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The herald., 1898-02-25
THE EIFFEL
TOWER IS
BREATHING,

Science now tells us that the great
Eiffel Tower of Paris breathes. 1t is
not after the fashion of human being,
but it certainly moves, for Col. Gull
laume Basseurot. government en-
gineer, formally deputed by the au-
thorities of France, has made a careful
examination and so decided.
1t seems odd enough to think of the
great steel structure more than one
thousand feet high being accused of
anything savoring of the human, but
as it bends and sways, the simile does
not seem SO far fetched, after all.
The engineer tells us that there is
not a moment during the twenty-four
hours that go to make up the day that
the mass of metal Is not in motion. At
first the discovery created great alarm,
and those who knew of 1t were eau
toned to say nothing. That is why
the story has only just been revealed.
After the engineer had made the most
minute sort of an examlna ton he dis
covered so he now tells us. that instead
of the tower being weakened by it's mo-
ton, it was really guarantee of it's
safety.
The motion, too is rhythmic, and not
steady settling, first one inch, then
two incbq- f,>d so on, but the tower
jingles ano Jumps just as if it enjoyed
the realization IF it's power of moticn
and wanted others to know and az
The herald., 1898-02-25

Across the Hoosac River. close to the
Vermont State line, swings and sways
bridge that makes a person with
nerves shudder when he walks across
it. The bridge is 1870 feet long, and one
looks down from 1t 200 feet to the river
beneath. 1t was across this structure
that George Round, a bicycle rider,
| scorched on his wheel recently. accom-
plishing a feat that to those who
watched him seemed sure to result in
the riders death.
The bridge is composed of stringers.
held in place by two wire cables. For
a guard rail. single wire is strung,
low down, so that person riding at
height at which the cyclist rode stood
every chance of plunging headlong into
the gulf below the bridge should he lose
his balance or his wheel become in the
least degree unmanageable.
Cyclist Round considered all these
chances. but made up his mind that he
was equal to them, as he had ridden
across bridges at dizzy heights before.
When he told the people of Williams
ton, Mass, what he intended doing,
they tried to persuade him that his
thought was foolhardy. When one
stops to think that the pathway across
the structure on which it was necessary
for Round to. ride when he attempted
to cross was single line of ten-inch
planking, their belief seems wise.
Mr.. Round has been asked to de-
scribe his ride and the accompanying
sensations, and in response to this re-
quest, says: 1.-The ten-inch planking
which constitutes the pathway across
the bridge is lower in the middle than
at the ends, because the bridge sup
ports, two wire cables. naturally sag at
that point. The actual difference in
height between the middle and the
ends is eight feet. and when you con-
slider the swaying nature of the struc-
ture, that is considerable.
II had walked the bridge several
times and the moment stepped on it
I noticed that it swayed with me in a
rather unpleasant fashion. Any Wheel
man knows that q motion of this sort
greatly increased the difficulties of rid
ing. 1 was very sure could ride the
bridge safely, and was not in the least
frightened, although I fully realized
that fall from 1t was certain death. If
the water had been deep I would have
stood a chance CT escaping with my
life in case of a fall, but as it was only
two feet in depth and ran over a bed
of almost solid rock, it was plain
enough what would happen if ever /
dropped.
"Wel, started a little bit slow, and
J then it came to me that the sooner
The herald., 1898-02-25
Fishing For Men With an Illuminated BOathoOk
This Cow Dined on Hardware.

The COW is striving to rival the goat
in point Of appetite. Thus far, it is
in about the same proportion as the
goat rivals the COW on the milk ques-
ton. Nevertheless, if the predilection
for hardware developed by a Georgia
COW grows among the kline there is no
knowing where it will stop.
The particular COW referred to is
owned by Mr.. Reuben Smith at La
Grange, Ca. and although she is dead
and gone the way of all beef. her men,
ory bids fair to live after her, owing
to the discovery made by those who
dissected her. Look at the accompany
ing picture and it is not hard to fathom
the reason why. Any COW that could
eat ten penny nails, staples from a
barbed wire fence and brass medal
with the face of Grover Cleveland
stamped on one side is certainly worth
a niche in the gallery of fans, not to
mention a few echoes in tke Halls of
Time.
No one knows how long this hard
ware diet had been cultivated by Mr.
Smiths cow He remembers now his
attention is called to it that nails left
about the cowshed mysterously disap-
peared on various occasions. Then he
thought some one must have needed
them or small boy made discovery.
but now he is convinced that he has
Wronged every one in favor of his cow
To show conclusively what the COW
really did do, here is a list furnished
by Mr.. Smith himself of just what he
found in the animals stomach:
One brass medal. ornamented with
the picture of ex-President Cleveland; (;
Six shingle nails:
Three staples, picked from a barbed
wire fence;
Three horseshoe nails;
After this astonishing discovery was
made, the cows stomach was carefully
examined to see what effect the taking
The herald., 1898-02-25
HOW TO TEST
THE COAL
YOU BURN.

