TUB OMAHA DAILY 1VEE : SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 9. 1809. n
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Expsrimenta with and Measurements of At-
nosphtrio Electricity.
POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE USEFULNESS
The Model I > nrm of the Tucnlloth
Ctntiirjmill ilic TuoU to Work
It font of ilalliwiy
MotUu l
Among the forces of nature which It has
ooen proposed to utilize for the service nf
man are solar radiation , the tides , wnvo
power and atmospheric electricity. The last
ot these possibilities has not been discussed
ns much as the othern , but perhaps U
equally feasible. At any rate , it exerts no
little fascination upon ono who considers It
for the first time.
The Idea Is by no means now , but It Is
brought to public attention afresh Just now
by a letter trom Washington to the Boston
Transcript. This communication mentions
the study which Dr. Alexander McAdlo of the
United Stalwi weather bureau has given to
the matter for several years past. Whllo
other klto llycrs have been sending "I > j I
barometers , hygrometers and thamiomotcra , !
Dr. McAdlo has been Imitating Franklin by
drawing down electricity from tbn skic * > and
measuring at the earth's surface the amount
of energy received there. And for years It
him seemed credible to this meteorological
expert that a way might bo found to harness {
the agent under Investigation ,
It Is n mistake to suppose that electricity
can bo obtained from the skies only during
n thunder storm. To be sure , the develop
ment of atmospheric electricity IB moro rapid
and tin exhibition of violence more startling I
nt such times than In fine weather , but even j
when the heavens nro cloudless there Is still
a permanent store of this form of force In
the upper air.
Thcro Is a bit of apparatus * In all electrical
laboratories called a condenoer. In Its aim-j |
plest form It consists of a glass pinto with' '
tinfoil on each a I do. If one eheot of foil bo I
charged with positive electricity a corre- '
epondlng charge of negative electricity will
develop In the other. Now , the earth's at-
moflpherlc shell Is a great condenser. The §
earth Itself is negatively electrified. The
lower layer of air servos as the Insulating
glass which separates the two plecen of foil ,
and the upper air Is positively electrified.
Bven at nn elevation of fifty or 100 feet
It IB possible to discover a difference bo-
twocn the conditions prevailing there and at
the earth's surface. But It the conducting
wlro which brings down the current bo
carried still higher by a balloon or klto the
difference li greater. The electrician ex
presses this state of things by saying that
ho finds at this or that height a potential
of so many hundred or thousand volts.
The voltaic of olcctrlclty signifies the pres
sure or strain , or its tendency to penetrnto
nil barriers and establish an equilibrium.
Thla is not the snmo ns the quantity ot a
current , which Is expressed In amperes.
Sometimes the electrician deals with a
current having a low voltngo and a largo
quantity , nnd sometimes ho handles n high
voltngo with a small quantity. Both factors
need to bo considered In order to obtain nn
accurate Idea of the real energy rep
resented. (
VoltiiKc nt DliriTdit AltltiiriVN.
Simultaneous observations In Washington
ivt the signal ofllce and on top of the Wash
ington monument showed that at the
former , which Is much lower than the
latter , the voltage varied from 210 to 240
lusldo of ten minutes , while on the monument
ment it ranged rrom S25 to 800 volts dur
ing the same period. During n thunder
Btorm a potential of 1.000 or 5,000 may bo
noticed , and on the EffeT tower , 1,000 feet
high , voltages of 10,000 have been recorded.
If a kite Is flown during a thunder storm
the mtlo electricity which Is thus drawn
oft exhibits a moderate potential. But It Is
astlmatbd that when a first class flash
occurs and a largo cloud discharges Itself
on the earth the voltage goes away up Into
the millions. The quantity of energy Is
email , but the pressure Is something fearful
to contemplate. The duration of the at
tendant flash la prolonged by the oscillatory
nature of the discharge , but the tlmo con
sumed by the paflsago of the c' rrent In om >
direction only Is an exceedingly bnmll frac
tion of a second.
Two practical questions are raised by tbo
proposition to capture atmospheric electric
ity and employ It industrially. In the first
place , can enough of U bo obtained to
niako the venture pay ? And , secondly , how
is the electricity to bo handled In order to
upply It to Its work ? Dr. McAdlo finds that
when ho has a klto up In the air and when
ho use a piano wire for a kite string he
can bring down enough electricity to pro
duce a stream of sparks when ho presentH
lila knuckles to the lower end of the wlro
At "times these sparks are so powerful that
it Is risky to handle tlm wlro , but the
iimount of energy actually obtained under
thcae circumstances IH believed by some ex
ports to bo rather small.
