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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , Hlfll'TBMUlSK 24 , 380W. Inrentor Marconi Ooming to Woo American Entcrpriso and Push. RECENT TESTS OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Power HOIINP niul Power Mnkrr In tliu World M nlrl Trol ley Syntcin Onrrjlnir 1'rcluht oil Triillcr Linen. The Marconi sjstcm of wireless telegraphy liaa not produced the expected wnsatlon In financial circles of London. Money to back the development of the Invention Is not forthcoming with the liberality of con fidence , nnil the Inventor Is about to try the American field. Marconi nails for New York this \vcek , and , though somewhat chilled by the frost of Qrrat Hrltaln , entertains - tains hopci that Americana , quick to sea nnil grasp n good thing , will give the Inven tion the necessary support to deraonetrato ltd usefulness. Many experiments with the svstem has been niado In this country with moderate success. The government Is BO Impressed with He usefulness that It Is to be given a practical trial on the v ar ships In Manila bay , anil between the war ships and the Bhore. The most successful test made on British waters was at the recent annual maneuvers of British war vessels. It np- pcar that the usual program was upset to a largo extent by the prevalence of a dense fog , which not only npolled the spec tacle , but prevented the carrying out of many of the plans. For the first time this program Included the practical use of the Marconi wireless telegraph as a means of communication between the ships and the torts , and between different ships. The sys tem worked -well , for the tog offered no Impediment to the telegraphic communica tion , and , In fact , appeared to aid It. The London nnglncer mjs In a recent Issue : "It cannot bo said that the maneuvers have done much BAVO to demonstrate the utility of wireless telegraphy. The use of this In the quite Immediate future prom ises to bo great , and Its probable ultimate evolution opens a now field In naval strat egy and an entirely new fleld. The mere telegraphing from one place to another Is of small account , nor do wo eeo much In the contention that -while ordinary cables can bo cut , the Marconi one cannot , for iv similar reason < to that which tells us why cherub1 * cinnot sit down. It Is very certain that moans to tap , divert or destroy wire- lees messages will bo evolved and brought to a flno art very quickly now that the system stands proved to have warlike uses. Wo may look , too , for an Increased attention tovays and moans for destroying shlpo' masts , etc. * None the less , the sys tem holds Immense possibilities now which progress In Invention will extend , not alter. In the past headquarters have only been nblo to communicate -with fleets In ports , or clso by means of dispatched vessels. With wireless telegraphy that communication Is posolblo at sea. As yet , the distance that can bo communicated over Is not great , but In comparison with other methods saving Bcarchllghta , which are troublesome by reason of the attention they attract It Is Immense. To send signals , nay , across the Atlantic might be very useful , and even tually may become a fait accompli ; but for practical purposes the transmission of In- vlslblo signals through fog , or nt night , Is o thing nearly aa great , because no other means ( or , at nny rate , no means that will not attract attention ) exist. Fog , though wo are apt to disregard It , Is one of the moot potent factors In naval strategy , es pecially In homo -waters. Eventually , If not Immediately , the result of wireless teleg raphy being adopted will be to 'put the cards on the table * In naval strategy. IMiiiiiniolh I'oMcr Hoime. The largest power houseIn the world , and In which the largest amount of power Is developed , Is the station of the Niagara Falls power company , two miles above the Falls. In this station there are In operation eight mammoth generators , each of which Is capa- > Wo of developing 5,000 horse power , making the p7 " > iit total capacity of the station 40- 000 horse power. But , In addition to these thcro are now In course of erection two more generators of the same capacity , which will bring the output of the station up to ro.OOO horse power , a wonderful amount of force. Each of the C.OOO horse power gen erators Is connected by a long steel tube to a turbine at the bottom of the big wheel pit. The- generators In the dynamo room produce current at a voltage of 2,200 , and the force of the station Is divided up and Bent over various lines to