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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

where officers of the army, nav and
National Guar and active mombers of
the United States Aeronautical Re
serve VIII study a~cronautics as a means
of national defense. Washington was
chosen as the %country's centre for mil
.tary aviation, not only because the
War and Navy Departments are here,
but because military and naval at
taches are stationed at the capital by
all of the great foreign powers inter-
ested in the enlargement OF aerial
fleets. -
the Wrights and other aviators have
moreover, found the capital's owing
weather" especially good, it's .nyins
season" unusually long. and Its sur
rounding topography ideal for tcs,
lights. The desire of a~eroplnno max
ers 20 exhibit their craft where mem
bers of Congress can see things for
themselves is another reason why tho
college, Park site was chosen.
h Head of the Fnculty.
Tho provisional head of the schools
FACULTY Is CAPTAIN c. j. Fox, United
states A~cronautical Reserve, who is
also major and chief of ordnance, Ma
tional Guard, District Of Columbia. For
five years Major FOX studied military
science in France. Germany and Eng
land, in all of which countries ho has
attended manoeuvres. He has studied
also at the University OF Geneva and
Paris. While a student Mt Heidelberg
he won the degree of PHI. d. by writing
a thesis on the military science Of
Napoleon Eionapartc.
Speaking of the now school. AIoio
Fox said:
In the course of military instruc-
tion the National Aviation School will
make practical experiments in aerial
reconnaissance. dispatch carrying.
transmitting wireless messages and
visual signaling; also tho carrying of
ammunition, sanitary supplies ana
othe" war material. Tho
sancc work Will include ESTIMATING
distance and judging the number and
arm Of troops when seen at a distance
and from above. while moving RAPIDLY
through the air.
Teaching bomb Dropping.
instruction and practice In bomb
dropping will be n regular feature of
the military course. Foreign cxpori-
mcnts in military ]acronautics Will he
studied carefully, and under tho direc-
ton OF army and naval officers. dart
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ny JOHN ELFnErH WATKINS.

Washington. p. c.. January IL. 1911.
How do you learn to ny?
The dying masters or our new Ma
tional Aviation School have been tell
Ing me all about IL.
Fifteen to twenty lessons and Won
arc q birdiuan In full feather. Fiji
teen TO twenty lessons at SIS ner and
Son can add aviator to your name.
This mcana 1915 TO $500 for the course,
depending upon you aptitude and
your nerve. #
II lis a much more pleasurahlc pro-
cess than being broken In to balloon
Ing. for no discontinue akin TO bal.
loon sickness" Is ever experienced by
the aviator who is trying his wings.
And this Is because your biplanc or
monoplanc never rcvolvcs or rolls,
whereas your gasbag is forever un-
dulating. oscIliating, p~ulsatinG. But
hailooning is quite too out of date for
tell me. with disdainful shrug Of
shoulders.
Your First Lesson.
But to the business.
Let us break you in on. say the
Wright"-cither the Wright roadster
or the baby Wright"
Your lying master swings open tho
doors OF the hangar and rolls the BIZ
plane out into tile aviation field. lie
boosts you into the passenger seat
In the centre of the machine and he
takes his place in the Operators
sent" on your left, where he is always
countcrbulanced by the engine whether
Your seat is occupied on not.
"Bur-r-r-r! si2-z-z-z!" You dc not
know just when YOU leave the ground.
but presently you drop Your eyes TO
see the grass rolling back beneath
YOU like the endless platform of a
colossal trcad-mill. You have moth
Ing TO do except hold fast. Thus for
ten minutes you barely skim the
ground Then. before You realize that
the biplanc has aliglited. you are told
to jump out. And here cndeth the
FIRST lesson. which is devised merely
to accustom YOU to the sensation of
flying.
Your second nisiit takes YOU up fifty,
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lever in hand. and next you arc given
six more with the aforesaid warping
lever. Then YOU are taken up and
given both levers, your teacher all the
while maintaining superior control with
the duplicates in his hands. Regard
less of how you erring hand may
tempt fate, the great bird does his
bidding.
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ed to American military conditions.
Ihere Will also be established in con
junction with the school q general sup
ply depot for mopoplancs. biplanes
motors, %propcllers and aeronautic ma
%tcrials Of all kinds, ana n demonstra-
tlon grounds, where the manufacturers
oi various types of machines Will b0
invited TO exhibit. It is intended to cs-
'aolish at Washington u kind OF per
manent exhibit. where people who come
from all parts OF our country, as we'll
as the diplomatic representatives who
come from foreign governments. ma
sec all that America has to offer in
the aeronantical line. AS a co-ordinato
branch OF the school. we aim to have
an a~eronautical laboratory, directed by
a mathematical physicist OF national
reputation. for the study OF such prob
lens as the lifting power of different
surfaces, the propeller power OF the
air, action OF wind currents. skin fric-
ton and structural strength OF aero
plane materials"
Copyright, 1911, by John Elfreth Wat
lSinS.1
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LEARNING TO FLY A WRIGHT prpLANE.

