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BRITISH WAR BALLOONS i
WATCH THE EOERS.
Remarkable Battlefield Wort: Done by 2
. Mounted i eiegrapneri. $
BfOaeiQiOiema
viai'Aiun irom
Cape Town
states that the
British troops
have an impor
tant auxiliary in
the military
balloon, and the
defcnoe of Lady
smith was con
siderably facili
tated thereby.
The balloon was
in tolenhonio communication with
the camp, and kept a watch on the
Boer movements duriug the night.
The brilliant work performed by
the signaling corps of the United
States army daring the war with
Spain eansed special attention to be
drawn to that branch of the service.
An interesting comparison will be
afforded by the study of the opera
tions of the signalers of the British
army in the hostilities in the Trans
vaal. The latest information reoeived
is to the effeotthata complete balloon
ing corps from England is on the
ontcrm-LiKi mat in thk mixd.
Boene of action. The great Napoleon
regarded military balloons as of "uo
strategical importance." He was
sfooompanied by a ballooning corps
daring his second campaign in Egypt,
)wt the wagons oontaiuiug the boobs-
BALLOONING TRAIN
ories (ell into British hands, aud this
oaiewity bo doubt! influenced hi
- 'uiou, ' However siuoe those days
I 'ary balloons haw don good work
r -J oooaaiontJ ana it is oon.
M
fidontly expected that their advent in
the Transvaal will afford many lessons
in the possibilities of ballooning in
warfare.
The British balloon division is fully
equipped for the work it is to per
form. The chief work which it will
lie expected to execute may be summed
up as follows: First, to discover the
whereabouts of the Boers hidden in
cover; second, to make observations
and to take photographs; third, to
TOWEIt CONSTMHTF.E BY ROYATj ENGI
KEERH WORKINC WITH THE BALLOON
DIVISION.
carry dispatches. Invaluable infor
mation concerning the enemy's
movements will be telephoned from
the men in the car to those below.
The balloon, too, will re ruler ex
cellent service for map-making pur
poses. Photographs will be taken
vertically downward that will shew
every detail of the conntry and the
position of the Boer forces. It is
only a matter of practice for skilled
surveyors to become effioient in judg
ing distances and heights from a bal
loon car aud iu making accurate
aki."rfshes aud maps.
The British military balloons now
going to the front hold about 10,000
cubic feet of hydrogou. Each balloon
will carry two persons one in the
car and the other, in the netting.
IN THE FIELD.
These balloons are made of gold
beaters' skin, which is far superior in
every Hy to silk. Eaoh balloon will
be placed on a wagon and drawn by
twelve horses to the scene of opera-
.
tiont. The gas will be conveyed in
wagons drawn by a steam traetion
engine or by font horses. This gaa
is stowed in steel cylinders, 110
cylinders being reiinirod to fill one
balloon of 10,000 cublo feet capacity.
Hitherto one canse of great concern
in the ballooning operations has been
the difficulty of obtaining a balloon
sufficiently steady to ensure the mak
ing of accurate observations. It lias
also been feared that the difficulties
attending the manufacture, handling
and conveyance of the gas might
prove insnrmonntablo. In order that
this may not prove a stumbling block
in the Transvaal, the British army is
being also furnished with equipment
for the rapid erection of observation
towers. The care of these i entrust
ed to the ltoyal Engineer, a section
of the British army whose operations
have always been distinguished by
excellence of work. One of the illus
trations shows ono of these towers
after it has reached a height of 110
feet. It will be seen that the ob
servation posts afford every fncility
for rnconnoitering tho movements of
the Boer army. The results of the
TKLKl'KONIN FROM A WAU BALLOON.
observations made by balloon or tower
will be communicated to the general
staff headquarters by means of tele
phone and telogrnph lines, to bo
erected by the telegraph battalion of
tho Royal Engineers. This battalion
has seen long and honorable service.
In the erection of temporary lines it
has made a record for speed, stability
and clllciency. Galloping across a
plain, horsemen may bo seen, im
paling their specially constructed
posts at regular distances. With a
speed that is almost incredible, other
horsemen follow, unreeling the coil
of wire; others, with an agility aud
skill hitherto confined to circuses,
pursue them, standing on saddle to
adjust a wire to the insulator, drop
ping into their seat, only to repeat
the operation a few yards further on.
The illustrations show that this lino
is not as primitive in construction as
one might suppose.
Huleri Money.
But speaking of cotton strange
how tho subject sticks to one I once
asRed a small farmer in Georgia,
"Why do you raise ootton year after
year? It seems to me it's the hardest
thing in the world to raise; it requires
more care than anything I know of;
has to bo plowed oftener and looked
after more oarefully; why don't you
raise something to eat?" And the
mau with the two-mule farm laughed
and said, "I'd know yon was from the
North jtiHt by that fool speech. Be
cause I owe for my laud. I have to
have money every yea.1 to rnn this
farm. I can borrow mbney on my
next crop of cotton. And the man
who lends me the : ;oney cau keep his
eye ou my crop from the time the
seed is in the ground till it is loaded
ou i'.'i cars. His security is all light.
