Freeiand Tribune | Established IBSS. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY, BY THE TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY. Limited OFFICE: MAIN STREET ABOVE CKXTIIB. FLLEELAND, FA. SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One Year Six Mouths Four Mouths Two Mouths The date which the subscription is paid to is on tne uddre6 lubel of each paper, the change of which to u subsequent date be comes a receipt for remittance. Keep the figures iu advunce of the present date, lie port promptly to this office whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription is discontinued. Male all mcmy orders, checks, etc.,payable to 111- Tribuna Lrintinj Company, Limited. The Maria Teresa's performance in dicates that it is very hard for a Span ish ship to get over its old habits. There is a tendency of the day, both in this country and Europe, toward municipal control and support of all new hospital projects. Much < can be said in favor of such control if 1 tho municipality be inspired with en- j lightened and humane ideas. t t The density of the population of t London has been doubled since 1857. "It is truly wonderful," says the Loji- * cet, auent Loudon, "that its vast pop ulation of G,291,667, located ou only 1 693 square miles, should have in 1897 60 low u death rate as 17.7 per 1000. This rate is not greater than that of n fl fairly rural district. England well g deserves the name she has received as r the birthplace and home of sanitary £ science and practice." There is a certain gratification iu knowing that, small as is Samoa's for- t eign trade, Europe exceeds us iu im- t ports from that quarter, while we 1 exceed combined Europe in exports. This is shown in the annual report of Consul-General Osborn, who adds the i pleasing fact that, while nearly half J the Samoan imports come from Aus- j tralin, a large percentage of these are , of American origin—goods east of California being shipped to Atlantic seaports, thence to Sydney, and from Sydney to Apia. Tho defacement of rural scenery by ugly advertisements on fences, rocks aud barns, is an old story; but in epite of frequent and vigorous pro tests the evil custom seems to con- I tiuue. This is largely because many I farmers have not a keen appreciation ' of the artistic ofl'euce of such adver- J tisements. They are a good illustra tion of the old adage that familiarity breeds contempt. They have spent their whole lives amid the beauties of j nature, with the result that their eyes i are blinded to those beauties. Iu this ! respect they are no worse than city people, who, for the same reason, are almost wholly indifferent to excres- | cences that may mar the beauty of city streets and buildings. If we may judge from tho ship building returns for the quarter end ing with tho close of September, tho engineering trades in Great Britain have fully recovered from the evil ef fects of the great strike, at least as far as the volume of trade is con cerned. The various yards had un der construction no less than 598 merchant vessels, with a gross ton nage of 1,364,250 tons. This is an increase of 143 vessels and 480,000 tons over the returns of tho same date last year. Of these ships 572 were steamers, and only 26 sailiug ships. The list of customers is of in terest. It shows that 492 of the ves sels were for British owners, while six were to go to the colonies. Germany had ordered eight of the ships, aggre gating 47,700 tons, and Russia 11 ves sels, of 26,480 tons. Theu in their order come Japan, 11 ships; Norway, nine ships; Holland, six; Denmark, six,and Austria-Hungary, three ships. The vessel of large displacement is growing in favor, for tne tables iu clude six vessels of over 10,000 tons, Beven of from 8000 to 10,000, 39 of from 6000 to 8000, and 57 from 4000 to 6000. There are 124 steamers, chiefly of the "tramp" class, of a ton nage varying from 3000 to 4000. Poetic Retribution. A curious story comes from Monte Carlo, the heroine of which has lost a largo sum through excusable feminine vanity. She entered tho Salle while former friend and protector of hers was wining in a sweeping style that seem ed destined to break the bank. " I am so glad to see you hero prince, and in such good luck, too!" she exclaimed. "Do tell mo a lucky number; it is sure to win, for you are now in the vein." The prince generously placed a pile of gold louis before the vivacious lady, whose beauty had successfully defied the effects of 3f> winters, and snid: "Put it all on the number of your years and reap a golden harvest." Tho lady re flected, hesitated and then placed the pile on 27. An Instant later the croup ier sang