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THE EMPIRE OF THE AIR.
It In Not to * Won by Balloon* a* at
Present Constructed.
In attempting to propel a balloon
of the usual shape the great difficul
ty met with is that immediately it
bogins to move against the wind the
big bag of gas is forced out of shape,
and in proportion to tho propelling
power applied threatens to engulf
tho car and its tenants in its folds
or to suffocate them with the gas,
which is caused to eseapo by tho al
teration of its capacity with change
of sliapo. The other difficulty is tho
construction of a powerful enough
and yet light motor which doos not
roquiro fire to work it. Though
many attempts have beon made, ad
vance lias been very slow. Tho
French, who have porsistontly stuck
to tho balloon from a national prido
in its invention, and who have dono
most for its improvement, have
made some notable stops in tho mat
ter of balloon propulsion. Thus, to
ward tho close of the Franco-Ger
man war, M. Dupuy do Lome, a na
val builder, constructed a balloon
with a rudder and a screw driven
by tho passengers. It was found that
a velocity, apart from that of tho
air current, of about six miles an
hour could be obtained.
Considerably better results have
beon obtained by Messrs. Krebs and
.Ronard with their cigar shaped bal
loon, inflated with hydrogen and
propelled by an electro motor driven
by storage batteries. They have suc
ceeded in traveling a little moro
than 12 miles an hour in fair weath
er and in steering in any direction,
even returning exactly to thoir start
ing point, hut in windy wonthor tho
apparatus lias not beon tried.
To bravo any moderately strong
wind tho machine would require to
travel something like 00 miles an
hour, but those French offioers do
not expect to attain a spood of more
than 20 miles an hour in tho most
fovornble circumstances. In tho
opinion of Maxim this dirigible bal
loon is as near perfection as is over
likely to bo attained by a machine
depending on aerial flotation.
Tho empire of tho air is not to be
won by balloons. They have too
many imperfections and limitations,
and accordingly this at first sight
hopeful path must bo abandoned for
tlio more difficult one of mechanical
flying. Tho bird must ho imitated
as far as human powers, aided by
suitable mechanical devices tonrnko
up for tho natural deficiencies of
man, oan go. The efforts of tlioso in
terested iu the matter have boon of
late mainly directed to dying ma
chines, which, though they must
nuoessarily bo heavier than tho air,
yot may find in thoir very weight
nnd inertia means for battling suc
cessfully with tho variable air cur
rents. Tho subject has boon ap
proaoliod in many directions, and
much encouragement has boon gain
ed as tho difficulties havo been more
thoroughly understood. Guutle
mun’s Magazine.
Snapping Snake*.
A curiops practice exists among
Bucks county farmer boys of killing
snakes by snapping off thoir heads
with a motion vory similar to that
of a teamster cracking a whip. Tho
operation is dooidedly artistio and
requires quickness, doxerity nnd
nerve for its suooossful accomplish
ment. Tho country hoy who puts in
many hours hot.ween milking times
along tho creeks has frequent
olmnoos to practice tho triok.
When a frightened snake glides
away from him into the grass or
makes for a hole in a pile of stonos,
tho boy goes for it without hesita
tion and without gloves. Hoseizos it
by the tail, six or eight inches from
the end, and, lifting it to tho height
of his shoulder, reverses tho motion
with a quiok dowmvurd turn of the
wrist. If properly done, tho ser
pent's head flies off into tho air, and
tho lifoloss body soarcoly quivers as
tho youngster drops it to the ground.
To master this neat art of snako
execution one must ilispol every par
ticle of aversion to handling them
beforo he begins. If picked up giu- j
gerly or too near tho end of tho tail, j
tho snake will only bo thrown!
through the air by tho motion of;
snapping, and maybe an inch of its
slender extremity will bo loft be- j
tween tho fingers. In that case it
escapes comparatively unhurt. But
if a firm grasp is taken several inch- j
es up the hotly, the backbone will j
bo broken and the head shattered, i
even if not torn off. The knack of
completely cutting off the head only
comes with continued practice.—
Philadelphia Record.
