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iwi ' ' * 10 OMAHA DAILY BPB ! ! SUNPAY.kUGTJST 21. 1887.-TWELVB , J ELECIRICAIACH1EVE5IENTS. _ Production of Elcctrecity Directly From Coal Discussed by Edison , THE ELECTRIC LIGHT VERSUS GAS A Now Marino Guide-Effect of Elcc- * rlo Lie I * on IJooks-A Xow ' Electrical Device Flushes. Luumas . ' A. Kdison's " paper on "Tho S3SiKeu ? Dnra " * ' * producing clecriclty from Fuel , " w P W'Slr11 ! ? ! nb3nnco-b * ' ' 1.'A. ' Bnrkcr.before the . . section In pha- t the meeting of the American w In won for the advancement nu ; of Is * nn New York last Monday. Foil , bstraot : production of elect , * wio i coal is n problem w'tho abloBl lii * > i closest uttentlo . ould tht ) cnor. iformanyyearal bo mntlo to CO nenrv lufnnt If . CO COhi lion an on CO COa would bo taken of tens of , ogrcs8 , ea which th nineteenth century so justly us boasts. . . . , . .1 i niII The mp' ' ° production of a potential diffe nco by means of heat is as old as pr sti LcoJect anil' ' Melloni. The science of thJrmo-oleotricit.v tlius originated has teen developed by Bccquorol , by Peltier , Ik by Tliomson und by Tail , and the thcr- n jno-battorios of Clamoud and of Nee hare " -l important practical uses. Iho it , results alroauj- Attained in these generators raters have Btimulated research marvel lously , and many invstlgators have be- lievcd that in this direction lay tbe ' . follow- philosopher's stone. Our - C nombcr. Moses O. Farmer , worked long and assiduously in this field , pro- 10 ducing.it is believedthe most satisfactory ac results as regards economy which have acci everywhere obtained. But even these of oft results were not very encouraging. Ho never succeeded in converting one per tbo cent of the energy of the coal into electric bowl wli tric energy. Quito recently Lord Haloigh has discussed with his well known ability eli tbe law of ofllcioncy of the thermo-bat tery from the standpoint of the second law of theimodynamics. And ho con cluded from a copper-iron couple , work a ing between the extreme limits of tem cil perature possible for those methods a th conversion of not moro than ono three s hundredth part of the coal energy can bo hoped for. As a heat engine , therefore , o the tnormo-ccll appears to follow pre of cisely the law of Carnet , and hence can dc hare at the most no higher efficiency than to : the reversible engine of this cniincn t\i ; philosopher. tim If , therefore , the result hoped for is to siim be attained at all , it must bo looked for m in some other direction. In considering ar matter , another line of investigation tr trvr 'imM.-fc tnn thp results of vrMl aa iuii boon known liiuir u\j Ml magnatlsm of the magnetic metals , and n especially of Iron , cobalt and nickel is nin markedly affected by heat. According to ti nocqqcrel , nickel loses its power of be tiF ing magnatlzed at 100 ; iron at a cherry- red heat , and cobalt at a white heat. ol Since whenever a magnetic field varies olP in strength in the vicinity of a conductor P a current is generated in that conductor , m it occurred to mo that by placing an iron m core into a magnetic circuil , and , by " varying the magnotizability of that core or by varying its temperatures , it would bo ot possible to generate a current in a coil of otat wire surrounding this coro. This idea 01 constitutes the essential feature of the tr new generator , which , therefore , I have lo called a pyromagnetic. fr . This principle of utilizing the varia Pi tion of magnctizabllity by heat as the th basis of electrical machines , though to clearly applicable to the generators , was It first applied to the construction of a sim tli ple form of heat engine which I have ai called a pyromagnetio motor. A descrip sc tion of th's.motor will help us to under .fr stand the 'generator subsequently con- .frP trioted. re Suppose u permanent magnet , having sii a bundle of small tubes made of thin iron siibt placed between its poles and capable of btw rotation about an axis perpendicular to \ the plane of the magnetic , after the fashIon - 60 Ion of an armature. Suppose , farther , 60at taat , by suitable means , such as a blast ct Of * draught , hot air can bo made to pass cc through these tubes so as to raise them to c redbCRS. Suppose that by a flat serene , Tttnietrically placed across the face of thll bundle of tubes , and covering one- kali of them , access of the heated air to tan tubes beneath is prevented. Then it follows that if this serene bo so adjusted that its ends are equidistant from the two legs of the magnet , the bundle M tubes will rotate about the Kit , since the cooler and mag- el Mile portions of the tube-bundle , th ; thirt It , those beneath the serene , is will be equidistant from the poles and ac .Will-bo equally attractedon , the two sides. inw But it the screen is turned about the axis inTi f rotation P.O that ono of its ends is Ti Marerono of the poles , and the other foni fearer the \other , then rotation of the ni fcundlo will'onsuo , since the portion un st der the screen , which is cooler and , ; therefore magnetizable , is continually lore strongly attracted than the other b and heated , portions. This device acts , tli therefore , as a pyromagnetio motor , the isct heat now passing through the tubes in ct such a way as to produce a dissymmetry tlihi la the lines of fprco of the iron.