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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

sissippi and has been at the navy yard
a great many years.
In another part of the yard surround
ed by the big machine shops are the an
Choir rests. There the great mud hooks .
used on the vessels are placed until
ready for service. There are many queer
looking anchors to be found there. Some
of them are from the old ships that
have long since been placed out of COM
mission or sold. Others are inventions
sent to the yard to be tried. They did
not prove successful and the owners,
becoming discouraged, failed to take
them away. On one of the rests is an
anchor which closes up like knife. 1t
could be easily slowed away when not
in use, but that is it's only redeeming
feature. The old style anchors, with
their stationary stocks. arms and flukes
are rapidly giving way to the great mud
hooks with their movable fins. The an
chors vary in size and weight, and there
are some on the rests that weigh only
few hundred pounds, while others will
tip the balance at many tons.
The largest ones are used on the bat
tleships. and they are veritable mon
sters. They vary in weight from $500
to Il, 200 pounds. There is none of the
very old anchors in the yard now. The
Oldest are those that were used on the
Under the rests are the
old wooden stocks taken from the an
chors which were used on the Consti-
tuition and Constellation, when these
two vessels were on the active list.
These great pieces of wood are slowly
going to pieces and within very short
time there will be nothing left of them
excepting the iron bands.
Facing the parade grounds Of the
marine barracks are two of the old
brass Dahlgren guns taken from one of
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The trophies and relics taken from
the battlefields of Cuba and Porto Rico
and the Spanish ships which were sunk
during the late war have seemingly
made the people forget those trophies
;hat adorn cur parks and public places.
Formerly visitors to the Brooklyn navy
yard never failed to stop at trophy
park and look with pleasure at the rel
les Of past wars. Now they pass the
place as if nothing were there. There
are many interesting relics in the navy
yard, and while some of them have not
been taken from the battlefield or the
ships Of an enemy all have interesting
histories.
AS the visitor enters the yard and
strolls down the broad walk past the
commandments office he finds little tri-
angle in which are mounted several
queer looking cannon. This is trophy
park and in ii are placed some of the
relics taken from British ships during
the war Of 1912. The guns are mounted
along the edge of the well kept lawn
and point in all directions. There are
six of them. They are of the smooth
bore type and are surmounted by q
crown close to the firing pan. On the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

wagons by new machine, consisting
Of a supporting frame set on the ice 10
carry a track hinged TO the frame at
the rear. with a spoon al the loose end
10 be let down into the water and re-
ceive cake OF ice. a derrick lifting the
spoon ard sliding the ice down the
track into the wagon
In a recently patented bicycle saddle
the frame is pivoted at the end CT the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

side Of each gun is painted in large
white letters, Taken from II. NJ. S.
Macedonian by the frigate United States
Oct. %, 1872" These guns have been
in the navy yard for many years and
make up one Of the principal collections
of old war relics.
Some time ago England, through her
representatives, negotiated for the re-
turn of these guns to her. In one of the
English dockyards is the American ship
President, which was captured during
the war Of 1872. The vessel is rapidly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
INTERESTING RELICS AT THE
NAVY YARD IN BROOKLYN.

tore them apart, showing the great force
of the impact. Besides these there are
a number of small guns or yacht can
non which were taken from some of the
captured blockade runners during the
civil war.
Near Admiral Bunce's headquarters
is a massive piece of metal. It is wedge
shaped and weighs many tons. 1t was
taken from the Confederate ram Mis-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

