Nebraska Newspapers

    FIVE MILES UP IN THIN AIR
luthwtlq Account of the Greatest Beoent
Balloon Voyage.
THRILLING -INCIDENTS , OF THE TRIP
Intense Cold Experienced and Life
Bastalned by Stored Oxygen How
It Feel * to Drop a Thoa-
and feet a Minute.
The world's record for high ballooa !
centa belongs to Dr. A. Berson of Berlin ,
who made the recent remarkable aerial
Yoyage from London. On an tswnt mad *
la the balloon Phoenix , from Strasifurth
near Madgeburg , on December 4 , 1894 , h *
reached the altitude of 30,037 feet , with the
barometer nt 9.098 Inches and the ther
mometer recording G4 degrees below xero ,
Fahrenheit or 88 degrees of frost.
The nearest approach to this la Coxwell
nd OUIshor's English record of 29,000 feet
from Wolverhampton , on September 5 , 1862 ,
When Mr. Olashler became Inwmslble and
regained consciousness only after descend
ing to 27,000 feet. It may be remarked
that figures of heights reached by balloons
are merely deducted. The calculation Is
tased upon-the pressure of the atmosphere
STANLEY BPENCBU.
cubic feet and weighing when empty 1,600
ponadB. It bad been used at the 'Earl's
Court exhibition as a captive balloon , carryIng -
Ing parties ot women and men to a
height ot 1,000 feet , whence a blrdseye view
of the district was obtainable. It received
an extra coat of varnish to render It imper-
B > aMe to ga for the coming ascent. Calcu-
Mtlon showed that It would bo practically
Impossible te reach the desired altitude with
the weight ot two persons and the Instru
ments In the car , It the balloon was In
flated with the ordinary gas aad it was
therefore decided to manufacture pure hy
drogen gas , which Is much lighter than coal
gas , for the purpose.
The grounds of the Crystal parace were
placed at our disposal for the purpose ot
tte sc Bt and the Installation for the manu
facture of the kydregeu was erected therein.
It ooaslsted of a aeries ot four caiks of 250
gll na each , in which the gas was gener
ated by means of Iron , sulphuric acid and
water. These four casks were connected by
aaeanB ot Iron gas pipes to a fifth cask of
dollar aUe. through which a constant flow
ot water waa maintained to wash the gas
aa It passed over. A elxth cask containing
unslacked lime to dry the gas ( connected
to the serlaa by a pipe ) completed the ap
paratus. Forty-eight carboys of acid ( about
four tons ) , three tons ot iron turnings and
( ,000 or 7,000 gallons of water were used
in tte naaufacture ot the gas.
IlallooB ilalf Killed.
The generation ot gas started in Wednes
day. September 14. at 2 p. m. , and continued
until dark , being resumed at 6 a. m , on the
following day , and at 1:30 : p. m. about 32,000
cufclo feet of hydrogen had beeo supplied
to the balloon , which more than half filled
U and gave U a lifting power equlvaleot to
caaiplete Inflation ot coal gas , and with
the adrantigo that as the balloon ascended
Into the attenuated atmosphere of the upper
rations the natural espanilon of the ga *
would slowly nil the balloon , Instead ot
overflowing through the open mouth the
safety valve as would have been the case
with coal gns. Wo should thus retain our
ascending power until the balloon was quite
full , without the need of discharging bal
last. Strange as II
may appear to the gen
eral reader , a half empty balloon can as
cend much higher than a full one.
My brothers am ) an efficient staff of as
sistants attended to the final Inflation , M
that Dr. Berson and I returned from a com
fortable luncheon at 1 o'clock on the day
of the ascent , to find the balloon In readi
ness.
It was a glorloua day for the purpose. The
baromter stood above thirty inches and the
temperature was 80 degrees In the shade at
the Crystal Palace , a splendid clear sky
.vlth only a few fleecy cloud * In Its whole
xpanse. Tbo day was one which eetned
nore suited to Italy than to gloomy Eng
land. A genial southeasterly breeze barely
rustled the foliage and the aun shone bril
liantly. The Excelsior stood upright with
only the faintest sign of movement , ready
for Its upward career , awaiting the adjust
ment ot the scientific Instruments. It looked
businesslike aud powerful , towering some
seventy feet high , covered with its sym
metrical netting and ropes. Its semi-In
flated condition did not add to Its appear
ance , but the satisfactory lifting power was
evident by the strain at the lines attached
to the hoop and car.
