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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22
The End of International BimetaIlisn1

Lord S~ALIsBURY's refusal to reopen the
India mint to the free coinage of silver
will doubtless lead to the recall of the
Bimetallic Special Committee headed by
Senator WoLCoTT. The refusal, of course,
is courteously worded, and an attempt is
made to soften the rebuff administered by
an assurance that the British Government
will be pleased to consider any other prac.
tical suggestions made by the United
States. What other practical sugges-
lions are possible, seeing that Great Britain
w%ithholds the minimum concession asked
for? AS the French Premicr's ~acquies-
cence in Senator WoLCoTT's proposals is
known to have been contingent on the
latter's success in securing the coopera-
ton of England and Germany, and as
Germany is certain to follow England's
lead, the cnator and his colleagues
might as well renounce a mission which
has never been looked Upon rs serious
by ~well-informed observers, and which
was authorized by Mr.. MCKINLEY simply
because he deemed it a duty to keep a
promise made during the late Presidential
campaign.
We nave no doubt that the bimetallic
campaign in England, which has had some
supporters in the SALISBURY Cabinet, in
Guiding Mr.. a. j. BALFoUR. and which the
London National Rerieir was started for
the purpose of promoting, will now be def
nitely abandoned. In no other Cabinet will
the bimetallists have n chance of securing
an equal degree of strength. As is rem.
dered plain by a humble of articles
contributed to the October number
of the National Reriem, the Eng.
fish upirclders of the bimetallic hcresy
were confident, II month ago., that they
could persuade the Government to reopen
the India minis and also to prevail upon
the Bank of England 10 keep one-fifth Of
its reserve in silver. But, although Lord
SALISBURY may have been disposed to look
with some indulgence on his nephew's mon.
ctary views, so long as they were set forth
ACCIDENTALLY, he can never have had the
slightest intention of imperilling the future
OF the Conservative party, and he has heed
ed bctimes the warming embodied in the We
hement protests of London financiers and
business men as well as of experts in India
finance against both of the concessions ad-
vocatcd by the bimetallists. 1t il fortunate
for the Conservatives that the Prime Min.
lister has stihed the bimetallic intrigue
which has been going on tor some months
inside the Cabinet Had the intrigue been
successful all the vast money power of the
metropolis would have gone to the Liberal
party and Sir WILLIAM @IiARcoURT might
have cried with CROMWELL: 1.-The Lord
hath delivered them into our hands,"
No one can say that President MCKINLEY
has not done what it was promised should
be done to bring about the adoption
OF some stable ratio between gold
and silver by international agreement.
Scarcely had he entered the White House
when he appointed a commission for the
purpose, and selected for its members sin,
cere and ardent believers in international
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22
Tenuy.ou'. Tale or Ab.rne,ny ana Ale.
Iron, the Pal Mall Gu,,ttc.

FROM the ran Mali GuEenc.
This Ia q story OF DR.. Abprnethy which Tennyson
used to tell. A farmer went to the great doctor com.
planning of discomfort in the head. weight, ard pain.
The doctor said; 4" What quantity OF ale do you
take?" "oh. ! takes my yaaie pretty we'll" Aber
nethy with great patience and gentlcuess); Now,
then. to begin the day-breakfast. what time 2' "Oh,
takes my quart" Luncheon -" AT eleven
O'Clock. / gets another snack" ALE. then 2' "oh
yes. my pint aud q haafr." "DlLner 2' "Haafe-
past one" ANY ale then ?" "Yees. yees; another
quart then" Tea" My tea is at haafe past AVE.
Ale then Pr "Noa, noa.' 'supper? ?" 'Noino
O'Clock" "Ale then ~ "Yees. yecs; ! taakes my
MI then. ! goes asleep afterwards Like u lion
aroused. Abernethy was up. opened the street door,
showed the farmer out, and shouted out: " Go home,
sir. and let mo never see your face again; go home.
drink your ale, and be damnedl" The farmer
rushed out aghast, Abernethy pursuing him down
the street with shouts of go home. sir. ana ne
damned -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22
LOOKING TO NEW YORK.
a Massachusetts Journal shows the National
Importance OF the Election.

