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watched the place for some time. but stiil .he
patrolman did not appear. AS II drew near the
time for the tour Of patrol duty to end vagrant
cat crawlcd along the sidewalk. The rounusmah
had a sudden inspiration. He killed the cat with
q blow of his club and flung the carcass INTO 'he
gutter in front Of the liquor store. linen ne
kept watch until the time for the patrolnan
relief arrived when he went TO the station anu
made a report about the cat Presently the pa
trolnan appeared at the station and also made
q report about the dead cat.
state the exact time when you discovered the
cat" said the sergeant. - ,,
The patrolman was in a quandary FROM ms
hiding place he had seen the roundsman throw
the cats body into the gutter and ne ala hot uaIc
10 name an earlier time. while II ne named 'ne
exact time he would have TO explain why ne
had failed to answer the roundsmans can ne
could not pretend that he was on distant pai'
of his post at the time. -,
We'll" he said at length 1.-The roundsman mas
got me dead to rights this time and ne oWneu
up to the charge of being off post In hauo.
store an offence which means the loss of ten days
pay TO a policeman when he is caught al IT,;
might better have failed to report inc oa'' "e
oil
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LJLIENTHAL'S WINGS.
THE DEVICES BY WHICH THE INVENTOR
MANAGED TO SOAR.

HE DEPENDED UPON THE WIND FOR PRoPuI~
SION. AND WAS ABLE TO GUIDE HIS COURSE
TO SOME EXTENT.
Long before the Montgolhers invented the balloon
and incidentally sdctracked the study OF aerial
navigation. experiments had been conducted by
ambitious investigators with view TO Initiating as
nearly as possible the conduct OF flying and soaring
birds. And even while various modern scientists
were still planning utilize the gasbag for pur-
poses of support in horizontal flight through the
air al least few intelligent enough to
see that such device presented 100 much surface
against which atmospheric resistance could operate.
and consequently must be abandoned entirely They
recognized the fact that any broad. fiat and sub
stantial horizontal surface is buoyed up by the air
in a remarkable degree. especially II the object 10
which that surface belongs has progressive mo-
ton edgewisc. They adopted bird wings therefore
the fundamental part Of their system. Whether
or not such appliances could also be employed for
purposes Of propulsion was separate question.
The primary aim ascertain the correct
FORM size and use Of apparatus for sustaining a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
AN AFFINITY RESPECTED.


From Inc Detroit FREE IrtSS.
He IS n very quiet, uneXcitable man and when his
friend took him home to see the baby he did his
best, though not very successfully, TO be enthusi-
astic He undertook TO amuse the youngster and
allowed him TO play with the small watch which
the iewcor had lent him while his own was being
repaired. The baby was so docile in his company
that they were left together for some time lie
concealed the apprehcnsions that he felt and re-
solved TO allow his charge to have his own way
without restraint. When the father returned he
said:
what do you think OF the baby. now that you
are better acquainted with him
you have Of the most intelligent children
! ever heard Of the earnest reply.
'You are beginning appreciate his fine points.
are you? Has he been saying Mamma and Papa
and Day-day' for youT
mo. 1t wasn't in any such trivial manner that
he demonstrated his mental powers. He has shown
a comprehension Of relationships and the fitness Of
things which, though crudcly expressed. Is some
thing little less than marvellous ! gave him my
watch 10 play with and be swallowed it,
Great heavens. man, You don't mean to say
that ihc baby has swallowed Il watch
YES But that isn't what shows his Intelligence.
Most any baby if / not misinformed, is la BILE
fo do that if he gets chance. When that was
gone the only playthinG ] had 20 offer him was the
key that winds it,: And I'm Blessed II he dian t
swallow that. too
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
Az INDIAN TROY.
AFTER TWENTY CENTURIES IT IS TO BE EX-
CAVATED.
From The Calcutta Englishman.

