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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-08-10

Turkey IS too poor TO make ex-
tcnsiye war Preparations without
belief N ihcll being necessary.
The news tllar the sultan $ Gov
crnmcnt is buying uniforms and
stores and has caIlcd'cut eighty
Thousand reserves, VIII therefore
be considered oninous 1t 10 nor
likely that any OF the new lcvlesl
are designed for 'sge N Egypt, ~
lhe Kheciyc's support against the
Dcryisbos viii be direct from
England. The Turkish prepare
tons must look to complications
IN Oriental Europe,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-08-10

According 10 the pascagouIa
Drnocrat-Siar, Mississippi has
43s sawmil's, 10 shingle mills, I3s
planning mills, II logging rail-
roads, So dry kiln pIauis, 80
nlllIs uslng hand saving machines
and 80 Wholesale lumber dealers.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-08-10

A $4,000 compress viii he
erected al CIarksdale. By October
i, which will 60 far toward nd
yanciog that towns prospects us
"A cotton market.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-08-10

IWOASu 70 accompany orders~
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-08-10

1t is stated that eggs have tecn
selling at ak cents dozen and
chickens SIX cents apiece at CO.
lumbus.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

commanding, is one of the gunboat class. the
pioneer of her type in the new navy. She has
proved herself very speedy as well ms an
extremely handy vessel, and on account OF
her qualities and smaller size, she will proba-
bly, be made occasional flagship, whenever
the admiral thinks it necessary to proceed in
a hurry to some port where the depth Of
water would prevent the Chicago from enter
ing Commander Chadwick was for num-
Der of years naval attache to Tire United
States legation in England, and is probably
more thoroughly equipped than any other
commanding officer in the squadron to carry
out the details % plans similar to those at
present proposs'd, as for years the maneu-
vers of the English squadrons have been pro-
verbal for the thorcughness and reality that
have attended their every detail, and the
discussions that they have given rise to have
been of greatest value in the formulating of
methods for the carrying on of duty in their
navy. The Yorktown is of only ZOO tons
displacement, and her battery is of inch
guns with nine rapid fire and machine guns.
She is the first of the vessels built by Messrs
Cramp at Philadelphia. She has a top speed
of little over seventeen knots, and her cost
was S455,0OO
Should the graceful Dolphin be ordered to
the squadron she will form by no means to
be desplsed addition Her qualities have been
more thoroughly proved than those of any
of the other vessels, as she has just completed
a cruise around the world, returning in such
excellent condition that she could be sent out
again almost Immediately to take her part in
the evolutions
Early in November is the period fixed upon
for everything to be in readiness, and if the
plan as at present drawn up should be carried
out the squadron will start over for Lisbon,
touching Oh the way at the Azores and Ma
deira. Then it will work its way into the
Mediterranean, remaining but a short while
at any one port, and probably will then
stretch down toward the West Indies or
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
Sarm Copies.
STORAGE FOR APPLES.

The orchardist who raises fruit extern
sively for market can afford to build
apartments suited to his needs, says a
writer in the New York Tribune, but the
average farmer, who only seeks to have
a liberal supply for family use, must de-
pend upon cellar or garnet for storage.
The proper conditions for retarding de-
cay are an even, cool temperature Ga few
degrees above the freezing point), and
then abstain from handling the fruit.
Moisture in connection with heat always
hastens decomposition, but moderate
amount of the former in conjunction with
a low temperature preserves the fruit
plump and juicy, and perhaps retains the
flavor. When the crop is spread out
thinly on Slated shelves, one may notice
the premonitory symptoms at once, and
remove all such without delay. Handl-
ing the sound specimens is thus avoided,
and as one rotten apple will soon convey
the corrupting influence to its neighbors,
the supply of good fruit can be retained
much longer by weekly inspection.
Wrapping each specimen of valuable
varieties in soft paper unquestionably
tends to preserve them and retain their
beautiful tints, but it prevents one from
examination of their condition as they
approach maturity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
ClNClNNATpS FAVORlTE.
The New Baby at the Geological Gar
dens

