TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER
ESTING ITEMS.
at aad Critic leau Bur L'pos j
tka HapBeaiae of tka Ie Mia- I
torical aad News Nataa.
The borw-mtit scare la merely
nightmare.
No woodrr the Vnderbilt' cottage
at Newport U called "The Breaker."
It coat 92.ooo.OQO.
The big tobacco companies bare de
clared war upon each other, but the
whole matter probably will end in
moke.
What will the lady in bloomers pick
up when she passe over a muddy
atreet crossing? Minneapolis Journal.
A few remark dropped by bystanders.
Buffalo wants the next national con- i
vennon. Mi.- ha sift a hall which can
scst more tlmii -.V) persons, but that
make uo difference for advertising
purposes.
Henry Irving oil bin furthcoming tour
to thia country will play a great many
one-night stands. Henry himself, it Is
needless to add, will assume the m!e of
the one knight
The Kan Francisco Call says: ''The
California girl is the double-distilled
extract of gold, sunshine, roses and bai- j
loons." he must De a very uusuu
suntlal young woman. .
The New York sorrespondent wlio
telegraphs that potato bugs are bold
inf np express trains down east must
think the readers out here are greeu
very, very Paris green.
Frederick SelteL of New York, has
sued Alberta Mooney for 925,000 dam
age for breach of promise to marry.
The new woman is rapidly securing
equal tights for the old man.
New York announces the failure of a
house that dealt exclusively by whole
sale In "gent's pants." Jt probably
could easily recoup its fortunes by
manufacturing "lade's blooms."
! A Wisconsin paper speaks enthusi
astically of "blueberries picked by In
dians with the dew of morning on
them." Personally, we would prefer
; berries picked by Indiana who haven't
. dew on then.
Dr. Rellly says bicycle riding shat
ter the nervous system. Henry George
aara hlcrcle ridinir cured him of nerv
ous prostration. When doctors dis
agree we can't blame the bloomer girl
.for deciding for herself.
i Khen the assessors call upon the As
ton and Vanderbilts next time we ad
vise them to take along copies of the
New York papers containing descrip
tions of the Vanderbilt ball at New
port, with the estimates of Jewels dis
played. -
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'- Another young woman has been ad
mitted to the Chicago bar, and threat
ens further to take active part in Re
publican politics. Judging from her
picture, however, she isn't quite a "new
-woman," for the only visible bifurcated
garment apparent is a pair of eye-glasses.
' Dumb Animals: The ottering of
prizes at a grit-neural fairs for the
yokes of oxen drawing the heaviest
loads, with :'ie accompanying whip
ping, yelling aud strain on the unfor
tunate attim.-ils. is almost as barbarous
as the S-.M'iish and Mexican bull-tights
and or;:,; to be denounced by every
fcumntv man, whether he claims to be
a Cii,,':.,t!an or no:.
.lust imagine what kind of a govern
ment Cuba would have if the mountain
brigands, profeslsonal greasers, half
breed tramps and military adventurers
who constitute the forces in insurrec
tion should be successful. Not enough
sugar ever was raised in Cuba to
sweeten such a government as they
would Impose on the Island. Spanish
rule, no doubt, is oppressive and a bur
den of the greatest kind. But brigand
rule would be worse.
According to a Troy fisherman the
latest triumph of Yankee inventive
genius ia an India rubber fish worm. It
la said to be a remarkably good Imita
tion of the common earthworm, is in
destructible and In actual use proves as
alluring to the fishes as the genuine
article. The old fishermen will be
quick to see its advantages. One can
equip himself for a day's sport with
out digging over a whole garden in a
search for bait A handful of India
rubber worms will last him through
the season, and there will be no neces
sity for pulling tip the line every few
minute to see if the small-fry nlbblers
bare left the hook bare. It Is possibly
bardly necessary to add here that the
fisherman who tells of this Invention
may be like some other fishermen, in
which case the reader need not believe
the story unlet he wants to.
