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A1 THE WH1RLING House =
FROM WHERE THE KITES ARE FLOWN.

that of a baby. In fact it is the hair
of a woman's head, and one selected for
its fineness and strength. The hair Is SO
treated that all the oil is taken out Of
it and il records the changes in molS-
ture by its expansion and contraction
When it strikes a rain cloud it lOoSenS
and when it reaches the dry upper strata
il becomes taut.
And then take the thermometer This
works also by expansion and contraction.
1t is little metal bowl with a liquid
inside and that of such a nature that
il will test the temperature from 40 de-
grees below zero to 100 degrees above it.
The thermometer in the kite that reached
the highest flight recorded q temperature
of twenty-nine degrees below zero, and
this was sent up from Mount Weather
the 9th of August III the face of the
hottest sun of the dog days. The kite
that went up in April of that year, reach
ing -. ION feet recorded temperature
of Il degrees below zero. so that, sup
posing other things to have been equal.
the difference of temperature in the 900
feet of these two kites showed falling
off of II degrees. The ink used for re-
corCiing such flights has 10 he carefully
made and the oil which iubricates the
machinery must work down to forty de-
grees of cold.
1t Is important that the weather sci
entiSts know the conditions of the upper
air and the records made by these daily
flights are telegl aphed to the other bu-
reaus all over the country soon as the
kites come down.
During my stay here / have ex
amined two dozen of these weather
bureau kites. They are not like the
great paper shields with floating tails
which few in my boyhood. They are
different from the dragon kites of
China or the great aerial fishes of the
Japanese In fact, they have no tails
al all and they are mighty boxes,
which soar and shoot through the air.
They are If different sizes and kinds.
There is the high wind kite, the mod
eratewind kite and the light-Wind
kite. The larger ones are about seven
feet in height. over six feet wide and
from two to three feet thick took
one into the open. and Prof Henry and
myself, both Of whom are fairly tall,
We're photographed beside it, 1t
reached more than a foot above our
heads.
These great kites are made of sticks
Of straight grained spruce. put to-
gether in skeleton forming two
boxes with sticks between. The boxes
have neither tops nor bottoms, but
they are covered with the finest and
strongest of cambria and are braced
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King Georges third aOn, who, III pres
ent plans are carried out, will be
specially trained for the post of vice.
roy of India. He Is eleven years old.
difficult problems to be cleared up by his
successor. The present viceroy, Lord
Hardinge had a long apprenticeship at
the foreign office. and apparently deals
smoothly with the proud native chiefs
and princes. But there would be no
doubt about the rank of the king-em-
perorS own son, and the great princes
OF India would not feel that they We're
being Inundated by being asked to do
homage to him. Another advantage would
be that the boy would be specially trained
for the niceties Of the job and would
not have to learn them, as present vice.
roTs do. after his arrival in India.
The boy whom King George has in mind
for the post is his third son, Prince
Henry, who is now eleven years old and
is still in the hands of the royal tutor.
Mr.. Hansell He is a bright child and
his father believes that IL his education
were undertaken now with the definite
end of the Indian viceroyalty in view he
would be ready to go out when he comes
of age, or, at any rate. year or two
later. His second son. Prince Albert is
designed for the Canadian post If the
Duke of Connaught makes good. He is
sixteen years old now. and is a naval
cadet. After year or so at sea he will
enter the army, and may attend one Of
the universities for a term or two. There
are two more sons, Prince George, nine
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iaborat tories filed with the finest of box
shaped monsters which he sends daily
toward the skies. He is not alone in the
business. There are other great nations
which do the same. Germany has it
kite experiments, and so have France and
other countries. OF all the world, how
ever Uncle Sans kites have reached
nearest heaven He has the record as a
high flyer. In April and May, 1910. he
sent two kites each of which went higher
than the topmost peak of this hemisphere.
