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'Witlosprcad lutorcst Jn the DUcoTcrj of a
German Bavrmt.
POSSIBILITIES OF ROENTGEN'3 ILLUMINANT
SdrittNtn DlNCiiN * tlii ; Xn\v Dnvclop-
jiiunt ( if l'lmtorni > li- nut ) Wlmt
11 .Mny AccumplUU in ( he
World.
Lul : year wan made notable In iclonce by
tlio clUc&very In Knglaml , by Lord Raylelgh
and 1'rcf. Itainsay , of two now and extraor
dinary element * , nrgon and liullum. The now
year 11 already made similarly nolablo. says
the Now York Independent , by the discovery
by n German physician , Dr. UccntRen , o
stratiqo properties of a now sort ot ether
waves analogous to light , which will pits
without oliBtructlon through many metals
and through Hch , just aa crdlnnry llghl
lussci throiiEh glnus or water. The first an-
nouncemtnt wag of Its tue In photoxraphlnR
tlio bones of the living bcJy , allowing the
ol > t > ! eton , and thug Indicating Its Rrta t prob-
ablu ' tiMfulncs'i for medical and aurslca' '
diagnoseA photograph will very likely
tell a n'jrKcon Just what Intcrn.tl parts arc
diseased , and will save all exploration with
the knltn. It would hava located the bullet
that killed I'rcstdont Gnr.'luld , which the
probe could rot find.
Of course the Immediate 11309 of the dis
covery were the first to attract attention
but those are not what wo are now con
cerned with. Wo are rather Interested to
learn what Is the meaning of tlilu new In
strument of research , and what Information
It hai to glvo na to the constitution ot mat
ter and forco. That was the chief Importance
of the discovery of argon and helium , and
this new discovery will bo of Immense , Im
portance In the same way.
Wo 1mvo very llttlo exact Information as
yet , for the dlwovory wao announced as
noon aa made ; but we are told that the light
Is that of Crookes' tubes. CrookcB1 tubes
are a refined and Improved form of the
Gelssler tube1 ? which are very familiar to the
ol.ler students of electricity. They are glass
tubes out of which the nlr , or other gas , 1ms
been exhausted no as to leave a nearly per
fect vacuum. An electric current Is passed
through the tube and a palp , wavering light IB
ecen to fill It , as If the electrlcty parsed easily
la a diffused form through the vacuum.
Specially line flouresccnt effects are
produced If the tubes are of uranium glass.
This current of electricity , or light , may be
deflected by a mugnct. It has been even
supposed that atoms of the metallic poles
are carried through the tubes. A peculiar
effect of the current Is seen about the
cnthodo end , and the light has been called
the cathudo ray . This light , or current , It
has becin known for several years , would
pass through a very thin plate of certain
metnls stretched as a diaphragm across the
tube , and one form of the experiment has
been to malto a window of platinum In the
tube and sec the light flame out through
it Into the air.
Now It Is Bald that It Is the light of thcso
Crookes tubes which Is used In the new
form of photography. Yet this light ap
pears to work differently from the so-called
cathode rays. It passes freely through thick
masses as well as thin plates of metal. The
bubbles and flaws hi a casting are shown
photographically , or the structure of a weldIng -
Ing of Bteel so perfectly made that the line
ot Juncture cannot be discovered with a
microscope. The most extraordinary state
ment made about the light Is that It Is not
refracted by a lens , a statement" difficult to
understand If photographs are taken with It.
Wo are told that the movement of the
waves of this light which may bo very far
ultra-violet. Is purely longitudinal , like those
ot sound , and not like those ot ordinary
light. But this again opens new and very
curious questions hi the nature of ether
and Its waves , 'and Is likely to glvo us a now
key to the knowledge of the Intimate con
stitution of both ordinary matter and the
lumlnlferous ether.
One cannot help raising the question
whether this now force which will glvo a
picture of a livingman's skeleton , which will
photograph the contents of a shut purse era
a closed chest , mny not have some sensitive
effect on the human body , and may not ac
count for certain curious phenomena , hith
erto treated with skepticism , but now coming
Into the domain of Investigation If not of
science. Probably not ; but wo ore now taught
agiln that there may bo about us other
powers and mysteries of nature , the clew to
which yet awaits the fortunate and skillful
student. No one can , tell us what are atoms ,
whether they arc pimple or complex , what Is
the ether which carries the waves oP light ,
what Is electricity , nor oven what makes
oxygen unite with hydrogen. Our knowledge
of nature Is of a coarse sort , It has to do
with masses and Is not Intimate or ultimate.
\Vo can hardly call ourselves more than
bungling masters of nature , so long as we do
not know why sodium gives a yellow line
with the prism , or what Is the nature of the
electric spark , or why a Iluhmkorff call will
lift an armature , or how the earth pulls an
apple down Instead of pushing It up.
* AMERICAN EXPKIUMENT3.
American scientists have already made ex
periments with the noentgcn process. Prof.
Trowbrldgo , director of the Jefferson physi
cal laboratory at Harvard , obtained last week
a distinct Impression upon a photcgraphlc
plato by means of the Prof. Roentgen cathode
rays acting through wood and pasteboard.
The Impression has been fixed and Is
capable cf giving a print upon ordi
nary blue print or other sensitive paper. A
very c sensitive Cramer dry plato about
four Inches long1 and one and ono-half
Inches wldo was put , film side up , Into a
wooden box having a close-fitting sliding
wooden cover. Upon the sensitive plato were
laid two clear glass slips , less than one-
sixteenth of an Inch thick. A space was left
between them about four Inches long and one-
half an Inch dorp. Across the glass slips ,
to hold them In place , was put a narrow bar
of plno wood flvo-slxteenths of an Inch thick.
