TIIE OMAHA DAILY JIBE : FRIDAY , AUGUST ! , 1800.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Protection of Low-Tension Wiring Against
High Potential Currents ,
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PROPER CARE OF INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENTS
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All persons In connection with electrical
supply companies , especially In lighting
service by alternating currents , have long
recognized the 'necessity of some reliable
apparaluw to prevent low 'tension service
wires Innlde 'buildings ' from becoming n
prorbahlo source of danger to human life , eras
as ri'gardo flrc , In event of contact wllh
high tension conductors. According to a
paper delivered recently before the Canad
ian Electrical association , this condition
often exists , and that the danger therefrom
can hardly bo overestimated Is a well-known
fact to nil electricians who have had ex
perience with alternating current systems.
Sorno yearn ago the principal clement of
danger wan the liability of transformers to
break down between the primary nnd second
ary colls. Of late , however , conditions have
changed considerably , the most recent types
of tranRformers being n vast improvement
on the older ones. While the contingency
as regards transformers Is now not so great
an In former years , the change In the oyntcm
of secondary distribution , Involving an It
, docs the use of large secondary units nnd
'n network ofvlres covering a great area ,
has given rise to another nnd , If anything ,
a more important clement of danger , namely ,
the Increased liability of accidental contact
between high and low tension conductors.
This change In secondary distribution has
been rendered necessary from nn rconom-
leal standpoint , and ns It IB not at all likely
that nnyolio will revert to the old system ,
the proper course scorns to be the pro
tection of Individual equipments.
The contingencies previously mentioned
have proven a frequent cause of flrc and In
some Instances have resulted In fatal acci
dents. Recognizing these dangers , various
earthing devices have 'been contrived to cope
with the dlfllculty. It seems , however , that
the Idea has been to afford protecllon from
the breaking down of the transformers only ,
by means of blowing tho'primary fuse , the
InventorH not having apparently taken Into
consideration Iho conllngcncy of accldenlal
contact between local nnd foreign conduct
ors , whorcby a largo volume nf current at
n high potential may flow over the secondary
apparatus nnd destroy both It and the pro-
lecllvo device , In which event the protective
dovlco Itself would probably become a
source of flrc.
Several of the cases which have come
under the observation ot the writer , wherein
condltloni ) ns mentioned have existed , have
been of euoh a nature that any earthing do
vlco depending upon the blowing of a fuse
for its action \\ould have been a positive
flro hazard. Ono Instance In particular wns
a cross between a fallen secondary nnd n
trolley wire. In thin case had there been
any device of the typo mentioned a volume
of current would huvo flowed through the
apparatus eufflclent either to destroy It or
bJow the secondary fuses ; this latter oc
curring it is reasonable to assume that the
high tension current would have main
tained an arc across the terminals of the
cutout ( ono such ns generally used for low
tension wiring ) and produced disastrous re
sults.
As far an the writer's knowledge extends ,
the principle , common to all safety devices
ot this nature heretofore developed , has
been to disconnect the local system from
the source ot danger by means of blowing
. : -times. This principle appears to be radi
cally defective , the blowing of n fuse under
such conditions being nn uncertain clement ,
attended nt times with undesirable resulls.
In any apparatus designed to protect local
low tension systems from currenls of
higher potential than they are construclod
for , or oxpccled lo carry , it would ecem
more rational to employ a dovlco that will
automatically and instantaneously discon
nect the high tension current from the low
tension system to bo protected , without de
pending upon the uncertain acilon of fuses.
It Is nlso believed thait a device of thin nature
should 'bo ' one in which the amount of cur
rent necessary for Us successful operation
Is a known quantity , and that this quantity
bo as email ns possible , so ns to avoid dan
gerous arcing.
Considering the matter from this point of
View , the writer believes that an apparatus
can be constructed whlnh will embody the
desirable characteristics , nnd It is to this
possibility that your attention Is respect
fully Invited.
Ono foim of such nn apparatus , which is
on exhibition here , Is similar in action to
V n double polo knife switch , and is so con
structed as to automatically open the cir
cuit Instanlnneoufily whenever the low ten
sion wiring Is brought Into connection with
ccnductors charged wllh dangerous high
potential currents , either through a break
down In a. transformer or a cross between
secondary and primary or olher high ten
sion conductors.
The great advantage claimed for this np-
parntun is , Ihat no matter how large the
volume ot current may bo , only a small
fraction Is required to operate the device ,
and thla IB only for nn Infinitesimal period
of time , the device In opening disconnect
ing both the Enfoty apparatus nnd the in
terior wiring from the outsldu source of
danger. Anolher advantage Is In the fact
that tbo device provides special facilities
' for rapidly testing the local system for
grounds , without the use ot other apparatus.
