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III shc energy had been propelled di-
rcctly il would have killed. and il
were tn try the experiment Of direct
energy you would not be able 10 see any
of the interesting things am going 10
try and show YOU" The audience APP
preciatcd the situation fully and
laughed heartily at the remark: and the
laughter was renewed with double
force when some eight or ten Of the
gentlemen on the stage crept quietly
back to their seats out OF which they
had evidently been scared during the
mysterious and somew hat noisy expert
ment This portion Of the lecture was
of strictly technical character, and
most of the varying results were OBJ
tanned by changing the bulbs used and
Increasing the power Of the current
and the frequency OF the alterations.
Then came demonstrations of the ease
with which Tesla can produce light by
aid OF one wire. He explained that it
had always been regarded as necessary
to produce electric light to have two
wires, connecting one with one pole
and the other with the other pole. He
had found that it was quite possible to
do with only one wire, and producing
an induction coil he proceeded to con-
meet IL with single wire. on which
he attached a bulb. from which
the air had been extracted in the
ordinary manner. and from which
came light ut first faint and feeble,
but. under altered conditions, powerful,
brilliant and finally dazzling. In some
respects even greater results were pro
| duccd with the one wire than with the
two, and the various reasons for this
were listened to by the experts present
with apparently great interest. Wher
finally light was produced from 9
single wire sufficient to light up tho
entire parquctte quite brilliantly. al
though the globe used was OF the or
binary incandescent size. the delegate
to the convention rose almost to maj
and acknowled the success OF the ex
pertinent in graceful and becoming
manner.
Passing from the incandescent to tn
phosphorescent. Mr.. Tesla proceeded =
produce light without wires at all
that is to say, he produced disfan
glow between two highly charged disk
without using flament of any kind o
any of the apparatus hitherto deeme
indispensable for the purpose. An II
candescent light, hung upon singl
wire. but not connected with il, wa
made to produce an almost blindin
red light. which by increasing the FRI
ouency Of the alterations in the cul
rent. became finally white and powe
! | f,l
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Mr.. Tesla went on to pass electric
currents through his body in manner
almost weird and certainly awful to
the mind of those who have learned To
regard electricity as a source OF danger
as well as profit to the human race.
Taking glass bulb in one hand and
grasping wire in the other the lee
turer signaled lights out" and sec
ond later the audience was both de-
lighted and Mortified to see the light
emerge from the lecturers hand.
The phosphorescent light thus pro-
duced lacks the dazzling whitcness OF
the incandcsccnt and is somewhat
green in appearance. But the light
that apparently came out of the lee
turcrs body had sufficient illuminating
power to make his hand and arm clear
ly visible. and when he raised the light
above his head and shook it several
times the enthusiasm Of the audience
knew no bounds As the lights were
turned up the shouts of bravo came
from parauet and balcony and from the
expcrts close to the cxpcrimenter. The
ladies waved their handkcrchicfs, and
several Of the gentlemen We're equally
excited, and it was fully minute be-
fore the lecturer could proceed.
Successful .and wonderful as was this
experiment it sank into insignificancc
comparcd with what followed. TAX
ing in his hand long glass tube. meas
urng three or four feet, the lecturer
again connected himself with the pow
erful alternating current with his
right hand, and the moment
the lights were turned out the
entire tube became phosphorescent
Standing on the stage with this ilu-
mined tube in his hand, tho lecturer
looked like some magician producing
light, and hum OF admiration passed
through the spectators, Next he put
the tube high in the air and whirled II
around his head several times Then
grasping It in the center, he twirled u
TO and fro much as the attendant nj
Donnvbroolx fair shakes his shillalan.
This experiment was repeated again
and again with increased power III
. the current until at last the vi
brations were simply astounding
and presented moro the appearance OF
, a pyrotcchnical display than anything
else. The grandeur of the affair was
/ increased by the knowledge that ever,
particIc Of current creating or develop
! ing the light had to'pass through tn
4 body Of the lecturer himself.
\ still more remarkable was the ap
4 pcarancc Of globe attached TO a wiz
n len or twelve inches long. Again con
!. meeting himself with the current Nh
9 Tesla seized one end OF this wire an
d deliberately played ball with the pho'
5 phorcscent light. producing pyration
l. and other dazzling and astonishin
q effects. Then he took oblong tub
:. or wire very much resembling y
,c size and shape slate fran
D and this again he played with IN
pleasant. simple and unaffected mar
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COLLAPSED.
The Floors of an indianapolis Isuildiue
Give Way with Fatal Results.


