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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20
WINDSOR
BETHEL.

John w, George and son went Mon
day to Norrdeewock. Me. to see his
mother. who Is critically ill.-Clinton
$ Soper, who has done a harness bust
ness her" for several years. with his
family left for his new home in Nation
al CITY. cal, last Friday afternoon --
Nils Mar%nret tSeXtonl George. aged
30 year old, died October u. following
the birth of - daughter, who Is alive
ana well. Mrs. George was IA dauKh-
ter OF the late James sexton. and was
a lifelong resident. She leaves her
mother, husband and two SGildren'
The funeral was held in Randolph
Thursday Rev, Father O'Donnen on,-
ciating, and burial was in the Cath
ollie cemetery there,--Rev. s. +, iooc'
heart Is attending the national con-
Sregational council In Boston FIX
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MoREToWN.

Mrs. c. W, Buck OF Brownsville is
visiting her cousin. T. S. Austin.--Celia
Shea is recovering from an attack Of
appendicitis Thomas Somery!le *
very ill.-tiinton Ward and George
Ashley were in Montpelier Tuesday,
Quite number from here attended the
chicken pie supper ct MiddleseX W ed =
nesday night---Clara Spaulding OF
Wnitsheld was In town Tuesday. Her
bert Austin of burlington. who has
hoen Visiting his parents, Mir AID Mrs,
l. :. Austin, returned home Wednes-
day morning. His wife and little
daughter Will rcmnin he rest Of the
week. There are to be- revival meet
lngs here, commencing. Tuesday night
and lasting Through the week. Joseph
Somcrvilic and family of Derry. \. H.,
are in town, called here 10y the Illness
of his father, r. r. Somcrville
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WATERBURY

Edward Frary' ana daughter Of Ber-
lin. ~ y are I'm town.. l.. knight
has purchased Of Frank Barrett his
house on Main strect.--Editor and Mrs
u G. Whitehill are in New Y0rk.-A
daughter was born Friday night to
Mi and Mrs. Allen PierCe.-Mr. and
Mrs. r.. Robin son have returned from
their vacation Mr.. Albert spencer
has closed her house ana wlll 40 to
Paris for the winter Harold Atkins
T. spendinr n fow GfNs Ia BnHlc ~
Misses Mac and tl'2ohcth King ana
Mrs. f. e. O'Nctl are IN Boston. Miss
Margaret O'Nctl H. employed as book -
keep. IN O'Ncll's market
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20
MlDDI,ESEX.

Hon. ana Mrs. ", f. Bailey OF chi
c.,,u. who came from Saratoga In a tour
inc ear last Wednesday 10 spend few
DAYS at their summer home, loft on their
return To chicago Saturday night The
T. W. bailey farm herd was tested re-
Gently and ouut IS. - were found dis
cased. Mir. Bailey received $50 per head
from the state for the animals.-fi, H.
l'nrnham goes soon to Wisconsin to buy
60 head OF cattle to put on the H. W.
Bailey farm to replace those that were
Killed. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Tapln's lit
tie 4oy, Paul, has been quite seriously
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20

were guests OF Mrs. G. V Richardson
the la tier part Of the week-A S Howe,
who has been seriously III with pncu-
monis, Is reported more comforta Bile -
J. l. Palmer has sold his interest In his
home place to his sons, Frank and Lew
is.--Fred 8 Bell ana Miss Grace Saw
age We're married Tue day afternoon,
October il. by Rev. W A Remele Mr.
ana Mrs. Bell left Immediately for short
trip to Boston and vicinity George
McDougall entertained about 40 young
people at his home Tuesday evening
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FAYsTON.

