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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30
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wnl san II over New York. and 1t ne
WoEi6s Fair Il 81 Louis shall make .
great Odeavor TO win the prize.
The pg1ocipal object OF this invention 10 to
provide means By which the supporting sur
tnee q the asroplans can b easily varied
% sute ofmeesnt purposes. ~. for instance.
% olkef the sli8htest possible reSstance to
the q. vhsa The ship is in action and to
81ve Tie largest possible supporting area
Whaa H. ship b floating In the air.
A fgftbR object % to provide the airship
with . practical and elective steering appa-
SatuS and means b. which 70 operate the
oama.
! Ths framework for the asroplans VIM b
eeroeG and II must b TO support the for
ward fmpeinng and steering apparatua-
w1fl make one point emphatic before
90 any further.
ne Atfoct Ascension Of my a.rship, al
though heavier than the air. when under
fun NIGHT, b accomplished by discharging
certain weight, this making the airship
s1ghtef than the air. at the moment Of
ascending.
Ths wsight discharged II attached to the
eedy Of the ship by means Of wire ropes.
ond tho0e weights are Suspended at equal
1lDtanoe from the center, SO as not to dis
eusb The equilibrium Of the ship when they
are loaded or unloaded.
oB0 AkSO DtAlP IKE tu0 bSItW pEOpcncio
ore abe 70 ind undisturbed columns Of air
against which pressure can be exerted-
TIE weights are then taken aboard the
o1Ip. which II now heavier than the air."
Il - now . huge kite sustained In the air
% the same principle as the kite-L e.. the
selaf1rs velocity between the aeroplane and
tie air and the pressure Of the wind
against ths aeroplanes Is used to sustain the
dead Wdkfk Of the airship.
HIS ARGUMENT
AGAINST THE BALLOON
Ny argument against the balloon in its
preoeut state IL that II presents an immense
surface TO the wind and IL easily swerved
frun it, course unless the current of air is
6snd ahead.
The aeroplane constructed on the lines
q The wings OF a bird Offers little resistance
fron any direction and enables the aeronaut
10 navigate the air more or less in the man
ner Of sailing vessel
Ny afrship combines the virtues of the
aercplane and the balloon
Why? you ask The wings of my machine
are filed with gas.
Tbs body 10 hollow. ciga.-shaped struc-
eurs With cells for the gas. which would not
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ways meets the kite surface at right an.
gled TO the surface at that point, the par
alielogram may be drawn at any time by
letting fall a perpendicular from the juno
ton OF the diagonal and the kite surface
and extending q horizontal from the same
point at right angles to the perpendicular.
Right lines from this horizontal and per-
penaicular to second point lower down
| on the diagonal will complete the figure.
Gig. 81
The horizontal line will mark the angle
Of incidence of the air current with the
Kite surface. and the smaller the angle Of
| incidence the greater the lift in proportion
| to the drift and the higher the efficiency Of
| the machine.
| 1t 10 obvious from the foregoing that
the string Will take up a position repre-
senting the diagonal OF the parallelogram
of forces. the horizontal component OF
which stands for the pressure Of the air
current and the vertical for the relative
weight OF the kite and Its load.
| The nearer an absolutely vertical position
| Is reached and maintained by the Kite line
/ the greater the difference between the iift
(, and the drift and the higher the efficiency
/ of the kite running free.
I While an increasing load lowers the en-
/ cheney of the lift, II may be restored by
| u comparatively fmall increase in speed.
/. increased speed within wide limits in
Z creafcs the leverage efficiency. and also
increases the ratio Of lift" to drift
and lessons the necessary area OF sustain
| ing surface as the square root Of the We.
! locity In feet per minute.
/ The power required to drive the arpara-
tus increases as the c1bs Of the speed and
hence for high speeds the weight OF the mo-
tor in pounds per horse power per second
becomes the most important factor.
1 It Is here shown that ~ the speed de.
creases the weight Of the motor may b
Increased till the ordinary commercial
types Of gasoline or steam motors. weigh.
ing twenty TO nifty pounds pr horse pow
| er, become aval.iloie.
Az the drift and the '1ift' co9respont
4 to the sine and cosine Of an ere. It fol.
lows that for an anglo Of fourtesn degree
i from the vertical tn ratio ee the drift q
the lin would b r0ughly = u q. o. en-
1 FOUND PULL WOULD
euPPORN THE k11A
: In Uthsss Fped1s ussA ~ t3ta - - ~ q
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the weight. making many turns in its sp!r-
al path before reaching the earth
When balanced in the air by a strong
breeze and the angle Of incidence reduced
till the flying line assumed a horizontal po-
eition. thus measuring the drift" the pull
on the string dropped upon one occasioS as
low as six ounces. with total weight Of
thirty-six ounces. The ratio OF "lift" to
drift in this instance was six to one.
RECENTLY COMPLETED
SANTOS-DUMONT NC. 3.
The latest data on this subject refer TO
the little Santos-Dumont No. s. recently
completed and successfully operated in
Paris.
! The most interesting point for the pur-
poses of the present discussion is that an
air thrust OF about sixty-dve pounds was
obtained with a three-horse-power motor.
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Many models Of tAsss ships. NV AdA b
secret in several parts Of the world. VIII
b embodied In huge haIlooos ane Tying
shipo
Professor q P. Langley. Aevn On the Pc
tomae. has bsen sending great winged ma
chine through the air q terrific sped.
This scientist has. - Jet. fAilsd to dsvulgs
the secret Of his machine. only meager 70
ports and less accurate descriptions coming
from the Isolated section IN which the pro-
fessor and his associates were At work.
A newcomer In the field Of airship con-
struction il Bernard Beskow. civil ensi-
neer, residing In New York.
From the plans OF the invention with
which Mr.. Bsskow intends to compete for
the rich priSes at ST. Louis. this airship II
. distinct departure from models that have
been shown.
II n an aeroplane much AFTER the appear
ancs Of the machines with which SUCCESS
full flights have been made. but he combines
wtnsS and the uGe Of gas in IN ingenious
manner.
Mr.. Beskow makes the bold statement
that his aeroplans Will ny and that he in
tends to sail II above the housetops CT New
York before many moons have passed.
The inventor does not geek to hide any
Of the details. He tells the story OF his ship
IN plain wogda
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per hour for the shor. time II was In the
air.
When Il II realized that twelve men are
necessary 70 develop one horsepower by
turning cranks. the failure of man to propei
himself through the air by means Of his
own power Is understood.
The extraordinary development OF light
and efficient gas and steam motors for auto
mobiles In the last few years puts a new
face on the problem Of aerial locoraotion-
A tweney-fo specimen Of the Eddy type
has superficial area Of about % square
feet. and at q speed OF twenty miles per
hour should have q Tiff OF something over
80 pounds.
With q ratio Of but four to one '.iif.'' 20
drift" the engine and propeller OF the San
tos-Dumont. No. .. could thus be depended
upon to pull 80 pounds through the air al
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ssction Of Foster Ailey. where 20 Italians
live.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY RERUHiLc.
Nearly one-tenth the population OF 81.
Louis lives within an area Is. blocks long
and I'VE blocks wide. This section. which
is identical with the Second Precinct Of
the Fourth Police District. 10 the most
crowded section Of st. Louis. II contains
6 900 persons. Of all nationaiities and speak
ing all languages
Within this densely populated district IL
another district which contains 5000 per-
sons. This second district. which contains
more families to the block than any other
part Of the city. is confined to the territory
bounded on the south by Wash street. on
the north by Cars avenue. on the east b
Third erect. and on the west by Elsventh
street.
In this district wealth 10 curiosity.
comforts are luxurIes, and necessities are
often unknown. Here. on the other hand,
real estate men reap their largest profits.
! A small sum invested in tenement property
returns big dividends. Owners OF real es-
tate in the Sums do not spend much money
on improvements.
MANY RACES REPRE6DagTU
In the crowded district IN the North xnd
are found representatives Of ali ne raess
Of Europe-ths lowest types Of European
citizenship that the Old World can dump
on American shores. There also afs found
sx-convicts. The lowest types Of saloon loaf
| err. and the turbulent 'class Of neoroeA
Ths district also contains many e TN
/ hardest working citisens 70 b found IN thu
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zaP oFAR.5HY WITH WINGS EXTENDED.

