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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12

Sinner Local Institute.

The Local Institute of Sinner
is called to meet at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ, Nov IA.
PROGRAM.
Arithmetic-paragraphs GA to
40; G. r. Jaroszewski class lead
er.
Percentage, Miss Amsler class
leader.
Arithmetic in the Second grade
Miss Lizzie Kyle. leader.
The First Reader, Miss Mary
Kavanagh, leader.
Grammar Chapter v; Miss
Berta Thornton, leader.
Case, R. W. JANSEN, leader.
All members are expected to
do any wjrk called for by the
class leaders.
A full attendance is desired.
7. j. Ponton, cond.;
Berta Thornton, Sec.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
To Whom it may concern:

The Second Quarterly Meeting
of the Directors of Branch No. l
of the Hochheim Prairie Fire and
Storm Insurance Association
will take place at the Opera House
at Sinner on Saturday, Dec. II,
1908.
Parties wishing to have houses
insured will please notify the I'M
dersigned not later than Dec. Il;
and parties having certificates to
get, will call on the afternoon OF
said Dec, 18th, at meeting, for
same. o. w. MILLER, Sec.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
A Wedding.

Married, las Thursday night
at the home of the bride near
Sinner, John l3ehlen. Jr., and
Miss zander. The ceremony
was performed by. Rev. VIM,
DzieMas and The young couple
left at once for tripto Ballinger,
Texas, to visit the brides broth
er, Mr.. E. H. Ztander. The GA
zETTE extends congratulations
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
Bello News.

The prosperous little city of Bello
some IA miles west Of Cuero on the G.
H. & S. A; Ry., is one of the prettiest
small towns In Texas. Located on
rolling hills, all new homes and bust
ness houses, what could be more in
viting, and when one comes to know
the live progressive and wide-awake
citizens, he is sure there is future
for Bello, and bright one. We do
not insinuate that the town is on a
boom. No; every man that locates
here, it is permanent location.
The new bank, with C. B. Richard
son, cashier, is doing a heavy bust.
ness.
Chas, Wild is the principal dealer
in the town. He has, only recently,
completed two-story building, into
which he moved his stock this week,
with a large 40x7o room upstairs used
as an opera room.
Otto Rou has opened hisnew saloon.
Langley s. Bruening are just com
pleting a big double store, which will
have beautiful glass front
Schroeder, Bros. and families will
move into their beautiful country
homes this week. We welcome them.
Mrs. sam McMurray is justcomplet-
ing new home on her farm.
F. Bunjes and son and families are
in Sinner.
G. Fl. Flato and FIVE home seekers
were in Bello this week.
Mrs. Annie Small spent week in
Gonzales visiting,
Mike Cassidy, living seven miles
from Bello, went to Galveston some
three weeks ago and has never been
heard Of 1t is believed he has been
foully dealt with. His estate, which
was greatly involved, was worth $50
900. His mother is Frustrated.
The Hillman & Son gin at Lindenau
burned last Thursday night. No
cause could be assigned for the burn
ing. Mr.. Hillmann has done q bis
business there this year and we regre
to hear of his misfortune. An insur
ance of $4,000 covered the gin.
There never has been such a crol
made in this section as was made thu
year. From 1-2 to bale to the acre II
the standard on the prairie and the corr
crop was also very heavy.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Sar
McMurray's big barn burnt near Sinner.
! DR. Millener is reported very i'll. d.
was taken to Cuero to be treated by d.
Reuss.
An entertainment was given at tn
home of Joe Dubose last Friday night i
honor of his 10th birthday. Refresh
ments, consisting Of cake and punch
were served. Games were INDUCED Il
! until late hour.
An oyster supper was given at tt
school house by Misses Chess and Menu
z ray last Thursday, some $50 were made
q The Lutheran church was dedicated t
8 day. Pastors from Nixon and San A
3 tonic were preaentand services in En-
Z lish and German were conducted. v
! will have church the Asst and 3rd Sunda
q of each month at 2 o'clock.
. There will be ball given at the nj
=. hall on the 2Oth.. The Sweet Home ba
~ will furnish the music.
i REPRESENTATION is the only pardonat
y excuse the writer can offer for NOT writ
3 soonerand'if this is in print will try
write each week.
a. pello Gazette
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
-Another one Of those enjoy

Another one of those enjoy
able dances is TO be Civ en- at the
Bluecher Park next Saturday,
Nov. 14th. If you like dancing,
be sure and takeit in.
4 THE Hillmann gin at Linden
au was burned last Thursday
the fire was thought to be incen-
diary. The loss was placed at
$4,000 with insurance Of $4,000.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
-The Japanese moving picture

The Japanese moving picture
show was at the Opera House
last Monday night and gave a
good exhibition. A nulnber of
pictures of the Russian-J apanese
war were shown and were very
realistic. A fair sized crowd was
out and seemed to enjoy the oc-
casion.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
School Report.

