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8 THE DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 11 , 1897 ,
CONFESSION OF AN ANGELL
Alleged Widow of Jay Gould Squirms
Oat of a Plot.
SUIT FOR MILLIONS PETERS OUT
ItnininrntlonN nf n Shnllnir Cnn-
ftlilrncy KxtrndhiK from U'jomlnir
nnd Colorado to the Shore *
of Lnkc Clininpluln. |
Details of the collapse of a conspiracy to
hold up the estate of the late Jay Gould for
* largo sum ot money filled columns ot New
.York papers for a week past. During the
last two years mention was > frequently made
of the claim of Mrs. Sarah Ann Angcll of
IlotiRo'8 Point , N. Y. , to dower right In Iho
Gould estate. The case was taken Into the
courts ot Ntw York and eminent lawycrw
ivcro employed on both sides. Volumes of
testimony had been taken by commission
tearing on the early life of Jay Gould , but
Just as the caae was to bo called In court
( Mrs. Angcll confessed that her claim was
bogus and fiat fihe never was married to
Uay Gould , as claimed by her lawyers.
A brief synopsis will serve to enlighten the
many who have been too busy to follow
in all Its details this famous case which
had Itfl starting point In n little village on
the shores of Lnkc Champlaln ,
Into this peaceful community about two
years and a half ago came n woman calling
herself Mrs. Cody , spoken ot by all as that
"detective women , " by many as the divorced
; wlfo of n well known actor. She was lookIng -
Ing for n womnn called Sarah Anne Browne.
Now thc-ro were many Urowncs living In
that section of the country , nnd It was hard
to locate that particular Sarah Anno. Fi
nally , pie discovered traces of a certain
Wary Brown , who had In her youth been
known an Sarah Anne Brown , .and who wan
then the wife ot John Angell. Mrs. Cody
proved to her perfect satisfaction that Mary
Urown Angell and Sarah Anne Browne were
ono and the pamo person , and so she went
to see John Angell's wife , and that wcu the
beginning of.the conspiracy.
Mrs. Cody 'declared that she had authen
tic proofs which went to show that Mrt' .
'Angell , when ehe was a girl between 15
and 1C years of age , had married a certain
Jason Gould , who had been surveying In
that part of the country at that time , that
elio had had a child by him nnd that he
liad deserted her a few months after they
had been married. Jnson Gould , the poor
boy of 17 , an apprentice to a surveyor , and
the Millionaire Jay Gould were proved to
bo one and the same person. Therefore , If
Airs. Angcll had married Jason Gould she
-was the widow of Jay Gould , who had been
a bigamist , and his children , therefore ,
were Illegitimate. These possibilities
opened out a vista of vast wealth to be
shared among the conspirators , and Mrs.
Cody set to work to gather up her threads.
How well she has gathered them up any
one who haa followed the case knows. She
found the minister who had married them ,
eho recovered a copy of the destroyed certifi
cate of marriage , she found men and women
who remembered Jason Gould , remembered
lilm marrying Sarah Anne Brown , and even
ono man In Canada , nbout eight miles across
.tho line , who made affidavit that he had
Mood up as best mnn with Jason Gould
( Wten he had married Sarah Anne Brown.
STARTS THE BALL ROLLING.
When thcee threads were all gathered up ,
Mrs. Cody wius ready to start the machinery ,
end lawyers are retained on behalf of Mrs.
'Angell. ' Amasa J. Parker and Amana J.
Parker , Jr. , of Albany and Lawyer Stcarn
of Rouse's Point attended to her side ot the
caec. The little hut on the Champlaln road
became a Mecca for these learned men ot
iho law , and the woman Ivho hired them ,
who know neither how ; ( o read or write , who
had never been twenty-five miles from her
native place , except once when she had
journeyed to Missouri , wc the quecin bee
around whom they all buzzed.
By piecemeal , from old Inhabitants only too
Willing to give all the Information they could
on this subject , I gathered the following
relative of Jay Gould's residence in that
jiart of the country. He had a contract with
tbo Ogdcnsburg ft Lake Champlaln railroad ,
which runs to Rouse's Point ; also with the
New York & Ccnadlan railroad and the
( Vermont Central , which traveiscs the same
region. Rouse's Point In ISoD was a email
( village , and young Gould did not fall to at-
Jlroct attention. Ho was then email In
etaturc , rather slender , of dark complexion ,
full of Napoleonic energy and with a shrewd ,
knowing manner. He was thoroughly at
homo In such a rural community , and al-
pvaye on > the lookout for profitable projects
or chances of advancement. He mixed freely
iwlth the Inhabitants , picking up Informa
tion and extending his knowledge of topog
raphy and of human nature.
Ita \ thus , It Is believed by the majority
of the townspeople , those who assert that
( Mrs. Angell was married to the young sur-
iveyor , that he met Sarah Anne Brown , then
a young nnd pretty girl barely 15 years of
age , ono of a numerous family without meana
of education , whoso father was a man of
ungovernable temper , frequently given to
drink.
In an Interview published eomo two yearn
ego , Mrs. Angell Is quoted as saying :
, "The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr.
Cloyton , at Champlaln , In the little parlor
of hla house. Mr. Gould had taken no wit
nesses along , and whrei It was necessary to
eccuro a wltiiEFs , a servant employed by Mr.
Clayton was called In. "
The inlfslng certificate Is explained by
Mr. Angcll , the SO-ycar-old husband of the
now famous claimant , as follows :
"Rev. Dr. Clayton ( which , by- the way , Is
not the name of the minister who woo In
charge of the Presbyterian church at the
time his name was Lelghton ) , Is allvo today
and Is now living In Pennsylvania. Several
letters have been received from him , and
during the last few days he has written that
lie Is making a thorough search among hln
papers for his private memorandum of the
ceremony which ho then performed. "
MRS. ANGELL OWNS UP.
