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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17

proper is ten feet; the carriage eX-
tends TWO feet further. The weight
OF the gun is 270 pounds; tn, carriage
weighs 2S0 pounds.
Two men are required to man the
gun and two more to handle the am
munitlon. When the gun is to be
brought into action one of the gunners
lakes from the ammunition box d pro-
jectile ready Tor service, and the metal
nc cartridge containing the prOpelling
power. The projectile holds four
pounds of explosive gelatine, and car
rieS at it's head a Merriam fuse, which
on striking an object causes the gel
atine to explode. The cartridge con-
tains six ounces Of smokeless powder.
The projectile is placed in the middle
lube, the breech of which is then
closed. The cartridge is inserted in
the right hand barrel.
The pulling OF the lanyard eXplodes
the powder charge. This congresses
the air in the right hand tube. The
compression passes through q port into
the front Of the left hand tube, trav-
e1sing it's whole length backward to-
ward the breech, where it presses
through a port into the middle barrel,
behind the projectile, which is thus
forced out OF the barrel. The air
forms a cushion to relieve the shock
upon the walls of the prOjectile. In
this way the danger is eliminated
which would arise from conclusion if
the powder were directly behind the
prOjectile.
In the rear Of the projectile is a
tail piece, which carries vanes set at
angle that will insure rotation The
entire shell, including tail piece, is
thirty-fouI inches long, and when fully
charged weighs eleven pounds. In
the main body Of the projectile is
placed the charge Of explosive gelatine.
In the forward end of the charge, and
enclosed ID a metal case, is embedded
a six ounce decorating charge of dry
gun cotton. In the center of one end
of the gun cotton is a cylindrical case,
containing thirty grains of Illuminating
mercury.
AS the prOjectile comes in contact
With a solid body percussion caps
within the fuse are struck by a loose
steel ball. The detonation ignites a
tube OF slow burning or quick burning
powder, according to the time limit
which it is desired to give to the
explosion. The powder communicates
with the Illuminating mercury, and so
eXplodes successfully the gun cotton
ana the main explosive in the shell.
In the front Of the fuse which forms
the head OF the projectile is a little
disc. studded with vanes, set at an
angle that will insure their rotation in
reverse direction in passing through
the air. Attached to this and passing
down into the heart Of the fuse is a
threaded rod, Which presses on the
steel ball and prevents it's impact
with the percussion caps. AS the pro-
JectIle leaves the gun the little vanes
2egIn to revOlve. This unscrews the
rod, which, vanes and all, drops out
within a distance of two hundred feet
rom the muZzle of the gun The
firing ball within the fuse is thus left
Lree to work the instant the shell is
in its flight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
AN AESTHETIC BEAR.

An aesthetic bear that dances for a
HVlng IN England was trudging along
the road behind it's master near Ken
slngton, and had paid no attention to
the men or the women in skirts that
wheeled by When a fat woman in
boomers, however, appeared riding
a bicycle the bear broke away from
It's master and made rush for her.
smashing the wheel, but being caught
before it hurt the rider.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
THEY WE'RE FROM NYACK.
Didn't Float on a Bale of Hay, but Got
Separated.

Some Of Nyack's young men took
their best girls to the city Tuesday to
see the sights. A story is told of one
couples experiences. This couple went
to New York early in the morning, de-
termined to see all that was to be seen.
The young man was not familiar with
the city.
They reached town in good shape
and made for where they thought they
could get good view of the pageant.
Just what street they struck is not
known, but it is related of them that
they stood on the curbing for several
hours before they became aware that
the parade was in progress in another
section Of the city, and would never
pass them. 1t is said that the young
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
Dynanited ;
by Cubans.


The foregoing description and the
accompanying picture were taken from
the New York Herald which states
that they were furnished by an expert
familiar with the gun. Conflicting
reports have been received Of its eff
f1ciency, some saying that it goes off
a. both ends. The truth will probably
not be known until the war is over.
for one of the accomplishments of both
Cuban and Spaniard, where an enemy
is concerned, is the judicious editing
Of facts.-Modern Machinery, Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
WHY HE FAILED.