Give Way With Fatal Results.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March .. - At
1880 o'clock yesterday the front
floors Of the old brick building, No
Is. on the south side of Washington
street. collapsed. The top floor struck
the second and smashed it down, TAXI
ing it with it to the cellar
Henry Bcnning. OF 20 Water street.
and VIM. Brockmeyer, OF Alabama
street, were on the first floor at work.
Another man had just stepped into the
room. but he heard the cracking of the
timbcrs and ran ont in time To escape
being hurt. Benning was struck over
the eve by timber The blow was a
CHANGING one and his injury was only a
severe cut. Brockmcyer. however,
went down with the debris into the
cellar.
The fire department was called out
and the work OF rescue began amid a
vast amount OF excitement. Brock
meyer was dug out with apparently no
more serious injury than broken leg,
and it was soon discovered that there
were no more victims.
II proved later that Brockmcyer was
hurt internally. He died yesterday
evening. The building Is owned BY
the Charles +. Mayer estate and thu
contractor began work tearing II dowr
yesterday morning to make room fol
a fivc-story modern building for ofiic'
PURPOSES
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THE GENDARMES REITERATED
Before the Fury OF nm Hungarian Mob at
Zsobosselow.

Before the Fury OF mn hungarian MOD NJ
Zsobossclow.
VIENNA. March 8. A riot attended
by severe fighting and bloodshed oc-
CURED Wednesday in the town OF
Zsobosselow. Hungary The cause OF
the outbreak was the imposition OF new
market tolls which the populace OF
Zsobosselow and of the lIaiduck dis
trict resented As the authorities
feared trouble an extra force of gen.
darmcs was stationed at the marlset
place in Zsobossclow. The people
gathered in large numbers and began
pelting the gcndarmes with stones and
mud. The latter were unable to re-
sist the mob and reiterated
to the Zsobosselow town hall.
There the gendarmes were quickly
surrounded, the populace endeavoring
to enter the hall in pursuit. The latter
barricaded the building and fired upon
the furious multitude. The latter only
grew more cnraged. and would proba-
bly have captured the town hall and
killed the gendarmes but for the timely
arrival Of reinforcements, which were
summoned 10 the scene.
After long conflict the rioters
were dispersed. three of their number
having been killed and many wounded.
In addition to the rioters killed during
the fight a woman was killed by the
fire of the gcndarmcs during the con-
! flict at the market place, an incident
which added greatly to the fury and
obstinacy of the mob.
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A FAllACv.


A rar,6 Tax Cannot Add to the Wages Of
American Labor.
Speaker Crisp, in the course OF .
speech during the last campaign, to
show the fallacy Of the claim that the
foreigner pays the tax, gave in SUBJ
stance the following illustrations:
IAN American farmer takes 1000
bushels OF wheat to England and sells
il ut 20 cents bushel, which brings
him 800; with the money he buys goods
such as he needs. upon which there Is
an average tariff duty OF so per cent,
and starts for home. When he arrives
at the American port the custom house
officer inquiries of him concerning the
goods he is importing. He makes reply
to him that they are goods for his own
use-roods for which he has exchanged
his wheat with man in England The
custom house officer looks the goods
over and tells the farmer that his goods
are su biect 70 tariff tax of 50pcr cent
| The farmer thinks not so; says he Is an
| American citizen, and has exchanged
| American wheat Of his own production
with a man in England for these goods
He says the foreigner has my wheat
1 anu nave tOc SO',AS "htSh ASeSa'~e' -
payment, and, as the foreigner pays the
tariff, you are to look to him for the
taxi But the officer insists that the
farmer must pay the tax before he can
have his goods Consequently. in order
to retain possession Of his goods. he
must pay $3.50 more. So he has 800
worth Of goods and $3.50 worth OF tariff. :"
But let us look at this in another
way. The farmer. in order to pay for
the s.O0 worth Of goods, has to give 500
bushels more Of wheat because OF the
tariff tax. That is, for 300 worth OF
goods he has to give $1,000 worth OF
wheat at 20 cents per bushel; or. in
other words, he has to give 1900 bush
els of wheat for e70O worth Of goods,
which makes the actual price he gets
for his wheat to be just 46x cents per
bushel. IL we look at this closely
enough we shall see the fallacy OF tariff
legislation. prctendedly for the benefit
OF American labor.--A. A. Orcutt IN
American Industries
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su,ek,Ns WENT HUNGRY.
49, lie Lost = square Meal Through
Iseauty In Distress.

