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TJITfl OMAIIA DAILY IVEE : JULY 11 , 1890. PARTY "BOLTS" IN HISTORY Jtomono Walk-Outs from Conventions by lacticm Loaders. TWO SPLITS IN DEMOCRATIC RANKS lip Iliiriiliitrncr * nnil HIP Urnlimtlc Division In ISdO lie- , liulillcnn HeliUmn < tf 187- ntiil 1881. Several parties have had "walk outs" In tonventlons , writes Cliarlcs M. Harvey In lliu Globe-Democrat. The democratic party tns had two of them. The democratic na tional convention of 1818 , whlph met nt Baltimore on May 22 , had a longer and for hioro exciting contest over scats than both ered Iho St. Louis gathering. Two days iworo devoted to the struggle , the principal I contest being over the Now York repre sentation. The New York contest WBK bit ter and oxcltlng all Now York struggles between rival factions for supremacy nro Of till * order , and ono or other of tbo great partlcft , nnd sometimes both of them , have VrrangU'3 of tills sort almost every four years. The contest of 1848 was between the Hurnburncrn and the Hunkers , most of the former being opposed to slavery exten sion , and most of the latter being In favor of It , or nt least not caring particularly . Whether It was extended or not. The Hunkers maintained about the uamo sort of On attitude toward slavery In the terri tories that Stephen A. Douglas did ten years r Inter. They did not care whether It was " " ' JVotcd down or voted up. However , in the Uarnburnor ranks were many sincere opponents of slavery exten sion , prominent among them being John A. _ _ Dlx , Azarlau C. Flags , Benjamin V. Duller , n attorney general for n tlmo under both Jackson and Van Ilurcn ; David Dudley Field. OX-I'rosldcnt Martin Van Huron nnd Samuel 3. Tlldcn. Some ot the Barnburners Dlx find Fluid among those mentioned hero entered the republican party nfterwnrd. Ipoth the Darnburners and their local cno- lilies , tbo Hunkers , sent delegations to the tintlon.il convention ot their party In ISIS , > / As before mentioned , and that assemblage itvrcstlcd for two days over the question of .which to admit. At last the convention irmilo n compromise , as many other assem blages before and since did on the conflicting claims of factions , and decided to admit both elements , giving each half the vote I Of the state. The compromise did not . 'Snileaso either element In the flght. Com promises seldom do. It ought to have been less objectionable , however , to the Darnburnars , who were the minority faction nmon 15 the voters of the state , than It waste to the Hunkers. Nevertheless , the Darn burners "walked out" of the convention. The bolt defeated the democracy In the campaign. A convention under the Darn- burners' auspices. In which sevral states Wore represented , met In Utlcar N. Y. , Juno E2 , 1SI8 , a month later than the demo cratic , nnd nominated Van Huron for presi dent and Henry Dodge of Wisconsin for vlco president. Dodge refused to accept the candidacy. Meantime nn Ohio gather ing of Independents called a national coti- .Vcntlon ot foes of slavery extension , to meet at Buffalo on August 9. This Buffalo convention was an Important assemblage. It founded the frco soil party , on the basis of resistance to slavery extension , and nominated Van Buren for president and Charles Francis Adams for vice president , ffho Barnburners were strongly represented In that convention. In the election they ( polled 120,000 votes In New York , as c m- pared with 114,000 received by Cass , the regular democratic candidate. Taylor , the Xvhlg nominee , received in New York 218- 000 votes , or 10,000 below the combined Van i Huron and Cass strength , and ns that state i , Was "pivotal" that year , ns It had been In 1844 , and ns It was often since , the Barn burner bolt defeated the party to which this faction belonged , THE SPLIT OF 1SCO. But the most memorable , dramatic anil " Jnomentous "walk-out" which over occurred In n national convention ot any party took place in the democratic gathering of 1SGO , rivhlcli mot In Charleston on April 23. That wns an early date for n national conven tion of a great party to assemble , but the .work which It started out to perform was Hot finished until long afterward. There . were contests for seats In that convention , New York , of course , figuring in ono ol thorn. Illinois , too , had a contesting dele- Ration. The delegates from those two states were Douglas nnd nntl-Douglas. The national committee gave tickets of admis sion to the Douglas men. nnd , after a long fight , tbo convention , In which the Douglas * f. clement had a majority , owing to the pre- . Jionderanco of the northern states , in- i dorscd the committee's action and gave Bents to the Douglas delegates. Naturally , however , a far longer and moro exciting fight took place upon the adoption ! pf tha platform. April 23 , when the con vention opened , was Monday , and the con tests for seats were decided on "Wednesday , but Friday had arrived when the resolu tions commlttco announced Its readiness to report. The committee , ns everybody ex pected , was unable to agrco on n platform i and bad made two reports. As before men tioned , the Douglas men had a majority of the delegates , but the southern element , who wanted to make John C. Brecklnrldge the candidate , had a majority of the states. They got this because Oregon and Cali fornia united with them , giving them seven teen out of the thlrty-thrco states , and a majority of the resolutions committee , which ' framed the platform , each state having ono member of the committee. Slavery extension or non-oxtcnslon into the territories was the burning Itisuo ot the day. The Brecklnrldgo or southern end of the democracy , contended that congress had no right to exclude slavery from the terri tories ; that the constitution gave the slave holders the right to take their property into them , and that ( ho government was bound to dcfrnd It If It needed any defense. Pop ular sovereignty , or the right of the people to decide whether they should have slavery or not , was the position of the Douglas men. They , at the same time , proclaimed their ' acquiescence in the Drcd Scott decision , which virtually declared that congress had iio right to keep slavery out ot the terri tories. On legal grounds the southern posi tion , therefore , as buttressed by the Dred Ecott declaration , was the stronger , whllo , of course , on moral grounds , the Douglas contention was the weightier. This was the condition of things on Friday morning , the fifth day of the convention. An exciting and acrimonious debate occurred regarding the rival platforms on Friday and Saturday. Ono of the strongest speeches made on tbo Dctiglas alJo was delivered by Henry B. Payne of Ohio , who spoke for the minority report of the committee. Ho said that every man who signed the minority report - port "felt in his conscience and in his heart that upon the result ot our deliberations and the action ot this convention , In all human probability , depended the fa to of the demo pUi'I cratic party and the destiny of the union , " * its i/y The earnestness ami sincerity with which these words were uttered Impressed all his lioarcru , and the propheticspirit which they dlsplayud made them mcmorablo afterward , "I would appeal to the south , " ho added , "to put no weights on tlin north to let them run this race unfettered and unhampered. If the appeal Is answered , the north will do lier duty In the struggle. " MOIININO STAH OF SKCESSION , The most effective speech on the southern Bide was delivered by William L. Yancoy , Alabama's silver-tongued orator , the "morn- Ing star of secession. " Ho said the men of the south came to the convention with ono great purpose , to save their constitutional rights If it lay In their power to do BO "Wo are In the minority , " he declared , "as wo have been taunted hero today. Wo , therefore , as the minority , take the rights , the mission and the position of tha minority. What is it we claim ? We claim the benefit of the constitution , which was made for the protection of minorities that constitution which our fathers made that they and their children should always ob serve that a majority should not rely upon their numbers and strength , but should loyally look Into the written compact and ECO wbero the minority was to bo respected nnd protected. " Then Yaucey attacked the Douglas men for conceding that slavery iva morally Indefensible. "You cay that slavery docs not exist by the law of nature or by ho taw ot God ; that It only existed by into law that It WAS wrong , but you were tot to bin me. That was your position and It vns n wronR position. If you had taken the tQBlllon that slavery was right , and there- era ought to bo , you would have triumphed , and ariil-ftlovery would have died In your nldet , But you have gene down before ( ho enemy go ttmt they have put their foot upon our nock. You will go lower and lower till unless you change frout and niter your nctlcs. When I was a schoolboy In Ihe northern elate * nbolltlonlfita were pelted vlth rotten eggg. But now luls band of abolitionists has spread and grown Into breo bands the black republicans , the frco Boilers and the squatter sovereignly men- all representing tha common sentiment that ilavcry Is wrong. I say It In no disrespect , but It Is a logical argument that your as sertion that slavery la wrong has been the catiso of all this discord. " This dcmano : that northern democrats say slavery was right was formulated by the extremists only , iho men like Yancoy , Soulo and Toombft and the other flrc-oatcrs , but there was a general spirit of Intolerance among the majority of the southern dele gates , which showed that Snward's "Irrc- > resalblo conflict" had struck the democratic party. Several of the northern delegates , among them Senator George 13. Pugh of Ohio , resented tlila demand , eomo In dig nified and others In Impassioned speech. This was Iho situation on Saturday , the sixth lay of the convention , when Senator Wil liam Blglcr of Pennsylvania , a moderate man and a close friend of President Bu chanan , moved thai all the platform bo recommitted and that the committee on resolutions bo Instructed to report a platForm - Form on the general lines laid down by -llgler. The second proposition was rejected , l > ut iho recommitment was made. Iatc on Saturday afternoon the committee reported two platforms , as before , sllghlly changed In language , but In purport and spirit the same as the earlier deliverances. After a furlhcr fierce dcbalo an adjournment was taken until Monday. THE DOUGLAS PLATFORM. On Monday the Douglas platform was adopted by the convention by n vote of 165 lo 138. ' The ominous goograpnical line re vealed Itsclt In the ballot. Only twelve dele gates from the slave stales volcd for Iho Douglas platform , and only thirty from the free stales volcd against It. Most of these thlrly were gained by llio use of Iho Buchanan administration's palronago , which sent "northern men with southern princi ples" from California , Oregon and ono or two other free states to the convention to defeat Douglas. When the platform was adopted the crisis came. The extreme southern view of slavery extension had jcen rejected by the convention , and now the southern delegations atarlcd to withdraw , Alabama leading. Before each delegation left the hall one of Its members would de liver a short