HORSES FOR FOOD. AX EQVINF. PLAVOIITKR HOISR IN C'lllCAUO. Borry looking Victims Turned Into Bleat for Unman I'onsiimn , i tlon A Flourishing Western Industry, 7r CHtCAOO letter to the New York Herald any?: The Av slaughtering of iiorscs for C" human food is now a reeog Yiized Western industry, ind tbe an Iboriticn have hoiro no disposition to interfere with it. In fact, the City Health Department of Chicago Buys horso meat, from a (military point of view, is superior to t lint of beef for the rriiFou Hint. horses do not bnve tuberculosis. There iH a horse slaugh ter Imnw nt Hammond, 1ml., nnd Kev- ernl in that vicinity, nnd thero is nlso one Lire, the most extensive of tho lot. Tim main cause of complaint ngnint tbe Chicago abattoir is 1 lint Ibe horses slaughtered there nre broken down mid cninemled animals, nnd mnuy of thera nre said to lie iifflioteil with disease. Comparatively little of this meat is Bold here, tho WHERE HOUSED ARE KLAUCIHTERED FOR FOOP. bulk of it going to Europe, and, as a consequence, the Consuls repiesont ing Germany, Belgium and Franco have nimlo complaint to the State De urtmeiit. Tho slaughter house in Chicago is a den of horrors, foul nod ill-smelling. The very atmosphere can breed noth ing bnt disease, and even though the meat were sweet after killing it could not remain so nmid such surround ings any length of time. There is X'racticnlly no attempt at clcnulincss. BOW THE nOnSES ARB KILLED. and the odors that arise from the place are beyond tha powers of defini tion. The victims are invariably ringboned, spavined, decrepid in every way, weak from hunger or dis ease. From this inferno are sent ont barrel! of meat for tho people of Bel gium, Antwerp, Paris and other oities .'THE PACKING HOUSE. of tbe oontincnt. As the i slangbter house is located just onto.' de the oity limits of Chicago the oity authorities can do nothing, even were they so in clined, while there i no State law on tbe matter that can be invoked in pre vention of the business. Only the Government of the United State oan interfere. This Chicago paoking establishment is located on the open prairieaud con sists of two large, unpainted build ing aud several shed. One of the large buildings ia used a stable and the other is the abattoir proper. The stable ia not used for tbe care and .comfort of the animals that are to be slaughtered. They simply lie or stand arouud until death claims them. There it no danger ol their getting away. Many of them cannot stand, and running would be an exeroise far beyond their powers. Death is a wel come relief to moat if not all of them, -and never a whimper or a whinny is beard. One hundred horse cer week are slaughtered here, and they are bought for 1, (2 or $i) eaob, the ma jority of the pnrohaaes being madr at suction, noddled together in ft cor ral these miserable creatures await the sharp Made of tha axe that puts an end to their suffering forever. The meat is packed lu barrels and then sent beyond the sea. A more uninteresting placa than this slaughter house cannot be im agined. It is simply a long, low, one story shanty nearly one hundred feet in length and about forty feet in width, divided into two rooms by a light wooden partition. In ono of these rooms, the one to the west, tho horses aro killed, skinned, dismem bered and hung up. It is not an in viting apartment, but on the contrary is one calculated to destroy a man' appetite forever, so far as eating meat is concerned. The floor is slippery with blood, whilo all around lie parts of animals thnt hava been slain await ing tho hanging up process. In tho centre is a rack on which are con stantly hanging innumerable quarters of hone meat, with portions of equine skeletons disposed everywhere. Tho actual slaughter of the horses is little short of absolute murder. An incline loading from tbe outside runs into the shed, the floor of which is fully three feet higher than tbe ground, and the victim walks upon this until he is well inside, lie then passes under a raised mm platform of the crudest nature, con mating' of a few scantling and boards enough to make a sure focting for tho feet, whereon stands the executioner, a brutal, low browed, unemotional man, who swings a sharp, heavy axo with skill, precision and force. As tho borne approaches this plat form a small blankot, or sometimes a gnnnysack is thrown over his eyes, to prevent his seeing the axe, and as he reaches a point immediately under the man with the weapon, tho lattor oomes down npon bis forehead with a crash, tho blade sinking deep into his brain. There is no need for a second blow, for the first is sure and deadly, and the poor, starved animal falls dead in his tracks. Another man with a sharp knife slits his throat and ho ia ready for