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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26
Writes of His Unique
Voyage Obsr London.

ham and. bearing 20 the north. came Into
view Ct Esst Dulwich.
was now AZ an altitude or about GOO
feet. Looking IN the direction OF London.
perceived that a great mass OF mist was
hanging over the city. ] decided not 10 10
into the mist, and. therefore. turned back,
aud went IN westerly direction.
Tbs airShip oheyed my hand perfectly.
When ! had reached Battersea park, !
made three or four circles over the park
In order 10 test the safety valve OF the
stAp. I have constructed q valve which
opens on pressure Of the gas from within.
There were one or two anxious moments
dUring this clrclinr over Battersea park.
I knew inst the gas within the balloon
pure hydrogen-had expanded considerably.
] could have let ont some Of Il by pulling
20 do this. as wanted the valve TO work
by itself After waiting what seemed to
me TO be an intermlnably long time. /
heard a rushing Of air, aud | knew the
valve was working perfectly.
/ then began TO study the atmospheric
conditions, and saw that the mists had
arisen from over London. started out
again IN the direction 81 the city.
was now a. an altitude Of about lZuO
feet. Ny speed was between eighteen ana
twenty miles an hour and was rapidly
meaning the mere tnickiy populated por-
lions ~ London. Just rs ! started In the
dnection OF the city. noticed that one
or two PORTIONS Ok the motor mechanism
beGan to glow with red neat. This ind-
Cite1 that the engine was working TOO
rapidly.
on closely observing the mechanism 4
saw tnat small Jet OF blue tame was
Shooting out the distance 81 about a foot
from the pipe Ia which the petrol was con
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Should one OF them foil to operate. can
bring the other into reauisltion.
The airship In which | sailed over Lon
don on September 20 cost about 5000
With double that amount l could build n
ship that would demonstrate the fact that
the navigation Of the air Is q feasible thing
With about $4,000 | consider, that this
problem which Is yexing the age positively
could be set nt rest
My ship Is only seventy.hve feet long
with a diameter OF twenty feet and Is
shaped more Ike bottle nosed whale than
cigar. With the tractor or propeller to
draw It along, the air resistance Is much
more quickly overcome than II the pro.
peller were behind. Where Santos Du.
mont has failed, In my opinion. is In con
STRUGGLING his alrshlp with tho ends too
poiuted. That combined with the rear
ward position Of the propeller, will account
FOR the many erratic things his ship has
done In the way of mir navigation
The bamboo framework OF the mir shin
Is suspended ten feet below the mir ship
proper. which contains the gas. The Slmms
petrol motor, which furnished power to
the machine, causes the propeller to re-
vGlve at the rute Of $50 turns per minute
The propeller Is made Of light pine wood
and consists OF two blades ten feet each
In length. The lines Of the propeller were
suggested by Sir Hiram Maxim, who him
self has long studied the problem Of aerial
navigation.
The steersman stands on a bamboo frame
on little wooden nntform and controls
the ship by means OF cords, one starting
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wheelbarrows difference Of opinion arose
between them ana the boss, / don't eXNCt-
~ remember what It was, hut It was stated
over and over again In after years that it
would have made IA difference OF less than
dollar a week to either side The owner
wouldn't give in. and the men stood hrm,
small as the matter was, and a strike took
pl1ce--perhaps the first In New Hampshire.
When the men walked out the owner said
to them;
Very we'll; you can 60 Remember,
however. that III see this factory rot TO
the ground before III give IN.
They answered that they would starve
before they would yield, and SO the fac
tory was locked up. and time went on. A
score of attempts were made 10 arbltrate
but without avail. The owner grew old and
gray, and the hands died or dispersed and
tive years ago, by personal investigation
found that only the owner and one of the
strikers We're left alive In Concord. Know.
Ing them both. ] had "A talk with them
about the strike, but both were stu firm,
! was In Concord again month ago The
factory was still closed and ready to tum.
bic down, and the last OF the strikers was
dead. The owner was hobbllng about the
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tanned This alarmed me not little.
knew that should the blue fame reach the
gas In tue balloon overhead there would be
au awful explosion. l hnd anticipated the
little blue flame, however; and before
starting, ] had placed over the exhaust
pipe a pie,e of wire gauze which acted like
the covering Of Dayey lamp and pre-
vented the hame from going beyond the
screen.
After passing. as l have intlmated over
bulWlch, Strcatham, Brixton and other
portions OF London, / spent some time cir
cling over Chelsea l then sailed quite close
20 the great Ferris wheel nc Earl's court.
sc first I sailed the nirshlp directly Tor
THIS object and, on getting quite close,
steercd the alrship around Il. did this IN
order TO test the steering capacity or the
! found no difficulty In navigating the
balloon either close by or over London $
various aud many church stcepics, inciud-
ing the dome OF 81. raul's cathedral AT
no time WAS the airship not under perfect
control; and with the exception OF my In.
iual anxiety about the working OF the
valve, ana the blue fame from the motor,
at no time did l experience any misgivings.
me principal differences between my air
ship and that OF NJ. santos Dumont consists
III thls- shape The Dumont airship Is
pointed az the ends, This, in my opinion, Is
mistake, The end OF my nirship is quite
plppt-like the head OF a hsh-the widest
part 81 the nsh's head being Just behind
the gls and then taperlng OF from the
heHd 10 the tail Where an airship ~
! Sharply pointed az the end. tho force OF the
Wind does not cease until the middle OF tho
rnlloon had been reached, whereas, II you
make the end quite blunt, the air, after
passing over the blunt portion, slides quick
IS away.
Another very marked difference between
nay airshlp and the balloon Of Santos Du,
mont is the fact that the propeller, or
tractor Is placed in front. The propeller
phlls my snip along. just the same as n
yon put A propeller In front OF a shin nnu
thcn reversed the machinery. me pro-
peiler by going backwards draws the bow
OF the ship forwards
The frame Of my alrshlp Is composed OF
strong bamboo. This / found much lighter
and more powerful than metal. aud II
serves the purpose Of the airshlp far bet
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rArHICH IS THE RESULT OF 30 YEARS
VVEXPERIENCE AS A SPECIALIST IN
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Delinquent Club Accounts at Auction.

