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AL VEIL IS IMPORTANT
Crowning Ft arur of tb Toilet and E
lation to All.
VHT IT SHOULD Bt AND HOW V.0RN
pproprlat
Material, Tfilirf and Di
mensions, vilth II Ma nurmrDt
ns a I'art of Ihr t.en-
ral Wholr,
hjr'i' mar
W ,our,
t"j veil, I
i .1.1 the accessories to the bridal cos-
i.i. a the veil Is j.rt .eminently of first Ini
lortarce. It may make or it may hope-
mar the entire toilet. Conslste ncy Is,
the kynite of its beauty, fur
like any other a cess ory, must
conform to the gon. There are vella and
there are veils, anil they range sjll the way
from the modest mist of white tulle to the
most exquis'tely ftri lacei that have re
quired ears in making combined with the
f kill of the world's most expert lace
r.akers. Of course, the magnificent lace veil
would be out of place at all but the ex
ceptionally elatorate ceremony. For some
region dlffcult to explain, lare veils of
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any avanaoie ana the net or tulle veils
have come to be used more than any other.
The soft tulle Is most used, partly be
cause It is 1-ss xpensive and quite as
effective and partly because it comes la
widths ere-lally calculated for this use
The lace-edsred n-t vc BO K.nr,rRv uso., I 8amn ag f (.m WBg of a .
It Is customary In manv families to
WHOSE INITIAL ON THE SILVER
Tiffany aa Grnom'i, hat Other Jew
elera Have Other Ad
vice.' When It cornea to engraving the wedding
stiver there la no set rule. In spite of the.
advice to the contrary one receives from
the average Jeweler, and one has but to
consult sevral of these "authorities" to be
convince of It. "Tse the Initial of the
bride, by all means." Is the prompt and
positive recommendation of nine out of
ten. But more weighty than the verdict
of this majority Is that of those authorities
of whose dictum the Jeweler's opinion Is
but an echo after all. While these sources
of the really correct things are not en
tirely a (treed, no rff an authority than
Tiffany Is credited with the announcement
that the groom's, and not the bride's.
Initial should mark the wedding gift unless
that gift la of a strictly personal nature
In which event It Is In questionable taste
as a wedding present.
It Is argued by many that wedding pres
ents are gifts to the bride and not to the
groom, but even If this were true, her
marriage Is the occasion of this gift, which
she cannot with delicacy or propriety use
until she has legally assumed a new name.
Why. then, should the silver that she will
use In common with her husband ell of hr
a name that Is no
longer hers?
Other authorities contend that the
marking Is optional with the giver, S.M
If he be a friend of the bride, and has
little or no acquaintance with the groom.
tt Is quite proper t" use her Inltlnl the
in our granomotrii rs' .lev l i.v
Into fivor again, but with various modifi
cations. Vrll to Fit the llrlde
The weight of the veil must first of all
conform to the material of which th
bridal gown Is made. But going back of
this the gown should be selected .with ref
erence to the size and style of the woman
who Is to wear It. Many a bride has been
made to look like a fright simply because
her wedding gown was selected without
reference to herself. The tall, stately bride
of pronounced complexion, whether dark
or blonde, can wear the heavier net veil,
(' srd the heavy, stiff Ivory satins or bro--nles.
that would quite overshadow the
tlte bride. For the little woman the
i.ilnty rather than the stately styles should
he selected, such as the opera batistes,
French lawns and mulls, the Swisses and
other filmy white stufTs. and with these the
tulle veil or the soft, fine lace veil should
be worn. The heavier net veil over such
a gown would 1ms as incongruous as a win
ter hut worn with a summer frock.
