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JSUAllY 25 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. 1IA11ROAD FARES IN EUROPE llcwcr Bate ? Secured bj the Adoption of the Zone System. HOW IT WORKS IN AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY V Bin ; Itcsultof Years of Agitation The Idea CoiiHHlcrcd wltli Itcfurciico to America by n I'roml * llClit ECOIlOllllftt. The adoption of what Is cnllrd "tho zone fyf , tcm" of railroad tarinicntlon by the state Viillvftjof Hungary and Austria 13 attract ing universal attention In Europe , and be ginning to arouse much Interest In the United rUntcs. The subject 1ms long been agitated abroad. In 1813 William Gait timdo a vigorous inovo- nu'iit tor lower farts in England , and slnco 1M59 leading political economists of Franco , Austria and other countries huvo been do- jnnndlng radical reforms , Theodore Hcrtzka , u dlstlngushcd Austrian publicist , began in 1Si : , a systematic movement wtilch ended in tlio ilnnl adoption of his Ideas by two European countries. Prof , Kihnunu J. James of the University of 1'cnnsvlvmiiii , contributes to tlio current number of tlio "Quarterly Journal of Econo mics" a brilliant and exhaustive article on the subject , from which the following ex tracts tire made : HUNOAUV ADOl'TSTIIIi ZONE SYSTKM. Tim ilrst iniuinpciuoiit to take a positive Mop In the direction of a uhango was the -tinto railway ollleu of Hungary. I liavo not been nblo to learn the whole history of the ) novamciit within railway circles In Hungary Which ultimately lea to such a radical exper iment as that ilnnlly determined upon. It is probalilu that , tlio course of popular and Kclontlllu discussion had considerable to do with It. The chief cause , however , Is un doubtedly to bo Bought in that circumstance Which li 3 bceu the occasion of nearly nil great experiments in rail way matters ; nainclv , necessity. The condi tion of thestalo roads w far from sutlsfao tory , and tlio condition of the passenger trafllu was the least satisfactory vloment In the cnso. The total trafllc was small , the cost nf service , consequently , very high , and the rates charged enormous , considering all the circumstances. The lowest rate for a ttinglo ticket was one cent per Icilometro fern n lonj.-distnnco through ticket , third class ; i. ( i. , nearly two cents per niilo. The rale- for ( Irst class was nearly four cents. At such prohibitive rates It Is plain that no very largo tralllo could be developed la a cou'ntry like Hungary , whore the great mid dle class is by no means well-to-do and the poorer elms' is very poor , and where , more over , the population Is not dense , compara tively speaking , and largo cities nro few in number. To how small an extent the railroads were utilized by the people Is shown by the fact that while Germany hadllvo passengers per head of tlio population , Hungary had only one. The average length of trips in Hungary was sixly-ono kilometres , wlillo in ( icrmaiiy It was only twenty-eight kllomo- Ires a fact which shows that the local traf llc in Hungary was unusually small , prevented - vented of course In its growth by tlio prohib itive rates in force. Various attempts had -4- boon made to encourage the growth of pas- Rongcr triiflle by the Introduction of reduced rates in the form of return , excursion , com mutation and mileage tickets , and the like , but , although the tralllo responded immedi ately , the rate of increase was not such as to Show that the hoped for growth In revenue would result at uny near date. The govern ment , therefore , determined upon a radical change in working out the details of thosys- loni , and luid down certain broad principles to be observed. One of the prlmo objects was tlio cncour- ngonicnt of long-distance trafllr , and more cs- pccliilly the trnnic to and from tlio capital city , Huda-l'cst. In this point the govern ment was actuated not merely by railroad considerations , though those , too , were in favor of such n policy , but also by social and Industrial motives , IJudn-Pcst is not only the capital city , but it is the metropolis in wealth , industry , population , and political in- lluonco of the whole state. A policy which would secure the actual visiting of this cen ter by largo numbers of tlio people from the most , distant parts of the kingdom could not but result In securing a greater homogeneity In the population , and hasten that fusion of the various elements which Is In the interest of all higher development in Hungary. To attain this end , it wns necessary to ndopt n system of tarinicntlon which would ell in I mi to as far as possible the clement of distance. This would ho achieved by making a long distance rate relatively sc low as to encourage this1 class of tralllo. To secure a large tralllc , it would also bo neces sary to iiiako a rate which should ho not only relatively , hut absolutely low. n rate so low as to ho within the reach of largo classes of the population. To prevent an undue bur dening of local traffic , it would also bo neces sary to