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    'MO! 031AIIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MARCH 2a. 1!00.
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THE FIFIH flP Fl KPTRIP.ITY ntUeplIca to and through the lungs. rass
Ullj IILlii; Ul LLLllIVlUl I (lng Into tho lungs the antiseptics, accord-
Sr mple InUcc? of tba Earning Powtr of a
Telephone Oompinj.
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C:ilCG0 CUTS UP A "HELLO" MELON
Trillin of Mn tor Vehicle for Unity
Trnfllc Kleotrlelty ii n lleineily
for CoiiNiimptloii Other
lll'l ClOllll'lltN.
Tho Chicago Telcphono company, emu
lating tho liberality or tho Standard Oil
company, has decided to cut a "melon" of
Jl.000,000 and dlHtrlbuto It among share
holders. Tho "melon" la distributed In ad-
dltlon to tho regular quarterly dividend of
offer-In. ratlJ S', W1 ,Ca,h ot experiments, undertaken to do
onering; rather an equivalent In tho shano . . ...... ,.i. i..
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ranttui Ltnni. t r i . u .i. . .T
nbsorh t.,,. Irn." 1 I'110 ,,ot1a, wlU I
m." S"T WUh0Ut undu,Sr C"
larglng tho dividend
When telcphono competition wan threat
ened In Chicago last year this company
mado a grout outcry against the proposi
tion, denouncing the schomo as an attack
on "vested rights," which would not only
Imperil Its usefulness as a public agent,
tint would bring dlsaotcr to Its sharoholdcra.
Tho cutting of tho "melon" goen to show
that the Chicago Telcphono company talk
cloquontly and effectively through Its hat.
Motor Vehicle for Unity Tralllr.
Tho report of tho Judges on tho recent
trials at Liverpool, England, of motor ve
hicles for heavy tralllo has been siibmlttjl
to u mooting of the Liverpool Self-Pro-polled
Trafllc association. Tho document,
says nn English contemporary, Is ono of
exceptional Interest, tho trials with which
It deals marking a distinct ndvanco In this
Important movement. Tho Judges, all of
them engineers of eminence who havo glvvn
Bpeclal attention to tho subject, report that
tho vehicles competing wero generally supe
rior to thoso submitted for trial last year
and had nrrlvod at such degrees of mechan
ical excellence and efficiency that their uso
In practical trado operations would bo at
tended with tmccosH and oconomy ns com
pared with homo traction. The offectlvo
speed on set pavements was double that of
horse-drawn lorries carrying equal loads
and tho difficulties nt present experienced In
ascending or descending hills woro ovor
como by tho motor wagon. The vehicles
wero capablo of competing ndvantngeouslv
for tho transport of loads varying from four
to lx ond one-half tons, over distances up
o forty miles, over which distance a work
ing day of twelvo hours should sufflco for
collection, transport and delivery. The. gen
eral control, starting, steering and stopping
of tho vehicles, when working on tho road
win amongst tralllc, was superior to the brut
types of horse-drnwn vehicles. Knur t,
of load, carried on tho legal taro of threo "Without exception," says Prof. Herdman,
ons at tho legal spcej of llvo miles an "tno animals exposed to tho electric cur
hour, was tho maximum performance that rcnt hegan to outstrip tho others In weight
had so far been obtained satisfactorily by nt lh end of the first week and a gain
a four-wheeled vehicle, but a load of seven f from 18 to 21 per cent In favor of the
tons could be cnrrled If a slnglo trailer was animals within the magnetic field was ap
Used. Tho difficulties ImnnHeil hv mnntlmr nnrent each MicDwdlnir week, until thov
tho limit of threo tons taro under tho lo-o-
motives on highways act. 1S9G, wore again
serious drawbacks to Ideal construction.
Tho Judges wero unanimously of opinion
that the raising of the limit of taro to four
tons was eminently desirable In tho Inter
ests of proper economy and efficiency, nnd
thoy were further of opinion that bucIi an
Incrcaso In tho taro weight wa3 for the
flfifi.lt. nt IVtn ..Ull .... . .
fl n i,l ,. ' , , a,m , 1 ,,ucre8,!'-
niVlromnnU n7 , in i . . ,rp" says: "Tho promises of the three senators
nndXr -" AlWch and Te.ier. the sen -
tho Idad limit of four tons, which these " ?to ",Cu, n? ?" " f
tho previous trials' clearly Indicate as the .ligation to the Island) In regard to
working maximum. To satisfy such re-I g.rantln,g lndtPJonco mf ""Prtant
nulromcnts fully It was necessary to carry i 8lnco thT scnalorf, nro trU8tod "presenta
from six to ten tons on ono platform, it tlN'cs ?,f tb( "cat(!' , ,
was clear to them that tho heavy motor CntlnulnB- tno faper declares It now has
wagon Industry could not In this country confldenco In tho fuinilment of tho Joint reso
ntlaln Its legitimate proportions until the Ultlon of tho Unltcd Stnlw' consrcss. In an
present restrictions wero mndifin.i n . Interview with tho visiting senators General
ennblo manufacturers to supply vehicles ca-
pablo of carrying loads of tho samo weight
ond bulk ns thoso now drawn by horses.
