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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-06-12

Men do not escape their deserts by blau-
ing their deluderS.-Ram's Horn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-06-12
M1u1< IT. HAA
W1but to Think Ab0ut
By DIR. L. H. LANCASTER
astOr Lindel Avenue Methodist Church, St. Louis

things true honest just pure, lovely and
of good report think on these things.
What appetzing mental menu! What wholesome
selection of food for thought What attractive and CHEEKY
things think about We hear much in these days of
c1,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21

Duluth winning by a score of 5 to 4
aud Grand Froks winning by a score
of 4 to O.. It was announced that
every spectator would get his money s
worth by seeing two games for the
price Of one, and they certainly did.
The very fair sized audience in at
tendance witnessed two of the best
games that have been played here this
year, and the heart disease finish of
the first game kept everyone chained to
the bench for the second game.
Deller was presented by the locals
in the first game and Gehring did
the pitching for the White Sox.
In the second game Perry Sessions
was up for the locals and Midget
Shaw was on the slab for the visitors.
Sessions made it straight for the week,
and not a Duluth man scored in the
nine innings-making % inings
which Sessions pitched against the
team this week, with not a single
score. Sessions had better support
than did Deller, but the work Of the
pitchers was a fair index of the
games. With one bad error cut out
of the first game Grand Forks would
have won hands down, not with
standing the ten hits made off Mr..
Deller's delivery.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21
THE
LINE

The Farmers railroad is spending
a considerable amount of money this
summer in leveling the cuts along the
line 50 as to guard against snow filling
in. Other improvements are also
being made to the end that everything
will be in first class shape for the
heavy fall and winter traffic in sig ht.
Speaking of the Farmers raiload,
it is doubtful if there is a line in the
country whose patrons are more loyal
to it than those of this one The
people look upon it as an enterprise
in which they are individually inter.
ested, and they are therefore solicitous
as to its welfare. President Kelly
is highly esteemed by everyone, and
in all my travels l have not found a
single person to complain of his
magnificent management. On the
other hand everyone is praising him.
Mr.. Kelly is n of those modest, un.
assuming characters who never claims
any credit for what he has done, and
to hear him tell it Rasmus Sorenson,
John w. Maher, and a number of
other men in this section are the men
who made it possible for the Farmers
road to be completed. The truth of
the matter is that probably no one
man is responsible, but that it is the
result of the united and harmonious
efforts OF a large community of pro-
gressive farmers who were determined
to have a railroad-and they got it.
1t is doubtful, however, if a mar
could have been selected for president
who would have given the satisfaction
all aroud that J. NJ. Kelly is giving.
Since the road was completed
Jack" Lannin, an old time railroad.
er, who knows the business from
trackman up to general superinten.
dent, has been identified with the
Farmers. At present Jack off.
ciates as superintendent, conductor,
master mechanic, boss of the con
struction gag, paymaster. and a mum
Der Of other positions more or les!
responsible and trying. Through i
all he maintains an of tenn.
per that ought to entitle him to {
high seat among the angels. Once il
a while, when things come too thicl
and fast his steam clock blows off ant
there is a few minutes. of a ''rougl
house, and onlookers may think he
is cranky-but there is where the,
make a mistake.
, Harvesting in the Webster-Stark
! weather district, excepting flax, viii
' be pretty we'll finished in anothe
, week. Some are through cutting
) now, and stacking has commenced.
) ~
"Doc ; Grimes, who ran the.enign,
on the Farmers road several months
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21

SESSION

Bismarck, Aug. ia special ses-,
sion Of the legislature will be called
by Governor White for some time in
September. The purpose is to provide
some means of allowing the state in
situations to continue the work that
has been stopped by the supreme court
decision. There is now a surplus of
$3.50, 900 in the general fund, and a
like amount will be available next
March. The legislature will be asked
to appropriate a part of this for the
present work. The session will be
short, not lasting more than three or
four days. The cost will probably be
$40, 600.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21
NOTICE TO

The n tersigned hereby forbid
hunting and shooting on our premises
in Mlnnewaukap township. Tres.
passers will be vigorously prosecuted.
o. P. A. Borstad, P. Anderson, A.
VIM. Sharf, s. L. Miller, Ole Void,
liver Peterson, Paul Restock, T. P.
Thompson, Even Evenson, Carl KEEL
Lesson, Louis A. johnson, n. Gunder-
son, Jens C. W. Anderson, Nils Hal
gren, L. P. johnson, MART S. Ovels-
gard, Louis Stormon, r. A. Miller.
1926
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21

