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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08
GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

The news from Washington Saturday the statehood
Bill the most bopefh since the bin went 70 confer
enee. II il DOW stated that all the minor amendments
have been disposed Of and that the Azona-New Mexico
feature would up for consideration this week il Is
well known tha, the conference committee would not take
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08

4 lady told me today that she was
becoming quite interested in the
blonde. That's all night. | don't
court ike opinions from the mascu-
line gender. however.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08

For Sale-Restaurant and cold
drink stand doing a good business.
Cannot attend to it myself. Central
ly located and will sell cheap. Ad-
dress p. o. box 343. s-5-6ts
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08
INSURANCE COMPANY FAILS
Receiver Appointed for the Traders
At Chicago.

Chicago, Ill, May byron l..
Smith, president of the Northern
Trust company of this city, was today
appointed receiver Of the Traders
Insurance Company by the circuit
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08

Il isn't really very difficult for me
10 edit this department ! simply
take /. NJ E,hridge's advice and "get
the habit.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08

j j., NY observation that an lllu-
minated initial letter doesn't always
constitute an intelligent editorial
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08

MINT" brand >nda waite. Is made
frrm pure distilled water. The South.
western Boffling Co. 3-24-ti
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08

Orr motto Is high quality goods,
and best service. The Southwestern
Bottling Co. 3-24-tf
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-08
Observations
n EUNNg
Not Cy;yiights5
7 / I | tt

Whenever I see the blonde eating
onions. ] am shocked at the incongru-
liy of thile.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04

contains the following interesting, rec,
ord.
Brown: Why is 1t you tell me the
whole truth now?'
johnson: My reason is because |
feel so bad about It. want to tell the
truth SO may be forgiven, and kill
ed that boy, the Oldest son of Henry
Wharton
Brown shows the knife to Johnson.
Johnson: That is my knife, and the
one killed and cut up the boy with.
cant read or anything. am sail
or.
81 took the pants and threw them
away. took all the clothes on so
could cut up his body good"
After the confession had been offer
ed in evidence. Prosser announced that
the case OF the prosecution was closed.
Harrison said that he would be ready
TO start with the defense at 2 o'clock,
lie wanted to call Henry Wharton to
testify In regard to Johnson's behavior
during the two or three months proceed
ing the murder, and would probably
also call Brown and Cox. The rest OF
the witnesses would not be ready be-
fore tomorrow morning. lr FH
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
JURY LAW UNwoRkABLE.
(contlnued from PAGE ~

De Bolt asked Cathcart II he did not
consider box with partition In II to
De proper box.
Cathcart said 1t would not be such
box as was referred to In the section.
But certainly the law contemplates
the drawing OF jurors from separate
iists' said the Judge. Cannot tho
court oDey the purpose OF the law
yes, II u could DE done without ylo-
ihtihs the Jaw SAID Cathcart' hui
you eahhot obey one section without
violh'ins lhe olher' one section pro.
viues ior separate ilsls OF names ana
,ne other ior mixing them up In ono
oox.
Judge ne 3oit had the clerk produce
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
The Russian Elections


(dssocidtcd Press Special CdbIo)
St. Petersburg, April 3.-Returns
from Mondays elections for the DoG'
ma show that the constitutional DEM
ocrats carried all the districts In this
city. and that they will have a working
majority In the Parliament.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
Democratic Victory

(Associdtcd Press Special CdLleJ
Tacoma, Wash, April 3.-The Demo
Gratis elected their Mayor by n major
ity Of 200.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04

C. NJ. Daniels the crack New York
Athletic Club swimmer. has been at
his old tricks breaking records. He
recently swan 100 yards in Sc seconds
and the so yards In 25 -15 seconds.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
AMERICAN POLICY.
CONTINUED from Page -