A reporter of the New York Herald who
"visited the home ot Mra. Angcll describes
her us a "largo woman , having lost her
flguro , as she puts It herself. She Is about
CO years of ago. Her face la full and round
her complexion good , her hair gray ; her oyen
not large , but frank , have 11 peculiar fashlot
of half closing when she becomes excltei
ever anything ho Is telling you , aud her
mouth , which has lost any beauty It form
crly possessed , as she linn but a few teetl
remaining , has a very sweet expression abou
it , She has been , In her day , a good look
Ing , pretty , country girl and matron. ' '
In reply lo the reporter's direct question
put to her two or three times In the course
of that afternoon ;
"Did you ever marry Jay Gould ? " eho In
irarlably replied :
"I aln1 never said I married Jay Gould. '
In a little while her husband came In. Ho
io a very old man. Ho told the reporter
lie was over 80 , and he Joined In the convor
atton. Ho tsald ho did not know who uhe
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
Gold Medal , Midwinter Fair.
CREAM
BAKING
POWDER
A Pare drape Cream of Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
iad married ; eho had never told him. She.
ccpt repeating she was married "all right ,
n 1853. at the church In Champlatn. " t
ound there w a nothing more to get out of
icr ; phc eemwl mistrustful of every one.
he fct : eho hud been eold out by the lawyers ,
ilre. Cody nd her daughter. She cannot
read or write , has never been In Albany or
.lontre.il , never twenty-flvo mllcn away
rom home , except once , twenty years RO ,
when eho had journeyed to Caldwcll , Mo. .
0 PCO a relative who was living there at
hat time.
When asked how ehe ever came to utart
.ho BUlt , and whether she had ever received
any money she eald :
The old womnn , Mm. Cody , kept coming
and coming , and oho knew n lot , too. Stic
know Just etoufih of the truth for her to be
mlschlvous. You nee , Mrs. Cody said If I
would eny I married Jay Gould nnd sign
some papers but 1 ain't said nothing , have
I ? I ain't under oath , anyhow. Well , eho
Bald , I would not have to spend a cent , nnd
the cae would bo tried and I would get a
ot of money , and I could buy a new house
nnd live comfortable for the rest of my
days and God knows this house nln't fit
0 llvo In. 1 like to froze to death ono night
: ast winter. No , I nln t never received ono
penny from any one. Some ono did give
John Angcll | 10 , but that weren't given to
me. "
"Will you really tell me the truth , Mr .
Angell ? " the reporter asked her dually. "You
know something which you have not told yet ,
cither one of two things. You were" married
to Jay Gould , nnd arc his legal widow , or
you know some woman who was married to
iilm , and you could make trouble anyway.
Is not that so ? "
TUB TUUTII AT LAST.
"Well , " ehe enld , coming up close to the
reporter nnd looked down Into his eyes ,
shaking her head acid half closing her eyes ,
partly whispering her great secret.
"I never wnt married to Jay Gould. No ,
1 married a man named Dcrutae , In Champlain -
plain In 1853 , and n fine bit of n man he was ,
too. lie came from Europe , and ho came
near having five millions , and that's the way
Mro. Cody got mixed up. Yea , Mrs. Pierce
Is my" own child , from Derusao. She is my
daughter. My slater Is only six or seven
years older thtri my 'daughter. No , Do-
rtiflse was not home when the child wao
born ; ho came home two or three daya
afterward. Then , -If I had been married to
Jay Gould , how could I have married John
AnRell while he lived ? What kind ot a
woman do they take me for , anyway ?
i'Yes , I think I saw Gould once or twice
when 1 was a young girl and he was look
ing round thcae parts. Well , how nbout my
daughter ? Just this way. I never had any
education and I made up my mind she
should have learning and be brought up a
lady. After her father died I gave her tea
a family by the name of 'Morton , living In
Illdgeway , Canada , nnd they brought her
up as Mary Jane Morton , nnd she Is married
and \vell-to-do , and
ried to a very peed man \ _
living out In Wyoming. "
"No" she Enid In conclusion , "I never
married Jay Gould. You tell George or
Helen Gould to come nnd see me and I will
explain everything , and then this will dlo
"
°
' UP FAMIL.Y HISTORY.
Ex-Judge Dillon , counoel for the Goulds ,
says that In view of the fact that the mother
nnd sister of Mrs. lAnsoll had given testi
mony showing the alleged marriage to Jay
Gould never took place , and In view of the
confession of Mrs. Angell that she never waa
married to Jay Gould and never spoke to
him , and the consentient collnpsc ot the case ,
It seemed to him not necessary to make any
detailed statement of the evidence In the
case , which was nothing less than nn
audacious attempt to extort money , but he
brlclly reviewed the main features of the
bold attempt to establish Mrs. Angell as the
nrst wife of Jay Gould.
"There was Illed on May 20 , 1S9C , " hu said ,
"In the name of Sarah Anne Angcll , a suit
against the heirs ot Jay Gould for dower.
In the complaint she alleged that on April
16 , 1S53. she was married In Champlaln , N.
Y. . to Mr. Gould.
"The first that was heard of this clnlm was
a letter from a Mrs. Pierce ot Wyoming , the
alleged daughter of Mrs. lAngell , In which
she claimed that her mother waa mnrrlcd to
Mr. Gould on May ' 15 , 1S33 , by a Methodist
preacher named J. Hanna , nnd that she had
a certificate to that effect. The same claim
that the marriage ceremony was performed
byltov. J. Hanna In May. 1S53. was made by
her husband. This claim was afterward
abandoned and the marriage was alleged In
the complaint to have been made In Champlain -
plain on April 10 , 1853 , by llev. Nathan
Lelghton , a Presbyterian minister of Champlain -
plain , at that time.
