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The Dickinson press., 1893-04-29

Quimby's Flying Devise.
side" The only means of steering the
apparatus was by the motion of the
%aeronaut's body, Il process certainly re-
quiring Il very nice adjustment of the
center of gravity.
After the failure of this last inven-
ton there seems to have been very lit
tie time wasted by inventors in the
United States in trying to navigate the
air by of wings alone, as all the
patents subsequently issued We're oper-
ated by propellers or provided with res
ervoirs for storing gas to buoy them up.
III 1877 Frank Barnard of KeOkuk.
Iowa, invented Il kite or horizontal sail
provided with IL boat for passengers
and having propeller wheels for
moving the apparatus and a device
for steering. The wings of the fan were
SO constructed that by turning the pro-
peller wheels Il volume of air was
thrown under the kite. The drive
wheels of the car. together with the
propellers. was supposed to cause tho
machine to advance with such velocity
that it would be supported by the kite.
This was an entirely new idea and at
tracted a good deal of attention for a
time.
One of the most peculiar airships
which have ever been invented is the
production Of w. G. Kruger of st.
Louis, and was patented Jan. 81, 1882.
This invention consists of attaching q
carrier to a frame to which are secured
movable horizontal planes of strong,
flexible material and fitted with pro-
pelers. Inclined arched planes over
the center of the vessel are made SO
they can be extended in case of acct
dent, acting as a parachute and easing
the descent Of the vessel. thus prevent
Ing danger to passengers and injury to
baggage. The vessel is provided with
light wheels upon which it is run on
n groun a short distance until the
propeuers have acquired sufficient We
iocity 10 raise and move the vessel
through the air. The vertical planes at
the stern and at the Prov of the vessel
can be operated SO as to change its
course, also serving to steady it while
In the air.
In the same year Charles P. Fest Of
Phi!adelrhia invented Il ship in which
the Ei power was obtained by heat
ing tie air in the body of the slip ON
the plan devised by MOntgolier. and
Keeping the ship aaoat by its own buoy
ancy. The air was heated by
burning a combustible material from
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discouraging other would-be %aeronuuts,
seems only to have stimulated them to
new endeavor. The heroic exploit of
Mr.. Green and the heroic promises Of
Mr.. Pennington have been duly immor-
talized in prose and rhyme, but there
are many others alike to fortune and
to fame unknown whose genius de-
serves u wider exploitation than that
afforded by the records of the patent
office.
Among the aspirants for honor in this
field may be mentioned w. i. Quinby
of Wilmington, Del. who in 1867 took
out u patent for Il device with side and
dorsal wings, which could be attached
to the body in such Il manner rs to adj
nit Of their being operated by the COM
bined action Of the arms and legs.
The weight of the whole machine"
said Mr.. Quinby. need not exceed fiji
teen pounds. TIL, rods of the wings.
composed of bamboo. may DC covered
with oiled silk III gummed cloth. 1t is
intended to start from the ground, and
in the beginning n foot must be dis
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How I nnbOley Expected to Fly.
engaged from the stirrup, when by
raising the other foot and extending
the arms upward and forward the
wings are given the proper motion to
raise the operator into the air." Slight
improvements We're made and patented
in 1860 and 1872, but the apparatus
was not a success, and a friend OF MI.
Quinby is authority for the statement
that the wings which he made were
subsequently used as cover for wheat
bins.
A patent was granted Francis x.
Lamboley of New York in 1876 on an
apparatus which. while 1t in some re-
spects resembled that Of Mr.. Quinby,
came nearer the one described by
Roger Bacon. the monk, in his second
work. Combined with a frame for sup
porting the operator was a pair of
wings consisting Of a frame of sheet
steel covered with a network Of wire,
upon which feathers were fastened by
the quill end and laid on i'll rows or
courses. The inventor says in his ap-
plication: ut is evident that wi h such
q construction very little resistance will
be caused in raising the wings. as all
| the feathers will easily bend down, but
the greatest possible resistance
will be produced upon the air
in descending, as the entire
surface will be closed on the under
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endless wicks. TO give the ship the
forward motion suitable propellers
were arranged on both sides OF the car.
Tubes at the front and rear ends of
the body permitted the escape of the
heated air and also served for steering
the vessel. NJ. p. Appling also util-
lied n balloon in connection with his
invention patented Nov. 2233, 1886. This
was to be inflated just enough to
overcome the weight OF the car and
contents. and the wings, which were
attached to the sides, were supposed to
enable the operator to raise or lower
the apparatus. Sails were attached to
the balloon to propel the vessel, and
the direction was to be controlled by
the rudder.
Identical in many respects with the
invention Of Mr.. Appling was that Of
Nicholas II. BVrsfeldt of Brooklyn,
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Kruger. Air Ship.

