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exploring the pole would bs tried The
balloon was 10 start from Spit1hergon,
where the imitation was to be effccte 4.
The estimated cost amounted 10 100.
600 kroner, about $4,000 national
subFeription was opened. which was
completed In few days by generous
donors. The king Of Sweden. wishing
to show the interest taken by him In
the expedition. gave $4,000 kroner.
Others made up the sum.
Having settled the financial aspect Of
the question. Andree made scYerai
journeys all over Europe, In order 20
enter into personal communication
with foreign scientific celebrities ard
gain their views as 10 this enterprise.
lie visited, one by one. the aeronautit-
nj establishments. procuring NJ tho
same time samples Of the tissues EN-.
ployed and obtaining the opini1us OF
various constructors. Thereupon. on
his return to Stockholm. he carefully
tested the samples which he had
brought and gave the preference 20
Chinese pongee silk. cemented together
Ia double thrce-fold and four-foid
layers with yarnlsh. This tissue was
advocated by iachambre. the French
expert, TO whom Andree entrusted the
construction OF the balloon The con
structlon was 10 reach total clrcum-
ference OF nearly $50 feet. diameter
Of over 70 feet and conlcal forma.
tion az tho base. The upper part was
to be protected against rain and snow
by vanished silk cover to extend
from the apex down almost 10 the
base OF the cover by this means the
entire envelope was 10 be fully pro-
tectod from ordinary climatic disturb
ances.
For making mp the envelope 600
pieces OF pongee silk of best quality.
each being from ~ to rs metres long
by about 4S centlmeters wide. were
used. All these pieces. after being ce-
munted together we're again tried be-
fore being used. The trials were made
by means OF Perreaux dynamometer.
under the control OF Messrs. p. ID.
Nordenfeld and Noel, engineers OF the
| Nordenfeld company. TO whom AndreO
had entrusted the task OF testing the
materials used for the construction
OF the balloon.
The two hemlspheres Of the balloon
were first formed Their weight was
960 klios. and before proceeding to the
last equatorial closing seam they were
given three coats OF yarnlsh. fourth
coat being given after the two halves
had been Joined together, The net
was then afiixed, II was composed Of
! 3si hemp cords. each cord without
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suggested a means OF polar exploration
which promises better success In ex-
treme penetration than any means
hitherto employed Expeditions by
land OF sea have not succeeded In pen
strAtlnE sufiielently far north to make
their ultimate reaching OF the pole
itself a. all likely II the point itself
IL 10 be traversed, Il evidently must
Be done by some aerial means such as
Andree has suggested.
His plan suggested Itself 10 him AT
least ten years ago. when he had net
yet completed his twenty-hfth year.
lie was thea chief engineer OF the gov
eminent patent ONCE Ia Sweden and a
professor In the swedish Technical
school He had been experimenting
IN aeronAutlcs for four or Ave years.
and had succeeded IN reducing several
theories for the control OF balloon
10 practice. lie suggested his plan tor
polar exploration 10 the Swedish Acad-
emy OF Scientists. and Il was approved
by them and their assistance prom
ised. II was this assistance that uiu-
mately secured the expedition.
Several OF his early asoents were at
tended by porilous adventures. They
we're once attended by shipwreok on
the Baltic. Once they carried him
from uothenburg over the Baltic. AZ
ter having crossed over the whole %
Sweden, the reefs around the Isle OF
Goeland placed the greatest difficulties
IN the way OF his landlng. This near
~ cost him his life. but could not dis
courage a man Of his temperament.
Il was early In 1895 when Andree re-
OSived the assurance OF the Academy
e Natural Sciences that his project for
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the night OF the ball everything was
altered between them. Hldred was
no longer the devoted, unselhsh wife.
who studied him and his interests
above everything else-she was the
.roud passionate. tender woman, who
would rather have died than le; him
know that she loved him In spite OF
his neglect.
