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The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04

AS TO the SCOrCTcTSs
do many endurance race autos
pass here?" asked the city boardeT,
peering down the road. Yeas, stran-
ger" replied the old farmer. They
are all endurance racers to us" ITO
your" "Sure. 1t is an endurance test
of patience to keep from blazing away
at them every time they run over a
COW or scare a horse"
FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $ Z. 90
.rial bottle and treatise. DR.. r. III. Kline,
Id. 93l Arch St Philadelphia. Pa.
Some people can't help making
molehills out Of mountains.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04

Not Saying Much for Ma.
"Pa, is ma your best half?"
II suppose So"
"Stiil, that amt sayin' much for ma.
is it?"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04

90 GIN Edge Shoes cannot be oQuake0 af aay prlc0.
luine have " 4 Douglas name and price Stamped on bottom: Take
sent everywhere by mail Catalog free. WLDouslss. Brociton. Mas
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
As to the scorchers.

Color more goods brighter and faster coiors than
ony garment without ripping apart Write ios Tree
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
America. represented by one OF it, hon.
orary members. Lieutenant Frank p.

America. represented by one Of it, hon.
orary members. Lieutenant Frank p.
Lahm.
AS a result OF this victory 1t de-
wolves upon the Aero Club OF America
to organize and hold the contest for
this cup In 1907. Such an event will be
of world wide interest and cannot fail
to arouse a healthy interest In balloon
ing as sport throughout the United
States~ The club has selected st. Louis.
centrally located city, in order that
record flights may be made Whatever
the direction of the wind. Eight ma
tions-France, Germany. Great Britain.
Belgium, Switzerland. Italy, spain and
the United States-each with three pal
looms. are entitled to compete, and the
contest will be in all respects inter.
national. 1t is estimated that the great
European balloon ccntests OF 1905 we're
each witnessed by 100000 spectators,
and 1T Is hoped that this race o. 1907
will command at least equal interest.
1t will require ali the resources OF the
Aero Club OF America and all the ener-
giles of its members to properly or
ganize and conduct this contest. This
Will. of necessity. be It's chief task Tor
1907 and to this all else must be sub
ordinated
While q large entry list from the for
eign clubs is desired in order to en-
hance interest in tho contest OF 1907,
the Aero Club OF America does not pur-
pose to let the cup be carried on
without q valiant struggle to keep It
over hero. We hope that the history OF
the Americas Cup will be repeated ana
that the International Cup has oroeeed
the ocean never to return. The clup
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

has haen assured that three balloons
OF 220o meters. the maximum capacity
permitted under the rules, will be avail
able for Us champions. There are al
ready many applicants for the honor
OF being chosen as one Of the three
defenders OF the cup. and 1t Is certain
that there will be large field from
which to make the selection.
The greatest interest has been dis
played throughout the Civilized world.
and special facilities will be offered
to all aeronAuts visiting ST. Louis for
this contest Through the nberality
OF various citizens and organizations
of that city the Aero Club OF Amer
fca has been able to offer cash prizes
amounting tos $1,000, to be distributed
among the contestants winning re-
spectfvely second. third. fourth and
nth places. This is In addition to the
sum Of 3250o to be given by Mr.. BEN
nett to tho winner OF the cup. The
Aero Club Of America also offers a
longest In the air.
Aa~a further stimulus to ba1looning,
the Aero Club has founded and Of
xered for competition q challenge tro-
ply to be known as the lahm Cup and
to be held In turn by each of its mem
bers who exceeds the distance--4o2
miles--covered by Lieutenant Lahm in
winning the International Cup.
The Aero Club will endeavor to In
troduce and popularize In this country
the various contests In connection
with ballooning which have proved
20 attractive In France. These In
clude the pursuit and capture by sew
sral balloons OF pilot balloon hav-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

ing certain start; also q contest by
several balloons, the winner to be the
one who lands nearest to given spot
designated on map beforehand
Prizes will also be given to automo-
biles which shall start in pursuit OF
balloons and reach them within
given interval after their launching.
Up to this point we have considered
aerial navigation only. so to speak. in
relation TO its past and to the desire
OF the Aero Club TO revive what has
been forgotten. to do what other na-
tions have been doing and to bring
aeronauts In the United States up to
date and place them on the same level
as they stand in European countries.
But IN recent years. and more par
ticularly in the last few months, the
science OF aerial navigation all over
the world has taken a sudden leap
forward. Man has determined TO fly,
and the goal he has sought for CEN
turtles has all but been reached. In
this. as with balloonins In the time
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
Horses Can Count

