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SNAPSHOTS A ?rof. Langley Studies Washingtoo, Jane Hi?Two ^ tell jWCrs, fifty feet np-itJ have been BW]y ereoted in the Zocjlofica! Park the outskirts of Washington, and iritors during tho la*t few days have eeo vainly speculating! as to their -nificance. When inquiry is made it guards shake their heads and re ,Be information; but observant per jns bave notioed that once in a fbile, a buszs/i flies overhead, o rien suddenly appear, one on top eub tower, and snap guns at the>| [jrd, thereupon retiring with equal lerity from view. Tie weapons are cameras, with gun* jcks and triggers attached to them hdp in aiming; and the marksmen re employed by Seoretary Langley, the Smithsonian Institntion, to ob un in *nis w*y instantaneous photo raphs of the birds in flight. There re two towers, in order that each Inapshot may be taken from two oints of view, the gun-cameras being [onnected by an electric wire in order bat they may take thepiottirea.eimul meously. Only one of the. two men tails the trigger, the other one merely truing at ihe buzzard. Prof. Langley io conducting these Izperiments for the purpose of ob ioiog hints that will help him in Building bis flying machine. The ap itusis still housed ia the Smith onion Institution and nobody ia flowed to see it; bat some d&y, not ;ery long hence, it will be brought forth, and will exhibit to an sjitonish \i world the astounding spectacle of n [lying machine that will really fly?-1 not depending on a gas-bag to uphold I |t, like the apparatus of ?aatoa Da iont, but sustaining itself by artifi cial wings and propelled by a steam lotor light but powerful. From the beginning Prof. Langley us taken for his model the soaring bird, whioh is nature's most perfect Hying machine. The buzzard is an Excellent example of this kind of Iyer, and hence the building of the two tall towers in the Zoo Park, in fhich neighborhood buzzards are plentiful. At the top of each tower Rs a sort of box of oanvas, open on one side, to shelter the marksman; and of other apparatus there is nothing ex cept an electric battery and a machine to indicate, by means of a large dial and a revolving hand, the direction of the wind. Naturally, this matter of wind direction has much to do with the observations recorded by the came jris, inasmuch as soaring birds use the 1force of the breeze to sustain them in the air. r The buzzard, says Prof. Langley, is (sustained by the wind in just the Isame manner as a hoy's kite is up held in the air. Oa a breezy day a bird of this species may spend hours far aloft, floating hither and thither, without so mnoh as a beat of its wings. Yet it is 1,000 times as heavy as the air through whioh it sails on liberating pinions, its body weighing as much in proportion to its l-ulk as that of a man. The problem it solves is one purely of mechanics, and the secret lies in the opposition of its wingB to the force of the wind, whioh is thus made to do the work of lifting. Prof. Langley has devise'5 a machine for produeing an artificial wind, whioh he is able to vary in strength all the way from the gentlest zephyr to a storm of 60 miles' velocity per hour. With this novel apparatus he has been experimenting, in order to find out how air currents sot in support^ j plane surfaces. Among other things he has ascertained that the faster a buzzard travels the less power is re quired to uphold it?a moat interesting conclusion, ioasmuoh as it is equally applicable to a flyipg machine of tho kind he :s engafed in oonstruoting. Aerial flight, says Prof. Langley, is' the "last remaining problem of hamau transportation." Man has learned how to travel over the land in a va riety of ways, and to navigate the wa ter both on and beneath its surface The skate and the bicycle afford means of locomotion never dreamed of m nature's eoheme. Why, then, should not the ingenious two-legged animal learn how to imitate the birds' in a mode of travel the prinoiple of which is perfeotly well understood? It is not necessary, for practical pur poses, to fly high. An altitude of 100 feet, say, is sufficient for all practical purposes. As for the difficulty of steering, why not run ihe flying ma chine on f /ire, troljoy fashion-?float ing above tee wire?that is to say, in stead of running beneath. Is the motor too heavy to carry? Well, t-hen, don't carry it. Establish per manent dynamo stations on the ground, and transmit the electrioity for motive power through the trolley wire. The amout of power available ls thus practically unlimited. Half a dozen years ago Mr. Langley flew au "aeroplane" machine for a I BUZZARDS. ? Bird inight from Tall distsaee of half a mile over the Poto raeo River, new Washington. It was built oa the bustard plan, 15 feet in length, with three horizontal sheets of sloth extended on a light frame work, one above the other. The steam en gine it carried had not power enough to propel it further?else, as was mid at the time by Prof. Alexander Gra ham Xoil, who watched the perform ance, it might have traveled 100 miles. It was only a toy, of coarse, but the larger machine now in progress of con struction will be on the same princi ple. The epeed at which such an aerial apparatus may be driven depends merely upon the size of the propeller Used and the rate at whioh the fans revolved. There is no reason why it should not travel 100 miles an hour if desired. The most important diffi culty seems to be that of balancing, by proper adjustment of the wings, in order that the passengers or freight may sot ?