will run a threshing engine this fall,
and expects to start next Monday.
This is the first machine to start in
this section.
J. J. johnson Of Webster township,
was showing me a small piece of
wheat which he expected would crowd
40 bushels per T The wheat was
put in on new breaking, and when he
sowed 1t he did not expect it to do
much. He has shelled out a number
of heads that had as high as 40 ker-
nels to the head. Ordinarily there
are from 20 to 25 kernels in a head.
**
Devils Lakers are always glad to
meet "Billy' Millar, the merchant
prince of Webster. He did we'll when
he moved from Grand Harbor to this
promising new town. He has a large
two-story store with large cellar or
cold storage room, which is filled
with up-to.date merchandise. He
also carries a stock Of lumber, and ne
says he has done a fine business this
year. Billy is one of the pioneers in
the county and left Devils Lake abont
the time w. H. Brown commenced
to do business. He sometimes thinks
he left too soon-but he is satisfied
and has no kick to make.
4 X
C.. Hermanson of Cleveland town.
ship, says land should be summer-fal,
lowed as often as once in three years.
He has observed that grain put in on
summer fallowed ground always yields
the best, and is generally proof
against dry weather.
**
Miss McGill has recently completed
-.--.e-1 ..- - e,ho01 IN poro y
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21

scnool house, and will return to her
home in Minnesota on Saturday Of
this week. Bloom.
Starkweather, Aug. 10.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21

Miss McGill has recently completed
successful term of school in Rega n
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21

will run a thr eshing engine this fall,
and expects to start next Monday.
This is the first machine to start in
this section.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-21

The crovds1are going to Merte. County, North Dak-
et.; rieh black sol, clay ,s s16soil, pfoduS ! 9g b az Srops
Goal l. Free: Stock feeding only about s z, weeks Ks in
We own 15, 900 acres and sell farm lands for q to Ola per
acre; grazing lands q to q. Free Hometesd lands
adjoining. 1000 people now in County. Healthiest
climate. Write for facts and maps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09
,ronn the st I.nnls Glnhe.Democrat.

From the St. Louis Globe-Demoerat.
 That projected railway across Alaska and through Siberia to Europe is some thing which will strike the imagination. The proposition is to connect the road with some of the United States transcontinen- tai lines In this way through rail connec- ton can be had between all parts of the United States and all parts of Europes mainland A railroad Is to be built to run north through British territory until 1t strikes Alaska, then to pass over to Cape Prince of Wales or some other point in that locality, where Boring strait is to be tunneled, and the road which runs Russia's trans-Slberian line, which has its European terminus at St. Ptersburg a city which Is in rail communication with the rest of the big towns on the mainland of Europe The entire cost of the road is put at s2OO0oO.OOO
 The difficulties in the way of this pro- ject are far less than they would have been quarter of a century ago. The most formidable part of the task is the tunnel- ing of Boring strait, but as that body of water at the point which the railroad is designed to strike Is only about thirty-slx miles wide the difficulties in the way of the project are not so great as they would appear on first thought Since the build ing of the United States first transcont- mental line, third of century ago, some very formidable difficulties in railroad en- gineering have been met and overcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09
Car Tears Through Dynamite.


 Victoria. Col. Correspondence St. Louis
 Globe-Democrat.
 This morning at the Ajax mine an acci- dent occurred on the surface which for a few moments threatened to result in ter- rible loss of life and total destruction of the immense shafthouse. with It's plant of machinery.
 freight car loaded with ore got away, ran a distance of $50 feet down a pe1 cent grade, and jumped off the end Of tho track. Charles Clever was on top of lne car when 1t started. He made heroic ef- forts to stop the runaway by applying the brakes.
 Close to the end of the railway track where the car lunged stood the powder magazine of the Ajax Gold Mine company. This building contained twelve tons of giant powder The walls of the structure were solid brick, two feet thick. After the car attained It's terrific momentum the men who were on the outside of the shaft house realized the awful danger that was Imminent. They ran and shouted to those in the shafthouse to get out, but the men there were unable to retreat before the freight car reached the magazine.
 The car struck the brick powder house with a deafening crash. went clear through 1t. and scattered 4s6 boxes of dy- namite in all directions, without causing one particle of the powder to explode. The boxes of powder were twisted around and ground down under the car wheels and the ruins of the brick walls.
 The powder house roof was lifted clear from It's foundations and carried along with the car.
 Just before the impact Clever Jumped from the car to the roof of the powdek house and rode upright on the powdek house roof as 1t was carried along by th1 freight car over the rocky surface, and escaped without scratch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09
Highest Balloon Ascent.


