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x8 LIKE A JEWEL IN NATURE'S BEAUTIFUL as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, may appear to the per son -within Its borders, distance nev ertheless lends enchantment. To fully appreciate the grandeur and marvelous natural and artificial beauty of the Expo sition taken as a -whole, one must view It from afar. For the timid, Willamette Heights serves the purpose very woll Indeed- But there are those who are not satisfied with this and ascend Into the heavens to marvol at the greatness of the Fair. I A captive balloon affords the courageous j this opportunity to gaze down upon the Lewis and Clark Exposition from far ; above It Is a small balloon, and the has- j kjot Is only large eneugh for "two people, i It is held oaptivG by a wire eable which Is let out and withdrawn -by a gasoline engine. The basket Itself is only a foot or so deep, but around the ropes which fasten It to tho gas bag Is extended a netting, which prevents the spectators from falling out In case they become frightenod. A balloon naturally lias rather an un earthly appearance, and one cannot help fooling nervous whai he approaches It to take a trip In the heavens. Upon step ping Into the basket, and the netting bo Ing drawn tight, the nervousness In creases. The man whb has It In charge waves his hand, and the basket begins to move under the very feet of the tour ists of the skies. The gasoline engine sputters with the explosions, and the balloon rises very easily and rfowly. The speed of theas censlon rapidly Increases, and It seems as though It were shooting heavenward at the rate of a mile a minute. It is said that when a person is drowning, their past flashes before them like lightning. They rompmber all the things they have left undone on earth. Some people are afflicted this way when they go up In the balloon, with only a little. Inslgnifl cant wire cable connecting them with the earth which they then realize they -love h dearly. With both hands they grab the rones and think of the terrible fate which would be in store for them In case the basket should break or the gas bag burst. They Instantly remember the terrible -Instance) of aeronauts being precipitated from balloons and parachutes. Tho bal loon keeps going higher and higher, and they begin to fear It will never stop. All of a sudden, when they have about given up hope of ever returning to tho earth alive, there is a Jork and the bal loon ceases Its Journey and sways grace fully backward and forward In the breeze that is always blowing In high altitudes About this time the Inmates of the bas ket begin to regain their composure -and realize that a balloon ascension, provided a wire cable is attached. Is not such a hazardous undertaking as they thought Then they roflect In their minds the fact that tbey are less than 1000 feet In the air. whereas aeronauts think nothing of ascending a mile or so In tho ntmos phore.They remember the assuring words from the men in charge of the balloon Just before they left the ground, their jM 'fH' '.; If "II MM sr pride asserts Itself - and they - cease to think of what flight happen If something went wrong Timidly at first they turn their eyes downward, but the sight that meets their eyes does not fill theme -with apprehen sion. They do not experience the same feeling of nausea that afflicts some people upon looking. down from a high building. They feel perfectly at home, and proceed to feast "their eyes upon the beauties ot nature which are spread out below them. "When one looks down at the Expo 'sltion, after 'having escended In a bal loon to a distance of nearlji 1600 feet, lils first Impression Is that of a vast field of green, dotted hero and there by, large blankets of dazzling white snow. This vague impression of the Exposition viewed from the skies, lasts scarcely a seond. and tfcon' the pano rama spread at the feet of the aw.ed onlookor, rapidly undergoes a rapid change. Instoad of all green and white, one distinguishes a division of colors, the patches of snow being divided by a huge mass of beautiful blue, across which runs a silken -line of white, the Bridge of All Nations, -whioh conects' Government Island. One then fljt-es that the patches of white are magnificent bulldlr.gs. although to the last they look more like gardens, engraved on the bosom of Mother Earth, than any thing else. The immensity of the magnificent government building doos not suffer, when seen from the