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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

West Poias night thloaga Ok
ford Ia Memphis for 20 OF II
ether words, BE gsts tie
ride aud 81 niles more Tor oe
lass mo-ey. This ao- road VII
save cncEgh money 10 PasssA-
gas rates 10 mere !haa pay for
the interest Oh The bonds
Tae rev railroad is a nine OF
wealth 70 every mauin the com
~. tae rishsad the poor alike,
and as snch every nan SHOULD
lvose for il, 80 il h.s pvesaat ~ad
futaTa welfare depended apo1
e, Is it certainly does.
Every nan who votes for this
railroad on March 3lst. and gets
another to vote for Is, IS q friend
20 humanity. o blessing - As
family aud biz county.
MA. Z.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

Else~here we publish con-
uents o. tao III
on. the new iaw about oar courts.
II is there strongly state. 5ut
no; too strong. The bul was
passed so sEIiealy orr people
here are unprepaEed ror il.
We believe in giving juGges
enough to do to earn their sala-
~ but we to not believe in Civ
ing them so much 70 do thsl
they will be obliged to s.1r thsii
work OF be careless in dc&li1a
with the rights OF the ci;izeus 81
the State.
Under tho now 5fll such Willie
the case. The judges cannot dc
justice to the people nor he
far 10 thc eases before then,
&le sentiment IA thls part OIL
the State il very strong sEaias.
The lsw. We heaE il said thai
such lawyers as Judge Watson
Col Barr, aud indeed nearly al
in this part Of the State wh,
have expressed Themselves al
all think tho bill will uot stick
From Holly Springs nc hear il
rEmoEed that Judge Feather
stone thinks the law will 20.
work though W. are unable u
speak his views except upon
rumor.
IL seems 20 be understood
that no courts will likely b,
held in this county for som,
time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
ia a5sFsss Delivered Before
lns Uaisa Alliance eta
Fayslls County, ao. 7Z2.

Worthy President, Brothers aua
Sisters Of the Alliance
/ beg leave TO address yoa
uaon TIE al important subject
~ naity. unity in purpose, ua.ty
in feeling and shove ALL UNITY
!, action. We have come to-
rrther as a body united in the
sads Of brotherhood aud sis
ters3od. The object Of our IN
s.,.u.ioa IS 80 enlarge and en-
r~hseu The mind; our lass are
these ogpur.iv and religion, ana
let "a not, In the name Of the
high aad noble cause we hAye
espausad. Fail 20 Use al tee
.uears in eur pOwer 10 make L
: success. We have obligated
ourselves to constantly strive
10 secure entire harmony aud
rood viIl amoag az mankind
ant ~brotherIy love among our
selves and 20 accomplish this
end we mast asT al little, selfish
idess aside and labor faithfully
for the common good of orE
felloT-gan.
We are but weak and feeble
vet We are inst now preparing
to launch out apon the ocean OF
experience, sad on let rs think
and act wisely; LET rs stand firm
IL together, aud defy NE waves
OF contention and strife to drive
Us apart We can rat expect
10 undergo some trials and dIf
sculiiss Nothing Of import
ancs mas ever been accomplish
ell without first having to sur
mount some obstacles, and u
!. sc are too timid to take hold
an act ike men We must IN co.,
!. seauence. bear the shame Of
seeing tie Alliance prove .
-ffail1re. and have the finger OF
derisior pointed q; US ~ those
who are already prophesiDg-
20 vii not stick together until
June Let Us rouse eur ener-
} eIes and hlesd our heads and
heazts together and show them
shat we are men capable OF SC
e0ripliskiGg good, not only 10
ourselves bet to or fell0T-n1an-
Bat Il order 20 do this We must
have confidence n orr own
liability. NC aust take hold with
energy and determination AID
work diligently for the accom-
p;ishmeHt of our grand under.
taking
Yours fEatsrHally,
Dr.. f. HUDGINs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
Rev J. B. esmhreII

This gentleman has done him
self infinite credit by repudiat-
ms the Incorporate course II
so1e Of bis newspaper friends.
he authorized tha statement 10
be pa5licly made IL the court.
room that he did not endorse il.
BY this course str- GambreH
places the prosecution where
ms lawyers said, an q high plane,
leaving the investigation 10 fair
and righteous ways aud not C
abuse, passion, prejudice, nor 10
foul means. with men investi-
eating under oath and by whose
decision he Is content to abide
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
4 EknElEsS CASE.

