Queer Dreams Mora cxtrnorrilriary in cm born of society turn up nt tho patent olllco In ono hour than In nil tho other puhllc buildings of tho city lu n month, relates tho Washington Post. They hull from all pnrts of the globo ami they uro richer than thu truatH. Ex ccpt In comparatively few Instances, these Klfted members of society do not loudly proclaim thu genius that Is In them. They do not hnvo to. It is placarded In their whiskers, In tho horizontal creases of their trousers, In their secretive and confidential manner, their superb condescension, and, above all, In their mysterious Inventions. Tho patent olllco becomes either their bosom confidant and Inspiration or their deadly enemy, according to tho verdict on their new Ideas. Although Morse himself stated that there Ih no Instance on record of u great Inven tion completed by ono man, the geniuses refute his statement lu tho most emphatic terms, and cite countless numbers of re markable cases of rapid Inventions, chlelly In tho lino of perpetual motion. "I nin the man," pervades every Hcntoncu thoy uttor. Ho their Invention a new anil useful manner of shooing Hies off, a new and useful cow tall holder, or a eat and rat senrer, It Is hound to bo of vital Importance to tho universe, and tho unspeakable glory of "I am tho man who did It" brightens oven tho musty gloom of tho patent olllco corridors ns tho geniuses promenade through. Last week was a rather gala week for the gtnluscs, for a largo hunch of them landed together and took tho olllco by storm, Thoy uoro what tho Irrepressible clorlts designate ns "honoya." Tho first "honey" looked something llko Undo Snm. Ho woro a stovepipe broad brimmed hat nnd a long, rusty, black cleri cal coat. Ho carried a Joslnh Pumpkin umbrella, and woro a Father Tlmo beard and spoctnclcB. Ho stood up In tho olllco of tho draughtsmon'B division, and, raising his right arm, nddrcsscd tho nsBomblcd com pany: "I am Just ns old ns railroading In tho United Stntes," ho began, nnd stopped for applause. Nono camo. "I am Just ns old" ho begnn onco more, and tho nssombled company, or rnthor n part of It, noting through necessity as nudt enco, nodded npproval. "And for ovory year that's In my llfo there boon somo saving dono. Want to know how? Say, como hero," and ho low orcd his volco. "Is this between ourBelvcs? All right, Blr, then I will toll yo all I know. I hnvo made tho most remarkable discovery that ha uver been inado In tho United States, sir. I have Invented n tobacco qiilil protector, sir, by which tobacco may bo kept In tho mouth without spitting, sir, nnd by which tho quid may bo preserved for any length of tlmo without spoiling, sir. Saves money, saves health, saves morals," whereupon ho produced a largo elam-llko box inado of plno wood. Ho desired drawings to bo made of it and tho facts published to tho world. Hut ho was nothing to tho party from Oreen Hay, Wis., who, before ho became a genliiB, had porhnps boon a mlddlo-clnss experimenting fnrmer. Ho tiptoed In very iiulutly and confidentially, took a chair by tho center desk, laying his sun-browned derby with Its roller-coaster brim on top of tho Ink bottles. Ho then clasped his hand as In meeting. "I nm from Hay City," ho started, "and 1 have mado tho most remnrkablo discoveries that have over been mndo In tho history of tho world," whorcupon ho began n list of them. Tho llrst was actually a cow tall holder of tho most phenomenal device, con sisting of a regular derrick to bo con structed on tho nnlinars hlndquurtors nt great oxponBo nnd trouble, nnd n pig Iron clnsp to grip tho tall. Apparently tho gentleman had had somo bitter oxperlenco while milking resultant from switching tails of tho bovlno genus, nnd ho had counted ties to got his troubles relieved. Tho next discovery on tho list was equally gigantic In frame, and consisted of n clock alarm fashioned with Bpoclnl referonco to scnrlng eats out of tho milkpnns. It consisted of a heavy Iron weight attached to a ropo mndo to fnll Into n tin pan plnced on n Btool bo nonth tho clock, tho wholo chlelly designed for nolso. Ho wound up his