The Gastonia
^ ' u*votod to tlic Ptolvvllun ot Homo and tl»« Intnrvtt* of tha Cuvnrr.
Vol. XIX. Gastonia, X. (]., Mai*ch 17, 180$,
THE ADVANTAGE WITH US
BPAIM'3 JT.EET AND OTTRS COM
PARED.
U c Ju%»c AU*ul ;« f fMK'NH' Mtl UlM'h*
Crnlwris, mmI
(inub«nK-Wli9r»4n N|wi)n [#nih
IUk}<llnff7«ri»nlu limit*.
Waltor W«J|iu*u'ft SpcMul.
Spate's ua.y without it uliadow of
ilouhl It uiucli Infurlor to licit of the
United V.itrv, unit Id the event of war
tills fact, iu the opinion of tho uav.il
olllcers, would b- quickly demon »U»
bid. There 1* one particular, however.
In which tlie SuunUh o ivy excels Hist
of tho United state*. Il is in l.lm pns
seitlon of ii number of sliipn which xr*
kuown as armored ctuUen, but which
are really sccond-cl ax* biuth-shipx unci '
of great spned. Spain lull seven of
these fast flghtl’it; ships. but it Is bo
livveil that only tire or perhaps six of
llmuj are ready for eei vice. They nro
all of about TUX) tons, or ulxiut tbnslfo
of the ill fated Altuue, though «mt> of
them Is much larger, or of 0000 tom
displacement. The V'XCxye, whose
visit to New York harbor will l* long
remembered. It one of thieo ships.
War vessels possess three main puiuls
of efficiency. Ono of tltese Is tln> pow
er of their guns, the second It tliclr ar
mor or their power of imixUtncs to
attack nnri the third is spred. Of the
three the last imiued Is much worn iro
liortant than most peaplr think, Ifn
siup has speed superior to tiuit of Its
imtHffonlst, It esu light or tun. accord
ing to circumstance*. She inty refuse
battle with a shin of superior situs
oient sod show her he'Is. Conversely
she can ooru]K;I soy inferior aud alciver
craft to stand battle.
lll'N ItltDlIKRS
Agalnvl these fir,* or tlx nrmoind
cruisers or fast battleships of tipsln Wi
have ouly two vesxvlv exactly nf thrjr
class These ape the arnt irial cruisers
New Toilt ami Brooklyu, whien arc
fully us powerful at tire tipsnlth snips
of about thn sumo speed Iu the up
iiiloa of naval experts tut New York
snd Brooklyn arc a match foi unv three
of the yipsnish «lii|M of the sunn c. ass
Notwithstanding the advantage
which Spain has tu thr jio* v-xiun of
these fast cruiser* so well ntmnrcl us
really to bo avcond-rlnss bnitlmlilpv
<>ur liRVal authorities hsvo :•>■ h o nf
tho result nf u war lictwoeil Jtw tl.-ntx.
AHcc all. It uiusl t» remcrubei.d tliat
ihlps caunut light till tiny get to
gether, aud eveu it the bpuiiLah have
f.nter ships o( the first-clsxx when Uie
collision comes uumbers and wilght n(
metal thrown by the guns or" laelorx
that count. In the old dayn ships
cruised about singly nr in pairs, lock*
It-lt for tho enemy Now Mpnuironv 'Jo
together, sod ;i duel Iwtwevn one or
two spbips on a side is a very rare
thing. In modern times we have naval
engagements, with (lett pitied iicomst
fleet.
A.'l KCIOACJ SUPERIORITY.
It is her* that the superiority of the
American navy over tlie .Spanish ia
meat clearly manifest. Wo cgoel Spain
in l umber of ships uml In offensive And
defensive i*>wer
We have four lirst-clnsa battleships
to Spain’s imo.
We have (since (lie love of the Mulne)
oi-o second-class baitlealilp to Spniu’i
two, both of which were built flo years
ago. and, though recently rt lilted aud
seunred are no iiiniw thsu a mntrli for
the Texas.
Wo hitvti alx seagoing coast defense
ironclads of Urn Terror and Puritan
type against Spam’s nunc.
We have a dorm uimmagnlna coast
defenso Ironclads, such ha Uhi Ajax
(liinenleus. Mshopuc, eta., against
.Spain’s two vary small gunboats,
which, of course, could uol couio to
theso sboiej, though nil of our ships of
this class could he used In defense of
our coast elite*.
We luive onn armored mm, IlieKs
Uthdio, to Sjwiti’s none.
Wo buve 27 protected cruiser* of
steel to Spain's five of steel and eight
of Iron. Of tho 27 ships nt this class,
which Includes tin, Minneapolis, Co
lumbia, Olympia, Philadelphia, etc.,
we could put lc operation against
Spain at least 15 ships, with a tonnage
averaging about .'SOOU each mid arma
ment according to site, against not
more than right by Spain, with an av
erage toniingn of about 2800
wiiBRlt ntB vronTnro wxr.r. r.B.
