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10 OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , * SEPTEMBER 18. 1887.-TWELYE PAGES. BEWJJLEGIRICAl INVENTIONS The Use of Electricity Extending in Every j Direction , ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN ALL SHAPES liloctrlc Automatic Grain Scales Tlio I'cyrtiNson Storage Dattcry Electric lighting In a Bca l-'og. if ( That Can Fie Done With Electricity. Now York Post : A year ago last spring Mr. K. II. Johnson , the president of the Edison Klcctrlc Light company , bought a tract of land about two miles back from the water ntUrconwIch.Conn. , including n knoll , said to bo thu highest slto so near the coast from Florida to Mitino , It is 340 feet above the water. From the old farmhotiso whicli stood on the knoll when Mr. Johnson bought , could bo seen Long Island sound from Fort Schtiylor to Bridgeport , a distance of forty miles. The old house was torn down to make way for the present struc ture , which is in colonial style , about ' fifty feet square , and three stories high. 1 The sides of the building are shingled ' with unpalntod shingles left to obtain the silvery gray which only years can give. Within the last few months Mr. Johnson's place has been the object of much curiosity to people who live on high spots along the sound from New Ilochcllc to Norwalk , owing to the brill iant appearance it present ? at night. Electric lights put to every conceivable use and in wonderfnl profusion are of course the chief electrical feature of the place , but by no moans the only one. Electricity has boon put at work in a dozen different ways. It pumps the water from six wells upon the place , it opens the gates , it sends signals of various kinds through the house and grounds , it works an organ , it regulates the temper ature of the house in winter aud summer , it currycombs the horses , it runs and lights up a fountain , il makes tea , etc. Thu llgntiug is , however , the wonder of the place. Five hundred incandescent lumps are used about half in the house nnd half outside. The hall , which is fin ished in dark oak , is chlully lighted from the top by eight lights so concealed by stained glass that it is hard to say where the subdued glow really comes from. The dining room has six chandeliers , the parlor four and the library four. All the lights in these rooms are controlled from a small switch board in each room , which permits any number of lamps or nil to bo turned on at will. The lireplaces nre fitted up tttth stained glass imita tions of livocoali lighted up by electri city. In connection with the burglar nlnffn Is a switch which lights ono lamp in every room in the house and a few m the grounds. On the tennis ground the lights are placed in iron boxes sunk to the leVel of the ground so that the light is thrtiwn upward and not in the eyes of the players. In the ntablo each stall is provided with an electric lamp. The electricity used is drawn at will from dynamite driven by a forty horse power engine , or from a secondary bat tery of 120 cells giving ten-horse power of current for ten hours. Two No. 10 Edison dynamos are used. The switches nro so arranged that whether ono or all the lamps are in use the power is lust Bulliciont. Next to the dynamo nnd bat- tury , which is a building connected with the barn , in the boiler rooms , which also contains a fan driven by n Sprague elec tric motor and used to send cool air into thn house whenever the thcrmostasts placed throughout the rooms indicate by ringing a bell that the temperature has risen above 70 degrees. Every apparatus an the building is fitted up with self-reg istering instruments , which show upon a switchboard in the house the exact work done by each , the amount of current , usr < l upon the different circuits , the steam-power work , dynamo work , bat tery work , etc. Clectrlclty Applied to the Arts. The Sedgwick Mainspring Co. , of Chicago , has now in operation a very in teresting application of electricity to the nrts. It consists of tempering watch Springs by means of the electric current. 'Sho current is obtained from a one-light dynamo , the conductors from which loud to an ordinary oil tempering bath. Ouo of the conductors connects with n. point within the oil bath , and the other to a pojnt without The piece of flat ntcel wire that is to bo tempered to tbo blue color is fed under the contact pom ! on the outside of the bath first and then under the ono on the inside. Whoa il reaches the latter the circuit is complete , nnd the wire immediately and uniformly becomes heated. Several advantages are claimed for this process of tempering. tTho chief ono is that the steel does not have time to oxidize after it has been licated to the proper color before it is under cover of the oil , and consequently that the steel wire is of the same thicKness - ness when it is tempered as it was before it entered the process. The heating is uniform throughout the length of the spring , and , and there is less liability o : defective spots. The process is a rapk one , the springs being heated and passcc into the bath ut the rate of four inches a Eccond. Klectrlc Antomntlo Grain Scales. St. Louts Globe Democrat : A paten lias just been issued to Professor Ben R Foster of this city , for automatic grain ecalcs , moved by electricity. The objec of the invention is to weigh grain am record the number of bushels whils it is continuously running through chutes thus doing away with the assistance of a weigher , and rendering the weighing perfectly accurate. The machine is quite simple , although the inventor has been working on it forever over ten years. It consists of a box will inclined partitions placed on an ordinary eoalo. Within this box is a revolver pan