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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04

There is nothing better then Ko iol FOR dys-
De osra. indigestion, so r stomach otlching
of gas ard nervous h adache il digssts what
vol eat. Fold by w. Creighton d 20.
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AUCTION SALE.

& uCTI0N SALE OF A DESIRABLE
n HOUSE AND LOT.
Pursuant to The terms Of deed Of ir' =
dated March IS. 1905, and recorded smong
the land records Of the city Of Alexandra,
virginia, indeed took 80, pege 446. given ny
John Clark and Anna Clark, his WIFE to the
undersigned, To secure the paymen, Il no ?,
as therein SET forth. default having been
mace in the paymeat Of said note, and at TIE
request sud by the direction Of he holder
thereof. the undersigned will offer for s. lie 70
public auction in front Of the ROYAL sire [
rnirarc o the Market building, in this city,
ct IL O'cl'ck, noon, on
SATURDAY, April II, 1858,
ell that lot of ground in the city Of Alexsn-
dia, iigini4, with the buildings and iiu-
provemenIs thereon, bounded and described
as fellows
Reglnnirg a. 8 point on the north eide If
Queen street fifty.cne f ct. FIVE inches asst Of
Nest street; thence east on Queen sire,
ihiriy.two feet; thine north parallel with
West street sev-nty.fo ir feet 20 ten-feft
alley. with The use If sad elley in com on
with Others entitled thereto; thence west with
The south side Of said alley ihirty-twO feet;
theme oath parallel with " est street seventy
four feet n the point Of beginning, with all
sDpurtensnces to same belonging or IN any
" 81 rppel tanning.
Terms Of sale Cash. CoDveyancing at the
G 81 Of the purchaser.
JOHN Il. ROBEY.
mir,Sm Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04
MEETINGS.

THE annual meeting Of the stocE 6oiders Of
the NATIONAL PRINTING AND
EXHIBIT COMPANY will be held st its
principal Office, Ill south Fairfax street,
Alexandria, Va, on MONDAY, April g,
1908, at2 p. M. for TIE election Of officers
and to transact any other business as may
mar 1914 WV. Fl. BOsLEY. Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04

THE ANNUAL uFEFING of the stock
hold rs If the WASHINGTON SANI-
rARY NIPPON EMENT COMPANY " i'll
he held at its principal Office. No. III south
Fairhx sutet. Alexandria, Vs., on TUES
DAY, Apr 7. 1908. at p. NJ, for the elec
ton II Ulcers ard the transaction Of sny
other business which may properly come ap.
mario ID GEO NJ KOBER- SECRETARY.
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Washington, Alexandria Il
Mt. Vernon Railway.

For Washington, from corner Prince and
Royal streets. week days, at 645, $40. $40
$50, 645, 200, 710. 100, 7S5, $50. 8 90.
SIS, $40, $50, $50, go, $50, 8 50,
10 TO- 10 80, 10 so, II 10, Il %, II 80, II 50 .
80, 2 10, rs, 2 80, q 80, 10, rs, 8 20, 4 90,
4 20, 30, IS, 4 so, 10, 20, 5 IS, s As,
SEQ, Is, 6 so, so, 40, 7 80, 8 90, s 80,
goo, so, 10 90, 10 80, II 10 and II SIP. m,
Sundays-7 90, s 10. 10, 900, $50, 10 10
10 45, II l5 and II As a. M, u Is, 1910, los
l 20, 40, 2 90, 20. 2 40, 100, 3 20, $40, 40
4 20, 4 40, 5 90, 8 20, 40, 6 90, 20, s 40, C9
720, Z 40, on, $50. 900, $50, 1000, - p
and il 10 pm.
FOR MOUNT vBRNOa.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon ses
days. 8 40, 652, $50, 1925, II 70 q M, u 90,
%, 226, 332, 4 81, 50, 05 sDc sac
p. N.
Sundays 90, Q 80, 10 Al, IL 40 a. m. 1874
40, 20 3 40, 4 AZ, 7 O5, 3 As sBd 10 Is o. u
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Trains leave Union Station Alexsndris.
In Eject February 5. 1908.