~. r.ost . square Meal Through
Iseauty In Distress.
younp Snifkins had been travelling
II hard luck. At least that is how he
".nressed himself lie had managed
- e,c ont a bare living by making
.,.,ches from time to time for an en-
,or,rising firm who used his drawings
- illustrate their extensive ADVERTISE
ncnis
mt with the close of the Christmas
..ason poor Sniflins found his occupa-
ZION &c ic. the firm having notified him
that his services were no longer re-
puired.
sniflxins left his room one morning
last week feeling that the last straw
had been applied lie could no longer
hear the burden. Visions Of suicide by
rarious methods began to fit through
his brain when it suddenly occurred to
him that he was hungry. lie consulted
his finances and found THAT he had ex-
,ctly ninety cents "At least" he
lhoucht. IN have one square meal
md them
"Why, Mr.. Sniflsins. How do You do?
I'm so glad to see you
Mr.. Spiflxins looked up at the fair
creature who had broken in upon his
-eyeric. II was pleasing vision. She
was petite and pretty. and more than
,nce had Snifkins felt his heart flutter
when in her presence.
"Indced. Miss Grace, he replied, II
an right glad to sec You. But where
Il: I.
ten all about his intended suicidc-and
his appetite.
I'm going to florists replied the
dear creature. ''and you must come with
me. I'm going to buy some lunches of
holly We're going TO decorate our
Sunday school, you know. And"-with
bewitching smile-''you'll help Inc
carry the holly home. won't you?'
Of course he would. He would be
only too happy. lie watched her while
she was making her purchase. Then
ne noticed her fumblng about her
pockets.
How stupid" she remarked. II dc.
clare I've left my purse at home.
Well addressing Snifkins, II hate to
bother you, Mr.. Snifkins, but I've for
gotten my purse. need eighty-sever
cents II you will"
s"Oh, certainly. with pleasure, re-
piled the young man. handing out hi
last ninety cents. Would you like
any morc?'
"rhis IS quite sufficient" she an
swcred. THANK goodness mental,
circulated Mr. Snifkins as he trudges
along by her side carrying the bunche
Of holly. Then he remembered how
hungry he was, and wondered whethe
he would ask him to dinner. AS fo'
the young lady herself she RECALLED he
eompanion with all sorts Of airy moth
ings as they walked along, and whel
they had reached her home the episod
Of Sniflsin's cighty-sevcn cents had en-
tirely slipped her memory.
~ am so much obliged, my dear MI
Snifl<ins," she exclaimed, relieving tn
latter of his burden, as the servant, II
response to her ring had opened tn
door. do come and see me some time
would ask you in now, but we ar
inst about to dine and we are going I
have such wrctchcd dinner to-day"
That was all. She had disappeared
and poor, hungry Snifkins. with II
three solitary coppers. wendell his wa
up town in silence. y. Herald.
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The protectionists in the Canadian
parliament show more sense than their
brethren in this country. Recognizing
the demand Of the people they are
moving for reduced tariff taxation
themselves, and intending that the I'D
erals shall get all the credit for the re-
forms that are bound to come. Tho
first move is to place corn and coal OIL
on the free list The liberals will foi-
low this up with a bill to repeal tho
tax on binding Irvine, something which
the democrats in this country have been
trying to have done for several yeHrA
past, and which will be done eefose
lonG.--N. Y. World
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TESLA'S TRIUMPHS.
An Evening with tho Montenogrin
Electrical Wizard.
NARY eIous Ions which Reveal
the Fact that tho Application OF
T. iectricity " A. Yet In
Its Infancy.

ST. LOUIS, March .. -Seldom has the
Grand Music hall in the exposition
building been so densely crowded as
last night. when Nilsola Tesla gave IA
lecture and demonstration illustrative
Of his latest achievements in the way
of electrical experiments. Five thou
sand tickets of admission had been is
sued, and as invitations had been
limited TO members of the leading clubs
and other prominent citizens IT goes
without saying that the gathering was
a very magnificent and representative
one.
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president Harrison Accepts.

