AROUND T1-Il C lCLE
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HOW - THE . PRACTICE . OF HOME
'T.lA ! HELPS EVERVDO Y ,
THE ! .RESULT OF ADVERTISING
An r. . .d < U' . of Pilnlm' , Ink In
the Local. , , Paper Drought' Pros.
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"Voia'll have to'BUlY over Sunday ,
Mnry/so ; [ can have a chance ror a
vlst [ \ \ llh you. Can't possiblY get the
tlmo through the week. Duslness too
I1vely. '
"ThlngR must be goltlng belter
with YOtl , Johu. I.ast tlmo I waR here
: rn\t \ seemell to have lots ot tlmo to
Iaro. ; S ! ll buslnesn had gene to the
dog" , or rather to the mallorder
hOllsea1' What made the change ? "
I "Well , to toll the trllth , Mary , I jllst
1 walccnel ! UII ono day and thought I
would gtvo them folloWR In the city a
IIttlo of tholr own medlclno. I got
onto the fact that they were killing
1110 by feelling the people around bero
on Ilrlnter's Ink In the way ot adver. I
Ullng , and whllo I knew most of
what they Rnld was lies tho' peolilo
didn't'lenow It , and I started In to
ahow them what I could do. Not at
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Ing they YQtcc2 rue It ralso In sAIIUT tor
the coming year. In a talk made by
Drotber Jones he explaned [ that this
walr posslblo because the vcolile were
, keeping their money at home rather
, than sending It to tIl0 cllUlloguo hou8es
ottho clUes. Brother 1.'ranle ( the post.
mantor ) explained thnt the money or.
der busne&s [ ot his office had dropped
to almost nothing within thO' past six
months. 110 said that less than a year
ago ho was hamlllng moro than $1,000
each month In the ahapo ot money orders -
ders , and that now the totulls not ono
rourth of that. I understand that " : hey
will aso [ Increase the school teacber's
snlary next term. "
"A 12.page paper this wellc , I IICO.
Anything special doing ? "
"Not at all. That's to be tbo regular
slzo ot the Itecord In tbo tuturo. The
IlIer CiBe In buslncss warrants It. Thl
campalsn ot advertising bolng conduct.
cd by the merchants rorccd mo to In.
crease the slzo or encroach upon my
reading 1natter columns , nnd so 1 In. .
creased. Then , too , my subscription
list Is growing. People who never took
the IH11Jer berore say they want It now
It ror nothing more than to Itc'p post.
cd on the prices the merchants are
quoting. Business In the Hecord office
Is booming all around. I have had to
ndvertlso for two mom job printers ,
and have just ordercd a now printing
press. By the wny , Is thnt horse ) 'ou
oUered me some Umo ngo stili on the
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1)'lng. you l < IIow , but at Bellln good
go cls" nIJ ' l aii 'as Uio"cIty" fellows
did , a'ld ! lots pt tlmcs n IIttlo chcaller"
H [ went (0 the local IJ1tIJOr and } )1'ct-
ly , near I ! J.lred t 1O editor to de1th by
ordol'll1I ; n huIr page or each fssuo for
six monU" " , . 'fhon I set about seeing
whnt I hul to sail th1.t ; the people
would warat. l' really didn't ImO\v
what WIIn \ that Btoro untll I Bturted
lo look It over. Some ot the things
harI been there so long , I had torgot.
ten about 'th m I hauleel thom out
und Ilut a Il rgnln Bulo'Ilrico on thorn ,
told the p oplo about them In the
next wook's Hccord , and guvo the
prlce , anl1 say , I juat. couldn't gct
them thlng wrAlllled UIl tast enough.
Eyer alnco I hen I'vo just , boon bu'lng
IUld . . , olllu't ' , buyIng and lIelllng.
Seonlll111to noUling stays In Ule storo.
1I11vo "llired " two moro clerks , and
thc.lrp ' verlastlngly telling mo wo're
out orithls , that or the other 'thing , I
found'l that telling the pe'olilo what
'OU'V i got and what you are willIng
to Boll thoni' ror p ys. I'vo pam ' ( jft
that mortgago. that'5. been .hanglng
over ror 'tho last . ton yearB , Rnd
cave , iOO t 11i l 'o.chhr h' 'btilltll g
besldc1J , nnd WB.ntlvertl8Ing - " - th : t
did It. . . " 11' r. . " ' . . ! . .
