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NAVIGATION
IN THE AIR.
G0utteS' New Balloon dGr's wonderful
Flying Machine.
An Aerial Machine Built in Imitation of an
Immense Bat-studying the Flight of
Birds to Obtain Results.
Special Paris Letter to The SUNDAY CALL.

PARIS, Aug. /, 1S91.-The Edison of France
is named Alder l should say the would-be
Edison. for Mr.. Ader's inventions have not
reached perfection. as judged by the Edison
standard. In 1881 Mr.. Alder exhibited his
telephone at the Electrical Congress organ
lied in Paris. and the success was great.
But after 1851 Mr.. Alder disappeared and
nothing was heard of him, until to-day we
know the cause of his long silence. He was
studying the problem OF aerial navigation,
and this problem Mr.. Alder thinks he has
solved. To a friend he gave the foundation
of his theory: Large birds, heavier than the
air, direct their course as though they were
sail-boats, simply by the impulse of the
wind. The construction of flying machine,
identical with that Of the bird and moved
by the will of man, is thus poSsible?"
With extraordinary effort only has NJ. Alder
reached a satisfactory result; he has climbed
to the SUBMITS of Algerian mountains, and
by the frequent distribution of meat has he
been enabled to study vultlres.
In America he studied the flight of enOr-
nous bats, and when his theoretical prepare
lions were made there only remained the
construction of the flying bird. Knowing
the structure of the wings, their weight and
their power OF resistance, knowing also the
weight of the birds body, the details of
feathers, etc, il was easy to make the cal
culations necess ary for the equilibrium of his
apparatus.
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the prick of the bayonet, the pounding of
cannon balls, the cuts of Sabers, or the over
whelmlng Of masses, but rather the calm,
closet study of statesmen and the firm grip
of an honest hand upon the helm of affairs.
1t was to do honor to this brave soldier that
the reception was planned.
1t was a notable gathering Hundreds of
men OF distinction were there, and, after
the ordinary cOurtesieS to the President all
turned TO look at the man in honor of whom
they had come at the bidding of the Chief
Magistrate, many knowing him, many
others anxious to take him by the hand
The central group about which the entire
assemblage gathered in wide semicrcle
at significant moment was composed as
follows: The tall figure, the sad face of the
President made him more easily the chief
Of the occasion. Standing by his side was
Andy johnson with the Websterian face,
and there he remained for moment as Mr.
Lincoln, behind whom stood his wife. shock
hands cordially with Mrs. Grant, her hus-
band standing quietly in the rear, side by
side with the great Secretary of War, Mr..
Stanton. How little that group knew of the
future then pressing hard upon them, of the
marvellous tragedy soon to overtake them.
The pity Of II reaches down even to this
late day. Lincoln, relieved of his anxieties,
seemed comparatively happy. Yet, even at
that moment the bullet of the assassin was
cast and awaiting him.
There are many points of interest in this
group, says Howard, which are recalled to
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THOUGHTS over 8
AN OLD PICTURE.
1t Tells a Story Of Great and Stirring
Times, Now Gone By.
Lincoln's Last Reception at the White House
1t Was in Honor Of Grant, the Victor.
A Remarkable Assemblage.

That genial thinker and happy writer, Joe
Howard, whose mind is well stored with
"reminiscences of "the late unpleasantness,"
has been recalling to readers of the New
York Recorder the memory of the last recep-
ton given by Abraham Lincoln in the White
House in 1865.
1t was in honor of General Grant. The
end of the war had come and the President,
reelected and resw0rn, felt for the first time
a species of relief. Since the fall Of 1860 he
had lived, as it were, in nightmare. Press
ing upon him from every quarter were unac-
customed demands, burdens, embarrass-
ments, difficulties, conf-ontments. which
aged him visibly and bore him, metaphor
cally speaking, time and again TO the earth
and literally to his knees. The providence of
God had brought to him in the hour OF Giirest
need a soldier competent to grappe with the
enemy, to deal with the difficulty, TO compel
surrender and TO turn over to the civil power
again nation, shaken, disturbed. upset in
many ways, yet unit, requiring no longer
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TWO STRINGS TO HIS BOW.
A Minneapolis Knight of the Raz,
Elnnas With Two MarrIad INn.,,a.,

