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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26


Ship and which was year or two ago copied
in the construction of a craft of sufficient
size to carry four persons
1tconsisted of an egg shaped balloon, under
which were hung a basket and a system of
propellers and rudders with which, he argued,
the navigation of the air could be accom-
plished. With these rudders and propellers
Campbell thought his ship could be caused to
move forward and backward, up and down,
even against a moderately strong wind if
necessary. A somewhat successful test of the
machine was made in 1887 from Coney Island
ON a very still day After that no practical
trial was made until the last, the result of
which is known to the entire newspaper read
ing world.
Edward D. Hogan, the unfortunate aero
naut who attempted to navigate the air in
Campbells air ship, was born in Moretown,
Canada. He made his first balloon ascension
from jackson, Mich, when he was Is years
old 1t is estimated that after that he went
up in the neighborhood of 200 times. He had
wide reputation as daring aeronaut and
had some thrilling adventures. Last summer
he made periodical ascensions at Rockaway
Beach, L. l., leaving the balloon at an alti-
tude of 5000 feet and descending to earth
with the aid of parachute The parachute
looked like a great umbrella. Ropes took the
place of the ribs, and suspended beneath it
was hoop for Hogan to hang TO- When he
reached the desired height Hogan would
grasp the hoop and leap from his seat.
The parachute was attached to the top of
the balloon by slender cord. Hogans
weight would break this, at the same time
overturning the balloon and opening a valve
which allowed the gas to escape from the
balloon which would slowly float to earth.
As Hogan and his parachute dropped, the
folds of the latter would open and he would
reach the earth so gently as to hardly jar
him Once he dropped into the sea and was
barely rescued alive.
He once gave an exhibition at Auburn, N
Y, which included one of these parachute
descents. He left his balloon, but there was
some hitch in the parachute ropes, and it
failed to open. For $500 feet he dropped
like piece of lead, while the breathless
crowd below looked on Mortified, expecting
to see him dashed to pieces in a moment
more Finally the parachute slowly opened
just in time to prevent Hogan from striking
house top with terrific force. He toppled
from the roof and fell on a picket fence, re-
ceiving a severe wound In his thigh AL
though he was unable to walk he crawled to
where the parachute lay, folded 1t up, lay
down beside it and waited calmly for some
body to turn up His friends carried him to
a physician, who sewed up the cash, and
Hogan proceeded to Rochester, where he
made another ascension the next day.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26
AN IOWA ENTERPRISE.

The Blue Grass Palace That Is Being
Built at Iowa
Corn palaces, spring palaces, summer pal
aces, ice palaces, all serve their purposes
Creston, Ia, is to have the next structure of
this nature in the shape of blue grass
palace, work on which has just been COM
menced-
Creston is in the center of the blue grass
region of southwestern Iowa, a region in
which, though not so well known as the blue
grass region of Kentucky, the graceful blue
grass fiourishes most delightfully."-, and which
is noted among those familiar with it for its
pretty girls and its whole souled, hearty hos
pitality.
The building will be 100 by 100 feet on the
ground and 100 feet high. The roof will be
composed Of a thatch of native grasses, and
all the entrances and projections will be built
of baled hay. The interior will be divided
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26

