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The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
railing Walls at Fires

Mr.. Charles T. Hill contributes to ST
Nicholas an article on '"The Perils of
a Fireman's Life" in the course OF
which he says:
There are S, veral kinds Of falling
walls, and the fireman OF experience
knows them Will, and what to expect
from each. There is one kind that
breaks first at the bottom and comes
down almost straight, somewhat like
a curtain. This makes big noise, but
is not very much to be dreaded Then
there is another that bulges or "buc-
kles'' in the middle DIT first, and makes
q sort of curve as it descends. This is
q little more serious than the first, and
has caused many fatalities. Then there
is one that breaks at the bottom and
comes straight out, reaching clear
across the street, and remaining almost
solid until it strikes; and, as an old
time fireman once remarked: That's
the kind you want to dodge"
This kind of failing wall' has caus-
ed more deaths in the department than
anv other danger the firemen have to
contend with. 1t has killed horses as
we'll as men, ard destroyed apparatus;
ond # is so rapid in its descent. and
covers so much space, that to escape 1t
+ho MON have to be quick indeed.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04

l thought every rib in poor Bob's BODY
was being crushed. AS l feared to Use
my rifle l threw it down and drew nv
revolver. My yells, as 1 rushed ON the
tiger, caused her to cease tearing at
Bob and fix her eyes upon me. But she
still retained her position across Bob's
breast while showing her teeth and
snarling at me.
Il thought it probable that she was so
badly wounded as not to be able to rise
upon her legs and so decided to take her
at close quarters and make sure of her.
With my pistol in my right hand and in
my left long-bladed knife, sharp as a
razor, l crept forwa,4. l advanced
crouched almost upon my knees. as the
tigers position across poor Bob was
such that l feared to fire with a down
ward range.
81 had got up within ten feet Of the
tiger when she suddenly left Bob and
leaped at me. The charge of the beast
was surprise, but by a backward
move l avoided her leap and as she
passed fired my pistol into her neck. at
the same moment plunging the knife
into her side up to the hilt. She fell
and did not move from where she land
! ed, the pistol shot having broken her
neck.
Seeing the tiger was in its death
struggles l turned my attention to
Brother Bob, who was still stretched
unconscious upon the ground. The
beaters were fast approaching through
the jungle with great uproar and
humping of tom toms, wild hogs In
droves, both black and gray. were
rushing by, spotted deer were charging
past and the whole jungle seemed alive
with game OF all kinds, some droves of
wild pigs almost running over me.
81 was just STOPPING over Bob when
huge male tiger bounded out Of the
jungle and halted within ten feet of
where l stood. l had my pistol upon
him In an instant, and as his head was
so held that bullet would not glance
from his skull l took good aim and gave
him a shot between the eyes that
brought him down as dead as though
! he had been sheep CT an OK. Seeing
| tIlaI luC SAiOl udu Killed the tiger L ran
down to the river, filled my hat with
water and went to work to try to re-
store BObs senses. He had been badly
stunned and was breathing heavily. but
1 saw he had no bad wounds and soon
had the satisfaction to see him open his
eyes, when it was not long before his
wits returned and he was able to sit up.
The paw of the tiger had struck him on
the side of the head and knocked him
senseless, but had only-slighty wound
ed his scalp. The weight of the tiger on
his chest had almost stopped his breath
and he felt some internal soreness. We
found that his life had been saved by a
lucky chance. In game bag he had
slung to his side were some quail and a
pea fowl or two, and it was these the
tiger had seized upon and crunched in
her blind rage, not Bob's ribs.
Bob was much astonished and be-
wildered when he saw two dead tigers
stretched out alongside of him. l told
him that he had gone into a sort of de-
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04

