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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

its shot. John F. Meigs estimates
that blow from the new gun would
have a striking energy equal to that of
2000-ton ship when running at full
speed. The shot from the gun. he
adds, would smash, crack and batter
down any armor which it would be
possible for ship to carry.
The caliber will be sixteen inches,
the length, from breech to muzzle,
will be fortynine feet two inches.
Through the breech in vertical line
the gun will have a measurement of
exactly five feet. Mr.. Meigs com
putes the weight of shot for the new
gun at little over 2300 pounds. That
means more than ton of metal. The
heaviest shots fired in England have
not weighed over 1000 pounds.
The powder charge for the Ameri-
can gun will weigh nearly 1000 pounds.
Provided extreme elevation for range
could be obtained, shot from the
New York Harbor gun should be able
to travel more than sixteen miles.
The greatest known range ever at
tanned was from the famous "iubilee
shot" in England. The distance
measured about twelve statute miles.
The United States has never before
attempted any heavier piece of ord
nance for coast defence than twelve
inch gun. The weight of a piece of
the latter caliber is approximately
fifty tons. In the sixteen-inch gun
there is observed a jump of seventy
six tons increase in weight.
The first ingot for the new sixteen
inch gun was cast recently at Bethle-
hem. 1t was for the tube forging and
weighed $4,000 pounds, The jacket
forging is also out. 1t weighs 80, 600
pounds. Under the contract made
with the War Department the Bethle-
hem works will turn out all forgings
for the great gun. The tempering and
annealing process will also be applied
at the Bethlehem shops. When all
the parts are out, the tube, jacket and
hoops will be shipped to the United
States arsenal at Watervliet, West
Troy, N. Y. There they are to be as
sembled together, and the gun itself
rifed and made ready for service.
All metal used is fluid compressed.
The specifications which are being ad-
hered to demaDd the most exacting
physical tests. Specimen pieces of
metal are taken from all forgings, are
subjected to elongation, breaking and
bending tests. Finally every part OF
the gun must be of forged metal. The
tube, for instance, has been cast and
rough bored. 1t will next have man.
drel introduced through its length and
then be placed under the hammer.
For this latter stage the Bethlehem
works have the largest hammer in the
world. 1t is capable of delivering {
blow of 100 tons, oy some ten ton.
more than the famous Krupp ham
mer.
The building OF the new sixteen-incl
gun is an expensive undertaking. Th,
gun itself will cost about $1,000
FGT single guns the average cost to tn
Government for all fortification worl
in this country is roughly $1,000 pc
ton OF gun.
The cost of the gun carriage and tur
ret will bring the cost up to as mucl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
A Natural Food for Horses.

The oat is natural food for horses
at any age. 1t has just the kind of
nutrition to make the muscle and
bone, and, conioined with exercise,
these are the basis of strength. 1t is
especially important that the colt
begin to develop muscle at au early
age. If he is allowed free room in
which to run, the colt fed few oats
daily will do all else that is needed
He will even groom himself by rolling
on the ground or in the snow when
snow is on the ground. Besides, a
pint of oats twice day, making only
u quart a day, will keep the colt grow
ing when with only hay he will have
a rough, staring coat and grow very
little the first winter. What is worse,
the colt thus underfed is likely to
have its digestion injured. The hull
of the oat prevents it from injuring
the colt when fed in such small guam
titles. Towards spring the amount of
oats may be increased to a quart at
each feeding. At quart day it is
less than bushel per month, and at
the largest it is less than two bushels
per month. What is ten bushels of
oats in comparison with the increased
value of thifty horse instead of hav-
ing an unthrifty one?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

