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admiral, a general, field marshal, the
colonel of several regiments and many
other perquisites, which bring his@in-
come up to about f125, 900, or $625, 900
a year, His children, the Duke of
York and the Princesses Louise, Maud
and Victoria, divide 100000 among
them, which raises the family allow
ance to about $4,000 year. In addi-
ton to this his royal highness has the
use of Marlborough house in the city
and several other royal residences in
different parts of the country. San
dringham house, in Norfolk, is his own
private property. The Prince of Wales
has an appropriation from parliament
every year for maintaining these pal
aces, and the salaries of all his attend
ants are paid by the government, ex-
cept the private servants of his house
hold Under the marriage contract,
which was ratified by parliament, II
the Prince of Wales should die 5shis
widow would continue to receive an
annuity of 100000 year and a house
to live In.
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decorations, the contrast Is very Strik-
| ing. No Christians but those of the
, diplomatic corps ever witness this i'm
pressive ceremony, which is conducted
with the order that distinguishes mil
itary review, but with an Oriental ser
Witty that an American finds it diff
cult to understand. On such occasions
Osman Pasha stands at the Sultan's
left, holding cloth-ofgold scarf,
which all reverently kiss after saluting
their ruler.
No sovereign in Europe is more court
~ or refined in entertaining his guests,
and few can be more agreeable in con-
Eersation. In his personal intercourse
with foreign representatives he is alike
free from that stilted dignity which re-
tpels confidence, and from that absence
of real dignity which invites familiar
ity.
When 1 first dined at the palace, the
Sultan sat at the head of the table,
with Mrs. Terrell at his right and my
self at his left Osman Pasha, Ismael
Pasha, the former Khedive of Egypt,
the Grand Vizier, and other ministers
We're the other guests. a.
Nothing could excel the excellence OF
the cuisine of which he partook with
his guests, the table-service and deco
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is not known either. The necessity for
this caution is apparent when it is re-
membered that any interference with
the wires by the subject of some for
eign nation might disturb the work so
that none of the mines could be used.
Another great means of defense is in
the big disappearing guns, which work
as if they have human intelligence. No
fort is necessary for these guns. The
gunners are absolutely protected by a
big parapet. When the gun is at rest,
it, too, is concealed behind the parapet,
where it is loaded. When firing be-
comes necessary ponderous machinery
raises the big cannon so that it's mouth
points over the parapet. In thirty sec
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The Need Is Felt.

The growing sentiment in favor of
good roads for Saginaw County, Michi-
gan, asserted itself at q recent session
of the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor
Gerber, a good roads enthusiast, pre-
sented a resolution providing for the
adoption of the county good roads sys-
tenn as proposed by the State Good
Roads League. The measure, which
was finally laid upon the table, evoked
a great amount of discussion, which
showed conclusively that majority of
the supervisors are in favor of macad-
amizing the principal roads emanating
from Saginaw as soon as the county Is
able to meet such an expense.
The good effect of stone roads is be-
Ing unfavorably felt by Saginaw mer-
chants. Since Bay County constructed
something like twenty miles of stone
road near the border of Saginaw Coun-
ty into Bay City farmers in the north
ern townships have abandoned the
Saginaw market and are hauling all
their produce into Bay City. The roads
enable the farmers to market their
goods regardless of the wet seasons.
VIM. L. Webber and 'Zed" Rust, two
of the wealthiest men in the valley, are
earnest supporters Of county road i'm
provement, and offer to donate thou
sands of tens of chip stone for the
work in the county. An effort will be
made to adjust the present road tax
so that instead Of being worked by each
farmer an equivalent in cash can be
placed in a township fund to build
stone roads.
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KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia e. Pinkham's
!, Vegetable Compound

"1 have been a great sufferer from
Kidney trouble; pains in muscles, joints,
back and shoulders; feet would swell.
I also had womb troubles and leucorr-
hra. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier
and Liver Pills, I felt like new wo-
man. My kidneys are now in perfect
condition. MRS. MAGGIE PORTS, 324
Kaufman St., Philadelphia, Pa
+ my system was entirely run down,
and / suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back, and could
hardly stand upright. I had no ap-
petite. Since taking Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, I have
gained fifteen pounds, and 1 look
better than I ever looked before. -
Mrs. E. F. MORTON, 1o43 Hopkins ST.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lu11ANCBIPPEN,B Box77, st. Andrews
Bay, Fla, Before taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I
had suffered many years with kidney
trouble. The pains in my back and
shoulders were terrible. My menstrua-
ton became irregular, and 1 was
troubled with leucorrhea. was grow,
ing very weak. Ibegan the use of Mrs
Pinkham's medicine, and the first bot
tie relieved the pain in my back ano
regulated the menses. It relieved the
pain quickly and cured the dis ease"
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THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
x-Minister Terrell Pays Tribu e to His
Charm of Manner.