Self-contained vehicles capablo of trans-
porting regularly loads of from six to
eight tons at from four to flvo miles nn
hour, and up to ten or twelvo tons at ro-
duced speed, would shortly bo available
woro a four-ton taro sanctioned.
Klre.trlelty nn n Meillvnl A Kent,
Tho Crotto method of eradicating tho
germs of consumption by moans of elec
tricity Is being tested In St. Luke's hospital,
(Now York City, under tho personal super-
vision ot mo discoverer, Francesquo Crotto had failed, to notify tho shore authorities of
of Paris. Tho results aro said to have been danger. In a llko manner Hoatetter's Stom
vory satisfactory. Ilrlefly stated, tho Crotto . ach Hitters, tho famous dyspepsia cure, acts
method ot treatment consists In the uso of ! when all other medicines fall. Its superl-
statlo electricity of high tension to force
different antiseptics, tho chief of which Is
a chemical preparation of formaldehyde, di
rectly Into tho lungs. Inhalation of tho
medicine Is also a part of tho treatment.
Tho work Is being dono In tho west wing of
tho hospital, whoro M, Crotto has two largo
machines whloh generate tho static elec
tricity, and with which his patients nre
treated. Ono of thoso machines, which Is
his own Invention, rests on a tablo about six
feet long and Is Inclosed In glass.
Tho olectrlo fluid la generated by eight
cylinders, which resemble, In a way, tho
pulleys on n shnft to which belts aro fast
ened. loiirot tho cylinders aro Inside the
others, tho posltlvo of each pair being on tho
outside and tho negatlvo on tho Inside, When
theso cylinders rovolvo with groat speed
tho electricity posses into two long metal
cylinders on each sldo, resting on glass non
conducting uprights. Within ono of theso
cylinders nro tho antiseptics, which nro
transmitted with tho olectrlclty by means of
a wlro to an electrode fitted with n large
sponge.
Thn patient Is seated In a chair on a
ralcd platform near tho lnrger machine,
which Is said to bo tho strongest static elec
tric machlno over mado, and tho posltlvo
spongo is placed on his bare chest. From
this the electric fluid passes through tho
body to the negatlvo electrode, placed against
tho patient's back, carrying tho healing
AN HONEST BREW
01
There's positive
evidence of
quality and purity
in every bottle of
BLATZ
BEER
M STAR MILWAUKEE -
Blitz Malt-Vivine-
Nen-lotailcaot.
ALL DRU00IST5.
VAL IUTZ WCWW Cfc, MILWAUKEE
OMAHA 1UIANCII
DOUULAS STI1KUT,
" TULEl'UO.VB lOUI.
lng to M. Crottc, destroy the bacilli, or pre
tent them from making toxin, which Is the
destructive poison, nt tho same tlmo cau
terizing and healing the diseased tUsue. The
treatment Is declared to be devoid of pain
and It Is said to glvo tho patient a pleasant
feeling of stimulation.
Members of tho Btaff at St. Luke's hos
pital, whllo not yet prepared to express
opinions for publication, do not hesitate to
say privately that they are deeply Inter
ested In M. Crotte's work, and that some re
markable results havo already been achieved.
Similar statements nro mado by other well
known New York physicians who are fre
quent visitors nt M. Crotto's Improvised
cllnlo at St. Luke's.
lltmtrnliiK flrnvrtli.
William J. Herdman, M. D., professor of
electro-therapeutics, mental disorders and
disease cf tho nervous suystem nt the Uni
versity 01 .Mtcnigan, is jusi completing a
icrmino wnctner eiecmcuy vuu uc u mi-
PlW as to hasten the development of young
it growing an ma u. Tho experiment wero
'begun two years ago and the subjects have
included human beings, as well as lower
forms of animal life Tho results, Prof.
Herdman says, Bhow that animal growth
may bo accelerated by the mystic current.
Prof. Herdman has used n solenoid or hol
low magnet about threo feet In diameter.
"Throo HUbJccU wero chosen," says the
professor. "Two of them were healthy
young men, students of medicine, and tho
other a man of 38, who for two yeans had
been suffering from shaking paralysis, but
who, aaldo from -this nervous affection, was
In fair health. Kach of the three subjcc'.s
was placed In the solenoid, comfortably out
stretched on n platform, and kept there for
two hours each day, their bodlos pervaded
by an alternating current. Tho subjects
wero conscious of no change In sensation,
except that tho patient with shaking paral
ysis reported that the period spent within
the coll had a soothing and quieting effect
upon him and that tho vlolcnco ot his mus
cular tromor was much reduced for several
houra after each exposure.
Sometimes Prof. Herdman uses a couch
of his own devising, Instead of tho sole
noid. Whoever rocllnes upon this couch
Is Inclosed In a perfect magnetic field. Ner
vous persons who Ho upon It almost Inva
riably 'becomo drowsy nt onco and soon fall
asleep.
