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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-25
Afternoon eession.

Mr.. Rogers Of Washington moved to
reconsider the sciion whereby section G was
STRICKEN cut, Stair 9 that he desired to offer
an awerdmen' substituting $50 for $500.
and 80 days" in plscs of ore year. The
MT ton failed. Section 7 (Amendstory OF
sec,iJn So CT chsp'er q of the Revised
Statutes a. to fne and imprisonment Of
common seller Mr.. Ws,ton Of Somerset
moved that section be stricken out, and
that the yeas ard nays be ordered. The
question beirg put, resulted,
YEAs-Messrs. c chs pin, Grinde. Harper. Ne ban.
Nutone. Fsuinsiil. Powers. Ryder, Sherman.
NhYs-sessTs. Giles. UaIes, Hunt, Libby Of
Andrescoggin, Mo- re, Nash. Poor. Rogers, Stew
art and Wilbur 10
So the motion prevailed ard the section
was stricken out. Section (Amendstory
of sectien 81 of chapter 81 Revised Statutes
relating TO keeper Of dIinkicg house or
tipping shop
Mr. Hsires of X spnebec moved to amerd
BY striking out the word ''five" in line / l
snd inserting in place thereof the word one
and in line II strike out zone year" and
he inserted 80 days.
On molten by Mr. Stewart, the ''yeas
and nays were ordered. The question
being put resulted:
YEAs-Messrs Cites, GriBdIe, Haines, Harper,
Libby Of And-oscoggin. Nash, Nusiirg. petten-
gill, Poor, Rogers, stewart, Swanton, Thatcher
NAyE-Nessrs. Charin Gilmore, Hurt, Nehan,
Moore. Powers, Ryder, Sherman and Wadlin-a.
So the motion prevailed. On motion by
Mr.. Haines Of kennebec, the section as
amended was adopted.
| Sec. 3. (Relating to search and seizure
| Mr.. Hsioes moved to amend. the amend
| ment being the sane in substance as that
ado pied in the previous section. Amend
uent adopted. Section 9 ~ amended
adopted.
On motion by Mr.. Stewart Of York sec
ton 10 was adopted.
| Section II (amendasory Of section As o!
chapter q Revised Statutes
| Mr.. Walton Of Somerset moved to STRIFE
out this section, tnd on motion by Mr.
Powers Of Aroostook the yeas and nsyI
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On motion Of Mr.. Clsson Of Gardiner.
bill, an act to provide for printing and dis.
;ribu,ing ballots at the public expense ard
to regulate voting for State and city elec-
tions. tabled pending the acceptance Of the
msjoriiy report Of the committee in con-
currepce with the Senate, vas taken from
the table Majority report, ought 10 pass I
Mr.. Clason moved that the House raceoe
ard concur with the Senate in the adoption
Of the majority report.
Mr.. Stearns Of Carib1u-Mr. Speaker
aud gentlemen Of the House: regard II
as duty that owe to my cons itoents and
to the party to which l beiorg to utter my
protest against any change Of action on the
part of this House. The KxsxEnrc JoUa-
NAL which hold in my hand SAWS in one of
its editorials this moraing; I'VE are glad
to note at the beginning Of this week q
| caimsf tone pressi!ins in the discussion OF
the 8ustralisn ballot question - Nov /
| submit 70 the gentlemen Of this House tha.
the opponents Of this bill have discussed IL
| 10 iss different phases in q calm manner ]
submit thst they have confined themselves
to the merits OF the case and they have
| shown dignity about it that has not been
shoTn By the people who are a.temptipg 2
| row to procure the passage Of this bill. On
the other hand ! sm amszsd ths. the Kgs.
NEBEc JOURNAL should now expres, its
approval of the fact that a calmer tore pre-
yails in the discussion. When We have
seen the attitude Of this ballot bill |
Am more than smszed that il should be a.
sumed ths; the IA COOL, true Republican.
who voted against this bill would no.
charge and vote fer is, even though one
OF jse,ioDsble festare be stfickeno ou.. Th;,
bilsis sajd to be intended to prevent in,im.
idsiiou, bu. can say without f-a. of con.
tradiction that in all my experience in
political sff sirs have never found snytbipa
approaching in magnitude the extent Of in.
timidssion that hiss been attempted here b,
corporations, by Individuals, By person,
high in Office and by the press Of the Sat,
Of Mafns. Tins | say ihst I canno
see bow cam be asked
to chKrg, my vote and su,rendeI
>, my honest convictions. and | am smaze,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10
Torpedo Warfare.

