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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05

piece, will be spiral arrangement of copper
wire, about five inches in diameter, and made
to fit down over the part Of the head that it
will cover. The wires, just before the cap is
placed on the prisoners head, will be COW
cred with sponge, saturated with salt water
The prisoner will be sitting on chair in
his cell while these arrangements are being
put on. This chair, not differing apparently
from an ordinary one, but which is being
made especially for the purpose, will be con-
nected with wires leading to another room,
and the prisoner sitting in the chair will,
without knowing it, be subjected to current
of electricity too light to be felt, but heavy
enough to give an expert electrician in the
other room an exact measurement, by the
use of what is known as the .Whetstone
BRIDGE" of electrical resistance Of the man.
This will take only an instant, and will be
done before the officers have the prisoner
ready to leave the cell.
From the cell the procession will be much
as now to the execution room, where the
deputies and other persons permitted by law
to witness the execution will be waiting.
Near the center Of the room, raised upon
small platform about eight inches above the
floor, will be chair, made somewhat like a
large reclining chair. The long, straight
hard wood pieces, three inches square, and
will be long enough SO thatif seven foot man
should lie in the chair his head would rest
upon the back.
The seat and arms will be of plain wood
and without any peculiarities. The upper
part of the back frame on each side will be
fitted with slot, in which will slide back
and forth small arrangement with ring
at the top and a thumbscrew beneath The
rings are to receive the hooks in the back Of
the belt about the mans body, and thescrsws
are to fasten the arrangement in place ut the
spot where the rings will meet the ooks,
which will vary according to the height Of
the prisoner. In front Of the chair will be a
foot rest, something like those in barber's
shop, except that the top portion, instead Of
being fixed, will be balanced upon pivot to
permit it to dip front or back, so that the
feet will lie firmly upon it. This whole foot
rest will be arranged to slide backward and
forward, and to be secured with screw at
the point where the prisoners feet will rest
upon it.
From the ceiling over the back Of the
chair and over the foot rest win dangle two
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
PERSPECTTVE VTEN,

will be in the neighborhood of $500 mile.
OF course it will not be useful in conveying
articles Of value through unsettled sections,
as there would be danger Of the contents be-
ing stolen unless the route were closely
guarded. This would hardly be practicable.
An idea of the invention is that it will prove
very useful in conveying stereotype plates to
country newspapers. It will also be useful in
distributing papers, and may prove very
useful to city dailies. Mr.. Allen expects to
form a company to operate a line between
Brooklyn and New York city.
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smugsled Lace in . Conn.

A Brussels lace merchant had received from
q Belgian, residing in Paris, an order for q
large quantity Of Malines lace The goods
were carefully packed in q lead coffin, which
was dispatched to the Paris address as con-
tanning q corpse, says Paris exchange.
si The Paris merchant had to wait so long for
}ths arrival Of the body that he at, length
complained to the manager; Of the Northern
railway, who informed him that tho coffin
had been detained at the frontier owing to
tb, non-compl pliancel' with certain prescribed
sf0vmalities relating to- the transmission of
icc-pses Our merchant at once took train to
QuieVerain, dressed il solemn black and with
d mourning band round bis hat and wearing
AN expression Of profound sadness. gS3
IA But in spite Of his emphatic protestagainst
such an act Of dissertation the officials insisted
on opening the colin, when the truth came
tolight and the ingenious slnuggler was taken
into custody. sss t
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q small metal piece
In the center. It
will look somewhat
as if made by
taking a rubber
football, and with
a metal cap at the
hole for a center,
cutting off the end
of the ball into a
sort of hood. The
cap will fit over al
most the whole of
the head, from the
base of the brain to
we'll toward the
forehead. In side
Of it, i'll the center
about the metal
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
SECTIONAL VIEW.

