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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-14
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-14

>, The Hcnlth Comm Of the Board Of
Education and the Board of Health will
confer as to the length Of time q child is to
be kept from school after 1t has diphtheria
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-14
Must Answer at Court.

Judge Ball in the city court last even
Ing held Dolly Taylor In u 900 bail for her
appearance at the upper court. She is
charged with harboring girl Of II years
OF age. The girl WIS sent to the Delaware
Industrial School for Girls.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-14

The bank officials Of the First
National Bank Of Dover, have been max
Ing m effort to bring Win n. Boggs back
from his place in hiding and give him a
fair trial fos wrecking the bank Of which
he was for so many years paying teller
Mr.. Harry Richardson, President Of the
Bank. says that the bank can, as yet, prove
nothing and it would be unfair and pre-.
mature to now givo out the information
st possesses. or the stories which have
hoop printed concerning the matter, Mr..
ichlrdson denied all knowledge and con
ncction. He said it was true that large
amounts had been paid to prominent citi.
IONS by means of checks, and lad been
casbcd through the Farmers Bank, but
never appeared on the books Of the First
National Bank. But whether these peo-
ple had been receiving money from Boggs
he could give no information. such
checks were cashcd for amounts far in cx-
cess OF the bank deposits of the people no
signed them The bank directors believe
that Other persons were connected with
Doggs, and they mean to bring them all
10 Justice,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-14
Lace Curtains.

A few styles left l. The heavy
bordered Irish 10 vt Curtains
that have proven 80 popular
this season. vs., s. and 81. So
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-14
Desks

Bookcase and desk CON-
binel, handy affairs that add
tore to tile furnishing of a
room-desk on the one side,
bookcase on the other. A
great many of the best makes
and styles have found their
way on our floor.
$40 buys good one; $l5 a
more elaborate one.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-14

This handsome one, large
size, a new design just out and
wotth IS of any ones money.
We ask you $3.50 only;
two finishes XVI Century or
Shellac.
The herald., 1897-12-06
THE SNOW TRAIN CUTTING ITS WAY TO THE YUKON

they do not care whether 1t is an Ice
boat with sails or a snow train with run
ners, provided it will get food to the
Klondike.
It is supposed that If a train gets
there, 1t will carry clothing as we'll as
fruit and vegetables. There is enough
meats there to supply all who go. But
the Klondikers need ammunition before
they can kill their game. And they
need winter clothes, or they cannot
leave thei: huts. They are above all
in deadly need Of salt. spices and green
things, these being more desirable to
them at present than solid food.
The Canadian government Is using
every means to get aid to the British
subjects who have gone to Alaska-and
there are thousands Of them. The Can.
adams are flying the British flag from
the relief boats, and 1t is proposed that
all who start in the future from America
shall fly the American flag. This would
be of assistance to those who are ex-
pecting relief from their own country,
and would not injure others, for. of
course, no country distinction would be
used in supplying food to the starving
A very fine point has been raised by
those who are projecting the Klondike
relief train, and this is about the cost
of the provisions that are carried to
them at such great expense. Shall they
hold them at a good, stiff price, or will
they sell them at market rates? This
brings up a very fine point in humans
tarianism that cannot be settled this
side of the Klondike.
ALLAN q. THOMAS.
The herald., 1897-12-06

club were number Of intimate friends.
and I conceived the charming idea of
painting tea set for my baby, John;
each Of my friends was to paint me a
plate, and the whole beautiful achieve
ment was to be carefully cherished and
stored away until the dear cherub's
wedding day. All the other women
thought the idea was lovely and entered
into 1t with great zeal and interest-the
beautiful china was finished, admired
extravagantly by all concerned and then
packed away.
well, the other day, when John an
nounced his engagement, 1 joyousiy
broke to him my great piece of informa-
tion-his bridal china in the attic. Joha
Is an artist himself, you know, and I
feared I saw foreboding flicker Of
amusement in his eye when told him
OF the exquisite tea set. A few days be-
fore the wedding he said: Come. mother,
let's go up in the attic and see my bridal
china We went and carefully unpack-
ed the boxes. John, just like man.
whistled as piece after piece was taken
out; then he said, brutally: No, dear lit
tie mother; not on your sweet life-this
tea set was never painted for me-
couldn't cry, because 1 had to laugh; it
was so atrocious. However, gave all
my friends luncheon on their china and
mine; we had world of fun over 1t, ana
the one who painted the worst plate re-
ceived a handsome prize. Free
Press.
The herald., 1897-12-06
How It Is Proposed to
Reach the Yukon
CANNOT SINK IN THE SNOW
MOVES ON RUNNERS, WITH AN
ELECTRIC DRIVING WHEEL
Neither Trouble Nor Expense Spared
to Get Vegetables and Clothing
to the Far North