COmfOrt.-The cry for comfort Is the
deepest cry of the human soul.-Rev.
]. w. Weddell, Baptist, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Success.-Success lies at the further
end Of the road of sorrow, struggle, dis
appointment and anguish.-Rev. Or.
Lee, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OHIO.
The New Theology.-The so-called
new theology is the creator of suicides
and is responsible for much Of the
biackness of sin and crime-Rev. Cort-
land Myers, Baptist, Brooklyn. n y.
Destruction.-Cur generation nas be-
come generation of destroyers. Moth
ing is too sacred for mans vulgar and
profane touch. Rev. DR.. Hills, In
dependent, Chicago, Ill.
Dishonesty.-Th is no substitute
for morality. There is no machinery
that can make an honest government
when there are only dishonest men TO
run it, Rev. Frank Crane, Methodist,
Chicago, Ill.
The Upper House.-The Senate of
the United States of America, long on
the retrograde from its old-time glory,
has at last quite forfeited it's claim
upon the worlds respect-Rev. T. B.
Gregory, Uriversalist, Chicago, Ill.
Natures Miracles.-The growth of
an ear of corn is essentially as remark
able, but more common, than the turn
ing of water into wine or the multipli-
cation of loavas and fiShes.-Rev. Will
lam RAIDER Congregationalist, San
Francisco, Cal.
Marriage. ge.-Marriag based on beau
ty and vanity only upon wealth and
position, without consulting reason, re-
ligion and love- are sure to be followed
by disaster, divorce and death.-Rey.
Madison G. Peters, Independent, New
York City.
The Average Christian-The trouble
with the church to-day is that the av-
erage Christian has never deliberately
made up his mind to choose Christian
ity, and God can not do much with a
fellow until he decides.-Rev. Sam
Jones, Evangelist, at Rock Hill S. G.
A Day Of est-Sabbath observance
is a law Of nature. Man needs one
days complete rest in every seven in
order that he may live long in the land,
healthy in body, mind and spirituality.
Rev Lucien Clark, Baptist, Washing
ton d. @.
Perpetual Rights Of Man.-Out Of
our constitutional and ever-acting i'm
pulses and prospects of the future
spring to every member of the race
two perpetual rights-the right to learn
and the right to teach.-Rev. b. Sun
derland, Presbyterian, Washington,
D. G.
Wrong.-There is many husband
goes wrong because his wife is thought
less. Many boy goes wrong because
his mother is not right. You can inliu-
ence your husband more than any
preacher-Rev. Dwight L. Moody,
Evangelist, Chicago, Ill.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
A Valuable Packa~e.

The great lens for the telescope Of
the Yerkes observatory, which has been
in process Of finishing in Gam bridge
port, Mass, for the past five years, was
recently taken to Chicago i'll parlor
car, the whole car being devoted to
this one package of freight. The lens,
weighing with its frame about 1000
pounds, was packed in double boxes,
with springs between the walls of the
inner and outer casing, and it was loaded
in the center of the car in order to place
it where it would be the least liable to
damage from vibration. Watchmen
were stationed at both ends Of the car.
This lens is the largest in the world. 1t
represents nearly six years of labor and
is valued at $50, 600. The glass came
from France in May, 1892, and its cost
in the rough was $4,000. The lens ia
411s inches in diameter and weighs 5l5
pounds. The aperture is 40 inches.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04

this evening, 1 will give you a little
sketch of the affair as saw it.
Brother Bob and I were up ON the
Nepaul frontier, headed for the lower
slopes Of the Himalayas.
''In place of the ducks, cranes, coots
and pelicans Of the lagoons along the
lowland course of the Koosee we now
began to see quail, partridges, pea fowl,
1orican and other upland birds. In
places hidden In patches of dense jungle
and overgrown with vines and creepers
were dilapidated temples indicating
that the whole country had at some
time been inhabited, though in the pres
ent age only q few scattered villages
are to be found. Outside Of the villages
there are here and there huts inhabited
by the 'gwalla,' or cowherd caste, and
these huts of the men Of the cattle sta
tions are often In the heart of almost
impenetrable stretches of jungle.
"While in this beautiful region our
guns kept us we'll supplied with all
kinds Of game, and we first and last
killed many wolves, jackals, leopards
and about a dozen tigers, great and
small. The British and wealthy ma
tives almost always use elephants in
hunting tigers, sometimes having fifty
or more of the huge beasts in line; but
as we were not in a position to COM
mand a supply of elephants, we did our
work on foot, hiring a score or more of
coolies, with tom toms, firecrackers and
horns to beat through small patches of
jungle. At first we mounted ourselves
on 'mychans,' bamboo platforms, at the
point where we expected the game to
appear, but after we had learned some
thing of the nature and ways of the
tiger we did not bother with platforms,
but took our chances on the ground.
"The gwallas of the region were al
ways ready to bring us news Of a tiger
having killed one of their cattle, and
when we got news of 'kilP we were
soon out after the killer. Often the
gwallas would be able to point out the
patch of jungle to which the tiger had
retired after making the kill and feast
ing his fill.
1T was here in this foothill region
that Brother Bob had his adventure
with a big hill tiger A 'shekarry,' a
native expert hunter, who keeps him
self well posted in regard to the move
ments of game and manages hunts for
both British and rich natives, one day
came to our camp and proposed to give
us some sport. He said that as neither
the English nor the native princes were
hunting at that season business was
very slack with him. He offered for a
very reasonable price to bring out his
people and beat through a piece of jun
gle which he knew to be alive with all
kinds of game. AS part of the bargain
Brother Bob and l were to kill as many
wild hogs, deer and the like as we could
knock over. the shekarry saying his
people " ere all very hungry for meat
"The particular piece of jungle Sc
lected by the old game expert to be
beaten through lay between the forks
/ of two large streams with high and
steep banks. A more favorably stu
4 ated jungle for sport could not have
been found. AS Bob and would sta
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
EDITOR DANA GRIEVED.
He Dips His Pen In Gall and Admonishes
The Tribune.

