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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
PERSONAL, AND SOCIAL,

Personal AND SOC4Ak.
Mrs John R. Varderlip left last evening for
New York. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Raymond left last even
L. J. Andrews and family are occupying their
new home on Harriet avenue. s..-.a
Mrs. G. H. Ferry is home from Milwaukee,
where she visited her daughter.
Mrs J. s. Arnold Of Portland av1ue is home osa
from summers visit In Maine and Massachu-
setts. 49, s~s'' -
Minneapolis people at New York hotels are as
follows: Manhattan T.. A. Jameson; Holland,
| j. b. Gilfllan. IL aAf -@-.:s,.3 - ,%tta
Mrs. F. s. Anderson of Rice Lake, Wis. who
has been the guest Of Mrs. p G. Maxson. leaves
to-day for home. d. T..
Mrs. Henry L. steinhauser will entertain the
Hawthorn club Tuesday afternoon at her home,
2730 Second avenue S. ~ -,
Mr. and Mrs f. C. Poyntoa and son heTs
| Berkeley for the winetr. 4..'*,S'
Mnneheha Rebekah lodge, No; u, will give a
dance Tuesday evening in I. O. 0. F. hall, Fourth
street end Central averue.
The Lincoln Social club will give a dancing
Lake street and Nicolet avenue.
Rev. George E. silloway Of Argyle. Mimi.
Is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs c. p
| Clan Gordan, No 90, Order Scottish Claus, will
give its annual Halloween concert and dance
In Century hall. Thursday evening, Oct. %.
wam Paas9o OF
Elizabeth Picknor and daughter. OF Racine.
Lady roreeters court, No: $40, will give a
Foresters' hall, Franklin ard Fifteenth avenue S.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. C; Egerton and Miss Egerton
have come i IN from Milnetonka and are at the
| Mrs. Woodbury. and Miss Shepherd of 516
University avenue Sc, are home after two
@oh B. absence |" Ia crosse wis., ana i0"eF'
MIR. and Mrs. George II. Eastman OF Hot
Springs, Ark. who have. been visiting: in the
city have gone to California for trip of several
months.
Myrtle Lodge, No. a. D. of H., will give a
card party In the hall, Bloomingto ton avenue and
Twenty fourth street, Monday evening, for the
benefit Of the funeral fund. "
G.. Washburn and Miss Marguerite Heisse,
tered at the office Of the, American Express
company in Faris, France. last month.
Miss Jennie Jensen entertained a group o.
young people Thursday evening at her home, III
the am1sements and refreshments were Served
There We're twenty guests. .@r = - a.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Barton have returned t,
Minneapolis and are ut 2704 Fourteenth avenue
where he has had charge Of the orchestra.
Dr.. and Mrs. Alger w. French are. still i
California, where they expect foreman perma
ests IN Minneapolis and will probably resume tn
practice of his profession in his new home.
The women Of Holy Trinity church will give
supper Monday at o'clock in the guild hal
win include oysters, cold ham, salad fruit jell,
| hot biscuit, olives, pickles, coffee, apples
: pumpkin pie and cheese.
The Philharmonic Social club met WeiMesda
i nue.. M. scrimber Of Scotland gave a numbe
i Of Scotch airs and Jessie Baker glanced TT
aH Ss a5a asneng partg Vii
e given next w Wednesday. s@fEE- $E8t
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Kappa Alpha Theta Luncl,eon.

The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity had
a luncheon to-day in Donaldson,s tea
rooms. The guests were the alumnae
and active members, and the affair was
preliminary to the commencement Of the
years study work by the alumnae.
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Gately' s-the New Popular Store,
Will be open for business Monday, Oct.
H.. Clothing for men, women and
children at popular prices. 81 per
week. 601-603 First avenue 8.
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ly from Minneapolis, and her many friends
will be interested in hearing her again.

An entertainment will be given in the
lecture room of the Church of the Re-
deemer Friday evening, Oct. %, under
the auspices of and for the benefit of
the Young Peoples Christian union. A
program Of musical merit will be pre-
Sented. .-.tI-- Z ". u y
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Church entertainments.

