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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-23

ecars cousrp o' or SV51xsoo' opkso. IS.
l, G. H. Winchell, county clerk
and recorder within and for the
aforesaid county, do hereby GER
tify that the within and foregoing
is true and correct statement of
the receipts and expenditures of
Otero county, Colorado, for the
six months ending June 80, A. D.
1898 /; true and correct register
of all expenditures, and true and
correct statement of accounts of
the several funds of said county as
fully as the same appears from the
records of my Office and from the
seml-annual report of the county
treasurer for the aforesaid period,
now on file in my Office.
In witness whereof l have here.
unto set my hand and official seal
at La Junta, this Ist day of July,
1893. G. H. WINcHELL,
County Clerk and Recorder Otero
County. Colorado.
G. S. 1. R. Stamps |
Attached Cancelled.
The above report being present.
ed to the Board Of Commissioners
an thia rrth dav ~ T,,lv "A n
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-23
PHYSICIANS.

r. ". PHILLIPS. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon. Ofice and resi-
dence, corner OF Ration avenue and Kansas
streets. La Junta, Colo.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-23

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Receipts and expenditures Of the
county Of Otero, with the several
accounts thereof as shown by the
ledger accounts Of the same in my
Office:
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signed To beat off the attacks of the
enemy's torpedo boats, which may be
expected to make night dashes i'm the
hope of successfully delivering "a or
pedo. In action against ships the men
at the Terror's light guns viii be
instructed to fire upon the decks and
upper works of the enemy. The rapid
fire guns will. i'm this respect, do sharp
shooters duty.
The crew of the Terror numbers
nearly 11J men. This force X divided
up to consist of machinists. fircmen,
c~oal-passers, sramen. marines. and
boys. The engineers force numbers
nearly 20. and the remainder of the
force constitutes the seamen's element.
In the ~alloting of fighting stations
the captain and navigating officer
take positions In the armored coming
tower which protects the wheel. The
executive officer has charge of the fight
ing of the guns. under the direction Of
the commander. and goes wherever he
deems II advisable. In each turret is
"A lieutenant in charge of the guns. The
force of blue jackets in each turTet is Is.
On the upper or superstructure deck
is another officer To- whom is entrusted
the fighting of the light rapid-hre guns
and the machine guns.
In the berth deck is the lieutenant in
charge of the powder divisions. This
is one of the most important duties in
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n MESSAGE TO THE W@RLDo
William Mckinley. President of the United States Explains Hi. IDEAS Of the Duties O
American Citizenship; 1T Highest Attribute Is Sober. DspasSonte Judgment

