TJiiii UJ.UA.I.I.A JLAAJLU JL .D linn , . j
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HIE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER ,
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J-l Bwagjtrintr , Flirting , Unreliable Mon Are
No Longer Tolerated
THE DRUMMER OF TO-DAY A NECESSITY ,
' Tlirlllln * * ttxpcrlcnuo
\A.Grlp rurrlnr's ;
with ( Ji-ensi'ts How n Jriiinnicr
Captured a Itrnli ; Commercial
J'okcr Players S
It It n very graceful tiling that the Nebras
ka Traveling Men's association 1ms done ,
gays tin * Merchant Traveler , lu buying a lot
nt tlic cemetery In which the friendless mem
bers of their organization cun bo hurled. The
. traveling mon hnvo worm hearts and tlioro Is
no niisUilio nbout It. The tlmo was when the
traveling man was looked upon jvlth distrust.
Ho was u n\va-crlnp ( ( , unreliable , Illftinp ,
Ihnliy t ml obtrusive fcllon * , who Insisted on
thru-siitiu his company whcro It was not
\vnntud.iuid who was ns much dreaded by the
4 houses to which ho sold his goods as ho was
' by the traveler hi whoso way ho came upon
bis hiUrmlnnblu journoyH.
The traveling man of today Is n necessity.
He Is looked i.ion as such liy all mercantile
liousi.'t.of whatever sort. IIu U not noisy ,
nor nro his clothes gaudy , his directions
Ik-UK nor his ways obtrusive. That style of
traveling man Is out of date. Ho must now
bo , In order to make frit'iids wltti the public.
a li'ci ( ) young business man , who can extend
a favor us well as talio one ; a man whoso
woid can bo relied upon , and whoso Intelli
gence is more than average. A largo propor-
tlon ot the eastern houses iiow send out
younger * ons of the members of the Him ,
mid thc'o young men , collcgo bred , am
bitious , iinxious to win the favor of tlio house
they represent and to bo regarded with re
spect by the men they me ct In business , Have
established a criterion by which till traveling
inrn lire now judged.
The traveling man Is certainly a clmrmlng
fellow ninv , oven apart from his business
qualities. Ho will niiilto along , hot Journey
pass plmitantlv for a car full of dull nnd
wcarj folk. He U not fretful ; ho has eaten
too many bad meals to bo discouraged by a
moderately bad one , nnd ho hat beard too
inan.v Inbles crv to grow * Irrltablo with the
travel-worn ehllil who weeps with exhaus
tion , lie Is a licen observer , nnd , having
seen many lundB , ho can talk delightfully.
Ho buys the best magazines and knows about
the latest novel. Ton to ono lie can sing a
little , or whistle a bit , ov pci'linns ho carries a
violin with him. on whiuh lie makes not bad
JiiiiHlc. Hi ) Is almost always obliging , though
UnobtniIvely so. Ho plays u good game of
cards and ho Is no sharper. In short , the
traveling man is the most ngrccablo and the
most gentlemanly man met with on the rail-
road. of the United States , and the stay-at-
lioint-s ) who still Imagine him to Do the loud
mouthed , striped-shirt dandy are in the
wrong.
An Kxpcrlcnco With ( Jronscrs.
A well Itnown coniinercl.il traveler , who Is
making a lour of the Mexican provinces ,
writes that ho iccontty had a thrilling expe
rience in the land of the Grousers.
\Vhllo traveling through the mountains
near Chihuahua the little party was atti'cked
by brigands , anil the travelers came very near
being slaughtered. Ilosays :
"Wo had been cautioned by officials before
leaving Chihuahua that our route over the
mountains was infested with brigands , and
that it was an exceedingly dangerous road to
travel. Wo took advantage of the
tip given us and secreted our
money and other valuables by sewing
me them uii in our clothing. Ourpllo of green-
t
| l * backs would not have made a poor men rich
by any means , but it was all wo had , and If
there is anything that will make a man feel
like the ragged edge of misfortune It Is to get
hroko in a foreign country. Wo held a coun
cil ul' war before leaving Cbllmahua , and pro
vided ourselves each with a plcco of hip-
pocket artillery nnd Mvoro by nil that was
holy that wo would freeze to our cash like
grim death to n deceased coon.
"Our little party Had traveled about sixty
miles over the mountains and about sunset
wo hailed at a cool mountain stream and
made preparations to twnp for the night.
