Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; FRIDAY , DECEMBER 1 , 189i ) .
OMI1A LIVE STOCK MARKET
Light Receipts of All Kinds of Stock as
Utuil on a Holiday.
HOG MARKET LOOKS UPV/ARD / ONCE MORE
CnMIr Slioir Very I.lttlc ChaitKC ,
on All ICIniln lleliiK . 'nut
Alioul .Slrndy I'oiv Sheep
Here Sell Sternly.
IlecelpH wore : Cattle. HOBS. Shoep.
Otllrlal Monday 3.SC2 4l4S 1.4S2
Otllrlal Tuesday 4,3 ll.CM 3,293
Olllelal Wednesday . . . . 2.3T6 11.7SI 1,222
Olllclal Thursday i.Gnl 7,7 J.tm
Kour days this week. . . .12.2S3 35,331 ( J,03)
Same iliiys last week. . ,15,142
Batne ilays week Imfore ,21,319 15,13
Bamo three \v 'cItH ago. 24.740 23.381
Total November , ISM. . M.fiSC 20S.2IU ? 4.4T )
Total November , H9S. . 72.0S5 l&0 , r,3
Total Novumlier , ] 8'J7. . " 8.SB2 121M (3,23 ( ;
Totnl November , I'M . SZ.4U 76SdO 32.7M
Total Noxvnibcr. IkM. . G4S3i ) 131,031 14,101
Totnl November , 1S3I. . 'i5 , 2 lnl,403
Total November , IffflJ , . 11,520 II5.-U2 21'JJj
Avurago price paid for news for the lait
ecvcral davs with comnarUunr :
* Indicates Sunday. * * Holiday.
C'ATTMS H WIIH a holiday nnd the mnr
Hot partook very much of the holltlny chur
ncttr. There were only a few loads of cat
tie In thn ynnls anil of the number hero
Just nlfotit one-half UUH consigned direct to
puckers niul not offered for stale. In reality
there wns not enough cattle of any ono klni
to make a test of the market. Considering
that It was u holiday there was a ROO (
demand and the few entile offered chnngec
linmls In a very short time after the mnrko
opened. Kvorythlng wan weld and welghec
tip In Hhort order and everyone went homo
to enjoy tha holiday. The prices paid for
the cattle were Just nunut the same as pre
vailed on yestenlay'B market , there being
Jio quotable change. Representative sales
BBIS
tj J , if irfj . A--JX * _ V L O.
11 375 " 00 38 38) 4 70
STOCKEHS AND FEEDERS.
1 ! 740 3 75 C60 4 25
3 , 573 3 75 1C9 4 25
1 . G91 IT - 570 4 35
7 . § 75 *
'
CALVES.
i 220 450 ' 2 , ICO 6 00
COLORADO.
4cows 1007 3 00 23 cows 1059 350
0 feeders. . SOfi 4 33 11 feeders. . 918 4 35
1 feeder. . . 900 435 37 feeders. . 628 4 45
20 feeders , . 900 4 35 4 feeders. 530 3 50
1 steer. . . . . "SO 3 65 1 cow nso 3 80
2 bulls 1200 3 05 3 cows. . . . 933 3 15
Icow 1120 3 SO 2 cows. . . . 920 3 15
Jl feeders. . 890 4 35
C. II. Stewnrt Colo.
4 Cows SS7 2 S5 IGcows S05 310
Scows Sll 2S5
Thomas Rae Colo.
24 cows 917 315 I cows 942 285
J. B. McCnshlnml Wyo.
IS feeders. . S4S 440 19 cowa 1031 390
5 cows 1132 3 40
HOGS There was a pretty decent run
of hogs for a holiday , but fortunately the
market wns In good shape. There seemed
to be an active demand on the part of the
packers , and nt the same time favorable
reports came from eastern markets. The
result wan that the market at this point
was 2 ! c hlRlier. The market closed strong :
nt the advance noted. Everything was
Bold and weighed up very early in the
morning and the yards were soon deserted.
The representative sales given below will
rtiow the prices paid , for the different
weights. It will be noted from the table
of average prices above that this Is the
Jlrat day since a week ago Tuesday that
the market hns shown any advance. An
other thing thnt may bo noted from the
nnmo table Is that the month closes with
Iho market 30o lower than It was at the
nnfnlnor. nonresontatlvo sales :
8HHRP Tlipr WHS not onoiiRh to make
n market , but the domain ! ceempd HBhl , as
Is apt \o \ bo the rase on a holiday , PO that
lliero was enough to satisfy the market
rcoulremontc.
Ountptlnns ; Good to rholco f ( > d wotli rs ,
S4 15 4 S ; rnol to choice crass wpthern.
