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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-13
MENU FoR. rH11RsnAY

Breakfast-Whole wheat biscuit and
cream. Liver and bacon. Graham
gems Coffee. Oranges.
Luncheon - Baked macaroni. with
cheese. Buns Stewed prunes Bread.
Tea.
Dinner-Mock turtle soup. Broiled
ham. Mashed potatoes Cabbage.
Sweet potatoes. Salad. Nuts and APP
pies. Jelly cake. Coffee
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02
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New French Micropbon.


A new microphone is being evh;.,
before the French Academy Of aaul'el Sciau
1t detects at great distance su'' tbo
proach of ship, whether an arn, np aG
vessel or torpedo boat, and civao a''''l y
warning with great clearness s Il, ~
be subjected to tests at Cborb, %
Some years ago Commander oas Psus
proposed an instrument which be "Ip'' o"ip !
a hydrophone and by which he va. '',I1l aE
to hear at distance of mile or r' . a;l a9'
and a half vibrations produced ll,' hn
screw of torpedo boat, or tba ms. VA
regular beat of the screw OF a larUo Io' T,,
tleship. 1t consisted of water .,ies SI.
box, the vibratory plate being insI' ;l'
to prevent the pressure of the va,,' ''
from acting upon it too directly r M'
wires from the transmitter were co,,a,
first to float to make sure the franz,
mitter would be continually immersed.
from the float the wires were carried y
& receiver Ga ship or on the sbO,s
Thus with two or three miles Of VII,
1t becomes possible to receive varnD,
of the approach of a vessel from foT,
to five miles distant.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02

naval warfare Is almost as old as naval
history, and has not yet been abandoned,
although the improvements In shipbuild-
ing have rendered It less effective. The
invention Of gunpowder found a slow re
sponse IN the methods Of naval warfare,
galleys forming considerable part Of the
navy until the eighteenth century. In the
reign Of Edward I'LL, wnen the English
fought the French at Sluys, the former
stood off on the starboard tack and ma
neuvered so as to turn on the pursuing
French and, aided by the sun at their
backs, lashed their vessels to the French
fleet and crippled their antagonists with
lances, swords and every sort of weapon
they could lay their hands on
Same Mode of Attack.
In the fight between Pembroke and the
Spaniard Ruy Dias De Roxas, near Ro-
chelle, although cannon were used almost
for the first time on sea, the same mode of
attack prevailed. Pembroke was made
prisoner after four of the enemy's vessels
had been lashed to his vessels. In fact.
all the records Of ancient naval warfare
seem to Indicate that sea fighting was lit
tie more than land fighting. The cantend-
ing fleets would be lashed together and the
men would fight hand to hand until one of
the principals surrendered. The Spanish
armada, with Its 130 vessels, was little
more than series of Homeric duels. The
ships were clumsy and unwieldy, commu-
nication was effected by means of small
boats and most Of the destruction was
wrought by freships- Guns cut little
figure, and most of the Spanish vessels. II
appears, were destroyed by violent storms,
In open sea. Even as late as 1862, when
Admiral Russell Of England engaged the
French in a series Of sea fights known as
the battle of La Hague, he positively for
bade his men to fire on the French until
his opponent, Tourville, had taken his dis
lance In battle array. One English ad-
miral In battle with the French forbade
his men firing until the enemy had fired
the first shot, an incident which furnishes
precedent for President McKinley's re-
ported order to Captain Sampson.
1t was not until forty years ago that the
tronclad cut any figure In naval warfare
At the great battle Of Trafalgar In 1905
In which Nelson was killed, only a hand.
full OF powder was used In a discharge
and the guns were all twelve and ak
Founders. It is remarkable fact tina,
England herself, the leader Of the world
as a sea fighter, weighed down by a can.
kerous stretch Of peace, has not fired a
shot, metaphorically speaking, in four de-
cades. The bombardment Of Alexandria
In 1882 was not an exception, as England
was then simply firing at target, having
no opposition whatever. Neither were the
efforts Of the Chilians and Peruvians In
their late belligerency of any avail In af.
fording clew to the great problem of the
ironclads. The attempts made by the
vessels Of China and Japan four years
ago were anxiously awaited by the rest
OF the world, and, although they were on
q more extended scale than any previously
made, they still failed to furnish an exhi
billion of the real merits or dement's OF
tho iron monsters Iapan's smaller ship.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02