The invention of the torpedo, says the
Globe Democrat, is ascribod to one David
Bushnell an American. who, about the
year 1916, devised an Internal machine
for the purpose OF destroying British
man of-war on the American coast The
attempt proved a failure, having 10
effect save that Of frightening the crew
almost t. death; but, not discouraged,
he made a second essay in the same line,
this time not far from Philadelphia,
While the British were holding that city
Bushnell, with the assistance of the
Continental forces, prepared number
of floating topedoes-kegs partly filled
with gunpowder, and with slow fuse
attached. These were set adrift In the
river above the city with the hope that
they would float down among the vessels
Of the British fleet and effect consider
able destruction. Unfortunately, the
fuses were all too Short the kegs ex-
ploded in front of the city and at con-
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entrance into harbors otherwise almost
The results were by no
means commensurate with the outlay,
for the casualties to vessels were not
nearly so frequent as had been hoped,
but the dread of tocpedoes often pro
tected harbor better than the torpe-
does themselves, for on more than one
occasion Federal feet hesitated about
forcing an entrance for fear OF these ter
ribIe engines of destruction.
The first care of naval force when
entering strange waters was to send
boats ahead to find and remove torpe-
does This was done sometimes by care
fully rowing along and examining the
depths with a water tele cope to ascer-
tain the whereabouts Of the mines.
Sometimes, however, two boats at q
considerable distance from each other
would drag" for torpcdoes A strong
rope fastened to the stern of each was
allowed to drag beneath the surface in
a sort Of loop, and the boats being rowed
in the same direction, hidden torpedoes
were frequently caught and harm essiy
exploded by the loop. When not thus
dealt with they were drawn up with a
tenderness of handling that might be
expected from their character and
transported 10 the nearest beach, where
sometimes adventurous persons at
tempted to extract the exp oSive device.
Generally, however, when several had
been gathered in the same spot q field
piece at safe distance was trained on
the pile and with single shot the tor
pedoes were all exploded
Between 1865 and 1870 there were still
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10
New Thing in Engin es.

A Kansas City paper contains de-
ription, with cut, Of machine for
obtaining mechanical power from the
rise and fall of the water of lakes and
oceans, and states that the inventors
propose to test the plan at Coney Island
and at Jackson Park, Chicago. The
machine is simple enough. 1t consists
essentially of float, the rising and
falling of which moves o rocker near
it, the motion being communicated
from that 10 q similar apparatus on
land which works a couple of pumps.
One of these causes the compression of
ain and the other the lifting of water.
Tile power irregularly gathered is &C
cumulated, and can be allowed to OPP
crate machinery even when there is no
wave, always provided the interval be-
twe cen the wave motions is not too
long. Of course the machine requires
no coal or other fuel to run it, AID the
only question Of expense is as 10 the
interest on plant and amount of de-
terioration in pro- orion to the power
obtained. The idea is not by any
means a new one, but the practical
diff lities in the way have hitherto de-
TERED many from Trying TO carry IL
out. There is more chance for success
on the shores of the ocean than on the
lake, as in the former case the tidal
flow can be depended on to cause a
certain amount Of motion daily, regard
being had TO the tidal height as de-
termined by the varying distances and
positions of the sun and moon, while
on the shore of the lake there is not
much movement except during storms
and for short time after they have
subsidized. Still, the working of such
an apparatus On the shore of Lake
Michigan would be watched with great
interest by many thousands of practi
cal men as we'll as mere theorists
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10