S40 ifl,15 : fair to peed trrnss wetlifrs * 1.80fJ
4 W ; good to cliolco fed ewes , } .1.8iVf74 00 :
fair to coed fwl ewes , X1.wyf73.75 ;
peed to Pholoe grass WPS. $1.25f.1,40j (
fair to peed crnss wes. SI W > Tri.25 ; ( rood to
fholco native lamlM , J5.23a75 50 : Rood to
rholco western lambs , I ! 75775.00. fotr to
peed we" t rn lambs , SI 50fr4 ( AS ; f > pn > r
Ivnthers. S3 C5ft.1.76 : feeder vearllncs. S.1.73S ?
J.90 ; good to choice feeder lambs , S4,2.var4.35 :
fair tp wort feline lambs. S4 OQfjizs : feeder
owes , J2.25gs,75. Ucpresentatlve sales :
Js'o , AV. Pr.
W western ewes , M } 2 00
113 western ewes . , , , . . . , , 9S 3 35
C.V , fed yoarlliiKt ) 91 4 2714
SO fed wethers , .97 435
330 western yearlings SS 4 45
21 owe , SS 300
C9I wastcrn sheep , , . . , , , , , , . . . 87 4 00
.Stock In Slitlil.
Following1 tro the receipts at the four
principal weatcrn markets for November 30 :
Cattle. JIOKS. Sheep.
South Omaha . l.CSJ 7.740 l.OSl
fhtcngO . 6.500 16AX1 8,000
Kansas City . , , . . . < . 8,100 3.600 JoO
Bt. louls . . . l.COO 3,200 700
, , . . . 10.SS4 30.510 9,931
ICilliNiiM CIlV I.lvo Stock ,
KANSAS riTY , Nov 30.-OATTLK-ne-
Cclpt * . l.bOO head natives nml 300 head Tex-
ntis. best grade * In excellent demand at a
nluide higher prices ; common and Inferior
cattle nitlvo and steady , heavy nutlvo
ptcors , $ S,22r .CO , lightweights. fl.5035.6Q :
atookers nnd .fowlers. S3.2otT-4.75 ; butchers'
rows and heifers. S3.10g4.50 ; fed westerns ,
SI.OOS7fl.30 ; western feeders , .a > tJ4.40 ! Texans -
ans , $3.(0iH.30.
JIOQS Hecclpts , 3Cf > 0 head ; Improved tie.
mand nnd prices 2' ' jGc ? . higher ; heavy nnd
mfwnri tt * t\t A 7I/ . IIM1. . * * - * } * * , TtcH )
SIJEEl'-Itecelpts , 100 head ; supply too
light ; few on sale ; ntcady ! lambs , J5.00J75.30 ;
muttons , J3.0J4.3 ! ? < > ; stockers nd feeders ,
SJ.WW.OO ; culls , J1.5002.0.
CHICAGO Mvn STOCK MAUICUJT.
I'nt Cnttlc I'lrin , HOK * Higher nnil
Slieej ) nnil I/nmli * Active.
CHICAGO , Nov. 30. CATTLE Fut cattle ,
rteady to firm ! others quiet ! rangers strong ;
butcher's stock nnd cnnners , active ; good
to choice , J3.5007.00 ! poor to medium , $1.10
ifio.40 ; Jnlxed stackers , J3.00U3.75 ; selected
feeders , t4.25f74.75 ; good to Choice cows ,
J3,75f4.75 | ; helfera , J1.00J15.00 ; cnnners , J2.W
f/3.00 ; bulls , J2.60ff5.00 ; calve ? , J4.XS7.00 ( ; fed
Texas beeves , Jl.30fi5.25 ; grass Texns
steers , K.25QI,25 ; western range beeves ,
J4.CWji5.a- .
HOGS Good to choice lots , 6 < 571 c higher
than yesterday's close ; others shade higher ;
mixed and butcher's , J3.70JJ3.95 ; good to
choice , heavy. J1.7553.95 } ; rough heavy , J3.f
iJ3.70 ? ; light , J3.75S3.87',4 ! bulk of sales , J3.70
fl.387',4.
SHEEP AND LAMnS-Actlve. 10fi20c
ilfctiff ; good clearance ; native wethers ,
JI.OOB4.75 ; lambs , J4,7lx < | 5.CO ; western weth
ers , J4.10TH.fiO ; western lambs , J5.00tfl5.50.
UECEIPTS-Cnttle , 5,500 ; hogs , 16,000 ;
sheep , 8,000.
November receipts Cattle , 223,564 ; calves
8,63 ; hogs , 756,628 ; sheep , 314.27S ; horses
6,730. Carloads of livestock. 24,412.
St. Ioul LlVLStock. .
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 30. CATTLE Receipts
1,600 hfiad ; market strong to lOc better
eeve , J4.00Q13.30 ; stockers nnd feeders , J2.30
JH.SO ; cows nnd hp4fcrs , $2.00 4.60 ; cnnners
il.6022,85 ; bulls , J2.60J0.76 ? ; Texas and In
dian steers. JS.35fN.76 ( : cows and heifers. $2.30
Q3.M1.