Delinquent Club Accounts at Auction.
New York Sun.
One Of the New York clubs has recently
found new wav OF dealing with mem
bers who are dellnuuent In settling their
charges after they have been due for a
certain time On the list Of claims to
he sold few days ago by n downtown
Ructloneer was an account Of several
hundred dollars, 1t represented the house
charges Of former member of the club,
who was at one time among the most
active supporters This debt was adver-
tised for sale along with a lot Of others
OF a commercial character, It's nature was
specified In detail on the catalogue.
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ter than any metal could The total weight
~ the ship Is $50 pounds.
The engine or motor develops BY horse
power and weighs 200 pounds IL N worked
BY petrol gas The airship Is too small 70
able to drive Il more than thirty miles with
only two and one-half gallons on Friday:
or course. with larger tank / could send
the ship much further
In the event Of accident-for Il Ia well
to be provided against such emergencies
the lower half of the balloon end OF the
ship may be made 10 fall, and form a per-
feet parachutc. I have made upward Of
2OO0 descents from parnchutes, so ! would
not feel disconnected should anything IN
toward happen. Ia fact, the airship Is so
arranged that can make two pnrachutes.
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SPENCER's AIRSHIP BEGINNING
IT'S HISTORIC JOURNEY.

the propeller, or stopplng It. another work.
ing the rudder. which Is n species or sail,
quite large. and other ropNs leading to
various valves and mechanisms. The opera
tion of the vessel Is quite simple, In fact.
my. wife has taken the shin up once her
selr--not long ago. at CRYSTAL Paiace---and
as TO Its safety, Won NAV know what |
thtaS OF II when | have taken up my lit
tie daughter GLADYS who Is 3I5 years the
youngest neronaut In the world. or course.
as TO adults, | can only 70 up alone-the
weight OF child making little difference.
however. with this sized ship l hone he.
fore very long to build one which will take
up several persons.
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a sraIKE rAAr IS sTILL aoN.n

Labor Disagreement That Began Forty
Years Ago and Never Was Settled.
Detroit Free Press
Forty years ago when l was boy
and living at Concord, New Hampshire, -
said guest OF a Detroit hotel the other
evening "a man built a factory for the
manufacture OF sleds and wheelbarrows. 1t
was water power concern, ana the cost
was about S2o,OO. When the forty en-
ployes had turned out about hundred
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streets OF the town on crutches, with only
few months life left, when I said to HIM;
Well Uncle Billy, ! learn thar JOB
Sahins Is dead AS he was the last Of tie
strikers you'll open the factory again.
won't your
e. No | won'tv he bluntly replied Being
as I've been blanked fool for forty years
I'm going to keep it up the rest Of my
days " p
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IN RrANLEY spENCER


