ROMANCE OF MANTf LIVE3' ERRORS.
BY ERNEST DE LANCET PIERSON.
Author "A Slave of Curcumstances," "A Bargain la 8ouls," "The Blach
Ball," "The Cru.'l City," "A Worn an's Will." "At the World's Mercy,"
"The Scarlet Cypher, "The Secret of the Marionettes." &.a.
(Copyrighted, 1902, by Do Lancey
Picrson.)
CHAPTER IX Continued.
"What do you nipan?"
Joli told him of his meeting with the
constable and how he had sent that
worthy oft on the trail of another man.
"Well, you are a wonder." replied
Dick, at the fame time puzzled that the
stranger had twice that day put him
tinder obligations. "Still the poor man
might as well have taken me now as
later."
"1 wanted you to have all the time
possible for your talk. It may be that
you will not have the chance again so
eoon."
Harnett's face fell and he became
more serious.
"Yon think, then, It will go hard with
me for taking leave as I did?"
"No doubt of it. Hut why go back?
You might remain In hiding until your
nam" 1h cleared of the charge."
But the other shook his head.
"No, no: that would look hh if I were
Kilty. Come, 1 think I can slip back to
the Improvised cell, restore the bars
and pretend that I have never been
away from It. I dare say that the. good
Mr. Illivens will he so delighted to wee
me that he will not care to make the
matter public."
"If you trusted to me. you might
never need to go back," said Job.
"You are kind, hut I think I shall be
acting for the best In going hack. If.
will appear In my favor should it be
come known that I couid have freed
mypelf and yt remained a prisoner."
Then before Hendricks could reply, Bar
rett turned and made off in the direc
tion of his temporary prison.
"Good stuff In that young chap," mut
tured Job. M he watched the slight fig
ure disappear In the dark. "Justice will
be blind, indeed, If she errs In dealing
with such an honest and right-minded
man as that."
As he turned away a light appeared in
the upper window of the house and for
a moment the figure of a woman was
outlined on the opaque curtain. Ho
stood there with clasped hands watch
ing the silhouette, motionless, for an
hour or more, and then turned with a
sigh to seek his bed at the Bluebell.
CHAPTER X.
Job Hendricks passed an uneasy
night, for he constantly was haunted
by the belief that there was some one
In the corridor moving back and forth,
and occasionally pausing to take a look
at him as he lay there In the moon
light Once or twice he had risen and gone
to the door to peer out, hut found no
one, and then stumbled back to bed,
blaming himself for an old fool to be
In such a constant state of fear over
not filng.
Finally he fell asleep from sheer ex
haustion, and the sun was high when
he awoke and reviewed the events of
the day before.
'Vh.it ho had to do he must do quickly,
for It seemed that he was not altogether
safe himself, and he felt that he could
r.ot trust Ellison.
"Once he was free," referring to the
school tencher. "and the young people
are united and I have settled matters
with that other rascal I shall go back
to my home with a smiling face," he
ald lo himself as ho made his scanty
toilet. Thinking over plans for the
future made him alternately merry and
Fan, hut the controlling feeling seemed
to be one of satisfaction.
After a hasty breakfast he made up
his mind that he would try and find
out how Pick had f ired since his ex
perience of the night before and wheth
er they had taken any precautions
against his repeating his nocturnal
ramble.
He approached the building from the
back, concealing himself behind the
tiuMies that had sheltered him on his
last visit, lie had a good view of the
place where young Harnett was con
lined, and noticed that the window was
now protected with new Iron bars. In
stead of the flimsy ones that had been
there formerly.
As Job watched, nn tMter stranger to
him appeared nt the window and peered
nut. Though he stood there for an hour
or mot no did not see the young school
teach' ' and at last turned away, bellev
Ink that he must have been removed to
some safer seclusion.
"That prank of his may cost him
dear, In the loss of privileges that he
pnjoyed before," feeling disappointed in
his Tlslt. "Well, I guess ho thinks It
Ostentation.
"Yes." said tho womnn with sharp
eyes, "'those people who moved In
next door sro Inclined to make an os
tentatious display of their wealth."
"In what way?" "Thoy go Into the
corner grocery and order beefsteak In
a loud tono of voice." Washington
Star.