>? upset. But Prof. Lang ley thinks that this trouble may be aueeessfully overcome. And mean while he has figured it out that 176 square feet of areoplsne are enough to sustain an ordinary man in railing flight. Close by the foot of one of the tow ers a condor?the largest bird of flight in the world?is confined in a space 20 feet square by a-wire fenee 5 feat high. There is nothing between the huge vulture sod the high heavens, in whioh, if it could ooiy .launch itself, it wonld soar majestically, o very type and emblem of freedom. Unfortunately, however, it has soft room enough to get the necessary run ning start, and so remains a melan choly prisoner?affording inoidontally a suggestion to Prof. Langley as to the necessity of launohing his flying machine from a height, as the oondor simply drops from a lofty crag and, spreading its wingB, sails away. Prof. Langley finds that the spar row is perhaps the most perfect flyer among birds, bein^ able to outstrip the pigeon in swiftness, and to riBe vertically to great heights, while pos sessing great endurance. But its feat of volitation are aceompanied by an expenditure of energy whioh feeb!e man oannot reproduce. He must imi tate the soaring birds, whioh have only moderate strength in proportion to their size, and of these the buzzard is a suitable type, floating aloft upon the wind without effort, and using the breezes instead of its muscles. ? large soaring bird in full night through space travels ordinarily about 38 miles an hour, though on occa sions, moving with the wind, it prob a bly reaohes a speed of 100 miles. Prof. Langley believes that his flying maohine under favorable conditions will equal the latter record, inasmuch as it will be far larger than any fowl of the air, and will have unlimited Sower available for its propulsion.? Lene Bache, in Sunday News. 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It is everywhere admitted to be the most, successful medioine in use- foa bowel complaints, both for children and adults. No family can afford to be without it. For Bale by Orr-Gray & Co. SEGREGATE THE NEGRO. Jr* Prepesiitas Thai the UoTernsaent attempt the SalaUon ?r the Begro Pnltea. To the Editor of The News and Courier : 80 much has been spoken aud writ toe about the negro /probten that the subject has ia the minds of many people become not only a hack neyed one, bnt one incapable of say praotical solution, that is so foras an> permanent seulement of the ques tion it concerned. Viewed from any standpoint the problem is a serious and ever present one, and whioh well deserves the con sideration of all thoughtful people, es pecially those who while steadfastly clinging to the idea that the white race must rule, are at the same time friends to the negro, solicitous for his welfare and anxious to give him every opportunity to improve his condition, accumulate property and become a good citizen. It must be oonfessed that so far there have been no suggestion, either from his, the negro's friends or from those who have no regard for his wel fare, of any practical value, and the problem is just about as far from solu tion as it wss thirty years ago. To the writer's mind there is at least a partial solution of the question whioh, if it 'has ever been suggested by any writer or speaker, hss escaped his notioe, and this plan he will briefly discuss, believing that it is not only perfectly feasible hut should he put into operation as a simple act of jus tioe to the negro, taking from him his standing complaint, a true one it must be acknowledged, that he has not had a fair ohnnce to prove what he is capable of in the way of self government. It ejov, as a matter of course, be cited against him that he had control of all ^he Southern States for several years jotter the war and made a very hod rebord for misrule and robbery, bnt tfco infamous and rascally carpet* bagger was mainly responsible for this condition of affairs, and as bad as many .of them, the negroes, did be have, they ought to be given a chance for self-government where they will hot be subject to the influence of the thieves and misoreants who only used them as tools for their own enrich ment. The suggestion is simply this, that the National Government should set apart a large body of land, somewhere in the Southwest, open it for the ex clusive settlement of the negro and see to it that no white man is allowed to intrude. This would give the ne gro a ohnnce to have a Territory of his own, with a Governor of his own rsoe, and whioh in the course of time might be admitted as a State. This would give him a ohanoe for self-gov ernment and the opportunity tinder the best possible conditions, and if he failed