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sECOND-CLAss MAIL ABUSES.
Constitutes Two-ThirdS the Weight OF Mall;
Pays Only 4 Per Cent. OF the Revenue.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-A large part OF
the report OF Edwin G. Madden, Third
Assistant Postmaster General, is devoted
10 the abuses Of second-class mail matter.
He says that the increase in the weight or
the second-class matter mailed each year
is much greater than the per cent. OF In
crease In the postal revenue. The average
rate per cent. Of increase In the postal
revenue during eleven years was 56s per
cent, while the average increase in the
weight Of second-class matter mailed by
publishers and news agents, exclusive OF
free county matter-that is TO say, the
actual weight upon which postage was
paid at the pound rate--was s.el per cent
This showing is sufficient to demonstrate
that II appears but question OF time when
second-class matter will increase enough
in volume TO consume most, II not all. OF
the revenue derived from the other classes
OF mail matter.
Mr. Madden says that while the cent-a-
pound rate publishers rate) for second
class matter, combined with its necessary
equipment. constitute appro ximately two
thirds Of the weight Of all tho four classes
combined, It furnishes but slightly over
4 per cent of the revenue from all postages
The loss on matter Of this class must, OF
course, be made up from the revenue from
the other three classes, and the amount 40
taken from the other revenues represents
the Governments loss. A part OF the loss
from this nominal an unsustaining rate
is lawful, but a part ESTIMATED at 80 per
cent } is due to a construction OF the statutes
which has permitted the admission OF a
great number Of alleged newspapers and
periodicals which are merely pretensions.
The abuses of the cent-a-pound rate on
second-class matter. he says, are principally
known as sample copies bulk subssrtp-
tions," .book serials, -house organs,
sreturn copies to news agents, and pre-
miuns to subscribers. Some Of these
abuses have been corrected and every effort
is being made to correct the others.
Mr.. Madden renews these recommenda-
tons: That Congress be urged to pass
an act consolidating third and fourth class
mail matter. and that Congress be urged
10 pass the bill indorsed by the Post Office
Department providing for reply envel-
ope' and reply postal card, He also
indorses the recommendation Of the super
intendent of the registry system that the
limit Of indemnity for the loss Of registered
matter be increased from $40 to 500. and
that provision be made 20 make Postmas-
ters and Others In the postal service liable
for the value OF registered matter lost
through their oareessness
The sun., 1901-11-26
DEVERY GETS 4 WEEK'S TINE.
Meanw hile His Examination on Oppression
Charge May he stayed.

Deputy Police Commissioner Devery
was In the Special Sessions court room
yesterday before Justice Holbrook for
examination on the Oneil charges Of op-
preston and neglect Of duty. Justice
Holbrook adjourned the hearing until
next Monday afternoon 80 that he might
determine whether or not he ought 20 pro-
ceed until the Appellate DIVISION decades
upon Devery's appeal from Justice O.Gor-
mans denial of a writ Of prohibition Dey"ry
has not asked for a stay on tho appeai
Justice Holbrook said there was no OH
lection to his 80 applying between noS
and Monday.
Devery was IN court Beside him was
Commissioner Murphy, who, before jus
tice Holbrook came in, was introducei
by a reporter 20 Justice jerome.
Glad to see you, Col. Murphy SAD
Justice Jerome.
I'm glad 70 meet you, Mr.. District A.
torney,' replied Col Murphy
Il haven't seen you since you were IN
the County Democracy" said Justice J".
rome. They chatted for while.
The sun., 1901-11-26
nor sECOyD-CLAss NATTER.
Another List Of Publication. HAIRED Prom
That Privilege in the Malls.

