THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JUNE It. 1883.-SIXTEEN PAGES. PmiT * t V1 PtATfP AP t VIM t T O SOML ANECDOTES Ol < ASIHAIS A Peculiar Fowl Which Carries a Timo-Pleco. A DOG WHICH TOOKTHE PREMIUM A. Itoimmmnn Hpliler An Old. Klc- Kxpcittlon Only n I'nlr of Duck * How They Caught tlicTnrtlc. A Quiet Poj * lutlocd. -Some time ago there was n dog show hi'M in Sim Francisco , mid , among thu various prizes offered , WIIH one for the ( juiciest dog. Upon tlu1 opening1 day n Hranker ( entered the building , currying u locked dog box , which ho carefully deposited timoug the setter class. It containi-d a queer looking specimen.Of.u BcttuiVand the chief lharacU'ristlo of the animal sconu'd to bo that it never changed its bouillon , but sat up boldly and rogurded the ajiectators with a nor of stony glnro that wns apt to terrify the more nervous portion of thorn. During Ihp judging of the dogs the owner of this strnngo animal objected to its be ing takun out of the box for competi tion. It WHS there , ho said , to try for the prizes ns the quietest dog , and in justice to himself , it would bo wrong to expose the jwp to the excitement of being judged with the rest of the class in the ring. This demand was acceded to by the judges , and sura enough , dur ing the Whole three days of the show , Ibis ono dog was never known oven to baric. Of course It obtained the special pri/.o and the show "broke up. After wards many dog fanciers came to the successful exhibitor to ask by whht menus he had got his animal so com- cmnpletcly under control. Under promise of secrecy ho divulged his plan. "The pup , " said ho is always quiet , 'cos why , ho t died two years ngo and is stuffed. " S-m Francisco dog fanciers nro unanimous in their opinion to bar that exhibitor out of all subsequent meetings of their association. _ _ _ M * A Konmnnlnn Spider. "Tho habits of a running spider of houthern Hurono tarantula narbonon- Bis. Lutr. studied by llorr Bock , are curl ous , " says Nature. "It tnnkes a vertical round holn in the ground about ten inchi'3 deep , and this , with a small earth wall sometimes made round the mouth , in lined with wob. A little way down is a small InteraMiole , into which the Hinder shrinks when an animal falls into the tube ; when the animal 1ms reached the bottom the spider poulu'os upon it. One can readily tell wlion a tube Js tenanted by the bright , phosphorescent 03-03 of the spider turned upward. In fight the spider erects itself on its last pair of legs , htrilcing with the others. The bite is not fatal to man , but. it causes largo swellings. The children in Bucharest angle for these spiders by means of an egg-like bull of kneaded yellow wax tied to a thread. This is lowered with jerks into the hole , and the spider fab- tons on to it and can bo pull.od out ; whereupon another thread is jiassod around ono of the logs , and the animal is played with. " An Klephnnt'.s Kxccution. The Bombay Gazette says u novel owitement was provided to the resi dent1 ? of Mhow last week by the trans- py.rt department. A huge mala ele- pljant , aged , "according to official ivMirds , ninoty-two yours , the property of the government , win condemned to death fora long and hardened course of ininnlty. lie had been loner in a chronic must state , and in thiscondi- tftm had taken a human life sit Vooim aboutii couple of years ago. Ho would not work and wnsn source of apprehen sion to all about him , and a perpetual rnuw of anxious concern to the govorn- inr nt. The Hat went forth that ho must die. The Maharaja Uolkar and the Knjnh of Dhnr each soparntply tole- irraphcd to headquarters and tried for a reprieve. Ono ollerod to buy the good looking sinner for Us. 1,000 , and the other offered so exchange a f omulo elephant - phant gentle manners for the savage brnto ; but the government ; of India was determined on making the criminal expiate his sins. Those otters were ro- fu.itd , mid. a private notice was sent . round thu station that/ the execution would ttilco place on Thursday morning. Several people , including volunteer executioners , hurr.lod , to the spot indi cated ouLsldo of Ciuitonuiynts whore the malefactor was ulrondy chained'and pcK'urud botwcon two death-plan trees. Tho. volimtr-ur marksmen , iirmod with twolvo.