'At one period" writes General
Adye in his ''Recollections Of a Military
Life" there was a considerable dearth
of recurits for the artillery-partly due
to regulations as to the height and
dimensions of the men enlisted. Meet
ing an old recruiting sergeant one day.
l inquired if he had been successful.
but he was by no means sanguine, and,
on my pressing him for the reason Of
his comparative failure, he replied:
Beg your pardon, sir, but the Almighty
doesn't make men the shape you order
EN-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
WOODS USED IN FURNITURE.
Some Points About Mahogany-Tim
No Longer Neglected.

Experts in old furniture are much
guided in their judgment as to par
ticular pieces by the wood of which
purporting to be as much as two cen
turtles old is subject to suspicion, be-
cause mahogany was little used in
furniture until about the middle of the
eighteenth century. A colonial New
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17

Washington, June 8.-Today by the
decisive vote Of AZ to 10 the SEN
ate adopted an amendment to the
tariff placing raw cotton, the great
product of the SOUTH on the dutiable
list at the rate of 20 per cent. ad val
Crem. 1t is the first time in the his
tory of tariff legislation that a
duty on cotton has been incorporated
in bill. The amendment was pro-
posed ty Mr. Bacon (dem., Ga.) on
his Individual responsibility ana with
out the approval Of the finance COM
mittee. The republicans voted solidIy
for the amendment. Messrs. Allen,
Butler, Heitfeld Stewart, all popu-
lists, voted for it; Messrs- Cannon,
Mantle, silver republicans, and the
following democrats, favored it:
Messrs. Bacon, Clay, McEnery, Raw
Inns. Messrs. Tillman and Kyle, popu-
lists, voted with the democrats against
it. On barley Mr.. Jones moved to sub
stitute 40 per cent. ad valorem for the
rate in the bill, 80 cents a bushel.
Mr.. Gear rep, la said that imports
Of barley from Canada, where there
was cheap labor and cheaper lands,
were over 100000 bushels the year
prior to the Mckinley act and these
1ell to 5000, 900 bushels after that act.
Mr.. Mantle (rep., Mt answered briefly
that barley duties would be highly
beneficial to the barley raiscrs of Mon
tana, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
vote was then taken on the Jones
amendment and it was disagreed to-,
II to 81. Three democrats, Messrs.
McEnery, Rawlings and Tillman, and
three populists, Messrs. Allen, Butler
and Heitfelt, voted with the repub-
leans in the negative. Formal
amendments TO reduce rates en- barley
malt, buckwheat, corn or maize and
cOrn-meal offered by Mr. Vest were
defeated and the original paragraphs
were adopted. On each vote on the
amendments ZONE democrats voted
with the republicans which lead Mr.
Vest to emark: The vote on this
side Of the house seems to be getting
smaller and smaller"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
FEDERALLAW MAKERS.

Washington, June 4-Today che
senate met with view to expediting
the tariff bill. Two speeches were made
during the day, one by Mr.. Man
tie (silver rep, Mont) On the wool
schedule of the tariff BILL and another
by Mr.. Butler (pop)., N. c. on his
joint resolution to impose income
taxes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17

