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z. ]. PENNINGTON.

One of the chief difficulties heretofore
has been the weight of the apparatus itself
| and of the necessary fuel and also the dan
! ger from the use of fire as source of pow
! er. 1t may be interesting to recall the
fact that the same fancied difficulties were
strenuously urged against the feasibility
| of steam navigation of the ocean. 1t was
said that the largest boats could not carry
coal enough to get from Liverpool to New
York, and it was facetiously added that
they would have to come back for more
or establish coaling stations by the way
But invention uncOnsciously works toward
great results, and the infant discovery be-
comes a giant before those who were born
with it have grown to manhood. The in
ventor of today in the field of aerial navi-
cation has two powerful aids which were
not at the service of the inventor of few
years ago.
These are aluminium and the gas engiro
Aluminium is the lightest metal kno
being about one-third the weight of iron
1t is very strong and malleable, and hence
particularly adapted for use in the con-
struction of an air ship 1t is only recently
that it has been procurable at price which
puts its within reach for commercial pur-
poses upon large scale, and it is even yet
comparatively very expensive. The gas
engine does away with the necessity of
boiler and a heavy load of fuel, and by
combining these two the weight of the ship
itself is reduced to minimum, leaving a
considerable margin for the load. BY the
use of aluminium with a limited amount of
steel Mr.. Pennington is said to have made
an engine which gives one horse power for
every two and half pounds of metal used
in its construction. This in itself is great
accomplishment if it prove equal to the
claims made for it,
The body of the air ship is cigar shaped
1t has an enormous keel on top and arrow
plains $50 called on each side of about the
same dimensions. 1t also has both YER
teal and horizontal rudder The keel
and arrow plains are to give effectiveness
TO the rucders. The vertical rudder is, of
course, for the purpose of directing the
progress of the machine, while the hori-
Zontal one serves to increase or diminish
the altitude. The propeller is placed in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

THE CENTERS IN DIFFERENT DECADES.
burg the county seat of Decatur county,
and twenty miles east of Columbus, Ind.
The closeness with which the center OF
population, through such rapid westward
movement as has been recorded, has chung
to the parallel of 80 dogs. of latitude can
not fail to be noticed. The most northern
point reached was at the start, in 1890; the
most southern point was in 1880, the pre-
ceding decade having Witnessed rapid de-
velopment of population in the southwest,
Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Lou
isiana having been admitted as states and
Florida annexed and organized as a terri
tory The extreme variation in latitude
has been less than 10 minutes, while the
hundred years of record have accomplished
a movement of longitude of nearly 95
dogs.
Assuming the westward movement to
have been uniformly along the parallel of
80 degs. of latitude, the westward move
ment of the several decades has been as
follows: 1790-1800, Al miles; 1S00-10, SO
miles; $4,000, so miles; 1920 80, 80 miles;
1S30-40, SIS miles; $1,000, So miles; 1850 60,
81 miles; 1s60-70, ~ miles; 1S70-SO, IS miles,
and 1sS0-90, 4S miles, a total westward
movement of sos miles. The sudden ac-
CELEBRATION of movement between 1850 and
1860 was due to the transfer of consider
able body of population from the Atlantic
to the Pacific coast, twelve individuals in
San Francisco exerting as much pressure
at the then pivotal point-viz, the crossing
of the SD meridian and the 39th parallel
as forty individuals at Boston.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
SODA FOR TWO.
We Know That 1t Happens Every Day In
L a Drug StorA.

We Know That 1t Happens Every Day In
Drug Store.
cts my turn" she said as the soda coun-
Der, taking out little purse.
"No, it's mine," said her friend, rum
magng In her pocket where she found a
small shabby pocketbook; what will you
take3"
What you do"
"Then Pll have sedan cream"
"So'll l."
"Two sodas'n cream, please, " to the drug
clerk. ooh, wait minute. Wouldn't you
rather have ginger ale, Mini"
''No, dear, unless you do'
'Hum-m-m. Lemme see b'lieve I'd
ruther"
"Then I'll have ginger ale, too"
So the druggist, who had been standing
with the two empty glasses in his ha2d,
turned to draw the ginger &c.
81 don't know. Ginger ale sometimes
makes my head ache. S'pose we take
chocolate soda, MINI"
''All right, dear. That will be nice"
Then they chartered like young magpies
SIS there black spot on my face, Lis"
mo, Min. You look lovely, but know
Pm looking fright"
lou sweet Cnlng, you never looked bet
Ter in your life. That one spot veil is SO
becoming"
"But you manage your spot SO much bet
Ger. Mine gets in my eye."
Here's our chocolate. Now, put up
Jour purse. This is my treat"
"Well, if you won't let me, but really
ought" ETC., etc.
There is gurgling silence and another
dine has been squandered. Free
Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
Well Known Actresses

