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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

It was at Blue Hill, for instance, that
telephoning by means of kite borne
wires was carried on: that elaborate
experiments In aerial photography and
such noteworthy meteorological inves-
legations were made that the United
states weather bureau was induced four
Years ago 10 establish on the system
followed at Blue Hill series OF kite
, lying stations along our coast and at
interior points. With a self registering
instrument called the meteorograph,
which is barometer. thermometer and
hygrometer combined. recording it's
readings" on a cylinder turned by
clockwork, valuable data have been OBJ
tained as 10 the conditions prevailing i'm
the upper atmosphere. Thus was in
vaded domain OF nature which had
been until that time unknown to man.
Experimentation OF late years has
been conducted with a view to develop
ing the latent possibilities OF the kite
as an adjunct to the dirigible airship as
we'll as an independent factor for the
solution of the aerial navigation prob
lem.
A great advance was made i'm 1892
when Lawrence Hargrave of Australia
invented his box or cellular kite. since
greatly improved notably by G. III.
Lawson Of Portland, Me-. who as a kite
designer is said TO be unequaled. Law
son has constructed a kite OF the Har-
grave type having 900 square feet OF
surface exposed TO the wind. II lifted
a dummy man weighing $50 pounds sew
eral hundred feet into the air. This
cellular kite was n favorite and came
the nearest 20 perfection an the recent
kite congress at Paris. where every ac-
cessory 30 aerial navigation was tested
with the object OF rendering the navi-
gable balloon o? modern airship safer
and more manageable. This type doubt
less will be that of the future. at least
until some better shall have been
evolved. and experimentation will be
conducted along lines already laid
down. Those who have seen the Law
son kite sailing through the air like
beautiful yacht over the sea describe
the spectacle as one of the most mag
nincent they ever witnessed and are en-
thusiastic as TO It's possibilities
one ~ the most practical uses 10
which kitenying can DC put is its utl-
ization in signaling. photographing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
GENERAL.

General Sheridan set Miles upon the
Apache tioil, which he took and follow
ed SO peisistently that at last the red :
SKINS were tired out and surrendered.
Seheral Miles did not make the mis-
take or his predecessor, Crook. and
treat with ieniency the murderous hos
tiies VINO had been responsible for so
many cruel massacres. Instead he sent
them OFT 10 prison. For his brilliant
achievements In this campaign General
Miles received the thanks of the legis-
latures OF Kansas, Montana, New Mex
leo and Arizona, and the citizens OF
Arizona presented him with a magnifi-
cent sword.
What our soldiers Accomplished in
five years OF Indian campaigning is
summarized I'm his Personal Reeollec-
tions," where he says: Between the
years 1874 and 1880 a belt OF country ex-
tending from the Rio Grande or the
Mexican boundary on the south 10 the
Canadian boundary on the north and
averaging some four hundred miles In
width from east TO west was redeemed
from a wild state and it's control bv
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
tions OF the United States army freed
for all time from the desolating infiu-
ence of the savage and made habitable
for civilized man. And these results
are due to the heroic services. the splen-
did fortitude 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-
gion during this brief time, giving IL to
civilization forever. The smoke of the
indian villages has been replaced by
the foundries and furnace fires of civ
ilizaton. The signal lights no longer
flash from the hills. but in their places
the headlight Of the locomotive and the
electric light dispel the shadows and IL
lumine the pathway of progress and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

vestigating at great heights, but five or
six, and sometimes n dozen, have been
attached TO the same line. BY using
tandems 10 equalize the strain, height
or more than three miles has been at
tanned, and, in fact. there seems to be
nc reasonable limit to the possible alti-
tudes.
The strain or pull" upon the fine
steel piano wire which is used as a
string to the kites is tremendous, in the
larger Kites being nearly or quite 100
pounds, and as a consequence a special
ly invented mechanism is employed for
letting out and reeling up the wire.
This device is modification of the ma
chine used for deep sea soundings. The
greatest weight so far raised by kite
10 considerable distance above the
earth Is about 200 pounds, and this feat
was accomplished at the Blue Hill sta
tion.
Whether or not the kite VIII ever be
utilized extensively in transporting man
from place TO place in midalr. there is
no doubt as TO it's usefulness 20 the SCI
ence OF meteorology. as a medium for
panoramic photography from above the
earth, as an apparatus for signaling,
as a package and letter carrier and az a
spanner of gorges or CULTS in bridge
building, as at Niagara. While its linn
itations are more restricted than those
Of the balloon and airshlp proper the
kite as latterly developed has it's al
lurements and opens vista through
which some profess to be able TO discern
an ultimate gain TO science.
EDWARD X. TURBIT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

