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| boats had obtained the advantage OF
cover IN port so close to our base OF OPP

boats had obtained the advantage OIL
cover in port so close to our base OF OPP
erations.
There al be no ground for question:
ing the bravery OF American seamen as
a body, None of the captains or other
officers of the fleet would have fiinched
for q moment, IL called upon to meet
a torpedo-boat In the discharge OF their
duty, But the supposed menace was
distinctly a strain on their nerves. rms
was the more rasp!ng because or tho
uncertainty In regard to the actual OIL
fensive service of t~orpedo-boat
,torpedo-boat destroyer. The extent
of this service Is largely an unknown
quantity to-day. In the unknown there
Is Inevitably a far-reaching range LOT
apprehension. :,
1t is possible that the present war Will
afford opportunities for estimating
closely to the comparative service OF
torpedo boats and the available range
of their employment. Until there mas
been such q demonstration. 1t would DO
rash to forecast any conclusion with as
surance. Hosea Blgelow's cage maxim,
Don't never prophesy oniess- ye
know" Is peculiarly applicable to the
torpedo-bont question. 1t Is, c
practicable to observe that the offensive
value OF torpedo-boats ut q long DIS
lance from q sallying port has v
set been highly rated.
There has never been hitherto any IN
stance OF the destruction or serious In
BURY Of NJ ship, by tho discharge OF n
torpedo in tho daytime. 1t Is also
stated by expert authority that no NOV
ing vessel has even been hit by a mo-
bile torpedo. Twenty-one years ago
the ShOh fired o torpedo at the Peruvian
ship Huascar at sen In tho daylight,
but the torpedo missed Its mark. -Four
years ago In tile battle off Yalu, Chin
ese torpedo boats fired five torDedoes
ut two Japanese ships. Three OF these
torpedoes were discharged ut fftg
yards range, but, both ships were unln-.
jurcd. UnskIllfulncss Of tho gunncrs
may largely account for this showing.
but the torpcdocs were of the approved
Whitehead. pattern, and presumably
nearly as formidable as those In use
to-day.
ThdLonly ships that have boon sunk by
torDedoes were blown up at anchor in
the nighttime. Two torpcdo-boats
sunk the Blnnco E%ncalauda, just seven
years ago In Caldesa Bay, bp the dis.
charge OF flYo ~torpedoes ut the close
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TAE TWOFLEETS

That Fought on sianiia- spaniards snpo.
rior In Nainbsrs, bat We Had the Best
s~hips-En,iEn noddridge ..in IT,, Z
WASHINGTON, Mayl1-The follow
Ing are the two, fleets engaged. with the
officers OF the American vessels.
olympla-Nrst.elass protected cruls-
or. $500 tons; launched 1899; speed, Il,
knots; battery, four s-lnch rifles, ten
5-lnch rapid fire guns. fourteen G.
FOUNDERS. six 1.pounders and four ma
chine guns.
Baltimore-second- cruiser, $500
tons; speed, zoe knots; battery, four s.
Inch. six 6-lnch rifles, four 6-pounder
rapid-1re, two S-pounders. two /
FOUNDERS. two 1.S-inch. two 1.4-lnch and
two machine guns.
Observation-Disclosures cruiser, $3.50
tons; speed, Is knots: battery, two s.
Inch guns, six 6-inch rifles, two g.
FOUNDER rapld-fre, two s-pounders, two
l-pounders. two 1.S-lrch, two 91.4-lnch
ard two machine guns.
Raleigh-Second- rate cruiser: speed.
70, knots; battery, one 6-inch and ten g.
Inch rapld-fire rifles, eight 6-pounders,
luuE A-pOuiluclo uliu wv HlhCiihC suns.
Concord-Thlrd-rnte cruiser, 100
tons; speed. II knots; battery six G.
Inch, two 6%-pounder r~apid-fre. two q
FOUNDERS, n 1-pourder and four ma
chine guns.
Observation-Disclosures cruiser. $50 tons:
speed. 13 knots; battery, four 6-inch
FOUNDER and four machine guns.
N fnfS,ttAnh- ID a..ap,, "o,ttsar HnaarHaa
Nanshan-Collier.
Zaflro-Supply vessel.
The Spanish fleet consisted Of the fol-
lowing;
Relna Marin Christina, $3.50 tons;
built, 1856: speed, II knots; battery, six
G.2-inch Hontoria guns. two 2.7-lnch and
Inch and two machine guns.
.Castllla, 3,3i2 tons; built, 1881; bat
terry, Ave 5.9-Inch Krupp rifles, twoi4.7-
Inch, two 3.3-lnch, four 2.5-lnch rapid
FIRE and two machine guns.
velasco, l,l52 tons: battery, three So
inch rmstronS rifles, 2.7-inch Hontorias
and two machine guns.
Don Antonio de Ulloa and Don Juan
de Austria, each 1.130 tons; speed, IA
knots; battery, 4.7-inch H~ontorias, 3.2-
ihNii AoP4H-hAS Nh s"o
machine guns.
Gen. Lezo and El Cano, gun vessels,
524 tons; built, 1885: speed. Ills knots.
The Gen. Leo has two Hontorla rifles
Of 4.7-lnch, callber, one 3.5-lnch. two
small rapld-fire and n machine gun;
the Ell Cnno. three 4.7-inch guns, two
small rapid-fire. and,two machine guns.
Marques del Duero. dispatch boat; 500
tons; one smooth-bore G.2-inch caliber,
two 4,7-inch and n machine gun.
Is!a de Cuba and Isla de Luzon. both
small gunboats. They are of 1880 tons
displacement, and carry four 4.7-inch
Hontorias. two small guns and two ma
chine guns.
Is!a de Mindarao, Companla Transat-
lartica, of Cadiz, armed as cruiser;
length, S76.5; beam. 42.3; gross tons,
4.1o5; speed, 1876 knots.
Roster or A,iniic Squadron.
Acting Rear Admiral George Dewey,
comnrander-in-ch chief; Lieut.. T. NJ.
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"A DEMONSTRATION PLANNED