supported on a rocking lever. Attaehec to the lever is an upright upon which rests a vibrating valve for the purpose o. cutting oft' the main flow of the grain Tluiro is another supplemental valve controlled by an electro magnet from the ecalo beam. Extending down from thi. ' valve is a rod that disturbs the equili brium of the grain when the pan is f ul tint } causes it to discharge Itself. There is said to be a great need ant demand for a machine of this kind ii elevators , Hour nulls , splco mills , etc. where a fixed weight in desired , and i will undoubtedly provo valuable and in dispensable in all such establishments. Renting tiy Electricity. Scientific American : Though it i. claimed as ono of the advantages o electricity that It does not raise the tem perature of the atmosphere when used ( or lighting , it is nevertheless , says La Katnro , capable muter curtain condition. of evolving heat. This property is abou. to bo turned to prolitablo account by the Hoeiotctdcs Uslnes Klectricqtica of Itorlin who have announced that in future , ii nddition to light , they will bo preparot to furnish a supply of electricity for heating purposes. The appliances whicl the society offer to their customers have been constructed in view of the use to which they are to bo put. For instance tor boiling water they have contrived a vessel having two cases , between whicl Is placed n resistance coil. It is statei that with this appliance about ono am n half pints of water can bo raised to boiling point with four amperes 100 volts In certain theaters oloptricstoves are cm J > loycd.for heating the curling tongs , tin uae of gas Jots nnd spirit lamps being rigorously forbidden. Cooking by Electricity. Electric Reviews Resistance coils of > latlnum or German silver wire hare iccn used for cxporimental cooking , L'ho currents used have been of constant direction and the cells traversed by the currents muct needs be in or in close > roximity to the substance to bo cooked , further , the surface exposed by a coil aklng up considerable room is small and ho amount of heat radiated and con- dieted from the wire if not nearly red lot will not bo largo. Cooking by olnc- ricity has not como into use as yet ; use of the alternating currents oflors a solu- ion to the problem. A largo electro magnet of great self-induction is con stantly in circuit. The loss of current .hrotigh this cell as lone as metal is not wrought near it is too small to bo meas ured. It being desired to cook flapjacks , an iron spider is placed over the poles of the electro-magnet. Two rapid reversals of current in the coil induce currents on .lie iron spider , which is thereby heated , b'or heating liquids a copper vessel Is preferred when It can be used , on ac count of it3 greater conductivity. The uct.il in which or on which the cooking s done need not touch the magnet. In deed , a lessoned heating effect is obtained jy separating the dish from the electro magnet. Canal for Electric I'owor. DETIIOIT , Mich. , Sept. 0. The Edison Power and Light company to-day let a contract for the building of a water power canal along the rapids of St. Mary's river at Siuilt Sto. Mann , and 1,000 men who have been working for for the Duluth , South Shore & Atlantic railway will bo put on the job at once , and the work completed in sixty days. The canal will be about 2.000 feet long nnd iifty feet wide , and will be situated between the ship canal and the rapids. Its object will bo to furnish , by the use of immense water power , electric power with which to run elevators , mills , and an endless .variety of other machinery and an electric right plant. The PcyrtiBson Storage Battery. In a patent recently issued to M , Antoine - toino Edouard Peyrusson , of Limoges , Franco , the latter describes a form of battery having a number of novel points. M. Peyrussonuas found that the action of the battery , whatever may be its former or arrangement , is considerably in creased if the electrolytic liquid contains cadmium or tin in solution , owing to the fact that in charging the accumulator these metals are deposited upon the elec trode at the negative pole , and Curing the discharge yield a better result than lead or other metals. Cobalt , nickel or bismuth may also bo similarly employed , but with less advantage than cadmium or tin , which tire more electro-positive than lead and deposit more readily than acid solutions. Those metals may bo em ployed in different forms , but the best results have been obtained with the fol lowing solutions , in which tnoso metals are contained : Water , 000 : sulphuric acid. 100 ; sulphate of tin , 300.Vatcr,050 ; sulphuric acid , GO ; sulphate of cad mium , BOO. With these solutions the mental deposits readily. It is barely attacked when the circuit is open , but ft is attacked with great uniformity when the circuit is closed. The addition of a bisulphato of mercury to the above men tioned liquids renders the action still more regular. As the action of the elec trodes at the negative polo is derived mainly from the tin or cadmium which is deposited in charging , these electrodes may consist simply of conductive plates of carbon , lead , copper , tin or cadmium , cither pure or alloyed with other and less oxidizablo metals. To increase the duration of the elec trodes at the positive polo , a part of the conducting surface of the electrodes is protected by drawing with an insulating varnish vertical and horizontal lines two or three millimetres wide and about two millimetres apart. Those Hues form a reticulated network , which is protected from oxidation during a certain time , and which is said to increase the dura bility of the electrodes. For this purpose a varnish made of bitumen : gutta porcha or other insulating material