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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-09-10
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BASES

Papa" said little 4-year-old Margie,
Il think you are just the incest man
in the whole world" "And I think
you are the incest little girl in the
world replied her father. Course
am said Margie. "Ain't it queer how
such nice people happened to get into
the same family?"
A little 5-year- old miss slippe. aud
fell at a muddy street crossing thu .th-
er day and a gentleman passing by
fastened to Eer assistance. After
brushing her clothing as we'll as he
could he offered to escort her home
mo. thank you" replied the little lady
with dignity; I'VE haven't been intro
duced, and it would be quite TN
proper
Clara had been tod that babies were
made from the dust of the earth. One
day when the rain was falling in tor
rents she stood gazing sadly out OF
the window. why, Clara, what
makes you look SO scd?'' asked her
mother. "'Cause." she replied, eve
been waiting for a little brother to
play with. and now there won't be any
dust left to make cne.''
Tommy, aged 4, had discarded his
shoes and stockings one warm after
noon. and while playing encountered
a wasp. He ran into the house cry
ing, and his mother asked what the
trouble was. "I just kicked a fly"
sobl>ed the little fellow. well, that's
nothing to cry for" caid hts mother.
But t-this one had a ss-splinter in its
t-tail,'' was the reioin6er.
A little girl was just recovering from
an attack of scarlet fever, and the first
day she was able to sit up she said:
Mamma, I guess I'll ask papa to wy
ne baby carriage for my doilie.' Her
brother. a rrecocious youngEter of &.
oyerhearins the remark. exclaimed:
"well. you'd better strike him for it
right away, for II you wait till you get
well you'll never get it,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-09-10
Why isn't an insurance policy used
sometimes to kfndle a fire?

Wanted-an oyersSer and laborer by
Ambrose Moutod.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-09-10
OF INERTEST TO WOMEN,

In New Zealand the women are en-
franchised and consequently all are
enthusiastic politicians. Society in the
capital is more political than musical
or literary.
1t is customary for Russian ladies
to receive their dinner guests in a room
warmed by large open fires and then
to offer each lady a magnificently en-
broidered cloak Or robe, lined with fur
to slip on during the repast, should the
low dinner dress prove too cool. Pol
ish ladies open luxurious little room
furnished with divans for weary guests
to rest on, surprising they feel that
their faded nerves require repose, be-
fore they enter the ordeal Of a long
Russian dinner. Travellers testify that
Russian hospitality is the most magni-
ficent of any and that the hanquets
given in Moscow and St. Petersburg
quite outrival in splendor those Of Lon
don or Paris.
For many years after Queen Victoria
had made her highland home at Bal
moral with her family she would not
have any hymns sung either at Crath1e
church or at the private services in
the castle, but was content with the
quaint version Of the psalms in gen.
eral use among the presbyterians Of
the old school. Now the Scottish
Hymnal' is used at both, and the
hymns selected for the castle services
are generally chosen by Princess
Beatrice or the ladies in personal at
tendance on the sovereign. The queen
is very fond OF Nearer, My God, to
Thee and so are the prince and prin-
cess of Wales. Another great favorite
with the prince is the Soldiers
Hymn" written by the Rev. Arthur
Robins of Holy Trinity church, Wind
sor, and set to Rossini's music.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-09-10

D-TRUSTWORTIIY AND &C
w TIVE gentlemen or ladies to travel
for responsible, esta blished house in Louisi-
ana Monthly 500. so and expenses. Posi-
ton steady. Reference. Enclose seif-ai-
dressed stamped envelope. The Dominion
Company, Dept. w. Chicago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-09-10
An Old IdeE..sN

An CD 1deE.A
Every day strengthens the Belief of emf
nent physicians that impure blood is the
cause of the majority of our diseases.
Twenty-Five years ago this theory used
as basis for the formula Of Browns Iron
Bitters. The many remarkable cures effected
by this famous old household remedy. are
sufficient to prove that the theory is correct.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-09-10

