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1.-THE NEW SUBMARINE M0NDERG
AdFOR our NAVY.

target that to hit II would be extreme
ly difficult. At any time 1t can sink
entirely out of sight at a moments no.
tice.
The chimney and air tube are with
drawn into the interior in a dozen sec
ends, the opening is Theoretically closed
and the craft dives. II dcecends by
taking water into compartments in
tended for that purpose, thus changing
its specific gravity, and also by inclin-
ing horizontal rudders so as to cause
the nose of the steel fish to urn down.
ward. The depth attained Ia regulated
automatically, the limit of safety being
about sc feet. At a much lower level
the pressure of water would crush the
boat.
This submarine marvel has n double
steel shell. and the space between the
two coats Is occupied by water ballast,
coal bunkers and compressed air tanks.
Thcinterior Of the craft Is almost who'll
~ filled with machinery. There Is no
space for officers or crew to sleep or eat.
Food must he brought along in cooked
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When the craft has been wholly sub
merged these engines are stopped. but
there Is enough steam at high pressure
left in the boilers to propel the vessel
for 4 considerable time longer. when
II is on the point OF exhaustion the pro-
pellers are connected with the electric
motors, which will run the boat for six
teen hours.
Makes It's Own Electricity.
The vessel makes it's own electricity
by means of its steam engines and
stores it In its accumulators. This
point gives to the Holland boat an i'm
mense advantage over most Of the for
eign submarine vessels. which depend
wholly on electricity for motive power,
and are Obliged to go to the shore at
short intervals for the purpose OF re-
filling their storage batteries.
When the boat dives valves are
opened from the tanks. which contain
air condensed under n pressure Of 1000
pounds to the square inch. BY this
means the atmosphere inside Of the
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II the marvellous little submarine
torpedo boat which the United States
government has nearly finished at Bal
timore does all the astonishing things
the navy experts promise. she will be
in large measure a real fulflment of
the dreams of Jules Verne In his mas
terpiecc of fction-"Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea-"
This Is the only new war vessel cve
built by our government upon which
the longing eyes OF ambitious naval
officers were not turned. 1t Is the
first time the navy department has not
been pcstcred by requests for assign
ments to duty on n new ship. And the
reason Is that the new boat is looked
upon az a very promising submarine
coffin for the first crew that ventures
out In her.
Much of the warfare of the les cen
fury must be conducted by submarine
fighting machines. and this extraordin-
airy craft will, II Is believed. solve the
whole problem of under water war, to
which inventors and naval experts
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submarine vessel is kept good for half
a dozen hours. In case IL gets close
ond bad, the foul air may be pumped
out. 1t IL not necessary for the craft
to come to the surface even whcn the
air stored in her reservoirs has been
exhausted. In such a case II two-inch
hosepipc is unwound from the reel, its
free end being attached TO a float,
which, when released. rises To the sur
face of the water. carrying with It the
hose. Through this fresh air IL
pumped into the vessel. and the storage
tanks arc refilled under pressure. Thus
IL will be seen tina: the boat IL able to
stay under water almost indefinitely,
not being obliged 10 come to the sur
face to take breath. Three days pro-
visions are carried for the persons on
board, four officers and eight machin-
lists.
It's Organ OF vision.
The most wonderful thing about this
boat, however, is the organ of vision
for seeing while submerged. II has
n single huge eye, by means OF which
II is able to survey the oceans sur
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have for years given such an incredible
amount of study. This experiment. If
successful, may render the great navies
of the world powerless.
The new boat Is the object OF rapt at
tention from the naval nations of the
world, who have learned in these later
years to look to America for instruc-
ton in the science of naval building.
There is much speculation and unccr-
tainty, however, eve among our "
naval authOrit, cs as TO whether the new
craft will, upon practical trial, do all
that her inventor, J. y. Holland. claims
for her. Experiments with submarine
n vessels heretofore have been 50
disastrous. and the manipulation OF
this strange craft is so different from
anything hitherto taught in naval in
stitutions, that the question of man
ming her is causing the navy depart
mcnt q world of trouble.
The Wonder of tho World.
The craft is a wonder. 1t Is nothing
more nor less than a huge steel fish.
with lungs capable OF holding enorm-
u quantities Of fresh air, and possess
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charged from the tube II u n itself. be-
ing driven by a screw, with compressed
mir for motive power. 1t may be shot
with accuracy at Il MARI 200 yards
away and IL will run 1000 yards or
more, exploding on impact.
Can Destroy Strongest B~attlcshlps.
Let one of these fearful projectilea
strike the strongest battleship, and
the proud vessel Of steel and iron, n
floating mass of machinery that has
cost $4,000, 600 to construct. Is trans
formed in a moment into an iron coffin,
carrying officers and crew to the bot
tom. Having delivered the fatal blow, 4
the submarine boat glides away, TO
come up presently near the surface.
ard with tho aid OF her camera lucida
TO look around upon the scene OF the
destruction she has caused-herself at
the same time invisible and safe from
pursuit. Such a craft as the Holland
boat would never try to attach a tor
pedo TO the bottom of a ship. She picks
out n vessel for attack and makes for
her, occasionally coming near the sur
face just long enough to permit her
commander to make sure of his course.
The Holland boat is able to keep at
sea In bad weather. Its radius Of ac-
ton. travelling on the surface, is 900
miles: submerged. 1t can go sixty
miles. Its speed under water is eight
knots ana It can be perfectly controlled.
Special devices provide against every
conceivable accident. In case 1t Is de-
sired to check the downward move
ment Of the boat quickly. a touch on a
button connects a compartment Of wat
err at the bow with a tank of COM
pressed air. The expanding air drives
the water ont of the compartment, thus
tightening he boat. If the submarine
vessel gets stuck in the mud at the.
bottom, or for some other reason Is not
able to rise. offices and crew will put
on diving suits and escape through Il
hatchway.
The boat Is to cost $3.50, 600. II it
proves a success. two others arc to be
built. This one. Mr.. Holland says, is
not as big as it ought to be, but it's
size was limited by the appropriation.
As soon as it is finished. il will be taken
for n trial trip down the Chesapeake.
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SHE WAS iIYpNOTizED.
Forced to Leave Home and Family by .
Man whom She Feared and Hated.