~EN"--
The Tribune.
What did the Hon. Whitelaw Reid
mean by his exhortation to Melville E.
Stone, head devil of the Chicago Asso-
oiated Press, to leave nothing undone
to cripple The Sun? How could he sit
in the warm sunshine of April beneath
the beautiful live oaks of San Mateo
county, which should inspire nothing
but truth and goodness, and indite thai.
winged messenger of malefic import
Cripple The Sun?'
What does he want to cripple The
Sun for? Is it because he was once The
Suns partner i'll a fast bound compact
which he did not keep? Is it because
The Sun continued to pay and to meet
its cash obligations while he fell by the
wayside, and because we kept on pay
ing when he, Whltelaw, had defaulted!
Or is he Of that altruistic bent that,
crippled himself, and his unhappy Trib-
une tenfold crippled and cast down, he
would have all his neighbors crippled,
too, and most of all that nearest and
dearest of neighbors, The Sun?
1t is fun, Whitelaw, crippling The
Sun. 1t beats all hollow being embassa-
dor extraordinary to ST. James, with
three secretaries, tut without the con-
frmation of the senate. New York
SIM
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
A GASOLINE HOSTING ENGINE.

1t Does the Work of the Steam Engine
Better and With Less Cost.
The use of gas and gasoline engines
in mines and for all power purposes is
very much on the increase. New
uses for them are being found every
day. They are being used quite ex-
tensively for pumping, for hosting,
and other work in mining. Mr.. W.
+. Patrick has an article in recent
number of the New York Engineering
and Mining Journal giving experience
with a gasoline hosting engine at the
Southern Eureka Mines i'll Utah. Mr..
Patrick says:
1--WE have had the engine in use for
some time, and have found 1T highly
satisfactory and in the highest degree
economical. We are engaged IN sink
ing, and of course only hosting inter
mittently. Our engine is rated at 20
II. P, and hoists load of 1,100 lbs.
from a depth of 275 fit. in 45 seconds.
Our consumption of gasoline has aver
aged only 0.7 gal. per hour. The
amount of water consumed in cooling
the cylinders is very small, as large
galvanized iron cooling tanks are pro-
vided with the engine and only enough
water is required to replenish what is
lost by evaporation. In many of our
western mining districts water for
steam plant would cost as much, OF
more than the fuel.
1.-The engine is provided with elec-
trio and torch igniters, both of which
work very satisfactorily. One man
can, by means of the self-starter,
easily start the engine alone; after
starting it requires no attention, ex-
cept to sac that the oil cups are feed
ing properly.
"By means of the operating levers
Lear the shaft, one man can hoist,
dump the buckets run out the waste,
and in such work as ours. or at small
mines, have. time to do the tool sharp
ening and timber framing.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04

A HERCULES HOSTING ENGINE.
1.-The machinery is noiseless and safe.
The gasoline tank is placed outside of
the engine room, underground, and
below the level of the eugine-bed, and
the gasoline is, drawn up as needed
by a small pump placed Oh one side essof
the engine. This arrangement pre-
vents all possibility of explosion. In
fact, / consider it safer and more
economical than steam, and when the
hoisting is done it can be shut down,
and there is absolutely 20 consump-
tion of fuel, and no possible danger of
explosion.
The illustration given herewith
shows type of engine very much in
use i'll mines throughout California,
Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Mexico,
Utah, Montana, Nevada, etc. 1t is
built by the Hercules Gas Engine
Works of San Francisco, in all sizes
from two to two hundred horse power.
The engines are built extra heavy,
hosting drum being upon the same
base as the engine, and geared direct.
The levers operating the hoist are
positive in action and are within easy
control of the operator. About three
thousand of these engines are in use in
different parts of the country. and in
every instance have demonstrated their
superiority over any other power for
the purpose used.
They are also made to burn distillate
oil, which reduces the fuel cost very
materially, and where water and fuel
are scarce, the saving in these items
quite often enables the property to be
attendent upon operating a steam en-
gine would preclude it.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
lirtum of rage and killed them both. and