Dr Berson adjusted his Instruments ,
which Included a mercury barometer that
required great nicety in position , an an-
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER 20. 1808. ft
on thU oocanlon 10 clear was the at *
mosphere that wo could t o as far as the
eye could reach. The- North era was visible
and we could trace the coat line ato.ig to
tbo Wash. We could observe the doti upon
the ocean which denoted the position of
learners. To the toutb the English chan-
net could be seen with the coast line of
France boyond. At 24,000 foot the balloon
had been discharging Its gas for some tlmo ,
thui causing It to lese It * lifting power , and
I noticed tint the telltale violet line of the
eeir-reglsterlng aneroid began a downward
course. We thereupon began discharging
ballast In order to facllltato thta each bog
( ne had eight ) was tied by a line at top
and bottom and hung outside our car ; all
wo had to do was to untie or cut the top
| line when all U > ballast was precipitated ,
! leaving the empty bag hanging to the car
I by the lower line. Between 2:30 : and 3
o'clock we discharged four bags of sand ,
each weighing fifty pounds , and thereby
canted the balloon to reach Its maximum
altitude of 27,297 feet oa shown In Dr.
B or son's carefully worked out chart
C ld Weather Met * In.
The cold Dad become very severe at this
height and though thickly clothed I w
shlvcrlrg. I noticed that Or , Berson ap
peared colorless la the face and he re
marked the tame of me.
The oxygen Inhalation seemed most ad
vantageous , for with It one felt comfortable ,
but when as an experiment I removed the
tube I found a drowslnesa coming on. Dr.
Berson suffered no 111 effect and continued
Uklng his readings. We both studied care-
TNPI.ATTNfl THF1 RAT.T.nrtM MVnHlT.STnn
aa shown by the barometer , and also some
what upon the temperature at the altitude
In question. Mr. Glalsher's claim of 29,000
feet was deducted from the barometrical
reading of ten inches , but according to Dr.
B non the temperature calculation was far
too high , as discovered by late ascents , o
that the correct altitude should be 28,200
feet The supposition la that while Mr.
QlaUher was Insensible the balloon rose
aether 8,000 feet , and reached the altitude
f seven miles , but thli claim is untenable.
A full balloon at that height out of which
odiallato Ms "thrown" cannot possibly rise
Mr * than a few hundred feet The theory
therefore that buman beings have existed
at a height of seven miles must' be consid
ered M Illusory. On April 15 , 1875 , Tlssam-
dler , Oroce-8penslll and Btvel made a high
uoent In France , but the trip had a fatal
termination. They reached an altitude of
Mm * 37,000 feet and the two latter wera
dead at the lescent. Such was the record
of attempts to reach high altitudes by bal
loon down to the ascent from Crystal Palace
a September 15 of this year.
Molting tke Preparation * .
Dr. Berson came from Berlin early In Sep
tember , his object being "to make a high
scent In the oceanic climate of England , "
and from the time of his arrival until the
16th we were busy with the preparations.
Tb hrgest balloon available was secured
the "Bxcttelor , " with a capacity of M.OOO
erold In a protective case and a self-regis
tering Instrument , with a olert to denote
the time and a lover which contained a pen
at IU extremity which narked la vUlet
ink on its chart every upward and dowa-
ward movement of the balloon. His aeries
of thermometers were contained in a casa
with a revolving faa wor- > * . &y clue o
which had the effect of keeping a constant
flow of air past the bulb * of the ther
mometers. Everything was thoroughly pro
tected In cases , so that any slight knocks
in connection with the ascent or descent
*
would > ; not Injure them. . . 1 , Xnay bo sta ( d
as a rule that any' Instrument which will
not stand dropping oa tke earaeted1 leer
of an ordinary room will bo unsuitable for
the average balloon ascent
OB tke Voyage.
We entered the car ( r. Benson and I ) .