through the torpedo case and down as
far as the powder. Here were fixed two
thin glass cases, one twice the size Of
the Other-the outer containing lime, the
inner sulphuric acid, into which the per-
pendicu?ar rod passed. A conclusion of
one Of the cross pieces near the surface
of the water pushed the perpendicular
rod out Of position, the sulphuric ac.d
case was broken, and the acid, acting
upon the lime, created intense heat and
exploded the powde".
This was the most common form of
torpedo, but it was extremely uncertain
in its action, for Wetting the powder
would of course destroy the efficiency of
the machine for damage.
Its uncertainty, therefore, has led to
experiments in another direction. Boats
have been constructed for the purpose of
towing torpedoes, an exceedingly in
genious towing apparatus, composed of
light beams and rigging, keeping the
torpedo at respectful distance on the
boom. A light, swift boat towini one of
these machines, which may be exploded
either by contact or G ectricity, is an eX-
ceedingly formidable antagonist. but the
danger of foul ng and the possibility of
the towing apparatus breaking or get
ting out Of order, SO that the vessel runs
a risk Of striking her own torpedo, have
proved a powerful OBSTACLE against a
general adoption of the towing system.
"A new plan suggested some years ago
was that of operating the torpedo by
means OF boom carried directly in front
Of the boat. This is now deemed the
most reliable method of torpedo attack,
and every European navy is provided
with boats of this pattern. The torpedo
boat is small, light craft. rarely more
than sixty feet in length and sometimes
not exceeding fifteen, but provided with
powerful engine. At the end of a long
pole projecting from the bow the torpedo
is borne, at a distance which does not. it
is true, prevent the crew of the little YES
sci from running considerable risk, but
the risk Of the occupants of the little
boat is trihing compared to what is in
Cured by the crew OF the vessel against
which the torpedo is directed. Torpe-
does designed for this use are generally
of iron, in the shape of cigar, in order
that they may the more readily pierce
the netting with which men-of-war are
now always provided, The torpedo
service is extra hazardous; no insurance
company would issue policy on the
life Of man who enlisted as one Of the
crew on torpedo boat. but the fact Of
it's danger does not deter men of daring
from attempting what seems to be the
impossib e., and in every torpedo boat
will be found men willing to sacrifice
their lives in order to blow up an enemy's
ship. The lightness, swiftness, noise
less motion and awful destructiveness of
these little crafts render them the most
terrible adjnncts to naval force.
1t is possible that in the future still
more dread al mcaas of offcEso will be
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however, they decided that the best use
they could make of it was to put it in
torpedoes, and placed it where the
Union vessels might receive the benefit
of it in case they attempted to force an
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ject they could discern in the waters of
tho river The affair was known to the
Americans as "The Battle of the Kegs"
and gave them infinite amusement, sew
eral comic poems written Oh the occasion
finding wide popq arity.
+ The idea Of the torpedo however, was
not to die. A Frenchman who had
served in America, on his return to
Europe took back with him the recol-
lie ton of Bushnell's invention, and
manufacturing several tOrpedoeS offer
ed them to Napoleon. About the same
time, an Engi> h Officer who had served
on the ship Cerbcrus, which Bushnell at
tempted but failed to destroy, offered to
tho British Ministry torpedo somewhat
similar to that constructed on the
Frenchman's plan. Napoleon rejected
with disdain the idea of using torpedOeS,
while the British Ministry, equally chiv
alrous, declined the offer made them,
al eging, however an entirely different
reason. "We should have every dis
senior praying and working against us
il we should resort to the use of such
Internal contrivanceS Chivalry was
rot then dead in the world, and men
still believed in giving their enemies
chance for life
t 4 he prejudice was not entirely re-
moved ten years later, when war broke
out between England and the United
States Robert Fulton, Concciving that
he could render his country service by
DESTROYING the vessels of the enemy,
prepared and built several submarine
hat for tie purpose Of w9"E Nc the dc
Structon Of aI unSuSl zee Gins FOE But
such means o warfare were regarded
then Huch as tho men of the present
day look uron explosive o. poisooed
bu lets. and Robert Flu tons oJer was
declined His boats proved failures. but
il il due to the American authorities TO
state that the practicabiity Of the thins
was fully beloved in, and that the re
fuSa to use Fnlton's submarine vessels
was entirely on sentiments grounds
Progress in the scene of human de-
struction and the use of explosive shells
dit away with this prejudice. The IL ain
ob ect in war was acknowledged to be
the annihiiation Of the enemyS force
with as lit expense an8sssSN as pos
sible, Mines on land had fong been en-
pIoyed, and the observation-disclosures
blowing up a wall or fort and blowing
open the hull Of u ship was toostrifing
to cause serious QuaIms cveaeto the most
century military men o. every nation
were fully rcconcjIed 10 the use of sub
marine mines, and were willing to en-
ploy them under any circumstances
where they might be useful.
TorpedoeS or submarine mines were
first used with decided advantage by the
Russians in the Crimean war of 1854.
II lssja had an extensive coast line to
defend, the allied fleet was of ever
whelming strength, and the Russians
considered themselves justified in pro-
tecting their line by any means posi-
be; hence they laid submarine mines in
every harbor, and several ships of the
allied feet suffered severely from this
unexpected mode of attack.
In the civil war of America the men:
of the South found extensive employ
ment for terpedoas Their coast lfnG:
was enormously long, there were f8ss.
forts, and the guns were neither IA hfer9
Gus nor good. Having plenty of powdeS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10
A Marine Registry.

