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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; BUNPAY , MAY 6 , 188a SIXTEEN PAGES. 13
Bometliini for Oar Readers to Ponder
0er ,
It la Made I nbllc * Ilo Snj-ss
Wont tlio I'u 1)11o to Know"
The Case In Detail.
. "To1) , ( sir : one month was enough for me , and
I only wish 1 uotlld linvo know It before. I
would lirtve saved plenty of money. " waatlio re
mark overheard by our Interviewer while at the
JSdin Muneo ono intnlni ; this week. It WM
mndo by nn athletlo looking young man. who
lind visited nnd satisfactorily Inspected all the
"freak * , " nnd was ready for the rush down
PUIrn to tlto tbentorlmn , nndhrul met a friend
to w lioin ho wns i econntlng n recent experience ,
The Intcn lower wns hero accosted by nn Impe
cunious newi-papcr man for the loan of n quarter -
tor , uhlch ho gnvo with n sickly smile , knowing
that It would narcr lie returned , nnd for tlio
llnio being lost slglit of the joiing man who
lind ntado the remark , but on leaving the hnll
nftcrthn performance ho again met him and
naked him the meaning of the romartt.
-L "Will , 1 don't know but that I might ns veil
- . 'toll you , too. for I want to lot people know It !
Init I muVfeonwncnco at the beginning ,
About thirteen j cars iigorwhllo bnta boyr my
head seemed tp bo aching constantly , f specially
between the pycs , nnd my tiofo would Hton up ,
Jlrst on one sldo , then on the other , often l oth
nostrils. Then I begun to notlco singular noises
- in my onri-roarinjr nnd buzzing sounds they
appeared to mo to be , nnd sometimes founds
like whistling nnd hiinimtrlng. About till ,
tlmo my throat also begun to glvo mo a great dual
of trouble. I would nhvajH bo liawklntt and
hemming nnd trying to cleir my throat , oftou
raising Httlo hard lumps , Honifltlmos ot n green-
Jsh , nt other tlmos of a yellowl-h color.
I would often Imvo palim in the chest , extendIng -
Ing to the rloht shoulder blade. When drawing
n long breath I could hear a kind of n wheezing
nnlso in the client. And sometimes It would
flccm to mo as If I was breathing through a
sponge 1 scorned to bo able to henrtlio alrposs-
In * through , 1 began to fear that I was going
Jatq consumption. I wns more ilnnly com Inced
of this v hen. before long , I commenced to tough
o kind of hollow cough. The sharp pains In my
chest would extend around to the small of my
back.
"Try to prevent It as I might , I wns forever
catching fresh colds. I wns never without
them. Mucus would run from my nose , nnd
qulto frequently my nose would bleed. At my
work I Imvo to stoop over qulto frequently , nnd
v hen I dlil no I wonld-bcoomo dlzry nnd every
thing sccniod to swim before my eyes. At night
irty tdoep did not refresh mo nt nil , nnd In the
jnonilUR 1 would feel ns tired and languid as
when I wont to bed.
"Jly stnmach was affected , too. I would sit
down to tliotublo wlthwlmtsepincd a good ap
petite , but after a mouthful or two my appetite
would leruomo. Everything wouldMiemtosour
on my stomach. There would bo almost con-
fitant belching , n illsagreeublo. bitter taste In the
mouth , nud at last I got bo 1 didn't cnro to look
nt food.
" 1 lost llesh nnd strength steadily , nnd from
my n.orngo w eight ot 17.s pounds , I came dow n
Inrwi'lghttobelcw : . ' .0pitiiuls.
"I was nlwasB feeling tiled ; had no ambition.
K\crystppl took \\hatovorwork I might
tlo was done w 1th an clToit , nud after working a
w hllc or w nlklug n block or tw o iny head w ould
perspire nnd inj limbs would acuo as 1C I had
uone some very lu nvy work.
" 1 came here to Omaha and brought my
catarrh with me. In reading the dally papers I
rend the advertisement of Dr. McCoy and made
' up my mind to tty again. I visited his olllces in
the Itamgo block BOIIIO tlmo in February , nnd
Btartod treatment with him , and I grew bettor
. . . nt the start , nnd after onu month's treatment , I
f -felt so good that 1 went nway on n lalt , tlilnk-
, } Ing that I would llntsh the treatment after my
- return , but 1 luxvo not taken any treatment
since , for , as I said to iny fiiend , one month was
enough for mo. I Imvo no more symptoms of
cnUirh. and am , I think entirely cmeil of It.
, My iidvlca to any one who IB suffering with
catarrh , is not to tiltlo with patent moJlclnes ,
but to go to lr McCoy nt oni e. "
"Do you care l I publish thU Interview ? ' ' was
islcedof a gentleman wno wus
> tn. i-inncK M. HOUENPOX ,
employed at the meat market at No. 013 South
Ueuth utreet.
"No. sli ; 1 don'tcaro n bit , for I want any one
miireUne us I was , to have the benefit of my ox-
. , and > ou can Hay too , that any onu
Ser.enco fils Interview , can intervlewme them
selves. If thny ivlsh It , by calling at the store at
Jfo. ( U South Tenth street. "
A LEADING PIIXHIOLOGIST
Advnnoos ilIn Theory of Catarrh and
Consumption Ufa Advice nn tbo
Snbjcct.
Ono of the best loai ned physicians of modem
time ? , in an article on catarrh and consumption
nays : " 1 ho ticutmeiit of consumption baa made
grant advance * by the introduction of new rem
edies , and has enabled the closeUndent and
upoclaltst to oitnbllHh Indications for remedies
long In uso. so that by their methodical applica
tion betterlesults are attained than weio for
merly gained at a tlmo when consumption and
cancer \veio regarded as equally Incmable , und
.vere HomcuhniBlnillurly treiitoa.
