CONSTRUCTION OF THE WRIGHT AEROPLANE
IGHT IN PERE LA CHAISE
INDIAN FUGITIVE TAKES
REFUGE IN SCHOOLHOUSB.
Barricaded In a country schoolhous
filled with children, near Sleeper,
Okla., Jack Willis, a Cherokee Indian,
Stone Wall of Frightful Memories
WAMATOR TO COOL
vvATEn row
CNOINE. JACKETS
In Famous Cemetery of
French Capital.
fought with officers until he was shot
dead and Constable Tuck Ketcher was
mortally wounded. WIUIs resisted ar
rest for a trivial offense. Finding
himself pursued by officers ha sought
verticai.
Visitor What have you in arctlo lit
erature? Librarian Cook books and
Pearyodlcals. Brooklyn Life.
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"I want one of the new spotted face
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veils, please." "Yes, madam. Specked,
Communards Celebrate Anarchists'
ipattered, or splotched?" Cleveland
Deaths and Vainly Seek to Erect
Monument to Fallen.
i'laln Dealer
Wife (reminiscing) Well, I very
early didn't marry you, John. Joha
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ALIGHTING
DETAILS OF THE WRIGHT MACHINE
To the public at large the Wright
flying machine and Its simple mechan
ism hu been a hidden mystery. Its
Very simplicity has been charged with
the mysterious, to the layman mind.
While the whole world was crowding
K witness the announced flights for
first time In New York city, this
fcrtsard of the sky, Wilbur Wright, was
quietly devoting his time and his skill
in his shed perfecting erery detail of
fcls aeroplane.
To a writer for the Philadelphia
Ledger, who was among the few privi
leged persons who watched him day
alter day, Wright has given a view of
Ills own pinion of the Wright ma
chine. "Do you think any of the ma
chines 'that have been built In Europe
are equal to your own aeroplane?"
"No," Mr. Wright remarked. "They
have all copied us as much as they
could, but as yet they still use t4ce
the power, and even then are not able
to produce results equal to ours."
Much surprise was expressed In this
country because the Wright machine
did not win In the races at Jthelms.
Mr. Wright's attention was called to
this fact, and he was asked why he
bad not been successful against ' the
other aviators.
"If I wanted to build a machine for
racing I would build one different from
the one which I have here, and I
think I shall probably do so In a few
years," he remarked. Mr. Wright did
not venture to explain the sort of a
machine he had in mind, but he add
d, "The type we have now is not de
signed for racing purposes.. Our ma
chine Is designed for general, practical
use. It Is not a freak machine."
; Mr. Wright specially pointed out
that In experiments In aerodynamics,
both in marine and aerial propellers, It
nas Deen generally concluded that a
propeller of large diameter and slow
revolution Is more efficient and less
wasteful of power than a small one
turning very fast. He laid stress on
the fact that the size of the Wright
propeller is not far different from that
Of propellers on other aeroplanes. But
the use of two Instead of one affords a
means of reducing the rotative speed
without lessening the total thrust. In
this way,' he said, the power of the
motor Is applied with much greater
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WILBUR WRIOHT
economy. The use of twin propellers,
however, Involves added weight of
gearing and chains, but the resultant
decrease of weight In size of motor
fully overbalances this.
His attention was called to the fact
that a further objection has been made
to the use of two propellers, viz.: that
If one of them should suddenly break
the effect on the other, If still rotating,
would be to turn the machine around
in such a manner as to seriously en
danger Its equilibrium.
To this he replied: "Obviously the
best reply for this Is to Immediately
stop the motor; but. If this were to be
impossible, the propellers could be
connected by a scheme Jn such fashion
that when one stops the other will also
stop."
The movement of a Wright machine
In the air shows the promptness of
the correction of lateral balance. When
the machine "heels over" to one side
It Is brought back in a short, quick
motion to an even keel, and responds
Instantaneously to the operation of the
lever by the aviator. The horizontal
rudder of the Wright machine has two
surfaces, and la placed well out In
front. It is mounted on a frame in
such a manner that It Is "thrown off
centre" when moved.
The Wright machine Is mounted on
skids, no wheels being provided. It
Is, therefore, unable to run along the
ground, and requires a rail for start
ing. This feature has been greatly de
cried and held as a serious fault.
