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successful fight from town In Spain to a
neighboring field.
There is much doubt about an elongated
balloon that Is said to have been success
fully used by NJ. Clifford, q Frenchman, in
1852, as Cavendish had not discovered by
drogen gas until 1s7T-twenty-five years
later 1t is probable that the brothers
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Joseph-sent up
the first successful balloon. The brothers
used hot cir to initiate their balloon hot air
of a description different to that prevalent
these days. The success of this ascension
seems to have been more chance than any
thing else, as neither brother seemed to APP
preeiate the real value OF the kind of at
mosphere they employed Balloons for or
binary ascension purposes have been used
for years with more or less success. al
though hundreds of baIloooists have lost
their lives.
The progress of the practical flying ma
chine has undoubtedly been retarded for
centuries by reason of the fact that sci
entists until comparatively recently have
declined to admit that one could be built
on plan other than that of the birds
wings. The first machine of this descrip
ton that ever met with any success was
that of Otto LitienthaL His machine had
wings like those of q bat, was built of will
low and weighed only forty-1ve pounds.
The inventor created something OF a SEN
sation and probably prompted Percy S.
Pitcher to build his soaring machine which
he used successfully more than two thou
sand times but finally met death in 1899
in a fall from 1t while giving an exhibition.
Chanute's double aeroplane was another
crude machine built somewhat on the same
lines, which attracted a great deal OF at
birds have reached their limit of power in
the yulture. That being the case the wing
idea" has long since been abandoned ex-
cept by scant half dozen or more old
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school scientists who stick to their old
theories, by no faith perhaps, but obdurate
consistency.
An Immense Affair.
There are aeronauts, and Santos Dumont
is said to be one of them, who maintain
that this principles employed by Count Won
Zeppelin In the creation of his great dirigi-
BILE balloon all tended to success The ma
terials used. however. were not of the best,
and as there was but small faith in air
ships in Germany. whence he hailed. he
was rather strapped for funds. Eugen
Wolf, himself a distinguished aeronaut and
African explorer, who went on the initial
trip in this ship from Manzell across Lake
Constance, claims for it great success
This airship had an internal balloonette and
was inflated automatically by ventilator
1t was claimed by Mr.. Wolf that It could
be perfectly managed, and it was built on
lines that have won many encomiums 1t
was no less than 400 feet long, thirty feet
in diameter and had seventeen separate
compartments which contained 100000 feet
of gas. The count was an officer in the
German army. and although there can be
no question about the success OF the ven-
ture in some measure, 1t died an untirnely
DEATH probably because of the phlegmatic
prejudice of certain element of the Ger
man government against anything that at
tempted to leave German soil, either by
air or water. unless a subsidized Ger
man steamship.
The tragic end of the Andree effort. the
wonderful success of Santos Dumont and
the failure of the Langley aerodrome and
q score or more of other ships as WELL and
the trials at st. Louis are matters OF bal
loon history too well known to bear repe-
tition here.
All eyes are turned on Paris and develop
ments there. Here In Washington in the
last few days we have had ocular demon
stration .of the fact that an airship can
be .maneuvered at the will of its occupant
under certain weather conditions.
But nothing is to be gained by such bal
loon trips as DR.. Julian p. Thomas and the
French aeronaut Charles Levee took in the
balloon Nlrvana the other day. The fact
that they ran into sosns mosquitoes d tn
teresting, Of course. but they could have
done the name thing on any trolley line Ia
New Jersey. The NirvanA reached . height
Of 5000 feet John Wise and John La
Moutain, two Anerfean asronAufs trev-
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eled from st. Louis. Mo, to Henderson, in
Jefferson county. n. Y. a distance OF !. 100
miles. in 10 hours and 80 minutes, or at
an average speed OF nearly a mile a min
ute. away back yonder In July, 1850, before
manufactured ice was ever thought Of let
alone wireless telegra ply. In 1852 James
Glaisher, F. r. S. distinguished English
man, accompanied by Mr.. Coxwell as
cended from point in England 81 900 feet
above the earth surface. in round numbers.
about seven miles. So just why New York
is kicking up such fuss about a few mos
quitoes that have been crowded and be-
cause of the congestion OF their fellows in
the New Jersey villages and hamlets is not
apparent. Ordinary balloon ascensions
have no longer any value to science all
possible research and deduction-except
Jersey notwithstanding long since been
obtained therefrom.
What Is troubling aeronauts now Is to
discover some force that will propel a bal
loon through the air that IS heavier than
the air Itself and not at the mercy of the
currents in stress of weather and heavy
atmosphere That this force will be even
tually discovered is the earnest belief of
many well-informed minds
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two. The operation can be brought about
without going through a panic. In order
to be prematurely gray one does not need
to be thirty-ive. even twenty-five. A
pepper and salt effect-a silver thread
among the gold effect-may be had by a
purely mechanical process, and when the
fad has run its course, II one is not natu-
rally gray, one may cease to be premature
ly gray and again mingle with those of an
age whose hairs have not been whitehead
by years or tears.
The woman with the jet black hair. the
woman with the luxuriant auburn hair the
woman with the golden hair and the woman
with the red hair viii not feel entirely at
home during the seasons Of 19D6-07. If she
wants to feel entirely at home she will have
to submit to an ordeal something like this,
as described by eyewitness in New York.
AT the word from Prof. b. Alexander.
while the orchestra breathed slow music,
each hairdreser drew a comb from the
breast pocket of his dress coat and. with a
preliminary wave, seized the hirsute APP
pendage OF the victim firmly in his left
hand. rfs
For an hour the fearsome process con-
tinued. The head of the model inclined
forward and sideways at perilous angles,
the knees Of the artist likewise. The tail
OF hair. deftly fused into an appearance
of luxuriance was held aloft. while the
irons coaxed beautiful waves out of Indian
straightness.
The models. decollete for the grand ball
to follow, gave little shivers as the iron ap-i
Of overheated curls filled ths air.
One of the most immediate and far-reach-
ing effects of the changed conditions which
confronts US Will be complete alteration
of the attitude of our wrists toward wo-
mans crown of glory. Such songs as Z
Think Of Jenny With the Light Brown
Hair" MY Fair Haired Mary Anne
Her Hair Was Like the Morning. "oh,
Clip for Me Golden Lock-, Her Raven
Hail IL My Despair. etc, VIII all DO cast
aside. aL
Instead we shall have MY Little Dappled
Mary" ''She Who Was Blond Is Not So
Fond and "Oh. for Sight OF Her Pepper
and salt and we shall hear issuing from
behind the blinds, az We stroll through thu
musical streets Of the North Side next sum-
mer, such stanxas. perhaps as this;
loved sor a. DARK bsunstts.
Ard ehal1 my lore decay
BeoauDo md this evening that -
shes prepnatursly Grey1
Sor shsw the e1iGAfest pain. =
For IN . year a. two uhen b laG
NJ DARK brunetts again- 80
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GRAND HOTEL. PARIS.