balloon. Being-on the edge of the Exposition, only aw maniuij view can uc ouuiinca ox V clearly defining the two tbwers that rear above the magnificent structure from either end. The Government buildings, a group of five Imposing structures, are on the .penin sula, which does not seem to be more than a few feet away. Directly below looms up the balloon shed, with the tents of the Centennial Guard encampment ap parently only three or four steps away.' In fact, the whole Exposition Is spread right at the feet of the awed onlooker. The Agricultural. Oriental. Foreign Ex hibits, Manufactures and Machinery buildings seem to be gazing up sat the onlooker, all garbed In Immaculate white. The Forestry building looks as beauti ful and a? unique as It does to the vis itors on the earth, if even not more so. It reposes In its park ot beautiful green, and It looks -more like Nature's handi work, untouched by man. The various' state . buildings also show up with mar velous effect. t, The entire Exposition, every 'building, every pathway, every grassy lawn, are distinctly seen. The only things that arej lacking are the exhibits of the buildings. The Exposition Is absolutely .perfect when seen from above. There Is not one 'single rough spot on It. The general outlay of the grounds, trim and regular, are par ticularly noticeable. Guild's Lake Is as beautiful as ever. Its smooth surface broken here, and there by some moving watercraft. That Nature has been unusually kind to '( W'&: fM' -'v pl ' HE SUNDAY OREG the Lewis -and-Clark Exposition and en tered Into partnership with man In Its creation. Is deeply Impressed upon those who view-the Fair from -above. Half a hundred miles away, or even more, rise four mighty snow-clad mountain " peaks, "Mount Adams. Mount St. Helens'. Mount Rainier and Mount Hood, peaks which rival In beauty the famed Alps. To the west are the foothills of the Cascade, range, their dark sides still covered -with virgin forest through which Lewis' and. Clark made their way. to the Pacific Ocean a century ago. , The Trail adds color to th'e'panoraraa; the red, black and blue of the different buildings being very much In evidence.' Lakex'Iew- Terrace presents a beautiful sight, the; greon of the parks and grassy lawns -bclns Jntorlaccd' by the white of the roadways. With the lofty, snow-capped peaks on every hand, and the hills and valleys clothed in preen through which wind silvery rl'ers and streams, all apparently converging toward, tho city in white, the. Exposi tion can be truly said to be a Jewel in stature's sublime setting, whert vlew(d from above. Upon calm days, whonthc waters Have not been muddled by the wind, the bot tom of Guild's Lake, near the shores, can - r ' OXIAy, PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBEB 10, 1905. , SETTING be seen very distinctly. Oftentimes Im mense schools of fish can be mado out swimming about the waters. After having been suspended In tho air with only a wicker basket between you and space, the descent is the most pleas ant part of tho entire Journey In the alti tudes. At first the descent Is so easy that It is not noticed, but the croaking of the cords soon tells that the balloon Is moving carhward. The roofs'of the build ings grow more distinct, and In a few wm t 1 3 , j' - r f OF GEMS minutes the bottom of the balloon" touches the earth .and the Journey in the skies is at an end. It Is with kind of a feel ing of reluctance that one steps -from the balloon, although the earth, -feels good to his fetv as It has a peculiar fascina tion that never leaves those who ascend high in the air. Captain Baldwin has had captive bal loons for many years. He has had sev eral, that .would carry at least 20.. people. He bad one at Mexico City. Mexico, that .contained 140,000 cubic feet of gas, whereas! the .balloon at the-Lewis and Clark Ex position holds but 16,000 feet' of -gas. He never had- a serious accident with his cap tive .balloons. Several years ago In Los Angeles a captive balloon broke loose, when -there were nine people In1 the bas ket. - Fortunately there was with " them an expert -aeronaut, and they landed without accident about 70 miles awav from the place whence they started"! aeronaut opened the. valve of the gasbag, ind after ascending several miles lit th air. the balloon began to descend as the gas escaped. Then a rone was usd to hold a balloon, but now a steel cable keeps the. balloon a captive. Captain Baldwin says that 'there is-.absoluteb no danger ot an