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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18

of shipwrecks and other maritime
catastrophes. It's essential parts con-
sist of a strong india rubber sack, a
cylindrical metallic hull and break
ing apparatus. The sack and the hull
are connected on one end and within
the former is contained a small long
necl1ed vial filed with chloro-methylio
gas. A peculiar characteristic of this
gas is that it evaporates in an instant
when given opportunity for expansion.
The breaking apparatus consists of q
strong ring of filtered paper which
keeps a spring intrusion. As soon as
this paper becomes wet it loses its firm
ness, the spring jerks little knife
which cuts the neck of the bottle. The
gas at once fills the india rubber sack
Three seconds after the shipwrecked
person has jumped into the water the
apparatus is transformed into a buoy
which will keep him ahoat. Special
precautions are taken in order to pro
tect the apparatus when not in use
against the humidity of misty and rainy
weather.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
That Scared Feeling.

Doctor said the man who had been
ringing the door bell with spasmodic
violence, do something for me- don't
care much what it is, only do it right
away"
whats the matter? Sprained your
ankle?"
mo. nothing like that"
''Ah, see. You've caught cold, and
have a sudden cough"
''No-'tisn't cold
Probably you've eaten something
that doesn't agree with you"
II don't think it can be exactly that.
You see, it's a complication. I've been
reading the list of symptoms in the
patent medicine advertisements; and
tell you. never realized till this min
ute that I'm almost dead "-Washing
ton Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18

the bottom as if it were solid mass, at
the same time producing noise similar
to that caused by an iron hammer. The
shock is sometimes of such force that it
breaks the flask. The explanation is that
the water is no longer composed of $50
lated drops as it would be in the open
air, and it therefore acts like solid
body. With the same apparatus, a second
experiment can be performed namely,
that of making the water in the bottle
boil by blowing on the flask. To do 50,
first let the water boil up again as in
the previous case, but this time without
removing the cork. Now take the flask
out of the water and set it aside to cool.
When it is just about tepid, hold piece
of ice close to the top of the flask and
the water will again boil up. The
same result can be produced by pouring
little cold water over the bottle, or
simply Gas shown in the illustration) by
blowing on it through a straw, at the
height of the waters level. The cold
condenses the vapors formed by ebul-
ition, causing vacuum, and as the
temperature required to make water
boil varies with the pressure to which
it is subjected, it follows that the more
perfect the vacuum the lower will be
the temperature at which the water
will boil.-Once Week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
POPULAR SCIENCE.
a WATER HAMMER.
How to Garry Out the Experiment. Known
by This Name.

How to Garry Out the Experiment Known
by This Name.
Take flask with an emory stopper,
Eli it thr-e-quarters full of water and
set it, unco1-1ed, in bain-marie or deep
pan containing salt water, which place
on the fire. When the salt water boils
it will raise the water in the flask to the
boiling point also. As soon as the
steam rising from the latter has driven
out nearly all the air it contained, put
in the stopper, remove the bottle from
the bain-marie, and to prevent the
outer air from penetrating into it seal
the cork with sealing wax. Presently
the vapor which foated above the
level of the water in the bottle will
cool, and becoming condensed, a suffi-
cient vacuum will be produced at the
top to serve for carrying out the expert
ment known as the water hammer. In
vert the bottle gently, then turn it back
again to its original position. You will
observe thateach time the water falls to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
Foreign Fortune-Hunters.

Not long since the daughter of an
American millionaire who has spent
much time abroad, and who has been
the object of great deal of attention
and as mach devotion as she would
tolerate, was approached as to the
possibility of her bestowing her hand
and fortune on titled nonentity, who
had nothing to recommend him but a
coronet and an enormous aggregation
of great and small vices. The torture
of an English duchess was held up al
luringly before her eyes. Being a gen
uine American girl, westerner, by
the way, and full of that level-headed-
ness that characterizes maidens of
that illz, this damsel carefully sur
veyed the situation and, SO to speak,
took account of stock. The blue pen
Gil was drawn unsparingly through
the undesirable assets, and when she
had finished there was nothing left.
She sent her decision by special mes
senger to the capitalization of long
line of debauchery, and, by the same
hand, dispatched letter by post to a
stalwart, clear-headed. clean-minded,
warm-hearted American, that he
might come over after her just as sooD
as he chosen. Y. Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
PARIS FIRE EATERS.

