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A Rapid Descent.

We had not finished our breakfast
when we suddenly became aware that
We were descending rapidly, and we soon
plunged into the clouds which were be
meath us. The moisture adding weight
to the balloon, II seemed impossible to
stop the descent. in spite of the ballast
we threw over. Our fall became almost
alarming: in a few minutes we had
dropped 5000 feet and were still de-
scending. The clouds, or the mist.
which was white when we first entered
it, became darker as we went until it
was nearly the color of a London fog
All eyes were strained to get a first
glimpse OF the earth, for we were some
what q might say a good deaD alarmed
being unable to account for the sudden
change. when, coming abruptly out OF
the fog. We saw that we were few hun
dred feet above a rOck-lined ravine.
lying among low mountains entirely
covered by forests.
The change from the landscape we
had last seen was startling; the Guide
rope was already touching the tops OF
the trees. and a shock seemed inevita-
BILE. Fortunately, energetic throwing OF
ballast. bottles, provisions. etc. stopped
the descent within a few meters Of the
rocks; the balloon hesitated sulkily as
If IL had been thwarted In its purpose,
and as II unwilling TO make new
start. but finally lifted and gradually
rose almost to a level with the sides OF
the ravine. and then sunk back again,
for there was absolutely no wind and
the moisture taken on kept drawing us
back. Several times we rose and fell.
but il was fully a quarter of an hour
before we cleared the sides OF the val
ley and hung above a field near small
village on the only side where there
were no rocks and no trees.
The peasants gathered around. and as
we were not more than 100 feet high and
the balloon motionless. we engaged in
conversation with them. They informed
us we we're twenty miles from Dion, tho
nearest station. The thought OF makiag
that distance in a farm cart was not
pleasant. but we were forced to accept
the situation, for We had little ballast
left. and there was no wind.
1t was $50. and we We're $50 miles
from Paris, although we had made more
than that distance. the mountains hav-
ing driven us from a direct course. At
O'Clock in the evening we caught the
'rapide" at Dion, and at 1880 We're in
ris.-Correspondence OF Paris Daily
Messenger.
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Pontiffs Once Wore Red.

There are many people who will
doubtless be interested to know that it
is only since the thirteenth century that
the Popes have been accustomed to
wear white. Until that time they al
ways were arrayed in the red robes now
affected by the cardinals. Boniface VIII
in 1894. however, realizing that the red
was no longer a distinctive color of the
papacy since his predecessors had &C
corded to their legates abroad the right
20 wear II, Issued decree granting TO
all the members OF the Sacred College
the red robes which they now wear. and
decided that white should henceforth be
the hue Of the raiment OF himself and of
his successors. The Popes. however.
still retain from these anc-en; days the
red hat which they wear out of doors,
and the red mantle as we'll as the red
shoes.
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Will Crown the Pope.


1t is to Cardinal Macchi. the senior of
the cardinal deacons. to whom. unless
he himself is elected Pope. will fall the
lot OF crowning the successor to Leo
Nil. It Is his prerogative as senior of
the cardinal deacons. and the ceremony
VIII probably take place. like that of Leo
XIII. in the Sistine Chapel.
The coronation generally occurs two
or three days after the election, and It
is from the coronation and not from his
election that dates the official COM
mencement of a Pope's reign. The
ceremony takes place in the morning.
and during the mass which precedes the
actual coronation the new Pontiff is In
vested with the pontifcial pallium. or
band OF white wool, which constitutes
the most sacred and important symbol
of his office.
At the conclusion Of the mass the new
Pope proceeds from the altar to his seat
on the throne. and thereupon. while the
senior cardinal deacon pronodnces a
prayer over him, the second cardinal
deacon removes from the Pontiff's head
the golden mitre which he has until that
time worn. The first cardinal deacon
then places the tiara on the Pope's head.
with the words:
Take this tiara. adorned with three
crowns, and know that thou art the
father of all princes and sovereigns, the
ruler of the globe. and on earth the vice
gerent of our Saviour Jesus Christ, to
whom all honor and glory for ever and
ever. Amen"
The Pope then rises, and, wearing the
tiara, delivers that benediction which
completes the ceremony OF the corona
uon, and which until the reign of Leo
XIII was invariably given from the ex-
ternal balcony of ST. Peters to the faith
full assembled in the vast square below.
The tiara is an attribute which be-
longs TO the Popes exclusively. 1t is.
like so many other symbols of religion
and Of royalty, of Oriental origin. For
Herodotus describes the crown OF the
rulers OF Persia as a tiara"
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Cooking Schools for Men.
Need of New Declaration Of Independ-
ence for Cooks and Walters.

