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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

Thus. beneath the water. the officer
who directs the firing OF The torpedo
will have as clear and accurate a view
OF the position of his enemy as the
gunner aboard ship.
Now. as to the discharge and direc-
tion OF the torpedo. All being ready.
the officer i'm charge makes a careful
calculation as to distance and direction.
These two points must he settled be-
fore anything else can be successfully
accomplished. Then the signal Is given
and the operators. In divers costume.
place the torpedo In the curiOusly
formed gun and proceed to regulate the
storage battery which every torpedo
contains. SO that there will be no fail
ure OF the current at a critical period.
Naturally the torpedo is not taken
apart for this purpose. but two tiny
levers inside are operated by means OF
electric buttons 81 that everything may
be placed in readiness. Attached to
every torpedo Is a steering apparatus
which Is controlled by automatic steer
ing within.
TNI~ -iearir@ apparatus is so ar
ranged that when the curse Of the tor
pedo Is once laid IL can be set so that
Il is kept upon this course.
When the torpedo Is ready and its
course set. the officer in the dark cham
Der OF the camera obscura gives the
signal Almost with absolute silence
the missile starts on Its momentous
Journey. until. rising like a monster Of
the deep beneath the fsted cruiser. IL
tears and rends her so tina presently
size goes down. with perhaps half her
crew killed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

New York, April 4-Now hat the
speed with which a vessel can be driven
through the water has becom so i'm
portant a factor in the intercepting of
a hostile fleet. ii is not to be wondered
at that public interest ould be CEN
tered in the swift marine beauty Ell
Tide, which has been placed at the dis
posal of the United States government
by it's owner, f. Burgess Warren of
Philadelphia. The Ellide is at present
being fitted out as a torpedo boat and
dispatch courier. She will be of the
most valuable service to the navy She
is to be equipped with small rapid fir
ing uns her decks strengthened and
the handsome saloons given up to the
storage of ammunition.
The Ellide is the fastest steam yacht
afloat. She has actually travelled at the
rate of a mile i'm / minute and 35 sec
onds, and on occasion has V made
better time than that. With this speed
the usefulness of the Ellide in war
times a scarcely be over-estimated.
She could travel from Key West to Ha-
vana in less han two hours; could dis
lance any hostile ship that floats. and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
a ON CHINA.
Chicago Houses which Accommodate
Ceiestials In Chicago.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Chinese hieroglyphics have appeared
within the last few days on the win
dows of the Northern Trust compsny's
bank at La Sale and Adams streets.
They have been written in huge char
acters and posted unsparingly. where
even the busiest pedestrians cannot help
but see them and marvel at their hidden
meaning. The curious and unoccupied
have attempted to solve these Innocent
puzzles. and have propounded all sorts
of guesses to the officials OF the institu-
ton. The bank policeman has been
busy telling applicants that the Oriental
notices are not for them. and that the
cashier Will not furnish them with keys
TO the mystery.
While the Caucasians, Malays, Amer
lean Indians and Ethopians have pond
cred long before the crude figures, the
Mongolians have smiled knowingly and
hurried into the bank with an air Of
satisfaction. They have hustled up TO
"A window which seems To have been de-
voted exclusively to their wants and
transacted their business quietly. This
In the translation Of the Chinese posters
Exchanges on Hong Kong and other
cities In China may be procured within
at a small cost"
At last the Chinese assert they have
achieved a large section OF their rights
and the big banks Of the city are court
ing their trade. The advantages Of citi-
zenship have been denied them. but
every channel of and bust
ness has been opened wide. The thrifty
Cinnamon can not only secure drafts.
but they are permitted TO deposit their
money and carry around their bank
books with the pride of an Aston.
The greatest trouble IN the Mongo-
lian's mind after he reaches Chicago and
starts either In the laundry or tea bus!-
ness Ii to meet the obligations which he
may have contracted before leaving his
native land, when he borrowed money
from some shark TO pay his way across
the Pacific. Some Of the agreement
entered into between the travellers ami
the brokers are OF the most barbarous
nature. The borrower practically places
himself in servitude for a number OF
years and frequently for life to the firm
that has given him the false notion thai
IL Is aiding him.
II has been frequently known whers
a la~undryman has been compelled q
forward 500 a veal for a term OF 1,
years TO Hong Kong because $50 wa:
advanced to him on his departure. u
he violates this agreement. which Il
exacted from him In the most solemn
manner. all hope OF return to his faith.
erland must be abandoned. The unfoT
tunate mar would be seized bv hii
creditors. hurried 10 prison and event
ually murdered in the most shockinl
manner. n few horrible examples II
recent years have served to inspire tn
greatest fear in the celestial who Is be
hind in his payments. and he IL usual,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
a arsa, Egyptian PROJECT.