A Minneapolis Knight of the Razor
Elopes With Two Married Women.
Charles w. Windus. a barber, hailing
from Minneapolis, has thrown not only this
village, but the whole of Wright County,
into social fits He has eloped with two
pretty women at the same time, both OF
them married to prosperous men and each
of them the mother of three children. Each
is about IS years of age, and they are four
or five years older than the gay Lothario
who had the hardihood to engineer the re-
markable three cornered matrimonial affair.
The two foolish women are Mrs. Samuel
Wells, wife of a merchant of this place, and
Mrs. Leander Watson, who, until few
weeks ago, was the happy spouse OF Smith
Lake farmer.
Young Windus, who sails under the name
of Charles w. Edwards and two or three
other aliases when occasion suits him, came
to Annandale a few months ago, and, being
a good-looking fellow, got on well with the
ladies. One day in July Mrs. Watson came
over from Smith Lake to visit her friend,
Mrs. Wells, and the former was introduced
to Windus by the latter. For several weeks
afterward Windus was pretty constantly in
the company of the women. The affair
came to climax last week when the trio
disappeared.
The sudden departure of the three soon
became the subject Of general gossip. The
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Porter Who was a Nonenitv.

good story is told of one of the land
lords here. General Benjamin +. Butler
was u guest az the house, and In the morn
ing rang his bell. which was answered by
the landlord in person. The General asked
for the porter, but was told that he had gone
off on spree and that the Gffice-boy was out
on an errand. The General wanted his boots
BACKED, so the landlord picked them Up,
telling the General that when the boy re-
turned he would have Them BACKED. TAX
ing the boots downstairs the landlord rolled
up his sleeves and put Cd boss shine"
returned with the boots and said that he had
sent the boy on another errand. General
Butler gave him half dollar for the boy,
and going downstairs, the landlord, who is
noted for his heavy voice, called out so the
General could hear him Here, Billy, Gen.
eral Butler sent you this half-dollar for
backing his boots" and slipped the coin
into his own vest pocket. There was neither
porter or offiee-boy connected with the hotel,
the landlord filling all the Positions
Princetown (Mass) cor. Boston Globe.
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my mlnd by picture printed at the time,
sold then upon the streets for 81 90. pur,
chased by me subsequently for SO ana
easily worth to-day fifty times that sum. In
the first place, l notice that with the eXcep-
tion of Henry Winter Davis. who is not
brought into the group as represented 10
day, no man among them all wore wnlte
cravat. Henry Winter Davis was great
man, who died before his time. he was eX-
tremely finicky in dress and On this occa-
sion shared with Charles Sumner the dis,
tlnction of wearing white satin vest ana
having TO himself the rarity of the one whlte
cravat in the entire assemblage. Mr.. Lin
coin, Mr.. johnson, MIR. Sumner. Mr. Sew
ara, Mr.. Chase and the vast array OF mill
tary men from Sherman, Burnside, Halleck,
Sheridan and Meade through the various
grades of Banks, Butler, Fitzpatrick. ii m
cock and Howard, until they touched the
navy in the persons of Secretary Gideon
Welles and Admiral Porter, wore either
black stocks, black cravats or black neck
ties.
The costumes of the ladies were particu-
larry interesting The two shown in this
group-Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Grant-wore
very lOw-necked white satin or silk dresses,
extended over hoops OF enormous size. MIS-.
Lincoln had a beautiful neck and showed II
very generously. In this picture the dress
Is noticeably low, revealing skin oil eX-
traordinary whteness and fineness, the one
ornament being n diamond necklace with
locket and pendant She wore her hair, as
was the custom in those days, parted in the
immediate center. Upon the top of her head
was wreath OF flowers, the hair brushed
down over the ears, terminating in braid.
The waist of the dress was partially COW
cred with lace, the arms were perfectly
bare, the sole ornament being a bracelet,
the gloves short, the hustle high and large,
and the skirt covered by an over
skirt as it were, fastened up with
a fluted ribbon, terminating in bows
with long ends. To men this is prob
ably an Intelligent description. To women
it probably is not. Mrs. Grant was dressed,
so far as the hair was concerned. exactly as
Mrs. Lincoln was. In other words, the
hair was parted in the center, brought down
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ment we are enabled to trace

