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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

Cuba's sugar crop last year was
worth $50. OOO. 900; This year it will not
reach 500 0 900. War is a costly
1ryrrv
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
THE MORAL.

There was once q farmer who went
in debt to Il banker. And values de-
clined and money became scarce. and
he said: Il will have a law passed
making my debt payable in cheap money.
and thus ] will be avenged upon this
Gold Bug" And as he said he lid.
But when debts had been made payable
i'll cheap money he received only cheap
money for the products of his farm,
and he was required to pay double the
amount OF cheap money for his neccSSi-
ties; and the Gold Bug foreclosed the
debt and was not injured, but the farm
er was ruined.
And this is the story of The Fools
Revenge"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
VALLEY, s. D.

The pivotal States this year Will u
Illinois, Indiana and lowa-tAe rs have
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27
The Fools Revenge"
TIE FABLE.

There was once a man who climbed a
tree. and had in his hand Il saw. And
while h" was in the tree his enemy
came beneath ii and lay down to sleep
in the shade. And the man said to him
self: "Rch0ld. my cnemy is asleep and
in my power. ! will avenge myself
upon him by saving off Il limb of this
tree and allowing il to fail upon him
and crush him" And as he said he
did; but he sat upon the limb. and when
it fell he fell with it. and was grievous-
~ injured. But the sleeping man was
not injured.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

No m knows in his own cnse wneD
fs the proper time to quit.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

How we'd all howl if we knew what
other people said about us.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27


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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28
CITY DADS EET.
They Tackle the Beer Halls Subject
Again and Ask for Delay From
the County Attorney,

They Tackle the Beer Halls Subject
Again and Ask for Delay From
the County Attorney.
The city council met Monday in reg
ular session, Mayor Webster and all the
aldermen except Alderman Holmes being
present.
A proposition from w. d. Dickinson
of the Electric Light company for street
lighting for the ensuing year was read.
Petitions favoring John Higgins for
cowherd and Tracy d. Long for horse
herd for the ensuing season were read
and referred.
An ordinance providing for the fund
ing OF 53i 600 in outstanding warrants
was read the fret time and referred
An ordinance amending the dog license
ordlpance aud making the tax c0Hoctable
III the city tIeasurere office W.s read
and passed under suspeusiou Of the rules.
An Urdlnauce providing that fmates
may be employed where liquors are sold,
bat making 1t unla Nfui to employ fa-
males 10 solicit customers 10 purchase
dnoke, was Jead and referred, The
committee recommended thal it lie over
till next meeting, and he motion was
carried. A the request OF the attorney
for one ct the beer hall prOplotors, the
council passed 4 resolution requesting
tho county attorney to refta'n from
hringing action against The beer
hall prOprlaLurs under tho state Jaw.
until such time Hs they took final
action on the proposed new city ordi-
nance Aid Fletcher voted no On the
passage of this resolution several refrain
ed from voting, and the balance voted
yes.
The council voted to let contract to
W. L. Ridgley to print go copies OF the
late city ordinances, to be attached as a
supplement to the present printed copies
of the city ordinances.
The matter of settling with the credi-
tors of Henry Vogel who had furnished
material for the Central avenue paving
came up and a long discussion ensued as
to the wisdom of paying to the men who
furnished such material the balance due
Nogel, distributing it pro rata according
TO the amounts Of their several claims.
The city attorney thought this might be
safely done, if the creditors furnished
the city satisfactory Indemnity bond,
which they were willing to do. 1t was
finally agreed that the city council
would meet the creditors today at p.
bring the vexed matter to satisfactory
conclusion.
The council then adjourned.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28
FOR CALAVRY CEMETERY.
Entertainment to BE Given in Myers
Hall March Il.