ar oily llvely
enough to charm the ordinary theatre goer
of this country, yet it undoubtedly pos
sesses considerable grace and a kind Of i'm
pressiveness.
Some of the men of the little colony are
musicians Their work is probably charming
to the ears of native Javans but to the eau
casian it seems to have a tendency toward
the barbaric.
One of the many wonderful creations on
exhibition in the other departments of the
show is an enormous vase of pate tendre, or
porcelain 1t is eleven feet high, and was
made by Messrs. Brownfelds, of Cobridge,
who write of it as follows:
"The vase, which is the largest specimen of
porcelain pate tendre) ever produced, is eleven
feet in height, and its diameter is six feet
four inches, including the ornamental figures.
Its component parts are of various tints, OBJ
tanned by impregnating the white porcelain,
while In a liquid state, with the necessary
chemical ingredients.
The original conception was to symbolic
the potter's craft, which was the first use to
which the earth was put A globe repre-
sents the earth, round the center of which
runs freze which Is divided into four pam
els, on which are cupids engaged in occupa-
tions representative of the four seasons of the
year. The subjects are divided by brackets
on which rest figures typical of the four sea-
sons. The pedestal contains fine frieze, on
which are some sixty cupids engaged in rural
pursuits. The vase is surmounted by a figure
Of Ceres represented as, assisted by cupids,
showering her benefits upon the earth The
figures and cupids are AN of 'bisque' porce-
lain In conveying the vase to Paris that
portion forming the globe was broken in
pieces The damage appeared to be irrepara-
BILE, but the art director of the firm, Mr..
Louis q. John, succeeded In cementing to-
gether the broken pieces, with the result that
few persons would detect the breakage"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
A VILLAGE OF JAVA, BUILT AND
INHABITED BY NATIVES.

Peculiarities OF Architecture-A Dyer Of
Handkerchiefs-The Band of Dancing
Girls-Javanese Musicians-Thc Largest
Vase in the World.
1t has been truly said of the Paris exhibit
ton that by viewing intelligently its many
features, the trip to Paris can be made to an
swer many of the purposes of an extended
journey. The different villages especially,
are said to be faithful pictures Of scenes In
the countries which they represent, and to
the average visitor they form the most in
teresting exhibits of the show.
In the Dutch portion of the Esplanade DIES
Invalides is model "Kampong," or Javan-
csc village. inhabited by sixty natives of the
Eastern Asiatic archipelago. 1t is under the
direction of NJ. Richard, who lived on the
island for seventeen years.
The houses are built principally of bamboo
and palm leaves, brought from their native
soil for this purpose, and were constructed
entirely by Javanese laborers In building
them hatchets and knives were the only tools
used. Not a single nail or screw is to be
found in the entire village, the bamboo
framework being bound together with vege-
table fibers. A peculiar but very agreeable
kind of ornamentation appears on the walls,
In which there are no windows. They are
covered by thin coating of fine clay on
which patterns in leaves or bamboo rind are
carefully arranged Even the doors and
floors are of bamboo, and the furniture is
almost primitive In its simplicity.
The twenty women form very important
part of the little community, for upon them
devolves most of the manual labor. Four or
five of them do the cooking and washing for
the entire village, while the remaining work
is divided among the others, always except
ing the ballet dancers, whose labors are con-
fined to the theatrical performances.
One of the women, her name is M'Prede,
always attracts curious crowd by the ar
tistic way in which she dyes funny little
handkerchief Her process can be COM
pared to the manner in which an artist
etches his plates. She first carefully covers
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26

into sections for the accommodation of exhib-
its from various counties in the Blue Grass
league, the organization that has the enter
prise in hand, and from Montana, the two
Dakotas and Washington. 1t is believed that
the structure will compare well with similar
and preceding buildings Of the same general
nature, and instead of there being compe-
tition between it aud the corn palace at Sioux
City it is stated that the managers of each
will try to have visitors to their exhibition
visit the other.
The decorations Of the Blue Grass palace
will be elaborate, and will consist largely Of
paintings of cattle and pasture and running
waters and shady trees. The palace will be
thrown open Aug. 90, and Its cost will be
$4,000
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26
CAMPBELL'S AIR SHIP.
Something About the Queer Craft and the
Man who Went Up In Her.

