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known as the Nautilus. Lieutenant Ro-
kosfpky told no one but an intimate
friend of his plans and his ideas, until
the news of the success achieved by the
submarine invention in America and
France excited such marked alarm.
Then, upon advice of his friend, he laid
the whole matter before the czar's min
listers of marine, and within forty y-eght
hours his idea was endorsed and an or
der given for the construction of sub
marine vessel according to his plans.
Thus Russia proposes to make its own
position superior to that of other gov
ernmentS by placing in commission as
soon as possible an engine of destruc-
ton that will cause the object of its,at-
tack to sink to the bottom of the ocean,
just as the submarine torpedo boat now
seeks to blow up warships that lie help
less and unaware of its attack. To be
sure, it has not the consolation Of being
altogether unseen in it's warfare upon
the submarine torpedo boats. but it has
one tremendous advantage, and that is
that it has no defensive armor to con-
tend against as the submarine torpedo
boat is made to destroy ships and not
armed TO QetenQ llSelI.
The strictest secrecy is maintained in
naval circles here concerning the precise
method of attack which will be adopted
by the new craft. 1t is said that this
Russian terror of the seas will ram its
antagonist and then dart away, leaving
the crew of the shattered submarine
craft to perish in their coffin of steel.
The one important detail of the con-
struction and operation of the Russian
boat which it is believed is not definitely
settled is the discharge of the torpedo at
short range. This torpedo is so con-
structed and it's explosive force SO
nicely calculated that the explosion will
not injure the Russian boat in the least,
even though it be in close .enga cement.
The task of locating submarine tor
pedo boat which the officers of the pro-
posed destroyer will have to face, seems
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just where he is, There Is the pressure
gauge which shows him his exact dis
tance from the waters surface. Next
comes the apparatus which determines
the course of the boat. This is entirely
, Independent of the compass, which does
not act the same beneath the surface of
! the water as it does above it.
| In front of the navigator is a speed in
| dicator, which shows him exactly the
| time he is making, just as the steam
gauge in the cab of an engine tells the
engineer exactly the amount of steam
that is at his service. With all these
facts in his possession, the navigator is
able to perform his duties almost as in
telligently as if he were laying the course
of an ordinary cruiser. Should it be de-
sired to return to the surface quickly,
the water which has been taken in as
ballast is blown out by tremendous
blast from the compressed air tanks
This at once gives the vessel it's full
buoyancy, and rise to the surface fol-
lows.
While nothing absolutely definite is
known concerning the armament of the
destroyer, it is understood that it will be
as follows: One torpedo boat, which will
eject whitehead torpedoes by means of
either compressed air or gunpowder;
two submarine projectile tubes or guns,
each of which carries projectile in the
form of a, thin shell charged with gun
cotton to the extent of so pounds. The
first time this shell is tried will be a
matter of great interest to all ordnance
people. The experiment will be en-
tirely new, and those who believe or dis
believe in the success of the projectile
will have chance to s ee which is right
The longest voyage made by one of
the new submarine torpedo boats was
that of the French craft-nearly six
miles-being under water all the time a
distance of twenty feet. The Russian
Inventor claims that his creation will
travel twice as fast as any other at a
distance of forty feet from the surface of
the water.
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Special Correspondence to The Herald.
VLADIVOSTOCK, June 22.-The Rus
sian government is about to build a
nsubmarine boat destroyer, which
will be the first craft of its
that was ever constructed. 1t is
the invention of Russian marine arch
itect, and this secret of his brain is
guarded by the czar's officials as miser
boards his gold. The car feels now that
he has craft which will place the sub
marine torpedo boats of the United
States and French governments at his
mercy. 1t is at these boats that the new
invention is aimed.
In the first place, the submarine tor
pedo boats of the navies mentioned have
been looked upon with something ap-
preaching awe by naval officers every
where. There has seemed to be, some
thing uncanny about them, darting
about under the surface of the waves,
and apparently the great warships of
the worlds navies We're practically
helpless against the attacks of these ar
titicial marine monsters The compile
ton, few months ago, of submarine
torpedo boat for the United States at
Baltimore, in that country, excited the
liveliest interest among naval officers
here. Following this, the success of the
Holland submarine torpedo boat, new.
of which was Immediately cabled here,
set the wits of everyone to work and re-
suited in the presentation of the plans
Of the strange craft that Is now being
constructed.
The inventors name is Sergius Ro-
kosfpky, and he is member of the corps
of marine architects the Russian gov
ernment employs, with the rank Of
Lieutenant. He has long studied the
problem of submarine navigation. his
calculations being based, strange as it
may seem, upon some of the principles
laid down by Jules Verne, the novelist,
in his description of that famous vessol
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as difficult as that Of locating the pro-
verbal needle in the haystack. Science
however, has contributed it's quota tC
the makeup of this enemy of navies, and
an apparatus has been invented, the
delicate electrical attraction needle OF
which, superlatively sensitive to the me-
dium of steel, will at once impel the
Russian craft towards the submarine
victim which it seeks.
The new boat represents, as a whole
the most modern thought relative to
submarine warfare, and all that can pos
sibly apply thereto. This much is
known definitely. Every apparatus
that can possibly aid the accomplish
ment of the purpose of the boat has been
utilized. Even now the keenest minds
are at work striving to improve, just
as the most skilled workmen attainable
are constructing the craft, all the ap-
purtenances thereof. The present cal
culation is that the boat will carry crew
of four seamen and two officers, in ad-
dition to a torpedo expert Oddly
enough, in many Details the submarine
wonder will be very much like that
United States marvel known as the Hol-
land, and the accompanying illustra ton
shows it's possibilities of terrible exeeu-
ton.
Primarily, it will be an artificial fish,
modelled in longitudinal sections very
much like a whale about fifty feet long.
The interior is to be almost entirely
taken up with the operating mechanism,
very little room being provided for liv-
ing quarters. While simply moving
about from place to place, it's deck and
the small coming tower in which the
commander stands will be above water.
Above that is to be perhaps a foot of
the deck, turtle-back in fashion, and
about thirty inches of the coming tower
above that.
While portion of the craft will thus
be visible to vessels on the surface, the
means Of propulsion are to be a naptha
or gasoline engine, operating an ordi-
The herald., 1897-07-11
STORY OF CHARLIE ROSS
The Death of His Father Revives In
terest in His Abduction