For the want Of a better name, he calls it an
electric transmitting device, and its mission Is
to convey small packages, letters, newspapers
and important documents from place to place
in an almost Incredibly short time.
The machine itself is very simple, and con-
sists of two elliptically shaped metallic boxes,
6 feet long, placed parallel with each other.
The diameter Of these boxes the long way of
the ellipse is inches, and the short way 5
inches To each end Of each box is fastened
q pair of metallic arms, the latter being sus-
pended from the axes Of two wheels about Q
feet in diameter. The machine is saddled
upon an angle iron track, as shown in the an.
nexed cut, box being suspended from each
side:
The track rests on iron gudgeons fastened
on the top of high poles similar to telegraph
poles, placed a little over hundred feet
apart. A wire cable runs in the hollow part
of the rail, just beneath the upper surface,
upon which the whole runs. It rests ON the
top Of the iron gudgeons, the latter being
carefully insulated. This cable is charged
with electricity. There is wire for tho re-
turn current, completing the circuit. In one
end of one of the metallis boxes is a small
dynamo, or electric motor.
The small wheel runs along the side of the
rail and so carries the electric current to the
motor The car can be stopped at any in
stant by disconnecting the circuit by device
attached to a gudgeon whenever it is desired
to make station, on the same principle as
that employed by a telegraph operator in
sstapping the wires'' or disconnecting
The whole machine will weigh about thir-
ty five pounds, and the metallic boxes will
contain about as much cubic space as bushel
measure It is now thought it can be oper-
ated at the rate Of two to two and one-half
miles minute. The cost of construction
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THE CHAIR,


flexible wires, like those from which small
electric lights swing. On the wall at one
side will be small round dial attached to q
brass instrument A hand upon the dial will
indicate the intensity of the current that viii
pass over the wires Near it on the wall will
be small double pole switch, brass instru-
ment similar to the familiar switches used
to shut of or let on the current wherever
electricity is used, but designed especially to
show at glance whether the current is Off or
on, In order to prevent accidents which core
lesmess in handling the apparatus might
bring about. This will be- all Of the appa-
ratus apparent in the room
The prisoner, Immediately upon entering
the room, will be led to the chair, and in =
moment win be pushed back into it, the
hooks in the belt about his body slipped in1c
the rings in the chair, and there fastened in
place by the turn Of thescrews At the same
moment his feet win be raised, the foot rest
slipped under them and fastened BY turn, 1t
the screw, and q strap on top Of the rest will
be buckled tightly over his ankles. In ,ul-
other moment the two dangling wires viii TX.
fastened, one to the metal at the center Of the
back Of the cap aud the other to the metal
connection on the heel of each shoe a black
cloth win be pulled over the face of the pris,
oner, the officers will stand well back flnr..
the chair, and at q signal the executioner at
the switch will turn on the current, the vol
ume n of which has previously been adjusted
TO suit the resistance 81 the prisoner, as
shown by the test in the CELL
The intention is to use q current Of .Ou0
volts the same, it is said, as that used in the
3 %Westingh street lighting system. The
resistance Of the average man is about 1900
ohms, and the current will be calculated to
meet 2 range considerably above and below
that figure.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
railways ON TIME.

There is no line so handsomely eouipped for
Through Passenger Service as ssThe Northwestern
Line".C: st. r. NJ. 4 o.. railway-and the Min
neapolis. st. Paul and Chicago trains over his
line have better record for reaching either end
ct their run 'on time'' than those Of any other
line in the f,f,nntry
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
THE ELECTRICAL WAY.
How Innnitude WIN he Solved by Mur
4 derer Kemmler.

Nearly all the arrangements have been
completed for the execution of Joseph Kemm.
Ter by electricity during the week beginning
June "a. Kemmler, it will be remembered,
murdered his mistress, Tillie Zeigler, in Buf-
falo, and he was the first man sentenced to
die in the new fashion. The New York Sun
details the proceedings on the day Of the
death of Kemmler, so far as they are at pres
ent arranged, the main points Of which are
as follows. the execution taking place in the
state prison at Auburn, N. Y.
Onwhatever morning shall be decided upon
in the week of the execution the prisoner will
be notified, and whatever opportunity he de.
sires for religious consolation and farewell
words will be given him. These over, just
before the hour fixed upon for the execution
the officers will enter his cell, and the death
warrant will be read. His shoes will then be
removed and a pair resembling army bro
gans will be substituted.
In the sole Of these there will have been In.
serted metal plate covering the whole sole
and connecting with wires passing out
through the heels. While one officer is max
ing this change Of shoes another will faster
the prisoners hands together in front and
will place around his body, just beneath the
armpits, a stout leather strap. with buckle
fastening it in front and snap hooks project
ing from each side at the back.
Another officer will place upon the back o1
the prisoners head q peculiar close fitting
cap, apparently of black rubber, made arounG
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05