The New Baby at the Geological Gar
The first giraffe ever born in America and
the only one ever born alive in confine-
ment, has taken up his abode at the Zoologi
cal Garden in Cincinnati He was born on
Sunday, and in honor of the occasion was
Immediately dubbed Sunday" The little
shaver weighed shortly after birth about l25
pounds His height ) feet inches, and
measured from the ground to the root of his
tail feet inches From his nose to the top
of his head he measured 10 inches. The neck
from jaw to waist measured 10 inches The
head of this interesting animal is of red
dish brown color The abdomen and legs are
whitsh and family spotted The neck back
and sides, outside the shoulders and thighs,
are of dull rust color.
The father of the baby is eighteen feet tall,
and can reach twenty-five feet. The mother
is seventeen feet tall The pan have been in
the Zoo for twelve years, and have never
missed single meal on account of sickness
during the time of their captivity. The
mother is very affectionate, but, strange to
say, will not nurse the baby. thus forcing the
attendants to supply him with bottle How
ever, this does not seem to affect him in the
least, and his chances Of becoming strong
man, like his father, and an honor TO the Zoo
are good.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
THE FLYING SQUADRON.
A NEW DEPARTURE IN THE UNITED
STATES NAVY.

Important Results Expected from the Com
ing Cruise of the Chicago, Atlanta, Bos-
ton, Yorktown and Perhaps the Dolphin.
Rear Admiral j. G. Walker In Command.
For some years it has been the aim of va
rious naval officers high in authority to get
enough vessels together to form a squadron
of evolution, or flying squadron as it is
now usually termed. Other powers have
fitted out similar squadrons, and it has been
notable fact that discipline and efficiency
have never been carried to a higher degree
of perfection than in such sduadrons. In the
first place, the vessels selected must neces
sarily be in the best of condition to stand the
cruise, the motto of which is always to be
ready for movement on the shortest possible
notice AS the speed of a feet or squadron is
obviously that of the slowest vessel, ships
having good speed and endurance are those
most generally selected AS a rule, this
means the crack vessels of the navy, and
naturally, officers who are proud of their
profession and anxious to see it succeed in
everything, are those most apt to be selected
An officer to command such a body is chosen
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
LIBBY PRISON AS 1T WAS.

change Chicago has taken Libby prison.
This noted structure now stands in Chicago
with almost exactly the same appearance it
had in Richmond, though castelated wall
surrounds it, and is museum of curiosities
of the war and southern life and history gen
orally. The removal and reconstruction of
the old tobacco warehouse may be compared
in skill with the noted removal of the obelisk
of Luxor from Egypt to Paris and similar
feats, save that the obelsk had to be moved
entire, while the Libby was taken to pieces
The old building as it stood in Richmond
was first photographed and sketched as a
whole, and in parts large and SMALL till it
was so pictured to eye and mind that every
detail could be reproduced. Then, as it was
taken down, every one of its Con, 900 pieces of
wood, brick, stone and iron was cassed and
numbered they were transported to Chicago
and, save the decayed wooden sections which
had to be replaced, and some portions de-
stroyed in railroad accident the whole was
restored. 1t stands upon a commanding
point, and is well filed with Union and Con-
federate relics, largely the collection of Mr..
c. F. Gunter, the president of the Museum
association.
There are old swords, guns flags, shells,
pictures and fragments of a hundred kinds
diaries from the pockets of fallen soldiers,
containing the last lines they wrote; photo
graphs stained with the blood of their own
ers, letters without direction when the writer
was killed. scores of curious ornaments whit
tied out in camp, and hundreds of original
letters written on the battle field or immedi-
ately after by men who had taken part and
donated by their recipients. There are also
many curios not so directly connected with
the war, such as autograph letters of eminent
men and old books and papers throwing light
on those times.
Special departments are given to Lincoln,
Grant and Sherman, and many of the me-
mentoes are quite rare and valuable. There
are displays under glass of war time news
papers, flaming extras" noted proclama
tions and many other stirring documents
and one series which combines the pathetic
and the ludicrous-fles of southern papers,
from the clean and hotly edited sheets in
which the beginning of the war was chroni
cled down to the dirty wall paper on which
the last issue was printed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08


