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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
IaYE's THUNDERB!|O!!LIs
,,,.t,t,tty IS an Agent Of Destruction il
Tine Of War.

Itub W
Inventions inspired by the war
..;,ement are pouring into the
! sss once atWashlngton from
nave =, AVER the country. That infer
an a., yankee Ingenuity" of which
a soreigners speak has been stimu-
,os 10 a high pitch by the ex-
,s.s of hostilities. and it is
ut unlikely that some Of the
n NV devices now being evolved
~ prove to possess very prac-
, asy Value in the approaching
E.ons,ct. Quite a number of them
employ electricity as an agent OF
d. and among these
a ~ various patterns of electric
snrs. electric projectiles and
Electrically actuated torpedoes.
The direct employment Of
electricity as a weapon in imita'
INN of NATURES lightning is q
nroblem that's believed by some
srnert. to be on the point of So
|Su,iop. Without going SO far as
- iudorse this assertion. DR..
Emil Berliner. the famous cleo
| trician said recently
recent invention has produc-
ed apparatus in which a great
quantity of electricity may be
mt away in a very little room.
! contrivances of this kind, which
| are merely improved Leyden
lars. are called condensers, and
those of the latest pattern look
| like SO many dress suit cases,
though only about one.fourth
the size. They are neatly made,
|of wood, and thousands of them
can be put together in a small
space. There is no limit to the
electrical power which may be
thus accumulated and made ready
,or discharge. A few of these
condensers will hold many times
as much electricity as is contain
ed IN a celestial thunderbolt. In
deed, a tolt of lightning contains
70 great amount of the fluid it
IL the voltage that is big. By
voltage is meant propelling
force"
Summed up, this means that a
fighting ship today may carry
on her deck a store of actual
| lightning sufficient in quantity to
wipe out a whole neet. 1t only
remains to learn from nature. Or
to devise a way of discharging
| 1t at the foe. Where would
spain's dreaded torpedo-boat
destroyers be. il assailed by such
terrific agent of mischief ? A
fash apiece would burn them up.
quicker than wink. One of the
6eW ideas is for an electric bomb
which is to contain a stored
charge of lightning, to be dis
tributed with fearful havoc on
striking. The projectlle is to be
attached by a copper wire to a
powerful dynamo at the firing
station. Being fred, it will car
~ the wire with it, and through
he whole wire the exploding
current will be sent when the
bomb has alighted on a hostile
flip.
Examiner seeley, Chief OF the
Division of Electricity at the Pat
Fnt Office, Washington, has de.
Eised an electrical gun for throw
ing continuous stream Of pro-
ectiles containing high explo-
Elves. The weapon is a tube
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

The two.year-old son of w. L.
Furgason. of Bolton, Miss. had
whooping cough. After several
physicians had prescribed for
him without giving relief writes
Mr.. Furgason, II persuaded my
wife to try a IS cent bottle OF
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy.
The first dose had the desired CT.
feet, and in forty eight hours he
was entirely free from all cough.
I consider your remedy the best
in the market, especially for lit
tie children and recommend it at
all times" The 25 and so cent
sizes for sale by
Cunningham Bros. & Co. Clarks.
burg. 2l-lm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
neutrality-suspicious.
ERNEST B. NORRIS
Special Agent
For Sale of Stock of the
Northern Pacific
And Alaska Mining.
Transportation
And Trading Co.
+ location +
SNUG HARBOR.
COOKS INLET,
ALASKA.