The wooden cover , three-sixteenths of an
Inch thick , was then pushed Into place. The
wooden box thus prepared was placed within
a covered pistoboard box , the walls of which
were about one-thlrty-secoml of an Inch thick.
The pasteboard box with Its contents was ,
placed one or two Inches from the brightly
fluorescent part of an ordinary spherical
Crookes * tube , and the action was main
tained with this arrangement about two
mlrutcs , when the tube became so hot that
the operation was stopped. The sensitive
plate was then taken out and then developed
with rodlnol.
Soon the part which had not been shielded
by tln > glass slips began to show dark , and
in a very short time the development was
completed , the boundaries of the exposed
part of the plata being well defined for the
happened to bo at hand , and was , therefore- ,
whole length of the plate , The Imago was
then "fixed" In the ordinary way.
This \\as the second attempt made by Prof.
Tronbridge to obtain the desired effect with
a Crookestube. . The first attempt , made a
few minutes before , was partly successful.
The ordinary CO-volt alternating current used
for lighting the building was sent through
the primary of an ordinary Induction
coll. The resistance of the pri
mary of this cell Is one-tenth of an ohm ,
and of the secondary 6,000 ohms. The cur
rent through the primary nus not stronger
than 15 amperes. The current from the
secondary of tlilu first cell was sent through
the primary of twenty-live turns of a Tesla
induction cell , the secondary of which has
COO turns , The secondary will give a spark
through about six Inches of air. Its term
inals were connected with the electrodes of
the Crookes' tube , already mentioned ,
The current thus furnished to the cell being -
ing an alternate one , the appearance of the
tube during action was somewhat different
from that ordinarily described. The flour ,
escent effects were leas sharply localized than
usual , to *
From the case with which the photographic
effect wtg obtained , It appears doubtful
whether so complicated and powerful an
electric apparatus was really uecesrary. It
used. It Is evident that the Impression ob
tained on the plate Is rather a print than a
negative.
Whatever the cause la that produced the
effect. It certainly worked through a thick
ness of wood , which at one place was not
less than half an Inch. At other places the
thlckncw of tb wooden ntiMi WM only
about one-eighth of an Inch , but It Is rery
difficult to distinguish on the plato the part
that was covered by the extra thickness.
Prof. A. W. Wright , who occupies the chair
of experimental physics at Yale university
and Is In charge of the Sloan Physical
Laboratory , lias , according to the New York
Kvtiilng Post's New Haven correspondent ,
made successful experiment * recently In
photographing objects behind opaque bodies ,
by the dgtncy of cathcdo rays , In which Prof.
W. C. noentgcn of Vienna has born reported
to have achieved remarkable results. Prof.
Wright nred In his experiments a tube In
which the exhaustion is carried toso high a
point that the tension of the gas left In the
tube l.i measured by a few mllllonths of or
dinary atmospheric pressure. The so-called
Crookes' tube Is connected to the poles of an
Induction cell In action. The discharge from
the negative electrode cf such a tube gtvea
the cuthbdo rays , which , It must be em
phasized , are almost nonlurnlnous.
Prof. Wright's txptrlmentu were made with
a great variety ot subitanccg and It was
found that strong Impression * were obtained
upon a photographic plato , even when It was
Inclosed In an opaque wrapping of black
paper and covered with A plno board half an
Inch thick. It was evident at the outset that
the order of transparency of different rub-
Jtcto for the light rays wo * very different
from that which Is found with the cathode
ray. . Thus , pieces of glass were more opaque
to the rays thsn some of the metals which
ro perfectly opaque to luminous rays but
transmit the cathode rays with great free
dom. Among the metals , aluminum la espe
cially diMlngubhed , and In ono of the experi
ment * of Prof. Wright an aluminum medal
left Us lmprc < 3lou on the plates so as to
show the lettering. ' In this latter case the
layer bstwcon the medal and the sensitive
plate * was absolutely opaque ebonite , which
IH thn substance used by photographers to
darken completely the plate's holder.
In other experiments which were made by
Prof. Wright with a plno board Interposed , a
closed paper box containing aluminum grain
weights left a , trace upon the plate which
appeared as though the box were almost
transparent and the weights themselves some
what ttansluccnt. An ordinary lead pencil
lying near the box upon the Interposed board
showed Its graphite core by a darker trace
In the mlddlo of the fainter Impress of the
wood ot the pencil.
Another paper box contained Imbedded In
cotton three small spheres one of platinum ,
one of brass and ono ot aluminum. In this
c.ise nUo the boxes and the cotton appeared
sc ) nearly transparent as to leave-but a slight
Impression on the plat ? . The brass and
platinum spheres Intercepted a large portion
of the cathode rays ; the aluminum sphere n
much smaller proportion. A number of
American coins sliver , copper aud nickel-
produced strong Impressions.
The greatest paln-annlhllator ot the ago
In Salvation Oil. It always cures.
Tim I1UICI3 OF TOMIISTOJfn.
lip Took Throe HiilliH u Dny Wlicn
Wilt or C'oHl l-'lvp OiiiM n Gallon.
Ha used to be called the "Duka of Tomb
stone" when rn Arizona settlement mar
veled at the recklessness of a man who
bathed three times a day , and water G
cents a gallon at that ! Edwin Fields In
those days changed his white flannel suit
.whenever the smallest blemish In the way
'of dust was noticeable , and rode behind a
pair of horses that were a sensation In a
community where burros were the highest
typo of draft animals. Now he Is "poor old
Ed Fields , , " and when ho gets out of the
county hospital , where a Harrison street
police ambulance took him last night , ho
will bo taken a > the poor house at Dunning
to t'pond his fuw remaining years in con
templation of the time when ho owned a
.largo part of the city of Tombstone and a
mine worth mora than $500,000.