Tho woven lace veil or the "allover"
ture.
mark the wedding silver wltb the family
Initial, whether It be a gift to a daughter
or son. It Is told of certain prominent
titled families abroad that the famllv crest
I im r co'fVn Oera!ns be.-n collblie
with the monogram of the bride In mark
ne:;dlr.;i silver gifts to a jnuzr.ter of
the houpe, especially when she marries Into
a family above her orvn In rank. The
reason for this 1s attributed to a desire
to "boost" the famllv standing bv keoplnff
Its crest In evidence at the board of a
house of higher station. This Is asserted
by some authorities to be the orlaln of the
use of the bride's Initial. A few genera
tions ago a beautiful and sensible! custom
prevailed of combining the Initials of bride
and groom In a monogram: also of using
the Initials of both the bride's and groom's
given name with the Initial of his slrname.
There three letters were engraved sep
arately and the word "and" frequently
appeared between the first two.
But regardless of whose Initial Is used,
the o'd English letter Is the most effective
DOWER CHEST AN 8 ITS USES
Ancient and HoDoraVe ( cat im ia Bemad
Generally ia Aner.ca,
GIRLS GET CHANCE TO ACCUMULATE LINEN
Practice I set a I as Well as Sentl
tneatal and Capable f Provid
ian Well for the Bride
at Beginning.
The dower chest the very name la sug
gestive of substance and family backing,
more so, often, than the contents warrant;
but. however, much or little this tra :.tj
box may hold. It Is a source of unalloyed
satisfaction to the g!rl who owns It. Ever
and ever so long ago, when all the linen
was made by the women of the family,
each daughter was allowed certain pieces,
and when her marriage was decided upon
It was but compliance with family etiquette
that the mother and all the other women
relatives should make and mark some
garmont or other piece of linen to be usd
by the bride In the new home. It was
by no means necessary, however, to wait
until a girl became engaged before begin
ning to fill this chest. In the olden days
It was taken for granted that every woman
would marry, and If perchance her lot
should prove one of single blessedness It
was all the more necessary that her fam
ily equip her with enough personal linen
at least to obviate the possibility of want
or the humiliation of dependence upon rel
atives for such things for In those days
women worked f'T their keep and not a
salary. Of course, this clothing was pro
vided from the family supply and not con-
BRIDE'S MME ON THE LINEN
Point on Which So
Arises Among the
Wise Ones,
Dlspate
In marking the household linen authori
ties differ as to which leter should be used,
the maiden Initial o( the bride or that of
her new name. This, however, seems
largely a matter of choice with the bride,
but where she Is In doubt U Is pretty safe
to follow that tradition that has come
down through the dower chest, from our
grandmothers and like substantial siurces,
of marking everything furnished by the
bride with her own Initial. It is time
enough, according to the old custom, to us?
the new Initial when it has really become
ono's own. i
Here, as on the bride's personal clothing,
the same letter may be used, only modified.
It should be larger and heavier and al
ways worked In white, so that It may be
boiled and thoroughly laundered without
suffering.
The old English Is the most effective let
tering for almost any purpose, and where
the leter Is applied alone is mujh more ele
gant. For monograms the script letters
are used. The larger letters are us-d on
the table linen, bed linen and towels. Of
course, the pattern and size of a table
cloth determines the size of the letter and
where It shall be applied. On the round
clpth the InTtlal or the monogram Is em
broidered Just a few Inches from the outr 1
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this Initial is used twke. In directly oppo- .
site poltl :is. On the juare rl"th. if the
single initial Is used, it is applied at the
corner and If the monogram at the end.
well up Into the body of the cloth. While
the size cf the letter Is determined largely
bv the pattern ef the cloth, the most ef
fective lnltli.1 Is from three to three ami ! Si
tr'.buted by the outside relatives, it was I one-thtrd Inches high, while the monogram '
to the household linen they were supposed I ( about fulir nches high. These targe let- i
J to contribute and these offerings came ter3 ar,. ot course, well padded and stand
I after the engagement was announced. Al- fuu on nrm. The napkins take a i
i most invariably these things were em. , lrnaii,.r Jeter, though always In the same
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. marking that can be emnloved. As a slntrle
lace, veil is much more common nowadays 1 letter it is rich and heavy. The site of
than It used to be. but It still Is sufncl- I the letter depends entirely, or should, upon
fntly expensive to place It beyond the I the piece upon which It Is engraved,
reach of the very great majority. Some Usually, unless the piece Is perfectly plain,
very effective and really handsome veils ! there Is a space left for the engTavlng. but
arc being shown now made of net with '. t v,o . i -
borders. Fuch veils are not uncom- 1 fectiy plain and on these. If the shaoe
families where th 1 permits, the letter Is frauentlv el onanted
needlework. The ' or broadened with most effective result.