fast, implying Q height exceeding 29, 900 feet. Shortly after I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of it's full vigor. but on being desirous of using it, I found It powerless. Trying to move the other arm l found 1t powerless also. Then l tried to shake myself. and succeeded, but seemed to have no limbs In looking at the ba- rometer my head fell over my left shoul- der. struggled and shook my body again. but could not move my arms Getting my head upright for an instant only, 1t fell on my right shoulder; then I fell back ward my back resting against the side of the car and my head on its edge. In this position my eyes were directed to MT Coxwell in the ring. When I shook my body seemed to have full power over the muscles of my back, and considerably so over those of the neck, but none over either my arms or my legs. As in the case of the arms, so all muscular power was lost in an Instant from my back and neck I dimly saw MT. Coxwell and en- deavored to speak. but could not. In an instant intense darkness overcame me, so that the optic nerve had suddenly lost power. but I was still conscious. with as active a brain as at the present moment while writing this. I thought had been seized with asphyxia, and believed should experience nothing more. as death would come unless we speedily descended. Other thoughts were entering my mind when I became unconscious as on going to sleep. I cannot tell anything of the sense of hearing, as no sound reaches the ear to break the perfect stiffness and si- lence of the regions between six and seven miles from the earth. My last obser- vation was at 1:54. above 29,O0O feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09

and a rope attached to the car were all on the same straight line, and this gave a reading of inches, and leads to the same result. Therefore these independent means all come to about the same eleva- tion-fully seven miles"
 Coxwell has given his own account of the adventure. "Neither," he says shall I forget those painful moments of doubt and suspense as to MT. Glaishers state, when no response came to my questions. I began to fear that he would never take any more readings" In the descent the aeronaut states that they fell 19,O00 feet In quarter of an hour. It Is pleasant to note that these two brave men lived 30 many years after their narrow escape. At the meeting of the British association at Newcastle in 1863 Sir Richard Owen ob- served that physiologists were all agreed that one condition of longevity was the capacity of the chest. He hoped the in- creased breathing capacity acquired by Messrs. Glalsher and Coxwell would tend to the prolongation of their lives" That hope was prophetic Coxwell survived un- til January 5, 1900, having nearly com pleted his eightieth year. and Glaisher was almost ninety-four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
 The well-known meteorologist James Glaisher who died in England last winter. has left a full and corrected account of his historic balloon ascent made in 1S62 when he reached the highest altitude ever attained by man. His first ascent with Coxwel was made from Wolverhampton on July r. 1862. They rose to a height of five miles, travelled sixty miles in two hours, and descended just In time to avoid dip in the Wash. Two important things were learned on the excursion; first they passed through a cloud 5000 feet in thick ness. and so dense that the balloon was invisible from the car; and, second, they dropped BOO feet-from 16,300 feet to 12. 400 toric ascent. made from Wolverhampton. took place on September 5, 1S62 when the highest point ever attained by men who survived to tell the tale was reached. MT. Glaisher relates:
 "At 1:51 the barometer read 10S inches. About 1:52 or later I read the dry bulb thermometer as minus degrees; after this I could not see the column of mer- curry, nor the hands of the watch. nor the fine divisions on any instrument. I asked Mir Coxwell to -.elp me read the instru- ments In consequence, however, of the rotary motion of the balloon, which had continued without eeasing since we left the earth the va1.-a line had become en- tangled, and he had to leave the car and mount Into the ring to readjust It. I then looked at the barometer, and found its reading to be 9% inches, still decreasing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09

While powerless I heard the words 'temperature' and observation,' and I knew MT CoxweIl was in the car speaking to and endeavoring to raise me, therefore consciousness and hearing had returned. I then heard him speaking more emphat- ically, but could not see, speak or move. I heard him say again Do try, now do.' Then the instruments became dimly visi- be and MT Coxwell and very shortly I saw clearly. I said to Mir. Coxwell, I have been insensible' he said, You have, and l. too, very nearly He told me he had lost the use of his hands, which were black, and I poured brandy over them. MT. Coxwell told me that While in the ring he felt it piercingly cold, and that on attempting to leave the ring he found his hands frozen. He had therefore to place his arms on the ring and drop down. He wished to approach me. but could not, and when he felt insensibility coming over him, too, he became anxious to open the valve But In consequence of having lost the use of his hands he could not do this; ultimately he succeeded by sezing the cord with his teeth and dipping his head two or three times, until the balloon took a decided turn downward. The de- scent took place at Cold Weston, seven and half miles from Ludlow
 Thus one of the aeronauts was nsensl- ble and the other had only the use of his teeth left with which to open the valve and on that their safety depended The height to which they had attained is without parallel. MT. Glasher says:
 My last observation was made at height of 29,000 feet, at 1;54 when we were ascending 1000 feet per minute, and when resumed observations we were descend ing 20O0 fet per minute. These two posi- tions must be connected. taking into &C., count the interval between them, IS min utes. And on these considerations the balloon must have attained an altitude of 36.00O or 3TO00 feet. MT. Coxwell, on com Ing from the ring, noticed that the center of the aneroid barometer, its blue hand,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09
New York to Paris by Rail.