From the London Morning Leader
job Arid & Co. the famous contrac-
tors. ave signed an agreement with
the Egyptian government for the con-
struction of a great reservoir for thu
storage of the ood waters Of the River
Nile. This magnificent scheme. uhfcA
will have most -far-reaching effects -
Egypt. has long been under ccusioogo-
ton as a matter Of vital im~poetanco -
that country.
BY building dams at ssouA =
Assiout. a great reservoir will ~ 60
structed in which will be stored n
o3l. 065, 900. 900 cubs meters OF W0oQy.
The work will take ' yearo = -
payment is to he made by inotal1mGuoD
extending over 50 years II - coh10-
lated IN the country win oeno0& -
the extent of 81. go 900 and the 49,
revenue Z the state will be tncruoDp1
BY over s., 0ee. 0oc- Then. thanho - ~
improved irrigation. much lam wU1 y
reclaimed and the govegumeut vlG3 90
rive large profits from IN GA1e.
may also look for . great ~ - -
customs and railway etuFno~
magnificent scheme h likely 70 cruG
form the whole surfaces of ugyD4
give new life TO h ancieat lon1 60
PharaohA
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the country TO the persistent Oriental
before he could be prevailed upon to
leave and TAX his coppers with him.
Paul Z. Buedefeldt. who ID he FOREIGN
exchange man Of the Northern TruD
company. Is the friend Of all the Chi
nese who ind their way to the inotitu-
ton. 1t was he who secured the oorv-
ices of one of the colony to prepoEo
the signs which set passeu-by guessing.
These Cinnamon are . most ineno-
trious lot" he said. land I don't think
you could beat them anywhere for thalr
thriftiness. They seem imbued with
sound business instincts, and are saving
to the extent Of almost depriving thGm-
selves of the necessities OF life. ~ -
to be regretted that many Of them n0Vo
bound themselves by the most ooaonn
contracts to sen h greater Art Il
their earnings to Hong Kong. not for
themselves. but simply to satisfy IL
love OF gain of the money sharks over
there. have heard that some Of theoe
cut-throat firms have representative
in San Francisco. II such In the -
Uncle Sans delegates should get 10
work at once and drive them out Of the
country.
These Chinese merchants are e.
ceedinely clever with their cash boardaI
as we call them. had q hard PROPOSE
ton in arithmetic the other day VIXEN
Quong wah Sing came along y aGked
me for the cash board. I Uve him ~
figures i had and asked for . solution
While he was playing on B button
I was figuring rapidly. When I 001
through I turned to him and sai1:
We'll. lave you got it, He save -
the answer. esen to q fraction Their
cash boards are not 50 much out OF date
after all"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
SURGERY WITH A SAW.
Operation on a Rhinoceros' Horn in the
London Zoo.

