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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
ATEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
proairate spendtnrln-.

The wealth OF many OF the ancient
Romans was reckoned far into the
millions. Mark Antony during his
somewhat checkered career squander-
ed no less than s735,0O00O0. and II
berius left at his death over eighteen
millions. which CaliguIa spent in less
than a year. Records show that this
spendthrift paid $4,000 for one sup
per. Horace tells US that Pegellus. Il
singer, could in five days spend Slo'-
600, and Clodius on a small wager
swallowed a pearl worth nearly s4O.-
600. The estate OF Crassus was valued
at $s.4O0.0OO. I.ucullus dined at the
rate OF $1,000 a meal for several weeks.
Lentulus was worth not less than six
teen millions, and Apicus squandered
nearly five millions Of dollars In few
weeks
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
TIains leave Union SUTTON AleIandriA.

ltolns leave Oniou cAtion AiekhuUflhs
In Effect January 81, 1907.
N. B-Followingschedule figures published
only as information, and ase not guaranteed.
I'M A. M.--Daily-Local for Warentss.
Dsnville and way stations.
and way stations.
9.l7 A. Daily-U. s. Fast Mail. FRS
class coaches and drawins.room sleeper 10
New Orleans. Dining ear service.
11:l7A.M. Daily--Washingto and Florida
limited. Sleeping cars between New York and
Jacksonville, Through fifst-class coaches
between Washington and jacksonville.
Dining car service between Washington and
Columbia.
S:O7 r. M.-Dsily--New YORK and Atlanta
Express First class coach 10 Atlanta; sleeper
Ia Columbus. Gs. Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays Sunset Route Tourist sleeper Wash
ington TO San Ecancisco.
AIS p. M--Week Days-Local Tor har-
risohburg and way stations ON Manassas
branch
5;i2 P. M.-DsiIy-IOeal for warrenton and
Charlottesville.
Limited, solid Pullman TO Aiken, Augusta,
Savannah, Jacksonville and st. Augustine;
sleeper bi.weekly 10 Charleston. Dining car.
1907 Z. NJ, No. 93--Daily--New York ana
Florida Express. Through coaches and
sleepeis to Charlotte, Columbia end Augusta.
Sleepers to Pinehurst week days. Dining car
service la carte.
1882 p. NJ. Daily and Chat
tanooga Limited (via Lynchburg), First
class coach and sleeping car to Rosnokei
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis, sleep.
er to Birmingham and New Orleans, Wash
inRton to Roanoke. Dining car service.
1i:l7 P. M.--Dsily--New York and New
Orleans Limited. ALI Pullman train, club
and observation cara TO New Orleans. Sleep
ers TO Asheville, Atlanta, Birmingham and
New Orleans. Dining ca' service.
Through trains from the south arrive at ALI
Grandma 7:Is 1928 and 5:4s A. M. and 2:lS,
| sos 80 and 1873 P. N. daily: 9:6s
A. al a. i0ndays. Harrisonburg 1i:Ss
A. NJ. week days and 9:03 ? NJ. daily. From
Charlottesville 7:6s A. N
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria Nv. & o. Station) 6:2l A
NJ. 1:29 and 4;63 p, NJ. week days for Blue
mont ESQ i. N foi Leesbuyg 9:20 A, NJ.
and 4.53 r. Al On Sundays only fos Bius.
mont
For detailed schedule figures. tiSksia. raii'
nan reservation, etc., apply 20
WILLIAM &. LEHEW, ticket agent.
Alexandria, Va.
G. n. ACKERT. Vice Pres and Gen. h5r.
8. Ii. HARDWlCK, Pass. lfsf. Mgr,
". II. TAYIOE, Gen. Passenger Agent.
| l.. q. BROWN, General Agent.
MaahiugtOu. ID L..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
Mhnt Red Coral Is.

