Nebraska Newspapers

    NOVltJMJJEH 5 , 1800.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Progressive Strides In Various Branches of
the Industry ,
TESLA'S ' LATEST ELECTRICAL INVENTION
a Itlvnl of MtiKiira'n
Wnlor I'onnr 1'roKri-NN of Ijlt-a-
Irlo Trnellon IIIrrlrlull } '
In lie I ( I Mlnlnir.
Nikola Tcsla , the great electrician , has
just taken out patents for a device for pro
ducing almost Incalculable electrical vlbra-
tlcn , and the Elcctrlcel Review gives a
full description of the Invention and Its
uses. It was by the use of this device that
Mr. Testa has been able to demonstrate the
scientific possibility of producing brilliant
Illumination by mrans of vacuum tubes that
were not In mechanical contact with the
electric source. Under the Influence of a
current of electricity Interrupted CO.000,000
or 80.000,000 times a second the tubes with
which Mr. Tcsla was experimenting burst
Into brilliant white light , which was dem
onstrated by photography to be much moro
powerful than the are electric light , al
though the tubed were entirely disconnected
and stood so far away from the exciting
cells that Mr. Tesla sat In a. large arm chair
between the tubes and the cell whllo he
was photographed by the light of the tubes.
No such effect has over been prodticcd by
nny other means , and this gives only n
rough Indication of the ways In which Mr.
Tesla's latest patented device may be of
line In the arts. For the production of
Roentgen raj's , the making of ozone and argon
gen and for electro-therapeutic treatment
the new device will find Immediate use.
The Interruption of electrical currents for
the purpose of breaking these currents Into
electrical waves or vibrations has hereto
fore been a purely mechanical operation. In
its simplest form this Is done by the com
mutator or vibrating armature of the llumf-
koff Induction coll. The vibrations of such
an nrmnlure or even of the needle with
which the armature has been replaced In
some devices , must bo confined within the
narrow limit of n few hundred to the sec
ond. Rotating Interrupters , connecting nnd
breaking the electrical circuit , with n
change In the position of their teeth as they
revolved , added much to the number of In
terruptions which could be obtained , but
even their best speed bore but n pitiful rela
tionship to the 100,000,000 or more vibrations
a second which Mr. Tesla calculates that he
has obtained from his device.
The simplicity of the latter Is one of Us
remnrkable features.
Niagara's great rival , the power distribut
ing plant at the I > achlnc rapldn of the St.
Lawrence river , nbnvo Montreal , will. It Is
hoped , be completed by the IIrat of the new
year. This Is the harnessing of the Lachlnc
rapids of the great St. Lawrence river ,
which presents many engineering dlfflcul-
tlra , owing to the formation of
the river channel at that point
and the extreme cold experienced
In winter , making It necessary so to
construct the dam that the floating Ice will
not Interfere with the regular operation of
the plant.
The work was begun by the construction
of an artificial canal along the north shore
of the St. Lawrence right above the Lachlno
rapids , and about five miles from Montreal ,
Fays the Electrical Engineer. The main
dam of the work , running out from the
ohoro , consists of a scries of Isolated plcra
of masonry and concrete , and Is constructed
about 3,500 feet down the river from the
Ice fenders. These plcra nro made to form
the flumes to take the turbine , wheels ami
shafting which generate and deliver the
power. The sixty turbines will operate
under a head of twelve feet and will develop
200 horse power each , making a total of
12,000 horse power , all the year round.
There are three power houses. In which will
bo located the electric generators , four in
each power house , each of about 1,000 horse
power. These generators are coupled to a
Jack shaft , and six of the turbines are con
nected to tlilfl shaft with bevel cone gears ,
thus transmitting to each generator the
power of six turbines , or 1,200 horse power.
The building extends the full length of the
main dam and Is forty-two feet wide , except
ing at the power house , where It Is sixty
feet. The original Idea of the company waste
to generate the power merely and dispose
of It on the Jack shaft and to lay out a
largo portion of the adjoining grounds Into
factory sites. Recently , however , It was
decided to bring the power Into Montreal
nml dt po3o of It there.
In addition to the great development
of water power the Lachlne Hydraulic and
Land company has decided to lay out Its
property adjoining the work In the form of
n model town. The property will bo divided
Into building lots , drained , graded , supplied
with water , elsctrlc lighting and electric
heating , besides having Its own electric rail
way to Montreal.
, ELECTRIC TRACTION.
Some figures have recently been published
which enable n fairly goad idea to bo
formed of the extent to which electric trac
tion has been adopted In most of the lead
ing , countries of America and Europe. Ac
cording to "L'Industrlo Electrlque , " there
nro ' ftiO miles of electric roads In Europe ,
and'about 1,750 electric cars , the present
rate of Increase In milage and number of
cars , being quite rapid. Germany has 250
1 miles of electric roads and 857 cars. Franco
has olghty-two miles and 225 motor cars.
Great llrltnln has sixty-five miles , with 1CS
cars , and Austria-Hungary has forty-five
miles , with 157 cars. Next como Switzer
land , Italy , Spain arid Ilclglum. In the order
named , whllo Russia has but ono electric
road , with six miles of track , and thirty-two
motor cars , and Portugal ends the list with
1.S3 miles. Of the 111 European lines , nlnety-
ono have overhead trolleys ; there are thir
ty-five of these lines in Germany , twelve
in Switzerland , ten in France , nnd seven
each In England and Italy , whllo Austria ,
with six , Is In practically the same standing.
