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A SCIENTIFIC BALLOON
BY. W. I. ALDEN.
zixrsx Copyright, 1896, by W. /. Alden)

morning, when we were ready to start.
no one knew anything OF our intention
except my colored man, and he knew
how to hold his tongue.
81 was surprised to find that Van
WAGNER had calculated the lifting
power of the balloon so closely that he
knew to an ounce just what weight
she must carry in order to float, as he
meant her to, a couple of hundred feet
above the earth and stay right there.
Consequently all three of us had to be
weighed, and we were good two hours
in reducing the weight OF things in our
pockets, or of increasing our weight
with bits of gravel, until at last Van
Wagner was satisfied with the whole
weight of the machine, with us and our
instruments and traps in it, would be
exactly what he calculated that it
ought to be. Then came the filing of the
globe with pure hydrogen made on the
spot, and consequently it was o'clock
in the afternoon before everything was
ready and we made our start. The
balloon rose SLOW and gently, and
when it was up to about the height of
the steeple of the Roman Catholic
church it gradually ceased rising and
hung there perfectly quiet There was
MT a breath Of air string, so the thing
had no sort Of drift, and promised to
stay just where she was until the wind
should rise The professor was might
lily pleased, and to my mind Montgom-
cry ought to have been satisfied that
the invention was all right, but he
seemed a little uneasy, so | asked him
what fault he had TO find with the ball
loon.
Were all right so far, says lie,
but the difficulty is going to be in
keeping our weight just up to the
standard and no more. I'll have more
confidence in this yer thing when the
trial trip is over, and nobody killed.
There's one thing that / don't exactly
see. and that is how we are going to
descend
81 declare | forgot to provide for
that, says Van Wagner. However it
will be time enough to think of that
when we get through ascending.
HE was delighted as child, and
about as capable of looking into the
future. With that he lights his spirit
lamp, and presently the balloon begins
10 rise, just as he said it would.
what do you say to that says
Van WAGNER TO Montgomery.
That's all right says Montgom-
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..su, tvt0ittl, u, sony sou ne ~ tnls
.,>,.4 &c. tsi, ii .5iau you sc not fant-
~ in~it.
a. oId look ntte,nIg seafy. we
saleu slowly upNalN III the sun hao
na.4ntu "a, e4e atalnilioin etobe, ana
,aeh We ,layytIvu stlugnt up az d
.aee that couiun ran 40 prihg us up
40 .u.bvu oi 5u,UU0 ICeT ueIote moon,
lnere Vas only one way o. MAKING Tue
oauoon descend, ana tnat was by ieJ-
eng ont the gas. here beng, now
ever, no escape valve, We coulun't let
our gas, ana ID dlun t seem as II Jnere
was any possible way for us 10 escape.
1 viii say TnIs FOR Montgomery and tne
Professor, that they BON showed that
they were brave men. Montgomery
cussed Van Nagener and science gen
orally, but that was natural under the
circumstances. Nan WAGNER sat qui-
city on the bottom of the car watching
the barometer and making entries IN
MS notebook which he sand would be
of immense value to science in case
they should be found. Neither of the
men ftinced a particle, though they
knew that in all probability they
would in course of time have clean
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Raleigh Cotton Mills viii be held at tne
mayors oflice Wednesday, January Sth,
1896 at II o'clock m.
Transfer books win be closed Tuesday,
the Cd. j 5. WINNE, Ser'y,
Raleigh, n. c., Dec. %, 1895.
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l1 | Alzilgs,s-

You're quite right, sir" remarked
the Colonel in reply to young Thomp-
sons question, 81 have been IN some
pretty tight places in the course OF my
life. A man cant fool along through
50 or 60 years of active lie wi1houe
finding himself occasionally III MD
ding tight places. But wherever am,
so long as i am on solid ground I
generally calculate to be able 10 "oIh
myself out of almost any difficulty. IL
Vixen you put me aboard a snip, OF III
a balloon, that begin to lose my grip
Speaking of balloons, I'll tell YOU
right here, if you don't mind, OF III
tie adventure / had-the only time that
/ ever was fool enough to trust myself
in balloon.