Hon. A. w. Terrell, lately United
States Minister at Constantinople, con-
tributes An Interview with the Sui
TAM to the Century. Mr.. Terrell says:
The Sultan Is over fifty years old, of
medium height, with clear olive COM
plexion, dark hair, high forehead, and
large dark-brown eyes, The habitual
expression of his face is one of extreme
sadness. Though the pashas who at
tend his palace when ministers or am
bassadors are entertained are decorated
with regal splendor, he always appears
in plain garb, wearing a red fez, a
frock- coat and trousers of dark-blue
stuff, and patent-leather shoes. A
broad seryice-sword with steel scab-
bard, which he holds sheathed in his
hand, completes the costume. Some
times single decoration. is worn on his
breast. When he Is seen thus plainly
httired in the throne4roo1n of his palace,
on the first day of the feast of Bairam,
seated on an ottoman covered with
cloth of gold, to receive the congratula-
tions of his civil and military chiefs,
who are all radiant in uniforms and
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the five battleshipS, which will prob
ably not be ready for service until the
latter part of the coming year. 1t is,
therefore, obvious that the United
States is not so powerless upon the
seas as some would have it understood.
During the past ten years there have
been expended yearly on seacoast for
tifications and their armaments and
for submarine mines and torpedoes the
sum of $40,O00,0O0; our principal sea-
port towns have thus been put in con-
dition so that, with the aid of the
navy, the country could; easily resist
the attack of any one Of the great naval
powers of the world.
There is no doubt as to which of the
two nations, Spain or the United
States, is the stronger from naval
standpoint. In ships and armament
we have by far the superior navy.
While Spain has more men in her navy,
we outnumber her in ships, although
she includes some splendid cruisers in
her list Like US, she is adding to her
navy, replacing the boats she lost in
1895. She is obliged to have this done,
however, abroad, as she has no ship
yards of her own. Her limited credit
has kept back this work, and it is not
likely that the boats now under way
would be completed even on rush
orders before two years from now.
Then, too, the classifcations made in
the tables favor Spain, placing boats
in the second class of battle-ships
which, although heavier than our sole
remaining specimen of that class, could
not cope with it.
On paper Spain has about the same
number Of warships available for
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DEEP DOWN.

We may move along the pathway of life
enjoying what seems to us a fair amount OF
good health, but there comes over every
human being at some time some unex-
pected condition of the system which may
be torture for after years. Such is an in
sinuating and Unexpected attack of sciatica
resulting from weakness of the nervous
system, which can give more pain to the
square inch than any pain that atiiicts man
kind. 1t has been found out, however,
that the prompt and vigorous application
of st. Jacobs Oil to the seat of the pain VIII
by persistent rubbing finally penetrate and
cure by soothing and strengthening the
diseased nerve. 1t is pain that needs to
be watched. The sciatica nerve plays so
important part that its arrangement may
cripple. Beware Of its putting you on
crutches, for.it may keep you there for
many day, while the great remedy may
in day put you on your feet.
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WHY Broad Tired Wheels PAY.

A wagon going up hill requires more
force to draw it than when it is moved
on level. When wheel sinks in soft
soil there Is an elevation of the ground
in front of it equal to the depth of the
sinking. When a narrow wheel sinks
three or four inches in the ground the
effect is precisely the same as If the
wagon was going up the same incline
when the broad wheel is used, but If 1t
does not sink in the ground this obsta-
Gle does not exist. The surface of the
wheel does not interfere in the least
with the draft of wagon even on solid,
hard ground, and it must be evident
that the broad wheel will not cut into
a road as a narrow one will, and thus
on soft roads must be easier draft. By
the use of a broad-tired wagon when
a new road is being laid out, it will
soon be rolled hard and solid, so that
even a narrow-tired wagon will not cut
in, but attempt to make road during
the average harvest, winter or spring
season with narrow-tired wagons and
the job will usually prove failure
Roy Stone.
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Modern gunnery and armor-making
have kept such steps together that no
sooner has a plate been invented which
would resist the most penetrating
projectile Of that time than a gun was
speedily devised or an explosive discov-
cred which necessitated the invention
of a plate of still greater resisting
power. This game has gone on, until
the modern ship is a gigantic floating
hulk, the propulsion of which through
calm and known waters is no easy
task, to say nothing of it's manage
ment in heavy seas or during an en-
gagement, where rapid action is neces
sary.
But besides the things visible with
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Where He Drew the Line.

