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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19
Count Os Lambert Circles
Around the EIf3I Tou.r
OVATION is TREMENDOUS
Count De Lambert First Leaves Ju-
visy. Flying 13 Miles To Paris,
Then Flies Higher Than Tow
er Before Returning.

Paris October ls.--Connt de Lambert,
the French aeroplanist. just before dark
today accomplished one of the most dar-
ing feats yet accredited to heaver-than-
air machines. Starting from the aero
drome at Juvisy. he few to Paris, dis
tance of about 10 miles. After maneuver-
ing over the city at an average height
of 400 feet, he ascended in gradually di-
minishing circles and passed several hun
dred feet abovskthe Eiffel tower. He then
returned to Juyisy.
Thousands who watched from the
streets of Paris could barely credit their
senses when they saw the aeroplane, a
tiny object, gliding swiftly far above the
tc0 Ell, and the sensation created here by
this performance was more pronounced
than when Santos Dumont circled the
structure in his dirigible balloon in 1900.
Count de Lambert was given tremen-
dous ovation on his return to Juvisy. Or
Vile Wright, who was there with his sis
ter, rushed forward and wrung the hands
OF the aviator as he alighted, pale but
radiant.
He WAS led to the pavilion where his
healtt. was drunk, the crowd meantime
cheering Justify and crying Long live
Count de Lambert" Long live Russia"
de Lambert being of Russian extrae-
tor.
The count held no his hand and shouted:
Cry long live the United States for it
is to her that 1 owe this success"
The aviator said that throughout his
trip he had entire control of the machine.
The only Inconvenience he suffered was
frorn the throbbing of the engines, caus-
ing difficulty in seeing, towards the end,
in the gathering gloom.
tt official time of the fight was 40
mil.Ites 80 seconds. The distance, was
roughly estimated at 80 kilometers (S1
niles and the height varied from 800 to
1900 feet.
Count de Lambert and Mr.. and Miss
Wright left the field teRether in an anto-
mobile DragooHs se.a Obliged 10 clear
a way dlerough the crowd, among which
were many enthusiasts who showed a de-
sire to carry the aviator in triumph on
their shoulders.
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Washington, October 1s.-Death's lnva-
sion of the ranks of the war veterans
caused 4s312 names to be dropped from
the pension rolls of the United States last
year. The total loss to the pension roll
from all causes was 51,5Sl.
In striking contrast to these figures,
comprised in the national report OF Pen
sion Commissioner Warner Is the state
ment that the government paid out In
pensions in the fiscal year ending June
30 1909, $161 973, 703, which the eommis-
sioner declared is the largest amount ever
disbursed for pensions in one year,
The report shows these facts: Number
of pensioners at beginning of the year,
S51, ,6S7; number of new pensioners added
to roll, 460Ss; pensioners on roll at close
of the year. 946,194, net decrease OF
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New York, October 1S-The passengers
and part of the crew of the Southern
Pacific liner Antilles, which ran aground
off the southeast coast of Florida week
ago, were landed here today by the steam
ship Comus of the same line. Among the
passengers was Governor Sanders of
Louisiana who gave an interesting ao-
count OF the accident.
I'VE had experienced two days of heavy
weather. he said capped on Monday
morning by a hurricane in which obser-
vations were impossible. Neither the cap
tain nor the passengers felt much alarm,
however, and most of us had retired,
when, shortly before midnight, Monday
the Antilles struck sandy bottom with
a shock that brought everybody up in
minute. There was no panic and Cap
tain Byrnes assured us after a hasty
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NEARLY $4,000 DROPPED
FROM PENSION ROLL

1893 Survivors of the civil war on the
roll now number 593,961.
Commissioner Warner explains that the
increase in the amount paid out for PEN
sions was due principally to the large
number of pensioners placed on the roll
under the act of February 6, 1907, grant
ing s12, $15 and $40 per month TO survivors
of the war with Mexico and the civil war,
on reaching the ages of g. 20 and rs re-
spectively
The increase is also due in part to pen
sions granted under the second section
of the act of April TO- 1903, to widows of
persons who served in the civil war with
out regard to their pecuniary condition.
and to the increase from IS to sl2 per
month of the rate of pension of certain
widows, minor children and helpless
minors The pensions of 202,5T widows,
minor children and helpless minors who
were already on the rolls were Increased
by this act.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19
Meeting Is Called TO Take
Action Against Prospective
Move Of Railways
STATISTICS GIVEN TO
SHOW RAILWAY PROFITS
Shippers Furnish Figures Based Upon
Reports BY Railroads Under Oath
To Interstate Commerce
Commission.