out: "Thirty-six red wins!" The lady muttered: "Ah! mon dieu!" Thirty-six is exactly my age!" and tainted on the spot. UNSELFJSH LOVE. I It tnkes great love to stir a human heart To live beyond the others and apart. A lojethut is not shallow, is not small, Is not for one, or two, but for them all. Love that can wound lovo, for its higher need; Love that can leave lovo, though the heart may bleod; Lore that can lose love, family and friond; Yet steadfastly live, loving, to tho end. A love that asks no answer, that can live Moved by one burning, deathless force—to give. Love, strength and courage—courage, strength and love; Tho heroes of all time are built thereof. —Charlotte Terkins Stetson. |" POOR_FOOLS." I £ A TURKISH TALE. £ C BY ANNIE C. HYATT-WOOI.F. ONBTANTIN O - ■ / / pie was the scene t,™. f i not so very long ®WM ( IV—' — ng° of the mar 13®acs&iis. v 5 riage of a hash es eesh eater to his very pretty cousin. The ft- #* marriage cere ",J Hmony was per formed with all dne rites, and there had been much feasting, and everybody agreed that it had been a delightful wedding. The festivities concluded, tlio bridegroom conducted his friends and relatives to the door, ami then negligently forgot to shut it before retp ruing to hie wife. "Dear cousin," he said to her as soon as lie discovered his mistake, "do run and shut the street door." "What! J shut the street door? I, beautiful and young, dressed in satin, and wearing all these precious stones —am Ito go and shut the street door?" "Well, and pray would you have me shut tho street door? I, a bride groom, clothed in silk, wearing this magnificent shawl and carrying a dag ger set with diamonds? Is it fit, I ask you, that I should shut the street door?" "You are both crazy and lazy," said the young wife, "to think that I should shut the street door. You are the proper person to do it—and you must," she added, stamping her little foot to add emphasis to what she thought was wifely authority. "And you are lazy and disobedient," retorted her husband. "How dare you disobey my very first order?" And he angrily shook his fist at her. "Do not let us quarrel," said his wife, "but rather agree that the one who speaks first shall go aud fasten the door." The husband surlily nodded his head to this proposal, and they both sat down, dressed in their wedding garments, on couches opposite to each other, looking more cross and angry than bride and bridegroom are ever supposed to have looked before. One hour, two hours, three hours passed, and yet neither spoke a word. " They ■ only fidgeted, tossed and turned, for I they were both horribly tired and i sleepy, and longing to speak to each I other. Then it chanced that two j thieves passed through that street. I At once they remarked tho open street i door. "This is curious," one said to the other. "I know that thero has been a very fine wet Wing here to-day. Let us go in very, very quietly. There must after so much feasting bo plenty of rich and valuable things about. We are certainly in luck." Stealthily they entered the house; first they went into one room and then into the other, taking and putting into sacks all that pleased their fancy and was most valuable. The man and his wife, alert to every sound, heard their gliding footsteps, aud at once guessed that thieves were in their house. Still mute and motionless they sat, neither uttering a word. The thieves, emboldened by the silence, next entered the room in which the bridegroom and his bride in their sullen obstinacy still sat star ing silently at one another. At first when they saw two people there they rushed hack as if to hurriedly retreat. Half a second they hesitated, then, sincT not a voice was raised nor a hand moved to arrest them, they grew yet more adventurous aud entered the room. They collected all the valuable ornaments and eating utensils that littered the room and stuffed them into their sacks, and then, growing bolder and bolder, they dragged away the very carpets from under their feet, Still iteither the man nor the woman uttered sound or syllable. Then the thieves, with an ever-in creasing audacity, laid hands on the woman aud took from her every jewel and stripped her of her wedding dress. With lips tightly pressed to gether she boro all these indignities in stoical silence. But when they took away her gold-embroidered slippers she with her eyes mutely besought her husband to come to her aid. Calm and stationary he sat there; then their expression changed to one of blazing anger, and ont of their dark brown depths she seemed distinctly to utter the word "Coward!" The thieves now turned their atten tion to the man. With desperate