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8 THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : SABUIKDAY , FBB11UATIY 20 , 1897. THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY OonstrncUon of the Most Powerful Storage Battery in the World. ELECTRIC POWER OTHER THAN TROLLEY Guide I'oxln InillcnlltiK < hc Trend nf il < . ( rlonI Development liiKnt Sen Trolley Wire AcclilenlH , 'Among ' the first scientists In this country to cxpcrlmeint with the Roentgen rays was 1'rof. John Trowbrldgo of Harvard univer sity , whose early successes In this now Held of investigation attracted wide atten tion. The more Prof. Trowbridgo studied thcso strange phenomena the more ho be came convinced that the ordinary methods of producing the Roentgen rays were un satisfactory and not calculated to give the best results. As every ono knows , these rays for the now photography are excited by passing a current from some kind of an electrical machine through a glass bulb from which the air has been previously exhausted to a great extent , In other words , through what Is commonly known as a vacuum tube or a Crookcs tube. The machines usually employed for sending this current are the Induction cell , the largo static machine , or the Tcsla or Thomp son cell , the last two used in connection with "step-up" transformers. The objection to all of these machines Is that they furnish nn Irregular supply of electricity and In Bomo Instances lead to a confusion of effects , that Is , make It difficult to deter mine which are caused by the Roentgen rays and which by the machine. It became , therefore , highly desirable to have a source ot electricity which should bo at oncc steady and possessed of suffi ciently high tension for the work In hand. Casting about him for something of this sort , I'rof. Trowbrldgo hit upon the storage battery as best meeting the requirements of the case. Ills observation of the work ing of a high tension accumulator In the experimental laboratory ot the American Hell Telephone company led him to hope that such an accumulator on a larger scale would satisfy his needs , and he accordingly Bet about the construction ot such an ac cumulator In his laboratory at Harvard. This was several months ago , and It Is only after weeks of effort that the professor's object has been attained. He has now at his disposition the largest storage battery in the world , a battery twenty times as large as the one from which he took the model , or containing 10,000 cells , whllo the ono In the telephone laboratory contained only 500. Kvcry ono knows that a storage battery \a \ nn arrangement of small cells which do not generate electricity themselves , like the cells of a chemical battery , but are charged by an outMda current , and eervo ns a reser voir of electric energy , which they give out afterward as It Is needed. The strength of a storage battery may be compared to that e > f a quantity of twlgj bound together in a bundle. The discharge from a single cell Is only a small affair , the snapping ot a tiny spark , but the discharge from some hundreds of cells properly connected may be enough to knock n man down. In Prof. Trowbrldgo's battcfy each cell Is a glass test tube about five Inches long and one Inch In diameter , containing strips of lead insulated from each other by rubber bauds , and sup ported at the open ends ot the tube by wooden blocks. These blocks are arranged in cases , with about -100 tubes to the case. Then these cases are ranged on ehelvcn built around the walls and up from the floors in the part of the laboratory given to the bat tery. A test tube isn't very lar.ge , but when you have 10,000 test , tubes brought together in this way it Is astonishing how much epace they occupy , and tliree good-sized rooms packed eolldly with shelves and capes are scarcely sufficient to accoiirmoflatc this mon ster high tension Generator. KM enures the cells may bo connected in various ivays , and the backs of the shelves are covered with Dwltches , which make it possible to use the cases separately or all together , or In any desired combination. "How great a shock could ono get from this battery , " wns ono of the first questions I nskcd In the course of a recent visit to the laboratory. "A shock of 20,000 volts , " answered ono of the assistant professors , "and In volume sufficient to kill a man. I got a chock my- eclf the other day from only one-tenth of the battery and I assure you I don't want to have it repeated. I suffered from It for hours afterward. Why , even the shock from one of these caecs of only 400 cells will make your head swim. That alone Is a current of higher tension than Is used to drive a trol ley car. " STORAGE BATTERIES FOR CARS. It was supposed that when the long and expensive litigation over storage battery pat ents had camu to an eim , nuy.s the Philadel phia Ledger , the company controlMng all the essential patents would at once de velop a battery lor use on street cars of whoso commercial value there would bo no doubt. Now York and Washington offered favorable fields for the Inlnxliictloon of stor age battery cars , for trolley lines have been prohibited in both cities. In New York liorso cars ar generally employe , ! , Lut thcru nro also cable lines. Unsuccessful experi ments have been made with con-pressed air motors , and the underground electric 'syn- tem U about to be Introduced , ( hough this system has mft-lo no headway 1n Europe. As a matter of fact , no s > stoni of street ear propulsion In use In America Is without Us drawbacks. HOMO ? nro , of course , out of the question ; the trolley is ' - be cause of the ovo.'bea'l wire construction , the underground trolley U no : reliable In bad weather , and the slot in the street is a nuisance. The R.imo can bo uald of the cable roads. The eloctrleal roads operated by means of contact plates have not been put to practical te'sts , It may bo added that In all of the systems named the cars are not Independent motors , but have to have power transmitted to them , so that a break In the system stops all the cars , Compressed nlr motors and storage , batteries give promise of more satisfactory service than cablea or electric lines , whether overhead or under ground , for In both systems tbo power to operate a car Is stored