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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

by the sole efforts of its crew, but that he
expected to be able gradually to steer it
across the wind, to raise or lower 1t without
any loss Of ballast or gas and to reach the
destination of a long sky voyage by thus
tal'ing advantage of the most favorable air
currents.
The inventor also embodied in his con-
struction fundamental features of the first
self-propelled balloon that ever returned to
Its starting point-which feat occurred ex-
actly 100 years later-namely, the oblong
form of the car, which is needed to preserve
the shape of the gas bag, the internal bal
loon, which keeps the gas bag taut and reg
blates its ascensional force and the system
of staying the car fore and aft, which pre-
vents 1t from swinging.
A hundred years elapsed, as has been
said, before there was any real progress.
Then, in 1884, the airship came at last into
existence. Again it was a French Officer,
Captain Renard. who led in its development.
Under the stress of the siege of Paris in
1870 the wish for a means of communication
by which a besieged fortress coud not only
be left, but also re-entered just as safely.
had become SO deeply rooted in the heart
of the French nation that unlimited funds
we're placed at the disposal OF a newly
founded military aeronautical department
for the purpose OF evolving the perfect air
slip. By Captain Renard the way to achieve
this was pointed out.
His work, like that of General Muesnier.
was far in advance of the day. Not only
did he invent the balloon La France of
1ES4-S5, but also the Vile de Paris in 1907.
In other words, he stopped short at nothing
connected with the navigable balloon prob
lem, and his successors needed in fact only
to add improved motors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
Fooled the Reporters

But while the secretary was reading he suddenly stopped and
began to shuttle the pages of his manuscript.
Everyone at the speakers table turned white. It was apparent
the manuscript had been juggled-perLaps a few pages lost. The
secretary continued to run through his manuscript and the press
table was wet with the sweat of those who had the manuscript last.
We'll, I'll go on" said Mr.. Taft, I'll have to begin in another
place, l cannot get this Strengthened out"
He only read a few moments after that and when the address
was over a newspaper representative asked him, "Is it possible that
l misplaced some sheets of your address,"
With a knowing twinkle, the secretary whispered, mo, II was
only getting late and my voice was bad"
The last visit of Mr.. Taft was one of those flying ones which all
presidential candidates make If they go visiting at all during their
campaigns. He arrived late, spoke in South Omaha to a good sized
crowd and the record breaker at the Omaha auditorium.
II was a noticeable feature at the Omaha auditorium that the
applause was well directed as it were. Those who have travelled
with Mr.. Taft notice this IN all his meetings. Sentiment causes some
crowds to cheer, others cheer when a speaker talks sense.
All Mr.. Bryan has to do to get a hand In Omaha is to refer TO
the great state of Nebraska, or shout as he lets out a Joint or two
and reaches toward the root "lt the people rule" Mr.. Taft could
say Nebraska was a great state and let the people rule II he cared
to ratter and appeal to sentiment, but he would not get much of al
outburst But when Taft, the statesman, defines some policy, puts
a great economic problem in a new light OF tells without equvica-
ZION or reservation what he intends TO do as president Of the United
States, he gets applause from q n Omaha audience which EQUALS that
which Mr.. Bryan gets Of his flights OF oratory.
Mr.. Taft says, 'our rivers should be improved, one at a time
and each as a great public enterprise. The people can afford to
pay the tax necessary to improve these streams, but no community
can long afford to pay the tax of the present waste of our resources
and indifference to our Advantages
The people applaud this.
Mr.. Taft says his voice usually sounds like the hopk OF an an
tomobfe horn. aud while it might not be pleasing IT Is at least
familiar to the prosperous community OF Omaha.
But the ballots of the people have shown thew prefer & voice
with a honk with a brain behind It. to a voice of richer eusntv ana
only the ability to construct flights O OraOry hshina n
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
Particular About Photographs