There wcro three underground trolley roads
at the beginning of the present year , one
each In .England , Germany and Austria.
Nine lines nro provided with an Insulated
Gt-nnfii-tracK. tl'.TO'ig ! " ivl"a i ihG cnTtciif ft
conducted'eight of these railways being in
England and one in France. The remaining
eight linen are operated by storage bat
teries ; four are In France , two In Austria
and oiui each in England and Holland , Ac
cording to the presidential address nt the
last meeting of the National Electric Light
association , there are 12,000 miles of electric
railways In the United States , on which
25,000 motor cars are operated , the total In
vestment in such lines being estimated nt
over $700,000,000 , It Is believed that more
than nine-tenths of all street and suburban
railways are operated by electricity , and
that the total number of men employed in
electrical Industries Is 2,500,000. In Canada
there are now In operation or under con-
Htructlon thirty-six electric street railways ,
covering about COO miles , n greater distance
than Is embraced In similar service In the
whole of Europe. About 750 motor card are
employed , requiring power stations bavin ; ;
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair.
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
6om Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant.
40 Years the Standard.
total capacity of 20,000 horio power. Theio
flRiircH are Riven by Mr. GcorRC It. Guy ,
who Rtatm that thn Investment In Canadian
iitrcct railways In over 120,000.000 ,
EMvCTIUO LIGHTS AND BYKSIQIIT.
The question of Injury to the eyes from
electric IlRht In beltiB prominently < llBCUseil
hy scientists , ocullntu and laymen through
out the country. While opinion widely dlf-
fcrg as to the ultimate Injury likely to re
sult from the rapidly Increasing use of elec
tricity , the conscnflUK ot opinion Is that
IlK'ht from uncovered or uncolorcd Rlobcs Is
working damage to the eyesight of human
ity. In a discussion of the subject a London
electric light Journal , In defending Ita
trade , feels called upon to mnlcc Homo Im
portant admissions. It says : "It Is not cus
tomary to look at the mm , and not even
the moot enthusiastic electrician would sug
gest that naked arcs and Incandescent fila
ments were objects to be gazed at without
limit. Hut naked are llghtn arc not usually
placed EO as to como within the line of
sight , and when they do accidentally , what
ever may result , the Injury to the cyo U
( julto perceptible. The filament of a glow
lamp , on the other hand , Is most likely to
meet the eye , but a frosted bulb l an ex
tremely simple and common way of entirely
getting over that difficulty. The whole
trouble can bo easily remedied by the use
of properly frosted or colored glass globes.
In any case , however , the actual permanent
Injury to the eye by the glowing filament
Is no greater than that due to an ordinary
gas flame. "
ELECTRICITY FOR GOLD MINING.
There Is a prevalent opinion , outside of
California , that the placer deposlta of that
state have been worked out years ago , and
that the gold production of the state Is
ncarlng Ita limit and must soon decline.
When It is remembered that the gold de
posits have been exploited for nearly half
a century , and that during that time $1,300-
000,000 have been produced , the fear that the
store shall become exhausted Is but natural.
Hut , on the other hand , it must be remem
bered that of tills production $250,000,000
came from Nevada county alone. $200,000,000
from Slerrn county ar.il $220,000,000 from
Tuoluninuc county. These three counties nro
located on the "mother lode , " and Indicate
how cxtcr.slve that celebrated body is. It
extends in an unbroken Hue along the west
ern slope of the Slcrr.i Ncvadas for a dis
tance of 120 mlh'S , and In places widens out
to twenty-five or thlry feet. It runs through
Tuolumne , Calaveras , Amador , KI Dorado ,
Placer , Nevada , Sierra , IMutuas and Shasta
counties. It has produced immense ( ] imr.-
tltlts of gold , but the work of exploitation
has barely commenced.
This Increased activity In mining opera
tions Is due partly to the general attention
that has been called tn the richness of the
mines in that stale , nnd partly to the Im
proved methods of operation. New nr.d
powerful explosives are now available , there
arc Improved machine drills and air compressors
pressers for underground work. Improved
winding gear nnd Improved pumps ; the ore-
reducing apparatus nnd concentrators nro
now more efficient nnd cost less to operate.
With new and cheap processes for the ex
traction of the precious metals from the
pulverized quartz the grade of ore that can
ho profitably worked has been notably re
duced.
Another factor that is beginning to ho felt
Is the use of electricity for power and light
ing. This force has been employed to n
certain extent tn cheapening the coat of
working the mines , nnd will In the future
bo used to n considerably greater extent.
Hy means of electrical transmission the
water power of the rivers can be utilized to
work mines that cannot now be operated
owing to the scarcity ofwater. . The Haw-
hldo mine 1ms now changed from water and
steam to electric power , deriving the power
from a stream at a point near Columbia ,
nlnci miles distant from the mine. A project
to utilize electrical transmissions for workIng -
Ing a number of mines , nw lying Idle
thrcugh lack of power , was adopted recently ,
nnd though It Is not yet an nccc-mpllulm !
fact , It Is at least an indication that Euro
pean capital Is looking Into the mines of
California with a view to investment.
ELECTRIC PLOWING.