upon it and each Is independent of the others. A car provided with storage batteries or with a reservoir of compressed aid and eultab'o motors can oven bo taken off the track , whereas u trol ley or cable car Is helpless except when la connection with the itourco of power. Under these circumstances n flno opening Is presented for compressed air or storage bat tery cars , If they can bo run In commercial competition with trolley or cable cars , As before remarked , comprerred nlr ha * ' lieen tried In New York and abandoned doubtless because ot the expense of operat ing. Storage batteries have never been tried In this country on what could prop erly bo called a largo enough scale to test their economy. In Kuropo they ore ex tensively used and with apparent ruccess , lor the number of storage battery cars and Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair , DEL- BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fue from Ammonia , Alum or any other adt'JttS'T.t. 40 Years the Standard * of lines utlng them Is being steadily in created. It la not clcAr , however , that they can compete In cheapness with the overhead trolley system. They are ap parently used In cities which prohibit the erection of trolley lines , the trolleys being employed on the tame lines outside of the city limits. In Hanover sixty cars have been equipped with batteries , and eighty moro arc scon to bo added. The batteries are charged from the trolley lines outside the city limits. In Dresden a similar double system Is employed , thirty cars being run by trolley until they reach the city limits , and then through the city by storage batteries charged from the trolley line. Copenhagen Is about to start a line of eighteen accumulator cars ; Hagcn ban eight cars in operation and ten more are to be added ; Paris is to equip thlr- ly-llvo Btomgn battery cars and Berlin has decided to run all Its cars on the mixed system by trolley lines in the sub urbs , and by storage batteries In the streets of the city. Ucrlln will give the best dem onstration ot the economic capacities of storage batteries , for It will have between CftO and 700 cars equipped with them. In this country established trolley lines arc not likely to bo disturbed by the Introduc tion of storage batteries , but Now York and Washington , having refused to permit the erection of overhead trolleys , will prob ably get a better system of electric car propulsion before many years. TROLLEY ACCIDENTS. In the flvo months ot last year , from May to September , Inclusive , 122 accIJcnts due to the falling of trolley and other electric wires , occurred In the United States. Eleven of these , in which trolley wires fell , were fatal , twelve persons losing their lives by this means. Thirty-one persons were In jured in twenty-eight similar accidents and twenty-four horses were Killed In eighteen others. Nine persons were kilted by the fall of nine electric light wires , twenty-seven persons were Injured In twenty-two similar mishaps and seven horses lost their llvea. At this rale the total foi the year would , so the Raltrcad Gazette figures out , bo Greater than the total deaths caused by steam rail way accidents. Chicago In the last few years has bccomo grldlroncd with electric street railways. The deadly trolley wire Is not only strung nlong the ICES frequented streets of the outsldo districts , but Incumbcrs the crowded downtown thoroughfares as well. ELECTRIC SEA SIGNALING. Lieutenant Flsko asks the question : "It wo can talk with case from New York to Chicago , over a distance of 1,000 miles ; If we can telegraph 200 words a minute over the same line nnd receive the message printed on n page ; If wo can photograph tbo Interior of the body of a living nnlmal ; It wo can telegraph under nil the oceans , and send news Instantaneously to nnd from all parts of tbo world , why should tbcra bo an Insuperable dlfilculty In signaling half a mlle over water from ship to ship ? " The solution of the problem probably lies in the direction of electric Induction , the trans mitters and receivers being so constructed , and so adjusted relatively to each other In resistance , Inductance and capacity that they will be In sympathy or resonance with each other. In this condition the receivers will bo at their maximum sensitiveness to vibrations coming from the transmitter. In 1SS7 an experiment was tried at the New York navy yard , the United States steam ship A.tlanta , wrapped horizontally with many turns of wire , being used ns a trans mitter , and the United States tug Nina , similarly treated , constituting the receiver. The Atlanta's wire wa's coarse and traversed by the dynamo current , while the Nina's wlro was flue , and In circuit with two tele phones. The Atlanta then formed the larg est electro-magnet ever constructed , nnd she still holds : the record. In spite of a popular belief to the contrary. The experiment was practically a failure , though signals wcro transmitted over 100 feet. On another oc casion , by the amplification of some experi ments of Prof. Graham Bell , electric current signals wcro sent 100 yards through the water. While thcso experiments wcro con ducted In a desultory fashion , and before the laws of electrical sympathy or resonance wore well understood , Lieutenant Flske then expressed the belief that If some competent person were given proper facilities by the government or by private parties , he could develop a system ot signaling which would bo equally good by day or by night , in clear weather or In fog. There are men now In this country who could attack the problem with a reasonable chance of solving it , and that Lieutenant Flske's prophecy In ncarlng Fulfillment , would seem to bo apparent by the advances that nave beea recently made In this direction in Europe by Preeee and Marconi. REPORTING PROGRESS. All the world listens to what Tesla has to say , and some of thej points the great In ventor touched upon In his speech at the In auguration of the Buffalo-Niagara transmis sion may servo as guldoposts to indicate the bearing of current developments In various electrical branches , whllo other points were virtually a "reporting of progress" as to certain electrical problems on which his at tention has long been engaged. In consid ering the question of