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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Mans Attempts
 To Copy Birds
Early Efforts to Navigate the Air Which
 Proved Disastrous.

A mans yearnins to emulate the birds antedates history itself, and many have been the attempts of humanity to pro vide itself with wings and fly through the air. Now that the Wright brothers have succeeded partially in the cohquese If the air, 1t is interesting to review tha early attempts in the same direc- ton.
 strabo tells, in a shadowy fashion, of q people who scared but for the earliest definite promulgatfon or theory of flying we must leap over some twelve centuries. from Strabo to Roger Bacon. who seems to have believed Tn the. possibility of human flight. but was, nerhans. too wise to risk the experi- ment. Tn the fifteenth century. Leon- ardo da vinci designed mechanical wing. but does not say that he made practical trial of it. That he thorough iy understood the theory of flying, how ever, Is manifest from the admirable ssTreatise upon the Fight of Birds.
 less scientific and more empirical experimenter was the Prior of Tong land. aforementioned. who in 1510 di- verted the Court at Stirling with his attempt to fly. Putting on his elabor- ate arrangement of feathers, he leaped gayly from the battelments of the cas. tie. and by simple gravitation present,
 
 TdunghilD. from which he emerged un- hurt but inElorious. He had his ex- ulanation ready, however, saying that fl. his wings were certain hens -feath~ CTS which yarnit and coveted the myd- ding"
 Prolific in Flying Machines.
 The seventeenth century was pro- Iihc of flying machines. During the Restoration period the craze for pseu- do-science. led many visionary mechan- icians to propound schemes of aerial navigation. Both at home and abroad the matter was diligently inquired in- to and in 1870 Francis Lana, Span fish Jesuit, designed but seems not to have constructed an air-ship. Lana's idea was to support his vessel by globes of very thin copper. which he proposed to exhaust of air. He arr gued that as the solid content of ves- sells increased so much more rapidly than their superficial area sucha a globe when exhausted would be- lighter than air. and so would ascend ana possess considerable lifting power. By tn- creasing the size of the globe he hoped to increase the lifting power. The obvious fallacy of his theory was ex- posed by Robert Hooke, who aided Boyle in the construction of the air. pump. For in the first place, globes of metal as thin as when exhausted, resist the pressure Of the atmosphere; and, again, increase in the size would re- quire a corresponding increase of thick ness, so that the weight would be pro- portionateIy augmented. But in those days flying was in the air" and even Bishop wilkins, the first president of the Royal Society. believed so firmly in it's ultimate attainment that he foretold a time-he put it no farther of than "the next age"-when human flight would be general.
 The Ariel built by Henson and Stringfellow in 1S43, although only a small model was remarkable as the first intelligent attempt to employ the aeroplane, and to connect plane sur-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

and knowledge of the phenomena of wind In relation to aeroplanes. He said: You see though I have made 2000 flights, I have only been flying eight months. while MT. Wright, though he has not made nearly so many flights with a motor aeropiane. has done an enormous amount of work with gliders and has practically lived with the wind for ten years.-
 Contrary to the general view, says The Boston Transcript. he does not con slider the efficiency of the Wright ma chine so much greater than his. since Mir. Wright's motor develops twenty eight horsepower and lifts 450 kilos (900 .pounds). while his develops thirty elghS horsepower and lifts $50 kilos (1260 pounds). Mir. Farman also com pared Mir. wright's machine 10 a bicycle having no inherent stability. and his own and the French machines generally to a tricycle.. but he did not think that the Wright machine was therefore safer. In the matter of stability in the air he said that the only trouble was lateral stability. Longitudinal balance could always be corrected If the aeroplane was sufii- ciently high up. The reason why neither he nor any aviators went out Tn wind was the fear that a squall might cant the machine sideways, He said It was impossible to quite capsize. but the effect of a severe cant would be to make the machine cut down side ways before the aviator could correct the inclination. If the aviator were at height of 50 yeards there would be no danger in any wind. but 1t was irn- possible to remain there forever. The aviator must land, and when nearing ground would incur danger
 More Tender than French Model.
 He considered that the Wright ma chine was much more "tenderS in the nautical sense than the French ma chimes, and hence needs unremitting attention on the part of the aviator. Ills own machine answers the rudders much more slowly, and thus made a better machine for learning on. On being asked whether, he considered run ners a good system, Mir. Farman said he thought that wheels would prove the better ultimately since he expect ca to see the surfaces of aeroplanes much reduced and speeds increased fo an average of 50 miles an hour. Tn that case runners would be of no use. since atouch at forty miles an hour would smash them. Wheels were bet ter for starting. His own flying fish" new plane. with three pairs of wings in vertical echelon, needed speed of forty miles to rise.
 As to the fiexing of the wings of the Wright machine. he did not see how this system was better than that of having small auxiliary wings at the end of the main planes, as in the Bleriot machine. Though M. Bleriot.s present auxiliary wings were not yet quite perfect they were nevertheless simple and fairly effective. He con sidered that the method of driving the propellers by chains, one of which is crossed. was unmechanical; but as he remarked. many a handyman's dodge stands better than anything efse."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