My brother Arthur , who had labored staco
6:30 : p. m. superintending tha gas manu
facture , Informed u that the last acid
added had done its work aad practically no
more gas was generating. The gas hose
pipe was therefore disconnected from the
balloon. My brother Perctval attended to
the final balancing of the ballooa , ordered
the nearly forgotten tube of oxygen to ba
brought up , and eventually seat us off with
a lifting power of 170 pounds , equivalent
to the weight of one man and thirty pounds
of ballast
At 2:06 : p. m. we were off , soaring aloft
at 760 feet a minute. In one minute we
were four times as high aa the towers of
the Crystal Palace , which had appeared a
dangerous height to us OB the ground for
the ItM few days. In two Minutes we were
double the average height of the Barl's
Court captive balloca ascent * . At three min
utes we reached 2,1(0 feet , aad at four
minutes we were aa high as lofty Snowdon ,
the highest mountain In Bagland or Wales ,
8,690 feet In five minute * Ben N vls , 4.403
feet , WAS being pused , and In'"six mlnutos
there was no point on the earth within 500
feet as high as we ,
Our lifting power was glorious. Dr. 'Ber-
son busied klasolf with scientific readings
and I aia glad to be able to present the re
sult of his investigations in the report h
has prepared. I was free to not * the grand
panorama which opened Itself to our gaze.
Though ascending at so rapid a rate , we
appeared absolutely stationary ; uolse tbre
was DO no , wind wa did not feel , and th *
view steadily opening to us was the only
means by which we could t ll that we were
rising ; as far as feeling go s. w mljjht
have been sitting at horn * in our drawing
room. The view , however , was magnificent ;
the Palace , the grounds , friends and specta
tors had long since diminished Into InsOt-
nlflcance ; the absolutely clear air enabled
us to take into view the distant landscape
for mllea ; while London Use-It , at first a
moderate assemblage of bovui on tbs banks
of a winding river , began to look smaller as
we began to discern the Jlitmt coast line.
At 0,000 feet tte doctor pointed out to me
that the southeast wind with which we had
lft the ground had gradually changed to
south and then to southwest , thus proving
the correctness of an ebtervatlon which he
bad made before starting that the upper
currents generally .bear to the right
At 14,000 feat , seventeen minutes cfter the i
etart , we were nearing the maximum |
height which I hod ever before reached ,
and wore I asked to state what was the
sensation I could only answer by saying
that there was an entlra absence of sen
sation. Up to now there had bten no feelIng -
Ing of cold , no feeling of emotion , only absolute - ,
solute tronqulllty. perfect rest , with th *
grandest view possible for mortal eyes to
behold slowly unfolding Itself to view below.
IlrvBtlilnir from Oxf-gem Tabes.
Between 18,000 foot and 20.008 feet the
balloon , which was only half inflated at
starting , had become quite full and won
pouring out Its gas In term of clouds of
mist through the open mouth. We ware
able to distinguish the peculiar rusty smell
and taste by which I can alway * tell the
presence of the hydrogen we generate
which chemists dtscrlbo aa a "tasteless , colorless - ' '
orless and odorless element" It was now
getting decidedly cold. Th * pressure of the ,
atmosphere was only half what rt was'upon
the ground. We began breathing oxygen
through the India rubbsr pipe * attached to
the Iron tube of compressed ga * which w *
had brought and faund th * apparatus worked
satisfactorily. The nozzl * of th * tube was
soon deeply encrusted with a coating of
fibrous Ice At 21,000 feet we took a good
look about. Usually when ono makes an
* ic at th * view Is obscured by cloud * , b'U | |
fully was * at the maximum height the di
rection of th * wind as indicated fey the course
w * < WM flMtlog , and found that w * were I '
making almost directly for the * ea. This in- i
dloated that our course was wor * westerly
than ever , aad at 3t2B it was decided to open ,
th * valve and thus hasten the descent. Whilst i
floating at these great heights the sound of
cannon toning discharged below reached us '
with perfect distinctness , but f ottttt sounds
there -was absolutely no.no. It will be OS- I
served frm the barometrical chart that
after reaching the maximum hlght th * fcal- I
fodnbegins to descend' without Interv * -
ttoa on our part , nd it Is necessary to dfs-
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DR. A. D ERSON.
chrage sand to obtain again a lift The bal
loon would therefore naturally dojcoad to the
arth .without attention on our part , but the
s a\vard direction rendered It desirable to
I'-aston the downward couwe If we wished to
avoid a dosoont Into the Atlantic ocean.
Palllnv Through the Air.