lace
mnn as heirlooms In
women have done fine
laco Is made cf any of the fine braids j
used for such purposes, and may be applied
'Just as It is when used as handkerchief
borders. Great care should be used In
the selection of the net for such a veil,
both as to quality and texture.
Very fine laces may be bought by the
yard In Irish or tho real and used as
edgings, but every detail of the toilet
should bo carefully taken Into account be
fore making; the selection.
About Wrnrlnsr the Veil.
As for the manner of wearing the veil,
that Is a matter of taste and Judgment
rather than the prevailing style. Grace Is
tltl lrst essential, but provision for lifting
tl fTvell must not bo entirely overlooked.
stylo of the wearer determines the
fiyle to a large extent, while tho material
'f the veil enters larg.dy Into tho consld-
eratlon. Where the voll Is a large square,
It may be worn flat on the head and
(i-rowned with a Jeweled ornament or
wreath of flowvrs. So severe a style Is
likely to bo trying to the majority of
women, and a few graceful loops or puffs
raught with a blossom or two or pearl
pins or other ornaments add helghth and
grace as a rulo. If It la the plan to throw
the veil back from the face after the
ceremony, It must be fastened to the hair
'n a manner that will admit.
The sise or length of the veil la n matter
5f taste. Tho very long veil Is preferable,
perhaps, where the gown has a train, but
many times, even with such costumes. It
Is worn short, that Is. to the knees In front
and long In tho back. The real short veil,
that Is, one falling to the waist In front
and a little below In the back. Is seldom
seon now.
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Knew He V'i Men tit.
Senator Tillman tells of an old Judge who
beld sway In outh Carolina during the
rsrpet bag regime. The Judge's decisions
were sometimes much at variance with
established precedent, but he promptly si
lenced all objections by remarking:
"Gentlemen. I um a-judtslng this hero
ease, not something that happened a hun
dred years back. Anybody that don't like
It can ray sc. an' I'll floe Mm for con
tempt. "
It one day happened that two lawyers
were talking In the hall of the court house
when the Judge passed them. One was Just
making a dlnrospi otful allusion to a "fo d
Judge." and the old fellow overheard It. ,
"You, sir! how dire you to spei.U In
that manner In the hearing of the court?"
be demanded. "I'll fine you 150 for con
tempt, sir!"
"But, your honor. I was not referring to
this honorable court; It wu a Judge In
Dehiwure that I meant." tho man protested.
"Ion't contradict me!" the old man
ihnued. waving his stick. "Everybody
knows that when anybody say anything
b.nit a 'fool Judpe" in this town h. f.eans
nei" letrolt Journal.
INITIAL MARKING MADE EASY
Stores Heady to Furnish Letters that
Only Xeevr to Re Sewed
to Garment.
Wonderfully dainty effects may be at
tained In the marking of the trousseau
and. In fact, the whole "dower." Of
course there la Just as much variety as
ever, only trie "set" Idea Is followed a
little more closely and. ther Is more of
uniformity throughout. . An hour at the
needlework counter of any of the larger
shops may be profitably spent by the girl
who would have her personal clothing and
her linen properly marked. And, by the
way, it will make all the difference In the
world 1 ntho ultimate result, whether
J things are marked "properly" or not.
For marking the personal clothing the
small French worked Old English letters
are preferred Just now, and it is safe to
predict that the woman who employs this
style will never have occasion to regret
It, even If she lives to display her trous
seau linen to her great-great-granddaughters.
