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ttberoft, In blk 9, lot
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fftlklM. In blk 33, lot ',
rt2il?ln9bHc 34, lot 1,
l-Mi.iAand Co., In blk
1, SEc; lot 24, 05c; lot -o.
r.nlblrtson. In blk 3G, lot
Me: lot 12. 05c-
iriMlelu wnu wu iu .
J, tax, 9Bc; lot 24, Doc;
kic; lot 26, dc; iui -,
18, 95c; loi iv, uuc, mi
ot 31. 96c; lot 32, 9Gc.
maton, In blk 38, uud. n
,J5c; imd. Vi lot 2, 95c
E. Stoddard. In blk 40, int
l7.
L Peterson, In blk 41, ot
Ji.37; lot 18, X2.3b, 101
lot 20. S2.3C.
tTrutt Co., In blk 41, jot
U.J7. lot 22. $2.37.
runtr, In blk 43, lot 31
flattie Lcaton, In blk .',
k, 19.93; porsounl propony,
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tmliflold Land Co., In bl :
i. tax, 2.S7; In blk 57, lot
lei lot 2, 32c; lot 3, Sic-
v, lot 6, 32c; lot 0 32:
I, lot 1, tax, 32c; lot ',
J, 32c; lot 4, 32c.
& SiiiRatnken's Add. (J
ljt Mnnhfluld.
t!a boat & Jlnch'y O,
, lot 1, tax, $10.92; per
ptrtr, 318.90; lot 2, $1.17.
trim, In blk C. lot G. tax 38-.
bvltutiuds, In blk C, lot !'
lot 18, 38c.
P. Miller, In blk C, lot 29
Tmvn of Knstsldo.
Fllnk, In blk 3, lot 8, t(U
.16c
D. Sandohl, In blk 14, lot
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Huston. In blk 14. lm 2P.
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Htrrett. In blk 33, lot it.
Senntakcn. In hi if ru i i
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'ft'i Add. In Mui'sliM,.!,!.
Jennie Heed. In blk 3, lot
; ion,, xic.54; poiauiul
13.15.
PJnlifld Gardens.
fo. mcnards, lot 7, lax
Church. Int 8 in. o i..
Usui. ". .i,
'! personal properly,
Marihlleld IIcIcMh.
JUtscken In blk 3, lot 0,
'illD.lnblk 8. lot 7, tax
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'HUcken In 1.11. o t. n
Mv H lot 10. tnx 79c.
nnLntT' ln blk 8- B
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nT,('d, b,k p' t 1, tax.
m 2!1, Iot 2 $1.99.
,-pPM. in blk W, lot 5.
fc In blk X. ,t 3. tux.
ii.m t '""Periy, i2.08.
Ster"1 Co:. in blk
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ttl. "" n blk 10, lot 8,
? 1.15; lot 2, $4.15.
Edith D. Wyrlck, ln blk 2, lot 0,
tnx. $0.23.
lluyvlow Add. to Murshflcld.
A. a. Dibble, ln blk 1, lot 7, tut
g 12
Illldcbnnd & Kennedy, In blk. '.
lot 27, tnx, $1.04; lot 28, $1.04.
Jnmca P. Morris, In blk 10, loi
1, tnx, $3.12; lot 2, $3.11; lot 3,
$3.12; lot 4, $3.11; lot G, $3.12;
lot 0, $3.11; lot 9, $2.49; lot 10,
$2.49; lot 11, $2.41); lot 12, $2.49;
,ot 13, $2.49; lot ID, $2.41); lot 10,
2.49.
Frultvnle.
Win. Slgga. lot 14, tnx $2.94.
HoIho Add. lo .Mnrslifleld.
