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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14

Armed guards continually patrol every
street of the little city of a hundred acres.
The interior of the fort is filled with
houses, streets and small parks. The streets
are shaded with handsome trees, and the
houses have cool. wide porches that ex-
tend out into the grateful shade of the trees.
The houses are all one story. of thick walled
adobe, plain enough on the outside, but
homelike and comfortable within. The build
irgs include the office, iron barred and ever
on a war footing; the private dwelling
house, luxurious and home-like; the huge
stables, filled with small army of animals;
the hotel for several hundred helpers; the
visitors house, where wanderers may rest
without disturbing the privacy Of the family
or hitting UP with the workingmen; the
treasury house, grim and defiant; and last
but by no means least, the great mills and
ore department, where the ore is crushed
and amalgamated. and the silver melted, re-
fined and cast into huge bricks Of 80
pounds each.
1t is quite an army that lives ever inside
OF the walls of the fort without going or
caring to go outside except upon rare occa-
sions. Everything works under perfect or
ganiZation and discipline is as rigidly en-
forced as If aboard ship.
The Home Circle.
Under such circumstances it is no wonder
that the home life is also carried on by
strict rule. yet by no means in a monoto-
nous way. Separated as they are from all
civilization by hundreds of miles, with no
neighbors, no companionship, 1t Is as neces-
sary to establish a daily routine for work
and for physical and mental exercise as it
would be if they were locked in the icy
Businesses of the polar regions. The house
hold has its regular Organization, and each
one his. or her, specified duties. The guest
may enliven but cannot interfere with the
general program. Rising early at gray of
dawn, coffee and light refreshments are
brought to your room; then the morning
bath and a horseback ride for pleasure or
business. Then business until IL o'clock, the
hour for breakfast proper. then the hours
of lazy siesta while the sun holds full sway
uni ill 4 In he af
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
ONE MILLION VOLTS.
How Prof. Thomson Made Real Light
ming without Harming Himself.


ming without Harming Himself.
From the Ithaca Journal.
This Is the way Prof. Elihu Thomson,
during his recent lecture in Lynn, was able
to obtain 1000, 900 volts of electricity and re-
ceive therefrom a shock without harm:
The current from the wires from outside
the hall passed through a transformer.
which raised the 100-volt current to a high
er voltage; then it passed through another
coil and a switch, then through q vertical
transformer with q core surrounded by
many turns of copper wire closely wound,
and 10000 volt current was obtained. By
sending the discharges from the wire
through a primary coil and another trans
former. the current was raised to 100000
volts. which was received in a large box Of
wood. containing oil passing through fifteen
turns Of large gauge wire within q box.
where there was a parallel coil Of 400 turns
Of smaller wire in a layer on a frame.
Two standards with brass balls on the
ends furnished the poles. Sending the cur
rents through this, the ends Of the stand
ards were covered with blue flame like the
pictured thunderbolts in the hand that
adorns electric belt advertisements. The
poles were separated and a blush fash
with a yellowish tint writhed through the
air like snake. Then IL grew larger, as
tne poles were pushed further apart and a
thirty-two inch flash sharp and incisive,
like veritable lightning was produced. The
longest flash ever produced in this way,
Prof. Thomson stated, was at Chicago and
measured siXty-four inches
To show. that the effect of the flash was
like lightning, piece Of wood was placed
across the poles and the current writhed
about this, arching itself into a brilliantly
luminous curve Of fame. 1t snapped and
splintered the wood with sharp reports and
then. with the current again sent through.
ignited the stick
Then came the most astonishing experi-
ment CT all. Prof. Thomson took a piece of
metal In his hand and brought il near to
one OF the poles There was a flash more
hand nearest the pole the Illumination was
secured and he capped the climax by hold
ing a piece of copper wire in his hand and
allowing the discharge to melt it Yet he
felt no severe shock N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
RESIDED IN A can.
How an Eccentric German Dfd IN.
Sights Of His Country's Capital.

