The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-23


WAsHINGTON, July lbs .,,:n time
within the next few days tn r, ,,,,nr
To be noise out in Westclu Is ,nsas.
ncle SANS rain-makcrs ;., ipuud
lhlthcr with provision o" r>3I. sives
sutll 'lcnt to stock Il fair sized ,.,a1o in
active operation. They take Y;i., .hcln
threcsco.e balloons, each ten ..r: N di-
amcter when expanded; likcu3,@ snout
me hundred kites Ive feet hiul;. !,eiyht
car lul! OF wooden mOrtars to Ir,. IDmbs
from, and many thousands OF ,a.4",i~ Of
dynamite. Gunpowder, nitr. y.rrjnr
ami other powerful agents ior lli!4tinv
AZURE with spasms. If ther, .g nota
second dclugc in the region r!.,usinncd
within fortnight it will not hr tpr lack
OF effort on the part Of Gen. py:r.!! Drth
and the department Of ayrcultur...
Seven thousand dollars vet i-,lA:ns of
lne $1,000 appropriated by Cou.rrsa Tor
TINS purpose. and so there is rG tlr,d To
: economlZe on the fireworks tOv ti,r IRE
lImlnary experiment. Becau-r II j. "A
matter oi history that storms have often
followed heavy cannonadny ia wuri,src.
1t has been thought desirable IL attack
the sky for this mctcorologicu. purpose
with a regular line Of battle. \ con-
|
be selected for operations, and th;. wood.
en- mortars will be planted across il in
drills. rs it were, iOr a distance nf about
two miles. They will br lom3.d with
dynamite, rackarOck aud other ~ tlprlNls
calculated to ayitate the atmosphere a.
much as possibl while at suitable IN
lcrvals OF space the balloons VIII be ar
ranged Tor ascension. simultaneously a
UlIht OF kites will be let loose in the AR.
The thrcc-scOrc balloons will in them
selves represent All extraordinary scicn-
tile novelty. They are ali Completed,
now, and each one is calculated To hold
about five hundred and twenty tive cubic
Ieet OF Gas-"ne-thrd oxygen and two
, thirds hydrogen. The oxygen is put in
first. and then the hydrogen. f.ach bal
loon upon being inflated asccnds unirr
control of Il double wire, which serves
) instead of Il rope to hold it by. when
= 1t reaches the desired height the nullou
:, "l an electric instrument on thr Mruuuu
Il is touched, a spark iyuites a fuse iu the
n balloon, and the oxygen and dy}rnGcn
q suddenly combine with Il terrific rNplo-
I sion. Experiments made within the
r last few days i'll this city show that sue,
an oN1hydrogcn balloon thu- limited
* produces really trcmcndou, d'.une-
tl)n. the cloth or paper vcssrl Itself Ap-
~ pearnI for ali instant and bN day liyht
, like ball Of fire. Few thlny> can be
u imagined more curious than tins p!lrno-
&c mcnon, which signifies that thu two "aS-
- es, at the touch Of fire, have united n
I the shape ola drop or two 81 water,
- which lluid consists OF two parts uI hv-
n drogen and one OF oxygen.
Y But, us has been said the hal!puus
will hr Dnnlpup npt n,l ~ ,yrnof !. ..,..J
= OF which will be held by Il doubled wire
e instead of Il string. Their tails w,il car
~ dynamite and other explosives. which
, will be set oil in the same WAY iy the
, electric spark. Meantime, while the
ONvhydrogcn bags explode and the kite
tails 90 bang, the buried morlaro viii
, vom't forth r.rnarOck to the heavens a..
! along the twO-m,le line. For AZ !casl
two. and possibly three, days tflr racket
| Will Dc kept up. Then the c'.pr,j,tiru
$ wlll hoist its umbrellas and calu.iN await
n the downpour, consoled tor tie iitrJn-
r vcnlcncc by the acclamalions + the AZ
= rlcultural population.
1t must not be supposed. .auw"vrr,
that this lombard ncnt OF thu heavens
, will be conducted without scicni, .ic meth
!, J, cd. Before it is begun the obs, rvrr$ of
Il the expedition will ascend in II ,u.tAl,Ic
c balloon, and find out by the W., ;',v NY
I grOmCtcr works at what level Il" r,,,Ip.
: >ivcS may he most advantageous, : 50 of.
e II they discover the greatest n,Inunl Di
;, moisture at an elevation of one U,Aud
= five hundred feet, that is the st.a,llm OF
c air III which they want to W" l'he
Il theory of the matter no one pr ami, %
: understand very thoroughly, ,ll Il -
II imagined that the artificial cola ',I,j... IT.
$ tlOn, as scientific men would g., 'u!&rs
Il sort OF vortex or hole in tn, ..", u};O
which the heavier moist parti, "Ian
r 50 as to occasion condensation ,,g, ere.
: ClpitatIOu of ram. IL is surH .,,,i yt.O
that the small part lies Of wa" unaic
, DY the explosion OF the comb l.!,, ~. y
e gen and hydrogen form sort 80, i..;4
e Tor other PARTICLES TO gath, nu,G..
; Another important idea is thu -. .,i,'-
> cry PARTICLES i'll the atmospht bag
= heavier than the rest Oft air ...t ," t,, .
: en- out OF 1t by concusson ant ,.l,,l
the earth.
| 1t the efficacy Of explosive ,,.r-
= ducing rain is proved, it is su, . l..a
C farmers will make it their ...s. %
Il establish dctOnating plants. q ,n;y.n,
iOt the purpose balloons, kit. urr,.r
: bombs, Or what not. The l. 49,. 80
be used in the approaching Go "a,, j.
trials cost about $22 apiece, l. '.n..<.
i pcnsc cntailed for score or =. .jt.,sr
would he of no consequence t., , :l.-,~...!
Tor which sin-le good shoN u,li,
Il signify $4,000 or even 81 ...,.G ct
g value.
Il They All DoIt.
; GREENWOOD, =. c., July r,'n
L. an authentic source your CO. r.':,p n'.i
'e ent has ascertained that the trD"!HH
a State officials en- Joy the felicity ending
"a on free railroad passes Of the :, NuWjuI
Is numbers: Lieutenant Govetr.r +. T..
Gary, No ii; j. W. Gray, No J.. }. r..
at Tndal, No 4; DR.. Samson Pop, Ao r.,
H. Gen. w. III. Elerbp, No =; Col !. Gary
lg Watts, NO III; Cole Brase has "n'. Drtt
IT. the number could not be asccs l,uurd,
id so also has Representative jHnn K.
rs Harrison, of Greenvillr, and DR., !uller,
I'd of I.aurens, who came here on The 4th
vs to attend the big Alliance meeting.