Further details are at hand concerning the
German electric plowing experiments , which
may bo of service to the many farmers In
the United States who , owing to the vicinity
of water power or other condltloiiH , arc In n
position to reduce their farming expeimcs
by using electricity. The figures quoted are
these of a specific installation , and will , of
course In many cascfl admit of considerable
modification. The plowing was accomplished
by two fixed wlndlassca , actuated by current
transmitted a distance of two and one-quar
ter miles. Each windless received about
twenty-eight horse which Is
power , suffi
cient for a plow with four shoes , which
travels 100 mctem In six minuted , covering
a width of l.SO meters and plowing a depth
of thirty centimeters ; In ten hours' time ,
the area plowed was 43,500 square meters.
As the power may also be applied to other
purposes when not used for plowing , the cost
of thirty-seven horse power during the ten
hours l estimated at about $8.25 ; the cost
of the Installation was TS,2r.O ; for 120 days per
year , allowing 20 per cent for wear and
tear and other expenses , and Including the
wages of the flvo men required , iho total
ccst of plowing 43,600 square meters Is
$26.60. Plowing by means of horses costs
at least double this amount. The advan
tages over steam are self-evident , the ap
paratus being lighter , and less delicate , nnd
requiring no transportation of combustible
material to the field. The expense can bo re
duced etlll more If the plowing be continued
for moro days In the year. Where beet sugar
Is manufactured , it Is suggested that the
power in the factorlea be used for this pur
pose when tt Is Idle. This would reduce
the expense' still further.
ELECTRO-HORTICULTURE.
In consequence of the success which has
attended the experimental culture of flow
ers and vegetables by electricity In Amer
ica , some of the London horticulturists , who
desire to be first nt Covent Garden with
their early salads a branch pf Industry
which Is exceedingly profitable propose to
Install the electric light In their forcing
houses. In the states the electric culture
of plants fpr commercial purposes has now
become a recognized Industry. Tills fact Is
mainly owing to the careful compilation of
data which has been made by Prof. L. H.
Dalloy of Cornell university. Prof. Ball
shows that the effect of the light Is marked
oven at a distance of 100 feet ; thi\t the elec
tric light does not detcrmln.f ) iho periodicity
of growth ; that Increase under the light
occurs only during the first days ; that
growth takns pia-co ln daylight ns well as
Tn darkness. Ills experiments are thus
summarized : The Influence of the electric
nro light upon greenhouse plants is greatly
modified by the lisa of a clear glass gloho
or the Interposition of a glass roof , Plaiitn
which are much Injured by a naked light
may bo benefited by a protected light. The
light can bo suspended even above the
house with good effect. As a rule plants
are earlier under the electric light than
when grown In ordinary conditions. Lct-
tuco Is greatly forced .and Improved by the
electrlct light. An average of flvo hours of
'
light per night' hastened maturity from a
week to ten days at the distance of from ten
to twelve feet. Even at forty feet. In only
diffused light , the effect was striking. The
light appeared to Injure young newly trans
planted plants , Radishes wcro also bene
fited by the light , but not much. To do
them any good the light had to bo hung
outside the house. If placed Inside , whether
naked or protected by n globe. It injured
the radishes. Uccts and spinach wcro ap
parently somewhat benefited by the light ,
Cauliflowers grew taller and made fewer
and smaller heads , and violets and daisies
bloomed earlier In the light house. . This
corroborates results obtained with other
flowers in earlier experiments. The electric
light does not appear to determine or mod
ify the hours of growth of lettuce and some
other plants which have been studied in
this particular. Plants which are benefited
simply grow more rapidly during the cus
tomary periods , Thcso experiments have
been extended over ulx years , and the con
clusions reached are worthy of careful at
tcntlon as baaed on independent scientific
Investigation ,
Cu u n nt lieHxci'llcil ,
FRIKND , Nob. , Oct. 0. 1800. Charles Red
man of this place writes the following
voluntary HUtcuicnt : "We have taken
llood'g I'llU with good rcaultB for biliousness
and a bad lasto in the mouth , and wo be-
llevo they cannot bo excelled , " Charlca Red
man.
Ilood'6 I'llU become the favorite cathartic
with ttvcry ono who tiles them ,
CapUIn Hill , agent ot the Mercy Box
league of the Salvutlou army , will w In
Omaha on Nor , 0 itud 7. Call and ecoUior.
TRICKS OF THE WISE TRADE
Spiders Employed to Wcavo Nota of Ago
Over Dusty Bottles.
A SPIDER FARM NEAR NSW Y03K
I'nilltiililo lltinlncNM of n
rrctii'liiuiliiothhiir l.llio Coli
to Clvc a U'tnc Collar
mi Ancient Appearance.
Thcro Is a now wlno trick In Now York
and It Is the clevercnt trick ever concoc
ted to deceive the lovers of undent vintage.
Spiders play the IcmllnK role. Thcso Indus
trious little creatures are turned loose by
the. thousands Into wlno collars nnd allowed
to spin their webs over the newly corked
bottles , thus glvlnR them the appearance of
having been stored for years.
Simple as the trick Is , relates a Globe-
Democrat correspondent , It has put thou
sands of dollars Into the pockets of some
largo merchants , nnd has also played an
Important part In the recent stocking of
the cellars of some New York millionaires.
