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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
Took 1t Easy.

"They say he buys beer by the key
for his own USE"
Eyes. You see he finds it difficult to
drink from a barrel" no..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
Mr.. Asbury Peppers.

"Seems to be good many war ru-
mors from the sea-board," said the gar
lulous boarder.
well, is board and roomers All I'M
common combinations" Asbury Pep
pers asked.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
TOLD ny THE SERGEANT.
N-o,n fha DA,a oernt. Grand Rnsirs NirA

A HVOW W0 UcuWVCsUs3 VsO"o 4sUpSUSy AtCSS
AT the Michigan Soldiers Home, In Grand
Rapids, lives Sergeant Richard Dunn, hale
and hearty, although hs carries the scars Of
several wounds sustained in some Of the
battles Of the Civil war. In recounting his
experience to . reporter, Mr.. Dunn said:
About year and . half ago began to
have trouble with my stomach. Ny suffer.
ing was 20 intense that tried different
medicines and doctored with several ply.
sicians, but without permanent relief.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
Sensible.

"Who is that ! see you feeding in
the kite hen nearly every night,
Molly?"
THAT'S my intended, the policeman,
ma am
We'll. if he's your intended, why
don't you marry him."
"Im waitin' till his appetite goes
down a bit. ma am.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

For perfect complexion and 9 cleAr,
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

Mrs. Windows SOOTHING syrup
Tor children teething softens the gums in}A
nation allays pain. cures wind collie 25 cents bottle
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

NY doctor said would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills, Nov. %, 's6.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
Rarely indeed is wealthy Turk see

Rarely indeed is wealthy Turk seen
at his wife's dinner table. He usually
dimes in a part of the house remote
from that occupied by his connubial
partner or partners, and his compan-
ions are generally his elder sons, and
perhaps some male friends.
People vary in temperament. Some
heave signs under the same conditions
that others would bricks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

Young reporter-What humorous
paper is Joe Miller writing for?
Old reporter-All of them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
Halls Catarrh Cure
ID taken internally. Price, 75c.

Even the destruction Of Yousouf, the
Turkish monster, does not palliate the
horror Of the bourgogne disaster.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP
makes the skin soft, white and healthy.
Sold everywhere.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
n love- Farns for SALE 81 per acre CAST balls a.
0Aeree snti' paid ,. MsihsIL siorS CITY, %,

Chicago is SO young that the wife OF
the man who built the first brick
house in that city died there only a
few days ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
Woman.s Chief Glory.

On an average, every woman carries
forty to sixty miles Of hair upon her
head.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

Educate Your Bowels With CascarefS
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever. ia
a5c Ii G. G, c. fail druggists refund money.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

New Orleans can send a shot to dis
lance of six miles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

The Roman penny was valued at
about Is cents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
He Does.

she-Doesn't Mr.. Dauber murder art?
He-Well, he hangs his paintings
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

The explosive force of dynamite is
about eight times that of gunpowder.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

Many an umpire with stained
record has been saved by the bleachers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

Uncle Sam once resolved to abolish
polygamy, but now he shows signs of
annexing several Carolines.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

"What are you going to be when you
grow up?" asked an inqulring citizen
Of the 4-year-old boy next door, and
the boy answered after some considsr-
alton: n,
II am going to be mani"
And the inquiring citizen thought
that was good idea.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

Many a mans better half does not
know how the other half lives.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

There is q noticeable decrease in the
popularity Of Spanish yellow.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
Her Point of View.

"Do you think it does any good to
scold your husband every time he fails
to please you, Mrs. Ienpeck?'
II know it does. 1t makes me feel
III inc =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

The fuchsia was called after Leonard
Fuchs, a famous botanist.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

fE No-To- Bac for FiftyCentS 8
j Guaranteed tobacco hab cire makes weak uen
strong. blood pure. Soc u: all druggists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02
That Tyrant, the Cook.

s'In mid-ocean we met magnificent
private yacht flying signals OF
distress" Al.
"Leaking?'
sob. no: their cook wanted to quit"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

