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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
Are LswhtnIng Rods Useruis

The return of the season when thun- derstorms are to be expected in abund- ance gives value to a report re- lative to the efficacy of lightning rods which is now receiving attention from foreign technical journals. The aues- ton is one about which opinion has un- dergone many changes, and regarding which there Is not even yet absolute unanimity. Thirty or forty years ago practically everybody was a believer in the lightning rod. Then a reaction came. and profound skepticism prevail ed, especially among farmers who had been swindled. At length 1t was per- ceived that a part, if not all. of the fault was with the construction and arrangement of the rod, and not with the rod itself bad joint or a fall ure to carry the lower end down to earth that was damp at all times was believed to explain the disappoinments which were experienced, and 1t proba- bly did account for most of them. Faith was greatly strengthened by the utter ance of the British Lightning Rod Con- ference of 1882. which Is to this day recognized as one of the most trust worthy verdicts on record and which prescribed several new rules to be ob- served.
 Since that time fresh doubts have been felt. Occasionally, though not often, 1t is observed that a building in whose rods the advice of experts has apparent@ been followed to the let ter is struck and badly damaged. Some thing like consternation was created in Germany about five years ago when a powder factory which had been thus safeguarded was hit. Not long after wards another investigation was started by British experts. under the auspices of a society of architects. The com mittee' appointed for that purpose was able to find records of five hundred strokes of lightning which had done harm in England in the four years end ing with 1904 Only 115 accounts were suflciently detailed to be at all instructive. but thirty of these dealt with buildings which were provided with lightning rods presumably of cor rect construction. As 1t was probably impossible to ascertain the exact num- Der of buildings which were struck but were saved from harm by their rods. lit is not feasible to complete the ratio betwen efficacy and failure. No doubt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
GUNNER,s WONDERFUL WORK.
All Naval Records Beaten by Man OI
 Battleship Kentucky.

Battleship Kentucky.
 Washington Special.
 Thirteen hits out of thirteen shots in one minute with a five-inch gun at 8 17x21 foot target, 1.600 yards. or al- most a mile distant, is the marvellous the gunners on the battleship Kentucky. in the practice maneuvers off Sandy Hook of Rear Admiral Robley D. Ev ans fleet.
 That the wonderful shooting was not merely luck upon the part of the gunner is shown by the fact that an- other gunner made thirteen hits out of fourteen shots. A tirfle over four sec onds for, each shot was the time limit on all of the shooting. The wonder full effectiveness of this gunnery can be understood from the utterance of Admiral Evans himself. He said: 'If we had been firing at an enemy there wouldn't have been any enemy left in a half hour.
 The performance has never been equaled in the American navy and, so far as known, it is the best five-inch gun shooting ever accomplished in any navy in the world. The terrific execu- tion by the Japanese fleet was achieved through far less accurate work
 Admiral Evans was naturally very proud of it and said that if navy reg ulations did not make it impossible for him to speak freely he would tell |something about the shooting that would astonish the country. He said that the shooting was done in a mod crate sea and that if it had. not been for several unaccountable things every one of the fifty-three shots fired would have taken effect.
 T have been forty-four years with the navy" he said, 'and during that time have never been engaged in as successful a series of maneuvers as the one just finished, even the tests of the new device for expelling smoke and gases from the big guns were eminently successful"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
Dancing Masters Disagree.

Columbus, O., June 14.-The fight between the International and the American Dancing Masters Associa- tlons became more bitter today than ever and there will probably be no consolidation of the two organizations. President W. F. Braun of the Inter national openly opposed the proposed consolidation. The new dances, "The Lancashire Clog" and q two-step. ''delving and lodging" are now being taught the members.
 President Norman, the onlciaI in structor of the International Is also giving instruction in two other dances My Beabe" and Italian Handkerchief Dance.'"
 President Braun today resigned, not only his position as President of the International society, but severed his connection with it as a member. He announces that new association of professional dancing masters will be formed. modelled after the United Kingdom Alliance of Great Britain A disruption of the society is predicted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
East Bound Flyer Arrives in Jersey
 City Ahead of Time