The lettehs are dainty and In
keeping with the sheer, fine materials in
vogue now for underwear. By "small" It
1s not meant that the letters are tiny.
They must conform to the proportions and
style of the other trimming of the gar
merit, and while the conspicuous feature
of the hand work must still form a part of
thl sdecoratlon rather than stand Indepen
dent of It. While the same letter should
be used in marking everything, this letter
may be varied to conform to the garment
on which It la used and the accompanying
trimming. If the other hand work is fine
and small make the letter in proportion.
The chemise and corset cover carry the
smaller patterns, while the larger gar
ments, such as-the skirts and night gowns,
will bear the heavier work.
Sometimes the Initial stands all alone
and Independent of the other trimming,
while In another pattern It Is quite as ef
fective and perhaps more dainty by a
spray ur uiher khIIci inj pallet u vt
French work. It Is almost superfluous to
ad dtl.at the bride uses her own Initial on
all her own clothing rather than that of
br oldered with the Initial of the br'de, for
even then the possibility of a '"slip" was
recognized and people wire altogether too
practical to take chances. Besides this
was the portion that the bride brought to
the new household and with very little
other recognition In the family It was
one of the few opportunities afforded
women of asserting their Importance, and
this fact was undoubtedly the Inspiration
for much of the painstaking and the ambi
tion for a goodly supply of linen. It w:is
every girl's privilege to lay aside In her
dower chest all the extra linen she could
make that could be spared from the family
supply.
Chests Then and ott.
As for the chest Itself, It was usually a
strong oak box, with heavy, substantial
hinges and lock. Tills was provided by
tho men of the house and was more ur less
ornate, according to their pleasure or abil
ity. Sometimes It was a walnut chest.
with the bride's monogram carved on the
lid and with big brass hinges and lock,
If the family could afford the services of a
cabinet maker, and sometimes, frequently
In fact, in wealthier families, mahogany
and often rosewood, with handsome trim
mings, w as employed. The cedar lining v. as
an Invariable accompaniment, rendering
the chest a safe storage place for the
most precious stuffs.
The modern dower chest has even a
greater range of style than those of the
olden times. A ' smooth pine box. with
hinged lid and covered with denim to
match the hangings of the girl's room, Is
perhaps the most common, although costly
cedar lined, oak, mahogany and walnut
chests, handsomely mounted with brass
and hand carved, are very much In vogue
Just now. It Is quite the fad, and a most
commendable one, too. for the relatives of
the modern bride to make up her dower
cheBt quite as they used to do. The pre
nuptlal "shower" contributes much to this
treasure box, and the girl is unpopular, In
deed, who Is not showered with linen,
kerchiefs, hosiery or something else at
least once before she is married.
Mother's Gift first.
Of course, her own things, such as the
linen given her by her parents and hemmed
and embroidered by herself, and even the
dainty underwear and the lingerie blouses.
help to fill the chest
1 design as that used on the cloth of tho
same set. The leter or monogram is
isually placed In the corner and far
enough toward the edce to admit of fold
ing the napkin without Including the em
broidery in the center, but this, while
very effective. Is not satisfactory after the
piece has been laundered. launch cloths
are lettered in accordance with the pat
tern or the other hand work, the letter
usually being aplled In the corner. The
paper mache forms or padding are used
a great deal and afford a satisfactory pat- j
tern If carefully used. These may be !
bought by the dozen or in any number or
size desiicd and their use Insures uni
formity In marking.
There Is also a ready made letter that Is
extensively used for marking twels, sheets
and pillowcases. It cames already worked
and may be bought In almost any stylo or
size and In any number desired. These
Utters are basted to place and then sewed
fast with small stitches. From the right
side the eff cl is the same as though it
had been embroidered to the cloth, but the
deception Is easily apparent on the wrong
side. I'nlcss or.e Is very particular, these
ready made letters are a great saving of
time and will last about as long as the
article on which they are used.