Referring to this topic. Electricity re
marks : "That Prof. McAdlo has Just
grounds for thinking that the twentieth
century will BOO the utilization of atmoa-
yhoria electricity for industrial purposes
may bo Inferred when it Is stated that the
electricity drawn from the sky has already
Ix-ou imulo to run a email ptoco of mechan
ism with pasteboard wheels , In which In
significant toy may possibly bo found the
preliminary stop toward the Kolutlon of the
problem of the future application of atmos-
phorlo electricity for power purposes. "
Ult'c'trlclty on Ihu Farm.
The model farm of tomorrow and of the
future , BBJB the Now England Magazine ,
mtmt avail Itself of the mcst economical s > s-
of plnt't propagation , and the gcomag-
must play an Important part In ita
workings. lcn ! uh the rich soil In the gar
dens where the delicate vegetable * nro
growing networks of Invisible wires are
laid , collecting and distributing the aUnos-
phorlo electricity to all the plants.
In the forcing houses similar arrange
ments are made for stimulating the winter
vegetables and flowers for the market , while
overhead powerful arc lights make the
night as brilliant as day and help to mature
the plant growths In half the regular time
required by nature. In the fields of wheat
and corn the moro powerful currents from a
storage house work out similar results , le
senlng the Reason of growth and doubling the
yield per acre. Excessive drouths and the
danger from late nnd early frosts arc thus
partly avoided on the electric farm , while ,
If nocojwary , two crops can be raised In one
season where formerly only one could ho
grown. The electric power that the farmer
has at his command enables him to rcgu-
Into the growth of his plants < o suit the
season or the markets. One portion of the
garden can bo forced , while the other half
Is kept back for several vtceks.
There Is no limit to the use of the new
Invisible power which ho gathers from the
atmosphere around him or generates from
the wasted forces of the neighboring stream
of water. This leads to the examination ot
the source of the now power that propels the
machinery on the farm. A small stream of
water that formerly flowed across the farm
In an Irregular course , fertilizing the lower
meadows nnd Irrigating the upland districts ,
hns boon widened and deepened near Ita
source , forming n large storage reservoln.
This artificial pond has been dammed at its
lower end , and as the water tumbles over
the open water gates It turns several largo
turbine wheels.
.Mil n n fnc t n r I UK Klcctrlclty.
These wheels do n it move the machinery
of a flour mill , but constantly manufacture
electricity for use on the farm. By means
of the hugo stonico reservoir the work of
making electricity can go on through the
driest season , for the water power never
gives out and the electric power Is always
ready to do Its work. From this storage
house the motive power Is conducted to all
parts of the farm. The forcing houses for
winter plants are connected with the power
houscu by overhead wires similar to these
which disfigure the city streets for trolley
lines. The great barn and living house are
lighted by electric lights that get their
source of energy In the same place. Movable
cables radiate from the storage houses to
every part of the fields and to those electric
motors are attached for performing the vari
ous Inborn assigned to them by the Inventive
genius of man.
The electric machinery worked by the
motors Is full of Interest. Hero are huge
plows that turn over six furrows of fresh
will at once hayracks and reapers which
perform their duties automatically , electric
weed killers and fertilizers , corn huskers
and shellcrs , hay choppers and gigantic
threshing and fannlnz mills. Electric ve
hicles rush across the extensive fields with
loads of grain , hay or vegetables , moving
their broad tires without difficulty over the
rough , uneven surface , and behind the plows
and harrows the automatic seeders follow in
close succession , dropping the corn , wheat
or other seed at regular Intervals In the
freshly turned furrows. Everything Is per
formed by machinery , guided by disciplined
hands nnd propelled by the new motive
power that has caused all the revolution.
TyiicN of Klrctrlo 1'lown.
There are two general types of these elec
tric plows which will eorve to Illustrate the
general principle of operation in each class.
The first type is propelled by a fixed motor.
The field selected for plowing Is divided into
sections of exactly the width "of the cable
I used for pulling the plow . A heavy power
ful electric motor on wheels Is stationed at
| each side of the field and a etrpap cable cnn7
I nccts them. This cable winds 'and ' unwinds
| upon a Hpool as the machinery is set In mo
tion. To this cable the plow , which Is
capable of turning from three to six fur
rows of soil at once , Is firmly attached.
When the electric motor on the side of the
Held Is set in motion It winds up the cable
and drag * ) tbo plow toward It and when It
roaches that side ot the field It turns around
and thu reverse action of the other motor
repeats the operation.
