davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-21
THE GOLDEN RULE
DRY GOODS COMPANY.
CapeS and Jackets

All Newest Goods. all at a reduction
Of 20 u so per cent from former prices,
You will save from $500 TO s. 10 a
garment by buying from "a Re
member these are new, aud Fine
Winter garments,
Tailor made suits. skirts, and Fur
COllarettss az same big Reduction
pices,
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-21

Ifyou want real estate or insurance, call
on nANKIH, Room o, Mt ArmJo build
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

unwinding OF the wire. Skill and judg-
ment. resulting only from experience.
are required in manipulating the kite
under the various conditions intermc-
date between light and strong win Is.
In landing the kite in light winds
allow IL to fall into the hands OF an
assistant standing under ID. This sort
OF landing can be effected at various
distances from the reel. but 1t will
generally be best to bring the kite in
to within 200 or 800 feet. While the
kite Is being reeled in to keep il sus-
tanned in the air and when IL is near
the ground, an assistant must take up
a position directly under IL. The oper-
ator at the reel. by proper manipula-
ton of the crank, will find il possible
to gently drop the kite while the as
sistant catches the central longitudin-
al sticks somewhere near their middle
portion. The assistant should so catch
the kite that his body passes up
through the open space between the
compartments.
When landing the kite in heavy
winds 1t should be wound in until not
more than $50 feet from the reel. The
landing pulley is hen placed owe the
wire, and the assistant walks out to
a point as nearly as possible to that
at which the kite will reach the sur
face. The small rope attached to the
LANDING pulley should be allowed 10
run slack. and the effort should be
made to avoid. as far al possible, run
ming the pulley over this line while
the rope is under tension, as this ac-
ton tends to impair the line some
what, When a point nearly under
meath the kite has been reached. the
assistant must pull it on the landing
line. pulling rapidly as long as the kite
flies steadily. but proceeding cautious
ly when the kite shows a disposition
to dart about. If the kite tends to
dart seriously. allow the landing line
to run out through the hand until the
darting motion has eased up. The as
sistant must change his position to
keep directly under the kite. and as
he pulls in the landing line he must
gauge his position so that by the time
he reaches the pulley the pulley will
have run up to the extreme end of the
wire, at which he quickly
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

foot OF the wire at its maximum
strength. a single weak spot or de-
feet may he fatal. Furthermore. due
card must be taken that the wire is
not subjected To undue strains. Strains
Of 100 to 100 pounds are often on tine
verge OF ~unsafety, and are to be avoid
ed.
with the improved kites elevations
between 5000 and 5000 feet can be St
tanned with less than so pounds strain
on the line. and. when strong winds
prevail the effort should be made TO
keep the strain under this limit"
II must not be supposed that the
kites used by men are Of the same
shape as the one the juvenile sees
mount so proudly in the air attached
to a ball of wine The scientists kite
is "A very elaborate affair. in shape like
the transparency that is mounted on q
pole and carried high by the political
%parader: the kind from whose sides
the sentiments OF the party glare ag-
g~ressively with the aid of a light in
side. The frame work is collapsiDle
for easier transportation. To set up
the kite four rectangular trussed
frames are spread apart and connect
ed together by six long. slender sticks.
One end OF each of the latter is num-
bered to correspond to the same num-
her on one OF the frames, which parts
are brought together in assembling.
The sticks are secured by means of
small brass screws. nuts and washers.
Two thick longitudinal sticks Join the
middle part of the frame work. Four
slender longitudinal sticks Join the
corners OF the frames. The front COM
partment contains an intermediate
supporting plane. The ends of this are
carried by sticks. which pass through
the hens and attach to the vertical
side of the cell. A third transverse
stick is. inserted across this supporting
plane at the middle point, and ~fasten-
ed at it's ends TO the upright sticks
in the center OF the compartment. The
ends of these several sticks are maue
fast i'm their respective positions by
lashing with waxed thread. With
these simple Instructions IL Is very sim
pie to set up a scientific kite.
The next thing to do. II you are in
tcrested primarily in making aerial OBJ
servations and only as "A secondary con-
sideration in flying kites, is To attach
your instruments to the kite. One of
the cleverly designed arrangements for
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11
ROME ACKNOWLEDGES US SUPERIOR