-boro express rifles , ' > woro' so-l louted'tbi-arry out the execution.The. . elephant was sitting , down when tlio croyrtlbegin to asso'mble , but shortly ] ' rni&od himgclt on his foro-log * who'n ! the Ijrst of Aho shots \vits IIrod , whir-hi lit | him lowdown at tht bnso of the ; trunk. The animal vouuhsnfcd no oilier untie ? ) of this ami two 'other equally inort'octivo shots , than to stand up on all , four logri _ , shako hi& head and winv with hiB ' trunk. At length Mr. Dnwoll , of tlio Seventh native infantry , plated a bullet in the centre of his head jiibt below the level of his eyes , and the huge brute dropped cleud without a i < pvnn. : Only a I'nir of linden. A small country town in the south- oitbtorn part of this stale , says the 1503- ton Traveller , is nt present enjoving as ' lively n churoh quarrel as often 'falls to the lot of towns of its fel/.o to have , and it all has arisen over a pair of ducks. It happened in this way : A clergy man from n largo city in the state of Now York wont to this Town to take charge of ono of the local churches , and , as late ovonln proved , iio was not Vroll voi > od in the ways of the country. After ho had boon in his now location for about two months , ono day ho was walking along the street , when ho Raw two duuks walking down the stroot. Ho liked the looks of the so hirdsvcry much indeed , and ho thought that they would muko at least ono good meal far him. Ko sooner had the thought struck him than ho acted upon H.anu taking n duclc under each arm ho btarted on his way liome. Arriving there , lie ohonnod the birds' lieads on and had thum cookml for his dinner. Ho ate and was happy , hut not many dnys later a negro neighbor put in un appearance and said the-chicks vroro his , and wanted to know by what fight the minister had taken possession of thorn. The clergyman only i > londail innocence , und o'llorod to pay lor the birds ho had catun , Tlio colored owner said that tliov worn trained decoy ducks , ujid that no would iiccopt 810 for the birds , but bemoaned thoirlotis. The r.lorgyman , however , would or could not npjm-elnto thti value pf decoys , and declared Iio would only pivo the negro $2.60. The negro llnally neeoptod this amount under protest. . 'J'ho story , howovw , s > eon spread .throughout the village and oauxid no end of talk. Some of the minister's 'jwrishonors tnlKoil pretty loud , and one vomun declared that It was a shame 'that nclorgyman should go through the Vtroot and steal a poor uu nra dud.'s , und declared that Hie mtnUtcr w.-n no , iuun if ho did not pay iho miin $10. TlitM * word $ came to the olt-svman's cars niid great was his wraili trerf.it , . Ifu declared tiiat ui.l a the vvnan took" back her words ftnd came and npologi/od to him ho would expel her from the churoh. But the woman's temper \ftxfc up , and she reitorntcd her statements concerning her spiritual ad- vi 'r , ntul declared that lie hnd no right to expel her from the church. Thus it wont on until on l-'astor Sunday ho declared at the morning service that Mrs. - v.'na expelled f torn all further rights nnd privileges in the church. Slnco this tfmo some of the other cler gymen have become interested in tile trouble , and are now endeavoring to heal the breach nnd quiet the disturbed waters. How their efforts will succeed remains loljo seen. Hut it shows the tremendous power of ducks nt times. How They Canchr the ni Turtle. Kccontly ncart containing three col ored men and followed by n fourth stopped in front of the Charleston hotel snystho Chnrlcston News , nnd was at on co surrounded by n crowd of people. The great attraction lay in the bottom of the curt. It was n soft shell turtle , weighing ! ! 05 pounds. Its hontl _ was scv- * oral sizes largoy than i\n ordinary man's * and fts mouth was enormous. It was caught nt sea on Wednesday afternoon by Captain Abe Turner , colored , of the lishing boat Martha Turner , and his crow of six men. Ono of Iho crow In describing the capture to a reporter sold : "Hookan' line an' net ain't no good for. turtle lak dat. Wo dis ketch um tru good luck. Wo cum 'cross do turtlowonho.bin aslocp and driftin' Tuttle drif. Wo haul do boat 'longsulo 'im easy , and , fo' mo grab ho logs at onco. W'cn ho wako up , look like wo gwi' hab a shipwreck bodout any htorm ) but wo hoi' to 'im an' Ian' 'im in do boat nt last. " Tlio men droro to bcvcral llsh dealers and tried to sell tlio turtle , but at a late houc in the afternoon they ap peared to bo having poor success. They wanted $15 for Uipir capture1. A Peculiar 'Fowl. The Lander ( Wyo. Ty. ) correspond ent of the St. Louis Olobc-Dcmoorat hays of the pendulum birfl : This curious specimen of the featherexl tribe ap pears to belong to the quail variety. with the exception of the ownership of a long and pointed bill which seems to proclaim a degree of atllnity tothesnipo family. Tn size the pendulum bird ncarl.v approaches the pheasant. In color it is coal black , with the under feathers of such soft and thick texture as to almost deserve the name of down. Its legs are sturdy and feathered almost to the tips of the toes. In body it