The second type of electric plow is run
by a movable motor attached to the plow
itself. The cable is fixed to an anchor on
the opposite eldo of the field and the elec
tric motor follows this cable , dragging the
heavy plow with It. Even the weeding Is
accomplished by electricity. The force that
stimulates plant growth nnd gives motive
power to all the machinery can also kill
and destroy. Electrocution le applied to the
weeds just as successfully as to prisoners In
our Jallw. The delicate current of electricity
may give life and vigor to plant life , but a
powerful cut rent destroys every germ of life ,
animal or vegetable. In the spring of the
year the new weed destroyer goes over the
field and annihilates weeds , " Insects nnd
larvae. As the vehicle moves along a series
of many wire brushes drags on the earth and
kills everything that comes In contact with
it. A field overgrown with rank weeds can
thus bo comparatively cleared In a remark
ably short time of every noxious growth.
Tr . | > DrMtroyt'i-H nt Work.
Death Is just as sure nnd sudden as If
each plant received a lightning stroke from
the summer clouds. The weedor goes over
the field after a storm , so that the wet stalks
will act as moro nerfeot conductors. There
comes from Uuda-Pesth the first electric tree
destroyer ; tbu farmer who has extensive
woodlands to clear finds science ready to
help him In this respect. The tree-destroy
ing machines were invented to fell the giant
tret's In the forests of Gallcln. They nro
comp.ir.itlvuy ] simple In their construction ,
but vcrltnblu giants In their operations. A
small motor carried on a movable truck is
Dyspepsia , Gout , Rheumatism , and all kindred
ailments are quickly overcome by the use of
Nature's great remedy and general health producer.
Holt , li > - N lit * nil n n & Mt'Coutiitll Dm , - ' . 11. , Oumlm ,
I'uxt-tll , ( itilliichcr .t Co , . Mlntrilin lorn , Oniiiliii.
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SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 9.
Dedication of the elaborate and attractive Douglas County
Agricultural and Horticultural Exhibit.
lllOO A. SI. Concert lir Ailoliiinim' * llaiiil on ( li fiouil ( hip , " .VclirmUu , "
In the DiMitfln * County Hxlilblt.
21.10 I1. .M.Coiirert ! > 1II1I.I.STRUT'S | | AM ) In Aii.llliirluni ,
a : : > 0 I' . SI. Knur rniiulnir niom iiuil Indian I'miy nnil Foot llucinn llnoe
Cuur r ,
TiK ( ) I * . Jl. Com-crt 1. , lini.I.STiiT'N HAM ) on Ornnil IMnxa.
1' , M.civ Uleotrlcnl Kotinlulii nnil Scriicnlliir Dunce ,
drawn up to the whola product of the forest
nnd epcurcd to It by chains and steel clamps.
The automatic saw chlsol Is next put In i
position and when the electric current Is
turned on It cats Its war raoldlr Into the
IIUKO trunk and nearly severs It In two.
While the machine Is being adjusted to nn-
other tree the first one Is easily pulled over
by roues and sawed Up by a huge saw op
erated by another motor.
To complete the picture of the model farm
i the owner should travel from one part of the 1
extensive estate to another In hla automobile
victoria or noon a motor bicycle. Where
, electricity can be obtained so cheaply thousands -
|
' sands of the newest Inventions can bo Intro
duced without dlfllculty. In bis spacious liv
ing quarters hie wife no lonccr stows over
obstinate wood or coal tires ; she nlmply
i turns on the electric current when needed L
j
' nnd cooks the dinner without fuss or worry.
Klectrlc fans turned by the power that cooks
her dinner nnd IlKhts her house make the J
i
atmosphere of the midsummer day delightful i
i and rcfreshlne. Thcro Is no longer any trl-
weekly churning to try one's temper , for
the nearby creamery converts the cream Into
butter by the latest nnd most approved
methods. Bvcn Uio drinking water Is
pumped up from artesian wells by elec
tricity nnd hupplled In a cool and refreshing
stream to all who ask It ,
Cunt of Motive I'lMTor.