The red coral that Is used for neck
laces Is a horny axis which supports q
number of soft bodied, coral-like anil
mails, or polyps, the entire structure
bearing a strong resemblance to a
small shrub. The fishermen. after they
have brought this sbrubllke colony to
the surface, clean the soft animal mat
ter away, preserving the red core, or
axis, which IL sold as jewelry. AL
though red coral contains some line, 1t
IS largely composed Of substance
akin to horn and, like horn, 1t takes a
fne polish Horn, wool and other ami
NAL substances Of this nature almost
invariably change their color when
brought into Intense heat-St. Mich
ol97
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
Washington, Alexandria 4
Mt. Vernon Railway.
LFAvK ALEXANDRIA.

For Washington, from corner Prince and
Royal streets. week days, at 545, 6l0. $40,
635. 645, 200. 40. 40, 7S5, $50. 500.
8 Is, 20, $50, 80. 9 10, 9 30, 9 so, 1000.
10 10, 10 80, 10 90, II TO- II %. IL 80. IL so a.
M, ~ 10, ~ %, u 30, u 80, TO- %, / 80,
50, 2 10, 2 rs, 2 80, 2 so, 20, 25, 90. 4 90.
420, 80, 4 IS, 4 so 10, 8 20, 635, 8 As.
500, 6 Is, $50, 6 30 40, 3d. 3 90, 8 80,
900 9 30, 10 90. 10 80. Ii 10 and il so p. m.
sundays--7OO, $40. s Is, 900, $50, l0l
lO45, Ii is and II as a. M, u Is, u 40, o..
20, 1 40, 2 90, 2 20. 40, 8 90, $40, $40, 400,
4 20, 4 40, 5 90, 5 %, 40. 90. 20, $40, z 90,
700, T40, 8 90. $50. 800, $50, 1000, 1880
and II 10 pm.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, week
days, s As, 652. S32, 1925. IL Is q. m, II
1z5, 225, 332, 4S0, 8 50, 705 and
p. N.
sundays-7O0, e32, 10 Al, II 40 a. m. i2 10
I 40, $40 40, Az, 7 05, 8 as and 10 i6 p. N
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
IRRITATING Amerieani.m..

One OF the most irritating of Amer
icanisms is the use OF limb" for
branch Limb for "leg' has al
ways been accepted as an American
prudery but what is the matter with
"branchf" Careful Anglophile writers
are beginning now to reintroduce this
latter word, but limb" has hitherto
been the transatlantic word with all
authors. Ii it is also old English We
shall not mind 50 much, but Is It? The
Joke OF the verse Is at least 1900 years
old, but how old is the English yer
sion i-London Chronicle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
Washington Southern Ry

Schedule in efteat Jen. q. 1907.
Trains leave Onion Station for Warrington
and points north at 803. 3 80 q. IA. ~ VI and
963. Tf0. $50. and IL SO p. ~, week days.
Sundays-9 81 a. M, 1901. 7o9. s2' aaa
Il S3 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and paints
south at 4S5, gl2 (lo1L). aud Il 10 4. ~,
400, OF local, and al p. m, week days.
Sundays SO and los a. W., 4OOi 6-OI
local, and Z ii p: N.
Accommodation for QuanticC 70 q. N. San
days only, 442 p. IN. week days and 8 So o.
m. except Saturdays.
MOTH Time Of arrivals AID departures
and connections not guaranteed.
w. ID. DUKE, c. w. GULF, w. 2. TAYLOR
ASST TO Pres't. Gent Supt. Traf. Mgr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
welsh Rabbit Fiaseo.

"When ! was starting my apart
ment." remembered the bachelor, "sev-
eral Of my lady friends wired me they
would bring a small party OF people up
for Welsh rabbit went out and
bought chatting dish, the handsomest
/ could find: a dozen plates. silver
knives and forks and spoons and nap
kins and a table TO set the rabbit out
on. SO that the rabbit, which at a res
taurant would have cost about 81 all
told. cost me about $50. And then they
didn't come. New York Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
Must Be Good.

