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The herald., 1897-11-14

two horseshoe magnets wound with
copper wire, which in turn had been
closely wound with finer wire. These
two magnets were to aid in propelling
the wheel, to which break pieces were
attached, one-half being conductor
and the other a on-conductor. While
one of the break pieces was connected
with the battery, by a binding screw.
through a spring, the other piece was
attached to the opposite binding screw in
the same way, and one end of each of the
large wires about the magnet was con-
nected with the break piece, that the cur
rent might be changed, and the other
end of each of the wires was connected
with a spring by means Of which the
circuit could be closed. The wheel con-
tanning the several horseshoe magnets
revolved in front of the electromagnetic
fixed stationary to the frame, as in the
first engine, and the object Of the Sec
ondary magnet was to gain power and
to neutralize the secondary currents OF
the principal magnets flowing from the
direct battery current.
While this first electric motor was
crude enough, compared with the COM
plicated and delicate machines Of to-
day, it contained after all. the vital
principles of propulsion by electricity.
and was the protoplasm, so to speak,
of all that grew from it; and the in
ventor has lived to see his theory grand
ly vindicated and mechanics revolution
lied by the electric motor.
DR.. Lille is now S4 years Of age, and
is one of those marvellous old men, who.
in the evening of life, retain the mental
enthusiasm of youth and the ripened
powers of maturity. Physically, he is
more vigorous than many men forty
years his Junior, and his interest in
science and his faith in it's achievement
in the future are unbounded. He has
visited every one of the great world ex-
positions given in his time in this coun-
try and Europe, and declares that every
where the American excels in technical
skill and that American machinery leads
the world. Ten years ago DR.. Lille went
west, and is passing the evening of his
busy and useful day of life in Los An
geles, in the enjoyment of ample wealth
and the love and respect of his friends.
He is the last of that generation of
scientific men who gave to America the
impulse which placed her in the van of
physical progress, and as such Is de-
serving of the gratitude and honor of the
nation.
LOU V. CHAPLIN.
Copyright, 1897, by Lou V. Chaplin.
The herald., 1897-11-14
LILIES ELECTRIC ENGINE

public was ignorant of the theory of tel
egraphy, and such explanations as were
given in the press were incomplete and
unintelligible. DIR. Lille and DIR. Cotton,
the latter the discoverer of the nitrous
oxide used in dentistry, formed part
rership in a lecturing venture and trav-
eled through the cities and towns Of the
east explaining what the telegraph was
and how it was to be operated. For this
purpose they carried with them wood
en- register, such as was at first used by
Morse operators, and a huge canvass
screen, upon which the dots and dasheS
of the Morse alphabet were thrown up.
They showed how the dots and dashes
were sent and received, interpreted the
meaning of each character, and in con-
nection with their lecture presented
such experiments in electro magnetisn
as would lead to a clearer understand
ing of the subject.
To us in this day, who have whole
libraries upon electricity, and con-
Stant object lesson in it's everyday ap-
pliances, the wonder and avidity with
which the public hardened to this new
scientific gospel is amusing. Thousands
crowded the halls where the expert
ments in electro-ma gnetism were given.
and DR.. Lilies fame went throughout
the land as the John the Baptist of the
Morse telegraph
In 1916 DR.. Lille constructed a magnet
whose lifting power was ten tons, and
from that time until 1S47 experimental.
with a view of making an engine that
would run upon a track and pull a
weight. In 1S47, while he was a resident
of Illinois, he planned the first electric
motor of this sort ever built in in the
United States, and the next year model
Of his invention was made for him at
Pittsburg, Pa. where it was exhibited
for the first time, and caused an i'm
menSe sensation.
This little engine consisted of large
horseshoe magnet, eighteen inches long,
wound closely with copper wire and
fixed to a stand and attached by cam
to a couple of polished brass wheels.
For this first electric motor a track
ten feet in diameter was built Of dry
wood, and bolted to it's sides was heavy
strap iron, and these sides were con-
nected with a galvanic battery. This
miniature track was placed in the CEN
ter of the halls where the lectures were
given, and the battery was upon the
stage. The speaker could thus control
the motion of the engine. 1t was magic
to the populace, and such was the in
The herald., 1897-11-14

placing these wires in contact with the
positive and negative poles of battery,
their vibration was accurately noted.
He then inserted the wires alternately
in the veins and arteries of rabbit.
and observing the vibration of the gold
leaf, deduced that the one was positive
and the other negative. and that the al
ternating currents produced the propul-
sion of the heart and circulation of the
blood. Theories of electric light and
heat were also formulated by the young
experimenter and lecturer, but his most
important work was directed toward the
solution of electric power as applied to
mechanics.
When Morse began the construction of
his telegraph line in 1S43, the general
The herald., 1897-11-14
Hoyt Lille Of Lawrenceville, Pa, was