is used , or a solution of platinum oholrido m essence of lavenderIn the latter case , the network - work having boon traced as above described scribed , the metal is dried and the plati num reduced by submitting the electrode to the positive pole of a battery , ihe re duced platinum preserves the metal bo- neuth from oxidation and increases the life of the electrodes. Electrical Brerltlea. Electricity was used at Hartford to drop the distance flag. The dictance judge touched a button anil both flags fell simultaneously. With one exception the new plan worked satisfactorily. The electric motor gains ground so rapidly that it is bard to keep pace with all the new applications. One of the motors of recant commercial inlroduc tion is already in use in over 120 Indus tries. Prof. Thompson says that when the means of utilizing the power of creating quick heating by electricity shall be bet ter understood ft will be used in every workshop for welding , forging and other purposes. The prize of $10,000 offered by the French government for the most valuable discovery relating to the utilization ol electricity , is to bo awarded next De cember. It is for any use or application of electricity , namely : as a source of heat , of light , or of chemical action , as a moans of transmission of mechanical power , or of verbal communication in any form , or , finally , as a curative agent The Mansfield , O. , Electric Street Hallway company writes that it has now had its Daft road in operation for two or three weeks , and that it is having ox- collcnt success , mechanical and financial. - * African Cannibals. Among recent discoveries in Africa none is more interesting than the newfound - found facts relating to the prevalence o ! cannibalism in regions where its exist ence has not hitherto been suspected. It was not known , for instance , until Mr. Lust returned from his travels in East Africa a few weeks ago , says the Now York Sun , that at least ouo of the tribes between Lnko Nyassa nnd the Indian ocean are as great cannibals as many ol the people of the Congo basin. Mr. Last is the explorer who was scut out by the Royal Geographical society of London to solve several geographical problems in the region east of Lake Nyassa. Just a little south of Livingstone's roulo to Lake Nyassa Mr. Last found that cannibalism is practiced among the prin cipal tribes of the great Yao tribe. Thi ! is perhaps the largest tribe cast o : Nyassa. The practice of eating human flesh is carried on only in secret , and the leading men in the tribe alone partake o : thcso banquets. Mr. Last was told , as an excellent joke on the Mohammedans thut a tow of them from tho. coast ha < been inveigled into taking part in ono or two of these horrid feasts m the belie ; that they wcro partaking of goat's flesh of which the coast people are fond. Farther east , on the banks of the Lukugu river , Mr. Last found the Maua tribe , who openly practice cannibalism Tliny kill slaves for food , and also cat the bodies of the enemies they slay iu war Oftentimes ono of the villages privately determine to kill a certain person. Thoj invite the victim to a public beer drink ing , nnd as soon as ho is fur gone will intoxication the chief gives the signal to the executioners and they at oneu seize the poor wretch and hurry him into the bush , where ho is speared. Then the feast is prepared and the entire village partakes of it. A drunken chief of this tribe told Mr Last ho would like to have his skull for t THE CHILDHOOD OF A DIVA , Early Teari of Adolina Fatti. the World's Greatest Singer , HER BABY TRILLS AND CADENZAS ItoralnUcencea or The Singer's Yomth as Given hjr Herself Albani' * Friendship Kor Her A Grand Woman. San Francisco Chronicle : The his tory of Adolina Patti's career , public nnd irivato , sinca first she appeared before .he . world in the year 1859 as a primii donna ot sixteen summers , in nil her race , freshness nnd bloom , Is ns well < nown to her admirers in the old conn- : ry as in the now , but it has been given to very few to hear the reminiscences of icr childhood's days from the charming singer's own lips. Adclina is not always willing to talk about the dear old times when her much-beloved father and mother wcro still at her side to counsel nnd caress her , the favonto child , ns she seems to have boon from the first hour her great dark eyes saw the light of day."I "I was born , you know a very few liours after my mamma ( she pronounces the word with a soft , lingering Italian accent ) had performed in the opera of 'Gcmmo do Lu/.lano , ' nnd not in 'Norma , ' as is usually told , much to the surprise of everyone , " recounts the prinm donna. "It scorns I was a droll little thing from the very outset. I didn't cry liito other mortals. No ; 1 cried in time in the most knowing manner. And when I was only a few weeks oldwhen I saw my mamma taking her supper I absolutely refused to bo pacified until she gave mo a sip of her claret and n crumb or two of the little cakes which wcro always served with wino in thee days. Long before I could speak plainly , I would hum in baby fash ion all the airs I had learned at her knee , and would try to imitate the song of every bird which chirped in our garden. " From her cradle the prlma donna passed her life amid stage surroundings , and her paronts.who were both singers of some reputation , would never go to ful fil their evening's engagement without taking their little one with them , and among her very earliest recollections are of being wrapped up in n shawl , aml propped up bemud a "wing" peeping through a hole in the canvas scenery to watch the performance. The artists made a great pet of the little dark-eyed fairy and brought her apples and sweet meats , which she discussed