the prime movers ot the future Mr. Tenla has no belief In the reciprocating high-speed engine In Its pres ent form , nor in the steam turbine. Ho looks upon the Ideal engine as ono which ex pands the working fluid with utmost rapid ity and loses little heat In the walls ; an en gine stripped of all ordinary regulating mechanism , packings , oilers and other ap pendages , and forming part of an electric generator. The embodiment ot such a ma- chlno Is , of course , -Mr. To-sla's own oscillator later , brought out In 1893 , which , It has been predicted , will presently enable machinery covering but a few equare yards to give sue-h wonderful results In power and efficiency as to drive an ocean passenger ship across the Atlantic at a greater speed than that at tained by the enormously heavy and bulky steam engines now used. There Is now quite a stir among electricians and many divergent opinions as to deriving electricity direct From carbon. Mr. Tct-la has llttlo faith In the Idea as put forward In carbon-consum ing batteries. He does not see how they can replace engine dynamos , especially as the hlgh-prepsuro steam engine and tbo gas engine give promise of n considerably moro economical conversion. There are many pit falls In such a system , The carbon to bo consumed In the battetfes has to bo pre pared for that purpose and cannot be used as found , as coal Is ueecl under the boiler. The manipulation , cleaning , renewal , regula tion , etc. , of the batteries and their size , together with tbo character of the liquids employed In them , are factors that would tell against the successful handling of such a plant In a densely populated city district. Mr. Tcsla la eagulno of the eventual estab lishment of Isolated plants or dwellings for the operation of what ho calls a light "stor age battery , " having possibly In view some thing that partakes of the nature of u pri mary gas battery Involving tbo use of chem icals manufactured by cheap water power , such as some carbide or oxy-hydrogen coll. In IS'Jl .Mr. Testa , at his great Columbia mil- verslty lecture , suggested that It might be ; iosEllio ) to operate engines at any point on the earth "by the energy of the medium. " After elx years of continued btudy ho la now convinced that tbo realization of his Ideas Is not far off , The great drawback to this method Is that at present It would cost moro than converting the energy of falling water Into clcctrlo current and transmitting It over long distances at high potential. Tesla says ( lie has devised means which permit of pow erful transmission at potentials much lilgher than are now considered practical. Ho further hints that the progress he has made gives htm fresh hope that ho will bo " nblo to transmit from station power to sta " tion without the employment of connecting wires. Ho adds , however , that whatever method of transmission bo ultimately adopted , nearness to the source of power will remain an important advantage , Hut all great advances have their seamy side ; anel the manufacture of wire CAII hardly to bo expected to share tno gratification of electricians and the public at this promised realization of ono of Tea la's foudest dreams. "The Ovcrliiml Miullcil. " To Utah In 204 } hours , California in COV4 of hours via the UNION PACIFIC. This I * the fastest and lineal train In the west. Tickets can be obtained at city ticket office , ' 1302'Farnam etreut. COOKB-Jomes K. , February 19th , 1S97 , nt bis late residence , 3123 Muson street , ufrvd 38 years. Ui'inalnw will bo taken to Hock Island , III , , tomorrow evening for inter ment. Funeral notice later. of Ft'MJUAL NO'lTci : . Funeral of Jamcn Cooke will be held at lib late residence. 3123 Jlitson utrcet , Satur day afternoon nt i o'clock. Interment Hock Island , III. KILPA MICH'S ' ATTRACTION Special Values in Every Deportment to At tract Attention , MAGNIFICENT NEW WASH GOODS In DroftH RooilN\oc ( < lie ( liiotnllonn in ( lie Linen * the Mcn'h mill DninvMIc .DciKirtinciilii , ? I.OO Shirt WiilfttN c. In order to secure the inspection of iho many new spring fabrics with which our counters and shelves arc now supplied we will on Saturday place on special sale some surprising values. Particular attention Is called to our line of wash dress goods. Never before has Mich an array of beautiful fabrics been shown In Omaha. FOR TOMORROW LINEN DEPARTMENT. 100 bleached table cloths. 2J4 yards long , guaranteed to be worth $2.25 , to attract $1.20.Wash Wash dress goods dept 2 cases ot an entirely new fabric beautiful designs , servlclblo cloth bought to sell at 15 cents to attract 0 cents. Domestic Dcpt. 50 pieces 81 Inch un bleached sheeting , to attract , 12 % cents. 50 pieces 81 Inch bleached sheeting , to attract , 15 cents. Thcso are good , reliable goods , worth 30 per cent moro than these prices. 1 case only of short lengths zephyr glng- liams to attract , one-half price 5 cents. Men's Dept All 75 cent fine ribbed under- wear , 25 cents. $1.00 and $1,25 , men's underwear 50 cents. Special 100 dozen men's cotton working shirts full sizes , full length , well made prlco to attract , 25 cents. Hosiery 100 dozen ladies' seamless fast black hose , double sole and high spliced uccl 9 cents. Attention Is called to our new department of boy's waists and blouses on 1st tloor , where tomorrow we will sell 25 cent waists for 10 cents each. Received this week In book dept. one thousand Ivory Finish 1C mo. Illustrated editions ot 50 prominent authors , which we will place on sale at 25 cents. On second floor a lot ot M.OO and $1.23 shirt waists will bo sold at 49 cents. THOS. KILPA.TU1CK & CO. .It AUDI GIIAS AT M3W OIIM3AXS , Via the AYfilitiNli Hiillroiiil. On Feb. 16th and March 2nd , the Wabash will sell round trip tickets to all points south at greatly reduced rates. All parties desiring to take a trip south for business or pleasure should not fall to take advantage of the low rates offered by the Wabash , For further Information or tickets call at Wabash office , 1415 Farnam St. , or write O. N. CLAYTON , Agent. A NOVIOL FOUNDATION. 