During the past few years many fires
IIAVO originated from high potential cur
rents accidentally traversing secondary sys
tems and breaking down the Insulating
joints which Intersected the Junction be
tween fixtures and gas pipes. From the
manner in which' ' first-class electric light
wiring Is Installed at the present day , It
would seem Impossible for n current at a
potential of , say , 2,000 volts , to cause a
rupture between secondary wiring nnd
giound , and the writer's experience lends
Ml l.lm to the conclusion that if the so-called
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SM Insulating jolntH properly performed their
function , fires from this cnuso would bo
extremely rare.
If on the other hand low potential sys
tems' are so arranged that there is a
chance for high potential currents to rup-
turoto _ ground , there remains the danger
of some portion receiving a fatal shock
while handling the apparatus.
In view ot these facts , It would seem ad
visable to equip nil low potential systems
which are exposed to Iho contingencies
herein mentioned with nn automatic dovlcu
that In tlmo of need will operate effectively.
Ill ml llentlnu nnd CooUliiK I'lnnt ,
The Carmelite hospice on the bluff back
of Victoria Free park , on the Canadian elde ,
at Niagara Falls , was the first building to
boast of an electric heating plant and the
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Signature
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new hospice which has Just bwn completed
and dedicated contains the most complete
electric equipment for heating and cookIng -
Ing to bo found In the world. Seventy-Jive
horse-power Is used for heating purposes
alone and twenty-five for lighting ! cooking
and heating water. The luller Is probably
the most unique fealurc In this very com
plete Insinuation , nnd Ihe big boiler of100
gallons capacity , which supplies hot wattr
for household , laundry and balhlng purposes ,
etc. , Is the largest ot Its kind In existence.
This boiler permits ot n consumption of 120
amperes , at 110 volts , divided Into three
circuits , equivalent to sixteen horse-power.
In addition to this holler there Is another
and smaller one of ISO gallons capacity ,
vhlch , is provided for 'Kitchen use exclusively
and which conMiniPH thn same amount nf
power , being dcslgne < l for rapid boiling.
The boilers arc covered with two nnd a
| half Inches ot osbcston covering.
Each of the bedrooms In Iho visitors' wins
of Ihe hospice Is provided wllh an electric
heater nnd the corridors are similarly
equipped with a number of four horse-power
beaters.
The kitchen of the hospice , according to
the Electrical World , Is equipped with an
electrlo combination range and three electric
ovens. This range- has a healing surface ot
nix square feet and each of the ovens has
three compartments. Four iwenly-flve-
pound ronsts can be handled at ono time In
i the largo oven. Then there are also cite-
| trlcally heated urns for coffee and tea , chaf
ing dishes , broilers , elc. ; In Met , every
thing to make up n complete kilchcn equip
ment.
The current for the operallon of this plant
Is obtained from the Canadian Niagara Kails
Power company and Is secured at specially
advantageous prices , especially that portion
required for the heating purposes , this rep-
reBonlliiK a practically fileady load In winter
llmo. While many electric cooking Instal
lations have been made , It Is safe to cay
Ihat none has been made on the magnitude
of this one , Iho completeness of which Is
BUch thai there Is really no necesilty for
burning coal or gas for any purpose or to
have n match In Ihe entire building.
Wood Scniioncil liy lOlei-trli-lty.
The successful experiments made wllh the
new process of seasoning wood and timber
by means of electricity known as the No-
done-Ilretoncau process are pronounced by
our consul nt Freiburg to be In the highest
degree assuring In respect to Its commercial
value , the practical effect of the troalment
being to expel all sap and replace It by In-
soluablc mailer which will not putrefy , and
to Increase the tcnnclly of the wood and Its
resistance to vertical compression. The
positive polo of a dynamo Is , In this method ,
connected with a lead grallng , upon which
the wood to be trenled Is placed , and n so-
lullon , kept at a uniform temperature of 100
degrees Fahrenheit , by means of u steam
pipe underneath the grating , Is poured Into
the vat BO as almost to cover the log of
wood. In the publl : demonstration mndo ot
thla process , the soTutlon contained 10 per
cent of borax , D per cent of rosin and
thrcc-fourlhs of 1 per cent of carbonate of
soda , the borax beltig antiseptic , and the
carbonate of soda helping to dissolve the
rcnln. A porous tray , having as Its bottom
two sheels of canvas wllh a felt sheet be
tween , Is placed over the log , and above Ihls
19 a sheet of lead connected with the neg-
ntlvo pole of Iho dynamo ; Iho current Is
turned on , the solution drawn from the
bottom , the sap driven out and Its place
taken by Iho borax and rosin.
Coal mill " \Vuoil to lie Snpornpilcil.