Three kinds of motive power are used on
the tracks of the Metropolitan Street Rail
way company of New York twcnty-flve
inllcs of the system bclug operated by cable ,
eighty-two mllea by underground electric
power and 113 miles by horse power. The
Street Railway Journal publishes from the
Etntlstlcs of the company an Interesting
comparative exhibit of the costs of operation
relative to passenger receipts. On the horao
Inea expenses last year amounted to 69.8
3cr cent of the receipts , on the cable line ,
10.8 per cent and on the electrlo lines only
38.3 per cent. Density of tratno would , of
course , greatly affect thcso flgurea , nnd the
ilgh percentage of expenses on the horse
lues may bo partly due to the compara
tively small patronage enjoyed by BO anti
quated a syatom. On the other hand , traffic
on the electric lines was notably heavy.
Still the figures leave no doubt of the BU-
icrlor economy of electrlo power oven when
imployed In the moro expensive underground
method.
imAK ISljU OF MANHATTAN.
Only the Very lllch nnil tlic Very
Poor Cnn Afford to Live Thorp.
Moro and moro U looks nil the time ns
f fate had reserved Manhattan as a home
'or the rich , says the New York Times.
Hereafter persons of moderate moans may
come nnd look at the Insldo of Manhattan
'or ' whatever admission fee the railways and
.ho ferries choose to charce them , but they
may not stay. The other day a business
man from a small town la Maine canie to
visit Now York. Ha had a friend here , at
whoso houae he was Invited to stay , or ho
would not have thought of coming. He was
delighted with all that ho saw. Never since
lie was a cbhd and read fairy tales had ho
dreamed of auoh wonders , and ho had never
believed In thorn. "If I sold out my busi
ness and everything down in Maine , " he
said to his Now York friend , "do you sup-
[ x > se I could cot enough to come and stay
it the Waldorf-Astoria for a week ? "
And the problem that will Boon bo con
fronting the people of Manhattan themselves ,
who are In moderate circumstances , will be :
"If we give up everything else In tie world ,
can wo continue to live In Manhattan , or
will It cost moro than that ? " How lone
will the prlco of life In Manhattan continue
to grow , and how far will It get ? Rents
are still going up. That was always the
worst of Manhattan. The fact that the
Island Is shaped Ilko a ruler Is responsible
tor that and many other evils. It Is not
Biting to discuss the others hero , but It IB
easy to see how rents are kept up by the
curious condition , in which Manhattan Is
almost unlquo among cities , that all the
growth has to be In ono direction , namely ,
north. At least that waa the condition till
lately. Just now the growth U in two di
rections north and up Into the air. But the
northerly course Is the one chiefly to be
considered. The result of It is that busi
ness moves steadily up along the Island , like
mercury In a thermometer , as competition
and energy get hotter , crowds the district
of homes ahead of it and rotaes the value
of real estate all along , with It , ahead of
It , and behind it.
So only the rich can stay now where the
poor were once undisturbed. And even the
rich nro now living by plane which wore
lone ago devised to help people of moderate
means. Apartment houses , which the sim
ple folks for whom they wore devized used
to call flats , are no longer means of saving
expense. The house of "tho richest man
in the county , " which they will point out
to you anywhere In New England , IB run
at an outlay which would count , as the
pocket money of the dweller In the modern
up-to-dnto New York apartment.
New York householders used to say that
nothing was expensive hern excppf rents ;
that marketing wan easier and cheaper than
In emaller cities But that Is all over now.
Tammany Is so careful of the people's money
that it does not dare to let tl-eii take ca > o
of It themselves lost they should waste it on
tholr families. So It tnkfo It away from
them In taxes , by Increasing valuations , nnd
BO up go rents again , while at the saru-
tlmo the price of meat Jumps up a third nnd
fish positively leapo out i f the water. The
market men eay that flsh is scarce thte eum-
mer , but the private flsl-ormen who go nit
to try their luck are not telling any rmaller
lies than usual. And even If It Is tlio
scarcity of flub that makes It dear , It Is al
ways noticeable that It takes a much smaller
excuro to drive the prlco of a thing up than
It docs to bring It down again ,
It appears , too , that the New York hens
have stopped laying. Why pise should n
syndicate of New York commission men buy
10,800,000 eggs In Nebraska ? There nre
throe eggs for every man , woman and chill
in New York City nil boroughs and a few
over for lhi rich , How long will It take to
eat thcso eggs , and what will 111 y cost tn
consumers ?
And now there is another threat , Matches
are going to cost wore. A good many people
ple can remember when matches cost double
what they do now on account of a war tax ,
The present war tax does not require a 1-
cent stamp on every box of matches nnd so
tbo threatened advance muet bo duo to
something else It may become necessary
for the Manhattan boroughcr to keep a
stick of punk lighted for his cigars Instead
of using a match every tlmo.