"You'l n stayovur' Sunday. won't
you ? , ' , CI 'l. \ ' to get to the store
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"Jones clrdered a CGW de1lvery
'tagon this morning , Jnno. ald
slnco the tolks around hero had
Btarted 'to trndo al homo and' quit
CJo1H1In ? so mtlch' money to U1 mall-
order lJOuse ho simply had to have It.
Yo can 'havo , ' [ hat I ma.ko on that
, " gen to get that now dress with that
yoU'VO been wanting , Wish ypu'd
buy It or , Tones though . for , ho always
1rad05 with me. ' , '
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"Yos , sir , I figure I'm aheat ! II. 1It 10
marc than the trelght on .Umt'bugg ) ' ,
bcldc8 "ettlng aJetter \ - buggy than
you got. 1 Intended to send uway ror
mlno , too , 1Ike you dtd , but I saw
Drown's advortlsIInent. t01llng the
kind of a buggy he had and the price ,
nnd I concluded I'd look. at It first ,
BO'o mnklnr. better vrlces than the
ca ale uo fellows , and ho'a va'lng the
frelcht. beslde . J "guro that I saved
jPfabout. . cnou h on that buggy to
va > ; the doctor's bill for MOIly'a ' tilck ,
nl1 t , and 't 1U:11 , besides , Drown or ,
d.fcd hIs hay ot. me ; and ho'u paylns
Ii OCJd prJc tor St , too. " : ! : '
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. \l'lClVl \ : ' , my dmf , you may cnJng : (
1IIGs Hennun to glvO PrJnccAS musl <
1eison tor tho. wave ot Ilro pcnty h
th community has IItr t1u mlnu
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around. ' r.\vant 111m fdr 11. birthday
Ilresent tor m ) ' wire. "
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TEN GOOD REASONS.
Road Them 1nd Patronize the Mer.
chants of This Town.
Hero are ten good rcasons for .trad.
Ing willi your homo business people ,
as glvon b ) ' an excllange.
Decauso : You examlno your llUr.
chase and nro assured ot satisfaction
be fore Investing your money.
Because : . Your homo merchant Is
alwl\Ys \ ra y and willing to malte
rIght' 'an error or an ) ' detectlvo artl ,
clo purchased of him.
Because : When 'OU arc sIck .or tor
any rea on It is neco'ssary tor you to
ask for'credlt , ) 'ou can go to the local
mer ll nt. Could you asle It of a mall
orC er hous' ? I . '
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. . .Decauso : It' a. mr ) hnnt la willing
t9 extend YOcrelUt YO 1I.1 ould give
him the benefit of your cash trado.
Decause : . , Your homo merchant pays
Jocal taxcs and exerts every effort to
build and better your marltot , thus In.
creasln both UIO value of clly and
country property ,
Decauso : The mall order merchant
does not lI hten your taxes or in any
' . 'lay hold the vahl of your proporty.
llecause : The mall order morchnnt
docs noUllng tor the benefit of mar.
Itcts or real estate values.
"Decauao : It 'our town Is good
enough to live In It Is good enourh to
sllend money In.-Gov. Folk of MIs.
sourl.
Dccauso : The best cltlzons In your
community patronlzo homo Industry.
Why not be one at the best cItizens ?
DecausQ : It you glvo your homo
merchant an opportunity to comllote ,
by bringing your order to him In the
quanti tics you buyout ot town , he will
demonstrate that , quality consltlered ,
ho will save you money.
Search for Old C lnnon.
A tradition still survlvos In Luzorne
county , Pn. , that when Gon. John
Sullivan marched through that region
In 1779 on his expedlUon against the
Indian confederacy of central NeVi
York , ho' burled Homo BuperfluoUE
brass , cannon aon the Wllkcs.Darre
mountain. ' To search , for these revolu
Uonary 1"011cs a numb r at } he llesl
knbwn citizens ot Ashley 1myo _ torme
thomKclves Into an .hIstorIcal socIety. .
I Ono recent Sunday the momberE
IIcol1red the mountain In the vlcl U ,
I or I.aurcI Hun , but could find no rellc
. , excellt n' tew Indlun arrow , . .olnta.
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SAM'JEL IN
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THE 1fEMPLE .
