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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
The Union Station Site

1t will be an achievement for both the
District and the Pennsylvania railroad IL
at the conference to be held next week be-
tween Senator Mcmillan, President Cassatt
and Architect Durham the decision is
reached to locate the new union station
building north of Massachusetts avenue as
Is now proposed 1t will be good for the
District because this plan will clear one Of
the great arteries of the city. destined to
become one of the handsomest streets in
the world. from permanent incumbran2e
Of the most Objectionable kind. 1t will be
profitable for he railroad company because
thereby the corporation will save the ex-
pense of several hundred feet of costly via
duct construction and will secure a site for
the station building far more suitable and
susceptible of proper development than is
that which is contemplated under the pres
ent laws. The reasons for the more north
ery location grow more insistent as the
park commissions plans are considered,
with Massachusetts avenue contemplated
as one of the beauty lines of the capital
Use of the c street site would compel the
construction of the viaduct entirely across
the avenue. involving a tunnel one hundred
feet in length to permit transit by this
route between the eastern and western Sec
tions of the city.
The case is in good hands, for both SEN
ator Mcmillan and Mr. Burnham are bent
upon employing every possible factor for
the Improvement of the District and the
curing of old sores on the surface of the
city, while Mr.. Cassatt has already, by his
acquiescence in the union station plan, re-
yealed his keen interest in the task Of max
ing of Washington the worlds most at
tractive capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
She Was Pleased.

The steeplechase was on when young
Mrs. Torkins took her place in the granu
stand.
Charley dear" she exclaimed. There is
no telling where in the world those horses
are going next
Not unless you are familiar with the
course
why, don't they run straight ahead"
Because it Is not that kind of a race
"Oh! I understand. This is one of those
crooked races 1 have read so much about.
1 am so glad to have chance to see one. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
New York's Police Commissioners

Mayer-elect Lows choice for the office Of
police commissioner Of Greater New York
Is being praised on all sides, save by the
Tammany people, who, of course, are non
committal. They could not find words to
express their real thoughts and silence Is
better than fruitless criticism. Colonel Par
fridge Is a man of experience. having been
police commissioner OF Brooklyn for term
before the consolidation. His personal in
tegrity is beyond the least suspicion. He Is
direct and thorough In his administrative
methods. In short. he is regarded as the
right man for the difficult task of regener-
sting the police force Of the metropolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Strictly Rusinesa

what have you ever done for your coun-
try?" -
Sir" said Senator Sorghum, II am de-
voting earnest study to that great and
weighty subject, reciprocity"
Il don't see what that has to do with my
inquiry?'
My observations on reciprocity up to the
present time lead me to decide that before
INDUCING in anxiety about what may do
for my country. it is my privilege to as
certain what my country is going to do
for me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
A Lay OF the Season.
lie wind 1t blows q piping song

The wind it blows piping song
OF christmas pretty SOON"
The days in rhythm trip along
To Christmas pretty soon.''
The office boy has scrubbed his face. :.
The janitor with courtly grace
Responds since you have set the pace.
It's Christmas pretty soon"
Why do we save this courteous cheer
For Christmas pretty soon"
For time is swift. In fact all year
Is Christmas pretty SOON"
Twelve months SO swiftly speed awayi
Why not make all the dozen gay,
And still be generous and say.
'It's Christmas pretty soon."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

A Chicago financier has attempted to
corner the pumpkin market. The farmers
who raise their own vegetables will soon be
the only people who can be sure Of being
able to afford them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

General Kitchener desires more troops
and more. He Is in danger of becoming
known as the Oliver Twist of the South
African situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

NO one will feel really sorry that the
horses are about to leave Benning., The
people who won will be glad to hold OH to
what they have, and the others-the mel
ancholy majority-will welcome the chance
TO devote individual attention to the gro
Gerry bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

When he hears Of the enormous salaries
paid to violinists, Colonel Bob Taylor is
sorry that he ever allowed himself to be
lured into politics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

The rumor that the Prince Of Wales
would try to lift the Americas cup has
been denied. The prince has all he can at
tend to learning how to be king without
trying to make record in sportsmanship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

If the talk Of committing millionaires for
contempt of court continues, we may look
forward to time when the exclusive hotels
VIII have difficulty in competing In the
matter OF elegance with the jails
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
The After-ThOuxht

AT last the racing days are o'en
With repentent thrill
I VOW I'll never play them more
I wonder if / will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

1t Is very fortunate that the rumors of
Miss Stones death have so invariably been
followed by denials that their recurrence
causes no uneasiness,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
SHOOTING STARS.
Her Comm nf

II never gossip said the woman with
the uncompromising eyes. 'I never say
anything about anybody unless I am sure
1t can be shown to be true"
Dear met murmured Miss Cayenne.
How utterly relentless!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