"In consequence of the Institution of this
suit a careful scrutiny was made Into the
early life of Mr. Gould nud the fact was
established that Jay Gould never was In the
northern part of this state till long after
1855. In January , 1SG3 , he was married to
Miss Miller In New York City , nnd down
to the time ot his death In December. 1892 ,
nnd for several years afterward , no claim
was over made by Mrs. Angell that she had
been married to Mr. Gould.
"Tho mere fact. " said Mr. Dillon , in con-
cluplon. "that Mrs. Augell at no time made
any claim to have been married to Mr. Gould
until long after his dcatn. and forty-four
years after the alleged marriage , Is sulllclent
to stamp the claim as fraudulent. The real
conspirators in this case ought to be and
doubtless will be criminally prosecuted. "
David D. Duncan , associate counsel with
former Judge Dillon , is of the opinion that
five or six persons are Interested In the
plot , or , as ho put It , n small syndicate waa
formed for the purpose ot conducting the
suit as a speculation.
"I am convinced , " said Mr. Duncan , "that
money was supplied to Mrs , Cody by a
womnn , and I will know her name In a day
or two. Mrs. Cody Is living In "Denver and
until recently her nddress was 2313 Champa
street. I nm leanrlng all about her nnd have
the testimony of several persons that they
would question her veracity. "
llMiial CoiiNlttliMicy.
Chicago Post : "It was simply awful , " she
explained to her best friend. "I don't believe
1 can ever meet him again without blush-
Ing. "
"Tell mo about It , " urged the best friend.
"Why , I was lying In the hammock and
ho wan sitting near me on a campstool. I
was BO Interested In conversation Hint I never
noticed that the wind had raised my skirt
about an Inch above my ankle. I never was
33 mortified In all my life. "
"Naturally. " said the best friend.
Then they dismissed the disagreeable sub
ject from their minds and merrily scampered
along the beach In skirts that ended at least
two Inches above tbo knee , while a large
number of men looked on.
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I'OI'ft ! Of Illllllt.
Washington Star : "Did you speak to the
father of the girl you wish to marry ? " eald
ono young man.
"Yes , " replied the other.
"Did ho glvo you any encouragement ? "
"Ho seemed to think ho did. Ho Is a
politician and has been haunted by con
stituents over since election. When I told
him the ambition of my life , ho said very
gravely that It was seldom anybody secured
exactly what ho desired ; ho couldn't sea his
way clear to making mo the groom at his
daiiKhter's wedding , but ho'd ECO what he
could do about getting mo the place ot best
man. "
of Time.
CHICAGO. MlbWAUKHC & ST. PAUL UY.
On Sunday , September 11 ! , the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Uy. will make the
following changes In the train time between
Omaha and Chicago :
Train No. 4 , "Chicago IJmlted , " now
leaving Omaha at fi:35 : p. m , and arriving
at Chicago at 9Zr : > a. m. , will leave Omaha
at 5:45 : p. m. aud arrive at Chicago at 81&/ ;
a. m.
Train No. 3 , "Omaha-Chicago Kxpress , "
now leaving Chicago at 10:25 : p. m. and ar
riving at Omnua at 3:25 : p. m. , will leave
Chicago at 10:00 : p. ui. and arrive at Omaba
at 1:00 : p. m.
F. A. NASH , Gcn'l Western Agent.
1I1KU.
BRAN Mrs. Ituth 13. . dlrd at Wymore ,
Neb. , September 9th. nt the home of her
daughter. Mm 13. N. KuufTnuui. Funeral
nervlees In this city Saturday. September
lllh , nt I' n. m. nt the rfnidt-nce of tier
dauBhtcr , Mrs. W. O. ShamNo. . 2330 Cali
fornia street
PUTTING THE SUN TO WORK
Recent Devices to Utilize Solar Heat for
Running Machinery !
OUTPUT OF YANKEE INVENTORS
Pntrntn on Holnr Hcntrrn , Solar
Cooker * nnil Sulur KtiKlnc * of
YnrloiiH KlntlR I'rliitltiK n
I'lincr ] > } Stin'n Hay * .
Yankee Inventors arc busily engaged In
trying to find some way ot using the sun's
rays for running machinery. Already they
have taken out a largo number of patents
for solar cookers , solar heaters and solar
engines ot mnny kinds , but none of them
seems to eolvo the problem In n really prac
tical manner. Yet much has been added to
human knowledge In this direction , nnd
scarce nny other line of Investigation can bo
said to tempt pursuit more Invitingly.
It Is not as It no practical steps had never
been taken toward the utilization of this
vast and Inexhaustible fund of energy. Many
very wonderful things have actually been nc.
compllshcd , writes a Washington correspond
ent of the Globe-Democrat such as fiiu
printing of a newspaper by sun's rays , which
ran the press ; the distillation of salt water In
largo quantities , nnd even the manufacture ot
coffee and elder. Various kinds of small mo
tors have been driven by using solar heat
to raise the temperature of water , of al
cohol , of soda solutions and of air. Solar en
gines are sometimes employed for working
pumps , and a small locomotlvo Is said to
have been run across n desert by no other
agency. Ericsson Is not the only great InventIve -
Ivo genius who has devoted attention to
building machines for the sun to drive.
The lightning Is harnessed for mechanical
uses ; why not , then , the rays of the sun ?
Anybody whose skin has Buffered from the
burning heat of that orb Is easily able to
realize that Its rays are capable , when con
centrated only fourfold or fivefold , of bellIng -
Ing wnter violently or ot generating steam
abundantly. Obviously , the heat , always
convertible Into power , Is plentiful enough
even In a small space. It has been reckoned
by M. Mouchon , nn eminent French scientist ,
that It Is practicable to boll two pints of
water and keep It boiling with the raya that
fall upon IVi square yards of surface. One
iquaro yard of sunshine represents ono horse
power. The problem , accordingly , Is merely
to concentrate the rays.