"Die treatment of consumption demands a
careful iivoldancu to nil agents calculated to
cause hyperomla of the hmguniul bronchial en-
tarrh. Vcrton * In whom n tendency to con-
Huuiptlou is buxpcctod ehould be treated with
the Greatest care- and attention.
C"Hnally. whenevertheiols the fillghtest sus
picion of a predisposition to consumption , avery
catarrh , no matter bow Blight , xhould bo tieatcd
with the utmost care , which must not borelaxed
until the catarrh is entirety woll. 'nils rule , BO
obvious from our point of view , It very fre
quently violated-
"Jinny patients fall a victim to the deeply
rooted prejudice that a neglected catarrh never
leads to consumption.
IN SIMPLE FORM
_ , _
Fowilnr Explanation of a IVJatrrr
UHiinlly Veiled In Tcuhnlcnlftlcs.
In thU connection thoie cnn hardly bo a moro
interesting sub'oct than tbo ultimate effects of
catarrh upon tlio hearing. The processes of
thlH disease In poisoning the breath , rotting
nwny the delicate machinery of xmell und taste.
poisoning t liu luiiL-s uiul the blood , and passing
into tlio Ktomnch. enfeebling the dlii stlon ,
xitlatlnKthobuciotluna und polluting tliu very
fountains of life. All this peilmps has been
very gunpmllr dlscuBnod. but the very frequent
otlect of catarth of the nose und tliront upon the
liearlnt ; lias not been touched upon as often ns
thu subject wai rants.
A vety little study of anatomy will show the
reader that the junction ot the back pniifngo of
the nose and the upper parts of tno throat Is
tonneUedlth the ear by a nilunto and dellcuto
pasdUKu known us the l.uituihlan tube. Along
this tube the catarrlml process extends ,
producing congestion and tnUuuiniRtinu. Ily
ilio further extension of this process to the
mucus lining ot the tjtiipunum of the ear Is
caused. In some rases , .Hunt forms of catarrh
ottha middle-ear , and in thU way partial or
complete denfue-n may In like manuor result
from Dm Hwolleu , thickened tl ! > uo encroaching
upon the mouth of the Uustachlan tub .
1'urtlitl or complete deafness may also result
from cutmrlml Interfnreucn with tliu lusul
ilnj. depriving the car of a proper supply
cf pure air or from the ettects of obstruction in
tiiu na > al passages , rmuuiK undue rarlflrjttlon
or condeubatlon ot the air in tlm mlddlo-eur.
In BUcii rased as these , general remedies ,
which are often prescribed , prove comparative
ly InotTectlvo. A euro can only be obtained by
skillful and bdentlUo local ne.vtmeut uud let It
bo said lioro that nothing could bo attended
with nioiti disastrous results than unskillful
' local treatment combined with constitutional
treatment and turo for the dUeaso uttlch
brought about the trouble to tUa luiuing ,
I'rniniinmly Ijooutcd.
Dr. J.Cresap McCoy , late of Ilallnvue Hosnl-
tut. New Yolk , and hla associate. , lately of tue
University of Now York City , also of Washing
ton. 1) . O. , ) m\o located permanently In the
Itamgo Illook , Oinnlut , Nib. , whera all ctirsbla
ca&eH are treated skillfully. Consumption.
llrlght's ills-cube , Dj sneiwla. Rheumatism , and
ixll uervous dlseas-s. All diseases peculiar to
eex a specialty.
O ATARBH CURED.
Consultation at oltlce or by mall , 81 , Office
hours , U to 11 a , in , _ to 4 p. m. , 7 to b p. 111 ,
Buiidny llt > uri > , fcoin 0 a. in , lo 1 p. in.
' Cor siHind ncarecclre j > rompt attention ,
No Iotiei8unj\\ervil unfu-Ji aocompabttcl tiy t
contri lu stftrnusl
Address ull mail to tot. J , G SlcCoy , Hnmra
THE SAN FRANCISCO BUDGET ,
A Racy Sensation. Prom Across the
Bay.
THE BANKER MILLIONAIRES.
Fruits In tlio 'Frisco Market The
Gamblers Must Go The Lieo
ttirooI'Bjiliioy Dlokln-
Ron on i\rt.
The latest nnd perhaps the most vanishing
scandal happening In this vicinity , Is the
Oakland explosion. The details of this
choice bit of gossip , have boon fully portrayed
trayed , with the us JM amount of roportorlal
mddlng , but stripped of nil the gilding , It Is
decidedly racy. "Miss OeorRono Trnvor , "
inys ono of the Frisco papers , "Is a very
ituulsomo young woman , with plenty of
spirit and dash , an Inexhaustible supply of
cash , nnd moro intelligence tlmn womorf nro
isually thought to possess. Slio has literary
hchnatlons , lias bosn and Is \vrltor' for
eastern papers , und holds entertaining Httlo
mrtios nt her house at which such dlstln.
julshccl literary lions ns .Toaquln Miller anil
. 'red Emerson Hroolcs are the principal
quests' . At thcso gatherings Mr. Millar uon-
Icsccndstorcadsoniaof his choice erotics ,
oud Mr. Brooks unbends so far ns
to charm the oars of the assembled
few with melodiously drawn pictures
of Hfo tn the western Addition or other
lootlo sports to which Ills fanuy has drawn
ilm. Somehow not vary many people scolc
nvitntions to thcso receptions nnd dinners ,
nnd In consequence only half a dozen covers
or so are laid whenever the Muses nro to bo
once moro invoked. The surroundings at
the mansion nroolcgnut.tho menu is stiid to bo
cholco and the company which congregates
: here Is pleasant , ngrccnbloundcutnrtntulng ,
but nevertheless Oakland people look at it
askance. Whorl asked why , they say it is
the Sutherland mansion.
