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12 THE O3r AIT A DAILY BEE ; FRIDAY , OCTOBER 22. 1807. THE GORDON PRIZE fr The Part Myrtle I'onU IMnycd in Settling the Contest. 5 Hy JOHN .T. n niJCKUT. One morning , two days before the examina tion for thi ! Gordon prize , Tom Stapleton , on . opening his desk In the study ball at academy , found a slip of paper tucked In his trigonometry book , with his name printed ton It. Somewhat surprised , be opened It. nnd was hiore aurprlted to read tbo following , written . In lead pencil : "Howard Wilson has got a' copy of the txam. tiapor for the ( lordon prize. This Is a mean t lck , and so 1 just tell you of It. You'll find It stuck behind the books In bis den' < . Fair Play. " Tom St'ipleton was dtimfounded. Howard Wilson was the last fellow In Hopcdalo academy that ho would bavo suspected of any underhand dealing. The two boys had been rivals all through the four years' course , | rome times ono , sometimes the other , coming out ahead , but with only a few marks In fa > ur of tbo aue-'es.ifu ! competitor. This Gor.lon prize was Ihe acme of academic honors In Hoyodalc. It was the Victoria cross of the village community. A rich machine manufacturer had founded It ypais ago and had tried to make It a healthful mcunrl.il of Ms son , who was drowned In Myrtle iond the very summer ho was graduated from the academy with the highest honors In the whole roll call of Its existence. The iirlzc was of no great Intrinsic valtio. It was a circle and trlanglo of gold , Inter- blctvlc.l , engraved with the winner's name and thu > eor ot his graduation. AnC'ther feature of this prize , not SD glori ous , , but which bad no little weight with boys of a small village llku Hopcdale , was that the winner bad choice of a trip to the national capital or of n yurnu of ? , " 0. . There waji a general feeling that either Tom Staplcton or Howard Wilson would be the Gordon prize winner. But there were two or three others who had enough show for It to make It one of the most exciting contests in iho history of Hopcdalo academy. Besides there was the possibility of a "dark horse , " who might make unprecedented running un der the potent stimulus of ambition ami pleasure. With regard to these two most highly rated/oji.pctltors , there were outildo things which added a picturesque Interest to the struggle Tom Stapleton was the son of a fwido.ved mother , who , from the slan Ipoint ot weal'h aM lam ly. wrs ono o' ihj loromcst personages In Hopcdalo society. Howard Wilson , on the other hand , was the son of a carpenter , and during the sum mer vacation , when the other boys went away on trips , or gave themselves up to base ball , swimming , fU-hlng , boating and like sports and pastimes at home , he went Into the shop with his father and sawed arxl planed and hammered like "a chip of the old block. " The small wooden bouse In which the Wilsons lived on the outskirts of the pretty village bad ono feature which the architect1 had not designed. There was a mortgage on It , quite a large one. considering the size of the house. To lift this was thu common aim of the whole family. If .Hnwatd won the Grflon prize , it was understood that the stocky , round-hpidcd. keen-eyed boy. with his rather old-fashioned ways , wbuld take the purse and let the Washington trip 0. 0.Iri Iri one respect these two boys of the some what ho had discovered. But then , the only thing Wilson could do would bo ( o wlth.lraw from the contest , and tint would bo Inex plicable to everybody. Poor Tom made very 1'ttlo ' headway with Ms own pre paration for examination that day. Then the thought came to his mind that somebody had played this dirty trick on Wilson out of spite against him. Not that ho could th-Ink of a man , woman or child In the village who hud any hard feeling against the sturdy , quiet boy. This determined Tom. He would put the facts In the case to Wilson frankly. That Is what ono honorable boy would do to another , mil bo * Js not convinced by actual proof that Wilson was not that. Accordingly ho Joined Wilson on the way home after school. Their houses lay In dif ferent directions , but Tom made an excuse about going to the pond for a swim , so that ho could Join the other. As they went along Wilson said that after he had gone home- first bo Would come out to Myrtle per J and have a plunge himself. Tom decided to defer any allusion to the subject until after the swim , and they parted at the crossroads. Moat of the boys waited till later In tne afternoon for their swim , and there was no body there. Tom undressed and plunged Into the crystal clear water. It was refresh ing , but cooler than ever , as the day was hot. To get his blood In circulation Tom swam lustily ahead. Without hccdltg it he got at some distance from the shore. Then , finding the water was chilling him , despite himself iie turned to make his way back. A .MOMENT . OF PERIL. He bad not made a dozen strokes before he was stiffened with a sudden cramp. He tried to nuke hi si way along with his arms , but soon realized that he could never hold out. The thought of the boy who was drowned In Myrtle pond , and -in whcce mem ory the father had four.led Iho Gordon prize , came to his mind. It would be a sirangu settlement of thu. doubt that bad arisen In togaid to the present competition If he were to drown , and In. that way Howard Wilson get the medal without a blemish on his honor. Whatever relief from responsioility thU would be for Stapleton be was too live a boy