Zone day there came to my house
in New Berlinopolisville fellow with
a letter of introduction from Sam Ken
dali, who used to be ring-master OF
the Hail, Columbia circus at the time
when / was the manager and proprle-
tor of the concern. Sam was one OF
the best of fellows, and consequently
any friend OF his was welcome at my
house. Prof Montgomery, which was
the name of Sans friend, was small,
determined looking chap that at first
sight | would have taken for a light
weight fighting man, but, as it appear
ed, he was a balloonist. It's a singular
thing that every man who goes up in
a balloon professionally calls himself
a professor, while a miner who goes
down a shaft professionally never
thinks of giving himself any such tt
tie. Sans letter didn't say shat Prof.
Montgomery was a balloonist, and so
/ supposed he was regular college
professor who had caught the look of
a fighting man through teaching foot
ball and other athletic games to the
students. and 50, when he accepted my
invitation to dinner, | just sent over
for my old friend, Prof. Van Wagner,
the great electric sharp, to come and
ioin us, thinking that the two pro
fessors would be good company for one
another.
Nov it happened that Van Wagon
err, who was always interested in every
thing that was scientific and useless,
was nightly interested in ballooning,
and instead of being disappointed
when he found out that Montgomery
was an ignorant chap, who couldn't
speak ten words of good grammar, he
was just delighted to find that the man
was practical bailoonist. The two got
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cry: she'll rise fast enough, but she
amt going to rise no more this after
noon and he blows out the spirit
lamp.
Evan Wagner was pretty mad, and
demanded to know what Montgomery
meant by putting ont the lamp.
"'While that lamp is burning she
using the spirit, amt she? he answer
ed. Well, that is decreasing the
weight in this balloon, amt it? If
you'll look over the side you'll see that
we're rising at this minute, and there
amt no earthly way of pulling up
Evan Wagner and | both looked
over the side, and we could see that we
were about twice as high in the air as
we had been. just then the machine
took a fresh start, and we could feel
her going up at a pretty good pace.
What's the matter now says /.
Matter enough says Van Wage
Iner, I've dropped my false teeth over
board
More weight gone, says Mont
gomery. Now Wen go up till the bal
loon busts If I'd known that you had
false teeth I'd never have trusted my
self here with you. | might have
known that you would have been heay-
ing of 'em overheard the first chance
YOU could get. never see scientific
man yet that was fit to be trusted
"'Do you really mean said i, that
this balloon is bound to keep on going
up?
"'We've only one chance says
| Montgomery. If there's heavy fall
of dew tonight it may weigh us down
enough to make up for the professors
teeth and the spirit he's been burning.
| It's our only chance
II knew then that / was in pretty
tight place, and I'd have given con-
| siderable If I'd never agreed to go
along with Van Wagner. However
there was nothing to be done except
| to wait for the dew, and so we all sat
down in the car and waited.
Luckily there was heavy dew.
| Montgomery made us take off our
coats and hang them over the side 50
{ that they could catch all the dew there
| was, and about o'clock we found, by
| throwing over a bit Of tissue paper,
| that we were gradually sinking. We
| kept on sinking most of the night, as
| Judge, and when the morning came
| We found we were about 600 feet above
,he Garth and that we had drifted out
iol ght OF New Berlinopolisville.
Van Wagner was in high spirits,
and began wringing out his coat and
putting it on again. All Of sudden he
sings out something which ] didn't
quite understand, not being familiar
with scientific terms, and AZ the same
time the balloon began to mount UP
again.
What hes that blasted scientific
idiot dropped overheard now?' yells
Montgomery.
Il happend to drop my purse ont
Of my coat pocket, says Van Wagner,
| but that is no excuse for your objec-
/ tionable language.
i knew it, says Montgomery. Now
we are done for; the sun win be out
presently and then the gas ~ e,
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THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE.

Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Bea-
yersyille, ILL.,, says: ITO DIR. Kings
New Discovery / owe my life, Was
taken with La Grippe and tried al the
physicians for miles about, but of no
avail, and was given up and told could
not live. Having DIR. Kings New Dis
covery in my store, | sent for bottle
and began its use, and from the first
dose began to get better, and after
using three bottles was up and about
again. 1t is worth its weight in gold.
We won't keep store or house without
it." Get free trial at John Y. Mac
Rae's Drug Store.
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to work and talked balloon till you
couldn't rest. Van Wagener said that it
was his belief that q balloon properly
constructed ought to be able to stay
in the air for a month or year at
time, and when Montgomery said that
the thing wasn't possible, Van Wagon
err wanted him to explain why.