possible to get enough vessels together in any
one place to form respectable command for
a rear admiral, as for a flying squadron it
has been utterly impossible, and with the ter
ribly slow speed the word flying" would
most certainly be misnomer.
Since the government has begun building
steel cruisers with stanch frames and strong,
powerful machinery the case assumes differ
ent aspect, and the possibility of realizing
some of the long talked of and well digested
schemes has al last arrived. With the new
vessels and improved guns have come new
methods of doing things, which differ in
many respects most radically from what Off
GERS and men, during the long period of stag
nation, have been accustomed to. In those
days of what it is presumed may be now most
properly called the "old navy" or perhaps
still earlier in the days of self supporting sail
ing ships, method was not so Indispensable
although even then it made important con
tributions to success, but in these days of
mastless armored ships, Of coal and countless
mechanisms, torpedoes, electricity, high pow
cred rihed guns and smokeless powders, a
dozen shops and factories contribute to the
outfit of single ship, and single misfittng
valve may cause disaster. Method the most
refined and careful in detail, and the success
of which is tested by experiment and ma.
newer, is absolutely requisite.
The vessels of the squadron, although not
up to the most recent date in their style OF
construction, disposition of batteries, power
of machinery and so forth, are vessels that
those who serve in them will have no reason
to be at all ashamed of; as they are very
much superior to the foreign squadrons that
as a general rule, are sent to visit our ports
They are unarmured, to be sure, but they
have steel curved decks and more or less Goa
protection to their vitals. The batteries OF
the Boston and Atlanta are very much
heavier than any ships of similar tonnage
carry in other navies they have fine sea.
going qualities, good maneuvering power
and are comfortable craft to serve in.
Four, or at the most fve vessels, should the
Dolphin accompany the squadron, do not
make n very large number for extensive evo.
buttons, but for cruising or flying squadron
the differences in type, the electric appliances
and the various fittings make them well cal
culated to fill every requisite. Should the
present plan be carried out, all the other new
vessels, as they put in commission ready
for sea service will join this squadron for a
period of six months drill, and at the end of
that time, if they pass the rigid scrutiny of
the commander-in-chief, they are to be de
tached and sent to join some one of the squad
rons on foreign station.
The Chicago, the flagship, is the largest OF
! our cruisers in commission. Her command
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

breech loading steel rifles with twelve rapid
fire and machine guns. She was built by
John Roach a. Sons at Chester, and the con-
tract price was SSS9OO Owing to the nu-
merous changes that have been made i'll the
fitting of this vessel, the sum actually ex-
pended is largely in excess of this estimate
Lieut.. S. S. Stanton will be flag lieutenant
of the squadron
The Atlanta, Capt Howell, the inventor of
the automobile torpedo now being furnished
to naval vessels, and the Boston, Capt.
O'Kane and sister ships of about 3, POO tons
displacement, also built by John Roach a.
Sons, and probably costing to date about
S625, 600 Their batteries are extremely
heavy for vessels of their class, and although
they apparently carry them with ease, show
ing thus far no signs of being over weighted,
the latest practice of the day is not in favor
of such heavy guns as the eight inch, the ten
dency being a larger number of quick fire
guns of smaller caliber, the projectiles from
which are sufficiently powerful to pierce the
sides of any craft against which these ships
would be called upon to fight.
Their batteries are two S-inch and six o
inch breech loading steel rifles, with ten rapid
fire and machine guns; there are no torpedo
fittings for these vessels A radical depart
ure from the then existing methods Of con-
struction is apparent in the build of these
ships, the raised portions forward and aft are
moved together, forming a superstructure
deck amidships, leaving the ends low and af-
fording thereby free sweep for her large
guns, one of which is mounted on the port
side forward and the other diagonally aft on
the starboard side. All sorts of direful pre-
dictions were made regarding these vessels
when they were at first proposed, and it must
have been a genuine surprise to the wise
acres and croakers when their stanchness
and stability at sea became an assured fact.
The Yorktown, Commander Chadwick
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
EIGHT INCH GUN OF THE ATLANTA.

