OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
A'tttt Tiirtrtorr.
t . H. VAN WYCK. II. M. Heuator. Nb. City.
AI.VIN MACNIlKKS. U. M. Mriiator. Omaha.
.. K. VAI.KNTlNK,KMreentA. ft. West Point.
JAMKi W. OA '.v K.M. Governor, Lincoln.
K. I. KOOtiKN. Strretary of Htate.
I HN W AM. M'. Auditor. Lincoln,
r. I. Kri'RIiKVANT.Trwurer, Uncoln.
V W. 1 .K.. hunt. Public Instruction.
A. J .(iHi'MI.L l.and Cohimlloner.
HAAi: l0 k. HA, J u.. Attorney Oneral.
.1. NOI1K.H Warden, of I'r-iillenttary
OK. II. I. MAmiKWAON Mut. llolll ff
(he lnn.
MAXWKI.I
J'tilf fn.fls. lmmnnt
.JKO. H. I.AKK. Omaha.
AM AHA COItH, Lincoln.
ftmeontt Ju.tleint 7Jitriml.
M. H. l'OIM Judge. I. In... In.
J. It. Ml Ito l K, Pnewruilng-Att'y.
W. C. hllOWAl.TKlt, Clerk lhalrirt Court.
riaU-unouth.
f'ir TMrtirlorr.
JOSKPII V. WK'.hltAClI. Mayor.
WILLIAM If. 4 t'.HIIINO. treasurer.
.. I. HIHCSON. City Clerk.
wii.LKi r run kmiku. police judae.
M. A. IIAKTHiAN. City Attorney.
K. KKOr.lll.KU. Chief of Police.
K. K IC KII I.KIC. Overseer of MrwlJl
C. K K 1 1 N K K
Chief of Kir !.-.l.
fOSKI'lt II. I
ALL. Ch'n Hoard of Health.
CUtKI'ILMKM.
t. Ward-.I. M. 3 hue! barber. Wiu. HeroM.
ind Wiinl - Jerry II art mar.. J. .M. paitroii.
ir.l Warl - Alv.t lirevr, M 11. Murphy,
tin W.ird -:. i. IUWmiii. K. I. Iiiuboff.
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JFSE P.. h I IKiDK
v. v. i.v.i n u:t.
Ki. tf.tKLnlll..
1 itmatter .J.V.
J W. HA JINKS.
'Aim. WIN frills I KEN.
l.vlA'J WILES.
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leutv.
WM. s. WISH. Seci. ury.
KKK1. ;olCJKK. Treanurer.
li-uljr in-el in- f the l'.o:i;rl at the Court
llon.ie.tlieilrit l ueu'lay evemntcof PAch month.
KUIVAL Al) lKI-AHTriti:
CMTTSMOl Til HAII.H.
OK
iKKiiri.
T.jo p. in. i
i.M 1U. (
!.oo a. iu. i
.Oil U. 111. i
i.oo a iu
.AO p. iu.
I -.'At u in. I
t.M . VI. f
i.jo p. m.
il.ou a in.
DKFAKTH.
I 9.00 n. Rl.
I 3.uo p. m.
I .oo a. m.
) c.&5 p. in.
4.2i p. m
9.uo a. in
j :2i a. ni.
4.25 p. m.
H. oo a. m
I. oo p. m
HOSKY
f.ADTKIIh.
WK.1TIRX.
XOKTI1EUM.
IOUTHKKN.
OMAHA.
WKKflKII WATKR.
rjn-roKWiLLB.
Dee. 17, ImI.
IUTKW CUAKUKI) rOlt
ORUKKa.
ti orders not etceedinji ?I5 - -Umr
$15 and not exceeuini; 30 - -
$ o -
.. ?w .. .. .
10 cent
15 cent
20 ceuta
25 cents
A aliigle Montr Order may luelude ny
amount freiu one rent to Uf(y dollars, but
must not contain a fractional part of a cent.
KATRa fUK l-OdTAlkt.
W rituH lunttar (letter) S cents per ounce,
xd " " I'ublislier'a rte 2 ct pr lb.
id " " (riaulent Newcpupeis and
liok come mi Jt-r tlii cla-. t cent per
trUi'll i OlIiaCt'H.
II li c'.a.-i i uifrhA.'i!ife) 1 crut per ounce.
J. W. Uakhhall 1. M.
Ka-a-JJilfli:
B. & M. R. R. Time Table.
Taking Effect July,' 1681.
KOK OMAHA FltOM
Leaves 3 :45 a. in.
ri.ATTKMOL'TI.
Arrives 6 :00 a. in.
5 :45 p. iu.
:40 a. ru.
1 :2o p. m.
8 :2S H. ni.
K. C. XD ST..IOK,
6 :33 a. iu.
C:lOp. in, "
9 0 a. in.
8 :53 p. iu.
FItOM OMAHA FOK rLATTSMOCTH.
Leatej 8 :15 a. m. Arrives 9 -.35 &. ru.
7 :oo p. m.
9 :10 p.
in.
m.
m.
ni.
6 :35 p. in.
K. C. AND lT.
8 ;25 a. m.
7 :ia p. m.
7 p.
9 :20 a.
8 :3 p.
