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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-06-12
BICYCLE REPAIRING G..

7. Z. Williams, at the OcaIa
Wagon Works, is now fully pre-
pared with al ,he larest materials
and tools to Dc any aad III kinds
of Bicycle Repairing at reasonable
rates.
Slaughter Sale Of Furniture.
We are closing out at actual
cost our immense line Of I|urni-
ture. All goods not sold by July
I will be shipped 10 cur branch
store at Fort Myers. Call before
the bargains are all sod out.
+, +. BUGBEE & co.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17

en- ship while she was still miles away
and hull down OH the horizon.
But what would happen if the wood
en- ships were allowed to come alongside
and pepper away with first one broad
side and then another? Why, the Iowa
could calmly stand and take it, for the
shot would rattle as harmlessly off her
armored sides as if they had been but
peas falling Oh tin pan. Then, when
tho time came for the slaughter, the
Iowa could let loose an explosive she'll
from one Of her six Founders, and one
Of the attacking force would be instantly
reduced to mass Of burning splinters
and tangled rigging.
If another method should DO chosen,
from any one Of the Iowa's five tubes a
torpedo could be discharged, carrying
100 pounds of explosive gun cotton and
speeding on its errand Of destruction at
the rate of 80 miles an hour. No vessel,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
MUNICIPAL SPIRIT.
How 1t Has Worked For the Improvement
of English Cities.

How It Has Worked For the Improvement
of English Cities.
Birmingham has become noted be-
cause Of its great municipal improve"
ments and the success Of all its efforts
in this direction, says writer in The
North American Review. The zeal OF
this city not only extends to the comfort
Of its people, but to the encouragement
of art, science and literature. More to
the point, quarter Of century Of the
most satisfactory work in this direction
has cost the ratepayer no more than the
inefficient management Of old.
Manchester, among other things, sup
plies hydraulic power to those requiring
it. The boldest scheme probably ever
undertaken by municipality was the
construction of the Manchester ship
canal. The spirit Of enterprise which
prompted it deserves success. though
am afraid it may prove mistake. 1t is,
however, the only serious mistake which
/ have found thus far in my inquiries.
Liverpool has a tremendous fight ahead
with it's slums, and SO, indeed, has Man.
chester. In furnishing municipal lee.
lures and in lettering life and making
it more attractive. Liverpool has shown
some progressive spirit, though the old
conservative element Astounding in the
great commercial city of the kingdom
has hindered the progress which was
practically unimpeded in the midland
center and the manufacturing towns Of
the north. Glasgow, with its municipal
street cars, it's city lodging houses,
laundries and popular concerts, is GER
tainly second to Birmingham; Bradford,
with it's satisfactory electric light sys-
tenn, it's remodeled central part, its
abolition of slums, and Leeds, with its
splendid central library and 53 branch
libraries, and more open space than any
other city Of it's size, are instances Of
the new order Of things in municipal
work that must be studied separately to
be fully understood and appreciated.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
IN THE KINGS NAME.
MARIA CHRISTINA RULES SPAIN I'm
YOUNG ALFoNsO's STEAD.

H,.w the Austrian Princess Won tho Span
i~h Heart-Her Unhappy Married Liza.
A Devoted Mother and . Wise and Pa
triotic Queen.
If it should happen that the express
sions Of our national sympathy with the
Cuban patriots for liberty should end in
open hostilities between this country
and Spain, Uncle Sam would find him
ielf making war on q woman-rather
III ungallant position from the stand
point Of sentimentalist. ss.G
Although there is a king in Spain, his
royal majesty is not yet 10 years old,
and the iutricacies of long division. and
"amo, amas, amat," are far more tron-
blesp,ne to him now than the threatened
loss .f the Pearl Of the Antilles, or the
impending international difficulties
Which hover over the Spanish throne,
The woman on whom would fall
much of the worry Of a war with the
United States is one not unused to grief
and troubles. For more than ten years
Maria Christina has ruled Spain as
QlOSu IC3SOug al UAJO 0OAnO VI AA0A AA44QHV
son. They have been ten years filled
not only with the cares and responsible
ties such as other mothers know, but
with the bitter trials, snubs and disap-
pointments of a queen ruling over "a
country whose people were hostile to
her from the beginning. ~ -
When Maria Christina, daughter Of
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, married
Alfonso XII, in 1879, she was but q !,
and probably looked forward with Joy to
being the queen of proud and ancient
nation, little realizing what a doleful
future was before her. Perhaps she an
tioipated it somewhat when she heard
that the Spaniards, after she had been
several years their queen, still referred
to her as THAT Austrian woman" Only
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17