If war comes, tho navsl operations
will be In Caban waters. ofT our own
Atlantic caret, and near our principal
ports. The Hpnniah fleet will consist
of about nix or seven ship* that may
la: called tlrst-cluas fighting craft, but
against them wn shall lm able to send
nut »t least 15 vessel* of equal class,
When It comes to a oollistnu between
tire rvaarva fleet*, or ships <>f tbe sec
ond-class we shall again have tbs su
periority In Ute ratio of snmelhiug like
two to one. If the eoelny breaks
nuf two Hue* of defense out at sea and
approaches our harbors, w* shall Imve
to resist them. In addition to the laud
fortifications, 20 gnnhnst* and iron
man* uh nave not bean to era «t alb
Thera la one gun particular In
which lb* SlAoUli have a llttln tha ad
vantage of ua, and iIda la in tbe tor
pedo boat* ftfmln m> preterit haa a
larger number of then* boat* lltau tbo
United State*, but ir war aliould bo
long delayed hor auperiortty in thi*
re*poet will disappear. The United
State* I* now building flr*t ulaaa
torpedo boata and a lumber of thrwe
will aonn be ready for cumtziUaion.
having over the whola Held onr na
val aatboriliea agree that n war Inn
tween Spain a id the United Mlct-a
would not be a niivkltleil affair by nuy
meaoa. Wo could not Imp* to eacape
without drexlful luaaea. We have
twice na many abipw «* Spain, with
fully twice the elfeetlvane>«. but *le
lia« it few turrihle vaaaela of Inch ap. nl,
ned la her toriveilo Itntllla *Sw> p-w»«**i.
au anxtlUiy force not to be <I.*pl». it
On the wind*, ilia advanuge l* with
tide country amt tbl* advantage ta In
Cieaaed if tba dlatanca from lat»c at
which tlw Mpnnlah llaet* will liavn to
nperaU had It.* difficulty which th.-y
will encounter In getting new Miiuillna
of ouaL
IUI.L AUI* O* U'tlTIIK.
>>• Maya Laan SSesua tka Xaaa. an.)
Host I»suf>li< Art l.anallfa lllnck
Otur. Hit Cl rent JarM, Itnlam a
• •■italic to be Una Wbi> |« Immuha
Tlnara. Uni list Lund luimalt Dur
Inx CVrlnlu I kruicn.
Ulll Arp Ha Atlanta cmnsututlon.
It Is a beautiful new moon—uot ex
actly new, but. since Tutwdsy night,
wlieu we first saw it. I ttovcr isw u
larger uue nor a brighter one nor one
tbst balanced IUell i-o proudly In the
western hraeuos. Not it tliop of wait*
would It spill and some say llml means
wn will hare n dry month iue.1 sumo
sky we will have * wet one. To my
unlearned mlml the uio in u ihc roost
CoLuplicatid and wonderful piece of
mticliltiery in the resluts of space. It
makes my hnd swim to study III
elliptic .itbit. Its lunar lituc and able
real limn, its Hbrations of latitude i-.nd
longitude sod dlurusl ItUnttiou; il%
nKeudliig unrt Utsueotliog uouei ami
Lltelr retrograde motion which takes
eighteen years mid gift dsyi to com
plete; Its K|io«ee „r.d jM-rlnee. Uie two
poluls cl which lire movable and move
kiting the clrctuufereuUH of the ollipso
from west Ui east iui.1 complcto the
circuit In eight years attl 900 day#.
•Sometimes it comes along a circle in
the heavens that is near the zenith anu
kouietluicfi its course 1s low down in
the s'lulhorn sky. Ii» ipeed is not uni
form as it moves arouud Uio earth, for
Sometime* It gets ahead aub some
times it lugs behind. Il» axis It In
einieii in us or tut ui»u teems to nod
back waid* and forwards for llnee de
grees. Then there a.e me ccli|>tex,
which .uiil t» ll.e win detfill complinn
lious. and yet every phase and ever*
mottou oliey a law and are lu'.oHiglhl'n
tu meu <•( science. H i* the regularity
ot h reg.ilarlllee Hut men til ncIoiicp.
like Oil* Ashmore, understand It all
unit can make un ulmanac and foretell
eclipse* for u thousand years. I have
iMilsiundrd respect for these meu —lot
(Jrter and Aahaiorr noil Ur. Means all
of our #*;i State, and for the Moieoted
i'rolessor Mitchell, who was the great
est u> modern ustrouuoiprs.
Ilot this beautiful nnw muon pro
voked iiiiOibrr line nf thought.. I saw
It over my right shoulder and in u
clear s.-.y nnd was falislled, and yet f
am not an|a>ratitl»uil about It. I h»4
Just a Utils rather *ee fr. that way and
so Inul the majority of uivilixsd people.
I<iiua means the moon and moat pimple
m» lunatics. Even lilaukslouo. the
great jurist, defines a lunatic 10 be one
who ia tnnn o at times but hu* lucid
intervals daring certuln change* nf tin
mooli. And although the medical
world lias long since exploded the *u
iicrsiitP u* theory of tbu moon’s in
fluence on lIn- nijiul, tu* naran of iuua
tic still obtains. After Sooth floruit
u« had seoedwl a osau asked Mr. l'ett.
grrw which Was tba road to the luna
tic asylum. “Any i>nd—all lb«
mads’’he said, “the whole stale ia
one vast lunatic asylum ." Almost
everybody lias *->iqh superstition about
the moon'* loflucuce- on vegetation.