speech of protest against the action of the convention. That ot Glenn , who spoke for Iho Mississippi delegation , caused a tumult among the audience , most of which belonged In Charleston and other southern points , and produced a sensation among the northern delegales. "The people of Mississippi nsk , " he said , "what Is Ihe conslrucllon of Ihe plalform of 1850 ? You ot Iho norlh say 11 means ono thing , wo of the soulh another. They ask which Is right , and which Is wrong ? The norlh have maintained their position , but whllo doing so they have not acknowledged the rights of Ihe soulh. Wo say , go your way , and wo will go ours. Bui Ihe south leaves not like Hagar , driven Into the wilderness , friendless and alone , for In sixty days you will find a united south standing shoulder to shoulder. " That was a fateful hour for the demoeratlc parly. It also had momentous consequences for the country. The snhl which occurred In Ihe democracy at that time gave the re publicans the victory In 1860 , which was seized upon by the south ns a pretext for secession , this resulting In civil war , the overthrow of slavery , a sweeping revolution In the social conditions of Ihe soulberu states , and a change In the entire current of the country's history. Secession and war would have como some tlmo , for the exac tions of the southern extremists had become unendurable , but If the democrallc rupluro had been poslponcd unlll afler 1860 that party probably would have hung on to power In the election that year and the excuse for disunion would not have como until later. On the withdrawal of the southern dele gates the convention voted thai two-thirds of a full convention should bo necessary for the nomination of candidates. After flfty- seven ballots , In which Douglas , the leading aspirant , never came nearer than about flfly voles lo Ihe 202 necessary for a nomlnallon , Iho convention on May 3 adjourned to meet In Baltimore on Juno 18. Douglas was nom inated at the Baltimore gathering. The se ceding delegales met In1 another hall In Charleston , and adjourned to meet In Illcli- mend Juno 11. These seceders on Juno 28 endorsed the nomination ot John C. Hreck- Inrldge , who had been put up by the Douglas convention In Baltimore. OTHEU PAUTY HOLTS. The whig and knownothlng parlies , Iho former in 18-18 , and Iho laller in 1S5C , had bolls In convonllons , but these had no di rect influence on politics at lhat lime. The slavery issue was Iho cause of bolh. There were Iwo schisms In Iho republican parly , nol counting the silver rupluro of 1S96 , though neither of them created a formal demon stration In n naltonal convention of the party. The two referred to were the liberal republican revolt of 1872 and the mugwump bolt of 1884. The liberal republican schism may bo said to have started In Missouri In 1870 , and B. Gratz Brown , who was nom inated for vlco president In 1S72 , and Carl Schurz , then a senator from Missouri , were among Its leaders. Other prominent repub licans who figured In It were Horace Greoley , Its presidential standard bearer In 1872 ; Lyman Trumbu ! ! , David Davis , Andrew G. Curtln , Pennsylvania's "war governor ; " George W. Julian , Jacob D. Cox and Charles Francis Adams. II had no Immediate in fluence on parties , for the republicans gained an overwhelming victory In 1S72. The mugwump bolt had more nerlous con sequences. That there would bo n bolt if Blalno were nominated was shown plainly by some of his friends and enemies In the convention. That part of the opposition to Blalno based upon the revelations of the Mulligan letters began to manifest Itself In 1B7B , when these letters were flrst brought to Ihe front , and Iho bolt would have taken place then had ho been nominated. With the hope of headlive off a bolt a delegate in the convention of 1884 Introduced a resolu tion In IlUlne's Interest like the ono Conk- Ilng presented In 18SO In Grant's Interest , binding every member of the convention -to "support the nominee , " hut this tlmo the resolution was withdrawn. The resolution called out strong protests from several delugalos. One of the number waa George William Curtis , who said : "A republican and a free man I caino to this convention , and , by the grace of God , a republican and a free man will I go. " When Blaine was nominated Curtis , Carl Schurz and other prominent republicans withdrew from the party. The only thing about the mugwump bolt which surprised anybody was Its extent. It undoubtedly transferred from Illatne to Cleveland many times moro than the number of votes represented In the 1,100 plurality for Cleveland In the de cisive state of Now York In that year. Make. It a point to sea that your blood Is purified , enriched and vitalized at this sea- ion with Hood's Sarsaparllla , Swertlu'iirtK of Pnuiou * Mi-ii. It Is a curious fact , says a Washington correspondent , that there are several women here who find a source of gratification In advertising that they have been jilted by famous men. A former sweetheart of John C. Calhoun U an Inmate ot Louise home. She has a ring that he g&vo her , a lock of hair and other mementoes of an early en gagement , and she lilies to tell the story of her love affair. Another woman herd was once engaged to James Buchanan , and might have been mistress of the white house had she been so Inclined. She does not ad vertise the fact , however , but the story Is related by her friends to explain the reason why she prefers to remain a recluse than occupy the social position which her wealth and accomplishments would command. IluuUU-n'it Arulcn Salve. The best salve In the world for cuts , brulscj , sores , ulcera , call rheum , fever sores , tetter , chapped baud * , chilblains , corns and all skin eruptions , and positively cures piles or no pay required. It Is guaran. teed to give perfect satisfaction or money re funded. Prlco 25 cent * per box. For sale by Kuhn & C * . BOOM IN FLYING MACHINES Prof. Lnnglcy's Impending Success Stirs Up the Yankee Inventors , PATENT OFFICE FEELS THE IMPETUS Itnrncsnpil Hlriln , PlyliiMT riihoa , Air Hlc < } clcN niut HOIIXCB with AV Arc AinniiK tlif * KrrnUn llrouiclit Thcro la a boom In ( lying mnchlnes. Re cent advertisement of Prof. Langley's suc cess with Ills binl-llkc "aerodrome" has roused Iho slumbering genius ot Yankee Inventors , if tbo correspondence ot the patent olllco may bo considered AS a re liable Indlcallon. It Is fell and nol with out good reason that the practical airship Is literally on the point of being launched , writes the Washington correspondent of Iho Qlobe-Dcniocrat. The creation of It will mark a new era In the development of civilization. Hence Iho excitement Is nol wllhout warrant. One hears so much ot tlio erratic quality of Yankee Inventive talent lhal people have como lo Imagine that Ideas for flying ma chines are peculiarly American. Nothing could be farther from the trulu. The fact is that vastly moro attention has been given to this sort of Investigation abroad than here. The English have ten such patents to our ono. and the French and Germans are an I to as enthusiastic on the subjccl. Indeed , Inquiry proves thai Ihe patents In flying machines taken out In Ibis country are largely held by foreigners. llllls are Introduced lu every congress to furnish money for the construction of flying machines. Only the other day ono was of fered by Senator Peffer In behalf ot James S. Cowden , who wants $15.000 to build an airship on the mechanical principle of a fish , which animal Is regarded by the In ventor as a moro satlsfaclory model than the oft-used bird. It Is a fact , Interesting In this connection , that a patent was granted In 1818 for a balloon in Die shape of a fish. Many years later Charles B. Spencer secured exclusive rights In a contrivance that was a sort of a cross between a Ilsh and a bird. It was Intended lo run along on Ihe ground for a space In order lo gel a start , launch ing Itself In Ihe air thereupon and going ahead by means ot revolving tins. Dr. S. U. Dattcy Is Iho invcnlor of an aerostat that Is formed like a gigantic Ilsh , with tbo body of sheet aluminum and a fan-shaped tall. The body Is supported by a pair of wings thai run Its length , their Inclination being controlled by a pilot wheel , so thai Iho aerial vessel Is able lo rise or lo descend al will. II Is propelled by a scries of explosions In the rear , small pel lets of nltro-glycerln being fed automat ically Into a cup opening backward and discharged by electrlclly. II will bo plainly seen from tills description that If the nia- chtnc , does not float and travel the pat entee is not at fault ; he has provided for everything. At the same tlmo It must be admitted lhal there. Is no more interesting typo of aerial traveler than Iho slcam bird devised by John KInncrsley Smythies. It has wings made ot real feathers , connected with tbo piston rod of a steam , cylinder , which. In rising and falling , flaps the wings up nnd down. The boiler consists ot a number of small tubes , In order lo afford a largo heal ing surraco with llttlo weight and small re quirement of waler. The heat Is oblalned. by burning vaporized hydro-carbon with n hot air blast. The exhaust steam is con densed in Ibc hollow tall of the machine , thus saving Iho waler for use again and again. An up-lo-dalc inventor is n. F. Moore. His machine Is a counterfeit of a bat on a gigantic scale , the wings of aluminum and Iho frame covered wllh goldbealers * skin. Thus the ulmost possible lightness In sc-1 cured. The load and driving machinery are suspended beneath , propulsion being accom plished by the flapping ot Ihe wings. An- olhcr Ingenious palenlee proposes to make wings of enormous arllflcial feathers of lln and silk. With these he Is confident of being able lo flap along , using his tall feathers for steering. An Idea that really seems practical Is attributed to a German named Schultz. He proposes lo send up a balloon from a ship for Iho purpose of attacking forts on shore. In a case of this sort an important difficulty lies In Ihe weight of Ibc rppe by which the balloon remains attached lo Ihe ship. II would drag Iho balloon down , but for Schultz's valuable miggestlon , which com prehends the employment of smaller auxili ary balloons to sustain the cable. With Ihls arrangement II Is easy for Ihe balloon lo take advantage of a favoring breeze and float over the fortifications attacked , drop ping explosive cartridges containing nltro- glycerln or dynamite from aloft. PATENT OFFICE RESTRICTIONS. Formerly the United States patent office was accustomed to grant patents for flying machines , without the xllghtesl reference lo Ihe practicability of Iho notions they roprcscnled. Nowadays It Is different , and exclusive rights are refused to Inventors whoso theories are lee obviously absurd. The aeronautic class of Inventions Is re garded ns a "crank" class ; yet Ideas are found In It which are In tha direct line of the evolution of the practical airship lhal is dcallned to bo some day. The flrsl American polent for a flying machine , by the way , was granted to Muzl MuzzI , an Italian , In 1844. The mosl distinguished crank of modern j I limes In Ihe line of aerial navigation was ' Ihn earl of A'ldborough , who , in 1850 nnd subsequent years , took out a number of patents on flying machines which ho de scribed with a dcfinltcnesa lhat would have done credit to George Francis