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country iu which it in mined is quite free
irotn iron deposits. I am going to use it
with some steel plates of American produc
tion in the manufacture of tinned plate to
be used in matin; cups and other table
utensils which will furnish the table at a
banquet which is to he given early nest
month at Chattanooga. It is a banquet to
be given bv a Ch-ttanooga Steel Company.
At'this banquet they willeat theirfood from
plates and drink their champagne from gob
lets made from American tin plate, the
basis of which will be Chattanooga steel.
Tho Present Supply of Tin.
"The tin mines of Dakota are not produc
ing regularly now, but their owners, I be
lieve, are seeking some reduction pruuess by
which the ores can be treated at a profit,
end when they discover this American steel
and American tin will be the materials out
of which American manufacturers will
make Araericin tin plate. At present our
supply of tin comes Jrom Australia and
from the Straits settlements."
Mr. Xiedringhaus had a costly experience
siae years ago iu an attempt to develop the
tin mines of Mexico. He became the owner
by location, of all butone of the immense tin
deposit"! of Mexico and spent some $20,000
in an e2ort to produce tin for the American
market at a profit. He found, however,
that :t cost about four times as much to pro
duce the tin as it was worth. The lack of
witer is the chief obstacle to the develop
ment f the Mexican tin mines. The nug
gets of tin could be washed out by the use
cf a strong hydraulic power, but as this
power cannet be had in any wav the tin de
posits of Mexico will never be made avail
able. Mesrs. Xiedringhaus & Brn. aband
oned their holdings after two years experi
ence. fet. Louis Went Tin-Crazy.
Some years afterward the mining crsze
struck St. i,nuis. It owed its origin to a
great "strike" in the Granite Mountain
silver mine in Montana, The development
of thU mine made millionaires of several
poor men in St. Louis and largely increased
the riches of others. Directly after this dis
covery the mining fever struck St.
Louis, and almost everybody, from the mil
lionaire to the hired man, invested in min
ing shares. The news soon spread through
the 'Western country, and a large number of
"mining sharks fioa'ted into the city with
gold-lined schemes for pulling minted
money out ofthc earth.
A number of companies were formed, and
the fluctuations of their shares occupied a
large share of the attention of the "street."
All of the newspapers established "mining
columns" and employed correspondents to
send their mining news from many parts of
the West. In the midst of this excitement
a mild-mannered man of persuasive mien
came to St. Louis and took up bis quarters
at the Laclede Hotel. His luggage con
sisted chiefly of a box of scintillating sam
ples, and his capital was an alluring smile.
A Speculator Sat Down Upon.
This gentleman went among the investors
of the city of St. Louis and summoned a
few of the wealthiest to a conference at liis
rooms. The inducement was a mining en
terprise of great importance, involving the
purchase of some enormously rich tin fields
in Mexico. The price asked was only $3,000,
000. The prospective profits were limit
less. Entirely unconscious of Mr. Nied
ringhaus' experience in Mexico, the
promoter summoned him, through a brother
capitalist, to attend the conference. Mr.
Xiedrinchaus went. He listened attentively
to the bland story of the gentlemanly tin
miner. "When the other capitalists present
had been worked up nearlv to a $3,000,000
pitch of excitement, Mr. Niedringhaus arose
and said: "Tin is worth 20 cents a pound
It will cost you about 52 a pound to extract
this tin and get it to market. These facts
can be proved. I propose to demonstrate
them in the St. Louis papers to-mcrrow
morning it you do cot leave the city to
night." Mr. Xiedringhaus is a gentleman of posi
tive manner. The tin mine promoter did
not argue the question. He said that he did
not care to do business in a town where op
portunities to make fortunes were treated so
lightly. So that night he took his glitter
ing samples, paid his board bill (with his
onn money, which was something be had
never contemplated), and lelt St. Louis for
the Last. So Mr. Xiedringhans' $20,000
experience probably saved a great deal more
than 20,U00 to the citizens of St. Louis.
GCOJIGK GKANTHA2I BAKf.
CHUTESS F0ECELAIN.
It Was Firnt Manufactured Between 185 B.
Caud 87 A. I).
fcaturdiy Eevlew.;
Prot. Stanislas Julicn, in his work on
Chinese porcelain, states his belief that the
manufacture was first introduced between
the years 185 B. C. and 87 A. D., and bases
his opinion on the mention which occurs in
works of that period of the word which is
now used to express "porcelain." Dr. Hirth
points ont that the word was then applied to
"earthenware," and shows, by reference to
later medical authorities, tnat, though cer
tain medicinal properties were supposed to
be possessed by the earth now used for
making porcelain, no hint is given of a
knowledge ot the ceramic art. This is, after
all, however, only a negative proof, and
does not finally dispose or the matter. But
the presumption is certainly in favor of Dr.
Hirth'.s supposition, and it we are to accept
it we must believe that porcelain was not
manufactured in China until the seventh
century.
Like many arts, this one has its vicissi
tudes, and ou the several occasions when,
during political tumults, the factories have
been destroyed and the work people dis
persed, the methods of mixing the colors
and molding the shapes have been to some
extent lost. To this fact are to be attributed
the high prices which prevail for all pieces
of porcelain which bear evidences of gen
uine age. To a native collector an unques
tionable piece ef Sung dynasty crackled
porcelain is much what a Mazarin Bible is
to a book collector among ourselves, and the
best specimens of the products of the Ming
dvnasty ( 1368-1644) are scarcely less valued.
Vases within which are painted lious, roll
ing balls, or dragons with phoenixes, fetch
prices which wculd astonish even the eager
buyers at the salesrooms in King street, and
when genuine pieces of blue and white of
this period arc offered for sale they find a
constantly rising market. It is recorded
that about 100 years ago a pair of cups of
thif last k;nd was valued by native collect
ors at 300.
MES. EHELDOK'S AFEICAH TOTJH.
Something Abont the Outfit She Has Had
Made for tho Trip.
1'all Mill Budjet.J
Mrs. Sheldon, the lady who has just set
out to explore Africa, bought a portion of
her outfit iu Old Bond street. I saw several
flannel gowns that had been made for her.
They had blouse bodices, and were of a very
simple cut. A pith bat with a dome crown
was trimmed with light silk and lined with
green. This last color is a protection to
the eyes in a scorching climate. A bowie
knife and another dreadful-looking knife
with ever so many blades, were engraved
with the owner's name. Mrs. Sheldon will
carry the first weapon concealed in the front
of her bodice.
She has taken with her a large number of
small air-tight trunks capable of holding a
weight of 60 pounds each. Sixty pounds is
a nigger's load.
The lingerie and gowns that were shown
to me were fashioned very simply. The
sleepiug-bag is the queerest thing I have
seen lor a long time. It resembles a coffin,
and is ulade of blanketing and mackintosh.