navy yard when the crown sheets Of
one Of the boilers gave way. sendius
volumes of scalding steam into the nre
and engine rooms and injurlng some of
the men, among whom was Chief En-
gineer Cowie. Wilson opened the water
tight door leading from the engine COM
partments and succeeded in getting
several OF the men out He then re-
turned TO the fireroom and. crawling
over the boilers. disconnected the in
jured one. thereby saving not only the
vessel. but the lives OF all on board. He
was assisted by Fireman Fletcher. For
their GOODNESS and quick Judgment they
were awarded medals of honor and are
among the few in the naval service TO
be thus hOnOred. although the records
of the department show many cases OF
extreme bravery performed by the men.
August Wilson has been in the serv.
ice neraly 20 years.
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constructed in 1884. The gun is a mass
i've piece of metal and was looked upon
at the time of its construction as one
of the finest specimens of the gunmak-
er's art and capable of doing great de-
structiOn. 1t threw a spherical shot
weighing several hundred pounds. Fac
ing the muzzle is piece of armor plate
about one foot in thickness. 1t is made
up Of several plates bOlted together. 1t
was penetrated by a shot fired from one
Of the "peacemakers." The inner plates
are ragged on the edge where the shell
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

L is sad that a wonderful shaving
machine q wood has been made By one
Nelchior Farkas. 2 convict II the peni-
Tertiary OF the city % Szegeoiu. Hun
gary Farkas was put u iabeT n The
cabinet making shop q the prison.
where he soon displayed great invent
i've ingenuity. With his machine he -
said 20 have shaved al Jhe inmates q
the prison. nearly 10 IN nuubeF. IN
rather Jess than an hour
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post to tilt forward and backward. an
adjustable cooled spring being attached
70 the point OK the saddle n allow u 70
swing back Until the tension q the
spring balances the weight o. the rider.
To prevent fires where fDes and
chimneys pass through infisrnusz be
partitions water Jackets OF tin or light
metal are placed around the openings.
the solder o the pockets melting II tbs
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the old vessels. They are mounted on
light field carriages and will shortly be
taken away.
There are many interesting relics to
be found in the buildings in the navy
yard. They are kept there by the off,
GERS in charge of the different depart
ments, and nothing would induce them
to part with their trophies, some Of
which are very valuable. One Of these
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heat and discharzing she fluid On the
FIRE
salt cannot stick IN new shaker.
The Invention q Maine Woulan- an
agftator being pivoted Oh the top, With
a projection on the outside which o.
ETzspsss - the fingers - move pair Z
prongs around IL TIE shaker - dis
lodge the sslt
To prevent aust zad dirt tro= gather
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delphia. He continued At this duty until
1856 when he was ordered TO sea in the
Chattanooga. The year following h
was on the IN fated Sacramento. which
was lost of the coast Of India
Mr. Grifiths has seen service in all
kinds OF vessels in the navy from the
old sailing ships 70 the latest az the new
type OF vessel lie served on the cruiser
Chicago for more than three years when
that vessel was considered the finest OF
her class n the world. NJ Grifiths has
spent the greater portion OF his tine on
the active list at sea
After his last cruise he was ordered
for duty az the New York navy yard.
from which station ne was retired just
before the war between Spain and the
United States was declared he was
ordered back % duty when war was de-
clsree and did much q the work OF 1T
ting out the vessels purchased az that
tine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

inx On bicycle chains q Frerchuaa has
designed a cover 20 -ataer ar ofaer G-x-
ihie material - - psses over "a
chain after - D. ID place ca the slsTo.zk-
q wheels. covering tasee szess ~ e ard
leaving ouiy ire inner surfare srrore3
= Tetzla shlrt h1scus in place. 3
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
NEW INVENTIONS.

A new patent to a kettle has a spout
with a plug joint which can easily be
lowered by a handle. thus permitting
the drawing of Of boiling water without
removing the kettle from the fire.
To prevent animals from swallowing
sh-ir food in q hurry an improved man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20

ger has a spring partition suspended
from the top. which permits only
small portion OF the food 10 fail at a
time, pressure on the partition 10 get
larger mouthfals shutting of the sup
ply entirely
Ice cakes can be readily loaded into
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
HUMBLE MEDAL
OF HONOR NAN.