enCe t0r COOKS ana w alIeES.
1t is ell very we'll to teach the
young idea how to shoot, but what
is the use Of catching or killing your
hare If you know not how to cook
him? And if things 90 on in the
alarming manner in which they have
begun there is no knowing where we
viii all come out unless we quickly
acquaint ourselves with the culinary
arts.
Cooking schools for men, That II
the suggestion. Some means whereby
to render the helpless sex less help
less. And why should not man have
the same advantages Of education as
his sisters, and his cousins, and his
eunts2 Shall all the cunning be left
to the French artists. to those cum
ming in eondiment and cooking from
Alsace and Lorraine, and to that sex
which wears the petticoats7
The necessity for teaching poor
man how to prepare his porridge in
ease of need was brought home quite
forcibly on Saturday by a little
Fourth of July incident, pleasing in
some respects, but not so to the
hungry members of the club, which
took place in the Calumet Club, of
New York City. Cooks and walters,
believing that independence Day was
a good day to assert themselves, in
dulged in a nice little family riot.
which caused the dinner hour to be
postponed indefinitely. Six police
men had a task to quell the disturb
ance in the kitchen, and when the
fight was stopped the room resembled
c general store struck by a cyclone.
Pieces of erockery, platters of meat,
loaves of bread and broken wine bot
ties were scattered about the room.
and vegetables and pastry stuck to
walls and ceiling.
Starvation. we are told. for a time
stared the members Of the Calumet
Club in the face, as it did guests of
hotels and eating houses in Chicago
during a recent unpleasantness be-
tween proprietors and employees. And
not man in all that club able to do
justice to a frying pan, a piece of
pork and a pound of trout, " to a
half pound Of cheese, some ,nglish
ale and condiments,
We call for a new Declaration Of
Independence-of independence from
the cooks and walters daily growing
more haughty-and to that end de-
mand the Inauguration Of the Great
American Cooking School for Men,
the advantages of which shall be
made compulsory on those who lack
brains to attend of their own accord.
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COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD.
Inc Ceremony Growing Popve
Too Heavy KILL

any sense of the word Identified With
the policy Of the reign Of Leo XIII In
deed. so unpopular has AgIiardi been
with Cardinal Rampolla that, alone Of
the members OF the Sacred College resi-
dent at Rome. he has been left withou.
any Office. Cardinal Sarto is the patri-
arch of Venice, the friend and patron
OF the composer, the Able Perosi. the
most able administrator OF the Italian
episcopacy. and on friendly terms with
the members OF the reigning house OF
Italy. Cardinal Svampa. Archbishop OK
Bologna. preiate OF the same type.
is so Ill with diabetes that the con-
dition of his health would prevent him
from accepting the tiara, even II elected.
With regard to Cardinal Gotti, the
Dious and esthetic project OF the Propa-
ganda. he has made so many enemies
among the higher ranks Of the italian
clergy. while project Of the Congrega-
ton of Bishops and Regulars. by en-
deavoring TO apply to them some of the
discipline which be had been accustomed
to exercise as general OF the Order OF
Carmelite monks. that his prospects OF
succeeding Leo XIII as Pope are very
slim. Moreover. having been designated
by Leo as the prelate whom he would
wish 20 be elected as his follower on
the Pontincal throne. It is feared that
he would be disposed, even II not actu-
ally pledged. to continue the policy of
Leo XIII. policy 10 which the majority
Of the members OF the Sacred College
are bitterly opposed.
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City Crossed in Forty Minutes.

