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DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC.
A Blizzard Has Swept Upon the
Central Plain.

TOPEKA. Kans.. Nov. 24-Reports from
Western Kansas tell of great suffering
among the people. many of whom are des-
titute of provisions and without IN oney to
buy fuel. For twenty-four hours severe
blizzard has been raging. Appeals are
coming to the Governor for coal. but he is
powerless to aid.
ST. PAUL. Nov. 24.-Tbe thermometers
in various parts of the city registered TO
Is degrees below zero early this morning.
Like reports are being received from all
over the State, also from North Dakota
and Manitoba. Cold weather is promised
for Tonight.
Sauk Ranids, Minn.. reports "a degrees
below. and Fargo, N. D.. 25 degrees below.
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But the Canadian Pacific Is Still
Cutting Rates.

CHICAGO, Nov. z1.-Ihe Canadian Paci-
fc proved to-day conclusively that il was
not guilty Of the charges of cutting rates
to the Pacific Coast. 1t was reported that
they had made a SGT rate. A man named
Howard had agreed to carry party there
for that figure. but the Canadian Pacific
declined overtures and this was all there
was to the rumor. The Canadian Pacific
announces a rate of S23 from st. Paul TO
San francisco, which makes the Chicago
rate $34 so, cut of So 80. The Western
Passenger Association was to-day re-
Guested by the California lines to extend
the return limit on tickets to the MidwiDter
Exposition from April 80 to July Is, it
having been decided to extend the fair un-
til June So The matter was referred to
a committee.
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Big Suit in prospect.

CHICAGO. Nov. 24-The Price Baking
Powder Company OF Chicago is about to
sue the Royal Baking Powder Company
OF New York for damages for advertising
that the Royal received an award at The
WORLDS Fair. and the former company
mas sent out notice to the newspapers
that the Royal was not even an exhibitor
at the Worlds Fair. and did n0s have its
goods examined there, much less receive
notifies all newspapers that, as it received
he award at the Worlds Fair. it will hold
all ne wspa pers for damages which print
the Royals statement
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Cakes Must Resign.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. "a. j. Horace
Harding. me of the directors of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company. to-day con-
frmed the statement that unless the res
ignation of Thomas f. Oakes as one of the
receivers of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company is presented within a week coun-
sci of the company will make applica ton
before the court at Milwaukee for his re-
moval.
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COMMON CAUSE.
Union Pacific Bondholders VIII Act
With the Government.

New YORK, Nov. 24-The security
holders and the representative of the
United States Government interest in the
Union Pacific Railroad have appointed a
reorganization committee. and all appointed
have consented 70 serve. The com mittee is
made up as follows; Senator Calvin S.
Brice (chairmaE). General Louis Fltzger-
aid, G. NJ. Dodge, A. H. Bossevain. 7. l..
Higginson and Samuel Carr. tho last
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18th of October. under suspicious crcum-
stances. She lived with her uncle. George
Pollock. who had verbally agreed to give
her large estate upon his death. Mr..
and Mrs. Pollock and Hannah arrived in
Seattle on October IA and on the same
night Hannah was taken seriously i'll at
the European Hotel. She went into con-
Vulsions and died and post mortem ex'
animation was held and an eight months
OLD oaby was taken from her. The latter
was put into the coffin and buried with its
mother. To-day, when the remains were
exhumed, there was no child in the coffin.
Inc Coroner's verdict was rendered in ac-
cordance with the above facts.
Ihis State can have no further jurisdic-
uon In the case, but the county attorney
VIII doubtless ask the Seattle authorities
to make further investigation.
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 24.-Hannah
Whitnall, whose mysterious death created
sensation at Mason City. Iowa. died in
this city November 13. She came here on
that date with her foster parents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pollock, and they
STOPPED at the New England Hotel. That
night she died of convulsion, following
exposure of the fact that she was about TO
become q mother. The Pollocks were
greatly astonished at her condition and
when she was dying threatened to leave her
to her fate. They relented. however. and
when she died had her body embalmed
and buried. Physicians held a post
mortem examination and removed the
child, keeping it without informing the
Poiiocks. The body was exhumed and sent
TO Mason City. where an investigation
caused the discovery of the fact that
the child was missing. Officials there be-
lleved the girl TO have been poisoned. ami
have asked the Seattle officers to investi-
gate,
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BLATHERSKITES NOT WANTED.
Spokane Citizens Will Not Tolerate
LawleSS Acts,

