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MY W6RD, BUT THESE MOSQUITOES ARE BAD If r Fame Cy Ellis O. Jonas v. O be famous Is not necessarily to be great, and to be great Is not necessarily to be famous. Ia the vernacular to be TJ famous is to "make a hit." The next quesuon 10 ue f by the authorities, self-appointed or otherwise, is whether I the fame is deserved. That invariably starts an argument. B No fame was ever unanimous. ... . . . ,. . t-fta VB 1 lid Fame, thereiore, Just as soon as we onoii-oi dtfTnrent stormy sea of disputation without compass or quadrant, without destination or starting-point, doomed forever, like the Wandering Jew, to float on and on to nowhere. Buffeted thus aimlessly Is the shade of Poe. In the ordinary acceptation of the term, he was and is famous, and the effort of his detractors to make out otherwise only servos to increase his fame. Whether he is justly or de servedly famous or not. ia quite another question, a question which is both irrelevant and indeterminate. It is Irrelevant because fame is objective rather than subjective. If it is to be qualified. It takes Its quality from the contemplating public and not from the man under consideration, bringing us to social introspection and there we stick until some arbitrator plenipoten tiary leads us out. Hence the question is also Indeterminate, since arbitra tors plenipotentiary disappeared with the "divine right" bubble. The matter of Poe's going into the Hall of Fame depends and should depend upon thoso having the Hall of Fame In charge, whether they be An thony Comstocks, Battery Dans, John L. SuUivans. or other gentlemen who may have happened to become famous in their chosen sphere. Others should keep hands off. Whatever the outcome, the Hall of Fame merely reflects the opinion of those who have it In charge. No matter how much public discussion there may bo, no matter how much outsiders may engage in controversies in which they have none but a bellicose interest, the governors will still use their own juditment. and we will be supposed to infer that their selections were deservedly famous. There is no danger of any one's deliberately starting a Hall of l'n just Fame. The only other way would be to decide it by referendum. If we should vote him in and his fame was sUll undeserved, then, of course, it would prove that we were a bad lot From Lippincott's Magazine. ST Training for What? Ey Cora E let little things annoy anger, when a moment i,-.. i.i iiim cnfiv t T hinuelf upon his "quick temper," so unruly, so easily f I I rousod. and so hard soothed. Then came the climax, when T one day he flow Into a passion, and almost before he real ty ized it. he had committed a crime which by a narrow mar H"I"H -li"tl Kin escaped being murder. His neighbor was a quiet, pleasant young fellow whom everybody liked and respected. He was never even suspected of owning the naturally quick temper which he kept as sternly under control. He made it a point to be master, and he succeeded. When the first young man went to prison for his attempt upon the life of another, the second accepted a position of trust, of honor, of large responslblllty, where his self-control and calm poise of spirit amid vexations was Invaluable to himself and his em ployers. Neither of the young men would hav.e believed, years before, that they were in training then for the positions each came to occupy. Yet so it was in truth; for had not things gone before which fitted the one for honor, the other for crime and disgrace, the results would not have been what they were. Juvenal says: "No man becomes a villain all at once." Equally true Is It that no man becomes a saint all at once. Training goes before both; and that training is a matter of individual choice. Your temper, your taste, your faults and your virtues, all are your own, to train as no one can train them for you. For what are you training then? JZ? Outrages of the Telephone By Minna Thomas Antrim HE Drunken Sailor's fate