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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-21
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
NATcHITocHEs, IA.

Maintained by tho State for the
training of teachers. Affords thorough
preparation for the profession of teach
ing; full course OF academic study,
practical training in the art OF teach
ing, one year OF daily practice in
model schools under guidance OF skill
ed training teachers. Glass work ex-
empli6es the best of modern thought
in matter and method of instruction.
Diploma entities graduate to teach in
any public school Of Louisiana without
examination.
Tuition free to students who teach
one year after graduation. Entire OK
pense for session Of eight month, $110.
Twelfth annual session begins Oct.
l, 1896.
For catalogue write to
D. c. CALDWELL, Pres.
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must Re hauled ostboar6 ahcat - feet
from the hail. Thus. besides the resis-
arsre 81 the ssie-1. a huge cushion or VS.
ter which has been formed. aids Ii sae
protection eg sae ship.
capsasn s. Bradley Ea-dley wflros. r.
n. Lace chief torpedo expert Of tie aes-
rstraity. In his report. has the following
10 say On the subject.
The deveiepTasns OF the .Whiseasas'
torpedo. with which new nearly a4s nations
are sspplied. rsEaers the Quessson Of pro-
feetsng ships against tals attack one Of
the grasest consideration.
'Tae torpedo % to-day travels az tbs
rate OF 70 knots an hour. and carries 80
pounds Of explosive compound directed
agains, tae NEST vulnerable part os a
ship. that OF her trah under waser.
we have been enabled by the addition
OF farge masses OF arrnor 20 fairly protect
the water line, ard aboxe H. against the
effects Of arti-.ery fire. but cannot extend
This 10 The submerged portions OF Aey
huh as a defense against torpedo attacks
We have therefore been obliged 70 restrict
our efideasaFs as far as structural arrange
ments are concerned. 70 gave ships Of war
q double bottom. ard sabdivsd.ng them In
ternaily into . number OF wateF-;ight conn
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HGW GAN WE PR@TE@T OUR BRTTLESHIP@9

