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LIKE 4 SHALLOW SAUCER.
Fhe Bed Of the, Atlantic Gr0Ws Low
eF Regularly Toward the Center.

Fhe Bed Of the, Atlantic GraWs Iowa
ef Regularly Toward the Center.
Proceeding westward from the Irish
coast the ocean bed deepens very grad
ually; in fact, for the first 23Q miles
the gradient is but six feet to the
mile: In the next twenty miles, how
ever, the fall is over 1900 feet, and
so PERCEPTIONS Is the sudden descent
that in many places depths Of 1890
to 1900 fath9ms ape encountered in
very close proximity to the loo.fathom
line. With the depth of 1,sO0 to 1000
fathems the sea bed in this part of the
Atlantic becomes q slightly undulating
plain, whose gradients are SO light
that they show but little alteration of
depth for 1000 miles. The extraordi-
nary fairness of these submarine prai-
ries renders the familiar simile of the
basin rather inappropriate. The hol-
low of the Atlantic is not strictly a
basin whose depth increases regularly
toward the centeri it is described by
the Nautical Magazine as rather a SAT
Ger or dish-like one, SO even il the o
tour of it's bed. The greatest depth
in the Atlantic has been found some
100 miles to the northward Of the ISL
and of st. Thomas. where soundings Of
1875 fathoms were obtained. The seas
round Great Britain can hardly be re.
garded as forming part Of the Atlantic
hollow. They + rather q part Of the
platform banks Of the European con
tinent which the ocean has overlooked.
An elevation Of the sea bed 100 faith
M would suffice to lay bare the great
est part Of the North sea, and join Eng
land to Denmark, Holland, Belgium
and France. A deep channel of water
would run down the west coast OF
Norway and with this the majority Of
the fiords would be connected. A great
part of the Bay pf Biscay would disap-
pear; but Spain and Portugal are but
little removed from the Atlantic de-
preston. The 1O0-fathom line ap-
proaches very the west coast,
and soundipgs Of LOCO fathoms can be
made within twenty miles Of Cape st.
Vincent, and much greater depths have
been sounded at distances but little
greater than this from the Mestclu
SHORES of the Iberian peninsula.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

lowed.
berth deck. One of the party happened
to be an old navy man, but Mi. Walsh
did not know that at the time. Mr..
Walsh pointed to a huge oval grOmmet
made Of hemp rope and asked II amy Of
the party knew what q sjackass'' was
ON board q ship. The ex-naval man
said yes he had heard Of such things,
and wanted to know of Mr.. Walsh
which particular one he meant, the
marine officer or the greenest midshin-
man. MI. Walsh scowled at this reply,
but proceeded to show the crowd what
a genuine jackass Is. For the benefit
Of those who may think that this is a
sly dig ut Gunner Walsh himself, which
it is not by any means, it should be
said that u ships "jackass' il q struct-
ure of hempen rope which takes the
| place Of the chain IN the hawse holes
when the ship is at sea. But for tho
jackass, who rears his stately ruMp to
the cresting waves, the water w0nld
come in the hawse holea In q heavy
sea and might sink the ship. This very
thing occurred ut the dreadful huFaf.
cane at samoa q few years aga when
the flagship Trenton went down.
But it is not alone IN modern naval
appliances that the exhibits on the bat
tie ship are interesting. Nearly all OF
the treasures Of naval history taken
from museums Mt various naval yards
are on exhibit. There arc pictures and
models Of historical ships; portraits OF
eminent heroes from Paul Jones down,
and hundreda Of interesting things
! which visitors love to ponder over. In
fact Capt. Haussig has under his COM
mand n Of the most instructive feat
ures Of the great exposition. He has,
too, what very few naval commanders
in command Of a battle ship can boast
OF, and that is absolute Immunity from
any danger Of collision. Since the
British disaster this fact has been
brought home to him In q COMFORTING
way. While it Is true Capt. Taussig
cannot maneuver his ship because she
Is cemented securely to the beach. II
is equally true that no other vessel can
lun Into her. And so when Cant. Tausr
sig comes out of his magnificent cabin.
and with spyglasS in hand observes the
approach Of the whalebacS he In not at
all concerned. He doesn't care whether
The captain of the whalebaok ID Oheylnr
orders or whether he isn't, he has no
apprehension as to whether the steer.
ing gear of either Of either weasel works
or whether 1t does not. He "a as ae-
renely placid as the statue az Lord
Nelson on a PEDESTAL. He knows that
II the Whaleback should lose her rndder
even, or In any other way become nm
comfortable his 0wn ship would be safe.
Long before the ,vhalehack could reach
her happy brow would be in he mir
her bottom on the sand aid her passen-
gers tumbling into the water. There
Is probably no ship In the world so alb
solutely safe from collision and so per-
fectly secure from the dangers OF the
deep as Capt. Taussig's tattle ship lii
nois.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