But it I go to him in the spring and
tell him I ain't going to raise at y cot
ton, but only corn and garden truck, ,
he can't keep track of no such perish
able scenrity as that. He won't lend
ine a cent. So if I want any money
I've got to raise cotton." And I made
what haste I could to swim ashore.
It is so easy, son, for us to toll people
2000 miles away just what they ought
to do. Ho muoh easier than it is to
go there ant do it. llobert Burdette,
in the Los Angeles Times.
Rerret Brawan Designed by s Womau.
"Most people seem to think," said
a maker of furniture, "that secret
drawers and hidden receptacles in
furniture only exist iu novels and
plays, bat this is by uo means so. I
very frequently take orders for snob
items, and I employ a clever woman
designer, who shows positive genius
iu planning plaoes of concealment,
which no amount of tapping or meas
uring ouuld reveal. In most cases,
eveu were the hollow receptacle dis
covered, the woodwork around would
have to be cut away, so complex are
the fastenings. Most of the orders
come from women and rich people,
of course and I have no doubt that a
desire to hide articles from too curi
ous aervauta diotatee the orders."
"Barker humbly says he is but an
instrument iu the bauds ol destiny'
"I know he talks that way; but. all
the same, he thinks destiuy baa ita
nanus full when it is uaiog bun,"
Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK
I i
1 Designs For Costumes That Have Bo
ll como Popular in tho Metropolis.
p' cJ' S1
Nkw Youk Citv. (Special). The
deepest pitfall in the path of the ama
teur milliner is the inessiness of pre
vailing' styles. Amateur milliners
A IMi'TI Itl'.SvIT. MODEL.
tend to mpssiuess, nud when the pro
fessionals lean that way also the re
sult is something to admire "wonder
at" is the original meaning.
Iu their search for the picturesque
the new lints are piled so high and
swathed so deep with superfluous or
naments that all tt.e eymmctry of the
head and figure is lost in theso monu
ments of misdirected industry.
While the large toquo with rolling
TfUMMED WITH HTITCHISOS.
brim of velvet comes nearer than any
other to being the prevailing mode,
as almost invariably beooming to pret
ty hair, the small, close-draped velvet
toque, worn over the face, is also a
favorite to accompany tailor dress. It
is trimmed with stitched bands of
cloth or Bilk, and a bird or an airy
butterfly is added for garniture.
A strikiug piece of headgear is the
accompanying example taken from the
Dry Goods Economist. It is a hat of
brown and blue velvet, with roses
merging from ecru to dark-brown sur
rounding the brim. The butterfly
shows both colorings on a cream
ground. The collet is of velvet,
mousseline dt soie and renaissance
luce with gold buttons and cord.
WaUts, Bodices and Blouse.
None but flattering comments are to
be made of dress waists as they now
reveal themselves, aud powerful as
has been the effort to coax women to
accept more decoration on their skirts,
the waists, bodioes and blouses of the
majority of costumes continue to steal
ill the real glory and color.
Stitching is in high favor as a finish
for wraps and costumes. A fine ex
ample of a waist trimmed with stitoh
ings is shown in the large engraving.
Several gowns were seen with no other
trimming save rows and rows of fanci
ful stitching in some contrasting color.
Blouses are now exaotly like those
of previous years. They are made
tighter and over a very close fitting
lining. The pleats, whiek nsed to be
on the upper part of the bodiee, and
were widened at the breast, pulling out
and enlarging the waist, are oontinued
to the belt, kept fiat, and aewed with
lingerie stitoh. These pleats are ar
ranged iu every possible way, long
wise, horizontally, diagonally, as in
sertion, eto. Collar art still mad
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FASHIONS.
The XhtmI Form of Cloak.
The newest long cloak for theatre:
and general evening wear is crepe d
Chine. It is lightly stretched around
the shoulders to about the elbow, and
from this point to the ground all the
fullness is set into narrow little rib
bons or tucks, doing away with all
folds or flutes. This is a reversal of
the usual order of things, tucks and
straightunss below tho elbow instead
of above it, as for a tall, slim woman
the innovation is very becoming. The
high collar of this cloak is edged with
leathers and the edges of the front
aud all around thebotton are bordered
with netted silk fringe.
MTrrt or n Welt-rut Cornet.
It is extraordinary what a trans
formation a well-cut corset will effect
in a woman's appearance, and how,
without any perceptil Is pressure, the
waist may be lengthened even as
much as two inches. This is really a
very important consideration at the
present time, when princess dresses
and eelskin skirts are so popular, and
any one who wishes to have an ele
gaut and graceful appearance should
first of all give consideration to the
corset, otherwise the work of the
dressmaker is likely to be lost.