THE

les ard Chicago take this line tic1iarly favor
ing the. '.Vestibule Limited, which carries the
finest s!eeging cars and coaches ever built, and
fares. On the Lake Superior portion Of the line.
between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth. end
st. Hanl and Ashland, Pullman sIeepers are run
on nlght trains, and perlor cars on day trans.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
WEISS AND TscHIeoRtN.

Tho Chess Players Who Succeeded in Play.
Ing to Final Draw.
The international chess tournament at
New York wound up with draw between
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05

- 80 - |---- ~
difficult to win q
game from. BY
some he is regard
ed as the coming
chess player of the
world.
Tschigorin " a 8
born at st. Peters
burg in 1850. In
the Berlin tourney,
in 1881, he tied with
Winauer for third
and fourth prizes.
He also played in a
tourney at Vienna
in 1872, and gained
fourth prize infLon-
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with Blackburne, Mason, DR.. Tarrasch and
Englisch for second to sixth prize, Isador
Gunsburg winning first prize.
Mr.. Weiss has the reputation of being
remarkably sound chess PLAYER and extranoalv
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
remarkably

don in 1883. He played recently at Havana,
where he was beaten by Steinitz. He is a
man Of medium height and weight, Of dark
complexion, black hair and prominent fea-
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
'REsTAURANT PREH1sroR1ouE. .

cesses and failures It is agreed at the start
that the "grand opening" by President Car
not was little more than farce. Even the
French soldiers in ranks on that occasion
could not repress their smiles and sneers
M. Sadi. Carnot is far from being an impos-
ing figure. His duty on that historic date
and eventful day was to typify something,
to personify grand idea -and he couldn't
His progress was on plan all his own-to
strike medium between gorgeous royal or
imperial equipage and plain republican sim
plicity; it therefore combined the absurdi-
ties Of both and was ten fold more ridiculous
than either.
The point that impresses every one is the
immense size of the affair. Warned by the
crowded condition in 1867 and in again in
1878, the managers this year gave up the idea
Of a symmetrical inclosure, and so the boun-
daries wind in and out on both sides of the
Seine, and the antennH of the exposition, SO
to speak, stretch into quiet quarters long
ways from the Champ de Mars, and strangers
ignorant of the city often leave the grounds
and go along street, which they suppose is
leading them directly from it, only to come
square upon another section of it, Thereis
vast amount Of walking to do, and delicate
visitors who can afford it have themselves
wheeled about in regular invalids' chairs.
There are three miles Of outdoor walks pro.
tectedf by awnings, and many more not
protected. The grounds take. in the whole
Quai d'Orsay and large section Of
the left! bank Of the Seine, all the
bridge Of Jena and all the Trocadero
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1889.
.Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Magazine is the most useful, enter
tanning aLd beautiful periodical in the world.
novel.an American story. entitled Jupiter
Lights''-by Constance F: Woolson; illustrations
of Shakespeare's Comedies by E. A. Abbey; a
Thulstrop; papers on the dominion of Canada
and characteristic serial by harles Dudley
Warner; three 'Norwegian Studies" by Bjornst-
torica1 play by the author of ..Ben- Hui" illus
trated by J. +. Weguelin, etc. The editorial de-
partmente are conducted by George William,
ley Warner.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05

All reports agree that as display the ex-
position is simply wonderful greatest show
on earth" Ia polyhippic and unrivaled CO.
lossal aggregation, !" as the bills say, but In
the line Of the useful l-well, theright men have
not got there vet.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
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Of Senegal would he taken on this continent
for specimen Of .sburnt cork n,instrelsy.n
But the French take him TAU serieux." " They
have few color prejudices and can scarcely
understand the American idea on that sub
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05