 Three minutes ahead of scheduled time. the ,east bound flyer of the Penn sylvania road arrived yesterday morn ing at Jersey City. The train was due at twenty-five minutes after o'clock having left Chicago at fifteen minutes of o'clock Sunday afternoon. ...- The running time of the train from Chicago to Jersey City was seventeen hours and thirty-seven minutes. The engineer of the train said. on arriving, that a short distance east of Hobart. Ind, the train covered a mile in thIr- ty-fiye seconds.
 There was little difficulty in hold ing to the schedule" said Samuel Moody, general passenger agent of the Western division of the Pennsylvania, who made the trip from Chicago to Jersey City on the new flyer. We can make the run in sixteen hours, and think we will have a sixteen hour train on between New York and Chicago in a short time.''
 A member of the crew said that the best time made from Harrisburg ko Jersey City was between Harrisburg and Downingtown. where seventy-twu miles were clipped off in sixty-six minutes.
 James Brady. engine driver. in charge of the train. said:
 T never TOu0 IdSter. nao 10 Keep my head out of the cab window near ly all of the time because of the foggy weather, and I toll you 1t just made my hair stand up straight. Between North Philadelphia and Jersey City there are three or four bad spots in the road, and although we had to slow down for them, and during the latter half of the way had the speed reduced to fifty miles anshour, we still beat the record and were three minutes ahead of time. all the company would permit us to reduce the schedule.
 ''On a good stretch of track on the Fort Wayne division of the rcad the train made a record run of nineteen miles at an average speed of one mile in thirty-seven seconds. How's that for speed? Everything worked with out a hitch except at Harrisburg, where we lost two minutes on account of trouble with the air brakes, and I am satisfied that had the company per- mitted it we could have Topped anoth- CT hour off the time."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

minute and eleven seconds and frac- ton each mile. ."rhe trip was as smooth as glass, said William Gates, engine driver or Fort Wayne, who handled the throttle of No. 7203, the big locomotive which made the last division. We. could cut half an hour off without feeling tt at all. I don't know about cutting on | two hours, though" On the train was F, Underwood, President of the Erie Railroad. T don't see why they can't cut two hours off this time," he said. 'Tho nine stops can be made and still cut the time materially without any diff | fculty"
 There were forty-seven passengers on the train, and among them was T.. P. Ryan, Jr.. son of the recent pur- chaser of the Equitable Society's l stock. He Is on his way to Denver l with his wife.
 The regular stops made by the train
 were at Jersey City. North Philadei- phia, Harrisburg, Altoona. Pittsburg, Stark (Ohio), Crestline, Fort Wayne and Plymouth, Ind.
 The trip Is a huge success" said Mir. Kimball, who was at the station to welcome the train and its crew. It means that eighteen hours will be gradually accepted time between New York and Chicago from now on." Already the Pennsylvania Railroad officials are discussing the possibility of reducing the running time between Chicago and New York to sixteen | hours, and 1t is not improbable that such a schedule may be attempted in | the near future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
127 MILES AN HOUR
NEW TRAIN RECORD BY PENNSYIe
 VANIA "FLYER."
Fast Run to ChicagO-Despite Fifteen Minutes' Delay, Eighteen Hour Train Arrives Ahead of
 Schedule Time.
chicaro (Ill) Special.

Chicago Gll) Special
 One hundred and twenty-seven and three-tenths miles an hour, the high est speed ever attained by railroad train. was recorded today, when the Pennsylvania Flyer" west bound, passed through Ohio, 1t reached Chi cago at seven minutes to o'clock this morning, cutting two minutes on the Eighteen hours in which 1t was aimed to make the trip from New York.
 The record attained was during the l31 mile run from Crestline, O.. to Fort Wayne. which was made In l1o nm utes. The fastest time was near Ada. O., where three miles were covered in eighty-hve seconds. or at the rate of A mile in twenty-eight and one-third seconds. breaking all the worlds rail- way speed records.
 The two minutes were clipped from the running time in the face of a fif- teen minute delay near Mansfield, o.
 After leaving Plttsburg the tender of the big Atlantic type engine which had been attached at that city for the run to Crestline. O.. developed a hot box, about twenty miles east of Mans field. O. The engine driver stopped his train and fifteen minutes were lost in a futile effort to cool the trouble some axle Finally a freight engine was attached and the train limped in 10 CreStllne. lA6IG NAS ASS uiai Shb bAHS was in waiting. and when the Flyer" left the latter place 1t was twenty-six minutes late.
 The run to Fort Wayne, 1Sl miles away, was made on an average of 6S 40 miles an hour. When the train pulled out of Fort Wayne for the last lap of the long journey 1t was only g 1-2 minutes late. 16 1-2 minutes of the lost time having been made up. rnv.f1 Eaalhn from forty-four to fifty seconds, and an average speed of a mile minute was easily maintained over long stretches of track.
 The train left New York at five min utesdo 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The exact distance of the run is 905 miles. and the average speed was one
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
ALABAMA GEOGRAPHY

