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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1910)
Electrical Inspectors Come to Omaha for Annual Convention IVB; wlrea from twenty-two Uetatet are congreuaun In Omaha for the nlxth annual nircnna or Tne vreatorn Anno cation of Electrical InKpectom, which convenes Tuesday In the Koihk hotel convention hall, continuing up to and Including Thureday, To tha average layman tha man who liaa never made a etudy of electricity the mere annoum-ernent of a convention of electricians conveyi but little almlfl- h--J mating of th Western Ao- CS 3 ZS ' "x ' V1 7 cation of Electrical Inspectors, w .. ' 'J?Pm ' f L " ViJ III cance, and la the eubject of but brief oIUm- "a trough the efforta of Mr. thought. But, a a matter of fact, this Mluhaeleen Omaha captured tha 1910 eon- lortheomlng meeting of electrical Inopec- ventlon. tore la of vital ooncern to the general pub- Th atatea Included In tha weatern aeio- llc even mora a matter of publlo conoeru option are Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kn- than to tha men who will participate in tucky. Tennessee, West Virginia, Mlchl the deliberations of tha oonventlons. . It Minnesota, Wlsoonsln, Iowa, Missouri, is an event of publlo Interest for tha rea- Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, Bouth aoa that tha prima purpose of the meeting E"-ota. Nsbraaka, Kansas, Wyoming, Is to permit an Interchange of Ideaa oon- Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Okla- cernlng tha safety of electrical wiring and bom. electrical appliances In general. It la thus obvious that the coming con Eleotrtclty Is a wonderful thing Like- vnt'on covers a wide range of territory wise, It Is a dangerous thing. A wire lm- fr eMt w' Virginia, southwest properly protected will send forth a death- t4r Nw Mexico and northwest as dealing voltage or faulty wiring may easily Montana, While It Is called "west generate sparks sufficient to start a con- tn" association. It comes more nearly .flagratlwn. Of course such calamities are belnc United States association, the exception rather than the rule, yet Ther will be a sprinkling of social dl they do happen occasionally. It Is the vel'lon ln th convention, or, more prop mlnslon of the eleotrloai Inspector to see erly Peakln. Outside of convention hours that ail wiring within his Jurisdiction la durln th aiit. rat of all will 00m safe, and In order that he shall be oompa- "" . It primarily a businesa prop tent to judge as to safety, he must be a on. skilled electrician. Therefore, the conven- 6oma of the subjects to be discussed are tion which opens bext Tuesday la bringing announced by Secretary Boyd as followa: to Omali a large delegation of expert eleo . I,ow prevent fire and police alarm trlcians. An Omaha man-Walderear Mich- from bcoraln menace to" tha aelsen, present city eleotrlclan was one How to prevent the publlo from being of the men who brought the Western As- injured by cables supporting street lamps, sedation of Eleotrical Inspector, into alt- wj0,? themeeie ,n,ulat,r' ln lstence. II and a few others devoted to That different forms of service required Vielr work conceived the Idea that aa or- of Induction meters demand a variation in ganlsatlon for tha exchange of Ideaa and thThartni "forms '"of ''eltrtn .i.n. experiences would be of- untold value to ncS"l ttWS&Ji&u tha sorvlce. That was sis yeara ago or a Details to be observed while Inspecting little more. It was alow work at flret. J!1,UJ molding Installation. mus 1 mom 11 was aiow wor at first, Thlt goo(i wor,mwi.hlp (, ot tne ulmoit but Mlchaalsen and his co-workers, notable Importance to safe wiring. , " among whom waa W. I. Boyd, present sec- That the beat materials and devices lm- retary ot tha association, kept hammering- E'l' u"4 a,n "r away until a number suffloIenUy lerg to That electrical heating devices must be permit organisation Waa Interested. Since tlven csreful attention, then annual convention, hav. been held In SSSZtElUZPSS&Ji: Progressive Activities in the Electrical World fClvetrlral Bconamlee la the Home, . T Is your own fault that your tight bills are too high," re marked the electrical engineer. Every night when you turn on your lights a monster called Absorption gumshoe) Into your house and steals U per cent of your lluhl. The wall paper In this room Is dark green, the woodwork Is stained a chnu brown and the furniture and furnishings axe very dark. They all combine to steal away most of your light. You have to pav for the light your lumps actually give, but In reality you get only IX per Cent of the light you pay for, because you are ttflng systematically fobbed by the wall paper and woodwork, the chairs and the ruga Hoon after this the house waa repapered In light buff tints and the woodwork was painted white. As a result of this change the electric light bills were cut in halves. Seventy-five per cent ot th candle-power of- each