Sequins Are rsKtilonnble.
Sequins are to bo seen ou many
things this winter, particularly on thin
goods witllace efleots. White gowns
of net are covered with them, but
they must be sewed on carefully, and
home sewing is usually better than
that of tho shops. It is better to
have no sequins at all than a sequin
off here and there. It is a degree
worse than a missing boot button.
Skirls That Are the Mode.
This season's styles fulfil a twofold
mission. They make the stout woman
look thinner, and the slender woman
becomes a dream of loveliness and
shapeliness when she dons a princess
effect gown, a short jacket and Dircc
toire hat. Every skirt is tight fitting
about the hips aud very much flared
around tho bottom, sleeeves are small,
collars high, some basques are shown,
and fringe is the acme of novelty.
The favorite model in skirts will bo
a seamless circular shape, Utting like
a glove over the hips and back, and
flaring at the bottom to the width ol
from four nud a half to five yards.
This flare is very perceptible as tba
A HOU3E BODICE. BED FLANNEL BLOUSE,
skirt is held up, with one hand hold
ing the bottom and one the belt. The
front breadth, which used to be out
perfectly straight in 'order to insure a
"good banging skirt," is now percep
tibly flared in the skirts, which are
made on the gored pattern, whioh will
also be very much worn. The shirred
A aaiBBID BXIBT.
skirt design ber shown is on of tb
"r5s,:u's ffivorifri
UflHE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
SMALL AMOUNT AWARDED.
Bcavtr Widow Sues New Brighton lor Ids Lou
ol Her Husband and Rtceivtt $800
Had Asked lor $20,000.
A vrrdlct for Iri00 was rpmlored at
Heaver Inst ivek In the dHmnite sult
of Josephine I'resj'-nser against the
horouKh of New lliluhtnn. Hhe sued
for i),(ino diiniiiifea for the loss of her
hushnml, whose ilenlh. It wan atlPRed,
was ilue to the neirllKence of the de
fendant. The following pensions were Issued
lost wet-k: Wllllnm K. ('line. IjpwM
Run, Holier! Dalssclt, l'lltshnra.
In : John .1. Hnulhwnrth, Worlhlnir
!nn. IH to ; Hubert l. Williams,
Miii'tlntown. II! lo I4; Wllllnm John
ston, Inillnna. (12 io 117; Imvlil HIs
Inner. limner City, IM lo 17; Charles
Young. Holillcrs nml Bailors Home,
Kile. (!; Joseph A. Arthur, Stratton
vllle, Imvlil It. Poller. Pittsburg,
W: lli'iirge Aukermiin, deail. Irwin, till
to ; Aiihllmld HIM, Hharnn, $14 to
I7: William F. House. Plennitntvllle,
1 to IX; Augustus Pease, Indiana, $6
tn x: Hnnnnh I.. Mi tcalf, Poller
Hrook, IX; Hiuhnel It I. mine, Pitts
lung, $S: Ahlgnll It. Fulkerson. Bugar
Drove. $8; Klin Auki-rmnn, Irwin, ;
Howard Miner, Mt. Pleasant, $12;
Thomas t.tmlsny, Pittsburg, $0; Alfred
Mllcy. Mount, Alio, Frmiklln, $0: John
ilnllngher. Pittsburg, : William K.
Illl1 Kelly stntinn, 18; Hiilnucl Hoke.
Hcottdnle, $H to $12: ICniiiia fingers'.
Knoxvllle (Tlngn c-otinty). $17: Bnmuel
M. tllbsiin, ('oi.hrnns Mills, $8; James
M. MrCrenry. Deronila, $; flenrge
Ferris, dead. Monneu, $t4 to $17; Alhert
Irish, ronneiiulvllln, $14; llnsel White.
Khby, $H to H; Mary Duffy, llollvar,
$: fatvrlne H. Hmlth, Cowaneainie,
$8; Mury A. Cotwell, Hlmersburg, $8;
Anna C. Hlu-arer, Freeport. $8; Mary
3. Cramer, Clrant. $8; Warren Clifton,
Pittsburg, $; Jnmea Petrl, Pittsburg,
$12; William Turner, Pittsburg, $:
William Atkinson, Hennett, $: Frank
Henry, dead. Mendville, $10 to $12;
Jonathan Moon, ohlopyle, $8 to $10;
Thomns Price, Cln levllle. $8 to $10:
Peter Williams. Muhonlngtown, $8 co
$12: Peter Herrmann, Krle, $10: I.lniln
Henry, Mendville, $8; Alice V. Itelkert,
Hi:nsvllle, $8,
At New Castle the pollre arrested
l.nfuyette (lilies, a ell-known man,
for acting suspiciously on the street.
