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BALLOONS IN THE NAVY.
How They May Be Used for the Purpose of
yiiid on the Enemy Great Aid
to the Admirals of Fleets.
Spy
Dallas I arc going la play an Im
portant fMrt In Ik work st wr nary
rmkd Cute, mi each day at detered
aslten will make them mare ntedfei
In observing tht Spaniard's strength
line of defense.
The tortuous wsiDrwnys and the
generally land-locked nature of the
barbers, their Harrow fortified en
trances, nnd the excellent retreats the
wW reaches of water offer to their
ships nuke It Imperative that w have
name fairly safe and reliable manna of
tanking reeonnolnaanre of the pan
lards' positions. m lighting topa,
ye, even tho mastheads, are of little
avail for observation at the iltetaneea
Imposed by the watchful batteries of
the enemy, ami the captive balloon
alone solves the dlttlculty. Thin Is es
pecially 10 whew high prflmonterle
like thoao of nantlsgo dn Cuba and San
Juan completely ihut out the harbor
from view and make hitting n fleet
t her In mere guesswork. Hecent expert
moots In Germany. France and Hut
ala have emphnslxed tho Importance of
the enptlve balloon In widening a fleet'
IK) worn of observation, Juit In tho name
way that the captive balloon will serve
tb army: and the patient trlala nnd
study of tho Hermans huve evolved a
curious aerostat that by virtue of It
efeape and pacullar properties Is
peclally wall adapted to (he greater
ring at naval work, and It la quite
ware to aay our own balloona will em
bod the general feature of the Oer
mail design.
Th balloons will really he three bsl
loon acting In concert. The drat and
largest I like an Immense snussg.
and bear the main burden of the load
ed car The second In somewhnt alml
taw in shape, but hue the lower end
of the big balloon like a creeping
csMrplllnr This se.ond and amaller
balloon act prlnrlpall In the rapacity
of rudder, and all materially In
holt! In the lulloon In a peculiar posi
tion while the third nnd smalt spheri
cal 'ml loon trails stone. Independently
behind at lomr distance and aervea In
the ame steadying capacity that n
kite m tall doei. In actlno. thla triple
balloon floats with reat atea.llneaa or
Immobility hen not under way
MMStfclng linpoaalble lu the pear
Hhuped affair familiar to all of na.
Kite obaervatlon our la pendant from
the wain balloon, which poliea lu the
air at an angle of about 41 dtsreoo,
prnetlenlly like the position of the kite
eoni man to every eebofll hay, nnd It
la Juet In thai way that the force of
the wind Is utilised to Increase the
hall(on'a buoyancy and to subsenrs
alao to that peculiarly marked atesdl
neaa or directness of flight.
Hade up. aa It la, lu three tens rate
pari ii In I'M liable to total and In
van' "ilpne In case of puncture, nnd
It I -ven poaalble to aecure a Wider
margin of aafety by subdividing the In
terior by thin membranous walls nnd
ntUug th.m with little valves some
what Ilk" thime now uaed on a bicycle
tire, which would enablt'the balloon to
I nllad, hut which at the asms time
would shut off automatically an In
jured compartment by virtue of the
unimpaired force of the neighboring
good ones. A happy, chance ahol that
might damage one or even two of the
cwmportmentH would only cause the
balloon to sink slowly like an exhaust
ed bird, and would either enable the
iurounu to prepare for n Jump lu
HttfeVy or permit the balloon lo be
drawn beyond the reach of further at
task before touching the water. These
ballooni are built up In sections out
of a wonderfully light but very tough
fabrication of silk -a strip a yard long
being equal to bearing a burden of half
a ton; and a balloon capable of rais
ing a party of tour persona will scarce
ly wstib more than a good -al ted boy
or 14.
The especial advantages sf the hnl
law ler naval work were discovered
a recently aa 111 In that year the
n u lan monitor Itueaikn foundered
with all hnnds In the Oulf of Flulnnd.