Something About the Queer Craft and the
Man who Went Up In Her.
The NEUROLOGICAL stories Of D@dalus and
Icarus show that the first attempts to navi-
gate the air were made in prehistoric times.
As far back as records go mention is found
Of the efforts of man to soar above the earth.
Even after the peculiar properties of by
drogen gas were discovered, however, in
1906, 1t was seventeen years before any prac-
tical result was obtained In the line Of
aerial navigation. In 1888 the Montgolfier
brothers succeeded In sending up balloon
made of linen cloth, lined with paper and
filled with air rarefed by heat. From that
time to this the subject has been one Of
absorbing interest to inventors, and some Of
the greatest minds of the world have grappled
with it.
These efforts have been successful to this
extent only: Balloons have been constructed
which will float suspended in the air for
hours and days at a time, and which can be
made to ascend by the discharge of ballast
and to descend by allowing the gas-the sus-
tanning power-to escape from the bag con-
tanning it. Beyond that point no one has
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26

they dwell in a
palace set aside for
their use and under
the close supervis-
ion Of their special
patron and protec-
tor, Prince Manka
Negara. Their cos
TUNES would be
considered som e.
what too abbrevi-
ated both at top
and bottom for
street ear in
America, but they
have evide emily
been car eff u lily
copied from tn Q
dress Of sacred fig
ures in antique bas-
reliefs Their per-
Torrance would be
n or1lu liualu
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26
THE AIR SHIP.

gone, and it is to the eff
fort to overcome the so
far unsurmounted diff
Guilty that DR.. Peter Car
mont Cam pbell, of
Brooklyn, has devoted
the greater part of the
last thirty years of his
life. After hard study
and many experiments
he perfected a model Of
a m a C b inc which he
pamaJ tho Car,nba1l Air
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26

PkOCESSlON OF JAW ANESE MlSlClANS.
the fabric with wax. Then, with fine in
strument, she scrapes away the wax on the
parts to be colored, tracing figures of ami
mails, flowers and other designs The hand
kerchief is next dipped in the dye pot, and
as of course only those portions from which
the wax has been scraped away can take the
color the result is all that can be desired.
When M'Prede goes back to her island home
she will take with her big purse full of
cash from the pockets Of visitors to the ex-
hibition, who buy all the handkerchiefs she
can color.
The dancers are six In number, five young
women and man The latter and one Of
the women, the "Bong-geng," are of an in
ferior rank, but the other four are Of the
Javanese upper crust, so to speak The
youngest of these Asatic bellies is II years
old and the oldest 10. They are all of good
birth, have been carefully educated in an in
stitution somewhat similar to an English
nunnery, and have been trained to assist in
some of the mystical rites of Javanese relig-
ious ceremonies They come from a district
where hereditary caste of ceremonial dancers
has long been maintained, and when in Java
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-23
CITATION BY PUBLICATION

In the District Court of BeXar Couuty-No.
1876.
BEXAR BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION VS..
OSCAR A. CRAWFORD EFT AL.
The State of Texas to the Sheriff or any
Constable OF BeXar County, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded that by making
publication of this citation in some newspaper
published in the County of BeXar once in
each week, for four consecutive weeks previous
to the return day hereof, you summon Oscar
A. Crawford and Isabella Crawford, non-resr-
dents of the State of Texas, to be and appear
at the next regular term of the District Court
of BeXar County, to be holden at the Court
House thereof in the City of San Antonio on
the first MOnoay in March next. tue sane
being the 4th day of March, A 1882 then
and there to answer a petition filed in said
Court on the 20 h daV Of December, A D., 1883,
ir suit numbered 1915. Oh tn, dOc<ct OF said
Cur, " herein the BcXar Building and Loan
Association IS plaintiff and Oscar \. Crawford
and Isabella Crawford are defendants Plain
tiff in its petition alleges that defcn ants are
justly II debted to il in tn" sum of $500 90, tie
sides interest, and attorneys fees in the sum
OF SlSO.OO under and by virtue of a contract
entered into between them on March 10th.
1884, wherein plaintiff agre' to and did erect
for defendants one-stOry rock and concrete
house on the following described property to-
wit: All that certain tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the City of San Antonio,
County of BeXar, and State of Texas, and
known az lots Nos and 2, in block C. out of
\,
district |.
That 1t was agreed by defendants that
plaintiff should have to secure the payment of
said sums Of money mechanics and builders
lien upon said lot of land and improvements
thereon That to fur her secure plaintiff
in the payment of said sums of money defend
ants assigned as collateral to plain'iff twelve
shares the stock of plain tiff association
Wherefore plaintiff prays tn At upon herring
it may recover judgment Tor its sad debt. in
terest, attorneys fees and costs together
with decree fOreclOsing its said liens upon
said real estate and collateral stock.
Herein fail not, but have you before said
Court on the said first day of the next term
thereof this writ with your return thereon,
showing how you have executed the same
Witness, George X. Dashiell Clerk of the
District Court of BeXar County.
Given under my hand and seal of said
IL. 81 Court at Office in San Antonio this 10Th
day of January, A D., 1889
GEO r. DASHIELI.,
Clerk District Court BeXar County
By NJ. YTURRI, JR., Deputy.
Issued January 29th 1889.
Came to hand February LIST, A. D. 1899, at 3
o'clock D IN. and publication of the within
citation ordered anne day in the San Antonio
Daily LIGHT. THOS p. MCCALL,
Sheriff BeXar Co.
BY WARREN d. DRUSE,
Deputy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-23