give serviceto the pnwor company's patrons. It Is used In many ways and at many voltages. Car- iborundum , aluminum , caustic soda , bleach ing powder , poroxldo of soda and other ar ticles are manufactured In the factories operated by the electric power from this rstatlon. All the clectrlo roads In the city of Niagara Falls are operated by the cur rent ; the trolley lines from Niagara Falls to Buffalo and from Buffalo to Lockport also run under this power , whllo twenty- ilvo miles away , In the city of Buffalo , trol ley cars are propelled and the streets lighted , malt houses , elevators and flouring mills , printing presses and other machinery nro run by the subtle force of the wonder ful Niagara development. In one great Brain elevator then ) Is a long line of motors THU DOCTOR'S MISTAKE. The doctor made a mistake in the num ber and called at the wrong house. No woman calls n doctor after she is once acquainted with the remedial value of Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription in all diseases and drains common to the sex. Without humiliating ques tions or local ex aminations the cure is accom plished by the use of the " Favorite Prescrip tion" sup plement ed by free rnedical advice if needed. This medi cine is harmless in any condition of the system and can be taken without the slightest fearof bad consequences. It con tains no whisky or alcohol , There is not an iota of anything narcotic in it. The relief it gives is permanent. In this it differs from many preparations which give temporary relief only by deadening the sense of feeling with narcotics , and the dangerous stimulants they contain create an appetite for strong drink. When a dealer offers n substitute for Dr , Pierce's Favorite Prescription , re- tnember these facts. When their diseases are deep-seated and of long standing , women \\ill find it to their interest to write to Dr. R. V. Pierce , Buffalo , N. Y. , who has had won derful success in curing diseases of wom en. He givfs adi'frf/fff ' , and invites all to write him. Prompt , careful and per- Bonnl attention is paid to each letter , and the fullest advice is always given , "After five month * of great suffering I write tliU for the benefit of other sufferers from the tame affliction , " says Mrs II. A. Alsbrook , ol Austin , LouoVc Co , Ark. " I doctored with our family phvslclan without any good remits , so jay busaind urged me to try Ir , I'lerce's niedi- dues which I did , with wonderful results. I ui completely cured. I took four bottlet of Dr , rierre'i r.ivorlle Inscription , four of hi $ Goldeu Medical Discovery" auUtno vials of UU rleawut r diets. ' " [ operated by Niagara power , and these mot ors serve to transfer grain from the elevator to the boats or from the boats to the cle- \ator. Soon thli power station will bo still fur ther enlarged or a now one of similar ca pacity built close by , which will five a total of 100,000 horse power Over on the Canadian side , back from th < > Horseshoe Fall , the Canadian Niagara Power company , controlled by the same capital as the- Ni agara Falls Power company , Is about to build a power station , Nlnely miles away stands the progressive city of Torrnto and she Is looking toward Niagara for the whirlIng - Ing of the generators that shall In time de velop power to be transmitted to that cltj nirctrluMj- Hilt Making. Electricity has greatly reduced the cost of hat manufacture. In the first stage of the manufacture the raw material Is sim ply a piece of fur felt , conical and long- drawn out , like ft clown's hat This Is placed on one or moro blocks , and brought to the finished shape by means of heat ap plied by Irons. An the different parts of the hat nro not of equal thlcknes . the brim bolng the heavier and the crown the lighter portion , different degrees of heat are re quired , when the different sections of the hat are bolng finished. It In In this special localization of heat that electric heating Is of particular eervlee. formerly two klmta of Irons tvero used In hnt making ; one heated by a mt-hot slug , and the other by gas Jots In the first case , the Iron was likely to bo at nearly all times either too hot or too cold. With gas It was even moro difficult to localize the heat , and the user hail to bo breathing noxious fumes. The great hent thrown oft added' ' to the un- hralthfulneas of the occupation , while In warm weather It was almost unbearable. Electric heat , on the contrary. Is let Just where It Is wanted , and , practically , none of It escapes outward. Just before ho places a hat on the block , the workman closca a