ers and the Gatlings are placed on the
bridges and up in the military tops
To feed all these guns, each ship viii
carry 500 tons of ammunition, enough TO
welcome any enemy with exceeding
warmth
The water-line region Of the sides VIII be
protected from attack by a broad band of
l6is-inch armor. running along the sides
amldships for a distance of ia feet, and
tapers thence TO four inches at the stem.
This belt is ~ feet wide, and under nor
NAL conditions only Sis feet will be above
the water-line. At the extremities of the
thickcst part, athwart ship bulkheads
turn inboard and end against the bar
bettes, or heavy tubes of 15-inch steel.
which rise from the protective deck and
shield the ammunition holsts and the turn
ing gears of the turrets The forward bulk
head is ten inches thick the after one
twelve. A protective deck of hardened
steel ~ inches thick. rests on the four
walls formed by the athwartship bulk
heads and the inner edge of the inlaid side
armor Under the protecting shelter of
this heavy roof and many feet of coal lie
the engines. the boilers and the magazines
aud the shell rooms-the "vitals," in fact
of the ship. a broad band Of cellulose, ex-
tending from stem to stern, and back of
the 5-inch nrmor, which protects the sides
amidships from the heavy armor belt up
70 the mann ueck, VIII AUTOMATICALLY plug
all shot holes admitting water.
The protective deck. covering the vitals
amidships, is run slantingy to the how
and The stern, and forward forms the
backbone of the murderous ram which lies
just below the water.
Two sets of triple-expansion engines,
each Ia its own watertight compartment.
will actuate the twin screws. while five
great boilers, teeming with the PRESSURE
OF $50 pounds of steam, viii supply the
energy needfu 10 drive those engines and
turn those screws quite l20 times a minute
The turrets win be turned and controlled
| by electricity-the first instance on so large
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just what orders were conveyed and how
they were executed.
After all is said and done the necessI-
ties of shore defense demand certain deli
mite essentials, such as suitably designed
emplacements, correct and easily managed
sights and sighting appliances. adequate
loading, traversing and elevating gear,
well protected communicating stations,
ample ammunition supply, accurate appli-
ances for determining the location of the
targets, and men properly trained in fir
ing at quickly moving targets and thor
oughly instructed on the practical side in
the capabilities of ships.
A stirring scene it will be when these
silent workers are loading the secreted
guns, and with def fingers and hardened
muscles are showing home that mammoth
shell and cartridge bags that soon will be
hurting death and destruction on the grim
but gallant array of ships belchng%thelr
missiles from the domes of steel and guild
ed on their way by the mystic agencies
alertly eager within coming towers and
armor belts. The probable place of the
target at a fixed moment is signalled, the
gun is trained, lifted laid and fred. and
as the shot speeds across the water the
gun, smoke enveoped, sinks slowly into
its cradle, the tons of metal working with
the ease and precision of a chronometer,
the strain of the enormous energy devel-
oped controlled by the movement of a
lever SO slight, so simple that its agency
seems marvellous.
1t is the intention of the war depart
ment, as stated in the Morning News yes
terday, to send a detachment of artillery
to take charge of the fort at Tybee just as
soon as garrison quarters for the men cen
be completed. Capt. Thomas Cruise of the
quartermaster's department was here for
the purpose of selecting site for such a
garrison, and left the city yesterday for
washington with his report. He expects
to return as soon as the contract for the
work can be let and personally superin-
tend the construction of the barracks
The detachment TO be sent here will con-
sist of about seveuty-fve men, all told, in
Guiding a captain and two leutenants. sur
geon and other staff officers, and sixty-hve
men. The barracks are to be so located
that arrangements can be made for quar-
ters of another Enactment when it Is
needed. These men will probably come
from the new artillerymen to be enlisted
under the recent bill passed by Congress
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13
MAzES OF MEcHANISMS.
NEARsARGE AND KENTUCKY FOR
MIDABLE FLOATING FORTREssEs.

The New Battleships To BE Launched
at Newport News Next Week Less
Than Twenty Months From the
Day the NeeIS Were Laid-Arma-
mcnt aud Power of the Great
Fighting MRchincs-Each VIII
Garry Twenty-TwO GuRs-Ccremo-
mics of the Launching.
BY dint of industry almost unparalleled
in this country, the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company will
launch the finest Of the new battleships
March Pinot quite twenty months from
the day the keels were laid. The ships
could have been launched two months ago,
but to facilitate their final completion,
they have been kept purposely on the
stocks till magnificent new crane OF
great capacity could be erected to handle
the armor and other heavy weights yet
to go in the vessels.
The dual event of two ships OF such mag
nitude being launched on the same day
will mark an era in the history OF tho
new navy, while each ship In itself will
be the heaviest mass of the kind ever
moved from keel-blocks to water in this
country. Five thousand tons of steel-the
equivalent of a couple of blocks Of good
sized houses-is a tremendous mass 10
transfer under any circumstances but to
do SO without the slightest strain TO the
structure, is something calling for skill and
careful forethought and yet that Is the
sum of only one of these unfinished shins
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field, corps of engineers, father Of Lieut..
Col S NJ Mansfield, member of the
court martial before which Capt o. M.
Carter is now on trial. 1t was sixteen
years In building, cost more than $l,00,00
and contains more than 100000 brick. IL
has five faces and is casemated on all
sides. The walls are seven and one-half
feet thick, and rise twenty-five feet above
the water The fort was built for an
armament of 40 guns, but it has now only
some fifteen or twenty old columbiads,
muzzle leaders, which would prove of little
or no effect against the artillery of a mod
ern man-of-war
But Just to the west of the fort, between
it and the demi-lune is a followed mound
of masonry covered with dirt which was
used as an arsenal. and hidden from view
in every direction but south, is a little
mould, insignificant and almost unnotice-
able in comparison with the immense
works around it, which belongs to the class
of modern coast and harbor fortifications.
1t is the mining casemate. This is a mound
of masonry some eight or ten feet thick
covered with dirt upon which the grass
grows green Within this is a little room
about eight by ten feet in dimensions suf-
ficient to accommodate for the time two
or three men. 10" ''nF
From this easement there would radiate
perhaps a hundred wires carrying cleo
trio circuits to as many submarine mines
strung in the river channel, perhaps for a
mile or two up or down the river and In
every place where vessel entering the
harbor would be likely to strike. Upon
these mines, those now most frequently in
use are found pins which when struck by
a vessel close an electric circuit and ring
a bell on an indicator in the mining case
mate A simple touch of the button clos
ing the circuit on the particular mine
which the vessel strikes at that moment
and all is over, for the most powerful war
ship would find herself, like the Maine at
the bottom of the harbor.
There are other forms of submarine
mines, but this is regarded as the best,
because it requires no watching from the
outside, andthe operator in a bomb-proof
chamber does the firing upon the signal
given him by the striking vessel. or
course. means has TO be provided to dis
tinguish between friendly and unfriendly
vessels. 1t is on account of danger TO
friendly vessels that the mines, which ex-
plode by contact alone, have practically
gone out of use. The diagram herewith
presented will give some idea of how sub
marine mines are strung upon different
circuits radating from the firing cham
Der, and how it would be almost a matter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