~ case has been q very Curl
Gus enc for about thirteen years.
1t intervals CT about one week
would BE attacked with spells
CT severe and most exeTuciatiDg
pain. always commencing in the
region Og my kidneys. The pain
would then 90 upward and at
feet my body aad head. and
seemed TO penetrate nv very
eye-balis, creating the most in
tense suffering, lasting about
eight hours each spell
| resoFted to all kinds o.
medicine sithout benefit. Seve
ral doctors treated ny case bat
none gave relief. l finally uscd
3. 5. g. as sn experiment, 4al
TO my utter astonishment Ill
pain and suffering vanished sf-
ter using three doses To the
present time | hare used three
bottles, and not a pain has ever
returned / 10 uct knew 7Ea:
vas the matter. neither could
my physicians name tie CEN.
plant. The 3. u. 3. acted aEeIy
upon my kidneys my appetite
has been splendid and my con.
stituilon built mp rapidly.
2 Thomas,
Constitution, Ira.
Nav s. 1856
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
h5Eiifnls, OXFORD & CO.
iuad5US RAILWAY.

In tho matter Of The Memphis,
Oxford < C0lamhEs Railway
Company
This day cane OF g be beard
the application Of the Memphis.
Oxford l. C1lunhes Railway
Company through iss Preadsnt.
Z. 81. Abbott, for subscription
OF hf;y thousand d0llars by Ia
tayette eounty, State q Miss.s
siPpi, to tae capital stock Of said
Railway Company, and IN &C.
coEdaace with said application
ant the charter OF said Railway
Company, and the laws OF this
State, It Is ordered that sn cleo.
ton be held ~ AZ tie regllar
election preeinels Of this county
on Saturday. .a-cl 2isl, 1888.
On 4 proposition fer said county
10 subscribe d1y thousand dol
lars 10 the capital stock Of ssid
Railway company to De paid OF
IN the bonds CT said county
which are 30 be Issued and De.
Ivsred when and not till said
Railroad is n complete RAINING
order for trains IRON Memphis
TO the Alabama line through
said ooanSy aud within three ~
quarters of 4 mile Of the Count.
house as Oxford. AississiDpi.
said bonds having forty ears 10
ran aud To bear interest at the
rate OF 81 Eve per eeEt per an
aum from tie date Of their i.
SIC and delivery payable snnu
ally and the stock 20 be Issued
to sad county o. The issuance
OF said bonds. L : further or
eered that notice be posted 70
n at least &c public places N
said county and published ia the
Oxford EAGLz ald Oxford Faf
ecu tw newspapers publisaedia
said county Ect less than 20.
twenty days before the dsy OF
holding such election n~ofIfyfu p
TIE legal voters OF SAID cCuclv
% meet At the usual places CT
holding elections in said eounty
Tor the purpose Of voting for or
against such subscription. It's
further ordered By THIS Board
and sgTee6 10 b said RGIvay
company that q! legitimate ex.
pense Cfs2jd election Al election
proceedings shall be paid bv
said Ra-lwsy company and that
no subscription IS to be due and
no bonds axe 10 be issued until
tue said Railroad Il baiIt, equiD.
ped, with al the necessary de-
pots. sIde-tFaeks and ranriur
cars from Memphis to the Ala
line.
Il Is further ordered that the
teEG CT tickets Esec shall be Us
follows; these vctiHg FOR said
subscription shall have CT their
ballots the words, ~SHbscriu-
ton and hose opposed shall
save o. their ballots the words
10 Subscription
Il is farther ordered that the
-ofegoing i 10 be null and void
unless the said Railroad is built.
equipped and running cara FROM
20 Columbus within
.hree years from the tine work
'egns ca the same.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

