10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SDjNDAT ! , DECEMBER 12 , 1807 ,
8 CHOOSING A PROPHET
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5 The Way the Khan of Baluchistan Selects a
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5 Sooth-Saver.
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Barly last erring the sovereign of Balu
chistan loot his court astrologer , Mir All
[ Chan. Thto worthy , who had prophesied.
Ilko Joseph , before the throne for many
scans , was fortunate enough to die a natural
deatti.
Prof. Ashley II. Gray of the Woods and
Forests dcp-utmcat of India , recently a visi
tor lo this country In connection with the
ornithological congress , Rives the following
account of Into examination :
Ml was my luck. " said Prof. Gray , "to
T > o In Khclat , the capital of Baluchistan ,
when the KatherlEg of astrologers end
joolhaaycru boson. They poured Into the
town from every corner ot southern Asia.
Baluchistan , B you probably know , Is a vtCd
coantry , lying between Persia and British
India , and between the Arabian pea and
AJglnnlMBti The khan of Khclat rules It ,
with the ndvlco of Drlt'sh ' aRcats , hut civili
sation has so far made llttlo program , and
In the Interior the provincial governors care
tery little- for HIP kban , or for Great Hrltaln ,
cither , The people nre nominal Mahomet
I.- ans , but their religion Is so mixed up with
Idolatry , fire worship and four or five super
stitious beliefs that the pure Mahometans
look on them as out-and-out heretics.
"Proclamation for an astrologer waa made
by heralds and courier * . Queer looking ,
sheerslcln-clad warlocks came from Thibet
' and Asia , long-robed dervishes from Persia
anil Arabia , turbaned priests from ocrosa the
mountains , wh'akorvd and weaponcd fanatics
from Afghanistan. The tribes now at war
with Great lirltntn sent many candidates.
Every carav.tnsarl In Khclat was chock full.
"At last , on April 11 , thcro was a grand
parade , and the woud- ! ' prophets marched
In InvpDA'iiK though dlrfy array past the khan
and ho ! vizier. The British agents , among
that the two still loft are running n neck and
nek race for supremacy. Every forecast Is
carefully cnt'ivd In a Lrok , unl b fo-c Christ
ie. B we may expect to Icnrn the name of the
winner. It Is rumo cil that one astrologer
hai prophesied the drfeat of the BiUls In tao
Illirkilajns ; while the other lifts announced a
llrltlsh victory. The probabilities are that
the wur may last Into the new year , thus
putting both In the wrong. Whether or not
an entirely new examination wilt then bo
held. I cannot say. It seems hard that attr > r
predicting correctly for almost n year the
labors of the IVNO oindld.Ucn should go for
naucht.
"Tho post of court astrologer of Dalttchls-
( an IB one I should not care to own , " con
cluded 1'rof. Gray ; "It Is too exciting. Tile
brstlnado Is Indicted for any remlssnjss In
prophesying , and If one's prophesies turn out
fain : , the executioner Is almost certain to bo
called In. "
Ai.i. Tin : IIKTTIII KOII IT.
A ItrltlftlL 1'orriiKC Koumlcili 1 > y n
Yniikcu ? H y.
M'lny noble English families are more or
less afnihtttl with America , but It Is by no
means common to find a DrlWsh peer of high
rank , whose ancestors In the direct mile line
were Yankees. Such a personage , however ,
la Most Noble Constantine Phlpps , marquis
of Ntrmandy.
About the middle of the seventeenth century
there dwelt on the tanks of the Kctvicbcc
river , In what Is now known as the state ot
Maine , a pioneer named James Phlpps. In
early llto ho. had been a gunsmith , but the
delights of the wilderness wooed him , and ,
flinging off the trommels of civilization ho
followed the course of the Kcnncbec until he
had reached the frcntler settlement cf
Pormiiiuld. Hero ho built himself .1 log hut ,
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"SAY. EOYS. THIS IS AS GOOD AS A HUSKINGV' ANNOUNCED HANK BAR
LOW AFTEH SURROUNDING HIS THIRD PIECE OF MINCE PIE.
was your Infoimant , occupied scats
beside- his iiujesty. It was a sight the like
of which I never expect to see again. A
young Englishman present said that he had
never Imagined that tlicie was to much
unkempt human hair In the , world. Indeed ,
the beards and whW < crs of these- applicant * !
were simply appalling Ini their luxmlance.
"As each -istro'Dgcr strode by he recited
In ailoud voice his qualifications , religious
beliefs end place ot birth To such as pleaded
him. the khan bowed with great dignity ;
and , at th's signal , the vizier , Mahmud ,
deftly Iliwg n pebble from ono of the sheep-
t'U'a lings which his atte-ndants held In
Ttodli'css.
"You shou'd Icve ECO. ] how t ! e lu.iy proph
ets caught thnso pebbles. Our cricket Hold
ers or your Amcrli-an base ball p'ayers might
liave copied their patching with advantage.
Once or twice there was a ecrorable , when
two or more astrologers qiurrcled over the
question ot to whom the pebble bad been
ust. Dut the khan's guards leaped Into ; the
thick of the right , nnd qu'ckly settled nil dis
putes The candidates , tluo wccdel cut , nuai-
lercd.only ) 100.