it would furnish irrefragible proof, even to his best friends, that he was ineapable. of taking care of himself and that he must, of necessi ty, submit to the guidance and pro tection of the superior race. There would be at first a great, deal of lawlessness, but this is inoident to all new settlements, and oould, in all probability, be ultimately ornshed out. A State like this would he a power ful incentive to the pride of the edu cated and honest negro, and there are many snob, feeling, as he wonld, that there was no harrier in the way of his rising to eminence and taking a prom inent part in the. administration of the State Government. There existed no reason why Okla homa oould not have been given to the negro, for every white man now occu pying it oould just as easily have got ten a home in Texas, a State big enough to furnish homes for ten times its present population. Anything like a wholesale d?porta- ' tion of them, willingly or otherwise, to Africa is a question that can t ird ly be seriously considered. Aside from the problem of transportation and its great cost it is very doubtful if there is any section of Africa, where the conditions would be at all Favorable, that is not under the con trol of one of the European nations, and even if there was no present diffi culty of this kind th* time might oome when the United States would bave to send an army across the water to keep them from being gobbled up by England, France or Germany. It is almost unnecessary to say that the writer does not, for one moment, wish to be understood as making the suggestion that the colored people be banished to a State of their own, but Bimply that they may have the oppor tunity of organizing one if they d? lire. The experiment would cost but little, and the writer does not hesitate to assert that if one-half, or even one quarter, of the money that has been given for the education of the negro, bod be<m utilized in the direction suggested it would have been of vast ly greater benefit-to him. the ARID LANDS 01 the west. Since the above ?ivos written the dispatches from Washington bring the intelligence that Congress has passed an Act making provision for the irri-, jaf-ion of tho arid lands in Arizona, New Mexico and other sections, and - in this way opening them up for set tlement. If this Aot becomes a law it furnishes a splendid opportunity to carry oat the suggestions made above, and gives the Republican party, now in full possession of all branches of the Government, an opportunity * to show whether their love lor the negro is eiucore or their oft expressed soli citude for-his-welfare is only idle talk. However unfortunate such a condi tion may be it is useless to disguise the fact that the two races are an tag on istie and that there is not the re motest possibility of this antagonism ever growing less. This being the ease, especially when taken in connec tion with the claim of the negro that he is not always fairly treated, only emphasises the importance of his be ing given a chance to rid himself of what he claims to be an insuperable obstsole in the way of his progress. If this scheme is pnt into operation it onght to be on. suoh a soale as to put it in the power of every negro to move to the new territory if he feels inolined to do so. To the writer'b mind this is the on ly possible solution of a very serious question. Justice and humanity both demand that they be oared for in this country, and not be sent to their na tive land to contend with conditions that are too adverse to be surmounted. W. D. Woods. Darlington, June 16. As From f be Tomb. Away baok in 1869, when this State was in a disorganized condition, and after the negroee .'ad taken possession of the government, Charles Dendy/ Joe Davis, and other young men con cluded to seek their fortunes else where. ' Although Charles Dendy was the legatee of a rieh estate, from whioh it was said he was entitled to $20,000, he received only $900. Of this sum he paid the larger part for a hand some gray horse. The horse was ridden away by a man who neglected the ordinary cour te oy of exchanging greenbacks to the par value of the same. But to be just and fair, and to show his appre ciation of the horse and to give its former owner evidence that he had not forgotten him, he sent Mr. Dendy a photograph' of the horse as he sat upon him far away on the soil of Ken tucky. That was all that he ever re ceived for the horse. A short time afterward, when he had spent the remainder of hie $500 he and hiB associates conoluded to start on a journey to no one knew where. Fr;>m that day until Clerk of the Court Perrin received a letter from Charles Dendy, dated in the oity of New Orleans, in which he mention ed the names of some of his old friends by whom he hoped to prove that he was a Confederate soldier. In his letter he states that he is in a destitute condition, disabled in one arm and blind in one eye. The story of the life of Charles Den dy would no doubt equsl anything in fiction. A me?jbor of one of the wealthiest families in town, he bid good-bye to his mother and sisters. Turning his faee toward the