Should be studied by every citizen of Alabama. It should be taught to the children. both in the school room and at home as a matter of first importance. One of the best and easiest ways to learn Alabama Geography is to sub scribe for The Advertiser and get their
 New Alabama Map.
 This Map gives every county, river. railroad, town and city in the State. It also gives the population of every county, city, town or village. Engraved by a new and expensive process.
 Has a hundred advantages over any other map of Alabama published.
 Write to Circulation Department of The Advertiser. Montgomery, Ala. for information as to how 1t can be ob- tained. Adv-tr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
HEINs-COMPTON.

MT. Fred N. Heins and Miss Bessie Compton were married Tuesday even ing at o'clock at the residence of Rev. Neal L.. Anderson, D. D., pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, 300 Washington Street, Dr. Anderson officiating.
 A few friends of the young couple were present.
 The bride has resided with her par ents on Brassell Street. Mir. Heins Is a popular employe of large dry goods establishment.
 Mir. and Mrs. Heins are at home at 501 South Court Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
MR. HARDAwAY WEEDS

Ills many friends in Montgomery will learn with pleasure of the mar riage of Mir. John Hardaway to Miss Mary Carroll Jones in Los Angeles, Cal, last Wednesday.
 On account of a recent bereavement in the family of the bride, who was an orphan, the wedding was celebrated very quietly at the home of her uncle. Mir. William Bush Percival, in Los Angeles.
 The young couple have made their home in Hollyrood. a suburb seven miles out of Los Angeles, where Mir. [. Hardaway has business interests.
 His Montgomery friends have hear tily congratulated him by wire.
 Mir. Hardaway Is a son of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Hardaway of Montgomery. He went to California two years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
Business College
MOnt0Om0ry.
tu-thur-sat

It Is ten times easier to cure coughs croup, whooping-cough and all lung and bronchial affections when the bow els are open Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Is the original Laxa- live Cough Syrup. Gently moves the bowels and expels all cold from the svstem. Cuts the phlegm, cures all coughs and strengthens weak lungs.
 tu-thu-Sat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

It is sorrow to eye sufferers that Dr.. A A. Odom'S health has failed him un- der the great strain of the work since coming here. His work is not half complete and as soon as his health will permit he will return and take up his great work to the relief of his many patients and friends, Adv.-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
D. A. R. CELEBRATES.
Flag Day Observed by Two MOntEOm-
 cry Chnpters.

Flag Day" was observed yesterday with simple but interesting exercises by the two Montgomery Chapters Daughters of the American Revolu- ton.
 It was the date for the regular monthly meeting of Peter Forney Chapter and the members gathered at the Carnegie Library at 5:s0 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The feature of the meeting was the reading by Miss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

Miss Nellie Meyer has returned from Asheville, N. C., and other points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

Miss Mittie Sweatt has returned from
 a pleasant visit to friends in Union Springs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

For sale---IO,OOO yards of clay gravel OF pebble dash, suitable for concreting. Prompt delivery. H. A. LOveIean Phone
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

Miss Kitty Clyde Collins of Geneva is the guest of Mrs. George F. Emer- son at 704 South Court Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
DIR. ALsoBRooK WEEDS
 MISS kILPATRlCk

