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Conquering the Air.
Machine D**lirn«d and V»a<l by
Santoft-DumonU
The outlires of the “aeronef** de
signed by Santos Dumont, in
which the Brazilian has circled the
Eiffel Tower, nro shown In tbe oceorn
pnnylig (juts, from the New York
Tribune. To the Tribune’s Part* cor
respondent he said:
“noose dissuade your reader* from
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Inferring that I profess to hnve solved
the problem. The only thing I have
accomplished in fifteen yearn of ex
perimenting, during which I have
.wrecked four neronefs, is to be able
With tolerable certainty, in fine
Weather and with a mild breeze, to
Bt–rt from a given point and navigate
through thp air In any direction—right
or left, up or down. To anything more
than this I have no pretensions. We
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BAXTOS-DUMOXT rnOTOOKAFHED IN HIS
AIRSHIP.
ore at the beginning of the problem,
which, wlfl however, j[ aiu absolutely con
fident some day be solved on the
Hues I have oeeu patiently following.”
A SAFETY LADDER FOR CHIMNEYS.
Prevents a Man From Being Blown From
His Footing.
f 'Anyone who has ever noticed the
construction of one of the very high
chimneys sometimes seen towering
over an industrial plant of some sort
could not help but to imagine himself
In the position of the workman who
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A SAFETY CHIMNEY LADDER.
must at more or less frequent intervals
climb up and down its preciptious side,
clinging to the tiny iron projections
placed for his accommodation. In
the construction of a chimney now
being erected nt Syracuse for tbe
Sol vay Process Company, a new Idea
In the orectlon cf the ladder Is being
put Into effect, as shown In the ac
eompanylug cut William B., Cogswell,
the vice-president and chief engineer
of the company, is in a measure re
sponsible for the Innovation, or at
least for its introduction, into tills
country. He was traveling abroad a
short time ago, and while passing
through a port of Germany noticed
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and made a note for future reference,
The Idea 1* for the man to get
inside of this ladder, where he is
much more secure than in the more
exposed position outside of an ordin
ary ladder. The wind is often very
strong in such an elevated place, and
a greater effort is required to hold on
than to climb aloft
In making an ascent of a tall chim
ney the mnu can at any time rest him
self completely by standing with both
feet and his elbows upon the rungs
of tho ladder at the same time, or
ho can put his arms over the rungs
at any time, or if he likes can have
a piece of plank thirty inches long with
him, which be can put across one of
the rungs and stand upon, thus mak
ing himself perfectly secure while
working.
While at Syracuse the ladder Is ap
plied to a brick chimney, there Is no
mason why similar ladders should not
be applied to steel plate chimneys,
water works’ standpipes or any oilier
lofty structures to which ladders are
attached.
A Hugo Rudder.
The New York Herald gives this
picture of a rudder, or, rather, the
frame for a rudder, recently made
for a new ocean steamship. The pic
ture will give you some Idea of tho
giant dimensions to which ocean grey
hounds have grown.
The two men standing beside tho
rudder frame look like mere pygmies.
The slightest turn of such a giant
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rudder ns this deflects thousands of
tons of water when the ship is running
rapidly, nud, like the tail of a fish, it
keeps her direction under constant
control.
Sulphur ill Russia.
Olio of tho richest sulphur deposits
in tho world has lately been dis
covered in Trans-Caspia, Russia. The
geological formation is very similar
to that in which the Sicilian deposits
occur. It is only in recent years that
sulphur has been found in Russia.
Beyond Words.
“Wonis cannot express my disgust,”
said the deaf and dumb man as he
twiddled his fingers meaningly.—New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Germany and Holland are planning
to lay a new cable to connect with the
Dutch East Indies.
MUST SURRENDER
OR BE BANISHED
England’s Latest Display
of Unmitigated Gall.
KITC » EN « ultimatum
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Boers Are Given a Month to Sur
render or Be Driven From
Home and Native Land.