CONTINUED from rage ID
thorities In Washington and secure 40.
ton.
Finally, uraed by those Interested,
and undoubtedly spurred on by tho
Bulletins request for d policy that
shouId be free from politics, free from
ajIeoed plantation "whippinar folly,
the Actino Governor on March 30th
forwarded a cabIeqram to Commission.
er Sargent, asking regarding the action
Of the DEPARTMENT on the stackabls
matter.
The response was received yester.
day afternoon, whereupon a meeting
OF the Board Of Immigration was called
and formal final approval oiven the So
lection Of staekabIe. IS
Tbe action Of the meetlno Of March
18th was not secret after the 18th OF
March bevopd the fact that the 6uiie.
fin was requested NOT 10 oub,lsh the
detail, until the Treasurx peos rtment
Al ,hesn h.srd from. -.I'I.I
Acting Governor Atkipson. upon re.
,elyiny Tho eablo .from Sargent yeater.
dav afternoon called the .mem,ers of
,he Terr,,orIai poard ~ Enumeration
together In his Office In the Capitol.
The meeting occurred shortly after I
o'clock. w. 1a Ju @, ,lli
The cable received from Sargent
read: washington, ID. c.. April a.
~ ,,"'a a,S i,o !, I'M -,
VI, oaIse" s was ~ ,ep 90
h,hinson eao,e W oa'se", ma'en sv,
uylns; nus ,ea'e pse. o''A'neo i"'
Present at yesterdays meeting were
Acting Governor Atkinson. Commits
sioners Cooke. Craig and Garden and
Secretary Crabbe.
> Commissioner Tepney was busy and
could not attend The Acting Govern.
or, chairman OF the Board, suggested
,Ge reading of the minutes OF the meet
ing OF March 10, which were as fol.
lows:
Minutes OF special meeting OF the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
Kansas City Republicans

ASSOCIATED Press Special CdbicJ 81
Kansas City. Missouri. April 3.-Tha
Republicans have elected their Mayor
by majority OF 1905.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
Milwaukee Republican

ASSOCIATED Press Special CabioJ
Milwaukee. Wis. April 3.-The Re.
rublicans elected their Mayor by ma.
jority OF 1000.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
WORLD news By Gable
Municipal 0WnershipLos
CAssoclatcd Press Special CdJlcJ

'. (isSocldiod Press Special CdJlcj
Chicago. April 3.-The proposition
that the city take over and operate the
street railway was defeated. lacking
10000 votes Of the number necessary 10
carry.
The Republicans elected majority
Of the city cduncilmen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
Hearst Bill Killed

(issocidtod Press Special Cable
Albany, New York, April 3.-The AS
sembly has killed the Hearst bill pro-
viding for recount of the votes cast
In the recent election for Mayor of New
York
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04

49, Fine Job Printing at the euI.
Ietin office.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
HONOLULU LODGE s,s, q. p. o. e.

Honolulu Lodge No. GIG. B. p. o. E.,
NfIl meet In their new hall, on Miller
and Beretania streets, every Friday
oening.
~ order OF the n. r.
HARRY II. SIMPSON,
Secretary.
ono. II. ANGUS, Err.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
Why not buy
the best lumber?

6uiIding.time is here again and you
are probably bordering over the CUES.
ton OF lumber. II will pay you to get
the best lumber possible for building
your house-the kind that will stand
wear and tear. We are exceptionally
we'll stocked this season and are in a
position to supply the best at the low.
est prices. Let us figure on your spec.
ifeations. WE CAN SAVE YOU
MONEY.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
LOCAL and GENERAL

!. = :. 4. = > = = 4. 4. -. = = = 4. = 4
= - A Bulletin want ad. costs 4
:. 15C per line for one insertion,
= or 3Oc line for one week-a 4
= line is about six words big. An 4
= expenditure Of 60 or 90 cents may 4
= easily do a Hundred Dollars .
= Of work. -
= H. 5000 PEOPLE READ .
: THE BULLETIN WANT ADS.
. EVERY DAYl 4
8. 4. Z. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. q q 4. 4 q q q 4
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04

Weekly Bulletin 81 per year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
From Up in Alaska.

DR.. J. H. Mustard who has q lucre-
tive practice in Nome. Alaska, writes
under date Of Oct. 2s:
al have intended to write you for 50
long that I'm positively ashamed to
announce that l once had good in
tentions. The last boat Of the season
leaving in the morning reminds me
that really must drop you a few
lines, Speaking Of the REFLECTOR, ]
am more convinced than ever that II
Is the best county paper Of which ]
have any knowledge. One Of the
most distressing things in connection
with the close Of navigation is that
must wait two months for the next
REFLECTOR. Home and home people
have been very good to me since
came here and financially at least
have no regrets over making my tenn
porAry home in the Magnets
North" It looks ss Il my sentences
vas . long one. When this lstisI
reaches you you viii doubtless b
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
MONEY FOR COMPANY i.
Spanish War Soldiers Should Claim
Pay Due Them.


