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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 25. 1807. INGENIOUS SLOT MACHINES Contrivance for Public Usa in Vogno in London Town. HOT WATER FURNISHED FOR A PENNY Drop n I'cnriy In Uir Slot nnil Ton , Colter , Cnriin or Klulil llorf Cnn Jlc llml < ii < Sold ( lie "Snuic U'ny. LONDON. Nov. 15. A "slot" machine of An exceedingly novel nnil Ingenious nature la obout to bo Introduced to London , as well as to several of the Important provincial English clllcs. Hitherto the heat given out from the ordinary street gas lamp has been a waste product , but Dr. Mansfield Iloblnsccr has In vented apparatus to utilize this heat for the ' purpose of boiling water , which' will be sup- oiled at the rate of a halfpenny per gallon by means of nn automatic machine. At the Crystal palace , whcro the apparatus lias been exhibited In working order for months. It has attracted no small attention. Dr. Hoblnson'n Invention Is simplicity Itself. Jn a spiral cell awl heating chamber , placed about a foot above nickname , cold water sup plied from the water mains Is converted by the heat Into stoim , which Is'cxpellcJ through a eafctv valve down a plfio Into an Iron cell Disced In a tank at the foot of the column. The steam then bolls the water In the tank without coming Icito contact with It and the fluid Is ready for automatic delivery to any "Sunday wn an extremely alack day for gas. Now the dsmard between 12 and 2 o'clock , when thousands of dinners are being cooked on the BUS stoves , Is enormous , so great , In fact , that , at times It has been a problem to got anfllclcnt gas through the mains to meet the wants of the exigent housewives , who nro baking the family Joint. Another excellent result from the company's point of view has been the equalizing of the summer and winter consumption. Formerly there was a great disparity , but now In the summer months the housewives who have gas stoves at hand drop a penny In ithe slot In order to boll tllolr kcttlo or do any little reeking , and1 thus save the trouble and cost of lighting a flro , at the same time consum ing n large quantity of gas. "And , looking at the matter from the consumer's point of view , wo find that ho can obtain 27V4 feet of gas for n penny. An ordinary burner consumes at the rate of BV4 feet of gas an hour , so that a pennyworth of gas will light a room from , say , 5 to 10:30 : , while a similar quantity will enable a little cooking to be clone. In the depths of winter the very poor have been known to put prac tically their last penny Into the coin meter to obtain n little warmth , one poor old crea ture pathetically observing to the collector , 'If ' we hadn't had the machine , I think wo should have perished with the cold. ' " It Is not surprising to learn that there have been attempts to cheat the pcnny-ln- thr-slot motor. In the meters which were first supplied the weight of the penny set the mechanism In1 motion , but with the pattern now In. voguoMt Is necessary to turn a lian- dlo after dropping In the coin , and If a peniiy with a pleco of twine attached be Introduced by any person of felonious pur pose , the throwing machine simply cuts the cold nnd annexes the coin with the coolness of a living gas collector. TUB SLOT MACHINE IN SCOTLAND. It Is of course out of the question for dls- huucst pcrsot.8 to effectively cheat the penny- ln-thc-snt ! machlro which Is put up In their own obodo toy moans of discs of metal or spurious coins , sltico the Imposition Is do- HOT WATER THE. LAMP-POST CURIOUS NEW SLOT MAC'HINDS IN USE IN LONDON. ono who places a halfpenny In the blot The Drcaenco of the safety valve and the absence of any space in which steam can accumulate. Insure safety In working , a matter of nO | small Importance In apparatus to be erected I In the nubile street. The hot water syndl-j riito. which has taken up the Invention , Is convinced of Us commercial % alue nnd pro poses to pay the half of thu gas bills of the municipal bodies which "penult the system to bo adapted to the street lamps In their dis tricts. ThlK ot course Is a strong Induce ment , BCCiiiK that It will tend appreciably to reduce local taxation , ami at the piesent moment It Is estimated that the taxpayers of Iximlcn. who are Inveterate grumblers , are required to foot a gas bill ot $1.250,000 pel- annum. DRINKS FROM SLOT MACHINES. It Is anticipated that the advantage of being nblo to obtain for an expenditure of a penny a dav a. gallon of hot water In the morning nnd another In the