William LaFense has sold his farm
stock, and will move to North Fayston,
whore he has numbering to do for c. J,
Nelson About 80 friends met at John
Smalrs for an old time husking bee last
Friday evening. Two hundred baskets
Of corn We're huSked,--A daughter was
born 10 Mr., and Mrs, Joseph Martin oct.
g. Joseph Martin, VIII" has hcon in the
hospital for appendicitis nearly two
weeks, is recovering. Mrs. r. A. Bragg
and son. Merritt. went to Waterbury
last Friday.
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ID I ~ N f X S E T s

$3.50 for English Porcelain
Dinner Set, white house pat
tern, pure white and gold dec
GRAFTON, deep rim, 112 pieces.
worth $3.50.
S16.40 for English Porcelain
Dinner Ware-in a handsome
flerr de-lis pattern, with a
green and gold decoration. This
is one Of the newest and pref.
test patterns we have, 100
pieces, S16.40.
$1,000 for English Porcelain
Dinner Set, the Bourbon pat
tern, an exact copy of a Dres
den China decoration, a charm
ing pattern, 100 pieces, worth
$1,000.
$4,000 for Austrian China
Dinner Sets, pretty, conven-
tional green leaf decoration,
double traced gold bands, 112
pieces, worth $3.50.
S27C0 for Austrian China
Dinner Sets, white and gold
decoration, an unusually pretty
pattern, 112 pieces, worth
$500.
$500 for English Porcelain
Dinner Get, pattern reproduc
ton Of the CID style English
towering, blue decoration, 112
pieces, worth $3.50,
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BURLINGTON MARKETS.


burlington markets show considerable"
CnnnEo this weak in Some narticrllurs
rnd remain remarkably steady IN
others. Who'esale ana retail meats ar,
unchanged in price, but retail grams
have gone dow TO Il marked degree MI
most all along The line. Flour is b. cent?,
less tins week. Mary fruits are disap-
pearns iron, the market
The Wholesale prices given heiow are
FURNISHED the Free Press BY &. \. farbcc
"nd L. A, Chase. the retail quotations w.
L. a. BARBER. l.. A. Chase Jones ~
iHhnm ard The burlington Fruit com
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POST ASON BALL GAMES

Following the close of the regular base
ball season, tho leaders in the Nationa.
ard American Leagues, Chicago ant
philodelphia, are playing series ol
game, FOR the championship. Two Ramei
have been played, both in Philadelphia
and both won by the Philadelphia TEAM
the scores being 1 to and to 3, res.
poctiVely. The teams play in Chicago to-
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SOUTH Woodbury.

Ur. Hall was in Newport last week.
The Rev. James Ramago Of Barre was
here Monday. The marriage Of Daniel G.
Wilbur and Mrs. Nellie Patch of John
son took place at East CALAIS October 10.
the Rev. W. j. Coates performing the
ceremony J. Lyford and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emma Banks, have Leen visit
ing in Cabot.-Mrs. Marcus Wait. who Is
suffering from fractured hip, is not as
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20

Bourne of Rochester viii exchange puI-
pits with the Rev. H. \. P;,rkhurs, n <;
sunday. Nh aud Mrs. John ingham hav"
returned TO Concord. y. H.. after a Two
weeks stay in town. Jerry Wilson 'as
been PASSING few days with his sister,
Ms Harry Nodpn IN M!nds0r.
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WAITSFINLr.

The ladies Aid viii serve thcir Juuu-
al chi"s"n pie supper in their dining room
Thursday eve Of this week. Mr. aud
Mr. w Il. Richardson Of Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20

1892 for another new Bour-
bon pattern, in Porcelain Din
ner Ware, straight edge, with
very handsome hand of gold
end green with small distinct
horal decoration, 100 pieces,
1882.
S18.25 for English Porcelain
Dinner Set, the Eversley pat
tern, handsome blue under
glazed decoration, 112 pieces
worth $3.50.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20

Green peppers ................
Potatoes. pk. ..................
sweet potatoes. ID. .........
HOQuefOrt cheesv. III. ........
RaQlshcY .......... .........
Sese Cheese. 10. .............
SN.s6 cheese. ID. ............
SnDmer SQUASH ID. =. ........
Tomatoes, 10. ...... .........
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
TO HEAR COTTON TARE CASE.
Matter Expected to Come Before
Court This Week.