Prof. Herdman's experiments upon small
animals havo been more extended than
upon men. As soon as they wero old enough
to bear separation from their mothers a
lot of guinea pigs or rabbits was divided
Into two group ns nearly alike In age
and -weight as ncealble and wero carefully
weighed. Bach group was subjected to
conditions In nil respects similar, except
that from 5 o'clock each evening till mid
night ono group was placed in n cage
through which an electric current was
passed, whllo tho others were placed In
an exactly similar cago not connected with
the current circuit.
ncared tho period of full development, when
the weekly gain became perceptibly less.'
CUBANS BEGIN TO HAVE FAITH
Interview tvltli Senator Stronntlicii
tile Helief In Aiuerlcuu In
tentions. HAVANA, March 22.-Tho Patrla today
JIax'mo Gomez Is quoted as saying that tho
Cubans nro In no hasto for Independence and
tll3t lt would bo far better for hem to go
1 slowly and' surely.
I Speaking on the samo subject, President
I Celats of tho Havana Chamber of Commerce
i said" ho thought tho Cubans were In a posl
Hon to govern themoolves, nnd the sooner
Independence was given to them tho better
they would bo pleased,
Xetv line, for Wireless Teleitniphy.
Wireless telegraphy has had a new demon
stration of usefulness by tho captain ot a
lightship, who used lt after ordinary signals
orlty Is quickly felt In the renewal ot
strength. It regulates tho bowels, Improves
tho appetite and cures lndlgostlon. Try It.
For 11 limy Uminetvlven.
Adding n pinch of salt to coffeo to give It
tone.
Sprinkling clothes with hot water and a
whtHk broom.
Try rubbing tough meat with a cut lemon
to make It tender.
Rubbing colery on the bands to remove the
odor of onions.
Adding ono or two tablespoonfuls of sugar
to ttrong turnips when cooking.
Mixing stovo blacking with a little am
monia to prevent It burning off.
Adding a few drops of ammonia to the bluo
water to whiten the clothes.
Adding a llttlo sugar to milk to prevent
It sticking to tho vessel whllo boiling.
Placing an applo In tho bread and cake
boxes to keep bread and cake moist
Mixing a. llttlo cornstarch with salt before
filling tho salt shaker, to prevent Its clog
gtng.
Adding a tablespoonful of kcroseno to a
pall of clear hot water to wash tho windows.
Sprinkling grated cneese over oatmeal por
ridge Instead of sugar and eating with cream.
Wetting a cloth In elder vinegar, wrapping
cbceso In it to keep moist nnd prevent mold
lng.
Dipping a bit of parsley in vinegar and
eating to sweeten tho breath and remove
odor after eating onions.
Dipping stalo doughnuts In cold water,
placing In a. paper bag, heating thoroughly
In tho oven and serving hot
Mixing Hour and sugar together, before
adding water, to prevent lumping, where
flour nnd sugar aro used In making sauces.
Adding a tablespoonful of vinegar and a
tablespoonful of sugar to counteract any
thing that, lias accidentally been made too
ealty.
Making a splendid furnlturo polish by tak
lng a wlno glass of ollvo oil, ono ot vinegar
and two tablespoons of alcohol, apply with
a soft cloth and polish with flannel,.
Wnrillnir OR Cim IiikIiiii.
A commercial traveler, whoso wife la
oi)o or tnoso women wno borrow troublo
Indiscriminately, had occasion to make, a
trip east recently, relates tho Memphis
Solmltar.
His wife was very anxious about him
and .felt certain that ho would fall u vic
tim to smallpox, which was reported to
bo prevalent in tho city to which ho was
going. Sho begged him to carry a llttlo bers, but also In regard to classes repre
RAnW001 Wa " w,,rJ sented. All sorts ot boys nd girls, men and
lei
Naturally ho objected, nnd positively re
fused to bo mado tho permanent abode of
such a persistent odor.
When ho ennio homo from his trio ho
said to his wife:
"It Is wonderful, the power of thn Im
agination. Why. don't you know. 1 Imag
ined that I smelted assafoetldn tho wholo
tlmo I wan gone?"
"It wnrn't Imagination nt all," quietly
replied the wily little woman. "I sewed
ii bit of I'Hiafoctldu In the rnrncr ot your
tout before you went away! '
BOSTON POINTS THE WAY
Instructive Review of Munioipil Progreii in
the Bar State Capital.
NOVEL INNOVATIONS IN CITY HFE
I'rrc I'nlillc llatlio, CyntnniiltiniN nnit
t'oiicrrtn for the Multitude Sum
mer IMnyKroniHl for Chil
dren Oilier r'enturen. .
Tho city of Doston has put In operation, at
public expense, a number ot institutions
designed to promote tho health and happi
ness of Its people. They comprise a new
deporturo In American municipal life, nnd
very properly command tho earnest atten
tion of all persons anxious to promote the
public welfare. Tho plan and scope of Uos
ton's new departure, and tho results at
tained nro reviewed by Hon. Joslah Qulncy,
ex-mayor of tho city, In tho New York Inde
pendent, as follows:
Tho changes which havo been taking plarj
In tho government of Boston havo not hi
their origin In any special movemont to re
form serious abuses, but rather In the belief
that It was possible to mako such Improve
ment nnd progress as would promote tho
moral and physical health of the community.