Sights of His Country's Capital.
Professor Heinrich Brugsch of the Uni
versity Of Berlin, the most DISTINGUISHED of
living psychologists, Is publishing MY Life
and Wanderings," which are interesting
not only on account Of the revelation of the
authors personality and the "reminiscences
OF celebrated scientists Of the earlier half
Of this century, which they contain. but
also by the anecdotes which the great sa-
want has a happy faculty Of relating. One
Of them. quoted by the Philadelphia Ledger.
may furnish a hint to some of our own
globe trotters" On Professor Bruesch's
first visit to Alexandria he lodged with an
original by the name Of Bauernhorst by
birth Mecklenburger, and a man of gi-
gantic strength and stature. who combined
the office of Prussian vice consul with the
conduct of wine shop. He was generally
known by the sobriquet Of Father Lang
field" He rendered important service in
many wages and Professor Brugsch made
him promise that If ever he came to Berlin
again he would visit him.
Some years afterward Father LanRfeld
appeared one morning at the professors
rooms in Berlin. After the customary greet
ings Professor Brugsch inquired:
Where are you staying, Father LanR-
feldf''
Here. below"
WHAT In the same house with me-,
That's a curious coincidence"
mot at all In a cab"
"Ah, you have just come from the station
and are looking for a hotely'
ION the contrary; lived in the cab since
yesterday"
What in the name Of common sense do
you mean? And Your luggage?'
Garry 1t with me-" and with His n Z
right hand he patted a small bag slung on
his shoulder by a green strap. Here are
brush, comb, soap and money"
But please explain yourself more clea rlv.
don't understand at ALL"
Not much to explain. Live day and
night In the cab; sleep perhaps a couple of
hours in the stable, covered with A horse
blanket. Summer, you know! Cabman
shows me everything worth seeing-intelli-
gent fellow-spares me the expense of A
valet DC place Eat and drink wen. see
everything, hear everything know eyerv-
thing. Cab stops, I get out, receive in
structions, and explore; cabman waits till
get back. II / need linen or anything. buy
1t; cabman gets all that I cast or Ouite
content. No extra luggage to pay for. no
hotel bills. no tips. no bundles no ones
tons; everything all right Stay three days
longer Now, Herr Doctor, put on your
coat and visit me in my hotel Let the cab.
man drive us whittier he will. Very CON
venient!"
Father Langfeld had already "done"
Trieste, Vienna and Prague In the same
fashion, and firmly believed IL was the only
way to see the world. He subsequently, an.
piled his system with equal success to Paris
and London. 1t has merits; whether they
are not more than counterbalanced by its
disadvantages each Individual must deter.
mine for himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
ELECTRIC TANNING.

Remarkable Results Obtained by n
Combination of Current and Agitation
In a recent lecture delivered at the Royal
Institute, London, on the advanced chemi-
CAL metallurgical and manufacturing pro-
cesses Of the present time, DIR. Swinburne
made special reference to electrical tanning,
and to the remarkable results which had
been obtained by means Of a combination
Of the electrical current and mechanical
agitation.
Though the phenomenon has not yet been
theoretically and thoroughly Investigated,
Or. Swinburne is of the opinion that what
takes place is electricosmosis; the skins are
full of minute interstices, and also of mi
mute cells, and, though the agitation suffices
to hasten the penetration of tanning
fuid into the interstices, something more
subtle is required to force it through the
walls of the cells.
Referring to the subject Of electrolysis
he showed that of water with a current OF
about thirty amperes, 100 volts pressure,
the current Is SO powerful that 1t main tatns
a brilliant arc light under the surface Of the
water, and even fuses the point of the iron
anode. These experiments, 1t is easy to see
are OF an important practical character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
LIKE A ROM ANCE
Career of Governor Shepherd in His
Mexican Home.
4 TRUE AMERICAN BARON.
The Delightful Home Circle in the
Fortified Castle.
LOOKING AHEAD 20 YEARS.

The following account Of Gov. Shepherds
hfs and work in Mexico, from the Chicago
Herald, win be read with interest by every
resident Of Washington:
Among all the romances of the nineteenth
century there Is not one where the bald
truth more completely overshadows the
widest flights OF imagination than in the
life Of Alexander r. Shepherd. better known
~ Boss Shepherd Of Washington-full of
adventure as that Of the heroes who sue
cessfully fight banditti. from cover to back,
In the yellow-backed literature SO dear to
the schoolboy's heart. full Of change Of scene
reaching from the secret councilrooms of
the White House to the Indian and robber
infested depths Of the cruel Sierra Madre
mountains. in far-on Mexico. One day his
words OF wisdom are eagerly sought for by
the President Of a nation and hundreds of
men at his command are busy identifying
the great capital city of America; the next
the scene changes, and. poor in purse and
friends. the great boss Of Washington
has been translated into the picturesque
Don Senior Shepherd. uno Americana mas
Erande' of the land of the Montezuma- The
eaarm of political life. the spell of political
power Is gone, however, and once more the
boss shakes the dust of Washington of
his feet and returns to his own kingdom
never to leave IL again. and today he reigns
there a petty white king, surrounded by
dusky subjects who smile or curse as they
ertngingly obey his despotic will.
Visit to an American King.
A few months ago the writer and a
friend resolved to pay the old leader a visit
and from the first moment began to realize
the far-reaching influence Of his power.
Friends OF Don Senior Shepherd" was the
"open sesame at the bank at Chihuahua.
The talking wire had notified the baron. who
sent back word to wait four days so that he
could get an escort to meet Us at the end of
the stage line. The end of the second day
found US at the beginning Of the real Jour-
ney. at Hacienda No. l." where the escort
vas In waiting with six pack mules and a
dozen guards and drivers. In order to get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
HE LEARNED SOMETHING.
And In the Light Of a New Experience
He Felt Worried.