Man whom She Feared and Hated.
A strange story has come to light In
connection with the mysterious disap-
pearance of Mrs. Elizabeth Moody, OF
Revere. Mass. Hypnotism. 1t Is al
legged, is the cause Of her leaving her
home and her family and detectives
are on the trail Of Thomas j. Hartly,
an Englishman with intense black eyes
and q suave and polished manner.
There are several circumstances lead
ing up to this opinion, the most i'm
portant OF which Is that the missing
woman heartily disliked tho man and
did not want him neal her, yet he per-
sisted In his attentions while he
boarded at her husbands house, and
was ordered away. II Mrs. Moody
cared for Mr.. Hartly It might be as
sumcd that she had eloped with him,
but the fact Is that she did not, and or
numerous occasions repulscd even the
slightest attempts to gala Ter good
wishes. and as well made numerous
declarations OF her dislike. The de-
tcctives believe that at the first oppor-
trnity Mrs. Moody will hrean from the
restraint and notify her husband OF
her whereabouts. In the meantime
! the search for her Is being %stronuously
conducted. Hartly is a slight-built
man, about five feet eight inches In
! height, with black hair, eyes and mus
tacho. HE eyes are peculiarly bril-
liant and intense, and formed Il marked
feature OF his cou%ntenance. lie was n
firm believer in mesmerism, and could
control n person If he saw 1t to TO 40.
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Mrs. Denstadt has applied to the po-
lice. and in other ways sought to get
Information regarding her son's where
abouts, but so far her search has been
unavailing. Sometimes circumstances
have seemed to indicate that he had
gone to some far away land to get
away from "A he did not like.
At other times 1t has been suggested
to the anxious mother that her son
met with foul play, for he had 800
on his person when he left home for
the worlds fair. August Q, 1893. And
again there have come rurnOrs that
the young man became insane and was
placed In an asylum. But during the
three years that have elapsed since
August Dcnstadt left home no tang
ible clue az to what became OF him has
been obtained by his mother or others.
Mrs. Denstadt recently learned
through some of her relatives that n
farmer friend of theirs saw q man in
Chicago during the worlds fair who
bore a striking resemblance at least
to Mrs. Denstadt's son. This farmer
claims that the young man was In u
street car in charge of two uniformed
men. He was importuning the other
passengers TO interfere in his behalf
and prevent the officers from taking
him TO an insane asylum. Mrs. Den
stadt has requested her relative to
write to this farmer and. II possible,
obtain more definite information upon
the subject that Rlls her thoughts by
day and keeps her awake through the
first hours of the night. The SUPPOSE
ton that young Denstadt Is in an in
sane asylum IL strengthened by the
fact that when he VA II years old
his mother had him confined for a
brief time because Of n temporary men,
tai disturbance. In an interview with
a reporter n few days & Mrs. Den
stadt gave the following story Of the
mysterious case:
my only son, August, left home for
the worlds fair August .. 1898. lie
went with q tailor by the name of ka-
rapkot, who has n shop on Buttcrnut
street, near Seventh street. August
had 800 on his person. Before lcav-
ing he told me he would write to IA
rapkot, who was to return to Detroit
in a week. and that l should go to the
tailor for intelligence of his doings
away from home. In three days. now
over. Karapkot returned and told me
that my son had gone to California. lie
said that he had left August with n
woman named %Bernhardt. who had
tried to got my consent To- marry my
boy a few months before. This wom-
an came back to Detroit about the
same time. but | did O talk with her.
During 1893 Karapkot said he re-
ceived three letters from my son, from
San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal.
but he would not allow me to read ia,
letters and only informed me that my
son was well. August wrote in Latin
lie could not write German, and tina,
was the reason he wrote to the tailor
instead Of 10 me direct. Further than
this have not heard directly or indi.
rectly from my hoy. ! laid the mat.
ter before the police NJ the time. They
telegraphed to San Francisco and Los
Angeles, but could obtain no trace OF
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face, though itself sunk some fathoms
deep. and invisible. The vessel does
not need to rise above the waves in
order that the pilot may perceive
where he is at" 1t up merely
10 within q few feet of the surface, and
a long tube Is elevated vertically ont
OF the water. The tube contains n sin
gle arrangement of lenses and mirrors.
The lower end OF 1t descends into the
steering room OF the boat, where there
Is a pivcted circular table covered with
a white cloth. The device Is an appli-
cation OF the familiar camera luclda.
BY moving the pivot table this way and
that the pilot can scan the surface of
the ocean for miles around. Every
sail, every ripple, Is as clear to his eye
as II he were on the deck of a ship in
the open air above,
In her bow the boat has two torpedo
tubes for the discharge OF automatic
t%orpedoes Of the Whitehead or Howell
variety. She carries Ave of these to-
pedoes, which are projected by com
pressed air. Such a torpedo is a hol-
low, cigar shaped receptacle, much like
q fish. carrying In Its front end 200
pounds Of gun cotton. After being dis
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Louis Agassiz.