pcsh single and double entry. fsr7s
az u-cantile. manufacturing, r1snf-
zee banking. e5e, tagstaer With al
rns 4 commercial paper calculations
Taught prlssir.lly b method Of
eorrac0u-snee- re VII guarantees 70
teach practical back keeping N from
zee + FIRE m,1shs Il I1ssrucEcne srs
Showed CT sit refund tui@on- TUT
too. anc unlimited $40, $ payable IN
a1s4nce ard $ upc1 complexion CT
course. Books. complete By mal s..
SOUTHERN SHORTHAND BgzzAg.
Chattanooga Tenn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

eaors>Haad t~horoaghT taueai h
mu-ossd method OF IurSoa's Sys
ssn n ire1 fsar t. Ere months y co.,
rSspordenee Suc eH guaranteed
rer 20 70 slo-t~haui schools at greet
sx-en-s shea ~ saz t@1el you rs well
r~,l & Z normal cost. OR inStruc
s y zltis@-tgy d al ezcreis
- "a mistakes are corrected Ard re-
su--ad- We aitl guarantee to carry =
nt I IS x.ras u Toar months IL
9n4srretsgus arc carefully followed. All
ou< ~tgussn.z are placed IN Positions in
.alaateIs upon g~ratIatsz. Tuition,
time Unlimited sles s. payable II sd
aat S uvoz e1zpetoaef course
Ter. Rsoks AMI co-plete ca.at, Poas
- - -nz@ US fer isf0russs0n.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

II The eoan.T Is 20 he taxed
for q line of r~aiiroad
rqn Memphis anu sl00.BGJ IN
teFesi daring the fary years
GOV are We % get backs II
.e Feaa - 20 pay taxes IN fifteen
ears Why does ret The order
.ty lhat these taxes yiIicaue 10
ne county and not 20 the state
INQUIRIES.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
UAIHPEAcaED INTEGRITY.

80 -&ttA
am So. Broke down twelve
years age. and have not been
able 10 work since. Have lost
proper action Of Ey hips and
legs. For asc years scT0fulous
sores have appeared on nv
scalp and nose, and at the same
time NJ eyesight began to fsll.
and Tor three years have been
comparatively blsna. Have been
treated By eminent PHYSICIANS
without . cure. Have taken five
bottles of B b B. uade at At
lanks, Ca and III ny sores are
healing. Ny strength aud &c.
tiyIty are returning. The b BE
acts vigorously upon nv KID
neys. and the great quantity of
matter that has been forced out
through the skin ia incredible.
| refer 70 all business men Of
LaGrange, Ga.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

fyflfh Hes revoluti@nszei the
woTid during the last haE ca-srr7. Net
lest G1ozg the woneers CT inventive
geEiI method Of sorE t-as an %
ReSfsras1 Al err ehs 60 -asy without.
aTaatIE- the s1r&ars freu their
a0-isA 1tesr sezs ysUl- CT old Cct
tAz esd AL return C "a ard are rll
send Toz Ese something &C grsas va-ea
nd importance las vii s<s yea n
business aad aEIzS L zara money shaa
anything else = tha ~era- Aeir-s.
F-cs &c Augusta. X@5ae
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
BLOOD BALNCO
SOD BY I D T=on. Druygse, 0rfsrd.

Snre of EisspPi. lafayette esantr.
Sealed BITS wHI BE Fscsvsd up % II
"a the 81 Gealay n Nay fo- rso.;xs On
the Iron B-ilgs across Talahnsesis
river -sesrdz- to pExzs and specihea-
ua1o OF lie vita TIE elesz. Tie Board
rszes res the rizat % reject any ArI all
BIDS Joh1F brown. clerk
3 March u ISSS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
Great exe.temeur erists n Al

Great excitement exists IN Alb
erdeen over the failure OF the
reliable banking h0ase OF Gait
nan 4 Co. Tie senior member.
Jacob Gattman, attempted sui.
eide ald Is II : critical condf-
tioE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