To bo accurate , it is not , since the placebo-
longs to Chariot Webb Howard , but it is
rented from him for n good round sum by
Colonel Sutherland , who Is a mining operator
well known ninonp mining men.
Sutherland und Miss Travor have been in
tending to get married for the past ten yc.irs ,
lint as the Kay Colonel has n wife and child
In Now Yotk and as she , being a Catholic ,
lias no wish to obtain n divorce , ho and
Gcorgcno have concluded to bo inseparable
companions anyhow. Sutherland is nt pres
ent in England , engaged lu some mining en-
teruri.so tUore , mil lie is expected homo soon
on account of the dilllculties into which Miss
Gcorgono is getting with her mother , nnd
when ho returns ho will roslclo .is usual at ,
1200 Alice street. The couple , ten years ago ,
assumed the relationship about which Oak
land gossipers have long been wagging their
tongues , and since then they have done much
traveling together , poinij to Canada and to
various places In Europe different times.
About four years ago when Lord and Lady
Lansdowne were in CauadaMissTraverwho
was then in Montrcalcontracted to supply society
cioty letters to a Now York napor , and since
then has been a wielder of the pen for sev
eral journals , ono of those for which she has
lately been acting as correspondent being the
Philadelphia P6st. She docs not need to
occupy herself in this way , but Hues literary
work and it affords her recreation.
Mrs. Traver , the mother of Miss Gcorgeno ,
lias been living nt the lattcr's residence for
the past two years. She was treated very
kindly Micro and had a maid to wait upon
licr.COn Otobor 20 , 1837 , however , the'Jold
ladv was sent to the insane nss'lum at Napa.
Last Fubiuary she was given a leave 01 absence -
sonco to visit her daughter. On Wednesday
Miss Georgeno made prcpar.Ulons to have
licr mother returned to Nupa , but the latter ,
with the assistance of her other daughter ,
Mrs. Klttlo Coflln , managed to circumvent
her , ' nnd , going to Judge Hamilton'B-
couit room , got nu nv-lrv for
uer releuse f m Uib asylum on
the giound that she was sane. Miss
Gcorgeno , who had not been apprised of the
proceedings , burst into tlO ) couit room in a
ingo after the Judga had passed his opinion on
The caso.nnil a stormy convcrsition occurred.
MlbsOoorgeno accused her sister of havini ;
acted in u high-liandcdnnd cowardly manner ,
nnd insisted that her mother was out of her
mind.
It is hinted that the cause of Mrs. Travcr's
incarceration has been that horconstant dec
larations about having been wrongfully de
prived of her property Imvo made her a
troublesome inmate of the Sutherland house
hold. She has been twice placed in private
institutions for the insane.
The poor old lady , who , it Is alleged , had
her mind somewhat unstrung by lior hus
band's death has been cogiijtin ? on Suther
land's rlso to wealth , and remembered that
before ho took charge of the Travor mining
properties ho did not have a dollar to spare.
Soon after nnd since then ho has been spend
ing at the rate of $2,000 a month or moro.
Ono of his traits when riches began collect
ing under bis palln was thiowing tips of &iO
pieces to waiters and Pullman car porters In
a very lordly manner.
Miss Gcorgeno has had spats occasionally
with Sutherland , thougli the two nro devoted
to cncn other , and once when her temper was
aroused .sho Informed him In the presence of
others that she know enough about him to
send him to the penitentiary. Just how thov
case will end it is hard to conclude , but Oak
land gossippers are enjoying it hugely.
The retirement of lood , Mackav and Fair
from the Nevada bank of this city , causes
considerable comment.
In business circles it Is generally thought
that the disastrous effects of last summnr's
wheat deal , in which the Nevada bank was
n heavy loser , combined with the strained
relations that are known to have existed at
times between the triumvirate of million
aires , and Flood's ' subsequent ill health , have
combined to biing about the reorganization
of the institution.
During an interview James G. Fair stated
that ho would retain his interests in the Ne
vada bank under the nowicgimo. Ho added
that he did not care to longer remain presi
dent , as the responsibilities were gi cater
than , with his other interests , ho cared to
assume. When nsltcd who. 1m thought
would bo the next president of
the bank Mr. Fair expressed his
opinion that J. F. Houghton would bo se
lected for that position. Tlio main idea of
the reorganization is to allow tlio triumvirate
of millionaires needed rellof , and to allow
the new stockholders to select their own di
rectors nnd ofllccra.
The proposed change will glvo interest tea
a brief rcsumo of the history of the , bank. It
was Incorporated on Mny 2fl , 1875 , with n
capital stock of ? 5,000tXX ) , with James C.
Flood , J. W. Mockny , J. G. Fair , Willlnm S.
O'Hrion nnd Louis McLano as Incorporates.
In October following the bank wax opened
for business and on opening day its deposits
are said to have amounted to & 00,000. In
May , IbTti. n branch was established in New
York , the capital stock having been doubled
In the ivoun time. Later it became
public that only $3,000,000 of the amount
subsciibod hud been paid in , nnd
the capital stock was altered. The millions
were then reduced to the slzoof the coin con
tributed , and the number of shares decreased
to HO,000. MoLuno rallied from the presi
dency In 1SSI and Flood was elected to the
place. Early In 1SS5 the Nevada bank con
voyed to Flood und Markov all tlio real es
tate In the city previously held by that instl-
tutlou.und the following mouth It was learned
that Mackay bad control in tbo bank , both
Flood's and Fair's interests having boon
transferred to him. Flood afterwards be-
cumo identillod with the bank again , by buy-
lug In a good poitlon of the stock. Fair re
mained out , however , until last full , when
bo cauio to the aid of the bank with a 1mlf-
uillllon dollars to tlda over the nearly fatal
results of the wheat deal. The change will
occur within a wcok.