Baron James ROthschild once when
Balzac was obliged to go to Austria
advanced him 5000 francs and gave
him letter Of recommendation to his
nephew in Vienna. The letter was
unsealed, and BaIzac read it Find
ing it cold and apparently unworthy
of him, he never took it to the nephew.
When he got back to Paris he went to
see Baron Rothschild. "Well, said
the latter, "have you seen my
nephew?" Balzac proudly said that
he had kept the letter, II am sorry
for YOU" said the Baron; "have you
got it with you?" Eyes here it is.n
Observe this little hierOglyphic be-
low the signature; it would have
opened a credit of $4,000 france for
you at the Vienna firm" BaIzac had
nothing to say.
Charles Campbell, a young man Iiv-
ing a few miles north of Waco. came
in the city to look for a maidstone.
He was severely bitten by his horse,
which he had every reason to believe
was rabid.
The pupils of Hartford school were
required to write each n sentence with
the word "urchin" in it. A little fell
low who would evidently rather stay
at home and play than go to school,
wrote: "The father is urchin his boy
to 90 to school," Another word was
opacity" and the sentence written
was, THE anthOr pacifies the poem "
"Why, what do you think 'pacify'
means?n asked the teacher. "The
dictionary says it means compose "
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-23
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
In the District Court of Bexar Coun-
ty, No. 3977.


ty, No. 3977.
| BFXAR BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION VS..
OSCAR A. CRAWFORD, EFT AL.
The State of Texas to the Sheriff or any Con.
stable of Bexar County, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded that by max
ng publication of this citation in some news.
paper published in the county of Bexar once
In each week, for four consecutive weeks pre-.
vious to the return day hereof you summon
Oscar A. Crawford and Isabella Crawford,
nOn.residcntS of the state of Texas, to be and
appear at the next regular term of the district
court of BeXar county, to be holden at the
court house thereof in the CRY of San AntU-
tonic on the first Monday in March next, the
same being the 4th day of March. A. D., 1889,
then and there TO answer d petition filed n
SAID court on the 18th day of December, A. D.,
1888, in u suit numbered 1877 on the docket of
said court, wherein the BeXar Building and
Loan association is plaintiff and Oscar A.
crawford and Isabella Crawford are defend
Cnts.
eAplaintiff In its petition alleges that defend
ants are justly indebted to it IN the sum
of $500 90, besides interest and attorneys fees
in the sum of 5000 under and by virtue of Il
contract entered into between them on March
TO- 1884, wherein plaintiff agreed to and did
erect for defendants certain improvements On
a certain tract or parcel of land lying and be
ing in San Antonio, BeXar county. Texas, and
known as lots Nos | and 2 in block C, out of
original subdivision of city lot No. 4, range 4.
district |.
mat III was agreed Dy ue1enuantS tnat pam
tiff should have to secure the payment or said
sums of money, a mechanics and builders
lien upon said lot of land and improvements
thereon. That to further secure plaintiff in
the payment of said sums of money defend
ants assigned as collateral to plaintiff three
shares of the stock of plaintiff association.
Wherefore plaintiff prays that upon hear
ing it may recover judgment for its said debt,
interest, ATTORNEYS fees and costs, together
with a decree fOrecloSiGg its said liens upon
said real estate and collateral stock
Herein tail not, but have you before said
court on the said first day of the next term
thereof, this writ with your return thereon,
showing how you have executed the same.
Witness, Geo. Dashiell, clerk of the Dis
trict Court of BeXar county.
Given under my hand and seal
l.. of said court at office in San
Antonio, this 18th day of Jan
uary, A. d., 1889.
GEO. X. DASHIELL.
Clerk District Court Bexar County.
By NJ. YTURRI, JR.,
Deputy,
Issued January 80 1889
Came to hand February LIST, A. D. 1889. at
8 O'Clock p. m. and publication of the within
citation ordered same day in the San Antonio
Daily LIGHT. THOs, p. Nc CALL,
SHERIFF BExARCO.
By WARREN d. DRUSE.
DEPUTY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-23
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
In District Court of Bexar Count
No. 3o75.