A Couple Who Excel Anything in Their
Line Ever Seen.
The fire eaters of whom we propose
to speak, and who have been exhibit
ing in the hall of the Olympia at Paris,
excel in their line anything of the kind
that has been seen up to the present.
They not only swallow flames, but
handle fire and cause it to flash from
their fingers.
These fire eaters are two young
Americans who have cultivated physics
and electricity considerably. When
they perform their experiments they
are clad in tight-ftting costume of
red color, which represents that of the
devils Of fairy scenes. The stage upon
which they appear remains but dimly
lighted during the entire time of their
presence thereon. At the back of it
there is piece of furniture that re-
sembles an office desk seen from the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Each Great Nation Has One and Experi-
ments with It Secretly.


Every great power has its own special
high explosive with which its shells are
filed. All the high-powere explosives are,
however, in more or less experimental
stage, and wet gun cotto:1 IS the materi-
al upon which most reliance IS placed.
There is no doubt of the efficacy of
the tremendously powerful explosives
which have recently been invented,
so long as they can be exploded
among the enemy. When subjected to
the enormous impact which is neces-
sary to obtain the required velocity of
1000 feet per second or therea bouts,
they are almost as likely to explode be-
fore leaving the gun as afterwards. If
this difficulty is overcome, the next
question is to prevent the shell from
exploding before penetrating the OBJ
ject against which it is fred.
The French pin their faith to mel
mite, which has been very thoroughly
tested. Shells filed with this compost
ton have been fired through ten inches
of armor without exploding. The
shells in this instance left the guns
muzzle with velocity of 1900 feet per
second. The English are doubtful of
the safety of melinite, and use a com
position called lyddite. 1t gets the name
from Lydde, in Wales, where it is man
ufactured. The lyddite shells have been
successfully fred through five inches Of
armor.
Ecrasite is used by Austria. It's COM
position is a secret known only to the
two inventors, who are Austrians. This
explosive has been found to have espe-
cial destructive power when used
against earthworks.
Sweden has decided upon the inven-
ton of a Swede, which is called bellite.
While it has not SO much explosive force
as many of the other compositions, yet
it is claimed to be more stable. It's
powers Of preservation are also much
greater. The United States has been
making exhaustive trials of q kind OF
gun cotton known as emmenrite. The
air guns Of the Vesuvius were designed
for discharging emmenrite shells, but
they did not prove satisfactory. Recent
ly emmenrite has been successfully
fred from a high-power gun with a We
locity of over 1900 feet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
FAKE STOPS IN THE ORGAN.
A Trade Secret in the Construction of the
Instrument.

Trade Secret in the Construction of the
Instrument.
Of all musical instruments known in
the present day the organ is undoubt-
edly the king" Not only in its COM
plicated and ingenious mechanism or
in its wonderful control by the per-
former, but in its powers of expression
and imitation of the various instru-
ments of the orchestra it is uneXceled.
Unlike other instruments that are per-
fected both in voice and simplified
methods of playing such as the vio-
lin, flute, clarionet, ETC.. the organ as
it now stands, is still open to consider
able Improvement, both in mechanical
and acoustic principles. To trace back
its history as far as even Father
Smith" and "Renatus Harris" (16S4) in
their competition for the organ at
the Temple church, London, En-
present day, noting all the real
gradual improvements, would be an
interesting and laborious work; but
our object now is to take glance at
the modern instrument and enable us
in choosing the very best, both mu-
sically and economically; by the latter
we do not mean parsimony or bag
CLING for a bargain, but making the
most of the means, whether it pro-
ceeds from contributions or gifts. As
our churches are the disbursers of the
funds, very often perseveringly col
lected under not very encouraging
circumstances, it will be as we'll to
understand what is really required
and what is to be rejected.
The word stop means ''set' or
frank of pipes-one to every key on
the keyboard. The word does not re-
fer in any way to the knob" that the
Organist pulls out or pushes in. 1t
seems necessary to explain this, as
many persons are unaware of it, and
are dazzled by the amount of knobs
they get for the money, and say, ''Oh,
our organ has thirty stops, and cost
SO and so,' and such ones has thir-
ty-six and cost only half that sum-
Now, in almost every specification
tain number of fake" stops are
announced, in order to make it
appear a great deal for the money.
Among them are certain mechanical
contrivances, which produce certain
effects on the mechanism only, while
others are used to affect the speech OF
the pipes. Others again are mere
''claptrap," and, as rule, where these
are inserted the tender may be put in
the fire, as the builder is untrust-
worthy.
An idea may be formed of the use
lessness of some of these by the mum
Der of them run into parlor organ.
In the latter one may find eleven
''stops," and actually only two rows OF
reeds, one hundred and twenty-five in
number; therefore really only two
stops, divided into treble and bass to
swell the number to four-the re-
mainder being made up of mechanical
''claptrap." In the organ a good many
of these accessories are included as
stops Now, let US examine them.
Among the really necessary mechanical
''knobs" may be noticed the various
''couplers;" these act on the keys and
enable the player to get the power of
two or more rows of keys with one pair
of hands. -Providence Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
Fireless Locomotive Engines.

