Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 31, 1903, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1903. BARGAIN L2444 ikkbiiiiiz, iiin IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Remarkably High Speed A’Mnod by Eleotrio Motor Oars in Germany. SIGNIFICANCE OF RECENT TRIAL TESTS hone Fever in w—New Galvanic Bat- tery and Surface Contact System. Remarkable results have been achieved by the speed tests of eleotric motor cars In Germany during the past two years, On the Marienfelde-Zoosen experimental line, October 6, a gpeed of 12546 miles per hour was attained, or a kilometer more than the highest previous record. The machinery and roadbed were unimpaired. The cur- rent was between 13,00 and 14,000 volts, capable of driving the car at the rate of more than 20 miles. This power is re- duced by transtormers to about 460 volts. The car used today had four motors hav- ing together about 1100 horse power. It was the car used In the previous tests this year and I8 constructed on the Siemens- « Halske system. Another car of somewhat different éguipment as to motors and trans- “formers has bees bullt for additional high speed tests. ‘The, German Reichstag has voted 250,000 marks for a new track to be laid upon the Berlin-Zooseh line for immediate experi- ments with olegtric trains. This is the outcome of recent experiments, ‘during which a train for a brief period attained a #peed of nearly 10 miles an hour. The engineers described the road as bullt upon an embankment fifty-four feet wide at the top, 113 feet on the base and twenty feet high. Jhere were ditches on either side and no grade croseirigs. Of large design, with sharp-nosed fronts, weré the motor cars, having foul pairs of trucks fitted With wheels four feet in di- ameter and of %0 horse power. Great se- erecy was observed in the construction and operation of the line. Eleetricity a An interesting instance of the rapid ex- tension of the use of electricity is fur- nighed by the fortifications distributed along our coast. A few years ago, says the Sclentific American, the electric light was introduced to add to the comfort of the gurrisons and to provide better lllumination of; the works, Once & generating plant had been installed there was at hand a supply of power in & convenlent and eas- ® War Agent. . T | | | Liirisy, % §iiiis Your choice of all the MEN'S SHOES, BOOTEES and RIDING BOOTS Made by the foremost manufacturers in the United States, made to retail at Four dollars, Five dollars, Six dollars and Seven dollars )\ DAY we place on sale the choice of the entire stocks of the Mound City Boot & Shoe Co., and Evans’ Shoe Store—sold in St. Louis and bought by us at a remarkably low figure. SALE STARTS 8 0’CLOCK SHARP. (BRAN m»—> ON SECOND FLOOR | Including every kind of leather—every style of toe—every width and every size. fly ‘controllable form, and this led to the use for purposes which were not contem- plated at the time the plant was installed. Electric fans have been put in to make the living.quarters more comfortable in hot weather, and electric motors have been adopted for training the guns, a class of work for which _they are particularly well adapted. Motors are used to drive the ammunition hoists and to do other work which before had either been done by hand or .some less satisfactory power. Searchlights have been installed, enabling a fortification to sweep the sea at night. The various posts of the fortress are connected together by telephone, so that the commandant is in touch at all times with the entire garrison, and can instantly transmit orders to any point. The various fortifications along the coast are tiéd together by telephone and tele- graph so thaf on the appearance of the enemy at any point all the fortifications would be informed of ft. Submarine mines are controlled by electricity, and even the guns may be fired by this means, by an officer at some distant point. By means of wireless telegraphy a fortification can be kept in touch with the scouting vessels, and would be Informed of the approach of the enemy long before he is visible from the coast. The telautograph may be brought Into service for transmitting orders, and electric signaling lights are replacing the older types. Kiectric lights are used for rangefinder crosshairs, for Mghting the rangefinder stations; and elec- tric clock circuits furnish accurate time to all parts of the fortifications. To in- sure the continuity of these manifold serv- ices, accumulators are now installed, so that there will at all times be a constant and rellable supply of power. Thus, from being at first & small auxiliary, the elec- trical equipment has extended until now it 1s probably the most important part of the entire equipment 0f the fortress. lephones on the Farm. It 18 estimated that during the last five years telephones have been put into nearly 0,000 rural homes. The farmer finds that with the telephone he can keep in touch with the market, selling his produce or live | stock when quotations are the most favor- | able. It is now @ common practice for the country doctor to give directions by tele- phone for caring for the patient, both diagnosing and prescribing. In lilinols the speeches of a recent pelitical convention were listened to by the farmers on a rural system as they sat in thelr homes from fifteen to thirty-six miles away. Belng in speaking distance of his nelghbor, not only does the farmer feel a New sense of per- | sonal security, but he knows that his be- Jlon‘m are safer from molestation than “Better Be Safe Than Sorry.” Order now. Don't put it off another day— | SHERIDAN CGOAL Also Cherokee, Missouri, lllinois, Pennsylvania hard coal, semi-anthracite and steam, Hand screened, free de- livery and city scale ticket. VICTOR WHITE, they ever were before. The telephone has been instrumental In causing the arrest of many horse