GRAND dOIEl1 PAhlSs
My Dear Nell:
The Count - has invited you and
to go out for ride In his airship this
afternoon. Will call between and
o'clock I think we shall go to St. Cloud,
dine there and return in the cool OF the
evening. Don't keep US waiting, dear.
Lovingly, MADGE-
This is a copy of a note received by an
American girl at the French capital last
summer, and it shows rather conclusively
how common the sport is becoming In one
great city at least. Paris. London and
New York all have their airship clubs at
the present writing. but first honors easily
lie with the Parisians in all that pertains
to the art and principles of aerostation. It
Is not an uncommon sight to see half a
dozen airships, captive and otherwise, how
ering over Paris and darting here and there
through the feecy clouds on fair sum-
mer's afternoon-in fact, no more out of
the common than trip with the country
cousin In an automobile from the New
Willard to Cabin Johns. and no more dam
gerous, perhaps, barring storms. of course.
The presence Of that prince OF aeronauts.
Santos Dumont, In their midst has had
much to do with the progress and popular
ity OF the sport among the Frenchmen.
Londoners and New Workers are following
closely in their trend, however, and from
the intense interest displayed in the first
flight of the Luna Park ship to this city Ii
is not improbable that Washington will
have a club Of its own before many years
have past. The failure of the Langley
aerodrome may have served as q setback
here, but recent interest would seem to
indicate that Washingtonians are in the
humor to create an airship vogue at the
drop of hat
There are great many old residents and
other denizens of the capital who are more
or less indifferent to inauguration shows
and parades, but when the airship came to
town the other day II there was any in
difference it was not marked by any out
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AIRSIIPS, PAST AND PRESENT,
POSSIBILITIES AND PROBABILITIES