GENERATING STEAM.
P. II. Monks , a 'Boston Inventor , has pnt-
cnted n machine which consists most Im
portantly of a small boiler and a large con
cave mirror. A familiar contrivance , called
a "hcllostat , " run by clockwork , moves the
mirror with' the sun so as to keep Its focus
always on the boiler. The rays concen
trated nt this focus heat the boiler and gen
erate steam , which drives on engine. More
complete , perhaps , Is a machine devised by
another citizen of the modern Athens ,
named Sevcry , "for obtaining continuous
power from the sun. " The principle Is the
same as In the other place , but the surplus
energy Is used to fill with water a storage
tank up above. When the sun goes behind n
cloud , thus suspending the operation of the
solar motor , a tripping mechanism auto
matically stsrts the water , which takes up
the task. Thus , there Is no pause In the
action of the machine.
An Englishman named Clark has produced
a contrivance which ought to be of use on
the Klondike , being designed to reduce and
disintegrate ores. It is n gigantic lens of
glass , hollow and filled with distilled water ,
so as to be free from Imperfections. So
Pireit Is Its size that gold ores are melted
beneath its tremendous focus. The trouble
about lenses , however , is that they arc ex
ceedingly costly. If they could be madeot
large size and at a comparatively small
price , the problem of solar mechanics would
bo simplified very much. As It Is , multiple
reflectors are commonly used instead. For
example , William Calver of Washington
tils patented an arrangement of boilers and
reflectors which travels around slowly on a
track , so that the sun's rays are always
focused upon the boilers. The steam thus
generated goes to the engine which runs the
apparatus.
A SOLAR STOVE.
Mr. Calver has also Invented what ho calls
a "solar stove , " for domestic use. It Is a
box of Iron inside of a box of wood , with
an air spice between. In connection with
the apparatus are several doors or slides ,
which are reflectors. The. contrivance being
placed In the sun , the reflectors throw the
heat Into the Iron box , while the nco-con-
ductlng wood keeps It from being carried
oft. When , the "stove" is hot enough It Is
taken Indoors and utilized as a heater until
It gets cold. Another strictly household con
trivance Is a sun machine for heating water.
It Is a 1)lg glass box , to be placed on thereof
roof ot a dwelling acid contains several glass
tanks which are to be filled with water.
The sun heats the water In the tank and It
Is drawn off as required for bathing , laun
dry and other purposes.
Ebenezer Sperry , of Chicago , has patented
a very Interesting "solar cooker. " iBeneath
a large frame of glass Is a sheet of metal
painted black , BO as to absorb heat. It Is a
fact open to mybody's observation that the
heat carried through glass by the sun's rays
does not escape easily ; hence , for example ,
the high temperature under a "cold frame"
In winter. Thus It comes about that euch
heat Is generated In this apparatus as to boll
water and generate steam , the latter passing
Into a cooking chamber above and prepar
ing the most elaborate dinner. E. S. Morse
of Salem , Mass. , has a scheme for warming
buildings. It consists of panels ot glass ar
ranged somewhat like window blinds out
side of the windows. Insldo of the glass
are blackened plates ot metal , to absorb the
heat , which flows Into the house.
SOME CURIOSITIES.
Luther W. Allingham of Los Angeles has
built a solar machine SOT generating steam ,
heating water , drying fruit and other pur
poses. A car carrying reflectors moves
around n flxe'd point , on which the rays are
focused. At the fixed point Is a boiler. One
of the freaks In this line Is credited to Wil
liam M. Storm of New Ycrk City. He pro
poses to construct a sun engine with lenses
of glass In the cylinder heads and reflectors
on the piston. Thus , by the action of the
rays entering the cylinder and reflected back ,
the piston Is supposed to bo driven to and
fro. Another curiosity Is the Invention of a
Frenchman named Telller. His Idea Is to
make a building with a double roof one roof
of glass nnd the other ot metal , the latter
being beneath. The heat gathered between
the roofs evaporates ammonia , the expansion
of which works an engine. The ammonia
may be condensed and re-used Indefinitely ,
pumping It back and back over the roof ,
M. Mouchon Is said to have constructed a
really practical solar machine Tor the purpoxc
of distilling water In regions where a'supply
for drinking qannot bo easily obtained. The
apparatus Is portable , being carried on the
back of a man without trouble. It will distill
two and a hilt quarts an hour , or two gallons
a day enough to supply six or eight men.
In Egypt. India and certain other parts of
the world campaigning la rendered much
more dltllcult by lack of drinking water , and
a contrivance of this sort Is likely to bo of
the utmost value , furnishing the essential
fluid In a healthful state and enabling the
soldiers to cook tliolr food rapidly. I some
countries It Is out of the question to get
good drinking water. In Aden , for example ,
the &un always shines and all water for
drinking has to be distilled ,
EXI'EHI.MENTS IN ALGIERS.
Elaborate experiments with solar engines
have been made by the French In Algeria ,
where the tun ulilnes at all times , and with
great power. The best apparatus was found
to be a simple arrangement of boiler and
concave mirror , the steam generated being
condensed In a celled tube surrounded by
water. This was for distilling water merely ,
In India a Inventor named Adams has
obtained some very Interesting results with
machines of his own contrivance. One of
these Is a cooking box , made of wood and
lined with reflecting mlrrori. At the bottom
tom of the box la a small copper boiler ,
covered with glass to retain the heat of the
rays concentrated by mirrors upon the boiler.