GrOu006 on Cne
other side Of the
Seine, besides the
Champ de Mars,
Ecolte #Militaire,
Esplhnade des In
.valides and other
noted places and
open squares. In
deed, one has ito
study the lnapcare-
fully, in connection
with the descrip-
hona to see where
the show ends and
Paris begins The
spectacular part Of
the axn0SitiOn il Al.
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SENEGAL SOLDIER

SENEGAL SOLDIER lures representing
all styles of human dwellings Of all times,
from the cave and brush and bark, hut to the
palace, are in good form, and the ''restau-
rants Of all ages" are comically complete
On these last the Partisan satirists have
turned themselves loose, though the CORE
spondents indicate that their widest carica-
lures scarcely surpass the facts L'Illustra-
tion, the Illustrated paper, gives series Of
views from the first full meal recorded In
history" THAT of Adam and Eve) down to the
wild Indian dining at the Vienna cafe. In
the Prehistoric Restaurant" the waiter is
dressed to represent the original man Of the
"Stone Age" and the Partisan exquisites who
dine in the cave consider him .showling sue
cess" The mammoth tun of champagne,
which required twelve oxen to draw it into
the grounds, is always surrounded by Curl
GUS crowd, and the choice Epernay flows in
an almost continuous stream for the thirsty
and curious.
Similarly the local customs Of various ma
tions and races are wonderfully well repre-
sented In the Algerian department sits a
Kabyle girl spinning In the same primitive
fashion,th Orientals have kept up for ZOO
years. and by her sits an Arab boy in the
same costume, no doubt, as was worn by
young lshlmael when he played at the feet Of
the spinning HagarE The woman Of tho
Soudan works in native products, the wild
Australians make and sell boomeranss,
the Turks fabricate. many delicate textures
Of leather and wool. 2 few Americans are
there to exhibit the telephone and many
other proofs IT the subtlety Of iAmeriea
geniua And the music and dancing Of near
" ~ nations is equally veil 1 represented p in
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
THE SWIMMERS DANGER.

The danger of river bathing had an
other sad illustration yesterday by the
drowning of worthy young man OF
this city; and yet it is remarkable that,
Notwithstanding the frequency OF these
accidents, persons are not impressed
with the fact that they virtually take
their lives in their hands every time
they go into cold water beyond their
depth. Swimming is fascinating
sport. which, in addition to the tempta-
ton to enjoy bath in cool water on
warm day, lures many person to
premature death. Usually the SWIM
mer goes into the cold water when his
blood is heated and the pores are open.
More or less congestion must naturally
result, and is very apt to be accompanied
by contraction of the muscles. The
wonder is not that so many persons are
seized with cramps while bathing under
these conditions, but that a larger pro-
portion of swimmers are not drowned.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
GOOD MANNERS.

To the Editor of the Globe.
In your column of ''Topical Talk in
to-day's Sunday GLOBE, you make use Of the
expression manners make the man."
differ with you radically. The parlor graces
may make the dude, but the sturdiest char
acter is most frequently found beneath the
toughest exterior. My experience is that
these ''mannered'' people use their extreme
politeness as a cloak for their rascality.
St. Paul, June 16. CYNIc.
We used the sentence above quoted
only as quotation, and without inten-
ton of adopting the sentiment as our
own. The idea that we attempted to
convey was that manners help the man,
and for that reason we urged that good
manners should be cultivated. Our
correspondent is mistaken in saying
that the parlor graces make the dude.
On the contrary, the dude is an
animal utterly devoid of polite ideas,
and has no more understanding of
the social graces than a monkey.
True politeness is not confined
to the parlor, nor is it most
frequently found in the circle of the
select 'four hundred" The most pol
ished gentleman we ever saw was a
blacksmith who worked at his anvil six
days in the week. He was brawny of
frame, rough in appearance, but as
mannerlY as courtier. His good man.
ners were his fortune, because customers
preferred to patronize a man whose
civil attentions and agreeable manners
were source of enjoyment to them.
And it is so in every relation of life, for
the person who is invariably courteous
and considerate of the feelings of others
is sure to be popular. 1t does not neces-
sarily follow that person of rough
manners is lacking in strength of char
acter, but put the polite man and the
brusque man together in the race for
success, and nine times out of ten the
former will be the winner.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
STATE SENTIMENT.