Hoyt Lille Of Lawrenceville, Pa, was
arrested and fined in Washington as
juggler, for publicly exhibiting some of
the wonders of the electro-magnet.
At that time almost absolutely moth
ing was known of electrical force, and it
took Morse six years to convince the
American congress that his invention
was anything more than the vagary of
a "crank," and to appropriate a paltry
$50, 900 for an experimental line between
Baltimore and Washington. Electric
ity, however, was receiving the atten
ton of few earnest experimenters, and
among them was DR.. Lille. who demon
strated to his own perfect satisfaction
that the propulsive power of the heart is
purely electrical.
DIR. Lille constructed a simple cleo
trometer by placing two very delicate
strips of gold leaf in four-ounce vial
and attaching to them two fine pieces of
isolated iron wire passing through the
cork of the bottle. Then, by alternately
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recently sold it for 100000. 1t was
found to be rich in oil.
The people of Buenos Ayres recently
held a great memorial meeting in honor
of the late United States consul, Baker,
who was very popular at that port.
Theodore Delyannis, recently premier
of Greece, was left penniless while at
school. He obtained government clerk
ship, and on a small salary educated his
two younger brothers.
Captain Mayne Reid wrote thirty
four stories for boys, of which seventeen
have been translated into French. He
The herald., 1897-11-14

and Mrs. G. F. Moore took place at
Worthington. Mass. Both couples have
just celebrated the golden anniversary
of the interesting event. In neither fam
lily has there been death in the half
century, though Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
have two sons, three daughters and sew
eral grandchildren, while Mr. and Mrs
Witt have about as many.
The natives of Thrums are turning
Mr.. Barrie's fame to commercial ad-
vantage. A lemonade manufactured in
the Kirriemuir district bears a label with
a view OF the famous Window in
The herald., 1897-11-14

Bishop Potter, on his late visit to New
Haven, Conn.,, called attention to the
fact that in the quarter of century in
which he had been in New York City
that was the first time he had ever been
invited to Connecticut.
Congressman ]. II. Walker said in
lecture in Boston the other day: Il
think if the Book of Proverbs should be
destroyed by accident Tom Reed
would be called on as the best man in
the world to rewrite them. The man
doesn't live who can state proposition
Or anything, in fact-so clearly and so
The herald., 1897-11-14

fought in the Mexican war and is buried
in kensal Green cemetery, London.
William c. Todd of Atkinson, N. H.,
has made many gifts to the Boston pub
lie library, and recently added enough
to make the sum $50 900. The income of
this will be devoted to the purchase of
newspapers.
Rev. Thomas Kelly Cheyne, oriel pro-
fessor of the Interpretation of holy
scripture in oxford university, has be-
gun a course of six lectures on Jewish
Religious Life After the Exile" at Cor
nell university.
The herald., 1897-11-14

Thrums" and special brand Of goods
sold by local shopkeeper has this in
scrption printed on its wrapper: IN. B.
Every packet bears a true picture Of
the Window in Thrums and Mr. Barrie's
residence"
An Indiana professor who took out q
$350O insurance policy in 1850 received an
offer from the company twelve years
ago to cash the policy for $4,000 or pay
him an annuity of $40. He elected to
take the annuity, and now, at the age Of
80 years, has drawn from the COM
pany more than $4,000.
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effectively in the smallest number of
words as Mr.. Reed can"
On the gate of the ex-Empress Eu-
genie's English country home in Farm
borough has been placed this sign:
These grounds are private. Trespassers
will be prosecuted" This step was rem
dered necessary by the vandalism OF
some Of the visitors, who were rapidly
clipping away the monuments on the
premises. The public will still be ad-
mitted portion OF one day each week.
Fifty years ago the double wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner w. Witt and Mr..
The herald., 1897-11-14
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Charles A. Dana's death makes Dr.
Henry w. Field of the Evangelist the
oldest New York editor.
Governor Mount of Indiana has had
his farm connected by long distance tele-
phone with his office in Indianapolis.
Lord Roberts, as is perhaps natural,
considering his own case, asserts that
the short men make the best fighting
material in the British army.
c. H. Shattuck of West Virginia
bought a farm for $500 two years ago and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08
A FOOLISH RSfRIPTION.

