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Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
Closed Electric II Railway onduit.

An enormous amount OF energy has
been spent Dy inventors in trying to
work out the practical solution Of the
very difficult problem OF electrical trac-
ton without overhead wires.
All sorts OF plans have been schemed
to avoid the trouble, and of these one OF
the neatest we have seen is the closed
cond nit recently patented by Mr.. G. j.
Van Depoele, says the Electrical World
1t consists of very small conduit with a
slot above for admitting the contact de-
vice, but almost completely closed by
aeXi bic lips which are only separated
as the plow attached to the
car and carrying the brushes
or rollers forces them apart. We have,
then, "a slot which is normally completely
closed by flexible walls. The thin plow
simply separates these enough to allow
Of its passage sothat with the exception
OF a short space Immediately under the
car and almost entirely filed by the
plow the conduit is closed in such way
as to exclude dirt, d dust, and even water.
OF course it is almost hopeless to eX pect
that nothing of these coul d make its way
into the conduit, but very large pro-
portionu OF the disturbing intruders
must be kept permanently out.
The conduit itself may be very small,
and the main conductor may De carried
with cable underneath it and tapped
into the cOndu uctor strip at intervals.
II the flexible walls can be made SO as to
retain their elasticity and the reasona-
bly, long lived, very much of the trouble
that has heretofore stood in the way of
the development of cond uit traction will
have been removed. Rubber in various
forms, packing strips Of canvas or duck,
permeated with waterproof insulating
compounds and supported by metallic
strips, fibrous packing of various sorts,
alternate strips of rubber and canvas,
and fbrous packing strips driven with
sufficient elasticity by steel spring, are
among the forms proposed
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
Refining Silver by Electricity.

According toa foreign journal devoted
to the mining and kindred interests, the
method of refining silver electrically is
now coming into a somewhat extended
use, SAYS the Chicago Journal of Com
merce. 1t is most suitable for the retin-
ing Of auriferous silver containing about
IL per cent of gold, the cost in this case
being only a bout l4cents per pound, The
prnci pie uponwhich the emethOd is based
consists in using anordinary electroytic
bath anodes of an argentiferous matte,
and a thin plate OF pure silver
very weak solution Of nitric acid, contain
ing about l per cent of the acid. The
anodes, which are about one.half inch
thick, with n surface of about Is. 5 square
inches, are placed in muslin bags which
retain the gold, platinum, peroxide of
lead and similar foreign materials con-
tanned in the matte
The current used is 80 ampheres, and
the potential difference between the
plates one volt. During the whole
period OF work brushes are kept moving
up and down the silver plates. which
sweep off the silver deposited into
troughs put for the purpose at the bot
tom of the bath. These troughs are re-
moved from time to time, and the silver
taken out and sent to the furnace. II
the matte contains copper, this is dis
solved by the nitric acid, but is not de-
posted on the cathole. The electrolytic
method of treating mates containing
the precious metals will doubtless come
into general use when its value is better
understood
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
PHOCLA NATION.