reduce local rates to a point far below what they bud been before , to make a rate which should bo within tno reach of every body. Under the old system the peasant whc had ten miles to go could fur better alTord tc walk than to pay the rate demanded. Uiulct the now system the rates must bo so low that even the day laborer would use the trains from station to station. The new systoir must also bo a very simple one , in which ti great saving in administrative supervision anil In manipulation of tickets mid the like could bo made. Arfa result of all these considerations the authorities worked out a new system of tarlll- cation which seemed to them likely to Incor porate these features. The 'general plat adopted had ulrauly received the naino ol zone-mettiod In the discussions which had oc curred , from the time of 1S7U if not earlier As this nanio was also adopted by the gov- eminent ol Hungary the system has DCCOUU known throughout the world oa the zone tariff system. * The zone-tariff system is not , philosophic ally sneaking , fundamentally different fron the mileage system in use in this country , except copt so far as a difference of degree may coil' stltuto u difference In kind. The system li use in this country is that under which tin mile is adopted as the unit of distance. Foi tills unit 11 normal rate is llxcd and the price of a ticket Is ascertained by multiplying tin rate per inllo by the number of miles trav dcd , fractions of a inllo bolng dls regarded or considered as a mill in llxlng the price of n ticket In the continent the kilometre I usually adopted as the unit of calculation A foot might be taken as the normal unit , o ; two miles , or ton miles , or nny other number It Is evident that the exact unit taken wil depend ordinarily , or has at least ordlimrll ; depended , on the unit of distance most coin manly used In describing Journeys ot hours or days. Now , the zone tariff system is simply n sys ' tern iu which the unit of distance Is a mu'cl larger unit than the kilometre or the mile This will appear more clearly when the Aus trlun zone tariff U considered. It Is plain however , in the Hungarian system also though it is there subject to important modi llcations. For each unit of distance ( or zone or fraction thereof , from any station n far of 10 cents is exacted. Thus the faro fo ono unit and the fraction of another Is - rents ; for two units and the fraction of an other , 1M ) cents ; for thrco unita am a fraction of another , 40 cents and so on up to the olevcntl unit , when a sum of0 cents is charged fo cuclumltor fraction thereof : with this iin portnnt modification , that the thirteenth uni Includes all stations beyond the complete * twelfth unit. Row , the unit of distune which is takun as the basis of all tariffs is generally speaking- , fifteen hllomctres.or nin and three-tenths KnglUa miles. As the far charge , therefore , is 10 centstho , faro for nin times that distance and uny fraction thcrco would bo M , ; that is , ono could rldo ninety three miles for $1 , but would also have t pay the same sum if ho rode only eighty-foil miles. Just so under a strict mileage systoi ono would pay. at 3 cents a mile , on ( I cents i ho rode 10,500 foot , but would also have to pa the same sum if he rode only O.SHl foot. This siirplo system is modlllcd in severe ways in thollunpirinn > othod. Thus the lira unit of distance U twenty-live kilometre (15.M3 ( mlles ) ; I , o. , the fare from any give point to any station not moro than ir > , ' < ; mile distant is IU cents , but all units after th first up t6 the eleventh nro 15 kilometres , o f U.U miles. The eleventh and twelfth aroeac S5 ! kilometres , and the thirteenth unit ii : dudes all stations beyond the close of th twelfth. Tor the eleventh , twelfth an thirteenth units 20 cents each is charge * waiting the maximum faro to w y static within the kingdom from nny other ono fl.W. The last provision , howovor. is subjftt to ono very lm | > ortant modification j namely , If the traveler's route Hoi Ihrotmh lluiln-l'e.st , i he must buy a ticket first to thnt place ami . then another from thcro to the station ho wishes to reach. This may under some cir- cnmslnncoj double the fare wulcli ho would otherwise have to pay for n Journey of equal distance. Huda-1'cst Is practically n limit , therefore , for the application ot the system , , having the same effect as n boundary HUD of Hunpcry Itself. It Is plain from what precedes that the rates of fnro nro much lower under the i.ew system than they were under the da. In no case beyond the first zone do they exceed 1 ! i cents per mlle , and for the immensely greater number of cases they are less than 1 cent per mile. For the stations beyond 140 miles tbo rate per mile decreases with the distance , falling , on the lowest trip which cun be mndo from , ? I.GU to 30-100 ot a cent. This Is the rate to Kronstndl , distant frornlludu-l'esttriJ miles. The great reductions nro host seen by com paring absolute rates under the old and now systems. The old rnto to ICronstadt was W.80J the