While Mr.. Taft is always willing to Accommodate the newspaper
representatives with an interview, he is a little particular about
having his photograph taken. 1t was while standing in the reception
line at the Hotel Rome that he showed his discriminating taste as
to the company in which he is photographed. Hundreds waited In
line. The photographers had their instruments trained on the secre-
tay Of war. the alcohol lamps were trimmed and burning and the
flash light powder waited to pop. But the photographers could not
shaking hands with a multitude of people, Away back in the crowd
an old man with long white whiskers was leaning on a cane and
showing some nervousness about getting to shake hands with the
next president of the United States" The secretary's eye fell ON
this old man
Several more shouts were given by the photographers. An aide
to the secretary asked him to turn around. But he shook hands with
fifty, and the old man with the white and Overlooking whiskers
stepped up.
Mr.. Taft grabbed the old mans hand, SO dry and drawn It
almost ratified like autumn leaves. Then, holding to the brown hand
he turned around for the photographers with a smile which seemed
to say: "Iu have my picture taken when 1 find some one who I
want in the photograph with me-"
With the officers at the military posts Secretary taft showed
he was an ideal superior officer and al to the firing of the salutes,
he waited with Impotence until the last shot was fired and said
he thought such formal things were all right, but they always tore
up the grass in front of the guns, and 1t would require many weeks
to grow the grass Scorched and torn up by the powder and wadding.
At the Auditorium, where Mr. Taft made an address which he
dictated between times on the day of his arrival, the candidate out
lined what would be the issue of the campaign In which he has Just
been victorious, and summed up the situation thus, 1.-THE campaign
will hinge on whether the American people endorse the administra-
ton of President Roosevelt or not"
And they have endorsed 1t.
Secretary Taft did not speak until late that night. The local
spellbinders and the toastmasters took all the time they coud before
the street cars stopped and Mr. Taft had written an address of almost
an hours length. Just before the banquet opened Mr.. Taft allowed
the newspaper men to sort out a copy Of the address for their use.
He handed them both the original and the duplicate copies. They
handed him back the original.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
Tribute to the Y. M. @. A.

Then the secretary of war paid a high tribute to the work Of the
association in connection with the army. He said, II think of the
Young Mems Christian association as a part of the government, for
1t knows how to attract the man of the army to set them to spend
their leisure hours properly. We are always glad to call upon the
educated agents of the association to help out, for they know better
than our men how to reach the men.
'1n the Philippines l have noticed the work of this association.
tail and are still holding on. We could not give the islands back to
Spain and we could not let them govern themselves. We must now
teach them by example 1t is a poor example when a large part or
the population we send to that country is seen Keeling through the
streets and it does not help much in the training we have under
taken. The effects of the tropics on those who come from the tenn
to fill the aching void and so it goes OIL because there is no nmuse-
ment like this building would furnish"
In general, he said of the association: THE work Of the Young
Mems Christian association makes for the righteousness of the COM
munity and makes for the betterment of the substratum of this gov
eminent without which it would fall in a few years."
this year, Secretary Taft was again invited to Omaha and promptly
accepted. This was the visit which counted for most in friendships.
Mr.. Taft met everyone-everyone who wanted to meet him. He was
a guest in Omaha, at the forts, in Council Bluffs and put in the
busiest thirty-six hours a public man ever spent in Omaha unless it
was Theodore Roosevelt. But the secretary of war, now president
elect, enjoyed every moment of the time, stood for any sort of enter
tainment, attended luncheons, banquets and receptions on both sides
of the river with equal ease. At the reception held at the Hotel
Rome, Mr.. Taft got a chance to get an idea of what the people will
do to him now that he is president. But he enjoyed it and did many
amusing things.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

Die balloon after 1t had been conceived
in its present modern form. For one
- thing, motors OF the efficiency of those
now available were lacking. But the
delay was due In at least equal measure to
the fact that no one thought of certain little
details of construction-details which may
easily escape the notice of the layman, but
are vital to the airship.
To make a d~irigible gas balloon seems in
q way very simple now. Obviously 1t will
move in any desired direction in the sur
rounding air IL elongated and pointed like a
submarine and provided with a propelling
instrument and a rudder. Yet. with one
notable exception, hardly one of the count
less schemes proposed up to the latter half
of the last century touched upon these vital
points. Instead there were complicated and
fantastic combinations of the initial round
ball with useless contrivances of all sorts.
The balloon, like the steam engine, had
its John Watt very shortly after its birth.
This was a Frenchman. General Meusnier,
who, with keen insight into essential princi-
pies, submitted a very creditable design of
a dirigible balloon to the French acadamy
as early as 1884. The design was judiciously
adapted to the only available motive power,
human arms, and there was an astonishing
anticipation of the modern propeller, called
by him a rotating car.
Meusnier's plans were never executed
and were soon forgotten in the storm of the
French revolution. For over a century they
lay buried In the library of the French acad-
envy, and yet they anticipated all the essen
tial points of modern aerostatics. A char
acteristic proof is found in the generals
statement that he did not expect 20 drive his
ship against any save the most gentle zephyr
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