evening will commend ll- flelf to the working class , and In the In dustrial district , the promoter B of the enter prises Idok for a rich harvest. At public demonstrations of the value of the Invention n slot machine adjoining the apparatus < up- : vlled pennyworth ; of tea , coffee , cocca and fluid beef , and cups of these beverages wore made with the aid of a vessel attached by a chain to the tap of the hot water tank , whlls a supply of scap could bo obtained for the purposes of ablution. The e.xoerlment ft placing the apparatus on the streets of Lon- dm will bo watched with Interest , but whether the Invention bo successful In this respect or not there are other directions In which It may ptovo of undoubted utility , see- IIIK that It can lip adapted to the ordinary CO. ; ) burnurs of public buildings and private houses , and us oil either for balling water , for heating or other purposes , or far sup- iMvliiK the piotlvo power for machines. The local administrative liady of the parish of fit Martin In the Flcldn , Linden , as well as the local authorities In Liverpool and Not tingham , have granted licenses for the erec tion ot Dr. lloblriHoii'a cpraratus In the streets , so that before long experlense will have been obtained as to thu practical value ot what Is certainly n rc'inirkiblo Invrntlin , The Introduction of the ppiuiy-ln-the-slot machine Into English households has been attended with results that verge on the marvelous. In London the syntum ot obtain ing pennyworths of gas IH familiar to the working population. The olllclals of tint crest corporation , the South MotropollUr Gaa comracry , which supplies inuctlcally thr whole of the south of London with gea. trill tell you that slncu they llrst decided to fit u coin meters lu the homes of the working classes resident In their district they hiv < found It ncceawry to double their oniceic - commodatlon , and that one of their ( icrbifoi1 collections has yielded a harvest of coppers ten tons lu weight , In the houses of the working people o' Londui no gna fittings are provided by the landlord , and the tenant , as a rule , cannot afford the necessary outlay. When the di rectors decided on the now departure the ) resolved- provide fitting , In addition la i K < rs steve and a coin meter , wherever ' loomed advisable ; then the tenant eotili' either avail himself of the supply or l ive I Alone , Just as ho thought IH. The outlay l < i volved In finishing thesu facilities araxmtt to$10 per haute and to cover this the com pany charges an extra 20 cents per 1,00) fel that Is In say , while the ordinary consumer * nay f > 5 rents these who have coin uuUrt are charged 75 centu per 1,000. The effect nf the "almighty penny" en the company's rove-yup may bi > gathered from the ( act tint while ( here are about 1,000 ordinary con- mimcri. the now coin , meter customers al ready .number 61.000 and that the average takings from each of the latter ls $15 per Annum , Hut the limit has not yet been mched. lnre from 200 to 300 coin meters ore be-lot ; supplied every week , and In a few monthi the company's total receipts from this eource will be equivalent to $1,000,000 a year. OAS FOR A PENNY , The "almighty penny" has alto worked * revolution lu the condition of the gas sup ply , "Prior to the Introduction of the cola mclor , " ay thu company's engineer , tectcd the flrht time the collector calls , am restitution , is promptly demanded. iBut na r matter ot fact the gas company's collectors declare ttnt they have scarcely any trouble Frequently when no penny Is at hand the consumers 'Will use a token or a two-shlllli.7 . ple-co , and when the Collector calls they wii toll him of the fact and hand over the pon- nlcH or receive change , ns the case may be. The collections nro made nt Intervals of about three weeks , and there has been nt times an actual dearth of copper money In South London , owli.j ; to the fact that 10,000 In pounlcs have been lockea up in the gas company's coin-meters. Since this method of supply was Introduced the ofllclals assert that they have not lost a dozen of their coln- mctcr consumers , a striking testimony to the popularity ot their system. The evidence from Scotlard In favor of the coin-meter Is equally striking , and nt a re cent meeting of the North British Association of Gas Managers the representatives of a number of towns disclosed that the penults of the introduction of the machines had been most satisfactory from every point of vlow. Arnold's Jliomo Cek-r > cures headaches , lOc , 2 ! > o and iiOc. All druggists. ou ) , HUT coo i ) . The Trlok riiiyi-il by Hurry Il.