Every former member Of the goth,
2lst, 22nd and 2Srd Kansas Volunteer
Regiments enlisted in 1888 for SER
vice in the Spanish-Amerlcan war has
been allowed second or duplicate pay
for the actual number Of days he was
in the service of the state of Kansas
before being mustered into the United
States service.
The sums due these men are from
62c to Sc per man, and over $500 have
money due them, while but 500
checks have been mailed out to date.
This leaves over 800 men who have
not been located.
II the individual member is dead, it
goes to the next Of kin, his widow and
children, and If unmarried to his par
ents. II the parents are dead, then
to his brothers and sisters or to next
nearest relation.
The members Of the.four above reg
iments or their relatives should i'm
mediately write the Adjutant General
J. W. F. Hughes of the State Of Kan
sas, Topeka, giving present address,
company and regiment, and voucher
and history Of the case will be
mailed out at once to them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

Omaha, Nov. 1.-THE Omaha Grain
exchange Friday announced in a form
al set Of resolutions the belief that
the Omaha Grain market is discrim-
mated against by the Milwaukee, the
Northwestern, the Omaha, the Great
Northern, the Burlington, the Union
Pacific, the St. Joseph and Grand 10
land, and the Missouri Pacific rail-
ways in favor Of Chicago, Kansas
City and Minneapolis in the matter
Of switching, reconsignment and other
charges.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
HORSES KICK WAS FATAL.
]. Y. Cryderman Passed Away from
His Accident.

SOLOMON, Nov. 16.-J. Y. Cryder-
man who was kicked by horse Tues
day died this morning. The skull
was broken near the right ear. Mr..
Cryderman was aged 81 was born in
Prince Edwards Island, Canada, 1919
came to Kansas in 1867 and has lived
here since. He was respected by all.
He leaves wife and FIVE sons: John,
Chicago; J. NJ, Abilene; George and
Charles, Solomon; Marshall, Nebraska.
Funeral services at the house at 2
p. m. Saturday, burial in Solomon
cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
EARLY SETTLER CONE.
G. w. Freeman Lived on One Farm
81 Years.

G. W. Freeman, aged SS years, one
Of the Oldest residents Of this part Of
the country and one Of the first to
settle in Dickinson county died We'd
nesday at his home one and a half
miles north Of Good Hope about ten
miles east Of this city. He died Of
paralysis. The funeral was held FRI
day at 10 o'clock from Good Hope and
the interment was in the Good Hope
cemetery.
Mr.. Freeman came To this county
in 1855 when Indians and buffalo
abOunded and has lived in Noble
township 81 years. Probably no resi-
dent Of the county has lived in Dick
inson 80 long.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

The year of 1908 will long be re-
membered in the home of F. N. Tack
ct, of Alliance, KY, as a year o.
blood; which flowed SO copiously from
Mr.. Jackets lungs that death seemed
very near. He writes; Severe bleed.
ing from the lungs and a frightful
cough had brought me to deaths
door, when l began taking DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, with
the astonishing result that after TAX
ing four bottles was completely re
stored and as time has proven per-
manently cured" Guaranteed for
Sore Lungs, Coughs and Colds at
John M. Gleissner's drug store. Price
Soc and &1.O0. Trial bottle free.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

When tho tip Of dogs nose is cold
and moist, that dog Is not sick. A
feverish dry nose means sickness with
dog. And go with the human lips
Dry, cracked and colorless lips mean
feverishness, and are as well III APP
pearing. To have beautiful, pink,
velvet-like lips, apply at bedtime .
coating of DR.. Shops Green Salve.
1t will soften and heal any skin all
ment. Get q free, trial box, at our
store, and be convinced Large
nickel capped glass jars, 20 cents.
Townsend, the druggist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
Doidge-Wolfe.