ANA In the Light OF a New Experience
He Felt Worried.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Excuse me-" said the little man with the
pointed chin whiskers to the man reading
a magazine In the seat across the aisle.
but I've been suffering with toothache for
the last hour"
"Yes. 1 suspected it." was the reply.
And / didn't know. being you are q
drummer, but that you might have some
thing in your grip to alleviate the internal
nuisance
Eyes. I may have. Let's see. / have pep
permint essence. laudanun, Jamaica ginger.
painkiller. ammonia, alcohol and
TIL try the painkiller. II you'll b 20
kind"
Yes. Wait a minute. please"
The man OF the grip opened 1t and took
out pencil and paper and wrote a few lines
and passed the paper over, with the remark:
Sign that please. 1t is simply state
ment that you will not hold me or my heirs
financially responsible in case anything hap
pens to you through my remedies"
Rather odd document, that" said The
man behind him as the chap with the tooth
ache sat down to dose his tooth.
wv ell maybe" replied the drummer, but
It's only matter of prudence. after all.
II
came to me on the depot platform suffering
with the toothache. 1t was at night, and 1
had no remedies. handy. I suggested that
tie string around the aching tooth and pull
1t out. and after little he consented"
And what?'
II got q piece of fishline around that tooth.
got firm hold of the string and then told
him to jump off the platform. Oh! That was
a sad night. for me!'
mo"
Did the string breakY'
mo. braced myself for the shock, ana
his head on the end of that string"
You don't mean that it pulled his head
ofrT"
II certainly do, sir. Yes. pulled his head
right off and left it dangling on the string.
1t was really no affair of mine. but 1 got a
doctor apd the coroner and rode in the front
hack at his funeral and used up nearly a
week of my valuable time. And how was 1
rewarded?'
"How?" Why. his relatives ought to be
eternally grateful to you"
Yes. / know. but don't think they will
be. His wife sued me for $4,000 damages
for holding the string, ana after two years
of having 1t 1 settled with her for $9.OOO.
That was the sort Of gratitude 1 met with
"Great Scott, but you don't mean ity'
gasped the man. 'Why, that was an out
rage worthy OF the days OF Nero"
Yes, but had to submit Ii won't hap
pen again, however. I'm willing to help Q
sufferer. but he must absolve me from all
legal responsibility. ] am now about to take
a nip of brandy. If you will sign paper
that you took II OF your own free will, and
that neither you nor your heirs will hold
me"
THANK you, but don't care for brandy.
Jewhittaker-gee, but II wasn't four hours
ago that / advised q man to touch up his
liver with old rum. cayenne pepper and
vinegar. 'Sposen 1t knocks the SOCKS on n
him! Say, please excuse me, won't you
We are Just coming to Grafton, and IN
drop on and telegraph him to let his liver
go to blazes and consult a regular doctor.
I've learned something, / have. and I'll
make that telegram SO hot ttn set hre to
half the poles on the way!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14
"I feel now like a new mani"

II feel now like new mani"
What do you think of taking an old man
OF 20 years, physically weak and broken
down, ana making him feel like boy again
Giving him new life. health ana strength.
and adding fifteen pounds of solid flesh To his
weak and debilitated frame.
And all in two months with three bottles
OF Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve rem
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in me. Instead of being weak, debilitated
aud exhausted, just able to drag myself
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This is the best news possible, especially at
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Ii is purely vegetable and harmless and
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it, indeed it Is the prescription and discovery
OF one OF our most prominent physicians,
DR.. Greene, the successful specialist I'm curing
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14

NfNNNfS~N BNlp4S.
Statistics show7that the proportion of
male adults is one out of every six per-
sons. This would give 900, 900 10 the
two cities with their suburbs. NY
sporting informant tells me that one
out of every eight men, not TO speak of
boys, in and about New York and
brooklyn play the races. This means
that 62,50o men daily tempt fortune.
Some gamesters play away up in the
hundreds; Others only invest five or
ten spot" while the lowest Chat can
lbe wagered is 81. The mean between
these two extremes-I am speaking of
mems play now, and not of boys--has
been found, after close study and OBJ
servation, to be about $3.50. Five and
one-half times 62,50o (the men who
play are s34S,750. Just think OF it!
between quarter and \ half million
of dollars day spent on the racetraclx
In this immediate vicinity. AS there
are 3lS week days in the year, that
would mean that the Titanic sum OF
s1oo'493,75 Is annually expended in the
same way.
In the United States there are co. .o00..
600 of people. The male adult popula.
tion is 100000. The proportion OF
gentlemen with sporting blood in their
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14
Itaiisa women's Earrings.