cal methods. the more hope there is Of
rescuing politics from that condition
which is sometimes deplorable.
Then Mr.. Mckinley talked pleasantly OF
the marvels that good citizenship had
brought about. saying he believed they
constituted tho superstructure Of our
government. He talked Of the thorough
ness with which this basis enabled the
country to carry out anything n really
made up its mind TO accomplish. and went
on to say:
'"rhere never was "A nation in existence
tina could assent with as great truthful
ness AZ can we that II was tho aTbiter OF
it, own destiny. IL has been the history Of
other republics that when they have
reached thai great stage Of development
In their career which has been passed
by M. IL marked the beginning OF their
decline. Not so with the United states.
Our march OF progress has not been stay
81 and there Is no evidence that II viii be.
I'VE are not a warlike people aud this
has I'D some Of those who do not under
stand us TO believ. that the snirlt Of sub
mission H. stronger in Us than that Of
maintaining our dignity and defending
our rights. "a is the inherent duty OF eN-
cry people to maintain peace with Others
a. long as reason. as Judgment. as honor
will permit. But II there comes a time
when all these demand action. when IL
j. realized that everything has been done
which can be To cement those relations of
amity with other nations that We have -
long striven 20 maintain, We must then
answer 20 the call Of duty. The test Of
Judgment comes at uch times in the de-
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the ship. The powder division fic
must see to IL that no gun Is lacking in
ammunition. and that when a demand
is made for a particular N OF shells
the proper sort H. passed along. \
biunder or delay in delivery during
action may imperil the result OF the
fight. and the consequences of defeat
may be Of a nature too great even to
contemplate.
On every officer snd man in the ship
devolves a share of responsibility. and
the.manner in which his duty will be
performed is best made sure Of by con
slant and rigorous drills. Now that
the Terror has been commissioned in
view of a possible contingency with
Spain. those who knOw by experience
what constitutes naval drill declare
that 81 win he night and day work on
the monitor getting her crew shaken
down and all ready for "A fight.
q. l.. GARDEN.
Lieutenant United States Navy.
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jectile and the velocity Of travel at the
time of striking.
A rule of thumb familiar 10 all ord
nance men Is a mile range for every
N of caliber. According to this rule
the guns of the Terror should have a
range of 10 miles. As a matter Of fact
the rule underestimate il anything the
firing powers OF a modern high
powered rifle. A gun Of 9.2-inch caliber
has attained a range of II miles. but in
doing 50 IT was mounted on a specially
constructed carriage.
II Is doubtful II the guns Of the Ter
ror could throw a projectilc. mounted
as they are, to a distance Of more than
five miles. The necessary angle Of ele-
walton can not be obtained before the
guns arc turned 70 bear against the
upper edges OF the gun ports. II is A
mistake to imagine that gum on board
ship can FIRE To great distances. In the
first place the decks vii! not permit ~
~high-angle fire OF any great extent.
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..rhe highest attribute of American cit
izenship as I conceive II. is the exercise
of sober. dispassionate judgment" This
statement was made by President Mckin-
lev i'm answer to the question as TO what
really constituted a thorough American
citizen.
'It is a notable characteristic of the
genuine American to be shrewd and AT
the same time cautious he continued.
..Ue likes TO know that, as near as pos
sible. he has reasoned out the proper
course for him to follow. He takes a prop
osition and views ~ from various points.
thinks IL over calmly. makes up his mind
as to what Is the probable time Tor ac-
tion. and when that time arrives he acts.
He is neither TO be builied nor coerced. he
knows his rights, and. dafe
maintain.
ave have nc time 10 contemplate the
absolutely theoretical. fof the hand OF
duty is ever pointing us the proper pain.
IL is distinctively an American guahty &c
unfiinchingly act in accordance with the
dictates of what We believe TO be duty. II
we go back TO the days OF the revolution
we will find that same characteristic Just
as strongly in evidence as 10 Is to-day.
We may roaden. our territory may vast
" Increase. knowledge may come TO US IN
many new forms. but above all there must
ne. II we would maintain our supremacy
as a republic. that same devotion TO duty
that characterized our forefathers. We
must study. too. what We want, and then
we must work 10 obtain u.
II. IL often said that We as a nation
are on tie verge OF a crisis. In = meas
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cision a. to exactly what that duty Is.
There will be false counseliors-false IN
tina their Judgment is hasty and passion
ate rather than dispassiOnate. II IS not
hasty action that brings best results. To
follow the course of calm wisdom Is the
principle which should actuate ths course
of all great nations. This Is the Judgment
that rises superior and triumphant above
the storms OF woe and peril.
'"rhs need of this nation. Of every ma
ton. continued the president lis that
those upon whom il rests 10 influence the
national action shall never permit them
selves to b. carried away by a tempest Of
ton Of an irdividual az an individual az
fects himself. but the action Of one of
those in whose hands thu keeping u the
nation has been placed affects millions.
The need Of the nation. therefore, j. that
these men 90 whom the people look
though IL may he only Tor thu time being,
for guidance shall ue calm hrm.
thoughtful 50 that when the time Tor az
ton come. they may b. ready and not
fouud wanting.
9Th real need OF the citizen. the real
need Of the nation. il that We maintain
the public faith. Sometimes there may
seem 20 be a difference between the ppm
ions Of official and people a. 60 how that
shall best b. done. / think the only thing
under these circumstance Is 10 cultivate
patience. Mutual considerable should De
shown. Their can be no qu. stiou a. g.
the wisdom 1f this belief. FOR centuries
Of experience have proved that i Is cor
rect"
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PALmeo HIS coNTRieuTIoN.
sIeight Of Hand ut y Church Collection
POOLS the Deacon.