A freless locomotive engine was re
Gently used on the Aix-la-Chapelle
Julich railway. The motive power is
derived from soda. The invention is
based on the principle that solutions OF
caustic soda, which have high boiling
points, iberate heat while absorbing
steam. These engines eject neither
smoke nor steam, and work noise1essly
Compared with coal-burning locomo
tives, the soda engines show a capacity
equal to the former, while they are
worked with greater ease and sim
plicity
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
Taking It In.

Several ladies were talking about
scandal in high life at the mansion of
Mrs. Chafie- Johnnie persisted in re-
naming in the room, so Mrs. Chafie
said:
Johnnie. go talk to your sister in
the next room; she must feel lone
some.'
Il guess not" replied Johnnie, ''she
has got her ear glued to the keyhole.
She is having all the fun she needs. -
Texas SiftinQS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
Loaf Opportunitv.

Mother-Girls, you don't know how
near President Culturefad came to run
ming over me to-day.
Girls (disappointedly)-Oh, mamma!
You might have been SO distinguished
.-Harper's Young People.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
Make cloth of Feathers.

A new kind of cloth is being made In
Lyons from the down of hens ducks
ard geese. Seven hundred and fifty
grains of feathers make rather more
than square yard of light and very
warm waternroof cloth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
Roots wtsn Pneumatic soles.

The pneumatic principle has been
applied to boots The air tubes lie be
tween the, upper and lower soles, and
give springy movement to the foot
calculated to reduce friction with the
groundia and to alleviate fatigue,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18
TO SAVE HUMAN LIFE.

Baron Won der Eopp Has Invented New
Safety Device.
Baron Alexander Won der Ropp, OF
Berlin, has recently invented a life
saving apparatus which will greatly
reduce-the danger of drowning il case
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-18

The tithes of the 10000 Seventh
day Adventists amounted, last year to
$3.50, OG0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-03
gas.y Asaasuss aunrual.
City and County.
TO AVOID DANGER.
Maine Central Railroad FURNISHES Important
Instructions to Employees.
TO AVOID DANGER.

The Maine Central Railroad, by orders
Of its successful general manager, Payson
Tucker, has just issued to employees the
following important circular:
AT crossings OF electric railroads where
there are signal masts, one ball. or one
red light, at mast head stops all trains OF
the Maine Central Railroad before reach
ing the crossing.
The crossing tender will invariably put
up one ball before any electric car
crosses, whether train is due or not,
and will keep it up until the crossing is
clear.
When train is approaching such cross
lngs 1t must be under control Of the
engineer so as to be able to stop back II a
ball or light is displayed at mast head.
Crossing tenders must lower gates or
flag crossings the same as If no signal ball
was used, and when train is known,
or supposed to be approaching, they
must use extraordinary caution and will
not let an electric car or team cross I'M
less there is ample time to do so without
holding train.
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sion into that club and the test was
that 1 should be woman for one year. {"
"Oh." she sobbed, "and I have told
you things that should not have told
anyone"
EYES," he replied, still bending over
her; land you have shown me the
purest mind and the noblest heart that
man has ever found" He leaned further
over and whispered to her, and the
face that she turned up to his was
radiant with q confused. happiness.
Just at this moment old Afrnes stallsed
in. where's Polly?" he asked. "Why,
what's the meaning of all thisp HahP
You don't mean"
II have been Polly" man said,
bowling to him; "but now am George
Hadley, and this daughter of yours, tho
sweetest woman that lives, is to be my
wife"
"a man, hah? A man from fust to
last? Well, say, now young TELLER,
knowcd it all the time, and was Jest
waitin' to see how long you could keep
it up. I've been mayor OF this town
too long to be fooled, 1 tell you, hahp"
THE END.
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"Miss Lopp has gone to her room.
She will be down soon. Do you wish
TO see her on very important busi.
ness?"
We'll, rather"
But if You have any word for he,
why can't take it?"
"Oh, guess we'd better see her.
Il hope you won't persuade her to
go away"
"Ah, you have become friends I
take it."
"Yes, devoted friends"
Nice girl" said the man. "a little
coarse, but"
'She is not coarse, SIR"
No? All right, then. thought
she was. Don't know very much about
women myself, but thought she was
a little coarse"
Il should think, sir, that you would
strive to be more of a gentleman than
to call her coarse. She is the noblest
and bravest creature in the world"
THAT 50? Never saw her tried. Is
that her stamping around upstairs?"
Nell made no answer, and they sat
in silence. After awhile they heard
Polly coming down the stairs. The
stair door opened and out stepped-a
man. Nell uttered sharp cry and
covered her face with her hands. Tho
man approached her, and bending over
her said: II was candidate for admis-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-03