acci dent happening, to - the balloon. It is .fit- v.. v 1 1 fy HOW THE EXPOSITION APPEARS WHEN X SEEN FROM A BALLOON made of the finest material, and has' been tested again and asaln. The steel cable Is capable of withstanding the pressure Kr ,r rn," .."no " than 100 pounds. The balloon never soes up except on calm days. - Captaln Baldwin, who has been In the business since 1875. has made more than 2CC0 ascensions In a balloon. Hu Is the lnventor-of the parachute, and Is the first aeronaut to successfully descend from a balloon with such a contrivance. Several aeronauts were killed experimenting with parachutes, but It remained for Captain Baldwin to invent one that would catch the air sufficiently to support the weight of a man. Captain Baldwin has made ascensions In- nearly every city In the United. States and Europe. .He also has Rev. C T. Russell Answers '! Many Queries Sent Up. AS TO -CHRISTIAN SCIENCE JTiinks Q'uotatlon From Scripture. as t : 1 to Healing Applies to Sin Sickness- and Xot to'' ' ' ? Bodily Ills. For ' two hours yesterday mornlng-Rev. Charles T. Russell.-author of "Millennial Dawn." occupied tlja platform at the Bible Students' Convention, at Woodmen of the World hall. East Sixth street, and answered off-hand both written' and oral questions. These Questions covered al most? eyery " phase of tho doctrines and beliefs of tht Millennial Dawn people gathered at this convention, from all por tion's of the United States. Not" once, 'when differing from the doctrines of other churches, did Rew Mr. Russell make any severe criticism, but treated all with kindness, and at times convulsed the con vention .wltn.laughj.er over his quaint an swers! The written questions were gath ered "from the audience by the ushers and placed on the speakers' platform. Rev. Mr. Russell walked from the table at the back end of the hall to the platform, picked up the questions and answered them without having seen them before. On Divine Healing. In answering the question of divine healing;, that a large number cling to. Mr. Russell undertook to cut the founda tion of tho claim from under -them. The question was: . . "Is any sick among you? Let him call f6r the elders of the church, and let them pray over him. anointing him with oil In the name of the Lord; And the prayer of 'faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and If ho have com mitted sin. they shall forgive- him." "Does the above teach divine healing? If not. why not?" There was no signature to the question, and It could not be told whether It came from a believer seeking information, or some member of another sect Intended It for a sharp question. At any rate. Rev. Mr. Russell answered It In the negative In a most positive manner. He does not be lieve In divine healing, and declared the verso quoted did not refer to healing of the body, but Is for the cura of the "sln ilck soul." In that case, said Rev. Mr. R-usaell, It Is proper to call the elders .to gether to heal the sin-sick soul of the brother, "and If he have committed any sin. It shall be forgiven him." To cure by ,prayer, said Mr. Russell, would be miraculous, and .the lime and necessity of miracles has passed. He commented on the actions of those who refused a remedy In case of sickness, and said that so far as ho was concerned, he had not bean sick for 40 years, and never had oc casion to take medicine, but he would take medfclne If necessary. However, ho advised against taking drugs by whole sale, but If one needed a remedy it could be taken. "The system sometimes deP mandfl a remedy' he said, "the same as the stoznach demands a remedy when hungry, for; beefsteak, potatoes and other artleies." Passing this subject. Mr. Russell took up the following question: Question of Trades Unions. "What-attltude should we that are mechanics and laborers, which are of the new- creation (Millennial Dawn) take In regard to trades and labor unions?" "I am not here to condemn the labor aad trades-unions." said Mr. Russell, "for they have their jlac. They improve the condttloa of their members. They pre vent the oppression that would certainly be the portion of the raen who labor were. thre- no unions, to demand their rights. If .a Ms miwt join a trades-union, then. BFM 1 given his aerial exhibitions before ;nearly all of the crowned heads of Europe, In cluding King Edward of England, who was at thattlme the Prince of Wales. 