A London special says: A parlla
mentary paper has been Issued con
taining the proclamation issued by
Lord Kitchener August 7 in accord
ance with instructions from the impe
rial government, the governments of
Cape Colony and Natal concurring,
The proclamation says:
“All commandants, field cornets and
leaders of armed bands, being bur
ghers of the late republic and still en
gaged In resisting his majesty’s forces,
whether in the Orange Colony, the
Transvaal or other portions of his
majesty’s South African dominions,
and all members of the governments
of the late Orange Free State and
Transvaal shall, unles* they surrender
before September 15, be permanently
banished from south Africa.
“The cost of the maintenance of the
famllle* of all burghers In the field
who have not surrendered by Septem
her 15 shall be recoverable from such
burghers and shall be a charge upon
their property, removable and immov
able, In the two colonies.’
The preliminary correspondence
shows that the proclamation is based
upon suggestions which the govern
ment of Natal forwarded to Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain July 24, and
that the date September 15 was recom
mended by Lord Milner.
The reasons of the government for
the proclamation are set forth in a
preamble to the proclamation as fob
lows:
“Whereas, The late Orange Free
State and south African republic havo
been annexed to hia majesty’s domin
ions; and,
“Whereas, His majesty’s forces are
and have been for some considerable
time in complete possession of the
seats of government of both the afore
said territories, with their public of
fices and the. whole machinery of ad- j
ministration, as well as of all the prin- i
cipal towns and the whole of the rail
ways; and,
“Whereas, a great majority of the
burghers of the two late republics, to
the exclusion of those who have fallen
in the war, are now either prisoners or
have submitted to his majesty’s gov
ernment and are living peaceably in
towns and camps under control of his i
majesty’s forces; and
“Whereas, The burghers of the late
republics still in arms are not only few
in number, but have lost almost all
their guns and munitions of war and
are devoid of regular military organi
zation and are, therefore, unable to
carry on regular warfare or to after
any organized resistance to his majes
ty's forces in any part of the country;
and
“Whereas, Those burghers who
still in arms, though unable to
on regular warfare, continue to make
isolated attacks upon small posts and
detachments of his majesty’s forces,
to plunder or destroy property and
damage railway and telegraph lines;
and
"Whereas, The country is thus kept
in a state of disturbance, checking the
resumption of agricultural and Indus
trial pursuits; and
“Whereas, His majesty’s government
is determined to put an end to a state
of things which is aimlessly prolong
ing bloodshed and destruction and in
flicting ruin upon a great majority of
the inhabitants, who are anxious to
live in peace and earn a livelihood for
themselves and their families; and
“Whereas, It Is just to proceed
against the still resisting, and especial
ly against those persons who, being in
a position of authority, are responsible
for the continuance of the present
state of lawlessness and are instigat
ing their fellow burghers to continue
their hopeless resistance to nis majes
ty’s government.”
SLVIX BY ASSASSIN’* BULLET.
Physician at Rising Fawn, Ga„ Ylc
tim of an Old Fned.
Dr. Asa T. Fricks, a prominent phy
sician of Rising Fawn. Ga., was killed
Saturday morning by Gill Johnson, a
former citizen of Rising Fawn, but
for some months past a workman at
the Durham mines. There has been
bad feeling between the men for a
year or more.
Johnson made his escape to Look
out mountain, with the sheriff and a
large posse of men in pursuit. John
son is a man of large family, so was
Dr. Fricks.
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HORTICULTURISTS ADJOURN.
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President Bcrckmaus Is Re-elected
Next Meeting In Macon.
The t-wenty-seventh annual session
of the Georgia State Horticultural As
sociation adjourned at Milledgeville
Thursday afternoon to meet next year
at Macon. In the morning the officers
for the coming year were elected. P
J. Berckmans. president of the organi
zation since its foundation twenty
years ago was re-elected
NEWS SUMMARY
^ Paramount Events of the
Day Briefly and Succintly
Paraphrazed,
—A suit has been filed in the United
States circuit court at Charleston, S.
r to te8t th . valldltv of , he lasue 0 f
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—The Alabama constitutional con
vention Monday passed the ordinance
allowing sheriffs to be their own suc
cessors in office.
—The International Typographical
Union began its sessions at Birming
ham, Ala., Monday.
—Up to Monday night over $200,000
of the gold stolen from the smelter
vault by John Winters had been re
covered.