Plalsantin offered IN payment OF a
bill a gold piece which had suspi-
cious ring. Here, you've given me
one of those false coins that the coun-
terfeiters have just been arrested for
making" said the merchant. "lmpos-
sible," answered Plaisantfh. ut is dat
ed 1853. II 1t were false, surely 1t
would have been found out before
tnis "-Gaulois.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01

It's a pleasure to tell our readers about
Cough Cure like Dr. Shops. Dor years Dr.
Shoop has fought against the Use ofOpinn.
Chloroform. or other unsafe ingredients con-
monty found In Cough remedies. DR.: ShoOI
il seems, has welcomed the Pure Food anc
Drug Law recently enacted. for he has work
ed along similar lines many years. For near
ly 90 years DR.. Shops Cough Cure contain
ers have had warning printed on Their
against Opium and narcotic poisons. he hss
thus made Il possible for mothers to protec'
their children by simply insisting on having
DR.. Shops Cough Cure. Sold by +. 8
Leadbeater & Sons. druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
Endorsed hr the County.

1.-THE most popular remedy in 0tssgo
county, and the best friend Of my family, ,,
writes VIM. w. Dietz, editor and publisher Of
the Otsego Journal, Gilbertsville, N. Y, lis
Dr., Kings New Discovery. II has proved 10
be an infallibie cure for coughs and colds,
making short work of the WORST Of them. We
tito BE the most valuable prescription known
for Lung and Threat diseases" Guaranteed
10 never disappoiDt the taker, by Z. 8. Lead
heater & Sons, druggists. Pricess50c and 81.
Trial bottle free,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01

Does Coffee disagree with you Probably
il does Then try DR.. Shops Health Coffee,
Health Coffee" is clever combination OF
parched cereals and nuts. Not 4 grain Of
real Coffee, remember, in DR.. Shops Health
Coffee, yet its flavor and taste matches closely
old Java and Mocha Coffee. If your stomach,
heart, or kidneys can't stand Coffee drinking,
try Health Coffee. 1t is wholesome, nourish'
ing, and satisfying. Ii safe even for the
youngest child. Sold by Z. S. Leadbeater d
Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
The Limit of Life.

The most eminent medical scientists are nm
animous in the conclusion that tbs generally
accepted Limitation Of human life is many
years below the attainment possible with the
advanced knowledge of which the race is now
possessed. The critical period that deter.
mines Its duration, seems to be between 90
and 60; the proper care of the body during
this decade cannot be too strongly urged;
esrelessness then being fatal to longevity
Natures best helper after 50 is Electric Bit
ters the scientific tonic medicine that revival
ICES every organ Of the body. Guaranteed
by f. 8. Leadbeater. & Sons. druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
AUCTION SALES.
EIsH WHARF FOR RENT BY AUCTION

At12 o'clock m, on Saturday, March 2,
1907, in front Of the Market Building, on
Royal street, the
CORPORATION FIsH WHARF
will be rented for the ensuing twelve months.
The rentor will be required TO furnish mate
rial for and lay platform sufficient 10 accom-
modate the trade. All passways must be kept
open free from obstruction. The rentor TO
erect no building within less distance than
70 feet from the sOuth front. No privilege fol-
thu sale Of liquors will be granted inconsis'
tent with the lava OF the city on The subject.
The rentor will be required to move the
offal within 45 hours and none ~ II shall he
thrown into the river.
Possession will be given at once.
No bids Will he considered unless the bid
deTs shall he known or v0uched tor 70 the
auciioneer as responsible.
The right 10 reject any or all BIDS Is re-
servel.
All articles landed on the whTaf for the use
of the city to be free from wharfage.
Terms Cash, payable Immediately after
the sale.
By ordre Of the joint Committee on Public
Property. CHAS. r. MARSHALL,
feb2l I'd Chairman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
HIa OppOslte.