Miss Margaret Hay Fitzpatrick Of Corinth, Miss, was married 10 Dr. S'
 W. Alsobrook of Plant City, Fla, at
 the residence of her cousins. MT. ana
 Mrs P. S. Hay. 6s Virginia Avenue at
 6 o'clock yesterday evening. The fact that the ceremony which
 joined the lives of this Fiorida young man and Mississippi young woman. took place in Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama, is of peculiar inter- est, since both of them are natives or this State. pr. Aisobrook and his bride formerly resided In Lafayette. He went away to study medicine ana she removed to Corinth, Miss, where I her mother, Mrs. l.. H. Fitzpatrick. re- sides,
 Something over a year ago Dr. Also brook located in Plant City, Fla, where he has earned a large practice. He and the young woman who became his bride were to have been married in August, but he came to Montgom- cry and persuaded her to return with 1 him to Florida.
 came to Montgomery ten days ago to visit her cousins. MT. and Mrs. Hay. pr. Alsobrook reached Montgomery Sunday and after communicating with Mrs. Fitzpatrick the marriage of the young persons was arranged. The marriage ceremony was per formed quietly in the parlors of the Hay residence at o'clock yesterday evening by Rev. !. A. Rice, D. D.. pastor of the Court Street Methodist Church.
 pr. and Mrs. Aisobrook left for their home in Florida on an evening train.
 Mrs.. Alsobrook is a charming young woman and a talented musician. Both young persons have scores Of friends | in East Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

Miss Flora MacLean. and little broth
 CT. Donald, have returned from a visit
 to De Funiak Springs. Fla. Their grandmother, Mrs. McIver MacLean
 came back with them for a months visit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
Always Young Your wife will look If with . Gas Stove
 Vtn

Preserve her youth and good looks by substituting gas range for that out-of-date coal stove in her kitchen. Gas ranges inmeasurabiy tighten household work because they're so, cleanly and 50 easy to operate. They don't 'burn money' between meals when heat is not actually needed.
 MONTGOMERY z. & ". F. co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
MISS BAYzER BECOMES BRIDE
 NHn GmtKENky A


 There~was a happy culmination of a romance at the county courthouse at Il o'clock yesterday morning when Probate Judge J. B. Gaston. of Mont gomery County, officiated at the wed- ding of MT. James R. Stewart and Miss Tommie Bayzer both of Tallassee. The bride has made her homo with her sister in Tallassee some time but had been visiting ner father, Mir. E. W. B. Bayzer, at his home on South Perry Street. Mir. Stewart came to Montgomery from Tallasee yesterday morning. sought his bride-to-be and together they went to the Probate court room where the license was se- cured and where they were married at once.
 MT. and Mrs. Stewart left for Tal- lasee on an afternoon train. The bride has numerous relatives and friends in Montgomery to whom the Announcement of her marriage will be a surprise. but they will nevertheless rejoice in her happiness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15

Every night this week. Professor whitaker in his famous slide for IdsSs. at Electric Park.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
|l1Jcnen and Society.

| Liilie Fair Smith of a prize paner written by her on the negative side of the question. Resolved, that America could have won it's Independence with out the aid of France" The Alabama Chapters of the Daugh- ters offered a prize of $40 for the best paper by students of the Girls High School at Montevalio and the prize was won by Miss Smith. Montgom- cry girl.
 She read the paper in fine style and the ladies manifested deep interest in it.
 Francis Marion Chapter had ar- ranged to have patriotic exercises in celebration of Flag Day. at the home on Clayton Street at 6 o'clock yester- day evening. Owing to the threaten ing weather late In the evening tho attendance was not very large and the exercises were more or less informal Hon. Warren s. Reese, United States District Attorney. and an ardent mem- Der of the Alabama Society Sons of the Revolution, had been invited to deliver an address on Thomas Jeffer- son.
 Instead of delivering a formal ad- dress Mir. Reese discussed his subject informally with the ladies who were present.
 It is understood that the address of Mir. Reese on Jefferson is to be de- iivered in the autumn. Mir. and Mrs. W. H. Lawson an- nounce the engagement of their daugh. ter. Ellen Ready to Mir. Joseph W. Clayton of Birmingham. The wedding will take place at the home Of the bride at Mathews on June 2S. No cards.
 Miss Eulalie Hunt, of Ciio, has gone
 to Cincinnati to enter a conservatory
 of music. While en route she stopped
 in Montgomery, the guest of her
 friend Miss Abbie MacLean. on North
 McDonough Street. sa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-15
MISS YARBRoUGH AND MIR.