An expedition, under Colonel Nicolas
4'Orwff. undertook to discover the k
eatlsn of the loet vessel by using a
tantlvs bnllosn for the purposes of Mb-
marine observation, and while he was.
unable to nnd the craft, still the re
writs of his search wars fruitful In ml
noble tnfnrmatlon for fntnre naval pniw
mom. The balloon, which was hi
smskIvs br s largs naval transport (It-
t4 nn for the service, a trended to al
Utsnles varying from Ms to oantsthlng
Jat over 1.4M feet Two observers
who were relieved every three hours
fwnre constantly In the car. and It wm
foaad that the naked eye was belter
nslapted to discerning objects nt the
.bottom of the sea than were the aids
t telescope or glasses With a favor
able light rocks and sandbanks were
clearly deflned at depths of from 1 to
M feet. Urge, light sandbanks- surb
hb prevail about On ba could he teen
more or Ihm dbMlnrtlf . depending upon,
tlM oeJor of the water, at a dent oj
trven 41 feet, but I was not nsttelMg
to dkttlngnlih the detAlls of ebjscu i
skeply sabtnerged The rkw from the
ear reached to a distance qntU 41
mile, and it was poeethle Ut bear the
vmwi of distant eannonadlHg wMesi
was Inandlble to pers'ins on land. Ob
jents est the surface ( the water were
mte SMllr Uieried tl an they could
HtTe IrHA uc tsnrt and b chararier
t dlttnnt emit, whether niemnttic er
naval, was easily discoverable; and.
finally, It wng found (hat the atcndler
nature af tholr eurrenla over the
wnter made certain dcllnate uuaorv.t
liens peealble where tho broken cur
rsnu over the In nil would have made
them prohibitive.
Ilaekeil by the reflecting bottom sand
about the Cuban porta, explosive inline
In tho shallower water will stand out
strongly silhouetted, aa would also
other obstructions opposed to our
ships' approach- something that could
not be detectsd with safety In any other
way. Thla seems a strange power of
the Mir. but It la only because the eye
Is narried shove the highest ancle of
tho sun's reflected light, and the water
becomes as a sheet of gtnas faced
squarely with the light behind one's
head.
With a modern equipment of long
distance or telescopic photography It
Is possible, from a bnso so steady as
one of those balloons, to take pictures
of the enemy's coast, forls, hidden
batteries and the locations of his ves
sels and his vulnerable positions. This
Is not speculation, but nn accomplish
ed fact.
Now let us see how tho work will
be done In nil probability. One nt tho
auxiliary vessels will be aselgnsd oaeh
Meet to serve ns a balloon dopot ship,
ami a good wide stretch of deck will
be set apart for the stowage of tho
balloon. Ita Inflating and for Its ascen
sion and sithssquent return. Tho hy
drogen gas will be made either down
below and supplied by pipe to the bal
loon on deck, or stored, under great
preasure, In stout steel cylinders, which
an he carried where raest convenient
and fed directly Into the great folds
of the "aerostat." When nil Is ready,
the observing ofllcers step Into Iho car.
a fine steel rope, under mechanical
control, Is let out. and tho balloon
rises like a great kite high Into tho air.
The ship gets under way, nnd. with ho
balloon appearing scarcely larger than
a good-sited orange, starts In toward
the roast on Its mission of observation
and dotectlon. Telephonic communica
tion Is kept up with li'e occupants In
tho ear, and the direction nnd tho
apeed of the craft nro nt onoo respons
ive to tho guldnnro of tho watchers In
that tiny car n quarter of a mile above.
When they havo completed their rccon
nohnmnco tho winding maehlne Is
started, and they are quickly and easily
drawn down, white n little skillful
maneuvering lands them on deck nnd
the nimble seamen soon hne the bal
loon snugly anchored nnd caverotl
against mishap. The work can be car
ried on night or day and with wider
applications than pesslblo to n fixed
military base, and Its use an board a
navnl uraft ns nn ntixHInry to opera
tions of tho army would bo of Ineatlm
nltlo value,
Tho Illustration dcplrts the balloon
moored to a speeding torpedo boat nnd
the result, perhaps, of a very good
night's work In our behalf. Tho bal
loon linn ascended from tho depot ship
as usual, but when at the desired
hokht was fastened to tho light
draught and fleeter torpedo boar. This
boat has crept In to tho neighboring
coast under cover of darkness und
sought the temporary shelter of some
Jutting arm of tho land. Ab the first
mists of tho curly morning rlso, tho
balloon, like a poising onglo, soars high
nbove the onomy's dofcnsoH, hut not so
far ns to bo boyond tho plorclng reach
of Its telescopic eyes. There, prnetlrnl
ly safe from harm's roach, It absorbs so
much that Is vital to the enomy's wel
fare, and nt the first shut of alarm tho
boat darts out from covor, and liefore
either boat or balloon can bo caught
In rang thoy nro hastening nwny to
the ofllng wlih n wealth of Informa
tion and such detection us It Is impos
sible for tho foe (a trnarfl agalnsv bs
fore nn assault bs made.