Uncle Sam has not rewarded the
brave deeds done by his sailors as lib
orally as he has those performed by the
men of his land forces. and. while there
have been a large number OF medals
given 20 the men in the army who have
distinguished themselves. few have
been awarded in the navy. One Of the
last medals OF honor to be given TO one
OF Uncle Sans sailors was presented to
August Wilson. first class boiler max
=. who at the time of his heroic deed
WAS attached TO the monitor Puritan
August Wilson. with number OF his
shipmates, was in the engine room Of
the monitor during one of the dock
trials OF the engines at the Brooklyn
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Ihere
@ ooTnaush viii be the Of British
rPnee iek IN Ireland and Prince Arthur
uuess ms VII" Princess OF
Of
queen has been fond or
ons IN the army and The Duke
been holding the lucrative post of military
performing military
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Who Oh this bright Thanksgiving eve,
Wbs1 youth aDd JOY met together,
Gould be ~retcbed to erieSe,
Although iDclenept be the ~eAtberr
And who could, broodps, pine apd fret.
With n,irtb apd song the hours beeuiIipef
The keeDest grief might woes forget
Where faces responsive sn1ps
We bo1ored ED that revere,
Come Join in n7irtbful glory!
Your boary beads make you more dearI
!: Sing your old song! Tell your old story!
Z Though fast the leaves fall from the tree,
Yet many springs the tree can pupber;
But one brief, fitful spring bave we.
Tbep catch lifes su1sbiDe ere ye slurpber
sigh fer them, dear ones dead,
Who never fe's slow decDiDs,
Who for their bones aDd couDtry bed
ADd gave their lives without repipios.
= Ard eep for this tbaDkful feel
For freeneps choicest offering given,
Wbep they, beloved, faced hostile steel
And rose through smoke aDd fire TO beaver.
But tbeDce sad noen7'ries' ruefuI traip!
We misplaced where Joys abouDdiDs,
Apd age may taste Of youth again,
Where song apd nousic are resoupdios.
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BEAUTIFUL MOONFlSH.

cent. It is Of very fine web. as are the
others. They swim around slowly and
gracefully and do not seem to notice
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-14
Private Postal Cards

On and after July LIST anyone, by
complying with certain regulations,
eau make his own postal cards and
send them by mail for a one cent
stamp. Of course the government
postal cards will still continue in use.
Heretofore private cards bearing writ
ten messages required two cents each
to carry them by post. The private
cards must not exceed in size 34x5a
inches, and in weight shall be about
SIX pounds and nine ounces to the
thousand cards. The only co!ors
that may be used are white, cream,
light gray, or light buff.
Each card must bear the words in
print on the address side, "Private
mailing card-Authorized by act of
Congress, May l9 1882 In the up
per right hand corner must be an OBJ
long diagram with the words, "Place
one cent stamp here" and in the
lower left hand corner the words
''This side is exclusively for the ad-
DRESS" No advertisement nor any
thing not pertinent to the address is
permitted to appear on the superscip-
ton side. These cards ca mot he
sent to any foreign country except
at the letter rate of postage.-Ex.
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Minnesota Day at Omaha.

Ivy sSO
Minnesota's handsome building on
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
grounds will be formally dedicated
to exposition purposes on July Goth.
This will be Minnesota day at Oma-
ha. Governor Clough will visit the
Nebraska metropolis with his staff,
and large number of citizens of the
state are expected to take advantage
of the reduced railroad rates to visit
the exposition.
The Minnesota building is in the
form of Swiss cottage, and is con-
structed entirely of Minnesota logs in
a native condition. It's dimensions
are 6OxlOO feet, two stories high. 1t
st ,nds in favorable position on the
Bluff Tract, near the Nebraska build.
ing and almost facing the magnificent
Horticulture building.
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one night and spoiled them all.
Buelab Sain.
9Th Room So HISS. -
9TH Room.

