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would like to gain her consent 10 live
In their hearts but she will have none
of them, and now at thlrty-six, she Is
still heart whole and fancy free.
The chief accusation against Miss
Come in England is that she rallied
against their late queen when alive and
has gone over TO their enemies. the
French, II was only two years ago, in
fact, that a Dublin paper was Suppress
ed because II contained an article from
Miss Comes pen entitled THE Famine
Queen" IN which were wildly depicted
the terrible sufferlngs that occurred
during Victorlas sixty years on the
throne and who yet dared to ask Ire
land for soldiers to protect the exter-
mlnators Of their race"
Az is known TO all her friends,
Miss Come not only abandoned the
Dublin social circle IN which she moved
as queen, placing her brains. beauty
and fortune at the service Of Ireland,
but she warmly espoused the cause Of
the Beers. In the South African struggle
she seems TO see an opportunity for
Ireland TO redress her wrongs. and II Is
expected that her lectures In this coun-
try will be devoted TO the double pur-
pose of aiding the Beers and avenging
the sufferings Of her countrymen.
or late years she has lntrenched her.
self in France, where she has published
paper LIrlande Libre, and whence
she has launched such pointed shafts
at John Bull that II Is rumored that her
expulsion has been determined upon.
In France, however, she Is called THE
Irish Jeanne dare and the French
people have gone wild over this modern
Maid OF Orleans who has dared, like
her great prototype, to oppose herself
almost single handed to the combined
forces Of Great Britain, Miss Come
made deep impression upon the
French more than ten years ago, and
that II was lasting one Is shown by
her continued popularity Much has
been said of her beauty and eloquence
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machine that Is safe either for private
use or forpublictransportationpurposes.
lie has made many ascents, always with
intrepidity, always with a gallant rcok.
lessness even, that has captiyated the
hearts Of all observers. But while he
has carried all by storm, he has not
turned the heads Of the cold blooded
students Of aeronautics, who, while ad.
hitting that what he has done Is great.
Is admirable. It falls far short OF what
must be accomplished before the prob
lem OF aerial navigation shall be con-
sidered az even mcasurably solved
This leads up 10 the actual object OF
the ST. Louis worlds fair people when
they made their magnificent offer and
invited not only young Dumont, but
such scientists as Professor Langley,
Sir Hiram Maxim. Count Zeppelln-in
fact, all who have achieved distinction
In aeronautics-to the conference which
is merely preliminary to the grand con.
test next year Their object II not 10
fix premium upon the development OF
any particular type OF aerostat, but 10
determine. or to assist IN determining.
the very best Of whatever style or
method Of construction which the
greatest inventors can produce In
short. though the contest itself will add
greatly to the success Of the exposition.
Il will be considered merely az factor
making for the solution Of what all sci.
entlhc men are agreed ia the most i'm.
vortant problem Of the age--ihe nayi-
gstion Of the air,
81, Louis then. In 1903 will be the To-
cal point OF the keenest intellects. the
rallylng place for the shrewdest in
yentofs. who VIII devote their energies
to the overcoming Of the obstacles that
have hitherto bafied them In their at.
tempts to navigate the atmosphere.
Aerial navigation has 40 long engaged
the attention Of inventors that It can
not now be considered novelty, ana
even the dlrlgibe arship was pro-
nounced a successful experiment fifty
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| bic generally said: What fools these
tenants are, They think they can fight
mel Such man manning onel refused
to pay his rent; said he couldn't, I
warned him Of what would happen
when | evlcted him and destroyed his
cabin. Tonight as l was riding home
passed where he and his family are
llvlng-in a ditch. His WIFE is dying.
and I don't think she will live till
morning, and all she has to shelter her
are few branches, Serves them
right"
This was the sad Incident that first
made Miss Come reflect upon her peo-
pies wrongs and when she was yet a
girl she had the Irish cause brought
home with terrible force by witnessing
a funeral Of an eyicted tenant who had
died from exposure while living with
his family under an upturned boat aft
err his cabin had been destroyed The
scene made her IN for weeks, and when
she recovered she vowed that she would
devote her life and her fortune to the
NAhNf VI NVhlAAihhh'H lAflNnut AlAt
coming into possession OF her fortune
she Travelled in Europe. and when she
returned TO her home she might have
had society at her feet for her wit and
beauty her perfect poise and polish. her
exquisite taste In dress, all combined
10 mark her as a most cultured woman.
