The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-15

30 much Tor tiie Moti'V l'"'''
armament consisted OF tube through a
which was dropped at satisfactory m
,cryals regulated by aclock-worh mech
,r;sm n dynamite cartridge which eN- |
,,l,a.d when il hit the earth. The bal s
ioor. when fully loaded, contained hfty
dynamite cartridges. and kulparNers
| ,.iea was that the balloon could y" sent
Ia any direction high above an army
d,opping dynamite down upon me
,,oons from it's elevation above rine
sl.ot thus bringing discomfort. confu-
sion. and pcrhaps annihilntion.upon the
.rcmv. Kul,,arker believed that tne
moment his balloon got u fair innings
upon any warlilSe body OF men. no coun-
try would. after the trial, open hos.'i'
Ties ayainst any other nation. mus
x.or and also the first army on when
W. balloon opened out, would lie
blottcd from the face of the ear'h.
After much experimenting, kulpnr-
,,s, haa n successful trial of his
,utomatic balloon in the open country
emo distance west Of New York. lie
= .ed wooden plugs instead of dynamite
cartridges. and they came downaii riRn'
50 the proper intervals, although they
,.,.r,v sacrificed several industrious
,,rp,,rs who did not know what struck
,ho,,, and who vainly searched for the
. ,nischieyons boys whom the inu'pnans
ayriculturist thought were "''s
the blocks OF WOOD.
!, Unfortunately, ut the time inc "h'o-
,,,,c balloon was completed there was
rs ,.,llx trst-class war going on, anu
E,,,n,rler knew of no people, tired Oh
~. ,yho wished 70 hav' the balloon
to ,., ,,oo, them. The Chna-Japan
,r,,,,l,. had been brought 10 close
- ,.;,ho,,t the aid of the automatic ana
~ Europe was in state OF proiouhu pe"ee
,Io,...ver il Is hard TO discourage u rea
Inventor. so Kulparker took a gianc'
est oyer the universe. and realized VI"
although il was but a one-horse ana
-" -. h.st the Cuban rebellion oifere'
-. .haA,nIv chance of n satisfactor.
~, Cor The balloon. His sympathe
we're with the rebels as az ou' = =
na,hies are. and so he openeu eon''''s
u n;cations with the 'uoah 'e'o
,n;ttee in New York. lie sa" WY
~ most polished gentleman. MAJ no'''
~ .s who listened with interest 20 "n'
Eulnorxer had To say. ne iiiseh,'
o,,t.d twenty thousand dollars iol -
notept and the sample baiiooon. "'
r,o..pzes said he would gladly pa
Ia double. provided the balloon uiu
II II ~. ,,.s claimed for il. II, therefor
40 Mr.. KulparlScr would go 10 upa /,
49, his balloon anil wipe out oian'
'ne' co,ns or two the money "o"io
me- promptly paid to him. ana they "ou
'" ~ dnish M the rebellion in bf.liiah' ~
with the patent automatic.
- Eulnarker demurred at tins. nc -
sSeu 49,, l.s;re 10 visit Cuba at that nome
loon rb.re was danger OF being captured
ever Snopish cruiser before they reaci
atiNe a.. land. and in that case. with the
rneu ,nor and dynamite in his possessi
cepI v,,,r,rl.er did not rightly see what
,.s, IL could make to the Spanish
ming us II
.,,,,,b crnment. j.
W." The major blandly pointed GU,
- The Spanish cruisers occupie" -
selves with capturing innocent
a w chont vessels Of numerous ntt'i"'
lions. thus keeping the government
S'''' Madrid busy apoiogizing put th'''
Sone ,,.d never hit upon n real fiiiouS
rticle ..,,ooner. and that the rebels u
urnai' had had no trouble in LANDING
lleu d ~ ,n;,ious Of war they wanted
EN- to 'iie ;,tcc scnt over the
h any wy ..,s,.. ,rvone TO work 1t
was sd,rstood It's habits and customs
!" ,rial would doubtless be '"'iu'
CT " u M rood would accrue 10 any
III p"i chile the Spanish troops, "ho
ia ,pusements on the des'
weeks ,,l,;ns would he deprived OF .he
ony OF in.,r,.. aisnlaysd which would brii
that .,,,., cxcitcnent into their camp
id mat H., blowing them up with dyna
prevent their dying OF ennui Oh
ash'u' irba committee were wiiiihs ="
aga in .,..rs expenses TO Cuba and
and. in the event oil success " =
on as- 81 cash. double what he asked {,
TIC pa'' o,f.r. the jor politely ins's'','
III the III ina, any reasonable man coui'
's'ioh"r Ifwars had been plentiful, it's
E other ~ ,ha. kuj,arkcr would have e
ied tha' r,,,,, Int. ms every one knows
iturai'. were deplorably scarce, SO II ""'
'',.,;,, or nothing.
ophs' kulparker was put aboard
at once x ! deserted sand dune in ~
lis nerve .a,,,.r with his balloon and
aga. ,,ousand rounds OF dynani
achincs ohe !, ,.as an anxious v
~ oui he knowing that there was >
ran oo ouantity Of sensitive explosive :
CT R,e"' ,hc hold. but the major proved
=. M been right about what ne saiu
ass. - ,;g;lancc Of the Spanish cruisers
ting ben 49," ,.,a.d without molcsta
/ his fell i'ss., ~, Tho island, and
n'ur wer. sent out TO find the where
,inning .,,,.., army. or some par
'"'' ~ Al last the deadly apparatus was
war; ne IN mules. and thus they mace
III trying =" IN ..,har. information had !
OF fall OH ms ~. ~, Carambo and
ire some ...;,-n.d Carambo was
the spe- ,....,av ,xben the outfit
es 20 no lIch had Just had brush WIN =
d the ois- ;ards. who were cncnmped IN IN
''Ne' - and. although both siues 10