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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-02

The pain that sometimes strikes man
at the most inopportune moment is due
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of dinner and make the feast mockery.
II is a reminder that he may not eat what
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aches, sour stomach, hatulence. dizziness,
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Send 81 one-cent stamps to cover cost
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-02

Cambridge, Nd, May %. States
Attorney James Higgins stated yester-
day that he had talked with some of
the Cambridge druggists with regard
to stopping the sale of ginger. and with
one exception they agreed to give up
the sale from this time on. One drug
gist stated that he intended to secure
legal advice on the subject. The effect
OH the stomach by the continued use Of
the extract OF ginger as a drink in lieu
of alcoholic beverages is said TO be very
disastrous. Extract of ginger drinka
are common substitute for alcoholic
drinks 10 prohibition localities, 1t is
stated that the law regarding the
licensing nf cider shops will be investi-
gated. and il it is found that liuenses
can bs withheld from them under th q
present law an attempt will bs made
to elect City Council opposed &c
granting cider licenses. II il is found
that this action cannot be taken with.
out a special act of thu Legislature, the
authorities will endsavor to enforce the
law which allows only the sale of ap,
pie cider made in Dorchester county.
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tjonsl coal could be taken on. board. thus
Qbtaining o greater eteaming radius, or, npIe-
terTed, additional weight could be allowed fQr
boiler capacity and engine. power. This. would
mean an Increase OF speed from the 1871 knote
81 tho ,battleshlp Oregon TO ~ or ~ knots. and
from the present cruiser speed OF lib knots IN
the Brooklyn 70 possibly 20 or 20 knots.
II is regarded as more. than possible that
Congress will consent to this change. Of plans,
md that therefore the bids for the three ney
Congress will be asked TO remove the limit OF
cost and TO authorize the Navy Departmentto
prepare new plans providing Tor vessels with
~ kn2ts or better speed and 70 be armored
In the experimental manufacturing OF
Kruppized nrior thus far. the Carnegie Bteel
Company has attained better success than the
European manufacturers, as the tirst trial plate
manufactured In. this country successfully
passed the test and more than met the eXpeeta.
lions Of. the manufacturers and the United
States Navy Department, while numerous fall
Hres were made abroad. A plate 81 the same
thickness as the one produced by the Carnegie
Steel Company was manufactured by Schneider
ct Ce,. Creusot, France. II was completely
penetrated by an uncapped shell ut a. striking
velocity oi2.O5o feet per second. and It thug
appears the American concern has secured
better results with the same process.
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ster q splash and Taking on face Of the plate.
tnches, k-inch deep. The b~oller.plete back.
Ing was s~tar-opened 10 diameterof 10 inches"
II this plate had been KruppiSed, judging
from the test on the Carnegie 6-inoh plate, the
prQJecttlo would have undoubtedly broken up
before.l II penetrated the metal very deep. The
marvellous difference In tho action Of q capped
and an uncapped proiectle is due 70 the fact
serves the point or apex OF the projectile,
and serves as q lubricant for tho shot
as. II plouRhs through the armor. The
point Of the upcapped pr yiectile usually yields
In the impact aGainst the hard face OF the
nrmor and tho entire projeotile lie broken M.
The principle Of the capped she'll In best illus
tTated by drying. IN. ordinary sewing needle
through acoTk until the point IL flush with the
bottom. 1.-THE cork is then placed over a cop
per cent and the end OF the needle is struck q
sharp blow the needle will 90. right through the
copper, as. the whole force OF the blow Is con-
centrntod by the cork at tho point Of the needle.
Tho cap Of. the proiectile. performs the same
service for the point. and In addition the soft
metal OF the cap 10 fused by the heat Of concus-
elon and provides q lubricant which helps it
through the body Of the nrmor.
The. essential difference between Harveyized
and krupplzed. plate may be summarized in
the statement that a 0-inch HarveyiHed plate
can be easily penetrated with q 1-inch un-
capped shell at approximately 1900 feet n
second. and the B-inch Kruppized plate will
equal In resisting capacity eight or nine inches
Of Harveyized and twelve Inches OF tho old
homogeneous ~oil-tempered, anneRled armor.
The KruppiZed plate possesses q resisting
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INDIANS GROWING coon.
Army Posts in Arizona and New Mexico
May BE Abandoned.
From the Denver TfHes.

