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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-27
Two Women Burned to Heath by the
Explosion of Kerosene
Lamp.
Another Sensation has bccn Created al
Galesburg. ILL.,, by the Finding
of More Dynamite.
The Daughter of an Illinois Farmer i.
Dragged to Death by a Vicious
Team. E
Two Buffalo, N. Y, Damsels to Fight
Bout With Hard
Gloves.
The Plot Outlined.

Frank Chleboun, one of the three anar-
chists arr, st for conspiracy and as a con-
spirator, has made confession. His con-
fession is that Hronek had unfolded his
plans for revenge and had told of the bomb
which he (Hronek) had invented. 1t was
no larger than base ball and was to be
loaded with dynamite and bits of broken
glass. 1t was denied by Chleboun that
the plot was to murder the judges and in
spector. That is. he heard of no such
scheme. They talked of blowing up Capt.
Schaak. and he understood he was to pay
more attention to the captain than to any
one else. There was no concerted plan
of action, but it was agreed that when
all the preparations were made he
and two others were to be informed
by Hronek just what they were to do.
About July / he was visited by
Hronek, who brought him the bombs Of
the broken glass variety and two sticks of
dynamite. from which he was to make
bombs of gas pipe. after the latter pattern.
The other two men We're also supplied
with bombs and dynamite. He had the
stuff in his house for about week. aud
then grew afraid he would be discovered
and threw it into the privy vault. This
was the substance of the confession which
Inspector Bonfeld will use in court The
confession is much more in detail and
covers about thirty closely written pages.
BY this confession it is understood that
Chleboun has virtually secured immunity
from prosecution. He is in reality much
less guilty than either Hronek, Chapek or
one of the men not yet arrested. He has
agreed to give his testimony in open court,
when it will be corroborated BY other evil
dence secured by the inspector against the
conspirators. The two other men are still
at large, but may be arrested ut any time.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18
LEGAL RUFFlANism.
why Lawyers should. Bs ConpeI~d ca
Treat witnesses Decentiy.

why Lawyers should Bs Compel~d ca
Treat Witnesses Dseentiy.
A lawyer who is proficient ia The ari
of badgeriug a witness seldom lacks
clients. He is considers "smart;''
aud II. by dint of insolent and cxas-
p,rating cross-quesi ioning. he can
goad man into such sga'e Of excl g.
ment that he coniradicts himself. and
involuniarily commits potj iry. Tia,
{ at ia lroked upon "a great legal
triumph. Occasionally. however. IA
abusive counsel is confroatcd. sut 81
court, by an euraged Witness. aud r.
cciyes lesson in civility too impress
i've 10 be readily forgo'tei. Not long
ago somewhat notori ns mem-
ber of the bar In Southern
city WAS tremendously pounded by
witness In divorce case against
VIII, IN. In summing mp for the defense.
he had insinuated nearly all the crimes
enumerated in the tlccalogg, The
libcled ciiizsn. Who was n per on of
irrcproachable character. met the lro-
fcssioual traduccr ut the cour;-louss
door after the conclusion cf the lays
Proceedings aud ihrashcd II IN without
stint or pitr. Tho n fitgsllaat was mr.
rested AZ held To bail for the assault.
and will doubtless be punished 10y Fl -
ur imprisonment or both; but he wa>
content. he sil. to endure any p 'nHl-
" the law might iuflict for The enjoy
mont of so prime luxurv.
We have never been r.ble 10 see why
lawyer should be permitted To ad-
dress respectable nemb r Of society
IN the witness box. or 10 refer To him
after he has left II. In terms ~
Orprobrious rs IL he were burglar or
a pi, k. ocket. 1t is. or should be- the
business of court To pro:t ct from in
suit persons who are summoned b'fore
! it-often TO their own great iucon .
venicnce-to further tho en- % OF
| justice; and IL such protection is mo-
extended. we hold il TO be natural
right of tho outraged parties to
chastiss Mt the first convenient OPP
rorlunity the maligncrs and slander-
ors Let the privileges Of tho legal
| profession be respected; but why
should men who play the rufiian at
the bar be exempted from the puni-h-
nent which we all delight to sos in
q 'ctcd upon ruffianism in tho sire,tP -
| ~ T. Ledger
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18
MAN IN MiD-AiR.
Prof. Proctor Believes Flight 10 Be Possf
BILE for the Human Family.