SPOKANE, Wash. Nov. 24.-Notwith-
standing some incendiary expressions by
professional agitators the city remains
quiet. The Mayor and city officials are
confident there will be no trouble, but to
guard against any possibility of lawless-
ness they have taken precautionary steps.
A large meeting of leading citizens was
held this afternoon and resolutions de-
nouncing lawless speeches were adopted.
The meeting pledged its support to the
public officials in case of disturbance.
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SPEED OF THE COLUMBIA.
Very handsome Premium That the
Cramps Have Won.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.-The official
speed of the United States cruiser Colum-
bia was given to the Secretary of the
Navy to-day by Rear-Admiral Brlknap,
president of the trial board. The board
found that the ship fulfilled the contract
requirements in every respect. The
official speed was 22.S knots. giving the
builders premium of S350,O00.
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MR.. HUNTlNGTON'S KICK.
How the Long and Short Haul Clause
Affects Government Freight.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Second Con-
troller Mansur of the Treasury Depart
ment to-day heard another argument by
Maxwell Evarts of New York in the
matter of the accounts of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company with the Gov
eminent as affected by the long and short
haul clause of the interstate commerce act.
The decision Is looked for with consider
able interest, as it will have bearing on
rates similarly charged by other transcon-
tinental lines on freight shipped hy the
Government and concerning which no
question has heretofore been raised.
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BRILLIANT PLAY.
Ives Makes a New Worlds Record
at billiards.

CHICAGO. Nov 24.-To-night's play at
the 1ves-Schaefer billiard tournament was
brilliant in the extreme. Ives passing the
worlds record for single run and scoring
456 points at Sehaefer's play, the anchor
shot. Schaefer's best run was ia To-
nights score: Ives 500. Schaefer 467.
Average. Ives. Al liz; Schaefer. % 1916.
Total score: Ives 5000, Schaefer 2695.
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Officers Not to Blame.

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-The ofTicers of
the gunboat Machias have been acquitted
Of the charge of negligence in grounding
that vessel of Cape Haiteras. The find
ings will be sent for approval to the Secre-
tary of the Navy.
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named representing the Ames interest
Chairman j. B Reilly of the House Pacific
Railroad COMMITTEE will be named on the
committee If given authority to act by his
colleagues. j. Pierrepont Morgan has also
been invited to act on the committee but
has not yet agreed to do so. A meeting of
the committee will be held next Monday
in this city, at which Victor Monowiiz and
j. w. Simpson of New York will be ap-
pointed counsel.
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WITH HIS OWN GUN.
A Rancher Accidentally Shoots Him
self to Death.

SAN JOSE. Nov. 24.-This afternoon
shortly before o'clock Antonio Rodri-
guez. a rancher living five miles from
town. was found dead in his yard, with a
gaping wound in his throat. He had been
out hunting. and when returning to his
house he slipped on the mud. In falling
something touched the trigger. firing the
gun. and the charge of shot took effect in
his neck and almost severed it from the
body. Death was instantaneous. De-
ceased was a single man. native of Por-
tugal and q years old.
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Boom in BasaIt Blocks.

SoNoAfA, Nov. 4.-The basalt- block in
dustry 10 Sonoma Is booming. One firm
has contracts to deliver 100000 worth,
and during the past week seventy-two car
loads have been shipped to San Francisco
This makes times lively in the basalt quar-
ries, and work will be given to all block
makers who apply.
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Grange Loan Association.

SYRACUSE. n. Y. Nov. 4.-At the
ninth day Of the National Grange the
committe on loan associations reported
favorably on forming loan associations in
the grange. and after some discussion the
reDOrt was accented
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DAN AND FITZ.
Articles Signed for a Great Middle
WeiQht Fight.

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Colonel Hopkins,
the backer of Dan Creedon, the Australia n
middle-weight CHAMPION. and Bob Fitz-
simmons representatives met to-day, and
articles Of agreement were signed for
match between Ftz and Creedon. 1t is
likely that the Duval Athletic Club at
jacksonville, Fla. will secure the match
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Leasing Shoshone Lands.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior Sims has rendered
decision holding that surplus lands In the
Shoshone or Wind River Reservation In
wyoming can be leased for grazing pur-
poses. and that leases should be made for
I'VE years, OF three years at the minimum
Ill informal bids already received will be
rejected.
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FAVORED BY LEO.
How the Frarco-Russian Alliance
Was Brought About.