switch at his bench This gl\cs the proper heat for the pressing of the heavier portions of the hot. When they are gone over , the current Is turned oft and the temperature gradually lowers as the crown Is approached. The curling of the brim Is also dtmo by electricity. nicctrlc Ilnlltikiy Center. Anderson , Ind. , Is the largest electric railway center of the United States In pro portion to population. One company , which lias Us centra. ! offices at Anderson , Is capi talized at 10,000,000 and owns 165 miles of electric railway converging on the city. Its power house supplies electric power to cars on all Intel-urban lines and In terminal cities for their local lines thirty-six miles dis tant. It IB exceeded by but one electric power plant In the United States , that at Niagara Falls , \\horo water power drives the machinery. In Anderson steam povvci generates the electricity. The central power house cost 1275,000. Lines of electric rail ways radiate from this city to all surround ing county scats and to the capital city of the state , connecting cities , towns and vil lages with n combined population of 400,000. Faro on all crosa-country lines Is 1 cent per mile. All Intcrurban cars have arc light , airbrakes and air whistles for sounding sta tions. The lines of this company comprise and connect the local electric railway svs- tenv of Anderson , Marlon , Muncle , Alex andria and Elwood and a western terminal connects with the local sjslcm at Indianap olis. All of the Interurban lines parallel steam railway lines and nearly all of the right of way Is private. KrelKlit on Trolley Card. The fact that n passenger can now rldo from New York to Boston on trolley lines Is hardly more significant than the exten sion which bos taken place In certain locaf- Itlea In the business of the trolley car , whereby commodities as well as passengers are now carried. The Chicago Tribune re ports that the newly opened line between Evanston and Waukegan Is equipped and authorized to carry mall , baggage and ex press. Many of the lines In New England not only carry these , but also servo for dis tributing freight la small consignments of parcels to dealers or Individuals along the lino. A separate car Is operated for this purpose , and has the great advantage of being able to call both at the store or ware house whence the goods are to bo taken , and also at the store or private house nhero they are to bo delivered. Some few lines , especially In New EngFand , also carry freight by the carload that Is , ordinary freight cars are switched on to these lines and then hauled to their destination by motor cars. In Brooklyn some of the lines carry express packages , and carriage of the malls Is common now on all urban lines. The natural economies of carrying freight In certain cases on trolley lines are patent , and It Is equally patent that some form of power traction Is destined , and that , too , before fong , to displace the horse In the transportation of freight In cities generally. Moreover , since Iron rails are the cheapest form of pavement yet dovlsed , and cars moving on them the most easily propelled vehicles , the principle of least resistance points significantly to development of auch transportation on rails. The changes In this direction which have already taken place and those which are plainly Inevitable only emphasize the vltor and ever Increasing Importance of the transportation question , both In city and country , and of adequate Intelligence and foresight on the part of the public In In suring Its own Interests In this matter. Where I.ljtht IH Plentiful mill Chcnii. Crawfordsvlllo , Ind. , las claim to being the best lighted town In the United States , not oven excepting Buffalo. The munici pality owns and operates Us own electric light plant , providing not only lights for the streets , but also to such consumers as de- slro It for private use. The plant was put up In the city In opposition to a private con cern , which had failed to give satisfaction , and the council decided to make a thorough work of It. A 2,000 candle power arc light was placed at every corner In town and In the business portion similar ape lights were placed at the alloy Intersections. As the blocks In Crawfordsvlllo are considerably shorter than the regulation length , the city nt night presents a dazzling appearance. Complaint Is even made that the lighting la overdone , as the lights are on all night cir cuit. Not a cat can slip across a Crawfords vlllo street at night hut that It can be detected - tectod easily for a distance of two or three blocks. The city