Alson 8. Hherman, the oldest surviv
ing mayor of Chicago, celebrated his
81st birthday the other day. Of the
ti mayors of Chicago, only seren aw
Hvlng. Walter 8. Ournee, who now
Mrta In New York city, was major In
miandlCt
paid. It will brace him up, that stolen
visit, for all that he may have to go
through."
Approaching the front of the consta
ble's house, he found a venerable man
whittling a stick on the steps a gaunt
personage, whose garments seemed to
have partaken of the earthy color of
the land in which he worked.
As Job came up the aged loafer ex
pectorated with deadly precision at a
1 assing hug on the steps, and said,
without waiting for the other to begin:
"Ef yer waitin' to see I'levlns, he
hain't In."
"Indeed?"
"No. I'm his pap."
'And where has he gone?"
"Went up with the prisoner this
morn'n early to Ferronford, the county
seat. He there a week."
"Rather sudden, wasn't it?" asked
iieniirlcks.
"Wal, rayther," with a hoarse
chuckle. "Ye see, the young caty
mount got so obstrepulous that ther
wan't no keepln' him in a place like
this, and so Him that's my son he
jest thought he'd get shed of him by
puttin' him away in the caounty Jail,
where he'd he safe. Stranger in this
parts, I take It?" looking Job over from
head to foot.
'Yes a stranger. I'm much obliged
to you." and then moved off, to the evi
dent disgust of the patriarch, who was
minded to get some amusement out of
the stranger, as travelers were a scarce
variety in that peaceful fanning neigh
borhood. Job, deep in thought, had mechani
cally pursued his way In the direction
of James Ellison's estate, and he did
not apparently think about where he
was until the big Hons by the gate
loomed up before him.
He stood for a moment cogitating
what to do, and then entered the smooth
carriage-way leading to the house.
"I can learn what I want from this
model landowner." he said to himself,
"and Incidentally spur him on to do his
best for the boy." A man who was
trimming the grass on the borders of
the road looked up at him as he passed,
In a contemptuous way. and then re
sumed hla work.
Job, who had noticed this, smiled
quietly.
"I suppose he thinks I am not a styl
ish enough visitor to enter by the prin
cipal road to the house."
He had no hesitation in going up to
the great stone steps of the front en
trance as bravely as if attired for a gor
geous function. His loud ring brought
i man In livery to the door, who gave
him a cold stare and did not attempt to
answer when he asked if Mr. Ellison
was at home.
The flunky was about to close the
dour on the seedy visitor, when the lat
ter deftly Inserted a large rough-shod
foot, saying at the same time:
"If you want to keep your place,
young man, you will tell Mr. Ellison
that Mr. Hendricks would like to see
him on matters of Importance. Do you
hear? Go and do as I say!"
These words, delivered in such a de
cisive tOn, satisfied the servant thnt
he was dealing with some one who had
a right to he there, and he at once be
gan to mutter apologies.
"Never mind about your excuses, but
go and announce me," replied the visitor
gruffly. Hut see to It that you don t
make such a mistake again or your
time here will be short."
The lacky, still mumbling excuses,
disappeared up the stairs and Job
strode Into the handsome drawing-room
without waiting to bo asked, and threw
himself down In a chair.
As his glance wandered from the Ori
ental rugs on the floor to the paintings
on the wall, and the brussels lace cur
tains on the windows, and then from
the curio cabinets to the vernlmartln
tables loaded with elegant trifles, he
sighed.
"Honesty certainly pays honesty nn
the surface, with keen roguery to back
It," he muttered, lapsing Into a
thoughtful mood.
The fellow seemed to be a very long
tlmo on his errand, so that the visitor
had ample tlmo to examine the various
beautiful objects In the room. As he
htood up to have a better view of the
general effect he noticed on the fliior
by the table near which he was seated
a scrap of an envelope that attracted
his attention. Ho uttered an exclama
tion of sudden surprise as he reached
out his hand for It. Just then there
was the sound of a step In the hall and
he thrust the bit of paper In his pocket
On the threshold stood a stout man
In a greenish livery with a red vest.
The latter garment was quite In accord
Put Your Money on the Horse.
There are now 27 automobiles In
dally use In Des Moines, and a local
dealer said yesterday that before the
summer Is over the number will he
doubled. In the meantime, the mar
ket for good horses was never better,
and horses were never In such de
mand. The automobile Is all right,
but the horse Is better. Des Moines
Register.
