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The silver lance., 1897-10-29

Every Scoundrel nndS a lot OF people 10
stand by him..
Every man thinks he is something OF
weather prophet.
The latest slang is: There are no
streets named after you"
A man who is not married can make q
change, but married man can't.
All the average man wants is an oppor-
tunity to make fool Of himself!
The only way to keep people from
knowing your age, is to move every year.
Some doctors could not make their salt
if they did not know how to look wise.
Poetry is popular for no other reason
than that every person has written some.
Occasionally you hear a man say he is
tired Of "notoriety." Don't you believe it
Every young man whe gets married is,
according to the women, the best Of the
boys in his family.
Money is SO hard to earn it is a wonder
, that people don't stop experimenting with
it after they get it.
There is at least one thing to be said
in favor Of drought: it doesn't take the
curl out Of your hair.
Why do women think that little waists
are becoming? Everybody knows waist
is deformity. like achinese woman's foot.
Give boy permission to go any where,
and his next request is that his dog be al
lowed to go with him.
II you are fortunate enough to have
halo lowering over your head, people take
it for cloud of suspicion.
A woman always carries pocket-book
when she goes down town whether there
is anything in it or not.
Book agents are SAID to look up people
who keep horses in town; they claim they
are easily robbed.
Unless a woman looks sad when hear
ing a band, other women do not feel that
she has a soul for music.
Go into half the houses in town, and
you will find the women neglecting their
own work to do church work.
The country is in serious danger: il the
Lord answers the prayers of all the faith
full there will be another flood.
When candidate gets five cent cigar
in his mouth, and livery buggy under
him. he thinks he looks mighty smart.
There are so many unjust kicks made
that when a man kicks with justic, it
doesn't receive the consideration that is
due it.
The people who really know what love
is. are afraid to tell, for fear their knowl-
edge will give away an unpleasant exper-
icnce.
It requires so much courage to refuse a
dead beat credit, that If man can put
up a good bluff, he can get all he wants
for nothing.
After a woman has been married twice,
her love making must sound to man q
good deal like that which is heard in
phonograph.
Whenever man secs a church working
woman approach, he might as well put
his hand in his pocket at once: she will do
all the talking.
1t is not considered that a woman's
grief at her husbands funeral is what it
should be unless the doctor has to be
called to give her chlorosorm.
A woman still has some influence with
her husband when she can persuade him
to put on his best clothes and attend a
wedding in the middle OF a week day.
Queen Victoria is said to be worrying
over the stability of the United States
government, country of which she has
always been secretly fond. The old girl
has ne cause for worrying about US, but
it il something to be proud Of that 4
queen il lying awake nights on ouI
! account.
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The Lead King tunnel is being driven
rapidly. Three shifts Of men are work
ing now, and progress OF several feet
day being made.
The herald., 1897-08-15