UNITED STATES BATTLEsHIP IOWA.
past or present, could stand in the path
Of that awful missile and survive tho
shock. A wooden ship would vanish at
its touch like soap bubble pricked with
pencil
But if the Iowa's captain wanted to
save powder and still destroy the oppos-
ing feet it could be done as easily. From
his position in the coming tower he
could send the word down into the en-
CINE rooms, "Stand by to RAM" This
order would be followed by all instant
activity below decks. The massive ma
chinery would begin to move, slowly at
first, but quicker and quicker until.
driven by an energy Of II, 900 horse
power, the two 16 foot screws were
churhing the water aft at the rate Of
l12 revolutions minute, forcing the
great ship forward at speed Of 16 knots
an hour To stand in her way means to
take blow Of 100000 tons from her
murderous ram, before which the tough
est armor must break aud crumple like
paper. What chance would the wooden
ships stand Of resisting such an on
slaugbt?
In the days of the old Pennsylvania
sea fighting was picturesque kind OF
warfare, with it's hand to hand strug
giles on decks slippery with blood. To-
day it has become grim contest of sci
ence where death has long arm. Where
formerly the captain stood in the midst
of his officers, inspiring the crow to
brave and valorous deeds, now he goes
into action sheltered in the steel citadel
of his coming tower, where speaking
tubes and electric bells enable him to
direct the fighting Of the ship. There is
no wild enthusiasm, no shouting, no
dash of the boarders with cutlasses in
their hands; the engines Of death on a
modern battleship are handled with ac-
curacy by noiseless mechanism. Cool,
deliberate courage instead Of reckless,
dashing bravado, is needed.
The most silent and destructive craft
of all the additions to our new navy is
now being built in secret. This is to be
a submarine torpedo boat, a still hunter
of the sea. She is to be little, cigar
shaped craft, only "a feet in length, but
she will be able to steal up on q big bat
tleship, many times her size, approach
her in broad daylight and blow her to de-
struotion without the slightest warning.
This boat will go out scouting for an
enemy. When she has sighted her huge
prey, she will steam within safe distance
and then dive like duck until she is
from go to 75 feet under water, safe
from any shot that might be sent after
her. Then from her submarine vantage
point she will launch Whitehead tor
pedo of sufficient explosive force to shake
q mountain.
BY means of a three foot extension
turret this boat can be wholly submerged
and keep on her course at the rate OF
eight miles an hour, herself invisible,
but holding the enemy in view all the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
SHE HAD MONEY ENOUGH.
Tho Trouble Was That No One Would
Take 1t.

Tho Trouble Was That No Ono Would
Take 1t.
A large woman stood in the center Of
the crossing Of Kearny and Market streets.
She was In the way Of cable cars, electric
cars and vehicles innumerable for the hour
was busy one. Gripmen sounded gongs,
motorlnen shouted, the cars accumulated,
but she staid right there until policeman
dragged her away.
"Let 60 o. mer' she screamed at him.
II know my rights. I wasn't born yester-
day, and I didn't come to this town to be
run over y'any orltter who happens to
wear blue clothes and brass buttons"
whats the matters" asked the police.
man as soon as he could get chance.
matter! Why, see here, Mr.. Officer,
that conductor told me to get of, an
wanted to go to the ferry an had only rode
a block, and told him wouldn't, and he
told me just to step off while he fixH the
spring under the car, an did, an hc 'rung
the bell, an away went the hull outfit, an
him a-laf1in at me-"
"Had you paid your fareP" questioned
the policeman.
"Well, no, but would If he hadn't been
so sassy and pert. He says to ME, Fare,
and I says, How muoh9' Five cents,
says he, and gave him this nickel"
She showed a coin that was plainly a
very poor lead counterfeit, and the officer
explained that a nickel-in- the slot-machine
would kick at 1t.
."Then," continued the woman, ~ gave
him this" -'s''@ t'f'
This time she showed Hawaiian dime,
and the officer shook his head.
II tried him with this two bit piece, -
she went on.
The coin had nick In the side. The
half dollar that had been next offered had
large plug in 1t. The policeman told
her that the coins were all bad.
"But got them all in this town." she
said, land believe you're in league with
the conductor, and you're both bunker
men. Say, he asked me If was deposi-
tory for bum coin.' I'll have lawyer II
it takes all the money showed you. Oh,
you can't coax me into changing my mind
while have q cent left"
The officer made his escape, and the
woman talked to Lotta's fountain until
the crowd bore her on.-San Francisco
Examiner.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
Part of the Duty Of q Good Man