E. The largest gun ever built is now
being constructed at the Bethlehem
Penn. Iron Works. This enormous
piece of ordnance will weigh, when
completed, 126 tons. 1t will exceed
by six tons weight the monster gun
which Krupp, of Germany, exhibited
at the Worlds Fair, in Chicago, and
in length it will be nearly five feet
longer than the German gun.
This monster gun is being fabri-
Gated under the War Department. 1t
is the biggest order ever given to any
establishment i'll the world.
The great gun is being built under
the superintendence of John I.
Meigs, formerly a Lieutenant of the
United States army and standard
artillery authority in this country.
With him is associated Captain L. l..
Zalinski, United States army ire
tired). The Government inspection
work is in the hands of Captain Ira
McNutt, of the ordnance corps Of the
army. All three gentlemen are on the
ground and personally see to every
detail of the immense undertaking as
1t progresses.
The intention of the War Depart
ment, it is announced, is to mount the
great piece on a specially built founda-
ton on Romer Shoals. The protec-
tion for this gun will be turret,
which will wholly inclose the crew
and the greater part Of the gun. From
it's position on Romer Shoals the great
piece of ordnance will have a full
sweep of the channels leading into
New York Harbor. There is not, it is
declared, vessel ahoat to-day with
armor of sufficient strength to resist
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
PROTECT NEW YORK.

Reeve be left in charge. The Cover.
nor was almost stunned by the bold
plan, but Miss Reeve had proved her
self most efficient, being familiar with
all the routine work in the building,
and the Governor consented to the
plan, and Miss Reeve was left at the
State house clothed in full Guberna-
torial authority, which she exercised
in a manner that not only gave salts
faction to the Governor, but has won
her great distinction.
Before the Governor and party had
been absent twenty-four hours matters
of great importance were brought to
Miss Reeves attention. The Cover
nor and Secretary of State had left q
number of important blanks to which
they had attached their signatures,
and it was left to Miss Reeves dis
cretion to issue them OF not-requisi-
tions, applications for extraditions
from Governors Of other States, and
many other matters.
She sought legal advice, but the at
torney informed her she must depend
upon herself, as he did not "care to be
mixed up in the acts of any female
Governor. When the Governor re-
turned he was surprised at the amount
of executive business his fair substi-
tute had turned out, and frankly ad-
mitted the excellence of her Judgment,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

A vehicle to travel twice this dis
tance could readily be built, but it
would need to be twice its weight in
order to accommodate twice the bat
terry equipment. This type of vehicle
is constructed with the view of q speed
of from six to twelve miles Ian hour,
but vehicle can be built to approx
mate thirty miles an hour, although it
would necessarily be made as racing
apparatus and not fit for street worl.
Two one-and-one-half horsepower
motors, weighing 172s pounds each,
are found sufficient for a hanson, and
are operated at maximum speed of
1850 revolutions per minute.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

General Stone estimates that With
railroad cooperation narrow stone
roads or gravel roads surfaced with
stone can be built generally through
out Iowa at cost of from $500 to
$1,000 mile where no heavy grading
is required, and suggests that the cost
can be largely reduced by the employ
ment of convict labor, as is done in
Dther States. Conservative estimates
based upon the hauling of crops and
local travel place the tax paid annually
by the farmers of Iowa because of bad
roads at $4,000, 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

from now-strong indications that
way, to say the least.
Where wood ashes cannot be OBJ.
tanned, corn cobs can be burned to a
charcoal or else to fine ash and kept
IN some clean place to which the hogs
have access at all times.
In visiting an old breeder you will
find, as rule, his breeding boar in a
large grass lot. A boar cared for in
this way will get stronger pigs than
one kept in a dry lot on corn diet.
The farm which is well fed will feed
the farmer. 1t must be applied to the
stock as well as to the land, and by
feeding the stock well the land may be
fed with the greatest accuracy, and
so the circle of feeding be made com,
plete.
Here is the way a prominent stock
man puts it: "We are going to have
the best times we have seen in fifteen
years, and the stock raising interest
will, with proper management, have
its full share in the general prosper,
ity."
The prices at which pure bred bulls
can be obtained leave no excuse for
the use Of low grade sires, and bull
with little extra feed will sell for
beef after two or three years service
in the herd for nearly, if not quite, his
his first cost.
The value of rape is becoming bet
ter known every year. An authority
states that one acre in rape, for hogs,
is equal to about forty-six bushels OF
grain. 1t is relished by sheep, and
poultrymen who have large focks are
becoming interested in it, as it is an
excellent source for providing green
| food.
A well-known successful farmer,
who is very much interested in good
hogs, says: 'My pigs consume the
skim milk from my Jersey herd. This,
with middlings and ground barley,
makes more muscle than corn does.
and there is none of that heating so
detrimental when corn is largely the
diet of growing pigs. Glover pasture
IS another good accompaniment.
1t IS surprising that so many farm
ers seem to be content to raise and
feed cattle which are only calculated
to bring second or third-class prices,
and which in order to make them sala-
BILE at all, consume more good feed
than better bred animals will, and
which make such very unsatisfactory
return for what they eat as compared
with what the better class will realize.
Dehorning cattle is now practiced
extensively, but there is a right time
for so doing. The horns should never
be removed when flies and insects are
troublesome, and the instrum ant
should be scrupulously clean. Late
in the fall is an excellent time for the
operation, and it is better to expert
ment with few instead of dehorning
the entire herd. Novices can have the
operation performed by a veterinary
surgeon, if preferred.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
Farm and Garden Notes.