been successful the whole world would
have been revolutionized.
Rochefort's Statement.
It was the great Rochefort-Henri pere
who made the plain matter-of-fact
statement that when the day comes that
a man can direct an airship and cause II
to maneuver at will there will be but
little for the nations to do but lay down
their arms
II the utterance of that great Ittera-
teur. scientist and statesman be true-and
1t is the accepted belief OF some of the
best minds of this day and time-the hun
dreds of thousands OF lives lost in the
Russian Japanese and other wars since
Andrees death would have been saved
For when aerial navigation has reached
its ultimate perfection. as It most as
suredly win, the scientists sayAwar is i'm
possible. Strategy and military tactics of
the highest technique and theory win be
estopped and have to quit the game when
there is a fellow In an airship overhead
couple of miles up. checkmating every
move on the field of battle with pair of
strong glasses and some signals And II
is exceedingly doubtful If any sort of rot
gun can be made by Krupp or the Krag-
Jorgensen people that could bag him when
he is travelling around at the rate of forty
or fifty miles an hour.
Even If Mr.. Wellman does not succeed
in reaching the pole; IL his ship, which Is
to embody every known modern improve
ment. is successful, all fair-minded scien-
lists agree that he will have accomplished
more toward the progress and advance
ment of modern science than any man Of
his day.
Recent logical and reasonable discus
sions Of the effort almost with single
voice concede the possibility of a success
full airship-that is. with kindly elements.
This is a concession of the skeptical press
and public that must not be accepted with
out marvel. The writer, who has followed
home and abroad, has been at times In
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A Slow Golfer.
From the Taller.

from the Iatier.
At St. Andrews one OF the most respected
and popular members Of the club had the
misfortune to crush his leg early In life
and walked with the aid OF wooden one.
Being portIy as well as lame. 1t was Inn
possible for him to walk as fast as most
people. but. being good sportsman: and
hating to keep people back. he made 1t q
rule when he did play golf to start late.
One day, however. two strangers, happen
Ing to start late. were kept back Instead
of making the best OF II. they began to
press the lame man. Back came his caddie.
Captain Us compliments. and he knows
he walks I'D slow, but he can walk
id sight slower"
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condemnation that would have consumed
the mind Of an ordinarily sensitive man.
Small satisfaction It must have been to
these detractors to know that for forty
eight hours-as long as II was possible
to follow Its course-the great ship went
What happened afterward the Great
Power that makes possible the pleasure
and utility Of science and the science and
utility Of pleasure only knows. A phy-
OF deadly disease. He dies and Is immor-
TALKED. He IL a hero and everybody lays
ffowsrS on his bier. He died In tbs inter-
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patent office, however, to see what a d.
versity OF ideas has existed. There are to
be found there, as well as in the patent
Offices OF Germany. France. England and
Italy. airships of every kind and description
Of form, from an umbrella to . pan nah.
More or less successful flights through the
air date far back.
In the fifteenth century Dante, mathe-
matician Of Perugia. Is said to have made
brief but sacce1sful night near Thrasi-
meme. with tho aid OF ertfdcial limbs AM
other daring Italian made successful de-
scent from s. Marks steopie IN Eentes.
and Ia the reign a. the Confeasor q priest
BY the name Elmsrius made = more o. leao
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
Operation for Premature Gray Hair.

FROM the UhicaEo Inter-Ocean.
In the near future. when the American
man Is brought into contact with an Ameri-
can beauty whose hair is prematurely gray.
he need not lay the change from black, or
chestnut brown, golden. to early trou-
bles-to disappointment in love, to return
ed manuscripts, or to the inability OF her
father to provide her with foreign title.
He will know that it Is but a change In the
fashion. Premature grayness is to be all
the rage in this country for a season or
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-17
Want Trolley Lines.

San Francisco, May 1G.-The board
Of supervisors have passed a resolu.
ton calling upon the United railroads
TO proceed as rapidly as possible in the
work Of converting its cable roads
into trolley lines, that the great north.
ern section Of the city may be served,
trade resumed and confidence restored.
There is no question but that the res.
olution will be finally passed, and that
the complicated engineering problems
involved will be overcome. Along
all OF the roads arc and incandescent
lights will burn, and where stagnation
OF trade now exists activity will soon
again prevail.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-17
AssAILANr SHOT AND HANGED.
Wac Seriously Wounded by His White
Victim.