WARSAW, Nov. 24-The official organ
of Russia in Poland states that although
the French press has exaggerated the
Pope's share in bringing about the Russo
French entente, yet the entente commands
his fullest sympathy. since it may ulti-
mately lead to the restoration of the tenn
poral power OF the Papscy,
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Killed by Soldiers.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 24-Lieutenant
B. B. Buck OF the United States army was
put on trial in court yesterday on the charge
Of the willful murder of Joseph W. Leon
ard within The military reservation of Fort
Douglass on June II last Leonard was
killed by two soldiers whom Buck had
ordered to arrest him.
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NOT GUILTY AS CHARGED.

pointed counsel.
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Legal Tender COLONY Notes

SYDNEY, n. S. W.. Nov. 24.-After an
all-night sitting the Legislative Assembly
adopted a bill making the notes of certain
banks legal tender in the colony, except at
the head offices In Sydney.
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Ready to Assign.

NEW YORK, Nov. PA special to the
World from Boston says: Lalley & Col
lins. he big dry goods firm, will make an
assignment tomorrow for the benefit OF
creditors.
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Dominion Government BuiIdino.

VICTORIA, B. c.. Nov 24-lt Is rumored
that the Dominion Government will vigor-
ously proceed with the construction of the
new postoffice. customs and internal
revenue building. having purchased at a
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KILLED A MEDICINE MAN.
Deed of an Indian whose Squaw Was
Not Cured.

FRESNO, Nov. 24.-Last Tuesday an In
dian medicine man known as ''Dr. Tom"
was murdered near Sampson Flat. 1t is
suspected another Indian named Pete did
the deed. DR.. Tom was attending Pete's
squaw, who has consumption. and falling
to cure her Pete is said to have threatened
DR.. Tom. The latter was found dead on a
trail leading from Garten's place to Samp-
son Flat. with bullet in his head and
another In the breast. He had evidently
been ambushed.
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Governor Jacob Dead.

WHEELING, w. Va. Nov 24-Ex-Gov-
ernor John j. Jacob dropped dead about
O'Clock this afternoon of heart disease.
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Jim HiIl's Manager.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 2s.-It is gener-
ally understood in railway colony circles
that G. w. Case, general superin tendent,
was to-day appointed general manager of
the Great Northern. vice A. L. Mohler,
resigned,
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Hoods issstii''i' Cures

ANYTHING. Then saw the letter alluded to
and de ermined 10 try Hoods. Before
mad taken one bottle l HAD the use of my
arms, thank God. These are facts and can
be verified by many D rsons here. am
pastor Of the M. E. church."
c. w. CLAPHAM.
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EXHUMED THE BODY.
Seattle Authorities to Be Asked to
Investigate a Peculiar Case.

MASON CITY. Iowa, Nov. 24.-Carryipg
out the instructions OF Attorney Hurn
and Coroner Osborne the remains of
Hannah Winthrall, buried here on Oc-
tober &C. were exhumed to-day. The
young lady died in Seattle. Wash, on the
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RAILROAD CLEARINGHOUSE.
The Proposition Receives the lndorse-
ment of ALI the Lines.

ment of All the Lines.
CHICAGO. Nov. 24-The emigrant agree
ment among Western roads for the estab-
lishment of the so-called Clearing house
at New York to-day received the indorse-
ment of all the roads. and will be put into
effect as soon as possible. If the present
agreement should hold 1t would be the
turning point 10 the history Of passenger
railroad traffic
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CAPTIvES FOR RANSOM.
The Mexican Revolutionists Are Just
Ordinary RanditS.

Ell PAso, Tex, Nov. 24-The only de-
velopment in the border trouble is
report that the revolutionists had tax en-
as captives for ransom the persons of
Guadalupe Ascarate and his brothers,
Santiago and Juan. 1t Is known that the
revolUtionists lack funds aud this lends
the rumor semblance of truth.
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handsome price the site originally ac-
uuired for the contemplated Canada West
ern Hotel
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ENGLAND'S NAVY.
Gladstone Proposes to Keep 1t Up
to the Mark.