D1REcroRs-Henry A. Parr, Presi.
dent, Baltimore; John X. Cowen. Vice
President Baltimore; Christian De.
vriee, Treasurer, Baltimore Robert
Ramsay. Secretary, BALTIMORE George
r. TinRle, General Manager, Alaska.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

The mystery
.lof life an d
death has puz-
zled many a
wise man. The
alchemists of
! old searched in
vain for some
combination of
drugs that
would prolong
life indefinite
ly. Common
sense, chemis-
tryand medical
science have
com bined in
this age to
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

The Traders National Bank. Of
Clarlsburp. West Va, has been select
ed Is . depository for the company, for
local subscriptions.
For additional information address
Chas, J. GoG, or Ernest B. Morris,
Clarnburg. W. Va. s-H.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

.
and is fed with the explosive
shells from a hopper. Along
the tube runs a copper channel.
and wires are so attached as to
connect the two ends of the gun
with a battery. The contrlvance
Is very simple, being of the sort
known to electrical experts as q
selenoid. The spherical projec-
tile, as it rams through the tube,
closes the circuit at a series of
points and obtains a steadily aug
mented velocity, being. finally
projected from the mouth Of the
gun with force enough to throw
it six miles.
A gun of this description. con-
cealed behind a hill or embank-
ment, could project a steady rain
of bursting proiectiles upon ships
at sea, or into q fort occupied by
the enemy. Itwould be silent as
well as invisible, no report and
no smoke accompanying its dis
charge. OF course. there would
be no danger of the bursting of a
projectile in the tube-that peril
always so dreaded when dyna-
mite is used in guns-because
the she'll would receive no shock
in being thrown.
A Chicago man named Baker
has invented submarine cleo
trio boat, with which the experts
of the War Department have
made some experiments. No final
determination respecting it seems
to have been reached however.
Some of our cruisers have cleo
trio launches, which are run by
storage batteries beneath the
seats. John Jacob Aston owns
an electric boat AZ feet long-the
largest craft of its kind in this
country. Possibly it may be
put to practical use during the
approaching war. With all that
has been said recently about tor
pedo boats, it IS worth mention
ing that our battle-ships carry
on their decks small and swift
little vessels of this description.
The latter, in turn, have COLLAPSE
BILE boats of canvas, for emergen-
cies. The Texas possesses two
such torpedo boats which are
adapted for acting as scouts. and
might do aloJ of damage if an OPP.
portunity arrived.
The commander of an Ameri.
can fighting ship in the coming
war will manage his floating
fortress almost wholly by cleo
tricity. Ensconced within the
steel walls of the coming tower.
he will direct the steering of his
vessel by moving an indicator on
q dial. The dial is electrically
connected with another dial close
by the man at the helm, who in
this way receives his orders.
/ Notification that his order has
been obeyed is instantly tele-
graphed back to the captain, who,
meanwhile, has his eye upon
another dial that shows how the
ship is moving. On this dial is
also an indicator, which he sets
at .half-speed," hack her, "go
aheadn or stop her as he wishes,
thus transmitting his commands
to the engine room.
The approaching CONNECT on
the sea will be marked by num-
Der of tremendous duels between
ships, in which victory will perch
on the banner Of the cooler-h head
ed and more intelligent captain.
Never before in the history of
warfare has so much depended
upon the brains of the command
er. He is literally the soul of his
fighting machine-the only com
batent on board who has any
freedom of action. His officers
and men are merely part of the
mechanism which he directs. he
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

Don't you forget it, we are
strictly in the ice business yet,
and will sell the manufactured
as cheap as any other firm in ex-
istence. Prices guaranteed for
the season. Leave orders at Cen.
trail Meat Market. JOHN CANDY.
Manager. 2o.6t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

will play a most important part
in the war with Spain. AS an
agent of destruction, direct and
indirect, it will be conspicuous
from the beginning to the end of
the conflict.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
srRAINs

Is cents reduction on two settings.
No eggs to spare from Wyandotts and
Ply Rocks until May 1st All eggs
carefully packed in light baskets for
shining. 8. b. HAMILTON,
29.im. Salem, West Virginia
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
Not Bothered Now.