land. He has already explained to
the world the theory of the aero
plane IL skimming dish, Ill which he
considers the future of aerial naviga-
ton to lie, us against the o%ld-fashioned
attempts with light but absolutely I'M
wieldy and unstable balloons. The es-
sential point is now to obtain the
proper mot;r, which will be one with
a minimum rate per horse power, and
he thinks he has planned the best n
in a steam engine burning petroleum
to generate steam in thin, light copper
tubes. Mr.. Maxim maintains that the
aeroplane will attain sailing motion in
the air when propelled at a certain
angle and speed. The motion is to be
given by IL screw propeller. The en-
gines, which are being constructed, are
made Of steel, and together with the
steam generators, castings, pump, crank,
screw Shaft and screws, weigh about
1880 pounds, giving from 200 to 300
horse power.
If aerial navigation is to become an
accomplished fact this seems to be the
quarter from Which success should be
expected, although at present nothing
has actually been done to Indicate that
fresh attempts won't meet with failure,
as have their predecessors. Even to
Yankee ingenuity nature seems to have
set bounds. saying: Titus far shalt
thou so and no farther"
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.s.addo,s ssuIa xuIsoo1

When a glass stopper sticks in the
bottle, pass a strip Of woollen cloth
round the neck of the vessel and see
saw it baokw ards and forwards. This
friction heats and causes the neck to
expand, so that the stopper becomes
loose. On this principle Of expansion
by heat n tight screw may he with
from n metal socket by ur-
rounded the socket with a cloth dipped
in boiling water.
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A Dainty Ball nre...

A dainty dress for a young lady is
of pale pink brocade. The skirt is in
the new bell or "godet' shape, with
a high tlounce of silk muslin headed by
Il pink velvet torsage around the skirt.
The corsage, cut square. is ornamental
with a tichu of pale pink chiffon edged
with Venice point, which forms a broad
f1ounce over the voluminous sleeves.
The latter are finished at the elbow
with Il row of Venice entredeux. The
fichu droops at the waist over a rather
broad black satin ribbon finished with
q rhinestone buckle. These glitterins
ornaments are very much in vogue
and on dresses, bonnets and hats make
a very effective finish.
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sunday Morning.

Barker going to his club)-Good
morning. Miss Smithers. On your way
20 St. Peters:
Miss SmitheH-Yes. And you are
700. l suppose?
Barker (embarassed)-Oh, of course.
Miss Smithers-Queer We should be
travelling in opposite directions.
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(To BE CONTINUED
Obeyed Orders.

One of the worst cases of a literal
mind is reported by the Chicago Mail:
A CUES: hurried up to the hotel
clerks counter. He had lust ten min
utes in which to pay his bill, reach the
station and board the train.
''Wnew..' be exclaimed. I've for
gotten something. Here, hoy, run up
to my room, B 4S, and see if l have
eft my toothbrush and sponge. Hurry;
| We only five minutes now"
Tile boy hurried. In four minutes he
-cturned. out of breath.
Yes. SIR he painted. You left
them"
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Proper Preparation.

Wiggs-Iu give you a quiet tip, Jen-
kyns, hat the neighbors are going to
give you and your wife a surprise party
Thursday night. Maybe 1 ought not to
tell you, but 1 thought perhaps you
might like to make a little preparation
If you knew.
Jenkyns-Thank you. Wigs, old man,
I will; Ill get a double-barreled shot
gun right away.-Somerviue Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1893-04-29
Making 1t nlack for Him

The Cook-See heah. you idiot, what
YOU mixin' SCOT inter dat coffee fur?
Is you done gone crazy?
The Waitress-Crazy? No. A Ger
man in de dining-room dar said he
lidn't want any yallar dish water In
his'n, but if Id bring i'm 4 cup Of
black coffee he'd glib me a quartah.
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I&WW
.Bnrnnrd's Kite.