] consider the problem OF aerial naHga-
ION nearer solution tolay than ever Il
gas before The machine ln which / made
ne trip over London was only large enough
o hpid one mau, bat. with a sufficiently
arge airship al my command ] could 10
ghereFer I iked-ycs. even across the At
tutlc. 20 need be- IL 81 now only a ques.
lon u power Aud, OF course. CAPITAL
Given the necessary capital 10 build q
Efge airship, I repeat 1 could navigate
fherFyer desired 10 20, ON my trip over
.on'ipn Was able 20 turn the ship In any
ERECTION ! liked ] took a couple OF turns
ronnd the towers Of the Crystal palace
ieIofe starting cut aud Ia passing over
9adon- ] 8rcled over many places.
bare long bad in contemplation such n
rip as ] made but have been gradually
lerfeeiing my airshlp until ! fell that Il
SOS ~ thrrougA working order for such q
rlr as had planned
on hggt having the ground Of the Crystui
qlace on Friday. September 20. / went l0l
Get FROM the earth, ami tested my steer.
ns apparatffs, o. rndder circied cllce
gnNnl sac north tower 81 CRYSTAL palace.
eserslag the rudder and competing al
ftn0ine that everything was IN excellent
oHgl'iau. started on Ia the direction az
nnaop I crossed With success over Sydcn,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-02
To Harness Users.
Please Read Carefully.


peculiar fact about the harness is that material
Qeaher and adder hardware can be purchased in small
quantities just cheap in large quantities. The harness
factory wholesale house pays exorbtant rent
large for light heat power insurance taxes inter
at large salaries and last but by
to sell the goods which they figure IS per cent
These concerns middle they sell to merchants
who in turn make profit
Now in view of the fact that buy material
just as cheap anyone surely must that sell
our harness going direct from the maker to the
quenty the workmen slap the work together in any way to
turn out the work. and makes difference to them
use FS nothing but No Oak tanned leather stock
stretch is all taken out before the leather sewed we
guarantee it not to in two hard and
Our motto is Better Goods for Less Money"
Heavy harness with collars II inch traces full length
$500 Single buggy harness S. and upward Double buggy
harness $500 and upward. 90
The general public is respectfully invited to call at my
shop and my harness machine work.
r. M. WOODWARD, Medicine Lodge.
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He Kept His Leg.

Twelve years ago j. w. Sullivan, of
Hartford, Comp, scratched his leg
with rusty wire. inflammation and
blood poisoning set in. For two years
he suffered intensely. Then the best
doctors urged amputation. But" he
Bitters and ] ] boxes of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve and my leg was sound and
well as ever" For erUpt;ons, eczema.
letter, salt rheum, sores and all blood
disorders Electric Bitters has 10 rival
on earth. Fry them. The Young
Drug { o.. will guarantee satisfaction
or refund money Only 50 cents.
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$500 REWARD.

For anyone to get job of work done
any place in town cheaper than you
can at Marshall s. Myers place of busi-
ness, except Observation-Disclosures is the
same old price, ST. for old shoes and
81 so for new ones. We are prepared
to do all kinds of wood work, (work is
all guaranteed.) We have cut our
prices so we can save you dollars as
well as time. Our tools are up-to- date
and we can turn work out faster, so
you don't have to lose time in waiting.
We have cut prices on sharpening list
er lays to 25 cents; new lays, 81 5;
new pillow lays, So so, S2.75 and So; Gull
tivator shovels, sharp, 40 to so cents;
pointing from 81 to 1925. Spot cash
for all new work.
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Pneumonia and Bronchitis.