The story came out lost week through the
boastings of the spider-raiser , who was
feeling extra jubilant. Ho had Just made a
big contract , and ns ho walked around
the wlno district it was hard for him to
keep his good fortune pent up. He had
shown the liquor trade how to make money
quickly , and felt that ho was entitled to
congratulations.
"You sec , " said he , "It's awful hard for
a wlue merchant to sell 'new' goods. The
public won't have them , and ho must have
a ccllarful of twenty-year goods or get out
of the buslneos. Now , I am a Frenchman
and was raised In the wine cellais of my
native place. I have been In nearly every
cellar In France , and know Just the labor
and expense that are necessary to produce
twenty-year goods. It takes all the gilt off
the profits.
"One day I was standing In one of the
biggest wlno vaults In Paris , when suddenly
I noticed an Immense spider lower himself
from the celling and settle down upon the
neck of a bottle. I was accustomed to
spiders , for wo have plenty of them there ,
but the great size of this one attracted me.
"Slowly he moved from one cork to
another , spinning his web as ho went , until
ho bad made a complete chain. Marveling
at his work , but disgusted with his ugll-
nesa. I picked up a stick to smash him
when the proprietor caught my hand.
'Don't do that , ' he said ; 'you will ruin my
business. '
SPIDERS AT WORK.
"Thinking he was Joking , I laughingly
asked him how Ills business depended upon
such an Intruder , and you may Imagine my
surprise when ho answered that his busi
ness had really been built up by these little
crawlers.
" 'You see these bottles ? ' ho said ; 'they
look as If they had Inln there for forty
years , don't they ? Well , they have boon
there Just two months. ' I saw through It
at once. The next day I began collecting
spiders , and In another month sailed with
several boxes of them for America.
" 1 began the breeding at once , and to
day have twenty customers In this city
who take all the spiders I can give them. I
only sell them In hundreds and to the
wholesale merchants whose vaults are al
ways being filled with new stock. With
my aid one of these merchants can stock
a cellar with new , shining , freshly labeled
bottles , and In three months see then
veiled with cobwebs , so that the effect of
twenty years of storage Is secured at a
small cost. The effect upon a customer can
Se Imagined and Is hardly to bo measured
by dollars and cents. It Is a trifling mat
ter to cover the bins with dust. That Is
easy to the most Inexperienced In the trade ,
but cobwebs spun from cork to cork , cob-
woba that drape tha slender necks with de
lightful lace the sign of years of elow mel
lowing.
"This Is what I can do and what I am
being paid for. Did you ever see a spider
farm ? "
"No. "
"Well , Just you come with me and I'll
chow you a wonderful sight. "
Taking a train to the outskirts of the
city , wo alighted and ho led the way to n
large , old-fashioned farm house.
"In there , " ho said , "are more spiders
than the average man aces during a life
time , " and , opening the door , wo passed
Into what was certainly a most remarkable
room.
room.A
A GLIMPSE OF THE CELLAR.
It was probably twenty feet square , and
the walls were covered with wire squares
from six Inches to a foot across , like magni
fied sections of a wire fence , such as Is
used to enclose poultry yards. Ilohlnd these
wire screens the walls were covered with
rough planking. Between the boards were
cracks , apparently left there designedly ,
and the weather-beaten surfaces of the
planks wcro full of knotholes and splintered
crevices. Down the center of the room
were long tables covered with small wooden
boxes and glass Jars open at the top and
protected by wire screens.
All the lattice-work of wires In the room
was covered with cobwebs of lace tracery
/n the superbly delicate outlines fashioned
ny the spider artists. The sunlight which
streamed through the open door gave the
-oom the appearance of being hung with
curtains of laccwork. It was novel and It
was beautiful , but the visitor , who had
been brought up to smash a spider with the
first Implement that came handiest , stood
aghast at the sight.
There were spiders In front , spiders In the
rear and myriads of them on every hand.
Hut they did not alarm this spider king ,
who looked upon the sccno with n self-
satisfied air. "Isn't It beautiful ? " he said.
"And Just think , they uld It ! "
Picking up n p.tlck , ho tapped It against
the wall , and In an Instant the multl-
' .C-ggetl denizens of this mysterious room
began swarming forth from every crack
and crevice. Hundreds of them , thousands
of them , poured forth from behind the
boards , and they scampered over each other
In their haste to get to the lattice-work
first. They were of all sizes and colors ,
some no larger than a pea and others as
big as a half-dollar. In less than a minute
they ran along the network and clustered
out along the glass roof , looking down upon
their owner.
"They think I am going to feed them
now , " ho said , "but I Just brought them
out to show you. They are awful smart ,
these little fellows , and have brains. You
laugh , but It Is a fact. After you have been
hero a whllo and get to know them , you
will cliapgo your opinion of spiders. I have
sat hero for hours at a tlmo watching them ,
and I can tell you the spider Is a marvel.
Ho Is an architect , a diplomat and a mathe
matician. You could spend days and weeks
watching them constructing their webs , and
they will grow more wonderful nnd Inter
esting to you all the time. If only human
beings worked with half the system and
perseverance of tlicso little creatures you
would hear no moro of poverty.
THEY TOIL AND SPIN.