Tou unfasten the middle of the bag, en
sconce oursclf inside, button it up anain,
anJ only your head is visible. A Nor
wegian cooking-box is a desirable thing to
possess cither at home or abroad. It will
keep a pot of soup or a joint simmering for
eight hours. Betore placing the joint in
the box it is necessary to bring it to the boil
over the fire. The box can also be used as
an ice-safe or refrigerator.
Jay Gonld of Some Use.
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Jay Gonld has again paid his regular assess
ment of S100 for contempt of court in refusing
to serve ou the grand jury. This Is part of New
York's regular income.
THE POINTS OF A DOG
Explained by the Veterinarian to
the Westminster Kennel Club.
VARIETIES OF HUNTING ANIMALS.
Fare Newfoundlander la Somothinj
Yery Hard to Get nowadays.
THE PEICB GOOD POPPIES BBIXG
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S ancient as human his
tory is the dog. Home
had its fighting dogs,
sometimes used in the
great arena fighting the
lion and other beasts of
prey; its knowing dogs,
or household pets; and
its hunting dogs, for the
chase. The fighting dogs
came from Asia; the
house dogs from Greece;
and the hunting dogs
from Northern Europe.
Alexander the Great
possessed a d og that could tackle a lion.
Three thousand years ago TJlysses was recog
nized by his old dog Argus after his own
swineherd, Emmseus, failed to recognize
him. All the wealthy personages of ancient
times had their valuable and noted dogs.
Plutarch tells us of Alcibiades, who cut off
the ornamental tail of his S700 dog. Myron,
the sculptor, immortalized it in art by put
ting it in marble. This was 2,000 years
ago.
To-day dogs are in as great demand. A
good dog is still the best of companions,
whether tor man, woman, or child. Ladies
carry them in their arms. Children romp
with them. Gentlemen hunt with them,
ride with them, walk with them.
rrom an Experienced J ndge.
But a good many people couldn't tell a
St. Bernard dog from a Newfoundland.
Several years of close study and observation
in the field and kennel, and as judge at
bench shows, have made me thoroughly fa
miliar with dogs of all breeds, and the fol
lowing hints on the selection of a good dog
are given for the benefit of those who have
not given the matter Mifficient study.
Probably the most useful of all dogs is the
hunting dog. There is a great deal of game
all over the country, and much interest is
Sir Bedivere. the St. Bernard
taken in huntincr. "When a man starts on an
expedition he takes with him a setter or a
pointer. Among most sportsmen the former
has the preference on account of his long
coat, which is a protection against briars,
and also a means of keeping the animal
warm. The pointer being a short-coated dog,
is preferable in warm climates, and in open
countrv he is the equal of the setter, owing
to the fact that he can run for a longer time
without requiring water. Setters are gen
erally used North, while pointers are pre
ferred in the South. Of late years pointers
and setters have been bred up'to a very high
standard.
Tho Three Kinds of Setters.
There are threedifferent breeds of setters
English, Irish and the Gordon. Of these, the
English setter is the most tractable, the
Irish setter being somewhat headstrong, and
the Gordon not possessing the amount of
dash and speed of either. In the selection
of an English setter puppv, the following
characteristic points should be noted: A
clearly defined skull and muzzle, the latter
being straight from eye to nose, and square
at the end: eye, dark in color and mild of
expression; ears low set, and lying flat on
the cheek; neck of good length, without
throatiness (a superabundance ot skin on
the under side of the neck); shoulders slant
ing; ribs well sprung back of the shoulders;
loins strong and very slightly arched; stifles
well bent; legs straight and possessing a fair
amount of bone; feet round and well padded,
and toes close together; tail carried on a
line with the back; coat silky and straight
The most fashionable colors are black,
white and tan. Next in order comes the
blue belton, which is white, with small
black markines. After this comes black and
white, lemon and white, or liver and white.
The latter frequently occurs in well-bred
setters, but is not a fashionable or desirable
color. The least desirable color is solid
liver.
Tho Gordon and the Irish Breeds.
Aside from color, which in the Gordon
setter should be black and tan, the Gordon's
conformation is similar to that of the En
glish setter, with the exception of being a
trifle heavier throughout. The Irish setter
should be of a deep mahogany red,
lighter, and of a more racy build, narrower
in the head, and with less coat.
A well-bred setter puppy costs about $50,
whereas an adult dog, possessing superior
field qualities and well broken, often sells
for ?000 or 51,000.
In selecting a pointer puppy, the instruc
tions given iu the case ot a setter will ap
ply, with the single exception that a
pointer's coat should be short and moder
ately hard. Liver and white or lemon and
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white are considered equally good colors.
In pointers, as well as setters, a preponder
ance of white is desirable, as they can be
far more readilv seen in cover than dark or
solid-colored dogs. Pointer puppies cost
about the same as setters, probably a trifle
less.
The Useful Collie Dogs.
A most useful dog, especially to the farm
er or stock raiser, is the Scotch collie. He
readily learns to herd cattle or sheep, and in
this respect is far ahead of a man. A collie
should have good length of head, somewhat
wedge-shaped, moderately broad between
the ears, and tapering to the nose; skull flat,
not domed, with a sligb t depression between
the eyes; ears small and carried semi-erect.
He has two coats, one known as the topcoat,
long and rough; the other, the under coat,
fitting close to the body, and fur-like, mak
ing the animal impervious to rain and cold.
The coat is a very important matter, as
the collie is exposed to all sorts of weather.
In general coulormation he should indicate
activity and endurance. A collie puppy
cau be bought for $40. An adult dog is
worth from $100 up. I have known one to
fetch $1,500.
The Fashionable Fet Doss.
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small varieties of spaniels viz., the King I
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They should not weigh over eight or ten
pounds. The skull should be very ronnd;
muzzle short the shorter the better with
a decided depression where the muzzle joins
the skull; eyes should be large, round and
prominent; ears long and pendulant, and
placed low on the head; coat long, straight
and silky. As to color, the King Charles in
black and tan, the Blenheim lemon and
white and the Prince Charles black, white
and tan.
The Japanese spaniel is different in that
its ears are short and its tail is carried over
the back; in the three varieties first de
scribed the tails are docked. The prevail-
Dad Wilson, the Enpltsh Better.
ing color of'the Japanese spaniel is black
and white or lemon and white. A puppy of
any of these breeds is worth about "550; an
adult dog from 5200 to 300.
The Popular Yorkshire Terrier.
But there is another little dog that ladies
love to fondle, and that is the Yorkshire
terrier. The dog is somewhat smaller thau
the spariel, and weighs from four to seven
pounds. Its coat should be long and silky.