K. 1. Porky, trtiBtoo, In blk 2, lot
H, tux, C8c; lot 0, C8c; lot 7, 03 j;
lot 8, C8o; lot 17, G8c; lot 18, GJu;
lot 19, C8c; lot 20, 08c; lot 21, Gic;
iot 22, 08c; lot 23, 08o; lot 24, C '..,
J. A. Johnson, ln blk 4, lot 5, tax,
08c; lot 0, USr, lot 7, GSc; lot 3,
G8c; lot 9, 08c; lot 10, C8c lot 11,
GSc.
K. 1. Porky, trustee, ln blk 4, !.
18, tnx G8c; lot 19, GSc; lot 20, GJc,
lot 21, G8c.
Arthur It. Wright, ln blk G, lot 1.
tnx, GSc; lot 2, 08c; lot 3, GSc.
K. I. Perky, trustee, ln blk G, '.ot
G, tax, GSc; lot 7, GSc; lot 8, Gd:,
lot 9 GSc; In blk G, lot 11, tax, G82;
lot 12, GSc; lot 13, GSc; lot 14, GSc
in blk 7, lot 17, C8c; lot is
GSc; lot 19, GSc; lot 20, CSc; lot 31,
GSc; lot 22, GSc; lot 23, GSc; lot
24, GSc; In blk 8, lot 1, tnx, GSc;
.ot 2, GSc; lot 3, CSc; lot 4, Gdo;
In blk 12, lot 1, tax, GSc; lot 2,
GSc; lot 3, GSc; lot 4, 68c; lot b,
GSc; lot G, GSc; lot 7, 68c; lot 8
GSc; In blk 13 lot 12, tax, 68c; lot
13, GSc; lot 14, 68c; lot 1G, GuC,
lot 1G, GSc; lot 22, GSc; lot 23, CSc;
lot 2G, GSc; lot 27, GSc.
Florence Damon, In blk 13, lot 28,
tux, GSc; lot 29, GSc; lot 30, GSc;
lot 31. GSc: lot 32. GSc.
K. 1. Porky, trustco, In blk It, lo.
24, tux, GSc; lot 2G, GSc; lot 26, 0 4c
lot 27, GSc.
L. Koo, In blk 1G, lot 8, 68e:
iot 9, GSc; lot 10, GSc; lot 11, 68c;
iot 12, GSc; lot 13, GSc.
K.,1. Porky, ln blk 16, lot 15, t.u
,Sc; lot 1G, GSc; lot20, CSc; lot 21,
,Sc; lot 22, GSc; lot 23, GSc; lot 24,
.Sc; In blk 17, lot 9, tax, 08c; lot
.0, GSc; lot 11, GSc; lot 12, 68c
ot 13, GSc; lot 14, CSc; lot 10, Got;
.ot 16, 68c.
W. M. Vnn Iron, ln blk 20, lot 1,
ux, 6Sc; lot 2, 6Sc; lot 3, 68c; t
1, 08c; lot G, GSc; lot 6, 08c; lot 7,
.,8c; lot 8, 68c.
K. 1. Porky, trustco, ln blk 20, .ot
23, tnx, 68c; lot 24, 68c.
Mrs. S. L. Everest, ln blk 20, lot
J7, tux, G8c; lot 28, GSc.
K. J. Perky, ln blk 20, lot 31, Ux,
.,8c; lot 32, GSc; In blk 21, lot 6, tax
08c; lot 7, GSc; lot 18, 68c; lot 19
-Sc; lot 20, CSc; lot 21, GSc; lot
J2, CSc; ln blk 22, lot 1, tax, 68.;
,ot 2, G8c; lot 3, GSc; lot 4, 6le;
i,t r,. r.Kc: lot G. GSc: lot 7. 6ds.
lot 8, GSc; In blk 2G, lot 9, GSc, lot
10, G8c; lot 11, cbc; iot iv, 00c,
13, 08c; lot 14, GSc; lot 1G, 6c;
i,.t if.. GKc. ln blk 2G. lot 9. ux
C8c; lot 10, 08c; lot 11, 68c; lot IV,
CSc; lot 13, 68c; lot 14, esc; 101 1-,
8c; lot lGc, 68c; In blk 28, lot V,
,.8c; lot 10, GSc; lot 11, G8c; lot J J.