Wbcu ti \ lye bad bean opened there
wu a rush of gas which created a whittling
noico as it escaped through the open orilco
at the toy ef tbo ballooa , and our descent
bsgau ID real earnest It will be bserv d
that at 3:15 : we were at 7,200 feet and at
3iCC w were on the ground at Cranbam
rectory near Upmlnstsr. Thus we had
trapped T0 feet a minute for forty minutes
as the average , which meant that at some
points wo ere dropping at nearly 1,000 feet
a minute. Ballast was discharged from time
to time , but had little effect , at first dis
appearing upwards la clouds , but after
wards repasslng us as the downward drop
of the baliaon moderated. All the ballas
was thrown and now It remained for the
folds of the balloon to form a parachute anU
thus slack the speed of the fall. This It did
mere and more ma we entered the denser atmosphere -
mosphere below. The descent was a reversal -
vorsal f the ascent and warmth In Increas
ing power became netioeable as we went
lower and lower. Five hundred feet of trail
rope hung from the balloon. This touched
th ground and lay across fields and hedges
and trees and we readied the earth with a
smart bump. Tke balloon immediately fell
over en Its side on the ground. Its work
was done ; it had no further power to lift
us. '
us.The
The usual crowd of assistants arrived oa
tkf scene sail tie ballooi wu pmcked uo
and placed on a cart to be driven < to the
nearest railway station.
Lemon * of Ihe Voyage.
The result of this trip shows certain prin
ciples which we must boar In mind whoa
| I continuing these high ascent experiments.
; ' It will bo noticed that tbo balloon towered
upwards to 22,377 feet by 2:31 : p. m. This
was whllY ) the gas was expanding , com
pletely filling the balloon and blowing oft
Its surplus. After so much gas had left that
an equilibrium was attained the discharge
' of bariast had but little effect , each bag
1 of fifty pounds thrown giving but a trlQIng
' lift It la therefore obvious that a greater
altitude can only be reached by using A
larger and light balloon. For future experi
ments a balloon of almost doubfe tbo ca
pacity , viz. 100,000 cubic feet , should bo
used. Pure hydrogen should bo generated
to give It the nocoseary lifting power. All
depends upon the weight of tha material of
the baJFoon and the proportion it bears to
the lifting power of the gas. If wo can got
a balloon to carry us up when only a quarter -
ter fuir we can then reach much greater
heights. If , however , the balloon requires
to be half filled to lift , It will bo useless
for such purpose. Oxygen gas to breathe
la a necessity and with Its aid I think It
posslbre to attain greater height * than yet
reached. There Is * field for further research -
search and I hope to obtain the assistance
and collaboration of scientists and other
friends In its exploration.
TUB KLOXDIKB TIICATEII.
An Evening at a Shotv Estimated to
Gout Four Hundred Dollar * .
H. B. 8. Marcus , ono of Dawson City's
most prominent citizens , left Now York Olty
recently en route for homo , after a stay of
Just twenty days In the United States. Mr.
Marcus makes a epcclalty of furnishing the
"colors" and other accessories at consider
able expense to Dawson City's jeunoasa
doreo and others that they may "do the
rest , " end as a result ho owns a number of
good gold mines that he personally did not
discover. Mr. Marcus , In short , Is the owner
of the "Combination Theater" Dawson's
leading playhouse * nd l the best known
Impresario north of the Juneau. This Is his
second visit to the United States during the
present year and he brought a matter of
eighty-one pounds of gold dust , which ho
exchanged for greenbacks at the Philadelphia
mint
Marcus Is In appearance the typical west
ern miner , rotates the New York Times. He
was dressed in ebort coat , had corduroy
trousers , a brown woolen shirt , In the bosom
of which sparkled a high diamond. As a
compromise the amenities of eastern civ
ilization , ho wore a pair of Immense gloves ,
such as might bo affected by a coachman in
December.
Speaking of the drama in tbo Yukon dis
trict , Mr. Marcus stated that the stage did
not require to be "elevated" there.
"We do not go in for much talent" he
said. "All we want Is plenty of lungs and
fogs to make the ahow a go , and the man
ager and actors make a pretty good thing
of it the year round. The great expense In
starting in the theatrical business there
la the building. My theater is of logs , 100
by fifty feet , and cost $40,000. Of course , the
women draw the beat What we want
above all in women Is voice , and plenty of
it , good and strong , for variety business is
our long eult , and plenty of singing ia re
quired.
