NOVEMBER 23, ,903 "W (1-an nu-usa--ainwo THE' CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN 1rn>.s'r or Ani." ‘

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-ii tit ltlii: I tiii oi. th,.,,,..,,, ,.... .. ........,., _ts it-it HM ,_ . ,.5-iiiiyii_tiiiii, but great as ia this l],_....¢ iinnei- what might be termed normal tcondiiiiiiis. it appears almost insignificant thy uiiinniiisoii with the _record-breaking lynsti- iii' thi- |ii-wiciit period, when the ;_agg,.,.._.-_,W inte will probably amount to lstrt-i.il tinii--4 the usual $50,000,000. For in coii~'iil.-i.il\li- inti-r\'al this autumn, wlien lthe t`i»i'ii-l tiiw-.~' have been at their height, 'the llani.. wi-ie doing dninzige to the iy,m<.nni, .»i` :%'l_tiiil),000 it ila_\'. The yiiiiii-ipal i'au.~:c of this i-piili-niic of tfoi-est lin., inn- lii~i-ii found. of i-nurse, in ltlie tliniitli wliii-li has been gcni-ral through 'viii thi- i-i.uiiti_\': hut there have heen éotlivi' ;iil\'i-i.»,-e conditions \\'liieIi have con-

and sparsely populated areas, hut. have invaded many popiiloiis_distrieto, laying waste towns of consiileriihle size and ilriv- ing great numheri-i of people from their hi-nies. An a ri-sult of the siillering and exposure thus entailril, there will proli- ohly he inn(-Ii in\'alidii=in and many death. that, not hi-ini.; iinnii'-iliati-ly attrihiitahlt to the forest fires, will not he includi--_ in the statistics that will constitute thi chronicle of this ycar`s tire record.

Anotlier uiiiusual fi-attire of the fort-.~t

fires of 1908 is found in thc wide raini- of territory visited hy the flames. In thi Maine woods and in the Adirontlacks ot Northern New York; throiigliout the Hiatt

\mi,,m.t to the menacing situation ln- 'of Pennsylvania; in Micliigaii, Ml.|ncsot¢

§d(.¢.1_ its an expert on~forcsti-y recently _.pointed ont, it has sccincil as though levciw' ,iiii.igin;il»l4: iinfavimtlxle \contlilion lliatbi-on pw-.~i-iit this year to help along ltlic deadly auil destriictivc work. Dead- ily-hci-.iu~e in addition to the ln.-.- of lforiipeity, tlieii- lion hecn an appnllim: loss moi life in coinicctioii with this yi-ar'n lifirei. _ z` liven in :in oi'ilin.'ir_v _vi-ai' it i< i-.-tiniati-il ‘that not less than 6.-7 li\'i-,- aii- in<-liiili-il iii 1-the toll rxaiti-il hy fort-st lim: -luring thi-

and Wisconsin and other territf-ry ad_i:i cent to the (treat Lakes the foi st fir., have bei-n raging simiiltaner-‘Sly an.- cven on the Pacific Coast the in-‘nace h:i~ been pi'eseiit., thicatciiing annnig othe. things the ilc-.~itriii-tion of one of the fini-.1 gi'<i\'t-fi of the pl‘i7.i:il liig ti'<‘ii~', llliiwovci thi- t`oi-i-.-t tires this year have been un ii~uall_\' ilitht-ult to coiiquer, and in inanj. instant-r-,~ the ownt-rs of magnificent pri

ll? months, and this Your in thi- i-ii-i- ot.

rate fort-st,< or liiinting preserves providi-ti with thi- hr-.-.L private tirc~fighting system- I-.:ivt- fiiiiuil themselves unuhli- to cop-

ltlio liiiiinii s-ici'ificc, as with thi- lo~\ ~il`_‘...tli the rapidly travcliiig flanies an-I

fnifiti-ritil lliiapa, the :i\'i-i-:i_-.ze has l.i~.-|||liivi- hee-n obliged to appeal to ncarlii

grcutly t-xcet-dt-d. Moreover iliert- will he iniinicipalitics for aid A

, _ _ _ ia' 5, s e piysica i-iarac-. rea an eoiisi-q\if'iitly one ot' the tii~t

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Tlieficbent forest fires have had then teristlcs ul tl-0 Gres and all tic-iii~l~ tt-at inint-~i iilnch has been made b l

