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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24
WORSHIP ON WAR SHIPS
How Jacks Rigs Church" When
in the Service of Uncle Sam.
1T Is A REGULAR FUNCTION
Every Sunday the Signal to Rig Church
In Displayed-Conducted by the
Chaplain on the Berth Deck.
The Chapiain's Duties.

When there is seen flying from the
gaf of a United States man-of-war a
small. white triangular pennant, bear
ing on its field a blue Greek cross e
the pike or halyard. 1t Is a signal that
divine service is being held on board.
rig church, Is one of the regular ma
val orders. issued usually at about 1880
on Sunday morning.
Church is rugged in various places,
according to the construction OF the
vessel and according to the weather
conditions. II the day is fine and not
too cold the quarter deck will probably
be selected, although in some ships V
is customary to hold the service on the
forward part of the gun deck. In
stormy weather the berth deck below
is used. where the men may be under
shelter. though they are more cramped
for room.
Assuming that the service Is to he
held on the quarter deck. the arrange
ments for 1t will proceed o like
this: When the bugler gives the sig
nal the church ensign" is hoisted 20
the GAIT. and some of the men. under
the direction of an officer. bestir them
selves briskly in making the simple
preparations which are necessary.
A able or desk. covered with the
American flag. Is placed at the end II
the quarter deck for the chaplain. A
few wardroom chairs are brought up
from below and ranged along the star
board side. where the officers are TO
assemble. and benches or capstan bars
resting on buckets make seats for the
crew on the port side.
The ~organ-for every ship that has
n chaplain Is provided with an iastru-
ment Of this NATURES put i'm a con-
venient place. IL there is a band. and
its services are desired. a few must
clans are selected aud stationed near
by. Then the ships bell is to,'ed for
about Ave minutes. giving the officers
and men. wherever they may he On
board. sufficient time to assemble. II
they are so inclined.
The boatswain may call down the
hatchways: silence. fore and aft. dur
ing divine service!" bur II is we'll un-
derstood by the entire crew that the
ship must he quiet now for about
three-auarters of an hour. Finally the
bell stops. the captain, after a glance
around. makes a sisn 10 the chaplain
that all is ready. and the service be
gins.
How IL is conducted depends upon
the denomination to which the chap
lain belongs, n various sects are rep
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tanglements. for through II. while she
retains her dominion in India, her very
life blood, the of the Orient,
Gibbs and flows. Yet. when M. de Les
seps first came to the front with the pro-
feet, the attitude of England was en-
tirely hostile; her engineers questioned
its practicability, while Lord Palmerston
denounced it as one of those bubble
schemes which are often set on foot to
induce English capitalists to embark
their money upon enterprises which in
the end leave them poorer, whoever else
may be richer"
The figures given in the report Of the
canal company. issued June Z, show
Just how far wrong Lord Palmerston
was; 2.ses vessels, carrying 1sl, 215 pas
niger passed through the canal Lass
year; 2.1e3 were merchant ships, 727
mail steamers. Il vessels In ballast, 727
were ships and military transports, AMI
Is minor crafts. such as tugs and
yachts. The various a tionalities rep
resented and the humble of ships be-
longing to each were: English, 1905;
German. zoe: Dutch. ,o2: French, IS;
Australian, n: Italian. As; Spanish. IS:
Norwegian, A; Russian. 3s; Japanese.
Z: Turkish, 3; Egyptian, 2: Siamese, ];
Danish. 2; Mexican. 1, and Portuguese.
and Swedish, 1.
The combined of this vast
fleet was 1888. 1884. while the navi-
CATION receipts were 20. 91S, 400 francs, of
which sum Sass, 900 francs were de-
rived from the military trafnc.
The regulations governing the use of
the canal by warships are quite differ
emit from those that rule in the case of
merchantmen, only one man-of-war OF
any nation may enter the canal at one
time, each ship being compelled to
work clear of the waterway before an
other enters.
0teaming at the maximum rate of
speed permitted. six miles an hour. Is
hours are required to make the pass
z Thus to get a feet of 10 or l.
warships' through would require posi-
bly, a week. and the tolls would be in
the neighborhood of $500 coo. These
tolls are 3 francs per o for a pass
enger or freight boat and for men-of-
war a considerable discount Is made in
favor of ships of ballast, and without
passengers as we'll as for mail steam
ers.