The coats of some of these dogs, when parted
in the middle of the back, reach to the
frrnimd. The rnlnr on the. back should be
of silvery blue; legs and head of golden tan.
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ji. terrier puppy tan uc uau ivi v' " v,
an adult dog from $100 up.
For a gentleman's place in the country
there is no handsomer or more desirable dog
than the St. Bernard. He is especially kind
with children, and proves an excellent
guard. He is gentle, and at the same time
courageous. Within the last eight years
there have been manv St. Bernards im
ported at high prices, 5500 having actually
been paid for on?.
The Model St. Bernard Animal.
Tne appearance of a pure St. Bernard
should be as follows: skull broad; muzzle
short, square and deep; ears small, and car
ried close to the cheeks; eyes benevolent in
expression; height, Irom 30 to 34 inches at
the shoulder; weight, between 130 and 200
pounds; immense bone, and with a general
massive appearance; coat, about five inches
in length and profuse, without inclination
to curl.
But two colors are recognized: the tawny
orange, with white markings, and brindle,
with white markings. The most desirable
markings are a solid-colored body, with
blaze in the faces white collar, ruffle, paws,
and tip of tail. Many well-bred St. Ber
nards, however, may be almost entirely
white.
Few Fare Newfoundlands Left.
There was a time when Newfoundland
dogs were prime favorites. But that time
is past. The disposition of the Newfound
land is not altogether reliable. The breed
has completely run out in this country.
There are probably not more than two or
three good specimens here, and even on the
Island of Newfoundland it would be hard
to find one. There are still a few in Eng
land, however. It is customary to call
every big, black, rough-coated dog a New
foundland, by those inexperienced in canine
matters; whereas, such a do?- may not have
one drop of Newfoundland blood in bis
veins. Another erroneous impression is
that a Newfoundland dog's coat is curly.
Captain Barry's JJaefishund, Heena.
The truth is, it is of the same character as
that of the St. Bernard, though, of course,
black m color.
As companions, all strains of setters are
more or less favored, as wel. as collies, bull
terriers, lox terriers, field spaniels, copper
spaniels, pugs, and innumerable other
varieties.
The breeds mentioned are those most pop
nlar. H. Clat Glover. D. V. S.,
Veterinarian to the "Westminster Kennel
Club.
One of Kerr York's Conveniences.
New York World.:
"What surprised you most in this city," I
asked of a friend from the "West who is
visiting here.
"That I cau go from the Grand Central
depot to East NewYork,L.I.,withont putting
a foot to the sidewalk or hiring a carriage,"
was his unexpected reply.
Used to Cooking Beefsteak.
Indianapolis .Journal.!
"Before we were married," said she, "his
displays of affection were positively over
done." "And now?"
"They are very rare."
A BIRD ROMASCE.
1WEITTEK FOR THE DISPATCn.
A little Cork Robin nncesat in a tree.
And he swung himself there as blitho aB could
be.
Till littl e M iss Kobin by passing that way
Gave him sonow for joy and obscured the
bright day.
Poor Robin, each feather reflects bii sad heart.
As be sits on an old barren limi quite apart.
Not a leaf nor a bud does the rough surface
bide.
Ah, birdie, we know you'll not long here abide.
Now presently out in the soft bosomed wood
Ue espied a fair form, heard a loice that he
loved.
And over the distance that now seems so long
Ho flic, wlnle he warbles an amorous song.
Miss Kobin's small par is not deat to bis plea.
Nor does she require bim to bow nn one lenee
While he tells ber about a sweet work he has
planned.
Where they two will build a round mansion
quite grand.
"Tbrongb tho leaves overhead you can see the
blue sl:y.
And a tinkling brook murmnrs a soft lullaby,
Hepaticas raise their sweet pink and blue
heads
To watch over birdies asleep In their beds."
Master Robin bad come to this point in his lay.
And was just turning over what more he
should say.
When a moth" just as luscious as ere moth
could be
Flew tauntingly near to his seat in the tree.
Then away flow the moth, and away flew the
bird.
Nor once thought of the answer he ought to
have heard.
He forgot that Miss Robins enjoy what they've
done.
And even a moth tastes better when won.
He wonld not have ber raffle her plumage, no
doubt,
Nor tire her sweet wings out in flitting about.
But Robin, she's tired of waiting for thee.
And so weary grown of her seat in the tree.
Now tbo eveningshades come, and the babbling
brook
Kings lullaby songs to the dear little nook.
The bepatlcas lift up their soft, fragrant heads,
But no little birds are asleep in their beds.
A Cock Robin Bits near at hand on the ground.
And a tear from his eye talleth down, large and
round.
A fat moth, smooth and sleek, lies beside at his
feet,
Which be don't teem to be very hasty to eat.
He looks up at the nook, he looks down at his
prey.
He may look far and wide, but he never can
say.
Come, dear little Robin, and live here with me.
For she's flown off to live in another bird's tree.
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PITTSBURG- DISPATCH.
MEN WHO HAVE AN EI.
Many Must Use the Little Prefix to
Their Titles Hereafter.
PLANS OF POLITICAL CORPSES.
McKinley Will Try the Lifa of the Tariff
Protected Parmer.
STATESMEN WHO WILL TACKLE LAW
rCOEBESPOXDKXCB or THE DISPATCH.l
"Washington, March 7. The Fiity-first
Congress is dead, and now nearly 200 states
men who ha,ve been eating Sj.OOO each year
out of Uncle Sam's crib are trotting about
"Washington on their uppers with nothing
but their hands in their pockets and with
little more than confusion in their heads.
They are wondering what they will do.
Many of them have been in public service
so long that they have lost their identity at
home. Their business has gone to smash,
their muscles and minds are out of training,
and they have the look of the defeated.
Three-fourths of the men elected to Con
gress cannot make 55,000 a year at home,
and the defeated among these three-fourths
go back to their districts with expensive
tastes and with practically nothing saved
out of their salaries. One hundred and
seventy odd members have been defeated for
re-election, and a half-dozen odd Senators
have been thrown from their cushioned seats
out upon the cruel charities of the hustling
world.
The Oats of tho Senate.
The ousted Senators are in the best shape.
Senator Farwell is rich. He has the con
tract for the big State House in Texas yet to
settle up, and the 7,000,000 acres of land
which he is said to have gotten from it will
keep his mind busy and his muscles well
oiled. He will go back to Chicago to live,
and will probably continue the mercantile
business with his brother.