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. ' ‘. _ '- " . .' ' ` 1.' ‘. ', »' ` . 5' »---~'} tiu- entire country, comes- just at a time P tot-(ii-itv/einpliasized hy reason of the iactliniglit lead N -»\ better iiiidirstaiiding or _\______ ___ ______ ______S_____ _____l(___t_____i__g “_” (___ “.h(," the gm,el.n,n,mt hh its Own ,§yi_|_,_,m that cluring the tiii-ei: oi- four years priorlthis ilcstruetive cleiiient and the best illvnu thu ,.._lih.m\ds to m__)“_, __ ,,.._ _ -;,_.u]]y lwrfocmd’ and tiwn. is W, 'ii thi-, pri-seiit oiii- the annual-loss from inifaiiri to eireuinvi-nt. it. _,,m__,__ “ml the fedcml _,__m.,.,.,|,,“.,,t _,_:;,',_etlt|ni|l»( that this will he mm] as 4; |,|f,di,| "‘l‘\‘-l. firiis has lie-.en uniisually _siiiall,, At the saute time thi: nationzil iiiitliori- UK, I-,,,,,_¢L im, mUm,_.,._ \\';l},g,, UH. lm,-tlili:it will he eopii,-il hy state and ifoiinty _l_:;i;ik..- to l`._iviii'ahlo climatic conditions ties haw- iletaileiI_;ii| expert on l‘oi'i-~ti_-_\'. 1-(_“. \._.__‘.|_._. l]__.1.,. haw |,‘.(.n |,H.I,;,,.¢.,| ,H-_ aiitlioritieis, t-orpor2itions~i and pi~ii‘;it¢ in. mi-.'<-it-i', thi.; si-asuii's_ unparalleled relutiyl Mr. Piiiil G. l{i-dingion, to iniiki- an in- ti__l,___. M- “_[,._.L.u,€"L my ,l ,__U,,,_,,,_.,_li\,L, (|i\-j{p|a],»_ who uw owners of ,_.xt(,n,,i\»u

luis; given thi- i-ount_i’_v an iin.pleasal\.6 Qy- \'estiy,'ilioii of the whole hroail --nliji-et ol' “.m,k-____ _____‘__mm__m_m h__L“,____" HH, gm, fimbM.1,\m]S_

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.- enaoii as to wiai inn' ha an furifrl. tiriei anil to devise w:i_\‘.~ :.iiil iiieans _ ` ` _ __ _ _ _ ~ I' . _ . _ I l

i-iiiiiii-nt -iii( tiose raili-oads *\\'liii.#i- liiii-.~‘ tlnilei- the forest patrol svstein main-

"..7$.».i“'lf. .l"`§...'i`..»»~'""i'.T.‘.' °...'i°'fil'.§""..t¢.i°`°l§E lT.'...“"i.§"l’1Z§lfill`°'l.”f ill..`iIfll".fl"f.Itlff..'SIL 11-- of ft- ‘W fm-.<1 by ww iwmeti t~~.-...m....t “___” hetwr _`_y___tL___;_»v; tahnng _md __n__ ____ _-________ -_l_y _-__el§g__\_______'n_____L ___`____l_________ ani! tliisislii-lii~\'i-tl tolicliiittlicheziiiniiilq on its own laiiil ii raiiger or Kuard trav»

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.~.iiiall tires that may lu- .~t.ii't<il --ro thi: fltiiiies liave gairieil i~iilli<,-ii-iit Iiead\\'.i_v to be really dziiigi-roiis. _\`i.r i< it only the railroad.=i who can hr-lp in this hig ti-,.~l<. Luniber criinpaiiit-~' sliould sei- to it that their .=a\\-mills, loc-ati-rl \\'ithin thi- loi'i-st. are equipped with di-vici-s that -will pre- vent the si-altering; of i~p1irki; and slioultl kc:-p the ai'e:i.~i surruundiiig their niills fri-e from ilehris.

\\`hcn it conu-s down to i~'_\'str-inatie ine-

lthoils- of lighting forest, tires, the iiiihjet-t dfiiés not. happily, p|'i-.\,t-iit a \\'hiill_v uiiei: ploi-ml ticlil_ For saint- _vi-ara past the l.`nit"d .\'tale.= govt-riiroi-iit has hr-en rap- idly di-veloping an elticii-lit patrol and iiroligliiiiig system on its oivn forests, anil, inaFinuch as Uncle Sani now con- trols' about oni‘~t`o\irth of the forest area in the United States. it can lit- sei-ii that thi- iiational authorities have hail an rx- ci-lli-nt practice ground on which to try out their tht-oi-ii-.~\ on a large- scale. The i‘cziliz.ition ~Iirou|zht. by the forest tires of 1908 of the crying need for organized cf~

-`-lfmt in fighting forest fires tliroii ioiit

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thi- wonilland ilisli-ict,- an-1 cxtinuiiisli any' ing fii’i~ i-wr-pt wlien absolutely »neces-.,