FOR THE WEST.
leaves riuttsmouth 9 :00 a. m. Arrives Lin
coln. 11 :I5 a. ni. ; lia-'tings 4 :3Q p. ni. ; McCook
10 :05 p. in. ! Denver 8 :-'0 a. ui.
leaves t ;"5 p. iu ; arrive Lincoln 9 :30 p. m.
FKK1I1IIT
l--Ave? at A :35 a. in. ; Arrives Lincoln 4 :10pui
leaves at s :io p. i:i. ; Arrives at Lincoln 2 :00
p. m. ; ll.i-t li-..i 5 :30 a. m.
Leaver at 2 :'t0 p. in. ; Arrive at Lincoln 6 :30
p. in. ; llaMiriK 2 :. a. m. : McCook 4 :J0 a. m ;
Denver 1 :
:0 i. ni.
FlIOM Tllli V.'EsT.
I.e:
"Co..
i
r.-s I-.!iV',r ;tt S :0j
in.
Airlvei- h.1 Mc
:i -a. : i.uuoii.
.i I'latthib'util
:I '.- ,iiou 11 -
calico.
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-,: r. p. i".
i.r.'.
fit i? v; -
rr.. J 'f'
rminc
.i in.
il.ci
Le iv
1 " :
:J a. 1:3
. -i. : ,r
.d & :15 p.
. .0
III.
FROM THE KA!T.
l'iueiicr ti:it:ni-vfl-ai-ilicJ:;iicliiD:it 8 IS
a. ni..C :2i p. ni., 10 a. m. and arrive at Platta
niouih at 8 40 a. ru.. 6 10 p. in. and 10 30 a. in.
K. .-. ani .sr. JOK.
I-ave Pacific Junction at 6 :10 a. ru. and 6 :40
p. ra. ; Arrive 6 :23 a. m. and 5 :55 p. m.
TI35C TADI.C
Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Expre.H Eires Freight
leavea leavea leaves
golnc coin? golcg
IOBTH. HOVT1I. SOCTH.
Omhit 7.40 p. in 8.00 a.m. 12,v. ra.
Faplltluu 8.17 8 37 " .2.00 p. Ha.
tpnntield 8.42 " 9.00 S.05
Loui-Vllie :. 8.S9 " 9.15 3 50
Weeping Water. 9.24 9.40 0.00 " "
Avoca 9.37 9.V1 " 5.43 "
Dunbar 10.07 " 6.43 "
Kansas City . 6.37 a.mi 7.C7 ;.rr:.
St. Lonll 5.?ap.in 22a.::i '
(ioliiK liuiniC Going
NORTH. JiOKHl. NOKTH.
St. Lotita-- -- 8 S3 a. in .32p.m.
Kauaality .3fp.m 7.57 a.m.
Dunbar 5.10 a m 4.21 p.m. 1.01p.m.
Avoca. 5.45 ' 4.."i4 " 2.10 "
Weeping Water. .n3 s.es " 2.45
Iulnville 6 32 " 6.3J " 3.6i "
hprinK&vid ?l 5.43 " 45 "
Paplllion 7.20 " 6.15 " 5.25 "
Omaha arriven 800 " .M " 7.06
The above is Jefferson City time, which is 14
minutes Lister than Omaha iimo.
coxsniiTiox ci uto.
An old physician, retired from active prac
tice, having h id placed in his hands by .-.a
East India Missionary the formula of a simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy aud perma
nent cure of Consumption. Bronchitis. C.itarrh
Asthma, and all Throat aud Lu'g aJteciioos.
also a positive and radical cure for General
Debility, and aU nervous complaints, alter hav
ing tlioiouchiy tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousand of cases, feels it his duty
to make it known to bin fellows. The recipe,
with full particular", directions for preparation
ud use. and all necessary advice aud instruc
tion for sueceaitful treatment at your owu
home, will be received by you by return mail,
free of charge, by addressing with etauip or
lamped self-addressed envelope to
4Jyl DR. J. C. ItAVMONO.
144 TVaJBlugton St.. Brooklyn. N. Y.
J. F. BAUMEISTER
Furnishea Freeh. Pure Milk
DLLIVCRCD DAILY.
Special eall attended to. and Freak MUk
frVi lull's fTMreC whssm syvotrjwj. 4fY
PROFESSIONAL CAROS.
smith & iii:t:o,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
the Court In flic state,
t lun til Itank.
1-I.ATTXM017TM
will praetlee In All
Office over rirt -
4tyl
XUI4IK1.
ItX A. MALI8at'MY,
DE1TTIST.
jir.ro OTirr rtmirn. it irk a, (! r ... a-
rli t clam dcuihilry at reasonable price, y
II
MEAIIK, it. !..
Jtr-t. between slttu and Hovenib, Mouth aide
"I'KTV fllVMlrlAN
nperijii altentlor. Klvn to dUnxnci of
vnd lillilieo.
21tt
M. O DONOHOE
AIIUKKY AT LAW A NOTARY rUBLIO.
ritfc-rralri-M Block.
l-I.ATTMyfTlI. - MKKKAtfKA.
Ajf.'nl for Hte.vnnl.lp Hum to and from Europe.
u izwoiy
IC K. LIVI.UNTO. M
rSM TMICI ABf Hl'UliKO.N.
OFFICII HOCKS, from 10 a. m.. to 2
Emuiiiiin; Burgeon for U. H. i'eovion.
p. tn.