There are a few compensations. A good
deal of the exorbitant rent that Is paid in
Manhattan Includes light and heat , If
these were credited nt their usual cost to a
househoMor It would make a difference in
the apparent rent. Then , a good deal of
this light la electrlo light and there Is a
saving of the expensive matches. And
Manhattan U a Jolly place to live in , Even
visitors from distant points admit that.
There are operas and plays and variety en
tertainments and games and restaurants
that keep open for as much of the night as
reasonable people can wish and there are
other sorts of place * which shall not be
mentioned here , lest the police should read
about them and find out things which
young people ought not to know.
And so people flke to live In Manhattan
nnd are willing to pay at a reasonable rate
for the privilege of doing so. But there Is
a limit. Many will epend their whole In
comes for the privilege and never get a
single umbrella ahead for a rainy day. Dut
when their whole income * are not enough ,
what will they do ? Credit will not pay
taxes at Tammany valuations , The way
that the building of moderate-priced dwerl-
Ings U going on In Now Jersey , In WestI
Chester county , In the borough of the
Bronx , In Kings , In Queens and In Richmond
counties la a thin ? to marvel at , There the
people of moderate meaua will go , while
the people of mighty means and the people
of no means will stay in Manhattan and
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pay the taxes aod buy the meat nnd the
flab and the cggn nnd the matches. The
people of moderate means will take to whl t
tournaments Instead of operas ; they will
1' ' make wholesome WeUh rarebits Instead of
| buying costly suppers and they will go to
bed at 10.16 o'clock , aiming nt 10 , but miss
ing It. Then there will be great apartment
housts In Manhattan without tenants ; they
cannot pay their taxes ; the valuations will
RO down , the rents nlll go down , the old ,
humble tenants will coma back , or their
children will nnd the laws ot compensation
will bo vindicated.
< tt,000 : IN A SIIIItT rOCKKT.
I'rlr.c I'licltncp Dlicovprril nt n Innn-
ilry and Uetiirnril.
One of the happiest men that has been
In St. Louis fet many a day Is Zenns Mar
tin , relateo the Globe-Democrat. Ho left
, for Texas yesterday morning with n nice
i ' toll that contained over $3,000. The story
of that same bunch of money Is a moat
remarkable one.
About three months ago Martin told out
his business In a small Texas town for
$4,000 cash and came to this city. Ho had
thrco $1,000 bills and" nearly $1,000 more
In greenbacks of other denominations.
After taking In the sights for a few days
ho proceeded to load up on St. Louis tan
glefoot and do the city In the true Texas
style. Cab rides , cold bottles and nlf their
accompaniments were right In hla line ,
Ho hod not heard how safe and substan
tial our banks are , but the newspapers
told thrilling talcs of "good men" who
make a profession ot laying for gentlemen
from Texas , or any old state , who had
the long green In big bundles. Mr. Mar
tin conceived the not very brilliant scheme
of posting the thrco $1,000 bills to the In-
aldo of his shirt front one night when he
Btarted out to smear the carmlno over those
parts of the city whcro sporty men nnd
women nre wont to meet , nilngfo nnd make
merry. Ho chuckled nt the thought of
thcjo precious pieces of paper backing up
the spark thnt scintillated on his imtnacu-
late shirt front. The merry go-round
lasted until dawn nnd when ho reached his
room , on Easton avenue , the shirt was
considerably soiled. After changing his
shirt ho rolled up the soiled garment with
other things nnd proceeded to a laundry ,
taking a bottle or two on the way to brace
up on ; These $1,000 bills wore entirely
forgotten , so they went into the laundry
to bo done up with shirts , collars nnd
cuffs.
It was not until the next day that the
clouds passed out of Martin's brain , and
then a species of Insanity seized the un
fortunate man. He could remember everything -
thing but the name nnd location of the
laundry where he loft that valuable shir * .
Ho was sure It was a Chinese waahee house ,
but where he could not recall. In a frenzy ,
ho hit the booze again , Just to drown his
sorrow. The harder he tried to locate the
Chlnoso laundry the moro muddled ho got ,
for ho was taking copious draughts of plain
old Bourbon. Wine was too rich after he
once discovered the great loss. For two or
three days he wandered about , until ho
landed at union station ono night , got a
ticket for Baltimore , where he had had rela
tives , and left the town , without notifying
the police or anybody else. He was taken
seriously 111 In the Monumental City , nnd
lingered for two months In an almost hopeless -
less condition.