to resign himself calmly to a watery grave on that account. Ho yelled lustily for help. Then he ut tered another long cry for succor. He saw a boy tear through the undet brush of t.ic woods near the pond. He was pulling off his i-oat and shirt as he ran. He ripped open the lace * of his slices , flung off his trousers ami shouting to Tom to keep up a little longer , plunged into the pond , and with a quick overhand stroke made straight for the gasp- lii-i swimmer. "Llo on your back and float , and I'll push you In , " spluttered Wilson , as he came up. "Don't grab mo , m we'll both go down. Leave you-self to me and 1 can make it , I guesj. " He guessed rightly. But It was a laborious struggle to land Trm on the beach. They were both panting , and Wilson WHS as red as a lobster while the rescued boy was blue about the mouth and shivered so he could not speak. As soon as WIlPDn got his wind iie rubbed Tom vigorously. In n short time he began to feel himself , nnd In five minutes more the two were walking briskly home. "I am much obliged to you , " said Tom. glancing sheepishly at the short , round- COME WITH MB TO DR. 11ARDMAN THE FIRST THING. ago , but ot such widely divergent social stiluses , wore as much allko ab Iwo peas. They had the name strong , munly sense of honor. That Is , they were credited with having .It. Tom Stapleton know , he had. Of cnurno , Howard Wilson know whether ho Jia'd or not. But after reading this note , Tom could not be absolutely certain on thin point. Of course this note was an anonymous one and therefore open to suspicion. Torn tVvas rnoiigh of a man to look with disgust on any communication of that order. Why had thu writer thrust this responsibility on him ? TOM'S DECISION. "Well , what was to bo done ? If ths ) statement wa true , Tom Stapleton Colt that , outside of bis own personal and Very strong IntcreM In the case , duty to the other contestants , especially-tho two or three best ones , made It Incumbent on him to ex pose the miserable conduct of WIlsDu to thu principal , Dr. Hartman. But first he must have mine proof. The uolo wasn't that. Ills lir-oulse had been to go ntvalght to Wil son , show him the note and take his word for the truth of the matter. But he reflected ( his mathcniatlzed bent had given him a logical way of looking at things ) that a boy vvho was mean miough to use mi examination paper must be mean enough to lie In order to tavo hlnuelf from discovery. Al tbo noun recess of .in hour , when the boys went home for luncheon , or else ate what they had brought on the lawn , the study ball was locked , Soon after the boys had been turned out , Tom approached Mr. Hans' ) ! ) , the professor who wus kervlng the Btudy hall that day , and asked If he would lend him the key for a moment , us ho wonted to look up something , "Tom. you had better wait , and not overdo things , " said Mr , Hanson , plcubuntly , but be gave him thu key , Tom locked tht < door when he was In , It was repugnant to bin feelings to go to any one's desk without his permission , but In this case there was no choice. He went over to Howard Wilson's desk and raised tbc lid. The books and everything InsKlo were neatly aivauged. He pulled out tbc pile on the right hand side and was iiokltlvcly relieved to find nothing. Then ho drew forward these on tbo other sldo. Behind Ibi'in was a sheet of fooltwiv folded. With a beating heart Tom opened It. lie read at the top In Mr. llnrtman's peculiar handwriting : "Twenty-four problem for the Gordon CirUo competition , Hopodule academy , Juno 2 , 14 i" Without another glanca at the paper he foldci It replaced It and put tbo books hack An ho had found them. Then ho brought ) > aclc the key to Mr. Hansou. i Tom resolved to tpetik to Wilton about headed boy , who was Jogging along uneon- ccvnedly by his side. , " 1 was a gone goslin If you hadn't come. I was getting used up. " "O , that's all right , " said Wlleon , with a wish to moke light of his part of It. "Yon shouldn't have gane out co far. The water was as cold as Ice out there. " They walked on In silence for a moment. Then Tom silld : "You saved my life , but I wish you woldn't let my mother know It. It would scare her to death uvery time I took a swim. Not thai sbe'd say anything about It , " be added with filial pride. "I shan't mention It. It's all over and no harm's done , and that's the end of It , " re plied Wilson 'brusquely. "But you'll lose the honor of the thing , " said Tom , thoughtfully. "I didn't do 'U ten- the honor , " said Wil son , looking at him as If disliking that view. "Well , you wouldn't like to get the Go.don prize and not have the honor of it , would you ? " asked Stapleton , impulsively. "If I got the $50 for winning It , I'd let all the honor go , sooner than have It twice over without the money , " replied the other em phatically. "You wouldn't do anything mean to get It , though , " persisted Stapleton. "Did I sy anything like that ? " Wilson looked at the other boy with a quick. Indig nant glance. "You wouldn't would yuu ? Da you think I'm not just as square as you are ? " Howard Wilson spoke with warmth. The Idea bad stung him to a sudden burst op out raged feeling. This young swell imttlug on airs like that with him ! "No , I don't. That's straight , " answered Stapleton , looking him squarely In tinface. . "Now I'm Just going to tell you something. " Ho told him about t'hc note and about finding the examination paper for the propo- sltlont , In his desk. Then ho said noth ing , but waited. To bis surprise there was an awkward silence for a few minutes , Howard Wilson was thinking piotty hard. He looked at Stapleton In a curious way. Somehow It made. Tom flush. "Well ? " he said , anxiously. "What do you ihlnk of this ? " "I don't kuuy ; what to think , " said How ard Wilson. 