The growth of the worlds mercantile
marine during the last fifty years is with
out parallel in modern history. This is
due not only to the spirit of enterprise,
but also to the industrial necessities
of modern civilization. Discovery and
distribution are now. as they have ever
been, the concomitants of progress.
Hence the colonies of the most ener-
getic nations, and the markets of for
eign lands open to commercial enter
prise. In this sovereignty of COM
merce and the seas, since the decay of
Spain and Portugal. the AngloSaxou
race is dominant. The insular position
of Great Britain has made it's traffic of
the sea a necessity, and in discoveries
and navigators it has been prolific and
distinguished. In the last five dec
AIDES it has made unprecedented prog
ress in it's mercantile marine. Fifty
years ago the tonnage of the British
empire was not much in excess of
10000 900 tons, while to-day it is close
approximation to 100000 tons. In
the use of steam power, and the build
ing of iron ships, it has hitherto hand
icapped ali competitors, and in half
IdS 1uCI6dSSu bL1c UOuAdS0 VI
steam vessels from 95,807 tons to
5,413,7O6 tons. In this matter it has
probably seen it's best days, other ma
tions equally alert and enterprising
being pushed by commercial necessi-
ties to the same search for foreign
markets. The ship tonnage of Norway
has advanced from 500, 900 tons in 1860
to [, 500, 0O0 tons in 1885, In less than
twenty years Germany has doubled it's
mercantile marine, it's shipping log
now showing 1920, 721 tons. Denmark
has made IL per cent. of an increase;
Sweden, 81 per cent; Spain, 80 per
cent. Holland, 40 per cent; and Bel
GUM. 50 per cent. France, in spite of
her subsidies, has less of tonnage in
1889 than it had in 1883. Italy has
also lower notch in the scale. The
United States is second only to Great
Britain, having 100000 tons register
ed for ocean trade, and upwards Of
5000, 900 tons in lake and river steam
ers. It's future in marine development
is without doubt. In length of sea
line, commercial enterprise, necessity
Of foreign markets, capacity for ship
building, and the mechanical ingenu-
ity equal to the situation, the American
nation has the means, men and metal
to covor the ocean highways of the
world with it's commercial navies.-
Age of Steel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10

found in the sll marine torpedo boats.
Or these. many have been devised but
none as yet have proved completely sue
cessful No matter how sa G their mech
anism appears to be, something gen.
orally happens; the boat goes down once
too often and never reappcars. If the
submarine boats shou reach perfec-
ton, ironclads would be useless No net
would afford protection; surface torpedo
boats would stand idly by while the sub
marine engine affixes torpedo and re-
tires, leaving it to explode, perhaps
many hours later All the precautions,
indeed, would be valueless against boat
that travels beneath the surface, aud
perhaps, if perfect boats of this kind are
made, naval war will become so dam
gerous that the fighting will all be done
on land.
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: ri State CONTROVERSY.

A Mlsslsslpplan, a Georgian and
Texan were together yesterday in the
rotUnda Of an uptown hotel, says the
Memphis Commercial, and each one
was boasting of the excellence and
greatness Of his own State. Said the
Mississippian: "My State is the
greatest cotton State in the world. )"
Then up spoke the Georgian: Il beg
to differ with YOU there, for we raise a
great deal of cotton ourselves; and my
State is the greatest watermelon State
in the Id"
"But," said the Texan, gentlemen.
I think the honor of being the greatest
State belongs to Texas. We have the
create st variety Of crops, and we have
the richest soil in the world We can
raise anything in Texas except water
melons.
"Ah?" said the Georgian, with tri-
umphant look. "And why can't you
raise watermelons
Because" said the Texan, sadly.
"the vine grows SO fast and runs over
the ground SO rapidly that it wears the
It'll melons out dragging them along
the ground. There never was but one
watermelon raised in Texas, and the
man who raised it put it on sled and
hired two negroes with teams of oxen
to stay in the field day and night and
pull the melon ulong as fast as the
vine grew
"And what did he do with it ?" asked
the Mississippian.
He cut a door in the side of it and
drove all Of bis hoes into IL and uban
they ate their way out in the fall they
were all seal fat
Gentlemen" said the Georgian.
meeklv, let's take drink" And this
wound UP the tri-State controversy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10