"Next d'ly there was n record parade , tills
-time In the grand court of the khatmt As
each pinpliet pasFcil the Uhon ho cxhlbltcl
hla tallsmnnlc pebble and locked a brief
verso , compoheil by himself. In which Ihe g'o-
rlrs of Doliichlstiin's sovereign ucro dwelt
upon When a VITSO plensjd his majeaty he
oxprrlftcd hli nodding prcrngutlvn , nnd a
pomegranate was thrown by the vizier to the
successful blainoy-maker. Only twenty-one
poets managed to satisfy the khan's bump of
Bclf-cstcom. These were the peuoua per
mitted to enter for the e\omlnntonn ! proper.
"I/very candidate of the twenty-one had us-
Elgtind to 111 in a cell or smull room In p. build
tug abutting on the principal mosque. This
building \\as to become hta own plice were
ln > IUt > - chosen uxtioloRcr. Ity day
lie was guarded atidut night he was token to
thr flat roof anil bidden to examine the stars
"At the birth ot o new moon ho was ex
pected to piciphcsy. We tried hard to obtain
from the vlrlor tome of the prophecies , but
the utmost e crecy was observed. AH we
could Irorn was that , If the prediction thus
made did nut coino trim before the waning of
the thlid moon thereafter , the erring candi
date was unceremoniously dismissed , after
having been subjected to a sound thrashing ,
fifteen were thus sewt nbout their business
In the first three months.
"Evidently the six romaln'ns were good
propueU , for they hold their own and a ban
nucl was glveix In their honor by the vizier
Mahmud. Hut a now trial came with the new
moon 1 left llaliichlslan before ( hen , but
Uoird that four ot the piophets had turned
out. badlv.
"A letter from Darjecllng now Informs mo
Sott.'Wlilto Hands with Shapely Nails , Luxu
riant Hair with Clean , Wholesome Scalp , pro-
duecil by COTicotU 8041- , the most effective
ikln purifying nd beauttfjlag soap lu the
V/orld , RJI well M purest and sweetest , for
MUttalland ) nursery , Tlio only pro von tlvo
tit iMliwAtuatlou and clogging of tlio roiira.
ticura
romt Dice as
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Iti BUn , Bcilp ,
inlf. loiUoUr .
Ished , bunted and lived a free , happy
lie. Hltoer he brought Jils wife , a
Massachusetts girl ; and here , on February
2 , 1751 , was born to him a son , William.
This William was the founder of the Phlpp-
fortunes.
James Phlpps , after his wife's dearth , re
turned to tfto madding crowd once more ,
bringing with him William and several other
sb Iwart , backswoods-born sous. William was
apprenticed to a ship carpenter. A bright
lad was this , Industrlcus and ambitious withal
UUo typo of many another Yankee boy born
In our own time. His rise , unassisted sate
by bin native brain and perseverance , reads
like a romance.
The carpenter's apprentice bcojme a
journeyman corperi'cr , but was not yet con
tent. Ho once more signed articles , this
tlmo to learn shipbuilding , and had BO much
Impressed his employer that that worthy
nude , hlm n partner. Eventually , so well did
the joint enterprise thrive , William , Phlppa
was able to buy his eld Instructor out and
contlnuo the business for himself. His
younger brothers he placed about him In posts
of trust , nnl the timber whereof his vessels
were built oimo from the- primeval woods of
Malnu , the same woods which had sheltered
his cMldhoud.
Gradually Phlpps amassed whit was consid
ered In those days a great fortune. Ono uf
Now England's most respected and Influential
citizens , ho was nominated governor ot Massa
chusetts and displayed In that high office the
same capacity which he had. shown through
out his business life.
Having no children of his own. Governor
Phlpps adopted his brother's child , Con
stantino. Constantine Phlros was a Bos-
tonlan by birth and began life as his uncle's
secietary. Soon afterward he became agent
general for the province of Massachusetts
anl as such made a record for skill and
honesty that pressure was brought to bear
upon him by the English court to settle In
Great Britain. Ho did so , entered the bar.
was appointed lord chancellor of Ireland and
received the title of baronet. In 1707 his
grandson , Sir Constantine Phlprs , was ele
vated to the peerage under the title of Baron
Mulgrave. After that the r.lso of the family
was as r ' . ) ld as had been that of Its founder ,
William Phlpps , ihe shipbuilder. Lord Mill-
grave's son became the first earl of Mulgrave ,
and In 1838 Constantine , second earl , was
created first marqula of Normandy.
It Is odd to contrast Constantine , marquis
of Normandy , carl of Mulgrave , , Vlflcount
Normandy , Baron Mulgrave and baronet with
his progenitor , plain James Phlpps of the
Kcnnobeo river , fiaherman , trapper and
humble pioneer.
History repeats Itself In the present genera-
tlon of the Phlpvs family. Just as old Gov
ernor Phlpps , the oao-ttmo carpenter's boy ,
was succeeded by his nephew , ED 'will the
present marquis , who Is a clergyman and
over CO , resign his titles and estates In
oroccss of time to another ncpbow Mr.