Copyright. lsss, by tho Associated prcss.)
On board the Associated Press dis
parch boat, pauntless. via KEY WEST,
Fla, May IA demonstration BY the
fieot on the eoust OF Cuba ls hardly ex.
pected to-day. but st Is understood a
movement has been planned. A bowling
gale,is now blowing and the sea is run
ming high. There was a long conference
on board the flagship New York yes;er-
day; between Rear Admiral Sampson,
Captain Evans, Of tho Iowa, Captain
Taylor, Of the Indiana, and Captain
Chadwick. OF the New York. the pur-
poae OF witch could not be a%scertained.
early yesterday. morning the New
York steamed to the westward past Ha-
vana, which was In plain view from the
vessel, and picked up the Indiana and
then the Iowa, taking the commanders
sotrboth' ships aboard. Tugs were then
sent out calling In all the other vessels
ofS1the fleet In that vicinity and at noon
The following ships were lying OF the
batteries, west OF Havana and within
eight miles OF the shore: The flagship
New York, the battleships Iowa and In
diana, the cruisers Detroit and Marble
head, the %gunbQats Castlne, Mayflower,
Hornet and Mangrove, the tugs osceola.
Wampatock and Tecumseh. There were
also four newspaper dispatch boats in
close proximity. all the vessels being
within a radius OF 1000 yards and plain
Invisible from the shore.
There wa every Indication that a con-
certed movement OF some kind was in
contemplation and those on the flagship
who were ignorant OF the object of, the
conference confidently expected that the
recent b~ombardment OF the Spanish bat
Neries at Matanzas and the firing upon
!, troop OF Spanish cavalry at Cabanas,
we're to be repeated upon the more for
sidable batteries near Havana.
The weather conditions, however.
fere anything but favorable for an at
ack, for a forty knot gale was blowing
md the waves were tremendous. Even
Ge big battleshlps were unsteady, the
smaller vessels being tossed about like
fhells with every aye.
But after the ships had remained in
this position for several hours it be-
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R OF DISTRIBUTION:
PORTFOLIO NO. I CONTAINS

Maine.
Explosion OF Maine.
Havana Harbor.
Philadelphia.
Miantonomoh.
Indiana.
%1ndiana's Big Guns.
l%tatahdin.
The Terror.
Columbia.
Columbla's Big Gun.
Torpedo Boat No. 6.
Now York.
Ncsuvius.
Iowa.
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THE USE OF TORPEDO BOATS.
They Are as Yet n ConJecturnl Factor
MI tF -. Naval xynrf.rr alsF,