.~ii|_\', oi- zilniiiiloiiiiig a camp site while the i-nilii-rs oi' thi: i-amp fire are still a-_ glow. _\`-it only do the forest rungerlf -ir -,i<»\'i-riimeiit. patroliiien, pace their. “hr-sits" throiigh the forest, but e'very_, now and thi-n cat-href these guards climb! to <-oininiiiidiiig cl'-rations or lookout points ivitliin his dit-trict to :survey the \\-hole situation and, if the existence of, a tire iii discovered, the ranger either putt! it. out hiinsclf, ii he is ahle, ur, if Q19 _flnnii-\ ur- too formidable fox-_hig uhaid-` t-I illni., hi- iiiiiiiioiis the assistance of other rangers. A roiiiplete system of td- I-phonic eoinniuniezition throughout Uncle .\`iiin`i; forests eiiahles the rallying of is good-si;/.<‘¢l tire-tigliting force at short no-i tice. Finally, tlieat- very buoy runeen follow railroad trains-if their district! be ti-:ivenied hy the isteel-tracked high- .ivaysf-anil extinguish the innumembla small time that constantly originate fron: locomotive sparks. "‘ _fi

XVALDON FA\VQ,E'I'I\ 'ig

ARIS HAS NEW

RIVER SUBWAY

Paris iviil operate this winter u new

».iil»\\~iiy \.~hi<~li tunnels under the Rive` Seine from the Place de Ia Concorde tq, the Chamber of Deputies. where the lavfl inzikera of France sit in council, nnU where presidents are elected for the French republic. lt is to be a put cif-_ the new Metropolitan Subway Line, and

iutinli this itnnlonse )'t'8rl\’ lot-‘i~i, N0¢|(‘n-iilii-iiilioii for thi- eiiniiiioii i-ii|.~r- I"iii- M A bmtm. lllldlihtaxllllllxlr buuvuml hmlmlds U" foot' or on hunivlmcli over th" (IIB. this mm is ‘ixlmcmd to L' Opened in "ml

"I.\' lN\\‘C llfivate ilitlivilliiala and t-or-ie:-'ti-r It:-iliniztmi said i'i\eeiitl_\': “Wliat i> ul ‘iw lmrtms mwl w_m`Or"_ml` _ "Wt nf “"hml' he hm" "I""'l4" M "9 1;"

' ' wauteil is orgfinizeil clfort iiii thi- part ot`| _“1Ll\*'\lt-tli_i- iiii~‘_i-llisli aiil fit i'Ui'|i<\l'_a

the governinciit, the stat(-»~', i-iii-piiiatioii.~i. “V” lil" _l "ll~5"I "_l"l‘_`-" l'i"“"'"m"’“ _“Ill and iiiiliviiliials. Tliere .slionlil ht- ails-13°'-9, Ul"l1|ll_\\`UTk 1" 115 lfl'll_-*€\1ll=_i1:~’=\\ll'4f

ipi ‘~ tire Iaiws in c\'i-ry slati- \\'l|i~i'e ar_iv f3l`9§L_l1l`f‘ _lll‘£l“;_"\` “WI_‘l|:_c‘I;I_\lTiU:§ ~.- 4-, " I -- N, -_ .1.o \‘r 'ivwia irsii ii' " i"‘.' fnit.~_t.a .iie locutid. _llitii li_\\~_ oi._il§___ _ i_ <_<________ ___0r__q____lR_____¢__ ___ _______ proviilt-_for _thc-_ a|;po-,iitiiit-1:1 i_~t |iri»_ii.i » ~_ii_i<» _T ~1.\~i;~ _ _Q __ lil U »- - nent-', \v|io sioiitl iavii aiit iiiiity ani tin-," \-\' F01! S \\'\U>'@ l`|El\ S 0 ‘“`<'l.\` “U1

p_i-wer to t-iil`iii'ci-_ such u_,ii<l ti_> _iall _ii:.tin _tliiwiiitzli i`i_\iYTl.>i_sI1oiilcl_lie z‘__i=q\_i;i_1l_tlbt_<r tie services of iitizt-ns in tipzitinzz tiii‘i,~t- if-i-gi tii- rigi o way ei-nr o a ii ris firesi which oi-cur. The law .~I.i>nlil |~-~. Unit iiillaniiiialili-_ inatcrial, f~houlil equip vide for ii penalty to Iii- iii|_i--_.<1-il iip.;._ :ht-ir i-iigint-.~; witli adi-qiia_te spark ar- any nian who rciiiseii to give l.i~ .»t-rin -~ i ~t_i-is and ulionlil adopt oil for liit-l in in time ot' need." l`ori-at wt-i<ir.a it' .such ehange will ti-nil