Dlaneo also has balloons, but they
aro bampered by tho flxt'd base essen
tial to military operations and tb
shifting courses of the land brccios, but
wo shall have a system of esplonngs
second to nono not oven his coast
wlso telegraph; and whsthor It be for
tho massing or troops, the successful
bombardment by only one small gun
boat, or tho grand, concerted action of
mi entire fleet, we shall havo tho am
plest means of Information with the
least exposure of lire.
We shall watch our enemy even
whllo ho sleeps, and the first thing h
shall see as he looks tip from tho land
still clothed In the gray of dawn, wilt
bo ourgtinrdlnn high above nnd touched
by tho first glint of the coming day
an omen or heaven's guidance and s
promise or golden victory.
ItOIJHKT Q. HICKIlltBTT.
KBKNE'S "mCHARD."
The Attnr-t right on the floor Thai
Iteprrtrnteil the llntwnrtli l'llil.
"Thomas W. Keoiie was tho only
Hlehard who ever finished a fight on
llosworth Field to the satisfaction ol
tho gallory.' snld a Western man In
speaking of the tragedian, whose doalb
on Htnton Island bos occurred re
ccntly. "In his later years Mr. Kcom
quit this, but when ho first went out
ns n tragedian undor the management
of Mr. W. It. llayden, ho got down on
tho floor of tho atage In his encotintoi
nnd fairly dragged himself across tht
'field.' knocking things right nnd loft
while tho gallery caused the roof of tht
houso to sag. When Keono scoureo
Mnrden for his mnnsaer It was under.
stood that llnyden was to bill tho show
and maungo It as ho pleased. Thert!
was never anything In tho lino of
gorgeous lithographing that surpsssed
Ilnyden's postors during the first two
seasons In tho West. Tho llosworth,
Field scene took up nine-tenths of thf
big shoots, and If thoro was any cototj
overlooked I never hoard of It. I win ,
In a town where llnyden had hilled lil:
attraction nlnng with tho Ilarnum
Ilalley show, and I declare on my honm 1
that the stand put tip by Hilly I lay den
drew the crowd. I have been told that ,
the rolling s round on the floor business
In lbs llosworth Field scene waa Hay-1
dsn's conception of the fight and that
poflr Koone was forced to soil his king-1
ly nltlre every night undor protest. At
the sxrdrotluu of the contract It waii
renewed with the prorlso Unit thert'
was to he no llxliUnz on the iloor." 1
llx.
Well tl.rl Hwnrd.
Capt. Weaver, who Is going Into the
wnr as onptaln of nn Arkansas com
pany, wears n aword which has done
duly In threo wars. His cront-irrnnd.
father carried It In tho Itovoluttonary
war, nig Kramirnther In tho wnr of 1812,
nnd tinelo In tho wnr bofveon tho
state, nnd now he exports It ho gets n.
i-uunce to siusn aomo Himninrde with It.
What We'd t.lkn tit Know.
First Rocloty Umiuty I so, dear,
that It Ims been fashionable In Paris
to uo photographed In ons's corset.
wcomi noriety Ilsniily Dear met
what on earth do they want to put
hem on for?
A MEAUt llEALiaifiD.
John Overton sat alone, smoking his
pipe. Ho oould hear the men ns thy
laughed and Joked around the camp
fire, but ho could not Join In tholr
merry-making.
11 vo years ago he had left his east
ern homo to endure the privations nt
a mining engineer In a new country.
A scheme carried out successfully
placed his name prominently before
tho solontlfle world. He felt olntotl
that night, yet his thoughts would turn
to her. In tho years that hnd gone
by much or the bitterness of that quar
rel hnd (Hissed away. After all, she
waa only n girl then, sweet 1'rlsclltit
O ray.
Ills mother hnd dreaded to sto him
go nway so far. Iho had enough for
belli, hut when he and I'rhxlllu quar
reled the eoiiree of his I Its ssomol
changed.
Ills mother had died since, and he
had come Into hor fortune. Yet still
ho tarried. Ho had grown to love the
Wost.
"Why Is the pnleface brother sadr"
"Why, yen naughty IKUe girl, why
did you stray so tar frem home at this
time?" Ovortan exclaimed, as he look
ed upon tho darh. sweet fnco so near
his own.
"Father came to see you, and I come,
too. I am going away. Overton. The
heart of ltouln aches within hor. Him
loves tho mountains, she loves her
father, she love Overton. When he Ii
sad alio Is sad. When he It gono tho
winds sigh mor deeply in tho pines;
tho brook, ns It leaps over the stonv.