The "glorious climate of California" main
tains tbo record , "titrawbciric * all ripol"
is u common cry on tbo strci ts this wock ,
and tlioro is usually a bas'ict of peas carried
in ono. hand and a drawer of berries in the
other by the advance guard of the wagon.
Heal spilng lamb not the spring lamb of M'J '
ho is also In the market , and a joint with
lust a button of garlic , und now potatoes and
French carrots is par excellence , the piece do
resistance of a Sunday dinner.
Tlio old tlmo flush Jays of Frisco "tho
days of all the days of gold the days of
' 10"-Uave > wno. When men tippwd a pretty
watter-with $30 gold pieces , when faro , In
fact all sorts of gtunus were openly played in
tlio hotel olllces , before la\vand order socle-
tics were formed , those days nnd no moro.
At n recent meeting of the pollcq committee
a petition of cltlzoni for the passage of such
an ordinance nt will effectually suppress
gambling whether it bo called "faro"
"hokey-pokey , " "stud-horso poker , " "roeuo
ctnoir , " -'roiiletto,1' or "clook Ramo"ns
well ns bettlni } In turf exchanges , wns taken
up for consideration. District Attorney
Stonchlll addressed the committee on the
subject nnd dilated upon the pernicious ef
fect of gambling. The probabilities nro that
before the summer ends the gentlemen of
the green cloth will alt have disappeared.
FIIASIC
AVIinr He Drcnint.
.MpplncoJl Afdffnzlne.
I drcamefl I snt in my chamber
And watched the dancing light
Of the bluzu upon my hearthstone
And the red binds glowing bright.
I listened to the rustic
Of the flames that rose and fell ,
And I dreamed I heard n whisper ,
A volco I know full well.
The room no moro wns lonely ,
A prcsonco stern wns there ;
And I know mv wife had hoard mo
As I sneaked up the stair.
Her angry volco nho lifted ,
Her hard hnud suioto mo BOrq.
Alnsl how my poor head does' nclio ;
I'll go to lodge no more" .
A Proildentlnl Dispensation.
Opio P. Road , in n recent edition of
the Toxns Sittings , says : Whou the recent
cent disastrous run wrw made on the
Hot Springs ( Ark. ) bank nn old follow ,
who had como to town with a sack of
fish , stopped on the sidewalk and , in as-
tonlahmont. viewed the excited crowd.
"What is the matter with all thcso
folksV" ho nskcd of a bystander.
"Why , the bank Is about to break and
they want to draw out as .much of. the
money as possible. "
"If that's the case , I'm In with 'em ;
been looking for something of this sort
for some time , " and dropping his back
of llsh. ho crowded into the bank , fought
his way to the cashier's window and said :
" ' hand her . "
"Hero , cap'n , out.
"Hand what out ? "
" "Monoy. Give mo my share. " -
"What is the amount of your deposit ?
Whore's your choi-kV
The old fellow did not undcrntandand
the caahiof continued :
"How much money did you put inhere
hero ? "
"Didn't put none in. What do you
take mo fur ? Thought it was u bortui *
free fight. "
"Stand aside , old man. "
"Hold on. If the government's busted
why don't you divide up ? Say , gimmo
$10'an' I'll call it snuar' . "
He was thrust aside , and finding him
self near the door ho thought ot his fisti
and hurried to the place where ho had
loft them. The sack was gone.
"Whnr's dcm llsh ? " lie exclaimed ,
turning to a cripple , who. with a
ghastly expression , leaned on his
crutches.
"I don't know. "
"Yes , you do know. Bet you ran
away with 'om. "
" 1 look like running away with any
thing , " sighed the poor fellow.
" ain't fault if don't
"Wall , it your you ,
an' if you wasn't a cripple I'dvlmlo
you. Anybody sped a s > ack o' fish ? " ho
cried , and rushing into the street he
accused nearly every one he mot. The
circuit court judge was upbraided , the
comity clerk was called a thief , and the
loading minister of the town wad rudely
jerked tp ono side imdtold that if ho
did not imiiitidlfilely surrender the sack
_ oIJieh tluTair would bo full of his tat-
"torcd wardrobe.
In a tumble do\vn cabin , at the'cnd of
a squallid alloy , sat tin old negro , con- _
toinnluting with the steady eye of satis-
fncuou a gleaming array of bass , pike ,
bun fish and goggle-eyed peroh.
"Laval ! Kelton , wlinr'u ycr git all
dom fish1' asked \\omnn who entered
and put down a bundle of clothes.
"DoSabiur sont'oinhoiioy.furdoLawd
hab dun had His eye on my apportitc
and longlu' fur some tlmo. Do Lawd
made a white man go an' keeh 'cm ,
chile , and fetcu 'em tor town. When do
white man met mo ho put down do fish
an' bchrouged into do bank airier
money ; an' I have every reason to bo-
liobo dat when ho como back do fish
wugono. . Dis heah transai-shun wuz
intended by do Lawd fur ter sarve two
pupposcs : One pupposo WUK to satisfy
an ole borvunt's nunortito an' do udder
wuz tcr show or white man do vanity
of Icabin' what do Lawd had gin him
and runnin' nirter do gains o' us heah
world. Fix ou cookin' intenlials. D.ilm
of dis nln't a monstrous line pike. Uh ,
huh ! Fish wan't 'tended fur white folks
no how. Hurry up dar. I wan ts tor
hoah dat greace sputter. "
Concerning Celluloid.
"Look out ! "
The Now York Mail and Express re
porter dodged back ns if ho had inad-
vortetnly touched nn electric coil.
"Groat heavens , man ! Dn you want
to burn your fingers ? " continued the
merchant , excitedly.
