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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
Boys in the Navy.

Boys Of good character, who have
no physical defect and who can read
and write fairly well, are admitted
into the United States navy between
the ages Of IA and IS years. Between
IA and Is years boy must measure
4 feet 8 inches in height, and weigh
not less than 10 pounds; between 10
and 16, 4 feet II inches and 80
pounds; between 16 and II, 5 feet l
inch and 90 pounds; and between II
and 1S, 5 feet 2 inches and 100
pounds. They must serve till the age
of q as boys and junior seamen, and,
after that age, they rank as seamen
or petty officers. They are now al
lowed sum of $45 for outfit. To
discover the exact number Of petty
officers on board fully equipped
ship (says writer in Harper's Young
People, is by no means an easy task,
but, at all events, the number Of
these minor prizes is encouragingly
large, while still higher up, as the
final goal of the common sailors as
pirations, are the substantial berths
Of the four warrant offlcers-held by
the boatswain, the carpenter, the
gunner and the sailmaker whose
pay and privileges are the same as
those of the junior officers. The pay
Of boys enlisted as thlrd-class appren-
tiCes is so a month; the next promo
tion, to second-class apprentice, brings
$40; the next, to flrst-class appren-
tice, S11 a month. Further on we
have second-class seamen apprentices,
with $40 a month, followed by first
class seamen apprentices, with S24 a
month, these two grades correspond
ing respectively to ordinary seamen
and able seamen, or simply seamen,
whose pay is also $40 and S24 month.
| 1t can thus be seen that t1rst-class
seaman apprentice and an able sea-
man get each the respectable sum Of
1888 a year, which Is 1928 in excess
of the highest sum paid to first
class seaman in the British service,
the only other navy in the world
worth consideration on the score Of
pay and promotion. There is, be-
sides, the daily ration Of 80 cents,
which runs through the ship from
the apprentice to the commander
for, strange as it may appear to some
people, Uncle Sam distributes just
the same fare to the officers as to the
apprentice, and that, too, only wher
on sea duty. There are no other al
lowances whatsoever made to the
officers; they have to furnish all theil
own equipments and everything else
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
The Dirtnnce of THUNDER.

Although lightning and thunder
occur always simultaneously, an In
terval Of shorter or longer duration
is usually observed between these
two phenomena, which Is due to the
fact that sound travels only at the
the rate OF LOO feet per second,
while the passage Of light is almost
instantaneous. Based upon this fact
it is an easy matter to tell at least
approximately how many miles q
thunderstorm is away.
A normal pulse will beat about one
stroke to the second, and by counting
the pulse beats during the Intervals
Of the lightning and the thunder the
lapse Of seconds is arrived at, and
consequently the number Of feet,
which can be reduced to miles. For
example: II thirty seconds elapse be-
tween the fash Of the lightning and
the crash OF thunder the storm GEN.
ter Is at a distance Of 33, 900 feet, or
about six and half miles. An al
most accurate calculation can be
made by using watch with a
minute dial.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
match
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
uThe Y,ost Chord. y

A touching life story is told In con-
nection with this popular song. Only
a few months after Sir Arthur Sulli-
van had accepted an important posi-
tion In q school for music, his brother
Frederick, an actor Of note, fell
fatally i'll. For nearly three weeks
the young composer watched by the
sick mans bedside night and day.
One evening, when the end was rap
idly approaching the sufferer had
for a time sunk into a peaceful Sleep,
and as his faithful attendant was sit
ting as usual by the bedside 1t
CHANGED that he took up some verses
Of the late Miss Adelaide Proctor,
with which he had some years pre-
yiously been much impressed. Now
In the stiffness Of the night he read
them over again, and almost as he
did 80 he conceived their musical
equivalent. A sheet Of music paper
was at hand, and he began to write.
Slowly the music grew and took
shape until, becoming absorbed In 1t,
he determined to finish the song,
thinking that even II In the cold
light Of day II should appear worth
less 1t would at least have helped to
pass the weary hours, and so he went
on till the last bar was added. Thus
was composed a song, the sale Of
which up to the present time has ex-
ceeded quarter Of a million Of
cnnIna
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
They Cntch the Crowd.