NAsHIS0Ios, Nov. 20 The Post Once
Department to-day ISSUED a bulletin barring
tho following publications from the pnyi-
lsses Of transmission A sec1nd class
mail matter
Philadelphia Namau's Ideas. ladies'
Home NasHtlnr. Household Journal. Home
Visitor aud Asw ldrhs
Minneapolis lIbraTy ~ Journsl fItfss.
Evangelical lilfaff. lUr uuuaskFslrf ~.
Lfaft- aud IlfIfU.s ] IhfHI
hHstau b e.. lstunll-r and Dia -
pres ll.i and D , fattfudcf atd DisI
bUrs h N.rt
nfaDsiIn ,shtfal Square --res and sheet
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OBITUARY..

George Cook, President of the Hallett
A Davis Piano Company. died on Sunday
night OF heart failure at his home In west
Newton, Mass. Mr. Cook was born In CHILLI
cothe, Ohio. In 1871 lie moved 70 MasSa-
chusetts, and ab out twelve years ago bought
ont the Hallett a Davis Piano Company.
He retired from active business as Presi-
dent OF the company aboxt six months ago.
He was married at Milford. Conn. on Jan.
4. 1881 and on January OF this year he oele-
brated his siXty-fourth wedding anniversary
lie leaves a widow and eight children, lhe
children are. George Cook OF New YORK.
Mrs II A. Kimball Of Boston. Mrs. 4.
smith Of Jersey city. Mrs, L y Kimball OF
Mr. s''i Harry HoibToOE Of Boston, and Mrs.
A II Ray of New York
OF Moss, Taylor 4 Co, died yesterday at
his home l?l East Thirty-ninth street ne
was born at Westerly, X J. es year. & ago wnni ana
into business for himself ln ls.3 he becaIne
a partner IN the firm Of Woodward. Lawrence
A Co, which afterward became Lawrence.
TAYLOR A Co and a year ago Moss. Taylor
90 Mr. Moss Was director of the Cen
tury National Rank and trustee OF the
OF The Century Association. the lnion. Sur
bnrban Riding and Driving, aud hockaway
Hunt clubs. and the Ne" Lhs'aHu oorel,
william GWyn. the veteran confidential
messenger and doork"epcr TO the Secretary
Of state and head messenger OF the state
neIATtIIpIIf. tlpHl NNtIlfIlg hll 0AlANhN hll's
lie bad been suffering from lung trouble ior
a long time but had been constantly on duiy.
frw men 10 the service OF the Government
n ,T, b.tt.r known personally To public men.
IoT thirty wears he had been the personal
mes-rnger to the several SeCfetaTle- of ntat"
and nsSane We'll acquainted with the many
Jd''..iInsil.h.d psrsons whose business TOOK
them To- the Department lie Nas born a
slave on tho titzhush estate near Wash
iugtou
William u Peters. Tor tweuty-uine y~ars
Precedent ~ the tttifsns' Bank of Norfolk.
W died there Yesterday aged ~ year. lis
W4s "a member ~ to -taye exporting nfm ~
I,t,fs A Reed HLd vac knUNa iu many iui-
slgu countries lufirg tLr ,lNll War ur NaH
thr assent "' the confederate buy"iuwrlt DO
tir i,u of n 'lminstan. \ g. by mem. =
blockade runners IT. i"aNes % vld anl
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The sun., 1901-11-26

importations received by the United King
dom from countries other than the United
States. Tho importance Of this reports Is
evidenced by the fact that, large as were
our exports to the United Kingdom, they
farm produce purchased by that country.
Our agricultural exports to Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines during the year
comprised about So per cent. OF the do
mestio merchandise sent 20 these islands.
Our imports Of agricultural products from
these islands exceeded our exports by just
fy0 OO(l,OOO
The sun., 1901-11-26

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pastor 90 tLr BurhNI.h A....r i.If.,
..r.I church sni .rfI-faUf .. I..
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The sun., 1901-11-26
CAPT. CANNON WON'T SQUEAL.
MULBERRY STREET IS "LOOkING
AFTER" HIN, AND HE'S NUN.
Transferred 10 Clean Up a Precinct and
Make a Name Like Churchill Gets
New Lawyers, To0-Neetln't Pay Fees
-Shake-t'p tlOaks n Police Deal.