Senator Spooner will go back to his prac
tice of law. He was a railroad lawyer when
he was elected to the Senate, and he is said
to have one of the finest legal minds in "Wis
consin. He got 810,000 a year from 1872 to
1882 as the lawyer of the Omaha road, and
he will probabljt mase twice this amount in
his practice. He will settle in Milwaukee,
but the prospect is that he will have a
"Washington branch of his law office, and
that he will have considerable Supreme
Court and Department business. He was
much disappointed at not being elected, and
I understand that he is talked of as the suc
cessor of Senator Sawyer, and that Sawyer
has promised not to run again. The people
of Wisconsin have, however, a very friendly
feeling for old Philetus, and "Wisconsin
men tell me they will not allow him to
retire.
Beuialns of Senator Ingalls.
benator John o. lngalls still remains
reticent as to his plans. He has not decided
whether he will edit a newspaper at $25,000
a year, give stereopticon lectures on the
scenes of the United States Senate during
executive sessions, in which the masterly
art of the cartoonist will only be equaled by
the pyrotechnic language oi the great Kan
sas orator, or whether he will settle down to
the practice of law in one of the big cities of
the United States and run the business for
lngalls and revenue only. He feels he is,
for the time, a political corpse, but he has
no idea that the corpse may not be galvan
ized into life. He is, in his own words,
perpendicuU- and not horizontal, as he told
a lady yesterday.
This lady came in to condole with him on
his defeat and she entered the committee
room at the time Senator Ingallii was super
intending the packing of some long boxes of
books which he intended to ship out to
Atchison. These boxes lay in front of the
door, and as the lady shook hands with Sen
ator lngalls over "them, she pointed down
ward and said: "I suppose, Senator ln
galls, these are coffins and they contain the
remains of the deceased."
Not at All Cast Bnwn.
"No," replied the Senator, with an em
phatic nod, as hi3 shoulders went back and
his head went up. "No, madame, you use
the wrong word. These boxes do not con
tain the remains of the deceased. They
contain the effects of the deceased. The de
ceased " and here he drew himself up
straighter and straighter, while he threw
out his right arm in a gesture ot strength
"the deceased is perpendicular and not hor
izontal, and he will probably remain in an
ereet position for years to come."
Senator lngalls will probably do nothing
during the coming summer. He will take
from six t-. eight months of rest, and will
then, it is safe to say, go on the lecture
platform for the coming season. Among
the gratifying oflers he has received to lec
ture are a number from churches, Sunday
schools and Chautauqua assemblies, show
ing that the religious people of the country
donotbelieveth.it lngalls considers "pur
ity in politics an iridescent dream." He
will probably open a law office in Atchisou
in connection with bis son, but this will be
more to give the young man the chance of
the prestige of his name rather than for ac
tual work, and he will only take big cases.
Those Who Will Be Happy.
"Wade Hampton and Evarts will both go
back home, and they will devote themselves
largely to their farms. Evarts has a good
sized estate iu Vermont, and he bought an
other one down on the Potomac a few years
ago. He will spend a part of his time in
raising terrapin, Jersey cows and South
down sheep, and the rest of it in practicing
law in New York and "Washington. "Wade
Hampton has a plantation or so in South
Carolina, where the nioie land he owns the
poorer be is, and he may get enough from
outside enterprises to keep his farms going.
As to Senator Blair, he will be happy at
l'eking, China, and he can live very hap
pily on his $13,500 a year salary. He has
his house rent free, and there is enough civ
ilized society in the Chinese capital to ena
ble him to talk educatiou, prohibition and
other reforms.
Senator Moody, of South Dakota, is the
lawyer ot one of the biggest mining com
panies of the Black Hills. He gets big
fees, and his salary from this company
amounts to much more than he received in
the United States Senate. He will continue
his practice and will keep his eyes open lor
a chance to get back to the Senate.
Equal to Any Emergency.
"What Gil Pierce will do,no one knows. He
may blossom out as a first-class lawyer, may
start a newspaper at Bismarck, may be au
applicant for a first-class mission, may be
Governor of his State or run a fi.'st-cJass
book agency establishment. He is one of
those cat-like men who always fall on their
feet aud who are ready for anything and
everything that the world turns up.
As to Joe Brown, he will probably re
main just whete he is. He is worth several
million dollars aud hefeeh that this needs all
his attention in his present state of old age
and poor health. This ends the Senate,
with the exception of Senator Payne, who
rich, old and wiry, will go back to Cleve
land, Ohio, and aid in scheming to boom
the political fortunes of his son-in-law,
"William C. Whitney, of New York.
I met Major McKinley in the Ebbitt
House last night and asked him whether he
intended to practice law, run for the Gov
ernorship of Ohio, or be a candidate lor a
foreign mission. He replied:
McKinley "Will Be a Farmer.
"I shall do none of these things, but I
expect to hie me to my farm near CaDton to
get away from the troubles and worries of
politics. I have a fine farm, some good
stock, the air is pure and the feed is good.
I doubt not I shall be happier there than
here. Aud the lowing of the kine will be
sweeter to my ears than the hum of the
legislative bee hive on Capitol Hill."
The prospect, however, is that McKinley
will be a candidate for the Governorship of
Ohio, with the hope, if successful, of being
the next Presidental candidate of the Re
publican party. He is a man of means, and
his iome is in the little city of Canton
SUNDAY, MARCH 8,
where he used to practice law before he was
elected to Congress.
Fully one-half of the defeated Congress
men are lawyers and many of them had big
practices before they were elected. This
was the case with La Follette, of "Wiscon
sin, who had a law office at Madison, which
by the way he has kept open during his six
years in Congress. He is a little sawed-ofl
fellowwith
A Big Voice and a Big Brain
and he can gobjick to a $10,000 law busi
ness and make it grow. He is only 36 years
old and has already enough to k'eep him
comfortably. One of his investments is a
horse ranch in Dakota upon which he has
$25,000 worth of stock aud where he breeds
some very good horses.
Another horse-loving and horse-raising
Congressman is George Dorsey, of Nebraska,
who raises fine trotting stock and who vies
with Senators Stoukbridge and Stanford as
an authority ou good horse-flesh. Dorsey
will now devote himself to his horse ranch
and to his banking and let his district be
run by an Alliance successor.
Ben Butterwortb will practice law, either
before or after ho gets through with his
work on the "World's Fair. His present
office pays him more than twice what he
got in Congress, and he will make a big
thing at patent law when he begins to prac
tice. He was, you know, Commissioner of
Patents, and be will probably do as well as
ex-Commissioner of Pensions Dudley, who
I am told is taking things very easy and is
making ?20;000 a year. Butterworth is not
rich, and his retirement from Congress wa3
voluntary.
Two Ambitious Buckeyes.
Judge Thompson, of Ohio, will practice
law at Portsmouth, and General Charles
Grosvenor will probably resume his practice
at the little town of Athens, O. Both are
fond of Washington life, and they will come
back as soon as they get a chance. A num
ber of ex-statesmen of every Congress settle
down in Washington to practice law. When
they lose the grapes of office they turn up
their noses and say they are sonr, but I
notice they are very glad to get them when
ever they have a second chance.