In this season when Pneumonia,
Bronchitis, sore throat and other all
ments of the respiratory tract become
prevalent it is the duty of everyo one to
rid himself of the sickness in a most
thorough and radical way in order
20 leave lung tissue in healthy state
OF the various systems employed for
the cure Of these diseases there is none
30 well adapted to the nature of the d.
Sease as Homeopathy. 1t is thorough
and searching in its curative effect.
1t leaves the lungs in a sound cOndi-
ton; fortifies it in future against the
fnrOads of more serious lung trouble
which is apt to follow incomplete cure
OF Pneumonia without leaving lad eff
fects OF strong medicines In the system.
Try it, by applying to Dr. S. kociell.
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First published In the Barber County Index
Men. q, 1907.
Civilization Nnfina

uUlkCUb1Ou NVtlCC0
In the District Court within and for the coun-
ty of Barber, in the state of Kansas.
j. e. MARCEL. plaintiff.
VS..
Julia P. Warren, Theodore Thomas. ]. s. Beei-
err. john Haise. John 81. Sparks, Edward
Hamer, Cathrne b Fl. ID. Williamson, Re-
becca III. Hamer. Henry HI. Hamer, Abigail
e. III. ak nson. ConcCrdia Loan & Trust
Company, corporation, Christian Mayer,
The Badger Lumber Company. corpora
ton, q. A. Taibert, The Bank of Highland, a
corporate j. r. Williamson. Alexander p.
Atkinson and Nettie Hamer, defendants.
The defendants above named will take no.
tfce that they have been sued by the plaintiff
who filed his petition in the district court of
Barber county, Kansas, on the Gath day of
March, A. d. 1902. The prayer of said petition
is that the plaintiffs title be quieted and that
all claims made by you or interests asserted
to the following lands in this county be held
for naught towit: The sl of the nell and
the s1s of the sell section 10 and the Wiz of
section eleven and the ne4 and the n1a of the
se14 and the eA of the nw14 of section Is, ia
township 81 south of range IL. west 9th p. m.
in Barber county, Kansas. Now unless you
answer the said petition so filed by the plain
tiff on or before the Sth day of May, 1902 the
same will be taken as true and Judgment rem
dered as stated hereinbefore.
j. F.. MARCELL, Plaintiff
6. NJ. Martin, Attol ney for plaintiff
Attest: A. W. SMITH,
Clerk of the District Court.
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First published In the Barber County Index
March %, l90e.
FINAL TAX NOTICE

Office of County Treasurer, Barber county
Medicine Lodge. Kansas, March %, 1902.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
1N is q list of all unredeemed lands and town
lots 10 the county of Barber, state OF Kansas,
which were sold at the regular tax sale COM
mencing on the 9Th day OF September, 1893. for
the taxes, penalties and costs of the year 1898,
and that each tract or parcel of land and each
town lot in said list is described the same as
said tracts and town lots were described on
the tax roll of the year 1895, and that the name
or the person to whom each tract and town lot
was assessed is stated in said list as the same
appeared on said tax roll of said year 1895, and
that the amount of taxes. penalties and costs
charged to each said tracts of land and town
lots together with the interest calculated
thereon to the 9TH day and succeeding days of
September, 1902, the last days of redemption
Tor said tracts of land and town lots. is stated
in said list and unless said lands and town lots
be redeemed on or before the 9Th day and sue
ceeding days of September, 1902, as herein
stated they will be conveyed to purchasers
provided that said tracts of land and town lots
may be redeemed at any time prior TO the exc
cution of tax deed. F. B. CHAPLIN,
County Treasurer.
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Apple Trees.

/ Will sell until sold, whole root ap-
pie trees, one year old, at 10 cents each.
Varieties, Gano, Jonathan, Ben Davis
and Missouri Pippin Col. Seedlings.
to lnch-each 4e; 10, 12c; 100, Soc;
1000, S.. Col Seedlings, to inch
each Sc; 10, l6c; 100, S1.20; 1000, So.
Col Seedlings, S to IL lnch-each 12c;
10. "a; 100, $l.60; 1000, $l2, Col. Seed
Ings, II to Is inch-each 16c; 10, 32c;
100, $3.50; 1000, $24. Col. Seedlings, 10
70 "a lnch-each 24c; 10, SOC; 100, So;
1000, $4S. We handle as speciality this
year AMERICAN ARBOR WIFE. Orders
should be received before April 18th.
Call on Or address,
ELIAS PELTON,
Sharon, Kans.
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Job C0uldu't Have Stood 1t