George A. C. Phlpps. The heir of Lord Normandy -
mandy and of the stanch old governor of
Massachusetts lias Just passed bis 22d year.
A llni > . 1,11t. | | filrl.
Llttlo Qlargarct Kelly of Geese Island , a
division ot Chicago , deserves a medal for
skill and bravery as a thief catcher. The
Tribune relates that llttlo Margaret saw a
thug holding up a man at the North Halsted
street bridge. Instead of running away
and screaming she plucklly ran. at the thus
seized him by his coat tails , and plucklly
notified the astonished scoundrel that If he
didn't stop she would -toll a policeman. The
thug , evidently- dazed by her proceedings ,
obeyed nnd his victim promptly disappeared
Beforu she had released her hold , however ,
a 'pollccu.au made hla appearance where
upon the thug offered Margaret a dollar to
keep qulett She declined the -
bribe , whereupon
upon the fellow set out to run * She
promptly called tbo policeman , who gave
chase , arrested him , and took him to tha
fetation , Llttlo Margaret hag set the police
a oed example. If there is anything the
city government can do for Margaret it cer-
taluly ought to do it. It mlghtat least call
Uio aUcatUm of tjjo pgUjg ta'lbo BlgUR )
ability and skill ot Margaret as a thief
catcher.
The Fnmlly .tlnrm Clock.
i Harpers Younc 1'fople.
When the sunlight pccpa In through ths
ctirtnlna at dnwn ,
Ills Hlfriinens nwultes with a smile nnd a
And Ills 'little- fat hnnds fly up In the air ,
Out of whole-souled delight thnt n new dny
la there.
Ho laughs to himself and IIP churns hi *
pink heels , " ,
Ho Riirgles nnd chtrpa.nt the > pleasure no
And ho'looks with dismay nt the big folk
WhoC Iicp white the clnyllght Is kissing the
sky , i
The night of n nunbcnm la thrllllnp nml
ThcTbYg folks ore .missing'lt-that will not
Atvnkc , oh , good people , nwako to "the
Com. ? out ot your jillloWs , 'tis no lonper
nightI :
See what n wonderful brond strcnk of gold
Has come through the window ! Arise nna
A slice of the dawn danclnp over thefloorl
Was ever so glorious a vision before ?
But the elders , to whom the nwnlcenlng of
Is o'l3 i\s their memories , turn blindly n way.
And Hla Highness Is left with the birds of
To enrol Ms 'joy at trie new liteho sees.
IMl.VTTLK OF T1I13 YOUNOSTCIIS.
Mabel I'm getting a new tooth In my
mouth. . . , .
Ruth Oh , .that's n&Uitng. My papa's a
dentist cod I can have all the new teeth I
want.
"Well , anyhow , " wld 'the ' llttlo boy , "Ibo
spankings a kid gets In the winter for stal
ing out too late Is better than the ones In
summer , 'cause they warm him up gcod and
soon. "
"Chlldr.-'n , I hope you pcclrd tlio apples
before eating them ? "
"Yes , mother , dear , "
"What hive you done with tbe pcellugs ? "
"Oh , we ate them after ! "
Schoolma'am ( enccuragingly ) Come , now ,
Harold ; spell chickens.
Harold Please , ma'am , I'm not old enough
to sptll chickens ; but jou tan try mo on
eggs. .
"What Is the worst thing about riches ? "
asked a school teacher of a boy.
"Their scarcity , " he replied , and was Im
mediately rewarded with a prize.
"Mamma.1 ; si 'Id ' EdXh In n whisper , as the
bild-hcaded man wlfi the full beard entered
the room , " ( hero's a man. whose hair Is all
growed down through his face. "
Llttlo Willie Mumma , It ecems lo me
turkeys must be awfully wicked.
'Mamma ' Why , Willie ?
L/lttlo / Willie Well , when they die- they
always go to a hot place.
' said I'.ttlo Jack
Jack's Prowess Mamma , ,
"did God ever make dny ono with oue blue
cyo and cue black ?
" 1 nc\er heard of any ono tCiat was EO , "
said till mother.
"Well , then , you just look at Tommy Jones
the next time jou ECO him and just sec what
I can du. "
Tli < - I.Ktle JIIIIM UN Atli7o1c.s.
Athletics nnd gymnastics form an 1m-
noitant Dart of school life In Japan. In the
largo playgrounds attached to cxe-iy school
tlio children arc drilled ; boys and gills foini-
Ing squares , marching and cquntermarch-
inj , ' . The attention given by the Japanese
to providing the children with proper ac
commodation for outdoor exercise both In
wet and dry weather is worthy of imita
tion. It is a pretty picture to use between
100 and 200 llttlo Japs pounnz from onu of
tbo large city schools In their quaint cos
tutnee. The contrast between the school
buildings , which are two stories high and
painted , and the native houses Is very
great.
A .V HIM III.i :
Story of ii n.-iunhUT'K lcotloii mill
n. I.ovt-r'x FattlifiilnexH.