From the Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
Many years ago. when Joseph Marsden
lived In Hawaii. he attended church on
Sunday morning i'm Hilo. Mr.. Marsden
was then noted FOR his skill In legerde-
main. When DIR. - passed around the
contribution at a Sunday service Mr..
Marsden held up a $40 gold piece between
his thumb and forefnger so that DIR. -
could plainly see IL. lie then placed his
hand over the bag. palmed the gold piece
and dropped In "A silver quarter. DR.. -
returned To the table with his collection.
After the service he implied the bag on
a table. but could not find the $40 gold
piece. lie shook the bag repeatedly,
turned over the small pile of contribu-
tons. got down on the floor and looked
under the table. walked down the aisle,
looking closely at the cracks In the floor.
felt IN his own pockets, fearing hat he
had made some mistake, and then went
home wondering az the strange loss Of
the gold piece. Some time afterward the
dec,iver quietly sent the gold piece TO
the church.
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turrets into action is 10 invite a flood
Of water down in the hold OF the ship.
on her IA feet draft the Terror can
move about among the New York chan
nel-ways md go into spots where heavy
draft vessels would not hare TO follow.
From shallow water positions she can
bring her powerful battery TO Rear on
an attacking force and thus d mate
rally to the fire of the forts guns.
should by any chance a ship Of the
enemy succeed in forcing a passage IN
and by Sandy Hook. the Terror VIII
be found ready 10 plant herself square
" across the path OF the invader and.
az close range. try conclusions with
him in heavy u fire Slow as the
Terror may he in getting about, she
will have the advsntase ~ moving IN
the inside of the line Of communica-
lions. and that feature may be equiva-
lent to some three or four knot add
tiCnal speed.
Besides her heavy l0-inch guns. the
Terror is provided with q ~siN-pound-
err rapid-hre pieces. and several Calling
guns and also with Two c~ne-pOunders.
These light rapid-iire rifles are de-
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mr.. such a nation as the United States of
America must view the problem of a cri-
sis every day. A man who lives in a great
CITY and mingles with the crowds that
throns its streets il constantly subject to
danger. He has narrow escapes so often
that he ceases Ia think of them as such.
In the daily face of danger he becomes
accustomed TO danger. So II is with Ms
az q ration. Every day is a crisis and
these crises become great or small as cir
cumstances make them.
There was a decided ring i'm the presi-
exceeding care as he looked ia a faraway
white house. After a moments pause. he
ordinarily engaged in the duties that per
tain TO good citizenship does not think of
all these things. but they are none the
less true. They are part Of our existence.
We must realize them in order o. fulhll
the duties that the constitution puts on
every citizen. Every man should bring
absolute intelligence To bear upon ms life,
as one of those who constitute this ma
ton. Intelligence h, OF course, an abso-
lutte necessity 20 correct judgment. and
that a man cannot be a good citizen with
out good judgment Is, / hin plain to
all.
II DO not regard what ] have said as
my individual opinions II seems 10 me
that every student 81 political economy,
Of citizenship. must realize them. They
furnish the text upon which every man
mus. build ms argument 81 life The more
they can be brought - bvar upon polit-
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the latter expression is meant a length
of gun 80 times the callber of the piece.
As the calibeT is 10 inches, the length
of gun would be $50 inches, or 29.l feet.
This length of a gun is expressed by
men by the symbol L-S5.
Quite a number of guns in the United
states navy, and in fact all of the new
4-inch rifles are Lao.
The ~six-pounder rapid-fire guns of the
Driggs-Schroeder type run up to L-50,
and the French have fabricated guns
as high as L-SO. The longer the barrel
the better the opportunity to burn all
the powder of the charge. and the
higher is the resultant velocity. With
slow burning powder the impetus i'm
parted to a shell In the gun is an ac-
CELEBRATED one. The projectile has its
greatest speed at the instant ii leaves
the muzzle. There is a limit, however.
TO lengths of barrel, and this limit is
imposed by the structure of the ship.
As the main object striven for is TO OBJ
tain as great an impact energy as is
possible. il will be found often that by
using a gun with a shorter barrel and
larger caliber that a greater impact can
be secured than with a lower calibered
gun using higher velocities; and that
greater impact can be brought about
with less wear and strain. and on a less
weight of gun. The energy Of impact
referred to is a resultant which has 10
do with the facial diameter of the pro-
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The shock on the decks is something
terrific. Then again. except when firing
at a city. or some fortress presenting a
very wide target. no commander OF a
ship is going to throw aWay his shots
at something ne can not be reasonably
sure of hitting.
1t is doubtful If engaging ships win
open fire beyond 1900 yards. In the
battle of the Yalu. the Japanese. who
by the way have the reputation of be-
ing first-class gunners, did the major
portion of the fighting al ranges of
$500 yards. At times japanese ships
closed on the enemy To 1000 yards.
Modern projectiles are too expensive
items to be thrown away. and the fact
that a gun can hurl "A shell to a distance
of II miles does not by any mean
indicate that gunners can hit an
object at that range. Among artiller-
lists. generally. it Is held that in open
ing up a naval action. 5000 yards should
be the outside limit of range.
In ordering the Terror To New York
il appears TO be the policy TO nave a
vessel of her type maintained perma-
nently at that port to assist in it's
defense. As a harbor defender. the
Terror will shine conspicuously. Owing
to her low free-board. smooth water IL
rather essential to the fighting of her
tu~rret-guns. To open up the turret
ports i'm a seaway. and To throw the
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and hence. ~ course. very much higher
than the wages al women. Thus, In the
Nishni Nolga section. We find the average
pay of a man and horse to he about y
cents per day, or man alone, - cents;
that is. ~ cents FOR horse and a cents
FOR man. The women receive from 40 To -
cents. In the central agricultural region
the average Is: Horse. - cents, man, -
cents. woman. ~ rents. In the southern
stcppc: Horse. 30 cents, man, 80 cents.
woman. l6 cents.
This is an interesting commentary on
the standard Of living of Russian agricul-
tural laborers. says Gutou's Magazine.
IT. meaning Is. simply. that human be-
ings are cheaper there than draft ami
mails. In other words. II costs less to
keep them alive In the southern steppe
five women can be- employed more cheap
Is than two horses. II Is difficult to i'm
agine the condition of home life, the
dcarth Of refining influences. the sodden.
hopeless ~stagnation that such a state of
affairs reflects? II IL any wonder that the
products OF such a wag status as this
are individual degradation, social barren
ness. meager education. political despot-
ism. religious Intolerance, and. generally.
n type OF civilization scarcely above bar
larism.
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RELICS OF THs ESKIMO PEOPLE.
Daily Life Of Little tolk shown by Their
Queer Utensils