-fiold , the hi rotation being duo to the effort to make these symmetrical , The guard plato in this case tuts , an action aualagous to that of the commutator ii'an ordinary arma ture. Tho.llrfit ; ivxpcriinental motor con structed on tliis principle was heated by weans of two nauJI Bunscn blowers , ar ranged with an aii"blastand it developed about TOO-foobrJuuncU a minute. A second end and larger motor IB now about lin- 'Mttd. which will weigh nearly l.BOfl JMMtBds , and is1 expected to develop about it. three-horstv power. In both these ma- fehinea olcctro-niagnots are used in place t permanent magnates , tlir current to energize them being derived from an axternal source. In the latter machine. the kir for UIQ combustion is first forced 'through thbuubes to aid in cooling them , and then goes into the furnace at a higher to towperaturo. Eleotilolty versus ( ja * . New York World : A reporter inter viewed Prof. Barrotl to get some facts and figures as to the cost of lighting the . Uy b.y electricity Prof. Barrett said : "II Uaftfe to say that one electric light would toplaco seven gas lamps , lint outside tbe thickly populated sections wo woulc M tower lights , which would displace a Much greater number. Ono tower wouli light a radius of one-fourth of a mile it : . U * outer rcoidonce portions of the city n would take about seventeen towers for tfep south side , and an equal number for HM north side , and twice that number ! the west side , or about fifty-eight it aw. This would furnish about fourths - ths of the light required for the city nog about 1,000 electric lamps re rir d to light tlio remainder of the city Tbece lamps would furnish vastly mor light to the city than it now gets from .tli aaUmrs. and for'this reason : A ga jpflkl te only about fifteen caudle-power while an ctric 8 hun * a out power , or mro than a is now ltfanp ? and ewe city , counting the ic-00citv will civo the 4.000 o lamps. { fyH times plant 1 prnioso for t J 2,000,000 canilc-por3 as much light as nfjlehts. - , -tVithln the last five Now York r' ' o ( supplying electric torcs otc fn lowns of years the jhousami inhabitants has light to h ? importanco. The Edison less thatg , irst , theCA { \ \ wlth a com. ntt.nin tcm , has.nalutally done the ? ? 'nnils business. IM to the present I ' 9c has moro than eighty toWn plants jilng , the oldest having peen in oper- n four years. ho system of the Wcstlnghouso com- any. which now has largo plants in 'ittsburg , Pa. , Now Orleans , La. , Den- or , Col. , Mlnnnaplis , Minn. , and Tron- 01Ol , N. J. to mention but a few of its ioro important stations -dlfffM radically rom that of Edison. In the * Edison sys- ei the electricity is conveyed directly re the dynamo to the lamp by copper iro. In order that- the lamps may not o destroyed by a current of too high in- onsity , a "low1 ! current is used , neccssi- ixting a largo copper wire , the cost of the oppcr when long distances are to bo overod , forming an important item in ho expense of instalment. The Westing- ouso company starts out with a very mall : wire of comparatively trilling cost nd a current of high electro-motive arco or intensity. In order not to burn ut its lamps with such a current , ro- oiirso is had to , a "converter , " an ap- aratus placed where the wires enter ach building or group of buildings , and iscd to convert the high tnnsion current usni ono just right for the lamps used. This converter works upon the induction iriiiciplc the strong current in the ( root wlro inducing a weaker current in ho house wire merely proximity ; there is 10 direct connection between the two. letwcen the Edison and the Westing- louse companies , moro than 100 towns 10n the United States now use the electric ight , the total number of lamps in use t present being estimated at 300,000. MuRlo by Electricity. Electrical Review : Organs , if used in hcatrical performance , are placed in the ccnes ( so that the organist cannot follow hu movements ct the conductor , and ionco experiences a certain dilliculty in .ccompanying a chorus. This inconvcn- once has been suppressed at the theater Nantes. Thanks to the use of electric- t\ proposed by M. Debierro the key- toard will bo placed in the orchestra , rhile the pipes , etc. . remain in the eencs. i The stops will be regulated by ilectrical action. A Ni-w Alarlno Guide. San Francisco Call : Mr. Leon Sirinix , music i teacher and composer of this iity , who devotes his spare moments to ho study of the mysteries of magnetism , the inventor of a compass , which it ia mid by a number of scientific gentlemen oca ted hero , must supcrccdc the old style f mariners' compass now in use. In lemoustrating the ditlerenco yesterday o a largo number of persons ho had Iho wo compasses one of each kind nountcd on an iron box to represent the sides of a ship , having a powerful mag- iet on each side , ono with the positive ind the other with the negative side nou- trali/iul. In the ordinary compass , the variations of the needle were as follows : IVIH ) , Hm ship on a northerly course , 48' ' southeast courao , w - Ua-i < it course < W' ' improved compass there was no varia tion. The majriidlic variation in San I'nmcisco is 20 1" east. Mr. Sirieix in explaining the principles of his compass said : This compass will compensate < all influence derived from permanent < magnetism and induced mag netism. It will protect the compass needle against the ( rouble known as "running i crazy. " The adjusting is rend- srcd most easy , oven for an inoxpori- 3nccd hand. It is also protected against itmospherio disturbances. The "heeling" tsrror is also overcome. It will be found true in any state of temperature. Any load of iron put on board of or taken From the ship will not necessitate the dis placing of any bars , but will require only tno touch of a screw to readjust it. so as allow the ship to continue her course. can be set at any place on board ship ; that is to sav , there is no particular place in board where it must of necessity bo jet. It does away with vertical burs In Front of the binnacle , magnets for com pensation around the binnacle , iron cor rectors and boxes filled with chains out- iiclo the binnacle. In cjio word , it will bt found that under all circumstances , it will point to the true magnetic north. Whnn a vessel is on its way north or south , each degree passed creates a dcvi- Mien , which must bo