4 RUSSIAN doctor has spent 3 great
~ deal of time finding cut what ami
mails can count. and has found that
horses can count more numbers than
any other animals. He states that
parrot can count four. cat six. crows
ten. and some few dogs twenty. But
he found horses that could count more
than this One would plow across
q held twenty times and would then
stop and rest. but IL never stopped at
nineteen or twenty-ons: always just
twenty Another horse always counted
the miles along the road BY thu white
mile-posts that were set up. and
stopped every twenty-five niles. as IL
had been taught to do. to be fsd
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

deed a pleasant experience. That the
balloon becomes the plaything of what
ever wind blows is of comparatively
small Importance when we consider
that the object to be attained by the
ascensions is pleasure or recreation.
In order to throw safeguards around
this sport 1T will be necessary to adopt
rules regarding the Issuing of licenses
to those who have proved thems elves
capable Of handling balloons. The Aero
Club proposes to follow in this re-
spect the examples set by the French
Aero Club, which requires a strict
course of training before II grants a
license to an aerial pilot. A few years
ago the French club counted only two
or three pilots among its members.
Now large proportion OF them hold
these covetsd certificates. and several
members have 200 ascensions or more
to their credit. One member has sew
eral times made two ascents IN day,
and another recently made his honey
moon journey In balloon AS yet only
a half dozen Americans hold pilot
licenses from the French club, one
member in particular having made his
ten required ascents within the space
OF one month last summer.
In addition to the reasons already
given tho Aero Club believes In promot-
ing ballooning as the most practicable
means OF studying the air and stimu-
lating public interest in aerial naviga-
tion, the dream of tho future.
The Aero Club Of America was for
tunate in being organized in time to
become ono OF tho original members of
the Federation Aeronautique Interna-
tionals. which was founded in 1906 and
is composed OF the eight leading aero
nautic clubs. from as many countries.
This organization is In reality an inter-
national federation OF aeronauts. as its
name implies. It holds an annual con-
ference. In some one of the worlds
capitals. and the number of delegates
from each club IL proportioned to the
number Of cubic meters OF gas con-
sumed in its ascensions during the pre-
vious year.
II was to this body that James
Gordon Bennett presented for compete
ton his international Challenge Cup,
and 1t was under its auspices that the
arst contest was held for this cup on
September 80. 1905. The honor of win
ming this CUP fell to the Aero Club OF
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
Mountain of Iron

the world, In many respects. IL
found IN the State OF Durango. Mexico.
II Is 1000 feet high and It's three-Quar-
ters OF mile OF thickness at the ba %
IL almost entirely OF solid iron So
stance. Spectators have tried to lease
the mountain from the Government. %
work IL as mine. but the Mexican
authorities are waiting to do this
themselves. when financial arrange
ments can be made. II is said that the
yield from the ore IL 81 Per cent pure
iron
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
A Four Footed Bird

:" SOUTH AMERICAN traveller has
\ captured rare bird of great In
terest to scientists. because ft
has four feet. 1t IL known to
the natives az the cigana. or gypsy
bird. For many days after Matching,
before 1t is able to fly. the young ono
uses It's claws to climb up bushes and
velop into wings. The favorite haunt
of this strange creature is among the
huge calla-like flowers of the tropics.
IN low. muddy places. In size the
cigana Is about as big as the ordinary
pheasant. It has a weird. mournful
cry, calculated to disconcert the trav-
eler when he is in the midst OF wild.
unfreQuented country.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

descent. Yet in spite OF all these OBJ
jections the writer believes that bal
looming viii vet become popular in this
countrF Americans are conservative
ard slow to take hold of anything
novel TheT were reluctant TO take
up the automobile; its Introduction met
with fierce and violent opposition, yet
in this year OF grace there is no country
where automobiles are in more common
or universal use than in America.
So it will be with balloons, and the
time will come when aero clubs will be
founded IN the chief cities of the United
States. Already Philadelphia and st.
Louis have followed the lead of New
York. Within the not distant future
the Aero Club OF America hopes to
form a national federation which will
unite the aero clubs of this continent
and Will act on the lines OF the French
national organization.
The first needs OF the Aero Club OF
America are suitable quarters and a
park equipped with a proper balloon
garage. As has already been mentioned.
the city OF Pittsfeld, from which a
number of successful ascensions were
made last year. combines all the requi-
sites as a site for an aero park-proper
geographical situation and abundan mt
facilities for making coal gas of proper
specific gravity. and for promptly in
nating balloons.
What the Aero Club needs Is a
wealthy patron to DO for bailooning
what Maecenas did for art and liter
ature IN the time OF Augustus. 1t
needs house and a balloon shed, and
II must appeal to its friends for funds.
Although the club has now nearly $50
members. nearly as many as the Aero
Club OF the United Kingdom, It's reve-
nues are small, and all of these must
90 for current expenses.
To Popularize Ballooning
There IL also needed a permanent
star OF expert workmen TO attend to
the imitation OF balloons and to their
care. both before and after ascensions.
That this Will all come in due time
we do not doubt. The French Aero
Club secured these things. and more.
IN very short time, and through
the iiberality OF a few of its mem
bers.
The first step. therefore. in the prop
aganda undertaken by the Aero Club
OF America 10 the popularization OF bal
looming as sport, especially among
the leisure and more wealthy class. 1t
10 not to be my task in this article to
descant upon the delights OF balloon
ing az a pastime. Many others have
dcne this and In an eloquent fashion.
sufice 1t TO say that the balloon, with
all Its limitations. Is today the only
form OF aerial navigation that, ordinary
care being used. is free from danger.
IL viii be argued. and It may be ad-
mitted. that the balloon today is vir-
tuaIly what II was when first invented
century and a quarter ago, and that
there has been no progress In its de-
yeiopment, Yet tho fact remains that
nc form of sport gives greater delight
to it's devotees or produces more agree
able and novel sensations. To sail
over the country. viewing II from &
height and in . variety OF lights
without noise. smell or vibration. Il In
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

