Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1888, Page 6

“THE SUNDAY BEE. Y i COUNCIL BLUFFS. CFFICE NO. STREET T'elivered by earrier in any part of the city at Wenty tents per week, H. W Tiron, p Manager. TELEPHONES: i MINOR M N. Y. Plumbing Co. Reiter, tailor, Fall goods cheap. Good conl, full weight guarante B. Lumber Co., %00 Main st. Tel. Wanted,a good girl for general house work. Inguire Mrs. H. W. Tilton, Fifth avenue. Theodore P. 4 sen, of Sheridan, and Cynthia R. Crabtr », of this ¢ * yesterday granted leave to marr The P. E. O, will hold an_important business meeting Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the residence of Miss Twnnerchor is to give its thir- teenth annual masquerade ball 1n the Temple hall Monday evening, Febru- ary 13, Business men should arrange to at- tend the meeting of the board of trade :xt Wednesday evening in the rooms in Brown's building. Yesterday Churles A. Thils purchased two lots in the Squires addition, upon which he will immediately erect for his own use a dwelling and carpenter shop. Poet Ballard writes from Denison that he is still in the field, his clothes are doing well in keeping off the rigors of « winter, and he threatens to come to the Bluffs. A Short protest is being made against the proposed change in the manner of selecting city assessors. The other John, Ahles, is joined with Short in the agitation of the i The police muddle is at un end. The malcontents have cried quits and want to bury the hatchet. ief Mullen says he is ready for the row to stop, and peace now exists at the central station. A deed was yesterday filed with the county recorder by which Henry Pieper and wife traunsfer to Otto Bojart the se 4 and n § sw $ of section 9, township 77, range 41. The consideration was $).800, There is considerable excitement manifested over the great freight reduc- tions recently mude in Chicago by th cut in rates made by the Milwauk Local rates are from 30 to 40 cents per 100 less than before. H. F. Hattenhauer is building a new delivery wagon for the United States, express compuny for use in this city, This factory is turning out several of these ve 25, und is one of the solld manufacturing institutions of the city. Tickets for the Shaeffer-Carter bil- liard contest are going like hot cakes. The large uudience which will assem- ble in the Temple hall next Tucsday evening to witness the match will con- tain quite a number of the ladiesof the city. - Reserved seats for billiard exhibition at Bushnell's, S o Money to loan. W. S. Cooper. ‘We have Nebraska and Kansas land to trade for city property. -Johnston & Van Patten. s Union Abstract Co., 236 Main st. et A Snap. Splendid chance to go into the imple- ment business at Beatrice, Neb. Since {’I:e history of Beatrice there hus never en half so favorable a time as at pres- ent. If taken at once will sell the en- tire stock of general implements, con- msting of seasonable goods, regardless of cost. Address me at Council Bluffs, Ia., or Beatrice, Neb. O, P. McKesson, assignee for W. L. Shullenburger. Personal Paragraphs. 8. H. Filbert leaves to-day for Indian- apolis. John N. Baldwin has returned from Chicago. Judge Thowell is expected to return from his home inSidney in time to open court to-morrow. C. D. Strow, of Fort Dodge, Ia., is vis- iting his brother, J. E. Strow, of the Mueller Music compun, Theodore Lund has started on a visit to his aged parents in Denma expects to bo absent until May J. C. Blanchurd found Sioux City rather uncongenial, and came in yester- day to spend Sunday in the Bluffs, Rev. J. Fisk hasreceived the sad news of the death of his elder brother, Judge Greenleaf Fisk, at his home in Brown- wood, Texas. Mrs. W. T. Wobb, whose husband was formerly rector of St. Paul's church here, is expected this week to visit her old Council Bluffs friends. General Agent Marshall, of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincyy is in the west for a short time looking after the interests of the road. IraScofield has decided to leave Coun- cil Bluffs just as soon as he can arrange his business to do so. He will try his fortnue in the Golden state. His fumily will accompany him. e Wanted, a first-class milliner; no other need apply. Address, with refer- ences and saliry wanted, E. M., BEE of- fice, Council Bluffs, Ia. e L, Domestic patterns at 105 Main st. —— One thousand head of one, two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Greenamayer. R e S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. Adlidulthanli On the market for over twenty years. Btill the most reliable and the most rnpulnr sewing machine made. 