Jenkins-I am told that the happiest
marriages are between people who ara
exactly opposite I'm every respect to
each other. so | am looking for a young
lady of that sor5. don't you know. Miss
Pert-Then you have come TO the right
place. Come to the other side OF the
room, and I'll Introduce you to bright,
intelligent, well educated girl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01

Group can positively be stopped in 90 min
utes. No vomiting-Dothipg TO sieken or
distress your child. A sweet, pleasant, and
safe Syrup, called Dr.. Shops Group Cure,
does the work and does il quickly. DR..
Shops Group Cure for Group alone, reDiem-
Der. 1t does not claim to cure q dozen all
menta. It's for Group, that's all. Sold by
F. g. Leadbeater & Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
Ihree MIEeH.

The Beggar-Please, sir, will you
kindly assist q poor man who has
three wives TO supportf The Pedes-
trlan-Why, do you mean to say you
are bigamist? The Beggar-Oh, no,
sir Two of them are the wives OF
my sOns-in-law
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
nelaxa Are Danaerous.

"Bnt this is SO student You had bet
ter give me a week TO think il over"
Very well, dear. And, perhaps, II
would be as we'll If thought 1t over
myself at the same tlme"'-sketching
RitS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
breaking In.

Mother-Dear me, the baby has swat
lowed a piece Of wOrsted. Father
That's nothing to the yarns she'll have
10 swallow il she lives 10 grow up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01

The groeen are buying Argo Red Salmon
because il takes no argument to sell II and
the customers come back for more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
Deceived.

Il want to gel a divorce from my
wife"
con what groundY
"Well. | don't know the legal term
for #, but she didn't tell me before !
married her that she was an elocution-
lar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
FRANK WAKEFIELD, Druggist

Y. W. Corner Fairfar and Prince Streets.
Successor 10 WAKEFIELD x HALL.
Haying purchased the stock and fixtures Of
Wsrfield and Hall. | have taken possession
of the store lately occupied by them. Past
experience of thirty three years as q phar'
nsciat. undivided lime and attention, the
purest drugs, and all that pertains TO hrs
class Pharmacy, will be at the command Of
my patrons.
i, therefore respectfully solicit the pa
tronage with which they were favored and
confidently hope for that Of my friends gen
orally.
Prescriptions will receive my personal at
teution, and the utmost care and accuracy are
assured FRANK WAKEFIELD.
Bell Phone IA. Capital City Phone 100
Night Bell 22O South Fairfax Street
fsbi
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
GROCERIES.
w. A. JOHNSON * CO.,
WHOLESALE GRoCKRs

WHOLESALE GROCkRe,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
And Dealers In
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand GiDsOn's Xxx, Xxx, xxx,
and Pure Old Rye, Old Cabinet and Mono
gram Whiskies; also Baker'sand Thompson's
fure Rye Whistles, to which they invite tbs
attention OF the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise
shall receive prompt attention..
Produce solicited, for which they guarantee
he highest market prices and prompt returns
N. e corner Cameron and Royal 5.reets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01

CHERRY COUGH CURE-A safe. pie
ant andeHectual remedy for Coughs, Cold
and sllsfecti ons Of the throat and lungf
Contains no morphine or other injurion'
chemicals Price, 25c. For sale by
f.. 8. UEADREATER \ 2nNa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01

Soc G. P. TEA and l5c freshly roasted cor
FEE are exceptionally good for prices q
J, G, kILBURN,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
JOHN AHERN & CO..

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GfOCRaa
And Dealers an
PUnE WINES AND LIQUORS.
Country Produce received daily Oar shook
0f Plain sud Fancy Groceries embraces s7agy.
thing 70 be hsd 10 this line.
Sc hold largely Ia United States bonded
Narshonae and carry Ia stock vGEi0ne brands
u the best
pnRE RYE AND MALT WHISKIEb
made Have also in store superior grades ~
Foreign and American
WINES, AIES, BROWN STOUT, 40.
disqualification Guaranteed ~ 20 PTios ani
Qualjty.1e2
Corner Prince and Commerce 9treeis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-01
MARYLAND. DELAWARE AND VlR'
GINA RAILWAY COMPANY.