4Io was breathing quickly no\f. "How do you Biiprwse the paper came there ? You didn't know " Stapleton halted , embarrassed. He did not want to give the other boy an Impetus , much less assistance toward a wrong step. "Thorn's only one thing I can think , now , " returned Wilson , a little coldly , "I don't want to think , ( bat. " "I've been square with you. Why don't you be the same with mu ? " Stapluton flushed now and spoke a little sharply. It did not Betm an easy a matter as he bad ex pected. "I will. " said Howard W'llson ' , quickly and with force. "This Is a dirty , mean Job , anyhow. About that , there's no question. I tell you on my .word of honor I know nothing about .any examination paper , and haven't seen out ; not a line of one. I would lese .any prize In the world kooncr than do as mean a thing as that. Svmcbody has done this to queer me. I don't know -who It can bo. I ran'l think of anybody who Is enemy enough to do such a dirty trick. Sta pleton , I don't want to hurt your feelings , but don't you eif that ihe-re Is nob.idy who ! has such an Interest In putting up such a Job on me as " Tills time ho stuck. But he looked Tom Stapleton fearlessly In tbo eye. Tom baited , and an expxcstloii of such utter wonder , followed swlttly by one of quick linger , caino to his face that Wilson haitlly eald ; "That's all right , We can't help our thoughts. You may have auincctcd inc. We'll work this out together. Come with mo to Dr. Hartman the first thing. " AWARDING THE PRIZE. Whc they got there In a clear , concise way , but with a note of suppressed Indig nation In bis voice , Wilson told what had happened , and affirmed In accents that left no doubt In the doctor's mind his absolute Ignorance of the paper which he had never seen. Staplcton followed It with an equally fervid affirmation of his entire and sole con nection with the business. "Boys , " said Dr , Hartman gravely , "I be lieve you both. Some one lus done this to hurl you , Wilson , and his meanly tried to us ; Stspleton. I remember that the exami nation paper which I sent to the printer by the boy In the hoiiOT hero was lost by him. He told mo lie plopped at the pond for a swim and when he got to the printing office the paper was gone. He went back to the rend , but could not find It ( hero. Now can't you think of any ono who dis likes you. Wilson ? " Wilson had been breathing quickly. "Yc * . Wlut day did the boy lose the papier ? " "Last Thursday , about half past 91 "Then I'll bet you It was Cbauncey Brown , " exclaimed Wilson excitedly. "It .may not be. But ho Is the only one I know who has any' spite against me. I was elected to the ball nine Instead of him , although he worked his best to have me kept out. Thursday morning I was doing something In thu shop and saw Brown go down the road leading to the pond. This wns at a quarter ot 10 I noticed the time because I thought be would have to take n quick ewlm to get back for school. I was surprised to see him como back In a hurry soon nfter , too soon TWENTY-FOUR PROBLEMS FOR THE GORUEN PRIZE COMPETITION. to have more than gone tnore and right back. I thought ho had probably changed his mind. Now , I believe ho found that paper , put it In my desk and wrote that ncte to Stapleton. " "You miifl be right , " exclaimed Staple- ton. "Shake hands , Wllsen. It put us both In a nasty box. " ' D- . Hartman asked Tom to glvo him the anonymous note , which ho did. He enjoin ? 1 perfect sllenro on both the boys. One tliins that Wilson Insisted on. to which the docto agreed , though both ho and Stapleton dc ciarcd it unnecessary , was that an cntlrelj new set of propositions , as different from those that had been prepared as possible should be made out for the examination Otherwise Wilson flatly refused lo compel' for the prize. The Gordon prize that year , for the ft s' time since it was founded , was taken by twc boys , whose merits were so nearly equal tha ; cither none or two bad to be given. The ; wcio Wilson and Staplcton. Tborc was Joj In both families , because , fn addition to nils' honor. Dr. Hartman made a ringing eocecr about the miserable trick that had bee ; ; essayed. He spoke of the conduct ot the two winners and said that at the request of Wil son the name of the boy who had so dls graced himself was withheld out of regard for bis family. Tom Stapleton told his mother thai day oC bis rescue from Myrtle pond by Howard Wilson. It was slpange , the part Myrtle pond played In this whole business of the Gordon prize. That high-born but worthy womai. forthwith put on her bonnet and without BayIng - Ing a word to Tom sailed grandly down to tin Wilscn house , insisted on giving Wilson pert a check that lifted the mortgage clean "off. and Instead of a trip to Washington the tw boy. ? bad a six weeks' vacation In Europe that summer at her expense. She felt that if her ancestors wouldn't have- acted In that way she would go down In posterity as an Improvement on them. She certainly ob tained tbo hearty approval of her Hopcdale crntempora.los , which was Just as good as posthumous glory. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxatlvn Brome Quinine Tablets. All Jrugglsts refund the money If It fails to cure. 2fin Read "Simon Dale" In The Sunday Ben. If you don't take It , subsc'lbe now. TOM ) OI'T OICOMIT. . "Now , " said the attorney for the deferne , "hero Is a skull. Can you tell us to what species It belongs ? " "It's the skull of a lawyer , " replied the expert witness. "How can you tell ? " "By the cheek bones. " Chicago Tribune : Attorney ( whispering to his client ) The evidence Is. going agalnsi you. Have you and this witness over had any conversation ot any sort ? Client No , sir , nover. Attorney ( to witness ) Now , sir ! Remem ber you are on oath. Look me straight In the eye. Did you not , on the evening of May 9 , 1SS9 , specifically propose tn my client thai ho join you In the Job of breakIng - Ing Into a jewelry store near the corner of State and 'Madison ' streets ? The Other Attorney ( taken by surprise ) Hold on ! J object to that ! Atlorney ( with a sjy wink at the Jury ) I dare say ! Well , that's all. You may stand down. Judge Campbell of San Francisco hid just heard the evidence against a young mission hoodlum charged with disturbing peace. "I think you're guilty , young man. " de clared the judge. "Funds In the 'treasury are running low , so I guess I'll have to got something toward my salary , as I'm ' getting bard up. I'll line you $5 , "You've got moro money than I have , " pleaded the prisoner. "Bet I haven't. Show up what you'vo , got , " and the Judge emptied his pookots , which contained Just 3G cents In change , on the disk , The prisoner turned all of his pockets wrong sldo out and produced 25 cents. "You are worse off than 'I ' am , " said the judge. "Flno remitted. You' can go , " 'An ' ambitious young lawyer paid his first visit to a country court holding Its session not verv fur from Now Orleans not long filnco , eays tbo "Times-Democrat. " Ho went tu represent a big railroad In a stilt bcought by a countryman to recover the value of an ox , which dppnrted this Ufa In a vain at tempt to hold up the limited mall , The question before the court was ono of Identification , and the countryman had testified that bo knew tlio ox by bis color and 'tho flesh marks. The young city lawyer rose atvl with dig nity raid : "If your honor please , there can bo no question that this witness has sworn falsely when he * testified that an ox can be recognized by his color , I WJK a stinog- rapher before I became a lawyer , and for two days your honor ( drawing out his note book ) , I have taken a detailed description of every ox that passed Ihe hotel , and I am pri'i > ared to vwear as an expert tint all oxen look alike to me , " "You are trifling with the dignity of this court , sir , " sternly said tln < judge , "and I will fine " "Hold on , judge , " cald the clerk ; "there hain't bin but one yoKn of oxen In this town In a week. Old man Henley's been a-haulln' wood , an1 tlm lawyer's been counting tbo tame oxen over and over " "Judgment for plaintiff , " fnld the judge , and the city lawyer glad to escape the wrath of his honor , took hid departure , a sadder but wiser man. You can't afford tp risk your 'Jlfe by al- lowlr. ga cold td develop Into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and a certain euro are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure. Read "Simon Dale" In The Sunday Bee , If you don't twko Jt , subscribe THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Progress of the Work of Harnessing Water Power In Montana. ELECTRICAL POWER- FOR BUTTE CITY K.\turlN of AiiirrU-im r.loolrlcnl Mn- < 'lilnr > _ ninr.llK | lUillivn.v VI- briitliniM stutlNllt-H of Montana capltalltteUinva decided to hornets some ot the water , power goliiR to waste In the Btnto and niako > lt contribute1 to the In dustrial needs of the people. An organization known as the Moutniia Power company Is nt present actively unpaged In damming the HlR Hole river with ! a view to obtaining suf ficient water fall to develop electrical powor. The dam Is sltiintail about five miles below Dowcy'F Data , and the water will be backed up probably most'of tlmt distance In order to secure a sufficient quantity and fall to give the power Uwt will bo necessary In the operations of this IjlRientcrprlse , which seems destined to cut such a figure In the Industrial llfo of the metropolis of .Montana. At the slto where the company will con struct Its buildings and near the dam are now strewn about two million feet of lumber of every dimension , and the workmen are busy putting up the piling and other timber work which will bo necessary to resist the tremendous pressure of the water when the dam Is completed and the river stopped tem porarily on Its way down. The machinery has all bean ordered and the water wheels will commence to arrive In n few days. Next week about fifty ad ditional men will be put to work on the right of way between the lllg Hole and Ilutte putting up poles and stringing the copper wires on which the power will be trans mitted to Uutte. The amount ot work done 'n so short a time by this new company Is remarkable , and business Is evidently meant from tlu > word go. H. M. Hyllaby , president of the company , -nates tint the plant will bo In operation by March 1 , and that nt first the plant will have 1,000 horse power , which Is already dlspofe.l of to the different Industrial enterprises In the city of Ilutte. The street railway com- pony , which now uses 700 horse-power , Is sold to be oae enterprise that will take power from the new company , an It Is stated that power can be supplied at a great saving ove- the prrscnr