The project OF a canal across the
Isthnus OF uez had engaged the at
tention of the world long before De
Lesseps took il up and successfully per-
formed the labor. A canal did actu-
ally exist 900 years before the beginning
of the Christian era. which answered
all the purposes of a water course for
small vessels. Napoleon was response
bic for a revival OF the idea and even
went so far as to commission one OF
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wood, nd the ever-present
cocoanuound. In addition to
these faieties there ire hun
dreds onot generally known
even by1ich produce ornamen-
tai wooior many purposes. OF
all theis vegetable products
the bare most plentiful, use
full and IL is scattered every
where 10. and is never far dis
tant frdhabitations. 1t Is util-
lied fotude Of purposes. in
cludingruction of bridges and
dwellinire Of all kinds. pipes
for corater. musical instru-
ments. es. scaffolds: the roots.
branchNes being utilized. II
is repre- almost innumerable
varietiaose attaining a height
of from,eet and a diameter of
eight toes to others no larger
than az rattan. The forests
also abe the varieties of canes,
rattans members of the Gala
mus fach are important and
valuabIng a great variety Of
uses. Tpalm also is a valuable
tree: pm enormous quantities
a nut viewed by men. women
and CHI piece of the nut is
wrappef OF the betel-pepper.
which / with shell lime made
into a n water. Ii can be
found cepared ready for use,
in eveTd village.
In thural products there is
a great between those Of Cuba
and tho Philippines. In both.
sugar 30 are great staples.
But theands possess a unique
productthsrtO IL has not been
found praise successfully else
where. uct is known CONNER
cialIy ahemp. which is. how
ever, a as IL has no relation
TO the IL. Its native name is
abaca he product of a species
Of plananana. Musa textilis.
which ~ slightly in appear
ance frdole variety, Musa para
dislaca.t IL small. unpleasant
to the tnot edible. The plant
attains )f from II to IA feet
Frank In the July Forum.
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order TO pipe down," is given. and
church is '%unrigged." Sometimes an
evening service is also held. but this Is
not the general custom.
Attendance at church on the war
ships Is of course not compulsory. but
the officers are expected to attend by
way of furnishing an example. and
most of them usually do, accompanied
by perhaps about halr the crew-some-
times more and sometimes less.
But by no means all the ships or the
navy are provided with chaplains. For
the so or more war vessels now effect
i've for service there are fewer than 30
chaplains. or less than one for every
two ships. They are attached to the
largest and most important vessels,
where their ministrations nay reach
the greatest number of persons.
A queer incident happened A few
years ago. when one or the modern
cruisers was put into commission IL
had been intended hat she should
carry a chaplain. but when the Off
| GERS quarters were completed 1t was
found tina his room a been entirely
overlooked. No accommodation for
him thus being available. the ship put
To sea without a chaplain and did not
have one for at least two years.
In an action the chaplain's duties
are with the sick and wounded. occa-
~sionally. however, his aid has been re-
auired at the guns. and IN many in
stances the chaplains have proved
themselves heroic fighters as well as
good preachers. In the old days OF the
navy the chaplain wore a -ull uniform
of his rank-lieutenant. Lieutenant
commander. or commander-but II :
now customary for him TO wear a suit
of black or the regulation costume oi
whatever church he represents, some
times with the Insignia of his rank
upon his CONGRATULATIONS Times
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The People of Hawaii.

ii. 5. Townsend in the July Forum.
Every man has the right TO choose his
companions; and the fact that mis-
neighbor is not nus chosen does not in
itself give that neighbor just cause for
complaint. But when. in declining his
companionship. a man declares anoth-
er unfit company for a gentleman. the
latter may feel that failure TO resent
IL with proper spirit would be almost
equivalent to an admission that the inn
putatiOn was just. Somewhat similar
10 his is the position which the people
OF Hawaii are placed by certain crea-
tors of public sentiment in America.
Hawaii. through her government. has
solicited the privilege Of becoming a
part of he United States. This prop
osition has provoked much discussion.
both among Americans and among the
people Of other countries. A great part
of this has been temperate and thought
full. Reasons for and against the an
nexation of Hawaii have been properly
presented. In the course Of the con-
trOversy many important questions OF
policy and principle have been raised.