HOQS Receipts , 3,200 head ; market
strong ; pigs and lights , $3.75@3.S5 ; packers
3.75133.85 : butchers , J3.80173.92V4.
SHEEP Receipts , 700 head : market
strong ; native muttons , J3.654.25 ; lambs
4.10(30.75. (
OMAHA. GENISHAh MARKET.
Coiulltlnii of Trmlo nnil ( luotntloni * on
Stiiulc nnil Kitiicy Proilurc.
KCGS Receipts light ; market llrm at 16c
DRESSED POULTRY Choice to fancy
urkcys , lOc ; ducks , 8c ; geese , StjSo ; chlck-
ms , GfjTc ; hens , 0c ; roosters , 4ffCc. (
LIVE POULTRY Hens. 5c ; spring chick
ens , 5V4c ; old nnd stnggy roosters , 3c ;
lucks nnd geese. CRfiHc ; turkeys , SH9c.
HUTTKR Common to fair. 14c ; choice , 16
* 717c ; separator , Coc ; gathered creamery , 22
i23c.
PIGEONS Live , per dor , , 76c.
VEALS-Choice. 9c.
GAME Prairie chlckctis. ner doz. , J4.00 ®
4.50 ; quail , per doz. , Jl.50ffl.75 ; mallards ,
{ 3.0000.25 ; blue wing teal , J1.76 : green wing
teal. Jl.25511.50 : mixed ducks. Jl.50JjO.00.
OYSTERS Medium , per can , ISc ; stand
ard , per can , 22c ; bulk standard , per gal. ,
J1.25 ; ex r.a selects , per can , 30c ; extra
stfloctB , per gal. . $1.60 ; New York counts ,
per can , 37o ; New York counts , per 100 ,
J1.25.
J1.25.HAY
HAY Upland , choice , J6.50 ; midland ,
choice , $6 ; lowlnnd , choice , J5 ; rye straw ,
choice , J5.50 ; No. 3 corn , 27c ; No. 3 white
oats , 22',4c ' ; cracked corn , per ton , J12 ; corn
and oat ? , chopped , per ton , J12.50 ; bran , per
ton. J13 ; shorts , per ton , J14.
VEGETABLES.
SU'HKT POTATOES Per bhl. . Kansas.
JJG5 ; Jersfys , J4 ; large t/bls. , Nebraska ,
J2.73.POTATOESPer
POTATOES-Per 1)U. , 30JJ35C.
CHlANBERRlES Cape Oed , J6.0036.60 ;
fancy Howes , J5.50J7.00. ?
ONIONS Retail way. yellow , 65c ; red , 75c.
CELERY Per doz. , 20040c.
TURNI'PS ' Rutabagas , per lb. , l c ; Cana
dian , IVjI l c.
CABBAGE Per lb. , IV c ; Holland seed ,
IftiiiCc.
WATERCRESS Per 16-qt. cases , Jl.CO.
MUSHROOMS Per lb. box , 50c.
FRUITS.
APPLES Choice western shipping stock ,
J2.75iT3.00 ; Jonathans and Grimes' golden ,
J3.OOiJ3.50 ; New York stock , J3.60jT3.76.
GRAIPES New York , 20c ; California .Em
peror , J2 ; Catawabas. per small basket , ISc ;
Malaga grapes , per bbl. , J7.50JJ8.50.
PEARS Western varieties , J2.EO.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES Mexican , per box , J3.75@4.00 ;
California navels" , per box , J4.50.
LEMONS California fancy , J4.75 ( i5.00 ;
choice California , J4.OOJp4.50 ; Messina , J5.00 ®
J.DV *
HIDES. TALLOW , ETC.
HIDES-No. 1 green 'hides ' , 8V4c : No. 2
green 'hides ' , 7c ; No. 1 salted -thfdes , lOc ;
No. 2 salted hides. 9c ; No I weal calf , 8 to
12 Ibs. , 9c ; No. 3 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c.
TALLOW , GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No.
1. 4c : No. 2 , 3)ic ; rough , 2c ; white grease- ,
i@34c ! ; yellow nnd brown grease , 2&3c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY Per 24-sectIon case , J3,25 < ff3.50.
NUTS Hickory nuts , large , per .bu. . , Jl ;
shell barks. .26@1.35.
FIGS California layers , per 10-lb. box ,
J1.15 ; California carton , per 10-lb. box , J1.25.
MAPLE SUGAR-Per lb. . 9c.
Liverpool Grain nnd Provisions.
LIVERPOOL , Nov. 30. WHEAT Spot
steady.
CORN Spot , steady ; American , mixed old
and new. 3s 4d.
CHEESE American finest white , firm ,
56s 6d ; American finest colored , 5Ss.
TALLOW Australian In London , steady ,
25s 3d.