now rate is ll.CJO-a reduction of 62 percent. ThU is , of course , the extreme reduction. Hut the reduction to n station -IS miles away is 00 per cent , to u station KM miles away over M ) per cent. The average reduction on lornl rates Is about -ID per cent on the basis pf railway estimates. Iksldcs these rates which represent the price paid for a shiglo-trlp ticket by any Ono who chooses to buy , there are also commutation tlck'cts which alTord still cheaper rates. Thus from Hudn-Pest toMiifdod , fourteen miles , ono can get a book containing sixty tickets for l. l , a llttlo less than fiW cents per trip. These books are transferable , and the owner may use thorn for persons accompanying him , To / Hzoil , thirty-threa miles distant , n similar book can bo obtained for S'J.llO , or 10 cents a trip. AUSTHIA FOLLOWS IIUN'OIIW'S 1.J1AD. In turnintr from the Hungarian to the Aus trian experiment , ono Is struck both by the similarity and differences , They are both zone-systems , ooth involve a great reduction in rates over the old systems , and both are very simple in the general plan as well as in the details. TliodifTerencoswlll nnpoarmoro clearly after u discussion of tbo Austrian system. There is a sort of permanent rivalry be tween the Austrian provinces and Hungary In all mutters pertaining to Industry as well as politics , when the Hungarian manage ment adopted the zone-system , the public in Austria criticised the Austrian railroads for their slowness and seeming neglect of public interest. The management nf llio Austrian roads has been , therefore , somewhat on the defensive. The now system wont into operation in Austria on June li ( , Iblil ) , The basis of rates is very simple. The lowest monetary unit of the country ( the kroutzor ) combined with the shortest long distance unit of measurement ( the kilometre ) is made the unit of calcula tion. The fundamental rate of calculation is one kroutzcr per kilometre , the kreut- /.or being four mills and the kilo- metro .021 mile. This is equal to a rate of OK mills P ° r in'lo. ' Tlio prlco for second class Is double and for Ilrst class treble this sum. These rates are Increased SO percent for express trains. The privilege of free bag gage is abolished. If the hllomctro were made the basis of computing the prlco of tickets , this system would not differ essentially from the old sys tem in uso. But lu determining- faro the unit of distance is not 1 , hut 10 kilometres for all distances tinder 50 kilometres , IB kilo metres for all distances between 50 and SO kilometres , 20 kilometres from SO.to 10" , and 50 kilometres for all distances over 100 kilo metres. Thus the faro for the ilrst unit of distance 1. o. , 10 kilometres is lOkreutzcrs ; 1. c. , ten times the normal rate lixod upon as the unit of calculation. For the second unit the faro is 10 krcutzers additional and so on up to the sixth , wnaro for the sixth and seventh the unit is 15 kilometres and the additional price is 15 kreutzors. The eighth unit bus 20 kilome tres , and the additional price is ! i < ) kreutzors. The ninth , tenth , eleventh and twelfth units lavocachA * ) kilometres , and the additional u-icols 23 krcutzers ; while after that each mil has 50 kilometres , and the additional irico is 50 kroutzors. , U'ho distance up to COO kilometres Is thus livldcd into twelve units or zones , and there ire as many zones after thnt as there are stretches of 50 kilometres each or fractions hereof. Tickets uro sold by zones at the rate of i. ir. in. iv. v. vr. vn. 10 , 20 , ' 30 , 40 , 80. GTi , 80 , VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. 00. 1SS , 150 , 175 , 200 , 230 , UOO , XV. XVI. J50 , 400 , etc. , krcutzors for the corresponding zones - .ho number of kroutzors representing also .tie number of kilometres include ! up to the end ot the respective zone. It will ho seen that the system is very slm- jlo. The tickets contain the number of the zone , the name of the station of departure , and also the 11:11110 of the last station , on all ho lines of the system , in the particular /ono to which the ticket on- .itlos the hohler _ to transportation. In arranging the zones , the whole group of rail roads in Austria to which this method np- : > lics is considered as ono system or road. Tables showing the actual distribution ol stations among- the zones are posted In all the stations so that the traveler can see at a slauce for what zone ho must take a ticket. JL'ho variety of tickets is very small compared with the old plan. The system is still further simplified by the fact thnt two third class tickets may bo presented in lieu of one second class , and thrco third class in lieu ol one Ilrst class. This enables small stations to get along with ono kind of tickets a great advantage from the point of administration It is plain from tlio above statement that the Austrian system differs in some impor tant respects from the Hungarian. In the first place , it does not favor long distance tralllo to such an extent as the latter. As Been above , ono may rldo In Hungary 7ll ! kilometres for -100 krcutzers. It costs r > C kreutzers to ride thnt distance in Austria. . On the other hand , it never costs moro than thnt In Austria ; while In Hungary , if half the route Ho on ono side of Budo-Pcsi and tho' other half on the other , II would cost 800 kreutzers for the same d is tnncc. The regular rates in Austria for d is Unices up to 5SJ5 kilometres are cheaper tlmi in Hungary , A ticket for 210 kilometres it Austria costs 2oO kroutzors ; in Hungary.UflO for 110 kilometres in Austria , 125 ; in Hun gary , 175 ; for 75 kilometres In Austria , 80 ; it Hungary , 125. Tuo differences between th < prices for the first zone are slightly in favoi of Hungary.