Washington. = ing of
important sh % eoun-
try is to be orrow
night TO cons lction
of the railwa It of
the country in es in
the territory e. la liver.
No determinat as
yet by the railr ties,
but the question and
the advance will the
near future, If me- the
judgment of raj IL.
Apprehending IL is
likely, many orr rs
throughout the ~
have Joined in A it
Cincinnati In atU h
pared a letter wi
W. c. Brown, pres
Central lines; Osca
of the Baltimore
McCrea, president
railroad, setting for
view them for not l5
the freight rates.
In this letter the
a basis of figures fl
state commerce conn 4.
income per mile of rot saH
in the United States
that for 1897 by 1854,
per cent
That The net income
in the United St2te.
461, 1Ss, and for 1885,, ssl,
Of 45s per cent.
That the surplus from
the railroads in the [ m
1907 exceeded the net il
$50 065, 1856; and
That the amount of rail Han
ing dividends increased se
in 1897 to S4,94S, 156. 2o5 in s# H=
of $3,345, POS. 225. The rate aal
stock increased from 54S -Ha n al
to 6.23 per cent in 1897 er
l47 per cent.
In conclusion the shippe tfsst sle
I'm a spirit of conserVat n 9sa s a..
this statement and these Ia FOR
careful checking for the pun now
ing If possible wherein theS II cor
rect; because we feel that question
of this Importance only the lutte facts
should be made public. Otherwise, over
zealbus and misguided legislatures might
make Inaccurate statistical data the basis
for further unwise state laws affecting
adversely the interests of the carriers. We
wish to avoid this as we are not in SYM
pathy with the United States laws already
upon the statute books
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WHO WANTS THE PLACE
OF MINISTER TO CHINA f?

Pelxin. 1t is known that Secretary Knox
entertains very high regard for Mr..
Fletcher for the manner in which he has
handled important matters since he has
been acting as chief diplomatic agent in
China.
Among those mentioned in connection
with the position of minister to China
are in addition to Mr.. Fletcher, Assist
ant Secretary of State Huntington Will
son, Charles e. Magoon, former provision
al governor of Cuba; Thomas c. Dawson,
the retiring minister to Chile, who is
now on his way here to assume the duties
of chief of the bureau of Latin America n
affaks; Stuyvesant Fish of New York,
and Guy Morrison Walker, an attorney
of New York city.
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Washington, October 1S.-Speculation is
rife here regarding the possible nominee
for the position of United States min
lister to China, made vacant recently by
the resignation of Charles R. Crane of
Chicago. While several prominent per-
sons, both in and out Of the diplomatic
biities for the Chinese post, nothing more
substantial than rumor has as yet de-
veloped to link their names with the
vacancy.
In the meantime. however, American in
terests are not suffering in China, being
looked after by Henry P. Fletcher of
Pennsylvania, now charge d'affaires at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19
Steamer Is Disabled.

New York, October lS.--The steamship
city of Columbus. reported by wireless
to-day while off Cape Henry, on her way
from Boston TO Savannah. that she had
struck some obstruction and broken two
of her propeller blades. The steamship
reported that she was making about 10
miles an hour and having. good weatlss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19
Balloons viii Be improved.

4 Paris, October 1S.--As a result of the ac-
eident to the French balloon Republique.
in which four officers were killed, the
war department has decided to introduce
a system of several gas-tight compart-
ments in future military balloons, some
what like the water-tight divisions of
a vessel, to insure a gradual descent il
one compartment is pierced and to equip
the dirigibes with wooden propellers.
The Repuhlique fell from a height Of
500 feet on September rs, when the en-
yelope suddenly collapsed An exainina-
ton disclosed that the axle Of the right
propeller had snapped, permitting blade
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19
Twelve Years in Prison.