is plump , as becomes aquail. Its snipe- like bill is , however , ono of the most important , us well as iho most peculiar portion of the bird's anatomy. It gives tlio pendulum bird of the wild mount ains its name , for as a part and parcel of that long bill appears the singu lar natural mechanism which marks the time at three different periods of the day. and has made the pendulum bird famous as the time piece of the mountains. The bill of the pedulum bird is about four inches in length. Near the point of the bill , on the under &ido. is a hard ball , measur ing probably an inch in circumference. Atsunrisont noon and at sunset the bird seeks some high perch , usually tlio topmost limb of a tree , and prepares for business at onco. The hard ball on the under side of the long bill slips easily from its place and hangs suspended by a stout , cord-like ligament , and then backward and forward sways this nat ural pendulum in regular and r.vthmical movement , and on the mountain air comes the tick I tick ! tick ! by which the hour is measured olT. While thus , engaged - the , . pendulum bird , is blind and deaf to all other sights and sounds , nnd may be a.pprdachbd and killed with the greatest enso. The bird breeds in every rosneet ns a. quail. Tlio Animal Kingdom. Ono of the lore animals ; \ boolc-worm. It was a church inouao shot full of holes that gave rise to tlio expression , "As porous a church moUso. " "Has a pig any use for a tall ? " asks an in quisitive agricultural coutompirar.v. Wo don't know , but wo should say the mun who v.-unts to catch u pig lias , Five thousand elophnnts a year jro to innko our piano keys , it la said. Isn't it wonilorful the number of things thuso animals can bu trained to do. It is nil nonsense about a leopard not being aulo to change his spots.Vo never know u 16o | > .ird to roniula fn ono spot moro thiin live minutes. Katur.il liistor\'Ls quite a specialty with us. - ' - KxcoutloiiH of . YOUTH Ago. In the boventQen.thnnd eighteenth eonturies our method' ' of execution was moat brutal , bays -a wl-itcr in the Gontlo- m'an's Magazine. Thbro was the long ride of the criminal in an open curt , with , his coflli ) by hjffrid.cYo.Uh.cr / to Ty burn or to Iho spot whore ho committed "tho murder ; tlio cart was stopped under tno gallows , tlfCTropowas fas.tenej } round the eriminalVru'cek. the carman gave the hortjo iv Intjl and the poor wretch , wtia left swaying to and fro , . , kick ing. If . ho had frjcnds they .would try to sliocton his agony by hanging on his , "logs and beat ing 'his breast , u shocking sight. But hanging was then , looked upon as a holiday spectacle , in which wo llnd the lower class took great interest and evinced much sympathy with tlio de ceased. I'or instuncQ , Glaudo Duvul , the celebrated highwayman , lay in btato at thu Tangier tavern in St. ( Mies in a room hung with black cloth , thu bier covered with escutcheons , und with eight wax candles burning around. Ho was buried by torchlight , and was fol lowed to Convent Garden church by a numerous train of mourners , mostly women. Mifriici ) , n French writer who visited England in the reign of William III. , says : ' 'Ho that is hnng'd or otherwise executed Hrst takes euro to got himself shav'd and linndMimoly drost , oitlior in mourning or in the dro&s of a bridegroom. This done , ho sots his f rionds to work to get him leave to bo buried und to carry hid ooflin with him , which is uubily obtained. When his suit of .clothes or nightgown , his gloves , hut , porruvig , nosegay , cotlln , ilunnol drqxs for his corpse , and all those things nro bought und prepared the main point is taken care nt ) iin mind is at peace and then ho thinks of hid consclunco. CJonoruUy ho studios a speech which ho pronounces under the gallows und give * in writing to thti fihoriir or the minister that uttdmls him in his last moments , lU-Mring that it may bo printed. .Sometimes the girU- dross in white , with great t-illc eorvus , and carry basket * full of tlmrora and oranges , scattering these lirun : > ul ! the way tht-y go. But to represent things a * tlioy realty urn I mn t own tliat if n pretty many of these people dross tbur. gaylyund goto it with such an n < r of indltroroiiTO there arc many others that go slovenly onougli and with vorv uis- mul phii'/.u's. I romomhor ono oay'l e'uv in the park a Immlsomo girl very vv U dressed that wae then in mourning J > r her fi'.thor , wlio had been hnngeil but a month before ot Tyburn fgv fnUo coin- ago. Ho ninny cirmtrSiss , o m ny fash ions. An AUinluio Cure. ar.d l na jibiolut * cure ( or old loras. Imra * wounds , starred hauls , nod U Ma ttrup- tior.5. Will POJ llYely cur. ll fcndi ! of pllal A'tJ ? r