Congressman Dunnell did not attend
the Austin q. A. r. encampment. He
went to Maine sstO visit sister who is
not expected to live," and en- route
stopped in Washington to inquire what
in the dickens had become of his
share of the spoils. Standard.
The great state of Minnesota should
be ashamed Of its penuriousness in ap-
preparations for the maintenance of it's
public institutions. such as the hos
pitfalls for insane. Thousands of dollars
are squanderdd in unnecessary improve
ments, such as building bridges over
dry brooks and. cutting away hills to re-
lieve spawned horses of heavy pulling.
while the unfortunate human victims OF
insanity are huddled together in made
quate buildings watched over by under
paid help not One-third as numerous as
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
LITERARY LORE.

The many readers who have been charmed
with "Boots and Saddle the popular book
by Mrs. Gen. Custer. will be gratified to learn
that Charles L. Webster & Co., of New York,
have received second work from her pen,
entitled "Tenting on the Plains:" The book
possesses the qualities to delight one in
leisure hour. The great charm of the book is
that, written by woman, it is essentially
feminine. 1t gives graphic picture OF the
privations. the dangers, the hardships of
army life on the frontier, which no man
would have dared to give lest he should seem
unmanly and appear to accomplishing, but
which an ingenious woman has had the un-
conscious art to portray without seeming in
the least unwomanly or querulous. 1t is a
simple story of actual life, made up of little
but anecdote, and the most direct statement
of the plainest facts; but it is undeniably de-
lightful. The books combination OF thrill
ing, humorous and pathetic incidents.
John Y. Nelson and Harrington O'Reilly
have Jointly produced a work. Oh Western
life. which will be issued shortly from the
press of Frederick Warne & Co., New York.
1t will be entitled Fifty Years on the Trail.
This thrilling story of frontier adventure
will be found record Of exceptionally haz-
ardous times, dealing, as it does: with the
personal history Of an old-time scout, guide
and interpreter, who recounts his deeds of
prowess with true sangfroid, and who lives
to see cities and towns now standing where
he formerly hunted the buffalo, and was
himself hunted Dy the Pawnee and Sioux.
''Merze, the Story of an Actress af sci
mating novel by Marah Ellis Ryan, has just
been issued by Rand, McNally & Co., of Chi
cago as No. IL of the Rialto series.
Albert Ross author of ''Thou Shalt Not"
is at the Clifton. His next novel, called His
Private Character is nearly ready and Dill
ingham, the publisher, has advanced orders
for 10000 copies. ''Tfou Shalt Not sells
at the rate of 1000 week.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
RULED BY RUSSELL.
Young Mr.. I'll arrisOn Governs OLD
Mr.. Harrison.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The Sunday
Capital to-day says: 1.-The ribald and
irIeverent presume to say this admins
tratIon is conducted by Father-in-LaW
Scott and Son Russell. The following
would show the truth of that allegation
as to the latter: A veteran with
splendid military record applied to Sec
retary Blaine for appointment to Ger.
tain consulship. The astute and level.
headed secretary admitted the claim OF
his applicant at once and made out his
commission. When the commission
was presented to the president for sig.
nature he saw the eminent fitness Of
the appointee and promptly appended
his signature. While the commission
was still in the presidents hands, and
Mr.. Blaine was yet talking with him,
Russell Harrison entered the library,
and upon noting the place which had
been disposed of, said it never could be-
given to that person, as he bad prom.
ised it to classmate, and his promise
could not be recalled. The president, {
am told. then drew pen through hi4
signature"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
THE DIFFERENCE.

All there, Brother SHEPARD. you are
off your base. In your reply to the New
York Worlds censure of President
HARRIsoN's nepotism you say that the
president has as much right to appoint
his relatives to Office as Mr.. PULITZER
has to make his brother-in-law the busi-
ness manager of his paper.
That is funny argument. seeing that
the two cases are not parallel.
The New York World is MI. PULIT-
zER's private property, and he has the
right to put his whole family Oh the
staff of the paper if he wishes to do it.
The presidency is not private per-
quisite. 1t is public Office, and as such
is public trust. His relatives have no
more claim on the offices than the other
60,00O,o0O of people who live in this
country.