Twenty-five years ago there was a ro
mance at Mayslllo a love story In whlcTi
there was nothing out of the ordinary , re
lates the St. Joseph News. It was like hun
dreds ol othfia , and there did not then ap
pear to be a possibility that It would be
come remarkable. It became known 'there
that two > oung people , who will be called
John Sm'.ilh and Mary Jones because that Is
not the name of either of them were en
BagJd to be married. John Smith had been
paying atteutlons to the young lady about
two years , and the announcement ot theh
engagement did not cause any surprise.
The wedding day was sot , and nearly all
tlio preparations had bcqn made , when the
became 111 , On
mother of the bride-to-be
account of her Illness the marriage had to
'bo ' T > ° stJ > oned. In a short , time It becameiap-
parcntthat her mind waa Impaired , and still
a little later the terrible truth forced Itself
on the minds of her friends the mother oJ
Mary Jones was Insane.
Arrangements were made to send her to
Slio asylum , and It was then that her daugh
ter raised objections. She would not have
her mother sent to the asylum at all , and
declared that she would devote her life to
taking care of her.
When she made that vow Mary Jones was
18 years old , a bright , Intelligent young
woman , handsome and talented. In addition
to that , she was engaged to be married to
ono of the best joung men In the county
SL young man of wealth and refinement , to
whom she had made a solemn promise. Hur
father owned a largo tract of land and a
fine bouse. He waa amply able to employ n
nurse for the demented woman as long ns
she might live , and to his mind there 'waa '
no reason wlhy his daughter should -101
marry after a reasonable length of time.
There was a reason , however the strong
sense of < luty the daughter had , and her re ,
solve that she would never leave her mothej
whllo she lived. She triumphed over th
arguments of her friends , and settled down
to a llfo In which there appeared 'to ' bo llttlo
hope , except the reward for filial duty. She
put asldo all ithoughts of the llfo ulio had
contemplated , and from that day she lias
been her mother's loving and devoted at
tendant. The mother's mind Is a total
wreck. She Is not violent , but her mind Is
gone , and she must have constant care and
attention. Twenty-five years have pawed
since she became demented , and Curing that
tfmo her daughter has not been away from
her a slnslo day.
Twenty-five years ago John Smith used to
call every Sunday night at the homo of Mary
Jccics , They sat on tlio cool front , r > orch
during the summer , and by the flresldo In
winter. Then they planned their future the
happy llfo they were to live after they were
married. * *
John Smith still makes the Sunday night
visits as regularly as In the olden time. If
ho should miss one Sunday night It would
bo understood at once that he was 111 , or
that Eomo other good and sufilclent cause had
prevented him from being there on time.
His hair Is gray , and there are wrinkles
In hU face. The girl ho expected to claim
as his bride Is an old maid now , and her
once bright eyes are beginning to lose tbo
luster of youth , but she Is still firm In her
determination to remain with her mother as
long as her mother lives. The engagement
has never been broken. The youug man told
ho would wait until her task at home was
over , and he lias waited , The ycirs seem
long to him , l > u' lie Is truo. It ho over
grows Impatient , tbo patient face o ( the
woman whose devotion Is more than remarka
ble Is enough to make him ashamed of his
impatience , U Is wid to his credit that lie
has never made the slightest effort to ' . > er <
suado tbe daughter to leave her mother ,
Stories Ilko this are often told In books ,
but this Is ono In real life ,
Kor Mail Culilx.
The fact ttiould l > e borne In mind that
Chamberla'n's Cough Remedy Is Intended
especially fcr ailments of tills character und
tb t i remedy In the 'market la iield In
blgaer esteem or has a better reputation for
the speedy and , permanent euro of bad colds.
It acts on nature's plan , rellove-s the lungs ,
a Ida expectoration , opens the secretions and
restores tbo system to a natural uud bcaltby
condition. , * r\- ?
Drcx L. Slioomftn Is convinced tlmt
fililIors\rc not thttproper tlil"K to wenr
If you're Koliip to cut Ice but for Ohrlat-
inits presents thorc Is nothing like them
on Motnln.v wo place on pule our entire
line of Christinas slippers nml It Is the
htrsest line ever slimvn In one store
slippers for the Inille * the gentlemen
nml the little folk-w-sllpiH-rn in nil the
Inteat eolors nml toeslmpes nil nt motl-
crnto prices we're too ninny illltercnt
styles to try nml describe euch one nntl
quote prices lint we've them so plneeil
Hint It's ensy for yon to see them nil
you cnn see nt once thnt we've hemliiuar- ' '
ters for Christmas slippers In slippers
ns In shoes wu jlve big values for the
money.
Drexel Shoe Co i )
lu run in Strtct '
Those lire tlio tlnyn we're troluu ; to hold
our great auction snlo of fanned pictures
wo iiSL'tl to hnvu such nnd auction
every 'two yenis but we haven't liiul
one. for over ten now nnd the accumula Tuesday
tion of framed pictures IB something ,
enormous almost eveiy known subject-
In pntntltiKS iliroiiu : > s etchings steel
ciifjravliiKH , etc. framed In every „ con
ceivable hind of a frame some of these
are only worth $1.00 but there arc.