1 Captain Baldwin built the aeroplane. I wnicn Kiuea a young aeronaut m cen- i tral California July 24. He made the fly- Ing machine for Professor llonteomerv: Daniel Maloney was the name of .tho young man who was killed by falling from the aeroplane. He was killed the day the Angelus, the airship which was tried without success, made Its first flight at the Exposition. Upon the same morn- Ing a suit of Captain Baldwin's against Professor Montgomery was dismissed. After Captain Baldwin had built the'aero plane, he advised Professor Montgomery that It was unsafe. let him jofir and It will not hurt his con science to do so. They are worldly- mat ters. But If I were 3 member I should not obey an order to create a disturbance or destroy property. That would be .Tegalnst my conscience, and I would not obey such an order. If It was against the union's order to work on Wednes day, then I wouldn't work that day." The remainder of the questions were of doctrine and conduct as Christians. In explaining what he considered a well- dressed man or woman, Rev. Mr. Russell . said: "I consider tha woman or man well dressed whose attire attracts the least at tention in public. The dress should fit the . place and occasion." At 3 o'clock In the afternoon Rev. Mr. Russell spoke In the First Christian Church, and baptized a number and told ' what baptism was. according to the Mil-. lenlal'dawn belief. The convention Is remarkable In many respects. It Is composed df people from all portions of the United States and else where, and yet there are no delegates. No records are kept. There is a chair man for convenience. And so there Is no church organization and no reverends or bishops. The leaders are mentioned as "brother." and that Is all: Following is the programme for today: 9 A. M.. praise and testimony servIce?""10:SO. discourse by Brother C. T. Russell. "Spiritual Lessons From the Lewis and Clark Exposition"; 3 P. M.. discourse by Brother C. T. Rus sell, at First M. Church. "To Hell and Back. Who Are There? Hope for the Re turn of Many'": 7:C0. farewell meeting, and love feast. BOY BADLY HURT BY CAR. Floyd Crant, Aged Fonrtccri, May Die as Ilesult. Floyd Cram, a 14ryear-old boy., was struck on the head by a street-car at Twenty-ttfth arid Thurmart streets at 7 o'clock last night, and he may die at St. Vincent's Hospital from concussion of the I brain. . Grave fears were expressed at midnight that he would not recover. Cram, who has resided temporarily at 103 Eighth street with his mother, In alighting from one car was struck dn the head by another going in an opposite di rection. The Portland Consolidated Com- ; pany, adhering to its custom, refused to give the names of its conductors -and mo tormcn who had charge of the cars when the accident occurred. Young Cram, who has been visiting the Fair with his mother, lives in Colfax, Wash., where his father Is engaged In business. ' Undergraduates at Dinner. Fourteen undergraduates who will leave their homes In Portland within the next few days to take up their studies for the coming year were given a reception and dinner by the members of the University Club In the clubrooms In the Falling building last night. About 50 covers ?were laid, and after the dinner the older men present Joined with the guests of the eve ning in singing college songs and telling stories of college life. The University of California and Stanford students haVe al ready left for the south, so that inost of the young men represented Eastern schools. The guests and their colleges are: ' ' Yale Harry Falling. '07: Ambrose Scott, H)7; Lyle Fe3r. '09: John Falling, JOS; Stu art Strong. '07. , , -. ' Harvard Hawley Hoffman. '06; R" B. Wilcox, '07: E. R. Corbett. '07. Cornell Marlon Flak., '07. Princeton Cllve Holt, '07; Arthur Mc Kenzle. '05. - "Boston "Tech." A. Labbe. 06; Henry L. Mears, 'OS. Oregon Dennis Plllsbury, '09- ; w Forgot Removal Order. Detectives Carpenter and Reslng. after working two days to discover the where abouts of a wagon reported stolen by the Portland Implement Company, at 271 Front street, captured the vehicle yester day afternoon in front of the company's office's. Descriptions of the missing wagon had been sent to all parts ot Oregon, and Washington, and the detectives hunted In all parts of Portland to get a trace of It. Yesterday it was found at the place whence It had been taken. The wagon had been ordered removed by Terry fe O'Donnell, mana'gers of. the company; that It might have a wagon cover made for It. Terry & O'Donnell had forgotten this, and reported the vehicle' stolen.