"But," Mr. Wright said, "If I needed it
I could add wheels and start by run
ning along the ground."
"Does the use of skids render the
machine unable to rise again If land
ing away from the rail?" he was
asked.
"Yes, except In an exceptional case
of smooth ground, bat where the start
ing device Is cheap, and. the landing
far away from the rail unlikely, these
objections Iobs their force. The rail
of the Wright machine can be laid on
the smoothest lawn or the roughest
moor, and starts made with equal
ease: while the ubo of the 'derrick' and
falling weight, in addition to the rail.
makes it possible to start In a very
limited space. The ground at Pau,"
said Mr. Wright, "was very rough and
full of hummocks, but the rafl was
laid down very easily and could be
changed In direction to suit the wind
M. Bierlot at one time was going to
use Pau for a flying ground also, but
as his machine ran on wheels he was
forced to give up the Idea, as- the
ground was too rough. The construe
tions of the Wright machine has been
called crude, but Its crudeness lies
only in Its simplicity, and Is, therefore,
a great advantage. It can be packed
and shipped more easily than any oth
er machine, and Its construction
such as to enable It to suffer hard
knocks with little damage. The con
structlon of the frame Itself Is llghj,
out luuy strong eaougn.
"The motor Is placed on one side of
the seats, which are two in number
The aviator sits on the outer one
while the passenger sits between the
pilot and .the motor, directly over the
center of gravity. This disposition of
seats and motor was very practical, as
it enabled the passenger to reach his
side and, if necessary, adjust the mo
tor In flight, without in the least dis
turbing the equilibrium of the ma
chine, a feature of construction which
Is absent in other machines.
"When aviation has progressed far
enough there Is no reason why an avi
ator should not mount to the clouds in
his aeroplane, cut off the motor, and
then soar in circles and spirals over
ascending current of air like the great
birds, sail on for a period of time, with
no exertion of energy, then at his writ
restart the motor and return safely
to earth. I expect In a few years to
be able to do this myself, and my
brother Orvllle, with his flights, Is al
ready preparing to do this."
"FRAT" MEMBERS BRAND BOY.
"My boy, branded as they would a
steer on the Western range, In the in
itiation ceremony by a fraternity at
the School of Mines, impels me to cry
to mothers and to demand that such
barbarous practices in a civilized coun
try come to an abrupt end." This
Statement was made by Mrs. J. A. Sne-
daker when she brought her son, Eu
gene Snedaker, 19 years old, to Den
ver in her automobile, suffering from
the treatment he and six other fresh-
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lift kiw ii vmsMS?-- fwi iff TiVO
men are said to have received when
they were Initiated Into the Kappa
Rirmi Fratfirnltv. Mrs. Snedaker Is
the wife of a millionaire mining man.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Most drunken men act drunker than
they really are.
The other fellow's mistakes always
seem absurd to you.
Any man who will tell his wrongs,
will exaggerate them.
A drunken man always wants to
talk about his respectability.
After you have attained a triumph,
it doesn't seem bo griat, does It?
No girl, except the Gould and Van
derbllt girls, has enough to live on
When flattery Is readily recognized
it Is a sign It Is aimed at someone
else.
It a man's family appreciates him
he doesn't miss It so much If the
world doesn't.
A real smart man Is one smart
enough to know when he Is being
made fun of.
A farmer always knows a farm In
bis neighborhood that has starved one
or two owners
When you are guilty or a mean
trick, ever remark how sneaking It
makes you feel?
How important a politician looks
when he says to a reporter: "I have
nothing to say."
In those days of discussions of suffragist movements.
women's rights and feminine business acumen, anyone
In search of an example of an unusual sort might drop
in upon the French channel port of Cancale, a town of
some 15,000 souls when they are all at home, and see a
truly woman run town.
The conditions that make this a woman run town
come about in the most natural way In the world. All
the men are fishers and they spend the greater part of
the year at sea. They are good sailors and they man
the craft that venture across the Atlantic to the French
fishing grounds along the Newfoundland coast. It was
their rights that used to come up frequently for ad
justment by fishery commissions and it Is the loss of
their vessels that almost every year brings sorrow to
Cancale and the neighboring coast.