From the Chicago Chronicle.
The Field museum will make "A bid
for only "A small part Of the large col
lection Of Eskimo utensils and curios-
tiles which recently arrived from Alas
ka. Most Of the articles were but dup
licates Of things already in the posses
sion of the institution. n consequent
~ they will not be purchased. The few
articles which were better than any i'm
the Eskimo exhibit or are slightly diff
ferent from them may be- purchased II
terms can be agreed upon between the
owner and the museum.
The collection was made in Alaska
by Capt Miner W. Bruce. who was
formerly connected with the govern
ment reindeer station In An official
capacity. The captain made a collec-
tion of over 5000 specimens of the
various things connected with the daily
life of the natives of the far North
Ia the collection. which Is now stored
at the museum. are sledges. clothing.
bows and arrows. game traps bird
snares. boats. lamps, dishes. pipes, toys
and trinkets of all kinds. hunting
scores. games. all kinds of utensils
made out OF bone or ivory. with metal
blades in crude form sometimes at
tached. and hundreds Of other inter
esting articles used and made ny the
little people Of the North.
Among the most interesting things
which the museum viii probably take
from the collection are the pipes and
hunting scores The pipes are made
from the teeth and tusks Of the wal
rus. These teeth are Ions and curved
50 almost all Of the pipes are about the
shape Of the crescent moon. \ good
sized hole IN made hroug the tooth
for the passage of the smoke. The
small end Of the tooth -, of course,
used for the mouthpieCe. Near the
large end a bow much like that seen
on opium pipes Is attached. From this
bowl the Interesting deduction Is made
that the Eskimo get this important
part ~ their pipes from Asia through
some connection more or less in Que
with China. The pipes have not been
separated from their owners long
= enough to throw anyone In doubt as
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to whether or not they have ever been
used. Every pip is redoient WITH the
fumes II American tobacco. some OF
these pipes are beautifully carved on
the sides with more or less artistic hg-
ures and hieroglyphics
The hunting score" is another inter
estinC curiosity. II strongly REMINDS
n Of the scarabs which were 50 conf
mon in Egypt. ON these scarabs
Egyptians Of prominence recorded IN
hieroglyphics the leading events Of
their lives. on their hunting scores.
which are made OF IVORY. the Eskimo
record in illustrative hieroglyphics
their successes in hunting and fishing.
Perhaps the greatest popular interest
will center i'm that part Of the collection
which at once prove that maSquerddes
are by no means confined to those pc
culiar parts of the earth known as
North clark and south state streets.
The museum "A a rare COLLECTION Ol
masks lust as ~uut.andish as any that
ever popped In and out Of the turner
halls. proving beyond doubt that the
Eskimo get a little spirited once IN a
while and caVort around on the Ice
"a their frozen country with az much
glec as we feel when We dash around
i'm through the slush OF chi
cage.
CAPTAIN Bruce. who made the collec-
tion. also brought with him on his re-
turn To tn, states "A band of Eskimo.
The entire party u now in Minneapolis.
aud from there IL will come ia chi
cage. In the band there are men.
women and children and all Of them
assist in giving an entertainment in
which all the phases Of Eskimo life are
Illustrated. Young and old take par,
in giving the native dances and songs.
which are done in costume exactly as
in the home country. The music is
made by one OF the dancers. He keeps
time on a queer sort of drum. which
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Mnnnel,.