Columbia, May 29.-Involving near
ly $2,000,00O and of equal interest to
farmers, merchants cotton buyers
and men engaged in all lines of busi-
ness in South Carolina, is the case
which will probs by be heard during
the week before Judge DeVore. in the
matter of INC Cotton Tare Ac- of
1910.
At the recent meeting of the
American Cotton Association, he'd III
Charlotte, y. t., :he matter came up
for discussion, and it was mentioned
there. that the result of the decision
Of the South Carolina courts will be
awaited with interest. The Supreme
Court Justices recently refused to
hear the case, and referred it to the
Circuit Court. 1t will eventually come
up before the Supreme Court on ap-
peal, it is thought.
The Cotton Tare Act of 1910 pro-
' 'ii"l ola peI ceHt snail De de-
Quoted for tare on cotton. The amount
heretofore deducted has been 90
pounds, which is the standard in 9TH
er States. Upon habeas corpus pro-
ceedlpgs, a local cotton buyer having
been arrested, technically, the case
comes before the courts.
Cotton men say that the loss to the
farmers would be nearly $2,OOO,OOO
should the Act hold, because it would
in the end be the farmers who would
lose the additional tarc in the lower
price that might be paid m this State.
as Other States have the 20-pound
rule.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
SELECT CAMP PERRY TEAM.
Highest Twenty i'm Columbia Going
To Charleston.

Columbia. May 29.---Interest in mill
itary circles is great in the rifle meet
to be held in Charleston to select the
Camp Perry team.
The teams Of the second, which
have been encamped here for the past
week, ard which left here yesterday
Afternoon. concluded the work Of tar
get practice. 1t is probable that the
highest twenty score men will be sent
to Charleston.
The following are the scores Of the
!irst twenty men:
Company A-Sergt Croft, 2O7; Pri-
vate Bauskett, 212; Private Lewis,
2O5; Private Smith, 246.
Company B-Private Hook, 24O.
Company C-Corpl Blackburn, 231;
Private Mohley. 23G; Private Sims,
Eli; Lieut.. Abel. member Of State
team: Sergt Jones member Of State
team.
Company D-Lluet. Grant, 263;
First Ser,'t. Lewis. 21O; Corpl Kelly,
221; Private spigner, 235; Private
Grant. 1886.
Company G-Sergt. Candy, eco.
Company H-Liuet. Evans. 241.
Company I-Corpl Windham, 2O2;
Corpl Powell, 244; Corpl Hudson, 217.
Company K-Capt. Gillespie, PA:
COrpl Plummer. 221.
Company I-Liuct. Warren, mem
bcr of state team.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
FIRST COTTON REPORT.
ACREAGE INCREASE FOR SOTTTFy
rs 3.3 PER CENT.
The Memphis CommerciaI-AppeaIs
Reports Say That Crop Compares
FavOrably With Last Years.

Memphis, Tenn, May 29.-The
Commercial-Appeal will publish to-
morrow its first cotton crop report of
the season. The report in part fol-
lows:
Reports from correspondents of
The Commercial-Appe under date
of May 25 show that the acreage
planted to cotton this spring exceeds
that planted in 1909 about 3.3 per
cent. 1t is estimated that SO per cent
OF the total area had come up to a
stand on this date, planting exce,t
in isolated instances being completed.
The cold weather of late April me-
cessitated considerable replanting in
the Atlantic States, Alabama, and
Louisiana, but this has been complet-
ed and most of the cotton is up, al
though in these States there are a
few complaints Of irregular stands.
Although lacking a few days of be-
ing as far advanced, the crop and
field conditions compare favorably
with last year and with an average.
The acreage report by States, with
the percentage Of the cotton that has
come up, is as follows:
North Carolina, increase per cent;
cotton up 81 per cent.
South Carolina-Increase 2 per
cent; cotton up 95 per cent.
Georgia-Increase 1 per cent; cot
ton up 80 per cent.
Alabama-Acreage unchanged; cot
ton up 80 per cent.
Mississippi-Decrease IL per
cent, cotton up "a per cent.
Tennessee-Increase per cent;
cotton up 80 per cent.
Arkansas-Increase per cent; cot
ton up S5 per cent.
LOuisiana-Increase 2 per cent:
cotton up "a per cent.
observation-disclosures Is per cent;
cotton up rs per cent.
TeXas-Increase per cent; cotton
up 80 per cent. -~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
SjMTER, S. o., WEDNESDAY. JUNE l, 1910
Mr.. Armour Spoke Before the Baraca
Class at Baptist Church Yesterday
Afternoon.