The Chicago Chronicle has a fearful
picture, showing the dreams that may
coma to the child employer. The em
ployer Ilea aaleep under the shadow of
"Cripple ft Klllem's factory," and the
pate Igttree of the ghost children borer
aviMBad Mat. Dreams of torment art
bto a be Mee la half sleep. Tbe graves
(bal bare been dug under his system
are pa fcOoM Mm, aa4 the wealth
Oat ft ha gathered by tbe sacrifice of
tXttochfldraa to a aUUetoa around hi
CltTTUm Sow It to eMto
try stir m t-5 i mamm
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- -m iaia 1l a -"J 1Wh""ai
ttUmmm mf tm at- bwM a
tunitle. 3'1 ir slavish labor put ujkjb
young shoulders buld be abandoned
and alx.lilifd. and the youngsters
thouM have a chance to grow up right
Chicago introduces to a dizzy world
the bloomer marriage. Eva Mae Chris
ten and George W. Clarke were united
In matrimouy and two minutes by
Justice Murphy t the city building.
At the conclusion of the ceremony the
Justice remarked with a sigh: "You
are now one but 111 lie blessed If I
know which one you are." The bride
wore bloomers and a confident air. She
had faced matrimony before, having
eloped with a saloonkeeper and left
him after a year of tempestuous mar
ried life. The groom wore knicker
bockers. He is a high diver at Wind
sor Park beach and ban a record for
plunging headlong into everything he
undertakes. George had known Eva
three afternoons. Chicago, first in
everything, of course, wan destined to
be first in the bloomer business. But
! the whole thing is startling, neverthe-
.; less; who ever would have suse-ted
j that the "new woman" with the bicycle
I face and the baggy bloomers could be
j coaxed, cajoled or driven into matri-
mony under any circumstances? It Is
passing strange.
Perhaps there is a certain lack of
courtesy, of delicate regard for the feel
ings of the aggrieved contractors In
the lnqniry. Would the Chicago Coli
seum have been as likely to tumble
d()H n ftw t flnsbpd?
Still, the
Inquiry is one that will probably come
iuto the minds of nine jiersons out of
ten who read of the remarkable acci
dent Here was a structure designed
to hold 40 000 persons. It was to have
been opened soonj and as near 40,000 as
could be Induced to come would then
have been Inside It Without any warn
ing or especial reason a vast arch of
the roof lurches, falls, and the rest of
the gigantic building goe tumbling
after like a bonse of cards. Perhaps
the completed building would have
been so braced and Interdependent that
such an accident could not possibly
have befallen. The builders may be
able to furnish satisfactory assurances
that their plans are sound and their
methods safe. But the fact remains
that the building did fall down, and It
ia nu reasonable to assume that their
plans contemplated that it should fall.
What might have been the result If 40,
000 people had been sitting under those
vast arches when they came crashing
down is not a pleasant thing to think
about.
It is a wonder that the advocate, ex
ploiters and investigators of the new
science, hypnotism, do not apply Its
wonderful power to hydrophobia, that
professedly hysterical disease, which
ia so nervous and so telepathic In It
nature as to have raised a twin In
symptoms a disease of pure imagina
tion, causing death, so fatal are Its
terrors, whose signs, although not ex
actly corresponding to those of the real
hydrophobia, yet tally with those exist
ing in the patient's mind as pertaining
to that dreaded disease. For example,
the lyssopbobic patient barks like a
dog. thatbeingtbesuppositltlousaccom
panlment of human rabies, and not
one of the true symptoms at all. If
hypnotic suggestion is so potent as to
induce calmness in raving maniacs,
and sleep in raging Insomniacs, if it
can arrest the whole nervous system
and turn the imagination, mind and
physical movement Into new channels,
it seems rcaaonable to suppose that the
same force can be used with merciful
effect upon those unhappy beings who
are going through acute torture of
mind in anticipation of worse torture
of the body. Instead of making men
eat aloes with relish, by inducing them
to believe them to be sngar; telling
them they are hippopotami and en-
courag'ng mem to oeuuve as sucn, i
why not devote dilettante energies to
a really humane branch of necessity?
If hypnotism is efficacious In curing the
sick the best use to which it can be put
Is curing those sick whom medicine
has not been able to reach. Inoculation
is coming Into disfavor now; there will
be no prevention of hydrophobia soon.
People cannot be made to take care of
their dogs, and neglect and abuse of
them, with fear, ignorance and hys
terics supplementing the damage, are
developing more cases every day.
Impact of the Wheel.