having been satisfactorily settled, what shall be done with the Telephone Fiend? This dis tressing problem Is agitating more than one long-suffering soul. The Fiend is petticoated, rarely trousered, who holds you up until you are ready to hurl anathemas upon the very Inventor. Where is the specialist who will conquer this disease of the wire disease that Is working such pf wnoiesaie uavue, lining uiiomiuuij jiuikw, -...a.0 ,iu v,?ncr tho needed rent nf invalids Without a qualm, and robbing tie "part)-" at the other end of all surety of peace.' w all else seem we to have found a quietus, but for the "caller up" at any old time or place, no remedy seems forthcoming. That the telephone has blessed many a man, saved many lives, and helped pile up fortunes, Is true'; but has It not cursed some women, ruined more lives, and hastened domestic misfortune? It has. Has it not become the'favorite pastime of the woman with nothing to do? It has. Does It not l . t0 A iA V. .1 A ha iravwaH nn fit ATI 1 1 V It fiOPS. Sfilf- iicceieiaie guouip: aim uic 1111.1. "u 1.1": i . mnn4. hnl. hiuhanao' 1 UU iH K ' 11 1, " Vlii t; 11 WtMTlg laidi uiwuomo handy telephone, rather than bother to ooth their wnoiesome morning exercise anu iueir cuwiws w u. v. x, v. i0 v. rvftektx . morlror np At dtnrPB fmm whlrh the family U1C UtraL LUCIO IO 1UI WIO Stj v awtvanwv w . larder is supplied. The time wasted by women in foolish 'phoning can never .... .. . . , . , 1 1 M ,Ua nl. nil I be offset by time gainea Dy iorenanaea men 10 uuiue, wr wu-u. uou profit a man if he gain the whole world if his "world"-ls lost through folly? Telephoning from a habit finally becomes a vice, and a menace to the courtesies.. It has destroyed a fine art of social corresponded. It Uai crowned Haste with Courtesy's laurel. & Ice CE Is used as a handy the interior Into large dulge In them freely. In the winter, the Hudson River I pears as soon as the an obfecL . f Tf Tf ?f TT f - aA Ice fills; many uses, but IU hlgnest mission is in xne eariy morning, when It Coats np to a man who has been out all night. At other times It may .do some good, hut this Is where It truly shows itself a humble Instrument In the hands of Providence. ' , Ice comes In bergs and lumps. . In the early morning the Ice man will leave a berg on your door-step, charging for It by weigh. Bat when yon ' get it,' it Is a lamp. This Is due to it snnnnnff nature.. , racaeo in rne- erators, it gradually pines away, until on Sunday! afternoon, when it Is most " needed. It has silently disappeared, leaving naught but germs behind. A re - . . . . . . I . , - . 1A A t tl. MalaVaa. refrigerator, oy ui way, is an invention manner.' v-;'; "v f -around cornstarch and sugar and TanUla, it makes ice cream. No "Uncle " Tom's Cabin" is complete without it. It forms on lakes and mill-ponds, and Is used to sit down on by people learning to skate, or to fall through by ' young boys who have wandered away from home.' It also comes ia rlnka- from Iippincott'a. , ' - . . ..... can do lanen uu.y tu. iw attempt to subject it to the critical viewpoints, we axe embarked on the S. Day f him. He gave way to outbursts of or two ot nrm sou-couuu. r.u. raat the crisis. He rather prided JZ? " w . , mAnav hv ("TH OT i Tl (T fYvTUl OVPT t hft tOO uiuuv uj . . - . n w " dress for the street, thereby losing Ldppincow s magazine. & & Thomas L. Masson medium for conTeylng microbes from cities, where the Inhabitants can' In when it Is not needed to cool the air, filled with chipped Ice, which disap weather gets warm enough to make It . ' w meirai w men mvb ui um h"" "f'r- ;-!.-.- ' jtoon WORLD RECORDS HELD BY WRIGHTS. Flight with passenger 1 hour. 27. 