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FEBRUARY 13, 1910.
MAN'S CONQUEST OF THE AIR
The feasibility Of aerial travel is now
definitely established, and every day
marks an advance towards the
achievement of the practical utility of
the aeroplane. At present, however, ii
is a somewhat unwieldy and cumbrous
machine, but when it has left the
ground and soars upwards, its move
ments arc so graceful and withal so
facile that a thrill of pleasure Is ex
perienced by all uho witness an as
cent. Tlie great machine is brought
out of its shed; the machinery is lu
bricated; the sails and rudder are ad
justed; the brave conqueror of the
air—the wounds on his head caused by
a recent accident to his machine still
bound up with plaster—examines the
somewhat complicated mechanism, and
takes his seat preparatory to starting.
The formidable pair of propellers com
mence to revolve, at first slowly, then
suddenly at terrific speed, with a
StrlduloUS roar as an express rail
way train, causing a hurricane of wind
sufficient to blow off the hats of those
immediately benlnd. And now the
aeroplane snakes itself free fiom those
who ale holding it in, and starts on its
course along tne ground, speedily at
taining a great velocity. At length
it is seen to have risen into the air,
soaring upwards and still upwards,
and careeilng along, literally on the
wings of the wind, at a speed of about
forty or fifty or more miles an hour,
like an enormous dragon My or like
some primeval monster of 1 the air;
nun in graceful curves, now in a
straight course, and now partly de
si ending, Skimming over the trees, and
then more slowly gliding along a few
leet above the surface of the ground,
until at length, amidst the hearty, well
earned cheer of the spectators the gal
lant aviator stops at the exact spot
where he started. Truly man lias at
last overcome even the attractions of
gravitation itself. Hut for us that
strangest and greatest of all the nat
ural forces will be overcome and an
nihilated the moment the spirit bids
its temporal farewell to the body. And
even when, at the resurrection, body,
soul and spirit are again reunited,
gravitation will exercise no restraint.
For in the spirit world those glorified
beings who have attained an Inheri
tance in that supernal realm in virtue
of the merits and mediation of the
Savior of tile world, who took upon
Himself the pains and penalties due to
them for their lapses from righteous
ness, will have cast off their earth
trammels and will be like the angels
of God. Hut alas! there are those who,
neglecting or refusing that offer of
salvation, will find the Gates of
Heaven closed against them.—A
Hanker.
TRUE IMPRESSIONISM
They were lounging on a bench in
Carnegie art gallery and discussing
the work of various artists represented
in the pictures about them. One could
tell at a glance that they were nitists
of the true Bohemian type. They wee
unsparing In their criticisms, as they
were extravagant In their praise where
the subject seemed to warrant, and
they talked of "values, pitch, perspec
tive, tonality, vibration, luminosity"
and other qualities In a jargon known
only to the studios.
"Oh." slid one with long hair and a
flowing tie. "his landscap s are well
enough, hut interiors is where he
shines. Take that Dutch Kitchen of
his. There's as fine a bit of coloration
as there is in the gall) ry. And as for
breadth Of handling and depth of f cl
ing, why. the picture fnirlv radlatei
the warmth and cozinezs of a Dutch
kitchen."
"Yes." agreed another. "I th'nk lie
has caught the true Dutch atmos
phere."
"Atmosphere!" e\cl limed the first
speaker. "Why, when you wlk pist
the corner where his c tnvas h ings you
can smell the saeurkraut co king on
the stove as plain as anything."
DRIVING THE FACT HOME
There are various methods, diplo
matic or brusque, of notifying an
unsatisfactory employe of his dismis
sal. The pink envelope, says a writer
in the Boston Record, is the recog
nized messenger of fate in many bus
iness office*, but there are other ways,
The most picturesque and original
of methods was that which "Uncle
Jimmy" Gilbert used to use In his
printing office. When a new man
came Uncle Jimmy drove a nail in
the wall for him to hang his hat and
coat on.
Some morning the man would conn'
to work and find the nail driven in up
to the head. He knew that he was
through then.
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SOME WAYS OF WRONGDOERS
"There are a few places where the
professional crook operates," said
Seymour Heutler of New York, for
twenty-five years chief of the Pinker
ton forces OB the New York race
courses, to the Washington Post man.
"Pickpockets generally work in
crowds, or bands, and many clever jobs
are done while helping an old man
or woman on a car. Of course these
crooks frequent crowds, and in the case
o£ 'prop-getters,' for instance, the thief
will use a handkerchief in front of a
man's scare and with the other hand
deftly lift out his pin. I remember
one Incident when two of these 'prop
getters' were working together. One
of them spied a beautiful stone in the
scarf of a prosperous looking passenger
who was standing in a croud on a
street car. He tipped off his partner
and signaled that he was going after
the stone, when the latter held him
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back, saying, 'Nix on that; nothing
doing.'
" 'Why. what's the matter; it isn't
a phony,' returned the crook.
" 'No, it's all right, but there must
he honor among thieves.'
"The man Who was about to be
touched was one of the moat notorious
pickpockets In New York.
"On one occasion at the Saratoga
race course a big storm came up anil
several persons were injured in thu
grand stand," continued Mr. Beutler.
"Bob Plnkerton was one of the lirst
to go to the aid of the Injured. 11>
found a woman who had bei'n hurt by
a Hying chair and as he stooped to
take her arm he found another man
was assisting her also. He looked at
his co-worker, who said: "Well. Hob,
I never thought you and I would work
together.'
"It was lied Leary,' the bank burg
lar."
TOOK THE OLD FELLOW ABACK
There Is ;i ThMnksgiving Itory about
Henry K. Dixey, the comedian, that
his friends at the Lambs never tire of
telling.
Mr. Dlxey while visiting Philadelphia
one autumn intended v very aristo-
cratie Thanksgiving ball in Kitten-
Mouse square.
Whilu supper was being served Mr.
Dixey ranged himself behind tho sup
per table with the twelve or fifteen
Walters busy there. Soon a mild
mannered old gentleman with white
hair approached the actor, glass in
hand.
"Would you mind filling my glass
with champagne, please?" he said.
Mr. Dixey started, drew himself up
and, with a look of horror, said:
"Certainly not, sir; certainly not.
You have already had more than Is
good for you."
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