The ability of a bicycle rider In rapid
motion to do serious damage in a col
lision with another machine or with a
pedestrian Is fully appreciated by few
wheelmen. A man weighing 150 ponnds
and moving at the rate of ten feet a
second (which is only about seven miles
an hour) has a momentum of 1,500.
pounds, leaving out of the account the
weight of the wheel This Is sufficient
to upset any pedestrian with terrific
force. It has been suggested that tbe
pneumatic tire forms a sort of fender
which would prevent serious concus
sion in case of a collision. It would
undoubtedly have a alight modifying
effect, but it would be of light account.
A collision between two wheels, each
with a 150-pound rider, spinning at
the moderate speed of seren miles an
hour, would result In a smash-up with
a force of 3.000 pounds. In rlew of
these facts. It is no wonder that bicycle
accidents are often very serious.
Norel Proposition Irons a Prisoner.
Detective Woodworthy, of Amster
dam, N. Y, left Pittsburg for home the
other day with Anthony Soblosky, an
alleged burglar, who waa caught hi tbe
Merer Hospital, where he waa employ
ed as nurse. Bather than go back be
propsasa that tbe omeer giro htm ten
feet of a suit as then try to prerent
bto escape by aborting or otherwise.
Tb ill? set aoeUaod to take ehaa,
. JakaWlak fat owtee -er.
old. r5tKBreiTta tU
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W omen-Made Boada.
Ten years ago no one dreamed that
the time would ever come when womeu
would be directly Interested concerning
the condition of the public thorough
fares. But the bicycle, which Is re
sponsible for the general stirring np
of old conclusions, has really set them
to thinking on this very topic. And
when a woman thinks she's very like
ly to act Just one weak little woman's
momentary Impulse will often result In
more real purpose being accomplished
than will a three days' convention of
wise old professors whose excessive
prudence is a positive prohibition to
progress.
It is said that twenty pretty bicycle
girls of East Lynn, tired of the dis
graceful coudltion of the public roads
In those parts, determined to Institute
a radical reform. They turned out In
full fore with picks, shovels and rollers
and repaired the worst of the road.
When the bloomered beauties finished
their week' work they pointed with
pride to their several miles of road
which they had made lit for wheeling.
In Cincinnati recently 100 women
armed with brooms, hoc, wheelbar
rows and shovels began early one
morning to clean the streets. From
early in the morning until sunset the
women tolled and one of the principal
streets of the city was cleaned as bright
as a new dish pan. Whenever a street
cleaning official came along that way
he was loudly hissed. It was an object
lesson which It would seem can hardly
fall to have It effect
If the women of this broad land seri
ously take up the matter of good
roads and clean streets something defi
nite and Immediate will be the result,
because woman Is a determined crea
ture and If she will she will; and
there's an end on't" Good Roads.
Invitation to tka - Road Parliament."
The following statement waa given
out at the Agricultural Department:
The Secretary of Agriculture 1
charged by act of Congress to collect
and disseminate Information concern
ing the public roads. To this end all
legally authorised organisations of of
ficials and of private Individuals who
have given special attention to this sub
ject are hereby notified that they are
cordially Invited by the Governor and
General Assembly of the State of Geor
gia, the mayor and council of the city
of Atlanta, the authorities of the Cot
ton State and International Exposi
tion and the various local commercial,
military and social organizations, to
gether with the national road confer
ence and the national league for good
roads, to the assembling of a "road par
liament" to be held lu the hall of the
House of Representatives, at Atlanta
on the 17th. 18th, and ltb of October,
1815.
The Invitation Is urged upon all. State
highway commissioners, State and lo
cal road Improvement associations and
upon commercial bodies and (wards of
trade and transportation. Agricultural
societies and farmers' organizations,
universities, agricultural colleges and
engineering schools, societies of civil
engineers, humane societies, the League
of American Wheelmen and carriage
and bicycle builders' associations aud
all other organizations or individuals
especially concerned or experienced In
the Improvement of highways are like
wise cordially solicited to be In atten
dance or represented.
DICK ROCK, HUNTER.
The Man Who Captures Animals for
Austin Corbln's Great Kstate.
The Northwest has no more noted
hunter and guide or shrewder trapper
than R. W. Rock (Dick Rock), of Hen
ry Iake, In Idaho. He was in Iloze
man recently, bringing In a herd of elks
and deer for Charles Baches, of that
place, who Intends to turn a portion
of his Gallatin valley ranch Into a
park for tbe raising of these animals.