ment we are enabled to trace the way which
formerly LED to the Forum. Recent excava-
tons have disinterred the gate from the ac-
cumulated rubbish, and the Clivus Victorie
may now be assembled from the corner of
the hill near st. Maria Liberatrice. The
gate, as seen In the picture, presents high
and narrow arch of travertine, supporting a
mass Of ruins, and leads to passage under
meath the arches built by Caligula to sup
port the new building which he added to the
imperial palace. AS we wander through
these subterranean passages, far from every
sound and sight of man, and surrounded on
every hand by monuments of ancient art
we cannot but feel that the realization of
romantic scenes in the past comes more
fully upon us as we stand upon the identical
spot where the events took place it seems
to intensity our interest in by-gone days.
Caius was passing through this vaulted
passage, on his way to preside ut the games
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garments of all kinds, daintily made and
beautifully trimmed; infants entire ward
robes, boys suits, shirts, night-shirts,
wrappers, tea-gowns. dresses. aprons in ali
SORTS OF fanciful styles, table linen en-
Dfoiuered with mOnogramS, bed linen,
towels done in drawn work and embroid-
cry, boys jackets, REFER coats, and speci-
mems OF mending that would have put
many housewife OF the present day to the
blush, and have compared favorably with
the mendlng of the old-fashioned needle.
women. 1t was sight to be proud of, that
array of beautiful work done by the girls
VINO are to be the mothers of the next gen.
Grafton. And then to see the happy looks
of the little workers, as they filed in class
by class and stood each In front of her own
special achievement. and the evident satis-
faction of all as the words of commentator
fell upon the waiting ears. But more touch
lug than all was the evident pride of the
mothers as they pointed out to the visitors
the work of their own daughters. 1t was
the browning triumph of the whole scene.
II proved beyond everything that the foun-
datlon lesson had been learned, respect for
manual labor and pride in its accomplish
ment
MISTAKE.
One of the chief arguments urged by the
opponents of tie movement was that it
would distract the minds CT the pupils from
their books, the legitimate work OF the
school, Experiment has proven this argu-
ment mistaken one. 1t is the universal
verdict OF the teachers that the children re-
turn 10 their books with new Zest after the
vacatiOmwhich the sewing hour gives. a
change of occupation is almost equivalent
to TEST, and the mental relaxation that is
given to the little student while her fingers
are employed and her thoughts given new
direction is needed, and makes the child 20
back 10 her studies stimulated for the work
and with a refreshed brain.
The effect OF this training is felt directly
IN the nome. ana is seen in the improved ap-
pearance of the children after they have
been a few months in the sewing class.
Tor dresses are neatly mended, new
aprons are of frequent occurrence, there are
no unslghtsy holes in stockings, and the
work does not stop with their own clothing
looked after; even the mother is improved
and there is an air of thriltinesS and tidi-
ness that has been unusual
Is there notdlStinctly moral side to this !?
Everybody knows how much better is the
community in which there are comfortable,
happy homes, and every one knows, too,
how much of the comfort depends upon the
wise and skillful management Of the house
mother. And what better eau any city or
town do for itself than to see that through
Its public schools it brings women of broad
intelligence to be mistresses of those homes :;
women whose heads are not developed at
the expense of the homes, but who are well
balanced, We'll taught, self-respected and
selt-reSpectiug; women who can success
fully govern the home from material as
well as an intellectual standpoint, who will
be the helpers of their husbands and their
companions as well; wise mothers of WELL
born children, and promoters of the world S
good Work? SALLIE JOY WHITE.
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A Blacksnake whips a Rather.