We were just forty minutes crossing
the city. and on leaving 1t behind pass
ed directly over the confluence of the
rivers Seine and Marine at Clarendon
The mass OF lights was gradually being
left on one side, while on the other. as
we advanced, the country became dark
or and darker, but 1t was nearly two
and q half hours later before the light
of the city had entirely disappeared
from the horizon. We were then ap-
preaching another place We were jubi-
liant, our object being to pass the from
tier into Germany; We believed We were
going IN the right direction. and that
we were approaching TrOyes. Il was
100. and our height was ten or
twelve hundred feet. Hearing distinctly
a mans voice. singing or talking very
loudly, we tried TO communicate with
him and asked the name OF the place we
were nearing, but we were not sure Of
his answer. one thinking he said Sens
another holding the opinion that he
asked us TO "descendre" 1--WE were as
invisible 20 him as he was TO u.s., and
take something. an invitation which
seemed not unreasonable on the part Of
a person who was so boisterOus at such
an hour Of the night. We learned with
regret two hours later that the first Of
these suppositions was the right one, for
We had raised over Sens and that was
not the direction in which We wished to
go. Uncertainty OF destination, however
is one of the charms OF ballooning, and
Il Is not reasonable 10 find fault with the
d{rprtfOu-
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had entirely disappeared from view.
Eating our breakfast, we discussed the
situation, with which we found fault for
several reasons-because we had not
gone IN the direction we hoped to: be-
cause during the last hour we had been
making almost no progress; because. in
spite of the fact that we still had plenty
of ballast, we were moving toward the
Alps. an almost insurmountable barrier
for balloons. and because we were con-
stantly ascending. which meant a loss
OF gas. We, however, enjoyed the cloud
effects, which were beautiful tenn
pest-tossed sea Of snow, with huge bill
lows, which surrounded us as far as the
eye could see in all directions.
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The Start From St. Cloud.


Get into the rigging and hold the ap-
pendix tight. and when give the word
let go and get down as quick as you
can" said Mr. Mallet. the well-known
starter OF balloons. to one OF his men
at the park OF the Aero Club at saint
Cloud.
The balloon was ready, Mr.. Melandri.
pilot. and the two passengers. Leon
Barthou and the writer, were In their
places, and Mr.. Mallet was only waiting
for a moment when the wind should be
a little less strong 10 order the depar-
ture. There had been a heavy thunder
storm during the day and another was
approaching, and after some discussion
1t had finally been decided TO start, but
It was already two hours after the time
appointed II was just 10 O'Clock when,
following his instructions. the man in
the rigging scrambled hastily down. Mr..
Mallet cried. Let go ALL" and the No.
rose promptly into the air. crossed The
Seine and the Bots de BOulogne, and n
a few minutes was at a height u 500
feet above Paris. We had hardly ex-
pressed our surprise and admiration for
the really magnificent sight beneath US
when there came brilliant fash OF
lightning at close proximity from the
South. followed by a heavy roll OF hun
der, which added immensely TO the i'm
pressiveness OF the situation. when the
pilot. looking up. exclaimed. The ap-
pendiK is not open" following it up by
Ca, c'est embetant." the energy with
which the exclamation was delivered
saying far more than the words.
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three known quarters of the globe
Europe, Asia and Africa.
There are several tiaras IN the papal
treasures, the one given by Napoleon
in 1905 TO Pope Plus VII. covered with
jewels and surmounted by the largest
emerald in existence. is so heavy that it
cannot be worn. the same drawback ap-
plying to the one presented by Queen
Isabella of Spain TO Plus TX, which
weighs nearly five pounds. and is adorn-
ed with no less than $4,000 precious
stones
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The Myriad Lights of Paris.

The sight OF Paris with its myriads OF
lights and striking Illuminated monu-
ments seen from a balloon az night is
indescribably impressive. the fact of be-
ing suspended there in a wicker bas-
ket no doubt adding to the effect, and
let no one imagine for a moment that
Paris seen by night from the top of the
Eiffel Tower, or from a captive balloon.
is the same as seen from q free balloon,
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Pope Nicholas Crown.