Mr. Rock Is six feet tall, bronased and
muscular, wearing the sombrero of the
West, and with a mustache and goatee
which are strikingly Western. Mr.
Rock's ranch at Henry Ijike Is high
up on the slope of the continental di
vide of the Rockies, the lake Itself be
ing a beautiful sheet of clear mountain
water, three miles long and two wide,
the summer nights seldom passing
without a frost, and the winters seeing
from eight to twelve feet of snow on
tbe level Is the mountains adjacent to
his home. In such a section of coun
try all travel must be done upon snow
shoe, and Mr. Rock la one of the most
expert walker In the West, using a
ten-foot ski entirely In his mountain
work.
He baa been at Henry lake for seven
years, his early boyhood days being
spent In tbe backwoods of New Hamp
shire, Vermont and Maine, where his
first work was with guns and traps,
and be bas followed this life ever
since, baring lived for some years In
Wisconsin and the Dakota, and the
In tbe early days of this coantry be
came to Montana His press nt bom la
only sit miles from the Moatan line,
ha Idaho, 130 mile from Boewamh, and
thai ylM to bto Market for raw ami
where be iittWii bto owppUaa.
Vt M bet, bowmr? tt b whtob to
MVtt iraMa.'bo b Mmto bm
ptar ia tb maalpatoato of vto tmpa,
which la so remarkable in this man.
but the fact that be has, perhaps, cap
tured more wild animals alive than
any other man in this country, and lbs
Interesting part of hi life is in tb
manner in which be doe this.
His record In the last seven year
alone has been 812 elk. 41 deer, 23 mouse,
10 antelope, 3 buffalo, 14 bear cubs, be
sides mountain sheep, wildcats aud va
rioua smaller animals. Ia 1M1 he ship
ped three car load of elk to the famous
park of Austin Vrh'.v. Ke baa elk
which are bro'.t to drive, bis herd
numbering slx'y uve at this rime, with
two buffalo, one moose and numerous
other animals, which be keeps in an
eighty-acre pasture which Is aurounded
by an sight-foot barbed-wire fence,
topped off with a large pole. He make
bis captures in February, March and
April, when tbe snow is at Its deepest
and a light crust morning snd night
makes it easy suowshoelng, while the
game breaks through and is captured
with comparative ease.
He has four large dogs, one a 104
pound half shepherd and half mastiff,
and the rther three half shepherd and
half Newfoundland. Fastening two of
these to a sled eight luches high, eight
feet long, two and one-half feet wide,
and on four-and-one-balf-lnch wide
runners, he skims over these snow-covered
mountain ridges at the rate of five
to seren miles an hour. He says dogs
are tbe strongest animals living for
their site, a ninety-pound dog hauling
a load of from 300 to 000 pounds with
ease and making light of a hill which
would be a ban! climb for a loaded
team. Tbe Eskimos have small, poorly
fed dog and need a number for a sled,
while Mr. Rock loads two Urge elk
upon a sled and two dog will haul
them to hi ranch, whether he be twen
ty mile away from borne.
Upon corralling game be tie each
animal ecurely with ropes, which he
always carries on hi sleds, and then
laying two elk upon a sled, with tbelr
heads together in tbe middle of tbe
led, one's head lying on the other ani
mal's shoulders, he lashes them firmly
to the dog sled and tarts for home.
When be ha no game be ride upon a
sled, but use hi long nowhoes when
the sled are loaded.
When starting out for game Mr. Rock
take a sack wtth a little flour, pre
viously salted; a email sack of sugar
and a small skillet bis only food while
out being this mixture cooked Into a
sort of mush and eaten wtth sngar on
It He never eats meat of any kind.
He sleep In a snowbank, without bed
ding, or before a camp-fire, where be
f is upon on side while wanning
the other.
He alway take a imra out with Mm
when he Is capturing game In tbe
spring time, but baa never found a man
who coald stand over two to four trip
of this rough life, with scant rations,
no bed r and continuous marching
through and over these snow-covered
mountains
Mr. Rock was married four years
ago. Ill wife handle tbe wild ani
mals with great skill, being an expert
upon snowshoe and a ready shot with
a rifle fit Paul Dispatch.
Taming the Tables.
