Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 9, 1889, Page 12

GREAT $ DRESS GOODS. 1 Donly, of the finest imported Pattern Buits, ‘will be closed out at #15 each. Justthe thing for seashore and mountain dresses. ‘All Remants ot/Dress Goods will be sold at thissale regard- less of cost. Lace Curtains. 75 pairs_Barrs No. 6x28 Nottingham Late Curtains, $1.20 per pair. These curtalus ared ards long, o4 inches wide and taped all around. 'hu{ ‘demand your attention at the above rice. 400 yards 4»Inch Colored Lace' Stripe tnoTeguiar price 13 1&. Bart'a ;price for Mon' . 100 per yard, O e e i doubleifaced Figured Cotton Finnuel , 12 beautiful jpatterns; never sold in Omatin for less than 35c; ‘Barr's vrice to close. “¢.per yard. T S P ) Linens. NAPKINS. NAPKINS. NAPKINS. 45 dozen 6-8x5-8 ‘Blenched Sitin Damask Nap- kins, Monday and until all sold, e per dozen, 60 dozen i-4x3-4 Bleached Double Satn Dam- ask Napkins, 81(60; ‘good value at §.60 per oS Nozen Darr's Bannor Napkins, thls week only, ‘at 81.95 per dozen. Hotels, restaurants fad boaraing houses, attention! | N R T T R S ‘White Goods. ent arrival of those 30-inch Batin Plata Millls, Inetudes ten ;pieces of ‘a fine Dimity Stripe which'we offer at 10c, Tpmwmy Just ‘received in 0-tuch Apron Goods. A Frencn Fancy Colored Stripe, fast . at 15c, w\l\?c:.rupecttully call attention to our ‘elegant s t open work strives and fancy Plafd’! ulls D TR Will well &t 2o, We claim 'they are The'bast vatus yet oftered to thie public. orim, - | OPENS TO-MORROW MORNING. Read this ad. carefully and bring your shopping list with you on Monday morning. ‘WASH FABRICS. 804uch Crazy Oloth in orange, rose, ‘ecru, 1av" ender, eardinaland pink, 10c yard, 274nch Graytock and Heurietta Plaid Ging- hams, “with arvexcellent line of new designs, in 8%:inch sateens, we will put on sale at B yard, ‘We haveon hand a line of the latest shades in plain_Sateens, which we atm to keep complete. their rapid saio aitests thetr value, a3 novhing else can, %c pe ryard. Prints. Great bargains for the coming week in our ‘Rrint Departurent. 30 pteces Slater Btripe Chev! ots, worth up to TBlo yard, next wesk utic yard. " 20, pleces86-in¢h Cocliaco Percales, Worth 1240 periyard, next week at 8isciyard, An immense line of new choice patterns.in Calicoesat 74 yard. Notions. Dress Pearl Buttons,3 sizes, worth fo dozen or 2bge, Ball.Pear] Buttons, 2 sizes, worth 200 dozen, ifor 124%c dozen Vegetable Ivory Buttons, card of 2 dozen, worth Isc card, for fic, Darning Cotton, in all colors, worth 10c dozen, or fc. Elecric CorsetSteels, 5-hook, worth Iiic, forc. “orset. Luces, 24 yards long, worth 1¢c dozen, tde Combs tn amber, black or shell, ball top, for 25¢ patr. Laoces. On visiting our store don’t fail to examine our bargains in laces. Girpleces Torchon and fanoy Luco at 5c yard. 42 Inch Black Guipure: Lace Flouncing &Y 60 yard. 2 pleces colored Embrotdery Flouneing, 45 i, to close at 50c & yard, former price 31.25. HOISERY. 111 danice off to a lively tune, Barc's clearance #ale the key-note, The priceswo quote will be found to célipso in quan ity and vilue all our previous efforts Tindies' French Balbriggan and Pin Strived Hose, regular made, doubte'heel and toe, chewp at2ic, piice during tnis sale i’ca pa'r. Children's Black Hose, French Ribbed, white feet, a desirable hose for school wear, regular price 2hc a pair, to closo the lot we mike the price 1o, Ladles' Jersey Fitting Vosts, Swiss Ribbed, Tow neck and sleeveless, good valuo at 2ic; onl R B 0 at e 1y T —— Fans. ‘o‘.:\ snnefl Palm Teaf ‘Fans, worth 2i4c each, mx':.illpll‘ohlmg Japanese ¥ans, worth 6o each, 200 Open Japanese Fans, wortti10ceach, for sc., 10 dozen Feather Fans (carved bone’ stick), fn gardinal, white, pink and catiary, worth e, en Black Satin Fans, polished sticks, 8 worth 7 ze Painted Fans, worth '$1.60, . for 18 Black Ga or Bic. 12 pleces Satin Painted Fans (feather edge),in ), for T8¢, all colors, worth Black Goods. We would_call special attention 'to our new Line of Silk Warp Puramattas at 310),$1.