Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

energy NOTWITHSTANDING s or 8 per cent
at the most. The fact Is important. bearing
In mind q common notion that the electric
incandcsceut lamp IL free from heat rays. II
IL true that the lamp. when working, 10 nos
comparable with q flame OF naked light, but
at the same time the heat evolved 10 such
a. may lead to ignition. This point 10 de-
serving Of emphasis, because the incandes-
cent electric lamp Is used for purposes 81
illumination in shops without any regard
to the possibility-even probabnity-of fancy
goods which happen to be contiguous being
fred. Indeed. 30 firm Is the idea that the
incandescent electric lamp 10 free from heat
that It Is frequently to be found buried In .
mass of easily ignited and highly inham.
mable material. This is o mistake and care
should be exercised with the electric lamp
in its application In this connection. But,
OF course, the risk Is not so great as where
naked lights are employed. 1t has been found
by experiment that, on immersins q size
teen candle-power lamp GOO volts prsssure)
In half a pint Of water. the water boils
within an hour, and In proportionateiy less
time when a hirty-two-candle-po power lamp
is substituted. II. again. the lamp 10 buried
in cotton wool, the wool soon begins to
scorch. and ultimately bursts into namA
In one experiment which was tried THE
bursting into flame was accompanied By q
loud report, due to the explosion Of the
lamp. 1t clearly appears from this that the
incandescent electric lamp cannot b 70.
garded as an unlikely means Of starting q
serious fire. and %shopkeepers, especially
those who exhibit highly infammable
fabrics, should know that there Is risk In
placing such goods too close to q lamp.
"The Trolley Special"
Indications OF the way In which the troll.
ley Is eating into the steam railway bust.
ness are seen all over the country. In the
suburbs OF New York this inroad has been
for some time signally illustrated. but the
great success Of Its latest development, the
trolley special" foreshadows an early rev.
olution OF vast significance in "commuter'
traffic. At 5 o'clock every evening . parlos
car threads its way through the surgins
crowds which throng the New York termi-
nus Of the Brooklyn bridge. The crowd
makes for 1t, but are warned OF by thu
conductor, who tells them that 1t is q pri.
vate car. Fifteen or twenty persons who
have been waiting for 1t then take theiI
places in the car. which at once whirls OF.
1t Is chartered by a number Of out-of-town
dwellers. some Of whom live at Richmond
AAaAb ooAho tSh hiASo away LIN ~ 10 ca.
clusively theirs for these trips. They were
formerly commuters OF the Long Island
railway. They walked or rode to the rail-
way station at Richmond Hill. distances
which varied, but in some cases were I'M
pleasantly long. Then followed q devious
travel to the Long Island ferry, opposite
Thirty Fourth street, where they alighted
and took a ferry boat. A ride Of several
miles then landed them at the foot Of
Roosevelt street, whence another tedious car
journey was taken. This barbarous fashion
Of getting to business was long rebelled at
and in some cases.. 1t was about to causl
the giving up OF houses at Richmond Hill
At length, the railway company owning the
only parlor cars in Brooklyn was approached,
and hey consented to charter one Of theil
,ars to the commuters, who were delighted
to find that at a cost by no means pro-
hibitive they could not only avoid the fierce
and degrading struggle at the terminus fol-
seats, and the nauseating ride in the poll
uted air Of an overpacked car, but could
-ravel in comfort and luxury and reach theil
ZONES some quarter Of an hour earlier than
under the old conditions. The trolley spec
,ial' saves them the climbing out Of the train
and hustling for the ferry boat, and many
other inconvenience, the sum Of which,
5Spctidily III Ddu WcdIucI, nay . ulSd1tEOuU
influence on the nerves and spirits. More.
over, the trolley car lands most of them
where they will have a shorter distance to
20, and where there are greater facilities
or further riding. In the car there are
twenty large. luxuriously upholstered re.
volvlng chairs. The car Is electrically
lighted, and has a commodious buffet, which
s stocked with light refreshments, cigars.
cards and backgammon, draughts and chess
outfits. The ventilation is perfect, the air
being kept fresh at all degrees Of heat. Each
nan, instead Of waiting until he reaches
nome to rest. begins to rest as soon as he
gets In the car. The car is one OF tho
pleasantest incidents Of the day, and from
tart to finish no outsider interferes with
he quiet, comfort and enjoyment OF tho
'ortunate passengers who arrive at their
dwellings, so renovated, and in such amiable
mood that the wives and children Of many
If the ichmo Hill families are said to
Ne blessing the advent Of the trolley spe-