The government of New Jersey Is
preparing to declare war on mocqul-
toea. The festive warbler of summer
re should organ I m a trust, lncor
porats at noma and tart lu hid.
with the color scheme of his round faoa.
This person was evidently the batlr
of the establishment, or an upper ser
vant. "You wished to see Mr. Ellison?"
"Exactly."
"Gone away ba and baggage this
morning."
Hendricks looked to see If the man
were telling the iruth, and then, hav
ing satisfied him that such was the case,
raid:
"Then you can give me his address, I
presume?"
"Don't know it he left none."
"To be gone a long time?"
"Don't know, sir and If that Is
all "
"Is he trying to slip out of my
hands?" was the thought that had en
tered Job's mind, but seeing that the
fat gentleman was standing waiting to
fee him out. he said:
"Sorry not to find lilrn; but I dare
Fay I shall run across him In the city."
The butler was silent, though his lips
were moving as If there was something
on his mind that he wanted to say and
yet hesitated about uttering. Such a
seedy visitor deserved contemptuous
treatment, and yet his audacity might
be owing to the fact that he had some
real business to discuss with the master
of the house. So Job was ushered si
lently out and the butler save vent to
bis outraged feelings by slamming the
door violently behind him.
Job Hendricks pursued his way peace
fully to the gate, and so into tne high
road, wondering what this sudden move
on the part of Ellison might portend.
"He is too sensible a man to think
he can get rid of me so easily by run
ning away." he said to himself. "I
wonder If the appearance of the strange
fellow In the garden during my last
visit has arivthing to do with his run
ning off."
Then he remembered the bit of torn
envelope he had picked up In the drawing-room,
and he at once trrrnct his
hand in his pocket and drew It out.
The envelope bore the simple in
scription: James Ellison, Esq.,
The Grange,
Exton, New York.
It was a peculiar handwriting, with cer
tain features that made it distinctly
original. Job Hendricks seemed to be
Intensely Interested and sat down on
n bank at the edge of the road to sludy
the paper.
Then out of an inner pocket of his
coat, he took another piece of paper,
and placing it alongside of the other
examined them for some minutes with
deep attention.
"The same writing exactly a little
changed by time, hut the same man
wrote them both." He thrust the pa
pers back in his ;ocket and brought the
pa,m of h's hand down on his knee vltn
a resounding slap as if to express the
exultation he felt over the discovery he
had made.
"Well, I shall find mv old enemy
where I little thought to look for him.
By watching EillHon 1 shall lay hold of
him, and when I do perhaps the chance
will come to svttle our account which
has been running so many years. Hut
first I must spin the web that will hold
him fast."
Then, humming a sond as if he had
reason to feel glad of his visit, he strode
on toward the town.
(To be continued.)
ROCKEFELLER'S START.
How the Standard Oil Magnate Rout
ed Amasa Stone.
In the early days of tho Standard
Oil company one of the heaviest
stockholders was the lato Amasa
Stone of Cleveland, whose daughter
Clara 13 now Mrs. John Hay. Mr.
Stone was at that time reputed to be
the wealthiest man In Northern Ohio,
figuring in the directorate boards not
only of tho Standard Oil company,
but of banks and railroads and roll
ing mills, and in everything having
the name of being a very "masterful"
man. It was due to this last trait in
the capitalist's character that he left
me best "money-maker" with which
he was ever associated the oil com
pany whose president, John D. Rock
efeller, was in those days scarcely
known outside of a narrow circle of
Cleveland friends.
As tho story is now told, the cause
of Mr. Stone's departure from the
board was the quiet refusal of the
young president to be ruled by the
older man's opinions. Several times
there had been differences between
the two, all of which, however, had
been smoothed over without any
breaking of business relations. But
at last, at a board meeting held d ur
ns; an evening In the private office
of one of the directors, came an open
break. While Mr. Stone was laying
down the law on some mooted point,
Mr. Rockefeller Interrupted him
with:
"Just a moment, Mr. Stone. I want
you to know before this discussion
goes any farther that you can run
your rolling mills and banks as you
please, but you can't run Standard
Oil."
There was a moment's sllenco, and
then Mr. Stone Bald: "I presume
you stand ready to buy my stock, Mr.
President?"
