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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17
Major General Nelson a. Miles.

ly all of which would be within range
of hostile guns trained from warships
in the upper bay. Some defenses have
been erected here, but they are so a
eauate as to be little better than none
at ALL"
Samuel J.. Tilden said: while we
may afford to be deficient in means of
offense, we cannot afford to be defense
less" The president of the United
States in n of the messages of his first
term in the presidency, used the follow
ing language: The defenseless condi-
fion of our s~eacoast and lake frontier
is perfectly ~palpable; the examination
made must convince us all that certain
of our cities should be fortified and hat
work on the most important of these
for~tifications should be commenced at
once. The absolute necessity, judged
by all standards of prudence and fore
sight of our preparation for an effec-
tual resistance against the armored
ships and steel guns and mortars of
modern construction which may threat
en- the cities on our coasts is SO appar-
ent that / hope effective steps will be
taken in that direction Immediately"
No man of intelligence can by any
stretch of imagination see danger to
the liberties of any class of the people
in the construction of proper protec-
tion for our great cities. The American
army has nothing to do with the ques-
ton of capital and labor. Its business
is not to promote or to put down strikes.
Ii is only when large bodies Of men
are banded together and cease to be
~law-abiding citizens. put to death inno-
rent people. seize and unlawfully hold
property. in short. defy the civil laws.
that the legally constituted force of city.
county. state or nation. is used to re-
store the supremacy of Law and order.
That is the duty of every civil magis-
trate. and he is empowered to call to his
aid, every able-bodied citizen in any
community where such disturbance &C.
ours. You might as well dismiss every
police force. on the ground that il is a
menace to labor. when I'm fact. IL. like
the army. is only a menace to law
breakers-men who would defy civil
law and break down the barriers of civil
government. As a matter of fact. II
will be found hat the Notifications OF
our country are invariably placed al
far away from great cities as practica
BILE and where IL woul be impossible
TO each the labor centers with our owl
guns, II such an unwarranted and i'm
possible use for them were desired.
In our great seaport towns are thou
sands of millions of dollars worth o.
destructibie property. and such incom.
plete defenses as may have been erected
are not sufficient to guarantee safety
Thse facts are well known at the sea
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For Foot Soldiers.