Dr. Joseph H. Greer knew Fields In Ari
zona , and has assisted him from time to
tlmo during the past three years In Chi
cago.
"I went to Tombstone , Ariz. , In 1879 , "
said Dr. Greer to the Chicago Times-Herald ,
. "and Fluids was there before me , although
the town contained but sevonty-fivo people
at that time. He was squatting on some
mining property , which was not supposed to
bo of much.value. But the town grew to
15,000 , and he owned two-thirds of the
town site , so that his rents Increased until
they gave him an Income of over $4,000 n
month. Tli9 mine which he owned was
called 'The Glided Age , ' and proved to be a
rich property. Field's title to It was a llt
tlo shaky , 'jut ha was backed by Boston
and New York capital , and in the end se
cured a perfect title. He sold the mineIn
1681 or 1882 for $600,000 in casli , every c.ent
of which went to him. After the town grew
and Fields amassed his wealth ho assumed
a mode of life that made him the most con
spicuous character In the west. Ho was
known everywhere as the "Duke of Tomb
stone' on account of the gorgeous manner
In which he carried on his establishment ,
Ho rode behind a handsome pair of bays
and kept a negro valet. He dressed during
the summer In white flannel , and changed
suits three times a day. When water was
selling In Tombstone at G cents a gallon he
took three baths a day , and broke a bottle
of Florida water In every bath. He started
as a nine days' wonder , and was the most
talkod-of man In the country.
"I left Tombstone and settled In Chicago.
One day during the World's fair period a
seedy-looking Individual stepped Into my
office and I recognized Edwin Fields. I
asked what ho was doing , and he told me ,
with a mournful smile , that ho was 'store
man' at the Southern hotel. His salary ,
he said , was $14 a month. Where had his
money gone ? Well , I asked him that one
day , for I could not understand how a man
that never drank , never played cards cr
gambled to my knowledge , could have squan
dered a cool million of dollars , which amount
ho certainly possessed at one time. He told
mo that he had lost most of his. property
In speculation on the Beard of Trade , and
had then taken to the bucket shops , where
the rest of his money had taken wings. He
was at that time , even with his pittance
of salary , drifting dally to the bucket shops
In vain endeavor to retrieve his lost fortune.
He lost tlio most of his money In St. Louis ,
but carried on speculations both In that city
and In Chicago.
"I do not know his birthplace , but he was
an eastern man , and was well connected.
Ho has a sister living at Steubenvllle , O. , a
brother at Farloys , N. M. . who owns a big
sheep ranch and another brother who owns
a cocoanut plantation In the Samoan Islands.
Such has been his pride or his perverseness
that ho never would seek aid from them. "
Iii Orliipc ProiiipUy Cured.
8. T. Wiley , a well known school teacher
at Gibbon Glade , Fayetto Co. , Pa. , says ; "I
am very much pleased to testify to the
olflcacy ot Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , one
bottle of which I purchased of James O'Noll.
of this place. It gave me prompt and per
manent relict from a severe attack ot the
grip. Since then I have used It whenever
attacked by any throat trouble , and It has
always effected a prompt cure , " For sale by
druggists.
AKTEK SHVKVJ'ISISN YKAIIS.
A Yoiinur lmly AVIm Won Slnlfii AVIrVii
She Wax ii Chilli IH AKnlii llrnril Of.
The daughter of Gilbert MutlHon , a
Tanner living three miles south of Hector ,
Minn. , has been heard from. Seventeen
rears ngo last summer , relates a local paper ,
.ho 4-year-old girl was sent out to carry
i lunch to her brother , who was herding
cnttlo not far from the house. This was
.ho last seen of the little ona until a loiter
from New York came recently to thu home
of the Mutinous from the daughter , now a
youni ; lady 21 years old.
After her sudden and mysterious dlsap-
icurance the country was ataichnd for nil cs
nround ; all the nloughs were ilrntJgfd and
every effort made to recover the child who
was lost. Finally the ecajvn was given up
and tlio little girl was mourned ns dead-
ind when what were xupposed to lie tlt'i
bones of a small child unit t-omn pieces of
clothing wrro found In n larifo- slough iienr
ho Mntlson farm It was thought ivriuln
that the lltllo ono was ileiul , and all hope
llotl.
The letter which came to retwnken hopes
n the hearts of the parontx stated Hint , on
ils deathbed , a man whom the elil liar been
irouKht up to believe wir her father h ul
confenued that seventeen V-MIK npj ho bud
stolen her from her pr.tlrla homo. Ho tel < l
icr the nnmes of her oannm. where they
Ived , and fully described in her the nartlcu-
ara of her abduction. A letter written to
verify the deathbed conf-ssi'on atated ttmt
he youiiK lady would return nt once to her
tome , from which she had liein so long sep
arated ,
The story seems too strange to believe ,
jut It ls nevertheless true , and when the
ounsr lady comes there will 1'C r julcelrif ,
n tliat home.
No safer remedy can be had for coughs ajid
cold * , or any trouble of the throat , than
'Urowu'a Bronchial Troches. " Price 25 cents.
Sold only In boxes.
THE CAUSES OF NEGRO CRUIE
A Oolortd Preacher Gives Reasons for Its
Growth.
COLORED WORKMEN DRIVEN TO VICE
IlojTotdnff by Trndcn Union * nnil
Uxorlittnttt Itcnt Primary
Cannon HcNinn11 > lllty ,
ntul the Ilcm < Mlr.
Uev. C M , C. Mason ( colored ) delivered a
remarkable address to a meeting of clergy
men hold at a colored church In St. Louis on
Monday last.The address dealt with the
growth of crime among the colored race In
this city , says the Globe-Democrat , and gave
what he conceived to bo the reasons for It.
