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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10
Pawned a Navy.

The Kanaka kingdom bears the unique
distinction Of being the only nation that
ever pawned it's navy. Few of the ma
tives of Hawaii will long for the opera
bouffe days of King Kalakaua or re-
gret the passing OF the puppet king and
his throne. No people needed a strong
guiding arm like. Uncle Sans more
than these Kanakas During one OF his
visits to San Francisco Kalakaua was
taken to the Mare Island navy yard,
where he was greatly impressed by the
gunboats belonging to the United
States For years he had been king
with all the necessary pomp. but he at
once realized that there had all along
been void which he could only fill by
having navy
He determined to have one and be-
fore the sun had set had purchased
merchant vessel He had her towed 10
the Union Iron works, where her sides
were plated with heavy iron. Then he
sent to Honolulu for a crew. and when
the men arrived gorgeous uniforms wetc
made for them. and they were put en-
board the vessel.
For long time Kalakaua had looked
upon the Samoan islands with covetous
eyes. One day he called the officers OF
his navy before him and bade them sail
for Apia to annex those islands to the
Hawaiian kingdom.
1t was a long voyage for inexperienc-
ed sailors. When the navy arrived. t.
was ragged, hungry and thirsty. The
Samoans were hospitable people. The
officers OF the Hawaiian navy were fet-
ed. the crew was made drunk, and all
were guests of honor.
No mention was made OF the cause OF
the visit of the navy. and months few
by before the true mission OF the Ha-
waiians was known. When the real OBJ
ject OF their errand was discovered, the
Samoans were indignant, and the Ka-
nakas narrowly escaped massacre.
They retreated TO their vessel. but
were loath to go to sea without supplies.
They offered to sell the navy to the Sa-
means. but the latter refused to pur-
chase IL.
The Kanakas became desperate and
at last succeeded In pawning the navy
to the Samoans for enough money TO
iay their passage home. When they ar
rived in Honolulu. they were put In
prison, but the lenlent. soft hearted king
soon liberated them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10
TYPE OF oUR PROPOSED pooo.ToN BATTLEsH1ps.

the present ships OF the service. The
style OF hull adopted by the government
will not be materially changed. The
new vessels Will be considerably larger
than either the old ones or those now
under construction or provided for
Many new devices which will add TO
efficiency and fighting ability will be in
stalled. Two OF the more essential foa-
lures OF the new battleships will be the
space allotted for coal bunkers. engines
and magazines. They will be consldera-
bly, larger than those of the ships now
I'm use. The necessity for a largo steam
Ing radius has been emphasized by the
war, notably By the demand made upon
the battleship oregon. in her unpIecc-
dented run from the Pacific 90 the At
lantic. This alone has. shown the need
OF large coal carrying capacity and in
creased speed. The days OF the lG knot
battleship arc over. Nothing less than
is knots win do FOR the modern heavy
armored anips ~ the line. and evon
greater speed viii hc str'vcn for.
Armor and armament VIII be differ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10
Supports the Departments
Plans After Explaining
What They Are.

they are worthy OF all the respect and
honor the United States can bestow up
on them.
Since IL has become one OF the policies
OF the government to increase its naval
force and place IL on a footing with the
mere powerful ones OF Europe our naval
experts have been at work devising
plans for the construction of the new
vessels which are TO be added from time
TO time. Many interesting problems
have been brought out in the matter OF
the best methods to be employed and
the most valuable type OF ship for the
service. These subjects have been ex-
haustively discussed by the experts. but
the result OF their findings, so far as the
of the plans is concerned,
will not be known until the ships have
left the ways. The theory of the steel
warship has been thoroughly tested. and
the constructors will no longer have to
work in the dark. These ships have
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10