One very seldom sees a Mrs" on the
play bills of today. OF course there are ex-
cepuons. Among these may be mentioned
Mrs. Gilbert, of Days: Mrs. kendall, Mrs.
James Brown Potter, Mrs. Leslie Carter
and Mrs Langtry. The three last named
only appeared on the stage since they have
made themselves prominent In society un-
der their real names. Mrs. Langtry was a
celebrated beauty in London. Mrs. James
Brown Potter was prominent society
woman in this city. Mrs. Leslie Carter
figured in famous divorce case in Chi
cSlA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
Standard Time.

Primarily, for the convenience Of the
railroads, standard of time was estab-
ished by mutual agreement in 1888 by
which trains are run and local time regu-
lated. According to this system, the
United States, extending from the sixty
fifth degree to the one hundred and twenty
fifth degree west longitude, is divided into
four time sections, each of fifteen degrees
of longitude, exactly equivalent to one
hour. The first (eastern) section includes
all territory between the Atlantic coast,
and an irregular line drawn from Detroit to
Charleston, S. c., the latter being its most
southern point. The second (centraD section
includes all the territory between the last
named line and an irregular line from Bis
marck, \. D., to the mouth of the Rio
Grande The third (mountain) section in
cludes all territory between the last named
line and nearly the western borders of Idaho,
Utah and Arizona. The fourth pacific sec
ton covers the rest of the country to the Pa
cific coast. Standard time is uniform inside
each of these sections, and the time of each
section differs from that next to it by ex-
acsly one hour. Thus at ~ noon in New
York city eastern tine), the time at Chi
cago Central time) is II o'clock a. M; at
Denver (mountain time), 10 O'Clock a. M,
and at San Francisco Pacific .ime), g
o'clock a. m. Standard time is 16 min ties
slower at Boston than true local time. g
minutes slower at New York, minutes
faster at Washington, 10 minutes faster at
Charleston, 30 minutes faster at Detroit, IS
minutes faster at Kansas City, 10 minutes
slower at Chicago. minute faster at ST.
Louis, % minutes faster at Salt Lake City
and 10 minutes faster at San Francisco.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
How to Mend Granite Wear

The exact moous operandi Is this: II the
hole TO De stopped Is not large enough for the
wire or rivet TO oe inserted il must be en-
larged This can be done with q file Put
the rivet through the hole from the inside
OF the kettle Il too long il can be cut OF
with chisel or a pair OF piacers The
rivet or wire should De long enough 20 go
through the hole and come just beyond IL
When inserted, place an iron under il, and
pound down lightly with the hammer until
1t IL ''riveted Il Is no hard matter, and
the mending really taxes less time than !.
has taken me 20 describe the method
Il supposed, says the correspondent Of
The Hcusekeepers Weekly, who recon-
mends the foregoing, That che pounding
down would De HEROIC, but ~as surprised
10 find how lightly this could be done.u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
The English Derby.

The Derby was first run on May 4, 1850
IL was then dash of a mile. and was won
by Sir Charles Banbury's Diorned. by Flo
rlzeL In 1879 he was imported into the
United States, and 10 him can be traced
nearly all the best Of the American racing
families In I7e4 the distance was in
creased 20 mile and MALT, and the weigh Is
raised TO rs pounds for colts and lie
pounds for FLIES. The present course was
first used IN ISL. In 1854 the weights were
raised 10 I'd pounds for colts and Izl
pounds for fliieA.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

an example reproduced from The Decorator
and Furnisher, is here given of Louis
XVI bed, recently exhibited in Paris
This highly decorative piece Of furniture
differs from many others of that period in
being of very practical utility for regions
where the mosquito abounds.
As shown in the cut, the four posts are
huted and carved and carry the followed
ribs supporting the dome. and these ribs
are completely hidden By the four looped
curtains. The dome RIBS, cornice, plumed
ornaments, posts and rails are simply
painted white. Every other part is up
holstered with light blue twill silk work
ed with cream colored design Of a vase
and Tyre alternately. surrounded by
roses and divided into diamond shapes By
light flowing ribbons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
The Washing of Fine Lace.