To Mr. Rockefeller's "certainly,"
Mr. Stone merely said: "I'll take
$100,000, and my offer holds good
from 10 o'clock tomorrow morning un
til a quarter after." Then ho picked
tip his hat and walked from the
room.
At 10 the next day a friend of Mr.
Rockefeller's was at Mr. Stone's of
fice, and tho sale wns consummated.
It was this which gave the present
president of tho great company his
first extensive holding of tho Stand
ard Oil stock. New York Times.
A Great Thing.
A debate has been pulled off at an
Indiana college between the young
women and young men on the subject
"Resolved, That pie Is not of greater
service to mankind than Ice cream,"
the girls taking the Ice cream side of
the question. Higher education Is a
great thing. Louisville Courier
journal. New York Is getting mighty particu
lar In Ita notions of sanity. A resident
who sought to marry a wealthy widow
has been adjudged In tans. If had
been a foreigner with a title all would
have boon Will
COAL TRADE BATTLE.
INTERVIEW WITH MB. SAWAED
OF COAL TEADE JOURNAL.
Some Opinions Gathered During the
Heat of the Great Struggle
Opinion Against Strike.
New York letter: An interesting light
is thrown upon the present situation in
the coal industry by an interview w hich
1 was given by Editor Saward of the
Coal Trade Journal, one of the b'.:t;t
posted men on the present situation.
"During my intimate connection with
the. coal industry for the p.sst 40 years,"
F,aid Mr. Saward, "I have never seen less
Justification for the ordering of a strike
than exists in the case of the present
one. i do not believe tne majority oi
the level-headed miners were in favor
of the step. The action was forced up
from the bottom by the working cle
ment of foreign birth, which is begin
ning to feel its oats and wants to pur.li
its wav too fast. From conversations
tiiat I have held with him 1. should be
lieve that Senator Hanna was entirely
sincere in his efforts to av::t u strike.
I'rom others held with Mr. Mitchell I
feel positive that the action ha tonk in
trvii.g to avert a strike was the result
of his lionest convictions ttiat the time
for such action would not he well taken
now. 1 believe Mr. Mitchell felt that.
the move contemplated by the miners
was must Inopportune as the operators
are in a better position man n uie.
season was further advance'. Mr.
Mitchell is a man of principle and i
fear that hotheads in the organization
have been planning his downfall in or
dering the strike. Ho has, neverthe
less, shown great coolness and good
generalship In abiding by their deci
sion, so that when the time cornea for
reaching a wiser one he may be of
use in securing the most advantageous
term under the circumstances for the '
men. I am loath to believe that a strike
of the soft coal miners will be ordered.
An understanding exists between the
operators and the bituminous miners
that the latter shall bind themselves by
yearly contracts in order to allow tin;
operators a chance to make their con
tracts safely. The yearly contracts be
tween the bituminous miners and the
operators were renewed recently and
it would be clearly a violation of prin
ciple on thi part of the unions to repud
iate them. I scarcely think they will
go to this length, as it would place
t:iem in an uni asonable position and
alienate many of their best, friends.
"One of the reasons that make me
say the present strike has tho least
Justification of any i have known is
t hat, among other tilings the miners
claim that the union is not recognized.
How can this be the case? There, have
been many conferences between repre
sentatives of the miners and the oper
ators recently, although members of the
Civic federation have generally been
present. Hut at the last meeting, held
in Liberty street, only representatives
of the miners and open-tors wen; pres
ent and these dealt directly with one
another. What more recognition could
be given the miners?
"Senator Hanna once told me he
would rather deal with one man rep-
i euuing a thousand than he would
with a thousand men. Eliminate the
demagogues from the labor unions and
I believe that the majority of the coal
operators respect and wish to recognize
the principles of labor unionism pro
vided, however, that contracts entered
into by labor unions, be lived up to as
ar" any other contracts. The right to
ask for an advance of wages belongs to
any man, but I fail to see how he can
benefit by making such a demand when
circumstances do not favor his getting
it. In my opinion he only weakens his
case. The most important demand made
by the miners, however, Is that for a
induction of working hours, which
would make a decidedly bigger item in
forcing up the prices of coal to the con
sumer than a sliding scale advance of
wages. The question is, have we ar
rived at that point of prosperity in Ui;
coal industry where we can afford to
make such a radical innovation as the
cutting of the working hours down 20
per cent?