Some persons profess to be able ia
guess approximately from what part of
Italy woman comes by the length of
her earrings. Italian earrings lengthen
as one goes southwark, and in the ex.
treme south of Italy the earnings Of
these women reach nearly to the shoul-
ders 1t often happens that the jewels
OF the Italian peasants are of solid gold
and shaped in pleasing fashion, and
this is true of jewels brought to this
country by many European immi-
grants One seldom or never secs here,
however, the beautiful gold ornaments
worn by the peasant woman of Brit
tany. Another kind Of peasant orna-
ment seldom seen here, except when
brought by travellers, is the silver Jew
elry, rings, bracelets and the like, worn
by Coolie women in the West Indies.
These ornaments usually represent tho
savings of the Coolie husband, and arc
sold by the women only with his per-
mission. A mans wealth is measured
by the splendor of his wife's adorn-
Y. Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14
600 million DOLLARS
Are Annually Spent at the Race Tracks
OF the United States.
WHO GETS THIS VAST AMOUNT ?
None Seem Able to say-More than Enough
spent than Required to Conduct the
Municipal Affairs OF New York and
brooklyn.

There is yearly spent upon the rae,
tracks OF Guttenburg, Gloucester
Sheepshead Bay and adjacent coIrses O
far greater sum of money than is re.
quired to conduct the municipal affairs
OF the great cities of New York and
Brooklyn. The annual budgets of the
two big towns do not call for over s6o,.
100000. Moro than 100000, 900, or
nearly double that amount, is yearly
lost or won-principally lost-at the
race tracks, and nobody in particular
seems to be benefited by this enormous
expenditure.
Throughout the United States more
money finds its way TO the pool box
than it costs to run the federal govern
ment, yet few seem to be better off by
the circulation of this vast amount of
coin and greenbacks.
That Imay not be accused of exagger-
alton. i will .adduce the figures fur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14
OUGHT TO Be KNOWN.
A Most Seasonable Item of Good
News.
Something That the Public Can Depend
Upon at This Trying Season.
And Something Which Is Easily Within
the Reach of All.


Newburg, n. Y, has had sensation.
III seems that ii. $. Shorter. Esq, an old
resident of rs years OF age. who resides at 39l
Broadway, Newburg. began TO grow languid,
got tired easily, was nervous and debilitated
until at last he became SO weak and exhaust
cd that he was just able to drag himself
around. He lost flesh aud strength SO rapid
iy and became so alarmingly prostrated that
his friends and relatives despaired of his life.
Now came the marvellous change.
suddenly Mr.. Shorter was transformed
from his condition OF extreme weakness to
one of strength; his nerves grew quickly
strong and steady, his muscles became Wig
orous, his blood was revivified and enriched.
he gained fifteen pounds in weight, and to-
day he is In sound and perfect health.
Such remarkable Transformation in a man
of his age was a nine days wonder.
Or course the cause was eagerly looked for.
And the following astonishing facts are
stated exactly as they fell from Mr.. Shorter's
own lips.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14

that they see very little of the money
at the end Of the season. although they
take In hundreds of thouSands OF dollars
In the way of admission ices. The hugo
purses they hang up, together with the
thousand and one expenses which are
necessarily incurred, the officers say,
eft up all the profits. They are content
to do little better than "quit even" at
the close of the season. The associa-
tions, these gentlemen aver, open tracks
and conduct great events, not for the
purpose of making money, but of pro-
noting honest sport.
Who makes the money, thenp Is Il
the race horse owners? August Bel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-14
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE.
Caused by Rapidly Rising Streams In
the Empire state.


SCHENECTADY, N. Y, March 14.-This
city is flooded by the observation-disclosures.
The first floor of the Edison General Elec-
trio company, which aggregates 10 acres,
Is under water to depth Of three feet. Both
plants have shut down and 1000 men are
laid off. 1t is reported that the damage to
the Edison company's plant will exceed
100000
mile south of the city the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad tracks
have been washed away, stopping all traffic
on the main line. No trains are passing
over the Delaware and Hudson road All
the exhibits which the Edison company
was preparing for the Worlds fair are
practically destroyed by the water.
The ice gorge in Rondout creek. below
Eddyville, gave way yesterday afternoon.
Steamboats, Of the Cornell Steamboat COM
pany and about 80 canal boats were swept
into the river and driven helplessly down
stream.
The Pittston and Adriac were so badly
damaged that it is feared they will sink. A
number of the canal boats were crushed
like eggshells and sank in the creek. The
loss to the Cornell fleet will be about $40.
Goo.