corrected by the saptian by moans of a screw. Tlie old lompass cannot be corrected , but the captain : has a table of deviations which keens him busy making calculations. The principle is collecting all of the magnetism on board the ship , either of vessel or cargo , and neutralizing those forces , thus allowing the needle to follow its natural direction of magnetic north. Electric Lighting in Europe. Electrical WorldK The i prospects of electric lighting m Europe are brighter han they have been for some time. There a demand for apparatus in Spain , \ctivity prevails in Austria , some largo installations are progressing in England , while In the land of the "unspeakable Turk" n "powerful syndicate" has been formed to push electric lighting , begin ning with a QO-years' monopoly in Con- ituntinople. In England , especially , important ' portant work is ahead : and we j'udgo , from the stray accounts of the work being done at Leamington , that the plant there will bo an unusually largo ouo. It high time that Eucland had several central electric lighting stations ; and their construction is evidently nearer til hand than seemed possible a few months Effect of Eectrlo Light on Boots. Prof. Wiesner of Viunna has just called attention to an inconvenience attending thu use of electric light in libraries , it 1ms been found that a largo number of work in the library of the Technical School had bccomo very yellow , and this led the director of the establishment to ask Dr. Wicsnor to ascertain the cause of . Experiment has shown that the col oration is duo to light , but' that it 'occurs only with paper containing ligneous sub stances , such as wood , straw , and jute , and that it docs not take place when , through some chemical process , the lig- nine that forms the essential part of the wood is removed. The yellowing is duo a phenomenon of oxidation. Solar light acts moro energetically than dis persed daylight , which itself exerts but a very slight action wheni it is much dif fused , and especially in. a , ivory dry room. Uaslight is nearly twinles by reason of the few refrangible .rays th&t it contains. On the contrary , asthe are electric light , and , in general , ail intense luminous sources , emit numerous refrangible rays , they favor the yellowing. As regards the preservation of papers , then , it will bo well to choose gas raiher than the elec tric light fortlio illumination of libraries. A New Electrical Device. Now York World : The omnipresent aggressiveness of applied electricity is ono of the most startling features of modern science. Not content with cre ating a revolution in the useful arts , electricity has entered the domain of sport. A device has been perfected1 in hngland whereby an angler is no longer obliged to watch his tackle nor keep his lingers on the fish-lino. A small- elec trical contrivance Is so arranged that a slight pull closes the circuit and rings the boll. The fisherman Is thus enabled to flirt , take a pap , read a novel or oven play poker with no danger of losing his But will the true sportsman care to make use of this remarkable Invention ? Will ho bo willing to pose as a central ofllco to bo "called up" at Intervals by tinny victims at the other end of the line ? Anglers arc. as a rule , a conservative class and will hesitate , doubtlcss.to mnko an ally of electricity In their piscatorial sports. In fact , the present administra tion at Washington has profested indi rectly against what may bo called pro gressive ideas in angling. Mr. Cleveland , U will bo remembered , never uses manu factured flics when ho fishes for trout.but loyally baits his hook with worms. It is probaolo , therefore , that ho will look with favor on a dovlco so radically mod ern as an electric bell attached to n fish- lino. And , indeed , it would hardly bo dignilicd for the president of this great republic to sit on a bank and , like a mes senger boy , fool obliged to answer a sud den summons from a boll near at hand. Altogether , there seems to bo little doubt that the now device will fnil to find a footing in this country , unless nn icon oclastic regime at Washington should succeed that which now sots the pisca torial fashions of the oiuntry. IMPIETIES. When a rnnn attends service and squares himself for a good snoozw when tlie prenclicr commences his sermon , especially it It Is ono he delivered a few Sundays previous , he is not coins to regard the whimpering of a baby In nn ad Join I UK pew ft. " a musical treat. "And now. " concluded tlio clerzvmnn , after a long dlscoursu , "wo have seen tlmt millions on millions ot people have been beu- elited by following this sciliitmal Injunc tion. " .lust then Lawyer Stulibs woke up lomr enough to say In a sleepy manner : "Move that tlie Injunction bo miulo perma nent. " "Where did you get nil those buttons ? " asked a iadv of a little buy who Mail 10X ) or . " " the icplv. moro on astrinc. "Why , was "don't jou know pa Is a minister ? " " "i es. " returned thn lady , "but wlmt 1ms that potto Ho with 11 ? " "Kver.vthlm : , " said the boy ; "Liecaiisu ho hns the boning of the collectiou basket. " A clergyman calling on a Washington stieut family was Ushered into the parlor , where MUs Hetty was seated at the piano forte , lleaskudtho youiiij lady , a member of his bible class , to "play ono of her favor ites. " "I'm not playing favorites any more , " she said. "I'll take the Held ngaliistthem every time. " Clerirvmhn "How In your health this sum mer ? I trust you hnve been well during tun Miltry weather. " Undertaker "pretty well , thank you. " Clergyman "And how is busi ness' " ' UudertakeiPoor , poor. 1 havn't burled a living soul for weeks. " "Come , Hobby. " said the old eeiitletnan , "you must go to church this morning. When I was a boy , your ngo. 1 had to go to church twlcu every Sunday. " "I s'posu I'd go to chinch twice every Sunday , too , " said Hobby , beginning to get ready ' -It 1 had to. " Minister's wlro ( packing the trunk for va cation ) ' 'Now , dear , Live me all the heavy aitlcles lirst , as I want to put them In the bottom of the trunk. " Minister "Ail right. O. by the way , here are my sermons , which 1 am golnc to take along ; wheto will you put them ? " Wlfe-"Well , I euess I'll put thorn In the bottom. " Ideas of duty differ according to the at- uiospliuro In which we are living. It is re ported in a Richmond paper tlmt the mali nger of a wrestling match In the I'avitllon thertro opened the exercises by saylnc : " 1 want all of you people to enjoy yomsclvcs , and as wo ate p.issing on thiough life's Jour ney toward eternity it is our duty to indulgii In recreation and pleasure. 