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vestigating at great heights but FIVE or
six, and sometimes dozen, have been
attached to the same line, BY using
tandems to equallze the strain, height
OF more. than three miles has been at
tanned. and, in fact there seems to be
no reasonable limit to the possible alti-
tudes.
The strain or pull" upon the fine
steel piano wire which is used ms a
string TO the kites is tremendous, In the
larger kites being nearly or quite 100
pounds. and as consequence special
~ invented mechanism is employed for
letting out and reellng up the wire,
This device Is modification OF the ma
chine used for deep sea soundings. The
greatest weight 20 far raised by kite
to considerable distance above the
earth is about 200 pounds, and this feat
was accomplished at the Blue Hill sta
ton.
Whether or not the kite will ever he
utilized extensively In transporting man
from place TO place In midair. there Is
no doubt as 10 It's usefulness to the SCI
ence OF meteorology, as a medium for
panoramic photography from above the
earth. as an apparatus for signaling,
as package and letter carrier and as o
spanner OF gorges or CULTS In bridge
building, as at Niagara. While It's lin
itations are more restricted than those
Of the balloon and airship proper, the
kite as latterly developed has It's al
lurements and opens vista through
which some profess TO be able 10 discern
an ultimate gain TO science.
EDWARD X. TURBIT.
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RON CROCKERY CLERK TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL

General Sheridan set Miles upon the
Apache trail, which he took ana follow
ed 80 persislently that az last the red
skins were tired out and surrendered,
General Miles did not make the mis-
take OF his predecessor. Crook, and
treat with lenlency the murderous hos
tiles who had been responsible for so
many cruel massacres. Instead he sent
them off to prison. For his brilliant
achievements in this campaign General
Miles received the thanks of the legls-
latures OF Kansas, Montana. New Mex
leo and Arizona. and the citizens OF
Arizona presented him with a magnia-
cent sword
What our soldiers accomplished In
five years Of Indian campaigning is
summarized in his Personal Recollec-
tons" where he says: Between the
years 1874 and 1850 belt OF country ex-
tending from the Rio Grande or the
Mexican boundary on the south TO the
Canadian boundary on the north and
averaging some four hundred miles In
width from east to west was redeemed
from wild state and its control by
savage tribes and given TO civilization.
This vast country, over which In
1874 roamed powerful bands OF Indian
warriors and countless numbers Of wild
game, was In six years by the opera
lions OF the United States army freed
for all time from the desolating inilu-
ence OF the savage and made habitahle
for civilized man. And these results
are due TO the heroic services, the splen-
aid fortltude and courage OF hundreds
Of our officers and soldiers who placed
themselves between war and peace, be-
tween danger and security. guarding
the newly constructed railways and
protecting the towns as they arose on
the plains. They freely offered their
lives and actually cleared this vast re-
glon during this brief time, giving II tc
civilization forever. The smoke of the
Indian villages has been replaced by
the foundres and furnace fires OF civ
ilIzatlon. The signal lights no longer
flash from the hills, but In their places
the headlight OF the locomotive and the
electric light dlspel the shadows and H.
lumine the pathway OF progress and
civilization
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general and IN 1866 a major general OF
volunteers.
lie entered the regular service IN
July, 1865, m colonel of infantry, IN
1850 was a brigadier general In 1880 q
major general and In 1925 succeeded
General schoheld as general command
ing the United States army. His'pres'
emit position he holds In accordance with
an act OF congress, June s, 1900, provld-
ing that the senior major general or
the line commanding the army shail
have the rank. pay and allowances OF
a lieutenant general"
General Miles has been three times
wounded in battle. at fredericksburg
al Fair oaks and at Chancellorsvile,
the last wound proving nearly fatal and
lncapaeitating him SO that he missed
the battle OF Gettysburg which, 10y the
way was the only important one fought
by the army OF the Potomac at which
he was not present After the close of
the war he received the brevet Of brig
adler general IN the regular army for
gallant and merItorlous services at the
battle OF Charlottesville,
After the civil war General Miles was
actively employed against the hostile
Indians. and in that service won such
laurels as viii keep his memory green
for many years to come, not only
among the white people whom he saved
from slaughter, but among the red men
themselves, The latter regard Miles as
their great white friend notwith-
standing he has always fought them TO
a standstil'' and was their most invet-
crate foe, They say he has not the
crooked tongue" and what he says may
be relied upon At all events he pur-
sued the hostIcs with such vlgor as to
relieve our frontiers OF a dreaded foe,
defeating the Cheyennes, the Co
manchts and the Sioux driving the
boastful sitting Bull and his band over
the Canadian frontier and completely
clearing the hostile territory, lie then
acquired the reputation of a great In
dian fighter, which has chung TO him
even since, but his greatest feat was
the capture In 1886 OF the Apache Ge-
fonimo and his band OF hends. General
crook had tried TO corral them, but had
failed, and az he asked to be relieved
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Ihs aELelANs, QUEEN.

