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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
AN ELECTRIC 81 RREY.
Price s. 800.

on the level. In weight the motor vehicles 'I'
from approximately 1000 pounds for the smo
est to $500 for the largest. and in each nstana
the battery weighs about one-third OF the eroS
amount When compared with the light pnSe
tons and bugges in general use they look he1"
but when one takes into consideration thai ms
take the place not only of the vehicles bu' az
Of the horses to draw them. there seems u"
some excuse for their added weight
The front wheels of the new motor "se'D
are usually 30 inches In diameter. and the VA
or driving wheels 36 inches. The heavy Ven'N'
have solid rubber tires. and the pleasure "as'~
have pneumatic tires three inches III dis"''
and corrugated TO prevent slipping on SpO..
pavement or ice The wheels are maze i0 '
most part with wire spokes, and this gives W.
a graceful appearance.
An electric carrier TO be used FOR delivers
parcels was one of the cheaper motor "Ae
on exhibition. IL has three wheels-two ID
back, over which the driver sits, anu V"'
front OF the box, which contains the goOo>
order TO show the advantage OF this carrier "
a horse and wagon. the manufacturers hd'eF
pared table which shows that the electro ~
rier and operation viii cost the first year si'i.
and will give 1900 miles Of service
a horse and wagon and operation VIII .'s
the first year S., 064 -, and give only i"V "a,
OF service making a gain OF 500 u anu
miles OF service in favor OF the electric 90 -,
BY the same calculation It Is shown 'n'' :,
motor carriers will do the work OF three -
horse and wagon outfits and show paA, s,a
favor Of tho Carriers Of s2,642 Us, or ~"
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In convenient places for the Accommodate.
owners OF electric carriages and these uu,
ply power automatically when a o5-c.n.
Is dropped into receiver. For maxine ~"
plete charge there seems to be no uniform No..
Until owners OF electricity agree AZ ~
it Is worth when transferred to no,or.,.-
batteries, the price viii vary and the time w,..
1t Is taken will have some influence on tho ,,,.'
because the power may be deemed more va,n..
at night than in the daytime by some conoo.-'
Recharging the batteries in a delivery r.
at an electric-lighting plant in New-York oo..
now about 40 cents. and with that charge n.
wagon can run thirty miles. II will n,o,.,,
| cost more for pleasure vehicles but SO cont.
81 would be big price
In answer TO the question, How long Will
battery last?" the electric wagon man said. q,.
| life is Indefinite. We have never known ba.
terry to break down that has had proper cares
A new battery for a pleasure vehicle oo.,.
5000, and when the inqusitiye man recslv.,
this piece OF information he said that the ~.
was another point OF similarity with the ,s.,
Of horses. In a circular issued by the Dr..
Manufacturing Company this is said on -.
subject Of expense Of charging and mantai,
ing:
1t seldom happens where the current IS tal,
from wires connected with the city mains :,
central lighting stations, that the cost FOR al
full charge exceeds 60 cents. As Is well know
electric lighting and power companies ususr,
base their prices for their output on the anon,
of current consumed. and when a user OF Can
riage also employs the same electric current =,
lighting his house, or for any other PURPOSE 4.
can arrange TO charge his carriage batteries =,
cost extremely slight We have found ma,
the average cost OF running a Columbia carriss,
is one cent per mile for current when taken rro-
public station. II frequently happens ma,
owners Of our carriages possess their own NJ
vate electric plants, and when this is the ca
the cost Is even less, and under favorable coptI
tions is sometimes as low as one-quarter Of
cent mile.
The carriages are designed for an ayens
maximum speed OF about twelve miles an bon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
THEM OVER HORSES.