Prof Proctor Believes Flight 20 ne Possf
BILE for the Human Family.
/ believe that athletes such as those
who first obtained mastery over the
problem of the bicycle could very soon
learn TO float. to ascend. to descend,
TO ride upward. TO soar, aud so forth.
In a way which would very deeisively
Indicate the possibility OF much fuller
mastery over the problem Of flight later
on. Experiments which have been all
ready made prove declsively that
mans weight can be supported by
planes OF sails OF very moderate ex-
tent-not much greater proportionally
TO his body than an eagles wings-if
only there is either rapid motion of nd
vance or strong current of air against
their slightly slanted surface. But
these experiments have not yet been
80 carried on as TO show fully what can
be done whom practice In the art Of
balancing In the air and in making the
adjustments necessary for changing
the direction of flight has been sufii-
;iently extended. Yet Mr.. Charles
Spencer. teacher of gymnastics in
England, was able, after obtaining no
greater velocity than would be given
by running down n small incline. to
sustain flight by the supporting action
Of wicker wings for q distance of 120
feet Besnier. indeed. toward the close
of sthe last century. devised method
Of supporting the body by pinions,
which enabled him, after sharp run.
10 NY across river OF considerable
width. II Is certain that very little Is
TO be gained from the attempts which
have been made to direct balloons The
velocity which can be given 10 n bal
loon in still air is very small. A very
moderate breeze would carry balloon
one way despite all the mechanical at
teinpts to direct Il in another. let the
balloon be shaped as IL may. More
over, all such attempts are dangerous.
for the wind has great hold on the
necessarily large surface OF balloon.
aud gong against the wind would sub
ieet the balloon to destructive influ-
ences. Whenever man attacks the
problem of flight seeking real adj
vantage from its mastery, he will aim
at much more than such mere floating
power as tho balloon gives-at more
even than the rapid floating motion.
with power of guidance. which may be
obtained by the experiments suggested
above. There must also be power oi
energetic propulsion while still in the
air. This might be obtained by suita.
BILE adjustments Of levers to be worked
by man in actual fight But while
believe flight TO be possible for man in
this way. / consider the only kind oi
llight which is likely to be really use
ful to men TO be that of flying machines
propelled. balanced and directed by
some one or other Of the natural forces
man has brought under his control
That man who has learned to traverse
the land moro swiftly by mechanical
means than its most actual denizens.
and to make the wide seas his highway,
By similar devices. should be unable tc
travel In the air. which by natural
selection alone has become the home o.
creatures descended from reptiliar
/ forms. is to me unthink able. -Rieharl
+ 4. Proctor. ia Philadelphia Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18
1a-.-z-s-s - -
A NOVEL RAILWAY.
travelling Twenty Miles an Honr opsr :
single Hail Track.

