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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11
MAINMAKING a LUXURY.
Artificial Rain Can Be Produced, but It
Costs Too Much Per Drop.

Artificial Rain Can Be Produced, but It
Costs Too Much Per Drop.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-John Fl. P. King, Of
Washington, D. c., representing number
of Chicago capitalists who interested them
selves IN the artificial ranmaking process,
arrived at the Great Northern Hotel ysster-
day from San Antonio, where he has been
watching the experiments made.
From a scientific point of view the in
ventor of the process has scored success"
he said; 'from the practical point OF view,
however, the invention is a failure. That
is the opinion which have reached You
can produce rain, but not in sufficient
quantities to warrant the investment
of money. The tests made we're
most thorough. The men interested
used IL, 900 pounds OF roselite powder, one
of the most powerful explosives; they sent
up balloons and exploded them at distances
OF from 1000 leet to one mile When
clouds were present little water ould
be knocked out of them. But, as have
said, it tell in such small quantities that 1t
does not look as il it could be turned into
any practical value. Therefore, the results
of the experiments would not justify the
expenditure by private personS !"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

the pale woman, whose sun of en- pire set
forever many years ago at Sedan, and
whose last tie to earth was broken when the
Prince Imperial perished in the Zulu wars
Once the best-dressed woman In Europe,
Eueenie is now always habited in black.
Her old friends, somehow. seem to have
forgotten her-al except q very few.
sne is no longer spoken Of even in Imperi-
slln circles In France as the Empress; she
is now ''the fatal woman" Such is the ef-
teot of misfortune. She travels in
Eoropei goes to Paris, Venice and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

NHeS'
dangled twig of nobility ever since she
returned from Lun'non this fall. Papa
bought him, they say; his name IS Lord
no, won't give 1.-THE exposure would. be
altogether too mean. He sat beside her In
the front of her box, and even from where
we sat among the populace we could plainly
distinguish that he appeared to be simply
shriyeled all around the edges. Charles
said his blood hadn't reached his extremi-
ties for ever so many years, and suggested
that one of nv remarks might bring 1t to
the surface. Not understanding, l let this
pass and watched Milford languidly leave
his seat and Slip back into the box. The
girl with the bored look stopped, picked up
a bit ot dog snG sat him down rather hard
in the vacated chair. Then she unbeut .
little, turned atfably toward the canine and
began to talk to him as il she appreciated 9
possible interchange of ideas By and by
he jumped into her lap, and she actually
kissed him, and we felt sorry Tor any
woman in her Madison avenue shoes.
l can tell you why women are SO fond OF
dogs It's because they haven't anything
else to take the place of the idea they rep
resent. Now, don't need dog-not while
have Charlie.
Born so Years Old.
The buds are beginning to blossom at
high teas and receptions and coming out
balls at Sherry's and Ders, and the merry
farce goes on as usual between the girls and
hard old world.
Budsl Debutantesi Why, these girls
were born so years old They can walk
down a crowded room with all the eclat and
neglige of manner of the oldest married
woman in society. and can listen to .
Frenchman with the artificial smile OF Ber-
nard-Beere as he "whispers soft nothings
in her ear. 1 couldn't do that, and writa
for the newspapers, too. But. thank the
kind-hearted editors, nobody knows the real
name OF CARRIE CARELESS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

Estranged and divorced from her husband,
torn from her son, the boyish Alexander,
and iorsaken by the people who once wor-
SHIPPED her, Natalie finds a melancholy
pleasure in occasionally returning from her
exile in Southern France to revisit old
scenes in Servia, where she may revive the
memories OF dead passions and satisfy
mothers love by stolen glimpse of her son.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11
EVERY DAY SCIENCE.
Efficiency of Electric Lights as At
fected by the Coating.
TAKING FOOD BEFORE RETIRING.
The Future Of Aluminium in Making Horse
shoes and Microscopes.
TRANSFERRING WRITING TO IRON
iwnITTEN FoR rHr nrspIrcv,

iwRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcH.r
The blackening of incandescent lamp
bulbs, and the consequent deterioration oi
the quantity of light, is pronounced by q
leading electrical journal to be one of the
most practical questions with which cleo
trio light engineers have to deal. The or
dinary efficiency of the incandescent lamp
NAV be calculated on the basis that if the
life be limited to the time when the lamps
give 70 per cent of their initial CANDLE
power, the average death is at 450 hours,
while so per cent as limit cuts them off at
800 hours, and go per cent at 180 hours. In
the course of late investigations 1t was
found that the lamps which were the least
blackened were those exhausted by meehan-
ical pumps, hence it is inferred
that exhaustion by mercury has a
deleterious effect 1t was also found
that the absorbing power of the coating
itselfis sufficient to account for a very con-
siderable falling off in the candle power.
The effect of the "age coating" as the
black deposit on the bulb is called, is to
dim the lamp without appreciably changing
the quality Of the light. This means that
quantity changes and quality remains, so
that if a given number of candles is esti-
mated for the lighting of room, the
amount Of light decreases 10 per cent after
$50 hours use of the lamps One sugges-
tion arising out of Prot. Nichols statement
that ''the rate of deposit of the coating in
incandesceut lamp bulbs is greatest in the
early part OF the life of the lamp" is that
such notifications in the manufacture of
the lamp should be made that the manufact-
urer should'not send the filament out in
bulb till all the conditions of early life
have been passed; in other words the par
ticles from the flament should be disinte-
grated before, not after the use in a bulb
A life of 500 hours ought then to be at
tanned, and a rate of blsekening and dim
mutton OF light much slower than at
present secured
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11
A Bust of Harrison.

A magnificent bust of the President of
the United States is to be chiseled out Of
block of anthracite, FIVE feet square and
weighing five tons. which was quarried
from the Bennett Vein, Plymouth, Pa
This unique work of art will be exhibited at
the Chicago Fair.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11
MUSCLE FOR A BEAU.
Feminine Hearts Thrill at the Sight
of the Football Heroes.
NOT EXACTLY AP0LL0S EITHER.
A Woman Loves Dog Pecause BE Stands
for BraEn if Not Brain.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DEBUTANTES
NOT EXACTLY APOLLOS EITHER.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DEBUTANTEs
rcoaRrsroNpExcE OF THE prsPIrcz =,

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPArcH1
NEW YORK, Dec 10-I wish Yale and
PEinceton would never play another game
of football in New YORK L don't like to
see men-real, live gorgeous men-just
once year, and have only the memory Of
them to love during the next 1854 days.
Perhaps am a blood-thirsty pagan, but
couldn't control a queer e1ultans
thrill when any one of those long
haired giants seized the ball and
dashed toward the goal, knowing that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11
Comparing Gable and Electric Roads.

At recent street railway convention
some instructive figures were given in a
paper on the relative cost and results of
cable and electric roads Comparison was
made of an average cable road with an aver
age electric road, both located in the same
city, both of the same magnitude, both
spending the same for fuel and labor and
neither using trail cars. Each. road was re-
garded as typical of its class. The compar-
son resulted in showing that the cable road
had .S5 penny greater fixed charges per
mile than the electric. The gross receipts
of the cable road were cent per car mile
larger than in the electric road; but, re.
sorting to the comparison by figure Of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11
Experimental aluminium Horseshoes.

Experimental aluminium Horseshoes.
Captain E. Lambart, in writing on the
subject of the recent experiments with
aluminium horseshoes in the Finland Dra-
goons, says that at the end of six weeks it
was found that the aluminium shoes lasted
better and preserved the foot more
thoroughly than the iron ones The former
are only one-third to one-fourth the weight
OF the latter. Their cost is certainly greater;
but this is to some extent compensated for
by the facts that very little charcoal is re-
qulrcd in shoeing, that there is no loss in
weight, and that the value of the old metal
is the same as that of the new. In making
the shoes some skill is required, as the forg-
ing must be done at low bIt exactly regu-
lated temperature. Taking into considera-
tion the Importance of ligh shoes, especially
for horses doing fast work. and the ad-
advantage Of being able to carry large
number of spare shoes on a campaign with
out increasing the load of the wagon, and
lastly, the probability of fall in the price
of aluminium, Captain Lambart thinks it
safe to predict the general introduction of
ALUMINIUM for the shoes of cavalry and
artillery horses in the near future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