The twentieth century TV ! ! ! see eleclrlclty
introduced In the kitchen In place of coal and
wood. In order that this may be accom
plished It Is only necessary .that the fluid
should be mode a llttlo cheaper. Inasmuch
as It serves much better for all culinary pur-
posce. The electric oven bakes bread Ideally
and meals prepared In It do not require
basting or watching , while broiling or fryIng -
Ing may bo done In superior style on the
electric range. The electric chafing dish Is
attachable at n moment's notice to on ordi
nary light wire , the current Is lurned on
and Immediately the oysters begin to stew
or Ihe eggs to frizzle. In the electrlo kitchen
of the near future there will bo no coal , no
ashes and no amokc ; there 'will be no fuel
and not oven n battery , Inasmuch as the re
quisite current will be furnished from out
side , as gas la now. The sad-Irons used on
Tuesdays for the family linen will be heated
by electricity , and will bo kept thus at a
constant temperature , so that they will
not scorch things and will not require chang
ing or re-heating. Already wo have electric
curling tongs , which , being hitched to n
light-wire , are warranted not to singe a
hair. "
nK nin it Knrnnce Onnrx.
The subject of the utlllzallon ot Ihe gases
from blast furnaces Is one that Is worthy
of more atlenllon probably than It has
hitherto received In this country. Some
figures -were recently given In a French
paper showing the great waste energy which
accompanies the loss of blast furnace gas.
Furnaces of 100 lo 200 Ions capaclly are not
rare , Ihero being ono In the United Stales
using 700 tons every twcnly-four hours , In
which Iho material for combustion Is re
duced lo Ihree-fourlhs of a ton per ton ot
Iron , A thermic balance sheet shows that
the charge of about 92,000 kilos of coke con
tains 629,000,000 of heat units ; lo this must
be added 416,000,000 which are recovered
from the reheaters , making a total of 1,045-
000,000. Thoao consumed by the chemical
reactions In the furnace amount to 182,000-
000 ; those utilized for reheating 473,000,000 ;
Ihoso utilized for the production of steam
iO.000,000 , leaving about 310,000,000 of ca
lorics , or ov r bait those In the coke , as
wasted energy escaping with gases. The
portion -which develops steam for the en
gines Is utilized uneconoralcally at a
rate of al least 22 cubic metres of gas per
Indicated horse-power hour , which Is nt the
rate of only about 3 per cent efficiency.
I'crfrotliiK Electric lIcailllKlilH.
The electrical licadlight for locomotives
has come well out ot the ordeal through
which It passed , while the opposition lo Ibe
Innovation In certain conservallve quarters
was active , and especially since it has boon
made to carry its own little dynamo , and
thus supply Itself with currenl , Is extending
Its good repute among railroad men. It has
been stated , however , Ihat with all It.i
merits It has the very serious objection of
affecting the visibility on the algnal lights
on the front of the locomotive which carries
It. This quesllon has been put to the teal
by a railroad which has a special Intercut
In Us settlement from the fact ot Its having
equipped twenty of Ita locomotives with the
latest form of this headlight. The observ
ing party stationed themselves at the side
ot the track , and a loomotlve bearing a
powerful electric light , backed away about
two miles and then started up at high speed.
The speed ranged , in fact , through the dlf- |
feront teats , from sixty to ninety-five miles
an hour. Tbo signal lights of white , red
and green wore tried in their usual posi
tion twenty Inches back and then affixed
to brackets extending out sideways twenty
Inches from the smokobox. From the some
what Imperfect records of the tests which
have been published It was shown that the
llghta came out plainer when put on the
pilot beam , Insted ot on the upper part of )
the smokcbox. In this way was secured the '
advanlage of having them further away from !
the headlight. Anolher great improvement !
was developed by attaching to tbo headlight i
an extension hood In the shape of a tube i
stretching out horizontally In front. In
using this tube Jn sizes ranging from eigh
teen inches lo ulitccn Inches In diameter ,
and running It out from four to fourteeen
Inches In different experiments , eonio most
satisfactory results were attaint * ! , the v > lor
of the signal light being easily distinguished
up to a distance of 6SO feet. This when
they were merely placed In front of the
Bmokrbox , Instead of In their usual position
twenty Inches back. But with the sixteen-
inch headlight hood , extended four lactic * ,
i green light ; , even with an unusually bright '
Illumination of the headlight , were % Uiblc
I nbout 1,200 feet away.