My good neighbor. Mia Fields, told
mu Mat week that she had been busy
all day planting her potatoes, •‘for"
Jiud Mie. “you Know it is the dark of
the imam Mir.’’ blie is llie best gar
dimer in the town and always nucctani*
tiut she does herself injustice when aim
gives the moon any credit lor her sue
ce**. Many years ago I made a fair
leal of Uia moon theory, fnr 1 planted
four rows in my gardou in the dark of
the moon ami theu four more right be
blde llumi two weeks later uud gave nil
Ui* same culture, amt I found no dif
ference in the yield. The brat time to
plant potatoes is when tlm gronnd is
ready, uud it may be very unready if
we wait for the dark of tho moon,
lint 1 have found that good farmers
differ Hb’jitt Imw many days are in
eluded in tlm dark of the moon. Some
nay one, sumo May two or three, and
Ollier* say all Uin day* of tbu mono’s
wane, which would l.e about thirteen.
Hut, if there 1* anything lu the moon
llieoiy, why confine it tu Irish potatoes
peas and beaus? Why nut apply it to
sweet potatoes and ground i*ns and
corn and wheat ?
nut mem arc other superstitions
that even lh« most sensible nnd edu
cated people cannot shake oft. The
roasted chicken on nur tabic to-day
was garnished with parsley and we
have none in our garden. I naked tuy
wife wlicre it catite from. •'Frum Mrs
Foalell'a. she said. "I will get some
from her." said 1 "and plant It. 1
flowed the seed Inal spring, hut it did
not comu up.” "ilo,” »sld my wife,
••yon won't get It frotn Mrs. I’ostell.
miles* you go In the umbt and steal it.
4b« la-lievr* thAt It la a gilt thut car
ries death with the giving, uud she
woo Idem give yon a plant for the
world. \Vhy,.s|ja declares tint It al
ways causes « death In the family, and
only three years ugu a neighbor pulled
up some by I lie roots against hur pro
test and look it Imuie nnd planted It.
and the wontsn died wltliln a week.”
Well, now Mis. Postal) is a very
smart, cultured And well-balanced aru
uiau, but sbo Is it lunatic on thut sub
ject, nnd I Tear that my wife It Allow
ing symptoms of the same malady.
Certain it Is she will not hear to my
galling puraley plants from anybody at
m gift uud certain It la that Ism not
golug out nt night to steal any. Welt,
maybe Uml if n ts-raon has faith in
such tiilops wliat they belleyn will
happen, for faith will remove moun
tains, and If there la a faith euro there
mny tM s faith that kills. These super
sllMnna are deep-root rd, for they come
down to ns through the ogua Thera
la n pi int called tits and another cnlled
reaeumry, nnd With wt-tii uee.1 In III
. days of wltelicrufi t.« drive awny evil
] p.ilta Tber wt-re ml ltd "liarln of
I Rtace,” and vrerc tnabuwl with raving
j<iu«lltlea, while pirsley is of nv|l aim!
nuugvion*. uelets It la stolen by night.
Hut tny wifa ItislaIa that a little r»
Aonabb- a n|s-rail lion is a good thin* In
I ImVe. fiVr It jifovre that we am not
I over oonlidgtil in our own metlta aud
i feel the need ol fortifying our welfare
Stu- saya that It linllcatae a belief In
Ilia supernal oral aud ihst If wa were
all Ilka Ingeraol ami dlda’l hullsva In
anything w# would bar* no anparktl
linin'. Hut liow about these clmrms—
tliew aiuuleti and oi>als and these rab
bit foal ? Tlia say that Colonel Can
dler carries a rabbit Toot end bas faith
In II. Maybe ha lias too much faith
III it. I bare known mau who carried
them to have wry bail limit, anil men
who didn’t cornu out nhnnd. And sup
pose that Alklu son and Jlernsr mid
Saui -Touch should ear i y them. wouldn't
they neutralise UamiUr’s and have
thing* ubout even Y I tell you, my
brethren, from tl» w»y this campaign
Inis started out one rabbit toot won’t
win the rsoe unless It comes from a
Texas mule-eared rabbit, lor the) fold
mn that those inhibits alwaj: run on
throe feet from a cummou doc. but
when n greyhound got after ooe the
rubblt bad io pot down thn other foot,
and then it was a goodhy hound.
When Goreinor Hogg was running for
governor of Texas la* secretly carried
the left blud fool of a mule-eared rab
bit and said ••Goodby Clark’’—you eee
It Is tlie left hind foot that le held in
rovcrciice, and ILul is tlie one to carry.
I’ve an idea of sending out there for
oue for Colonel Candler as soon as the
greyhounds got after him. lie doesn’t
need It yet. This Is a four mile beat,
and no Jockey wilt urgo his borsa to do
tils host until the last quarter. And
no good jockey will handicap his boree
with excessive weight. My opinion Is
that wuoe of tlie candidates are over
loaded with platform and will hryak
down before tliey reach the last quar
ter. liut tbo prospect is good fur a
fair rsoe and lots of fuu, aud my hope
is that tbe spectators will keep calm
and serene.
mi.a vbi:ui;ii rm: iirnrtiu. |
.1 H»rl|ml«t|r KriUUflM lanv. Urml
t»« «-r UMlKhtll.
btnculn Journal,
On*. J. B, Vaughn, claiming the
title "Uev.,” and alleging himself u>
tw an ••euvangellat.’- delivered a tem
prranee lecture at the Academy bait
Monday night. Mko the re»t of tlxi
erunki of hla geuus, Un tried to ape
Sam Jones ami In the course «f Ms ro
m.rrka declared that “the town ofUrrrs
amre not fit to c trry alu|i to a hog.”
