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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
COUNT Won ZEPPELINS
AIRSHIP A SUCCESS.

cotton cloth, coated with preparatlon
OF guttapercha, compounded according to
the latest formula. and virtually absolute
ly impervious to gas. Outside the entire
framework Is an envelope composed Of
material which is not permeahle by water
or the rays OF the sun. The nets inside
each % the compartments and between
the framework and the outer envelope
are designed 10 prevent the separate
balloons from touching each other. or
contracting the external framework or
covering.
An the balloons together have cara-
city of i0a0 cubic meters Hydrogen
gas Is used. and was taken TO Lake Con-
stance in cylinders. each OF which con-
tained five cubic meters ot compressed
gas by means 81 a specially constructed
system Of tubes each balloon was filled
separately and entirely Independently ~
the others.
Under the balloon and attached firmly
10 II by strong aluminium bars are two
rondolas also ~ aluminium. These r0r-
dolas are each 2iis feet long. 81 feet wide
and ga feet deen, and have under each
Of them large spiral springs, which pro-
vent Earring the entire machine when
landing after an ascension, The two
Eondplas Rrc connected by bridge IA
feet wide which f. also firmly bound "a
tho balloon by means Of aluminium bars
and ropes.
IN each gCHdoia Il a motor ~ i5-hnrSe
power. RenSine l. used as fuel. az Il.
despite it, great inhammahliity and the
danger from ere its use cngenders, Il
found 70 he the most practical klectri-
city was not employed. owing 10 its me-
cessitating having accumulatars In the
gondoias which would be OF too great
weight. or having connection with dyna-
mos upon the earth. which would make
the balloon captive,
The motors which are the only iron
and bronze portions Of the entire balloon.
are 30 constructed that the escape Of
flame or spark IL absolutely impossible.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
His DirigibIe Balloon
Given a Thorough
Trial Near Lake
Constance.
Five Men Make the Ascent and
Easily Direct the Move.
ments of the New Craft
Against and With
the Wind.

~ CUNT Won ZEPPELIN. OF
n q Germany has solved the prob
III ~ lem OF aeriel navigation. A re-
" cent test OF his dirigible air
ship made at Lake Constance
was In every way successful.
The great airship was sent In the air 10
heighth Of half a mile, and while at that
altitude was Unanswered "a easily a.
though IL had been n ship OF the water.
The airship obeyed the rudder and pro-
pellers completely. II ran with or against
the wind with equal success, and was
made to cut ont circles In the air at the
will of the operator.
The machine Travelled thirty-fve miles
from the starting point. and landed in the
water near lmmenstadt A slight miscal-
culation was made. and the craft was sent
10 the water rather than into fruit or
chard, where II would have been injured
Count Won Zeppelin. the inventor. and
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
HENS BROUGHT A DOLLAR EACH.

HENS BROUGHT A DOLLAR EACH.
A special meeting of the mayor and
board of aldermen was held Saturday
noon.
william H. Clifford, Jr.. resigned as
election clerk In ward seven aud George
II. Jordan was appointed In his place.
Charles F.Stubbs resigned as ballot clerk
In ward three and Michael J. Lyden was
appointed In his place.
Building permits were given William
Burrowes to erect building at 574 Con-
gress street; Ebsn True. to erect build
ing at 29S Ocean avenue; E. W. Hunt, to
enlarge building at 4s Winter street.
II. L. Wheeler had A hens killed by
dogs and j. &c. Davis lost II hens from
the same cause.
The committee on claims recommended
the settlement of these claims at 81 for
each hen killed and 1t was so voted.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
THE SUPERIOR COURT.

In the Superior court, Saturday, the
case of Eliza +. doughty vs.. James W..
Doughty was heard. The plaintiff is the
wife OF the defendant and brings the Pc
tition TO compel her husband to con-
tribute to her support and the support Of
her three minor children. She olams that
her husband left her about year ago
without any fault upon her part, that
she has no means of her own except what
she earns at daily labor, and that her
husband is able to provide for them. The
parties live in Fresport. Many witnesses
were called upon both sides. A decision
win be announced later. q. K. Sawyer
appears for plaintiff and E. e. Heckbert
for the defendant.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
STOLE CITY PROPERTY.
Charles Stafford Arrested for Larceny
In city Building.