Oil Market.
LONDON , Nov. 30.-OILS-Llnseed , 21s
V.rfl. Turpentine spirits , 36s 7Vd.
'BREMEN ' , Nov. 30. OILS I'etroleum , 8
marks SO pfgs.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 30. OILS Cottonseed ,
steady ; Hull refined. November and April ,
17 37d. Turpentine spirits , steady at 37s 9d.
London Stock Quotation * .
LONDON , Nov. 30. 4 p. m. Closfnp :
Cons. , money..102N. , Y. Central 143
Cons. , account.1025-16 Pennsylvania . . . . 70 %
Can , Pacific 974 Reading 10 < &
Erlo 13U No. Pfldflo nM 70
do 1't pfd. . . . SR % Atchlson . 23 %
lllno-lB Central. . . Louisville . 87 %
Jnlon Pac. pfd. . . 79H Grand Trunk . . . . 7 ! i
St. Paul com . 127 # Anaconda . 9'4 '
/XUSl.LlXESrQulct nt 275-16d per ounce.
MONEY 4 > 4fl5 per cent.
The rate of dlreount In the open market
for short bills 1s 5 % per cent and for three-
months' bills 4i4 % per cdnt.
Koi'olKH Financial.
LONDON , Nov. 20. The stock mnrke-t
vns somewhat unsettled today In coneo-
nucncc of the rise In the discount rate of
he Bank of England from G to 0 per cent.
But there are none disposed to cavil much
at this advance ns It Is recognized as ho
ng essential that the reservci should be
lusinented and that 5 per cent Is ineffective
n attracting gold , Apart from the de
mands for money arising from the activity
of trade the government will have- , sooner
r later , to raise additional war funds. The
eserve nt present Is so low that It might
at any time bo suddenly reduced to a figure
lecessltatlng som < < thlng worse than 6 per
cut. TJie rate of discount In the open
market also advanced UO % today , being
quoted at 674067s , and money rates went up
per cent and are now quoted at 4'i0C per
American securities were Irregular and
without decided features today owing to
he holiday In Now York. The final tone
van dull. Spanish 4s , C7 4.
The amount of bullion taken Into the
of bnglund on balance today was
,
r i
The weekly statement of the Bank of
.ngland shows theo changes : Total re-
erve , decreased JCl.077,000 ; circulation , Iri-
rensed 291.000 : bullion , decreased 782.-
46 ; other securities , Increased. 762,000 ;
ther deposits , Increased 317,000 ; public
eposlts , decreased 610,000 ; notes , reserve ,
ecrcaBod 1,075,000 ; government securities ,
unchanged.
The pioportlon of the Bank of England's
eserve to liability is 41.20 per cent ; last
veek It wan 43.19 per cent ,
PARIS. Nov. 30. Three per cent rentes ,
OOf CTVjc for the account. Exchange , on
xwdon. 2of 26Vjo for checks. Spanish ,
' ,
On the bourse today prices were fairly
rm. The rise In the discount rate of the
lank of England had only a temporary
nlluence , as It had been anticipated and
s the settlement was easy and money
bundant. Commitments appear to be
Ight. Spanish 4a , Brazilians and Italians
vero sought. Rio Tlntos and DeBeers were
a trie easier. Knrtlrs were Irregular , clos-
nc duller.
The weekly statement of the Bank of
ranco shows the following changes :
Notes In circulation , Increased 162,876,000
nines ; treasury accounts , current , In-
reased 19.800.fiOO francs ; gold In hand , decreased -
creased 4.425,000 francs ; bills dlcounted , in-
rrased 191,275,000 francs ; silver in hand ,
ecreased 1,200,000 francs.
BERLIN , Nov. 30. Prices began firm on
he bourae today , in sympathy with foreign
advices , Iron shares being in particular
favor. Northern Pacifies were firmer on
New York advlcca. Prices were weak at
the closing , owing to the advance In the
Bank of England s rate of discount ,
Exchange on London , 45 marks , 45 pfgn.
for checks.
FRANKFORT. Nov. 30.-The market was
fuvorablo during the parly transactions ,
Foreigners were firm , especially Bpanlrh
4s and Indiana , Americans were supported
in sympathy with advices from New York
Locals were In demand. At the close prices
were eaalcr.
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Many New Holiday Volumes for Both Old
and Young.
BEWILDERING ARRAY OF ARTISTIC WORKS
I.onic Bxpretril Ijcttcr * of Holier !
1mi IK jticvcnuinn fllvcn io tlic I'llli-
llc nt Mint llprcklnh Ilnttcr-
worth' * Two Volume * .
As the holidays drnw nearer at band the
number of now books designed to meet the
demands of the season Is apparently In
creasing nnd the array Is so long ns to be
almost bewildering. It Is almost Impossible
to speak of each one In detail within the
limited space available nnd It Is rather per
plexing to decide whcro to begin.
