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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-08-19

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-08-19
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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-08-19

tpteoer in Die Ntooe 81 brtt9en. Wenr III
bie1elben rei9en Mittel, pel9e lie auf Die
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Silberbefib i'm @ertbe BON Acknowledgements
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rGtb mebr ols $4,000 nertb lit. IS 9ie6t
mtnoetens taufenb Samilien in ben Ser.
Stadten, beren Silbertammer fir $4,000
Stlber ent6dlten folte, InO 100000, Die fi6
lei4t fir $500 leiiten tDnnten.
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fetn, ben preis bes Silbers tpieber in bic
60be gu brtngen, ais Der 8erIu9. feline berz
mebrte 8erpenbung als @elb gu erapin9ell.
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neil Die 4nnabme Der Sitberfreiprdgung
auber aler @Osli4teit ldge. IOH0ern neil
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06

raphy, and still the discovery is in
its infancy, with greater possibilities
before it. Prof. Rontgen recently sent
to Prof. Schuster, of Owens college,
Manchester, England, photograph
taken by the new process. The pic
ture shows a complete reproduction of
u compass needle with the divisions
into degrees of the circle over which,
the needle is placed. The needle, be-
lore being photographed, was placed
inside metal box. AS flesh, skin and
cartilage are more transparent than
bone, the photograph of hand gives a
perfect outline of bones of the hand
and fingers, the outline of the flesh
being but very family discernible. In
an article contributed to the British
Medical Journal by Prof. Schuster, the
writer says, in speaking of Prof. Ront-
gems discovery, that the photographs
obtained are in the nature of shadows,
and their great sharpness is itself testi-
'nony that the new radiation must
be propagated in straight lines. The
radiation passes in straight lines easily
through paper, cardboard or wood, and
produces Photographic effects after
having passed through two complete
packs of playing cards. The photo
graphs may be taken in the ordinary
light of day if the plate is kept in its
dark slide, which will completely cut
off all ordinary rays, and yet transmit
the new radiation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
RUNS THROUGH THE SEA.
Wonderful Electric Road Now In
Course Of Construction.
tracks Rest on the Bed of the Ocean But
Arc Anchored So That the Force
r of tho Water Cannot Dis
place Them.
written for This Paper.l

Written for This Paper.l
Most railroads are stopped by flood
but there is one being built between
Nottingham and Brighton, England,
known as the Brighton & nottingham
ISeashore Electric tramway that just
lglories in deep water. It is really an
elevated railway, with it's tracks at
the bottom instead of in the air, and
the structural iron work moves along
with the train. Should the trolley hap
pen to leave the wire or the current
cease from any cause the passengers
can be taken off in life boats, one of
which Is shown.
Rockingham is a seashore village 2A
miles from Brighton. 1t is quite pop
ular resort, but transportation facili-
ties were not Of the best. Magnus
Volk, of the electric railway of Bright
on, conceived the idea of constructing
an electric road between the two places,
as the popularity of both of them
seemed to promise large amount of
travel. Several difficulties confronted
Mr.. Volk after he had got as far as the
idea. It was advisable to build on the
seashore on account of the ocean view
being preferable to the inland scenery.
But the shore consists of high cliffs
that are not Of the same height, and pre-
sented many difficult engineering prob
lens to be overcome, which would make
construction expensive. To build at
the shore line would not do, as the tide
would cover the tracks twice dnv
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
TOWN SITE a CEMETERY.
Prediction Of Ponca City's Pioneer Mayor
Fully Verified.