08c; lot 13, GSc; lot 14, G8c; lot Jl,
t,Sc; lot 10, GSc; lot 23. G8c; lot M
GSc; lot 2G, GSc; lot 26, 68c.
E. C. & F. H. Wnlroth, ln blk 2S,
lot 27, tnx, 68c; lot 28, 68c; lot SO,
GSc; lot 30, 68c.
K. I. Porky, trustco, In blk 28, 1ft
31, tax, 68c; lot 32, 68c; ln blk 29,
tot G, tnx, 68c; lot 7, G8c; lot -.1,
G8c; lot 26, 68c; lot 27, 68c; lot 28,
GSc; lot 29, CSc; lot 30, GSc; lot Jl,
i:un- int :ii. nsc In blk 31. lot 25.
GSc; lot 2C, GSc; lot 27, 08c; lot
28, 08c; lot 29, 08c; lot 30, 63c;
lot 31, CSc; lot 32, 08c; In blk 33,
lot 25, tax, CSc; lot 20, G8c; lot ,87,
GSc; lot 28, GSc; lot 29, GSc; lot
30, G8c; lot 31, use; lot a-, (,
In blk 3G, lot 1, tax, 08c; lot 2, 6o3!
lot 3, 08c; lot 4, 68c; lot G, 66c;
iot C C8c; lot 7, 68c; lot 8, GSc.
C. II. Roberta, ln blk 37, lot 1.
nx. GSc; lot 2, 6Sc; lot 3, GSc, lot
I, GSc; lot G, 08c; lot G, C8c, lot
7, GSc; lot 8, GSc; lot 9, CSc; I mi
10, GSc: lot 11 08c; lot 12, 601.;
lot 13, CSc; lot 14, CSc; lot 15, 6oj;
lot 10, CSc; lot 17, 08c; lot IS, 6Sc;
iot 19, 08c; lot 20, GSc; lot 21, CJs;
lot 22, GSc; lot 23, GSc; lot 24, 60c;
ot 25, 68c; lot 26, C8c; lot 27, GSc;
lot 28, GSc; lot 29, C8c; lot 30, 63:;
ot 31, 08c; lot 32, GSc.
K. I. Perky, trustco, In blk 38, lot
I, tax,-68c; lot 2, C8c; lot 3, CSc; 'ot
I, G8c; lot 5, 08c; lot 6, 68c; lot 17,
08c; lot 18, 68c; lot 21, C8c; lot ?,
18c; ln blk 39, lot 1, tax, 68c; lot
1, 68c; lot 3, 68c; lot 4, 68c; lot
5, GSc; lot G. GSc; lot 7, C8c; lor
GSc; lot 17, CSc; lot 18, CSc; lot 13,
GSc; lot 20, GSc; lot 21, G8c; lot 22,
G8c; lot 23, 68c; lot 24, CSc; lot
20, GSc; lot 30, C8c; lot 31, 65c;
lot 32, G8c.
C. H. Roborts, In blk 40, lot 1, x
GSc; lot 2, GSc; lot 3, 08c; lot 4,
08c; lot G, 08c; lot G, 68c; lot 7
GSc; lot 8, GSc; lot 9, G8c; lot 10,
08c; lot 11, C8c; lot 12, 68c; lot 13,
GSc; lot 14, 68c; lot 15, CSc; lot
IG, GSc; lot 17, 68c; lot 18, 68c, 'nt
19, GSc; lot 20, G8c; lot 21, 6S0;
lot 22, 68c; lot 23, GSc; lot 24, G3o;
lot 25, 68c; lot 26, 68c; lot 27, 68c;
lot 28, 68c; lot 29, GSc; lot 30, GSc;
lot 31.. 08c; lot 32, 68c.
K. 1, Porky, trustee, ln blk 41, l&t
7, tax, 68c; lot 8, 68c.