Fro,n the Springfield Homestead.
Every believer in the Chicago platform will con-
slider It q victory for hs cause II either Low. George
or the Tammany candidate is elected Mayor Of Creator
New York. Every Bryanite would recognize the tell.
ing defeat OF his ideals II the next Mayor should be
Tracy. whatever theory may be advanced AZ TO Of.
vorcing municipal from national or State politics. tho
stern truth Is that in this case and ut this time It 10
utterly impossible. There IL no Disgusting this single
fact: The verdict OF Greater New York's election will
be recognized in that city and throughout this and
other countries as q popular opinion upon the NO
tional issues Of 1895. Patent as this fact il, many Of
the electors arc %befogged or %apathetic.
II the unsolnsh patriotism Of tho whole people can
be thoroughly aroused, we have NO fear OF tho result.
But election day 10 almost here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22
An OxerslGht OF MI.,nr..

TTUW INt hHHHHB IITV T1DIfS.
The battle OF the Arikaree In Kansas thirty years
ago beat either tho charge Of the 800 " or the hold
ing Of Thermopyle for genuine bravery an ncrulsm.
But history doesn't notice II. nor have poets sung
about Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22

b~imetallism, who were, at the same time.
able men. The failure of such commissions
ers to perform their task disposes of the
matter. International bimetallism is dead,
and the time has come to bury 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22