\ surprisingly ignorant EaH
appeared on the witness s,aad
IA eeuTt 8. Indianapolis she 9th
r dsy- he admitted that he
dia rot know the uature ufaa
osth. asd e0G.d lot tel. the
E5sHs of the county seat Of ais
county. He did net know how
70 read or write. For whSa nor
where he sAs bern lie
thought that foug times riae
are sixty SAX, aud said 10; Gro
yer Cleveland vas governor %
Indiana ExehGnge 90.
lie Ought 70 come To MssS 5.
sippj and r.r for tie Legisia
tire. He could he eIecle. OF
his merits. Columbus Iadtx
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

Both Loases Of the Wisssssl2
pi Legislature have passed the
bill Furnishing persons taking al
vantage 81 a fri over sixteen
yssss OF age under promise %
marriage. TIE uait Of the pen
atty IS ten years n lie DeHlteu-
tiaFy- The legislature nay IT,
tend for Tits sct 20 repes' the
shot gun clause OF the unarit-
tea aw ; bat il viil rot have
that effect dariag tie present
genentioH-- Greeayi.le Deao-
eTat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

w d PogtsF. % JeHersoa
Wis, says he has foHRd a gEo-
story nasados lagks nest a
b-aoi IA each seelicu ard wants
Q Snow i aay body ever aw
a. YIEIag uks n.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

u correspondent OF the Cor
intG Herald, says there are ffty
children witaia s. radius 81 8
miles o. the court house. Ofthar
county, wh0 ara crossing up
psapers aud VII sO.5n b -
grants and Iamps
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

II IS said that Sam Jones has
engaged to be IN Holly SPEfBgs
this simmer = large tent. ca
Pabse ef hoidiag three thuusand
people, vii be erected Cor him
20 nolL Ia seEvirss in.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

sfr. W. ID. CowzG. of the
Greenwood EntCr>sise hss par
chased the material OF the Va
Cea Journal and will enlarge
aud otherwise improve tho En-
terprise. We wish him contiHu-
cd success.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
r Prophill.
LaGrange, Ga, Jan. I3. 'se.

Al VIA desire fan information sbsus
60 eauss and eur ~ Bsood Pesous.
scz0f1h and s~eEosaIcSs sxsIinvs. IL
seFs. sores. ~rhaEnAEza. kidaey com
plants e~starrh. ete. en- scare a.
nsii, ire. euPy % eur 3s-nazs Ers-
trsss1 teck Of Ecndars Sled With .ss
usss wonderful and starting p-aos
ever before kzows.
BLOOD BALM CO.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

The late Mrs. Ell. Richardson
LEFT $500 70 TIE Presbyterian
church q Jackson aHd 5000 20
DR.. Pslmses church u New Or
leans.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

Il severe hail storm on the
l0th, destryed he early vegeta
hles IN tho Southern portion of
the State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

The Pres5yFery Of Mississippi
VII. meet at Port Gibson OF tie
lssh OF April.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22

Tee legislature has made ia
misaemeaRor to fail 10 ray pol
tax.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
4 Case of Dyseutcrr.

The diet should be chiefly milk and lime
water, uncooLed beef juice, the whites of
eggs and water and Light meat brotAs. y,
solid food Should he allowed. Drluh, luke.
warm are most easily borne. cold tiu!as gen-
orally cause abdominal pam. otnulants
should only be administere by TIE advice Of
the physician; they are rarely needed except
ing in the most desperate case, .,nea l:-
thirst is excessive PLAN soda, bailey water
or gum arabic water are pa!ataole and r.
freshing. During convalescence the tj4at i, 70
be most carefully regulated, and when tAe
patient begins on solid food he Should indulge
only in the white meat Of iow.s, G...e3te ii.l
and very light puddinss.
The first stepis to remove as carly as pos
sible all irritating matter from the Jo"els Ly
q cathartic. II accomplish this there Is 10
safer remedy than castor oil. Ii taken Gear
vomiting will very likely be iniuce.i T4ege-
fore, 1t is best 10 have druggist Specially
prepare it. II. should make INTO an enlai
sion one ounce of castor oil, aal u it al i
twenty five drc.3s o. .audanunl, Ia: ,!Jae IS
for a full. grown person. In many Instances
if this Is ta.cu w.t44n a few hours AFTER the
attack commences, AMI q proper d.cc !, :es-
ularly adhered IT, 40 other Treatment wIIl De
needed b ,.4e l.s- Vi tae o.! the i. .c..,e!y
IS converted INTO a simple d!arrE9a. w.!4u
soon DISAPPEAR vi !tse.f. .-Bo=tJ.! Journal #
Health
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Suggestion Outside of lIypnotisn,.

