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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
UP IN A BALLOON.

Things Seen and Experienced While
 Flying Through tho Clouds.
 To some extent rain retards upward prog ress, but have made number of ascen- sions in the face of storms, writes Prof. King in the Nashville American. Snow, however, is much more of an obstacle, and in short time will accumulate upon the top of the balloon sufficiently to drive 1t to the earth. The clouds are sometimes as much as three thousand feet from top to bottom when the sky is entirely overcast. Often even above such body of cloud may be seen smaller clouds with clear spaces in between. When within one of these spaces the sensation is that of being in @ vault. With the solid, snowy clouds below you and the smaller clouds below you being by perspective brought close around, 1t ap- pears as if you were in cavern.
 I have been above the clouds during a snow-storm, and the light of the moon shining so brightly through the rarified air produced an illumination rather super natural have very frequently passed through frozen clouds. This is where vapor has fallen below the freezing point and been congealed into substance resembling flour in appearance. This falls, and in doing so reaches higher temperature where the small particles are aggregated into flakes of snow.
 Some clouds, however, present very much the appearance of a vail, and objects on the earth can be distinctly discerned from 8 DO sition above them.
 have never known of an instance ir which balloon was hit by lightning The thunder does not make perceptibly great CT noise than when you are on the ground The sound proceeds from the upper layers of clouds, as does also the rain; and fir many cases, when the lower strata appear very violent, perfect quiet there reigns, ex cept for such motion as Is produced by tho rain falling through from above. The up per currents are the most active, and cy clone or wild storm is perhaps produced according as those upper currents descent to or remain above the earth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
INCORPORATING TIME.

The melancholy days have come, the slreariest
 of our lives; Ofcrying babies, cheerless homes and fretting
 fuming wives. In dire confusion here and there the household sous are strewn' They catch the good mans tender feet they
 echo many a groan. The merry jest Is heard no more; laughter has And still within the weary housewife scrubs the
 hve-long day.
 Where are the men, the gallant men, who yes
 terday were seen Upon the street in new spring sRit, all ''spick,
 and span and cleanT' Alack a-dayi They are not dead, but sadder far
 their fate;
 They'r re beating carpets, luckless wights, out by
 the garden gate; The dust IS flying where they stand, their work
 they're doing we'll; But the comments they are making we will never dare to tell
 The oobwebs and the fly vignettes that graoed the whitewashed wall, The coal dust and the dirt beneath tho broom have vanished, all; But the moths within the closets and the bugs beneath the springs Lie low and slyly laugh at mop and broom and all such things, Till in vengeful fury on their heads the scalding storm-clouds burst, And for happy time we're free from all such pests accursed. Here. at last the evening comes; thank God. such days must close; And the length'ning shadows bid the weary workers seek repose; But the rat-tat of the hammer falls upon our nstning ear. And now. on bonded knees, beneath the rays Of lamp-light clear, 1 The housewife scans the carpet for the tack whose point she feels; And. oh, that this should be-but she not pray ing as she kneels. And a we look upon her, in her working-day at- tire, With her eyes just flashing lightning and her l cheeks flame of fire, And remember how we promised to protect and | shield from care, To walk beside her on life 8 journey and all it's | burdens share, 1 Our conscience loud upbraids us, and repentant | and contrtte l To her side we hasten murm'ring: Dearest l one, we'll hold the light" indianapolis Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30