in which it is conducted on severe business principles The object
of this association being so apparent, what a scope it offers to our
wealthy men to put their money where 1t will do the most good.
frequently they keep it in their pockets because they do not know
where to put it.
at is often more difficult to give money wisely than to make 1t.
Few realize the problems which confront those of millions who desire
to give wisely. The furnishing of a Christian home for young men,
who have no homes in which they can enjoy themselves-the fur
nshing of a Christian club is the phase of which l wish to speak
and is the most useful phase"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

citation building. AS secretary of war he had Just returned from the
military posts in the Black Hills after having made a swing through
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. He visited
the posts here and was entertained at dinner at the Omaha club.
When Mr.. Taft delivered his address at the Young Mems Christ
ian association opening, Omahans got a little closer to him@ little
closer than they got the year before when he addressed political
meetings. a little nearer the big heart of the ma and were permitted
to know something more of the kind of character he appreciates.
This association has my highest admiration for the manner
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

- OUR times within two years Presidentdect William H. Taft,
has visited Omaha.
Even If a Nebraskan did carry the city of Omaha by .
visits which Mr.. Taft made to the city increased his popu-
larity.
Once Mr.. Taft came here to urge the election of republican
Roosevelt; again he came s secretary of war returning from an In
spection of western military posts; this year he first visited Omaha
as the guest of the Mckinley club and city of Omaha, and his last
visit was purely as a candidate for the office OF president, II which
he has just been elected.
Mr.. Taft did not talk much with men on any OF these visits
about the city of Omaha, its resources and industries, its present
political friends and military men, with speaking to help others and
Observing things, knowing the needs of the abundance OF q city
O r a state-feeing the things which make life possible and a people
self maintaining, is one of the qualities which goes with a judicial
mind and one of the achievements which caused Mr.. Taft to be taken
from a judges robe in Ohio to build a new nation in Asia. So when
Mr.. Taft had been whirled into Omaha to speak at two theaters two
years ago; brought in at night to speak at the opening OF a Young
Mems Christian association building, a year later; then cine out as
the guest of the city for thirty-six hours six months later, he LETT
Omaha knowing more about the city than some of the Oldest In
habhants.
It was by a process of absorbing the spirit of the people and
deducting from that atmosphere a concise statement of what the
people do for a living, the extent of the public spirit and something
of their hopes for the future And Mr.. Taft has never lost an OPP
portunity to say a good word about Omaha when he returned to the
east after being the guest of the Mckinley club. He has praised IL
congstenty-not the cheap praise of the political asprant who
feels honored to stand before such an intelligent audience" but the
sincere praise of a man who has not played politics in the past and
is not likely to know how to play politics in the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
Jokes With Willard

Goth Mr.. Kennedy and ]. H. Milard, then senator from Ne
braska, had been working hard on the War department for develop
ments at the forts. supply bureaus and other things which the de-
partment controls at Omaha.
while / am always glad to receive Senator Willard. there has
been times this last winter when 1t seemed to me that their presence
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
Praise for the City