1'yrninlilH of Cement ItcMlltif ; oil HeilroeU. The new $4,000,000 federal building In Chicago will stand on a series of points j j Instead of resting on a foundation extending ! evenly along the entire wall line. The weight ot the huge structure , says the Chicago cage Post , will bo so adjusted that It will rest on cement columns thirty-two feet apart , these columns going down to bedrock sev enty-two feet below the surface of the earth. This Is the plan adopted In modern bridge julldlng and represents the most advanced progress In that field of construction. The mode of excavating for the foundation Is very Interesting and simplicity Itself. A section of a wrought-Iron tube of the de sired diameter Is set upon the ground on its rim. and as the earth within the circle Is removed the tube Kinks. When the top of the first section settles down til the level of the earth's surface a second section is placed above I' and. the digging process Is continued. One section after another dis appears and bedrock Is eventually reached without the slightest disturbance to the sur rounding material occurring. There is no settling of neighboring foundations , no tot tering walls , no alarm or disquiet of any scrt. scrt.When When the excavation Is completed there Is a clean Iron-walled hole , into which the cement Is poured and subjected to the neces sary pressure. When the Iron tube Is filled ; ho Job Is finished , the Iron casing being allowed to remain. The columns which will constitute the foundation for the Chicago julldlng will vary In diameter from twelve to fifteen feet. Through the wear and tear of ages they will support all the weight that they will be called upon to bear. By this plan It will not be necessary to Irlve piling down to bedrock or to resort to any of the methods for making broad bases 'or foundations to rest upon , so familiar to Chicago builders of lofty edifices and heavy justness blocks. The clement ot uncertainty will be entirely eliminated. Cement columns lave been tried In the construction of all the great Iron and steel bridges built In re cent years and found to bo wholly satls- 'actory. ' There la no guess work , no specu- ation as to the precise weight a cement column of certain dimensions standing on solid rock will sustain. It Is a simple nathomatlcal and engineering proposition. The Chicago foundation will cost less than 1200,000. Work upon it can bo commenced ho minute Contractor Harris finishes the emoval of the old wreck that now dlsflgnruo he site. The plans for building and founin- lens are now practically done , some of the details only remaining unfinished at this vritlng. Mr. Cobb , the architect , says that ho new Chicago postofflco will bo the most scientifically constructed building In the United Statas. HALF HATES TO WASHINGTON , IJ. O. , Vlu the IliirlliiKlon Itoiite , March 1 and 2. Call at ticket office , 1C02 i'arnum St. and reserve berths NOW. J. B. Reynolds , City Pass'r. Afj-int. 1MIACTICAL I3.XAMINATION. Qiinliit Iiifnriiinllon CatlK'rcil from Woulil-Ili * I'ollcM'iui'ii In \ MV York. Police Commissioner Roosevelt of New York , replying to criticisms of the civil service examinations of candidates for the police department , gives the following ex amples of the replies of men who failed to pass : Ono question wo asked was to name five of the states that seceded from the union In 1S61. One answer was , "Now York , Al bany , Pennsylvania , Philadelphia and Dela ware. " Another question was , "Name live of the New England states , " Ono answer to this question was : "England , Ireland , Scotland , Whales and Cork. " Another an swer was ; "London , Africa and New Eng land. " Another question was ; "In what state and on what body of water la Chicago cage ? " Ono competitor answered ; "New York state , on the Atlantic ocean , " und an other , "California , on the Pacific ocean. " Another question was to name five of the tales bordering on the Great Lakes , to which ono competitor answered : "Now Jer sey , Georgia , Florida and Alabama. " An other question was : "Name four of the ex ecutive departments of this government. " Among the answers was ono of two words : "Exzetlv commlte , " Another question was : "Upon what written instrument la the gov ernment of the United States rounded ? " The conclusion ono bright competitor reached was expressed in the brief word "Paper. " Yet another question was ; "Into what three branches is the government of tbo United States divided ? " Rather a common answer this during the heat of the last cam paign was ; "Democrats , republicans and populists. " Another question on this line recently asked was ; "What Is the highest branch ot the Judiciary department of the United States ? " This drew out a fine crop replies , which included ; "Flar depart ment , " "Sir I'rcam Court , " "Scnltar , " "I5x- zegitlye , " "General secession , " "Tho post master" nnd "The Juryman. " Yet another question was : "Why were July 4 and Feb ruary 22 made legal holidays ? " Ono an swer read : "The day of George Washing ton's landing and crossing the Delaware ; " another , "On them days the country was freed ; " another , "The president takes hU seat , " and yet another , "Julu Forth was tbo end of the ware , " Another question was : "In case of the absence or disability tbo mayor , who would perform his duties ? " Ona man , evidently puzzled by the spelling , simply wrote "Malr. " Another , with deft flattery , names President Roosevelt velt , while the opinions of others varied from "Hoard of encumbrances" to "Any police captain he wants to. " Annum * ] IN TIII : LAM Hrnir < l > e t I'ropuncil fo Niinicronx irtihllc The notion that wo or * governed too much which prevails in certain ) circles , has ha Its feeble existence stllWurther menaced b various legislatures. These august and ex haustlng bodies have set. about remedyln tbo veteran public evils with which thcl predecessors wrestled wJthjmoro or less sue cess. Several have bead taken by the scruff of the neck and glvcni a preliminary shak 'Ing , as a reminder that t the lawmaker 1 doing business at thctoldr stand. But tin efforts of state lawmakers arc not confine to the perennial evils of the body politic They are reaching out for evils of les magnitude which have hitherto eluded th legislative clutch and preyed upon humnnltj until public patience approached the virtu of martyrdom. Considerable rivalry Is manifested as to which state legislature will capture the record In smashing these minor "monster : with hideous