'The ight rnnning Domestic. Office 105 ain st, et Travelers! Stop at the Bechtele. -— Sheafe loans money on real estate. o ‘fhe Doings of the Bar. The bar association held a meeting in the court room in the Masonic tempie yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. Hon. D. C. Bloomer, president of the associa- bion, occupied the chair. The object of the meeting was to enable the members and the court to arrive at a better un- " _derstanding in regard to the time of hearing motions. [nstead of devoting a * part of each day to that purpose, u rule was adopted by which Saturdays are ~ made the motion days and a committee was requested to inform the court of the new rule to-morvow. The matter L of the dedication of the new court house ; was brought up, und the committee ap- _pointed for thut purpose was instructed confer th the board of county superyisors at their next meeting. No er business was transacted and the ‘meeting adjourned. e See Carter, the wouderful finger bil- liardist. e — Regular Masonie convoeation of Star ¢+ ehaptor. No. 47, to-marvow evening at 30 o'clock. \iating B, dlally invited. Ly ovder M, E. 1. P, A, M. cor- AMONG THE BUSY BLUFFITES. Some of the Needs of the Growin<z City. TO-DAY'S SERMONS AND SERVICES An Elegant Birthday Celebration—The Good Templars Want More Law— A Chicago Man Drugged - The Bar Meeting. Where to Worship. The following announcements are made of services to be held in the sev- eral churches of the city to-day: PAUL'S EPISCOPAL. Service ns usual. Morning: Holy communion, with sermon on **The Cause of Joy in Heaven.” Evening: Musical i the on will be ast of the course on My Religion.” Young men’s Bible class after morni ce, conducted by the St. Andrew's herhood. The brotherhood will ngers at the evening service, flets containing the pray, : heen provided so that strangers can follow the service. You are dially invited to attend these se T, ackay. HARMONY MISSION Preaching by Rev, Ovide o'clock. Sabbath school at4 o'clock. CONGREGATIONAL, Services to-day, morning and evening. Preaching by the pastor. *Morning sub- ject: “‘Looking Upward.” Evening: YA Friend of God All who de: to attend these services are cordially in- vited. Y. M. C. AL Meeting Sunday ufternoon, from 4 to 5 o'clock, for men only. Boys, this means you, too. Come and help us sing if nothing more. Rooms open from 8 to 6 o'clock every Sunday herenfter. FIRST BAPTIST, Preaching by the pastor at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Subj for morning, “Diversity of Christian Experience;’ ing, **The Moral Insanity of the Baptism in connection with evening service. Seats free. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The pastor, W. H. W. Rees, yill preach at 10:30 a. m, on **'The Rewards of Christinn Work,” and at 7:30 p. m. on “The Parable of the Talents.” The re- vival meeting will continue during the week. - A “Perfection” gasoline stove will cost you no more than any other make and for neatness, strength”and simplie- ity they have no equal. You can see them at Odell & Bryant's, 504 Main street, opposite Hill’s hotel " There was amerry pavty of little folks atthe residence of Alderman Lucius Wells, on Oakland avenue, yesterday afternoon, the oc ion being the fourth birthday anniversary of little Cherrie Wells. Twenty-tive invitations were sent out, and nearly all were accepted. The little hostess entertained her guests in o most charming manner, and it can safely he id that all had a grand good time. The presents were both numer- ous and beautiful. The birthday cake was surmounted by four candles repre- senting the age of the fair little lady who presided at the table. The favors were cards on which were inscribed the following aerostic Come and sit down and be me Have a good time and eat well; i the birthday of Cherrie ' no one will tell. iting your In birthday rejoices— Each had one. whatever befell, The guests present were Vernon Har- mon, Ona Troxell, Lee and Clifford Cole, Paul Smith, Grace Corba Mary Wadsworth, Nellie Harl, Roy Di Vol, Mary Raymond. Alf and Mac Han chett, Gertio Bennett, Georgie Van Brunt, Ine and Freddie Dorland, Charley Murphy, Loslie Saunders, Ada and Bruce Hesse, Eisic Pryor, Jessie Foster, Lawrence Ward. —-— If you desire to get a new Hall type writer drop a postal card to H. A. P., Ber A great bargain for the first' who applics. et B In purchasing Gasoline stoves this spring remember the best is always the cheapest. “The Perfection” has no equal. Odell & Br , 504 Main strect, have the exclusive sale of them. s Cold Water Workers. The Good Templers of the Twelfth district of Iowa, I. O. G. T., met pur- suant to call at Avoca on Thursday last. A large meeting was held, full delega- tions being present from the counties comprising the district yiz: Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills, Shelby, Audubon and Cass. A large amount of routine work was transacted and strong mens- ures proposed and adopted for ridding the counties named of the blighting curse of the liquor traffic. The follow- ing resolutions were unanimously passed: Whereas, The present pharmacy law of our state has proved so ineffectual in restraining the illegai sale of intoxicat- ing liquors us to be practically a failure 80 u8 to be no longer tolerated by pro- gressive public scutiment. Therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sentiment of the delegates of this district lodge and of the temperance sentiment they rep- resent that the principles inculeated in the present Curtis bill now before the legislature of Iowa should be enacted and put into force at the earliest possi- ble moment. That this expression of sentiment und desire bo spread on the minutes of this lodge, published in our local papers and the sume also forwarded to onr representa- tives in the legislature with the request that they seck so far us they can to se- cure the uforesaid legislation. Resolved. That