"Tho spider Is a worker , but It Is not all
of them that spin webs. There are some
that live In holes In the ground and pro
tect themselves by building little trap doors ,
and there are others that malic soft nests
In cracks nml crevice * , whllo still other
species spin small homes In the grass or In
the corner of a room. Hut these in this
room are all wcbmakers , and I have been
careful to pcltct the kinds that wcavo them
selves fine , largo webs of lines and circles. '
They are the only kind that look artistic
and genuine In the wine cellar and Impress
the purchaser.
"In hero are moro than 20,000' of these
fellows , and they embody three distinct
families the SplraVulgarlsIlia and No-
phtla Plumlpcs , which the entomologists con
tell you ore grand wob-splnners. These
three species are Intermingling with each
other and raising families. In these small
frames are tbo Infants , which I have to
keep apart to protect them. When they are
big enough to run about I take them Into
the next room , whcro they coon set up a
homo for themselves. They are great can
nibals , however , and if left alone the old
ones would cat up the young , and the young
ones , In turn , eat each other , It U this
fact alone that kcepe the profits of the
business down to a normal love ) , I can al
ways sell moro than I can raise , and if oil
that are born hero every day lived I could
noon amass a fortune ,
"It la ( or tbla rcaioa that I equal get a
big price for tliosofh t survive , and I do.
The merchants never cemplnln nnd are con
stantly after me for wore.
"How Is thp bimlnon done ? Ah , simply
enough , A ctistomiv cmrs to mo or writes
mo from New York , .Philadelphia , Chicago
or any of the lame cities. He Is a largo
wlno merchant nnd-tUa * Just had his cellar
stocked with Durgundy or nny other kind
of wine. The bottlcsuhlnc they look new
and common , and no > man could sell them
for old wine. Notr , < fhe doea n very simple
little trick. Ho ntllclu-s to the bottles la
bels of twenty or thlrtjs years ago. He tells
me how many hundred bottles he hnn , nnd I
know In n minute bow many spiders It wilt
take to cover his cellar with cobwebs of the
finest sort.
"I pick them out and put them In llttlo
paper boxes , a pair to a box , and ship them
In a crate with nlr holes In the top. In two
months you would think his cellar had not
been disturbed for twenty years. It has
cost him maybe $200. but he will sell the
wine for several thousand dollars moro
than It would have brought If the spiders
had not dressed his bottles up for htm.
FOOLING THE EXPERTS.
"It Is easy to fool the connoisseur. He
Is a very wise man , and appearances go a
long way with him. The merchant takes
him to Inspect his stock. He leads him
down Into the dark cellar , nnd by the light
of the candle the customer sees the long
rows of bottles. Their necks are deep In
dust , nnd cobwebs cover them ; they stretch
from cork to cork. It Is plain that hero Is
great age , and he has certainly ( struck n
Rood thing. He picks , up a bottle and blows
the dust from It. The label Is dim , but still
plain enough to show him that It Is an old
one. The merchant doesn't have to talk.
All he has to do Is to take the shipping ail-
dreas and silently enjoy the situation.
"But wine merchants arc not my only cus *
tomers. I have millionaires on my list.
Perhaps one of these rich men keeps a
grand establishment. He must have n fine
wluo cellar , and ho gois to the merchant
and buys flno old wines , dusty and cob
webby. Hut the cobwebs are broken In
moving , and the bottles don't look the same
is they did In the merchant's cellar. They
tiave not the tone of real old age and of
years of rest In his princely vault. This
must not be. Ho orders spldeis. I send
them , and they do for him what nil his
money could not do. In n few months he
takes his old friends Into his cellar , nnd they
say : 'This Is magnificent ! " 'It Is grand ! '
'You have the finest cellar In town ! '
"Yes , I have a monopoly In my business.
[ am the only spider farmer In the world.
There Is money In It , nnd I suppose some
day others will go Into the business , too.
But they must understand the spider. They
must know him through and through. He
Is delicate and n cannibal , and , although
: hey breed rapidly , a very small portion sur
vive. Hut It Is a great trick and means
much to the merchant. "
Salvation Oil Is a certain cure for head
ache , toothache , earache , etc. Only 23 cents.
Comfort to California.
Every Thursday morning a tourist sleep
ing car for Salt Lake City. San Francisco
nnd Los Angeles leaves Omaha via the llur-
llngton Route.
It Is carpeted ; upholstered In rattan ; has
spring scats and backs and Is provided with
curtains , bedding , towels , soap , etc. An
experienced ? xcurslon conductor and n uni
formed Pullman porter accompany It
through to the Pacific coast.
Whllo neither ns expensively finished nor
as flue to look nt as a. palace sleeper. It Is
Just us gond to ride In. Second claES
tickets are honored , nnd the price of a
berth , wide enough and big enough for two ,
Is only $5.
For a folder giving full particulars call
at the city ticket oince. 1592 Farnnm street ,
or write to J. Franclu , general passenger
agent , Omaha , Neb.
$1'1.7 < * > CIilriiKo nml Ill-turn
Nov. 8 nnd 9 via the Ilurllngton route.
Got tickets at 1502 Farnam st.
JI5XXY I.IXU'S AMUIIICAV IlKIIL'T.