Miss Pearl Dodge, eldest daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Dodge Of this
county, and Mr.. Joseph Wolfe were
united in marriage Wednesday even
ing, Nov. z, at the Methodist parson-
age, by Rev. Bates Of Solomon. The
bride is charming young lady Of
Willowdale township. and the groom
is highly esteemed young gentle
man Of this community. -[Solomon
Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
Harrington Hotel Burns.

HERNGToN, Nov. 1.-THE Hotel
Harrington, frame building opposite
the Rock Island station conducted by
S. Daily, burned yesterday. The
Office furniture was the only property
saved. The loss is $4,000. The
flames also destroyed a two-story
rooming house next to the hotel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
Terrified.

You may well be terrified, when
you first suspect that you are victim
Of chronic dyspepsia; liver or bowel
trouble. These diseases always 20
from bad to worse, unless checked In
time by only safe sOd sure laxative
medicine for dyspepsia that you can
get, DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
Sold by all druggist at Soc and t1.00.
Money back Il Il falls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

Washington, Nov 1.-THE Brazil
ian embassy received the following
dispatch from Rio Janeiro in connec
ton with the Inauguration Of the new
president Thursday: In the message
which he addressed to the nation,
President Alfonso Penna paid high
tribute to Secretary Root and
said his visit marked new era in
the relations Of the nations Of the
world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
Famous Strike Breakers.

The most famous strike breakers in
the land are DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. When liver and bowels 60 on
strike, they quickly settle the trouble
and the purifying work goes right on.
Best cure for constipation, headache
and dizziness. 26c at John M. Gleiss-
ner's drug store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
LAe-RXan.

At the Presbyterian parsonage last
week were married, Mr.. L. H.
Ryan and Miss Dorothy Lee, Rev. DR..
Blayney officiating. The young
couple are from Industry and have
many friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

just ready to celebrate another politi-
cal victory. l hardly know what to
tell you to drink on me. Drinks may
not be mixed in Dickinson now but
they are rather uncertain. Drink
whatever is safest"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
West Side Ready to Paint.

The West Side school house Is rap
idly approaching completion. The
brlckwork is done and the contract
for painting has been let to A. R. e.
wick which insures competent work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22
cities should Care for Conuumptives

Cities Should Care Tor COmSumpt1Ve1
New York, Nov. IA discussion
Of state and municipal sanatoria
opened Fridays session Of the Amer
lean congress on tuberculosis at the
Hotel Astor. DR.. M. M. Smith. OF
Austin, Tex, declared that every
state should have municipal institu-
lions. for the care Of INDECENT con-
sumptives until they could be cared
for IN q SanitarilIm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

The Inward Effects of humors are
worse than the outward. They en-
danger whole system. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla eradicates all humors, cures
all their inward and outward effects.
It's the great Alternative and tonic.
whose merit has been everywhere
established.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

It is we'll known medical fact that
pine resin is most effective in the
treatment Of diseases Of the bladder
and kidneys. Sufferers from back
ache and other troubles due to faulty
action Of the kidneys find relief in the
use Of Pine-ules. S1.OO buys 80 days
treatment. Sold by G. F. Townsend
druggist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

Regulates the bowels, promotes
easy natural movements. cures con-
stipation-Doan's Regulets. All
your druggist for them. IS cents Z
box
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for organic
diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters
puriiies the blood-cures the cause
builds you up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

Tones the liver. moves the bowels.
eleanses the system. Dade's Little
Liver Pills never griPe. Sold BY G.
?. TOwsend, druggist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

Mona stomach tablets which J. M.
Gleissner sells under 8 guarantee, cure
all forms Of stomach ills.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-22

WEAK STOMACH is strength
w ened and toned BY Hoods ear
sapadlla, the medicine that cures
dyspepsia and POOR APPETITE.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12