Finally , ho recovered , when like a flash
came the memory of the laundry where he
had left his linen in St. Louis , and it wasn't
a Chinese laundry , either. It was on Easton
avenue , near Webster. As soon as he could
get there he came. On Saturday he quietly
walked into the Home laundry and made
himself known.
"So you're Mr. Martin , are you ? " said
Theodore Klages , one of the proprietors of
the laundry. "Well , I'm glad to sec you ,
for I have been waiting a long tlmo for the
man who papers the inside of shirt fronts
with $1,000 bills. " x
Poor Martin nearly fainted when Klages
referred to these long lost bank notes. "So
you found them , " he gasped.
"Yes ; I found three $1,000 bills pasted on
your Bhlrt bosom by the merest chance on
earth. I consider you the luckiest man
alive. The bundle of linen was thrown In
a pile with other things , and as I was pass
ing through the wash room I caught sight
of your fortune through the opening In th *
back of the shirt. I steamed the bills loose
and put them away , expecting you to call
any moment. But as you did not put In an
appearance , nor leave any address , I was
greatly puzzled. Last week my partner and '
I had determined to advertise for the man
with the $3,000 shirt , If something was not
heard from him by September 1. Now you 1
nre here , and I guess we can fix you up all
right. You must remember this laundry
does not make a business of washing $1,000 I
bills , so wo will have to return them to you i
Just as they came In , except that they are
detached from the shirt. "
Martin explained all that happened to
him , nnd was eager to have the laundry
take at least $500 of his recovered fortune ,
but the gentlemen of the laundry would not
receive the money.
Tolincuo.
Detroit Journal : The Saintly Man finally
accosted the Other Man.
"How long have you been addicted to the
tobacco habit ? " the Saintly Man demanded ,
with the brusquerlo befitting his sense of
rectitude.
"Forty-six years , " answered the Other
Man , humbly.
"Do you see that twenty-story building
yonder ? " asked the Saintly Man.
"Yes , sir , " the Other Man replied. "If I
had saved the money I have spent for to
bacco I mjght own thnt building , merely , or
two or three like It , at most. But fortu- I
Uiieeda
ISCUlt
eurpassing anything in your past biscuit ex
perience. The reason is thnt they arc not
only good , but their goodness is preserved.
Yon will understand this when you open ,
a package of Unooda Biscuit *
( , The test is in the tasting , j
* .Jfc.M & * , . . I
i
nntcly I learned to use tobacco BO that now 1
have but to stick a 10-cent perfecto In niy
I face and I own the earth ! "
I ' This fable tenches 'but ' that Is another
story.
MEXICO'S OAMIII.UU KINO.
InH If 1 , ( > < > ( n lny ( or l.tcrnnc Fee nnil
Hnn Sinilp Sf2OIIO , < > OO.
Mexico has a Monaco which outdrxn the
sensational marvels of Monte Carlo , reports
i the Now York World. This -gambling palace
aceIs situated In the center of the City ot
I Moxlco , at No. 2 Oanto street. Its pro
prietor and manager , Don Klllpo Martel ,
Is not only a solf-madu prince , but a
phenomenal character.
| I For Don Felipe la not only the king of
| gamblers , but a devout churchman and the
| chief backer of the municipal treasurer ,
I Moxlco City Is almcat dependent upon , this
ono citizen.
I j Martol was a rich man before the Mexican
j I government decided to abolish gambling
houses. Many Influential Mexicans objected
j : so seriously to the absolute stopping of
; i their favorite pastime that the authorities
thought they would achieve a clever com
promise by demanding from every gambling
resort a dally license tax of $1,000.
No one supposed that the gambling spirit
would bo strong enough to rise above this
i 1 obstacle. This proved to be the case and
j I one by ono the gambling houses closed
i their doors.
When the field was clear Don Felipe Mnr-
tel approached the authorities with $1,000
In cash and demanded a day's license. In n
few hours hl place was thronged. At a
single stroke ho had won the patronage of
Mexico and his doors have never been closed
since. The dally outlay of $1,000 Is not
missed from the dally revenue of thou
sands.
It la not remarkable that Don Felipe's
personal fortune should have readied
$2,000,000 In spite of his constant lavish ex
penditure. Ills chief establishment Is as
gllttorlngly appointed as a palace. Liveried
attendants minister to guests and refresh
ments and cigars are served at the host's
expense. Mexicans find no amusement
more alluring than a visit to No. 2 Gante
street.