% and | Fine/ light welght Silk Warp Clatrétto at$1.00°" 101,15, JURE tho o0l for AumIaL waRE, Plain and Hemstitched .Nun's Velling, an ele: | gont #ssortment, ut prices ranglng froi 50 10, SILKS. Ladies' this is a glorious opportunity to buy your summer silks, Silks nimost given away, prices eut Tight in the center, China Silks, worth &c and 81, s0cyara, of our ‘beantiful French Ben- galines 1eft, price1.25 yard, they go at 7oc yard. Al Odds an 1 Ends of SIKs to bo almost pre: sentod to.our customers, prices loss than halt, House Furnishings. 40 dozen'Scrib Prushes at i each. 24 dozen Paring Knives at ic, worth 10c each. dozen Toasters worth 15c each. 10 dozen Ice Picks atioc, worth 25c each, 15 dozen Metal Lemon Squeezers at ic, worth c each. i dozen Children's Garden “‘ets dt 25c, worth 9'dozen Dover Egg Beaters at 13c,worth 25 enct 8 dozen Majolica Cream Titehers at 10, worth 20c each. SPECIAL. SPECIAL. 160 dozen Plain Cut Glass Tumblers at 4ic per dozen, regular price 7be per dozen, Art Department. There 18 0o place n Omaha where you will find such a complete stock of fancvwork as you can fiud at Barr's. This week weastonish the ladies’ by the ex- | ceedingly low. 8 on the foliowing articles: 6 Beautitully rateid baby baskets now at 5. 10 dozen assorted towel rings, 10c each. Hand painted Bamboo banners, now $1. Come early aud take your choi e, dies' can always besupplied with stamping per yard, \ All'Wool, Silk and Wool,/and /All!Sikk Grene-= | ~destgusiandiiessonsiin all kinds of decorative dines, assortment complota; . prices.the lowest. worl MILLINERY. With wings to the prices. Your ehotco of 8 Trimmed Hats &1 each. 900 Feathers for 1o a bunch, 31n & bunch, this 18 less than wholesalo pricos, b0 beautiful wreaths of Howers at 81 each reg- ular price Gloves. Full line of Sk Mitts, inall'shades and black, 8ic, 4Cc and b, &button length Mousquetaire Gloves, splendid value at 31.85, #1.% and'$1.85 pair. ik Gloves, fu biack and all colors, 0c, 60 g . All our’ Gloves kept in repatr free of charge, Ribbons. A great reduction on Sashes this week. Tineh Al Bilk Motre, fancy edge, in ali colors, usual price B, ot 94-inch, usual price 3125 at $1.00. 1044-Inch, usual pr ), at $1.40, Gros Girain, satin edge, No. 9, 15c; No. 12, 20c. Molre, with ‘satin edge, in'all 'the newest shades, No. 9, 2c; No. 12, e, extra quality. Parasols. Parasols of overy stylo, Plain and Fancy Striped La Toseas at $.00. '.’(4‘:;mcn Silk Umbrellas at $2.60, actual value Children’s Parasolsat 2ic, 35c.and 50c. Also a full line of Coaching Parasols, Collars and Cuffs. 50 dozen Ladies' winen Collars, at 5c each, some are slightly soiled, but many are perfect and redlly worth 0c. $0 dozei Ladies' Linen Cuffs at 10c per pair, regular price 25c pair. ‘Handkerchiefs, at 10c each. RPLUS JUNE CLEARANCE SALE! IWE PROPOSE T0 CLOSE OUT ALL SURPLUS STOCK REGARDLESS OF COST. CLOAKS. Nothing hurt but the prices. 10 beautifully made and fintshed, pleated Silk N iy, vtk Wool Sults \ only, 8 ayoniy, sty ‘00l Buits will be closed out oh. 14 children’s all-wool Henrlotta Buits, age 4 12 yours, at one unitorm price, viz. g Trimmings, BOTTOM PRICES ON STYLISH 2 TRIMMINGS. [o] FEan el Slapyaslors, ot @operyars. Girdles, in black and colors, at 75¢ each, Jet Ornaments, with penaants, at 25c each, Handkerchiefs. At Barr's Handkerehief Deparsment o N g:}z,“w‘lll e seen some of thg‘btll vnlu:tl ':;':r . 50 dozen Children's Printed ks ch‘l‘:{:\lnlflc ;‘m:‘h. a1 sl' nf jorder Handker- dozen Ludies' H 8 Whit - der Hanakerohiets, av12 13 °n‘c‘f~rmud B 6 dozen Gents’ hem stif Printed Border . Gents’ Furnishings. The Gents’ Furnishis Departmentat Barr's Jrhieh has diways beon tho ploneer of high class shing Goods at low prices, will Sl‘;‘sjc!;lll :x)w::nu this gm?k..