A SToar or TilE I'UIOb OF TUE JVDGES
IN ISRAEL
100Plr1I ; IIWo , blbo AUor , W.I. ! : < bon , )
Scrlpturo Authorlty-I Sa"1. chap-
ler 3. Also verses 18 and , , , oC chapter -
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SERMONETT 8
"Tho word of the Lord wu
precious In thoDe days. " - Not
to the people of Israel , but to
God , Spiritual life was at such a
low ebb fn the nation that the
precIous things of God were
withheld because God could not
give what the people were not
reedy to receive. God never
wastes his revelation. He never
ceats his pearls before swine.
Sad , rs It not , to think that
there Is only too often a condl.
tlon of life and heart which
shuta tight the windows of
heaven and prevent8 the Dlvlna
blessing from descending ? The.
word of the Lord IS preclous-
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how precious we ahall not fully
reallzo until we come Into his
presence and the full knowl.
edge of eternity. What poverty
of ul 18 that which feels no
deslra for the Divine mOQuagel
What fat ll deadness to know not
or care not for God's word I
"Speak ; for thy servant hoar.
eth.-What If with every whls.
perlng of the DivIne voice In our
soula there would b.e he quick ,
glad , eager response ol Samuel ?
Many , many times a day come
the gentle promptlngs to think
of God and to obey his will , but t
as often. they go unheeded , or
with the promhe to IIGten when
a more convenient season has
come. Dut man's convenience Is
not the time of God's revelation ,
God docs not deal In futures.
It Is a present relationship which
he would bear to the human life.
And when he stoops to speak ,
the soul must stop to listen. If
It docs not It Is at ItG peril. God
may not speak OIgaln. Certain P.
It Is , that the message and the
blessing lost can never be .
regained. Other blessing and j
other message may com e
from God as In mercy and
love God eals patiently with the *
Indifferent soul , but there Is a
dlstJnct and positive loss to that
soul for all time which falls to
take when God holds out to give.
Whether during the busy ruah of
. the day , or during the stili watch.
es of the night , let us be elger
to say when God's voice Is heard .
speakIng In the soul : "Speak : .
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, for thy servant hcareth. "
"And Samuel told him 'every
Jf whlt.-It Is hard to tell the
truth to our friends , sometimes.
. . It Is easy to say the flattering
word , but It Is quite another
* thing to be frank and honest
and say the word which ahall I
point the error , and sound the
warning. But Is this not really
i the test of true friendship ? It
, may seemingly strain our rela- i
. tlons with thosc whom we love
and hold In special esteem , but
" In the end It will work to 'their.
"go..od and to the strmgthenlng
of the tics of friendship. Deal.
faithfully. Give God's revelaP.
tlon to the heart of another , even g
though It Is a message of can.
demnatlon and warning.
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THE STORY.
watched with more than
SAMUEL
usual Interest the preparations
whIch were going torward for the solemn -
emn celobratlon ot the Passover feast ,
tor not only was ho to have a l111rt
In the celebration but ho Itnew his
mother would come. It had been alon
'ear to the young boy. HIs bravo IIttlo
heart had found comfort In the
thought , that ho belonged to the Lord .
and that he was In the temple to sc.rvo
him , but n.t tlmos there was the hun-
gel-ins In his hear'l tor the love and
omfort whIch only a mother knows
how to bestow. Dut. she hnd faith-
tully prepared hIm for the soparatlon ,
" : or Crom hIs earliest recoHection she
had fiHed his heart and thought with
the place ha was to take In the tern.
1)10 5ervlcc , and when at last the
time had como Utat he was to go up ,
with her to Shiloh , n childish sense of
the dignity and Importance malle him
bravo at ll willing to romaln behind
whllo his mother returne ho"e. As
she hall ombracell lilm anll 'pressed a
warm , tender kiss upon hIs brow at
rartlng : she hall ! lalll :
"Romembor , son , agaInst another
j'oar I will como hither to see theo
See how much ot gooll thou cans1
have to tell m concerning thy serv. .
Ice In the Lord's house , " . .
Ho had orton thought of the words
ani they had comforted hIm In' tltI
lonely hours and encouraged bItT
w.hon his heart luld grown faInt a11l'
wel\ry w th the monotonous routlno 0 :
Iho'slmplo dally tasks. 110 had beer
! lravo an Bten.drast nnd so apt ani
fnlUlful 11. student had ho proved Uta
at last ho bad been Included amonl
thoBe who playell uJlon the musical In
strumcnts In the temple service , anI
his first thought had been of hll
. , moth r and how I'roud and plea see
I ' she \yould bo en .h.er retuCll at tb ,
. f lme of tbo tcadt now ! lear at hanll tl
O'-d him Riling 8uch \llace. .