Train. No body has ever been able to make out tbo moaning of his speclflrntlona. They cover many pages o' the British palcnl oltlco re ports , accompanied by elaborate drawings. Some of the drawings represent atlacks upon forts by flccls of balloons. It In ob vious that Iho earl was Insane ; but Iho Drills ! ] palent cilice has never required that an Idea offered to It should possess elements of practlcabloncss. You pay your money , and you can get a patent there for convert ing the moon into marketable cheese at a penny a sli&o. Looking over the flics ot United Stales patents , ono finds the name of Dr. Dcckloy , whoso aerial apparatus Is provided with a peculiar condenser. The machine descends by withdrawing gas inlo the condenser , and ascends by permuting II lo expand. I ) , II , Carl has a device far simpler. It Is a hugo umbrella , wllh a sort of wing attached to Ihe handle. The operator presents the wlna lo Iho wind al different Inclinations , ac cording to the direction In which ho wants to travel. Rather more surprising Is a bal loon rigged llko .1 three-masted ship , with sjdo paddle-wheels to assist the propulsion afforded by the sails. This Is the concep tion of a gentleman named O. Francis. Tha bird Idea Is very popular wllh aero nautic theorists. W. F. Qulnby offers a picture of himself , in which ho Is scon In the act of managing outspread wing : much In the manner of a nun who rows a boat. In Another patent a cigar-shaped balloon Is propelled by six oarsmen with winged oars , which collapse automatically on the backward ulroko. Thayer la thu name of the inventor whoso airship Is sustained aloft by a whole flock of kites , while a drug behind steadies It. If traveling over water the drag Is a boat ; over land It Is a loaded wheel cart ; over Ice it Is a sled , EXPLOSIVES AS MOTIVE POWER. There are several patents which Involve the use of explosives fired In the rear for the purpose ot propulsion. Ono of these requires rockets. A corkscrew balloon Is provided wllh a continuous spiral ( in , and in supposed literally to bora Us way through the air , tha whole contrivance rotating. Yet another dovlco Is a flying machine which progresses by sucking air In at the bow and forcing It out at the stern. Many of the notions described repeat themselves In different forms lu the records of Ibe patent odlco. The familiar parachute , by which aeronauts descend la exhibitions , was patented in 1S02. A remarkable kind of boat has a tubular mast , to the upper end of which Is at tached a balloon. Oas Is supplied to the balloon from tanks In the boat. Thanks to this contrivance. It l > Impossible for the boat to sink , oven though It should be filled with water. Another contrivance Is a cigar-shaped balloon propelled by means of n sort ot unlcrcto. The operator sits In ft saddle anil works the pedals , thus causing 'nns to revolve. Ocncral Hutchlnson , ot the llrltlsh Army has patented a balloon that lias the form ot a vejry .long cigar , with a metal tube for a backbone to keep the machine rigid. Anollft } ' Inventor named Lomax has obtained exclusive rights re cently In what ho calls a "cablo air ship. " It Is made of thin furet aluminum , and carries a palace car * fitted up In most luxurious fashion. The cable on which it travels Is suspended on T posts , and lofty supports are lo bo protldeil where rivers are to bo crossed. The m&chlno Is run by a powerful storage battery , and li expected to cross the continentIn , a day. The employment of living birds In con nection with machines for aerial naviga tion is suggested In moro lhaii one patent. Marlus Michel proposes to harness a whole [ lock of trained pigeons to a triangular framework , from which the car Is to bo sus pended. The birds are to bo guided by reins. Another Frenchman prefers to harness his birds BO that they are obliged to fly In a certain direction. When ho wishes to turn , he has only to change the adjustment of the harness. Those Inventors who eschew the balloon as a means of sup port usually rely upon revolving fans placed tiorlzontally. The fans are cxpocled lo up lift the aerial vehicle. There Is no question that they oughl lo do II , but somehow Ihey don't seem to In practice. Ono patentee offers a klto of vast area , within which sails revolve , n basket being suspended be neath. Another , named Lamboley. has a Riant mechanical bird , the body of which Is occupied by the aeronaut , who waves the wings with his arms , WOMEN IN THE FIELD. A very Intercsllng neroiiaullcal concep- Uon Is a woman's. Her name Is Margaret Martin , nnd slio proposes lo run n balloon line from Dover to Oalals. A rope Is to bo suspended for the cnllro dlslanco al an olc- ration of100 feet above Iho sea , passing over pulleys at either end. This cndlcsn rope Is to bo run by steam , carrying pas senger nlr ships. Another English Inventor would employ a cannon In his balloon car for iho purpose of projecting a harnoon- Ilko grapnel Into the ground when It Is de sired to anchor. Ho would tnko along wllh him also a number of Inflated canvas bags to keep Iho car afloal In case of n descent Into Iho sen. Ono style of war balloon Is so arranged that explosive bombs may be convoyed up the rope , by which II Is held capllvo , and dropped Intq a fort. There Is a kind of balloon Hint can bo Illuminated from within by electricity for signaling , Iho current being furnished by a storage nailery In iho car or by a wire from the ground. Decidedly strange Is the scheme for taking photographs by means'of rockets. The rocket Is projected over the place which IB desired to be photographed an enemy's fortifications , for example and on exploding It liberates a camera and a parachute. The camera makes