After tlx) lecture lire cep told him Id
choice language wiuil hu thought of
hill] uud bis villainous slanders against
the town oflicerB. The nrxt morniug
the evangelist called on the Mayor and
asked for protection, ns he wit afraid
time'puns going to lick him. Thu
tuajur talked pretty airaiglit at him
aud about tliai time AlOermau Blair
Jeuklua quoted acme Sbakeapere and
other clsipncs to him and Uapt. B. P.
fitlgk till] Mm ha need not !*> atratd
aoy 01 a mould attack him os thorn wus
not in all the town "i man Inn-down
enough to stoop to strike aucti a fool
and emu I:.”
If« left on 'he Ural train. fortunate*
1>. or the mayor might have had to llr.e
some of lhe Indig.iuuf town officers for
giving him what he evhirotly thought
lie needed. If the fellow is uot a finud
and hypocrite Ills countnimtice Ilea on
him.
The Indignation of nur city coveru
'tieril is Justified l>y the faor. thiit this
is thn driest town i.i the country, nod
the illicit traffic In liquor la closely
looked utter. Xlib town oificera do
ttieir duly and it is enough to make
them lighting mud to have a peripatetic
»a* indulge In slundarona abuse with
out a ahndo* of JustiliCMtloii.
l»nhm 1’lljr'n
HttJiiir.u.iurtT«' Uoconl.
In a Utter to the iTum/urf ii.fr*’
UccqiU Moasra. T, U. Field A Son
merchants of Wellabmo, Pa.. write; ’
“Will you not give usuu editorial on
lire recent occurrences nt Lake City,
S. C. 't la is probable that people who
live In lawabldliig communities will
care to go to a place wtiore anch things
are possible * Tlie Nnw York Dally
Ti-ibunc often quotes yon. We suggest
you chp from that paper of the 24th
and -Jotli inst. and accompany same
with your own romnnuiU. whloh are
always f carlo a and to the point. We
merely offer the almve ua a suggestion,
ar.d trust yon may see your way clear
to uue It In some measure that will
ultimately havo a tendency to oorreci
these tendencies.”
we I in vo reed the New York 7r<
editorials, and dud In them no
stronger coodemDstlnn of the Lake
City outrage thnn hat appeared in the
newspaper* of Worth Carolina, South
Carolina and other Southern Stales
generally. The Cake City ontrog* was
a ctlme uf savage Iwi rarity. It was
absolutely unjustifiable, tluiegli it was
the legitimate frolt of a malign inda
ance In American politic* th*t would,
for partisan aake, nndo tbs good effect*
of brond-mtuded statesmanship. Hut
no wioug ever Justified onollier wrong.
The question or our correspondent is
hardly Hermann in the sobject. Hut
wn will answer It. There Is no more
chsncn of people citing tn go to Eakn
City, S ti, then to Urbans, Ohio,
f/Sltluier, P*,, or uoy other place
whort lawlesaiiyes may break lortK
flint spirit Is omitliied to no Slate or
ai of bin. ft will not lai overcome Uy
sectional lliugs, which iuo natural to
tlw Wcw York Tribune, It Is u gruw
im problem that rei|ulre* llio sober
thought oud patriotism of moo and
women of every part of the country.
•In«l» Ham Melting SuSy.
r-nrtn*i»i<i> Hrptrhm*tn.
Your Undo Haiaiiei !■•* now guno to
the training table. tfn drink* u barrel
or b.ood for breakfast, dines on dyna
mite, and for supper aats a keg of 10
iHiuny nails P..r rxerdea lie swings
ltk) ton guns, in,<| t,> lit hli tmiVeshe
slue on submarine niloes ami sruuke*
gun cotton torpedoes.
„ ,C Edwards, psstor of the Eng.
Ilkh llapilal Chureh at Vfliteravllle
l*a. wlam tafferlng wivli rheumsUam
was advised to try Chamberlain’* l'ain
U**ayr -A f»w applications
| ill IItln ltnlo»«*m |»rovK«| of fr«fait it*?*
| vine to me. It subdued the Intlom
Illation anil relieved U,e naiii. Should
I “n.*fl'rn04 '’l' «lvin« **slu Balm
1 Hi** ** "•*• F***" nw,.M For sain by
J. K. Carry A Co
■'■iMriirni or war.
A*nr* ainiuM tkr y»W|1|WP< r*r
tl>* fimii llaAnr i.xIwmmI.
UoMtimrn Jtaadllglit.
TUa cluods soetu to be gathering.
The low, mntterlug thunder of War
ecome to ba heard hi llio distance.
The people or tlxa United State* are
ditturocd front ocean to ocean. There
la » foKliug o' nnrcat, disquiet. But
X darosny there will be no wur. Tire
old Adage giwa "the Hate to prepare
for war is In time uC peace.” 1 do uot
know whet the court of Inquiry may
decide as to the explosion and staking
of IIM! battleship Maine In the harbor
ut Havana, but X do know tkut this is
a groat tuition of ours.