There is much pleasure in gard.
ening. While you are getting the
ground ready and planting the seeds
it is so nice to think how queer it is
that they will grow and multiply so.
Then the hard part is waiting for
the plants to come up. Sometimes l
have been so impatient that I have
uncovered them to see if they were
sprouting.
While the things are growing how
interesting it is to watch them and
when the flowers bloom and the veg
etables are grown how much nicer
they seem because they come out of
our garden.
While 1 am wedding in the garden
l like to imagine the plants and weeds
are people. Iplay the weeds are the
bad people and the garden plants
the good; then l try to think 1 am
being as much greater. than them as
God is greater than us. l play that
the hoe is bad storm and l make it
kill all the bad people when cut
down the weeds. In this way the
weeds are out before I know it and it
does not seem like work either but
just play,
One year it was SO dry that our
garden could not grow. Another
year the bugs and chickens took our
early garden but eshut the chickens
mp, got some poison and killed the
bugs, replanted the seeds and had
very good garden although it was
late. On the average we have always
had good gardens.
Agnes Elliott.
9th Room.
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will now endeavor to tell you of
my experiments with garden last
summer.
My mother had given me a small
portion of ground upon which I was
to plant seeds and have a garden.
She told me half must be vegetables
and the other half flowers. AS my
favorite flower is the pansy, plant
one fourth of my garden in pansies,
another fourth in nasturtiums, an
other quarter in sweet peas and the
remaining fourth in verbenas. l
planted my vegetable garden in on.
ions, lettuce, radishes and turnips.
Twill now begin and tell you about
my flowers. Iplanted nay pansies on
the first of May and watched them
carefully. They did very we'll and
by June LIST | noticed each plant
had many buds. waited a week
and one day went out and pulled all
of the weeds away and saw some pur
pie and white panaies. The next to
come out were black ones with little
gold eyes smiling on me.
My nasturtiums and sweet peas did
as we'll as the pansies. put up a
small wire fence for them to climb On
and the nasturtiums soon blossomed
My verbenas were as pretty as
could be, each being delicately varie
gated.
l will now tell you of the vegetables
| My onions were very large ones
and 1 remember my papa saying tt
me once at dinner, II think you are {
true gardener to raise such splendid
onions as these"
My lettuce, radishes and turnip'
all turned out we'll and I felt very bal
when neighbours COW ran over tn
whole flower and vegetable gardel
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Whips 10 cents and up. Sweat
pads Is cents and up at Fl. S. Hum
iston y.
Don't forget the supper at the A
0. U. w. Hall Saturday evening
July %.
Lost-A tan, four button kid glove,
in the village. Finder please leave at
this office.
Ringing Bros. show at Window
Thursday July 2lst and at Luverne
Friday July 22nd.
Geo. NJ. Darby and family and
Miss Town went down to Spirit Lake
to put in a week at the Chatauqua.
A couple of men were showing a
device for lifting a hayrack from a
wagon, on the street this week. It is
an ingenious device and would save
many a back breaking lift for the
farmers.
The supper given by the ladies of
the Presbyterian church in the new
store was great success financially
and socially. Everybody went and
got square meal. The ladies clear
ed upwards of $50.
have nearly new engine and
separator, self feed, all compete which
I will sell cheap on easy terms or will
exchange for other good property.
Address Box $50
AZ If Cherokee Iowa
A certain good old deacon Git was
not Worthington deacon) sat on
the business end of tack, sprang up
and said two words, the last one be-
ing cit" Any one sending a correct
guess as to the other word used, &C
companied by $3.50, will be entitled
to the ADVANCE one year to any adj
dress.
The ladies of the. Presbyterian
church will give another of their de-
lightful teas next Wednesday after
noon from l to 6 o'clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. E. G.. CHATTER 2 miles
from town. All ladies cordially in.
vited. Meet at the Presbyterian
church promptly at l o'clock. Those
with teams come prepared to take
others.
D1ED-Emma Christina johnson
of Summit Lake, age 80 years.
The deceased went to Mankatc
July 4th to havean operation preform
| ed which resulted fatally. She leaves
a husband and two young daughters
to mourn the loss of a faithful wife
and kind mother. The funeral ser.
vices were held in the Swedish Luth
eran church. The interment was il
the Lake Side cemetery.
I.T.Branigan has something very
unique in the way Of counterfeit
dollar, which was passed on him this
week. It was evidently a sure en-
ough dollar, originally but some gooe
workman had cut into it on one sid
so as to make lid. The dollar wa
then bored out and the lid fitted OF
with hinges. When closed, it woul'
readily pass for perfect coin were
not for being somewhat lighter. TIL
coin at present makes a neat box &c
picture or anything of that sort.
! They say that the present war
teaching the people geography, bu
if this from the Worthington ADvANc
is sample of the kind of GEOGRAPHY
it is teaching, the American govern
> ment had better sue for peace a
once. The ADVANCE heads letter
"From the Army Camp on the A
lantic.-San Francisco, June 81
Adrian Guardian.
We acknowledge the corn. Sine
the Guardian mentions it, we are no
quite sure that San Francisco is NJ
, on the Atlantic. The war has ev
IDENTIFY taught the Guardian ma
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Northw esterns j JUNIORS.