. Klrotrolj tip t'rniltirtlnn nf
] A large amount of the copper
, In the country Is now roflncd electrically
'and ' Is known as elcctrolyllc copper. Some
of Iho weslern works turning out this prod
uct , especially where water power < ls obI -
I talnablo , are very large. Ono of them nt
I Orcat Falli , Mont. , has nlno dynamos of a
1 tolal of about 2,500 horse power to make
current , all driven by Ihe Missouri , which
hero ruahe.i through n deep gorge. The cop
per ore Is ground up and cast Into pigs , and
the plga are then hung In largo tanks , nllcd
with a solution consisting chiefly of icoppcr
sulphate. A heavy electric current at low
pressure Is passed through the series of
tanks , decomposing the copper pigs , nnd the
metal Is cleclrolylically transferred by the
solution lo these sheets of copper hanging
in each tank , so Ihat practically the sheets
are copper plated. The metal la very > pure I
as n result of Ihls process , and the Impuri i
ties and other metals fall lo the bottom of i
the tanks as a ellmc. This refuse Is rated
at a value of 42,500 n ton , and It Is said that I
the gold and silver obtained from It pays
the whole cost of the electric process. In
the case of the company operating' ' this
plant the sales of copper , gold and silver In
189S were nearly $7,500,000 and the net
amount available for dividends was about
$3,500,000.
GET MONEY FROM SOLDIERS
Cnlmii ( Milrrr * Clini-KC TUrlr Men for
( irnntlnir Corttllcnlc * Nccrnknrjr
to Drntr Tlirlr ( Inoto.
HAVANA. Aug. 3. A Cuban general in a
letter published In the Independcncla today
says some commanders of Iho Cuban army
have laktn advanlage of the three-million
dollars gralully to get money from Iho sol
diers for granllng them the certificates
necessary to enable them to collect their
quota. lie gives three cases of men who
were charged money 'by ' llamas , a colonel
In a Cuban regiment. In another instance , !
it appears , a man could not get his certifi
cate owing to the lack of money to pay for
It. Thn writer says ; "Every day sees Ihatj
the Americans are more and more right. !
Many years must pass before the Cubans ,
learn how to handle money without letting
it stick to their fingers. " The general then |
neks. In view ot the facts adduced , What j
would have happened If the Americans had '
entrusted the distribution of the gratully
to Cuban commissioners ?
Senor Casanova , the owner nnd director
of the newspaper Guacamayo , has been nr-
resled under Iho decree rocenlly Issued by
Major General Ludlow , governor of the De
partment ot Havana. Scnor Casanova has
repudiated his responsibility in connection I
with any objectionable articles that ap-
pcared In the paper , seeking to throw the j
blame for their publication on the "Jail ed- !
llor , " so-called < because ho lakes Ihe re- '
sponslblllty for -whatever appears In the pa-1
per. The "Jail editor" has not yet becm nr-
rested nnd In the meantime Senor Casdnova
Is detained in custody.
Chief Arthur HUB \o Information.
CLEVELAND 0. . Aug. 2.-Grnnd Chief
Arthur of the Brotherhood ot Locomotive
Engineers said today that no official information
mation had reached him concerning Iho re
quest of the Lake Shore engineers 'or In
creased pay. "Tho grand officers of the
brotherhood , " said Mr. Arthur , "will take
no action In the mailer unless the request
should be refused by the company. Jn tnat
case wo shall endeavor to adjust the matter
for Ihe men. " It Is staled Ihat neatly f'S '
per cent of the engineers on the Lake Shore
are members of the brotherhood. About
1,000 men would be benefited by the advance
asked for.
DnlldinK nml I.nnii Society In Trouble.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , Aug. 3. In the United
Stales circuit court today Harvey Gray ot
Connecticut filed a bill In equity against
the New York National Building nnd Loan
association , asking that receivers be np-
polnled to take charge of the assets of the
defendant company in this district , valued nt
200.000. The states In which the defendant
company has property are New York , Ala
bama , Connecticut , Iowa , Tennessee , Ken-
lucky , Virginia and Te.\ns. It Is alleged
that the defendant association Is insolvent.
The court flxed tomorrow for a hearing.
Acoiie < l of Theft in Ilnvnnn.
NEW ORLEANS , Aug. 3 William A.
Cox , a Chlcagoan , was arrested today shortly
after ho had disembarked from the sleamer
Whitney , Just arrived from Havana. The
arrest was made on the strength of n cable
from the Havana authorities , who suy that
Cox Is wanted nt Belen , Cuba , for the theft
of $1,500. Cox denies the charge and Bays ho
Is unable to account for his arrest.
'VILE FAKES IN FOODSTUFFS
Eatables and Drinkables Doctored 80 as to
Deceive Eje and Stomach.
"STAFF OF LIFE" STUFFED WITH SAWDUST
Ailnltrrnlril I'lour AlnuiM Inenpntilc
of SiutnlnltiK I.llc Dope In Mut
ter. I'ltnlU In Milk ntnl
Hone ) Without Horn.