cost. Should the Walkervlllo line bo changed to nn electric line the rail way company will need ytit more power. It Is understood that the new company has dis posed of nearly all the power that It will have at present. Arrangements are made to double the capacity , making It 8.000 horse power , next summer. ELECTRICAL EXPORTS. In little more than half a year the value of the exports ot electrical apparatus from the United State ? has amounted to more thai. $2,000.000 , which represents an Iticrcass cf sbnut } 500,000 over the figures for the cor responding period of last year. This In- oiease , while noteworthy , is likely to be small In comparison with the Increase wh'ch will be seen before another year has elapsed , as the demand for American electrical sup plies Is apparently gi owing stronger thai- , r vcr. As a straw to show the stretch of the movement for American electrical goods , it may be saiJ that a single company hau .ecently made four contracts , involving a total of $750,000. Another company has re ceived orders for a generator station at Paris with a capacity for C.OOO lights , fc- motors with about 3,000 horse-power for French tramways , and about 10,000 horse power for Gorman tramways. Still another company has received an order for nearly fifty electric elevators for a London concern. Still another company has secured'a'Hihgie contract for an electric lighting plant In London at a figure of more than $350,000. Ore western firm took contractH for 3500,000 worth of machinery for eltical purposes ( luring the past month , and another firm had orders for more than $100,000 worth. AN ELECTRICAL' LETTER OARRIER. A very clever mail delivery box has been placed In a numben.of the larger buildings at Geneva , Switzerland , by an enterprising electrician. Thls-mmtl box has a compart ment for each ofi the atorics of the build ing , and when , thb letters are deposited on the cioi.nd ilnor thu carrier delivers them as required. The'-deposlt of a single letter makes an electric contact , which starts a bell going on the > respective floor , which does not cease ringing until the letter Is taken out. At the same time rit opens the faucet of a tank on the roof of the house , which causes water to How into the cyllr ler forming the counterweight of the mail box elevator until the weight Is heavier than the box. when the box ascends and the flow cf water ceases simultaneously. As the box passes each story the mall intended for it letters , papers and small packages falls Into boxes in the corridor on that floor. This H performed very reliably by a little spring at the bottom ot each compartment in the elevator mall box , which causes the bottom of the compartment to catch for a moment , and the release throws out even a ilnglo piece of paper thinner than a postal card Into the stationary box provided for Its reception. By Its own weight the box descends to Its place on the ground floor. Should by any mischance a single piece of paper have re mained In the elevator , upon striking the bottom It will at once go through the same series of movements as before , HUGE POWER PLANT. It Is proposed at on early date that the entire metropolitan railway system of New York , embracing all the surface lines , shall h" operated from ono central power station. The work of laying the underground con duits Is now going on and In about six months the change will bo made , when all the roads of the company .will thus be operated , the power being supplied from the present powur stations. Later It Is proposed to concen.tiatc these latter in a plant which , says the Klcctrlcal Engineer , as at present designed , will have an ultimate maximum capacity of 70,000 horse-power. The new po.ver Mouse will bo situated close to the river front , bounded -Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth streets and KIrst avenue. Thin location Is probably a little outsldo of the present center of distribution , but was adopted In evident cnntmnplatlon of future extension of the road , as wnll as facilities afforded for receiving supplies. Aside fro-n this , however. Its location will , oven at the present time , work very little to Its dis advantage , owing to the fact that current will bo distributed at high potential , BO that the question of copper outlay will bo comparatively Insignificant , as compared with the old method of distribution at 550 or COO volts , The engine equipment will corolst of cloven vertical cross compound condensing engines , directly connected to the gcnetators. Each of thrso engines will have a nominal capacity of 4,000 horse-power , with a maxi mum of O.COO horse-power , being arranged In two rows. The -exhaust mains from the engines will be carried to feed water heaters , situated below the engines , which will also lie provided with surface , condensers and Independent air and circulating pumps. If for any reason It shodld bo desired to work non-condensing , th * exhaust can be led directly Into four Independent risers to the atmoHphere , The station will distribute current at a high potential. For this purpose eleven ibrec-phase altcrnaUug current generators will bo Installed , i operating at 0,000 volts , The current 'from thoie generators will be led to sub-stations , located at pTtper polntH on the lines of the railways'.to bo supplied , In which stations btoulc transformers In con nection with rotary transformers will be em ployed. UTILIZING RAILWAY VIBRATIONS. A unlquo utilization of railway car vibra tions Is reported from