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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
TWO FACTIONS EXACTLY TIED.
DaItonites and the Antis Come Out Even in
St. Louis Primaries.


St. Louis Primaries.
ST. LOUIS April 2S.-In the primaries
held in this city for the selection of dele
gates to the various Democratic conventions,
soon to be held, the contest was between
Richard Dalton, candidate for Governor,
allied with C. HI. Jones, editor of the ST.
Louis Republic, candidate for delegate at
large. Both are supported by the present
city government, under Mayor Noonan,
whose following is locally known as "De
PUSH" and Charles c. Mofit, candidate for
delegate at large, supported by Governor
Francis.
The result is the Dalton ticket has 29
delegates and the anti-Daltons 29 This
division affects only the conventions to
select national delegates and a Guber-
material candidate. In the Court of Appeals
Convention the St. Louis delegation will be
solid for Henry W. Bond and in the Su-
preme Judicial Convention solid for George
A. Madill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
Indiana Republicans Getting Uneasy

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2a- Especial ] -
Republican leaders are uneasy as to the out
look for Harrison's denomination. 1t was
learned to-day that Consul General New
had been sent for, and that he would leave
London for home in few days, aud take
the management of Harrison's forces for
the Minneapolis Convention. He will also
resign from the National Republican Com
mittee, and his successor is named here
either as e1-Congressman Pierce or O. W.
Fairbanks
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
Postoffices for the Alaskan Coast,

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-[ Special j
Early in May Major Seybold, Postofice In
spector, in charge of San Francisco. will
leave that city for trip to inspect the
postal service Of Alaska Fifteen hundreds
miles of the Alaskan coast have of necessity
been without postofices, hitherto, and the
requests Of the salmon Gamers have caused
directions to be sent from the Department
to see what can be done for their convent
ence
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
Paving for Pos.ofnc. Flags.

WASHINGTON, April 2s,-[Special ALI
of the employees at the Goshen, Ind, post
Office lately Joined the postmaster in con-
tributing a fine 6x1o flag, with a staff,
to be placed over the entrance of the office
The display of flags at postoffices, as re-
quested by the Postmaster General some
time ago. has become general, and favorite
method seems to be for the employees to
unite in defraying the cost of putting them
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29

Harrison, Mrs Mckee, Senator and Mrs.
Cameron, Senator and Mrs Dolph, Repre-
sentative Dalsell, Mrs. Dalxel1, Miss Ma
gee, Of Pittsburg; Judge Logan and Mrs.
Logan, of Philadelphia, and Judge Harry
White, of Indiana county, Pa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29

Nearly one thousand adlets under To Let
Rooms and Wanted Boarders for the month
ending April "a, in the cent a word adver-
tising columns of THE DISPATCH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
A Dinner at Congressman Huff,s.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-[Specid IAN
elegant dinner was given to few friends
by Representative Huff, of Greensburg,
this evening The guests were President
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-26
A GIRL OF THE LONG AGO.

An old man sits at eventide when the summer,s
sun is low;
his thoughts, like birds of beauteous wing. 90
back TO the long ago;
No looks upon golden tress which like sun.
beam lies
IN his wrinkled palm, and tears will start un.
hidden to his eyes.
The tress recalls girlish form; he sees IL
through his tears:
A merry voice rings out from where are
grouped the vanished years;
hes, from the past two eyes look forth with
lovelght all aglow,
And now before him stands once more a girl of
the long ago.
you'd smile to SEQ her standing 'mong the
maidens Of today,
Her garments of quaint old STYLE forever
passed away,
And In the attic, hid away-a secret its. Won
know
Is an old, old dress, tho wedding gown of a girl
OF long ago.
There are silver buckles on her shoes, dainty
little pair:
The old, old man looks down and smiles, as IL
they're really there;
He saw them trip the Money Musk" when the
harvest moon was low.
what said he on the homeward ride to that
girl Of the long ago?
No matter what; the wedding bells rang 10y
ously one morn
When DER the clover came the wind TO kiss the
silken corn,
And he who oft with beating heart had plaved
the boyish beau
Stood up and blushed beside his bride-the girl
Of the long ago.
Methinks that while he sits and rocks. with
life at its decline,
Still for his eyes and his alone her silver buckles
shine;
cannot tell you when she died; this only do
know
She is his bride today as when he won her long
ago.
little miss steals forth sometimes and climbs
upon his knee:
Her fingers smboth his snowy locks, her eyes
are fair to see;
He kisses her with youthful zest. his own eyes
all aglow,
Because she is the image Of girl of the long
ago.
It. Q. Harbaugh in Good Housekeeping
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-26