Mark Twain has shown good taste II
declining 10 accept a subscription fer his
relief. Il Was started ny the New York
Herald as q sensation and VAS taken
up by the Westminster Gazette. London
paper. The latter. in announcing the plan.
said IL had not communicated with NJ.
Clemens. and would have considered il an
innpertinence 10 bring his affairs before
the public Il American newspapers had
not made the appeal The English news
paper. therefore, was actuated only by a
good Impulse. but manifested It's doubt OF
the propriety.
Mark Twain has suffered heavy losses
by POOR investments. but he money
maker and IS In full possession Of his
faculties. He can make more money with
one book than most men can by years Of
toll He has received. IL ia said. $1,000
for his forthcoming book, and II would
seem as II those who desired 20 aid him
could best do 1t by buying his book and
thus giving him the bench; OF the royalty
he receives on every copy sold.
The author is reported TO be living IN
comfort in England upon the money he
has earned by his lecturing tour and is in
no need Of eleemosyuary aid. There are
SO many men eminent in various walks
of life. who have become lncapacitated
for further work or who have made sacri-
fees for the good OF their race. that IL
seems almost impairment 10 solicit char
fly for one whose sole claim 10 recog-
milton is his faculty for doing WHAT IS the
best means OF insuring a return. Mark
Twain has received from the public
royal reward for hts efforts to amuse II.
and IL is an injudicious diversion OF kind
illness 10 turn it his way in the manner
proposed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08
THE POST AND THE CANAL.

There ought 10 be no misconception as
10 the attitude Of Seattle both as TO the
army pos, and the canal into Lake Wash
ineton Those projects. or either OF them.
would benefit this city. bat they are not
asked for on the sole ground that they
Will benefit Seattle. u woald be an in
justice 10 those army officers who selected
Magnolia bluff as the site for an impoc-
tant military establishment To doubt that
they selected tue best available place
within the area in which the government
desired IL.
The same may be said Of the canal
project The naval department is seeking
fresh water refuge for war vessels. ard
s. proposing to construct one in the neigh
horhood OF Mare Island. What Seattle is
doing is to urge upon the secretary OF the
navy the superlat!ve advantages Of Lake
Washington for such purpose lf the
officers charged with the duty Of invesii-
eating the matter find that there are any
difficulties IN the way which cannot be
overcome by reason OF tho expense. or IL
there arc other serious objections TO the
Use of the lake for that purpose. they Will
no doubt frankly state them. and at the
same time present such advantages as the
location affords.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