1909. bv Orvllle Wright, at Fort High flight 360 feet. October Mans, France, in which he won the Duration and distance fliRht covering about 77 miles. January 1, Mans, France. Records Pot the Cross country flights by H. nry Blerlot and Hubert Latham. Cross Channel flight by Louis NEWS ABOUT FLYING In the Realm of Aviation v Thick and Fast Wnahins-tnn ID. C. Events in the realm ot aviation are crowding thick and fast. On the same day Orvllle Wright made a new aeroplane record at Fort Myer, Hubert Latham made an almost successful attempt to cross the English Channel. Again the motor of the Frencn avi ator failed, and this time at a criti cal moment. Five hundred yards from the English coast the engine stopped and he fell into the sea, mis second failure may disappoint, but will hardly discourage, such a plucky man. At Washington Mr. Wrlernt suc ceeded in making a new record for flight with a nassenger. In the pres ence of President Taft and a distin guished company he flew with Lieu tenant Lahm almost an hour and Iklrlnan minutes thll fulfilling the terms of the Government contract In respect to duration. During tnis per iod he compassed a distance fully rimihio that hntwvn Calais and Dover. That shows the meaning of this splen did performance. DESCRIPTION 07 WRIGHT MACHINE Tho machine used bv the Wrights at Washington consists of two planes. one nve ieei aoove uw umo. , maaQiirlnir thlrtV-slT fpftt from tit) tO tip. The seat for the operator Is nlaced In the centre or me lower aiana nT tn thn left nt the motor, The passenger sits on the other Bide of the motor. The motor itself is a product or tne TTT-tr,- Tirnthorfl n fnnr-Vlinder. thirty horsepower, water-cooled gas oline engine, me gasoline is puwiicu directly Into the intake pipes, mere The tips of the planes are neiioio for the space Of about twelve feet, tltf Tnaana rif a 1 f VPf thV flUl bO turned In a curve, resembling a hello- cola, the wings moving in opposite ui- MAtlnna A anrinrl lftvar rnntrols thO twin rudders, whlcli are supported by a Drace len ieei iroui iuo rev planes. By working the two levers together the equilibrium ot the ma- Vi1no ia m Intnl n prl Ten feet is front of the operator's seat two planes resembling a box kits about fifteen by three feet are used for controlling the ascent and descent. nmniian ahnnt ninfl feet in di ameter and revolving in opposite di rections are usea iu mrusi wa awiu- plane forward. Tka waltrlit nf the machine. Inclnd ing both operator and passenger, is a trine unaer 12 uv pouuus. M. KLXBIOrS AMBITIOK. Iinii ITnllowlnv the farewell lnnr triven at the Hotel Wlt bV the Aero Club, M. Blerlot and his wife left for Paris. The aviator expects n Mtnni in fVtsihAi tn etiemnt a fllirht fmm Tvinilnn tn Manchester for a prise of 100,000 otrerea oy a in- . . . . a . . a don paper. ine uisiance u 4i miles and the prise was offered in 1 OAT T fa Anon nnlr tn heavier than air machines owned by members of a recognised aero ciuo. At the dinner a letter from Lord nhei-ta vii mail. He amid: ,: "M. Blerlot may be leading the way to great changes in tne conduce 01 iu tare war. , '. - Makes Balloon Parachute ; ; " and Lands Perfectly. ( r.aa ' ITaa PaMhnMnr his vva - J , -'- 1 aw balloon at the height of more than two mues or looeenwg ue eppeuiu eosd and allowing the lower part of v. iv-iiman rtmM Infn the nettinjr. Or. 8. S. BtowetL of PlttsfleW, tn his Urst trip as pilot, maae a oivi w earth In the balloon PitUfleld. The experiment was probably the first of this nature ever tried ia this coun try. , A' perfect landing was effected without the valve cord ever being touiied. ; - by Gregg, in the New York American. , 12 minutes and 40 seconds, July Myer, Va. 18. 1908, by Wilbur Wright, at Le Mlchelln prize. 