Mine $100 pictures among them you can
come In , make your .selection , have It
auctioned off at once these are all on Thursday
the walls of our extra store room 1515
Domains struct and now open for your
Inspection theo will go for. a half
maybe a quarter or what they cost us Afternoon
but it make * no dlU'oieace wu need the
space they occupy.
and evening.
A. HQSBE
Music and Art. 1513 Dounlas
If de dealers cud vote fur dls Uid fur
do queen ills is do way 1 wad look
ilei-o Monday sales makes me de popu-
larist kid In de hole town Monday de
prices will be
PLUG TOBACOO.
Star , per pound eSc
Newsboy , per pound - ! > c
Battle A\- . per pound lu ! )
SMOKIXU TOBACCO.
Dukes' Mixture , 2-m. . , per pound.7o
MeursL'lmmn. li-ox. , pi > r pound U7e.
Mail Pouch , 2-07. . , per pound U e
Cycle Cigarettes , box not ) Too
Js'o mail or telephone orders filled at
these pi ices.
1404 DOUGLAS.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
A Lively Telephone War Imminent in
Gr ater New York.
ELECTRIC POWER IN AN ELEVATOR
DetnllH of ii Novel Elt'ctrlc Ijocomotlvc
I'rciIiiL-ril In Franco 111 leuse
-il < if Trollvx Cars
Other
New York C/.y halls with much enthusi
asm thopiospect ot competition wlih the 13ell
Telephone company. The man who ls > engl-
neerlns the new concern Is President Holmes
of the Detroit Telephone company. In De
troit tha ! company has overwhelmed the
Bell people and brought rates down to $35
tor business houses per annum uud ? 25 for
residences. President Holmes announces that
ho and his backers will Invest $15,000,000 In
the New York venture and will put In a
$50,000 telephone exchange In th'u city. It IE
also proposed to connect nearby cities and
all cities In Now York state.
T'ho project , If entered Into for blood. In
sures ouo of the liveliest battles ef the clos
ing century. The Bell company Is pretty
thoroughly entrenched In Greater New York.
There it enjoys the best piylng telephone
snap In 'tho United States. Its rates range
from $90 to ? 125 per annum for u specified
numbeii of calls. lAn excess number of calls
Increases the bill. Connections between
New York and Brooklyn or Jersey City af
fords a handscmo extra Item. These rates
have been vigorously al'lacked ' In uho legis
lature and In the press without success.
Naturally the new company Is warmly we- , |
corned and It will secure all the bualncas It i
can handle as soon as It > l9 ready.
A representative of the new compa-ny said
to a Nowi York Sun reporter : "We will put
in telephones at a cheaper rate end give as I
good service as any of our competitors can [ I
give. Wo will knock out 'the ' present high '
rate without a doubt , and will furnish tele
phones at a minimum rate of $24 for busi
ness and ? 18 for residences. "
The difference between the proposed and
the present telephone rale furnltijea a dia
gram of the approaching fight.
ELECTRICITY IN ELEVATORS.
A trla.1 of the electric power Installed In
the Great Northern elevator at Buffalo
proved la gicat success. Power la furnished
by the Niagara Falls plant.
The Great Northern elevator Is equipped
with Independent motors , so arranged 'that '
one , two or all of them can bo used at a
time , This means a great avln.3 In ex
pense , for the Instant a motor Is cut out , the
supply ot power stops and the bill for elec
tricity Is correspondingly rwluce-d , for the
current Is imsed through a meter -which
measures and reslsstens the exact horse
power used. That Is one of the great ad
vantages of electricity over a steam plant.
In a steam plant of 1,000 horse-power there
must be steam enough kept up and fuel
enough burned at nllitimes to run the plant
to Its full capacity , a d the full strength of
the big engine Is applied oven when there Is
ouly a small load to ! lift.
DAY AND NIGHT CAR SIGNS.
It la In some respects fortunate that the
public lias never quite realized how much
inconvenience It Buffers from the ab
sence of a proper 'tystcm of showing the
route and destination of railway cars by
night as well as by.lday. Many street rail
way companies hard teen fully alive to tbo
Importance of filling , this want , and some
sixty different patent * have bcou granted
upon various Intricate elgn mechanisms.
But hitherto the end sought has not beea
reached. Noirly'allfthe proposed method * *
Involved a good deal of extra wiring , and
many of them were for the car roof , \\hlch
Is about the worst possible place for.tho de
vice , necessitating complicated mechanism ,
and Increasing tno chance of urcaK-uowns.
A new sign , which scrvea equilly well night
and day , Is placed under the board or pro
jecting roof of the car , over ( be heads of
the car crew , and directly accessible by
them. The algns nrn interchangeable , and
can be moved from one ra.r to another when
necessary. The lamp placet } upon the plat
form serves the double purpose of llluui'aat-
Ing the elgns and lighting up that part of
ho car. In the daytime the lettering abowa
. lilto on the dark background , and U
eglblo a long way off.
AN OLD ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE.