N. Y, patented two years later. In
this instance the balloon was oblong
and the wings extended the entire
operated by men who sat in the mid
die. Thre was no method by which
it could be propelled, and very little
could be done in the way of steering
the apparatus.
A most unique combination of two
preceding patents was that of Reuben
j. Spalding. 1t consisted Of Il balloon
to raise the %aeronaut, who carried him.
self in amy direction by means of wings
worked by the legs and arms. The
inventor very confidently says: when
the aeronaut is flying the wings operate
with practically the same effect as
the wings Of IN eagle, and the operator
may easily turn either way by holding
II Of the wings in Il horizontal posi-
ton and working the other"
A similar machine was also patented
by Burr +. Barnes of Circleville, Ohio.
Instead. however, of the wings being
attached to the operator they We're
fastened to the balloon and worked
by means of Il chain and sprocket
wheel in much the same manner as Il
bicycle.
Inventors have now gone into an en-
tirely new field and many experiments
are being made. Most notable is that
of Hiram S. Maxim, whose achieve
ments in other lines entitle his theories
OH any subject in connection with me-
chanics to serious consideration. lie
has been working along the same lines
With Prof. Langley, of the Smithsonian
institute. and is at present conducting
experiments on a grand scale in Eng
The Dickinson press., 1893-04-29

The influence of the scientific spirit
is felt in all departments of modern
literature.
A traveller in the tropics wakes en-
thusiastic over the s~uddenness and VIC
lence of a shower which overlook him
and his companions.
The r%aindrops." he say were of
marvellous bigness. varying in size from
4 dime to 10 cents"
The Dickinson press., 1893-04-29
No Reason to Complain.

Sourboy-Sir, you are on my feet!
Gailey-Well, it seems to me that yS,u
are the last person to complain.
Sourboy-And why pray:
Gailey-Why, you've certainly been
on them yourself for the past forty
Years.-BOston Courier.
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HOW EASY 1T is TO FLY.
AS YET A PRACTICAL METHOD
HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.
Here Are Sketches Of Some That
Have Been Patented at WASH
ington in Recent Years. all
Show Advancement but
not Practical Utility.

Aerial navigation has made q fasci-
mating appeal to inventors for cen
turtles, and it would be strange, indeed,
if in this age of the machine it should
not find its votaries among the In
eagle. The disastrous outcome of Darius
Green's brilliant conception, far from
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p Nv.
THE FIRST STEP.

At home. llthat night, Maisie lay
awake in her bed, and thought it all
out with herself. and felt sure she un-
derstood it. Jose was in love with
her. Jose appreciated her. Only once
in her life had she met a man worthy
of her: and that man had fallen in
love with her, as she with him, Just
as naturally as two mountain tor
rents meet and rush together. His
wife alone stood in the way-his mad
wife, and her own mother! If Jose
had but money, he could get rid of his
The Dickinson press., 1893-04-29
Covers a Multitude of Sins.

Covers a Multitude of Sins.
Biggs-You say your wife always pins
a flower on your coat before you leave
home?
Riggs-Yes, she has for a month.
well, it shows she thinks of you"
"NO, it's because she never can re-
member to sew on Il button. Chicago
Daily Inter-Ocean.
The Dickinson press., 1893-04-29

Passengers with tickets Will be carried on rear
secriOn OF regular freight trains.
For rates. maps. time tables or special infOr
apply TO L. j. Greene, Agent Northern
Pacific r. r, at Dickinson or
CHAS. S. FEE,
lei Pass. and Ticket Agent
8 ALL MINN
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-06
InPrNate Practice.

Such strong proofs of the marvellous
cures maze by DIR. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy have been brought to
public notice lately through the various
newspaper investigations, that it has be-
come now the standard medicine for the
disease for which it is prepared.
DR.. G. II. Ingraham of Amsterdam, N.
Y, states where the regular prescriptions
used in case of kidney disease and
gravel utterly failed, he prescribed DR..
Kennedy's FaVorite Remedy, and cured
the patient.
Dr. VIM. Smith, of Jewett's Heights,
N. Y, prescribed Favorite Remedy for
Mrs. Casper Books, of Athens, N. Y,
who was suffering frgm kidney disease,
liberation of the stomach, complicated
with sickness peculiar to the sex; after
the second day, steady improvement
was noted, and finally permanent re-
covery.
DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy acts
directly upon kidneys, liver and blood in
cases of nervousness, dyspepsia, rheu-
matism and Bright's disease; it has
made most pronounced cures, after all
other treatments have failed. Druggists
sell it. 37t2
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terrified him.