lirfum of rage and killed them both. and
for a time he believed my story. He
said he had an indiStinct recollection
of having done a good deal of fighting.
We found that his shot had plowed
through the muscles of the female tig-
er's left shoulder, only Slightly wound
ing her, but probably paralyzfng her
left fore leg.
"When the old shekarry came up with
his crowd of beaters he was at first
much disappointed that we had killed
no deer or wild pigs. Alas, sahibs,'
cried he, no meat-no meatH He, how
ever, soon cheered up and took great
credit to himself for having said there
were tigers in the jungle. After the
tigers were skinned we went down to
the river and killed for the old fellow
quite a lot of pigs. We were we'll salts
fed with our prizes, the skins of the
two tigers. The male measured. as he
lay on the ground, eleven feet two
inches from tip to tip and the female
ten feet four inches.
"They were unusually large hill tig-
ers, which are Of heavier build than
the tigers of the valleys, but average
less In length. To kill tigers with pis-
tol was a feat before unheard of on the
frontier, end obtained for us great
credit for nerve, but give a tiger a
square shot in the head and he will go
down like bullock. Many tigers are
killed by single shots from rifles but
the man who goes after tigers on foot
must have a considerable amount of
nerve. 1 could always bet on the nerve
Of Brother. R01"
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
STEAM AS A MOTIVE POWER.
The First Vessel So Propelled Was
Inverted by a Spaniard.

AnFeHtCL Dy SpdnAdTus
The application Of steam as a moving
power Is claimed by various nations,
but for the first extensive employment
Of it the world indisputably owes the
English and the Americans. AS early
as 1543 Spanish captain named Bias
co De Garay showed In the harbor of
Barcelona a steamboat of his own in
vention. The preacher MatheSius, in
his sermon to miners In NureInburg in
1902, prays for the man who ''raises
water from fire and air." showing the
early application of steam power In
Germany. An ItaHan engineer, G. Be
anca, invented in 1929 a sort of steam
windmill. In England among the first
notices Of steam power is one contained
in a small volume published in 1647,
entitled The Art of Gunnery," by Nat
Nye, in which he proposes to charge
a piece of ordnance without gunpOw
der' by putting in water instead of
powder, ramming down an air-tight
plug and then the shot, and applying a
fire to the breach ''tiu it burst out sud
denly" But the first successful effort
was that of the Marquis of Worcester.
In his Century of Inventions" in 1866,
he describes a steam apparatus by
which he raised column of water to
the height of forty feet. This, under
the name of fire water work" was
actually at work at Vauxhan IN 1866.
The first patent for the application of
b, rOxi11r Iii IL, af
chimes was taken out in 1893 by Capt.
Savery. In 1899 he exhibited before
the Royal Society a working model of
his invention. His engines We're the
first used to any extent i'm industrial
operations. In all the attempts at
pumping engines hitherto made, inciud-
ing Savery's, the steam acted directly
upon the water to be moved without
any intervening part. To DR.. Papin, a
celebrated Frenchman, is due the idea
Of the piston. 1t was first used by him
in 1890 The next step in appliance
engine" conformity invented by New,
comen, Cawley and Slavery. This ma
chine held its own for nearly seventy
years, and was very largely applied to
mines. The next essential improve
ments on the steam engine were those
of Watt, which began new era in the
history of steam power. His first i'm
provement was the separate condenser,
patented in 1859 The principal i'm
provements that have been made since
Watts time have been either in mat
ters relating to the boiler, in details of
construction consequent upon our in
creased facilities, improved machinery
and greater knowledge of the strength
Of materials, In the enlarged applica-
ton Of his principle Of expansive work
ing, or in the application of the steam
engine to the propulsion of carriages
and vessels.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
cN 7 o." said Tom Moran, "adven-
N lures don't seem to come my
i NOV Nv oynariQnooS in that

