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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
THE FIRST BALLOON.
How tho Wonderful Airship Came to BE
Invented.

HOW tho WOnuer1ul A1rshlp came To lie
Invented.
The word balloon means ga large ball. {"
To Montgolfer of Annonay, France, the
invention of the balloon is credited 1t is
said that no was led to turn his attention
to balloon making from the following In.
cident:
A French laundress, wishing to dry a
petticoat quickly, placed it ON basket
work frame over a stove. To prevent the
heat from escaping by the opening at the
top of the petticoat she drew the belt strings
closely together and tied them. Gradually
the garment dried and became lighter, and
rs the stove continued to give out heat and
rarely the air concentrated under tho bas
ket work frame, the petticoat began to
move, and finally rose in the air.
This so astonishcd the laundress that
she ran to her neighbors and asked them
to come and witness the strange sight.
Montgolfier was among those that came In.
The petticoat suspended in midair sug
gested greater things to him, and he re
turned home with something to think
about"
He at once began studying works on
different kinds Of atmosphere, and the in.
vention of the balloon was the result.
The first public ascent by the Mont
golfer balloon was made June 5, 1888. II
vas spherical bag, consisting of pieces
Of linen buttoned together, suspended from
GROSS poles. A fire was kindled under it,
and the flames were fed with bundles of
chopped straw. The loose bag filled out,
assumed u graceful form, and in short
time was completely distended AT q CIV.
en- signal the stays were slipped and the
balloon Instantly. assembled. Its velocity
accelerated until it reached some height,
then became uniform and carried 1t to m
elevation of moro than mile For ten
minutes it remained suspended, then fell
gently in a vineyard nearly two miles dis
tant from the place of its ascension.
The first advcnturers to make an ascen
in balloon were NJ. Pilatre de Roziel
ard the Marquis L'Arlandes. In the bas
ket of balloon they, on Nov. 21, 1888
rose to height OF about 5000 feet.-Phil
adelphia Times.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
Workmer "a Contractors.

A system of public work that has much
to commend it is that of cooperative
contract" in vogue in New Zealand. Un.
der that system a public work is divided
into small sections by the engineer In
charge, and an estimate Is made of its cost
Each section is then let out TO a group OF
workmen, who do the work under fore
man of their own choosing, but who re-
ceives no more than his fellows. They OBJ
tain the full profit which would otherwise
60 TO professional contractors, and they
share the payment equally.
Each worker is interested in seeing that
his companions do their full amount OF
work, and the sooner the job Is performed
the greater tho return for days work. II
any tools are needed which the men do non
own, the government supplies them at a
moderate rental. The adoption of this
system SHOULD provide method whereby
direct employment by tho governmeLs
would be consistent with full return for
the money expended, giving to the com.
munity an advantage In the economical
execution of public enterprises equal tt
that enjoyed by private employers.
view of Reviews.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25

A Came. Played G. Cannes. Which Ought
To Interest Lovers Of Flowers.