The early years OF Agasslz read
like n fairy tale of incredible achieve
ment. His bent toward natural science
showed itself almost in infancy and
grew with his growth. At fourteen
we find him signing for a list of I'M
attainable books-D'Anville. Ritter.
and Italian dictionary. a Strabo in
Greek, Manacrt and Thiersch; and
also the works of Malte-Brun and Sey-
fcrt. Failing to get these he copied
whole volumes with the assistance OF
his brother, among others Lamarck's
Animaux sans Vertebres. His parents,
who had destined him TO a commercial
career, were with difficulty induced to
consent TO his studying medicine. At
twonty-three he was not only a doctor
OF medicine, but OF philosophy as well,
and the author OF a work on Brazilian
fishes, which won for him a name
among the scientists of Europe and the
personal intimacy of Cuvier and Hum
boldt. At twenty-five he began his
career as a lecturer and Instructor. and
at once demonstrated that extraordi.
nary ability as a teacher and that gift
of inspiring enthusiasm In his subject
which were such marked characters.
tics of his later years. In lS4S he made
his first visit to America, and two
years later accepted that p~rofessorsh!p
at Harvard which determined the work
of his remaining life.
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THE NEW TORPEDO BOAT.

THE NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
awash, so that only turret and chimney
remain above the surface. The pilot
Is stil able to continue his inspection
OF the warship through the window
aforesaid. II the vessel comes near,
and he thinks he Is in danger from
the big riled guns, he touches another
button on the switchboard, and in one
minute by the watch the submarine
craft Is safe from all danger or pur-
suit, eighteen feet below the waves.
The instant the order Is given a biz
Of mechanism ia set in operation by
which the chimney and air tube are
te~lcscopically withdrawn. Water flows
into the empty compartments, and the
horizontal rudders are inclined for div
ing. An indicator registers the depth,
which Is 80 regulated by an automatic
device that the craft cannot descend
below the safety limit. The steering
IL done by compass when under water.
The interior Of the submarine vessel Is
lighted by electricity, with incandes-
cent lamps.
SO long as the boat travels on the
surface It is run by Its triple expansion
steam engines. which. small but power
ful. actuate crews at the stern
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MECHANICS OF PRESIDENTS
AL OF Them We're known bv Pseudo
nyms Indicative OF Character