Wheat Haiwing,
In the states of Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana. Texas, Vir
ginia, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado,
Idaho, Oregon and California the
cost of raising wheat is from 110.45
to $13.82 por acre. It is a singular
fact that farming communities so
widely separated by distances, so
diverse in climatic and
with labor of such radically differ
ent character, the cost of raising
wheat should be about the saute.—
Exchange. j
OWNEY ON HIS TRAVELS.
The Famous Albany Poetoffllee Doc end
Hl* Voyage to China.
On Aug. 19, 1895, Owney was pho
i tograpbed, walked up the gang
plank of the good ship Victoria of
! the N. P. B. 8. Cos. and was wel-
I coined by Captain Panton, whose
guest ho was to be. Owney had his
credentials in u traveling bag, and
ho carried also his blanket, brush
and comb, his metal harness for
full dress and letters of introduction
to tho postal authorities of the
world. As tho steamor backed out
from tho dock hundreds of people
j waved their hands and wished Ow
j noy a safe and prosperous voyage,
and so tho trip began,
j Owney was soon tho pet of the
! crow’, and after an uneventful voy
-1 age ho arrived at Yokohama on Oct.
|B. Hero his baggage was examined
j with no little curiosity by the offi
cials, as no dignitary had before en
tered Japan who owned so many
decorations that ho was obliged to
carry them in a hag.
It was concluded that Owney must
be either a dog of vory high rank or
tho proper* y of a distinguished per
son, and an account of him was
promptly forwardod for tho infor
mation of his imperial majesty the
mikado.
A fow days later an official waited
upon Owney and presented him
with a passport bearing tho seal of
tho mikado. It was addressed to tho
American dog traveler, and in very
flowery language extended to him
tho freedom of the interior country.
There were somo stipulations, which
in all probability Owney would have
agreed to had he made tho trjp.
Somo were as follows: “Tho boaror
is expressly cautioned to observe in
every particular the directions of
tho Japanese government printed in
Japanese charaotors on the back of
the passport, an English translation
of which is given herewith, and he
is expeoted and required to conduct
himself in an ordorly and concilia
tory manner toward the Japanese
authorities and pooplo. ” The pass
port also forbade him to “attend a
fire on horseback,” warned him not
to write “on temples, shrines or
walls, "and politely requested him
not to “drivo too fast on narrow
roads. ”
There was no timo for side trips,
and, after meeting many officials,
Owney sailed from Yokohama, ar
riving at Kobi on Oct. 9, wdioro ho
reoeivod medals and anew passport
from tho emperor, 110 was at Maji
Oot. 19, Shanghai Oot. 20 and Fu
oliau Oot. 31, whore also ho received
moro medals and was tho subjeot of
an ovation. Ilis fame had preceded
him, and at tho latter port ho re
ceived an invitation to visit the U.
B. B. B. Detroit, which was lying in
tho harbor. Ono day tho marine
gangway of this fine man-of-war
was astonishod to see a bomodaled,
shaggy dog oomo up the ladder, wag
ging his tail and showing all tho de
light that a patriotic Yankee should
at the sight in foreign lands of tho
stars and stripes. Tho marine al
most langbod as Owney stepped
aboard and ran up to the officer of
tho deck as though ho had known
him all his life.—Charles Frederick
Holder in Bt. Nicholas.
A Scholar of the Antique Type.
Tho late Dr. Fisher, tho senior fel
low of Magdalon college, had been a
resident at Oxford for nearly 70
years, and ho was ono of the last
links with tho old days of the uni
versity. Ho hoard lveblo proaoh tho
famous assize sermon in 1833 on
“National Apostasy,” which was re
garded ns tho start of tho Oxford
movement.