"Tho show la a continuous performance ,
beginning about 3 p. m. and skimming along
for about seventeen hours. . The price of a
seat Is only I2.GO , and there are no reserved
seats. There are tables inside , however ,
and/ / the playgoers there are generally
thirsty , eo that tbo principal profit In the
show business is in the sale of drinks. It
a man wants to go in light and simply trot
along in the procession'ho drinks beer ,
which costs only } 6 a bottle ; but it's sur
prising how many people .there are who get
m the way'of drinking wine ) . This comes a
little dear , of course , costing 110 a pint bottle
tle , it wa * tell i us at from ISO to ) o a
pint , but bit ; u.piueat * liuu ui > . . . *
have now placed it within the reach of 11.
Whisky con ba had for CO cents a drink.
and a rattling good cigar can bo bought
( or 7 > > oeula. tMl drluiu don't go * t all.
The wallers in the Klondike theater get 116 j .
a day , and the members of the orchestra are
paid a little more. The actors get fl(6 a
week , and no difference Is made la their
pay. If they are good encugh to go on at t
all , th y are worth $150 , and we don't want
any north more.
"The actresses get the eame amount , but
in addttien are allowed 21 per cent on all
drinks that they induce customers to buy
You see , between her turns a singer is al
lowed to rest herself at one of the tables
out among the audience. While she's rest
ing , if a gentleman desires to refresh her
with wine , naturally sha doesn't object , i
There's where her big money comes In. I
"The show goes on till 12 or 1 o'clock In '
tha morning , when the dancing begins , and
continues till about 7 or 8 o'clock. All the .
actresses must bo able to dance. The price
of a ticket calling for one dance Is fl&O ,
and the ecatleman who likes dancing Is
supposed to like wlno also , and generally
does. The lady gels her usual percentage.
"We have stuck otrlctly to vaudovllle so
far , but I'm thinking of trying on a little
( lay of some kind next summer if I caa get
a bunch of talent thai can take It off prop
erly. I want to run about one night a
week , but I'll have to raise the price of d-
mission. I can't give a good drama for
wHhlsg , you know. Tfe put on prlte flgfct
very few sights , and it may seem odd to I
I you to know that the fights have been lim
ited by the police to ten rounds. Another
thing about Dawson that might surprise
> ou pcoplo hero is that all saloons and
theatcra close at midnight on Saturday
nights and remain so over Sunday. A Sunday -
day in Dawson is tamer than in Now York.c
"Tho busy season there begins in June ,
when the miners flnUih tholr cleanup. I
should say that the ordinary evening's ex
pense of a man who wanted to take in
tlio theater will average about $400 , for
everything costs a little something chore.
For Initanco , ho'll want a bath first thing ,
as a man who has too much pay dirt stickc'
Ing around on him wouldn't have any fun
at the danco. There's a public bath house
In Da\\Eon which charges only $5 a bath ,
but that's something. A shave coetfl fl ,
and $2.10 $ moro gws for a hair cut It's
those little things that count up. The only
thing In the way of luxury there that a
nan can't get is a shoo ehluo. There are
no bootblacks , because they would starve.f
I i "You sec , Dawgou has only one street ,
I '
and the mud on this Is from elx Inches to
two feet deep. There are no sidewalks ,
but we are going to have some pretty soon ,
for the town treasury now has a surplus
of $180,000. To raise this they fined rn-
contly every sporting man In town $50 , and
I
I every gambling house paid $1,000. Wo have
a flno hospital , which was built principally
by the gambling houses , and the town has
nearly everything lse that's required In a
first-class place. There are about forty po-
llcemen on the force , and there la no dla-
order. Stealing Is almost unknown , and
the larger number of prisoners doing time
are men who have cheated at gambling.
[ The penalty for cheating at a game of
j , chance ls three years' Imprisonment. Take
it all together , Dawson Is a pretty good
llttlo old town. "
Manager Marcus dealres it stated that It
there are any atagostruck young women
knocking about the country today who
would llko to accumulate- money sufficient '
to start a bonfire , they may apply at the
door of the Combination theater , Dawsou
City , any tlmo during 4he coming night ,
which In that city lasts four months.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is pleasant to the
taste. No child refuses to take It.
MAGNETISM IN IHUCKS.
Experiment * Made bjProf. . Lawrence
of Itochcster Uiilvcrnlty.