"Charlie" Ross, the son of the man
! whose death was announced in yester-
days dispatches, was abducted July 1,
1874. He and his elder brother, Walter,
were playing in front of their home In
East Washington lane, Germantown,
when two men who passed by in buggy
offered to take them for ride if they
would walk to the top of the hill. The
boys walked to the top of the hill and
were taken into the wagon. -i-.
Walter wanted the men ia take them
to Main street and buy some fireworks.
but they said they would take them to
Aunt Susie's," a fictitious person. They
piled the boys with candywhile the team
was driven toward Kenisngton. A.
Palmer and Richmond streets Walter
was given quarter and directed to
get fireworks in a cigar store. When
he returned the men and his curly-head-
ed brother were gone. H. C. Peacock.
a friend of the family, took Walter home
to his parents.
1t was some days before anything of
the nature of a clue came to the search
ers. This was in the shape of a letter
from the supposed abductors. 1t was
grossly illiterate, and informed Mr.. Ross
that the writers held the boy so secure
ly that no earthly power could reach
him, and that he would not be deliv-
cred without the payment of big ram
som. The father was warned that any
attempt to recover the boy by detectives
would result in the boys instant death.
The writer's promised to communicate
with Mr.. Ross in a few days.
They wrote two days later, demanding
$40, 900 ransom for the return of the boy.
This sum was promptly raised by friends
of Mr.. Ross, but the police stepped in and
asked to be given the conduct of the
case. This was granted, and Mayor
Stokeley offered reward of $40 900 for
the arrest of the kidnapers and the re-
turn of the boy. This immense reward
attracted worldwide attention.
Mr.. Ross received sixteen letters from
the abductors during the four following
months, but they were SO carefully dis
guised that no clue could be found to the
writer's.
Superintendent Walling of the New
York police found the clew that ended
in fixing the crime of abduction on VIII
lam Mosher ard Joseph Douglass, burg
lars. William Westervelt, brother-in-
law of Mosher, acted as go-between in
the attempted negotiations with Mr..
Ross. The police of the country were
looking for the two men, when the res
idence of Judge Van Brunt, in Bay
Ridge, was entered by burglars on De-
cember IA, 1874. The burglars were at
tackled by brother of Judge Van
Brunt and several servansts. One Of
them was shot dead and the other was
mortally wounded. They were Mosher
and Douglass. Mosher was dead. Doug
lass gasped to Mr. Van Brunt
Its no use lying now. Mosher and
stole Charlie Ross. Mosher knows all
about him.
When told that his partner was dead
he said
Then God help his poor wife and FAM
lily! He knew about 'Charle' The child
will be returned in a few days.
The boy was never returned, the sup
position being that he met his death in
the North river while his abductors were
eluding pursuit.-New York Herald.
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| nary small screw propeller When 1t is
desired to sink the boat for submarine
operations water is to be let into trim
ming or ballast tanks in the bottom in
sufficient amount to reduce the buoyancy
to a few hundred pounds That is to
say, when submerged its weight, when
weighed in the water, would be within
about 500 pounds of it's actual weight on
land. 1t can be maneuvered up to 1000
pounds buoyancy, but not much above
that.
When in motion vertical rudders will
effect the lateral direction of the craft.
On each side of the center line, and for
ward of the propeller, are two horizontal
Erudders. These ruddsrs are pivoted and
regulate the depth of the rising and
diving of the boat When it is desired
that the vessel shall dive the rear edges
of the rudders are pushed downward.
This causes the stern to move upward
and the bow downward and the diving
follows. To obtain a reverse motion the
action should be reversed
1t is possible to use the gasoline engine
in the water, but it is not considered ad-
visable, because the air supply of the
interior of the boat is limited and the
oSuiiaIitl lOl- oil lSsQltfiiS llhil LIE COHi-
bustion of gasoline is so great that If the
engine were operated any length of time
the air supply of the interior of the YES
sci would be completely exhausted To
the uninitiated it would seem a very
difficult problem for the submarine nav
igators to tell the exact depth at which
their craft was located. This informa-
ton is gained, however, by means of a
gauge which registers inside the vessel
the pressure of the water upon the out
side. From this pressure is calculated
the distance of the vessel from the sur
face of the water
The basis of the calculation referred
to is the fact that the pressure of water
upon the vessel is at the rate of half a
pound to the foot. Thus the calculation
is simple and the navigator of the tor
pedo boat destroyer knows at all times
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Basis for a New Treaty.