Harpers have recently brought out several
notable books , which have already been
mentioned In these columns. One of the lat
est at hand Is the Becky Sharp edition
of Thackeray's "Vanity Fair , " which Is of
morn than usual Interest. The volume Is
Illustrated with forty-eight pictures of
scenes and characters In the play of "Becky
Sharp , " as presented by Mrs. Flske and her
company of players. As may well be Imag
ined , the Illustrations ere exceedingly good
and the volume ns a whole Is a very fine
example of the bookmaKcrs' ami printers
art.
"Rod Pottage , " by Mary Cholmondeley ,
Is nnothor volume from Harpers that Is
worthy of notice. It Is n novel of English
society with all the charm nnd Interest that
characterized the author's former works ,
"Sir Charles Danvers" nnd "Tho Dauvcrs
Jewels. "
Henry Scton Merrlmnn has brought out
a now novel from the press of Hnrper &
Bros , which gives promise of being ns favor
ably received ns was "Hoden's Corner. " It
Is entitled "The Sowers" nnd Is nn Intensely
dramatic story of Russian life , In which
love , conspiracy and Intrlguo all play their
parts.
Still another volume recently put forth
by the Harpers and ono most attractive In
appearance Is "Tho Princess Xenln , " by II.
B. Marriott Woteon. It Is a "Monte Crleto"
story of a young Englishman who unex
pectedly Inherits a vast fortune nnd trie
to control the destinies of a small European
principality.
The price of the last three novels
mentioned Is $1.50 each and any o
them would be appropriate Christmas gifts
A volume differing very much In char
acter from the nbovo , but from the same
publishing house , Is "Tomorrow In CiO > i , '
by Charles M. Pepper. It Is a work tha
will be Invaluable to every ono of that largo
number of Americans who arc eager for
sound Information on the present conditions
ana future prospects of Cuba. Price , J2.
Equally entertaining and partaking some
what of the same character as the last men
tioned Is "The Expedition to the Philip
pines , " by F. D. Millet , special correspond
ent of Harper's Weekly. It Is a graphic ac
count of soldier life on troopships between
San Francisco and the Philippines and ol
the taking of Manila. Price , $2.60.
The week has brought to hand several
jooks published by the Macmlllan company
that should In 110 wlso bo overlooked by
those seeking the latest and best in litera
ture. Foremost as a work of art mlcht bo
mentioned "Among English Hedgerows , "
) y Clifton Johnson , for which Hamilton W.
tlable has written an Introduction. The
volume is greatly enhanced bv the large
number of beautiful Illustrations from
holographs taken by the author. Mr.
Tohnson wandered wherever his sense of the
ilcturesquely human side of life led him.
31s delight was to sit with the blacksmith
n his shop or to loaf In the little shoos at
street corners , where he could catch the
characteristic turn of rural life with his
camera. It Is one of the most charmlne de
scriptive books Imaginable. Price , J2.25.
A. volume that will bo hlghlv prized toy
readers of fiction is I. ZangwllPs new col-
ectlon of "Ghetto Tragedies" which Is pub-
Ished by the same house under the title of
'They That Walk in Darkness. " It covers a
wide range of production , for one of. the
stories was written ten vears ncn and the
atest one bos only just been finished. Price ,
$1.50.
Another volume published bv the Macmll-
an company that will bo equally welcome
o the admirers of good fiction Is " 'Via Cru-
Is , " by F. Marion Crawford. It IB a
omanco of the second crusade , but while
omantle to the last degree In Its treatment ,
ho main outline of the storr of a vounc
English knight Is based upon a broad study
f the history of the period of St. Bernard
nd of Queen Eleanor , both ofwhom figure
s characters , the hero's fortunes being In-
erwoven with those of the cay young queen.
PrlcR SI .KG.
A third novel from the same publishing
hoflse , 'but ' by a new writer who has broken
entirely fresh ground Is Charles Donne ] Gib
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romance of the end of the last centurv and
is dramatic and almost wild in Its raotd
and romantic movement. The nlot is worked
out on an Island off the coast of Vlrelnla
where Allan Darko Is held as a closelv-
watchcd captive by n courtly , old-tlmo
planter whoso slaves doe the captive at
every slop.
In bringing out "Abraham Lincoln , the
Man of the People , " by Norman Hapgood ,
the Macmlllan company has rendered an
Important service to history and biography ,
The volume gives an Intimate story of Lin
coln's life. Whllo it describes his Impor
tant accomplishments before the presidency ,
his principal deeds during the war and his
attitude on the leading public questions , It
does all this In a personal way , keeping
the character of the man In the foreground.
Tha author thoroughly believes In the
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Lincoln the most thoroughly representative
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inent men in our history. Price , J2.