4 The Largest and Safest Harbor Pacific M
al The Greatest Area of adjacent Agricultural Land It'll
The Most Magnificent Forests Timber n World H.
I'll The Finest Natural Townsite and Water Front I'll
III Immense Veins of the Coal in the Ill
Mountains of First-cIass Iron Ore @
I'll Silver, Lead Gold 4
Extensive Ouarries of Blue Sandstone for Building I'LL
He Lime in Immense Quantities 4
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01
'sT. LOUIS CARNIVAL.
MARKED INCREASE IN THE At
TENDANCE AND ENTHO-
sIASMAT THE EXPOSITION.
ARRANGEMENTS for the Yelled Prophets
Reception, Parade and bali
tionally Low Railroad Rates

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2a.-The Exposition
has now been open about one-thiro VI
its ninth ason and the attendance up
to date is by far the best on record
Gilmore's magnificent band OF 100
pieces is giving four concerts daily,
and although there are 1000 seats IN
the Music hall, vacant seat during
any portion of any one of the concerts
is very un usuaI. The general features OF
the Expo sition are voted by visitors from
all parts of the country, as well as from
Europe, as remarkable both for their
beauty and co.stliness and also for the
great variety, so many attractions hav-
irg been rarel y collected together in
one building. The exhibits of manu-
featured goods. of electrical and me
,-hanical tl.iunphs and high class
,,., r,ss of art are all first class; and
anv one depart ment would provide
first ell. ,ss Expo sition.
rho mo vt illul nination will be given
q, Thursday, Sept 80, when all the
oI.c,ric,l nan, ,ra. ma and pyrotechnic
d;snIavs will be in full working order
The carnival will be at ITS height
at the opening OF october Tor
on the afternoon of ocI 'ne
Yelled Prophet will arriv. py poa' anu
be received by a strong mil. 'ary guard
Heretofore the Yelled Proph e' mas ar
rived secretly and has not be IN seen
until he appeared in the parade, -"
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

made use OF. At the present day it
is almost invaiibly used instead OF
hydrogen, gas, though it is much
heavier, ms it is cheaper and is easier
to procure in any quantity.
1t was obvious from the first that bal
looms would not be of any great practi
cal use unless means could be devised
for propelling and steering them. and
inventors, therefore soon turned their
attention to the subject. In the Illus
tration OF an airship DESIGNED in l 1S4
b. NJ. Bot Paris, it will be noticed
that the ship is fitted with a sail.
which could have no effect on vessel
floating in the air.
Many attempts have been made to
use wingless oars or paddles for row.
ing balloons through the air. The
Dolphin was to have been worked in
this way. The propellers were set
like fins near the head OF the fish
shaped balloon, and weret to be worked
by levers extending down to the car.
The construction OF the Dolphin was
commenced in 1917 by Mr.. S. Paul
ly, the money required which amount
I'd to 10000. being found by Mr..
Oars Egg, a gunmaker well known at
the time, The envelope was made OF
gold beater's skin, and the fins
and rudder O! silk and whalebone.
The completion OF ths apparatus was
protracted by 6issensions between
tho propristor,, and eventually both
died without the machine being finish.
ed, soms considerable progress must,
howsvss, have ~ ,asds, ~ tlsksss
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

inve tor, who states in his speciiica-
ton that vacuum balloon ~ not nm
impOssib.lity. He gives calculations
which. ii there be no flaw IN them.
show that n vessel can be constructed
weighin, lS5 tons and capable OF
raising fifty tons more than its own
weight when three-quarters OF the air
is pumped ont oi it.
As il well known. the first balloon
ascent was that OF NJ. Pilatre de Ro-
zer, in Montgoliler's fire balloon,
which took place on Oct. 10, 1888.
The air in the balloon was raritied by
II fire beneath it, and the neronnut
mouth. The ascent on this occhs on
was limited to height OF n ont eighty
feet by ropes, but month later, on
Nov. 81, the same gentleman ascend
ed with companion in fire balloon
and descended in safety some five
miles from the place where he started.
Several ascents were afterwHrd made
in fire balloons, but before long they
were abandoned, owing to accidents
having occurred through their becom-
in. limited.
Though the use OF hydrogen gas as a
means for raisin. lalloens was pro-
posed as early as 1167 by DR.. William
Black OF Edinburgh no attempt was
made to utilize it except for toy bal
looms until August, 1888. when NM.
Charles and Robert sent up large
balloon from Paris. The balloon rose
to height OF 5000 feet. and fell fif-
teen miles away in the country, where
it caused great CONSERVATION among
| the inhabitants, who imagined it to
be- OF supernatural origin. On Dec. l OF
the same year the makers OF the bal
loon a cended in it from the Tuieries,
and descended safely after Il journey
| OF about three miles.
Before tho end OF the last century
| it was known that II gas could he
obtained from coal which was lighter
| than air, and its use for aeronautical
purposes was proposed as early ms
1855 by Tiberius Cavallo. 1t was
not. however, employed, except on a
small scale, till much later. owing to
the difficulty of making it in sufficient
quantity. When al Gag came into
use as an luminint at the beginning o.
this century, it was available for
aeronautical purpos 5, and was soor
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