This seems to be the case with Judge
Payson, of Illinois. I rode down from the
Capitol with him the other day in one of the
red herdics which take you all over Wash
ington for a nickel and during the ride I
told him that I had heard that he intended
to give up politics and settle down to the
practice of the law in Washington. He re
plied that he was tired of political life and
that he was glad he was not going back into
it. "I have," said he, "enough money
safely invested to keep me comfortably for
the rest ot my days, and I have bought a
couple of lots in Washington, on Massa
chusetts avenue, between Eleventh and
Thirteenth streets and will build me a house
and live here."
Changed Front "Within an Hour.
This talk I ,had in the afternoon. That
evening the Judge withouthis knowledge
and without his anticipation was brought
forth as a candidate for the United States
Senatorship, aud the next morning I saw an
interview with Judge Payson given within
an hour of the above talk iu which he said
he would of course be glad to get the nomi
nation and expressing no objection what
ever to resuming political labors fur six
years to come.
The Hon. J. G.Cannon will go back to his
law aud his banking. He is well-to-do
though not wealthy, and he has the money
making bent. I heard him once say that he
might have been a rich man if he had kept
out ot Congress, aud it may be that his de
feat will make him a millionaire. Cooper,
of Ohio, will practice law at home. Baker,
of New York, will build a house in Wash
ington and will engag" in banking here.
General Bob Kenned, will go back to Ohio
and the law. McComas, of Maryland, will
do likewise, and he will have time to recon
sider his action on the elections bill. Mc
Comas is a Republican, but I understand
that he
Married Into a Democratic Family
which has great influence in his district.
His father-in-law, so the story goes, has, up
to th last election, gone in with all his
might for McComas, but McCotnas angered
him in his voting and speaking for the
force bill, and the old man kicked, and the
result was the young man got left. He was
a bright young man and Washington is
sorry to lose him.
Funston, the only one of the Kansas Con
gressmen who was re-elected, will come back
here. Funston. by the way, is a first-class
demagogue. He saw the way the Alliance
people were running the State and he wrote
a letter to the farmers of his dis'net telling
them that the politicians were against him.
and that he was their friend. lie had a
little farm and he posed as the farmers' can
didate. He wrote that the time had come
when the farmer: of the country must stand
together, and the resulc was that the farmers
voted for him and he is sent back. He is a
politician for all that politics has to give.
Representative Niedringhans will go back
to makiug tin in St. Louis. He is a rich
manufacturer and does not like political lite.
Langston, the colored member, will go back
to Petersburg and try to come back here at
another Congress. He is a politician pure
and simple and he aspires to control Vir
ginia, notwithstanding Mahone".
Fkajjk G. Carpenter.
KE"W YOEK'S COCKTAIL KIHO.
The Man Who Has Become Famous by Skill
in Mixing Brinks.
"I have about 100 columns which have
been written about me and the art of mak
ing mixed drinks," said William Schmidt,
of 231 Broadway, New York, to Correspond
ent Murray, of The Dispatcii, the other
day. "I have written a book," he added,
"which will be published shortly. There
are very few places in New York where the
art of making mixed drinks is well known.
In Chicago and other large Western cities
a man can go in almost any reputable place
and get a good mixed drink to suit him. For
some reason it has never been so in New
York, and to this I attribute a good deal of
my personal notoriety and success in this
line. I presided at the mixed drink bar in
the old Tivou in Chicago in ?o and Vb.
Even in that citv we
made quite a reputa
tion, and had about
could do to serve
all that three ot us
the cutomers of
William, of Mixed Drinks Tame.
the place. I have been frequently urged to
go abroad and establish a place iu London
or Paris, where American drinks are nrac
tically unknown, although the most absurd
concoctions are prepared and sold under thac
name. I don't think it would pay simply
from the fact that you can't get people to
change their habits very easily. It would
attract Americans and that is about all.
"A good deal of the fascination of amixed
drink depends on the way it is served. The
using of lour or five fancy glasses to make
one drink, and the graceful manner of get
ting the ingredients together have a great
deal to do with the success of the drink.
There is more in that than most people are
aware of. It is just like serving fine food
ou delicate china aud in a refined manner
calculated to provoke the appetite of the
customer."
A new room has been discovered in
Wind Cave, near the South Dakota hot
springs, 1,000 feet long, 65 feet wide and CO feet
high. A
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1B91.
THE MEERY MASKERS
Who Carry on a Jolly War in Cities
of Peru on Carnival Days.
FAMIE B. WARD'S EXPERIENCE.
Furious Bombardments With Eggs Filled
With Perfumed Flour.
BAPTISMS WITH COLORED WATER
fConriasposDEScx or the dispatch.!
Areqtjipa, Peru. Feb. 12. Should a
stranger, unacquainted with the carnival
customs of Peru, chance to arrive in Are
qnipa during that earliest and maddest
carousal of the year, he would think the
whole city had gone crazyl
The railway station is situated in the sub
urbs, a mile or two from the hotels, and
there being neither public nor private car
riages he must walk that distance, or ride
up in the horsecars. Either way would be
bad enough during carnival time, but the
latter presents the advantage of somewhat
shortening his misery. As prisoners among
savages are sometimes compelled to run the
gauntlet of blows rained upon them with
thorns, cudgels, fire brands or spear points,
those abroad in Peru during the three days
preceding Ash Wednesday are pelted with
egg shells hurled from all points of the com
pass, deluged with buckets of blood red
water thrown from balconies and housetops,
covered with flour colored in all the hues of
the rainbow: and besides these indignities
are liable to have their noses tweaked, their
hats jammed over their ears, aud a thousand
tricks and jokes perpetrated upon them by a
jeering crowd of carnival creatures in strange
attire, many of them with hoofs, horns and
forked tails, who look like so many imps di
rect from the infernal regions.
The Horse Cars Are Targets.
The horse cars, passing at rare intervals,
are a convenient target from every side, and
the luckless passengers cannot take to their
heels as pedestrians might. The drivers
knowing well what to expect, are swathed in
oilcloth from top to toe, and each is addi
tionally protected by an umbrella-like screen
rigged up over head; but though he whip
his horses to their utmost speed, those inside
the car are sure of rather rough treatment,
for the carnival players have ample time to
prepare their batteries and turn them full
force into the approaching vehicle.