mien. " For the moment the race lies between Missouri and Indiana , with Kansas crowding the leaders. At thrco states , together with Nebraska , have formed a flying wedge to rip up the Rugby game and kick the ball over the fence Missouri has tackled the railroad corpora lions on two vital points , the outcome o which mint produce a copious flow c perspiration In managerial circles. It Is proposed to prohibit , with adequate penal- | I ties , railroad employes from "Intruding at , tcntlon and conversation upon female pas- I cengers. " The author of this great reform . exhibits a chlvalrlc spirit that Is not to be confined to fascinating conductors nnd oh , seqilloils porters , whose mental charms rlva In attractiveness the scenic wonders of rail- J road lines , Ho proposes going the limit by i prohibiting trainmen from flirting will i rustic maidens domiciled along the road I I To many the practice may seem trifling ami . unworthy of serious attention. Not so Statisticians estimate that thousands of dollars of valuable labor Is lost annually by the provoking distractions ot fleeting trainmen to the feminine population. Take the sltiglo Item of milk. Cans and buckets galoi-o of the creamy fluid have been Ir retrievably lost because the heart-thrllllnr j i witchery of locomotive whistles catches the I I inilkm.ilden udder-wise engaged. The only ; known means of preventing her "kicking the bucket" Is to muzzle the whistle and the Missouri statesman is equal to the task. With flirting within and without the trains stamped as a penal offense the resultant gain In labor applied to useful llfework will send Missouri a-bniindlng to the head of prosperity's procession Arm In arm with this reform comes an other , designed to , check the cruel liasit shown at stations by train operatives. Who can tarry a while In the sun-kissed reaches of the Omaha union depot and witness un moved the pathos of parting ? Who Is there with heart su cold as not to feel a thrill of anger when affection's clash is ripped wide open by the heartless cry , "All aboard ! " The clang of bell and whiz of steam send unbidden tears < o the left , while the sobs of the departed arc lost In the rat-tat ol moving wheels. Missouri proposes to put Its foot down on these cruel practices. II proposes that these parting scenes shall nol bo rudely abbreviated , but must be allowed to reach a legitimate climax without cor- porato Intrusion. In other' words , the rail road trains must wait Until the osculating passengers have had their fill. Instead of "All aboard , " the cry In Missouri shall be , "Ladles and gcni'lemen , have you em braced sufficiently ? If so , we rnovo to the next station. " An Indiana sage , with a few flourishes of his pen , has solved a problem that has Irri tated the gray matter of wiseacres for centuries. He has "squared the circle , " and proposes Incorporating his solution In the statutes of the state. Mathematical sharps o the present time and for generations past have grown prematurely bald'In striving to express In exact figures the diameter of a circumference or the circumference of a diameter. They agree that for all. practical purposes the former is 3.14159 times tbo latter , but for argument's sake they will add a foot or two of decimals. The Hoosier sage simply Jeers at the mathematical sharps , and with Inspired precision lopped off five figures and put down the result at 3.2. In this form lie proposea to plant It In the statutes and thus square the Hoosler state before the world. There are other sages In the Indiana state house. One of them proposes a bill making the use of 'French words on a bill of fare a misdemeanor , punishable with adequate fine. In explaining the measure ho declared with Impressive emphasis : "I object to having tbo only name down on a hotel bill of fare for goojo livers to bo patty day for gracsay. Hotels must print their programs In the English language. Juntlco to their boarders requires It ; the national honor demands It. " The proposal Is believed to have greater significance than appears on the surface. It Is reported that a prominent Hoosier Is slated for the Paris consulate , and the proposed prohibition of French In local clr ckfl IB designed to prevent him familiarizing himself with expressions necessary to absorb American pie In Paree. However this may be , the measure touches a popular chord , nnd Is likely to go through1. Kansas statesmen have laid out a pro gram of unique reforms. They propose to maka trains stop at any elation n passenger desires to get off ; to limit corporation profits to G per cent ; to ordain rules and regulations for "ministers , priests or any person having charge of a church , " and oust him , from the pulpit should he fall to practice what he preaches. A notable measure Is that re quiring the publication of the formula in every case where a proprietary drug or patent medicine Is offered for pale. No ono outside of n prohibition state can fully appreciate the true Inwardness of this measure. Hcrc- toforo , Kansas regarded a smattering of legal knowledge 1 an unnecessary qualification In 1I prosecuting attorney. Any old thing would do to fill the office. Now , however , a llttlo legal ' lore Is regarded as useful In the shop and a measure has been Introduced requiring A the prosecuting attorney to ho .1 lawyer. If this should bo successful , It Is probable the repeal of the Grceham law will follow. Arkansas , the home ol Jim Jones , mani fests a disposition to transfer Its affections from Missouri to Kentucky. Consequently there Is a speck of war on the southern horizon. For some time past Arkansas has received Mlr.st.url mules , brad on , with open arms , and drew sustenance from their sinewy limbs. But for fcomo unknown reason , the harmony that heretofore prevailed In a Arkansaw mulcdom has been ruptured. Perhaps the mule embossed "good luck" on some tender frame or rudely elevated a confiding native , Whatever the cause , Arkansas kicks back by Imposing a prohib itory tax on the Missouri product. The Kentucky variety will continue persona grata. There Is much novelty -and variety dls- played by lawmakers of'other states. A bill has been Introduced in the legislature of Tennessee" prohibiting males from loafing In the vicinity of young iladles' schools , or