From The Calcutta Englishman
At las; the ruins Of the Indian Troy, deeply buried
IN The debris OF over twenty-five centuries are
likely the light Patalipntra the III
flowers" so famous in ancient Indian legend ana ma
Is R Fqeses of indian emperorS
md the most lavish dcvotee the worIu mas e.'
seen He cov ERE OCEAN ns s from Nepa to Guera
With countless Buddhist monurnents and buildings
eol,d masonry to enshrne Buddha's relics or to
mark some sacred spot: are found al oyer lnd i
His colossal edlct pillars, single shafts OF stone
over forty feet in length ana SeauiIuy PoSnedd
wonder Of all who see them. How magnificent
have been the erP 2 al Of bd shi r srEa kings
Anuochus of Syria, Ptolemy Of Egypt Antgonos Of
Ma t'd'n' Masnas OF Cyrene and Alexander Of
II was already splendid city y the fourth
century B. c. in the time of his grandfather. Chand-
ragupa. the Greek Sandracotus' as we earn iFT ON
the glowing descriptions Of Megastnenss ne
Great At that time the buildings were all OF
wood. like the palaces and temples or burmah In
Rs So% A so found %ssT wood
left it OF stone But before the dawn of our 5 era
Asoka's dynasty and the smaller succeeding dy-
Os the chnes p IF fnpis
that 1t lay deserted and In ruins Since the Ma Ma
nNs va ths c sfS wss forroten 1t
known to be somewhere near the modern town or
trs Who had deberatey searched FOR it believed
that it had been entirely washed away away s by the
Major Waddell. In 1892 during flying visit to
Patna found that the leading landmarks OF Aso-
Vas "a initial still existed He found several sculp,-
ured stones and images OF the Asoka epoch lying
on the surface or built into houses or walls and
these together with tho position OF the old mounds
many OF which still retain their ancient names,
enabled him to fix with certainty the limits or
Asoka's citadel and also TO indicate roughly the
possible sites of particular buildings for exploratory
excavations without which, Of course, no de-
tailed idenincations could be decisyeiy attempted
Unfortunately most of the likely mounds now
contain Mahometan graves for the Mahometan In
vaders were wont TO seize the highest mounds for
their residence and burial grounds, and for cent
uries they have used these ruins as quarry for
their building material. Still beginning has
now been made and already at Patna, where Ave
years ago no stones OF the Asoka period were
suspected to be- there may now be seen pieces or
the well-known stone posts the so-called Asoka
railings with their quantity figured medallion
like bosses by which Asoka perpctuated In stone
the original wooden fences which surrounded TIE
sncred Buddhist spots. And close by one may see.
about twelve feet below the present surface parts
Of 'th- wooden walls" OF Palibothrp. with their
marvellousiy well preserved Sal timber. over TWEEN
~ centuries old.
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given weight while moving forward above and
parallel with the earth.
Otto Iienthal whose tragic death reported
a few days ago. had been engaged in this particu-
lar study for over thirty years. When he was
scarcely eighteen years old he and brother began
series of elaborate experiments. extending
through nearly a quarter OF a century. These led
Otto 10 publish a book dn 1880 on Bird Flight as
the Basis OF Aerial Navigation" Herr Lilienthal
was educated as mechanical engineer and he
therefore conducted his researches In scientific
manner. One Of his experiments is thus described
by Chanute in Progress in Flying Machines
HE SUSPENDED himself from a spar projecting
from house and operated set OF wings opening
and closing Ike Venetian blinds through which
he measured tho lifting effect OF wing strokes per-
formed with tho muscles Of the legs, so that the
step Of each foot would produce double stroke Of
the wing The weight of the operator and wings
combined was l7s pounds and they counter
weighted with lightweight pounds suspended to a
rope and passing over two pulleys. With some
practice he was enabled. by operating the wings
with pedals TO lift himself thirty feet from the
earth"
In his book Lilienthal deliberately discussed the
shapes and methods of living birds. and he lays
great stress on the idea that the wings OF flying
machine should not be true aeroplanes. or. In
other words absolutely fiat. but somewhat convex
He was confident that less atmospheric resistance
was encountered in this way than in the other.
About six or seven years ago, encouraged by the
approval which his book received from students OF
acronautic science he undertook fresh series Of
experiments and 1t is through these that he is best
known 10 the general public He began by making
a light frame which should consist essentially Of
pair of rigid wings and upright. rudderlike tall
Into this by means OF straps, he fastened himself
and then. having launched himself into the air
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course to keep his balance and any additionai
manoeuvres complicated the situation greatly
OF course in his earlier experiments, when only
n few feet from the ground. he met with numper
Of trinlng accidents. 1t was no easy matter, when
moving forward and hampered with o widespread
inC framework weighing forty or fifty pounds Tor
with the gas motor attached over eighty, TO MAIN
tain an erect attitude on landing But when more
elaborate experiments were undertaken. ana es-
pecially when considerable elevation above tne
plain was reached the risks were increased. That
he should get a fall which hurt him seriously. early
in 1885, was no occasion for surprise therefore. But
the pluckY investigator renewed his attempts Inn
mediately upon his recovery, and more than Two
years elapsed before he had the fall which resulted
in his death From the dispatches announcing the
fact It would appear that some defect In construc-
tion rather than awkward handling of the ma
chine was the Immediate cause OF the disaster.
Within the last few years Lilienthals example
aeronautic science among whom perhaps the most
conspicuous were a: NJ Herring. OF New,iork
Maxim I'm England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
BJTCH AT THE ROYAL WEDDING.


