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.
A pocket cuspidor has been patented by aNew
Now Hampshire man , comprising a re-
rcptacle to fit 'In the pocket , with a telescoping -
! scoping tube JiltingIn the neck of the re- ;
coptucie , a cap fitting tightly over the end I
of thf tube , with a spring and cord arrangement -
rangement to open the cap when the.tubo 3
IB drawnout- , . 1
A new method of mounting photographic '
prlntu has been patented ny a. 1'cnnnyl-
vunlan , consisting of a mat having an openIng -
Ing of tlio desired nlze In the center , with A
i Ilnp attached to thp back of the mat , nil nU-
heslvn bonier being formed around the flap
to engage the print and hold it against ths
mot.
J5. E. Turner , Couipion , Mo. , w a cured of
piles by DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve after
Buffering seventeen years and tryinif over
twenty remedies. Physicians and surgeons
endorse It. Hewaro of daugeroug counter
feits.
Mr. B. P. McAllister , ITarrodi *
burg , Ky. ( tayss "I employed nu-
morons methods of local treatment
for a severe cato of Catarrh , but the
disease grew wore steadily , getting
a firmer grip on me all the time , I
finally realized tlmt this treatment
did not reach the disease , and
decided to try Swift'a Speclfio ,
Blood
which promptly got ftt the teat of
the trouble , ana cured me perma-
riently. "
Catarrh ia a blood disease and can
not bo reached bv sprays , Inhaling mix
tures , cto , 8. B. 8. it the only cure.
Send for valuable book * walled free by
fiwUt Specific Company , Atlanta , Qa.