For the tea towels. dut cloths and cloths
for heavier use that It would be Imprac
ticable to put hand work on, a very satis
factory Initialing may be bought by the
yard. It comes In the form of a tape or
selvaged strip and the letter Is woven
right into It. The letters occur at regular
Intervals on this strip and may be cut off
and blind-stitched to the article one desires
to mark. In this material the letter usually
conies In red on a white back ground. This
color would not be objectionable for such
pieces and being perfectly fast, will not
run when washed.
High Electric Pressures.
When the first practical attempt was
made about fifteen years ago to convert the
power of a wateifull into electricity, s)
that It could be UBed at a distance from
Us source, the necessity arose for solving
a number of new problems. In a general
way, says the New York Tilbuife, it was
known that the size of the conductor us-d
for the transmission of a current niuBt
but after the pros- bear some relation to the volume of the
pectlve bride bas added her very last I latter. To actuate teiegraphic Instruments
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We find wo mut rt huilil our Piano Section in onlor to accommo
date our enormously increased Piano Business. This means we must
make a quick
SACRIFICE
SALE
of all our present stock. Nothing reserved. Every Piano now on our
floor must le sold, traded, rented, loaned or given away.
All of our Grand Pianos.
All of our Matchless Stock of High Grade Upright Pianos.
All of our Slightly Used Pianos.
All of our Pianos Returned from Renting.
All of our Second Hand Pianos Taken in Trade.
Xo use to quote riees, because we are go in, a: to sell them at your
prices. The host offer takes them, because every Piano must go before
we commence tearing down. This is jut what you have been waiting for
for months perhaps for years the chance of u lifetime. Xothinsr like
it has happened before. It won't hal'P0' again. Out with them. Come
and get them.
Huntington
Kohier to Campbell
Bach. Richmond
Mendelssohn
Remington
Chickering Sons
Ivers & Pond
Everett, Starr
Packard, Harvard
Sterling, Chase
Come early. They will go quick. Don't miss it. You will regret it
if you do. ' .
These Pianos are not damaged by earthquake, cyclone, flood, fire,
or railroad wreck nothing wrecked but the prices. They are not warped,
scarred, shrunk or mouldy. They are in perfect condition. They are our
regular stock of Pianos, which means they are the world's best. You know
them. The kind we have been placing in the best homes of Omaha for years.-The Pianos that
are sought by the best musicians, artists and critics everywhere b; those who know quality
because our store is known as the Quality Piano Store of the West. Here are some of the
Special Bargains in our second hand list. Grab one of them while you have the chance!
IVERS & POND Beautiful Circassian walnut case. Not a spot or blemish. Tone just like a
new Piano.
VOSE & SON Large French burl walnut case. Rebuilt and made as good as new.
CHICKERING & SONS are San Domingo mahogany. Finest in the land. Used but a
few months.
IVERS & POND Latest style, mahoeany case, with all the Ivers & Tond patented improve
ments. Slightly damaged in shipping. Not used a day.
BACH Beautiful quarter-sawed oak case. Ucd two months. "Would be sold as a new Tiano
in any other store.
Two Harvards, 3 Smith & Barnes, 1 Richmond, 1 Everett, 1 Kranich & Bach, 2 Starrs. 1
Steger.l Schubert, 1 Emerson, 1 Story & Clark, 2 Kohier & Campbells, 1 Hallett & Davis,
1 Willard, 1 Schuman.
Square Pianos given away on payment of cartage.
SALE COMMENCES MONDAY MORNING, 10 O'CLOCK
CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS
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If you have anything to trade advertise
t In the For Exchange columns of The I!ee
Vant Ad puge.
piece the crowning contribution Is male
by her mother and is one of the most de
lightful surprises awaitlr.g her after the
wedding; Journey Is over and she has "set
tled down" at home. Sometimes this
"crown" Is an heirloom and sometimes a
piece of silver or Jewelry or perhaps a bit
of china that was one of the mother's
wedding gifts. Whatever It Is, It Is ttie
prise piece of the chest and preferably
something that the bride associates with
her mother or family.
her married name.