it is the sense of the members comprising the distvict lodge of I. O. G. T., Twelfth district of lowa, that this order and Good Templars gen- erally, is and arethoroughly committed to the cause of law and_order. and en- forcement of law generally, und that it is the espocial duty of this body, and all Good Templars 1o use every legal und moral means to aid in the enforcement of the prohibitory liquor law of lowa. Captain O. R. Van Etten, Dakota’s eloquent temperance lecturer, delivered a masterly address in the evening at the M. E. church. The speaker was re- peatedly appluuded during his vemarks, Other speakers also addressed the mect- ing. The pod Templars of this city are making sreangements for Captain Van Ftten to come here and deliver his most thriiling lecture on the late war. Bl il E. H. Sheafe lonus mo security of ov v on chattel deseription, Private consulting roc AN business strietly confidential. fiieo AKX Broadway, cor- ner Main strect, up-staivs, The Needs of the City. ty wants fivst of all is & emurks trathfully one ! ing citizens, “The boawnd of trade should take hold of this. vight off, It is 30 now thut a stranger visiting the otel, city cdnnot but be unfavorably im- pressed with the town. Almost any man of sense who steps outof an elegant sleeper onto the platform of those old dry goods boxes, called local depots. and is then compelled to wade through the mud up town to a dilapidated old build- ing called a hotel, would get dead set | against the town. and would see no good in i A man’s first impr ns of a city are quite lasiing. 1t isfhard t6 con- vinee such }n- ple that there really is a good deal of life here, and that the city is growing fast, and bound to grow faster. Yes, we ought to have a_new hotel, a fine one, built this season.™ I believe that it will be easy to raise at least $25,000 bonus_for this purpose,” remarks another. ‘‘Last year we got o subscription of about $15,000 or #20,000, but it would be easier now to raise twice that amount. We all realize more than we did then how necessary a hotel is. Any hotel men who will put up a fine one here can be mnurn-g of receiving as an out and out donation.” “The hotel scheme is all right, and it ought to go,” chipsin a third; ‘‘but what about the union depot? It does seem that there is no need of any delay about that. The railways, or most of them, have already favored it, and it seems that the others can easily be induced to join in. The scheme is practical, the time is ripe. The local depots, so-called, are by no means suitable for a village, much less a city like Council Bluffs. All the roads are holding off building better oneg, for they expect the union depot project to be carried through, and then the new depots would be of no use. The board of trade should take hold of this right away.” her thing the city ] marks a fourth. “What is it? some system for cleaning the str—"" st was lost in the Joud ringing of the bell. — e Drunk or Drugged. A Chicago man by the name of Morris claims to have been foully dealt with in this city on Friday night. After eating his supper at one of the leading hotels, he started out to see the town. He en- tered a Broadway saloon and took a couple of drinks and soon became per- fectly crazy. The police were sum- moned and he was taken to the station and locked up until morning. When iven a hearing he said he had been drugged and robbed of all the money he had, amounting to about $15. The police authorities had no doubt as to the truth of his story, and he was dis- charged. The saloon where the alleged drugging took place is frequented by some of the most notorious crooks in the city, and has been the scene of sev- eral shadowy deeds. A close watch is kept over the place by the police, but they are unable to prevent the fleecing of a man at the bar. There is an in- junction hanging over it at the present time, and the proprietor is the defend- ant in one of the contempt cases that will be tried during the present term of court. It certainly scems as though the incipul street of the city might be such disgraceful occur- i saloon. Tt ree rences as a is to be hop homell will effectually dispose of several such cases during the present month. St s cane The Union Pacific Bridge, The ferry cars are 10 be put on again to-morrow morning, so that those who desive to cross the rives in this way can be accommodated as of old. The opening of the wagon and foot passages of the Union Pacific bridge has caused a goodly number to try this mode of crossing, but there seems to be a division of opinion as to whether the ferry cars or the bridge is the best mode of transi The roads leading to the appronch of the bridge are just now in a bad condition, muddy and treacher- ous. This has prevented many from attempting to use the bridge. In order to accommodate such the ferry cars have been resumed. If the running of ferry cars is con- tinued fora time it will prove a pretty fair test as to which the public prefers. There will be a toll charged for going over the new bridge. The rates will be fixed to-day, ready for announcement to-morrow. - th Jacob Schaeffer, the “Wizzard, Cay night. "Tues- e Mud as a Husher. Mayor Rohrer starts in well and much satisfaction is expressed at the manner in which he keeps men at