list of Inven tions with tho Invnrlablo "perpetual mo tion," the hobby, tho crnze, tho fascina tion of nil Invontors slnco Invention began, nnd then narrnted IiIb history and all his porsonal nffnlrs. Ho had been something of an explorer In Mb youth, and had crossed the plains with tho Pathfinder of tho west, Fromont. Then ho had "tnken to Inventing" after n pastornl existence on n Wisconsin farm. A clorlcnl Individual wns the next In line, a Presbyterian minister from Ulchmond. Ho commenced with an "Ahem," nnd pro ceeded by gontlo degrees to unfold his plnn for tho bonofnctlon of humanity. It was n guldo to koyholesl "I am surprised, sir," remnrked tho gentlomun at tho desk, "that yon of nil men Bhould hnvo Invented this." The mln Istor was perturbed. "Well," snld ho npologetlcnlly. "ono very ofton finds, on returning homo late In tho evening, thnt the koyholo Is ah, ex tremely " "Wo understand porfoctly," returned tho offlco forco and tho gentleman retired blushing. A stout old gentlemnn with whiskers nnd n wldc-brlmmed slouch hat next sauntered In. He hailed from the Hooslor Btnte, and of Those Who Invent apparently was ono of the gods of tho town hall, and accustomed to rapld-llrtng argu ments. With ono hand In his pocket nnd the other to brandish, while his whiskers swept tho deck, ho demanded the drawing of an filght-lnch shell on a 2xl-lnch paper. Noth ing olso would sntlsfy him, nnd he departed in thunderous disgust. Ono of tho regular visitors Is n ministerial gentlemnn with mutton chops nnd a black tie nnd n cont that has seen better dnys. Ho has a newer nnd wilder Invention on ench visit, and Invariably spreads tho plnns on the desk, eloquently calling the attention of tho olllco nnd announcing grnvely and with considerable dramatic force: "A little child enn work It." Tho ofuco forco feeling Its dullness per ceptible, squirms and feels foolish, bo com miserating a look for them hns tho old Inventor as ho pronounces again with yot more emphasis when they fall to com prehend: "Why, a little child can work It." Ono of tho most thrilling Inventions, how ever, Is tho new nnd Improved lire escapes. Tho Inventor was a portly Individual who trod as though the Moor were rotten eggs nnd gnzed suspiciously on all the clerks. Ho desired to bo assured that the patent ofllco would not stenl his Invention, nnd, when so assured, accused the gentlemen of being llnrs, thieves and blackguards. Then ho proceeded In melting tones to re Into tho tnlo of his now nnd Improved lire esenpe. It wns nn umbrella which ono must adjust beneath his chin nnd around his neck by n leather dovlco moro adjustable than a hang rope. Then, nttlrlng his feet In soft soled Bhocs, whllo the flames were mount ing upward and tho smoko envelops him, ho Jumps! It wns very dramatic. The orflce beamed Its comprehension, its npproval for the use of tho Inventor in question. Ono of tho funniest incidents eonrerns an other minister, who wns addicted to a fond ness for whisky nnd evolved a remarkable and original means of grntlfylng his tuste surreptitiously. It wns n new sort of liquor Ilnsk, very now, nnd wns actually patented. It consisted In mnklng the outer covering of tho flask In tho form of n book mnrked "Legal Decisions." Tho book was largo enough entirely to cover tho bottle, Including tho nock nnd stopper. Tho shell had n holo In tho covering beneath tho bot tom of tho llnsk, so that It could bo pushed upwnrd nnd tho neck would project through tho top. Gave Him a Boost Michael Josoph Dowllng, speaker of thu house of representatives of tho Minnesota legislature, is a romarkablo man. Ho la tho product of n Minnesota blizzard, relates tho Chicago Record. December II, 18S0, he was lost In u ronrlng blizzard In Yollow Medicine county and bo badly frozen that It wus necessary to amputate ono leg above tho kueu, tho other above thu ankle, ouu arm at tho elbow and all the lingers of thu right hand. When tho doctors had done with him all ho had left of thu ten lingers and ten toes generally assigned to human ity was thu stump of a thumb amputated ut tho second Joint. Twenty yeura