The people Of Hawaii have neither the
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haps. Jealous, of de Lesseps' undertake
ing, and he was never able TO secure
more than a half-hearted cooperation
from that country. When he had made
a thorough survey of the isthmus he
came to the conclusion that Il would be
useless to attempt to restore the filed
up canal of the %aneients. and that the
shortest and most direct route was the
one to follow his water way.
He had a very serious problem TO face
in the supposed difference in the levels
of the Red and Mediterranean seas.
This difference was held to be so
great that the canal would be flooded
as soon as IL was opened. -Four years
were spent by the interchangeable
Frenchman in surveying the line for his
proposed canal. His observation en-
abled him to prove that the levels of
the two seas were identical. On the
25th of August, 1859, the first step was
taken in the great work. Engineers
and skilled workmen were imported
from France and England. while the
Khediva of Egypt furnished an army
of thirty thousand fellakeen. With this
force the labor was begun, to be con-
tinued year by year. until in August of
1869. when the last fainter was pierced.
Thre months later the canal was
thrown open to commerce. 1t is about
I one hundred miles in leng h. Originally
IL had a depth of 26 feet. which has
been somewhat increased in recent
years by dredging. The width is 375
feet. almost points along its course.
though in deeper cuttings this narrows
down to 1876 feet. Where IL runs through
Lake Menzaleh. Lake Timsah and the
Great Bitten lake. IT widens again con-
siderably.
In the canal proper numerous sid
ings are excavated. where vessels going
one way may stop to let those steam
ing in a contrary direction pass. All
ships in transit are under the control
of the officials in the main station Of
the company at Suez. who direct their
every movement through the sub-sta-
tions that are located at intervals on
the banks of the canal. Just how inn
portant the work of these men is NAV
be understood when IL is said that II
is no unusual thing for as many as 40
vessels to be in the canal at n time.
A blundsr in signaling from station to
station might be quite serious in lis
consequence as a similar mistake IN
the part of a train dispatcher, a COLI
sion would mostly likely occur. The
system employed to regulate the navi-
cation of the canal is a simple yet in
genious mechanical device. In the Of
flee at Suez is a long. narrow board.
which has a grooved surface: the
groove represents the canal. and il
varies in width, just as the real canal
varies. every siding having its counter
part in a notch on the board.
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The Cost Of Mil
itsrY lnefficieneY

The commercial value of a navy Is
shown in the fact that the record voyage
OF the Oregon from San Francisco TO the
Atlantic Immediately produced an invita-
ton from the Russian government to her
builders, the Union Iron works OF san
Francisco. to send representatives to that
country for the purpose of arranging con-
tracts for war vessels. The Homestead
works have been engaged for some time
on armor for Russian ships. Navies cost
money. but they bring co~mpensating trade
and this again reacts on the naval re-
sources of the country by the greater
~eapne that results from constant
employment and the better and more
rapid construction that is done by train
ed gangs of workiuen. The cost of build
ing in special lines has already been re-
duced in this country to the cost abroad.
and sometimes below IL, as Ii proved by
the fact that an American machine shop
is now building the engines for the prt-
vate yacht of a famous English shipbufld-
er. simply because the Yankee shop can
make them more cheaply. The cost OF
bodybuilding has been reduced materially
since we began building the new navy,
and IL our ~shipyards and armor mills can
be fully employed. the cost of future ad-
ditions 10 Il will be lessened still more.
The consequences OF military ineficien-
cy are shown in the report that Yung
Wing, who Is operating in China for
American capitalists, lately obtained con-
CeSSlOnS unurr lmptflal euict IoE a aAf
way between Tien-Tsin, on the Petho
river. below Pekin. and Chin kiang. a
port on the great Yang-tse-Kiang. near
its mouth. This road viii be about 100
miles long and could be laid through the
coal fields OF Shantung. but il is said that
the Germans refuse to let II pass through
that region. which Is within 100 miles of
Kiao Chou bay. unless they build and OPP
crate that section. The road VIII. there
fore. go down through the great plain
west of the S%hantung promontory and
will have to seek It's coal supply In some
of the mines on the Iang-tse-ktang. 1t
would be easy TO run a branch TO the won
derful coal and iron deposits OF Shahsni,
where the finest anthracite Is sold at the
pits mouth for 10 cents a ton. but the dis
patches say that a strong Anglo-Italfan
syndicate has obtained a concession fe-
all the mines there. In these snort tele-
graphic notes We get a hint OF the Aerce
struggle for the commercial partition Of
China, with results that recall the huge
grants under which our country was set
tied. The emperor of China Is expected to
give like an emperor and may md him
self with nothing left. and this 10 the
price he pays for military ineficiency.