vessel and none would attempt II. But
should a small gunboat succeed in reach
ing Thunderbolt It could make things
pretty uncomfortable for the city.
This, however, may be regarded as a
suppose tous case. In the first place the
channel is tortuous and difficult, except
to those pilots who have had experience
with it. Again II is narrow in many OF
It's lower arms near the sea, and its block
ing, II necessary, even by the sinking of
several huls of vessels, would be the mat
ter of a short time. Taking all the cir
cumstances into consideration 1t is beiev-
ed confidently that there need be no fear
of danger whatever from that direction.
OF course in the event Of any sudden
outbreak of hostililes quick action would
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

at work upon it now for about year.
The time for the completion of the work
has expired, but an extension was grant
cd, and il is still in progress, but Will be
completed within thirty days It Is eN-
pected
The plans for this fertilization contem-
plate, when it is finally completed, en-
placements for four elght-inch and Two
twelve-inch disappearing guns, besides
mortar battery. and perhaps minins
casemate. So far. however. contracts have
been let only for the emplacements FOR
the four eight-inch guns, and IL is these
emplacements that are now nearing com
Dletien.
The guns and their carriages are at Ty-
bee, and ready 10 be mounted as soon as
The emplacements are completed. II ~ ex-
bected that the work Of mounting the guns
VIII be begun within a few days at the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

of impossibility for vessel to enter the
harbor without coming in contact with or
in range of some of these death-dealing
traps.
Thirty-eight submarine torpedoes and
thirty-seven shells for the submarine
mines in Tybee roads are now stored in
Fort Pulaski. A force OF men could place
them in position in a short time and they
would then be a perfect safeguard against
the passage Of vessels from the sea TO the
haTbor. -
There is yet no ammunition or projec-
tiles at Tybee for the new guns But re-
ports indicate that the government is well
supplied with ammunition, having given
recent orders for large amounts, and that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

the emplacement of heavy almost invul-
nerable masonry. The expert who finds
the target and directs the aim is not be-
hind the gun. but at some advantageous
point at a distance from which he indi-
Gates where the target will be at a given
moment. Quickly the gun is trained in
accordance with those directions and
while still behind its wall. Quickly its
rises out of the emplacement and the shot
is fired. Before the smoke has cleared
away it has through the reaction, drop
ped slowly and silently back into the en-
placement and out of sign of the enemy.
These eight-inch guns are of the most
modern design and type. They have an
effective range of something like ten
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

feet inches, her extreme breadth IS feet
10 inches, and her mean draft IA feet 6
inches. She is built of iron, has twin
screws and an indicated horsepower of
LOO. Her average speed is twelve knots,
and her coal capacity, in bunkers, is 200
tons. The Amphitrite carries thirteen OFF,
GERS and a crew of 200 men,
d1inwas, atU shrld cmfwy vbgkqj xziflffm
Many people have regarded Savannah
as vulnerable and most liable to attack
from small gun boats entering by way Of
Warsaw sound and the Wilmington river.
The channel is, of course, too shallow to
admit of the entrance of any deep draught
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