Lloydsyille, W. Va. April IA,
1s9s.-Asbury Lloyd, of this
place, is among those who are
praising the famous medicine,
Hoods Sarsaparilla. which has
proved so successful in all sec
lions Of the country. 1t has been
taken by his brother, who was a
sufferer from painful eruptions,
and it has entirely cured him.
and he has not since been both
cred with any difficulty of this
kind.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
Deisotl I Kreptzer
Furniture Sold onBasy
Terms.
UnexcelIed in Finish, Durability and
Style.
Our Large Stock makes itpossible
for you to find just what you
want. Come and see US and
learn prices.

Best equipped undertaking es-
tablishment in Central West Vir-
GINA. Caskets, burial robes, &C.,
of all kinds constantly in stock.
Em5alming skillfully done. Our
funeral director has been with
the house since 1869 and has at
tended upward of 1000 funerals.
Two elegant funeral cars. A
beautiful white car with elegant
draperies-the only one in Cen
t-al Westvirginia. Calls answer
ed at all hours.
DEISoN q RRENTZER,
Pike Street,
w VA ~
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

,1eWitt's Little Early Risers.
The famous little oiIIs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22
SnDerior Court Notes.


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NIrDolli'eN il"f'eS'li'e Nae''iie 90
vs. NlcS'i eV "l' ulSiiisSo'i VI" hio'loii
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22

1T might be we'll for free trade
students to examine the official
statements of the November ex-
ports in order to learn that the OPP
erations of a protective tariff do
not result disadvantageously to ex-
port trade as was loudly pro-
claimed by some of the free trade
graduates in their discussion of
the tariff bill before congress last
year This statement will show
them that the value of articles ex-
ported from the United States in
that month was 100000 greater
than in November of the preceding
year under their low tariff meas
ure. The figures for the first eleven
months of 1897 show q gain of $780,
100000 over the corresponding
months of the preceding year. The
greatest point, however, made by
the free-trade congressional orators
was their showing of the increase
in expectation Of manufactured ar
ticles which they attributed di-
rectly to the operations of the Will
son law, and claimed that with the
enactment of a high protective
tariff these expectations of manu-
featured articles would immedi-
ately decrease. The expectation Of
manufactures articles increased in
the first eleven months of 1897
nearly $27,000,000, as compared
with the corresponding months o.
1896, the gain being more than Il
per cent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22

THE friends of the presidents
Hawaiian annexation treaty are
watching its progress in the senate
closely. 1t is thought that the
treaty will receive prompt and fav-
orable action by that body, although
a two-thirds vote is required. The
ownership Of the islands will give
us an immense advantage in the
commerce Of the Pacific, and if we
should allow the opportunity to
slip by for acquiring this territory,
we could not we'll object to the oc-
cupancy of the islands by some for
eign power.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22

and the pure waters of this inland
region lend additional force.
The cattle which become skele-
tons on the plains of Texas are
driven north to grow fat on the
grasses of the Montana and Dakota
ranges, or the pastures of Mime
sofa, twice as rich in albuminoids
as even those of Illinois. The
fruits of these northern ATTITUDES
are juicier, the potatoes more farm
aceous, the melons more luscious.
The strawberries, the tomatoes, the
butter the whole series of field, gar
den and dairy products tell the
same story. This bard wheat belt,
following the curves of mean sum-
mer temperature, extends far north
of the international boundary,
through Manitoba and the Cana
dian northwest, traversed by the
Canadian Pacific and tapped by
several American lines. Within
the United States it embraces the
broad prairies of Minnesota and
the two Dakotas.-Harper's Mag
azinp
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22
17--7-7-7------
The Belt of Spring Wheat.

The spring wheat of the north
west owes its superior nutritious
qualities to a law which governs
the whole procession of commercial
flora of which it is the leading rep,
resentatiye-that the cultivated
plants reach their highest perfec-
ton IN food qualities near the
northermost limits of their growth
"a law to which the bright sum-
mer sun, the clear dry atmosphere,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22
MONS.