In this contrivance any sort of food
may bo quickly cooked. It the steam Is re
tained the result Is a stew or boll ; If al
lowed to escape It Is a bake. The rations
of seven men cau be prepared In two hour * ,
Including meat * . Thetiicat may bo aug
mented Indefinitely < br Increasing the
dla icier of the box.
Mr. Adams accomplish eomo extraordinary
things by arrangingrtnlrrora on the method
which Archimedes ituiMUl to have employed
for the purpose of setting flro to the Roman
fleet when the latter was blockading the
City of Syracuse. IIo"ananaged to get A
focus at a distance of-twcnty feet , obtaining
an enormously high temperature. At the
distance mentioned iie ; was able to Ignite
wood Instantly , nnd cveri to boll mercury nt
C14 degrees Fahrenliclt or thereabout. Ho
bolted nine gallons of water In thirty
minutes , evaporatingifour gallons ot It.
Ho claimed that with 500 mirrors ho could
produce a temperature ot 7,600 degrcei ,
There was no limit to the number ot mirrors ,
and none to the Intensity of heat obtainable
or to the force ot steam generated. The
apparatus cost next to nothing and was
almost everlasting. Clouds might Interfere
with Its usefulness at times , but , employed
as an auxiliary to ordinary boilers It would
save 25 per cent ot fuel.
PRINTING BY SOLAH HEAT.
The printing press already referred to
was run at a fete at the Tullcrlcs , In 1SS2 ,
an apparatus for the concentration and
utilization of the sun's heat being placed
on exhibition. It consisted of a great re
flector a hollow cone ten feet long , which
concentrated the rays ot the sun upon n
boiler. The steam from the holler actuated
an engine , which ran the press and printed
a little ncwipapcr set up for the occasion
and called the Solid Journal. During the
lust century , by the way. nn enormous lens
was made In Franco. lAll the heat falling
upon It was concentrated on a smaller lens
and so on until Iron nnd gold were molten
and ran llko melted butter. At about the
same time a "burning glass" ot hugo size
was made In England for the emperor of
China. It was three feet In diameter. The
emperor , however , suspected that It was
magical , and so had It burled.
The action of the sun on the atmosphere
ot the earth may bo considered as the opera
tion of a solar machine , the result being
movements of the air I. c. , wind. Thus
every windmill Is worked by the sun In
roillty , though Indirectly. Prof. Cleveland
Abbo of the weather bureau , says that solar
pumps could undoubtedly be used for Irriga
tion nnd for other ' purposes , but wind
mills are much cheaper. This newspaper
Is printed by sunbeams which fell upon the
earth every so many centuries before man
was first born. The paper on which these
words are marked was made from material
grown by the sun. With a little trouble
taken In calculating , the amount ot solar
radiation expended In turning out today's
edition of the Globe-Democrat could be
stated with approximate accuracy.
It Is reckoned that the heat of the sun
would sufll'dcntly warm nnd Illume 2,000-
000.000 globes as big as our earth. The solar
orbs shrink In diameter at the rate of about
ten inches per diem. It will be 4,000,000 or
5,000,000 years before there Is any prcccptlblo
( Iln.iln1shm.ont . of Its radiation. Eventually ,
ot course , It must become dead and cold like
the moon.
SCHOOL I ) < | IIK1H2.
Your Hey nml CJIrl , Are They Well
KlMMl for Shoe * ?
The child's foot needs especial care during
school age. The foot Is constantly growing ,
but If It Is Improperly fitted much damage
may result. We have taken such great
pains in fitting children that the great ma
jority of school shoes worn In Omaha come
from our store. There Is more than the
satisfaction ot knowing that the foot Is
fitted right. There Is the lasting quality of
the shoe. If It fits- well It lasts longer.
Then there's the price. School shoes are
not sold for less than ours ; not If they arc
good ones.
Child's heavy kid button , for rough wear ,
5 to 8 , $1.00.
Child's fine kid button and lace , 5 to 8 ,
$1.25.
Child's heavy box calf , very durable , G to 8 ,
$1.25.
Child's satin-calf button , A. S. T. tip , 8 to
11. $1.00.
Child's kangaroo calf button nnd lace , the
very best to be foundianywhero8 ; to 11 , $ li25.
Child's box calf , button and lace , 8 to 11 ,
$1.50.
Child's heavy kid , button and lace , plump
vamp and extension soles , S to 11 , $1.25.
Misses' heavy kid lace , splendid value , all
solid , 11 to 2 , $1.2G.
Misses' satin calf , button , A. S. T. tip , same
shoo sold last year for $1.50 , this season's
prlco $1.25.
Misses' heavy kid , button , lace , extension
sole , fair stitch , 12 to 2 , $1.50.
Misses' kangaroo calf , lace and button , ex
tension sole , a very strong , hard-wearing
shoe. 12 to 2 , $1.50.
Misses' box calf , lace , coin toe , a splendid
rough weather shoe , sizes 12 to 2 , $2.00.
Misses' fine kid In button and lace , patent
tip , coin toe , extension sole , our leader , 12 to
2 , $2.00.
Little gent's calf lace , coin toe , sizes 9 to
13 , $1.50.
Little gent's box calf lace , new coin toe , 9
to 13 , $1.75.
Youth's box calf , Rough and Ready , 11 to
2 , $2.00.
Uoys , same as above , sizes 2 % to C , $2.25.
T. P. OARTWRIGHT & CO. ,
IGth and Douglas.
SUE HAD A HOI.I. .
ShooU n Vow TlmiiNiiiiil Under the
NONC of Hie JlldHf.
Miss Elizabeth Mitchell's cool and matter-
of-fact display of wealth In Judge Chetlain's
court Friday nearly took away the breath ot
the court ofllclals , relates the Now York
Journal. She tossed ten $100 bills on Clerk
Sterling's desk as a guaranty that she would
bo In court on Monday morning , and then
she stowed away another $1,000 In currency
In her purse for emergencies.