terrified him.
When he rose from the seat, he was
benumbed. The frost seemed to have
made a casing for his heart. The mid
night traffic of the town, like the throJ-
bling of massive machinery, swept across
the white silence of the square impera-
lively rousing him to a sense of action.
Yes, there lay his world, his life. No
more dreaming. He had dreamed long
enough. The conflict was finished. Love
had received its death wound.
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DIR. B. c. JENNEY. Dentist.

SUCCESSOR TO DR.. j. N. SCRANTON.)
y Is prepared to perform all operations in Dent
ect satisfaction guaranteed in all cases submitted
his care, and at reasonable prices Gas or
Ether administered extracting teeth when re-
Iuired. Office opposite Congregational Church
Main St, BENNINGTON
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A 2. CUTLER, Dentist.
Successor to Or. s, B. Pike.

successor TO Or. 3, Is. IKE.
Al operations performed in the most thorough
and careful manner, and at reasonable prices,-
My aim will be give e.tlre satisfaction to all
cases submitted to my care.
Gas and Ether administered for extracting
teeth without 1ain when desired.
Office Opposite Free Library Hall, Bennington,
37tf Vermont.
Having sod my dental practice to ORA. Cut
er, a gentleman of experience and ability, / be-
speak for him the same liberal patronage that has
bean accorded me the past eighteen years.
DIR. s. b. PIKE.
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BENNINGTON co. SAVINGS BANK.

rENhe Bennington County Savings Bank at the
i Bennington County National Bank, is open
daily for the transaction of business from 10 O'Clock
3. m. to o'clock p. m, Sundays and Holidays ex-
cepted.
ne laws of the State of Vermont. Money de-
posted anytime after the first day of each month
draws interest from the first day of the next sue
ceeding month Interest computed January
LIST and July LIST, and if not withdrawn will be added
o principal, and interest thereafter will accrue
upon it.
Loans solicited upon real estate and undoubted
personal securities.
A. B. VALENTINE, President,
/. Z. GIBSON, Vice President
c. H DEWEY Treasurer,
G. W. PARMAN, Secretary,
TRUsTEEs-A 3. Valentine, .. W. Hartman,
Olin Scott, j. T. Shurtleff, E. Gibson j. R.
Judson John Robinson.
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Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam win stop the cough at
once. 47y1
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-27
PAWNEE BILLS BAND.
HOW THEY PROPOSE TO SETTLE the
CHEROKEE STRIP.

Something About the Movements TO Cree
ate New state-Have the Indians q
Valid Title 20 the Lands Thousands oil
Boomers ON the Borders.
1t is not unlikely that within short
time the dramatic events of the settle
ment of Oklahoma may be re-enacted in
the Cherokee strip. Thousands of boom
ers' are now camped ON the borders of
this fertile territory awaiting an oppor-
tunity to 60 over and possess the land.
1t is said there are over 5000 in the vi
cinity of Arkansas city, and it is esti-
mated that fully 40, 900 persons are con-
cerned in the movement. They are ter
ribly in earnest and declare they will set
tie ON the land with the appreciation of
congress and the president if they can se-
cure it; without that appreciation If they
must. Many Of them are men who ssgot
left in the rush into Oklahoma, and who
have since been waiting, either in that
territory, in Missouri or in southern
Kansas for another chance to secure the
land they consider their birthright. They
do not expect to get left this time, and
their effort has assumed many of the
characteristic features of an organized
army of invasion awaiting but the signal
to move. ~
The Cherokee strip contains over 4, 6,00O,-
600 acres of land, said to be very fer
tile, and also to contain vast mineral de-
posits, though these have not been pros
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-27