Judging by the nuggets that are
brought back by the provision COM
panies, 1t is more profitable to take
supplies to the Yukon than to pan
gold.
Since the government became nervous
about Klondikers. inventors have been
using all of their ingenuity to relieve
the suffering Of those who, impelled
north by greed of gold, are now in the
most pitable plight that man can i'm
agine. Although only few hundred
miles from civilization. they are separa-
ted from 1t by impossible roads and
snow-laden mountains that absolutely
defy mans efforts to reach them.
Large rewards have been offered by
private individuals for the man who
would invent a train for the Yukon
dwellers, but up to date this reward is
unclaimed. The fact is that the diff
culties of travel are almost equal to
those involved in getting to the pole.
And the Klondikers, though needing
provisions and clothing, are as far away
as II nothing had been done for them.
A very excellent model that really
works is now on exhibition in Cleveland.
The herald., 1897-12-06
No Doubt About It

1t happened this way. O'Houlihan
had been filling up at the cafe bar with
considerable native enthusiasm, when
he espied friend coming in who was
accompanied by man he did not know.
The man he did not knov-wore auburn
whiskers of a marked character, and
walked very erect.
"Hello, O'Houlihan," said the friend,
"glad to see you. Let me introduce Mr..
Smith, who, by the way. though he
doesn't look 1t, Is a countryman Of yours.
Mr.. Smith, this is Mr.. O'Houlihan."
But O'Houlihan, instead Of shaking
hands or acknowledging in any way the
Introduction, gazed at Smith with an
air Of alcoholic hostility.
"Him Irish!" he suddenly cried with
vehement contempt, him wild them pink
whiskers! G'wan! He's Dootch!"
Whereupon Smith Immediately
knocked him down. The bystanders
rushed forward, some eager to witness
the row, others to stop 1t. but O'Houli-
han rose from the ground and proceeded
to shake hands with Smith in most
hearty and forgiving manner.
"Oi beg yer pardon" he said, with
much humility. "Oi did yez an injoos-
tice. Yer Oirish!"-New York Journal
The herald., 1897-12-06
Fell to the Floor.
HIS LEGS SUDDENLY GAVE OUT.
Themas P. Bgg, Of Cleveland, Stricken as e was Pre-
pairing for Visit to Friends.
From the Leader, Cleveland, Ohio.


Of the list Of the many so-called incura-
BILE disorders none has proved to be more of
an enigma to the most learned and accom-
plished physicians than locomotor ataxia, or
as 1t is more commonly known, creeping
paralysis. This dread disease has batflcd
their skill, and they have been forced to
admit that they cannot successfully cope
with it. All they have been able to do is
to mitigate the accompanying pain and suf-
fering; beyond this the science of medicine
has been of little or no avail to the many
unfortunates who have contracted the dread
full malady, which, many people, especially
runner Of the grim messenger of death.
Thomas P. Bigg, who lives ut No. 1913
st. Clair Street, corner of Lawrence ST.,
Cleveland, O., has been suffering from loco
motor ataxia for nearly five years, and
nothing but his wonderful vitality has pre-
vented his dissolution long before this.
exposure ma dSing arms & He enlisted ms n
the Third Regiment Ohio Cavalry in Toledo,
and served nineteen months in the volun-
teer service, and after the close of the rebel
lion, eighteen months in the regular army.
"At first" lie said in narrating his expert
ence, my stomach went back ON me, and for
six weeks / was laid up in o hospital in
Texas. Ever since that time that organ has
caused me trouble, and about seven years age
the doctor told me was suffering from acute
indigestion. That was bad enough, but four
years ago last July paralysis came on, and
have been using these crutches ever since
The paralysis was in my legs, and it came
rather suddenly. I noticed at first that my
pain, you know. This quickly developed
Into paralysis"
tried oil kinds Of remedies and / tried
physicians, but did not improve. All this
The herald., 1897-12-06