He eald :
The attention of many has been called to
the startling growth of crime among the col
ored people throughout the country a growth
without warrant from their previous record
before and during our civil war , and which
la In nil contradiction to the amiable disposi
tion conceded by all to bo characteristic ot
the raco. What are the causes which have
led to this fearful change ? I propose In this
paper to Instance only our own city. In an
examination ot the lists of those confined In
our city jail for crime , I find that , though
the colored population of the city Is said to bo
about ono-slxteenth of the whole , yet of the
thirty-eight prisoners charged with murder
twenty-two are colored ; of the thirty-two
charged with assault to kill , sevcntesn are
colored ; of the sixty charged with larceny ,
thirty-two are colored ; of the sixty-eight
charged with burglary and larceny , thirty-
eight are colored ; of the twenty-four charged
with highway robbery , fourteen are colored.
I have been unable becausa of recent Illness
to get statistics of the crime of lewdncss ,
but a walk through the sin-cursed districts
settled by colored people on any pleasant day
will open your eyes with astonishment and
cause you to shudder with horror , not only
at the extent to which It prevails , but the
utter shamelcssncsa displayed In Its commis
sion. I have conversed with missionaries and
travelers who h-ivo penetrated the wilds of
Africa , and lived for months , and even years ,
with different tribes , and have been told by
them that the heathen women possess a na
tive chastity which puts to the blush of
ohamo that of their sisters ot civilization. It
this bo so , then there haa been degeneracy
and perversion of morals In the stock among
us. To what Is all this growth In crime due ?
I will not , to answer this question , go back
.to the condition of things before the emanci
pation , to speak of the influence of a system
which has forever passed away. I shall
speak only of what comes to my observation
at the present time.
Not to ono cause Is due this unhappy con
dition of the colored people In this city. Let
mo point out rome things to which , In my
opinion , It Is chargeable. First , take the
matter of employment. The colored people
are restricted , not by law , but by an unrea
sonable prejudice more powerful than law ,
to a limited number of unskilled callings , the
compensation for which Is , even In the best
Instances , but meager. It Is In vain for a
colored machinist or bricklayer , a printer era
a skilled workman of any sort to endeavor
to get employment at his trade. The trades
unions not only bar htm from membership in
their associations , but menace the employer
who might be disposed to give htm a chance
to earn his living ab the calling to which he
was trained. Discouraged In his enforced
dleness , the unskilled labor .markets , to which
possibly ho might turn , Is found to
bo overstocked , hence It Is no
great wonder If he , with the temptations ot
i great city before him , drifts Into vice.
Secondly , very tow , comparatively , of the
colored people have homes In any true
sens ? of the word. The exorbitant rent
charged them for houses , always greater
than that charged white'people for the same
property never less than 10 per cent
greater , and running up to 25 and 30 per
cent compels them , pyen In dark alleys , to
sublet to meet the selfish greed ot the
agent's demands. So that It Is not an un
common thing to find families of six or
eight or more souls occupying ono or two
rooms , herded together llko beasts. Cleanli
ness , modesty , simplest decency \\o\v \ , can
these bo practiced and cultivated under such
circumstances ? I clip the following para
graph from the Southern Churchman bearIng -
Ing upon this point :
"Preach all the sermons you can , talk all
the morality you choose , teach temperance
as zealously as you please , but until men ,
women and children have homes of their
own there will be vice. Immorality , drunk
enness , prostitution , pauperism and crime. "
Again , look at the places of resort. Out
side their churches the colored people of
this city , In leaving their homes In search
of diversion among their fellows , have al
most no place to go to but the gambling and
drinking saloons centers and causes of
nearly all the crime committed by them
and which abound wherever you Hnd a settle
ment of this people. In these places , In
many Instances frequented by the very low
est of both sexes , where gambling , drinking
and profanity are constantly witnessed , you
will sometimes see persons who appear to
be of a better class than those around them.
They are there to pass away Idle time , to
meet an acquaintance by appointment , or for
a llttlo diversion of some port. It mny bo.
Thus more or less constantly looking upon
vice , "familiar with Its face , they first en
dure then embrace. "
Perhaps you say , why don't they go to
some church ? Well , you know , some men
seem not at first to ba religiously or devo-
tlonally Inclined. "Why don't they go.
then , to some Institution say , like the pub
lic library ? " you again ask. Well , again ,
you know all men are not Intellectually In
clined , not fond of books , oven to look at.
There Is a class of men In which the sensuous
Is largely developed. They are men simply ,
good-natured , Industrious ; they have souls
like us and need salvation. But they prefer
a lower order of enjoyment , not necessarily
sinful , but It so happens that , as In many
other cases , the "children of this world are
In their generation wiser than the children
of light , " In providing means to pleasantly
entertain the appetite or disposition ot the
man they would lure on to sin. Again , let
js look at the churches end religious teachers.
Every leading church , but one or two , of the
colored people ot this city Is In debt. Some
for an amount many times beyond the ability
of the congregation to carry. The minister
lias , no time , If he > were disposed , to preach
morality , truth , godliness , for , as stated by
3iio ot the Journals of the colored people In
this city , "tho whole church life Is a con
tinuous struggle to keep the sheriff from
the door. To do this there must be fairs ,
festivals , concerts , plcnlca , cake walks , and
so the church becomes the business rival ot
tic : theater- and saloon. " And It Is a fact ,
Kontlemcn , that the women , young women ,
too , of some ot these congregations are sent
upon the streets and told that they must
set the money any way they can.
Again , , society among the colored people
In St. Louis Is yet In a formative state.