1 hope you will nil remain < iulet. " We have freijuent reasons to observe tlmt general religious work among nil classes of the community has greatly In- familiarity with ntlUious Ideas and ' ' "nee much iuconuiuity that - or nbiiird. DUOl'S. When cigarettes their vapors blow In people's throats and clioko them , It Is some comfort slight to know , They kill the dudes that smoke them. There Is no usfi crying over spilt milk. It may bo three parts water. A New York dog lunches on tacks. Ho must be a pointer by this time. A half grown slmik is said to bo coed eat ing. The full grown Is admitted to be a good eater. Fine feathers In a chicken sala'd nre apt to make a mini at dinner feel down In nis mouth. Animals have pretty much the same gait They all walk , trot , run or lope , uut there's only ono goat. A. school-girl upon being asked by the teacher to define a hollow mockery , promptly replied , "a bustle. " Wbilo the summer glr.1 is at Xantasket breasting the wave her good old mother stays at home and steins the cm rant. The most economical man has been hoard from. He tried to pawn a eo.it of tar and leathers , the gift of his neighbors. A Colorado girl mistook her lover for a boar and tilled him with shot. Hit weighs more than he did , but is not handsomer. "John , " said the wife of a Kentucky edi tor , -'your patent combination poukui knife Is ull rusty all but the corkscrew part. " Some of these days tlio American toy ulstol will bo Introduced into Fionch duelling warfare , and then somebody will get hurt. A man In Clare. Mich. , was told that dogs would not .o mnd if given plenty of water. He threw his neighbor's dog into the well. An Indiana woman put her foot down nud prevented a railroad company building on her property. This speaks well tot the In diana foot. If wo would annex Canada , where would our cashiers go ? It would make some of them seasick to cross theoceanto say nothing of the expense. A Spanish olllcnr has Invented a war boat that will stay under water four days. Our navy can bent tlmt. Wo have boats that can stay under water for months. The railroad man who loses'hls ' position iccauso of "color blindness , " will not bo sent to the store by his wlto to match silks , and tlmt will atlord him some consolation , anyway. It never rains but It pours on the farm of Myron llusklngs , of Maple Grove. Mich. The other duy Mrs. Huskings gave birth to triplets , two of Ins owes to uvo lamps.and tlie family cat to seven kittens. Owing to the persistent call for "white meat , please , " at thu summer resorts , a down east farmer is practicing on his chicken's in hopes of Inventing u breed of fowls that are double-breasted In the back. Early citizen Horrible murder across the street during the nlirht , wasn't It ? 1'ollro ( who Is supposed to have been.on . all night ) lon't know anything about it ; I Haven't seen tlio morning papers yet , A machine 1ms been Invented that will sew on 3XH ( ) buttons In a dav. No one seems to know yet whether or not a marriage license for that sort of a machine costs moro than ono for the other kind. The foolish vligin In the scriptures name with no oil in her lamp. Now she cornea with a four-gallon can of kerosene to pour on the kitchen lire , and her funeral expenses are added to the loss of the oil , "My friends , " said a temperance lecturer , lowering his voice to an Impressive whlpper , "If all tiie grog-shops were at the bottom of tlio sea , what would bo the result' " ' And tlie answer came : "Lots of people would get drowned I" They were talking about expenses and how come men gel rich. Said ono : "My butcher and baker have made money enough out of me to build themselves splendid house * . " Responded the other : "Tho barkeepers1 ! patronize have bulH whole blocks out of what 1 owe them. " < A Dakota paper thus stabs Its hated rival : "A man living about twelve miles from here died from poisoning Monday afternoon. It seems he ate a luncii that had beeu wrapped In a copy of our loarhcd and disgusting con temporary , and it killed him. Others should take warning. " * An Iowa editor closes an rhapsodical eulo- glum of his state In the following style : "When the roll call Is sounded on the judg ment day , and the heavens are rolled to gether as a scroll , and the reverberations of wrecked and ruined worlds peal forth the liato of eternal rest , f want to bang my weary bones on the gally-rack of Immortality and register In tour-lino pica aa a uiau from Iowa. " ACTION-WHOLESALE On Wednesday , August 31 , 1887 , ' 208 and 212 S. nth I St. , A'lO a , m. . at Our Warehouse , , 210 Neb. Paddock's Building. Omaha , . , _ ver $25,000 worth of clothing , montf youths' and boys , Overcoats , odd coats , vc&ts and pai in great variety ; also a large line of Hats , Caps , Suspendersttieiia' blurts , Drawers , Ovi Us and Furnishing Goods of all kinds. Large line of Shoes , regular sizes and oases , Th : sour opening Fall sale , and wo wish the support of all retailers , both m and out of town We aim that we can save youfrom 25 to 33 1-3 per cont-on regular prices , besides freight , am to annoyance of having to wait