blew, say, 80 miles an hour against a
building, but the actual force exerted |
has always been an unknown quantity.
1t is also known that many lives are
lost every year of persons drawn beneath
The wheels of moving trains, because they
have been, as 1t were, entangled in the I,
air that surrounded the railway vehicles.
The pressure of this air, as any one who
has ever experienced it knows, is some
thing tremendous. Sit in a car with the
window beside you open and let train
pass going al a rapid pace, and the wind
pressure from the movement Of that
train will be sufficient to blow your hat
from your head at quite a little distance.
The experiments now In progress here
will determine just what pressure Is ex-
erted that forces the hat from your head.
They will show beyond peradventure
what tremendous force person stand
ing close to a railway track is subjected
to when a train whirls by at a rate of
from 35 to so miles an hour. There is no
question but that, If those facts can be
made known, scientists say, large num-
ber Of human lives will be saved every
year. because it will then be fully deter
mined just what person approaching
way Of air force, and measures can be
taken to properly combat it.
When one stops to think Of what it
means to really know the pressure of
wind, the result of it's velocity upon an
object, 1t is realized how important the
experiments here really are. 1t is not too
much to say that the knowledge that is
likely to be CLEANED from them will af
feet the construction of almost every
building of any size. Heretofore archi-
tects have been compelled to guess at the
pressure which would be brought to bear
on their skyscrapers, but when the work
plar1ed here has been accomplished they
-y.i, be able to figure on the necessary
pov g of resistance almost to pound.
The experiments referred to as being
in progress here were planned by Fran
els E. Nipher, professor of physics in
Washington University, st. Louis. Prof.
Nipher is being assisted by Prof. Tim
mermann of the Missouri State Univer-
sity and Mr.. Schlosstein of st. Louis.
These gentlemen are conducting their
experiments in a private car which the
Illinois Central railroad has fitted up
for the party, who are being given by
that railroad every needed facility in
carrying out the plans formed.
Naturally. Prof. Nipher is the soul of
the party. The disc which he has invent
ed. and which is in use, promises to be
the open sesame to that field of knowl-
edge from which, despite its best efforts
science has hitherto been barred. The
following description of the apparatus
and all that is connected Herewith has
been especially prepared by Prof Nj
pher for this paper.
The apparatus comprises pressure
board, three feet high and four feet long,
mounted upon an iron tube, as flag is
attached to its pole. The tube turns on
The herald., 1897-08-15

inches in diameter clamping a porous
layer consisting Of several thicknesses
Of wire-cloth, form a pressure collector.
The porous layer must extend a half
inch outside of the steel discs. One
disc is pierced by a tube leading to a
pressure gauge. Such a combination
of two small discs with a porous layer
between is wholly unaffected, by wind
but 1t transmits very freely
"One of these pressure collectors is
placed in front of the pressure board
and another behind.
"They are mechanically coupled to
each other through a small hole in the
board. There are 100 such holes dis
tributedl over the board. The compress
sion on the front of the pressure board
and the rarefaction on the rear side,
can be measured by separate gauges.
The indications of the pressure gauges
are to be compared with those of the
spring balance. If they agree substan
TALLY, then the small pressure collectors
may be used with confidence in the
study of wind pressures on any other
structure. The pressure gauges are all
mounted on large pendulum which
corrects for the rocking of the car.
professor Nipher expects to place his
pressure collectors over a large build
ing, connecting each collector with a
separate gauge. During any heavy gust
Of wind snap shot photograph of the
gauges will show how the wind is dis
tributed over the building. He expects
to make studies of the same kind over
the sails of windmills, with a view of
finding the most effective positions for
the acting surfaces.
ut is very singular thing that there
has heretofore been no way of measur-
ing the pressure which the wind is,exert-
ing at any point on building or
chimney. This what the disc collector
will enable ue to do"
The herald., 1897-08-15
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
Gas and Electric Light Plants Owned
All Over the World

Gas plants are operated by 1853 cities OF
England and Scotland, including almost
every city of consequence except Lon
don; by thirty three cities of Germany,
including thirty of the largest such as
Berlin, Hamburg and Dresden; by Brus-
sells, by Amsterdam, by many cities in
the British colonies, and by twelve
American cities, including Wheeling,
Louisville, Richmond and Philadelphia.
Electric lighting plants are operated by
over 200 American municipalities, in
cluding Dunkirk, in this state, and
Jacksonville, Springfield, Little Rock,
Topeka and Bay City; by some in the
Australian colonies, and by thirteen Ger
man cities, including Hamburg and
Dresden. Street railroads are owned
and operated by thirty three cities of
England and Scotland, by some cities in
Germany, Switzerland, Holland and of
the Australian colonies; by Toronto, and
in a measure by New Orleans. To put
the matter into condensed FORM munich
pal ownership of one or more of these
street franchises prevails in over 100 cit
| les, and is authorized by the laws of a
score of states and countries. Time was
when private ownership of all street
franchises was the rule. Now the chief
est cities of the world are forsaking it
Progress in the art of municipal affairs is
all in the direction of municipal owner
ship.
Municipal ownership is, therefore, no
new or over-radical thing. 1t is neither
socialistic, communistic, nor populistic
1t is feasible and practicable. 1t must
be at least reasonably successful, and it
/
political evils than the no more univer-
sal ownership of docks, ferries, bridges,
markets and the water supply. So much
the experience of these other cities indi-
| Gates to us.
The herald., 1897-08-15
FUTURE KING OF ENGLAND
Little Prince Edward of York, Who
Will Be Great Some Day