EIGHT lNCH GUN IHE ALBANIA.
South America. The coal question will be
the all important one, as the bunkers of the
Boston and Atlanta are not very capacious;
and, as their sail power amounts to but little,
their engines will be the main reliance for
propulsion.
The commander in chief will be allowed
more or less independence in conducting the
movements of his squadron as in no other
way can the development so satisfactorily
progress. The mere fact of steaming in
squadron and going in and out of port every
few days would make the cruise a constant
school for the officers in handling these YES
sells. The frequent tactical drills will ia
miliarize them with the powers of their ships
and the ease with which steam steering gear
and double screws admit of this being done
will no doubt be surprising to those whose
life has thus far been passed in the old
style wooden ship. The drills about the in
divdual vessels will be of considerable value
to the service at large, as no manuals have
been thus far entirely satisfactory, and it has
been almost an impossibility TO adapt the old
systems of drill in use with muzzle loading
smooth bores to the requirements of the
breechloadng rides.
The electrical appliances for training the
guns and the electrical shell hoists are in an
experimental state, and whether the new yes
sells are to have them will depend largely
upon the report made on those already in
stalled One very important feature of the
exercises will be the target firing while under
way at sea, and interesting results may be
looked for particularly with the large cali
Der guns. The recent speeding and turning
trials at Newport were i'll reality the prelim-
mary evolutions of this squadron, and afford
excellent data on which to base the compara-
tive merits of the different vessels. What
they can accomplish under sail alone and
their behavior i'll weathering the Atlantic
gales are features that will be of interest to
professional men.
The drawing up of this programme, with a
view of accomplishing as much as possible
with the means at command, is an import
ant feature of our naval administration, and
will be an excellent test of the value and eff
cheney of the departure from the older
methods. The squadron of evolution cannot
be too highly spoken of as a regular part of
naval training and preparation for war; it is
a school of the most elevated standard posi-
BILE, with the chances greatly in favor Of the
best results for officers and men, 1t will
prune theories, point out defects and suggest
remedies with a force and authority that the
navy has long been in need of, and it will
convey lessons next in value to those taught
by war itself.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

ing officer is Capt,
II. b. Robeson, and
at her mizzen she is
to fly the broad
blue flag with the
two white stars Of
a rear a d IN ir a |
which is flown by
Commodore j. q.
Walker, who has
for the time being
been made an act
ing rear admiral.
The main battery
Of the Chicago is
four S-inch, eight T.
inch and two 5-inch
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
An Old IrOnclad.

The popular belief that ironclad men-of-
war are an invention of the last half Of the
Nineteenth century is evidently not founded
upon fact. Divers have recently been at
work in the harbor of Trieste and have
brought up portions of the French frigate
Danae, fifty-six gun frigate which was
wrecked seventy eight years ago The wreck
had sunk SO deeply in the sand as to te well
preserved, and it has been found that the hull
was Of wood and was heavily plated with
iron.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