The Drexel house, Just on the spot of Hamilton's home in 17S9, is gay with the Gags of the uniformed federation of the world. The Englishman may see his eounury's ensign there; so may the Frenchman, the German, the Spaniard, the son of every great nation. The flags end shields project from every window, and the colors of the American republic aoat from many places from the edge of the roof almost to the level of the street. S From the Drexel building to Broadway ehere is some display, the Stock Exchange and the white Jay Cooke building being most conspicuous, then comes Trinity. They might have decked her with many hued robes from the tip of her spire to the corner stone, but there would not be tQe grandeur that there is now in the Alngle great flag that floats so proudly from the belfry, and in the simple clus- ger of smaller flags above the main en- Hance. Trinity's churchyard has been decorated with the same sparing artistic taste, for the tombs of Hamilton and the Soldiers Monument alone are touched with garlandS of the countrys colors.
 HAt the landing at the foot of Wall street Where President Harrison alighted from Sne barge by which he was conveyed Hom the Dispatch, the same wonders of decoration were to be seen. From.early morning throngs of idlers thronged about | She spot.
 Wall street and the East river bridge seemed to be the objective points toward which large share of the surging crowds were aiming. Before 10 o'clock the big | bridge was black with spectators who, although not allowed to stand, patiently walked back and forth hoping to catch a view of the great naval parade. The l police force had been largely increased | 3or the day, and their orders were that no | one be allowed to halt. Going to New York, pedestrians were compelled to take the carriage way, and going to Brooklyn the promenade, so that there could be no blockade by the masses of people meet
 ing.
 From the landing to Broadway it was
 almost impossible to keep Wall street | clear so dense was the crush of people. | The indications of the morning were for | rain but this did not seem to interfere
 with the intentions of the crowd to see
 all that was to be seen if energy and pa-
 tience could bring about the desired re- | suit. Almost every one carried um-
 brellas, though when the clouds broke
 about Il o'clock and the sun shone out
 full and strong the forebodings of a
 drearv day scarcely seemed justified. But the crowds were not only on Brook
 lyn bridge and along Wall street. Many,
 finding that they could not get good | places at these posts of vantage ranged
 themselves on Broadway between the Equitable building and city hall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
AND TRACY.

AND TRACY.
 east side and 24, 900 from the west. The Grand Army and Loyal Legion fell in fourth up town. The troops marched up Broadway in quick time until the head of the column reached Twentieth street, when the column halted until the presi- dent and party arrived at the grand stand. The troops were drawn up on the curb all along the route, and as soon as the literary excises were over the president and his party.drove up Broad way between the lines of troops in the following order:
 States. the president of the centennial committee and member of the army committee.
 second-The vicepresident. mayor of the city of New York and 6 member of the army committee.
 Third-The secretaries of state and treasury. and the chairman of the executive committee.
 Fourth-The secretaries of WAT and navy.
 Fifth-The secretary Of the interior and the post master-gensral.
 sixth-The attorney-general and secretary of ag. riculture.
 Seventh and eighth-The chief justice and asso- sate justices of the supreme court.
 Ntnth-The admiral of the navy. the general ol the army (retired) and Senator Evarts
 Tenth-E1-Pres Cleveland. Mir. Hayes and Senator Hiscox.
 Eeventh-The committee on plan and soope Messrs. varnum. Bliss. Talmadge and Babooci.
 The president reached the reviewing stand 6 few minutes before: IA o'oloek. The head of the column then moved. Gen. 6chofield saluted the president first as the city bells wore ringing "a. o'clock. The great pageant movedby the review. ing stand in quick time, and took about four hours to pass.
 whole and Major-General o. O. Howard commanded the regulars, who formed the first division. The second division consisted of troops of tho different states in the order of the admission of the etates into the union or of theiY ratiflca. tion of the constitution in the following order: Delaware, Governor Riggs com. mandfng; Pennsylvania, Governor Beaver commanding; New Jersey, Governor Green commanding; Georgia, Governor Gordon commanding; sConneoticut, Gov ernor Bulkley commanding; Massachu. setts, Governor Ames commanding |s Maryland, Governor Jackson command ing; South Carolina, Governor Richard son commanding; New Hampshire, Gov. ernor Sawyer commanding; Virginia, Gov ernor Lee commanding; New York. Gov ernor Hill commanding; North Caroline Governor Fowler commanding; Rhode mont, Governor Dillingham; commanding Kentucky. Governor Buckner command ing; Ohio, Governor Foraker command ing; Louisiana, Governor Nichols com manding; Mississippi Governor Lower, commanding; Michigan, Governor Luce manding; District of Columbia, Colone 0. K. Blount, commanding; Florida, Gov ernor Fleming, commanding, and Wes Virginia, Governor J. B. J aokson. com manding. The third division consisted 1 of the Grand Army of the Republic ant the. Loyal Legion. A-z4s-.-4a44aSx. xsz-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30