the best society of the country in which they are living. Of course. they have a better knowledge of the true value of titles than the Fihth Avenue millionaire, and their al- dances are consequently more circum- spect Still. I must say that among the humber classes-there are humble classes in Europe, in spite of the diff ferent aspect these international mar riages reveal-there is profound re- spect for the American. much to his emba barrassment"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
THE ADAM OF zULULAND.
Curious Tribal LeEends-Dtslike for
 Chameleon and Lizard.

London Standard.
 Now that so much attention is direct ed toward the situation in Natal many readers will be interested to know that the Z,lus are a race of ancestor wor- shipers, who believe in the trans- migration of souls from the human body to snakes warlike. romantic. and picturesque race. their theory of the creation Is quaintness itself. Their tribal legends presume the existence of the first man, known as Unkulunkulu (the Old-oId -one), and of him they say: we no longer know him. We do not know his wife, and the ancients do not tell us that he had wife,
 This primeval Zulu is credited with having broken off the nations of the universe from a reed, which typifes the source of being. The uthlanga, or reed, really represents a father from whom the children are broken off Their explanation of what brought
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Corn Whistles

GRASSY vALLEY"-Unadulter- ated. Very old. No better Corn whiskey made. full quarts. $4.OO; 1s full quarts, $7.50.
 GRASSY VALLEY"-White, 100 proof, straight Corn Whiskey. We are the only distillers selling IOo- proof corn at $2.So per gallon. two gallons, SAYS, delivered. Shipments in jugs. Smallest shipment one gallon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Wanted the Match Back.

Kansas City Times.
 To illustrate the canniness. of the Scot the following tale is told: A merchant and farmer were discussing political economy in railroad car. After a while the merchant filled his pipe. lit 1t, and settled back for a comfortable smoke The farmer took his pipe from his pocket, and. after gazing longingly at its empty bowl. asked his companion for a match.
 The merchant selected one from large hoxful and handed it over. Said the farm CT: T am afraid I've come away with out my bacey pouch" Well" said the merchant holding out his hand. '.then ye'll not be in need of that match"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Tennessee Whiskey

BIRTHSTONE" Unadulterated straight Tennessee Whiskey. Our teaching process makes this whiskey distinctive. None better. Very old. 6 full quarts, $500; ls full quarts, slO.OO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

entiously say there is no better whis- key. 6 full quarts. $5.75; ls full quarts, SLIGO.
 GATES sS"-A true blend of Kentucky Whistles. A good honest whiskey. Will give entire satisfac- tion. 6 full quarts.' $500; Is full quarts, $9.5O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
MARvELs OF SMELL

Infinitely Minute Particles Which
 Yield Definite OdOrs.
 How infinitely minute must be the particles that emanate from the object which the dog Is tracking! Yet, &C., cording to an eminent scientist of the Government, the matter is extremely divisible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Blended Whistles

"R. H. c. CLUB"-A perfect blend of old Kentucky Whistles. It has that rich oily appearance. We consci-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
We Heard This Remark.
 aTT,S THE BEST WIIISKEY FOR

IF YOU PAID DoUBI YOU WOULD LEAVE FOR THE PRICE" OFF. It Is the best whiskey tasted at price
 anticipated such remarks when decided sell goods wholesale actual dsle enabled sell direct thereby cutting off several profits.
 make profit satisfies strange why people think an article Is better because the price high.
 We could add least 25 prices and the goods se could buy whiskey good 25 #s.}
 The methods employed here dstnctewe the first and wholesale goods old and puregenune whky With exception do handngpackng carriage chages-we do
 way makes very much your order here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