To have a realizing sense of this alleged
"sport" so like that between the boys and
the frogs the reader may imagine the
principal streets of Pittsburg packed with
maskers bent on merry mischief people on
the pavements, balconies and house-tops ex
cited to the highest pitch of reckless fun,
with precedent and custom to uphold their
wildest excesses; while not only the most
staid and dignified citizens, but mischievous
small boys, children and servants are priv
ileged to sling water, ad libitum, upou any
body. Thero 'i3 no use gettiug angry, how
ever despitefully used, for one cannot fight
a whole city-full: and nothing delights the
belligerents more than to get a hold of a vic
tim who rages and wants to whip the crowd.
Three Days of Street Battle.
As before mentioned, carnival ends with
Ash Wednesday, and, though only two or
three days are devoted to street battles, the
fun begins a week before. During tne
whole year, every household in the land has
been carefully hoarding its egg shells, with
an especial view to cascarones S)r this oc
casion; while every senorita has longed im
patiently for its promised gaieties, and the
gallant dons have mapped out their cam
paigns and planned their grotesque or stun
ning costumes. What golden opnortunities
those mad revelers afford for the tabooed
lover to boldly enter the home of his sweet
heart under the friendly shelter of a domino
even to clasp her in his arms in the waltz
and whisper honeyed words in her ear, right
before the eyes of stern pater familias
much as those warring households in old
Verona, the Montagues and Capulets, be
came so fatally mixed up under similar cir
cumstances. During all that lover-encouraging season
there are semi-public balls in every casa,
and the "gilded youth" (gilded age, too, for
that matter), masked aud in fancy dress, go
around from house to house, dancing awhile
and taking refreshment in each, till dawn
ing sends them home for a lew hours' slum
ber. The maskers generally perambulate in
companies, headed by a leader of known re
spectability, who discloses his identity to
the master of each house and vouches for the
good conduct of his followers.
A Sign of Social Favor.
No doors are closed against them, but, on
the contrary, the more a house is thronged
with various companies of maskers the more
its inmates plume themselves on being social
favorites. Young and old join in the dance,
from the father down to the children, and it
is not uncommon to see the gray-haired
grandmother swinging around the sal. a in
the arms of some unknown young blood dis
guised as a wild Indian, a knight, a prince,
or a devil. Of course, efforts are made to
discover who the guests really are. and the
latter disguise their voices by adopting the
high-pitched, squeaking tone of actors in a
Chinese theater.
The rough-and-tumble time begins in
'earnest on Sunday,when, till the eve of Ash
Wednesday, the streets are transformed into
a perfect pandemonium, and no lady dares
venture out between 10 A. ai. and S in the
afternoon. The people are about evenly di
vided into besieged and besiegers. Those
inside the house, including all females, have
prepared barrels, bathtubs and tanks of
water colored ruby-red; while tne principal
weapons of the belligerents are eggs, emptied
of their original contents through a small
hole in one end, refilled with red water, flour
or powder, and carefully sealed up again
with cloth or paper. These are called cas
carones, and one may buy bushtls of them
at the average rate of f2 per hundred.
The Besieged and Besiegers.
The great endeavor of ths men in the
streets is to force an entrance into the
bouses, and of those inside to keep them
out. Every shop is closed, every door
locked and windows barred, and most of the
balconies are partially protected by canvas
curtains, behind which the besieged may
dodge when too closely pressed. The lords
of creation come on foot and ou horseback,
in groups, in battalions and singly, to
bombard with eggs the casaa of their lady
friends, who return the fire with interest
from their housetops und balconies; and the
gentle senorita considers herself mosthighly
complimented when the greatest number of
eggs smash squ-irelv in her face.
The eminently "swell" thing is to go
around on horseback, closely followed by a
servant, also on horse, carrying a big basket
of eggs. A comparatively recentinuovatiou
in the way of water-throwing is the use of
enormous tin syringes, or squirtguns, by
which a considerable stream may be sent
some distance with great force. The men
endeavor by every means, forcible and
strategic, to gain entrance to the houses.
They bring ladders and climb to the bal
conies, or "shin up" convenient pillars, or
run like cats from roof to roof and drop
down into inner courtyards, or, failing iu
every other method, a number will retreat a
few yards, then, starting together on a run,
as if storming a battery, will actually kick
or push a door from its lasteuings.
They Don't Care for Expense.
Once inside, the mischief that may be ac
complished in a few minutes is terrific, the
highly excitable people becoming perfectly
reckless. Sometimes the besieged or the be
siegers turn the hose loose, iull head, iu the
dining room or parlor, till the whole prem
ises look like the few houses that remained
standing alter the ; Johnstown flood. The
women fly, shrieking, to hide themselves,
closely pursued by the men; and woe betide
one who is caught, be she the most dignified
senora or the belle of last night's ball 1 Her
male friends and admirers drag ber to the
nearest water-spout, tank or bathtub, and
nearly drown her; they pour dippers of
vater down her back, sprinkle flour and
pink powder in her hair and cover her with
perfumery.
Sometimes the women combine to over
power some unfortunate man. whom tbey
carry bodily and plump into the tank, duck
ing him repeatedly, and often holding him
under water beyond the point of safety.
It should be mentioned that the carnival
customs differ greatly in the various coun
tries of South America, and even in the dif
ferent cities of Peru, those of Lima, the
more refined capital, being less rude than
those of interior villages. In most places
little or no water is thrown, but perfumery,
flowers, finely-cut tissue paper, colored pow
der and flour instead. I am writing par
ticularly ot.tbe Arequipa carnival, "all of
which I saw and part of which I was."
Under Uncle Sam's Flag.
We were invited to participate in the sport
in the house of the only United States
family resident in the city, and were warned
to come very early. Long before the regu
lation hour for beginning we tucked our
gowns well under waterproof cloaks, donned
overshoes, veils, and hoisted umbrellas,
though the sun was shining brightly; yet,
in spite of precautions, we received more
than one "compliment" in the shape of a
shower bath, a dipper of flour or a hail storm
of cascarones while running the gauntlet of
only half a block.
Our friends' house is very high, and stands
by itself, with no inner court and the bal
conies not attached to others; so that we
were safe from outside invasiou after the
doors were securely barred. A fine balcony
extends aronnd two side, and this was par
tially screened with canvas awnings, afford
ing a fine vantage ground irom which to
observe proceedings without taldcg part in
them. Two bushels of cascarones had been
provided, a bathtub filled with ruby-colored
watt-r, a squirt gun for each member of the
party, and luncheon was spread in the din
ing room for the consolation of those friends
who might later he made the victims of our
moist attentions.
Words fail to depict the tumultuous con
fusion that reigned in Arequipa during those
afternoons, growing wilder and more furious
toward the close ot the day.
The "Wealthy Young Englishmen.