a Camcs Plnyed e. Cannes, Which Ought
To Interest Lovers of Flowers.
Learn lesson from tho nth of France.
In the flower season at Cannes plates Of
glass are thinly covered with clarified, in
odorous fat. Upon or under this fat the
flowers are placed, and the power this sub
stance has To absorb and retain perfumes
Is astonishing. On these sheets of glass
the most delicate odors are thus fixed al
most rs securely as on the collodion pre-
pared plates the most delicate pictures are
retained.
In this way tho jcssamine, the violet,
the tuberose and orange perfumes travel
across France, and arrive here as pure as
the day they were given forth from the
flowers themselves. The emancipation of
the odor from its Imprisonment Is very
simple. The fat, cut into small cubes, is
placed in spirits Of wine, and the delicate
essence Immediately deserts tho coarse fat
for the more spiritual solvent.
NJ. Piesse, in his interesting work on
perfumery, says that while cultiyators of
gardens spend thousands for the gratiflca
tion of the eye, they altogether neglect the
nose Why should We not grow flowers
for their odors as well as for their colors?''
And we may add, the ladies may utilize
bOilc VI Jul ONh NdotC BGAbCh PSiiu'hSs
very easily and with pecuniary advantage
to themselves. Heliotrope, the lily of the
valley honeysuckle, myrtle, Glove pink
and wallflower perfumes, such as we get In
the shops, are made up odors, cunningly
contrived from other flowers.
Yet they may be made pure with q little
trouble "Iwant heliotrope pomade," says
M. Piesse, in despair Il would buy any
amount that could get" And the way
to get 1t Is very simple. II there is a glue
pot in the house and 1t happens to be clean,
I'll it with clarified fat set Ii near the hot.
house fire, or any other fire, just to make
the fat liquid, and throw in as many hell
otrope flowers rs possible; let them remain
for "a hours, strain off the fat and add
fresh ones; repeat this process for Il week
and the fat will have become pomade q
In heliotrope. The same process may be
gone through with with all the other flow
ers mentioned. A lady may in this manner
make her own perfume, and we may add,
In the words of NJ. Piesse, lone that she
cannot obtain for love or money at the per-
fumer s. New York Herald.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Caught Through . Contrivanco Made Fol
Another Purpose.


"Why, say" said tho retired burglar,
"I got caught once In the very simplest
sort of way. / stepped over doorsill in
to a room one night raising my foot rather
high, as always did, whether l. had on
rubber shoes or not. SO ms not to scrape my
foot on the doorsill and set it down
smooth and easy inside. But the instant
] bore my weight on that foot the floor
under it gave just little Bit But 1t was
plenty.
81 don't suppose 1 think any quicker
than electricity, but / certainly knew what
was coming before heard the sound of
the bell Still, the bell was i'm the next
room, and, of course, it took little time,
some small fraction Of second for the
sound to get where / was There was a
broad plate set into the floor just inside
the door and covered with the carpet.
Pressure on that plate connected some
electric wires and set bell ringing.
"Well, didn't stand there any longer
than could help. / jumped back and
started along the hall on the way out. To
get out / had to go past the door Of the
room where the bell was ringing. Just
as got to 1. there was a man came bounc-
ing out Of that room and turning in my
direction, and he collared me, and we
whanged and banged around there in the
hall for awhile, knocking down more or
less plaster and things, and finally I'm
blest II he didn't get the bulge on me, and
get few turns of clothesline round me,
that some of the folks had brought up.
"Of course the most important thing
about all this was the time 1t cost me, but
1t was interesting about the electrical ap.
paratus. You know, I'd been surprised,
even then, to hear the bell ring in another
room instead of in the same room where
the plate was. should have thought II
anybody wanted contraption of that sort
In his own room he'd have wanted the bell
there too. But 1t seems 1t wasn't bur.
glar alarm at all. They had young son
there that was somnambulist used to
get up and walk around in his sleep
nights, and they didn't always hear hin,
and they wanted to. SO they put this
plant In, so that he couldn't get out of his
room without ringing bell, and they put
the bell in the old mans room. New
York Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
SPIDER CANCER.
In Annoying Flemish, Which IL Serious
Only In Very Rare Cases.