lures don't seem to come my
4 way. My experiences in that
hne would hardly be worthy of men
tion, but somehow Brother Bob has a
genuine talent for tumbling into all
manner Of adventures. Brother Bob
has had quite a number of pretty close
calls in the wild regions in which we
have Travelled, but he has plenty of grit
and has always been able to pull
through"
Tom Moran is miner who was grad
uated in the Comstock school of mining
years ago and who has since had much
experience in Mexico, Australia, India
and other gold-producing countries.
I at is singular that you should have
been able to travel through so many
strange countries without a few hair
ences worthy Of being related" said one
Of the old Comstock friends who were
questioning Tom in regard to his trav-
els in foreign lands. "Did you never
run against tiger while in India?'
'"Tiger," said Tom, with a laugh.
"Well, yes, I've run against the tigers
Of nearly every country on the two
sides Of the globe"
81 am speaking now of the real, roar
ing, ramping Bengal tiger-the striped
beast Of the jungle" said the Com
stocker.
Il saw quite a number of tigers
while In India and went after the
animals on regular hunts. l killed a
few while was there, in order to get
some good Skins"
Never got into close quarters with
oneT
"Well, not very; but Brother Bob had
rather bad bout with big hill tiger
up in Nepaul."
"Did Bob get away with the tiger?"
eyes, Brother Bob is true grit; the
tiger was killed"
"As you had no adventures of your
own during your travels, Tom," said a
Comstocker, suppose you give us the
story Of Bob's tiger fight"
81 am sorry Brother Bob is not here
to tell you about his battle with Mad
anne Stripes but as he is not with us
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04

erclse. In her early teens she could
ride much better than any woman In
town, even the men finding difficulty
in keeping up with her. After much
urging her parents finally allowed her
to appear in the Circus Vidoli at Trieste,
where her daring performance soon
made her such a name that to-day she
commands a higher salary than any
other professional equestrienne in Eu-
rope. Her chief feat, previous to the
one described above, was to jump her
mare over four fair-siZed ponies stand
ing side by side.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04
Fishing Time.

With tulips blooming everywhere
And timid breaths of vernal air
Meandering down the dusty town
Like children lost in Vanity Fair;
When every long, unlovely row
OF westward houses stands aglow,
And leads the eyes toward sunset skies
Beyond the hills where green trees grow;
When weary seems the street parade,
And weary books and weary trade,
I'm only wishing to go a-fishing,
For this the month of May was made.
guess the pussy willows now
Are creeping out ON every bough
Along the brook, and robins look
For early worms behind the plow.
The thistle birds have changed their dun
For yellow coats to match the sun,
And in the same array of flame
The dandelion shows begun.
The focks of young anemones
Are dancing round the budding trees.
Who can help wishing to go a-fshing
In days rs full of joys as these?
Henry Van Dyke in Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-04

ton ourselves near the junction Of the
two streams nothing could pass that
way without being seen. We took sta
tions about fifty yards apart at a point
where the jungle became somewhat
thin and open, each thrusting into the
ground a leafy branch Of parass to
serve as q screen or blind. After long
wait we heard family in the distance
the sound Of the tom toms and the
shouts of the beaters as they advanced
into the jungle.
Presently we heard a rustling upon
the stray leaves in front, and a troop
Of monkeys, loudly chattering their
alarm, came hopping out of the dense
jungle.
"As yet we had seen no deer or other
desirable game, but the beaters were
still far away. Taking a peep from be-
hind my screen, L was somewhat sur
prised to see large female tiger come
gliding cut of the thick jungle, crouch
ing close to the ground as she passed
into the open. She was ON Brother
Bob's side of the jungle and was NOV
ing straight toward him, apparently
more concerned about the commotion
behind her than afraid Of danger In
front. Bob had also seen the tiger and
had dropped to one knee behind his
screen and leveled his rifle. Every mo-
ment 1 expected to hear the report of
Bobs gun, as the tiger was Within ten
yards Of his blind and was moving
slowly.
"Some noise in the jungle frightened
the skulking beast and, after quick
backward glance, it blindly bounded
forward. At the second bound the
tiger landed almost on top of Bob, as he
crouched behind his fragile screen. In
stantly he fired, thrusting his rifle at
the beast without aim. Wounded by the
shot, the tiger uttered howl of rage,
dashed aside the screen and struck Bob
a blow with fore paw that sent his
gun flying and left him stretched sense
less on his back.
Il rushed forward at once to Bob's
assistance. AS 1 ran the infuriated
beast threw herself upon Bob and be-
gan tearing at him with her teeth.
Hearing a sound as Of cracking bones,