later to a day ho had won a victory In n hard contest for speaker, n victory so over whelming that when the loglalaturo mot not a single opponent wns left. Tho two decades had converted a poor, seemingly hopelessly crippled farmer's boy Into u strong, self-rollaut, well-educated gentle man, a successful newspaper man, an en gaging wrltor and a consummate politician. Fow men have, undergone the humiliation and sulTerlng that Dowllng bus seen. When tho blizzard had donu Its work and left him a mere physical reminder of his former self ho wns so poor that ho became u public charge, being without means and so helpless thnt hu could not feed himself. The county commissioners of Yollow Medicine delib erated what to do with him. Two members thought that the county In the absence of a poor house should pay somo ouu to care for him. A third was of tho opinion that It would bo hotter to appropriate a larger sum of money nnd ubo It to provide Dowllng with artificial limbs nnd ono yenr's schooling. Hut the majority objected that after this had been dono tho chances were I hat he would still ho n public charge. Tho boy was present while his fato was being de cided. Ho seized tho right opportunity nnd plended eloquently for a chance to make Bcmuthing of himself. Ills plea won tho day, but he was compelled to sign nn agree ment not to return to tho county after ho bad been equipped with nrtlllclal limbs nnd benefited by ono yenr's schooling. Tho hard listed commissioners felt that In making this contract thoy had saved the county the oxponsa of maintaining n cripple Indefi nitely. Hut Dowllng was determined nnd ambi tious, nnd thnt tells tho rest of his llfo story In brief. Hu got n good education, beenmo nn ndept on artificial legs, returned to Ron vllle, n county ndjolulng tho one from which ho bad been so Ignomlnlously ex cluded, got a small local public nftlcc, worked Into tho ownership of a weekly newspaper; then nppeared In tho sessions of the stnto legislature as a clerk, next be enmo secretary of tho National League of Republican Clubs, being nominated to that position as the "frozen sou of Minnesota." Ho secured recognition ns n man of execu tive nhlllty and n good campaigner. Next ho turned up ns a newspaper correspondent In tho Philippines, whore he visited nil the principal Islands from Luzon to thu Stilus. Dowllug's Bticcess In obtaining an Inter THE ILLUSTRATED BEE. view with tho Sulu sultnn was character istic. Ho was admitted to the barbaric presence, but not n word could ho extract from the taciturn potentate. Dowllng promptly proceeded "to take himself to pieces." On camo a leg. The sultan leaned forward to look. Off came nnother leg. Tho sultan was now alert with Inter est nnd satisfactorily voluble. Dowllng got his Interview ns ho proceeded to replnco his artificial anatomy. Returning from the Philippines Dowllng r. ached the United Stntes In time to attend the republican national convention. His peaked Filipino hat was one of thu sights of Minnesota headquarters at Philadelphia. Utter he became a candidate for tho legls Inturo on the republican ticket, won easily and Immediately announced himself ns n candidate for speaker. Mr. Dowllng Is n man of culturo, enjoys a comfortnblo nnd well-nppolntcd home, with a most charming wife nnd finds more pleasure nnd satisfaction In life thnn most persons. To Join the G. A. R. Arrangements nro being mndo for tho early Initiation of Senator Mark A. Hnnna ns n member of the Grand Army of thu Ro publle. Senator Hnnna has signified his willingness to Join the ranks of the veter ans, reports the Washington Post, nlthough It was not without considerable dllllculty that leading members of thu organization who solicited his membership n few days ago gained his consent. Senator Hanna hns quite an army record as a member of the Ono Hundred and Fiftieth Ohio volunteer Infnntry during the civil war. This regi ment wns mustered in nt Cleveland, O., on May fi, ISO I, several years after tho open ing of hostilities between the north and south. Senator Hnnna Is of Quaker origin and has always held to the tenets