"What's the matter ? "
"Matter enough. Those oyc-glassqs
of yours are framed in celluloid , and if
you keep twirling them around your
lingers too near the gas jot you will
have an explosion. "
Thn reporter placed the dangerous
contrivance astride his nose , and tlio
merchant , who is ono of tlio largest
dealers in rellulold goods in the city ,
continued his conversation where tills
incident had interrupted it.
"Most celluloid is made in Franco.
Would you Ilka to know how ? Then
listen : A roll of paper is slowly un-
woundj and at the i > amo tlmo is satur
ated with a mlxturo of five parts of sul-
phurio acid and two parts of nitric acid ,
which falls upon the paper in a line
white spray. Tins changes the cellulose -
lese of the paper into pyroxylino ( gun
cotton ) . The excess of the acid tiaving
boon expelled by pressure , the paper is
washed with plenty of water until all
traces of acid have been removed. It
IB then reduced to a pulp , and passes
on to the blenching trough. It is this
gun cotton which gives it its explosive
nature.
"Most of the water having been got
rid of by moans of a strainer , the pulp
is mixed with from 20 to 40 per cent of
its weight of camphor , and the mixture
thoroughly triturated under millstones.
The necessary coloring having boon
added in the form of powder , a second
mixing und grinding follows. This pulp
is spread out in thin slabs , which nro
squeezed in a hydraulic press until they
are dry as chip1 ? . Then they aro' rolled
in heated rollers and como out in clas
tic shoots , Tluiy are from that point
worked up into every conceiva
ble form. You can got cellu
loid collars , cuffs , hairpins , shirt
fronts , cravats , penholders , brushes and
comds , inkstands , knife handles , jew
elry and everything also , almost , that
you can imagine. I have scon in Paris
a room almost completely furnished in
celluloid. The curtains , the furniture ,
the doorknobs , und oven the matting
were made of this material. You maybe
bo sure no matches were over carried
there , Indeed , the room was never
used. It was only a curiosity , and the
man who owned it owned the factory
where it was made. Thcso rooms will
never ho popular. Few men , oven iti
this rapid age , care about bolng blown
into the kingdom come in sinall frag
ments , Bcorohod and scattered , and
that would bo the fate of the man who
lot a lighted -match fall in such a-rooia. "
IN T1IE ELECTRICAL WORLD ,
Discussions of the Day on the Light
ening Subject.
EUROPEAN TRAIN LIGHTING ,
. Elcctrlclty nklnRtho Place of hamps
How Jp' ensure K'.oclrlo Cur
rent * The Klectrlo Street
C4r Service Flashes.
"ProtcdthH From IjIglitnlnR. "
In a recent looturo before the Society
of Art1 ? on "Protection From Light
ning , " by Prof. Oliver J. Ledge , the
lecturer began by giving a slight his
torical sketch of the subject , nnd called
attention to the outstanding questions ,
dlfllcultios , nnd points of controversy in
connection with lightning conductors.
Ho described the methods usually
adopted , nnd showed that the reasons
given for failure wore often quito In
sufficient to account for it. An inter
esting oxpermont showed the effect of
n mhmtO quantity of electricity ; nnd
qxplaincd the reason of the largo size
of the rhin-iroisi } | in thundotf showers.
As soon as a stick of sealing-wax rubbed
on the coat-sloovo was presented in the
neighborhood of the jctofn liny foun
tain , the drops previously falling in
spray were collected , and foil in an al
most continuous stream. In conclusion ,
the lecturer referred to the futility of
ordinary galvanometer testa for light
ning rodsnnd argued that the behavior
of a fcoblo battorv current afforded no
analogy whatever by which to estimate
the effect of the explosive and shatter
ing lightning discharge.
"Klcctrlcnl Tests. "
Prof. , A. E. Dolbear writes to the
American Engineering Record as fol
lows : "I have had made nearly n hun
dred tests of the tensile strength of
electrically welded bars ot iron , stool
and other metals. The results were of
bueh a character that I can state posi
tively that with Thomson's welding
process it is pobsiblo to weld both
wrought iron and steel so that the weld
is as stronsr as the bamo oross-.soetion in
another part of the bar , that the ap
pearance of the fracture is fibrous for
iron and generally granular for stool ,
the strength of this granular steel being
on s6mb Samples fe high a § ' 123,000
pounds per square inch ; that the process
is such that the welding is homogenous
from necessity. I had a number of bars
welded by an export blacksmith , and rt
number of similar ones by the elec
trical processfor ! comparison , with the
result that the electrically welded bars
were much stronger than those welded
by the ordinary process. The bars
were of various sizes , up to nn inch and
a half for iroujrnnd three-fourths of an
inch octagonsteel. . . "
octagon -
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Eloctrio Versus Cabin Roads.
A very strong opinion in favor of elec
tric ns compared with cable roads has
just boon glvoitjy ] Colonel Henry Flad ,
one of the Towimost civil engineers in
Ibis country aiifl at prcsont at the head
of the board offpublic Improvements in
St. Louis. Colonel Flad recognises the
many advantages of the cable system ,
making it an i > nprovement over animal
power , but hoifcoliovos that "iis applica
tion will-sboirbo confined to the opera
tion of lines on which heavy gradients
occur. " Ho speaks of what ho has soon
of the cable system in St. Louis and
stales that on the largest cable roads
there the effective force of tracUon ig
only lo to 20 per cent of tha power of
the engine , while tab troubles and in
terruptions have been numerous and
serious. In his opinion it is the storage
car that is destined to supply the neces
sities of all our large street railroads ,
except those of very heavy grades , and
the chief recommendation in his eyes
is the fact that tlio storage car is an in
dependent unit. "Tlio importance of
this , particularly in largo cities and
with long lines , cannot bo overesti
mated ; and I would rocommondd the
electric motor , with storage batteries ,
oven if a cable road could bo constructed
and operated at less expense. "
Electric Meters.