"I wouldn't spend three days In jail for
$5,000 , and I can produce that sum If neces
sary. " remarked Miss Mitchell quietly , as
she showed $3,000 worth ot diamonds to Clerk
Sterling.
When the recognizance had been signed
Miss Mitchell drew from her belt a diamond
studded gold watch , noted the time , noddqd
to the clerk and swept out of the court room.
At the entrance to the building she entered
n carriage and was driven away.
The July grand Jury Indicted Charles S.
Johnson and William Davis , both colored , on
evidence furnished by Elizabeth Mitchell.
The men are accused of the theft from her
of two valises containing Jewelry and clothIng -
Ing valued at $50. Three times the case was
put on the call for trial and each tlmo the
complaining witness failed to appear. So
finally an attachment was Issued for her.
Deputy Sheriff Bailey went to Miss Mitchell's
homo , but was unable to find her , so reported
to the court.
"Go back and bring that woman In , " or
dered Judge Cuctlaln ,
Deputy Ilalley went , and was told that Miss
Mitchell was not at .homo.
"Well , I'll Just see If she Is or not , " ho re
marked , and entered 'tho ' house. In a dark
ened room ho found iho object of his search.
She refused to acompany the deputy after he
had read the writ to'her. ' IJalloy went out
and sent In a call for the police wagon ,
When It came dashing up to the door Miss
Mitchell changed her mind. She said nho
would go , but not In 'the patrol wagon. She
ordered a carriage.
When she was called before the bar of the
court. JuilKO Chctlaln said :
"I will put you where wo will have less
trouble In finding you next Monday. Take
her over to Jail. "
"To jail ? " gasped the woman In dismay.
"I do not want to go to Jail. "
"Well , If you can 'furnish n good bond of
$1,000. I will lot you go , " remarked Judge
Chctlaln.
"Would a cosh bond do ? " Inquired the
woman.
"Yes , a cash bond will do , " decided the
Judge , and then the woman astonished the
court attaches by showing the Klondike In
her purse and putting up the money.
WM. 0. G OSS-COAL.
Tel. 1307. Olllco and yards llth & Nicholas.
I1KK MOI.MCS , I A , ,
One Fnrt * for Hound Trip ,
September S to.-18 , via Rock Island Route.
Call at city ticket office. 1323 Farnarn street.
HUM Klondike fiiilil ,
Jacob Schermerhorn of Columbus , O. ,
pansed through Omahn yesterday while en
route home from n two years' experience
In the Klondike. According to popular re
port * Mr Schurmcrhorn will tnku Imck to
IilB fum'ly ' ncnriy JM.OtO an the product of
hl two rlnlins on HM rtidi C'rfek He tx *
pects to return to the Klondike next spring.
T\VO \ BEARS STOP A TRAIN
Got Tired of Walking the Ties and Squatted
on a Bridge ,
THEY WERE TAME BUT HEADSTRONG
A Slioircr of SI en in Store KnTectlvc
Than the I'roddltiir of the
, Oviiorn An Incident I
Two trained bears which found walking
cti railroad ties n little wearisome held up n
fast cxpres strain on the New Jersey Central
railroad for halt an hour on Monday mornIng -
Ing , relates the New York Sun , The bears
sat down In the middle of the track on the
long bridge over the Rarltan river , and
neither the rumbling ot an approaching train
nor the whistle which the engineer sounded
caused them to move. The train had to come
to a full stop , nnd It took thirty minutes to
remove the bears. v
For n few weeks two Swiss peasants have
been exhibiting the bears In the summer re
sorts nnd villages nlong the Jersey const.
The bears are old-timers nt the performing
business , End although usually mild and
obedient enough , occasionally get obstrep
erous and glvo their owners trouble. fBoth
ore trick wrestlers. They also can stand
on their heads , dance , climb trees , ring belli )
and do a dozen other penny-collecting things.
On Sunday a week ago their owners gave
performances In Perth Amboy and on Sunday
night slept with the bears In a stable In that
place. Bright and early Monday morning
they left Perth Amboy for South Amboy , fol
lowing the railroad tracks. When they
reached the Rarltau river they decided to go
across the railroad trestle Instead of turning
off a few miles to a point where there Is
a passenger bridge. A man Is stationed at
the beginning of the trestle usually whoso
business It Is to warn people not to cress
and to prevent cattle from wandering on
the structure. The bridge Is over half a
mile Irng nnd very low. In the middle Is n
draw. The rails are Inld on open ties , and
there la no path for pedestrians. Whatever
Induced the peasants to start across It with
the bears Is a mystery. They probably
thought that It was the only means of get
ting over the river. At any rate they did
start , and the bears , refreshed by tho'r
night's real , took very kindly to the ties ali
first.
TAKING A REST.
After going about an eighth of a mile they
got tired on the trip. So they sat down and
refused to budge. Uy mercilessly yanking on
the nose rings and constantly prodding with
ntecl-polntcd sticks , the men got the bears to
within a few feet of the draw. There the
animals stopped short , squatted down on the
ties and clayed there despite the efforts of
their masters. Twenty minutes of proJdlng
and yanking , shaking of fists and swearing
had no effect on the bears. They were Im
pervious to all arguments. They not only
declined to resume the trip , but also re
fused to get up and sit between the north
and south tracks. Two railroad hands ran
ever from the draw to tell the men that there
was a train due on the south track In a few
minutes and that If they wanted the bears
they'd better move them. The men then
tugged at and prodJed the bears with re
newed energy , but again their efforts were In
vain. What was more , the bears showed
them the utter futility of further efforts In
that direction by putting up a fight that
almost landed the men In the waters ot the
Rarltan. The two railroad hands quickly
withdrew when the bears began to fight and
stood ready to disconnect themselves from
the rest of the trestle at the first sign of
hostile Intentions on the part of the animals.