ever attempted in this country and f1t- ting initiation to the magnificent pa- geants to follow.
 Tho vessels began to form on the lines prescribed by Admirals Porter and Jouett as early as o'clock Admiral Jouetts staff were notified to report on board the Nina at a. m:, foot of East Twenty sixth street, for transfer to the Chicago, which will be the flagship. The parade was really begun with the departure of the Dispatch from Elizabethport between 10 and II o'clock, and the most pictur- esque groupings was witnessed during the progress of the Dispatch to the foot of Wall street, where the president landed.
 The ships of the navy were anchored off Ellis island when the Dispatch, with the president on board, entered New York bay. When the Dispatch req ched the lead of the navy line and was abreast of the Chicago, the warships hoisted their anchors and steamed up the North river as far as West Twenty-seventh street, where anchors were dropped.
 The national salute of twenty-one guns boomed forth as the Dispatch entered the bay and steamed abreast of the Es- sex, the lower ship of the navy line. Yards were manned at the same time, and the jolly tars ran up the rigging and out on the yard-arms to salute the presi- dent of the United States in naval style
 The parade of the navy and the mer- chant marine continued up the North river and back to the Battery, where it was dismissed.
 Among the war ships which took part in the naval parade were the new steel cruisers Chicago and Boston; the famous old corvette, the Kearsage, which, after well-fought battle, captured tho Ala bama; the corvette Essex, the flagship Brooklyn, the steel cruiser Atlanta, the Yorktown and the training ship St. Mary's.
 President Harrison was rowed ashore from the Dispatch at the foot of Wall street.by members of the Marine society, which furnished the oarsmen for Wash ington 100 years ago. He was received by the officials and the following organ nations, which acted as a guard of honor to escort him to the Equitable building Batteries A c and L. Fifth regiment United States artillery New York Commandery of the Mil | itary Order of the Loyal Legion; Commanders of Posts of the G. A. R.; veterans of the Seventh reg iment National Guard veterans and society of the Sons of the Revolution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30

From the water front came the solemn boom of cannonS, q salute of twenty-one guns fired at s o'clock by the nine men-of- war in the harbor It was the formal opening of the centennial celebration of the inauguration of the first president of the United States. At the first gun the nine ships broke into a glory of flags and pcnnants. and this town threw aside it's cares and labor and business, put on its holiday clothes with red, white and blue trimmings, and began three days jollflcation.
 The three great sister cities were masses of bunting and flags. The music of bands sounded and although the opening day of the centennial is not legal holiday there was fl suspension of business in many in- stances.
 On the rivers a magnificent spectacle lay before the wondering eyes of behold CTS. Ferry boats, tugs and every species of vessels fioated about covered with bunting, streamers and flags, and from the thousands of masts and spars stretch ing along the shores hoated regalia equal 1y patriotic and plentiful. Even the British vessels laying at rest in the har- Dor seemed inspired with the same fever which coursed through the veins of Yankee shippers and the star spangled banner floated proudly and conspiciously side by side with the national colors of Great Britian. All the river and coast craft of the country may have been here. At any rate barges, schooners, steamers, tugs and cat boats of every strange de- vice and condition were for once in the rivers that lave the shores of Manhattan Island
 New York was never so completely and beautifully decorated as now.
 On most occasions the public buildings are the main features in decoration. Today from humblest tenement to costly mansion the stars and stripes tiutters. Wall street, up which the presidential party was escorted, was beautiful line . of fluttering flags and bunting. First be- fore our eyes looms the blackened gray front of the pillared Custom house. But not all of the time-stained facade may be seen, for fastened above the twelve capi- tals of the twelve thick columns are flags and streamers, all of our own red, white, and blue. All along the cornice the big masses of cloth are fastened at the eastern end; flag, then a streamer, and another Streamer, then flag, and an other flag, then streamer, and another etreamer, and then a flag at the western end. Each. streamer and each flag reach almost to the bases of the columns near
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30

Alcyone boat house to the ship in small boat. The Dispatch, under command of Lieutenant Cowles, was perfect rain bow of bunting and ensigns. She started up the Kill von Kull at moderate rate, and her commander brought her up to the tug Nina-the signal boat-at the head of the Kill, by thirty-tive minutes past eleven o'clock.
 The naval display in the harbor, with it's 800 vessels, was the most magnifi- gently proportioned affair of the kind
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
THE MILITARY IN LINE;
Tho Second Day of the Great Cen.
 tennial Celebration.
A rOUR-TIOUR REVIEW.
Church Opened tho Dey-Ths Prssl- Lsnt's Drive Through the Line to the Reviewing stand.