the skinner. In a few moments his hide is off, the knife and cleaver soon dismember him and he is then food for human beings. As tbe quar ters hang upon the hooks they are not distinguishable from those of beof, and undoubtedably pass for such in moro than one batcher's shop, particularly in the poorer sections of the town, al though the city authorities deny that any of the meat comes in here. In the east room of the slangbter house are three great iron kettles, each of three hundred arallons oapacity, and in these parts of the meat are boiled, bnt for what purpose thera is a diver sity of opinion. Martin and bis em ployes say tho kettle ara used for boiling those parts of the dead horses ont of whioh glue is made, the result being sold to tha glnemaker. One man told me the vat eontained tbe neck of horses, which wa made into "beef extract." A suitable brand is then pnt npon the extract, and there are doubtless thousands of persons who sip the oonoootion and think it is beef tea, when it i nothing more than hone grnel. Another man thonght it was soup stook, and yet another said be wa eertain that saloon free lunohe were supplied out of the kettles. The beef tea theory, however, is the more probable, and the one generally ao oepted. Conneoted with the north side of the slaughter room i a small shed, enclosed, ou the prinoipleof the "lean to," whioh is designated a the cool ing and paoking room, Eere the vis itor will find, behind a railing, half ton or so of ice, with pile of quarter near it, in the process of cooling. It is rather a primitive arrangement, a compared with tbe various cooling processes at tne stock yards paoking bouses, bnt the proprietor is authority for tbe etntemeut that none of the meat leaving his establishment i bad. After it is sufficiently cooled it i packed in barrels and shipped acros the ocean and otherwise disposed of, A railroad trestle 1600 feet long, with double tracks and a stal bridge, ha just been completed over l r i a FASHION FANCIES. TttRRATKNRD RsdllTRRRCTIOJf OF TIIK IIOOrSKIRT. A Tendency to Individual Idea as to What to Wear Kail Wraps and Capes ninck Horse hair Hats NO longer doubt it, writes 'a Taris correspondent ; woman lias issued her personal (, declaration of independence. A revolution is at hand. The slaves of tha tyrant fashion are toiling, and the dressmaking dynasties tremble in their shoes. They are to rulo no longer. It is the strictly personal style which is to be tbe fashion. Tho movement began in F.ngland, wheie women have always been al lowed a free choice concerning the style of their dress. Borne fair young THE HOOP8KIRT OF 130. WHICH THREATEN' TO RETURN TO FASHION. dame with a vein of originality con ceived tbe idea of the pictnro hat, built after tbe fauhion of some famous painting, aud wore it, notwithstand ing the fnct that it was not mode. This slight departure from established rules spread far and wide, anil it has now come to Paris. Frenchwomen are quite open to tho suggestion of individualism in fash ion, and women in prominent social positions who are fair, clever and ad mired have become advocates of tho new thought. They are now taking the "ideas" for the works of art in the wardrobe from the picture galler ies. The great masters, whose works decorate tho Louvre, are made tho ar bitrators of what is worn. The rule is to try the various styles, and when one is accepted, it should be worn at least two seasons. Another chronicler of fashions as serts that the hoopskirt is bonnd to be with us again before another six months. We can only hope, adds tho Chicago Times-Herald, that tha first woman to reappear in one will not share tbe fate of her unfortunate sister who wore one in the streets of New York in 1810. She was arrested by the po lice. iall whaps. t It looms such a pity to be obliged to cover the pretty bodice of this season with wrap of any sort, and were it A NEW FALL CAPE. not that the wrap are so very entioiug the fashionable girl would be apt to shiver along the avenues with no pro tection from the winds, say the New York lteoorder. Tbe enpe are perfect loves, and keep right in the tirst rank of favor with women in general, for there ia, nor oan there be, no more comfortable covering than aloose oape. Tbe sleeve are still tremendous, one of tbe most marked feature of tbe full bodioe, and a jaoket, even with tbe fullest kind of a sleeve, seems crainpy and out of order. One hates to crowd and push a lovely big sleeve, all soft fold and pud's, into ooat sleeve, no mat ter of how big proportions ; there is aura to be more or lea crushing. Velvet is, a wa predieted, in espe cial favor for fall wrap but more of this Uter ; there are no end of lovely confections already seen lit this rtoh and nniversally becoming