Wo had hardly dismounted nnd hitched our
bronchos when tbrco villainous looktlig
Greasers came down the slope with six-shoot
ers In hand and demanded our unconditional
surrender.
i "The demand was met by a volley from our
party , and immediately six moro ugly devils
came from ambush and made a dash for us
with lone , kecn-bladcd daggers in their
hands , For a moment my blued seemed * .o bo
frozen and my hair stood on end , and I became -
came tninsilxed lllto a statue , wondering If
there could possibly boa chnnco of escaping
bv ( light , The savage-looking brutes wcro
. .making for us , uttering at every step un-
oartbly yells that sounded llko the screech of
a demon ,
"I turned and started to run , but had gene
but a few steps when I heard a volley from
behind , mid instantly the bullets came whis
tling by my curs. I ran against a largo rock
in my mud light and fell to the ground
ten feet below. The fall stunned
mo , and how long I lay there I
don't know , but the first thing that brought
mo to jny senses was n Hood of cold water
which"liad been dashed Into my face. Opeu-
liiKiny eyes , Isawtjuito a crowd collected
around mo , nnd seeing that 1 was coming to
inv iten.ses again a tall , pnmrioiis Individual ,
with a saber hanging at his side , inquired In
broken Kngllsh if I were hurt , at the same
tlmo assuring mo that I was among friends.
It seemed that the spokesman wastboeaptaln
of a company ot soldiers who bad been scour
ing the mountains for the outlaws , and hear
ing the reports of the revolvers hurried totho
Bccno Just In tlmo to save our lives. The out
laws were all captured and taken to Chlbun-
liua and shot. Wo offered the soldiers money ,
but the captain courteously refused , saying
that ho was merely doing bis duty. "
An 151 ipeinont.
George Bancroft , a traveling salesman for
the Hall snfo nnd lock company , Chicago , and
Miss May Uliodes , u beautiful young lady
twenty years of ago , eloped from Chicago last
week , went to Milwaukee and were married
by Kev. J. U. Crelghton of Sununerilold
M. E. church. Miss Kliodcs Is the only daugh
tcr of a wealthy widow who lives at Helena ,
Mont. She wont to Chicago some tlmo ago ,
t having expressed a wish to her mother
! that she would llko to acquire a
'classical musical education , she having nl-
' ready shown a decided taste for music.
Her wish was promptly gratified , application
for lutmlsslon to the Chicago conservator ) * of
music being made and granted. Whllo In
Chicago Miss Rhodes made scores of friends
nnd a dozen suitors waited m > on her. Of late
it was noticed that young IJancroftwho al-
vays was moro assiduous in his attentions to
iSllss Hhixlos than his many rivals , and who
ivus a constant visitor at the young Imly's
house , sifiaud to Mini particular favor In the
cyoi of tlio Montana belle. The young couple
finally went to ailss Khodea1 guardians ami
nsked them to consent to their marriage.
This they refused to do and an clopcmuut
was the result.
A Commeruliil 1'okw 1'layer.
According to evidence taken in the supreme
premo I'ouit , Brooklyn , last week , it is abso
lutely necessary nowadays for salesmen ,
drummers nnd other employes of big whole
sale houses to bo expert poker players. The
null on trial was brought by Samuel Stelneko
to recover 10 per cent of the profits from
January I , 1SSO , to Juno 1,1SS8 , 6f the linn of
Christum A. Schmidt & Co. , inunu-
* aet\ircrs of upholsterers' materials , at
Kos.II1. ) and151 West Fourteenth
street , this city. The profits during
that tlmo wcro $23,000 , Steincko was
engaged to look out for the business and
drum up customers. When the linn's law
yer took Stulucko in hand ho produced a
letter written by Htelnclto , confessing that
ho had lost nil his own mouoy and S-'IK ) uc
longiug to Mr. Schmidt ut poker. Steincko
admitted this to bo true , bat alleged that ho
had .been told to play poker with customers
or these likely to become customers , und If
ho lost the linn was to reimburse him. That
custom existed in all business houses , ho
aid. Judgment was rendered for Stolucko.
Considered a Delightful Trip.
LonCm - , Nob. , July IV. To the Editor of
ffiiu UEU ; I'crbapsuot a few of the reader *
of the commercial columns of Tit p. BKR would
hoinlcn-stcd In an Item contributed by ono
who attended and took part in the picas ui-cs
of the T , I > , A convention held In Denver a
couple of weeks ago. It might bo well to re
mark right here , tnat for downright liber
ality nnd gunlnl hospitality , glvo mo Dunver
every time. Not only was Denver Infected
with this entertaining spirit , but nil the
neighboring places wo visited were "In lino"
nnd sympathized with her. Ono little city
that deserves special mention and that did
herself proud was the town of luaho Springs.
On our trip Saturday , nftor turning the
"Loot ) , " wo slopped on our way Back at the
"Springs.1' The Miners' band mot ui nt the
depot nnd discoursed sweet muslcc to us
whllo wo wcro taking our carriages tendered
by the citizens. After a drlvo of an liour erse
so about the city and a visit to the many
places of attraction , wo wcro "rounded up"
at the opera house for a social hop of un
hours' duration. If wo tendered money In
payment for refreshments , It was rejected
and wo wcro Informed that our money was
not good thcie. Here's ' to Idaho Springs.
May she Hvo long and prosper.