- ono wishes to go , say 2i kilo metres , the cost In Austria would bo tto , ant In Hungary U5 kroutzcrs. The local trattl tickets in Hungary and the general commutn lion tickets in Austria reduce thu rates fo short trips very considerably below the zen rates. The smaller units adopted oy Austrl ; In the now zones are a favor to local trnftlc which Is. perhaps , not exceeded by theexcol lent local trnfllo tlckou in Hungary. The charge for haggago In Austria , is alsi determined according to a different prlncipl from thnt in Hungary , A uniform charge o 13-10 kroutzer per kilometre is made for encl ten kilograms of baggage. This makes sum ! trunks for short distances cheaper than I : Hungary , and largo trunks for long distance nearer. Thus n trunU weighing " 0 kilogram would cost in Hungary 50 kreutzors for 7 klloirotrtss ; in Austria It would cost only i kreutzors. On the other hand , a trun weighing ISO kilograms would cost 400 kreul zors in Hungary for 731 kilometres , whllo i Austila it would cost 1KK ! krputzoM , or iiv times as much. If wo take thu avcrag length of a trip la Hungary under the ol system , til kilometres , as a basis of couipar son and 50 kilograms as tno average ninoui of haggago carried , the difference would a ] pear to bo as follows ; In Hungary the fat for ticket , Including the charge for baggagi would bo 1'H ) knmtzcrs ; In Austria it woul bo ISO. Taking the average trip In Austrii ! ) T kilometres , ns the basis , the rate would bt In Hungary , 75 kroutzera ; in Austria , 77. WITH IIEI'KHESCK TO AMEHICAX UO.U > 3. u o Before closing , it may bo worth whllo I t , consider briefly what bearing all this movi - mont In Euro | > o has on our own railway prol o loins. As said above , our system of raihvn r fares Is constructed on the same principle ( that of most European states. It is based c the mllcngo method. A. ratals llxcd per mil and the faro is determined by multiplying tl number of miles to bo traveled Into the mi per mllo. The system Is nioditlcd in man ways by the application of limited , coramut tlon , excursion , package , return , coropnn servant , 1,000-mllo tickets , and ao on , but tt principle remains the sumo , o This method can certainly not bo justlfh f from the standpoint of "cost of service , " slm the costs of transportation do not Increase I proportion to the mileage. U does not cost railroad twice as much to carry a passongi two miles as oua It cannot bo Justified c account of the value of mrvlco to the travele The value of u trip to him who hu to make depends on the person to bo scon , the busi ness to ( MjdcTuc. tlio place to ho visited , nml noton the number of miles to bo covered In getting' there. Inde d , ono may say that the Jonpcr the Journey , the less valuable the sot- vlw , slnco it wastes the time of the ono who must make it. Certainly , thousands of Jour neys are made nowadays which would not bo made if wo hnd not the railroadsand : equally certain Is It that thousands and thousands of Journeys which It does not now pay to mnka would bo made if the railways were faster and the fiiro cheaper. The present system has not given us cheap fares ILH shown above. It has not led to what tuny bo called a general use of tlio. ralhvav. The United States can show only nhout six pa-ssengers per head of the population , When ono considers that iu this roturu are included all the commutation ticket passengers , one SOPS how little use the great , moss of the people ple make of the railway. It bus not led to a reasonable utilization of train facilities , According to the last report of the Interstate commerce commission the avcr.iKO number of passengers per train in this country during the last year was only 'J. Thoavorngo number of passenger cars per train Is three and one-half ; I. o. , for two hundred scau there are only 43 passengers. The railroad could carry three times as ninny passengers on the average , without any In crease in investment or operating , exnonses. The 3 cents a mlle demanded of the occasional passenger is an exorbitant price , considering the means at the disposal of the average per son for railroad riding. Mr. Atkinson states that the average product of the people of the United Suites Is only -10 cents per day I.e. , it would take the whole average dally pro duct of n family of five to travel thirteen miles on tlio railway. With * . ' per day as