will shortly Increase the alzo of Its commercial plant and In tbla way hopes to defray the total expense of the street lighting , The cost of the street lightIng - Ing at present , with a limited number of commercial lights , la considerably leas to the city than under the regime ot the private plant , with which the city had a contract for lights on every corner to be ex tinguished at midnight. Model Trolley Syntfm. Consul Pitcalrn , stationed at Hamburg , Germany , pronounces the electric street rail way system of that city "tho finest on the continent. " In a special report to the State department ha says ; "Tho electric street car 85stem of Ham burg Is claimed to bo In every respect the best and most complete on the continent , oxhlbltlpg peculiar features both in Its con struction and its management , "It Is an especially Interesting fact that the whole plant Is the result of American I ln\entlon , having been built after the ; Thomson-Houston e > etem by the Union Electricity company for the Joint stock com pany called the 'Hamburger Btraeeenelsen- babn Oesellftchraft. ' "The system la one of Aerial electrla cur rent , the so-called 'trolley car system. ' HI v.03 with great difficulty that the wires could be strung , as on narrow streets 'and on those where traffic Is extensile the atate prohibited Uie company from celling up the voled. The company therefore had to make arrangements with the different owners of the houses on both ( Idea ot Uio etruvtu , to ' / ' / \ / > yNW pMi'NXV/S'VWW iV . any of you folks happen to need Jk Few Iron & ! Springs , Pillows or Mattresses YlTe have any amount of them for immediate delivery , and " our price on everything connected with the Furniture business is lower than any other house. Do not be deceived by these flashy advertisements written by the so-called cheap houses. We give you a better article , for less money and guarantee our goods of the best quality and you get exactly what you pay for. Our stock is larger than all others combined. Come and get your money's worth. \ * 1115-1117 Farnam Street. Established 1864. obtain permission to anchor the crosswlrea to their walls , to which there could be raised no objection , as It was safe and ob viated the presence of poles on the side walk. To obtain this permission the com pany paid to house owners the amount of the coat price of the poles. " There are 500 trolley cars and 400 trailers , railed smoking cars. "These smoking cars are simply the old horse cars and are coupled to the trolley car by means of a link , or connecting rod. Thus the old equip ment is utilized. About every third trolley has one of these trailers , or smoking cars. The Hamburg Electricity works pays to the state of Hamburg 20 per cent of Its gross Income as n return lor the monopoly. "An a compensation for the use of the public roads the street car company pajs to the state of Hamburg 1 pfennig ( .238 cent ) for each passenger. The average fare for each person carried being 11.5 pfennigs (2.74 ( cents ) , the state receives 8.7 per cent of the gross Income of the company. In ad dition to this the street car company must keep the paving Inolde of the tracks and thirty centimeters (11.8 ( Inches ) outside of each track In proper condition. "The commutation ticket system Is a pe culiar feature. The street car company , ac knowledging the fact that hundreds of per sons are 'bound ' to use the cars a dozen or moro times a day , has Issued 'commuta tion tickets , ' divided In two sections. The first section entitles the holder of a com mutation ticket to the use of one line In both directions and as many times as ho chooses , Including Sundays. The second section issues commutation tickets for the use of all lines , In all directions , and allows the holder to avail himself of the accom modations as many times as ho chooses. These tickets are valid from three to twelve months and the prices are so low that If a person usca the cars over three times a day , a commutation means a saving In some coses the faro for each trip amounting to less than 1 cent. "Tho trolley cars offer seats for twenty to twenty-eight persons , ten to fourteen on each side. Besides , four persons are al lowed on the front and five persons on the back platform. The full number of pas sengers being on the car , the conductor lowers a sign , 'Beseezt , ' which means 'oc cupied , ' and a car cannot take more pas sengers than the above number. The regulations In this respect are very strictly observed. Say , for Instance , a lady nteps on the car at a halting place , whllo the con ductor is in front