In doing this the wings wv" are tilted
and q movement in the direction &c"
commences. With this adjustment of
the wings the velocity Is increased by
gravity. AS the velocity increases the
action and reaction between the wings
and the air become more powerful
(these being proportional to the square
of the velocity.
As consequences Of this increased pres
sure between the wings and the air the
bird Is forced along the curved line "e,"
and the air receives new rotary i'm
pulses, which are manifested by an in
crease Of the upward movement at ID"
Regarding the increase of velocity, it
must be noted that the bird always
meets q rising current Of air, hence in
passing from wv" to ''e" 1t may acquire
q great horizontal velocity without de-
cendlng through great height.
When the wings are readjusted at
"e" for the ascent they meet the in
creased upward movement of the air at
3D." and as the bird at this instant has
the greatest velocity, the action and re-
action Of the wings and air are at their
maximum and the bird is forced along
the line "eb."
Thus by constant repetitions of this
process the bird continues its flight or
rises to indefinite heights.
The idea of a bird maintaining and ele-
waiting itself against gravity is COM
parable to the tacking of ship against
the wind. The wind is force tending
to drive the ship before 1t, but in con-
sequence Of the adjustment of the sails
and rudder the ship moves in a zigzag
course against the impelling force, the
wind. Likewise gravity tends to pull
the bird down. but owing to the adjust
ment and action of the wings and the
rebounding of the air alternately from
the wings and from the air beneath it Is
transformed into an upward force
which elevates the bird and enables 1t to
continue its flight without exertion other
than that necessary for the adjustment
Of its wings.
In this synopsis Of the study Of soar
ing the numerous theoretical and ex-
perlmental details have necessarily been
omitted.
The herald., 1897-12-06
|IHE MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES INVOLVED N SOARING
ABSTRACT OF PAPER READ j. :. MONTGOMERY BE-
THE ACADEMY crENcEs, NOVEMBER o. 1897

OF the various phenomena that have
attracted the attention Of scientists. that
Of Soaring Flight seems the most be-
wildering. The simplicity Of movement
and the apparently Indifferent forms In
the wings of soaring birds have done
much to hinder the solution of the prob
lem; as investigators have been misdi-
rected by the apparent simplicity and
have sought the solution in causes re-
mote from those arising from the action
Of the wings in their gliding movement.
Soaring consists essentially in
the movement of an inclined plane
through the air. If an analysis Of the
subject is based upon the ordinary con-
ception Of the action Of inclined planes.
It is clearly manifest that soaring can
not be continued without the applica-
tion Of force either from the action Of .
wind blowing over the earth's surface
OF the muscular action Of the bird. This
crude conception Of the subject does in
Justice to this attractive phenomenon,
as It totally ignores the beautiful laws
In operation and reduces to an absurdity
the idea that O bird can soar with mo-
tionless wings In quiet atmosphere.
Observation and analysis force the
conclusion that soaring Ia a phenome-
non complete in itself and is possible
without any assistance from the move
ment OF winds or the Tapping Of wings.
The following principles are advanced
In proof Of this:
The subject naturally divides itself
into three parts: First, that of energy;
second. that Of fluid movements; and
third. that Of the form of s,lrfacaa The
principle Of energy involved may be
stated thus: A force may act upon q
body under such conditions. as to cause
the body to move against It. This fs il
lustrated as follows:
The herald., 1897-12-06

