The sun., 1903-12-13

acquire some knowledge OF French. Italian
Spanish and Latin. which then and alterw.aird
genius was called into constant play, and hs
made from time to time many new ana useiul
r9r no n one OF which %9d az to
himself; i Tor he e. said that Ss we enjoy great
advantages from, the Inventions, Of others.
we should be glad to give the world the nenent
But his dlsooyerle. and invention. finally
crlmnated In his studies and eSPerim ents In 10
electricity and their startling and marvellous
tries a. he already was In his own, and placed
The s story S Of FrankD @ % and his kite drawing the
lightning from the clouds. and making posi-
tive practical proof Of its identity WITH else. ,
i tsasV was seven Years since The tsyden jar u.
ana ma sS1ns tSs RSssFS q
all the other scientists in the world Interested
IN the subject had been studying stsr,S1. ana OK.
Substance was lie bad BEEN writins from
l747 to 1851 the results OF his tnvestlsattons n
S HI; s4e SOe Ss Kaxa ey
as he says, only to be ignored or laughed at.
THE FAMOUS KITE EXPERIMENT..
In May, 1881, oame Franklin's masterly but
sssy sha and
how BY pointed IRON electricity might Be
actually drawn from a storm cloud. and
% T wss soon n transased H into French, der,an
and Latin. had great sales, and made a. tre-
Tesbsa snSe' the Rsb.s p1n RSt when nbbba
iions ds.'h IN Hs psmpSi.t sonstr9otsd an spps
sa sssssy ssss eTsssG s's
81 sSsssS IL" his KITE his garden in
tool the s. thsi ssa
Kim Kim f2rs po hbs the SesieniSg Dr. P sssy
that AZ the Close Of the first summer OF his
experiments. when it grew too hot to con,
were first fred by spark sent from side TO
side through thS aS river wth1It any EiIed She
for their dinner by the electrical shock and
roasted BY the e!setEiHsi Jack. before r. r.
hea tn Of all the famous electricians III Eng
land, Holland, France and Germany WAS
drunk In electrified bum pers under dls-
f Honors and uh distineeions % ' now crowded upon
him: the Royal Society. as 4 70 make ms Ii ouick
amends for its previous negfSss py
him from the payment Of all dues. and The
next year with every circu%m.tsnS % 81 ais, a
Yale and Harvard conferred their honorary
Aowsver much the people Of pennsylsy.n,s s
but enlisted his services and insisted upon
Ii, hon. %s: In seGte Syets
1snts' On Tie claim q the Former that their
reached crisis In 1885, the Provincial Assem-;
Fl rsdr.s. cf s6sir sr.Ssnsss;; sSd sSs Who but
conpron:se which was on the whole, eatis-
ssSa e as spTsld " A. s
fi'iss had Changed W since the stranded journeymsn
slss Ges and I Sdsnss 4 s Won h ehs
distinction by swiramlng in the Thames from
Chelsea 10 the City.
INTERNATIONAL FAME. =
The houses Sf the sEeaEt A.. we're a',4 No ,a5eTn
Craven street. where he took UP hi = sii,ence.
and which is stlll marked by q tst - 20 com
sns Of Sne wa.
great eoientists to congratulate him on his
trumphs. and to witness at ns own hands his
ters reached him from al! parts OF Europe
he made the acquaintance and rIirndship
q such lord es ei sst.s LORD E
mund Burke. Adam Smith and David Hume.
pr. Robsrts9n. Lord k,,aes and paid Si Hart; i,
a'ssss:s4 sssFss liz :ss
f Of 1ey 5e Eay Ssr P Hse s s
Inns errand-Pitt. who afterward 40 LORD
stsnehest as friends and admiTers@hs found
inaccessible.
4 tSi: fn. Erenkin y vas s, nsss intensely ten
of r.. Sn..h e Emprs eng
tG5%sa colonsts 10 rhom sA he A all o
the came mind. Green, In hisy History Of
NJ ls% ss sRhssi issSf S .spsSu Ct % a se.
The Soonists .tiI looked T to nssnd as thsir
Sgv hS THEY ressnaaa tSs kH
which hindered complete sympathy between
the settlements and the mother country as
obstacles. which time and good sense could
freely Lent ths aid IF his sT
praise was awarded on the question whether
C.nsda or The sugar islands Of
be restored to France in the event Of peace.
and in WHICH he stputly % msintainsd I'm the re-
when say. such a union is impossible. I
sshou s hsys
ceuntry Which they may lose. and privileges
which they, may enda1ger. are generally
Is all Wife
ernment is mild and just. while important
s ssd viii if9edt shs
waves do not rise but when the winds blow
What such an administration as the Duke Of
Alva's In the Netherlands might produce ]
know not, but this think have a right to
deem Impossible" When Mr.. Pratt, after
America Amer through all her troubles, said to
him: For all that you Americans say OF your
LOYALTY and all that, | know that you will
one day throw OF your dependence on this
country, and notwithstanding your boasted
Affection for II. you will set up for indcpen-
dence." He answered mo such idea was ever
enterta aimed by the Americans. nor will any
such ever enter their heads unless you grossly
abuse them" Very true" replied Pratt
that is one of the main causes see will hap
pen and will produce the event"
BRITISH IAnETIAILsr.
But Franklin was more than a stancb
Loyalist He was an imperialist In the most
broad . d. gauge. % His bioaapher. Parton. truly
says ut was one of Tranklins most cher
ished opinions that the greatness of En- gland
and the happiness OF America depended
chiefly upon their being cordially united
The country" which Franklin loved was not
England nor America. but the great and
glorious empire which these two united to
form"
And Franklin himself wrote to Lord Kane.
on this visit: NO one can more sincerely
rejoice than do ON the reduction OF Canada,
and this s not merely as l am Colonist
but as l am a Briton. have long been Of
opinion that the foundations of the future
grandeur and stability Of the British Empire
lie In Americas and though, like other founda-
tions, lhey are low and little now. they are