run that distance gallon OF gasoline is
poured into the reservoir and the carriage is
good for seventy five miles more.
A handsome runa bout for city or country
IS also among the cheaper vehicles This trap
may be run, according to the manufacturers
statement. for twenty five miles on a good road
at range Of speed of from three to twelve
miles an hour forward and from three to six
miles an hour backward The cost Of energy is
about one cent a mile and the accumuator
may be recharged in about three hours.
one of the largest manufacturers said that
the most important improvements In motor car
riages were made IN the designs Of the running
gears. which have been made lighter and bet
ter. in the storage batteries, which are less
cumbersome than they were in the early motor
carriages, and in improved methods for recharg-
ing the exhausted motors Nearly all these i'm
provements have been made in the gasoline
wagons also, but the odor from these vehicles
and the tendency to radatc heat have not vet
been overcome
man who seemed TO be- deeply interested in
the matter asked the superintendent Of the
Pope comuany's exhibit:
"Now, suppose buy this $lS0O carriage. how
shall take care Of it,
1T is built in all respects like a bicycle" was
the answer, even to the ball bearings ana re-
batteries require less care than the horses which
they succeeded but Of different kind They
must not be abused and not overworked. If
they are they will break down, like the horses
They can be charged at any llO-volt direct cur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
MOTOR CARRIAGES In FAVOR.
Y,prAr INTEREST IN THE EXHIBIT OF
THEM AT THE CYCLE SHOW.

&IIhT THEY COST AND WHAT 1T COSTS TO RUN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CLAIMED FOR
THEM OVER HORSES.
Among the attractive features OF the cycle
show at Madison Square Garden were the motor
carriages. The little Enclosures where these We
bicles were displayed were always crowded
with Interested people. who listened attentive
Iy TO the description OF the mechanism and
working qualities of the novel traps, although
terms like volts" direct current "amperes,
~Watt motor" ETC. were meaningless to them.
The motor carriage has outgrown the expert
mental stage, and, while many OF the people
who gathered about the beautiful specimens
OF the carriage-maker's art were attracted by
anxious to know all about the horseless car
riagc because they hoped to become purchasers
The man who places an order will find that
many men have been ahead Of him. The manu-
facturers have orders ahead to keep them busy
for several months, and popular patterns can
not be delivered until next April or May.
Great improvements have been made in the
motor carriages since the last exhibition, but
.he prices are still high, and the best electric
vehicles are still properly termed expensive
iuxuries They cost from 81 600 to $500 and
the omnibuscs which being made by the
Pope Manufacturing Company are quoted AT
$4,000 Among the hydro-carbon OF gasoline
wagons there were some which were much lower
priced, and one little trap at $50 was shown to
prove that a small fortune Is not necessary to
buy a horseless carriage. This little trap, which
will carry two passengers. will run seventy-fve
miles without being recharged. and when 1t has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29

but this can be transformed into the 1lO-voit
direct by the use Of an apparatus which can be
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As to the cost Of charging the batteries, II was
said that electric hydrants would soon be placed
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German Socialism.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Social
ism, of course, as understood in Ger
many, is a protest against the repres-
sive legislation and spirit of the gov
eminent parties. Some American
papers compare the socialists of Ger
many to the populists of the United
States. This is grossly unjust to the
socialists. The socialist leaders are
among the. most scholarly and practi-
cal men in the empire. The abuses
which they fight are real. Their pro-
gram is far less extreme and subver-
sive than is commonly supposed in
this country. Many of them are re-
publicans in sentiment, though not
all of them. Their program is not
Utopian. Intellectually and morally
the socialists of Germany stand i'm
m~easurably above the Donnellys,
Wharton Bankers, Aliens, Cyclone Da-
vises and the rest of the American
populists. They are a growing po-
litical sect in nearly every European
country. Wherever they exist they
are the resolute foes of prerogative
and r%eactionism. This is particularly
true of Germany. Apparently, too,
they are destined to be a powerful fac
tor in the politics of-that country, not
withstanding the great number of
parties which exist in it, and the ten
dency and temptation of the parties
on which the government relies to
make combinations against them.
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"A Slight Mistake.