One does not hear very much OF the
queen OF the Belgians, Her life has
been 80 sad one that she lives very
much h retirement, The tragedy OF
her slster-in-law. the empress Of Mex.
leo. driven mad by the fate Of her hug
band, the death OF her only son, the
death OF her nephew; and the early
wldowhcod Of her daughter. stephanIe,
by the suicide OF her husband. have
combined to make Queen Maria re-
clusc, stlll every now and then story
Is heard which shows this gentle lady
IN her true light.
Here Is q pretty ahecdote which was
told recently In Paris; Her majesty
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recent things In quick firing cannon as
a present experienced the surprise OF
his life when he arrived at court. The
gun had preceded him packed In sec
tons In cases, but when he arrived he
found II all put together aud set up
ready for use, every detail Of the work
having been done by The king. though
he had never before seen weapon OF
that kind
1t Is TO be hoped that the Empress
Taoti will adhere to her present deter
mnatlon and insist upon accompany.
ing the emperor to this country, for she
Is a most extraordinary woman and,
like her consort claims descent from
the queen Of Sheba and King solomon,
being Meneleks first cousin. Many
years ago, IN their early prime, these
two were engaged TO be married, but
King Theodore objected. compelled
Menelek to espouse his daughter and
took Taoti 10 himself After Theodore
died Taoti married general, whom she
divorced. She then married the gov
ernor of province, who was executed
by King John ,She had several other
marital experiences before finally con-
summatlng Ia 1885 n union with Meme
lex, then king Of Shoa She IL now aged
and ugly, and the king has other and
younger wives fairer to look upon. but
he remembers what the sun and light
OF Ethiopia has been 10 him In the
past, the wise counsel she has given
him, the mtrigues she has shaped for
him and, above all, the aid she afforded
in the final strategy that carried the
despised Italians down and out; 50 he
still clngs to the first love OF his youth
and the clever consort OF his later
years JAMES l.. CHARTRAN.
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Christian, at least nomInally, Abysslnia
dating its conversion to the Christian
faith from the fourth century and tradi-
tons carrying back the Semitic c0nnec-
tons to the time OF the ancient prophets.
There have been three rulers Of Abys-
slnia within the past fifty years-Theo-
dore, crowned king Of Ethiopia in 1865,
who incurred the enmity OF the British
and suffered an invasion OF his territory
by Lord Napier In 1858, when he was
defeated and committed suicide King
John, or Johannes, crowned In 1872,
who was one OF the most brutal mon
archs that ever sat on throne, and
his successor, Menelek, or Menellk. who
took the throne and held Il by force Of
arms At the time OF King Johns
death Menelek was king OF Shoa, a
country beyond Magdala on the ex-
IRENE south OF Abysslnia proper. and
his fierce soldiers were largely instru.
mental in achieving the astounding vic
tories over the Italians.