In consequence OF this the earl was
thrown more and more into the society
OF Lady Hamilton. His wife declined
to ride with him; Lady Hamilton aa-
sured him there was nothing she liked
better than overlooking another per-
sons correspondence. His wife never
asked him to sing; Lady Hamilton did
80. and sat listening. and looking un-
utterable things. Lady Caraven's shy
ness was her opportunity. Not that
she ior a moment intended to make anv
mischief betweeen husband and wife
or tSRt she was In love with Lord Cara
ven; but she acted as she did simply
because Il was her practice 10 absorb
the attention and engross the interest
OF every man who came within the
sphere OF her attractions. The deeper
nature Of the nobler woman did not
recognize this. The young countess
hid her love as she had hidden her
Jealousy. But II was hard to bear
Go be continued1
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should long since have sought SUM
nier cline were atill singing On the
evening Of the ball bright moon was
shining In a clear sky. and the wind
was sweet as In summer There had
been royal entertainments al Ravens
mere. but none had ever been on a
grander or more magnificent scale than
thla ball AN that flowers, lights aud
superb decorations could effect was ef-
fected There was tier after tier OF
brilliant bloom; the light OF a thous-
and tapers made a brightness greater
than that OF day; tlny-scented fount-
aims rippled amongst the flowers. Il
vas a superb spectacle; and OF that
magnificent fele there were two
queens
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manufacture step BY step. then eKam.
ined mihutely all the parts ana de-
clarsd the material to be faullleas ana
quite In accordance with .the desires
expressed by Andrec. This examlna-
tlon was thoroughly satisfactory.
Andree Immediately prepared 10 de-
part for spltsberEen. In the ship
Fran. In which Nansen recently re-
turned from his northern expedition,
he sailed carrying the balloon and
the eppurtenances for Initiating Il.
Arriving Al spltzbergen a shed was
erected 70 protect the balloon durlpe
Imitation. and the work began. THIS
was completed In a tribe over a fort
nlght, and the expedition was ready
to sail by July I.
The wind. which had been favor-
able during the greater part OF June,
turned and blew dead from the north.
At hrst It was supposed this would
delay the departure but few days.
A. II persls;ently continued and In
creased In velocity and was attended
by frequent storms. impatlence gavs
way 20 anxiety. sun matters grew
worse rather than better, and after
waiting for thirty days for a favor
able turn Il was decided to postpone
the departure owing 60 the extreme
lateness OF the season. and the entlre
party, sadly discouraged and dlsheart-
ened. returned to Europe.
Early Ia May last year Andree made
ny June ist everything was In order.
and again the party sailed for their
rendezvous. Arriving about Jura rs,
imitation again began and proceeded
until completed a week later. Then
a very careful examination was made
or the balloon. and u Was found that
several small leaks had been sprung.
These were readily mended, and the
huge structure was pronounced strong
er than II had originally been. So IL
seemed. Then, on July 4. Andree an
nounccd himself ready to embark.
Between June and July 4 neither
snow nor rain had fallen. Al noon
on the latter day heavy storm set
In and lasted for two days II looked
like a repetition Of the IN fortune
OF the previous year. On July 8. how
ever the storm shifted. and a strong
south wind set In. Andreo waited
two days longer. and then. on July
II, gave the order 10 cut loose the
balloon
An affecting scene preceded the en-
trance OF the brave trio into the car.
Particularly was the departure OF Herr
strlnberg pathetic. lie was tortured
by a parting from his hancee. whom
no knew not whether he should ever
see again. Herr Frankel was sur.
rounded. too. by loving friends. and
all three hesitated TO take the final
step. Al last. however. Andree gavs
the word, and the trio entered the
car. The knife OF the attendants soon
cut loose the last thread that held
the three TO the earth
The high structure moved slowly.
rising TO the height Of perhaps 800
yards. Then Il answered to the wind
blowing from the south and started
lts long night north.
AZ first az Il started on II sank
rapidly. seeming 10 intend n plunge
into the sea. Guided by the firm
hand OF Andree. however. the sail and
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l&s;S1 s$:G y Ei!,lIi6 oSkT[la&s 5 s1[la&
,I''l lEsY gAIg
.ySSS "0T SNIv N So ~ iiTVEzDG G5SS
HE QSORERS DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLOTTE N. BRAEME.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION
BY CHARLOTTE N. BRAEf1E.