There seems at the present tlmo to
bo a gonoral'adoption of the idea that
ono of the most desirable methods of ob
taining the measure of a current pass
ing through a circuit , consists in the
application of the principle of the heat
ing ollect of the current. Not long
since wo described Professor Forbes'
ingenious motor , in which the heated
conductor generates currents of air
which sot the vanes in motion , con
nected with a registering train. In
this issue wo dcscribo the apparatus
dosingcd by Professor Thomson , In
which the same principle Is applied In
adillloront but equally skillful manner ,
und in which the vaporization of a
volatile liquid is employed to effect a
reciprocating motion , the rate of which
is determined by the strength of the
current , antl hence serves as a means of
registering the same. Wo are evi
dently just upon the beginning of
an era of special work in this field , and
the result will no doubt bo a largo
variety of this class of motors.
Train Lighting.
Tlio use of electric lighting on trains
in Europe has boon uttendon by very
encouraging results , as reported by
Herr Volgt lately before the Frankfort
branch of the Society of Gorman Engi
neers. On the Wurtomburg roads ,
where electric lighting has boon in use
some time , the average expense is
shown to bo considerably below that of
oil gas , and though the cost of the plant
is a Httlo h'cayior , the apparatus Itself
is lighter , _ o that less weight has to bo
pulled by the locomotive. It is also
mentionod"thirt an engineering firm at
Es.lingen luw already fitted un a num
ber of trailis for electric lighting , .of
which six nru'running ' on the Novnra-
Scregno road'ln ' Italy , and others on
the Russian Southwestern lino. Thcso
trains , it wtoulu appear , carry their own
dynamos , us' 'they ' are occasionally
boarded by'tin attendant , who oils the
machinery1.wliloh seems otherwise to
bo loft pretty Iriuoh to itself. Further
details wtoulfl bo interesting , but
enough are given to show that train
light in Et/ropp'j / as hero , is very much
on the advance ,
An ICIootrlo Coal Cutting BInolilno.
The application of an olectrlo motor
to impart motion to coal-outting ma
chinery is proposed by Messrs. LJowor ,
.Blackburn and Mori , of Woodlesford ,
Yorkshire , England. The fratn worker
or bcd-plato of the machine is supported
on wheels. Within the framework is
mounted or applied the olectrio motor ,
which may bo of any suitable construc
tion , and to this motor the olcotromo-
tlvo force is imparted through suitable
cables from a dynamo machine placed
on the surface. A rotary motion is
tratifainltted to the shaft carrying thu
cutter bar through gearing. The lower
part of the framework to which the
upper part of the frumowork is attached
forms a Circular turntable , und id fitted
so as to bo capable of a rotary movement
on the bod-plate , Una rotary movement
being olfccted by means of u worm ,
LLENNI
ACRES CHOICE
In C , 10 , SO , 40 , or SO.ncro Tracts , on I'aymouU ot Only
No wan. woman , or chlCl. cnpnhlo of Ravine TWKNT.FIVE [
CUNTS , should full to buy at least nAonrrt * . All tracts thuisoldlO-l
Icctcd and graded by cipcrts as good niiANOK LANDS , rholco ol
location In niiy County on line ot Vlorlda Southern H.U.tlroiUl
Jackionvlllo to Charlotte lUtbor ,
280. SECOHKS B ACUK3.
coc. Bi'.cimus in Auitr.s.
A PAYMENT 91.00 SKCUHKS CO ACIIKS.
H2.00 NKCUHKH 4O AGKKS.
8i.oo sicums so AUUUS.
Juoli an Opportunity will NEVEE ocour again. )
Thls * > xtmordln rr oiror.mnrte as It Is for thopurpMOof.qnlckljriirttllnr ( pth ronntrytli' '
IncrecKlng trannportntlDii bligmriu. Is Iicln.t oagcrly ncceplcsl , our luaveri > KluiSOU ucron IK i > rI
tiny. Therefore ( mmolirtlo | > urrAaio U urauu , licloro tlio muds are all illiposou ol. .
bend 100. for largo ecctloiml Florida Unp in colors showing locations ot lands In dlflbrcnt 1
counties , rials , and the boxt Illustrated descriptive folder over printed , to our Northern Land I
omco as followsA. : . J > r.ONAUD , Manager Land Iep t , Halbort Illoc * , CUCIM.NATI , O. '
DAYLIGHT CLOTHING STORE
SPECIAL SALE-BAY INAUGURATED BY
CLOTHIERS
AND TAILOES.
,
EVERY MONDAY , RAIN OR SHINE
No. 1. Wo shall offer to the people of
Omaha and to the entire Northwest
some specialty
For to-morrow , Monday , our first day ,
wo will offer Ono Hundred DO/.OII
WHITE LAUNURIED SHIRTS , pure
2,100 linen bosom , with UO fine pleats ,
etnforccd front , bodies made of New
York Mills muslin , patent slays in back
md sleeves ; in fact , an A No. 1 made
noun ted on a shaft , supported in the
joarnigH , attached to suitable brackets ,
nounted on the bod-plate , and a worm-
wheel gcfftuent , attached tu the upper
iST's , of the framework. By this means
the cutter bar can bo moved along by
the attendant as the coal is being cut ,
and the proper feed given thereto.
Kcruinogrnphy
Is the name of that branch of photo
graphic art or photographic principle
which impresses pictures upon the hu
man llesh by lightning. Instances have
boon frequently noted where the im
prints of Howard , of figures and various
images and pictures have been im
printed upon the human body by a Hash
of lightning. The writers upon this
subject have carefully estimated the ve
locity of the foreo , which they state as
210,000 miles n second. Therefore , if
this force over comes to bo used ns a
merciful means of executing criminals ,
it will traverse the length of a six-foot
man in ono four-hundrod-thousandth
part of a second !