I it. H. MII.IKIi,
r If Y H I C I A N AND HUKdEO X
Can be fouu.1 by Mln; m hH ofnee. corner 7th
uu iai rw-ciH, in j. ji. airrmnn hou-.e
rLATTMMwUrH. RI!UAKKA.
ATriJH.N'lvt' Af LAW.
-I-' - slore. Hoiilll nld
!.
y 'I II 'Jlftfl. 2iti
. ' V. - ill (,rj
:i Ice
'(.
I.! I I'
; .in.
ll- it : Si' trj Public.
H1. -4. 1V1VC,
if ' -t J. v . ,y r'ScH , Tl .
"l . Ueal KsLate. Klr In-
!-.. i i.iii.sii.ouiii
ency. Oillce L'uiou
NeunidKa.
2Jm3
V. H. lIKIILKlt CO.
. -Aw 'FFlCh Real ltaie. n,-e and Life In
"" Seni.. i iaiLsuiouin. Nebraska. Col-
Of UlIuh.
nitve a complete abatraet
M-jy and sell real etate. neiratiate
plans. Sic.
X5yl
JAMtH K. MOUBIMO.Y,
. ., . . Notary Public
a noKNKVAT law win ;..
and adjoining Counties ; gives speria! attention
i7.f i i ... aosiracis oi title. OUlce in
jj'ji """i riaiiainoutn. Nebraska.
J. C. XEiTBUHRT,
JUSTICE OK THE PEACE.
Has hi ofllce In the front part of his residence
immiju Ai-nuD. wnere ne may be found In
rtiauiavDs to aiioud me dutieii of the of-
47tf.
1IODEIIT St. 1VIXOHA1I,
Notary Public.
ATTOKNJCY AT LAW.
o:Hce over Carruth's Jewelry Btore.
laiwinouin. - - . . Nebraska.
M. A. HARTICAN,
1 A W Y E it ;
iiAi.r.KlLli-ri I1I.OCK. fLATrSKOOTU NEB
Prompt and careful attention to a general
.V. . CLLLI VAN. E. H. W'OOLKY
4 fAS 4. -
SULLIVAN & WOOLEY.
Attorneys and Counselors'
at-Lavy.
OFFICE-In -1
second story, sou .
all burtine .
IT..! r,, t
uuiou ci cii, rront rooms.
Prompt attontion given to
raar2)
BOYD & LARSEiY,
Contractors and Builders.
r in give esnmate on all kinds of work. Any
v..... trli rtl iiio .uiiiuer larus or J OS I
O.Tiee will receive pnmiot attention
Heavy Truss Framing,
for bams and lare huildiues a specialty.
TP a .
rorreieienca apply to J. P. Young, J. V. Wee
o; ii or ii. a. waterman & Son. dAw
PLATTSMOUTH MILLS.
PLATT81IO CTH NEB.
Proprietor.
Flour, Corn Meal Feed
Always n hand and fsr sale at lowest cash
piu:-s. j lie highest pri. es paid for Wheat and
v.n. i .ir::cnini attcntif-n civen custom work.
SAGE S ADDITION
TO TH K
uV IMjATTSMOUTH
oM.l-itH for resMencn pur-
'IT
S;e' uihiition li-a south-west
the city, and nil lots are very easy
access, and high and .sightly
For particulars call on
of
of
E. SAGE, Pron'r,
AT
SAGE'S HARDWARE STORE.
Plattsrnduth. Neb.
Plattrttnonth Telephone Exchaas;.
1 J. P. Young, residence.
2 Bennett & Lewis, store.
3 M. B. Murphy & tfo., '
4 Bonner Stables.
0 Coanly Clerk's ofi5.ee.
K. B. Lewi, residence.
7 J. V. Weckbach, tore.
8 Western Union Telegraph office.
9 D. H. Wheeler, resldeuee.
10 I. A. Campbell, " .
14 R. B. Windnam,
15 Jio. Way man.
I J. W. Jeualngs,. . . -
17 W. 8 Wine. ofTice. .
18 Morrisey Bros., ofBe,
19 W K. Carter, store,. .
20 G. W. Fairfield, residence.
21 M. II Murphy.
22 . D. H. Wheeler & Co . office.
23 J. P. Taylor, residence.
24 Firt National Bank.
25 P. K. Ruffncr's ofllce.
2A J. P. Young, atore.
28 Perkins House.
29 K. W. iivrT. reaiden ce.
31 Journal office.
32 Fairfield's ice ofllce.
34 IlKKALli PfB. CO office.
35 J. N. WUe, residence.
3 S. M. Chapman. "
37 W. D. lone.
38 A. N. Sullivan, "
39 H. K. Palmer.
40 W. H. SchildKnecht, office.
41 Sullivan !i v.'mo ey, "
42 A. W. McumgiiUn. residence.
43 A. Pa'tersou. livery.
44 C. M. Holme.
40 L. D. Bennett. residence.
4rt Geo. Buutti. office.
47 I. A. Moore, flor-st.
49 J. W. Barnes. residere.
50 R. R. Liviugton, oflire,
3n J. V. Weckbach, residence.
835 Chaplain Wright.
34 W. U. Mchitdknecbt "
34 Geo. S Smith.
yo R. It. LlviuicHtoa.
315 C. C. Ballard.
The switch board connect Plattsmouth with
Ashland, Arlington, Blair, Council Blu.1i, Fre
mont. Lincoln. Oruaha . KlKhorn hUatton.