The young Englishmen, of whom there
are 20 or more in Arequipa, are known to be
the worst carnival fighters, not only on ac
count of the energy and determination that
characterizes the race in contrast to the more
easy-going Latin but because they have
plenty of money with which to purchase
unlimited cascarones. Hereabouts, as in
Mexico and ot"her parts' of Spanish Amer
ica, all Anglo-Saxons are designated by the
common name of Gringocs; and whenever
came the cry "Los Gringoes! LosGringoes
vienenl" the excitement increased a hun
dred fold. They came tearing down the
street on the double-quick, as usual all to
gether in a body, and everything fled before
them. Again and again they stormed our
impregnable casa in front, in the rear, on
both sides at once, trying strategy, surprise,
force, and failing in all; nntil, our own
"ammunition" exhausted, a trusty messen
ger was dispatched to admit each of the
dripping gentlemen who wonld give his
word of honor to leave all carnival play out
side. On the eve before Ash Wednesday car
nival was ended by the formal burial of the
spirit of the season. A procession of hun
dreds of men on horseback, with bands play
ing and banners flying, proceeded to the
campo, or open fields beyond the city, carry
ing in the midst the stuffed effigy of a fat,
jolly-faced man, iu the uniform of a naval
officer, seated in a miniature full-rigged
ship. A great grave had been dug, and in
it they placed the figure with appropriate
ceremonies and volleys of musketry.
Everybody's premises must be scrubbed
and painted, and it will be a month before
the city assumes its natural appearance.
Fannie B. Ward.
THE DUKE OF BEDF0B1VS WILL.
Something About tho Holocaust of Some of
His Personal Effects.
Two loads of fagots were deposited iu a
retired spot at the rear of Woodbnrn Abbey,
says the London Daily 2Tew$ in describing
the holocaust of the late Dnke of Bedford's
personal effects. Several boxes and pack
ages were brought out of the Abbey and cast
on a pile. which was fired. The boxes did not
burn, and it was found necessary to turn out
the contents, which, to the amazement of
bystanders who were not in the secret, ap
peared to be rich wearing apparel, includ
ing suits of clothes, shirts, socks, boots,
shoes and slippers. Some of these articles
were quite new, and some of the slippers
were richly embroidered.
It is said that several walking sticks and
umbrellas were also bnrnt, among the
former being one that a foreign potentate
presented to the late duke. One account
says that Lord Herbrand P.nssell. who
watched the fire, snatched this valuablerelic
from the flames. The general belief is that
the late Duke of Bedlord directed by will
that his personal effects should be destroyed
iu this mauner, and a more definite state
ment says the direction appears in a codicil
dated on his last birthday.
A PEETTY EOMANCE.
How a l'retty San Francisco Maiden Be
came an Artist.
San Francisco Examiner.
Her first start in her chosen profession can
be directly traced to a large English mastiff
owned by her family, although her artistic as
pirations date back to ber early childhood.
One day, while accompanied by the mastiff, sba
passed the open door of a sculptor's studio.
The animal rushed in and, with apparent de
liberation, knocked oyer the pedestal upon
which was placed lor exnioition tno artist s
latest work.
An arm and leg were shattered, and tho
piece lay a seeming wrect on the floor. The
attendant was wila. The girl endeavored to
make excuses for the dog. but nothing would
answer. Offers were made to pay for the dam
age, but to no avail. The man, dreading tbat
upon tbe artist's retnrn bo would lose bis
position, was inconsolable. The girl begged to
ue allowed to repair tue picuc. aim aiier re
peated entreaties, tho man consented, with tbe
remark that, while he did noc believe it could
be llxed, he was very certain she could not in
jure it.
He mixed the clay for ber and watched with
interest the unpracticed lingers doing the
work tbat the accomplished artist bad so lately
finished and taken so much pride In. An hour
passed with most gratifying results; tbe arm
was restored and was uerfect; the attendant
was happy. Another hour the leg approached
completion, when Io. tbe artist appeared ou tbe
scene, lie took in tbe fecne at a glance, and,
unnoticed by the occupants of tbo room,
watched the work.
Fini3bed,cxplauations are in order and given.
The artist is charmed, declares tbe work of
restoration had added new charms to tho piece,
and having heard from tbe girl tbe great am
bition of ber life, went with her to ber home
and insisted tbat ber parents should allow her
an opportunity to learn tbe art for wLlch she
bad evidently so much inherent talent.
IB CLIMATE TEE CAUSE!
Windom and Carinas Compared, to the
Hatter's Detriment.
Sew York World.
Two announcements have just been made
in the newspapers which .sharply contrasted
the career of a public man in tbe United States
and among the Central and South American
Kepublic. The news came from Washington
that Secretary Windom, who bad been a suc
cessful business man for many years, whose
financial judgment was so highly esteemed by
many of his fellow citizens, irrespective of
party, and whom the greit Republican party
had delighted to honor with the Secretary slitp
of the Treasjrv. tbe highest position in the
dinner, had lett an estate of only 5175,000. "At
least six men out of tec." said "a veteran ob
server of nublic events yesterday, "who held
any such position as Windoin's in the other
States alluded to would have left much nearer
that amount in hundreds of thousands than In
thousands of dollars. A Central American
Secretary of the Treasury who retired poor
wouldn't be considered a very able man. Look
at President Barillas, of Guatemala, about
whose private fortune the announcement has
just been telegraphed tbat be bas between $1
000,000 and laOOO.OOO carefully invested In
Europe. President Barrios, of the same State,
left an estate of $5,000,000 or J6.000.000 safely in
vested abroad. President Diaz, of Mexico, is
known to possess a largo private fortune well
into tbe millions, made while bo was in office.
His brother owns ono of the most famous
marble auarries near the City of Mexico, from
which many public buildincs bave been con
structed. Things like this mske one proud of
Americans, especially when they live in the
United States."
WIRES IN THE STORM.
Buried or Aerial Conduits. Seem Nec
essary More Than Ever.
STORAGE BATTERIES FOE CARS.
A FerT Timely Hints as to the Handling
of Live Conductors.
FLUID AKD FLEXIBLE IXSULATOBS
ip bxfjlbxd tob tux dispatch. :
Barely have the wires suffered so much in
the open country as they have done thii
year, and scarcely any State has escaped
from the interruption of its telegraphic and
telephone communication except one or two
in the extreme South. Not only have the
wires been "down" more than once for hun
dreds of miles continuously, but heavy
storms of snow and rain, or wet fogs, have
made the leakage on tbe long circuit so great
that it has been practically impossible to
drive a current through.
The experience of 2few York in having io
send its telegrams to Philadelphia by ex
press has been matched elsewhere, and the
loss in revenue and repairs has been enor
mous. Under such circumstances the ques
tion has arisen again whether some of theie
wires could not be buried so as to insure the
maintenance of communication between the
larger cities. Even if regular telegraphio
business were not nossible, there ought, it
is reasonably argued, to be some means of
keeping touch. Dnring the memonble
bli2zard of 1SS3, New x"ork and Boston talked
by means of submarine cable, via Europe, and
that suggested the desirability af at least one
light cable running close along the shore and
kent up by tbe Government if by nobody else.