which. with only q ratio of Tiff to drift
OF five to one In Il properly constructed
aerodrome. would support 22s pounds. or
weight greater than the Santos-Dumont No.
9 and It's operator combined.
Sixteen feet per second IS but little more
than ten miles per hour. /
More powerful machines. including the
Spencer machine, O. London. have accom-
plished not mora than two or three zines
this speed.
speed OF twenty miles per hour is IN
doubtedIy within the scope Of the present
commercial gasolene and other vapor mo-
tors by means OF aeroplanes, and with i'm
pfovement in the motor the 'heavier-than-
air. machines therefore commence about
where balloons left on
The first machine to hy-Professor Lang
1ey's-made a speed Of about thirty miles
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Q speed Of from tWsiV0 . tVenI 10 -
hour.
IMPORTANCE OF NV
STEAM TCRBINEA
The new high-speed sesam turbines nov
successfully COMPETING v1fh lov-sDeed ~
ciprocating engines for an eaassO II vof8
oner untold possibilities IN thas eCnneeefo1
There is an enormous FED fae ths aero
drome In the transpcrsatio1 Of man and
express matter alone
machine Of Sufficient eavaeify - sAx1y
one man At . Sped Of Affsa - sv0N
miles per hour Vim psobahay - 0Ado q .
cost Of something under ~.
The possibilities Of the Suh9sao asO -
great for general appreciated
A traffic Hne with no nna1nf9nA1eo q W1y
expenses is certainly IDEAL and 01gt Drvvo
profitable
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upper doors. containing N rooms ars
swarming with life.
In these three doors iive ~ persona Yet
an the rooms In the building are net oe-
cupisd. In the Ashley building are Poland.
era Italians. 0ermana IsiaA, Bohsunians
Hungarians and 1lsvs.
Patrolman wardensl1. vAs valln the
beat which includes he Aaaisv building,
Ueaks seven languaSeA
FAMILIES OCCUPY ofsD ROOM
ne families In thiD budding occupy two
q three rooms each. WAiIo many Of the
rooms have windows spsnfng - ~ strest
q On pack perch. thRu aru roouas b the
interior Of ths building which have no out
door Window These rooms are ughtotl
49, u skyught - ~ I'll NsAe If
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MOST DENSELY POPULATED DISTRICT
CONTAINS SIXTY THOUSAND PERSONS.
Section Bounded by the Riv,r,
Sixteenth Street, Wash Stree
and Cass Avenue Provides
Homes for One-Tenth of
the Population of
St Louis.