T MAGINE q fleet of 5000 war vessels
armed with more than 1000 new style
- guns, some weighing 100 tons, and ac-
tnally manned by 100000 men, with as
many reserves, and you have the naval
force of the world mnrshaled in one grand
body. Salamis and Manila are the naval
antipodes Of history. Salamis was the
drst great recorded battle. 1t drove the
Persians from Greek soil. From crude
galley ships, propelled by oars, naval pro
gress has advanced to a stage which al
most reaches the limit of terrible de-
struction. One battleship like the Oregon
could have destroyed the Spanish armada
and its English foe. There are guns on
the Oregon which consume 1000 pounds
of gunpowder in a single discharge while
the most formidable guns in the armada
service consumed four and q half pounds
to the charge.
Although ironclads were used to some
extent in the civil war, in the Chinese
Japanese war, in minor engagements be
tween the Peruvian and Chilian fleets and
the Russo-Turkish war in 1877, the Span
ish-American fight in the Philippines and
at Santiago, marks the first conflict be-
tween ironclads in which the great sea
monsters of modern warfare received a
fair test.
In naval warfare II is the same as In
land warfare. The whole history Of the
art has been divided into tactical periods
ushered in more or less directly by some
great tactical discovery. Such discoveries
have consisted not only Of new arrange
ments and maneuvers, but of improved
Jnponsiyn
NOR or improved motive power. When the
Tyrrhenian Pessaesus added sharp beak
to the Prov of the ancient galley he intro
duced feature Of greater tactical Import
than the oft-quoted invention Of iron ram
rods Of the Dessaure or Of the needle-gun
by Mr.. Dreyse, AS the Pyrric phalanx
sIiccumbed to the more open array the
lighter weapons Of the Roman legion and
the Swiss heresson to the short swords OF
closed fighting Of Gousaloo's infantry, sc
the old line of battle was pierced and
broken by the new tactics, which Paul
Hoste, the Jesuit, the clerk of Eldin and
Rodney and Nelson put into practice.
In the battle Of Artemesium, about SOC
3 c., an engagement which was of more
political than military Importance, which
the Theban poet celebrated as the "place
where the sons of Athens laid the shining
groundwork OF freedom" the Greeks
adopted very remarkable order OF battle
Their fleet was inferior to that Of the Per
slams, which was large enough to literally
surround them. The Greeks, appreciat
ing the fatality Of adopting the old forma
ton, formed their fleet in a circle, with
their prows facing the surrounding en-
anv md than dnrted forth 10 hrpak IN.
shipmade wall. AS result the Persianl
lost thirty vessels, The Greeks were nom
inally defeated, although the net result
vus in their favor. This was perhaps tn,
6rst great naval battle Of which we hav,
any knowledge, although the battle of Sa
lamls is usually credited as the first grea
accorded sea fight.
Rampa'ns as a method OF aggressiv,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02
TO MRS. PINKHAM
From Mrs. Walter e. Budd, Of Pat.
chogue, New York.

Mrs. BUDD, IN the following letter,
tells familiar story of weakness and
suffering, and thanks Mrs. Pinkhan
for complete relief:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I think III
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02

The first book printed in the luis
of the United States was the "BDv
Psalms Book" which was issued n
Cambridge, Mass, in l64O. Specmep,
OF this publication are extremely rss
and command very high prices.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02

A record in British deep sea diyiB,
was created on the Clyde, when Dive,
Walker descended 1876 feet and was m.
der water for 90 minutes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02