In Eject February 5. 1908.
n. B-Following schedule figures published
only as information, and are not guaranteed.
500 A. M.-Dsily-Looal for Harrison.
burg, WsYrsnsos Oepville and way stations.
eli A. -naily-U. =. Fast Mail. Stops
only for passengers for Charlottesville and
points south at which scheduled TO stop. First
1883 coaches and drawing. room sleepeis for
Columbus, Macon and New Orleans. Dining
car asrvlce.
4.27P. NJ. Dsily-washingto and Florid
limited. Sleeping cars between New Iort Au-
gusta 81 Jacksonville. Through hrst-class
oOs.l We between Washington and Jacks)n'
MI ID. Dining car service hetween Wesh'ng-
~ " Jacksonville. Tourist to Cslifornia
tri.weekly.
4:S2 P. M.-Week Day,-Local for bar.
risonburg aud way stations on Manassas
branch
5:l2 P. M.-Dsily-Local for Wsrrssaon
and Charlottesville.
1907 P. NJ, No. S3-Daily-New York and
augusta Express. Through coaches and
sleepeis 70 Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Sleeper 10 Aiken. DINING car service La
carte
1892 p. M.-Daily--Washing and Chst-
'anoogs Limited (via LyachburgI. First
class coach and sleeping cars TO Roanoke
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep
q w duu ANOW OIAcoAiot W ooh
ington to Roanoke. Dining car service.
1l:17 P. M.-Daily-New York and Now
Orleans Limited. All Pullman train. club
and observation cars TO New Orleans. Sleep
ers to Asheville, Atlanta, Birmingham and
New Orleans. Dining ca service.
Through trains from the south arrive st Al
exandria 7:IS, 8:2S and S:4S A. NJ. and
1913. 9:1S, 9.4S and 1l:1S P. NJ. daily. Bar.
risonburg 1908 P. NJ. week days and 9:lS
P NJ. daily. From Charlottesville 7:6S A. N.
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria wv. d o. Stsion) S:22 A
NJ. and 63j P. N. week days for
Bluemont; 5l5 P. NJ. week days for Lees
burg 9:2l q ". on Sundays only for Blue
mont; 4.4S p NJ. daily for Bluemont.
For detailed schedule ngures, tickets, Pal
d1an reservation, etc., apply to
WILLIAM G. LEHEW, Union Tickle
Agent, Alexandria, Va.
G. H. ACKERT, Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr
3. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Traf. Mgr.
w. II. TAYLOE, Gen. Passenger Agent.
L. 8. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington. ID. @.
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PROPOSALS.


Fort Myer, Va, March %. 1905. seal'o
proposals in tr;plICats will b. r eeived at the
Office Of The QusrtermAsIer until II o'cloeS
a. M April 8 1913. and then opened, fr
Installing plumbing In SGT Field Off err
Quarters, s Double Sets Lieuier au.s' Quar-
ters, Earrsck, l Stable ard Gun sbei.
Bid Hers must state the trade name Of the hk-
lures on which they base their propo els. MS
we'll IS the name of the producing manufAc'
turer. Certified check or sorety eompany's
ouarantee for 10 Der cent. OF the amount must
accompany bid. Plans and specifications
will be furnished on application to this office,
sni a deposit of $40 for plans must sccnm
pany request TO insure afe return. The
Government reserves the right 20 reject any
or all bids. Proposals should ie indorstf
"Pfoposals for Plumbing" and ADDRESSED 70
Captain Is. b. HYER. Constructing Quarter
master. mar2o, a. y, 20 air''4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04
A BIG BLAST.