parentiy taken the lead But IL in
not too late for America to be the
first TO achieve actual success. and to
that end all the energies OF her In
ventors should be applied.
"A Costly Sport
1t should be the province OF the Aero
Club of America to encourage all at
tempts at a solution OF the flying prob
lem and 1t should fnveStigat and re-
port upon every inveation or. cOntrS<,
vance which seems to have areas q
able chance OF success. A technical
committee composed or experts and
scientists. in whose names and repu-
tations the public will have -con1dence.
will be appointed This committee viii
be authorized TO solicit and reeeive
SUBSCRIPTION to be spent judiciously
and when there is good chance for
profitable return. Only by-.lavfsh ex-
psnditure OF money and by continued
experiments can success in nyfng be
achieved. In France all that has bsen
accomplished IN this direction has been
largely done by the generosity OF q
Few patrons OF aeronauttcs- The most
successful steerable balloons now
owned by the French government are
due to the Lebaudys, who spent-la large,
sums OF money In experiments and
whose wealth made possible their con-
structton- The rich prizes offered By
NJ Deutsch de la Muerthe stimulated
Santos-Dumont to achieve his notable
flight around the Eifel Tower. NJ
Deutsch has built at his own expense
a large airship which recently maneu-
vered near Paris and he has offered
prizes Of great value for aeropIanes.. =.
Is there not in all this land Of swol-
len fortunes some one who viii offer q
prize OF suficisnt sizs to reward the
inventor and repay him for all the
years he has to spend IN unsuccssxfai
effort? To England belongs the credit
OF having invented the steam railroad
engine; to Francs belongs the homer
OF producing the automoblfs. Shall
the United States OF America allow
themselves to be left behind IN the racs
to bring forth q flying machine that
viii hy and thus eonfer one Of the
greatest benefits on mankindf
cannon was spread far and wids. they
are not duplicated elsewhere, and they
remain the only rock cannon OF which1
there is any record.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

into the solid rock Each was capable
of containing an entire barrel of gun
powder and could throw 10000 pounds
of projectiles. AS these natural cannon
could not be aimed. fifty were cut out
of the rock guarding the various chan
nels of approach, and the vessels OF
that time were unable TO approach
within their own range before being
annihiiated by these huge weapons OF
defense. Although the fame Of these
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
Only. Rock Cannon

VE-lHEN the island OF Malta was
M IN possession OF the Templars
wv those knights defended their
forts by the use of cannon cut
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

cannon was spread far and wide. they
are not duplicated elsewhere. and they
remain the only rock cannon OF which
there is any record
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
THE
lNTERNATIoNAr
ALRONAUTIc CUP

of Louis XVI. France again has ap-
parently taken the lead. But II in
not too late for America to be the
first TO achieve actual success. and to
that end all the energies OF her In
ventors should be applied.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15

mud holes and overflow ponds, were
taken in the course of the regular and
scientific development Of the fishing
industry In the heart of the Prairie
State. Nearly all of these fish were o
me variety known as "coarse"-carp
and buffalo predominating-and were
for the use of the foreign-born popu-
lation. A small part, besides con-
siderable quantity locally consumed,
were large-mouthed black bass, crap
pie, sunfish and other of the finer"
sorts. The Illinois River, which Is to
form a part of Chicago's deep water
way 10 the gulf is one of the most
beautiful rivers in America. Formed
by the union of the Fox, the Kanka-
kee and the Des PLANES, each lovely
prairie stream, 1t flows down through
ne trough which was once the outlet
of the Great Lakes 10 the Mississippi.
Owing 10 It's steadiness and gentle
ness its banks are more stable than
those of any other known navigable
river, and its channel does not vary
from year to year. II is grass border
ed, and often resemblesa broad canal
rather than a Neutrality-suspicious.
Boston Transcript.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15
My Best Friend.