Paplllion. Spriugfleld, jLoulsyUU Bouth Hand
M4 Waverljr.
THE SONS OF MALTA.
Tho Foots About Ones Famous
Order.
TJ 'Extraordinary Frereaeee. of Inl
tlatlon-. -Tli Donah Itoart Over
Whirl the Xew Urotbcr
Traveled.
IxTttflv!lle Conricr-Jonnial
Jnst a quarh-r of a century ago a secret so
ciety, known aa the Bona of Malta, sprang sud
denly into existence iu the city of New Or
loans. Tho original olJ'-ct of tho oi g;iniation .
whs til's capture of Cuba, and many iiroinincnt
military men of tho south were tho loading
pints iu tho uiovrmenL For reasons which
Uio writer is not at lilcrty to divulgo, the fill
blistering plans of the order wore abruptly
(inclched, ami aoon thr-ror.fter a well-known
livWBpaiior man, ho had Leon iuitiated, con
e'ivod the idi-a of niaking "some fun
for the hoys." Tho whole business
of initiation, o'c was tr,inroinil in
to a soi ifs of tho mow', stupendous soils, prao
tical jokes and outragcoiinly comical proceed
ings eviT dreamoil of. Tho o rdi;r epread rap-
'dly all over tlie uuiou. It was generally lie-
lioviul by tho ontuidc public that tho Sons of
Malta was a bniiovolent society, and to fonter
this belief, frequent louthy notices of charita-
lle dxs!s ei formed hy tho ol der was pu5
lished in the ucwspbpcrs all over the land-
Xloo'.ins wore held weekly, and thoro was ao
much solid fun to he enjoyed that nothing
short of a death iu thofani.lv would deter a
ni' iulier from attending; therefore, in many
places, tho ruomhot-ship woe so Kreat that the
utmost difficulty was expurioncod iu obuiluins
loilgu-rooTii.i of siiRicienl capacity.
Caiidiilaten for initiation were ushered into
tho hall whoro thoso who wero already men
Lars- wore arranged in rows, each covered from
Load to foot with a white or black gown, in
which was cut small holes for tho eyes aud
month. With this garment on the identity of
the wearer was perfectly concealed and the
candidates who wero initiated at ono time Jil
Dot know whether they wero in the haudd of
friends or strangers.
To each candidate the "master of coro-
nioniOM," in a most uupronaive and picas:ug
manner, stated the objects of tho order and
told how tho brotherhood camo together with
ono aim and one nudersUuriing. "We arc
bound together," ho said, "by the tiea of love,
confidence and charity - for one another
strengthened aud solidified by tho comont
of confession. We open ur the wrcu
of our hearts in the hearing and presonce of
each other. We are all sinful creatures, and
confession is good for the soul. Our good
deeds speak for themselves, and onr bad deeds
are recorded, ana in tiue time inese reenrus
are burned and the ashes are all that remain of
a dead and forgotten past
A lien the candidate was asuea lr no was
illinir to leave tho sinful world behind, and
enter upon the new life. An alnrniative an
swer, and the initiation began. lie was im
mediately blindfolded, led to a step-ladder,
and told to ascend and seat himeolf on the top
stair with arms folded. This was the position
each had to occupy while undergoing the or
deal of a eonle jmou or ins misueeus. lie
would he led along bv alroit questioning until
he made wlit wan regarded us a clean breast
of Uis morai shcrt'-oiiiiugs. When a pariieu-
larly rich or unesjoctod aumision ts
pnnired out of him, a deep, aepulchral voice
solum 1 v esclaiinod :
"lte-c-o-r-d itl"
And iminediatolv a lienvv blow w.ia struck
upon a big drum to drown the lrrepresaihle
laughter.
If a c-ndidate gave evidonce of a dosire
to conceal any-liing ho was given to understand
that the inner 'secrets ot his sou were Known
to the order, and to hesitate to cive tl.eni
ould be an nupai'donable crime in tho eves
of the brotherhooiL This would suflieo tor
many, bnttlu majority would of course b dd
out and refuse to MiHwer sonu imleiu-.ite
question. 1-able to le d into a channel that
might involve him in a disagreeable cont'esioa.
And nil through this was exactiy what was
aimed at .
In such cases an intimate friena of the can
didate would pass up to the master of cere
monies on a slip of j.apr 11 point or two in
eomo questionable transaction ot the appli
cant's life, aud this would aaove the key to
unlock the secret recesses of ins heart 'lneu
would the master 8:tv, in a tone of rebuke:
"The records of the order show that upou
such a day, in feuch a year, while 70U were in
the city of CiucinnatL'you did thus and eo."
Then, in a tone r.iiidiy expostulatory, he con
tinued: "JIt fnend would I could call yon brother
as I have said before, all your misdeeda are
known to the order to which you are seeking
admission. While crossing the portals which
separate our brother'iood from a wicked and
sinful world, and while about entering upon a
new life, and breathiut a purer atr.Kisphero.
you have ungratefully tried to deceive us. lor
this yon are to do pnuuneu ana tnrust nacii
into the wiokedness voi' are so loath to leave
behind.
Sir knight, summon the council of ten and
take tha recreant before that tribunal for puu-
iahmont."
