Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-12-02
GOLD MANUFACTURE.
Alchemist Price Wants More Time
for His Experiment
AN AIRSHIP FLIES LIKE A BIRD.
Successful Test OF Flying Machine Made
by n Kansas Farmer-A Tilted Lovers
Club-Indlans Being Converted
Kansas q. A. II. Decrease.

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CHICAGO, Nov. 20-An air of gloom
prevailed about the works of the Ma
tional Metallurgical company Satur-
day, for the S13, 400 worth of gold ex-
pected to materialize as the result of
H. c. Brice's alchemistic treatment of
$3.50 worth of crude anthony and tin
failed to appear. Mr.. Brice and the
entire board of directors denied them
selves to seekers after information
Only one man whose function it is to
scrutinize all arrivals in the office was
visible and there was nothing eXhilar-
ating about his manner MS he an
nounced 1t would be impossible to see
Mr.. Brice. "How about the $lS, 400
worth of gold which was announced to
arrive to-day?" was asked. "The
gold" he repeated, with u far-away
look in his eye; "well, the cupellating
process has not yet been completed"
I'm other words, the process has not
been successful. Is that what you
mean~ was asked. "There is no rea-
son for saying it has not been success
full. The process has taken more time
than was expected. There seems to
have been mistake concerning the
time necessary for completing it and it
will probably be two or three days be-
fore results are reached. Mr.. Brice
and the directors are still SGrfectly
confident, 1t is simply n delay of two
or three days, that is all"
AN AIRsHIP FLIES LIKE A BIRD.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 30. 49,, Charles
Haas, young farmer living near To-
peka, has for two years been working
out an airship idea and Saturday made
a successful experiment. The ship is
built after the model of a huge bird.
1t is IL feet from bow to stern and the
same distance between the tips of
the wings. Haas ship rose rapidly
and sailed distance of 500 feet, when
arope to which it was attached brought
it to a standstill. 1t was hauled down
and sent up again with tub contain
ing 200 pounds of rock. The ship sailed
with the weight as smoothly as with
out it. Haas demonstrated his ability
to guide the ship by manipulating
pair of wings with two lines from the
ground. Haas did not venture into
space with the ship because of the
wind which was blowing fercely, but
announces that he will do so in the fu-
ture. Haas idea is to equip his ship
with propellers and an electric motor
to provide wind when that article is
scarce. The exhibition was witnessed
by large crowd of Topeka people and
general surprise was expressed at the
ease with which Haas handled his ma
chine in the high wind. He says that
the higher the wind the better his ship
will fly. Several Topeka men have
promised to back Haas in further ex-
periments.
A TILTED LOVERS CLUB.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30. Lawyer Lorrin
Andrews, of G3 Park row, will apply
to-day for charter for the Tilted Low
ers' club, an organization composed of
young men of various ages and com
pleXions who have a common sorrow.
No one will be eligible who has not
reen 'trun down. hard by some can
did and unrequiting lady. The mem
bers of the Tilted Lovers club believe
that no tie can bind men closer than
the bond of mutual disappointment in
love. They will select quarters, will |
be duly incorporated body under the
laws of the state of New York, and |
periodically will assemble and re-
hearse the memories of the days when
the neck of their affections received |
the fatal and final blow.
BLANKET INDIANS BEING CONVERTED.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Nov. 20.-Rev. N. b.
of Omaha, Neb., superintend- |
ent Of the Baptist mission work, has
just completed a tour among the
Baptist Indian missions in southwest
oklahoma. At one meeting seven
blanket" Comanches We're converted.
A Baptist association composed of five
church organizations of blanket" In
lians was formed and will be asked to
De admitted to the next general assoc
,iation. Several Kiowa and Comanche
,hiefs who were former leaders of
bloody raids on Texas and Kansas set
lers are now ordained preachers.
KANSAS G. A. II. DECREASE.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov 29-The roster
# the Kansas G. A. r. department
hows a decrease in membership of
'ver 1000 last year, and it is feared by
he department officers that this rec
rd will be exceeded this year, al
hough the final report will not be
made until after the first of the year.
Jew posts are being organized occa-
ionally, but the principal difficulty is
ound in keeping the present members.
Ninety-Nine Years for Scales
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 90. The jury in the