Washington, June Tn the senate
Mr.. Quay Of Pennsylvania, pre-
scented several proposed amendments
to the tariff bill. One of them pro-
poses to strike out the duty on tea and
substitute a duty Of 10 per cent ad
yalorem on all articles proposed by the
bill to be placed on the free list, the
said duties to continue until July l,
1901, after which the articles shall be
exempt from duty. AnoJner amend
ment proposes a prOvisO to the para
graph fixing a duty on iron ore, so that
all iron ore from foreign mines owned
by American citizens and imported for
their own use and not for sale shall be
exempt from duty. The discussion
then proceeded On the paragraph plac-
ing a duty of So per 1000 feet on lum-
Der. Mr.AlIen, (pop., Neb.,) moved to
substitute the provisions of the Wilson
bill, which placed lumber on the free
list. Mr. Berry (dem, Ark spoke
against restoring the duty on white
pine. He had been appealed to by the
| luIDSE lnJSE6SIS Oh MS own state TO
support the duty but he could not do
it when it laid such heavy tribute on
the agricultural people of the Western
states. Mr.. Berry expressed his aston
iShment that any Democrat senator
would support this restoration of duty
on lumber. Mr.. Bacon (dem., Ga)
who is supporting the lumber duty re-
minded Mr.. Berry that his (Bacon'sC
support was due to the fact that the
duty was revenue rather than a pro-
tective right. Mr.. Gallery (dem., La
opposed this duty as undemocratic
Mr. Hoar (rep., Mass.) thereupon re
ferred to the peculiarities of the way
some Democrats acted on the tariff
Mr.. Caffery's ideas of tariff, he said,
was sugar and nothing else" He
added That Mr.. Gallery was so anxious
for protective tariff on sugar when
the Wilson Till was being considered,
and before the completion of the call
when the vote was taken he first cast
his vote against the bill as a protest
changed to yes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17

]. T. Lloyd's plurality over Clark,
republican, in the first Missouri con-
gressional district was 5,516
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20

The island of fire, known by the ma
tives as ''The Home of the Hot Devils" 4"
is q recent discovery in Java. In the
center of huge lake of boiling mud
and slime exists phenomenon abso-
lutely unique, and so wonderful that
tourists brave the difficulties of the
long journey inland simply to see it.
Scores of enormous bubbles are formed
in the sticky slime by the gases which
arise from the lower depths. and these
grow and increase to an enormous size,
looking like nothing so much as the
large model balloons sent up sometimes
to ascertain the direction of the wind.
These bubbles, some of them, attain q
diameter of five OF six feet before they
burst, which they do with loud ex-
plosion. The sounds are described as
resembling constant series of heavy
platoon firing.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Matthews Record.

The state insurance department is
making record that other officials
will not easily surpass. Under the ad.
ministration of Mr.. W. s. Mathews the
department has covered into the state
treasury more than ever before in the
history of the department During
the past year the department has ex-
ceeded all previous high water marks
by s16, 900 and has exceeded the average
for the past five years by $4,000. Un-
der the present administration the
foreign insurance companies haye been
compelled to come up to the rack and
pay the dues required under the laws
of the state. This may be hard on the
insurance companies, but it is certain.
ly good for the taxpayers OF the state
Of Ohio Columbus Dispatch.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Routine Work Only.

Field developments in the southwest
are confined very largely to routine
work. There is most hopeful feeling
expressed on all sides, but there does
not seem to be disposition to renew
operations on slight improvement in
the general situation. There is almost
a total abandonment of work of an ex-
perimental nature in the local fields,
and the same conditions prevail over a
large area of the lower southwest An
appreciation of values will give an i'm
petus to new work in old territory, but
the price barrel of crude will have
to be close to the dollar mark, unless
some new pools can be located, and
with the small amount of wildcatting
now going on it is not at all likely that
any new pools will be developed for
some months to come.
An official of one of the largest COM
panies stated few days since that his
company had about suspended opera
tions for the simple reason that they
did not hold any territory that could
be relied on for en-barrel well.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
A New b. g. o. Bridge.

Quite mum Der of miles of new so.
pound steel rails have been laid on the
Columbus and Newark division of the
B. & o., replacing 67-pound rails. Al
most halfa mile of trestle has been
converted into an embankment on the
same division. Other improvements
on the B. & o. lines west of the Ohio
river include four span steel bridge
800 feet long across the Muskingum
river at GAINESVILLE and two iron
bridges on the Midland division. A
new passenger and freight depot has
been built at Wooster and a new
freight house at Bellaire.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
A Fighting Editor.