There Is as yet no generally recognized
standard , no line that clearly demarks the
virtuous and good , and those of a , to Bay
the least , doubtful reputation. Drew , a cer
tain brilliance of wit aud manner , personal
appearance , ability to entertain , are largely
the sine qua non of good society among
the colored people In St. Louis. In saying
this I do not mean to say that there Is not
here a number who , In morals , education ,
refinement , high aspirations , will compare
favorably with the best elsewhere. On the
contrary , there Is a small , but , I am glad to
say , growing class , who grievously deplore
the Kate of things and strive by word and
example to teach and make a nobler stand
ard.
ard.Bub
Bub wo are far , too far , indeed , behind
such cities as Baltimore , Philadelphia ,
Charleston , Cleveland and Detroit , In tbo
strength , quality and Influence of this class.
Until society among the colored people in
this city Is based on character character
made up of virtue , Intelligence , good man
ners all parts ot true religion there will
be but little Incentive to the niassey , though
other difficulties bo removed , to improve In
morals , tastes and conduct.
What Is to be done ? For the present state
of things among the colored people cannot
be suffered to continue , If permitted to
continue , It must grow worse , and , like a
malignant disease , spread contagion through
out the community. I argue now not only
from the principle ot religious duty , but
also from the law of self-preservation. The
two peoples , white and colored , come In con
tact with each other In two many places for
oae to be safe while the other Is In peril. To
in * It ueenu that the problem is to be solved
In aiming1 to Improve the moral status ot the
colored people In this clVr. They should not
only bo encouraged to thrift and Industry ,
but each man should bo allowed a fair chance
to earn an honorabla living at the calling
for which he Is fitted. NO trades union
should be pormltUH to bar a man from
work because ot hfs race or color , It ho Is
otherwise qualified * Such a thing wrongs
not only the man .concerned , but the com
munity olso. For If a man Is arbitrarily
checked from earning his bread by honorable -
able services. It Is quite likely that his ne
cessities will drlvo. him to take It by
violence , to prey upon the community. And
besides this opportunity for colored trades
men to earn a living-by their trades , there
should be establish ? ) ! Draining schools to
train boys and girls In , Industrial pursuits ,
that they may tie "now to maintain them
selves In a self-respecting way when they
become men and women.
Again , the practice ot charging enormous
rent for houses occupied by these poor
people , practically driving thorn ito dishon
esty and uncleanllness of living , should be
broken down , ns a shameful outrage upon
the helpless. These two things , the matter
ot employment and that of homes , arc
those for which the white people ot this
community are directly and actively re
sponsible. And against them public opinion
must bo manufactured , by pointing out the
cruel Injustice done and the retribution that
must follow.
I believe that If the members of the vari
ous religious bodies do their duty In awaken
ing the conscience of their people by dis
coursing upon thcso two features when they
speak upon social questions , they would bo
righted In time. A man , with a man's high
Instincts , is apt to become heartily ashamed
and to quit the practice of any mean thing
when attention Is called to It. With these
two things corrected , and with the means
which colored people may then have at com
mand , they may reasonably be expected to
establish and maintain lyceums , working-
men's clubs and Institutions llko the Young
Men's Christian association. But until then ,
there Is a field In which only the white
philanthropist can work. For a typo of
religious Instruction and support of churches
examples may bo given. And hero I am
glad to note that the Presbyterians have
entered the field with two missions , both , 1
understand , without debt , with men of ex
cellent character In charge ; one ot the two
being a man of good manners and of good
literary attainments. Our own work , though
hampered with a debt , has bosn succeeding
excellently In this sphere. While the
services are ornato'befitting the imagina
tions of this people In the love of mystery ,
music , colon ceremony , nothing Is practiced
that docs not belong to the heritage of the
Anglican communion , or that tends to sub
stitute superstition for faith. And the teach
ing , to form the Christ life. Is the Ideal
of the Book of Common Prayer , especial
emphasis being placed upon duty as set
forth In the explanations of the church
catechism.
Lastly , the colored people should bo en
couraged to Improve their society. They
should not bo regarded , as there Is n dispo
sition to do In some quarters , as being
necessarily all on a dead level. Grades of
excellence should bo recognized as they ex
ist a good , a.better , "a best. The best being
best because of highest cultivation of noblest
"
qualities.
What Is more attractive than a pretty face
with a fresh , bright complexion ? For It ,
use Pozzonl's Powder. "
THUMll NAltf 'SKETCHES.
T _ r
Detroit Trtbilno : Itng"cfcphetua ( addressed
the beggar maid 'kindly. '
"Is that real ? " , hd asked , pointing- the
color of her cheelc . 3 ,
"Yes , " answered , the , maid ; "that Is a
straight flush. ' " , ,
"Well , that beatVrnV" . exclaimed his
majesty , directing nTtlouHsh of trumpets by
way of ending the
Cincinnati Enquirer : > "Youwomen are BO
rldlcu'ous , " said .thoi magazine editor. "You
get a dress for a reaspnable amount some
times and then go.aod.pay about four or
live times as milph Tor the trimmings. "
"Well , " answered his \vlfe , "I 'do not see
that you have-ianjw < jall to Fay anything.
You pay $7 for n 'story/ and $ T3"t6 $100 for-
the illustrations. " r- \ f
Chicago Post : "We , have Just bought a
new clock , Mr. Stalate. ' * she said , sweetly.
"Yea. And it has such a novel arrange
ment. It has -a m lisle 17ox''nttachment. " ,
"Does It plnty every Hour ? "
"No. Only at half past 10. Then' it plays
Home , Sweet Home./ '
Texas Sittings : .Prof. Snore Is n heavy
built man of slow mpvements , whose per
sonal appearance , | s suggestive of a bear.
He Is also In charge of the astronomical
department. Meeting Student Anjerry. the
professor said : "Thomas , do you take any
Interest In the movements of the heavenly
bodies ? " "Yes , professor. I llko to look
nt the stars once In a while. " "Well , If
you want to observe the movements of the
Great Bear , come In my room tonight. I'll
be In. " '
Indianapolis Journal : She stood before
the glas-4 , gazingearnestly. . "Really , " she
said , "I do believe I have a moustache
coming. "
And yet she seemed rather pleased than
otherwise.