the exposure , nnd then IB drawn back by a string , togelher with the parachute which suslnlns It. The confidence entertained by the Invent ors In Iho pracllcablllly of Ihelr flying ma chines Is utltT and absolute. Not long ago an old gentleman , who had Just got a put- nut on a new-fashioned pair ot wlnga , do- elded to make a public trial of them before leaving Washington. He started to soar with them from a stone abutment twenty feet high on the south- side of Iho palcnl ofllcc , but landed on his .noso rtn Ihe pave moiit below and damaged himself considera bly. It would bo n mistake to suppose thai aoronaullcal lunacy Is , now. In 1C70 a Jesuit named Francis Lana proposed to niako four copper balls , each lwc.nly-iflve feet In diam eter and ( hlnncr than .tissue paper. Thej were lo bo rendered luoyant | by exhausting Iho air from them , , aiul , It was expected that they would carry 1,200 pounds. As late ns 1775 Joseph Oallqn , n professor of philosophy , contended , lhal II was pracllca- blo lo collect Ihe rarefied- air from a lofly mountain ton and inqloso , itu In a vessel n mile In diameter , wljloh. would carry n weight flfly-four tlinqs as great as that of Noah's ark. JSarly theorists proposed that Iho atmosphere covej-cd the earth llko n shallow ocean , , on which , the aerial vessels they had In mind were .Intended to float like ships on the sea' Four centuries ago Lauretus Laurus publlshetl a statement to the effect that swan's t-ggs filled with ( quickSilver - Silver would' ascend Jln tji'd nfr "when ex posed to the sun , but ItTs not 'recorded ' thai anybody else was" ever able lo perform the experiment successfully. OOSSIP AIIO11T WOMI2.V. "When the book of club humor comes to be wrlllcn , " remarked a woman reccnlly. "it will bo very full. I can contrlbule some morsels , If I am asked. Ono of my own experience , when I eloquently burst out In a speech , 'may my right hand cleave to the root of my mouth and my tongue forget Its cunning , ' and another that 1 heard from the lips of a woman telling nboul London , where she spoke about a house in Plccalllly. She was evidently a good housekeeper , and the loolhsome relish was more prominent lu her mind than the aristocratic English neighborhood. "Probably the funniest thing , though , of which I know In club happenings was lhal of which a friend ot mlno was Ihe vlulim. There was lo bo a special midwinter meet ing of her society , and to contribute to Its glory , as the member of the entertainment committee , she had coaxed a distinguished woman whom she know to come and read r.n original poem. This lion lived In a suburban town , nnd , as the iventful day lurned oul lo be very stormy , she feared for her prompt appearance. Hut Mrs. niank wjs duly on bund , filling my friend with a deep sense of peraonal obligation to her for her bravery. "When they reached the place of meet ing , artlsllc lllllo programs were placed In their hands , and when my friend glanced over her's uho saw llicre was no mention of Mrs. Blank's part in tha affair. In constcrnallon she rushed lo the presi dent , asking an explanation. Thcro wus none , cxcepl Ihu all too palpable one thai oho had been overlooked. 'Bui , ' said 'tho president , soothingly , 'I will stralghlen mut- lors , ' "This Is Iho way she did It. After the program was about half over she arose and engagingly said : 'We have with us to day Ihe distinguished nuthor and poet , Mrs. Blank. She has with her on original poem which wo will now have the pleanuro of hearing. ' My friend was dumfounded , It was as she told mo , relating the incident , as If Mrs. Iilank was there with a lllllo poem In her pocket which eho hcpcd to bo asked to read. Mrfi , niunk lold her lalor thai she was fitrlouu for a moment , and /ell as If she m lint assert her dignity and In dignation , but n look at her agonized face changed her resentment to amusement , and she could only HCO Iho funny sldo of Iho affair. After consenting reluctantly to como at all , and cv-ilng on the appointed day at great personal Inconvenience and discom fort , to bo fitted with the role of a woman who could not bo .choknd off , appealed keenly to her sense of > humor. " Hero Is a bit of advlce > given to a little "big" girl which maV prove of Interest or value to other big grls ( : The secret of bring , at .case wherever you arc Is a very simple onew'It Is only this do not think about yournplf. Dashfulneas , awkwardness and clumsiness are caused by what we call Belf-cousclousness , and ns soon as wa entirely forunt ourselves these pass away. A girl who writes lo "Har per's Round Table" complains lhat she is so tall for her ago Jhat , she cannot help being awkward , "Tho moment I enter a room , " she says , "I o'pk about to sen If any other girl is as tall , as I am , and I am always the tallest a perfect bean-pole. Then I fancy everybody Is sorry for mo , and I cannot fix my attention on anything which Is going on , It , makes mo quite wretched , What shall I do ? " In tha flrst place , my dear , your height , If you carry yourself well anil carry your head up. Is a great * advantage. Far from being a thing lo regret It Is something to bo glad of. Tall or short , fat and dumpy , or thin and palo , let the young girl never think of this when slio meets her friends. Instead , let her try her very besl to make the r 'it happy , If them U a girl In the room who Is a stranger , or who Bcenu not to bo hav ing a pleasant tlmo , single her out and entertain her. Your hostess will be pleased with this sort of unobtrusive help , if it is kindly given , Ell Hill , Lumber City , Pa. , wrltra : "I have been suffering from Piles for twenty- five years and thought my case Incurable. DoWUt's Wilch Hazel Salve was recom mended to me as a pile cure , so I bought a box and il performed a permanent cure. " This Is only one of thousands of similar cases. Eczema , sores and zkln disease * yield quickly when It Is used. & ORIGINAL DESIGNS FOR it- 4 ? 