for goods. You can buy from us as you need the goods. will be sold as such , and wo t i and damaged goods All , ods will be represented as they are if sold as perfect We buy no goods ; nil are con- wi ake back any goods which are damaged j V FOR SALE. Each and every LOP OF- sig fto us by eastern manufacturers , and they are FE rD WILL BE SOLD. From Sept. 1st , we will" hold , every Tuesday , a boot and shoo and notions. The trade at large is in d every Wednesday , a sale of clothing , dry goods cor ill v invited to attend our opening sale. We Have Come to Stay. KOHN & WELLS. ' > / .1 . in v GHOSTS , SPOORS AS Results of Occult or Talentc-1 Liars- PRESENTMENTS ANCJWARNINGS. A Safe Burglary Soon i Bleep I'lo- turcsquc Spook Story from Den mark How the DP U hooks Fragrant An eld. A Burglar Scon In i Prpnm. Chicago Alail : "I'm 10 believer in spiritualism , and I'm not iiiporstitious , said Dr. F. U. 1-oiida , of offorson perk , but the warning given mo about the burglary of my pafo is souiotliinu I can not explain at all. Twice Jlns summer I have boon prostratud wiiii the heat , und lust wcuk from Thursday until Sunday , I was quite ill , and conlinctlto my house. These abnormal conditions probably pro- ( lisiosed ) mo to rocuivo the warning. Sat urday night t dreamed three times hand running that 1 caught a man stooping over.tho back of my proscription desk. I druHiucd that I got hold of him and turned his face up. 1 saw his face but did not recogni/.o him in my dronni " * daughter , who is also niv t"--h < -0i > er , . ami I had a bur .tiion , was away on v ; ; young man nnmed Thomas acting m her ht "Sunday morning 1 came down to the dm" store to hulp him straighten put the ash , which had got in a snarl. Curing thi ! afturnoon I wns consulting with Law- \or Mark Reynolds about some papers Vthii-h hu had'drawn up for me. when I the oiir t u au inipiilsn to go down o HO .lori > to Tie nttiiu , I..J Nuit ] , 'I must wrong with the safe , ' 'iTli,1uuiurfliMj : - said ho. "Then 1 told him about my dreams and he laughed at me , bntmothing would do but I must go down to the storv. On the way I mot Mr. Louis Woven , lind ho wanted to stop unit tiilR for a minute , but somehow I couldn't. ! I found the frontdoor locked. 1 opened it , and just as Centered 1 t = aw a man'siiead over the top 01 tlio counter. 1 thought it was Mr. Thomas , thu clurk , so i said : 'Hello , Lou , what'aro you doing lions' ? " Hu made no answer. I said : 'What did you lock yourself in for ? " Still no reply. I wont baok and toynd a man crouching behind tlio counter with his hand * full of inouey just in the attitude Ihadsarm In my dreams. I turned him around , and there was the samu facu 1 had 'seen. I was so taken aback that I didn't know what to do , nnd she man broke away from mo. Reynolds caught him , and with the assistance of some gcntlumun who wure passing by hu was secured. "Ho was my own hostler , Charles Williams , whom I had n my employ for two years , lie duclarod that ho and my bookkeeper were in 'collogue , ' anil that the bookkeeper had given him the com bination , and that they were to divide up. That is an infamous attempt to ruin the reputation of a good honest young man. The safe was on thu quarter turn , and a man didn't need to know the com bination to get it opon. I woat on Thomas' bondmysolf when ho was ar rested on suspicion. Williams was taken to jail yesterday. All the money stolen , $211.07 in cash , and about * 1M ( in notes , was recovered and all right. Thu marvel though , will bo my wonderful impression of the event. I'm not n prophet nor the son of a prophet , and never have taken any stock in mediums or'aatrologists , ' who , according to their advertisements , 'foretell the past , present and future. ' " Denmark Spooks on Iho Rninpngo. The Medium and Daybreak contains the following from Iho pen of II. L. Ilun- scn. of Kiogo , Denmark : The haunted house in Ny Tolbndgado is , perhaps , dcs- lined to act a similar , if not superior , part as a matter of sensation , as was the case some years ago with tlio well known house in Laxcgudu , whuro 'the devil was loose. ' Thuro , if wo are corruct. the haunting only lasted for somu days ; but in Ny Toldbodgado it has now gomi on for months , goes on till this day , mid the story of thu little boy , amusing himself by chiming thu door-bulls and then running away , is now unanimously de clared to bo npochryphai. Almost ( ivory evening and nvory night the family in the said house are troubled with stranco sounds , partly in the rooms , partly on the staircaso. Knockings are hoard in the walld , loud scratchings apparently issuing from the same ; piecus of furni ture aru hurled about all on a sudden , two iron chairs , which stand on the land ing , are literally Hung up and down stairs , otc. The inhabitant of the house is a goodly situated merchant , Norwegian by birth. Several witnesses have been present , among thorn people of indisput able veracity , who most positively con firm the truth of those mystical phenom ena. A high policeman has on ono oc casion boon present and heard various sounds mentioned , and ho himself saw ono of tlio iron chairs being hurled down stairs by an invisible power. Ho was accompanied by a spiritualist. This person invoked the 'spirits' and made them manifest their presence through various sounds , knocking , scratching , etc. Tlio policeman sot watchmen around the house and investigated per sonally the dllVeront phenomena without discovering any natural cause whatever. He then sent the said 'spirit-conjurer' off together with all present , and how ho himself communicated with the 'spirits' and got their answers through knocking , etc. The Norwegian gentleman tells horrible things of what hu has witnessed. One night came suddenly a largo and hoary iron stand from an adjoining room , floating through mid-air into his 'and his wife's