They Are as Yet u ConJectural Factor In
Naval Warfare.
Key West Letter In New York Post:
One Of the chief causes Of the nervous
ness and impotence OF many OF the
officers and seamen of u blockading
fleet while stationed here was the recur-
rent rumors OF the advance Of the
Spanish torpedo-boat flot!lla from the
Cape Verde Islands. At n time it was
currently reported that this Aotilla had
actually reached Porto Rico, and an
approach so near to the Key West sta
ton was felt 10 be a hanging menace.
It was gravely regretted MISC that these
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came evident that no immediate w
ment was contemplated. The flagship
finally drew away from the others and
steamed slowly past Moro Castle With
our incident. The remainder OF the fleet
then onened out and returned to their
various stations along the coast.
News of the engagement between the
United States and Spanish fleet at Ma
mia has not yet reached the Cuban
blockadlng squadron, but they probably
will be advised OF it this morning by
vessels which left here during the
night.
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Price IS cents per box. For sale by Lo-
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cant the druggist recognizes n houses
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TO CURE A COLD In ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets.
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to cure. Csc. The genuine has L. 3. Q.
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PARNELLITEs CONGRATULATE
MCKINLEY.
LONDON. May 1.-The Parnelllte
members Of parliament have sent the
following dispatch to President Nc
Kinley:
TN the names OF millions Of Irishmen
the ParneIite members OF the house OF
commons send you their congratula-
lions on the brilliant victory Of the
American fleet.
(Signed) JOHN REDMOND"
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WHEATLAND.

Mrs. E. Leach is entertaining a
cousin from England.
Frank Swarts and daughter, of
Brighton, took trip to Burlington
Sunday.
A. Runkel lost valuable horse On
Sunday morning.
Wiki Worth spent few days at
home last week.
August Harm, of Fox River, visited
Frank Swarts and family Sunday.
Barney Arnold and Tom Smithson,
of Brighton, we're Wheatland callers
Sunday.
Wilk Worth had business at Salem
Sunday.
George Pierce, of Salem, visited his
daughter and family in Kenosha over
Sunday.
Frank Swarts, of Brighton, has made
some improvements on his house.
James Ward, of Salem, did the work.
James Ward, of Salem, is building a
sheep barn for Barrett Bros.
Chris Nelson, of Brighton, is husking
corn for VIM. Luke.
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EAST SOMERS.

Frank Blackman and family moved
to Kenosha Monday. We are sorry to
see Frank leave the neighborhood, but
wish him success in his new home.
Alvin Barrows is busy building a
cabbage house for VIM. Bose at Berry
Vile. When he returns he intends to
commence work on his new residence.
Hickory nuts are ripe, but rather a
scarce article. 1t does not pay to climb
a tree for all you get.
Several of our farmers attended the
auction sale at Somers Tuesday of last
week. Quite a few purchases were
made.
What's the use of asking us what
Q. S. stands for? If you are not ac-
quainted with Uncle Sam call around
and get an introduction.
Emerson Fay and family have been
hired by Mr.. Blackmon for the coming
year. Mr.. Fay has been employed by
Fred Kelley on the Fox farm since last
spring.
William Bohanan, who has recently
been working near Milwaukee, is again
in our neighborhood. We are told tina,
he Intends making his home here il
the near future.
1t is stated that one of our gooC
neighbors slept on his cider barrel al
last Sunday night in order to ward of
an attack of thieves. We do not credi
the story. Any man who prefers {
barrel to a comfortable bed must be &;
rare specimen of humanity.
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NEW MUNSTER.