Then to the candidate, in a eaddoned tone of
voice.
sJir, there is but one way in which you
can redeem yourself in tLe eyes or the
brotlierhood make a full and coiupjete coa
fession "
The feelirc that their secrets micht actnallv
be in possession of to brotherhood, and an
indefinable dread of what that Council of Ten
might do iu the way of punishment, invariably
unlocked the mouth and some of the most se
riate citizens men of good character nd stand
ing were forced to own up to moral trana-
gresniona they would not care to have appear
iu print
Ihe candidate Jwas then r.eked if he could
swim. If he answered in the athrmative the
rep y was, ".Let us see you. -II in tho nega
tive the answer was "e vi:i teach you." S;id
blir.tlfolded, he was marched to a far corner of
the room where a stream of water from a tau-
cet kept up the delusion of a prospective bath
and. comm.iuded to disrobe for the plunge.
Four strong brothers then seized him, aud,
with a toes,, placed him with his stomach rest
ing 01-the top of a high stool and told him to
"strikeout"' The delusion was so great that
the poor victim would kick and paw the air
and make the most ridiculous exertions imag
inable Although it was a dry barh.'the new-fledged
brother, had'to be put through the dryiug
machine. This was a lugh, narrow box just
high enough aud wide enough for a man to
stand upright in. When he was in three slats
were inserted to keep him position while he
was going through the drying process. The
box was hung .on pivots between two upright
bars, and had attached to the side a crank, by
which it could be readily and quite rapidly re
volved Ana this was ouiy. one or the little
trial? which the ambitious seeker after the
mysteries of Malta had te undergo. He was
whirled round ani round perpendicularly,
bead over heels tuid heels over head, firit
quite slow aud then- with gradually increasing
peed, until the brea'.h of the human propeller
gave out The frightened fellow was then re
moved to arr easy chair to take a rest, while
-further questions were propounded to him,
aud the sonorors Mt i-c-o-r-d it!" resonned
through the-h.ill sfter each of hid answera
He was then told o prepare for tho "rough and
rugged road." He was placed on all fours,
and, l-y prodding from the rear, forced to
crawl through a lon iron boiler, on which the
members were hammering: thence up a rough
inc iue 10 the top ot a pedestal twelve or fif
teen feet high, from which he was shoved into
a large llaiikt made of sail cloth, with hmj
holes Tor ten men on a etde. Ihen he wai
sent tfyirjg to the ceiling. Down he would corns
aud ud he would go at the rate of thirty times
in sixty seconds, and such a shskiug up k th
poor fellow ext'erieiioed cannot be reali7,ed by
those who have not been similarly favored.
And thus the "initiation" oohtinaed riotil
resources of the lodes vers exhausted,
jos grsid sell fo'.'owing another in rapid
succession, each one more stupendous than
th9 one prei-eding, Fiu illy, n a g ah-i viud
op, the ca.id date was informed that m
view of the fact that he had -uttered so
many indignities aud pibed tbroi;i;li such a
trying ordonl, the lodtra has de -idi -a to co"fer
upon him the honorary tide of O. It J. A.
Judge, or general, or colonel so-aud eo having
resigned the position in his favor
With a lengthy and florid speech from the
master of ceremonies, and a deal of adulation
and mock tokens of respect from the now un
masked memliers of the order the candidate)
was presented with his credentials, which it
was made obligatory upou him should Ln im
mediately opened and examined. Hastily toe
"great seal" of the order would be broken, the
certificate taken from the envelope aud opened,
whet, the victim would discover the picture of
jackass in bold relief, with various accoutre- ,
asui and accompaaiineaia. agd wtM j
ai ctuntiaia ana nts rnajrrtn .
of thn frolirksofiis gang that tirrotindoj
Villi HUlIt
him.
tw-mpow ouid i .ur extended, but
nntu-h Iim boon Kivru to let
those in louis-
Ula bo wcr tueintxirt of tb "nobl ordr
know tbt ono of the O. It. J. A' bu Leua
"giving wy" thoir eaoMdoent).
1WEB FBOM THE SUN.
An Attempt 1st California t Vmm
Molar Knxlnf on m. Large Heale.
Ban Francisco Evening liulletin.
From time immemorial attempts Lavs been
made to utilize the dirs .-t rays of the sun as a
motor for industrial purposes. iMiriiig tho last
ton years considerable pr.gress has been mads
by M. Muchot, a professor in tho lyceuru of
Tours, Franco, which has arrested the atten
tion of the French an J. Algerian govorumeuta
and scientific societies, and Mnchot has re
ceived from these high authorities golden
medals, tho decoration of the Legion of Honor,
aud subscriptions aggregating nearly HX',000
francs.
A company with a larger cat ;Ul has just
been formed iu Paris for tho purpose of laanu
fae luring thtf solar machines invented by Prof.
Muchot, and over 100 of Th'i various applica
tions are iu ictiiil use in diloiout parts of the
world, pumping water, cooking food, running
mad agricultural maehines, Ac. The appa
ratus co-jsialsof a conical rofloctor ll!, feet in
tlUniotor, from which tho solar rays are rs
floctttd upon a bo.ler three feet loug and six
teen iuchos iu dumater on Wide, enclosed in a
g'af'S (lover, and jilai-ed vertically in tho axis of
tho reflector. A battery of four sfich machines,
it ie claimed, gives th'oe-horse rower, the
.ric of which is. at tho shop' in 1 a: is, 10,000
francs, or SJ,. 00.