TO the Mark.
LONDON. Nov. 24-ln the Commons to-
day MIR. Gladstone. replying to Lieutenant
General Sir George Chester. remarked that
when the navy estimates were explained it
would be found that further ships were to
be built az an early date, and that provi-
sion to avoid delays and rapidly complete
the work already ordered would be made
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Death of an Earl.

LONDON, Nov. 24-The Earl of Cromarty
is dead.
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PALACE HOTEL.

THE PALACE HOTEL OCCUPIES AN ENTIRE
block ia the center OF San Francisco. lt is the
model hotel OF the world. FIRE and earth quake
proof Has nine elevators. Every room IS large,
light and airy. The ventilation Is perfect bath
and closet adioin every room. All rooms are easy
OF access from broad. light corridors Inc central
court, illuminated by electric 1ght itS iHlLnehse
glass roof. broad balconies carriage-way ana trop-
ical plants are features hitherto unknown IN Amer
lean hotels Guests ent rtaned on either the Amer
lean or European plan. The restaurant is the nnest
In the city. Secure rooms In advance by teie-
graphing. THE PALA1E OAEL,
LIST tf San Francisco. Cal.
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for which you may insert even your little
toe within one of the many cages of the
wheel. Almost all the other shows are
but % cents and generally take an hour or
more to inspect, while the wheel swings
you up and back again in ten minutes.
The contrivauce resembles a bicycle
wheel, supported by two slender sticks on
each side, and seeming to have no strength
or solidity whatever.
On nearer approach, however, you
soon discover that it is Il very marvel of
strength. being built upon the latest and
most scientific construction, though. con-
sidering its great size, it is as light as q
feather
When you come right to 1t, and see the
great steel supports looming up to the
ponderous axle, and try to follow the in
tricate system of braces and supports,
your fears vanish. and you are immedi-
atelv attacked by impatient envy OF those
hundreds of people who are disdainfully
eurving over your head and mixing with
the blue sky. You get right in line and
buy your ticket, if it takes your last half
dollar
In general appearance the thing most
resembles huge squirrel wheel, with cars
or cages upon the bars connecting the two
ring. The wheel is $50 feet in diameter
ana Carries over three dozen cages. The
cages are hung upon axles or pivots. which
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THEOLOGICAL STUDY.
Ways in Which Presbyterians Be-
come Fitted for the Ministry.
Now York Sun

New York Sun.
What American Presbyterlans love to call
the tradition CT a learned ministry was main
tanned in this country long before there was
such a thing here as Presbyterian theologi-
cal seminary. Oddly enough. too there was
In earlier days uniformity of Presbyterian be-
lief and teaching that now begins to be con-
spicuouSly lacking. The earliest PRESBYTERIAN
school making any pretense to classical
scholarship or theological learning was that
established by the Rev. William Tennent Sr,
at Feshaminy, Bucks County, Pa, about 1926,
1t was called In derison. the Log College. but
Presbyterlans regard it as the immediate
fOrerunner OF Princeton Seminary. and several
early ministers were educated. by Tennent.
Tennent's son, William. fell into that curiou.
trance, which is one of the most interesting in
cidents in the history of the American Pres by
terrain ministry as he sat cOnversing in Latin
with his brother, fact that seems 10 Indicate
considerable degree of th0rOughneSs in the
teaching of the Log College. Tennent woke
from his trance literally on the verge of the
grave, after having been three days dead, as IL
was thought. His Latin and all knowledge OF
things an edating the trance were gone how
ever. and it was not until year after. as he sat
laborlously coming his newly learned Latin,
that his memory and his former learning re-
turned. Then he told of marvellous scene OF
brilliancy that greeted his eyes during that
trance. of music. and OF guide who touched
his shoulder and babe him return to earth.
Long after the Log College was established
men entered the Presbyterian ministry without
passing through theological seminary. Ven
cradle doctors OF divinity. deeply imbued with
Calvinism took into their houses young ap.
prentices In theology. Sometimes these young
men were college graduates; sometimes they
received their whole classical training at the
hands OF their preceptors in theology. Latin
Greek, Hebrew, some authoritative system of
Cayinistic theology, church history, aud
kindred subjects were taught to the
apprentice. He learned 10 distinguish truth
from error, as the TWO are distinguished by
CalylnSm, and TO Tefute with ponde rous
argument the subtleties OF Arianism Socini.
anism, and the other heresies that beset early
Christianity. Sometimes several apprentices
10 theology lived with the preceptor and in
other cases the pupils visited him from time TO
time. 1t was not uncommon for The Presby
terrain minister of village to maintain a small
classical school in his own house, and there
make ready for college the few youths who
could expect TO undertake au academic educa-
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What woman of us, for in stance, knows,
in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. the
principle upon which our garments should
be fashioned? We tack on loops that loop
nothing. rosettes that relate to nothing,
straps that mold nothing Il saw woman
on the street the other day in a gown OK
beautiful. soft, clinging material of light
color, fastened across the front with
leather straps and buckles that W Ould have
sufficed to hold blanket on hOrsel, we
have shams and pictures of things not re-
latng to each other, we work out coat
effects in silk and lace and draperies in
light broadcloth. and combine in a single
garment styles that are not even on speak
ing terms.
Pick up any fashion plate and study its
figures as we would study picture, look
ing for the same reasonable relation of
part to part and applying the same laws to
costume that we do to art, and you will at
once be struck with the glazing infractjOns
OF all eSthetic rules that each one presents.
The modern dress. like modern architec-
ture. is conglomeration of all sorts of
styles and notions. pitched together with
no sort of rproprateness, harmony or
beauty. and. judging them by the garments
they wear. the 0rnamentatOn they choose
ana the manner in which they use 1t, The
claim Of an innate sense of beauty in
women is without foundation. We Iik 8
what is pretty. according to our ideas. but
most of us do not know what Is beautiful.
Even our avowed students of the art of
dress seem to forget the true use of art In
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ton The minister was commonly the sole man
In the community who could read Latin and