Mrs. Frederick Flank, wife OF ih'
manager Of the Bath Portland Ce 'cut
O Jmpsuy, on Thursday at Al'eotoWn,
Pa, touched the elecI'c ia ton which
set CT the lsig ct blss, Ia the history q
the American Ct ment industry. Tweniy-
two thousand pounds Of dyoami.e were
exploded dislOdgipg 10000 tots o.
cement rock 10 The cowpaoS's quarry.
The holes we're 20 feet deep. fhs plant
has resumed on full time, and The loos-
eped material will be used up in mOa'h.
This txplts ou tore # Ome rock than
the famous He'll Gate bl s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04
FOR SALE.

Under a resolution parsed by the CITY
Council on March "a bids will be received
by the Committee on Public Property until
April 10 for the purchase Of the property sit
uated on the east side Of ROys street. north
Of Cameron. sDd known as the Hi DRAU-
LION ENGINE HOUSE. The committee
reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
CHARLES 3. MARSHALL,
Chairman Committee on Public Property.
uaar26 I'd
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AIexanoria 6azette.
SATURDAY EVENING. APR. 4. 1908
TaE PUBLIC DEBT.

TIE monthly statement OF The public
deo, Slows hai st The elise OF bUsiue' 8
ssrch 81 he total deb, less cash 10 he
rressnrv, smouo,ed 10 1903, 72l, 1897
ehich /, az ire sse Tor The ptnin u
80 299, 69l, T1s deb. - rec Pi'olS 30
A. T. llag,: Iuieresi-btSring debt, 1897.
SOB. 990; debt o. which interest hs'
e.,s d since mefufi;y. "a, SIS. 2l6; feb
caring M IN crest. 1920 100 81; goia'.
II 422,329 527. Tar not, how
eq =, d es got include 81 292, 2S9 $50 in
cer ,ncstes end ressuy n3ies "a =
.,apding, ehieh are ofsst ~ an tqpsl
amount Of cash he'd In The treasury fr
their reden p;iOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04

MO1iCE.-HaviBg qualified as admins.
tor Of the estate Of JAMES z. Mex EN-
NEY, deceased, all persons indebted TO said
estate are requested 10 make prompt settle
ment Of their Indebtedness, sDd eli persons
70 whom said estate is inds bted are re-
quested to present their accounts properly
certified for settlement.
ROBERT. Il. COX, sergesnt,
raar26 lot Administrator,
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WhoopiDg Cough.

| have used Ohsmbsrisio's Ccusb
Remedy 10 my family in cases Of wboop-
log cough, and want to tell YOU that Il
Is he best medicine | have ever used. -
w. F. Gsslon, Posco, Ga. This remedy
Is safe and sure. For sale Ly W. +
Creighton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04
Office Of the
LANsTON M0AOrYrE MACHINE co.
1871 CaIIOW bill st-ett,
Dli .Inhln Dn Mnl 90.

Philadelphia. Pa, Msrch 2Orh. 1908.
holders Of tn LANSTON MONOTYPE
MACHINE OMPsNY will be held vt the
Hotel Flichu ann. alexandria. Va. at y
O'Clock noon THURSDAY. the 9Th day OF
April, 1903. for the purpose Of electing a
Board Of Directors TO serve for the ensuing
year aud fransscting such other business as
may properly come before it.
transfer hooks will be closed on March 30
at 4 o'clock p. M. and will be opened on
April II at l. O'Clock a. m.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
W. ARTHUR SELLMAN.
mar23 tapr9 Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04

The snnual meeting of the stockholders of
L the NATIONAL CAPITAL COPPER
MINING COMPANY will he held at No.
1913 south Fairfax street, Alex ndri0, VIZ
gina. at 2 O'Clock p. NJ. Oh FUE-pAY.
April IA, 1908, for the election Ofe Kos g #
ID! ectors for the ensuing yesr, snt fr he
Of SUCH other business n, ia y
properly CON. before the . eeting. Toe
hooks of the company will be closed for he
transfer OF stock after March 3 1908.
mario I'd w. +. THATCHER, secret Try.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04
FINANCIAL.