The highest of our mountains are III
South America and the Hottest of all is
AcOncagua, which kisses the sky at the
altitude of 30. $40 feet. The highest noun
tain in North America is Mount Mckin-
ley. which is little more than 10000
feet bove the sea. Uncle Sans highest
kite has reached height of 23.S00 feet
and his next highest was y, leo Next
been one near Berlin. where in 1908 a
kite was sent to a height of 2l,3o0 feet,
and next 10 that was flight at Blue Hin,
near Boston. where the kite extended
only 1880 feet above the earth. TWEEN
ty-three thousand eight hundred feet is
considerably over four miles. and ii IS
about a half mile higher than the top of
Mount Misti in Peru. where is situated
the highest of all recording weather sta
tons. That station belongs TO Harvard
College and ii is connected with the
great observatory at Arequipa. which lies
on the sides of the Andes $1,000 or l4uD
feet below. MiSti is so high that no
one lives there. but automatic instru-
ments are placed on the top of the noun
tain and from time to time are visited
and the records carried away.
These kites of Uncle Sam are flying
weather bureaus. They float on the wings
of the winds and explore the atmosphere
at a point so far from the earth that a
man could hardly go there and come back
to tell the tale. The head kite Is
equipped with automatic recorders. 1t
has machines which note the temperature.
humidity and other atmospheric condi-
tions. 1t has fountain pen which writes
down the velocity of the wind which
blows II To and fro. and 1t is equipped
with other instruments so fine and so
complicated and yet SO efficient that they
make one think of a great flying brain
which Uncle Sam has sent aloft to eN
plore. This brain is kept in an aluminium
box which might he called its skull. and
which il so protected that when the kite
falls IL is not destroyed.
made a careful examination of one
of these kite skulls today and was
amazed at it's workmanship. The instru
ment which tests the humidity is a hui
man hair. Not hair coarse that
of an Indians, but as fine and silky as
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fairly good fight for power. but it was a
losing one, and by the time that William
" came on the scene the king had been
shorn OF pretty nearly all but the SEM
blance OF power. Queen Victoria s
strength lay more In personal influence
and womanly common sense than in any
constitutional authority to enforce her
will upon her ministers.
King Edward had larger ideas of the
rights and duties of king than his
mother, but he was not strenuous and.
moreover, came to the throne too late in
life to accomplish much. He did some
thing to restore the royal dignity and In
fluence. but he did II by tact and di-
plomacy, and was always careful to avoid
any appearance of trying to influence the
course of public affairs.
X X
Now however we have young and
vigorous king who believes in himself and
his mission and isn't to be withheld from
pursuing his ideals actively. This does
not mean that King George hopes to be-
come something of an autocrat like his
cousin the kaiser--he is far too sensible
for that, and he knows that the English
people would not stand it-but he is de-
termned to exercise all the power that
the flexible British constitution allows
him and to restore the kingship to Its
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November =. 1911.
ING GEORGE and
Queen Mary. being
now on their way
east TO be crowned
Emperor and EN-
press OF India. are,
II seems. carrying
with them a scheme
tina, may mean
much. and which
they propose 10 dis
cuss carefully with
native princes and
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years old and Prince John, six years OLD
who would do for Australia ana south
Africa il the Canadian experiment sue
ceeds.
The institution of a royal viceroy would
mean a change in the administrative gov
eminent of India. At present the vice
ROYALTY is political office, and the vice
roy exercises a good deal OF direct admin
istratiye power That probably would be
delegated to a sort OF prime minister VINO
would be in sympathy with the polticai
party in power at home. and VINO might
be either president of the Indian council
or an active chief secretary. 1t is not
unlikely, however. that by the time the
young prince Is ready for the JOB lndia
NAV have received a much larger measure
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Iude. These Investigations are important
in view of the aerial flights now being
made. In order to get the percentages
900 observations have been taken OF
the winds at various attitudes. resulting
in tables of value. The subject is too
complicated to discuss in a popular way,
except to say that there is an enormous
dlfference in the winds according to the
layers or distance above the earth and
that each great storm is a combination of
many winds moving this way and that,
but in the general direction of the storm.