INTERNATIONAL PREss ASSOCIATION.

CHAPTER XXXV1f - (ContlnueuJ
She looked at her husband; he had
not Joined Lady Hamllton's circle OF
admirers. and she felt all the happier
on seeing that.
Later on in the evening Sir Raoul
came 10 her
"Hildrcd" he said. In low voice,
chow do you like our new acquisition
"she IL Just what thought she
would be. replied the young countess
'Raoul. hers IL the kind OF beauty that
the earl loves"
How do you know that7' he asked.
II have heard him say 80 very often.
DO you think he will admire her?'
Yes" said Sir Raoul. frankly "Ev-
cry one must admire her. She IL like
q picture by Greuze. But u you ask
me is she worth any expenditure OF
jealousy / answer Just as frankly,
mo"
II am not jealous" returned lilldred,
quickly. why should you imagine
such a thlng?"
Il DO not say that imagine Il. Hi
dred; / merely warn you against IT,
answered Sir Raoul.
"of an people" cried Hlldred. those
that are logical are the most dlfiicult
60 talk with"
Let us be thankful then" said Sir
Raoul. that they are rare"
She looked up at him with quiet
smile.
"Raoul," she said there Is one thing
that have remarked about Lady Ham
illon"
What Ia that?" he asked.
"She has been here noarly six hours.
but have not seen her talk 20 any Of
the ladies' When we went into .ho
drawlng-room. she sought the most
comfortable chair, and she leaned back
in II with q smile at me. Travelling al
ways fatlgues me- she said as she
closed those lovely blue eyes OF hers
and do you know that she never opened
them again until the gentlemen came
~
"She did not want 10 waste her words
and smiles on ladies" said Sir Raoul.
Il know ! am very ignorant; but do
you call that good breeding, Sir Ra-
QUIZ"
MY dear Hldred a woman may be
very elegant. coquettish and fasclnat-
ing withou, being quite what you cali
well bred"
III / had my choice" said liildred.
IL would rather be well bred than beau
tlful."
What would you say II told you
that you were both7" he asked.
laughter. Then she thought TO herself
that Sir Raoul was a very distinguish
ed-looking man. Could II be possible
that he was flirting with Lady Cara
ven?
There must be no encroachlng on her
privileges No one must monopollze
distinguished men like Sir Raoul when
ahs was present. She must give the
dark.eyed young countess a lesson, and
the best way In which 10 achieve her
She laughed rich. musical, Joyous
laugh that caused Lady Hamilton TO
raise her blue eyes 10 see what was
going on. She smiled sweetly, as
though sympathlzlng with tho happy
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Miss ureener-"And 30 you we're n
the train that was held up by robberss
Weren't you just frightened TO death r
Miss whiting "You'll hardly believe
Il, but / wasn't frightened a Bit Ths
fact Is, when they came into the cas
and ordered as 10 hold up our hands
| thought Il was going 10 be lecture
on palmistry, and ! dldu't fnd out dif-
ferently until Il was an aver. boston
transcript
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CHAPTER XXXVIlI.

HE Grand ball ln
honor OF Lady
Hamilton was 20
be- given al Raw
ensmere on the
last day OF septem
ber The summer
weather sim lin
geFed; flowers that
should have died
before we're stlll
living. birds that
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TRAVELLING FATlGUES ME-
end would be TO monOpOllze the atton-
tlon OF the handsome earl.
while the earl enjoyed the presence
OF his beautiful guest-enioyed her co.
quetries. laughed and was amused az
her iilrtations. all In sheer ldleness
and gogd humor-hls dark-eyed, beau
tlful wife was building up theory OF
her own, and II was that her husband
loved Lady Hamilton.
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First Sea serpent Say. Il looks az II
we we're going to have "a pretty duh
time along the coast this summer. Sec
ond Ditto Ditto You may have duh
time, but ! expect to scare more people
than ever. How are you golng 10
work itf" I'm going TO tie a yellow
Spanish nag 10 the tip OF my tail. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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PROFITS % westsrn unioa Fsissrs.n
Colnpany.