Religion in the Philippines Is not q
popular institution. for the Spanish
rule has always been hat Creeds not
In accord with the don's idea of the
right way tn worship hould be
changed. even at the cost of eNtermina-
ton. Up to the time hat General
Merritt and Admiral Dewey captured
Manila the nominal head of the gov
eminent was the governor general. out
the actual head was the archbishop NJ
Manila. The hurch has welded an
influence in the Philippines that. in
the new order of things. will be as
dead as Spanish rule. Hitherto the
affairs OF the church and state have
been united. The church held a large
N often n controlling part i'm nearly
every government function. II partic-
ipated in the making of the law and
the execution of thel law. i'm the financ-
es OF the state and in education. u
had chaplains In the regiments. ard
almost complete control OF its own
inances and " the finance which
IL secured through the agency of .he
state.
The new archbishop is not likely to
he impressed with the piety Of his
new associates. for the priests OF some
orders are the best patrons of the
cock fights that are the popular amuse-
ment among the natives. As To the
Capuchin friars, the members of that
order are held In such poor repute that
the are hooted through the streets.
The history OF the. stands abounds
with incidents whith have combined
to make these friars obnoxious To the
natives. They have received grants N
land that practically have been taken
from the people and handed over To
the Capuchins against the protests Of
the rightful owners. The islanders
have been compelled by h Spanish
authorities to work for the friars With
out pay and when they have escaped
to the wood and hidden rather than
be so imposed upon they have been
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11
The Government Gives
Special Advice Regard
ing Kite Flying

written for the Sunday Standard.
NJ reports have found their way into
print regarding the use the government
weather bureau Is making Of kites in
studying atmospheric conditions. but
h reading public has not beer made
a confidant in the matter of the estsb-
lishment OF the most unique ~education-
al institution in the world-a school for
instruction in kite-fiying. Uncle Sam
s. now prepared TO give instruction in
the science of kite-1ying so that this
one time exclusively Juvenile art may
be practiced In all seriousness by adults
who wish to secure records from the
aerial regions.
In this schoo OF instruction the stu
dents are told how TO manage the kite.
how 20 prepare and take care of the
wire used for flying these ."grown-up"
kites, how to splice breaks in the wire.
and how to manipulate the instruments
that are especially constructed for use
sn taking aerial observations by means
of kites.
The instruction begins with the wire
used in sending the kite aloft. Ii Is
most important that this should be i'm
good condition, for valuable instru-
ments are sent upon the kite. and any
schoolboy o what happens when
the string breaks with the kite at a
great altitude. Says Uncle Sans kite
expert in giving advice anent the wire
OF the Weather kites:
Perhaps there is nothing else so
productive OF disastrous results as the
breaking OF the main line. IL a kite
flies badly. or becomes disabled i'm the
air. " can be landed without the loss
Of either kite Or apparatus. and gem
orally with little or No further injury.
In the case OF high ascensions with
the lines under considerable strain.
the kite and Instruments. IL the main
line breaks. are sure to be drifted sev-
eral miles at least, and their recovery
is quite uncertain. Moreover. the wire
falls across fields. and IL is apt to
he meddled with and e%ntangled by
unauthorized persons, mucn
OF IL. If recovered. Is unser-
viceable. Every precaution must
be taken. therefore, To preserve every
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

