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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-16

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-16
Wonderful Special Values While
They Last

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proba bly, take day off and inquire
out that il cannot 10 dcue.
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
Fascination of Light,

Eany theories have been suggested as
to why light attracts moths, but per-
haps the best explanation is that it fas-
cinates them as a serpent does a bird
So much is this the case that traps have
been devised for their destruction based
on This fact. One Of these Inventions
consists Of, an electric searchlight in
connection with blowing fan. The in
seets, completely fascinated, are attract
ed by the lightsand fly close to the Ian
tern; they are then drawn into a pipe
By suction draft and carried to sort of
mill, which mikes them up with lit
tie flour. "tThe resulting blend is then
used for poultry food. When some war
ships We're using their powerful search
lights of. the coast Of Egypt lat more
than two miles from the shore. millions
Of insects( fascinated by the light, tray
eled along the beam of light until they
struck the glass and fell, where they ac-
cumulated into heap more than two
feet in height. Eight equally fascinates
fishesE and they have been lured to the
nets by glowlight' lowered in the wa
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
For Measuring Distances.

The telemeter is an invention the
purpose ofswhich is to measure distance
in very easy and ,accurate>way. The
construction of it is somewhat in this
wise: Atelescope- is mounted upon an
arm about three feet, long, the end of
the arm, nearest Kaleidoscope having a
graduation scale for either angles or
distances. A horizon glass is firmly at
tached to. the arm, and there is also an
adjustable Sernier which acts with the
adjacent graduations, on the arm. The
rejecting surface Of the index glass is
set at an angle Of 45 degrees to the axis
of the lever. The manipulation is very
simple. Looking through the telescope
and horizon glass at the,object the dis
lance of which is to be- measured, the
lever is swung over so that the index
glass receives the image and reflects it
to the horizon glass alta point coincident
with the line of sight fThe vernier de-
termines the angle, and the base line
being known the distance of the object
may be readily computed
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
Japan.s Great Steel Plant.

Japan is now building great steel
plant. The works will cost $40, 900, 900,
and will be put into operation within
three years. The product of the plant
for the first year will be almost ex-
clusively steel rails and probably some
steel plates for ships. Boiler plates, bar
steel and structural iron will follow in
order This steel plant, which will be
situated at YawatamuraJ town OF
about 10000 inhabitants, is on the ex-
treme northern end of the island of
Kushiu. This island, according to re-
ports, sis rich in coal. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
The Coming Hog.

G. NJ. Irwin gives the following de-
scription before the Swine Breeders AS
ISOLATION Of Kansas of his idea of the
coming hog: LAS regards the coming
hog, will just briefly give my idea of
what we should try to make it. 1t
should have very short head, broad
between the eyes, small, thin and we'll
tipped ear, deep through the heart girth,
because that denotes vitality, well
sprung rib, nicely arched back extra
large HAMS and short legs and standing
erect on his toes. 4"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
GUN AND pRoJEcr1LE.

DYNAMITE GUN AND PRoJEcTILE.
ing air in suitable chamber by means
of the explosion CT an explosive therein
and communicating the air pressure
thus produced to the base of the project
connected herewith
The method of discharging proiectiles
by means of the explosion of an explo-
sive in an air chamber, which consists
in interposinga confined body of air I'M
interruptedly between the projectile
and such explosive and then exploding
the explosive in sale, chamber, whereby
high pressure is developed and the pro-
jectile discharged.
The gun is known as a dynamite"
gun, but its manufacturers-the Sims
Dudley Defense company-say that this
is misnomer, because the rrojectile
which is fired by the gun is never load
ed with dynamite, but always with
some other and. as they say, much safer
high explosive. Gun cotton, either wet
or dry, or any high explosive, may be
used in the projectiles, but the COM
pound ordinarily used for loading. tho
projectile is known as Nobel's gelatin.
cit is a thigh explosive remarkable
for two peculiarities, the company
says. First, that it can be handled,
stored and used with greater safety and
security than any otherS explosive con-
tanning nitroglycerin; Ssecond, that
when it is/properly detonated, so as to
produce an explosion, itsrdestructive eff
feet is greater than that of any other
explosive known.p'
Projectiles loaded with Nobel's gela-
tin have been used in connection with
the Sims-Dudley'gun by the Cuban in
surgents, and the Cuban junta has writ
ten, many letters in which the deadly
work of the destructive machine has
BEEN spoken. of:
The gun consists, of two tubes, one
placed over ftheA other, the upper and
longer one being, known as the project
lie tube. These tubes are made, of a
specially manufactured composition
metal possessing a tensile strength OF
about $1,000 pounds to the square inch.
The diameter Of the bore of this tube is
az inches, and itsftotal length is about
ID feet. Below the projectile tubeis the
expansions or combustion chamber,
which consists Off a tube AZ inches i'll
diameter and feet long.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
Ages of breeding Stock.