Part Of the Duty Of q Good Man.
An individual may be devout church
member, a thoroughly honest and up
right business man, model husband
and father and yet be very bad citizen
and an example to be stunned by all
who have the welfare of their country
at heart.
Such a man is the person that refuses
to vote or to take any share in local and
municipal politics, leaving his town and
city government to be run" by bum
mers on the public treasury Who care
only to make their living out of politics.
That there have been so many Of these
oriminally bad good men among the re-
spectable portion Of American commu-
mites is the reason our municipal gov
'ernments have fallen into degradation
and corruption that even old Rome in
it's foulest days could not excel.
The editor Of The Century hopes now
that this class Of bad good men is d.
minishing, with the revelations Of the
monstrous venality Of American local
governments. The Century sees traces
that men begin to realize how q citi-
zen owes duty not only to his own
family, but to the community in whick
he lives. It is just as important that q
man elect good public officers as that he
provide we'll for his family. The Gen.
tury editor commends in high terms the
stand the Christian Endeavorers have
taken in this matter, calling on members
to 20 in for the cultivation Of intelligent
patriotism and Christian citizenship. In
London in October 500 church congre-
cations observed what they called
"citizens' Sunday In these churches
at the same hour 800 sermons were
preached on the necessity of good mems
taking hand and controlling home gov
eminent and resouing it from those who
would strangle it.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
GROWTH OF CUR NAVY.
Striking Contrast Between the
Old Ships and the New.
THE GIANT BATTLEsHIP IOWA.

How She Compares With the Pennsylvn-
mia, tho Pride Of the Navy Sixty Years
Aro-The Submarine Torpedo Boats Of
Today. #1
On March % will be launched at
Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia the
first class bait ioship Iowa, the fourth Of
her kind to be added to our navy. About
60 years ago there slid from the ways
near where The Iowa now rests gallant
ship that for time was queen OF the
waves. This was the old ship OF the
line Pennsylvania. She was the finest
example Of a wooden warship ever built
by this government, and at the time Ut
her launching it was expected that she
would continue to be an imposing MEM
Der of our fleet for ut least half CEN
tury.
But what changes there have been in
naval warfare since those days, and
what q ridiculous figure the old Penn
sylvania would cut now if she should
engage one Of our modern floating fight
ing monsters Of the deep-the Iowa, for
instancel
Nevertheless she was an imposing
sight when she first threw open her
ports and spread all her canvas to the
breeze. No nation on the globe then
possessed a craft chat she could not have
met in equal combat. She was OF wood
throughout, with a water line length Of
$40 feet, q beam Of So feet, and her
keel would touch bottom in less tt an 25
feet of water. Her sides were Of good,
solid oak, ranging in thickness from 10
inches at her spar deck to 80 inches at
her water line, and they were proof
against any guns ahoat at the distance
Of mile.
From out these wooden walls peered
the mouths Of 100 muzzle loading,
smoothbore guns, ranged one above the
other in three banks, which made her
look like vast floating checkerboard.
Sixteen of these were 8 inch she'll guns,
the heaviest of the day, and the others
were 80 Founder carronades.
Even England had at that time no
ship that could have lived long under
such q broadside as could have been
poured out from those guns.
Above her decks her mainmast tower
ed heavenward 80 feet and on this aud
her two other sticks she could spread a
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
1t Was q Joke.