WASHINGTON. March 3-Prcsident
Harrison last evening accepted n pro-
censorship in the Leland Stanford uni
vcrsity of California. lie will deliver a
series OF lectures On constitutional law,
commencing in October next He had
the matter under consideration for
some weeks, but did not signify his
formal acceptance until last evening.
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What pity it is" said Mrs. Bill
tops. that those Of us who want so lit.
Vie can have what we want"
WELL" said Mr.. Billtops," lit comes
TO us sometimes when we least expect
1t. We should do our part to the best
Of our ability and never lose courage.
and some day Fortune, with smiling
face. will come TO the door and say:
Does Mrs. Billtops live here" y
\. Y. Sun.
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thigh tariff sWalker tariff. .Revenne tari6.
The foregoing figures include gold
and silver.
1t will be observed that the fallacy
which now controls public opinion did
not then prevail-that n favorab bic bal
ancc OF trade consisted in exporting
goods OF greater value than we import
The imports exceeded the exports, and
20 far as these figures go they proved
that we sold our exports at a profit and
invested that profit ia the excess Of inn
ports.
Our merchant ships had not then
been driven from the ocean by the com
bined influence of the confederate
cruisers and high tariff.
At the present time we appear to ex-
port much more than we import but
the excess is paid out in freight charges
TO English ships for carrying our prod.
ucts over and bringing our goods back,
and for the expenditures OF American
travellers in Europe, sometimes com
pute, at 600. 900. 900 year
These figures are, however. very fal
lacions on account of the lack of true
data Of our trade with Canada and will
| Mexico The only test OF the condition
| Of our foreign trade Is the rate Of ex
change on commercial bills. There i
no record of the import and export O
stocks and bonds
1t is very difficult to trace and dcan
the subtle influence of the removal q
! distractions 70 trade which do not seer
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HOMESTEAD. Pa. March AT :
meeting of the relief committee yes
ter,lay the trcasurcr's report showed
the total amount OF money received to
be e5,a506s and the amount expended
s4,432.9s. leaving balance in the
treasury Of s9i7.7s. The secretary re-
ported that there arc less than half =
dozen families now in need Of relief.
A resolution was passed that the
public at large be notified that no
more money is needed for Homestead
sufferers
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We'll. you see, he didn't know the
gun was loaded"
Yes; know the rest. lie pointed
y at the girl, the gun was discharged
and the girl was killed"
"oh, no; you're wrong. You sec, the
gun wasn't loaded.
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Mrs. Timothy Where's Lizzie?
Miss tiasl<ctt-I just left her in the
arms Of Morpheus.
Mrs. Timothy Seed (scandalizcd) -
what And She engaged to Joe Pcndcr'
Show me where she is this mimi te. -
Truth.
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Aunt Jane lis the water where you
ave now soft or hard?
-. wee Niece guess it's pretty hard.
INC Girl spattcrcd some on tn lamp
cnlmney the other night, an IL broke
"a TO pieces Good News
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Size averted her eyes.

You ought not To ask me"
With celebrity born of desperation
he seized his hat and shot into the
darkness of the back yard and the
nights Plutonian shore.
The hired girlrose. pctulantly kicked
the at down the cellar and wondered
why men were not able to see through
ladder. Detroit Tribune.
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STOOD ON FORMALLY.
Mistake Of a Clerk who Was ProbabI
inexperienced In Matters OF the Heart

Mistake Of Clerk Who Was Probably
inexperienced In Matters Of the Heart.
She was the hired girl, but there
burned In her heart love no less in
tense than the flame which warns the
soul of the pctted daughter Of the mil
lionaire.
Verify she was stuck on the grocery
clerk who sat beside her in the kitchen.
The little clock on the mantel struck
The hour OF nine.
The grocery clerk got gay.
Mary
Fearing lest she lose portion Of his
discourse he leaned forward until h'x
lips were very close to her ear.
May kiss your
The Republican journal., 1893-02-16
Norman Suffrage IN Maine.

TtH following i . summary Of the state
ttwtt Sept trom Maine To the recent "a
5ioiisl American Woman Suffrage Conven-
dion IN Washington:
1iei,. has been 10 Legislature in ses-
sion the past Year but the question has
Seen tyit4ted ~ lectures press work,
private conversation and distribution Of
literature In February, Mrs. 5. :. Fes-
sendcfl wAs secured To lecture Ill Portland,
and gave addresses also in several other
places Last inter a new suffrage club
uas organized III Portland ii Has -
lutuilele and is sioin4 GOOD work Sev-
eialofHl~ llaye been organized on renewed
in StAei localities. From al sides come
I.fgprts ef A marked increase in suffrage
sentiment Petitions fVl municipal sul
iragc 5ro il circulation throughout the
State The President OF the state ASSo-
4intion MIS-. Hannah \. Bailey, has Wit
5,4n "a Tho TAX collector OF every town in
Maiue asking how many women pay
t4Yu- H. hat tNwn, and ~ y hat ;lnouni.
FL ti4e5,u letters written. 2.l replies have
ln.rtt i.sctlAed. and more are coming in bv
a4cN mAl l'Ae facts alleadv reported
,lt0W That @..74 women i'aN taxes on -.
43 l4oei Mis-. Bailey also asked each
taA 1llrctai II he snrw any reason why
,volntn ,hnHld NOT have the municipal
gain: i.l7 answered -Nn, II answered
e9. and ~ We're np!i-committ;tl.
Women IN Maine are not recognized as
ljeoplt except ny the Sheriff and tax gath
ei,l 4 mother has No legal control Of
lp.I legitimate children after the aye If in
ffncY 1athe. can will away his chill
6jlcll.fo.t guardian with he consent of the
Judge. OF Probate. A father may be the
guardian ot his children though he remar-
lies repeatedly but a mother can only be
guardian of her children while She re-
mains j widow a man can invest all his
property in timber land and leave his wife
a pauper as widow has no dover right
III such lands. The age Of protection for
girls remains at fourteen. in spite Of the
women : efforts to raise il to eighteen.
But there is steady and healthy growth
of public opinion in favor of equal rights
for women, and members Of all parties,
who used 10 be opposed. have declared
Themselves in favor.
The Republican journal., 1893-02-16
Insurance i'll Maine.