WHEREAS. Joint resolution was adopted
BY the legislature Of the state ot Nebraska. az
the twenty first session thereof "A nd app roved
February 18TH A. II. 1859, proposing an amend
ment TO the constitution OF said state, and
that said amend ment shall read as follows,
Sec ton /; That at the general election TO
be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first
sumitted TO the electors OF this state for ap-
proval or rejection an amendment 10 the con-
stltution Of this state in words as follows:
The manufactur re, sale aud keeping for sale
ofintoNica ting liquors as beverage are tor
ever Prohibited in this state, and the leglsla-
OF this provision" And there shall also at
said election be separately submitted 90 the
electors OF this state for their approval or re-
lectiona an amendment TO the constitution of
the state I'm words as follows: The manuinc-
ture, sale and keeping for sale Of intoxicating
liquors as beverage shall be licensed and
regulated by law"
Sec. 9! AT such election, on the ballot OF
each elector voting for the. proposed amend-
ments to the cons stItution shall be written or
printed the words! "FOr proposed amend
ment to the constitution, ptuhibltlnE tho
manufacturc, sale and kceplng for sale
Of intoxicating liquors as a beverage" or
Against the proposed amendment To the
constitution prohibiting the IN auutacturc,
sale and keeping for sale OF intoxicating
liquors as "a beverage"
There shall aSobe ritten or printed on the
ballotof each elcctor voting for the proposed
amendment to the constit utOn, the words:
For proposed amendment to the constitution
that the manufacture. sale and keeping for
ale OF Intoxicating liquors as n beverage in
his state shall be licensed and regulated
by law" or "a gainSt said proposed amend
meut to the constitution that the manuiac-
tnre, sale and keeping for sale Of intoxicating
liquors as beverage shall be licensed and
regulating by law"
Sec. 3: II either OF the said proposed
anne ndments shall be approved by y ma iority
OF the electors voting at the said election,
then IL shall constitute section twenty seven
"a ofarticle one lllof the constitution ofthis
state.
Therefore, l. John NJ. Thayer, Governor OF
the state OF Nebraska, do hereby give notice
In accordance with section one u lartiCie tl5l
OF the constitution and the DIVISIONS OF the
act entitled AN act to provide the manner OF
propUsl lng all amendments to the constitution
ana submitting the same to the electors OF the
state" Approved February 18th, A. u. 1871,
that said proposed n mend ment will be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF This state for
approval or rel jeCtlon at the general election
TO be held on the 4th day OF November, A. II.
1890.
In witness whereof I here unto set my hand.
ana cause 10 be affixed the great seal Of the
state OF y Ncbraska. Done at Lincoln this 26th
day Of July, a. d. ls90, ana the 24t tn year OF the
state, and OF the independence of the United
States the one hu ;Ced ift-cntn.
BY the Governor. JOHN Nj. TIA YER
BENJAMIN K. COwDERS,
(SEAL. secretary ofState.
August ld3m
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
Sparks.

Captain Williams of Jeffersonville,
Pa, twenty years blind, is recovering
his sight. He thinks the glare in his
room of an electric light has something
to do with his recovery.
1t is stated that the German electric
company of Madrid has in contempla-
ton the installation of plant for elec-
trio ploughing on a large property in
the central part Of Spain.
Trees do not suffer from electric
lights, as has been supposed. DR.. Sic
mems is said to have proved by expert
ment that the electric light aids vegeta-
tiOn.
In the Sikkim expedition a telegraph
office was opened which enjoys the dis
tinction of being the highest in the
world. 1t is situated at Bhutong, at an
altitude OF l3, 800 feet, two and three
quarters miles above the level OF the
sea.
An electric company in Germany has
announced itself as prepared TO transmit
800 horse power from the Neckar at
Laufen to the Frankfort exhibition, a
distance Of about one hundred miles, on
condition that an ordinary overhead
cable, connecting the two places, is pro-
vided free of cost.
some creeping of salts on batteries is de-
scribed by NJ. Ernst Gerard. This is to
smear the surfaces to be preserved with
a thin coat of vaseline. The vaseline is
Interchangeable by air, is not attacked by
most chemicals, is easily applied, keeps
in place, and does not cover up from
sight the parts to be protected.
In the course of recent experiments in
England a curious effect was observed,
namely, that the formation OF ozone is
hindered by the presence of oil of tur-
pentiue, and that the electrical con-
ductivity of the air at once disappear
when some of the vapor is introduced.
Not only turpentine, but several OF the
essential oils, when acted upon by at
mospheric air, transform portion of it
into ozone, and again, turpentine will
absorb ozone without decomposing it,
The question whether or not electricity
is manufactured is now being tried in
certain courts. II it is manufactured,
the producers in numerous states are
liable for taxation. Benjamin Franklin
held that electricity was not manufac-
tured, but was taken from one body TO be
delivered to another, and that practic-
ally nothing was lost in the transition.
Hitherto our scientific men have held
this TO be true in broad sense.
tall tree in front OF 10 Stuyvesant
street. New York, was discovered to be
alive the other afternoon. II held a
group of men and boys around it for
long time. The bark had been wet by
the rain, and those who touched il got a
pretty strong charge of electricity, SIM
liar to that from medical electrical ma
chine. Electric light wires were fastened
TO a bracket nailed to the trunk.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
Soft-BoiIed Eggs Prepared a la Kemm