To THE EDToR or The sUS-Sfr: l have nsen COZ.
verted to RepubllcAniSm by your M
NEW YoRK. Oct. 81. LII
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boat hanging between gas cylinders Of
aluminium. Paddles at the side of the
boat are to beat the air and propel it.
Another inventor expects to have his
boat raised by fans at the sides and
steered by propellers at the ends. There
is an adaptation of the bicycle to aerial
navigation in balloon with a saddle
suspended where the basket should be.
In this saddle the aeronaut is to work
the pedals which will operate two fans,
with which he is to force the balloon in
the direction desired.
Until comparatively recent date the
men who applied for patents on flying
machines were regarded as harmless
cranks. But when men we'll known in
the scientific world began to experiment
man flight assumed a new dignity. Hi
ram Maxim, the inventor of the ma
chine gun, was one of the we'll known
men who took hold of the idea, and he
has worked for year or two to develop
it. Professor Lilienthal, who sacrificed
his life experimenting last year, was
another Third in the list came the Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian institution.
He is the boss Darius Green of Amer
lea. To adapt to serious uses slang
word of the day, Professor Langley is a
bird
At the Smithsonian.
You would not think it to look at
him. He is a stout, elderly man whose
beard is tinged with gray. He weighs,
l judge, about 200 pounds, and to see
him entering the sacred precincts of the
Smithsonian you would never suppose
him capable Of anything so airy as
flight. The act seems out of keeping,
too, with the dignity of so important a
person. Can you imagine the emperor
of China or the ahkoond of Swat flap
ping a pair Of prodigious carpentered
wings and manipulating an artificial
tail far up i'll the empyrean? Well, nei-
Their of these is SO sacred a character as
the secretary of the Smithsonian. When
he enters his Office, his assistant, Rath-
bun, prize OK who has fed at the gov
eminent crib through all his adult
years, kowtows TREMENDOUSLY. The tran
sit of Langley is an event which ranks
in the official world with the transit of
Venus III the astronomical.
The Langley machine has lsen repos-
ing in a sealed chamber of the Smith
sonian all winter. There does not seem
to be much object in sealing the cham
Der, for all the essential features of the
machine are known. Professor Langley
takes the lofty ground that he will not
patent it, but will Civ it to the scien-
tific world. The gift is OF doubtful val
ue, for it is not possible to imagine even
tried and successful aero6rome in pop
ular demand.
The principal claim made for the fly
ing machine is that it would be useful
in time of war. The aerodromist, they
say, could spread his wings and fly over
the enemy's camp to drop dynamite on
him or to reconnoiter his position. The
machine would not be much more val
liable for that purpose than the balloon
now is, and General Miles told me a
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Is very keen, owing to the altitude and
the neighboring snowbanks. and only
the numerous fieas, which were alert
and vigorous, kept our blood from con-
gealing. Between the cold and the feas
however, we got but little sleep and
were very glad to respond to the call to
breakfast at about half past in the
morning. After cup of coffee and bite
of bread and chicken we prepared for
the real ascent of the cone. At first I
rode through the pines to point high
up the lava beds, where wooden cross
indicated the spot beyond which horse
or donkey could not go. Then the re-
mainder of the climb was to be on
foot
At first over, or rather through, loose
volcanic sand, then the snow line is
reached, where, for perhaps 5000 feet,
the climbing is over the snowfields
There is no special danger, no steep
rocks, glaciers or precipices, only one
steady grind" up that dazzling slope
of snow. Here one needs blue or smoked
glass goggles to protect the eyes from
the painful glare, as some have been
temporarily blinded by it. I fixed my
alpenstock firmly in the snow and fol-
lowed in the tracks of my guides, and
so wallowed ON, hour after hour, until
the summit was reached, about noon.
AS everything is covered with snow you
cannot tell the location of the crest I'M
til right upon it, and I was almost on
the point of giving up when my fore
most guide cried out, "Aqui esta" (here
it is), and in another minute l fell ex-
hausted at the very edge of the yawn-
Ing crater.
Like all self respecting volcanoes,
Popooatepetl has crater, deep and
wide, perhaps 500 feet to the bottom of
it, and half a mile across. Its sides Of
basaltic rock are steep and plunge d.
rectly down, so that if you do not walk
with care there is great danger of fall
ing into it. AT one time the volcano
Ios' used to descend by rude wind
lass and rope to the bottom, gather the
crystals of sulphur formed there at the
steam vents and ascend in the same
way. This was very dangerous bust
ness, and many men have lost their
lives at it. but it was not profitable
enough to be continued, and so has been
abandoned
AS | said, it is a remarkably easy
climb, but yet it is not advisable for
any one to try it who has not sound
heart and lungs.
1t took me several hours to get to the
summit But went down to the snow
line in about minute. Sitting down
ON a straw mat, or "petate, gathered
the ends of it up around me and just
"tobogganed" over the snow like light
ming. Soon the rancho and the horses
were reached, and before dark was
again at the railroad station of Ameca-
MEGA, having been three miles above
the sea and having experienced null
titude of strange sensations, all within
the space of less than SO hours. 1t was
all delightful. But 1 shall not do it
again. FRED A. ODER.
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watering place in England, party of
ladies and gentlemen, among whom was
Miss Nelson, were enjoying dip in
the sea, when the actress proposed
swimming quadrille. 1t was agreed to,
and she formed double set Of course
deep water for this purpose was neces-
sity, and that was most trying ordeal
to those of the party who were indiffer-
ent swimmers, but who were also too
proud to admit their shortcoming. The
most envied man in the party was a
portly old baronet who had Miss Neil
son for partner. He was decidedly
long on liquor and short on breath on
this occasion, and by the time the ''la-
dies chain" had been reached he was
pretty we'll played out. Miss Nelson
had great difficulty in keeping him at
her side. He would drift over and I'M
der and in all kinds Of ways, to the
great amusement of the other partici-
pants. Finally he disappeared altogeth-
er, and when, some moments later, that
fact was noticed, there was a small pan
ic, and everybody made break for the
shore. The old baronet had already
been rescued, and he was found in the
bathhouse, pretty nearly gone
Everybody shouted in chorus pump
him outr' Miss Nelson, who had real
ly been amused by the mans plight
and who did not realize the gravity of
the situation, promptly retorted:
"Yes, pump the water out, but don't
forget to pump the brandy in.
Charlotte Cushman was warm ad-
mirer and friend of Adelaide Nelson,
and she used to relate with great pleas
ure how she once took her young favor
ite to visit Bancroft, the great histori-
an, at Newport, r. 1. The conversation
Jagged for awhile until Bancroft hap
pened to say something about Goethe.
Instantly Adelaide was all attention,
and when her host had finished she re-
lated an anecdote which | think has
never been published. She said that
once lad named Gotthardi was taken
by his mother to visit the Weimar thea
ter, the care of which was the partic-
ular hobby of the great poet. They were
astonished to find the place almost emp
r.. The lad seated himself upon one of
the private box rails, with his feet
dangling down. His mothers protests
were of no avail, and the lad remained
in his position until the door opened
and a majestic figure entered. 1t was
Goethe himself, and the lad was so ter
rified that he paused for a second or
two i'll his effort to jump down. The
poet walked to the frightened little fell
low, and, laying a restraining hand
gently upon his shoulder, said in his
sweet, calm voice: Don't get down.
There's room enough on that railing for
both of us. - And he forthwith proceed.
ed to seat himself beside the boy, in or
der to effectually put him at his ease.
Miss Nelson related this little anec-
dote with so much feeling that Bancroft
was much affected, He walked to her
side, kissed both of her cheeks, and
turning to Miss Cushman remarked,
Worthy of the best" Miss Cushman
silently nodded acquiescence.
Miss Nelson In Comedy.
Adelaide Nelson has always been as.
ISOLATED in the minds of theater goers
with heavy work, but the woman was
exceedingly versatile and was really as
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-02
NEW NECKwEAR.
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two to ten rows. There are two reasoEs
for this-fTst, it causes the skirS to
hang better, and, second, it Keeps it
from catching in the wheels. The hem
is firmly sewed and cannot rip or catch.
The finish is particularly neat. Some
of the suits are made of serge, in dust
gray or light brown. Some are of light
weight covert suiuing. Cheviot and era
vanette are used in others. All the
above mentioned fabrics are both dura-
BILE and handsome, and also suitable,
but cravanette has the advantage of be-
ing waterproof This ought to commend
it to riders, who are always liable to
get caught in a shower. Cravanette,
like serge, which it resembles closely,
is produced in grays, blues, browns and
the new green's. The least conspicuous
colors are the best for cycling costumes.
Some of the skirts are arranged so
that the front breadth buttons all the
way down on both sides and can be re-
moved at will, leaving the lady ip
fully divided skirt But [ see very few
of these. There are a few boomers in
tended to be worn entirely without
skirt, but few women, comparatively,
feel strong minded enough to adopt
them. The norfolk jacket, with its al
ways neat and pretty plaits and belt is
quite the favOrite. There are few va
riations on this popular style, principal
ly in the way of ending the folds. Some
are pointed, some tongued and some
others tulip shaped, reaching in some
cases below the edge Of the jacket
Next to the norfolk jacket is the eton.
There was very handsome dress, made
of dark blue crayanette, tailor stitched
around the bottom and down the two
front seams. On each side near the
waist was fly, with black rubber but
tons set on it. There was stiffened
swiss pointed belt of the same stuff.
The shirt waist was white and like
those worn by the men. Over this was
an eton jacket, made so that it could
button across the chest.
The fiat, wide and corrugated sole BIZ
cycle shoe is made with some attempt
at ornamentation. Leggings are of ev-
cry kind, but the favorites are those of
suede. The fiat sailor hat in mixed,
Wult6 VI UIdCh SGEdW S66IIlS W I6du Ill
its demand. Little trimming is needed,
yet womankind must have some little
touch of grace, and therefore they have
pert little bunch Of quilts, tuft of
cocks plumes, or peacock eye Or SO,
or possibly small, close bunch Of vio-
lets or forgetmenots The English walk
ing hat, with its pretty dip down over
the eyes and its jaunty curl on the
sides, is favorite. Alpines and funny
looking little derbys are among the cy-
clists' hats. In fact, fancy becoming
ness is more studied than anything.
A word now about the neckwear.
When lady is simply going to take a
ride through the streets and parks of
the city where she lives, she wears her
newest and prettiest costume, and this
also allows her some little latitude
about her adornments. For such ride
she may put on big white rundown
collar and under it's deep points slide
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-02
THEY WANT TO SOAR.
AIRSHIP STORIES BRING SWARMlNG
CRANKS TO WASHINGTON.