Little Prince Edward of York ID
obviously being brought up in the way
he should go, which in the case of a men,
ber of the royal family, means having
ones picture taken with gratifying
frequency. A tiny toddler who Is pre-
sumably destined to occupy the throne Of
England cannot, 1t Is to be supposed,
have his picture taken too often, and
certainly those Of Prince Edward are
attractive enough to win him hundreds
of transa tlantic admirers
In his newest photograph the little
Prince Is seated in his private equipage,
which is safely stationary. The little
wicker carriage is very pretty ard COM
Portable, but it was not intended to cover
very much ground, while the wooden
steeds have a suspended animation that
protects their youthful driver from all
possible peril. In spite OF his safe po-
sition, Prince Edward looks quite wor-
ried as though he were driving the car
rage of state for which he will one day
be responsible. 1t is quite likely, how
ever, that, far from anticipating the bur-
dens attendent upon his kingly dignity,
Prince Edward is nearly overcome by
his new responsibility as the head of the
family, Prince Albert ard Princess Vic
toria both being babies. Princess Vic
toria Is jubilee baby and the youngest
of the queens great-grand-childre
OF course there are many possibili-
ties that the young Duke Of York may
never reach the throne. His grand
father, the Prince Of Wales, has
been the heir apparent for neal
ly sixty years, and bets have
been made that the queen, his mother,
will outlive him. Then, after the Prince
of Wales comes the young dukes father.
Post Dispatch.
The herald., 1897-08-15
THE KAISER's PATRIOTIC PLAY
Germany's Glory Is the Theme and st.
Michael the Hero

Patriotic Germans are much interested
in the news that Emperor William has
written drama and that 1t is to be pub
lished in a few days. Herr Buttner-
Pfaenner. one Of the most expert play
wrights in Germany, assisted the kaiser
in his, difficult task. He told him of his
idea and instructed him to shape a
drama from it. The emperor sketched
the plot, he wrote the principal parts and
he designed three allegorical tableaux
for the three acts of which the drama is
composed. Herr Buttner-Pfaenner has
simply put it into literary shape under
the kaiser's personal supervision.
The work is rather long epic poem
than drama of action, there being very
many dialogues and very few incidents.
The glorification of Germany is the
theme, and from beginning to end this
is the leading note. st. Michael, other
wise known as st. Michael of Germany
is the hero. The first act shows us the
gradual development of Germany from
the primeval days down to the time of
Emperor William I. The progressive
work of centuries is clearly indicated,
and there are abundant assurances that
the work of the future will fifty compare
with that of the past. This act concludes
with an allegory taken from Horaces
immortal poem beginning "Exegi monu-
mentum acre perennius." q have erected
monument more lasting than brass).
The progress made by Germany in the
arts of peace forms the subject of the
second act. We see how the various
trades grew to their present strength;
how the rude agriculturists Of the past
have been transformed into the skilled
farmers of the present; how the sciences
and arts have attained to their present
greatness; low commerce has grown
from matter Of simple barter to an i'm
mense business in which all classes Of
the community are directly or indirectly
interested, and how peace now prevails
in country which in old days was too
often desolated by brigandage and civil
war.
Logically enough the emperor shows in
the third act how Germany has grown
to be potent factor In international af-
fairs. He lays stress on the fact that if
peace Is assured to her it is because she
is a strong military power, and he does
not fail to point out that If peace is to
be preserved she must remain a strong
the best of the three acts, and there is
little doubt that the sentiments in it will
be warmly applauded by the emperor's 8
admirers. Nothing more clearly shows
it's scope than the allegorical tableau
with which 1t closes and which bears the
words, Nations of Europe, be sure to
guard well your most sacred treasures"
The drama will first be published in
book form and will in due time be per-
formed in Berlin theater. The char
acters in it are majestic and the scenery
fitted for it is striking. That it will be
an assured success on the stage, how
ever, is doubtful and there is no indica-
ton that the emperor is ambitious in
that respect. What he has given us is
rather German epic than a German
drama.-New York World.
The herald., 1897-08-15
PRESSURE OF WIND
A Most Remarkable Scientific Feat Now
Being Performed
A Way Sought to Prevent Persons Being Dragged
Beneath Moving Trains