When the men do return they find that the town has
been managed so well in their absence and the thrift of
the women has been so well exercised that they are
content not to meddle and to let things go on as they
have been going. There are proportionately more wid
ows, and young widows, too, in Cancale than in any
other town in France. A fisherman's bride waits for
four years after she has heard that the boat her hus
band sailed away on has not been reported and then
she puts on her mourning. It Is this uncertainty as to
the fate of the men, the fear that at any time they may
be thrown helpless and homeless upon their own re
sources, that makes the women of Cancale self-reliant
and that leads them early to seek some means of their
own for an honest livelihood.
The thrift that the conditions mentioned Inspire Is
something of a passion among the women. It seems
that there is a constant struggle with each one of them
to make more money than the man who goes to sea.
They frequently accomplish this, too, for the returning
fisherman finds frequently that his yearly gain of $150
or 200 got after a hard battle from the sea Is more
than equaled by the patient and careful housewife that
he left at home.
Good looks are one of the commodities of the town
and they have always paid well. The great French
painter, Feyen-Perrln, went to Cancale years ago and
found models for his famous "Le Re tour de la Peche
Aux Hultres" that hangs in the Luxembourg at Paris,
and since the nartists and photographers have been vis
iting the town to paint or snapshot new generations of
oyster women and marine scenes.
The girls that posed for Feyen-Perrln are mothers
now, but their daughters or granddaughters, as pretty
of figure and face, are still much sought after. They
all know the artist's weakness and work upon bis sym
pathies with admirable adroitness and shrewdness.
It seems strange to Americans, whose Ideas of oyster
gatherers Is bewhlskered fishermen with sloops and
dredges and machinery, to hear of women as laborers
In the slimy, muddy oyster beds. But women do the
work, and they do It so well that the French govern
ment Is not unwilling to give the sex credit for the suc
cess of the cultivation at this point.
The R rule prevails In France as elsewhere, but there
is always so much to be done in summer in the beds, or
the parks, as they are called, that there is work for
many women during the whole vear.
The parks He around the sea front, and with their
rough fences and plies of granite resemble nothing so
much as water-soaked fields at low tide. It Is a won
derful sight to see the hundreds of women hurrying In
from the beds, keeping Just In advance of the rapidly
inflowing tide.
It is weird, too, to see them, 800 or 400 of them, load
ing the big oyster-carrying vessels. They crawl over the
sides like ants. It is a hustling business working against
the tide and carrying through slime and mud great bas
kets that men would not handle with most ease or swiftness.
Funeral wreaths of pottery and
glass beads are shocking enough to
American eyes In continental ceme
teries, but In a far corner of l'erc
Lachalse, that Inst resting place of
famous Parisians, there is a bit of
the outer wall hung with red wreaths,
draperies and flags, which In that
quiet place seem particularly sinister
and revolting, says a Paris correspond
ent of the Detroit Free Press. It Is
Lo Mur dos Federes," with their
backs to which the "communards"
made their last stand against gov
ernment troops and were shot down
like, rabbits in he last days of May,
1871.
The communards, who had retreated
to the cemetery for their last refuge,
et up a battery of ten guns near the
refuge In the schoolhouse. Willis
opened fire, wounding Ketcher. The
wounded constable, lying on .the
ground, kept firing at Willis. The
pupils escaped through windows. Con
stable Wilson finally crawled close to
the building and shot WUUs.
KILLS UNRULY SCHOOLBOY.
Near Gravette, Ark., John Butram, a
schoolboy, was klUed by his teacher,
A. T. Kelley. It is said that Butram
KINO TOILS AS A LABORER.
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'
King Gustav of Sweden has become
a laborer despite the pleas ot (jueeu
Louise. ' Disguised as a stevedore, be
spent a day carrying sacks of coal
from a lighter. In an interview after
It was all over the king said that this
was only the beginning. He Intended
to mix with all classes of laborers, so
that he might ascertain their opin
ions and wishes.
The determination of King Gustav
to learn of the conditions of the work
lngmen by mingling with them and
taking part In their labors has result
ed from the recent great tie-up ot the
business life of the country by a gen
eral strike. King Gustav Intervened
last August In an endeavor to secure
a compromise, but without avail
Eventually arbitration was under
taken by. the Swedish government to
settle the dispute and In the Interim
many of the workmen returned to
their tasks, although the number of
unemployed remained very great The
king found difficulty In ascertaining
the real facts, and he then made ar
rangements to Join various craftsmen
and laborers at their work and In
such a guise that they would not reo
ognize him.