But it seems that commercial and economical
reasons would dictate resort to some improved
methods defiant of all bad weather, and the
suggestion is now made that, if the long wires
cannot be put under ground, they should at
least be pnt in strong aerial tunnels of iron,
steel or glass. Thisplan is thought by some' to
be open to tbe objection tbat tbe aerial wire
way would succumb as readily as an open net
work on insnlator Dins. It resembles also a
plan broagbt forward not long ago in New
York, where a well-known electrical engineer
proposed two or three years ago to run continu
ous wire boxes along the street on poles, con
tending that tbe conduit would be much safer
ind much less conspicuous than so many louse,
dangling strands.
In Germany the main trunk lines oflthe Gov
ernment telegraphs between tho larger cities
are underground, and are said to be operating
very satisfactorily; but then the distances wo
are dealingwltt are much greater, and it is nos
desirable to add to tbe expenses by additional
relaying or repeating of tho messages. The
problem is a very interesting one. and it de
serves note tbat Morse tried to deal with it JO
years ago, and essayed with a lead cable, which
he at last abandoned for tbe overhead wireswo
are now so familiar witb, and which render
such inestimable servico as to make their rup
ture a public mistortune.
now to Treat live Wires.
Tne following advice from an experienced
electrician with regard to live wires is worth
remembering: "Never touch an electric wire
that has fallen down across your way while
you are standing on tbe ground, as your body
will become a conductor for tho electric fluid
to the earth, unless yon have rubber boots
upon your feet. Linemen arc sometimes seen
pulling these lines about, but they have in
sulating rubber boots upon their feet or gloves
of like material upon their bands: and some
pooplp. supposing these coverings to be only
neil for protection against the wet weather,
bavo foolishly grasped tbe wires and received
f evere shocks in consequence. In handling or
drawing any wire lying-oyer any of the ordi
nary street wires, especially such as convey
currents for electric lighting, use a dry band
line for tbe pnrpose or grasp the wire with
insulated pincers. Never close a circuit with
out giving notice to all concerned. A telegraph
notice received in the back of the neck gener
ally arrives too late to do any good. On no
condition let two wires toneh jour body at tha
same time. Don't think thit any wire is not
dangerous. There Is a difference between a
gun witb a cap on it and one without that can
bo detected with tho niked eye; but a loaded
wire who knoweth it?"
Street Railway Express Service.
Not long since ono of the electric roads run
ning near a cemetery organized a funeral train
with hearse and mourners' coaches all com
pute, so that the tad jonrney from th heart of
tbe city to the place of burial could be mads
cheaply and conveniently and with tht avoid
ance of many of the disagreeable features now
incidental to graveyard pomp and paeeantry.
A later innovation is 3u electric railway ex
press service established In a Western town, by
means of which, for a .small charge, all tbe
packages bound outward for the suburbs are
gathered up at the depot and then delivered
along tbe route, to the Infinite relief of market
er, shoppers and weary beads of the family,
who bad been wont to play tbe part of express
wagons. Evidently there Is a saving also In
this arrangement for the stores, which need no
longer send one of their own wagons five miles
out to deliver a 25-cent package. It is not im
probable that a system of this kind can bt
worked up aud developed very profitably.
The Progress of tho Storage Battery.
When the modern storage battery was first
introduced we were told tbat in future we
should have electricity delivered to onr houses
every morning like tbe milk. Now electricians
are regarding with much satisfaction- the fact
tbat after exhaustive tests and experiment!
with tbe most improved systems of traction tho
Metropolitan Street Railway Company, of
Washington, have adopted the storage battery.
Mr. C O. Mailloux. to whoso earnest work in
this field during tbo last few years this result
is largely due. stated, in a recent speech at tha
New Vork Electric Club, that it was with him
a matter of conviction tbat tbe storage battery
would soon be recognized as the ideal system
for cities of a certain size, and he wished to
place on record bis confirmation of the opinion
which an eminent authority had already ex
pressed, tbat for cities below 500,000 population
tbe storage battery will be tbe solution of tho
rapid transit problem on surface roads.
flexible Glass Interior Conduit.
As new buildings are now almost alwayl
wired for current, the matter of an efficient in
terior conduit, tbat sball have flexibility, insu
lation and ability to resist firo has come to be
ot the utmost importance. Such a conduit has
just been shown at the electrical exhibition in
Providence. wher a section of it was con
nected with a lighting enrcnit and passed
through a glass tube tilled with water. This
tube was bent twice at right angles In a sharp
curve, thus shooing the great flexibility and
waterproof qualities ot tbe conduit. The con
duit is enclosed in a string-woven jacket, which
gives it a high, tensile strength, and a strong
abrasion resistance, and tbe whole Is then
soaked In an insulating material. The system
of connections is simple, aud lt3 cost is small.
Fluid Insulator.
A type of Insulator hitherto little known U
coming into use. A recess in the porcelain
body of the insulator is filled with an insulating
fluid which neither freezes nor evaporates, and
will not support the sllghtet film of dust.
Other recommendations claimed for It are that
it does not creep like parafhne or other tnlaaral
oils, and lasts three or four years, even in tho
hottest and driest climate. A clean and highly
insulating fluid surface is thus interposed be
tween tbe line and the earth, and the insulators
are found to be especially efficient in rainy
weatber. The insulation fluid is prepared la
London under a secret process.
Simple Tester for linemen.
The modification of a well-known experiment
bas been turned to good account in being made
abandy tester for linemen. A small square of
India rubber has a plate of brass fastened on
each side. A strip of zinc and a 25-cent pieco
can be slipped under between the brass and tbe
rubber, while from tbe plates two leading wires
are taken. TeMs of continuity can then Da
taken by connecting the wire to tbe circuit
and touching the two pieces ot metal with tho
tongue.
Cranes Operated by Electricity.
The United States Government has just given
an order for eight lathes to be used for turning
and boring guns. They will cost over HOaOCO.
and an idea of their size may be formed from
tho fact that one of them will weigh 250 tons.
The firm to whom this order has been given is
using electricity for the operation of several
large traversing cranes capable- of carrying 29
tons or more, in its shops.
Electrio Light In the HofyLand.
The arc and Incandescent light have bees Ja- V
troduced Into Palestine, it is said that tho
Arabs and Hebrews are much puzzled to ac
count for a lamp in which there Is no oil. and
while gazing with wonder, keep a respectful
distance rrom the light which "comes and com
at ths bidding of an unseen power.