Pope Nicholas I, who was the first
Pontif to be crowned. and who occupied
the chair of st. Peter from A. D. $50 to
500. was crowned with an ordinary epis-
copal mitre. surrounded by a single
crown. In 1890 Pope Boniface VII add
ed a second crown to the mitre in order
to indicate his sovereignty over things
temporal as well as spiritual. This gave
much offense to the German Emperor
and to the rulers OF France and Eng
land. and it was partly in consequence
Of this that Pooe Clement V added the
third crown to indicate the spiritual
supremacy of the papacy over the then
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Daily Calendar of American Historr
July IL.

l1'S-Norwslk. Conn, burned by the
British.
lS4S-Doliy Madison. widow OF President
Madison. died in Washington
lS62-Medals of honor provided by Con-
gress for soldiers who distin-
guished themselves in action.
1861 Movement of Confederates under
General Early on Washington
checked at Fort stevens.
1SIi-Rioting in New York city
lS12-Horace Greeley accepted the Dem
ocratic nomination for Congress.
1S92-Cyrus W. Field 6ied at Ardsley.
y. Y; born 1919.
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lean and slippered pantaloon Of
Shakespeare?
Time will tell, and, by the way.
they tell us there are clocks on all
those new socks.
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ng Mr. Mane 3Sudn


for the motion of the balloon, which,
however. is apparently Unnoticeable.
gives movement 10 the lights and con-
stantly changes the outlines. The night
was very dark, and all the lights were
changing position, as we moved slowly
over the city, those nearest moving rap
idly, others more slowly, while those AT
a distance were fixed.
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Candidates for Succession.
OF all the candidates for the success
sion to Leo XIII the most likely to re-
ceive the tiara are Cardinal sarto and
Cardinal Aglardi. For neither is in
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-07

supported on granite blocks. and the
extreme height of the tower is 30
feet The three lightning darts are
sheathcd in copper, and they, together
with the forearm and the hand holding
them. form the extreme top portion of
the tower, and are free 10 revolve
with the wind. Outside the tower a
flight OF stairs is fixed. leading from
the ground floor through one OF the first
tier panels. and landing upon a plat.
form. supported by the panel bracing
at one end and by stcelbult tube
four feet In diameter at the other end
This tube is built in the centre OF the
tower. from the ground level 10 the
underside OF the lower water tank. "A
height Of 1i2 feet. From the platform.
and fixed round the centre tube. rises n
spiral staircase. constructed OF 1877
treads. and communicating with n
second platform. 127 feet above. The
two water tanks on the top platform
are each twenty four feet diameter and
sixteen feet deep. They are placed one
above the other. The capacity OF each
tank is 27.400 gallons, equaling i22
tons of water
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-07
SuEEr ON SMALL FARMS.

II is a mistaken idea To suppose thar
large areas are required on which
90 raise sheep. 1t Is true that II Will
not do TO crowd too many on small
area with any idea that they will get
their living from the vegetation there,
but If. say, one hundred sheep were
10 he kept on iiftcen or twenty acres,
properly handled. together with proper
feeding. would bring desirable results.
Taking twenty acres as the area to be
used. 1t would he a good plan To divide
this into three fields, two fields of i've
acres each and one tcn-acrc field The
iive-aCrc plots should be sown in rape
or some other special feeding crop.
and the ten-acre field used for gen
eral grazing In this plot there should
be- shade and water, and the grain
feeding should be done here also. The
aelds Of rape should be used alter
nately, that is, give the flock OF sheep
access go one field four or five hours
n day fOr one week. then to the other
field in the same manner. II these
fields were prohtably pnsturcd the re-
suit OF the dropplngs would make them
sufficiently rich for almost any crop
when IL was desired TO use them In
that way, which could be done by hav.
ing movable fences. 80 that other fields
could be used for the sheep ln other
years.
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PORTABLE AuroMonILE HOUSE,.