MISS YAHBROUGH AND MH. RUTHERFORD MARRIED, A pretty home wedding was celebraT ted at the residence of Mir. H. c. Yar- brough in Chisholm at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning when his daughter, Miss Clyde Yarbrough. became the bride of Mir. Chapman D. Rutherford of Hatchechubbee.
 The parlor of the Yarbrough resi- dence was tastefuliy decorated, the color scheme being whIte and green. The young couple stood under cam opy as Elder Lively pronounced the solemn words that bound their lives. Mir. Frank Bickerstaff of Hatche- chubbee was MT. Rutherford's best man and Mrs. J. T. Mapes, of Mont Romery, a sister of the bride, was the matron of honor. The other attendants were Misses Mary Thigpen of Chisholm and Messrs R. M. vreeland of New or
 leans. and R. A. Yarbrough of Mont gomery.
 After the marriage ceremony de- llightful luncheon was served the din- ing room being decorated in pink and white. Mrs. l.. Lassiter presided over |ths punch bowl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Rutherford left at i:sv
 o'clock for Atlanta and other Eastern
 points. They will be at their home m
 hatchechubbee after July ib.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-23
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Dr. Kings New Discovery iof Con-
sumption Coughs and Colds and other
medicines thereby defrauding ihe pubs
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which have been successfully curing
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-23
aAINEsvILLE eusLIo soAooL.
Several New Pupils Recently En-
rolIed--oood Work Accomplished

Several New Pupils Recently en-
rolled Good Work Accomplished.
Notwithstanding that the term is
well advanced, the Gainesville Graded
aud High School continues TO enroll
new pupils and the enrolment IS in
creasing almost daily
There has been number Of ENROLL
ments within the past few days, among
whom we're Eddie and Ethel Butler OF
Waldo, Miss Lois Mikell OF Yular,
Frank Walker Of Bell, Sam Ward Of
Brooker The latter ia brother OF
Bloxham Ward, now attending West
Point Military Academy, and who will
graduate 10 june Of the present year
The enrollment for the week ending
Friday was 400, with an average at.
tendance OF so per cent, This ia indeed
a compliment to Principal Kellum and
his able corps Of assistants, and which
is duly appreciated.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-23
FAREWELL SERMON.
Delivered by Rev Joseph Shevouse 10
x. Of P's on Sunday.

Delivered by Rev. Joseph Shevouse TO
K. Of P's on Sunday.
On Sunday evening Rev. Joe Sher.
ouse; pastor OF the Advent Christian
Church "a this city, delivered his fare
well address to his congregation pre-
vioos TO his departure for Jacksonville,
where he has accepted call
The occasion being The 4lst anniver-
sary Of the founding % the order OF
Knights Of Pyihias, upwards Of 30 Of
the fraters responded 20 an invitation
to be present and listen 20 an address
on "Pylhanism. which vas % inter-
est 10 those not members o. the order
equally % we'll as the most acilye fra
ternbl worker Being ga enthusiastic
Knigh, and well posted ia Oh she
Teachings the speaker was able 20 talk
most Interestingly, and taking the
motto. Friendship, Charity and Be-
nevolence. be gave the true meaning
Of each word 10 applied 20 The order
Ills illustration Of the word Charity
showed that The Interpretation should
not be put upon It az meaning giving
Of aims, bot having charity FOR ihe
shortcomings Of youF iellow-men. HeI
said the knights % pYthias started la
Washington, D G III 1895, with about
half a dozen members q nou number.
ing 100000 members Ia the United
States and Canada
AZ the conclusion 81 his remarks
Rev. shrrouse said that 81 be- expect.
ed to leave for jacksonville early Mon.
day morning, Sc would step IN front Of
the altar and shake hands with az who
desired. An present. including The
Knights, improved the ePporianiiy
and Marcus Endei. on behalf 81 Mount
Vernon Lodge. extended The befi
wishes o. every member 70 the depart
ing brother, 10 q fgw well chosen
words The scene wss veJ iauehing
and showed 10 wthi hiEh esteem the
broiher u held 10 0ainfsriIie.
Bssidti he Knirha Of pgialag. Bro
shemuse sas many irien8t 90 the 0td
Feiioet order end the membemhip ~
the shureis enc dislike % para uith
bin. ard 40 unite uiih The Sou Do
ushisr Rim hearty Godspstd Co Be
neH Held ~ labor