' After a couplc.of hours pleasantly spent at
this pleasant resort wo boarded our train for
Denver and made ready for our trip next day
to Manltou , 1'lkc's IVnk , Colorado Springs
nndl'uchlo. On boarding our special Sun
day morning our secretary was handed the
following communication , which shows the
spirit of the business men of Denver :
IrNvin ) : , Colo. , .lime 2S isoo. Mr. Otto Tia- * ,
Traveling I'liv-oniicr AirontSantn Vo llallroad ,
noiirxlri You will Unit In tlio tofrlHi'i-aturof
thcspc'clal train , tendered this ( Sunday ) morn
ing to tlm Travelers' Piotectlvo association , a
feweiiHMof Mnxlp' : * ticrvit food.VoolTcrlt
with ml"xlvliiSi ! , knowlne that Hiieh u tender
It llko eiirrvlli ciiuN of II r to Newcastle and
renll/.o full well the fact tlutt thwii Is morn
iicm > on tlili train out of Hen vor than would
htilllei ! to charm ) our bonllnj * works for thirty
days. Hut novertlieli'is ' we are iiivl * > cd Hint
mil n few of Iht ! Travelers' I'lotecllvo associa
tion linvo wvaUi'iicil sliicu tlu-Ir stay In Den
ver mill iindoiilitrdly nvcd niiu'li briiiitng
up us tlio divide Is readied , on IbU trip. Wu
< ' : ui do no lets than surest ' tlaimalnin's
Pinidlini'iit of Lnw" tlutt IIUu Is mired by
like and In tills Ik" ) our npoloM- for begging
the acceptance of the cnses of Moxlo's ni-rvo
food. \ \ o mlsht. fitijict'st for tlu o of nukniiwl-
cdKod nervi' , It Is w ll to taku tunlh solulluns
on the side , ami which Is orthodox homcop-
othy. Kuspculfully vtiurs ,
iJKNViw Moxiv : MFO. Co.
Mr. Editor , U Is needless to say wo ac
cepted this tender of nerve food , but only
drank it when the beer gave out. J. A. E.
John Urall , with M. E. Smith fe Co. , ono of
thn oldest traveling men in the west , Is con
valescent after a long lllne.j. .
Sunday Oncsti.
At the Merchants : It. Similar * * , Lincoln ;
J. Palmer , Kansas City II. 1) ) . Dodge , Chicago
cage ; 0. 1) . Pottln , Chicago ; J. A. Patterson -
son , Creslon ; E. Sopor , Chicago * . 1C. .1. Moss ,
Kansas City ; Charles Dreyfusi. Chicago ; J.
W. Urloy , Minneapolis ; M. M. Uuslo , Chi
cago.
At the Casey : P. W. Uojrcrs , Quiney , III. ;
C. B. Thomas , Ximosville , 0. ; T. A. Thomp
son , Chicago ; A. Caincrin , Chicago ; K. u.
n.iuoldgo. Milwaukee ; C. II. Ilaminond ,
1'eorla ; M. II. King , Oes Moines ; Fred W.
Iledden , St.Louis ; ( ! oorge > W.I'aine , Spring-
Held , Neb. ; K. D. Klmnic , I'ocatello , Ida. ;
Cicorgo B. Miller , Portland. Mo. ; E. Mix ,
Chicago ; ( .Jus Carter , Higginsvllle , Mo. ;
George Locsuh , New York.
At the Mlllard : A\r. It. Smollingcr , Gales-
burg. 111. ; U. B. DavUon , Now York ; \V. \ P. \
Detricbs , St. Louis ; J. II. Shaw , Cincinnati ;
S. Howard , Kansas City ; J. S , Williams , St.
Louis ; W. II. Clark , St. Paul ; E. D. Ander
son , Chicago ; F. H. Brown , Boston ; II. 1\
McAdaw , Kansas City ; Leo Hern , Chlcauo ;
.1. B. Leo , Chicago ; U. M. Parker , Chicago ;
S. S. Browur , Chicago ; j { . Cloldbarhcr , Phil-
ndelphla ; S. M. Delano , Chicago ; W. M.
Oreuorv. Chicago ; II. P. Urltllth , Milwaukeei
0. II. Wihnoth , Frccport , 111. ; F. O. May-
nnrd , St. Louis ; W. E. Qrconhaus , Kansas
City ; II. K. Fhiughcr , New York ; CJiDob-
riner , St. Joe ; A. Stclglitz. ChleaRo ;
K. D. Anderson , Chicago ; A. II. Green , Chicago
cage : N. A. Bloom , Detroit ; liD. . Lyon ,
Hinglinmpton ; M. M. Larson , Chicago ; F.
A. Fitzpiitrlck , Chicago ; C. B. Brown , New
York ; W. B. Solden , San Urnncisco ; lW. .
Ucmictt , Cinchmati ; W.H. Lynch , St. Louis ;
A. W. Brett , Kansas City ; \V. A. Castlen ,
Chicago ; J. M. Davis , Los Angeles , Cal. ; W.
A. StocKIIcld , Pnoblo , Col. ; N. H. Johnson ,
Oakland , Cul. ; T. C. Hurkne.is , St. Louis ; K.