Our town is just beginning TO boom
now, a monument business has lately
sprung into existence, cigar manu-
facturer intends to locate here and a
hardware store is we'll on the way
coming. All we need now is a good
doctor and barber
Ben Schiltz and VIM. Spetzman had
business in Milwaukee last week, the
latter purchasing his winter stock OF
dry goods, etc.
Herm Hoefner had business in Chi
cago last week in the interest of Mr..
Klein, of Twin Lakes, against the G. &
N. w. R. r. Co.
Herm Smith, Joe Toelle and John
Scherer we're delegates from here to
the Democratic convention in KenOsha
last Saturday.
As our general newspaper CORES
pOndent from here intends to move to
Colorado, the public will be at loss
to find out who has painted his fence
or lost a cow or calf, where the boys
dIO nQOhIlIS COlI iy pl"Ii viz Loo EAOICOu
mis- next door neighb0r.
Mr.. Blum and family and Max
Daniels and family, of Silver Lake,
spent Sunday at VIM. Spiegelhoff's.
Hery Kerkman and wife and Mrs.
Albert spent Sunday with Brighton
friends.
Rev. N. Weier and Rev. N. FREEMAN,
of Brighton and Paris, were visiting
with Rev. J. 81. Schiefen on Monday.
J. B. Lohaus will have an auction on
his farm, 11miles south of place city on
Oct. 18th. His farm will be for sale or
rent.
VIM. Spiegelhoff left on Tuesday for
the Omaha exposition, with the inten
ton of purchasing some valuable sheep
for his large herd.
VIM. Beimer had business in KenOsha
one day last week.
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PARIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Klusmeyer and
family are spending the week with his
mother in Chicago.
Mrs. Robert Dixon, of Silver Lake,
is visiting with her mother Mrs. Jones
this week.
Mrs. VIM. Gunter spent Wednesday
with her daughter Mrs. Grace Shep-
herd at Woodwork.
Charles Meredith and wife, John
Jones and wife, of Bristol, and Miss
Carrie Litzenberg, of Union Grove,
attended services at Paris Corners
Sunday afternoon,
Robert Wilson and wife, of Dover,
were guests of Mrs. Grifiths the first of
the week.
Miss Carrie Crane is spending few
DAYS with friends in Union Grove.
Will Gunter, Jr. made short call in
the Park City the first of the week.
Miss Margaret Williams spent SIM
day the guest of Belle Gable, of Keno
sha.
Mr.. Swartz, a we'll known horse
dealer of Milwaukee, spent Sunday
with the Erb Bros.
Russell Jones and sister called on
relatives in Kenosha Saturday.
r. B. Jones received a car load of
lumber for his new barn last week.
William Gunter was called to Twin
Lakes this week to lay new road.
The Paris bali team went to Somers
last Saturday. Scores show that they
got it where the chicken got the ak.
Albert Wicks has returned to winter
quarters, after travelling all summer
for a southern firm.
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WOODWORTH

Rev. Smith, of Chicago, who occupied
the Plank road pulpit last Sabbath
will preach there again next Sunday.
Some who heard him thought he was
par excellence.
Miss Clara Newbury spent Sunday at
home.
Mrs. Emery Lewis, of KenOsha, and
daughter, Mrs. Johnson, of Racine, are
guests at A. j. Benedict's.
A. E. Tarbell and Lee Stevens made
call at Hickory Grove hotel, Camp
Lake, last Thursday.
Fred Leonard and wife and Warren
Gould attended a surprise on their
father, A. T. Gould, at J. G. Mitchel's
Somers, last Sunday, it being the event
of his sixty ninth birthday.
John Boswell, of Cherdan, Iowa, is
visiting his mother n-l law, Mrs. A
Parker, and family.
Miss Dora Carver left this week fol
Oneida, n. 7, where she expects tt
spend the winter
Mrs VIM. Gunter, of Paris, spent g
few days last week with the Shepard's
j. B Edwards commenced his schoo
in the Blackman district last Monday
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ASSIGNING Lessons,

In all good teaching there are three
processes: instruction, drill and testing
Many teachers (?) do nothing but test
They say to a class: You may take
the next page or down to the bottom of
page $780," or so many articles. A few
hints regarding the assignment OF les
sons may not come amiss.
l. Let the length of the lesson de-
pend on the age of the pupils, their
qualifications, time for recitation and
time for study: assign what can be
reasonably expected of the pupil.
2. Short lessons, but not too short.
3. Do not assign hastily.
f. Study it thoroughly and give an
average lesson to an average class.
5. Make the lesson so plain that no
one can say, d" didn't know where the
lesson was.
6. Point out in advance the main
facts of lesson so that time may not
be spent on unimportant things.
Z. In some studies, such as history
geography, etc., it is a good plan to
write on the board neat outline OF the
les on to be studied. This scheme ap-
plies mostly TO Upper Form classes.
s. 1t is mistake to assign lessons
without previously explaining them.
One of our most important duties as
teachers is to teach children how to
study and what to study "To assign
a lesson to a child without giving him
some idea of its leading features-what
you wish him to know, or explain the
next day, and how and where be can
obtain most light on difficult parts
seems a good deal like sending him into
a wilderness to fetch something he has
never seen, and which you have not
even described to him. "-Hughes.
WILLIAM GRIFFITH.
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BASSETT