Those which will be encountered on the proposed world-girdling railroad are no greater than many which have been sur mounted in the recent past.
 Russia and the United States will nec- essarily furnish by far the greater part of the proposed ali-rail line. Our own trans continental railways furnish several thou sand miles of It. From one of these a road would have to be built northward which would go through British territory for POO or 300 miles, and the rest of the 15OO or 2OO0 miles on the North American end would be through the United States territory of Alaska. The tunnel under Boring strait would join the American line to the Rus sian road. The men who are at the head of the project have the money, the ability, and apparently the inclination to build the line. Curiously enough the only difficulty which seems to be at present in the way of the scheme is not physical or financial but political. Russia is said to be afraid that If the Boring strait tunnel is built the United States may let England use 1t In case of a war between England and Russia. Of course, there Is not the slight est reason for this fear As nothing but a pledge of the absolute naturalization of the tunnel in war time appears to stand in the way of the construction of the road, the time when an unbroken railway trip can be made from New York. Chicago, St Louis or any other American city to Der lin. Paris, Madrid ande very other point on the mainland of Europe may be close at hand.
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09
Automatic Postal Clerk.

French postal clerk has evolved a simple apparatus for dispensing with the postage stamp and enabling any one to get his letter franked after office hours. The apparatus can be affixed to any pillar box. A coin Is dropped Into a slot. the corner of the letter is inserted and the machine stamps the envelope with the amount paid. All you have to do then Is to drop the letter Into the pillar box for collection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09

We make all kinds of cuts. The Age-Herald Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-09

Too Strong for 1t. From the Pittsburg Gazette. The anvil chorus of prosperity can't bo drowned by the tick of the ticker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-10
ENFORCEMENT IN BATH.
Two Dealers Found Guilty and One
Sent to Jail

Faith, Me, Dec. 9.-(Spec:aI.--ln the
municipal court before Judge Fogg f.i-
chael J. NeaGle and Frank f. Enlmons
were convicted on charge of single sale.
Neagle was fined S105.9S and sentenced to
Augusta Jail for the term of 90 days and
warned that in default of payment of iine
~ days additional imprisonment would
be imposed. Emmons was fined $40. 50
and warned that Il second offence would
mean imprisonment. Neaele took an APP
peal and was put under bonds in the sum
of SftU for appearance at the December
term of supreme judicial court.
The witnesses against Emmone and
Neagle were William @. Wagner and
George A. Wagner. two brothers. who
figured in Il police court trial Il week ago
today. They admitted getting liquor at Il
saloon where Emmons and Neagie are To-
Gated and upon being questioned closely
told a complete story of their visit there.
and 1t was upon the information they di-
vulged that the respondents were arrest
cd upon the single sale charge
During the trial the Wagners apparent
~ tCld their stories with considerable re-
luctance and appeared not to be half as
confident of what took place upon their
visit at the saloon on the night before
Tha nksgiving as they were at the trial a
week ago They told enough to convince
the court however which resulted in the
conviction OF the two respondents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-10
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Glee Club Trip Planned--The Leaders
in Strength Test.

orono, Me, Dee 9.-(SpeciaD.-- Il
meeting of the faculty Of the University
OF Maine. held Monday afternoon it was
voted to allow the Glce. Mandolin and
Fanjo Clubs to be absent from college,
Dec. u, -, and 23. in order to give con-
certS in Dover. Dexter and Corinna on
these dates. The clubs will probably he
the best that have represented the uni
Nersity for a number of years as an I'M
usual interest has been shown. this fail
and an early start made in getting under
way. The first concert of the clubs will
bc given in Alumni hall. OronO. Dec. 49,
and, as the concert Will be followed by a
dance, Il large attendance IS looked for
from Old Town. Orono and Bangor.
business meeting of the members OF
the Y NJ. c. A. was held. Wednesday
evening, in their rooms in the Art Guild
building.
At a meeting of the Junior Civil Society.
Wednesday evening, in WinGate hall. a.
W. Collins and l.. II. Mitchell save q very
Interesting and instructive talk on Dam
Construction Both men are members
summer were employed in Illinois at
Seicler. where they had practical expe-
rience along this line of engineering work
The following students have made more
than 1900 points in the strength test as
announced by Physical Instructor Grover:
II. l.. Abbott, '06. 1865; II. =. Downing
%, 1lI'7 w. ID. Bcarce. '06. 1154.3: A. q.
bennett. 'O6. l1.3.a: f. +. Bearcc, 'O5 1856:
Il F. Olds. 'O6 1867: II. T. That iier. 'll5.
lc50: G.. l.. Soderstrom, 0i. 1029; l.. H.
EOdgkinS, '0T 1011.1