But the bears didn't make a move. They
only wanted to be let alone.
The train which was due on the south
track In a few minutes was the special morn
ing express which leaves Asbury park at
7:30 : o'clock Monday mornings and brings
business men who have been at the summer
resorts along the road over Sunday to the
city. It is a fast train and makes only one
or two stops on the trip.
The bears were still resting on the track
when the train hove In sight , coming at full
speed. The peasants alternately waved their
arms at the train and knelt and Implored
the bears to get out of the way , but It was all
in vain. The train came on and the bears
continued to blink at their masters as
though they didn't care whether school kept
or not.
HOLDING UP A TRAIN.
Just what would have happened to the
bears If the train had not come to a stand
still Is a question. One of the draw tenders ,
however , signaled the train that the draw
was open. That was all that saved the
bears. "When he got near enough , Engineer
Kline saw that the draw was closed and
that the bears were the real cause of the
dolaj' , to he whistled furiously and came
slowly ahead. The bears looked around to
eeo what was making all the noise and then
looked away. They were perfectly uncon
cerned. Kline whistled again , while the
fireman hurled chunks of ccal at the ob
stacles. It was all of no avail , however.
The bears remained where they were. Then
Conductor Waldman and Engineer Kline ,
followed by about fifty passengers , got out
of the train and tried to chase the bear
away. One or two went too near and got
cuffed for their pains. The bear owners
renewed their efforts , but It was of no use.
Meantime the news that two bears were
holding up the train had spread through the
cars and passengers come tumbling out to
see the fun. Some enjoyed it , while others
were Indignant. One man cried out loudly
against the delay , saying that it might mean
thousands of dollars to him unless ho got
to the city before the exchanges opened.
Several others had similar grievances , but
all Conductor Waldman could say was :
"They won't move. I don't see what we
can do. "
"Back up and glvo them a boost into the
river , " shouted one man.
"Throw coal at thorn , " cried another.
"What's the matter with tying ropes to
those rings In their noses , fastening them-to
the engine and backing Into South Amboy ? "
suggested a third man.
"Turn some hot water on them , " came
from the rear of the crowd.
This , last was regarded as the first sensible
suggestion made. The owners protested
against adopting the suggestion , but they
were disregarded. The passengers , who had
been poking the bears with umbrellas and
canes and having a lot of fun with them ,
wore ordered back Into the cars and then a
volume of steam was turned on. It com
pletely enveloped the animals , but from the
midst came snorts and tqucali which showed
that It was having the desired effect. When
the cloud of strum rose the bears weru on
the north track , standing up , and apparently
all ready to proceed. They wo a very much
disgusted pair of bears and walked along
peaceably enough when the peasants grabbed
their loading strings and started toward
South Amboy with them.
Engineer Kline lost no tlmo In getting past
the bears and thu last the passengers saw of
the animals they were still walking slowly
along the ties , led by their owners.
HHICIC KIIO.M HIAC.
Jinny AdriintnueH Olnlinrd for ( lie
.Vetv Product Over I lie Old.
The process of brick making bids fair to
bo revolutionized. A very Important demon
stration that may lead to this change la be
ing roado at Birmingham. Ala ,
The experiment Is being made with slag ,
cement and several other Ingredients. If
slag will make brick satisfactorily , then an
other Industry will bu opened for IllriTfing-
lutin. Those Interested feel sanguine over
the new venture.
Recently Captain P. Sid Jones , emigra
tion agent of the Louisville & Nashvlllo
railroad , met L. J. Blrn of Chicago , Mr.
Dim Is well versed In matters pertaining to
brick making , and desired to make some ex
periments In manufacturing brick slag.
Captain Jo cos persuaded him to stop off In
Birmingham. Hu has been there several
days and Is making arrangements for the
experimental test.
"I have sent to Chicago for ray tools , "
said ) Mr. Him to n representative of the
Birmingham Age , "and as soon as they ar-
rlvo thu experiment will bo made. If It
proves a success I will try to form a com *
pnny of local buslta-iu ) men , If tboy will
not go Into It I can Interest partlcu from
lice , Sept. 10.
School Shoes
Almost any shoe store will sell you School Shoes that
are good. You can also get the kinds that arc cheap.
It isn't so easy to find those that are good and cheap
at the same time. There isn't much profit in selling a
good , honest , all leather School Shoe for a dollar but
we are doing it forced to do it. Mothers who know
IMS to be low on Suits wouldn't allow us to be high on
Shoes. We don't want to be high. All we want is to
accommodate folks who buy Suits from us and to pro
tect them from Shoes that arc made of inferior stuffs
poor leather old harness shavings paper macUc.
Shoos of that kind are dear at any price because they
won't wear. Our prices for good Shoes are $1-00 ,
$1.25 , $1.50. Those at a dollar are , is good as you get
elsewhere for a dollar and a half , Good , honast up
pers. Good , honest counters. Good , honest soles.
These arc a guarantee of good , honest we.ir. If you
are tired of paying high prices or getting poor Shoes ,
or both , come and see what it means to sell School
Shoes for accommodation just as a side line for Schoo !
Suits. Our Shoes at $1.50 have quilted soles ,
THE PENINSULAR STOVE COMPANY ,
. -DETROIT CHICAGO BUFFALO
IT WAS BEFORE THE DAY OF
THEY USED TO SAY : "WOMAN'S WORK IS
NEVER DONE. "
SCHOOLS.
OLDESTLARGEST AND BEST
Wentworth APPOINTED IN
Military Academy , Jgggral | West-
Chicago In the enterprise. " He Is Interested
In mi enterprise near Mobile which turns
out brick and terra cotta.