Xf my memory la correct, Spam geo
gruphlcslly is about as Urge u* Mis
soori io her area. Spain Is on herlset
legs. Mite If n bankrupted nulion to
day. If alio ciutuoe lick Cuba ahe line
demonstrated her weakness and paraly
ala, and U would be no credit to this
nation or oors to lick Spain and we
might have savontl other nation* to
lick befi>r* lit* thing is oscr. It wonld
bo like a strong, vigorous mao hitting
a frail, pony, sickly, weak liUle wo
man. Xo mailer what the provoca
tion might be. If X were to eee a man
do that X would ba tempted to take a
hand myself.
J>m. we cau muster nnd bellow eud
pew the dill. There to not much harm
lii Hint. The whnle thing reminds uie
nf a scent th« buy described wbnse
butluosa It was every morning to drive
the cslvm to the pasture At the
same hour each morning s neighbor
boy carriod lilt calves to the pasture.
They always met at about the aamo
place In the road, the calves and Uie
liny*. There *»* * little bull yearling
with eaoh drove of calve*, sud long
before tlvey carue to the meeting point
they would begin to bellow and |va«v
the dirt. Tlve comer they approached
each Oliver the more belligerent they
become, aud finally when they came
up to meet each other face to face they
stood and 1 talked daggers at oaob other
and then walked out <nto tlie same
comer of the fcuoe and went tu anting
grass together
U tmnM soccn that if the nowspsper*
run tlve country tln-jr would soon run
via Into a fight with (Spain. Bui the
poarrrv tint, be el Washington s.itjuv to
he caieiul, prudent, conservative, cm
tinus. Tliai la well enuugli. I waa a
good big kid whan the war brtwev-n
lh« (ttaleecanvn mi. There were many
biood'UtjU-liuindor anil spread-eagle
speeclieu made and the newspapers
were buay thundering forth Uteir
views; but both the North and the
South of this Union bit off mure than
they cuuld chew when fnr. Sumter
vr.ia Itrcd on. lor it was a long, bloody ,
fcrrftil struggle to Appomnltox. I
heard one fellow siy bv-ilay ini was
sure If we did get in a w»r with Spain
tliere were a lot of Idle men who could
get a job. Their is m toy a fellow In
this country Uchlug for a war witn
another country. But that class nf
tu'->i are nut running I’uo country, I
am glail to ary.
But f siu candid when t say that
this big onantry of our* has dickered
ainl dallied with the tinban question
too lung. Twelve month* ago If Oon
grms or Uhi President of the United
ntatea hud said to Spalu, * \'ou must
couquer Cuba by humane warfare In
three [dunlin nr move your army off of
that island" them would have been no
war under those circumstances; but
we havr wailed and dickered and dal
lied nntil there la a probability of war
with Sonin. It would be a calamity
ahonld it come to pass. Somn Itibln
scholars have pointed to Uu> olivse of
this oentury ns the period of the Arm
ageddon war. War now means much
more tban It did thirty years ago. ft
Is possible for Bpsin to move her usvy
along the coasts of the United Stales
and destroy billion* of property In a
few days. Tbe combined world
couldn’t whip us If wo could move off
twenty miles from the sea ult around,
but uur greatest wealth and centers of
wealth are exposed to tlm guns of the
battleships of tbr enemy. And ready
tlve moneyed and business Interests of
tlve country will hardly permit a war.
Everything goes down under tlve dol
lar uow, and humanity hat almost
cessed to ask whether a thing |* right
<>r wrong, but bow roucn will I muko
by tkti or lot* by thstf
I would rejoice to aoe Cuba, a freo
nnil Independent republic. 1 nut not
in favor of tbe annexation of Culia and
Hawaii. We have got uinre territory
now than we ruin well or govern well.
We do not waul» state or any annexed
territory nut at aes. We do not want
anything that will oo»t (nor* than It
comes to. Tilts 1» Hi* Krente*t repub
lic on the face of the cartb. Title gov
erumcul as a republic is a constant
menace to every monarchy In the
world. A mmmroby hales a republic
like a l>»mncrat hate* a Pop, They
will combine with anything to Hog
him lint this talk of war nnd this
uneasy feeling nusetlle* btimlmws ret*
tioos and bueinvaa prospects
The great cotton drat or PhiUdcl
pltln is ordering tbeir buyers to atop
llirniieboui the doutli because of pro*,
pret of war All stock* and lionda are
going down bee*use of llie Hutntti
scare. 1 don’t think we are in a aUtn
pidn Itito Texas cattle, but folks ar*
Ilk* cattle—they are easily stampeded
Hot Uiti cooler heads ar* In charge,
'l'hey manage to hold the thing down.
I hopo so. at least. Fighting |. the
imotvat huslnaaa mao or men, republics
or monarchies eyflr resorted to, Jt
btlng* no goo!, hut only evil.
Peter tb« Great, Oharietnngne and
Napoleon muelerrd their vast armies
mid blood flowed over Hi*, continents.
Tin y all dud at last vatHpiiahed mid
Oonquered. H«l when t'lmat wantril
l’i u>un|ne< this world h« walae<| up on
CXtvalry aud died lot It, anl today
mllll.ms nf itieri would die fur Ihinai.
No hlglvr rule w»* ever given to men
•>v iiatinna than that wv pray f.ir our
enenura and do good l*' Hiem that d*
spitefully use >>• I.ovc at laa*. it tie*,
von and earth'* n»*t |»ihrat wrupou
Ham P. Junes.