Police Commissioner Murphy transferred
Capt. James Cannon out of Central Park
to a good precinct yesterday and with him
moved eight other captains and remanded
to desk duty one sergeant who had been
acting captain Seven Of the captains trans
ferred are Manhattan commanders and two
arc from Brooklyn. This is the list Of
changes:
The sun., 1901-11-26
Gold Seal Champagne

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Limitations of Wealth.

Tie magnificent Metropolitan Clint
4 New York City has been Obliged to
i4afe the humiliating admission that
the patronage of its 1,0G2 members is
net sufficient to pay its running eN
.saS5s.
The announcement conveys 4 pain
eul revelation OF the sad condition OF
world wanting in wealth, is prone Ia
oIsider riches as the source and sum
If al happiness, especially of the en-.
ioyaent OF the good things Of life u
pictures the fortunate millionaire in
an IDEAL existence Of Gapuan luxury
and Sybaritic indulgence
The melancholy truth IS that the
average millionaire has a dsordered
stomach. torpid liver. or weak
heart, and does not enjoy the society
OF his fellow plutocrats Instead Of
feasting like Sardanapalus, he care.
fully lunches on graham crackers and
milk
A single Indulgence In terrapin and
champagne would probably separate
him and his millions forever. He Is
usually in bed at 10 o'clock with a pill
box close at hand, hot-water bag at
his feet and a flannel nlghteap on his
bald head.
The average wage Garner in New
York may earn from SO to $50 a
week, but he has to keep his stomach
In good order to earn his money and
with his health-of body and Of con
sclenee-he certainly gets more fun
out of life than the average million
aire olubman New York World
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PAID FOR THE PICTURES.
Whore the Money Came From Tint
settled the HiII.

For diplomatic kindness VIII never
forget one man, remarked II we'll
known sportsman of fittShurg. He
certainly knew how to do the right
thing, and although II didn't cost him
nNthlng 1t helped II crowd of us ont
of an embarrassing prcdcamcnt for
the time. \ party OF Young fellows.
myself In the number were camping
Years ago ON the Beaver river not far
from Rock point. None Of us had much
money after getting cur outfit and the
farmers got about all that was left
In exchange for milk and butter. one
day three of lis decided To 90 up to the
picnic grounds. and, just as luck would
have IT, we met crowd of girls from
our own town. II Was n happy meet
ing all around until some fool girl
suggested that we all get our pictures
taken. To save our lives. the three Of
MS boys couldn't have raised a total Of
Ii cents, but like true soldiers of for.
tune We decided 10 go ahead and trust
10 luck 10 meet the obligation,
The artist eyed us rather Queerly
whispered consultation WAS delegated
10 take him aside and negotiate with
him. | was authorized to stake every
thing we had. even down TO our good
names. | stated the ease briefly but
eloqucntly, and must have made n
good impression for. when ! had tin
ished lie said 1t would he all right.
The strangest part of 1t all to me WAS
when he handed me II dollar bill.
~ know how 1t Is myself he said.
You want to put up n hlut before
these girls. Just hand me the dollar
for the pictures when I'm through
THAT was what pleased me. and
flashed that hill before the girls With
the air of II magnate. 1t was just Il
month later that | learned from 4
brother of one Of the girls that they
had noticed our worried looks and had
forestalled MS by paving the pho
tographor the dollar houri@hed 81
dly."-pittSburg News.
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She USED the reIephone.