< the worst 1hIng thai could happen 70
ven
SIX years later Frank Soale. man WHO
never pax 6 crooked dollar into ais pot Sc
between tse dap y h5s birth 9z11 ne 4o~'E
O his death was proclaimed 1etAC-zs =
20 tbs amount or nearsy S-apsA his de7u-
ties snc clerks had do1e the trick f>r l1iiEA
Fas< horses ard faster women, ao{ olFas
and cold bottles bad been the order o. t-ae
day and tae night VIII his deputies; and
the poor. CID man. who never had dis
honest thought in his head. Was glad 70 80
back TO a newspaper Office ard work Ter
30 per Week. Barnes words we're he Ut
teraaces q 4 prophet.
Cropping her way from room 10 room II
an Old house in Washington. widow o.
~ years Of age lives merely from day 20
day. old. poor and blind. She * the willow
OF 4 pioneer hardware merchant OF san
francisco who was ore OF the sUreties on
Mr. Soule's official bond and who had 70
pay $3.50 as his share % the irish div;-
aend' IN the case. That amount OF money
would come very handy 20 the poor old
lady just now.
And now. thirty years later. comes
shortage o. rot less than $40 IN the Of
ice 81 me present coiieCtor. Q. NJ. We'll
born, whom nobody knows 70 have been
guilty o. The slightest dishonest act OF
this s-ooss) Is secured BY the official bond
o. his defaulting cashier, Isaac Norton.
ana the rest VIII fan upon Mr.. WelhoTn's
sureOes, J1st as was the case with Mr.
soule.s oondsmen about thirty years ago.
There must be something extremely
laulty IN the organization OF d system
mat brings such results about or even
renders them possible. Il must De an ex-
ceedInsiy defective crganiZstion that ad-
mits OF a man OF unsullied reputation ana
1a1ItieSs honor being appointed 10 place
ana compelled to give q heavy bond. only
70 nave his office looted and piundered by
MS employees. IL was bad enough IN the
case or the pioneer journalist above men
uoned, but stili worse when its history
comes TO be repeated. one-third Of GEN.
fury later and through agencies almost
precisely similar. Such occurrences as
these discourage wealthy men from aiding
honest men who are poor. and whose hon.
esty mas become the just subject OF Of
nclaI recognition. and. what is still worse,
they destroy mans confidence in his
fellow-man.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Princess Maud of Wales whom we now
know as Princess Charles of Denmark.
has Just written a conledietta. which has
1een accepted by Sir Henry Irving for thu
LyCeum.
Mr.. Popham was speaker OF the house
OF commons at session in which they had
sat long without doing anything. Que II
Eliza beth said to him one day: Now. Mr..
Speaker, what hath passed In the COM
mons house, He answered: "If II please
your majesty. seven weeks"
The veteran of the consular service is
Horduo J. Sprague. who has been our rep
resentative at Gibraltar since Ists If Mr..
Sprague lives till a year from next May
he viii have had the honor of being an
American consul at one place for half a
century He was born at Gibraltar but
was appointed from Massachusetts,. Mr.
Sprague gets a salary OF $3.50 a year.
The two senator's from Kansas. Mr.. Ba-
ker and Mr.. Harris. are from the same
county, in one corner Of the Sunflower
state. This is unusual. but % more UNI
usual thing is that the two senators from,
Alabama are from the same town. Senator
Morgan, who has been in the senate ~
years. comes from Selma. and il happens
that the new senator. Mr.. Pettus. who
succeeded Mr.. Pugh, also comes from Sell
ma. II is with one exception the only in
stance OF the kind in the senate. Senator
Pettus, according TO his own account. Is a
plain. old fashioned Democrat OF the old
school who inherited his Democracy. He
was born in Tennessee. and lived within n
mile of the Hermitage, his father and
unCles igh Cing under Jackson in the Creek
war He is tall and dignified with white
hair, and does not look new in the SEN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08
FACTS OF INTEREST.

The American BAPTIST yea- book re>orrs
= 81 ministers, Il. e5S churches ana 3,S24
0SS members.
The HOTTEST inhabited place in the world
IS the Buddhist monastery of Haine.
Tibet. L s about i, 60 feet above the
sea
\ special commission created for that
purpose has planted and nouriSAed more
than 1ot9 shade trees IN the streets a;
Charleston. :. c.. Within the past four
years.
Among recent American books trans
lated into japanese are Capt. 4. T Ma
han : The Influence q Sea Power" and
u life OF Commodore NJ. (. Perry. based
on Dr. ". Z. Griff1's work. which, with
illustrations, contains Miss Flora Best
Harris rendering into English OF The
song of the Black Ship which reSoundei
all over Japan when the American squad
ron lay in Yokohama harhor IN 1858.
An important decision has been made
by the interior department relating Ia
proving UP on arid land entries. says
The Boise Statesman. The department
has decided that anyone getting water
upon his land. whether by q perpetual
water right or by annual rental of
water from ditch company can prove
NJ on his claim. Heretofore Il was
necessary Cor one 70 have a perpetual
water right before patent would be
issued 10 him. The man IN whose case
the decision wds made IS George w Rus
sell, who made application fer his patent
some ten months ago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08
The New German Arm.