work to try to make the street crossings passable. Tt is hoped that the council will not fail to act favorably upon’ his recommenda- tion to purchase a street sweeper. Some of the business men located on Broad- way say that it would be impossible for them to do business on that street if the dirt was removed from the paving, as the din from teams passing over the granite blocks would be unbearable, Tt is simply another case of local option, for the “‘roar” that now goes up from the disgusted citizens as they go wading about the city in the mud is more an- noying to the majority of people than the rattle of teams could possibly be. adiico The marvelous billiardist, Schaeffer, Tuesday night. . —~— Story of the Stars. Judge Aylesworth occupied his usual place in the police court yesterday morning and levied large assessments with an ease and grace that showed he had not forgotten how during his brief visit to the capital city, Bill Chriss was fined $8.10, and orge Field, James O'Brien, Albert Witzkeg and J. Page £7.60 each. Page was found asleep in his wagon on Main street at 2 o'clock in the morning and his horse was taken to Dohany’s stable. e —— Schaeffer and Carter’s great billiard exhibition. R —_— Anpther One Gone. * News was received in this city vester- day of the death of Robert Hunter, at Eastonville, Col., on the 30th of last month. About a year ago Mr. Hunter was professor of music in the public schools of this city, and the sad intelli- gence of his death will be a surprise to his mnuf‘ friends here. His funeral oc- curred last Tuesday at Eastonville and he was buried the e “TOO MEAN fO LIVE.” So the Constable Was Told to Take Him Out and Shoot Him. Fort Worth, Texas, correspondence of the Atlanta Constitution: “*So you say, Jim, you were out at Fort Concho when that was a hard place to be in, and not very healthy, either?” “Well, I should think I was. Did you ever hear of xny experience there? When [ think of it now it makes me shiver. I had heard a good deal of that country. and there was not much excite- ment down the country, so I bought a ticket, so to speak, on a freight train— that is, 1 was loafing about the corrals at San Antonio and met some freighters and they agreed to take me through with them if I would do the cooking E:r the crowd. 1 had neverhad any ex- pervieuce with such people, and had never cooked in my life: but, as they say, ‘everything goes in"Texas,’ so T nc- cepted the proposition’ atfd was on the road before I had time to think of what 1 was doing. Nl “There wis not much eooking dsno the first few days, as we had taken bread along, and it wis not muchiof a job to fry alittle bacon, sothete was no trouble then. But it came wheti the bread gave out, and [ was expected to’ cook more, for to tell the truth I did not know the first thing about making it. One of the boys tried to show me, but do what 1 would I could not *catch on’ and if ever you saw a poor fellow ha've trouble I had it then. You sea we hafl pussed Freder- icksburg. and there was o place we could buy any bread if we wanted to, and I was afraid to leave them make my way back, as the Indians were liable to be raiding that country at uny time, and T had no fancy for being scalped. Well, they made me doevery thing about the camp,and when we were on the move I had to waik, but I soon got used to that. The country was high and rolling, and the streams were clear and beautiful, and under ordinary cir- cumstances T would have enjoyed it very much, But there was no eye for the beautiful in me at thas time, as ex- pected at any moment some of the crowd would put me out of the way. *‘But all things come to an end, and T at last reached Concho. If you have neverseen a frontier fort, you cannot have much idea of how things were. The officers and soldeirs and people connected with the fort were well situ- ated, but God bless the rest. Of course, as soon as we got there, T was invited to make myselt scarce, and I did not need u second invitation to do so. Iknocked around to see what I could do,and drifted into what is now San Angelo, on on the north side of the South Concho. You see, the fore is between the two forks of the Concho. The only place to go to was a saloon, and soldiers and roughs were drinking rnd gambling, and there was a lot o, the hardest look- ing women you ever saw, some white, some black, and some Mexican, and al- together made one of the hardest scenes imaginable. An old fiddle was being sawed upon by an unredeemable looking bum, nccompanied by an equally hard looking citizen on a banjo. Women and men were drinking and dancing at one end of the room. One cuss insisted that T was a. tenderfoot and must drink with him; another soon followed suit, and it was not long yntil I was oblivious to my surroundings, and the next I knew & Mexican had me in charge, and | informed me that I must appear before the ‘alcalde’ (justice of the ace) charged with being drunk. I suppose I lhx‘yrl been, for I never felt worse in my ife. *T went before the alcalde. After asking the Mexican constable a few questions in Spanish, which, of course, I could not umierstund. the alcalde an- nounced that my fine and costs were $10. I did not have a cent of money, so the constable started out, with me and marched me from place