time, though, 1 wos bolding my own-wam't
getting any worse. A short time ago I
was induced to try DR.. Williams' Pink Pills.
l did not expect this last venture would
prove any more beneficial than all the others
which preceded it. But am pleased to say
! was most agrceably disappointed, Df,
Williams Pills are simply wonderful.
then were perfectly numb and cold-nothihg
could warm them. After suffering with pars
alysis for more than four years, now expert
ence O comforting feeling Of warmth In my
lower limbs. tell you I feel like shouting
when l think Of escaping from my bondage,
and my mind Is on the subject pretty much
of the time. i intend to continue the use Of
the pills until my legs are as good and useful
as they were in their best days, and feel that
will be soon.
"What effect have the pills had upon your
stomach?" Mr.. Bigg was asked, las regards
that" said he ''you Gun readily believe that
stomach which has been seriously out Of
order for thirty.fvc years Is In bad shape.
Nothing used TO stay on my stomach, and
was subject to violent fits OF hiccoughing.
Then l would have to take an opiate to get
to sleep. But now | find that food stays on
my stomach, though l do not suppose thnt
organ will ever be in first-class shape again.
Still ] am satisfied to think that it is I'M.
proved to such a degree, and that can eat
with feeling of ease"
For six years until month ago, October
1896 Mr.. Bigg kept stationery and confec-
tionery store at Ne. 347 East Madison Ave,
directly opposite the Madison Ave. School,
He sold out his business and can now bs
found at any time at No. 1918 st. Clair 81.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers Or will be
boz, box or Or six W boxes for sa.D (thsy are never
sold In bulk or by the 1907 by addressing DR..
Williams Medicine CO., Schenectady, N. Y.
The herald., 1897-12-06
by travelling with a wagon a long way

by travelling with a wagon long way
around the falls.
A little car was fitted up and supplied
with an electric motor, under which was
placed runner. The car. with one pas
senger inside, was set in motion over
the frozen falls. The falls, by the way,
were not frozen with perfectly smooth
surface, but were rough and Jagged and
full Of icicles, as frozen falls are apt to
be.
When they froze they were moving,
not perfectly perpendicular, but down.
ward in little leisurely leaps for about
sixty feet.
When the engine started up the in
cline 1t moved at very nice rate of
speed, and went along successfully for
about fifteen feet of the grade; then 1t
stuck fast, and the spikes became SO
firmly imbedded in the ice that the elec-
trio engine was not sufficient to move 1t.
OBSTACLES REMOVED
The inventors Of the snow machine
have obviated all by building very
broad wheels and equipping them
around the edge with broad, fiat, shovel
like pices that are too broad of sur
face and near together to allow them
to sink into the ice.
A searchlight has become so useful to
civilization that no vehicle of any ac-
count starts to the Yukon without It, 1t
is useful both day and night for pick
ing out the smoothest places in the
road, and this train will be supplied
with one.
The snow train goes over ice and snow
alike without tracks. 1t starts out upon
a perfectly untrodden country, and runs
along just as horse and wagon would
travel. 1t makes it's own path and needs
only the eye of the engineer to guide 1t.
The train, 1t Is said, Is earnestly ad-
vocated by Secretary Bliss, who said
not long ago that everything should be
done to get assistance to the Klondik-
ers. Secretary Alger. too, Is interested
in every movement of this kind, and
there is a rumor that the president may
issue one Of his comprehensive proc
lamations that will benefit those who
have gone to the regions Of ice and
snow.
The transportation companies are no.
considering the expense of these trains
They are anxious enough to secure any
thing that will get provisions there. AND
The herald., 1897-12-06

Let "a" and "b' be two elastic bodies
Of equal mass having motion as shown
at ''v": the motion being parallel with
the surface "p." At q given instant, let
the force OF "f' drive the mass "a" to-
wards "b": In the resulting collision
there will be an exchange Of momenta.
and "b" will take the direction "p," while
'Q"travels towards "e." After rebound
ing from "p," "b" moves towards "e."
But suppose just at the instant "a" and
"b" reach the point "e," another impulse
Of force "g' drive "a" towards "b." then
the two bodies "a" and "b" will re-
bound. "a" taking the direction &c" and
''b" moving towards ID" BY this COM
bination we find that. although the two
forces II" and "g" have given "a down.
ward impulses, It finally moves In an op-
poslte direction. As this principal ap-
piles In the case Of two impulsive forces.
It may apply in any number. forming a
continuous force. Applying this to the
problem Of soaring. gravity, which tends
to force the bird down, may be trans
formed by the agencyof the birds wings
and the air into an elevating force; the
manner Of operation will appear In the
study Of fluid movements and the form
Of wing surfaces.
Fluids. being composed Of elastic par
ticles, operate by the impact and re-
bounding Of their individual particles,
and any disturbance taking place within
them is manifested by the currents
which are the resultants Of these ac-
tions and reactions, and in all cases
give rise to rotary motion.
In applying this principle to the pres
ent stduy we find II plane 'p" Gig. p be
The herald., 1897-12-06
SONG WAS INAPPROPRIATE
Choir Sang Hymn at Variance With
Pastors Sermon