trylm ; to communlcatoisecrctly with the in- muteif. Pennsylvania lawmakers have tackled the theater hat , and along with It a ' - provision punishing "going out between the acts" to acquire the iclovcn breath. The supporters of the dual reform sagely con tend that the ladles * wlll cheerfully doff their flower gardens it' tbo men keep their seats , Contemplating the variety and beauty , the kein Intellectual grasp off public ills and remedies displayed by up-to-date statesmen , one is tempted to exclaim in borrowed phrases , "Palsied be the hand that Is raised against legislative novelty , and speechless t be the tongue that derides emerald-titled re form. " TIIUOUCII CAItS FHO.U CIIIGAKO n fj To AVtiNhliiKtoii via I'eiiiiHVlvtinla Short Linen. , March 1 , 2 and 3 the- Keystone Express solid vestibule train learlng Chicago 11 a , in , via Pennsylvania Short Lines will have Sleeping Cars to Washington without change , in addition to regular equipment of < Coaches , Parlor , Smoking and Dining Cars. jut Fast Line No. 8 leaving Chicago 3 p. in. also has sleeping cars through to Washing ton. Other Washington trains via Pennsyl vania Short Line leave Chicago Union 10 Station 9 a. ro. , 11:30 : p. in. and 2:4S : a. in , iot Excursion tickets on sale March 1 , 2 and 3. iln Apply to II. R , Derliig , 'A ' , G. P. Agent , 248 South Clark street , Chicago , for sleeping car space , and desired information about low ratco. THIS DAY THE LAST , Wo Hope to Close Ont the Bnlnnco of Onr Wholesale Stock Today , DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY SitTV ] Iiii Slilpliliipr In Sincic , or All Would lie \im-Siicclnl IlnrKtiliiN for S'nturilny In niMl 1'liiiuiN. Wo iiopo to close out all our \vholcsnlo stock by 10 o'clock tonight , < xnd In order to do so and to Interest the head of every household In this community , wo make the following otter on pianos that arc A little shopworn ; pianos that have been In the hands 1 of one of our agents for sonic llttlo time i ; one beautiful "Llndcll" piano , ma hogany case , full elzo ami scale. The whole sales cost of this piano Is $190.00. The usual retail prlco Is $325.00. We offer It to the first customer today at $140.00. One higli-crado upright piano at $135-00. Ono fine Arlon upright piano , $ S5.00. Fif teen dollars cash , $ S.OO per month buys thorn. In addition to the above special bargains wo have now , reliable planoa , that we can war rant , for $118.00 , Sl&G.OO to $1CS.OO. Wo also have several very fine high-grade pianos , that usually retail for $375.00 to ? " > 00,00. They arc going at this sale for $108.00 , $223.00 , $230.00 to $298.00. Twcnty-flvo dollars cash , $10.00 per month buys any piano In the house. Now organs , $47.00 , $52.00 to $03.00. Six dollars cash , $3.00 to $5.00 per month buy.l any organ. Store open till 10 o'clock evenings , A. IIOSI'B , Jr. Piano boxer , $2.00. A. Ilospo , Jr. , 1513 Douglas street. For Mr. Mi'tClnli'j-'N The Burlington Houtc offers March 1 and 2 a one-way rate for the round trip to Washing ton. I ) . C. Reserve berths NOW. Ticket ofllcc 1502 Farnam St. , J. B. Reynolds , City Pass'r. Agent. HIS VISION IS rURVKUTKD. A Hey Who WrllrM Hade-mini , lint Si-c.s II its IT Written Corrrotly. A remarkable case of what , for want of a better name , Is termed perverted vision , Is just now attracting much attention in North Adams , Mass. The victim of this strange malady Is John Ghldottl , a C-year-old boy who attends the public schools of that city. Physically and mentally , so far as scientists and physicians can determine , he In no way differs from other boys of his age , except that It Is practically Impossible for him to wrlto In the ordinary manner. Ho uses his left band , writing from right to left , forming his let ters and sentences -backward. - This peculiarity of the boy was noticed as soon as he began to take writing lessons. Ho learned the-lctters quickly , and wrote rapidly for one to young , but his writing was Invariably In the reverse order. Starting- from the -wrong side of the page lie would cover his copybook with charac ters which looked unlike anything called writing , but If the page was held before a mirror the reflection was perfectly legible and appeared llko ordinary writing. Strange to say , ho makes figures In the proper manner. Yet he cannot explain the difference between writing figures from eft to right and letters Just the reverse. It seems Impossible to teach this child that there Js anything peculiar about His chl- ography , and ho persists that his hand writing Is llko that of any other person. Ono may guide his right hand over a line of copy In the proper manner , but the mo- nent bis hand is released he instantly changes the pencil to his left hand and corn- nonces to write In. his through-the-looklng- ; lass fasl-.lnn. Another peculiar feature of this perverted vision Is that apparently he has no dlfllculty n reading the handwriting of other persons , although thcic is such a difference between ils own and that of others. His teacher , Mlaa Alice 0. Buckley , says hat he evidently tries very hard to do as 10 Is told , but It Is as difficult for him to vrite in tbo ordinary manner as It would beer or another to practice his unique method. She cannot make up her mind whether his llfllcuUy comes from a defect In his eyes or rom the fact that he Is left handed , but ho has llttlo hope of remedy unless she can nduce the child to use his right hand. Dr. C. W. Wright of North Adams , a peelallst on. the eye , after a number of ex aminations of the boy's eyes , has arrived at ho conclusion that the child Is , to use his own expression , "a freak of nature. " Ho 003 not , however , think that there Is any inusual crossing of the nerve fibers of the ye. The doctor , In all his years of cxpe- ience , never met with an analogous case. Some years ago a returning Arctic ex- iloror told of a number of Esquimaux whom 10 met In the north of Greenland , who , when- 10 gave them some colored lithographs , pcr- Isted in hanging them upside down , and vhen asked why they did so declared that nly when they were so hung did they ap- ear natural. To thoEO natives the actual Individual or bject seemed to occupy a proper position , { mt in tlip case of pictures , apparently , they ound It necessary to