To the Hon. School Board Sinner
Public Schools:
Gentlemen.-I hereby submit the fol-
lowing report of the schools under
your supervision, for the month end
ing Oct. 80, 1908;
WHITE SCHOOL.
Number of new entries this month 8.
Number Withdrawn this month. 3.
Number now belonging. .....,.. .1F.
No. OF days attended this month 1924
Average daily attendance. ..... .1A.
Number of days absent. $50. SO.
Number of cases of hardness. n.
Number of cases Of truancy. 10.
No. of cases of corporal punish
meub. ......,......... III.
No. OF visits by patrons. .........1 L.
Those entitled to mention on the
honor roll, are as follows:
THIRD GRADE.
Tressie Ledbetter, Rosa Birkmann,
John Weber.
FOURTH GRADE'-Chrlsta Moeck'
Ell, Louis Schmidt, Edwin Holcnak,
Helen Ruhmann, Stella -Morgenroth,
Thomas Hughs, Emily Schmidt, EN-
ma Eschenburg, Ollie Mikulenka, VIM
Dixon Green.
FIFTH GRADE. ELSIE Pannewitz
Carrie Valenta, Ruth Burkett, Her
man Wustenbart, Elmo Merrenn, Will
) lie Dsiewas, Leonida Schumann, Lou
is Macha.
SIXTH GRADE.--Alfred Mersebur
ger, Louis Huebner, Lille Eschenburg
SEVENTH GRADE. -Frieda Blohn
Respectfully submitted,
T. J. PoNToN, Supt.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12

Don't be a clam, use reason
10 all things.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
Complete Vote of Shinet

in the closely contested cases:
Campbell 1871, Simpson 218
Burgess PSI, York SO
Rabb 1903, Trautwein 2o4
Brown 189 Stanzel IA
McCutchan 1856, Meitzen 1854
Valenta 355, Stevens
For School Amendment 218
Against p" 62.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

boat They predict that its chief
may be employed for dropping e1plo-
sives upon an enemy or for recon
noitering purposes. In this connec-
ton may be added the fact that the
navy department has planned an eH-
tensive series of experiments with
dirigibles. the purpose being to dis
cover their availability for war usage
Those who advocate the employment
of these machines point out the fact
that flying machines sailing over a
fleet are immune from any attack
save that of small arm fire, and that
they could attain a height so great as
to be out of ra2ge from these smaller
weapons There is no type of larger
gun now carried on shipboard that is
capable of such extreme elevation OF
course it would be easily possible to
construct a gun mount that would per
init of high angle, or even vertical
fire, but the question is asked how
would you be able to hit one of these
small targets sailing so high in air?
When firing at a floating target any
error of sighting can be detected by
the splash OF the shell. But how is q
gun-pointer to tell where his shells
are going when he is firing upward
into the air.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13
THE RAILWAY ENGINEER.

There are heroes famed IN story. rightly
famed. for deeds o. arms
Men who've fought their eounty'S foe
men and in sudden night alarms
Have rushed out to shots and shouting IN
the smoke and resk and Sa<k-
Never paussng. never needing. oesrLzS
themselves n mark.
Going where their duty called them II
the nations game OF war
Finding death or finding glory newer
questioning what for
But peace has its greater heroes men az
throttle and of wheel
Men who. crouched in their cab vsnsow1
drive their painting xesss.S Of seeef
Over moor and fen and mountain cxxs~
ing over rresrles high
Thrown across deep cleft and chA<D liza
mere cohwehS .xAsnss the SKY
On whose nerve hang lives OF hundreds
rs they leave the station light
And with ssraining OF steel sinews plunge
afar into the night
Men who. facing swift disaster. are keyed
up to such q height
That each nerve and joint ard muscle
springs to do the thing that's r-gkr-
Men who. when they can't avert H. 20 70
death csear-eyed and brave
With strong hands closed on the throttle
in a last attempt to save
Hope of glory or OF pensions Is not eAe-<4
no more than fear.
Aye. indeed. peace hath tn hero In The
railway engineer
u. NJ Lewis. in Houston Post
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13
Ambitious Minds Would Con-
troll Only Element That
Has Defed Man
Now It Is Thought That the Aero
plane Devised BY Wright Brothers
May at Least Point the Way to
Success---Could Laugh at Vessels
of War.