ptnSsrass Tar enough beneath TIE sasrssce
OF the water to furnish protection for the
entire bottom. Thss apparatus Affords pre-
Iscfacn 70 sSsre extent vixen the vessel
mas hove %. bat when shs has speed on
the net IS sure 20 drag assern azd expose
= large surface Of the hrii Then again.
soFpedoes Rave been invented for the very
purpose OF cutting taroaga tire netting
when II II found rs an obstacle.
VITA Dr.. Jones nex device, the torpedo
could reach the huh proper. s,at would sx-
explode Itself against the preventive husi.
IS the guard nigh. be termed That. OF
course. wou.d ee demolished. bit the hal
ifseR would Re saved from destruction
As previously stated. the shield must fit
snuxsg 10 the huh. The shield cosssssts o.
= number Of wide plates placed side By
side and hung by hinges On a scng rcd
running The length Of the ship just above
the water line and extending 70 the keel,
Above each Plate Is a davit securely at
sachss 10 the ships side. A tackle is sus-
pended from each davir and the lower
block hooks Ito airing bolt into the lower
end OF the plate. The falls ran into the
huh and connect with wiasisass 50 that
the guard can be hcis;sd out by steam.
When paced in position fer defense il
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rsrsnseass. tAus seeking - diminish ira
effects q an explosion and reSsrses the IL
1ssw or water AZ this posEs-
As. however. these arrangements eoasi
Only ssse very partial arctectfa1 81 time
wnsa sorsaessoss carried 4 coEnpara lively
small charge. Il was considered assvssa nse
10 stop them h.gcTe Ihey eaa,d seseh the
SHIP ard foy this purpose TIE prsseat sys-
tsm CT net defense wSs devised
This consists Ct wire netting suspended
vertically from steel Or wooden beams a.
racbed 70 fhe hag, u Tire snip sroza which
they project q 70 3 fae. The uefs hang
aawa 10 a Depth 81 = seer ard are COM
1eefea together u sections SD rs 70 then
ferrs 3 continuous estnol,ne az netting.
But should TIE slip move tsroaga shs
~zser the zets are more or less isnpelIei
towards the surface according 10 the speed
or the ship For these reasons naval OH
es's do net consider nets can be used az
sea
Thus II is evident taa, IL external pre-
seefson is 10 be se.3ed upon. IL must De In
q different form. and Or. Jones has de-
sised q torpedo guard waica Is not only
EQvsi. bui free fron vnogf OF the Oh1ea-
tons inherent "a the ner defense. HIS plan
Is TO nave steel shss.ds MADE TO the form
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q tire ship. an. ordinarily resting against
San a1.l They are. however. capable OF
being projected edwards. wee- required.
"a = 6ass@aes ef - feet from the hull. aaa
ts.s cushion Of water. together with the
resistance offered by the siss. psassng.
should spcnre ship srem material Injury
N the esens % a torpedo exploding against
the guard TX IS obvious sha: tae Pate
could not be esls tarcagh Ike a net. nor
would il re forced o1:s ~ position by q
current. CT the ship moving Through the
water
An advantage cs this system is that
al the appliances fer working this prosee-
sioa are above ihe water isss. and Always
n position. thus enabling the projection 10
be nus in seosssien ut the s.sn-sass notice
while II overcsmes the difficulty attached
10 supporting steel hooms or rams II pro-
jsessd TO a distance Of twenty or thirty
feet.
This plan now proposed by Or. Jones
IS, in nay opinion, the best which has vet
been p9s forward for guarding against the
terrible effects OF locomotive torpedo at
tack. and. looking 10 the grave Issues IN
rolved. consider that expenditure would
be wisely incurred by giving II = tris."
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side Each vessel carries four forpedoes
The great value of these small boats lies
In their speedners. They can easily make
tweniy-cigiit knots an hour. Seventy tons
or coal viii be sufficient 10 carry this lit
tie craft from Spain 10 Porto Rico or Ha-
yana. and this arnoanf or coal they can
easily carry. Severity men usually conn
prises the crew Of 4 destroyer
With their rapd-fise guns and their tor
pedoes. these small boats are threatening
enough. h1t they are srsefg, In more ways
Than ore, They car take chances that
would be raaansss for larger craft 10 at
tempt. stealing stp 10 an esissny.s boats I'M
der cover % darkness. artt fitting around
when the big ships are IN: action. await
srg the first opportunity 10 discharge tor
pedo AZ the nearest enemy. protecting the
cruisers ana battleshtDs from the attack
OF torTredo boats ny engaging and destroy
ing those dangerous craft: running the
blockade az closed ports. and acting AZ dis
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yers the eyes OF the admiralty officials
We're opened 20 the Importance Of possess
tng a numerous contingent of this speedy,
wicked little craft. and the British ship
builders are az present engaged in building
mary Of an improved type that VIII short
~ be added 20 her raateS-y-s navy
The torpedo boat destroyers possessed
b. Spain are mostly % the newest type
The Fur0re and Terror two destr6yers
built 10 order fer the Spanish government.
In a British Saiphuiid.ng yard, are spler-
did little craft. They have a length OF
- feet. breadth CT - feet and capr.s
of 10 feet and dispiacs 80 tons. Wnra
equipped for service they arc armEd with
two 1t-pouader rapid FIRE guHs. one for
ward above the coming tower. and the
other afr. two s-pounder guns. one in each
orcadside. and two automatic machine
guns. iis-inch diameter. They have two
torpedo tubes on the upper Geek, from
which torpedoes can be fred On either
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THE @NE GREAT WEAKNESS OF OUR NAVY.