The extent to which lawyers can ex
ercise their Imagination when pleading
In behalf at their clients I almost be
yond belief; but sometimes the tables
are turned in a very unexpected fash
Ion. On one arcasion, says tbe Florida
Tlmes-l'nioa, Mr. Swan was engaged
In presenting the case of a woman who
petitioned the court to groat her a Judi
cial separation from her husband, a
workingmaa, and urged that as she was
In extreme poverty, she was entitled to
alimony according to her husband's
means.
With a voice broken In Its pathos the
lawyer dilated on the imperative neces
sity of the case, declaring that his cli
ent was utterly destitute, not having
a mattress to lie upon, and not possess
ing the means to purchase a crust of
bread.
When the evidence had been heard
the Judge, who well knew the counsel's
unlimited powers of exaggeration, turn
ed to the npjiellant and addressed to
her a few questions.
"Have yon. then, uo occupation?"
"Yes, uty lord; I am a nurse," was the
incautious reply.
"And where are you employed?"
"I am at Mr. Swan's," she unwittingly
rejoined, pointing to her counsel.
It was with the greatest dimVtilty that I
the Judge refrained from Joining in the '
shout of laughter with which this ad
mission was hailed.
Pan I Jones' Tomb.
C. P. Dargan, of Darlington, 8. C,
writes to the New York Sun: I saw In j
Wednesday's Issue of the Sun a sugges-1
tlon under head of "A Name for the.
Kenrsarge's Sister," yiat it be named t
Paul Jones. The gallant Paul Jones '
died of dropsy of the heart in 17!."i, and
there is no memorial stone. Inscription
or other evideuce to show where his
bones are resting In the metropolis of
France.
I It not a shame to American pat
riotism that ber greatest naval hero,
so much honored In life, should Ik sn
much neglected, If not entirely forgot
ten, In death?
Brief Kasay on Champa,
A woman who lias to work for a liv
ing bas no time to work tbe men, and
the men are such chump that tbey
hare to be worked to be secured. A
girl who neglect her work to curl her
hair and bat ber eye at tbe men stands
a better chance of winning a husband
than the ghi who makes bet dally work
her first object This Is net compli
mentary to tbe men, but men great
cbumpa Atchison Globe.
4ow7n UarlaT Ur7Ri.
Klerea ymn ago a fnd to erect a
njoawmoat t Dr. Roahv tbe ooir phy
attUM) who oid the DaeUraatoa f
IbiapatiBBn wa stares to Waahtog-
oof of sb mm aaoied.
THE FIRE ENGINE.
Il Waa Blow to Toms and blow to Be
Adopted.
It 1 a highly interesting article on
apparatus for extinguishing fires that
John G. Morse contributes to the Pop
ular Science Monthly. It is believed,
ay Mr. Morse, that the first bose used
for the extlugulshlng of fire was made
from the gut of in ox. This was at
tached to bag filled with water, which
being pressed, would force out a Jet.
During the second century before
Christ Cteslbus of Alexandria is mi id
to have Invented a fire engine, aud
Hero, in 15o B. C, invented and had
made a fire engine that was provided
with an air chamber, and therefore
played a continuous stream. During
the middle ages fire engines seem to
have been forgotten, aud It Is doubt
ful If syringes were kept in use. In
1518 "water syringes useful at fires,"
are spoken of, and from that time on
ward mention is made of tire engine
In Denmark. Germany, Holland, Fram e
and Great Britain. In ltKia there was a
patent granted In England for a fire
engine, and In 7 one was made in
Nuremberg which, when worked by
tweuty-elght men. would play s stream
eighty feet In length.
Although many different engines bad
bee Invented, buckets and syringes
were In use In England and ou the con
tinent until far Into tbe seventeenth
century. The largest of the hand syr
inges were of brass, and held no more
than a gallon. Two men were required
with each, one to hold tbe syringe, and
the other to direct tbe stream. In the
sixteenth century larger one were
made and placed on wheels. These
were capable of holding a barrel of
water and had no bose. The direction
of the stream, or, more properly speak
ing, of the series of squirts, could be
cbanged up and down, as tbe syringe
rested on pivots. To change the direc
tion from aide to side tbe entire ma
chine, wheel and all, had to be re
moved. With the exception of the gut
of ox already mentioned ho was
not kaown until 1072.