solve the problem of equilibrium by
some automatic system of balancing
We believe that the control should be
left to the operator. The sense of eoui-
herium is very delicate and certain.
II you lie upon q bed three-auarters Of
an inch out of true, you know it at
once, And this sense of equilibrium is
just as reliable q mile above the earth
as 1t is on it
The management of our aeroplane
like that of the bicycle. is based upon
the sense of equilibrium OF the opera
tor. The mechanism for preserving
the balance of the machine consists of
levers operated by simple uniform
movements which resdjust the flying
surfaces OF the machine to the air.
The movement of these levers very
soon becomes automatic with the avn
ator. as does the balancing OF bicy-
Gle rider, and simpler to operate than
q bicycle, In fact. the aeroplane is
easier TO learn. In all our experiments
with gliding and flying machines. we
have not even Spreined q limb. we
have scarcely scratched our flesh"
Fatalities krncnS inventors
But if these two eSperimenters have
had immunity from mishap their pre-
deceSsors have not Among the first
TO undertake the task of demonstrate
ing that mechanical flying machine
is possible was Otto Lillienthai. . Ger
man mechanical engineer. He made a
study of the flight of birds and event
ually concluded that very little was
known of the laws which govern the
flight Of the feashered tribe He be
gan experimenting in 1881. using wings
constructed like those of soaring birds,
Equipped with these, he sailed down
hill sides into valleys After q series
of more than s,0e0 flights one of his
wings gave way one day and in his
tumble TO earth he dislocated his spine
and died the following day.
That was in 1896 Three years later
an Englishusn, Percy s Pitcher. be
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

I'VE had worked out new method
they explained, ~Lillienthsl and Cha
mute had obtained their experience in
flying with the operators launching
himself from a hill and gliding down
on 10 lower land This Involved car
rying back their apparatus, after =
short flight, 70 the top of the hill
again, Because of the Sifscalties of
this awkward method. although Lii
hsnthsl had made over 1000 fights
we calculated that in all his five years
of experiment he could not have been
sctus,S prscsicing flying more than
hve hours-far too short for the orai>
nary man to learn TO ride . bicycle,
It was our plan TO follow the example
of soaring birds. and find place
where we could be supported by
strong rising winds
"A bind is really an aeroplane, Tie
portions Of its wings near the body
are used as planes of support. while
the more flexible parts outside. when
tapped. act as propellers> Some of the
soaring birds are not much more than
animated sailing machines A buxzard
can be safely kept in an open pen 50
feet across snd ten feet high. He
cannot fly out of it. In fact, We know
from observation made by ourselves
that ne cannot fly for sny distance up
u grade of one to six
Yet these birds sailing through the
sir are amonS the commonest sights
through great section OF the country
Every one who has been outdoors has
seen 3 huxsard or hawk soaring:
every one who has been at sea has
seen the gulls sailing after steam
ship for hundreds of miles with scarce
ly q movement of the wings All of
these birds are doing the same thing
they are balancing ON rising cur
rents of air. The ouEzarSis and hawks
find the currents blowing upward on
the land, the gulls that follow the
steamers from New York to Florida
are merely sliding down hill a thou
sand miles on rising currents in the
wake of the steamer in the atmos-
phere, and on the hot air rising from
her smokestacss-"
Think Great Speed Possible.
The brothers believe that the event
usl speed of the aeroplane viii be
easily 90 miles an hour, and may be
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