Only In Very Rare Cases.
One of the .blemishes sometimes seen
upon an otherwise perfect skin Is what Is
known as spider cancer, though the name
itself is most unfortunate and misleading,
as there is nothing cancerous either in the
nature or in the appearance of the thing In
question.
Spider cancer Is in reality "a very staple
thing. 1t is not dangerous except in very
rare cases, and is caused by the dilation OF
the minute blood vessels at some point in
the skin.
AT any time after birth small reddish
point may be noticed upon the surface Of
the skin. Radiatng from this center may
be seen little hairlike lines, also red The
spot may remain stationary, or may in
crease i'm size as time goes on. lis usually
not much elevated above the surrounding
surface, though it is possible that veri-
table tumor may form. The swelling and
redness disappear under pressure, but i'm
mediately resppear when the pressure Is
removed. -,
Spider cancer may occur on any part OF
the body, but shows prediction for the
face, scalp and extremities. 1t Is because
of the involvement of the exposed regions
that attention Is attracted TO the affection
and anxiety about 1t increased.
As has been said. the course OF spider
cancer is shrouded in uncertainty. Though
present at birth, it may disappear soon aft
erward. Sometimes it appears and disap-
pears spontaneously; in other cases 1t rap
idly increases in size. In rare cases It nay
be accompanied by various complications,
such as ulcekstion and hemorrhage.
AS rule, spider cancer Is unattended by
any feeling Of pain or uneasiness, though
IL the blood vessels are very much dilated,
the continual hum from the murmur of the
blood as il flows along may prove annoy
ing. II it swells to large proportions. 1t
may cause neuralgia pains from the pres
sure upon the nerves.
The treatment Of spider cancer depends
entirely upon the nature of the case. AS
there is danger of aggravating the trouble,
1t is advisable, unless the blemish is really
unsightly, or there Is some good reason for
interference, to abstain from all treatment.
In case some treatment seems desirable,
removal by electricity has come to be con.
sidered the only snfe method. The electric
needle Is used to destroy the substance OF
the mark. The process Is tedious and re.
quires the care Of an expert In the use of
the instrument.
The resulting scar will bo more or less
conspicuous, according to the size Of the
blemish and the skill Of the OPERATOR
Youths Companion.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
uumorou. tetter Writing.

Paganini Redivivus, having seen an un'
flattering notice Of q musical performance
of his, wrote the Following letter: II look
upon all critics who praise me rs men OF
intelligence and worthy Of the greatest re-
spect, and look upon those rare ones who
lispraise me as having a screw loose In
their cerebral development. 1consider that
n the person who wrote the notice was
present at tho performance he Is only
worthy to be an inmate Of a home for
idiots. and II nc was not present he Is
mean, unmanly cur, and should get seven
years hard labor" :,
An autograph hunter, begging Well
known journalists autograph, wrote; III
YOU deem the request unwarrantci on my
part, send the refusal In your own hand
writing and with your own signature that
I may know IL Is authentic"
An Oxford undergraduate wrote to DICK
ems, "Sir-Secing that you insert rhymes
In your serial, send you some.
The reply was, "Sir-We don't insert
rhymes without reason. "--london lit
Bits.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
A Surprised Preacher.

Wiien aclergyman In the course OF his
sernion asks question, he doesn't expect
my ono to answer it. Should one OF the
congregation reply, the preacher would DO
ns much astonished as was the minister cf
whom the New York Tribune tells this
anecdote:
At n watch night service mt SC. Paul's
church, Brixton, England, the vicar, the
Rev. Carnegie Brown, was preaching n
sermon on the Prodigal Son, in the course
of which he said:
last year some people came to watch
night service from neighboring public
house and some Of them were drunk. Is
there any one here like that tonightS"
"Yes, said respectable looking man
seated in tho aisle. "rm here, and I'm
trunk."
The effect on the congregation was elec.
trical The preacher was startled for q
moment, hut after saying, Poor fellow.
poor fellow" proceeded with his DISCOURSE
Il tell yol I'm drunk" said the In
trudcr.
Hold your tongue" said the vicar. al
am speaking now and must not be inter
' rppted.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
Chicago Policemen as Bankers.