J. 11. Good, In blk 42, lot 1, Ux,
GSc; lot 2 G8c; lot 3, G8c; lot 4,
GSc; lot G, C8c; lot G, 68c; lot V,
68c; lot 8, 68c.
K. I. Porky, trustoo, In blk 44, lot
1, tax, 68c; lot 2, 68c.
C. II. Roberts, ln blk 45. lot ,
tax, 68c; lot 2, 68c; lot 3, 68c, lot
4, 68c; lot 5, 68c; lot 6, 68c; lot 7,
68c; lot 8, 68c.
K. I. Porky, trustee. In blk 46, iot
1, tax, 68c; lot 2, 68c; lot 3, 63c;
lot 4. 68c; ln blk 47, lot 1, tax,
68c; lot 2, G8c; lot 3, GSc; lot (,
GSc; lot7, G8c; lot 8, 68c; In blk 4
lot 4. tax, G8c; lot 6, 68d; lot ,
68c; ln blk GO, lot 7, tax 68c; lot .
68c; lot 9, 68c; lot 10, 68c; lot 11,
68c; lot 12, 68c; In blk Gl, lot 1,
tax, 68c; lot 2, 68c; lot 3, 68c, in
blk 62, lot 6, tax. 68c; lot 6, 68c;
lot 7, G8c; lot 8, C8c; Jn blk 53, lo.
1, tax, G8c; lot 2, 68c; lot 3, 6$j;
In blk 54, lot 1, tax 68c; lot 2, 62c;
Humor and
Philosophy
Tty OIACAA M. SMITH
GROWING LESS.
rpiin circus docs not nccm tlio namo
M it did In j turn Bono by.
Perhaps tho light Is Just ns brlRht.
Tho tlRht ropo Just us high.
Tho spangled belles may rldo nround
ln Just ns many trncks,
Tl.a band may play full loud nnd gay.
Hut something still It lucks.
Tho elephant still moves nround
With slow nnd stately tread.
Tha monkeys may bo qulto as gny
When they nro peanuts fed.
Tho Hon ronrs, defying thoso
Who would Its spirit tnmo.
Tha Juggler's skill holds out, but still
It Isn't Just tho same.
nig Lungs still Btands outsldo and tells
Tho peoplo v. hnt they get
As recompense for fifty cents.
And It's enough, you bet.
Ills vol Is Just ns high nnd shrill
To hypnotl7o tho ciowd
And bring them near, but to my car
It doesn't sound ns loud.
What Is It In tho circus, then,
That docn't match tho old?
Tho tent's us wide; the show Inslds
Is bigger, 1 nm told.
Tho fault, If any fault thoro bo,
Is In myself In truth,
For when I gaze on Its displays
I lack tho eye of youth.
Innocent.
"He fell from tliu forty-second story
of (In- grcnt Hkyscrnpcr to tho hard
Krunlto pavement below."
"Whs hu hurt muchV
"I said ho fell from tbo forty-necoud
Ktory."
"Whs he hurt?"
"Yen, If you must know, ho irnn hurt
much. I said he fell from the forty
fecund story. Hear that! IIo wus
killed! Understand? IM-M-c-d. kill
ed! Oct It?"
"Well, you needn't s;ct frpHh. I didn't
kill him. 1 httvc a perfectly pood
nllhl. 1 was busy killing a intin about
your slzo and build nboul tlmt time
with mi ordinary nx. Oct thntV An
nx-n-x. nx. Understand? And I didn't
wear all of the edgo of uolther."
That' Sufficient.
"I nm poor, but honest."
"Don't waste words."
"Don't what?"
"Don't imy 'but honest' "
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AEROPLANE
ADVENTURES
By
J.Armstrong Dhjexel
III. The Physical Strain of Flight
Copyright, 1911, by Henry M. Ncely.
copyright in Groat Billaln and Canada.
All rights reserved.