An investment you wish TO make. rest sssur.
ed the safest investment you can possibly
make is 10 deposit your money In the Savings
Department Of this corporation where il will
earn per cent. interest compounded twice
year. Your principal will then he always at
youi command and cannot depreciste in
value. You con start an account with this
corporation for $1.00 or upwards. If You
have other Investments In view isn't it ad
vissble to have your MONEY MAKING
MONEY while you are deciding this matter.
There's many 81 or s. bill spent unneces.
sarily because it is carried in the pocket,
when a savings account would nave discour.
aged or prevented the expenditure. A bank
account is not only convenience, but great
encourager Of economy, so why not commence
right and open an account with today.
We invite you TO do so and promise courteous
and liberal treatment consistent with sound
banking methods,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-04
MONTHLY MlSERY

IS one of wonans worst Affections 1t always leaves
you weaker and is sure to shorten your life and make
your beauty fade To stop pain take Wine OF Cardul and
will help to relieve your misery. regulate your tunc-
tons, make you WE'LL beautiful and strong. are
liable remedy for dragging down pains, backache, head
ACHE nervousness irritability SeepeSSness dizziness
fantine Spells and similar troubles safe and efficient
medicine for all women's pains and sickness.
Mrs. j. l. Broadhead of Clanton, Ala. writes; :" have
used Cardu for my disease. which was one peculiar to
women, and it has completely cured me-
AT ALL DRUG STORES, IN $1.OO BOTTLES
q ! q: Q; : Win" ON CARDU|
LETTER WINE Eb IA WWN
| describing uny a you | a
| and VI |
| In pA | = II III
| pty ~ IA ~ -
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bOh MOUNT NbkcOts
Iaava Alexandria for Mount Vernon
WashingtOn Southern nv

Schedule in effect January 8, 1908.
Trains leave Union Station for Washington
and points north At 02 an, 9 0S a. M, II OF
2S4, 807, 8 %, and IL 80 p. M, week days.
sundays-9 08 g. M, 120l, $50, 923 an
80 p. m.
south at %, 4 81, s 50 and Il % a. 49,. 90
50S (local), and AZ .. m., wees day
Sundays 81, s 46, and I2S sG2
5,8 (local), and 947 .. In.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg a. Sc
a. m. week days.
NoTE Time Of arrivals aLd departn,r,
md connections not guaranteed.
CIV. CULP, ". P.TAYLJt.
GEM Supt. Trsf. Mgr
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26
An Austrian DonherrX.

The Vienna men of law once dis
tnguished themselves in a unique man
ler. A Wachau peasant had been
'aUght in the criminal act of throwing
tones at rabbits. He had not hit
hem. and the rabbits had decamped
Without so much as suspecting the at
ack. but the peasant was hauled be
ore the high courts of justice His de-
ense was that the rabbits had been
lose TO his garden and that he had
My tried TO brighten the greedy ro-
ents off his cabbages. All the same.
L was condemned TO three days i'm
Fiscnment, The peasant appealed
9ainSt the sentence but in vain If a
rbbit had been killed. said the authori-
It's, the peasant would certainly have
SDlen it, and stealing a rabbit was an
uIawful action And thus the man
fun Wachau went to prison for three
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26
The SundiaI at Yale.

About the time of the Yale bicenten-
NAL celebration in 1901 some wag pre-
scented the university with a perfectly
good Sundial. which was deliberately
advertised in the New York papers and
with due selemnity set up IN a con-
spicuous place on Berkeley oval. THE
blamed thing never did take very
WE'LL the Record explained apropos of
the trouble sundry undergraduates got
into in trying TO run off with the main
spring of it. and the grotesque grandeur
of this expensive and beautiful piece
of architecture set the Owl off into
paroxysms of laughter in which the
campus followed with will. "Shay.
Jack. what time is it?'' Il can't tell
you, old fell; this suLdiafs stopped"
And. Hey. fresh. out there by the sun
dial, Strike match and see if it isn't
bedtimer' are typical.-E. r. Embree
in Bohemian.
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Hard to Please.