In District Court of Bexar Count
No. 3o75.
BExAR Building AND LOAN ASSOCIATION VS..
S. ID. HEADY, EFT AL.
The State of Texas to the Sheriff or any Con-
stable of BeXar county, greeting:
You are hereby commanded that by making
publication of this citation in some news
paper published in the county OF BeXar once
in each week for ur consecutive weeks pre-
viOus to the return day hereof you summon
S. ID, Heady whose residence is unknown, to
be and appear at the next regular term of tn"
district court OF BeXar county, to be holden
at the court house thereof in the city of San
Antonio, on the first Monday in March next,
the same being the 4th day of March, A. ID.
1889, hen and there to answer Ii petition filed
In said court on the 29th day of December,
A. 1888, in suit numbered 1915 on the
docket of said court wherein he BeXar
Building and Loan association is plaintiff and
5. ID. Heady and X. ID Heady are defendants
Plaintiff in its petition alleges that defendants
are indebted to it in the sum of $4,000 besides
interest and attorneys fees IN sum of 500
under and by virtue of a contract entered in
to between them on October Sth, 1888. wherein
plaintiff agreed to and did erect for defendants
a one story frame house on the following de-
scribed property. towit:-ln San Antonio,
Bexar county. Texas, and known as lot No. ..
in block No. 9, west of San Pedro avenue,
bounded east by San Pedro avenue. north by
lot No. q, west by Jackson street, south by lot
No. 4.
plalntit should have, , secure the payment OF
said sums of money, me 'hanic's and build
er's lien upon said lot of land as wei as the
improvements thereon. That to further Sc
cure plaintiff /" the payment of said sums OF
money defendant S. ID. Headv, on October 18th
1883, assigned as Collateral to plaintiff fifteen
shares of stock of plaintiff association.
Wherefore plaintiff Drays that upon hearing
II nave Judgment for IFS said debt interest
and attorneys fee and decree fOreclOSing its
said lien on said lots and improvements and
said stock and for costs and general relief.
Herein fail not but have YOU before said
court on said first day of the next term there
of, this writ with your return thereon showing
how you have executed the same.
Given under NV hand and seal of said
IL. 5. court at office in San Antonio this
10Th day of January. A. D. 1899
GRO. X. DASHIELL,
Clerk District Court Bexar county.
By NJ. YTURRI. Jr., Deputy.
Issued January %, 1889.
Came to hand February LIST. A. D. 1889, ct 3
O'Clock p. M and publication of the within
citation ordered same day in the San Antonio
Daily LIGHT. THOS. p. MCCALL,
Sheriff BeXar Co.
BY WARREN d. DRUSE,
Deputy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-23

A heavy rain and wind storm has
prevailed throughout Greece. The
mountainous are covered with snow.
Yosemite Valley, California, with
almost perpendicular precipces about
$500 feet high, waterfall from 700 to
1000 feet high, a perpendicular rock
3,27O feet high, and other features un-
equaled in any other valley in the
world.