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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
RAPE FOR FEEDING.
Can BE Used AdvantageOusly In Two
Distinct Ways.

Can BE Used AdvantageOusly In Two
Distinct Ways.
An agricultural bulletin says of feed
ing rape: This plant has a specific
place and is recommended for sheep
food and can be used in two ways:
First, it may be cut and fed in the
barns and is especially good for fix
ing up show sheep, for bringing up
sheep that have gotten out of order, and
may be fed in the same way to the gen
eral flock. But its wider use Is as pas
ture. For this purpose It is a good plan
to Plant some at the time of oats SOW
ing and plant every two or three weeks
after that until the list of August. This
would, under ordinary circumstances,
furnish good pasture throughout the
season. When the rape is two feet
high the sheep may be turned into it,
lambs earlier, hut the precaution
should be taken, if possible, to have
them run into an old pasture field that
joins the rape patch, for the rape alone
will not likely agree with them. While
they are not likely to eat too much the
first few days there is danger after
they get to eating it that they may
overload while it is wet, which may re-
suit in indigestion or bIoating, and in
some instances purging may be re-
suit. The dry pasture, even if not very
plenty, will correct in most cases all
these difficulties. If the first few days
are passed without trouble there will
be but little danger after that. But
it will always be judicious to look after
| them frequently.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

pened. When the doctor came in his
landlady naturally told him that a
little boy had come after him in hot
haste-she could not make out what
was the matter-some accident-some-
thing about broken leg.
The doctor thought it might be as
well TO come around and see what was
the matter.
Its only our rabbit" stammered
the mistress, that has broken its leg"
We all adjourned to the sick room,
only to find the basket empty in which
Jack had been left for dead, and the
rogue was sitting on the hearthstone
cooking his ears and looking funnier
than ever. He had simply been feign-
ing death, as many animals do when
they are frightened, but how he man
aged to set his own leg remained q
puzzle.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

Steep one pint of haricot beans for
night ia cold water, then remove them,
drain and put on the fire with two
quarts of soft water. When boiling
allow the beans TO simmer for another
two hours. While they are cooking
thus put on in another saucepan two
ounces of butter, an ounce of parsley
(chopped) and the juice of one lemon,
and when the butter has quite melted
throw in the beans and stir them round
for few minutes. To be served in a
casserole of rice.-Chicago Times-Her-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
SET HIS OWN LEG.
A Good Rabbit Story Which Comes
All the Way from England.

A Good Rabbit story Which Comes
All the Way from England.
A correspondent of the London Spec
tator says: 1t is not often worth the
trouble to write the biography of a
common rabbit, but our Jack" is an
exception to the rule. He bought
him from poulterer at the door one
day for I'd, so we knew nothing about
his antecedents. He grew into huge
brown creature, and might easily have
been taken for hare. One of his ears
was Topped, which gave him quizzical
look which made us often think he
was laughing at US. AS time went on
he developed sense of humor seldom
met with among animals. The garden
gate was generally kept locked for his
benefit, but one day, as i'll luck would
have it, IL was left open, and a huge
dandy dinmont, watching his oppor-
tunity ran in and caught Jack by the
leg before he knew what was happen
ing. One wall of pain, and he fell down
ward apparently stone dead. The wall
brought out his young mistress, who
carefully carried her pet into the house
in her apron, and laid him tenderly in
the terriers basket.
"How l wish | were a DOCTOR" she
said, land could set Jacks leg!"
Her little brother, hearing this, ran
off, without a word to anyone, to fetch
young doctor he knew little-a
clever surgeon. Unfortunately the doc
tor was out, and the boy had no chance
Of explaining to him what had hap
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
Coasters Protected by Law.

The mayor of large eastern town,
called Newton, Mass, has come to the
rescue of the town boys and given
them permission to coast in some of the
streets. The streets close to traffic
from three o'clock in the afternoon to
ten o'clock at night, and the coasting
is under the direction of the police.
Signs OF warning are placed in the
closed streets during daylight and sig
nal lanterns are used at night.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
WIRE FENCE REEL.