MAN has Invented nothing
that looks so graceful nnd
so ensy ns au acroplnnt ln
lllght Skimming overhead,
with brond, outstretched wings nnd
with no effort nppnrcnt ln any part,
so fur as the beholders can see, the
aviator Hlttlug culmly In hli sent seem
ingly doing nothing bur. enjoying him
self, this modern nlr craft looks to be
tho very nemo of comfort, of case, of
exhllarutlon.
Yet a fov hours In tho nlr in an aero
plano Is tho hardest day'H work thut
any mau can do.
What is thoro hard nbout it? What
Is thoro for nn aviator to do or to en
duro that should mako it comparable
to labor? Tho man who races an au
tomobile knows something of thin
strain. Hut ho has only 0110 method
of steering to cngago his attention.
IIo tictids his machine to right or left
ami that Is all thcro is to It. Tho
aviator must constuntly bo in control
of three sets of apparatus, and a mo
mentary neglect of any ono of the
tlirco means wreck. IIo must Btccr up
and down, to right or left, and must
keep hi horizontal balanco In the nlr.
Three Kinds of Strain In Flyingr.
Roughly, tho strain of flying can bo
divided Into three klnds-tho physical,
the mental nnd tho nervous. With tho
man who attempts to break any of tho
edga it makes tho machine rise on that
side, and the mechanism at the samu
time pulls up the rear edge of tho left
plane, thus lessening tho Impact on
thut Bide nnd cnuslug It to full. It Is
ln this way that the uvlator controls
his balance, warping his wings as ho
dips one way or tho other nnd keeping
hinisalf on nn even keel. After ho bus
become thoroughly experienced he
learns to balanco without wnrplng tin
dar ordinary conditions, for It has been
found thatBtocrlng tho machlno toward
tho high Bide brings it again to the
horizontal. Then ho uses the warping
devices only ln emergencies.
On this day nt Belmont pari: tho
wind was nasty und gusty, and 1 was
ln trouhlo nt tho very start. The ex
tremely small breadth of the planes. I
found, gave me practically no burl
zontal mipport, nnd, though 1 kept
steering llrst to ono side and then to
the other us the machlno earcouo.l
over dangerously, 1 found t!-at this
simple method of righting my lialuine
would not Htilltec. I had tit keep warp
ing my wings to their utmost limit,
and not for one moment did this tie
cesslty cease.
In tho seven laps ot tho course thut
I made I cannot tell how many times
I felt that I was turning over In tli."
nlr. Almost momentarily I felt us
though 1 must go ru'd:lng to the
ground below, for try 1111 I did I could
not get nn oven balance on the little
planes for any length of time.
It wus n totally new experience for
me, nnd I regretted more than once
Soma Difference.
Yes. borrowing la sorrowing;
Though that depends n lot,
I'm vciy sure, on whother you're
The borrower or not
tot 3, 68c; In blk D, tax, 81c.
Iloulcvnrd Park.
J. K. Kollock, bile 1, tax, $6.30.
Qonnott Trust Co., In blk 3, lot 1,
tax, $3.15; lot 2, $3.15; lot 3, $3.16,
lot 4, $3.15; ln blk 3, lot 1, $3.1"..
lot 2, $3.15; lot 3, $3.15; loc 4,
3.15; ln blk 4, lot 1, tax, $3.1.
lot 2, $3.15; lot 3, $3.15; lot I.
$3.1G; lot G. $3.15; lot 6, $3.1E.
lot 7, $3.15.
J. IC. Kollock, In blk 4, lot 8, tax,
$3.15. '
Dennett Trust Co., In blk 5, lot 1,
tnx, $3.94; lot 2, $3.94; lot 3, $3.J4,
lot 4, $3.94; In blk 6, lot 2, U,
$14.72; lot 3. $7.5G.
Bolt Lino Ry. Co., In blk 6, S
lot 4, tax. $7.09.
J. K. Kollock, blk 7, tax $16.7o.
James P. Morris, S 120 ft blk 7,
tax $3.16.