Madeira-Cnited States. forty -four guns,
captures the Macedonian. forty guns, Oct
25, 1872
BrazlLConstltutio captures the Java.
Dec. 20, 1912.
Lake Erle-Perry, with ffty.four guns. de.
feats English feet with sixty-three guns,
Sept 10, 1913.
Lake Champain-McDonough with eighty.
six guns, defeats English feet with ninety.
six guns, Sept. II, 1914.
Manlla-Commodore Dewey, with six yes-
sells, defeats the Spanish under Admiral
MonteJo with eighteen vessels, sinking elev-
en- Of the Spaniards and withdrawing nm
scathed, May l, 1898,
santiago-Gommodore schley, with six
vessels, totally destroyed the entire SnanIsh
fleet under Cervera. But one American was
killed, while the Spanish lost GOO killed and
LOO taken prisoners.
The most brilliant naval victory of the
American revolution was won by John
Paul Jones, when he captured with the
old hulk, Bon Homme Richard, the Brit
ish frigate Scraps and a smaller vessel.
the Countess Of Scarborough, conveying
feet'of merchantmen. The enemy ap-
preached within pistol-shot distance and
Jones sharpshooters kept the English
mans decks clear. At the outset Jones
suffered considerably from the bursting
OF three Of his guns, but he quickly rallied
and lashed his sinking vessel to the Brit.
isher, which soon surrendered. The loss Of
the Richard was thirty killed and wound
ed, and that on the Scraps was nearly as
great The Richard was left to her fate
and next day sank with her wounded on
board.
The battle of Trafalgar, Nelson's last
tight, took place off Cadiz, between the al
lied French and Spanish fleets of thirty
three sailing vessels and twenty-seven
English vessels. The British fleet bore
down upon the enemy under full sail led
by Nelson with fourteen vessels In tha
Victory and Admiral Collingwood ON rho
right with thirteen vessels. Nelson's oh
'ect was to break the enemy's fleet intp
sections inferior to his own and then ioin
nattie at close quarters. 1t was in this
battle that Nelson raised the pennant
England expects every man to do his
duty" The English were successful. hut
Nelson was shot, and England lost her
greatest admiral. After the dying Nelson
was told that fifteen of the enemy's shins
had been taken, he said: '1That is well
but bargained for twenty
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02

got the better of China's heavier craft
with the same ease with which American
soldiers prevailed over Pekin's raw land
leviea,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-02
F4rst Ironclad Engagement.

The first general engagement between
ironclads took place in 1866 between tbe
Italians and Austrians off the island ~
lissa' In this engagement the Austria n
ADMIRAL in the flagship Ferdinand Mar
sunk the Italian flagship, but as the Itoi-
ian sank half battalion Of marines frod
on the Austrian and killed eighty ~ no.
men. The fight between the Kearsor roo
anu the Alabama, In which the latter was
sunk after short contest, Is familiar 70
readers of American history, but ina
much as both were unprotected bv armor
tne event can scarcely be accounted os n
worla-noted engagement. The~inkino 80
the Albemarle off the coast of North e.
olina is also landmark In American his
Iory, out 1t was to the daring Of one man
Lieut. Gushing, who placed a torpedo nm
uer the Confederate ram, that the victor,,
was placed on the Union scroll.
The history of Europe and Sou+h Au
lGa, particularly of Chill and pern
Goounds In Instances Of daring at sea. the
obstruction of ships and loss Of mon hn. @
u was not until Commodore Dower oroa
ed hre on the Spanish fleet In Manila r. be- :
'nat the full strong voice of the nnodo-.
man-of-war was heard. 0uetn
AS for the strength NJ Tho roN
sons OF the world, figures indicate LITTLE
euthce 1t to say that England and Fron"n
are strong leaders, with Russia Germann .e
tuaiy ana the United States all witb;n
hailing distance. "" "''nln
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

Rev. ID. w. Skellinger, of Washing
ton, d. c., a former pastor of the
Washburn Street Presbyterian church,
delivered his lecture upon Ben Hur"
last evening to large audience at the
above church. The lecture was finely
illustrated by l20 views, many of which
age original ones belonging to the
speaker. 1t was a very interesting lee
ture. Miss Daisy Poole played the
piano solo for the chariot race scene
with good effect. In addition selec-
ton was given by a quartette COM
prising the Misses Heiser and SAKE,
and Dale and Hall. This evening the
Chi Upsilion's will tender Rev. Skel-
lenger a reception in their rooms at
the church and a pleasant evening is
anticipated. Last evenings AGAR was
conducted under the auspices of Bible
class No. 10, of the Sabbath school.
Quite a number of persons partook
of the supper served at the Simpson
Methodist church by the Ladies Aid So
ciety. 1t was styled an initial" sup
per from the fact that the names Of
the ladies in charge began with the
letters of the alphabet from l. to r.
The cantata "Our Flag" was given
for the second time at the First Welsh
Baptist church, on South Main avenue
last evening, and with melited success.
Hugh Williams was director and the
same persons participated as in its
first rendition.
Mr., and Mrs. d. John entertained the
following friends at their home, 1911 Di-
vision street, Wednesday night: r. II.
Hartman, Factoryvllle; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones, Mrs Hedden, Misses Hattie
Graves, Margaret Thomas, Myrtle Dor
ey, Pearl Murray Lille Murray, Miss
w. Schan, Blanche Corey Margaret
Davis, Leah Jones, Belle Davis, Bessie
Schall, Emily Holley, Clara Lewis, Miss
5. Jones, Miss r. Jones, Miss Brown,
Willard A. Beers, James Nelson, Chas.
Cadwgan, Jacob Thomas, Bert James,
Harry Morgan, Morgan Thomas, Harry
II. Kellow. Charles Graves. S. Burton
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20