Prediction Of Ponca City's Pioneer Mayor
@ Fully Verified.
+ The city council of Poncha City, o.
T.. has bought the town site of Cross
for city cemetery. This is the dra-
matte end of one Of the most interest
ing rival town-site fights in the west.
When the Cherokee strip was opened to
settlement in 1892, two riva. cities
sprang up within mile of each other,
namely, Fonca City and Cross. The lat
ter opened up the first day of it's ex-
istence with population of 5000 and
the former with a population of 1000,
and it was war to the knife from the
start. At q public meeting at Ponca
City one night the mayor uttered these
prophetic words: Gentlemen, this is
a fight to a finish. If you people will
give me your support 1 will carry on
this fight until Cross is turned into a
cemetery" A strong delegation was
sent to Washington, with Capt. Stiles
at its head, which succeeded in having
Ponca City recognized as the legitimate
town site. This was eight months ago,
and Cross gave upsthe fight and moved
to Ponca. The eA-town site was bought
for a cemetery, verifying The prediction
of the pioneer mayor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
KNOWS THE BIBLE BY HEART.
Kentucky Preacher Commits to Memory
9jEs Every CHAPTER Hut Two.

Kentucky Preacher Commits to Memory
Every Chapter but Two.
Rev. w. C. Hicks, a backwoods Bap-
list minister of extraordinary attain
ments, is attracting great deal Of at.
tention in the revival meetings he is
now holding in different parts of Adair
county, Ky. He is only about 25 years
of age, and has evidently had only or
binary educational advantages, but has
been, SO he says, a hard student of the
Bible ever since he was first taught to
read. when a small boy. He has COM
mitted to memory every chapter in the
Bible except two. In order to test the
reliability of his claim, he closes his
Bible and permits anyone to call at
random for different chapters of diff
ferent books. which he recites at once.
without hesitation, word for word. His
admirers, however, are disinclined to
accept all of his Biblical interpreter
tions, as-he differs with Moses in his ac-
count of the flood, and has some ideas
peculiarly his own with reference to
Jonah and the whale. His sermons are
very unique, and few churches can be
found large enough to accommodate
the congregations which assemble to
hear him. 4H ~ sA t
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
GENUINE OLDEST MAN.
James Welsh Can Prove That He Il los
nf ana

James Welsh Can Prove That He Il 1Os
Years of Age.
All other oldest men, are counter
fcits and limitations. James Welsh,
who lives near, Frostburg, Allegheny
county, Nd, is the simon pure old per-
son. He counts los years to his credit,
and is glad of it. Many others claim as
great antiquity, but MIR. Welsh has the
records in proof of the date CT his birth.
He is q native of West Meath, Ireland,
where he was born in 17ss. AS men
were regarded in the early quarter of
this century he was middle-aged when
he landed in Baltimore in 1924. That
was 70 years ago. Men born in that
year have grown up and died of old age,
and yet Mr.. Welsh gives no evidence of
an intention to Immediately depart.
When he was ten years old the Irish
men in his neighborhood joined in the
rebellion against English rule. Welsh
was too young to carry pike, but
made himself useful to the patriots in
other ways. Mr.. Welsh readily recalls
the great historical events of tho
century-he was II years old when
Washington died, and being of bright
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
OPPOSE NAME OF JEFF DAVIS.
Hot Fight in Mississippi over It'll. for.

New County.
Mississippi is fighting the civi: war
over again because of a proposition to
create a new county out of parts of
Kinds, Madison and Rankin. The peo-
pie of the proposed new county favored
the idea until the Capital Ledger, Of
jackson. suggested that it be called
Davis, or jeff Davis, after the most dis!
tinguished citizen Mississippi has turned.
out, the ex-prcsident of the southern
confederacy, eN-United States secre-,
tary of war and United States senator.
The suggestion of the Jackson news
paper created storm. A bitter con-
troversy is in progress, and both sides
are claiming a victory. 1t is probableI
that the adherents of Mr.. Davis will
win, but not by great majority.
When Jefferson Davis was secretary,
of war Kansas and other states of the,
west honored him by bestowing his
name on several counties. When the
war broke out, however, these states
found new names for the counties so
named. Florida made Jefferson Davis
birthday legal holiday, and it is so
observed at the present time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
INCREASES THE ARMY.
Miles. and Lamont Plan for Its'
Re organization.
Bill Submitted to Committees of Congress
Raising Limit of Enlisted Strength
from $4,000 to 10000 Men !,
Its Main Provisions.