The annual statements Of fire and ma
rine insurance companies doing business iii
Maine for the wear l>!,2 have been receiv-
ed from al but four companies These
companies have written dining the Near
To-. 81 fire risks. receiving therefor H. +
4l2. ot'5. As and PAY my flu losses Sa21 .~4 n
.}>-hciMg 4 percentage III lns> paid to ptc
millm> received Of a trif1e over IS 4 I,eT
cent. The companies ro ~ heard froin
will probably increase tie fire risks writ
ten by about one and hall million
dollars which Win make INV rISN~
Written by the companies reporting te the
insurance department in round numbers
>lN4. 4-N 0un, an excess Nh aE,out aigllt
million Over the amotInt written hN thes,
companies in l>Ui. and the largest eyer
written III Maine.
The lire losses in Maine We're the IaI.-
EST in l~92 nj ann Mean M record Sincr thc
Organization VI lhr department. except
l>NH the Ntar al the Ea>tpurt Farming
ton and hanthhaN tiio~ aud ANN ahWitt
-l5A0'N le~S tHan the Nl~Sts WY thtt rN
crntional Ne1r The mMinc business wlit-
t~ iM MHine X retinnyd @N 7Af. Hu-. vi
sli-ht lailHg WI ttnn Et~t Yesu. lir prt
minus Wtte 40 6l0 / 4ni ilt LOSSES
-lTn.l7l.5- Iit. uig hnHihp~- I'M 0NrlH
~i,e tAt lmnittt WtitlyH by NIFII Nui
Hai~- flr lln haa mnnalR, aMi the nA-
linA bu~ingS~ ~ eNclusiye WI tht am Hl
NlEtteH IN tNv LinNt S
The Republican journal., 1893-02-16
DISCOVERY COMPANY. woLFvI.iIE, y.


These words are very familiar to our read
ers, as not day passes without the report
Of the sudden death Of some prominent cti
zen. The explanation is "Heart Disease. -
Therefore beware if you have any of the fol-
owing symptoms: Short Breath, Pain in
Side, Sm"therng Spells, Swoollen Ankles,
Asthnatic Breathing, Weak and Hungry
Spells, Tenderness in Shoulder or Arm
Fluttering Of Heart or Irregular Pulse.
These symptoms mean heart disease. The
most reliable remedy is DIR. Miles New
Heart Cure, which has saved thousands of
lives. Book of testimonials free at X. II
Moody's, who also sells the New Heart Cure
A five-year-old Murray Hill girl, who went
to fashionable church wedding with her
mother was asked at night by her father to
describe the bride and said
"Well, she had mosquito net over her
chad, and there are no flies on her.
The Republican journal., 1893-02-16

medicine from the tanks ana Places il IN
the bottles ready for use. t>ee cnti. lhe
bottles are corked. sealed ~A>hed and
wiped The advertising matter is then
wrapped around them, taey are placed III
cartons. and packed in boxes containing
Y bottles. ready = be Shipped 70 the
trade.
The business office is situated in thc
northwest end Of the building. t>ee cut. }
Here is placed the company's large safe.
and around the walls Of the room ar,
hung maps ot the various Provinces Mi
Canada. showing the location Of lie diff
ferent towns and cities their railroad con-
nections. eTe Here the books NJ the com
lany are kept ana all the business eolre-
spon'lcnce attended 10.
Tile li-in.l >koda Company, having
preparations nt uudoubted mert. decided