In one of our largest churches last
evening the pastor. one Of the ablest and
most eloquent preachers in the United
States, delivered O sermon based on the
following text: How precious are thy
thoughts unto me. o God! How great is
the sum Of them! II should count them,
they are more in number than the sand;
when I awake. am still with thee
Psalm cxxxix, 17-1S. The sermon
seemed to make deep impression upon
the attentive congregation. and the clos
ing words Of the speaker were peculiarly
solemn, having reference to the unin-
terrupted absence Of God, even through
sleep and at waking in the morning. The
musical director, who regards himself
The herald., 1897-12-06

1t shows railroad train drawn by an
engine that is part sled and part wagon.
In the front there is big runner that
supports teh engine. On each side are
wheels that in turning work their way
over the snow and ice and carry the
train along. Inside there Is an cleo
trio dynamo. and this supplies the motor
power. This little engine works a great
deal upon the principle of the automo-
bile wagons that are now in constant
use.
AN AUTOMOBILE
There is really nothing to prevent the
automobile wagon from running to
Alaska. Anyone who owns or works one
Will tell you that 1t Is easier and that
they prefer 1t to an ordinary wagon.
The difficulty would lie in the taking
along Of sufficient supply of oil, or
whatever other material was used to
supply the motor power. Another diftl-
Guilty would lie in the sleeping accom-
modations or in providing suitable meals
while travelling in such a carriage 9th
erwise it would be perfectly feasible.
But the snow train does away with all
these objections by drawing cars behind
it in which people can live. They are
attached to the engine by the regular
car cOuplers. The fact that there are
large flat runners makes the scheme
seem more sensible. 1t Is we'll known
that snow Is very firm and will support
q body Of any weight, provided that
weight Is distributed. If house could
be lifted complete without breaking and
deposited upon q snow bank, 1t would
rest there, high and dry, with the snow
for foundation. The same way with
a railway train. If it were supported
by large flat surface it would rest nice
ly upon the snow and would not sink
into 1t. This train is supported by run
ners four feet broad.
The runners that support this car have
large projections all around them. These
are designed to cut their way through
snow and plow the train along.
The practical objection is the immense
amount of electric force needed to carry
such a train. The most powerful dyna-
mo must be used, and the engine must
be constantly fed. If gasoline Is used it
will take an enormous supply; but Of
course this Is all provided for.
In the experiments with the automo-
bile wagons it was found that while a
very little quantity of the material
would carry the vehicle over q macad-
amized road it would take great deal
to carry it over fiat land. The fuel was
consumed just in proportion to the
amount Of motor power that was needed
to propel the train; SO that II quart Of
gasoline would keep an automobile car
twelve hours on a macadamized road it
would take a gallon to keep 1t in motion
on fiat or grassy land. 1t is just the
same with the snow train.
FOR ICE AND SNOW
This engine Is designed to go on ice
even better than on snow. This is the
exception to the rule. Generally the Ice
either stops the vehicle or wrecks it. If
going down hill it gets on too great o
speed, or If going up hill 1t Is not able to
get on any at all.
An invention was tried near Utica'a
frozen falls. These falls lie between two
Industries that would have been greatly
benefited BY = quick ana easy method Of
loounection. Tho only alternative was
The herald., 1897-12-06

From casual observation there appear
to be simply two currents, "a and II" !"
around the edges of the plane (ig. 81. A
closer examination Of the internal
movements Of the stream shows that
Q portion Of the current rebounds from
the face Of the plane in the direction "e,"
and then, reboundlng from the fluid at
Il" acts on the advancing stream and
changes it's direction, so that instead
OF following Its first course 1t moves in
the direction shown at ID
II the two currents, "a" and 3D." can
be forcedfto blend and then unite their
Efforts with the impulse towards "e,"
there will be a still further detection Of
the stream. This Is possible by the use
OF . properly curved surface. The SUR
face necessary for this purpose, a. de-
termined by the examination Of BIRDS
wings and theoretical considerations, is
parabolic.
On substituting a parabolic surface
Tor the plane ''p." and placing II Of the
proper incljnation (this being deter-
mined either by formula or experimen-