of that religious faith. He avoided enlisting In the army therefore until ho thought that his services were absolutely necessnry. Ho Is an exceedingly modest man on the subject of his war record, and hns not even deigned to mention It In his biographical sketch In the congressional directory. When Mr. Hanna enlisted In the One Hundred nnd Fiftieth Ohio tho wnr nnd reached a crucial stngo nnd troops woro wnnted for nn emergency of 100 dnys to enable General Grant to carry out his Virginia campaign. Tho Ohio regiment In which Senator Hanna wns a second lieutenant was loaded on cars as soon ns mustered In nnd brought to Wnshlngton, where It was distributed along tho fortifications near by, relieving moro sensoned troops, which were hurried Into tho Wilderness cnmpnlgn. While Lleuton nnt Hanna was with his regiment In front of Washington Genernl Enrly made hlB raid to within sight of tho cnpltol dome. President Lincoln went out to see the Ono Hundred and Fiftieth help repulse tho con federate advance When General Rassletir. commander-in-chief of the Grand Army, wns In Washing ton n fow dnys ngo tho subject of tho Ohio senntor's wnr record happened under dis cussion during n convorsntlon between two gentlemen. Genernl Rasslcur Jocularly cnlled Senntor Hnnna "comrade," and then seriously nsked him why ho did not Join tho Grand Army of thu Republic. Mr. Hnnna declined, but General Rasslcur In sisted, until Anally Mr. Hanna consented. Slightly iMixed During tho recent convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance union In this city, relates tho Washington Stnr, members of tho reception committee were on duty at tho railroad passenger stations for tho purpose of according a proper wel come to Incoming delegates. Among thoso assigned to tho work at tho Pennsylvania dupot wns a particularly attractive young woman, who was as ambitious as she vns Inexperienced as regards tho work of greet ing strangers. A train rolled In, and ns the passengers alighted therefrom tho attraotlvo young woman was all In a flutter. Shu scanned tho stream of humanity as It Hied through tho big gate, and at length espied a well dressed gentleman, who not only woro a silk hat, but also a white ribbon nttached to the lapel of his coat. Tho nttractlvo young woman rushed to meet tho well-dressed gentleman as eagerly ns though ho woro her long-lost brother. "So glnd to seo you," sho cxclnltned. "Como right nlong and I will conduct you to comfortable quarters." Tho wenrer of tho silk lint and tho white ribbon wns rendered speechless for a mo ment. Ho finally managed to gasp: "Heg pardon, miss, but Isn't this a mls tnko?" "Can't bo a mlstako," tho attractive young woman hurriedly declared. "You see, wo both wear tho whlto ribbon." "And what does yours represont?" tho stranger wnnted to know. "Why, It's tho bndgo of tho Woman s Christian Temperance union, of course." "Well, mine Is tho color of tho winning horso in tho last raco at tho Donning rnco trnck this nftcrnoon," smilingly explained tho well-dressed gentleman. Constornntlon nnd npologles followed. Works at a Forge A Knnsns girl residing nt Cawkoo City, Esther Seorlo by name, has struck out In n now enreor for members of her sex who deslro to bo self-supporting. For two months her brother, n blacksmith, wns ab sent from homo nnd Ksthor took his plnco nt tho forge. She took hold of whatever thuro wns to do with u heartiness nnd vim which astonished ovoryono. Her prowess nt the anvil beenmo tho common theme of eonversntlon In tho vicinity. Tho Scnrlo smithy beenmo tho rendez vous for thoso who hnd heard of tho girl blacksmith's fnme nnd curious people from far and wide drifted into the llttlo city to seo tho prodigy for themselves. Miss Searlo seemed to bo unconscious that she was tho object of so much attention nnd continued her duties nt nnvll or bellows Just as If she were doing nothing extra ordinary. Long before the return of her brother from his vncatlon Miss Searlo received tho most natlsfaclory proof of tho advantage to bo derived from hard manual lnbor. Her biceps were so developed thnt sho could swing