lamp Was being utilised, conse quently it tek less than halt tha number of lamps to light tha room. (Jo Into moot any home and you will find some one following you about turning down or turnlna :he light, trying to econo mise on light and paying no attention to costly errors Which make the light bills excessive. As a rule light fixtures are stuck In any old place to suit th. whims of architects and the,, economies of the electrical contractor. Wall papers and paints are selected to please the eye In stead of for their llght-reflerting qualities. Without delving into the horrors of wall paper color and design suffice It to say that If oare were taken In this resixct many a hard earned dollar would be saved on the monthly light bills. Cheap wall paper of a dark and grewsoms hue is about the dearest thing any one can put into m room. Absorption U the great enemy of light. It lurks la every shadow and bit ot dark ness, ready to eat up the tender light rays. The beat lamp in thf world can not light up room where a large percentage cf the rays are absorbed by the finishings. A certain mulatto colored disk In a dark finished of tit S required tour powerful tn candeecent lamps combining 1.2) candle power to give two-foot candles, or the re quired amount of light for working pur poses on the desk top. When ths desk was exchanged for a light oak and the walls and ceilings were finished In a light buff fct took less than sixty-two candle-power to give ths same llluir.loation a saving ot half. Wken considering the lighting of the bums care should be taken t avoid all lishls which have a reddish er violet cast, as they are Biore injurious to ths eyes. The fixtures should be so placed aa to reap the full benefit of every lamp. Don't siKiil a good lamp by covering It with a llght-kilUng shade. Many of those Orna mental shades are nothing more or less than liKht sponges which absorb most of tha light rays.- In burning gas remember t (hangs the nantsla often, as the candle er of thee lamps drop fast when th 1 "j ..,. - j, , ! w v.:. ! m"- "". j TmiT- Tv r . Iff I B "BBBBBB'lV 'mmmmmmmmammmnmmmmmvmi, X-aMMiMKj n is 1 n ii 1 y j 1 , jr - it r Detroit, Indianapolis, Chloego and other , ' . ,' 1 1 h ' .' ' - ;- ' ' i ''W mantles begin to get Old. Buy light colored furniture and see thst th ceilings are nearly whit and that th walls are pa pered with some simple paper of a very llRht color. Many of those dark finished, sombre furnished rooms are mere gloomy caverns, dismal and depressing. Electricity's Fatnre. Th'i.t wa, ar iijef e?teirrT tftto the world of electricity is the opinion of Thorns A. Edison, the man among us all who has license to lift the veil and look ahead Into the wonders yet to come by way of electricity. "We have Just started on Our electrical way." said Mr. Edison with a smile as ha sat on the corner of his laboratory table. "Sometimes fathers come to me, or writs to me, about their sons and want' to know If in view of the fact that so much of the field of work is already occupied by electricity, I would recommend It as a career. It is assumed by them that all the great electrical Inventions have been made, and that $9,000,000,000 or tio.ooo.ooo.ouo is about all that electricity will stand in the way of Investment. Well, It 1 were be ginning my own career again, I should aalt no better field In which to work. The chimes for big, new electrical Inventions art 1 much greater than before ths tele graph, ths telephone, the electric light and the electric motor were Invented; while eacji of these things Is far from perfect. Wd shall have easily ljO, 000,000. 000 ot money in electrical service In 19J6, nd five times ss many persons will then be employed In electricity as now, most of them In branches for whloh we have not yet even a name. I often pick up my laboratory note books, ot which I have hundreds, full of hints and suggestions and peepe Into nature, and real Us how little we have actually done to st electricity at work, let alone determine Its secret. "Look at the simple chances of Improve ment In what devices are known today. They are endless. About 100,000,000 'Carbon filament lamps are made here every year, much the same' In all essentials aa a quarter of a century ago. We must break new ground. It Is the same way with electrio heating and cooking appliances, very lngeiUous even now, and better than any other means; but ten years bene they will be superseded and ln th mu seums with bows and arrows and the mus ale loaders. As for th cleotrio motor, It will not be perfectly utilised until every thing we now make with our hands, and every mechanical motion, can be effected by throwing a switch. I am ashamsd at ths number of things around my house and shops that are don by animals hu man beings, I ineeji and ought to be dons by a motor without any sense cf fattgue or pain. Hereafter a motor must do all ths chores." II I ah Teaeloa Dtackargea. A new method for producing