Sllvcy Dynamos.
The Lima , O. , Gazette says : The Sil-
voy Electric company have a thirty-flvo
light machine completed for Ada and are
waiting for the putting in of their engine -
gino to test the machine before sending
it out. They are getting out a plant to
go to the Cincinnati exposition and are
building a 100,000 analo-powor light to
go with it. But ono light of this size
has over been constructed. That was
by the Brush company , for the British
navy. Ono light of this si o is equal to
fifty lights the slo that are used in
lighting the city.
GiirrentOosslp.
The desirability of having more
boiler capacity than la required to moot
the immediate needs of the engine is
well illustrated by tlio recent mishap at
Reading , Pa. Shortly after 7 o'clock
ono evening a number of electric lights
wont out , and others became dim. This
was caused by the giving out of ono of
the boilers at the central station. It
leaked bo badly that the ilres had to bo
drawn , and the two remaining boilers
could not generate sulllclcnt steam to
run the plant properly. After * a delay
of about two hours and a half steam
was raised in another boiler , and the
lights resumed their usual brilliancy ,
Tlio extra boiler does not cost much to
maintain , when it is not in use , and in
this case it saved a great deal of incon-
vonlonco to these dopcndont upon it for
a light.
Dr. Rank , of Munich , has boon exper
imenting on the utility of electric light ,
from a sanitary stendpolnt , in the Na
tional theatre of Munich. Ho found
that tlio electric light' had hardly any
inlluenco on the deterioration of the
air , whereas the gas-light raised the
temperature of the room , deprived the
air of its oxygen , and rendered it in
jurious by increasing the carbonic ocid ,
especially in the higher regions.
At a recent meeting of the j.ano
Mcdicol college at Sun Francisco , Dr.
O. Hirshfoldor delivered a very inter
esting lecture on the subjoctof ' 'Elec
tricity in Medicine , " in which ho
pointed to the use of electricity as ono
of the most striking evidences of the
great advance made in modern medical
science. IIo concluded by saying , "In
electricity wo have a remedy whoso
variety of operation and whoso olllcacy
stand second to none with which science
is familiar. *
A special dispatch from Detroit saya :
While Atneron Knit/ was recently per
forming his duties on a high tower as
trimmer for the Brush Electric Light
company ho received a shock from what
ho had boon told was a "dead wire , "
which shattered his nervous system BO
that hu is unable to work , lie brought
suit for $25,000 damages against the
cpmpany , which asserted that Kratz was
negligent. To substantiate this they in
troduced as evidence in court a minia *
shirt in every respect. Tills shirt is
actually worth $1.75. For Monday
THIS DAY ONLY wo will sell them
for OOc.
No. 2. A hummer of an UNLAUN-
DRIED WHITE SHIRT , made ot a
good grade of muslin , pure linen bosom ,
reinforced back and front , patent stay-
ings and facings , well made in every
particular ; actually worth 75c. Our
price to-morrow Monday only 29c.
turo electric light tower , v.'ilh which
they tried to show that a careful man
could not bo injured as Kratz was. The
latter assorted that it was not a luir toot
of the shock received by him , because
electricity loses its severity when re
ceived by u person standing on u dry
lloor instead of the earth or an iron foot
ing. The jury gave Kratz 810,000.
Wo would bo pleased to know of a man
or woman who lias never had headache
or boon subject to constipation. As'those
seem to bo universal troubles a little ad
vice may scum in order. Why should
persons cram their stomachs with nau-
beating purgative pills , etc. , which sick
en and debilitate when such n pleasant
nnd sterling remedy as Prickly Ash
Bitters will act mildly and effectively
on the liver , kidney- stomach and bow
els , and at the same time tone up and
strengthen the whole system ; causing
headache , constipation and all such dis
tressing evils to quickly disappear.
A Wonderful Bird.
Miss Almonda Taft , of Sadorus , 111. ,
has a canary bird that snores. About
2 o'clock ono night its snores became so
loud as to arou&o the household. A
search about the premises failed to reveal -
veal the cause of the noise until the
sitting room door was opened , nnd it
was found to emanate from the bird
cngo. The bird being awakened , the
noise instantly ceased. The owner of
the bird regards it now as n very
musical canary , and the neighbors all
declare they never heard the like of its
snores , which become moro pronounced
with ouch succeeding day.
*
Hon. A. E. .Tudovino , of Hnrdwick , Vt. ,
1ms given by will ono-fourtli of Ills estate to
the university nt HurllnKton. The bequest is
thought to bo woith JiOO.OOO-
OF Tim SWK
FREE of CHARGE
At Max Meyer < 0 Jtro'a , Mualc Jlall
Conuiieiicinu Thursday Morn-
Slay Kith ,
Dr. Smith , the celebrated mafpiotlo physician ,
of New York , has engaged Muslo Hall , at tliu
corner of Irttli and i'urnam Bluets , und will
publicly heal the sick , free of charge , every
morning tnom 10 to It o'clock , commencing
, Thursday morning May 10th Dr. Smith ts tbo
only thoroughly educated physician and surgeon -
goon In the united States who Is endowed \\lth
tlio magnetic gift ot healing to that degreu
which enables him to go upon the ttsgo and
publicly heal the sick , by simply applying bin
i hand to the atreclod parts. Ono ycur ugo this
month. Dr. Smith appeared at tneTremont Tom-
i pie , In the city of liostou , and publicly healed
over OHM thousand sick people. During the fall
and winter the doctor has been engaged In heal
ing the sick In Ban Francisco , ( "a ! , , and at Den
ver , where lifi met w Ith the aamu aucooas that ho
has so long enjoyed in the nst. It Is almost
impossible to describe the strange and uivstorl-
u\u magnotlo power w hlch ho possesses. JVoplo
go upon t ho stages ho have been helpless In-
. vallds for years , snUeilng from the most ex
cruciating pain , and after , tcitlvlng
threu or four magnetic treatments are entirely
relieved nnd permanently cured. Men go upon
the -t&gb on crutches , so _ tllf und lame that they
can hardly stand ulono and lu ttvaminutes after
tbo Doctor makes a few passes over them they
throw away their crutches and walk as ulmblo
as boys , it will astonish the most skeptical to
see how quickly Uie doctor cures dUi-aee.