They Cntch the CrOWu'
Worlds Fair correspondence!
The great Exposition was conceived
and is being carried forward with q
view to show the development of the
worlds inhabitants In the arts OF peace
1t Is essentially an exposition OF the
industries, the arts and literature, the
mechanics and all other fields Of ex-
pansion in human endeavor. Its whole
scope and purpose is to glorify the
peace, prosperity and welfare of man
kind.
And yet there are no more popular
or eagerly sought for exhibits In the
whole Exposition grounds than those
which illustrate the development Of
the science of war and the improve
ments made in the last quarter Of q
century in all the implements and APP
pliances of death and destruction.
Men who have never heard more
than the discharge of a fowl
ing-piece will stand by the hour
and look at the huge steel
monster cannon which represent the
development In the science Of ordnance
In the past twenty-five years, and
women who would shrek at the sound
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

siege and fortifcation operations. The
same class OF gum too, Is used in the.
navy and Is there known as composing
the rapld-fre battery Of the ship.
In the great field Of small arms the
exhibit is illimitable. The varieties
are 80 great, the course of development
80 varied, that II one tries to enter this
field Of investigation he soon finds him
self In maze. In the American ex-
hibit there is every small weapon from
the earliest musket to the latest maga-
zine rifle. But In all small arms the
foreign governments are ahead Of the
United States. We can beat the world
in the manufacture Of high-power ord
nance, both in point of cost and efficien-
cy, but we have not yet reached that
stage when we can arm an In
dividual soldier as can most Of the
countries Of Europe. We have q bet
ter display of rapid-fre guns for field
and shipboard service than any or all
of the countries of Europe combined.
We have q more notable torpedo ex-
hibit than any European country, and
when it comes to the manning of ships
in war and the equipment Of swift
cruisers, we are away ahead Of any
body. The battle ship alone is Won
derful study and impresses even the
most experienced Of naval and military
men.
In the matter Of military equipment
for troops in the field there Is less
progress shown by far. From models
exhibited In the Federal Building
there Is no apparent change In methods
of transportation and methods In the
qiartermaster's and commissary de-
partments. Nor Is there any great
change In the military system on the
tented field. The soldiers tent Is the
same old canvas tent. The litter which
carries him from the field is the same
old litter. The canteen which be fills
at the muddy stream Is the same
old canteen. The kettle In which
he makes his coffee and the oven
in which he bakes his bread
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

now forming q part Of Duluth. The
old man and the boys worked to-
gether on farm and between them
ran a little saw mill In spring before
farm work had commenced. In the
winter the boys went to school.
Leonidas at f6 put a pack on his back
and walked to Minneapolis, where he
went to work in shingle mill, After
the war he worked In a saw mill and
as a sailor on the lakes. Alfred
Merritt was driving a team In the
lumber woods when 10 years old. In
1855 he shipped as a sailor, which
work he kept at until he went In
with his brother Lion" to explore the
lumber regions. He worked at what
ever he could find to do until he
saved enough money for a trip into
the woods.
These two brothers are to-day Vice
President and President Of the Du-
luth, Mesaba and Northern Railroad,
besides owning the major part Of the
stock Of most of the big iron mines
on the range. Casslus Q. Merritt
Treasurer of the railroad, taught
school for a while, ran a lumber scow
clerked In a grocery store, cut cord
wood In Pokegema Bay, Wis, worked
on q farm and "crulsed" for pine tim
Der until 1882, when he went into
the pinelands business for himself.
The early lives of these brothers
are a sample Of those Of the others
all but one Of whom are in the SAME
line Of buslness--pine and iron lands
The one exception, Lucien F., II
pastor Of q Methodist Church al
Duluth. The Merritt boys kept thell
eyes open for iron ore. They spent
years looking for 1t, and they found
1t. Then they pre-empted or bought
the land where 1t was. Their conf
dence begot faith In men who haC
money, and they organized mining
companies to get out the ore. Tht
railway was built. This was only
five years ago, and at that time the
Merritt boys were In debt. To-day
they are worth $3.50, 900. Thel
are just completing enormous dock
at Duluth, and are engaged building
q terminal track which will rende
them practically independent of othe
railways In the shipment OF their ore
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
Cornered.