In the Superior Court OF the State OF
Washington, in and for Whitman Co.
5. A. Staver, plaintiff, vs. George Klav-
ano and Elizabeth Klayano, his wife ;
First Rational Bank of Colfax, Wash
ington; Knapp, Burrell q Company (;
Frank Brothers; Lillis +. Smith and
c. ii. Boardman, partners as Smith
u Bosrdman and Philip Wilman, de-
PENDANTS.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, GO
County of Whitman. 90
The STATE OFF WASHINGTON, TO the
said George Klavano and Elizabeth klav-
ano, his wife, and c. II. Boardman, de-
PENDANTS.
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to appear in the Superior Court
OF the State OF Washington, III and for
Whitman County, within sixty days
after the date of the first publication OF
this Summons, to-wit: within sixty days
after the 8th day of January, 1898, and
defend the above entitled action in the
above entitled court, and answer the
complaint Of the plaintiff in said action,
and serve copy of your said answer on
Wyman d Neill, the undersigned, attOr-
neys for plaintiff, at their office in Col
fax in the county OF Whitman, state of
Washington, and if you fail to appear
and defend said action and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff aforesaid, with
in the time aforesaid, judgment will be
rendered against you, according to the
demand of the said complaint, which
has been filed with the clerk of said
court, The object OF the above entitled
action is to foreelose a mortgage given
by George Klavano and Elizabeth klav-
ano, his wife, on the southeast quarter
of section 20, township II, n. range II,
e. W. M, Whitman county, Washington,
to secure the sum of $l058 and interest,
amounting to the sum of 81 5000, with
interest from December l, 1897, at l0per
cent. per annum, and fifty dollars attor-
neys' fees and costs of suit, and for all
other proper relief in the premises.
Dated January 4th, 1898.
WYMAN & NELL.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Postoflice address :-Colfax, Whitman
County, Washington. -12t7
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22

A PLAY that everyone should see
is Damon and Pythias,' upon
which story the order of Knights
of Pythias is founded. Monday
night, at the auditorium, is the
time to see it played right
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22

THE proposition submitted by
II. J. Jackgon, to furnish electric
lights for street lighting, is reason
able enough as to price, and the
small outlay required to light the
main thoroughofares WILDE money
we'll spent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22

NoTE the removal sale ad. of L..
J. Lindley in this issue. Mr.. Lind
lev will remove to a new location
next month, and is Offering goods
at very reasonable rates.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
W active gentlemen or ladies to travel
for responsible, established house in
Eastern Washington. Monthly $4,000
and expenses. Position steady. Refer
enco. Enclose selfraddressed stamped
envelope The Dominion Company,
Dept. Y, Chicago. --l2t26
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-22
All advertisements will be continued and
charged for till ordered out.
BUSINESS blocks are not plentiful
enough to supply the demand.

DOUBTLESS the quaker" doctors
were poor spoilers, and meant to
put it "quackers" instead of "quak-
ers y
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-08-06
COEPLEXITY OF 3ATTLEsHIPS.
Almost Every Movc Made by the Mod
ern Sen Fighter Is Controlled
by Machinery.

In the Iowa it may almost be said
that nothing is done by hand except the.
opening and closing of throttles and
are loaded. trained and fired. her am
munition hoisted. her turrets turned
her Observation-Disclosures Of them
selves-are tubed and elected, the ship
steered. her boats hoisted out ard in,
the interior lighted and ventilated. the
great searchlight operated and even or
ders transmitted from bridge or con-
ming tower to-ull parts by mechanical
appliances. Surely no more striking
view than this of the development Of
35 years could be afforded. says Cas-
sier's Magazine.
This growth of completely and elab-
Grafton and this almost infinite multi
plication of parts and devices have en-
tailed upon the naval architect and
constructor demands and difficulties
v dreamed Of in the earlier DAYS.
The staff required to design and con-
struct an Iowa is multiplied in number
and the complexity of its organization
is augmented as compared with that re-
CURED for the design and construction
OF the New Ironsides almost indefinitely.
Similar conditions apply to command
and management, so that while the
building Of n modern bnttleship entails
enormous work and responsibility on
the naval architect, constructor and
staff. the effective use Of her as n tool
in the trade of war presents an equa!
variety and intricGcy of problems to
students Of the art Of naval warfare.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-08-06
It II DiGcul to Shoot Effectively
from q Ships Ecck-ESGIe Followed
bY American Navy.