NICIlTNs
Eastman, Ca, May 1G.-Mrs. Pope,
h widow, who lives alone, about q
miles north of Eastman, was assault
cd by a negro named VIII Wommack
last Friday night
Wommock went to the home OF
Mrs. Pope, and calling her out told
her a neighbor was sick and they had
sent him for her. When she came out
he seized her, and drawing a knife
said II she made an cutlery he would
Iut her throat. He told her II she
made the assault known he would kill
her, saying he knew he would be kill.
ed himself, but he would kill her
before he was killed, and that he
would be back the next night.
Mrs. Pope cut hole In the front
door and covered 1t with piece Of
cloth. When she heard some one
step on the porch Saturday night she
asked II 1t was the same person who
had been there the night before, and
when he replied that II was, she
snatched the cloth from over the hole
and began firing, one bullet striking
Wommock In the stomach and passing
Through the body Wommock then
turned and ran. Mrs. Pope continued
20 shoot at him until she had ex.
hausted the contents OF her pistol.
Neighbors attracted by the shooting.
visited Mrs, Pope's house and learned
Of the occurrence. They went to Won.
mock's house and found him In bed
wounded. AZ "rst he denied hiA guilt,
but later confessed He was then
taken ont aud strung up and his body
Tddlcd with bullets after which the
mob quietly dispersed.
An Inquest was held and the coro.
ner's jury return 4 verdict that the
deceased came TO his death 1t the
hands OF unknown parties.
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Was Wasting Away.

IL had been troubled with kidney
disease for the last five years" writes
Robert K. Watts, OF Salem, Mo. IL
lost flesh and never felt well and doc
tored with leading physicians and
tried all remedies suggested without
relief, Finally, tried Foley's Kidney
Core and less than two bottles com.
pletely cured me, and am now sound
and we'll" During the summer kid
uey irregularities are often caused by
excessive drinking or being overhead.
ed. Attend to the kidneys at once by
using Foley's Kidney Cure. J, W.
McCOllum K Co
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The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There II a disease ptvNWAun M this
country most dangerous hccnu>, ,od,crp.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-17
HOMECOMING
FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS.

Over $4,000 former residents OF the
State Of Kentucky have accepted the
invition OF the Louisville Commercial
Club to his home. coming celebration
to be held in Louisville June 1911
1908. 1t will be the greatest gathering
ever held in the State Of Kentucky aud
$50, { 10 has already been subscribed for
an entertainment fond. Wednesday
June Is, will be Reception and Wei.
come Day; Thursday, June Ia, Foster
Day" in honor OF Stephen Collins Fos-
ter, the author OF MY Ole Kentucky
Home;" Friday, June 18th, Daniel
Boone Day Saturday, June l6PGreatrr
Kentucky Day. For this event the
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. r.
Will sell round-tnp tickets from all
points to Louisville and return at
ONE FARE plus Is cents, tickets be.
ing on sale Jane 10, II and IL, limited
returning June % with privilege Of eX.
tension OF limit until July % by de.
posting ticket and upon payment OF
80 cents. Stop.oveTs will he permitted
AZ Glasgow Juncbion for paFtie. desir-
ing to visit Mammoth Cave and eide
trip tickets will be sold at Louisville 70
q points in the State st ONE FARE
plus 25 cents for the round trip. such
tickets being on sale June l6 Is. In
dicstious areDthat several special trains
will be run for this occasion. full par.
ticulArs Of which will be announced
later. A sixteen.pase booklet giving
foil particulars can be secured from
GEO. E. HERRING.
Fla. Pass. Agt., us W. Bay 81,
jacksonville, Plorida.
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Not II as Rich as Rock efelIer.

II you had all the wealth Of Rookie.
Teller, the Standard OH maRnate, you
could not buy better medicine for
bowel complaints than Chsmbe rlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiArrhoea Remedy
The eminent physician cannot pre-.
scribe bottle preparation for collie
and diarrhoeA, both for children and
ADULTS. The uniform success OF this
remedy has shown IL to be superior to
all others. II never fails. aud when
reduced with water and sReetened, II
pleasant to take. Every family should
be supplied with It sold by all drug.
kists.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-17
LOW ROUND : TRIP RATES
VIA L. & N. R. R.

The Louisville & Nashville Railr,,.
will sell round.trip rates from JACK.
sonville to points shown on dates In...
Gated. Proportionately low rates from
other points.
$40 40-LouiSville, Ky, and return
Tickets sold June 10Th. III,
and 18th, with final limit Ig,4
23rd. By payment of fee Of q.
cents tickets can be extended
until Jolly 23rd.
$l6.25-Nashville, Tenn and retur.
Tickets sold June 10th, l,,l
18th, 18th, 10Th and 10Th AM
July 5th, 9th and 7th, with
final limit is days from date Of
sale. By payment Of fee o; 81
cents and depositing tickg,
same can be extended Unit,
September Both.
$l8.65-Knoxville, Tenn, and return
Tickets sold June 18th, lS,n
10th, 23rd, Path and Both aud
July 7th, l4th and 18th. Fina
limit Of tickets rs days from
date OF sale. Tickets can be
extended by payment OF fee o.
30 cents and depositing with
special agent until September
30th.
50-San Francisco and Los Angelo.
and return. Tickets sold June
Gath to July 9Th, inclusive
FiDal limit September 18th
Liberal stop-overs allowed
Passengers can go one route
and return another.
Daily May 25th to September 30th.
inclusive, round.trip summer tourist
tickets will be on sale TO various Re-
sorts. Full information, schedule.
time tables, etc, will be furnished
promptly on application to
g. Z HERRING,
Fla Pass. Agent. L. & n, r R., lis
w. Bay ST., Jacksonville, Fla.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-17