P. Mrijrgs , Philadelphia ; O. D. Hnrtwell ,
NiiHhua , N. II. ; II. D. llnrbcr. Pola , 111. ; U.
T , Van Allen , Chicago ; J , E , Dager , Toledo ,
p. ; S. H. lllllKansas _ City ; Ck-orgo W.
U. U , JV1III1UL , u. L UUIJ , JVIIIIUlIll , J UI-
ton ; II. Uunkler , St. Louis ; John Barney ,
New York ; A. H. Vcrmelyeaj New Ycrk.
At the Murniy Leo Goodman. William A.
Francis , J. J. Siobcr , K. II. Whnpfhcimer ,
A. Kllnger , Harry Fern. J. Drown , J. Sam
uel , W. F. C. Barrett , AV. V. A. ijemp. J. H. '
Hargreaves , .T. McCarun , Morgan D. Hurst ,
A. A. Perkins , William F. Miller , P. Kauf
man , L. May , \V. L. Tucker , D. S. Wood , A.
.Canhuim , A. L. Kheinstrom , J. C. W. Perry ,
Now York ; H. A. Parker , C , S. Kings-
bury , D. S. Allcr. A. Kramer ,
L. Wormscr , D wight Illrseh , Chicago ;
M. Gayley , K. Lceson , D. B. Caiso , O. II.
Hall , and wife , W. II. Mav. L. H. Barhaud ,
H. J. Olasspel , Gcorgo A illll , H. H. Linsloy ,
D. S. Aller , S. II. Knhn , A. W. Pullen , J. 6.
Singer , J. II , Scott , M. Bullock , J. A. Sulli
van , M. Schwarzman , J. ( J. Hall , J.
Stcrneman , Ucorgo Schaefcr , W. A.
ICorr , .1. P. Bowler , J. E. Nelson ,
,1. K. DoWolf , Chicago ; Charles -F. Kruso ,
Chicago ; Nato L. Mnhar , Chicago ; Kilgnr H.
ICollogg , Chicago ; D. Underbill , Chicago ;
Henry ( IrotT , Jr. , Chicago ; G. H. Uottschulk ,
Milwaukee : B. Frank Adlcr , MIHvaukeo ; F.
W. Hcndrickson , Mllwaukeo ; Charles J.
Funk , Milwaukee : F.V. . AVood , Milwaukee ;
C. U. IIoiTinnn and wife , Chicago ; W. H. Sol-
den and wife , Chadron , Neb. ; B. L. lloylln ,
New York : L. H. Black ami wife , New York ;
F. J. Wolnborg , Now York ; J. E.
Martin , New Yorlc ; .M. J. Marks ,
Toronto , Can. ; O. K. Maul , Ues
Molncs : August Kwlck. St. Louis ;
J. Cos , It , II. LeidgcrwoodMilwaukee ; Itolv
ortMaken/lo nnd family , San Francisco ; E.
C. Malsby. Kichniond , Intl. ; C. M. Avcry ,
C. N. Uurloy , Lon J. Stuln , W. Y. Loags-
betb , I'hlladelphla : F. P. ( .llmore , I > a\v-
tuckct , H , L ; T. J. Uoun , Detroit ; G.V. .
Gnllenkamp , Harry Ilaekinan , St. Lonlsr J.
1C. Balr , Topokn ; W. II. Cowdery , Aashta-
bula , O. ; J. C , Hunter , Boston ; C. II.
Thompson end wife , U'opoku ; J. B. Orr , Ot-
tumwa : B. G. Hess , Little Hook ; S. W. San
ders , Burlington , Vt. ; M. L. Elsoinero ,
Lincoln.
For Colds , Croup , Asthma , Bronchitis and
Sere Throat use Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil ,
und get the genuine.
SteH ItuiliTiti Winter.
Experiments made in Sweden by M.
Sumll > or # on the strength of iron rails
during winter have shown' that stool
rails contnlnlng ovur 4 per cent of car
bon are apt to break in ooltl weather. In
fact , the result of his investigations
points to the use of rull * having less car
bon than this rfay ! 1 per cent In coun
tries ns cold in wlntor as Norway and
Sweden.-
A Choice List of Summer Kesorts.
In the Inko regions of WlsconHlu , Min
nesota , Iowa and the two Uakotns , tlioro
arc hundred : ) of eliunnlng localities pro-
omptorily llttcd for summer liomes.
Amont ; tlio following selected list are
names familiar to many of our readers
us tlio norfectlou of northern summer re
sorts. Nearly nil of the Wisconsin jwlnts
of interest are within n short dlbtuneo
from Chicago or Milwaukee , and none
of them are so far uwjiy from the "busy
marts of civilization" that they cannot
bo reached in n few hours of travel ,
by frequent "truing , over tha llnostroad
in the northwest the Chicago ,
Milwaukee it St , Paul railway :
Oeonomowoe. Wls. Clear Luke , Iowa
Mlnoupia , Wis. Ijiko OkoboJL , Iowa.