Why is good and sensible CIR
r.c:~'- -'-~c:s Eornelyt
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
The Newest Arctic Explorer and His Route.

he says he knows a route that will
avoid the terrific rugged and Jagged
ice, over which Nansen and his cour-
ageous lieutenant, Johanssen,' made
their way to the point that now stands
as the most northern ever reached by a
white man.
In Captain Bernier's party will be
seven men besides himself, including a
geologist and surgeon All these, he
says, have been selected, and their
names are only withheld to relieve
them from annoyance by the curious.
The leader of This newest Arctic ex-
petition, though comparatively I'M
known to the scientific world, is no
stranger to the task which lies before
him, as he has made the matter the
study of many years besides having
personally visited the point from which
he proposes to start, and investigated
by means of the experiences of others,
what he may expect along the route
chosen, so far as exploration has made
it possible to gain information.
The Captain believes that previous
expeditions have made "a grave error
in not utilizing reindeer for transporta-
ton purposes to a greater extent, as
he rightly holds that they could fur
nish food more nutritive than dog meat
and at the same time would enable an
expedition to save the strength of the
dog teams so that they would be fresh
when the most was required Of them.
The would-be explorer also alleges
that there is way to reach the pole
which is so simple that he wonders why
no explorer has previously studied
it out.
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

share of the European, as matter Of
fact, they are practically at the mercy
of the American manufacturers, who6
with better wheels of far better conA
struction, can greatly undersen them
at a material profit.
In the last year England has won
back little of her lost prestige, 50
far as her home trade is concerned, but
when it comes to export, she is in as
bad condition as ever. As for France,
the French wheels are far poorer than
the English wheels and very nearly ON
par with the wheels made in Gera
many.
The foreign maker Of bicycles lacks
many of the advantages of the Amer
lean manufacturer, For some reason
his wheels lack elegance, are apt to
be clumsy, the art Of combining
strength and delicacy seems a mystery
to him. But to the customer all of
these things are pleasant, and when ha
can get them for a price lower than is
asked for the poorer ones of homa
make, he naturally consults his tasta
and the home market suffers.
So it is that the German nanufac-
turer has cried for government aid, and
it is by no means certain that he will
not get it. The United States consuls
in the various German towns where
Uncle Sam has seen fit to establish rep
resentatives have given solemn warm
ing. Thus American pork and Amer
lean bicycles have become persona non
grata, because in both cases Germany
is outclassed, and try as much as she
will she cannot equal these products of
the United States
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

evolves his best ideas-and they are
really great--when he is in an advanced
stage of intoxication. He says him
self, and there is no reason to doubt
his statement, that his latest and best
| idea evolved itself in his mind while he
was engaged in a long, thorough, palms.
taking spree.
An ordinary man, under such circum-
stances, would never work out a diff
cult problem. Intoxication enfeebles
and confuses the mind, making it
wholly unfit for the orderly and ardu-
Gus thought involved in the working
out of a practical mechanical idea.
There is no escape from the conclusion
that alcoholic intoxication produces a
different effect upon this man than up
on others. A prominent physician of
Trenton who has given the case con
siderable attention, believes that "Hap-
Ply Joe" when under the influence Of
liquor is really in a state more closely
analogous to hypnosis than to ordinary
intoxication.
1t is we'll known that in the hypnotic
state, the sub-conscious mind some
times performs miracles. Ideas that
cannot come to the surface in normal
conditions-that are entirely out of pro-
portion to the apparent strength of the
mind, and far above it's usual powers
are clearly formed and definitely ex-
pressed.
His process, in a kiln in the Arsenal
Pottery, has reduced the time of firing
from three hours to thirty minutes. He
has literally made a revolution--or a
half revolution-for he has turned the
thing upside down! that is, he builds
the fire in the chimney instead of on
the CRATE. The saving in expense OF
coal will be enormous. 1t win very
likely make Happy Joe" richer than
ever.
In conclusion it will be proper to
quote from the Trenton physician, who
says that it will be of no use for other
inventors to try Happy Joe's" plan.
The result attained was a peculiar men
tai state which may never occur in
any human being again; and liquor re-
mains in as bad repute as ever, despite
this case of seeming good out of evil
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