I am'I *."»,)• Mbm hy yimr eniiermw. mnl
«•» roue life b> ,ie»ua*k«# » »jM- itu* am.
tee tie.a* Own earn c ewrba, »>Ma anmn.
»«*!»■ *»4 all IMM aJPl htlif IraitWo*
winw OatatmtoaS Ot.
TII* lULriTC Toiinr.nu.
.* Mlrauae EWIHP Unwk With Hw
SuoU'TImm* Maw - T*» «»|H»mf *r
tra BM* A<lriiltTM>>nlrwlln Rip
*•*» ud Mu IS Boo Hu
Wakk.
Tbo Hilplur dirigible torpedo, wbioh
has jmt been cxaroloed at Boston by
expert*, proyrs to bn • rosy Ingenious
destructive melnn, says the New York
Hmrll. Its shape Is like a cigar, with
a proboscis that- suggest* a swonllisb.
Tim body Is 30 feet long and 34 incite*
In diameter. From tho noen protrudes
tha stem, or ••sword," eight feet In
length, umied at the tip with a genu
ine harpoon.
It it more than a torpedo—it Is an
eleetrlo laoooh, with motive power
supplied from batterrle*. and It ean he
dlrroted from Uie shore by means of a
walchllke dill, from which wires run
to different parte of Ui* torpedo's me
chanism. On one aid* of the dial are
lb* points for port or starboard, or
••steady;" ootbeoUier ‘'abend." fast
or slow. It welgtw 30000 pounds, and
it will travel SB miles if nuoeiirary. It
carries a torpedo, which may be
charged with 2B0 pound* of ganeoitoo,
at a maximum speed of 30 knoU an
hour.
tlie harpoou-ttppoil point
■trike* a »tilp’x torpedo oat It penetrates
on* of (lie tnesliea »nd hang* there.
From It a chain rum t>»ek to a oom
partment which oortaiua tba torpedo.
Tbe same impact against a collar ou
tbe almfl releases the can. which slides
forward, wad at tba same time a spring
taars nIT tbs leaden covering at Ota and
of a water-tight tuba, wfateb runs tba
can and la surrounded by tlie explosive
material which make* up the torpedo.
This may be eltliar guncotton or nitro
glycerine. As tbs cover of tbe tube is
torn off water rushes in and Igultue
the metallic potassium; ibis dame sets
off a big rooket. wlileli shoots forward
and cutries tbe can containing tbe ex
plosives with U.
Tlie tube (rum which tbe torpedo
shouts out bss a downward inclination,
and so the torpedo shoots downward
toward the bottom of the net, pews*
under, end than, when It is checked by
a chain connecting It with tlie engine,
it gun up and strikes the vessel from
below. The release of the torpedo cm
■at a clockwork iu operation. This at
ones takes charge of lbs boat and pro
ceed* to get it nut of danger by ievar
I slug the propelling power. If the rm
■cl to lie destroyed I* wooden tin* har
poon tip sticks In her aide and hangs
there, just as It did In the netting If
there Is nu net and the vessel u ar
mored the har|mi.ii t;u it removed and
a leech-liltu sucker of robber la at
tached In Its place.
to case h vwssel has a net reaching
to the boVeoui Ills position of the de
stroyer la the water Is reversed and
ebe runs bottom upward. This inclines
tlie torpedo chute upward and the tor
pedo it hurled over the net iind against
tlie ship.
Lieutenant Hslpioe lias a kcheius '
for the operator to rids astride this J
boat, wearing a cork Jacket, up to with
in half a mils at au enemy's snip, aud |
then get off and fl ut; with the auial)
switch In liUhnuJ, wlileli issuffloieut '
to control tier inurement*. Uu uau
make this silicic, call his or»ft back,
get abuard and go nsliore. The boat
will have a short test tiers before going
to WilleU i’oiiit, bat probably only'
with the rociet explosion.
Whet Ian IVnmI Wat* Worlli •
H. L l>md*t' ill Ml. Lour llr-yutlltl'.
Dedicated witliout burdensome re
spect to those residents of these Dotted
State* who inainUlu that the l'reet
drnt should accept a iqouny payment
for the lives of the seamen who went
down with the Maine, and thus “close
the incident.'* 1
what I* a dend nun trorrlt > Omr. ur.
Vint U m riunO nun) worm i I
^'“iMaiuc llus dwu In > all modluorr.l ho v, !
A muttercn tolUii for luarvavod day;
c‘ij,^r.-l^!ve':u1' ***«» •*•“'» hum I»r.
*»—Wlau-i« udead lunn worthy .
Wui ? Wbal: war for h few men deed * i
War fora atintm craft t i
War lor o>ea wiiui.oc u»o light baa Mud T
War for ikwb dial iha vuluiros fid y
War for lame* o*i a barlair boa r
War; la fbo r.arion dill /
A Marne thrown bif a hi ike MorluHi night;
A aotmd aa nf naming nartli,
wyM? MfSet* weu hr un aartol fright t
rhojlirlag Ilf aoula la a aiiddun flight—
Murdur I Uot money will make n right.
What u a dentd man tvurrh y
Oh ! lor the apirlt In men of afmtn
Thai hrr,ihli*tl hVavdoat'a I Orth:
Before wo f«U I rout oar high natalr,
Ptooi imUtotUir. that made u* groat,
rodollow andrmiln. aml Intend rato
Yo—-What la a dear] ibu worn r\
tilt atm bar) altal Haaik Mintalr.