A joke is told of n of our neighbour.
which deserves immortality. Brig.
Gen. Spinola early in the war was sta
toned in North Carolina, with q brigade
under him, and as he was u Of those
mushroom commanders whom the stress
Of civil wa had called up from civil
life, he naturally enough lntrusted the
routine duty and drilling Of the brigade
to o major detailed for the purpose.
One day Spinola's superior in command
made M inspection, after which he
bluntly told the brigadier that tho men
we're not sufficiently up In tactics and
manual. Spinola summoned the major
and questioned him. limited. that he was
not doing his duty, and finally, as q
test question, asked him If, in the event
of u fight. the brigade should capture a
number of prisoners. what he would do
with themP
Tho major replied to the effect that
he would get them to the o and, If
possible. to Washington.
There YOU are all WRONG. This
book" handing him SCOTS "i%nfsntry
Tactics, +" says that prisoners should
DO placed 80 PAGES upon the right-ip
front"
The major protested against this, and
finally, urged by his superior, took the
volume to his quarters to read.
The next morning he met the general
and stated that nowhere in the volume
could he find 1t laid down that prison.
ers should be placed on the right The
general impatiently seized the volume
and bounced upon q passage which he
read to himself and looked up with .
puzzled air, circulating:
gOh, -. it is pioneers!"-Lie's
Calender,
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is W AN OLD MAN?

LEHhEHTAEI Iea 4-AlEN alHaN=ArhE
How His Age Compares With THAT
OF Other Notablcs OF the World.
Brooklyn Eagle: admiral Dewey has
lately been calling himself an old man,
and SO some of the papers which have
been commenting on the proposition
to give him II home in Washington hays
said that Il man of his age would prefer
to live away from the eNcitements OF
the national capital. The fact is that
the admiral is moi old. He has reached
what the naval regulations call the re-
firing age, and his characterization OF
himself us old is. doubtless, the sur
Sival OF an impression which he re-
ceived in his youth that n man did not
Coon the retired list till he had passed
the days of his usefulness and was in-
capacitatea for active service.
If Admiral Dewey will recall the 6
of many we'll known and active men he
will cease calling himself old. lie is
only Il year older than John Hay, the
secretary of state, vino is commonly
regarded as II man jus, in h fullnesS
of his powers. Jnmes Bryce and John
Morley are also 60 years old, the s;t:lle.
as Secretary Hay; Grover Ciersaiid,
Whitelaw Reid, Horace Porter, William
Dean Howells, President .hngell AMI
Justices Brewer and Feckham are 4
year older, the came age as :lie ;umi-
raj. Generals Merritt and Joseph
Wheeler are 81 and so are Rear Admiral
Simpson and Joseph Chamberlain.
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott, Bishop Potter,
Andrew Carnegie, John q. Carlisle and
General Shafter are GO, or two years
older. President Eliot, of Harvard, is
GA, and Chimney NJ. Dcpcw is IS. EN-
President Harrison, Chief Justice Full
Ter and Justice Harlan are a few
months older than Senator Depew.
Andrew ID. White is &c, and so are
Senator Quay and Lord Roberts, of the
British army. President Gilman, of
Johns Hopkins, is CT; eN-Secretary
Tracy is Gs. There are scores of other
famous mcn in the United States and
Europe who would call Admiral Dewey
still young, for they are from five to
twenty years older than he. When he
gets back to the United States and re-
covers from the strain of the RESPONSE
bility of the last year he will discover
how young he is.
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He Wasn't Joking,

Baltimore Herald: II had four days
growth of beard on my face when
struck a little town in northern Mich
igan," said the civil engineer. 81
found a little coop of a barber shop
near the depot, and l entered it to dis
cover the barber sitting Oh 4 bench
with his head in his hands. AS he
reused up | told him to get to work
on me, but after looking nat over he
replied:
" If l shave you you'll have to take
the chances!'
"'Nvhat chances?' 1 asked.
"'Well, I've been on a drunk for the
last week, and am just on the point OF
seeing rats. 1 may get Though with
it all right, and may cut your head
off.
The man had a Wild look and was
all a-tremble," continued the engineer,
and though he smiled as he talked,
l saw that he wasn't joking. | went
away without getting shaved. and for
the next two hours was busy making
purchases. AS / returned to the de-
pot ! looked in on the barber to see
how he got along, and found him
hanging dead. Just what would have
happened had he started to shave me
l don't know, but I've always felt
much obliged to the man for putting
the ease as plainly as he did"
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Tho anxious American Face.