The early settler In America paid no
attention toward protecting themaefvea
against fire, and the different colonies
had grown Into fair-sited communities
with several Industrie well eatabMsb
ed before any stein were taken In that
direction. About the earliest mention
of a definite method of Are protection
wa made at Salem, Mass., in 1644,
when each Inhabitant was ordered to
be supplied with a ladder under pen
alty of toe of five shilling. In 148
four Are wardens were appointed la
New York City. These men passed a
law to fine everyone whose chimney be
came foul or whose house wa burned
by his own careiessneu. The money
so obtained was to be used In the pur
chase of ladders, hooks and buckets.
These were- not provided, however; un
til some years later.
Boston also took step In this direc
tion and in 1B54 the purchase of an en
gine was ordered. Beside it was order
ed that every house should be provid
ed with a ladder and a twelve-foot pole
to- reach the ridge pole. 8lx good a-d
long ladders were to be furnished by
the selectmen. It Is doubtful, Mr.
Morse say. If tbe engine ordered was
ever madei
l udoubtedly the first fire company
organized In this country was formed
In New York In lftTW. It was called tbe
Prowlers, aud was composed of eight
men aad 2.V) buckets, hooks, and small
ladders. In 1079 Salem purchased two
or three dozen cedar buckets, besides
hooks and other implements; alsov the
selectmen and two others were author
ized to take command at fires, and to
blow tip and pnll down buildings when
such action was necessary. Thin prac
tice appetirs to have been much more
eoimiiea before the use of engines than
afterward. Boston, on September 9,
107!, erdcred that every quarter of the
tow should be provided with twenty
swobes, two scoopes, and six axes. The
swobes, or swabs as they are now
called, were long-handled mops that
could be used to put out roof fires. The
general use of swabs has long sine
disappeared, but when a slight blaze
is beyond the reach of a pnll of water
and more improved apparntux Is not at
hand, a long-handled moo is to-day the
most efficient article to be used. In
Japan these swabs may tn seen on
many roof-tops.
In NKM) New York entered that fire
ladders and also hooks be made. In
Philadelphia no mention, Is made of
public precaution against fire until
liiiKS, when a law was passed forbidding
the firing of chimneys or allowing the
same to become foul. Each bouse was
to have a swab, bucket, or pall. An
other act was passed In 1TOO, ordering
every household to have two leather
buckets. In tbe following year six or
eight hooks for the purpose of tearing
down hotts were ordered to be made.
In 1702 Boston bought two fire engines
and was the first American city to pos
sess them. Philadelphia followed stilt
In 1718. New York had no fire engine
until 1731, when two were purchased
In England. These were (mix affairs,
with small wheels and axles solidly set
Tbey could not turn corners, but had
to be lifted bodily around. The first
engine of home manufacture was built
In New York In 1737.
The yesr 1840 marks the beginning
of a great era In the development of
fire apparatus. Prior to this time or
In 1830 Capt Ericsson, famous a the
builder of the Monitor, deelgned a
team are engine In London, but the
pre and firemen so stoutly opposed It
that Ericsson throw up the matter In
disgust and soon afterward came to
this country. Her he attained no
greater eaeooragement
Tb first steam ftre eogtn ever built
n4 'aT" 14an?'' VsrSttOA vtMMflS MMI JOw'
veto fW tab ttattawaa faflc
OpanVi ! trk Taw eaine
U tf iu tp ft fllts
bind wheels aalfbt be need ae oalaac
Whls. When liotined It wa connct
eu with boilers, and fuel wa always
laid that steam might I got up quick
ly. The engine wa oiM-rated at the ex
pense of the Insurance company, but
continually met with opposition from
the volunteer firemen. Filially, when
playing at a fire in Dover street tb
machine did such excellent work that
the firemen utterly refused to allow it
to be ued thereafter, and it was stored
away and New York's fire protectlob
wa again limited to the old hand tub.
In lv"2 a Cincinnati conqany placed
a steam boiler and cylinder In connec
tion with the pumps of a hand engine
belonging to the Cincinnati depart
ment, and mounted the contrivance on
wheels and a frame. A public trial wa
made of this crude affair, and It worked
very successfully. In the short time of
four minutes and ten seconds steam
was raised from cold water, the en
gine started and water discharged
through 330 feet of hose to a distance
of l.'lo feet from the nozzle. Although
this exhibition was naturally looked
upon with dislike by the volunteer fire
men, the city government was greatly
pleased and Immediately contracted
with tbe makers for a complete steam
fire engine. This ws built and put In
service with a company organized and
supported by the city. Thus the first
paid fire company In the world to op
erate by steam power wa brought into
existence.