Naturally was pleased when the
hostess led up aud introduced me to
the prettiest girl In the room.
And was agreeably surprised when
the young lady gave me gracious
smile and claimed me as an old ac-
qualntance, frankly adding that 10
was needless to introduce us-unless
/ had forgotten her.
And had.
"lf / ever met you before, 1t must
have been In the dark" / thought TO-
myself. For how could | have failed
to remember her? have very fine
memory for that sort Of face. d
/ had not caught her name. /
could not place her, So l put a bold
face on and remarked, unblushingly:
"No, indeed, l have not forgotten
you'll But I thought a second intro
duction might be safer. did not
care to hope that your memory was
as good as mine.
could see by the young lady's ex-
preston that this little speech
"went." II was accepted at Its face
value, and 1 was beginning to con-
graduate myself on my presence OF
mind--for social lying does not come
easy to me--when the womanly curl
oslty of the hostess led her to investt-
gate.
"How funny! So you and Jenny
have met'beforep" she inquired.
"Oh, yes" l answered, promptly.
Then she deliberately hoored me
with the point blank question,
where's" Harper's Bazaar
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

of pistol will peer curiously into the
muzzles Of these monsters and with a
shudder turn away. All these people
are apostles of peace, yet their keenest
appreciation and greatest curiosity Is
expended upon implements Of war 1t
is strange paradox, but it is eminent
ly characteristic Of the race. We are
born of a fighting race of people,
of battle-giving fathers and of en-
thusiastic Hag-waving mothers, and
the human instinct so inspired is not
to be suppressed BY simple emblems Of
peace and prosperity. II we have no
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

wonder what would be the effect of the
explosion of 500 pounds Of the new
high-power powder, the instantaneous
propulsion OF ton Of metal starting on
Its Journey Of twelve miles, and, won
dering, they almost involuntarily shud-
der and clap their hands to their ears.
The biggest gun in the American
exhibit Is the Pinch breech-loading
loading rife made at the Watervliet
arsenal for coast defense. This gun is
not mounted for the reason that no
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

carriage has yet been made for Il, but
1t has tremendous interest FOR the
crowds at the Fair. The people gaze
at it, they crowd about it, they pat 1t
with their gloved hands, they study
its intricate machinery and then they
turn away with gratihed looks, take a
glance or two at the stars and stripes
and mentally observe, Let Uncle Sans
enemies come on, and let them come
all at once.'
Old and New Death Dealers.
Those in charge Of the military ex-
hibit made happy hit when they
placed side by side an ordinary six
pound brass cannon, used in the Mexi-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
ono Of sight Of Landl q a III

Were it not for decided differ
ence In the color of the water you
would never know when the Atlantic
is left and the Rio de la Plata en-
tered. The high-rolling, white-capped
pillows are the same, and no land is
visible, for the great river which
James Diaz de Soils discovered is
1875 miles wide at it's mouth, though
with an average depth Of only Fifty
feet. SebastiaR Cabot, who arrived
in the year 1920, soon after the ma
tives had murdered poor De Soils,
dubbed it River Of Silver, not ac-
count Of its color, which might have
won for it the more appropriate
name of Golden River or River Of
Chocolate, but because he had wrest-
ed quantities Of silver from the In
dams who swarmed its banks, and
naturally imagined that an abun-
dance of precious metal remained in
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
The Wnx Goes.

In the analytical novel character Is
not allowed to speak for itself; the
author considers 1t his Office to sup
ply motives for the simple act
truth" gives an amusing example Of
the style now In vogue: Tellula
walked into the garden. Here was
shown a distinctive trait Of the girls
character. 1t will be observed that
Tellula walked into the garden.
Other women might have acted diff
ferently under the same clrcum-
stances. They might have run into
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
ALooomotire,s "Couah.v