The recent Investlcatlon of food adulera-
tlon by n committee of United States sena
tors has called attention to the wholesale
manner In which the vendors of provisions
doctor eatables nnd drinkables to deceive ,
first the eye. and then the stomach. To
Investigate carefully the food wo eat Is to
be convinced that this Is nn adulterous nnd
sinful generation , says the Washington 1'oBt.
The trick of ndultornllng foodstuffs so that
I'lhoy will pass muster as pure with thp
average housewife has 'been reduced to an
ant , nnd nothing short of a chemical analy
sis will , In most cases , expose the rascality
of unprincipled dealer * . The evil has been
lessened by rigorous legal measures to this
extent. While at one tlmo the adulterants
were positively Injurious to health as \ \ alas \
as fraudulent to the purchaser , they are
now for the most part harmless , the Intro
duction of cheap nnd Injurious materials
serving only the questionable purpose of
Increasing the fronts of the vendor at the
expense of the customer.
To begin with the "staff of life. " bread.
It is n fact that bread can be mndo to look
wholesome and attractive to the eye , while
It contains so little nourishment ns to ba
almost Incapable of supporting life. The
Hour used Jn this kind of 'bread ' Is adul
terated usually Ith maize or Indian corn.
It was once the custom with adulterators to
use potato flour as nn adulterant of wheat
flour , and even sawdust , finely cround , has
been mixed with the genuine flour. It was
discovered that alum gave the bread a doll-
cato whtto color and Increased the slzo of
the loaf , so that the housewife who got
bread made from nlum-ndultcratcd flour
thought she was getting a liner loaf of a
larger size than the ono she got from the
honest baker. This adulterant proved so In
jurious to health that the authorities made
a persistent attack on It nnd forced n dis
continuance of Its use. Dut beware of
baking powders bought from unscrupulous
dealers , for alum Is still used In these.
HOKIIH llrrnd ami nutter.
Another Ingredient used In 'bread making
which lends Itself readily to adulteration Is
yeast. Potato flour Is mixed with It , nnd
serves also as an adulterant for such foods
ns oatmeal , tapioca and sago. Oatmeal Is
frequently adulterated with barley or malro
starch. Duller Is n source of continual
trouble to the health authorities , for lit Is
easy to "doctor" tmttcr so that It looks
and tastes llko the best , while In reality It
Is almost worthless. The quantity of water
1n good Gutter Is usually about 10 per cent ,
or even less , but aome of the butler sold
today contains as much as 30 per cent and
even 35 per cent of water. Of course , If water
can bo eold for the same price per yjund
as butter the vendor Is quite willing to
sell It. Butter adulterallon Is now confined
almost entirely to the admixture with mar
garine , a larger quantity of water than Is
necessary , and the addition of borax ns a
preservallve. When borax Is added to old
bulter It can < bo sold as fresh butler. Borax ,
like alum , Is Injurious to health and Should
never be used In human food. Margarine
Is a mixture of animal fats which , when
carefully prepared , bears a close/ resem
blance to cows' milk. There Is nothing
harmful about good-margarine. The only
harm done In Its use ( s the fraud perpetrated
on the public by selling' a cheap adulterant
< " 1"
ns butter.
AdultcrntliiK AiliiHerniitii.
Strange to say , even the adulterants are
adulterated nowadays. It Is on record that
a case came before the authorities recently
where a charge was made of adulterating
margarine with paraflln wax.
Lard la adulterated In a scientific manner
with the harder parts of cottonseed fat ,
known as cottonseed etearlne , and beef fat.
The analyst can readily detect these adul
terations. If the lard Is dissolved In either
and kept in a cool place It falls to the bottom
tom of the vessel In the form of crystals.
Beef fat crystals arc very different in ap
pearance and under the microscope can
readily bo distinguished from those of lard.
HER MISTAKE.
Hostess I suppose , Mr. O'Curve , that you are fond of horseback
riding , or ah /
Mr. O'Curve No. oh no ; I'm a 'cellist.
Milk , which of all thing * uscrt ns human
food should be pure. Is the mot frequenlly
adulterated. U Is so easy to ndd water to
milk. .Milk , under the microscope , consls's
of A liquid with a number of round , dealing
particles , which nrc gtobblcs ot fnt. Milk
irom which the cream has been taken nnd
waler added is seen under Ihe microscope
lo conlalu very few of Ihose globules of fat
nnd very much liquid.
Ten Is rarely tampered with , for the au
thorities everclsc aery elose supervision ,
nnd adulterated cargoes are refuse !
admission Into the country. These
ndulteratcd tens contain leaves that
nro not genuine , but whose prcs-
cn e Is not easily detected , except by an ex
pert. To detect them It Is necessary to soak
the leaves in water , open them on n plctr
and compare Ihcm wllh specimens of the
genuine leaves.
