Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-05

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French balloon LIsle de France. pilot
ed by Leblanc and Mix, which came tt
earth at Herbertsville. n. j., SGT mile.
distant from ST. Louis. The THIRD
prize goes to another German balloon
the Dusseldorf, piloted by Won Aber
cron and Heideman, for going S25 mile.
to Dover, Del The American balloon
st. Louis. sailed by Hawley and Post
took the fourth place With flight t.
Westminster. Md. q distance of 13(
miles. Their gas gave out at this
point. Chandler and Mccoy, who las,
week won the Lahm cup by thcil
fight from st. Louis to Walton. w. Va
distance of 475 miles. were fifth il
the race in their balloon America, land
ing at Portland. Md, distance OF
725 miles. The Anjou of France. op
Grated by Cashier and Levee, came tt
the earth at Armenius Mines, Va. 70(
miles from the starting point. The
German balloon Abercron managed by
Nickel and Denig. reached Manassas
Va. ESQ miles. Major II. B. uersey
and A. Il. Atherlolt, In the American
balloon United States. terminated theil
voyage at Caledonia. Ont. $50 miles
from st. Louis. while Griffith Brewer
and Lieutenant Barbazon in the Lo
tus H., landed in Ohio, 375 miles from
the point of ascension.
The worlds balloon record which
has stood for seven years, was estab
lished in 1900 by Count Henri Dele
vaux, who covered 1900 miles in s
balloon from Paris into Russia. rs
broke the record established July
1859. by Professor John Wise, who
covered distance Of 1.15O miles from,
| st. Louis to Henderson, n Y.
| Beachy Wins Airship Sprint.
In the dirigible balloon race will
which the great aeronautic tournament
at st. Louis closed Lincoln Beachy OF
Omaha was victorious over Thomas
Baldwin, his former teacher. Beachy
navigated his cigar shaped vessel Will
Il gasoline motor from the balloon,
grounds to the Blair monument and
back. distance of two miles, in fou1
minutes and thirty seconds, winning
the first prize of 1,500.
Numerous Spots on the Sun.
Professor John Brashear of Pitts,
burg reports that the surface of the
sun has been literally covered with
spots for the last week or two. several
of which could be seen with the naked
eye. Five groups extended to the eQua-
torial region, where they do not usually.
occur, and one of these was estimated
to cover 100000 square miles.
A New Diamond Maker.
A report from Paris tells of dis.
diamond making which is distinct
advance upon the Moisson crystal car,
bon making. The new method is cred
tied by the Academy of Science to
Aristide Charette. chemist hitherto
unknown. He says he has formed
minute diamonds by passing feeble
electric current through tube con
tanning sulphuret of carbon and metals
| like iron.
To Build House In Day.
| One of the latest schemes developed
| by Thomas a. Edison, the noted cleo
trician. is the plan Of building house
Of solid concrete by means of an irol
mold, into which the soft material ca,
be turned until the building is com
plete even to the top of the chimney
This mold, he says, will permit tht
| construction of Il house with the roof
heating pipes. stairs. window sashes
mantes. plumbing. floors and bath
tubs all of concrete. The only woot
used will he strips on the sides of the
floor to take tacks for carpet and the
front stoop, and even this latter, he
thinks. may be avoided. The mole
will cost about $4,000. but may be
used indefinitely. 1t is left in position
for six days TO permit the concrete tt
thoroughly settle and harden. when il
may be removed for further use. Mr.
Edison estimates that a moderate sZet
house can be built in twelve hours an(
| at cost of $1,000. 1t would he proof
against damage by fire and children
| and would last practically forever