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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

BEGAN a second attempt. This time
they ran too near the surface. and the
earth cavod In Fortunately the ON.
cials Of the prison attributed the hole
to rats. and the prisoners were left
unmolostod 20 start a third tunnel
All the party, except Rose and Ham.
iitou. now gave up in despair. but
these two intrepid spirits noy lost
hope Abandoning the idea Of reach.
Ing the canal they directed their
fourth tunnel toward a yard opposite
the prison Gradually those who had
given up began 10 return. For ~
nights (they had already wasted 30
on the other tunnclsi They worked In
three shifts. with a broken shovel.
two csse knives and a small wooden
box In which the earth was removed.
Only one man could dis at q time.
The others were busy scattering the
earth uu the floor and covering g. up
with straw. aud tanning air in 90 the
workers by means OF q rubber blanket
stretched on a frame.
The last tw0 nights Rose spent the
entire time in the tunnel himself.
doing twice as much work as had
previously been accomplished by the
three shifts, On the last niEht he
abandoned the horizontal and struck
upward for the surface. Powerful
man though he was. his strength had
been Slapped by his unremitting labor
ln the foul atmosphere lie felt him.
self faintinR; but be was too weak 90
make his way back SO feet 70 the eel.
lar. The shovel dropped from his
grasp. and with the last effort OF de.
spair he turned on his back and drove
his hands upward against the roof.
The earth gave way before him. and
his head emerged into the night just
as the sentinel o. the other side Of
the street called out, "Halfpast one.
and ans Welt"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

There is a story often told 70 illus.
trata the manner Ia which President
Lincoln was hesieged by commission.
seekers. Hearing that a brigadieF
general and his horse had been cap
tured, and the general taken to Rich.
mond, he asked eagerly about the
horse.
THE horsel" exclaimed his IN.
formant You want to know about
the horse2"
Eyes. said lincoln. Il can make
q brigadier any day, but the horse was
valuable.
To this John Russell Young, IN his
memoirs. adds a similar tale. he was
calling upon Lincoln one day az the
White House
a met so-and-so on the steps. be
remarked
Yes. replied the President I
have just made his son a ~bFlEadier
"A gonorall exclaimed Mr. Noung.
In astonishment
Yea. said Mr. Lincoln, with !
great WEAKNESS you know / mus,
havs some time tor something
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08
PUT RATHER 70 DEATH.
ella Monsters Victory Wen at ceas q
His Own Life.

DR.. James "a Buiitt 81 Louisville.
writes Of a gilA monster and a rattle.
snake: "A two years residence 10
Arizona made me quite familiar with
both OF these reptiles Cor a vood part
o. the time / had one o. the former
tied TO the lex az ms once table By 8
ring IN his native habitat the moa.
ster Is credited with being the onemy
q the attloSnake and Is said % AN
him. Chsncing 10 have both reptiles
on hand az the same time ] pat their
la q iarge box toEelher aud awaited
results
The mytior cooled ia Cuo end az he
box. the monster would uatale up C
him. root under his coils VITA Ills nose
ana nnally nip 3oWa ON a coil neai
the tall The RATHER would thea sprius
% thC other end az the bex and rseou
After this had happened a numscr o..
times the monster nnaliy sucoeetea ir
sclEiug the snake b. lhe mech. iasi
back % tho head
Ike held a erm srip unul the sake
was chokoA q DEATH The monster
sickgned and diod a couple 81 DAYS
ansrward on removing his ssin
found two -panctarra wounds Ca his
back evidently ne uesalt ~ ms
snakes having struck Aim once
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08
- ~ cANARY eHuMMgo.
Strange Friendship That Was Eness
n Tragic Manner.