ETC., in wartime, and for several years
experiments have been carried alone
the lines necessary for the development
or that idea. The Spaniards in Cuba
were somewhat astonished at the sight
or string Of tandem kites above the
island Of Cuba while our signal corps
was making it's observations near San
tiago. At first they did not realize the
full import OF the proceeding and look
ed upon the spectacle as one got uu
especially for their benefit. After they
FOUND oct that the kites were being
flown for q purpose unknown TO them,
but having something 10 do with the
reconnaissance of their position. they
tried to put a stop 10 the experiment by
shooting at the kites with their Maui
sers; but, as the Spaniards never could
hit barn door. either sitting or fly
ing. they did no damage TO Uncle SANS
aerial machines.
That the kite could be employed TO
great advantage in actual warfare was
conclusively proved particularly by the
valuable work OF Lieutenant Hugh ID.
Wise. who had made study of
aeroplanes and large kites when sta
toned at Governors island. New York
harbor, as well as in Florida and Cuba
He Is said TO have been the first man
In America and the third i'm the world
to make an ascent by means OF a kite
81 ig. and his reputation as a kitehier
W extended all over the world. Near
ly five years ago he made that ascent
which has now become I'm sense his
toric, rising to n height OF nearly fifty
feet I'm a chair attached 20 n tandem"
and worked by means of ropes and pull
leys. The two other ascents on record
previously were those made by Captain
H. Baden-Powell. brother OF the since
famous hero of Mafeking. who was then
serving I'm the Scots grays, and went up
100 feet. provided with parachute. and
one by Lawrence Hargravo OF Austria
lia. the famous inventor OF the cellular
or box kite that bears his name. who
was contented with only forty feet. All
these men have acquired an interna-
tional reputation by their daring ex-
periments and scientific Investigations.
and no article on kitehylng as a science
can be complete without an alluslon 10
what they have accomplished.
Not only single kites have been en-
ployed for lifting heavy loads and in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

general ana in 1865 a major general OF
volunteers.
lie entered the regular service in
July, 1866. as a colonel OF infantry. in
1850 was brigadier general I'm 1890 a
major general and in 1895 succeeded
General Schofield as general command
ing the United States army. His pres
ent position he holds I'm accordance with
al act OF congress. June s. 1900. provid-
ing that the senior major general OF
the line commanding the army shall
have the rank, pay and allowances OF
lieutenant general"
General Miles has been three times
wounded i'm battle. at Fredericksburg
at Fair Oaks and at Chancellorsyille
the last wound proving nearly fatal and
incapacitating him so that he missed
the battle OF Gettysburg, which, by 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 I'm the regular army ''for
gallant and meritorious services" at the
battle OF Charlottesville.
After the civil war General Miles was
actively employed against the hostile
Indians. and i'm that service won such
laurels as will keep his memory green
for many years 10 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 ito
a standstill" and was their most inyet-
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 hostiles with such vigor as to
relieve our frontiers of a dreaded foe.
defeating the Cheyennes, the CO.
manches and the Sioux. driving the
boastful Sitting Bull and his band over
the Canadian frontier and completely
clearing the hostile territory. He then
acquired the reputation OF a great In
dian fighter, which has clung to him
ever since; but his greatest feat was
the capture in 1886 OF the Apache Ge-
ronimo and his band of flends. General
Crook had tried TO corral them, but had
failed, and as he asked to be relieved
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
KING OF KINGS" WHO WILL VISIT AMERIC

Christian, at least nominally, Abyssinia
dating its conversion to the Christian
faith from the fourth century and tradi-
tions carrying back the Semitic connec-
tions to the time Of the ancient prophets.
There have been three rulers of Abys-
sinia within the past fifty years-Theo-
dore, crowned king of Ethiopia in 1856.
who incurred the enmity of the British
and suffered an invasion of his territory
by Lord Napier in 1868. 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 a throne, and
his successor, Menelek, or Menelik, 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-
treme south Of Abyssinia proper. and
his fierce soldiers were largely instru-
mental in achieving the astounding vic
tories over the Italians.
1t wsC claimed that King Menelek
was in the pay of the Italian govern
ment when he reigned over his little
monarchy and, i'm fact, won his present
empire by means of rifles and ammuni-
tion supplied by the foreign power. The
Italians paid a fearful price for the al
lance, however, for after a few years,
becoming tired OF their exactions and
being particularly incensed at their
claim TO protectorate over Abyssinia.
Menelek cast off 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 !, 1896, when
SIas, Lost 10 900 Of lsr. saldia....
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
"ALL WHITE AND GREEN

