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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

IN LITTLE more than two years
y ago the Wright brothers were
just beginning that series of ex-
periments which was to estab-
lish the Heavier than air" flying ma
chine or aeroplane on a firm and prac-
tical basis. Thousands of boys who flew
kites eagerly read of the great avia-
tors triumphs in America and France,
and there was q general interest awak-
ened that was bound to produce re-
suits.
The boys who had devoted their at
tention to kites began to try to build
model aeroplanes. The early attempts
were more less successful more on
account of lack Of informa tion than in
genuity. as this being an absolutely
new science no text books could be OBJ
tanned.
But as aeronautics grew in popu-
larity the boys began to pick up many
new things aided by two powerful in
fiuences, and it was not long before
these youthful aeronauts began to at
tract wide attention by their airships'
performances.
The boys first began to show their
real ability as aeroplane builders when
the New York Y M c. A. began it's
public model tests some months ago.
These tests were to demonstrate the
work of the aeronautical class, in
charge of William r. Kimball and
Charles A. Stewart assistant edu-
cational instructor of the Y. NJ C. A.
The class was for men, but the tests
were open to any one who wanted to
enter a model for trial. This brought
out the boys who quickly proved what
they could do when the silver cup for
the best model flights was competed for.
This cup, offered by l.. r. Adams,
was to be awarded to the competitor
who had the best three flights meas
ured in official competition.
There was great struggle to carry
off this prize, and here the boys did
big things. The first 'leg" of the cup
was won by IL year old Wilson Mar
shall, who at the contest held in the
West Side Y. M. G. A. athletic field flew
his monoplane over SO feet. Marshall
kept up his good work by winning the
second leg, making a flight of more
than so feet. but the older contestants,
determined not to be beaten by a boy,
made some fine flights, and as a result
Master Wilson was beaten at the sue
ceeding contests, held in George J.
Gouid's private riding academy in the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29


assistance, has arranged to inaugurate
separate class in aeroplane model
and kite building for boys under 49,
starting this month.
Mr.. Kimball is very well qualified to
undertake this class, being a practical
aeronaut both in experience as a "fier"
and in the science of building airships
of all kinds for commercial purposes.
He is also secretary of the Aeronautic
society of New York and is in the
closest touch with all the doings of
the flying world.
The aim of the boys class will be to
teach the rudiments of the aeronautical
science so that a boy can learn enough
to fit him to enter the more advanced
class for men and to make aeronautics
his regular life profession.
Besides that, the boys can derive no
end of amusement and profit from
model making and flying. Many are
already able to dispose of their models
at good prices, and there is one boy
who has a regular contract to turn out
one model day.
The cost of the course Is very small
and extends over period of ten weeks.
1t includes experimental kite flying,
model making q, the development of mo-
tive power and a thorough drilling in
aeronauticaI arithmetic, a knowledge
OF which is necessary to build abso-
lutely correct and practical machines
the kind that a. man size aeroplane
could be constructed from.
Another great influence in develop
ing the boy aeronauts has been the
Junior aero club of America.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

HIS .WORkSHOP
messed remarkable progress, the three
boys singled out in this article being
examples of what the Junior aero club
can develop, as they are members.
The club has no regular officers, but
has grown so large that It has ex-
panded into six sections In various
parts Of the country, each of which
holds it's own flights. A. E. Horn
of New York public school No. " CO.
operates with Mr.. Durand, and many
of the pupils are members of the club
Mr.. Horn has accomplished a great deal
among the schoolboys in practical
model building and flights
Great plans are now under way to
make as splendid progress in 1910 as
was made in 1909. Until now the club
has had no meeting place, but it will
hereafter assemble at the rooms of the
famous aeronaut A. Leo Stevens, who
in addition will offer a cup of sterling
silver and special design for the long
est flight made by boys model aero
plane in Greater New York.
Another silver cup has been offered
for the best constructed model made
in any part of the country and one
thing Is certain, when the boys start
to compete for these and for other tro-
phies already announced by the Young
Mems Christian association all records in
flight and construction will be broken.
Besides this the Boys Brotherhood
of Philadelphia has challenged for an
Interstate aeronautical meet during
the current year and then we shall
see the boy aeronauts at their very
best.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

