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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1904)
- - - LOOPING THE DOUBLE LOOP. ( Daredevil Feat Performed by Wheel man of Berlin. The latest novelty in the class at sensational performances Imown - as "looping the loop " is the invention of nn Ingenious wheelman of Berlin Bottner by name , who has construct I .l. , cd n double loop and performed tint t' feat of passing through it on his : wheel. It Is most certainly the pinnacle - , uacle of mad darIng , and will . not very soon witness a rival. . In this new 1001) as shown in the cut , . the performer , after he has passed . cd through half of the large loop and . with his head still down , must guide the wheel into the smaller loop and " , out of it again his head being again . turned toward the earth upon the . y kL . ? f . y = , . 1 _ ! y _ l . -.T - - ' ' - rife , l i finishing arc of the larger loop. Just Imagine with what Yelocit the per former is hurled through these t.wo loops , and perhaps It may be posslblo - - to appreciate the stoical quietude of his nerves his rare skill In managing his wheel , and above all the Ares ence of mind necessary to n successful exit from the whirl- , Since the greatest possible speed , is necessary to overcome the resist ance offered hy the two loops , the , starting point Is placed somewhat ; ! t. " higher than ordinarily . and the first ' descent quite a little steeper ; the retarding - tarding stretch Is also built steeper than heretofore. The whole performance is a ride or death In the true sense of the expres- , 1 slon.-Montreal Herald. Oyster Growing on Set of False Teeth. I The proclivity of the oyster to make Its home on anything that comes , handy Is very well shown In the iiliis ' . ; ratlons here given which were made ' < j from photographs of oyster curios In ' . the possession of the United States . fish commission at Washington. Un , t . " doubtedly the most curious Instance G" of oyster lodgment Is that showing a bivalve reposing on a set of false . tep-th. This particular set of teeth. ( which was dredged up from the bottom - bottom , , " ' " . eral claimants since It was put on ex- hlbltlon.-l\1ontreal Herald. / - - . , . . , : : : : Not What They $ eQm. 1 ; "I knew they used empty Un tobacco . ' . . ; : , . . bacco cans for advertising In cigar , ( : store windows , " said the Harlemlte : , r , , ' : 1 , ' "and empt champagne bottles In sa- I ; : rr : : r-- loon windows empty cracker boxes 1 . ' t ; , ' In groceries empty patent medlcl .t k- receptables In drugstores and fake . ; : hams In meat markets , but my wire , ran Into a new one on me the other day. She went to a creamery to buy # . a quart of mmt. The clerk said they _ , . , . , . ! " ' " were all out. She saw at least a . ' ( dozen bottles In sight all filled up and ; , I : ' . , with about two Inches of nice yellow cream on top. The clerk caught her glance. "Oh " said he "those bottles are filled with flour with a layer of corn ' " " . -I . meal on top.--\ew - York Sun , ' , . , . . . , , . ' , " ' , . - , . , . ' . ' e' , J " ' " ' 9YI1a , Y " " " ! T.TL & . ; .j"ll. e , _ . : f ; , , 'J - _ . . , . . . . - PROVED THE EARTH IS ROUND - SImple Demonstration Showed Truth of AncIent Belief. Although it was demonstrated more than 2.000 years ago that the earth Is globular In form there are certain persons who maintain that It is fiat About thirty years : ago a controversy on thb subject waxed so hot that It was determined to put the matter to direct experiment In order to settle the QuestIon once for all. The place chosen was near fled ford , England ) , where there Is 1\ straight six-mile stretch ot water. At both ends and In the middle of this water { posts were erected each of the same definite height above t.he water lo\'el. Upon looking with a telescope along the tops of these three posts It was clearly seen that the center one ' ' overtopped the oo hers by about six feet owing to the curvature oC the surface of the earth. These experiments were recently repeated In a more scientific manner by II. Yule Oldham who read paper on the subject before the Glasgow ! I meeting of the British Association The same results were obtained with ' the Important difference that by the employment of a tele-photographlc Ions and camera the pix foot prominence - nonce of the middle post was recorded - ed In an unmistakable manner.-Phil. ndelphia Record. - Cleaning Hull of Warship. tJiI3II4IEL " " " " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - When It Is impracticable for war ships to go to dry dock for cleaning divers work o'n staging to scrape the hottom. First White Man to See Okapi. Major James Harrison has just returned to England after a prolonged - ed journey through the dense forests of central Africa , during the course of which he saw the okapi In Its natural hahitat. This 'Is particularly dense forest the trees being thickly Inter. woven with creepers and tangled un- dergrowth. On the sixth day ails party encountered the spoor of the olmpl. This was followed for several eral hours when sUddenly the party came upon the 'animal fifteen feet In front or them. Before the major could obtain his rifle from one of U. . natives accompanying him the okapi had escaped In the thick under- growth. It stood between ten and eleven feet In height , was of a genn oral tawny color about Its