OpeTatiOh Old u ItnfnoctFos' hoTu IN INC
London Zoo.
From the London Mail.
Dwellers by the pleasant pastures of
Regents park were badly scared yes
terday morning by an awful commo-
ton in the direction of the geological
gardens.
Nervous persons were absolutely GER
tain hat the whole menagerie had
broken out and were tearing around on
Primrose hill as a preliminary to a
wild stampede through Albany street
into the heart of the west end. OF
course, nothing of the kin had &C.
Cured. as Mr.. Bartlett, the superin-
tendent of the gardens, subsequently
explained.
There" said Mr.. Bartlett, holding
aloft about three-quarters or a pound of
rhinocerous horn, that is what caused
the disturbance. That is a piece of the
front horn Of Begun, which we removed
this morning. Fol some time this has
been growing back from Begum's nose,
Inc had been pressing so heavily
against the posterior horn that both
were becoming loose. So l determined
that the rhinocerous should undergo a
surgical operation; and this morning at
81 went with the head keeper n about
Is assistants to Begum's cage. h
knew just as well as we did what was
going to happen, and, keeping her eye
we'll On Is, she backed resolutely to the
other end of the Enclosure.
Having got the ropes and straps in
order. the men went IN to
the operation of throwing the huge ami
NAL. This, after a terrible struggle.
was accomplished, and then. when Be-
gum had all but roared the roof off,
n had set all the other animals in the
house joining in the same ear-spIitting
chorus. We found that We had thrown
hA. ON the C;1A To hmm har
over would have been impossible. so we
unroped her and let her rise, the opera
ton being repeated from the other
side. Then we hauled her to the bars.
and with a butchers saw the work Of
removing the superfuous horn was
commenced. Well, it o US Just half
an hour to get through, and In the
course Of that time Begun broke two
saws by throwing her head about at
awkward moments. This other piece
is what we tool from the same horn
eight years ago. so that 1t will prob
ably be about that time before we have
to operate again"
This was sufficiently interesting to
prompt the question whether such Incl
dents were common in the gardens. Mr..
Bartlett said they were not. However,
he remembered an old Indian rhinocer-
os hat once saved a good deal OF
trouble. He jammed his horn under an
iron railing and when he had got ii
well fixed something scared him. With
the jump that followed he wrenched the
horn clean out of his e However.
ne got better of ii. and when the gentle
spring rains came a tender young horn
bud sprouted and grew. and the old
rhino squinted upon IL smiled.
However, up to the day of his death
he SHE'D at an iron fence every time.
Sometimes. Mr.. Bartlett added. they
cut the ingrowing nails of lions. and
that il an awkward business for every
body. including the lion. who generally
closes the proceedings by eating up the
straps and things that are used to
steady him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
One Of These Times.

There are times-and the present is one
of them-when patriotism is stronger
that partyism. when principle is superior
TO policy. and when all the people, con-
scious of their rectitude and their duty.
stand shoulder to shoulder In defense OF
the dignity and honor of the nation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

In Russia, when cofins are covered with
cloth the color of the covering Is. to a
certain extent. distinctive, pink being
used when the deceased Is a child or a
young person. crimson for women and
brown for widows; but black is in no case
employed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
About Burns.
Yonth's Comnanion.

Youths Companion.
A burn may result. from excessive heat
applied in any way--hot air or hot water,
steam, fame or electricity-Or even from
extreme cold The INJURY resulting from
&C intact with no. water or steam is usually
called a scald, but is practically the same
ia results as a burn.
Surgeons speak of different degrees of Il
burn according to tie amount of tissue de-
stroyed by it, Thus. burn of the first de-
gree is one that simply reddens and irri-
tates the skin; burn of tho second degree
is one that causes actual Inflammation Of
the skin with the formation of hlisters,
while burn Of the third degree destroys
the skin and more or less of the flesh he
meath il, or even chars and kills all the It's
sues. in including the bone itself,
Tile effects of burn depend partly upon
its degree. but not entirely, for burn even
of the first degree may cause death. il il In
wolves "A large portion of the surface of the
body. This it does by interfering with the
necessary excretion of waste matter which
Is constantly taking place through the SKIN.
a curious effect of "A severe burn in any
part OF the body is liberation of the bowels
following very intense congestion of the en-
and the lungs are sometimes Injured by the
inhalation of steam or very hot air. bat
who has been burned about the chest OF
back is very liable tc have an attack OF
bronchitis or pneumonia I'm consequence.
The first thing TO be done In the case of
burn of any degree is to stop the pain.
This should be done. not only from the nat
uud iDlpulse To- relieve suffering. but be-
may be so greatly increased by the agony
as TO cause the death of the patient. even
when the burns themselves would not
da so.
Covering the part with any bland sub
stance. such as olive oil, vaseline, sweet
butter or -four paste. TO keep Off the air will
often afford greater relief. and in burns of
tho first degree nothing more may be need
cd. Carron oil. the name given a mixture
CT equal quantities of inseed oil and lime
water, was formerly. and is still In many
work shops the favorite application for a
burn. Better still is bicarbunate Of soda
scooking soda or calcined magnesia made
into an ointment with vaseline or lard or
busted thiclkly over the skin.
Another application Which is often ex-
csedingly grateful Is solution OF nitrate OF
potash (nitre.) Hunters often make a paste
or gunpoWder for this plirpOse One or
other Of these applications VIII usually suf-
tlce In mild cases, and IN severe burns will
help 70 reduce the pain for the time until
the doctor comes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

the animal This he did, but instead of
scampering off, as he expected, the rat
limped painfully up to him and began to
lick his hand. Willie then discovered that
one Of the animals legs had been almost
severed by the trap Taking the rat home
he cut the leg off and then bandaged the
wound. using a liniment a little vase
line He then put the rat into a cage and
carefully fed and nursed it for a week. He
then removed the bandage and found that
the wound had completely healed. The rat
was, however, unable to walk and Willie
decided he would make for it an artificial
leg. Going down to the cellar he obtained
piece of pine and after some whiting
succeeded in making the leg. This he fas-
tened on with a string and was delighted
to see that his plan was entirely success
be seen any day hobbling about the kitchen
or teasing little Irish terrier, of which
it has made a lifelong friend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
To a. bicycle.