Snggrstiblity is 10y no means peculiar To
hypnotizcd persons. Almost every one is
sensitive to suggestion to II certain cXtr!l.
when awake, for in every human bpnw, III,
matter how skepical lie may consider him
self, there exists Il certain degree of crcluliIv,
and this crr'luity my be played upon and
taken advantage of in II measure Children
can he made To believe themes, prrp"strl.ous
statements if they are made with sulicieL.
gravity The majority Of healthy children
arc, moreover, auto ugsesion,ts that is,
they create air castles, in which they so n
come To believe firmly rs objective realities.
Too "ft"n s,lch auto gcsliuns are regarded
by parents and iricnds us deliberate lies
They arc in reality simply the creations of
phan,asy, which have become established a.,
truths in consequence of Icing unouI,,sud
ami uncorrcr;cd 10y reason and rxlmricncc
In the course of time the Reasoning faculties
are developed and hold the Imagination III
check.
Nevertheless. even adult, are met with in
whom the iinng nation S" readily pots the
upper hand that they may he induced To lr.
love the most impossible things | recently
saA II young woman Of moderate intelligence
and education vino WAS So readily influence Il
by suggestion in the waking state tia, :le
sv;,S unall. TO move from the Ilar" where
She stood on being suddenly and decidedly
told that it was impossible for her Ia bulge
she could he made to scr people who were, in
reality not present and ON the other hand
could he made blind 10 tine presence Of per.
sots am! Objects ar,iall; III The room After
repeatedly affirming that she WAS absolutely
!!r."nsihlr To pain, 1t became possible To lass
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
i .iisconception Of tho lYc,t.

To complaceucy with which artists and
Journalists living III tho favored cas-, discuss
the west is to Travelled man irritating, if it
d.1not inspire u feeling Of contempt. Twas
reading i'll u New York paper well written
article, purporting to be a discussion Of the
various styles OF feminine limbs seen ut tie
seashorc. Note the ignorance OF the artist
when Lc undertakes to discuss what be- is
pleased to call the western Lex. "You can, !"
says he, "tell one from among dozen dif-
fercnc sorts II is the leg Of tho mustang, the
leg OF the Indian. 1t is small, hard, muscu-
!ar and spare. 1t is developed ON fiat ground,
and the consequence is that what the western
s.ri loses III calf she makes up in the length
OF the foot" Now what arrant nonsense
that all is That writer has III, idea that at a
Joint 100 miles OF New York the west com
.Aeaccs, and that the west is prairie us
I-vvl us billiard table, stretching away pos
s..sly to tho Rocky mountains. Ii he would
come out west he would not find the ground
50 fiat. OF its people, either, US he inagiues.-
Hill S. Eanes in nGlobe-Dcmocrat
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
A HAIR DREssER's CUSTOMERS.
transforming Some of Ug1iest Women OF
EurOnc-IIiS Methods