fabric. The sketch shows one of the now cane in a dull, slate-colored Lyons velvet, with such a wonderfully thick pile, and showing such beautiful white lights. It is ciroular in cut, falling from the shoulders in rich folds, and bordered with straps of cream whita broadcloth. Broad revers and a high rolling collar of while have strapped edges. A double clasp of pearl orna ments the front. With this is worn a flat, flaring brimmed hat, of warm, tan-colored braid, simply but modi-dily trimmed with long, spikey wings of bronzed greens and reddish browns. This toilette is made completo whin worn with a frock of cream-colored broad-cloth, as is shown in the sketch. wovbs nonsEHAin ron nATS, Wovan liorsohair remains a rage for hats, and llgnres Inrgely in the millin ery notions for fall. Black horsehair m chapeans are trimmed clegnntly with rhineKtono buckles and a single perky up llnre of flowers. In many cases HAT OF WOVE HORSEIUIB. tho trimming is very aimplo, but in the hat of this material that the artist presents here the trimming is abun dant. First, there is in front ft large Louis XV. bow, made of rose pink rib bon overlaid with black guipure whose fauoy edge extend beyond tho rib bon. Tbe bow ha double loop on each aide that droop over black rib bon arranged in puffs on the brim. In front a few malmatson rose with buda and foliage show. COLLARS AND CUFFS. The muslin collars and ouffii have had their day, but for the fall and winter silk, velvet and satin one will take a prominent plaoo among de tachable dress-trimmings. On a Parisian model ol lustrous black corded silk is a large sailor collar of black and wliite plaided taffeta silk. The collar ends in square tabs in front, instead of shawl-points, and i edged with two narrow white crepe frills, with rosettes in eaoh eorner made of narrow black velvet ribbon. There is also ft neck-band of tbe silk, with two very large velvet rosettes on each side. Black or green velvet sailor collar are self-lined, ot they show n gar re verse sido of bright Tartan plaid cherry silk, or flower brooade in small patterns, OHIO BATS FOR AUTTM.V. The fall bat differs from tbe sum mer one in one particular very strongly. Whereas tbe summer hat had to be pioturesque or lose all claim to dis tinction, autumn headgear has to be merely ohio. Broad brims, crowns of many indentation and the like are tabooed, and tbe trim little shapes which are most oapable of developing into tbe "cbio" beneath skilful milliner' touche have taken their places, TRIUUINOS. Passementerie waist trimmings are imported, and are very handsomo aud expensive. There is a standing collar of points, tbe entire sections for covering tbe sbouldersand tops of tbe sleeves, with a long point for tbe front and sides shaped like an Eton jaoket, with ft complete baok of the garniture. Prices paid for ousts ranora from zero to $125 per ounce w WORLD'S CHESS CHAMF10. Career of the Voting- American Who Heat the World' Rest flayers. Henrv Nelson Pillsbnry, of Brook lyn, N. V., who won tbe international chess masters' tournament at Hast ings, England, has up to the present n. v. riiLLam'RT, rnEsn champiow. enjoyed only a local reputation. His career a! a chess player has not been of the brilliant order, but rather one of eonstaut advancement. ritlshury is twenty-two years old, and his chess playing dates from his sixteenth birthday, when he lirst learned the moves of the game at which be lias now proved himtiolf to be tho inter national champion. Add-on Smith, a lending member of the Boston Chess Club, became in terested in thn young man shortly ifter he began to piny, and Pillsbury was not slow to take advnntnqo of Smith's valunblo experietce. He be came nil active menilicr of tho Boston Chess Club, and enjoyed a reputation among Boston cnthuxinstsas a coming player. Villebury's first important suocess was gained over Cbnmpiou Steinitz, who uiiBueeeRsfully tried to concede him the odds of pawn and move. He was entered in lH'.lll in tbo American Chess Congresa, receiving odda from Burrille mid other leading players. Young Pillsbury defeated Btono at evens with a scoro of 5 to 2. He also played a mutch with Barry, a strong Now England player, winning by a score of 0 to 4. All of the leading devotee of the gamo played nt Hastings. The chain pion Lnsker, Tschigorin, Blackbnrue, Burn, Bird, Gimnberg, Tarrasch, Ver gaui, Tinsley, Von Bardeloben, Toich ninnu, Albin, Mason, Janowski, Pollock nnd several others,' among them Walbrodt, also a very young man, like rillshury, played, Jjasker was looked npon as a probable win ner, with Tschigorin, Steinitz, Black- burno nnd TarriiNch as dangerous rivals, whilo Pillabury and the others were in tho dark-borse category. Pillsbury' v'otory against such an array