So far ns matters have yet gone, events
seem to havo abundantly Justified tho
changes, and lt Is probable, therefore, that
tho future will seo Boston traveling still
further on tho road of accomplishing for tho
peoplo thoso things which lt can do bettor
for them than they as Individuals can do for
themsolves,
Theso changes viewed by most men as
experiments havo nttracted much attention
and curiosity and drawn out a good deal of
comment, tho greater part of which has been
gratlfylngly favorable. Extension of govern
mental functions Is tho chief chango that has
been brought about. The city Is now doing
somo things for tho people which wero
formerly thought to b.o outside Its scope.
For Instance, it has mado n good beginning
at bathing them or, at least, at helping nnd
encouraging them to bathe.
Hn every largo city thero aro hosts of peo
plo huddled together In 'tenements whoro
every sanitary canon Is violated. They do
not batho properly from ono year's end to
tho other, becaUBo thero aro no facilities for
bathing In their wretched nnd ovorcrowded
rooms. Tholr condition makes them a menace
to their cleanlier follow citizens whom they
como In contact with on tho cars and In the
streets, and who unknowingly buy tho prod
ucts of their labor.
If theso conditions could bo changed so
that all bathed regularly several effects ot
vaEt benefit to the city would surely follow.
Tho filthy tenement house would disappear,
for cloan peoplo will not llvo In n dirty
house. Crlmo and drunkenness would de
crease, for men and boys who nro now driven
to tho saloon might then find tho homo n
fit placo In which to spend an evening. Even
the death rate would drop. Of course, such
an' Ideal Is not attainable at present, but at
least we can travel In that direction, and
that Is what we havo been doing In Boston
recently. To thoso engaged In furthering
tho movement tho results havo been exceed
ingly gratifying.
l'ublle Until.
Boston was ono of the first American cities
to Inaugurate free public baths. Her sys
torn was founded In tho '60's, but until re
cently thero was nothing additional to tho
sca-water bathing and no attempt nt giving
tho people an opportunity to batho nil tho
year around. Two yearn ago the opening of
tho Dover Street Public Bath, In tho heart of
tho city, marked the progress ot a forward
movement lu this matter. This bathhouso
cost, with tho land, $80,000; Its appliances
consist of tubs and showers, tho tempera
ture ot tho water being regulated to suit
tho bather. Thoro Is provision for men and
women In .fact, two separate bathhouses.
This bath Is free except that thero Is a
ahargo for soap and towels. But thoso who
wish to do so can bring their own soap and
towels, or can go without them. In that
caso thero Is absolutely no charge. This
question ot charge or no chargo gavo rise to
a deal ot debate In the advisory commis
sion of seven which the mayor bad ap
pointed to consider tho whole bathing ques
tion. It was thought that treo baths might
smack ot charity, and some woro afraid of
that. Othors again argued that treo baths
would not pauperizo tho peoplo any more
than freo text books and free public schools.
It was finally settled that the bath should
bo qulto free. Tho policy has been thor
oughly successful and It Is not likely to bo
changed. It was felt that tho charge ot
even 1 cent might keep away tho very peo
plo who most needed bathing. The Dover
street bath Is used by 30,000 peoplo a month;
tho majority of those aro udults, and they
aro very satisfactorily representative of all
clashes of citizens.
Missionary work to spread tho bathing
hnblt among the children Is comparatively
easy, and tho attendanco ot women has also
been ery gratttylng. The children aro en
couraged by freo soap and towels on a cer
tain part of Saturdays. Peoplo como from
all over tho city to tho Dovor street bath
but, ot courao, its usotulness 1h greatest to
thoso living In tho neighborhood. What Ben
ton needs, therefore, Is moro baths of the
samo kind scattered about the city where
thoy could bo easily reached,
The shower baths take up very little space,
nnd somo aro much In favor ot putting them
In tho basements of tho public schools. After
a contest In the school commltteo over what
was deemed by somo to bo a radical innova
tion, shower baths have been placed In tho
basement of the Paul Hovero school, a fino
new school building In a congested district.
Wo have added two fresh water swimming
pools to our plant. Ono of these Is situated
In o email park In a tcnoment district, and
tho other Is In a ward room building. They
aro both concreto pools and tho attendance
shows tho public appreciation; they aro as
yet only open In summer.
Another extension of governmental func
tion In tho matter ot bathing Is seen In tho
swimming instructors now furnished by thn
city. Summer before last they taught 4,000
children to swim.
Public (iymnniiluiitK,
Free publlo gymnasiums are nlsa being
provided by the Boston city government. Wo
havo had outdoor gymnasia In connection
with tho parks for ten years, and Instruc
tion has been given there free: but n great
advance was begun two years ago when wo
organized a regular Indoor gymnasium In a
building that was given to us for tno pur
pose. Thero Is now the East Boston gymna
sium. It has been Intelligently managed
and tho attendance at It has risen to nbout
2,000 a week.