will be the most interesting thing that
Washington has Toasted its eyes upon
in many a ycar-which is saying much.
for the capital city is blasc from sec
ing always the greatest sights that
are offered to beholders.
The hangers. a~erodromc. experiment
ground. demonstration field and ma
noeuvre ground of the school are be.
ing made shipshape out at College
Park, Md, q near suburb of the ia.
tional capital. on the same ground
which the WriShts have used in in.
structinG army officers in tho handling
OF the War Departments only aero
plane. Here both theoretical and prac.
teal instruction will be given with
biplanes, monoplancs and aerial craft
OF all kinds, and the aerial manocu-
vre ground" will be arranged as a park
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feet. Making sure that you have your
nerve. the dying master gives you
the 'actuating lever" which steers the
tiplanc up and down or keeps It in a
horizontal course. When first your
left calm grasps the helm you are
somewhat appalled, by the conscious
ness that you have taken your life into
this same hand But this sense OF
grave responsibility is exaggerated
Your flying teacher has hold of a dupli-
cate lever. which corrects any errors
YOU may chance to make. AT the same
time he clutches the "warpinG lever
which controls the biplanc's lateral ball
ance and turns 1T to right or left.
Six lights you make with actuatins
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Raleigh Social News
Special to The Times j

Spcclal TO the TinicS-DiSpatchJ
Raleigh. n. C., January l.-The ON,
Podrida Book Club met with Mrs 10
IL. Crow. Geo. Eliot's "Romolu" was tha
subject. The plot and Characters OF
the pook were skctchcd by Mrs. w.
w. Nitchin. and there was u rendinr
from the novel. by Mrs. j. N. uoldens'
Mrs. Charles McNimmon entertained
Wednesday afternoon in honor OF NIrs
Iaines Mckiminon. Mrs. j. Is. Kenny
and Mrs. y. a. Thompson mo, tbs
guests at the door, while little Miss
Anne Litchford and Ethel Marshuu re-
cclved the cards. The guests were mot
1nathe hail,by Mrs, L. Il. Han and Miss
Mary Litchford. Receiving with Mrs,
NIcKimmon were Mrs. James Mcliiin-
mon. the guest OF honor: Miss Kate Me
Niinfnon, Mrs. NJ. r. Norris, Mrs. James
Nlckec. Mrs. George Snow, Mrs. Mar
Saret Little and Miss Mary Hull Nc
Kimmon. Mrs. r. w. winston ard
MISS Pattle Mordecaf received at he
tearoom door. whore Mrs. w. w.
kitchin and Mrs. j.. h.. ~Timbcrlake
poured tea. assisted by Miss caro- GRAY
Miss Ruby Norris and Miss Irene La"v'
from the tearoom. the guests were
shown Into tho dining-room. where
Mrs. Robert simpson, Mrs. William
s MInGure and Miss Matte Dowd pre-
IIinlmon. Miss Evie Simpson, Miss
Elizabeth Thompson and Miss Annie
MciSimmon. At tho dining-room door
We're Mrs. r. q. w. Conncl, and Mrs.
= 4 ut tlbIll1 WlS
beautifully decorated with cedar, holly
and ~poinsettia.
Over tho Tea Cups CLUB met with
Mrs. Graham Andrews Friday after
noon. The club Is studying North
Carolina this season. and the pro-
gram for this meeting was most in
terestlng. a paper ON Indians OF
North Carolina was read by Mrs.
Russell Shcrrcll. and there was a read
Ing on Indian Reservations by the
state by Mrs. Gavin Dortch. Miss
Margaret Doylan also read a paper.
Miss Eta Perry, Of New Jersey, who
is visiting Miss Annie Duncan, was
a guest OF tho club for his meeting.
cub present were Miss Annie
Duncan. AIfss Margaret Boylan. Mrs.
a. b. Andrews. Jr.. Mrs. Gavin Dortch.
Mrs. John Andrews. Mrs. hurry Allen,
Miss Annie Root, Mrs. p. ID. Cold. Mrs,
russell Sherrell, Miss Irene Lacy and
Mrs. Graham Andrews.
leigh this week was the advent OF
The Lambs" This is a club az young
society men OF the city and their FIRST
appearance was at n theatre party TO
witness the merry Widow" The OIL
GERS of this newly formed club are:
PRESIDENT, Dr.. c. a. Shore; Nicr-Pres-
ident, Francis ~. Cox; Charles u. John
son. secretary and treasurer.
h kcnntress Gu held it's holiday
meeting with Mrs. w. w. Robnrds. This
winter the study Of tho club embraces
of Europe. Tho club at his meeting
was entertained by the musical men,
hers, and n most delightful program
was rendered. Those taking part were
Miss Fannie Hines Johnson. Mrs. Chas.
McIflmmon,. Miss Zulctto Wilson,, OF ST
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HIS CURED.