high-tension discharges was described before th Brit ish association by Prof. Ernest Wilson and W. 11. Wilson. According to this method, energy is taksn from an alter nating or continuous current source and stoied ln a magnetlo field by an Inductance; it la then permitted to surge Into a coa- ground la not available. Dirflrultlea which beoet open wiring In baeinents having considerable overhead Piping. , iisv in facing tha problem ot old ana defective wlrlnit. both Inmrte end outside of buildings, are dengerous The program, beginning Tuesday morn ing, follows: Address of welcome, James C. Dahlman, mayor. Keply to address of Welcome, Fred t). Dustln, president. Roll call. FrMnt's addresa, Kred Q. Dustln, prenldent. Report of executive committee, J. It. Montgomery, chairman. Report of secretary and treaeurer, Wil liam 8. Boyd, secretary-treasurer. New business. Appointment of nominating committee. Report of committee on uniformity In rulings, William S. boyd, secretary. Report of committee on' national electri cal code, J. H. Montgomery, chairman. Report of committee on outside wiring, Waldemar Mlchaelaen, chairman. Report ot committee on theater wiring and show equipment, V. H. Tousley, chair man. Report of committee on construction and Installation ot aleotrlo signs, Emtl Ander son, chairman. Report ot oommittee on enow window and display lighting, Fergus P. McOough, chairman. Report of committee on Instructions to the publlo concerning the safe operation and maintenance of electrical wiring and apparatua. Thomas D. M0C0II, chairman. Report of oommittee on underground eye terns, Hugh T. Wreaks, chairman. EVENING SESSION. Informal dinner to members, T o'clock, denser, whloh forms with th Inductance a low frequency oscillatory circuit When th energy Is accumulated In the con denser th tatter Is mechanically bridged across the primary winding of an Induc tion coil, with which It forms a high fre quency oscillatory circuit The energy Is then transmitted by th secondary wind ing of th Induction coll to the work cir cuit and can be of an oscillatory or bi directional character, according to the pur pose ln view. The apparatus Is light ef ficient and cheap, and Is especially suit able for radio-telegraphy, X-ray and other work In which high-tension electricity Is employed. French Hesalatloaa. A decree recently promulgated in France sets forth tho conditions which must be observed In connection with the distribu tion of electric power when the lines touch publlo property at any point or pass in proximity to telegraph or telephons wires. This decree is In substitution for on that was promulgated In l0a, at tha tlm when government control over suppliers ot electric power waa being organised In a methodical manner. Certain of the rules then laid down have been shown by expe rience to be Incompatible with the require ments of commercial operation, while others have proved Ineffective as regards the publlo safety, which they were designed to secure. The new decree Is the result of exchange ot views between those engaged in the industry and the engineers which the stste has charged with Ita control. The decree divides electricsl supply sys .tems into two classes. The first contains those In Which, tor continuous current the voltage doee not exceed 600 between the conductor and the earth, or for alternating current does pot exceed IjO volts. The other class Includes those supply undertak ings that work with higher voltages. When a supply system of this second-class serves several centres the undertaker Is put under the obligation of establishing direct com munication between each ot these centres and the central station, and of providing an arrangement by which the current may be cut off from any of them whenever necessary. The Insulators used for systems of this class must, If the voltace le leas than lO.OuO, be tested to a pressure three times the normal, While if It exceeds 10.000 volts they must be tested at 30,000 volts plus twice the excess ot the working vol tage above 10.000 volta Conductors for both classes must be placed at least six metres above the ground, and those for the second-class eight metres when cross ing a publlo rosd. Underground conductors must be perfected mechanically against damage, and it they are placed In a metallle conduit they mu.it still be Insulated as carefully as It they were laid directly in ths soli. In ths case of supplies Intended for trac tion purposes the following regulations are among those laid down to prevent stray currents: The conductivity of the track must be maintained as high aa posalble, and in particular th resistance of each Joint must not exceed that of ten metres of rail; those In charg of th bti must tttt: omatta stjntmy bek: octobet: 9. 