1t Does Not Require Much Skill to
Make One Mt Home.
For homemade wire fence reel sim.
ply convert an empty barrel into hand
roller. Across the open end, two pieces
are nailed at right angles and in the cen.
ter of this, as well as the bottom, hole
is bored to admit an iron rod. The
push frame can be made of light pieces
of hard wood braced across and on the
under side staple or hook is inserted
to carry can or paint bucket With
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
Em0llteut for Chained Hands.

A homemade emollient for chapped
hands is compounded from an ounce of
white wax and an ounce of spermaceti.
Cut into shreds and melt together in an
earthenware Jar; then add an ounce of
camphorized oil; stir the ingredients
until they are well mixed, place the jar
in a basin of cold water, stir until the
cream is cold, then pack in little jars
for the dressing table. If this is rubbed
on the hands and pair of wash-leather
gloves worn at night, the relief will be
nrnnnt
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
it lubricates and nourishes it; but it

it lubricates and nourishes it; but it
is due to the change in the expression
of the various emotions which every
part of impersonation demands. This
causes the actor to bring into play all
the muscles of the face. By using them
equally, they all maintain their firm
consistency and strength, and none
wastes away from disuse. The result
is that the skin is kept stretched and
tense over the face, and does not iall
iuto hollows,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
CINCINNATI JAIL DOG.
Rags Has Few Duties Which He
DISCHARGES Faithfully.

Rags HAS n rev w hho
Discharges Faithfully.
Rags is the Jail Aog. For something
like five or six years he has made his
home in the bastile of Hamilton coun-
~. just how he happened TO come
there is not known, but it is sure that
he was not arrested for disorderly con-
duct, or even for stealing bone, for a
dog, you know, cannot be arresteds 1t
is punished in other ways. But how
ever he came there matters not. He is
in the Jail, and very well contented to
He is a wire-haired terrier, Scotch or
Irish evidently, and looks quite as well
as dogs that cost SIS or $50, even when
they are pups. But Rags puts on nc
airs and boasts no pedigree. If he
could speak he would say that he was
simply dog, and dog that knows and
minds his own business.
AS to some of his tricks: If visitors
go to the Jail and are shown through
by one of the keepers, Raggs takes
hand in the exhibition tour. Close at
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

A successful method Of purifying
the hands is the putting of mixture
of flour and mustard into the bath,
when washing, the rubbing to be dis
continued as soon as the smarting of
the skin is felt. This very efficacious
method of sterilization of the hands
also radically deodorizes them. Iodo-
form, even, is quite removed by the
soaping in combination with -four and
mustard.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
Use Marhington,s Mirror.

A family at Warrenton, Va, see
themselves daily in large mirror be-
fore which George Washington used to
regularly make his toilet. They have
had it SONY IS years, having acquired
it at sale of the personal effects of
Laurence Washington, a great-nephew
OF tbs grast Washington.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

The ever youthful appearance of the
members of the dramatic profession is
a constant source of surprise to the
public at large, says What to Eat The
reason for this is not so much in the
material necessarily used in making up
which obliterates to certain extent
the natural wrinkles of the skin, while
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
CHOCOLATE CREAMS.
Not as Hard to Make Them as Is Gem
orally Supposed.

orally Supposed.
1t is not at all difficult to prepare
chocolate creams, though it is a some.
what tiresome process when large
amount is prepared. Prepare some
soft fondant by melting pound OF
sugar in quarter of cup of water,
boiling it until it is very soft, creamy
ball, but not al all sticky when drop
is rolled between the finger and thumb.
Let this fondant cool until you can
put your finger in it, and then stir
ii with spoon until ii is about the
consistency and fexibility of lard.
Knead it on a marble board or lightly
buttered platter until it is even and
firm. 1t takes strong hand to do this
and men often succeed better than
women in doing this part of the work,
as they do in many other culinary proc
esses where strength is required. Let
the fondant be favored with a little
vanilla when it is beaten up. Let it
stand for an hour or longer, and then
put the bowl or dish holding it into a
dish of hot water and melt 1t out enough
to form it into little balls the proper
size for the interior of chocolate
cream. Melt a small cake of sweet
chocolate by putting it in pan and
settling the pan in hot water until it is
melted. Dip the balls of soft fondant
which should be somewhat hardened
by this time, into the melted chocolate
one by one, holding them on the point
of trusting needle or long hat pin
Slip them one by one as soon as they
are dipped on buttered paper OF
paraffine paper, if convenient, and let
them dry over night.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

Is so good that they can take dark
trimmings nicely and even carry off
strips of fur and ruffles of real lace.
The latest way of cutting them is in i'm
itation of the empire designs, and long
cloak-like effects are obtained by trim
ming them in long pointed shapes. A
coat effect is given the front by the in
PRODUCTION of lace vest.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
Night Robes.