'"
Washington was Father OF His
Country American Fabius," the
"Cincinnatus OF the West THE Atlas
Of America Lovely Georglus."
Flower Of the Forest "Deliverer OF
America" "Stepfather OF His Coun-
try" and "Savious of His Country"
Adams was the Colossus of %Indcpend-
ence," Jefferson was the Sage OF Mon
t~icello" and Long Tom Madison was
THE Father of the Constitution" Mon
roe was the Last Cooked Hat" and
john Quincy Adams the old Man Elo-
quent."
Jackson was, of course. "Old Hick-
ory," Big Knife and Sharp Knife"
the Hero of New Orleans" "Gin'ral'
and 'Oid Hero" Van Buren, was the
Little Magician the Wizard of Kim
derhook," Follower In the Footsteps"
Whisky Van" King Martin the
First" Sweet Little Fellow" 'Politi-
cal Grimalkin" and Weasel" w. II.
Harrison was "Ti%ppecanoe," "Old Tip"
and the washington of the West"
Tyler was young Hickory" and Acct
dental President" Polk also was
Young Hickory" the sobriquet being
ueed to resurrcct the J~acksonian elc-
ment. Taylor was "Old Rough and
Ready," "Old Buena Vista and "Old
Zach Fillmore was the American
Louis Philippe" Pierce was Purse"
Buchanan was old Public Function
ary," and Bachelor President" and
"Old Buck" We have now reached
Lincoln, the Rail Splitter" Honest
Old Abe" Uncle Abe" "Massa Lin
kum," Father Abraham" and the
Sectional President" the last name
being given by the southerners who
maintained that he represented the
north and not the whole people. Then
comes Johnson-"Sir Veto" Grant
was unconditional Surrender" "Old
Three Stars Hero Of ~Appomattox"
and the American Caesar" Hayes
was the President de Facto,' a name
given him by the defeated democrats.
Garfield was the Martyr President"
Arthur was Our Chef" and the First
, Gentleman in the Land" Cleveland
is the Man OF Destiny" Grover"
and Stuffed Prophet" Harrison Is
Backbone Ben" and "Grandfather's
Hat"
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4 TASTY Marriage.

Marry in haste and repent at lcis-
ure' Is an old adage, and that 1t pos
sesses some truth is demonstrated in
the case of two young south siders.
one of them, II Ia certain. Ia In n peni-
tent mood. The story Is as follows:
A certain young man, or boy. AZ he Is
but Is years of age, and n girl of II.
had for some time kept company with
each other, and made up their minds
20 get married. All arrangements were
made and everything seemed rosy and
bright till 1t was found that a very
essential thing had been overlooked
the parents of the young lady had not
given their consent. The young man
at once set about TO remedy this, and
imagine his dismay when he was in
formed that he could not have the girl
of his choice for a wife. After consid-
Cring the matter he proposed to the
girl that they elope. This she refused
to do: she VAS sure, however. that il
the young man would but wait for a
few months her parents consent could
| be gained. This he refused to DO, and
in 4 huff" he went away and proposed
to another young woman She at once
| accepted him and the wedding was
solemnizcd. immediately after the
ceremony the young man concluded
,hat he had done n foolish thing, and
he has already instituted a suit for
divorce. as the parents of the first girl
have said that II he can secure his
freedom he can have their daughter
| Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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Wouldn't Let BogCs nc.

George ", Boggs, eX-tgcasurer Of Ia
aon.a, convicted of cmbezZling 500, coo
If the city's funds. and OuI IN pail
pcnding an appeal 10 the Supreme
court, found employment; n few days
go RS an attendant behind n free
lunch counter at Spokane. But -
many people tlocked 10 view the spec
acle OF ore formerly filling an exalted
nosition now engaged In such mcniaI
York, that he couldn't stand 1t. and
,p.tynCu.
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CurlOu Wedding Ring.

Mrs. Martin l.utncr's wedding ring
yas a most curious and elaborate al
air. says n writer In the Cincinnati
Some Cincinnati ladies, who
rccently saw II in their GUNNER travels,
tate that the wonderful little ring con
representations Of all the article
used ut tho crucitiXion, The ladder,
The cross. rope, nails, the hammer
spear and even the tho.ns are showr
on tts surface.
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Increase of Deaths from Cancer.