The age at which mares and stations
should be put to the stud sometimes
gives rise to- diversity Of opinion A
stallion should always have a few mares
at 2 years old, not more than 10 or is.
We are thus enabled to form some idea
Of his value as a breeder when 3 years
old, and this is important. The best
young mare the writer ever bred was
from FLY served 1T 2 years old, and
this mare is now nursing her fifth foal
at Z years old, and all reared, and
where there is sufficient size l would
always put mares to the stud at this
age. They are helping to pay for their
keep, and if their produce is of excep-
tional quality they can be kept breed
ing. 1t is remarkable fact that when
old Prince of Wales was serving in
Stranraer district (when over 20 years
old) several 2-year-old Darnley iillies
were put to him, and such was the ex-
cellence of their produce that, as year
lngs, they captured all the prizes in
their own district, and at many of the
leading showsin Scotland as we'll. Will
liam the Conqueror became ,the sire of
Hitchin Conqueror, Prince William,
Blue Ruin, Stapnton Hero, Electric and
Endymion, when he was over 20 years
old. and | believe many instances can
be adduced where stations have left
their best produce in their old days. l
would much rather use an old horse, {
tried, good getter, than an untried
young horse. Old mares that have been
worn out by hard work are seldom sat
isfactory to breed from. Start the mares
young and keep them at it if good
breeders.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
working Balky Horses.

When a horse has become confirm
ed baker, believe that in a majority
of cases he may, with proper treatment,
be so far reformed that he may be de-
pended on with reasonable certainty.
But some never can, and none of them
can ever be trusted with the same i'm
,licit confidence as one that has never
Leen spoiled. The practice from time
immemorial has been to inhumanly beat
the horse that balks. Generally this is
the very thing that is sure to defeat the
whole scheme of making a good horse
out Of a bad one. 1t may mako him
movesthat once, but he will not fail to
rebel again at the time when good be-
havior is most wanted. The man who
cannot read animals we'll enough to see
where the trouble is would better have
but little to do with unruly horses. for
there can be no cast iron rules for their
management. National Stockman and
Farmer
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
THE DYNAMITE GUN.
. Destructive Weapon OF Warfare Used
Before Santiago.

y Destructive Weapon OF Warfare Used
Before Santiago.
The accounts Of the battle before San
tiago, says the New York Tribune, all
mention the work Of the pneumatic dy-
Mantle gun which was in the charge Of
Sergeant Hallett Alsop Borrow. This
modern weapon Of warfare was shown
for the first time at the electrical expo
sition held in New York in May and
June, 1898. It consists Of few simple
parts that may be manufactured rapidly
in any we'll equipped machine shop, and
the inventor, Dana Dudley, says that it
is perfectly safe and reliable piece Of
ordnance. In the patent, tho following
claim is made: =
The method Of discharging pneu.
matte gun. which consists in compress
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
STICK TO YOUR BREED.
Some of the Injurious Effects of Violent
i, Crosses.

Some of the Injurious Effects of Violent
Crosses.
The little Channel islands, says o
correspondent of The Breeder Gazette,
have blessed and cursed the cattle bust
ness of America. AS butter producers
the Jerseys have in few years taken
such rank that every dairyman and
farmer 8 wife is in love with them. The
farmers wife wants a Jersey to color
the butter Of the 1nongrel and even high
grade Shorthorn herd. The Jersey bull
calves have so little value for veal or
for making feeding steers that they can
be bought for less than scrub calves. It
IS b easy to get Jersey bull calves and
SO difficult to secure good Shorthorn,
Hereford or Angus that the Jersey bulls
are found in Ohio on more farms than
are bulls Of any or all beef breeds That
the Jersey blood is impressive is pain
fully evident in every neighborhood.
Not many years ago it was easy to go
out and buy up a drove of good, high
grade Shorthorn steers for feeding; now
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
Argentina Wool.

The Argentina wool clip is estimated
at $50, 900, 900 pounds, or about the
same as last year. The quality of the
clip, however, is much poorer on ac-
count of the severe winter, which with
a severe drought kept the flocks in poor
condition.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
Holding Cattle.

Cattlemen in Nevada, Montana and
Wyoming are in no hurry to sell. Cat
tie are fat, but owners are firm in the
faith that the Aknand from the coast
will be sufficient to absorb all marketa-
BILE steers, and hence decline to make
prices until next October.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
ALL ABOARD!
Oh, the Pain of
Rheumatism!