To insure restful slumber, all night
dresses should be softly trimmed, and,
above all things, never starched. The
most restful and sensible gown is OF
plain China or India silk, simply
trimmed. For those who do not like
the sensation impaired by silk-and
there are many such--there are comb.
nations of silk and linen and silk and
wool. - Cincinnati Commercial Trib.
uue
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
REMOVABLE NESTS.
They Are Easily Cleaned and Can BE
Removed Mt VII.

They Are Easily Cleaned ana Can BE
Removed mt viii.
The more announcement the nests OF
the poultry house, the more probable
ity that the cleaning will be neglected
This means harbor for lice and this,
in turn, forebodes disaster and ruin
to the poultryman. Removable nests
seem to be the best solution of the dit
ficulty, for in this manner the wash
used for cleaning can penetrate every
crack and crevice of the nests.
The plan which l give has been used
for years in my poultry houses, and
lave found it economical, convenient
and easily carried out by anyone who
can use a hammer and saw. use the
regular siding, one foot wide, such as
is used for barns, etc.
The foundation for the nests is IKE
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

An ingenious German tradesman, SEN
fenced to eight weeks imprisonment
for some slight offense, hired an ac-
quaintance who was out of work to
take his place. The change was found
out, and both men received three
months for intellectual Justification of
records"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
The Wrong Kind.

1.-The professor was in very bad
humor all the time he was conducting
the examination" said one undergrad
uate to another.
EYES," replied the latter. at was a
cross examination."-N. Y. Journal
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

Fashionable hostesses frequently
order candle shades to match their din
ner sets. A set made to go with a
service of green and gold china was OF
green Satin delicately decorated with
a gold tracery and edged with a mar
row gold fringe.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19

Luminous paint is coming into pop.
ular use throughout the country Cd
highways for guide boards.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-03-19
THE TEA COZY UP TO DATE.
Something Pot Warm for the Last
of

The forth cold nsd fluid and the best
tea allowed and at the
time keeps hot
10 combine velvet In either
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-15
Ze swiata.

- Augielski sad o zakazie
Zjazdu W POznaniu. Tygodnik
MATURE, wyehodra,y W Londynie,
jest jedoem z nsjpier ~ssych mai.
bsrdsisj pocsytnych orasopism ma
ukovyth ma kuli sismskiej. w jed.
nym L ostatnioh numerow orytamy
60 nastepuje: ,Wielu ucsonycb pol.
ski'h PodPisaio protest przsoiwko
possepowsniu wisdr pruskich W Pos
%nsniu, ktore prsesrkodsiiy i'm we
wsieoiu udsiaio W III. 4 Isle prryrod
nikow ! lsksrsy. jaki miai sic odbyt
" tenn missoie " poossskach beta
oego missisoa. w poczstku lipo.,
komises urssdzsjsoy Zjs.d. sossai "a.
wisdomiony Prise. dyrektors polioji,
10 osobom nsrodowosoi polskisj ME
bedsis wolno wsissc udsisii " Zjsz.
dsis ! ss sostssyby nasyObmisss Wy.
dslone 9 krsju, gdyby " sym oslu
prsybyiy do Poznanis. Cd trzydsie.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-15

Odmienna chorobe 60 tyd,ish
crujs CT, ktorych zoisoek, krew lub
ws'roba jest " nisporIsdtu. Nigdy
diugo sic ME oissrs po.yoiem, albo.
WIEN oisrPis na ks.ds dolsgliwosc
jaka jest - iywotnosc jest tax o
Psdss, Il system nile mote sic opr.ec
chorobie. ORA Piotra Gomo.o spo.
woduje, IL beds ozuli sic lepiej " pa
ru dniaoh ! dokona koupletnej ku.
raoji " krotkim crssie. Moans je ma
oyc jedynis cd s~peojalnyoh sgsn-
TOW, Tub cd: DR.. Peter Fshrney,
l12-1l4 So. Hoyns ave., Chicago,
Ills.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-15
WOlne POlskie SfOwO