a packing house cen ter In Kansas. The roadbed ot the local trolley line U not nt the best , and It oc curred to a milkman who had been pretty well banged about by tbc lively orclllatlon of the car on whldh Ihe was riding that ( hero was enough power going to waste to work a set of capacious churiia. Ho tried the ex periment and foundi'lt worked to A. charm. Now the owners ot jcowa In the vicinity of the packing houses In tbo city net their churns on the front cud ot a cor. One rouud trip Is almost more than eno gh to do the work and the motorman tokes buttDrmllk In payment for the mechanical api-atlon Imparted to the cream. This Is probably the first time that the motions of railway cars have been turned to any useful purprne. Their 111 effects arc well known to physi cians. A serious case of paralysis of Hi. lower limbs wan recently developed in . . btakotrun as the result ot the eons-am JoltIng - Ing and lurossnnt swaying and Jarring mo tion of the cars on which his duties lay. Ho had to go to a hospital where he re mained for some months , l-'lnnlly his physi cian resorted to electricity In sundry forms from a battery , an Induction cell And an electrostatic machine. The electrical mas- eaRe toned up tbo limbs and proved an actual specific for the ailment produced by the me chanical vibration on the train , and the man has gene back to work. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. Marconi , tbo Italian electrician , who has tent messages without wires from the ? an Hartolomeo arsenal , Spezla , to tbo war thip San Martlno , twelve miles out In the har bor , without difficulty , says that he dis covered the method whereby he l able to telegraph without wires almost by accident. Ho had been studying electrical phenomena thrco years when he found that by putting Hertz's radiator to the earth , connecting li with a wire extended vertically In the air , and repeating tbc process with a modified Uramley receiver , ho could transmit a cur rent about 100 yar < ! s without connecting the wires , Then liio perceived that , without In creasing the battery power , but by Pimply Increasing the height ot the vcrtlwl wire , the Influence of the Instrument was ex tended over a distance augmenting In geometrical metrical ratio to the Increased height of the wire. In other words the higher you can carry this vertical wire the further juu can transmit n message , not only actually , but relatively. Figuring that 100 feet In liclght of wire means the abllltM to Bend a me&sago twelve miles , the captain who lus n wire carried to the top of his highest mast fchould bo able to communicate with a point which Is In distance a largo multiple of twelve miles. LJut the laws actually govern ing thcec new phenomena have not been definitely hid down. The singular feature of thb dlscbvcry Is that Marconi confesses him- . .ell' as much puzzled as every one else as to the reason for this strange Influence of a vertical wire over tbo strength of a current. Ho Is not' certain that be will ever be able to tend a message across the Atlantic , but ho maintains that there Is no reason why It cannot be done It he can Increase the height ot a vertical wire enough. NOT AS BLACK AS PAINTED. W , J. Clark , who knows a good deal more than most people about electric traction , sajs that the trolley In one respect risem- bles a certain Individual of shady reputa tion of whom It is often s.ld that "he Is not sj b'.ack as bu Is painted. " The "deadll- ncss" of the trolley Is a wornout Illusion , Mr. Clark Insists , and ho gives figures to prjve It. According to the railroad commis sioners' report of 1S9G there were killed on the street railways of New York state thir teen pasngers , seven employes and fifty- one others , making a t-tal of seventy-one. This represents one for each 1S071G ! car nilks run. or onu for each ! ) .3S3,2SS passen- g-'is carried. Against this number , the sur face steam railways killed five passengers , 211 employes and Cll otheis , or a total of 7CO. This represents one for each iMl.UoO train miles run , or ono for each 23S,9-11 paa- sHigers carried. From these figures It Is seen that the fatality on the steam roads Is ab tit eight times that on the street rall- wajs. In the same year the street lallways injured 107 passengers , thirty-live employes anil ir,7 others , or a total of 389. This rcp- icsents ono for each 323.870 car miles run , or ono for each 1.72S.7SS passengers carried. During the same period the steam railroads Injured 17-1 passengers , 2,1-12 employes and S92 others , a total of 2,905 , running for each C3,2,1 : ; train miles , or carrying Gl.fiGU passen gers. The total killed and Injure ! on street railways wcs IG2 , or one for each 277,752 car miles run , or one for carh -112.010 passen gers carried. The tot-1 killed and injured on steam railways amounted to 3,063 , or one for each 50.131 train miles , or one for each 4SS i pasengers carried. Mr. Clark further shows that in 1SS7 the street railways of New York with their comparatively small mileage killed one pei-son for each 9US3C4G 'pa'sacngcrs carried , almost the same average as the present. They Injured ono person for each 1.398,487 passengers carried , or proportionately tionately 23 per cent more than In ISOti. Another singular fact brought out Is that increasing the speed of cars in city streets lessens the nunvbor of accidents. Although the speed of cars In New York state has doubled within the last ten years , the pro portion of accidents to passengers and em