bodroom. Ho nroso , and1 moved with gome . ditlictilty the > - " \ * ' curious night-bird back to its place. Both his wifu and two children witnessed this occurrence. What here hasbeen , told will , of course , seem highly incrcdib o to the readers , but wo repeat that fully reliable eyu-witncsscs linvo given con. lirmatory report as to the facts. Ihc hauntings have caused quito a rumor , and are discussed everywhere and by everybody. It is said tlmt circumstantial precautions will bo arranged for fully penetrating into this mystery The Devil Scon nt l Pittsbunx Dispatch : Ono man In this couiitry is' hourly expecting tlio destruc tion of tlio world. His iiamo is frnnz Kulnor , anil ho lives at Alluntown. * ran/ is a man of moru than ordinary intelli gence , and lias bcun employed for more than a quarter of a century .in working about breweries , at gardening and at other kinds of labor that would enable him to sustain the hvrgo number of child ren ho has. , . His storv , as told in the prcsunco of at least twenty other reputable persons , is ono of the strangest on record. About a year a"o hu was employed in love ing oil the estate of a man named Harshlngor. in Wcbt Liberty. On a bright summer morning hu wont out to rake a section of this place. Hu worked along , according to ills own tCSllinony , until 0 o'ulock 111 the morning. At that hour , as ho was fixing up a pilu of fallen rails , ho was htjirtlud bv a sulphurous smell and the uppftranco of an Individual ho had not known before. Mr. Kulncr's description of this individual is bettor than the state- mou't of any chronicler , said ho "I ' was working peacefully away whnn the apparition came. It was first clothed in llamcs of a color unknown to mo. Out of these came a voii'o saying to mu : 'FraiiK , follow mu. ' Wlier in my stupefied condition 1 made no endeavor to carry his ruquest into etVect a change came over the individual. All super natural evidences vanished , and for mo ments it revealed itself to mo as being perfectly natural. It could not , lipw ; which nt lirlrfiriiiervcrt mo. WhchJ I approached closer I found that this emanated from ono of the foot and head of the indclinablc thing. Upon close scrutiny I ascertained that , though its garments varied with the moment they disappuarud at thu upcx and extremity mentioned. I was induced by this fact to almost conic in contact with the thing , and learned that however zealous ' waji'tho endeavor of the spirit , his apparel - parol was consumed at one foot and at HID head by lire. "As often as this oc curred a cloven foot and horns were dis- clo.sen. In desperation 1 asked him what hu wanted of mo. He replied , 'Thy soul'extending while doing so a hand , the palm of which was nearly filled with gold. "In anguish I cried out , 'Arc you the devil ? ' and ho answered 'Yes. ' Droo ping on my knees I prayed to heaven for him to depart. When I finished my ap peal he said : 'I will go if you promise to meet mo again. ' Rather than eiiduro his presence I gave my consent , asking him when ho would come again. He re plied : 'Soon , and to toll you that the world will bo destroyed. ' Ho thought to embrace me as ho uttered these words. ° I fled and lull prostrate at least two miles outside of the woods. Since that tune the demon has haunted me and 1 believe ho wUlcomo again. " Tlio mon employed' Nusscn's malt house , on the UrownsvUlo road , say that Mr. Kelner has told them of this daily for thu past year , nnd warned them to make ready for the final destruction of the earth. One of them told the re porter that Mr. Kelner had induced him to go off one night and dig for gold , saying that a spirit had come to him and told him whore the potent stuff could be found. All night they had labored , the person in question being the lirst to give up , saying that ashes wore moro numer ous than nuggets of wealth.V hen lately questioned by the reporter , as to whether ho autuollv underwent the ex periences related , Mr Kclnur said : "f will raise three lingers to heaven and swear it is true. I marked the day and date of the appearance of his satanio majesty on one of the trees in the woods in welch ho appeared io mo. I am ex pecting him every hour , and am prepared - pared to ward off his approach by things known to myself , but not to bo revealed. " A I'roHeiiliiiiciit. Cincinnati Enquirer : While in com pany with a number of neighbors who had gathered nt a country funeral , and were intending to convey the remains to tlio villagp of Patterson ' , O. , for burial , the daughter of th'e deceased lady , who had just arrived from her homo in In diana , broke upon the silence of the oc casion with the statement that the death of her mother had come to her in a pre sentiment the night before she received the telegram announcing it. She had been unusually sad all day , and she could not shako from her mind the impression that she was going to have trouble. She attended to her work with a heavy heart , and received visitors in a formal , listless manner. Thus the day dragged on and dusk arrived. She was sitting alone at last in her room , and wondering when iicr husband would return. All at once her little son came running to her and sat down by her sido. Ho was prattling gleefully , when her mother's form , slothed in a dark shroud slowly passed in'from ' another room , and ap- jiroacning the child throw her arms about him and oeforu the daughter could over come her bewilderment tlie sable form had vanished. The young lady knew that her mother was not within 100 miles of homo and she at once imagined that she would soon hear some thing explanatory. When she rocovorcd the telegram announcing her mother's death it was just what she expected , and after she arrived at the side of her mother's corpse the very shroud resnm bled what the shadow had worn in the presentiment. The relatives were much impressed with the statement