Now comes a name noted everywhere
in thermometer making-Gabriel Daniel
Fahrenheit, born in Germany in 1890.
He was the first one to use mercury
in thermometers and he also invented
the Fahrenheit SCALE He was maker
of mathematical Instruments, and his
great skill in working in glass helped
him in carrying out his ideas. His
thermometers are the ones most used
in England and the United States. His
success was largely in the making and
filing of the tubes. for he learned the
art of making a fiat space in them and
also making them of uniform size.
Let us see now Just what ther-
mometer is. Simply described 1t is "A
slender glass tube containing mercury
or alcohol. Heat causes this to rise in
the tube, cold causes IT to fall. The
more accurately this rise and fall can
be measured the more exact Is the in
strument This heat and cold is shown
by scale marked on the tube, and
there are three standard scales. The
Fahrenheit scale puts zero at the point
where the mercury stands when the
tube is placed In a mixture OF ice,
water and ammonia. This is one fixed
point. The other is found by putting
the tube into boiling water. Between
these extremes are marked 1S0 de-
grees. The boiling point is 2l2.
The second scale is named for its
inventor, a French scholar, De Reau-
MUIR The third was invented by a
Swede by the name Of Celsius, but it is
Is named Centigrade, from the method
OF marking because there are 100
degrees between the freezing point and
the boiling point While we are talk
ing OF words, IL is interesting TO re-
member that the word thermometer
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

$ WORK OF JUNIOR AERONAUTS

This organization has the distinction
OF being the first boys aero club in
America and was founded little more
than two years ago by Miss e. l.. Todd
of New York. 1t was then known as
the Junior aero club of the United
states, and almost all the members
were kite fiiers But these condi-
tions soon changed as the boys began
to find out more about the making of
aeroplanes through the club. Exhibi-
tions of the clubs work were held
and much was done in the way of
furnishing the boys with plans and
new ideas in airship building.
In the two years that have passed
the club has grown and changed in
many ways. Miss Todd, after giving
1t fine start, relinqushed It's direc-
ton and it has since passed into the
management of Edward Durand who
gave 1t its present name. Mr. Durand
is one of the charter members Of the
Aero club of America and his ad-
ministration as director has witt
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
By GUSSIE P. DU BOIS

- HE man who invented the ther-
mometer was the one who also
invented the pendulum and the
telescope. His name was Galileo
Galilei He took a glass bulb about
the size of a hens egg having a tube
the size of straw. Then he warmed
this bulb in his hands and turned 1t
upside down in dish of water. AS
the tube rose a little above the level
of that in the dish. This really did
measure heat and cold after a fashion,
but it was not practical 1t was, how
ever, a beginning, and in a few years
changes and improvements were COM
mon enough.
One Of the men who set to work on
these improvements was a physician,
a Frenchman, named Jean Rey. He
made very important discovery,
which in itself ought to have brought
him wealth and fame, but he never
had either This was the discovery
that liquids expand with heat and con-
tract with cold. He had used Galileo's
thermometer in treating feYers and so
was familiar with its workings.
IL was so years after this that they
came to use mercury. Every one made
his own scale. SO, up to this time, no
two read alike. and they were consid>
cred little more than curiosities. You
see, experiments in those days required
both time and money, and neither the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

LITTLE more than two years
ago the Wright brothers were
just beginning that series Of ex-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
SCRATCHED so SHE COULD
NOT SLEEP