A Portsmouth special says: Editor J. L..
Patterson, of the Daily Times, had his
tenth sensational personal encounter
Friday evening. He ran up against Louis
Cook, one of the foreman of the Burgess
steel works. Cook ran Patterson out of
the Office, and Patterson threatened to
draw a revolver. Patterson came here
from McConnelsville three years ago, since
which time he has made record never
equaled by any Ohio editor. This is his
tenth street fight.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
MARIETTA VS.. ATHENS,
Hottest Football Game of the Season
Promised for Today.

Hottest Football Game of the Season
Promised for Today.
Lovers of football in this city are
taking much interest in the game to be
played here this afternoon between
the teams of Marietta College and
Ohio University, of Athens. Judging
the two elevens by past achievements
the contest will be very close and ex-
citing one.
Athens people also are much inter-
ested in the outcome and the Messer-
ser says: "The teams are old rivals
for honors on the gridiron and are so
evenly matched that it will perhaps be
the prettiest game in Ohio Saturday.
The t. & o. c. lines have arranged to
run a special train from Athens and it
is thought that there will be between
two and three hundred accompany the
o. U. team. The Marietta boys are
a set of gentlemanly fellows and the O.
U. boys may expect most cordial treat
ment at their hands. The o. U. has
defeated every team that has played
Marietta since the opening game with
that club early in the season, and they
go to Marietta Saturday confidently
expecting to bring back the laurels OF
victory. Nor will they, in the opinion
OF the writer, be disappointed. 1t is
not mere talk to say the o. U. team is
strong aggregation. Their history
this season demonstrates that and
when they win from Marietta Satur-
day they will have defeated one of the
pluckiest and swiftest teams in the
state"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
At Il Again over in Athens.

The oft repeated statement that
Athens county is engaged in politics
twelve months in the year is verified
by the announcement of Joseph Wolf
elsewhere in this paper for the nomi-
nation Of county commissioner before
the Republican primary April, 1898.
While Mr.. Wolfe is first to publicly an
nounce in the Messenger and Herald,
those who read the clouds declare that
the woods are full of candidates for
the nomination to the same Office.
The primary is six months away, gen.
tlemen, and it will take good wind to
hold out that long.-Athens Messen-
ger.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Whitecaps in Van Mert County.

LIMA, O., Nov. 19.-Venedocia, a
small town southwest of this city, in
Van Vert county, is excited over the
temperance of whitecaps in that
vicinity. Lee Wagner recently opened
a barber shop there and his shop was
broken open and notice ordering him
to leave town or the whitecaps would
take care of him. Wagner removed to
the town from St Marys few months
ago, and has purchased firearms and
will protect himself.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
LIGHTNING Roo.s FUNCTION.
Discussion as to whether ITS Action

Dtscusston as TO Whcthcr Its Action
Is Constant or Intermittent.
An extended discussion has been go
ing on in the German technical press
as to whether or not a lightning rod
during q thunderstorm is continuously
acting to equalize the electrification of
the clouds and that of the earth. Some
assert that the function of the light
ming rod is to offer a good conducting
path to the earth for lightning flash,
while others claim that it offers con-
stant medium between the air and
earth. Among the facts adduced by
the adherents of the latter theory, says
the Chicago Chronicle, was an instance
which occurred during the coEstruc-
ton of lightning rod for chimney
100 feet high, when the uncompleted
work was interrupted by thunder
shower A temporary wire was, there
fore. run to a neighboring pond, so
as to ground the rod. when it was no.
ticed that considerable gas was formed
on the surface of the submerged wire,
indicating that current produced by
the silent discharge of the clouds was
passing and decomposing the water
by electrolysis. Another experiment
was quoted, in which plate lightning
arrester, with galvanometer in cir
cult, was connected in circuit with
lightning rod, when an almost constant
detection of the galvanometer needle
was observed, showing that continued
equalization of electric charges does
take place.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Winning the Hearts OF sportsmen.