tb S J.NA.L AB'ET1NB ' OIST- Mfc.NS' . by ( Jo .SoM Juisn tire ? Co. at SS ( il : jisi" box Vj mall SO cants. , ' , ' AIUUi The Advantages of Electric Fire Engines. LIGHTING NEW YORK HARBOR. Klpctrlc Kite Ktiglnrs Hlcctrlc U'chl- lugs ScwnRo by Mlcotrlctty 1'ilcctric MotorH I2tuc * trio CiirrcntB. Is Klpctrlclty DnnRorous ? Ig electricity ( Inn oroua ? says the r.lcptricitl World. This Question is ono M-lth which the public nt Itirpo , ns well ns eliM'trleluns , nro constantly brought ftico to fitoq , nnd some events of the hist , few weeks in this city scorn to have stirred up ngnin all the old controversy with regard to this subject. If the tiei-i'- dents which nrc recorded hnd come singly * intend of happening within a few dnys of each other ns they did , per- Imps no general notice would have boon taken of thorn ; but the ls = uo remains the saino whether one or n do/.on acci dents happen. In analyzing thcfco Into occurrences , the question forces itself upon the pbservor whether they can bo termed "accidents" in the truc'sonso of tlio term. Or , in other words , could not these events have been foretold ? In the one case wo have a dead telegraph wire crossed by an electric light con ductor hanirlng loosely within roach of nassora by. In another case a luokless fool makes n plaything of nn arc lamp hung within convenient roach. And in a third iiibtancaa Hucinan , knowing that the line ho was sent to examine wns grounded nnd "live , " takes no precaution whatever ngninst placing himself in the path of the current. No * bettor object lesson could , wo think , have been no-vised to show "how not to do it. " Tlio plea that the burial of all wires could have prevented those unto ward circumstance cannot bo hold valid here , because the question involved is not ono of methods but of inanngoment and the application of precautions such ns experience hns shown to bo neces sary. The prime cause of the trouble in all the cases cited is evidently bad insulation ; in two cases that of the line wires , nnd in the other that of both the lumps nnd the lino. ' Without this pre existing defect , none of the "accidents" would have been possible. Next , wo note the luck of proper inspection of circuits , whioh permits a loose "dead" telegraph wire to stay in contact with the electric conductor ; nnd then again is seen the bnQ practice of hanging lamps so low that reckless pcrsqns can touch them. Finally , and it is to this perhaps that attention cannot bo too strongly drawn , the managers of elec tric light stations should insist upon every precaution being taken by those whoso duty requires them to handle the wires.Ve are well aware that some of the greatest laxity mot with in the en forcement of the latter measure is on the part of the men themselves , but rigid compliance with such rules should bo demanded in all rases. KO liy Klcctrlcity. Tlio recant experiments in Kngland on the precipitation of sewage by elec tricity are said to hav6 been very suc cessful. The method is ingenious , nnd if proved to ba successful on a largo scale will clTocl a revolution in the treatment of towage. As tlio current passes through "the &owugo bubbles of gases are evolved , and those become entangled with the solids in suspension , raising them to the surface , whore Ihey may bo skimmed olT. 'The current also decomposes some of the solids in solu tion , producing substances that nro wiid to assist in coagulating the impurities nnd K ) assist in their removal. The sewage teen becomes clear and trans parent , with a layer of solid mutter floating on the surface. The clear liquid ns drawn olT is free from odor. No chemicals are added , and it is esti mated that the eloclrjcal process will co-it S2j.0i)0 ) a venr less for the city of London than the process now in use. The sludge obtained by this process will bo in a much more concentrated form and hence b'ottor ndapted for utili/a- tion. The immense volume of London sov.-ago may be appreciated when it is Stated that the addition of ono grain of chemicals in a gallon amounts to ten tons per day. Th o process is worthy of attention in this country where sewage is so often allowed to mix with the drinking water supply and the resulting cases of death ascribed to nn inscrutable providence rather than to simple of ficial ignorance , stupidity or cupidity. Electric Fire Engines. The Now York Times nsks : "Why can not lire engines bo worked by elec tricity1 ! Hero is nn idea at all events. Surely room can bo found on them for the storage of Hulllciont power , or the boxes of lightning might bo carried by the hose carriages. In the event of the consummation of the proposition , tlio machines would not contribute as they do- now , the greater volume of Binoko at a lire. Thou calculate the saving in the matter of fuel ! Jt has got to como to this homo day , and the commissioners might as well begin the suggestion. Notification of the brciilting out of u fire is given by electricity , nnd its ex tinguishment might as well bo done by tlio same ngonuy. Of course , the idea will bo ) > ooh-poohed , but that'is no rea son why it should not bo considered. All improvomentH or proposed improve ments have to ovorcoma opposition. A hand engine to-day scorns n mockery. It is a curiosity. Kloctric motors will yet put the steamer beside thoold goose neck lire engines. " This idea , wo may say , is already being carried out. Tlio Now York Klnotrlo The Now York board of aldermen 1ms actually refused \o \ allow the iiso of elec tric win * using storage butteries on the Fourth Avenue railway lino. This is a nyHtoiu that pro&auti no objectionable features whatever. There is no dis turbance of the street surface , no poles nro erected or overhead wires strung ; there is no danger to anybody from the current used ; the cars nro as free from dangers of any kind us these profiled by rabl'jH or by horses. Under the cir- cumstuiu'On the refusal to allow storage battery ca-s to bo run is voasonnbly attributed - tributod to thu political inlluenuo of ulablo moil or tlm wor o inlluonco of rival syntemsof car propulsion. „ New York Ilarlior. A dispatch from Washington btates that nrrangoinunts have now been por- fi-i'ted by the lighthouse board for the illumination of buoys in Now York har bor , and that contracts for the work will bo made at onco. There will bo six buoys lighting the channel and fur nished \vith current from the plant at Sandy rtook light station. The plant is to cost altogether about $20,000 , and the rest , of the mnintnnnnco is put at about CXiO ; ? ( a ycmr. Jt is bollovcd that when the niTP.ni'oniC'iV ; have boon perfected ehIps will bo aUo to como through Oeunoy Channel us easily bv night as by-day. Jttin I'jf ISIoolrlcIly. Kluctncgo : Contrary to the general - oral linprofciinn that thorq ibonly an elciUrio ruUrwid her and there , nn ex amination n' eloctrlc-ul railroad statis tics slir.wg that Miarro Vn ulroady ISO iii.'ita of oad-in cporatioiron this coiitl- nent. Of RjjHnumbor 21 miles are in operation injrcnnsrlvnnla , 1ft miles in Now 'York. iwjrt Ohio , and 8S in New Jorspy Mafylpjd , Colorado , Michigan Missouri , rnllfornln , Altibftma.Vicglnin , Kansas , Delaware , Rhode Island and Ontario , combined. Almost all of tilts building \\i\9 \ Ueen done in the past year. There are in couivo of construction , or contracted fof 150 additional miles in the states of Sew York , Massachusetts , Connecticut , KTonncMCO. Ohio , Califor nia , Pcnnsylwfuiia , Nebraska , Kentucky and Minnesota. On these various roads , constructed and constructing , in ( M ! dif ferent towns ! itiU cities , the VnnDocpolo sy.stcm is uvjd , or to bo used , in 17 ca es , the Dart' system in 15 ca c < ? , the Sprngue systcW in 7 ciif.cs. the Hontley- Knight , the Heart , the Henry , the Julien nnd other system * in the remain ing cases. The last-named system is to bo used on the projected New York it Harlem Fourth Avenue Electrical rail road , while the Daft ayteiu is in use at Los Angolcs , where the first electrical railroad was opened for business in the winter of 18Sl-87. | Klcctrlis WclilltiK. Electric wc'lding ' has now been put' ' on a commercial basis , buytun exchange. A company hns boon formed mainly bv Uoston capitalists with a capital slock of half a million , which will turn out welding machines. The machines will bo sold , but the company has a royalty on every weld made by their machines. To innito this practical a meter is set upon them all. This motor has upon it three dials , resembling these on a gas motor. Uy its peculiar construction , it , is claimed , it will not register unless a- perfect weld is made. The now com- ' pony is backed by considerable capital , ' by which it is enabled to buy up all the ; experimental electrical welding methods j itrtho country. These machines will ! weld anything in the shape of metal , i They do not require that both metals' shall bo of the name nmtorial , as iron . has been welded to brass in the oxperi- ' incuts tried. The machines as they are . now built will weld an iron cable or a watch spring with equal readiness. Klfctrlo Motors. Wo mayconfidently look to eco the speedy introduction * of th6 olcctric motor - 1 tor ; for crowded local transportation , says the Now ( York Commercial Adver tiser. The stale of the art has now reached a point where nil may witness the principal actually applied and work ing satisfactorily under the ordinary