Provide the sheep plenty Of pure
fresh water; it will tell iu your next
wool clip.
Make your butter as you please, bat
if you want to get the bestprices make
it as folks want il who buy it and pay
the best prices.
Grain is cheap. A little added to
the roughage eaten will bring the
calves, colts and sheep through the
winter in good shape and pay divi-
dend.
A poor COW in the dairyis like a dull
tool in carpenters hands requires
the expenditure of large percentage
of energy tn obtain small percentage
of result.
Don't lei any good calves slip away
from you this season. With proper
oare they will he money two years
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has recently applied cleo
iricity to new use-that of working
surn- tables for locomotives. Four
men were required to turn locomo-
i've by hands at a cost of twelve cents
per locomotive, whereas the electrical
machine reduces the cost to half a
,ent. The saving effected will be
,bout 800 year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Two hundred and fifty acres of land
have been secured at New York City
ior botanical garden, which will be
modelled on the plan of the famous
Kew Gardens at London, though it
will be many years before it can nope
10 even get in sight of those wonderful
gardens, where are grown specimens
IF rare plants collected from all over
The world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

again as the weapon, while the cost
for foundation will, it is estimated,
round out a grand total of at least
$500, 1000. The foundation for the six
teen-inch gun willrequire depth, it is
said, of fifty feet if earth be the basis.
This foundation must be constructed
of concrete.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

The editor of the Evanston (Wyom.
ing) News Register says he received
the following a few days ago: "I'd
like to be q boy again, without a woe
of care, with freckles scattered DER my
face and hayseed in my hair. I'd like
to rise at O'Clock and do hundred
chores, and saw wood and feed the
hogs and lock the stable doors, and
herd the hens and watch the bees and
take the mules to drink, and teach the
turkeys how to swim so they will not
sink, and milk q hundred COWS and
bring in wood to burn, and stand out
in the sun all day aad churn and
churn, wear my brothers cast-of
clothes, and walk four miles to school,
and get licking every day for break.
ing some old rule, and then get home
again at night and do the chores oncs
more, milk the cows and feed the hogs
and curry mules score, then creep
wearily up stairs to seek my little bed,
and hear dear old dad say, that worth,
less boy, he doesn't earn his bread.
I'd like to be boy again; boy has
30 much fun; his life is just one round
of mirth from rise to set of sun. ]
think there's nothing pleasanter than
closing stable doors and herding hens
and chasing bees and doing evening
chores"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Experiments have been going on for
the past two years for the purpose OF
trying to learn something of the
characteristics of the Atlantic ocean as
great moving body of water. AS a
result the whole Atlantic is shown to
be slowly circulating round and round,
like an enormous pool.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

The President of the Kansas City
Safe Deposit and Savings Bank has
been found guilty of wrecking that in
stitution, and has been sentenced to
two years Imprisonment. II he had
been found guilty of wrecking a chicken
coop he would have probably got four
,r five years, observes the Louisville
Courier j ournal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