Probably the Idea of a humble red brick
would ever play any part in electrical ex
periments has occurred to few. However ,
this is just what a certain lot of bricks
composing a pier at the Reynolds laboratory
did , report * the Rochester ( N. Y. ) Chronicle ,
and will continue to do as long as they are
within reasonable distance of the delicate
electrical Instruments used in the labora
tory. A suspicion that the above contin
gency might exist has been In the mind ot
Prof. Henry B. Lawrence of the University
of Rochester for some time past. That It is
a reality he now feels sure and the methods
he used to come to that conclusion are most
Interesting.
The professor , In collaboration with Otis
A. Qage , a special student In electricity ,
began a sorlea of experiments covering some
months. The performance of magnetometer
which was ueed in measuring the magnetic
power of a steel bar was the first cause for
suspecting that the bricks wore other than
what their appearance would lead ono to
think. The magnetometer hod rested on a
brick pier for the purpose ot making It
plump. Not long after Prof. Lawrence ,
while in Ann Arbor , heard of a similar ex
perience occurring there. On his return the
experiments went on with more zeal than
ever. Bricks of all varieties were put1
through any number of testa and the great
majority were found to be magnetic. Those
manufactured by water power , known as
hydraulic" 'bricks , proved to be exceed
ingly strong , one equalling the power of a
steel needle , 2.3 centimetres In length : This
some block of clay would make noticeable
deflections in comparatively crude instru
ments , while delicate ones would flutter per-
oeptlbly.
One of the bricks , a plain white one , hy-
draullcally pressed , possessed no magnetism.
A certain amount of lime enters Into the
composition of a white brick , such as was
used , and its presence undoubtedly had
much to do with the absence of magnetic
power. It was discovered that the bricks
gained magnetism in the pr snce of a
dynamo , though the surrounding of the
bricks by wire cells made no perceptible
difference. Heating tha bricks served in a
measure to decrease the magnetism , though
in each case a minute amount was retained.
To just what caus * this is due neither
gentleman IB ready to state. It Is th pr e-
ont opinion , bowsver , that there Is more or
less magnetite in the clay of which the
bricks are mads. The mode of manufactur
ing U also thought to have something to do
with the pkeaomsna. As stated above , the
presence of Urn * served to decrease th tnag-
DW..HB ) , while the absence allowed of greater
power. The professor thinks the Importance
of his 4lso v ry ebvlous. The slightest
trace of UBiuspeoted magnetic power In the
structural part of a laboratory U necessarily
faUl to nl ety of electrical measurements.
That clay , when worked ever eo little by
human agenoy , gathers magnetic properties
has been thought for some time. Eminent
Italian scientists have made innumerable
experiments in that line during the last
holt docen years. Their greatest proof was
found by experimenting with several ex
amples of anoient pottery whloh had been
burled tor centuries. Crude as they were ,
magnatlsm was found to exist in no uncer
tain quantities.
A baby is like crazy patch
work , comnoiad or bits of
its ancestors. All ef
them contribute some
thing to tisby's physical
or mental or atoral
unkf-up. The Mother
gives the laigost
share. To a
grsst extent the
health of a
child depsuds
upon tke health
of lie Mather ,
both before and
after birth.
If , during the
e ptnod of ex
pectancy , the
mother enjoys
good ccneral
and local
health , she will have a child with a robust
b dy , aa alert brain and vlgereus health.
You caunot expect such a chlU fr m a
wtak , sickly , acrvous , despondent wonan.
whe u brelcsa iow by d rs * c ienU and
distant of tbt distinctly femlilue orgaas.
A woman i that co iin U alMost sure
to have a puny , sickly , peevish bsbv. Dr.
Pierce's Fsverite Prescription is Us bsst
prsparatiesi fer Methcrtoed. It relieves
Mitcraitr f its csjigtm , aud ef alMost all
its aii. H rcsterss the dtHeats aad im
portant organs that ksar the krunt of mia-
Unity t * ptrfMt health an * itrcngth , and
assists tk regular a i htslUfml perform-
nee f all ths Batural fnnctient. It ban
ishes the allMCMto ef the critical ptrUd ,
aad Makes baby's debut easy aad almost
painless. It iiswas the little new-center's
bttlt * . Tkeuiaads have teitllt * ta its
ntsrits. Geed Msdleiae dealers sell It , and
ne tit anujgist will U U yo r iulelli.
gcBts by argiif apen you seMsthlac rise
as"jw t as feed.'r The "just as good"
kind is aear at any price.