has Jumped to place that puts her far
In advance or some OF the nations which
were looked upon as all powerful Some
OF these now look upon this country not
only anxiously. but with fear. for she
has risen TO the dignity of factor in
the management OF the affairs OF the
world if she cares to exercise her pre-
rogatlvc.
The policy OF the government hereto
fore has seemingly been to maintain az
small an army and navy as possible.
and while our population Is large and
our area OF territory IL great our fight
Ing forces have been smaller than some
OF the powers which are not rated even
a. third class. IL In now the intention
Of the government TO increase both the
land and naval forces and TO have the
latter always In a condition that win
command respect. Our ships have al
ready shown the material they are
made OF. and the officers and men who
fought them their abilities as sesmen
and Guuners. They have opened the
eyes Of the world and have proved that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10
"A POWERFUL NAVY
FOR UNCLE SAM.

than diminished and will be so placed
as to give the vessels greater broadsidc
action. Turrets will be used on the for
ward and after decks, I'm which the
heavier guns will be mounted. The
guns on the sides OF the vessels will be
or smaller caliber than some now in
use, but there will be more OF them and
with the new devices for discharging
them rapidly they will be capable OF
throwing more pounds OF metal in a
given time than those on the ships now
on the active'list.
The foreign navies are not only being
Increased in the number OF ships. but
their batteries are being arranged diff
ferently and their speed materially in
creased. The large transatlantic COM
panies are building larger and faster
vessels for their service. They are con-
structed under the supervision OF their
respective governments and i'm accord
ance with their admiralty laws with
view 10 having them up 10 the standard
so they may be used as auxiliary cruis-
ers. Vessels OF this class during the
Hispano- American war gave a good ac-
count Of themselves. 1t is for the pur-
pose OF coping with such craft and the
high speed cruisers that are being add
ed to the navies OF the world that our
government is looking TO the construc-
ton OF fast armored, protected and un-
protected cruisers.
In no particular have the teachings
or the war been more striking than in
the demonstration of the value OF ar
mored cruisers. We have but two of
this class, the New York and the Brook
lyn. They performed most valuable
service. not Off the coast OF Cuba only.
but in bringing some OF the faster ships
to a stop when they undertook to run
the blockade. AS moderate fighting
machines they are unsurpassed. They
showed their worth at the battle With
the swift Spanish fleet off Santiago. For
all round service the armored and pro-
tected cruisers are the best type for
naval service. and the government will
do well TO add many OF them to the
list. Russia has large number OF this
type. and other European countries are
rapidly building them.
The new armored cruisers for the
United States navy will be larger and
more powerful than any we now have
The type will be similar TO the Brook
lyn. but many Improvements will be
made. The war has shown the danger
OF using wood on fighting ships. This
material will be dispensed with in every
department possible. and where IL is
employed 1t will be subjected to fire.
prooflng. All the fire mains will be
placed below the protective deck. The
ships will have a greater steaming
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10

entity arranged. IT is not unlikely that
the battleships and armored cruisers
will have armor plates extending the
entire length OF the sides instead OF, as
heretofore, only over the vitals. vt was
shown during the war that, while none
of our ships was seriously damaged.
armor placed all along their sides would
have added greatly TO their protection.
With the new Krupp process of harden
ing the plates II will not be necessary
TO have the belts of as great thickness
as at present. This will be a great ad-
vantage in the construction of the heav-
Ter ships, as the saving in weight can
be utilized in the engine and boiler
space and TO add to the coal carrying
capacity. The plates now in use on the
battleships and armored cruisers are
harveyized and are from 10 to IS inches
in thickness, while the new Krupp
plates will not be more than 10 inches
in thickness for the battIeships and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10

mored cruisers OF high speed and
number OF protected and unprotected
cruisers of about 500 tons greater dis
placement than the largest of their class
now on the active list. 1t will be neces-
sary TO maintain a large and powerful
navy IL the government intends to keep
the possessions taken from Spain and
hold the position she has gained.
The list OF ships has begun TO grow.
There are several battleships now on
the ways or nearly ready 10 be put into
active service. Added TO these Will be
2s boats. OF the torpedo and destroyer
class besides the number that are rap
Idly nearing completion. As yet none Of
the new armored cruiser class has been
provided for, but there Is no doubt that
when congress- convenes appropriations
Will be made for n number OF them.
When these shall have been completed,
the stars and stripes win be carried 10
the ends OF the earth on as fine ships
as were ever built. and Uncle sam will
have a navy OF which he may be Justly
Piou"s "a ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10