Entertainment to BE Given in Myers
Hall Marc, Il.
The Catholics of Great Falls are pre-
pairing to give an entertainment in
Myers hall St. Patrick's day, for the
purpose of securing funds with which to
further improve the recently opened
Calvary cemetery
The entertainment will be followed by
a supper provided by the ladies. Tick
cts will be 50 per couple.
The following are the committees, the
first named being chairman:
Hall-P. Garin, Martin Matisat, Peter
Weidenbaker.
MusicJ. j. Case, C. II. Stafford.
Concert-John f. Kirby, St. AIMS
church choir.
Speakers-T, e. Brady, James Dono-
van, james Greeley.
Reception j j. Case, G. w. RYAN.
p. p. O'Connell, Simon Miller, Peter
Nonbank, p. Pogreba; Mines. James
Botkin, A. w. Paul, c. d. Wilt, r. j.
kel y, p. Mcbride, F. ]. Adams, Put
nam, Glab, NJ. Miller, George Merrill,
NJ. +. Henderson, Archie Mcdonald, J.
=. Fitzgerald, T. II. Brennan, j. A
Gockstetter; Miss Cornelius.
Prlntlng-P, M. Humphrey, e. r. Car
roll. JUhL Meier, Sr.
DOOrs--M. Driecoll, J. D. Coulton.
Jas. Byrnee, Thomas CORDIALLY, George
Merrill.
Program--Dr F, j. Adams, Archie
Mcdonald, James GreeIev, j J, McDOn-
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28

Diaries, 1896, full line at Porter Bros.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28

ent of machinery and concentrating; Mr..
John T. Morrow, superintendent of the
electrolytic plant, and Mr.. James
O'Grady, in charge of the Office, who
have through their hearty cooperation
with me brought these works to their
present efficiency. Yours respectfully.
FRANK KLEPETKO,
Sunerintendent
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28

RIO JANElEo, Feb. 24. Ffly deaths
from yellow fever have occurred On board
the Italian cruiser Lombardia, which is
in harbor here.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28
Deati. of an Editor,

NFw York, Feb, "A Henry G. Bowen,
editor and proprietor of the New York
Independent, died this afternoon at his
home in Brooklyn.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28

Constipation caaans more than half
the ills of women. Karl's clover root tea
is pleasant cure for constipation. Sold
by Driver Bradley Drug company.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-02-28

Picture frames to order at the Como
company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

All these arguments were presented,
but Secretary Chambers opposition, based
on the grounds of first additional COST
and because, as he said, "he did not want
a ships bottom bored full of holes" de-
feated a proposition which would have
saved many hundred thousand dollars in
coal bills alone.
At that time, January, 1884, our new
navy building had just begun, and neither
the Chicago, Boston, Atlanta nor Dolphin
had been completed; it was not until
nearly three years later that additional
vessels were contracted for, since which
time, however, the work has been con-
tinued with little or no intermission and
is likely to go on for an indefinite time.
The system of wood sheathed and cop
pered bottoms was introduced in the Brit
ish navy in 1868 by Chief Constructor e.
J. Reed, the first vessel thus constructed
being the frigate Inconstant of $3.50 tons
and sixteen-knot speed. Constructor
Reeds letter to the Admiralty explained
that sit would lave been absurd to have
built a wooden ship to go that speed and
expect her to take the strain of her
engines, and it would be equally absurd
to build an iron ship to go at that speed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