The Scribn rs have contributed to tbo
number of valuable works of the season "The
Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson , " the
publication of which has been anxiously
awaited by the reading public , It Is the
most important work of an autobiographical
character for many years , No cno had
moro literary friends of distinction than
Stevenson , and these- notable letters , coverIng -
Ing the significant years and events of hla
life , make a work of deepest interest. Thq
Illustrations and fac-slmlles , from various
sources , add materially to the richness of
the volumes. It is a work that would be
prized by any one and hence It Is moro ap
propriate as a holiday gift. Two volumes ;
price , (5 ( ,
A work that Is of equal Importance with
the above is "How England Saved Europe , "
by W. H. Fltchett , also published by the
Scrlbnors. Mr. Fitchett tellsIn this work ,
tba great story of the Twenty Years war
with Nnpojeon , The story of this cnlghty
contest is told by Mr. Fitcbett with a
graphic power and dramatic intensity wor
thy of the theme. It has been likened to
an Iliad of battles , elegea and Invasions In
stead of n dry nnd slow-moving history.
It Is a work that will bo prized by every
lover of history.
The Appletons have put out a holiday
volume for children that Is decidedly unique.
It Is entitled "The Book of Knight and
Barbara" and ID a series of stories told to
children by David Starr Jordan , president
of Lcland Stanford university. The author
originally told these stories to bin children ,
Knight and Barbara , nnd to many other
llttlo folks for their amusement , without a
thought of pubjlcatlon. Fortunately the
quaint tales Impressed elder listeners so
much that they were preserved and the
Illustrations presented with them are char-
ncjerlstlc and often strikingly effective
selections from hundreds of drawings made
by California children. Price $1.50.
The Appletons also present two new vol
umes for young people from the pen of
Hczeklah Butterworth. "The Treasure
Ship" tells the story of the poor boy who
recovers the treasure from the Spanish
ship sunk in the Bahamas , nnd afterwards
becomes governor of Massachusetts. "The
Story of Magellan" tells of the first circum
navigation of the globe and the discovery of
the Philippines. Both volumes record the
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THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Details of R Trial Test of a Carriage Driven
by Electricity ,
REMEDY FOR CRYSTALLIZATION OF IRON
ttlcctrlc HcnilllKlitw for Locomotive *
OroTvlntr In Knvor Trolley Linen
na PrelKht Cnrrlrr * Other
llcvelornucntM.
An event of considerable Interest to those
who nre watching the development of nulo-
mobiles occurred In the vicinity of Philadel
phia recently , when a new carriage built
for this test was put through a scries o !
trlr.lc.
This carriage is four-whoelecl and provided
with n single electric motor whoso power
Is applied to the rear axle. The motor has
n speed of 1,000 revolutions per minute and
n capacity of twenty-five amperes at eighty
voltt ! . The battery consisted of forty-cigiii
cells , each cell containing eleven lead plates
of the latest Improved type. The batteries
altogether weighed flSO pounds nnd the ve
hicle without the batteries weighed 1,200
pounds. With two adults In the carriage
the total weight moved during the trials
last week was 2,500 pounds. The carriage
was started from Philadelphia nnd made
the trip to Atlantic City on the first day.
The distance of sixty-six miles by road was
covered In six hours nnd four minutes. Next
occurred the 100-mile test , fifty miles north
from Atlantic City over the common roads
and back agnln. The distance was care
fully measured off. The first five and five-
sevenths miles was covered In twenty-nine
minutes and twenty-five seconds , the road
being much encumbered with trnlllc. The
fourth five and five-sevenths miles was cov
ered In nineteen minutes nnd fifty seconds.
The first fifty-mile run began at 8:30 : a. m.
and ended at 11:49. : The return start wns
made at noon nnd the fifty miles to the
Windsor hotel In Atlantic City wns cov
ered In four hours and fifteen minutes , mak
ing the total time of the 100-mile run
seven hours nnd forty-five minutes. Average
speed , 12.9 miles per hour. The voltage of
the battery was ninety-eight at the start ,
fell to ninety-seven during the second and
third hours , ninety-three during the fourth
hour , ninety-two In the fifth hour , eighty-
nine during the sixth hour nnd 81.7 during
the seventh hour. During the return to
Philadelphia some very rapid time wns mado.
ono stretch of five miles being covered in
fourteen minutes nnd forty-nine seconds.
A Eood part of the distance was covered
at a three-mlnuto gait and the average
speed for the whole distance was 16.8 miles
C0.7 miles In all. The battery charge for
the 100-imllo journey was 190 ampere hours ,
of which the cost nt Atlantic City Is given
at $1.25. The actual cost of this amount
of energy at the dynamo is said to beII
cents.
Vnrlctr of Electrical Toj-n.