Charles Stafford was arrested yesterday
forenoon by Police Officers Riley and
Thrashsr charged with larceny. Stafford
hrs had record. though but twenty
enc years old. In 1890 he was arrested
for the first time and since then has been
arrested about once a year for larceny
and drunkenness. Some times he has
teen discharged, sometimes he has had
tie case against him noll pressed. but
cnoe he was sentenced to the reform
school and ran away from that institu.
was employed moving some property into
a store room connected with the room of
the sealer of weights and measures.
When that official had gone home and
there were few people about the base
ment of the city building Stafford re.
turned and opened the door with false
key. He then appropriated ten copper
nea sures and ten brass weights valued
a. about $50. He threw away some Of
the brass weights because he found them
were not composed entirely Of brass, but
wer, filled with isai. The copper meas
urss he sold to pawn broker AID they
w,re recovered. The police have heen
able to find only few Of the bass
weights, aid al thsss were distributed
along Boyd aud neighboring streets,
In the yards of houses along the course
Stafford took after having the city
building. The police would like to have
the people finding them return them to
the city building.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
A POPULAR SERVICE.
Prof. Wards Song Service seems To he
Meeting with Success.


The service Of song In City hall, en-
Sunday afternoon 10 becoming . very
popualar institution. Yesterday the hall
was we'll flisd fully 100 people being
In attendance. These people were from
all parts Of the city, from all Glasses Of
society and Of all ages and conditions.
The special feature Of this afteraoon
service 10 the music which 10 conductsd
by Pref. Julius E. Ward. Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Fred A. Given had charge
Of the orchestra which numbers . dozen
pieces or more value. large chorus an
several soloists add enjoyment TO the ser
vices. Mrs. Adelaide weloh read a
selection yesterday appropriate 20 the
occasion and Rev. DIR. Samuel Worcester
gave Q twenty minuts talk on The
Measure Of q Man." This was an inter-
esting and plain talk on the duty which
every man and woman owes to the
world and 10 God to build upa good
character and follow in the footsteps
of Christ, the . standard Of all men. DIR.
Worcester. ~ everyone knows. is an In
terestine speaker and his address seemed
to please his large audience yesterday.
Then came some solos. rendered In an
excellent manner and singing BY the
entire congregation which was really in
epirinn
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
ON JAPAN.
The Need of Missionaries I'm That
Country.

Rev. John L. bearing, president Of
the Theological lSeminery at Yokohoma,
Japan, spoke at the First Baptist church
yesterday morning and again in the
evening on the needs of Japan. NJ.
bearing Is o native of this state and at
the present time 10 one Of the leaders Of
the great work Of the Baptist missions In
the world. He has been located In
Japan for long time ard is thoroughly
acquainted with Its political and relig-
ious history. In his address yesterday he
dwelt upon the religious needs Of the jap
anase people. The old religious Shinto-
lam, Buddhism and the others. have now
almost ceased to exist and the people are
agnostics, aths lists and have no religion
at all. The Intelligent and progressive
men of Japan who have made that nation
lifted IL from q state of Standardization
to civilization do not believe that any
religion Is good enough for the Japanese
people. In consequence the people have
obtained civilization without the Chris
tian or any other religion, and this
threatents to destroy the morals OF the
people. Prof. bearing dwelt upon the
fact that what Is now greatly needed In
Japan is missionary effort which can
reach these leaders Of the people, and
oounteracs the influences which arr
threatening them. His address was .
most interesting one and was heard by
large congregation.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
ME AND OTIS,

The drama "Ms and Otis" that was
to have been given in February at the
st. Lawrence chapel. but was necessarily
postponed, will bs given at that place on
Monday evening, March 9th at eight
o clock. The same tickets win be good
fer this date. Too much cannot be said
In praise Of this amusing drama as pre-
sentsd by these young people, and most
enjoyable evening Is promised ali who
attend.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
Personal.

Mrs. L. Frank Jones has returned to
the city and taken rooms at the Chase
house.
Director Callahan Of the Jefferson or
ohestra left Saturday for business trip
to New York. He will return Tuesday.
Mr.. q. II. George, the wen-knowp and
popular travelling agent Of the Maine
Steamship company. who has had head.
quarters in Bangor for several months,
has been transferred to the Office OF the
company In this city.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Doroas King, District Of Columbia.
for 81, lot OF land on Danforth street,
p ortland. a4@s
william l.. Straw of Portland TO War
rem Il. Vinton ct Al of Gray. for 81.
land and buildings In Gray.
Susan g. Field of Falmouth to Mary
Il. Clark of Portland, for 81, land and
buildiusg In Falmouth.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
CONsONANT WHIST CLUB.