Waukesha , Wis. Spirit Lake , Iowa.
Pulmyru , Wis. Frontcnoo , Minn.
Tomahawk "Lakes , Lnko Mlnnctonka.
Wis. Minn.
Lakeside , Wis. Ortonvlllo , Minn ,
Klllwum City , Wis. , 1'rlor Lake , Minn.
( Dells of the Wis. Whlto Boar Lake ,
fonsin. ) . Minn.
Beaver Dam , Wis. Big Stone Lake , Da-
Madison , Wis. kota.
For detailed Information , apply at ticket
lCA1,1501 Faniam strcot , Burkcr Block.
P. A. NASH , Gen. Ajeut.
J. E. PUESTON , Pass. Agent ,
I
THE KING OF ALL FORCES
Electricity 7orking a Mighty Revolution in
Industry and Manufacture.
WORK THE BABY GIANT IS DOING ,
It h Oils-Ill tlie Jlorso ami
Into Competition with the Steam
nn iV Iiook Into
tlio Future.
The ntlvnnco inulo : by elcctrletxl sol-
enco and application during tlio last fo\v
years has been HI phenomenal that it is
hard to doll no Its extent , und it Is only
when nti attempt is iniido to follow the
developments in tiny parllculnr bi-uticli
that nn approximate idea of its mighty
progress ns u wliolo nnd its fiir-reaehing
and over-widening inlluonco in thu in
dustrial world can bo arrived nt.
From tin investigation of ono field
alone , that of the electric motor , it tit
oneo becomes apparent that a revolution
of limitless extent is being effected in
industry anil iniuiufncturc , says the New
York Sun. Tlioro can bo no doul that
the electric motor is the most simple
and elleetlvo plcco of meelmniclsm yet
devised for the transmission and trails-
formation of energy in it trustworthy
and economical manner for useful work.
It is Interesting to examine the dillor-
cnt ways in which this superiority is
shown , and in doing so It is ndvisahlo to
ollmiiiiito from more than passing con-
siduralion the electric motor us applied
to railroads and to direct attention
mainly to the character and mission of
stationary motors.
It is nevertheless true that the use of
the electric motor for transportation
purposes is an industrial ono. Some
Idea of thocxtent to which it has already
ousted the horsb and como into compe
tition with tlio sterna engine , tlio eaulo
and the dummy cngino may bo drawn
from tlio fact tnat tit the present tlmo
there are over " 50 eleclrio roads in this
country , running or under contract , with
over 1,500 miles of track and probably
2,500 cars. These roads are already
carrying botwcmiiOO,000,0Oand300,000- ( )
000 passengers u year. They do this ut
an economy of 40 to 60 per cent as
compared witlt horses , and , moreover ,
have the remarkable advantage of build
ing up trnlllo at a greater rate and of
developing and enhancing in value now
residential districts. Incredible as it
may boom , also , to these who luivo not
wntelicd the course of events , several ot
the bhortor steam roads of the country
tire now negotiating- electrical equip
ments , and probably before this article
appears in print contracts will have boon
signed for roads llfleen to twenty miles
long. It is expected by electrical engi
neers that during. Ib'Jl several such
roads will bo built and equipped.
Putting aside this field , however , at
tention may bo confined to the use of the
electric motor for stationary power pur
poses. It is quite possible that several
of these who read those lines may never
have seen an electric motor , yet it is
none the less true that tlioro are today
already in operation in this country over
thirty thousand electric motors of vari
ous sl'/.es , engaged in an endless variety
of occupations. Ono company building
motors reports that its machines are
now employed in nearly two hundred
distinct industries , and that now uses
are found dally. This dovolopiuent lias
been seen almost entirely within the last
thrco years. From 1880 up to 1887 elec
trical engineers and contractors had
given their attention mainly to the in-
btullatton of electric lighting plants in
American towns and cities , with the re
sult that there were some 1 , " 00 central
stations in operation supplying the arc
light or the incandescent light , and
sometimes both. A great many of these
stations paid well from the start , hut it
was soon found that the lighting
business was after all a limited
ono ; that is. it could only bo car
ried on during the hours of dark
ness , so that a valuable plant often lay
idle sixteen or eighteen hours out of the
twenty-four.
Yet the current which such n plant
could generate would lend itself as
readily to driving an electric motor as
as to furnishing light in a lamp , and the
sanio circuit that convoyed it to the
lumps would also convoy it to the
motors. It was this fact that gave a
great stimulus to the electric motor in
dustry about thrco years ngo , and led to
the perfecting of what had theretofore
been u crude and cumbersome pieeo of
mechanism. As is now generally known
the olcetrio motor has but ono mov
ing part , the revolving armature , and by
means of a pulley placed lit the end of
the nrmaturo shaft Its power can bo ap
plied to any piece of apparatus or ma
chinery known to the arts. But up to
1880 nearly all the 0100140 motors imd
been badly designed and poorly builtand
the current that should have been di
verted into power was simply wasted in
developing heat , so that the machines
rapidly burnt out and otherwise became
useless , and were altogether too expen
sive to run. At the present time , however -
over , there are several electric motors
in the market of excellent design and
workmanship , for which as high an clll-
ciency as over 00 per cent is claimed ,
and tlioro can bo no doubt that the rate
of ollicloncy in the smaller sizes as well
as ia the larger is the highest that has
yet been attained by any piece of power
transmission machinery.