AS Miss Lamson arrayed herself for
the meeting of the Harvest Cleaners
she expressed her mind freely and full
~ to her Aunt Eunice- If they try
to make me secretary aga4a shall up
and tell them just what I think of
them she said, with great decision.
"Shor' remarked Aunt Eunice, who
had learned not to waste words.
Eyes. | shall" insisted Miss Lam
son. Here I've worked for them for
ten solid years, and they've never even
suggested getting anybody else to take
the burden from my shoulders. Its
it's disgracefulr'
On Miss Lamson's return Aunt Eu-
nice cast one glance at her niece and
then put in her word of sympathy.
Poor child, they've imposed on you
again. she said in her soothing voice.
Imposed on me"' cried Miss Lam
son, dull flush rising to her cheek
bones. Il should think they had!
declined the nomination, and they
elected that little Robins woman right
over my head. But. there's no such
thing as gratitude nowadays."-Youth's
Companion
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26
A Little Too Far.

''There is such thing as overriding
your part" declared a man of the law
who now has the knowledge gained by
much experience
shortly after | began practice III
the west | was called upon to defend
a man who had drawn revolver on
another and threat tened to XIII him
The accused did not have a character
above reprOach, but the prosecuting
witness was also shady in reputation,
and I made the most of this fact. l
pictured him as a desperate of the
most dangerous type, man that was
q constant menace TO the community
and one who would recognize no other
law than that of force Such men as
he. I insisted. made necessary the or
ganiza tion of vigilance committees and
injured the fair name of the west
among the older communities of the
country.
The Jury returned verdict of gull
~ and nv man was sentenced 10 a
years Imprisonment AS soon as court
adjourned the foreman of the jury
came TO ne and said: Young Teller,
YOU spread it on too thick. After that
there rip snortin' speech of yourn we
couldn't do nothin' else AN what we
done
81 don't understand you, sir
"'You don't? Why, we found the
burned gerIoot guilty cause he didn't
shoot Detroit Free Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26
CEYLON ELEPHANTS.
The Only Species In Which the Males
Have No Tusks.

The Only Species In Which the Males
Have No Tusks.
What a sight for CeylOn elephant
hunter would be the first view of a
herd of African elephants-alI tuskers,
1t is q singular thing that CeyIon is
the only part of the world where the
male elephants have no tusks They
have miserable little grubbers project
ing two or three inches from the upper
jaw and inclining downward.
Nothing produces either ivory or
horn in fine specimens throughout Cey-
Ion. Although some of the buffaIoes
have tolerably fine heads. they will
not bear comparison with those of
other countries. The horns of the ma
tive cattle are not above four inches
in length.
The elk and the spotted deer's ant
lers are small compared with deer of
their size in India. This is the more
singular as it is evident from the geo
logical formation that at some remote
period Ceylon was not an island, but
formed a portion of the mainland. 1t
is thought that there must be elements
wanting in the Ceylon paSturage for
the formation of ivory.-CeyIon Man
iuaI
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26
SHERIFF ARRESTS
A NEGRO SUSPECT

The attention of the police was call
ed to some prOmiscuOus shooting on
East Hill last night between seven
and eight o'clock, an investigation
however failing to give any light as to
who the miscreants were. The police
were on the scene in the space of
few moments after the shooting OC-
Cured. and are of the opinion that
the incident was due to the laWfess-
ness of some irresponsible person or
persons, rather than that real tragedy
was involved. No traces of any trouDi~
was discovered, although a thorough
seanoh was made in the vicinity of the
place where the shots were fired.
Robert Johnson, colored, who was
found running IN the vicinity at the
time was arrested as a suspect by
Sheriff Van PeIta pair of brass knuCk-
les being found Co1cealed on his
person.
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What Did He Meant