\i-y 011 IliM filll-XtM. It la a simple nnd ancient trlok , relate ; ! the New York Telegram , but Harry Dlxcy got a lot of fun out of It last night at thu Imperial hotel , where he save a dinner to Homo of his Intimate friends , nnd ai li rained very hard they all came provided with umbrellas. They were left In a racit nonr the dining room door. After dinner Dlxey look ; i lot or small elastic lands , and , slipping them over the umbrella handlrn punned them along the rlba until thoj wcro almost ut the croso ribs. U Is a 'well known fact that the pressure of a email elastic band at that point will effectually prevent any one from opening the umbrella by the usual methods. It was Btlll raining when the gueut.i departed , and , with a cheery good night , the flm man stepped out on the sidewalk and give a care-less tug at the umbrella to ralso It , Thcro was a resistance , , of course , and lie couldn't qulto understand It. Notwithstand ing the pouring rain , ho stood there wrestling - ling with the refractory rain fched , grow ing madder every mlnuto , "More ; got under mine , " said another guest , .Jumping beside him , endeavoring at the Hamo time to raise his umbrella. There the two stood , whlla thci others from tht- bulte'r of the doorway roared with laughter and made comments about people wiio didn't know enough to got In out of the wet. They suddenly awoke to the fact that they were ibolng soaked through and ( topped back Into the hotel to Investi gate. Then the whole party began to realize that somothlug was wrong with their para chutes , and for fully fifteen minutes a dozen men capeied wildly about the corri dor , muttering profanity and skinning their kuucklra in an effort to get their timbrel- Iss open , while Dxey | , bursting with sup- preyed laughter , profeswd the greatest so licitude for the affair. Klnally It occurred to ono man to jmt his hand Inside the umbrella and see what wag wrong. Hu found the rubber band and brokeIt off , but was sharp enough not to expose the trick. . Hq < lexlared : the ribs baa ben caught and Joined' In the fun at the expense of his fellow-dlncrs. Dlxey then offered to fix tho'umbrcllas. Slyly slipping his hand Inside- one , " he , uttered oomo hocus pocus words -am-broke the elastic. The same performance was -repeated with each and the guests dt-partel , wondering how ro dla It. They , are 6(111 ( wondsrlng. \ < i III-\UT : TOO HAD TO nn CIIIIRD avstlmonj- could bo pllr-.l high In cornmen- fin I Ion of the wonderful cures wrought by Dr Agncw's Cur for the Heart. No casa tjnuda ng-alnst this great remedy where It did not relieve the moat nouto heart suffer ings imldo of thirty ( minute * . . It Blacks the disease | n nn Inytant pTter being taken , 29 Kulm & Co. . 15th nnrt Douglas , fiherraau Si MoConneH nrus Co , , 1513 STORY OF A CHEAT STAMPEDE Thrilling OLargo of an Army of Texas Stoora in Emos Valley , A GULLY BRIDGED BY CARCASSES rwciilj-Scvcn Hmiilrvcl llcnil I.out lu the * Tirlttkllnw of nit ICy < * _ tlit- imUrVroimlit by Tl ConI'll n oil or. Cowboy life twenty years ago In Texas was very different from what It Is today. Then the big ranches were unknown and the cattle wcro raised lu the open pralrlcu , nnd the "maverick" had not become ex tinct. It was In the years just preceding the Incident hero related , says a writer In the Independent , that I saw service an a cowboy and was thoroughly familiar with llfo on the trails. Ot the Incident Itself I was not an eyewitness , but It v'as told tome mo by my friend , Mr. M. I ) . Davla , an old Texas ranger nnd cowboy , who Is to the early llfo of Texas what Joaquln Miller Id to California. I glvo the story co nearly as I can remember It Just ns It en mo from Ills lips. It chronicles ono of the most dc. > pcrato stampcdos over witnessed iby a Texas cowboy. ' lu 187(1 ( , the Wilson brothers of Kansas City having purchased over 1C,600 , head ot cattle In Hamilton , Comanche , Corycll and Dell counties , and having arranged to cen tralize the herd near Coraancho Springs , In McLennan county , drove to the Dennett Hills and went Into camp to' await the car rying out of their orders. ' Thcso cattle were < lrlvcn across the Leon at various suitable fords and converged on that beautiful pral- rlc , In the cciiterd of which now stands the town of McGregor. On the Fourth ot July of that year the entire herd was under way , headed for Towash on the Urazos river. It was a nuignlflcent army of fiteew. In superb