This is the strsnge tale Of Dick and
Tom. Dick was a pretty. jolly. and
very tame canary. Tom is the intelll-
gent cat which allows the family Of
the narrator 10 live with him. he IS
a noble fellow. as good as gold Dick
and Tom we're great friends The bird
had much freedom and would often
rest between Toms two front paws
aud chirp away Et him Sometimes
the cat would lap the brides feathers.
SO very gently. yet il was thought By
cniockers the little creature did not
really enjoy the bath. but be would
endure 81 for g Httle while. Wben the
cage door was opened he would Gy cut
and first rest en- TOMS head right be-
tween his ears and begin 90 sing the
cat keeping as stll as 8 mouse until
his little piayfellow finished his soag
The trick took place nearly every
morning But one day q strange puss
marked like Tom wandered int0 the
room and she maid. believing IL was
Tom. opened the cage door. Dick few
toward the usurper 70 rest OF the
friendly head as usual. but there was
a wild spring. q snap. and poor little
Dick was dead, There has been
mourning in that household. aad none
OF the humans has gfieved more or felt
worse than old Tom. who goes mewins
and calling for the little bird But no
pretty nun 81 yellow and green aies
20 him. chirplng cheerful greetings
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08
atsS fa
% -
a REMARKABLE ESCAPE
Last oespairlna Effort Of = Tunnel
Digger Gains Him Liberty.

Among the remarkable means
adopted by the prisoners in the civil
war to escape were their tunnels. mar
wells Of ingenuity and perseverance.
The ground around the southern pris-
ons at A~ndersonville. Salisbury.
Savannah. Danyille and Macon was
fairly honeycombed with tunnels that
were rarely pushed to successful
completion.
When everything was seemingly
propitious and the prisoners we're only
waiting for a stormy night on which
10 remove the final cap OF earth and
rush forth to freedom, some accident
was almost sure to happen, blocking
all their well laid plans. as when at
Savannah a strayIng COW pushed her
nl omened foot through a tunnel
which the imprisoned federals had
carried far beyond the stockade that
inclosed the prison yard.
The most wonderful Of all these
ventures was the tunnel that was bur
rowed cut Of Libby prison in 1854,
BY which t09 union officers escaped.
says the Sunday Magazine. The sue
cess Of the enterprise was due wholly
10 the ipdomitahle energy and unfail-
ing optimism Of two men. Col. Thomas
r. Rose. Of the Seventy-seventh Penn
syivania infantry, and Mai A. G. Ham.
flton, Of the Twelfth Kentucky cav
airy. They began operations with
two case knives. by means Of which
they removed bricks enough from a
fireplace to gain access 10 a seldom
f]requented chamber in the cellar OF
the prison.
So foul and noisome was this dun
Eeou that It was known as the rat
hell. Here ia a -nanseating atmos
phere of sewer gas. the two men.
with the assistance Of as many OF
their comrades as they thought pru
dent TO admit into the secret bur
rowed out under the foundations IN
an attempt 10 reach a sewer which
they knew communicated with a near
by canal The work seemed 10 be adj
vancing favorably. but they had SUM
their tunnel below the level Of thS
canal, and the water suddenly broke
through. almost drowning Rose. Tn
daunted. they stopped the how and
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

A certain Oiicor who had By no
means distinguished himself Ia the
South African war Says Ttnits. re-
tired from the service and built him.
self a villa In a remote spot pm the
coast of novonahire He was show.
ing & 20 a friend one day, and re-.
marked;
'rhe only dimculty J have Is about
q name for the house. / should Ike
20 bic upon something suitable. some
thinE appropriate 10 my military ca.
roor. you know
4 see" replied his friend Thea
why net call Il Tbs RetroAt'r
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08
loKg - nIT - loKana.
Tire Soldiers Washed the CLOTHED
Az Right.

During the American civil war pey.
erai northern soldiers were talking
together one day Just before the ad.
vance upon Corlnth. says a writer In
Philadelphia Ledger. A tail. ungainly
raw recruit stepped up 20 them with
a bundle Of sofled clothes IN his hand
DO you know where / can get this
washing done7" he asked.
Two Of the group were practical
jokers. A bright thought flashed
into their heads. and. as the sequel
shows. unfortunately found expires.
sion. "Oh. yes. we know. Just go up
there with your bundle. pointing to
the headquarters Of General Grant
You will see a short. stout man
describing the general-who does
washing. Take your bundle to him.
The recruit thanked them and walked
on in the direction indicated
lie gained entrance to headquarters
and stood in the generals presence.
What a / do for your" said Gen
eral Grant Il was directed here by
a couple OF soldiers. They told me
that you did washing. and / have a
bundle here" General Grant proba-
bly, enjoyed the situation. but hts inn
perturbsble face did not relax. He
simply asked the question, Gould you
identify these men again." Yes,
sir. Very well; you shall have the
chance"
Turning 20 an orderly he directed
him to call a guard. go with the re-
cruit 20 where the jokers were stand
ing. ready to enjoy his discontinue,
and let him identify them.
Take the men e the guardhouse
give them this mans bundle Of clothes
and make them wash It thoroughly.
See that the work is done we'll" The
general was obeyed 10 the letter.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08
REPORTING AT HEADQUARTERS.
-Prediesmsnt Of a Young Private Who
Had Been Stealing Haversaeks.