Il. is rea|i‘/.<‘d that the raiii'ii;<il~‘ tliri»u;_ili to .‘.h.- iiiore aniple pi-otectioii of the for-

th:-ir .~'piirl<-c-inittiiig liiciiiiiiitiw-~' i-o:i~ti- <--t.~‘. ltailro:iiIi.- should alan furiiisli pa- tute one ot' thi- t-hii-l >'iiiii'~»i».- iii l`iii-i-.~t tr.ilini‘\i who, travelling on “spin-dei‘:»‘,"

oi-ations owing timlidr lands been etirrifil -\ action hy thc spcetucle of thc past 'tu' ive-wks. hut the United States govern- -'ent lui:-i iiiiiii-,-,'ii;':ttt-rl a i-iiiiiitry-wiilc inipaign that. it is helicvcd will point ii -ty to prevent iuo.n_\' forest fir:-is and to I-iitrol those that, despite precautions, .iii a start.

.\s a first step the national government um hail one of the most ellieient eni- -lnyeixe of its forest serviisi-, ,\Ir. ltaymiinil i`\'_ l‘i-‘lin '-_ t* '1'--‘li~-~ /iw-~~ thi- l-ii|'ii|‘fl_

iii- ' i.'!|t-iv.: -nt _ - _ _;; g 'i-...nil s-...ii-tits: 'hat will Iii- of value in iiriring i-oiigrr-s-l ~:i\||al action on the suliji-i-i. hilt also

' ltini notes ii to th I ' l I ti tl

-~ lli.ni<antl= ot nir-ii and wt-itil"-

whi. li.-.» i.il.i~ii up pit-*.ogi~iiphy e1t|\\'\

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limi- ni- pi-.ui-~»li.iiiill_\', there i-~

onl_-.' .i i» i_\' .»i»».-i‘l prog.-. .ior . .hi-Se wh-\

h.1\‘\.- in- ti ri-il tl'- rt of sii;i!i~`Ii0ttil'i.C~ "`- ari-. li/ on oi dn-il- ti pi-ii\i~~ii»ii;iI ;i~iiI :iin.iti~iir i:i'::

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em l.|.i ..i~ in (ni-ati-i' \'f-‘.'.' \'iii'li tht \'

who l-.iw liiiioiiii-, exptrt in the rapiil liri- W0r’1 » ii-pl't\<llicii\g eveiits on iii-I¢I aiitl tuil \i'.ti -iii-vt-.~.~' i-an lie euuiiti-il on the iiiigt-i-. ~i` one hand, \\"hi-n oiii- paiisi-.~' to i-i>n-.ili-r that every daily l\¢“"-‘l‘flll("' magiiviiii- .intl pictorial l1l‘l`ll’<ll‘f1\l l"lI‘Il5I" ctl iii ‘Iri-.iti-r New \'0i'li niainlaiini 3 stall oi 4-vpi-rt pliotograpliers, til F_l\.\' Dtitliin; i.f` tim et-ni-es of iioiva agencles iinil i-1-in . |n~ \\'lio.-i- lin.-iiiieris it is to make liifiiii-i< ini' .ind si-ll thc-in to the nt-\v.<~ Pf|lit'i'~ ilu t<»i'<-goiiig statement inight he f\‘!~-i'\l-il i~ an t-.\'aizgi-ration, hilt it it-\ ni-iw-itl~.l~ .~ ti-ti-. Uni- iniiii~ in tlreater Ni-ii' liiif., i-:lin stiinils head aiiil slioiilil- "5 ill -\»- .ill i>llii‘|' i-iiiiipi‘l.iti>i‘.- iii the "ll-ll»~i|-1 'i-lil, tc' :~ ri-iniirlialili: st<il'.V 'ff l||~ .iii-ii-it-iiii-ii.-< :intl the i|iialitii:iiti~im< l0I‘tlii» ~i.|u-_ 'l'Iii~‘ artist. (`. U. ('l\0I<. IH the(-ll1i‘.\' pliiitiigi-.'ipIii,-r for a well-linoivii ‘lt/arlinrr piiililii-atiriii and is the maker of Ill” l'i\1i|ii»~ ii.-i-il in illii.<ti-ating this ar- llU|I‘...iii-l io ilisiriissiiiig his work ilf>i'1~` “O llllh ~-~ iniii-li iiiotli-st_v that tiiiise who heal- liiiii ii-late thi- many liairlireadlli es- Clltes In li.i~' hail on thi- trnvli and _rti-i}_i_liili-~~- iniiiwt- whili- “cIiii.-iiiig ii pic- l"l'\' iiiniii-I at the nerve he is »o ol- M" *`§‘il"'| Hi- le ttis|ilii_v. 5° -ll!" tool; i=:i_\s, while hundreds ari- "“"'S' -\ lui-id-.~liiitt\~i' t-aint-ra, vcry few of 'IM' `» l l»i‘_\iii|iI the t-iisy slag(-ii f thi- “»`\|-ll iliii iii-ii'~.i|i<-i- stunt ~tlie photo- l"'1=ll-. --I atlili-ti-5, aiitiiniohili-ii, the har- I""`l ll*-‘1‘-‘. linli jiiinping, and iiiany other §;_‘I‘P‘l`.\' .in-l eiiiiipiirativcly ><lo\v~m'ovi_n;Z Bulgl-s th..t do not reqtiirix unusual i=k_\ll. m_____“ll"' lhf>_\' tai-klo the fast-mo\'iaiZ ___ i-i~ -_ir ilu- falling .~=tceplccl|i\ser_ they lim .I'"`l‘l"-'1 thi- liiirdi-.st propositions m_"l=‘_“‘ liliiitograpliyg and that so few _"_)"'»" to n|;u=ti-r it is attested by the