Bonnett Trust Co., In blk 9, lot 1,
tax, $3.1G; lot 2, $3.15; lot 3. li.l1?;
lot 4, $3.16; in blk 10, lot 1, U(,
$3.16; lot 2, $3.16; lot 3, $3.1'.;
lot 4 $3.15; In blk 11, lot 1, ux,
$3.16; lot 2, $3.15; lot 3. $4 IG;
lot 4, $4.15; In bill 12, lot 1, tax,
$4.15; lot 2, $4.15; lot 3 $4.irt.
lot 4, $4.15; ln blk 13, lot 1, lux,
$4.15; lot 2, $4.15; lot 3, $4.15,
lot 4, $4.15; In blk 14, Iot 1, tax,
34.15; lot 2, $4.15; lot 3, $i.lf.
lot 4, $4.15; lot 6. $4.15; lot f,
$4.15.
J D. Johnson, In blk 15, lot 1
tnx, $2.08; lot 2, $2.08; lot 7, $2.08;
lot 8, $2.08.
P. A. Goldon, In blk 16, lot 1, tax,
$G4.33; lot 2, $2.08; lot 3, $2.t-i
lot 4, $2.08; lot 5, $2.08; lot 6,
$2.08; lot 7, $2.08; lot 8, $2.06.
Frank Bowkor, blk 21, tnx $3 50.
P. B. Walto, blk 22, less part inM
tax $42.54.
Frank Bowkor, parcol land de
scribed ln Vol. 10, P. 297, lino 13
of 1911 tax roll, tax, $20.75.
Sheriff's Assessments for 1011.
C. E. Houser. SWMSWH, S. 2
Twp. 30, SR. 11, tax, $3.42.
Chas. Masters, und lot 31, bl
62. R. R. Add., tax $1.26.
E. M. Lockhart. BWHNBU, lea--9
acres sold, S. 29, Twp. 28, SR. li,
tax. $16.12.
C. W. Tower, SNEVi, 8. 3, Twp.
26 Sit. 14, tax, $3.76.
That 6 months after such taxes an
delinquent a tax certificate of f.o
Ilnquoncy will issue therein, as prv
vlded by Inw. Tho foregoing Is the
net amount of tax only and those re
mitting should add 10 per cent o'
total amount as penalty provided by
law, Interest at the rate of 1 per cei.e
per month' from tho 1st Monday In
April, 1912, and tho cost of publlsa.
lng, which amounts to 60 cents po
Hne' W. W. QAOE,
Hhprlff & Tar Collector.
SRI:-, ww WSm
4SrS
J. ARMSTRONG UltEXEL AND IMS IH.URIOT MONOPLANE.
records established today thoso three
becomo in a great mcasuro Interde
pendent and Inseparable. I mean by
that that whon a man's; brain becomes
tired bis body becomes tired with It,
and that when his nerves nro shatter
ed his body and brain glvo way too.
During tho trials ln tho Gordon
Bennett cup race ut tho Belmont park
meet, near New York, last October, I
had had built for my Blcrlot a special
Bet of racing wings. They were tho
smallest surfaces It was possible to
fly with oven nt tho maximum speed,
and wero made with as llttlo span
from tip to tip as was absolutely nec
essary, bo that thoro should bo tho
smallest concelrablo bead resistance
when tho machlno was lu motion.
On tho day when tho Gordon Bennett
trials took placo I had had tbeso llttlo
wings put on. I had never Down with
them, but I knew that it would bo use
less with tho regulation sized wings to
try to compete ngaiust tho two 100
horsopower engines that wore entered
liecause mine was only a fifty horse
jiowcr. So X bad to trust to luck that
everything would go right
The Greatest Danger In Flying.
la flying an acroplano tho greatest
danger comes from tbo constant tend
ency of tho machlno to tip over to ouo
side or tho other. A gust of wind, a
movement of the aviator's body any
thing and everything tends to throw it
off its balanco, nnd tho minute It he
tins to tip downward on ono sido It
Lust bo righted.