the n-vcrngo product of such a family , thcro Is evidently little left for railroad riding at 3 cents n mile , after all the necessary expenses are paid. There nro two points In the development of every business whore the profits of the business would ho tlio same , namely , the point of relatively small business and high nrollts on each transaction , and that of largo bus'ness ' and small profit on each transac tion , There Is no reason in tlio nature of business why n , man having reached tlio former should go to the latter. But there is ix great reason , from the point of view of pub lic Interest , why ho should do so. Our gen eral economic theory takes for granted that competition will force business nlonp this lino. Even If this bo true , generally , everyone ono would acknowledge certain exceptions to it. All would ugrco that It would not bo true in the absence of competition. The railroads arc , of coin-so , for nine-tenths of their trallle absolutely without competitors. It Is neces sary , then , for the public to interfere , and compel the railroads to advanconlong the line whither they would bo driven by competi tors. Speaking generally , ono may say ol American ns of Kuropean roads , they give slow service and costly service , wheu they ought to give fast service and cheap service. What system should bo adopted to reach this end rnllrond engineers should determine. The public should insist thnt the end bo reached. Flirting ; is n penal ofTenso in Japan. It Is a curious fact that all the girls who lend in Wellesley college are blondes , A Now York spinster proposed marriage tea a doctor of that city , and the man of pills had her arrested. ( Srocn appears to bo the coming color and already a great deal of It Is scon made up lute very stylish dresses. Per evening dresses feather trimmings ap pear to ho in general use for halls , nnd white nnd very light furs will also bo much seen. Henri Labouchero declares that American women do not , as a rule , dress well ; they only dress expensively , and nro the blaves of milliners. Muffs nro seen everywhere. And good , largo , sensible , useful looking muffs , too. The birds have had to wit-.tute iCiWiiy. ' , - the fashion. A woman living on Capo Cod reckons in her llf o work as a housekeeper the niakine of 4,000 loaves of bread and 14,000 doughnuts. She took cnro of a family of three and took in washing at the same timo. In Germany 5,500,000 women earn their liv ing by industrial pursuits ; in England , 4,000,000 ; in France , Jl.iJO.OOO : in A'uslro- Ilungnry , about the same , and In this coun try , including all occupations , over 2,700,001) , ) . Mrs. William Morris , wife of the London artist , poet and socialist , is said to bo the most beautiful woman in the world. She BOOS out but llttlo and Is rarely seen by the multitude who visit her husband. The inter ior of the house is particularly attractive on account of the many portraits of herself painted by Rossotti. Something thnt commends itself is the En glish purse glove for shopping and morning wear. In palm of the leit hand glove Is placed a llttlo purse , fastened by a stiver frame , which opens easily and closes lirmly. Small ns It looks , this purse holds $130 lu gala quite easily , nnd without the least Inconven ience to the wearer. The latest London fad at small dances Is for the hostess to have provided n plentiful supply of hot milk and seltzer , with which to regale her guests upon the eve of departure - parturo , to guard against cold on the home ward drive. The milk , having been heated almost to the boiling point , is poured into a long class , into which n heaping tnbiespoon- f ul of sugar is lightly stirred and a small quantity of seltzer Is frothed from a siphon. liall cowns are ouco moro made long. Vel vets , soft bcngahncs , rich brocadesand crcpo do chine are worn by mnrried women ; chlffon , thin crepe and occasionally tulle , by girls. Bodices and skirts are often in.id a in ono. Basques are surrounded by a bouillonno and a , frill of flowers. Bodices nro full and drawn in at the waist on cords or held in by n corse let belt of cloth or gold. Skirts nro made sim ple , with a ruche nt the front , and thcro is no possible doubt that panlors are to be the niodo of the immediate future. Lady Londonderry , wife of the ex-lord lieutenant of Ireland , is counted one of iho handsomest women In England , although her face lucks animation or expression. She was before her marringo Lady Theresa Tnlbot imd is the eldest daughter of the carl of Shrewsbury. Her two sisters are also well known bcantlos. The marchioness is n great favorite of the prince of Wulos und ho nnd other members of the royal family nro often entertained at Winvard hall , the marquis' family scat in South Durham. Buttons nro once moro beginning to assort themselves on outdoor Jackets , nnd fortunate Is the woman who has treasured up old rare sots of them. The Princess of Wales has a penchant for artistic buttons , and has the linost collection of jeweled gold , sllvor nnd carved buttons in the world , including n sot consisting of crimson carbuncles sot la oxid ized silver , recently presented by her sister , the empress of Russia. The Empress Eu- gcnlo has a sot of beautiful red pearl carved buttons that graced her colored riding habits in the days of the cmplro. Homo very delicate freezing mnv ho done , nnd is being clone right along , by skillful letter-writers. Omit your address from the politest nnd most formal note you can write nnd the Intelligent recipient will understand that ho or she has outlived thu welcome ol your hospitality. Cut the engraved address from the letterhead and the cut becomes an insult. Another indication of social paralysli- is the omissiou of all subscription phrases , oven the stereotyped , "Yours , truly , " while to write a note and omit the signature alto gether is "tho unklndest cut of all. " A correspondent calls attention to ttio facl that Mrs. Harrison has made a fresh depart ure In the social code of the white house- Last year she decreed that at state receptions the receiving party should march down stairs In matrimonial couples ; each cablno' ' onicor escorted his own wife instead of som ( other cabinet oftlccr's wife. Tills year shi has decreed that at state dinners she shall hi escorted to dinner immediately nttor th < preldont and the lady ho takes out , instead o going out , as other hostesses do. after all thoii guests. At this rate things will soon bo si llxod that a man will bo unable to get away from his wife at all. The prettiest toilet tables now have tops o plate * glass with beveled edges. Such main a very showy background for nil the glitter ing impediments with which the woman o fashion likes to litter her dressing room. Thl mirror effect Is a popular ono. Frequently i mirror Is lot In at the and of n ball in inodcri houses , producing very handsomely the dc luslon of a vista of pretty rooma. Off fron their dressing rooms , some women who carr ; ' the operation of gowning themselves to th' verge of art , have- bad built , small closet-Ilk rooms , lined on every sldo with the finest re , fleeting glass , and lighted from above b electricity. Into this inclosing mirror , madame amo steps after the last lock of hair nas lice : arranged and the last fold of tbo gown ad Justed , trusting to its many-sided views fo accurate criticism. WILL LAWLER , - - MANAGER. DIME EDEN MUSEE Corner llth and Famam Sts , OMAHA , NEB. OK JANUARY 2G. The GREAT N KENTUCKY GIANT Mr. Craig ; wears a solid jokl combination badge , which cost $250 , presented to him at the Centennial Fxposition , Philadelphia , Pa. , 1 876 , "by his brethren BIGGEST of 'Adhcrdnt Lodge , No. 124 , K. of P. , Silcox Lodge ON No. 123 , I , O. O. F. , and Tuscarora Tribe , No 49 , Improved Order of Red- . EARTH men , which is a beauty , and ! in itself worth inspection. Mr. Craig is acknowl edged the world over to be the biggest man1 on earth. He is the biggest Odd Fel low , the biggest K. of P. , and the biggest Redman living. He also belongs to the Masons and the Knights of Honor , and has been shown marked cou rtesics by all of his brethren wherever he visits. HIS WIFE is 27 years of age , and weighs but 130 pounds.- HIS CHILD is 6 weeks old and weighs 17 pounds , giving promise of being a second Craig. Millions have lived since creation , but Craig IS THE BIGGEST 4m. oirfc medical vorld. * His equal never yet born. He has the 'rare art , of entertaining , and asks all riends and lodge brethren o call on him. JOHN HANSON CRAIG The Nintecnth Century Wonder , IN OUR BIJOU AND VAUDEVILLE THEATRES FRANKIE - - THE HALLS - - JAMES THE CARPENTER SISTERS , Introducing the Latst Original Spoolalty--Tho L'ghtnlng Make up. In tlnir Nov.lty Hoop Danco. Kittle Morris - Heiirtj Willia.ms. THE GLEASON CHILDREN , The Q-roatost Irish Team Traveling. Lilliputian and Dunce Artiita THE FAMOUS BILLY YOUNG , jat3Of MoOubo & Young's Minstrels , in his pleasing black face comodlos. HATCH & CAMPBELL , Musical Marvels. THEI BEXSO ? EN/rEXR./PA.INMElNa ? OF TtiEl YTIY Hio Experience of a Bao Eoporter After "A Good Story. " iOMEGOOD NEWS THAT CAME TOO LATE. A. Scuroli TlirmiKh tlio City on u Stormy Mglit for an Heir to nil Unclaimed Fortune , When I roportocl nt tlioofllcout 7 o'clock ItVM with the tiopo thnt ttio assignments migbt bo few ou the book ( or that night. I wished that a few regular nicotinestho usual run of hotel rotutulus nnd the police station might iniiko up the night's work for the entire - tire roiortoriul force. Homo of tlio reporters were fortunate In ading opposite their 'tinmos single assign. monUof iniloor work.biitl'fourid ' thofollo\vl eg note from the city odfliir : "Find Iiatis Po- tcrsou ami write n tpijd story about him. See clipping on your hvoir. " TUo clipping which,7 found on rav desk wiis from a Chicago pap'ar , mid read us fol lows ! - " ' ' ' "Mr. Henry Atwoll.nniUtorncy who has an ottlroln the Halo building , received n letter from his correspondent' Jn Stockholm about three weeks nj-o , stlillrii ? that n wealthy Swede nnmcu Peter llAiison had died leav ing a fortune of