The cough or puff Of a railway en-
CINE Is due to the abrupt emission
of waste steam up the stack. When
moving slowly the coughs can, Of
course, be heard following each other
quite distinctly, but when speed is
put on the puffs come out one after
the other much more rapidly, and
when eighteen coughs second are
produced they cannot be separately
distinguished by the ear. A loco
motive running at the rate Of nearly
seventy miles an hour gives out
twenty puffs Of steam every second
that is, ten for each Of its two cyliR1
deEs.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

are the same old kettle and the same
old oven. They may make guns which
carry twelve miles and use 500 pounds
Of powder, but they have never yet
made camp-kettle that will turn chic
DRY and rye into coffee and plaster
beans into palatable food, and so when
the private soldier visiting the EXPOSE
ton gazes upon the enormous progress
made In the implements Of destruc-
ton, he cannot be blamed for marvel
Ing as he does why something more
has not been done for the protection
of the soldiers health and comfort and
the general welfare OF his stomach.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

can war, and a modern thirty-two-
FOUNDER rapid fire gun Of the Hotoh-
kiss tyre. The old Mexican war gun
could throw shot about l, 200 feet and
could be fired once in five minutes II
its crew was active. The new thirty
two-pounder Hotchkiss fires thirty
shots minute and emphasizes Its USE
fulness In blaze Of death and destruc-
ton at a distance of from two to four
miles. These rapid fire guns are otall
calibers, the lighter ones are for field
service and the heavier calibers ore for
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
The Soldiers.


Rub -dub-dub! The soldiers come,
With sword and banner and rafting drum,
with feet that tramp and heels that
stamp,
They march in line from the nursery
camp,
oh, stiff and straight, with a rum-tlddy-
UNI,
he soldiers come!
Rub -dub-dub. With stripe and star
their beautiful banner shines afar
Their bright eyes flash with courage
rash,
Their General struts In scarlet sash
Oh, bold and brave, with proud brCIn,
brum,
The soldiers come
Rub a. dub-dubl In tones severe
The General utterS his orders clear.
They march, they wheel, they run, they
kneol,
With ring OF pewter and clash of Steel
They aim, they fre--look out! Bum, bum!
The soldiers come!
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

THERE is piraticsl craft cruising In
Long Island Sound, and for some time
past the crew aboard Of her have beer
robbing vessels, stripping yachts and
committing all sorts Of depredations al
farm-houses and cottages along the
shore.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
The Way He Gets Sugar.

Babykins can pile up his blocks and
make tower of them, or he can put
them in a row and play they are choo-
choo cars. There are pictures on one
side of them, and letters on the
other. Babykins knows what some
Of the letters are, although ne can
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

EMPLOYEES Of the Cincinnati and
Bedford Railroad tried to tunnel under
the Evansville and Richmond Road at
Bedford, Ind, because the latter would
not grant permission to cross their
tracks. The hole was filed by the
opposing road and litigation will ensue.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

The preacher once caught grandpa there.
Good gracious! how he frowned;
Says he, ut amt no place f'r deac'ns
AT a Mary-Ro-round."
Grandpa guessed 'twant no ones bizness
Mr. sinful, he'd be bound,
Longs he didn't miss no meetln's
FIR theMary-go-round.
Then the callyope played hymn tunes
aHold the Fortn an @Homeward Bound"-
While my granpa rode the camel
At the Mary 60 round.
Some folks thinks he's getting childish,
An hint his mind amt sound
Err he'd not be rldin zebras
At Mary go round
But me an him-we know what's fun;
As we est skim the ground--
ZIP! When I'm crowd Pm goin' to run
A big Mary-go -round,
St Nicholas
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
9 N. aOOrNN srtrl NlnI

opportunity to fight we like to look at
the things people do fight with when
they get chance, and hence 1t Is that
the war department exhibition in the
Government Building, the battle ship
containing the naval exhibit, the Ger
man and French ordnance exhibits in
the Manufactures Building, the Eng
lish naval models and the rapid-fire
ordnance which they exhibit In the
Transportation Building, the Spanish,
italian and Austrian military exhibits,
and finally the great Krupp gun pavil-
ion, are to thousands Of people the
chief points Of interest on the Fair
grounds.
Throws Ton Twelve Miles.
Naturally the American exhibit is
the most complete, though the Krupp
exhibit is the most startling to the
plain untutored child Of the prairie.
The human mind can conceive OF 10
inch guns, 20O-pound projectiles, ar
NOR plates OF twelve inches In thick
ness and all those simple things Of war
fare, but when it comes to a gun which
requires 500 pounds of powder, which
carries pro1ectile which weighs ton
from ten to twelve miles, that is an In
strument which makes the mouth open
involuntarily. The Krupp gun does
that; The spectacle Of the big
gun, which weighs ia tons,
with It's massive and complicated
carriage or mount, as it is called, Is
really great. One stands at the base
and looks upward at an angle OF 45 de-
grees to get sight even OF the under
surface Of the gun. It's known enorm-
GUS weight, the tremendous machinery
of its surroundings, the awful energy
of steam and electricity to work its
functions and bring its awful power
into service is calculated to appall the
human mind. People cannot fail to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
GUNS ATTHE BIG FAIR
TOOLS OF WAR ONE OF THE
MOST POPULAR EXHIBITS.