The Unity club Of the First Congrega-
tional church is planning q song recital to
be given Tuesday, Nov. TO- Mrs. Eugenia
the program. Mrs. hnmont was former
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CLUBS AND CHARITIES
CLUB CALENDAR

MONDAY
Kenwood Monday club. Mrs. e. s. Pat
tee. 1929 Queen avenue s, afternoon.
~ Ladies' Shakspere club, Mrs. e. s. Gay
lord, 2241 Fremont avenue s.
Westminster club, James P. Thomson,
242s w Twenty fourth street, evening.
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Glasses in cookery at Graham Hall
will be open to members outside of the
school. Those desiring to enter should
apply at once. Fa # .i fs ~
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VIII be open for business Monday, Oct.
49, Clothing for men, women and
children at popular prices. S per
week. 6O1-603 First avenue S.
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s= DaytOn'S MONDAY SILK sale.
Thousands Of yards Of new arrivals,
bought especially for Mondays sale,
will be sold at one-half to one-third
Of actual worth.
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Mrs. O. w. Hodgkinson of Merriam
Park has issued invitations for a large
luncheon to be given Thursday after
noon.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Talbot will en-.
tertain informally this evening at theil
home on Portland avenue. q.
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ket of pink roses was In the center
Of the table and the names Of the
guests We're inscribed on parchment
scrolls.
Mrs. r. D. Eaton of Harriet avenue
gave linen shower last evening for
Miss Margaret Selly a bride Of this
month. Thirty of Miss Sellys friends
were present.
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. S. p.
Harrington at her apartments in the
Virginia. Daisies, marigolds and cox
comb were the old-time flowers used
to decorate the rooms and tables and
lighted tapers were placed here and
sided at the table. About twenty-five
guests were present. Mrs. Harrington
will entertain at similar affairs dur
ing the winter.
The women Of st. Johns Lutheran
church arranged q pleasant surprise
2119 First street N. in honor of the
5Oth anniversary Of her birthday. In
the evening Mrs. Ziegler entertained
at dinner of thirty covers and the
guests were the relatives and near
friends. Carnations We're the table
DECORATIONS Later in the evening
members of Edelweiss lodge. D. of H.,
surprised Mrs. Ziegler. Mrs. Woehn-
| ing, the chief Of honor, in behalf OF
the lodge, presented her with gold
pin. A musical program was given
and light refreshments were served
Mrs. N. Hubbard. gave an informal
musicale Tuesday evening at her home
on Eighth street S, for Mrs. l.. Dan
iels and Miss Daniels of Bay City
Mich, who are visiting Mrs: j. j
De Mars. The program was given by
4 Miss Marie De Mars, Miss Schultz
Daniels and Miss Daniels left Wednes.
day to visit in Chicago and Crane
Rapids on their way home.
The marriage of Miss Genda Gilman
and Kjalmar Magnuson was solemn.
lied at the home of the ,,u1 Dr1de,
Hanson, ISIS dupont avenue n
Palmquist read the service in the
presence of about fifty relatives anc
friends. The brides gown was O.
white silk albatross. She wore vel
and carried bride roses tied with Whit
. tifully decorated with autumn leaves
snilax, ferns and palms. Just be
fore the bridal party entered Maste
Robert Hanson sang Answer. MIS-
Ellen Hanson was at the piano an
played the "Lohengrin" chorus as tn
bridal party entered. Miss Elsie Oh
man was bridesmaid and Miss Fred
: Gilman maid of honor. The bride
. groom was attended by Charles Bro
berg and Earnest MagnusOn. A re
ception followed the ceremony. Sup
per was served and Miss Elsie Han
son and Miss Mable Akeberg assiste
: in serving. Music was a pleasan
feature of the evening. ..
Y Miss Mae Fitzgerald and Joseph Z
= McInerny fthis city will be marie
. in De Graft Wednesday morning.
= The marriage is announced of Mr.
. Rose Walker and DR.. o. F. Demoris
:. of Lakeview, Oregon.
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Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Tony Perry
will give a jelly shower at BAL Port
land avenue for Miss Lillian Moritz.
On Wednesday Mrs. Harry McRae
and Mrs. Robert Laird will be host
esses at a. matinee party at the Met
ropolitan theater in the brides honor.
At the wedding of Miss Moritz and
DR.. Shape, Miss Edna Moritz will be
her sisters maid of honor and Misses
Florence Shelton and Eva Morgan OF
Wlnona will be bridesmaids. Robert
l.. Shape of New York will serve as
his brothers best man and the ushers
will be Edwin I<lamm of Milwaukee
and Louis Runckle of La Crosse.
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b. Morrison of the Swinford. "A bas-.
ket of pink roses was In the center
of the table and the names Of the
guests We're inscribed on parchment
scrolls.
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The marriage of Miss Effie Plum
mer and Schuyler G. Irwin of Rens-
selaer, Ind, will take place Tuesday
evening at 1880 First avenue S. Mrs.
r. P. Pratt gave a china shower for
Miss Plummer Thursday evening at
her home on First avenue and
Wednesday Mrs. George Wright of =
Seventeenth street, gave a thimble
bee and dinner in her honor.
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Social Circles.
A ROSE LUNCHEON
A Pretty Affair for Miss Wales Is
Given by Miss Harriette
Brown.
Guests Of Miss Josephine Homan
Enjoy a Clever Book
Contest.

