The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 33, June 24, 1897 / A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

Copyright, 1897, by William Beverley Harison
To any one sending us 1 new subscriber we will send one of these kites.
Scientific kite flying has attracted the attention of the world. This kite is the invention of H.H. Clayton, Chief Observer at Blue Hill Observatory, near Boston. It is used at this and other weather stations for sending up instruments in making observations. Kites of this type have attained the wonderful height of 9,200 feet, nearly two miles.
Anybody can fly this kite. It goes up straight from the hand like a bird. Will fly in a moderate breeze, and yet no wind short of a gale is too strong for it. It is made of strong, selected wood, and the finest cotton, in red.
3 AND 5 WEST 18TH ST. NEW YORK CITY
U.S. Commissioner of Education
This comprehensive series of books will present upon a symmetrical plan the best available literature in the various fields of human learning, selected with a view to the needs of students of all grades in supplementing their school studies and for home reading.
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( Others in preparation )
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