and we had to judge what we were
really seeing by bearing in mind the
result of the application to them of
artificial light. Now, however, we will
be able to see exactly as by daylight
Scientists have long told us that this
was possible in the days of the ancients
and the production of the light that
really counterfeited day has been held
to be one of the lost arts, but 1T seems
to be no longer. The German expert
has, perhaps. restored to the world one
Of the arts supposed to have been for
ever lost.
The gas is supplied to the burner at
the pressure of about three and one
half atmospheres, the burner, to with
stand this high pressure, being of spec
ial construction. A single ineandescent
jet of the ordinary size can emit a
light of much more than one thou
sand candle power. The light is of such
intensity that person is enabled to
read the finest print at a distance of
from 100 to 100 feet
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
NEW LIGHT TO RIVAL ELECTRICITY,

A last the electric light has rival
and il is the genius of German that
has given it to the world. The new il
luminant is known as incandescent
gaslight. 1t is claimed the discovery
will in time do away entirely with the
present system Of illuminating by
means of electricity.
The inventor is a gas expert resident
in the city of Crefeld, and he calls his
invention an improvement in incandes-
cent gas burners based upon the dis
covery that when the pressure of the
gas is considerably increased upon the
incandescent body the body emits gold
en- yellow light, very agreeable to the
eye and displaying objects in their nat
ural colors.
This fact forms one of the most re-
rnarlzable features of this astonishing
discovery. We all know that hereto
fore no matter what illuminant might
afford us light it has been am absolute
mpossibility to see colors ia their APP
peapance. The light made change,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
UNIQUE EFFECT
OF ALCOHOL
ON F." HAPPY JOE"

Joseph Mayer of Trenton, n. j., made
a fortune in the Arsenal Pottery in
that city. For many years he has been
a we'll known character in Trenton,
where he has earned the soubrquet of
Happy Joe" by his power of being
cheerful under all circumstances. He
has all kinds of luck, but has taken
good and bad With the same happy
smile.
After he had made great success
Of the Arsenal Pottery, hard times set
an and Mayer got into difficulties. He
was forced into an assignment. His
fortune was gone. But he was not in
any way depressed, and now he is more
cheerful than ever, because he believes
that he will have plenty of money very
soon.
He has invented a new way of cir
ing kiln, and he believes that it is
a winner. 1t is not, however, the indus
trial Importance of his invention which
is the excuse for this article, but rather
the manner in which it was made
Happy Joe" has had his ups and
downs before his most recent change
of fortune; and in every case he has
helped himself out of difficulty by a
bright idea Other men have done the
same; but Happy Joe" is unique in one
respect: he. never invents anything
when he is sober
Now inventions as rule are not the
sudden flashes of inspiration that they
are popularity supposed to be. They
spring from hard and continuous
study. To a man of an inventive turn
of mind, liquor is usually an unmiti-
gated evil. The inventor has no more
to hope for from indulgence in the flow
ing bowl than the business man has.
To both it usually means ruin.
In spite of this general statement, it
must be admitted that t'HapnY joe,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

The inventor claims that the cost of
this incandescent light of 1900 candle
power is only four and one-half cents
per hour, While that of the ordinary
light of fifteen hundred candle power
is fourteen cents per hour In the APP
paratus constructed by the inventor a
hydraulic pressure of three and five
tenths atmospheres and even more may
be forced through the burner. One
thing, however, must be considered,
and that is that the invention is only
available where waterworlxs exist.
1t is the intention of the inventor to
present this new light before the peo-
pie of the United States, purely as an
experiment. He declares that the cleo
trlc light was never seen which could
in any way equal this new illuminant.
That is a very serious statement to
make, but the United States consul at
the inventors home says his claims
have much foundation.
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