There was a time when the small print
ing press nnd the miniature steam engine
and various other purely mechanical toys
occupied the entire attention of jobbers
in these lines of goods , but within the last
few years , says the Electrical Age , a notice
able change has occurred , visible not only
to those that have made and are making a
careful 'study of the development of
electrical engineering In Its minor as well
as Its major branches , but visible also
to the ordinary laymen. This change con
sists of a strong and increasing demand
for electric toys which have , to a large
extent , supplanted these of more ancient
lineage. Thousands of small _ mo orb ,
thousands upon thousands of dry cells to
run them , a gigantic number of miniature
lamps , electric bolls , ad Infinitum , In addi
tion to cheap telegraphic outfits , medical
cells and even electrostatic apparatus are
being manufactured by a number of enter
prising concerns. The retail price of these
toys is not very high , generally lying
within the limits of $1 , and consequently a
great deal of business Ingenuity must be ex
ercised 'by ' the manufacturers to make these
toys serviceable , yet cheap.
It seems that this new Industry possesses
educational features unlike any other legiti
mate branch of business. In most of the
battery outfits sold directions are given for
preparing the liquids , amalgamating the
zincs , connecting up the motor , lamps , at
taching wire to Tjells , etc. All this con
stitutes experience for the younger element ,
making them wideawake to the great
changes going on around them. In Con
necticut , Massachusetts , Vermont , as well
as New York state , vast quantities of these
goods are turned out each year in a dozen
and ono different forms , making It seem as
though the old-fashioned toys will soon be
replaced by others strictly electrical In
their nature and ope-ratlon.
IDlcctrloul Storm.
A French expedition , in crossing the desert
of Sahara , witnessed-a remarkable electrical
storm. After a very warm dav the skv. late
in the afternoon , became suddenly dark. The
camels and men of the train could hardlv be
distinguished In the gloom ; dark , low-lying
clouds rolled up and the wind and rain were
so fierce that large pebbles were lifted from
the ground and hurled to a distance. Sheets
and clouds of sand were dashed to and fro.
Increasing the discomfort and danger of the
cowering men and animals. The storm raced
for two'hours. When It moderated n wonder
ful manifestation of atmospherelc electricity
began. First there appeared at the end of
the cross formed by the pommel of the
camel's saddles a luminous nolnt of violet
phosphorescence. The end of a stock raised
In the air was surmounted bv n flame like
tha' of burning alcohol. Wherever the stick
was moved the flame followed , but when It
was lowered near to the ground the llcht
became weaker and presently died out. One
of the party repeated the experiment , us
ing his sword Instead of a stick and n longer
and moro brilliant flame followed the twin
made by the moving blade. The woolen
cloaks of the Arabs were so surcharced
that the slightest movement of their wearers
caused n crackling of sparks and sheets of
blue light , the shimmering of which made
a noise like that of the breaking of very
thin glass. If tbo hand was passed aver
the garment electric shocks were felt of
such strength as to be positively painful ,
especially at the elbow joint. Even the tents
went electrified , and at tbo slightest contact ,
the rubbing of n camel's body , for Instance ,
they gave out sparks and cracklings of
varied Intensity , The odor of ozone , which
was strong while the sirocco lasted , disap
peared with the storm ,
ChecUlncr CryntnllUntlon.
An Italian engineer proposes to stop the
crystallization of iron and steel In bridges
and other structures by electrical treat
ment. A story which , while it may not
bo true is certainly well founded , is told
in regard to tbo clew which led to the
discovery of the method. The Inventor was
waiting his turn In a barber's shop In a
town In Italy and heard the 'knight of the
razor abuse his favorite blade because It
was doing poor work. The razor was simply ,
"tired. " Everyone knows that when a high- ,
grade razor gives out from that cause no
amount of stropping will do it the least of |
good , and the only remedy Is to put It on
a shelf for a month or two and give It a
rest. The Inventor Jumped at the conclu
sion that the barber's razor was suffering ]
from crystallization produced by overwork.
and that rest from vibration would rest ro
Its molecules to their normal axis of ar- '
rangement. So ho bought the razor nnd' '
took it home , For weeks he tried by tbet
vibration of tuning forks and other methods
to alternately set up nnd destroy crystalliza
tion In the metal , but in vntn. At last
he put a solenoid , which la n cylindrical
cell of wire , the convolutions of which nro
circular , around the "tired" razor and ran
nn electric current through the wire , The
blade was much Improved , but still the
crystallization wns not entirely neutralized.
The experiment was being abandoned as n.
failure when the Inventor bethought him
that an Interrupted spinal curve might give
him what ho wns looking for. In this de
vice the current Is changed according to
the frequency of the Interruptions , nnd a
peculiar effect is produced on the mctnl
Itself. It gave the experimenting Italian
what ho wanted. Ho had realized that
steel and wrought Iron must have a normal
node of molecular vibration to retain their
useful properties tenacity , resistance , etc.
and that another node of vibration pro
duced crystallization , or a segregation of
the atomic masses with llttlo or no cohesion.