pIt,ed against theirs in one grea; sea
fight
But the weakness Of our fleet, as con1-
pared with that OF Spain. has not been the
subject Of eloquent speeches and lengthy
newspaper articles on this side Of the At
iantse. although II has in Spain. II is well
TO face the truth, however unpleasant IL
may be 10 this patriotic people.
We are entirely lacking in that sma!.
bu, terribly effective war craft. the tor
psdo boat destroyer. So important doe;
Great Britain. the leading naya. ua ton Of
the world. consider this type OF lighting
vessel, that she possesses nearly a hundred
OF them. Spain has seventeen. and l.
building more. while ali this nations have
small fleets of ''des,royers"
They are inexpensive boats when COM
pared with the big lighting machines but
experience may prove that they can do
an enormous amount OF damage in a sea
battle. In recent English naval maaeu-
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patch boats when a small fleet OF arine
messengers Is needed. Their usefulness II
incaleulahle. and yet the United States
navy h without them.
We have some splendid torpedo boats.
nat spain has nearly a score OF the de-
s'royers. which are In reality larger tor
pedo boat. while we have nothing Of the
kind to oppose them. There n a possibility
that Capt Brownson. who In now abroad
on ship-pnrchasing expedition for the
United States. may be able TO SECURE come
torpedo boat dsetroyers from foreign ship
builders. and II he can there - no doiih.
that he will get them. When II 10 remem-
bered that 100000 VIII buy q destroyer Ca
pabie OF SCANNING al das.iing speed Il II not
too much 10 hope that Cart Brownson
Will De able TO send back a whole feet OF
desfroyers-say enough to give u one Of
the useful little boats for every one that
Spain Possesses 1t win be money well
invested.
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VI n II OAonAN01OS. -. c..
AkAK April s.-The fact that
A"N Spain's Gosssia u .orpadc
1N boate - making its way
with what speed Il can IN
the direction Of Porto RICO.
80 ~ oR - n position u STRIKE =
nfOG = - GUt4n01G na11je1hipn A. <wx-
- enanhss4 ~ Key West. hrs ~
suo-s orum1Aantiy TIA value AZ . M a.
paoo shield. for which much q claimed
The new mode a. hun defense is the sdsa
OF Dr.. Herbert Jones'. q naval constructor
Ct rote. and q de4.gaes 70 &C, a. a ter
pedo guard for the vsnes below the sur
face OF the sea-
The pan Of DR.. Jones Is simply 20 place
huge siesi shield along the hail OF the
haftIeshfp on both sides. II viii consist Of
number Of large plates In tuxtapozrsor.
extending from stem TO stern. ard from
the keel to point just above the water
line. The psates must 1T exactly 10 the
model Of the huli 90 ~ NOT to relard the
Speed OF the vessel when there is no oc-
czsson to use them.
The only contr.vance row in use TO pro-
tsct the lower portion II q ships hui is
huge netting Of wire ssung from bocms
on the side Of the ship, and Is supposed to
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he war or peace. with many useful lessons
learned There have been strange rumors.
smanating from high places. which have
been speedily stlfied. 20 the effect that Tn
Gle Sans Ready Is q bold hluT so far
as many essential features of nation in
arms are concerned
Stories have been whispered about that
guns. purchased nj great cost. ars useless
because the cartridges, without which the
guns are no more formidable than bean
shooters. have not been provided. and can
not be goi ready In time. should war be de-
clared tn the near future. The strength q
out aeess has been enlarged upon. and the
most made of the fact that we are more
than . match for Spain with our navy
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d. G.,
April s.--Onit OF the present
turmoil of preparations
for war and striving for
peace the United States. VIII
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Medical Supplies.


Aftscai agscers also savs :, - cn,r.
s .-ss'a ana Instructed in the pxcgIsar
s s Sasea will sevs>svs cr,,, ,l,rss,. ara
-. - o. oruss medicines. hospital
r~ ~s1hesst sad seats mGs, - arranged for
..ss a'Aey Sss asa auSea <gTs.sa me-, ara
re tasre Is sgse "a b. more ar less
- 'eF Sse se-S!ses - Doctor. All ara,
"a ire medical ssspars merit ~ the
-, : hEadsr The charge ~ ire sa-xersy,
seasFaa TIE Drugs are All .,,r,,Isr,s -.
ssssr&gs ga s~ss'4ssd ~
A. SS9~cs - be rasa. ~ rea,,e-
@.sea tANs ar~ ere>i ~ aa,-1os;su,
- - pa 'nAssst sensras ard tbs a.nrsr,
-. - ariAarSsssas mast, through -.~,.,tx,-
- ~ 'ss treasurer - ne Urs,sAs So.
- Be- sae rrsvaie sssassr rss,ss,rs. ~.
'aSa's' IN soo-t. every sera~..
- az every etE.sser fs,alss certain su-
$3.50 saa . Is IA sas prompt s-<s acrT,r...
ssssss az sn fas ~ae~is % .se es.,,,ss
- - &sasae ahAs II sess are p%.rox.n.
Sasass sar wasSa Il was eseatsa
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CONC INTO
GomNlSsIoN. /"
TIE Exact Hsavipy Of ibis Car
rent laval Phrase.

HERE has been much talk az
; late ahetls putting vessels OF tho
navy into commission. Tho
full meaning Of the term Is
something OF which few have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23

Tho beautiful grass pink" IN" orchid ca'opoeon
and the pink addcrs-mouth orchid arc iouhd III mos
CON, I'm July This season has been 50 dry that
man, 81 nu- nativ. orchids that are dependent on
moisture FOR tnc perfection OF their flowers nave
fa.lcl to open any blossoms.
The chief reason why the rar"st ana most heauu-
ful flower ;au to show themselves to many OF those
who seek them is that they grow IN hahnts "n're
roorlc seldom 70 The botanist finds them because
he has trained eyes and knows where To look FOR
ihcs, rare flowers. He does not try 10 ma grass
pnks" despite their uam') in the grass. but looks
I'm the moist sphaenum swamp. To many people
bog means simply a moist piece OF ground Dog
n swamp and marsh. though very dinor'ht' con-
vey 10 many people the same condition OF the
ground Webster defines Il bog as = quaemire or
ouake-nirc that is. ground soft enough To yield to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23