thieves and outlaws and in some districts the farmers have almost broken up chicken stealing and petty lar- ceny by telephoning the police and com- mission merchants of their losses, and thus enabling prompt arrests to be made, In the early days of the rural telephone the farmers were content to utilize their fence wires for intercommunication, and in many districts, particularly in the western states, this method so reduced the cost of installation as to enable many communi- tles to have a tolerably effective service, which otherwise would have had to go without any. But the farmers are becom- ing more fastidious. They now want good service, and they are getting it. So easy has the organization of rural telephone systems become that it is sate to predict that within a very few years the majority of the 4,000,000 farmers said to be yet unprovided with telephone service will have followed the example of their more enterprising brethren and brought them- selves within touch of civilization. If any community, wishes to Install a system, no matter how limited, it has only to com- municate with a reputable installation firm to receive the fullest and the clearest in- structions as to how to go about it. A favorite method of organizing ls for the farmers to form partnerships or co- operative (mutual) companies for the fur- nishing of service only to the locality in which the subscribers live. Sometimes the service is furnished by nearby telephone exchanges running lines Into the rural dls- tricts New Galvanie Battery. A néw galvanic battery of the class com- posed of a series of separate dry cells has been patented in Germany. The Improve- ments cover the production of a battery which {s capable of being kept in store, of belng transported in an absolutely dry condition, and of being rendered fit for use at a moment's notice by the introdue- tion of a suitable liquld or electrolyte into the separate cells constituting the battery. The object almed at is secured by certain novel features of construction and com- bination of parts. As described by United States Consul General Hughes at Coburg, the dry cells consist each of a zinc or other metallic cylindrical or prismatic cross-sec- tional area placed within the metallic cyl- inder, The space between the two elec- trodes is filled up with blotting paper or other suitable material capable of absorbing the electrolyte. A plurality of these celis Is arranged within a sultable socket or frame-shaped casing, the cells being sep- arated from each other and the surround- ing casing by asphalt or other insulating material. When required for use the covers are removed from the cells and filled up with the blotting paper soaked with any convenlent electrolyte, such as am- moniac solution, etc. The covers are then replaced and the the battery is ready for. use. Insulating rings at the open ends of the cells or sinc cylinders prevent short circulting of the cells by any overflow- ing electrolyte. French Surface Contact System. A French surface-contact rallway is de- scribed in a recent issue of & British publi- cation as apparently overcoming the disad- vantages of these contact systems which use the rail return. In such a system there will be leakage between the studs and rails in wet weather, and more or less danger to persons in the street, arising from the fall- ure of switches to operate. The new sys- tem 1s known as the Cruvellier, after fts in- ventor, and consisted originally of two sets of studs, one connected to the positive feeder and one to the negative. The rails play no part in the distribution. There being In this system two insulated current conductors, the disadvantages due to leak- ages are very much lessened. In the im- proved system the two studs are combined into one, and each one can be connected either with the positive or with the nega- tive pole. The car has two sets of electro- magnets, one fitted in front and the other in the rear. There are inside the studs two systems of contacts on different axes. When the front of the car is over one stud, this 18 connected to the negative pole. When the rear of the car comes\over the same stud it becomes positive. By an ingenious arrangement within the stud 1t is impossible to make contact to both conductors at the same time. The contact plece Is arranged 80 as to make the brake positive. Tests of these studs show that they operate safely when opening a circuit carrying 250 amperes at 600 volts. The current collec- tor consists of an endless metallic cable, which turns on two rollers that run on the ground. When the car is running, the lower part of the cable is stationary and the cur- rent 18 taken up without friction. The spe- clal features of this system are: The use of two insulated-current conductors, thus reducing the leakage at the studs and re- moving all danger from electrolytio action to nelghi®ring conductors; the combina- tion of, these with an effectual device to open the cireuit; the use of electro-magnets which do not touch the studs, and the ab- sence of sliding contacts. Experiments which have been carried out near Paris are said to have given good results, HISTORIC GRAVEYARD'S RUIN ht Presented Where Revolu- Soldiers Sleep fin New Jersey. The dilapidated old graveyard from which the dead folks had to emigrate, according to one of Mark Twain's grimly humorous sketches, finds its counterpart over in New- ark in the disgraceful condition of the burying ground in the rear of the old First Presbyterian church, in Broad street, near the Central rdiiroad of New Jersey. What makes the scandalous neglect of this historic old cemetery the more glar- ing Is the fact that it stares ail people in the face, strangers as well as others, who come into the city over the Jersey Central line. Another thing which underscores the dis- Sorry § tionary mal plight of this forlorn old God's acre | is