Mr.. S. B. Armour, a we'll known
travelling man, spoke before the Ear
aca class at the First Baptist church
yesterday afternoon, telling some-
thing of the organization of travelling
men, known as Gideons Band, whose
aim 1t is to put Bible in every room
In every hotel in this country. Mr..
Armour told of the organization and
of its commendable work He did not
take up the matter Of putting in the
Bibles here as he was refused the
privilege by the manager of the no.
tel, who stated that he would be
ridiculed by the travelling men if he
did So He was to have spoken at the
First Baptist church at night and the
Presbyterian church in the morning,
but after the refusal Of the hotel keep
er to permit the putting of the Bibles
in he called the engagements off.
The manager Of the hotel was seen
ty reporter this morning and asked
about it. He said that he did refuse
to let the Bibles go in the rooms as
he wanted to see what the other ho-
tells in the country are doing before he
acted. He does not want to be the
only one to have them in. He also
said: "The town is getting too -
good, any way. 1t will soon be so a
man can not take a drink in his own
room without being accused Of SELL
ing booze. There are too many
hobbys this day and time"
He says that he asked Mr.. Armour
where the Bibles had been put in, and
was told in Columbia, and some other
places. but Mr.. Armour did not give
the names Of the hotels allowing them
to go in.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
TRESTLES NEARLY COMPLETED.
n. {. L.. Bridges Over Santee and Sa-
vannah Swamp Being Rushed.

The trestles now in course of con-
struction over the Santee River and
savannah River swamp, on the At
iantic Coast Line Railway, will, it is
stated, be completed by the middle Of
August and the first part of Sentem-
oer, respectively. The trestle over
the Pee-Dee River was finished some
time ago by the Coast Line engineers
and is now in full operation. The
three trestles are claimed to represent
an outlay Of about a million and one
halt dollars on the part ot the Allan
tic Coast Line Railway.
The masonry on the Pee-Dee and
savannah swamp trestles has all been
completed and the construction forces
are now busy in putting in the last
OF the steel girders. Both bridges are
much larger than the Santee trestle.
oelhg about three miles in length
each. When completed the big
bridges will allow the heaviest trains
to thunder across them at top speed
and thus do away with the delay ex-
perienced formerly by slowing down
in negotiating the old wooden trestles.
News and Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
NEGRO SAVES WHITE LAD.
Performed Heroic Act i'm Face Of
Great Danger.