Perhaps she was insane-not danger
the pressure is indicated by column
Of water forced up an incline tube, a yard
in length, having slope of in 100. The
open end of the water gauge does not
open into the car, since the pressure
within the car might vary with the mo-
ton of the train. 1t is connected with
a large tank, in which the air is kept at
the same pressure as that Of the extern
al air.
This is effected by connecting the
The herald., 1897-08-15

ball bearings on the floor, and is guided
in the same kind of bearings in the roof
of the car. By means of T tube, serv-
ing as lever inside the car, and spring
balance, the force required to hold the
board at any angle with the wind can be
measured. In order to get the speed of
the train, the car is provided with a
Boyer speed recorder, furnished by the
Boyer company of st. Louis. This indi
Gates on a dial the speed at any instant.
'-The effect of wind must also be TAX
The herald., 1897-08-15
It Was Time to Expire

The humorist had been Knocked off his
his wheel and run over by an empty
truck. He was picked up by bystanders
and his lips moved as though he would
say something. One Of them bent down
and he whispered: II might have known
that that truck would go off and kill
me-"
.'Why?" asked the man.
'Because"-and his voice grew weak
er-'it wasn't loaded"
And Immediately xpired.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The herald., 1897-08-15

CENTRALIA, ILL.,, August lo.-A series
Of experiments is now in progress here
which promises to reveal to science a
truth sought for centuries-the actual
measurements Of wind pressure. Most
persons have probably thought that, in
asmuch as there were methods of deter
mining the velocity of the wind, 1t was
also possible to ascertain the amount of
pressure per square foot of the wind
upon an object. Nothing is further from
the truth. We have known that wind
The herald., 1897-08-15
PROFESSOR NIPHER AND SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS

Alice Barrett killed herself rather than
suffer the exposure that it seemed to her
must come sooner or later from an ex-
animation of the books. which she kept
for the firm of Goldman & Goldman. 1t IS
said that there is a shortage of $1,000.
1t is probable that never before in the
history of mysterious deaths in Boston
have officials had to deal with SO pc
culiar a case.
The herald., 1897-08-15

tank with a disc pressure collector
mounted above the roof, just opposite
the wind-vane. Two discs, Is inches in
diameter, ground to knife edges, are
mounted horizontally on vertical pipe,
the distance between them being a six
teenth of an inch. A tube passes through
the center of the lower disc, terminat-
ing flush with the top OF the lower disc
The herald., 1897-08-15

en- into account. This is done by means
of wind-vane, mounted like the pres
sure board above the car roof. An open
tube on the front of the vane has its
open end directed to the resultant air
current, due to the wind and train mo-
tiop. The pressure due to this air cur
rent ie carried by rubber tube to the
cistern of a water gauge below, where
The herald., 1897-08-15

From this a rubber tube. passes to the
tank. The air flowing between the discs
has been shown to have the normal air.
pressure, unaffected by atomizer action,
and by compressions and rarefactions,
such as we have around any obstacle
in the wind.
1.-THE total force of the wind on the
large pressure board is also found in an
other way The small discs of steel, two
The herald., 1897-08-15

Swords equal to the best ever made
are still produced at Toledo, Spain.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-28
BENTON A BENEDICT.
Congressman Mcmillan MarriOs a Fair Louis
lana Lady.