Even her enemies the British she
processes to hate so heartily. cannot but
speak well Of Miss Come. THE lion
can afford to smile without showing his
teeth al one Of the loveliest Of his
daughters says one of them, FOR he
is captiyated by her charms
Come, as all the world knows. Is a
good old Irish name and Miss Come
numbers among her forefathers many
distinguished soldiers. Perhaps II is
this lighting Instinct In her blood that
makes her so determined an enemy OF
the Saxon. who can only reply. Live
In me heart, darling, and pay no rent"
In truth. there are many Saxons who
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grounds IN England both vita vast
funds of experience and material
wealth to draw upon. have produced
something practicable. The Langley
"aerodrome' has made a short but very
well sustained fight over the Potomac
marshes, while the Maxim machine has
lifted itself with such force as to threat
en- to tear everything TO pieces.
Other types than those mentioned are
the twin diriglble balloon Of NJ. Roze
Octave Chanute's double aeroplane, p
5. Pitchers soaring machine (which
proved the death Of its inventor In 1880,
Comte de la Naulx's steerable balloon,
IN which he undertook to cross the
Mediterranean; the monster concentric
Of Leo Stevens, New York city; Refer
scheids aermotor, Horgans dragon
filer, with wings like those Of a devil's
darnlng needle, etc
Between the two types represented
by the Dumont-Zeppelin and the Lang
ley-MaNlm there is a wide variety OF
flying machines, ranging from the Lii
lienthal from which the inventor. after
making hundreds Of successful ascents,
finally met his DEATH 10 the latest aero
plane by Gustave Whitehead, with
which he claims TO have made flight
Of a mile and a half. Four hundred
patents for flying machines were taken
out last year in the United States alone,
and now that there Is a prospect Of win
ming a capital prize OF at least 500, 900
offered by the exposition executives
American genius will receive such a
stimulus that, whether the reward Is
borne on 10 Europe or remains at home,
the greatest benefit Is certain TO result.
There Will be at ST. Louis more than
100 contestants, and there viii be no
lack Of delighted observers, but the |
chief charm Of the coming tournament |
viii lie In the mystery in which the out |
come viii be shrouded. for II is by no |
means certain whether any form OF fly |
ing machine already invented will win |
or whether some dark horse" az yet
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years ago when Glffard in 1859 sailed
over Paris at o height Of 5000 feet with
a gas inflated ballon which was propel-
led by steam. Dumonl and Count Yep
pelln have improved upon Gnard. but
they used practically the same type OF
airshp, consisting Of semidetached
gas bag, beneath which Is suspended a
motor In rigid frame, to the latter
being attached propellers and steering
gear. Both Dumont and Zeppelin have
made successful trips within certain
limitations, but that they have not
evolved the machine that the near fu-
ture VIII demand has been proved be-
yond reasonable doubt.
Dumont has made most wonderful as
tensions and short trips but HE FREE
Quent mlshaps have shown the dangers
and accentuated the shortcomings OF
the dirlgble balloon. Count Zeppelin
has carried passengers aud landed them
safely, but he took care to make his as
cents and brief voyages, and particu-
larly his descents, over body Of water,
a. az Lake Constance.
or a radically different type are the
machines constructed by Langley and
Maxim, which aim 70 be self sustaining
as well as self propelling. capable Of
mali tanning themselves In midaIr lnde-
pendently OF an unwieldy gas ba hang.