—Many traces of oil have been found
in the newly opened Oklahoma lands,
and the wildest excitement prevails.
—The Plant steamer Halifax was
wrecked Monday while entering Bos
ton harbor. No lives were lost,
—It is claimed that strong evidence
has been secured to show that a league
exists between the police and gam
blers of New York.
—Mr. Doty, health officer of New
York, states that his experiments
prove that malaria is spread by the
sting of the mosquito.
—The British government was de
feated in the house of commons Mon
( ' a y on the factory bill, The result
w * d b e acepted.
—Former Premier Crispi, of Italy,
died poor, having lost his money in
the service of his country.
—Lord Kitchener reports that his
forces have been successful recently
; n their operations against the Boers,
—The Colombian legation has left
the Venezuelan capital, which proba
bly presages war. The United States
minister will look after the interests
of Colombia.
—Representative Livinston, of Geor
gia, a member of the industrial com
mission, asserts that the government
W *M be compelled to take a hand m
the war between capital and labor.
—Agents are now dragging Tennes
see f or heirs to $2,000,000 estate in
the Beaumont, Texas, oil territory.
—General Rufus B. Neely, of Boli
var, Tenn., a veteran of three wars,
died Saturday, aged 94 years.
—Obeying their leaders, the union
men in the plants of the steel trust
struck Saturday. The trust managers
refused to arbitrate at the last mo
ment.
—Dynamite was used in an attempt
to destroy a British transport loading
with mules at New Orleans for south
Africa.
—John Winters has confessed that
he robbed the Semy smelter vault and
is aiding in recovering the gold. He
was promised immunity and $25,000.
—Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans
has been reprimanded by the navy de
partment for criticising former Sec
retary of the Navy Chandler.
—Chaplain H. W. Jones, United
States navy, in a talk Sunday night
in a New York church, said that m !
America’s troubles with Spain the
British navy was ready to aid Ameri
cans.
I —Padilla, prominent leader of the
Tampa strikers, has suddenly disap
peared from that city. It is believed
he has gone to Havana,
:
-State Senator Ferguson was nomi
nated for re-election Saturday night
by the convention at Bardwell, Ky.
i Signor Crispi, leading , Italian
statesman, died at Nables Sunday
night. His remains will be given a
military funeral at Palermo.
—Requiem services over the body
of Empress Dowager Frederick were
held at Cronberg, Germany, Sunday.
Emperor William and King Edward
were present.
—Insurgents are harassing Panama
ancl C°!on to such an extent that there
is a general exodus of citizens from
those places,
—Big political rally at Union, S. C.,
closed Friday with addresses by Sena
tor Tillman and former Governor John
Gary Evans, both orators denouncing
McLaurin unmercifully.
—Jim Harris, a negro desperado,
who killed a chaingang superintendent
under whom he was serving a term, a
year ago, was executed Friday at Ben
nettsville, S. C., in the presence of
twenty persons, while 1,000 surround
ed the jail, the walls of which cut off
observation.
—McMillin, governor of Tennessee,
in an interview, declares he wants
General Bate's seat in the United
States senate.
—Reports just completed in agricul
tural department at Washington show
that more cotton has been shipped
awa - v Erom t lle United States this year
than ever before in the history of the
country.
—Alabama constitutional convention
provides for an inheritance tax and
reconsiders a previous action giving
womei i a limited right of suffrage.
—The Colombian minister has left
Caracas, He says, however, his ab
sence will only be temporary.
—Disclosures made in New York
show that the police are leagued with
gamblers to voilate the law.
—The strikers of Tampa. Fla., will
appeal to Spain to rescue the men who
have been kidnaped.
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It Will Excsed in Site the Ancient
Structures of Egypt.
:S IDNEY LEE, a St Louis archi
tect, has planned a colossal
pyrnmldol structure for the
Exposition, which. If erected,
! will doubtless be one of the most
striking features of the Fair, surpass
ing In Immensity the Pyramid of
Cheops at Clzeh, Egypt, which was
considered by the ancients to be the
first of the Seven Wonders of the
.World.
It Is to be constructed of stone and
cement and to measure at the base
500 feet square, covering spnce equal
to nearly four city blocks, the apex
rising to a height of 500 feet From
Its great size and the whiteness of Its
cement sides it could be seen at a
great distance by the incoming visitor
to the Fair.