uW > Ut f'JO.OOO to tlu-ro nephews. Two ot the beuulleinrios have been found In PliHailnlphln but the third and oldest of the family drifted west some years OKO , and is biMlovfcdiby tlio brothers in Philadelphia , that ho located in Chicago la the lalloiini ; buslnosMr. . Atwcll has made imrofm inquiry concerning this man , whoso nanio is Hans Peterson1 , and is convinced thntjho has traced hlniW Omaha , but as yet no dclinito word from him has boon received. Ho Isibout sixty yonHoluund Is qulto deaf,1 I had to Una , through the rain and the mud and the darkness , un old man whoso name up- ncaaod in the city directory twenty-seven tlmea In us many locations , scattered over the city , and I had Just six hours in which to liud him and "vvrlto a ( rood story about him. " Carefully selecting tbo only thirteen Hans Petersons ainonc whom could possibly bo the man I wanted to 11 ml I jottca down their addresses. Selecting tlio four most likely to bo my man I decided to call on them lirst , The ono who appeared to my mind's oyotw the most likely of tnmu all lived , so the directory- said , on Corby street near the Missouri Pa * cilia trucks. 1 took n Sherman avcnuo motor and wont whirling away on ray orrund of Joy to break the news of suddou am ! unexpected fortuno. of future comfort and happiness to a poor.old deaf tailor named Hans Pctoroon , Dut I didn't break the news to anybody on lo wer Corby street. 1 stumbled ovur heaps of curbstone nnd broken sidewalk. I fell into gutters oud holes and hiilf-linishod sow- ors. I broke two gates olt their hlngos In u mad rush to cot out of the reach of ferocious doss. I broke mv temper m several places and broke the skin on mv nose when I ran ncainstn clothes-line. I broke everything but good news down In that part ot the city. Mr. linns Peterson had llvod there six months before , the gentleman said at the lint place I called , but ho luul moved away. Ho wasn't the man I wanted , nnyw.iy , for ho was only nhout forty , nnd wasn't dent. The next man on my list lived on Sixth street , several blocks south of Pierce. I took the broncho motor thnfc runs on the Ninth ana Pacilla street line nnd arrived nt the end of that roiitu ut U:45 : , It proved to bo on easy matter to find the house I was searching for In this instance , however , as compared with the oxporioncoon Corby street. A brisk rap on the door of the neat , honie-llko cottngb was answered by a woman's volco siiylng : "Who's thorol" "A reporter for TUB Hru. " "What do you wantl" "I wish to see Mr. Hans Peterson. " "Ho Is notut homo ; ho is lu Chicago. " "Will you toll mo , please , in what Business Mr. Peterson is engaged ! " "Ho Is n tailor. " "A tailor ! " I repented , with a thrill Of triumph. "Tho vary man I am after. Ho has gone to Chicago to see Atwrll , thfl law yer , " thought I , us I recovered my self for nnothor ( juoition , hopluir that I miiiht Induce the lady to open tbo door that I might witness her Joyful surmise whoa I tola her unout the fortune that awaited thorn , In nnswer to my rejuot ( the door was oponcd itnd I saw that thu fair-haired lady to whom 1 had been talking wns very much frightened , so I salil mildly : " You1 will plenso excuse this peculiar visit' nt this hour of the night , hut I am looking fora Mr. Hans Peterson , who formerly lived In Stockholm and who has two hrothor.-t liv ing in Philadelphia. His uncle has died leaving him $90,001) ) . " "My husband never llvod in Stockholm and I don't think ha has any brothers living in Philadelphia , " snld the lady , hesitatingly. "Tlio man I urn looking tor Is about sixty years old and hu Is quite deaf , " I continued , still hoping thnt I had the right traclc. "Hois not my husband , " the lady snld promptly , nnd u llttlo Indignantly. "My husband is not so old ns that and he Is not deaf. " A fo\v \ moro questions tbo answer to onch sending my hopes lower nnd lower In the scale of anticipation satisfied mo that the Mr. Hans Peterson I wNhod to ilnd did not live nt that ptiico so I toundmy way back , to the mule motor. It was 1U:30 : o'clock when I took the South Omaha motor train for Vlnton street to ilnd Hans Peterson No. ) . The gentleman lived , according to the directory , about two blocks south of Vlnton on Nine teenth street. After an experience somewhat similar to that 1 had on Corby street. I suc ceeded In finding the homo in which Mr , Hans Petersen lived. It was a small cottage and stoDd back from the street or road about twenty yards. As I approached the house n hugo Newfoundland dog sprang out from a low shed and barred my way. Homo aicood- ' iugly Intricate maneuvers thut would huvo done credit to the soldiers at the front end oil In a cessation of hostilities after I had boon driven from thu yard. Whllo deliberating ns to the boat method of procedure I heard n footstep , and turning I mot a man comiinr down the road carrying a largo buiullo of merchandise. 