Seventy-five names had been secured
UP to last evening for the purpose OF
organizing a United States volunteer
company from this side, The quarters
formerly occupied by Company f,
Thirteenth regiment, National Guard,
have been open every evening during
this week and either ex-Captain John
II. Lewis, Sergeant Major Albert
Davis or Sergeant John NJ. Edwards
have been there to receive names. The
list was always left at jenkins phar-
macy during the day and many signed
there.
The personnel of the list is fairly
good. Judging from outward appear
ances, nine out of evey ten ought to
pass the examination Many have
come from outlying suburbs and one
man who signed lives at Meshoppen,
Pa. A general meeting of all who have
signed will be held at st. David's hall
this evening at 7.30 o'clock. The three
men who have been arranging mat
ters will be present and all are urged
to attend, The plans for the future, so
far as drilling and selecting officers
will be brought up for discussion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
OLYPHANT.

The members of Miss Rachel Evans
Sunday school class spent several pleas
ant hours In the woods on the east side
yesterday afternoon. Games and other
outdor recreations We're enjoyed. Re
freshments were served. The party was
chaperoned by Misses May Evans and
Lillian Davis.
j. l.. Matthewson, of Norwich. N. Y,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
H. d. Mathewson returned home yester-
terday.
Mrs. John McCourt, of Scranton, spent
yesterday with Mrs. John O'Malley, OF
Dunmore street.
The Catholic Young Mems Total ABB
stinence and Benevolent society will cele-
brate their twenty-ninth anniversary next
Monday evening when they Will produce
u drama entitled Among the Breakers"
The cast is as follows: David Murray,
keeper of Fair Point Lights, j. l.. Kill
cullen; Larry Dcvine, his assistant, j. A.
O'Malley; Hon. Bruce Hunter j. T.. Lof-
tus; Clarence, his son, NJ, J. McNuty;
Peter Photographer. reporter, r. F. Nc
Loughlin; Scud. colored servant, r. NJ.
Gibbons; Miss Minnie Daze, Hunters
niece, Miss Lucy Gardner; Bess Star
hight, Miss Jennie McCann Mother
Carey, fortune teller, Miss Alice Giles
pie; Biddy Bean. Miss Lizzie Dempsey.
Specialties will be introduced between the
acts. NJ. j. Walsh, president of the So
ciety, will deliver an address Of welcome.
After the performance social will be
held in the Club of 80 hall.
The members of the Christian En-
deavor society of the Presbyterian church
are making arrangements for an enter
tainment which will be held in the Club
of 95 hall next Thursday, when the cele-
brated Sweet family will be heard for the
small sum of 10 cents.
During the storm yesterday morning a
house owned by Raymond Ward on First
| street, was struck by lightning but was
only slightly damaged
Rev. Peter Roberts, David Lloyd, john
Watkins, Mrs. Louis Blockberger, Misses
Edith and Rachel Evans, Anne Probert
| and Mary Morgan attended the Congre-
| gat!Onal Sunday school conference at
| Pittston Wednesday.
Joseph, the l0-munths-Old son OF Mr.
| ana Mrs. Frank Wheeler died yesterday
| morning at 10 o'clock. The child had been
sick about two weeks. The funeral Will
| take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
| Burial will be made in st. Patrck's Ccme-
| terry.
Mrs. Hugh Kennedy and Miss Kate
Kennedy, Of Scranton, visited relatives
| here yesterday.
N. Y. Moon, of Carbondale, was q caller
| in town Wednesday.
DR.. +. L. Van Sickle is Spending the
| week in New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
NERS OF NEWS.

The Ascension Day services in the
various churches were largely attended
yesterday, and in the Hickory Street
Presbyterian church there were special
services in the morning and evening.
At the conclusion of the evening SER
vice, the class of children who will be
admitted to church as members Sun
day morning and who were examined
before the board of elders Monday
evening, were again examined in the
presence of the congregation,
At meeting of Division 90, A. 0. H,
Wednesday evening, it was decided
that the dues of any members enlisting
in the service of the government during
the war be carried and the members
will receive benefits in the event that
they are sick while away. Division 90
has one member in the service, Thomas
Shea.
August Schlmpff and Henry Kiefer,
OF the excursion committee of the Nep-
tune Engine company, were at Lake
Ariel yesterday.
William Frable, of Stone avenue, has
returned from Pittsburg.
Rev. F. c. Christ, of st. Mary's
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
cannot aid you by showing how false
RETRACTIONS.