A report just made public by the
Department of Agriculture shows that
Austria Hungary not only began i'm
porting American wheat in August,
but that Austria Hungary, as to all
cereals except barley, is changing per-
manently from an exporting to an i'm
porting country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

although in one instance-the case of
an application for extradition-he he said
he would not have issued it until he had
given the protestants a hearing. He
has announced his determination to
defend with vigor every act of "Gov-
ernor Reeve" including those quoted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Church Literally Founded on n Rock.
The tenth anniversary of the Pres
byterian Church at Waterloo, Iowa,
was celebrated short time ago. There
would be nothing remarkable about
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
Success on Small Farms.


t. b. Terry, of Hudson, Ohio, who
is notable example of success ON
small farms, has given in late numbers
of the Practical Farmer some account
OF what three young men are doing on
small farms. The first of the ''small
farmers" he quotes from is Pennsyl-
vanian, Mr.. Cocklin, of Bowmansdale,
who writes:
81 believe that the greatest mistake
we made in our business was having
too much to do. L now think that
with one-half the acres 1--WE have 275)
we could have realized as much or
more" This is one of the great mis-
takes that many make. Gradually lay
your plans so as not to undertake any
more than you can do thoroughly well
and on time, as a rule. We have
money invested outside now. All
things taken into account the farm
pays best. But suppose we took some
of the money and bought another farm,
and tried to double our money. Do
You think we would do as we'll finan-
cially as now? l do not, and then
look at the increase of worry. Big
crops on small farm pay better than
average crops on large one, or at
least they may be made to. A good
friend from Indiana once'said to me,
'It is too bad that you should throw
away your time on such little piece
of land" NoweI honestly doubt
whether we should have done as well
on large farm here, and know we
should have had much more worry
aud anxiety. Don't you think L am
right?"
The next, Mr.. Frank M. Price, says
"When I first began reading what
you wrote in Ohio Farmer, brother
and I were farming 1s0 acres together
After thinking much, concluded that
l could get more out of life on a
smaller place. So I rented my half
farm to brother and bought nice
little place of twenty-six acres near
Richmond, Ind. We have eighteen
acres divided into the three strips of
six acres each, where we raise corn,
wheat and clover We keep four good
Jersey COWS. We send milk to near
by creamery and get back two-thirds
of the skinned milk for our pigs.
Our six acres of corn measured last
year in the crib $50 bushels. We
are getting along nicely, have time to
read, raise some flowers, keep our
yard nicely trimmed, do our best on
our little place and feel that life is
worth living. Wife and l take trip
every year, attend the lecture course
in Richmond, and am not thinking of
the almighty dollar. We are laying
up some money each year; are out OF
debt now"
And referring to ! this Mr.. Terry
adds: "Now, friends, is not this farmer
getting more out Of life; is he not
better off than many a one who works
himself and family almost to death in
trying to carry on large farm and
keep everything up; who never has
time for "trip" OF to read, or to fix
up the home surroundings? But
twenty-six acres is very small farm.
For some kinds of farming 100 might
be small. No exact rule can be laid
down. Mr.. Prices success comes
from good land and good location,
and then through work and little ex-
pense. I hope this letter will interest
a good many young readers. You do
not need great deal of land in order
to be successful. And don't miss Mr..
Prices idea of what true success is. "
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Largest Cast Iron Pipe Ever Moulded.
The largest pipe ever cast was turned
out at Bessemer, near Birmingham,
Alabama, the other day. The pipe was
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

According to the Treasury esti-
mate the stock of gold now in the
United States is greater now than ever
before, and is increasing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
BuiIding Wire Fences.
bacon.

To assist in building wire fences o
new devices has frame mounted on
wheel, with spindles to carry three or
more reels of wire, so that all the wires
ran be strung at the same time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

The orange tree will bear fruit till
$50 years old, and there are recorded
instances of orange trees bearing when
500 years old.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Save every scrap of meat, for it is
meat which makes the monthly bills
mount up. Into the stock pot GO
tough ends from rib roasts, fat ends
from mutton chops, bones from sirloin,
steaks and from all fowl. The so.
called inferior pieces make the best
soups and stews. Soup meat may be
seasoned and made into pressed meat
for luncheon. Cold mutton may be
transformed into hash on toast with
tomato sauce, scalloped mutton or
macaroni timbale.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS


Sponge first with a little spirits OF
wine. Then dust the glass with
powdered bluing done up in a bit OF
cheese cloth; rub off with soft cloth
and wipe with an old silk hand
kerchief. Treated in this way, there
will be no cloudy appearance to the
glass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

A returned traveller says that the
Grow Indians have forsworn war and
are tilliug the soil.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

General Boulanger's black charger,
on which he hoped to ride to throne,
now draws Paris cab.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-23
they USED NO FORCE
THE DEFENSE OF OFFICERS TAI
AMANTEs AND BAKER
CHICKENS CAUSE TROUBLE
The Officers Make Good Their Plea and
Attorney Steele Secures a Dis
missal Of the Case

when constabulary duty's to be done.
The policeman's lot Is not happy one"
The truth Of this song seemed 10 be con-
firmed by the haIlng OF Officers Talamantes
and Baker before Justice Bryant OF Bal
Iona township yesterday afternoon for ex-
animation on a charge of false imprison-
ment preferred by Felipio Olivares. The
complainant claimed that the officers had
taken possession of his person at Ballona
on August I'd and had detained him in the
city jail here for 4s hours without warrant.
Deputy District Attorney willis con-
Quoted the prosecution and "Habeas Cor
pus' Ladd was on hand to lend his assist
ance If necessary But Willis gave him
the cold shoulder very emphatically. Ladd's
anxiety to aid the state--on whose side he Is
not usually arrayed-was caused by his re-
tention as attorney for Olivares in civil
suit against Baker. TEAMMATES and Chief
Glass.
Detective Steele appeared as counsel for
defendants.
Miguel Chavez, a young Ballona farmer.
took the stand for the prosecution and tes-
tilted that Baker and Talamantes came
down to his fathers ranch early on the
morning Of August I'd. Talamantes came
into the barn, where he and his compari-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-23
PERSONAL

W. H. CONN Of Chicago is in the city.
H. B. McFadden Of Philadelphia is in the
city.
Theodore Summer Of San Francisco Is in
town.
II. H. Smith Is here from Worcester,
Mass.
Mrs. J. A. Drifill and family are in from
Oxnard.
Mr. and Mrs 8. L, Davis are down from
Riverside.
Frank Yak. San Francisco commercial
man. is In town.
c. d. Boyd. agent Of the Burlington route
in Boston. is In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. R. Montgomery Of Mem
phis, Tenn, are In the city.
F. ]. Mentally OF the Rand-McNally COM
pany has arrived from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs.. e. Fender have come up
from Phoenix to find cool place.
George B. Smith of the Burt & Packard
Shoe company is down from San Francisco.
Deputy Constable Mugnemi arrested An
gel Reyes. an escape from the chain gang.
yesterday.
Arthur Peterson has Just returned from q
weeks vacation at Terminal Island. He
leaves tomorrow fer San Francisco. where
he expects TO remain.
While responding to hrs yesterday
morning the front axle Of chemical engine
No. broke st the corner Of Main and Re-
Quena street. No one was injured.
George Ross. colored. and William emyre
were arrested on Los Angeles street last
night by Onicer Shannon on 4 charge Of
disturbing ~ peaee. Tasv had ben nUat-
Ing y, -, = '
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-23

TO the distance and there being nothing of
special interest in the gathering to those
who have sought to dominate the other
conventions there will be many counties In
the north that will not be represented by
delegates. The southern counties will.
however. be represented by large delega-
lions, and number Of delegates are ex-
pected from Sacramento. San Francisco,
Alameda and the interior counties. The
convention will be held in Music hall, on
South Spring street. Headquarters will be
opened Friday at rooms AZ and LAG Nadeau
hotel.
The coming of Nominee Mcguire will no
doubt make the convention hall place Of
interest Saturday. Mr.. Mcguire appearing
at the invitation Of the Silver Republicans.
In addition to making an address at the
convention his opening Of the campaign
at Hazards pavilion Saturday evening will
cause big turnout.
Arrangements for Saturday evenings
ratification are progressing well, and 1t IL
hoped al who want to see a big success Of
the first meeting Of the campaign will lend
their aid TO make the meeting a success.
The Mcguire club will meet tonight at
it, new club rooms, No. IA West Second
street.