to place to find some one who would advance me the $10, but all to no purpose, The freight- ers had given me a bad name, and no one wounld come tomy rescue. After some time spent in frutless attempts to secure the money required, the consta- ble returned with me tothe alealde and ade his report. in Spanish. He re- ved instructions from the justice. nish again, and started with me out of town. Just as we were disappearing over the hill we met the isheriff of the county, who was riding into tawn, if town it might be called, and the sheriff asked the Mexican what he was going to do with me, and you can better im- agine than I can tell you my feelings when the Mexican replied that 1 had been fined and that he had gone the rounds with me to get the money te pay it and that no one would advance the £10, so the alcalde had smid that any one who was so low and worthless as not to have credit enough to raise $10 was not worth living, and that he (the con- stable) must take me out over the hill where I would not stink (?) and shoot me, and the Mexican said he was on his way then to carry out his instructions. “The sheriff laughed, which T did not much appreciate, but told the Mexican that he would get into trouble if he ied out such instructions, when the 1 said that he did not dare carry ck under the circumstances, and took the view that the alealde’s idea a good one, as [ had so little credit in the community. “The sheriff then told the Mexican that he would take me in charge and dispose of me. I can tell you I then drew my first good breath. But the sheriff had an eye to b and sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles up the South Concho, and put me to work and kept me there for six months, and I might have been there yet if 1 had not ran away, and still the fine remained un- kuill. You see, at that time almost any kind of a man could get from $60 to %75 a month out there, but there were no settlements in the country and the In- dians were so had I did not dare leave the ranch afoot, as I had no arms,and it was not worth my life to try. But at last a party came by the ranch that I in- duced to let me go with him, and [ shook the dust of that country off my feet. But I did not breathe easy until I was many miles away, I assure you.” TreesgandjRailroads. No better use for trees has been de- vised of late years than planting them at railrond stations, making little parks, and along the line of the roads. Any one alighting in these little groups of trees and cleanly station houses zes av a moment by his own feel i ke depot_set common. It is European that we the idea, but our own roads adopting extending the Jlan quite to the creditof Americane. he sooner all lines of roud get rid of their rookeries and shanties the better for their stock and bonds. You will ob- serve, also, that with the improvement in grounds the vile little saloons creep out of sight. Trees alowmg the line of the roads have been found useful in breaking the wind, as well as delight- ing the traveler. Chestouts and pines have been used for this purpose, in some cases without due consideration of the adaptability of the tree to the soil. The rivalry between station agents to have the finest garden and park is a healthy sign. When the depot yard is turned into a garden it is possible forthe road to em- ploy a head gardener for the whole line of road, whose business it shall be to study the siuation and make the most of it. This plan is adopted on some of the European lines, while in large towns a skilled gardener has sole con- trol. These men are educated in the forestry or agriculturat schoolsf and are able to give the Latin names of all plants nnxtreus when they cannot reply 10 you in English. : s a matter of sanitation the planting may be of little value to the road di- rectly, but of vast value indivectly. A reputation gained for health is the very first essential to the rapid development of any section. ———— For Sale Cheap—Lots near the bridge to parties who will build at once. Ad- dress or call on J. R. Rice, No. 110 Main street, Council Bluffs. e Money to loan on improved city prop erty by, W. S. Cooper, 130. Muin- street IN THE ELECTRICAL FIELD Obecivations in Atmospheric Hloc- tricity. SOME MISTAKES IN TELEGRAPHY. Telephoning Between England and France—A Self-Winding W, Watch-The Morse System in Cables, Atmospheric Electricity. Prof. L. Weber in Electrical World: I will try to give a short report of some experiments I have made durving the last year.in regard to atmospheric elecs tricity, It was formerly uncertain whether the electrostatic potential would increase by rising from the surface of the earth to more elevated regions of the atmosphere or not, and also whether the potentialin a normal—that is, cloud- less—state of the atmosphere was ul- ways_positive or sometimes negative. Sir William Thompson found by exact methods of measuring that the increase of the potential with elevation is very important, and amounts to about 100 volts per metre. That fact is proved by many other observers, especially lately by Dr. F. Exner at Vienna, who found an increase of 60 to 600 volts per metre. These observations were made by means of an electrometer. In respect of many in- conveniences which are connected with the use