. It's plain enough says the bal
loonist. when your balloon rises and
GETS into thinner air the gas expands
and escapes through the mouth OF the
BAG. Even il it didn't escape it would
always leak out through the silk or
cotton. or whatever stuff the bag is
made Of. That's the reason why you
can't stay up only q few hours. No
man amt never been able 10 invent
balloon that won't lose gas, and no.
body ever will invent one, for il can't
he done
IL / make balloon that cant pos
sibly leak a single cubic inch of gas
viii you make the ascension with me,
and attend to the practical manage
rnent Of the Inachine2 says Van Wag-
ener.
You can just bet / will says the
other chap. Why. man, there'd be an
everlasting fortune in such balloon.
hut what's the use of talking about it?
The thing can't be done, as you'll find
out when you set down to invent your
gas tight balloon.
ssWell, the upshot OF it was that Van
WAGNER set to work and made bal
loon that even / could see was going
to meet his requirements. The main
balloon was big globe of aluminium,
and on top of that was a bag of thick
rubber. connected with the globe by an
automatic valve The idea was that
the globe would hold just enough gas
~ float the balloon at a height of 200
feet above the earth. Now, being at
that height, IL the balloonist wanted
IN rise. all he had to do was to light a
bio spirit lamp that would heat the gas
in the globe and make it expand. When
Il had expanded to certain point, 1T
,..auld fio.y over into the rubber bag,
and the lifting capacity of the machine
,.au1d he increased about one-third.
~ course the balloon would rise, and
,sben the balloonist wanted to descend
aoa;,, All he would have to do, accord
10 IL Van WAGNER, would be TO put
out his lamp and let the globe cool OIL.
II was inI9hty lbkti'h'"7 N''it ~
and Montgomery, VINO pe&"l l& s.,iA
inc nd sort of confidence ~ Van Wag-
al,..r. ended by thinking that perhaps
he haa really invented balloon that
on,,ld he made 70 stay up forever
s.Notl,inn would satisfy Van Wagner
Int chat i should go along on the' trlai
trin of The balloon ] WASN'T IN the
least alfx ions to do II, for SOLID ground
vas always good enough for mel but
Van wagner. being an old friend, and
1;at,o lie All scientific chaps, 10 get
hi , into diffieultieswhen he d,idn't
have some practical man to look after
him. 1 finally agreed 70 go. me ascen en-
sion WAS 10 be made from my paek
ward. where we would be our o. sign,
Of Mrs. NAN Wagener and the genera
public. The macline was caf ., os 'sf
TO nv house after dafk' ana me heAt
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Notice.

EThe annual meeting of the Stockholders
OF the Citizens National Bank of Raleigh,
N @, will be held at their Banking House
in this city on Tuesday, January 18th, at ~
o'clock. HENRY T.. LlTCHFORD.
Cashier.
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BROWNS
BRONCHIAL
TRocnES

cation OF very special sort. There Is no surer
cure for anarchy and that socialism which is de-
structive OF society for there Is a Christian So
ciaism which Is constructive and desrabe) than
the putting Of men In the way Of acquiring a
little property Of their own They must have a
chance and be taught to the chance. When
a. man owns house and lot has made even
Iic payment toward Its acquisition he ceases TO
De oe a rampant Socialist at once. He no longer
ciamors for equal division of this worlds goods
"A Few years ago 1 had in my congregation a
number number Of workngmen out of the shops OF two
great railway systems. An outbreak of Socialism
occurred. strikes were threatened and the destruc-
dion OF property was boldly advocated. The gem
come by worry and sickness. and to his bedside I
was wa, summoned as his pastor l frankly stated to
rishioners and his fellow members They were com
planning pain against the corporation. and some Of
theV even went so FAR as to attend Socialistic
meetings and array themselves the side OF So
Then / ventured to outline to him plan by
the, be hn aH to uphSSders BY
eced The plan was rea large rsc Of land
was purchased by the railroad company: lots were
0n the @ Sn The
small monthly payments: They, eagerly ayaied
ap the s tn & h Other the .SHns
those corporations In that city have been models
n ac bx h"y
themselves Hence in the cheering promise OF
clement Of sure hope that we shall s have
republic In America fifty years from to-day
Of Ss poSs Te he
anarchy and discomfort Is the word Of God. Dur
Ing the year ending September 80 last there came
TO our shores 21o.069 immigrants-an increase over
the last year of 290i6. Into the hands of all I'M
supplied immigrants there placed copies Of
the Bible by the New-York Bible Society. Twenty
one different languages and G0550 volumes rep
resented in this distribution. The work of Bible
donation is carried on at other ports and all over
the land. Who can estimate the power for good
they VIII sow the seeds Of steadness;, honesty.
good citizenship. along with trust In God. Our
Ito &c x.an cd lonO II Nm
the Bible. Temporary excitement and clamor may
evoke large vote against law and order. But
the heart OF the Nation Is true and stanch. be-
cause stayed on the word OF God Calmly. hope
fully and with belief in my fellow citizens and
trust In nv God | answer Yes to that woman 3
question. Shall have a republican form OF gov
eminent In the United States fifty years hence?"