What caused the Archbishop OF canterbury "n n
the Rshop OF winchester very pad quarter %. a.
hn,,r's nxiety took place at Buckingham faIace VI
Wednesday Immediately before the royal "euu'ne,
and the contretemps might have had very serious
result We have made every inquiry, anu We . ,."t
that the following is the true STORY po,', re lister
h,shon Of Canterbury and the Bishop or Mlnchesn,e
forwarded their clerical robes cary on Meanes. -,
morning TO buckingham Palace. directing mem y, :,
he sent 10 the robingroom, when nau oee', go -
Tor the assembly OF the clergy. ana where thes W.
-. drass for tho wedding service. The two hlsh uis
nitares Of the Church arrived In good time III o,h Ser
TO robe but not a vestgs OF their surplSes o. ax
canonicals could be found. The Archp,shVp paiaca
treneiv anxious and so also were all tne a' ~
oomni,is and the time was drawing nigh TOT ,ne
clergy procession TO the chapel and yet the mss'"s
lawn was not TO be found. ,,,. ,.os tn
At last Lord Edward Pelham clinton nd VIZ hs AZ
formed OF the impending catastrophe; ana nc
once set a complete army OF court otcia.S r W ,ere
every room In for the missing ropes In s,s, in
eventuallv found In another room put ony y u
time for the Archbishop and Bsnon OF " n,erxy
70 dress and hurry 10 the chapel the otnsr S, a,s
had brought their vcstments with them anu % 4" ia
ready long before the time The Archosnop' soms
Ia VAS Sery much upset by the contretemps sose
servant or another. pot knowing W, We, The 2obes "
had misplaced the poftmah'eau o'"'- ~
the wrong room
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HENRY'.S NOTABLE CRUISE.
AN OFFICE BOYS SUNDAY OUTING ON JAMAICA
BAY.