ism actuated by the recoil OF the sue
cessive discharges The gunner has but
to press a button, and the weapo it,
self does the rest, though by releasing
the button at the proper moment the
action can be limited to a single dis
charge. This terrible engine is capa-
BILE OF belching forth from 600 to 700
rounds per minute, sweeping the field
before il with an a~nnihilating blast of
bullets before which nothing m
can stand. The barrel is ordinarily en-
oased in a water-jacket to prevent ex-
cessive heating. though this jacket is in
some cases omitted for greater Ease of
transportation.
The only appreciable pause in this
tempest of death is when one belt of
cartridges is exhausted and another
must be inserted. Even TO accomplish
this. il is only necessary to turn a
crank. push in the end of the new belt
from the right and pull ii through to
the left as far as ii will go. and re-
lease the rank: then another turn. pull
and release-and the gun il again ready
for its dreadful work. To m~easurably
protect the gunner during this operation
a shield of steel plate is sometimes pro-
vided.
One of the most interesting of the
new features is the mounting of en-
gines of this description upon a tricy-
Gle. OF course such a device Is availa-
BILE only where the roads are fairly
good. Two guns are used, together
weighing "a pounds. The weight of the
tripod is l7ls pounds. and of the neces-
sary spare parts eight pounds more: the
tricycle. itself weighs 121 pounds. TIC
his must be added sly pounds for a
thousand rounds of ammunition car
ried in boxes, making a total of 2Ss
p~ounds-no trihing load. Nevertheless
two vigorous riders can drive the ap-
paratus at a very good pace over fav-
orable ground. When a steep hill Is
encountered the men dismount. and
push the machine up the slope, using II
as a hand carriage. In an open coun-
try this mode Of mounting the Maxim
may prove Of considerable value.
Another form Of the u has been
elaborated. designed to be transported
by a mule on a specially constructed
pack-saddle. This is likely to be par
ticularly serviceable in a mountainous
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the shipyard. the workshop M the
savings bank. as we'll as the accumu-
lated results of former enterprises; the
homes and buildings of the rich and
poor alike. The protection Of all these
is Of vital importance to all. and espe-
cially to the laboring community. III
these be destroyed. the laborer Is with
out food, without shelter. without occu-
patton. and driven back upon a cheer
less and unacceptable country. becomes
a part of a wretched and homeless peo-
pie.
We as a nation wish to live at peace
with all n world: and the immortal
Washington sought to impress upon the
people of his day that to be prepared
for war is one OF the most effective
ways of preserving the peace. On his
subject the New York Commercial Ad-
v~ertiser said editorially:
1T seems like an insult to the read
ing public to discuss so palpable a fact
as the unprotected condition of the
great seacoast towns of the United
States, as IL it constituted a matter Of
doubt and dispute. According to COM
petent authority. not less than $40.
900, 900 Of destructible property located
in the principal seaports of this coun-
try, lies totally at the mercy to-day OF
a fleet OF foreign warships. In this
community alone the value of such
property amounts to $4,000, 600, 600, near
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the past is not likely to be that of the
future.
Events of recent occurrence have led
to the utterance of sentiments In
marked contrast to those that often
found expression in England during
our civil war. The London Spectator
said not long ago:
ITO a very large body, nay to the
vast majority of Englishmen, one of
the most painful aspects Of the present
controversy has been the evidence af-
forded that Americans seem utterly
unaware OF the strong feeling of friend
hip felt here for their country-a feel
ing rising in many minds to something
approaching passion. The ordinary an
travelled American has clearly never
realized that the old country looks
with intense pride n sympathy on the
splendid daughter-state."
In This connection IL is well to re-
member that the whole expense of the
fortiications necessary to render our
seaboard at every point impregnable
TO foreign attack, is less h one hun
| dred millions of dollars; while a first
class naval power could. were she So
| disposed, without permitting US an
hours notice for preparation to meet
her. enter several of our principal har-
| bors with a fleet sufficiently powerfui
to lay the city in ashes or levy a con-
tribution OF any sum she might name.
England herself recognizes the impor-
| lance of not relying o her navy
alone as a means of defense. n not
| withstanding her immense naval SUI
premacy, which IL is her policy to main
| tain. she Is continually strengthening
! her coast defenses and improving those
on this comment at Halifax n Es-
quimault.
The question of coast defenses IL not
a local question. The honor OF our ma
ton Is as dear to the American citizen
on the prairies of the West as 20 n In
the rush of Broadway. Nor is the hon.
or OF the country only at stake. Any
financial misfortune that befalls a sea
coast city would have a direct effect or
every inland city and every Inland
community. A navy is essentially Of
f~ensive. and the logical order In which
to develop the military resources Of &
nation is first TO provide for the protec
ton Of what that national already pos
sesses.
The above was written one rear ago
yet the conditions have not materiali,
changed. except that good progress hai
been made by congress in appropriaI
ing money and in the construction of
limited number OF batteries along TN.
coast. Although but partially done. tn
work IL still progressing as rapidly a.
the funds appropriated by congress vii
admit
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Of every hrst-class power. and we de-
ceive only ourselves in Withholding the
truth from our own people. Although
at the present moment we nav appar-
emily no enemies. recent events and the
dubious entanglements which may grow
out of our foreign relations are full Of
dangerous possibilities. Adequate sea-
coast defenses would furnish a guaran-
tee of peace. Whoever heard OF a poor
country or a well-protected country be-
ing overrun and plundered? Ii Is the
rich country occupied by al ignorant
or Indifferent race that Is the victim OF
the avarice of the powerful.
Much is said of the affiliations OF
blood between the United States and
England, and the consideration and af-
lection which should be the outcome OF
such relations. We as a nation have
the best OF reasons to know the real
strength OF such ties. Our nation had
its birth amid a flow from kindred
hearts; the battlefelds Of 1912 were
christened with blood from kindred
sources; while our civil war made Grim
son the soil OF our own country with
fraternal blood. Every war of prin-
ciple we have had has been with peo-
pie OF our own ancestry. 1t is crafty
| ing to observe that the experience oi
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the SONG or the SALON.