conditions of daily life. A number of rival systems , ouch , no doubt , possessing merits of its own , complete for recogni tion Us the best ; but this nntngonism is , a sign of health. Very likely there will always bo such" a competition , just ns we find diircront makes of sewing machines or of steam engines. But the main fact is that the utility of electricity as a mo tive .power for railway ' transportation has now been demonstrated , and is rapidly coming into use. Klecj'rlc Current. Experiments undertaken by Dr. O. E. Pell of Uulfalo , wuotcnnino the feasibility of in- illcting the dbath penalty by electricity es tablish tlio , foll9win points. First Thnt death produced by a sufficiently powerful electric currcrnt is the most rapid anil hu- inunc of thittiproilucod by any ngent at our command , ecoptl The resuscitation after the passage of such u current through the body and functional centers of the brain is impossible. < Thini That the apparatus to be used should be. arranged to permit tbo current to paM tlirotiRh the centers of func tion and intelligence in the brain. The light at > St. Catherine's , the most southerly pohjt pn. tlio Isle of Wight , is now tlio most powerful electric light In the world , anil the fog whritlb is a steam horn of great power. < ) . ' ' Tlio smallest electric plant in the world Is what is claimed for the one at tlio Morton House , New York. It consists of a Corliss engine , Edison dynamo , shafting , pulleys , incandescent lights , etc.It is inclosed in a glass case a feet long , \yt feet wide ami 2 feet high. A band , which includes wind instruments , has rcscntly. boon operated at the Liverpool exhibition by Carlo IJozzn , an Italian , by means of electricity. The band is now to betaken taken to the Italian exhibition in London. All tlio instruments , it is'said , are played from a key-board , or switch board , about twenty inches square. It is said that Ho a has also iuvcntcil a now instrument , made of porcelain , which is playable only by elec tricity. Klcctrff rides are the latest , fnstead of tlio ordinary percussion firing device , a dry chloride of silver battery and a primary coil will , so it was lately stated before tlio Amer ican institute , lire tlio rifle 115,000 times with out recharging. The electric light is getting to play an im nortant part in medical investigations. With a little "pea-light" attached to the end of a slender rod Sir Moreli Mackenzie examines the tbroat of the German emperor. The lit tle battery that supplies the electricity hangs around the surgeon's neck. These little olcctric lights are becoming daily of moro practical use. I3y their aid the surgeon pokes and pecks into places ho otherwise would have to manipulate in "by the feel , " and achieves results heretofore impossible. Itccent experiments in Italy give some facts which prove conclusively that n wo.Uc but contiuumis current of electricity through wine causes a deposit ot , albuminous sub. stances , diminishes slightly the amount of alcohol , which latter is accounted for by thu Increase of acetic acid. It gives to tlio wuo the bouquet which is only acquired by age , and without doubt aids in the keeping quali ties of thu wine. Underground cables nro now laid in thick- frroovcd glass plates , in each groove of which u single win ) is placed and cemented in place with pitch , which is as perfect a uon-foiiiluc- tor as glass and the only other insulator used. This is claimed to bo a batisfartory solution of the underground telegraph problem. An olcctric railway , extending from the Ansonia factories to the steamboat wharf at IcrbyCoiin.a distance of three and onu-linlf miles , Is in successful opporation. An over head copper wire feeds tlio motor , and a speed of from twelve to liftccn miles an hour is ol > < tallied. Tills road has now been In operation moro than a month and has liad no accidents. Passengers prefer it to the hqrso car routes. It is self sustaining and , through trains are run every twenty minutes , the whole road is operated with u little over ono ton of coal per day. H < > Hr < > . ( [ Acid I'liosnliato. Ill Kflreta of Tobacco relieved DECLINE OF GOOD MANNERS. Undue Familiarities IJeUvcea Men ' ahcl Wninon , Tlio signal deterioration of manners that hns for sb'tno time boon gointr on in what is called1'1 good bocioly is ovary year becoinihgfl moro glaring and moro deplorable , buy'i'J the London Standard. The delicat6 nrtVT subtle deference which every gentWiWfxn ubcd to pay every woman because1' ' ho was a woman , null for no othor'rofjtsoii whatever , ib nlrendy old-fnsliiont'd ftud promises shortly to become obsolete. No woman now thinks of expecting" ( torn nny mini the polite