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New-York tribune., 1909-09-25

nGstor aided Fulton to design and submit
10 Napoleon in iSOS the plans for a Sidewheel
steamboat The boat was built ON the eve
Of its first trip it g,as overturned by gale
and sunk in IN" Seine. Another boat was
constructed This was tried on August . 1903.
and was a. successful as the Cermont was 70
become later. But the French commissioners
appointed {" watch the experiments were prrju-
diced 10y the mishap to the first boat They re-
turned an unf,vorable report. and Napoleon re-
fused TO give countenance to Fulton's scheme.
It is conceded that Napoleon here threw away
the opportunity 70 provide France with the
means by which She undoubtedly would have
been able TO more than cope with England on
the So, and 10 aid him I'm successfully transport
ing troops across the Channel t. invade Eng
land
y heu Lp.j Acton .,as asked what iu his esti-
nation Hae thr most inrorJant event to the
English in the leth century. lr replied that ii
s,os ta- -iusing Of Tultnu's boat ia the Seine in
1>b.
fu.'oD -retm- d.sEu-t-d V.th thc refusal of
rr-a.I 10 support l.s inventions ana grut
.a.. tr England There BE- demonstrated his
....-nt.rf aad devised othcr- Ouo ot his
methods for sluairg ships Yith torpcdp"s Was To
ser aiioat tt,p ciscaNor. tprpeducs connected
bs "a rope So that they would drif, down upon
ttr stem ~ vessel ard lodge and explode on
either side. other dos lscs t'r aaixug tprpedoes
consisted CO.. 70 harroou shot fr"ru e gun. ara q
t,rs-i" vitl "a trigger, intended to 10. anchored
.a . waterway ani exploded lay contact
REFUSED Az ANNUITY
To r.-o.s what be- could do nith submarine
+ t,rl.-,ipr- D.. shattered thc Dprothra CON
d-iaued brig 10 Walmar Roads. Deal on Octo-
/ n.r t. 1906 The English authorities were
! greatly impressed Win this demonstration
/ While they we're reluctant to purchas" Fulton's
. patents frs u-,, they proposed 10 grant him n
+ large auuuity il De- would bind himself 10 sup
press th-iu forever. So that neither England nor
+ ans. other country could profit by their usr. Ful-
! ton refused with Indignation
! Ia "a paper which he read in August. 1906
before "a committee appointed by the British
Ministry To- confer with him. Fulton said:
+ AT au events. whatever may be your reward
.,iII never consent To let these inventions lie
dormant should my country at any time need
/ them. Were you To grant me an annuity of
10 900 a year, | should sacrifice all to the safety
J ana Independence Of my country
! Fulton was nothing if not patriotic, as shown
by portions Of a letter sent by him to Lord Gren-
| vile in which hc wrote
| 1T has never been my intention "a hide these
! Inventions from the world on any consideration
I have cycr considered the interest of America
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
The Chief Justice

There are very few people who know
the proper designa ton Of the man who
pres over the supreme court" said
the secretary Of the senate
Generally he is referred TO as the
chief justice OF the United States SUI
preme court. In fact. be Is the chief
justice. That's bis official title. Most
or our presidents in nominating men
for this office have fallen into the error
OF giving bim the long title. When
George Washington nominated Oliver
Ellsworth OF Connecticut for this post
he described 1t As chief Justice of the
supreme court OF the United States
Andrew Jackson made the same error
In nominating Richard r. fancy. So
did Abraham Lincoln when he appoint
ed Salmon P. chase. Grover Cleve-
land was the first pres ident to give the
correct designation. When he appoint
ed Melville w. Fuller he nOmina ted
him Ia be chief justice and nothing
else. Future nominations Will be
framed in This fashion" Washington
Star
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
ReVenpe In Ceylop

A system Of Cincalcse black ma gle"
peculiar 10 the island is still practiced
In some parts Of Ceylon. 1t is stated
that there are 4.44O different methods
OF causing i'll To others. Here is a
translation of one Of these methods OF
dealing with your enemy:
"On Sunday eleven peya''-une peva
equals twenty four English minutes
after sunrise Iama Devi'-the god OF
death and Judgment goes TO the west.
start at this hour; take meal OF
blush rice; dress in red colored gar
ments
Take root of ginger mt the time OF
the zodiac Of Aries: write on II the
name of your rival charm IL los times.
wrap il In a golden colored cloth and
place II in your waist
when YOU meet your rival. look
straight into his face and break LAs
root In your hand. Within nine peyas
he will be killed 10y an elephant. and
when seven months clapSo six other
persons Of his family will meet their
doom. = Ceylon National Review.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Long winded Preaoher.