1T Is all white and green" Such was
the description Of Java by a recent Wis.
itor to the Dutch East Indies.
He continued:
Everything in the way OF building.
from mansion TO gatepost. is white
washed once or twice a year.
Looking over the landscape one sees
dazzling white factories, white cottages
and huts. white fences and bridges that
look like Parian marble.
Many of the buildings indeed are
whitewashed both inside and out. The
white even extends to the clothing OF
the coionists. who wear white duck
suits, white helmets ana white shoes.
The effect OF all these white objects
against the vivid and intense green OF
the trees and plantations Is very strik-
ing, and doubt whether anything like
IL isl be seen elsewhere i'm the world"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
THE 8ELoIANs' QUEEN.

one does not hear very much OF the
queen OF the Belgians. Her life has
been so sad one that she lives very
much I'm retirement The tragedy Of
her sister-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
widowhood OF her daughter. Stephanlc.
by the suicide OF her husband. have
combined to make Queen Maria a re-
clusc. Still every now and then n story
Is heard which shows this gentle lady
in her true light
Here Is a pretty anecdote which was
told recently in Paris: Her majesty
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

years later or in 1874. two men made a
twenty-five mile voyage on Long Island
sound in a 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 IL w. A. Eddy of Bayonne.
N. j., who for the past dozen years has
conducted aerial Investigations which
have attracted worldwide attention. In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
ITEFLYING AS CONTRADICTORY TO AERIAL NAVIGATION

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 1t 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 alluding to this
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
WHO

recent things i'm quick firing cannon as
present experienced the surprise of
his life when he arrived at court. The
gun had preceded him packed in sec
tions in cases, but when he arrived he
found ii all put together and set up
ready for use. every detail OF the work
having been done by the king, though
he had never before seen a weapon of
that kind.
1t is to be hoped that the Empress
Taoti will adhere to her present deter
mination 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 Menelek's 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 to himself. After Theodore
died Taoti married a 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-
summating in 1885 a union with Mene-
lex, then king of Shoa. She is 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 TO him in the
past, the wise counsel she has given
him. the intrigues she has shaped for
him and, above all, the aid she afforded
in the final strategy that carried the
despised Italians down and out; so he
still clings to the first love OF his youth
and the clever consort OF his later
years. JAMES l.. CHARTRAN.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
THREE POPULAR AERopLANE TYPES.

truth. this country took the lead in
the science Of kitehying. although there
are now stations devoted TO IL in
France, Germany and Great Britain.
There is probably no station in tho
world that has given out such valuable
data as the. one located at Blue I'm.
Mass, which. In fact. may be called the
pioneer IN the field. Established about
seventeen years ago. IL has employed
the best talent in kitehying and freely
that are in many respects invaluable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

concluded at Menelek's dictation a hui
initiating treaty by which she lost all
she had gained and had the bounds of
her Red sea colonies greatly restricted.
King Meneiek is himself no great OBJ
server of ceremonials at court, but he
is stickler for etiquette in others. For
example. when Prince Henri OF Orleans
was i'm Abyssinia and appeared at
court in shooting costume the "lion of
the tribe of judah" roared out, who
Is this person who does not know how
to appear before a king?" On the other
hand, he was amiability itself TO some
American explorers who recently visit
ed him at his capital, Ads Abeba. He
entertained them on Christmas day
with cooked and raw meats and gave
them permission to go lion and elephant
hunting within his dominions as much
as they pleased.
Menelek is very fond OF presents and
likes to examine the luggage OF all new
arrivals in his country. He declares
that II he weren't king he should be
customs official. or 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 10 IL.
licking it with evident pleasure, but as
his standardization has acquired a
thicker coating he has become more
discriminating. Possessed of an in
Qulring turn of mind, he delights in TAX
ing TO pieces all new machinery brought
TO his notice. He at first exercised his
ingenuity on clocks and watches and
then on breechloading guns, OF which
he acquired more than a hundred thou
sand from the Italians. A French off,
cer ANhn had faknn him ono of Tho .,,n.t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