WITH THE SAGES.
Evil Is wrought by want of thought.
as well as want of heart. Hood.
You cannot hurt anybody without
receiving a greater hurt yourself.
Cobden.
Absence of occupation Is not rest; a
inind quite vacant is a mind distress
ed. Cow per.
Prom the horny hand of toll come
the richest harvest of content. Yv.
Stewart Roystop
No man has a prosperity so high or
firm but two or three words can dis
hearten it. Emerson.
He that does good works for praise
to a selfish end sells an inestimable
Jewel for a trifle. St. Gregory.
Happiness is the natural flower ot
duty. The good man ought to be
thoroughly happy. Phillips Brooks.
Break one thread In the border of
virtue, and you don't know how much
you may unravel. Cunningham Gel-.kle.
VAGARIES OF GENIUS.
Longfellow never wrote while eat
ing. Charles Dickens always walked up
stairs. Mrs. Hemans did not wear peekaboo
waists.
Dr. Johnson was never known to eat
icecream.
Dante never called his "Inferno" pro
fane history.
Shakespeare could not use a typi
writer la composing his pUya.
tomb of the due de Morny, which thoy
used as an ammunition store. From
this battery they kept up an Inces
sant Are on the quarters of Paris oc
cupied, by the regular troops.
At nightfall of Saturday, May 27,
a detachment of the 47th line regi
ment entered the cemetery, where a
fierce engagement took place. Many
tombs bear the marks of bullets.
Early on the following morning 148
prisoners were placed against the wall
and shot. Next day, says an eye
witness of the scene, the ground was
covered with heads, hands, feet and
fragments of bloody clothing. The
bodies were not entombed, but hastily
gathered together in the trench they
had defended, saturated with oil and
lime, and burned where they leu.
Recently there was exnimiea in me
Paris salon a grewsome piece of plas
tic art which one would have found
puzzling unless one had the good for
tune to be well versea in me uisiury
of Paris. It was entitled "Le Mur:
Aux Victims du Revolution," by the
sculptor, Moreau-Vauthler. The wa'l
Itself was about twenty feet long; In
front In full relief against t with
arms extendod and back toward It
was a figure representing France with
upturned face; while behind, faintly
suggested in the wall itself In low
relief, were hideous fragments of hu
man beings; grinning faces, clenched
hands, staring eyes, ears, feet and any
number of gaping terrified mouths.
The Idea was typical of the modern
French school. Realistic horrors per
petuated In works of art.
Weather reports by wireless tele
aranh are furnished the British Bu-
. h. hina in the Atlantic. The
ocean has been divided into numbered
areas, so as to locate all reports.
The rorozo tree abounds throughout
the Mexican State ot Tobasco, belpg
most abundant In the virgin forests,
as It requires shade and humidity to
develop favorably.
had caused the teachers of the Bear
Hollow School considerable troublt
and had succeeded in thrashing two
teachers lately. When Kelley took the
school It is said that he went "prepar
ed to teach." Young Butram announc
ed, it is said, that there would be no
Bchool that day, and Kelley insisted
that the session would continue as
usual. In the midst ot a heated dis
cussion, It Is said Butram drew a
knife and made a dash at Kelley, whs
in turn drew his pistol, shooting But
ram three times. He died Instantly.
Kelley surrendered to the authorities
old you? The Sketch.
'If m'wlfe's awake, Ml shay:
M'dear. brought y' Some c'sath mums
chrysthnius chrasythuuis' hang lti
Wish I'd got roses." Life.
liorrowell I have no use for that
fellow Bjones. Wigwag Yes, BJone
Is one, of those fellows who object to
being used. Philadelphia Record.
"What do they mean by an 'endur-
nce test ? "Two chaps Dragging
about their respective makes of auto
mobiles." Springfield Republican.
"Well, Tommy, what part of the
chicken will you have?" "Why, paw,
you know I always take the back when
there's company." St. Louis Repub
lic.
"I've just figured out how the Venus
de Mllo came to lose her arms.
"How?" "She broke them off trying to
button her shirtwaist up the back."