2 hours, 18 minutes and 30 seconds, 1909, by Wilbur Wright, at Le Wrights to Boat. Farman, Leon Delagraage, Louis Blerlot AT HOME AND ABROAD Events Are Crowding M. Blerlot was presented with a gold medal similar to that given by the Aero Club to the Wright brothers. M. Blerlot, prior to his departure for Paris, said in an interview on M. Latham's 111 luck: "I am too sorry for words. He deserved success and will yet succeed. He has pluck everything but luck failed him. He experienced the same awkward cur rents of air off the Dover cliffs which encountered and they proved too much for him. I was troubled by them, but was luckier. He Is a right worthy competitor and I shall yet have the happy chance of congratu lating him." . -T. AN AIRSHIP WORLD'S FAIR. Berlin, Germany. What strides have been made in a brief period in the science of aerial navigation is borne in powerfully upon us by a world's fair exhibiting the progress f airship construction and manip ulation, which has opened at Frank- fort-on-the-Maln and will last 100 days. In September the crowning feature of the show will be the ar rival of Zeppelin II. for a series of ex hibition flights. A million and a half has been spent on the buildings and grounds where upon will be held contests between airships, balloons and dirigibles. Every type of flying machine will be shown. Prizes aggregating about $80,000 have been offered by the In ternationale Luftachlffahrt Austel- lung, mercifully shortened. to Ha, which 2e the name of .the latest and most Interesting of world's fairs. Passengers may take Joy rides in balloons and steerable vessels of the air, and a liberal education in the art of aviation is promised in the read ing of a series of papers by the lead ing experts. There are twelve groups of exhibits:' Balloons and balloon manufacture, motor balloons, military airship navigation and artillery, bal loon signal service, production and compression of gas, the science of aerial navigation, mechanical and physical apparatus, equipment, mo tors, art objects and toys. Various competitions, aside from the actual races, will bring forth the best In the specialised phases of the art. Germany expects 'fully 6,000,000 visitors to go through the gates ot the Ha in the period of the exhibition. Altogether it is a welcome variation. CUKTISS ENDS HIS 7LT0HTS. -Hammondsport, K. Y. It was an nounced that Glenn H. Curtlss would make no more flights In this country before leaving for France August 6. He is now engaged in assembling the new machine which he will use In the International coot eat at Shelme. , , ;! TO BU1ID BIO PIPOIBU. New York CItv. Mr. Joel T. Klee and Mr. John A. Rlggs, of Hot Springs, Ark., are in New York, ne gotiating with Captain 1 nomas a. Baldwin for the construction of a lance - dirigible baBoon, which they plan to use for exhibition purpose. making tours from city to city In the big airship. They have plane for a balloon one hundred feet long, the largest dirigible ever built in this country. - - - rassnrtrTT Airship Also Provtdea : - For Water Prpasfoa' Clveland. Ohio. -An sirahla. 00 ered with waterproof canvas , and fitted with nronellera at ita bow and tern which will work In water is beint- built by a company here. These appliances have been added to the airship- for use In case It should fall Into the water while on a cruise. The builder of Ue machine says he meets to be able to carry from six to twsutr nasseftrer in the airship. He will also provide an. apartment for , ' . Sporting Diamond GocsiD and Creneral Sporting 1 I' aaKMaaaaaaawaaaa THE NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADS INJ3ME RUNS Fofty-Tvo.Make Total of Six'y Three Four-Sackers This Year. American League Forty. ' New York. The campaign of 1909 In the National league prom lees to be a great one for the manufacture of the noble home run, whloh is base ball's most popular swat. It the. sterling athletes In the tt C. Pull lam organization keep on reeling off four-baggers as they have been doing heretofore, the profits of clothing and shoe firms which offer rewards for loop-the-kJop jolts, will be materially reduced. The Polo grounds, up to last Thurs day, has been the scene of more four ply Jolt than any other major league park. On the lowland lot there have been 23 homers made 12 by the home forces and 11 by the enemy. In Washington Park the official scorer of the Brooklyn club reports an output of 11 circuit drives, five falling to the Superbas and seven to their adver saries. Four-baggers havent been so fre quent as umial in the Dovee park