The receipts of tho Western Union
Telegraph Company during 1897 we're
t22,6ss.s5s, with expenses Of tiG90e.s
O5s. bolng profits Of 15.7s2. .2OS.
The herald., 1898-10-25
Wood Working Hard

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 24.-Generai
Wood, military governor of the department
OF Santiago though satisfied with the work
lngs OF the Cuban commission in recommends
ing appointments and offering suggestions
1or assistance ill the work OF civil admins
tration, has decided to simplify this feature
by appointing eight ol the most prominent
nombers of the committee rs a permanent
council to the governor. This council will
meet General Wood three times a week to
consult as to the Improvements in the prov
ince, and the other members may 80
TO different points to consider local applica-
tlons for office. The members OF the coun-
Gil will receive salaries. though the amount
has not yet been decided upon. General
Wood idea is to make the entire police force
seml-military organization, under com
mand OF an inspector general, with the rank
of lieutenant colonel, having headquarters
at Santiago. There will be four inspectors
with the rank of major with headquarters
at Santiago, Guantanamo, Manzanillo and
Holguin, and sub-inspectors with the rank
of captain at important places, and smaller
places will have lieutenants. The whole
service will be thoroughly drilled.
Several wealthy Cubans have offered Gen
eral Wood quantity of land to enable him
to carry out his plans of furnishing work
Tor any one who desires it.
Lieutenant Rooney has gone with $50 pack
animals to Bayamo, distributing rations
along the roads. He carries q, 900 rations.
The herald., 1898-10-25
AST. T.MICHAfL STEAMER
BRINGS SEVENTY MINERS AND
SOME GOLD
ONLY One More Vessel Due From the
Arctic This Season-Mining
News Notes

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 24.-The steamer
Protection. the next to the last vessel tc
leave st. Michael, Alaska, TINS season, ar
rived tonighCwlth seventy passengers, and
smalla mount oil gold dust. The last YES
sci to leave st. Michael is the steamer Port
land, which was to have sailed on October
10 for San Francisco. Only two sailing YES
sells were at Dutch Harbor, the Waschu-
setts and the Nesmith.
When the Protection left ST. Michael the
Yukon river was still open, something un-
precedented this late in the season. The
last steamer to arrive at st. Michael from
Dawson was the T. f. Powers. She brought
no passengers. The steamer p. W. " care
was reported aground on a sand bar near
Russian mission. She will probably remain
there all winter.
News has been received at St. Michael
that the steamer Abbie Rove was not
wrecked. as had been reported, but had
reached Golofn bay. She was three weeks
overdue. The delay was caused by the
breaking down of her machinery.
The herald., 1898-10-25

tet. He hopes to win by his ringing
twenties rather than by his ringing speeches;
The fact that he can afford to carry around
with him well paid male quartet to tickle
a coniiding public, and cover his own De.
ficiencies, is perhaps good evidence that ne
might make fine congressman Tor great
corporations, but we want man VINO VIII
stand up for the peoples interests. Ihe
songs by the quartet were fulsome IN praise
of Waters, whom we know little about, ex-
cept that he is rich. He seemed TO DC con-
scious of playing part and exhibiting a
selfish spirit in having his quartet sing enio-
gies only of himself, for he covered his face
like a culprit while they sang. ,.,,
The audience was most pleased when Wlll
Harris. urged the necessity OF the govern
ment building the Nicaragua canal. Ihls is
stealing the thunder of the Popullsts, as
they not only advocate that, but also the
government ownership of all railroads and
telegraph lines. The people are nursing Il
deluson if they expect a Republican admin
istration to pass any measure which wlli cur
tail the income of great railroad and steam
ship lines. They may pledge the credit ct
our government in order to help some gi-
gantic corporation to construct that canal,
and our people will have to pay the INTEREST
ON the bonds. while the officers OF the COM
pany will grow opulent on its recelnts Tor
tonnace. SPECTATOR.