Consonant Whist club enjoyed . Martha
Washington afternoon ut the home OF
Mrs. X. d. Lbby's, Eastern Promenade,
Tuesday afternoon Many Of the costumes
were very old, and the ladies with their
powdered hair and dainty muslin aprons
(ths gift Of the hostess) looked like pic.
lures Of long ago. The hostess treated
the club to o great surprise In the shape
OF turkey supper with ell Its "dxins, "
The table was beautiful sight with Its
oolored electric lights and the brilliant
color at each plate. At the close OF the
supper the hostess's health was drank to
an original toast not only onoe. but
twice. Virginia reel and trip to the
upper region closed one more delightful
afternoon of the many this club has en-
joyed.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
OREN HOOPER'S SONS.
Portland q Yarmouth Electric Ry. Co.

OARS leave head OF Elm street for Underwood
y Spring and Yarmouth at 6.4b a. m hourly
Fxtra Tor Yarmouth week days at 3.15 y. m.
Leave Yarmouth for Portland at $40 n m.,
hourly until 4.iO p. m. then 5.i0, $40, $40 and
$40. -, n 90
a M, and hourl, until $40 p. m. thea o.io. 40.
$40 and 1910.
SUNDAYS.
Leave head OF Elm street for underwood
745 D. M, then 9l6.
For Underwood Spring only at LIS, 2.S5.
1885, sos and 6.l5 p. m.
hourly until {. 40 then $40. .,
Leave Underwood Spring for Portland al
$40 a. m. hourly until ITO p m. then Loo, 2'io,
400 $40 4l0, $50. 5l0, $40, Clio, $50, 40.
.io.45 car leaves city at close of theatres;
nlar5du
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

Any Republican who outs Rep ubli-
can ticket for any reason: except that he
does noticonsidsr the candidate competent,
doss what he ought not to do. Religious
prejudices ought to have NO place IL .
municipal election.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

The Democratic platform has something
to say about competition. But 1t Ia q
fact that almost every Democratic MEM
her Of the present city government voted
against competition. Democratic preach
ing and practice are very different. n
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
THE PARTISAN ARRIVES.

The steamship Partisan OF the Alan
nae arrived here last night at nine
O'Clock from Liverpool via Halifax. She
bro ught hers i've cabin, twenty -fiv, sec
ond cabin and sixty -ssven stserage ras-
sengsrs. She hal a good paHage until
few days out from halifax when sh"
encountered dirty weather. which de-
layed her little.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

On every ground that is worthy Of CON-
sidsrstion Judge Robinson Is a vastly
superior candidate for Mayor to Me-.
SWEET.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

kinds of hardwood floors Our "White Oak Car
pet that makes plain center with without ornamental
border those with paquetry fields which put down
BLIND NAILED that nail shows They dust proof,
exceedingly handsome. The cost little more
Brussels Carpet You take choice Of 200
designs estimate Of cost Free OF Let send you
Free eolored design book.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Samaritans hold directors
meeting on Tuesday at 1880 at Mira.
kilborn's, Bracket street.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

1t Is not enough to elect Mayor Robin
son. His administration deserves the
endo rsement of large ma jority.Si
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
LADIES' WHEELS
AT half.

Ladies' Shawmut wheels leader The frame
best 1900
invariably the Vo
guaranteed $40 value for
$aI.5O
ladies' model only
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

The way to vote straight ticket Is to
make cross (X) In the square above
the party designation.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

The last Democratic administra'ioa
was prolific OF nothing put scandals
The city can't afford any more Of them.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

The citizens of Portland ought not to
resurreot any part Of the Ingrahsm ad
ministration.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
FIREPR00F
CURTAINS.