; What seems to many railroad men , mo-
nanlcal and electrical experts and unpro-
asilonal people a curious experiment hag
een made In Franco during the last three
r tour years by an engineer named Hell-
mpnn. He designed and built a locomotive
an the following plan , nnd , after studying Its
workings carefully , he lias made a second
ono which underwent Its first official trial
only -two or three weeks ago.
A furnace , boiler end engine , not of the
usual locomotive class , but of the stationary
type , such as one might find ici a manufac
turing establishment , were mounted on a
p'Jat/orm ' , and b'esldo them were set up two
powerful dynamos. The platftirm rested on
sixteen moderately small wheels , of uniform
nUo. On each of the eight axles was a motor ,
like tl.at ot a trolley car , but laigcr. Anfl
these weie operated by the current generate
by the dynamos. In other words , Instead ol
havl'jg the nouer plant in a station , as Is
customary In trolley line ( or third-rail ) prac
tice , It was carried along with the train , and
the overhead wire ( or third rail ) was dis
pensed with. Another point ot difference be
tween this system and the modes of electric
traction with which wo Americans are fa
miliar Is that M. Hellmann would have a.
separate power pant ! for each train , nhcrcaa
we Yankees would try to cocrale several
trains , or numerous Independent street cars ,
from a solitary station.
The first question whlcn most people aslt
on bearing this odd procedure Is : "If the
man is going to have a steam engine at tb ?
head of the train anyhow , why does he con
vert his power Into clectrlcty before applying
It ? " The addition of a dynamo may not be
much more costly than dilvlug wheels In
the original construction ; but even with the
most perfect apparatus the conversion of
power from ono form to the other Involves
a loss of about 10 per cent. M. Ilcllmann'e
answer to this inquiry Is that a stationary
typo ot steam engine will develop power
with about one-third of the fuel consumed
by an ordinary loomotlvc ; and , even If the
coal burned In the former case Is ot a more
expensive Kind than the latter , there Is
nevertheless a large net saving In the cose
of hors'powcr. Tlicicfore , a small loss by
conversion Into electricity will still leave
a clear gain.
One Is next tempted to Inquire why. If all
this be true , the Frenchman does not put his
economical stationary engine In a station ,
instead of on a carriage at the head of its
train. In reply , ho says that the losses In
transmission over a long line ( whether by
wire or third rail ) are considerable , and thnt
In a service llk tint of the Chicago elevated
toad for Instance , these "lino losses" artt
added to the waste In conversion , whertas
Ills system gets rid both of the original
construction of an electrical conductor and
the extra consumption Involved In trans
mission for several miles.
There Is great force to M. Hcllmann's
lessoning ; and If ho really secures all the
economics ho claims , and If no serious disad
vantages are developed which offset his gains
the world Is likely to hear more of his sys
tem. Nothing remarkable In the way of
speed has yet been exhibited In any of tbo
trials made with this unique locomotive , but
Us designer has enlisted prominent railway
men In his schemes , and his tests are made
on established steam roads.
CAR 'MILEAGE RECORD.
When a street railway man wan'ts to know
just -what bis cars ami his line are doing ho
looks up 'tho ' car mllciago record of the load.
The maintenance of this record has been de
veloped Into a perfect system , T , J. Nlchoil
given aanio Interesting details of how tlio
BJ stem Is operated by a street rail nay com
pany which has seventy-eight miles of track
In m. < city ami an average dally mileage of
between 13,000 and 11,000 miles , or about
6.000,000 miles annually. In 'the first place
the road engineers make a careful survey of
each line , mapping out their observations to
tbo scale ot 400 feet to an Inch. Tlieso maps
show all switches , cross-overs , junctions ,
cross i'trects , etc , , and the distances are
given from the head cf the line to all paints
whi ro It Is possible to turn. From these
maps , figured -tables are made for any speci
fied number of trips or half trips In either
direction on each route. Travelers on a
street car that Is approaching the terminus
have often observed the conductor filling In
a. schedule. fTho report thus made Is Indis
pensable to the vital statistics of the road.
EocU motorman makca report ot the number
of trips made by his car dally on a card
which answers a three-fold purpose. In ad
dition to giving the number of trips made It
answers as a time card ant also as a trouble
report. Any motorman taking out a car
makes out one of those cards , which ho
hands to his relief , and 'the ' man pulling the
car Into the liarn drops this card Into a
box provided for the purpose. The night
foreman has accczs to thU box. From tbo
reports he finds out where repairs are nece .
sary , and what he la unable to tdmplcto be
reports to the day foreman. On every motor-
roan Is linprewed the Importance of having
his trips , time , etc , , correct , and ho Is re
quired to account for any trips lo t. Ho is
also held strictly accountable for any defect
about tbo car which bo jnay fall to notice.
The trip cards are checked with tbeetartora
report , BO that no cards can be left out.
Beyond ttiU. the time of leaving the tarn
anil pulling la must agree , eo that tbttd If
What am bo more useful nntl nppro *
prlnto tlmn a reliable watch for
it Clirlat-
inns Blft-wo wish to especially luvlto
every pomm In Oinnlm to come In tint !
let us sliow tliein our cloKiint line. oC
new watches before yott fully/ decide
about buying your Christmas presents
we have such a line line of new desir
able styles nml nt Hnci , rea ptmblo
prices we'll be clad to luy one aside for
yon and have It engraved and regulated
nil ready for Christinas or course \vo
have other Christmas thlnps-lmt no
where else can yon find such n larjo
stock of watches every one warranted
as you will 11 ml here.