Shreveport, La, Jan. 22.-Yesterday
evening at o'clock occurred the we'd
ding for which the social circles of
Shreveport have been on the qui viye
for some time-the marriage of Miss
Lucille, the second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James NJ. Foster. to Hon.
Benton Mcmillan, of Tennessee.
The consumation of the engagement
of these two fraught with especial in
terest, not on account of the groom's
position in the political world, but for
the prominence in this state of the
BRIDES family, and the popularity of
the dark eyed bride herself.
The church was beautifully festoon-
ed. with rare flowers. The ceremony
was performed by DR.. Matthew Van
Lear. Congressman Hugh A. Dins-
more, of Arkansas, was best man, and
Miss Tollive Foster was maid of honor.
A largely attended reception was given
at the residence of the brides parents.
Mr., and Mrs. McMillin left on the
Texas Pacific train tonight for st.
Louis, where they will make short
stay before going to Washington,
where they have apartments at the
Normandie.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-28
MOTHERS. GIVE HEED!
A Word Of Counsel From DR.. Hartman, Whose
Name Has Become Known to Thousands
Of Mothers.

Midwinter is here. The nights are
long and cold, The days are short and
changeable in temperature. Cold creep
in at every crevice and draughts occur
in spite of The utmost vigilance. The
tireless patience and sagacity of mother
even, fails to keep the household safe
from climatic diseases. Colds soon
develop into chronic catarrh. A cough
radidly becomes consumption. La
grippe undermines the system danger
ously. Influenza leaves injuries to
head and throat, hard to remove. All
these things the mother strives in vain
to guard her household against. How
can she best do it? First, get some
Pe-ru-na. Second, send to The Peru
ma Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio, for free copy OF DR..
Hartman's latest book on the climatic
diseases Of winter. This book, in plain
and direct language, informs the moth
er exactly what to do in all of the
liabilities and emergencies resulting
from wintry weather. Not only will
she be able to prevent diseases, but she
knows exactly how to cure them. In
case she is doubtful on any point, if
the book does not fully explain it, she
has only to write letter to DR.. Hart
man at any time, and she will receive a
free answer as quickly as possible.
What untold misery this would save
the world if every mother would heed
this advice. Pe-ru-na cures a cold
quicker than any medicine in the world.
Pe-ru-na is sure cough cure. Peru
ma is the best, if not the only, internal
remedy for catarrh yet devised. Pc
ru-na cures la grippe and influenza. A
book of testimonials sent free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-28

PaduCah, KY. may well feel proud CT some of
her enterprises. Messrs D. Wilson g. Son, of
Kimble, KY, write to the E. f. Sutherland
Medicine Company as follows I'VE write this
to certify to the wonderful and grand good re-
suits from your Dr. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey
which is selling faster than any medicine we
ever sold, People who never traded at our store
have heard of 1t and come from adjoining coun-
ties for It, One case In particular is that of
Mrs. Smith Woodbridge, of this place, who was
so afflicted with her throat for over two years
that see could not speak above whisper. At
ter she used the first bottle Of Dr. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey she could talk as we'll as ever, and
the case is such wonderful cure that her
neighbors come in to see for themselves, and
are astonished to hear her talk"
Forsale by Mcfarland s. Bolton, druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-28
MRS. DECKARD C0NFESSES.
She Murdered Her Husband Because Of AL.
legged Abuse.

Bristol, Tenn, Jan. 23.-'T did the
deed. " These are the words of Mrs.
Susan Deckard, aged forty, who con
fessed to having assassinated her hus-
band, Joseph Deckard, near here, in
Virginia, two nights ago. The confess
sion was made in secret, and Mrs.
Deckard was hurried off to Jail at Alb
ingdon, Va. The murderess made q
full confession, saying that she killed
her husband because he repeatedly
abused her and she feared that he would
kill her.
According to her confession she and
her husband we're quarreling in the
bed, He threw her pillow on the floor
she sprang from the bed and seizing
the AK, dealt the fatal blow while he
lay by their sleeping child.
Mrs. Deckard was permitted to take
her infant child to Jail with her. Half
dozen other minor children are left
alone at the Deckard homestead.