was driving i'm her pony chaise near spa
when she met a ragpicker's cart drawn
by dog, which two men were beatinS
cruelty The queen Immediately pulled
her trap across the road and requested
the brutes TO cease i'll treating the un-
lucky animal Instead of obeying her
they began using most insulting Lam
guage and then thrashed the wretched
dog worse than before. Queen Marta
said no more. but turned her carriage
and followed them all the way to the
next village. TheuX. There she found O
policeman and had the ragpickers ar
rested. The authorities wished TO add
20 the charge one OF insulting the
queen, but her majesty would have
none of N. 1T was not as queen dil
what have DONE" she said. but mere
ly as a woman"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

fact an English paper stated that he
made an ascent in kite I" . and the
ilustrious Franklin was immortalized."
Well. he was immortalized by his
described.
Although men were experimenting
more than a hundred years ago. Il was
a woman who made the first authentic
ascent supported entirely by a kit.
This was in 1874. but " was claimed
that heavy loads had been drawn by
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
UP TO DATE COLLECTIONS.

An electrical contribution box is the
latest American invention. The minis
ter touches button, and small silver
cars lined with velvet visit each pew ST.
multaneously. running on a slender rail
back of each pew. Each car returns To
a lock box at the pew entrance. and the
deacons collect the receipts after the
service.
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n
lie eye, but for years previously he at
tracted great deal of attention. owing
not only to his eminence In command
and TO his deeds OF bravery in the past
but 10 the fact that, unlike many OF the
great, generals who took part in the
civil war, he was not n graduate OF
West Point. He won his high position
by grit and determination. and perhaps
there is no career that better exempli-
fies than his the opportunities awaiting
the poor boy i'm this country IL he but
shape his ambition early in life and
hold fast TO his ideals
lie was born in the little mountain
village OF Winchester, Mass, Aug. 8,
1889, the son OF a poor farmer descended
from long line of sturdy New England
ancestry. The first OF his name I'm
America (who then wrote IL "Myles')
was Welshman who came over I'm 1862
and settled at Swansea, Mass. He was
a Baptist preacher. but as the settlers
were at that time rather prejudiced
against men OF his persuasion he be-
came a man of war and went out
against the Indians. He won such re-
nown In the King Philip war as to be
known as the fighting parson." and
his prestige was such that for several
generations after him the Miles family
was not considered complete without a
soldier In IL. Nelson A. Miles great
grandfather and two OF the latter's sons
fought their way through the Revolu-
tionary war from Concord and Lexing-
ton to CORVALLIS surrender at York
town, but after the war was over they
went back TO their homes and led the
quiet lives OF Yankee farmers. There
were several scholars In the family also.
Harvard graduates who became noted
at the bar and In the pulpit. All were
Baptists. and Il is recorded that young
Nelson A. Miles was baptized into the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
MOTORS FOR CHILDREN.

Motor cars are now being made In
New York for the children of the rich.
The millionaire's baby who has passed.
beyond the perambulator stage mcy
now enjoy It's daily outings IN q ininin.
ture electric victoria, which is sup
posed TO be capable OF management hy
children of four or five years old. rhc
wheel .of baby victoria" is but Il
foot in diameter, and the scat Is Dat a
foot square. It's cost. however. is not
at all I'm proportion to It's dimensions
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

He japanese. who long
have been the cham
-pion kiteniers of the
world. have a tradi-
tion that many hun
dred years ago a man
was successfully lift
ed from the ground
by means OF kites and
performed unite n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

stitute. was seventy yeats old recently.
He IL one OF the leading surgeons on
diseases of the eye and ear in the world
The Rev. Dr. Aaron y. Gobble. who
for more than twenty years has been
president of Central Pennsylvania coll
lege at New Berlin, Pa, win conclude
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
CROCKERY CLERK TO

faith by being immersed in westmin-
ster's meeting house pond" He
grew up on the farm. attending the
"deestrick" school and graduating from
the academy. at the age OF seventeen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

his service az the June commencement.
as that institution has been absorbed
by the Eastern Pennsylvania college OF
the Evangelical association.
Francois Scotto. the originator Of the
recent theft Of a large sum Of money
from the pore 81 Rome has been con-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

victed and sentenced 10 eight years inn
prisonment. The receiver OF the stolen
money will be imprisoned eighteen
months. Others implicated were ac-
quilted.
The recent cremation OF the remains
cf Frederick NJ Gilbert at the London
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

Park crematory. Baltimore. was attend
cd by string orchestra. which played
a funeral dirge and several other selec-
tions during the incineration.
The latest gift Of Mrs. Charles NJ.
Schwab wife of the president of the
United States steel corporation. Is one
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03

Journey in the air. He did not do 1t i'm
The interest of science. but in the pur-
suit Of gain. 1t seems that two of the
ninarets on the mikados castle were