"The present downward tendency of
Great Britain In manufacturing and
finance commenced with the arbitrary
strikes of the coal miners for condi
tions superior to which none had ever
prevailed upon earth for the working
man. Are we, therefore, in the face of
the approaching zenith of our commer
cial ami manufacturing supremacy, to
be thwarted by such a foolish and mis
chievous initiation on the part of la
bor. I hope not and therefore expect
to see the present strike assume a less
serious nspect than the present alarm
ist reports would Indicate.
"There has been considerable posing
on the part of Individual operators a:i
victims of a relentless combine. This
element of tho coal industry in nowise
suffers through the great combinations
that have been formed. It has dispos
ed of its holdings profitably and Is
guaranteed sixty-five per rent of the
price at tide water, under any and all
conditions. These people are not real
ly In favor of lowering the 'trust' prices
for coal, but. would rather see them ad
vanced, as tho Increase of price would
Inure to their benefit, and there Is no
truer saying than that there Is no phil
anthropy In business. yaAcoerdlng to
my estimate ami experience this cle
ment of the situation does not consti
tute an eleemosynary Institution any
more than does the so-called coal trust.
"The principal point of all In connec
tion with tho possibility of a successful
strike Is the sympathy of the public. In
this case I do not think thnt the miners
have this moral force behind (hem,
which fact Is due both to personal and
general reasons."
In decided contrast to the foregoing
opinions, which come from one who
has always boon a consistent friend of
labor, comes the following positive
statement from Samuel Compers, pre
sident of the American Federation of
Labor:
"The miners all tho way through the
conference acted not only In a concilia
tory spirit, but were willing (o submit
the case to arbitration. This tho com
panies have rejected. The mlno own
ers will have some dlfTlculty In convinc
ing the public that they cannot grant
the request of the miners, particularly
after their refusal to submit the case to
arbitration.
"When It la borne In mind that the
anthracite coal region Is limited In the
possession of hard coal, that there Is
always a demand for that product, and
further, that these mine operators and
railroads art oat and the earn, persona.
controlling the entire output as well as
the price for which coal is sold, It Is
not difficult to see that there Is some
other motive than the one advanced
behind the refusal to grant the miners'
reasonable request. These mine owners
have for 25 years nursed a deep seated
prejudice against organized labor, and
during this time they have been mon
archs of all they surveyed. The miners,
their wealth producers, have been their
serfs."
It is reported that Mr. William K.
Vanderbilt, who is one of the principal
stockholders in the Delaware, Lacka
wana & Hudson road, is willing to lend
himself to an effort to give the striking
miners some concessions, but President
Olyphant of that roau is responsible
for this statement:
"No concessions will be made and
the strike will not he settled, as far as
we are concerned. The present situa
tion has been forced upon us, and tho
only way it can end is for those who
are responsible for it to return to
work."
In view of the seriousness of the sit
uation caused by the scarcity of coal
for manufacturing purposes it will be
a most difficult matter to induce the
(striking miners to return to work.
Some of their leaders are willing to
go to any extremes rather than submit
to a return to work without at least
some slight victory, as failure to ob
tain a recognition of their claims now
will give sucu a set-back to unionism
as has not been known In years.
Even the sanguine Mr. Hanna, who,
with his dogged persistence will pursue
the attempt to solve the matter by arbi
tration, is said recently to have taken
extremely passihistic views of the situ
ation and will no longer express even
a hope that the Civic Federation can
wil.
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, as Mr. Saward truly
says, has been a disbeliever in the
strike all the way through and uses add
the influence he possesses to bring
about a settlement.
He s-.ays. however, that some conces
sion must be granted before the miners
will go back to work.
" OLIVEE OPTIC " SURPRISED.
A Stranger Told Him of Sol Smith
Russell's Power as Card Player.
The late Sol Smith Russell married
a daughter of William T. Adams, more
familiarly known to the American pub
lic as "Oliver Optic." The author was
very fond of his talented son-in-law.
Eugene Field used to tell a good story
about this feeling on the part of Adams.
As Field described it, a modest, quiet,
and benevolent-looking man was sit
ting one day in the rotunda of the
Palmer house, Chicago, when a strang
er near him made the remark that he
believed he would see Sol Smith Eussell
in the evening.