Coffee Is largely adulterated wllh chicory.
To feel assured that their colfco Is njt cdut-
terated , many people buy the beans whole
and do their own grinding , U Is not a Hire
safeguard , for the wily adulterator makes
fictitious coffee beans BO llko the real thing
that It Is almost Impossible ! o tell them
apart ,
Honey Mnile Without Item.
Genuine honey Is often difficult to obtain.
It Is largely adulterated at the present time
wllh sugar syrup mndo from starch and with
cane or beet sugar syrup. Jams , Jellies nnd
marmalades used to be mysterious mixtures
of turnip pulp , unsound fiults , gelatine ,
dyes nnd preservnllves. The adulteration of
these luxuries Is now very llltle In evidence ,
although vegetable additions nro not alto
gether unknown.
The condiments use arc also some-
limes adulterated. Mustard Is perhaps more
adulterated lhan ellhcr ginger or pepper.
The chief adulterants of mustard now con
sist otnhcal flour nnd turmeric coloring.
It has been nald thnt mustard contains such
an amount of oil thnt If flour were not added
to soak it up It would soon become rancid.
Such n contention is probably nothing more
than a manufacturer's excuse for adultcral-
Ing his mustard. After flour has been added
to mustard In large quantities , turmeric col
oring is mixed In to restore the product to
Its natural yellow color.
Ginger , both In the root nnd when ground ,
Is still largely ndultcralcd. Sand and dirt
from the sweepings of the warehouse con
stitute ono form of adulteration , while plas
ter ot paris and gypsum are occasional adul
terants. The moral of nil thin Is : Don't
buy cheap foods and buy only of reputable
merchants.
TITLE OF LORD PAUNCEFOTE
Hrltlxh .Mntinnnnilnr to United States
AnMinien New Xmne ISxneetx to
Itentinte AlnnUaii N
LONDON' , Aug. 3. The British ambas
sador to the United Stales assumes the title
of Ix > rd Pauncofoto as a resull of his eleva
tion to the peerage. He Is still considering
what territorial style he will take. The am
bassador will return to The Hague shortly
to complete some peace conference details
there and will start for Washington In Octo
ber. He will finally retire from the diplo
matic service In March or April next. Lord
Pauncefote expecls to resume the Alaska
negotiations , which have been "suspended
during the hot weather , " on his arrival in
Washington.
"Will Hnvc Coiiimorelnl Aecntn.
LONDON , Aug. 3. The parliamentary scc-
rclory of Ihe foreign office , Mr. William St.
John Broderlck , replying In the .House . of
Commons today to Mr. Walter Runlman ,
liberal member for Oldham , said the atten
tion of the government had been catted to
circular No. 17 , dated February IS , 1S99 ,
Issued by the Bureau ot Navigation at Wash
ington. Ho added that the questions affect
ing British shipping which might arise In
connection with the United Stales law re
ferred to in Iho circular were ecotvlng the
careful consideration of the government.
Answering a question put by Sir Henry
Stafford Northcote , conservative member for
Exeter and formerly financial secretary of
the war office , Mr. Broderlck said the gov
ernment had decided to appoint commercial
agents in America , Russia , China nnd
Switzerland.
Politics ( Inlet In JInytl.
PORT AU PRINCE , Haytl , Aug. 3. The
political situation here has Improved and
the city Is calm. The prompt action cf the
United States minister here , Mr. William F.
Powell , In the case of M. Duvlvler , the
newspaper man who was taken by police
officers out of the American legation , has
crealed an excellent Impression among the
foreign , population , -who consider that the
action of the Haytlen government In surren
dering the prisoner to the minister on his
demand probably avoided eerlous trouble.
The people 'who ' have 'been ' arrested hero
are accused of plotting the overthrow of the
government and the American minister has
asked the latter to exercise clemency to
ward the prisoners.
Mrs. Perot Held Under Ilnll.
LONDON , Aug. 2. Mrs. William V. Perot
of Baltimore , Md. , who wao arrested at
Liverpool on nn extradition warrant July
27 , after reaching that port from Canada ,
charged with the abduction of her daughter ,
Gladjfl , and - whowas 'brought ' hero nnd re
manded the same day on 100 'ball with two
sureties , appeared for examination this
morning in the Bow street police court.
She was again remanded on the en mo ball
and with the same sureties , Sir 0. Ewen-
Smllh and Mr. N. Blood.
Atixolvctl from Si'crccj.
PARIS , Aug. 3. It appears that the mln-
Isler of war , General Iho Marquis do Gal-
llfcl , has absolved all military witnesses nt
the court-martial of Captain Dreyfus at
Rennes from professional eecrecywith the
exception that ho has requested them not
to divulge the names of French agents
abroad or disclose anything which could
complicate the foreign relations of France ,
AVewt India Merchant * Ilnnkriipf.