known before. There is but one thing
In the paymaster's small stores that
does not seem to have changed since
the days of Paul Jones, and that is
jacks tobacco; it is still made in Vir
ginia under the old naval formula,
comes IN plugs about a foot long, Is
"a black as tophet and strong enough
to turn a landsman's stomach.
AL day people crowd around these
and other features of the exhibit. Most
of the time Of the very polite officers
Is devoted to showing the mechanism
of the guns and particularly the rapid
fir. battery. Gunner Walsh has his
hands full Of this. 1t is we'll known
that the heavy guns-to wit, the four
13-inch and the four S-inc'l rihes-are
dummies made of wood and plaster,
but the secondary battery, consisting
of four 6-inch high power rifle and q
dozen or more rapid fire gum are genu-
Inc. Great interest is felt in the 6.inCh
rife. The patience with which Ensign
Blow and Gunner Walsh explain to the
crowds, some arpreciative, and some
just the reverse, the. mechanism and
power Of these guns is truly commend,-
BILE. and yet they must haYe their
jokes; the strain upon them would be
too great were they allowed 10 pleas.
antries. The other day d dear old
Quaker lady with 4 drab shawl and the
conventional Quaker bonnet, came on
board and wandered listlessly about,
prbanity Which 30 aistingdishes him
approached her and asked what she
particularly wished to see. She said
che wanted to see one Of those ''mur,
derous implements" Of which she had
read and whose existence IN the world
she 50 much deplored. Nh. Walsh
rubbed his clean shaven chin q moment
and then took the old lady into one
Of the turrets. He opened the bogus
breech block of one Of the du.nmies
and the old lady licked through the
cylinder made Of wire lathing and plas-
ter. 1T Is simply dreadful" she said,
I did not think that any humane gov
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

"AOfWs IVA
the catastrophe that even newspaper
artists who sought to sketch the model
were regarded as s~acrilegious :nter;op-
ers and carried off to Jail.
This feeling as to the model OF the
Victoria has somewhat subsidized, u
there are thousands Of other people
who are more and more anxious In the
light of the horrible details of the
catastrophe, to know what a real bat
tie ship looks like, and so for the past
week or more the battle ship Illinois
has been one Of the most sought after
of the exhibits Of the fair. So mfnch
has been written about the Illinois that
her construction and existence at the
fair is rather an old story, but the
crowd who throngs her decks and gang
ways hourly attest the deep interest
which is felt upon naval matters. The
ship is now under command of Lieut..
Commander T.. D. Taussig. Under him
are Lieut., Poundstone, Ensign Blow,
Passed Assistant Engineer Bennett,
Lieut.. Russell, of the United States
marine corps, and Gunner ]. 7: Walsh,
United States navy: Considering the
exacting and somewhat novel nature of
their duties these officers are to be
commended for the PATIENCE, polite
ness and discrimination with which
they perform them. During all the
open hours Of the exposition they are
beset by people who have never seen
q ship nor the model of one, who do
pot know an anchor from an eye-bolt,
or q main truck from q keelplate;
nor do they know q cepner kettle from
O harness eask. All day long these
officers are beset with foolish questions,
and not once is there any record OF
their losing their patience or polite
ness. i
In view Of the publicity and the sup
posed general knowledge Of the fact
that the battle ship Illinois is built npoa
q brick foundation and Ia about as Sc
curely fastened to the bottom as the
lfated Victoria, it Is surprising that
any considerable number of intelligent
visitors to the worlds fair should con-
stantly beset Capt. Taussig with the
inquiry rs to when his ship is going to
sail. The captain says scarcely an hour
in the day passes that some gentleman
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

1t had been a bright and bitter cold
day. Toward sunset, however, clouds
gathered, and the wind, which grew
every hour more intense in it's icy chill,
soon spread these clouds W the up
per part Of the sky and banished the
brightness which had made the cold
seem more endurable.
A lad about twelve years old was
standing on the ridge that crested one
side of a steep valley. He drew up
the fur collar Of his coat about his ears
and pulled his fur cap down over his
face before he began to descend to the
river, which almost circled the town
Of Freitenberg stumbling on the heights
opposite.
Behind him the sun was still shining
In fitful splendOr; ten minutes ago,
before the clouds spread over it's
brightness, the old town, with its walls
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