Kinco our attention was called to tho ma
chines in France tho information comes that a
company compound of the licet mechanics a-1 1
engineers oi I ulifornia has been incorpi: :i' d
for tho purpose of p'.irchasing Ameic.ii 1,1
eiitn for utiliimg solar heat for irnhi Ui-i pur
poses, such as pumping water for in intin?
aivl reclaiming lauds, propelling all loids all
machinery, furnishing stoam and Lot water
for canneries, cooltiuff ftod, tho manufacture
of lxirax, distilling alcohol, drying fruit, the
suMimatiou of sulphur, and the roasting of
ores.
An examination of the American paten H and
of the plans of the California couipauy shows
that the old of conieul rofloctors and ver
tical boilers-h is been aJjati()ioi, and that the
pew appai'ftns. which tho company has al
eady commenced to construct, consists essen
tially in a rerlctor, cylindrical in form, having
a parabolic, cross-section, aud being straight in
longitudinal direction, in combination ith a
cylindrical heat receiver, or boiler, mounted
on tho axis of and parallel to the retlector.
Loth rojluctor and boiler being placed hori
Z9ntai!y or nearly so, aud provided with suita
ble devicos for setting machiuo in the proper
position and causing it to follow the sun's ap
parent movement.
It' is confidently expected that fully flve
Lorse power will be realized from 7 a. 111. to 5
p. m. It has bocu found that occaeional pass
ing clouds have no orceptib!e effect on the
apparatus. All know that the ni 11 generates
immense nnant:ties of heat It has boon demon
strated by EricHbon, Muchot, and other scien
tists that the heat of tho sun. after absorption
by our atmosphere, represents rather over one-
herse power per square yard, and that ws got
more heat (other tilings being equal) on a day
in winter than in summer, for the sun is near
est tons in our nonhern winter by several
millions of miles.
There are millions of acres of the fineH land
111 the world in tho nan Joaquin and other val
leys of California - and Arizona, which laud
reeds to 1 n-' tirkid with water to make it
laugh with the harvest" Oulv a small part of
thin land can Ko irrigated by the. usual meth
ods, but wati-r can o.r.st in ivexiiatisiilil nuau-
tities il mot h-tJil:t;ea at from teu to li feet
from too surraca Br diiviii. a jiuuiLerof
tube wells, say li'teen feet ap-irl, and coupling
them together at th tops .v- t applying a t-ua
engine, a supply of water c- lie obtained for
irrig iti::rt and Tor en' tie which would raiio the
value of the land from 3 i to 9 its present
price, to :. ai-ii ?(( p'-r aero, and fill
thcrse
valieys wtrti a pcivpi'r.iin and happy po: illa
f the folar eiigino husi-
nui'l'l init 1114
tion, j rr.H l-t a pha-'e
ness which should co
lmendiMelf to the own
t in the interior valleys.
err! of the lai "0 ra:n h
wheio tho condiiiti ,3 are
most favorable for
tho nve:opmeiit or this enterprise. Vie ara
n-it i!ii.:ii::dfrl of th.' oh ;'jc.i.".i that the solar
rave nte sometimes i:,lc--rnpted bv clouds, and
that t best :!i li an engine would ho available
o:uv in the ihivtimn, hnt we a:iswer that iu the
8iiiiiui"r t:Uie, during our raiulcss season,
when their need wovdd Le greatest, the Bky is
seldom obscured by clouds, and the power of
tho (tfigiue could be ned for compressing air
or generating electricity, which miht bo stored
and the electn.-i'y ov compressed air would
eerve to run the lr.aoi inery 1:1 tho night In
th:B way tlio citiss on the plirins could also be
lighted br eleutrieily at a minimum cost.
1 ho solar Heat Cower company of Califor
nia tn-diy filed articles of incorporation in the
comity cierk s t rtice with a capital stock 01
lOOjOuU shares of 100 each.-
Consitif ution of the tfnn.
In a paper presented to the French academy
Comptos lieudus, xcvl, Fayo gives his
reasons fcj- believing that our sun and the
other large self-luminous heavenly bodies
have net yet arrived at either a solid or a
liquid state, but are gaeor.s all the way to the
centers. Otherwise, ho eays, the heat radiated
from them would not bo so quickly replaced
by heat from within, and the surface, conse
quently, would saoii jbecoma covered with a
solid, non-lumincu.'i crust
Cagaiard-Latou r has, however, proved by
means of some very remarkable experiments
that a casooua maai can acquire the density of
a liquid without cha nq;ing its state of aggrega
tion, provided ooth temperature and pressure
are lugh enough at or.e time. If, then, the ex
ternal strata, of the solar atmosphere, whore all
matter is 111 an elementary or dissociated state,
should cool snfliciantl v for the elements to en
ter into chemical co'nbinafion, if the vapors of
metallic calcium, m.gue.sium, and silicium.
mixed with oxygon there, on cooling should
form clouds of "lime, magnesia, aud silica, for
example, these clouds would sink
to the interior, where they would
agiiin be dissociated, while at the same
time they would drive ihe hotter particles up
ward, eo that an approximately uniform tem
perature would be maintained until the whole
mass had gradually coolod to such an ex
teiit as to assume the liquid and afterward the
solid stato.