mounting guns. There are none OF our
ships now in the service which are fit-
ted with underwater tubes. while many
OF those in the foreign navies are equip
ped only with them.
The danger OF torpedo tubes above
the water line OF q fighting ship was
startlingly illustrated during the battle
near Santiago harbor on July 3. On that
occasion shell from an American ship
struck torpedo which was IN one OF
the Vizcaya's tubes, and a dozen men
were blown into eternity by the result
ant explosion
Another matter that will be taken into
consideration by the board Of construc-
ton in the plans for the new vessels
VIII be the location Of the coal bunkers
and magazines. Some trouble has re-
suited from having the bunkers and
magazines close TO each other. Some
OF the accidents that have occurred by
spontaneous combustion OF coal have
not only caused anxiety. but consider
able damage. In most of the ships the
coal bunkers and magazines are close
together. This is Especially so in the
case OF the cruiser New York and the
battleships OF the Oregon class. Fires
have been discovered in the bunkers,
and In some cases the boxes in which
the fixed ammunition Is kept in the
magazines adjoining them have been
charred. OF the more serious fires that
have occurred, although no damage
was done to the ammunition. were those
on the cruisers New York. Minneapolis,
Cincinnati and the battleship Indiana.
These brought to the notice OF the de-
partment the danger OF placing the
and bunkers too near TO each
other. With the increase of coal space
the magazines will have to be dlstrib-
uted, and great care will be taken to
correct the old fault.
!. Still another matter that will be
considered by the board will be that
of increasing the magazine space to
permit the vessels to carry a larger
supply of ammunition and projectiles.
The ships at present In the service in
a hard fight could fire all the ammuni-
ton they can now stow away in less
than six hours and some OF them In
much less time. To increase the maga-
zine space means to give the vessels
more fighting ability, and IL will be Just
as necessary as increasing the engine
and boiler capacity.
The new ships which will be added
to the service from time to time will be
OF the battleship, armored. protected
and unprotected class. We are now
strong In the protected class, but before
the government stops adding to the list
1t should have at least 30 battleships of
the first class. a large number OF ar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10

The common soldier IN Russia re-
ceives rubles per annum--about 13.1x
The day rations consist Of two pounds
Of suchary, which n q coarse Mind q
bread made Of cracked rye. baked hnr6
at FIRST. then cut into small pieces -
further dried In a hest>d oven: 8 orno11
quantity Of salt and some souns 49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-10
copyright, 1851


With expansion OF territory, and es-
pecially when the lands acquired are as
far from the home station as are the
possessions which have recently come
under the control OF the United States,
II Is necessary to maintain large navy
to retain the hold upon them. Before
the Hispano-American war the United
States possessions were limited to the
home country. and the navy was con-
sdered to be ample for the protection
of the lands over which the stars and
stripes files. With new territory to be
looked after. 1t is different, and an in
crease of our naval forces both in ships
and men is necessary. Previous TO the
war the United States so far as her
navy was concerned. was considered a
small factor among the nations of the
world. The change that the war made
was marvellous. and the United States
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-31