Mr. Ilrn has models or hla brick In plas
ter parts. The full size will bo 12.\C , and
when placed in a building they lie , on thu
narrow side. Through each brick am two
holes , and around these holes are projections
that fit perfectly to the brick to bo laid on.
top. It is noticeable that the corner Jolntn
come together smoothly. It is much lighter
than the old clay brick , and Mr. I3irn claims
for it thu Eamo strength. The appearance-
Is more like stone than brick.
Mr. Him claims for the Blag brick many
advantages over the old. A building con
structed with this brick Is thoroughly ven
tilated and perfectly free from damp. The
holes In the brick form a hollow In the wall
from bottom to top , through which fresh
air can pass unobstructed. Said Mr. Dim :
"Occupants of close olllee buildings and ho
tels could get Eiilllclcnt ventilation without
keeping the windows and doors open all the
time If buildings were constiucted on this
principle. "
For Boveral years ono of the problems that
has puzzled the builders of the largo cities
Is to get a building material of light weight
and at the same tlmo possessing the neces
sary strength and durability. "Skyscrapers"
are going up In almost every largo city , and
are now put up with n stool frame and terra
cotta. This icUlres ( | a foundation that Is
seldom successfully laid. The maker of slag
brick says that by using the now discovery
the weight will be lessened nearly ono-haK ,
with nothing detracted from tbo strength.
With a slight giving away of the foundation
the walls will not crack , the brick hofng
laid In such a manner that , with a building
of moderate slzo and height , It will bo pos
sible to take part of the foundation out and
lay It nuw without Injury to the walls.
Mr. Ulrn believes ho can make rooting tile
and paving brick from slag. By his process
the brick can bo made just as hard as neces
sary for the purpose for which It will bo
utilized. Ho will not make any experiments
In this until after the test for building ma
terial , belicvlnr that If ho meets flurceea
with the first there will bo no trouble about
the other. Ho Is not prepared to talk about
Iho cost , but Is confident ho can compote
with the manufacturers of any other brick ,
and furnish builders at a prollt. If
the experiment Is satisfactory , there will hone
no trouble In disposing of the output of a
largo plant working more than 100 hands
from the beginning. As the now discovery
becomes Introduced , the greater the demand
will bo.
The material for making the brick la plen
tiful around lilrinliiKham. Heretofore It has
been utilized almost solely for roadmaklng.
Great banks of It can bu found around the
furnaces ut a low flgu.ro. Mr. Him says that
much of It la a good quality for the purpose
ho desires to use It. Disposing of the slag
has always been a vexing question with the
furnace operators , and It may bo that Ihn
genius which Is dally pointing out that every
waste can bo utilized to good purpose has
solved the problem. '
Tlic Only \Vn > - .
Washington Star : "No , " said the business
like young woman , "I doa't read anything
that author writes. "
"I'erhaps if you were to get better ac
quainted with him ho would Interest you. "
"I don't think BO. Them la only ono way
that I can Imagine his Interesting rno In
what ho wrote. "
"You mean he'd have to change hla
stylo. "
"No. He'd have 10 become secretary of
a company In which I held stock and de
clare a dividend. "
Union I'lii'lllc.
"The Overlund Mmllfd. "
The moat SUI'KltlU.Y KQUH'PED
train wrat of Missouri Hlver
Twelve houra quicker than any other train
to Pacific Coast.
Call at Ticket Office. ,1302 Farnara St.
UANO SCHOOL OF MUSIC , COIUMBU , MO.
4 ? ih huci-chil'iil Yt'iir. Most llinnititfhrotirx'lM all
htudlrH. KjirolU'iU tuMMirtno , lirrvlthlul Iru-fitinii , n
unlveii > ly ( town. A tlOO rinim uuiuilc. ) nt Muy cmi-
ccrttf. Cuulnffuo frit. Mils.V. . T. JMOOHt , ' , Prcst *
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY ,
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s.Lnrlv.tlcil ( ulv-iiitrmt-H for tit ) Hlmly
rt > rnll InRMi'lio * il liihtiiiiut'iilal uticl
Vncnl Miixio HitiititHiy < ' "input-It I nti , Dininatk' Alt , I.lu
trate.l rutiloii { - nmtlfd tier JOHN J. HATTSTAICUT I'lr.
Qntaha ,
Orders from out of the city pliouM be nrn.mp.i-
iiled by nibli , nnri It to bo tout by fiflt.'lil Ko
extra for box anil iliny.
25c l-Mxatlve Ilrumu-CjulnliU ! 19o
25o t'lfo'H C'un for Consumption. . . He
Jl.CO J.iync's' KxpeiHoruiit , Ho
$1.00 Muthfm' Kilgm ! Tic
SOc Hyrup of I'IRS 32c
25c Curler's I.lvi-r I'llla Ko
Ko H m I'oifuincil Tali'tim lie
Ko Menncn'H Talcum 1'owilvr 12c
2'c Hlro'B Hoot llrcr ( mnlirs G Kullon ) . ) 12c
L'Do Vermont Hoot llocr Her
r c Waincr'x I.lllila 19o
25c Pucker's Tnr Soap He
11.00 S. H. K 74c
23c Tctlow'H fiwniifilown Ho
Jl.OO I'lcrct'B Knvnrltc 1'reticrlptlon C2o
JI.W l'lliklinm'8 Oiinpmmd 75 :
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COo \VdolUn y's Fuel it Snap H <
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1'itirus roil CASH.
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\ SI1-3I.313 N. V. Ufa llld . Tel. HH.
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
All Druggists.
DR.
McGREW
IH TI1K ONI.t
SPliC I ALIBT
VT1IO TUKATB ALL
Private Diseases
VTt'Uiu > n4 ll rtf r f
MEN ONLY
U ) Yearn K lrlon co.
10 Yearn In Omaha.
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