forced mp TO 10o miles Our expert
ElentS have shown. they said. that
q fier designed to carry an aggregate
of AS pounds at 80 miles an hour
would require only eight horsepower.
and at 50 miles an hour IL horse
power At 50 miles "a horsepower
would be needed, and at 1s0 miles 50
or as horsepower. Ii is clear that
there is certain point of speed be-
yond which the air resistance makes
il impossible 10 go Just what that is
experiment will determine Every
year gas engines are being made
hghter-a fact which VIII increase the
surplus carrying power OF the machine
available for fuel and operator and
heavier construction. but at present
SO miles an hour can be counted on
for the flying machine This, of
course. means speed through the
air
The seropiaEe running 60 miles an
hour will have surplus lifting power
enough 10 carry fuel for long jour
neys- Our 1907 machine will carry
gasoline enough to fly 500 miles at a
rate of some so miles an hour. We
can. and possibly soon will. make a
one-man machine carrying gasoline
enough TO go loco miles at 10 miles
an hour Moreover. any machine made
to move at speeds up to 90 miles an
hour can be operated economically at
cost of not much over one cent q
mile for gasoline
There is no question that a man
can make a lighter and more efficient
wing than q birds A cloth surface,
for instance. can be produced offer
ing less surface friction than feathers.
The reason for this fast is that a
birds wing is really a compromise
1t is not made for flying only-it must
be folded up and got out of the way
when the bird is on its feet, and Ell
cheney in flying must be sacrificed to
permit this The wings of aeroplanes
will vary in size according to speed
A slow machine viii require a large
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

- Ew YORK-Those reti-
cent and intensely alb
NJ soroed westerners, the
Wright brothers of Day
4 ton, o.. appear TO have
AZ last conquered the ele-
meuts which have 50 long banned the
ingenuity OF man, and aerial naviga-
ton. 50 long regarded As a fascinating
absurdity. now seems to be very much
of . practical reality, says a writer in
the New York Times
Aside nom the triumph of the long
and apparently easily controlled flight,
the most important item contained in
the news dispatches from Mantcu, n.
c., where the brothers have been con-
Quoting their experiments, is the state
ment that the aeroplane not only car
ried both men. but carried them in q
sitting position. The earlier aeroplane
of these inventors carried but one
aviator. and it was necessary for him
to be prone upon his stomach.
The significance of the statement lies
In the apparent fact that the inventors
have at last succeeded in overcoming
the real problem of mechanical flight
the problem of equilibrium. Aero
planes that would support their opera
tors have previously been tested. En-
gines of sufficient lghtneSs to propel
them through the air at a sufficient
speed and to carry their own weight
and that of the operators have also
been successfully tried. There have
been plenty Of aeroplanes that would
ay in still air. The one neeiful. essen
tial. and undiscovered thing wss an
airship that would not capsiEe when
the wind was blowing
Writing in n recent issue of Nc
Cures Magazine. George Kihbe Turn
er quotes the Wright brothers as as
sorting that no one who hsd not nav
igated the air can appreciate the real
difficulty of mechanical fiight-Shat
the great problem-the problem of
eQuilibrium-never occurs to any one
who has not actually tried flying.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

Thus. the real question of the flying
machine is how TO keep it from turn
ing over
Air in Constant Turmoil.
The chief trouble the brothers ex-
planned. is the turmoil of the air
The common impression is that the
atmosphere runs in comparatively reg
ular currents which We call winds
No one who has rot been thrown about
on a gliding aeroplaae-rising or fall
ing ten. 20 or even so feet in . few
seconds-can understand how utterly
wrong this idea is The air along
the surface of the earth. as a
matter of fact. is continually churn-
ing. II is thrown upward from every
irregularity, like sea breakers on q
coast line; every hill and tree and
building sends up q wave or slanting
current And il moves not directly
back and forth upon its coast line.
like the sea, but in vhiriing rotary
masses. Some of these rise up hun
dreds of yards In a fairly strong
wind the air near the earth is more
disturbed than the whiripools of Nj
agarA
The problem of mechanical fight
II how to balance in this moving fluid
which supports the flying machines or.
technically speaking. how to make the
center OF gravity coincide with the
center of atr-pressure- The wind often
veeEs several times \ second. quicker
than thought. and the center of pres
sure changes with it II Is as din
cult TO follow this center of pressure
as TO keep your finger on the flicker
ing blot Of light from = prism swing
ing in the sun
1t has been the common aim of
experimencers with the aeroplale 70
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13
Railroad stolen Overnight