It was claimed that King Menelek
was in the pay Of the Italian govern
ment when he reigned over his little
monarchy and IN fact, won his present
empire by means OF rifles and ammuni-
ton supplied by the foreign power, The
Italians paid fearful price for the al
lance, however, for after a few years,
becoming tired Of their exaotions and
being particularly incensed at their
claim TO a protectorate over Abyssinia,
Menelek east or the chains that bound
him and. like the lion that he claimed
to be, sprang upon the invaders and
shook the very life out Of them. Italy
has never been herself since the terrible
battle Of Adowa, March /, 1856, when
she lost 10000 Of her sodiery, and later
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concluded at Meneleks dictatlon a hui
initiating treaty by which she lost all
she had gained and had the bounds OF
her Red sea colonies greatly restricted
King Menelek IL himself no great OBJ
server OF ceremonials at court but he
is a stickler for etiquette IN others, For
example, when Prince Henri Of orleans
was IN Abyssinia and appeared az
court In a shooting costume the lion of
the tribe OF Judah roared out, who
is this person who does not know how
TO appear before klng9" lOn the other
hand, he was amiablllty itself to some
American explorers who recently visit
ed him at his capital, Ads Abeba. lie
entertained them on Christmas day
with cooked aud raw meats and gave
them permission to 20 lion and elephant
hunting within his domlnions as much
as they pleased,
Menelell Ia very fond Of presents and
likes to examine the luggage Of all new
arrivals in his country. He declares
that IL he weren't king he should be a
customs official OF late, however he
has grown critical respecting presents
and demands the very best Of every
thing He was particularly fond OF
sugar loaf when first introduced TO II,
licking It with evident pleasure, but as
his standardization has acquired a
thicker coating he has become more
discriminating Possessed Of an in
quiring turn of mind, he delights IN TAX
ing TO pieces all new machinery brought
to his notice. lie at first exercised his
ingenuity on clocks and watches and
then on breechloadmg guns, OF which
he acquired more than hundred thou
sand from the Italians, A French off
Ger who had taken him one Of the most
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sty ynes !. excerpts q, show o,D.,,,
s ssy,e as an author, for ~ Mineral S hns
several books and NAM AM ne a..i has Write,
p,uSaS,, and newspap p'v'''' = To- "
SIsS sa1 .aan any other militant, tpuy iai''
m ,nSn rank IN the United S ,s,s. man d
,ude toward reporters s o bis alu
oolns always cordial. IN ~" S.. The pea
pearance General Miles l. y personal a.
S Slsr being erect and Sro S's 'a .s y.
u ,saI lunged and well pronor,,. cn''isl
traetlng attention ,re.,o.1pV,uonet, N
m ,ae earrleshis threescore ysar ~ a a
WIN the iauntiness OF von ,1a's aud ~
p perception absolutely seIt ', oo Y Ken \
n nas . very good opinion a, s., yU'' g u
ant general comma 60 " he Heule
since the Indians were ny S.a army
nave been few oocaslons V , lh.r
Miles Miles to shine as commando, ,o i S a,s
actIVe warfare the onna., " eh'ih
cuba during the sponlsh.p1vwu'0,,ulally 4
ia, .a', ,; escaped him But he sn van "
,ne brief campaign in Porto p glas'a'''a
me, ne won an almost bloodIes' 'V ,,' sasl
mat was less than four year, ,E'7
tne events in which he has s h as', y
then are SO fresh in the puS tiI%'s .,l .'i
scarcely to demand mention. w YUM y =
headquarters at the natIon,, van y
since he attained to the hlas. .alli.
tary command, General Mll ss's y. nll'
come a conspicuous figure in WA aas =
ton society and his hospisb'.' ,al'''
presided over by Mrs. NIlles , p''s
the late Senator sherman. h = . asse \
attraction Aside from Inc m ! ,,u'g I
ors gornered on Che field, CepS,,, y , ,o''
has been the recipient Of others ' "a. alllH
been sent to observe the Turso,e s',l'l
war ana to represent the unlt,A Nv,
at the late Queen vlctorla,s ,"Nl a sA''
ROGER p pApy,,
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was driving in her pony ehal'e rs ~,
when she met a ragpickers cahu' ''.,
BY dog, which two men wsr e', Jaw,
cruelty. The queen immedslH wv '.'.,
her trap across the road and 't'''r ~
the brutes to cease III treating ny ~ ~.
lucky animal. Instead Of opel'~ y, y
they began using most insalDns -. =.
guage and then thrashed tne ~, W.,
dog worse than before, Quen ~.',,
said no more. but turned hs' 'I'', y.
and followed them all the way Y y, /,
next village. Theux. There 'n l, lo.A, -.
policeman and had the rasp'e.s' IA
rested. The authorities wlsns ,a,.' =,
20 the charge one Of insula as .,v.