DR.. Willis Moore. the head of the wealth
err bureau. has recently published a most
interesting book on the science of the
weather. IL is entitled descriptive Me-
teoroloGy, and it came from the press of
Appleton x Co. only a few months ago.
In this he takes up all matters relating
to the atmosphere and how our weather is
made
One of his chapters deals with forecast
ing and the making of the daily weather
charts which are put up in the post Of
fees and public buildings all over the
country. According to this we find that
observations are taken every morning a
the two hundred weather stations scat
tered throughout the United States and
the West Indies, and that the pressure of
tire ill tHt lIlt Ife
rainfall or snowfall. and the cloudiness
at each of these loca tiles is telegraphed
TO all the others. The weather scientists
have maps of the United States with these
stations marked upon them. and they note
at each station the conditions there The
same is done here at Mount Weather
Now these men have been studying this
business all their lives and. knowing what
the weather Is in other places. they can
determine what that of their own locality
will probably be. 1t is tne same with the
specialists at Washington. where all the
reports are handled in a division known
as the forecast division. At the Wash
ington bureau the work is divided so that
one clerk makes a chart of the country
showing the changes of temperature in
the various regions during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours. He makes broad red lines
to separate the colder from the warmer
regions and narrow red lines about those
areas in which the changes of tempera-
ture are more than ten degrees.
Another clerk constructs chart show
ing the changes of the barometer during
the past twenty-four hours. He separates
the regions of rising and falling by broad
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M on the top OF
the Blue Ridge
mountains. a.Ub
feet above the
level of the Poto-
mac at the foot of
the George Wash
ingt,n Monument.
and just about six
IL miles from our
National Capital.
This morning the
Shenandoah valley
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Anderson was inconsolable, and plunged
into his work with more fervor than ever,
in a huge effort to put his pretty little
princess out OF his mind. This. combined
with an unusually trying hot season. laid
him open to an attack of typhoid fever
one night. when the disease was at It's
worst. two muffied figures stole down
to the bungalow. Princess Rosebud,
though several days journey distant
had somehow kept herself Informed
OF her lovers doings. When she
heard he was i'll she escaped from
her mothers care and, attended by one
of her women, made her way, after
many hardships' and difficulties, back
to the capital She established her
self as Anderson's nurse. and such was
her devoted care that in a little Whine
he recovered. They spent many bliss
full hours together during his conYa-
lescence. but their happ ness was short
lived. The little princess sickened or
the same terrible fever, and in spite OF
every attention died in her lovers
arms.
Soon after his little Rosebud's tuner
al Anderson applied for leave and
went TO England, all OF the associa-
tions of his bungalow being too polgn-
ant until the sharpness OF his GRIEF
had worn off He then returned to
Bangkok and continued his work and
is now here and well known. That
is why his real name must not be
given, but few here know the story.
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was a bit too grand. and the natives.
who are uncommonly shrewd, saw
through it and at once declared that he
was not real .'pukka sahib. His vice
royalty, it is now admitted. left a lot of
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the evening in a skif with her mother
for chaperon
OF course, no princess OF the nieoa
could marry without the kings consent,
and ongkorn-reiuetantly IL IS true.
for the clever Englishman was a great
fayortte OF his-said No All Ander-
sons entreaties were in vain, and, what
was worse the next day Princess Rose
bud and her mother disappeared from -"
big palace leaving no trace II their
wherea bouts.
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ern, because Of caste prejudices. and one
of the great emharrassments is that the
natives regard the king emperor as a
Sort OF deity and expect his representa-
tive to be only little below him.
Some English noblemen. such as Lord
Mimic, who has the grand manner, get
on very well. but others, like Lord
Curzon. get on badly indeed. Curzon
had the grand manner all right, but it
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sp.rla Correspondence Of 1Ar Star.
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copyright. 1911, hy Frank 6. Carpenter.)
sre.i.a correspondence ~ The star.
MOUNT WEATHER.