“m DiArisos dozen Gents' narrow pleats ‘bosom,.open b.l(l;g ac\:;lah'tfilt L‘I;uud’r{'ed cl:lmh“l 0o Bllc‘l’lAD n Genuine Fren rigga: and Drawers, at o ml‘l’ NI, 2 dozen Gents' Washable Four-n-Hand Bcarts at 20c each. e R —— T ‘Country orders for ;goods or samples will receive prompt attention if addressed to the Wm. Barr Dry Goods ‘Co., I16th and Douglas Streets, Omaha, Neb, R R ‘Great‘Central Dry ‘Goods Store, fronting on 16th and Douglas, in the retail and street rail- road center of Omaha. ;."AfBRUTHER'S AWFUL REVENGE AfWreaked on the Man Who Wrought His Sister’s Rutn. WATCHED HIM DIE BY INCHES. ‘How a Young Trapper Was Slowly Starved to Death By the Part- ner Whose Confidence He Haa Betrayed. Wr¥agic Romance of ‘a Mountain Pass. ForT ROBINSON, Neb., June 6.~ [Special to Tii Bee]—I have often ; wwished ‘somebody ‘would ‘write the.ro- ‘mantio incidents connected with “the ngarly history of Nabraska 'before n_xey #pass out of the minds of men now living emd are forgotten forever. Perhaps the best way to bring about so desira- ble'a result would be for me tocontrib- wte my share, ‘and'thus'sét'the example Wo.others. Just above Julesburg, on the Platte @iver, isa rock, atthe foot of which €As enacted a tragedy ‘many years ago, THE MERE RECITAL OF WHICH gmakes my blood run cold. The story was told me in Montuna by a Srapper over fifteen years ago, who ouched for the truth of what he stated. e place I speak of near old Julesburg, a lonely spot in a'canyon, surrounded high blufts,where the frowning rocks nderthe lonolinvss and silence oppres- ve, aud cause the wvisitore ‘to hasten eir departure from the gloomy dell to {®& more checrful landscape on the open {prairie, and the banks of the beautiful o li.w iver, ANy years ago two young men came Hrom C‘m enst ‘and asconding ‘the Mis- souri from Council Bluffs far into Mon- tana, engaged in the business of trap- 'glng and buying furs. They were frionds and prospered in all their undertakings. Money flowed into their hands ‘from the sales of furs and they Boon became quite wealthy. Still they stayed on in the westthat had been so enorous to them and, loving their ild and free live, continued to trap, bunt and buy furs. At last they became ‘enumored of their mountain ‘home jhay determined to make it their per- manent ‘abiding-place. One of the oung'men had PAIR SISTER WHO LIVED IN 8T, LOUIS where one of ‘the partuers went svery yeour tosell ‘theiwr furs. 'The girl, infat- uuted by the tales of adventure told by her brother, longed 'tovisit the west pnd begged so hard to be allowed to ac- company him to his .mountain home .he sBuully consented and promised that the wery next year sie should go back with him. "She did so, and for a hole yesr lived in & enbin n the Bear Paw mountainsin Montana, When it came time for the furs to be smarketed the girl, who bad become momowhat tired of 'mountuin life, asked ker brother to go down to St. Louis were sold. Both partners were to go “With her, but just as they were on the ®ve of starting information of alarge e of buftalo robes by the Indiaus on Yellowstone induced the brother to 0 ‘thare,snd entrusting his darlin, 10 the ‘curc of his partner an t out for the Yellowstone, to join them later in St. a ullrao :a;l furs, wnd thus F yearly te B BIUG sum. rivl was losh wphna her brother, wished to accompany him o the 4 7 with thefurs @wnd return when they Yellowstone, but he urged her to go directly down the Missouri ‘with his partner, and not .undertake:soperilous and fatiguing a journey as'that'by the Yellowstone route. He said their mother, who -also lived in St. Louis, would be unxious,’and ‘he promised he ‘would not be long-in joining them,when they would all HAVE A HAPPY TIME. The Mackinaw boats were well mauned with‘friendly Tndians and pro- vided with -every comfort the.country afforded. ‘When the little fleet sailed the 'brother atruck out ‘across the ‘courntry i|ifor-the Yellowstone whore he arrived in due'time but a very sick man. He was compelled to remain so long ‘atv the Crow Tndian camp thatthe river ‘troze up'before he got well and so he