. Review of reviews and world's work . mperor sent tothe Admiral that he might ride in it. Theywere to waylay the great sailor in the impe-rial carriage; unharness the horses and har-nessing themselves in their places, to givehim a good ride through the streets of Admiral heard of it. He sent his chiefof staff in the carriage and with the hand ofhis little daughter in his, he walked unno-ticed amid the mob of people, along with theprocession. And of course enjoyed the jokeimmensely. The Admiral does not like to makespeeches. Heavens! what a time he willhave this month in America, poo
. Review of reviews and world's work . mperor sent tothe Admiral that he might ride in it. Theywere to waylay the great sailor in the impe-rial carriage; unharness the horses and har-nessing themselves in their places, to givehim a good ride through the streets of Admiral heard of it. He sent his chiefof staff in the carriage and with the hand ofhis little daughter in his, he walked unno-ticed amid the mob of people, along with theprocession. And of course enjoyed the jokeimmensely. The Admiral does not like to makespeeches. Heavens! what a time he willhave this month in America, poor Admiral!But he can be eloquent when he wishes. Wit-ness his speech to the spirits of the dead ofhis own command at the Aoyama on that occasion, there came to pass anincident much more eloquent than even hismemorable speech. The Admiral took achild by the hand, a child whose father haddied in battle; Come, said he, for I amgoing to talk to your father. And his eyesfilled as those of a woman. Togo the Terri-ble? Nonsense!. by J. llaie. Biiffdlo BEACHEY FLYING OVER NIAGARA FALLS (Niagara Falls has been the scene of some sensational feats. Fifty years ago Blondin crossed on a tight Beachey flew over the Falls and under the Suspension Bridge in his biplane, tothe wonder of 50,000 spectators) Last month THE AEROPLANE—A YEARSMARVELOUS PROGRESS BY WILLIAM MENKEL CWIFT—amazingly swift—like the aero-*^ plane itself, has been the advance in theart of flying. The birdman has alreadymigrated to many lands. His flights havelinked coasts and capitals, and internationalboundaries have been disregarded. Thou-sands of journeys have been made throughthe air, and flying meets and exhibitionsby the hundreds ha\-e been held all over theworld. The lines of human flight are con-staritly weaving closer meshes over the sur-face of the globe. Naturally, America andEurope are taking the lead in the develop-ment of the art, but South America, Africa,a
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