singIs-fkan Track.
/ enjoyed this afternoon the privileges
Of trial trip over singIe-rail rail-
way. The line. which Is ten miles In
length. runs from Listowei TO BallybuE-
nion In the County Of Kerry. 10 has
been constructed on what is called the
Lartigue single-rail system. The Inn
preston which the railway gives to .
spectator is that ii Is a very substantial
wire fence. Il is about three feet six
inches In height. the top rail. which
bears all the weight of the train being
about two inches wide. Springing
downwards from this on each side are
two iron supports. forming, as il were.
a capital letter A. or rather an in
verted letter ". These are fastened 10
iron sleepers at distance frcm each
other of about twenty inches, the sleep
ers themselves extending about ten
inches on either side. aud being 50
formed that when the road is firm they
become so embedded in the ground
that no other sleepers are required. In
other parts. where the permanent way
Is less solid. wooden sleepers six feet
wide have been laid. into which the iron
sieepers are fastened with bolts. A
guiding rail passes along each side
of the trestles at a uniform distance
Of about two feet These side-rails
bear no weight. but are merely extend
ed TO balance the rolling stock. which
it will be perceived is Of very novel
and very peculiar construction. A
spectator looking at the engines. ths
lar ft.rs 81 he
and the trucks. Is struck by the
fact that no wheels are visible. and it -
only upon a. close inspection of what
may be called the center Of the engines.
carriages. etc. that wheels can be seen
at all. The secret il this: The wheel
on which. as already indicated. the en-
tire weight Of the engine or carriages
hang are in the center, and practically
divide the carriage or engine into
halves. These wheels are necessarily
placed well mp in the center OF the car
riage. Although the single rail upon
which they run is about six inches
above the level Of permanent way. the
floor Of the carriages proper is only six
or eight inches above the ground Per-
haps the best idea of the way the car
riages are attached By the top rails will
be conveyed by saying that the two
sides of the carriages rest On it. or.
rather, on the framework above the
center wheels-hang over on each side.
like the panniers of a saddle on .
donkey. The side rails serve as guild
ing rails. their other practical purpose
being 10 balance the carriage on the
center rails The center wheels are
twenty-five inches in diameter and
three inches in breadth. with a deep
fangc at each side. and are placed In
the usual vertical position. whereas the
wheels are placed in horizontally. 90
that when in motion their friction "
lateral. The carriage Is in reality borne
npon the single top rail. All the rails.
trestles. etc. are OF steel. and as they
form substantially the permanent way
it's estimated that the expense Of main
tenauce and renewal will be very much
below that of ordinary railways--Los-
don Teiegrdph
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

BERLIN, it seems, has gradually be-
come the headquarters of the carved
wood industry, supplanting Switzer
land. Six hundred artists in wood
carving, the same number of turn
ers, and 700 carpent rs are engaged in
manufacturing such articles as cigar
asses, newspaper and picture frames,
napkin rings, etc. The value of the
annual export of these articles is given
as 5000, 900 marks, and this is exclu-
,ive of the costly carved wood furni-
ture, the manufacture and export ol
which are assuming large proportions.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18
pATgNT MAPLE SUGAR.
n IL Made by Mixing Exira-t Of Hickory
with Amy Ordinary sIrup.

with Amy Ordinary sIrap.
Among the curious inventions ful
which patent has been graatul !
one To Josiah Daily. OF Madison. Ind
by which any body who likes mapl
sugar and maple sirup may foadih
supply himself at small cost II the
patentee's statement Ia correct. Il lsno
longer necessary TO 70 through tis
tedious and sxhausting labors OF tree
tapping aud slrup-boiling IN order Ia
obtain maple sugar. II II should be-
found that the patent process will also
convert into maple sirup n solution Of
tho newly-dlseoyered chemlenl sweet
known rs .saceharlne. y whl,h Il IL said
to be three hundred times sweetcr
than cane sugar. or the more
recent artificial sugar ~ Drs
Fischer aud Tafel. then the very acme
of Transformation will hava been
reached. and the interpositIon os Con.
gress will be necessary to save the
genuine maple sugar industry from
going 10 destruction. Tho patent
maple sugar is made by simply mixing
an extract Of hickory with an ordinar,
sirup. such rs cane sugar sirup or
sorghum The patentee saysi '.The
extract il TO be obtained In any cou-
venient manner. such "a making a de-
coction OF the hickory bark or WOO |.
or percolating liquid thruu ia the
same. or drawing Off tho sap from tho
tree. The bark or wood ~ the hickory
tree may be ground To facilitate The
extraction of It's principle. aud the
ex riot may be made moro or loss
slrnng by Increasing or diminishing
the guam tily of bark or wood ur
by boiling tho extract fr y longer ~
shorter time. Il prspari ng sirups !
ordinarily add about three tablespoon
fnis of the decoctioa To Il gallon Of
Ii ,atcd or boiling sirup. Ot cnur.c
the stronger the extract the less lh,,
quantity required for navoring a wen
amount of slrup. Tho sIrup may b.
manufactured from any kinl OF sac
oh,,rine matter or mixture II sac
chnrine matters. or the sirups ufsl-
narily found in the market may b
used. The effect of the extract or de-
ction Is 20 give to The si,up the
flavor OF the maple. producing .
>irup which can not be distinguished
from genuine maple sIrup j. Is evi-
dent that the favored sirup may b.
boiled down and . sugar resembling
maple sugar in t.sss may be pru.
luecd. - Scientific american
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18
Rude Anchors of Fishermen.