LONDON. Aug. 3. D. H. McGowan &
Co. , West India merchants , -who have 1111
establishment nt Demerara , have been de
clared bankrupt. Their liabilities are 70,00' ' ) .
JOHNSON A STUDY IN MUD
I'nrUelpnnt In nn Impromptu
BliiK Match Covered iilth n
ContliiK nf Clay ,
tA sculotor In search of A model for a
modern "Dying Oladlator" would have found
a perfect specimen for the suggestion of
up-to-date ideas In the person of Albeit
Johnson , who was brought to the police sta
tion early Wednesday morning by Detective
Flsk.
Johnson was the incarnation of realism
In art , iHe was a vanquished fighter and a
"study" In mud. The coating of gumbo that
covered him from head to foot was ac
quired when soft and had hardened , giving
Its wearer an appearance as artistic as that
of a clay model on a studio pedestal. The
jailer characterized Johnson as the "mud
diest thing be ever saw.11 refusing to loci ;
him up with the other prisoners , and bo
was clven a separate cell.
Johnson is a baker on Sixteenth direct.
With John Bowles , an employe of Iho Union
Pacific show , ho fought a finish tight In
the rear of "Micky" Mullen's concert gar
den. The men hud a dispute Tuesday night
and came to blows , but frlenda separated
them before they progressed very tar
Wednesday evening they met in the concert
garden and the dispute was renewed. Com
panion : became interested nnd it was agreed
that the party adjourn to the rear of the
premises and lay out a rlnsrwhere John-
bon and Bowles might settle the contcntloa
according to their fistic ability.
The flxht was pulled off in th prwence
I >
If your hands arc rough , hard or chapped from the repeated
washings necessary to keep them free from the office dirt , examine
carefully the soap you use. If it is a cheap toilet soap , you will find
that it is greasy , acrid and irritating.
Ivory Soap makes a profuse lather that removes the dirt and
rinses easily , leaving the skin soft and clean.
If your office force is large there are two considerations that
will recommend Ivory Soap to you. It is quick in action , saving
time ; and is inexpensive.
Send the office boy for some and try it.
T mi t INI PBOOMR t O M U oo CINOINNJTI
of several dozen spectators. It started ns n
sclenllflc match nnd terminated In n hit-
ns-you-pleasc. When the police arrived ,
having been attracted by the shouts of those
nt the ring side , Bowles had dragged John
son under Ihe ropes to a pool of water and
was sitting on him In the middle of the
puddle. When the crowd saw the blueconts
coming they scattered nnd In the darkness
could not bo .found. . Bowles and Johnson
were arrested on the charge of disturbing
the pe-icc by lighting.
THEIR HONORSCOME EASILY
_
Kxpennc AccniuitB of Itcpnhllenn Can
didate * for Nomination for Il -
trlet .Indue Were .Nominal.
In accordance with the provisions of the
law passed by the last legislature the re
publicans who were candidates for dlstrlcl
judco at the recent primaries have filed
Itemized and sworn statcmcnls of Iho
amount that each expended In conducting
his campaign. The amounts are merely
nominal In each case , and consist largely
of the payments of the regular fee to the
county central commltlee lo secure Iho cre-
denllalc of the delegales elecled. The only
other expenses quoted wore for cards , postage -
ago and ono or two livery rigs.
The larcest amount Is returned by A. S.
Churchill , who certifies that It cost him
$26.63 to discover that he wasn't In It ;
Georco A. Day epent $20 ; L. D. Holmes ,
$12.74 ; Leo Estelle , J3.50 ; Judge Baxler , $10 ;
Judge Keysor , $2.50 , and W. H. Richardson ,
$20 , while Ihe remaining candidates swear
that they did not directly or Indirectly
spend a cent.
MlRMOiirl nnd MlMNoiirlnnn.
Gower ships 200 cars ot live stock to
market annually.
The Jopltu Herald reports nn epidemic of
horse stealing in the southwest.
St. Joseph will not permit popcorn and
peanut venders to mix in Its jubilee week
cerebration.
Just as soon ns the numerous lawsuits I
arn disposed of Nevada will complete its
electric railway.
Plattsburg wlir give an null-trust picnic
August 31. The Platlsburg larlff reform
picnics are famous.
Nodawny county papcars to favor J. W.
Boyd for the democratic nomination in the
Third congressional district.
Pleasant Hill has bought nn old cable
from the Metropolitan Street Railway com
pany of Kansas City and Is equipping the
hitching rocks about the public square with
11.