could not.go down atall. -In ‘the spring he grew better and made his way to Ben- ton where he awaited the réturn of 'his pattner and sister. ‘At last the part- ner.came but did not bring the .girl with hims He said the mother was not well and'the sister had relucétantly re- mained with her. /He ‘accourted for the'sale of the furs and -returned very ‘larpge profits'to the brother as his share. Although disappointed :in not having the compuny of his sister in his lonely home during the summer, he consoied himself with.the thought 'he should see her in the early winter, and said she had done quite right to remain at home to_care for their dear old mother. In the fall the catch of furs had been so'poor that the partner easily persuad- ed the brotherito detfer his trip “east until spring sud devote ‘the'whole win- ter to hunting and Lrnpghl The Crows were vreported again "to have taken a greu many robes the brother went to the Yeéllowstone to buy ‘their furs. While there he met Jim ‘Beckworth, James Bridger.and Beauvaise, all of whom had been to 8t. Louis, but HEARD NOTHING OF THE PTRAPPER’S SISTHR, though they had called &t his mother’s house and said the old lady was well and hearty when they left her. These conflicting™ reports greatly worried the brotherand ‘he became ex- tremely ‘anxious to 'hear m home. James ‘Bridgea was going to the Platte and hence to St. Louie and the brother charged him over and ‘ovor again to hasten to his mother, learn about his sister and then communicate with him at any cost. It was past amidwinter when a SnakelIndian suddenly appeared on the Yellowstone with ‘two letters fi the brother. One ‘was from Bridger and expluined that'he had been greatly delaying'in getting ‘the other'letter to him beeause he had ‘o oue ‘but Chey- ennes and Sioux with him and no In- dtan of either of these tribes could penetrate the Crow lands withouticer- tain death. At last he had mét a'Snake and these Indians being ut peace with the Crows he had hired one to carny the letter to him. The other letter wus from the trapper’s mother and ‘mear- ly erazed him, It gave ‘a long and circumstantial account of the ruin of his sister and wound up by saying that the-girl, unable to bear her shawe, had gone insane and would soon bocome a mother. Wild with grief the first impulse of the brother was to re- turn to his camp on the Missouri, seek his purtner and kill him. He started at once, but the more he brooded over the ;matter the worse ‘he became pos- sessed of ' desive T0 TORIURE HIS BISTER'S DESTROYVEL. What good, he reasoned, would it do ‘him merely tosnoot the man; hewould not suffer much and might not even be able to know for what he wus shot. No, ‘e 'would torture him and gloat over liis sutferings. and No Indian could-dsvise a more crual death than the trapper did for hiswvic- tim. As he neared the campon the Missouri ‘his thirst for wvengeance in- creased and it was a wholeday before he could trust himself to enter ‘the camp 8o great was his ‘fear that at the sight of his partner his feelings would overcome -him and ‘he would kill the scoundrel :on the 'spot. But con- trolling himself by a mighty effort he ‘calmly ~.entered the camp ‘'and greeted 'his former friend who pretended ‘to 'be ‘very glad 4o see him. He-said not ‘a-word about ‘the 'letter 'he 'had reeeived ‘and 'by neither aot nor word 'showed anything was wrong. When spring came ‘the skins ' were packed ‘and ‘sent'to Benton where:the partners soon followed them. The boats were loaded ‘aud everything prepared for going -down ithe ‘river. The brother'had a will ‘madae, lenving the ‘name of the person 'blank. He then provosed to his partnerthat ‘in- stead of going down the.Missouri‘river with'the bouts they send the'furs down, while they would cross.the ‘mountains, visit'the ‘trappers ‘on the Platte, buy their furs, take ‘them down'the ‘Platte, and meet their own fleet.of boats with another at Plattsmouth on, the Mis- souri. ‘Gain was, of course, the argu- ment used and it did mot require any urging to'get the partuer to agree. .He did not waut to réturn ‘to 8t. Louis and the longer he could defer his visit there he veasoned the ‘better it'would be.for him. ‘The brother also said they would establish a branch trading post onthe Platte somewhere near old -Fort Lara- nie and ‘thus increase ‘their future profits. To all this . THE PARTNER READILY ‘ASSENTED. und after 'seeing ‘théir boats safely .