Christian god very good. Hindoo god
very good. too. Two million Hindoo god.
one Christian god-make 20oo. col. An mine
=. O00. 00i god. I got a plenty. Sometimes
I pray all time at those. keep IL ~. so
all time every day; give something at
shrine; all good for me. make me better
man. good for me. good for my family.
DID good Mari Twain in Following
the Eauator.'
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THE TERROR" IS A FIGHTER
She's Only a Monitor. but Believed by Many to Be as e.
fecive as d Huge first-Class Batteship.

as formidable vesseis-of-war as the
United States possesses.
The destructive powers of the Terror
center n the four great guns carried
IN the turrcts. There are two OF these
guns to a turret. n i'm naval p%arlance
they are referred to as 'turret-mates.'
The Terror guns have a caliber of 10
inches, and a length of IS calibers. BY
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looks like a small hoop with "A sheep
kin stretched over IL. This Is all Of
the music that Is required by inc
dancers. the simple beating on the
drumhead being all that they are ac-
customed To. When the band arrives
In Chicago plaster casts Will be made
out at the museum Of all the members
of the party for the purpose of repro
ducing them i'm models for an Eskimo
group which Is to embellish the museum
at no distant daN.
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Horse and Man.

In Russia the wages or a horse. as II
were. are higher than those of a man.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-28

The Lamar Leader asserts thai
the merchants Of that town hay,
boy cotted the paper because it ad
socated the sale of native vino nj
he general election. We neve,
had reasons to know, but naturalI,
supposed that the business men OF
Lamar had too much genuine sense
to boycott a county paper on ac-
count of its having the courage to
advocate its convictions. There
arc men, however, who can toler.
a'e no idea that does not exist il
heir Uranium, generally two.by.
ianr mixture of conceit and deceit.
and who have an utter dislike fo,
iae person who fails to see as the,
see on all subjects. The sooner q
iaan gives each individual his right
q opinion willingly on all matters.
political, religious. social and
Otherwise, the less trouble he will
gave, for the world can't be turned
lapsy-iurvy by every insignificant
dmagogue.-SharpCounty Record