-Bed-Bug Row" Is the name which haA
been given TO Hardy's fats on Fourteenth
street. between O'Fallon street and Cass
avenue. In these hats fifty families find ac-
oommodstion. most OF them occupying but
one room. Many Of the rooms are lighted
with but one window. and the door. II It
happens to be open. The police say that
the class Of people occupying these fats
h higher than that which occupied them
Q year ago.
In the alley between Broadway and Sixth
street and reaching from Carr street &c.
o'Fallon street, . distance Of two blocks
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i've - Italians. This quarter b called
~Fostsf alley"
CROWDED ROW OF FLATS.
On one ode Of the part of Foster alley ex-
tending from Carr street to Biddle street
70 large stable. and ON the other side b
row Of two-story hats. On each door or
thsss Oats are tive rooms. Some OF the
families occupy both noors. thus having
four rooms. while others only uss two
rooms
When the occupants Of these nats desire
to get Q breath Of fresh air II IL necessary
for them 70 60 into the alley. which h for
them The street on which they live. Most
Of theoo Italians make their living ~ ~
~ Ssndtsa and kmo.s 80 ~.
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Think Of the day you vii be able to step
from the door OF your home In West End or
suburban placs, strap pair OF wings 10
pour shoulders and q half hour later alighf.
Ike . pigeon. upon the window siu OF your
OaRce sixteen Or more stories from the side
walk.
Ycu viii open the window OF your once
With o key, undisturbed By the rustic OF
many broad wings. for broker. bACker and
clerk are pouring from the air to the busiest
mart Of the world
Who shall say that this condition viii
not exist before the world shall have passed
many miIestones On its eternal journey?
In the light Of recent discoveries In cleo
tr1city and the Development Of powerful. yet
hight, electric and gasoline motors. the spec
tacIe OF the skies being swept by countless
siIken and canvas wings II not beyond the
realm Of possibility.
Gi.igfbls balloons. with a view to navigating
the air. Just rs they pfor through the seas
With their machines OF war.
In the construction OF the air1hip that
vii become practical there II yet q de-
s.sion 70 b reached
WIN the Tying machine Of the future com.
prise Q e1fken bag 6lied with gas and 4
motor TO drive II on its course or win the
theory Of generations that II men live above
The earth they must do so with the aid Of
WfnGH, a. dy ali BIRDS determine the con-
o1uu6on OF This rrob3em7
Must the air ear b heavier or lighter than
ne a1ff
Scientists Of many countries are more
acefvo and determined IN their experiments
Today 70 solve the puzzle OF aerial locomo-
hon than ssef bsfore.
The success Of eantos-Dumont In Par.s
With his numerous balloons. which obeyed
h1s VIII fn many trying voyages, has ses
many minds TO working upon this problem.
and hardly . week passes In which there Il
not advanced some new theory.
The posdb1ities Of . navfs7bls vessel Of
ebe air. not only ~ Q means OF national
oefs01s. but 70 serve commercial interests,
cannot b foretoid.
The evolution Of kites has solved many q
vennG problem. - ". R. Kimhef explains
IN IN accompanying articlA There are
many active minds engaged along this line.
Am6HP CONTEST
AT TIE WORLDS FAR
Next summer at the Louisiana Purchase
2Do1ltion aifship and aaropians viii con-
teot Tor omeo IN pr1xesL
The coutagtants VII represent several
OouH13o9
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05