in Boston, where 10 have been made. In Philadelphia eight circuit olouts have been recorded, in Pvtuburg four, in St Loouls three, in Cincinnati two and in Chicago one. The total num ber of four-baggers made in the par ent organization to July 14. Inclusive, wax That was a high mark, but ii uoesn't compare with tne 251 reeled off in 1900. Last season home runs weren't ex tremely frequent at the Polo grounds, but since the field has been encircled with seats, four-baggers are almost a daily occurrence. The athletes- home and vialting seem to have a preference for making hits of this kind inside the ground. John Hum meH and Fred Tenney each have put the ball into the right field bleacher ttes, long a favorite target for the hdtsmdtha. Into the opposite stand, Christy Mathewson and Tommy Leach have drlvon the sphere. Matty's wal lop was the means of the Glante beat ing the Phillies in the afternoon game Decoration day. The Wee Ones Jab started the slaughter of the Mo Grawites on July 10. Hummell's homer, made in tme game of June 25, WiKe pitohlog. prob ably is the longest 1909 drive on the Polo grounds. Tenney's thump first hit the ground before going Into the port stands, wbile Hummell's reach ed its destination on the fly and went mamhAra of Manhattan e hfan colony who had seate in the tenth row. John of rooaiyn uw"" -rap, as before making It he fouled off IT of . Wllte's choicest benders. In the same game in which tne S" Brooklyn utility player causni aauuu distinction and a pair of shoes. Larry Doyle and Harry McCormick, left handed batters, made home runs in succession off Southpaw Pastorlua. Beats Becxer, or xue into the rays of the calcium at to Polo grounds June Z3, wuen w a a. axf Matt BaWViTlfl MH1(. fa lOU 111 Bl muiiW va wj. ' - on Mathewson's first serve and drove it to center for tne rvui led off for Boston that day. . ' Schulte and Harry tsteinieun, ot Cubs, on May 14 made horns runs ta t,. oWhth inn.na of Otis CTandall. These bits, while In the same inning, were not in euoceesioB, uiwi tlng in between the two Germana . T . . , . 1 a..m lala The only wauonai a,uw -...un tn metre three home runs in one game is Cincinnati The "Reds accomplished this bit of work across the river July 1. Mclntyre and IP tortus being the PiM5?"r".T " Jhi ' Mitchell and Lobert the hVtsmKhs. The longest lour-oagger rar in Boston and e record Wt ta Philadelphia were moii.v,a , T Snalnn on - ADTU X. Chapelle. now with Rochester, sailed ' . . i ,alil IvaaaalaV, a drive over iao and by so doing won his own game from the Superbas, 2 to 1. Bill Fbx- en'e blow was sirucx on ap resulted In the ball aeroplanlng over the right field walL The former Skeeter was the first pmiaaeipnia player to make such a drive since 1906. : . '' V''."'V The most popular grounds for four baggers on the Junior circuit have been Boston's, where U hits have been made good for the grand tour. At the Hilltop 10 homers have been made, in twi alv In Rt Txnla five In deve- lsnd three! in Philadelphia three, in Wft-htncton one, sua m tjnr w- ...', . .- , .- Ut-i Bid Hiph for LwW tout. -New'York.--Dan McKettrlck says the ' clubs in this -country must bid high If they want to see Willie Lewis in action. Dan says that Lewis is a much-reformed pugilist. No more bit ting the high spots. -. Hs has a big bank roll and has developed a mania for Iwweastng t. McKettrlck - is ready to send Lewis against Sam Langford, -but will Insist that the ne gro weigh 164 pounds ringside. This means that Langford and Lewis wlU never get together. . U 1 WELSH TO FORCE NELSON TO FrGHT. English Champion Coming Over ta Tackle the Pram lor Light-weight of the United States. New York. Freddie Welsh, who has no contender for the English light weight championship since his defeat of Young Josephs, is coming to Amer ica to force Battling Nelson into a match for the world's championship. He will sail from London in a few days. Welsh announces that he will post a 15,444 forfeit here to go as a side bet and iwill agree