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m__________ iii \\lio .iio following it sui

lhln dm"-“*‘-llill his work Mr Cook has

h;‘__"’ “wr "Jim, how and why I have bm ___“l’°fv-“ful in riitlier hard to say; “__ ‘~ E11-utest requirements I find ne- °______.V are the, cool, steady nerve and ,§M_`v___"-""~ Une must become absolutely

_"* in .,lii~ every surrounding, re- ess of how liorribin it 'all may be. I

it ii.....it~.~.l i.. - iafi\\ii=\\l1-~- lin- ianitl .~liu!t<-r. iii' ilu- liini-

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iny uork, iiiiil iiii uuitlt-r ivluit i.- i-inning 011', \‘.'hethcr it is a Sillillrliiiii, ii selling race or a steeplechase horse and jockey lnnihliiig eud over i-nd, I keep my wits about iiii-, never allowing inyitclf to he- cuine the least excited: for the instant uni- gives in lii i-xcitoiiieut and nr-r\'oiis- ni-sa he niiglit just in-i well throw the cuiiii-ra away, as far as getting gooil re- sults goes." '

In taking his many strc-pli-i-liaise arri-

dent uietiires-and he 'has more than a Iiiindri-il--Mr. Cook ri-inained ns cool as thi: traditional eiieiiinhi-i'. aiiil with Ina i-iiiui-ra ivorltiiig to pi-rl`ci-tioii, Imi-ki-il hy Iiis ipiiek eye. he ileclarei-i it was 1-ao_\'_. and fails to sec just why eve-i'yoiic pro- iioiiiieca his work so miirvcllniia. 'l‘o` thi- quiek i-_vo more than iiiiythiiig else lic attrihiiti-ii thin aiici-ess, for iii the ability in seo thi- pnrtieiilar picture nl i-acli ac- cident and iii being alile to snap the i-:iini-rn at that particiilnr instant lic thc i-iecri-ts of aiu-cess.

'1`lii-se ai-ciilenta occur iinil are over with in such ii reninrliably short time tlmt there is not the fraction of a sec- ond to lose in the taking of tlir-v- ./-t une inult get the focus and likewise lic very cart-fill. t0 get them on the plate, for this indeed in most essential. Gilt- ting the focus is probably the mont dif- tioiilt task, for one never known just when md where A horn il going to tall;

Ed'1§_i>_qi_i_t_ mush; from |o£etima___§e ll wlt§lii_aiali_ts_oi- ten ft-et

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¢,7a12a’a./J-vpoaf 'far-207 f/B

_/véli az' Glfieveawr

and again 50 fi-el. ol' the i'iiiii¢-ra, _\i-t xiii fociis iiiiiut lie uhnip, and when on takes into cii!i=iilc“.-.tion al the thin: iiei.-ci-iaai_\ to ili. it--.\ iid niaking a .~i: c-cssflil iiiiii'-'v l'.- n|n~t think t`:i~'t .-i work rtill i.-- -i. lui- .iiiiuin inii<-hiii iniml. he \\'<ii ing liki- \ oliii-lt. tlii- it era iniiit hi- pi-rfi=t-tii.. iiuil tlii- pi. grapliii: pliiti- inii-~t lit- i thi- licst, ii: ‘

tIit'i‘i‘ is a .~ii i in aii_t 1-I' the tliii-i iinperfeet |ii<'i'.;ri-_ iii- '-» picture ta will Iii* the ii»:|lt. 'I1 ~ qiiii-l:t'.~'t hi:

I.~4niip.=l\i\t \\'i»i'l; on i'i'i‘oiii had to do |tlits ttiiiilili- til \\`iioilsiiIi~ at New Ui' last winter, ‘ai-I picI.ureil li(-re, \\'li|<-l- pliotogi'apl|ei~ ilescrilien ae follo\\'>: ‘ race iii qiiestioii was ii liurdle i-nit there was no \ih\cu.ioi' ine to .~tau.l alongside- thi- ins-lilo rail anil '-

througli the opening in thi- fciiie, horse fell within eight li-et nf ni.- t'tit~ .Instant he liiiidetl into the p`a had 'a snap. for hi- was oii aiiil att' . iii the twilikli- ot' an i-ye-. \\"hen thi- |waii di-vi-loped, horse and rider eonn

tilled, thc-re lining not uiore than ai - .

ttr of an inch to sparc al. thi- l mid pi-nl1alil_\' not ii llulf at thi- I. ttlu- phitc. The focus might. hiiri- -l. tliit. ht-ttt'i', hilt I was too oi-cn; getting: the hon-e on thc plate to il.-

focussing."

In selecting :i jump whom ln-

:\ titll is liahla- to occur the ph."- iilog! not always pii:l¢_ihe annie i

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i. l.i‘.f- liglitniug. tlicut- ae..-id-_-iits _'_ -ti'flii~ l\\‘i|-i' in thi- :~'.iiiu- place. Ili- ». this coiiilitiiiii iii tI:i- rai-.'. the fe .-intl the flisiiiiiiw, ;-.nl \»ii`-k.~i I|i- iii-iiii~iliii1:l_\'. Hiiiiieliiiii-~i ite il-its not on our- juir|`p and i-iii-i-is ;\:4`1nzin_v :-» ~ in it single i‘a<'c, wliieh in it-_»<-li` - :l»ing~r.t` n fi-at iinil ri-iiiiii-4.-it ',~iii..l ling. '\VIii-ii ii, plioto-rriigilicr-' tiptuiila -:ll --nord for an el;-l:l.l'1 ol' n`1nili- Iii- -t in the liest coiiditioii to I.'.I;\- pie- . and during this .~|ii-i‘iliii;r the phili- ha- 1-linligt-il. thi- .sliiitti-r wiiiiiiil and ~li~lr- drawn fur tlii- ni-xt <--<|.»isiii-i‘. 1 iill the-sn liniulii-up»', .\.li‘. ('n-ak i|i-- -» hi- laili-il only our-i-_ anil tlii-ii al 'li-i-iiiufz inei-t, in \\`a.~iIiiii;:lo|i, l.i.-l .\lter iipriiitiug ai-ro~=.- the ciitiri- in- -> tnkt- the horses as thi-_v iiwi- for l-~t jnnip, pliot.ogi~apliin‘ and linr.~'i-a -l tht- uhstiioli- at thi- saine nitiini-nt. l..»r,=i- L'on.<iili-rati-l_v ifiiiiie a fi-a|l`iiI ,ti-," atiil aw Iii- iviiti liiirtliiiu _:li sparc with _ini-lii-_\' high in :ur l-.l'lI_\' i-t\:zi:i‘:i _nas .-|i\ii<‘il niiil thi- `n-liiiiil it hl:i;'<~t| .-i\.-_\'. _-\i:'-thi:

I-i-ni-it-i'. i-i\|i\.i|i-id tin- :ii`ti~l tit-i.

` -ifi-il to ilrn-.'.' lu~ eillilv, iiiiil iii-

I iivlllg at ]\l:\l(‘ siiiinzlig mit* nf ‘ \i-i|~-ili\,\i:aI iii-uhh-~< til' that

fthe iirii-t'== i-nlirn iitleiiliiiii. and il is oil-

lii tin: aetiial taking of the pit-ture the ~iiii-:-~.-l`i|l plioti-;;i':iphi-r pays but little .:iit_-:-i on in lii,~ i-.iini-ia, iil\\'ay,~4 keeping ,l-is t-_.i- i-n thi- liiii~i~t-. i`i~i-ling the tot-tis '.\|th mit- lialiil and i't-Ii'.i~'.iiig the shutter* witli i5~t- otlii-i-, ill' i-iiiir.~'i-. he is al\v.i).~i ~|ii.- thu; hi~ i..:. ra is \\'i\i‘liiii|; siiiriotlily lii».`<ii-i- lu- ~|:ii't~ ti i.il<i- the pii-tllie; llu-ii l,t- l':» it-:i-< iii.-i:.iil|\ on a i-i-rtaiii spot \-.lii'i`i- tht' liii'.:~i--. .ire lu laiiil and a\\'ai!24 ,i'..-ult<_ _\_, HH. ,,ii;~i-.< ri,~'i‘ to lake tlii- _|iiirrii~i' his i-_ve iuiiiii-it leave' tllenl, :intl il' ‘one iii thi-in la|l< "to tdiiie up" as Iii- ..~ilioiil<I I:i- nii|.~t i-li.iii;:i- his for-its to \vlnit~ lrvei- |o.~itiou he li.i.< in'~:tanlly hy simply 'tni-iiiin; the whci-I l\:iel;\rai'il or fi-r\\'a|'il. law thi- i-.i,-t- iniiy hi-. and that niitoniati- ii-all_v. In that ii-.ir thi- falling iinrsi- has