Tho freo gymnasium work Is closely con
nected with tho work cf tho public schools
nnd tho school teachers encourage their
children to go Into the gymnasium classej.
Tho floor U ueed for drills. All kinds of
gymnastic apparatus nro to be found In this
building, In charge of competent Instructors,
nnd, of course, thero aro shower baths for
uso after exercise. The patronage has been
J very gratifying, not only In regard to num
women, ioko auvaniago or tno facilities of-
fered. Tho women havo shown great ap
prcclatlon of the gymnasia.
Following this success of tho East Boston
cymnaslum the city set about doing somo
thing more In tho same line, and two
months ngo the South Boston free public
gymnasium was opened. This cost $28,000
without the land, and Is n flrst-class Instltu
tlun in all respects one of tht largest gym
nasla In tho whole country, H Is well
equipped, nnd has nn excellent running
track. Two new small gymnasiums have
also been provided for. A ward room will
bo utilized for one, and a small wooden
church will be made over for the other. In
theso gymnasia wo uso the piano, finding
that lt plays an Important part In tho class
work of the children. It costs $10,000 a year
to maintain a large gymnasium and pay the
Instructors.
School yards hate been opened In the
summer ns playgrounds for children; that
Is another advance In the same direction ns
tho baths nnd gymnasia. It has not como
without meeting opposition from the con
servatives In tho school board. The appro
priation for tho purpose was only $2,000, but
nt least tho recognition ot tho principle was
secure. Tho Boston school yards aro of all
sorts, somo good and some bad. Toys, play
things and sandynrds havo been provided In
them.
Freo concerts nnd freo lectures nro other
now or comparatively new departure In tho
way of municipal governmental activity now
to be found In Boston. Formerly outdoor
concerts alono wero given, but now, In addi
tion to these, provision hns been mndo for
two kinds of Indoor concerts. Ono of theso
Is a local concert In somo small hall, given
by a string quartet and singer, and costing
$30 or $10, nnd tho other Is moro elaborate,
with an orchestra of flfty-nvo pieces nnd
well known soloists. The smaller concerts
nro qulto free. Scats at the larger ono aro
23 cents to $1. Six of theso moro elnborato
concerts wero given tho last rail, on Sunday
evenings.
As tho city cannot legally chargo an ad
mission tee, theso larger concerts aro only
announced as under the auspices ot the
music commission, tho deficiency being met
by private guaranty. A municipal band has
nlso been established. This band Is not
regularly In tho employment of the city,
but receives enough patronage from It to
aid Its development very materially, and
tho result Is a great Improvement In tho
character ot public music.
A bureau ot municipal statistics Is an
other feature of our governmental activity
which Is doing good work. From lt Issues
tho City Record, an ofllclal weekly publica
tion. Other Xetv Dennrtiiren.
It would bo qulto Impossible In n brief
nrtlclo to glvo oven an outline, of nil tho
new departures wo havo been making In
municipal government In Boston, and what
Is hero given Is merely Illustration. Tho
greatest change, perhaps, Is In methods of
administration. Tho freo baths hero nro
under tho chargo of tho Board of Health. It
has been taken out of tholr hands and
erected Into a special department, In chargo
of seven unpaid commissioners nppolntcd by
the mayor to serve for flvo years; ono or
two going out each year. The mayor can
rotnovo nny of theso commissioners at any
tlmo during the continuance ot his term on
designation of cnuso.
This method secures for the city govern
ment tho scrvlcei. of a public-spirited and
successful class of peoplo who abroad nro
often elected to municipal office, but who
cannot often bo elected here. Their duty
consists of supervision, and It makes no ex
cessive demands on their time. A meeting
onco a week is generally found to be suffi
cient. Under them are paid subordinates
who do tho actual routino work. Wo find
that these unpaid commissioners tako great
Interest in their work, and that the servlco
has been very greatly Improved by their
efforts.
Similar unpaid commissions havo chargo
ot the bureau of municipal statistic?, ot
mU3tc, of lectures, of cemeteries, of paupers,
of insane, of public convenience stations,
otc.
Theso commissions have been appointed
with an eye to tholr peculiar fitness for tho
duties of tholr departments1. For lnstancu,
tho bureau of municipal statistics Is looked
after chiefly by active business men who aro
used to handling largo Interests. Music Is In
charge of prominent musicians, whllo rcpro
sontatlvee of tho university settlements, of
tho labor organizations and of tho women
aro found on other commissions.
Putting the peoplo within reach of sane,
cheap and healthy pleasures will undoubt
edly diminish crime, for boys who aro learn
ing to swim and who experience tho Interest
and tho dlsclpllno ot tho gymnasium aro less
likely to fall Into vlclouu ways. Thus tho
supply of criminals will be somewhat re
duced at Its source.