HI was JOKE
The practical joker was sauntering along
In the dusk.
The inoffensive citizen was sauntering
along in the same dusk, unmindful of the
presence of the practical joker.
The practical joker, recognizing friend
In the inoffensive citizen, chuckled to him
self and quiokened his steps to overtake
him.
The inoffensive citizen was thinking of
a story he had read about footpads and
wondering whether any one would ever
try to hold him up.
The practical joker suddenly tipped the
inof9ensive citizens hat over his eyes.
The inoffensive Citizen wheeled Instant
" and landed fine, large blow between
the practical joker's eyes.
The practical joker went down.
The inoffensive citizen promptly sat on
him and hit him again.
The practical joker yelled: "For heav-
ems sake, don't hit me again, Johnl Don't
you know me?"
The inoffensive citizen said, "Great
Soottl''
The practical joker said in an injured
tone, "Hang 1t all, John, it's only a joke. "
The inoffensive Citizen looked at the
practical joker, who now had one eye clos
ed, and laughed.
The practical joker angrily asserted that
1t was no laughing matter.
"But you said it was joke" returned
the inoffensive citizen, ''andI think you
are right" And he laughed again.
But the practical joker hasn't been able
to see the point of it to this day. Still 1t
was unquestionably good joke.-Chicago
Post.
There was a terrible scene on board
the Atlas line steamer Ailsa when the
French steamer Bourgogne sank her in
New York bay. The Ailsa belonged to
the West India line and her common
sailors were Spaniards and Cubans. As
she settled in the water these seized the
only lifeboat that could be launched,
and, yelling and cursine like demons,
knocking women and children over and
showing everybody aside, got into it and
rowed away, in spite Of the efforts of
officers and passengers to make them let
the weak and helpless have the first
chance for life. It is satisfaction to
read next, "All the Americans and Eng
ishmen acted like men," A noble cool
ness, courage and generosity toward the
weak are characteristic of the highest
order Of human being. 1t Is gratifying
that these fine qualities stand out prom
inent In the race to which Americans
and Englshmen belong.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
Looking Into the Brain.

An almost uncanny little instrument
has been Invented by which mankind
may see into the human brain and &C.
tually watch it's operations The instru-
ment IL called the cryptoscope. The pull
sating of the blood, the vibrations Of the
nerve force, are as plain through this
weird cryptoscope as the foot Of a frog
is under the ordinary microscope. The
value Of the invention to mental science
and brain surgery can hardly be COM
puted. Blood clots on the brain, tumors,
injuries, incipient paralysis and apo
plexy can be discerned in time to help
the patient if help be possible.
1t may be, too, that through this in
vention tho most puzzling problem in
cases of insanity may be cleared up.
! When the insanity comes from positive
brain disease, it will be easy to ascer-
tain the fact by the oryptoscope. But
when to all intents and purposes the in
sane patient is perfectly healthy in
general and his brain apparently works
exactly as the brain of sane person
does, perhaps this little instrument will
be able to show physicians what ia
really amiss. 1t may be able to show
that. after all, the insane brain docs
not work physically precisely as the
sane one.
Most wonderful Of all, it may be that
by means Of this invention man will be
able to see how the brain develops a
thought. A hypnotic subject i'll the
Paris school said that she sew inside the
brain Of another person a "gray MIST
rising and spreading through bis head,
first about his forehead, then over the
top of his heal next through the base of
the skull, and finally reaching the spinal
cord. Was that gray mist thought
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17

It is claimed in some quarters that
business is not materially better, but the
iron and steel trade shows generally to
the contrary, and this trade is a good gen.
eral index to manufacturing prosperity
the country over. Large machine shops in
various places have orders enough ahead
to last them a year. Iron and steel
plants in Pennsylvania are in full blast.
The trade has been greatly stimulated
by the new fashion Of putting up iron
and steel frames for heavy structures.
such as bridges and buildings Of all
kinds. The skyscraping city building
alone will this year put millions Of dol
lars into the pockets Of iron and steel
workers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17