Giraffes are caught in pitfalls about ten
feet deep, having wall of dirt heaped up
from one side to the other and about six or
seven feet high. When caught in one of
these pits its fore legs fall on one side, its
hind legs ON the other, and its abdomen rests
ON the edge of the wall The animal thus
balanced by its belly on the wall is unable to
spring out, despite its struggles The hide Of
the giraffe is so thick that oftentimes buller
will not pierce 4.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

on account of his
a ability to make
things GO and to
bring all out of yes
sells and men that
there is in them.
Owing to the old
wooden vessels of
the United States
navy being in such
a bad state of re.
pair, with boilers
all patches, ma
chinery worn and
bulls pretty well
shaken to pieces, ii
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

the police courts,
police stations, and
prisons. a m ong
other things Mrs.
Beckwith TIL in k S
that women can do
is to clean tn o
streets. She con-
siders a broom a
proper implement
I or woman. She
also especially de-
sires women 10 be
appointed inspect
ors of tenem e n t
houses, factories
and markets. She
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
A Woman for Mayor.

Brooklyn is not greatly torn up over the
canvas of Mrs. Emma Beckwith for mayor
but the lady herself asserts that she is in
deadly earnest about it. She says her plans
if elected, are To help women. She would
like TO have women ON the school board in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

is a woman of middle age, and is spoken of as
attractive and fearless" Bad Brooklyn
boys annoy her by singing whoa, Emmap
in front of her house. Her ballots will be
printed on pink paper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

The famous tunnel through which Col.
Streght and others escaped is reproduced as
nearly as possible, and all the beams and
bricks on which the prisoners carved or
painted sentences or devices are in their
place. The mementoes of Lincoln and John
Brown are of peculiar interest. The Libby
prison war museum will rank high among
the sights of Chicago
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

Doctor-Taks these powders as directed.
and your cold will be gone in two or three
days.
Patient-You seem quite hoarse, doctor.
Doctor-Yes; I've had q bad cold for four
weeks-Epoch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
The CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY.


Missouri RIVER The Direct Route ottaWa
0skaioosa Council
PabHry Nielsen
the
Chicago,
Cars and and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
LIBBY PRISON MUSEUM.

It Has ut Last Been opened in the City
of Chicago.
Old Richmond has adopted fair share of
Chicago's enterprise, and by way of fair ex-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08

sI Ssas SS & sSss
Reclining
North
asss ay w @ ~ a0Rh Hpq R ys
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-08
VIA THE ALBERT LEA ROUTE,


THROUGH
SIOUX Falls Rock isand The Favorte Line ater
OF he North
SHORT SENECA FACILITIES
Joseph Achon Leavenworth Kansas Minneapolis and St Paul
init or Canada, o ~ - .
e. ST. JOHN JOHN SEBASTIAN,
General Manager CHICAGO Ticket Pass Agent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-01-19

The January number is the second
beautiful holiday issue of Vide
Aacdke for the season. 1t opens with
a charming social novelty for the win
ter evenings, violin recitation en-
titled "The Cricket Fiddler" The
opening story, full of the Christmas
tide spirit, is by Hezekiah Butter.
worth, entitled "Good Luck.n Mrs.
Jessie Benton Fremont has a sketch
of early California, called "My Griz-
ely Bear" The serial stories are very
readable: "Five Little Peppers Mid
way" by Margaret Sidney, is full of
delicious home fun and young life,
while the Trowbridge serial, "The
Adventures of David Vane and David
Crane" swings along in jolly way.
"The Legend of William TelP' gives
some excellent reasons for CHASING
that popular episode of Swiss history
among folk-tales. Mrs. Sallie Joy
White tells in "Fire-Building" how
the girls are taught to build fire IN
the Boston Public Schools, which is
exactly how fire should be built in
everybody's kitchen. Prof. Starr
writes in "a Queer Bundle of Sticks"
of the evidence that elephants once
roamed over America. There are
poems by Mrs. Whiton-Stone, Mar
garet Eytinge, Faith Cleveland Lee,
and others. A very bright depart
ment has been added 10 the magazine
called "Men and Things" full of con-
tributed anecdotes, "reminiscences, de-
scrirtions and "short talks" Vide
Atoake is $40 year. ID. Lothrop
Company, Boston.