to make 133 pounds ringside. He will sign arti cles for a 45-round battle and is con fident that he can beat Nelson. Sporting men ceclare that now that Welsh ie the English champion be yond question. Nelson should accept his challenge. PAPKE 6EEMS TO FEAR LANGFORD. New York. Bill Papke passes up Bam Langford, using the timeworn dodge of not wanting to fight a negro. Fans here thought that the color line) dodge has gono out of exlstenoe. Can it be possible that Papke feart Langford? Must be that. Even If he should wrest the middleweight crown from Ketchel he will not have a clear title until he polishes off the black. If Ketchel is willing to light Langford Papke surely should have no objections, and Ketchel is the cnampion. Now suppose Langford should get Into the ring with Ketchel and beat him to the punch. Would Pdpke claim the mMdlewelerht title? Panke houid wane up. When a man adopts the fighting profession he is supposed ia maat all comers and vou can t claim a champlonshlip -until you have put away all claimants to tne iiue. ThaM-a. u hii a hlitc.h over the Lang- ford-Ketchel match. Langford denies that he is satisfied with $5,000 of the $20,000 puree offered, win, lose or draw. He wants a winner's share or aaa . a . It, m.mA .VAftlV Billy Gibson is Beginning nw hope of landing Ketchel and Langford. although he says he has offered more money than this pair could get any where else In this country for a 10 round bout Gibson will now devote bis time to Papke and Willie Lewis. Willie Is ready to get into the ling with Papke if the latter will make 154 ' pounds ringside. This Papke can easily do. Tt .. rtnew. fa, fT-vln r nnm to get Nelson and Wolgast to box 25 rounds at his stadium at Colma, Cal. y He is promising all kinds of money.- T..a. . at,t. aatla. nf thai Mnal AAllTTlf ' ti- Wtira nive njimner Hviama-vroiw house. The people of California a.i.1, Ar nnt ennnidnr that a feather- ,s 1 a MM whu XTaaloan Irt a 4nnflf ' WOaaSilV V Tl U n uiy iii.iovu , fight Wolgast may be able to outc noint the champion in 10 rounds. " Thero are intfl nf bovs in the east and featherweights, too, that could do as ; much, but In a long bout ( Wolgast would lose sure. - FLYNN NOW RATED AMONQ TOPNOTCHER8. i)nn Angeles, Cl. Jim Flynn the Pueblo fireman, is now considered among the leading pugilists. Last tim1q the nnioradn fireman met Billy Papke, and for ten rounds he fought, the Illinois Thunaeroon StondsUlL , . He never gave way . an Inch, and although Papko'cut his face, to ribbons, the big5 fireman came back and repeatedly forcea ine nunoie fighter to clinch. ' The men fought like fiends throughout the mill, and while Papke looked like a winner in the early rounds, the big fireman came back strong and was always the aggressor. A draw would have Men a good decision, although to many at the ringside Flynn appeared to have the best of the bout 8AM LANGFORD AFREES TO 'MEET TOMMY BURNS. - New York. Articles have been sign ed for a twenty-round bout between Tommy Burns, former heavyweight champion. And Sam Langford, to take place next October during the Olym pic carnival to be held, in (England un der the management of Hugh Mcin tosh, the r Australian promoter, and Billy Brady. Joe "Woodman. Lang ford's manager, took care of Lang ford's end of the negotiations. He held out for a bigger percentage, than Mcintosh, Burns' manager, wanter to give fclm, but finally won out He said Lsngford will sail lor Ensland hnnt Seutember 20. . ; . . ; : ' , STANLEY KBTOHEL HURT f ' WHILE AUTOMOBILINCL San Francisco; Cal. Stanley Ketch el; the champion wlddlowelght pugilist, was painfully Injured by being thrown violently against the front of the au tomobile in which he was riding when tae machine collided, with a wagon. It was feared at first that bis arm had been -broken, but later develop ments showed only a severs strain. In shielding his facs from the glass from Ketcbsl's hands were .badly lac erated, r- , ,
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