Kansas City Journal: An instance of
the too sweeping use of generalization is
that which speaks of the American face
as typically anxious. You may go through
villages and whole regions of the south.
and even Of the middle west, and perhaps
other regions Of the country. without dis
covering an eye that seems to be looking
toward the horizon. and you would pray
of all things for a descent of some of
the spirit OF anxiety. In the cities, of
course, there is plenty Of restlessness In
the features. The mere physical dangers
of collision and robbery and sandbagging
cause this, to say nothing of the struggle
for existence. Yet the total proportion of
this style of eountenance is hardly sutii-
cient to warrant the attachment of the
label. made In America We believe
they have more or less anxiety abroad.
We should say that the anxious connte-
nance might be discovered in the Roma
noff family in a high stateeof perfection.
But 1t may be that We are more anxious
than we should be and that we show Il
IN our faces. it wnuld be we'll for every
American who needs 1t to carry with him
a pocket hatiron to smooth out the wrin-
kleS from his brow.
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One on the Arnostic.

Washington Pest: The e~pigra,mmaiic
spellbinder, Saltus, Gescrincs a young ma
who had an acquired ignorance, which
he called agnotiIsm.' The clever por-
traiture-&a.a1sentence fits a young man
Who inhabits a x street boarding house.
This youth has a habit of descalting in
large at the boarding house dinner tab,e
upon the elasticity Of his beliefs. Thus
nuisance of himself. TIE other evening
Ire was expatiatiiis upon the subject Of
heaven.
III there is such u place as heaven
said he. airily, its a lead-pipe that Ven
all go there. II there's such a place as
heaven. I'm as certain to go there as i
am to eat this piece OF lhcat."
He held a bit Of steak up on the end of
MS fork. and just as he finished Grating
the meat wabbled on the end Of the fork
ard fell to the floor. The fox terrier nun
was on hand. and was outside the piece
OF meat In 5igtime. Then the young man,
VINO, pats himself on the back for being
an .,agnostic.' got the horse boot. loud
and long. from all hands at the table.
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ford.s'
Who told hertn
Lady Elinor.. Did he write to renew
his offer, ValerieW
Eyes"
"And you-you won't dream Of marrying
himin q Amy, earnestly.
mo; I won't marry Aston Lawford. I
haven't answered his letter, and / don't
mean to-
81 am so glad to hear you say that, Va
lerie. But Mrs. Lnngleyfn
II have never followed aunt Constance's
lead, :, returned Valerie. coolly, .and l am
not likely to begin now. You open your
planned, and I have consented. Have II
followed my own lead from the beginning,
and / shall follow 1t to the END"
II don't understand you, Valerie; you
are talking in enignas, /" said Amy, putting
her arms round her friend again. 81 must
try and be patient; but this / know-that
you are not happy"
Never mind" said the other, restlessly,
"let me live in your happiness, Amy; talk
to me about yourself, and your dear old
Hal. When are yoH going to be married,
HUI where Will you liver anu Tell Wo every
thing you can think Of"
So Amy obeyed, and stayed with Valerie
till tea-time, when she was dismissed, Va
lcrie herself having tea sent up to her; she
would com down to dinner, she said; but
she wanted to be alone for awhile.
And she lay still. in n kind of dull agony.
There was nothing to be do%ne-nothingl
The miserable misunderstanding must go
on to the end. How was she to live the
life that lay before her? Truly her life
hitherto had been a failure. though not rs
Constance Langley would understand the
word.
And Amy, running down to the drawinRr
room greatly dreading the chaff, met Max
Beauregard. :
Fairly caught" he said, holding out his
hand. and smiling at her heightened color,
"Why, you are not afraid OF me, are yous''
folding the girls hand in both his own.
"No,indeed, not of YOU" she said. II
wouldn't mind even If you chafredl'
Continued Next Week.)
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REBELS CUT THE WIRES.
Attack on Santiago de los Caballeros
In Sun DOMINGO Planned.