The novel experiment of boiling eggs
by electricity was tried in the Office of
the electric supply company. in the
Masonic temple, on Third street. Of
course, they Were boiled in water, but
electricity was the heating agent, says
the Cincinnati Times-Star. Luke Lilley,
the city's assistant electrician, was chief
cook; Charley Marshall, the under
writer's agent, ate the first egg boiled
by the agency cfthe subtitle current. 1t
required six ampere Quantity Of cleo
tricity) and ninety-six volts (pressure of
force) to accomplish the operation with
about two quarts of water in a huge tin
cup. The news OF the egg.boiling
spread quickly, and, as it was about
lunch time, brokers, bulls and bears,
bankers, insurance men and lawyers
crowded the office. About thirteen
dozen eggs were consumed, the only dis
appointment being that drink did not
go with each egg.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
The Electric Light Unpopular in China

If report is to be relied on the Chinese
have still long way to go before they
will be in position to avail themselves
of the benefits OF modern scientific pro-
gress. 1t is stated that the imperial
palace, by order of the young emperor,
was fitted throughout with electric
lights. The imperial cabinet was called
together to witness the formal opening
Of the new system OF illumination. In
stead, however. of their expressing ad-
miration Of the brilliant light they stood
aghast. This wonderful sheen, which
came and wentat the touch of button,
could only be the offspring Of super
natural powers and was proba bly, a
machinatiOn OF evil spirits Thus in sol
emn conclave the mandarins decided.
and in few days the electrical plant
was removed,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
Kinship OF Electricity and Light

What has electricity still in reserve
for us? said NJ. Cornu, 10 his ad dress to
the French Associations for the Ad.
vancement Of Science. Nobody can fore
see it, yet; much is expected fromit, and
from every side. The art OF engineer
ing urges it to furnish the transforms
tion, and the universal distribution of
energy medicine and surgery call for it,
in difficult cases; physiology asks for it
for the secret of nervous transmission,
which is in such intimate analogy with
the electric current.
As the pure theory, great results are
approaching. GeometerS who are the
cOntiuuators of Ampere, Poisson. Fourier,
Ohm, Gauss, Helmholz. Thompson,
Maxwell, and have helped so much in
conn ecting electricity with the laws Of
mechanics, are preparing a great syn
thesis which will mark an epoch
in the history of natural philosophy;
they are very near demonstrating
that the electromagnetic are subjected
to the same elementary laws as the opti-
cal phenomena; that they are two mani
festatiOnS OF a motion in the same ele-
ment, ether; the problems OF optics are
solved by equations OF electromagnetic
ism. From an experimental standpoint,
very promising results are already OBJ
tanned; the speed of light, fixed by opti-
cal methods, is measured also by purely
electrical meas ures; it has even been al
most possible recently, after the much
bruited experiments of Mr.. Hertz, that
the experimental identification of elec-
trical discharges, and Of luminous undu-
latlons OF waves was an ac >omplished
fact. II more decisive proofs are still
wanted, it can be said that, in the mind
OF physicists, the intimate connection be-
tween electricity and light is very near
being vigorously defined.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
AMERICAN WHEAT.
No Danger That We Shall BE Com.
nellel TO Imnorr

Superficial writer's on wheat growing are
Just now asserting and reasserting that the
United States will be compelled to import
wheat grain in the year 1890 says the Milling
World. This assertion took its latest start at
citation OF British aud Irish Millers, when
Editor Rush of the London Millers' Gazette
made use Of thepredicion. Americans should
not be too ready To accept as confirmed truths
al the wild predictions made in Europe con-
cerning the United States. We have only 10
go back four or five years To fnd British
writers iubilanty declaring that India's pro
duction OF wheat would develop so rapidly
that Great Britain would be absolutely inde-
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
A Register for Telephone xchanges.