astonish the scientific world far more
than Nansen ever did.
He hopes to start March / from
point ON the northern coast of Siberia,
He will journey in the steamer Wind
ward as far as possible and will then
take to the ice, over which, by means
of dogs and sledges, he calculates he
can make his journey to the pole, with
due allowance for storms and delays,
in 100 days, He estimates that he will
be able to average six miles day, for
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

were sawed off of sufficient length to
render their tops in direct line with
the tops of the redwoods, as well as of
the edges of the banks.
In this fashion was nature made to
provide the piers and superstructure of
the desired bridge. To the lumbermen,
even the California veterans, the pro-
ject seemed almost ohimerical, but the
builders pushed ahead and presently,
one day, with snort of triumph, a lit
tie logging engine pulled four fiat cars
and a caboose over the tree tops.
Nobody ever heard of such a thing
before. We have all been told of the
rope bridge, have read of the great steel
structures that span several famous
rivers, and many of us have seen these
triumphs of engineering genius, but
who is there that ever heard anywhere
else of a railroad bridge over the tops
of trees? 1t is by long odds the queer
est of the whole lot.
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
ODD STORIES OF FACT FROM EVERYWHERE.

pay And this is where real genius
came TO the rescue. If the reader could
stand either at the edge of this ravine
or ON one of its sloping sides, he would
see that strangely enough the growth
OF the trees and their position is such
that their tops can be cut Off and an al
most level surface of stumps be Sc
cured.
This is what genius saw, and hence
the railroad across the tree tops. In
the first place, the big redwoods were
sawed off % feet from the ground, this
being Che exact height from the bottom
of the ravine to the level of the tops
of the trees. Next, trees on either side
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
EIFFEL TOWER SNAPPED FROM THE SKY.

One of the most remarkable photo
graphs ever taken is here reproduced.
Tt is the picture of the top of the Eiffel
Tower appearing against the back
ground of Paris. 1t shows the highest
point in the gay capital as it appears
to the birds who float above it at the
altitude of the clouds and gives a
birdseye view of the city.
Extensive experiments have been
made in this country under the direc-
ton of Eddy and others for the photo
graphing of localities by means of cam
eras suspended from balloons and
kites. But the French scientists have
been even more active in the work.
Among them none is better known or
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
A Queer Camera and Its Sky Picture OF Paris.

more ingenious in his methods than NJ
l.. Cailletet, a scientist of the Insti-
tute, Who has invented a very aeeur-
ate and reliable Photographic appa-
ratus which includes. some novel points
The apparatus is so arranged that
the height at which the photograph is
taken is automatically registered at the
instant of its taking. The device con-
sists of a wooden box suspended on the
lower part of a balloon-or from the
tail or string of a klein the interior
of which box is a elockwork movement
by which the time of taking the picture
can be regulated. A Photographic lens
looks downward from the bottom of
this box, and in its field of vision is an
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

What singular sensation it must be
to realize that one is following a FUN
ing, splitting locomotive over the very
places where kind nature intended birds
should nest and that delightful quiet
found among dense foliage reigns SUI
preme This railroad down in Sonorna
county, Cal. between the Clipper mills
and Stewart Point is not exactly a pas
senger line, but it is a railroad in every
sense of the word.
1t so happens that when the rail-
road comes to place about equi-dis
tant from the two points mentioned,
huge ravine is encountered, the sides
and bottom of which are heavily wood
ed, two giant redwood monarchs of the
forest towering far above the less pre-
tentious growth and imparting an air
of almost regal impressiveness.
Now, it was very necessary that the
railroad should cross this ravine. 1t
was alsa- trlie that the building of
regulation railroad bridge would hardly
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

instrument for registering attitudes
an aneroid barometer.
When the picture is developed the
face of the aneroid appears superim-
posed upon the picture and thus an in
fallible record is obtained. NJ. Cailletet
has taken some of the finest hirdseya
views that have ever been obtained
and among them the one here repro
duced holds high place. 1t Is a little
map of Paris showing the course of the
Seine and the objects of greatest inter-
est ON either bank.
In the apparatus devised by this
scientist, one of the most serious diff
culties attendant upon that kind OF
work is obviated. 1t is evident that il
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