Rheumatism often causes the most in
tense suffering. Many have for years
vainly sought relief from this disabling
disease, and are to-day worse off than
ever. Rheumatism is blood disease,
and Swift's Specific is the only cure, be-
cause it is the only remedy which can
reach such deep-seated diseases.
A few years ago was taken with inaamma-
tory Rheumatism, which became so intense
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12


HEREFORD BULL.
it is impossible to buy bunch of steers
which the Jersey blight has not struck
A Jersey cross on Shorthorn, Hereford
or Angus results in a harder feeding
beast than cross on the pennyroyal or
scrub Many farmers bought bunch of
steers last fall, the best they could find,
and among them Were some tainted
with Jersey blood. There was no growth
in them, and the loss on them will off
set the gain on all the other fairly good
Shorthorn grades.
In these days of antifat and small,
handy beasts the Jersey cross does the
business to perfection. The leanness and
smallness are as sure as the recurrence
Of taxes and leave leanness of purse
that is lasting. The experience of beef
growers with the Jersey tells us that a
breed maysexcelsall others in some spe-
cial line and be all the more disastrous
in other lines.
The farmers who had collected and
selected fairly good herds of high grade
Shorthorn cattle and who have as,sensi-
blood bulls are today most lucky They
have pleasure in their herds and profit
in their sales. On the other hand. the
multitude who had fairly good cattle
and who'll an evil hour let III Jersey
have Herd of mongrels, good neither
for beef nor for butter, but striking
example Of how not to dosit.
We hear much Of thesvalue Of cross
bred animals, but not enough of the
danger of violent crosses If the major
ity of the farmers of "a neighborhood or
county have good herds Of Shorthorns
and their grades or Of good Poland
China hogs and their grades and have
stock in these breeds and made their Sc
lections of males persistently from these
breeds for years. we find there the quail
ity and value of the herds improving
On the other hand, where there have
been some trading, restless spirits that
wanted the same COW to throw winner
for yellow butter and heavy beef, Or
hogs that were cholera, proof and prolific
as rats, we find such men buying or
trading for Jersey bulls and unknown
boars. In fey years the business of
stock growing III that ghborhood is
demoralized, all pride and enthusiasm
REINFORCEMENT have died out, and the
herds of high, grade or pure bred cattle
and hogs have disappeared, and i'll their
places we find mongrels of no we'll de-
fined type or color or breeding. The loss
to community from such calamity
cannot be estimated. In a few years the
work of a generation is lost.
Breeders of swine and cattle .should
stick to pure blood males first and last
and of the breed they have been using
and their fathers had used and left
them, good grades orpure ,Seds, enough
to lay the foundation for further i'm.
provement and for an honorable name
among breeders and farmers. Beware of
the new breed and strange blood that
some traders or importer is booming
knowing that Unborn weakness and love
for new thing are common traits of
men with more enterprise than expe-
rience and more zeal than Judgment
The history of every noted breed of ami
mails shows the need of patient perse-
verance in holding fast to chosen line
or breed. Every out cross is risky and
every violent cross is disastrous.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-21
CERVERA'S MEN HAPPY.
They Expected Torture and Death, but
Find Themselves In Clover.

The Spanish prisoners from the st.
Louis found their reception at the prison
| camp on Seavey's island a surprise party
of very gratifying sort. They expected
death. One of the petty officers among
them told a sergeant of marines on
guard at the camp the other morning
that they thought they were being
brought ashore to be shot.
They are compromising their treat
ment slowly, but the kindness they are
receiving is finally penetrating their
Spanish minds, and they are marveling
at it all. They never heard of such treat
ment of prisoners before. They had been
told before the battle of Santiago that
If they fell into the hands of the Amer
leans torture and death would be their
portion Instead Of that they have
quarters On a beautiful island, where
some people would be glad to camp ont
for the summer for tie benefit of the
climate and pleasure of the view and
surroundings.
They are fed on better victuals than
they ever had in the Spanish navy,
have mattresses TO sleep on, wrap them
selves in new and white blankets and
move without restriction around their
camp. They have their meals regularly,
have plenty of air and more exercise
than their Spanish natures crave, but
mono too much for the good of their
health. On the whole, they are the
luckiest Spaniards Of their times. New
York sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-21
HOBSON CONGRATULATED.
Commodore HichbOrn Hopes He VIII
Remain With the Construction Corps.