Formerly the Canadian side of the Nj
agara falls was u shaped. which caused
the name Horseshoe falls to be given it.
For the last 10 or 10 years, however, that
side of the falls has been " shaped instead
of U shaped, the change being caused by
wearing away Of the ledge over which
the waters pour. On Jan. A, 1889, q great
displacement of rocks again took place,
and now the Canadian side of the great
cataract is known as Horseshoe falls
1t is pretty generally known that the
falls of Niagara are moving to the south.
A deep cut through the solid rock marks
the course they have taken in the back
ward march
1t is wonderful excavation, a mighty
canal dug out by the sheer force Of fall
ing water. Not less astonishing is the
removal Of all this debris. The rocks
have been thoroughly pulverized and
swept out into Lake Ontario. Once 1t was
believed that the falls would ultimately
wear back to Lake Erie and degenerate
into a second class rapids. The latest
idea is that the falls viii recede two miles
farther to the southwark and then stop
still--that is. as far as the background
tendency is concerned. The cause of this
win be that at that point solid founda-
tion for the limestone ledge over which
the waters pour win be found. Two
miles Of wearing back will make the
falls only so feet in height instead Of 100.
as at present. Philadelphia Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-27
Mann.rs Of shopping women.

The shopping manners Of women have
not improved any, IL several incidents
OF the past week indicate anything.
There are women whose company man
ners are fne-who appear thoroughly
well bred who seem to forget these
as soon as the door closes on the callers
back. There are only few women who
carry their company manners into their
shopping tours
81 should say as much" growled pa
terfamilias when similar observation
was made In his presence. why. ! ver-
lily believe You women are all heathens
when you are in the stores. was look
ing at q nechanieal toy the other night,
when woman side Of me just deliber-
ately and in the coolest manner possible
says to the clerk, Tll take that, She
had been listening to the, description,
caught the price and discovered Il was
the only one left. I felt HE giving hen
piece Of my mind, bat ~ 7 didn't want
the toy lot II pass. But such consum-
mate impertinence from such q sweet
looking creaturer'-New York Evening
Sun.
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peared to be very much cast down, but
his countenance, 70 my mind. expressed
innocence and honesty.
.'Soon had heard all of the testimony
on both sides. The business could be
summed up in . few words. The banker
had deposited large quantity Of valua-
BILE papers with Mr.. Pradoux. and he pre-
tended that the latter would not return
them to him.
..Mr. Pradoux affirmed, on the contrary,
that he had given them from his own
hand into the hand of the banker, who
had called for them in his library. But
Mr.. Monquero denied the visit, and there
were no witnesses. Miss Valentine was
i'll, and even had she been well her testi-
mony, being prejudiced, would have
been illegal.
'The trial was about to close, proba-
bly, to the condemnation of Mr.. Pradoux,
when his adversary turned to the public
with triumphant look. Immediately /
recognized that head, for had not seen
it often?
"But where? felt that it was ques-
ton of capital Importance. Suddenly
light shot through my mind. That figure
was registered upon one of my numer-
ous instantaneous photographs of my
neighbor's library.
Therefore Mr.. Monquero must have
been in the notary's library.
Eyes, this visit, that he denied, he had
made, and the tribunal ought to know it.
81 leaped to the advocates desk and
briefly told him my story.
"In few minutes / had reached my
home and returned to the tribunal
breathless, but waving paper in my
hand.
II was not deceived; the resemblance
was striking. Mr.. Pradoux, leaning one
hand upon the window ledge, was hold
ing in the other bundle of papers to-
ward Mr.. Monquero.
"You can easily divine what followed
THE tribunal released Mr.. Pradoux
in q fortnight and exonerated him from
blame. The dishonest banker put the
Belgian frontier between himself and
justice, and Mr.. Pradoux invited that
same evening to dinner his providential
savior.
Miss Valentine, still suffering, but
more charming than ever in the pallor
Of convalescence, rushed toward me.
eYou have saved the fortune, and.
what is far better, the honor Of my IA
ther,r she said as she extended to me
her hand. Nothing, absolutely moth
ing, can testify our gratitude"
.'But If, 7" interrupted /, but IT,
and deciding at once upon my course of
action drew Mrs. Pradoux into his
library, where ! related to him the se-
cret of the photographs, my loveand my
hopes. Hsasa
Il will abridge Two months after
this interview Miss Valentine and ! were
married"
James Beaufranc stopped and shot .
look of satisfaction toward his amazed
friends
"Beholdr said he sententiously. how
photography makes marriagesr
"Yesr' cried one, ''instantaneouslygr
From the French in Romance.