Dockery will address Ihe Old Settler's as
sociation of Boone county August 10. All
clllzens who hnve lived In Iho county forly
years' or over are eligible to membership In
the association.
It IB expecled that the largest crowd of
negroes over assembled In Scdalla will cele
brate Emanclpulion day , which means lhal
It will bo the largest crowd of negroes ever
got together In Iho state.
The first meat train on the Omaha , Kan
sas City & Eastern , the line that runs
through the northern part of Missouri , was
b nt out n few days ago , nnd it Is said
that the service will be permanent.
Nevada has n Jack-the-Rlpper now In Jail
whose crimes puzzfe the police. He has
a penchant for mutilating horses and his
crimes ore so heinous that It IB believed
ho may fare oven worse at the hands of the
public unless he la given n long term of
years In the penltenllary.
J. G. Slale , who fought the department
storce so bitterly during the last session
of the * legislature , has sold his Maries
County Times nnd will devote his tltna
to the prnctlro of Inw and to un effort to
get Into the state Fonate.
The holiness people of north Miwsourl
will observe Friday of next week as n day
of prayer nnd fasting for Ihe success of the
big camp mccllng which they expect to
hold nt College Mound , In Macon county ,
beginning August 27.
N ! \e * ami Comment.
Abilene will hn\e a corn carnival this
fall.
Jerry Simpson is recuperating at Bxcef-
slor Springs.
The Otlawa women hnve resolved against
birds on millinery.
Kansas soil will produce more wealth
this year than will bo dug out of the Klon
dike In the ne\t twenty.
More catlle will be fed In Kansas thin
year than ever before nnd the state wlir
have millions of bu&hcls of coin to oparo
beside ,
The Stockton school board recognized the
advances of prosperity In n practical way
by employing nil the old teachers nt nn
advance of $5 a month.
The edllor of the Glnsco Sun has turned
his paper over to his wife and will make n
fuir hand with a threshing crew for the
season ,
Frank Rockefeller , one of the oil kings ,
has n ranch In Klown county on which h
spends much of his time. Ills neighbor !
are of ono mind that ho Is a good fellow.
William P. Hayes of Kansah City Is a crip
ple who vvnntB a divorce from his wife ,
Mary Hayes , because Hho Is ashamed to gfl
out with him In public nnd makes fun ot
his Infirmity.
Dr. Swltzcr , a pioneer of Sallna , recalls
the fnct tbnl Ihe first rnld of grasshoppers
Into Kansas was begun July 2S , 1874. Ha
recalls the fact by associating It with an
other , the birth of his first Eon.
Dr. K. R. Swltzcr of Snllnn claims to ho
the "original alfalfa man" of central Kan
sas. He sowed Ibc first Holds of that grass
in 1S71 and had an nlildlng faith In III
properllcB long before ihey were generally
acknowledged.
Commissioner Lilly of Gray counly Is in
clined lo believe that the bounty on coyote
scalps docs more harm than good. Ha
says that about all the harm the coyotei
do Is confined to stealing n few chickens ,
while they accomplish great good In killIng -
Ing rabbits , prairie dogs , ground squirrels
and other saiair animals that pester the
farmers.
Eyes are
Accommodating
They'll eeo maybe quite well ,
through n pair of glasses you
pick from .n basket but na
ture beats a sheriff In forc
ing a collection of her debts
and fitting one's self to glasses
Is risky terribly risky the
assurance that wo glva you
of furnishing the proper
glasses places you beyond all
risk Free eye examination.
TIIE ALOE & TENFOLD CO. ,
Lending- Scientific Optician * .
1408 Farnain. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
A Warm Proposition
In DreX It. Sliooninn's roil Mioes
for little foot turkey rod In sl/.ps n
to S this your If you wunt n shoe fur
the lltllo ono thnt la right up-to-ilnto
you will Hud It hero we believe this
the only nlnce in the city where you
can buy a foot-form hhoo for the baby
wo take us much care In tittlut' the
children a the old folks-if the child
is Jilted correctly they will never have
trouble with their nt AVe glvo awuy
great bis lialm leaf fmiH.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
aha' ' Ulto - <
1410 FARNAli STREET.
It's ' Startling-
" \Vhen \ you realise that you can buy
high grade iilanos In this great Augufit
hale on the wiinu terms that you would
pay In rent $ "i.)0 ( ) per month. Wo have
placed on Kale 10 ! Standard pianos for
this month only on uucli liberal terms
that there lh no excise for anyone not
owning one you make no largo pay
ment down only $ . * i.OO tlio same IIB
rent and the piano belongs to you ,
A. HOSPE ,
W * oalenrate our 2BIU bnilne * * Mat *
Tcriary Oct. 23rd , 1BO9.
Music and Art 1513 Dougla *