I.esser of Tira EtIIs.
The burglar's wife was In the witness
box and the prosecuting attorney was con
ducting a vigorous cross-examination.
"Madam, you are the wife of this man?"
"Yes."
"You knew he wa a burglar when you
married him?"
"Yes "
"How did you come to contract a matri
monial alliance with sui h a man?"
"Well," the witness nail sarcastically, "I
was getting old and had to choose between
a lawyer and a burglar."
The croK-examinaiion ended there.
London Tatler.
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Avoid Danger-Wait Until the CarStops
pLTIIOUGII this warning has been
sy conspicuously displayed in our open
cars for years, many passengers eacli
year sustain injuries by disregarding it.
We therefore wish to repeat with em
phasis :
Avoid Danger-Wait Until the Car Stops
ASSIST US IN PREVENTING
ACCIDENTS
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
A Mild Mnnnered n.:rler
A talkative and self-important young
court stenographer Went with a detailed
Judge to one of the feud towns In the
Kentucky mountains to do his purt In hold
ing a tenn of court.
It was a smRll place, far from a railroad,
and the Inhabitants were all feudists of one
clan or another. After a day or two at
the little hotel the ttt-nnsraphi r ta. t" tho
hotel keeper: "Where's the b.irter shop?"'
"Ain't no barber shop here," the b inlf.iee
replied. "We mostly lets our hair grow."
"Hut can't I get shaved anywhere?"
"Oh, yes, I reckon you kin. l:ielo Joe
own to tbe cobbler's thop sometimes
shaves folk."
The stenographer went to 1'ncle Joe's and
found the cobbler to be a mild manered
old man. with flowing gray whiskers and a
pa'e and beautiflc blue eyes.
t'nele Joe said he could shave hlrn, and
he got out a raior and a shaving nmg.
The stenographer snt down on a chair aid
leaned back. He waited In some trepida
tion, but the old man was skillful and gave
hlni a good shave.
It was necessary for the young man to
talk, so, when the barber was on his throat
he said: "Good many murders around here,
alnt there V
"Well, suh,' the barber snid, "we don't
call them murders. Hows-imever. there's
some klllln's. If that Is what yiu mean."
"Oh, well," said the younsf man, "I sup
pose one name's us good as another. When
was the last kl!l!n:'
"A man was shot out here In the square
last week."
"Who shot him?"
The barber brought the razor up on the
young man's Adam's apple. "I did," he
aid. Saturday Kver.lng Post.
THROWS BOOMERANGS WELL
How (user Won His Met.
Jeff Call, a negro who came here from
Ilarrisor.vllle, Wo., rented a house in the
northeastern part of the city, lie fell le
hlnd In his rent and refused to move out.
The landlord. W. L. Stephens, was given
Judgment against Call by Justice Kemley
for $10.
"I'll bet 12 50 you don't have him out of
there In five days." Mr. Stephens said to
Roy Casey, the constable.
The bet was made. Casey turned to
Thomas Raper, deputy, aud said:
"Wye 'em out, Tom." , '
Raper went to Call's tome.
"Got to move you out," he said, bluntly.
"But I'll give you i cents to set your goxis
In the street."
It was a chance for Call. He accepted
the offer. Call got the to cents, Casey won
H5A snd tte landlord got possession of bis
house. Karutas City Star.
hundreds of miles from the sending sta
tion through a slender thread of metal was
practicable because only a very little elec
tricity was tequlred. To send several
hundred horsepower even a doxen miles
away was a different proposition. A cor
responding Increase In the quantity of
Iron or copper used for the service was out
of the question. No pole line would carry
it, und lis cost would be enormous. There
was another way, however, to deal with
the difllculty. By Increasing the pressure
or voltage, it was ftaslble to accomplish
the same result, but the principle could
not be applied without elaborate niathme
matlcal calculation and much experiment
for the development of . "transformers"
which would pei form the duty of raising
and lowirlng voltages.