Is not so gay. liven the sun shines
not so brightly when Overton Is not
hero."
As her sweet, monotonous tones
ronsed Overton looked Into hor face.
Hor mothor had boon the daughter of
a noble chief or n tribe of Indiana,
nnd her fnthnr waa an oRlesr at the
fort -flho was, perhaps, IS, and carried
herself with iho dignity of her race.
She Imd hor father's classic features,
hut the Millions of hsr mother's people
shono in her groat black eyes.
Whon Overton rams to the north
west country he had some work to do
nt the fort where she lived. He had
hilled a huge snake one day. An In
stant later and It would have been
upon hor. Since then she had lovod
him with the unreasoning affection or
nn animal. Her father Joined them ss
thoy sat thero. Taking ltobln's hand,
ho drsw hsr to him.
"Poor little onol I am going to send
her Ilnsl. Ovorton."
"No hotter plan could suggest Iteoir.
You should havo sent her soms ttmo
nno. lie a good little girl, Ilobln.
"What an nrtlflslal Atmosphere! 1 am
going bark by the first train."
Ho turned to go, hut before him
stem! n magnlllrent woman. Wm It
her oxpreeslon or was It her face thai
reminded him of thnt one old masters
so loved to portray
Her rognl hood, her bonutlfut face,
hnd the dlenltv of n nucon. As she
f smiled he thought of the runnfhg
stronms In tho motin'nlns, tho music
of tho 'pines of the beautiful Western
country of his ndoptlon; then her
sweet, monotonous voloe brake the si
lence: "Has the paleface forgotten tho Ilob
ln of the sptingttmoT"
Ills lips could form no words. Ho
opened his arms and clasped her to hi
heart, Philadelphia Item.
mmm
MAKINQ 01HJHHVAT10NH FROM A WAIUUIA
ICILLHD A II"OIC SNA Kit.
Learn a lot, but don't forgot your old
friends."
"I sliull nevor forgot," nnd turning
quickly alio glided away.
Unusually bright, her constant com
panionship with her father had deep
ened her Intellect. Thoy learned to
love hor In tho school. With careful
treatment her skin grew flue-grained
nnd fnlror. Hor hands were small, soft
nnd dimpled. Klie did not look like
nn alien, and few could guess that In
dliili blood ran In her veins.
Her hnhltuiil sadness novor left her,
bill hsr siullm woro ready and often,
fill combined tho host of Uie two
rates from which she sprung, and a
more charming woman was nsver lit
trodueod Into ths gay world thsn Hob
in, daughter of Csptaln Siratlnnore.
Overton had made rapid stride In
his profession. The years seemingly
(eft no Impression on his handsome
fnee. .To his heart he still clasped his
dream, or Prlscllla.
Alio had been marrlvd, and was now
n widow, still as lovely and fair as
In her aweet girlhood, so rumor had It.
For the first time In many years he
decided to go home, back to the old
haunts, the old friends, and PrtacllU.
Alas! He found them rhan&ed. The
old house was the same, but his moth
er had gone away. At the club new
face greeted him. slflh. narrow,
aimless men sUgnatsJ In the little
town. He felt then and there like tak
ing the next train back where he could
breathe the pure, sweet air and feel
tho freedom and ambition at ths
plains.
A relative waa to entertain that eve
ning, and he was the guest ct honor.
He came In n little late, and paused a
moment lu the corridor. Looking
aeros the room, he saw the object cf
his dream, the Prliellla of long rgo.
Rite was certainly lovely, but
Accustomed as he was to read hu
man nature, he saw In that face every
thing whloh he left out of his Ideal.
She had thrown him over for a rlrh
man. lie had thought that she bad
L'n forced to It by her parents, and
nil pitied, her o much.
Sha looked so rowHlareat, so aeU
fnlJifled. so wcjrUiy. HrerythlDg she
did teamed to be for effect.
"What an Idiot I have been." He
turntd and walked to tb platra.
HAVE YOU A PIAZZA?
With h I.lllle rnriiUliliia- It t'en lie
Mmln mi lilral ftumiiirr Ilrlreat.
J. Harry Adams Illustrates and de
scribes lu the Woman's Home Compan
ion some very plover devices for f ur
iinklng the rront pinna. "While n
few chairs aro the only necessary
pieces or furniture for tho comfortable
disposal of the several members of
the family, It Is oftentimes a pleasure
to convert the plnxxn. or n portion of It.