The place to buy diamonds, watches,
avenus. Our stock is unsurpassed in the
city, and our prices will please. Call and
see for yourself. Store open evenings till
Christmas
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

merit" the ratio was nearly as three to four
in favor of the electric road. The total in
vestment in the case of the cable road was
2H times the total investment of the
electric road. It is believed that cable
road practice has reached the stage where
but little room Is left for improvement,
and, on the other hand, the possibilities in
the development of electrical systems of
traction are infinite. 1t is authoritatively
stated that SO per cent of the electric roads
in the United States report dividends of
from to - per cent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

DR., sIEeERT's Aneostura Bitters, indorsed
py physicians for purity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

NERVOUS headaches promptly cured by
Bromo-Seltzer-l0c bottle.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

pered had not the open immortality of the
court and the imbecilitysof the Government
made path for the revolution. Her four
daughters are forever shut out of the sue
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21
A New Deal Called For.

The Banner and Memphis Scimitar
are giving out some wise counsel to
the hot-headed leaders OF both fac
tons of the Democratic party who
are conducting an acrimonious cam
paign. A blind man can't help see
ing the dangerous tendencies of such
proceedings as have characterized
county conventions up to date.
Moreover, Gov. Buchanan's late in
terview leaves no doubt as to what
will be his course in the event that
Judge Turney receives the nomina-
ton, by any method, or under any
circumstances, which his friends can
torture into unfairness. Therefore ii
becomes Judge Turney's friends to SO
conduct their side of the campaign as
to leave no excuse or pretext what
ever for boiling. 1t has been sug.
gested that the executive committee
be called together to make a new
deal, disregarding any action that
has been taken in the several coun
ties, and order primaries all over the
State to elect delegates, and send I'M
instructed delegations to the State
convention.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21
Mr.. Leeoh a Candidate for Delegate.

The following is from the Ameri-
can of April 90:
"The latest announcement of can
didacy for delegate from this Con
gresslonal district is Hon. II. N.
Leech, OF GAINESVILLE, Democrat OF
ability, courage and orthodoxy. He
has been consistent friend of the
candidacy of Grover Cleveland, and
If sent to Chicago would cast his vote
for the great ex- President"
All the American says about Mr..
Leech is true, and if the Democrats
of the Sixth district want Mr.. Cleve-
land nominated they can't do any
better than send Herbert Leech, and
if they don't want Cleveland they
had better not send Leech, because
he can raise more sand for his man
in convention than any man in the
State, regardless of size, and sleep
sound on it at night without a single
headache.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21
Tennessee Wants no Instructed Delega



tion.
There will be Il desperate effort
made to have the State Convention,
May 26, send an instructed delega-
ton to Chicago for Mr.. Cleveland.
This will be a fatal mistake, serving
only to intensity the acrimony and
bitterness that have been unwisely
injected into the State campaign ;
widening the breach with al
ready threatens dangerous split in
the party. The proper thing is to let
the delegates from the several Con-
gressional districts select the dele
gates from their several districts rep
resenting the sentiment of the Peo-
pie as near az possible and send them
uninstructed to exercise their own
Judgment in doing what may appear
best after arriving on the ground and
learning something of the political
feeling in other States. Then if Ten
noSJGt Is Llttttu, anu Jul uol'SotSo
think it wise to nominate Mr.. Cleve-
land, he will certainly get this State,
and the action of the delegation will
give more general satisfaction, and
have no bad effect upon the State cam
paign. Judge Turney has nothing to
gain by an instructed delegation to
Chicago, nor will such an action inn
prove Mr.. Cleveland's chances in
carrying the State. 1t is OF more inn
portance to the people of Tennessee
that we have a vigorous State ad
ministration than that Mr.. Cleve
land or any other particular man be
nominated at Chicago. 1t is of more
importance to Democrats, in and on
of the Alliance, that this State b'
saved from Republican control thar
n il that either Cleveland, Turney
or buchanan be nominated.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21
W. w. BARKsDALE. PROPRIETOR.