Whatever the future of China may De. IL
is the foreigner who controls II.
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right nor the ts object to fun
and free dis the matter in
all It's bearinat the final de-
cision win bprovince OF the
American pesrmine. II the
people Of thstates. through
their conservatives. decide
against anneaii. that fact
alone will git right to COM
plain. But c speakers and
writers who n us as unfit for
or unworthy tnship and COM
partnership oenlightened and
highly civilian people CON-
pei us to reaspersions.
When I fimong the Hs-
waiian peopnrprised to find
the school chto put to shame
with their knGarfield, Grant.
Lincoln, wailadstone. Beac-
onfeld. Bisnser Fritz" Mel
son and NapAmerican school
children witiad come in con-
tact. Authoritarian press has
deteriorated since that time.
the Hawaiiaers still give a
greater amofs from foreign
lands than appreciated by the
readers of country newsps-
pers. Our s literaey are liza
bic TO give a ssion. since they
include al pc s years OF age.
But il Is as currence to find
an illiterate allan in Hawaii
as IL is to finite adult Ameri-
can in the I'd states In the
union: and sen the case for
a generation'e are the people
who must bent OF the malice
or ignoranceiists ana writers
who think itcaricature them
as ridiculous
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THE SUEz CANAL AN IMPORT
ANT FACTOR IN WAR TIMES
jealousy Watched by the Statesmen of All Nations for Fear Its Neutrality Will Be
Encroahed Upon by Some Hostile Power-How the Traffic in the Canal
Is Regulated Only One ManofWar Of Any Nation May Enter
the Canal at One Tme-Fhteen Hours are Re-
oured to Make the Passage

On a vessel appearing either at Port
Said or Suez, inc signaling for a pilot.
a very small boat, not unlike a childs
toy. is placed in the grove and fur
nished with a tiny flag. significant of
the nationality of the ship in the har-
Dor. AS soon as her name is known 1t
is also affixed to the toy boat. and as
the ship moves, each station IL passes
reporting to headquarters, the model IS
moved along the groove.
Thus by merely glancing at the min
iature canal the officials in charge
know just where the ship is. and they
inform the sub-stations 1t has yet 10
pass as to its progress, and when two
ships are travelling in opposite direc-
tions near the same siding their pilots
are notified from the nearest sub-sta-
ton by mean of signals. In this
manner they are also also instructed
as TO which is to take the right of way.
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his engineers to investigate the mat
ter and report upon it. This report Is
said to have been favorable to the en-
terprise, but the work was not under
taken.
To England, with her vast I'M con-
stantly growing possessions in the East.
the matter was naturally one of the
utmost Importance, and the scheme
known as the overland route, which
antidated de Lesseps' more splendid,
and, at the same time, more practical
solution of the question, met with the
support of the British government. But
at best the overland route served only
as a make shift. and to show what
really was needed, for while II short
ened the journey for the traveller and
lessened the time required in the rams
mission of mails. ii did not benefit COM
merce.
But England was doubtful. or per-
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We offered Dollars Reward for any
case of CRaunot he cured by Hall
CatArrh q
KY A co. Props. Toledo. o.
We. thei have known ,. j. Cheney
for the l.sns believe him perfectly
honorabiaess trsnssetisns, and mn
~sacially a out any obligation made
by the hrI
MEST 4 1essis Druggists. Toledo. o.
WALpfSg MARVIN. Wholesale Drug
gists, Tolt
Halls Cis taken internally. aeting
direetly i'd sHd msseSas surfaces OF
III. svstsrc per bottle. Sold by al
DruxTi.tSiAls free
Hsl's fare the best
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resented among the naval clergymen.