4 PRIZES. 4 J | The originality disj j * ,5 ! played in the Gorham j Silver designs for Prizes , if Trophies , etc. , to be | contested for i " ' * * ' - " 3 ? 4 ? 4 ? ij > ummer S ? ports < ? 4 ? 12nT12r ; ri2H2f IS ST 3 ? is a matter of the most it * | | complimcntarycomnicnt | | by all interested in such | " 8 ? matters. They are not ic > | | only original , but strikj j > cjl ingly appropriate , artis- > J ? tically beautiful , of Stcris > " ? ? ling quality , and to be had of any first-class jeweler. Tao odfur DryGccJsStorti ' * ' ? , -Jeivfters only . -so C. S. ! S. E. Cor. 1 5th and Douglas Searles & Searloa SPECIALISTS IN Kcrvous , Chronic uud Private Diseases. WEftFfflEM BCXUALLilt , All 1'ritiito JJHoitBoJ BndUlsurdorA of Men rrcutmtmt by mail cousultutlon frno- SYPHILIS Cured pieunsed in niCCTAIj ULCERS , AND VAniCOCnLB permanently nnd successfully Method new nnd unfalllnu. STRICTURE AND GLEET at Cured homo Dy new method without pain or cuttlnr , Cnll on or nddre with etnmp. Dr , Snailes & Scarlss , "SLb4t--3t- IS THR ONLY SPECIALIST Wlin TRKAT4 ALL PRIVATE DISEASES \Veaknesi & Disorder of MEN ONLY 0 Years Experience. 0 Years in Omaha. Hook Free. Consultation and Examination Kier. 14th nnd rnrnam Sl O.MA1IA NUI ) . . made of pure rubber holds the Bull-Bog Garde Hose togeta. holds the ordinary rubbf garden hose together. The strength of hose depends on these rul ber rivets ( technically called friction ) . A she rivet is stronger than a long one. Bull-Do rivets .TJ iliort. Theory and results prove Bull-Dog stroiijj est iiose for money made. Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. 2' 5 Devonshire St. , Boston , or so5 Lake St. , Chicago. 63 Reade St. . N. Y. . . . . ' - ' . 7o5No. 7thSt. St.louls.i sj Water Si. Cleveland i7oAfpv [ ! iocSt .Denver r.iTrcmont f DISEASES of the Liver , Kidneys and Bladder are quickly relieved and permanent ly cured by using Dr. J. H. HcLEflH1 S ForsaleatDrugglils , Price$1.00perbottlo THE DR. J.H. MCLEAN MEDICINE co. 6 or. LOUIS , MO. fi \ Man's Greatest Joy Is Ills slrcnjlh anJ vlor lha full possession ol Ills powers. i banlili the dangerous wejknessts of bolh sexes , revllallia Ihe nervtus syslcm. enrich nnj purify Ihe bkxxl , Tliey check all drains forever. 'f $1.00 Per Eor , 6 Bout , $5.00. A A lesiil suRrintee to ntro or refunij the L money wltli uvery 5.00ordcr. Addreit Btierman & McCunnell DrUR Co. , 1513 Doilfie tit ; , Omahu , Nth. H NEW COLLRR On a hoi day there * s nothing like a cold drink of HIRES Rootbeer to make- you forget ifs Summer Easy to make , JJfU tillj Tka CiuU X. lllm Co. . PbUlfljIfkU. . / _ / A Broken Back Just ns yours will be if you continue' usmg poor soap. makes wash-day as easy as any other day. Lessens the labor , makes the clothes white , and docs no dam age. Thousands of wouieu say so surely they arc not all mistaken. Sold everywhere. Made only by The N. K. Fairbimk Company , - Chicago , Hotel Lafayette Mlnuctoiilta Ilcnch Minnesota. The larncst nnd moss bountifully sltuittcd of nny Summer Keiort lutho west. I.ooulod on the northern shore of tlio inko on an elevated nnnlnsulni for bounty iimllivallhtul- ness thu situation Is un- surmss | ( < d , commanding n , view of tin ) Inko from * ' - -w w 5 & f every direction nmlovory loom. Ha accommodation for ROO ciiesti , with nil the conveniences to lw found lit n modern liomot , auiulo croumlR , bllllanl rooinn , bowline Hey . l.iwn Iniinlscrouiiiin , bontlnir anil tlttlilnir without limit. Dally oiiun alrconucrtabyn flnoorclicHtm , and tliu inual norlu of liopi for tlio bnnetlv of KUQStnanil tliolr Invited friends. 1'rlvntn Rto.im ynchtn cnu bo hul ; rurHixxtlnl turtles or oxcttrnlonn , licet of pall uml row boats always : it lliu Iniullnic , with iruldo ami nn lHt- I ? \T Mit'ti nts , for llsliln ? and boatlnc iiarllca. Opun to Ihu public , June. SOIh , IbUO. U. I. , Dig It Leading Business Men of Columbus. Nebraska ADSTIIACT OP TITM3. llcchcr , .1 Mi-Kill .t Co. , lUth SI. AGHICUI/rUllAIj IMl liKMUVrS. S. C. > V C. C. ( irny , UHli Aortli St . ATT011X12YS. Alliorf it Hcoilvr , Olive St. C. J. aurloTr , liitli St. W. A' . Jlciittlry , 31 : 111 St. .MuAIIIsU-r .fc Coi-nclliiM , lit & North nt C. A. Sin-Ice , llth S ( . \Vliltnioj-cr & ( ; < inilrliii , > ! > Avc. \ \VooNlrj- SllroM. lltli St. IIAICKIIT AXD CONIB TIONEnY. O. C. Joni-H , l lh St. M. VOKU ] , llth St. 1IAXKS. Coliiiiiliiia S < n < c , I , . Geriird , President. Coiuinrrclnl Iluilli , liUli St. rirnt IVatlomil. Olive St. IIAHllCnS. \V. SI. IlroTvn , lltli St. .1. Scircll , Thiirntan Hoimo. y.lnm-ck.T A AViittM , Olive St. IIICKII WI101.F.SA1-K. Schlltz , J. I" . AIitN , ARdit. lIICYCMiS. Oerrnril IVhucl WorltH , Nell. Avc. Ur.ACKSMITHINr. & AVAGONMAKING. Louln Hflil , llth St. Hiilcr A Kotlnr , Cor. 1O Jt. North SU. IIOOIC IIIMI1NO. Cnliiiitlttln .Tnuriiiil , lltli St. HOOKS & STATIONERY. I Curl ICriuncr , itli : St. HKOKI3IIS. If. 1 * . Smith & Co. , Thnrnton IllocU. CAUPI3T9. J. A. Ilnrber & Co. , llltli St. CIGAH ICACTOHY , , \ . F. SnlTrnn , 31th St. CMC AH S WHOLESALE. ( . . J. Ioc , < I10 lUth St. COXKKCTIONKHY & C1GAIIS. Curl Kramer. J.'tlh St. II. VoBcl , 11 111 Hi. CLOTHING. FrlNcholx llroH. , llth St. J. II. GnIK-y , lltli St. Crft.ion Ilron. , 11 Hi St. COAI , . \V y & IIockcnlirrKi'r , Tel. 34. I. . W. Weaver , iilh : St. CUKA3II2UY. The Stcvciixoii. Stuvcunnn t IIcRcl. CHOCICUnY < t GI.ASSWAHI3. Henry Jlu "lz .t Co. , 11 1 h St. DI3XTISTS. II. D. DrrlKht , I ) . U.S. , Hurlicr HIoclc. II. D. MoICiMiii , H.D.S. , IfHh St. Dr. K , II. Xiiiiiiiitii , North llnllilliiR. IMllC.SSMAKICHS. r , < -iiu Cnntello , Olive St. MUNCH ISIllott .fc Iliikrr , North St. Wnrciiret A. Kmilc. N'eli. Ave. DltUGS. Gnl.Ii-r & Co. , 12th St. lr A. Huliitz , llth SI. Smilinm'n riiiirmilpy , r > O l.'tlh St. I1HV GOI/IJS / A.MJ NOTIONS. J. A. Hurlicr . / ; Co. , liar her hlk. , 13 St. .1. C. I'l II in 11 IV Olive St. in. . FiiKinniricic , nil iuii : st. Krleilholf .t < / ) > . , litth SI. .V Null. Avc. .1. II. Gulley , 11 Hi St. t < \ II. Inml > A : Co. , llth St. Fl.OUH MILLS. ColiimliiiM Millliiff Co. , LoiilM SI. Mlevator Holler , A. Jl\fKKl , Misr. FUUXlTimK ANI > IJl'IIO LSTI2H ING. Henry ( ia n , Cor. I.ouln < llth Six. The Fair , IS. .11. Kixeiiiiui. llth St. GBXTS' KimXlSHINGS. RIII II von llerKt-n , 11 ( h St. FrlNeliiilllro . , llth St. .1. JI. Gray , llllh SI. fircl en llniH. , lllh St. J. M. Houlihan , PVeJi. Avc. CJHBAT GlCiniA.V 11U3IBDY. It. llriinclt , Xfli. Av - . uiiocisiiiiss WHOLESALE : . Al.lH A Cnlto , iilh : St. GHOCKlllKS. Jlnriloolc A Son , Cor. 1I ! & Neb. Ave. llt-iiry lliiK'it" Co. , lllli SI. Swurtfcley * t Iliirim , Neb. Ave. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Carl Suliulinrl , Ollvu St. IIAIinVVAIlli : , STOVKS .t TINWAIIE. Hriml A : Sehwarat , lllh SI. S. O. & C. C. Gray , Ittth .t Norlh Sta , IIAHNKSS AND .SADDI.IJS. P. II. Itiiiclic , lllh St. I. . W. AVelniT , lit Hi St. IIOTKI.S. tllotlirr 110110 , G. A. Sc'ott. firuiKl Pnelllc , Siiiiiuul .Mnlinntl. I.lnilrll Hotel , ( inn AVIiuUncli. nirrlillnii llotul , John ( i. I'lilliick. The Thiirnton , to . I.eliiiiiui. 1CK. Ilnlfcr .t AVvIU , Ullvn St. J.\SUUAXC12. Ilcclicr , .TncKKl .t Co. , lUtli St. JOII IMtlM'IMi. Art1Hi n'rlntliiK Co. , Nob. Arc. IH. 1C. Turn.T , lltli SI. JUSTIUli ! > : c TUB rKACII. Ilnj-nril l < "uller , l lli St. CoIuinhiiH Steam , Neb. Avc. MVEHY , K12K .t SALE STAIILBS. J. P. AbtH , itth : St. linker & IVelN , Olive St. , H. 1 > . HeyiioldM , Olive St. I'E. . Stevens , Neb. Avc. MVB STOCK. Ulckly & Hro. , Olive St. XV. H. Van AlHlyiic , l.'Hh St. \VlKTKlnn fc I.cvrlH. Cor. 11 Ollvo Stq , 1-OANS. AiulcrNon .t Ilocn , Olive St. Hccher , JIICKKI t Co. , 12th St. iHrnel Gluuk , llth St. ChurlnM A. Snclcc , llth St. Home , Milt CaMtcel , lUth St. I.UMllKH. Foxier .ft Smith , J. H. Gltccn , II. HnKhcH , Olive St. MANUP'H WOODEN-SOLED 9I7OE9. C. A. LiitB .fc Co. . laih St. MAHIII.K WoniCS. C. A. IIcarilNley , OliveSt. . 3IBAT niAHKET. M. C. CnnHlii , l.'tth St. ' " Olio Merr , llth SI. iUII.MNEUV AND NOTIONS. M. I , . Duffy.t Co. , Uynii Hulldlucr. Mm. M. W. AVnllcr.i , iilh : St. XBAVS IIBE AGENCY. Carl Kramer. , l.'tlh St. NEWSPAPEUS. ColnmbiiN Journal , M. 1C. Turner. Nebraska Illeiie , German. Platte Co. Arirnn , IV. Sniimlcra , Neb , Avcime. OIL , AND GASOLINE. J. E. Hoffman , Neh. Ave. 1'AIXTEIIS. Krniik MOI-HC , Killi St. UeiinlH O'llrlcii , P. O. Ilex RUT. PHOTOGUAPIIE'HS. StraiiRK A CrlKN , Olive St. PHYSICIANS AXD SUIIGEOIVS. Martyii , EVIIIIH .t Geer , Neb. Ave. Urs. VOHH & MIcMNlcr , llouicopnth % Ilnrber Illoek. 1M. KM IinilS. A. DuNHcIl & Son , llth St. RAILWAYS. II. & M. n. It. U. P. II. It. , J. n. MciiKhcr , Agent. HEAL ESTATE. Hrcher. JIICKK ! & Co. . llith SI. I * . W. Hccrhotrcr , liith St , Irtracl Glnek , lllh St. CharlcH A. Snelce , llth St. UESTAUHANTS. J. P. AbtH. itth : SI. City , Mr . M. C.rny A Hro. . 12lh St. Mlehacl Nekollezak , llth St. Vienna , H. H. ONterhoiit , IL'lh St. M. VOKOI , llth SI. SEEDS. S. C. A C. C. Gray , Cor. ij : .t North St * SHOE STOKES AND SIIOEMAICISHS , fimll von Herjvcii , lllh St. Krlncholz llroi" . , lllli SI. .1. II. Galley , llth St. A. M. Gray , l.tth St. GrelNeii Hro * . . llth St. ,1. M. Houlihan. Neb. Avc. William Sehllz. Olive SI. STEAMSHIP AGENCY. AntlerMOii > V. Hoen , Olive St. SURVEYOR & CIVIL ENGINEER. L. V , GollNclialk. TOYS. Curl Kramer , l.'llli St. UNDERTAKING. Henry GIIHN , Cor. llth anil Lonli Sl , WALL PAPER. J. C. EchoU , Ollvu SI. WINES JOHIIER. Win. Ilnelier , llth mill l.oulx t * , WINEK , LIO.UORS AND CIGARS. J. P. AblH , Kith SI. Wm. lluelicr , lllh anil Luula SI * . . Sam GIIHM , Olive St. Win. HiiKel , llth St. , L , J. I.re , (110 112th St. The Senate. S. J. Ryan , llth St. Nebraska City's Leading Business Men I ATTOHNEYS. lP. . Irelniiil. v. .T. rtCi'Vi'iiHon. .1. t. ( VlllNOII. K. P , Wiirrnu. J. A. Il < iiiH1- . HANKS. 9Ifruliiii > tn' JViitloiinl. \ < -l > riml.-i CHv Niillni County JVnliuiinl. ( J. A. Knlilcr. A. I1OII.UH3IAKIJH9. I. . II. Jliirinvootl. IIOOIC STOIIB. \V. S. I Iyer. II , JI. YuilHK. MOTTI.IXO WOHIC8. DUTCH 13 US. S. W. Trull. I1OOTS AND IS' el nun llruK. CI.OTIIINQ. J. Hlclil. COA.lt AM > WOOD. iiiuu Coul C < > . I ) . I' . Ilolfc Jk Co. DItUCiS. P. ii. iui . Ilniivii. Hlorc. nuv noons. Illrlcliy .t llorolier * . lj. Wound. PI.OUH JUI.L. 1 * . fluliiiiliilco & Co , PUH.MTUHI3. 1 J. W. Uiitt. CHAIN KW3VATOII. HI. 12. Duff. tillANITIS ANIJ 31 All II LU. Nulilliiirt & I'irl > cH. nuociiuius. II. I.urliiii A ; On. AP. . lloili'iiliroclc. Stnliiut U Iluvblue. III'U 1\SUUA.\CI ! : . GUOTKO II. Sutler. MVIJIIY. Luvl liroi. IIAllIlWAUB. Win , IIU huf. 1IOT13LS. ] ! < > ( < 1 WalHiiit , ; i-ii nil I'nulflu. Atlaiitlv Iluimc. JKWBMIY. Alcxnuilcr Cuuiclot < J , C. Co ii Icy , Juiuc * COMMISSION. A. I > . Stuiroril. I.UflllllCH. I P. Cormitt. U. I > . Itolfo , t Co , TAII.OIld. J , A. NVIxon. NKWti 1JICAI.UU8. NubriiNliu City Ncim Co * NOTIONS. HurrlKuu & Hoim. I'lUNTKHS. NcTi'K Trliitlnir Co. riionucn , Iluuliey & JlllUfH Jlulll. HOM.I H 1III.L9. Stiir 3IIIU. SALOONS. Kino * tlinucr. . J. II. T. Hdmelder. ISpo , ' 1'Jx'lune. Tliloln AI rniitonna. T. IWliltcklll. . SKCOM ) HAND HI , IlaumuartcH.