This remedy ie Intended especially
for oouglia, cold*, croup, whooping
nongb and Influenxi. It has became
famous for Its cure* of time* disease*,
oeor n large part of tb« civilised
»o»ld. Tbs most flattering testimo
nlals have been received, giving ac
counts of ltd good works; of the ag
gregating and persistent cnogha II hna
cured; of saver* colds that hnv* yielded
promptly to Its soothing effect*, and
of tbs dangurou* attacks of croup it
ha* ournl, often sarlog the life of the
child. Tho pxteuslvr u*a of it for
wbouplng ooujh has ohowii that It
roba that (Ha's** or alt daogvrous on
sequences. Sold by J. E. Curry * Ue.
* aivsitrs m.i'rr.
**•» S»» m a Mw t* a Bwawa Uw
Ink kg aw XawHad (YnU.
Deacon Mifrakl.
“Did yea ever realise that tkm to
•kill to be exercised la tlw making of
tu effective UUfT f Newly every men
la a pi neb )■ anxious to frighten the
opposition, but everything depends
spoil tbs way In wliiob it is done."
This «>< the philosophy of the retired
banker, sad a story went with it.
"hi out of ths Colorado towoe tbat
has sines bscotns a oily T was routing
u private bank ami than was anotbar
Institution of Uia same kind to tbe
ptooe. We loaned heavily on rent sa
le to la thorn day* and a sudden ool
lspea of tbo boom left our eeoarttlas
greatly depreciated. Under suob cir
cumstances rumors that we could not
pay soon gained circulation, and we
had to make the best preparation we
could for a run.
“It cease Its true western fashion,
with a rash, with tbreals and a flour
ish of guna among tbs more oaeJtod.
Jdy rival took the old ptoo at paying
at but noe window, making such trans
actions as long as possible sad thus
starving oft the Inevitable while hoping
against hope. He aoDoaooed to tbo
crowd every few minutes that be could
pay dollar for dollar, bat bis anxiety
was so apparent that ft mads tbe de
positors more Inatoteut.
“I took the ether taek in making
my bluC I had raked together enough
tu stood a good stiff bluff, so I told all
hands to stop everything alas, and or
dered each one to beoome e paying tel
ler. 1 alto posted onuses tbat tbe
doors of Urn bank would remain opto
till every one was paid, even If It took
all night. This ant Urn crowd to game
lag and they eased up n good deni.
My next move was to place money In
the bends of friends, have Cham min
gle with the mvb beeeigiug tbe other
bank sod then rush over sod deposit
with me. This ruse terned tbe tide
and by 0 o’clock 1 had mom on deposit
than whan the ran began.’’
now WurM* l'Ml« kt C«kMr«.
Harass ilbpatab.
As the conviction becomes settled
ihut vlte court of inquiry will decide
that than* «m a ml mi esplonon uadsr
the Mains, dissnsiion among Amert
oan naval o(boors and civilians hers Is
PHivsisut as to tbs measures which tbs
united States government would like
ly adopt if war should unfortunately
begin.
A majority believe tlmt American
troops would b> landed at sums point
east of Havana aud the Insurgents
communicated with U»o Spanish isol
•liery would be defeated ur captured in
detail, and tbut w the meantime a deet
of Uuited Slates vessels would block
ads, if not bombard llaraua.
Xo one seem* to doubt tlmt the re
duction of tide city would be compara
tively easy. Four twelve Inch de
feuoogutis—two west and two vast of
the city—are the only ones that ate
considered dangerous. These are hot
likely to bj well nival, and their ein
pluaimeoU arc out moderu.
That tome Spaniard* are of lire opin
ion that ao attack ou Havanas will be
made is believed to be shown by lbs
abuurmsl activity dttulayed on hoard
Ibe Vlrcsya. The Aasociatad Press
correspondent has tire best navel au
thority for lira statement that the
VUcayu is In a constant state of readl-1
ness for emergencies aad that picket
hosts are on the start day and night
Intide tlie harbor.
ic i» point#"*! one tuit tun xDcuKn-w*r
Vlrcay* aud Oquendo might be caught
in a blockade m»I fall an eaay prey to a
united States fleet. The Drainer
Alphouio XII la without boilers and
would bo of no account. All this dii
cusoJon of the probability ol war among
lb# Americans and Spaniard! proves
nothing and ucly allows llie state of
feeling hsra.
***• Jtalaa's Uos.
Mozlea Two ttrp'sbbe*.
uoiil of lbs bbtaU BbrSl's deep,
aisi utmruo ror ■ baruoaiipr« woo.
But saveraMMOI IS*Mltor clax
iMikad un IsoDoaUnua'! rids.
ijw Hampshire boy.
Aort Ibe toy from TVninm—,
Whs nuvtr s low Ibm Ousts vru ootr,
<*»«"* lm* eternity.
“SSiS#WilSSIr m*m'
: Mnnb Wl
Tbs national chairmen of Ute Dsmo
cratlo. Populist aad silver Ro public* n
parties may Uses a» mscy fuohm mant
imuom aa they please, bet there era
dead loads of good Democrats who Will
not be driven into this fusion basinets.
Tboy are bonnily tmk of Urn little
hut* they had In 1H08, whoa Un crowd
>tfceyfuMd with I ml pod to pat Xorth
Corolla* la the aaoilsbio shape she en
joys (t) at prvoent.