In another moment the young- man she
had seen through the- window had entered
the room , bringing his , moustache with him.
Washington Star : "I have no objection , "
said Mabel's father , , "to your being an
advanced woman. None whatever. In fact.
I am rather Interested In seeing the result. "
"How do you mean ? "
"I want to see whether the advanced wo
man Is goingto haVQ'senso cnouph to ap
preciate the young man who Improves his
mind and saves his money , or whether
she'll Just go ahead as usual and fall In
love with the one who has curley hair and
plays the guitar. "
Chicago Tribune : "I bep you pardon , "
said the man with the slightly bald head ,
who sat In a parquet seat near ono of the
boxes In n down-town theater the other
evening. "I beg- your p-xrdon. " he repeated ,
"but would you mind looking- the figures
on this check and felling mo what they
are ? I'm a little near-sighted. "
The youngest member of the noisy box
party , an amiable looking youth with highly
plastered hair , suspended his conversation
with the Interesting blonde In the preen
diess a moment , leaned over the front of
thn box. and In answer to the questioner.
who had risen to his feet and was smlllnglv
holding out for his Inspection the check
end of a ticket , ho said :
"Certainly , air. The figures are $1.CO. "
"Well , rejoined the questioner , "that's
exactly what I paid to hear this play to
night , and I'm Kolng to get the wort of
my money or I'll Jlft my voice right now
and ralso a fuss and make a scene ! You'll
oblige mo by telling the rest of them. "
Ho was not disturbed again during the
evening.
Chicago Times-Herald : The hotel clerk
can always bo depended upon to retain
his Eclf-passeeslon under the most trying
circumstances. It Is rotated that a certain
lady In tlio dramatic profession , who Is
always trying to appear young , albeit she Is
"iroro than seven , and looks It , was on
the road last year with a traveling- comely
ccmpany. The troupe got Into town late
ono Sunday evening , and on reaching a
hotel she was shown up IJve flights of stalra
to an apartment numbered 20 , almost umlei-
the tiles. Unragodr > ! < & flew down and
Hhrlektil at the y6ung"J man behind the
counter : <
"I am placed In No.(20 ( ! "
"Yes , " was the answer , "we glvo every
lady nn apartment , If possible , correspond
ing with her age. Mr.i.1 , the old woman
of your company. It in C2 , and Miss , the
Jtivenllo actress. Is In 4 * , and that Is why
I put you In 20. " I , ,
The lady smllpd serenelv , thanked the at
tendant most kindly , , , niyl , without a mur
mur , returned to tirogarret. .
Throw Awny HI * OIJIIPH.
Mr. D. Wiley , ox-poatmaster. Black Creek ,
N , Y. . was so badly afflicted with rheumatism
that ho was .only able to hobble around with
canes , and even then It caused him great
pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain Bilm
ho was BO much Improved that ho threw
away Ills canes. ! } o' says this liniment did
him more good than1 allother medicines and
treatment put together , For wale at CO cents
per bottle by druggists.
A Great Girt.
Philadelphia Record ; The Anna R. AK-
plnwall Request ] to the hospital ot the
Protestant Episcopal cliurcti cf Philadelphia
of a 3,500,000 estafo In trust for 111 or
convalescent poor white .female orphan chil
dren will make a splendid addition to the
roll of charities whoso ministrations are
not bounded by denominational lines. Hu
manity can know ro higher work than that
which dries the orphan's tojrn , and so long aa
there shall be little pufferors to share the
frultu of Mrs. Awplnwall's bcnlflconco so
long will her name , and memory be perpetu
ate. ) with grateful blessing * .
Oce Minute Cough Cure toucuci the right
spot. . It also touches It at the right time U
you take It when you have a cougti or cold.
Se the point ? Thee don't cough.
A Oallforman Attaches n ( hub Bit to Old
Noptuno'a Tooth ,
SUCCESSFUL TEST OF THE WAVE MOTOR
cdln'n JfcnI.ltit ? of Kloetrtcnl ! > -
voloimi cut A merion ii MM oh lurry
In tlio Orient Ul
I ilottlc I.nbcler.
Many of the foremost men In tlio ( IclJ ot
electrical science contend that unlimited
potter may bo secured by harnessing the
ocean waves and tides. Llki < most claims ot
progressive electricians , their assertions at
first fell upon heedless cars , but when demon
stration followed assertion shrewd capitalists
grasped their possibilities and proceeded to
develop them. .
The first practical effort In this direction
Is under way at CapttoVa , near Santa Cruz ,
Cal. After many years of experiment , Mr.
K. Gerlach has Invented a machine which
utilizes wave motion to generate electricity.
For many years Mr. Gerlach has lived on
the scashoro and watched the perpetual mo
tion of the waves , and wondered why the
extraordinary power of the ocean should
not bo made obedient to the hand of man
through pome mechanical Invention. Two
years ago Mr. Gerlach began to glvo the mat
ter of a wave motor serious study , and as a
result made several models. Ho went to
Capltola In October , 1S95 , and began to erect
the machinery of his wave motor on the
Capltola wharf. The first step was to
lengthen the Capltola pier 200 feet. Then
the machinery was put In. and several days
ago a test was made , which proved In every
way satisfactory , although the adjustment
of the machinery was not quite perfect. The
defective part of the machinery Is now he-
Ing adjusted , and the wave motor Is not In
operation at present , but will run In a
month's time. The availability ot utilizing
the backward and forward , or see-saw , move
ment was thoroughly substantiated at the
test the other day.
The motor consists of two paddle pcgments ,
of three paddles , those firmly hung on the
shaft eight Inches In diameter. These shafts
hang on screws placed horizontally lu tott'crs.