1 Her
Hon. A. Oakley Hall believes that no
singer ever created the furore that Jenny
Llnd did upon the occasion-of her profes
sional visit to America. Ho was present
"when Jenny Llnd sang In Castle Garden , "
and recalls. In the November Ladles' Home
Journal , the famous artist , and the unpar
alleled warmth of her greeting. In describ
ing her first appearance on the American
stage Mr. Hall writes : " * Ililt now ex
pectation Is to end ; for there advances
from behind the partition In the flat , which
at once serves OH screen and sounding board ,
a lady with beaming , childlike face , full
of frank slcccrlty. She wears a gown of
simple whlttt silk. The familiar Victorian
bandeau of hair about her temples proclaims
this statuesque lady to be the long-expected
Jenny Llnd. At first there Is a hush over
the great audience , for surely never before
was there seen HO unpretentious a prlma
donna. Where arc her diamonds ? Where
the personal ornaments. Jeweled stars and
ribboned orders that have been showered
upon her by the old world's royalties and
grandees ? Awakening from the surprise at
such simplicity of toilette as might have
appertained to a simple Swedish maiden
not of high degree the crowd literally goes
wild with enthusiasm. The men and women
rlso from their seats with one movement
no of a drilled army , while 5,000 throats
produce a volume of welcome that must
amaze the crows of the vessels without.
Hankcrchlcfs nro waving frantically In air ,
regardless of tearing the delicate lace of
their edges , gloves by the hundred are beIng -
Ing burst by hand clapping , and a torrent
of bravos is being hurled" toward Iho plump
llttlo lady In while , whoso eyes are becom
ing moist , but who stands with an air of
dignity quite distinct from the ordinary
self-consciousness of the avcrago prlma
donna. To her face has come the blend of
womanly sweetness and modesty , with child-
llko simplicity. As I gaze she seems tome
mo an embodiment of Iho confidence of ge-
nlus and the sercno wisdom of art. Mln-
ute after minute passes , and yet the cheerIng -
Ing , the clapping and the waving continue.
Never before , even In spasmodic Paris , has
such a triumphant welcome been accorded
her. "
Of her first appearance her first song
In America , nnd the unprecedented enthu
siasm she aroused , Mr. Hall entertainingly
and graphically writes : "Hurk to the
voice ! It Is beginning the first Lur of 'Costa
Diva , ' from 'Norma. ' The silence In the
audlenco Is Intense. She- has sung only a
few bars of the matchless ca vat Ilia before
nil music lovers recognize that whllo other
artists have endeavored to make something
out of 'Casta Diva. ' Jenny Llnd Is embody
ing It. There Is 3he gradual growth o
sostenuto , the rhythmic undulating , now
high notes , as triumphs of pure expression
and not of merely physical marvel , and
finally blrd-llko ecstacy of trills. Ilcforo
her Is an abyss of 'hush ' , Into which she
pours that voice , the very soul of song. She
ceases , and tlmldly-r-uot proudly bows , and
is retiring when tha audience , not content
with making the usual American demand for
an encore , arises on masse , and repeats
with fourfold energy nd spirit the almost
frantic demonstration with which It greeted
Jenny Llnd upon har entrance. The audi
ence Is literally wlltl. Never has a singer
so stirred her lUtonora before. The thunder
ous applause keeps -up for many minutes
until the audlenco acorns exhausted. *
Trained musician * iara praising the fluency
and prevision of Januy's chromatic scales ,
One Is emphasizing what ho terms 'tho In
spired vitality oMKind's voice , ' and the
unanimous verdict > jscems to bo that never
were heard in concert roam sweeter tones.
Even white-haired veterans , who have lis
tened , to Mallbran and her sister Vlar-
dot , or to Grist , or to Adelaide Kemblo. ell
pronounce Jenny Llnd the superior of those
old-tlmo song ansela In realms consecrated
by Saint Cecelia , "
The scats for the first concert wcro sold
by auction at from $15 to $50 each , The
highest price for a single scat , $225 , was
paid by a hatter , who turned Ills Invest
ment Into an advertisement and netted a
comfortable fortune. The late P. T. Dar-
num. who was Jenny Llnd'u manager , an
nounced that the first concert brought
nearly $30,000 Into the box ofllco ; the second
end , $17,500 ; and the four others of the
series J1S.OOO each , During the American
engagement Jenny Llnd sang In ninety-live
concerts under Mr. llarnum's management ,
and netted $72.101.34 , over $500,000 of
which went to the ( bowman , and $208,67C
to the singer. Mr. Hall asserts that Jenny
Ltnd'a Mrst-nlght rrrelptu wcro larger than
wan over paid before , or has been since , lor
a single amusement event.
king of pills U Heechsm'i Ceccham's ,
win \ \ iYTivn ? ? cui ?
\\lKLlliAlmMJ oAlX
Orchard &Wilholm Have Decided to Give
After-Election Buyers n Ohnnco.
CHANCE THAT WILL NOT STAND WAITING
verylMiiIy AVIin Wiinln In KIUMV Ilnw
tinKlccflon Wan ConttiiK Can Now
to Tlu-lr 1'nrclinxfH for
Ton In > N l.nntier.
"Just wnlt , " you said. Welt , wo waited
but while wo wnlted wo walled upon n
whole lot of people who today are In con
dition to tell you "I told you so. "
The tlmo has now come when "waiting"
don't go It's nil over now but the buying ,
nnd we've decided to extend our great mark
down sale for ten days and ten days only.
This we do partially to accommodate a num
ber of customers who would not buy till
after election and nlpo to reduce our stock
to the lowest possible ebb.