of talent is therefore the more remarkable, as be was pitted against men whose experience in tournaments and matches was calculated to at least overcome the younger aud less .ex perienced players. Pillsbury is an active member of the Brooklyn ChoRS Club, and on his departure for tbe scene of hi groat victory was tbe recipient of a cordial demonstration at the hands of that organization. A New Illumlnant. Some day we shall, perhaps, settle on a universal domestio illuminant. Will it bo aoetyleoe? It so, wo shall want ft shorter name for it, but that can be shelved for the prosent. Aoe tylene ia said to give a flame ten or twelve time brighter than an ordi nary ga jet, or four and half time brighter than the very best gas burner can yieid. Moreover, acetylene gives out mnch less heat than gas, and very much less vapor. Add to these advan tages tho fnct that acetylene can be liquified with ease, and kept in liquid form, and you have tbe olaimi of nce tylono iu the rough. It i curious that aoetylene has become commer cially possible as an illuminant by de velopment in eleotricity with which it will now have to compete New York Journal. 4 s" A HOSKLtss CARRIAGE IX SEW YORK. It came from Paris, says tbe Detroit Free Press, and is need by New York firm for delivering goods. A petroleum air engine pxovide motive power and it maximum speed is sixteen kilometer an hour. Tbe inventor claim that the wagon' running expense daily i less than half that required in keeping of horse. The wagon' appearand doe not differ materially from that of those now employed. Tbe engine is oonooaled in square wooden box in the rear and i said to be almost noiseless. A orank in front guide tha vehiola with aoour aoy and three brake keep it under control. The tire art of rubber and th Wou ii light, etanoh and trim. IIow a Great Slecl Rlnff wm Made. Tha steel ring for generator No. 8 al tha Niagara Power Company' new plant ia now at the shop of the West ingbonse Company, and is attracting ft great deal of attention from steel men, as well us from electrician. It is regarded onl of the very finest pieces of work ever turned out. I was forged nt Bethlohem, Penn. The ring is considerably tho largest of the kind ever cast. It is eleven feet seven, and one-eighth inches in diameter, abont five feet high and weighs 27,000 pounds. It cost over 88000. The making of tho ring wa an ex ceedingly difficult task. A nickel steel ingot four and ft half feet in di ameter nt the bottom and sis and half feet long was cast. A hole wa then bored through it lengthwise. A block of the proper weight wa then out from the ingot, and the cylinder thus obtained was heated, and, under a hydrnulio pressure of 14,000 ton was expanded to tbe present size. It would be just like cutting from ft lead pencil a section half an inch long, bor ing the lead out of it and then expand ing the wood to ft ring an inoh in di ameter. The ring had to Be forged to a per fect 5ircle, and in such a way as to prevent the possibility of weakness in any part, for, when the tremendous pressure of Niagara is brought to bear on the turbine, which will turn the ring, it will revolve around the arma turo at the rate of 250 revolution per minute. The electrical energy thus obtained will be 6000 horsepower. Pittsburg Dispatch. lllrlient American Woman, An Interesting siffhl for the people of Bellows Falls, Vt.. tho past summer was to watch Hetty Green, the woman whose fortnue is way up in millions, returning from a shopping tour with, a small package of tea, a pound of crackers and a bag of flour in her arms. They considered Mrs. Green a good citizen, ami aoid that she paiu her toxes with commendable prompt but she would not submit to the slightest extortion. She bad tbe water cut oil from her house at tne coBt oi HETTY ORBE. great personal inoonvenienoe booause she thought she was charged too much for it. ' . A Larjrc Tooth, While workmen were exoavating ditch in a swamp on the farm of C. E. Percival, in tbe southeastern part ot Champaign County, a few day ago, they dug a huge tooth whioh ha at tracted considerable curiosity and the attention of scientific people. The tooth measured ten inches in length, four inches aoross the face of the crown and weigbod seven and one-halt ponndi. When it was brought to this oity it wa compared with plotter cast of mastodon' tooth in the Uni versity of Illinois, and it was found to correspond almost exactly with it. Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye. Andrew Fields, a Kentuoky day laborer, who can romember Jaokson' victory in New Orleans and who worked for Henry Clay, and Uncle Charley Basco of Pond Creek, W. Va., olaim the age of 105 and 103 respectively. mm ,4&v
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