Thus an electric motor , or one-half of
one-quai tor horse power will easily show
as high an ollicloncy as that of another
sort of motor of ten or fifteen horse
power , yet nobody dreams of expecting1
a gas engine or a steam onglno of one-
quarter or ono-half horse power to glvo
anything but a small return upon the
fuel applied to it. Moreover , with tlio
electric motor an enormous advantage
has been the fact that when it has been
installed nnd connections liavo boon
made with the circuits connecting it
with the central station It is practically
ready that miuuto for work. All that
is necessary is the turning of n s\vlteli
and the current is instantaneously
there , "With the btcaui engine , even
when tlio btcam is taken from the fateam
mains in the street , considerable utton-
tion'iH necessary , and i n the vast major
ity of instances the steam has to
bo manufactured on the snot , BO that
boilers are necessary , involving the at
tendance of an expert engineer , the sup-
plv of water and coal and tlio removal of
ashes- Such btcuin plants also occupy
uonaiduruulo space , and throw olt no
small amount of heat. The idea , how
ever , with the electric motor , is to concentrate -
centrato in a central station all the in
convenience connected with the genera
tion of steam , nnd to transmit the energy
in the form of current , HO that all the
user hub to do is to draw off the supply
ns ho wunta it , just as ho would do in
turning a'tnp to procure u supply of
\vtitor. \
To-day electric motors In different
parts of the country are running feed
cutters in stables , and are also used to
brush the horses down. Others un
used to run butter churns. Not fur oil
In the sumo street they are busy chopp
ing up meat ia sausage factories or mak
ing vrhliw , or picking hair , or sawing
stone , or making pens , or driving
jewelers' lathes. Same ore busy making
watch-case mivchlauryj and ethers in
making shoes. Not-MOW of thc > m are
la use by opticians for gi'lndlng glasses ,
whllo others have th.olr merits sung
in Mirill Italian us good peanut
roastorrf. In the liquor business they
have been found running bottling ma
chines , while in the tohacco business
they arc not less convenient for driving
tlio cigarette machines or making cigar
boxes. They are very often used for
grinding colors , and In ono city of this
state they have been nut to the extra
ordinary work of souirtlng paint on
photographs. Some of the neatest pieces
of ivory turning are nowdono by electric
motor , and if some people oulj know that
the pills they are so fond of were made
by the same agency they would bo In
clined to bellevo that the nostrum had
acquired an additional recommendation.
In some cities so far has the use of elec
tric motors gene that It Is possible for a
man today to drink at breakfast colleo
ground and cat fruit evaporated by elec
tric power.
During the morning ho will conduct
his business with electrically made
pens , ami paper ruled by eU-i'lrlcity , and
make his records in electrically
bound books , his seven-story olllce
being In all probability reached by
electric motor elevator. At luncheon
ho will bo able to discuss sausages'
butter , anil bread , and tit night eat ice
cream and drink iced water duo to the
sumo electrical energy. Ho will ride- all
about the place in electric cars , wear
shirts and collars mangled and ironed by
electric motor , sport a suit of clothes' and
a lint blocked by the same means ; on
holidays a merry-go-round propelled by
electric motor , or have his toboggan
hauled up the slide with equal facility ,
bo called to church by an i-lccrtic pulled
bell , sing hymns to tlio accompaniment
of an electrically blown organ , bo burled
in a collln of electric maki'aml last of all
have his luimo carved on his tombstone
by the same subtle , mysterious , all per-
vaslvoand indefatigable energy , This
innv sound like a wild aitd exuberant
llight of fancy , hut it is simply a faithful
statement of the manner in which elec
tricity Is being applied to every ono of
the necessities and luxuries of life In
America.
Outside of the town nnd cities the use
of the electric motor still remains to bo
developed beyond the merest beginning ,
but the compact , cleanly and economical
little jtick-of-all-trades has already made
its inllueneo felt in a large number of
miscellaneous industries , und partic
ularly in that of mining. The elec
tric motor is already being employed
in a largo number of American coal
mines , running pumps and elevators and
ventilators nnd moro particularly In
drilling in coal and mineral hearing
rock. Out west some of the uses it has
been put to in mining Is specially nota
ble , i'rovidenee , in its inscrutable dis
pensation of things , has generally ar
ranged that the best mines shall bo the
farthest removed from the water power
best adapted for working them , and
hence It often happens that valuable
veins have been worked at it loss or else
only after mountains have been circum
vented or bored through for expensive
canals. AVith olectrio.motors , however ,
water power in the shape of electric
current can bo carried up hill and down
dale , and though it has noon said that
wo can never grind with the water that
has passed , the old adage is now strictly
untrue , several Instances being on record
in which this has been douo with the
most brilliant success.