From the Denver Timer.
1t is rumored In department headquarters
that there will be a rafting OF dry bones at
some OF the older Western posts In the near
future. As O result OF the shake-up, predic-
lions are that q number OF them will be
stricken from the list Of necessary stations. and
either sold at auction or turned over to the
Indian service for agencies.
Whipple Barracks. Ariz.. was abandoned
some time ago. and but a mall handful OF men
are kept there under Lieut.. Tupes. AS nego-
~tiations for the sale OF this post are, about com.
pleted. the detachment will probably be With
turned over to a custodian, who will look after
Uncle Sans Interests until the sale Is con.
s sq@mS'f Tor several sS Rfy Arizona Gs Sse troops op which are
being fitted for service at the front, but noth-
ing definite on this score Is yet kn ,P% ho,cn, =,
folly to think Of abandoning any of the Arizon9
military posts. which are In the region infested
settled policy Of the Government to make these
men self-supporting, and therefore safe citi-
ments are Complied with the Indians are ad-
mitted to the rights e Of sev suffrage TSS ., T M trib bei
snd hSbits 81 c mi All aq'R FRls viii ii s so9q g eSvsr
the whole Apache tribe a., once ;sa 80 PIC 9hio0dthtrsSt ny:
months will see the abandonment OF Forts
Apache. Grant, and Huachuca, in Ariz3na. and
reason why the Government Keeps troops IN
those God-forsaken regions now Is because OF
fancied fear OF the Indians.
1t is also the policy OF the Government to turn
over all abandoned military posts In the Indian q
country to the red mon. ia be used as agencies;
thus, In Utah can be seen the Ouray agency,
once the site OF old Fort Iloubidoux In MontalS
can be seen the Fort Peck agency, once the site
OF q military cantonment Of that name, and ia
Arizona the Fort Defiance. agency tiourishoS
where once stood that sentinel Of the advance
OF civilization westward. Fort Defiance.
In speaking OF the Apaches recently. Gen.
Sumner said: 1T is generally misunderstood,
generally looked upon as being bloodthirsiy,
fierce warriors, On tho contrary, I never dealt
with easier Indians TO handle, They are MAX
band In the United States and no more need
Watching than many of the tribes Of the Indian
Territory, The Utcs are vastly more mrbulcnb
and trOubleSOmp," ,
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metallurRist and ordnance engineer Of Essen.
Germany. Tests made since then seem to
prove the new armor superior to the best
heretofore made, and the result has been that
all the admiraltles OF the world, except those Of
Italy and the United States Navy Depart
ment, have decided to use the Kruppized
plate in the future. 1t has been adopted
as the new standard by England, Germany,
France, Austria and Russia, and by these
countries its use has been specified on all tho
war vessels now proposed and in course OF con-
struction, except where coDtracts had been
made before the introduction of the new armor
II is believed that it Is only a matter OF a short
time when the United States and Italy will also
adopt Herr Krupp's armor as the standard.
Krupp has sold the manufacturing rights in
various countries. Upon learning OF the sue
cess OF the new process. the Carnegie Steel
Company. Limited. of Pittsburg and the Both
lehem Iron Company OF Philadelphia, the only
concerns manufacturing armor in this country.
promptly closed contracts with Krupp for the
manufacturing rights In the United States.
The Carnegie Steel Company recently fin
ished tho first armor plate made by the new
process in this country. and it was the test of
this plate which excited the interest OF the ord
nance experts Of the world. The test was
made on July 13 at the Indian Head proving
grounds under the supervision of the Bureau
OF Ordnance and IN the presence Of the Rus
sian Naval Commission now In this country
directing the construction of o hattleship. and
an armorcd cruiser at Cramps shipyard. 1t
was only an experimental plate. and the test
did not determine the acceptance OF, rejection
OF any material contracted for by the. United
States or Russia. TIL result was highly salts
factory, and rs summarized from the official
report is as follows:
",The plate was 5 feet 8 inches by o feet 9
inches: the backing consisted of II inches of
oak and two .S-inch skin plates secured 10 the
armOr plate by ten armor bolts. The plate and
backing were secured to the normal target
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copper, probably from the riding band; diam
power from 20 to 80 per. cent. greater than
fore n 6stttlee saIG Oh pr eaISt dWikthheSk rn nnsrsSj
plate would have at least one-lfth bettor pro!
lection thar a ship plated with Harveyized
armor OF the same thickness.
battle at Santiago proved that Harveyized ar
as, manuiactSred to-day. w6eether this Be true,
u is evident that, as Kruppized plate has one
led plate the tSHe' Weight RoG Of the ' a qsaoF can auHP 6e
greatly ,lessened. and at the same time furnish
protection equal to that OF the Harveyiyed ar
NOR. In battleship construction heretofore the
armor projection was confined to the s~o-called
yyitals and heavy guns ofthe ship. The armored
ar GnSeFe Which ii j IS : u lsaMEi1' X X 'G feet In y Re eRS f.o 3
feet below and ~ feet above the water line. and
wake of the magazines. engines and boilers, on
both sides of the ship. At each end of this side
armor 2 transverse wall, Of heavy armor ex:
three-inch steel in the armored deck q kind Of
Inverted box Il formed and the yitals are
line; On top and at each end of this box are
the barbettes. within and above which rcvolve
tn Il t wifi thus S0 Se sson te tSa lfer SSSr SpPs' and aft o,
s shis S21 S5 eitsdGl b sh srm are l TSe dnGs Of Of the The
would not be valuable. but because. the weight
OF the armor necessary to protect the .vitals is
the battleship might turn TURTLE were the
unprotected parts also, armored with the same
With, the new .krupp plate. the battlcship
might be armored from stem to stern, to get
lied plate, for. as Krupp plate. is one-hfth
tougher than Harveyized arnlor, the protection
Piled by lighter and thinner Krupp armor. Had
the bow Of the battleship Texas been armored.
the prolectile that went clear through her lunar
tered to pieces on the side of the weasel. Be-
sides increasing the armored area Of the battle
ship with the Kruppized plates, the barbettes
and turrets can also be made lighter; the thin
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THE FLY AND ITS STICK.
Trick by Which 1t Was Made to Exhibit Its
Skill as u JugEIer.