homage whioh'6nce on a time wfth the nrivilego of ono bo.v und the honor of the other. Men como into a room full of ladies with as much indltloronco and sans Ittcon us though they were entering the morning room of tnoir club , und quit it with precisely the same want of ceremony and self re- btruint. While in the society of women they loll , lean , and almost lie at their ease , us though they were in tlio bosom of their own family indeed , with u free and easy gnicelcssnoss that a gen eration wgo no .gentleman would have permitted himbolf among his most Inti- mnto relatives. In the llrnt npproachps of mombora of ono box to members of the other thrro is no longer any suavity , any hesitation , any well-bred reserve ; men and women wlio ecavcoly know bach o'tuor uct ua though they vore hail ByrJinglpA Burlinglon The Burlington takes the load. It was in advance of all lines in developing Nebraska. It was in advance of all lines in establishing dining-car service between Missouri river points and Chicago. It was in advance of all lines in giving the people of Omaha and the West a fast mail service. It was in advance of all lines in running its trains from the East into Omaha proper. It was in advance of all lines in reducing the time of passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago. It was in advance , and is the only line by which you can leave Omaha in the morning and arrive in Denver the evening of the same day. It has been progressive in the past. It will lead in the future. * * ' Travel and ship via the Burlington. f Ticket Office , 1223 Farnam Street. Telephone 25Q. Depot on Tenth Street. " ! fellows well mot ; had been in the play ground together , and hud been ac quainted nil their lives. Tlio demeanor of womennowadays , to inon is on a par with the male behavior wo have described. Far from resenting unceremoniousness with which they are treated by men who are in reality utter strangers"to them , they go to moot it half way and permit themselves to been on a foot of familiarity as far as man ner is concerned with tlio < irst comer , provided ho seems to bo ono of their "own set , " that could not bo greater if their acquaintance had existed for years. The same "don't-enro-u-hang" conduct is perceptible in tlio conduct of visitors and guests to their lioat and hostess. The notion that people urp to bo spec ially honored in their own "houses lias gone quito out of fashion. No one now adays is bO antiquated in his ideas as to suppose that hospitality is to bo re garded as u favor conferred on the per son to whom it is extended. On the contrary , it is the guest who confers an obligation by paying a call , accepting an invitation to dinner , or .paying tv country visit , and who has a perfect right to indulge in frank and free cen sure to his neighbors in case he does not find everything to hii lilting in the establishment lie condescends to distinguish by his presence. In tv word , guest nowadays treat hosts and hostesses as men treat \yomcn ; that is to say , as persons whom it is very good and amiable of them to notice at nil. And where people really know each other intimately the behavior of men to women , and vice versa , is such as would have appalled the least ceremonious of our fathers. Women call men by their surname , without the prefix of Mr. , or even by their Christian names , abbre viated to suit the current taste forslang. And it is not shop girls or grocers' young men who do this , but ladies and gentlemen in good society. Gfares Bij IM EVERYONE A CURE. RETURN ! OF PAIJ ! . AT DRUllQISTS'AND DEALERS' THE GHAS'A'VOGELERfjQ'BAiJO'MD * The bcit and irucit Remedy for Cure of all diseases caoied by any derangement of the Liver , Kidney * , Stomach and Dowels. Dyspeptla , 8lck noidoene , Constipation , Billons Complaints and Kalariaof all kinds yield readily to the beneficent influence of It U pleasant to the tast , tonti cp the Bj tem , restores nnd prticrven health. II la purely Vegetable , end cannot fall to prove benefit ! * ! , both to old and young. A * A Blood Purifier it la enperior to all other * . Sold everywhere at $1.00 a hottJ * . Omaha to the Front WITH A SCIENTIFIC D-NTAU SUR GEON , * DR. BAILEY , Whofe pathless m thod In ilentiitry lira bo- coictnu so nopulur In Omaliu. Head the testimonial , one of inun > Htmilur. To whom It may ronrem Till * Ss to uoUIfy that Ita. llalk-'y vzjractort out ! llllud teeth for inn absolutely without pain , by hU method .In deutUtry. l.n/.ir. Ci.vn racd-'I3 : Oewraituo Who is WEAK , NEIIVODN. DEIJIMTA- hm TUIFLKD away Ilia VIOOK of 1IODT , MIND and BIANBIOOD.emuini ; exbnuillni ; drains upon the FOUNTAINM of LZFi : , HE,1I > A < IIE. DA.GKAC1IE , DreaJml Dreftmi. WEAKNESS