l\' a i|iu-stioii of releaaiiig thi- stintti-r at

gtlin piii|.~|- in~t.-int. .-\ i-ar:-ful i-tiidy of thi- i-ii-tisri-< sln-\\'n here lirings out thi-

tai: iliat h.iil any ont- of tlir-in hi-en i<iiii|i~ pill the .~ni:illi-.~t l‘i:ii-linli of a si-cniiil

.~i~-nit r i-1' liitir ilu- piililri- \\‘iit-lil I\.i\'¢~ , .

gi i.mi-i.-il. l-`-ir iii-taiii-i-, l,:i..i- the .i..i-iiiio of .lor-lii-ju Stone faI’i:|-4 from San- iI.iI\\'iii-tl. 'I`hi- _ioi'Iu-y is aiispi-iiileil iii llii- iiii- as it' ziltsielir-il to wires nnil is fully iv.-.» fi-et fiom the grniind. l~`roni thi-

l.t iuuiid lie had ili'u\vn u bliinli. ltinie ho lcit the saddle until he stniok thf

_ tan tollow the traiiis its they lra\'ei~~r-

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A iiiteiwnla and keeps a careful outlook for

any tires that may have stat-ti-d since his pi'i'i-eiliiig patrol. '1`hi.- imniailic tire war-

tlu- ivagiin ruail:~', trails or other t`reipiciit» eil roiiti-.4 ot' travel through the t`on,-st and not only l-tei-‘ps his e_\-'i-~x open for incipi- i-iit lii-en, lnit eautioiisi all pc-rsiins who may hc traveling through thi- t`iir\-.-t. tn he sure that any tires t.liat they may light are fully i-xtiiigiiislii-il lit-foie the miuip

v-ardcil with pi-inti~il iii»tie:».< \i.iiiiin;: hun- ters, i-.iliipt-r.~'_ :intl thi- (ravi-liii.5 |.nI»lii-

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earth not inure than one-fifth ol o serond elapsed. During that liiit-I interval the pictiiri- could have he-en taken in most. any position. _.~\ tivi-,iily-iiith of a si‘ciiiidi later Stone \\-oiilil have lic/-n on the groiiiifl and thi- siinio frai-tion sooiii,-i- ,ie- wniild have hi-cn plioii-graplic-il diving ov- er thi- liiiri~'e`r~i heail soiiii-rsaiilt l'i\~'Iiiuii.

'I`lN: iiioi-t pi-ti-nt tai-toi' in the .~iii-ws.-i

nl' sliapsliot pit-titre inakintg i-i the great Iii-ail\v.i_\' iiuidi- \\'itI\iii tlii- paal 5 _\'('ai‘.~i in the niaiii|t'ai-liire iit' pliiti->i. l,i-,~.~i than :i ilei-aile ago the i-iiiuplaiiit \\'ii.-o gi-ni-i-til .iiiiotig plillliigraplii-rs' that no plate hail inode its app:-araiii-e that \\a.- i-oii.~i<Ii-ri-il .~i|lIit'it-iitly f:u~i(. .\`iii\' all is i-liiiiigi-il ai|~l an. gonil an iii-tii-n pit-ture can lie taken on ii ilrak, gliiiiiiiy iIa_\' as at liiioii on thi- I'l`l'¢'llU‘~l- <l1l_\' ‘lf siiiiiiiii-i'. In t.ii-t on \'i-|‘_\‘ i~iinn_\' iliiy.-=. |»l|utiigi'a|ilu-i'.~ Umi- plaiii, .~'traiii:i- tii nay, that thi- plate \\'oi'k»i lkislt-r than thi- shutter and Iii- ran si-ari-ely givc ii isliort enough exposiire. \\'itli rapid i~'liiitti‘r work i-evoliitiiiiii'/eil to this extent il can hi- rf-mlil_\' .~'<-cn what a lilirili-ii han liei‘n Iitli-II froni tht- alt- iistfa iiii|i<I. \\’itli ti plate aIi~1iiliitt‘|_\‘ ri-- liahlc for speed .infl pi‘i‘t'i-i-tioii, with a <‘ani<'ia tluit ni-vi-r fails, titti-il with thi- hest lenses inailc-_ thi- .~'iir-ei-.~1e-i ot tlii- pic- ture alone ilepi-,mls iipnn the ali>i‘tiit-ss ol' “the man hi-Iiinil thi- gnu."