If he'd had itching piles. They re
terribly annoying; but Bucklen's Ami
ca Salve will cure the worst case Of
piles en- earth. 1t has cured thou
sands For injuries, pains or bodily
eruptlons it's the best salve In the
world. Price Csc bcx. Cure guaran.
teed. Sold by the Young Drug Co.
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First published in the Barber County Index
April 2, 1902.
Publication Notice.
In the District Court of Barber County, State
of Kansas.
j. p Hall, plaintiff.
August Fast. O. g. Minis and Davidson Loan
Com pany, defendants.
The State of Kansas to the said defendants,
August Fast and o. G. Minis, you are hereby
notified that you have been sued in the above
named court, in the action above entitled, by
j. =. Hall, the plaintiff above named, and that
the said plaintiff filed his petition in the said
action in the said court, against you on the 2Sth
CayofMa' ch, 1902 and that you must answer the
said petition on or pefOre the 18th day of May,
1909, or said petition will be taken as true, and
Judgment wi be rendered accordingly against
you of the following nature, tO-wit: that you
have no estate, title or interest whatever in or
to the following described real estate situated
In Barber county, state of Kansas, towit: West
half OF northwest quarter of section three ~
in township thirtyfour (34), south of range
thirteen Q3). west, or to any part thereof; that
the title of the said plaintiff thereto is good
and valid; that the defendants be forever en-
Joined from asserting any claim whatever in
or to said land and premises, adverse to the
said plaintiff, and for such other relief as shall
seem agreea BILE to equity, and for costs.
w. Fl. MCCAGUE.
ID. S. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest: a W. SMITH,
Clerk of the District Court.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postoflice at Medicine Lodge for the
week ending March %, 1902:
X. Wathan,
Harold Bushy,
When ealing for these letters please
state that they have been advertised.
!. n. TITUS, 2. az.
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First Published in the Barber County Index
April 2, 1902.
Publication Notice.

j. P. Hall. plaintiff.
VS..
The Gossard Investment Company, defend
ants.
The State of Kansas to the said defendants,
The Gossard Investment Company, you are
hereby notified that you have been sued in
the above named court,in the action above en-
titled, by j. 2. Hall. the plaintiff above named,
and that the said plaintiff filed his petition in
the said action in the said court, against you
on the 26th day of March, 1902, and that you
must answer the said petition on or before the
18th day of May 1902, or said petition will be
taken as true, and Judgment Will be rendered
accordingly against you OF the following ma
ture towt: that you have no estate, title or
interest whatever in Or to the following de-
scribed real estate situated in Barber county,
Kansas, tOwit:
North half of the southeast quarter and
southwest quarter OF the southeast quarter of
of section twenty-eight (2S) and northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter Of section
thrty-three (33) all IN township thirty three
(33), south of range thirteen OBJ west, or to
any part thereof; that the title Of the said
plaintiff thereto is good and valid; that the
said defendants be forever eujoined from as
SerTing any claim whatever in or to said land
and premises, adverse to the said plaintiff ana
for such other relief as shall seem agreeable
to equity land for costs. w. FL. MCCAGUE,
l.. s Attorney for Plaintiff.
Clerk of the District Court
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Cane and Kaflir Corn Seed.

have $50 bushels of cane seed and
$50 bushels OF kaffir corn for sale. Cane
seed 81. 80 per ousheI; kaffir corn 81.
Call at my farm one-half mile west Of
Sharon T.. E. BLAND.
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PRIVATE SALE

am offering for sale the following Live Stock:
Thirty head of 4yearod eighteen yearlings
calves all hghgrade and in good condition Cattle will
well cared for until grass if purchaser SO desires
One Percheron.Norm Stallion six years old sound
every respect, in good condition and easily handled
Call on OF address j A. Lester Hazeton, Kansas.
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In the District Court within and for the coun
ty of Barber, in the state of Kansas.
]. e. MARCEL, plaintiff.
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Sold September 9Th, 1899. Deed Due Septem-
Der 9th, 1902.
VALLEY TOWNSHIP.
Name Description 7 r Am
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Stallion for Sale.

Standard bred Black Hawk Morgan,
in good condition, will weigh 1900
pounds. Can be purchased for half
cash, balance on note. Horse can be
be seen any time. T. NJ. KIDD,
Medicine Lodge.
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VIII. ncColl's
VARIETY STORE.

Poorman and Kramers High Patent Flour
for 81 per sack. Larkin Soap bars for % cts.
Bulk and Package Seeds of all kinds. grown
in Kansas and Iowa, adapted especially to
this soil and climate. Will take orders for Al
falfa seed Samples can be seen at the store.