Ihada sever attack Of Rheumatism
from which / was unable to leave my
0 for several months. 1 was
treated by two doctors and also tried
different kinds Of liniment and mcdi-
cines which seemed 10 relieve me from
pain for awhile, but at the same time
was not any nearer getting we'll.
One day while reading a paper L saw
an advertisement of S. S. S. for Rhcn-
matisin. 1 decided to give it a trial,
which I did at once. After I had
taken several bottles 1 felt a great deal
better, and I continued to take it G q
ularly until I was entirely cured. I
now feel better than I have for years,
and do checrtully recommend S. IS.
TO any one suffering from Rheuma-
tisin.
CHAS. E. CILDERSLEEvF.
615 32nd Street, Newport News, Va.
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Mary's, Miss shcrwin> and Mr. Draw,
ley.
Mrs. Clarence Johnson received We'd.
nesday afternoon in honor of Mis-:
Hattie Poe johnson, who is to be mar.
rted on the 18th to Dr. C, G. Gold
OF Shelby; Mrs. Moring Barry. OF Nor.
folk, and Mrs. w. A. Leslie, OF Nor.
canton.
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Eiven both levers, your teacher all the
while maintaining superior control with
the duplicates in his hands. Regard
less of how your erring hand may
tempt fate, the great bird does his
bidding.
Learning the "FiRurc Eight"
Gradually you master tho turn to
the right or left. then the difficult "fg-
irc eight" and finally You learn to
launch your craft from terra frma into
tho aerial sea above or to drop il gently
down from the cmpyrean's pcrilou.
heights onto hospitablc earth. And in
learning this last feat YOU must master
the art of taking off" the motor In
the air and of gliding or co~asting, SO
that in case of accident to your engine
! you may make a safe landing without
your propcllcr's aid.
Having made six perfect landings.
you arc turned loose. Like the mother
bird which has faithfully and patient
~ taught its young the art of arts, your
flying master now pushes you from the
nest and ~surrenders you to the hand
of fate.
1t has taken you from two to seven
days to undergo your full course OF
hftsen to twenty lessons. the first
eight or ten of which have been given
on calm days-this that you cannot
blame your errors upon the vagaries of
tho winds. But during tho latter half
of your course the flying master secs
10 it that you are up in breezy weather,
into whose tricks and t~reacherics you
must be initiated under his guidance,
If you value your trusty neck.
Practice with Skeleton MachiHe.
Mastering the Curtiss machins Is n
very similar process-cxcept that mas
ter and pupil sit tandem fashion-but
lying with the Bleriot, FarnlaD or any
pther foreign machine is taught by
hat is termed the French English
method"
For your earlier lessons you board n
great skeleton bird which cannot fly
no matter how 1t yearns for The mir.
Ic merely runs you along the ground,
while you are learning all OF tn levers.
Having been thus broken In" you are
given an actual machine with very low
horsepower. with which you hop along
the ground, a few yards Mt a time.
Very gradually are dts surface and
power increased, until you can ventura
200 feet above ground.
What Different Typcs Cost.
Finally. upon graduation from the
school.-you are ready to purchase there
your Wright roadster. or oaby Wright.
for $500; your Curtiss. for $4,000;
your Farman or Blcrlot, for SIS, 900, or
your Aptionette,. for $1,000.
Iadesa. this; national NYiMg-aco1emy
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Gown INTO the blood, and attacks the disease at its head, and by remov-
ing every particle OF the cause and PURIFYING the circulation cures
Rheumatism permanently. SIS. S. eliminates the uric acid because ii
IS me greatest of all blood purifiers. 1t filters out every trace of the
sour msmrm in1HEam Ian maiogy matter, cods the acid-heated blood, furnishes the
material Dr multiplying the rich, nutritious corpuscleS ofthc circulation,
ano by It's line tonic effects assists the system in. rapidly overcoming
every erect OF the disease. SIS. S. contains no minerals but is made
ssntrely OF botanical roots, herbs and barks. 1t may be taken, there
iore, by any one without fear Of the bad effects that so often follow the
Use OF medicines containing mineral salts. 1t has cured thousands of
cases OF Rheumatism and it will cure you. Special book on Rheuma-
ISM and any medical advice free to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
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Weakened condition the more
severe will the disease become;
gradually the muscles harden
and lose their elasticity, the
joints begin to stiffen, and fire.
quently calculous deposits col
lect and form Jumps and knots
at the finger joints.
The pains Of Rheumatism
can sometimes be temporarily
relieved by the application Of
plasters, liniments, hot cloths,
etc, but such treatment can
have no possible curative effect
on the disease because it does
not reach the blood where the
real trouble is being harbored.
There is just one way to
CURE Rheumatism, and that is
TO cleanse the blood of the uric
acid poison. S. S. S. goes
-.
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q E[|IIIEIE;;lI|IlII|lIIIlA|( nj Ism