1910. P. m courtesy of tha Omaha Eleotrical -"' . "' El ill- ' '. . Addrees "Rubber Covered Wire," Lewis 0. Martin, engineer. Addre"The Influence of Electrical In spection on the Operation of the Telephone System." a. fl. Roifem. enelnr. Address "Packing House Wiring, T. J. Byrnes, electrician. Addreee "The Iegal and Ethical Re sponsibility ot the Hlectrlcal inspector," ,l.hn A. Rhine, assistant city attorney, Omaha. Neb. Address "The Tunrsten Lamp," by an enrineer, (to be assigned), National Eleo trlo Lamp association. Informal discussion of "Difficulties Aris ing In Electrical Inspection Work." Thursday. Report of committee on Installation and operation of induction motors, Charles W. Arrlck, chairman. Report of oommittee on electrical hoist ing apparatus, W. J. Qtlsdorf, chairman. Report of committee on laws and ordinances, William H. Boyd, chairman. Report of committee on architects' specifications, F. H. Moore, chairman. Report ot commutes on elenal systems, Frank 8, Anderson, chairman. Report of committee oa publlo safety, W. J. Canada, chairman. Report of committee on "electric traction systems K. R. Daniel, chairmen. Report of nominating committee. Election of officers. It has been agreed that social functions and tours about the city shall not inter fere with the regular routine of the con vention, yet lime will be found. It Is ex pected, for Inspection of electrical work ln periodically test the conductivity end enter ths result In a register which Is to be open to the Inspecting officers; at places where there are points or crossings special precautions must be taken to maintain the conductivity, and where the track passes over metallic structures it Is to be Insulated electrically so tar as possible. Finally the decree states the conditions which must be observed when conductors, either over head or underground, cross roads and rail ways. Lucid Thought of Dull Boy A teacher tn the primary grade ln one ot the downtown school..' tt Philadelphia worked valiantly but to no a. all with the most backward pupil. The child seemed Incapable of Individual thinking. He was not able even to write from copy in his copybook. The best he could do was to "trace" the copy through a piece of tissue paper and then writs through It On the copybook again,, which ho did with regu larity. Iiis teacher tried In vain to break him of the habit but It was easier for tha child to "trace" his exercise than to copy It Shortly after Dr. Martin Q. Brumbaugh had been made superintendent of schools, hs dropped Into this teacher's room just as she was scolding the backward pupil for his refusal to copy his exercise. The super intendent ssked what was the trouble. "This boy Just won't try to copy his exer clee," the teacher complained. "I am sure he can If he tries, but be will do nothing but trace his copy, and I can't make him do otherwise." , She was almost ready to cry with morti fication. Dr. Brumbsugh thought a mlnuts, then took a penny from his pocket. "Do you know what this la?" he asked the backward one. The doit's dull eyes lighted snd he nodded his head. "Well, If you copy your exercise between now and ths time I come back." said the superintendent. "I will give this penny to you." , Then he went out of the room and by the time he had made the round of the build ing his attention had been drawn to other things, and ie left without returning to see what progress the unpromising pupil was making. As soon as Dr. Brumbaugh had left the office, the boy took up t,ls "tracing" paper, made a new copy of the exercise, and then set back waiting for ths superintendent who did not come. An hour pasted, and finally he raised his band. "What It is William T" the teacher asked. "Miss Smith." the boy replied slowly, but with conviction, "I'll bet that sucker skinned out with that cent" Philadelphia Time. Hard-Headed. A cavalry sergeant had endured the stupidity of a particularly hopeless recruit for days. The "rookie," having more flagrantly disregarded instructions than ever one morUng, was admonished thus by his disgusted sergeant: ths hotel who would Join me in a game of come at the horses from behind without spseuklng to them first If you do they'd be kicking at that thick head o' yours, and Cvaa soon taere'U be half the mounts ot tn squadron goo Uaiel" tiurapa. t-n. " jit & ' - . - - ' v - , . . .mm k . j.' in . 1 m m 's. - y y 1 - j . , jam S. BOYD '6c.Arzp TEXAS. various parts ot the city. Anion tho places to be visited for the purpose of In spection are the street railway power houee. two or three of the theaters, Includ ing the new Brandels, the motor depart ment of the Union Paclfio shops. Fort Omaha wireless telegraph experiment sta tion and the Fort Omaha dirigible balloon station. Tho chief Idea of these Inspect! in trips la to aoqulre additional knowledge concerning electricity and Its uses. While tha oonvanUon proper will adjourn Thurs day evening, It Is probable that the dele gates will remain ln Omaha until Friday evening, and Uiat the trip to Fort Omaha will be delayed until Friday. This may be necessary to avoid taking time from con vention routine. In matters