The washers Of nice lace form q class OF
labor quite by themselves, and few people
have an idea Of the amount of labor in
voived IN the cleansing operation and of
the skill and knowledge required. The up
holsterer explains that the labor comes in
chiefly in drying. for the washing is but a
simple thing in comparison. A table is
cushioned and covered closely with spot
less cloth, and on this the lace is stretched
with an intricate care that is amazing.
Through every mesh pin is placed to hold
it in place, and the whole pattern is thus
pricked out till every leaf and sprig is firmly
fastened, so that it cannot shrivel or con-
tract, whole day being sometimes used
up in preparing single yard of the lace,
30 that when dry it is lifted all soft and
perfect and unimpaired in the design.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
now TIE AIR SHIP WILL LOOK


front, and its peculiar construction is one
of the main features of the ship 1t is, as
are many other of the greatest things
known to man, the result of happy acct
dent. Mr.. Pennington was experimenting
IN his factory as opportunity offered to de-
termine the amount of pulp which he
could develop with given power.
The propeller was taken off between
trials and left about the shop, where one
Of the blades was accidentally bent. Upon
the next trial Mr. Pennington noticed a
wonderful increase of efficiency and a
change in the direction of the current
created Upon examination he discovered
the cause to be the bent blade of the pro-
peiier. he thereupon bent the other blades
and found the increased efficiency almost
marvellous. Ii comes about in this wav:
Instead of forcing the air straight back
against the front of the body of the ship as
now constructed the blades force it back
and outward, thus making a partial
vacuum In front and rendering the resist
ance TO progress many times less. The
new propeller bores hole in the air and
pushes itself along with the shaviugs. An
idea OF the Importance of this modification
may be gathered from the statement that
the pest theoretical speed remington could
attain by the use Of the old wheel was forty
miles an hour, while with the new one
upon the same basis of reckoning, he could
make two hundred miles an hour.
There are also four small vertical pro-
pellers-two upon each side-for raising
and lowering the ship. These viii run or
be at rest, as occasion may require. the
idea being that the load shall just about
balance the ship, so that IL may so up or
down by the application of little power.
The steering OF the ship toward its desti-
nation and the maintenance OF the proper
altitude are expected to be accomplished
automatically by means Of electrical appa-
ratuS.
The buoyancy chamber is constructed
upon the plan of the latest and best ships,
III that II Is not one large chamber. but
mum Der OF gas tight compartments. so that
II would not lose its buoyancy if it should
happen 10 spring lax
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

The daughter Of Deacon c. was . tids
SLOW" both Of speech and understanding.
bat as good "as the day Is long" After
her fathers death, she was talking with a
oeighbor, who had Just dropped in" con
corning some Of the characteristics Of the
departed.
Father" said she, was always q great
hand TO tend fires He jest enjoyed putin
IN wood n, then sprasdin' his hands on. to
feel the warmth do hopev-reaectively,
and with considerable tenderness IN her
tone, Il Dc hope they'll have q good fire
where Pas gonsr-I. wiston Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

and female suffrage are matters of history.
de Is Republican, but regarding his ap-
pointment Democratic paper of New
York city said the other day:
His selection Is most favorably received
by the leaders of both parties The feel
ing Is that he Will fit the mission perfectly.
lie IL alert, untiring, much given to in
quiry and the old civilization OF China will
stir him profoundly. The missionaries. it
Is assumed. will be delighted Mr.. Blair
takes lively interest In all mission work.
and those who labor in the Chinese field
VIII lind IN him both coadjutor and q
friend"
The new minister is now SO years of age.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

minister to China,
has been in public
life so long that
h i S n a m e an d
V e W s are well
known to all the
people of the coun-
try. Pro b a b | V
n ew Hampshire
never sent a man
to W a s b in gron
W b o achieved a
greater fame for
individuality than
Blair. His efforts
in behalf of edu-
cation nrabTh;,,nn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
CORA DIEHL'S CAMPAIGN.
It Has Ended in Her Election to
County Office.