or taken down in a short time. as there
is not : nail used in the whole process.
The house is made OF pine. and the
roof is covered with chemicaly-pre-
pared duck or pressed steel in imita-
ton OF shingles. Both OF these roofs
are waterproof and the latter is alb
solutely tireprOOf The house j. made
in sections within the factory ana these
sections are put together wherever the
owner wishes. The device is used not
only for automobile houses but for
houses for boats. launches. bicycles.
summer cottages, children's playhouses
and other purposes Its primary use,
however. is for automobiles.
Such house can be bought from SO
up and when IL is considered that the
cost OF storing an automobile FOR a
season At the seashore is about $40
and in the city about SO. So far as eX.
pense is concerned. the new idea lis an
economzer The fact that the house
can be moved from place 10 place
makes II convenient for those who
change their location frequently and
as nothing but a few screws and bolts
are used in its erection, it is rot a per
manent fixture on the land where il is
put up. Means are provided for ven
tilation. and the solid earth furnishes
the floor OF the house. Used as a sum
mer cottage. It can be taken 10 the sea
shore one summer and the next 10 the
mountains. 1t takes about a day to
turn out house. and about half an
hour to put one up.
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proof that mucn more depends on the
man than on the circumstances. He
says that he used to work twenty
hours out Of the twenty-four When
he foated his business as n joint stock
company he was able 10 take n little
rest. He cut his working hours to
eighteen. lie took up yachting with
the same intensity that he ran his
business. and that is why he has pro-
duced so much impression on the Amer
ican sport-loving public. He simply
doesn't know when he is beaten.
Upton is of Scotch-Irish blood. He
is tall. straight. athletic. always well
dressed well groomed. always unas.
suming His father was a wage
worker. when the son was fifteen
years old be sailed for America TO seek
his fortune. The capital with which
he started business was $500. lent 10
him by his father. lie came into prom.
inence by a deed Of charity. The
Princess Of Wales. TO celebrate Queen
.Nictoria's Jubilee. started n fund 10
give dinners TO the outcast poor OF
London. The fund languished until
an unknown donor gave II f25.0OO
4i2J.pcOl. Rumor had II for a while
that William Waldorf Astor was he
who recognized how hard IL is for n
hungry man TO rejoice. even at bis
Queens jubilee. u turned out that
Upton gave the money. The Princess
of Wales sent him n magnificent dla-
mond scarfpln Christmas. aud shortly
afierward he was knighied.
AZ a result OF his first attemut ~ Hfi
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Things Not to DO.

1t Is bad to make remarks about the
food at dinner.
To talk about things which only in
terest yourself.
To contradict your friends when they
are speaking.
To grumble about your home and
relatives 10 outsiders.
To say smart things which may hurt
ones feelings
To dress shabbily in the morning be-
cause no one will see you.
To De- rude to those who serve you.
either in shop or at home.
To think first Of your own pleasure
when you are giving Il party.
To refuse ungraciously when some
body wishes TO do you a favor.
To behave in street sar or train
as IL no one else had right to be
there.
To speak disrespectfully OF any one
older than yourSelf.-Th Gem.
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men who have come here with their
eyes open. His rise was phenomenal;
his life rivals in interest that OF Sir
Richard Wilmington whose famous cat
is OF nursery fame.
From Il stowaway 10 one Of the rich
est merchants on earth, from worker
in the rice swamps of South Carolina
to the posseSsor of millions-from such
beginnings did Sir Thomas tombstone
Iipton rise in n few years 10y his in
dustry; and while he has made a huge
fortune for himself. he vastly benefited
the poor OF London and other great
cities by supplying good provisions at
cheap prices.
We hear and read a great deal about
the obstacles in the way Of young men
la England. when those young men
have 10 start from the ground at the
foot OF the ladder. Sir Thomas is n
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NEsTs FnR LAYING HENS.

NLN II IDls 10 u lN'f III ItN7s
The experienced poultryman has his
houses so arranged that there is no
lack of space for every comfort de-
signed for the fowls Especially does
he look ont FOR a good arrangement OF
the nests. placing them where they are
most pasy Of access for both himself
ana the hens The farmer. on the
other hand. ~ inclined 10 permit the
hens 20 lay anywhere that suits them,
and. as a result. be II afflicted with
hens with n desire 10 brood nearly all
summer. when he collects the eggs
he frequently misses nests that have
been carefully slowed away In some
dark corner. and when he does find
u be finds either a setting hen or lot
OF spoiled eggs. Laying hens are quite
given 10 liking nests that are clean and
quiet, and II such nests are supplied
there will be no trouble In securing
every egg soon after II II laid. and nc
the smallest possible expense OF time.
Al this season OF the year unusual care
must be taken that the nests are clean
and free from lice. particularly if there
are many young chicks about that
would come in contact With the older
hens a cool nest may be made by
filling In the bottom of the box with
dry sand. and covering this sand m
inch thick with clean straw. changing
the straw every ten days and the sand
once . month. Once n week n good
sprinkling OF some insect powder
through the nest will DO much 20 keep
down the vermin.