Our reuovating department wishes
mention made of another of its branches
which escaped mention Saturday. We
take lace curtains of every kind hover
soiled, Thoroughly clean them, and render
them freprOOf, absolutely without in
jury either to fabric or appearance for
$500 per pair
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
GOOD
SPRING BEDS

No more COM
Portable spring in
tho world than
our ~ Or
Special" shown
here. Has l24 oil
tempered steel
col! springs SO Sc
cured as to make
displacement i'm.
possible. Has al
so woven wire top
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
PICTURE
FRAMING

First class work in every respect is our
motto here. No rough or open corner
joints, no glass full of bubbles, no soiled
mats, no poor frames are tolerated. You
can find any kind of moulding for any
kind of picture. Our prices are based on
a fair profit only. We can save you
money.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

and bottom. The ideal bed for heavy
person or an invalid, or anyone wishing
maximum comfort in a spring bed. Folds
like book when not In use. Regularly
$3.50. Special price for one week,
$4.9s
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

II you vote the straight Republican
ticket you will make no mistake.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

CHORUS OF FRIENDS: "Good gra.
ciOus! Your new flOOr!"
HOSTESS: "There's no harm done; ours

is one OF the new parquetry nOOrs
and has only to be wiped up. You
don't know how convenient they are.
No dirt, no sweeping. just have to be
wiped up with damp cloth.-.and you
can see how handsome they are"
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing syrups
Has been used over Fifty Years oy millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething.
with perfect success. II soothes tho child.
toftens the gums, allays Pain. cures Wind
Cole, regulates tie bowels, and 10 the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
eists In every part Of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup 26 cts
. bottls.
CASTORrA
Bears the signature of cHAs. II. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The 6fsS res Hare hissa,s BosgAG
cAsToRIA
Bears the signature Of cHAs. II. FLrrcHEn-
In use for more than thirty years, and
zne EisS 10. Hsss .disea,s BosghI
cASToRIA
Bears the signature of cHAs II. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind You Have Aiyays BoEgh:.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
THE PRESS.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TODAY.

Frank NJ. Low & Co.
Oren Hooper's Sons.
J. r. Libby-2.
Owen. Moore & Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft
Oren Hooper's Sons.
Johnston, Bailey & Co.
For rent.
Portland & Yarmouth Electric Ry. Co.
Wanted-Girls.
Nine Halves.
New wants. To Let FOR sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
hair appropriate heads on page 8.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
BICYCLES.
We are agents for
The Stearns.

The Dayt0n-So well known in
Portland.
The COplny.
The Tourist.
The Ii. a. ID. Special.
The Boston Special.
The Shawmut.
The Fay.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-05
L a DIES
FOLDING
WORK TABL z s.

offer one with nicely finished top SO by
II inches, showing yard measure, with
broad folding legs, at 81 cents
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-12

illustrate the point. They are selected at
random. Romanes in speaking Of plant life
says: "All the multicellular organisms prop
agate themselves not exclusively by fission
or gemmation. but by sexual fertilization.'
Which translated into common English
means that the higher plants multiply not
only by division and buds. but by seed. a
little further on Mr.. Romanes speaks Of tho
''undifferentiated odio-plasm of the first
ontogenetic stage" Such words are simply
staggering.
The other day I met with the word "idio-
dactylae." The Standard Dictionary de-
fines it thus: "a phalanx of coliomorpic
oscine BIRDS OF course. the meaning OF
the word was at once made clear. In some
readings on chronological subjects 1 NEE,
with the word "planipenria." which the
Standard says Is a name given TO "a sub,
order Of neuropterous insects with multi.
nervate wings and multiarticulate anten.
| nae"
Professor Cope. in his primary Factors
Of Organic Evolution is nearly as bad
first case, that of the human elbow, the
cubitus was luxated posteriorly, SO tina
the humeral c~ondyles articulate with the
ulna, anterior to the coronoid process
The translator of Ribot's Psychology O
Attention" tries to say that when we ar,
very happy we forget our surroundings
| He puts it In this way: Intense enjoy
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-12

shattered and he finds II impossible to save
the limb he does Tot cut it OF. That would
be too simple. He gets out his "armamen-
tarium" and amputates 1t.
Max Nordau in Degeneration" tells US
that these are degenerate days. Perhaps
these long-worded scientists are degener-
atss. But listen to this from Nordau him
self: Tho leading characteristic Of the
hysterical Is the disproportionats impress
sionabihty of their psychic centers." Yes.
these are degenerate days. Time was when
q word to the wise was sufficient. Nova
days 1t must be a mighty long word or it
will not do. Time was when the schoolboy
could recite with satisfaction both to him.
sslf and his teacher:
Little drops Of water,
Little grains Of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land
Nowadays to meet the full requirements
of p~olysyllaoic science he must paraphrass
1t thus:
Infinitesimal particles of saline humectivs
iuidity,
Minute ~corpuscles OF nonadherins Inorganic
matter.
Conformity cause to exist the unreasonable
expanss of aqueous sections,
And the respondent superficial area Of dry
solidity.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-12
CHE BIG-WORD MANIA
OF WRITERS.
"The Multiplicity Of Po1ysyIlabic Definitions
Perplexes the Reader.