Dr. Fisher was elected to a Buck
inghamshire fellowship of Magdalon
in 1836, and ho hail ever since made
that college his homo. Routli had
then been president for more than 45
years, and tho discipline of the ool
logu had become considerably relax
ed under his rule, which lasted for
18 yeai's longer, when ho died at the
ago of 100. Tho old fellows of Mag
dalen were a jolly, whist playing,
guzzling, port wine drinking sot. It
was some years after Dr. Fisher's
election that ono of tho follows died
drunk iu tho night in his college
rooms. Dr. Fisher was a good clas
sical scholar of the old school, but
country pursuits were the delight of
his life, particularly trout fishing,
and ho was an exoellent shot and a
keen naturalist and botanist.—Lon
don Truth.
Fiction*
Legitimately produced, and truly
inspirited, fiction interprets human
ity, informs the understanding and
quickens the affections. It reflects
ourselves, warns us against social
follies, adds rich specimens to our
cabinet of characters, dramatizes
life for the unimaginative, daguerre
otypes it for the unobservant, mul
tiplies experience for the isolated or
inaotiv© and cheers age, retirement
and invalidism with an available
and harmless solace.—Tuckerman.
Misnamed.
A young lady friend calls a certain
man she meets on the street "Duty”
because he always stares her in Hie
face. —Bos ton Transcript,
PEARSON HIGH SCHOOL,
W. L. DUVALL, B. S. & B. C. S., Principal.
4* Begins Aug st 17tli, 1896 4-
TUITION Primary pupil* $1.50 per mo.
± Intermediate ” 1.75 ” ’’ i.
” Higher Branches 2.55 ” ”
” Hu>mess,ArithiMe T
tic, and Book
, keeping. 3.C0 ” ”
trf GOOD BOARD $0 and $lO per month. y
LOCATION proverbial for health.
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Waycross Clothing Store
Way cross , Georgia,
HEADQUARTERS FOR FINE CLOTHING.
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WAYCROSS, GA-
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Local W’cr’s wYr's 1 ISTO. 1 Pas- Pas-
Frght Pas- Pas- IN EFFECT JUNE 20 1893 . seng’r seng’r
excep seng’r seng’r 1 J „ ’
Sana. Daly. Daffy. 12:01 O’CLOCK,, A. M. Daily. Daily
P? M.IA. M. P. M. A, M. DU
ar7 33 arS 26 Jamaica f 1215 f 7 17
f 7 SOT 8 45! Wynesville f Ilsß|f 7 03
f 7 57 (8 52! Atkinson f 1150!f G 57
f 8 044' 8 571 Lula ton f 1143|f 6 50
f 8 12 f 9 001 Nahunta f H33|f 6 40
f 8 30 f 9 28 J Hoboken f 1115T' 6 22
£ 8 38 f 9 311 Schlatterville f 11051’ G 14|
s 9 00 s 9 50 WAYCROSS 1v104511v5 55 A. M.
No. 89 No. 87 No. 92jN0.94
from j fro 111 to From
W’cr’s W’cr’s Bruns- W’cr’s
to | to wick to
Tifton Albny Bwk
A. M.
ar9 53 ar1055 Waresboro f 5 30 f 4 55
flO 18 i'll 14 Millwood f 5 00 f 4 3G
A. M.jflO 54 fll 55 Gray’s f 4 14 f 3 59
arO OOjflO 58iftl 59 Willacoocbee f 4 10 f 3 57
lvG 35 fll 20!f12 15 Alapaha f 3 50 f 340
702 fll 35 flB 27 Enigma f 3 3G:f 330
730 £1! 43 sl2 33 Brookfield f 3 27 f 3 28
8 05!fll 59 12 45 TIFTON |lv3 10 l v 3 10
8 30 lv2 05 1v1255 TIFTON ar3 00 arß 00
9 05if12 24 arl 14 TyTy f 2 35 2 3S
Iv 9 45jf12 3G f 1 2G Sumner If 2 21 2 24
A. M. fl 242 f 1 35 Poulan If 2 12 2 1G
f 1 10 f 2 00 Davis If 1 43 1 45
f 1 30,f 2 20 ALBANY Ilvl 20 1 20
B— Regular Stop. F—Stop on Signal.