The Junior of July End. contains
the following comment: "'rhe only
criticism of the papers this week is
that they, in many cases, did not
stick to the subject. Juniors should
read the subject and explanation care:
fully before writing" This does not
necessarily apply to our boys and
girls. They as rule do stick to the
subject. However it is best to keep
theadvice constantly in mind. Some
papers promised for this week were
not in on time and consequently must
be thrown out. Be sure to have
them in not later than Tuesday of
each succeeding week.
Agnes Elliot has obtained d tennis
racket as a prize and will be he glad
to show it to those interested.
A meeting of the Junior Committee
will be held at the schoolhouse Fri
day, July IS. at $3.50 pm. Let all
make it point to be present.
The little gardeners whose pap rs
are printed below have already shown
their ability in other lines.
EXPERIENCES AS A GARDENER.
In the first place think weeds are
the worst thing for garden, always
choking the vegetables and flowers.
and growing great deal faster than
| they. It seems as if they grow in
any kind Of soil while the vegetables
need the most care. If people want
good gardens they must attend to
them. and that keeps them quite
busy.
A short time ago little girl came
to our house to sell seeds. My moth
er said she would buy them If I would
plant them I said, Cali right, so
she bought them and I planted them.
But you ought to- see the weeds!
There were so many that you could
hardly see the flowers, and when at
tempted to pull them out they were
so strong and deep-rooted that it
made me feel down-hearted.
When I was very small girl I would
follow papa as he plowed corn and
pull the weeds and mustard. Ny!
but wouldn't my back ache and
wouldn't the sun be hot! But finally
the weeds were all pulled and I was
glad.
The worst pests about a garden are
dogs aud chickens. They are so pro-
voking for they get right into the bed
scratch, and have a jubilee.
One evening last summer I noticed
one of our neighbours kittens playing
in the flower bed. It had broken a
large gladiola and [ ran to box its
ears. Just as I caught it the owner
came and begged me not to hurt it,
80 l let it 90.
The best thing know of to keer
chickens out of things is a picde1
fence, but when they can fly over i,
there might as we'll be none. To ap
pease my anger when they are tres
passing, they should be killed like
Spaniards.
Stella Anderson
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congregational Church

The Degree of Honor will give a
full supper at the A. 0. U. w. Hall
Saturday evening July %, from sin
to ten. Price including ice cream
and cake, 25> cts. Ice cream and
cake, 10. All are cordially invited,
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Ringing Brothers Exc ursions


Arrangements have been completed
by which all who wish to attend the
performances of Ringing Bros.
Worlds Greatest Shows in Window
Thurs. Jnly Fl or Luverne Friday
July % can secure special excursion
rates on all lines of travel. This will
be the only point in this vicinity
wherie the great show will exhibit
dnring the present season, and those
who fail to ee it will miss the grand
est amusement event of the year
Since last season Ringing Bros
famous exhibition has been doubled
n size and is now beyond all ques
ton or doubt the largest and bes
combined circus. menagerie and hip
podrome in the Unite d States. The
performance is by over 300 high sal
aired Socialists, in three rings, on
two stages, in mid air, and upon a
huge quarter mile hippodrome track.
The grand free street parade which
takes place at 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of the exhibition is the most mag
nifcent display ever seen. DON'T
miss it.