collecting fares , 'the ' car being already 'occupied' when the lady stopped In ; but there ibelng no conductor to prevent , she goes inside and a gentleman offers her his seat , the gentleman then tak ing a stand on the platform. The conductor returns to his post , when the gentleman Is requested to step off the car at the next halting place , having forfeited bin seat and the car being fully occupied. Should ho re fuse to leave the car he Is put off. " Urn Inn lit a IHni-niint. When you have a headache , cure It with Wright's Paragon Headache Remedy. COitNUIUALITlUS. a girl announces that she Intends to go direct to housekeeping1 when she marries and gives her friends a chance to buy suitable presents , she never gets enough furniture together to leave a boarding1 house. A couple In Parkorsburg1. W. Va , , are just now enjoying their third honeymoon , their previous marital experiences having been dlversltled by two divorces , all within eight years. After a woman has been married for about twenty years she generally concludes that she might as well have her wedding eown made over Into a party dress for her oldest girl. The kind husband Is one who uses a safety pin to fasten hla suspender with instead of nsklnt ? his wife to stop while she la putting up preserves and sew on a button for him. The marriage of Maurus Jokal. the Hun garian novelist , who la now in his 75th year , to Arabella Qrossnagy , an actress , 18 year : * old , came on last week as per schedule. The ) lrt wife of Jokal , whom he nmirlfd in ISIS , was also an actress , Hot-a l iborfulve , the greatest of Hungarian tragediennes. The engagement has been announced of UlRht Rev. Dr. William Neilwin MoVlcker , bishop coadjutor of Rhode Inland , and Mlsa Sally B. Smith of Philadelphia. Bishop Mcvlcker is at present abroad , and It Is understood that the marriage will occur eliorlly after his return this fall. JlUs Smith was for muny years one of Dr , Mc- Vlcker'a most devout parishioners when that clergjman was rector of Holy Trinity i'rotosunt Uplscop.il church , at Nineteenth .anil Walnut streets. Philadelphia and it is Bald that they have been engaged for some I time , but that Miss Smith was unable to lca\e her mother , who was an invalid. VIGOROUS AND ONE HUNDRED Maria Oulbortson , Born in 1799 , Celebrates Hn Centenary in Nemaba Oounty. PART OF MOST OF THE NATION'S ' HISTORY Children , Grandchildren , Knincrnun Great Grandchildren and a Grcat- Great-GrandHcin In K Is a Great Header. LINCOLN , Sept. 23. ( Special. ) In Ne maba county , Nebraska , Saturday , September 9 , at the homo of Major William Dally , there gathered a little company of children "to the third and fourth generation , " to unite with Mrs. Maria Culbertson in rejoicing , not merely that she has lived 100 years , but that she has retained her mental vigor and physical powers for GO long a time. Mrs. Culbertson , formerly Maria Logan , was "born In Rocklnghom county , Virginia , twenty-four years after the battle of Bunkur Hill , twenty-three years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence , sixteen years alter the close of the revolutionary war , which set the colonies free from the English yoke , and about three months before the death of George Washington. If the roll of the eminent statesmen and presidents who have been famous In directing this nation through Its most trying times wore to bo called It would bo found that they wore born , that they lived their span and that they tfled , running the whole course ot their career slnco the birth of the woman whoso 100th birthday was celebrated this month. She has been a part of almost the entire history of this nation , bath it and she having their birth \\lthln a few years of each other. If the writer remembers hla history , she was born In the year the terri torial legislature of Indiana elected William Henry Harrison a delegate to congress. Her ISarlr Llf " * > > Bonier. At the age of about 12 years she removed to Cincinnati , where she lived for one win ter , thence to Indiana and subsequently to Kentucky , returning to make her homo In Indiana near Madison , where she married at about the ago of 26 years , her favn'jand be ing Charles M. Culberteon. In company with others of die early cottiers of that far-off region , she fled from the Indians , who were , as it afterward proved , as badly frightened as wore the wtolto sottlero and who were fleeing 1n the opposite direction as fast as possible. It will bo aeon that she did not marry at at extremely early age , but eho Is disposed 'to think that If she bad settled down in life