: I So hnl1 tlenU ) ' ho had counted th ,
) S UI fir da ) ' f l ( cast
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r , . .1t' tb'n l'ulIl t''l ' dllt 81(11)
to " to hl [ ; C' ) " 9 t11 ( ' nlhffoI't ! \
t" aus ( ' or & 111' hI\1'I'3' { ' 'Xjl'rtnhon
\ \ llch filll"d hIli 11"'I'I.r1 ' , "dorl lhl'
light hRd b'run to brank In lho Mat
be had It"Ct hIs couch In the 1IUll' tent
whlt'h adjoined thal ooonpl'd 1 tilt'
high prlct ! ml , nnd was waIting to ex.
tlngulsh thc lights In the temple ,
As he stood there with ( I 'C9 turned
towards the cast watching cn ( 'rl ' for
tbe coming ot Ute dar , his mInd went
back o\'cr the experIences or lho ) 'elr.
} 10 recalled his first da ) ' In the temple
service : ot how strange and big It
seemed , and he had wondered wbeth.
er God knew 11e was there , Rnd lhnt
he was just a wee bit 10ne1) ' since hIs
mother bad gone. Ho bnd recalled j
the storIes which hIs motber had told !
him ot how Moses had been taken by
his mother to lho palace oC lho daush.
ter ot Pharaoh when hO' was just.
about his age , and ho had wondered
whether ho had felt as forloin and
lonely as he , And then ho had comforted -
forted hlmsell with the thought that
he was better oft than Moses l1ad
been tor he was In God's dwelling
place and 'M05es had been among a
llUople who did not know or care for
his God.
"And I'll try and bo , ns faithful as
Moses was nnd learn all I can so ns
to be fitted for God's servlcc , " ho
had thought to hlmsell with awls. . .
dom far beyond his years , And orten
slnco tbat first definlto experIence In
the temple this thought had como to
him to quicken hIm In his studies and
duties : ' Each day he had had his
task to do and his lessons to learn ,
and eagerly he listen cd as the aged
priest Ell had go no over the history
of Israel and hlld told ot God's den.l-
Ings with Israel. He had been deeply
Interested In those parts ot the storIes
where It was told that God had spoken
to Ills people and theIr loaders , and
had asked Ell , with chll lsh eager.
ness :
"Does God speak to you ? "
And then when the aged prlet had
hesitated In evIdent coaCuslon and
c lbarrassment , he had followed up
hfs first question with :
"How can wo hear God speak ? "
Dut he had had no satisfactory response -
sponso from Ell , and this was ono
oC the questions which he was anx.
lous to ask hIs mother when she
should come.
Then there were some things nbout
the temple sorvlce' which he knew his
mother could explaIn to him as had
not been explaIned to 111m by Ell or
his sons. Nay , Samuel had early
learned that It was qulto useless to
ply the latter wItr. questions. I.
fact he had felt In hIs childish heart
an aversion tor Hophni and Phlnehas
which had led hIm to avoid them all
he could. Hero was somethIng else
ho wanted to ask his moth r :
How It was that If tbey were servants -
ants ot the Lord they should take
the best ot the sacrIfices for themselves -
selves , as he had seen them do re-
peuteill ' when the people had come to
make their offerings to the Lur . \
These were -somo or the thlngg
which were troubling his tender heart ,
and there was the brIghter sIde , as ho
thought or the part he was taking In
the tempo ] service and how hIs moth.
er would febi proud ot her boy as she
aw hIm among the musicians doing
his part to maltc a joytul noIse unto
the Lord. In this way his mind kept
busy while ho waited for the break.
Ing ot the dawn , and so absorbed did
ho become In his meditations that the
sun was all but bursting above the
horIzon when he aroused hImself.