Our whiskes do not contain one drop of spirits ohe injurious substances They of delightful favor high food properties and medicinal virtues.
 R. H. CATE & CO.,, DistilIers Louisville, Ky. ~~~@~am Chattanooga, Tenn.
 from nearest point
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
EXPRESS PREPAID Shipment made in wooden boxes

BottIed-i1-Bond Whistles
 Following brands bottled by the Government, whose stamp guarantees age, purity and strength;
 CONCORD PURE RYE, 100 proof. 6 full quarts. s5.5o;l ls full quarts. s1l.Oo.
 CONCORD BOURBON, 100 proof. full quarts. s5.5o; ls full quarts, $l0.5o.
 CLARKE'S PURE RYE, 100 proof. 6 full quarts, $6.25; 1s full quarts, $12.o0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04

These thousands of Suits and Overcoats are to
go ON sale tomorrow morning-ard there are erm=
braced all and everything that's new and stylish
every tailoring excellence that has given this
make of clothing such high place i'm Americas list
of good Clothes. Note the following sale prices, and
remember that you are buying make of clothing
never before i'm a sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
Wells, Veilings,
Handkerchief.

THE NEW HEAVY .FISIINET AND
Dotted Chiffon Yelling; black ~s
and all shades; value, ZSC
ooc.
HEAVY DOTTED FISHNET AND
Crepe Chiffon Yelling: black. -
gray and all colors: 69c val AUG
ue
READY-MADE LACE AND CHIF-
fon Wells. hemstitched and IN
floral borders; black and col NWC
SQUARE CHIFFON Wells IN
black and all new shades On
the selling price has been NVC
S1.2o: reduced TO. ............
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN S
Handkerchiefs, white and AL
colored borders: cross a NSC
barred and plain; sell al Sc. 20
WOMENS FINE HANDK Err
chiefs in many styles. a ~U/
embroidered and plain: n ZlAC
selling at 15c and 19c. -. -/S
SWISS AND LINEN HANDK Err
chiefs; very sheer; lace edges NJ
and embroidered: value Soc; ZSE
reduced 10.
DAINTY LINEN EMBROIDERED
Coat Sets collar and cuffs; -o
sell at csc usually: spe- sSVDC
tihi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
Misses Wear;
Girls Wear.


FOR SATURDAY WE SHALL SELL
Misses and Girls Suits, of extra quail
fty cloth, in new and stylish ef-
years; 0 value is so. Sl4.O8
Special price now.
LOT OF GIRLS COATS, IN NAVY
blue, brown, castor. black and red
kersey; fine velvet and satin trim
mings; AL. all sizes as, to IT IT. @M or
$40. For Saturday at.
= CHILDREN BEARSKIN SETS
Goat and cap, in all colors-white.
rcd, copenhagen, gray. The value is
S.; warm and we'll made. 49, no
For SATURDAY.. special SZ.VS
price for the SCI.
:. GIRLS NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE
GuiInpe Dresses. in a number of new
; styles; made of fine quality wool
Years; these dresses sold ST %
at 80. Fer Saturday..
A SPECIAL OFFERING OF chill
drens pretty and well made Fur Sets
in several attractive styles: 40
will be sold at $150 but for XySC
Saturday they are priced. .....
FOR SATURDAY WE WILL SELL
Children's Drawer Leggins of all
wool materials and in all 81
sizes-the quality usually SQDC
sold at 75c. For Saturday at WV
AS ONE OF THE SPECIALS FOR
Saturday we will sell Infants Slips.
worth 29c. for Ice; choice of either
long or short; soft and fine 80
materials and extra well WC
made. For Saturday. .........
A SPECIAL LOT OF. GIRLS
School Dresses, in all sizes: made of
extra quality dark color materials;
new and neat styles: the VAL -~
ne is positively $50. For we
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30

letter offire each year. as is now che
case.
a marked improvement in the eff
fciency of the service is noted by the
postmaster general which, he says.
is due to the policy OF retaining post
masters of all grades whose records
have been satisfactory.
The maintenance of suitable
postal service in New York city, IL
is stated becomes more difficult each
year and requires increased expendi-
lures in order to reduce so far as pos
sihle the heavy congestion of mail
matter there.
Recommendation is again made
that the leave of absence with pay
allowed by law to employees of the
postal service be increased from / 3 to
80 days whenever the postal revenues
warrant ii.
While favoring an increase in pay
of the supervisory employees in post
offices the postmaster general says
he has not estimated for additional
promotions for the coming year be-
cause of the great increase in the
deficit.
The recent establishment of the
2-cent-an-ounce rate of letter postage
between the United States and the
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland will, it is stated, have the
effect of bringing about greater post
al receipts.
] Figures relating to the railway
mail service show a decrease of .
| in the number of railway postal
clerks killed and of 81 injured as
compared with the fiscal year 1907
In sos there We're clerks and .
substitutes killed. and 104 seriously
and 536 slightly injured. Recon-
mendation is made that railway post
al clerks be given annual leave of alb
sence with pay for 80 days. and that
when so seriously disabled as not to
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30