Spartanburg. May 2S.-Reynolds
Smith, the 10-year-old son Of Elmore
Smith, Of this city, owes his life to
Boyce Lindsay, a 16-year-old negro
delivery boy. The negro displayed
great nerve and presence of mind.
Young Smith was riding a bicycle
ana did not see three empty boxcars,
which had been cut loose from
the remainder of the train, and were
running at pretty fast clip around
a curve. The engine was going the
other way and the cars were making
practically no noise. Reynolds Smith.
when In the very centre of the track.
saw the cars and lost all control of
himself, he was so frightened. He
1eil on the track and could not get
out of the way before the cars would
have hit him.
AT this time, according to what eve
witnesses say, the cars were ten feet
away. Boyce Lindsay was standing
nearby with flour and sugar on his
shoulders, when he realized the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation. His burden
was thrown aside and he went to the
assistance of the white boy. Just in
the nick of time he reached him and
pulled the youth from the tracks. A
second later the cars would have kill
ed him, for they were not three feet
away. The bicycle was torn to pieces.
Several other persons were standing
nearby and none but the negro made
any attempt to save the lad.
Mr.. Smith and his son feel deeply
grateful to the negro, who himself
can never realize what a heroic deed
he performed. A movement is on foot
here to get a Carnegie medal for this
boy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
SUIT AGAINST LAwLER.
Writer Sues Ballinger's As
sistant Attorney General.

Washington. May 27.-Christopher
Il. Connolly. a lawyer OF Montana ana
New York and a we'll known maga-
zine writer. today filed suit In the Su-
preme Court OF the District OF CO.
lumbia to recover $4,000 damages
for alleged slander from Oscar Law
ler. assistant attorney general for the
interior department. The suit Is the
first of threatened legal proceedings
growing out of the Ballinger- Pinchot
inquiry. II was rumored around the
court today that secretary Ballinger
was preparing to invoke the law
against some OF alleged traducers.
The basis OF the action is the tes-
timouy alleged TO have been given by
Mr.. Lawler May II before the Ballin-
ger-Pinchot Joint committee. wherein
Mr.. Lawler Is alleged to have refer
red TO Mr.. Connolly and others rs
"despicable scoundrels who would
stoop to any depths of degradation" Z"
nv - dAACbFO W nave bCSlilcu
that a man named Connolly stood
on the deck OF the steamship Repub-
lie Just before she went down and
trampied- cc4n women and children
in an attempt to get to the life boat"
when asked TO identify Mr.. Con-
molly. II Is alleged. Mr.. Lawler said.
He Is an employe OF Golfers Weekly
and Is tall. slender man. with q
short gray mustache."
This. Mr. Connolly says. Described
him.
Mr.. Lawler Is further alleged to
have said he had considerable con-
tempt for the Connolly connected
with the Golfers Weekly anyway and
would not put him above anything of
that kind"
M. Connolly charges this connec-
tion OF him on board the Republic as
false and that the accusation was
maliciously made. Mr.. Connolly said
later that at the time OF the loss Of
the Republic he was in Los Angeles.
California. many miles away from the
scene OF the disaster.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01

Washington. May 27.--That a bat
tleship less than three months I'm com
mission. brand new In every respect
and with a fresh crew OF officers and
men. should make the record at tar
get practice that the South Carolina
is a source Of exultation in the navy
department. Not until the official
record was flashed by Capt. Fech-
teller via wireless today was the fact
realized that the South Carolina had
smashed all records for new ship.
The conditions were severe too. for
the target was much smal'or than
was formerly used. IL was a mile
awav from the gunners. the sea- was
fairly rough and the ship was travel
ing at ten-knot rate while the
shooting was going on.
Capt. Fechteler's report shows that
the hits per gun per minute was 1.O1.
making the final merit sos. The OK
traordlnary feature was that 55 Of
60 great 12-lnch projeCtiles hit the
bullseye. Three Of tho four turrents
on the ship made 100 per cent Of
hits: In other words every shot
found It's mark.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
GREAT GUN SHOOTING.
The South Carolina Makes New
Worlds Record for Big Guns.