Knocking TO come to US.
Big waves.
Great waves,
Breaking on the bows of her in masses
white as snow;
Gripping on the sides Of her.
Sea claws.
Rearing up,
Frying for to drag us to the land q mile
below.
A death tina comes TO most of us.
A short death.
A sweet death,
Little men on little hip upon the mighty
sea:
Sleeping every night on them.
Strong winds.
Stormy seas.
Nothing but an iron plate betwee that
death and me.
Spindrift flying over US.
Head wind.
Bitter wind,
Water rushing through the ports ana
hissin' cross the well:
Danger every hour OF II,
A dogs life.
A mans life.
They bank their fires for M. I guess.
most every night In hell
-Pick-Ns-uH
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17
MAXIM GUNS IMPROVED
Weighs Only 81 Pounds With
out the Water Jacket.
1T WILL NOW DOWN MEN
This Very Effective Rapid Fire Small
Arm lie Now Made Light Enough
to Be Mounted With Two
Men on . Tricycle..

4. 1t will doubtless interest the public
in its present warlike moo to learn
that a number Of important improve
ments or notifications of the celebrated
Maxim ~rine-caliber gun have recently
been introduced.
This weapon is n Of the most muir
derous implements OF modern warfare.
Cur huge rifle cannon drive their mas
sive projectiles through plates Of steel
and thick fortress walls. but the bust
ness Of this rapid-fre machine gun Is
to NOW down the men in the ranks Its
action Is entirely automatic when once
IL is started. The cartridges are placed
in a belt and are fed into the gun with
almost incredible rapidity by mechan-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17

OOOI Wy NdiCiui, SchoiOiC hdO1lS
II he wants to be q free, we'll man again.
II dyspepsia and biliousness or constipa-
ton is the way ne got into disease, he has
got to overcome just those troubles before
he can get out.
The majority of diseases begin with some
trouble Of the digestive organs or of the
liver, which prevents the supply of proper
uourishment to the system. The best
remedy for these troubles is DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, because it gives
the digestive and blood making organs
power to assimilate food and transform IL
into pure, nourishing blood. vitalized with
IN abundance of red corpuscles.
II acts directly upon the liver and gives
II capacity to filter all bilious impurities
ont Of the circulation. II builds up solid,
muscular lesh and healthy nerve force.
In obstinate constipation the "Discov-
cry" should be used in conjunction with
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the most nat
unl and thoroughly scientific laxative ever
devised. The Pellets regulate and in
-vigorate the stomach, liver and bowels.
One IL . gentle laxative ; two act q . mild
sathastic.
MY wife had suffered for seven years With dys-
pepsia, sick headache and cosfiveness," writes
Mr.. Aiouzo ID Jameson. of Duuharton. Merrimack
Co. n. H.. we tried many doctors and many
kinds Of medicine. hut all were Of no avail. We
purchased six bottles Of your Golden Medical
Discovery which together with the Pleasant
Pellets has entirely restored my wifr's health,
aud We cannot say enough IN thanks 10 you for
0hese valuable incidence"
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supply Of ammunition, 500 rounds OF
which. with knapsack. would weigh As
pounds. The large amount of ammuni-
ton required is a drawback. however.
and the rapid heating OF the barrel
where the water-jacket has been dis
carded is a further disadvantage. as
an indefinite series of rounds cannot be
fired without an interval for cooling.
Weapons of his character are most
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17
GEN. MILES on DEFENSES
Billions Of Dollars Worth of
Property Left Unprotected.
Jewels OF THE NATION"
He Points Out the Fallacy of Relying
Too Much Upon the Navy to De-
fend the Ports OF Our
Large Cities.