Among the first stories recorded by
T. E. Prftt, in his anglers Basket" is
one about a Scottish laird who was re-
lating the story of fine fish he had
caught one day to his friends at the din
ner table. Donald" said he to the
servant behind his chair-an old man,
but new servant-"how heavy was
the fish 1 took yesterday" Donald
neither spoke or moved. The laird re-
peated the question. "Weel," replied
Donald, sit was twaP pund at break
fast, 1T had gotten to achteen at dinner
time and it was sax and twenty when
We sat down to supper WI the captain" "
Then, after a pause, he added, tive
been tellin,. lees a my life to please the
shooters, but I'll be blowed If I'm going
to tell lees moo, through my old age, to
please the fushers.'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-11
Truth About High Collars

Men laugh at woman's adherence to
fashion even in the face of possible
danger to life or limb, but this time the
laugh is against themselves. The high
standing collars now in vogue have
been pronounced dangerous and injuri-
Gus. The laws of health require that
the neck should be left bare, or nearly
so, and unrestrained in movements.
Hence the collar should be loose and
turn-down. More than one case has
been recorded in which tight collars
have almost caused suffoca ton, the
victims being revived with difficulty.
There is point in the throat pressure
upon which will stop respiration at
once, and bring about asphyxia. More
over, a collar which hardly feels un-
comfortable while the wearer is stand
ing, may draw much tighter when he
sits down, and should he fall asleep in
it may produce congestion, coma, and
a fatal termination. ...- -.--.' r..
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and brought forward the three opin-
! ions concerning such matters, viz.-the
theory which holds that we have no
more use for a navy comparable to
that of the great nations of Europe
| than we have for a standing army like
that of Great Britain, Germany,
France or Russia; the stand that the
money put into our navy would better
| have been expended in coast defenses;
and lastly that opinion which demands
that on land and sea we should be
equally powerful to any nation on
earth.
1t is now over half century since
the guns of this country were turned
upon a foreign foe, and this long period
Of peace has inclined very large pro
portion of American citizens to the first
named course of reasoning. The mid
die ground position is held by the coast
defense theorists. They believe that
with our coast defended by modern
Notifications and guns we can almost
dispense with a heavy navy altogether.
| The third party believes in the widest
possible display of our naval power.
| At the present time the only country
with which we are likely to become
| embroiled in strife is Spain, and as a
war with the Spanish would be largely
a naval one it is therefore of interest
to consider what the possibilities of
such a war might be.
Since the Maine went down numer-
GUS reports have been spread broad
cast that Spain is now superior to us
as a naval power, and many persons
have grave fears as to the outcome of
a conflict. Let us see. Since 1888
Congress has authorized the construc-
ton of seventy-seven war vessels, at
a cost of $134, ,439, 7O0.1O. Sixteen of
the vessels have not yet been com
pleted. The vessels authorized since
1883 are as follows: Battleships, first
class, nine; battleships, second-class,
two; cruisers, 1S; gunboats, 10; harbor
defense ram, one; monitors, six; dyna-
mite cruiser, one; torpedo boats, s21 !;
submarine torpedo boat, one; training
ships for cadets, two; dispatch boat,
| one.
| Of the sixteen ships Of war now un-
der construction, the Secretary of the
/ Navy estimates that all will be- com
pleted during the present year except
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spite the loss of the Maine the United
States has a decided advantage. Bat
tleShipS are the ones that count in real
fighting. But naval battles are not
won solely by-ships and guns. They are
won by men-valorous men, patriotic
men-on board the ships. Our ships
are manned by seamen nine-tenths of
whom are American seamen. Span
iards, of course, man -Spain's ships.
There you are as to men; Americans On
one side and Spaniards on the other.
! Need more be said?
Stronger than any reason yet given
as to the result of fight between us
and Spain IS the one to be deduced
from the scene of action of war. The
war would take place in and around
Cuba. We could get coal easily and
! Spain could not. It's the coal in the
bunkers as much if not more than the
powder and shot in the magazines that
/ decides naval contests to-day. The
man at the stokehole is just as import
i ant as the man behind the gun. Spain
can't whip us on this side of the Allan
tic, that's sure; we shall not fight on
| the other side.
| One Serious Disadvantage.
In naval war with Spain we would
have the disadvantage of a tremen-
dous coast line, east, south and west, to
defend. We could do little damage to
Spain's commerce, because she has
comparatively a small amount, while
some of her second, third or fourthrate
boats, while keeping away from our
cruisers, could do us almost irrepara
BILE damage. The power Of the mod
ern ships guns enables them to dc
their fighting at, comparatively long
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ulC1l ulOucIu SIulSe1S AuSl SohIChO
is the problem of submarine warfare.
The invention of Ericsson has been i'm
proved upon, both as regards the abil-
ity of warships to eject the deadly tor
pedo itself and the torpedo-boat capa-
BILE of submerging itself wholly or in
part. Inventors all over the world are
working upon the submarine torpedo
boats and rams, and, while they have
not attained the success of Jules
Verne's fancy, it is believed that if
they have not already solved the prob
lem 1t is a matter Of a short time till
we shall have a boat capable of sub
merging itself for time sufficient to
do terrible damage to the largest bat
tleship and still not be in sight during
the engagement.