Even Apostles of Peace Feast Their Eyes
ON the Terrible Krupp Gun--Great Prog
ress in American ordnance-Wo Are be-
hind In Small Arms.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
THEY STRUCK 1T RICH.

SIX Men Who In Five Years Have Made
S19O,OOO,O0O.
Napoleon BOnaparte, Lucien, Le-
Onidas, Alfred, Lewis, Cassius, An
drus, These historic names denote
individually and respectively the
seven sons Of old Lewis II. Merritt,
who, in 1850, left his home In On
ondaga County, N. Y, and moving
out to the head Of Lake Superior
with his family settled In little
village then known as Oneota, but
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

JUAN BURGER, 13 years old, died at
Kokomo, Ind, from cigarette smoking.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

Rub a-duh-dub! The pattering rain
Beats aloud on the window pane.
Who cares for that2 With paper hat,
A stick and pan and a rat-tat-tat
In rain or in shine, sword, banner and
drum,
The anldinra cnnnal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
Cigars for Soldiers.

Italian soldiers are allowed cigars
as a part Of their daily rationS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN.
TEREST TO THEM.

Something that WIN Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c-
tiOns and Bright Sayings of Many Cute
and Cunning Children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

The "AIary-Go-R Round"
Hurrah! they've got the tent all up.
It's on my grnndpa's ground
You can't guess what they've got inside
Why a Mary go-roundl
They ust TO have one here last year
Land Ma hates the sound
o. callyopes, an hates the name
o. the MAry-go- round.
But'me an granpa loves 1t, an
He's rented EN- the ground
FIR nothin' so 3 TO get free rides
On the Mary-go- round
Ho says I'd better not tell ma,
Else, when he can't be found,
She'll laugh an tell the folks to look
In the Mary-go- round.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-06-09

Charlton county turned out more
graduates than any other county in
the state at the recent commence
ment exercises OF the state UNIVERSE
ty. They were: L. n. Dempsey, oI
near Padgett; Robt. Hodge, ir., oI
Brunswick; Messrs. Jesse Myer and
Sam Burlington, OF Salisbury: c. c.
X. Zillman, of near Indian Grove,
and Miss Berta Waugh, OF Roth
vile. The former graduated in
law and will locate in Keytesville for
the practice of his profession. 1t is a
pleasure to welcome such an esti-
mable and worthy a young man to
our midst. Mr. Dempsey is broth
'er tn our efficient sheriff.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-06-09
VOLUME XXI
Out Of Jail and in Again

Chns. Terrill, who was recently
sent To the county Jail from Squire
Cunningham's court, at Brunswick,
for disturbing the peace was released
last Wednesday, his time having ex
pired.
Sheriff Dempsey had been notified
that Terrill was again wanted at
Brunswick for putting IA monkey
wrench into the calaboosc to- assist
John Siegel and James Terrill, n
brother of Charles. to make their es'
e cape. Siegel had been lodged in the
Sin receptacle for drunkenness and
. James Terrill for attempting TO
take Sic--i---~" from Marshal Hig-
ginbotham al. he (SiegeD had been
. arrested.
At Chas. Terrill's trial Wednes-
day Capt. ]. c. Wallace appeared
for the state and l.. n. Dempsey,
a brother OF Sheriff Demsey, and a
newly fiedged graduate from the
law school OF the state university,
represented Terrill.
After hearing the evidence in the
case Squire Cunningham fined Ter
riIl $50 and costs. which he after.
ward RENTED TO So and costs. lu
default of payment Terrill was
again committed to Jail.