official hospitality while peace is un-
settled. 1t is not known whether this
decision was brought about by the in
digestion resulting from the series of
French dinners which ollowed the
first few weeks OF the commissioners
stay in Paris; or through the carpine
critics at home whose voices reached
across the sea in loud complaining that
joint dinners was not one of the duties
of the joint commission. However this
may be. the result of this decision has
been to reduce the spirit of gayety
which cheered n advent of the peace
conference, and to confine the activity
Of the American commissioners to busi-
ness, and the cultivation of home sick
ness.
They begin To pine here. and to long
for the more c~onEenial air OF wash
ington. The feminine attaches-the
wives and daughters of the commits
sioners-are evidently getting more en-
ioyment out of Paris, than do their
husbands and fathers. A p~rofusion OF
Paris ~valuables will have to pay lis
tariff duty upon the return home.
Worth and other noted dressmakers
are being kent busy at costumes which
are calculated to make a sensation IN
Washington when they are seen. some
of these gorgeous costumes have been
i'm evidence here at the social functions
which are permitted. / would like 10
describe them, but being a mere man
cannot attempt to give any adequate
report of these beautiful creations.
Senator Frye talked to a large audi
ence of American students on sunday
evening. He said some cutting things
about Paris. He declared he was tired
of the babel of language he cannot UNI
derstand-the continuous flood OF Spah-
lsh at the joint peace sessions, and the
confusing chatter of French everywhere
else. He believed English should be the
universal language. He described a
visit to the barber. which is so similar
TO the endless t~ribulations of the other
commissioners who can't speak French
that IL is worth repeating. The n
tor wanted "A particular kind of a cut"
and he prepared himself with the aid
Of a French dictionary % tell acc.ratc-
ly what he wanted. He delivered his
Instructions in elegant Partisan. When
ne had arrived at a brilliant conclusion
the barber o hard at him and in
quired Il he was a Dutchman.
The number of Americans i'm Paris is
surprising. Plenty OF tSSm own titles.
There are Countesses enough TO grace
zach social function. These European
Americans" as they are called. are an
interesting set. They have usually
some queer fad or mysterious history 10
account for their ex~patriation. and
great indeed is the volume OF gossip in
circulation regarding the skeletons
which decorate expensive and carefully
guarded closets.
Paris is beginning TO put on her gay
est aspect. and the whirling of the So
cial moths about the light of fashion
has begun. But of this more anon
~ WILLIAM BENGOCGH.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

Written for the sunday Standard.
Paris, Dec. 1.-The Church of Rome
has formally anticipated and recog
nized the American control OF the Phil
sppines. The "Nuncio." the papal am
bassador in Paris. as the highest Ro-
man authority here, has indicated this
by being present at the American re-
ception given by Senate and Mrs. Da-
Wis at the hotel OF the peace commits
sion. The ambassador was accompan-
fed by the newly appointed ecclesias-
teal head of the Philippines. Porto
Rico n Cuba. Mons. La Chapelle. for
merly archbishop at New orleans.
This is a most significant event in
connection with the outcome of the
peace conference: II indicates hat the
Church OF Rome has accepted the in
evitable and. with her customary vigil
lance. has adapted herself To the COM
ing conditions.
The appointment Of an American
archbishop TO govern the church in the
Philippines in connection with Cuba
and Porto Rico. end the Spanish SUI
premacy in all three places. so far as
Rome Is concerned. The church in the
Philippines. from Information gathered
in the course of a conversation with
Mons. La Chapelle. will be no great
prize for the appointee. The church
there has fallen into decay. like the
buildings In which it's members are
supposed To meet. In Luzon there are
no buildings used for religious pur-
poses. but such as are there are tum-
bling TO pieces. They are handsome. II
Is true, but in the last stage Of dilapl-
dalton. They were built during the era
Of wealth and prosperity. In these
days no one has money TO spare for
the church. and they have gradually
fallen into the lands of the money
lenders and private individuals. who
have bought them from the former
owners.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

ony Of Cinnamon i'm Cebu. who are
supposed TO be Catholics. but 1t is
doubtful whether their god is not the
Joss of ancient days. Ion La Cha
pelle is not particularly hopeful regard
ing the piety Of these Chinese Catholics.
The islanders do rot look with I'M
qualified favor on the representatives
Of the church. Undoubtedly under the
long Spanish rule they have had good
cause TO associate religion with cruelty.
Add to all this the fact hat morals in
the Philippines were never of the high
est order, ana IL will be seen that Mons
La Chapelle's change from New Or
leans to the ex-Spanish possessions will
not be an altogether agreeable one.
This important even noted above oc-
curs just as the American commission
ers have concluded TO accept no more
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11
The Nephosc cope.