Prsdieament Of a Young Private Who
Had Been Stealing Haversaeks.
III the cap fits. wear 81" runs the
old adage. Sometimes the knowledge
that 81 might easily ft cannot be con
cealed by the conscious nl-doer. aud
he publicly puts on the cap. and there
by coRfesses his guilt Mr.. Frank
Wilkeson. the author OF "Recollec-
tons Of a Private Soldier, had an ex-
perience OF this nature. he vas
scarcely more than a lad. a young prl.
vate Ia the civil war. when the incl
dent occurred.
On the fourth day OF the battle OF
Cold Harbor the captain delivered TO
me- an order TO repair at once 10 head
quarters and report TO Adjutant Gen.
eral Williams. My heart sank. had
been stealing hayersacke: I had been
impudent 20 officers I had been doing
lots of things 7 ought not Now Tor al.
This ends my career. I thought
The captain said, Wash up. get a
horse, and accompany tho orderly" I
Ignored the first portion OF the order.
bat obtained a horse. and rode or.
sluuch-hatted. blouseless and supreme
ly dirty. I had fun belief was to be
severely punished. Certain sheep
weighed heavily on my conscience ]
~ransackcd nay memory and dragged
forth all my military misdeeds /
knew ! must a. least be court-mar.
tailed. I concluded finally that /
should not escape with less than
shooting.
] asked the orderly IL General WI.
liams was very sayage.tempered He
replied that the general was the kind
est man In the army. and felt q M.
tie treasured. AT last i burst out
witht
See here, what do you suppose he
wants OF mc2 I've been ~disobeying
orders. stealing h~ayereacks. and been
impudent q some Of the Incompetent
officers"
The orderly laughed loudly.
When We reached General VII
iiams' tent I was really frightened
hair ont Of my senses and I strobe
IN. hat on my head The handsome
general smiled kindly AZ me. aud
asked me to be- seated. How I wished
had washed aud brushed The dirt
on he asked me many questions.
grew confidential. and finally con.
feased my fright and my sins The
general tried 20 look severe. but he
had 90 laugh when / had finished
he said. pleasantly
You are not going 70 bee shot, your
crimes hardly deserve that have
e FOR sou TO tell you you are ap.
pointed second lieutenant 90 the
Fourth regiment of the United States
artillery. Get your discharge. and
come 10 me u you need money 10
travel with. or for cluthcs
Ne was so gracious 90 me, a dirty
private that my eyes hlled with tears,
I could not speak & thank him. and ]
came very ear 20 crying outright
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