condition , kept together 'by a corps of twenty-five cowboja , mounted on bronchos men experienced lu thtlr business. Tile herd was not pressed the object being to lei them graze on the tlch 'herbage ' , with a view to keeping them In good condition and reaching the maikct lu time to catch the best prices , lu the fall ot the jcir. At 4 o'clock In the afternoon there were signs of nn electric storm. A black cloud showed above the foot hills , and the sun shining against 1' pjlntcd a rainbow which appeared to touch the earth at both ends. The entire herd became nervous and showed the'lr feir by those low bellowInga , ominous to the ex perienced cattleman ns the muttoMng thuu- dtr. The cowboys were expeileiiccd men , and they kept the moving mccs well In hand , so that when the sun set all was well , nnd the cattle were bedded on the plains neat- the South Uosquo , pud night settled In with the promlFo of a safe crossing at the Brazes the rext day. A drtall of four cowboys was made for the first watch , and these mounted eentinels took their places and rode silently around the sleeping squadron of long-horns. The ft st watch ended at 9 o'clock , and the second watch went on duty. I' , was during tha second watch that the memorable Wilson stampede occurred. CALM UEFORD THE STORM. At 10 o'clock the cattle appeared to be s'cepng profoundly. The- cowboys say that cattle dream and see ghosts ; It Is certa n that this drove of 15,000 wzn nervous , mane so , perhaps , by the thunder storm of the previous afternoon and the rainbow which they had eyed with suspicion. It Is likely that i great many cattle In that vast accumula tion had never seen such a ra'nbsw. It was distinct throughout the arch and very broad ; the lightning , too , was very vivid , and the thunder claps that followed -were like sharp artillery. The cowboys Insisted long after ward that It WM the thunder storm and the rs'nbo-.v of the afternoon that caused the stampede ttat right. He that as It may , it was a stampede that the cattlemen who wltncxQed It have never forgotten and are nill tel Ing It to posterity. Tao stars were all shining and there was no cause .it all for the iroiiElng of the herd. They appeared to get up ail at once , with a B'ugle purposs , atd the roar that was heard seemed to conic from n ( single throat. Tne Wllaon brothers and their cowboys who were sleeping In their camp rushed to their ponies , which wore grazing with the saddles and bridle * on , onJ at : fast as the bits could ho replaced In their mouths they mounted apd galloped to the ( links of the now d'.s- appearing mass , headed In the direction of the Brazca river. river.THE THE CHARGE. The cowboys on guard took the usual course In such esojs ; they kept out of the way of the charging mass , and galloped on the flanks , moving toward the head ot the column , hoping to "point them off , " ar. they call It , and start them moving In a circle. The boys w ho formed the guard , In galloping along tha front of the stampede , saw the eyes of the terrified beeves emitting fire , and their tonguea protruding. They uttered those low notes of terror so familiar en the ulalns and galloped madly along , suffering from a panic for which no real cause cx- I'teel on earth. "What's the matter with the cattle ? " askc < : a tenderfoot , as ho galloped beside an oh : cowboy. "They've tecn the devil. I expect , " the coivboy replied , "and wo will catch It before wo get through with this thing. " As the herd rushed on their horns rattlet together and all the horiw of 15,000 head ol , - 'tlo rattling together sounded llko an Im mense concert of castanets. Cattle are not able to sustain a long run c.nd this the cowboys Know. For Instance , a ir.ad E ccd of five mllix Is enough to break down almost any steer , and the cattlemen Uiew how the country lay beyond them , ant ! in this respect they had an advantige. THE CIRCLINQ EXPEDIENT. The reinforcement of the cowb ys who were , off dutv and who had hastily mounted ani : 'qli.cd ' those on watch at the time , gave them a otraig advantage In the offoria being made tS step the stampede. The plan was to get the cattle to "milling , " or runnln'g In a circle. The elder of the Wilson brothers had be-en a cowboy from childhood. He was rid- IIIK a cream-colored stallion and as he passing me ho had hta Colt's revolver in his hand Ono of the cowboys on a gray horse was able to ke-p up with him. These two dis tanced .ill the others. 