ATTACK on Snntia4Ou Q q CaDallerOs
In San Domingo Planned.
Cape Haitien, Aug. 1.-Advices just
received from the Dominican frontier
say the insurgents have II the tele-
graph wires in the naighborhood of
Santiago de las Cnballcios, also near
Moca. The insurgents in the western
part of San Domingo await the ar
rival OF Jilninea, under whose Leaders
ship they expect to attack Santiago.
Washington, July 29.-The navy de-
partment has been informed that the
Machias will sail from st. Thomas Tor
San Domingo tomorrow. The com
mander of the New Orleans has an
nounced his readiness to start for San
Domingo today, so before the middle
of next week American interests will
be fully protected at San Domingo
should there be any revolution.
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An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in,the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the n perfect Strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevcrs
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome ha6itlal constipation per-
manently, Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA Fro SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get it's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK. N, z.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc. per bottle
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little ashamed of her outbreak, hut the fast
was her whole mental atmosphere was
charged with electricity; her nerves were
at a tension that would not bear much
more straining.
BeaureRard put the chessmen in their
box and rose. 4
= am sorry ! asked youtoplay, he said,
In a changed, q softened manner II don't
think you Were in the mood. Can l fetch
any book for your,
mo, thanks. / was MS much in the mood
for chess as for anything else. l am-not
good company for anyone just now" she
added, n little confusedly, feeling that
some explanation was required, but assur,
edly not making it very happily.
"You shall not be troubled with mine,
then, Valerie; but I don't think you have
much chance of solitude here, II that Ia
what you wish"
"Ididn't mean to be so rude as l seemed,
Colonel Beauregard," said the poor child,
biting her lip hard. 81 know l can't be
alone, and don'twish to be either. Ihave
been worried, that's all.n
II know it, Valerie, . said Beauregard,
in a low voice; "and I think l know-l
wish-'t
He stopped. and turned away abruptly,
crushing back the words on his tongue.
He must not say them, he had no right to
say them-and how could he trust HIMSELF
81 wish you would be true to your better
nature; cast off the dross, and let the pure
gold come to the surface"
No; If he spoke like this how much more
might he not say? And he could not coun.
sci Valerie as n friend, for it was not rs a
friend no loved her; not as a friend she re.
garded him.
The girl half OWNED the unuttered
words, and held her breath, trembling in.
wardly as she watched Beauregard cross
the room.
He turned back int minute or two, and
paused by the couch, looking down on the
girl. Her head was dropping; she dared
not raise her eyes to his.
II have no power to help YOU" he said,
after moments silence, and his voice
shook; lit is too late for that. And per.
haps ! may be wronging you, but if not
-
Steps sounded without. Beauregard bent
down and laid his hand on the bowed gold.
Ell head:
"Oh, Naleriel''-what passionate pain
there was IN his yoice-s.'you cannot bio,
out the past. but you might live n noble1
life in the future!'
He went out through the window on to
the terrace as Angela opened the door and
ran into tho room.
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COMMENDED GENERAL OTIS.
Assured Him OF the Admins.

AIger Assured Him OF the Admins.
tration's Confidence.
Washington, Aug. 1.-About ten days
& Secretary Alger cabled General OTIS
saying there was some criticism of him
II tho American press. but assuring him
lie had the entire confidence of the sec
rotary CT war and the administration.
AS far as known at the war department
the only messages sent by Mckinley to
Otis were those which have been made
public. consisting of co~mmendatory
words Of the general and the troops In
the field for what they accomplished.
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The Man With the Hoe.

"Greater than priests or kings
Softly the zephyrs sing,
Evening and morn.
Helping dame nature bring
Growth to the ri
Look at It! See how clean
Down every row;
Think you he's very green
THE man with 4 hoe?"
What though his back is bent
Slowly he goes
Fen till the day Is spent,
Down through the rows?
Softly the zephyr sings
Let the world know
Greater than priests or kings
'"The mar with a hoe"
Listen, We learned and wise.
HeaTkenstodAy;
Men of the soil shall rise
Boast MOI your sway.
List while the zephyr sings
Let the world know
Greater than priests OF kings
THE man with a hoe"
IN. c. Lyon, in Des Moines News