| started down the Missouri they set out across the:countryifor Laramie. They finally struck the old overland trail und followed it down :the Platte to Jules Bernards. ‘Here they stopped for sev- eral «days ‘and undoer some protextor other ‘the ‘brother inducedihis purtner to accompany ‘him to the'lonely pass described in_ the opening lines of ‘this story. ‘Here he disurmed him, tied him securely ‘and ‘informed ‘his vietim he “was going to kill him. At first'the purtner thought it was only a joke but when the brother produced from his pockét the létter ‘from his mother and read it -to him, the .guilty man knew but'too ‘well ‘that ‘his ‘time had come. He begged to beshot'at once, but the brother onlyitied his victim securelyito the'rosk:and then ‘informed him ithat he must ‘starve to death. Hastening back to Bernard’s cabin, who was away, he'lsftn ‘note saying ‘they 'had gono east and then taking some chainsand B hammer which ‘he found in stable near the cabin, returned to ithe ook, Ho forgod u collar out of ‘the chain and fastened it -about his vietim’s ‘neck. Then he drove a staple iuto tho rock and fustened the chain w it. This done he calmly sdt down ‘toses his enemy starve. On the third daythe partner signed the deed with some powdered ink which the brother had. t boqueuthed all his property to the injured girl. The brother witnecssed it and also attachod ‘an old trapper’s name asa witness, The brother then wrote letters for the man to sign, s ing he had fallen very ill while cro: ing the .plains and was about to die. These lotters wore dafed on the Platte, but did notsay @t what point. All these doouments the brother compelled his purtner to sign. On the sixth day the man grewidelirious and BEGGED TO BE SHOT, and duy by day he became weikor until the tenth day, when be died. ‘Tt issaid the brother ofton eat in the presenoe of i his victim and brought water from the spriug wewr by, but would net give whe | .Ask your druggist. ] & sufferer any food and only a-very little water. ‘Often 'he "would ‘read over to thim'the tetter from ‘the ‘mother to her son fforming ‘him of his sister’s ruin, The poor man begged ‘hard to be'killed atonce, or'to'be released and he would marry'the givl and make every restora- 'tion ‘in 'his'power/for the ‘wrong he had done, but ‘the brother was deaf to all his entreaties. So'it'went on ‘until ‘the end came. After his victim was dead the brother went to Bt. Louis and found his sistor'well and 1n sound mind. The will of the'dead partner was-proved and the girl'and ‘his child 'became ‘the 8- sessors 6f il his property. The brother tried to settle’down but could mot; the remenibrance of that awfdl rock haunted him‘dayandmight and after a year of vain‘endeavor' to find surcease of sorrow he made ‘a will giving ‘everything ‘to his mother‘and sister and once more FLED IO “THE WILD MOUNTAINS. There ho lived for ‘ten years, never once again coming east, aud was finally wounded by Tndians while out hunting and died from the effects of his wounds. It was on his deathbed he related this story of his life'to Muggins Taylor who told it to me on the Yeilowstone by a camp fire one night in 1876, just before Custer was massacred. By those who konew him Muggins Taylor’s word would not ‘be doubted. He was then a scout for General Mills and was after- wards himself killed at Billings, Mont. ‘Whether the story be trae or not I can- not'say, but is ‘not ‘more strange ‘than many other incidentsof ‘the border which we know'to ‘be ‘true. It is said some _years afterwards some hunters visited the spot and’found the skeleton of a man,chained:by'the neck toa rock, and they-marked the spot with a cairn of stones, JAMES'S, BRISBIN. —— Gypsy Lullaby Song. Edgar L, Wakeman in Good Housckeeping, . Sleep sweet! My chuuvie, sleap! The stars are out an’ blinkin'; ‘Along’the ©liffs the shadows croep; ‘Whit1s my rackiie (loved one) thidkin’t T’R father'll find the patein (trall) true cross'ihe wide, wide houther; He'll come, he'llicome! ‘His life'sin you; -Helll come, whate'er the weather! Sleepsweer! My chauvie, slesp! Bleop sweat! My ¢Hayyia, sleep! "Phe camp's miatlo snfiz dnd tidy; His heart'is here botl trué and desp; Wheretera-diskorin’ bide he. Ty stiok* is' burnist Tho teut smiles weloni The kettle siugs wi' " s Y And wo a' walt se¢i ‘Sleep swedt! My clafvie, sléep! Sleepsweot | My vilativio, sleep! Nowrsleep un’ dvedf b:‘t_uun ly, Lheara whisper-in the leaes | ‘Phe five gtlints up mdre Brightly, Old dugal (dog) af" the grye (horee) prick up; weld The kettle 'glus a-humming; (Oh, Love '{s sure and knows ufar !— Chee! Chee!—Thy'fdthier's coming, Wake now, my chauvie,waie! *Phe iron pov or-kettlestick of Lie gypsies of the tent und road.—E. L. W. Bt B T he new city directory of Aberdoen, now béin'g compiled, will sow @ population of 7,000 people in that place, an increase of nearly twothousand in.less'than two years. Don’t 1rritate your lungs with a stub- born-eough when a ,pleasant nnd effec- tive remedy may be found in br.J, H, Meloan’s tar avine lung balm! -~ Five or six boys, from eight ‘to fourteen years old, were wurrested iv Aberdeen last Wweck for huving stwlen soveral huadred pounds of old lead and copper and & guantity of beer. : —— Ladies never-have any dyspapsiu after & wine glass of ‘Augostura Bitters, the sgonuine of Dr, J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. .phonoporic from elec THE WORLD ‘OF ELECTRICLTY | A Recent English Invention of Great Pradtical Value. HOW THE .PHONOPORE WORKS. A German Professor's Flan for Trans forming Mechanical lnto Electrio- al ‘Energy—Priming Batteries ‘for Incandescent Lighting. ‘The ‘Phonopore. ‘An Euglish electrician, Mr. Langdon 'Duvies, has made ‘and 'perfected an ‘in- vention which promises to ‘'be of great advantage ‘in the service of ‘transmis- sion by electricity, 'says the Boston Herald. At thepresent time the phon- opore, as he cills 'His ‘device, admits of the duplication at small expense of or- dinary telegraphic facilities, but there are reasous /for thinking that the'time is coming ‘when it'will be found useful in amumber of other directions. What the phonopore does is to utilize a species of electric enorgy which is not brought inwo service by the ordinary électrical devices, If atelephone wire runsnear a telegraph wire, even though both may be insulated in the ‘ordinary meaning of that term, it is possible to hear atthe receiver at the end of the telephone wirelthe changes due to the passage of the electric current ‘over the telegraph wire. That is,'by 'what is known as in- Quotion, sontething passes from one wire to anotner ingpite of ordinavy -in- sulation. Mr, Langdon Davies termed this spocies of -electricity phonoporic energy, distinguishing it from the ordinary electric current, which cannot pass-from wire to wira, particu- larly when both of these were well in- suluted. ‘He next ask himself if it were not possible to utilize this energy, which seams to be aproperty of all electric currents, and, after making a number of experiments, he dovised an instrument which can be applied to all telegraph wires, and by meaus of which messages cun be sent and received by _phonporic energy simultaneously with the reception and digpatch of mossages by the ordinary electric current, one service in no way interfering with the other. That is, the service by a single wire under the ordinavy mothod cun be doubled by the use or the phono- pore, or if duplex wnstruments are used the.service ean be