electrical, Omaha takes front rank among cities of the country not only cities of the Omaha class so far as slxe is concerned, but larger cities as well. No One on Mr. Smith. EPRESQN'TATIVE Long-worth, ax! a dinner ln Cincinnati, said or a political squabble: "L misunderstanding, yes; but perhaps this mlsunder stawJing was Intentional. Like R inc. smith's case, you know. . "Mrs. Smith llveB on a farm near College Cornel. A man knocked at her door one day and said: " 'Pardon mi, .nadam, but I'm collect Ins fur a drunkards' home.' , " 'O,' said Mrs. Smith, 'I'm so glad you called! If you'll come back about hxlf past eleven tonight you can take my hus band." " Xrww Edition of Lord Baron. A prosperous dealer In pork, having mad a fortune, retired to enjoy his wealth. He Instructed a bookseller to send him some of his best books, as he wished to have a large library. The books having arrived they were placed oil the shelves where they were Inspected by his wife One volume en titled "Lord Bacon" caught her eyea. "What?" she exclaimed hotly, "Am I not enough disgraced by you having mads our money through hogs? Lord bacon, In deed! I'll not have such a book in my house." Norman Mack's Monthly. PnttlDsr It on th Potato. "Among the many pranks' of Mark Twain's Journalistic days," said a Virginia City editor, "wis the concoction of a speech that was put upon a famous sen ator. "Ths senator had attended a Virginia City banquet, but had not spoken. Me had a sore throat. A brother from a rival paper reached the banquet late. " 'What did the senator spak about?' the newcomer whispered to Mark Twain. " 'He made a very Interesting speech on the potato,' was the reply. " 'The potato, eh? That's odd. Let's hsve the points, will you?' " 'With pleasure,' said Mark Taaln, and he dictated a half column that the re porter duly printed the next morning as the distinguished senator's valuable con tribution to agricultural science. The speech bewail like this: " 'iAdius and gentlemen, had It been my lot to be born and reared In Ireland, where my food would have principally consisted of the potato that most salubrious and nutritious root I should now be, instead of the poor, Infirm, stunted creature you see before you. a tall, stout athletlo man, able to carry an enormous weight' " . 4 A Terrible Creature. When Albert Henry Savage I-andor reached St. Petersburg on his way from the forbidden land, relates McDougall's Magaxlne, the fact was duly chronicled, and the Londun press associations sent cable messaeea to Australia telling of the hairbreadth escapes and manifold suffer ings. The Melbourne Times received but a short note, which was this: "A Savage Iandor arrived In St. Peters burg today from Tibet after suffering greatly at ths hands of the natives." This waa meager enough, but the news edUu waa equal to the oecaaion. Th fol Selections From the Story Tellers' Pack ' !f? f v fll other city of double Omaha's population makes such free ue of electricity. No other city has streets so brilliantly Illu mined with electric signs. No other city has a brighter and more skilled Clara of electrical workers. It Is therefore fitting that Omaha should be the 1910 host of the Inspectors when they congregate to talk shop. 'The beginning of the organization ln 1906 was humble enough.' The first meeting was called by a circular letter bearing the following signatures: Edward B. Elllcott, city electrician, Chicago; Frank V. Backett, electrical inspector, Chicago Un derwriters' association; F. D. Varnum, electrical Inspector, city of St. Paul, Minn.; Waldemar Miohaelsen, city eleotrlclan, Omaha, Neb.; William & Boyd, eleotrical Inspector Electrical Bureau of the Na tional Board of FIro Underwrltera, SI East Twenty-first street, Chicago, 111. lowing morning, among other mattera of news, the readers of ths Times found this startling information: "A savage landor got into St Petersburg yesterday and tha people of the olty were terrified. After considerable difficulty the beast, which came from Tibet, was cap tured, taken to a remote plaoe and there dispatched. It is said that this Is the first animal of the sort ever seen ln Russia. Iiow ;ie reached the city after his fights with ths natives of Tibet, which Is a com paratively unknown country, is a mys tery." $ Too Honest for a Lawyer. A noted Philadelphia attorney tells una on himself. He left Ids native, town ln Tennessee years ago, and came to this city to practice law. lis has been uniformly successful. His brother, upon the other hand, remained behind at the family home stead. Returning to his native town some time ago, the attorney met an old darkey In the road, "Hello, unole," lie ssid, but the old man did not recognise the boy he used to know in the prosperous looking clUiea who ad dressed him. "Well," asked the lawyer, "how are the Blank family?" "Oh, they're all right," said the old darkey. "Jim Blank has gone to Phila delphia, and done made a lot ot money. He's