The herald., 1898-10-25

Relief Corps: Mrs. j. Ellen Foster of Wash
ngton, President of the Women's Republ-
can Association; Mrs. Hannah Solomon Of
Chicago, President OF the National Council
OF Jewish Women, and many others whose
names are familiar to the public were pres
ent.
The address of welcome was made this
afternoon by Mrs. \. j. Sawyer of Lincoln,
President of the Women's Department OF
the Exposition.
A meeting was held by the National jew
ish Women's Council, at which reports were
made by Mines. Adams of Dubuque, Leb-
erman OF Kansas City, Haas of Chicago,
Hirsch of Des Nloines and many others, COW
ering the practical philanthropic work be-
ing done by their respective sections.
The difficulty met by the Jewish women in
aftiliating with the State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs also was spoken of. This diff
Guilty is due to a clause in the constitution
of the State Federation barring out those
women who owe allegiance to any religious
sect.
The State Federation of Wcmen'a Clubs
is not represented in the National Council
of Women.
The herald., 1898-10-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS INDEX

Hobson hopes to raise two or three
more of the Spanish ships sunk at
Santiago.
The famous joint traffic case is de-
cided'by the supreme court and pooling
declared illegal.
On advice of General Wade, now at
Havana, the Spaniards are given un-
til January LIST to evacuate the island.
Major General Merritt and Miss
Laura Williams married at London
and will proceed to the Philippines
when the peace commission adjourns.
A dozen witnesses examined by the
war investigating commission; moth
ing of special interest is brought out.
President Ripley of the Santa Fe
announces that he knows good thing
when he sees 1t and has closed the deal
for the Valley road.
Mrs. Botkin will not be tried as a
fugitive from justice in Denver; 1t IS
not entirely certain that she will ever
be tried in California.
The last of Spain's soldiers sail
away from Porto Rico and members Of
the insular cabinet take the oath OF
allegiance to the United States.
Comparisons Of money expended
during the Spanish war and the war OF
the rebellion show the civil war to have
cost nearly twice as much for each day
of it's continuance.
Eleven negroes and one white man
dead, one negro and three white men
seriously wounded, make the bulletin
of results of the race war raging in
Mississippi, and the battle still RACES.
The British government issues an
other Fashoda blue book; both ma
tions prepare for war, but there is
plain evidence that France intends to
get out of Egypt in time to avoid
serious trouble.
The herald., 1898-10-25
CALLED HIM A STIFF"
Bob Thompson and Kid Parker Have
Quarrel

Bob Thompson and kid" Parker came
together at the rooms of the Los Angeles
Athletic club, but it was not the kind of a
return match that Parker WAS seeking. The
fight was of very brief character and neith
er side got the decision.
Ever since his defeat at the hands OF
Thompson some time ago Parker has been
colored man, but Bob, in the attitude oi
victor, thought he had the right to name
The conditions under which he would again
meet Parker. The men met in the private
Office of Secretary pittner of the Athletic
club to discuss these conditions. Thomp.
son required that Parker weigh, at the
most, l37 pounds at the lingside. This did
not prove satisfactory to Parker, for he ha:
always maintained that he could not train
He stood out for l3S pounds at o'clock OF
the afternoon of the fight. Thompson
would not conceded this point of weight
and time, and the men argued to no avail
Thompson expressed himself as being in a
position to dictate terms which he thought
were reasonable; besides, he had negotia
tons on hand for a match with Spike
Sullivan in the east, and moreover, had is
sued a challenge through the Associated
Press to any lightweight in the country
This last remark seemed to anger Parker
for he retorted: why, a stiff like yor
could not get match in the east!'
Thompson replied by asking if Parker
meant what he said when he called him a
stiff and on being assured that he did
replied that Parker was bigger "stiff. .
The men were angry and some further re
marks were passed. and then both spranl
to their feet and started in to hammer eacl
other with bare fists. Thompson is said tt
have got the better of the white man. and, in
any event, he cut Parker under the eve and
struck him in the face a number of times
Parker landed on the Thompson anatomy
also, and had bad thumb to show for it
ne men We're separated and no further
demonstration occurred. The negotiations
tor the match were called off, Tor the day at