Don Felipe's strong religious tendencies
are so well known that nobody was sur
prised when he built recently In the village
of San Angel a church that cost more than
160,000. The poor people of the vicinity and
j many of the rich as well have come to re-
I gard him as a sort of fairy prince. His
j own style of living encourages this belief.
| The Martel mansion In Moxlco City is a
j magnificent affair , constantly filled with
j j guests. A curious feature Is that It contains -
! , tains forty windows the number of card *
' in the Mexican deck.
j
j "Best on the market for coughs and colds
I and all bronchial troubles ; for croup It has
i no equal , " writes Henry U. Whltford , South
'Canaan , Conn. , of One Minute Cough Cure.
AS A HAI/riMOItlSA.V SAW IT.
NlKht < > f roller' * Storm Itecnlled the
I'"nt > of 1'omiiell.
August Bass , a Baltlmorenn , who Is nt
Ponce , I'orto Rico , writes the Baltimore
Sun from Ponce under date of August 10
on follows :
"As I think I nm the only Baltlmorean
here , I will write a few lines about the
great hurricane and flood we had.
"It started in the morning of August 8
at 8 o'clock with a gale , and by 10 o'clock
In the morning few houses were left
standing. In this I refer only to the
natives' wooden huts. The rain came down
In torrents , and all the people were turned
out In the streets ,
"Ono could see women and children run
ning as If they were chased by wild
beasts. Many found shelter In the hospitals ,
Overworked Muscles Talk No , 68
Anv muscle of the human bodv Is ca
pable of Injury from overwork. There
are thousands of people who continue
to overwork the delicate muscles of the
eye without realizing that the result
will bo poramncnt Injury. When the
bookkeeper runj his eye up nnd down
the columns of figures until he Is com
pelled to stop and rest ho Is overworkIng -
Ing these muscles. When you read the
evening paper and the typo blurs and
runs together It Is only another symp
tom of overwork. If you would wear
correctly fitted glasses the lenses would
do the work of focusing nnd your eye
would be at rest.
J. C. Htiteson ,
Manufacturing Optician ,
Koclnlci , Cumrrnn 1R20 St.
nil Onmlia.
C
It is a Fact
That wo do save the piano buyer from
$ .r > 0 to $100 on every piano we have
connections with the manufacturers
I that make It possible for us to secure
prices that others can't possibly get -
and wo give our customers the benefit
of this saving this Is not true with only
one piano , but with several such as the
Knabf , KImball , Ivranlch & llach , Hal-
let & Davis , Hospc , etc. Wo are not
particular about the cash we'll glvo
you the easiest kind of terms If you
, want them.
I ' them.A. . HOSPE ,
W o l brmt oar 30tU
T r arr Dot. 83rd , ISO * .
Music and Art 1513 Doual o *
but moat of the people were turned out In
the streets.
"The worst was otlll to come. It ralnod
air day , nnd a stream that flows in the
suburbs of the city rose higher and higher.
By 8 p. in. the city was In total darkness.
All gas lamps ami clectrio lights were
blown down and the water in the streets
was getting higher and higher. Almost
every second a flash of lightning came ,
and the nolso of the water as it rushed by
and the crlefo ot the people were awful.
"Tho scene reminded mo of Hulwer's
story , 'Tho Last Days of Pompeii , ' though
Instead of burning ashes nnd lava wore
wind nnd water.
"About midnight wo heard cries for help ,
and myself nnd three soldiers went out
to the rescue. As wo turned the corner of
a street n mass of water rushed by nnd
some of us were taken off our feet. With
every flash of lightning wo could sco logs ,
dead bodies , horses , oxen and artlclca of
almost every description rush by.
"Wo went nnd did our duty , but could
hardly keep on our feet In the current of
the waters as It rushed through the streets.
Many a time I thought our last moment
had come. We saved about twenty-five per
sons and put them out of danger.
"By daylight the water had receded
somewhat. The worst night In the history
of Pence was over. But awful sights were
to bo seen. Women with their children in
their arms , old men and household goods
of every description were piled up In heaps
at corners of the streets. The dead bodies
wore loaded on array wagons , some on
stretchers , some tied in canvas and sus
pended from poles.
"About 1 o'clock in the afternoon the
natives started an uprising , but , thanks
to Major Myers of the Eleventh infantry ,
he quelled the rli > t. All the officers of the
Eleventh infan'ry and Troop I , Fifth
cavalry , were out during that terrlbre nlcht
and showed their American bravery by
giving persons out of the most perilous
position in critical moments.