The Jewish Ledger.
The audience Is calling you," the
playwright was Informed. 'I hear
them," he answered. "Show me the
quickest way to get out of here."
Birmingham Age-Herald.
"New-mown hay is a delightful per
fume; we sell lots of It." "Haven c
you something with a gasoline odor!
I want people to think I own a motor
car, not a horse." Life.
Mrs. Newbrlde Boohoo! Henry
threw a biscuit at me. One inai 1
made myself, too! Mother The mo
ster! He might have killed you!
The United Presbyterian.
Hoax Out in Arizona he is known
as a bnd man. Joax la that so? Via
he ever kill any one? Hoax Oh, yes.
Joax What make of car does he
drive? Philadelphia Record.
Visitor Can you read the pastT
Fortune Teller Certainly. That's mr
business. Visitor Then I wish you'd
tell me what it was my wife told me
to get for her! Boston Globe.
"Do you want employment?" asked
the svmnathetlc woman. "I dunno wot
dat la, ma'a.Tn," replied the husky hobo,
"but ef It's ennythlng tev eat, youse
may gimme a few." Chicago Dally
News.
Judge I'll have to fine ye fifty dol
lars for exceeding the speed limit.
Jack Scorcher Look here, Judge, this
young lady and I want to get married.
Remit the fine and you get the Job.
Brooklyn Life.
Whale What are you .going to tell
your wife when you get home? Jonah
I don't know; I don't suppose
would believe me If I should tell her
that I had been to a fish dinner.,
The Bohemian.
"You don't know what that's a plo
ture of, Johnny?" said Mrs, Lapsllnj,
In a tone of reproof. "You ought tt
read your anclentlstory more. That
Is the temple of lfinah at Emphasis."
Chicago Tribune.
Cynlcus It is Impossible for a wom
an to keep a secret. Henpeckke I
dont know about that; my wife and I
were engaged for several weeks before
she said anything to me about if
Philadelphia Record.
"Are you In favor of rotes for wom
en?" "Yes. Perhaps If we can get
them to think more about rotes they
will think less about clothes. I have
four daughters who are growing up.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Speaking of Joy rides, did you ever
have a real oner "No." "Never ge
out In a buggy along a shady lane,
with a plug of a horse and the nljf
girl In the world? Say, you aci1k
know what life it." Public Ledger.
A traveler stopped at a hotel la
Greenland, where the nights are six
months long, and, as he registered,
asked a question of the clerk. "What
time do you bare breakfast?" From
half-pnst March to a quarter to May.
Reporter Mr. Cummin, have yoa
the manuscript of the after-dinner
speech you delivered at that banquet
last night? Ketchum A. Cummla
(with a gasp) Did I deliver a speech
there, young man? Whose? Chicago
Tribune.
"The starvation experiences of those
English suffragettes were trying."
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne; "lt'a
pretty hard to be obliged to stop crit
icizing the publle policies of a great
government in order to find fault wltk
its cooking. Washington Star.
Husband Yon must marry again
dearest, when I am gone, and that will
be very soon. Wife No, Edward, no
one will marry an old won,in like me.
You ought to have died ten years ago
for that. MegBendorrer Blaetter.
"Over here," said the Arab guide,
"we have another mummy. From the
cooking utensils found near her, she la
supposed to have boeu a cook. For
2,000 years she has remained Just
where she was found." "Bosh!" acoQV
' ed the American tourlut, "that's im
cook." "Why not?" "Who ever beard
of a cook remaining In one place tUut .
oug?" Chicago Daily News.
IN FRANCE.
French barbers oddly advertise theli
art by wearing beards.
The two great race courses ot Parti
are within the great public park, th
Bols.
Twenty-two Parisian suburbs art
connected with the city by pneumatl
letter tubes.
"Swiss cheese" In Paris means a
white cream cheese. It Is eaten wltk
powdered iurr.
Deduction.
"Charley, dear," said young Mrs.
Torklns, "I see a great doal of refer
snco to cotton duck In the market re
ports." "Well, you know what that is, don't
you?"
"Of course I do. Any one could
figure that out. It's what the ducli
junters use for decoys." Washing
ton Star.
"Don't you hate to find a worm when
you're eating fruit?" "Well, not no
ranch as finding ball a worm!" Puck.