There aro two ways of doing this.
A mechanism is provided by which
tho rear edges of tho ends of tho
planes can bo pulled down a fow
Inches, thus offering on that sido whero
this depressing or "warping" Is done
a greater Impact against tho air and
consequently dovoloplng a greater lift
ing power. When the right wing Is
"warped" or pulled down at Its rear
that I bad not got theso now planes
ln tlmo to test them out nnd becomo
uccustomed to their vagaries.
Demoralised by the Strain.
Tho mental and nervous strain of
this flight was totally demoralizing.
Thcro was not n moment of cortalnty
In It, except tbo certainty of demoli
tion if I relaxed my vlgllauco for tin
instant, nnd w(th this thought upper
most It was only natural that tlteiu
should bo a reflex action that bad Its
physical effect, and I found myself
grusjjlng my steering post with suchu
teusljjn that It became painful to tho
linger tips.
It was llko learning to fly all over
ugaln, und 1 was tho sole representa
tive of my native couutry In tho great
est competition in tho history of uvlu
tlon. My position might hnvo struck
mo tin pathetic had it not been so dan
gorous. For threo circuits of tho courso I
fought that stubborn ueroplune. deter
mined to conquer it uud to make as
good a showing in tho result us possi
ble. Then I felt tho strulu bcglu to
tell on my nerves. I found myself
warping whon there was no need for
It. My arras Jump tho steering post
about in n way that threatened de
struction, nnd I fancied tho Blerlot
was bucking when bIio wus on an oven
keel.
Again 1 went uround the course,
hurtling through the ulr ut 11 speed
thut would Jmvo left nothing but splin
ters If I had struck tho grouud, uud
again tho strulu of thoso unfamiliar
nnd cantankerous llttlo wings Increas
ed Its evil effects upon mind, body uud
nerves. Hoou I found my bruin abso
lutely refuslug to work, my nerves
Jumping Uko mad nnd my arms, shoul
ders, legs and back aching ns though
I Imd been beaten with a club.
Finally ' I came dowu thoroughly
tired out ln every fnculiy. und almost
unablo to wn)l:, though I did manage
lo liroco myself up to pnss tho scrutiny
of the onlookers nbout tho hangars.
In this ense tho entire breakdown
wis tho result of nervous strain. Yet
Mjlng can Impose Rreat physical strain
without reference to nerves or tnlud.
Those who go ln for endurance rec
ords nrc subject to this, and thoso of
us who have mndo climbing for height
a specialty know tho terrors of physi
cal fntlguo which Is purely muscular,
but which has tho mental und nerv
ous element ndded to It.
Strain of Endurance Flights.
I hnvo seen men crawl down from
their noroplnnea nfter n long flight and
hnvo seen their friends rush up to
them to shake hands In congratula
tion for a noteworthy feat. And I hnvo
seen tho hand dropped nt once, for It
could not respond lo the grasp that
was given It. There was no llfo In
It. It hung limp. Inert, powc.iciainnd
feollnglcsH from tho fntlguo of grip
ping n lever with llttlo or no ehnugo
of position for so long n tlmo.
Yet endurance flights such as those
made for the Mlehclln trophy nnd
ptlze nro flown over good courses;
clearly marked by pylons or posts, nnd
nlmost Inviirliibly over good grounds
tlmt provide safe lauding places nt
any time. In this wny there is as lit-,
tie ns possible of nervous und mental
strain. Otherwise such flights as that
of Henri Farman. who stnyed up over
eight hours, would be Impossible
When theso long flights nro tnado
across country the nervo nnd mind en
ter Into the equation ngaiust tho man.
He faces uneven nnd probably broken
land unfitted for a quick decent If nny
thing goes wrong, and ho frequently
flics across country Hint la unfamiliar
to him, and that keeps him lu a mental
uncertainty that uilds a great dqal to
tho physical fatigue ho has to suffer.