Necessarily the deck of q vessel at
sea offers Il much less satisfactory plat
form from which to shoot than the
solid foundation provided in a land fort,
since even when the ocean is calneEt
the vessels must constantly roll from
side to side. Theoretically the best
time to fire would be- at the moment be-
tween the rolls, when the deck of the
ship is perfectly level. and in Il general
way it may be said that an attempt is
made 10 Go the shooting at that in
slant. 1t is practically impossible.
however, to fire invariably when the
decks are horizontal. No matter how
careful the gunner. the piece is almost
always exploded just before or just
after the proper instant, says the New
York Press.
The American practice, both in the
army and navy. has always been to
shoot low and always save ammunition
until it was possible TO use it effective
ly. In the navy the tradition to sheet
low has crystaliZed into Il starding rule,
unwritten. indeed, but none the less re-
liGiously observed, and its wisdom has
been proved on more than one occasion
OF great Importance.
The precise form of this unwritten
naval rule is to wait for the downward
roll" This is the ccrve?.r OF the maxim
obtaining in the british r"vy that il is
best 10 take advantage cf tho upward
roll" which las been observed almost
from 'he b'~irrin~ cfr&val fighting by
the gunncrs on English ships.
This WINS rendered the more certain
from the. fact that the spherical prcisc.
tiles then in use would riccchet along
the surface Of the wayr$ if they strUc.;
the water cHac;ly as Z store will ski"
along the top Of a roGd when properly
thrown from the harh Of Il small boy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-08-06

The American Grocer says: Once
II ye very olden time n merchant
sayd to an eddytor: IL don't think
advertising pages"
"Let me show you sail yn eddytor
| will pvtte IA lyme in my paper and
not charge you a pennie."
GAIL right" replied ye merchant,
sand we will see" So we ediytor
pvtts ye lyme III III: TAPER:
WANrED-A DoGGIE. JOHN JONES,
253 OLD ST.
Now vt happened that 400 people
cache brovghte Il dogge ON the next
daye thereafter, so Mister Jones
(Which "A ye merchantt's payme(
was over-runne wish dogyes.
"Jince there are so many doggee,"
sayd he, al think I my"ht make some
bvSneSs and we will give you a pen
ME for each dogge."
Ye people tork ye pennie for each
dogg because there were SO mayne
doggcs, and Mister Jones ,skynned ye
4n0 dogges, and made boots and
gloves from ye 400 hydes, and thvs
made a
BIG FORTUNE.
And thereafter added to it by adver,
Using in we ed !ytor's paper.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-08-06
The Difference.

"We Chinese bind our feet and Won
Americans your lungs" a royal little
LADY said one day to a missionary who
protested against the former cruel
practice; "it is a difference of costume,
that is all, except that onrs is better"
Similar superiority Is felt by the ma
tive women Of ludin, some OF whom
were Mortified recently by the sight
Of the corset Of IN American traveller
After examining the garment one
asked it she might touch her and, re-
ce'Vlng permission, exclaimed, 20
child OF God! Have you really bones
inside OF you? We supposed you
must have been made without them
since you wear them outside"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-08-06
A Chance Later On.

David Disham, the famous singer,
tells n good dialect story. Here is one
Of a negro nanny who was forever
prating the extraordinary virtues and
general wonderfulness OF her charge.
Huh" grunted her wearied auditor,
"he-he-ain't Gawd, IL hep" Tho NAM
my pondered IA minute. "Weil," she
said, hesitatingly, "he's young yit!"