Several days ago a Logan County man
sent two large rattlesnakes to friend in
Huntington. The snakes were blind at the
time, just undergoing the annual process of
shedding their skins. When one of them
got rid of his last years growth he dis
played unusual ferocity, and it was resolved
to put him in a box with big blacksnake
which was owned by the same man, and see
which of them would prove the victor.
The RATHER was put into large glass case
and the blackspake was then slipped in
through narrow aperture. When the
black snake was introduced the RATHER
crawled rapidly around the cage, Kissing
and shaking its rattles in great fury. The
blacksnake also crawled about. keeping out
of the rattler's way. The RATHER suddenly
threw himself into coil, opened its mouth
so wide that the long fanes were distinctly
visible to the lookers-on. and mace prepara-
ti0ns to strike its enemy.
When the blacksnake saw that it could
not escape a fight, it threw itself with the
rapidty of lightning upon the RATHER and
caught its head between its coils, SO close
that it could not strike With It's great
power OF contraction the blacksnake gave
the RATHER only one crushing embrace and
then dropped 1t. The RATHER had been
crushed to death.-Charleston News and
CDuripr
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of the Circus, when he was brutally assas-
snated, and died hacked with thirty wounds.
BY friendly hands his remains were borne
to the pleasure grounds Of the Laman Palace
and thrust into narrow tomb In the con-
fusion which followed the pretorian guards
threw themselves into the deserted palace
and began to ransack its glittering chambers.
One OF the inmates, half hidden behind
curtain in an obscure corner, was violently
dragged from his hiding place. and, TO the
establishment of all, he proved to be the
long despised and neglected Claudus, uncle
of the slain Emperor. The soldiers sup
ported his terrified form, aud hailed him,
half in jest. half in earnest. as Imperator;
and Claudius became, by the military
strength of the pretorian guards, Emperor
of Rome.
In the palace above Claudius was feast
ing when he was told that iis hitherto idol
lied wife, Messalina, was dead. He did not
inquire whether she persisted by her own
hand or not Desiring his servant to pour
out more wine he went on with his dinner;
and in this very palace this same man de-
voured his last and fatal supper of poisoned
mushrooms, which Agrippina had prepared
for him to make way for her son, Nero.
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over the ears and terminated in a mass held
up, if my recollection serves me. by a net
aud surmOunted by wreath. Her neck
also was somewhat exposed, but not 80
much as that of Mrs. Lincoln. She wore
black lace. a kind of scarf with very wide
ends, about the shoulders and waist, coming
down upon the side of the silk or satin dress
as far as the overSkirt, which was bound
about with lace. Her hoops were tremen-
dous and her gloves very short. After the
President had spoken some little time to
Mrs. Grant, whom he had presented to Mrs.
Lincoln and the Vice-Presdent, General
Grant. who was dressed, as all the officers
were, in full uniform, was taken by the
hand. and the two, standing. greeted the ell
tire assemblage. which passed from left to
right before them.
oh, these old pictures!
What instructors they might be made
what avenues of information and entertain
ment they open up Conceive for a moment
tine truth told of Abraham Lincoln from his
start TO his finish, of Grant from the begin
ming to the end. Why, it seems to me that
these accidental discoveries of pictures, of
photographs, of albums, of scrap books,
ought to teach every boy and girl, every
man and woman, TO begin now, if they have
never thought of it before, to preserve illus
trations. to keep interesting records, TO
have ever handy references thousand and
one by which to refresh memories, to decide
bets, to instruct friends and to enlighten
posterity.
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HOW TO REDUCE FLESH.
Never Mix Food, But Partake of Or
Dish at a Meal,

Never Mix Food, But Partake of Ono
Dish at q Meal.
A Paris letter tells of very simple way
of reducing flesh. Thanks to this means, a
Colonel who was threatened to be obliged to
retire from the army, as he was so heavy
that it required two men to lift him into the
saddle, became thin in few weeks, and to
such an extent that lie had to take means to
recover, i'll measure. what he had lost. 1t
was to his doctor that he was indebted for
becoming General. The means consisted
simply in never eating more than one dish
at each meal, no matter what that dish may
be, and person may consume as much as
the stomach can bear, aud satisfy the appe-
tite without the least reserve. Neverthe.
less. nothing but the ons dish should be
taken; no condiments or soups or supple
mentary desserts should be allowed. This
system was recommended to lady who
was slightly obese, and who put it into
practice with the best results. The lady
observed that she suffered no inconvenience
whatever from this diet, and the result OBJ
tanned by the medical officer may be well
understood. as she found by her own ex-
perience that the partaking of only one
dish, whether it be meat. fish or vegetables,
brought on a sense of safety much sooner
than if she had partaken of a variety of
dishes, whence the effect of relative absti-
neuce.-Chicago Herald
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husbands of the missing women got their
heads together and started on the war-path
They learned that their wives had gone t.
Minneapolis and decided TO follow them.
The runawayS were, however, posted by
some enc in ADnandalr, and, being able to
anticipate their husbands coming, left Min
neapolis. Upon returning to Annandale the
two abandoned husbands consulted the
County Attorney and a warrant was issued
for Windus' arrest. The village Marshal,
armed with this warrant, went to Minnea-
polls. He was personally acquainted with
Mindus and was not long in finding him.
But the clever young barber had not put mp
so big job to be captured so easily. h
managed TO slip away from the Marshal.
and was soon hid away in st. Paul, wherr
be has been living with the women in true
Mormon fashion. Officers are still search
ing for him, and he will doubtless be bagged
in the next few hours. dale (Mlnn.)
Cor. Globe-Democrat.
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The secret OF Their Graceful Gait.