Urs. V. B. CSBsUgi , of No. * uo Humphrey
eirrtt , at. L U , > ! . . writ * : "I SM w the
aP y Mtther W a i t. ktslthy Why girl. I
fe l last y r ' PaTcril * PrtKripttoa' dae
Mt m n ( * * MSB savtkUg I * ? tr Uk.a.
I t * k Mr * * kttl i T tkt ' rrMri ti * . ' and
tte M * > t f eaet * wtra t was ealy ia Uk r fcrty-
five Ml * lM. Wua My iMt btby I lubrcd
eighteea b un , aad tawi b 4 t * lei him.7'
A fi.se heau deetar-boek PHHR. Per a
payer-ravsred eeBjref Dr. Pitrca's C MMOQ
Bcase Me4ieal Adviser stad ai eacnt
tanps te aevtr cost ef msUiag only.
Claih Maalag I * ctata extra. Addiess Dr.
i. V. Hue * . Buffalo. N. Y.
DH.VTII OP A (1IAAT.
"The Nurlli Slur I'nullKy' ' OOP * the
Wny ot All.
James S. Mcindoo , known m "the North
1 Star ProJIgy" and "tho Madclla glnnt , " re
cently died at his homo In Mndrlla , Minn.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press has this account
ot the remarkable youth :
James S. Mcindoo was born at Crescent ,
Iroquols county , 111. , on the Cth dny of July ,
1880 , ot Scotch-Irish parentage. Ho was a
normal child at birth and so remained until
7 years of age , when ho begnn to show a
quite ' rnpld growth , and at 11 jears old
and thereafter has grown with a marvelous
rapidity aud abnormally developed. Ho
measured 7 foot 2 Inches hlch , 4 foot 3
Inches 1 : around the cheat , I feet 1 Inch around
the waist , 4 feet C Inches around the lilps
and 4 feet 8 Inches around the points of
shoulder. Ho weighed SOS pounds , wore a
No. 24 k'hoo and a No. 9 hat , measuring 3
feet 3 Itichej around the hcnd. lie spanned
13 } & Inches with his bond and bis feet were
ench "Vi Inches broad and 1G Inches long.
Hla ! feet and hands wcro a llttlo larger than
a proportionate size to his body , ho doubtless
having the largest feet of any person ot his
ago In the world. Ho hud mnny anomalous
characteristics aud peculiarities , among
which wtta the fact that ho was as much uu-
sultod to the division of time as he was to
other regulations of normally developed pee
ple. For him the days nnd nights were too
abort wore the length of each twenty hours
It ' would bo moro In accordance with his
nature. Ho required ono exceptionally largo
inoal about every twenty houis , wanting to
j sleep from fifteen to twenty hours and re
main awake proportionately. Although 18
years of age , ho had not shed his baby tcoth
and had no more Indications of a beard than
a woman. His aspirations , thoughts and
actions were these of n 10-year-old child.
His appetite and capacity were .enormous ;
ho could cat a pqck of npplos or a basket ot
grapes without an Intermission. Ho con
sumed ! on an average us much as two laborIng -
Ing men. Ills brothers and sisters , eight
In number , and his parents , are all of
medium slzo , ho being as much of an
anomaly and abnormality to the family as
to the human race. Ho was considerable of
a genius , having made a violin , on which ho
played well. His education was poor , duo
largely to weakness ot his eyes. Ho was ot
a genial and courteous disposition and wat >
well liked by the community In which ho
lived. Considered in every particular , he
was the most wonderful after-birth prodigy
ever produced. '
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THE BEST SALVE In the world for Cuts ,
Bruises , Sores , Ulcers , Salt Rheum , I'over
Sores , Tetter , Ckapped Hands , Ohllhlr.lns ,
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euros Piles , or 110 pay required. U la suai-
anteed to give perfect satIsfaclIon r < r money
refunded. Price 26 cents per box. Tor sale
by Kuhu & Co.
A CHEMICAL 1'UZZLC.
HOIT Doc * Gold Uxlnt In H * Native
SlatuT
Exports in gold mining agree that pretty
much the bottom fact now known about
such metal Is , briefly , that all original py
rites of small grain texture contain gold to a
greater or leas extent this , of course , not
covering such secondary large crystal pyrlt-
ous deposits derived from veins. It Is not yet
known , however , whether the gold in these
pyrltee is in chemical combination with the
sulphide of gold or whether each anlnuto
particle of gold Is simply covered with a
coating of sulphide' of Iron or , finally ,
whether such particles are In the metallic
state , but alloyed with stiver or other
metal , which combines moro rapidly with
eulphur than the gold does , and , consequently
quently , forma a coat of eulphlde of sliver
over the gold. The particles of gold are
BO minute and tbo combinations follow so
rapidly during the splitting uptof. those
pyrites that the finest Instruments and
tests known to chemistry have as yet been
unable to eettlo this part of the question
to the satisfaction of all concerned this
fact showing how easy it is to put in a
mill that will not cave the values.