strength he struggled to retain his precious dagger inlaid with diamonds. For a minute or two there was a hand to-hand fight, and the man was so cruelly hurt that in his pain he nearly screamed "Oh!" Fearful that he might be made to utter some ex clamation, aud so, according to the bargain, be obliged to fasten the street door, he gave up the contest and quietly resigned to the thieves his dagger—which had been a present— his shawl and all his wedding gar ments. The robbers having taken every thing that was of any value, now staggered away under their load of ill-gotten gains. Still the bride and bridegroom uttered not a word. Hay dawned, and a police offlccr fc camo round on bis tour of inspection. He also remarked the open door, and walked in to see what was the matter. Topsv-turvydom reigned supreme in all the rooms that the thieves had ransacked. He searched thoroughly everywhere, but to his surprise could see no one, nor could he hear a voice. At last he came to the room where the bride and bridegroom were sitting. "Why do I find the street door open?" inquired the police officer. Neither the man nor tho woman deigned 1o reply. "Explain at why your street door is open and your house in such a fearful state of disorder?" angrily shouted the police officer, sternly re garding the man. Still not a word did the man answer. "Once more I command you to ex plain the disreputable condition in which I find you, your wife and your house. Fail to auswer and your heads shall pay the forfeit." A dead silence followed this awful threat. The police officer waited one full minute, and the bridegroom and his bride could almost hear each other's heart-throbs. Yet neither stirred nor spoke. Then with loud and furious voice the police officer ordored that first the man's head should be cut off, and afterward the woman's. The few necessary preparations were quickly made, and the execu tioner's sword was just about to per form its horrible task, when the wom an, tmable any longer to restrain her agony, fell on her knees and said: "Sir, have pity, I implore vou. Spare him; lie is my husband. We are only wedded yesterday." "Ha! ha!" exclaimed the man, clap ping his hands; "I have won the wager! so, dear wife, at once—shut the door." "Surely, they are both mad. The evil eye has been east upon them," ejaculated the police officer. "Say, sir, wo ore neither of ns mad," said tho husband, voluble enough now since his wife had spoken first, and therefore gone to shut the street door. Then with many gesticula tions he told the man how ii had all happened, and how he and his wife had been robbed of all their wedding finery, and reduced to a state of beggary. "Poor fools!" was all the police officer said, as ho turned on his heels and went out, leaving the street door wide open for tho second time I Putting Moonlight In Music. Beethoven's famous composition, tho Moonlight Sonata, is said to have been composed under the following circumstances: Ouo evening, as Beethoven and a friend were hurrying through the streets of Bonn, they heard tho fami liar notes of the Sonata in F. Some thing in tho musician's touch attracted the attention of Beethoven, and he stopped and listened. Suddenly the music stopped, and the despairing words of the musician came to them through the open window: "Oh, if I could but hear some really good musician play this wonderful piece!" and the words ended in a sob. "Let ns go in," said Beethoven. They entered and found the player a young girl, poor and blind. Beethoven sat down at the old harpsichord and played ns ho had never played before, His listeners were spellbound. "Tell us," they begged, "who are you?" For answer ho played the oponing bars in the Sonata in F. "It is Beetho ven!" they exclaimed in awa and ad miration. Suddenly the candle flickered and went out. Beethoven ceased playing and bowed his head upon his hand. His friend threw open the shutters; a flood of beautiful moonlight entered tho room. Its trausfigurnting light touched up the poor old instrument and rested upon the noble figure bowed before it. The profound si lence was broken at last by the musician, who snid, "Listen! I will improvise a sonata to the moonlight." Then was created this wonderful sonata, beginning in a sad, tonder movement, the embodiment in sound of the gentle moonlight transfiguring , and glorifying the dark earth. Suddenly the music ceased, and with a brief farewell Beethoven hur ried home to put upon paper this famous composition. Philadelphia Saturday Post. Picks From Portugal* Next to Portugal, Japan sends the greatest supply of toothpicks to tho United States. These are made by hand from flue reeds. They, too, are