clads by means of torpe o. The posi-
bflities OF this formidab weapon wee
thus demonst at d, and when the En-
glish iron-cIad fleet, at the command of
Lord Bcaconstield, moved through the
Dardanelles and anchored in the Sea of
Marmo a, the greate,t fear entertained
was that of to pedoes, and not night
passed without every precaution being
taken, by means of nets, patrol boats.
and brilliant lights, to insure the safety
of the vessels.
Thus it was that Bushnells powder
barrels with slow match attached gave
place to much more scientific devices.
The torpedo of the civil war was ordina-
sflly a sheet-iron tank in the form of a
eek{cal pyramid with a ring at the point,
sfpgh which passed a rope fastened
,beneath to hc.syy stone which served
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some feet beneath the surface, point
downward the powder was in the lower
portion Of the tank, while more than
half of the upper part was left empty
to insure great r buoyancy. From the
center of the upper face projected a
straight iron rcd, which at the top bore
two or more cross pieces, also Of iron
and at right angles to the rod. The low
er end of the perpendicular pass d
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10

n 1865 and 1870 there were still
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10

Refreshing water, filed with air
bubbles, gushes from spring in Bear
Valley, near Chambersburg, Pa. The
water ascends about ten inches above
the earth's surface, and then the air
bubbles burst, scattering the clear
fluid over space ten feet in diameter.
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TO BLOW UP WARSHIPS.
THE TORPEDO MAY RENDER
IRON-CLADS USELESS.

The First Topped 1es-A British Scare at
n-"The Battle of the Kegs
-Chivalrous scruples as to the 1orpe-
do Tho Terrible Engines OF tho Pros
ent Day.
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less. In the usso-Tugkish war tor
pcdoes wee used y the Russians, both
in the Black Sea and on the Danube, to
prevent the movements Of the Turk sh
feet, and two Lieutenants in the Rus
sian erlice ACHE cd distinction by do
stroying one OF the best Turkish iron
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10
Gutta Percha I'm Surgery

It has been found that gutta percba.
softened in hot water and glycerine
may be made to absorb almost anv
desired styptic and anii-septic sub
stance. The mass can then be drawn
out or nodded mot any required shape.
and, as surgical dressing, will serve
the purpose both of plaster and splint.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10

as anchorage The torpedo Of itself was
of every size, from that of an egg to
monster engine or 5 feet in height and
containing from 100 to 500 pounds OF
powder. The torpedo rested in the water
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-10

1t is believed by Cinnamon that
cats meat is remedy for lung
diseases. It is served in most of the
Canton restaurants, cooked in various
ways
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16
FARM, HOME And GARDEN.
IN AGARDES.
ii. c. DODGE.

Before made my garden, o, was happy man
l read the seed-sTore catalogues, and joyfulIy
would plan
How lots of luscious vegetables 1 easily could
raise.
And figured up the profits tina, they say garden
pays.
OF patent fertilizers, fancy garden tools and
bought about many as western farmer
needs:
hired men that wouldn't work, and rising with
the lark.
dug till time for business, and finished in the
dark
After made my garden, @, was woeful man
Inc chlckens scratched my pretty beds, the dogs
The cats fought battles on them, the cows ate all
the corn,
And hog that tried to bite me- always rooted
there at morn
Then can a drought that burned to dust my gar
den; then flood
And pelting hail and hurricane turned everything
to mud.
Then, like the plaques of Egypt, swarmed upon
me fys and bugs,
Inch worms, moles. cut-worms, locusts, eaterpil-
lars, crows and slugs.
All summer long wrestled, while my perspira-
ton drops
I think would fill the barrels I had ready for my
crops:
And though wasn't able to supply one dinners
needs,
took the prize OF champion tor raising famous
weeds.
Before 1 made my garden, o. 1 was happy
man:
But afterward my troubles and experience be-
gan.
Now. if some city greeny like myself would
care to reap
The profits of garden, L will sell out very cheap.