There are no barber shops any more;
uothing but ~"tonsoriai studios" and
.hair-cutting parlors." One barber an
1eunces ON his window that he PEP
forms "~tonsorial hair cutting" and ar
other one runs a ''tonsorial art insti-
tute." Brooklyn has a "Pomped0re
iairscutting parlor," where n may
nave his hair wired q Ia Pompadour.
One inviting place offers a shave for
10 cents and a clean towel with every
shave"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
The Ladie. Like to See h auarters

Best. -
from Kokomo or Oshkosh or st. Louis
does not ask when the ship Is going to
move from her moorings and shoW her
~sea-gofng capacity. Many affirm they
would have q better idea Of The battle
ship If they could see her under way.
There Is another class who have q very
hazy idea Of the difference between a
ship Of war and A passenger steamer,
and plenty Of representatives Of this
class come aboard late IN the afternoon,
tired and with empty lunch baskets,
and take seats wherever they can find
them, They are expecting the ship to
sail. Pretty 500 n Of the rigid mar
ines on board approaches and says they
must not Obstruct the passageWay,
..But we have 0ur return tickets and
we want to go back to the city" Then
the rigid marine nearly falls over. He
stuffs his white cotton glove in his
mouth, presents arms to O naval dig
nitary who Is Just then coming on
board. and concludes for q moment to.
enjoy the fun. Presently he observes
signs OF impotence on the part Of the
gentlemen from Kokomo, and, as was
the case the other day, the latter be-
sgan to abuse the steamship company
for It's dilatoriness. These worlds
fair people don't keep their promises
nohOW. Here, they said these boats
were going to run every ten minutes.
We have got Dur return tickets and we
have been sitting here nearly half an
hour and no sign Of a move; more peo-
pie seems to be goin. of the boat than
is coming pm and she is chained fast
e TIE dock; eonfound these show PEG.
rigid marine feels 1t his duty to d
tighten the man from Kokomo, and he
gently intimates that perhaps the gem
tleman has got on the wrong boat.
Capt: Taussig says that this amusing
every day. Z
q Marvel Of Deception.
= 4 ship is indeed q wonderful do
ceptioa. She sits the water ike 4
thing Of life" she ID moored to tie
.@%MI#@S
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
A MISTAKE.

He MistOOk q PrOmising Client for =
Map Peddler.
"I'm q poor book agent" began the
tall stranger Us he entered q well
known lawyers Office in the Potter
building and placed q parcel on q
friendly chair. hut have
Don't want any books" greWled the
counsellor with scarcely q glance At
the man !.
But sir. have given up that line
and an m. now selling maps. Sun that
dis"
Never use 'em, don't want :em.
wouldn't have Fem at amy price"
"Sir, map selling Is not
Now, see here" exclaimed the
lawyer wrathfally, whiriing around Ii
and rising from his revolving chair and
facing the persistent fellow, & wish
you to distincty understand TINT I WIN
not buy books, maps porous plasterA
liver PADS, stationery. eve shades MUS
tacne curriers' corkscrewa needle.
threadelA patent buttons, Invisible Ink,
corn eradtcators, popular songs, photo.
&tApAS Aoi YuYcF MISUNDERSTANDING
whatever, see3 Now, get out"
very well, sir. 4 will leave; but be-
fore taking my departure let ne say
this: Map selling war not nv busfness
with you. I mentioned thAt only by
way Of introducing mysen. MY inten.
ton was to retain you ~ counsel In q
contest of the Will Of my aunt who
died recently, leaving IN estate Ii Put
nam county valued ut some $4,000.
but that III past" and, he gathered in
his parcels turned on his heel and
walked away.
Hold on there" cried the lawyer al
soon 10 he recovered from the shocI.
sI beg you'd par
But his speech was cut short ~ the
clash Of the elevator gate III the hail.
The tall stranger was eone.-New
York Advertiser.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The Spanish game of quoits-rayeula
is played with unpierced discs Of iron
about three inches in diameter-tejo.
The hubs consist of two curved pieces
Of wrought iron of an oval shape, ter
minating in a point, which is stuck in
the ground. The larger Of these pieces,
the pala, is placed in front Of the other,
the paletin. To strike the pafa with
the quot counts one, while to strike
the paletin, which is more difficult,
counts two.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