Dean Lefroy who expressed the
opinion that ten minutes is long
enough for sermon. would have met
with scant sympathy from some di.
vines OF past centuries. says the West.
minister Gazette.
Thomas Hooker considered three
hours fair average allowance for n
sermon though on one occas sion. when
he was i'll. he let his congrega ion off
more lightly. Pausing at the end of
hfteen minutes. he rested awhile and
then continued his homily for two
hours longer. Cranmer's sermons were
each small book when set MP I'm tvpe.
and Baxter. Knox. Bunyan and Calvin
rarely reached lastly. my brethren. -
under two hours
George Herbert once said: "rhe mar.
son exceeds not an hour In preaching.
because all ages have thought that a
competency" but certain rector OF
Bilbnry. Gloucestershire. was Of an
other opinion. FOR he never sat down
under two hours The squire. we
learn, usually withdrew after the tex
was announced. smoked his pipe out
side and returned for the blessing.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Queer Life In Johannesburu.

Here is an amusing description ol
queer life in Johannesburg residen.
tisl block: Nearly every one has one
room, and into this you cram nearly
all your worldly possessions and learn
all kinds of vanishing tricks and Jug.
CLING feats, such as having combins
ton bed and piano. using your wash.
Ing stand for your writing table and
converting your hip bath bS day with
rugs and cushions into an armchair.
In this abode of bliss you receive your
friends, male and female, and IL the
gentleman, sitting himself rashly on
the bed sofa. vanishes into the piano
or the lady throws herself wearily into
the hip bath armchair and ii falls of
the packing case with her inside IL.
no one will turn a hair. You will in
rite them 10 lunch or tea or dinner.
which ever is approa ching. and the
gentleman will offer to go and buy
chops or kippers and fetch the milk
and when he returns will help YOU
cook. and you'll cit together and eat
II on the washing stand. which also
does duty as dinner table on such
occasions. London Standard
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Conscientious Bill.

"Bili had charge of the animal tent y
said the old circus man. and among
bis pets was leopard. the only one we
had with the show. and quite enough
too. This leopard gave Bill more trou.
bic than all the rest OF the mena gerie
put together. IT was certainly an ugly
brute.
We'll. one day when we were show.
Ing In the Midlands had come up "a
London to arrange about some advance
business. was eating my dinner In
the hotel when a telegram was handed
TO me. II was from Bill and read
The leopard has escaped. Prowling
about town. What shall doy
That was just like Bill. He had IA
have explicit directions, even In an
emergency like this He didn't want
to make a mistake
81 Immediately wired back to Bill.
shoot him on the spot | didn't think
any more about it until couple of
bours later. when ! received another
telegram from conscientious. careful
Bill. asking. Which spotT'"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Why the Menu Was Chan0e1.


The culinary department OF an Bast
Indian household, II the story Of an
American traveller who has recently re-
turned from Calcutta is to be believed,
is managed far differently from an
American kitchen. Here we employ
an Ethiopian expert at so much a
week. says the Philadelphia Record
There I cook would disdain to place
weekly valuation on his services
Hts conditions involve fiat rate Of so
many shillings weekly for the furnish
Ing and preparation OF provisions. This
system OF putting the culinary depart
ment out to contract causes n penuri-
BUSINESS on the part of the chef which
frequently is not for the best health
and welfare of the household. short
ly before last Christmas the above
named American tourist had ordered
his cook to have steak for dinner.
Broiled chicken was served instead.
Pressed for his reasons for disregard
Ing the command of the head OF the
household. the coo aimed that the
chicken had taken and If il had
not been Killed and that day he
was AFRAID he woui we lost IT."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
The Aaetionesrs deuraIass-

An aucUuueer ut PhHalelphil col
iccts all sorts ~ ohicrts pertaining 10
nis ancient calling lie has. among
other things, m Interesting set OF auc-
toneers' hourgIa,~c- The auctiouccr
Il century or so ago concluded sale
not by saying Going going. gone
and rapping he counter with his ham
iner. but il was nis better method to
turn np free running glass toward
the end Of the bidding and to end the
sale irrevocaGiy when the sand ran
our. This saved confusion and dis
pute. The auctioneers' glasses In the
Philadelphia collection are picturesque
One is OF tortoise shell and mother Of
pearl. Another is OF amber and gold
third is OF teak and ivory.
A clergy man went to nave his teeth
hKed by dentist. When the work
was done The dentist declined to ac-
cept more than A nominal fee. The
parson. IN return FOR this favor, insist
ed later on the dentist accepting a vol
ume OF the reverend gentleman's own
writing. 1t was q dsquisition on the
Psalms, and on the 6y !eaf he had in
scribed this appropriate quotation
And my mouth shall show forth thy
praise "--HsrpeTs Weekly
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
HANDICAPPED
This is the Case With Many Ian.
caster People.