Secretary Lamont has submitted to;
the military affairs committees OF
congress bill for the reorganization
of the army. 1t embraces his own
ideas and those of Gen. Miles. 1t pro-
vides that the army shall consist of ten
regiments of cavalry, seven regiments
of artillery and 25 regiments of in
fantry, and that the total number Of
enlisted men, including Indian scouts
and army corps, shall be limited to 3d..
600. AS the army is now constitutedl
it is composed of ten regiments OF
cavalry five regiments of artillery and
rs regiments of infantry, with a linz
itation as to enlisted strength Of 49,
600 men.
No special provision in the new bill
is made with regard to the cavalry. All
that the bill contemplates for it is to
man the skeleton troops and completes
the squadron formation. The total
number of troopers would remain un-
changed. /
AS at present constituted the infan-
try regiment has one colonel, one lien,
tenant colonel, one major and ten COM
panies. Under the sccretary's bill it
is proposed to assign to each regiment
one colonel, one lieutenant colo
mel, three majors, 12 captains,
Ia lieutenants, 12 second lieuten-
ants, the chaplains now authorized
by law, one sergeant major and one
quartermaster sergeant. The increase.
in the number of majors and captains
will permit the adoption of the three
battalion formation, system the war
department is very anxious to place in
service.
For the artillery arm the secretarys
bill proposes to give to each regiment
of artillery one colonel, one lieutenant
colonel, three majors, 12 captains, IA
first lieutenants, IL second lieutenants,
one sergeant major, one quartermaster
sergeant, one chief musician, two prin-
cipal musicians and 12 batteries. tt
is left discretionary with the presi-l
artillery, and each battery SO organ
lied shall have, in addition to the bat
terry organizat ton now authorized by
law. four corporals, two farriers and
one saddler. The reorganization Of
the artillery with this force into seven
regiments of 10 batteries each will pro-
vide 81 batteries of artillery, an in-
crease of "a, of which IA may be field
batteries and 10 for coast defense. On
the peace footing the 10 batteries
would have a trifle over 1000 men,
every one of whom would be a trainedI
gunner, and who, with their officers,
would be scattered among the various
Notifications for the training of vol-
unteer organizations in time of peace.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06


intellect and tenacious memory, he re-
calls that event from the reports that
came to Ireland; remembers the war OF
1912, the rise of Napoleon and Waterloo
and other affairs that are largely ira
ditional with the majority of men. Mr..
Welsh, at the age of IL, enlisted as a
private in the northern army and has
n pension of $12 per month. Mr..
Welsh's home is on a spur of Savage
Mountain. His little farm is neat and
well kept. Members of his family
down to the great-grandchildren look
upon him with generation, and his man
dates receive implicit obedience. Els
mental faculties are unobscured, and
to local historians and correspondents
he is Joy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06

tracttvely decorated. The roof makes
promenade deck, while inside, IL,
railing that surrounds both decks are
the seats for passengers. W. a
On the upper deck is placed the con-
trolling apparatus for the motive pow,
er. 1t IS not expected to develop great
speed, on account OF the resistance of
the water, and because it will not be
necessary, as the people will take the
trip to enjoy the sea air and on account
OF its novelty. Electricity will be used
to propel the car, two 3o-horse-power
motors bling used. At first it was in
tended to adope storage batteries, but
1t would require so many that their
weight, in addition to the 40 tons of
the structure AID 20 tons of passengers.
would be too great for practical use,
1t was, therefore, decided to adopt the
overhead trolley. AS no engineer would
estimate officially the pressure of cur
rent that would be required to propel
the car, on account of the many ele-
ments that would rctard it's progress
its great weight, friction of the rails.
wind resistance and water resistance
the town authorities have declined to
give a hermit to erect an overhead troll.
ley or to use steam to determine how
much power would be required, al
though the road is completed. The en-
gineers of the company say that a pres
sure OF 500 volts, the pressure used by
all street railways, will be sufficient to
move the car at a speed of from six to
eight miles an hour.
Motion is given to the 16 wheels
on the rails by means of shafting in
1.-THE four tubular legs, that have been
described. The motors are placed over
the two legs ut each end Of the car.
They move the snafting, which is geared
to toothed gearing that actuates the
wheels. The brakes are worked by
rods. which pass down the legs. It is
thought that The inertia of the car and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
Baltimore woman,s Novel win.