81 write to tell you how thankful l
am for the wonderful Cuticura Rem
edies. My little niece had eczema for
1--WE years and when her mother died
/ took care Of the child. 1t was all
over her face and body, also on her
head. She scratched so that she could
not sleep nights. I used Cuticura
Soap to wash her with and then ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment. did not
use quite half the Cuicura Soap and
Ointment, together with Cuticura Re
solvent, when you could see a change
and they cured her nicely. Now she
is eleven years old and has never been
bothered with eczema since. Ny
friends think It is just great the way
the baby was cured by Cudcura. I
send you a picture taken when she was
about 18 months old.
she was taken with the eczema
when two years old. She was covered
with big sores and her mother had all
the best doctors and tried all kinds Of
Balves and medicines without effect
until we used Cuticura Remedies. Mrs.
H. Herman, 663 Quincy St, Brooklyn,
N. Y, Sept. q, 1909"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
HOARD IN A FLOATING LOG

A party Of campers from Seattle
were hauling a gigantic cedar log up.
on the beach Of Lake Washington to
be converted into firewood when what
appeared to be a huge plug attracted
their attention. One ran for the axe
and the log was split into two pieces.
The plug acted as a door of safety
vault where some logger twenty years
ago had hidden his savings. There
were 5000 in gold, S6S in silver and
$500 In currency The name, though,
dim, on the post office money orders
appears to be Claude Parsons or Par
ker, and they are payable in the post
office at Eau Claire, Wis. The money
orders are dated April. 1891.
Efforts will be made to find the
rightful owner of the hoard. Many sto-
ries are told Of the prodigality with
which loggers handled their money
in the halcyon days of logging. A
favorite bank was to put a boom
augur hole in big stump. Into this
hole wss rot tbr RnlI. sll~aF and pa-
H7f Gad a big plug driven into cns
soia, Taa slvz va tksa s==A -
s7sa=e=== Va - s=S5 a=5 "a ===zssssAa
ieft UTcii wSntsa MEly oY these I'm
Drovised banks were swept away by
foods or destroyed in forest fires.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
LIGHTNING CAME BY PHONE

While the sun was shining the other
day at Clinton, N. j., and there was nc
indication Of an electrical storm, a
bolt Of lightning struck a liberty pole
in front of a hotel shattering the shaft
and soaring team Of mules so badly
that they ran two miles. The team
was tied to a ring attached to the pole,
which was thirty feet high. After the
animals had been stopped 1t was found
that the bolt Of lightning which had
shattered the pole had also melted the
iron shoes from each of the mules
Otherwise they were uninjured. The
source of the lightning bolt puzzled all
the local electrical experts and me.
teorologists, but after investigation it
was found that a telephone wire run
ming from Singac passed so close to
the flag pole as to touch it. At the
time the pole was struck a fierce thun,
der storm was raging in the vicinity
of Singac, and the theory is that
lightning striking the telephone wire
in the storm zone, travelled over the
cable until it encountered the unin-
sulated liberty pole, where the full
force of the bolt was spent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
SNAKE BINDS OWL TO TREE

Charles Allison of Nashville, Ind.
relates peculiar experience with a
snake and an OWL He was walking
along the creek carrying his gun,
when he noticed large owl sitting in
an old dead tree. He shot three times,
and says he knew he hit the bird each
time, as it would drop its wings when
he discharged the gun. On going
closer to the tree he found why the
owl did not fall. A large blacksnake
had wound around the bird, and had
its head hanging down the tree. He
shot the snake, then the owl and rep
tile both fell into the water.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
NEEDLE IN GIRL FIVE YEARS

The 13-year-old daughter of Charles
Clayton, farmer at Pleasant Plains
half way between Toms River and
Lakewood, N. j., five years ago swal-
lowed large needle. This needle has
just been removed from her body at
the base of the spinal column.
The needle was found and removed
in peculiar way. AS the little girl
went to bed and pulled the quilts up
over herself she gave a scream Of
pain. Her mother found the child
rying and saying that her hip hurt
ner. The only thing her parents
could think of was that in some way
she had dislocated the hip, and they
sent five miles to Toms River for Dr.
p. O. Disbrow. He found the hip all
right. The child still complained of
the pain, and at last he found a small
projection. Anaesthetics were applied.
an incision made and by means of
torceps the needle was pulled out
The child is well again. The only
time she was given any trouble with
the needle was the night before It
was taken out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