Every price that has prevailed during the
last few weeks will remain unchanged ;
they'll not be lowered ; they'll not be raised.
The prices are Just right now to suit those
who do the buying. Neither cost nor value
has been taken Into consideration at this
sale. It has been and will continue to be
our aim to place before you for ten days
the most pronounced bargains In the way of
furniture , enrpets and draperies ever quoted
In this western.country.
It Is useless to quote prices ; everybody
knows all about them. They know how
few dollar ! , nnd often pennies It takes to
gather up the richest and choicest bargains.
The sale continues for ten days , and not
a minute longer. You can't afford to stay
away now. Come tomorrow. Come In the
morning , before the rush begins.
ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET CO. .
1414-141C-1418 Douglas St.
CHICAGO AXI > MIIITIIWHSTUIIN
Hnllvniy.
Operates two through superbly equipped
trains EVERY day In the year.
THE OVERLAND LIMITED
AND OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL.
DEPATRT. ARRIVE.
OMAHA , 4:45 : p. m. CHICAGO , 7:45 : a. m.
OMAHA. 6:30 : p. m. CHICAGO , 9:20 : a. m.
CITY TICKET OFFICE.
1401 II. II. RITCHIE ,
FARNAM ST. GEN. AGENT.
Six Thirty l > . M. Train.
CHICAGO ,
of the
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RY.
Hcst service ,
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ,
Dining car.
City offlco : 1501 Farnam.
ItKIC.V OK THIS IIO\V.
Diilnf.v ItiinlM of Itllilioiix llnvo lie.
conic ii Fail TV I Hi Until SCXI-H.
This Is the day of the bow. It Is every
where , In everything , on everything. Noth
ing Is complete without a bow nowadays.
Every known and unknown article of com
merce , from a candy box to a sofa pillow
must have Itc bow. To be really In the swim
nnd up to date the fashionable article , be
It gown or table cover , must have more
bows than a summer girl bus beaux.
Even the bicycle Is not exempt. Every
wheel which expects to hold up Its handle
bars In good society must have a bow or
two flvlng from the bars , and the rider , to
be In good form must be similarly deco
rated. If a member of the diamond frame
fraternity lie has n bow on his coat lapel cr
tbo breast of his sweater , others on each
side of his natty "garters , " and ntlll another
upon the side of his cap. If ho bo very
swell he will be sure to wear a bow over the
Joining of his sweater collar , and a bow will
perch triumphantly upon his watch chain.
If ho has "bow fever" In all Its entirety
there are numerous other places In which
to place the Jaunty bits of ribbon.
Ono man will wear a dozen bows oaslly ,
whllo another will wonder where to place
half of those which have been given him by
his feminine friends. Femininity Is at the
bottom of the fad for bowu. Evciy woman
loves ribbons , nnd every woman loves them
twisted , tied and tortured into bows. The
amount of ribbon which n stylish woman
of the present SIA-UOII curries about with her
Is wonderful to contemplate. And the pres
ent allowance will not be half enough for
the winter maiden , If the uhop-kccpcrs are
to bo believed.
The-bicycle gill's capacity for bows lc
greater than that of the man. Every girl has
long bows nnd streamers of her club or
Individual colors floating from her bundle
bars. A few have taken to decorating the
saddle nUo. One original uouth side maiden
wheeled gaily forth recently with her entire
machine brilliant with bowu. They perched
upon her saddle , they streamed from hei
handle bars , they glittered from the spokeb
of both wheels , they shouo from Ihe drop-
frame. The average girl , however , has not
yet attained uucli a state of bows.
The bows themselves are of divers kinds ,
and they are worn everywhere. On the
shoulders , at the throat , at the belt , on
the skirt , the bodice , the tleevw , the heads ,
the hands , and the feet of the fashionable
woman. Many of the nuwest shoes are
trimmed wth dear little rionon bows at the
top of the lacings. " .Li . .uiuc modish girls
have ribbon bows sewed to the backs of
long-wrlstcd gloves. Perched at the proper
angle they have a dainty , butterfly appear
ance , as have the short , uldo bows which
are pinned Just at the bust line , or on top
of the cell of back hair. When properly
tied and poised the effect Is charming.
Scries of bows , large , medium and shading
to very small , and all of the butterfly order ,
are being placed upon the newest skirts ,
from the belt at one side , right down to the
hem at the other range , crossing the front
of the figure diagonally.
The fad for bows has brought several
kindred ones In its train. The fad for ex
changing bows , for Instance , nnd the fad
for bow collections. The college youth who
has not a collection of bows given him
by his girl admirers Is indeed a mournful
soul , and the girl chums who have not yet
exchanged bows are cither behind the times
or losing the fervldncss of their affection.
Every girl has her color nowadays , and her
especial wny of tying bows , or having them
tied , and her admirers follow stilt , as In
duty bound. The room of a popular and
fashionable young man retomblcs nothing
so strongly as the tlbbon booth of a church
fair , at the present time , nnd the boudoir
of the favored girl is much the same.
Unpopular or passe girls are strongly sus
pected of buying ribbons and bows on the
sly and passing -them off as gifts. This Idea
Is doubtless responsible for the autograph
bows which are Just coming Into favor.