Queen. but her majesty voula IN
none OF e. 1T was not as . os's' . /.
what have done she SAID wv NV
ly az a woman"
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aAll WHITE AND GREEN

1T isali white and green. ssss 4,
the description OF Java by 'v'
itor TO the Dutch Eas, Indies
He continues .updln;
'EverythIns in the way . o. y su Whit.
from A mansion TO a ga'ePoss
washed once or twice a year -, ~,
Looking over the landse a,'. ~ So,,,rts
dazzling white factories wnl ~, sS.', ,s..
and huts, white fences and O'''s'
look like Parlan marble ,..,.a ,r
MANY Of the buildings nut ~, n,
whItewashed both inside ana ,,o vss q
white even extends to the , s,T asss
the coloi. ,ts, who wear W., WIS.,. ,ho,s
suits, whltS helmets snd E ls'', ' oSIscl,
'sThe eject OF all ,hese Na,', ,rser d
araIns, the vivid and ln'ens ~, .trls,
me trees and plantations : VIM WI II,
inc. ana I doubt whether any n.y. rsrIi
!, ,s,o be seen elsewhere IN 'ns
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UP TO DATE coLLscr,ou,

An electrical contribution bo, /, a.
latest American Invention. m, M , ! ~
ter touches a button, and smal I .'s,.
cars lined with velvet visit oaeb ~, y !
multaneously running on a slepis, \. a.
back Of each pew Each car elp,,, !.
a lock box at the pew entrance. M ' "
deacons collect the receipts afl, X.
service. wy
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MEN, WOMEN AND THINGS.

fornIa. was born IN Pennsylvania sixty
three years ago and entered the army
at the outbreak Of the civil war as a
private In the Twelfth Pennsylvania in
fantry
Ihe Rev Ir. Aaron T. GobbIe. who
Tor more than twenty N'are haa been
president Of Central Pennsylvania coll
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THREE POPULAR AERoPLANE TYPES

fact an English paper stated that he
made an ascent in a kite 49, and the
illustrious Franklin was immortalized."
Well he was immoftalized by his
great discovery. but not Just in the way
described.
Although men were experimenting
more than a hundred years ago, II was
a woman who made the FIRST authentic
ascent supported entirely by a kite
This was IN 1884. but u was claimed
that heavy loads had been drawn by
kites as early as 1891 Nearly hfty
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truth. this country took the lead In
the science OF htehylng, although there
are now stations devoted 20 It in
France. Germany and Great Britain
There is probably no station In the
world that has given out such valuable
data as the one located at Blue Hn.
Mass, which. in fact may be called the
pioneer IN the Geld. Established about
seventeen years ago, It has employed
the best talent in kitohyng and freely
published the results Of Investigations
that are In many respects invaluable
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Governor Ferguson Of Oklahoma has
Just been photographed for the first
line in twenty years. The governor Is
not eccentric. but old fashioned and
extremely modest
Brigadier General Robert = Hughes.
Nho succeeds Major General Young in
he command Of the department Of CALI
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Canada's memorial statue TO her sol
diers who fell In the Boer war and
which win be erected in Halifax.
Mayor Schmitz Of San Francisco has
planted tree In Union square, New
York, as a living memorial to the late
President Mckinley. II is a sturdy
young elm which he secured from Nj
missilla park in Canton. a park where
William Mckinley spent many leisure
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In Munich In which all the guests came
dressed as notorious criminals, while
the walls were hung with pictures Illus
trating the most famous crimes. The
dance IS said to have been provocative
Of much merriment"
The Reichenzeiger publishes a decree
with regard 10 slavery in the Kane
runs and Togoland whereby children
born Of domestic slaves become half
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lie eye, but for years previously he at
tracted a great deal OF attention, owing
not only to his eminence IN command
ana 10 his deeds OF bravery IN the past,
but to the fact that, unlike many OF the
great generals who took part In the
civil war, he was not graduate OF
West Point. lie won his high position
by grit and determination, and perhaps
there is no career that better eXempll-
Hes than his the opportunities awaiting
the poor boy In this country II he but
shape his ambition early in life and
hold fast to his ideals,
He was born in the little mountain
village Of Winchester Mass, Aug 8.