quadruplexed by the phonopore. If the service s already quadruplexed—that is, having four in- struments toa single wire—eight dis- tinct und separate services are possible by the use -of phonoporic energy, and this in ench case ut a smull exponse. This discovery is of great intorest apurt from the results already watwained, for the reason that it may be found possi- ble lawr on to still further soparate ic energy and utilize it for purposes for which the or- dinary electric enevgy dves not give al- together satislactory results. A Now Source of Electriocity. London Iron states that ‘‘a now source of electricity hus been diseov- ered by Prof. Braun, of Tubingen. Hitherio it was found impossible to transform mechunieal work direct into electricity, The German professor says he hus succeeded in doing this, Physi- oists have known for some time that currents may be produced iu metal wires by bending them. Fnof. Braua has found that nickle ‘wires develope the ¢trongest currents by winding it intoa spiral, and connecting -itsendy with a delicate measuring apparatus (multiplicator.) The pointer of the multiplicator deflected considerably ac- cording as thespiral was ‘elongated or compressed, showing that relatively strong currents were created; the cur- ront flowing the olongation of the spi- ral.in.a direction opposite to ‘thatiin which the wire had been run in its pas- sage through the -draw-plate. The in- terest in the iphenomena observed will be enhanced as'soon as there is a pros- i ipect of increasing 'the strength of the rcurrents to wdegree which ‘will:render them available for practical As:Prof. Braun has succeede ting iu urposes. in put- circuit a number -of spirals like galvanic olements, and thus obtaining strong currents, there is:a ;probability of ‘eonstructing eugines which ‘will' perform useful work. Yet we cannot help ‘thinking that the current would prove too feeble, and $hat thoy would develop ‘but little mechanical energy on account of the great'molecular friction. Should the anticipations of the discoverer He ful- filled, however, the currents would sup- ply to/the euginesr the cheapest meuns of transiorming ‘work into elactricity direct. Prof. Braun’s experiments also eonfirm the well-known law of recipro- cation. In .passing through a spiral the current of Bunsen's elements, ‘he could ;m)vu an elongation or compres- s10n of the spiral ‘according to ‘the di- rection of the current. Primary Batteries for Incandescent Lighiing, Primary batteries /for incandescent lighting will oftentimes be cailed for and 4he dealer will 'be frequently tempted to follow in the footsteps of capitalists ‘who have been inveigled intoinvesting shousands of dollars in what the inventor cluimed was ‘*an en- tively ‘new, relinble and economical genorator of-electricnl anorgy. particu- larly suitable for use in household illu- mination,” but which proved to be sim- ple modifications of the Bunson type, suys the Eleotrical World, Such in- vestments huve not proven purticularly gratifying, excapt 1t be in the exchange of the inventor’s experieuce for'thein- vestor’s capital, When batteries are desired forillum- inating or ‘motor work, it is better to explain to the customer that as o given amount of coal will produce a known quanitity of heat, so likewise certain chemicals when placed in a properly eonstructed cell will yield known re- sults that are easily detorininod hefore~ hand; that motalic #ing/is the principal positive element in all shose battories, and holds the relative position in a cell that coal does 1n & furnace; ‘that to pro- duce each electrical horse power hour of energy requires 13 pounds of Zine, about an ec \m\ amount of ¢hromic acid or similar Acpulumzur. and a gquantity of diluted acid, altogether costing at whotesale rates 50 cents, to suy nothing about the labor, capital investod, or de- preciation in the cells, und that the amount of light that can be obtained will saldom ‘exceed ten sixteonu-candle