constructed II model some 20 feet
long, which was worked by small
steam engine The apparatus was eX-
hibited in New York and worked sue
cess ully. but no attempt seems to
have been made by this inventor to
construct II balloon large enough TO
carry human being. Another model
was made by Frenchmhn, Nj. Jul
lien, In 1880, whicn worHeu success,
fully, and was exhibited in PARIS at
the Hippodrome. Two years later It
balloon was made by Giifard, which
could he propelled through the AR on
n calm day, and could be steere sat
isfactorily in n strong wind, though IL
could not be propelled Lirectly AGAINST
it. During Il! siege OF PARIS ordinary
balloons were i.luch used Tor carrying
10, ,rs, etc, and before the seise was
raisaa N. Dupuy de Lorne was IN
$3.50, the Gov, rrnment with Inc
"eu os nav, liable one. Inc
,a,,'; howe, en- pf'ore
wn. terminated, 20 o,, onward nm
,,.,, co,,p,.. cd II W. $50 n in 1T
ia arb ~. oil with ai,,, m. ex-
.rnrt.,n, tba screv nroneller. ~, I,
,,ar;,n.nt nrovipg fairiv successf,.
bnnsh the stren,th OF the ,
80 was insufficient to cause |
II 70 travel M any great pace.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01
TO SAIL IN TIE CLOUDS.
STRANGE AIN SHIPS WHICH IN
VENT BRAINS HAVE DE-
SIGNED.
Tho Problem Of PropulsIon--The
Frenchmen Take TO II. and
Have Butt Soma Prom
lsin8 Machines.

The recent experiments with bal
looms intended for use in war, and the
preparations ofmany inventors toex-
hihit their airships at the Worlds
Fair, show that the myriad failures
and many fatalities which have mark
ed the history of aerial navigation
have not discouraged ambitious men,
who see fortune OF tame in the solu-
tion OF this problem. 1t has been full
OF fascination, and its record teens
with interesting adventure.
Soon after the publication OF Tor
ricells discovery that air was weight,
it occurred to another Italian-Fian-
cesco Lana-that it would be possible
Tor body to rise in the mir, provided
it weighed less than the air it displac-
ed. He accordingly proposed to make
AN aerial vessel to be raised by means
of globes from which the air was ex-
hausted. In his design tine wicker
Work ear is attached to four large
spheres OF copper, and n stall is fixed
In the centre. We have no
record of the apparatus having been
constructed, and it is quite GER
tam that it was not successful.
theoretically. there is no reason why
balloon should not be constructed
on the vacuum principle, though it is
donht'ui II even Mt the present day
Ne7sei touid be built sufficiently strong
10 Withstand the pressure of the at
mosphsre and ut the same time srtIi-
light to rise. Nevertheless, n
TENT was granted last year TO nm
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

TX OF his appreciation of the Ok
MIA vary attractions this year he
traordi. by water and will hold a re-
will arriv, Exposition building dur
ccption at tn ION. Yelled Prophets
ing the aftern. t. 4, when there will
day is Tuesday, o. crowds in st. Louis
be one of the largest ern city. The
ever collected in Yves. '-ept n secret,
details of the parade are h, that the
but it is generally known " this
pareant will be much more cost. tx
wear than ever before, and as over
miles of streets will be illuminated on
Yelled Prophets night the combined
attractions will be magnificent to de-
gree.
All the railroads are making very
low rates to St. Louis and intending
visitors should apply Mt once to the
nearest station agent to ascertain on
what days round trip tickets can be OBJ
tanned.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