sold in close competition with the American product, owing to the cheaper labor in Japan. The cases in which the Japanese picks are inclosed are fine specimens of skill with the jackknife. They are of wood, cut into strips as thin and delicate ' as A tissue paper, but very strong. Tho cases are ornamented with liand-paintod Japanese scenes and are of a size con venient to be carried in the vest pocket. The competition between the Japanese and Portuguese makers on the one side and American manufac turers on the other has become very keen. An importer of toothpicks said recently that the Japanese (picks can be made and sold in the American market, cases and all, for less than the cost of the paper boxes I that con tain tho domestic picks.—Philadelphia Times. Jnuinlcn'. Large Fruit l'lantntlon. Jamaica has the largest fruit plan tation in the world, of which 28,009 acres are owned by an American com pany, and the other 10,000 acres ore held under lease by the same com pany, making the total acreage owned and operated by it 41,000. This com pany owns and employr in the fruit ' carrying business twelve steamers, and last year shipped to America and elsetvbere. ' 1 WOMAN'S WORLD. I & s^eK3ieiejoK^ei©jeei©©i©ief©jeK : H , oieieioJOfeieS SOMETHING ABOUT SILKS. They "Were Never So Cheap and There Were Never So Many of Them. "It is a funny thing about silks this season," said the silk man. "At one time you could say that such and such a silk was in fashion because all the xvomen were buying that kind, but it isn't that way now. Women are bny iug everything under the sun in the way of silks. There aro brocades, small-patterned silks, stripes—every thing; we can't say that we are selling more of one kind than another, be cause we sell them all. "Women like 'something different?' Well, I guess you are about right there. I had a woman come in the other day and say that her sister had bought suoh and such a kind of Bilk at another shop, and she wanted a silk, but that it must be entirely dif ferent. Well, I showed her everything there wa9 in the shop, but the trouble was she didn't know what she did want, except that it must be different from anything she had ever seen. That is the way it is. At one time a man had his regular customers, who would always come to him for what they wanted, and he could always sup ply them. But it is not so now. A woman comes in and looks everything all over, and then—takes a sample. It is hard on a man who is judged by the sales he makes, and the lirm thiuks he is no good if he can't sell. "Why, I can remember tho time, when I went into the business as a boy, that women were perfectly well satisfied if they had only a few kinds of silk to select from, say a brown and a green and a blue and a few colors like that. Now you can't got up new things fast enough for them and they are not satisfied at that. With the competition, it means a groat deal. You can't have a few pieces of a cer tain kind of silk on hnnd, aud where there is a greater variety and a larger stock there is more danger of loss. "Take light silks. At one time tilks that were used for house wear in the winter would do for outdoor spring and summer wear. But there is nothing of that kind now. We have a special variety of silk for the spring trade. Silks never were so cheap Last year they were cheaper than they ever had been in the history of tho trade. If a woman doesn't have a silk gown nowadays, it is because she is too particular to find nnything that suits her. Women aro doing less of their own shopping now than they used to. They leave more of that to their dressmakers now. Think of a girl lotting any one buy her wedding gown a few years ago! She and all the members of her family would make a business of shopping for it, but there is nothing of that kind now. Perhaps there is just as much senti ment, but tho bride simply tells her dressmaker what she wants, and she gets the goods, possibly a sample first, if the girl has a great deal to say about her gowns, but more likely she will not see it until the material is in the honse. Things are different, and we all feel it. The competition is so great that the salaries of the clerks are not half what they were, aud now, where a man would a number of years ago have had a small shop of his own and make enough to support his fam ily comfortably, he has to take half tho money in the employ ! of some one else. Oh, yes, women spend more money than they did, but they have more things for which to spend it."