shy" said the observer to his friend, who
was twirling q cane. do you know that a COM
mon fly can juggle a stick better than you ?"
don't profess to be In possession of any
medals for juggling" replied the friend. but /
know l can beat a fly at 1t anyway"
The observer broke of about three quarters
OF an inch OF q match. whitfield it to about
double the thickness of a pin, and poked each
end through q piece Of cork m eighth OF an
inch square.
Now" said he. I'VE shall soc how a ny can
twirl that piece Of match and the little corks.
We must first get the fly"
The friend attempted to catch one TINT was
trying to drink from his glass of beer. but the
all t aES,G si@e a''5 T,ht y SfRiEiF beer at 1fe da asa and %fS die.
We want a good lively temperance fly for this
One was finally procured from put Of doors.
clarsd 1t 70 be u good specimen.
This" he explained Alphabetically. lis the
% RETs q 81 ne Eef6t sina = sort t6 NJ s Il SS,eiStiSS saoh.
stratlon to show our friend how little he knows
about j%nggliRHG, it is pormissible under the cir
as iasse ESId the point ( q "a a pin IN the nyy,'s
tao"WSSrda the I Z :"f Them he ' lightly held id'1 one
cork-headed end OF the tiny stick to the liy's
foot. AZ first there was no moyems1t Of the
The observer released his hold on the stick
and the fly held 1t unaidcd.
That's 2 good trIck!"said the friend who
prove the fly 10 bo my superior as o juRRler."
1T proves" ,anSwered the observer. that
the little fly also has more patience than you.
When It feels, quite certain that II 70 not 70 be
releassd-and Il 10 now patiently, waiting
the moment Y does the juggling win begin"
The fiy's patience was not OF long duration.
for before the observer had ceased talking there
was o movement of Its legs. and the piece OF
cork ut the other end Of the stick began to
swing like q miniature pendulum, Then the
legs worked rapidly. and, leaving the cork,
reached the wood, carried the wood along until
the other piece OF cork was reached, and when
the object had made a half-revolution. tho tiny
legs carried the stick along, again until the
original piece OF cork reached the feet. So the
ny continued g turn the stick end over end for
stick made q complete revolution every seven
seconds, The observer. having demonstrated
WI. u % RsSesd." said the friend, III
don't begin to believe I'm q lobster. ! had q
faint idea that I was last winter when I saw an
elephant NaltS and kpeE that eouldnf dance
q step Now I am halt convinced. Waiter.
come here"
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THE NEW KRUPP ARMOR.
u,poRThNT IMPROVEMENT MADE IN
I'M THIS NECESSITY OF WAR.