Commouore HichDOrn Hopes He Will
Remain With the Construction Corps.
Commodore Hichborn, chief con-
structor of the navy, sent the following
letter recently to the hero Of the Merri.
mac at Santiago:
Now that you have safely passed the
dangers of your perilous undertaking,
1T is with great pleasure that / extend
to you my sincere congratulations on
your heroic conduct at Santiago. In ap-
proving your request for assignment to
the squadron / expected that you would
prove valuable acquisition through
your professional attainments. All ex-
pectations have been surpassed, and I
again congratulate you on the perform
ance and the brilliant future before
you.
Commodore Hichborn, while averse
to being placed in the position of exert
ing any influence in the matter, is ex-
ceedingly anxious that Hobson shall not
be transferred to the line of the navy.
but shall retain his position in the con-
struction corps, where his remarkable
ability may be utilized to the best in
terests OF the service. The young con-
structor, before he joined Admiral Samp-
sons feet, had already demonstrated his
conspicuous capacity in ship design,
and, while the navy is rich in brave
officers, with the increase in the number
of ships and the strength of the navy it
is believed that Constructor Hobson has
a greater career before him as con-
structor than as commander His op.
portunlties for impressing his individu-
atty upon the navy are thought to be
much greater in the staff than in the
line, and as he has up to this time
given no intimation that he desires a
transfer II is not believed that he will
consent to abandoning his profession. =
New York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-21
POPULAR ROUGH RIDERS.
Their High Spirits and Fighting Qualities
Unaffected by Poor Fare.

Their High Spirits and Fighting Qualities
Unaffected by Poor Fare.
The rough riders are the only volun.
teers whom General Wheeler will al
low to be in the firing line. They are
much liked by the regulars and Prince
Levien, who is observing the war on
account of Russia, says that he never
saw men more keen to fight Their
breakfast the other morning consisted
OF hard tack and water. On that fare
their spirits thrive. The only thing
which can anger those of them who
have been brought up among the com.
forts Of city home is such questions
as, Don't you miss your feather bed?"
With what tobacco and smaller luxu-
ries they can get they are generous to
all corners, breaking in two last ciga-
rette. The wounded are improving fast.
because, unlike the officers of some
other regiments, the officers of the rough
riders make the condition of the wound
ed personal concern and have the sur.
geons report upon it each morning.
Special Cable to New York Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-21
The Spanish Armada of 1893.

L have recently seen telegram which
has passed through London to the New
York World. 1t is from the Port Said
correspondent of that paper and de-
scribes the Spanish fleet as it entered
the harbor. l gather that in point of
neglect and despair the ships and crews
recall Vanderdecken' Flying Dutch
man. The vessels are filthy, their keels
are foul, retarding their progress, and
the seamen and marines are pictures of
hunger and squalor. Their uniforms are
battered, and their appearance is most
saddening. AS they Toll, in violation of
all naval discipline, over the sides of
the vessel they present pictures of star
walton, rags and hopelessness. East
Anglican Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-21

found In the arlnor plating % our men
ofwar now on the CIban station
But 10 return 20 the bay OF Guanta
namo and continue in one trip around
the eastern end of the island. The ex
IRENE eastern point is Cape Maysi, the
we'll known Lighthouse station facing
the Windward passage. The terracine
of the island there is very noticeable.
The land rises in steps or terraces from
the sea until it reaches the foothills.
Back of the latter are the lofty noun
tain ranges for which all eastern Cuba
is noted.
Leaving Cape Maysi ON our left, hav-
ing rounded the point, we are ON the
northern coast of Cuba or that facing
the United States. A number of minor
tarbors are passed and Baracoa is sight.
ed. 1t is large fruit exporting center
and the outlet for that section Of eastern
Cuba. The sea outlet seems TO be ma
lures only one so far. When American
enterprise develops the interior by rail
ways like Jamaica's, then productive
ness will be quadrupled
The next and last coast town in the
district surrendered is Sagua de Tana-
mo, on the river and bay of that name.
A line on the map from Sagua de Tana-
mo TO Santiago de Cuba represents the
western boundary of our newly acquired
territory. Its area is over 10, 600 square
miles with about 1870, 600 inhabitants.
A few words in conclusion on the eli
mate of eastern Cubo Tho old ti,,,a
Spanish discoveries divided climates in
mountainous sections in the tropics into
three classes. First, the TERRA caliente,
or hot lands-all lands on the coast and
extending about 1900 feet above the
sea level; from 2, 600 TO 4, 900 feet the
TERRA templada, or temperate climate;
from 4, 900 to 1000 and 5000 feet, the
terra fria, or cold climate. The coastal
produces all the fruits and vege-
tables Of the tropics; the temperate
potatoes, corn and many vege-
tables, including valuable fruits and
woods, not forgetting certain kinds of
coffee and cane; the cold climate,
woods and vegetables Of northern eli
mates, wild hogs and mountain game.
The coasts are hot and generally un-
healthy. The acclimated natives stand |
{, having their bouts of malaria, trop-
cal dysentery and other ailments. Oc-
'asionally yellow fever kills them. The |
emperate zone with the hill climate of |
Cuba, is the place for all unacclimated |
whites. Acclimation, properly so called,
S matter of years. New York Sun.