He felt during many long weary year
The weight Of grim poverty's hand
Till he invented popular obesity cure
And lived OF the fat Of the land.
Detroit Tribune.
Two young people, each equally well
qualified intellectually and physically
for their work start, out to make career
for themselves. At the end Of year ii
IL easy to SEQ which will be successful
One may be thoroughly correct in his
work. doing all that is necessary me-
ohanically and conscientiously. He goes
to his task every day, does exactly what
he is told to do and as he is told. Yet he
is not advanced in pay or place and the
chances are that at any time he may be
dropped out and his place given to some.
body else.
The other, not any better qualified,
does his work no better than the first
one in the beginning. Yet he is ad-
vanced rapidly and will be success in
whatever he undertakes, while the cold
~ correct one will never be fully success
full in anything.
The reason is not far to find. The
second one has an enthusiasm for his
work. That mysterious quality of warm
interest in whatever he undertakes
creeps out from him to his task and en-
velops as an atmosphere all about him.
He loves his work, he likes to please his
employers, and best Of all he likes to
please himself by bringing out Of his
task all there is in it. He has enthusi-
asm. He suggests new plans, he finds
opportunities for Improvement, he sym
pathises with the aims Of his employers
and fellow men. They like him and he
likes them. These are the qualities that
tell in Observation-Disclosures and
human sympathy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17

VANIA.
cloud of snowy canvas Of over two acres
in extent. She must have been sight
to gladden. the eye Of sailor as, with
every stitch, from mainsail to to'gallant
stud 'nsails set and drawing, she bowled
along in a ten knot breeze, her sides
a-swell as if with conscious dignity and
her bluff bows breaking the waves in
naughty disdain.
Such was the pride Of our navy in
1887.
How different is the pride Of the
white squadron Of 1895, the battleship
Iowa.
She will stretch her long white bulk
along the water for $50 feet, a thing Of
steel and iron. massive, yet swift enough
to run round and round the old Pennsyl-
vxnia were she afloat today and sailing
ct her best gait. She is a ponderous
mass Of 11,4lO tons, yet she will draw
ono foot less water than the Pennsyl-
vsnia with only 8, 500 tons displacement.
Instead Of the towering masts there are
tbs two smokostacks and the steel turret
which holds up the fighting top. In
place Of the great expanse Of canvas
there is hidden, deep down in the hold,
two monster triple expansion steam en-
eines, each revolving q ponderous pro-
peller, either one Of which can send the
g.eat ship blowing through the water at
. rate never equaled by the Pennsyl-
ysnia, even when she was soudding I'M
dx bare poles before hurricane.
Then compare the batteries Of the two
shpa. Where the Pennsylvania had 100
Rulhs the Iowa has but Is. Only Is guns,
! but of what awful power! Compared
with them the old smoothbores are but
popguns. Just reflect what fearful en-
aines of death are held in leash behind
those glistening steel sides! -Four Of
them in the two large turrets, peering
ext through IL inch walls Of hardened
steel, are ~ inch breechloading rifles,
firing combined mass Of 8, 400 pounds
At tempered steel as against the 2,2O0
pound cast iron broadside Of the older
craft. Every time these great guns belch
forth /, 700 pounds of power are burned.
Then look at those four smaller tur-
$rets. In each of them are two eight
inch rifles, which can discharge shells
az $50 pounds each, capable Of penetrat-
ing eight inches Of steel after they have
sped for two miles over the water. The
eight inch she'll guns on the old ship
had possible range Of one mile, and at
close quarters could hurl their 65 pound
proiectiles with sufficient force to pene-
trate fve-eighths Of an inch Of mild
steel. about enough to dent the 1owa's
arxnor.
], Imagine whole feet Of old time
wooden ships like the Pennsylvania en-
Raging even one modern battleship like
The Iowa Surprising the Iowa should
allow them to come within fighting
raa1ge. That means about 400 yards. It
would be merely a matter Of allow
aE,ds, for from any one Of the Iowa's
gums could be hurled mass Of steel
that would search out and sink wood
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
Balloon Veterans,

BALLOON VeteFan0,
The survivors Of the 100 persons who
left Paris in balloons during the siege
have just formed themselves into So
ciety. No fewer than &C balloons left
the besieged city, carrying in their cars
not only these 169 persons, but S,000,-
900 letters and 36S pigeons, which were
intended to return to Paris with dis
patches, and two boxes Of dynamite.
Fifty.two Of these balloons fell in
France, 8 in Belgium, 4 in Holland, 2
in Prussia, and in Norway, and 3 were
lost at sea. Eighteen Of the balloons fell
within the enemy's lines. OF these s
were captured by the enemy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
Plenty Of Notice.

Mrs. Winks-The paper says cold wave
has developed in Montana and Ia expected
here within a week.
Mr.: Winks- Well, send word to the
plumber that our pipes have burst, and
then he and the cold wave will get here
about the same time.-New Yoak Weakly.