chinery is being introduced and qrmns Is soms
what restricted The peasant ara aporer Know now
Of food very high The peasant or townsman
i've for the EN- mos Part on vesctabos Zach yard
has a COW. chickens and often sheep They
the days wages Of a skilled workman. coffee IS
rarely used. since II costs twice the price of mea
The Jews more thrifty and prosperous than
the peasants and live better
Education IS mcagre. although II is now com,
guilds and unions. which practically monopo.He
certain trades The old system o. aprrenticIeshlp
energetic and anxious to acquire fortune Before
1896 HUNGARIAN Immigration was largely confined 70
males, who came alone. later 'hey sem 10Y ''''"
wives until now he number Is aoou, cHI r - hacr
The savs come 70 make money ana iake a. 5s
10 Europe They DO not come IN famines as 90 me
Jews The better class Of Hnnsarsn ColosV IN
NeW.York is located in the Eleventh ana Thirteenth
wards. The chief thorouehfar" Is Houston - nov
Hungarian beef stew \ recent movement has
been made among the better class to quit ms
Ninotecnih Ward Tn re Is scarcely = ward of the
city that has. not Hunearians IN - Tn" aG I.n
ri,age slmos, exciueivev Hungarian newspapers
ana imported Hungarian literature Which Gomp.rrs
o; ,ng t,cns Of those Of R1da Pes,h are scat,
erHd 9rnr Pr, 81 10 socondavc and along that
thorouehflre to feminist There HunSar.ans are
aiways 10 he found sppins p.y," sre TO- Re
heard in me more prosperous cafHs 49,. ,..,
dSa'R o rate at 9f 1hfsg nscy popua@d ds,s
is low This is largely duo 20 the fact mat nun-
earans even tn poorest arc good cooks Th ,I
food is simple and nutritious. The good hungarian
housewife is ideal economist I'm" death nj
which dcnonls I'm 2 measure on economic c"hql-
tons is thus lower than might ordinarily b" cN.
pected The Hungarian girl mdrres az an AIRY
age The majority In the Hungarian colony arc IN
skilled or miscellaneous laborers Professon.l nun
garians rarely come here but OF late ar,ls's I"'
TORS musicians and actors are arriving. ne
Slavs do the lowest kind Of labor 50 chcanly tha'
they have driven out the Irish miners OF fehnSY''
vania. ,,, -. .,oaL.,
no colony in New-York." concluded me speaKc,
has I'm proportion to It's size. more iniehlS"h'.
educated men than the Hungarian Its poor arc
not a burden on the community. Ihere are VOL,
conducted Hungarian charities. that support ana
protect Hungarian immgran's secure men, ~"rh
and transport the sick and needy 10 their 'd'n'r-
land Many arc It's literary and social organila-
lions In which IL taxes pride. While they os" 'h"i
native land. they are American PATROLS ana h"' d
few are now at the front
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23

the foot vet firm enough to bear up the person
walking over it, Such ground is usually covered
with sphagnum moss. what Thorcau apty calls
the "luakins sphagnum AMI only such piece or
ground is properly bog
II is such ground that Wild cranberries grow IN.
Here grows the pretty rose purple Arethusa. the
great snowy lady-slpper and sundcws blossom. and
dIlfd Win dew 10 the air and light II Is in such
BOG that may hope to md tie calopoSon ana
inc Pogonia ophiog lossodes growing side by side
In the month % July They are howers thaI lem Zen,
far apart. II one has never seen genuine bog, or
has mistaken a marsh or swamp FOR a bog II VIII
be experience 10 walk Tor me nrSt tHl. over u"
sphagnun Take care 10 avoid the dangerous sink
ing places that sometimes exist In these spots. II
IS in pea, hogs that the last Of the ladysippers III"
SNOWY cyrripeiium. ne most maGnlhcent 81 al the
genus MAJ he found in July. In bloom
Calopogon the first of the two orchids Illustrated
has a dubious root. from which springs a Hover
stem about foot high watch bears seSera, , snow
rose-purple flowers. each about an men vide ana
ha vnc on its lip purple yellow and white hairs
which give It the name caopogon. beautiful beard
The erasske leaf which sheathes the Dase OF the
dover stem gives II the name OF grass pink.
The Pogonia ophioglos soides springs from root
Of thick nbres. hears small. lnnceoiate; oblons
nit single pale pink flower. which gives the name
"a the plant OF 6phoSlossoides. or snake-tongued
or snnto- nouthed. This IL probably because the
lin Of the flower is conspcuously fringed and
snakv odor The lip Of the caopogon is borne on
tor o. the flower unlike the lips ~ all other orchids
n twist OF the ovary is found In all these plants, ex-
cept in the caOpogons.
Early In June In the same hogs" where the cal
opogons and nogonias are now found. the arethusa
Is usually In blossom These three plants closely
allied and beautiful enough tempt flower lovers
into the widest bocs. Thoreau calls the Are
Flossoidts 'pale purple" and the Caloposon puche.
rs pink purple"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23
THE ICE PLANT TKILIARY.