"I shall be late , " ho exclaImed , hastening -
tening towards the gate or t1l.e tem.
pIe court. "But what Is that ? " he add.
cd , noting the dust in the distance
and movIng figures. "Who can be
comIng so eary ] to the colebratlon 1
Can It bo mother ? " ho asked himself ,
and the first impulse was to rush oIY
\lOWD the pathway to meet the ap.
proachlng company , but he checked
himself , and remembering hIs duties
In the temple , he hurried on and was
soon bus ' extinguishing the 1Igbts and
performIng the duties preparatory to
the servIces ot the day. Alrcady the
Le\'Ites were arrivIng . and mttlng :
things In order for the .ofterlng ot the
sacrIfices , and many a little duty fell
to the lot'ot Sn.mucl to perform ere
every thIng was ready. Almost Impa.
tlQntly ho waited tor the chance to
get away to find his mother.
Now , t1le InRt tpijk , wal ! omploted
n.nd he would bo .ablo to got away , but
just as he was passing .out ot the
outer court one ot the LovItes summoned -
moned .hIm and requested him that h
find Ell ,
A look ot disappointment swept over
, his taco , and he was just on the point
oC sayIng : "My tasks are all done
now n.nd I must go , " when the tIlougbt
oamo to him : "What would mother
I thInk It I should come to her with
a. servlco left undone ? " nnd so swallowing -
lowing his disappoIntment he started
oft to do the biddIng of the Lovlte ,
And when he had como Into the
, Ilresence or Ell the high prIest anel
had dellvcred his message , who should
ho find waiting to 1'ecelve him In an
adjoIning apartment but hIs moUter
'nnd , , , that
" hat was his delight to find
she had brought him a lItUe coat , Ule
, work ol her loving banda.
011 Bottled In New Ennland.
A large IJ rt of the real olive 011
consumed , New York comes to the
c1t . by way of NoVl. Englanl } . ThE
. 01lve 011 men ot Calltornla have
termed themselves Into an I\.Ssoclatlol1 ,
the members ot which pr duce th (
greater part of the 260,000 gallons 01
011 now the output , f tbjB coun r ,
) 'earl ) ' . For the eastern trade the )
have estRb1lshcd 1\ i.Jg ! bottling planl
o In Now Ensla.1d ! , to wllch t o 01 r ! '
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.It Is the ambition or the AmerIcan
neronauts who will enter the contest
at St. Louis next October In the effort
to retaIn the International cup , which
Lleut. Lahm won last year In his remarkable -
markable flight from .paris to the
north of England , to make a new long.
dlatance record. In fact long before
the contest for the international cup ,
which is not to occur untll October ,
ascensions will be made to beat : Count
do La Vaulx's record , St. Louis wlll be
the point from which these ascensIons
probably wlll bo made , and before the
great race It is not at all Improbable
that a new goal will have been set for
foreign aeronauts to attain.
One has but to glance at the maps
of Europe and of the United States to
see at a glance how much greatQr Is
the opportunity for a long lght Crom
St. Louis than from ParIs. Whereas a
long flight from ParIs Is not posslblo
unl ss the wInd Is blowing approximately -
mately from the west , St. Louis Is so
situated at the heart of the United
States that a balloon may fiy hundreds'
of miles before reaching the sea , reo
r ; rdlc'Ss of the direction ot the wind.
In tact , the chance oC equa11lng or
txcecdlng the world's long distance
record , whIch Is now held by Count
Henry do La Vaulx , Is just twIce as
great from St. Louis as from Paris.
From the capital of Franco n. ballorn
must' travel withIn a segment ot : \
circle of only 110 de rees , havIng a
radius equal In lengthto de La Vaulx's
record night , to avoId bolng carrIed
out to sea , .but from St. Louis the segment -
ment of such n. cIrcle withIn which
Count do La. Vaulx s recorll may be
beaten Includes 220 degrees.
Lleut. Frank P. Lahm'.s winning ot
the hUernatlonal cup last year , with a
record of only .102 miles , Is an illustration -
tration of t1ie dIfficulty oC attaInIng a
consIderable dlstanco from ParIa , ex.
copt under tavor.able condItions. On
the day set for the race the wind was
blowing almost dlrect1y tram the
south and the balloons wore carried
to the channel and thence to England ,
For Llout. Lahm to have attempted
further OIght would have been to
court almost certain death by being
carried past the coast 'of Norway and
into the Arctic ocean.