'They rode across tin front of tilt stampede , Xvhlch Is a feat at- t"iided wlih terrific danger , for when a rider Is ki front of the rubhlng drove of nyu cattle. If his horsa should stumble and fall , ho may bo put down as a thing of the just. The herd will "wipe him out. " This Mr. Wilson knew and the cowboy riding to hl crupper also knew , but they were going to take all the dangers and get that herd run ning In a circle If It .were yosslble to do so Some cuttlo can outrun others , and In this case there was n burch of about fifty fully twenty yards In advance , and towarov this lending : group the two rescuers rodo. Of the leading group , aUo. some wore faster than ethers , and this croup ran In a dlimom ! urape , with two Immense steers leading all , When LMr. Wilson and his companion reached the two leading steers they began shoot ing their re\olvors close to tlu-m , nnd In that way the bunch was made to obllquo , and an the leading'bunch ot cattle obliqued the main stampede obliqued , and the first step In "milling" had been takens IIy this time the cattle were getting tired. Nearly flvo miles had been covered and the breath ot the lead ers wax coming short and painfully ; but they \vere rushing ou. 'because the front cattle at this tlmu know as a matter of fact their only safety was lu keeping up the run. Those heMnd were coming , an < ! they were In the majority , and the leaders were compelled to run. There was real danger for tbo forward members of the stampede , HOOZB WORKS DISASTER. In the Invoice of Articles contained In the regulation "outfit" there U always come kind of btlmulauta ; and but for the utlmubnts con tained In Mr. Wilson's outlH It Is possible that 4hv ttampede would imve been halted without disaster , He bad a Mexican along , one of the best cowboys In the southwett. Thli 'Mexican nud hU horse always reminded those who eaw him of the fabled centaur. Ha rode far forward and bent over , to that bo arid bis horse appeared to be one ani mal. No horse , bowever rugged , "wild and woolly , " bad over been able < o unseat him. Tills Aztec had been to the 11(110 ( brandy runlet too often , and had filled and emptied tils ila CUB 0UU gurrepttUoui intoxicants , so that his Ueual excellent Judgment went nry. \ . When ho succeeded In Retting mounteJ , after bavins fumbled with bis bridle ix good deal , ho was Xar In the rear ani the stampede had gor.o reel him , so that when ho over took the rear end ho parsed to the front pa the other ld , and-rodo on ttoe wronR flank. When ho reached the head ot the herd lie was Just In tlmo to defeat the maneuver then under execution of bending the moving mass from < i straight line to a semicircle. Revolver In hand , disregarding the other men , he began shooting In ( tie faces of the wild steers , nnd the effect of this waa to straighten the run and bring the advance strnlght toward a precipice. This precipice vmn a wash In the prairie , forming a deep ravine fully thirty yards wide ; and In n- shorter tlmo than-It , takes to loll of this contretemps thd head of the column was plunging madly -Into destruction wlille fleeing from an Imaginary danger. Whcii Mr. Wilson mud his lieutenants siw that It was Impossible to save their cat tin they eavcd thentnilvcs by dexterously turn Ins nt right auplcH nt full rpecd nnd rldhii ? out of the way/ They next returned tu the flank nnd held n council of war , A few seconds ends decided them.innd nil hands commenl'cd shooting Into thb herd , the object now bolng to build a brocBtrvork of circasses and Gave the rear end hum the destruction that had ivcrtaken the Sront The gulley was ncirly ull of cnttlo by this time. They wcro snort- n and bellowing/cr-shlng and tcarlnz , and still heaping upt ; and when the firing began the wounded ones tumbled over on the others , and lu a short time the gulley , like the sunken road aV Waterloo was bridged by : arcnses. The * uord curpcd up In billows , llko an ocezn , and bent now , because It : ould not do o'hcrwlse. The semicircle n * lorrncd , and Wilson and his men crossed the ijnlley below and rode around the opposite ildo and recrossed ; nnd In n short time th > y liad the cattle halted , forming nn Incomplete letter O , and there they stood , blowing , bf > U lowing , shivering. All hands remained on watch all night , and In the morning when a count was mido. It was ascertained that 2700 head were missing. There were after ward 2,700 pairs of horns taken from that gulley. It was called Stampede Gulley for mally years afterward and perhaps will always , wl'h some people , bo remembered by that name. AT TIII2IH CJUI4STS' I2M > I2 > SI3. The AVIIclYfnt Sjltmvntnii Slnkc- l n CniiloiiH Tlili-Mf. Omelals- and attaches ot Colonel Cdy's Wild West show are joyous In the knowledge of having slakad an enduring thirst with wines of the choicest vintage at ths expense or their brethren of Darnum & Dallcy's circus. The circus men are correspondingly sad In the knowledge that they left their native land under a cloud of Indebtedness in the gathering ot which they had no part. Much good fellowship exists between the Darnum & Hailcy circus people and the Cody stalT. reMtcs the N'cvv York Sun , so when the former wc-ic about to leave the country for several years the latter preparid to "blow thrm" off to a good time before the ship silled. Accordingly the Cody men met at an uptown hotel early on Friday after noon and ' -roceedcd to board the circus ship Massachusetts in a boJy. Each man was supplied with a largo roll of money and many a tcast of fiood wishes and good fellowship had been rehearsed In advance by those who were expected to bo the spokesmen ot the K-atherlng. Hut there had been delay In loading the ship and p'ans carefully laid were found to be Impracticable when the time of their execution arrived. Hence the clrcusmen were kept very busy and had to brave the biting northwest wind , whih blew colder and colder as the afternoon advanced "I don't S'DOSO we kin blow these gee/.ets off after all , " said ono of the Cody tent men ; "they'll bo busy until time comes for the ship to leave nnd then we'll have to get ashore. " "Well , s'long's W3 can't blow 'cm off we kin blow ourselves off. an' that's the next best thing , " put In another Wild West man. "Let's all go in and take a drink , " sug gested the press agent. The entire Cody delegation filed into one of the small cabins , and , calling a cabin boy with a cockney accent , ordered a round of drinks. i'l'd be bloomlnK.glad to1 serve 'em to you , sir. " Mid the cabin boj'v "but ye can't fay for them now. yc know , for the ship's got no American liquor license. " "Can't wo .get'a drink on board your bloomln' ship , old chupplo ? " exclaimed the surprised CoJyltcafln chorus. "You can charge it to your stateroom , " explained the 'boy , "and pay for it after wo get to sea. " A tllenee followed. Then one of the Cody- itca smiled , whispered to his nearest com panion , who 1'iURiied loudly. The word was parsed around , , nnil roon the gatheiing wso ID paroxysms of laughter. "All right , old 'Chap , " eang out the press agent ; "we'll dm. Ibat , but as we haven't been assigned to our rooms by the boss , you'll have to bring us tie passenger list. " The passenger llet produced , it was o.g- erl > seanneJ by the Codyltes. "Ah , " whispered one , "here's No. 11 as signed to Hill .Murphy. I was with IJI11 for twelve years , and It was i disgraceful mat ter of record that during that time Dill never bought a drinker even treated to a pcsUgj stamp. " Then In a loud voice he BJld : "Hoy , brinj us three quarts of wlno and charge them to No. 11. " In came the wine promptly , an& It waa as promptly disposed of. I/in the pruts agent looked over the list. "Here's Little Jimmy in No. C. I've heard It said t'liat Jimmy Ih s . close thnt ho wouldn't glvo his mother u tipple of booze If she were dying from chills. We'll take tiireo bottles on Jimmy. Three moro bottles , and charge "em to No. C ! " Moro wine and more ccnvivlaMty followed the obcdlcroc of the cabin boy , but Etlll thu tlilrHt 01 tlie.Codyltea was unsatisfied. "Hero's Uig Jack In 13 , " remarked the prcsa agent. "Ho ain't so bad , but he's been known to welch In an emergency. Then I''s Krlday , and Jack's got No. 13. Tl'-t's Lad luck. We'll scare away tao evil spirits by drinking tix bottlca on Jack. Bring in Elx en No , 13. " So the passenger Hat was sloivly exhausted , few bcli , spared In the process. Finally , when the ship was nearly ready to start , a few of the circus men wunrtered In , "Having a dcuco of a time , ain't you ? " asked cue. "Yea , " roared the Ccdyltes , "Havo some wine ? " adled another. "Don't care If I do , " said the circus man. "What's the number cf your atateroom , pardner ? " asked thu Codyltc. "No. 1U. " "Well this Is on 17 ; It's nice of you to blow us off like this. " "What's that ? ' f-sped the astonished cir cus man. Explanation followed and fie disgust of the weary circus ir.an was exprcmcd in Icims that cannot bo repeated hero. uvi-iiTAKi\ KATIS. A \VlilKlllnn : U'onmii NlnrlH u Cyrlunc of llomuvflu U'ralli. In the archives of memory , packed away In days ot Auld Lang .Sync , la u verslct runnlnu this wlce ; A whlstllnti woman , n erowlng hen. IB HUre to come to t-omu bud end. After years of weary waiting and days of vigilant watching especial espionage hav ing been expended upon the hen It Is with pleasure that the fata of the woman , at least , can bo announce ! ] , The story Is told In the news dlgp.tches unmarked by the strange and thrilling oxullancc that permeates these lines. It cornea from Itlchrnond Hill , L. I. , and simply lays ; "Mrs , Martha rHimstadt , who IH young and pretty , appeared before Justice Ash last week and entered a complaint of assault ugilnst her husband. Mrri. IXrmstadt's Cialr Is brown and her eyes are. .ordinarily dark. Ope of thorn , however , is black now , and brubed , too , Mrs. Darnstsdt arucrlcJ that her hus band wus responsible for the changed appearance - pearanco of thui optic , and also complained that her husbandiUiud struck her violently In the left side. " On the face of 'that testimony the verdict would ho Urat .llho hustand ought to be hunj. Hut hoanWs defcnre. It la quite sulllclent , and 'chowa ' not only the other eido of Iho question , but ample provocation for the assault. Here -U whcro ( lie exult cornea In : > "Frank Dmutadt , lawyer , living In nicV mend Hill , wasi hauled before Justice Ash yesterday morning , Mr. Darnstadt stated that hU wife v-hlatlcd "Liberty Hell" con- tluuously lor four daye and nlghti , when she was not sleeping , simply to annoy him and thai uta norvou * syettm was completely shattered a a reult. From early morning until late at ntgbt , even when eho was cat- toe , * ho > "Pt " " ? bo mid. Ttia firit tiling that Mluted his cars , even before1 the alarm clock could perform Its duty , and tbo lust thing ho heard when ho retired , was the ' Ucll. ' " name old 'Liberty "Judge Ash reserved his decision. Ho wlrtiw to hear 'Liberty Dell' whittled before ho renders Judgment , tic wants , In fact , to find'out Hf there was sufficient provocation. " The faith of childhood la vindicated. The whistling woman li'is Already suffered some. The Judgment of the court Is Inevitable. The end of that woman will be something terrible. The court will have the last word. STIII : , HO.VIMVAY n.vpuimiuvr. TrnekM for Trnekn Take I'mcllrnl Shape nt IjiiNt. For the first tlmo there has been carried Into practical operation a plan for the Im provement of public roads that has heretofore - fore bean regarded merely no an Interesting theory thnt would never rlso to the region of facts. The plan Is to lay etecl tracks along our roads so that the whccla ot wagons may run on a smooth surface , In stead of on the rough nnd soggy path over which , for a great part of the year , horses are compelled to flounder , drngging heavy leads. One scries of experiments , made by Mr. Abel Illlss of New Lerox , III. , are par ticularly Interesting , as will be seen from the following rtlpned statement of Mr. llllfa , written for the Baltimore American : "I have laid about 100 feet of steel road In the public highway near my home at Lenox , 111. The road was first graded In proper shape. The rails are of steel , one- quarter of an lech .thick , eight Inchnj wide , with a downward fiange of three Inches en cither side , and an upward flange of ono Inch on the outer edge , to keep the wheels on. These rails were laid on the cro n of the grade nnd pressed Icito the soil to the depth of the llange , or until the soil supported the rail. The downward flanges prevent the soil from being pressed away from the rail auJ hold It there , making a firm foundation , so that no ties nrc neccejary on which to rest the rails. These rails are made coDtlnuotiH by the fastening ot the ends together with flshplatca. "When I mentioned my Idea of thla road bed It 'was suggested that the- rails would sink under heavy loads In wet weather and soon "become " covered with mud. Others sug gested that they would tip to me side , be coming useless , and also that unlc ? < ) they were laid on ties they would spread and set out ot line. This track was laid to satis'y inj self on thc-se and other points. During the recent wet period mud holes were made at the ends of the track by the-wheels drop- p'ng alwajs In the name place. This very severe teat , however , did not affect the rails , except at the end. On a continuous line of track severe nnd uncommon u&igc would not In any way have Injured or changed the rails ; hence I should uot expect this road way would need any repairs after a wet period. The earth between the ral'o is re moved to a depth of five Inches and the ex cavation filled with gravel tor the horses' tread. This road has now been In use for eighteen months , and has been teated with all k'rids ' ot trafilc , Including traction en gines. 