reverse them In order o appreciate them. s ri-Nldi'iit Mt'lvliilcy'N Inutipriirat Ion. Washington , D. C , , "The Northwestern Line , " ; HALF TARE. City olllce , 1401 Farnam St. WltliCIC OF A JjIFK. Kentucky Ilriiu Ili-iiiiuiu'l Dying III Illl Illlllllllll I'lMir IICMIHC. The last straw was added to the burden t misfortune of poor * old Charley White , an nmato of the Clark county , Indiana , alms IOUEC , a few days ago when ho became en- : Irely blind. The career rif a once noted b beau and society man , relates the Louisville Post , Is slowly drawing to a close. < ) The Clark county alms house Is located about ten miles north of Jcffcrsonvlllo and ' .s rambling , rickety array of buildings that seem In keeping with the fortunes of Its poor , miserable Inmates. "Desolation" eeeir.H written on all of the surroundings. A score or moro of ragged old in on and women , gibbering Idiots nnd puny children huddled about the bare dormitories , silent , cheerless and filled with despair. Not far from the liouso Is the graveyard , to which the alms : house Is but the stepping stone. \ How the once proud heart of this poor old man must have sickened within him as ho entered this gloomy placu to spend the rem nant of his life a pauper ! The man who unco had a different suit of clotheu for every day in the year , upon whose 'person ' diamonds mends glittered , who had servants at his i-'Ibow ready to gratify hla every wish , whom the women petted and admired , whoso spark a1 ing wit won him the friendship of the learned men of the time , Is penniless , friendless , : liomekes , sightless and eagerly waiting far the grim ferryman to bear him away on Ills last long journey. He sat near the stove on a Email wooden chair , and at the sound of my voice he " started , ' In a husky , trembling tone ho isked ; "Is that somebody to ECO me ? Yes , yes , o remember you. God bless you , my bay. " Then the tears rolled down his wrinkled leathery cheeks. It was truly a pitiable if spectacle. Charley White of today Is a man of about live feet MX Inches high , has if scant gray 'hair ' , a ragged , tangled beard , if ind his deep-set gray eyes , trembling hands ind weak , Hkeletonllko frame give him an ancanny appearance. Instead of a sealskin ' avorcoat ho wears a. faded old brown Barmen buttoned tightly across his heart. . "Don't talk to mo about tWs place , " ho ald. "Tell mo about -what la going on In the world , Tell me of the people I jsed to know. What about the election ? " Then I told him of his former acquaint- mces as I remembered them. I even went far as to tell him of many whom I did remember , knowing it wouU brighten poor old heart td dear oonicthlng of if hem. He listened with rapt attention cud . vhen at last I left him he wept ogcln. ol f Seventy-eight yearn ago Charles White I vas born la Baltimore , life father was a I Hco-2-18-97 Hats Again ? Yes , hats again * Why not ? If anybody has any bet ter right to talk hats than The Nebraska we'd like to see their conversation put in print , If anybody has' any better claim on your hat money we'd like to know the color of their hair. The hats we arc selling at 76,0 $1.00,31.50 , $2 , oo and $2.50 are not only good hats and new hats , but they are better hats than those or dinarily sold for $1.50 , $2.00 , $2.50 , $3.00 and $3.50 Why shouldn't we talk hats ? We arc selling full finish - ish , hand block Derbies at $2.00 and $2.50 that will match up with any $3.50 to $4.00 offerings you can find around town , We are selling full fur Fedoras , silk finish , with real leather sweat bands and full silk lined , for $1.50. We are selling Alpines and Crush Hats and Dress Hats and Travelling Hats at nearer the actual cost of production than hats were ever sold by any store , and the cost of production isn't anywhere near as high as some people would have you believe. All the same , some hat stores keep on asking and getting the same old prices they got five or six years ago. If you want to pay five dollars for a hat worth only three1 , half a dozen stores in" " town will accommodate you , Wo won't. Our hat business ain't built that way. The Low Prices. ioo different Rockers at C ( ) Combination Book Cases at thcso IOT ] prices : $10 , $12 , $14 , $15 , $18 , $20 , $25 , $30. CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. , . 12th and Douglas. vealthy merchant and the family , was ono of the best In the state. The young man studied In ono of the eastern colleges and then finished his education In Europe. Ho traveled In Germany , Italy , England , Switz erland , France and Spain , and speaks four or five different languages fluently. Finally , In the height of his social popularity , ho fell In love with a girl who was employed in a factory In Lowell. Mass. Ills father oojected to the match. The mother was equally opposed to It , and the result wan a quarrel. The son left the house , declaring he would never return. Ho arranged with the girl to bo married , but on the evening set for the wedding io drank so heavily ho could hardly walk , and the girl declined to become the wife of i drunkard. The young man had some money he had Inherited from his grandfather , and with It he trav- Llcd about the United Slates , plunging Into all sorts of dissipations. For a. time lie was a social light In Cincinnati , and then about fifty years ago , lie visited Louisville Hero be at once became . great favorite li society. After his .money-was spent he was ashamei : to ask bis father for moro and he secured n. position as superlitenrient of a carriage factory nt Madison , Ind. Afterward ho went to Jeffcrsonvllle and had charge of the fine work on the coaches for the JefTerson- vllle , Madison & Indianapolis railroad shops He kept under the Influence of liquor most nf tl.e time , though , ami at length ho was discharged. Then he went to work ut Slelr- hclm's carriage factory , but he also lost this place on account of his bibulous habits , When he finally became a sot he mondnl iwnings abo.it the city and spent his earn ings for whisky. Even In the bar rooms , liowever , ho maintained his dignity anil none [ of his associates jeered him or treated him lightly. He had no ambition and at no tlmo seemed to regret his Ill-spent life. The saddest day in his whole life was the ono two years ago