The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-09
For the Caro- Bulletin.
Mr.. SIPHON INTERVIEWS HIS ENG.
INEER.
Good morning, Mr., Engineer"
Good morning. Mr.. Siphon,n

INEER.
Good morning, Mr.. Engineer"
Good morning, Mr.. Siphon."
Il called round this morning to inquire
into the truth of rumor | have heard
which has caused rumpus in the Siphon
family, and made me sufficiently indignant
TO ask for an explanation"
go on, Mr.. Siphon. | think inter
viewers are generally great bores and most
always misrepresent the subject, uninten-
allo Of course, but no less TO the
disadvantage Of the interviewed subject"
"Well, well, you know one mans comfort
or interest or opinions or profits must not
stand in the way of that great public senti-
ment, PRO bono publico'
81 see you have made a corner on me,
Mr.. Siphon, go on
at is alleged you have contracted TO
drain the city Of Cairo in ninety days, in
creasing the value of all real estate twenty
or twenty five per cent, making the Loan
and Builders Association a wonderful sue
cess and doubling the population of Cairo
TO help pay the taxes, and that you have
pledged the responsibility and standing
OF the Siphon family as security"
You quite astonish me Mr. Siphon, and
though you are given to swallowing things
nolens volens, | can hardly believe you
took this in for a tact"
well that's what's the matter Myself
and family don't intend to be held respon-
siole for any such visionary scheme, espe.
cially as we further understood that the
only consideration you asked for this
scheme or enterprise, was the dog tax for
twenty years, and trihe of guaranteed
four per cent. bonds, payable after twenty
years.
"Bosh' Mr.. Siphon, all "bosh." Where
did you learn so much1 "Rumor reported
it,"
"Ah. anything more
Yes you must admit that Steele, in his
physics, does not allow SipLons to work up
hill and discharge water from a lower level
TO higher one
Mr. Siphon, admit that Mr.. Steele
does not say much about the Siphon family
in his school book or physics, and simply
states that the theory of the force or power
of a siphon depends on the excess of
weight in the long arm over that of the
weight of liquid in the short arm, and i'm
plies that the siphon may not discharge
liquids at higher level than their source.
But allow me to inquire if any of your
siphon family are engaged in conveying
liquids from the roots Of trees up, though
stem or body of the tree to the limbs,
leaves and topmost branches"
"Well, yes; some of the narrow, contract.
ed members of the family are so employed
but Mr.. Steele can inform you that capil-
larry attraction has great deal to do with
the elevation of liquids In this case of the
trees"
"Very well. Suppose you, yourself,
measuring six feet around the belt, was dis
charging torty-gallon barrel of water
every three seconds, would you part with
your capillara attraction, anywhere between
your two endsY'
mo sir, not it know myself intimately"
"What would occur If you didg"
"The air would press between the inside
surface of the pipe and the water and al
low the water to run down tho arms of the
siphon in opposite di rectlons, and SO pre-
vent the siphon from acting as . superior
kind Of water pipe"