The poltco havo already observed and com
mented on tho Improvement of behavior of
boys and tho decrease ot Juvenile disorder
In tho vicinity of baths. 'At somo of theeo
freo publlo functions we havo 10,000 peoplo
gathered, and a very fow policemen aro
qulto sufficient to prevent dlsonlor,
I believe that generally tho citizens of
Boston aro well satisfied with tho new de
partures that havo been mado In methods
ot government and to extension ot municipal
functions. There aro many Indications to
show that tho peoplo are allvo to tho Im
provements and that tho movement that has
begun will find less to contend against as It
proceeds1.
Knnnn Fnriiiern Salt Their l.iinil.
Two farmers living near Iola, Kan., havo
received n 40,000-pound car of salt from
Hutchinson, which they will uso on their
farms, says tho Abilene Chronicle. Both
have oxtonsivo farm interests which they
look after themsolves and they propose to
sow tho salt with oats, wheat and flax, on
the theory that land so treated Is given tho
chemlcal required by thoso grains and In
tho bollef that chinch bugs will hun tho
fields. Some of their unpractical town
friends havo rather a hankering for the
bcllivf that wheat so treated will grow loaves
of solf-rlsing bread. At any rate the test Is
ono which will be watched with Interest and
tho farmers may reap good returns from tho
$100 or moro Invested by theso gentlemen In
an experiment.
SOMHTIII.VC Ni:V
Krastus, Jr. What kin' ob a clgah Is
Krastus, Sr. I fink It urn Hrusiells w
a present from man dm beats carpets,
MR. SMYTH IS CALLED DOWN
Judge Baker Has Ecniethinp to Saj to the
Attorney General.
SPIRITED DEBATE IN ARGUMENT OF CASE
Attorney tienernl Informed liy .IuiIkc
linker tlint lie Must llenpeet the
Court the Snine in Other
I,ii it em Do.
"You can 'cuss' this court on the street
nil you please, but you can't do lt In tho
court room."
It was Judge Benjamin Baker talking and
his remarks wero directed to Constantino
J. Smyth, attorney general ot Nebraska
Tho tono of the Judge Indicate! that ho
meant what ho said. This w;i9 only onu
fcaturo of a spirited tilt that occurred bo
tweon tho Judge and attorney.
It nil enmo about through an effort of tho
attorney general to havo a chango mado In
tho Journal entry of tho case ot tho Stalo
against tho Omaha National Bank and J. II.
Millard for the collection of $200,000. which
tho attorney general claims Is due the stato
by reason of tho fact that cx-Statc Treasurer
Hartley, who turned defaulter, had dealings
with tho defendant bnnk and drew money
therefrom. That story has been threshed
over nnd over In tho courts. Tho last round
prior to tho action of yesterday was when
Judge Baker decided a few days ago to find
Judgment In accordance with tho verdict of
tho original trial, which was In favor of the
defendant. Tho case was heard once toy the
supremo court, where one Judge sustained
tho trial court, another overruled and tho
third member of the supremo bench took no
nctlon nt all. Judgo Baker -old that this
was equivalent to affirming his decision, aud
so ruled.
Tho nttorney general Is now trying to re
vivo tho case In tho supremo court, thero
foro his pica for a chango In tho Journal
entry, hl contention being that the Journal
docs not set forth tho facts sufficiently clear.
Attorney Oenoral Smyth addressed tho
court in languago that was construed to
mean criticism, which caused Judgo Baker
to say:
"I am tired of your criticisms, attorney
general."
"If I havo criticised tho court Improperly,
I apologize for lt," replied Mr. Smyth, with
accent on tho "Improperly."
Then ho went on to Bay that he roprescnts
tho state ot Nebraska and that ho wants his
rights. Judgo Baker declared ho should
havo his rights, but that ho must bo ro
spcctful while In court. A dialogue nlong
this lino continued for some time, until tho
attorney general announced that ho would
say no more. Tho opposing counsel had al
ready presented lt3 sldo of tho case. At tho
conclusion of tho argument Judgo Hakor
said he would review tho Journal entry aud
If ho found that any modification Is legally
due ho would make lt.
"I Interpret law as I understand lt, and
not ns somebody elso tells me," waB ono ot
tho parting shots flreil by tho court.
IlAM.Vtii: ML' it rou imow.MNtJ.
I'll ii 1 1' Ilotrnuiii Seckn to Mnke City
I'ny for Her Soii'h Dentil.
Judgo Baxter Is hearing tho case of Mrs.
Fannlo Bowman against tho city, wherein
tho plaintiff seeks to collect $5,000 on ac
count of tho drowning of hor son, Albert
V., who met death In a pond at Twenty
eighth and Davenport streets, Juno IS,
1892. Tho caso was tried once before, re
sulting In n verdjet of $1,000 against tho
city. Appeal was taken to the supremo
court, whoro tho Judgment of tho lower
court was overruled and tho caso was re
manded. It is now on trial for tho second
time. Tho contention of tho plaintiff as
to the city's liability Is that tho pond In
which tho boy was drowned was caused by
a chango of street grade. Tho defendant
takes tho position that tho drowning oc
curred on prlvato property, and that, there
fore, tho city is not responsible. Tho lad
who lest his life was about S years old.
Many hundred dollars havo been spent In
litigation over this case, and tho end Is not
yot.