Omaha is destined to become a metropolis in the west. 1t is
a great market located in the heart of one of the richest sections of
tn west. The trade now given to the city reaches to the north
Pacific ocean," was one o, the tributes paid Omaha by the president
elect, who saw more in Omaha to talk about than most public men
who visit the city. During the recent financial trouble, Omaha and
st. Faul we're the cities in the west who best maintained their equlib-
erium and the effects of the so-caled panic were not noticeable in
Omaha"
Mr.. Taft rode through South Omaha in In automobile while 1t
was raining, hurrying to Omaha in the rain, but he rubbed the sweat
from the window of the nmosine and looked out. The smoke was
pouring out of the chimneys Of the packing houses, the yards were
full of scared cattle, the voices of thousands of squealing hogs could
be heard and the atmosphere was saturated with that rich odor of
which all packing centers boast.
The great statesman had seen other packing plants in other
cities. He comprehended in a moment the extent of the business
in Omaha, made a mental comparison and drew the deduction that
South Omaha was a busy packing center. The yards looked crowded
to him and Mr.. Taft evidently saw future growth. At his hotel he
looked at the market page of an Omaha paper, glanced at the re-
ceipts and shipments of a week and returned to New York better
able to answer questions about the extent of the packing industry at
Omaha than many who have lived in the city for many years.
Mr.. Taft's first visit to Omaha was two years ago in November.
1905. lie spoke at the Burwood and at the Boyd theaters urging the
election of John /. Kennedy and republican representatives every
where who could best assist President Roosevelt and the republican
govern rs in the east and west who were correcting abuses and re-
forming administrations. The very first sentence uttered by the big
powerful man brought a storm of applause at the Burwood. With
one of his expansive smiles, which showed the odd little creases and
wi! kes at the corners OF his unusually and singularly beautiful
eyes, Mr.. Taft said:
81 come before a Nebraska audience with a great deal OF hest
tation, because you have been used to not only forceful speaking, but
to oratory and eloquence and / can bring you nothing OF either. I
came here to help, as far as I might. my friend, your representative.
Mr. Kennedy"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

TOOK a century to develop the dirigi-
BILE balloon after it had been conceived
in its present modern form. For one
thing, motors OF the efficiency of those
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
TAFTS VISITS TO OMAHA MADE HIM HOSTS OF FRIEND$
to Hand and face to Face and Always Left Them Smiling When He Said Goodbye

-Four Times in Two Years He Has Met the Local Folks Hand 10 Hand
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-02-26
San Juan PueroRico Microbes Il Febrero 1908

para decir ingeniosidades y has.
ia tonterias como las mujeres.
Ell texto de Julia Fons ha debi-
do ser escrupulosamente respe-
tado. Tai vez 10 haya sido, pues
20 no hago mas que apuntar
conjeturas. Pcro por interesan-
te que sea ell libro. opino que
esta nueva Ease de la personali-- :
dad de la senorita Fons, no ha
de eclipsar a las anteriores. Ser
bonita, tener angel, verse aplau-
dida de muchos, seguramente
amada. vale muchO mas que es-
cribir, aunque sea la Divina Co
media. La mission principal de
la mujer es ser hermosa y atrac-
tiva. ser la gran tentadora, la
sirena del genio de la especie.
Ante esta mission metafisica y
estetica palidecen todas las de
mas. ST Eva hubiera compues.
to en- Ell Eden alguna copla,
himno 8 poema, no habria CON
quistado de SECURE la celebri-
dad que adquirio hacienda co
mer a Adam de la simbolica
manZana.
Damos demasiada importan-
cia a la literature. Hacer poe
STA artificial para los demas, va
le mucho menos que vivir uno
mismo su poesia. Julia Fons
debe de haberla vivido. La vida
del teatro para una mujer gra-
ciosa y bella ofrece grandes
oportunidades para vivir la poe
STA, para ser dominadora de gus
tos y voluntades, para sentirse
admirada, envidiada, deseada.
Ell escenario ess TN trono para la
.mujer. En- ningun lugar doni
ma Y triunfa Ia bclleza como en-
las tablas.
IA que escribir I'm libro te-
niendo Iodo ESQ: Nadie esta
contento con su sueTte. Julia
Fons es TN ejemplo, I'm encan-
tador ejemplo de clio. No le ha
asustado desceuder a la catego-
ria de bas 6len, ella que luce en-
escena medias tan bonitas y de
colores mas agradables. Espe-
remos que todo Sc reduzca q IN
cambio momentaneo de medias
Y que la literature no robe a la
senorita Fons al genera chico
que es su RENO, y que no es Ii
teratura nj falta que le hace.
ANDRENIO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-02-26
Mayaguez Febrerode 1905
iSurSum COrda!