We nre coming TO believe in re-
Lcaling " tn wrong more than in
punitive methods and though no one
thinli3 'ha; society as now constructed
can hc fully rcgenerated /, is posi-
be 10 do n great deal more toward
realizing that end than has vet been
undertaken In ancient Sparta laws
we, c made for the Interests OF society.
They were severe. but they did not
permit liberty which was harmful
10 others
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

TIE gardening OF America is dis
,inct from the gardening OF every
other land N n Thousand particulars,
inc dent 10 dlnc oncc in latitude, at
mosphcric Influences etc. This is
why the horticultural books and peri
odica.s OF that great garden land.
] ng and are o. little use as close
gud cs in this country. During the
emily sett emcnt OF America our pco.
pie Numbered along by adopting the
met obs and materials in gardening
of all Europe but by TO day there has
been worked out u distinctive Ameri-
eau systcm.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

About fifteen years ago tho
Pennsylvania railroad began tho ex-
pertinent OF using metal ties in place
OF wooden ones The officers OF tho
company have come 10 the conclusion
that lhcsc tic, are Of no account and
have ordered that they shall be re-
placed with the old style wooden ties.
OJhcr rual, wh!ch have tried them
seem To meet with lit;Ie better c.
GEES. 1t is impossible TO get the
metal ties 10 tlkc hold OF the ballast
and for that reason they get out oil
line und give trouble.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

emitting the holders to view the ma
chine were printed; on them was
picture, OF which the illustration is
copy.
Some inventors have even recently
proposed to use wings or paddles,
worked mechanically. In the speciii-
cation OF a patent applied for last
year for insta0ee, is described canoe
shaped balloon with self-feathering
paddles. driven by steam or eiectfi-
city. Though it is quite possible, that
wings or paddles might successfully DE
used, the machinery for operating
them is necessarily more complicated
than that requirei for turning "A screw
D, opeller. and, there ore, TIN latter is
almost invariably now employ ed
The FIRST successfully propelled oai-
loon seems to have been that OF iinins
Porter, an American, who, IN lcoo'
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

FLORISTS have made many incTec.-
unl attempts 10 produces green roses
rounds Of the papers 10 the eject that
ar eastern rorist by the use OF chem
ical iertili ers had produced roses
-. L----- -.--'- l.,i tho ..----
never verified. a green rose would
be OF no value were II produced. The
beauty Of II rose lies in The difference
between lis co,or nnd the plants
leaves and green roses would scarce
ly 10 distinguished from SO many
leaves
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

TIE conservatism OF lifelong farm
crs is proverbal. No need to caut. GA
them to be slow in making consider
nb'e changes But there are many
now men IN tho business and to them
the breeching ANA hold back straps
nrc sonnet mes rs useful as they are 10
the inc per,encci everywhere. When
new departure is ma "a it should DO
on small scale at first with close
follow ny OF tho Old methods rs re-
CARDS the mass OF farm work In
that way II tn, now venture does not
pay rs expected. NOBODY will be
seriously hurt
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

TIE people OF 1892 may have ships
made o. who knows what? aud pro.
pc led by forces that evei Edison or
Icszla does not know anything about
We don't know what kind OF ocean
ships Or air ship- they will have
Nobody knows But we all know
that each generation smiles or laughs
Mt the things OF previous generations
without ever thinking that unborn
generations Will smile at It's things.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

49,

propeller was driven from cranks
worked by the feet of the operator
like those OF n bicycle. The speed Mt
tanned was about ten miles an hour.
Thou h the problem OF navigating
balloons has not ns yet been com
pletely so we'd, great advances have
been made i'll the last few years, md
it is certain that in the future naviga-
BILE balloons will be largely employed
in war even ii 10 other use is found
for them.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

The Cypress of Chinese Women.
The Chinese mother is not educated.
Few of them can read. 1T is common
for Cinnamon to nave two or three
wives. When you 90 to his house you
do not see his wife. She does not
come to the table. She is - servant.
a friend OF mine was invited to II
Chimes. dinner in Shanghai. lie was
greeted by four Cinnamon and pretty,
pr nted and silly women VINO begged
presents OF rings and breastplns from
the cuests-teased them Tor trinkets.
The next day he spoke OF meeting
some Chinese gentlemen and their
wives.
"Wives?" exclaimed his friend. mo,
they were not wives. They were play
things-polygamous wives, taken in
to their own families with the consent
of the downlrodden wife. Such NOR
monism is customary among rich
Chinese in Shanghai, Canton and Han
kow and other large Chinese cities"
There ia no caste now in China ex-
cept tbs caste caused by small feet.
| So every woman who prstends to
rsspsctability must daforni her feet,
The fashionable husband counte'
uauces ths dsisrrai.y bsSSusuit makes
| his wtfe too helplees 30 walk "4nd u
hssrs hst ous 9! ;s,sshisi. "-.Ssw xoss
IAN,
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01
a LOVE TAIL