1t has been noticed and remarked how
gracefully women walk of late; their gait is
themselves better. There Is an air Of un-
trammeled grace and freedom in their
movements, and the secret Of 1t all is they
wear no petticoats.
The frou-fr0u Of sno SSjace that one sees
peeping from beneath dainty skirts is only q
bit of harmless deception in the shape of
ruffle sewed In the bottom of the dress.
1t is almost impossible for woman to
walk well with mass of combining skirts
bunged about her hips. Ifthere is any grace
in her gait it is lost in the folds of cloth. At
last the odous petticoat has been cast aside.
-" Marie in the Boston Globe.
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THE WONDERFUL
CLTVUS VICTORIE.
The Ancient Pavement Which Formerly
Led 70 the Forum.
Monuments OF Ancient Art Which Make One
Feel the Realization of Romantic Scenes
in the History of the Past.

The Clivus Victoria. by its name. COM
memorates the Temple of Victory. Ira
ditiOn asserts that it was founded by the
Sabine aborigines long anterior to the time
when the Tiber threw upon its shores tho
cradle Of the infant Romulus. Clivus de-
notes paved street or road, with an ascent,
however gentle; and by the ancient pave
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ABootbIaek,s Ipcisive RepIv.

A gentleman sat in front of Hurst's Hotel
reading a newspaper. BE stopped moment
to listen to the appeal of boy beggar. The
story touched his heart and he handed out a
coin. Just then little ragged but bright
faced bootblack, who had been watching the
other boy, stepped up and said:
Say, mister. don't you want shine?"
no; can't afford it." was the gruff re-
Spouse.
Z" amt besgar," was the timid yet de-
fiant reply OF the bootblaek. The words
struck the man as If he had been shot.
Hastily changing his manner. he said:
Come on, my boy. You shall shine my
shoes, if you want TO"
When the job was finished the boy was
compensated in way he little expected
There is a vital principle of social economy
involved in this incident, II you will take
the trouble to find it. = ST. Louis Star
Sayings.
The marriage of deaf and dumb couple,
held in barn, was society event which
attracted n big crowd Mt BARTON Mich
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A Novel Cure for spinal disease.

The latest remarkable cure reported in
Maine Is that of nine-year- old girl named
Orff, at Levant. who is said to have been
cured of bad case of spinal disease by
riding a tricycle.. Her trouble dated from
infancy, and she was supposed to be de-
having pronounced her case incurabe But
a month ago the child's father bought her q
tricycle. and she at once began riding. at
first only on smooth floors, but later out of
doors. Lately great change has been no
ticed in her condition. Her back has begun
to straighten and her general health to i'm
prove.-Bangor (Me.) News.
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Sons of the Revolution.

a movement has been set on foot to or
GaniZei in this city one OF the chapters or
State societies of the order known as Sons
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Hair and Beard Trail on the Ground.

hai anu AA"iA Oh ehc
Near Point Burwell, Ont, lives an eceen-
tric character by the name of John Harper,
though he is best known by the nickname
of Long Hair Johnnie" which he has
gained by the extraordinary length of his
hair and beard. These, he claims,
he has never allowed scissors or ra-
Zor to approach for over thirty years,
in fulflment of a VOW, though as 10
what this VOW was he is persistently silent.
His hair trails several feet on the ground
when loosened from the plaits in which he
braids and wears it about his head, and his
beard touches earth when he stands erect
Both are kept in beautiful order and are
great matter of pride to him. Harper is an
Englshman by birth, and man of superior
intelligence and some education. He lives
alone in small one-room house, and has
not been known to leave it for nearly
twenty years. He has no family. but draws
a small income from some investment in
Observation-Disclosures Times.
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Generosity is national trait of the
Chileans. and the American tramps who
DRIFT into Santiago are reputed to make from
$40 to $50 day by begging at the doors of
the wealthy.
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The most extraordinary freak Of extrava-
gance Is an Eiffel tower in diamonds, one
meter high, recently sold in Paris for
$4,000.