with apologies to students of Shelley.)
Swiftly spin over the stony way
Bicycle light,
] rise from my bed at dawn of day,
Where all the vision harassed night
Wove those dreams of joy and fear
Which make thee terrible-and dear:
Swift be thy flight,
Newest pattern of latest day,
Dearly bought,
Speeding along the Queens highway,
ride thee until l wearied out,
Scour the length and breadth of the land
With dlated eye and anxious hand,
Bike long sought.
When arose and saw the dawn,
I calFd for thee;
When skies were black and the summer gone
Ard snow lay heavy highway and tree,
And thou, my machine, vert laid to rest.
In cold bare room like unoved guest,
l sighed for thee.
The motor cab man came and cried,
''Wouldst thou me2
The tram-car driver. anxious-eyed,
Asked, expecting a coming fee,
Wilt thou sit here by my side?
Wouldst thou me? And l replied,
mo, not thee
New inventions. when J am dead,
Follow
Electric railways. madly led,
viii unborn ages find boSl
But l ride thee, beloved bike
Uphill, downhill-swift alike
Eve and noon?
Hon. NJ. Cordelia Leigh. in Pail Mall Magazine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
THE MONITORS.
Six New and Thirteen Old Vessels OE
This Description.

Golfers Weekly.
1t is the misfortune of the inconspicuS
Gus to be overlooked, especially in times
of great excitement: so in many articles
recently published on our navy there has
been but little mention of vessels of the
monitor type. Besides not being SNOWY,
the monitors are not speedy, so they do
not appeal to the imagination.
Yet the monitor is the only type of war
vessel that has never been put out of action
by shot or shell. It's guns are within heavi-
ly armored turrets. it's deck is pi Protected.
as are its sides, which are almost invisible
20 an observer mile distant 1t is there
fore difficult mark for an enemy's gun
ners. At the same TIME it is a more solid
gun platform, owing to it's great breadth,
than any big cruiser afioat.
The United States has in commission six
fine vessels of this type. The Terror is
similar IN appearance. displacement and
armament to the Amphitrite Miantpnomoh
and Monadnock. The latter has almost
twice the engine power of any of her sister
SHIPS. Although monitors are said not to
De sea-going ships, the Monadnock once
made the trip from New York to San Fran
cisco, and two OF the others have taken
part In fleet evoutions. Each of the four
vessels named has two turrets and four
tef-lnch breech-loading rifed guns carry
ing neutrality-suspicious. armOr-Di piercing pro-
lectlles Although not speedy. these vessels
can make their way TO any harbor of the
coast that may need additional means of de-
Tense. The displacement of each is nearly
S Se, t 19ms-nut little less than that of the
Sah FRANCISCO or Newark and more than
seven hundred tons greater than the fine
Cincinnati or Raleigh.
Slightly larger and with far more power
fui engines is the monitor Monterey. which
also has more freeboard or higher sides.
and two of her rifled guns are of twelve
inch caliber. giant among monitors is
the Puritan, of more than 5000 tons, and
grading, officially. as a first rate" Her
main battery is Of four twelve-inch breech-
loading rifles the projectiles for which
weigh half ton EACH AS a fighting ma
chine the Puritan has no naval superior ex.
cept q frst-class bSstieship.
air adx-
we have thirteen of the original type-each
with single heavily armored turret
tanning two ffteen-inch smooth-bore guns.
1t has been the fashion to call smooth
bores obsolete. but there is not in the world
an unarnaored cruiser that could not be
destroyed by three weIl-aimed shots from
one of the old monitors smooth-bores. As
TO that. shells from a fifteen-inch smooth
bore would do great damage to any battle
ship II placed above the armor belt The
old monitors may be depended on 10 keep
an enemys cruisers from entering harhors
of the second class. even should the smooth
bore guns not be replaced by six-inch rifles,
as has been suggested.
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night. Not the sign of a track did it make,
Its legs were the size of flour barrels, it's
body surely three times its proper size. Its
snow that had drifted upon it; the steam
from its nostrls formed icicles that reached
the ground. All in all, ii was the toughest
sight he ever witnessed. Mr.. Leland at
first supposed the animal was dead but
after while he took an ak and broke the
Ice and let the poor critter out 1t was like
81 chocken coming out of an egg. The coat
came off in large flakes. When he hitched
the nigh one on her only had to speak once
and he made lively time over the icy road
that morning. He kept that pair till LAST
year, when they both died. They never
baked again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