cost of sheathing the Royal Arthur, OF
700 tons, was $50, 800, as compared with
the Grafton, of 1850 tons, not sheathed.
The sheathing of the eight vessels OF the
Indefatigable class, of 5000 tons, averaged
$5I, 900, and the cost in our navy for ships
OF like tonnage would be about $10O, 900 for
the Columbia type and $65, 600 for vessel
like the Charleston.
The gain would be decrease of docking
from two to three times year to one In
every two years, the ship could always De
counted on to keep MP speed nearer that
of her trial than under present conditions
and the coal oils would be vastly reduced.
If Great Britain, with her docks all over
the world finds it expedient to sheathe
vessels in order to escape docking the case
appeals much stronger to this country,
which has no possessions abroad and only
few naval docks at home. Of the $50
docks of all descriptions distributed over
the world Great Britain owns or controls
$50, the United States has Go and France
g. OF naval drydocks Great Britain has
70, of which Al are at home; France 80
Germany and Italy s each and the United
States only 10. In times of peace it may
not be so difficult to secure dock. but in
the event OF war our vessels would not
dare to go beyond 1000 miles from home
dock and the coal pile, and their useful
ness would be materially reduced.
The argument was once used that it was
impossible to secure absolute waterught-
ness of the wooden sheathing, and there
fore galvanic action would be set at work
between the copper sheathing and the
iron or steel of the hull, by which the lat
ter would be ruined; but this has been
proved to be greatly overrated calamity.
A committee of naval constructors, APP
pointed by the British Admiralty in 1892,
inquired thoroughly into the subject and
exposed the fallacy of the objections OF
| the opponents to sheathing. The system
as shown in the second cut depicting the
new method has now been in use about
seven years and works satisfactorily. The
planking, of teak, is secured by screw
bolts made of forged naval brass. A COM
position consisting of proportionate parts
of mineral pitch, coal tar, resin and tur-
pentine IS forced in between the platin z
and the wood planking by means of q
force-pump, and thus the only leakage
possible is through badly fitted bolts
] Great precautions, however, are taken tt
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lack of experience or carelessness and
other unforeseen accidents should be
courted as little as possible, and yet the
opponents to sheathing consider it a
simple and inexpensive matter to dock a
ship.
Last year the Columbia was strained in
the dock at Southampton; in 1889 the
Baltimore was likewise injured in the
Norfolk dock, and quite recently the
Texas was nearly ruined through i'm
proper docking at the Brooklyn Navy
yard.
In 1889 Chief Constructor HIGH born pub
ished pamphlet entitled "Sheathed or
Unsheathed Ships" in which the advan-
tages and needs of sheathing were clearly
set forth. He quoted extracts from Off
cial reports giving instances where the
fouling OF an iron bottom had greatly in
creased the consumption of coal.
The Ranger, which with clean bottom
used 1850 pounds of coal per hour to make
speed of 1912 knots, used 3240 pounds per
hour to reach speed OF 10 knots with her
bottom foul.
With later ships, such as the Baltimore,
New York, Columbia and others of phe-
nomenal high speed, the argument of Mr..
Hichborn in favor of sheathed ships has
been greatly strengthened. High speeds
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

the unprotected bottom of a steel vessel
soon reduces her speed, and if such ships
as the above named were to maintain
their original high speed it would be
necessary to dock them every two months.
This would entail loss of much time and
an expense of at least $1,000 for each dock
ing and painting of the Columbia if in a
home port and much more if on foreign
station. The tendency of ships of war is
to make short cruises and take long rests
in port, and it is the latter which hurts the
vessel more than when steaming, for when
the bottom becomes covered with sea
grass the barnacles soon make their ap-
pearance and rapidly multiply and grow
until, in some waters, the frictional resist
ance of the vessel is doubled. Then,
again, unless these barnacles are removed
in a reasonable time, the steel bottom
suffers from corrosion and becomes pitted,
and no amount of scraping and paint will
remedy the evil. The Boston, Dolphin
and Minneapolis are said to be badly
pitted, and yet the latter ship has only
been about two years in the water.
1t is not always convenient to dock a
vessel when she receives sailing orders
in fact, sometimes there is no dock to be
had, and nothing remains to be done than
pile coal in the furnaces and by a lavish
expenditure of fuel endeavor to overcome
the resistance offered by foul bottom.
1t is not an extravagant estimate to as
sumo that our vessels consume on an
average as much coal under one hall
boiler power as would suffice under three
quarters if their bottoms were clean, and
further that none of the ships launched
two years ago can new reach their trial
trip speed within couple of knots.
The opponents to sheathing point to
merchant steamers as able to get along
without docking but it is not parallel
case. The transatlantic racers dock al
least four times year; they have large
reserve power in the machinery, and their
bulls are stronger than ships-of-war. The
accident which recently happened 20 the
Phenicia in the Erie dock, when the keel.
blocks tilted and the vessel fell about foul
feet to the bottom OF the dock, would, ne
doubt, have crushed vessel of the Colum
bia type like an eggsbel. or al least pu
the machinery so badly out of line as t.
ruin her for further racing.
There is always certain risk in dock
ing one OF these modern steel cruisers
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of and what do call toh yes-some
lie had enjoyed it.
In complaint
writer looking ongedo
opportunity the doctor pale with
They
diet and held the to tell what she
that But them with
theic proceeded question the lady.
curiosity Her ought 20 be looked How she
kept double
problem the
back knitting Julia
with electric and sadly She
something don't what
all etm
added, Eyes, place poor folks
making
lay without Gods
echoed Its fine place
Many who helpless have clean bed Not
within CALL always
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HewMeth0a