ployes Is 33 % per cent less In ISflG than It was In 1SS7. Mr. Clark prophesies that In another decade electric traction will occupy the same position In regard to heavy stand ard railways that It now docs toward the street railway , Almost Iiifiilc Out. The stomach that Is not turned thus iby-a shaking up on the "briny wave" must be a well fortified one. Thu gastric apparatus can bo rendered proof against sea sickness with that stomachIO-PO popular among trav elers by sea and land Hosteller's Stomach Hitters. It defends the system against ma laria and rheumatism , and subdues liver complaint , constipation and dyspepsia. \O LIMIT TO THIOIIt ( ; .VMi : . Hceolli'l-tloiiN of OliI-Tlnic CiiinlilliiK DIIJN Incviiilii. . The most famous gambler on the Pacific coast died at the home of a friend among the orange groves and roses of San Gabriel valley the other day. Ho was George Al- Ijro , and his ago was uG. He bad been a gambler for thirty-three years , relates the New Orleans Times , and had sat about the green table'of every city In America of over 60,000 population. He spent several sum mers In Par ! and Hamburg anil bo once taught the duke of Coimaught and several of his royal friends ( he American game of poker. Ho used to go to Washington oc casionally and have games with senators. Ho was an Intimate friend of the late United Stales Senator George Hearst of California. Albro left by far the largest estate ever acquired and saved by any gambler In all this region. While ninety-nine out of 100 gamblers dlo so poor that they have to be burled by the charity of their friends , Albro was worth easily over $ l.r 0flOO. He was known among the gambling fraternity as ths "buaness-llko man , " and ho prided himself on the title. Ho reckoned that he bad han dled fully $2.400,000 In his long years of gaming. Ills estate all willed to nephews and nieces comprises a store building In Portland , Ore. , a residence In Chicago and a beautiful orange grove In the Pomona val ley Itt Southern California. He gave the credit for lite savings to a sister , who , ho said , wrote him or saw him twice a week for moro than twenty years , mid never closed a letter or a chat with him without reminding him to avoid the paupcr'B grave of o'her of his gaming afsoclatcs. Albro was a genial , polished , man. He was sitting on the piazza of his ranch home one day recently and he talked freely with a ndwspapcr reporter about his llfo. "What was the greatest gambling you ever saw ? " asked the reporter. "I've been asked that many times and BO I can answer It off hand , " said be. "It was what I saw in Virginia City. Nov. , In thu summo-'of 1870 , It seems like a dream now , when I recall those days. I have talked with dozens of Ramblers In Europe and hun dreds of them throughout tbo United States , and I find that there never were such palmy days for gaming as In that mining town that ypar. The gambling In Melbourne , Australia , and at Monte Carlo never approached preached It. A dozen men In Virginia City bad risen In one year from poverty to an Income of } 300 a day. Some had an Income of } COO a day. The Comstock mines were turning out profitH of { 00,000 u day for Mackey , Fair. Flood and O'llrlen , and gold dollars almost rolled In tbo streets. All that made people crazy with excitement , p.nd there never was euch reckless use of money. That makes business for the gam blers. I was called over to Gentry & Crlt- tendrn'8 late one evening In August , 1870 , by a friend to see a stiff game among the big bugs of the Comftock Icde , and I wouldn't have missed seeing that game for a small fortune. Gentry & Crlttcnden ran the most prodigal gambling house ever known on this continent , and I've been In all of them , This firm every month set aside $3,000 for table expense ] alone , for wlno flowed as freely as bprlng water at Saratoga , A bettor did not ask It there was ft limit to the game. A sporl who had sand and cash enough might bet J20.000 on a single card , The bank's backers counted thnlr millions as eastern gamesters counted tliclr thousand * . A big .bluffer . ot A 'liver H / NEW STORY "Simon Dale" by Anthony Hope author of "The Prisoner of Zcnda' , is being published in The Sunday Bee. It is one 'of those romances of Anthony Hope's , in which every line inter- csts , every sentence thrills. It is a story that keeps you wide awake from the first word to the last syllable , You must not miss it. If you do not take The Sunday Bee , subscribe for it now. The story was begun in the issue of Oct. 17. If you have missed a p\rt : of it we will send you back copies on receipt of 2 cents postage. The Evening Bee , or The Daily Bee , with The Sunday Bee , is delivered anywhere in Omaha , South Omaha or Council Bluffs for 15 cents a week. The Sunday Bee is sent by mail for $2 a year. Subscribe for The Sunday Bee and read "Simon Dale. " ill miner named Calkins had come to Virginia City at the time I speak of. He owned the richest silver mine In New Mexico at that time , and could have sold bis property any day for $ l.fiOO,000. Ho was known as a millionaire In good standing with the San. Francisco banks nnd bankers , and his tele gram was gcod with Mackey. Flood and O'Brien for Jl.BOO.OOO. The old fellow , with bis coriluroy trousers tucked In bis boots and bis greasy , dirty sombrero , and smoking stogy cigars , was a welcome guest anywhere In Nevada. 