Faye bases his hypothesis on the spectro-
eopic - observations of many years, and on
Cai iington's study of sun spots, which show
that the currents are all on zones parallel to
the equator, while . there are none from the
equator toward the poie. Besides this, the
flattening of the sun and the slow motion of
sun spots uear the poles are more easily ex
plained on this hypothesis of Fare's than on
thae hitherto in voaaa.
.Experiments In Chloroform.
Scientific American.
A French surgeon says, 'that on"chloroform
ing some mice and lifting them by their tails,
iey tried to bite, but on laying them again in
horizontal position, they resumed insensibil
ity. Acting on this hint, when a patient showed
sighs of a collapse under a dose of chloroform,
he dropped tho patient's head over the bedside
and raued the feet quite high. The patient at
aoe become conscious ; when laid trairtif en
fhe bed he became insensible again, and a re
turn to lowering the bead aed raising 4he feet
for ten minutes was required to counteract the
chloroform. It is thought that by. this treat
ment anaesthetics may bo used with great
lafety.
Formation of the Holaur Mystesa,
At a recent meeting of the London Physical
Society, Mr. Eraham gave an experimental de
monstration of the vortieel theory of the for
mation of tho solar system by rotating a drop
) castor oil aud chloi'oi'orrn in water until it
threw off other drops as planets.
A THRENODY.
Burlington Hawkeya
i Three hunters went shooting, out in the West,
tnt in the West wnen .tie sun was up;
Their guns were the fii.es:, and truest and best,
And red as blcod was tueir trusty pup.
They swathed their forms in cardigan suits,
In 1 they ta-ed their legs in big gum boots.
Dh, but the winds of f arch wore keen ; .
And the waves of Honey Creek were cola;
&nd the "bread and meit. in the tin canteen
Was gone e're the morning hour was old ; "
dnd the icy waters numbed their legs,
and the blood-red puip ate the hard-boiled
C"S.
Three hunters came back in the twilight dim,
As the sun went down in the rosy Weet;
rheir steps were slow, their faces grim.
lud aU Bhot hmd shot 8J jj
vho hrnna)l, toWiD-Uia afUjr gua
And a ton or anguish filled each breast
guard
h IN I N If AN A V AliANlJHK
:
How Undo Alex Came to Buo Hie
Friends in Door Lodge.
An
Old Man of TO on the I'eiiloaa
Frsut of an A valanrlie---A
ThrillluK Htorj.
: Doer lodge (M. T.) Now Northwest
Everybody knows, or is the wors- off for
not knowing, Tncle Alex Hyland He is 7(1
j fears old, hale hearty aud vigorous for his
! years, aud every day through the season doea
I his day's work in the placers alongside such
! stalwarts ns James Hartford and James Flem
ing, and never missus a lick or a meal And
he doesn't let tho long winters dubihtatd Lun,
either. A few days ago John. Oerber wrote U
him of his intended departure for California
about tliis time, and in the due course of un
certain mails the letter was placed in Uncle
Alex's bands. . lthad been raining two days
on Elk; the four or five feet of snow that
covers tho mountains and gulclui in fho
vioiiiiiy was soft and honeycombed and the
streams were running a 'freshet. But I'nole
Alex concluded to como to beer Idgu to see
tiei ber. The tirst eight miles to Bear, cross
ing the hcifvy range, had to be made on snow
shoes, and the next uine to tho stae station ou
foot; but Wednesday morning of last week lie
strapped on his eleven feet Norwegian
snow -shoes aud started over by way
of Deep Ouleh. The as.ent from F.Ik
was tedious and laborious. It is a long
trudge p the mountain to the top of therid;::,
I, too loet above Beartowti and ti,ooi) above the
sea ('specially to a man 7t years old. Tho
huiuiiiit was reivchcd at last, aud he was con-
grutula'
JJeartov
rutulatiug himnelf on r.n viy run down to
WU, when the snow Miu iu tho trad
and down he went Another trial r.tid the
e:uuo rem lit Tho rain 3 had honeycombed and
undermined the rnow. A liltio distance on the
whole body of snow hud slid away and plunged
down tho pro- :pihms 1 n'10.1 sidu into the ix d
of Deep tilth -ii. This would never do for
snow shoeing. The only reconrso was to as
cend the ration side to tho iividing ridge lie
twoeu F.Ik an I Deep und follow along ou the
edgo of the Htimmit. He luullled his shoes
with rope I : ought for the purpose and the
climb was piado, good footing hoc u red, and all
looked clear ahead. Uncle Alex then thought
it was about time for a smoke. Ho halted,
tilled his pipe, lit it, took a North American
wlull or two, aud was just striking out when
wh-e-w-w-zip away went the entire body of
snow with a wild whirl, and in a moment he
was riding an avalanche 2t feet wide with
lightning speed, headlong down tho precipice
toward the waters of the crook nearly 400 feet
below, lortunatoly, he was whirled "head
on," and was within a few feet of tho top of
the slide when it started. He struck with his
alpoustock. braced hiniHolf iu tho shoos he
could not disengage from his feet, and How
through space with the acceleration
of Bpeod produced by holh the decliv
ity and the snow-slide. Before he could
say "Krin go Bragh" the slide liad
carried him into and across tho gulch, crushed
Lis snow-shoes, and swainpod the euow up
around him until ouly enough of him was left
free and wufettered to have whipped Qorbor
had he been in sight But ho wasn't nor any
other living thing and tho wind singing a
plaintive monody in the neighboring pines
alono broke the stillness that succeeded the
roar of the avalanche. He looked back to see
if any more snow was coming. The canon side
lay bare and scarred to the summit with tlu
boulders and stumps holding white f ragmen U
of their reuout Bhroud. He had ridden the crest
of tho slide and wts safe. He was about to
rest a sr.ell before extricating himself, whori
suddenly hi3 feet grew cold. Tho chill crept
up his ankles and was feeling for his knees lo
fore he realized the siMiuiiou. The snow-s!ii!e
had dammed the waters of Deep Gulch. They
were coming up alter him. hometbing wis
necessary to be dons with nit nvjo.-mry d'i
lay. Nome willows und brush projected ncru.