Many Of our farmers find great diff.
dcuty in securing hands to gather
their crops after they have been
raised
One great trouble is that factories
give much larger compensation to
their employees and require fewer
hours of labor. 1t is therefore natural
that an ablebodied man should prefer
to go where he gets more pay for less
work Even the farmer boys are
with difficulty kept upon the farm,
They tire of the schedules run upon
SO many farms: getting up at o a.
NJ; working until II M; going back
to work at l u. m; stopping when II
gets too dark for any more work !;
feeding the stock or cleaning the sta,
BILE after dark; eating supper between
and p. m; then, too tired for read.
ing or any of the pleasures Of the
family circle, going to bed, to awake
next morning to the same weary round
of duties.
VIII not the use OF up-to-date farm
implements make 1t possible to do so
much more work in day, that the
hours for labor may be shortened and
the farmer then stand better chance
to compete with the factories in hir.
ing competent hands?
We throw this out as suggestion,
which our farmers. may think upon
and accept or reject, as in their tudg.
ment SEEING hest
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05
A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does for the
stomach that which it is unable ~ do
for itself, even when but slightly dis
ordered or overloaded. Kodol Dyspep-
STA Cure supplies the natural juices of
digestion and does the work of the
stomach, relaxing the nervous tension,
while the inflamed muscles of that or
gan are allowed to rest and heal Kod-
.ol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and enables the stomach and di-
gestive organs to transform all food in
to rich, red blood. Sold by G. NJ. Cros-
by & Co.
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A SYMPOSIUM,

"What is the secret of success?"
asked the Sphinx.
"Push," said the Button.
Take palms." said the Win
dow.
"Never be led" said the Pencil.
BE up to date, SAID the cal
ender.
Always keep COOL" said the
Ice
"Do business on tick" said the
Clock.
"Never lose your head" said
the Barrel.
"Do q driving business" said
the Hammer.
"Aspire to greater things, SAID
the Nutmeg
"Make light CT everything, :"
said the Fire.
MAKE much of small things"
said the Microscope.
Never do anything offhand, !"
said the Glove.
"Spend much time in refec-
ton, said the Mirror.
Get good pull with the ring"
said the Doorbell.
"Be sharp IN all your deal
ings," said the Knife.
Find good thing and stick to
it," said the Glue.
Trust to your stars for sue
cess said the Night.
'Strive to make a good impress
sion, said the Seal. Life.
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A REMARKA ABLE CASE.