1 have never seen n horse slip on the rails , but they might occasionally do so. A horse la most likely to slip when pulling hard , which they will not be obliged to do on this roadway , and there Is little occasion for a horse to tread on1 the rails , as there is room enough between them. "A mile of rc.id requires about sixty tons of steel , \\hlch can be produced In quan tities for $1,800 or less. One cubic yard of gravel is required to the rod. For this road way I make the following claims : "First. It saves power. A vehicle may run on it with the least possible draft. It U estimated by cr-'Stnccrs that the required draft is one-fifth of that and - on gravel , one- twentieth of that on the average dirt road , "Second. It saves wear and tear to wag ons. A vehicle is always on n level , r.inootb surface , and Is not subjected to Ir regular strains , as when one side of It Is much lower than the other , causing two \yjl < eelfl to carry most of the load , or when a wheel drops Into a rut. A town will save enough In vehicles alone to pay a large portion tion of thu cost of the road. "Third. It saves time. With a load of two or three tons aUeam will trot as easily oa level ground as It will walk on a gravel or dirt road. "Fourth. It is a perfect bicycle road , and will 'be greatly appreciated by wheelmen. "Fifth. It Is extremely durable , and the repairs will be nominal. " Sixth. The dust , which Is so annoying on a gravel or dirt road , is caused largely by the grlndlrs of the wheels. On this iroad there could be no such grinding. "Seventh. It Is a motorcycle road , nnd a speed of twenty miles per hour can bo ob tained with safety. "In conclusion , the universal use of this road will increase the value of the farm ; It will beautify the street , because , when wo cease to rut , the road grass will take the place of weeds. H will make possible the free delivery of mall in rural districts by bicycles or other swift vehicles. TravelIng - Ing will be as safe at night as In the day , because the team will keep the road. " SKl-MC KIM.ni ) ItV SI'AIlltOWS. Frock of Three Iliiiiili-fil Illrtls AttacliN It lu KOI-IM- . Mr , F. Abel of Frecport , L. I. , Kent the following communication , Interesting to all lovers of natural history , to the Drookljn Eagle : "While limiting In the northern part of Mcrrick , L. L , on November 1 I saw one of the most peculiar fights that I ever had the luck to witness. I was after rabbin and was walking along near a all fence when my attention was suddenly attracted by an Immense nwarm of sparrows which wcro flying from one ldo of the fence to ho other , twittering with all their might. They were nomcwhnt above me , so , running tp nearer , 1 trlod to flnd the cause of the rouble. U showed Itself In the shape ot a largo nkitnk , which was darting from ono shin of the frnce to the other , the spsr- rows following , picking t him iwagely when they got the chance. "They did not seem to mind my presence at ill , and this dodging nnd nttackliiR wi > s sept up for about flvo mlnutts , when sud denly the skunk crowed to rny eldo of the fence and started acroa * a big U > t with the evident Intention of getting' to a thick wood that lay on the other side. He had mndo perhaps half way when the entire flock of sparrows , numbering nt least 300 , pounced on him. The skunk fought well , but to no nirpcae , for In Ic-fa than a mlnuto ho was torn Into shreds. " Had n KortuiuIn nil A li llnirrl. I'KOHIA , Nov. 21.-Joseph Koh'cr , who inn been hostler In a fourth rlnss hotel In [ his city for thirty years , hnw just been inkcn to a hospital , llcfore be WHS removed he cnu ed nn nsh barrel In bis room to be Bcnrchecl ntul a large sum of money In gold , reported to be several thousand dollars , was found therein. niiiiniiiiiiiiiiimiiiuhiimiimminiij 1 There is a j. 1 Class of People i Who nro injured liy tlio wo ot cof. = fee. llccenlly thcro lias licen ulnced in nil the grocery r-toros o , now pro- pfirntlon cnlli-cl GltAlN-O , rnnilo of jniro grains , thnt takes the jilnco of coffeo. The most dellcnto Btonwch ro- ccivos it without cllstrc" ? , nml but few can toll it from coiTco. 3 It does not cost over $ n * much. 3 Chlhlruninny drink it with great ben3 cfit. IB cents nnd 2f cents jicr packS = ngo. Try it. 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