Ho reached over and caught theui and
fe'peediiv free. Ho concluded to leav.) tlio
vicinity forthwith, and was soon after picking
his way dow.i t)io guleli. arriving at lieartowii
tt 5 p. m., without a brmso or a broken bone.
And that's th'3 way Uncie Alex came up from
Beer Creek. .Many and many a sturdy man
has been lost iu snow slides that were snu-ll
compared to this, but they wero uuder' and he
was on lop. When uKKed if ho would return
that way he said: "No. I think I will go over
by Henry Grant's cabin. Tho supervisor
seems to have neglected his work this winter
on the Deep Gulch trail." Ho leaves for home
fo-rlir.
AJltNEt Fit.
Detroit Free Press.
A party of three young men from tho agri
sultural dii-triots entored a second-hand cloth
ing storo ou Michigan avenue yesterday morn
ing, and one of them finally bought a seooiid
oand coat He was solemnly assured that it
was a fit that Khakspeare would have been
proud of, and that it increased his beauty 200
per cent, and he went away perfectly satis
fied. In about aa hour, however, he returned
and s lid:
"iSay, this coat isn't a fit, after alL"
"Miat ails dot goat, now, eh?"
"Well, it's too short in the back for one
thing."
"Let me look. Too short, ehl Ura! My
frendt, who tella vou so?
"Both the boys."
"And vhaa dose povs tailors?"
"No." "
"Do they get oudt eome fashion-blatcs from
Paris?"
"No."
"Yhell, how ieh it dose poys know so much?
Dot goat ailows for you to sthaud oop und bend
oafer. It allows for your back to ehorton oop
or lengthen oudt."
"But the sleeves are too ohort"
"Let me see. Only last night my wife tit up
sll night to cut oil" dose .sleeves und make 'em
in style, und now you vhaut a bioevo like Noah
wore in der Ark! "Vhell, nopodv would think
dot of yea."
"I can't hardly bend my crms," continued
the buyer.
"Yhcll, I soTd you dot goat fur Sunday. You
doan' chop wood on .Sundays, I hope?" Vheu
vou desire to bend your arilis put ou some od
der goat"
. "I'm not at all satisfied with it, no matter
what you say."
"Yell, I can't help dot. After you buy dot
oat you fall down or shnmp around or drink
eer und got your body all out of shape und
den come pack und complain. My friendt, dot
goat vhas for a shentlenian. Yhen you wear
it yon must be a shentlenian."
"I paid you s for it, and I'll take ?4."
"No."
"Yon can have it for $3."
"Young man, let me explain. I vhas- a
partner mit my wife. She puys und I Bell.
She is now in Chicago. Doau' you sell dot
goat Take it home uud wait until you shrink
a leedle und your back shortens oop, und you
vhill den put on dat goat und set all der gals
grazy und make all the young men shealous.
Take my advice. I vhas in der clothing pees
riess forty years, und I know der cloth in dot
goat It vnants a good thunder-shower und
two games of base ball to make it fit yon like a
handle to a coffee-mill!"
Str. Brissr' (.host Mtory.
From the Life of Professor De Horgaa.
Dr. Brigge, when quartered in the HJH OO Tin
try, used to meet once a week with the officers
aud others, the custom being to breakfast at
each others houses after tfas sport was over.
On the day for Dx. C's torn te receive his
friends ho awoke ai dawn, and saw a figure
standuiK at his bedside. Having rubbed his
eyes to make sure that he was awake, he got
np, crossed tho room and washed his face in
cold water. He then turned, and, seeing the
same figure, approached it, and recognized a
sister whom he had left in England. Hs uttered
some exclamation and fell down in a swoon, in
which state be was found by the servant who
came to call him for the hunt He was, of
course, unable to join his hunting friends,
who, when at breakfast, on their return,
rallied him as to the cause of bis absence. 1a
the midst of . the talk he suddenly looked up
aghast and said, in a trembling voice: Is it
po8-3ii'e that none of vou seethe woman eUnd
r .1 1 1. Ji .i.i. .i v. - nA
&-yZffd?&i?,irJ
hear of her death.
All present, eixteen in numler, of whom Sir
John Malcolm was one, made an entry into
heir note-books of the occurrence and exact
date. Home months after this, by the first mad
from England that could bring it, time the
news that the sister had died at the v v time
of the vision, having on her death-bed ex
pressed a strong rrxix to see her brother, aud
to leave two young children in his charge.
The Editor and Ills do Id.
reek's Sua.
An editor who has been weighing a fo-r tons
of bis ill-gotten gold, announces thai ooo too
of ttje stuff wtil makeover fflWOi
. w w . . . , ,
The daIM
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Largest Stock
Call and Satisfy Yourself
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