The r,eamers ofThis Line viii Leave Alex
andria
EVERY THURSDAY
at 400 o'clock y. III.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS,
tuisine and appointments uneIcelled.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York solicited and handled with care,
through rates and bills of lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, 81; round trip, Is;
t.tatsrooms, one way, $3.50. Meals, Soc.
wM. NJ. REARDON. Agent. Strand.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-07
To Show Cause Friday.

AS a result of the hearing before
Governor Ansel Tuesday, he issued a.
rule against the State board OF
directors requiring them to show
cause before him on Friday, Febru-.
ary 9th, why they should not be re-.
moved from Office. It is likely that
the hearing will be interesting.
It's good old world after all;
If you have no friends or money, ~ 3st
In the river you can fall;
Marriages are quite common and, . 81.
More people there would be, ~ ss
Provided you take Rocky Mountain
Tea. Il. F. Hoover. M
A tissue builder, reconstructor, builds:
up waste force, makes strong nerves and.
muscle. You will realize after taking
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea what q.
wonderful benefit it will be to you. s.
cents, Tea or Tablets; b. F. Hoover. IS
It's the highest standard of quality, 81
natural tonic, cleanses your system, red:
dens the cheeks, brightens the eyes. gives:
favor to all you eat. Hoilisters Rocky
Mountain Tea will do this for you. 30
cents, Tea or Tablets. H. E. Hoover. ss
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-07
Hen suuad a Government Experiment.

Hen Squad Government Experiment.
How to entice hens to lay more eggs
is the interesting problem now absorb
ing the attention Of the agricultural
department., according to a Washing
ton special dispatch to the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. The bureau Of animal
industry has employed Robert R. Slo-
cum to have charge of this new work.
Besides seventy-five rs clipper white
Plymouth Rocks as man ever laid eyes
on, Mr.. S,cc~,r will have the assist.
ance of d lew we'll paid scientists
The hens are 10 be taken to Baltimore.
First Mr.. Slocum's pullets will be ask
ed to demonstrate whether mash should
be fed to them moist or dry. Then
the department wants to know wheth-
er it is better to feed hens all they
want-that is, by the hopcar method
or Just as much as a. man thinks they
should eat-that Is, by the table d'hote
method. Strict tab will be kept on the
output Of the fowls from day to day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-07

that happens when a fire is going on,
and no one feels like splitting hairs
when fire is burning.
The finest butter and cheese. Ring
Al. MOVES GROCERY STORE.
Mr.. Rowley Williams, of Ulmer,
died at the home Of his father on
the 18th of January, after an illness
of some time. He suffered with con-
sumption, and it had been known for
some months that he could not re-
cover. He was about 36 years old,
and leaves wife and an infant
daughter. He was half brother of
Mrs. J. C. Lewis, of this place.
Something very nice in coffee and
tea. Ring Al.
MOVES GROCERY STORE.
The State Supreme Court has af-
firmed the case of J. ]. Jones ct al
against the Southern Railway. This
vase case brought to recover the
value of buggies burned in the depot
fire here last October a year ago, the
buggies being on the cotton plat
form. The railroad declined to pay
for them. Jones Bros. won the case
in the circuit court and the railroad
appealed. Now the supreme court
: has decided in favor of Jones Bros.
and we guess the railroad company
will pay up now.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-07
FRUIT HEDGES.
Agricultural Departments Scheme to
Grow Them In America.