This is not speaking Of the establish
ed practicability of the sunken torpedo
or more to be used in harbors and dis
charged by electricity from distance
These last can be utilized for coast de-
fense and are very effective. They
could destroy any cruiser anchored or
sailing over them, but are only useful
under those circumstances. "
The war department has guarded
with absolute secrecy the plans for all
its coast defenses. 1t is scarcely known
outside of army circles that New York
is one of the most strongly defended
towns in the world. No vessel could
get within fifteen miles of the battery
without meeting a worse fate than that
which befell the Maine.
The entire harbor Is thoroughly
mined and wires run to underground
casemates where the operators work.
The harbor is divided into sections
and squares each of which is known by
a letter or figure. For instance, in case
of war, if a Spanish war vessel were
sighted, word would be telegraphed
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-11
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Of gunboats Spain seems to have
twenty; We have not more than twelve
on the North Atlantic coast. Nearly
one-half of Spain's gunboats, according
to Lord Brassey, the great English au-
thority, are small steamers from sc
to 34S TONS" In the matter of unar-
mored ships, the commerce destroyers,
Spain has a slight advantage in num-
bers; we have a slight advantage in
strength. We could use our torpedo
boats; Spain couldn't get hers over
here. We could use our ram Katahdfn
and our Holland submarine boat; Spain
has no such vessels.
In the matter of ships and guns, de-
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tor would Immediately touch button.
l,le explosion which followed would
completely wreck the warship and
would doubtless kill all on board.
The work of preparing these mines
has been done very secretly, and no one
outside of those in charge of the har-
bor defenses knows where they are.
The sunken classmates, too, have been
built with caution, and their situation
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rations, the magnificence of the dining
room, or the excellence of his wines,
which always remain untasted except
by Christian guests. Each pasha wore
the insignia of his rank, blazing with
stars and decorations, while the plain
costume of the Sultan was alone in har-
mony with my own. No armed men
stood guard at the palace doors, and
except detail from the Imperial
Guard, who always salute a foreign
representative on his arrival, no SOL
diers have ever been seen by me within
the palace walls on any of the occa-
sions when / have dined there
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guns, as well as thirty-two Pinch
mortars. These are all completed and
put in position. Work is now going on
for other disappearing guns which will
be finished this year. The southern
and eastern entrances to the harbor
are more fully protected than the inner
harbor itself. Here is an armament of
p 12-inch guns on lifts, Is 1O-inch and
S-inch guns on disappearing car
riages, 176 Pinch mortars and many
submarine mines operated from five
mining caSemates.
Most of the work of defense has
been done by the officers at the United
States School of Engineers at Willet's
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts right to the
exclusive of the word "CASTORIA," and
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA,' as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of PITCHERS CASTORIA,' u
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This Is the original PITCHERS IS
CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes
Of the mothers of America for over thirty years
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the Kind 1ou hare always bought and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No has authority from to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL. PITCHER, MD.
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An American machine maker who
has a large British trade, wishing,
during a recent visit to England, to
have a machine constructed, found that
itwould cost $175, while in his own
factory, paying double English wages
and employing the best material and
workmanship, the cost was but $40
This discrepancy is due to the use of
labor-saving machinery in America,
where one man attends to five auto
matte planning machines, whereas in
England each machine requires sepa-
rate tender under trades union rules.
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How to Bronze Iron.

Prepare the iron article by scraping
it, and brushing off all rust; then paint
it completely and smoothly with yell
low chrome and terebine. The use of
these provides basis for the gold,
which will not then require to be laid
on so heavily. When this dries, coat
with an application of gold-size; and
when this again is dry, complete with
coat of transparent varnish to pre-
serve the gold from tarnish. ~
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range. The deadliness of these arms
is great enough under those circum-
stances, as China and Japan know to
their cost. What the result would be if
several Spanish and United States bat
tleships met in closer quarters may cas-
lily be imagined, and it is no eXaggera-
ton to say that the chances favor the
destruction of nearly everyone engag-
..
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Turbines for Torpedo Boats.

The navy department. has ordered a
trial to be held at the New York navy
yard of the steam turbine engine, with
view to the adoption of the type on
some of the new torpedo boats. With a
steam turbine and oil fuel the en-
gineers say it will be possible to secure
far higher speed in torpedo boats than
prevails now. The Turbina, an Eng
lish-made boat, developed the phenom-
email speed of 80 knots, and it is be-
lieved, considering that she is only half
the size of the Cushing, that when the
invention is perfected it viii be prac-
tcable to attain at least two more
knots with ships which now are not
fitted with it.