Stops the ache and prevents decay. Dent's
Toothache Gum. All drucglsts. 1C cents.
TOE EXCELLENCE OF SYBUP OF FIGS
is due not ouly to the originality and
simplicity of the combination , but also
to the care ami skill with which it is
tnauufiiotured by scientific processes
known to the CAUKOUNIA Fie
Co. ouly , aud wu wibh to impress
all the importance of purchasing' the
true iinil original remedy. As tha
vcBulue Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALJVOKNIA Fie Brnui * Co.
only , a knowledge of that fact will
assliit otiu in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties , The hltfh standing- the CALI-
FOB.VIA Fie SYHUP Co. with the medi
cal profession , and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Fig's has
nivcn to millions of families , m : ± ss
the uamo of the Company A guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far iu advance of all other laxatives ,
as it acts oil tbo kidneys , liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing thorn , aud it does not gripe aor
uausuuto. Iu order to get itu beneficial
affects , please remember the name of
the Company
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AN riUKOIJOO , C U
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DOCTORS
Bearles 8s Searla * .
ALISTS.
9aarant * to en re eeally an * raat *
aaUr all WBRVOCB , OHROWIC AS0
i aUaamaea of aaea anal vraaaea
WEIX MEN SYPHILIS
BBXUALLY. cured for Ufa.
Wljfet balMlaaB. Lost Uaahood
Are * * * , . f rioeojW , nrrtis * , et
Qx Strlifif * , Plljp. JFtftul * M'
Ulceri. fiuoetM. rlgcrs Disease c
r .r rjss. a .
m
trrt.
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SPECIAU3T ,
TruiiiUF.rmiof
DISEASES AND
MEN ONLY'
87-
v r > kind of Const , CMd , L - rlppe ,
Hoatseasis , Innueaia , Catirrb , and all
* r proof of It. It docs not slckeh or dliagree
.
iC etomacH. Safe for all agea.
Dr. Kay's Lung Balm.
rite ui , jUvlnr alleympteinB plainly and oar FhyiUInn will five
FRES ADVICE , a Ot-ftft B k of. fa'oU ky Dragglita or s nt by mall ,
reel | rind u FREE BAMTUC. Prt , 1O nts aud 85 cents.
Addrets Dr. . . J. KAY MKDIOAL CO. . ( Wntirn Ode. ) Omaha , Neb.
BEAR IN MIND THAT "THE GODS HELP
THO8.E WHO HELP THEMSELVES. " SELF
HELP SHOULD TEACH YOU TO USE
SAPOLIO
C A R P U
OF MOTHERHOOD. .
Gloster , M& & , Jan. 6 ,
I have been outfit ! three
years and kare no ciSirem
I am taking Wine ot Cxr-
dui and can see improve
ment already , I tope for
a greater result on.
Mri , IDA NEYLAND.
rwr ,
Nature makes no fmpafcct men or women. If there I * t
weakness or a lack of oftwer * * ! itrtnjth. < * fmit Is eiatar
with ( he p nons ttemielVK * w Mr parents. The rtfaifccUui
faculties are frefwnUy tut tawpwJIy by the attuki of iteae
upon" the distinctive orMlf < rf vsjun , To such hMbpnobafcy
will come to coo anil pnMU mil the AcaN M cansriatA To
overcome and wti Wy ba-Jsh the dd > NUtii ; * * and
WcaJtnoses U not di JUuK. A wife h singly U tate WHe of
Cardui as directed. It wOl restore the reproductive taetiotif ,
and instead of a lonesome , lifeless borne , she will ere ta g hear
the rlJ of childish lauf hier , and feel the soft , caressing touch
of baby fingers on her cheek. Her period ef pregnancy will
be made comparatively free
UM&T atMMaV
of dUras and the paint of
chHdblrth greatly diminbhed
by this same vegetable Wme ,
Druggists Sell Urge Bottles for $1.00.