the hcnvlest hammer In tho shop with comparative ease. Her chest meas urement hnd Increased two Inches In the snmo period nnd she wns cnpnblc of sus tnlnlng tho hnrdest nnd most protrnctcd lnbor. At the snmo tlmo die wns ns lively as ever nnd enjoyed her games when out of the shop with nil thu zest of her girl com panions. These soon found that where the game required &ny extra endurance of strength Ksthor Senrle had very much the advan tage; of them, her wrists being as hard ns steel In comparison with their own. Tho local belles were not so slow to pcrculvo tho advantage which her trnln Ing In the smithy hnd given pretty Esther Senrle, who had been rather a dellcnte girl, and ninny of them envied her the oppor tunity which she possessed for tnklng Just such exercise ns the swinging of the ham mer nnd other duties necessitated. Tho various movements coincide nlmost exactly with those called for by tho most advanced rules of physical culture, calling Into piny nlmost nil of tho Important Bets of muscles, Including those of the bnck, the arms, tho thighs nnd the chest. The Southern Mammy The blnck mammies of the picturesque leglmu before the war, relates the lilrmlng hnm Herald, nro so fnst disappearing that n lonn exhibit of theso dear old types ought to hu arranged by thoso who still claim the devotion of tho few remaining types In typ ical homespun frocks nnd bnndnnuncd heads. There Is n typical mammy In Htrmliighnin who figured recently nt tho wedding of a young woman to whoso mother and grnnd motlicr sho had been maid. Tho wedding was a quiet one, despite mammy's entreaties to have a "big wed dlu" "Hit's cr Bhamo," said mammy, "tor marry dat chllo off'n enny slch wny. Her muddor nn' old mtstlss, too, bof had big weddln'a, nnd now dls her chllo gwlno ter bo put off wld n reg'Inr po' white folks' weddln'. Ain't er gwlno ter have no sup per, no bakln' o' cakes. I never seed a bride whut didn't have a bride's cake." Tho old crcaturo begged tho young brlde-to-bo to at least arrango for a wedding sup per and offered to bako all the cakes. "My olo hands," sho said, "nober will glvo out s'long aB I can work for young mln tlss' chlllen. I'zo gcttln' along, but I'zo dun llvo ter sco all do chlllen get mar'ed, an' now I wants ter cook ono mo' weddln' sup per 'fo' I dlo." And sure enough, sho did. The mistress of tho house, going below stairs tho morning preceding tho wedding, noticed tho unusual appcaranco of thu kitchen at so early an hour. "Dear nio," she said, "mammy, everything looks ns !f you had been up nil night!" And mammy, In a freshly starched home spun apron, a whlto handkerchief wound about hor head, stood in tho doorway. Tho kitchen wns as shining as tho pans upon tho sholvcs. Tho faco of tho old negress glowed contentedly. Her withered old hands told tho story of years of hard work. "Mlstlss," she began, "I sho Is ben up all night- I'zo ben cr cookln' somo weddln' cako for do baby. Lowdy, I couldn't 'low dat chllo ter marry 'dout plenty weddln' cako. I don't keer whether dar's enny folk i to eat It or not. I dun cook 'em for dot chile." And, leading tho wny to tho pantry, she showed the result of her night's work. There were rows of cakes, elaborately em bossed, at which sho gazed In silent admira tion. Her mistress, looking at tho ebony-hued faco boforo hor, at Its kindly, broad-seoine-J lines, wns In that, mood when a smile Is dangerously akin to tears. A Phenomena Tho Marino Itovlow holds that dry coal Is less llablo to spontaneous combustion than wet. Tho paper says: "Tho caso In point has to do with a lire which occurred on the coal-'.aden ship Wnt ter H. Wilton, and I'rof. Threlfnll was com missioned to Inqulro Into tho probable cnuse. He shows pretty conclusively that wot conl Is not tho dangerous cargo It has been considered. Thero Is nothing to differentiate tho llrlng of tho cargo of tho Walter II. Wilson from other instnnces of spontaneous combustion among coal car goes, Tho Board of Trado submitted a number of Inquiries to experts Intrusted with tho case. From a learned disquisition on tho subject of pyrites In coal it wns