One of the most remarkable cases of n
cold, deep-seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude + =.
Fenner, Marion, Ind, who was entirely
cured by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says: The coughing and
straining so weakened me that ran
down in weight from las to 50 pounds
L tried a number of remedies to no
avail until used One Minute Cough
Cure. Four bottles of this wonderful
remedy cured me entirely of the cough,
strengthening my lungs and restored
me to my normal weight, health and
strength" Sold by @. Al. Crosby & Co.
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Paragraphs.

Out of season-an empty pep
per box.
Virtue generally wears last
years clothes.
Some men act first and reason
afterwards.
We get the better of argument
without proving that we are right.
The trouble with the family
skeleton is that it comes to life.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05
Antioch.

Prof D A Sewell, also Miss
Fannie Lou Manning, of Walesca,
are visiting home folks.
J n Kemp and family visited
his mother at Macland Saturday
and Sunday
Mrs @ f Sewell is suffering
with eresipelas OH the hand.
Mrs F A Sprayberry, who has
been visiting her sons, has re-
turned home. Jim.
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FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
The New Way of Using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.

Mr.. Arthur Chapman writing from
Durham, Natal, South Africa, says: LAS
proof that Chamberlain s Cough REM
dy is cure suitable for old and young,
l pen you the following: A neighbor
of mine had child just over two
months old. 1t had ve-y bad cough and
the parents did not know what to give
it. l suggested that if they would get
a bottle of chamberlain s Cough Reme-
dy and put some upon the dummy teat
the baby was sucking it would no doubt
cure the child. This they did and
brought about quick relief and cured
the baby" This remedy is for sale by
]. w. Ltgg & Co.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05

Here is lesson in thrift from an es-
teemed contemporary: IF you had be-
gun five years ago to lay up a dollar a
week and put it in the savings bank
you would now have more than 1915 -
and in the meantime you'd have hardly
missed it. The same result can be ac-
compished in the next five years if you
begin this week"
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CURED OF PILES AFTER 40 YEARS

Mr.. G. Haney, of Geneva, o., had the
piles for 40 years. Doctors and dollars
could do him no lasting good. DEWITT
Witch Hazel Salve cured him perma-
nently. Invaluable for cuts, burns,
bruises. sprains, decorations, eczema,
letter, salt rheum, and all other skin
diseases. Look for the name Dewitt on
the package other are cheap, worth
less counterfeits. Sold by @. NJ. Crosby
4 Co.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05

There is quite difference be-
tween striking a man senseless
and striking him centless.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05

A woman never quarrels with
herself unless there is no one else
to quarrel with
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05

Any woman will tell you that it
easier to keep a diary than to
keep a cook
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ANNOUNCER EMIT.

The following ticket for Mayor and
Council is announced by their friends,
subject to white primary, under the
rules prescribed by the Executive Com
mittee
For Mayor:
j. E. MOTLEY.
For Councilmen
j. NJ. STONE, A. NJ. IQDBs,
G. A. GUYVov, j. P. I&ie, p
W. A. DUPRE, T. NJ. BRUMBY, JR.
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The devil doesn't loose any
sleep over the fellow who swears
off for month.
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The proudest thing in the world
is a girl with her first beau.
ANXIOUS MOMENTS.

Some OF the most anxious hours of a |
mothers life are those when the little |
ones of the household have the Group. |
There is no other medicine SO egectiV9l
in this terrible malady as Fole 49,,
ely and Tar. 1t is household!
for throat and lung troublesz
contains no opiates or othc
can be safely given Sol:
Crosby & 90. - 4.
No woman Is ~
shoes large enoJf
APoLIoEMAY
in. PatssmOn.
medi
physi
A fri6
and Ia !. (. +.
cured M
cough and
Sold by G ||
You ne
nature y
Foley |||' s
and colds S
Co.
)riends
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05

Some of the most anxious hours of
mothers life are those when the little
ones of the household have the Group.
There is no other medicine so egectiya.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-11-05

| hold City Treas. rec
eipt for ........... S1315 81
And Treas. School Bod
receipt for. ......... 1900 90 $26l5 81
j. M. AUSTIN, Clerk.
Receipt for $500 90 examined and
approved. A. NJ. DoBBs,
Chm. Fin. Com.