Mr. McKinley's new treaty with Eng
land might appropriately be an offensive
and defensive land-grabbing alliance.
To talk arbitration and at the same time
begin a policy of conquest that must re-
suit in wars Is the height of absurdity.
Kansas City Times,
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different. It would seem that the senti-
nfents with which, after a very short pc
Iriod had elapsed, they looked back upon
the f1eshpots they had left behind were
charged with a feeling quite the reverse
of regret. There is an amusing cartoon of
the period. which suggests how brief a time
it took for them to discover what a good
thing they had done for themselves in re-
solving to spare the animals. The cartoon,
as I remember it, is In two parts. The first
shows Humanity, typifed by feminine
figure. regarding group Of animals con-
sisting of the OK. the sheep and the hog.
Her face expresses the deepest compunc-
tion while she tearfuly exclaims: Poor
things. How could we ever bring ourselves
to eat you? The second part reproduces
the same group. with the heading: Five
Fears After But here the countenance
of Humanity as she regards the animals
expresses not contrition or self-reproach,
but disgust and loathing, while she ex-
claims in nearly Identical terms, but very
different emphasis. How could we. in
deed?'"
ELECTRICAL AGRICULTURE
/ saw a large field from which the crops
had been cut Over it's surface was NOV
ing a row of great machines. behind which
thef earth surged up in brown and rigid
pillows. On each machine stood or sat in
easy attitude young man or woman, with
quite the air of persons on pleasure
excursion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-06

GEN. NEAL Dow, the father Of the Maine
prohibitory law, died at his home in Port
land last Saturday afternoon. He was born
In Portland, March 20, 1904. He was de
scendant, on his fathers side, in the sew
enth generation from Henry Dow who
came to this country from Norfolk, Eng,
in 1887. Josiah Dow, Neal Dow's father,
was born in Deering, N. H., and went to
Portland in 1897 He was tanner by trade,
An influential member of the Society OF
Friends, he was repeatedly honored by his
fellow citizens by elections to places OF trust
and responsibility. He lived to be almost
ninety-six years of age and retained his
mental faculties unimpaired until within
three days Of his DEATH
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Hardwfck.

A large number OF people from this Sec
ton attended the grange fair at East Hard
wick last Saturday.
The report of guns has been heard daily
in the surrounding wood lots since October
l. But few deer have been reported slain.
Mrs. L. G. Foss was seriously i'll with
heart trouble last week but under the skill
full care of DR.. G. A. Carter is now improv-
ing.
Frank Taylor, one of our live local mer-
chants is visiting the cities, New York and
Boston, and purchasing goods for the win
ter trade.
Dan Aiken of Kellogg's Landing, La,
who has been visiting relatives here this
fall, started on his return trip to the sunny
south last week.
I Road Commissioner Charles Slapp has
done some excellent road repairing work
throughout the town this year and is yet at
it, putting on finishing touches wherever
needed.
Rev. j. W. Harris OF Greensboro preached
at the Congregational church last Sunday
morning. In the evening Pastor Lewis
gave report of the Christian Endeavor
convention recently held at Montpelier.
John w. Bell, longtime resident of this
village. died at his home on Tuesday Of last
week at the advanced age of seventy-seven
years. On account OF private reasons the
funeral was delayed until Friday. Rev. #.
f. Lewis officiated.
The work of preparation for the new
electric plant at Wolcott which is to supply
this city with illumination is progressing at
rapid strides. The place was bowling
wilderness when the work was begun.
Trees stood thick on every hand. Lodges
also had to be blasted away and an expen-
sive dam constructed across the river for
the purpose of sidetracking the water so to
speak. Horace Way OF Albany was en-
! ployed as foreman on the dam building.
! The power house will soon be erected and
the necessary machinery placed therein.
Some twenty men are employed about the
works. 1t is expected that by early winter
our village will be satisfactorily lighted
with electric glow. The cost of securing
this blessing to ourselves and our poster
ity is variously estimated at from $50 600 to
1000. 1t would Of course be utter folly to
undertake it were 1t not for the fact that the
people of East Hardwick and Wolcott vii
lagos desire to walk in the light of electri-
city as we'll as their big sister village. The
poles are being set on which the wires are to
be strung.
Running sores, indolent ulcers and SINH.
lar troubles. even though Of many years
standing, may be cured by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t soothes, strength.
ems and heals. 1t is the great pile cure. w
E. Terrill & Co
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-06
Domestic.