Agricultural Departments scheme 10
Grow Them In America.
According to an official Of the de-
partment Of agriculture, fruit bearing
hedges are among the latest novelties
for introduction into the United States,
says Washington dispatch to the st.
Louis Republic.
The plant In question is imported
from South Africa, where 1t is known
as the amatungula. It's flower Is white,
and the fruit, a red one, Is perfectly
edible. The shrub, thrifty evergreen,
makes the finest kind Of hedge. The
plants botanical name is given as Ca
rissa grandihora.
In Natal, whence the queer plant is
obtained, the fruit is one Of the most
popular varieties found in the market.
It is about the diameter Of a large
damson plum, but has an elongated
form and a distinct point. Europeans
in South Africa recommend the fruit
of the hedge for use in salads.
In bloom the hedge Of the amatun-
gula is described as beautiful sight,
the white, jasmine-like flowers being
in marked contrast to the dark green
foliage. Later the conspicuous red OF
the fruit offers another pleasing sight.
In order to raise the shrub 1t Is nee
essary that the seeds be sown In
bed, and when the plants are six inches
high they must be set in the place
chosen for the hedge and about foot
apart in alternate rows. The more
they are trimmed the more they inter
weave their branches, which are tough
and thorny. - -.
A related species, with pendent, edf-
BILE fruit, resembling barberries in
shape, is grown in the municipal gar
den in Cape Town. It is recommended
for ornamentation of lawns and parks
in the subtropical regions Of America.
Another plant from South Africa
which it is hoped will find a place In
the warmer sections Of the United
States is the Kaffir plum, beautiful
shade tree that grows so sturdily that
strong winds cannot injure 1t. 1t pro-
duces. wood which botanists say is
almost indistinguishable from mahog-
any. The trunk Of the Kafir plum is
gray, and the foliage is very dark and
green. The tree grows In the shape
of vase. It's bright red fruits are
ornamental and priced by the native
children, but are not valuable for the
market. For shade trees in the frost
less sections of the United States the
agricultural department strongly rec
ommends the cultivation Of the Kaffir
plum.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-07
RECORD SHIP GUNNERY.
Maine Makes Tvventy-nfne Hits Out
of Thirty-nine Shots at Target.

Maine Makes Tvventy-nfne Hits Out
Of Thirty-nine Shots at Target.
Tventy-nine hits out Of thirty-n1ne
shots at a range Of 1000 yards, more
than two miles, with five six-lnch
broadside guns is the record recently
made by the gunners of Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans battleship Maine'
which arrived at the navy yard IN
Brooklyn the other day. According to
the best information obtainable, this is
worlds record for naval gunners un-
der the conditions experienced, says
the New York Tribune.
The target practice took place OH
Barnstable, Mass, at the south emu OF
Cape Cod. Forty shots were called TOR
by the navy regulations, but when the
thirty-ninth had been fired the gun
pointer reported that there was no
buIlseye left to shoot at. The practice
was new to the gunners OF the united
States navy. It is known as broadside
firing, all the guns on one side OF the
ship being fired on signal at a target
placed not less than 1900 yards away.
The first broadside Of five shots went
wide. The second broadside took from
twenty to twenty-five seconds to ire;
then as the range was found the guns
were loaded and fired faster and faster
until eight broadsides were fired in l6o
seconds, and as twent ty-nine or the
shots were hits and the target was
sixty feet long and thirty feet high this
means that If the target had been
ship she would probably have been put
out of commission and sunk in that
space of time. Ensign l.. r. Leahy was
the officer in control Of the firing on
this occasion.
4 worlds record with the Names
twelve inch after turret guns was es-
tablished for night shooting by Mid
shipman Bryan McCandless and his
guns crew. Out of twelve shots fired
while esthe rays of searchlight played
on small target Q7 by 21 feet placed
1900 yards away they made six hits.
Lieutenant Roger Williams at the for
ward turret guns also made record of
eleven hits out Of sixteen shots. The
Missouri's men made eleven out Of
fifteen shots, but the Names gmners
fred one shot more than called for at
the range. With the three inch guns
at the same sized target and at 1000
yards range while the ship steamed at
10 knots Midshipman Drake and his
guns crews made high percentage in
the forty shots fred, each gun pointer
firing ten shots. ,aE