Another essential to success was an Im
provement in the art of Insulation, for the
higher the pressure the more readily would
tho current escape trom a wire at the
points where It was supported. Indeed, the
dilllculty of guarding against such losses
has imposed the chief restriction on fti
vancer. In electric pjwer transmission.. Still,
sj admirably have these several classes of
work been performed that amazing prog
ress has been effected in a short time.
The employment of 11.WJ0 volts on the line
from Niagara to Buffalo was, everything
considered, at the time a remarkable
achievi ment. In l'Ss the highest pressure
anywhere In the world was 4o,m) volts. At
pietient the! e art six lines carrying a volt
age uf tV'.wc. two bi ing in California, one
In Mexico, one In the state of Washington,
one between Niagara and Syracuse. These
range in lenghth from 7i to 21 miles, and
two of them have been put In operation
only within the last few mouths. Finally,
there !s promise of a new record being
made In Southern California. Two or three
years at." work vas undertaken on the
Kirn river v.'.ih a view to supplying L)S
Anjelcs with ciectrie power, tne capacity
of the station Uliii ubwjid ol 16,'M) horse
power. Jt st-t-u'.s to have been the original
intent! n to adopt a pressure of gT.() volts
on this line, which Is l-'i miles long, but
the manufacturer of some of the equipment
declares that 75.e-) volts will be trieJ, and
the result of the experiment ought soon to
be kn ii.
The fi:st effect of any such demonstra
tion, no doubt, will be to enouiage the
projectors of new lines else here to un
dertake to reach more distant commun
ities than could otherwise be economically
served, or. If no temptation of that kind
offers, to leKsxii the amount of metal they
use an exceedingly Invltlrg possibility In
view of the extraordinary rise In the price
of copper of late years.
Australian
Very
Wenpon Mastered
Patient Man In
Washington.
by
WASHINGTON, May 25. George Clarvoe
of Washington has become expert In the
use of the Australian boomerang, can hurl
It Indeed with a dexterity that would make
him chief from Booloomooloo to Botany
bay.
He Is an expert Instrument maker In the
coast and geodetic survey. When some
years ago an Englishman who had been
around the bush with the wild Australians
a spell came to Washington and gave an
exhibition of boomerang throwing Mr.
Clsrvoe's Interest In the construction and
casting of this strange weapon was aroused.
He looked at the things flying and soar-
Insr through the air like birds wooden
birds as they were. Then he looked at the j
half doeen hanging on the arm of the ,
Englishman and that was enough tot Mr. ,
Clarvoe. He went home and fashioned
him a near boomerang.
It didn't fly, but It fluttered some and
made a noise like a real boomerang. Thot J
was encouraging; he tried and tried again, ,
varying slants, curves and dimensions
falling, defies all the laws of gravitation
and acts altogether by contraries.
In a, wide semicircle It sweeps, soaring
Into the air and reaching Its greatest ele
vation when half way home. Thence It
comes whirring and whirling back to the
thrower, its rotary motion apparently In
creasing as It rears the ground at his
feet sometimes at his feet, oftentimes at
the head of the Innocent bystander.
"A friend of mine who got to thinking
about something else," said Mr. Clarvoe,
"once nursed a goose egg on the back of
his head for a week. It Ib the rotary mo
tion that makes tho boomerang a danger
ous weapon.
"The swiftly whirling arm strikes a pow
ereful blow, and with Its soaring, back
ward sweep It can sweep a man out from
behind a rook or tree without difficulty.
Thnt Is, for the thrower. It Is the realisa
tion of that mythical rifle with the curve
1n the barrel thnt could hit a deer around
the mtirtir.cldc.
"The cant or variation of the arm from
that dipped and soared and swerved and
darted and hurtled and whirred like things
possessed, moving without the slightest re
gard for the laws of nature or the integrity
of his own headpiece.