a lawyer, sah." "Is that so," answered the attorney. "And his brother Tom, how Is ho, hss he made a fortune, too?" "Lawdy no," answered th old darkey, shaking his head, "he ain't no lawyer. Marse Tom woudn't take a dishonest penny from nobody." Philadelphia Times. IV o (Joodt Delivered. In Buffalo there Uvea a boy, now some 7 years old, who Is the proud owner ot a bulldog designated as "Mike," and a mucli prized pony. Recently a visitor, endeavor ing to test the child s knowledge of the value of money, said: "Willie, I'll give you 10 cents for either Mike or the pony. Which will you sell" Willie pondered for a moment. "Gliuine the dime. You can go get tha puny," he said. The visitor handed over the coin, and then strolled out as though to go .to the barn. "Why, Willie! Would you rather he should have your pony than Mike and do you think 10 cents Is enough for a puuy?" his mother protected. Willie paused at the door and grinned. "You know, Mike Is out at the barn, an' if anyone can take that pony out while he's there has welcome to him. I'd a' sold him for a cent!" Harper's Magasine. A Mrlklagr lllastrat ioa, A Scottish parson, remarkable for the elirple force of hla pulpit atyle, was en larging one Sunday upon the text, "Kx cept ye repent ye shall all likewise perish." "Yes, my friends," urged he with solemn earnestness, "unless ye repent ys ahall as surely perish," deftly placing his left fore finger on th wtiLg ot a bluebottle fly thst D YOUNG The first convention, which was held In Chicago, was lightly attended, but since that date each succeeding convention baa brought greater strength, numerically and otherwise, and now the association la on a firm footing. So when you see the city hall welcome arch biasing its gladness next week for the viplting delegates, you may know that the highest electrical authorities In tha United States, barring, of course, the wis ard of Eut Orange, are assembled in Omaha. Waldemar Michaelsen, tha Edison of Omaha, says Oie credit for organlslnc the association rests mainly upon W. 8. Boyd of Chicago. Mr. Boyd la quoted as saying that the association is a child ot Michaelsen. Be that as it may, the associ ation is a power In the electrical world, and bids fair to live far beyond the allotted life tenure of its originators. had just alighted upon the reading desk the while the parson's right hsnd wss up lifted "Just as surely, as, my friends, I flatten this poor fly." But before th threatened blow descended the fly got away, whereupon the minister further "improved the occasion" with ready wit exclaiming, "There's a chance for ye yet, my friends!" London Scraps. A niyetltitd Texan. Colonel Cecil Lyon of Texas Is a tall and commanding figure of a Inan. A glance at him glvs the Impression that be car rlea a brace of six-shooters, and Is ons of ths most fiery firs-easters who ever came out of the southwest He Is also a republican national committeeman from his state and this position entails busi ness which frequently takes him to Washington. One evening lie and a friend were sit ting in the lobby of a Washington hotel when he heard a man near by us lan guage to another that sounded aa if It called for a fight Without more ado the colonel orawled rapidly and silently under a neighboring table. "Why, what's the matter, colonni?" called out his friend. "1 thought they were going to drew," explained Lyon. Seeing that there was no danger of vlolehce, he slowly came from under the table, and, as he stood up. th man who had been Insulted was shaking hands with ths one who had Just given him the verbal blaat. "Down in my stste." said Lyon, "th bullela would have been flying thick and fast by this time, and the Innocent by standers would have been lying flat on the floor. I don't understand this town." Popular Magasine. i Jast Struck One. It waa an old custom among hlghwiymen to atop prosperous looking men on the street at night and enquire, the time and then, when the obliging party had pulled out his watch and named the hour, to snatch the watch and run oft with It One night one of these footpads accosted an athlete. "What time is It?" enquired th foot pad. The athlete dealt th crook a hard punch on tii Jaw. "Just struck one," said th athlete, as the footoad went down before his sting ing blow. "Gee," said ths crook, as myriads of stars were clouding his vision, "I'm glad I didn't meet you an hour avgo." Mer man Macks Monthly. Trondalc'i Joke UaderwaoeL Phoebe Snow th immaculate damsel who rides in Lackawanna advertisements figures In an apocryphal story the street smiled at yesterday. As it goes W. H. TrueadaJe, president of ths Iackawanna, a id F. D. I'nderwood, president of th Erie, were walking on Broadway, when th former bowed courteously to a handsome negro girl, while Mr. Underwood's eyes a.-ked, "Who Is your friend?" "Oh," said th Lackawanna official, "I thought you knew her. That's Phoeb (now sha 4 traveling on th Krtr tiw York Herald. 1