COOMJV'S Tit I A I. Dlt.WiS AI.OXCJ.
Wltneiotex Are Kxiimlneil nt Jrent
I.eiiKtli nnil tlie Ilnil In Not Vet.
The trial of Thomas II. Cooloy In Judgo
Bakers court on tho chargo ot embezzle
ment from tho Minneapolis & Omaha rail
road whllo ho was tho local cashier was not
beguu until nearly noon yesterday, owing to
another enso that Intervened.
Robert Miles, the assistant cashier, who
worked under Coolcy during his tonuro, was
on tho stand for cross-examination. Tho
attorneys for tho defense questioned him
rigidly, but tho testimony he gavo on direct
examination was not shaken. Miles was
tho recipient of tho pathotlo letter written
by Cooley at Red Oak, la., Just boforo his
capture and nt a moment when ho contem
plated suicide. At tho conclusion of tho
state's testimony the attorneys for tho do
fenso will move to Instruct tho Jury for tho
defendant on the ground that tho stato has
failed to mako a case.
SHKKS D.VMVtiP.S FOIt INJIIUKS.
Little .11 in inle llnrK-e Wmilx I'nrt
of
the South Oinnliii TreiiHiiry.
In Judgo Slabnngh's court tho case of
James Iiurko against the city of South
Omaha Is on trial. Suit Is brought by
Edward Burke, father of tho plaintiff, who
Is n 13-year-old lad. Tho plaintiff asks
$15,000 damages, nlleglng that by reason of
tho city's neglect ho wns thrown from n
milk wngon and sustained Injuries which
have ruined his health. Tho petition re-
IX fAIU'HT (iOODS.
It "vfCYv
dat, pap?
r appah an' Ingrain Allah, mah son. It war
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FATAL ECONOMY.
r
MDMA
VERY old maxim
omy to pick up pins ; the time is worth more
than the pins. Similarly it is not true ccon
omv to do without Ivorv Soao: vour health
requires the daily removal
which a"i discharged through the pores ot tne SKin.
Thr-M liny mouths musit be kept open, and they
should be opened only with a pure soap.
IVORY SOAP 99J-u PER CENT. PURE.
cites that tho city of South Omaha per
mitted a trench to Btand open on N street
In tho vicinity of Twentieth street, nnd
that tho horses attached to tho wngon bo
camo frightened, nnd running away, struck
tho trench, and thereby caused tho boy to
bo thrown to tho curbstone. Ho alighted
upon his head and was unconscious for
somo time, It Is set forth. Tho lad Is In
court. Ho nppcars to bo afflicted with somo
kind of nervousness, which his parents nny
Is tho result of tho Injury. Tho boy's
futher was the driver of the milk wagon
that figures In the caso.
NeliriiNk'n Killtor'M ICierle nee,
Tho man who presides over tho destinies
of tho Stanton Picket broko forth In tho
following manner last week:
"Last spring wo conceived tho Idea of
engaging In tho culture of bees for pleasuro
as well as profit, nnd accordingly pur
chased u homely hlvo which contained a
strong swarm ot thoso Industrious llttlo
Insects, placed them where they could bo
easily watched nt swarming time, paid $7.C."
for lumber to mako n house for them, se
cured an extra hlvo to havo ready In caso
ot an emergency, nnd wnltcd. During tho
swarming seaEon wo succeeded, with tho
aid of cow bells, dish pans, n lawn sprink
ler, our eutlio family and a number of
neighbors, In hiving two strong colonies.
In this way wo gained considerable export
onco and felt the sting of Ingratitude- pretty
often. In fact, wo folt those stings pretty
much all tho time during tho summer.
When winter camo wo mado their house a
little warmer, banked In the hives with a
ton or Has of straw, and wero satisfied. An
Investigation made tho other day revealed
oxactly threo llvo bees and thirteen quarts
ot dead ones to the entire threo hives. Wo
could then Investigate those hives at our
own pleasure nnd without any great danger
of again experiencing tho sting ot Ingrati
tude. After chewing comb and contemplat
ing the situation for about one minute nnd
thirty seconds wo reached tho conclusion
that ono editor at least don't know enough
to handlo bees successfully, but does know
altogether too much to try It again. Of
this wo aro convinced, a man may bo nblo
to grow strawberries nnd opeckled chickens
successfully; ho, may be nblo to ralso merry
war among popocrnts, but bees nro dlfferont.
Wo now havo for sale at n discount a beo
house, two hives as good ns now and well
stocked with choleo comb, ono hlvo rather
the worse for wear, two beo veils and $11,65
worth of experience."
Mnn Who In Mintnken.
Tho man who thinks that women are an
gels. The man who cannot romember his wife's
blrthdny.
Tho man who thinks ho can keep houso
bettor than his wlfo does.
Tho man who forgets his manners as soon
as ho cr ofeen his own threshold.
Tho man who thinks that nobody hut an
angel Is good enough to bo his wife.
Tho man who labors under tho delusion
that his wife's money holongs to him.
Tho man who thinks there Is "no placo like
homo" for grumbling nnd growling.