and re garded the incident as remarkable. , THE CHAUTADQDA CIRCLE , The Aims , Methods and Prospects of a Great Educational Enterprise. ) PLANS OF THE LOCAL CIRCLE. The-Course of ItemllnR .fop 1887-8 How ana When" to Beam How Ornat Itesults Can bo Accomplished. Among all the educational movements of the present day none have become moro widely known or accomplished better results than the Chautauqua liter ary and scientific circlo. This organization aims to promote hab its of reading and study , in nature , art , science and in secular and sacred litera ture , in connection with the routine of daily life ; to give college graduates a re view of the college course ; to secure for : ho e whoso educational advantages tiavo been limited the college student's [ jeiieral outlook upon the world and life , and to develop tlio habit of close , con nected , persistent thinking. It proposes to encourugo individual study in lines and by text-books which shall bo indicated : by local circles for mutual help and encouragement in such studies , by summer courses of lectures and "students' sessions" at Chautauqnir and by written rcuorts and examina tions. . , . It is for busy people who loft schoo years ngo , and wiio desire to pursue some systematic course of instruction. It is for high school and college gradu atcs , for peonlo who never entered eithe high school or college , for merchants mechanics , apprentices , mothers , bus ; and for people of'loisuro and wealth wh _ do not know what to do with their time Many college graduates , ministerH.law ycrs , physicians.and accomplished ladies are taking the course. They find the re quired books entertaining and useful giving them a pleasant review of studio : long ago laid aside. Several of the mom bcrs are over eighty years of ago ; com parativcly few are under eighty. Moro that sixty thousand names are'en rolled in this so-called "People's Col lego. " Although not a college at all , i has put educational influence , atmosphere phore , and ambition into the homes o the people , which will lead many thou sands of youth to seek the education which colleges and universities supply. Beginning in a small way some four teen years ago , the society has spread in all directions , until now the great ma jority of intelligent people are moro or less familiar with the cnautauqua move mcnt , and while some hesitate to com mi themselves to so large an enterprise as a few year's course of systematic reading still many thousands of busy men am women have profited by wisdom and th < disinterested labor of the founders o Chautauqua. The circle has received the hearty endorsement of William Cnlleu Bryant , Bishop Simpson , Dr. Mark Hop kins , 1'resideiit Scelge , of Amhurst , Dr Lyman Abbott , and other loading educa tors of America. All members of the circle , as' well as others who may wish to know somothinj of the course of reading , will b < interested in f olio wiug outline ofij studies for 1887-8. History of the United States. By Ed ward Everett Hale , D. D. American Literature. By Prof. II. A Beers , A. M. , of Yale university. Physiology and Uygiono. By Dr. M P. Hatliold. Philosonhy of the Plan of Salvation By J. B. Walker , LL.D. Headings from Washington Irving. Classic German Course in English. By Dr. W. C. Wilkinson. History of thu Modhevtil Church. Bv J. F. Hurst D. D. LL.D. Headings in Thu Chautauquan. A series of papers on the following sub jccts : 1. American industries : Tlie Manu facturu of Salt , Flour. Glass , Pottery ; Oil Producing and Helming , Car Works , Electric Lights , Ship-Building , ' ami Cloth-Making. 2. Questions of Public Interest : What are Pure Politics ? Civil Service Reform , Co-operation , Municipal Government , Duties of Citizenship , Monopolies , The Apprentice System. 8. Current Literature : American , two papers ; English , two papers ; French , ono paper ; Scandinavian , ono paper ; German , ono paper ; Russian , ono paper ; Italian , ono pupor. 1. Homos of American Authors : Now England Authors , Now York and Vicin ity , The South , The West. 'G. Botany : U. History and Literature of the Far East , 7. Great Events of the Middle Ages ; 8. Life and Manners ; 1) ) . Health Papers ; 10. Uut-of-Door sports 11 : Sunday Headings. I ' The course embraces simple , entertain- and instructive rtmdrjig in nnciont modern h"ist,6ry''l > nriil litera ture , in physical rauiltiil Una moral sci ence , and in all mutter.- ; that pdrtain to a true life physical , intellectual , indus trial , domestic , social , political ami re ligious. It is uiibectarinn and unsec- tional , promoting good fellowship and fraternity , inspiring hulp to thu home , the church , and the stutu. All are alike welcome to its fellowship. Four years ago the movement gained an orgain/.cd existence in Omaha by tlio formation of the "Omaha C. L. S. C. " The iuombors of the class of 1887 are now numbered among the list of graduates but they will long rutnember the pleas ant hours spent t.t the Chautauqiui round table , at their homes , and at memorial orial and other special services. Some ' 87s will.read the after-course nnd ki'oj up their connection with the local circle The places of others will bo filledb , , new readers , and those , with the classed of 1888 , 188 ! ) and 1800 will continue th organization. An ull'ort will bo made tq have the coming year moro successful than any that have gene be' foro. The year's reading will bej gin the 1st of October. Before thai time n mooting will bo called for organ-J ization. The cost of books and the ma-j gazine for the year will bo $0.50. All readers are urged to send in early order * for books , and thus bo prepared to begin the work promptly , and iollow througn the year the reading recommended foB each particular week. To fall behind tyl the start is a source of discouragement which is not sufliciontly appreciated. Those wishing further