AN OFFICE BOYS SUNDAY OUTING ON JAMAICA
BAY.
When Henry reached the office where he is
"boy" on Monday morning. his complexion closely
matched the hue of boiled lobster lie was IN
evident main but a triumphant look was in his
eyes.
oVbere did YOU get so sunburned?" asked n
junior clerk. sympatheticaly.
ooh down on Jamaica Bay" said Henry, with
the air of a person who has passed through thrill
ing adventures. but doesn't want TO seem too anX-
ious TO narrate them.
Were you hshing?'
"No. l went rowing. l went to Canarsie. You
can get there from Brooklyn for a nickel
who was with you? Anybody who knows more
about a boat than you DO"
NO, my little brother
What did the boat cost?'
The man said he would let us have 1t for Is
cents hour"
How long did you have it,
"An day. We went in the morning. ! rowed a
little way out and the boat got aground We pulled
off our shoes and stockings and tried to get IL off,
but couldn't. We had lunch with us and a
bottle Of coffee. so ate it. Then we went TO
sleep"
How long did you seep?'
Three or four hours, guess. When we woke
up the tide had come up and carried us over by
Bergen Beach. There some wind. too, and we
had hard time getting back to Canorsie. We
rowed until we We're nearly dead 1t was almost
dark when landed
what did the man charge YOU
Il didn't have but % cents We had spent the
rest Of our money. He wanted a dollar but said
we didn't mean to keep the boat but an hour. and
got aground IT wasn't our fault told him
only had i and fare to the Bridge, so he
took the - cents.
What time did you get homer
"Haf-past 10 o'clock We walked over the Bridge
and up TO Thrty-second-st.. whore / I've"
WAS your mother frightonod?'
yes. she was crying She thought we were
he ed lis DO
"What did your father do?'
Clicked me. But it didn't hurt as much as my
face did Golly. but were hungry"
The arrival OF member of the firm caused
Henry and his listeners 10 start at their work
suddenly and most ndustriously.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
THREADING WATER WITH AID OF 4 KITE
From The Washington Tlmes.

Richard NJ Augus,ln, of Winona, Mimi pro-
fessor I'm the public schools of that city. is stop
ping at Wiards. "Kitc-iying is booming an
thovs one Of the most prominent young men or
the city made kite a few days before left nome,
ten feet i'm height. Matthews went out TO rs the
kite while a strong wind blowing. He tied the
strong Irvine about his waist in order 10 Keep the
unusually hard gust Of wind. and the kite carried
him away in the air in spite Of himself. He thinks
he rose 300 feet from the ground before IN" kite be
gan 10 come down Then he found that he was
over the lake. The Kite down gently.
though that he struck the water with little force.
Al the same time the wind freshene1 and he
kept bobbing up and down upon the surface OF the
water until help came I'm rCwboat from the shore.
lie got good duckng. but otherwise was not hurt.
Before left home he told me that IL would be some
time before he tied kite string around his waist
again"
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4 SMOKING CONTEST.


From The London News
4 curious match has just been held 81. Maurice.
near lille among tho most invcteratc smokers Of
the town. No fewer than fifty OF them assembled
outside a cafe with pipe. one ounce and three
quarters Of tobacco and glass OF beer the little
table before each Of them. The large crowd which
assembled 10 witness the smoking contest had tho
measure Of seeing that the winner OF this eccentric
match NJ Daas a man fortyhve years or age, get
through his ounce and three-quarters OF tobacco In
tIst thirteen minutes : few others had con-
stunned the tobacco IN twenty minutes; but con-
siderable number Of the competitors, after puiinS
away most galaniy at the beginning. had either
laid down their pipes In despair. or had beat nasty
retreat, looking very pale
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clerk in the Health Department yesterday
made an estimate that the number or DEAD
horses removed from the city during the month
of August would be close upon 1000, and the
number OF all dead animals removed would eX-
coed 10000. The largest number of dead horses
previously removed from the city In a single
month was 63S in November, 1872, when there
was an epidemic of the epzootic The next larg-
est number on record was 1,3li. in August or
1892. when the heat killed nearly LOCO horses
in one week. The effect of the heat In klliinS
animals in the city is shown by the estimate OF
1000 dead horses and 5000 other dead animals
for the present month. compared with the fol-
lowing record Of the removal of dead animals for
the three months ending March l, 1896:
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MENAGERIES BY DAY OR WEEK.
ODD BUSINESS OF RENTING STUFFED ANIMALS
AS IT is CARRIED on IN CHICAGO

From The Chicago Trlbune.
Do you desire to remodel your front parlor into a
similtude OF a Rudyard Kiplng jungle with "Ba-
loo" sitting beside the fireplace. Chill perched on
the manteI, and "Kaa" twisted around the legs Of
the table? DO you feel moved to decorate your din
ing room with game. either In or out OF season?
If you do, and searching for the wherewtha
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to pay the expenses OF the operator there would b
big crowds everywhere
II the idea mentioned should be carried out n
would prove the most novel scheme In the history
OF American politics. and there Is telling what
influence II would have the campaign
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TAKEN TO THE OFFAL DOCK
SOME GLORIOUS COMPARISONS.