as early as some of her aeaoclates she might have lUed to be qulto old. So it will be seen that even In that day people were liable to mistakes In Judgment. Slnco the death of her husband she has made her homo succes sively with her daughter. Mrs. Wood , In Danville , 111. , and with ( her daughter , Mrs. William Dally , In Nebraska. Those two daughters , the former now liv ing In Phoenix , Ariz. , and one son , Samuel Culbertson of Peru , Neb. , wore present nt the birthday reunion. Dosldea these children there were eight grandchildren and a small army of great-grandchildren present. There Is one great-great-grandson , Master Charles Cedrio Wilds , who makes his home in Red Cloud , Neb. , but as be was Just 3 months old It was not thought wise for him to travel eo far from borne at this time of year , Remarkably Mrs. Culbertson has retained In a wonder ful degree her mental faculties and her physical powers. Her hearing IB somewhat impaired , but her eight Is good , and her taste , as well as her tastes , her enjoyment of the good things of life , her sense of humor , her ability to go about the house and the grounds and to go up and down eta Irs unaided , all mark her as a most remarkable woman. Her appreciation of the humorous was well Illustrated in on incident that occurred ot dinner whila seated between her son and daughter eating a dleh ot ice cream. Her Bon , turning to her , said : "It seems to me that you are dleelpatlng a good deal for a woman of your age. " As ebe did not catch the remark she turned to her daughter with a look of inquiry on her face , and the daughter repeated it , and the sc d woman , picking up a plate of cak , said : "I guess Sam wants another piece of cuke. " Croat Header of Ilookn and Paper * . Mrs. Culbertson has always been a great reader of history , fiction and biography , and has not neglected the current periodical literature of the day. The dally papers are thoroughly read , and no one [ s better posted on the > passing events and political ques tions , as well as the foreign news. Dickens has alwajs been a favorite w'th ' her ; but she has not overlooked even RlCer Haggard , whoso writings , however , she does not esteem very highly. Her knowledge of books would put to shame many who make some prc- tentlons to keeping up with the literature of the day. One of the pleasant features of the family reunion was her delight In the beauty of the decorations of the table and the dining room. Her expressions of pleasure were most pleasant to hear. One decoration , the center piece for the dinner table , was made of 100 wax tapers arranged to form the dates 1799-1899. These , when lighted , made a striking picture full of centennial sugges tion. A little poem , written by Rev. Bedell of Peru for the occasion and which was In scribed to the central figure of the day , was read. NO CHIME OR POVERTY TIIGIlli. A I-l le VIllaRc In Maine that Han Htcry ImpriM t-mciit mid \o Police. Hastings , a little village seated amid the White mountains on the boundary between Maine and Now Hampshlie , Is the most unique town In the United States , If not In the world. It contains over 300 inhabi tants at all times of the year , relates the Now York Times , and In the winter months when the lumber camps are full the popu lation la doubled. It has two large manu facturing establishments , business houses , flno residences , a postofllce , telephone and telegraph ofllces , an electric lighting plant , a railroad , a school and churches. In fact. It has every convenience that a town can possibly have , yet It Is not town or city or plantation , or even an Incorporated place , and the \Lslt of tha tax collector is an un known thing. The territory where the village is located was granted to Richard Batcholder by the state of Massachusetts in 1797 , and sixty years ago four families moved there from Frayeburg , In the western part of Oxford county , Maine. They cleared away about 100 acres of land and built several log cab- Ins. A few years later they wore obliged to abandon the settlement on account of the appearance of "Nigger Tom , " a runaway slave , who announced to the terrified settlers tlors that he had been "sent by the Lord" to take the property which they hod worked hard for years to clear. Then the village was named "Nigger Tom's settlement , " and was known as that until about 1850 , when G. A. and D. H. Hastings purchased over 20,000 acres of the land and the Wild River Lumber company of New Hampshire took 40,000 acr < . Slnco then the town has grown with great rapidity , every nation being represented. On