A Test which Marks u Great Step Forward
-Resisting Power Increased from 10 to
az per Cent.-The Eject the improvement
VIII Have in tho building OF Battleshtps.
A. ,mportant test Of armor plate was made
..oentIy, Three regulation proiectlles were
nrcd al a plate made by n new process. and the
.hroo shots. which aroused but llttlo interest
IN this country owing to the war. directed
nooin the attention Of the admiralties OF the
%orld 10 improvements in the manufacture OF
orn,or. For eight years armor plate made nc
sordInR to the process invented by Harvey. has
hon the worlds standard Of excellence. 1t has
stood the test Of battle at Manila and Santiago.
and TO the average newspaper reader IL has
seemed that the Harvey process Of making
amor left nothing to be desired, and that the
limit In tho resisting owe Of hardened steel
had been reached.
eighteen months ngo. however. the ad-
niraltios Of the European powers had their at
canton drawn to a new product In the armor
ilne manufactured by Herr Krupp. the famous
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After Nineteen Years Sea Life Wat Her
Kicks Heads Inland for a Last Port.

10 - ~ q 1@aAt y u
From The PitIDur0 DiIDGtch.
Adverse Winds. q short" crew, and an I'M
friendly encounter with Jagged rocks of Cape
Hatteras rendered useless the bark Lonzo and
brought to a close the seafaring career of Skip
per Wat Herricks. The old tar was In Pitts
burg for a short time the other night and wan
dered about Union station In a disconsolate
manner. He was OIL his way to st. Louis.
whore his son lives. and where he proposes TO
end his days; with nothing 70 remind him Of
the Mississippi, To the Dispatch man he
briefly related e few RIts q SsrSfSnPl history
H asayihE hl VA home ssea n sh for T BDst6 MilI S6 % S9 Ss
Eb%sli ne si sIo me the Ss lsSast. OF Win sFRR% Is Rrst fS elm.
Service se2ySis I to accept the s' post q frsit mates NATE on n q
whaler about to sail for Arctic waters.
m HE was DS tS gone Sevt Two ~ years nS Mains baEJ yG,s sneHFh
the H6nzo. a bark Of the frSmp" class. Two
year,, later he was master q the boat and en-
tlnuing In that line until the war with Spain
9 TIS@IJs Coast a. f boHn Si4 fer tS New Ski Yasf w VIZ on an sse
way. telling him that no had better keep his
elSred against spain, and that his boat might
DO taken by the Spanish as a prize. Instead OF
putting In at the nearest port N, Lop1o con
On the night Of April n she oncountereda
gale which threw her against the rookie at Cape
HatteTas, hattefing the bark 10 pieces. ThecTpW
and skipper Herricks were saved by the Coast
was lost, This tale Of the old salt. told In Ills
here and there with a deep Sigh. and GnishlnE
s6s story y Ew Sitn a iGrs q hts %tr sSSsss. and "a a
his So%pntenance This he continual To- wear
as no boarded the southwest bound train, re-
paIk!pG. Instead Of the cqstomary, adleg II
'hh9ps thtS ere Iron hoASu land me In St Louis
III ANDNM0
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

Travel, in the younger sort, is o
part of education; in the elder, part
of experience. Lord Bacon.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
Wings on These Bullets,

The usual way of imparting O rotary
motion to o bullet and thereby maxi
ing it steer true course through the
air, is to make it smooth and to fire it
from o riaed barrel. Martin S. Col
vert, IN Englishman, proposes to try
to attain the same end by making the
bore smooth and putting wings to the
shot. These wings lie close against
the bullet until it leaves the muzzle.
Then they expand, and, by their &C.
ton on the air, produce the necessary
rotation of the shot. The inventor
claims that he secures many advan-
tages over the system at present in
vogue. One is higher speed, and.
therefore, harder hitting, because
there is less friction in the gun bar
rel, but he appears to take no account
Of the friction between the wings and
the air after the gun barrel has been
deserted by the bullet. Other advan
tages claimed are that his system
keeps the gun cooler, gives it less re-
coil, and makes the trajectory mitch
fiatter for any given range, and also
enables shorter and, therefore, light
or guns to be used. He also claims
increased range for the winged Shot,
partly on account Of the higher muz-
2le velocity which they attain, aud
partly because the wings support the
weight Of the projectile to some e.
tent while 1t is moving through the
air. The invention is applicable to
guns Of all sizes, from small-bore
fowling pieces to the heaviest cannon,
and for all kinds of shot, including
grape and canister. Any form Of ex-
plosive ordinarily employed can be
used, but the inventor prefers cordite.
The winged shot con be very easily
made, and could be turned out by
plants already existing, Philadelphia
Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Travel, in the younger sort, is q
part of education; In the elder, part
of experience. Lord Bacon.
Desire is the uneasiness O man finds
in himself upon the absence Of any
thing, whose present enjoyment COZ
ries the idea Of delight with it.-1ocke.
1t is o necessary rule in alliances,
societies and fraternies, and oil man
ner Of civil contracts, to have a strict
regard to the humor Of those we have
to do with. -L'Estrange.
There is no finer chemistry than
THAT by which the element Of suffer.
ing is so compounded with spiritual
forces that it issues to the world as
yentleness and strength. George s.
Merriam.
In an arch each single stone, which,
if severed from the rest, would be
perhaps defenceless, Is sufficiently Sc
cured by the solidity and entireness
of the whole fabric Of which 1t Is o
part. The Hon. Robert Boyle.
Men have knowledge and strength
to fit them for action; women affec.
ton, for their better compliance and
herewith beauty to compensate for
their subsection, by giving them on
equivalent regency over men. Grew.
Every man should profound to him
self the example Of wise and virtu-
Gus parsonage; as Cato, or Socrates,
Or Brutus; and by fiction Of imagiu-
alton, to suppose him present as o
witness, and really to take his life as
the direction of all our actions. --
Seneca.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
scHLgY SLAPPED SAMPSON.
Story Told of an Old Enmity Between thu
Two COmmOdOres