I.oudoun County, Va
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LOW the Weather Kites
! l Are Made and What
They Do-The Highest
Flights Upon Earth-Gath-
ering Weather Information
Above the Tops Of the
Andes-The New Parachute
Balloons-What the Weather
Bureau Does-A Saving of
Fifty Million Dollars Year
How Forecasts Are Made.
g.. 1n,, L. E-anr Z carnnnterA
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Regatta for Colleges
Is Planned in West

CHICAGO. Jan. 5.--Some people with
prophetic vision claim that there Is
danger of Poughkeepsie losing the in
tArcollegiate boat races.
They base their claim on the steps
taken by the University OF Minnesota
toward establishing a crew in that col
lege and trying to induce the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin to secure the annual
regatta on the Mississippi river near
Fort Smelling. Pick Graft, the track
coach of the University of Minnesota,
has the following to report regarding
his colleges prospects in this line:
"a crew at the University of Mime
sofa now seems probable. Our prospects
have greatly improved within the last
few days, and Minnesota will soon be in
a position to secure one of the best row.
ing courses in the world
''The rowing regattas draw people
from all parts of the country, and the
would exceed even our larg-
est football crowd. AS a business prop
osition 1t will well repay the Twin City
men in a few years to back
the movement for regattas here"
Mr.. Grants views as to the course
at Poughkeepsie being inferior to an
other will not meet with the approval
of many. 1t is, however, a fact that
the expense of the Western universities
sending crews here is very great, and
for this reason they may try to have
the course changed as Mr.. Grants sug-
geStS.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
High School Contests
At National Grounds

The athletic faculty advisers Of the
high schools are waiting for the an
nouncement Of the American League
schedule before any steps can be made
in getting high school championship
schedule ready for baseball.
The games have been played, UP to
last year. on the diamond at National
Park. but the change In schedule bring.
ing Washington east during May and a
part of June last season ~necessitated
playing several high school games at
Union League Park. It was thought
advisable to have all the games played
there this year, but the grounds are 80
far from the center Of the city and are
such loss from financial standpoint
that the advisers are concluding to give
up this idea.
AS soon as the American League
schedule is out, Mr.. Morrow. of Central,
Mr.. Smith, of Tech, Mr.. Mathews, OF
Western. Mr.. Small. OF Eastern, and
Mr.: White, of Business, will get to-
gether and arrange the 1911 schedule for
the high school baseball championship.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
M'FARLAND MEETS
FRED WELSH AGAIN
Fans In This Country Think
Englishman Is In for
Beating.

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-Sporting men
IN the East generally believe that Fred
die Welsh, lightweight champion of
England, is due for the beating of his
life about the middle Of February.
Arrangements have been practically
completed for q fight between Welsh
and Packy Mcfarland, of Chicago, In
London, for a purse offered by Hugh
Mcintosh. Mcintosh wants the fight
held February 8. but Mcfarland is hold
ING out for a date two weeks later, an
nouncing at the same time that he will
not fight unless Eugene Corri acts as
referee. Mcfarland remembers the
miserable decision given him by Ref
cree Tom Scott in his last fight with
" elsh.
Every sporting writer and fight fan at
the ringside gave Mcfarland the fight
by a wide margin, but the referee, in
one OF the most unpopular decisions
ever rendered In England, called 1t a
draw.
Fighters agree that Mcfarland is one
of the cleverest lightweights in the busi-
ness. but that he lacks the necessary
punch to put his man out.
The men agree In this coming fight to
weigh In at 1S3 pounds at p. m, a
weight that will be difficult for Nc
Farland to make. He is conditioning
himself for the fight by arranging
scraps in Pittsburg and Kansas City. In
addition to his ten-round go with Jack
Goodman in this city on January II.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
GEORGETOWN QU|NT
READY FOR GAME
Capt. Schlosser Is Confident
Blue and Gray Is In
for Victory.