Our great cities. though not always
governed as We could wish, may be
called the Jewels of the ~nation;' n
in them Is gathered the accumulated
wealth Of 300 years of industry. enter
prise n economy. The great labor
centers n the centers of wealth are
n and the same. especially in times Of
prosperity. Those centers are almost
invariably adjacent to deep water; and
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useful 10 stop a charge. either cavalry
or infantry. They are especially efica-
cious against the sudden ush OF a saw
age horde: and under such circum-
stances the havoc they a Is some
thing frightful. IL Is also suggested by
an English authority that they would
be found well adapted to police work
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17

district. BY the omission of the water
Jacket the weapon may be made so
light tina II can be carried by a caval-
ryman in "A holster. or even by a foot
soldier i'm a knapsack. In the latter
Ease the weight Is reduced to 5'hs
pounds. all told. IL Is necessary, Of
course, for another man to carry a
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17

of the great causes of the appear
ance of a sense of insecurity in this
country at the present time is that of
a liability from their unprotected con-
dition in case of war to be aid under
tribute or reduced to ashes by a hostile
feet.
Here are the factory, the foundry,
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ciplined force has to deal with much
larger numbers OF undrilled men. who
would become demoralized IL their first
rush were stopped" But this mode Of
quelling a mob composed of fellow citi-
gems. however misguided. is too terrible
to contemplate. May the death-deal-
ing Maxim never be employed for such
a purpose i'm this country!
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ONE ENJOXO
Both the method and results WIZ
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and est
gently yet promptly on the KidneyA
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, nod
aches and fevers and cures habitua1
constipation. Syrup of Figs u II
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and -
ceptable to the stomach, prompt n
its action and truly beneficial n it
effects, prepared only from the mose
healthy and agreeable substances. il
many excellent qualities commend h
to all and have made Is the nost
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in -
cent bottles by all leading druG-
gists. ANY reliable druggist W.
may not have il on hand win ~.
cure it promptly for any oas weD
wishes to try it Do mot accsPtsny
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SlJDop e
LOUISVILLE. ~. Asu ~ -
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He may break Jail and be
caught and put back again.
He'd rather have the door un-
locked and walk out and
stay out.
4 sick man is a prisoner in
the Jail of disease; he has gone
in by some door of carelessness
or neglect or irregular living,
and he must unlock this same
door by careful, sensible habits
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Mr.. H. p. Cook, of a. Walker street,
Atlanta, Ga, says:
I had such q scvcrc case of catarrh
that I was all the time hawking and
splitting. I was unable to obtain much
sieep. being compelled 10 get mp con
stantiy during the night to clear my
throat and keep from choking.
az tried various treatments without
relief, al none of the medicines seemed
TO reach the disease. Finally, some one
recommended S. s. s., and before ] had
finished one bottle, I felt better. ! con-
ne medicine, and it cured me permanently.
elieve 8. s. S. Is the only cure for catarrh,
aho.,;~aNfe NJ all diSeasrap
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Whv continue a treatment which has never afforded ny pcrmancn go0os
The continued use of local remedies should prove that there is no hope = -
in them. Take S s. S and be cured
We will take pleasure in forwarding free. our books o CAaTh 49,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17
The
Right
| Remedy.