Lincoln Ncb.. May lG,--Arthur NJ
Moore, n night Waterman at Crawford,
Mo, was Killed by q negro soldier from
~. Robinson James Moore, the watch.
nan's brother, kIIlcd the soldier, and
q friend OF the latter struck James
Moore and broke HIS arm Onlclals
are Investigating the case, which
threatens to lead 20 n riot,
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Train Robbers Captured.

Vancouver, B. c.. May ga dis.
patch from Kamloops says that the
robbers who held up the Northern
Pacific train last week were captured
Monday night One man was wound.
ed in q night with the mounted police.
The latter surrounded the bandits and
compelled their surrender.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-17
Low Round Trip Excursion Rates Via
Atlantic Coast line.

Atlantic Coast Line.
Atlanta, Ga, -Ratr ono aud one
third fst.cla's fares plus % cents
certificate plan. Certificates will be
honorcd which we're procured from
agents ~ starting points on any date
from May 3rd to June 9Th inclusive
Tuscaloosa, Ala Rate one tirst.elaSs
fare plus ~ cents Dates ~ sale June
-, l3 10, IS, %, 2S, LAZY >. :, 0. final
limit Is days Extension can be sr-
CURED To September ~, 1850
Nashville Tenn Rate one hst.clAss
fare plus % cents DAtcs ~ sale June
10, II, II, Is, 10, N, July 8 q, :, tual
limit 10 days IN addition 20 date OF
sale Extension ~ limit can be 80.
cured to September ~, 1905
lld, Springs, Va Rate one trS elias.
fare plu. - cruts Dates sale. June
10, Ia, II, final l,m,t June la,h, 1919
san Francisco aud Lo. Angeles
Csl low rates account National Ed.
ucat,ouSl Association. lulyp n Dates
~ sale June 2A,h to July d,h inclu.
s,vc Final lim,t September Is. 1909
S,op.ovet, aud slde.ir,ps
Lexington, NY Kate one Hrst.cla,,
fare pin. - cents pAtc. - sale ia,
ly 20, NJ aud AuEust Final hmt'
Augu.t 3, 1908,
Knoxville. Tenn Rate unc hut.
class fare plus ~ cents Dates u cal,
June l., Is, ~, p q. 81, Jolly :. IL
10, ipS HnAl hmiI IS days Ia Sdd,,,or
To date Of UAIr Extension II dnA
( lmt can be secured To Ssptrmb,, az
. laS
AsheJ,ilc y & Rate one iirs,.cla.
iarv plu. - erut,, Date, " ale JgIl
Z. -. ~ =. lad Fipal limit Augu,t :
lpS Extension Septs mber - lglC
Mon,ragle. Tenn Kate one Gui
class tArv plu, - evau pAtc, Of sal
June -. Sn July 3 5, ~ ~. q -, y
~ 81. AuEu1 Ia. - Eua, i'm,
August 81. lac
fOt rate, % any inioruAA "a 50,
ticket Agrut 80 commuR,satv utII
frNnk { koyl,tca District pasesaee
Ageat. Jaekschti,lc ia
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chlld.WIfs nea,sn To Death.

Denver. May ia ityeArold girl.
known M the wife OF George Conto1.
alias Waltz, was Tuesday found dead
In a hovcl IN this city. She had been
beaten to death with a Ratchet, The
child wife was Salvatore SRrIco be.
fore her marriage to ContoE. which
took place Ia san Francisco about SIX
months ago
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-17
Unknown Nearo Was Killed.

Atlanta, May lG.-An unknown ne
gro was killed Monday night by Har
dy Peterson, another negro, on the Ma
rietta road, near the Lane Bros.
camp The cause Of the killing is mo-
known, Chief Turner OF the county
police, and several members OF hi:
force went to the scene OF the killing
and made a thorough investigation.