body and was striped over the loins. The na tires say Major Harrison Is the first white man who has seen the animal In Its native wilds. Walking SUck. Residents ot the North Side of Ci1- ! cage can have walking sticks for the picking up. The woods' are full of these strange Insects that look exactly - ly like jointed twigs. Walnut Logs Well Preserved. Workmen excavating for a bridge over Big Walnut Creek at Columbus Ohio , found walnut logs perfectly sound although , estimating from the size of sycamore trees growing on the ground above them burled for at least 200 'oar5. _ . t , , : ' , - . , } . . , . , . . , ' , ; " , : k' ' : : ear.r . - : _ .u a. ' .A 'L Kerff . , ntwi.r' .r6LNW ' ; : ' J'ifl , . . . . ' " - - - _ . " - _ - . - . . . . . - - - - ' , .r. _ . . . _ - . . - - - - - - - - MAKE.UP OF AN A'CTOR - Features Easily Altered to Represent Any Character. Perfect features can ho EO altered as to represent any charactcr. The ) 1 , r1y' above comedy.servant characterization tlon Is obtained from features such as the present ones hy the studied use of paints and a particular arrangement . ment of the hair. , Irish connedyservant - character demonstrat lug the change wrought hr grease paints skillfully applied to the . l \ , , ll r 1 Q classic features. 1'0 complete the effect . fect , the hair has been dressed differ- ently. - - - - - - Dog Travels 70 Miles to Old Home. I A remarkable Instance of 11. dog's I love of home Is reported from Cronn- leigh , 1)unhlan , Perthshlre. A collie dog was given to 1\11' Hunter of .ller- rlotshnl1 , Derwlcltflhh'e , by his hro1h. er.ln-Iaw , Mr. Gllholm of Cromlegh. and was Rent by train to the harder- land. The animal worked among the sheep for two days and then suddenly IIiRallpeal'ed. It afterward turned lip at Its old home , having done the fie\ ' . seventy ! London Telegl'l1ph. - - - - - - Lole Fuller's Radium Dance. .rl 1 M 1 , = s r : l i Lone Fuller Is startling Paris with her latest dance. Her dress Is rendered dered luminous with certain salts which like radium , shine In the darl. On the darkened stage the weirdly luminous drapery bas a most eel , le I effect. , . . . ' Ii' , \ ; : ; ; J , .11.- & ' " . . . , _ , _ . . . _ - . . . . . . . _ _ . . . . * . . . - . - VALUE OF EVENING CLOTHES - Town Marshal Had Good Reason for , Wearing ( ) Thom "Tho first time that evening clothes . . were seen In Red Dog , Cal . " said Alton Kohr , author , traveler and griz- zly hoar hunter. ' the other night , "hap" pened In this way : Tom Hyde , tine town marshal had to talco a prisoner to Sacramento. After delivering him to the proper l\uthorlUoR , ho dropped I Into 11. music hall \ to spend the ovon- ' Ing. There ho saw whut Is known on the east sll10 as 11. 'Cult dross' stilt and seeing Its possibilities Ilt 1\ glance ho hecamo desperately ennt\l- ored ( or It. "Tho next lay Q1)N he went to Il COU1- ) lug store nnri ' bought a rendy' { rondo swanow.tall flUtt. Upon returnIng - 'r lag to Rod Dog he wore It day 1l1l(1 night , and It I" necdle Js to Buy created n sensation. It ho hndn't been known UR a hud 111n from Dltoor Creek ! , who nlwnrs canled two H.callb guns , he certainly would have [ been mOlbbed OJ' lynched "r 'liS stoJlpin In HOII ( Dog I\t the ti nno . 1\1111 mcotlng him one morning : . In ills 'fil'st'pllrt suit I\B Haverly' l\fIlHtodon 1I1InHtrol8 used to call It , I SIlIII to him : 'Sa ) ' . Tom , Ilon't you know that those clothes only should ho worn In the evening. Why do you wear thom nil day ? ' " ' ' ' ' 'these tine 'Colonel , said Tom , arc only clothes 1 ever saw that 1 could draw both my guns : from my hind jocl\Cts tit once without getting my d-I1 coat tails In the way and 1 In- tend to wear them day and night inn' ' " York 'rimes. tit I cash In.New Largest Tortoise In the World. The Zoological Gardens In London ha\'o lately become tine home of a tortoise Imported from the ( Island of \taurfthlR which weighs 1i00 lOunos and measures 4 I feet 7 Inches from head to tall. It was purchased from n family lu Mnnrltus : who vouched for having ( it In their possession for 100 'ears. Experts who nave exam- Inell It thlnl It.a age nearer 300 than 200 years and It weans to he not more than hi Its prime. A tOI else still larger than this one was given to the Natural History Mllseum hr tine same porson. It weighed 870 lotttHls } when It died , and as It waR known to ho not much more than eighty years old It Is to ho supposed . posed } that its weight would have continued - tlnlled to increase with advancing ( 'ears.-New York Ifernld. 1 ( - Thundered Long Ago. 0 A cannon of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. German Band Got Even I At Saffron Walden altar n German hand had pln3' 1 In various parts or the town , IL donation waR solicited at a china shop. The occupier refused , I and a bandsman , It Is said , slammed the door with such force that several articles fell from a shelf and were smashed. Compensation was demanded . ed and $1 was paid. Under the shoJi' keeper's bedroom window at halt past / ten at night the band played the it ; Dead March In "Saul. " /r' / Rockefeller Orders Many Trees. tlS John D. nocltcfeller' placed a'i , . is order with a Tarrytown , N. Y. , deahf for 10,000 evergreen trees , which wl\1as t he planted on his estate at Pocantf hllla. This Is said to be the larli order ot Its kind ever placed by 1 man. . / M --j - -