Miss Catharine Leverich. secretary Of II" Ice
Plant Auxiliary OF the Red Cross said Yesterday
that the funds Of the auxiliary would he exhausted
BY the end OF next week. and that work would hav"
10 be suspended unless money was received from
contributors The or two chains o. letters
tina, arc in operation have been productive o. good
results but they are not SUFFICIENT IN themselves 10
orr, an the extensive work Of the leo Plant AuXil-
iary , - -, ,,,.
To date tl9 90 has been raised hy n" auxiliary.
No.t Of this sum has been disburscd. and what is
left s needed for debts already contracted Among
these is the placing OF Ice plant 10 cost 1870 on
the Missouri Two cargoes Of Ice. valued nj 1910
each have been sent South-one 10 Santiago ana
one TO the bockading squadron on the northern
coast OF cuba An effort will be made 20 have an
other cargo sent within the next ten days. but II
all depends upon what money Is received =
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LETTER TO TIE RED CROSS

The following letter has been received at tho
Red cross headquarters in this city
Camp Thomas. Chckamauga Battlefield; Ga
stephen f. Barton chairman Of the Executive
Committee. American National Red cross.
New-York
Dear sir | spent the afternoon AT the Letter
Hospital in Crawnsh Springs. about four miles
from here. and had 4 pleasant interview WIN
800 cases to-day 80 per cent OF which he unhesitat
ingly dec.arcs typhoid fever. ] Inspected al
the wards carefully, under his guidance ana ,ouhd
things In a satisfactory state: considering the
short time the Major has had at his disposal ana
the difficulty everybody encounters IN getting any
thing doEc down here: The building was IN a
horrible sanitary condition when turned over 10
IN. Government for "A hospital. the plumbing was
wretched. and things generally dilapdated, but II
Major Carriers plans carried out. he will have
a hospital ~ to compare with any in the country
at the end Of this month The plumbing and sani-
tarv arrangements for the patients are being over
hauled electric fans being put up in every ward.
the walls kalsomined white giving the interior A
brighter ard a cooler appearance. haihtubs ior
the patients are being pat in ana every proxislon
made for their comfort aud convenience, Ihers
arc fifteen trained women and ten male nurses al
work and Major Carter expects 10 nave tnlrty
trained women nurses by August !. Some OF the
women seem TO be tagged out; but VIII not consent
to quit work. and have TO he ordered 70 go away fos
a day 20 rest. Some OF them are volunteers and
some sent down by surgeon fer
their special fitness by the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution. ,
pItaI' patients and subordnates alike He seems
10 know the majority Of them by name. ana MS
kindly and fatherly ways sndear him TO them az
I hone TO he able to assist him materially in the
way OF ice and other supplies have offered 70
furnish him with ton or more OF lee Per Gay, anu n
hand al our depot, hope my offer will be ac-
cepted and think 1t will be- but the Major oeing
under military rule has 10 get the approval OF the
Department in Washington before ascspt.ns, my
offer. although personally he expressed himself as
grateful and anxious 10 avail himseH OF our AS
sis'an'e' LOUIS p. c. SMITH. Field Agent.
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accordance with the expressed willingness Of the
surgeon general. has telegraphed Mr.. Barton from
the Letter Hospital. Chickamauga. Co. as follows:
III permission is granted. and matters thereby
simplined. may ] enter our nurses as contract
nurses. to be paid and subsisted by the Govern.
ment?" The following reply was sent TO Miss Gill:
The Red Cross cannot put nurses into Govern
ment hospitals except under Government control
and regula lions. which probably means under con-
tract and subsistence. as suggested. We viii, glad
y pay nurses wages and expenses. II 80 desired or
We will furnish the equivalent In any supplies ac-
cepable TO the surgeons Telegraph number OF
nurses placed. II any. and send acquisitions for
supplies. II accepted. through Field Agent Smith.
at Chckamauga"
Mr.. Barton has been officially notified by Secre-
tary Day that the Navy Department has issued
orders to the proper naval officer at Key West 20
transport medical and other supplies on the dis
abled Red Cross a.so six surgeons TO Santiago on
the transport Niagara. 10 sail soon.