Mike MalOney's wife was an Invalid,
and the doctor had been doing al
sorts of things for her. changing the
medicine so often that poor Mixes in
come would scarcely reach and make
both ends meet. and at last the doctor
said that his wife must go to a warm
er climate.
Mike listened to that advice for sew
eral months. and finally when October
came the doctor told Mike one. Satur-
day evening after all of his weeks
wages had been spent that his wife
positively must be sent Ito warmer
climate without delay
Mike left the room for a few min
utes, and when he returned he WAS
wiping his eyes with his left hand.
while with his right hand he brought
an ak. which he gave to the physician.
saying:
at hate to do It. doc. You please
do it for me."-Kansas City Independ-
emit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26
NEGROES MAKE
BOLD ATTEMPT
One Stood Watch While the
Other Prepared to Enter
Home on North Hill.

An evident attempt at burglariZing
the home of Frank Johnson at the
corner of Palafox and Gadsden was
narrowly averted last night at about
eight thirty o'clock, when two bur1y
blacks were thWarted in a particular
ly daring game which had every In
dication of robbery. The members Of
the Johnson family were still in the
dining room, the front door having
been left open. Mrs. Simpson Reese,
who lives across the street, had been
noticing the strange actions or Two
negroes in the vicinity Of the john
son residence, and when one appeared
to mount guard at the front gate, while
tis companion started to enter the
front door, she called to Mrs. w. p.
Bronson, who resides with her par
snts, that some one was attempting
20 enter through the front way. Both
negroes took alarm, and ran toward
the Robert T.. Lee square. The police
were notified, and were on the scene
within few moments. The men had
received a fair start, however, and no
trace of them could be found.
Suspect is Arrested.
Sheriff Van PeIt, who was one OF
the officers on the scene shortly after
the trouble, was still at the Johnson
nome, Wnen negro, WHO appeared u
have been running, presented himself
al the door, and begged for something
tC eat. The sheriff became suspicious
Of the fellows actions, and arrested
him as suspect. The negro gave his
name as Ed. Galley, and failed TO give
any coherent story as to his where
sbouts during the time which the at
tempted burglary occurred. 1t is the
opinion of those who were interested
In the affair. that the negroes had pre-
viously noticed that il was the habit
of the family 10 leave the front OF
the house unguarded while at supper
and that a raid had been planned
during the day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26
AERIAL NAVIGATION.
The First Gas Bag and the First Dir
igible Balloon.

The First Gas Bag and the First Dir
igible Balloon.
On the LIST of December, 1888, when
the first gas balloon rose from the
Tuileries, carried up by Charles and
Robert. the Marquis de Villeroy. an
octogenarian and skeptic, declared it
was tempting God himself. He was
rolled in his armchair to a window of
his chateau TO witness the impossible
TT of such an ascension. But the mo-
ment the aeronaut gayly saluting the
spectators, rose in the air, the old man,
passing suddenly from the most COM
plete incredulity to unlimited faith in
the power of genius, fell upon his
knees and exclaimed: 20 men, We will
find the secret of never dyingi And If
will be when L am dead"'
The public. easily confounding the
atmospheric with the astronomic heav-
ers, already hailed the day when the
aeEonaut would continue his aerial
course to the moon, to Venus, to Mars
or Jupiter.
Pierre Giffard, then Dupuy de LONE,
tried the first dirigible balloons. Later
Captains Renard and KrebS in their
aeroplane. La France, went from Meu-
don to Paris and back at the same
time that CASTOR Tissandier was car
rying out his fine experiments. But all
progress was soon stopped by the
weakness of the motors compared to
their weight.
Nothing further could be done until
the arrival of the explosive motor. In
fact, it was the Improvement in auto
mobiles which won US the conquest of
the air.