Thcso horizontal screws are turned In what
ever direction may bo desired by the gearing
on top of the towers , which Is operated by
cable connection with the main shaft. Hilt
way between each of the segments Is a. very
substantial gallons frame , which supports
the main shaft. This shaft carries an Im
mense balance wheel , weighing 60,000 pounds ,
and measures twenty-four and one-half feet
In dl-imoter. The shaft also supports four
sprocket wheels , which are free to revolve
either way on the shaft. It la on these
sprockets that the paddle segments work , be
ing connected with them by heavy sprocket
chains fastened with ono end to the paddle
run on over the sprocket , and have a heavy
weight attached to the other end. Next to
these sprockets on this shaft are four fric
tion wheels , furnished with loose clutches.
These wheels are keyed to the shaft and set
directly In under the rim of the loose
sprocket wheel , and are so arranged that
when the sprocket pulls In the right direction
they catch hold of the sprocket wheel which
drives the shaft. Going the other way the
friction Is at once released , and the shick Is
"
taken up by the weight.
Two of tflieso sprockets are operated by
each of tlio eegments. ono driving the shaft
as the segmeat Is swaying forward , tlio other
when It Is swaying backward. The
main shaft also carries the four rope sheaves ,
which perate thegearing , which In turn
raise" and lower the piddles. "
Mr. Gerlach expects 16 prove thoroughly
that a madhlne of the nature of the. wave-
motor , properly placed where It can catch
the ground swell , will generate electrical
power enough for all practical purposes , and
put an end to expensive fuel. The present
wave-nlotor Is only 200-hOrse power , as It
Is on a limited Ecalo.
THE ELECTRIC FUSE-TRAIN.
The recent war talk has directed atten
tion to the utilization of electricity In naval
and military warfare. Electricity Is now
of the greatest value In the operation ot an
army , more particularly In the form of the
telegraph , the field telephone and the war
balloon , and In men-of-war It has come to be
Indispensable * In ammunition hoisting , range-
flndlng and the handling and firing of big
guns and torpedo work. In the last named
field a new invention has been announced ,
styled the "electric fuse-train. " Its declared
object Is to "effectually retain the force of
exploding gunpowder , so that none of It Is
lost , and tto direct Its force at any desired
point. " The fuse-train Is said to "burn with
a sudden and Irresistible flash , the flame
and explosion traveling with so great a ve
locity that it can never be put out by the
pressure of water when submerged , and when
the flame reaches the torpedo , shell , mine ,
etc. , to which the device ls > attached , the
cell or fuse-train , flashing off , fills the pow
der chamber Instantly with an Intensely
hot , confined flame that penetrates the pow
der and causes every grain to explode ! at the
same Instant. " How this Is to bo done Is
not explained , but tlio limited details of the
Invention which have BCX far been made pub
lic seem to point to the production by elec
tricity ot the flah which Is simultaneously
to pervade every part of the powder chamber.
It Is stated further that "this fuse-train
Is perfectly reliable and excels every other
moans of communicating fire to ono or more
charges of powder , torpedoes , shells , mines ,
blasts , etc. , either near together or distant
frcm each other ono line of fuse-train only
being required for any number of explosions. "
TESLA'S LATEST.
Has the science of electricity discovered a
cure for all human Ills ? Nikola Tesla , the
wonderful electrician , announces that he has
devised a machine by which every fiber of
the human frame can bo made vibrate seas
as to cause a complete renovation of all the
tissues , thus restoring to the diseased body a
healthy and perfect condition. If Wizard
Tesla saya truly there will bo no end to the
drug stores that will bo compelled to
abandon trade. It may bo of Interest to
tlioyo who expect to bo cured by Ills new
process to know something of the genius
who Is to bo their savior. Tesla was born
somewhat more than thirty years ago In
Sorvla. Ho Is a Slav of the Slavs , with all
the characteristics of his race. His father
was an eloquent clergyman of the Greek
church , but. Nikola probably derived his In
ventive genius from his mother , who con
structed looms and churns for household
UHU while her husband preached the word.
As a boy , In the Polytechnic school at
Oratz , he * first saw a direct current gramme
mpchlno and was told that a commuter was
a vital and necessary feature In all ap
paratus. Ho at once was Interested In elec
tricity , but continued to pursue his me
chanical and mathematical studies until ho
was ripe for graduation. Incidentally ho
mastoroj Imlf a dozen languages and finally
secured a position as assistant In the govern
ment telegraph engineering department at
Duda-Pcsth. Soon he loft that employment
and wont to Paris to maKu his way across
the Atlantic. Ho secured work In ono of
Edison's Ehops and ut onct > entered on an
entirely new stage of development. So quick ,
bright and original was ho that Edison soon
became personally Interested In him. News
of Tcsla's wonderful discoveries was spread
abroad and he- > leaped Into the foremost
ranks as an electrician. Indeed , there are
tlioso who contend that ho U greater than
Edison's self , although his discoveries have
been In an altogether different line. His
last Is an Indication of his trend , and If the
human body Is to share In the blessings
that have been showered on many by modern
electrical research the one man to point the
way Is Nikola Tosla. Whatever comes from
him will command the attention of eclentlsts.
LABELING BOTTLES ,
One of the moat Important appliances
needed In breweries and other bottling estab
lishments la a successful Inline-labeling ma
chine. U ls claimed that this want has at
last been filled by the Invention of a ma
chine which makes use of static electricity
to attract , cne by one , the paper labels
pasted on bottles In a labeling machine.
One great difficulty In designing machines
of this character la to secure the detachment
of the top label from a pile , so that It maybe
bo iiubJecteU to the action of a paste roller ,
and afterward attached to the bottle. Thli
Is effected by making each successive charge
of the plunger adjusted for this service of
FEMALE
TROUBLES
Many of the disorders pecu
liar to women arc caused
by diseased conditions of the
Liver , Kidneys and Bowels.