the fine bronze tablet which the Soclety —_— KNOW NOw And Will Never Forget the Experience The coffee drinker who has suffered and then been completely cured by changing from coffee to Postum Food Coffee knows something valuable. He or she has no doubt about it. A Call- fornia lady says: “I learned the truth about coffee In a pecullar way. My hus- band who has for years been of a very billous temperament, decided to leave off coffee and give Postum a trial, and as I did not want the trouble of making two beverages for meals, I concluded to try Postum too, and the results have been that while my husband has been greatly bene- fited, I have myself recelved even greater benefit. When I began to drink Postum I was thin In flesh and very nervous, and now I actually welgh 16 pounds more than I did at that time, and am stronger physically and in my nerves, while husband Is cured of all his alls. “We have learned our little lesson about coffee and we know something about Pos- tum, too, for we have used Postum now steadily for the last three years, and we shall always continue to do so. We have no more use for coffee—the drug drink. We prefer Postum and health.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look In each package for & copy of the famous little book, “The Road o Well- ville.” These are all tied, and thrown on bargain squares, on our second floor-—Your choice for *3 B—> IN BASEMENT ON BARGAIN SQUARE Men’s shoes—in box calf, vici kid, enamel and patent leather—genuine Goodyear welt soles—all sizes. > IN BASEMENT Boys' and Girls’ patent BARGAIN leathers—swell styles —regular price would be about double. B> In Basement BARGAIN | base- SQUARE | ment BARGAIN SQUARE Ladies’ Shoes Nearly 5000 pairs of ladies’ fine shoes— about 30 different styles—all new and strictly up-to-date— are placed on sale at 98c and $1.59 0 and §1,59 of Colonial Dames has placed on the front of the church edifice itself. The inscrip- tion on this tablot proudly invites attention to the fact that the church is the oldest monument in the city, The church itself is a beautiful spectmen of the late elghteenth century style and is visited by hundreds of people Who are interested in such matters. It is of stone and; barring accident or the remorseless hand of “improvement,” should stand for centuries. About the front and back to the fence at the rear of the church the grass is kept trimly shaven and the lawn is or- namented with attractive dispositions ot flower beds. Behind that fence Is the cemetery, on which, it would seem, the most care of all should be exercised. Revolutionary sol- diers who suffered with Washington at Valley Forge and fought with him at Mon- mouth, Princeton and Trenton, are sleep- ing there. Inscriptions on the tombstones bear the names of many of the most hon- ored families in New Jersey. With all that, it is safe to say there is not another burying ground within a radius of 100 miles of New York that is in so shocking a state of neglect. Weeds and rank grass have been allowed to grow up and die and rot and grow again and rot again for years. The paths are barely out- lined through the jungle. Tombstones are broken off, lylng flat on their backs or reeling in all attitudes and at all angles. Garbage and rubbish abound and the center of the cemetery apparently has been used as a place wherein to burn refuse of all sorts, This church, to make matters worse, is | one of the wealthiest churches in_the state For over 100 years, as the Inscription on the Colonial Dames tablet suggests, it hus been & landmark and a venerated monu- ment in Newark. The original edifice, opposite the site of the present one, was not only a church, but a ‘efuge from the Indlans, as well. It was bullt in 1669. That bullding was de stroyed and another bullt in its place, about it being the first burying ground in New- ark. The cornerstone of the present structure was laid by Dr. Alexander McWhorter in 1787 on land purchased in 1774. The revo lutionary war stopped the bullding project for thirteen years. The church was dedi- cated in 1791 and the burying ground in its rear—the one which has been per- mitted to drift into such a condition of shameful neglect—was opened at that time. The father of Aaron Burr was the pas- tor of the church, who immediately pre- ceded Dr. Alexander McWhorter.—New York Sun. Mawy Stockholders. Few corporations have a more widely distributed stock than the Illinols Central. Its capital stock is $95,088,400, and 78.34 per cent of this is held by 6,745 owners in the United States, over one-third of these owners living in the twelve states through which its trains run, and holding over $14,000,00 of stock. There is held abroad. chiefly in Great Britian, $20,54,200, or 21.66 per cent of the total, by 1,92 owners. Only a few years ago the majority of the stock was owned in Kurope, but now over four- fifths of it is owned in this country. Presi- dent Fish's satement also brings out the interesting fact that a year ago there were 1128 stockbolders, 5,59 of whom owned less than 100 shares apiéce, this class owning in the ageregate $13,162,00. Now there are $,647 stgekholders. 6,73 of whom own in the aggregate $I5.047,600, clearly showing that the increase in the number of stock- holders has taken place chiefly among the small proprietors.—Chicago Tribune. Passes | CHICAGO, Oct. 3.—The business of J, kins, dealer in iron and tin, has pass nto the handg of the Royal Trust com SIS0, with Debilicies Of 821600, L. od y et ot ——— T T ——— will burn successfully in the genuine trade marked Jewel Hot Blast Stoves—soft coal, siftings, slack, hard coal,coke,cobs, etc. Why not Heep Your House Warm at a small cost ! Jewel Stoves last just about as long as you [ would expect to keep a stove. Price—oh, we will satisfy you. Call and see Jewels. We recom- mend them. 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