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE VICTORY.
DIR. MAcARTHUR's SERMON OF THANKSGIVING
At CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
The Rev Dr. MacArthur's evening sermon IN
Calvary Baptist Church. in Fifty-sevenih-s'. near
slx,h-ave yesterday was devoted to the eohs!dera-
,,on n, The lessons and responsibilities OF the
ereat victory" He said in part:
Thank God we are not ashamed TO say since a as.
Tnesdev that we are American citizens On that Gay
anarchy was rebuked Had we failed 10 deieat 50
overwhelmingly the Governor whose name IL ilsnti-
dsd with Ha ansrcnF hs Ae supremacy
menace 10 peace and order. law and rehgi0n sec
tIonallsm has been rebuked II was weli-hlen a
crime 70 revive IT, for IL was gradually qying OUT.
The solid south is broken The Central West won
= sunerb victory The country has spoken for unity;
The victory not partisan; kspup I,i am am
Democrats share ne honor r ase ne closer toee,Ser
A. nstrioIc people should be glad 10 see a
Sound Money Democrats In President Mckinley s
Cabinet All true Amercar;s can sing ebs e nea mi
Bryanlsm 20 forever out Of sight.
For months Bryan appealed 10 the dangerous forces
IN the life OF the Republic attacken Afercsn she
apostle OF disorder. Had he been victorious or were
the result now depending on me uncertain vote OF
doubtful States. the country might De me sem h C
disorder and riot His arguments were unsound MS
rhetoric was bombastic. he appealed 70 me iower.
not the higher motives Of his hearers NothIng sur
passed his selfsufciency as orator ana statesman
man and CITIZEN He disturbed the business AFFAIRS
Of the whole country. and did all he could 10 de-
stroy the confidence OF other nations IN Americah
honor. He threatened war OF classes. the mem
DRY Of his dangerous influence abides as a terriple
nightmare. To him and his cOparceners. cheap lot
OF secondhand statesmen. gladly bid long fare
well
President Mckinley will not have bed OF roses
He will no, be President OF party. but OF the
whoe people. Tremendous responsibility awaits
power We believe they will meet 1t honestly and
overcome every difficulty.
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the EVENING or LIFE.
OLD AGE MAY KEEP MUCH OF THE BRIoHrNEs1
AND vlGOR OF YOUTH

OLD AGE MAY KEEP MUCH or THE BRIoHTNEse
AND vlooR OF YOUTH.
Everyone Is familiar with the shrunken look
Of the aged the wrinkled face. the thin legs
and bowed form. the changed tone Of the voice
and the weak action Of the bodily organs Few
old people are equal to the muscular effort OF
earlier years The nerves shrink. hearing.
sight. taste and appetite lose their keenness.
Is It not sad?
And yet there are thousands Of old people
who manage to keep as bright as ever. They
have tho strength to keep them up. Here 10 Q
remarkable instance which Is worth reading:
Mr.. Alfred p. Chapman. 20 Hanover st.. Balti.
more. says: MY grandmother. who Is now past
80 years OF age. has been using Duffy's pure
malt whiskey for about three years. and It has
acted in her case almost like a charm. always
giving her an appetite and allaying any disor-
der Of the stomach. 1t is an excellent thing for
elderly people who require tonic as well as .
stimulant."
The above Is only one of hundreds Of testi-
monals equally convincing. They prove that
in all cases of weakness nothing produces such
O strengthening effect as Duffys pure malt
whiskey. It gives stlmulative nOurishment to
the worn out system. stirs up the torpid blood.
enriches 1t and quickeLs the circulation.
In purchasing from grOcers or druggists %
careful to get Duffy's and nothing else.
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DR. DAvIES's TRIBUTE TO THE FOUR PASTORS
WHO PRECEDED HIM-HOwARD CROSBY. THE
SCHOLAR. THE PREACHER. THE CITIZEN.
The Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church was
organized in Blocker st. in 1885, and removed to its
present site at Twenty -second-st. In 1871 IL has
had five pa,tors-Mathias Bruen. Erskine Mason,
Joel Parker, Howard Crosby and John X. Davies.
For several weeks the church building has been
In the hands OF the painters and decorators and
the finished work was seen yesterday when the
auditorium reopcned. The walls and ceiling
have been frightened by the renovation. and the
bright carpets. matching the light woodwork COM
bine in making the audience room one of the most
cheerful In the city. There have been even
greater changes In the chapel and parlor. where
the boxke seats have been replaced with com
fcrtabe chairs here also new carpets have been
laid.
Dr. Davies preached to n congregation yesterday
morning that nearly filed the large church. in
Guiding the galleries. His topic was THE Work
men and the Work OF the Church Since Its Or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-09
DR. SAVAGE'S AFTERTHOUGHTS.
THE PLAIN PEOPLE BROUGHT ABOUT THE VIC
TORY FOR HONESTY.

TORY FOR HONESTY
In the Church Of the Messiah. ThIry-fourth-st
and Park-ave the Rev DR.. Minot J. Savage spoke on
the subject of THE Nations Triumph and Some
After;houghts" yesterday morning.
During the .ong and anxious weeks since the
declaration OF the Chicago PLATFORM" he said. I'VE
have been wondering not whether the Republic
should be governed according TO this idea or that
but as to whether the Republic itself to endure
So the first feeling since the election has been OF
earnest gratitude for the safety OF the Nation. In the
Civil War proved that Republic did not lack
strength in time of trial and showed ourselves the
strongest nation earth. Now have proved the
Nation to be strong morally as 1t Is physically
Henceforth shall not easily despair OF the Repub-
lie. The victory was won too by what Mr.. Bryan
has been calling the plain people. The honest heart
and clear head of the people forced into attitude
Of leadership those who mad stood in attitude OF
uncertainty or had been laggard in the uterance OF
any beliefs worthy Of the crisis Nor has the triumph
been one of partisanshp. but rather of patriotism
The people have felt that the life or death OF the
e on % end of spite
OF the Efforts of some political leaders 10 array the
10 e be a and the ,e & nss
fetal When sreai Issue comes that Eoes down deep
and the Solid South itself ceases 10 be-
Another point worthy OF notice Is that every one
of States noted for It's large proportion OF foreign
horn citizens voted right on the great moral issue just
decided.
1T is popular belief. utterly erroneous In my
opinion that the country is morally superior 10 the
town; hut confronted by the fact that every
single great city in this country In spite OF the con-
centration Of vice. ignorance and poverty that Is
supposed 70 exist in cities has voted for honesty and
honor The only apparent exceptions with which
am familiar are Denver and Orleans.
Dr. Savage dwelt on the importance of the union
of the best citizens irrespective Of party. for great
end. and urged the importance OF the various
lions OF country keeping in touch with each other
as o avoid Misunderstanding and msrepresenta
ton Touching upon finance. he suggested that the
Government ought At once 10 90 ont of the banking
business He insisted that this more than finance
or polltics-it touched the very ethical heart OF the
struggle, he said.
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PERPETUITY OF THE REPUBLIC.
HOW DR. MARSHA BELIEVES 1T MAY BE PRE-

HOW DR. MARSHA BELIEVES 1T MAY BE PRE-
The Rev Dr. William Justin Harsha. pastor OF
the Second Collegiate Reformed Church. In Har-
lem. preached yesterday morning upon the theme
Shall We Have a Republic Fifty Years Hence?'
IAN Intellectual woman asked in my presence
last week" said he, shall we have Republic
Afty years hence" The answer came from several
business men, 1t was given with some hesitation.
Tho concession was general that one might rea-
sonably expect government by the people FOR the
people to be perpetuated at least for nifty years
And yet II was felt that there are grave issues
and possibilities before an American fc-
public Splendid as has been the uprising OF honest
men within the last week. and much as we reel
encouraged in view of the revival Of business nnd
tho promise Of prosperity. we must not close our
ges to the fact that hundreds OF thousands OF men
voted for dishonor anarchy and reputation.
Faven OF unrighteousness Is working In the land.
What counter principles may we set IN operation
70 destroy the action Of this evil force and prevent
W ieavening the whole lump? The opponents OF
order declare that their crusade will go on There
lore the campaign Of education must go on. IN
eeed II can In America.
First Of all. there Is needed an industrial edu-