The election and bitter contest in
Louisiana is over, and the Foster
anti-lottery ticket was elected by
about 10000 votes. There were five
tickets in the field, two Democratic,
two Republican and one Alliance or
Peoples party.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21

The fight made against Gov. Gray
in Indiana by Mr.. Cleveland's friends
to have the convention instruct for
the OK. President over Mr.. Gray, is
not likely to produce that harmony
needed to carry the State for Mr.
Cleveland should he be the nominee.
The proper thing was to let Gray have
his State, which would finally give
II to Cleveland. Gray is a strong
man in Indiana, and his friends will
certainly resent the action OF the
Cleveland men in indianapolis.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21

The Appeal Avalanche has dis
covered that the Wyoming delega-
ton favors Hill. We thought the
mugwump press had effectually kill
ed off Hill some time ago and that
he was not to appear before the
Chicago convention unless to nomi'
nate Mr.. Cleveland. But still they
give him ~ votes from New York,
from Wyoming, while he has one
third of the delegation from Massa'
chusett5, perhaps half of Nebraska
with Mississippi, Connecticut, Ohio
Georgia and North Carolina not YET
heard from. The press should lei
Hill alone and let him stay dead.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21

Children like to take &c. = g.,
Certain Chill Cure" the pleasant and
Guaranteed cure for Fevtr,. Ague ahd
Malaria--better than Qu'nihe' sou
by owen Il Moore.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21

paper ever enjoyed in this section.
But the time has come when it should
find a place in every home in this to-
bacco district, among people who
have trade intercourse with the city
of GAINESVILLE. 1t should at least
double it's present subscription list,
and with a view to accomplish this
end, and hoping to increase our list to
this exciting campaign year with one
of the most attractive programs that
has ever been presented by a local
journal, offering splendid induce
ments to both agents and subscribers.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21

The steady increase in the circu-
lation of the TOBACCO LEAF
CHRONICLE is proof Of its popular
ity with the people in the surround
ing country It has gained it's popu
larity by it's conservatism, steady ad-
herence to principle, and it's devotion
to the best interests of agriculture
munity-a local journal that serves
the wants of the GAINESVILLE tobacco
growing district as no other paper has
ever done. In the consolidation of
the two old papers in March, 1889, it
gained the largest circulation that any
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-21
To the People Of the GAINESVILLE Tobacco District

We wish it understood that the
F-CHRONICLE has heart for
the girls, who have always manifested
a warm friendship for the paper, and
therefore all our handsome rewards
to agents are for the young ladies.
We wish to interest the young ladies to
solicit subscribers, and offer to them
the following attractive rewards:
To the young lady who sends in
the largest list Of subscribers between
now and Nov. 5, 1892, PAID UP FOR
ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE, we will
present her as reward for her efforts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28

Vallejo" and said: 4 guess poor Kid
is done up, Jimmy
"'Harkn says ne; and we heard a
very faint voice under the wreck. We
all ran up there, and Jimmy says: Is
that you, Kid?'
eyes, / think it's me- said Kid.
"'Where are you? says Jimmy.
Under this fiat car says Kid; I
don't know what number it is
ut must have been by miracle that
boy was saved. He had held on to a
brake staff, and when the crash came
the ties carried him with them, and the
steel sheeted over him, and there he
was like rat in trap
He was bruised and scratched and
shaken. but alive and not fatally hurt.
The middle brakeman had jumped, and
VIC found him two miles back, dead.
THE cars that broke Off were
stopped at Cabazon, and the conductor
got the section-men and their hand-car
and came down to the wreck. When it
was all over | tainted dead away.
''Of course the general Office sent
down for an investigation, and the
division superintendent had rs all up
o the green carpet They discharged
the conductor and hind brakeman and
gave Kid a train TO run.-Youth' Com
paniOn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28