At most Of the fishing villages OF
Cape Br, ton. the traveller will b. re-
nin,led OF the time when iron was a
somewhat rarer commodity than 1t
now is. lay seeing u peculiar kind oi
anchor. known as ''killick." A
.'killick" Is curved cross made oi
two sharpenel pieces of wood; into
this cross are fitted four or eight strong.
fiexibl saplings. which. b .tw eea them.
inclosed long AMI heavy stone;
above the stone the saplings are ben,
together and iirnly lashed. The whole
makes very serviccable anchor in
al but rocky bottom Then tnera is
what is eallel a ''duichman." which
may be scribed as half '.killick.
having only two fiukes- Ingeni us
and economical rs these devices are.
they recall the stone age. and are, p s.
sib,y. al inheritance from the aberig-
inal Indians. The name of dutch
man. speaks for different origin.
but the implement certainly has very
primitive appearances. American Aag-
azide. s<z
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

The plan for signaling accurate
time from seacoasts was first adopted
by Great Britain about thirty years
ago. That country has now on it's
coasts fourteen time-balls and five
other time-signals. and its colonies
and dependencies have twenty six
time -baiis; Germany has seven time
sbalIs; France. two time balls and two
other lime signals; 6weded and Nor
way. Austria Hungary Holland and
Belgium. and the Unitsl States. have
FIVE time-balls each; Denmark has
two; Spain and Portugal. one each;
Italy, none - Boston Btl5@cs~
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18
China,a Army and Navy.

At the close of the late war between
tho French and the Chinese (the so-
called black flags in Tonquin) a paper
Of Foo Choo. in China proper. said
they must change their military sys-
tenn. For several thousand years thoy
bad beon applying themselves 10 the
arts of peace and to philosophical
studies. neglecting the art of war.
That is why the English. French and
other Powers could attack China and
dospoil her unpunished. In continued
contact with Christian nations. the
heather Chinee must turn another leaf
and prepare TO beat of any further en-
croachments. Carrying out that pro-
gramme. the Chinese Government en-
gagged Major PAUL., German officer.
who for some time past has been active
in reforming the military system of the
Celestial Empire. The harbors are be-
ing surmountcd with forts and gener-
ally put in state of defense. The Ma
jor has founded at 1ientsin military
school consisting of preparatory and
general military department and a
high academy of war. The graduates
of the latter are appointed teachers in
the lower grades. With a greater num-
Der of well-trained officers the Chinese
army and navy will. no doubt, be bet
ter able in future to meet European at
Chicdgo NetUs
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

The first train to cross the Arctic
Circle pissed the line on the Lulea
Railway recently. This most north
erly railroad in the world runs up from
the Swedish port of Lulea, at the
head of the Gulf of Bothnia, into
Swedish Lapland, within four miles OF
the Gellivara Mountains, famous foI
their yield OF iron ore. The works
were begun twenty-seven years ago,
md then were given up until quite
lately.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