The Harrison street police station does
banking business. 1t does not loan money
or discount commercial paper, but II acts
as safe deposit company. The officers
there receive deposits of money which they
put in the safe. But they do not pay in
terest Most Of the customers, however,
are we'll content to allow their money 10
remain on that condition.
The business Is rapidly increasing, and
It Is seldom that there are not q few hun
dred dollars In the big SAFE
The Harrison street police station Is In
the heart of the levee and the tcnderloin
district of Chicago. Very often men In
search of a "good time find themselves In
that section. After having taken few
drinks they realize that it is risky to carry
big roll Of money with them. So for Sc.
cure keeping they will call at the police
station and ask the sergeant in charge to
take care Of the money until they want II.
Tho sergeant Is obliging, and the money
is locked up in the safe, and the next day
the owner Is richer by that much money.
No one has lost any money by leaviDgit
with the police. Aside from the fact that
tho policemen are honest, such thing as
robbing police station is unknown. The
most daring burglar would hesitate before
he would attempt 1t. The safe is good and
strong and the police station has telephonic
and telcgraphic communication with all Of
the other stations, and should there be a
hold up there the description of the robber
would be known to every policeman in the
city within few hours.
The police good naturedly accept the re-
sponsibility imposed upon them, for which
,lt Oh
occasionally some one whose money they
have saved will offer them cigars. .-Chica-
go Times Herald.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
Revolution.

81 tell you," said the man who Is al'
WAYS excited, "thc world Is on the verge
of mother revolution"
"Tbats true" replied his friend who
keeps cool.
"And there's no telling when 1t will
end"
"Oh, yes, there Is. 1t will end In "a
.iours and start right over again the same
as usual Washington Star.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
KeeuIy Realized.

"How time flies as one gets older"
Eyes; when was clerk on salary the
time did not pass half so rapidly as IL does
now that am I'm business with notes TO
meet. ."-lndianapolis Journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25

Iessce-That sailors chorus was awful
What was the NATTER
Stage Manageable tars couldn't get
the right pitch. Me Up.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25

The oleander has deadly poison In Its
leaves and flowers, and should not be
where young children are. IL Is too dan
gcrous, beautiful though H. Is.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25

within two years three men have com
mitted suicide In Chicago because OF un-
rcquitcd love for certain pretty girl of
that city.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25

Trolley cars are now running IN the
streets Of Cairo. Egypt -..-
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25

There are 80 doctors 10 every 100000
persons IA London.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-08
Equine Sagacity

ID brewery horses came up from
the valley a few days ago, after an
absence OF several months. When
near home they took a look around
apo then went straight TO the gate.
when they unlocked ali entered
proceeding to their stall. j., t,e stable
as familiarly a, if they had never
a been absent from tie premises
and began to boiler for beer. neigh
ing and stamoing vigorously until
they each got a bucketful each. That
Is equino sagacity. B ,die Index.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-08
The Greeks Still Retrear

P~harsalos, May AT dawn the
Imperial troops attacked the enemy
occupying Pharsalos, from which 90.
sltlon the Greek troops had been re-
treating during the night. A division
OF cavalry pursued them and other
troops have been ordered to advance
In that direction. A mountain hat.
terry and IS mules, a great Quantity of
ammunition aud provisions and the
personal effects of Crown Prince Con-
stantlne and Prince Nicholas fell into
the hands Of the Turks.
LarIssa, May MANY wounded
Turkish soldiers have been brought
here from the front. They confirm
the report OF the capture OF Valest1oo.
where the fighting b IS been severe. A
Turkish brigade is marching on Volo
which is expected 5000 to be in the
hands of the Turks.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-08
Cause for Rejoicing.

The horny handed son of toll will
rejoice 10 learn that the Dingley hi II
reduces the duty on diamonds.-Reno
Gazette.
Such an admission was hardly to
be expected from a Mckinley news
paper. BY the way, the horny hand
ed SON Of toll will go into spasms Of
nellAht when the truth com@s home 10
MIN that this same Dinghy bill will
raise the price of every article which
he is able to buy.-SilvAr State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-08
TALK ABOUT NEVADA.
Hore is the Way They Run Prize
Fights in Delaware.