st. Marks Church: Service, sermon and
Holy Communion at TO- 80 evening prayer
at $50.
Y. NJ. C. A.. The gospel service, Sun
day, at o'clock, will be conducted by
DR.. Knowles of Everett Mass.
Congregational Church: 1890 A. M.
and 73O F. NJ. union service conducted
by the pastor; $50 P NJ, Y. P. S. c..
K. meeting.
St. Bananas chapel, Bangor street
Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Sunday
sermon at $50 p. NJ.
Gospel meetings at 81 Capitol street on
Sunday at 1890 A. NJ, conducted by
Rev. James Estes. Sunday school at IL
o'clock; social service at $50 P. M.
Unitarian Church: 40 P. NJ, by the
Rev. Julian X. Smyth, "Yhe Completed
Life" the descent and ascent of life life
in its development from infancy to man
hood or womanhood descends; how may
it ascend again?
Green Street Church (Methodist Epis-
copaD Rev. I. Il. Johnson, the noted
evangelist, who will have charge of the
meetings at Richmond campground will
preach at the usual hour, 20 oclack.
The Sunday school at noon, and the So
cial service at the evening hour, 7.30.
Christian Science services will be held
at No 5 Summer street, Sunday morning
at 10 80. Reading of Bible and Science
and Health, with reference from Christian
Science Quarterly Also Friday evenings,
same place, 7.30, for inquiry and testimo-
malls as to benefits received from Christian
Science.
First Baptist Church: The arrange
ment of church services for the month of
August, which has been so much enjoyed
for the past few years will be made for the
present month. There will be no service
at the Baptist church on Sunday morn
ing, but all are invited to attend the ser
vices at the Congregational church. In
the evening the services will be In charge
of the Young People and will begin at
seven o'clock, Junior meeting at p NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-03
Band Concerts at National Home.

Many people find pleasure in going to
the National Home, Togus, Saturday and
Sunday afternoons, to attend the band
concerts by the National Home band, one
Of the best in Maine.
The programme for today's and tomor-
rows concerts at p. NJ. is as follows:
March, Winter Season at Togus," (irst time)
Theme
Overture, "The Beautiful Galatea," Suppe
Grand Fantasia on "Blue Bells of Scotland,
Hartman
(oornet solo Mr.. Prrlin.)
selections from "Tannhauser," Wagner
salvation Army PATROL" Herman
Grand Military Tattoo, Saro
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IN THE WHEELING WORLD.

Bicycles with paper rims are now being
made.
Byers Price is the odd name OF western
bicyclist who is winning races
johnson is said to have netted 50, 500
and Sanger 81, 500 out of three professional
races.
Titus has been using 20 gear all season
end of late has decided that rs is his proper
measure.
A W. Porter, the Waltham racer, is said
to have recently ridden mile in l minute
81 seconds.
Now that George Banker is champion OF
Europe he is said to ycarn for thinner
mans scalp.
A bicycle ''built for two" on new
principle, the riders sitting side by side,
has recently been invented.
The Referee says Trainer Asa Windle has
been named Powder because it is pow
der that always makes the Cannon
Bald go.
George f. Rupert, the young million
afro racing man, has decided to in the fu-
ture dispense with the aid of personal
trainer. 1t is said the young brewer gave
his trainer 500 every time he won race.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-03
August Races at Augusta Park.

The 2. is class for the August meeting
has not been filled and the management
has declared the race off, and substituted
a 2. As trot and pace class, for a purse Of
500, entries to close August s, at P. NJ
All the other classes have filled In great
shape, and the finest races of the season
are assured.
A full list of the entries will appear
Monday morning.
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yet; wait here moment. What have
you told father?" she repeated.
Polly stood there, laughing at her,
out she grew more nervous. at is
notning to laugh at" she said. "You
told me, or that is you agreed, that we
should never marry and that we should
live together"
Don't be worried; I was only joking
with him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-03
AUGUSTA CHURCHES.
Sunday Services-AiI are Cordially Invited 10
Attend.

To insure insertion in Saturday mornings
journal, church notices must be handed in By
Friday afternoon at the latest
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Several flutes, still perfect and capable
If producing musical tones, have been
aiken from the Egyptian catacombS
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