That Count do Ln Vnulx's OIght of
1,260 miles , from Paris to the provInce
at KIelY , In Llttlo Russia , made In
1900 , still stands as the world's Ion ! ;
dlstanco record , In aplte of hundreds
ot Mcents made each season since
then and determined antI repeated efforts
forts or aeronauts to wrest trom hIe :
the tltlo of world's champion , Is con
vlncIng proot of the dlfUculUes In thE
way of beating that record In Eurolle
In AmerIca , on the contrary , t ,
door to opportunity Is wldo opon. 'Un
I tI1 Count o La Vaulx's oxplolt the
long dlstanco recorel had been held 11
thIs country for 41 years by the flIgh
ot John Wlso and three companlonl
from St. Louis to northern New Yorl
In 1869- a tllstance or more than 801
miles , lIad WhO's balloon not beel
caught In a terrIfic storm anti wreckee
It 115 qul vossl1l10 that at that time I
r \Jrd would Im\'e been made at leas
o/\\n.l. to that of iW Ln. Vaulx.
Amorlcan aeronauts have .an addel
l sU..1lulUS for estl1b lshhlp a now rocorl
througb the contest ror the Lahm cup , " ' 'Ii
whIch Is to take place some time duro ' "
Ins the summer , VarIous conditions
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are attached tQ the contest for thIs -
trophy , but the main thing Is to ex.
ceed Lleut. Lahm's record ot 402
miles , made last year , when ho won
the International cup for America. -
It the wind Is blowIng directly Crom
the north or west at the tlmo or the' .
ascension from St. LouIs and the upper -
per currents c.orrespond with those ,
o1oso to the earth It wlll not be pos- J/IJ , . . .
sible to exceed Count do La Vaulx's . ' "
'
record. The balloons 'wlll be carrIed .J' _
out to sea on the Gull of Mexico or 'l'
the Atlantic ocean In s11ch cIrcum-
stances. But with a wind from any ,
other direction the chnnco of estab. ' '
1Ishlng a new record Is exceedingly'
good.
It Is not regarded as probable that "
a balloon would be carrIed across' the "
Rockies from St. LouIs because of the
almost e tlre absence of cast winds In -
that section or the country , but with a . . ,
south wind or even a wind from the
southwest a balloon could be carried
not further than Into northern Maine f < ( .
and still establish a new record. . '
WIth Canada. stretching for hundreds -
dreds of miles to the north , the opportunities -
tunities In that direction are vIrtually
without limit , and In splto or the
chances of beIng lost In the wIlds of
the norUl1and It Is there that the eyes -
ot aeronauts are turned most hope ,
full . .
Men who are spending much money
and time In making ela.borato plans to '
add the world's record as weH as the
International cup to AmerIca's trophlell
are cheered by the knowledge that the
sclenco of aeronn.utlcs has so far advanced -
vanced that there will be little diffi.
culty In keepIng a balloon afioat at
least as long as Count do' ' La Vaulx'
was In the aIr when he made hIs rec.
ord flight.
Wise = ! nd his companions had been
In the aIr only 19 hours when he had
covered a dIstance of more than 800
miles In a straIght 1Ine from St. Louis ,
and the n.eronaut's own recor f the .
, yoyugo descrIbed a coursC""Coverlng " .
mor than 1,100 miles" whllo Count do
La Vaulx was In flight for 36 hours .
and 45 minutes to cover a dlstanco of . : ,
1,250 miles. j
If some daring AQterlcan aeronaut '
can maintaIn WI so's sliced , and at the , Ai
L same tlmo malntn.ln his balloon In the , 04 ( . # ; t
aIr as long as did Count do La Vaulx ,
there can bo no doubt of beating the
record , provided the balloon is car. .
rled over the land.
I
. Wlso was hoadlng straight toward
what would now bo the > vprld's re ord
when hi ! ! bnlloon was wrecked. Ho
had foHowed a general cast-northeast .
direction trom St. Louis and was head. -4
. Ing down the vaHoy of the St. Ll w- . fl
rence , followIng the north shore of
Lake Ontario , when he was sUddenly ' ; :
swept Inland and his voyage onded.
Foreign aeronauts who' have on , !
tored for the International cup race li.
are eagCl'ly discussing this chance of ' "
establishing' now record. Ono of
the leading writers on aoronuutlcs in
Paris recently went so fal' n.s to say
that the questlQn ot makIng a new rec.
ord from St. Louis Is the .featuro of
: the contest or 'grel\te t Intel'eat . to' ,
, I . "
sportsmen.
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