With the grOwt h Of he long-distance
telephon sy stem has come the need of
an entirely new set OF devices
for faciliting work in tele-
phone exchanges. The conditions
of long-distance service both electric
ally and otherwise, are sufficiently diff
ferent from those ordinarily met with to
demand special apparatus, says the
Electrical World. The device that calls
for attention in the present article isone
intended more especially to facilitate
keeping close account Of the business
TRANSACTED in an exchange, and particu-
larry of the different calls and general
service Of long-distance lines, where the
charges are necessarily high and min
utes mean money. 1t provides means
for registering the various circum-
stances occurring in the routine OF ex-
change service; the number of calls
made in the day, the time at which calls
are made, the time occupied in connect
ing, and similar data, are presented in
; printed form, so that the closest check
can be kept on the operation 9th elines.
The means adopted are comparatively
simple. A tape is passed aut0m tcally
through the apparatus at a known and
determlned rate and on 1t are impressed
the various characters required to show
the nature oi the service. A large time
wheel keeps track Of the inter.
walls between the different signals
recorded, while these latter are
printed by one or more printing
levers and wheels thrown into action
during the operation of the system; foI
example, at the momentof calling star
will be automatically impressed upon the
ribbon, and when the necessary conncc.
tion with the station called is made the
small dotting wheel shown prints along
side the time scale row Of dots, con-
tinuing until the station called is dis
connected. The star then locates the
moment of call. The interval between
the star and the appearance of the dot
line shows the time taken 10 make con-
nections The length Of the dot line de-
termines the exact time during which
the telephone was in service by the sub
scriber. Obviously this form OF appa-
ratus can be elaborated to any desired
extent, SO that, for exam pie, it will be
possible TO read from the paper ribbon
an exact account of the use made OF a
long distance line within a day opera
tion, and when, as is often the case,
charges for such service are made on the
basis Of the time occupied, the use OF
such an au tomatic re gistering device as
that here described certa inly means
very considerable saving in many cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
BEECHER, SCHENCK & BENEDICT,
General Managers,

EQUITABLE BUILDING, 100 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK.
Insures IN anufact merchants
railway and other corporations, and
all employers against cIaIms for ac.
cidentai death or inj ury Of employ ees
when liable for such accidents, and
in the event Of no liability, insures
against claims for liability acci-
dental death or injury to the public.
lnsures property owners against
loss or damage by reason of the e.n-
plosion Of steam boilers or operations
OF engines, elevators, boistways and
specifi ID machinery, rurnishin z rig id
scientific inspections OF same with
attend ant Official Ger tificate
Issues bond of indemnity guaran-
teeing the honesty of clerks and
Others in positions OF trust
Affords individual accident insur
ance under liberal policies tothose
in preferred occupations. CONNER.
cial travellers and others at exceed.
ingly low rates.
RING WALT BROS,
General Agents, Omaha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
Sioux City Corn Palace and Return.

The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad depot 10Th and Webster
sts., will run a special train from
Omaha to Sioux City and return, Sum
day, September % and Sunday, October
., leaving Omaha at a. m, arriving at
Sioux City at 12:l5 p. M, and returning
Omaha at l1:15p. N. One fare for the
round trip. 7. w. TEAsDALE,
@, p A.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
A Railroad in Arctic Regions.

London Iron gives the following par
tculaS OF project, the success (which
would doubtless be followed by similar
enterprises on this side Of the Atlantic
THE boldest electrical project yet sug.
gested is one which is under conside "a.
tion in Ru ssia for line from ST. Peters
burg northeast 10 Archangel, on the
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
To Dispel Colds.

Headaches and fevers. to cleanse the s ystem
effectually, yet gently, when costive or bill
ious, or when the blood is impure or sluggis h,
to permanently cure habitual cons nstipation, to
awaken the kidneys and liver to healthy
activity, without irritating or weakening
them, use Syrup Of Figs.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
General Agents, Omaha, Mel
NO1E.

CORRESPON DENCE WITH GEN.
ERAL MANAGERS, 13O BROAD
WAY, NEW YORK, SOLICITED
FROM MEN OF ABILITY AND EN-
FERENCE REGARDING LOCAL OR
STATE AGENCY APPOlNTM MEMS
IN USOCCUPlED TERRITORY,
STATING QUALIFICATIONS.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29
Heat and Magnetism.

1t is now pretty widely known that
when heated to the critical point Of its
''recalescencen or "after.glow and that
: alloyed with some y per cent Of man.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-29

Fits, spasms, st. Vitus' dance, ervousues
and hysteria are soon cured by DR.. Mile
Neryine Free samples at Kuhn q Co.'s 18th
and Douglas
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04
Eow She puts on Her Hat.