NEW YORK, April SO.-To-day's events were the most interesting of the entire celebration.
 The most interesting religious services were held in St. Pauls church, where Washington attended services on the morning of his inauguration. The services were conducted by Bishop Henry 0. Pot ter. The services on the day of Wash ing tons inauguration were conducted by Bishop Provost. At 8 o'clock
 the members of the cabinet took
 carriages from the Fifth Avenue hotel to vice-President Morton's house for President Harrison and his party. Pre- ceded by a mounted escort of police the company moved quickly down to St.
 Paurs. The president and party entered by the Vesey street gate. where they who conducted Presid dent Harrison to the
 Washington pew.
 The services began es soon as the usual Episcopal service and 2 short ad-
 dress by Bishop Potter. They lasted about three-quarters of an houE, and then the military committee took th4 president and party to the sub-treasYry. Gilmore's Twepty,sec6nd regiment band gave concert at the sub.tfeasury
 at o'clock. The programme included
 the "Star Spangled Banner" Washing. tons Grand March" '" Hah Columbia" :" and when president Harrison arrived.
 " Hall to the Chief" was played. The literary exercises began at 10 o'clock, and consisted of 6 prayer by the Rev. Dr. Richard s. Storrs, poem by John Green leaf Whittier, an address by Chauncey M. Depew and benediotion by tho very Rev. Michael A. Corrigan, archbishop of New York.
 0As soon as the president and his party arrived at the sub-treasury stand, the troops began moving up Broadway. The troops moved into Broadway from Pine street on the east, and from Rector street on thetwest. It had been arranged to have i4 GOO men fall In on BrbadWaY from the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
Trimming.

transportation to their places of busl- ness. Many of the elevated trains were so crowded at the first stations of their trips that they were ordered to run by most of the remaining stations where clamorous and angry throngs jostled on the platforms. All New York, Brook lyn and Jersey City seemed bent on get ting down town in New York. come what might.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
SCENE ON THE WATER
New York Bay Frightened by the
 Many Vessels.
The President Received nd Conducted to the Equitable Building on Being Rowed Ashore-The Great Crowds Viewing the Display.

NEW YORK, April 30.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
THE FIRST GREAT DAY.
How fhs Washington Inauguration
 Centennial Was Begun.
The Great Metropolis in Holiday Dress for the Occnsion-Some of the Deco- rations-Old Trinity Church and sts Trimmings.
NEW YORK. April 30.

HE first il u s n ol morning sent thronSs of people on our streets today. The elevated trains, ferry boats and surrac e cars were thronged to suffocation and 1t was with the greatest difficulty that busi- ness men were able
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30

As early as 2 o'clock the top of the granite sea wall was lined with several thousand men and women, who were de- tellained that they would see the show
 The view from that standpoint was a grand one. The line of naval vessels which stretched down the bay from a point opposite the Battery was very im- pressive. At 8 o'clock, when the first gun of the salute rang out from the big flag ship Chicago, the nine war vessels were covered as if by magic, with bunting, presenting beautiful sight. Ala ghn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30

THOUSANDS of peo- pie thronged about President Harrison
 and his party when
 they embarked at Elizabethport on the
 Dispatch y e 8 t e r. day at :45. They were roMed from the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-02-02
How TO spIIf Heavy Paper.