information , ot desiring to order books with the circle , are invited to communicate with thd president , Mr. H. F. Buiuly , Hoonify Omnhu National bank building. EDUCATIONAL The only chair of sanitary engineering said to exist has just open established ntthe Imperial university of Japan. Dr. MIUT Taylor Ulssoll , slstor of the dent of Vassar , Is Interested In the project of a college of phyvical training fort'lrls , and , though notlimtc Is definitely concluded , tlio outlook Is fauorable. The Mcadvlllo theological seminary Im3 conferred the decree of bachelor of arts upon Miss Marlon MurdocK , pastor of the lluiu- boldt ( Kas. ) Unitarian church. She ia thirty-six years of ago. Thu terms of the draft charter for n ncvf university , to bo named the Albert university of London , and designed ( o Include a dls- trlctof fifteen miles' radius from Somer set house , have been acreed upon by the councils of University nnd Kind's colleges. The Hungarian anatomist , Prof. "Louis Arabyl , died recently at the ago of seventy- live. Ho became a professor of pathological anatomy In the unlvUrslty of 1'csth as early as 1884 , and wrote a number of worke on topographical and descriptive anasomy , aa \vull as one on "Typoplastlk. " Apropos of the present uonoral move to In troduce Into schools the steady of alcohol In its relation to physiology , let us suggest a wider application of the notion. According to n wide-spread doctrine , most diseases are duo to the presence of genus. Let children. then , be taught all about ferments and microbes , sch ) zomycotes and bactdrla. The public free library has come to stay with us. It will soon be reckoned as neces sary for public education as the common school , and will bo as generously supported from tlio general funds , where Individual conerosttv has not endowed them. They will greatly enlarge and Improve the reaJIng or the community , broaden the general In telligence and quicken the Inventive spirit of our active and intelligent nation. Miss Marian E. Sheldon , daughter of W. E. Sheldon , has recently admitted to the girl school of which she Is principal In Adabezar Turkey , the lirst Molsein girl who ever en tered the lists for a regular education. Miss Sheldon began teaching In the language after being In the country live months. She has translated two American text books Intd tlie Armenian. Adabazar , where she Is lo cated is 100 miles cast of Constantinople. The lurkish government of the province lias , through the agency of Miss Sheldon become much interested In the education of girls. A special meeting of the board of trustees of Princeton college has Just been held at Princeton to accept and put into operation a number of additional followslilos. At the last meeting ol the board \vliolonjstcin of Instruction and study at Princeton was so shaped as to give practical ell cot to Presi dent McCosh's long cherished views in re spect to a typical American university. The system In short , Involves the Introduction either In the undergraduates or post-itradu ate couran of all the branches tnimht in anx of the universities of the world , but without undue disturbance of the time honored cur * riculum. UELIGIOUS. Sam Jones receives S.W for three day s' work at Itound Lake , N. V. , durine which time he preached nine round .sermons. Thu summer school of Christian philosophy Is holding sessions this year at Key Kast , New Jersey , from August 10 to AugiiNti'i. Kussla will celebrate the POOth anniversary of the Introduction or Christianity by thribipt tisra of the Grand Uuke Vladlmlron July 15 , 1768. 1768.Bishop Bishop Perry of lown , has been chosen by the Church ot England Provincial Synod at llnilfrx to tlio vacant bishopric of Nora Scotia. Ulshop Walker , of tlio Episcopal church , since going to Dakota ono nnd a half yearn ace , has built eleven new churches lie.re ports his church as prospering. The general synod of American Lutherans has1 condemned the "Intciaatlunal Sabbatii School Lessons'1 because tltev'riri nut reco - ' nlzo the chinch festivals of that denomina tion , i j Fourteen thousand openly < prtrtcss'rl Protestants belong to the sixty I'rotesur.t organizations In Spain. It Is just eighteen years since the lirst Protestant chapel wai opened In Madrid. The national association of local preacher * of the Methodist Episcopal church will bold Its thirtieth annual session m llnrrli-burir , Pa. , September 17-20 , In the KlUge Aytnui Methodist Episcopal church. Over 8100,000 lias been contributed by Catholics over the country to mnko needed repairs on church property In Charleston , South Carolina , damaged uy thu earthquake. There was S7.ii'- 9,20 raised In Now YorK city and S-t.W7.77 In lirouk.yti. BKNTO.VVIU.K , Ark. . August 12. Sam Jones and his brother John imvu caused it lo made a definite postponement for a meet * Ing at Kim Sprint ; * , twelve miles south of tills place , on Friday , September U. This will occasion ( lie assembling ot ono of th < laigcst crowds ever seen in Northern Ar * kansag. Some of the newspapers haviiiir spoken of the Order of Deacoue.isus as having beei recently revived hy a prominent clergyman In New York state. Ulihop A. Cleveland Coxo makes in a ItutTalo paper tlio following statement , with rrferenco tn the subject : "Deaconesses , " ho says , "havo been In charge of tlio Church Homo In this city , liuf. falo , for many years , and are recognized bj > the cannons as an Institution ot thu church. The order exists among thu French Protestants - " ants and the Lutherans of Germany. They have lung existed Ir. Lone Island and other . dioceses. Thirty years airo , tlio writer , then a clergyman In iinlUmoru , look an active. ' I part in thu establishment of uYncniio.ssca "s , I there , and .Mrs. Tyler , a lady of family nucf . ' / \ culture , wns tliii lirst 'deaconess ordainoj by ' \ thu bmhop of MarjJuud , at tl'ut time. " , J