“Woods Seeds Are Good
Seeds”
jB
KaMbriw Win— Uni <• r«ri (■»
Tmaday a tap tapoeaot of eta-out
28Sr&3555 ^vts
UMOrt tm Urn J~T~- WUwloftoo.
TbMo “qihwi" am tile nul
4ud era a twill ot itm, eaafa looted
wtth 500 potto* of dy^owlM. They
tstfaSS^Kaaf-stf
la Uw cliaaael of the tar Uaeaoeof
IWJoorootiaii*7Thar wUI^^boS
oootod with Win* to u oloetrie bat
tery to tbo fort eta the toogOinpof a
tattoo win Comm thorn to •xpum.
with a twriilo eflect. Any ooo of then
»®«ld pl«r haw with a Ui« tap. In
the oreot of war with ear other power
* *£of Uwoe miooa will bo ptaed
la the channel.
The ebleneot ot inoalUooa to Fort
3r"<sSOT«jKi3:
of ether nelu—. powder aod urojoetllea
aa3&v»:JSSS
SysursJMSra*
or ymn **o.
. Kfhrard Grimes, gmtfcaaoe at
~—« woo at ooo tlmo a cUima of P»U
KfesKsirsyttaas
Maaa respecting Um tight! of pnmerty
ond a oonaegaeot iutarriow with a
I—y» h* jme, partgroa, aab
lemed to storm of tnaimat at tho
dtota peoitaotiarr. Life tharahacam
lug burdensome ha eras traaafamd to
tfceponraad open air of tho gtata
fara, in Halifax. The wife at His
bosom baa lately received a latter tram
S? fcTMWBS
asrdsssa*2* 22
Amoag other idea reenuUoea ho Bays
ha bat recently bean on a deer bant
and had Uis satiifaction at mu** a
?»d«hlu« 100 pouuda. Alto
pibwliala bar la* a fin* Um. Hr.
Qrtmts' latter ntber conflict* with
■mao tdaaa wa have aaurtaiaod that
the Mate prlaoo aad farm* ware plaooa
for tlw puniabawat aad ronflaamaat of
malefactor*. Ferhap* wo won mi*
takas, or la than too mash truth in
tho many report* or laxity and looee
aaea In tiw mauaiKcatut of tbaaa lastt
tutloaa. Hut we eanuot keep up with
Um prraent adcalolatratiou mad an no
longer euiprimd at anything that hap.
Pea*- wa aiuiaid uot bo nr1 vnlrtnl at a
proclamation, from tho Governor. of
graoral amooaty for all oouviota.
rnatfetnauii Uu Amu.
SMI* syuaiuene ami*.
,„w» iwru wMb rwgnl that Mr.
Clatro Harris, arbo for Uie bwt «l*
>MIS baa 1«MU oversew la card room
for tbe Him Ut'g. cm., at tbtt place,
law accepted a position with Ilia Avon
mill at Uastoole, sad will imve for
thst pise* uaxt week.
Tbs Avon Is a handsome o«w mill of
10.00U spiodioa, aud Mr. Harris wbo is
10 have charg* of lbs ami at u(*ht
will hasp every splndlo humoring.
Everybody bates ts tas CTovro Ira4.
£*••1“ f** tdU>w and tbe
beads wbo work under bla will fiud
him to be congenial and kind hwrtSS
them, as b* was here with (boas whom
I* easts In oontaet and will be mlsaad
by both employer aod fnlnteas as
wuU a* aU otlSTsbo ba”C£to<*.
In* on bis beaming countenance for
tba pest years.
W«> undantsad b* loam hm of hto
own desire, owing to a promotion aad
ha oarriee with fahn tba reenact aad
estjem or bis lata employers.
Tbe him Hr*. Oot Isom of tbe
bast wills, noted for tba amount of It*
predsot aad tbe standard yams which
It turns oat.
We all wish Clear a well, sad bops to
boar from him through tbs eotaara* of
yoar most exoollent mill paper.
US» Herat!*.
.. *lJu'r MMUraera. a ato* UtUa girl,
lived so far from tbs tubnirllSMS tost
sbs rod* s Utils Uoe-eyed, oonddlng
mala to tbe ban oUmnSTrtL
uaober thought it a a wise to show tbs
animal to gram about aabarmad, ao
i attampsad to club It away, thm
'watoftba story Wtsld hi them n.
pi estiva Uoea:
gajsaar&as.'afas
sa«»ffl£!Sl«rS
aw?sgrs-^
will ImuittoUte^ MmShu
SSS»CS&3uSs
RMlv* tat aMUMdM tro* Ms tartr.
m mi barman u inrt«m»i«ai auX.
•lata. Ha win paratntellr aaaa«a kta
aamiolfu.
..1 ***•*••* ■i*‘aUd «ttk rhaoata
tl«ai far foartraa ram aad uoUlaa
am** u gtva my I was aids
tetanuaawl aU U» Urn, kata#a
aunilr nflhttag. I bad tried taw?,
thlaa I eottM tear ad aad at tat M
MdjatnUMMMWM l*alalUlca.
wblak Idid, ata waa I— adtatay »*
liarad aad la a ahan ttaa aarad. 1
aaa ba*ay u m y mm U kaa aol Maaa
=s3^s Jf»