meanwhile. At the theatre she felt in her element and was never quite so happy olsowhere. After returning homo and having been put to bed , she would creep out again , and when no sound was to bo hoard in the house , by the faint flicker of a candle which she had secrotcd she would enact all the scones she had been watching so intently , doubling the roles of actress and audience , dancing and singing and clapping her hands and crying "Braval" the next , and showering bouquets and wreathes she had manufactured out of old newspapers at her miniature feet. Now she was Norma , stern and terri ble ( Pattl always declares she proforod tragio characters ) , now A ram a , now Hosina , but whatever role she assumed she always donned the same costume an old red cloak of her mother's and a hat of her father's. Her innate musical talent was extra- ordinary.and never did she have to learn to execute any of the wonderful shakes , runs and stacatti which have so of ton electrified us all , for singing came as naturally to her as the birds of the air. Her sister Carlotta taught her to plav on the piano an accomplishment m which she very soon bccamo proficient , and the theory of music she studied assiduously from her earliest days ; but her warbling , as I have said , was as spontaneous as the trilling of a lark. As a child , she has been described tome mo as charmingly pretty and quaint looking.notwithstandmg that the gamins of Now York nicknamed her "Tho Little Chinee , " because of her big black eyes and brunette skin. She was always very tiny for her ago , but slight and straight , with thick black hair , when unbraided , falling in curls about her neck ; her eyes bright and eagerwhilst her broad brows , little pointed , nose and full round chin each in turn emphasized the expressions which crossed her baby face. Ono of little Adclma's great accomplishments was the bowling of her hoop up and down Broadway , a tour do force , which I am told she executed with surprising chio , handling her small stick with the same dexterity she now manipulates the billiard cue. She was also very clover with her needle , another art which she still cultivates with success , as visitors at Craig-y-Nos can well assort when they remember the dainty embroideries with which she has embellished anti-macassars , table cloths , serviettes and what not. Patti was sent to school when only flvo or six years old , and rapidly become a great favorite with her school-fellows , whom she much amused with her elfish ways and the "scones" she was always ready to enact. Ono of her playmates , now the mother of a largo family , is very fond of relating bow she once acted Edgardo to Adehna's Lucia in the class room when the teacher's back was turned , and how the little heroine implored her "to be sure and die well. " When the child had just about passed her seventh birthday the opera company organized by her parents came to an un timely end , and , to aid them out of their dillicultios , it occurred to the gifted fairy herself to turn her talents to good ac count , and ono day , after having seen her mother with tears in her oycs , declaring that their last dollar was spent , she con ceived what proved to be a very happy thought. Well she remembers timidly saying to her father : "Papa , dear , your beautiful pin which you always wore has gouo uwiiv. Uul I get it back , if you will only let mo give a concert. " How her parents lauirhed at her temerity may be imagined , but finding her so persistent and confident tho.y at last agreed on tbo venture. Her voice , though of course not strong , was strangely sweet and me lodious , and although she had often warbled songs out of the operas in which she had hoard her mother with marvel lous imitation of her effect , many doubu were expressed as to whether so 3'oung a child would have full command of her powers when in presence of a largo audi ence. A concert was announced , how ever , with Adellna as prima donna , nnd as rumors of her talents had become widespread , the tickets , priced at a few cents sold well , and a full house as sembled to do honor to the debut of the infant prodigy. The prima donna laugh ingly recalls to this day the many inci dents which attended her first appearance in public , how carefully her long black hair was braided for the occasion ; how her mother powdered her little brown face until she became "beautiful in pal lor , " and how no gorgeous costume she has since worn has scorned to her as altogether perfect as the plaid skirt , Oarabaldi iacket and bright rod shoes procured for the great day by heranxiou ? parents. With her "favorite doll , " Hcnriotto , In her arras , she was lifted on a table , sr that tbo audlenco might see her us wol M hoar her , and intent only on doing her very best , sno began her favorite "Uasta Diva " from "Norraa " , , So precocious were her emphasis nnd gestures that many among her audience could scarcely foreuaro smiling. I think that some ol the mothers present who smiled must have bad tears , too , trembling on tbo brink ; and when she reached the florid niovomcnt and like a thrush , piped and trilled away , ns if in happy irrepressible song , clutching her dear doll in nor arm * til the time , and , finally , at the close of bar aria , put her tiny hand on her tiny lieart and courtoslcd with Ineffable 1m- poatanco nnd gravity , a long burst ot ap plause and laughter greeted her , and. triumphant , she flow into her mother's eager embrace. From that hour her name and fortune were made , and her concerts bccamo the rage of the town. The songs shn gave were mostly those wo nro accustomed to hear from her lips now , in the year of craco 1837 , such as "Una Vooe Poco Fa. " Shtibort's serenade , "Homo , Sweet Homo , " and "Comin * Thro'tho