SHOW ING THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLISH oRruo.
CRAFTY.
pret' v made went ont won day,
Twas in The summer thyme,
But II style maid avs to say;
. "Ah, know! i cannot cline"
Then in the would suppose We wrest
: Sew ! made haste To- say
''And wen the son is inn the west
Wheel take our homeward weigh"
Her check was read her smile was suite,
Soft shown her eyes OF blew
And threw the grass her dainty feat
Seemed just a, II they tiue.
Then boulder groan. my love i tollcd
| offered larI and hand:
And W tn n wiring of Iurest gold
l ceiled loves mystic banned.
E L. Corbett in Life
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

MORAL beauty comprises two dis
tust elements equally but adversely
beautiful Justice and charity. respect
and love OF men. He who expresses
in his conduct justice ana charity. ac-
composites the most beautiful OF all
works Tho good man is, in his way.
The greatest o. all artists
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01
NO POLES IN c INA.
Why Telegraph Wires IN the Fiowery
kingdom Go Cndergro und,

Why Telegraph Wires IN the Flowery
Kingdom co Underground.
There are no telegraph poles in
China. Not because there are no
telegraph lines, nor yet because there
are not wood suitable for poles.
Strangely enough, says the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, the reason il purely
religious. The Chinese worship their
dead fathers and grandfathers, and
in regard the resting place OF theic
remains as so sacred that they deem
it sacrifice to allow Il shadow to be
cast upon their Graves.
When the linemen OF the first
Chinese telegraph companies bean
operations they were greatly embar-
raised in their operations by crowds
OF inhabitants who followed them
about and with the most frirhttrl
blasphemies, cut down the poles rs
fast az hey were erected. For some
time o.xulanatio on could be obtained.
nut at Inst the working parties dis
covered that III more thIckly settled
districts OF the Celestial Empire graves
we're everywhere to ba found. and
scarcely II pole could be erected any
where but that Mt some time oil the
dnv it cast a shadow on n grave.
The difficulty was insuperable. and
the Chinese government, anxious rs
it was to render assistance, stood
powerless. So nil the wires Went I'M
dereround and it is said the system
proved perfectly efficient.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

Il Kentucky tho public school
teachers are not paid fixed salnry
but receive so much for each pupil.
his plan has one good effect that OF
stimulating teachers 10 secure schol-
mrs and thus extend the benefits OF
education out some have been found
max n5 false returns
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

TIT sleeping car is provided with
ABOUT every luxury that can reasona-
by be asked for excepting fresh air
nnl now it is proposed TO provide that
without eytr'. charge. This is prog
rcss in the right direction.
The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01
MExlCAH CPAI.S.
Who're They Are Found and How |
They Are Finished. |

Who're They Are Found and How
They Are Finished.
The opals are found embedded in a
tough, red porphyrJ-like rock, an |
this opal rock runs in veins, which
have thus far been found in only two
Mexican States. Queretaro and
Guerrero, the former on the Atlantic
slope, the latter hundreds OF miles
away, bordering on the Pacific. Tine
German capitalists, who have re-
ceived n considerable sum and bought
the opal mines, evidently think the
deposits are limited and that they
can control the product OF the country.
The old method OF mining opals was
n novel one.
Mexican owners OF the mines or
veins would give to any one the privil-
ege o! going into the mine and digging
for himself at SO much per day or
week. This custom prevailed until
quite recently, and Americans, hiring
a squad OF poems and taking tools,
would 20 out and do days m ming,
paying So for the privilege. There
was enough OF speculation and I'M
certainty about such expeditions to
make them entertaining.
The opal which could he got for rs
cents now brings from So to $40, ac-
cording to the anxiety OF the pur-
chaser.
Not until it has been out OF the
mine several months can any just
estimate of n stones value be formed.
Probably three-fourths OF Mexican
opals crack during the period OF
seasoning, and then they are worth
little or nothing. These native lapi-
diaries and experts have n way of con-
cealing defects and enhancing the
lustre by boiling the stones in oil, and
many opals are sold fresh from this
treatment, only to disappoint the
buyer few months later. Mexicans
do his SO well that they even deceive
those who are experts in gems.