require large coal consumption, and few
weeks stay in some harbor will place the
bottom of the steel ship in such con-
dition that loss OF couple of knots,
Notwithstanding the most lavish use of
fuel, is sure to follow.
While absolute cleanliness is not claimed
for copper, it is. however, the very best
projection against seaweed and barnacles,
and the first cost and requisite good work
manship should not prevent its adoption.
Sheathing cannot be applied to steel yes
sells already completed, as the stem and
stern posts have to be made of bronze or
similar non-corrosive metal. The extra
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
LITTLE FRANKIE, the Nurses Pet of the Chndren's
HOSPITAL Years Old, bot Generous With His Toys

would consent to return another time It
mi De the refusal must be positive.
The of doctor who had there before and
enough knowledge of the without further
inspection turned the scales favor and company with the head
shown the hospital Then spoke to the
with all curiosity kind asked
regardless of convenonai left
really hard days work.
Especially grunlbling and
prohibited the illness and oheo everything
you multiply the
thirty would what the
blame the for their
that the might sometimes be the right
typhoid
bedside deous
eyed-getng will
work
unfeelng tell of the complaints weak
might have listened to
denied solid food until the before Solid food would
him. all had ne enough evade the
melon there might have been body
in hospital morgue.
another typhoid convalescen
with different sentiment Eyes
been but I'm getting
to
milk food while was bad off, awful tired it, but
things and they taste good"
"What did have today?" asked.
"This morning had soft with egg
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06

The United States navy consists at
present of sixteen armored vessels, thirty
three cruisers and gunboats, one harbor-
defense ram and eight torpedo boats built
or in course of construction since 1882.
The armored vessels range in speed from
81 to 10 knots, and the cruisers and gun
boats show trial speeds varying from % to
II knots, and comparing this feet with
anv foreign naval power, each individual
vessel is the equal and often the superior
to similar ones buile abroad, so far as re-
CARDS trial speed, armament and other
essential qualities of ship-of-war.
Many of the foreign substantially
British-have, however, decided advan-
tage in that they are able to keep up a
closer average high speed to that of the
trial figures than our vessels, and this
advantage is due to the fact of their bot
toms being sheathed with wood and cop
pered. Only six of the 1OOO-ton gunboats
now building for our navy are of the COM
posite class, that is, having steel frames
planked with wood and coppered, but all
other vessels have unprotected bottoms,
and are, therefore, subject to great loss OF
speed due to the fouling OF their metal
bottoms.
recent dispatch to The CALL stated IN
substance that Chief Constructor HIGH
horn would recommend sheathing OF
future vessels, setting forth his reasons in
the lines of economy. safety and main
tanned speed.
AS long ago as 1884 the Bureau of Con-
struction is on record recommending that
some of our naval vessels should be
sheathed, but professional Jealousy, igno-
rance on the part OF certain officials and
the pronounced antagonism by the Secre-
tarv of the Navy oveTuled the sound
arguments OF the chief constructor.
The subject was discussed before the
Senate committee on additional steel
vessels for the navy" The usage and ex-
perience of Great Britain was detailed,
and the advantage of having continu-
ousIy clean bottom by planking and cop
pering was demonstrated, as well as the
necessity of frequent docking OF steel YES
sells, scraping and painting. the loss OF
time while docking. the risk, expense and
frequent difficulties in being able to dock,
when the loss of speed through foulness OF
the metal bottom would prevent the YES
sci from maintaining anything like her
original speed.
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LITTLE ROSIE, the t1-Year-Od Historian of the Girls
Ward at the Chi1dren's Hospital.