Uyo. " Her musical Instinct was so keen that she could not refrain from correcting any mistakes that she hoard , and on ono occasion when n certain great prima donna ap peared at the Academy of Music , Now York , when Adolina was among the audience , nnd delivered her principal cnvatina , Introducing n not quite ini- maculate trill , thf > child , on being taken to sec her the following day , looked into her face very earnestly , and said : "You sing well all except your trill , and that is bad. You rest too long ou the first note. Now , listen to me and try to do it as I do. " A tour was undertaken through the West Indies when she was accompanied by Ole Bull , the famous violinist , aud Gottschalk , the pianist. Everywhere she was enthusiastically welcomed , pelted with flowers and laden with gifts of toys and jewelry , not ono of which' however , did she value ns her faithful Honrictto , who always squeaked "papa" and "mamma" so plaintively when she was pinched with authority. An incident atone ono of her tirst concerts created a furor. In the midst ot one of her- long Italian areas , it was evident that the thoughts of this prima donna of seven summers were wandorjug , and suddenly she exclaimed , on seeing a little school-fellow in the concert room , "Oh ! Nellie ! do como just right away. I've got another now doll I want to show youl" Sonntag. the good nnd charming Countess Uosso , was the first eminent singer whom Patti ever heard , and whoso voice she describes "like that of angel , " purer and rnoro thrilling than any she has since known. AdclTna's fame had reached Sonntag as Sonntag's had reached Adelina , nnd when the prima donnu paid a visit to Now York , she asked for tbo child to bo brought to her. Without any timidity at her request , the baby cantratrice warbled through her best songs , ono after another. Sonntag kissed aud thanked her , and as n reward , gave her the beautiful rod fan she were at her girdle. Nevertheless she expressed an opinion that the "Wunderkind's" voice had been tried too early , and that there was no future before hor. Albani , the nover-to-bo-forgottcn queen of contralto- who hoard her at the tsamo t'.mo , prog1 nostigatcd very difl'erontly , declaring that the bambina had all the making of a great artist , and would become the diva of her day. It is now twenty-six years since Adel ina Patti made her first appearance in London , nnd Albani was among the many celebrities present at that wonder ful debut when the young Italian girl re ceived without a hand as she bounded on the stage , before the end of her first aria had won evor.y heart and every ear , and was greeted with frantic applause when she came forward to know her final ver dict. Albani's delight at her success knew no bounds , and she never failed to treat her protege with the utmost consid eration and kindness throughout her ca reer. Her affection is fully returned by Patti , and if ever she has bcon in doubt how to interpret a passage in an opora.it has been to Albani and no other to whom she has applied for counsel. There is a passage m the air in "Somlramide" which she warbled through many a time with her dear friend , o'er venturing to deliver it before n critical audienco. At Kossini's grave , the two createst singers the nineteenth century has known , sang the master's inspiredv"Quis cst Homo" together. ' ' In Pans at about the same period Patti nnd Nilsson had omo slicrht differences. It seems that Nilsson was jealous that her rival should bava been chosen to sing the "Quis est Homo , " and behaved not alto gether amiably when the news reached hor. "Never mind , " said'Adeline Putti , "what does it matter to you ? You have only to be heard to bo admired. When you sing Nilsson has to put on her Swedish nightcari" . ' As a child Patti had always entertained a secret hero worship for Marie and Grisi , so that when she hoard that the ' 'king and queen of song" had been en- aged for a series of representations in S [ cw York her excitement know no bounds. For many weeks before their arrival she thought of nothing but thn de light of hearing them for the first time , nnd saved all her pocket money to buy a bunch of white camellias to present to Urlsi on the grand occasion. On the night of their debut , after the perform ance was over , shy almost for the first time in her life , clinging to her mother's skirts , she ran behind the scenes , and as she advanced toward the prima dona hold out her pretty posy with a childish gesture of entreaty. But Grisi must have been vexed or weary , for , with a waive of the hand eho motioned her away , saying , "No just now , little girl ; another timo. " With tears welling in her eyes and wounded to the quick , the child turned away ; but Marie , standing near , caught her in her arms , and kissing away the tears , promised "her to keep tlio camellias forever for her sweet sake. " Adelina Patti's admiration for Grlsi's talents was very genuine , although she takes some exception to thn nasal quality of her voice when comparing her to the incomparable Sonntag. Jenny Lind.too , she heard in Now York , and appreciated her many gifts , natural and acquired. Mmo. Uosio also won her regard , but ns I have said , no voice she over heard ap pealed to her like that of Sonntag. Many of her cherished treasures arc to bo found at Craig-y-Nos castle among others , the friend and companion of her youth , the doll Henrietto , dressed in snowy white muslin and laces and ready to "Mamma" and " " as ever squeak "Papa" when pressure is brought to bear upon her. A nnomnrangfnr Hilton. Spingfiold Republican : The famous edict of Judge Hilton against the Jews , proclaimed a few years ngo at Saratoga , has had the results so familiar to stu dents of history. The