of an electrometer, I have tried the measurements with a very sensitive galvanometer. In this nse it s necessary to apply a separating air- exhaust apparatus, for example, flume, or asystem of points at the upper end of the conductor, which is elevated in the atmosphere. ' In order to get a con- stant apparatus I have used 400 of the finest needles inserted in a metallic rib- bon. This system I have raised in the air by means of a captive balloon, or by a kite, which was attached to a con- conduc of twine or toa twisted line of the finest steel wire. In this way I have aitained a height of 100 or 300 metres. When the lower end of the kite line was communicating with the galvanometer whose other terminal was in contact with the earth,a current assed through the galvanometer. For etermining the strength of this cur- rent I proposed to call a micro-ampere the 10-9 part of an ampere. At the height of about one hundred metres on the average the current begins to be regular, and increases at the height of 800 metres to 4000 or 5000 of these units. The increase is very regular, and seems to be a linear func- tion of the height. I have, neverthe- less, found the smallest quantities of dust contained in the atmosphere or the htest veil of cirrus disturbed the ment very materially, and gen- made the potential lower. In ve experiments of this nature I » made at Breslau, at the Schnee- koppe and in the ‘Riesengebirge,” especially at the last station, an in e of poteniial was observed, not only by reason of the perpendicular height, but also by aching such regions of the at- mosphere as were situnted horizontally about 200 metres from the highest peak of the same moumain, Schneckoppe. measu erall, To Avoid Mistakes in Telegraphy. Electrical World: While we often see note of telegraphic bulls, there can be no doubt that by far the greater number never are heard of beyond the parties interested therein onally. These mistakes are for the most part due to the number of times the message is repeated or retransmitted by differ- ent operators. The present system of telegraphy 1s not only open to the lia- bility of errors of transmission and_re- ception. but it also requires a skilled operator at each station. 1If, therefore, there an instrument which should re- cord the message transmitted by the and this record itself nsmitting medium for any further repetitions, not only would the liability to error be di- i but the cost would also be greatly ased, because this record could ‘be conveyed through the ma- chine at a comparative rapid ra his idea, as our ers well stem of telegraphy ry high rate of speed 5 attained, but this syste requires the message that is to be for- warded to be first prepared by the per- foration by hand of a transmitting slip. In the instrument illustrated and de- scribed on andther page, the perfora- tion of the tape is accomplished by the receiving instrument antomatically and thus all manual preparation for re-irans- mission is avoided.” As also suggested, the retardation due to long lines can be gotten over by the relaying of a mes- sage so recorded, which can be sent through at an accelerated rate of speed. 5 Jngland and France. Electrical World: Paragvaphs con- tinue to find their into the daily papers as to yving of a tele- phone cable between London and {’uris. Nothing is at present known of the scheme in official circles, but that this will be done sooner or later there can be no doubt, Some six or seven years ago Mr. W. H. Precce succeeded in telephoning with perfect clearness between Dartmouth and the island of Guernsey, a distance of about sixty-five miles. S0 far as [ am at present awure this is the greatest length of submarine cable which has been successfully phoned ove The National Telephon company has in Scotland, however, in constant use several submarine cables of seven, eight and nine milesin length which give perfect satisfaction. Self-Winding Weight Clock. Electrical World: Mr. Vitalis Him- mer, the successor to the Standard El- ectric clock company, is introducing his automatic self-winding weight clock. The clock winds itself every minute, step by step. If fully wound. it then disconnects the battery automatically and runs until the weight reaches a certain point, when the battery again is thrown automatically into circuit,and the clock is once more rewound. This system is of wide application, and is a good supplement to clock-winders with short memories. The Morse System on the Cables. Pittsburg Pr This morning Col- onel Webb received news of the most important telegraphic discoveries by a friend, Cha dion.a Canadian by birth, buta citizen of the United States. Mr. Dion was the original in tor of the fire alarm system now so generally used,with slight improvements throuy! out this country. For mauny ye: he has been engaged in seeking a method 08 telegraphing the Morse sy over the Atlantic cable and is confident th it can be done at the full speed. M Dion further hopes to apply the Wheat- stone system. Should he succeed working the Morse system it will quad- ruple the speed of ocean cubles, Muminating the Depths of the Sc New York Star: When it was disco ered that an artificial light that very closely resembles the natural light of day could be procured from electricity, and