tender brakes just burning up! The
| driving boxes were hot, and that stuck
the wedges SO that the engine rode
like an old cart going over cobble-
stones.
at shook the oil cans off the shelf to
| the deck and Jared out the cab lights.
/ The coal was all shaken forward from
the tender; it was pouring out of the
gangway. and was foot deep on the
| deck.
Looking back, we could see the
ties working off the fat cars sidewise;
they struck the ground endwise every
other minute, and went off in the air
like skT rocket, and then off down
into the canyon.
The engines were heating all over,
and the Rabbit metal was fYing from
the back ends of the main rods. l was
afraid my engine would tear herself to
pieces, everything was shrielSing and
groaning so.
1--WE went past Cabazen station at
the rate of seventy-fve miles an hour.
The grade from Cabazon for six or
seven miles is easier, and then there
SOLhCS q oAiOAb N1OoS Al ~ SAAN
side of the mountain; it is way up on
one side and way down on the other.
Billy and his fireman were down on
the tender steps, holding on for dear
life, waiting for the crash on the
curve. l knew the chances were
mighty slim for those two ten-wheelers
to go around that curve. The speed
began TO reduce some, but we were
still flying.
my fireman crawled over to me and
yelled: Let's wet the rail; it's our only
chance for that curven
az nodded to him, and we started
both injectors. Each had attached to
it an inch pipe with hose and nozzle
for cooling of the crank pins. We
leaned out of the cab and sent the
water pouring right down over the front
drive wheels. That stream was as big
as your thumb, and went with the
force of stream from fire engine.
THE speed must have slackened con-
siderably before we struck the curve,
but it seemed to me that we were 60
ing faster than ever You couldn't see
across the cab on account of the dust
and smoke from the hot journals.
MY fireman yelled: 'Go0t-by, Jack
but he kept the water flying. l shut
my teeth and held my breath, and said
to myself: This is my last run; it's
''Good-by, John" right here
"When- old 112 reached the curve l
thought for a second she would cap
size. Then thought she was of. But
we kept the water s-pouring. Then
came jerk and crash, and the fiat
cars left the rails, and those bridge
timbers went sailing out into the air
and over the bank.
The fat cars began playing leap
frog over each other, and those steel
rails just sheeted over and through
those cars and ties, making match
wood of everything.
But the two engines were on the
rail, and we stopped them after run
ming two miles. They were all burnt
and cut up, but they would move. and
after putting out some torpedoes and
red lights we backed up to the wreck.
I'VE all thought that the water was
the only thing that saved our engines
on that curve.
Jimmy, my fireman went running
around calling out: . Kid! o Md
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28
platinum ,II1.. 81 RuSsta.

The platinum beds of the UraI nouL g
aims are the only ones in the world in
which this metal is found N grains
Platinum IS found in Brazil aad in the
Cordilleras in the hard serpeHtiae rocks
but never IN the form OF grains The
platinum beds OF the Cral mgunta rs
ere found in various districts In tac
north, at Bessersfzi, IN the government
Of Peru. in the district Of kaotourssSi.
and N the state properties Of ClOrob.a-
go3atski, where sixty-six mining con-
cessions have been granted All ths
beds Of the northern regions are siiuat-
ed IN the basin 6: me river Touri, ia
that OF the tributary stream OF TaxhI
and IN other tributaries higher mp On
the western declivitT ot tHe UraI
mountains there i another platinum
bed near the river OatEa, a n bGta-y %
the Teao1s>ova az1 The basins % the
highS tributaries Of ta= Ous-ss- nazr
the C-al river. The platinum found u
these places IS in The form o. grains, u
sand frequently containing gold. The
weight O. these grains IS from - - "a
grams Of every I,s+9 Kilograms o. saa1-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28

ing breath among the slcylights and
chimleys. tie began TO grow senti-
mental, alone under the stars. Ills
thoughts strayed 70 the woman he had
seen IN Riverside park 2 week ago. ST.
ting on ore or the benches overlooking
the Hudson. She had risen 10 catch =
glimpse OF "a train as il numbered
along below. when her picturesque
broad hat had blown OF and sailed
down The bank Frank reco=ered i:
and returned l. 70 her With his bes,
bow.
Tba; was al; but her graceful
thanks and smiling lovely face had
haunted him ever since. lie wished he
cosld meet her again and obtain az
introduction Hang il all. why hadn't
her elderly lady companion sad some
thing tzat would have made al excuse
for his lingering beside them, instead
Ct regarding him - 4 10 we're Al
c-Fe? lie eoald tr=st ia say, sao91sE-
glance cf The Other - knsw.
Then, - he paced ire Lengthy prom
en&de u e.e roof a. BIS oEa and fa~
Ecizh boring houaes. his thoughts fsw
OF II = ;aazeE. 70 LA Sco.- zow lr.