Patent Office and Smithsonian Deluged
With Letters From Them-0ueer Ideas
nf some-W'in the Flying Machine Ps
Useful In War?
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The recent
stories about a flying machine have set
the cranks at work writing letters from
all parts of the country. The letters are
still coming. The government has is
sued more than $50 patents for flying
machines that cannot fly. AS every one
knows, the flying machines" which
have been exploited from time to time
are not flying machines at all. Almost
any one can get patent on a device,
however cranky, if it dOes not infringe
the ideas of some one else already pat
ented, and many of the patents taken
out every year are for devices which on
their face are impracticable. One man,
for example, has patent for temper
ing steel i'll decoction of apples, tur
nips and weeds. The cost Of a patent is
what stands i'll the way of many crank
inventors. The government demands
$50 for fling and so more for issuing
patent and if the patent is not grant
ed the $15 is not refunded. The fees of
lawyers for drawing up patent specifi-
cations sometimes amount 20 $40, 600 in
a single case.
Wing Devices.
The early applications fer flying ma
chine patents We're usually for wing de-
vices. Then there was IA period of bal
loon machines. Of recent years there
has been more work done in the direc-
ton of copying bird flight.
One patent issued within few years
is for a bird outit-wings and tail
made of great imitation feathers of tin
and silk. Equipped with these, the in
yentor proposed to skim through the
air, guiding himself with his tin tail.
Another inventor has patented huge
kite, within which sails revolve. Be-
low the kite hangs basket for the aero
naut. How this is to be governed does
not appear. Another device patented is
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stiffened plaid tie resembling four
finland, with the lower part of it made
of deep frill of plated lace. This pre-
supposes that the jacket, whatever it
may be, hangs open in front. Then
there are deep cuffs to match, some
times fastened with link buttons and
sometimes tied with pretty ribbon, in
small, neat bow.
For country rides, where one always
gathers soil enough to plant chrysan-
themum, there are some very useful
collars made of plaid percals. They are
high and turn down SHARP A,and may
be worn with plaid or ploAe29 An
other pretty collar is of gray linen with
new kind of white linen ruff1ing,
which will iron as well as the rest of
the collar. Some have colored linen
ruffles. OLIVE HARPER.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-02
AT A VOLCANOES APEX.
Mr.. r. A. ODER AGAIN ASCENDS THE
TOWERING POPOCATEPETL.
1t Is Three Miles In Height, Yet 1t Can Be
Easily CIimbed-Effects of a Rarefied At
mosphere-The Highest Volcano Be-
tween Alaska and Peru.
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tween Alaska and Peru.
Especial Correspondence
CITY OF MEXICO, April 19.-The
grandest object on this continent, and
the most magnificent thing in Mexico,
is the great volcano Popocatepetl, or the
smoking mountain. This is the English
equivalent for the long Aztec name,
though it doesn't smoke any more, not
having been in eruption for perhaps
1000 years.
Still, Popocatepetl is all object we'll
worthy ones attention. 1t is the high
est elevation on our continent between
Mount st. Elias and Chimborazo, and,
roughly speaking, raises its head into
the Mexican sky nearly three miles
above the sea.
In the first place, it rises from the
great Mexican plateau, which of itself
is about s, 900 feet above sea level. In
the second, some two-thirds of the re-
manning 10, 600 feet can be assembled on
mule or burro back. But, again, don t
imagine it is, as some of my western
friends have said, mo SLOUGH of climb
anyway" for the last mile or SO is any
thing but easy.
This is the third time have essayed
the climb, and descriptions of it may be
found in my old book, ''Travels In Mex
ico," and also in The American Natur-
alist for February, 1885, when I accom-
panied Professor Packard, the learned
entomologist, to the snow line.
After several hours of riding we ar
rive at the rancho, or old hut, where
once the "volcaneros. or volcano men,
who gathered the sulphur in the crater,
brought their crude sulphur to be re-
fined. In this hut, which we reached
just before sunset, we passed the night,
sleeping on rude bench covered with
straw and under blankets which hardly
kept out the cold, for the air at night
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-02
BEHIND TIE
FOOTLIGHTS.
Personal characteristics Of Ade-
laide Nelson.
GENIUS OF THE GREATEST JULIET.