Jews have multi plied at Saratoga at an astonishing rate. Over half of the hotel population this summer at that resort are Jews , an increase certainly of 100 per cent einco tlio edict. Several of the hotels are now owned by Jews , which Is an innovation , and tlttiro is a rumor that a Jewish syn dicate is waiting to buy in Hilton's own hotel , the Grand Union , when il goes under the hammer next year with other'property of the Stowurt estate. A battle in the auction room between Hil ton and a son of Israel would bu a fructi fying epcctaclo , and if Hilton should re- coivp notice to quit the promises but the subject is too painful to contemplate. They Had Mot In thn West. New York Sun : First Stranger Youi face is strangely familiar to mo , sir. Have you a strawberry mark on your loft arm ? Second Stranger No , sir ; but I have a rope mark on my neck. First Stranger I knew 1 had scon that face before ! i mot you in Dakota. Sick headache , .wind on the slomrtch biliousness , naujQii , uro promptly uni agreoftbly banished by Dr. J. II. Mc Lean'a Little Live.1 and Kidney rille(3. ( 35o. u vial. ' SERENE SMILES OF AUTUMN Snlliritn Balutamnii The Old Linen Duster She. THE MEETING IN THE ARBOR. Boston Trlclci or All Trade * Huih Money A I'oetlcnl Explana tion The Itisk Too ( Jroat nits of Fun. Snlllran Bnlutnmun. Hymn prepared for the recent John L. Sullivan testimonial in Uoston Theatre , but rejected by the literary committee in tavor of an original Greek ode : [ n Hindoo nnd Snnscript and Persian , In Latin and Homeric Greek , Wo salute thco , ercnt monarch of sluggers , Uroat sultan of brawn and physique I \ \ a exultantly wave oar ore-classes , And applaud In Athenian Greek. Our satrcs from Concord salute thco , Our Ill-owning clubs hall thee with glee , And our theosontilcnl pundits Address thco in Jlimlonstnnee , In the tongues of Confucius and Buddha , In Hebrew and llliuloostanool Go forth with the Icnrnlng of Boston , Like Prometheus bearing the light ; In the name of our polyglot wisdom Defy the whole earth to a li.'lif b'or , backed by the culture of lioston. You can lick the whole earth In a light I S. IV. KOJS. The McotlnK In the Grape Arbor. Merchant Traveler : The sun had set , and it was evening , when they stood be neath the grape arbor. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that evenings and sunsets and grape arbor meetings should occur with such unvarying slmultaneousncss. "Algernon , " she whisperedand u picco of chewing gum turned the whisper into a sibilant sizzle , "you are hero ou sched ule time. " "You bet. " ho murmured in reply. "But hark , I hear a , footstep. " She harked , as requested , andsuddenly grasping his wrist , she said , in a terrified whisper : "It is father ! Fly I fly I" "Gertrude , I have a bunion , and I know , alas , too well , that were I to at tempt to fly I would make a iizzlo of it. I must stand my ground. " The old man strode into the grape arbor , straight to where Algernon stood. "Ha , " ho said , "so it's you young man , is it ? Well how are you ? Glad to sec you. How's your folks ? " "They're- well , " caspo.l Algernon. "That's good. Well , I'll leave you.but if you and Gertie take my advice you'll go right up into the parlor. You're likely to catch your death of cold out here. " The young man fell to the ground motionless , lie wrote funny sketches for the newspapers. The Old Jjlncti Duster. How dear to my heart Is the old linen duster The old linen duster that covers my back , It never did lit me , 'twas made for a buster , A buster much bigger than 1 am , alack I Yet still In the summer , when than Hades 'tis hotter. That old linen duster 1 never would swap , For a new overcoat made of sealskin and otter , With agraffes of pure gold set with diamonds mends on top , That voluminous duster , That old linen duster , That buster of a duster that covers ray back. She. The more we study She the more wo don't uudcrstand how it is She is able to twist us around her little finger whenever She feels like it. lint she is. For whom is it that in childhood's ippy days wo fight with a boy three sizes larger than ourselves , and get so severely punished that we can't sit up for u week ? Why , She and She only lauchs at us for our pains. Who is it that devours all our spare change in the shape of caramels , and calls for more and gets them , too ? She. For whom do we linger at slago doors with $10 bouquets , to purchase which we have to endure a fortnight's martyrdom at free-lunch counters ? Sho. Who is it that at the railroad restaurant deals out the soul-destroying sandwich and the death-dealing douchnut ? "Tis She every time. If it wcro Ho wo would slay him on the Sot | and glory in the deed. deed.Who Who accepts our hard-earned gold on the pretense of being u first-class cook , and then broils our steak iu a frying-pan nnd boils our coffee an hour ? She. Who is it that accepts our theater tick ets , our | 8 suppers , our bouquets and our devotion , and then goes off and mar ries another follow ? She and for this wo ought to forgive her a good deal. Who , we ask.is it that when we employ her as typewriter spells summer with one m and February with only one r , and yet escapes without censure ? It is Sho. Ah , yesl It is Sho. Boston. Buffalo Commercial. Enow ve the land where the eyeglasses glitter , The Browning Club grows and the faith cure Is taught ; Where the barefooted small boys.tho maidens who titter. Are at homo In the foggy abysms of thought ? Know yo the land where the wildly loved pumpkin Ills rarest perfection and flavor attains ; Where the foreign born guest and the visit- lug bumpkin Can eat or the beans and enliven their brains I Where the fox hunter gallops , with hounds on the trail. Ana winds up the chnso by roposlnc