The singing. accompanied by the or
gan, which is played either by an OFF,
Ger or by some musician among the
crew, IL generally fine. The men en-
joy II. and their voices ring out strong
and fresh in the open air.
During the prayers they are required
to remove their caps. but throughout
the rest of the service they a re-
main covered. When IL Is over the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

Great as manifestations of
mineral wea Philippines. the
greatest perrrce of their pros
perity will California. their
vegetable phd of these the
forest growtm an important
factor. Eboironwood, sapan-
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Until quite recently ships were re-
stricted to day runs. and were COM
PEELED TO tie up at sunset. when all
traffic VAS suspended, but within the
last few years this has al been
changed. Electric lighting has been
introduced and the ana Is now Dril-
liantly illuminated from end to end At
night. and the ceaseless stream of traf-
fc keeps up day in and day out with
never a pause.
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You can buy this week three pound can tomatoes, three pound can pie peaches, two pound can best corn, one pound can roasted coffee. one bottle pickles, one bottle tomato catsup, two pound can table peaches for 10 cents eaeh ct Mccain Grocery Co. dtf
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None of the parties leaving for Lit tie Rock on the noon train were go- ing to play the races. All hae spe- cial business calling them to the Cap ital.
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Mr. ". II. Adams, of the Ice & Coal Company, has business which carries him to Little Rock today.
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MT. ". C. Hudson, of the Bank of Pine Bluff, is paying the Capital q business visit today. He returns to- morrow.
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Mr. John ". Sullivan aud family have returned from Portland, where Mir. Sullivan was engaged in the cot ton business during the season. They will make this city their home during the summer.
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While the proht on McMurry's E Mountain Brand of corn is small yet the groeers like to sell 1t as it al- ways pleases the trade. BIS dtf
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Lightning ice cream freezers from Z to 12 quarts. at prices lower than last year. Smith X Owen. dit.
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Miss Pima Burks, who has former ly been connected with the Blum Dry Goods Emporium as clerk, is ROW with the Grand Leader.
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Drink Coca-colo for headache and exhaustion, at Mitchell's, POS Main street. fl
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Mr. Wm Hemingway, prominent planter of English, is in the city to- day.
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Mr. Walter Wilkins was a passen- ger on the morning Valley train for Little Rock.
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Messrs. J. E. Kirsh and \. Lyons, of Little Rock, are registered at the
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FouNp-A ladS's cape, on Lake side. Owner can get same by calling at this office and paying for notice.
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At last the leading grocers have purchased the genuine Pure high grade baking powder named Perfect and will now sell it at D cents per pound, see that you get 3-lldlm.
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Stone flterers, all sizes, cheaper than ever before, at Smith & Owen's.
 a1t.
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Copies of the brief entitled sIn the matter of confirmation of Nomina- tion of Ferdinand Havis as Post master Ut Pine Bluff filed with Senate Committee on Postofiices and Postroads, charging incompet- ency and undtness. together with specifications and evidence to sus- tain same. On sale at Pine Bluff Cigar & News Co. at 5c each. 31 If
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MT. +. T.. Simms left this morning on q drumming trip down the Valley road.
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Mr. Duck Rosenberg went up tC Little Rock today to play the races
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New line of imported groceries jus received at JoE C. MEYERS. dtf
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MT. W. F. Braey, popular Littl, Rock young man, is in town today
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Fresh fish. oysters and celery V cry Thursday and Friday at JoE c. MEYERS dts
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Mr. $. 4. Rosenberg has imperative business requiring his presence in the Capital today.
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You can use any grade of hourand have good biscuits, Ight-bread and pastry if you use the Pure Baking Powder named Perfect" a-tf.
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Mr. Nose Miller has businesss which takes him to Little Rock to- day.
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Do not buy q hard horse corn and injure your digestion just because it Is cheap, but buy MeMurry's x Mount ain Brand aud get something nice.
 dtf
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FoR RENr-Major j. Mead's resi- deuce on Lakeside. Apply to Roberts & Johnson.
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Mothers Praise Hoods Sarsa parilla, because, by it's great blood reniching qualities, it gives rosy cheeks and vigorous appehtes to pnuy children.
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A man named Ward, from Kings land, was this morning fined $50 for carrying a pistol.
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We have the finest clam chowder put up. Try a can.-McCain Gro cery Co. dtf