A Florida man, Phares Bell, has o n
eeiyed the idea Of building a big hotel
among the branches Of a grove Of live
oaks in that state. He is one of the
largest land owners Of Florida, and the
i've oaks on his tract r Of great size
and height. He is said to have the
backing Of a syndicate Of English cap
::talists and to become SO confident Of
the success of his novel scheme that he
will begin work upon it Immediately.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The largest band-sawing machine In
the world has recently been completed
III England and sent to Tasmania. The
machine can saw through q maximum
depth Of IS inches, and the carriage
will accommodate logs so feet long
and weighing about SO tons. 1t is as
serted that this saw cuts even faster
than a circular saw, while wasting IS
DER cent less wod.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The editor who objected to the use
Of the phrase We are discovered
in connection with the arrival Of the
Spanish caravels, fastened to inform
the public that the victim Of the nor
at Bardwell, KY, WAS Only Lynch
ed" instead of being burned to death.
There is no danger of that phrase be-
coming gray from frequent use.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The sloop Navahoe has arrived on
1.-The other side" When the English
press makes announcement Of her ar.
rival here on her return trip, next DC"
tober, may they say: The American
Yacht Nayahoe has arrived at home
safely with the Victoria and Brenton't
Reef and Cape Nay challenge cups in
her lockers"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

90 dreadful a weapon Of destruction.
thee must be mistaken
Passed Assistant Engineer Bennett
was showing d party through the shin
the other day when an elde.dy gentle.
man from the West, after studying
closely the thickness OF the armor, thJ
location OF the turrets and a number Of
other features Of impregnability, glanc.
ed at the air ports on the main deck
well" he said, II don't see how this
thing Ii shot proof with all them holes
In 1t. What do you putt there to keep
the shot OUT"
A day or two ago Gunner Walsh was
showing another party around on the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The Spanish regular army, on a peace
footing, consists of $4,000 men Of all
branches OF the service, and on a war
footing Of I,OS3,OOO. The contingent
Tor this year il 9O.s73. In peace there
are 12,713 horses and 422 guns. One.
fourth of the army IS employed IN
the coJonial service. All spaniards past
fae aessof twenty IRE liable to be
draws fer the permanent army, iu
which flie service Is three years, after
which they pass into the reserve.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

Desecho, an island adjoining Porto
Rico, is infested with rats. There are
millions Of them there, and it is unsafe
for q man to set foot on the island.
They have destroyed all the goats,
which were formerly bred there, n
are now eating the shrubbery.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

4 very interesting group, of which there
are many species having a worldwide
distribution. Through their ability to
cling closely to the surface Of rocks by
suction, they are well protected from
their enemies. The species which live
on the leaves Of marine grasses, as
many of them do, have their sides
parallel, and in this way fit exactly to
the leaves.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

BY, the way, what has become OF thai
pretty girl exhibit ut the worlds fair!
Nothing is ever said about it. OF
course, such a thing rs that wouldn't
draw in a land where n cannot walk
upon the streets without meeting sc
many pretty girls that he can't tep
which is the prettiest.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The Viking, the aravels and the
whaleback will lie side by side in Chi.
cage representing the naval architec'
ture Of the tenth, fifteenth and nine
teenth centuries. Some naval experts
nave expressed the opinion that in re-
spect to sea worthiness the tenth cen
tuly sample rather excels that OF the
fifteenth.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The dreadful naval catastrophe IN the
Mediterranean has given a new interest,"
to much that Is on exhibit ut the
worlds fair. When the news was
first received the model Of the battle
ship Victoria, the victim of the awful
disaster, was surrounded by a curious
and somewhat excited throng Of people.
Every Englishman in the city sought
out the model as u shrine upon which
to expend his sympathy and horror
So strong was the feeling evoked by
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The Kentucky legislatures last ses
sion was fifteen months long and cos'
the state $4,000 to say nothing of the
indirect damage that will result from
the legislation accomplished.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

If England has made a ruling, as re-
ported, prohibiting her ships from
sealing ON the Russian side Of the
Behring sea, it would seem that she
must recognize the American rights as
obtained in the purchase Of Alaska
from Russia.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
What They Indicate.