Tbe fame of the Cincinnati engine
spread and other cities endeavored to
introduce tbe system, always meeting
with the most violent opposition, from
the volunteer. But tbe steam fire en
gine wa bound to come and wa advo
cated by the pre. Chicago and other
Western cities closely followed Clnci
nati by organizing paid department
equipped with steam engine Tbe more
Intelligent volunteers In the East be
gan to see tha error of tbefr ways, aad
replaced their hand engine with tb
more modern apparatus. Boston wa
the first of the Eastern citle to organ
ise a paid department which he did
in 1840. New York did the same In
JHAft, and Philadelphia In 1871. Other
Eastern cities rapidly fell Into Una,
but some of tbe Southern cities, though
equipped with- the most modem ap
paratus, continue- to the present day
with volunteer firemen. New Orleans
having only recently adopted a pld
force.
The Whipping- Peat I Maryland.
Hlnce tbe Legislature of Maryland'
established tbe whipping post In that
State for wlfe-beater. four husbands
have been lashed for brutally assault
ing tbelr wives. On of those whipped
was colored and th other three were
white. The act wa passed at the ses
sion of 1882. Tb first man whipped
was Charles Foote, colored, who was
convicted of wife beating Nor. 20, 1882.
He was sentenced on the 1st of th
following December to receive thirteen
lashes and to be Imprisoned sixty day.
The number of Us be was reduced to
even, which number wa inflicted. II
was not until June, 185, that tbe whip
ping post was again- sed. The second
man received twenty lashes aud the
third fifteen lashes, Tbe last time tbe
whipping post wa used was Oct. 9,
18H0, when a mam received thirteen
lashes for assaulting his wife. Hiuc
then there have been a number of case
In which wives wens-assaulted by their
husbands, but there have been no con
vlctions under th statute prescribing
tbe whipping post a a punishment for
the offeuse.
Feast for H unary Bohemians.
Heury Murgee; the historian of Bo
hemia, would harve relished the dinner
that followed the unveiling of his mon
ument In tbe Luxembourg gardens In
Paris. It was given by the real ltohe
mlans In the Latin quarter In protest
against the more sumptuous aud pre
tentious official banquet. All the bud
ding and starveling jioets, novelist
and philosophers of the region made
famous to the outer world by Murger
flocked to the table and showed their
genulueness by drinking up all the
wine before the soup was served. Tbe
unkempt and hungry Bohemians besieg
ed the waiters In tbe passages ami de
voured the eonu-trt of the dishi be
fore they could reach the table, while
those of them who were prevented by
the crowd from getting Into the dining
room foraged ou the charitable restau
rant keepers of the neighborhood.
Telegraph Cable Cut by a Vessel.
The sharp kneel of some f,IMt steamer
recently cut in two the telegraph cablo
connecting Philadelphia with Camden.
Since that time telegrams have had to
go by other and louger ways to Cam
den and otls-r New Jersey points. The
cable, which has Just been repaired, I
made up of many dozen wires and I
laid directly over the lte of Windmill
Island. The vessel which cut the cable
struck a shoal where the cable lay and
severed every wire In two, tbe end
drifting up and down the river with th
tides. The hardest part of the work of
repair wa to And the ends and hold
them together until the splice wa
made. To do this It was necessary to
anchor a barge In the river while the
work was Iwlng done. The cable Is
now In good working order again.
A Famous Oak.
Hollo's oak, near Houen, tbe tree on
which Ue first Duke of Normandy 1,000
years ago Is said to bare hung up bis
gold chain as a token of the good order
to which be had brought his province,
seemed likely to collapse lately. To
save It a solid core of masonry was
built in the Interior of tbe hollow trunk.
. Irene Isa't It carlo bow tonoosot
Oeorge Ferguson Is f .The wgr he
never ktosai snybodf bj his lif aid
dosoa't know bow to ft UuuJttim
Isn't a word of troth in Itt IT hae
tbat lai b whjr, I should tblakjbe
weald know bow by thle " filiier
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