1 asked for Hans Peterson. "That's my name , " said the gentleman , " coming closdr and peering into my face , "Did you ever llvo in Stockholm ! " "Yes , sir. I was born thcro. " "Havo you some brothers in Philadelphia ! " "No , sir. I have only ono brother nnd ho lives in Chicago. " I then explained to Mr , Petersen my cr- rniul , nnd when I had finished ho said : "I know the man you are after. Ho lives down near the Castollar school , or did liva there last spring. His house Is about ono block west of tlio school. " Now , I felt thut I had a cluo. I was on the right track and I hastened back to the Vlnton street motor line nnd boarded the Ilrst train that went north. Wticn the car had gene about three blocks and turned on Sixteenth street it sudilenly cnmo to n stop. Noono got on or oft and trio lights went out. The cur- runt had failed , nnd I realized that the train was dead. "How long wlllyou wait herol" 1 nsltcdtho conductor. "Until the current is turned on , " "And when will that boi" "Don't ' know. " I got out nnd started down Sixteenth on foot. When I had traveled throe-quarters of a mlloand was turningfroinSixtnunth street upon ( 'nstcllar I looked back and saw the train 1 hud abandoned coming tit great speed down the hill about two blocks behind me. That is the usual luck of a reporter when In a hurry. I soon passed the Coslollar school nud called at a house where the people had not. yet retired for the night. Th < iyoung man who answered my knock nt the door said that Hans Peterson had.scvoral months previous , lived In a small hut In that block , but ho had moved away and ho did not know where ho nad gono. At several other places I received tlio same information. Continued disappoint ment scorned inevitable and that "good story about hlin"seoined to bo drifting rapidly away. As I stood on the corner modttnting upon what I should do thu wind and Urn drizzling rain seemed to mock my effort * . I was Just about to start for another house to make further inquiry when I huard a counlo of footmen coining along the walk. They wore boys about fourteen years old. As they drew near I heard ono say : "Hut wasn't the old duffer deaf , though ) Couldn't hardly hear it thunder , I don't b'llovo. " "Ho was deafor'n old man Petcrsonwnsn't , ' hoi" said tlio second speaker , nnd the words fell upon my oars ns welcomi-ly ns the notes of thu dinner horn upon n hungry lured man. "Good evening boys1 , I said , as the two approached. "Could you toll mo where old man Peterson , the deaf tailor lives 1" "You bet I ran , " resjiondod the smaller ono. "Ho lives over near Hhodoy station , about a mlle from hero. " "And coula you tnko mo to the plncol" "Yes , I could for good , hard mun , " said thu youthful guide , coming ntonco to tbo business part of the proposition. "How much will you take to show mo tha vny to his housol" ' " 'Half u dollar. " said the hoy. "It's a bargain1 snid I , nnd n moment Intel vo weru trudging westward over the rough est , darkest road within the city limits n ( Jinalm. Most of tlio way wu were obliged ta ravel In the mlddlo of the unpnvcd streets , ivor hills and across ravines , through mud iiilf u foot ( loop. After a Jaunt of half an mur wo came to n llttlo , new cottage in an open space back from the street. "I guess tno old man ain't gene to boil yet , " said the boy ns wo approached the house , for thnro was ti light In the window. "Ilosooms to have company , " I suggested is we drew near and could see several men nsido the small front room. A rap on tha leer brought a ready response by a mid- dlo-ngod man , evidently a Swede , wiie ; rcotcd us In a low tone of voice , and than asked us to atop In. 'Does Mr , Ilnns Peterson , the tailor , llva ticrnj" I luiuilrcd , not wishing to waste any timo. "This is where ho used to llvo , " nnld tht rnnn nt the door , "hut but hu dlod today , " I entered the room and viewed the ro > mains. The nmxiurnnco of the corpio indi cated that ho hud reached about the ago of sixty years. I inquired into the history of the deceased , and ono of the mon seemed t'l know him qulto Intimately , Ho convinced mo In a moment that the corpse which lay before mo was that thu man 1 was souking. I dlsclo.so the object of my cull , nnd gnvo thu astonished friends tbo address of thu Chicago cage attorney who Ilrst gnvo out the impor tant Information. Fortune , like the lairgard she sometimes proves to be , had como too Into to comfort linns Peterson , the deaf tailor. Upon liU cold and pulseless ears the information I bad sought so eagerly to Impart fell HKO n fervent supplication upon the head of n pagan god. No light of sudden Joy shonu in thu eyes for ever closed to this world , No smllo of unex pected happiness wrought pictures of delight upon the care-worn faco. Hans Peterson was rich , but hU wealth was not in coin o ( an earthly realm , At I : : < 0 that night I laid the story about Huns Peterson upon thu city editor's desk.O. O. I CURE FITS ! Vibin I My euro I do not monn lucrelf toitup them far a tlmu and then hare tbrui return ln , I muan a radical cure. I Into made the dUoaio of 1'lTfl , JU'I- LltrSYcrl'AI.UNa HICKNKSSnlifo-lonuetudj. 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