Bennettsville s. c., October 1S.--Thomas
F. Lacy. alias Mark Antony, was con-
victed here today of housebreaking and
larceny and safeblowing, and sentenced to
- years Imprisonment in the state pen
itentiary. Lacy conducted his own case
Lacy recently had finished serving five-
year term In the Atlanta penitentiary for
cracking the safe in the postoffice at
McColl S. c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19
WORLDS Record Challenged.

Union. s. c. October 18.-The claim
that A. B. Lambert and s. Louis Won
Phul members of the Aero club Of st.
Louis, established a new worlds record
for long distance and speed in aero
nautics when ascending in tn cir ball
loon in ST. Louis on Friday afternoon of
last week at $50 o'clock they landed
in Dorchester county, near Charlest On,
s. c., on Saturday morning at o'clock,
having made an average speed OF IA
miles an hour is challenged by parties
here, who have records showing that
a higher speed than this was attained
in a balloon voyage made 4S years
ago.
The aeronautic feat referred to was
that cf Frof. T. S. C. Lowe, now heat Of
Lowe oil servatory near Pasadena, Cal,
who. on April 20. 1861, ascended in
balloon at Cincinnati o., at $3.50 a. m.
and at 1890 D. m. of the same day
landed at Pearidge, in this county. AL
though in the air only nine hours, Pro-
frssor Lowe cover ed an air line DIS
tance of over 500 miles, not including
several hundred miles additional
caused by his craft having been caught
in an air current and carried into Vir-
ginia thence to the South Carolina sea
coast before reaching his landing place
near here.
Professor loves balloon voyage was
a pace in aeronautics for distance it set
a pace In arenautics for distance trav-
eled per hour not yet equaled, but be-
cause being at the outbreak of the
civil war. which section feeling was
at high pitch, when he descended with
his balloon in the rural section of this
county, he was regarded by some per-
sons as being a Yankee spy" and but
for the action of cooler heads might
have met with bodily injury.
His descent among these country
people. many of whom never saw bal
loon before, caused extremely amusing
incidents, which are recalled by older
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Juvisy, France, October 1S-M. Blanc.
the French aeronaut, shortly after as
lcending in a Bleriot monoplane, as a
result of false shift of the rudder,
turned into the tribune and fell mortal
ly woundng a woman and injuring a
dozen other persons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19

Potsdam October 1S-Machinist Keidel
undertook trial flight in Wright
machine at Bornsted commons today and
capsized when at height of 80 feet. The
machine was badly broken, but Kaldel
was not seriously injured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19

Atlanta, October 1s.--Dr\J. M. Elliott
of Macon will be executed next Friday
for the killing of George L. Rives, a hotel
man, unless Governor Brown interferes.
The prison commission today refused to
recommend clemencY
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Accident At Juvisy.

of the propeller to pierce the envelope
releasing the gas.
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IeBlon Wins Prize.

Doncaster, October 1S.-In the aviation
contests here today LeBion, driving a
Bleriot monoplane, won the Bradford cup
and a prize of $500 for the fastest flight
of ten circles of the course.
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GREAT TRIP MADE
DURING THE WAR