Too many Lancaster citizens are handi-
capped with a bad back. The unceaslng
pain causes constant misery making work
burden and STOPPING or lifting an i'm
posslbili y. The back aches nj night
preventing refreshing rest and in the morn
ing is stiff and lame. Plasters and lini-
ments may give relief. but canno reach
the cause TO eliminate the pains aud
aches you must cure the kidneys
Doan.s Kidney Pills cure Sick kidneys
and cure them permanently
The following statement Shonld convince
every Lancaster reader of their efficiency
James tuggns w. Main st Iorkviile
) e. says: For several years suffered
from nervous spells and was hardly ever
free from "a dUil ache across the small pt
my back There was a soreness ia my
kidney md the least excitement caused
mu to become ~n N,ak chat coulJ no.
stand ho kdury e,creuons were un.
natural and irlt generally miserable J
finally procured Du.m Kidney Pins and
used them according 90 directions lhcy
cured n,e and have N'n.e ieit hretcr pa
every way.
For sale by all dealers Price 81 ceuts.
Foster NIlburn Co., Buffalo. New York
sole agents for the United State-
Remember the Dame- Doans-and take
no other
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
EIftN Dollar Dinnerx

Dinners at 500 a plaie are as com
mon In New York as hve dollar din
nerS are in London and Paris" said "a
chef "Our eNtravaRaut dinners are
no better han tbe cheaper foreign
ones. Their cost liz caused not by the
exquisite cooking ~ exquisite materi-
ais. hut 10y the use of exotic foods
whose expense is their chief recon
mendation. What do ! mean by ex-
otto foodsf Well. ! mean cane sugar
instead Of the ordinary beet root kind
for the compete; mean Wild rice in
stead of the cultivated for the canvas
back; mean sole brought alive from
England and Stcr,cy from Russia. when
our own native fish is better condi-
toned; mean hothouse strawber
ries as big JS apples. pears as big as
cocoanuts and grapes az big rs peaches
al! tasting rather ike raw pumpkin.
hut looking very Gnc in blizzard
weather Foolish foods; but then.
rs only foolish people who eat fifty
dollar dinners. Cincinnati Enquirer
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Negro and Mule Killed by Light
ming.

Starr, June 2 Ed Byrd, a
negro, was killed by lightning
while plowing in a field on Mr..
Jesse Clinkscales' plantation, a.
bout four miles from here, yes
terday afternoon. The mule that
the negro was ploughing was al
so killed.
Mr.. Jesse Clink scales was work =
ing in the same field, about 100
yards from the ne gro, and was
knocked senseless by the same
bolt of lightning but soon recov-
cred.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Direct Answers.

The negroes Of Africa are simple and
direct In speech. II never occurs to
them, wrfbes Mr.. r. III. Millisan In
'"rhe Jungle Folk In Africa" that the
purpose Of language is to couceal
thought, and to commiserate the Afri-
can for his color Is waste Of sym
pathy. In Illustration of this Mr.. Mil
ligan gives an amusing conversation
with one of his pupils. One day when
l was talking to Bojedi something In
the course of the conversa ton prompt
ed me to ask him whether he would
like to be white man. He replied
respectfully but cmphaticany In the
negative. | wished to know his rea-
son. He hesitated TO tell me. but |
was insistent. and at last he replied:
We'll. we think that we are better
looking"
l gasped when thought of the vast
ly i'll looking faces had seen in the
jungles, and in apology for myself l
said:
But you have not seen MS in our
own country. where there is no ma
laria and where we are not yellow and
green"
He quietly asked what color we were
In our own country 70 which prompt
ly replied. Pink and white"
Looking at me steadily for mo-
ment, he remarked:
"Mr Mil,igan. II should see YOU in
your own country / don't believe 7
should know You"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
A lioht Burden.

