The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. [21], Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1898 Page: 3 of 8
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His Mimiery Was AaawereJ.
Beckford, author of the once
famous "Vatherk," and his
daughaer possessed extraordinary
voeal gifts. The father took it
into his head to practice in a
back room the shrill cry of a
peacock. lie had noticed' that
when one peacock screamed an-
other on the opposite side of the
he use generally screamed in de-
fiance. At last, believing him-
self proficient, he gave his pea-
cock ci'y, hiding himself behind a
tree. To his great delight the
peacock on the opposite side of
the lawn screamed defiantly. Im-
mediately after this, which oc-
curred just before breakfast, he
came into the breakfast room,
saying with triumph to his daugh-
ter: "And Susan, the other pea-
cock answered(me." To his great
annoyance his daughter burst into
a fit of laughter. Rather pro-
voked at this, he said: "Well, I
think you might have congratu-
lated me." And then, though
still hardly able to speak for
laughing, she said: "Why, papa,
I was the peacock that answered
JfQUl"
The uses to whiclvliqnid air may
be put are apparently many.
It would be no more difficult to
cool apartments in summer than
t > heat them in the winter, and
the air we do it with would be ex-
actly like the purest and most
bracing mpuntain air.
Its possible u^e as an explosive
in war may be imagined. Military
authorities are convinced cf its
value as a means of cooling guns
Inaction. At present it is impos-
sible to fire a gun more than about
two hours on account of heating
the barrel. With fluid air as the
explosive a gun would always re-
main cold and the discharge would
be smokeless.
Not only may the new explosive
be used in guns, but also as a mo-
tive force onwarshps. It may be
handled with safety in an ordinary
engine. Freed from a dead weight
of co t!, yet furnished with abund-
ant motive power, vessels could go
at a speed not known to-day and
could make voyges of any
dkftance. The necessity of coal-
ing stations will be overcome.
Used in submarine boats, the
motor itself would supply all the
air needed for breathing, pure and
cool, instead of generating stifling
heat and poisonous gufces. Liquid
air is likely to solve the flying-ma-
chine problem,for engines of alum
inmn and boilers of paper maybe
used with it and no fuel carried.
No fire would be needed, the heat
of the surrouuding atmosphere be-
ing adequate.
Liquefied air threatens to smash
the coal combine and to put an
end to the ice trust. The time may
not be distant when we will have
liquid air delivered at our homes
in bottles and cans, just as milk
and ice are now delivered
Sore Feet in Warm Weather.
When the summer heat begins
to affect us, one of the first un-
pleasant results is sore feet. Ori-
ginally man was not intended to
wear shoes, as the constrnction
of his pedal extremeties shows.
Human feet are built on the
architecture of other animals'
feet, and they are constructed so
as to aid in walking or running
by the use of the nails to give a
firm foothold.
The most natural and best re-
lief for sore feet in hot weather
would be contact with mother
earth. But this is impossible un-
der existing conditions of civili-
zation and society.
Tannate of glycerine or for-
formaldehyde affords relief for
blistered and chafed feet. The
tannate of glycerine is oily and
.should be used as an ointment. A
2 per cent solution of the formal-
dehyde should be used as a foot
bath.
Of course, cleanliness suggests
itself to everybody. The matter
of shoes, if regarded more, would
save much trouble with the feet.
Tan shoes of the lighter shades
are more porous and cooler than
the black. Patent leathers are
the most harmful of all footwear.
A popular error is made in the
belief that light shoes are com-
fortable in hot weather. Soles
should be of sufficient thickness
to keep the heat of the pavement
from penetrating them.
Keep the feet dry and cool and
there will be little trouble.
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Air.
An aeronaut says that there is
the same difference in the air at
the earth's stirfa.-e and at an alti-
tude of ha'r a mile that there is
between water in a muddy puddle
and the purest spr ng water. He
f.tivtos that for a time one feels,
aft r coming down from an as-
cei t, as if one were breathing
"solid dust." f
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THE OLDEST REAL ESTATE EIRM IN
Morth"West Texas.
S, WEBB,
Attorney at Law.
W. G. WEBB,
Attorney at Law.