The Illustrations Of Mr.. Brennan's
invention explain rather graphically
how he applies the g~yroscope 10 bis
two-wheel ar II should be under
stood that this Is the invention. The
motor which ~actuates and propels the
a Is no novelty. and the car itself.
which seems 20 be built upon the chas-
SIS Of an automobile. Sc only expert
mental
Brennan's Modus opsrsndi.
Fitted on the car are two fywheels.
which are revoiyed By electric motors
In different directions az high yelocl-
ties. To reduce friction the hywheels
revolve in vacuums. 50 great is the
energy stored up IN the wheels By this
means that II the driving power is cut
OF altogether when they are revolving
at fun speed the wheels viii srn run
al a sufficient velocity TO give stabil-
ity 10 the vehicle for a long time
from Is minutes 70 an hour is the
claim.
So far As the gyroscopes are con
cerned. it Is said that they are so ar
ranged that they work automatically
and do not require the watchfulness
Of human control The car may be
driven by any OF the powers now in
uEe-electricity. gasoline OF steam.
The mechanism Is a very small part
Of the a In the model il amounts TO
FIVE per cent Of the total weight Of the
car. but in the full-sized vehicle now
being constructed il viii be proportion
ately less-twO per cent is the est-
mate.
Speed Of the G~yroseopes.
In the models the g-yrosoopes run at
the rate OF about 1000 revolutions a
minute; in the full-sized machine they
win run at a rate OF about 5000. To
guard against the intense wear and
tear Of the delicate mechanism. the
gyroscope machinery IS fitted with ball
bearings. Mr.. Brennan has introduced
his own system OF lubrication. which
causes the working part 10 run on a
constant h}m Of al and reduces the
friction 10 an innnltCsimal minimum.
Now. the remarkable feature OF this
car Is found when the load Is moved
10 "a side. Ordinarily that side
should be lower THAI the light side.
but with the gyroscope monoraiI the
reverse IS the case The heavy side
actually rises higher than the side
that IS light owing 20 the balancing
impulse Of the gyrosoope machinery.
Little electric current IS required %
run the "gyros. owing 70 the care
taken 10 reduce friction 10 a minimum.
But il is essential while the car is on
the rail or on a cable-for Il can run
upon either and maintain its balance
that the gyrosr continue In mo-
ton. When their spinning comes 20
an end. the car. naturally. fails over
on its side. The gyros are So nicely
poised and 50 wei fabricated that. as
has been remarked they continue 10
rotate Tor some time after the power
Z which drives them Is cut on. In order
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

Post Sc balance A ssnsi cable vas
iaid 90 the sr1una 10 TIE fa7n u q
mynoaram and argnr6 thla fhe Tyr1
car traced la aay with weasioa aad
celebrity
Mr. hreunan. VITO iE IS feage oi1. ig
best kngun for hia torpedo walet ne
British government prTcasse5 sdne
years aeo FOR hair "a miin0n dollars
For ihls invention. which Is n'Etiy w.
gafGef Ga British naval circles. SIR
Brennan was made a cgmpani1n ~ ne
bath ia 1894 He h consulting en-
gineer o. the Brennan torpedo factory.
He says TIE ryroecope ear O. 40 10
venti0n UPON which Sc hza besn s1.
gagged nearly al bis life TIE isea
came 70 him when be arat Travelled
along an Australian read The rad
a badly made. fall o. rstS and the
bodies Of the cars rested On lsathsr
instead Of springs
During part o. his experiments TIE
BriuRh var oHce came % M. Brem-
mans aid. Tor the army counel BE-
heTeB the possession o. the u0n0rsfl
81 the greatest importance The VA
once gave the inventor 21000o % con
tinue his experiments. and the c1-Bci
not only made frequent visits 20 tie
workshop. but invited the inventor 70
give two confidential lectures On ths
subject before the chiefs q the corpa
Of engineers a. Chatham
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08
MxSe faINvgY c0nnaSes e ne HlErs

10 provide against accidents The car is
equipped with what misht b. called
a cruteh. which may b. lct doeu b.
the movement of a lever. and So main-
tained AZ level while the car and
gyros p az rest
Kept Secret fer Two Years
Although Mr., Brennan completed his
m0nor0n two years age az The request
OF the British war once be kept d So
eret until a month or 50 aeo. when an
exhibition took placo before the Royal
society. Mr., brennan showed hts
working model Ia his own grounds AZ
Chatham q a few persons who are Ga.
tCrested in the novel railway
AT the demonstration al his home
whore be has laid a rail and stnctched
a cable which torothor give en- mini.
allure almost every dlalcult kind 90
country 90 Which ~rauroading IS Na
Bile. AIR nrennane little car, Nhloh is
built 20 oneelrhth scale carrscd a man
weighing rec pounds nUrlng one 81 the
tests tho inventors little daaEhter
was a PASSENGER The machine
dashed np inclines of one "a nvo ana
skirted alons the side 81 4 nm which
sloped AZ an angie 81 s. Round acute
curves h rgn without any loss II sta,
b.liy 90 a~pprcciaale ioss az speed II
crossed miniature chasms ga a steel
cahie and vas stopped halfway across
Butfl Id Was rfotarrarhe1 hnt noror
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