Miss Harriette Brown gave a rose
luncheon this afternoon at her home
on E Seventeenth street for Miss
Harriet Wales, a bride Of next week.
Covers were laid for twenty-five and
luncheon was served from small
tables. At the brides table the dec
orations were all in white and gold.
The other tables were in pink and
roses We're the only flowers used. Pink
tapers were placed thru the room and
furnished soft light. It was a shirt
waist party as well as a luncheon and
the guests wore pretty shirtWaists and
after luncheon THE Tale of the Shirt
filled in. The one who succeeded in
making the story most complete re-
ceived a picture of shirtWaist girl
Miss Josephine Holman entertained
a group Of young women very in
formally this afternoon at her home
on Humboldt avenue S for Miss Anna
Thornton Morris. About fifteen
guests were present and the amuse-
and writing kilograms, using certain
letters. Prizes rewarded the most sue
cessful. Light refreshments were
served.
Miss Helen Pow, whose marriage to
Frederick Bristol Dale of Omaha,
Neb, will take place Wednesday, Oct.
FL, was the guest Of honor at an in
formal gathering at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. James I. Stokes on Henne-
pin avenue, this afternoon. The rooms
were attractive with flowers and a
family party was entertained. Friday
evening Mrs. F. E. Cobb of Lake Har-
| riet boulevard will entertain for Miss
| Pow.
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Mrs. r. D. Eaton of Harriet avenue
gave a linen shower last evening for
Miss Margaret Sicily, bride Of this
month. Thirty of Miss Selly's friends
were present.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

Louisville. ToU F-ILe heavy rain
which 600 n over Louisville Tuesday
oraH.rr continued rrerm.t-ueIy dur.
ius tle n.eht accompanied by a wind
which 90 Cr. un. reached velocity
OF fory.s.z m.Iqs r.r hour The sc.oo.
mr currents OF tlo Louisville Railway
company and C.r.nr General E.ec
tr.c aai Postal Telegraph company. bee
came crossed lura- lbe night burn.
lHe out the dynamo plant ot the fo.c.
graph company auI W.raug minor
damage at fho power plant Failing
trolley wires caused temporary us
pension ul s.r... railway traffic on tUo
Ur..
I.. weather bureau is advised ha.
h.N n. aHI heavy rains prevailed
..rn. .H. uiel. no inII8rarH Irf.
and -.HU.H..uI iH. and tHat parts
C..nUE I"H WmU .Dr o. reported as
ue.r.. tlo storm being central over
tIU .r.f named C..g Telegraph cum
ulr.0s ar. without communication ta
Chicago.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

Kentucky Neuopoli. SuGtr, From
Wind and Rain.
Wires became Crossed and Trolley
Lines In ihe Fails City Ia Eso
Instances We're Not Able
% Ran Their Cars.

Louisville. Kr. rsb. THE storm Is
central over the lale region aud ac-
rompanied by destructive wiada The
temperature has fallen very rapidly .n
the Ml eIprl valley and west and
also in the Ohio valley and Tennessee.
A moderately heavy rainfall has occur
rcd .n ohio and 81 slsippi valleys aud
accompanied by Aish winds Snow
billiards. are reported throughout The
west and northwest all Sc Is showing
OF present in northern Indiana aud
yesterday 90 r8.argn indiana aue
Illinois
The isolation % CHICAGO from the
world. tcl.euphlcaly which has not
happened Iu many years. is the direct
rcrllt oi O. heavy s.eet siom. which
extended Ho.tauul iIom M1non. Ind.
90 the l8k.s
Squad oi i.rruo1 have been sis-
patched by the various railroads. tele-
graph and telephone companies 20 re-
pair the damage tut the progress o.
slow ON account 20. th. vast number of
wires from every ll. ion which cen
ter az Chicago
The high wind In Louisville blew
down the stock oi a distillery and In
falling Do demolished the entire south
Crr route 0. .rs Postal Gable company.
Communication D. rc .tJrCd however.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

SUSTAIyS EVIDENCE.
Majority Holds That Charge Made by
COngrcs man That Attempt at
Bribery Had Been Made
Is Correct.