wyOhod1i Pisrwszego 1 pietnssseg,
kasdego miesisoa, " Parytu. Podaj.
wiadomosoi ! Poglsdy L pierwssej re.
HI, taxi : kraju jska tea . smigraoyi
Polskisj' = Poglsdami swemi Wy
i~iadona wislks ~pr.yssuge osysela.
kom W roswoju umyAowym. Upc
~sseohnienie tego pisms jest bsrds.
poisdsnsm " Amsryos . tsnioSc us.
twia nsbycis ksAdemu. Abonamsn,
roosny kosssujs dollar jsdsn 1 POI,
piepisdss posyaa6 pr.s. Post Of6o.
order sdrssujse: M. Adolphs Rsifi.
3 Roe do -Four. Paris.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-15

- seekani.owao povsta1is bozEs'
s6w y Ranuaji. sostai jednak v
Adrjanapolu arssssowsDy I odss.wio
~ do Rosji. gd.ie dalej ssjmowa,
SIC sgisaojs panslswistycsna. VIZ
1882 sostai misuowsny jener. guber
natorem Taszkisntu, ale IA stano
~isku tenn pczOstai tylko diva lat..
Ussspiwssy. swalo.al on tax gwai
townie sdministrscje swsgo nastep.
cy, IL posba ~iono 90 tskte stanowis
ka orfonka rady ~wojsnnej. w roku
1890 .ostai napowr6t pr.yjesyI.d do
srmJi.
- Papiez Leon XIII O swoim
nastepcy. Pisma rrymskie donoszs,
to PsPist nasywa o1esto aartem
kardyoaia Girolamo Maria Gotti
swoim nastspos (uiosuooes,ors). Ma
divorce paPie1kim uwa,ajs to jsdnak
IA wisoej nis tart widss " wymis.
nionym kardynsle rssosywisoie kan
dydasa ma prsys,isgo papieta. Wy
Dor jsgo zgsdzaib sis to. Z proroo-
TWEEN NJ .lachias.a, wsdiug kt6rego
po Lsonie Kill (Lumsn In ooelo) ma
wstsPi6 ma tron papis.ki ,.ogied pa
lacy" (gnis ardens). K.rds nsf Gotti
ma bcwiem W hsrbis plonaca DO,
chodnie. Liosy on obsonis lat "a /
Jest sakonnikism. Kspelusza ksr.
dynalsKiego ME chcia' prrvjse swsgo
osasu, leos Leon XIII .musii 20 do
tego. Mimo swsj wysokisj godnos
OF ayje | dis jes.o.s pc klasrtorns.
mo " malym pokoiku pr.y Forum
Trajanum | odmawia sobie ws.elkich
~ygod tycis. Pesiads ogromna vie.
d'e | znany jest re s-ej sagodnosoi.
Wyb6r jsgo ma tron pspie.ki byiby
mile widziany " Kwirynsle. Welding
twlsrdssnis katoliokioh pism r,ym
skioh, staral sic kardynal Gotti Kill
kskrotnis " Kolegium sw. o zAwis.
zanie stosunkow . r.sdem wioskim.
Bismarck i dr.. Schwenin.
ger. o %Pierwsrsm spotkaniu Bis
maroka I doktorem Sohweninpsrem
opowiadajs nsstepujsos ansgdote:
Ksiase cierPiai ma zbytnis otyfosc,
ktdra saPowiadaia powa.ns ohorobs
Siyszac dutn o .dolnos ,iach dr..
Schweningsrs, sawe.wal 90 do sis-
bic. sohwsninger prrys.edi do Bis
marOka ! ksiste zao.si go w~tajeuni.
O'ac " s.oIsg6iy swego o~isrpienia.
Ale dokt6r, kt6remu wida6 te obias.
nienia wydaly sic Acknowledgement,
. kolei ssrsucif ksieoia sssrsgiem IA.
Pytsh. Bismarck ma kilka Z nich
odPowisdsiai dose og6lnikowo. a po.
tenn. P'dsjrzywajsO, ss dokt6r .ada
Ie mo oaikism s~bytsozns pytania.
r.ski opryskliwis: - moi panic,
skohosae pan "a . tsmi pytsniami,
kt6rs mnie dratnis!" - nStsnis sic
~sdiug iyczsn'a Waszej Ekscslsncji
- odpar& spokoinie doks6r ale
music ~uPrsedsie, to jsasli ksisae
chloe byc wylso.onym, ME odpo via.
dajsO ma Pytania, dsleko lspisj be
d'ie, jsteli sic uds do wetsrynsr.a.
Ci panowis msjs 1wyOrsj lsory 6 swo.
ich pacjent6w, be. .adawania i'm
Pytah". Kaoolsr. o maio ME spadi
Z krassas. nGdyby cosy jsgo bysy
Pistoletami o~po~iadai potsm sam
Soh"sainger byibym nisohybnie
leas1 juf martwyi" Ale doks6r vie
dsiaf, 10 swyoieay - ME omyl:i sls.
q zimns krwis .ni6si gr,zas spoj.
r1enie B.smsrcka, kt6ry powoii
Oohfonsi | rzeki jut o.fkiem spokoj
ME: mo, sressts. pytsj pan "
dalssym oisgu jsaeli to jest potrIeb
oe' ale oIyh to, . iaski swojsj, pre-.
dsej. SPodIiswau sis, to pahsks
snajomosc msdyoyny oka.e sic row.
NJ 'sOrsskoici, jake pred ohwil,
odeswaies sic do mnisI" Schwenin.
ger ukohosyi bahama / - rseosywis
oie' k%uraojs, kt6ra prsepisst. ohore.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-15