A. Z. Vance IN the New York Times satur-
day Review.
Herbert Spencer. In his First Princl-
PIES" tho first volume of his mastery
Synthetic Philosophy, says that Evolution
10 an Indignation Of matter and concomitant
dissipation of motion; during which the
matter passes from an indefinite. incoher-
ent homogeneity to a definite, coherent het-
eroGeneity, and during which the retained
motion undergoes a parallel transforma-
ton" I can remember many years ago
hearing an acquaintance reel off a remark
able paraphrase of that good old saw,
People who live In glass houses should
not throw stones.' This is the way he put
It: individuals i~nhab:ting domiciles of
crystalline structure should refrain from
the projection Of missiles of granite forma-
tion."
Why viii scientific men persist in using
such big words? OF course there are places
where nothing but polysyllables will do, but
they are few. In scientific literature gen
orally the now omnipotent Green and Latn
derivations could just as well give place 10
simple Anglo-Saxon. The true scientist.
and surely the true scholar, will use the
shortest words he possibly can. for in all
his WT1GiuSB ne SlIlSeS L lis uCt, " HAAS
his meaning plain; not to confound the in
tellect and wear out the dictionaries Of his
readers. The simpler his style the more
popular will be his writings and the more
good he does. 1t is this that has made the
scientific writings of Huxley. Tyndall. Ar
abella Buckley, Thoreau, Burroughs, and
some others SO popular.
And again, in the tendency OF scientist.
to use long words may be found the root OF
some Of the antipathy so many people have
for everything scientific. They refrain from
reading scientific books for fear of the un'
~pronounceable words. and thereby deprive
themselves and others of the many benefits
to be derived frem scientific studies. s.
prevalent is this idea that to many the yer,
mention Of scientific subjects repels then
and the turn from them on the first op
portunity with a sigh of relief, glad to es
cape contact with such laborious books
But the true language of science is no
polysy1labic. Your simple man of scienc
does not say on a stormy day that "a con
densation of aqueous substance has take
place in the circurnambient atmosphere
and precipitated Itself upon the surface o
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-12
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER.

IT'S a far, far cry from the Minute Men
And times of the buff and blue
To the days of the whitening Jorgensen
The hands that hold 1t true.
IT'S a far, far cry from Lexington
To the isles Of the China Sea.
But ever the same, the man and the gum
Ever the same are we.
For the blood of the sires at Bunker Hill,
Through countless fierce campaigns,
Is as red and eager in peril still
In the depths Of the children's veins,
And the heart and the eye support the hand
No matter what odds there be-
Ever the same. thy sons, o land,
Ever the same are we.
Not a Valley Forge. nor a Wilderness.
Nor a hail Of a Cuban Steep,
Can take one jot from our fearlessness,
Who daily thy honor keep.
We carry the flag through varying scenes
From the sign of the old pine tree
TIC the Stars and Stripes Of the PhiIippiues-
Ever the same are we.
And the lad with the fresh, unshaded mouth
Fights as his fathers fought,
And the man from the North and the man
from the South
Do as their fathers wrought.
And whether from city or town we como
We answer the call with glee-
We heroes upspring at the beat Of the
drum
Ever the same are we.
Edwin L. Sabin in Boston TRANSCRIPT,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-12
How THE RAILS ARE pulled VI

.-.ne machine, for only recently Il was en-
ployed in tearing up the old street car
tracks on Washington avenue and Eigh-
teenth street east, and shortly before that
1t was used in the same kind Of work on
Grand avenue. There is a gigantic derrick
over each rail. and the massive chain that
it supports has enormous grippers at its
end. These grippers are inserted beneath
the rail that is to be torn w, and the ma
chinery is started. The massive chain runs
back. the grippers clinch the rail as they
are tugged at by the chain. and in a mo-
ment the rail Is pulled loose from the ties,
up through the paving blocks and dirt and
rok off a short distance in front Of the
wheel of the rail-breaking machine. This
piece is left on the ground, to be taken up
by laborers and hauled to the old iron