Bunting--The large sleeves worn now
Indicate an enlarged sense Of hunlor
n american women.
Ilariin-Is that sO?
B1nttng-Yes; they are accustomed
Ia laughing in their sleeve and they
lWaRt more room.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

aAN You Close Hhem Holes NJ when
You, Go Into Action ~
eminent would ever build such d mon
ster OF destruction. What kind Of D
gun do you call thiss' THAT, my dear
madam, Is q Quaker gum said Mr..
Walsh, with q low bow. The old lady
looked at him q moment. Pardon me,
SIR she said, but I think thee must
be mistaken. ! am certain that no
su i name could honestly be gtyen u
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
1t is estimated that one out OF every
$50 inhabitants Of the United King
dom owns or rides a bicycle.

The City of London Guildhall library
appears to be much appreciated. 1r
the past twelve months there were
over $4,000 signatures In tine visitors
book. p
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
TER DECK T~nRONGED'
BATTLE SHIP ILLINOIS IS AN OBJ
JGOT or INTEREST.

Fair visitors Evidently Interested
In Naval Understanding. 0sacs-
lions by Oshkosh and 81. LouAs
Men. sLyE. t5-s.. =.
, 1893-04-22

developed a small cane plant of about two
centimeters in height, with narrow, fiat cling
ing leaves alternating. In all this there was
no mistake, for they had all the tint of chlore-
phyl. 1t seemed that after reaching this de-
%velopment the young plant fell to the earth
and soon fixed itself by roots to the soil.
While I have addressed you concerning
this botanical rarity, it is less to inform you
of the new direction that might be taken
therefrom in the agricultural economy of the
country han to submit to you all that may
be interesting concerning this grass, which
holds such a p ecious place in materia medi-
cia.
DR.. Vitry cited also some interesting facts
analogous to those from DIR. Fressanges, con
corning which he promised to soon give ample
details. The meeting then adjourned.
, 1893-04-22
SEEDING SUGAR CANE.
louisiana Planter March 1917

(LOutstGNG Planter, March lSth.)
Our correspondent in Mauritius, Mr.. L.
E hrmann, the distinguished chemist of Ph@-
nix station there, in a recent investigation
into some medical matters in Mauritlus dis
covered in the annals of the local medical
society, and published in the Bullctiw dc la
Societs Medical 80 pIslc Maurice for Octo-
Der 1884, the fact that sugar cane had been
produced in Mauritius from seed previously
10 that date.
DIR. Ehrmann has kindly sent US an oIigi.
nal copy of this work which is published in
French, and from which we make a transla-
ton of the subject matter as follows:
The president, DIR. Fressanges, commnnica-
ted to the society a curious phenomenon,
which, while not pertaining to the science of
medicine, still doubtless in erested, he hoped,
the members of the society.
DR.. Fressanges said There has recently
occurred an extraordinary phenomenon in
the island of Mauritius, and one very rare in
botany, that is the fertilization of the arrow
Of the sugar cane. ] am indebted to the
kindness of M. c.. Baschet, the well known
pharmacist, for the details. The cane under
observation was the photogo, originally from
Australia, and which grows at Argy a Flacq,
AS you know, the panache, or arrow OF the
sugar cane, is a diffused panicle, composed of
spikslets, Of which the flower has a grey,
pearl color, each flower being represented
by two gluine furnished or covered with
silky hairs. These glumes when opened ex-
hibit on the one hand three small stamens,
surrounded by dormant anthers, and on the
other by two pistiis, still smaller, on an upper
ovary. The vessels Of the anthers contained
q true pollen. but their close sealing explains
why thus far the cane flowers had never been
successfully fertilized with us.
Since the foods of May last these here
shown were found under the new conditions
Of moisture andlheat and such that the anthers
wus opened and the pollen enabled to find
an o,ilet therefrom, with the result that the
ovary was fertilized. This was not all.
The ,Aed germinated in the ovary and it there
, 1893-04-22

At Litchfeld, Illinois, a fire was diseov-
cred early on Tuesday morning in Kehloys
Aour mills, and in less than 20 minutes the
flames were beyond control. While the mills
were burning, all explosion was caused by
the ignition Of the hour-dust, and the i'm,
mensa structure was shattered. The foreman
was killed and many employees seriously
injured. Many Of the houses in the town
suffered severely. The damage to the mills,
which are among the largest in the world, is
estim ated at 81 100000. An elevator contain
ing $50, 900, 90 bushels of wheat was burned
30 the ground Times.