plenty OF cause to change 1t, the Lord
knows, when he started down this
way. know he's here all right. and
Pm going to find him"
AS the man left she caught up the
telephone receiver and called a mum.
ber.
Il want to speak to father, please.
Is lie there? Well, wait Give him
a message. Tell him to come over to
the depot right away. Tell him to
come around by the river road, not
Main street. l want to show him
something there"
Then she waited. 1t seemed hours
before she caught sight of the dear
old figure, swinging along the river
road, his gray felt hat well back on
his head, his gray mustache and i'm.
perial giving added distinction to the
fine gracious face. The tears rushed
to her eyes as she watched him, but
she controlled herself, and met him
with a smile.
Sit down and rest a minute, honey.
you've got 20 minutes They-theyVe
wired for you TO come down to Alca-
Ear. It's some committee meeting. I
believe" She turned away, and bent
over time table, so that he should
not see her tell-tale eyes You can
make the 1:1O local, dear And-don't
bother about coming back tonight.
I'm sure they need you down there"
In a rush, aren't they?" laughed |
he colonel, wiping off his forehead.
Guess it's about their new town hall.
t consists Of four flags on a center
'lot at present, with a gcranium bed
n the middle. | suppose I'll have to
%. BE all right, won't you, Nell?"
She nodded and smiled. 1t was Is
1inutes now. She watched the road
0 Main street every nov and then,
alf expecting Fate to play her a trick
nd send the long-limbed stranger
ack again 1t wasn't wrong. She
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
RODENT Gas MONEY TO BURN

A pet red squirrel belonging to Otto
Speltz, farmer, of Bellingham, Wash,
has been under surveillance ever since
he was discovered tearing a s. Canad.
ian bill to pieces. Speltz rescued the
money and sent it to Ottawa for re-
demption.
He had no more than despatched
the letter containing the shreds of the
five than the squirrel was found play.
ing with piece of a United States
$40 bill.
Speltz garnered this money in be-
fore it was too damaged for barter,
and is now watching the movements of
his pet. 1t is believed the rodent has
discovered a hidden hoard laid away
in past years by a miser or cached by
robber in a hollow tree and found
by the squirrel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
TALE OF SOUTHERN CHlvALRY
How General Eggleston Repaid Act
Of Kindness Done by Young
Confederate Soldier

General Eggleston Of the First Ohio
cavalry, and some Of his officers and
men were captured by the Confeder-
1tos In Alabama. They were marched
over into Mississippi, and held as
prisoners Of war for some time at
Columbus untn they could be sent
down to Mobile.
Torrents Of abuse poured the indig-
aation and enmity of the southerners.
upon the northorners. and the open
cattle cars were not calculated TO
soften the angry voices nor 10 prevent
me prisoners from seeing the sugges,
i've actions In which the crowd
sought TO express the antagonlsm they
Ielt says a writer in National Trib-
une.
Suddenly General Egglestou. whose
attention mad been completely abb
sorbed in cautioning his men to re-
main calm and show no resentment Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
KEPT HIS WIFE'S SKELETC

An extraordinary instance of a hua
bands devotion to his wife's memory
has just been revealed at Bucharest.
An inventory Of property left by
Miklos Denner, a merchant, was being
made, when the skeleton Of a woman
was discovered locked up in a cup
board. 1t was at first thought that
a murder had been committed, but
inquiry showed that the skeleton was
that of Denner's wife, who died
natural death ten years ago, and was
buried in the ordinary way.
The husband was inconsolable till
he secretly exhumed his wifes re-
mains, and hid the skeleton in the
bedroom. The skeleton is to be re-
inferred in Denner's grave.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
2gBEEEE8EE38E5s
A ColoniSt Of Canaan
By lola Forester