The remarkable announcement IL
made by Mr.. Caryl d. Haskins, the
well-known Barton electrician, that we
can now determine by means OF the
X-ray exactly how much ash materia
there is in the coal that we burn before
1t is burned. In other words, turn the
X-ray upon your coal and you can tel
how much of it will remain as ashes
after 1t is burned and how much VIII
escape as gas. 1t really seems as II
some Of the most remarkable predic'
tions concerning the Roentgen ray
were coming true.
Mr.. Haskins, on being requested &c
outline the discovery he believes he has
made, has sent the following as an ex'
PLANTATION to the public of just wha'
he believes he has discovered:
1T is of first Importance to all users
of steam power. The coal which costs
the least per ton Is not necessarily the
cheapest coal by any means. One OF
the most reliable indications of the
steam making qualities of coal lies In
the percentage of ash. A coal winch
leaves a large amount of ash Is, OF
course, & coal which has a relatively
small amount of combustible constt-
uents and vice versa. 1t is the deter
mination of the amount of ash in coal
which / believe can be accomplished
with considerable accuracy by means
of X-rays. The shadow produced upon
the microscope by a piece OF coal OF a
given size and thickness is apparently
dependent for it's relative density upon
the amount of ash producing material
in that piece of coal.
'If, therefore number of samples OF
uniform size and thickness of various
kinds of coal having known percent
ages of ash be prepared and If lot OF
coal which is to be investigated have
several pieces taken haphazard from
1t and reduced to similar sizes and
thicknesses to the pieces of known Goals
above referred to, then it is only a
question of matching up the density OF
the shadow case upon the Horoscope
by the unknown value of coal with a
sample of known value, and the guam
tity of ash per ton in the coal under
considera ton is Immediately fixed with
1 believe considerable accuracy.
So important is the subject consid-
cred that it has been taken up for dis
cussion by a number of scientific So
cieties both in this country and Europe
Analytical investigation is sure to fol-
low, which it is believed will result in
most important developments. Mr.
Haskins' experiments in this direction
have been somewhat crude, and yet
they have brought to the attention OF
the world knowl dge which, from a
mining standpoint, cannot be consid-
cred of too great value.
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate
The herald., 1898-02-25

preciate the fact. At first the people
who did not know what made the queer
sounds in the tower took the supersti-
tious view, and said the noises were
the voices of the ghosts of the suicides
of Paris, those unfortunate wraiths
who are forced to stand sponsor for all
the uncanny things that the Partisan
thinks he discovers.
The cause of this breathing of the
tower is that the great metallic mass
contracts and expands, just as does the
chest of a human being. Hence the
statement that the metal breatles, and
the absolute proving of the fact that
at last perpetual motion has been dis
covered in the form of a huge tower
Perhaps it may be thought in the ma
ture Of jest to call this perpetual mo-
ton, but who is there that has ever
constructed anything which more near
ly approaches 1T than this great mass
of metal?
The fact that the engineer whose
| duty it was to examine and report as
to the safety of the structure has de-
cided that the motion is an additional
proof of the structures solidity, is con-
| firmation of the decision of the experts
regarding the great sky-scrapers of the
United States, which are really built
upon giant skeletons of iron and steel
| 1t was noticed a long time ago thai
some of these buildings often shook
and shivered, like a person with the
ague The experts examined them and
declared it was in this fact that theil
safety lay. If there was no vibration
| then every shock would weaken the bis
building, so constructed that 1t would
never bend, but break. So our sky
scsapers are safe after all.
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate
The herald., 1898-02-25
Bisfnarck's Docs,

Prince Bismarck is famous for his
wonderful dogs. They are his almost
constant companions. One of them,
massive hound, twice saved his mas
ter's life, and accompanied him to the
conference between the Emperors of
Germany and Austria. 1t has been said
of this dog that during the meeting of
the monarchs, "he behaved himself
with the courtesy and reserve that
would have done credit to the most ac-
complished diplomat of them ALL"
Prince Bismarck feeds his dogs himself,
and it is stated that they often dine at
his own table. He also admits them to
his study, and treats them generally
with as great kindness as he would
treat human companions.
The herald., 1898-02-25