Boomerangs appear to have a great
natural affinity for heads and windows.
Hence Mr. Clarvoe, when Indulging In his
favorite sport, seeks the green fields far
from folks and bullduigs.
and at last reached the pint where a flaw
less boomerang was built. Then Mr. Clur- i way upward and backward.
' voe addressed himself to casting it. It?"
It was much like learning to ride a The bystander didn't see It.
Worse Than Before.
A man with that peculiarly agonizing
expression which Indicates corns cam
bouncing through the gates at the Broad
street station not long ago and caught the
rear platform of the through express for
the south Just as it began to gather head
way. He pimped Into the car and dropped
Into a seat.
"Oh, Lord," he groaned, and commenced
tugging at a shoe. "You'll have to excuse
me," he continued to the rightful occu
pant of that particular section, "but I've
lust got to get these tight shoes off. I
the same plane Is. I think, the cause of just had time to rush Into a store on my
the continued rotary motion and the key j way to the station and get another pair
to the boomerang's strange flight. It was t didn't have time to try them on, but I
In getting this exact that I had the most ' wear only sevens, and I told tho clerk I
trouble. j wanted tens."
"When tbe boomerang at the end of Its I By this time two glaring white socks
forward flight halts and turns on its side. ' were exposed to view. With a sigh of
the rotary or spinning motion acts like a relief the man hurled the despised tight
screw on the air, causing It to worm Its shoes out of the car window and reached
Do you see for the lox containing the new ones.
"Great Scott!" he gasped as he viewed
Make your wants known through, The Be
Want Ad cWurrit'iS.
All he saw
tnnadn's l.rritrtl Landlord.
John It. Bovth. the leading lumbeiman
In Canada, is V years old and owns i.'JA
square miles of timber land. From the
Atlantic to the I'a.:flo this would make
a strip one n.lie wide across Canada. His
mills employ lv.u to l.w.O men during the
summer, or sawing season, and 400 In the
winter, while in the latter season there
are between !' and 3,J men and l.OeO
horses at work In tbe woods felling the
great trees which ultimately reach 1.1s
lumber yards. Must of his timber lands
ax adjacent to the upper Ottawa In both
Ontario an,' Queue
bicycle," said he, "It would
Just where I didn't aim It."
But by degTees he attained that expert
ness which has enabled him to rival and
eves surpass the black inventors of the
warlike wood. I
The weapon Is about twenty Inches long '
over all, having a sharp bend In the middle
like the crook of an elbow. In shape It
much resembles the arm of a man Just at !
that stage of the cunvlval proceedings 1
wiien he says'. "Here s at you
It la about two inches wide and about
three-eighths of an Inch thick In the
middle, the bottom side flat, the top
bevelled down to the edes. The two arms
or branches are not In the same plane, but
are slanted away at an ani-ie of 2 decrees.
It weighs about a pound.
In casting the boomerang the throwtr
grasj It firmly by one end, the otner end
projecting- up Slid out In front of him much
like the warning arm of a railway senia- ;
phore. The hand Is then flung back over
the shoulder and brought forward per
pendicularly, the boomerang being hurled
at full arm's length.
Just as it leaves the grasp the hand is
napped back with a Jerk, as a boy snups
back a hoop to make It return. This Im
parts a rotary motion to the thing, and
right there ia the milk in the cocoanut, the
secret of the boomerang's bewildering
flight.
Away It goes whirling through the air
tumbling heels over head, for a distance
of one or two hundred feet, never varying
in its height from the ground. Then, Just
as one thinks It tailing to the ground, as
by all the statutes of civilized things It
ought to do, he sees It hesitate a moment
as though considering what to do next,
turn on Its side and with a few preliminary
whirls (which have now become horizontal)
go gently sailing away to the left, sailing
away and ap and back, for the astonishing
affair. Instead of continuing forward or
always go J was a bewildering flight of boomerangs
his purchase, "that Idiot has given m
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