Into n convenient lounging nnd read
ing room. It will be n very simple
mnttor to nrrangn tho few odd piece
of furniture necessary to bring nbout
tho chnngo. A few chnlrs, a table,
divan, hammock nnd somo stools, n
rug and somo Inrgo plants In Jar
dinieres, ir tnsterully arranged, will
work n wonderful chnngo In tho ap
pearance or any plnxxn; and If tho aim
should shine on nny pnrt sufllrlont to
annoy tho occupants, a few !a-go bam
boo screens ran ho rastnned In place
to shade It nlroly and protect one's
eys rrom the unpleasant top light.
Whon old furniture Is to ho renovated
for this purpose it should bo woll fas
tened tngother with screws to Insure
ths strength and safety necessary:
then, having been sandpapered to re
move rough place anil old varnish,
two or three successive thin coats of
some desirable colored paint can be
applied until the appearance is satis
factory. Upholstered sen Is or barks
that arc pretty well worn can he re
covered with denim or other aervlce-
able and strong material, and fastened
In place with upholstery tacks with
large nvnl heads. If the old furniture
that la found In the nttle or cellar
should not ho available for plaxza use,
It Is possible to make same very good
pieces rrom some boxes, boards nnd a
little upholstery-goods. Furniture at
thin description will ho round very ser
viceable on it plnxsn, ns It iiomls llttln
or no raro, ami If somewhat abused
rogrot will not fallow, ns In the abuse
of n holier gnido that has been pur
chased. Awnings nbout the u..t pnrt
or n plnaxn nro oftentimes a nerowilty
to keep tho mmllght off, and ronao.
quontly heap It cool, and In nny event
they prove a satisfactory shlold to thn
oyon from tho light nbovo. Whorothoy
u ro usod tho mild nnd subdued under
light that prevails Is soft and plenslnx.
particularly If n huff or straw-coloied
canvas Is employed."
A PLKA FOR TUB HO MB WOMAN
Thn Mnt llrllllsnt IllfU Are Not Too
Much In Urine I" it Home.
"Tho home woman seems to some
one who might have fitted certain nar
row conditions of the past and certain
prosaic ones of tho present, but never
the tioeds of progress. The fai t Is. tin
needs or a home and the qualifications
or u home-keeper stand first lu lm
pnrtnni-e." Is the position taken by
Mary II, Ilnldwln when writing or "The
Possibilities or n Homo Woman" In the
Woman's Home Companion. "Ho few
women rcallxo tho possibilities for ex
"reining the most thaughUul energies
lu learning to bo a home-mnkor. tho
opportunities for developing endow
ments, scientific. Intellectual or cxerti
ttve, to their fullest scopo, nro as pros
out here as anywhere else. The girl
who never dreams of hnvlug n homo
of her own and somo ona nt the head
of It whom sho can delight to honor
and love Is generally Inching In her
feminine mnke-up. Mothers who. after
their daughters nrrlvo nt v. suitable
ago to Instruct them upon the subject
of lavo. mnrrlngo and tho diitlc of
homehoep!ng, noglect this part ot
training, must sotnei lines awaken to
the fart of what thoy have in I sued. And
yet one would not nut a shadow aver
tho bright dreams of youth and forro
a young creature nut of her girlhood
by emphasising to hor the somber real
Hies of life before she takes up the
duties that belong to a future experi
ence. The girl ihust not he cheated
out of one stage of her development.
If she Is, through any cause, she will
carry through her life a sense ot hav
lug been defrauded of something that
waa rightly hers. If a girl Is kept
'.rue and truthful and pure, she lias
ths fouHdsthv. qualities upon which to
build the happiness of a home. Hut
shs needs direction In those habits that
havs n direct bearing upon Its prare
and comfort, and one must be a very
Inexperienced or selfish person who re.
fuses to regard the small things In
their relation to the management of the
affairs of a home. The most thorough
education, the meet brilliant gifts, the
most fascinating personality thise
are not too much to bring to a home,
and the Investment of the wealth ot
mind nnd heart will Insure rich re
turns to the snored spot where love
and service shouM no hand In hand "
Another Complete Victory.
"I.el mc kiss your Dewey lips," urged,
tho youth In the parlor. "Young man."
roared a valrc from above, "the bom
bardment will open 'as soon as I can
get down stairs." Then the hapless
youngster erganlxed himself Into a
Hying squadron and mads a fleet disappearance-
Ut.