"Help Is needed. Bread is scarce and
water unfit to drink. So far 200 bodies
have been found in the city of Ponce , but
all over the island the loss will amount
to thousands killed. "
TWO GIANT MAPS.
Ever Made nml Will DP
fchoTrn at I'nrli.
Among the exhibits in the spice reeer-red
for the United States at the forthcoming
Paris exposition will be two of the biggont
maps ever oiade. The largest and most Im
portant ono will be that of the United
States , which the Geological Survey corps
has been working on for over twenty years.
When finished this map will cover some
what more than on aero in superficial
area ,
Some Idea of the gigantic plans upon
which this map is being constructed and
of the magnitude of the undertaking may
be formed by considering the fact that
the portion which delineates the little state
of Connecticut and the northern tip of
Long Island is six feet in length and nearly
flvo feet wide.
When this wonderful map IB finished It
will Indicate the exact location of every
river , creek. mountain , hill , valley ,
farm , school house , village , town and city
in the United States and will show every
public and private road and highway as
perfectly as the surveyor's map gives them
In the township. The copy , which will bo
exhibited at Paris , will be mounted In sec
tions and will bo properly put together in
the department reserved for American ex
hibits.
The other map to be exhibited , whllo not
covering ns much space , win bo on a much
fargcr scale. This map will delineate
Greater New York , nnd will scale 600 feet
to the inch. The first appropriation of $10-
000 , which was made loot year , ha been
found to be insufficient to complete the
work , nnd therefore nn additional appropri
ation will bo Asked for during the next
sc lon of congress.
Away up In the air nbovo Greater
Now York , Imaginary linen are
being run in the preparatory work of
making the map. For weeks thla sky
measuring has been going on and the air
over the four boroughs that go to make
the city 1ms been run full of linos. Neither
a surveyor nor an Instrument engaged In
the work has been seen in the streets , but
away up In the clouds on the tops of sky
scraper buildings , high chimneys , church
spires and bridge towers keen eyes trained
for the purpose have been glancing through
finely adjusted instruments and measuring
the distances between what are known as
"cardinal points. "
This system of surveying is known as
the triangular system , nnd by it the
whole area to bo surveyed Is divided Into
triangles having as their angles the high
est available points In the city.
Because of the Intention of exhibiting
this map nt the Paris exposition , an unu
sually largo force , numbering 300 men , at
tach to the national topographical de
partment , la employed upon it , BO that it
may bo completed in time. It Is estimated
that when finished It wlli bo fifty-four feet
long by forty-two feet wide.
lilt re in c Ciific.
"I think my Undo Jerry , " sold Aunt
Mehltnbcl , "was the contrarl nt man I ever
nee. I remember of his plckln * up a hot
p'tater once when wo was catln' dinner an'
there wasn't no company at the house ,
nuther. An' what do you s'pose ho done
with It ? "
"Threw It at somebody ? " conjectured onset
ot the listeners.
"No ; he held it In his hand till it blis
tered him. "
'What ' did lie do that forT"
" 'Causo anybody else would /a' / dropped
111
Elastic
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ings ,
Belts
and
Supporters
ters , A
Complete
Price
List with
Direc
tions for
Measure
ments Sent Free ,
THE ALOE 6 PENfOLD CO. ,
Dvformltr Draco Mnuafaotarer *
1408 Fnrmun OMAHA.
Op. Puxton Hotel.
Mr , ' Frederick , Hatter-
IH HhowliiK hid ( 'iitlro full line of Dun-
lnp and other lints niul thu NelmisKu
boys Just back from Manila nro HIIOW-
Ing their appterlutlon of
nn up-to-date
hat store by wearing tliom wo have
worked to iilwiso nnd have succeeded
a flpeclal hat that wo show this full IH
one at SH.OO that Is nn old prlco , but
you never teen as much hut before for
the same money all the new Hhapeu
and popular shades In this § 3.00 hat-
Fedora and Derby.
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
Tbo Leading Hat Man of the West.
120 South 15th Street
We Beat the World-
Ou boys 'shoes no matter what you
hear about shoos you don't hoar It , all
until you have hoard about our now
stool circlet soled shoes for boys Drtsx
L. Shooman'g spoclal they \yrnr Just
twlco ns long as the ordinary kind and
they are only priced by us at $2.00
made of jjoort , plump titoeh , ( hey are
almniit "hut fur-ovum" our rfuular $1.50
m-lirml Hhoo U ns uood nu over nnd wo
know that immnu thu htut $1.50 uhoo
In I ho wont , Optm Haturdny evening ,
Drexel Shoe Co.
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