the giants bite the dust and the agile and fantastic
and flial CHM Der of the fragile beanstalk
Rosie aged H. has been for resting in
disease Rosie of Her
sister goes healthy With her the of life
the and boisterous companonshp of
of and maternity For
nothing world confines mark the
the mysterious law
stnted She bright
which death
her Ife She the
those who and
of the dark angels wings when He who
of called those whom
unknown.
Rosie But alone
humanity that
being She sympathy, living lesson
complaining.
the girls ward Speech is denied this little
that ali her
always smiling, and handsome and
pensive cot maternal
When artist drew her
1t pleased nightly
wasted hand him. and with afectonae
esi6e e. gratitude.
OF the little words
prae loving They worthy
their They true Him who said: Suffer the little
of theirs the kingdom heaven
DAN O'CoNNELI.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
he Poor Who Are Sick Find Assistance the Hour Of Their Need

The expulsion of the Acadans nothing It'll Here chance
cruelty of separating those whom God had joined
1t pleasant the beds at
good
sufficient quantity The real china though Having
the food ongd the kitchen Permission easily
The
thorough
overhauling should
ptal demand things would
fine phanhropt Miss Patton the head nurse
would be so pleased to point out the Improvements.
make little There
a donation o a woman place put
"Why I'd a Miss declared
81 need place the cook We do
of
building
of hospital
could have tweneght and have
to hear the classes bedroom
After crowded quarters that
pampeed
their and half
not leisure The this hospital
Miss Patton forbdding
official
the doctor with He said always good
morning wasn't going slight ladies
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lowing instructive figures on the bottom
protection subject:
ARMoRED TONNAGE.
Total SO of 800. 900 tons, of which
IL OF $4,000 tons sheathed.
Giving 1872 per cent in number and 1872 per
cent in tonnage sheathed.
As the armored feet Is chiefly for home
defense, and none of the vessels, barring
the armored cruisers, are calculated for
extended voyages. their loss of speed
through fouling is not considered as
serious as in a cruiser whose chief
purpose is high speed to overtake q
weaker antagonist or to run away from a
stronger enemy.
UNARMoRED TONNAGE.
Total 3l9 Of 671 900 tons, of which
rs of 81 900 tons sheathed, and
Sc of 5000 tons composite.
Percentage of sheathed 23.4 IN numbers and
sos in tonnage.
Percentage of composite 2O6 in numbers and
SO in tonnage, leaving ITS steel vessels, Sc per
cent of the whole number and 35.s per cent of tom
mage to unprotected bottoms.
The British policy is to sheathe the ves-
sells intended for service on far-of stations
where dockage may not be always had
when required, and, therefore, such ar
mored cruisers as the Warsprite and I'M
perieuse the first-class barbette ships like
the Barheur, Centurion and Renown; the
first-class cruiser Royal Arthur and class
the Comus class (eight vessels), and many
others, are wood sheathed and coppered.
The old system was discontinued in 1889,
since which time the method as shown in
the cut has been adopted with very salts
factory results, being far simpler, adding
less extra weight and being easier to repair
when necessary.
Notwlthsta nding the yearly recommend
alton of the chief constructor to sheath
the bottoms of some of the cruisers and
gunboats, the advice has not been needed
except in the case of the six composite
gunboats now under construction. The
consequence is that while the trial trip
figures of such ships as the New York
Brooklyn, Columbia, Minneapolis and
many others indicate phenomenal speed
much faster than similar types built
abroad, their trial speeds are but an illu-
sion, for none of them are capable o.
maintaining it after a couple of months a.
sea nor after having lain in harbor for 1
| few weeks.
| The accumulation of marine growth OF
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that would foul, as the fouling would take
off from that extreme speed"
The experiment proved success, and of
the ninety vessels since constructed on
that system only three have been retired
from the active list, while the Inconstant
is still counted as useful. In 1883 there
were but very few wooden vessels in the
British navy, and it consisted chiefly of
iron vessels, composite vessels-that is,
iron framed hulls with wood planking-
and sheathed vessels, the bottom of which
was constructed as shown in accompany
ing cut.
At the present time the British navy
list of active-seryice vessels gives the fol-