Restore these organs to a healthy state by using
Dr. J. H. SWAN'S '
LIVER W HEY BALI
It will assist the female organs to perform their regu
lar functions , and the sufferer will be strengthened
and cured. Ladies from all parts of the country
testify to its marvelous success in curing them
. , .
ran SALE CVCRYWHCRC. mice i.co nn DOTTLC
THE on. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE co. . ST. LOUIS ,
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Claas mast
have fan oat
o'Soap when
he left you. "
Even the children recognize Santa
Glaus Soap as one of the good things
of life and why not ? It keeps
their home clean and makes their
mother happy. Try it in your home.
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CHICAGO.
that polarity which will attract the top sheet
ot paper Instead of repelling It. An soon as
tlio label Is thus picked up It Is brought
Into contact with a traveling paste roller.
The bottle then rolls over the pasted surface
and picks up the label , which Is firmly
pressed upon and attached to It In the roll
ing which follows. On reaching the proper
opening In the machine bed tlio bottle falls
downward In the delivery chute , from
whence It Is carried to auy place desired by
a communicating delivery apron or carrier.
This machine may bo ran at sixty revolu
tions per minute and. It Is estimated that It
will label 30.000 bottles a day. In all the
present label machines It Is Impossible to
attach labels of different shapes without
some reconstruction or alteration of the ma
chinery. In the electrical machine all shapes
of labels can bo used with equal 'easel and
without any readjustment or change of gear.
AMERICA SUPPLYING THE OIUENT.
A large demand Is growing up for Ameri
can electrical machinery In the east. A
correspondent , writing from Shanghai , China ,
says that a couple of years ago there were
only about seven miles of the city streets
lighted by electricity , for which sixty arc
lamps wore quite sufficient , and there was
not a single Incandescent lamp In or around
Shanghai. Since the advent of various
American systems with improved appliances
the electrical department ot the municipal
council riipa 140 ore lamps , lighting some
flfteno miles ot streets , and there are about
forty-three miles ot wire laid , in addition
to C.100 Incandescent lamps of eight-candle
power for domestic purposes. The customers
for Incandescent lighting have Increased In
the tlmo stated from ono to flfty-fivo In
number. Another equally striking incident
of electrical development Is reported from
South Africa. Less than two years ago
Buluwayo was a thatched town , peopled en
tirely by the warlike Matabeles under the
savage Lobcngula. On this site a busy
city has sprung up with mushroom rapidity ,
and an American flrm has been awarded
the contract for an electric lighting plant
for the Illumination of its streets , public
buildings and private residences. The con
tract , which was made entirely through cor
respondence and solely on the merits of Its
engineering plans and recommendations , was
Dccured In tlio face of the competition of
the most noted manufacturers of Europe ,
whoso foothold In the country seemed to
bu well established.
Electric transparencies , carried about on
the shoulders of men , have made their ap
pearance In New .York City. Tbo trans
parency Is about three feet high by two foot
wldo , and on Its face extols the merits of
the wares of the advertiser. Within are
four incandescent electric lights with red ,
blue , green and white globes.
A storage battery strapped about the
waist of the bearer of the device furnishes
the Illuminating power , and as bo walks
along ho In turn liKhts and extinguishes
each of the lamps , the result being a novel
effect of rapidly changing colors.
HHAI.NS U.VNKCnSSAUY.
Tli In Bin n Ilnil NOIIP , lull Ilctnliiuil
Mont of Mix KiiculllCH ,
Dr. S. S. Koser of Wllllamsport has made
a wonderful discovery , which will bo a
theme for discussion among medical men
throughout the country. Ills knife has re
vealed a medical wonder , In which a man
had unimpaired faculties without a brain.
At the request of a number ot prominent
physicians of Philadelphia , Dr. Kojor held
a post-mortem examination of the remains
of John Bly of Watsontown , who died a few
nights previous.
Bly , who was 20 years of age. for a long
time suffered with a tumor , which grow Into
the very basa of the brain , and occasioned
his death. The growth had a visible effect
upon the brain , and the cato became a
curiosity to the medical profession. Tlio
tumor was embedded too deeply Into the
brain tloiuo to admit of an operation. It was
found that the tumor was nearly an largo
as a blllard ball. It was so located as to
demoralize tlio nerves of the sight centre ,
and as a consequence young Bly was blind
for over three years.
The most singular fact developed was that
the entire brain had becvi hollowed out by
the action of the tUmor. The cavity was at
least five Inches In length , and was filled
with pus. All that was left of the brain was
a thin shell , composed ot the tougher tls-
oiipH where the brain matter gathers Into
nerves , which were less susceptible to the
process of decay. When an Incision was
made In the shell the whole mass collapsed.
The circumstance which made the care
almost unprecedented In the annals of med
ical science was the manner In which the
patient retained his rationality and facul
ties under the circumstances. lie had the
senses of touch , taste , hearing and smell , had
very tolerable control of his locomotor mus
cles , could talk , and , In fact , was compara
tively discommoded In no other way than
by the loss of vision. Ills retention of
memory was remarkable. Ho was able to
memorize poems up to within two weeks ot
his death.
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STOCKHOLDERS' MKBTINO.
Notice la hereby > ; lveii that tliu regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Houlh I'latto Land company will t > u held at
the ofllco of mild company , In Lincoln , No-
bruBka , at 10 o'clock u. in. , on thu itrat
Wednesday In March , 1890 , being tlio fourth
day of the month ,
Uy order of the board of dlrortora.
It. O , I'HILLII'9. Secretary , , '
Lincoln , Nebraska , February 3. 18M.