Meeting of the Famous Actress and Ban
croft, the HistOrian-Miss Nelson In
Hume rous Recitations-Her Idea of
Money and Her Manly Idol.
NEW YORK, April 27.-So much has
been written about the professional ca
reer of that excellent actress and charm
ing woman, Adelaide Nelson, and the
tales of her generosity are so numerous,
that it would perhaps he interesting to
know how her theatrical friends, who
were in some senses also rivals, regard
ed her. The difficulty in the way of
that plan, however, is that there was
but one opinion of her ability and good
ness. Everybody thought that she was
beyond cavil in both of these respects,
and, as agreeable as such reading might
be to her admirers of the present day,
it would certainly also be decidedly dry.
I have heard great many stories
dealing with the lighter and fun loving
side of Adelaide Nelson's character,
and, as was her stage manager for
long time, know that most of them
are true. All should be interesting, if
for no other reason than that they were
narrated to me by actors and actresses
of reputation, the fame of some of whom
at least equaled, if it did not even ex-
coed, that of the fair Adelaide.
A Swimming Quadrille.
! Harry Montague, than whom there
was never a greater matinee girls ia
vorite in this country, related that on
one occasion at Scarborough, a famous
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-02
Keening Ahead.
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.

Mistress-Why, Mary, you have dated
your letter week ahead.
Maid-Yis'm. 1t will take over &
week for it to get to me mother, and
she wouldn't care to be reading ole
news, even from me. Boston Tran
script.