ihere is n o subject about which ge a talk NTH more confidence
than that of currag RHEUMATISM with S. SIS. Forty wears is n lone
tune and when a remedy consistently performs any work for such a
lengthy period there can be NJ doubt abeuf its vGlue. This is the record
"o.A.o !. in the treatment Of Rheumatism. For nearly a half century
Hhas been curing sufferers of this disease, end has more living y;tnesses
s e IT. eurafl0e 5rfues than any other remedy. Each days mail
o''ags letters from men and laomsa who base been afflicted With this
trouble, telling rs that 81. S. hes cured them, and they are nea mors
free from its aches and pains.
a. rheumatism is a blood disease, due TO an excess of uric acid in
ue Cnculaton lis primary cause results from weak kidneys. consti-
pa.on, ino llgSesstnl etc. In other. words the eliminadve members do
10 carry on all the urea and refuse matters of the body and these
impurities being left in the system soon sour and ferment csrs;ng rrjc
aciu' ,WWtnlch passes from the stomach and intesines into the blood.
When the uric acid gets into the circulation ii causes a partial
. : t uien anr;d OF me olood, which changes it from a thick, rich fluid to
d INN, acrid stream, whose nourishing properties are greatly impaired
through the circulation the uric acid is carried to cvery muscle Joint
ana nerve OF the body, and then the pains and aches Of Rheumatism
eoohnmelcG ~ longer the blood is allowed to remain in this acrid.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Chinese Talleyrand.

Every Chinese is an enigma to the
western mind, but the greatest enig-
ma of them all is the man who has
been called to the helm of state in this
storm, the only man, if there be any,
who can save the empire from ship
wreck, Yuan Shi-Kai. He has been
suspected and trusted alternately by
Manchu and Chinese, reformer and
conservative, foreign and native. The
late emperor, who had made him his
chief adviser, cursed him with his last
breath as traitor and cause Of all his
misfortunes. The late empress dow.
ager, who had favored him above all
others, denounced him at her last
council. The present regent, his bit
ter enemy, has now made him virtual.
ly dictator of the empire. He is pos
sible intermediary between Manchus
and rebels, because each party believes
he is on their side; the Manchus trust
him to support the dynasty, the rebels
trust him to promote reform. Trained
in the school of devious diplomacy un-
der that consummate master Of the
craft, Ii Hung Chang, he has pursued
a tortuous course through the troubled
waters of Chinese politics ever since.
His career would make the plot for a
melodrama were it not too sensation
al and improbable for the stage
New York Independent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Three Curious Wills.