Direct connection made at Waycross with througlqPullmau sleeping ears
for St. Louis, Montgomery, Nashville, Savannah. Charleston and all points
north; also Tampa and St. Augustine Reclining chair cars between Way
cross and Montgomery via. Thomasville.
I!. Dunham, General Superintendent. Geo. W. Coates, Div. Pass. Agt.
B. W. SVrenn, Passenger Traffic Manager.
GA. SOUTHERN & FLA. RAILWAY.
Smcanee Mirer Route to Florida ,
TIME TABLE MO. 60.
7 30am 7 50pm|Lv Atlanta ArlOeutral. j 7 45;im 8 05pm
SllOO FLY 11 00 1118 Ar Macon Lv GS & F 415 4 40pm|SHOOFLY’
4 27pm 11 10 1128 I.v Macon Ar US A F 405 4 27pm| 11 lOam
712 134 pm 147 amUr Cordele Lv;G S& F 147 2 lGpmj 8 20am
850 305 30G Ur Tifton Lv GS & V 12 15 12 55pm G 40am
10 30 452 445 iArYaldostaLvjG Sic F.j 1080 11 03am| 5 00ain
11 59 jArQuitmanLv;Plant Sj‘s 335 am
12 50am •ArTlvTsvT Lv'Plant Sys' 1 2 48am
2 10 Arßainb’geLv Plant Svs ; 1 88am
- -.. 700 650 l ArLakeC'yLv;G S& F 8 25pm 8 58amj
- . 10 00 950 Vr Palutki.Lv GSA Fj 5 30pm 0 00am!
8 50pm 3 lOatn Lv I ittou Ar Plant Sys 11 59pm 12 45pm
G 28amj IrV'J asper Ar Plant Sys: 5 48pm 7 01am -
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1 45pm Ari.akTndLv Plant Sys 9 45am l 0 25pm-
j ; > 00pm \r Tampa LvjPlant Sys 8 00am 8 35pm-
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Operates Pullman Buffet Sleepers the year round between Nashville, Tennand
Jacksonville, Fla. via Macon and Tifton.
Operates Pullman Sleepers between Atlanta and Brunswick, via Macon and Tifton
making direct connection with boats to and from Cumberland and 8t Simons.
Operates its own sleepers between Macon and Palatka via GSt F direct.
Direct line to Fitzgerald Soldier Colony via Tifton
Shoo-Gy train runs daily except Sunday and will make every loeal stop.
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1 B RHODES Soliciting Passenger Agent, Macon Ga
J I. IKE. General Superintendent G A MACDONALD, Geu'l Pas Agt.
MURDERED!
In Pearson, Ga.
Hicjh Prices Hilled.
There is no reward out for the murderer. On the contrary he is considered
a public benefactor. Prices on many things have been cut down without
regard to value. Everything is on the bottom shelf and in reach of all.
Listen to these prices.
Granulated sugar, lO® sl. Full Patent Flour now at $4,75 per barrel. Best
Rio Coffee 41 5f lbs for 0100. 3 lb. can of Tomatoes at 10 cents per can. 2 lb.
can of Tomatoes at 7c a can. Raisins at 12-Jc worth 20c. Stick candy 10c former
price 15c. Pure Leaf Lard 9c worth 10c anywhere. Best Cured Hams 13c and
worth 15c anywhere. Bacon smoked 7£e WCL Best assorted crackers 10c.
Everything else goes at proportionately low prices. The rich and the poor
higli and humble, are invited to make my store their headquarters and to
partake of the bargains now being offered.
A P Hucks.
PEARSON, GEORGIA.
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...PEARSON, : : GEORGIA.
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