There has been uncarthed among q
bundle of old court documents at Balti-
more the following unique will exc
cuted by Mrs. Anna r. Kuhn years ago.
1t reads as follows: This is my last
will and testament, | bequeath all my
jewelry TO Kate. my old clothes to Anna.
my books to Frank. my good wishes to
Herman and Philip. and request that
they go to church at least six times a
year, and a sweet memory of myself 10
my loving better half, and also my in
.heritance from my father to go to Anna
and Kate jointly. My last wish. Anna
E. Kuhn" f9 #
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
souANpEREp IN THE COURTS.
History of an Estate Worth $4,000 That
DwindIed to Forty-Two Cents.

History of an Estate w orth $4,000 That
DwindIed to Forty-Two Cents.
Encarnacion Buelna died at Los Are
geles, Cal, December, 1870, just a little
over a quarter of a century ago. Atthat;
time he had an estate worth about $780,
600. If Encarnacion were alive to-day
he would undoubtedly be disappointed
at the way his $4,000 has been SCAT
tered around. For over IS years his es-
tate has been going through admins
tration, and it has had very expen-
.sive trip. Its journeys are now over,
for the other day Public Administrator
Kelsey finally settled it up. or The,
original estate there remained just Az
cents. Nobody could be found to claiml
it. and the public administrator did
not know what to do with
it. The sum was not a large one, still
it had to go somewhere, SO Judge Clark
made an order directing MIR. Kelsey to
pay the AZ cents into the county treas,
uly. This Mr.. Kelsey did, and thus
ends the chapter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06

into the solid rock. the height of the
blocks varying with the grade, for the
tracks are level. On these concrete ties
were laid two rails with a gauge of
2 feet 81A inches. Another line of blocks
was set at points, SO that of the two
rails laid thereon in the same manner
as the first two the distance between
, the outside rails of each pair would be
18 feet, This was imperative to give
the necessary stability to the car. AT
high tide the height of water over the
road bed Is IS feet. The track stood the
severe storms Of last winter without
any damage at all to the permanent
way, SO it has been demonstrated that
1t possesses ample strength to with
stand the force of the sea. Y.
On these rails q sort of iron bridge
with q platform, having room for $50
people, will be operated. There are
four main legs or tubes of drawn steel
II inches in diameter. At the bottom
Of each is a bogie truck having four
wheels of 80 inches diameter, making
a 16-wheeled car. The four bogies are
held together by steel tubular struts,
the wheel base being about % feet and
the gauge 1S feet. These dimensions
give great stability, and it will be i'm
possible for the butfeting Of the waves
Ito tip it over. The tops of the main legs
are built into lattice girder work, which
carries the floor Of the Cur, or deck,
whichever may be the proper term. III
" similar in design to the main deck OF
a yacht, being so feet long and 22 feet
wide, and is "a feet above the top Of the
rails, which will give passengers rather
9 pleasant sensation as they appear to
to floating in air, and wondering If
they will run over n fish, or something
iieise that y likely to throw them off the
track. The center space of the deck
y giYeA w tQ tho saloon. which Ia Mt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
SCIENTIFIC SENSATION,
Prof. Rontgen's Discovery of Photograph
Ing the lnyiaible

Prof. Rontgen's Discovery Of Photograph
ing the Invisible.
The recent discovery of Prof. Ront-
gen, professor of physics in the Uni.
versity of Wurzburg, Bavaria, which it
is believed is destined to revolutionize
photography, is the latest topic to
claim the attention of scientists in Eu-
rope and America. By the Rontgen
discovery, pictures may be taken of tile
interior of solid substances. The
skull of man, the bones of his feet
and hands, in fact, his entire skeleton
may be photographed by the Rontgen
process. showing how one would look
with the flesh off his bones. Flaws
and inequalities in the heart of min
erals may be detected, it is claimed,
by this remarkable process of photog-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
POI young Mon.