of such subs tances into it had had
Contrary to expectation, it could MOI
be learned that any injury whatever
had resulted. Neither did the articles
themselves show evidence of having
been where they We're found any great
length of time. For all they showed
the COW might have been eating hard
ware for years.
1t really demonstrates that the scien-
tlfic opinions regarding the possibilities
OF the stomachs of animals are guess
work to a certain extent. 1t has been
held concerning the cows stomach, for
instance, that it was very tender, when
the variety of food the animal ate was
considered. But to the lay mind to say
that the stomach of any animal that
can digest hardware is tender, seems
bordering on the verge of nonsense.
Is there any reason, therefore, to sup
pose that the stomach of the COW can
not hereafter be cassed with those of
the ostrich, the goat and the camel /?
1t really seems as if the COW might, in
measure, become scientific problem
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-02-25

a park. So extended is the territory
upon which the city is built that it re-
quires much more apparatus for fire
protection than cities of equal size. The
suburbs therefore are correspondingly
hard to cover on account Of their dis
tance from the CITY,"
An experiment with the apparatus
arranged as shown in the accompany
lnS picture has proven very successful.
Copyright. 1898, by Bacheller Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-02-25

Grounds, located about six miles from
Indianapolis, and connected by an cleo
trio railway" said Chief Barrett in a
recent letter replying to an inquiry
about his plan. cat that time I sug-
gested that large fire cistern be built
on the premises, to be filled by water
from the roof of one of the buildings,
and that low trucks be constructed by
the street railway company, with a tail
board to let down, so that an engine
The herald., 1898-02-25

and hose wagon could be driven quick
ly upon it and be carried to the Fair
Grounds in case of fire. One engine,
with a sufficient supply of waiter, play
ing two streams, could accomplish a
great deal
This led to more extended discus
sion of the subject, Indianapolis is a
peculiarly though beautifully built
city. 1t is not compact; in fact almost
every street in the resident portion is
The herald., 1898-02-25

Any person who has ever had the
thrilling experience of witnessing
narrow escape from drowning may re-
member the awful moment when the
imperilled being disappears peneath
the water So long as he can be seen
struggling upon the surface, though ali
the Fates may be dragging him down,
The herald., 1898-02-25
THE VERY NEWEST WAY TO RESPOND TO A FIRE AIARM

-NDIANAPOLIS deserves the credit
for new plan for fire fighting. 1t
came into the mind os Thomas F..
l. Barrett, chief of the fire force of
that city. He decided that the
electric roads could give valuable aid
in conveying fire apparatus to the
scene of the confia grafton.
MY attention was first called to this
subject by a recent fire in one of the
buildings at the Indiana State Fair
The herald., 1898-02-25
THE MOST DARING RIDE
YET TAKEN By ANY CY(LIoT.

After had made the trip ecross
some OF the folks said was frightened.
II had been I would not have minded
their saying 50, but that made me
angry, seeing. as I have said, that
was not frightened at all. So I Just
The herald., 1898-02-25

got to the other side the sooner would
be away from any possible danger, and
SO I just scorched 1t across, as hard as
1 could. The bridge shook great deal
and once held my breath for second
when the wheel struck something and
The herald., 1898-02-25
A Terrapin Farm

A terrapin farm consists OF canals
with narrow ridges of land between.
The ends Of the canals are so secured
that II is impossible for the terrapin to
escape, and the entire farm Is surround
ed by a high fence.
The herald., 1898-02-25

- lot all the novel electrical inven-
tons are products of American
NJ ingenuity. OF course the Yam
y KEGS lead, and always will; but
they have a queer idea now
and then across the water. For in
stance, in Paris they are now rescuing
the drowning by electricity.
The herald., 1898-02-25

swerved bit, but as matter OF fact
was not frightened. for the simple
reason that I was too busy paying at
tention to moving my wheel.
The herald., 1898-02-25

turned round and rode over the bridge
again. this time without any feeling
except that of exhilaration."
Copyright, 1898, by Bacheller Syndicate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
Culdrum Items.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Vanslow,
who have been visiting Mr.. Van
slows parents, have returned to
their home in Little Falls.
Miss Emma LAmphear, of Swan
vile, has been engaged to teach the
spring term OF school in our district.
Mr.. and Mrs, p. Balm are proud
parents Of another son.
Mrs. j. H. Lackey, of Long Pairie, is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss Mary Simps On has gone to
Grand Forks, N. D.. where she in
tends to work for the next year.
The school children are trying to
raise money to buy bell for the
school house and a party will be
given at Charles Buelow's Friday
evening, Feb. Is. Come everybody.
bring something for supper, and
give us twenty-five cents to help
make up our purse.
Mr.. Witeman of Elm Dale visited
with Charles BuelOw last week.
They were intimate friends in their
boyhood days and had not met for
twenty-five years.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
Ft. Ripley Items.