The following will be interesting &c
those who think Nevada a tough
State. It's nothing along side it,
naughty little sister Delaware. Read
this and weep.
Dover, Dell, May 5 Another sen.
sation has struck the Legislature of
this State. 1t ia in the nature Of q
discovery that a real prize fight has
beer fought within the walls Of the
old State House in which the laws Of
Delaware are made, and that the hall
OK M House Of Representatives was
the arena in which W young Dover
puHilis's spilled their blood to make
u holiday for six OF seven of he Leg.
lslature and a number Of heir friends.
Late on Monday right Harry Stout
and Ernest King, two LEGAL feather
weight prize fighters, went 10 the
House OF Representatives. and there.
In the presence Of the members OF the
Legislature, fought a ten-round glove
contest. They were clad in regulation
prlze-ring costume, and went at each
other for blood. The ring was pitch
ed in front Of Speaker Higgins desk
and spectators occupied seats in the
gallery.
Each fighter had a second, and the
contest was fought under Margins Of
Queensbury rules. The referee was a
local sporting man, whose name has
not been disclosed.
The contest lasted for thirty min-
utes and was hard fought from staff
% finish. At the end of the tenth
round both fighters were groggy and
the referee decided the contest a draw.
1t leaked ont today that the prize
hight was arranged by four members
OF the House OF Representatives who
wanted some excitement to relieve the
mectal strain incident TO the iuvesti.
CATION OF the divorce trouble now
brewing 10 the Legislature.
Following so closely the charges OF
Misconduct Of members 10 connection
with divorce legislation, the discovery |
the prize fight scandal threw lecis-
lative circles into a state OF intense
agitation today. Some Of the men,
bers SPOKE in favor Of a resolution 70
investigate the matter. They DECLARED
the Statrhouse had been d~esecrate1.
and that members responsible Tor the
reservation should be censured
Other members look upon the occur
ence as a good joke. The matter was
discussed for hours and was finally
disposed OF in secret meeting. A rep
was given the members who
we're responsible for the fight. and
swore that he would never again
lse the Statehouse az a place OF
amusement.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-08
Got The Contract

Inc News people stem.d to have
lah"re'i under the Impress" tuat the
APPEAL was bluffiHg when it offered
them d printing contract, ,or yester-
day, they sent after it aDo it was
promptly turned over to them I.
strikes he APPEAL that if anybody
who needed a printing contract bad
enough t. offer to print envelopes on
both sides for - rs a thousand and
furnish the material, they ought to
have it.
1t was costing the APPEAL 50 80 70
furnish the envelopes (hy purchasing
them in Car-or) and allowing a how
81 cents "a thousand for running them
of, so that y letting the contract TO
the News We saw the wear and tear
OF the press and ais IS cents a tbous-
and. The APPEAL by his means
clears ST 25 a thousand ON the lib
and the Ne does the work.
b APPEAL job office is not run
simply as d private gymnasium in
to give the proprietor a
chance to exercise his legs kicking off
job work for the sake Of keeping it
away from rival establishments.
The News did no, get The full con-
tract of 5000 ~ 25CO had been run off
on the APPEAL press wheE they called.
we regl"t ttat they did not call soon
er. The gist OF the whole matter ia
that the News gets its envelopes ir
Connecticut and the APPEAL purchas-
es OF Carson mercf ants.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-08

jim Corbett is quoted a, follows in
New York:
Mr.. Muldoon he's had sometime
10 say abont that sixth round. 1t an
Pears that James Colville Of Boston
VIII" was my %tImekeeper when T net
FItzslmnons, says that the AnstraI-
Ian was down more than 10 seconds
and that he could have protested the
timlHg right there, in which case T
would have o the fight but he was
SO sure that [ would VIE, anyhow.
mat he let the opportunity slip
The Bulletin prints a picture of
Miss $. Louisa Erwin and calls her
the ms whose smile wrecked the
Globe Savings Bank Of Chicaco. IF
s'ch a smile as. that can wreck a
Savings Bank the sooner a man gets
nj opposite out of the bank the bet
ter. We think the bank must have
en- a little shakey before it run up
against Miss Erwin. If
n Enterprise says two Comstook-
ers went on went on a p]rospectiop
"Trip ana drove 1900 miles at the rate
Oh 10 miles a day. 1t is probsi L. that
d ''VerS sheriff or constable was ury-
ing them to create distance. Bodie /
] ndex. ~
Dufrant has now tak-n to WRITING
and It would seem ahout time
o spring the trap.