DELAWARE, o., Nov. 19-George
Long, farmer residing in the eastern
party of this county, has won the
hearts of all the sportsmen of the
neighborhood, and at the same time,
gained for himself quite reputation
through the means of sign which he
has posted on his place. The sign
reads as follows: Hunt all you want
on this farm, and when the bell rings
come into dinner"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Suicided in His Odice.

Mt. VERNON, O., Nov. 19.-Howard
Harper, real estate agent, shot him.
self through the heart Thursday in his
Office, in the Masonic temple. The body
was discovered by his wife three hours
later. business dependency was the
cause. He was the son of the late Hon.
Lecky Harper, the veteran soldier, and
was about fifty years of age.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
TSrribls Accident at a parformance.

LONDON, Nov. 19.--A special dispatch
from Berlin describes terrible fatal
ity in Poland While a recent, per-
formance of wild beasts and their
trainer was in progress at IA village
near Kovno. Poland, the lion tanner
was killed by lion and tigrcss. A
fearful panic ensued in the audience
and eight persons were crushed TO
death, many others being seriously in.
iured...
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Soldier Dies of yellow Fever.

PENSACOLA. Fla, Nov. ia soldier
Of the First artillery named Joseph
Kreig died in the hospital at Fort Bar.
ancas Thursday evening. An autopsy
was held Thursday night by DIR. Por.
ter. the state health officer, Surgeon
Gorgas, of the post. and other physi,
clans examined the case and declare il
yellow fever.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Torpedo Boats Leave Charleston.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 18th,
torpedo boats Porter, Dupont, Erics
son and Cushing left Charleston Fri
day morning for Port Royal, continu
ing their cruise along the coast. Th'
Porter and Dupont went to sea and thu
Ericsson and Cushing took the inside
passage.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
VIII Attempt to Collect the Money

New YORK. Nov. l9,-Mrs. Fiore Lii.
lian Van Schaals, started for Chicago
Thursday to try to collect the S65,OO(
from her father-in-law, Peter Var
Schaak, the millionaire drug man OF
Chicago, which a Brooklyn jury award.
cd her for the alienation of her hus
bands affections.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
Got the Decision In the sl,tb Ronna

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.--In the fight
between Joe Goddard and Tom Sharley
Thursday night at the Knickerbocker
club rooms, the former go the decision
in the sixth round on foul.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-West Virginia ana
kentueky-Saturday threatening weather and
PROBABLY showers; warmer; southerly winds.
ohio-Saturday threatening weather and
showers; warmer; incre asing southerly winds
illinois and Indiana--Saturday threatening
and probable showers in extreme north por-
lions; brisk, southerly winds.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
A good all wool suit $5. Others ask
$3.50 for same kind. Rauch's, 1877 Front
street.
A Judge to Answer for Contempt.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 10.-District
Judge Cunningham r. Scott, of Omaha,
was Thursday cited by the supreme
court to answer before that tribunal
December and plead to charge OF
contempt. The contempt charge is
the alleged refusal Of Judge Scott to
enforce mandate issued by the su.
preme court last January in an Omaha
rcceivership case.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
French Cycling Custom.

The practice of carrying light canes
on bicycles has now become almost a
custom with the young men of France.
The idea is to enable the riders to
bring their wheels to a standstill by
leaning little to one side and support
ing themselves with the cane while
they engage in chat with some ac.
uuaintance on the road.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20
A La KlOndike.

Pick out morning next winter
when the mercury is below zero,
shoulder a pick and go into the woods
before breakfast; dig a hole is feet
deep; come back to the house at night
and eat small piece of of stewed buff
alo robe and sleep in the woodshed.
Repeat the dose as often as necessary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-20

Mr. R. E. HAMLIN, formerly steward
of the Athens Asylum, is vice president
of a new insurance company at To-
ledo, called the Toledo Mutual Life
Association. Hon. Charles Foster is
president of the company