Tho man who thinks his wlfo exists for
tho comfort and convenience of his mother
and sisters.
Tho man who thinks that a sick woman
would fcol better If sho would "Just get up
and'stlr around."
The man who thinks a woman dUght to be
Don't Be Frightened-
Our artist felt HprltiK wns hero nnd lio
know Hpi'liiR hIiooh nnd nrarocrowH cninu
jiIoiik nbout llu 8II1HO tlmo. I)ro,x I,.
Slinoinan Inis innilc a hjiccIuI effort to sot
a but tor quality than over in a woman's-
Khoe we've 'em now on our Hliolvo.s
ready for your kopIiik medium coin toe
with the flexible soles all kid uppers
and kid tips this bIioo lm the same
style and appearance of tlio holier
priced shoes and looks every cent of n
.? shoe. They're not as wood we don't
claim they are, but they are tlie best if'J
ever put on the foot. "Width A A to K15.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
1410 I'ARNAM STREET.
Our Loss Your
That will be the result of this jireat
alteration phi no sale now colnp; on nt
our store. Sixty line liljih grado Instru
ments have been sacrlllced at a gen
uine marked down of ti.'i and In many
enses even r0 per cent from (lie regular
selliiiK prices. Heinember t Ills Is our
regular stock Unit Is well known to tho
trade and Includes the .Stelnway Kiintm
Kimball -Ivranlcli & Hacli -Ilallot A:
Davis Hospe and several other reliable
makes New pianos will go In this sale
from .?127 to $:kS.S for pianos that former
ly sold for $250 to $(J0O-all on easy
terms.
A. HOSPE,
Music add Art 1513 Douzlii,
declares that it isn't econ
A r
of the bodily excretions
glad of tho chance to give up u $1,000 salary
and work In tho kitchen for hor board aud
a few clothes.
A It MY MICMOIIIAI. HAM,.
I'lirpone of the Cull urn tilft to the
Went Point At'iitleni).
Tho momorlal hall nt tho Unltcd States
Military ncademy. tho gift of Brevet Major
General Ocorgo W. Cullum, ns n rrccptaclo
of statues, busts, mural tnblots and portraits
ot distinguished nnd deceased officers and
graduates of the military academy: ot paint
ings of battlo scenes, trophies of war nnd
such other objects n3 may tend to glvo ele
vation to tho military profession.
This building has been accepted by tho
congress of tho United Stales and Its func
tions defined by statute. It hns been erected
by tho memorial hall trustees from designs
by McKim, Mend and White, architects, un
der tho provisions of tho bequest of Oen
oral Cullum, nt a cost closely approximat
ing $250,000. It In furnished and equipped
through congressional appropriation amount
ing to $25,000, making tho total cost ot tho
building $275,000. It stands facing tho main
parado upon tho high bluff overhnnging tho
Hudson river, ono of tho largest nnd most
conspicuous monuments ou tho great water
way between New York and Albany.
As a military memorial nnd museum lt
Is an a building and as regards Its purpose,
without n rival In this country. It Is to bo
mado tho rcsposltory of tho most important
memorabilia of our wars, ns well ns a mon
ument to tho commanders who havo gradu
uted from the national school of war nnd
who have served with tho highest distinc
tion In tho armies of tho United .States lu
overy conlllct from 181'J to thn present day.
Tho following roll of army, corps and
division commnndcrs In tho regular and
volunteer forces of tho Unltcd States tells
tho story of tho work of tho military acad
' cmy in the war of tho rebellion, and this is
' only a partial list of thosn who attained
i general command in tho greatest war of
modern times.
It Is especially deslrablo that battlo flags
shoufd horo find a sato nnd conspicuous
I, resting placo and nil who retnln nny such
In prlvato possession aro earnestly invited
' to placo them In its safo keeping. Swords
and weapons of historic Interest, military
documents, ruro prints, maps or books; me
dallions, miniatures, busts, bronzes or
carvings having relation to war; paintings
ot battlo scenes and portrnlts of great for
eign hlstorlo commnndcrs nro tho most ap
propriate of tho objects for which lt Is a
receptacle in addition to commemorative
portraits, busts and tnblcts of tho officers
and graduates of tho military academy.
The co-operation of nil who nro fitcrcstcd
In tho education of tho officers of our army
and tho elevation of tho military profession
is earnestly invited by tho Memorial Hall
committee, composed of Charles W. Larnod,
Professor, U. S. M. A., chairman; Edward
E. Wood, Professor, U. S. M. A.; Wright P.
Edgcrton, Professor, U. S. M. A.
TRY GRAIN-0! TRY GRAIN-01
Ask your grocer todny to show you n pnek
ugo of CJRAIN-O. tho now food drink that
take tho plaeo of coffee. Tho children may
drink It without Injury us well as tho
adult. All who try It llko It. OHAIN-O has
that rich foul lirown of Mocha or Juvh,
but It Is mado from imro grains, and the
most dt'llcdto stomiicli reculves it without
distress, ','t tho prlro or coltee. 15c and 25
ctn. per package. Hold by all grocers.