whats that?" said the old gentleman as
he entered while the eldest daughter was
saying things confdentially to her mother.
"Bess was just telling me that the young
man that visited the Broketons last sum
mer has written her, and that he sent love
and kisses"
He did, did he? The impudent puppy.
Write him and squelch him at once, or
you're no daughter of mine. Let him know
so there is no possible chance of misunder-
standing that you have the utmost resent
ment for such conduct, and if he ever comes
here again I'll kick him out of the house"
We'll, did you attend to that matter,
Bess!' asked the old gentleman at break
fast next morning.
Eyes"
Good. What did you say?"
Il told him distinctly that if he didn't
know, any better than to send such things
in letter., instead of bringing them in per
son, | would have, to forego the pleasure of
his acquaintance"
For the next FIVE minutes the family were
terror stricken under ckonviction that the
head of the household had burst blood
vessel.-Stray Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-31
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Mr.. Spouter-"An heirloom, Johnny,
is something that's handed down from
father to SON." Little Johnny-"Huh!
That's a funny name for pants."-
Judge.
The Judge (sternly)-"The next per-
son who interrupts the proceedings
will be expelled from the courtroom"
The Prisoner Enthusiastically
"Hooray!"-Puck.
Fixing the Date.-Little Elmer
PA, when is a man really old?" Prof.
dhead-"Whenever he reaches
the point where his ideal woman is one
who is good e."-Puck.
Admitted by Jimmy.-"Yes, sir -
said the man in cell I'll, "time was
when | was admitted to the very best
houses" "And what brought you
here?" "They caught me coming out"
Parsons.
Results of the First Battle-Tom-
my's Mother-"Y naughty boy?
You've sent Sammy Swackhammer
home crying!" Tommy-"You bet!
We was playin' war an he was the
Spaniard!"-Chicago Tribune.
Satisfied with Results.-Mrs. Browne
-"Are you satisfied with the results of
your daughters course at college?''
Mrs. Whyte-"Quite SO; she is going
to marry one of the professors"
Someryille (Mass.) Journal.
In a New Chamberlain Citizen
"This war business is good thing for
the newspaper men," Distinguished
Editor-"More than you imagine. The
people who used to run our papers for
us are now busy telling how to conduct
military operations" -Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Wide Range of Scenery.-Stage
Manager Ito proprietor of the the
ater)-"Our scene shifter wants holt
day. He says he hasn't been away for
five years." Proprietor-"Well, tell
him he cannot have one. He gets
change of scenery enough for any
dy.'-Pearson's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-31
A WORD OF PRAISE.
1t Goes Great Ways Towards Maxi
ing "a Child Happy and Good
Natured.


Ihave for some time been on the look
out to discover the secret of the contin-
ual happiness that seems to prevail
among the children of one of my neigh
bors. They are the merriest and at the
same time the most obedient children
l know. Their mother has but to ex-
press wish to have anything done,
and they do it promptly, even eager
ly. And they do everything to the best
of their ability. Nothing is shirked;
nothing sighted.
1 discovered one day recently at
least one reason for this delightful
state of affairs in that home. 1t lies in
the fact that the mother of these chill
dren is always praising them. She
never descends to fiattery, but of hon
est and deserved praise there is no
stint. Every little service that they
render her, everything that they do
well receives its full need of praise.
IL is so easy to say: "You did that well,
Johnny" or 'That was done beautiful
ly, Mary" have seen the result of this
kindly and judicious praise, and it re-
calls the words of an old writer who
said: words of praise, indeed, are al
most as necessary to warm child into
genial life as acts of kindness and af-
lection. Ju1icious praise is to children
what the sun is to flowers"
There is nothing more pathetic than
for child to have its sincere efforts to
please pass by unnoticed. l remem-
Der that l was once visiting in home
in which there were two very nice chill.
dren, girl of nine and boy of II. One
morning | heard the little boy say to
his sister: Now, let's go to work
and make the sitting-room ever so nice
and tidy, to surprise mamma" "AIl
right" replied the little girl, eagerly;
and they set to work and removed every
trace of disorder. by and by their
mother came into the room and Robert
and Lucy listened eagerly for her words
of pleasure and approval because of the
surprise" in store for her. But to their
surprise and disappointment, and, I
confess, to my own, she said nothing.
l noted the way in which the two lit
tie people looked at each other. 1t was
a very sober look, hurt look. Finally,
Robert said:
Mamma, you can't guess who cleaned
up the sitting-room and made it look so
nice this morning"
The mother glanced around careless
ly and said: "Oh5 did you and Mary do
t?'' ~ s- fas@
eyes, we did, mamma; we did it all
by ourselves"
"Well," was the mothers Indifferent
reply, ''it's no more than you ought to
DO every morning"
I shall never forget the pathetic look
of disappointment that came into the
faces of that little boy and girl. A
word or two of deserved praise would
have made them so happy, and would
have stimulated them to renewed eff
forts to please and to ''help mamma"
1t is always wise, it is kind and just,
indeed it is duty, to recognize and
lovingly approve of the efforts of a
child. They are wise and true parents
and teachers who recognize this fact
and praise freely that which is deserv-
ing of praise. L. Barbour, in Baptist
Teacher.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-31
MAUD ECHO HAWK.
An Indian Girl Who Is Civilized and
Is Engaged in the Education
of Her People.