The man with wealth of undiscovered
talent and brilliant future is now numer-
ously present in Washington, ready to
make a start as soon as Congress opens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

Secretary Wilson calls attention to the
farmer as a man whose wealth and influ-
ence entitle him to increased consideration
in the congressional appropriations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

Mr.. Low Is doing the best he can to Sc
iect the right men for his New York ap-
pointments. Human nature is misleading
and it is too much to expect prize in
every package.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

BY falling to invite David B. Hill to ad-
dress them at their Jacksonian banquet,
the Nebraska democrats simply threw
away chance to heac some good advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

Since the arrival of the automobile, the
b1cycle-hater is inclined to moderate his
vindictive tone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
silver Quiet.

From the Indianapolis News.
There Is no talk at WASHINGTON this time
about doing something for silver" which
Is quite q relief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
A COmDarisOn,

mo newspaper Office is complete without
its printers devil"
Yes" answered Mr.. Stormington Barnes,
land no theatrical troupe is complete with
out its angel. And yet you write of elevat-
ing the stage!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

The coronation is a comparatively SIM
ole affair for the king, but it will be hard
on Alfred Austin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

UIn order to avoid delays on ne
count of personal absence, letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any individual connected with the
office, but simply to THE STAR, or to
the Editorial or Business Depart
menfs according to tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

Terry McGovern must cheer I'D. All
noted actors have their failures now and
then,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

OF course so shrewd and daring a poll
tician as Castro would not hesitate to pose
as a reformer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Philadelphia May Reform.

Between the criminal activity on the part
Of professional politicians and criminal In
difference upon the part Of prosperous and
easy-going citizens the vitality is being
gradually squeezed out Of free govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06
EVOLUTION OF THE

wind, moving at all times with remark
abe steadineas, anu suUseqGSi4tly SWING
ing around IN large curves OF perhaps
hundred yards in diameter and contlnu-
ally ascending until its steam was ex-
hausted, when, at a lapse of about min
ute and a half and at a height which L
Judged to be between 50 and 100 feet in
the air the wheels ceased turning, ana
the machine, deprived OF the AID OF It's
propellers, to my surprise did not fall,
but settled down so gently and softly that
it touched the water without the least
shock and was, in fact, ready for another
trial.
In the second trial, which followed di-
rectly, it repeated in nearly every respect
the actions of the nrst, except that the
direction of its course was different. 1t
ascended again in the face of the wind,
afterward moving steadily and continu-
ally in large curves, accompanied with a
rising motion and lateral advance. Its
motion was, in fact, so steady that think
a glass of water on it's surface would have
remained unspilled. When the steam gave
out again IT repeated for second time
the experience of the first trial when the
steam had ceased and settled gently and
easily down. What height 1t reached at
this trial / cannot say, as l was not 50
favorably placed as in the first, but L had
occa sion to notice that this time its course
took il over a wooded promontory, and l
was relieved of some apprehension IN see
ing that II was already so high as to pass
<the treetops by ~ or 81 5eet; Ii reacheo
onds from the time 1t started at meas
ured distance Of nine hundred feet from
the point it rose.
This. however, was by no means the
length of its flight. / estimated from the
diameter of the curve described, from the
number of turns of the propellers, as
given by the automatic counter, after due
allowance for. slip. and from other meas
ures, that the actual length of flight on
each occasion was slightly over 5000 feet.
1t is at least safe to say that each ex-
ceeded half an English mile.
From the time and distance 1t will be
noticed that the velocity was between 2C
and % miles hour in a course which
was constantly taking it uphill" I may
add that on a previous occasion l have
seen a far higher velocity attained by the
same aerodrome when its course was
horizontal.
1 have no desire to enter into detail fur
ther than / have done, but l cannot but
add that 1t seems to me that no one who
was present on this interesting occasion
could have failed to recognize that the
practicability of mechanical flight had
been demonstrated
Better known, but Of no greater impor.
tance in the field of aeronautics, are the
efforts of Count Zeppelin with his airshir
on Lake Constance, in Switzerland. The
photograph of the floating she'd wherein
his balloon was contracted, is here repro
duced from the Smithsonian Report Il
measured 450 feet in length, rs broad anc
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