4 frail iitle slip Of n girl with q
sweet, worn face tolled up the hill
under the weight N q robust infant
who must have weighed nearly as
much as she did.
My dear child" exclaimed sym
pathetic passerby, you ought not 10
carry that big baby Isn't he dread
fully heavy
Heavy? why. no indeed. ma a m. -
she smiled. Hes my hrother"- De
linpator
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Cave Him q Pnint.r

9eoTge AIDE was once stranded in p
small town. He went into the bar
bars shop TO get shaved and endured
sven unto the end When the barber
had completed his operation the bu
morist arose and, putting handler
chief 10 his face. said gravely
'sir you have missed your vocation
You ought to be an oyster opener"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Waited EAnrA

Kind Old Lady Ualking 20 tramp
Have you ever made an EFFORT 70 get
work?
Tramp Yes. ma'am Last mouth I
got work for two members OF my fam
fly but neither OF them would take H.
London Telegraph.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
A Sportsman Draws the Line.

"a farmer has to take chances like
any other business man" said the Gift
zen who is interested in the uplift.
Yes" answered Mr.. CorntosseI
I'm willin' to take all kinds Of
chances. answer most every circu.
lar anybody sends me. But never vet
had the nerve to depend On free distri
leeds for my sumner vegeta
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Never Gives TN.

Il just had to marry him. he told
noe be never gave up anything h.
Scved."
Well It's good 10 have husband
who loves one"
Yes, but I have learned that he
eovss money also ~ II ouston Post
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05

oner ................... l3 Ga
1915 w Requarth, bridge crew ~ 50
1915 w Reausrth. road and
bridge crew ........... Is
1916 r ]. Stogner, bridge work
and lum Der. ................. 4 90
1917 L h G Ry Co.. freight on
crushed stone ............ rs 69
1918 w sullivan, fruit for pau
pers, .... ................. 80
1919 d Griffin, slry as m agst 81 30
1920 w II Millen. stamps and pau
per order ............-.. > 30
1921 J z Craig, fodder for teams IL 90
1922 c w Requarth, pay roll for
bridge crew .............. 90
1923 Il Blackmon. filing gully loo 90
1926 l. Montgomery, salary rs
county commissioner .... ~ 30
1927 II w Sistare, lumber . 32
1895 { w Requarth, pay roll hdg
crew ........ ........, 81 10
1929 w Vaughan. lumber and
work ................:- 90
1887 Peoples Supply Co.. mdseco
home ......... ........ 4 10
1895 Bank OF Lancaster. paid
notes ................. 5222 ~
1872 Gregory II ood /. : Co., hay
Tor teams ................. 2l 10
1881 II q Black mon. flling gully 146 96
1892 II II Horton. slry and wood IS 30
1913 NJ J. Beck ham, slry as const 30
1924 J. NJ Bowers, and b work = 90
4. .
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
An impedirent.

TT looks az though my marriage
with Miss Mullins would have 10 be
postponed"
Whats the matter. old fellowY'
-Sbe sOt married to young Dobson
yesterday"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05

She ,at the musicale, Miss Schreech-
or sings with wonderful realism. Don't
YOU think so? He-Yes; you can al
most see the crack in her voice De
troit Saturday Night.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
HI, Periodical.

DO yon take any periodicals p
asked the new clergyman on his ffrst
round of parish visits.
Wen, don't replied the woman.
''b2t my husband takes em frequent.
q wish you'd try to ged him TO sign
then .e< W
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
A PestIsss aSaad

Mr.. Sickbam-No. Stree. money
wouldn't buy that dog. He's a cross
between n 81. Bernard and Mr. Pee
vey who IS not epthusissticJ-And =
81. Vitnsf-P Puck.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05

Bobby-Is oxygen what oxen breathe
al hayf Pspa-of course and what
sverythfng else breathes. Bobby-ADd
70 narDsen what every one breatbes at
AA9h.f
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05

sdessedness or misery OH.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-06-05
Relative Hardness of Preeiou. Stones

HelatiNe Hardness of Precious Stones.
The relative hardness OF various
stones Is easily determined hy testing
the power OF one stone TO make
scratches on another. II a diam mond is
rubbed with one uf the points Of a
topaz. tie topaz point IL blunted and
the mark which will lie seen on the
face OF the diamond Is only the dust
Of the topaz, which can be brushed off
with The finger. But IL the topaz is
rubbed against the diamond the lat
ter is unaltercd and the surfaya OF the
former is marked with scratch
which can bc removed only by fur
ther polishing down. II is on the basis
OF this process OF comparison that a
scale OF comparative hardness has
been formed represented by ten sub
stances, OF which diamond is the high
est and graphite the lowest in the
scale, II is curious fact that these
two extremes Of the scale. the brilliant
and hard diamond and soft black
graphite, are both chemically the same
substance--pure carbon. jewelers. Cir
cuiar.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

This lot includes wide
flouncings and fronting
embroideries-and most
all OF them are splendid
Use quality. Monday, out
they go in the August clean
up, at ...,,,,.....39C
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
FoULoIS is KNOWN IN OMAHA
Lieutenant who Sailed with IRVINE
Wright Was at Omaha Bal
loon Station.