Two Commodorcs.
It has come to be pretty we'll under
stood that there is an old fued be-
tween Commodore Schley and Rear
Admiral Sampson, the two naval Off
GERS just now making history for
themselves and for the country.
When Schley was an ensign he was
on board ship with Sampson, then q
lieutenant, and q difficulty occurred
between them, and ever since o grudge
has ranked III the breast of Sampson.
The difficulty, years and years ago,
originated in this way:
One day Sampson missed some
bananas which he had hung up in the
ship to ripen. He was very angry
over the loss Of the fruit and tried to
find the thief. Finally he came to the
conclusion that o certain marine was
the culprit and sent for him. The
marine replied Indignantly that he
had not seen the bananas and that he
was no thief.
This Infatuated Sampson, who said:
81 will punish you for lying as we'll
as stealing" Sampson sent for the
druggist and gave the poor marine on
immense dose Of ipecac.
SohGey was ashore at the time, but
Wien lie returned uud saw the marine
suffering Schley asked Sampson who
had administered the powerful drug
that had caused the suffering of the
sailor.
Sampson told the whole incident
The matter so incensed Schley that he
exclaimed; ''No gentlouan, would
treat poor marine that way"
And schiey following the exclams-
,'f9n, slapped Sampson in the face,
Then scene followed. Sampson
satisfaction.
Schley reminded him that if was
against the regulations for naval off.
GERS to receive or send challenges to
fight duel, but added: 'That need
not prevent your getting satisfaction,
sir. We can both resign todav and |
then fight it out" ~
Sampson did not resign, did not
,eek satisfaction, and the matter wos
lropped. Chicago Chronicle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
Her Anti-Rheumatio Potato Outlived Her

Her Anti-Rheumatio Potato Outlived Her
Recently woman residing in tho
country near Parkersburg, w. Va
dled and was buried. During he,
lifetime she suffered with rheumatism
and among the various other cnres
recommended she carried a potato in
her pocket For fourteen years she
carried the same potato, until it had
grown black and shrivelIed with ace
ana it had become as light as cork
Alter the funeral the clothing of the
departed one was hung out to air
H. during the hanging out" it rained.
inns necessitated further driving and
airing, but when the dress was taken
down to put away it was discovered
mat "a At the potato was still in the pocket
Of the dress, and during the airino
process had put forth several green
sprouts. The circumstance was w.
ated by q near relative of the lady.
who vouches for its truthfnlnass
American.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
TWO PICTURES.

In the dewy morn
/ WoYe the red sash for my lovers sword,
In the sound Of the silver bugles
Blowing n1errlly over tho violet wales.
Ny red lips leaned to the steel,
And kissed 1t for holy cause,
And then.-the lips Of my lover
And over the orchards
The music OF farewell song.
II.
In the mist-Wreathed twilight
/ wove the white shroud for my lovers
sword,
In the sound Of the muftled drums
Moaning over the darkened wales.
Ny white Ups leaned TO the steel,
And kissed 1t, and we're crlmsoned,
And theR-the cold lips Of my lover,
And over the orchards
The long, desolate Night
Atlanta Constitution.