Europc-IIis Methods.
y short time ago, IL hair dresser, speaking
of two of the ug lest woman i'll Europe, the
princess Llse Trouhetskoi and tho princess
Metlernich, who were formerly his custom
ers said of the Russian lady: THAT little
woman is adorable She is absolutely with
Il simgl, physical point worth ,oastng of
Her face Was always monstrously plain, the
nose being just two holes, the eyes of n washed
ont color and wanting in fine form the
mouth coarsc with yellow teeth in detached
pr Her neck, always thin, was. as she
advanced ia HE, scragly, hctrayins natncss
ol chest, "itAs,anding the full bosom OBJ
tanned by padding. Her arms were mere
see"vrs, her I".7 ditto, and her feet fiat and
more like frogs than anything else She
WAS Oh tae whole ug!ier than Mnlc.
l..muusin. Well, through talent in up-
llyIn. art, she wa5 socially Il great sue
cess, and one of the most victorious
i!rts both in her youth and in middle
AMI "I! age that ever came within the range
''f my observation 10 see her before tho
.;.ass. w;Itni.: for III" to operate, she was
a truly revolving sight. But when her maid
and | had iXel her up, She was IL retloubtablo
faction She lrt on seeing herself transformed
-itei her up called all her lcrversity into
..ay. and made ii.r ago. for manslaughter.
i.r Princess Metternch waa iollier, and
taj ii.or hair, more wit and animal spirits,
Il "ls not quite 50 ugly, although a fright
~rll. SO supported t,iunphantiy proximity
{ rprelte>l and hes, dressed women in Eu
gu;3n the Empress Eugonu and those beau
IA; t.uti itt,,,i ,,r,,n.J
Go.mrt her i'll doing one of his portraits of
i.i'. She greatly depended on the capillary
fantasia into which worked her tresscs-
read and borrowed. y plain style would not
lave drawn ,ne eye from the frightiul face
OF l,ekIel ii iAto 600 Eunor and srotesque-
ro'a would h;tvc been ruin. / had to lie very
eccentric, and set to know exactly where to
draw Tie line.
! WAS the coiffour of the Vaudeville thea
tie whcn Mile. Schneider was playing there
10 IN" bouiie operas which she made famous.
i'l" Princess used TO come into the dressing
roolnof Mile. Wanda, when could not alb
scit myself from the theatre, to get me to
dress Acr hair for balls and grand soires.
Ter taste was very sure in choosing tho
dresses, and | always followed it, ! one
nIght suggested that she should go to a fancy
bali as II camsel-hy or ',levirs-needlc.' She
came splendidly got up, and looked as if
ready to rise into the mir. never saw such
an arrangement Of gauzc and tinscl in my
LIE. Tie thln, long arms and legs, which
w"se much in view, helped the costumer S
eli Its. There was not n beauty at the ball
"hp could hold 81 candle to the Princess Met
t-Hlich, who was certainly the ugliest Of wo-
G.cN althoughthe most attractive. The Ar
-0uaut.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Air sllins for Nnr ru1nnscs

While the officers of the German army
Lave bent their inventive energies to the
construction of II practical air ship for wal
!'rpo5cS the French naval Office has not
been idlo and it has achieve ed success in !,
like direction. The former have carefully
guarded their secret Not so the French. 1t
now leaks out that on July Ia balloon expert
incnts were made in the hnrbor of 'foulon, on
board of the lloatnS battery lmplacablc, by
ihn inventor Lieut.. Serpcttc, in tho presence
ii Admiral Amnt and II large staff Of naval
nld military officers The balloon had a
circumference Of 30 metres, was filed with
fas lnado on board Of the vessel and held
oaptiveby a thin steel rope
The special invention of Lieut.. Scrpette
consists in IL new method Of ballusting the
r,! ~ which ascent and descent are exactly
regulated, and i'll the practical application of
direct telephone communication between the
acr"naut and not only the officers of the ship
from which the balloon ascends, hut also
with those Of nn entire fleet Three ascell-
sions to the height Of $50 metres were made
by the lieutenantand u professional ueronaul.
ut the second and third asccnsions tho I'm
pl;;"ablo and the floet moved out to sen at the
highest speed. The results were satisfactory.
Thc acronuut was able to communicate ut a
distance Of twenty nautical miles the up
proacn Of Il small steam launch. Thus the
apnroach Of torpe1ocs, of hostile fleets and
the movements of land forces near tho coast
ran nc promptly signaled. When the expert
4I"lts were made II calm prevailed. Whether
Inc invention is practical in Il heavy sea with
Il strong wind is Il question apparently not
get solved. iadciphia Times.