Alexander Benton, who lives on
Rural Route /, Fort Edward, n. Y,
says: "Dr. Kings New Discovery is
my best earthly friend. 1t cured me
of asthma six years ago. 1t has also
performed a wonderful cure of incip-
lent consumption for my sons wife.
The first bottle ended the terrible
cough, and this accomplished, the 9TH
er symptoms left by one, until she
was perfectly well. DR.. Kings New
Discovery's power over coughs and
colds is simply marvellous" No other
remedy has ever equaled it. Fully
guaranteed by all druggists. SOC and
$1.00. Trial bottle free. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, Kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bes and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
ommendedfor everything but If you have kid
neg, liver or bladder trouble 1t will be found
Just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful In
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried It, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling moro about Swamp-Root and how to
find out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
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Don't make any mistake, but remember
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NY. on every bottle.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15
The Passing of J. A. Everitt.

Mr.. j. A. Everitt, ex-president of
the American Society Of Equity, has
probably enjoyed about as much adj
vertising in the past year as almost
any man outside of the official fami-
ly Of the president of the United
States. and few trust magnates. AS
an advertiser of what he was going
to do Mr.. Everitt was a hummer, but
1t appears that the society caught on
TO the fact that his interest in the
society began and ended In his de-
sire to build up his own paper. which
he had agreed with himself should be
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15
Fish Off the PrairieS.

The Prairie State of Illinois shipp-
ed last year to the three principal
Eastern markets, New York, Boston
and Philadelphia, nearly 100000
pounds II fresh fish; and these fish
were not from Lake Michigan nor
wron, fie Nf'ss'ee'ppi, hut NAVY ~
rne oaa. .A.s.uy founding rescued from
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15

When the baby is cross and has
you worried and worn out you will
find that little Cascasweet, the will
known remedy for babies and children
will quiet the little one in a short
time. The ingredients are printed
plainly on the bottle. Contains NO
opiates. Sold by all druggists. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15

cures Rade by DR..
KilmerT Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy:
II is the great medi-
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teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emil
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist, and is
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15
Extinct.

The difference between Pilgrims
and Puritans? Why this: Anybody
can be Pilgrim. but there aren't any
more Puritans.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK !?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure 10 know of the wonderful
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-04
Horrible Deed at Marietta,
 Ohio.
YOUNG GIRLS ARE DRUGGED
Found in Unconscious State by
 Police Officers.
Advertising sketch Artist and AccOmp- Iices Compelled Children Co Drink DOped Beer and Whlskey-
 POpuIsce ss Enraged.

Marietta, Ohio, March 5.--A lynching seemed imminent here early this even ing when large crowd of people sur rounded the city jail where Walter w. Savage of Syracuse, N. l.. and his &C., comI Ilice, Andy Coruthers, were im- prisOned.
 Savage Is an advertising sketch art Ist and has been here about a week occupying a window in the Dimes Saw. ings Society building. He has made a speciality of getting young girls to all low him to make their pictures.
 About l o'clock this afteSnon he had six younk girls between the ages of IF and IA years of age in his room and gave them whiskey, wine and beer and administered some kind of drug. At 6 o'clock this evening the police discov- cred that something was wrong and upon Investigating found all six of the girls unconscious lying on the floor.
 The girls and the two men, Savage and Caruthers having been found in the room, were taken to the city jail. Physicians were summoned and made an examination of the girls and ad- ministered remedies
 The girls claim that the men forced them to drink. The physicians are convinced that two of the girls are the victims of an attempted assault.
 Under guard of the entire police force the men were rushed to the county jal, which is on the fifth floor of the court house building. The sher- If and his deputies assisted by the po- lice are guarding the two prisoners, and at this time 1t seems that a lynch ing will be averted, although the feel ing of the populace is very intense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-04
LiUes of Martin and Pettus, Both Ex-Speakers, Furnish
 Parallel in State History.

been elected to the Legislature. five times to the House and once to the Senate, and had presided over each branch of the Legislature once; he was an attorney of eminent ability, man known and loved of the people of the entire state
 Mr Mnrtina ppbsic life was In many respects similar. Almost from his youth he had devoted his services to State and the party which made the State. In political convention, in leg islative assembly, in the courts of law, he won and maintained a name for hon or and strength of mind and heart; as member of the Code Commission and author of the Code of 1898. as Attor- ney General of Alabama. as advisor and actor in the councils of the Dem ocratic party, and finally as Speaker of tue House of Representatives, MT. Martin proved himself worthy.
 Both men died at the very end of a labor which few others could have per formed so well. Both had kept guard through long vigils, and had fought with. the best of brain and heart,and on- ly the weakness of their bodies ter minated their eadeavors.
 Both were gentle and brave and true and however lustrous their glory 1t will not shadow the quality of mercy, and the courage, and the honor whicn won for them the universal love of the people of Alabama.