"Excuse me, sir," said the old gentle
man to the stranger, "but that is a wise
determination. Mr. Russell is the great
est comedian we have on the stage to
day. He possesses remarkable histri
onic talents."
"So?" interrogated the stranger, with
a smile.
"He does, indeed," replied the old
gentleman warmly, "and what is more,
I assure you that he is as clever person
ally as he is professionally. In fact,
you would not take Mr. Russell for an
actor, as he is entirely free from those
habits that are not infrequently the re
sult, of the exciting life behind the
footlights. He does not play cards, and
is exceedingly temperate in all things.
You have seen him act, I suppose?"
"Oh, yes," replied the stranger.
"May I ask you where you saw him
last?"
"In Milwaukee," said the stranger,
"and he was sitting behind three of the
biggest jacks ever laid down."
"I dont' believe that I quite catch
your meaning," murmured the old gen
tleman. "What was the play?"
"Three of a kind," was the laconic
answer. "It was a very good play,
too."
"Comedy?" asked the old gentleman.
"It was a tragedy." answered the
stranger, simply. "Sol raked in the
pot."
"Horrors!" exclaimed the old gentle
man. "You don't mean to tell me that
Sol was playing cards?"
"You catch my drift," replied the
stranger, "but what has that to do with
you, anyway?"
"Why, it has everything to do with
me. Sol told me he never played
cards."
"Told you?" persisted the stranger;
'who are you?"
"Who am I?" repented the old gentle
man, "why, I'm W. T. Adams, Sol's
father-in-law."
TO FISH BY ELECTRICITY.
One of tho oddest crafts ever built In
this country Is being completed in Nor
folk, Va. The vessel is the invention of
a Norfolk man, Capt. William E. Cole,
who has, he claims, an invention which
will revolutionize tho present methods
of catching fish.
Captain Cole's vessel is intended and
equipped for the purpose of catching
fish by means of powerful submarine
lights, with which the Atlantic Is
equipped.
Captain Colo became Imbued with the
Idea of decoying fish by mentis of arti
ficial light a number of years ago, and,
after making a number of preliminary
tests, decided to build the boat, which
he Is now completing, after months of
labor. Ho expects to show that he has
developed one of tho greatest schemes
for catching fish, especially tho deep
water species, ever known.
The Asiatic Is a queer looking craft,
modeled very much after the house
boat patterns. She Is 65 feet long. 16
feet beam, and has a draught of about
four feet.
Sho will bo driven by twin screws,
operated hy 10-horsepower electric en
gines, ant Is provided with an auxiliary
engine for the purpose of generating
electricity for hnr 2,000 candle power
senrchllght and the six submarine
lights. These will he attached to booms
over tho vessel's sldo and lowered Into
the water for tho purpose of attracting
fish, which will be landed In nets placed
directly bolow the lights. The vessel
cost about 18,000.
Prof. Frederick Hlrth of the Univers
ity of Munich, who is to be the first
professor of the department of Chinese
In Columbia university, to be Inuig
tiratea next fall, has lived In China for
27 years. For several years he was
Identified with the Chinese customs
terries.
AIRSHIPS COMING FAD
BALLOON WOW MAY STPLANT
THE AUTOMOBILE.
German Kaiser in An Enthusiast on
the Question and Many of His
Royal Relatives, Are Set
ting the Pace.
Berlin letter: The growing use of
balloons by people of wealth in Europa
is leading to a consideration of tho
question of their general adoption for
transportation purposes and I under
stand a company is being formed here
with several million dollars capital -to
exploit schemes for internal navigation
by means of balloons.
The suggestion Is voiced that the
government may be interested more or
less in the schemes, as Emperor Wil
liam Is a firm believer in the ultimaU
success of aeronautics.
The repeated experiments made witK
balloons on a small magnitude have led
wealthy people to consider the possibil
ity of a balloon for light voyages and
an investigation of the question in gen
eral has set in.
The probability is that our million
aires will soon use balloons instead of
express trains and automobiles.
The manufacturing cost will De re
duced to a minimum, the fuel question
having been solved, an advance point
which is not generally understood. The
new fuel consists of a mixture of crude
or ordinary petroleum and compressed
air, the patents for which discovery are
held by Chas. H. Kuenzel, of Hoboken,
formerly connected with the War De
partment here.