In not u few western mines the energy
thus reclimed from water power several
miles below is being carried back up into
the hills , and there employed to run
hoists and vunnors , quart/ mills , stamps ,
pumps , amalgamators and other appli
ances for which power Is necessary In
one striking instance the electric motor
has been employed to recover gold that
seemed to bo utterly beyond reach. In
other words , it had been attached to
pumps for laying bare the bed of tlio
river iu which auriferous sand had boon
deposited for countless ages. The river
course lay at tlio bottom of a deep gorge
where the u.sc of any other rauehinery
would have been quite out of the ques
tion ; hut a portable little electric motor
mounted on light platforms , easy remov
able ia case of sudden Hood or other
emergency , the whole problem was easi
ly solved , and for the first tlmo since tlio
bun rose over California the bed of that
river was exposed and made to yield up
its secrete and its wealth.
In another extraordinary instance
electric motors are employed in mining
purposes in the Chollur mine , in the
great Comslock lode. There water ,
which has already done a largo amount
of work at the surface , is conducted
under a 1,000 feet head to water wheels
tit the bottom of the mine , which there
drive an electrical generating plant.
The current from this plant is conveyed
by wires back totho surface and there
operates six olcetrio motors , each of
soventy-fivo horse power , which hofp in
driving the big main shaft of tlio mill ,
thus supplementing the work which is
done on the same ground. There is no
other way conceivable in which the
energy developed by the water falling
under this tremendous head could he
utilized , and it remained for the genius
of American mechanical and electrical
engineers to carry out such a stupendous
enterprise.
Three Sttlolilcs Over n Love Affair.
Mrs. Louise Bilotski committed suicide
at Baltimore the other day by dissolving
the heads of sulphur matches in milk
and then drinking tlio solution. Ko-
morse and self reproach for causing her
daughter's death is thought to ho the
explanation for the rash act. The yonug
girl , who was very handsome , could not
please her parents in the matter of a
husband. Thrco times she had had of
fers of marriage , and every time her
suitor was turned away. IJor last love
was a music-toucher , for whom she was
much binltten , hut the old folks wcro obstinate -
stinato and refused to consent to a miir-
rlngo , so tlio lover sailed for Europe
after informing tlio young ladv that she
would never again sou him alive. Ho
kept bis word. Ho threw himself into
the ocean when the vessel was four days
out. "When Miss Bilotski heard of his
tragic ending she bqcnmo despondent ,
and died from the effects of a dose of
opium. Her daughter's death preyed
on the mother's mind , and so she also
killed herself.
1'resRiioe ofMiad' Snveil Tlicso ( .Iris.
Three girls waihWcr across a bridge
on the Laekawanmi0ud had a narrow
escape from death rtijently near Wilkes-
barro. Pa. The engineer of the train
saw them , blow the whistle and reversed
the engine. It was impossihlo to stop
in tlmo , however , and the death of the
three girls seemed certain , says a dis
patch to the Chicago Herald. Sud
denly , when the trriln was but a few
rods away , one of them , with re
markable presence of mind , jumped
to the edge of the bridge , stretched
forward Hut on her face nnd swung
herself clear from the track , hanging
with her hands to the end of the tics ,
over the rushing waters beneath. In a
moment the other girls followed her example -
ample , and just as the train Hwojit by
the hist of the trio swung clear of the
bridge , whllo with amazement the pas
sengers and trainmen watched the hu
man forms swaying to and fro in mid-air ,
As soon ns the-train stopped the crew
rushed bade and rescued the girls from
their terrible plight.
HAD A MANIA FOR 1I4RRYKC ,
Tlio Stmngo Ground on Which n Preacher1
Wo Seeks Divorce.
CHARLES EVER WOULD A-Y/OOING / GO ,
Seven TlincH Il l lilt Knitliful H-iouso
Accompany Htm to the Attnr
Mid Then She Drew
the Line.