sezeii ook,orzy III" mcgli rozpoznst fwej chors
=, luh ule mogi CT ME pOmOdl, To napisz zaraz ~,
pOStora Ham "A, "A on CT udzieli rady darmo. Gdyby
ioktor uznaf chorobe "a nieuleczalna, TO pieniadzs
;wrocii HE potrzebujesz bye ME ~stratny. DIR. Uars
est uczciwym 1 odpowiedzialnym, "a chorymi ONE
<nje sic ztaka pieczolowitoscia, jak oiciec ewyTci
izirculi; Ln6zie, kt6rzy naprizno szukali rady lie
wen doktorow, kt6rzy przecierpieli po kiikan.
'b zo-tali %uleczeni przez Ora. Hama. Me NOV
ny vega zadna przesada, lecz tylko szczera prs
Ade. Me przediuzaj swej choroby, bo moze eg
Dtae nieuleczalna. Pisz zasaz do Doktora Ham !
Medycyn Doktora Hama ME MONA dostae W -
Incl apiece, ami groserni, ant ezynku, anitea x.
! zdrowa medycyne, t. must po takowa pisac pr,
20 do ORA Hama, Butelka medycyny kosztujeit,l
oalehy opisac eva chorobei zalaczy9 w Hscfe o,s
niFdze. Tub przekaz pocztowy, bankowy lub expFs
sowy. Medycyne 1 przepis )ak sic leczyt wysyfars
oowiedZ Adres taxi:
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-15

ssansch z5sduocsonych Pom. An.
waau Pukasktego 90 q. Ashland ava. Chic>~oL
tus. Przesykd pisnie&ns wfnny bye vvvvfSnS
a. recekasyers zwfsxku: Adam Bkassexyxrki. e.
Reichel, la w. Division st.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-15