the rail. raised the load aud permitted
exceedingly high speeds A speed Of
tS2 miles an hour Was said 70 be pos
sible by this system. but Il Is needless
20 add. these figures are entirely theo-
reticaL
German Road Successful,
The Irish monorail and the German
aerial system have been put to prac
IDEAL test and the latter. especially,
appears TO have been regarded as sue
cessful Neither, however. has led %
the building Of any similar roads Re
markable and picturesque as r both
these railways Mr, Bronnan's gyro-
scope system has excited far more
wondermcnt
High speed Is one OF the advantages
claimed for Mr. Rrennan's gyroscope
car. He Is quoted as predicting that
SOC miles an hour Is neither imposst
BILE nor lm~pracdcable Il Is true that
few persons would be willing 60 IN
trust themselves ln a railway train
maintaining such speed. and IN prac
tee Il mlght be found more p~roataplo
10 saunler along The mou0fail az a
mere l26 miles an haur regether
with shis tremendous speed. according
10 he invontoF. tho monoraii system
carries absolute safety with Vliahif
ity. Tho hlsh speed be sAys VIII rest
rather than fatigue those Nho travel
~ TIE monorAih
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

10 continue his experiments. and Ny.
Brennan has intimated that IL is In The
British colonies that the system vii.
first be put into actual use
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

New YORK city Ia E8W Eruw1xg a.
ths rate o. aaoE as peraszH ezea
dzy.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

Smokers Mrs 70 @A G1r Le-9
Em3w nw E 80 IT. EgE caE 60
LewE Fu1rTs HeI1a IL
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

BIB-Dt6 gsu say De haa karss
sense
Gl-Eos why. - hasn't evsz &c
EI3e sense I newer kEew M- 90
kick f1 hts Mfeg-ECnkarB stzrZ-zz
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

II IS believed that the FIRST practical
monoral using the ~gyrosoope VII BE-
built In India. for the India oEoe ~
Gently granted the anvsator SIS 90
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08

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borEa
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-08
ARdIrooalN0
*oNQ6Mle
Rol or

New York-Of the several monOrail
systems demonstrated during the last
half-doEen years, none Is so fascinat-
ing and astonishingly spectacular as
the gyroscope car, recently exhibited
in England by its inventor. Louis
Brennan, G. b.
Unlike some other attempts TO solve
the problem Of transferring passen-
gers and freight speedily. safely and
cheaply from one city to another. Mr..
Brennan's system is so exceedingly
simple that wonder Sc expressed that
It was not before thought Of and given
70 an -expectant world.
The MonoraiI Principle.
The principle. Of course, IS not new,
for IS years have passed since Prof.
W. X. Johnson devised the gyroscope.
in order 10 illustrate the dynamics Of
rotating bodies. and his invention, In
the shape OF a toy, Is familiar to every
one; but the application, or at least
the method Of applying the ~gyroscope
to balance a car suspended upon a
single rail or a cable, is entirely novel
Some years 3 a certain scientist APP
piled the principle 70 a boat but. while
be was eminent, he was impractical.
and the invention was a failure. The
principle WIS sound, and n It we're
not. the inhabitants Of this planet
would have a sorry time Of IL. for
every day and constantly the earth,
revolving around the sun, and spin.
ming as IL goes. shows the principle IN
use.
While the gyroscope car is an orig.
inal invention the monorail is by no
means untried There IS a monoran-
way In operation to-day in Germany.
Cars havF been running upon the sys-
TEN, which follows the River Wupper
through Barmen. Elberfeld and Woh'
winkel, for the last three years. BY
this system the wheels are on top Of
the Ears. which travel on an elevated
road from which they are suspended
Balance IS easily obtained and fairly
high speeds are said "a have been Sc
cured
System Used in ireland.
About four years ago q monorail
system was tried al Ballybunnion. Ire
land. This was q ground railway
and the line being only some IS miles
long was only experimental Both
cars and locomotive straddled the
road, embracing Il as a rider does q
horse. Stability was obtained by q
set of wheels which followed a rail on
either side OF the triangular track
While the weight was borne By one
rail- ia reality there were three rails
for without the guide rails travelling
on the road would have been. 10 say
the least precarious Speeds OF ilt
miles an hour have been made. Il IN,
claims be credited.
Prof c. A. Albertson. an -clectrica.
engineer. invented a magnetic mono
rail- system which. three years ago
excited considerable enthusiasm. By
this system electric magnets grippec
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