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Mrs. Stella \Vcston of Rhode Island
seeks n divorce from her husband , the
Rev. Charles Wcston of Wisconsin , for
a reason such as probably never , before
was heard ot either within or outside
ot a court room. The lady wishes to be
legally separated from her husband sim
ply because ho insists upon being hound
to her not by the single cord ot one mar
riage , but by us ninny cords as there
shall bo years of wedded life , says the
Now York Times. The original wed
ding was celebrated nine yours ngo with
duo ceremony and a solidity that would
have satisfied any ordinary man for a
lifetime , and yet , when the first anni
versary of the marriage came around , it
found the reverend husband with his
heart fondly set upon n repetition ot 'tho
sacred rites through which ho had been
ehabled legally to elnsp Mrs. Weston to
his breast and nominate her Ills own for
aye or , as oven then It may have scorned
to him , for n quasi nyo. Doubtless the
lady was surprised when , near the close
of the first year of their married lifeher
husband began to curl his whiskers at
her , pull part of his back hair forward
over his bald spot , pick up her fan when
she dropped it , praise her baby , and re
frain from scolding about the coffee at
breakfast ; and it must have scorned to
her quite as if she was a widow undergo
ing the agreeable process of a second
courtship with one who wns almost a to
tal stranger , when ho gazed into her
eyes , toyed with her hand , and fooled
with her white apron strings , but still
when Mr.Voston plum peel the question
and asked his wife if she would 1)0 his
bride , the lady may bo excused If she
was both surprised and shocked. Such
n nucbtlon should never be put by a
baciiolor or married man to a married
woman , no matter who she is. Upon
hearing it addressed to herMrs. AVcston
promptlv directed Mr. "Weston to go
along with himself , of whom he ought to
bo thoroughly ashamed. ,
Dllut Mr. Westoa was aparsislcntlover ,
and finally so wove and twisted his cells
around his victim that she collapsed
completely , and ho lugged her oil to the
altar , where on that day twelvemonth ,
Hho had married a younger man who was
still living. Naturally she had her
scruples in regard to the propriety of
such a course of conduct , but they wcro
all too easily overcomeMjy the wiles and
sophistries which studo"atsof theological
polemics are accustomed to employ , and
as lias already boon said , Mrs.
"Wcston succumbed to thorn. "Without
blushing , sighing , hanging down her
head , or falling upon his breast , she con
sented to renew her relations to him as
his own true wife , although those rela
tions had never for a moment beoil in
terrupted , and although the couple were
already as much married as law and
clergy could , make them. On the first
anniversary of their wedding day they
wore married u second time , although
they did not have what Is technically
called a honeymoon or go on a bridal
trip. The ceremony , of course , was not
followed by a fee to the oflleiatingclorgy-
nian , since it would bo decidedly unpro
fessional for ono gentleman of the cloth
to receive money from a brother minis
ter on such un occasion. It must not for
a moment bo thought that tlio Hov. Mr.
AVeston's knowledge of this fact had
anything to do with his second venture
into matrimony , nor do wo wish to In-
blnuato such a tiling , although naturally
it may have occurred to him as to a
member of it profession which is not as
a rule , and , indeed , cannot iilTord to bo ,
lavish of its hard-earned money. And ,
moreover , it docs not appear on the rec
ord that Mr.Vcston'a parishioners
opened their purse strings and sent to
tlio parsonage numerous wedding gifts
of plated spoons , cnsters , together wjth
dressing gowns and slippers , although
the hope that they might not do so may
have beea not without weight In the
bridegroom's mind.
Matters now went on swimmingly for
several months , till the end of tlio year
approached , when Mr. "Weston began
once moro to pester his wife lover-like
attentions which made her suspect Hint
it was his intention to woo her again to
the hymncncnl altar. She tried to put
him olT by declaring that she would
willingly bo a sister to him , nnd inti
mating that if ho had any spare cash on
hand , ice cream , caramels and bouquets
would not bo altogether thrown away
on her , but the lover was not to bo put
olt in any such way as this. Vigorously
he pressed his suit and linnlly his ardor
prevailed , so that tlio becond anniversary
of the wedding found the couple once
more at the alar , plighting oiornrl love
and faith to each other. Then in duo
time carao the third , fourth , fifth sixth
nnd seventh remarriages of this inter
esting couple , tlio bride becoming moro
and over moro reluctant , and linnlly
having almost to Iw drugged to the
church like the beloved of Allan , a
Dale whom Robin Hood rescued from
the rich churl under the vcfy roof of the
sacred odiileo. Then , at its stated sea
son , came the eighth wooing and the
and tlio eighth popping of the question ,
nor was It till then that the lady look a
decisive stand and declined to put up
with "bitch ridiculous nonsen.-o any
longer. She not only refused point
blank to consider Mr. Weslon's proposal
for an instant , but hud become so thor-
ougely wearied and disgusted with mnr-
riago and all thereto pertaining , that
she at once set about to undo till her
seven knots matrimonial and blow out
all her seven torches hymeneal on the
instant by suing for divorce , and her
suit is now pending.
It may be taken for granted thai when
alienists come to consider Mr. Weston's
case in a scientific was they will make anew
now species , or at least a liew variety , of
lunacy of it , to which they will give the
name of gammonin , and believe that
they have accomplished a great feat in
th.o way of classification. The mania ,
once It lias become publicly known , will
bo likely to spread , and census takers
ten years from now will astonish the
bureau with tlio wonderful rate at which
Americans marry and are given in mar
riage. Should Mrs. AVestonV suit bo
successful , her sundered mate will natur
ally take earnestly to the preaching of
pro and con sermons on the text that
speaks of the seven fold cord that can
not bo broken.
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