that it could be so eusily provided LLEST, RICHEST TONE, ATEST RTYLES IN CASES, OST BEAUT Fixien, DO YOU INTEND TO BUY , L PIAITO OR ORGAIT? IF SO, 2TOWr IS YOUR TIME! ORGANS - SMOOTH 18 TONP. ORaAns—Fut, 1x V 1ANs - RLE D CASES PRICES LO WER THAN EVER BEFORE! | We Defy All Comp-tition and Chailenge a Comparison of Goods and Prices With Any House In the W V eat, SEE US BEFORE COUNCIL BLUFFS, as to take, in a greatmeasure, the pince as for lighting purposes, everybody was naturally astonished and thought that the ele rians were the greatest men on earth. The new system was hardly old enough to be an #ssured suc- cess before a lot of wise men began con- sidering the advisability of devoting this light to a greater purpose than that of merely lighting up the humdrum af- fuirs of ¢ day life. Asan e nent o small incandes- cent light was thrust beneath the water in a fountain. The effect was superb while it lasted, but the water managed to work its way into the globe. and the light was extinguished. ~This gave the electricians something to think about, and they begau immediately to rack their brains for a means of keeping the water away from the source of light. A coating of rubber was finally placed over the joint where the glass globe joins the brass holder, and over this was drawn a rubber bag that fitted tightly over the top of the globe and around the pipe through which tue wire pussed. This promised to be successful, but a brief experiment showed that the glass was not strong enough to stand the pressure of water, and, after being ex- vosed to it for a short time, would ¢ lapse. A globe was then made of plate- glass that proved able to stand " the strain, For some time this was only used in lighting up fountains by way of an orna- ment. Then it occurred to Prof. Baird, of the " United States fish commission, that if a light could be used under water it would prove of at advantage to him in his search for fish that never al- iowed themselves to be caught by any of the old-fashioned methods. He be- lieved that there existed ata great depth in the ocean various kindsof fish that had never been seen. Every boy who has ever lived near the water knows that a favorite method of catch- ing eels is to lure them within spearing distance by a bright light placed in the bow of a boat. Light not only attracts cels, but ncarly everything else lives in the water, and the profe sure that if a light could be made to liv. at a great death in the water the re- ward would be great. The steamer Albatross, of the com- mission, was provided with an engine and dynamo. ~ A liberal supply of heuvy glass globes that would hold a light equal to the lightning power of one hundred candles was placed on board, and, equipped with other neces ar- ticles, such as alot of insulated wire. a large quantity of light. strong rope and a number of heavy weightsto serve as sinkers, the steamer started off. The first attempt was unsuccessful, for at a depth of 1.000 fathoms the pressure was s0 great upon the globe that it broke. Another trial was speedily made with heavier globes, and they were found able to stand the pressure of any depth to which they could be sunk. But the most wonderful part of this trial trip. which took place something like three years ago, was related to Sed tary S, Hastings, of the Edison Electric Light company, by Prof. Baird. At a point near the Bahamas, accord- ing to_the professor, the It was dropped overboard and snnk by means of heavy weights to nearly one thou- sand fathoms below the surface. On the deck of the vessel stood the erew with nets ready to drop them under the fish that were lured from their homes in the great depth. The light was allowed to remain in the water for some time. and then it wasslowly raised. Tt looked like the reflection of a star in the water at first, and its rays were seen, and in them were visible the forms of darting fish. The light soon lit up the water for twenty fect arvound, and a weird assortment of fish that had ne before been heard of was seen. When near 1s of some of these mouths. **The professor ascribed this,” said M Hast- C 0 the inward pressure iure had made them so that they could live in the great depths in which they were found, and when this pressure of the deep water was removed there wis a counteracting force that killed them.” The dead fish were just as useful for the purpose for which the professor wanted them as live ones. and he gath- eredin a great many rave and curious specimens without much trouble. The light was also used to good purpose for discovering the various lll‘&)t hs in which different kinds of fish lived. Plants and the Electric Lighr. Boston Post: According to a Berlin paper some disagreeable results have }nlhm-u the electric lighting of the Winter e at St. Petersburg, the intense brilliancy of the light ha been found to cause dire destrnetion among the ornamental plants used for the decoration of the banqueting halls. It appears that the complete illumina-~ tion of the rooms for a single night is enough for the leaves to turn y dry up, and _ultimately to fali off. damage to the celebrated collect halms at the palace is espec erious. tis supposed that the injury is prinei- pully due to the sudden change from the sunicss days of the