Washington. Fob. i-Tho house con.
mitltc ou naval Affairs repofteI De- Ae
house o. findings .n the natter ot ite
lnyesilt tt.0u into the Lessler liihoiy
chargos Conclusions OF majority Of
committee.
J. That u.e charge nqaa ry Mr
Lesslerthlt on attempt uai been made
20 cornptly influence DIS action re.
spectlnt proposed alton s aus-
tanned by ue evidence. such on at
tempt n the opinion 81 th- committee
having been made by one. Phillip Dob
Din on o. own luitlu.e auI respo1st
bility vI.a the idea Of making money
for himf er if Del shou.I hnd ,lr less
Ter c1rtpuy asproaclat'e
g Taat there is poo evidence 90 eae
tain thd charge of an attempt 0y Lea
mel l. cmpg 10 corupuy influence a
member of the committee
D. That there is no evidence 20 sus.
tain the charge OF an attempt by ths
Holland Submarine Boat company or
any OF o. agents to counDuy influence
a member oi hc committee on naval
affairs nyresmt.us proposed leg.sla-
tlon before said committee and the
house
IN Wow m ttc foregoing we recon-
mcnd ulat tio clerk oi the committee
be directed 20 certify 20 the attorney
general OF the UlifcI States a copy OF
testimony taken go the hearing with a
request that DC take scch action as the
law and the facts warrant
The minority report then states the
circumsrauto oi fao resulting .urcsd-
gauou and ubmIis tho conclusions OF
the minority. The iirat of which is as
follows
l. That qo charre that an attempt
was made f0 corrufuy influence q
member of the committee on naval af.
fairs respecting proposed legislation
pending before me house Is not sus.
tanned
The minority differs with the major.
lty only in lts hrEt conclusion.
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Frry.''.. THuu Dob ga very
h.a.. rain ald vHi storm prevail. ...i
Tuesday night The velocity o. Oh"
wind .s ..F uI. u hour Hr .a.
highest tIlt .ter has been known
since tho i.aI weather bureau was e..
t8bIaaed Extensive domag' was done
th. ,I".'I ".HH end i1r several
holr 'H. ... HaH ertoI entirely from
telegraph auI telephone g1mmuu.ga.
t.0n
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BILL OF sLAYDEN.
II Provide. FOR an Investigation 81 the
ruhunir Plague.

n Provide. FOR az Investigation ~ The
Buhouic riague.
washington. Feb. "A bon was in-
troluced n house ly Representative
slayIeu 0f Texas providing follows.
"Thlt 90 prevent the spread OF thc
bubon.c plague now prevalent ON the
Paci6c coast OF Mexico. the p-esiieu,
is authorized and directed 20 send a
comm s.1n OF three medical officers Of
the army and navy to investigate and
report the conditions as to The disease
yhe prevalent
Thr HII carries 1u appropriation OF
$4,000 to aid the Mexican auth1ruc.
boz their efforts to stamp ont fhe plague
and to prevent .s spread ru Che United
States
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

Washington. Fcb. i-Therc is now
much uIk ol Oklahoma and New Mex.
iC0 being a1m.ttos as sufos and chat
Arizona bC -u.fci with New Mexico
until she ha 100000 people. that Ok.
lahoma ho admitted as sho now stands
and at some definite time in the future
che Indian Territory shall bo added TO
Oklahoma
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

Chicago Feb. f.-Ono OF tho worst
storms OF recent years ragged in this
city Tuesday and has caused much
wires The storm commenced with %
heavy ,all of u'n which changed to
snow. and changed back lo rain .wh .ch
froze as it fem A gallo OF forty miles
an hour blew.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

Cambridge. l.L Feb THE First
National bank wus robbed and within
n few hours tho robbers were cap
turcd by ghc citizens and marched to
the county JAIL where they are now
held pondlng an examination 30
trace OF the money has get been dis
covered.
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CLIMAX REACHED.
Perfect Driuse at Chattanooga aud the
Wind AImo,t Cyriouic.

AfNNffi AN'.AaH HN NHNlHNNnaA AAN NNs
Wind Almost Cyriouie.
Chattan0rrl. Tran.. Feb THE
storm which Aaa prevailed throughout
this section Dor tHa pasf two or three
days reached l.s climax To iay night
when the rain ON To- torrents. the wind
reaching an almost oyalonic velocity
ard flooding tha streets Signs were
blown down trees uprooted in some
parts of the Cly and telegraph and
telephone wires badly dom0raiizcl
Tho rl.auu lor a f.w hours was O.
ycr.tahle d.Igee The wind reached "a
velocity OF l1uy-s.E miles per hour.
continuing Cor two hours The Ten
nesseo river aa result of the heavy
rains fh0 p..t l.W days .s rising rapid
ly. aIi u.tlur.e pouring in a volume
Of water
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