fsswic msJstrom rsemiesiniosym ma
uke rachunkowosci, prowadseni,
ksiatek robot praktyc.nyoh, pr.s,
ur.adzanie kurs6w nsukowycb; 8
urssdsic stale wystawy w1orowyoi
motorow, mas.yn ! parsedsi pr.e
mys'owyob; A. tworsyc i popisrs6 4,
fundusz6w PahsswowyOh spoiki, ma
jsce ma celu nabywsnie surowsge
mater jalu . pierwssorreinyoh zr6dsi
ns kos.t wspolny; sakisdsc sp6lk
wars.tatows ! msgasynowe.
- Mazurska Gazette ludows
nsbyi cd p. B.brkego pan Paws'
Neuhsus, - doswisdozony dsienni
kari, ewangelik, urodIony Pru.
sach Wsehodnich. p. Neuhaus IA
powisds, se pismo dalsj prowAd1it
bedzie " duchu, jskim dziaiai p
Bsbrke Znamy p. Neuhsusa Z Pc.
znanis, gdzie " r. 1850 81 ksrtsioii
sie ma driennikarza II prIypusscza
my, ie, jssli ME zmienii swyOh zssad
] rspasrywsh owczssnycb, - sprsw,
polskiego ludu dobrre pokieruje
Zyczymy mn jaknsjiep,zsgo powo
dsepis.
- DOla redaktOr6w pOIskich
pod ZabOrem pruskim. Ooscni,
sisdsi W ~wiesieniu IL rsdsktorou
~polskicb, q Is ~procssow groui In
jssrczei
- s. p. SembratOwiez zmsriy
metropolis pIostytus vi psnien rus
kieh we Lvowie", sspisa, ksmisnios
wartosoi 100. 900 sir. ! $4,000 n. v
gotowoe. Byt ssssm tego sskisdu
wythowswcsego zaberpieosyi %
sswsss W srtykule dfugim sksu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27
FITZ AND MCCOY.
IF the Latter Puts Up, Lanky Bob
viii Fight Him.

Cleveland. O., Feb. 26.-Champion
Bob Ftzsirnmons expresses a Wiling
ness to fight Kid Mccoy. Fitzsimmons
saws;
L will fight Mccoy any time he puts
up enough money 10 make it worth
my while. Mccoy and Rubin have no
more right to fight for the champion
; hip than q yellow dog 1 viii fight
MrCoy ans second he nuts up tho stun
mccoy is a miserable upstart- He
has been little success stu AID II has
made him daffy. The Kid has the swell
head and he thinks he is in the heavy
weight class. l viii show him how TO
fight if he has the long green to back
up his bluff
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27
EXEZMvlH70RY .sAETcH BY N9T H0lZAA0

ture could have risen 10 a sufficient de-
gree to explode coal gas. which requires
incandescence. Spontaneous comnus-
ton in the coal bunkers is impossible,
for that reason. Nor ooIid the spo tale-
Gus combustion of oil waste cause II,
for nothing like oil waste is ever leIt
in a magazine. : could the smokeless
powder l. the I44gaZine, have under
gone chemical changes in any such
temperature as 50 degrees. Nor could
the short cifcuiting OF an electric light
wire have caused the explosion. for the
light is admitted to the magazines in
= war ship only through thick glass
plates And all the wiring is outside
the magazine wall.
In my opinion. the war heads of the
Names torDedoes will be found intact.
They were stored aft, not near the
points CT explosion, which cannot rea-
sonably be attributed to them. What.
then, is left except mine? AS for the
ridiculous. unjust and uncharitable
charge of lack of discipline on board
the Maine, the very fact that when the
magazine was closed for the night its
temperature was only SO. shows that
there must have been constant and
careful ventilation of it. In waters
whose temperature is as high as that
of the harbor Of Havana. 70 degrees or
so degrees, I should say, only magnifi-
cent ventilation would keep a magazine
as cool as that.
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the Maine of the discharge under her
port side forward, of the most power
full automobile or dirigible torpedo we
know anything about? Is there a
Whitehead, a Sims-Edison, Patrick
or a Schwarzkoff torpedo capable of
instantaneously converting a battleship
into a crater of flaming ruin"-unlesS
one of her magazines be at the same
moment exploded?
The bursting charge of these torpe-
does is not more than 40 pounds of gun
cotton. Although Whitehead tOrpedoes
are now to be made is feet long, L do
not think there are any in use beyond
the standard size of II feet, 9 inches
long and IS inches thick. Fired from
a torpedo tube at a steel ship lying
within the effective range of 1000 yards,
the Whitehead torpedo released from
all control from and connection with
shore, darting through the water at an
initial velocity of 81 knots an hour, pro-
PEELED by its own machinery, driven by
a self-contained compressed air engine
of 40 or 80 horsepower, is magnifi-
cent war machine.
But not only do the details of the de-
struction of the Aquidaban and BlancO
absolutely negative the sug-
gestion that even this powerful torpedo
could have wrought such havoc on the
her main magazine for
ward had been exploded by the torpedo
but observations in other directions
on the force and effect of high explo-