Quietly and without attracting any at
tentlon the German artillery has now been
entirely equipped with new qulck-nriug
guns. \ battery Of these new cannon can
hre SIXTY shots a minute. and they have a
range or over five miles. The new gun is
pFoNlded with an appliance to prevent the
recoil. After the first shot a sort of spur
attached TO the end of the gun carriage
bores into the ground. so that the gun
hefs may remain quietly standing by the
piece and reload without the loss of time
The imperial parliament has shown itself
lar more patriotic In the matter than one
might be tempted TO believe from the re-
cent utterances OF Emeperor William. for
the 800 needed for the transforma-
tlon was voted almost unanimously by the
reichstag, even the Socialists giving their
consent thereto, and. what is more keep
Ing the whole affair secret Inasmuch as
Germany's victory in the war OF 1870 was
admittedly due principally to her artillery,
the Importance OF the new armament Is
calculated to excite an immense amount
OF attention abroad
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

BRIEF NORTHWEST NEWS.
he Roslyn News is under new manage

The Roslyn News is under new manage
ment.
Mai. Johnson clerk Of the Federal court
al Waila Waila. has resigned.
Thomas Moran. OF Walla Waila. caused
the arrest OF Frank Earl and Oscar Sailing
because he believed they stole four head
Of horses from him, but the testimony at
the preliminary hearing showed a per-
sonal fight between the parties involved
and the justice dismissed the case.
Three men attempted TO assault the
wife Of John Lyons nm Indian, at Mount
Vernon. recently. and when the husband
came upon the scene and interfered the
men jumped on him and beat him until
he looked as though he had encountered
a bulldog. Arrests have been made
Ezekiel Payne, col0red, Of Tacoma. and
his wife, got too much religion in their
heads, ana now they have separated. lie
says she IS : fool. and she claims she left
him because the court would not throw
him into an asylum after she had proved
that he was insane and dangerous 10 be a,
large.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

The pittshGrg Post a Democratic news
paper which represents as VIGOROUSLY a
boss-ridden community as any In the coun-
try. has ono of those periodical but always
silly editorials upon the wickedness OF
'the other side" but which never deceive
the public. THE Pest. writing before the
ohio Democratic convention, said While
tho Mclean movement for senator is
strong tn Ohio, It IS not probable tho
Democracy viii iHdorse his candidacy in
the state convention. Ii would be a mis-
take - do 50. For the state Offices to be
niied, from governor down. there is an
eager host OK Democratic aspirants in the
field. showing a hopefulness and conf
deuce As TO results that has not been in
evidence FOR several years"
The convention did lndorse Mclean.
practically. so that the Posts Judgment
VAS faulty; hat suppose there Is an eager
host Of Democratic asplran:s.' is that any
unusual characteristic OF Democratic
convention Because there is an eager
hest. each OF which would be glad To be
Endorsed for United States senator. Us that
any reason why the foremost should lie
turned down?''
The ro@t dsd not say T. but another
Democratic newspaper wsrued the Demo-
Gratis OF Ohio that Mclean was going 10
torcs a.s slate down their threats. lie did
rot 40 that bat. on the contrary, his adj
herents compromised With the friends =
the opposing candidates for the various
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In spite Of the fact that an amendm

In spite OF the FACT that an amendment
making an appropriation for cadastral
survey OF the north canal was not adopted
when the sundrv civil bill was up for con-
sideration recently. there is much kinder
feeling shown towards the project since
the advantages OF a fresh water harbor
for government vessels have begun to be
appreciated The examinations which are
to be made by officers from the Oregon
will no doubt result In additional proof
as 10 the advisability of creating harbor
where vessels may lie in ordinary with
fresh water about them and within easy
reach of the sea.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

A Chicago dispatch says that Laurence
Groniund has been selected as one of the
commissioners 10 find a site tor Debs' CO.
operative colony. 1t has been generally
supposed that the colony scheme had been
given up. but If II is still proposed TO try
the experiment. il might be we'll 10 sug-
gest 10 Mr.. Gronund that there is q guam
tity OF fine land in Utah just suited TO
the purpose
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

wilbur Register: Gov. Rogers. In COM
menting on Debs' warlike talk. says he
doesn't believe that he made any such
statements. but that Il ne did. he merely
stopped over" Well yes. there is little
doubt but he frequently slops that way.
1t Is a Characteristic Of the crowd Gov.
Rogers Is somewhat inclined that way
himself The state OF Washington has no
need Of more sloppy people The gov
eruor says no one but Republicans OBJ
ject. He ought 20 read q few Populist pa
pers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-08

The smart Populist insurance commits
sioner of Kansas, who arbitrarily sus-
pended the licenses OF several insurance
companies because they refused 10 pay
certain losses until their validity had been
passed upon by the courts, has been
promptly notified that he is not so big
man as he supposed himself 10 be. The
United States district court has decided
that the companies have a right 10 contest
doubtful losses.