Oklahoma is certainly progressive land.
It was settled in a day, and now, though
less than two years of age, presents the ap-
pearance of a long inhabited country. The
first election of county officers has just
been held, and though women are not al
lowed to vote there, young lady was
chosen to an important position.
Miss Cora V. Diehl, register of deeds
elect for Logan county, Oklahoma. was
born in Union county, Pa, Jan. 10, 1869.
When II years old she moved with her
parents to Great Bend, Kan, where the
family lived on farm for five years. Her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
Legends Associated with the Date Palms

Legends Associated with the Date Palms.
Of the various palms the date palm Phoe-
nix dactylifers) is one of the most useful
and ornamental. The old Assyrians thought
1t was the mystical tree of life, and other
ancients considered the date the forbidden
fruit of the Garden of Eden The Greeks
were very fond of the tree, the splendid
stem of which is said to have given them the
first idea of columns They said Hercules
had brought the first palm to Greece from
the Internal regions. The Romans were
the first to give palm branches to victors
But the natives of India have woven
most legends and stories round the tree
which gives them food and shelter. The
following is one OF the most fantastic ones.
A palm grew by the side of lake in Cen
tral India Il was visible during the day,
and in the evening it vanished in the earth.
One morning pilgrim clint bed TO the top,
but the tree grew rapidly to a tremendous
height. so that the pilgrim was scorched to
death by the hot rays Of the sun. and the
palm itself was scorcheSi and died On the
spot where it had grown there stands now
the idol OF the genii of the lake called
Taroba.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
In q Cemetery.

on one OF the tombstones Won see a
couple of hands clasped, and underneath
the following inscriptions:
8 1ustsVe +, wait for theel 1863 y
.aod Elaha Il. nee B, Here am,
The disconsolate widow was :, ~
tess hurry. eyidently.-n Nessassra
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

The proposed visit OF the empress of
Austria to Jerusalem calls to mind the
TACT that no crowned woman has viewed
the holy sepulcher since the DAYS OF the
Empress Helen, the reputed discoyerer of
the cross
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
United States Minister to China.

Ex-senator Henry W. Blair, recently
nominated and confirmed as United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
THE CENTER or POPULATION.
It Has Marched Westward Steadily Along
the Thirty-ninth Parallel.

According to recent census bulletin the
center of population in the United States
rested on June 1, 1890, in southern Indiana.
at point a little west of south Of Green's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

An Ornamental Piece Of Furniture.
French styles of the period Of Louis XIV
and XVI being very fashionrhc just now
In the more elegant grades - furniture,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

to you wash with Peane It's the washing
in the old with soap and rub rub that makes the holes
in your clothes You can't get them clean without rubbing
you can't rub without wearing them month of ordinary
won't make the wear and tear of such washing
Try little Pearline-aU1toat soab The dirt comes out
easily and quickly without rubbing There's need drag
how delicate There's hard work about either
It's easy s0asAgboh for the who washes and the
things that washed It's safe washing Pearline
removes the dirt, but won't harm anything else
II PeddleE and grocs Wilt ell you"t
HANX10 fA good as" the
/A w [kl ~ peddld
e IAMEs PYLE Me-. VI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

u w Lew. Pres Aw o,txs- VIE. Dr..
A Walker. Cgshier. Krair er. Asst cs.Aier
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-13
CHAPMAN BANKING COMPANY,