Betting oua, he left the home and the scenes of his childhood, and for thirty-three years no word has oome baok from him. The rich eatate whioh it is said he was entitled, was never called for. He loft all. He was as completely lost to his friends and relaUves as if the earth had opened and swallowed him. For yeara and years his people have mourned for him and the anguish of his aged mother oonld not be describ ed. Fora quarter of a century all her thoughts revolved around the ab sent son, and she spoke of him on all occasions. He was her youngest 1 child, and she always said that Charles would come back to her. She lived until she was ninety years- old and only a few years ago she died. In the strength of younger years and When her mind was enfeebled by age, and when in that delirium whioh pre ceded death, she called "Charlie," and wanted to see him. Mrs. W. V. Clinksoales and Mrs. J. A. Allen are sisters of Charles Dendy. His nephew, Charles J. Lyon, sheriff.of the county, and other relatives were glad to hear of him. Sheriff Lyon St once wrote him a most kindly letter, enolosiog $5. Mr. Dendy in his letter made no reference by. namo tn any of his kin dred. He said, however, that he supposed that his friends were nearly all dead.?Abbeville Press and Ban ner. m? ? Bess?"Is it true that young Simkios offered himself to you last nigh'.?" Nell?"He did." Bess? "And did you accept him?" Nell? "Well, not exactly? but I have an option on him for ten days." Of what does a bad taste in your mouth remind you? It indicates that your stomach is in bad condition and will remind you that there is nothing no good, for suoh a disorder as Cham bcrlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets after having onoo used them. They oftsanse and invigorate the stomach -ar4 regulate the bowels. For sale at 25 ccnt3 per box by Orr-Gray & Co. the Cherry Tree Swindlers. Id the United States District Court yesterday, according to the Charlotte Observer of Saturday, Dr. F rani Bright, his father, Rev. T. Bright, and 0. D. Wilkie, the newipaper man, wore found guilty of fraud in connec tion with the operation of ihe Amos Owen Cherry Tree Company. They had hired 8,400 agents who paid into the company $40,000; and the speeifto charge against them was that they had used the United States mails for frau dulent pnrposes. Judge Boyd de ferred pronouncing sentence until Tuesday morning. The maximum penalty for the offense named is four and a half years in the penitentiary end a fine of $1,500. r The argument for the prosecution {was concluded yesterday morning by Distriot Attorney A. ?. Hoi ton, and after Judge Boyd's charge to the Jury the court adjourned its morning ses sion. When the court oonveued in the afternoon the jury rendered a ver dict of guilty as to all three men. Jadge Boyd? stated that he would not pronounce sentence until after the other defendants, who purohased the Cherry Tree Compapy from Wilkie, have been tried. After stiiements from counsel for the prosecution and for the defendants it was decided that the sentenee should be given Tuesday. "This is a very ugly case," said the Judge. "Can these defendants pay baok the money to these women who have been defrauded?" "They are willing to return all the money they have?all they can," re plied Senator Pritohard. "It is a painful case," declared Judge Boyd. "Here is a minister of the gospel, a representative of the highest oalling on earth, who descends from his high plane and violates the criminal law of his oountry. Bis bad influence will permeate the place in which he lived, and his example will (/do harm where it should have been exerted for good. "I believe in the doctrine of resti tution. I believe that a man who takes his neighbor's property has not truly repented and cannot get good religion until or unless he pays baok that property."' "My clients are willing to do every thing in their power to make restitu tion," said Senator Pritohard. "Wil kie has paid baok to the women every thing he has. The distriot attorney will admit that the books show that Wilkie has paid out $5,000." In accordance with an order from the court three deputy marshals stepped bebind the chairs of the two Brights and Wilkie, and waited for the order that would remand the men to jail. Rev. T. Bright looked hag gard and miserable. The other de fendants were cool and self-possessed. For a moment the tension lasted and then Judge Boyd stated that the de fendants might remain at liberty un der, their present bonds, $2,000 for Frank Bright and $1,000 eaeh for T. 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Don't be talked into paying a fancy price for a cheap instrument, but see me about prices. I can sell you the very best at an exceedingly low price. Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines. Machine Needles 20c. per dozen. M. la. CTILIjIS, Next D?or to Peoples Bank. N 0 H ? H M H F 60 0* Q W C=4 O a S w Z 0 < W co CELEBRATED Acme Paint and Cement Cure. Specially used on Tin Roofs and Iron Work of any kind. For sale by? ACME PAINT ? CEMENT CO. Reference : F. B. GRAYTON & CO., Druggists, Anderson, S. C.