due strains when the wind is unusually
high. When the strain on the line and
the kite is observed to be more or less
steadily from so to 100 pounds, the dan
ger point is reached and, while the
whole system might sustain this strain
for a considerable time without acct
dent. yet, owing to the fact that the
force of the wind varies over extreme
ly great ranges. II Is very probable that
some unusually strong blast may be
attended with an accident to the APP
paratus, and 1t may under such circum-
stances be best to pull in the kite.
1T should be observed, however, that
during fairly strong winds there will
frequently be periods of maximum
force. during which time the pull on
the kite may reach the danger point,
but such periods are often followed by
n period of lower wind force. through
out which the kite will fly with perfect
safety.
ION occasions of the obvious ap-
proach of local storms which threaten
to be violent. il will be well to avoid
accident by the timely landing of the
kite"
Kite flying can no longer be classed
as a boyish amusement. 1t has surely
become an important aid to the adj
vancement of scientific knowledge.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11
Kite with frame collapsed for shipment.

time, and perhaps coming close to the
ground. By again Keeling i'm, however.
at the right moment. the kite may be
again elevated and noated temporar-
lily, after which more wire may be
again unreeled. II is often practical
BILE. by skillful repetition Of these pro-
Cesses. to get out several hundred feet
of wire more than that with which the
kite was originally started, and by TAX
ing advantage of the favorable oppor-
tunity Of winds. and by winding in
mOreeor less rapidly. the kite can be
raised to a considerable elevation, and
thus brought into n much stronger cur-
rent than prevails at the surface, 50
thala successful asCensiOnsis secured.
iThe matter of launching the kite
in heavy winds presents little or no
difficulty. The assistant should carry
il at least 200 feet from the reel. pc
ing careful that he takes up a position
directly to the eeward Of the reel and
that he holds the kite so that IL is
evenly poised in his hand, without any
tenlcscy To keel over to one side or
u other. This latter is a matter of
much Importance, and he should not
permit the kite tn leave his hand until
IL is evenly balanced. Furthermore.
the me To the reel should be drawn
up a little taut, 50 that when the kite
81 released the slack will not be taken
up with a jerk. When everything is
i'm readiness, the assistant simply re-
leases his grasp of the kite. which I'M
mediately thereafter should ascend AL
most directly upward. The operator
at the reel must permit the wire To
win somewhat. In case the wind is
very strong. so that the strain. which
is then apt to be very great if the reel
is held rigid. may be eased off by tie
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11
IT is A GoosgNo FOR ToPERs.
Tells of a Bracer. but Doesn't
Know Where It Is to He Had.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
In a Germantown saloon the other
night a plumber sang the praises of the
oil of laurel root.
IF a man." said he ''is drunk, let
him take two or three drops of this oil
i'm a glass Of water, and in five minutes
he is perfectly sober again. and he has
no headache, neither, but il is just as
though he hadn't touched a thing. The
oil, taken the morning after. will do
away. besides. with the nausea and bad
taste that follow a jag"
His audience was Interested and not
the least bit incredulous, one had heard
of the oil before.
SAY, where do you get it?' he
asked.
II don't know said the plumber.
IT'S rare and expensive-too much for
my pocketbook."
I'D be willing to give s1.OO a drop for
it," said a pompous insurance agent
who wore diamonds"
well, it's pretty near worth that
the plumber agreed. smiling indulgent-
ly. and he promised to look up the adj
dress of some one who sold the oil and
to communicate this to the others.
by gosh. 1 would give N.O0 a drop
for that OIL" the insurance agent re-
peated.
That's what you would" said the
crowd. with a wise fiattery that boHe
fruit in another round of drinks.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