"Miss Birdie" faltered young Moore,
"is there any hope for me? Do you
think you could ever learn to-"
Then Birdie said, mockingly "Never,
Moore!'' l
And the youth went away ravin' mad.
Chicago Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
STRUCK HIS own DEATH BLOW
Peculiar Accident Befalls q Marshall
Iu,l Woodchopper.

One of the most peculiar accidents
on record caused the death of Adam
Kile, young man of Anderson town
ship, ILL.,, the other afternoon. A large
tree that he had felled lodged .agalnst a.
smaller one, which it bent nearly to
the earth. Kile struck a heavy blow
with his AK on the bent tree, and the
severed splinter few back with fearful
force, striking him on the temple and
killing him almost instantly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
Uncle Paul.

President Kruger, of the South
African republic, is in his Goth year, but
IS still a wonderfully strong and active
man. He is now serving his third term
as president. and is commonly known
as Dom Paul" or Uncle Paul" lie
has been twice married. and has fam
ny OF ten sons and daughters. He and
his wife are very simple in their ways.
They belong to the Doppers, a strict
sect OF Dutch Protestants, with peculi-
antics OF manners and dress that some
what resemble the Quakers. IN
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
why He wept.

Seeing a little boy crying on Main
Atleet. a kind-hearted gentleman asked:
| Sonny, why do you cry that way?"
"Be-be cause III don't know-know
how to cry any other way--bohoo!"-
Dallas lTexl sitter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
: Prs.,dent Kruger. Appearance.

President Kruger of the Transvaal
Is q large, obese man with face the
color of parchment. His constant use
Of tobacco has stained his hands. He
is careless as to his personal appear
nnce, and thinks nothing of receiving
distinguished guests in his shirt sleeve
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
Blind Persons Give MASSAGE.

Massage treatment in Japan is adj
ninisterea almost entirely by blind per-
sons. The reason is because in the
blind the sense of touch is more deli.
cate than in persons blessed with sight,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
A Sudden Reformation.

Charley is getting SO economical"
said young Mrs. Tocker.
That is quite an unusual trait in
him."
Eyes. I have only observed it in
him this week. He insists on wearing
his old 5o-cent necktie, SO as to save
those for which l paid dollar and q
half apiece. "-Washington Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
why MI. O,Ronrl.e Dec,,n.d

1t was a son of Lrin who asked the
meeting to excuse him from serving on
committee because he expected to bs
unexpectedly called away,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
A Flatterer.

Mr.. Softly (dcspairingly)-But do
you notathink you could learn to love
me? ..5cae 915 Y92a faga.3I $50 sisaF
Miss Brightly oh, dearme, Mr.. Soft
"! what prodigious student you must
think l am.-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06

even II the water did not throw them out
of alignment. FL
Most men would have given up the
project when confronted with these
seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
Mr.. Volk, however, had determined to
build an electric railway. He continued
to study the situation, which seemed
SO fruitless to his friends who were nc
quainted with his desire. AT last his
brain began to evolve the conception
of the road which is now described, aud
is different from anything heretofore
constructed, for. it is apparently one of
the things that King Solomon said
didn't exist, something new under the
sun.
He decided to construct his tracks
after the manner of other railroad
tracks on the bed of the ocean, but an
chored in such a way that they could
not be displaced. The car was to be
elevated so that it could be operated at
high tide as easily as ut low tide. To
do this it was necessary to do all the
track work at low tide, which made
progress rather slow. Concrete blocks
at three-foot intervals were mortised
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
Her Bad Little Brother

Hostetter McGinnis was in the par
Tor talking love to sallie Chatfie. She
murmured:
II have had many suitors for my
hand, but you are the only one 1 ever
loved, Mr.. MEG innis.''
Just then Johnnie bobbed up from
behind the sofa and said:
"Sallie, I'll bet that he don't come
here any more. None of the others did
after you told them hat."-Dallas
tTex.) Sitter.