suspended camera has not an abso-
lutely horizontal position, the result Is
Initiated. M. Cailletet has provided his
camera with complicated and delicate
balancing apparatus which insures .
horizontal plane.
The use Of this apparatus extends be-
You'd the purposes Of the scientific ex-
perimenter. 1t is certain that accurate
photographs taken in this way will
play a great part in the next war that
ravages the continent. While that war
may come long before the military bal
loon has been developed into a condi-
ton of usefulness, it will find the cs@
era balloon fully ready,
Copyright, 1898. by Bachelor Syndicate.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

Of ali the problems with Which in
ventive genius has most westled few
have acquired greater distinction
than the non-refllable bottle. Thus far
many have been invented and none
chosen. Now, however, comes another
candidate for the honor, and the idea
is sufficiently unique to deserve eonstd-
Grafton
The accompanying picture shows the
bottle as it looks from the outside, as
we'll as illustrating clearly just what
the little continuance seen in the neck
is The bottle may be compared to a
burglar-proof safe--it cannot be gotten
into, after having once been closed
without detection, and can never be
closed again.
The invention is not confined to bot
ties alone it being well known fact
that other things of value besides
wfdened upper portion of the core ex-
liquid are diluted and substituted and
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
GERMANS PLEAD
AGAINST UNCLE
SANS CYCLES.

Commercial Germany, so long in alb
ject fear of the American porker, has
found another bugaboo. This new ter
ror is the American bicycle, and the
German merchants and dealers are all
ready pleading for the imposition Of a
prohibitive duty
This draws attention to the fact that
while the majority of PERSONS believe
English and French wheels have q fair
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
HERE'S A NEW AND MARVELLOUS BOTTLE

is held in place by a drop of solder until
blown with the core into the neck
leaving a small portion, say about one
quarter of an inch, protruding through
the glass. The supplemental top fits
down over the small upper portion of
the core and is blown with the core into
the glass neck, the glass being nodded
into the groove at the lower portion Of
the supplemental top and holding it
firmly on the core.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16
QUEER RAILROAD
THAT is BUILT
ON TREE TOPS.

In these days of advanced engineer
ing, railroads have sought and con-
quered many remarkable places. Here
in the United States we can ride up and
down mountains just as if they were
little hills. and hurry along the brink
of gorges that make US shiver when we
look down. From California, however
comes the strangest railroad story and
picture for a long time. 1t tells of and
shows a train that actually runs over
tree tops.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-16

When this has been done the bottle
is ready for filling. When filled cork
stopper is placed securely in the upper
portion of the core and the bottle is
ready TO be securely closed, which is
done by screwing ON the cap. On the
supplemental top are two small tongue
springs and in the cap are two small
depressions into which the tongue
springs fit and prevent the unscrewing
of the cup.
1t will be noticed that the cap fits
down over the glass of the neck to the
edge of the upper widened portion of
the core, thus preventing amy attempt
to clamp the bottle above the reduced
portion of the glass neck in order to
force off the cap. Any attempt to force
the cap off will result in fracturing the
neck at the reduced portion.
The core cannot be pulled out of the
neck because of another widened part
of the core. The bottle is now ready
to be opened, which lis done by placing
a key with the slot over the protruding
portion of the metal tongue and wound
slowly breaking the thin glass all the
way around the neck.
The cap and supplemental top are
then taken off and when all small par
ticles of glass have been brushed off,
the bottle can be uncovered and the
contents poured out at leisure. 1t will
be readily seen that the bottle cannot
be reblown, since the supplemental top
is now encased in the cap and to get it
out would necessitalte the breaking of
up.
No small particles of glass can get
dcvI- into the liquid since they are all
o sued off before the bottle is I'M
i. The liquid cannot act on the
~ of the core since that is enam-
eisd tmilar to the common enameled
ware.
ght, 1898, by Baoheller Syndicate.