Jtheuinutlsiu , sciatica , neuralgia and in fact all
painful diseases are almost always and Instantly
cured. All tliat the Doctor does Is to lay Ills
hand * on the ulfectwl parts for a few moments ,
then make a few gentle passes over the patient ,
when a euro Is effected. Kverybody should go
to.Meyer's Hiill. and witness Dr. bmltb'n.won
derful cures. . HU lucturutf am exceedingly In
teresting ui > well as instructing. Dr. Smith has
opeiml nn ofllne In Jruenlg Illork , on 11th at. ad
joining the Mtllard House , where those who are
able and willing to pay. may go from U a. m. till
6 p. m. dally , except Sundays. Itvorybodv cor
dially invited to go to iluflc Hall next Thurs
day laornlng at 10 o'clock. Admission free. Con'
aultation. free , at Ws olnce nt Oruonlgblock , , on
Utli Btiuet , next to Jllllard Hotel. Letteis ot
inquiry must contain postagu ,
No. 3. A pretty PUR NUTBIA
STIFF HAT of the best material , new
est pattern , actually worth $3.00. Our
price Monday only will bo 31.25 ,
Please remember this day only will wo
sell thorn for 81 . 20.
No. 4. A good BLACK FUR STIFF
HAT this is not cotton or wool , like
the hats usually bold at Sl.OO to 81./50 / ,
but is really a good Fur Hat and worth
$3,00. Wo will boll to every one who wants
ono Monday this day only for $1.25 ,
CLOTHIERS AND
GENTS' OUTFITTERS ,
MONDAY , SPEC J AX. SALE DAY !
At He Falconer Corner of 15th and Douglas Streets
Mall orders from the country will hold flood till Wednesday of each weeli.
The above Xo. J. and Ao , 2 Slilrts wo would wish to deaf out to tltoan who Intend to do their trading with us
In such fjuiintitlcn as they may desire , but wo leant it understood that these banjalna are not for dealers to sell
ayaln , and therefore tve will not allow ever half dozen to c-ich pcraon.
rnam St ,
We buy for Cash ,
and sell for Cash.
nils enables us to make lower prlres than
bouuert doing n credit business , for bail dabtn
cannot be a\olded , nnd the cash purchaser is tb.
ono who pays thorn. The o aie facts which
should bo carefully considers ! by cash buyers.
We have bargains In every department , the fol
lowing uro n few of them.
Ladles' Headed Wraps reduced , from W.OO to
7.75 ; J12.UO to V. > M ; 9\t \ > ( X ) to JIU.W : l.U ( ) ) to tK.
Ladies' ready made white and colored Wrap
pers ranging In prices from tl.W to t ino. Thesa
goods aio manufactured by the Homing Man
ufacturing Co , of Aiihorn , N Y. , and e\ cry gar-
incut Is gnamntbod to bo iv perfect tit. ,
I.adloH1 wlifui ready made suits at the follow-
prices. 15.00 , 8-j.W , Jtt.tK ) . WM , $ .S.OO , 810.00 , tUM ,
tiaM.MM.mm.tsw.
Ladles' wool Btiltn I''or Hummer wear at 17.00 ,
yj m , fiu oj. * i i.tw. tUM , * is.ou , ; io.oo , iiH.nu , tajoo.
f.H.IKl , &U.OO and * 5 CO. A great deal ot trouble
and oxiMiiiHe can bo saved by buying ready made
dresses. Examine our stotlc.
I'lgnrod Ilungallno silks guaranteed to wear
ami w ueh25 Inches w Jde at 11.15 ; they como In
all the nou sliudcs.
American rtatoens at inc. 12 , ISonndSlc.
Jmi > oitoa Huteena ut liUjV , these are the beat
goods made and are retailed in this city at 35c ,
andfiK' , tier yard.
I-idies ( lanzo Vests with and without 6lo6V a
high and low nui kt * , "Jo. *
I adles * I.lHlu Jersey Hlbbed Vests 50o each.
This U the best vuluuln the city , look at them
before you Imv.
Ladles' Hue Bilk Jersey Vests ll.&O.
Ladlfs * fnucy striped , regular made IIoso ISlJd
n pair , regular prlco We.
( 'hlldren'H fancy IIoso all sizes 5 to S'/i , at Be A
pair , would bt cheap at ir > c.
Cblldrtu's uxtra Quality Oaaso Vests , long
and fclmrt slaoves at ISc , IBc.Olco. ! . 25c , Sic. We ,
'Sic , .re , asc ; they me cheap and good.
'J'lnsol Mucrame Cord 60 u ball , north IGc.
Uun't pav l ! > c und He a dozen for Hall Pearl
lluttons when we v ill sell you llrst quality lu all
nhudi'H at no per do7.on.
\Vo urn also fcole agents lu this city for SinlUi
and Augolls. Illackbtocklius : th y are narran *
ted not to fade , track or stum the foot : if no.
found us represented , return them ana your
liionny will bo refunded. This dye being vogotu-
ulu docs nobmjiiro the good * which cannot ba
said of any other fast black , for they are niiaar-
ul dyed.
These are Ikpiis f ortliy
of AMon.
We prepay all char
ges on goods ordered
by mail.
& CO ,
J319 Farnam Street.