Pekin, the capital of China, is fight
ing the "opium-shop evil Efforts are
being made to reduce the number OF
lens and to restrict the smoking OF
the drug and to curtail the loafing
and vice that accompany opium smok-
ing by compelling each shop to take
out D. license and to pay tax accord
ing to the lumber of lamps in each
shop. The shops are divided into four
classes and the fees are graded ac-
,ordingly from 81 a month to twenty
cents for each lamp. payable on the
10th of ,every month. The recent
of the Pekin sanitary
reads as follows Opium
is extremely harmful to the
health and the shops where opium
Is smoked are the retreats of loafers.
Such places should really be alto
yether prohibited, so that the people
might enjoy more prosperity. and
lens of thieves would thus be done
lway with. But as opium smoking has
become such a habit 1t cannot be got
i'd of entirely and at once. The evil
,an only be removed gradually.
There are in the outer city of Pc
lin many opium shops, and it is evi-
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
F1cHTING oPIUM IN PEKIN

dent that the smokers are increasing
every day. which is very bad The
department mas taken into consiiera-
tion the matter and arrangements
have been made for those who will
abandon the habit. In addition. the
opium shops opened in the outer city
of Peliin have been divided into four
classes and are to be taxed after GER
tain regulations. They are to regis
ter themselves according to their
classes and the number of lamps for
the payment of taxes so that inspec-
tion can easily be effected.
Shop owners are hereby informed
of the regulations and that they are
to come to this department for regis
tration beginning from the Both day
1st moon 31st year of Kuang Hsu. II
any one dares 10 make false declara-
tion as TO his class or the number of
lamps. opens shops without license or
refuses payment of the tax. if discov-
cred, the building used for smoking
opium will be confiscated and the
owners strictly fined as a warning to
these private dealers in opium shops.
All must respect this order and not
discbey."
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
TRAVEL BY STAGE, COACH

will be altered to genteel two end
glass coach, being on steel springs. ex-
ceeding light and easy, to go in ten
days in summer and twelve in winter,
to set out the first Tuesday in March
and continue it from Hosea Eastge.e's
the Coach and Horses, in Dean street,
Soho, London, and from John Somer-
ville's, in the Canongate. Edinburgh,
etc. Passengers to pay as usual. Per-
formed, If God permits, by your dutiful
servant. Hosea Eastgate."
In the days of stage coaches people
sometimes dubbed together and hired
post chaise for their journey as be-
ing quicker and less expensive, and
Scottish newspapers occasionally con-
tanned advertisements to the effect
that person about to proceed to Lon
don would be glad to hear of fellow
"adventurer" or two bent on the same
journey to share the expense.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-12
DO FISH REALLY FLY?
OPINIONS OF EXPERTS DIFFER
One Says Fins Simply Act as Aero
pIanes-Another Claims That
They Move Swiftly as Wings.

TWO papers on the eternal flying fish
problem have appeared almost stimuli
taneously, and express widely diverse
views, says the London Field
In the one published in the Jahrbuch
OF the Austrian geological survey, Dr.
Abel, after describing the various
kinds of fossil flying fish, concludes
that neither the typical flying fish or
the flying gunards ever use their pect-
toral fins as active organs of flight.
On the contrary the initial impetus by
means of which these fishes arc
launched into the air is due entirely to
powerful. screw-like movements of tie
tail fin. and this impetus is sufficient
to carry them to the end of their jour
ney, the wings" acting merely as par
achutes. In other words the fight is
precisely similar to that of a fiat stone
when thrown up so as to ricochet from
the points where it touches the water
till it finally falls.
In the second paper, published in
the January number of the Annals and
Magazine of Natural history, the au-
thor, Col. G. ID. Durnford, takes the
precisely opposite view, maintaining.
on mechanical grounds, that the aero
plate theory, as the above may be
called, is an absolute physical impos-
sibility. owing to the fact that the
wing surface is far too small in pro
portion to the size and weight of the
body to sustain the fish during It's
long fight.
This being admitted, the only alter
native is to suppose that the wings"
are moved with an exceedingly rapid
vibratory motion throughout the whole
fight, and are thus, after the first in
itial impetus, the propelling power.
The author further maintains that the
wing movements which many observ-
ers have noticed when a flying fish
touches wave are not movements de
novo. but merely such a slowing down
of the continuous rapid vibrations as
to render them visible to the eye. If
Col. Durnford's mechanical data are
trustworthy-as they seem to be-his
case appears to be proved
The next point, however to ascer-
tain is whether the muscles which
work the pectoral fins of flying fish
are really capable of imparting to
them the power of maintaining those
rapid and continuous vibrations which
are the essential part of the new the
ory