"Oh, dear! have a picture printed
Jon one side of this paper and some
reading matter ON the other, and |
wanted to save both,' said a young
lady recently, who was pastlng scraps
into book.
"Well, you can save BOTH" said her
friend.
"Why how can do that"
"There are two ways Of splitting a
piece of paper. One is to lay the sheet
of paper on piece of glass, soak it
thoroughly with water and then press
1t smoothly all over the glass. With a
little care the upper half of the sheet
can be peeled off leaving the under
half on the glass. Let this dry and it
will come of the glass very easily
of course the glass must be perfectly
clean. The second way is q better
one, but it requires some good prac-
tice. Paste piece of cloth or strong
paper on each side of the sheet to be
split. When it has thoroughly dried
pull the two pieces of cloth apart sud
denly and violently. The paste can
then be softened with water and the
two halves of the sheet easily taken of
the cloths.'-N. Y. Mail and Express
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-02-02

Congressman J. \. Burnes, Of Mis-
souri,, whose death from paralysis in
Washington has been announced had
been living for months in the shadow
of the fate that came upon him so sud-
denly. He had arranged everything
in anticipation Of the event. Some
times he would wake in the night, and
thinking upon the subject say: @Per-
haps it may come tonight; perhaps it
may strike me before the sun shines
again, and | may never see it shine.
With this great terror lying like lead
upon his heart, he would arise, make
the room light, and sitting at the table
make notes upon tablet as il occur
red to him, in case that he never woke
again, they would be Of service In the
disposition of his affairs. lie also
made note of his symptoms, and this
he did quite often. Says correspond
ent; when the tributes were being
paid in the House last Saturday to the
memory of the late Congressman Ed
ward White Robertson, of Louisiana,
Mr.. Burnes, who was in the Speakers
chair during the temporary absence OF
of MIR. Carlisle, wrote upon pieco Of
paper; ~Thc next eulogies delivered
in the Horse viii probably be upon
me- and sent ii down to Mr.. Randall
his nearest friend
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-02-02

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Nothing
for many days has created greater in
terest in political circles than the report
which became public here this morn.
ing, that the Federal grand jury had
finally found a bill against Col. w. w
Dudley. A dozen or more kilograms
from metropolitan papers demanded
"the story" and not few correspond
ents, unable to ascertain the foundation
for the report. gratuitiously denied its
reliability, but 1t can be stated that
their dcnials are without anything to
rest upon except the silence of the
sworn jurors. District Attorney Clay
pool and Assistant District Attorney
Bailey discreetly refuse to either deny
orafIlrm the report, stating their mouths
are sealed. Il is admitted that many
persons Of prominence have been in
dlctcd, and the local public awaits
with llnpaiience the sensation they an
tioipato whom the list Of names IL made
known. Nothing has transpired to
4orr&ut en- Withdrawal or denial Of
IL rooorf lh1l s bill has been voted
4|o1o1z ae1InlE Col. Dudley.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-02-02
Passenger Tariffs ana Rate Wars.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission has promulga-
ted an opinion on the subject of pas
senger tariffs aud the rate wars prepar-
ed by Chairman Cooley. The paper
relates the facts attending the war in
passenger rates at st. Louis In October,
aud also the circumstances of the pas
senger rate war which prevailed at
Chicago in December, both of which
were investigated by the commission.
In the st. Louis case east-bound lin
tied fares were reduced by all lines
from about 1922 to from Sc 80 to $40.
II is found that the provisions of the
act to regulate commerce were not
complied with, and that the manner in
which the reductions were made was
not not only illegal, but was unwise
and injurious to the carriers who took
part in II as well as to the public.
The Chicago rate war extended over
the lines running to st. Paul, Minnea-
polls, Kansas City and st. Louis. :. Its
characteristic feature was the fact that
tickets were placed in the hands of
brokers or scalpers, to be sold at rates
below tariff rates, and that the roads
excused themselves for their dealings
with brokers by claiming The right to
pay commissions at will.
The business of ticket brokers was
investigated and many facts are stated
The act to regulate commerce forbids
Determinations between passengers
and forbids the sale of tickets at a
greater or less rate than the establish
ed schedule. Violation of the law in
many respects Is pointed out.
The commission recommends that
the interstate commerce law be SO
amended as-First, to define what
shall be considered excursion and com
mutation tickets; second, to prohibit
all payment OF commission on the sale
or tickets, and ali sale Of tickets for In
tcrstate business except BY the regular
agents q tbs carriers Ih|rd g fa1alro
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