He had been under a 'rest but a short
time when he confessed that he had
robbed a Mlllurd room the night before.
stealing billiard balls, cigars and to
bacco. He sold he had secreted the
Millard balls n mile and a half In the
country and the tobacco and cigars he
had taken to tho house of John White.
The officers secured a warrant, found
the cigars ond tobacco and arrested
White on a charge of receiving stolen
goods. The two men were placed In ,
Jail. Clntes is an uncle of Fulton
riates, who wns sent to the workhouse
from Allegheny county some months
ugu on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretense and fraud.
Word has been received at New Cns
tlo by Dr. John McKlnley announcing
the death of Samuel McKlnley In Cal
ifornia a few dnys ago from Injuries
he received while attending to his
horse. He was formerly a resident of
New Cniitle, and was a member of the
lower house of the legislature during
1K05-60. He also served one term In the
stute senate during 1871-77. He ha
only mm son. Hon. Frederick Mc
Klnley, a Judge of one of the courts of
California.
The olliclal returns of the recent
slate election, all of which are now on
file In the state depnrtmcnt, follows:
Ktate trensurer Harnett, 4H8.000;
Creasy, $27,ril2; Caldwell, Prohibition
ist, 18,072; Watklns. Peoples', 1,988;
Chirk, Horlallat Labor, 3,753; Woods.
I'nlnn Reform BOO. Bupreme court
Judge Brown, 401.889; Meatresat, 2U8,
40.1; lllcketts, 18,2115. Huperlor court
Judge Mitchell, 457,810; ltellly, 301.454;
Hoblnson, 18.612.
William Kcott, a colored tjsan of
Wampum, was sent to Jail from Hea
ver Falls recently In default of $1,000
ball, to answer the charge of stealing
a steam driller from the stone quarries
of Charles II. Howman of Pittsburg,
tiltuated on the Heaver river a short
distance north of here. The driller Is
vulued at $400, and required a two
horse team to transport.
Annie, the 3-year-old dnughteer of
M. Zeefe, of Hutler, was burned to
death a few days ago. The mother
luid gone out on an errand, leaving '
the child aud her R-year-old brother In
the house. While playing with matches
the little girl set lire to her clothing,
and when the mother returned she
was lying In the yard, d ead.
Thlry years ago John Harmon left
the I.igonier valley to go West, leaving
a family. A few days ago Hut-gets W.
J. Potts of Ligoniur received word
from Oakland, Cel., that John Har
mon, a very wealthy man, had died
and that his estate was awaltinii
cluimants. His three sons were found
and will receive the fortune.
The will of the lute Mury Oregg at
Washington, Pa., bequeaths $1,000 to
an Anti-Cruelty society, $1,000 to the
Audubon society, $500 to W. H. Wlmer.
$500 to W. T. Hehell, the remainder of
the estate la to be equally divided be
tween the PreBbyterlun hospital, Alle
gheny, and the Washington hospital.
Private Jesse J. U. Wall of the Tenth
regiment has been appointed military
Inatructnr at the Unlontown Soldiers'
Orphans' school. Private Wall Is a
son of J. Button Wall, chief draughts
man In the internal affairs bureau,
and accompanied Col. Harnett In his
stumping tour of the state.
Matthew Casey, of Tarentum, was
reunited at Newark, N. J., last week
to a sister for whom he had been
vainly searching for 44 years. He was
formerly an employe in the Carnegie
mills iu Pittsburg and retired with a
modest competence to live with his
family In Tarentum.
Thieves the other night entered the
store of Isaac 8. Dlckcl, at Altoona,
and stole $100 worth of merchandise.
Patrolman Klpcrn discovered the rob
bers while they were In the store, and
pursued them for almost a mile, but
they escaped.
Two collisions of trains on the Phil
adelphia & Heading railroad at Head
ing resulted In the death of F. n.
Kramer, conductor, the serious Injury
of Henjamln Hurke, engineer, and the
probable fatal Injury of Jeremiah
Sullivan, brakeman.
Cltlsens of Alexander and farmers
of adjoining townships are to start
a bank, beginning with a capital
stock of $25,000.
The Pennsylvania engineering works'
of New Custle, capital $150,000 was
chartered. ,
Congressman Joseph C. Blhley and
Oenorul Charles Miller are at the head
of a company which will manufacture
pneumatic tools and air compressors In
Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartmitn, of
Sharon, who were married at Cleve
land, on November 11, luas, announced
the fact last week fur the first time.
C. H. Blliley. a Bcottdals merchant
tailor, bus closed his businers to go lu
Manila, where lie will work In the
service of the government as a tailor
New Castle city council elected John
J. Jackson city elerk In place of b'
vttpewinr, r-w ,.. , ; J4
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