternoon nt 2 ; Niirht nt 8. Doors open ono hour curlier. Reserved scat sale show tiny nt Part' '
St. Thontor drug store , loth and Fnrntim Sts. Special Excursion lutes on nil railroads.
Hastings , Nob. , Juno 2 ; York , June 3 ; Wnyno , Juno 0 ; Sioux City , lown , Juno7.
BEWARE OF THE FAIR
Don't Go to Chicago or Any Other Place This Summer Without Fin
Having Your Teeth Put in Good Condition
As any change of cllmatoraay bring on neu
ralgia , caused by a decayed tooth , nnd thus
your visit nna pleasure would bo ruined.
Visit your dentist , if you hnvo ono , if not ,
call on
DR. R. W. BAILEY , PAXTON BLOCK ,
nnd lot him put vour mouth in perfect con
dition.
These who have roots and badly broken
tooth that occasionally hurt nt homo will
find that any change of climate , is SUKK to
, bring thorn trouble. Have such roots , etc. .
removed immediately and now tooth put
right in BO you will bo getting accustomed to
wearing them before going tuvny.
To these who remain at hotno this caution
is ns essential. Wo nro threatened with an
invasion of CHOI/IIUA this summer , nnd as a
precaution our first duty Is to attend to our
MOUTH. Cholera is much less liable to at-
t'tclc ono whoso mouth is clean and healthy ,
than where fiticb is not the case , llnvo these
decayed tooth filled. Have those ulcerating'
roots removed , for both can now bo done
WITHOUT PAIN.
Tlio latest and most approved process for
filling teeth without pain.
Bymoanaof our wonderful local nntusthotic
wo remove tlio worst kind of root or tooth
without the slightest pain.
TEETH EXTRACTED IN THE MORNING AND NEW ONES INSERTED THE SAME DAY.
A FULL SE1T
On Good Rubber for
Teeth Without Plates. All the Latest Inventions in the way of Dental Appliances.
Offlce-3rd Floor Paxton Blocl
DR. R.W. BAILEY 16th and Farnam Streets ,
. . . Entrance 16th Street Side. Telephone 1085 ]
Industries
By purchasing goods made at the following Nebrasl
Factories. H you cannot find what you want , communicate w
the manufacturers as to what dealers handle their goods.
AWNINGS.
Omaha Tent-Awning
COUPANV.
Flaici , Uummocki. oil
and rubber tlothlnx.
heucl for catalogue. 1113
Fred Krng Brewing ;
COMl'ANV.
Our bottled Cabinet
beer delivered to anr
Iiart ot tbe city , 1U07
Jockion it ,
FURNITURE.
Chas.Shlverloi&Co
Furniture , carpeli and
( Iraperloi.
1203 Fnrntui t.
BREWERS.
Omaha Brewing Assn
Guaranteed to equal
outildebrnudi. Vicuna
export tiottltd beer de
livered to lamlllet.
ICE.
Dealers In Crystal Lake Ice ,
1001 I'urnainiUroot.
IRON WORKS.
Paxton & Ylerllng
moN WOIIKS.
Wrought and coil Iron
ulldtng work , cnglnei ,
bran nock , etc ,
ial Iron Works.
Manufacturing and re'
pairing of nil klntli ot
machinery. 7)1 ) H. Utll
it. Telephone HI'J. '
FLOUR. 1
S. F. Oilman.
10I3-1S-17 N. lUli t.
C. K. : ilaek.Mnnni ir.
Reed Job Printing
rroMi-ANV.
Ilea Hulldlnv.
SYRUP.
Farrell & Co ,
Jolli , preierrei , mince
meat and apple butter ,
arrupiandiuulauci.Cor
bib and l'arn m.
Omaha Milling. (1 (
unico and Hill , i
1)19 ) N. IGtli it.
J30AP.
Page Soap Cj (
Manufacture. uf Uc ]
loop , lib Hickory rl
WHITE
Carlcr Wliile Lead
Corroded ifutlc |
Btrlctlr inirrndllo H
Knit Omutm.
txMT sizrffj
THE MERCANTILE CIGAR , BETTER THAN EVERI
Undo of the line. I ijuullly uf Havana Tobacco tliuteua bo bought. l ! < juul In fu-ry ri in'ct to llj
> ltUi ' . - . . . ' .
* > ortc .IKUI-S. Muaufuct re.ab/lf , H.UJCKilUKCVmTJLUCiaAUVAC'lOKV.