.vancement in the true sense of the word,
for the Smithsonian Institution is not one
TO attach its name to book Of dreams or
fallacies. Many of the articles that go to
make up the contents of the work have
been printed before, but appearing now
as they do in this report it places them on
the high plane Of scientific approval.
Astronomy has made wonderful ad-
vances during the last century. Its prog
gress appeals more to those trained in
science, but even the lay mind can under
stand and value the great improvements
in astronomical machinery. The differ
ence is striking by contrast, If you notice
the picture Of the Chinese astronomical
instruments taken at the loot of Peking-a
general view of which is given this
page.
The apparently impossible problem Of
aerial navigation seems to be getting
along famously, for even conservative
Snnithsonians are enthusiastic and devote
considerable space in their report to the
two types which have been demonstrated
fair successes.
lin airship both come in for their share
of description and approval. OF the two,
the aerodrome really proves the more in
teresting (shOwn in cut on this page, for
it depends entirely on flight for buoyancy
and not upon gas bags or balloons Its
inventor tries as closely as possible to i'm
Here is a description of the aerOdrome
taken from sections of the Smithsonian
report which will serve to give an idea, of
Mr. Langley's success.
The Langley Aerodrome.
What is popularly known as the Fly
ing machine" is literally a machine with
cut gas TO support il, in no way resemb-
ling a balloon, and which its inventor has
called the aerodrome-"air runner"
model similar to the one shown on this
page has repeatedly flown distances OF
over half a mile at speed of from TWEEN
ty to thirty miles per hour. 1t is driver
by q steam engine Of over one and quar-
ter horsepower.
An eve witness, Alexander Graham Bell
at one of these flights thus describes the
appearance and action Of the machine:
The absolute weight of the aerodrome
including that Of the engine and all ap
purtenances, was, I was told, about TWEEN
ty-fiVe pounds, and the distance from til
TO tip Of the supporting surfaces was, a.
I observed, about twelve or fourteen feet
The method of propulsion was by aeria
screw propeners, and there was no gai
or other aid for lifting it in the air excep
its own internal energy
On the occasion referred to the aero
drome at a given signal started from
platform about 20 feet above the waite
and rose at first directly in the face Of th
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

ee nigh. and is considered the most per.
fect 6gdo Of lis kind eyer devised AS it costs
it is likely that the Count will have his
airship practice pretty much to himself
To give all of the interesting details OF
construction, etc. as contained in the Re-
port, would require more space than can
be afforded in a general article. That part
of the account relative to the trial trip
is as follows:
The Zeppelin Air Ship.
The best account of the short and ex-
citing trip of the Zeppelin balloon has
been given by Captain-Lieutenant d. Won
Bethge, steamship inspector of FRIEDRICH
shafen, who may be briefly quoted: 'It
was an exciting moment he writes,
when the command to let go the cables
sounded from the raft, and the air ship,
which up till then had been held by 'ihe
hands of the firemen, aborers and SOL
diers rose slowly into the air, and sud-
denly at the height of eighty-two feet
was released and scared upward At first
the vessel descended somewhat before the
light easterly breeze which was blowing;
but when the engines began TO work it
steamed against the wind then turnei to
the right and left, and afterward Travelled
with the wind, turning occasionally hither
The distance Travelled was about three
and quarter miles.
In the early part of the trip an acct
dent to the steering mechanism occurred.
A winch broke and hindered the further
use of the running weight, which was
provided in order that the bow or stern
might be raised, and the horizontal POSI-
tion regained. Notwithstanding the acci-
dent, Lieutenant Bethge goes to say,
1T was still possible to turn the balloon
to the left against the wind, but as it was
impossible, owing to the broken cable, to
turn to the right, Count Zeppelin decided
to descend The descent took place
seventeen minutes after the ascent
Count Zeppelin has written an account
of the trial trip which rs of special inter-
est, as it comes from one with a full
knowledge of all the details. THE task
he says, "of bringing down the air ship
took place without a hitch. In spite of a
rapid and considerable escape Of gas, fol-
lowed by but a small sacrifice of ballast,
the descent took place gently that a
descent on hard ground would seem de-
void Of danger"
The accident to the running weight
made 1t necessary to avert the imminent
danger of capsizing by stopping and going
astern with the screws "Henceforth' %
he adds, "the whole voyage consisted of
alternately going ahead and then astern,
with the screws, SO as to preYent exces-
sve inclination. A further reason for this
alternate motion arose from the circum-
stance that the air ship, which at first
obeyed her helm we'll to starboard, ran
more and more to the left, owing, appar-
emily to curve to larboard due to the
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