when ho was sent to the ilms house. Then he sat In the office of Frustca Baxter and wept bitterly. No ono news anything about his family and he ivlll not talk of them. Kscurwlou ItatcN to For the benefit of those d&slrlng to wit ness the inauguration of the next president 3f the United States , the Baltimore & Ohio railroad will sell cxcurlslon tickets at one Faro for the round trip from all points on Its lines In Ohio , Indiana and Illinois. Tickets will be sold March 1 , 2 and 3 , valid for return - turn ! until March 8. Similar tickets , via tbo Baltimore & Ohio railroad , will bo sold tiy all the railroads throughout the west. In addition to being the shortest and most llrect line to Washington , the Ilultlmoro & Ohio passes through a region ot greater scenic magnificence and historic In- Inrost than any In all America , Passengers ulso have the option of traveling via Akron ind Plttshuri ; or via Bcllulro and Grafton , jlthcr fiolng or returning. The through trains of the Baltimore & Ohio are vestl- luled throughout , equipped with Pullman ilecpcrs , and the dining car service Is un surpassed. Information In detail will be heerfully furnished upon application by \j. S. Allen , assistant general passenger igont , B , & O. R. It- , Grand Central station , Chicago , IM.M)1.\J ! COL01IS I.V CLASS. I'lttNhiirK ninr.Nl > lo\verr > Hi PIT I In Tliln llriini'h < if the lUiwIneaH. Qlaramaklng began In the United Stairs ibout 100 years ago , and at first was con- Ined to the manufacture of ordinary artl- lea required In this country In those early lays. Step by eti-p. ays the Pitubum Dispatch , advancra have been made until low the manufacture covers practically all irtlclea where a single color of glass la iscd. The Wrfltlnghoufio Glass factory In Mttsburg , which started a few years ago make a better quality of glass ( hair could 10 obtained commercially for Incandescent ilectrlc lamps , alto took uii the manufacture fin o gas and electric shades , and Is now ntroduclng commercially Into the making j-hadcs composed of two or more glasses different colors , laid one on top of the ither , whllo In a molten condition , n proceco mown as "flashing. " The shades to which 'special nttentlon Is being given are those vhlch are green outside and white Inside , .nd which are familiar to ovcry user of ga nd clcctrlo light. It will bo a surprise to nany to learn that all of these green and vhlto shades have heretofore boon Im- mrtcd , most of them cumin ; , ' from Ger- nany. However , through discoveries of help chemists , the WfstliiBhouso people arc naklng shades far superior to the 1m- lorted ones , particularly in the brilliancy the white tflass need for the Inside lining , .ml In the fine luster and even dlttrlbutlon the green glass used for the outtlile of ho shades. In making these shades the workman first ' LEAD1VG It UHB&.3.I OtNIISF ' 3d Floor Pax to U Illocli. Open Tuesday nuU Thursday evenings. Set Teeth $3.00 Rridgo Teeth. Dcst Teclli. . . . 7.30 each tooth Gold Cronns. . . 5.00 nnd crown.$3.03 Porcelain | Painless Crones 3.00 I Cxtractinj. . . . 30c Lillings St.OOuP Lailv Attendant , Tel. IOS5. " \ A CHOW AiVIX ! Fresh Country H KS no cold storage lOo pelelnxon. . AV.M. UKXTL-KMAN , Kith auel Gass. Wo absolutely refimu to sell eggs at tills price ami nothing else. takes from the furnace on an Iron plpo about as long as a broom handle n email ball of tlio white glatu , which ho expands llko a eoap bubble by blowing through the plpo until It la n llltlo larger than an orange. Whllo till : ) glai-s la still white hot and soft It la dipped Into the furnace or pot ) contain ing the green glaes , thus giving the whlto glass a coating ot green. The ball Is then blown to the proper size for the kind of tilmdo to bo iiiaile , and with a tool Homowlmt llko a pair of shears a hole Is made In the bottom of the ball , and by putting proper tools Intildc of the ball through thin hole the tihapo of the ball Is changed to the Blmpo of the desired uliadn. During the entire - tire process the plpo Is kept revolving by the workmen , en that tlio ball of hot glans will not get out of chape. From this dcwrlptlon , the procosw of "flaehlng" will seem simple enough , and wonder will be esprwwpel I bat tbeso sbaden have not br-on made In this country before. The rcaeon Is equally tilmplf. Olans expands ami conlraoiH , just as Iron doea. When two kinds of glaw are Unshed together as dc- ocrlbed above , If tliclr competitions are not practically the tame , their expanslona nnd contractions will bo different , and the shadw will crack aa BOOH as they cool. To make the green and white KO that they will have the saimi degree ( if expansion has been the dlfllculty , Hie composition of the glaMses lined In ( Jerniany having been kept cecret. Flashing opens the way to Infinite variety hi glawi norklng. Uombln.illonp of all ulmdes ot colora are posulhlo , and by cutting through the outer colors , marvelous "eaineo effects" are produced. Ameildi Is thus , fiU'p by Htep , going forward In the art of claw making , au slio has In Iron and uteri and other Industries , and It may bo ufely predicted that tlio art of gla flashing litm obtained a commercial foothold , that every kind ot artistic ; glaus will bu made hero within a few years , wlirn exportation will take the plarc of importations , and Ameri can glassware will lake the first place In tlif markets of tlio world. I * . .M. Trill n. of the CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY. Dost fccrvlce , ELECTRIC LIGHTS , ' Dining car. City office : 1DOI Farnam. Sliirlril u HulKy Hnrxv , The proprietor of Judxe haw u balky horsn In a Htreel in New York the other day , and bet JIM to 10 cuntH that I HI could Hluri him. Uiilnn out ho picked up two hnmlfulH of sand , and asked the driver to hob ! Iho IIOIMO'H head still. Then ho melted en oh of the horso'B nostrils fu'l of tlm sand and almost InslaiHly the horse becnn to HUK O and HlarH-d with u rush , nmld the Blioutu of the bystanders. _ \VIIN | < | UU"II inn ) HCIIII-II , ? 'l < l.-5. On March 1 and 2 Iho Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul rcllway will frll liiatiguratlon cx- curulon tlclirte ) , Omaha to WusliltiBton. I ) . C. , and rrturn for J30.25. C'lty olfieo 1501 Far. nam Ktictt. I1' . A- NASH , General