Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-15
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been favored DN Nlslt from NV ~ tt''-
monster that has awakened such
CONSERVATION among the people q
that happy region where last fall the
neutrality-suspicious. fight wax
"a hottest. At s.S5 asst Saturday
night.the cry Of .air ship, lair ship
resounded through our streets and
soon all was hustle and confusion.
From doors and stairwaYs there
poured forth an excited multitude
that rushed hither and thither with
heads thrown back and eyes widely
staring at all points OF the heavens at
once. while they cried where,
..where?'' But at that instant a daz-
cling brightness high in the northern
heavens caught the eye OF the multi
tude and then strange thing hap
pened. The head of every man,
woman and child in that vast assem-
blv was turned toward it, with the
military precision of a well drilled
regiment every right arm shot out
toward the fearful object with titz-
simmons like swiftness Zone poor fell
low who had no arms lay down and
extended his left Lego every indeX
finger Tor toe) pointed toward the
ship and all, as with single voice,
exultingly exclaimed ''there
The air ship seemed to see the
point and dropped several yards and
rose again with a sort OF ''sweet six
teenn courtesy The confusion OF a
few minutes before was instantly
stilled and in the quiet hush which
followed thousand eyes were strained
to catch good view OF the myster-
ious visitor.
The air ship was about half mile
high and was moving majestically
against the wind toward the north.
It's form could not be distinctly made
out except by those Of keenest Wis
ion, but only little imagination was
necessary to perceive butterfly
shaped contrivance about fifty feet
long with huge wings that moved
slowly to balance and guide the craft,
several hundred of legs with duck
footed fan attachments beat the
air with incredible swiftness and con-
stituted fhe propelling power. One
Young lady with glasses claimed that
the wings were covered with rare
and beautiful plumage of bright col
ored feathers. Another thought she
could see people moving about on the
ship and could hear voices but could
not see them plainly enough to be
sure. She said that the expression of
their faces and the shape of the eyes
were more like Brownies or Tombob-
bies than real human beings anyhow.
In the eyes of the butterfly ship were
bright electric lights, the left white,
the right green. Only one eve could
be seen in Lancaster. the green one
being on the other side of the things
head.
The motive power of the ship was
evidently electricity produced by the
friction of the moving legs. The eve
lights are obtained from the surplus
electricity left over after the propeller
has taken all it wants. This is proved
by the fact that when the ship how
cred over the city its left eve shone
brightly but when it moved off rapidly
in the direction of Roethe's Cave the
light became DINNER and DINNER
until finally light. butterfly, wings.
legs and all were lost in the impene-
trable gloom and the wearY-necked
gaping crowd. closed their mouths
resumed their wonted demeanor and
pondered over the strange circum-
stance
There were few naughty small
boys who whispered that it was only
balloon that Harry Nathan had sent
up down by the south school and that
the reason we couldn't see the green
light was that the balloon that carried
that burnt up. Il was the unanimous
opinion that these boys ought to be
spanked and put to bed Besides, if
balloon had been sent up near the
south school how could il travel 1,9rU2
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