any pay day the most cosmopolitan gathering of types from all parts of the earth may be seen In the village store , when they call to settle their weekly grocery bills. The bouses have a foreign aspect. Those on the main street are about forty feet wldo by forty feet deep , two stories high , square like immense dry goods boxea , painted Venetian red without blinds , and each with alx rooms on a floor. They ara comfortable and are kept In good repair. Every house is surrounded by huge piles of lumbar , giving it the appearance of a town within a stockade. The larger buildings are bound to the earth by huge chains to pro tect them from the fierce gales which blow down the mountain sides. The most remarkable thing about this re markable town i the absence of crime. Notwithstanding the heterogeneous popula tion there are no police. There was a constable in the place up to two years ago , but when his commission expired It was impossible to find any one to take the po sition. If perchance it is necessary to bring a person before the trial Justice one of the foremen in the lumber mill goes to the cul prit and tellu him that his presence is de sired at the company's store. There the sentence , If the man acknowledges his guilt , and he usually does , is given him by the bookkeeper in the store. It is the only village In the United States where there Is no carriage road. The only means of transportation to or from the village is over the railroad which rum from Gllead tu Hastings The road follows the > alley of Wild river along a route BO narrow that in many places there Is barely room for the rails. It penetrates fourteen miles Into the wildest defiles of the White mountains. A ride upon it Is a new ex perience , oven to a traveler who has visited every part of the world. Along some parts of the road the grade is 400 feat to the mile. The school in the village Is a unique fea ture. The School house was built In 1892 by the lumber companies , and the teachers are paid by a monthly contribution of 10 cents from each of the workmen In the mills. 'S ML3N IlIUC AGAIN. AVllrt Trooper * of the Pant Hold n. Peaceful Reunion. Forty of the 103 survivors of Quautroll's famous band met recently at the Jackson county fair at Leo's Summit , reports the Kansas City Tlmos The annual reunion of the old command was held. It was the chief attraction of the fair. At noon "mess call" was sounded and the vets stowed away more good things in an hour than would have fallen to the lot of ithelr whole band In the battle days of the 60's. After the repast there was story telling-- and such stories ! Tom Webb , for Instance , told how ttireo federals had one day sur prised him whllo ho was on a scouting ex pedition "My horse was tired and hungry , " he said , "and I had Just taken the bridle oft and hung It over the pommel of the saddle when I happened to look up and not fifty jards away here came three federals , yelling and tearing llko mad. I grabbed my re volver and at the same time made a spring for my horse. I did not have time to pit the bridle on , even had I wanted to do so. "Well , OB soon as I hit the saddle my horse took down between a row of apple trees. Wo ran for about three-quarters of a mile , shooting and jelling all the tlmo. I looked ahead , and right in front of me wcs a high fence. 1 thought to myself , 'Well , God forgho me , my tlmo la up. ' You can Imagine my surprise when my horse reached it and leaped clear over without touching a rail. Shortly after we reached the thli .cet , and there I dismounted and waited for the 'feds' cto come up , but they had evidently changed their minds and their direction also , and I saw no more of them , " Then there "nas Bill Grcggs , who swore Frank James Into the guerilla service , and George Maddox , the only ono of Quantrell'B men who was ever tried for the Lawrence raid , and who is i > w a guard in the statu penitentiary , appointed by Governor Stephens , and Sim Whltsett , John Koger , John Barnhill , Oabo Parr , HI George , George Wlgglngton , Babe Hudspeth , Prank Gregg , Bill Hopkins , Ike Hall , John McCorkle and Tom Tatum , all were there. Oth Offutt of Holden was also there with his celebrated trained home , which he says "can do any thing on earth but talk , " After dinner was finished all that remains oif the old company "fell in" at the command - mand of Captain W. W. Welch , who marched them off to where horses wore saddled and ready for the parade. Marching was not what It used to bo to these old soldiers , and there was many a suspicious limp as they filed through the grove. Upon being