Often has the telephone been used
as device of Cupid. but Mrs Nellie
Clifford Becker has made it an instrl.
ment for divorce, and without pre-
meditation. She is a telephone opera
tor. Her husband. William l.. Becker,
now an express agent in New York
City knew that. but he supposed that
She was employed on tie regular city
lines. As matter of fact she was in
charge of the lonr.distanee circuit.
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II Will Be Exciting

DO you believe those who tfuly
love here on earth will be united after
DEATH"
"Oh. | don't know. I've vel
thought much about it But ii they
are Roberts, of Utah, will have In,
laugh on lot OF us.
'Why?"
I've loved more than 20 madly a
sionately myself - Chlcag1 Tim 5
Herald
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THE WIsEAcRE.

Toic> is not an index of eharactes =
uuch as an index of climate
He Who hesitates is lost, He who nev-
er hesitates hasn't been found, either.
We could acquire all foreign Ian
guases In the time given TO gossiping
In our own.
At this time no great man feels that
his fame IS complete until somebody
has named chrysanthemum after
him
The woman with chaotic top bur.
eau drawer always has a delusion thar
SIZE is going to stralghten 1t I'D to-noor.
row.
y pessimist is one who forsees the
future meals Of warmed. over trrkat.
before the Thanksgiving dinner has
been eaten.
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per that you hey raised $50 for a
sick and distressed wilder who has
lived among us for - years
I'VE hev."
"And It's all goln to be hers
Every cent of it
"And you want me to make It UP to
So and do old Jericho proud
That's It, LIsh.7
WAL, youll hey to excuse me. The
wilder don't happen to need the CON
tribntlons Of our throbbin and sympa-
thetIc hearts. She died about an hour
ago, and her sister Is comm down from
Albany to bury her" NJ. QUAD.
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STORIES ABOUT OWLS.
The EIrds Can Make Themselves
Very Unpleasant Companions.