Oxford RDiiding, Is7 Middle 81,
fchELAND, mAfNEs
Respectfully announces itself as organized and
prepared TO
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS,
DEAL In CHOICE INVESTMENT SECURITIES,
NEGOTIATE MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE
LOANS,
SELL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE AND
LETTERS OF CREDIT.
1t VIII receive the accounts OF Corporations,
Firms and Individuals on favorable terms, ana al
low liberal rates on time deposits. IL mas set
tsuaranty Fund Of 100000 for the exclusive
benefit of depositors.
list OF choice securities now offered for sale, and
recommended 70 conservative investors:
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$1,000 CITY Of Newark. onis. stree, %
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81 900 -. nIaTy's Township, Kss.,
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Railway and Power Co., Est Mort. :. g.
S25s00O Crnwfordsvilie, Ind, Water
100000 seiots Water Co., of Marion,
$4,000 Pierre water Work. CO., Of
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Prices on application, Correspondence invited.
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The Portland daily press., 1891-01-13

The New York Sun asserts that if the
Democratic national convention were to
meet today David B. Hill would be its nomi.
nee for President. 1t thinks the ma ority Of
tne delegation from the South would be for
MIN, while New York. New Jersey and Cor
necticut would be unanimous for him.
While Hill would undoubtedly have a strong
following the Suns prediction that he would
have walkover is too rainbow-hued Gro
yer Cleveland still lives.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-13

There is no kind of modern warfare which
Is at all comparable to the Indian fighting In
which 1t has been the fortune of the small
army maintained in the United States to be
engaged at intervals ever since its formation,
The armies of other nations are occasionally
brought into conflict with savages or semi
civilized people, but the American Indian
combines with his savage instincts, cum
ming and capacity for treachery found in no
other race. he has been armed with modern
guns, supplied with ANIMATION and pro-
vided with horses to carry him on his sud-
den dash into the heart of newly settled
communities and then galop off to almost
impregnaole fortresses among The wild and
bleak regions Of the west. The native Afri-
cans encountered by the small lands of ex-
plorers who have penetrated the Dark Con-
tlnent are neither possessed of the Indians
cunning nor are they armed as the Indian is.
They are also still in that state where the
rattle Of firearms, the flash and smoke of
powder, are something to excite terror.
Those religious fanatics, the Mahdists. in
the few encounters between them and their
British and Egyptian opponents, attacked
boldly In an open country. The folio wers of
he Mahdi displayed the same religious
frenzy and fierce hatred of their foes which
are shown by the Indians in the present
trouble but they lacked the cunning of the
American red men and they did not operate
in country which seems to have been made
especially for the surprises and hidden
movements Of savage warfare.
But the news from Pine Ridge indicates
that the Indians, this time, are to be given
no chance to adopt their usual tactics. In.
stead they are to be driven from their strong
holds In the Bad Lands by bodies of troops
which will so surround them that their only
avenue of retreat will be toward Pine Ridge
agency. Here, instead of meetinga few small
troops OF cavalry and being able to run
away to commit new depredations, they
will be forced down narrow ravine to a
point near Pine Ridge agency where a big
rifed cannon and fast speaking Hotcbkiss
and Calling guns are so placed that they can
sweep the oncoming warriors from the face
of the earth or send them back against the
line of bayonets following close behind as
the troops in the rear move forward. Bv
the time this article is read, the battle may
have been fought. II there is bat.
lie. 1t will be one of the fercest in Indian
warfare, but 1t will not be surprising If tina
indians. finding themselves surrounded.
conclude to surrender and live at the gov
ernments expense until the troops have
Deen scattered and more favorable oppor-
tunity is presented for an uprising
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-13

Senator Quay may have brought forward
his election bill because he thinks it better
than the one recently laid aside, but he
ought to know that the only effect of it can
be to obsiruct the passage of the pending
bill. Certainly Senate which is reluctant
to vote for SO mild a measure as the Lodge
bill can never be induced to vote for bill
that puts 1t In the power Of the President to
suspend the writ of habeas corpus and EN-.
ploy the army whenever he thinks 1t proper
But OF course it can bt made to use up q
great deal of time
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-13
ReaI Esrate rrnnsrara

The following transfers Of real estate in
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try Of Deeds:
.Portland-Hannah B. Mayberry to Anna A.
Mayberry. 81.
Mary Ellen Lamont to Mary A. Gallagher. 81.
Westbr00k-Frank Winship TO Joshua I. Rob.
erts. $500.
Frank Winship to Joshua T. Roberts. 81.
Sl2O. laws " 'oAn eniey'
a5 SesDsgeooAzarlah B. Chadbourne to Mary F. Adj