mounted Captain Welch called the roll. Then , In column of twos , with Hi George and Oth Offutt in the lead , these forty gray old men rode over the groundfi , followed by the cheers of everyone present. But it was When the band struck up "Dixie" that the demonstration came. Then every head became bared and every throat gave forth the terrible staccato "rebel yell. " And then the old comrades broke rank * again for another year. No more perfect weather could be Imagined than that of yesterday. Hundreds of people took advantage of It to attend the fair. All day the beautiful park was thronged. The fruit , poultry , live stock and art displays are excellent and in each there Is something to interest every one. The art building In Indeed a work of art. The painting and embroidery work make a fine how One thing of especial Interest Is an embroidered counterpane in-.ilu In 1807 by Mm , Mary Larrlmoro of Madison county , Kentucky The cotton was picked by her , carded and spun and then made into n counterpane. It Is In a good state of preservation and one would not think It of the extreme age It really Is. AMIA1II.U , HUT IMTIGUI8H. A lU'tunirrt Ooiiijueror filiched for a llrli-f Urn ! . The Roman conqueror was home again , reports the Washington Star lie had viewed the triumphal urclies and heard the plaudits of plrba und patrlrlanH The calcium llftits had i > U > ( ul on him for miles along the line of march The chair man of the comm'ttee ' on arrangements up- preached him and ealJ , deferentially : "Genera ! , h ve we- left uuythlnp undone which jnlffht convey our appreciation of the fact that you nra the hero of the hour ? " "Nothing , " was the answer. "Has the procession been as long as you think it ought -to in passing a given point ? " "It has surpassed my expectations. " "Have you heard all the speeches you want ? " "Yes , thank you. " "Hn\e jou had all the muslo you care for from the glee club ? " "Yes , thank you. " "Have you had all the breakfasts and dinners and suppers jou wont ? " "Yes thank you. " "And all the fireworks ? " "Yes til an k you. " "And all the speeches ? " "Yea. thank jou. " "Now , Is there anything else you irroulA enjoy ? It there Is. please mention It , for you must remember , general , we think the world of you , and there isn't anything wo wouldn't do for you. " "Are you sure that If I spoke candidly there would be no offense ? " "Absolutely. " "Well , to * ell you the honest truth , I'd llko about twenty minutes' sleep. " SOME I.VTIS INVIC.VTIOJVS. An Improved Bafety guard for watches consists of an auxiliary chain to be at tached to the ring In the watch stem , with an eyelet formed In the rear wall of the pocket for the Insertion of the bar at the 1 end of the chain. An Arizona Inventor has patented a gun W stock which Is In two sections , the butt r portion being recessed to receive the front section , with a transverse pivot to connect the two , allowing the stock and barrel to bo adjusted to suit the User. Bicycle paths can be rapidly made by a new machine , which has a triangular frame carried on wheels and fitted with disks In front to cut the earth , with a heavy roller nt the rear to level the broken dirt and V | form a smooth path. H Medicine can be dropped slowly from a ' new vial or bottle , which has the neck portion bent at nn angle and fitted with a pocket in the lower side , which must be tilled before thp medicine can drop , thus preventing a sudden outflow , A Rhode Island man has patented a col lar button having an L-shap d shank , with a seml-cyllndrlcal extension carried by a sleeve surrounding the nhank , which Is adapted to lit closely on the I * whllo being Inserted , after which it la bent out to form a T hend Vegetables can be rapidly sliced by a newly-patented cutter , which has a hori zontal hopper , fitted with a sliding board at ono end to feed the vegetables to the cutter at the opposite end. whcro a knife blade Is fixed in a holder pivoted above ( he hopper. Rubber hand stamps arc made to print their letterH more evenly by the use of a newly-designed base , the connection be tween thn handle and the typeholder being formed of n. buries of flexible rubber rings , which adjust themselves to equalize the pressure on the opposite end of the utamp. The surface of asphalt pavements can be repaired , 'when broken , by the imo of a new machine , which hat ) a heating apparatus carrying both steam and oil pipes , which Is used to soften the pavement and fit it for resurfacing with the roller carried at the rear of the mntlilne. 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