Ing above them, the collapse Of which
would precipitate their machine TO
earth like broken winged bird But.
although II seems 10 be indubtable that
the Langley or the Maxim type is TO be
that from which the future airship will
be evolved, IL has not, so far as Ia known
reached anything near perfection. Mel
Their inventor. for instance. has shown
sufficient confidence in his machine TO
inirust hls precious person TO II In mid
air. while Dumont and Zeppelin have
freely done so, thus showing the oour-
age OF their convictions still no one
VIII deny that Langley In the secluslon
Of his Gothic tower In Washington, and
Sir Hiram Maxim, on his proving
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night soon after his arrival In this
| country. he had been kicked out Of 1t,
too and HIS pet dog, a sole companion
OF his SORROWS, set upon by doughty
policeman and killed. Nearly twenty
! 1--WE years after that event he found the
same old lodging house conducted after
the same manner as OF yore. The pres.
ent president of the United States and
Mr. Rlis paid Il a visit 1T was un-
changed, he says in his book Just as
1t was the day l slept there. Three men
lay stretched AT full length upon the
dirty planks. two Of them young lads
from the country Standing there,
told Mr.. Roosevelt my own story, He
turned alternately red and white with
anger as he heard Il.
Did they DO that to YOU? he asked
when | had ended
For an answer ] pointed TO the
young lads then asleep before him. 4
was like this one said
Gle struck his cllnched fists together
II will smash them tomorrow
And smash them he smashed
them so erfectually, 1t ls said. that they
never reopened. That event took place
six years ago, and great changes have
come to the quondam police commits.
sioner but the phIlanthroplc newspaper
man and enterprlsing reporter Jacob
Rils, still keeps on In the even tenor Of
his humble way
Character counts and Il Is character
OF the highest sort that Jacob Ris has
been upbuIdlng In his making Of an
American" Would that there were
more like him and that every immigrant
coming TO these shores had the same
high conception of his duties to him
self, his fellow citizens and his adopted
country
When Rlis arrived here, he invested
half his available funds in revolver
and started up Broadway looking for
Indians and buffaloes. he says. but was
relieved Of his Grearm by friendly po-
liceman before he had a crack at eli
Their Indian or buffalo. Then he worked
at any odd job that presented, being 10y
turns a laborer and lecturer, finally
securing q position as reporter Lik-
ing the profession, he has stuck to It
ever since.
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prosecutors by complete change in
their manner OF life.
AZ present, when so many efforts are
being made TO reach the northern ter
mlnation Of the earths axis, the geo.
graphical north pole. comparatively lit
Tie interest IL expressed concerning an.
other north pole quite as important in
many ways the pole Of magnetism. But
scientific men do not lose their interest
In the latter, and Professor Amundssn
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ing. The paper publishes an article al
lacking the reputation Of a prominent
citizen, and the publishers take a bun
die Of the papers TO his house and offer
to sell them to him instead Of the pub
tic
Jamaica adylces show that a very
formidable tick plague Is raging in the
Island. 10 The great prejudice Of cattle
owners. one ~ whom has advocated the
protection Of the pea dove, a native bird
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TIMELY CHlTCHAT.

Although there are few horses over
seventeen hands high. It is said that
there Is one In Kansas which measures
twenty hands.
a yeoman tells story Of a profess
sIonal visit paid 10 an empty Boer farm.
In the sitting room the party came
across a plano, 10 which pathetic note
was attached entreatlng them not to
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In former visits She was here on lee
ture tours In 1897, in 1900 and in 1901,
when she captlyated al susceptible
hearts by her beauty and her eo-
quence.
AS the daughter OF an English army
officer who whatever may have been
his convictions as TO the justice OF the
Irish cause) fought British battles in
foreign lands, she has deep rooted
love for her birthplace in the pictur-
esque country near the gap Of Dunloe.
Her father was an Irish colonel and
his daughter. after attending school in
England, was introduced into the select
circle at the castle" where she be-
came recognized and regnng beauty
Of the vice regal court. Her mother
having died when She was a baby and
her father dying at about the time she
attained her majority leaving her a
snug fortune and fine estate, Miss
Come was always free rover about
the lovely country adjacent TO Come
House and became well acquainted
with the peasantry as well az with the
landed proprletors
AT school she had received little in
struction in the history Of her native
land and knew scarcely anything Of
what was going on about her until on
one occasion when she was the guest Of
a large landowner she heard vaguely
that there had been some eyictlons
though she scarcely realized what Il all
meant There was large and bril-
liant dinner party" she says, "and l sat
near my host who suddenly raised his
voice and, addressing himself to the ta-
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which feeds on ticks, and the introduc.