Norfolk. Va. May 27.-A new
worlds record for big gun shooting.
which incidentally emphasizes the
superiority OF United States naval
Workmanship. has just been made by
the now battleship South Carolina.
With her forward turret 12-inch guns
she made sixteen "bulls-eye" target
hit out OF 16 shots in four minutes
and 81 seconds. on the Southern drill
grounds. thirty-five miles off the vir-
ginia Capes.
The record was made by the gun
crews I'm charge of Gunner Edwards.
who Is but 2i years old. His home is
I'm Roodhouse. Ill.
Tho South Carolina. commanded by
Capt. Augustus +. Fechteler. has been
In commission three months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
BrO,sIrick Makes f1coiaT

Chicago. Ma, 2S.-3ubsequent to
the confession OF Representative Chas.
A. White, and while the Investigation
which resulted in the indictment of
Minority Leader Lee O'Neill Browne
was occupying States Attorney Way
man, State Senator John Broderick
was questioned and emphatically de-
r'led all knowledge Of bribery in con-
nectlon with the Lorimer election.
Broderick also asserted that he
knew nothing of any legislative Jack
pot or its distribution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
COMMENCEMENT AT WEDGE.
FIELD.
Mr.. {. Capers Smith the Orator of tho
Occasion

The commencement exercises at
Wedgefeld last Friday night were
very interesting. There was but one
graduate, Miss Lessie Strange.
The following programme was rem
dered:
"Crowning the May Queen"-Pri-
mary and Immediate Deptments.
Song-"Carolina"-By School.
"Palcstine"-NIiss Ruth
Cain.
Recitation-"New Pictures"-Nliss
Janette Thomas.
Essey-Gen. Francis Marion-Miss
Levin Strange.
Recitation-Emily GeiSers Ride
Marshall Bird.
Spring"-School.
Recitation-"Aunt Katruah's Visit"
Miss Lena Strange.
AddreSS-C. Capcrs Smith, Esq.
Presentation of Robert Sims Ay-
cock Medal-F. Elliott Thomas.
Presentation of Diplomas-Supt. S.
O. Cain.
Song-"Good Night'-School.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01
the AERIAL GLARE MONT.
CURTIS AEREOPLANE FLIES
FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK
THE AERIAL CLAREMONT.
Curtis Acrop,ane Flies From Albany
To New York and Wins 10000.

New York. May 29.-Glenn III. Cur
tis flew from Albany to New York city
In an aeroplane today, winning the
$4,000 prize offered by the New York
World. He covered the distance Of
1877 miles in two hours and 32 min
utes and came to earth as calmly and
as lightly as a pigeon. His average
speed for the distance-54.06 miles
an hour-surpasses any record ever
made by an aeroplane in long dis
tance flights and in its entirety his
feat perhaps eclipses anything man
has ever attempted in a heavier than
air machine.
The start was made from Albany
at 1908 o'clock this morning under
weather conditions as near perfect as
could be demanded. One hour and
23 minutes later he had made his
stopping place near Poughkeepsie,
where there was an hours intermis-
S'"h' hsOSuiiihS HIS hiSnt DIT 40, he
sped southwark and landed within the
boundary Of Manhattan Island at
1885. Only 100 yards north of the
point on which his craft settled,
stretched Spuyten Duyvil creek, sep
arating Manhattan Island from the
mainland. Had he failed to cross this
his flight would have been in vain, but
as he swept over it. the prize was his.
Thence to Governors Island his
task was but a skim of triumph and
the concluding lap Of q race already
won.
Paulhan's flight from London to
Manchester-1S6 miles-exceeded the
Curtiss feat of today in distance but
not in speed and danger. The French
mans average was 44.3 miles an hour
and below him lay English meadow
lands. Curtiss followed the winding
course of the historic Hudson, with
jutting headlands, wooded slopes and
treacherous palisades. He swung
high over the great bridge at Pough-
tkeeps>e. dipped at. times within so
feet of the rivers broad surface and
jockeyed like falcon at the turns.
Only once did his craft show signs
Of rebellion. This was off Storm
King, near West Point, where at q
height of nearly 1000 feet. a treach-
erous gust struck his planes. The ma
chine dropped like a rock for 40 feet
and tilted perilously, but Curtiss al
ways cool, kept both his head and
his seat and by adroit manipulation
| OF his levers brought renewed equili-
brium to his steed.