C ; S. RAYMOND CO. ,
Jewelers ,
Now that Christmas Is almost here you
will bo looking for a suitable gift what
could be ulcer tlmn something line In
nu opera glass ? Wo have Imported ill-
icct from Europe ono of the largest and
bust selected lines ever brought to
Omaha there was no middle man's
profit on these so that wo are able to
glvu you a price much less than any re-
taller and In many cases less than the
wholesale price wo guarantee these to
bo tlio best glass manufactured The
selling of those opera glasses does not
In any way Inteifero with our optical
business we test eyes free as usual
by the latest nnd most approved mclli-
oils manufacture our own lenses and
frames which makes It possible for its
to give yon satisfactory results While
shopping come lu and see us.
Columbian Optical Co
ARTISTIC , SCIUNTIICIO AND I'UAC-
TIAL Ol'CTICIAXS ,
m\vnn , OMAHA , ICA. > SAS CITY ,
ICO Champa. Ill S. Uth St BIS Main.
Llko the knights of old we're ready
for the fray Iheie's nothing that con
cerns the teeth Unit wo'to afraid to
tackle we've been In business here forever
over thirteen years mid In all that time
our guarantee has been given and has
stood the test these that have had us do
tlieir work are our best customers we're
not after the fiOc we charge for extractIng -
Ing teeth without pain or gas hut we
want you to be so well satisfied that
you'll come to us every time your teeth
need atttentlon wo've btjilt our business
up by doing the best work we could at
all times and our woik Is the best ever
done in Omaha every modern improve
ment and appliance combined with skill
-help to make It so Wo will examine
your teeth free Lady attendant.
13 YCIII-H ail Floor Pitxtoii Hllr.
ICKli anil Kanin in.
We're ready for tlio little ones bring
them in and let them see the pretty
Christmas tilings Santa has brought to
our store there arc wagons carts
doll buggies doll cribs tiny tables- - A New
desks chairs hobby horses shoollys
whcellmnows merr-go-rouuds t rains oC
'
cars chimes skates the Peck & Snyder -
der sUntes from II5c up to ? : ! . , " 0 sleds Santa Clans
and lots of other good substantial gifts
for the boys and girls wo've bought in
Wrgo quantities and we've got to sell
them to do It the price has been put in
away down you should not miss this
display come look you don't have to
buy above all , bring the little folks
with you Open evenings.
Town
C. 1
HUILDEKS' HARDWARE HERE
1514 Fartiani St.
no chance of any ono getting paid for more
tlmo than he has actually put In , From
these trip cards the mileage Is figured by
routes , the mileage for each car being put
down separately en the slip. A dally report
Is made for the manager , which shows the
mileage and earnings on each line , the
weather and other details. It also glvca the
corresponding figures for the previous year.
Prom the monthly mileage htatemcrU are
figured all the various operating expenses
per ear mile. A record Is also kept of the
cost of repairs per mile on the various equip
ments In use , as well as of the life of car
j wheels and other parts of an equipment. In
short , from the mlleago are obtained mfflt
valuable statistics ! a almost every branch of
the business.
ELECTRIC SHOCKS.
Tlio New Haven road's third-rail system of
electrical propulsion now encounters the
question of damages. This may prove a seri
ous question. It anybody touches or steps on
the rail It Is apt to knock them over or burn
them , and tbo rail Is whe'c people nnd ani
mals can easily step on It. Ono woman now
brings suit for damages for Injuries received
In contact with the third rail on the New
Britain line. She was knocked down and
claims to have been severely burned , Ono
man during the opening days of the line
reached down and touched the rail with his
steol-lianillrd umbrella. Ho got a shock which
might entitle him to damages In the eyes
of some juries. The outcome of this first coeo
will bo noted with Interest.
A now feature was Introduced In the celcj j
bratlon of St. Cecilia's day at Rome this
year , when the catacombs were "lit up by '
thousands of electric lights" and all the pil
grims and vlflltora In Homo crowded to fito
the night. This Is truly an ago of progress.
Old-fashioned folk used to Ilko the darkness
and mystery of the Roman catacombs , with
their imprcsslvo associations with the early
martyrs of the faith but all that Is now dl -
pellod. With ccctrlc ! lights and other mod
ern Improvements , Including steam heating
and elevators , the catacombs can bo made
qutto a cheerful resort for tourists , much
nioro In accord with the religious spirit of
tlio day and a great attraction to the Internal
City.
WAIIIIIOH.S 01. ' TUB .SIOUX TIUI1K.
A FViv HIIVO Slum n limit Alilllty mill
Trtii * C'oiirnni' .