tion Of game fowls, which remove these
pests from cattle Il Is understood that
the government is 10 take up the ques-
ton, and one Of the first measures will
be the wholesale destruction OF the
mongoose' As later chapter in the
history Of that III starred quadruped in
the colony, 1t is now found that the
rats have not as was supposed. been
exterminated, but have outwitted their
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MEASURED BY Mlle,o

-, !" I'1Tned scIenilst has r.o,,,,
s SHOWN how the velocity Of ,s ,s', s,l,
can can, be reekoned by noting Inc mn s,n'
p ,,,on OF the sound given out vs l1r' "
a rne principal clements on v6I,, '. \.
calculation g is based are Inc Sisn. ~ 7
OF me ,,n wire and the temperaprs ' ~ \, 2
air The length Of the WIRE \, ls' l., 81 IN
rial so long as It is not chsny '%'''', Y
cry e. variation . in the winds yso NJ y, I,
faithfully represented by ths i r',ns =
the wire. wv euns bl
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smash It as II was a present from some.
bodys dear mother and consequently a
souvenir which was much valued. The
hard hearted ye0men. Of course.
promptly proceeded to search It and
found 1T crammed with gunpowder.
Adyices from Japan Indicate that
some Of the japanese newspapers are
aping western methods Of blackman.
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COLLECTS pAsAso,s

A hobby Of the Princess ~ w..
the collection Of parasos I, a''' i !
that she possesses at least I;o IA 4, ~.
OF which are alike. They are Of An y, IVY
ors and shades and the hans,, " y.
perfect works Of art A present ~. !.
the Princess of Wales to brI. ~" y,
inirequently takes the form Of Nav
sol. ""
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a osa,.. win be given an oo..
DelIs, and doubtless there People !. I az
name '1 b1s TT. than the gentlem6pe people I,
with the s SpS me1'o1ea in conpS SS'
f Segn ms. to have been born rI apd ana vh
FREDERICK A ON,
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Intends TO spend three years In the PEN
insular Of Boothla Felix, the northern
most point Of the mainland Of North
America. wherein the north magnetic
pole is situated. He will make his head
quarters exactly at the pole II he can.
The spectrum OF lightning which has
been photographed st Harvard univer-
sity through a telescope provided with
an objective prism Is not always the
same, but curIously resembles the spec
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ENGLANp,s EXEcuTIONEa

The home secretary Of England has
been inundated with letters Of Sppla'
ton for the position Of public '1ecu'
TONER. to succeed william Ellington
who died recently. The applicants IN
cuded doctors, clergyman ytl'Ilnaies
butchers, slaughterer shop as'''aiiS
clerks, bookkeepers, farmers lnd lalm
laporers. ex-c0nyicts and hlnlIeh
who were unable TO get olhf employ
ment At the time Marsood dlsi w, y,
lington's predecessor there V'Is VI"
applicants.
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PRIZES FOR coon

y curious ana inta..-., NNTS
I U1Yp adopted in Glasgow ~ pan an. Ia
90 ,noI who, having lmp,o oy certain
Oh ,heir Stun property. b ay,0S yea nas,
a ,a 1t consists in ofreri" IN s 20, con-
YEN tenants who behave tbem "s prizes "a
o anu pay pay ' tJ rent promptly ,a se
anus, ANS VINO fuldll these condli i, Az ''n'
lowed in summer 10 live ro,,i are Of.
,aa lo''nlsa' 80 that II they take Ia .'s' lo'
T may Inc. laey need not pay do oa1, DOL
me plan has worked splsnS,S,'.. ''H.
claimed the prize. ''"'o'' hau
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! !. !. !. i. i. !"
f9ZSt0HIm FEW years after the
Kl<@IA United States govern
MH "A S ment first entered into
kMEVVSN negotiations with Den.
~ szA AZ mark for the aoquisl-
M "A III ton OF the Danish
1eMs..-1rg West Indies there
g9NNS came TO this country
young Dane who
has since attained an enylabe reputa-
ton as an author and philanthroplst.