Lieutenant Benjamin D.. Foulois of the
United States signal corps, who made the
record flight with Oryille Wright in the
latter's aeroplane at Fort Meyer, Va, FRI
day. will be remembered by Fort Omaha
visitors as the young officer who made
the flight here in the Baldwin dirigtble
balloon several weeks ago, with Lieutenant
Frank Lahm. He was in charge Of the
motor during the Baldwin dirigible ascen-
sion and is an enthusiastic aeronaut. Lieu
tenant FouIois made a number OF remark
able ascensions, both in American and
Europe and ranks only second 10 Lieuten-
ant Lahm as one OF the foremost aero
nauts Of this age. He will probably re-
turn to Fort Omaha with Lieutenant Lahm
for further balloon experiments and as one
Of the instructors in practical aeronautics
1t is not yet certain that the Wright
a~eroplane, II purchased by the government
will be brought 10 Fort Omaha for tria
flights. The facilities at Fort Omaha and
the area Of territory on the reservation
are not particularly adapted to aeroplan'
work yet, though it is intended 10 maxi
them so as soon as possible. While For
Omaha affords every facility for balloon
ing and is unequaled in that respect il
the country It's a~daptabnity for aeroEian,
work is yet 10 be determined. Colone
/ Glassford, c~ommandant at Fort Omaha
\ said: W are delighted over the success
OF the Wright machine. and PARTICULAR
that one Of our corps was with Mr.. Wrigh
when he made his record flight and we d
believe that some day aeroplanes will b
sailing from Fort Omaha"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

without exciting a bit of II the
head of an establishment wouldn't or
couldn't accommodate himself to this
situation he quickly got a partner VINO
could represent his firm.
The town had 5000 population then. Ihey
slept in two shifts, so there was something
doing all the time, Business men "h1
went to bed o. nights met at some early
morning fire or other hasty gathering q
considerable number of men whom they
had never seen before, though they too
were fixed residents Of the town.
In that November of 81 when the first
Northern Pacific train arrived there was
great rejoicing, but a period followed IN
which the rough men of the isolated COW
town regretted the change. The pull
trains were eliminated, quicker
cation was had with the world without; II
wasn't that which they regretted. 1t was
the social change.
The crowd that came into Miles City By
train was a cheaper crowd, wholly unused
TO the princely style that had been IN
vogue there. and was stubbornly insistent
for a while on the acceptance or a nicke
as an adequate recompense for a glass Of
beer This proposed innovation was hotlS
contested by the adherents of the tive
hits theory. It resulted finally in a com
nromise that established two for a quar-
ter"
1t would be hard to describe the feeling
Of detection that overwhelmed the ole
timers when the decision was reached. l
was accepted by them as a pronounced anC
unmistakable sign of decadence. and though
il doubled the purchasing power OF thel
money in the channel where most of
was spent, this seeming advantage wa
entirely obscured by the sense Of degrade
ton, the sinking from high estate That t"'
1880 Of heer for q quarter implied.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01
European Impressions of a First Tripper

could not conceive a lana ana a public life
without an abundant supply of the military.
If America glories in the arts OF peace,
Europe glories in the achievements and
art of war. The moment you land in
Europe you feel that and the feeling grows
on YOU, King Edwards London policeman
blessings on him-stands topmost in the
world. He is intelligent. He knows his
business. He is calm and firm. It seems
unnecessary for him to growl or look fierce,
as the severe German policemen. and yet
he will be obeyed. Ask him for information
and he replies in a very, very few direct
and helpful words that come from a true
gentleman. l would like to institute COM
parsons with our own policemen, except
for the well known Comparisons are
odious!' The London policeman is an
epitome Of all England, a calm, sensible.
practical, firm and dignified nation whose
successes in the worlds history have their
deep roots in a character Of exceptional
worth.