of Memnrr , HA81B. FUJ.NESB la 8OCIETV. PI.tSl't.E.S upon the FACE , and all the EFFECTS lemllmrto E.V8U.T DE < ; A Y and perhaps COXSWMI' . TION or INHANITT. ihonld consult at once the KIKHJIATEI > Dr. Clarkn , Estnbllibed 1651. Dr. Clarke ban made JVKIIVOU.1 IF- EIII.ITT. CBinoNIC and all Dfeeaees of the aCNKTO SIKI.VAUY Ore fins a I.ifo fttudy. It makai NO difference WHAT you &nre tnken or Wlio hai failed to euro you. * 3-FEMAkFJEUfreringfrorn < ilEea-rj pecu liar to tbelr Bex enn coniult with the asaurnnco t > l ipeedy relief and cure. Bend 2 ccnte rxut&go for work ) on your diseases. .as-Oend 4 cents postage for Colrbrntril YTorUn on Chronic , Nervona und Doll- onto Dueueo. Consullation , personHl'y or by latter , ! * > > . Consult the old Oorlor. TboaitnnUx cured. OQlcpn and parlors prlvnto. * s-Thoso contemplating ilarrinuo bond for Dr. ClarSie'i celebrated Kuidy Kale and Female , each 15c. , both 25c. ( stampi ) . Before confiding your case , constiH Cr. CIAIIKB. A friendly letter or cull may ! ave future cuflerinrand shame , nnd add golden ycara to life. * 3-Book " I.lfp'n ( Secret ) Er- ran , " { iOc. ( stamps ) . Medicine and writings font evarjwhere , secure from oxpokiirc. Hours , 8 to 8 : Sundays , 9 to 12. Address , F. D. OLAB.KE , M. D. J 86 SO , Ol&rfc St. . CHICAGO. ILL. CALIFORNIA ! THE LAND OF DISCOVERIES. nE ran tATARRH OROV1LLECAL Santa Abio : and : Cat-R-Guro For Sale by Goodman Drug Co , tn-u nr > uilirul rr ' -'ir .iiirlxifii. > . lc.l > ulutliUi inall > f > i > r lMl ) containing full | urlK' > iUM for lioino urnfi"in i.f " pROfF. Fo'FOWLER ' , Moodus. Conn. lias obtained a reputation wherever in troduced for "COKHKC'l STYtK"PKU- VKfT FIT , " "CoMroiiT A > ri ) DincAiuti- ITV. " Tlioy lm\c no superiors in Hand Turns , Hand Welts , Ooodyenr Welts , and Machine Sewed. Toadies' , ask for the ' LUDI.OW' ' Sliou. Try thorn , and you will buy no other. To ( nu gow , Itclfast , Dnbliiuintl M > oruool From New York Every Thursday , Cnliln pasxnRp J i > nnd WO , iiccorillus to location of state room , r.xcurt/lou ST > to 3A ) . * Steerage to nad from IJuroiw at Lowest ratss AUSTIN IlAJjflK'IN A : ( X ) . , ( lcn'1.Kcnti , Kl Ilroiulwny , New Vorc. ! JOHN IlIjKOMN' , licn'l Western -\Kont , 1C1 Uaudoliib SI . fhlcngo. * HAKHV 12 MOOUKS , AH ut. Omaha. Reduced Cabin Hates to Glasgow Exhi bition. Cortirioato of Publication- Ornuis ot1 Auniroii or I'UIII.IR AccotiM'S , ) KTATI : ( ) KiNiniurtKA : , ' V I.INCOISN , rcbnury 1st , Jw ; ) It Is hereby certltloil tlmt Ui MlcUluun Mut- mil l.lfo Insurance Uouipunr , of Detroit. ' In , tlio Htsiloof Michltriin , IIIIH ( ompllod wltli tllo'lntnir- uueu law of this htftto , nnil IH authorized .to transact tlio biiiineii of life Iiismauco In ( Ills bluto lor the current yniir. - WIIUC.IH my hand and the .onl of the Auditor n ( I'libltc Accounts the day uiul yi-.ir uboro writ- ton. , Uiui.l II. A. HAIICOCK , Auditor I' , A. I'ollcli s Ipsucd by thlflcoinpnny liovn mlellnlto cash value nt m < l of : rd und vncn ubjeuaat | yi-ui. ' 1 ho company \\iii louii tlili cull vuluo. tlu-roby rnulorlnc aailHtinct ) totho Imlilor nn ( [ nt the H.itnc tliiKtlci'itpliiK up tie Initiiranro. Hi ) ' liiii ( ucsturiKoinpnny loaning Hu f tnulsin Uio \\o . It l iMinbli'il lo pay luiiri' dividend * . Itiforf InKiirliiK Ki-o tinJlldilutin J phiiiH. I'or lull Information oil ! < m or O. 11. I' . I Inli' , Snp't , li i ontlnciitol Illnclc , Oninha. or.Innii-s Ilulo , ( ' . 1' . Murphy , , ( . Il.trfn. lion , II. M. Ilulo , npui Il < ! 'lNllllOIS \ ' H'i'clvosenlt'd bldn , for bulliUutf a t'om i Mouse at dKiilallii , Knbrnhka. * fotllilinioby ulvvn Unit Denied hld4 wilt bo ri'cdiM'd nt Ihu olili'r of thu County t'lofK'.iit ( lyulnlhi. Nidi. , up to tlin hour of Itm. , on .liino la. ISJ-H for thu tiitrposo of biilldlliu c < inrt , IUJUBO lit Ogalullj , Kvllli fount y. Nub. I'liui.s nml.spo' . clliciitlouH for tlic ronsiriii tlun of xnfiV < ; ourt lioiiHo will bn tlU'd for ItHiin tlon at Ilioolllro ut the County ClurK ut OgalHllii NL | > , , on iiud utter tlio aith day of .May. Thu boaid itifdn es the rlahl to rcject'nny 'and ' nil bids. - : Dated May ! ' . 1WW > .I.M. Snuiiiii.iN ( 'lull. , I V ' Co , Oom. ' ' W. ( > . .l , < \tti > 8t : I'lltNK I' . JJ eJTJ Count yrCuvl PROF. BYRON FIELD. TOPEKA , KANSAS. DEWEY & STONE , I" " * * Y IT * > fk T 1 nr" " * Tl * IJRNIl \ JRR r V Jl B.A 1 I. A * s / JL l.JLw 4 A magnificent display of everything useful .and o\'namental in the furniture maker's art , at reasonable prices. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH DIAMOND BRAND .THE ORIOIHAU.THE 0 IILY.CE M Ul MB BEWARE OF WORTHLESS IMITATIONS ASK DRUGGIST fOR ( CHESTER'S ENGLISH DIAMOND ' 4FtlA.MP ( ) |