power lamnps per horse power. In other words, it will cost the cus- tomer using primary batteriesand burn- ing ten incandescent lamps four hours endh evening 6 vents per lamp per nour, or a‘totul cost of 82 for the svening’s light. While such an sxpluuution may not inereuse the sules so far as primary bat- teries are concerned, it'will be valuable in winning the respedt and confidence of customers, which is wore to be de- sired than silver or golde ahe Electric Plumbor, There are notdifyy eleetric plumbers in existence, and very fow per: “ever heard of the torm b%[oign;::vl: is the name of a trade, the members of which are well paid, and which in a tew years will hold ‘an ‘important place in our industrial orafts. The eleotric lumber, observes the Electric Review, 8 the ‘man who makes the joints /in lead-covered wires and cables.” He may be seen auy fiue day in the subways deftly P‘hupmg .8 pasty mass -of solder into a “‘wipe joint” around & cable pipe, or skillfully ‘bwisting and connecting the wires of the cable itself. The electric plumber :is called upon to do not only some of the most difficult jobs in the plumbers’ art, but ‘must possess a good knowledge of electric circuits, and particularly.of ithe insula- tion of such circuits.” A ‘competent plumber who has the required electri. cal gkill is ut present ‘in gredt demand and ‘can easily ‘obtain .profitable em- ployment. To this call the attention of that large num- ber of capable but - discontented young men who find their position as linemen ‘and ‘inspectors for telephone and other companies do not afford them the desired opportunity for advance- ment. ‘Our advice to such young men is to practice plumbing. Exchange the strap and vise for the ‘fire-pot and sol- dering iiron. Learn ‘to make ‘a wipe joiut. 'Never ‘mind if at first you !lo burn your flugers and ‘make lop-sided joints. Persevere to the end, and you will become 80 valuable ‘to your own company that you will not ‘need ‘to accept work with:another. fact we Improving ‘the Phonograph. 1t ‘is said that the phonograph has 'been made now to register the sound of the beating of the -human heart. Thus does soience .continually trample down ‘all our ‘notions of long ago, suys Texas Siftings. Tt is not iso nmuf{ years since we thoughv the ‘man waslylng who bragged so of the keen- ness of his ears. His friend who boasted of his sight declared he could seo a Ny on the top of a neighboring steeple, and this man whom we have 8o con- demned, and who mow ‘seems to have been prophetic, said: *‘1 can’t'see him but I can heur him stepping around.’ The next ‘thing Edison will do, proba~ bly, will be to hear somebody thiuk. Pélephones In Sweden, In probably no country in the world, says an English exchange, ‘‘has the telephone come into more general use than Sweden. Notonly can Stockholm boast the ‘most perfect ‘telephonic wr- rangements of auy ecapital, in‘addition to the largest percentage of telephone subseribers, but the east coast and the west coast will soon ‘be in telephonio communication, & line between Stock- holm und Gothenburg 'being 'in course of ercetion, Many small townsare'in telophonic communication with each other, and the numberof subscribers is constantly increasing, In Malmo, for instance, wnich has.about 40,000 inhab- itants, there are 600 subscribers. The town is conneoted with about thirt, smaller towns and country ‘places, witl .;::Igv,wriberu ranging between 200 and Klectrico Light for London, London is usually very slow to move in a vew direction; but it really seems as if the litule village” were going to take the first place in electrie lfghnne, says the London Life, A contract hus just been taken to illuminate the oity for twenty-one yoars. This lightingof the streets will extend throughout'tho busiest heart of London, from Fleot strevt on the west to Aldgute in the eutwl‘:g lrt:m lmn’:‘;:e Borthern bound- ary e river, en completed, no ity in Burape will.beve done 80 @muoh.