L. H. HILL
Notary Ppbiio.
Webb & Hill
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property, horses, mules, cattle, sheen, etc, We are in a position to give you anv
information desired.
We arepreparing a list of property which we are sole
agents for, and will publish same in this space in the
near future. In the mean time we solict personal or letter
inquiry regarding this property, and will take great pains
in showing these properties and answering all question
relative to their location.
We feel that the time has come when good, desirable
property in this section of the State will be sought after
by people who are anxious to come west, and we are con-
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ments to the home-seeker than we, hence we ask all who
wish to locate in the west to see us before investing.
WEBB & HILL.
Kissed Another Man's Wife.
Mrs. "Big" Smith and Mrs.
Henry Bock looked so much alike
that Smith cannot —or, rather,
could not—tall the difference when
he went home on Tuesday night.
"Big" Smith's real name is Os..-ar
II. Smith, and the Bocks lived
on the t ip Moor of No. 1149 First
avenue, New York.
Smith came home very much
the worse for (—) over work.
Mrs. Smith, knowing the habits
of her liege lord, hid under the
bed. Just then Mrs. Bock pass-
ed through the hallway.
"My beloved," exclaimed Smith,
or something to that effect. Just
then Mr. Book appeared on the
scene.
"You are kissing my wifel" he
shouted.
"It's my wife," retorted Smith.
The fracas was short butterrifio
The police arrived in time to pre-
vent murder. The neighbors are
still waiting for trouble.
Russian Soldiers' Pay.
The voluiiteers who think $13
per month is small pay may find
consolation in the knowledge
that the common soldier in Russia
receives three rubles per annum—
abont $2 25. The day rations
consist of two pounds of suchary,
which is a very coarse kind ol
bread made of cracked rye,
baked hard at first, then cut into
smali pieces and further dried it
a heated oven; a small quantity
of salt and soup.
The World Does Move.
"Let me see," said the first
man, reflectively. "You may be
better posted on history than I
am. Was Alexander the Great
known as Fighting Aleck?"
"No."
"And Frederick the Great was
not known as Fighting Fred, was
her"
"No.''
"And the Romans did not call
Julius Caesar Fighting Jule, did
they?"
"No."
•And George Washington has
not come down to posterity as
Fighting George?"
"No."
"And nobody ever called Napo-
leon Fighting Nap?"
"No."
"And Hannibal was just plain
Hannibal without any frills at
all?"
"Yes."
"How very peculiar," mur-
mured the first man."
The Brooklyn Bridgre.
The,greatest suspension bridge
in the world is the Brooklyn
bridge, which also leads the world
in the number of its daily pas-
sengers. Its length, including ap-
proaches, is 5,089 feet, the
distance between the toAvers 930
feet, the weight of the structure
is 6,170 tons," its cost was ever
$15,000,000. The bridge cars
en ry over 15,000,000 people every
year-
A Queer Order.
At Schkenditz, in Prussian
Saxony, the burgomaster recently
gave orders that on Sunday peo-
ple should dress in a manner be-
fitting the day, and when a me-
chanic appeared in the streets in
his every-day working dress he
was arrested and condemned to
a fine of three marks or one day's
imprisonment. The decision was
set aside on appeal, but the court
admonishes the culprit that he
was an insensate dolt, and that
the grace of the Lord was not in
him. The tribunal evidently
leaned to the conviction that he
had got what he deserved, though
the letter of the law did not sus-
tain the penalty.
Probably a Liar.
"Ever 'notice how a man may
try to be so truthful that no on?
will believe him?"
"Manjtatime. There is Ballou,
for instance. He, instead of say-
ing that his new baby weighed tec
pounds, went about the streets
telling that it weighed nine pound9
and fifteen ounces."
Extraordinary Dam.
In New York state there is an
extraordinary dam, more than a
quarter of a mile long and 216
feet thick. It turns the whole
Croton river into aqueducts for
the supply of New York City.
The lake, which holds back 40,-
000,000,000 gallons of water, is
the largest artificial lake known*
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The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. [21], Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1898, newspaper, September 9, 1898; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413466/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.