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NJ. ao,. an ,,.,.,,. If ,,,on tbInos
ot.,.,.+ III, rr a ,,,,n hasn't much r..
- f.',. ,.,.,,,. ,,r.,,. ,,,tt.r. or iutrIlf-
-. T.. ,,..,,,',.,,I -. ,eiu .o,. v,, are
st,,Id a. m o,,l On tLe other
- - ,.,,, or.., lrilliant ami he likes
,.an - ,r..rId lao inst IN. him ia say
-, -. .,s 49,. a. on,,,i And ttere
80, .ra no conn. l,.i.,I,t down Ia tbn
.,,t.iaot a., owl IL not hv#onv m.nnrr.
~ ,n.o,,. fla. etunf1 bird many peopl,
1t, ma, L.,
~. fal,, / ard =, tovi,lnrmist SAYS
At,artta,,I Nf.tII,,nress r,J,ta. =
t,.,.,. .l,,,,, l,,.,,, I,ad ,,,,. ,,o,,n ont
- III. at sou,c trans L. had sci for
na,i.tt. WIZ, Ia r.a5,,od his. trims
l.. fond tl,,t g, ,,,tI,ft Ind h.nu. conoht
t,,t son,otI,iuo hui ro,ricd If off. and
,a,et - t..,o,, ~, it, i,l.ntitv .hrliud II
,rh,+ ,,i,bt Mr. Lord fool. tvyn M. three
tro,,s ,nd limited thc,n ,I,ut where fine
- - ,,o,.,, ,t,,I,.,, ,I,a ni,rt hofar.
raI1,it soon go, .,snaraJ and Mfr
III ,.r,.,o,.dnd +, c-,f,l, +, from a
,,.,,,.t,,i ,,,.,...,. H.. fn,, ti,r,..,.v,tssz
t,,i,,,, -. ,,,i,t o,.,,,t f,.r tine fripht.
- ~. anal i,,,i,,, the uuurisoncd
,aIl,ft md, T.. ~, frsn suddenly
tl,,.ro ,,.,.s , ,,.l,Ir of yvinos ana like
aa., - ,iaI,,,,ina q trout hnrnnd owl
,,nnncod ont of the =eIoatn down an In
a.. .tr,,,,,I,u,, ,toff,n If, LjIIrd tbe
roI,Iit Instantly and bneon to eat if.
In Li,, ,nnyc,ncnts bc got one foot in.
"a another tram and foilnd that Inc in
tnrn n.as urisonor lie thrushed
.r.,,d FOR som. lime when Mfr Lord
o,d a f,.tor1 ,,.,,t T., his rclnosn Thn
f,,ona did not Enn,v The upculInritirs
~ H., o,r..,t horned owl ca ,vnlI ~ Mr.
ora did or lao meyer uanId .hoyr af.
t.mntad IN Itft t,r bird by his we'll
faat no o,,.I wasn't rnoItup n,rticu
I,rl,. .,,io,,l. and nodr ono Of its in.
-, ,,o,,,,... -, tl,o ,,an Fastening H.
,o.u,orr,,l cl,,ys IN IN. =tInshv nort Of
IT. rI,,r,t hand
pr, ,,.,,, , ,..,.,. animated yc.un fo,
. -. ,nor,.nf, and ,bout oll tbat
n,.,ld ho soon u.,,. - bunch Of man and
nj ralltn, about thr .,rnnn1 When
-. #a,,nhota,,t. war. lro,t..h. to tbetr
te,t ,g,in.hv Mr. Iara the ovl refused
:, I,raal, ,l.nn mud r,Is ,I,,,s remained
ar,aI, ,n,,od,t..d Il. ~. a.yl, rho owl
baa +. hc lfIrJ mi tbp =frndous in The
loo, out hcfo,. Tho cftII,I claws .co,iId be
,,,..u..,I ,,,,I ,.i,t,,t,.,,.n from tl,r mans
l,,,I H.. I.,,,,a ...,.,,.ti,in,. al,ai,t
a,l. -r.,yc,o
~. I.rJ .r..,,t.s ~, ba ,n,., CIV
81 . -,
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hoy lin fold within The Inst two hours,
lies u peaIs old sufcria aanan. the
vtdder ef Tom Jackson SAe needs
food fuel aufI medicine aal has need
cd I'm fsr= days. hut nv fhat we hey
come Ia EnaV II fllc he9Fi Of Icrich6
viii aRp- a mi.,hty RESPONSIVE u,ruh
und 6axten In relieve her ease.
There tq34 n GOOD dral If surprise
over t6c statement and eyerybo,. mad
said how sorry he was when Deacon
Snoaaer capped for order and said:
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"lis, poor chap" said Michael. lie
had hard tonne nv it, lie ought to
be glad he's dead. lie niver had none
ay the blessings ny the rich The only
tonne he liver rode in carriage in his
lolfe was phvin Ire whit to his funer.
al."-Chlgaeo Times Herald,
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A Constant Reader.

I'm a subscriber To Your pagef,
said the man whose head MS bowed
down by reason OF It boil on tn
back of his neck. II came 70 maFe
request
We'll" replied the editor, what N
do for you"
Il want to know if You can los.
your war bulletins little lover down
until get over this trouble . mi e .
Philadelphia Press
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A Different Method

"Our new girl is so different from
the old ones. She hasn't cracked a
dish since she's been with us.
Indeed"
NO. when she breaks anything she
smashes it to eternal flinders. =
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And She Did

Tom Innit-What did that telephone
girl say to You when she broke tie
engagement?
Jack rotts-Rin. ofI-Judge
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English women are not supposed to
read the daily newspapers. They take
10 the wecklies. and that IS why Lon
don has great number of that class
of n high order.
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In the sixteenth century 1t was Gus
tomary In Germany 10 get up nj >
O'clock dine at 10, sup nj 3 aud 20 TO
bed ut y
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WANTED ACTIVE MAN or q,