In jail ; Where the love of the turtle , the hunger for pie Keep the restaurants busy , tho' the prices are high. Where the sons of the Puritan richly ar rayed , Take unbounded delight In St. Patrick's pa rade I * Tls the land of the northeast , where Ben butler hides , And Kelley. the Holder , In splendor abides. Where the hearts ot the virgins that ten derly glow Are as bin as the tracks that they Icavo In the snow ! Where spring is a season or unmeltcd Ice , And senators scorn to bo lowest In price ; lint sweut as the joys of which lovers par take Are the pies they cook and the clams they bake. Trick * of all Trades. Detroit Free Press. A citizen who sat in the oflico of real estate dealer for an hour the other day heard him Bay to a roan who came in to place a house and lot in his hands : "I'll put it on my list at Su.OOO , but I frankly toll you that is $1,500 too high. If you get ! ? :5,500 : you are selling to good advantage. " "Well , do your best , " was the reply. In about a hour a party caino in and said ho was looking for a house and lot worth about f 1,000 , and the dealer turned to the ouo ho had last listed and said : "I haven't any as cheap as that , but hero is something for fO.OOO. which I think will suit you , and I give you my word it is ono of the greatest bargains in Detroit. Owner is going to Knnsas and must sell. I'd like to see you make $2,000 ns well as any ono I know Jt. " Hush Money , Texas Sittings : "I expect those rich men are very often blackmailed ? " "Indeed they are. Why , it was only last week that Jay Gould was obliged to pay hush money. " "You don't say so. I'm surprised that it Is not in the paper * . So ho had to pay hush monny. How much was ho bled ? " "Ho onlv had to shell out S3 cents. It was for a bottlci of paregoric or soothing sirup fur that hnby. It squalls so that it scares the cats oil the roof. " Mtitti'-iriotlonlly Correct. "How does It happen that there are so mau" old maids uuion the school touch- * rt ? " asked a reporter of n teacher the other day. "Iccauso ! school teachers are , as a rule , women of sense ; and no woman will give up n fOO position for a $10 man , " was the reply. A Poetical Kxplanntlon. A young man having been twitted with the fact that his sweetheart squinted , re plied thus in verso : I know thorn's a cross nboutXorah's blue eye , Hut that fact my love cannot smotnrr ; For her eyes are so pretty ; no wonder they try To bo gazing round Into each other. Certain Queries. Oh I where did the "postaeo stamp ? " And what did the "cotton honk ? " Oh 1 win-re did the "sugar camp ? " And what did the "pastry cook ? " For whom did the "paper weight ? " And why did the "HiundprclaiiV" Oh I whrro did tlio "roller skate ? " And where did the "ginger snap ? " The Itlnlc Was Too Great. Now York Sun : Chinaman ( in tele phone pay station } Can I spcako thloiigh tclnllono to flicnd ou Mottstlcet , allo sameo I pay you ? Man in ChargeNo , John. I've just got the machine fixed up In good shape , and I don't want to take tiny chances. More Vcxatlnu * Than DnnReroit * . Now York Sun : The story is told that recently Mr. John Shornun was crossing Brooklyn bridge when the car in which ho was seated lost its grip on the cable. An old lady opposite showed signs of alarm. "Don't bo rfightonod , madam , " said the great Ohio financier ; "tho car has simply lost Its grip. " "Isn't it dangerous ? " she inquired. "No , madam , " ho reassured her , "there is nothing dangerous about losing n grip , but its exasperating. " The All-Imnortant Question. Will the coming man do this or that ? Will ho wear a cap or a tall hat ? Will ho bo bravo or will ho shrink ? Will ho abstain or will ho drink ? Will ho prate of "put" and "call ? " Will ho ulay at famed base ball ? Those great questions nil the mind , And tliu talk of Hunt mankind. Hut the maiden , all forlorn , hooks on thesH with perfect scorn. As she honrs his well known ring At the door go "tlng-a-llng , " This question tu her face full shows : "Will the coming man propose ? " HOME DECORATION. An Expert Gives Some Hints Worth Heeding Iu Fall Innovations. Never hang n picture so that it will be necessary to mount n stopltuldor to view It. Hang it so that the center will bo about flvo feet and a half from the floor , a little below the line of vision of a per son of average height. Never select furniture whose "means of support" do not appear adequate. Chairs with spindln legs inclined too far inward or outward have an apparent tendency toward disruption nnd are con stant terrors to callers. Straight , sub stantial legs suggest strength and inspire confidence. Never treat a hallway as though it were a dooryardand no part of the house proper. A hall should bo inviting , nnd hold out to the visitor a promise of the beauty of the inner rooms. Never put a piece of furniture into a room merely because it is pretty and will ill ! up. Every article should have its real or apparent use ; as a general thing the necessary pieces will occupv all the space that should bo allotted to furniture Never permit a white marble mantle to disfigure tin otherwise tasteful room. Cover it with a draped mantel board. White marble has a suggestion of ceme teries ubput it. It alwavs looks crude in a drawing room , even in the form of the finest sculpture. Never forget that an open fire and ju diciously selected pictures will make any room cheerful. Never put paper on the walls of a nur sery , it is better to either paint or kalso- mme. There is always danger of poison in the coloring of the paper or of the paste becoming sour. Never have a drawing room so filled with frail and delicate bric-a-brac that the least movement is fraught with danger of costly and wholesale breakage. This docs not conduce to ease. Never