That young man, Jacob August Riis,
made his first voyage to America in an
emigrant ship. He landed in New York
poor and frendless, at times suffered
for the necessaries of life, yet today is
fayorably mentioned In connection with
the goyernorshp Of those islands so
long pertaining to the Danish crown.
He has recently put forth the romantic
story OF his life In his book, 1.-THE Max
ing Of an American" and the grand
work he has done among the poor of a
great city is given In the other books he
has written, 1.-THE Children Of the |
Poor" How the Other Half Lives" |
"Out OF Mulberry Street" and in numer-
Gus magazine and newspaper articles,
all dealing with the social problems pre-
scented TO a student Of the submerged
tenth.' The good he has done Is ines
Unable, and II he can be induced to
leave the labor he has so long and so
gratuItously performed in New York
and transfer the scene Of his activities
10 the far West Indian Islands there is
little doubt as to the results TO be OBJ
talned from his appointment
Mr.. Rlls long ago won the confidence
Of President Roosevelt, who became
cognlzant Of the Danish-Americans
earnestness and self sacrifice while he
himself was holding Office as one Of
New York clty's police commissioners.
lie called him then New York's most
useful citizen and probably still re-
members the day when Mr.. Riis intro
duced him to a police lodging house
the very one, In fact, in which the
young immigrant had himself slept one
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across the Atlantic in his ship or the
air instead Of In a prosaic steamship,
with his Santos Dumont No slowed
away In the hold, but he declares that
the aerial voyage is only postponed for
a short time. and. In fact, that this
American trip win greatly hasten It's
communication. lie comes to attend
conference of notables on aerostatics
and kindred matters which will doubt.
less result In the evolution not only OF
new IDEAS, but OF new types Of alrshlps
az well
Now that Santos has all Europe at his
feet, he signs for new field Of con-
quest and hopes TO find Il in the United
States lie will discover however that
while he Is In sense pre-eminent In
aeronautlCS-in one branch OF the SCI.
ence--there are others on this side the
water Who though they may be yet in
embryo, are likely to prove formidable
competitors lie has his eye fixed on
the grand prize Of S2O0.0 offered by the
executives OF the worlds fair at ST.
Louis for the winners in their grand
aerial contest next year, and he has In
mind conference With experts that
will result In rules and regulations to
govern that contest
Santos-Dumont is an individual who
has won famous victories IN his strug-
giles against the battling hosts OF the
air. but he has not yet achieved the SUI
preme victory He represents but one
phase OF aeronautics for. though he has
studied the subject in all It's bearings
upon the dlrigible balloon problem he
eonfessedly has not produced the aerial
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ira Of new stars, such chi. as apes, at, 10 y
due to hydrogen .,os.ery 10 ~
The most extensive c' u which W
world is that at ROm, ~. ~ ss.p inIs''
soco. 900 human beings have =.
red. - tordon Tins -
cutta correspondent. ~, Us n. psSSI'i'''
a. india is 2S4, ssslVl
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Won z ePPenn.

S ,S'ff saiSon barn. a to ., - s' ~
forts for generating gas y sei ~ II M o.
, aerial race course i to W. y syaa
around the fair srouno, a 'aD,,r,iir
balloons as markers ana wv
stands. ,,,s . schsns n
Never before was su'n ~. cords ~
Iected, never before p 's lso, ' isr ,ss !
scheme and It !. NJ 10 "a. ma ssi. q "
state that from 1908 VIII '
epoch In aerosiailcs HART0W
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last Santos-Du
dearest hope is reallz-
ed. and he has found
time to make that "llt.
lie trip" TO America 20
which for years he has
been looking forward,
IT has been a long cher.
ished ambition Of his
IN min ihn N.nNnnn
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IOULD beautiful Maud
Come, THE Irish
Joan OF Arc" carry
out her intention as
declared in a recent
utterance and come to
this country to reside
she will find many
friends and acqualnt-
nncpa whom cha mot
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concealed In its stable will trot and purse by the way
bear away the prize The pronered a expense