Becoming a woman hater because,
as he said, his wife deserted him after
inducing him to assign half his prop
erty to her, an Evansville Qnd.l man
stipulated in his will that none but
men should attend his funeral.
By the will of an Upper Sandusky
Ohio, man the income of $4,000 will
be used for the benefit of church and
university work. He provides for a
fund to maintain preaching services
each Sunday and Sunday school as
well. The testator requested that q
copy of a portion of his will be print
ed in large letters and hung In the
church.
After directing that her body be
cremated and the ashes scattered
around the rose bushes in her garden
a Quakeress of Moorestown provides
by her will that $4,000 shall be held
in trust, the income of which shall be
paid annually to the National Won
ans Suffrage association until sucn
time as women shall have the right
to vote at all elections in all the
states. At that time the principal OF
the trust fund is to be paid to niece
of the testatrix. Case and Comment
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
WAS TOO UplInlnn.

Fresh from the lecture on polite.
ness the street car conductor went on
duty resolved to extend courtesy to
all. From the car barns up to eoth
street he put his resolution into eff
fect. He assisted the feeble and
eavy-laden. he smiled serenely under
unmerited abuse and he hurried no
one unduly. At 9Sth street he no
ticed that q woman In the middle seat
was preparing to leave the car at the
next corner. The child beside her
was too big to cause her any particu-
lar trouble In alighting, but the con.
ductor had been pleased with the way
the woman smiled upon the child. 60
he hurried forward to help.
The woman stepped down first and
the conductor, with one sweep OF his
arm, set the child down beside her.
His signal to go on was followed bv =
scream. then another and another.
Boo hoo" howled the boy, and my
child! Bring my child back here. >
cried a woman in the car. Half a
block further along the car stopped.
He isn't mine," gasped the woman
when she and the boy had caught uu
with the car. Il only Just smiled al
him."-NeW York Sim
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
BATTLE WITH asoL's' RAYS
Girl Who Loved Sunshine Finally
Finds Material for Cushion That
Won't Fade.

Z
my big south bay window seat IS
the dearest part of my room, SAID
real home girl" who is gaining
much useful experience since her
monthly allowance has been counted
on for the adornment and replace
ments' Of her pretty, sunshiny bed
room, but for few months the mat
ter of keeping it respectable threat
ened to keep me poor. All the sun
shine there is want, so it comes IN
without hindrance, and right across
the seat cushions and the pillows
that l set up to lean against. The
consequence was the denim covers
faded almost as / looked at them. 1t
took seven yards of 30-inch denim TO
recover the tops of those seat cush-
ions and I couldn't get anything re-
spectacle in appearance under twenty
five or thirty cents a yard.
II would take a half day off and
have beautiful spree putting on the
new covers, shaped to fit. The room
would brisk up and be twice as liv-
dC1C do SfSI UC1OlC, GU IL 0CSAiNN'
Then one day I would lift up one OF
the loose cushions and find that I'M
der it the denim was six shades
brighter than out where the sun had
shone on it. Nothing that l could af-
ord seemed proof against fading until
enc day, when I was studying over
the problem, / happened to notice that
the plain ingram filing around the
edge of the big rug was just the
color I wanted and always had been.
ut got just as much sun as the
window seat, in that part Of the room,
and had not altered it's hue. 1t took
me no great while to figure out that
ingram carpet filing, even if l paid
dollar yard for it, would outlast
a dozen sets of denim covering and
save the work of recovering every
few weeks. So / saved up and saved
up until I could afford the carpet.
Work? It does! It is as nice and
fresh looking now as when I put il
on, six months ago."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29

If you use Eye Salve use the best.
PETTIT's EYE SALvE is the standard,
is reliable and costs no more than infer
ior goods that are unknown. Used by
Physicians and Oculists, helps where all
others fail. 1t is not the TUBE or Box
that cures, it is the SALvE that does the
work. Guaranteed by Howard Bros.
under the Government Food and Drugs
Act. Don't be deceived or misled. The
only really antiseptic Eye Salve that has
been in the market for years. Sold by
Druggists throughout the known world.
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Valuable By.Products.

Albumen is made from blood Sc
cured at the packing houses and used
for setting the colors of printed fab
RIGS. Ashes from the hickory and
cobs used in smoking meats are used
for fertilizer. Certain hard bone Is
ground up and used for case harden
ing steel. In this process the steel
implement Is heated while immersed
in the powdered bone. Glue Is made
from the hoofs and sinews. Of animals.