The noble red man is no longer
problem. He has been solved In 20 or
30 years he has climbed from savagery
to place so near the summit of civil
cation that he wears patent leather
shoes and carries life insurance pol
icy. All this has been brought about
through the persistent efforts of the
white teachers and missionaries.
The further refining and polishing of
poor Lo is what the national Indian
school service institute has under con-
sideration. Some 500 superintendent
teachers and other employees of the In
dian service and missionaries are en-
gagged in the work. Among them are
few Indians who have taken up the
work of civilizing their race.
One of these native teachers is Maud
Echo Hawk, beautiful Pawnee girl,
who displays gold filling in her teeth
when she smiles.
Picture a slim, graceful figure at
tired in dainty blue check gingham
dress trimmed with white lace, small
feet shod in pointed kid shoes tipped
with patent leather, an oval distinc-
lively Indian face, tinted, coppery
complexion, brownish black eyes that
express fathomless depth of tender
ness. This is Maud Echo Hawk, an up
to-date Indian maiden who makes her
own clothes and knows how to concoct
cream tarts, mince pies, and ever so
many other civilized things to ruin
the digestion of her future husband.
She has such a sweet; romantic name,
suggestive CT caverns and mountain
crags and cataracts, that it seems
shame to civilize her. In her the I'M
tanned blood of her forefathers has not
been entirely subdued in spite of the
civilizing process she has been put
through since she was taken away
from her fathers wigwam as little
girl and placed in the Carlisle Indian
school.
Miss Echo Hawk is now % years old,
and she has had many advantages, but
she says that she sometimes longs to
go back to her people. When asked if
she would ever go back to her nation
and be married, the tint of her brown
cheeks deepened and she smiled bash
lullN. uC uSCu hSl oIS
she said in her quantity accented Eng
lish that she did not know, but she
dropped her eyes and a dreamy look
came into them as she played with a
little ring on the third finger Of her
left hand.
This young girl is the head seam
stress in charge of the sewing depart.
ment of the Hope Indian school at
Springfield, S. d. After a course at
Carlisle she was transferred to the
Lincoln institute at Philadelphia,
where she graduated. She has paid
a few brief visits to her father, who is
a chief among the Pawnees in Okla
homa. Her people treat her respect
fully, but the women turned up their
noses at her broad sleeves the last
time she was there, and she was criti-
cised good deal because she could not
split wood. AS teacher she earns $35
n month, and boards herself.-Denver
Republican.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-31
NO WOMAN Is EXEMPT.

Regu1arityis matter of Importance
in every woman's life. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth it is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of woman's health is
a perfectly normal and regular per-
Torrance of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
TRUDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, is echoed
in every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I feel like a
new person since following your ad-
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me. My troubles were pain
full menstruation and leucorrhea. I
was nervous and had spells of being
confused. Before using your remedies
never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. 1 now wish to say that never
had anything do me SO much good for
painful menstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrhea. I hope these few
words may help suffering women"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand aillng
women during single year.
All suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice about their health.