Pasadena, Cal, October 1S.-Prof Thad-
deus S. c. Lowe of this city tonight cor
roborated the claim made for him that In
a flight made 48 years ago he surpassed
the performance of A. B. Lambert and
Louis Won Phul of the st. Louis Aero
club, who were regarded as the holders
of the long distance balloon speed record.
He sailed 700 miles, from Cincinnati, in
nine hours.
= CAT the request of the Smithsonian
Institution of Washington and the Frank
lin Institute of Philadelphia, ] made a
flight on April 20, 1861, which covered an
airline distance of 100 miles," said Pro-
fessor Lowe 'The flight was made to
test air currents | had been attending
a ball in Cincinnati and was still in my
evening clothes when received word
that atmospheric conditions were favor
able The moorings of my balloon were
cast loose at a. m. April 90 At
O'Clock that afternoon I landed at Pea
Ridge, near the coast of South Carolina
The distance between Cincinnati and Pea
Ridge by railroad is 900 miles. Reckoning
by airline the distance between the two
places is 200 miles less than that. ! COW
cred the distance in nine hours. flying
over the Allegheny and Blue Ridge noun
tains.
lie which the democratic nominee wrote
to Samuel Untermeyer, a New York law
yer, again denying that he participated
in a conference on the anti-betting law,
as has been charged. The letter says in
part:
Never did I have any consultation
with Senator McCarren, Eugene Wood or
anyone else, at any time or place. con-
.erning the constitutionality of the race
Dill. or anything about the race track
bill. | cannot heed reckless liars. If
ny long life before the public does not re-
ute them. then nothing I could say
would"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-19

New York, October 1S.-tSpecial9-
announcement is made of the election of
Thomas w. Leary of Atlanta as pres
ident of the Southern Express company,
with offices at II Broadway, New York.
Mr.. Leary succeeds the late Col NJ J.
O'Brien.
The new president of the big corpor
alton was brought up at Baltimore and
entered the service of the company some
90 years ago as secretary to Colonel
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of general manager. When Colonel
O'Brien was made president Mr.. Leary
was appointed first vice president and
general manager, with headquarters at
Atlanta.
President Leary had been defacto pres
ident for some time, owing to the sick
ness and absence of President O'Brien,
and he assumed the duties of his new
station with a thorough knowledge OF
the duties of the office.
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Former Justice Gaynor was the only
one of the three candidates who spoke
today. With Personal Liberty, Hears
and Police Misrule" as his topic he ad
dressed a crowd at the Commercial TRAY
o1ers6 League on Broadway.
During the day a letter was made pub
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
Dog Saved Boy on Bobslcd.

At South Norwalk, Conn, when lit
tie George Plunkett, nicknamed
Buster" was abandoned on a rail
road crossing Tuesday afternoon. di-
gectly in the path of the Pittsfell
express, Irish, neighbor's big dog,
grabbed the rope of the sled in his
teeth and easily did what was i'm
possible for the strength of the chill
dreh. He pulled the sled and 'sBus-
ter" from under the pilot Of the loco
motive just in time. The train was
stepped, and when the crew ran back
they found the big dog affectionately
laping the tears from the lads
face. Irish is owned by John Davis,
while "Buster" is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Plunkett of River street.
The passengers on the train, mostly
wealthy New York men, on their way
TO Lenox, made up'a purse fo, the lad.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
Both Doing Their parts.

A passer-by at Broad and Lombard
streets in Philadelphia once heard the
following dialogue between laborer
who was digging in sewer and a
stout, beaming lady with capacious
market basket on her arm. "Ah, good
marnin Pat" said she, leaning over
and looking into the pit. "And what
are you doin 2" "Good marnin ,
Bridget" he replied, looking up,
"I'm a-earnin' ,alimony for yees.
And what are you'd doin'9' "Sure,
I m a-spendin' it, replied Bridget
'airly, as she trotted off.-February
Lippincott's.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
Proverbs and Phrases.

The fool wanders; the wise travel.
The best always goes first.-Latin.
A soft answer permits You to fall
an easy victim to the shrewd agent.
Hope, like the glimmering taper's
light, adorns and cheers the way.
Humility is the A, B, C of spiritual
life.-St. Vincent de Paul.
A good opinion of ones self is an
asset if it is deserved; it is la
bility if. it is not.
One reason the new style hats look
like lamp shades is because there are
so many bright lights under them.
The greater the man,, the easier
of approach, and no one need hesi-
tate to seek an audience if they have
a reasonable proposition to present.
If mans memory was always as
good about remembering to pay debts
as to pay grudges there would be no
necessity for better collection laws.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
Great PROGRESS in Storage Batteries.