demonstrated that no single Instance of spontaneous combustion had ever been shown to bo duo to this cnuse either on Innd or sea. On the action of moisture in facilitating spontaneous combustion Prof. Threlfn'.l was equally explicit. Ho said: 'It Is tho almost universal opinion among coal shippers and seamen that wet coal Is niorj likely to llro than dry coal. I slinll, how ever, show thnt this Is tho exact npposlts of tho truth nnd Is tho result of want of February 17, 1001. chemical knowlcdgo and of believing what "ono was told when ono was young." He proves that wntcr reduces the Initial tcm peraturo of the coal nnd so retards any heating process, nnd, secondly, that If the coal docs bent, a great portion of this hent will be absorbed by evaporating the wnter or moisture occurrent among tho conl. The conclusive pnrt of his argument lies In the fnct that two cublcnl bins, ench holding 2loi tons, wore londed with dry sinnll conl. In ono bin the conl was drenched with n hoso as It was shoveled Into tho bin. lu sixty dnys the dry coal reached a tem perature of 200 degrees C, nnd wns on the point of tiling, whllo the moist conl in the other bin had reached a temperature of only 33 degrees C. The lesson Is obvious." Breezy Tale Charles H. Hanford, whllo playing lu n Toxns town, relntes tho New York Telegram, was approached by a young iniiii In typical cowboy costume, who snld: "Aro you tho innuiiger of this piny that come3 tonight?" Mr. Hanford 3ald ho wns. "Do you wnnt to hire a man to help net?" "No. My eonipnny is complete." "Want to hire a man to count money?" "No." "Want to hire u man to get out in the back of the theater and holler and ap plaud?" "Not this tour. Tho audience Is attend ing to that very satisfactorily." "Want anybody for anything on earth?" "Not thnt I think of nt present." "Well, that's Just our luck. We've got a man here who recites pieces lu considera tion of being treated. If ho doesn't get trented he'll hung around nnd make the bar room unpleasant for hours. We don't want to hurt him, for he's a good sort, In tho main. Hut he only knows three uleces 'Mare Antony's Oration,' 'Hnmlefs Solilo quy' nnd 'Rlen.l's Address to the Romnns.' We thought thnt If you could flatter his mind Into the belief thnt he's a great genius ami haul him around the country two or threo trips, so that he can learn a few now pieces from you, we'd be willing to make up n purso that would como mighty near mak ing It worth while." Necessaries of Life There nrc really four necessaries of life air, water, food nnd clothes, in tho order nnnied. To the llrst, nnd by long odds the most Importnnt, we pay no nttentlon. It Is the most plentiful substance in nature, yet thu most absolutely Indispensable, and wo never think of It until mnn or benst renders It disngrccnble. Without It we can llvo a few minutes, without water n few dnys, without food n few months, nnd without clothes forever nnd n dny. Denth by suffocntlon Is horrible, but quick; by thirst It Is appalling and long-drawn out. To find n substitute for wnter Is to offset nnd, Indeed, to control nature. Lieutenant Edward S. Farrow, when scouting for the Nez Perces In Idaho In 1878, suffered Intensely because of a lack of water, until the friendly Indians taught him to peel the bark from a pine nnd suck tho moisture out of the velvety white inner skin. In n short time he nnd his soldiers were quite Independent of nqua pura. With a pocketful of plno bark they could go for days without drink ing. Perhaps this Is a small contribution to science, or, nt least, to tho economy of nations. Style No. 3 Price $7.00 Mndo of flno taffeta silk, nny shado wiiui; iuckou iront, imcK aim sleeve, finished With tinv irohl buttons nnd cord to Imitate lnrlnir linrk mill frrmt shown In cut above. Our waists are cheap in tho senso of high grades at low prices, Money bnck, less express charges, If they don't suit. Our new Illnck Tnffeta Silk Dress Skirts nt $9.7." to $L'0.00 nro creating a sensation. Golt Skirts nt $8.75 ns good as sold nt $12.00 In many stores. Oft SCOflELD XhW&SUITCO. Win DOUGLAS STIUJHT, OMAHA, I'll