Claude Tucker spent Sunday at
Little Fall. visiting friends.
Sam Trebby. Of Little Falls, was
IN town Monday and Tuesday Oh
bu >inesn.
Mira NJ. A. Foster went tp Becker
Saturday, being called there by the
deaf h Of her neice.
Mrs Victor Jewett. who was visit
ing relatives In Bw,inertt, returned
home Sa turiuv.
I. II. Gray, who was on the ekek
list, mas recovered ,listi IL teaching
school agair this week..
W. A. Prentice experts to- have
soon for West Superior, where he
will spend the remainder OF the WIN
ter with his daughter. Mrs. John
Byrne.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
Chvelville Items.

A four-ppund girl arrived 1T JOS.
Derosier's Sunday morning.
The II, tlS snow we had Friday has
helped business in this place.
We saw smoke from both mills
this morning, the first time for near
l!y week.
Chus. Hall went to Brainerd on
bus ness for the Granite company
last week.
Fred Eames went to Little Falls
MOn;:ay to have his foot dressed
He Is improving.
Mrs. Chas. Foster, A. Wiuger and
Frapk Foster were visiting at A. 5.
Barnhart's Sunday.
John Lilye and jesse Fisher, of
Randall, spent Sunday here.
Valentines were quite plentiful here
Monday.
Mrs. John LiIye visited school
Monday.
Miss Annie Live went to Picrz
Monday to attend school ut that
place.
Mrs. Maud HosKins is visiting ut
Oak Ridge thi5 week.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
Trade Conditions.

Reports from the surrounding
towns Indicate that quite Il consider
able revival in business will result
from the snow that has fallen during
the past week In sufti cient quantities
for sleighing. Logging camps that
had suspended operations have re.
sumed work again; the small mills
have put ON extra crews to haul
Logs. and the cold weather hax
greatly increased the demand for
wood. all Of which, heal merchants
think. will cause improvement In
their business ilr the near future.
Wheat has advanced several points
In the last few days. but the receipts
have been light. Other quotations,
with the exception Of eggs, which
have dropped to ~ cents, are the
same az ut this tiu<. last week.
The following is the corrected,
price list:
Wheat-No. l hard. SOC; No l, Northsrp $50
No. 2, SIC: No. 8. Sc.
Straight grade. Der bhI. &k2O R$A.5O
Bakers per bbl &340. a SS.7G
Ground feed, $500 per ton.
Bran-S1l
6hOrtS-xl3.
arley-35c.
Oats 25c
Corn-25 p30 per bushel
Dairy butter-15 q 2os.
Fl ca,s!s-s @4xo.
COWa-2i<c. a. Sc
Htockers and ieedcrs-2 q Skc.
Veal dressed-5h "a 6}<.
Hogs live-43OU to $3.50 per cwt,
Fresh pOrk-$4. so per cwt.
Mutton dressed to &C..
Cut meats. to 15c.
Chickens. &c.
Lard. &c.
Potatoes-25 q soc per bushei
Beans- Shopper bushel
Apples-$4OO q $3.50 per bbl
Peas-75c per bushel.
Lemons-2Oc. @ :5c per dozen.
Oranges-l5 10 40c. per d"z.
'iranulated SIgAr-l6 tbs. tor u,
Kerosene. E,c per gallon.
Hay-&5.GG
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
ParkertOWn Items.

PafkoftOWn Items.
Mr.. Oby visited Little Falls Satur
day.
Mr.. Braford lost one of his driving
horses.
Mr.. Signer and Mr.. Oby are putting
in logs at the saw mill.
John Baker has about nine hum
dred oak logs to haul. and IS taking
advantage of the snow.
The people of Parkertown are
hauling wood into Randall in large
quantities. Amos Oby is making
two trips a day hauling down the
river, and a number of Others are
expected to do the same.
Rev. Amos Randall has been hold
inE meetings at the Maple Grove
church.
Mr.. Bentler gave a dance last
Saturday night, which was well
attended.
Harrington's saw mill started
Monday morning. and had about a
thousand oak logs to begin on.
Mr.. Mertaw is hauling shingle bolts
to the mill.
John Burr has first-class driving
mare for sale.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
Motley.