Almost any Englishman of any i'm
portance that | have ever talked with
has punctuated his conversation with,
We'll, L really can't see how that
would be of any interest to the public"
THAT would rather be going on private
ground, would 1t not?" Nov l can tell
you Just where to find that. 1t was
printed in The Times last February
year ago. or, let me see, wasn't it two
years ago?" Then Englishmen are as
yet SO little accustomed to seeing them
selves interviewed, or so punCtllious
over the matter of a comma or so,
sometimes so Mortified that they have
been saying more than they had any
intention Of Chings do look so different
in type) that they generally write a let
ter to the editor the next day to say
that the interview as published is a
tissue of falsehoods," and unless an
apology is at once published he will
hear from the interviewed mans solicit
tor. l once interviewed a woman who
claimed she was the daughter Of the
Hon. Mrs. -, and had been robbed.
The next day her husband demanded a
public retraCtion-which was not Civ
en-and a few days after the daughter
of the Hon. Mrs. - was turned out
Of the hotel for not paying her bill
and for being a common swindler.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
GREEN RIDGE.

Cards are out announcing the APP
preaching wedding of MIR. James Kear-
ncy, Ot Penn avenue, and Miss Mary
O'Iloro, of Washington avenue.
A team of horses belonging to Wele-
mans home bakery ran away yesterday
morning on Marion street. They were
stopped before any damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Suydam, OF Ca
pouse avenue, have returned home from
Wilkes-Bar where they were spending
a few days.
The Sunday school room OF the Pres
byterian church is being remOdelcd and
until 1t is finished Sunday school and
prayer meetings will be held in the ladies
parlors.
The funeral of Frank Snyder will take
place this afternoon at L30 o'clock at the
home of his mother on East Market
street. Rev. A. +. Chaffee will conduct
the funeral service. lnterment in For
est Hill cemetery.
Guthbert Lansing, OF Sunset avenue,
left last evening for Vineyard Haven,
Mass, where he will spend the summer.
Colonel Monies council, No. 942, Junior
order United American Mechanics, hold
n meeting in Lucas hall last evening.
All members who are with the Thirteenth
regiment will be kept in good standing
while they are serving the government.
Miss Taylor. of Olyphant, is the guest
of Mrs. Hedritk, of Richmont park.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
FARCE IN MEARS HALL,

Mears hall was we'll crowded by an
audience which thoroughly appreciat-
ed the efforts of the members of st.
Cecilia's Total Abstinence and Ben
evolent society, of this side, to provide
a first class entertainment last night.
The entertainment afforded was the
capable rendition of laughable farce
entitled Caste, or the Eccles Sisters"
Those who We're to participate have
been rehearslng faithfully for some
time under the efficient direction of
Miss Margaret Gibbs. They did credit
to themselves and teacher last even
ing.
The society was provided with the
necessary stage furniture by p. w.
Tague, furniture dealer, of South Main
avenue.
At the close of the drama, a social
was held for which Miss Name Shea
mis- provided the music. Those who
participated in the play were Misses
Nellie Gibbons, Margaret Horn and
Name Flaherty and Daniel Regan,
John Burns, Patrick Madden and
Michael Reap.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-20
MINooKA.

a bay horse attached to a light spring
wagon and owned by the Laundry Ex-
press company, created little excite
ment on the main thoroughfare yester-
day. The animal became unmanage-
able on Gilmore avenue and dashed
down Fern street at a breakneCk pace.
At the barn of Michael Murray he
managed to eXtricate himself from the
vehicle and continuing his maddened
fight along Main street to the hotel
Of John j. Coyne, where he was stopped.
The driver who was thrown out escap-
ed unlnjured.
George DeVinCent, of Passaic, y. j.,
circulated among friends here yester-
day.
John ]. O'Neill, our vell-known
townsman, is winning laurels in the
Canandaigua. team of the New York
State league The Rochester Herald,
of May II, in commenting on a game
between the Canandaigua and Palmyra
clubs, says: "ONeill's backstop work
was the feature of the game The fleet
footed Palmyrians tried to steal bases
at will but O'Neilrs cannon bah throw
ing put a sudden stop to it."