Por fin surgio una voz dc
aliento en- nuestra Camara Le-
gislativa para los agobiados ca
feteros que aun no han podido
pagar sus contribuciones y que
estan amenazados dc una ruina
total
iOjala! no Sc pierda en- q va
clio 8 10 que es 10 mismo, en- Il
Consejo Executive, esa voz.
ST, seflores Delegados, va es-
tabamos perdiendo toda espe-
rama de que ustedes Sc ocupa
ran de nosotros tan merecedo-
res, como somos de vuestra
atencion. Gracias, senor de Die
60, por su iniciativa; no duda-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-02-26

te. Esta disposition obedece 81 te-
NOR fundadfsimo de que 81 las mu-
jeres continuan usando sombrero de
plumas, no quede una garza para con
tarlo en- todo aquel territorio donde
tanto abundan.
Ell precio actual del kilo de plu-
mas, alcanza 4 5000 frances para al
gunas especies.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-02-26
-DON FERNANDO ETC.

Doctor mathienzo francisco pin
10: yo e acordado de ymbiar a desco-
brir por ell mar occeano, las parties
que vos diran a,nerigo vicente va
fiez pinzon, e que1los enthiendan en-
clio, discen que serA menester para
clio quatro carabelas, una de ciento
G cinquenta thoneladas, otra de Glen
to, G dos de sesenta, dos barcos que
vayan rnetidos en- elias; para lc quail
me par eSce que sera bjen comprar
las carabelas aderezarlas de 10 que
fayan de menester, ansf porque non
sc paguen los fetes que por larga la
nsvegacion costaria muncho, como
porque sera menester yr proveydos
por dos afios, e la gente pagada por
quatro meses.
Sygund Amerigo disco, la navega-
cion es buena de muncho provecho,
c tai que Sc debe luego enthender en-
clio.
Por ende. platicades con ellos,e fa-
Ger Ell asslento, que vos paresciere pa
IA que sea por Mi mandado una per
soma por veedor con ellos. ymbiad-
me luego la rrelacion dello de vues-
tro parescer, de la manera quen clio
sc debe thernerpara que Yo 10 mande
yer despachar, porque no Sc pierds
el tempo De Toro trece dias de
mario de mill quynientos cinco
afios.-Yo, FL IRey-Por mandado del
Rey. mi Sefior.-Gaspar de G1ycio".
Amigo Canet, esta orden del Rey
de IS de Mario sc -cumplio pero los
navios hubo que emplearlos en- otra
cosa, porque la empresa no Sc llevo
4 efecto entonces.-El ID del mismo
mes, esc1ibia Ell Rey a Yafiez; en-
Abril Sc cerraron las Capltulaciones;
pero ell viaje no tuvo efecto.
-GTiene usted esos documentos
que cita2
ST. Aquf esta la carta del Rey
Yafiez.
DON FERNANDO ETC.
"Por quanto en- cierto assiento e
capytulacion que por Mi mandado Sc
thome con vos, vicente yaf1ez pinzon,
Mi captain corregidor de la yska
ae sa'scI xOan, ques en- las yndias del
mar occeano, vecino de la villa de
1AGkos, para yr poblar la dicha ysla,
entire otras cosaS Sc conthiene, que
vos fayays de facer en- ella una forta.
1eza vuestra costa myrcion, que
No vos faga de mandar dar thenen-
cia para ella, vos, en- vuestra vida,
c dempues de vuestros dias un
vuestro successor, quail vos nombrase
C sefialaredes en- vuestra vida, o
por vuestro testam ento, sygund mas
largamente en- la dicha capytulacion
SC conthiene, para de por vos facer
bien merced, por la presente vos
fago merced de la thenencia alca1-
dia de la dicha fortaleza, que ansf
abeys de facer en- Ia dicha ysh dc
yaac5 1oan para en- toda vuestra vida
C del cicho successor, como dicho es,
taciendome primerame por ella
pleyto Omenaxe en- manos del ques,
o fuere, Mi governador de la ysla
thierra-hrme del mar occeano, que
resyde en- la xska esbaaolo; es Mi
merced, G voluntad, que fayades.
thengades por la thenencia de la dicha
fortaleza, vos, Ell dicho vicente yaffez
pinzon, en- vuestra vida, dempues
de vuestros dias, el dicho vuestro
successor. cinquenta mill maravedis;
los qusles sc vos paguen de quales-
quler rrentas de la dicha ysla, Mi
pertenecientes, dendel dia que la for