aorthern winter and from the subdued light of the plant houses to the blinding light of the ban- queting halls, Tt has been shown be- yond u doubt that the rapidity of the in- jurious action and the amount ave di- rectly proportional to the intensity of the iillumination. and plants standing in niches or other places partiully shicided from the light are found to rémain un- injured. There is no doubt that the in- jurious e ight are greatly intensifi artificially heated atmosphe it they would ve minimize viated, if the plans could be surrounded by a steniny atmosphere. such as that in which they are grown. AS lephone. Some interesting experiment: Iately been made to test the feasibility of enabling ships to communicate with oue another by means of what may be called a sea telephone. It is known that water is a good tran mitter of sound, and that the velocity with which sound is conveyed through it is about four times as great as its ve- locity through the air. Experiments made on the Lake of Geneva long ago showed that the sound of asubmerged bell could be heard by means of a special form of ear trumpet, placed beneath the water, at a dis- e of several miles from the Lell, yof L M, S, Malabar, t. only hns he pparatus consists of @ liwge, Aat bell or gong placed. just below. water lincata ship'’s side, and which ix so connected by means of a tube with the YOU PURCHASE! SWANSON MUSIC COMPANY, 329 WEST BROADWAY, TURNED OUT By Our Crank 8 fmported here from China, Ehe best O( Flour, please bear in mind These at TRO. X ELL BROS. find, Here we HA E the best of fruit Everything we'll SE L Andsave you Dol, RS, too, L 10 bood If you have to B"\' atall Be your ORDE R large or small Oome and get your ¢ lot‘mnl\'s, Surely you know where the place 1 345 Middle Broadway Telephone No. 20, Council Hl\-lfl'fl. IEWI\ ld GREAT DISCOUNT SALE - OF 20 PER CENT ON HATS AND GAPS FOR CASH. 1514 DOUGLAS STREET, - - - OMAHA. OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS 500 Broodway Courcil Bluffs, lowa. Established = deck that a hamm on the bell at will mitter. The receiver consists of a Bell telephone with a large diaphragm placed in the center of the hell and con- neeted by means of wires with unother telephone on the deck of the ship. This second instrument is held to the ob- can be made to act This is the trans- There seems to us to be only one weak one point in this method of signalling, and that is the want of the means of calling the attention of the distant re- ceiver when the transmitter wishes to send asignal. In the working of the ordinary telephone rver has his signalling bell 1 is impos- sible with the sea telephone. In the absence of fog, too, the ordinary system of signalling, cither by means of flags, ov at night by flashing lights meets all requirements. 2 Electric Cure for a Cold. New York Telegram: Last night a rman stood on the asphalt walk in Union squar He was motionless. Heo did not lift his e, from the shadows that the elect lights threw upon the walk. He might probably he an artist studying the tracery of the branches thrown by the light upon the ground. S0 thought the policeman as he passed the silent man. An hour passed. The man moved, 'Cwo hours went by. still fixed to the same spot. *Hi!” called a darkey to the police- man. T dunno but dére’s sumpin de mattah wid dat ar man,” “Maybe the shook the wrong?”’ The German pointed to the electric lamps ust above them and then at the ground, and after that clasped his ds to his chest, ce! De clectricity strike de ground and den reflect against my chist, and cure de cold in my lungs.’ S Ky-yi,” said the darkey with a grin. The ‘policeman walked on with a smile on his face. Electrical Brevities. had not He was and the policeman gontly. “What's ccessfully cal dog cart. fered dur- ing the ent storm in New York city with the operations of the Julien el tric motor car, which bowled me along Fourth avenue, londed down wit] passen The adaptability of this car to street passenger travel appears to be solely o question of economy. Phildelphin Record: A couple of Pittsburg inventors have found a way to purify by means of electricity. But we don't see what good the discov- ¢ is going to do the people of this city n make arrangments to uylkill river struck by st once a week, to the Electri~ welding lightuing at le 1. J. Ryves, writing s that the clectrie . Petersburg and Puis is de- though outwardly unsatisfactory t the join when cut in sections, the metal being brittle and burnt where it had been under the action of the are. He thinks it impossible toavoid burning the steel or iron more or less when the are is used, yoming's Min Wyoming ds in the United than can be found eth, big lakes of could possibly and stone and territory hag said Captain Murrin, has the \:H'g(-hl conl fi States, more iron or o than pper ore, q vies. The wonderful natural resources, and theso 1 be developed beforelong. The cat= tle days o gone. The hundreds and huudreds of miles of wire fencees on Government lind will be torn down and the tervitory will drop far down on the list of eattle The business has really rotard development and growih of the tervitory, and it muy be for the best, after all.? - 300,000 brick, Tnguire of D. G. ¢ ith Sackott & Preston, 92e arkst., Council Blufls,