Winston salem. y. c.. Feb BANKS
Miller. young man. shot his wife aad
then killed himself Both died in q
few minutes Miller aud bis wife had
quarreled and Mrs. Miller had LETT her
husband
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-05

Chicago Feb. 4-Jamos fr-nor,
pioneer parker. has p1-l-i away
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at work upon the wrong thing and in the wrong way. He is applying his wonderful genius to futility. A motor ana battery designed to propeI a yehi- ele at the speed of twenty-five miles an nouf along the common highways of lnls republic is not mechanical inven- tion or which he ought to be proud, but a thlng he ought not to invent at all. 1T ne IS inventing a racing machine for pIlVate tracks exclusively devoted to racing let him go ahead. If he thinks ne IS inYenting an automobile mechan- ism TOT use as vehicle upon the high ways, let him pause. No state in this onion IS going to permit the use of homteidal machines moving at the rate oI twenty-five miles an hour. If Mfr. Edlson can guarantee that his motor battery will not explode, take fire, emit pad smells, or break down at every crossroads, then he is doing something 10 advance the art of passenger trans portation. But let him put a reasonable ana safe speed limit upon his machine and talk no more of twenty-five miles an hour trips to Chicago.-New York Times.
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THE AERO CLUB.
The Balloons in Which Its Members Go
 h1nFf

The Balloons in Which Its Members Go Aloft.
 Sir Vincent Kenneth-Barringto tife enthusiastic amateur aeronaut, says that England is far from being the best country in the world for ballooning by amateurs, for the reason that with water all around 1t there is little op- portunity for aerial flights in certain winds without being blown out to sea. Whenever the aerial navigator find themselves making toward the mouth of the Thames, after rising over London, they descend again as soon as possible, knowing that otherwise they will soon be over the water. Ttis possible, how ever, to cross the English Channel in a balloon in @ fair northwest wind, and the trip has been made by several of the British amateurs. They have their aeronauts, however, much as the auto- mobilists have their chauffeurs.
 Balloons such as those used by the Englishmen cost about $750, are made ot silk and are good for about two years although they will sometimes last, with care. for three or four years, Sir Vim cent remarked in his conversation on the subject that he much preferred tc make an ascension in two-year-old balloon than in one which was more
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NEW COCRIER ocToBER

to the speeton Cliffs, the loss is about a yard a year. The whole coast from Burlington Quay to Spurn Head is re- ceding at double that rate, where not specially protected, and in one or two places even more rapidly. There are some slight gains in the estuary of the Humber. On the whole. the Lincoln shire coast is not suffering severely. but on the other side of the Wash the East Anglian coast down to Harwich affords an almost continuous record of loss which is sometimes even greater than that in Yorkshire, the annual waste at one place being reckoned at five yards, The report shows that good deal of this loss might be prevented by proper precautions.
 Is it possible that England is really sinking as we'll as decaying?
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than three years old. The silk is very delicate in texture. and the club em- pIoyees dry and and repair balloon very carefully after each ascension. Sir Vincent says that,it is great strain on a balloon to navigate against the wind, and that in the same way there is more strain on a captive balloon on one which rises free. He himself regards an ascent in a captive balloon fully as dangerous as to go up in a free one. The danger comes largely from possible rending of the fabric. The best balloons are now made in sections, just as ships are made less liable to sink by being constructed In compartments.
 It Is not possible to guard complete ly against rending, for the expansion of the silk in coming into the sunlight after contracting in the intense cold of cloud makes a great strain on the fabric. Another trouble of the amateur aeronaut is the water, which often forms by condensation in a hollow on top of the balloon when passing through cloud. If there is only little of this it's weight makes a difference, and if there is much of 1t the balloon is often forced downward some thousand feet by the extra weight.
 Sir Vincent does not regard the as cent in an ordinary balloon as very dangerous, although he admits that a sky voyage in an airship is good deal of hazard. In ordinary ballooning he says the principal thing to be acquired is skill and judgment in handling the ballast. Each balloon takes up, as a rule, three bags of sand ballast contain ing sixty pounds each. and the trick is to navigate without being obliged to throw out more than two-thirds of this before making the desired landing. The last third is usually needed to make the aerial craft come down decently and in order, a suitable place, and some of the Englishmen are getting to be rather proficient in the matter, it appears. A handful of sand makes difference in the height at which a balloon will ride, and 1t is clear that If the aeronart runs out of ballast when high in the air he will be compelled to rely on the release of gas to control the descent of the balloon and will make it difficult to come down gracefully. The balloon grounds in Londcn are reached by many members of the club in their automobiles, and the automobiles are also used to follow the course of a balloon in order that observers may be on hand at the landing place.-Boston Transcript s."..''