There's q little feminine character
istic that always struck ma as laugh
able" said a Chicago gentleman. did
you ever notice q woman putting on q
hato I don't mean the entire process OF
tying or Hnning it. Just the simple &C
ton of putting 1t ON her head. A man
takes hat by the briln in one hand, his
right usually, Of course, and with sim
gle decisive and graceful movement set.
Ties it fairly squarely, and solidly on his
hair. He doesn't need any mirror to do
1t. and wouldn't think of using one il
there were dozen about the room.
"a woman, on the contrary, gets the
hat, and then POSTS herself in front of a
mirror. Grasping it firmly but gently
in both hands she raises its top to he.
face, looks insidesa second, lowers it, ex-
amines the outside critically, raises it
again, and with q, dozen pats, twists and
pulls settles it on her head. Like as not
it has to come off once or twice and be
resettled before, after turning sideways
each way, twisting her neck to get a
rear view and bestowing sundry other
pats and twists, she finally begins the
molnentous business of tying the rib
bons. The adjustment Of her hat and
the subsequent arrangement of her
bangs is a very serious and time con-
Stunning affair with woman. Chicago
Mail
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04
A Girl Who Sleeps Long Sleeps.

The young woman in the employ of
Mrs. Herpst, of Oh City, who slept all
Saturday night and Sunday, fell into
another cataleptic sleep just after dinner
Friday She was found in the clubhouse
and brought in and put to bed. The girl
had fright about three years ago, and
once in awhile has these spells. When
reporter called at Mrs. Herpst's the
young woman was lying in bed deep in
sleep and oblivious to noises around her,
and didn't even notice pinches. Her arm
was lifted in perpendicular position
and remained so.
The other arm was lifted, and both
would remain upright for longer time
than any human being in the normal
state of health could hold them. One Of
the characteristics of catalepsy is that
the muscles are mobile, but will hold the
body in any position placed, even that of
delicate balancing. Catalepsy usually
attacks the hysterical, and is closely
allied to frances, somnambulism and
mes1nerism, or magnetism. One strange
thing is that when the girl awakes she
declares she has listened to sweet music.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04
Jewels for trimmings. -

The false jewels which are now used
for trimming dresses are being initiated
by real stones The tables are turned
for once, and the real follows the sham
Thus ladies' who have diamonds and
rubies and e,neralds to spare-valueble
Jewels can always be taken to pieces and
used in almost any way-give them to
their dressmakers to decorate their even
ing gowns with. One dressmaker told
me that a lady had half mourning
dress Of black velvet and black and
white brocade trimmed with tufts of
feathers, among which diamonds spar
killed.. A woman who goes in for this
style of trimming must be extremely
careful in making her movements and
choosing her acquaintance. Pail Mall
Gazette.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04
Marble Pastry Tables for summer.

A marble pastry table is a very useful
piece of kitchen furniture in summer,
when it is difficult to keep pastry at a
proper temperature while it is being pre-
pared. These tables cost $40, mounted
in white pine, at the shops of dealers in
house furnishing goods. This is more
than or as much as furniture dealers
formerly charged for marble topped
center table mounted in walnut. The
kitchen table looks better and is more
suitable for the purpose for which it was
intended than the parlor table would be
in IT'S place, but it ought TO be cheaper
1t would be more durable and could be
more easily kept clean if it were mounted
in good hard wood, oiled, rather than in
soft pine.-New York Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04
Pepper on Strawberries.

Pepper on your strawberries" said a
dusky waiter at boomers hotel, Philadel-
phia.
.What.' exclaimed the astonished
guest, trying to think what day it was,
lest there might be some reason for play
ing joke on him. mo, thank you.
What do you mean by that?'
'Well, boss" said the other, ''all gen.
tlemen now takes pepper on strawber-
ries. Just try one.''
The guest did as directed, and to his
surprise found it delightful, and soon
sprinlzled the whole saucer with the con-
diment.
"Do 1 now call for salt, mustard and
vinegar" said the guest; 81 want to be
up to the times"
mo, sab; take 'em jist that away;
you'll find 'em elegant"
The guest investigated, and soon found
that gentleman from the Orange Free
State, in South Africa, was stopping al
the hotel and insisted Oh treating his Der.
ries with pepper. This set the fashion
Exchange
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04

For diphthera use No. 3 Microbe Killer it
will not fail
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04

Nine. Carnot, wife Of the president of
France, is one of the most democratic Of
women, visiting al classes, entertaining
all classes, assisting at bazasrs, fetes and
festivals and is kind to everybody. If
she cannot be a statesman she is at least
q politician.