The Sioux nation has produced some very
great warriors and chiefs , says the Washing
ton Star. Red Cloud Italn-ln-tlio-Face , Gall ,
John Grass , Dig Head and Sitting Dull. Gall
and Red Cloud wcto mighty fighters ; Ita'n In.
thc-Kaco and Sitting' Dull were crafty plot
ters ; John Gnus w\as \ the greatest orator of
tbo Indians , and was known as the silver-
tongued orator of the Sioux nation , Ho also
possessed great Intellectual gifts , and wan
the unswerving friend1 of the white man.
Among these Indians illruvo Ilcar was un
equal. Howas as Indomitable as Red Cloud ,
as crafty as Sitting -Hull , and almost as elo
quent as John Grass. Hut he had a bad
heart , and , In company with a band of con
genial companions , lie was long the terror of
tbo noithweit. Yet the blitorlans of the weet
have lot 111 in pans without much nioro than
mention ,
'Ilrave ' Bear first became conspicuous In
1871. the year the famous Inspector of In
dians , Gcorea Parlbault , 'took charge of tlio
reservation at Kort Totten In the Devll'a
Lake county In Dakota. At that tlmo the
country was not settled , save here and ( hero
a < mall station. Fort Totten was llttlo more
than , a fur company ix > 3t , and Major Yard
was In command. Assoclatc-d with Mr. Iarl-
bault wag Major James Mclaughlin , cow
Indian agent t Standing1 Rock.
Drove Dear jyUbct to give great medicine
dance , but both Karlbault and McLaughlln
decided that such a celebration would bo >
unwise , nnd orders were Issued against It.
These'restrictions only angered Bravo Hear , .
and with his friend Isuaklynpi or "Tlio Only-
One , " ho determined to hold the dance , and.
during the ceremony to declare his undying-
hatred of the palefaces and' ' his Intention of
killing every white man , woman and child
that crossed his pith He did considerable-
missionary work among his tribe , and , pos
sessing remarkable ability as an orator , ho-
had little trouble in stirring up a sentiment
of rebellion.
Tidings of the proposed dance reaching-
Major McLaughlln's ears , ho proposed to-
charge on the camp with cauilry and arrest
the two malcontents who were causing the-
troublc. But on learning of his plan Mr.
Farlbault objected ; his knowledge of tlio-
Indian character made him quick to see the
flaw In the proponed maneuver. He believed
It far better to call a council ; when all were
assembled the two culprits could bo oiully
caiiturcd.
The council was called , but It took soino-
tlmo to get the cautious Ilrave Dear and
the wily Isnaltlyapl Inside of the fort.
When all were Et&embled In council th *
Indians seated on each side and Major Mc-
Laugblln at one end of the room and Mr.
Farlbault at the other , the door was opened ,
suddenly and In marched Captain Slociim ,
then a. lieutenant , followed to ) a squad of sol
diers. Wheeling back to back , they stood
with mufekcts ready for Inotant use. Farl
bault pointed out Ilrave Hear and Isnaklyapl
and they were Instantly sel/ed On reaching
the door iMiaklyapl let hl blanket drop ,
made a tremendous spring and fled across.
the parade ground.
The soldiers fired and he was struck In the-
anklo. Lieutenant Slociim attempted to-
capture him , but the Indlcn drew a knife
nnd made several sivago tbrusln at the of *
fleer , who , In self defense , was obliged to-
kill him. But "Tlio Only One" had been
true to his oath and had not surrendered to
ll Is uiemlcH.
Meanwhile Irave ) Bear -was not Idle , la
the confusion attending the escape of U-
nakljopl he macjged to wrest a rlflo from
the hands of his guard , end Bhoojng ( ono
rx > ldlur and stabbing another , ho ran like a.
deer for the cottonwoods outside thu stock
ade. Several volleys were fired at the fu
gitive , but ho reached the shelter unharmed.
After a scrips of hlgh-handcd crimes , ex
tending through a number of yearn , Ilravo
Bean waa finally captured , tried and hanged
The relief which follmved tbo hanging of
Bravo Bear la said to bo not unllko tlio
feeling today In Arizona and New Mexico
since It has been dellnltcly settled that Uifi
Apache Kid Is no more.
JACK KHO.ST.
Chicago Itecunl ,
Ho ! nnclent friend and honest peddler. Jack ,
Wltlh ruddy facu ami liuiril of miowy tn t ,
What cheerful vinturtH Blncu we iww you
lUKt ?
What trlnketH nrHllo In that bulging iwr-kr
Good iiootlilSVro glad to cu you trlpl'lntr
back ,
Although your gay lips blow a wintry Hunt.
Mont chciTlnt ; rogue nnd uualiit untliuuluHt !
Come , linvo you brought u New Vcnr'n
iilmunno ?
KxpoHfl your wires ; 1 * co some tonlcH tncru
To p.ilnt the chfckH of youlii and ug' with
rusti ;
Borne tinsel of the mint , a Ill-lit UK air ,
And curlliliiH unvi > n of truimliicriit HIIOW
But Htuy , good friend ; I'll UUo that lively-
8CCI10
Of boys muiwlmlllni ; on the village
Father , mot be r nnd children , In ouo family
of ti dozen at Lincoln Con I re. Kan , are all
In school , thu jmrcnts and two older children
being In the same clii , Tbo father 1 * on
ambit loud tuluUtur , 46 ycr old.