The Southwestern ficr drew wI al
Canaan Junction. II never stopped
merely slowed up long enough ia
throw out the mail sack. and give the
curly-headed boy In the express car a
chance 10 call hello 10 Nell
But today II stopped. stopped while
one man swung on a sleeper. and tho
porter dropped suit case and grip
on the platform beside him
The man left behind was young, so
young that he had outgrown his years.
and there was a latent. careless
strength, mixed with awkwardness
about him that reminded one OF cub
Nell took one look at him and
caught her breath sharply She knew
him in an instant. but there was n
bare chance that he had forgotten her.
II had been four years, and four years
is a lengthy stretch when one Is IT,
He set the suit case down under the
ticket Shelf and went back to the
water bucket
TITS hot enough down here. isn't
it?' She watched him drain the tin
cup a second time before she an.
swered: we don't mind It much"
Il suppose not. came from the
north, Don't suppose you know any.
body here named Acton2"
The girls hand closed tightly over
the package Of letters she had drawn
from the mail sack Her back was to-
ward him. But her voice was steady
and natural.
NO, / don't"
You'd be pretty likely TO know,
handling all the mail, and so on.
your"
"oh. yes, / would know. / know the
name Of everybody In this town."
Except mine"
He came over to the ledge and
eaned one elbow on II, smiling In at
her cheerfuily. She did not answer.
Maybe he's using a different name"
ie went on, presently He had
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

A doctor relates the following story
i had patient who was very i'll and
who ought to have gone to a warmer
climate, so l resolved to try what hyp-
notism would do for him. / had a
large sun painted on the ceiling of his
room and by suggestion induced him
to think it was the sun which would
cure him. The ruse succeeded and
he was getting better rapidly when
one day on my arrival found be was
dead"
Did it fail, after all, them" asked
one Of the doctors hearers.
NO" replied the doctor, "he died
of sunstroke."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

There is a lot of talk about the
good old times" There weren't any
good old times" if you are talking
about wash day or house cleaning.
Those tasks meant red hands and
headaches and backaches and trouble
Easy Task laundry soap would have
made them good" old times indeed.
1t does half the work in washing and
cleaning; it drives the dirt out and
not in; it doesn't shrink fannels or
streak linens, and it hasn't any rosin
In it to rot the fabrics. If your grocer
isn't living in the good old times he
sells it-lots of it!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
Nine Points In Law.

A little three-year-old was being
made ready for bath, much to her
discomfort, as she heartily dlsliked
soap and water. Don't dit water in
my eyes," she said, "and don't dit
soap in my nose"
Thinking to quiet her, her mother
said: Never mind. Dorothy, It's my
nose, anyway"
well, don't care" replied Dorothy
with feeling; its me that's using It."
The DelineatoT, ---.~.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
CHILD WITH TWO HEADS

A most wonderful child is the six
year-old daughter of John o. Nelson
of Brooklyn Hills, N. Y. She has two
well developed heads; and though un.
able either to sit up or walk, her gen
eral health is good, and she possesses
normal intelligence
When the child was born the doc
tors said she could not live, but Mr..
Nelson, possessed of considerable
means, engaged the best physicians
and gave the little one the most care
full attention, sparing no expense in
trying to make the delicate infant a
healthy child According to her IA
ther the child speaks English and Ger
man with equal fluency, using both
C.ouths when she speaks
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

until was a mere shadow OF my
former self and too weak TO stand
more than a few minutes at a time.
MY rest was broken and my nervous
system shattered Had Doan's Kid
ney Pills not come 10 my attention.
lrmly believe / would be In my grave.
They cured me after doctors had
failed"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 90 cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Bunalo.
n. Y.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
FIETY-POUND Hail STONE

The notoriety of setting a new stan.
dard for all stories of big hailstones
befell William Dittenhafer, a cellar
digger of York, Pa, entirely unsoli.
cited. He found a mass of many hail.
stones CONCEALED or melted together,
thirty-six inches long, fourteen inches
wide and five inches thief, in a deep
depression in the lawn. This mass
weighed more than fifty pounds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
Adding the Insult.

Bonney (morning of the second day
outcome, old boy, let's go out on
deck Breakfast won't be served for
half an hour yet, and brisk walk on
an empty stomach will do you good. :"
Klabber (feebly trying to simle) -
Take a walk on yours, If you like,
cshappie. Mine isis entirely too
empty,