In 1910 canCer was held responsible,
for the deaths of III per million living.
ma in 1894 of 7l3 per million living.
Thus the proportionate ANGER NOR
lality Is now more than four times
greater than it was half n century ago
and in this respect 1t stands absolute
" alone. Moreover, the same tendency
Is observable in all civilized lands, sc
that, unless checked. cancer may BE-
expected to become one OF the common
st diseases Of modern communities
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ing a single great eye for surveying the
surface of the ocean on all sides while
the vessel itself is submerged and IN
visible.
II has fins for diving and steering,
and its vitality is furnished by steam
ana electricity.
The boat is practically the Nautilus
OF Jules Verne reduced from dream to
reality. 1t is cigar shaped. pointed at
both ends: so fee. long, IL feet in di-
anicter, and with a displacement OF lis
tons when floating. Submerged II dis
places 1873 tons. Under ordinary cir
cumstancCs 1t rung or the surface Ike
an ordinary torpedo boat, with a speed
Of sixteen knots nm nnur. At viii IL
can be lowered just enough 10 be under
water. save for n turret OF Harveylzed
n!ckci-stccl. which is Hu"mounted by 4
chimney. The armour OF the turret
is eight inches thick, nnd proof against
rapid fire guns. The chimney contains
a tube by means Of which the air inside
Of tho boat Is kept fresh.
Entirely Safe from Attack.
In this half submerged condition the
boat Is comparatively safe from any
' sor, OF attack. II offers so small q
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A DOG WITH ONLY TWO LEGS.

Balances Himself Like u Blcyclist ms
lie Runs About the Farm.
a.. Below Is a picture Of a two-legged
dog, owned by l.. llcnning OF Huntley.
III. About three months ago the dog
had the misfortune to have both his
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WENTTOSETHEFAl
.,,.,,,- aSTADT HAS NOT
s,Mcr ZEN HEARD FROM.
rur .,STIiER'S THREE YEARS
sr (u ~ STILL UNREwARDED.
AcGad siOO when lie Reached Chica-
90 and Dropped out of sight Very
Mystcrionsly- May Bo Dead, May lie
In q Lunatic Asylum.

URING the worlds
fair at Chicago In
1898, August Den
stadt, only son Of
Mrs. Fredericka
Dcnstadt, of De-
trolt, mysteriously
disappeared, and
his relatives have
not been able to OBJ
any authentic
trace of him since.
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right lcgs cut off by a mower. The
stumps rapidly healed and now he Is
able to run OH his left legs, balancing
himself like n bicyclist. as will be seen
from the picture taken by Il special
correspondent as the dog vas running
to greet his master.
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The average yield of wheat per acre
In the United States and Victoria is
about the same. that OF the former be
ing I2.f bushels, and that OF the latter
I2.6.
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my boy. Three months ago | got De-
tectivc Green to work on the case. lie
saw Karapkot, the tailor, but the lat
ter said August WAS in good health and
spirits when he left him in Chicago in
the month of August, 1899. The other
day ! again visited Detective Green.
but he had learned nothing new about
August, only he stated that he be-
lieved that August would turn up all
right soon. Karapkot claims that my
son told him in 1899 that he was going
to remain away from Detroit on ac-
count of the Bernhard woman"
August Denstadt was Is years old
when he left Detroit, and he had, for
several years, been engaged In the
tailoring business.
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Tip-toe walking symbolizes surprise
curiosity. discretion or mystery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-17

vice president, under normal conditions, must be 8 man of great mind. Normally all the vice president has to do is to preside over the deliberations Of the senate. He is what MT. Ingalls, of Kansas would term "vernicular appendage" to the president.
 New England supplies half dozen pos sible candidates for the vice presidency. The most conspicuous of these are the two Rhode Islanders who are ambitious to pre- side over the United States senate. One of those Is Governor Lippitt. His canvass has been conducted through the medium of circular letters. The second Is ex- Governor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-17

have vice presidential possibilities within their borders None of them Is considered seriously just now, but the nominee for vice president has been dark horse" more than once.
 New York is overfowing with good material for the vice presidency. There is General Horace Porter Of the Pullman Car company, who was one of President Grants military secretaries. He is wealthy and popular. There is Cornelius N. Bliss also wealthy, who has raised many cam paign funds for the Republican party in New York state. Both Bliss and Porter however, are identified with the ''anti- Platt' movement, and as MT. Platt will be in control of the New York delegation at St Louis it Is not likely either of them would have the indorsement of his own