A PASSENGER train on the Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Memphis railroad ran into a
wagon at Dead Mans Cut, Mo, on Monday,
killing six of the seven occupants OF the
wagon, and fatally injuring the other one.
THE Boston base ball team was formally
presented with the pennant as national
league champions at the fremont theater
in that city on Monday evening. Mayor
Quincy made the presentation speech and
Manager Selee accepted 1t in behalf of the
club the members Of which together with
the Baltimore team occupied all the boxes
of the theater. The pennant is the gift OF
Miss Irwin and is magnificent triangular
banner, with the words Champions of 1898
in red letters on a backgrol md Of white
silk. Captain Duffy OF tho team was re-
peatedly call for but would only bow his
acknowledgement to the ovation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-06

Dartmouth and Vermont medical schools,
Prof. Edward E. Phelps, NJ. d., LII, ID.
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The languor the nervousness and the pain in
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East Orange.

The funeral of Mrs. Alma (Grant), wife
OF Warren Curtis, and youngest daughter
of the late James Grant of this place, who
died at her pleasant home at Waits River
on September %, was held here on the fol-
lowing Thursday. Her age was about
fifty-eight years. Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis were
residents here nearly all their married life,
until her health became impaired about two
and half years ago, which caused them to
sell their farm to remove to Waits River
where they hoped for rest in their nice
home, which they both so much needed.
Mrs. Curtis has ever been a very active,
energetic, hard 'labOrng woman. Kind in
lending helping hand outside her own
home and in society wherever opportunity
presented She was member of the Free
Baptist church for ten years, and will be
much missed in her home and in many
places for what she has done. All was
done for her recovery that could be by her
kind husband and friends with skillfui
physicians and trained nurse; but the
Master said come, and she had finished her
work here and went to that rest she had
sought while in health and to meet low
ing child who had gone many years before.
One brother, Levi Grant, two sisters, Mrs.
Nancy Hutchinson OF Barre and Mrs Han
nah Thayer of Waits River survive her.
Rev @, r. Davis of East Randolph, assisted
by Rev. r. s. Cudworth of Waits River,
officiated at her funeral which was conduct
ed by Horace White OF West Topsham.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Angelo Beede, MT. ana Mrs,
George McDuffee Of Waits River and Mr..
and Mrs. James Huntoon, Deacon and Mrs.
G. w. Davis of this place acted as pail
bearers. The interment was in this ceme-
terry. The floral tributes were many and
admirable. The community extend their
sympathy to the bereaved husband and
friends in their great affiiction and sorrow.
Miss Toby the evangelist from Boston,
occupied the pulpit here on Sunday. She
has given several interesting talks which
are much appreciated. - Mrs Lewis
Hutchinson went to Manchester, N. H.,
last week to visit her sisters and other
friends. - Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Colby of
Bradford were in town last week TO attend
the funeral of Mrs. Curtis. - Pliny
Wheating of East Barre built a vault for
Warren Curtis in the cemetery here last
week. - Mrs. #. @. Huntington and
son and Miss Jeffords visited Miss Butler
here last week.
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ESTATE OF ORIN DAVIS.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, IS.

In Probate Court held at Montpelier in and for said
District. on the 9Th day of october. A. ID. 1875;
An Instrument purporting TO bethe last will and
testament of ORIN DAVIS late of Calais, in
said District, deceased, being presented to the
that lall persons concerned therein be notified
to appear at "a session of said Court, to be held
az the Probate once in said Montpelier, the 2sth
day of October, A. ID. 1897, and show cause II any
they may have against the probate OF SAID iastra
that notice of this order be published three
weeks successfully in the Vermont Wdtchnan STATE
state previous to said time appointed for hearing
BY the Court.-Attest,
1915 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
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