have dark carpet aud walls in n room that is deficient in light. Only apartments open to the outer light will stand gloomy tones in decoration. Never use an inordinately largo mirror with si bulbous gilt frame , planned with the evident purpose of getting rid of as much gold leaf as possible. Small bovolou glasses in sconces or framed in rich plush of color harmonizing with that of the wall paper are iu bettor taste. Never hang a picture from one nail. Aside from the more question of safety , the use of two nails , the cord stretched across them so as to come down squarely to the corners of the frame , has a sym metrical effect and makes the walls look very much more finished. Never have a carpet patterned with gigantic roses or actual flowers. They Harmonize nothing. The colors in a oar- pot should , in a great measure , complete the color scheme adopted for the room. Never place a picture or a bit of deco ration where it does not serve some ar tistic purpose. If a picture is intended to bo seen in u strong light do not put it in an obscure corner , and , on the other hand , if it bo painted in a high color key , do not bring it within the direct influence of brilliant sunburst. Never imitate a rich material in a cheaper ono. The use of glossy paper laid oft' like squares of marble for hall decoration has fortunately been done away with , but the use of bogus stained glass still continues to charm the taste less. DR. OTTERBOURG , Cor. lUth and Dodge Sib. , Omaha , Neh. A Kc iilar Graduate In Medicine nnd Npovlul Practitioner. Authorized to trout all Chronic , Norvou nnd " .Special Diseases. " ( Whether cniisud by lirprudonoo , I.TCPSS or Contusion ) Seminal Wiialcnn * < i , ( nltht loisoM Hoxuiil Debility , ( loss of sczuul power ) . Nerv ous Debility , llfood Disorder * , etc. Cunitilocahes Kiiurnnicod or money refunded. Ulinrgi1' low. Thousands of cusus cured. Aif" nnil experience are Important All medicines especially pio- pared lor oacli Individual c > e , J\o liijiiriou * or rolHonoiii Com- No time lost from business. Patients at n dietanco treated by letter undoxprosH. Modk'luo cut every wlieru fico from nu/u or brenUiiKO. \o Delay In Filling Or < lv * . Fort contain stamps , will mail i'mo , nil our printed literature. , onibrneliitftt"HyDiptomI.l3l" on which to ( iot u lull history of Minoaio , etu. Btnto your eoso und tend lor ti-nni Al ! wo nsklsatrial. Secrecy obsoned either In person - son or by mull. OP KICK HO U 113- 0 to 12 n. m. , 2 to 5 and 7 to o p. : n. Rundnys In- iludod. Conniiltlnj : room No. t _ LEMY WOFN6 ! , Tin or Iron , Uepaired. And I'nlntud , nnd guurHntned tli-'ht for number otjcrtrs. i'uluunurur blister. GRAVEL ROOFING Manufactured and repaired. Fire I'roof I'nlnt ttppllad 1 to ( bin nlun , 15 year * tupcrlnnco. WU.il. CU1IHAN A SOX. 2111 S.l'Jt at. Uot. Arbor and Vint ju. OLD Reliable ! 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Jloonn for | ) * U ntt , Addr * t , OMAHA HGDICAT , * SUHGICAr , IKSTITUTK , or Dr. McMEBamy , Cor. 13th st. & OajllolAT..OnnliaHelt DR , SPINNEY S. E. Cor. 13th and Dodge Sts. Successfully treats all Nervous , Chronic and Private Diseases of Dr. S. Is wel Iknowa a3 tbo founder of the Montreal ( Canada ) Medical-Institute and pro prietor of the Bulnnoy villa Intlrmarjr. Tlio Dr. lins hnd Z" years' oipurlonce In the treatment otolironlo mid Roxual disenacg , uiid his effort ! being crowned by wonderful ! success , ho would call the attention of the anilctod to hlg long fltandlnff and well earned reputation ma luOl- ciont assurance of his skill and ability. NKUVOUH IIKIIIMTY. SpermntorrhcL'n. Partial Jmpatoncy nnd nil dlstmsos of tlio norvotig I ystom nnd sexuul or < Kins speedily nnd pornmnoctly enroll. III.OUI ) ANI > HKIM lMK.\SiS. : SVPHM8 A dlBoaso most horrible In Its result * compldtely crudlcntod without the UBO of mercury. Chances reusonnhln. YOUNG irm\ Who may bo sutlerliur troui the olTcotfl of youth ful follies or imllscrmlons , will do well to nvull UieiniHtlvcs of thin , the greatest boon civor luld ut the altorof aulforliix humanity 1HL SPIN- NKV will Rumnnteo to forfolt * .VK ) for every case of seminal weakno or private illsoiso : of nny kind of chnractor which ho uudortiikoj itud f nils to cure. Tbnro nro many troubled with too froqtion nracuntlonsot the btiuldor , otlon acrompunloil liy H HllKht smiirtlnif or bnrnhiK Bunsutlon unU woakunltiK of the system In u iiintitier the pu- tiunt cunnol nccount for. On uxummlnir tlio urinary deposits n iopy lodlmont will of ton bo louml.mirt t-omotlinos small piirtlclo uf nlbu- nifen will appnar or the color b of u thin , milk- Ish liuu , ataln clmiinin to n durK or torpid up- jionrnnre. TIIICIIK AIIK MANV MKN WHO DIK or THIS mrnciii.Ti' , Ignorant ot the onuse , whloli M ttie ncnnd M KI > of eomlnal wriiknosa. Tun DOCTOR wii.t , OUAIIANTKI. A i > : urnaT CUKE ix ALL mcn ; CARTS , and n hntilthy restoration of the Runlto urinary organs. Oltlro bour ; 9 to Ul a. m. , 1 to f > . n to 0 p. in. N. II J'er'ons unabln to vhit us may ! > treated nt thulr homes by ciirro ponilonco. MoJIclnos nnd Instruction * sent by mnll or n- prOSS. OONSW.TATION ANII ADVICK , l-KlfUNAb- ir mi nv i.mrii , riiBK. , Head stamp for , junction Humid circular. Call or mWre IJItSl'lNNKV & CO. . 10J 3. 13th itrcnt , Omaha. t . \ttncli 11 > to the unJcr ! do of the tontrtifl back of otaniT. Hud hook ( ' I ) o\cr drnv bolt. A bulnr under n lo. Tim best soiling Inven tion of the npo. 1'at 1'ob. 10,18 . I'ormfor- million icKiirdinc springs and inrrltory.cnll on or n < ldrus . .1 .1. PKINNKK , Otunhu , Neb. ODIco , 1310 Hiirney stront 1511 l > niiflii * Street , l K < i t line of ploce Koods In Oinnbn. to bo mivlet Into iitltA to ardor al prices time minimi tin diipllcutod In Omjtia. Satlstiu-tioa