— New York Times. Velvet Coats In Style- A London costumer suggests this black velvet jacket, lined with Ameri can beauty satin and trimmed with jeweled buttons aud two flat chin chilla reveres. The collar, faced with chinchilla, may be left open to show tho wide bow of the violet stock be neath. That the coat is cut with spoon-shaped tails and small sleeves it is hardly necessary to-state. -a- Another beautiful cutaway in plum colored velvet has the slight fulness of the double-breasted front, strapped in by a band of black satin ornamented with genuine gold buckles set with precious stones. The fancy-shaped reveres ore of white Batiu, covered with lisse and edged with a piping of chinchilla. A chinchilla piping nlso borders the rolling velvet collar, which fastens with two little furred heads. The sleeves are half tight aud half puffed. A coat of this kind is made snug and durable and practicable dur ing cold weather by an interlining of chamois skiu concealed by the mauve taffeta lining. Young married women who revel in their newly acquired dignity as nia trous lavishly admire the longer coats. They nre at the same time demure and coquettish,and are not lacking in chic, with ttieir flat circular ruffles quaintly applied, stitched bands and gorgeous linings. One is in green broadcloth, lined with heliotrope cord silk and trimmed at the long cutaway fronts with a circular flounce, out wide at the back and tapering into points up the front. What appears to be a dress skirt in the same cloth shows beneath the open fronts. In reality, it is a part of the coat, to which the cir cular ruffle is applied in cutaway form. The other long coat is a blending of princess and redingote in Havana brown cloth, dashed with oblong lighter spots. The skirt and flat oollar piece are outlined with scallops. The coat is double-breasted aud fast ened toward one side under a loose, narrow front piece. The side and back are tight-fitting. A tailor stitched. band trims the collar and front and heads the shaped ruffle. Little reveres of zibeline open over a tucked shield of rose velvet. The roll ing collar and the piping of the beige hat are also of zibeline. Kose velvet ill a large loo3e how is used on the hat without further trimming. The cos tume is lined with rose taffeta, and may be worn either as a gown or as a wrap.—Philadelphia Times. A Woman's Unique Diary, , A young woman who revels in woo has evolved, or at least revived, an ex cellent way of keeping herself in a state of perpetual gloom. She has a diary with two pages for each day. On one page she writes what she ex pects to do, where she jiroposes to go and whom she hopes to see during the day. On the opposite page she writes what she has dpne, where she has been and whom she has seen. The pages, says the young woman, never agree and are usually flat contradic tions of each other. The silver lining of the cloud of pessimism which such a perverse state of affairs would other wise engender is that she has noticed that when she predicts and expects a gloomy day, filled with disagreeable duties or monotonous dullness, the opposite page is sure to glimmer with pleasant surprises—calls from pleasant people, letters from absent friends, invitations of an especially tempting character and all Horts of nnlooked for enjoyment. The writer of the diary says she finds it an excellent antidote for undue elation of spirits and a check to despair. When she feels "down" she can turn to her blue days and see how well they turned out, and when she feels particularly ex uberant a glance at the record of days joyously anticipated but miserably spent has a wonderfully sobering ef fect. The book keeps her in a state of tranquil neutrality very restful for the nerves. The absurd young wom an has had the odd diary bound in pink and purple, typifying joy and woe, and calls it her book of faith.— New York Commercial Advertiser. Beautifying tlio Neck. To beautify the neck the following directions, if carefully and persistent ly carried out, will bring satisfactory results: Bathe the neck and shoul ders every night in warm water, then rub them with olive oil. Use the palm of the hand, making the strokes from the neck downward, and then iu a circular direction. Keep this up about five minutes. Bay the chin against the throat and turn the head slowly to the right and around again slowly to the left. Repeat this latter movement live times, "then rub the thinnest part of Ihe neck or chest briskly with the palm of the hand, using the downward stroke. When you have done this for a few minutes, stand with you shoulderblades and head firmly placed against the wall, the tips of your fingers resting on your shoulder, and then take a long breath. Gradually relax. This concludes the exercise. Retire immediately, and generally one's sleep will be