In form of exterior construction,
only will it present any likeness to
the pyramid of Cheops, which was
merely a solid mass of stone, contain
ing a small burial chamber for the
Egyptian King, for the interior is to
be arched into an Immense circular
amphitheatre, 300 feet in diameter,
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GREAT PYRAMID WHICH MAY BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE ST/
LOUIS EXPOSITION.
and rising in a vast dome 300 feet
above.
Winding about on the outside of the
chamber, to a height of nearly 200
feet, it is proposed to build galleries
dedicated to various purposes and
large enough in themselves to contain
a large exposition. High above the
colossul rotunda of the amphitheatre,'
and near the apex of the structure,
there will be an observation chamber,
with openings through the,four sides
of the pyramid. From this chamber,
more than 150 feet higher than the
Ferris Wheel of the Chicago Fair, the
visitor will get a birdseye view of the
Exposition and the panorama of city
streets with the Mississippi River and
the green hills of Missouri and Illinois
in the distance. This chamber and in
termediate galleries will be reached
by an inclined spinal railway, con
structed on the principle of a moving
sidewalk. By the side of this railway
will be a carriage drive and a foot path,
so that three modes of ascent will be
offered, the incline being so gradual
that vehicles could ascend and descend
in perfect safety. Ample provisions
are made for lighting the interior of
the structure, sunlight being admitted
into the gallerines by means of aper
tures through the avails and into the
amphitheatre through openings in the
s f me ’ whe re the decreasing walls of
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ter At nignt . . it would be brilliantly .
lighted, both Inside and outside, by
electricity,
George C. Stinde 4 has charge of the
plans, and effort will at once be made
to Interest capitalists in the project.
One plan is to erect it by popular sub
scription, similar to the method em
ployed in raising the money for the
erection of the Washington Monu-
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AND THE FOOD HE MAY SAFELY EAT, IN MODERATION. SWEET SUCCE
CORN IS DEBARRED IN EXTREME CASES. THOUGH
LENT VEGETABLES. AS A GENERAL THING, ARE ALLOY
. MILK MAY BE TAKEN IN SMALL QUANTISES.
rnent, charging States, cities 9n
and individuals for priv „, lct!f
engravVmX the *
having their names «
walls of the corridors and other ***
of the Structure. "
Considerations in its favor are
it being built of stone mm that
would render it fire-proof, c etuent
manent building for and a Per,
the ex Posltl
and other purposes. The cost 0 ,
mated at about 31,000,000, is esti.
the promoters think which o'!”
realized by charging should i«. Jr.: 1
concessions of admission s®
space, etc. Whll onorm^
project Is one requiring an
amount of labor and study for it
summation, it is entirely praetieniT' 8
and St Louis may boast/in the grand.! futur'
of a structure eclipsing in
the Egyptian mountain “ r
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known as the Pyramid of
A Question of Bills.
A traveler in England rested at noon
at a wayside Inn and took luncheom
The landlord was a social person, ana
after presenting his bill sat down anj
chatted with his guest.
-By the way,” the latter said, alter a
while, “what is your name?”
“My name,” replied the landlord
“is Partridge.” ^
“Ah,” returned the traveler, with a
humorous twinkle In his eyes, “by the „
length of your bill I should have
It was Woodcock!”
This story, as it appears in a recent
book by a distinguished English diplo
mat, is credited with having amused
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I.ittle Kangaroos Found in Death Valloj-,
The quaint little animal in this pic
ture is a minature kangaroo, which
has now been found out West. It is
an exceedingly interesting creature,
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and strides around like a kangaroo,
making great jumps on its hind legs,
which are long and powerful. It also
has a surprisingly long tail, which
adds to its resemblance to the mar
supial after which It is named.
This curious creature has been found
in that weird place called Death
Valley. Its color varies from light
gray to dark brown, according to its
habitation, nature making its hue
similar to that of Its surroundings as a
protection against its enemies.
Although called a kangaroo rat it is
not a rat nt all in the true sense of
the word, as it belongs to quite an
other family.—New York Herald.