which only the smaller boats could enter
If unobstructed.
The question then is how are the en-
frances TO these two channels to be defend
ed in the event of difficulty with for
esn power, or with Spain, since it is the
belief of many now that trouble with
that country is sure to come. If all war
vessels can be kept out of the entrances
to these channels, Savannahs safety, no
matter how severe the conflict, is assured.
The first and most important of these
defenses is The new fort on the north end
OF Tybee Island now under construction
and nearing completion. This is the forti-
ncatlon for which am appropriation was
made some two years ago, and the Venable
Construction Company of Atlanta has been
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

lust now while the war scare is pervad-
,nr the country the question of the de-
tense of the ports of the United States,
especially those along the South Atlantic
and Gulf coast, is uppermost in the minds
Of everyone for it is realized that should
there be any conflict, it will be principally
ppon the sea, and the attention of hos
tile foe would be largely directed to the
work Of destroying those ports wherever
they could get at them.
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outside In the meantime, should any
sudden emergency arrive the work is in
such a stage that the guns could be read
liy swung into place and made to do eff
receive work. After the loss of the four
guns sent down by schooner from New
York, the government Immediately sent
Tour others by raj to take their place, so
that they would be on hand as soon as
wanted.
Inc accompanying illustration gives a
1air idea OF a disappearing gun mounted
on It's carriage. The gun is loaded behind
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

providing for two new artillery regiments.
The raw recruits will be interspersed with
trained gunners and mechanics, so that
each of the new attachments will at once
be made effective.
But the question next arises. What
would happen IL under the cover of dark
or foggy night war vessel should silently
run the blockade of the new fertilization
and steal into the channel and up the riv-
er? Coming up the river on its port side.
1t would first find Fort Pulaski FORTH
cation which as is well known every where
and no doubt to the spaniards, Is our Of
date and ineffective.
Fort Pulaski has, since the early thir-
ties. commanded the entrance to the har-
Dor, and has been practically the only
ifortification for the defense of the city.
with The exception Of Fort Oglethorpe,
formerly Fort jackson, about four miles
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

miles, and at six or seven miles are al
most sure destroyers. Thus, with this
fertilization Savannah's river channel is
protected effectively for some five or six
miles beyond its entrance and toward the
sea-
1t is the design of this battery also to
protect in part the entrance to Warsaw
sound. The guns can be trained in that
direction and would reach any vessel seen
heading in that direction. But only small
vessels would attempt TO enter that chan
mel, and at no other time. perhaps, than
under cover of night SO additional means
of protection would there be needed
The government has recently been ex-
perimenting upon methods of signalling
between the expert who finds the target
and directs the aim of the gun, and the
men in the emplacements who do the ac-
tuSl work following his directions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

Three methods are to be tried, and the
adoptjon of any one Of these will bring
about a revolution in sea coast defense
that will sharply accentuate the change
from the oid-time blood and thunder way
of lighting big guns to the newer, cleaner
cut and more scientific fashion. One gave
us visions OF smoke begrimed gunners
sighting along the length OF their cum
brous pieces and cropping for the target
fbrougb the fog of battle, shells bursting
around and cascades of masonry tumbling
ali about. The other reveals 70 the enemy
nothing but the quick uprising Of a piece
OF monster ordnance, a moment of expect
ant doubt. and then the rumble and roar
which speed a missile, sighted In pit and
laid by hidden operatives, whose guidance
has been directed by unseen officers
through agencies that are certain in locat-
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Savannah's position is one of compare
tive safety, both because of her natural
position, and because of her defenses
which are such as to keep at a safe dis
lance it would seem. any member of a
hostile fleet.
In the first place Savannah is eighteen
miles from the sea, and in fact is twenty
miles or more from the mouth of the river
channel through which any warship COM
ing in this direction would have to enter.
1t is even a greater distance from the en-
trance to Warsaw sound, which presents
a much more shallow channel and into
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

hostilities, she would no doubt be supple
mented by other coast protecting ships.
The Amphitrite was here during tie MAY
week festivities in 1895, in company with
the cruisers Atlantic and Raleigh. when
hundreds of people visited Uncle Sans
fighting ships, which We're anchored near
Fort jackson.
The monitor was built by Harlan & Hoi-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

the necessary material could be sent here
Ia short order.
u wiz be seen. therefore. that the en-
trance 20 Savannah harbor Is practically
safely protected. 1t would be An extreme
ly difficult, moi 20 say impossible matter
for q hostile man-of-war TO get anywhere
near the city. In addition to the forego-
ing defenses it has been announced that
the United States monitor Amplitude has
been assigned to the defense Of Charleston.
Port Royal and Savannah. In case Of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13

below the city. which is even more be-
hind the times and far less effective than
Fort Pulaski. In fact, IL has long since
been abandoned as fertilization. A shot
at short range from an eight-lnch gun
on light draught cruiser and it would be
about done for.
Fort Pulaski was begun in 1881, and was
built under the direction of Capt. Mans