Citizens of this community are much
distressed over the fact that the only
railroad they owned has been stolen
Everybody was proud CT the railroad,
and the fact that it was only Eve miles
long did not make them any tie less
loyal
The railroad was stolen some time
last Friday night II was there when
the Citizens went to bed at the usual
hour, and 1T was gone when they
arose Saturday morning Where II
went is mystery
There is q suspicion that some high
financier hired lot of men TO roll
up the track and carry it away Ike
a carpet President Bolts. who IS Al
so general manager. conductor and en-
gineer. said.
Before going home locked the en-
CINE up In the barn and chained the
railroad to the trees I also took fho
precaution Of mailing down the right
of-way When i came out the next
morning there was not even = spike
left At first I thought the system
had been nislaid, but careful search
destroyed that theory"
A reward has been offered for the
railroad, and. meanwhile. an business
here is at standstiIl-SheFMzn
Pa) Correspondent Phflzdez1hzz
North American
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13
WINTER TRAVEL IN SIBERIA
Passengers There Are Frequently
Showed Up for Days

When winter sets in adventures by
rail are frequent and the process Of
''roughing il" is trying Omen trains
are showed up at little squalid stations
on the steppe, where the passengers
can get nothing but black bread and
tea For hours, Aye, and for days
It depends on the authorities how
long the Iistarred travellers shall
abide
This year numerous trains we're
caught in the snow, almost buried
there, and generally on the open
steppes so or 60 miles from q lemon
and 100 miles from a beefsteak- The
passengers besougEt the station mas
ter and others to have them dug out
and to clear the line They even tel
egraphed to the minister OF ways and
communications, and received assUr-
anceS that the order would be given
1t was given-and disres1rded-
Story telling and card playing In
the fickering light CT a candle we're
the most serious occupations OF the
prisoners on the steppe- In one case
he" and she met for the first tine
under these uncommon conditions. fen
in love over a sausage. stale ron
and half bottle of wine, which b
happened to have, and they married
shortly afterward-
Here is copy of one of the tele-
grams from snowed-up passengers that
were sent last season. This il the
second day that we are kept By
snowdrifts here in the lonely station
Pookhovo- In spite OF the energetic
telegram of the minister OF ways and
communications the manager Of the
line has taken no efficacious measures
We are doomed to iaser on here for
an indefinite period" tSigned by the
passengers of the International wagon
of the Rostoff fast trzinl And they
fingered on for two days
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

wing. but the faster the speed the less
will be the supporting surface nee
essary. and wings for high speeds viii
naturally be very small. Not only viii
less support be needed. but the size
must be reduced TO reduce the fric>
ton of the air"
Fesrfu, Only Of capsixe.
Although one of the brothers had an
ugly fall only a few days ago. they
both maintain that the only danger
to be apprehen6ed from an aeroplSne
is the danger of q cspsiRe> A break
down. or q sudden stopping of the en-
CINE. they say-and they certainly
should know-does not entail disas-
ter. as ON the first thought it might
appear. Their explanation is that
while the aeroplane is supported in
the sir through its own melton
through it. yet gravity furnishes all
the energy that is needed to get
safely to the ground. When the
power is shut on it merely scales
through the air to it's landing. Theo-
retically. it is ssfer at mile above
the earth than at eco feet. because 1t
mas = ~A~SA ~AxSsANS "a ksAN>~SS AkA WANNA
to lSnd. you can choose your land
ing from $50 square miles from q
mile above the surface If descending
one in sixteen. AS matter Of fact"
they said. I'VE always shut on the
power when we start to afiSht, and
come down by the force of gravity.
We reach the ground at 50 slight an
angle and so lightly that it is impos-
sible for the operator to tell by his
own sensation within several yards
of where the ground was first actu-
ally touched.
We feel that it is absolutely essen
tial for US to keep our method of con-
troll secret We could patent many
points in the machine. and it is possi-
BILE that we could make a success Of
the invention commercially. We have
been approached by many promoters
on the matter. But we believe that
our best market is to sell the ma
chine to some government for use in
war To do this it is necessary for
us to keep its construction an abso-
lutte secret"
To the same writer the brothers
made the Interesting statement that
they did not expect the aeropiane ever
to displace the railroad or the steam
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

Electric Locomotives 4 Success.
The New York, New Haven Z Hart
ford Railroad Company is now oper-
afing n electric locomotives and it is
stated that there is not the least dis
satisfaction with the results
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

Whatever you do, dear" wrote the
ardent lover, don't show my letters to
YOU to anyone"
Have no fear, dearest" came the
reply. I'm just as much ashamed Of
them as you are"
And. with that, the engagement be-
came a matter of history.-Judge.