The motive power thus furnished is
cheap, absolutely safe, as the product
resolves itself into a dry gas, and is al
so very volatile. This scientific solu
tion of the fuel matter having been ar
rived at, the question of manufactur
ing cost for the vehicles has been re
duced to a minimum and a particular
ly happy and Inexpensive means of lo
comotion found.
The lesson taught by the use of the
balloon in the beleagured city of Paris
has not been lost on the military pow
ers of Europe and it is probable that
whenever if it does come) a general
war breaks out again perfect machines
for the demoralization of the enemy
will be utilized.
In the meantime, the partially suc
cessful work of Santos-Dumont and
Count Zeppelin have led to the conclu
sion on the part of society people, that
the balloon will be a very much more
desirable means of locomotive than the
automobile.
The old dread about balloon ascen
sions has vanished since the discovery
urnc! TTtMfln thai at a r-ortnin nltitlirlA .
above the earth's surface in place of A
frozen atmosphere there exist3 a strata
of heat.
One of the pioneers In this movement
for the utilization of the air route is
the Archduke Salvator of Austria-Hungary
who, recently made a remarkable
journey across the Alps in his balloon.
tne Meteor, ine Arcnaune is so pieaseu
with his own personal experiences that
he has had three special balloons made
for the convenience of his wife and
children with whom he makes frequent
trips in them.
There are several members of other
reigning houses who are utilizing aer
ial machines. The king of Italy's two
cousins, the Count of Turin and the
Duke d' Abruzzi have been enthusiastic
exploiters of the idea. The duke made
a particular point of investigating the
matter with the hope that he would be
able to utilize it as a means of convey
ance in the polar regions.
The widowed Duchess of Aosta and
the young Duchess of Genoa have taken
advantage of these ascents, although
enjoined not to do so by thieir friends.
The only ascent which it is known
that the kaiser made was with his eld
est sister, Princess Charlotte of Saxe
Meningen, which took place at the In
ternational exhibition of 1878 when, it
should be remembered, the most gigan
tic balloon ever produced used to as
cend daily from the Place des Tuillerles
to a height so great as to almost admit
of its disappearance from sight, then to
be drawn back to earth by means of a
couple of powerful stationary steam en
gines. At the time thi3 exploit of the
kaiser took place he was in Paris In
cognito, a guest of Lord Lyons, the
British ambassador. With him, when
he made the ascent, wpre the Princess
Charlotte, and her husband. Prince
Bernhardt. Count Leckendorff, grand
master of the. household to Empress
Frederick, and one or two others.
Among those who have mane ascents
are King Edward. Queen Alexandra
and many others closely allied to the
crowned heads of Europe.
One of the most daring followers cf
the aerial dream Is Frederick Leopold
of Prussia, who has ascended many
times in tho military balloon on the
Tempclhof manoeuvre grounds near
Berlin .He communicates all his experi
ences to the kaiser, who since his com
ing to tho throne of Germany has not
been permitted ny his advisers to risk
his life by making an ascension.
Archduke Leopold of Austria is con
tinually making ascents and with his
experiences the kaiser is closely in
touch.
The archduke expresses his belief
that there is no more danger In bal
looning than In automobtling at a
breakneck speed.
VALERIE DELAMOUR.
National Games Clashed.
Washington Post: The other after
noon Representative Shattnc of Ohio
left his seat on the Republican side of
the house and wnlked slowly over to
the Democratic side to Representative
Sulzer's desk. The member from New
York was busily engaged In writing a
letter.
"Wowdy do, general,' snld Mr. Sulzer,
looking up, "what can I do for you?"
"Why, 1 came over to ask you if you
did not want to go with mo to see tho
ball game." said General Shattuc.
"Sorry, but I can't go," was the reply;
"I'm too busy playing the national
game." and Mr. Snlzcr resumed hla
writing.
The late Paul Sorg, of Mlddleton, O.,
made his first money by peddling flow
ers and doing chores In Cincinnati. Af
ter working hours he went to a night
school. Wben he was a little older he
worked In a cheese factory and then In
an Iron mill. He saved 13.000, went Into
the tobacco business and became on
of the very rich men of the state. Bight
years ago he went to congress, defeat
ing Bates O. Rath bone. The Ohio ra
pe rs think he has left an estate of $V
000,000 to 111,000,0011