is attached to the arm by a hinge.
which permits the staff to he inclined
from the vertical To any extent, but
always i'm "A plane perpendicular to
the mirror. The top portion Of the
stan is provided with a crosshead,
which is surmounted by "A small sight
ing knob.
with this instrument elevated i'm the
clouds. the kite flyer can ascertain ths
angular elevation and azimuth OF the
kite by the reading On the scales. with
the time at which the kite emerges
from a cloud and it's elevation at that
moment. either ascending or de-
sCending. by means of other in
struments. the temperature. humidity
and velocity of wind are recorded. The
use Of all these instruments is care
fully explained by Uncle Sans corps Of
k~ite-fying instructors.
Having got the scientific kite ready,
the next thing Of course. is 10 entrust
II to the wind and send IL soaring aloft
IN search Of aerial Information. Here
again the manipulation has "a very diff
ficult job on hand To hat of the small
boy who gets another urchin to hold
his kite while he runs until the wind
catches the kite. The governmental ex-
pert gives this advice regarding the
launching of kites: M
1T is best To carry out the kite MS
nearly as possible in the direction of
the wine for "A distance of 900 or 500
feet. or even more, whenever practical
BILE. The wire should be drawn up taut
and ~disengaged as far rs possible from
any ENHANCEMENT at the surface of the
ground over which IL lies. The assistant
who carries the kite should wait until
he feels a favorable current of wind
and then launch h kite by holding IT,.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

severely punished. These friars. IL is
safe to say, a ' been the cause Of a
great part of The internal troubles Of
the Philippines, and the people will be
only too glad to see them deprived OF
their support and left at the mercy of
the people. There is no feeling but
anders.
The church i'm the Philippines is made
up Of the following religious orders:
Augustine. Dominican. R~ecollet. Fran
ciscan, Capuchin, Jesuit, ST. Vincent of
Pau and Daughters of Charity. In
all there are nearly 30 monasteries and
converts on the islands. The staff Of
the archbishop, IL will he interesting
to know. consists of a vicar general, a
promoter fiscal. a notary and a secre-
tary. who is allowed three assistants.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

The church officials are dean. s~ub-dean.
precentory school master, treasurer.
canon-doctoral. canon-magistral. can
on-penitentiary. nine p~rebendaries. a
master Of ceremonies, "A succentor and
a SaCristan.
The districts over which bishops have
jurisdiction are those of Cebu, Nueva
Caseres, Jaro and Nueva SagoVia.
Subordinate to the bishops and vicar
general. who has a secretary and clerks
and a rector. who presides over a col
legc with his stan Of professors.
At Iloilo the only church Is a build
ing hat looks more like a ruined fac
tory than "a religious edifice. Ii is ugly
and neglected. and il will need a lot Of
energetic work from the American pre-
late before "A suitable place of worship
replaces the ruin. There is a little col
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

cloud observation is the nephoscope.
which is constructed especially for at
taching to kites. IL consists of n cir
cular brass frame, mounted pOn three
lcveling screws. The rim is graduated
10 degrees n numbered from 0 To 800
IN a direction contrary to the motion
of clock hands. a plate and mirror
revolve smoothly within the circular
rim. being carried on a hollow vertical
axis at the center. An arm carrying a
sighting staff, also revolves upon the
central axis, the outer end traversing
the narrow annular pac between the
mirror and the graduated rim. The
staff is telescope in construction, n
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

carefully poised. as high as practical
BILE. while h operator at the reel winds
IN more or less rapidly. lifting the kite
from the assistants hands and causing
II TO ascend to a greater or less eieva-
ton. III the wind Is very light, the oper-
ator may have TO reel I'm with consider
able rapidity. and this operation often
succeeds in raising the kite TO an ele-
walton at which the current Is suffi-
GENTLY strong to cause IL tn fly perman-
emily. In many cases. however, a kite
viii be only partially or temporarily
supported. While IL is thus sustained
n considerable amount Of wire may be
unreeled, the kite falling in the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

"In the present state of the art Of
lying kites to great elevations it is i'm
possible to avoid great risks of more
or less disastrous accidents due to the
breaking of the kite itself. or the part
ing Of the main line. The kites and the
line must be so light i'm weight. and
therefore weak in strength. that only a
small factor of safety is possible. and.
for this eason a certain degree of
caution must be exercised against n
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

of the air within a few hundred feet of
the surface OF the earth are exceedingly
turbulent m constitute a v~eritable.
though invisible. surf in which the kite
IL unavoidably buffeted about, some
times i'm the most dangerous manner.
BY careful watching the behavior of the
kite. and with more or less practice.
rowever. it is possible to land the kite
under almost any circumstance with
comparative safety.