The Greatest Strain of All.
Those of us who aro foolish enough
lo climb for height hnvo all of theso
torments lullultely multiplied, and,
ndded to them, we face conditions tlnt
are not met with in tho ordinary
work closer to tho ground.
To most people the strain of nltlttido
climbing appears to bo only n matter
of enduring tho rurcllcd nlr met with
n couple of miles nbovo tho earth, but
tho big torture comes with tho sudden
descent with the rapid chnngo of
pressures as wo drop 11 thousand feet
it minute or more nnd this Is Indeed n
lorturo long to bo remembered.
In tho early days of my nltltudn
climbing, when I sot tho world's rec
ord at Lanark, Scotland. 1 kept light
ing for each extra Inch as long ns
there was any strength or onduranco
left lu me. I struggled nt tho top un
til It was useless to struggle any long
er, nnd then, with nil my strpngth
gone,, there was nothing for It btjt to
fall back to earth with my neroplnno
pointed us sharply toward tho earth as
safety would allow.
When tho Head Feels like Hunting.
I came down IIUo n thunderbolt. As
tho descent began tho pressure began
to chnngo rapidly with my entering
Into heavier and heavier strata of nlr,
uud I begun to feel pains ln my head
nnd enrs. Theso pains got worse with
overy second of tho descent, nnd when
I was within hailing distance of tho
enrth I felt nB though somethlug, In
sido my head would surely burst with
the nvful tightening nbout my ours
nnd tinnples. I can npprccluto now
Hut tortures suffered by medlevnl mur
tyrs who had haudrj of Iran gradually
tightened nbout their heads. Tho rec
ollection of that descent nt Lanark
makes rno syinpnthlzo with them pro
foundly. At Philadelphia last November I rose
mora than 1J.O0O feet higher than nt
Lannrk nnd I fell faster on my de
iicunt to Pttrtli, but while my sufferings
wero Intense they wero not so great ns
lu Scotland, for I hurt been told of n
method of counteracting the Increasing
pressure und used It with grout suc
cess. I hud shortly before this been
talking to Clifford R. Harmon about
rfomo of bis Imlloonlug experiences und
Imd nsked him If ho had over HUffered
during rapid descents ns I did at Lun
nrk. "I did qulto frequently In my early
days," snld Harmon, "but Captain
Baldwin told mo n way to avoid It"
"What Is that?" I nsked.
"Swnllow-Bwallow constantly." said
Ilurmou.
So on this plunw fronTm clouds
nbovo Philadelphia, when my nerves
weio racked to pieces and my physi
cal faculties wero utterly worn out. I
suddenly thought of this scheme- when
the pressure becumo painful on my
ears, nnd tho relief was Immense.
Effeot of an Hour In the Air,
An nltltudo flight of this kind does
not last long according to tho tlmo of
tho watch. It seems ages, but my
barograph record for my highest climb,
0.S07 feet, showed that It took mo Just
about tlfty minutes to reach tho maxi
mum altitude. It could not havo taken
more than four or flvo minutes to do
Bcend. but my plungo was so rapid
that tho Ink could not flow fast enough
from tho btylo of tho instrument to re
cord, so I cannot tell exactly.
Assuming that tho total flight from
1ho time of starting to tho tlmo of
jindlng occupied 0110 hour, thopbyslcnl
strulu of such work can bo lmuglned
when I say that I started in fine condi
tion, fresh uud feeling strong and equal
to uuythlug, yet when I lauded In that
empty Held at Oreland, fourtccu miles
uwuy from my sturtlng point, I was so
utterly worn out and helpless that 1
could not climb out of my machlno for
beveral minutes.
Tho next tlmo uny of my readers
sees un neroplnno soaring gracefully
uloft let him remember theso things
and bo satisfied to stay comfortably on
tho grouud until flying is mado a good
deal easier and a vast deal safer than
It Is toduy.
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