Now he had at command the means of pro
ducing cither of these phenomena nt will.
Ho could cause crystallization In the razor
by means of tuning forks nnd then restore
the lost qualities of the steel by the com
bination of the tuning fork with the inter
rupted solenoid. The- plan was soon tried
on a railway bridge , and worked perfectly.
The steel rods of the bridge were tested
by the stroke of a hammer until one was
found which gave a , brittle note the "evi
dence of ( insotindness. The stability of the
steel was restored by Inclosing It In the
solenoid wire nnd turning on an Interrupted
current and the rod became as tough nnd
strong as It was when It left the foundry.
The subject of this narrative Is said to bo
contemplating a visit to the United States ,
where ho Intends to do away with the per
petual replacing of steel rods nnd bars on
big bridges nnd to substitute therefor the
electrical treatment just described by run
ning n cell of wire around the center Joints
nnd establishing nn electric current , con
necting up the cells with the lighting cir
cuit of the bridge. It Is also stated that
ho proposes to restore the texture of the
steel of machinery and of the frames of
sky-scrapers , the cohesion of whose p.irtic'es '
hns become Impaired by crystallization.
Ulcctrlu HriulllulKfl.
The Railway Age , In a recent article
on the subject of electric headlights , says :
"Tho enormous trnfilc which the railway ?
are handling Increases greatly the possi
bility of accident and the record of the
lust two months of accidents at night Is
unusually large. From some cursory sta
tistics gathered In a by no means ex
haustive or complete Investigation It ap
pears that during the month of August
last , In the various states of-the union , there
were eighty-four accidents at night , which
It is fair to presume might have been ,
avoided altogether , or , at least , reduced In
the matter of damage done had there been
a moro general use of electric headlights.
The record for September shows seventy-
eight accidents. In these two months there
were altogether 172 persons killed and 212
persons Injured. This does not represent
50 per cent of the accidents , but no re
ports were received from them. Such a
record of damage Is sufficiently impressive
to entitle to consideration the claims of
any ouo who seriously proposes to reduce
or limit accidents of this kind. "
These accidents were the ordinary ones
most common In railroad business bead-on
collisions , people run down on track , crossIng -
Ing accidents and obstructions. To quote
again from another article In the Railway
Age : "Mauy railway men regard locomotive
headlights as being chiefly , or even solely ,
valuable- a marker to indicate to others
the presence and location of the engine
carrying the light. For this purpose al
most any kind of a light , no more Intense
perhaps , than a switch light , will serve
The commoner tjieory IB that the headlight
ought to be of some use to the engineer
behind it , showing him what Is on the
track abend. So far as giving warning of
any obstruction on the track is concerned
In time , at least , to prevent an accident
the ordinary oil light is practically value
less.1'
This Is true , and the growing use ot elec
tric headlights has done much to reduce
the number of accidents. The clement of
safety Introduced into railway operation by
placing on the engine a light which will
enable the engineer to sec at night as
clearly as ho can in the daytime any ob
struction on tbo track , at a distance suffi
cient to enable him to stop the train , must
be an advantage , not to say a necessity.
Anything that Is practicable , both me
chanically and from the standpoint ol
cost , that will prevent railway accidents
nnd at the same time save money to the
railroad companies through lessening dam
age claims and loss of property Is worthy
of the careful consideration of railroad
managers.
MntinfucturliiR Itrunclion.
In the manufacturing branch of the elec
trical industry , Mr. Martin elates , fully
$100,000,000 is actually Invested. Three concerns -
corns alone represent a capitalization of
$50,000,000. In seven years it Is estimated
that concerns engaged in long distance
power itrar.sinlsalon and in the manufacture
and operation of electric mining appliances
have Issued securities aggregating $100,000-
000. There are over 400 electro-plating es
tablishments In itho country , with an In
vested capital of $50,000,000 , Olr , Martin says ;
a number of electrolytic plants , representing
scovrnl millions , and millions more are in
vested In electrical bells , hotel annunciators ,
electro-itherapoutlo equipment , "Interior"
telephones , and nn endless variety of mis
cellaneous appliances. ( Allowing $10,000,000
for these minor appliances and the electro
lytic plants , llr. Martin makes the total cap
italization of ithe electrical Industry $3,260-
000,000.
Ac-i'lilent to Artillerymen.
PITTSnURO , Nov. 30. While a section
of Battery D of the Nntlonal Guard of
Pennsylvania waH firing a governor's Hnliito
of seventeen guna during- the parade Jn
Allegheny today , preceding the unveiling or
v Spanish Bun captured nnd prcHentcd to
Allegheny City , ( i premature discharge of
ono of the Btins occurred and tlirco won
were hurt. George Stnrkey's left arm was
ilown off and Ills cyus blown out , llu wa
standing In front of the jrun ramming.
l\n \ Injuries ( ire fatal , The other two men
were badly hurt , but will recover.
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