Mrs. Josephine Pofhil, OF Due West, 8. c.
writes:
"For years I was the victim Of a most Offensive
case of catarrh.
1.-THE trouble became so deep-seated that was
entirely deaf in one ear and all the inside of my
nose, including part of the bone, sloughea on.
When the disease had gone this far the physicians
told me I would never be any better.
"Readiug of many similar cases being cured y
s. s. s., / determined to try il As a last resort. Ie
seemed to get at the seat of the disease, and after
q few weeks treatment I was entirely cured, and
for more than seven years have had no sign OF es
disease
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-08
And the sooner the world

INC sOUHtl WOrIu
better will be off, No amount of preaching about dress
reform has the influence of the Bicycle Theory good
and logic is good; but putting a wheel and
letting her out the roads where she has freedom
she had not thought of before, that is
effective.
1t wins her to reform She gives up tight lacng
sets and heavy Clohng she dresses for instead
play she begins to that clothes may be governed by
intelligence; end SO the result Is she is healthy
The need of keeping balanced makes wheel riding of
special value to for it demand they control
themselves It also teaches Notwithstanding
many OF them need.
wman guiding herself along the streets learns
she is able tetake care of herself there
at her elbow. She is surprised probably to find this
OUT out if she keeps at wheeling She will
cry bit as strong as man physically we'll mentally.
She can develop physical quite equal to mans
and she it to CONT 1uous advantage. The BIZ
cycle will this to her satisfaction aud the satsfac
ton OF her race and when SaA we know about
Bicycles and also have the best in this seCtlon only
say that which we Prove by the pace keep with the
world on wheels Call to u.s. right an the corner or
drop postal by mail. HATHAWAY BROS
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-08

A Paper Tea will be given
by the Ladies' Guild, of Christ
church, at the new Rectory
Tuesday evening, April 18th,
Refreshments and paper articles
of various kinds will be on sale.
The Fortune Tree Will be
among the amusements. No adj
mission will be charged at the
door, and a large attendance
will be appreciated.
1t was our pleasure this week
to spend awhile i'll Edenton
where we met many Of our old
friends and acquaintances. Some
of our best friends are in Chowan
county and it is always a great
pleasure to us to meet with them
and enjoy an old time hand
shake. We were also pleased to
see our old home improving.
New buildings are going up IN
all parts Of the town and business
seems to be on the up grade. The
prospects of another railroad to
Edenton are also quite encourag
ing, as we are informed by a
gentleman in position to know
! that the Suffolk & Carolina Rail
road will certainly be extended
to that point. A representative
of the road is now in Edenton
arranging for its extension.
We Old Folks Concert will be
rendered at Lowry's Academy
on Friday. April 18th. Our
people are tired Of highfalootin
music and operate airs and at
this concert there will be moth
ing neW-"Annie Laurie, "
Then You'll Remember Me-
and Dixie" will be heard
again. Costumes representing
the Colonial period, and many
dresses hshed out from the bot>
tom of trunks, where they have
been resting for nearly a hum
dred years, will be seen. Many
old customs have been resur
rected, and the program prom
Uses very attractive entertain
ment.
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Beginning Monday, 18th,

Beginning Monday, 18th,
Chas King and his sterling COM
pany of PLAYERS, will fill a weeks
engagement at Overman's Opera
House. The King Company is
among the strongest repertoire
troupes now travelling, in a bril-
liant repertoire of the most sue
cessful plays, comedies and speci
alties-carrying special scenery
and electrical effects for each
production. Their repertoire
is as follows: Ingomar, Naval
Engagements, Rip Van Wrinkle,
Don Caesar De Brazan, Charles
II, For Her Sake, Damon and
Pythias, Two Orphans, Lady of
Lyons, David Garrick, Monte
Cristo, All For Gold, &C..
Everything clean and neat at Davis
SO Poindexter Street. Stop in and get
your dinner.
At the Bay View Animal
Garden, near the Albelnarle
Park, baby monkey was born
last Saturday night. We are
told by its owner, Mr.. Jerry
Waters, that it is doing we'll and
is being tenderly cared for by its
mother. She hugs her offspring
to her breast all the time except
when she is eating, when she
tenderly covers it with a
blanket, and allows no one to 60
near it. This is the fourth
monkey ever born IN America
in captivity, $50 Mr.. Waters is
Informed by those in a position
to know and as soon as the
weather turus warmer Mr.. Wat
tiers will have the baby monkey
On exhibition. He has also re-
Gently added a wildcat to his
collection of animals.