ton. The minister was commonly the sole man
In the community who could read Latin and
Greek at sight.
The course of the divinity apprentice was
from Two to four years, according as his stock
OF classical learning and Hebrew was small or
large at starting. Hebrew, indeed, was often
neglected, but Latin and Greek were strongly
insisted upon. and The stern disciples of Calvin
were lnsenSibly affected by the influence of
classical culture. After the course with the
preceptor was finished came the examination
py committee of Presbytery. This examin-
uon covered The studies OF the course and
was strict even In rural Presbyteries. Then, as
now, each Presbytery maintained standing
committee on examinations, and each examiner
questioned the candidate upon those studies
with when the examiner himself was most
familiar. Sometimes the candidate was licensed
to preach pending examination, but the latter
always preceded ordination. few even of
the present Presbyterian ministers were thus
educated In theology. Perhaps the Rev. Joseph
1. Smith OF Baltimore Is the most conspicuous
clergyman in the East who was an apprentice
In theology.
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and the people are becoming dwarfed:
GU fancy you must be nearing the top OF
the wheel, but on glancing within 1t you
md you are only on level with the axle,
that Is, but half way up.
/ Now instead of outwardly you sweep
upward and backward and the cars below
you commence BELIEVING out to the front.
|, Chicago is below you. The Midway
Plaisance and Jackson PARK are mere
features of the landscape. Miles out on
Lake Michigan your vision extends; south
you see Pullman and Lake Calumet. Wash
| ington Park is little green check below
you; the big boulevards are lengths OF
white string. Everywhere mere are houses
and houses. To the north there is the
| frowning. lowering center of commercial
Chicago crowded with hundreds upon hun
dreds of stone Babels and heavy with
smo Ike and haze.
You reach your zenith OF glory. 265 feet
above the earth. and then you slowly de-
scepd. This is the sensation. 1t is some
thing worse than an elevator. or would be
If the speed were greater; for, instead of
merely going falling. you slant outwardly,
as though upon the top OF a falling wall.
But you get used to it in moment; and
you have fine clear view of the fair
grounds and lake.
The wheel is SO big that you practically
go up over one section Of the Midway
Plaisance and descend upon another.
You are given two rides or revolutions,
as they are elegantly termed by the crier,
and il you become addicted 70 the pleasure
OF the ride you will have to expend more
half dollars. An old fellow. with lots of
spending money and a child-like fondness
for being dangled in air. remarked to
some of the occupants of the car that he
had been at it all the morning and had
expended about SIS. Each revolution is
equal to about 1000 feet, measured hori-
Zontally, and the old fellow had covered
two miles over what is, perhaps, the most
novel air line route in the world.