New York, Special Thomas A.
Edison, and Frederick A. Whitridge,
Federal receivers for the Third Ave-
nue. Railway, have hadrtheir heads
together, and Mr.. Edison has an
nounced that he had brought his
storage battery to such astage of per-
lection that within two months he
would run an experimental storage
battery car over the Third avenue
ssrface lines in this city,
"I have made no changes in the
battery which I practically perfected
years ago." Edison said. "The ele-
ments are the same, nickel, with an
alkali reaction. However, I have
made those improvements that are
bound to follow steady experimental
ton, until now I am convinced that I
have battery that is needed. / am
satisfied that can put a. car in SER
vice today that will runaa whole day
without recharging, but there will be
no practical test for couple Of
months.''
Edison expressed the opinion that
use of his battery would revolutionize
surface car traffic, construction and
investment. He asserts if;ihis battery
does what lie thinks it will do" the
trolley line plant Of the future will
consist merely of cars equipped with
his batteries. tracks without over
head or underground wires of chan
mel rails for the transmission of cur
rent, and comparatively cheap sta
tions where the storage batteries may
be charged after they have exhausted
their stores of current. Proft-eating
power plants will be done away with
entirely if his ambition is realized.
There are many horsecar lines in New
York which also may be equipped
with the batteries if the tests are sue
cesssul.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
DIDN'T KNOW
Coffee Wns the Cause.

Many daily habits, particularly oi
eating and drinking, are formed by
following our elders.
In this way Ill health is often fast
ened upon children. A GA. lady says:
IL had been allowed to drink co.,
fee ever since I can remember, but
even as child I had weak stomach
which frequently refused TO retain
food.
1.-THE taste of coffee was#in my
mouth MI the time and WAS, as ]
found out later, the cause OF the
stomach rebelling against food.
II now sec that it MAS only from
following the example OF my elders
that formed and continued the mis-
erahle habit OF drinking coffee. Ny
digestion remained poor. nerves un-
strung, frequent headache, and yet
did no. suspect the true cause. J.,
Another trouhle was a, bad, mud
Gy complexion. for which spent time
and money for creams. naassaging.
ETC., without any results.
After l was married was asked
to try Postum, and would you believe
it, l, an old coffee topper, took to Pos
tum from the very first. We made 1t
right-according to directions on the
pkg. and it had a most delicate fla
vor. and at once quit coffee, with
the hanDiest results.
81 now have perfectly clear,
smooth skin. fine digestion and
haven't had a headache In over tp
years"
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read, "The Roed to
Wellrille." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
The Budding Politician.

The children, especially Tommy,
were very much interested in the
game of politics, and the fa.ncr was
delighted with their precocity. The
other day there was more than the
usual whooping in the playroom, and
their mother found the two smaller
children assailing Tommy vigorously.
whats the matter?' she asked.
sTomay,; what have you been do
ing?"i
"Nawthin'. Only playing politics. I"
"Well, but what did you do to the
children:" 49,
4Just playing convention. We
adopted the unit rule and I was chair
man of the delegation. Tken we in
troduced a. resolution to decide
whether they should take my apple
or l should take theirs.
4Well?"
II cast the vote for the delegation. :"
Philadelphia Ledger. ,3s..fs;.r,-., ~,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
A Voodpile to Have Mounted.

"a tragedy CAME snear being en-.
acted In the woods near here We'd
nesday," writes West Franklin cor
respondent. John Coombs, who was
saving birch, was startled by noise,
and, looking up, he saw bull moose
about fifty yards away and COW was
leisurely approaching him. For
tunately, he had q pile of birch put
up four feet high. He seized his ak
and mounted the woodpile. The
moose came up within fifteen yards
of the pile, viewed the situation, and
then went slowly away. If he had not
had woodpile to have mounted, no
one knows how the story would have
ended. .'-ko2nabec Journal.
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STATE OF ONO, CrrY OF TOLEDO, | >,

LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he 10
senior partner of the firm of +, ,J. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm viii pay the sum of oNE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of oATARRH
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D.,
1885. A. w. GLEASON,
tsEAL.) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood ard mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.