'Ho ' chatted an hour with Senator Sharon and after getting two bottles of Pommery Sec Inside of him be sauntered Into the faro room. LOST AND WON. " 'Give mo a stack of thousand-dollar fish' ( chips ) , said Calkins. " 'Certainly , all you want , ' replied the suave Crlttendeii , a nephew of the Kentucky Unltod States senator of that name. "One thousand went on the jack and was lost. Calkins list $10,000 without winning a bet. He swore and got outside of another bottle of Sec. Luck changed , and at 1 a. m. he was $ . > 0,000 abend of the game. That was about the time I got there to see tbo game. Heavens ! but It was a game ! "Flushed with victory , Calkins ordered a case of wine for the hctise. But the genius of faro Is fickle. The'old man made a call with a $1.000 bill and picked up $5.000. Lu-k fulled him from that moment. At break of day the Hurley fellow , without handing In a dollar , bad blown In Just $11- 000. Ho was as cross as a bear with a sore bead , but tried to smile. One thousand on the ace. It lost. Old Calkins rose and said slowly , as If each word weighed a pound : 'Crittcndcn , I reckon I've had fun enough for this ono Jamboree , ' and ordering a basket of wine for the house bo seated him self at Gentry's ebony desk and , cool as a cucumber , drew a check on John W. Maekay's bank for $12,000. When the wine was opened the dealer , In a mild , matter-of fact way. said : 'This game Is now closed. ' " "Will you toll mo about some of the most remarkable hands and the luckiest draws In poker games you have ever seen ? " said the visitor to the gambler. ' "Well , you want to know about great hands nnd big draws In honest games only. I suppo-so , because you know nothing is strange In crooked games , such as were more In fashion when I was twenty ycaro younger than nowadays , A GENTLEMAN'S GAMS. "In Denver there IB big poker going on every night , and there are only genuine gen tlemen In the game. Three of them bavo been Colorado's prize statesmen at Wash ington and two of them have been mllliou- Mrcs since they were youths. At the begin ning of the game each on'e" takes $500 worth of chlpa. No money over "pa'sses at the ta- b'o. Thu game Is unlimited. Well , It has a limit $5,000 but $5,000 is about the same as no limit. They always play with two decks of cards , and whlla one Is dealt the other Is shuflled ready for tlio next deal. About two years ago four gentlemen wore playing In tbo gamo. Ono bad a straight flush pat and another he'd three aces before the draw. They soon exhausted their little $500 worth of chips and then bel their thou sands. Finally the man with the throe aorr , called for the draw. In the draw he got two moro aces , making five ares In his hand. Ho showed bis hand right away , saying there was evidently a mistake In the deck. The man with the straight Hush claimed the money. Then the two left the decision to the other gentlemen about tbo table and the referees decided tbo bets oft. By mistake the extra ace had been shifted from ono deck Into tbo other. Now , perhaps , It wasn t very remarkable that one card should get Into tbo wrong deck , but think of that ace being next another ace , and that thcso two aces should be dealt to a man who already bad three aces In bis hand. All over Colorado rado that hand Is famous among professional card players. A KANSAS CITY GAMBLER. "A draw that I myself made ono day In an impromptu poker came wan as unusual as It was funny. * was. going from St. Louis to Kansas City , Three of the second class gamblers , whr work tlio Pullmaiiu tried to get me to play cards. I knew their business as BOOH ns I saw them , but none of them knew me. Two of them were dressed as countrymen , and the third did the gentleman play. They started In the stale old way , suggesting a game of euchre , Ono would remark that he would like to bel bis euchre Ir.nd In u poker game , and another would agree with him. Well , I consented to play oucbre with them , but first I looked carelessly at their cards , and then I went to my grip. I had a couple of packs of cards In my bag not for poker , I never gambled on the tralnn , and in artist at the game table will fool away bin time and name In that way. Sometimes I have inudo the acquaintance of gentlemen on tbo trains and afterward played with them In their clubs or hotels , but on the trains I hive played nothing , nave 1111 occasional game of whist. I could not lo.slot. though , attending to the case of these three trained gamblers , "I happened to havii o pack" Just like tbo cards with which they were playing. I took from It nn nco , then I Joined In the game and bided my ( lino. Ten minutes later ono of them canually remarked that he'd like to bet Ills hand In poker and the others said they'd ogreo to change the name , holding the hands dealt them for ouchro. I consented also , and we bet our money. They bel all they hod , including a roll of bogus bills , called 'splnls , ' used for that sort ot work. Then I showed down four aces , and pocketed all the money , "You should have beard them roar when I stuffed my pocket with the inney. . I sauntered through tbo other Pullmans and met an old professional gambler , who had gone Into some legitimate business In Kan sas City. I laughingly told him about my fun with the three bum gamblers back In the other car. " 'Heavens and earth ! ' bo exclaimed. 'You don't mean to tell mo that these cussed Idiots toik you for a-rich chump ? Why , man alive , I backed those fellows myself to work these trains , and now they've dropped all the dough to ono of the princes In the profession. 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