Miss Susie Reynolds spent Saturday
and Sunday with Kenosha friends.
Mrs. Adam Karcher entertained the
Ladies Aid in a right royal manner
last Thursday afternoon.
Miss Name Stanley spent Sunday
with her parents at Dover.
Rev. S. McComb, of Milwaukee, con.
Quoted services here Sunday afternoon
Miss Deborah Richter spent Sunday
at home.
About twenty of Miss Maude Rich
ter's friends surprised her Saturday
evening. The young lady recovered
from her surprise in short order and
entertained her guests in charming
manner.
Adam Karcher was Wilmot visitor
Saturday.
Misses Emma Wilcox and Maude
Richter spent Saturday afternoon at
Silver Lake.
Mrs H. j. Memler, of Brimfield, Ill
is visiting Mrs. G. Kirkotf of this place
Miss Sara Nolan returned Friday
from short visit with her brother
Thomas at Carey, I'll.
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OBITUARY.
Death of John Melville at Russell, ILL.,,
After a Short Illness

Death of John Melville at Russell, ILL.,.
After Short Illness
John Melville was born April 10,
1862 in Lurgen, County of Armagh,
Ireland. He came with his parents to
New York in 1910 and emigrated west
with them in '43, settling in Lake
county in the vicinity of Russell.
He was married to Elma Starr, Feb.
| %, 1852. To them were born nine
children, five boys and four girls, two
of whom died in infancy and rest in the
family plot in the local cemetery.
He took up land in Lynn county,
Kansas, in 1851 but was forced to
return on account of the border raids.
Ten days after his departure dozen
of his neighbors we're shot down by the
Missouri guerillas. After his return
until the outbreak of the war, he went
to Mississippi and took contracts on
the levees. In '65 he went to Kenosha
remaining there four years, and then
purchased a farm on the Milwaukee
road, which was his home for many
years In '93 he rented his farm and
purchased house and lot near Russell
where he lived until his death which
occurred on Friday, Sept. %, 1898, at
the age of y years, 5 months and Is
days.
He leaves TO mourn his loss widow
and children, as follows: Mrs. Eva
Slater, of Evanston; Mrs May ConneH,
of Benton; Edward Melville, Of Engle-
wood; Fremont Melville. of Rockford;
Elmer Melville, of Russell, Chas Mel
vile, Edgewater; and Miss Berdella
Melville, Of Russell.
He was converted to Christ and
united with the Benton Baptist church
in 1855 and was chosen deacon of New
port and Benton, now Russell Baptist
church, in 1870, which office he held
until his death. The community has
| lost one of it's oldest and most esteemed
citizens. The church has suffered the
loss of one of its pillars who always
rendered aid. He was an earnest
Christian and a cheerful giver to
| Christ, whom he loved
His last sickness was Of eight days
duration, part of which he suffered
severely. During the last few days of
his life he gradually and peacefully
sank to rest. Around him were all his
family but one, who was sick. In his
last conversation to them he said,
am going home to die no more"
The funeral services were held in the
Baptist church at Russell on Sunday,
Sept. 25th, whittier large concourse
of friends and neighbors had assem-
bled. His pastor, Rev. j. T. Hunter,
who was with him during his sickness,
conducted the services, speaking from
the words: Neither can they die any
more" Luke 20:36, emphasizing
Christ's power and the Christians hope
of triumph over death. After the serv-
ices his remains were tenderly laid to
rest in Oakdale cemetery. A husband.
father, neighbor and friend was hid
from our eyes, the memory of whose
life shall not be erased until renewed
again in our heavenly home.
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VTTANTED-Local and travelling statesmen.
wv Permanent position and good pay. ELL
wanger g. Barry, Nurse rymen, Rochester,
N. Y. dwo12
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ROLL OF HONOR.
List of Students Whose Attendance at
School Has Been Good.

Following are the names of the pu-
pills in the various district schools in
the county who have been neither ab-
sent nor tardy during the past month:
Somers, District No. 2-Grace
Wells, Lora Carpenter, Ida Runals,
Eta Pedley, John Jordan, Esther Kol-
man, Vennie Fonk, Harry Jordan,
Elmer Carpenter, Guy Pedley, Ray
Carpenter, Theddy Fonk and Lora
Rogers have been perfect in attend
ance at school for the month ending
Oct. 7, 1898 Enrolment, 81; attend
ance, 81 per cent. Conrad Shearer,
teacher.