PhlIaIeI pnla IIulEs-
a rat with a wooden leg is a curiosity as
curfosities 70 nowadays Yet such an ami
nal can be seen any day at the residence
Of a man named Dugmore, in the south
ago Willie Dugmore. a lad OF twelve years
found the LITTLE rodent in a trap in the
cellar. His first impulse was to brain the
pest with baseball bat. but the rat looked
at him So pleadinKly that WiIIiess heart
was touched and he decided to take the
trap to an adjoining vacant LOT and Hibernate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

1t never can recoil--you know
1t may, perhaps be in your breast,
/ someone else might have addressed
Communicating this my plan
To an experienced naval man;
But sailors, sir, will always scout it,
They won't, who nothing know about it,
This feeling makes me send to you,
Doubt it who will sir this is true.
/ am, great King,
Your Majesty's most devoted humble servant,
ROBERT FULTON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

Chicago FOSl.
She had insisted upon taking him to see
some Of the very newest things in Japanese
bric~a-brac.
What do YOU think OF it2' she asked.
1 wish owned n. he replied.
What would you DO with ito"
I'D plant Il a1one the coast TO scare
away the enemy. 4 war came.
They walked home IN silence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-03
EXPRESS HELPERS DANCE.

The second annua ball of the United
States Express Helpers Association was
held last evening at Woods Hall, on Bar
row street, and was a inancial success.
The hall was tastefully decorated and
presented an attractive appearance.
The grand march was a fine one and
over one hundred couples participated in
it,.
The officers of the club are:-J. J. Nc
Kee, President; W. Hamilton, First Vice
President; L. Hall, Second Vice President;
w. y. Breen, Treasurer; T.. Dunn, Re
cording Secretary; HI. Carroll. Financial
Secretary; N. v. Duffy. Corresponding
Secretary; j. Demarest, Sergeant at
Arms; G. Whicker. Assistant Sergeant at
Arms; N. Dunn, Second Assistant Ser
geant at Arms.
The gentlemen who had charge of the
affair last evening were:-
Floor manager, j. Lowrie; assistant
floor manager, w. Griffin.
Reception Committee-M. Sheehy, chair
man; D.. Douglass G. Wild, M. Feely and
j.. Grove.
Floor Gommittee-W. sheehan, w. Con-
nell, j. Fay and J. Alderman.
Committee of Arrangements-J. A.
blanchard, chairman; w, Green, r. Nc
kee, 7. Dunn and N. Sheehy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-03
PHNNsY SIX DAYS TRIP.
Old Point Comfort, Richmond, and
Wa&hlnwtOD.


The first of the present series of per-
sonally conducted tours to Old Point Com
fort, Richmond and Washington via the
Pennsylvania Railroad will leave New
York and Philadelphia on Saturday, Feb
ruary 49,.
Tickets, including transportation, meals
en- route in both directions, transfers of
passengers and baggage, hotel accommo-
dations at Old Point Comfort, Richmond
and Washington, and carriage ride about
Richmond-in fact, every necessary ex-
pense for a period of six days-will be
sold at rate of $500 from New York,
Brooklyn and Newark, $34.0O from Tren-
ton, $3.50 from Philadelphia, and proper
Tomato rates from other stations.
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only. in
Guiding one and three-fourths days board
at that place, and good to return direct
by regular trains within six days, will
be sold in connection with this tour at
rate of $500 from New York, $500 from
Trenton, s14.N from Philadelphia, and
proportionate rates from other points. At
a slight additional expense tourists can
extend the trip to Virginia Beach, with
accommodations at the Princess Anne
Hotel.
I For itineraries and full information, APP
ply to ticket agents.; Tourist Agent, No.
1,196 Broadway, New York; or Geo. w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.