"A solitary female yG> ure hal
dwelt for TIVE sty five years Oh the
Blotschorn. in the upper Va'ais. Sw:t-
zerland. d escaped co latless at
temrts at capture. r centiy, during
severe weather. a p 'isoned fax eft be-
low the elf proved successful lait,
and the bird was found d..al. The
body was stuffsi and placed in lhe
museum at Lausanne. 1t measured
across the wings 8S4 inches. Ii Is
pos sible that one or two solitary
specimens still remain. but it il
qsi Q certain there is no nest. and the
species is believed TO have di sp ,,eareI
from Swiss territory.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

As HARDY DELoNG and his son
Reuben, who live on Black Lake.
abort eight miles from Ogdensburg,
Y. Y, were driving along the highway
hey saw a large bald eagle sitting en-
the fence. The bird was covered with
mud and too weak to get away from
them. He was room captured and put
in their buggy. In the field near b!
hey found another bald e'gle lying
lead. The scratched and torn con
dition Of both binds showed that there
had been life and death tluggle be
tween them.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

THE apparent paradox that the
most transparent water is az the same
time perfectly opaque from a certain
point OF view is shown by simple ex-
pertinent. Partly fill glass goblet
with clear water, and hold it little
above the level of the eye and distant
a soot or more. No object can be seen
when held just over the surface of the
water, but the wafer surface appears
like FURNISHED mirror.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

CorToN, according TO n scientific
authority, is Lot fiber, but plant
hair. 1t holds to be spun into a
thread because of peculiar twists in
each hair shown under the micro
SCOPE, especially in polarized light.
Linen thread may be spun, because
the fibers have certain roughnesses on
;heir surfaces which enable them TO
cling together. Hence it is impossi-
ble to mate as fire linen as cotton
cloth, but it is much stronger.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

A SERIES of experiments lately made
y French metallurgist are said to
have proved that steel loses weight by
rust twice as rapidly as cast iron when
exposed TO moist air. Acidulated
water was found 70 iii solve castiron
much more rapidly than steel. From
this it would seem that steel bridges
are less affected by the acids contained
in the smoke of the locomotives than
are iron ones.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

INSTRUCTION in the use of tools is
about to be introduced in all the
primary schools Of France. II has AL
ready been introduced in many, aud
has been successfully tried at such
schools in Manchester, in England. IL
is found that the use of tools furnishes
an agreeable relaxation. The appren-
ticeship schools, which are the next
higher grade, are taking the place OF
the old apprenticeship system in Ger
many, Switzerland and France.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

A SMALL trout with two heads has
been discovered recently in the fish
hatchery at Iona, Mich. The heads
are perfectly formed and the bodies
unite at the back fin. The little fell
low is described as looking like an an
imated boot.jack, and as lively wrig
gler as any fish in the pond.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

YELLOW or orange stain for wood is
one of the most sought for in orna-
mental or cabinet work. A beautiful
result is reached by digesting 81
ounces of finely powdered tnrmerio
for several days in It's ounces of so
per cent alcohol, and then straining
through cloth. The solution is APP
piled 70 the articles 70 be stained.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18
-.rhc An,erican .4nalust warns m

-1he american ARdlyst warns the
puiiic against the use of the ordinary
toilet soaps and towels found at hosels-
1t says some soaps are made of the
cheapest and nastiest materials. very
often rank and Disgusting but for the
odor with which they are disguised.
Some Of thcna. it says. act as an irritant
upon the skin. and their application
upon the delicate outicles of babies and
young children sometimes results in
painful cruptions and running sores
It says that the towels used At hotels
-are not entirely freed from
germs by baying hesa-washef
advises saers whe <fae
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

SIR MoRELL MAcKENzrR examined
he throat OF the Crown Prince with
IN electric lamp The lamp is ap-
pended at the end OF what looks like u
long, slender pen-holder, el.d the pro-
,ortionately small battery which sup
plies the electricity is worn about the
xamining surgeons neck.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-18

Ok recent very cold day a citizen
Of Chaplin, Mass, went fox-hunting.
Az the edge of wood he put out his
hound, which soon disappeared from
view and hearing. The hunter waited
three weary hours, ana then went tc
his wagon, where he found the intelli-
gent dog snug and warm under the
blankets.