assistants; w. r. Davey and H. S.
Bushnell. land examiners; G. II. Gus
tafson. II. Gregory, VIM. Dariey, and
+. w Blatt. assistant land examiners;
George p. Gregg, W. r. McKinnon,
and j. S. Baird. lumbermen; T. A
Curry and F.. Sherwin, Jr., expert
miners.
The following have been assigned
10 the stenographic work in this dis
trict: Misses Ethel NJ. White. Hilda
Rosenquist. Stella Hooper, p. Wo-
mack, Laura NJ. Holcomb, Cary l..
Hendricks, Sue Hayward, May Wise.
Ermina z. Weaver. Anna Mellan, Eva
l.. Gay, Lillian Il. Wessler. Mabel
Berry, Hattie Fielder. Lena A. DAN
iels. and Marguerite T. Waters.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30

to gather l 900 people, who had been
converted, at the meetings. AT Han
ley he was dismissed from the army
and from that time he worked indie
pendently.
Gypsy Smith has made five visits
to America, and has once before been
to Denver, where he says he was gen
erously treated.
To take the holy word TO his own
people was his object, so he started
the Gypsy Gospel Wagon mission. Not
a few conversions have heen made by
this organization.
To distinguish him from his father
and two brothers he has been called
GYPSY" Smith He has been con-
nected with the National Free Church
council. which aims to bring all the
churches together.
His life has been given to God. and
the results of his work are the great
est of any evangelist in the world.
Prescriptions Van Horns SOL
Main.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30
Gypsy SMITH. FAMOUS
EVANGELIST. IN DENVER
Something About the Remarkable.
Checkercd and Interesting Life
OF this Wonderful Leader
of Men.

= From out a band of gypsies, J.
J. wanderers on the face of the +
= earth and the veriest vaga- +
= bonds. the greatest evangelist of +
:. his day came forth to preach !
= the gospel GYPSY" Smith. the +
+ man whose power to move mems +
i. souls has been the talk of two +
i. continents. will preach in Den 4.
1. yer from March 8 to March % +
+ at the new auditorium. +
/. I. + !. j. + + I.
Smith was born in England, near
Epping Forest, in gypsy camp. and
was reared in orthodox gypsy style.
His life is full of romance and incl
dent.
When a child he had often seen the
clowns in the circuses. and il was
then his greatest ambition to become
"Pinafore Billy" as the gypsies
termed them.
Like all boys, he was mischievous,
and not angelic by any means; but
way down deep in his heart he was
good What brought him to con-
sciousness was the death of his moth
er. who was Mary Welch before she
married Cornelius Smith. Rodney.
you have no mother" were the first
words which made deep impression
upon him.
Mrs Smith died of smallpox. and
il was commanded by the authorities
that she be buried at night So,
when darkness fell. the father. Rod
ney, and brothers and sisters followed
the wagon which held her remains
to the graveyard. AS each spadeful
of sod fell there was a sinking. ter
rible sadness in his heart. Even now.
in middle life. he says. 81 often feel
a yearning for my mother"
Cornelius Smith, the father had
heard the gospel preached by the
chaplain of the prison into which he
had been thrown when young for
impression upon him. He was con-
verted soon after the death of his
wife. 1t meant a great change.
lone day he was sitting on the
stump of tree near the tent when
he said to himself. Rodney. are YOU
going to wander about as a gypsy
boy and a gypsy man, without hope.
or win you be a. Christian and have
some definite object to live for?"
He was astonished to hear his own
voice reply, by the grace of God
will be IA Christian, and | will meet
/ my mother in heaven
He had decided to live for Christ
| He had made public his confession
and so was not satisfied. A few days
| later he wandered into little prim-
! tive Methodist church in FitZroy
| street. Cambridge. and there went
| forward. knelt at the communion rail
and gave himself to Christ. An old
white-haired man who had come for
ward Mt the same time, put his arm
] around him. "God bless you. my
| boy" he said, and the thought that
someone cared for poor gypsy boys
soul put new life and vigor into him
The first books he ever had were
the Bible, an English dictionary ant
Professor Eadie's biblical dictionary
When Smith was II. clad in his
gypsy costume, he started out t'
preach the gospel. Rev. william
Booth. now General Booth, after {
service one day, asked him to become
an evangelist in the Christian mis-
sions, and he did in June. 1887. HI
entered many fields. but at Hanle,
he found his greatest success as al
officer of the salvation Army. a
HUI and Derby his conversions wer'
marvellous. 1t was common thin
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30
A Heater Demonstration.