WANTED ACTIVE MAN OF COOP
character to deliver and collect in New lersey
for an old established manufacturers whole
sale house $500 year, sure pay, Honesty
more than experience required Our refer
enee, any bank in any city. Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope Manufacturers
Third Floor s3i Dearborn ST, Chicago.
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-, Lz-~yr. tT.A
(r = e - ,|NI1L1
y NLToIzQ M<AM
I1s,}$V>sSzeDa9
}4Sp-: I<s5.w'a
A SPASM OF CHARITY


Pup PcrLias, Postmaster, TcIIs How
" idoo Was started nnd How ~
Hns Abruptly Closed Ia, Report
From fish Killings.
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Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal week
days, tA, 1904 Il. m, sO4 4l9, t0e, II o. =. III.
sundays, 9 r. a m, LAG, 10 p m
Close connection at Jenkintown with fast ey-
press trains to and from New York, Baltimore,
Washington, the South and West.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
and South street wharf for Atlantic City:
Weekdays-Ex 9. co, a. M, 200, 400, 500,
rs, p. m. Accommodation s0OR. m, $50 p. M.
Sundays-EXpress, 900, 1000 a. m. Accommo-
dation 500 a. m, 5 90 p, m,
Leave Atlantic City Depot-Weekda ys-Ex-
press, So, 600, 10 Is a m, $50, 3 &c. p m. Ae-
commodation SOS Il. m, 405 p. m. sundays
Expression, 80, u. m. Accommodation : Is
a. NJ, 4 05 p. m.
parlor Cars on all Express Trains
For CAPE MkY-Weekdays-9 Il Il. III IT'S,
$40 p m. Sundays-9l5 a m
FoR OCEAN CITY-Neekdays- Il a m, 1 II
p. m. Sundays-9 Is a. M
FoR SEA ISLE CITY eekdays-915 a m,
500 y, m.
New York and Atlantic City Express-Leayes
New York Uiherty street, 8 10 p. m Leaves
Atlantic City, $50 a. m.
Detailed time tables al ticket offices
For further information, apply to nearest
Philadelphia Il Reading Railway ticket agent
or address,
W G., BESI.ER, EDISON J. WEEKS
Uenl Supt Genl Passr Agf:,
Reading Terminal, Philadelphia
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Philadelphia &
Reading Railway
s1sines Burn Hard Coal-No Smoke
TINE TABLE IN EFFECT OCT. 2, 1900.
TRAINS LEAVE NEW HOPE.
TRAINS FOR NEW HOPE

For Glenside, Jenkintown and philadelph
weekdays, $40, I'D 1000 Il. M, :: -, & 81, d
p m. sundays, L = a. M, 1 o., G 10 y. M
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A NEW ELECTRIC LAMP.
WeIsbach Substitutes osmium for the
 Carbon Filament.

When Edison began his experiment in electric lighting the filament of his lamp was composed of platinum. This sub stance developed characteristics which made 1t unavailable. The ingenious in- ventor thereupon tried carbon, and se- cured better results, although long se- ries of test was necessary before he found out how to use even this material to the best advantage. It is now reported from Germany that Dr. Auer von Wesbach, originator of tn incandescent gas burner, has devised an electric lamp which re- sembles Edison's in principle and appear ance, but has a fllament of that very rare metal, osmium
 As yet the new lamp is not on the mar ket, and 1t is difficult to foretell its com mercial possibilities It uses less current for the same amount of light it is said, and it develop less heat than the carbon lamp. But there are great uncertainties regarding the supply of osmium, and it Is doubtful whether enough can be pro- yided to make any considerable number of lamps Even. under the most favorable circumstances, too. the lamps are likely to be5much more costly than the incan- descent lamps now in service.
 There is another temporary obstacle to the introduction of the osmium lamp. It works best at a pressure of about twen- ty volts, whereas the existing incandes- cent light circuits have a voltage of 110 It would be necessary, therefore, either to use the new type of lamp in groups of five, or else to effect a radical change In the present system of generating the current. For some time to come, there- fore, the osmium lamp can hardly be any, thing but a technical curiosity.