1889, the son Of poor farmer descended
from a long line OF sturdy New England
ancestry. The first Of his name In
America (who then wrote it "Myles')
was a Welshman who came over In 1862
and settled at Swansea, Mass, lie was
4 Baptist preacher, but as the settlers
were at that time rather prejudlced
against men Of his persuasion he be-
came man OF war ana went out
against the Indians, He won such re-
nown in the King Philip war as TO be
known Ms the fighting parson," and
hs prestige was such that for several
generations after him the Miles family
was not considered complete without a
soldier IN It. Nelson A, Miles great
grandfather and two OF the latter's sons
fought their way through the Revolu-
tlonary war from Concord and LexIng
ton TO CORVALLIS surrender at York
town. but after the war was over they
vent back to their homes and led the
quiet lives Of Yankee farmers There
we're several scholars in the family also,
Harvard graduates who became noted
1t the bar aud in the pulpit. All were
Baptists, and it Is recorded that young
Nelson A, Miles was baptized into the
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lege at New Berlin, Pa. viii conclude
bis service az the June commencement.
as that institution has been absorbed
by The Eastern Pennsylvania college OF
the Evangelical association.
The name ot Lieutenant Charles Car.
roll Wood. a granddaughter OF Jefferson
Davis aud o greai-grandson Of Presi-
aeai Zeehary Taylor appear, as the
hrs. on the role Of honored dead on
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years later. or in 1874. two men made a
twenty-five mile voyage on Long Island
sound in small boat drawn by kite
measuring eight by ten feet.
Scientific experiments with perfected
apparatus began twenty years or so
ago, when self recording instruments
like the thermometer and electrometer
were sent up to Investigate the upper
atmosphere. one OF the most noted ex-
perimenters Is W A. Eddy Of Bayonne.
~ j., who for the past dozen years has
conducted aerial Investigations which
have attracted worldwide attention. In
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hours. Marjorie Mckinley Morse. a
grandnlece Of the late president, threw
the first shovelful OF earth.
-Four Of the oldest men In The senate
sit side by side In seats II, i2. 10 and Il
Ia the front row Of the Democratic side
Of the ohamber-Mr Pettus and Mr..
Morgan Of Alabama and Dir. Cockrell
and MIR. Vest Of Missouri.
A fancy dress ball was recently given
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after them. The tradition states that
the thief was lifted above the roof Of
the castle. but whether he lifted" the
fish or not does not appear. nor is It Of
so much account as the mere fact that
he was raised a distance from the
ground.
At all events the flying OF kites as a
pastime has been pursued for several
centuries, but Il hardly began to de-
velop into a scientific pursuit until Ben
Franklin made his celebrated expert
ment and called down an electric spark
from the clouds. In abiding to this
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.orops FOR CHILDREN

Motor cars are now .,l oe'a ', ne M
The mlllionaire's BABY ,., WV .tase n'y
beyond V the psrsmDs ll,'"S. IA ia. nina.
ture electric victoria, ,~'"anssensn, y
pSssS 10 Of e f SSS' or aye o. ssi
wheel wheel Of a baby sis .',s "a. Is BIT ,
foot square. Its cost a., ~ dimensions
At an in proportion to Us N-
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faith by being immersed IN Westmn-
sters meeting house pond. He
grew up on the farm, attending the
"deestrcl" school and graduating from
the academy, at the age Of seventeen
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Journey in the air. He did not do it in
the interest OF science, but in the pur.
Iuit OF gain. II seems that two Of the
ninarets on the mikado's castle were
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iE japanese, who long
have been the cham
pion kitenlers OF the
world, have a tradi-
ton that many hum
dred years ago a man
was successfully lift
ed from the ground
by means Of kites and
performed unite a
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" entertaining, but born fighter He
has proved his right 10 be called a
lighter and holds strenuousy TO the
claim that he is not only descended
rom the great King Solomon through
alliance with the queen OF Sheba, but
Is entitled 10 be known as the lion Of
he tribe Of Judah.
Menelek came to the throne in
March. 1889. and is now fifty-nine years
Of age. In personal appearance he is
lot very prepossessing, being a perfect
.ype OF the burnt faces" as the an
,ient Greeks used to call the Ethlo-
plans. but, although he is very dark OF
complexion. with full lips and the Ethi-
,pian physiognomy. he liz entirely dis
inct from the negro. He is short, even
1umpy. In stature and rather stout,
with fierce eyes and commanding air
born OF habitual authority Although
4 despot within his domInions he is
said to be tied to the apron Strings of
ais wife, the Empress Taot, who is
10th aged and unctuous but a natural
diplomat and commander In chief.
While the king, or emperor as some
tyle him, is gentle and courteous as a
ule, on occasions he has been guilty OF
he grossest cruelty, his thin veneer Of
civilization being hardly sufficient TO
conceal his innate barbarism. He is a