Wednesday evening. December ..
the National Orchard Heater Com
pany will have their demonstrations
in the J. II. Spencer orchard. on
Second Fruit ridge, of one acre each
of coal and oil heaters. Time of
lighting, 6 pm.
Everybody come out and see the
demonstration.
Respectfully,
PLANK Il FULGHUM.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30

Superintendent Burton of the In
dian school expects to attend the foot
ball game in Denver between the Car
Isle Indians and Denver University,
December >.
j. Il. Campbell lefe this afternoon
over the Midland for his home in AL
bany. N Y.
G. II. Scott. who has been visiting
in the city for some time past. left
this afternoon for Denver.
r. E. Kyle. general agent of the
Wells-Fargo Express Company of this
city. returned home from Denver last
night.
Miss Lila Shackleford returned to
Boulder last. evening TO resume her
studies.
John Mcguire left this afternoon
for Cameo, where he will be em-
ployed for some time to come.
j. c. Vining, superintendent of the
Colorado Midland, is in the city this
afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30

be able to resume duty at the eXrira-
tion of l 9 months they may be grant
ed disability leave with pay at 80
per cent of their regular compensa-
tion during such disability for not
exceeding IL additional months
A great many other features are
dwelt upon in the exceedingly
lengthy repOrts.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30
SOME SNAPS IN CITY PROPERTY
w. S. WALLACE,
$50 Main Street.

offers the following city property.
which ought to appeal TO an invest
or:
Two lots on Grand avenue for
$3.50.
Two lots on Tenth and Colorado
avenue for $500
Two lots and nice 5-room house
well located on White avenue, for
s2.750.
Three lots and a good barn, CEN
trally located on Belford, for 81 100.
All of these proposition are well
worth the money, and, if any one of
them appeals to you as being about
what you are looking for. don't fail
TO let us show these to YOU.
Sentinel want ads bring results.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30

Your home lacks health. comfort
and selling value without. a modern
bath room. See j. E. Mckenzie for
estimate. Phone Red ISL
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30

There is lots or money wasted b,
using the cheapest furnace. We d
not sell the cheapest. but the best
j. H. Lane.
The daily sentinel., 1908-11-30
MILLIONS SHORT
IN POSTAL FUND

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Sentinel want ads bring results
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Prescriptions. Van Horns 55l
Main.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-14
WALLACE FOR GOVERNOR.

Kansas City. Feb. 13.--Judge Will liam H. Wallace. of the criminal court of this city. who recently has been making vigorous cainpafgn for Sum day pbseryance today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomi- nation for Governor of Missouri.
 His platform declares for the State wide and permanent enforcement of the Sunday and liquor laws" Judge Wallace's crusade resulted in the in- dictment of hundreds of actors. &C., tresses and theatrical managers and attaches for the violation of the law making 1t a misdemeanor to perform unnecessary labor on Sunday and he has placed them under bonds amount ing in the aggregate close to one hun dred thousand dollars. Tuesday he ordered four prominent theatrical managers to jail because they failed to furnish proper bond and they were only kept from going behind the bars by securing a writ of habeas corpus. His platform contains these character tstic declarations:
 'The resolution and preservation of the Sabbath Is one of the greatest moral problems in the life of the re- public, The laborer longs for one day in seven as a day of pest as he longs for immortality fin the great beyond, And this rests an inalieniable right which human greed should never be permitted to wrest from nm. The Sunday theatre is as demoralizing as the Sunday saloon and should be sup pressed. If am elected by the plen- ary powers of the Governorship. our Sunday laws shall be enforced throughout the State, not with mar rowness and intolerance, but with due regard to the necessities of the ad- vanced civilization of our times"