good and sound the whole night long. A Queen's Alliance. Tho Queen of the Belgians has issued a rescript to her sister queens and empresses asking thein to form an alliance for the purpose of helping the lacemakers of Europe. She has ap pealed to them to forswear wearing imitation lace and to bind themselves to wear only hand-made lace, pointing out that the machine-made fabric threatens the extinction of artistic, hand-worked lace. Tho number of lacemakers in Belgium and France has diminished since the advent of lace machinery by forty thousaud per sons. The Queen's appeal met with a ready response and the queenly alliance has already become a fact. Satin Cords Tor Trimming. Black satin cords made—not covered —as a trimming to be used like braid are very effective iu patterns or sewn on in straight rows quite close to gether. White satin cords are especi ally pretty sewn on white tulle and net for yokes, collars and vests. A Novelty in Tucks*. A pretty sleeve, which is tnekefl nearly half way down to the elbow, has the tucks turned up instead of down. It has that much-desired quality of being "something differ ent." Fashion Notes. Round rosettes of black velvet baby ribbon are used as a trimming on lace evening gowns. White cloth, fine and silky in finish, is one of the fashionable materials for the bridesmaid's gowu. Very pretty liligree bracelets are shown, and evidently are again in favor. Some are set with gems. Cherry-red taffeta is the latest thing for petticoats, and if you would he quite up to date have corsets to match. Many handsome imported gowns are in cashmere of delicate shades. A coarse lace applique is seen on hand some afternoon and evening gowns. Hoods for evening wear are in vogU3. They are built of flowered silk and lined with satin, turning back from the face after the manner of an old-fashioned sunbounet. Pompadour oombs are now studded with gems, some being of great value. The jeweled side combs are still fashionable, the newest styles being made entirely of gold or silver and set with small diamonds aud other precious atones. A black velvet stock, at which tho women exclaim, "Isn't that sweet?" has a little double ruffle of white rib bon at the upper edge and a design in tho same rufHed white ribbons of a double bowed Empire knot, and curv ing ends joining. Something novel in a bridesmaid's costume is a white taffeta silk coat with round tails and elbow sleeves, worn with a white net skirt trimmed with chiffon ruches. The edges of the coat are finished with rows of stitching, and the revers are covered with handsome lace. ELECTRICAL POWER Charles H. Summers Gave it Many New Uses—One of the I'ioneer Experimenters with the Telephone. fHARLES H. SUM MERS, the cele brated electrician, who died in Chica go the other day, was born in Flem ing county, Ken tucky, of parents who had emigrated from Virginia. It was an old Virginia family. In his younger days he was a good horseman and an excellent pistol shot, and though he possessed a mild character and gentle disposition, he was abso lutely without fear. When very young he studied telegraphy and began the practice of it at a time when telegraph lines were strung along turnpikes and highways and not along railways. In deed, there were but few railroads in the west at the time he commenced with telegraphy. His first engagement was with the old Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville line, and he remained with this line, receiving from time to time many promotions, till it was final ly consolidated with the Western Union Telegraph company. Then he visited different points in the northern coun try, working at short engagements in many different places. In 1859, while working at Indianapolis, he accepted a good position on Indiana railroad lines with headquarters at Indianapolis. In that position he continued till 1567, when he was made superintendent of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and La fayette railroad lines, with his own headquarters at Cincinnati. In 1864, when the civil war was in progress, he had frequent occasion to go to the uriion front and set up or re pair or take down telegraph plants. On one of these occasions he ventured too near to the confederate lines and was taken as a prisoner of war, but not being a belligerent in the true sense he was soon let go. V m I'- wS|sS\|Mr SL,, J^m^m^m i HARLES 11. SUMMBRS. In 1869 he was summoned to Chicago to do what nobody then could do; he was summoned to put in operation tho first testing instrument ever brought to the west. This instrument was fit ted up with polisher brass and plate glass, which had been sent out from CJermaity. No one