l’i-rliii;-vi the inrist. ilillicult of :ill fast

inoring iilijcr-ts to pIuitr\griiph,'\"°oi’k tights art-tlii-ino'~t tr_\'ing. 'l'lii-ir wings anil l`i~i-t_ are in miiwliint iniition. and altliiiiigzli thu; aiitliiir ot' tln- ai-i-oiiipaiiyiiip; pieliiri-.~i had made hunilreds ot atteniptei tii gi:t_ giiwl pictiii‘i-s of tlioiie i-vciito. it was nol_ until last winter that Iii- was irnabli-d tot "stop" tht-ni. Ai-aiiicrn hiiilt _#pci-iall_\' for liiin can he sprcdeil up to A one- t\\'eiit_\'-liflh Iiiindrcth part ot' a .~ei~on¢I

ilcn makes eaiiccially fi'ei]iieiit trips along Rivi-i-, so that t "*nnel will

tircly new th' for Parisia

spring and will connect Montmartre with the l’ort di- Versailles. wie other metro- politan lines aii- fort# to take to open liritlnes when they its to cross the Seine

be an cn~ ns. There

are to hi- two 'stinct tunnels-one for nortlihoiind and the other for southbound trains. Both tunnels will hi- under the river and lie .side hy side, hut. will have absoe liitcly no coiiiivetioii. While running par#

ground is ithaiidoiie-tl. alle] tbl two tunnels are several hundred

The arteries ol travel through thr- for- feet Tit. 'l`lic-_v are so arranged, how- est are also e.\'ti-in<i\'el_\' posted iir pla- i-vel iat one tunnel could he used. ns al

sin* trai-lt liiiit- to hanilli- passengers and( iainu in twist- the otlier should he temrl

in goin-i'iil agaiiist llie ilaii;;<-i‘- ei .~t1it@°;,bri\rily di~'aIili‘il.

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f‘K°0Pli0n ot'_ that of Jockey Stone sun- pi-nili-tl in nnd air after being hurled from thi- back of_ l~`anilulwotiil.

bhiipsiliotting ia an art-an art so few

liave siii-t-cc-ded in ina:-itering that it il not. siii-prisiiig that they, the nu cemful f'Y1<f§. alioiild eoinniand such fabulous psy for their services, or the frnita of hlieir litliiiin.

NOT HIS BROTHER '

“Up in the Ailriondacks, four week!

ago," said the salesman who had been on his roctinn, “l found a settler Who lived in a log <-ahin 10 miles from any- \\'liei'e. There were six in the family and they were an ignorant, aliacklety lot. The inan ilidn't know who was governor or Preeideiit, and when wi- had talked pnli' tics a bit and lie liiiil asked nie who thc PF"§ld9"ll0l_,£1ll!1.tlltlat¢.‘s.xitcre I answered that they were .Sniitli and Jones.

“ls that so!" he drawled. "¥Vhy, mf

nauir is Smith."

"\'es'."'

“Arid there was Jini that JUG belidel

me."

"'l`hcn it may be one of them who U

riinningf'

“Just as like as not. lliilil Tlint would

im {,,,,,,y_ It would give this (unity I

hoo-at. if it was an, \vouidii'r it!"

“\'eo, if lie wen- elected."

"And we could git out of this?" i

"Yom"

".\n¢l kinder swell around a bit?"

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was n~i~il and he wini cn'il»li--I. l*\‘ “-"`l"l

i.ii\\' :intl \ili1‘|'i- lic wif thvni. tor thc-_\'

ti-i n~. no melt- than two il~\1t‘H l‘I"l"` I

| gm.¢,, We .lim or .loc-, hut l'iI like to

cisinz evi-ry -prirtii-li- of si-i‘i‘1l within thi-liiirike .-i|ri-. '|`|ii- i»|_il woman will know. i*-iiirri lo o\‘i'i`i~iiiiii‘ the lliiltei' fit tIl"l|‘ \'*‘\l NUI’ I'(‘\`l‘ “'Il‘I'~‘ I K0 in “WI lik . . .. _ __ \ _ ,_ tviiign. It \\uis aliniv~t iiiipi-<.~i|»le to .rll_ hi_r.

Ili- was goni- tilioiit five minutes, and

Ii.ivi-ii`t l'i-it much traik of 'ein ni self

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nnil iIi-‘i',i:lo|iiiig tlicin all the artist foiiinl_li\it the old \\'oinan has, and she vit!! that |,,. had about six perfect pit-ture-ii.t.liin’o bei-n dead two years. and .Toes in ¢),.._.¢ he prizes niiuv; liiglily than any' stale prison for life. _My durned luck il in his big collection, with the poasibhlallua pcm-lnfm out thu wnyl"

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