The Georgetown basketball team will
hold final signal practice tonight in
Ryan gymnasium in preparation for
their game with New York University
five at the Arcade skating rink tomor-
row night.
After stiff workout last night. Cap
tain Schlosser Is confident that the Blue
and Gray will retrieve some Of their
lost laurels. The addition Of two new
men. Barricello and fury, has greatly
increased the playing strength Of the
team. Barricello will play center and
Captain Schlosser will be seen In one
OF the forward positions. Fury, because
Of his speed and strength. makes an
ideal guard. thus filling a place that
has been extremely weak until now.
With the team in better condition
than II has been since the start Of the
season the chances of victory for
Georgetown are exceptionally bright.
New York University comes to WASH
ington with a great reputation, their
record of last year being one Of the best
made by any college in the East.
Princeton has already fallen In defeat
and the New Yorkers intend to keep
the slate clean.
Georgetown's team will be picked
from among Captain Schlosser. Barri-
cello, Heiskell, Cogan, Martin, Monarch,
Fury, and Waldron.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Tyler May Succeed
DR.. Wiber as Head

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. "a we'll
known athletic figure stated today that
in all likelihood an indoor set OF cham
pionshiD events, under the sanction Of
the South Atlantic Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union, would be held
some time during the month OF March
or April.
OF course, the matter Is a tentative
one at this time, but the games pro-
moters who have already gotten out
their blanks need not fear that they will
have to change them, for no assignment
of championship events will be made, IL
the opinion of the local officials Is to be
taken as any criterion.
The death of DR.. d. E. Wfber put
daInper on the plans CT the indoor sea-
son, and just what ideas he had in mind
will never be known. The first work Of
his successors will be to appoint q COM
mittee along that line to arrive at some
conclusion. A meet at that time OF the
year, when the schools and colleges are
enjoying their full strength in athletics,
would undoubtedly be fruitful OF many
good races and excellent marks.
A meeting of the Southern Atlantic
officers will be held shortly, when the
successor to DIR. Wiber will be elected.
]. Edward Tyler, 1r., vice president,
appears to be in a fair way to land the
office. but nothing definite can be
learned.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
PENN MAY CHANGE
ELIGIBILITY RULES
Quaker Athletic Officials
May Limit Football Men to
College Department.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 5.-Athletic
authorities at the University Of Penn
sylvania are divided over the sugges-
ton made by DR.. Carl 8. Williams to
the directors of the athletic association
that eligibility to the football team be
limited to members of the college de-
partment only.
The suggestion of DR.. Williams is
largely looked upon as an effort on the
part of the Pennsylvania football COM
mittee to resume football relations with
Princeton and Harvard by making the
eligibility rules at the Red and Blue
institution conform with those now in
force at Harvard and Princeton.
In Favor of Rule.
A former chairman of the football
committee expressed himself some time
ago as being pleased with the sugges-
ton that Penn change its eligibility
rules. He believes that this would be
a good way to resume athletic relations
with the two colleges mentioned, and
that such resumption of relations
would exercise good influence over the
colleges concerned.
John H. Minds said yesterday that in
his opinion If the rule were adopted by
Penn 1t would not work any particular
hardship, since what is fair to one
would be fair to ALL However" said
Mr.. Minds, II have always taken the
ground that the rule of the Intercolle-
giate Athletic Association is a good one.
Four-Year Law.
This limits the term Of eligibility to
four years, and permits students of any
department to participate in all branches
of sports for that period. This associa-
ton is made up Of twenty-five or more
representative colleges and the rule Is
sufficiently good to govern all forms of
athletic activities In the universities"
Should Doctor Williams resolution be
acted upon favorably by the directors
of the athletic association, the hardship
that would be worked upon the Penn
football team would be great. More
than half of the men who have been
members of the squad in the last FIVE
years have been members of the law
school, medical department, dental, vet
erinary and postgraduate schools.
II the members Of the professional de-
pa1fments should be excluded from po-
sitibns on the football team the teams
would be materially weakened, as some
of the best players have come from
these schools.