A. T. Shaver. representing tn
Minneapolis Journal, was in tow
Tuesday.
Mrs. +. A MORRISON, who has beel
In Motley since the fire, returned t.
her home in Minneapolis the first q
the weCk.
Miss LurIine Gale came Up from
Brainerd Thursday to spend a ie y
days with Mrs. Emma Daily.
The gratifying intelligence has been
received that Mrs. George Mosher
spems to be improving under the
treatment received at the hospital.
nr. Paquin, though slowly i'm.
proving. is not yet able to leave the
house.
Mr.. John Jacobs. who has been
seriously i'll for some time past, is
fairly cOnvalescent.
The stock Oi drugs to replace those
destroyed in The Morrison fir. has
arrived, and We breathe more easily
no " that We are not compelled to
send to Staples or Braineru every
time we want dose Of hive syrup
or paregoric.
Geo. Wolf discharged a number Of
teams from hts Jogging camp about a
week ago. because oi lack Of snow.
Now he is indusl riously inquiring for
teams.
The, salvation Army ofStaples has
arranged to send n detachment to
hold Yer, ices in Motley every Tues
day evening" So far thev have been
encouraged by large audiences.
Mrs. John. Jacobs had a slight
stroke of paralysis Thursday morn
Ing about four O'Clock.
Sincs the advent of the ''bea utiful"
Mr.. Al l.. Cole has engaged about
TWENTY-FIVE additional teams and
sent them out to his different logging
ana WOOL camps.
Free Methodist quarterly meeting
In Motley the seventeenth
aud will hold day and evening ser.
vices closing Sunday evening, Rev
". Berham Of Dertram. Presiding
Elder for this district, Ia in ~harge.
In common with other patriotic
towns Motley's blood was stirred by
the news which passed over the
wires Wednesday morning. that q
Us. war Ship had been blown IN
~ Spainards in the hi r.'or oi Hav-
,nna. Excitement quieted down
however when later dispatches
word that the catastrophe
vas the result Of an accident and
VT the work Of TN enemy.
The indication are favorable for
he Organiza ton Of Il lodge Of
Ioresters in Motley IN the near
uture.
Mr.. iWiM Holloway IN quite sick
vi.h peritonitis. His many irien ls
Wish him b speedy recovery.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-18
SWanviIle Items.

l
Mrs. j. j. McRae and Mrs. A. e.
Hedtke were Little Falls visitors on
Saturday.
| &c. Muske made a business trip
to Little Falls on Monday.
Mrs. j. H. Larkev. Of Long Prairie'
IL visiting relatives here this week.
Henry Gilmore is spending few
days in this village.
Chas. MrGarvev, OF PIIlsbury, was
a caller here Tuesday.
A party was given at A. +. Nc.
Rue's On Thursday evening Of last
week. A large number uf people
were present and all report u splen-
did time.
The Woodnian lodge met IN
Thursday evening and initiated two
new members. They were John
Blair and Otto Kruger.
Our merchants report business
as rushing these days. al the people
are taking advantage of the sleigh
ing and ure bringing In ties, wood.
posts, etc.
The masquerade ball given in
Sullivan's hall on F.b II by Chas.
Glnntz and Claren CO Stith was
grand success. There wero about
fifty couples in attendance. The
prizes given for the finest costumes
were awarded to Miss Lydia He'd
IKE and Charley Stith. Miss
Hedtke represented the queen of
England and Chas Stith represented
u Jew merchant.
Messers Clutches and Skinner, ut
Long Prairie, were Swanville Wis.,
itOrs on Wednesday,.
The saw mill at this place IL running
in full blast. Since the snow has
has come, logs are coming In rapidly.
Ernest Barber nnd Miss Bernice
Pierce, Of Pillsburv. visited on Sun
llay with Mr. and George McIv0r.
Chas. Hammond, Of Little Falls,
was a Swanville visitor ON Tuesday.
SwANvHL.E. MINI.
Feb. II. 1898.
SwANv1L1.E CAMP No. 34G4, ". W.
OF A I'm camp assembled).
WHEREAS. 1t has been the will OF
the Almighty to takefrom our midst
our esteemed neighbor E. w. West
be 1t
RESOLVED, That our charter be
Ira. .,ed with mourning for sixty davs
and he it
RESOLVED, That these resolutions
,e spread ON our record in memory
# our esteemed and beloved neigh
,or and be it further "
RESOLVED. That a copy Of these
be sent to Ills beloved
wife and children to whom we ex-
end our sympathy In this their sad
bereavement. And be it further
RESOLVED. That q copy Of these
he published in the Little
falls Transcript. a weekly news
'rinted and published In Little Falls.
iorrison county, MINI.
Rest on, rest on, in.peaceful rest,
Eternal rest God gave.
Here mortals yet unborn will stand,
Beside his lowly grave.
Nor shall his goodness be forgot,
While time it's record keeps,
But neighbors mark the sacred spot,
Where the Modern Woodfnan sleeps.
3. B. Cox,
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