here knew their uses. Mr. Summers had at the same lime, in his private laboratory in Cin cinnati, a set exactly like that of for eign make, and which he had made for his line in the railroad shops. Soon thereafter he was called to direct as electrician the new methods adopted In the Western Union service. From that time down to his death ho .was In tho same capacity in the employ of that company. Mr. Summers was connected with the early development of almost all the commercial applications of electricity. It would bo difficult to say just how much his personality has been im pressed upon some of the most import ant inventions in this field. The pat ent oliiee contains no record of liim as an inventor, but he is known to have been the maker of suggestions and or iginator of ideas which oft?n after ward developed into valuable Inven tions* This fact was brought strik ingly out. some years ago in certain evidence produced upon the trial of a patent suit in England. This suit in volved the primary principles upon which all duplex telegraphy operated. It is this method that is used to operate all ocean lines and most of the modern land lines. It was found on the trial that in the earliest experiments that had bqen made Mr. Summers had sug gested to Mr. Stearns, the inventor, the II of wbat are known as condensers. and that it was these suggestions which enables the system to be operat ed. Hence it is true that largely to Mr. Summers is owing that which has since become a standard part of land and ocean telegraphy. Mr. Summers caused to be erected the first incandescent qjectric lighting plant in the west. Hfe was equally early in the field of telephony. The first Bell telephones were brought to Chicago by Gardner Hubbard, Graham Bell's father-in-law. There were two sets of instruments and they were taken to Mr. Summers' office to be test ed. A line from his home at Htghwood (now Fort Sheridan) to his office in town was made use of. and the first telephoning over aclual lines was done from Mr. Summers' home. There are many anecdotes related of these early experiments and the amaze ment with which people regarded the magic "talking boxes" which were a conspicuous figure of Mr. Summers' offices in the old Union building at the corner of Washington and La Salle streets, Chicago. General Phil H. Sher idan, then commander in this depart ment of the army, had offices adjoining Mr. Summers, and the loud talking, singing and yelling once made him ask if a riot was in progress. When he found that it was not a riot, but noise created over a cumbersone-looking wooden box about the size of a small traveling trunk, he was inclined to question the sanity of those about it. But he was usually chary of ques tioning any odd thing Mr. Summers might do, for he had had proof before of the electrician's ability at scientific joking. Afterward General Sheridan used often to say he did not believe that box could talk, until one time he got Mr. Summers to sing through it "Old Rosin the Beau," which was one of his occasional musical achievements. His offices became the center of gen eral curiosity. Newspaper men and other prominent people spent much time there, all anxious to try the new invention. Even before that time the principles upon which the telephone operated were thoroughly familiar to him, for his home had been the scene of many of Elisha Gray's experiments, and the Western Union wires had often vibrated there with the harmony of Professor Gray's musical telephone. In the experiments with telegraph ing across the continent after tho lines had been constructed to San Fran cisco Mr. Summers played a prominent part and his ascertainment of the ef fects of distance upon wires and the at mospheric effects upon the capacity of wires, and the irilluenco of one wire upon another, antedated much of the work which has since been done in electric power transmission. In much of the experimental development of va rious systsms he was intimately asso ciated, cod his testimony in regard to early inventions was much sought after. Poor Field for Invent ore. The patent laws of Japan afford lit tle protection to foreign manufacturers or inventors. A native may patent any trade mark of a foreigner if the pat ent be taken out before the real owner has moved in tho matter. Then th 9 only course open to the owner is to buy from the native the right to use his own trade mark in Japan. Never Touched Him. De T—How startling are statistics. We drank seventy million gallons of whisky last year. Mrs. De T.—Speak for yourself, please; you know I never touched a drop of it.—Harlem Life.
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