MORE DEAD ANIMALS WERE REMOVED FROM
CITY STREETS DURING THE RECENT HOT
WEATHER THAN IN ANY CoRRE-
sPoNDING PERIOD OF TIME
HUMoRs OF A DISAGREE
ABLE SUBJECT
The sight of many dead horses in the streets
Of the city last week and the intolerable odors
arising from the carcasses which were allowed
to lie unremoved for days aroused In the public
mind desire to know more about the system by
which the bodies Of dead animals are removed
from the thoroughfares OF the metropolis Most
New-Yorkers have heard of the offal dock as a
connecting link between the city scavengers and
Barren Island, but comparatively few have
taken the trouble to learn much about the sys-
tern by which the city Is ordinarily protected
against the smell of decaying animal matter.
AS rule the system works so satisfactorily
that the bodies of dead animals are removed
from the streets before they become cause for
complaint. but in a long period Of hot weather.
when dogs and cats perish by the hundreds and
horses die In almost every street, the employees
Of the offal contractor are overwoTked, ana the
air Of the city Is polluted until there is danger
of pestilence. Such emergency occurred
last week, when nearly half of the horses en-
ployed in the work of hauling away the car
cases of other horses fell dead in their traces.
The contractor could not hire fresh horses. Tor
no other owners of horses in the city would al
low them to be used in the dangerous work OF
hauling dead animals and he was able 10 buy
horses only after considerable delay.
To make matters worse for the contractor and
for the city. several OF the men employed by MN
in the work were Frustrated by the heat and
three Of them died. Not every laborer Is willing
10 perform the disgusting work of handling car
ron in any kind of weather. and the contractor
found difficulty in hiring new men 10 undertake
such work in the extremely warm days. with
the work piling up in the streets TO ten times
the ordinary amount and his force or men ana
horses diminishing, the contractor was in de-
SPAR until there a favorable change IN the
temperature Meanwhile the disnfecting corps
OF the Health Department was doing its best TO
prevent contagon by pouring and sprinkins
disinfectants over the carcasses in the streets
and thousands Of citizens were sending COM
plants TO the police and 10 the Health Board
The record for last week indicated that the
August record for the removal of dead animals
would be broken. Nearly 1000 dead horses
were removed from the streets or from stables
in the city and the number Of dead cats and
dogs ran into the thousands For the week end
ing August s the record follows:
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during the past week. He returned
to Oberlin Tuesday.
Frank Bowerman moved from town
to his fathers farm Monday.
Misses Phoebe and Mary Wagner,
of Tecumseh, Mich, are visiting in
the city.
Attorneys Hanson, Thurston and
Rhodes of Toledo were in the city on
legal business yesterday.
Josiah Roller returned from his
southern trip Tuesday evening. He
was absent five weeks.
Mrs. D. c. Brown gives her Sab
bath School class Jatfy pull at her
home on Friday evening.
VIM. H. Wilson, of Sandusky, of
the Kelley Island Lmie Il Transport
Co., was in the city Thursday last
on business. Mr.. Wilson is an old
Seneca county boy, and is a friend
whom we had not seen for 80 years.
r. NJ. Hull, of Napoleon, has ac-
cepted a position as clerk at the Ho-
tel Central. Mr.. Hull comes recon-
mended by Mr.. Rseh, our county
auditor, as a competent, industrious
and trustworthy young man.--Desh-
! Ter FIag.
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l.. H. McComb has the contract for
its erection, and the building is to be
completed in fifteen days. The new
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