These nro bows upon which the giver and
the recipient both inscribe their names ,
written In Indelible Ink. and they are af
fixed , as fast as received , to long strips of
ribbon , which , In turn , are hung upon the
wall , the side of the piano , or elsewhere ,
according to fancy. The gill who Is really
popular with men , and knows It , lias taken
to carrying her strip ot ribbon to parties
with her ; slio rarely gees homo without anew
now bow added to the list ,
A SHAMPOO
WITH
A warm blinmpoo with CUTICUIU SOAP ,
followed by gcntlo application ! ) of CUTI
CUIU ( ointment ) , the great skin cure , will
clear the scalp of crusts , scales , and
dandruff , allay itching , eootlio irritation ,
stimulate the hair follicles , nnd prodnco
a clean , healthy scalp and luxuriant hair ,
when all else falls.
lien , Nor. 4 , 1800.
POLIBUSITICNESSS
\ >
Politics and Business
are a little mixed
today. When they
get unmixed we'll give
you pure business.
e > e
Name Some Low Prices On
WE SELL THE nUTTKKlCK PATTERNS.
Greatest Values in
Ladies' Stylish Garments.
Gray and brown mixed Flannel Underskirts , worth $2.00 ,
Thursday only $1.00.
Black figured Mohair Skirtr. at $1.98.
Imported black Mohair Skirts , 4. } yards wide , at $5. ooft
worth $7.50.
Black Beaver Jackets , new style , box front , at $3.98.
Black Kersey Jackets $7.00 , worth $10.00.
Black Boucle Jackets , new collar , new front , trimmed
with pearl buttons , for only $6.00.
\n elegant West of ICtiKland Kersey Special Sale of Men's
Jacket , in blnelc , brown anil fjreen '
and Ladies' Woolen
shades , made up i tliu very latest styles , Underwear
tit ifl'-.fiO ; worth $17.50.
1 case of
Now Plush Cape. * , trimmed with fur , Jersey ribbed
vests nnd pnnta ,
ut $1.98. only Kc cnch.eiic-
clnl vnlue ,
I'lush , full trlinmed with
Cajies sweep , Ladles' extra COMBINATION
tlilbet , lined with silk , at $7.r > 0. lirnvy Jersey rlb-
ticd vesta nnd f
Electric Seal Capes , ItO inclies long , pants , only 35c
encli , worth We.
full sweep , trimmed with thibel , at '
1 cnto ladles'
$19.nO ; worth ? : ! .r.00. natural wool me
rino vests nnd
Electric Seal Capes , .TJ inclii-s long , pants , 33e each ;
worth 60c.
lined with heavy black satin , full sweep , '
1 cast * of ladles'
otter trimming , otter collar , at ? l ! . i.OO ; wool limits , 35c ;
1 worth 75c.
worth $37.50. '
Lndlrn' plain wcol
2.0 ladles' Wrappers , all wool licnrl- cnmel'fl imlr
vests nml pants ,
ctfa , silk and braid trimming , nt $ I. ! ) < " > . COo each : worth
Jl.OO.
' in dark colors only 1,000 dozen ot
Ladles' Wrappers , , clilMien's under
. wear to lie placed
not.
on cale nt Ices
than mill cost.
Indies' Cnmhl-
nntlon SultH , tvc ,
I'M and 11,00 ;
worth 75o , tl.OO
un.l . Jl.rA i
. Men's Slilrts nnd \ !
Millinery.
Drawers , ! 5c ;
worth toe.
Men's fierce-lined
- A remarkable sale ot the very nuwe.st BIilrtH nnd Uraw-
erH , 33o each
styles la ladies' Walking Hats , Sailors , worth CCc. ;
Men's lienvy
Trimmed Hats and Turbans. merino Slilrtn ami
Drawers , T5c each :
Prices have been cut deeply , and you worth II.DO.
A fpeclul pale
can buy on Thursday the most fashionable of Kid Gloves.
Hoys , heavy
able headwear at lower inures than you wool Mittens , Ida
nml 12140 IH.T
ever dreamed of. pair.
i.
CAMPAIGN
LANTERNS
AT
703-705 S , 16th St. ,
Tel. 604. Omaha , Neb.
WORK PRECIOUS
limn Gold , Silver or Diamonds
mends , bringing you com
fort tiud joy tlirco times a
duy at least. Your tcoth.
BAILEY , the Danfisf
THIRD FLOOR ,
PAXTON HLOCK
One Thousand for OiC
( Trade Mark. )
ACCIDENT TICKETS.
THE INTER-STATE
Cntnnlly Cuiuimiiy ot New YurU.
Biv)8 THREE MONTHS1 inuuranco ,
$1,000 for $1.00 ,
to tiieii orvonieii ,
18 und CO ycuru of age , ucnlnst fatal
Htrvet AcclilenU a-foot , or on lllcyclci , Hortei.
VVuKOQ * . Ilorce C.'ar , Ilallrood can , Klevi
Ilrldee , Trolley und Cable 'can , Htcairn . .
Hltuinlionu and Hleam Krrrles. (100,000 ilcio | Hc
with the Iniurnnce Depnrtinrnt of the ninta
Kenr York fpr thp security of the InturtJ.
For S'nlu J y
Clias.Kaiifiiianii ,
1J02 Dougluj Htrcet ,
Tel. W t.Omaha. . Neb.
CURE YOURSELF !
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