Cshovn in cut on this page) from the
wheclbarrow of 1S94-5 to the steam engine
OF 1897 Some idea of this progress can De
derived from the following:
''Since the of wire and more eul-
cient kites the heights have been greatly
incr eased Thus the average height apoVe
the sea attained by the meteorograon IN IN
was more than mile and thlrd, Whert-
as the average height of all the aScenls
prior to 1857 was less than half mile;
The extreme height of 15,S07 feet, reacheE
in July, 1900, exceeds the altitude OF
Mount Blanc, and also the greatesI
height at which meteorological ooserVa-
tions have been made with balloon IN
the United States"
In noting the progress Of chemistry,
LIQUID hydrogen is made the subject OF an
interesting paper in the Smithsonian Re-
port The late Professor Joseph LIE Conte
has a fine article on the development OF
geological thought-frst published in Ap-
pleton's Popular Science Monthly. The
t'Proeress in Physics in the Nineteenth
Century affords material for a splendid
article by Professor Mendenhall, Phi D.,
d. Sc, LII D. The photography of SOUND
waves and also color photography are
have come to be recognized as absolute
sciences. =,
China, which has figured so much In
the public eye during the year past, Is
given especial prominence. Ihere is a
brief sketch of the Peking Observatory,
whose looting created so much comment; !;
an article by the Chinese Minister, Wa
Ting Fang on mutual helpfulness be
tween China and the United States; Chi
nese Folklore and some Western Analo-
cies, and an exceptionally interesting ac-
count of the loot of the Imperial Summer
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

drag Of the running weight. For this rea-
son also, in order to avoid being driven
on over the land, it was necessary to go
astern with the screws whenever the
stern pointed over the lake.
1t seems from all accounts that he float
ing capacity and the great lateral stabil-
ity Of the Zeppelin air ship have been con-
clusively proved. The ship foated smooth,
its rudder up to the moment when the
steering cable broke. Moreover, as Count
Zeppelin himself says, "It has proved that
there is no danger of fire in connection
conditions.
It is unfortunate that no exact estimate
of speed was obtainable, owing to the oc-
cident. Bethge estimates that the rapid
ity of flight before the wind toward I'm
menstaad was about twenty-nine feet per
second 1t Is enough, however, to say
that dirigible balloon which can main
tain state Of equilibrium aud descend
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

Palace at Peking In 1860 This latter Is an
abridged translation from a journal writ
ten eby Count d Herisson who was on
the staff of the French general during the
Anglo-French expedition to China in 1860
and an eye witness of the extraordinary
scenes he describes. 1t appears to have
entirely escaped attention during the late
crisis, although 1T has an interesting bear
curious manner how history repeats itself
The restoration of extinct animals IS an
other matter that has been taken up as a
science and with success by this Genera
ton. While such reStoratfons are Suhiact
to some uncertainties, and mistakes of in
depreciation are apt to occur, these efforts
to reproduce the living forms of past aces
are not mere gueSSwOrk, but rest upon a
solid foundation of scientific facts and
careful deductions An odd photograph Of
the Waterhouse Hawkins worl<roon ar
the Crystal Palace in London is shown on
this page and will serve to give an idea
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-06

any Of these compartments and pump
into the other. Each propeller Is supplied
with extra auxiliary engines, so that the
main engine can be disconnected II neces-
sary and the propeller worked from the
auxiliary engine. This was meant to give
economy of fuel when the ship was to go
under ordinary conditions, and reduces
the number of the mechanical staff. The
ship has a rolling chamber to keep her
affords facilities for directing her
through the ice
Her maiden voyage was from Newcastle
to St. Petersburg We entered the ice at
our way through 160 miles of ice. 1t new
er occurred to any one that the ship
would go to Cronstadt in winter time, and
our entering Cronstadt harbor caused
At times the pressure Of the ice was so
great. and the ice so heavy that 1t took
-FOUR hours to. make two miles.
One of the best popular articles IN this
report is a paper on Natures Pictures
Dy A. Radclyffe Dugmore, printed first in
THE Worlds Work. by Doubleday, Page
& Co The study of birds and animals by
the camera, personal contact and through
strlde In the right direction. One of these
remarkable photographs is produced here
with 1t shows a white-fOOted mouse and
walk with friend the author came across
tnls interesting group. The frightened
motner instantly disappeared and could
search Only after reaching home did Mr.
DuSmore'S companion find the poor little
creature-in his pocket! Fearing lest the
young ones would die the author ran
back two miles with the old mouse in his
hand and managed just before dusk to
secure this picture of the first meeting OF
the reunited family.
Among the thirty or more ar
tents of this Report of 1900 there
may be mentioned. as Illustrating
the variety of the subjects treat
ed. papers on malaria and the transmits
sion of yellow fever, by Surgeon General
Sternberg; an essay on Huxley. by Pro-
fessOr Brooks of Johns Hopkins and a
paper on so practical subject as incan-
descent mantles.
The Smithsonian Reports are distributed
by the Institution to libraries throughout
the world, may be had by purchase at
cost from the Superintendent Of Docu-
ments, Washington City. and NAV gener-
ally be obtained free of charge also from
the applicants member of Congress