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Miniature Basin in Which the Models
Are PraCticed.

ascertain the best shape for them In
advance Of actual test after the ship
has been completed, when, Of course,
It IL too late for alteration.
Objections may be made that the tanl
Offers, after all. only smooth water IA
eilities. and will not give evidence as
to work In q sea way. At one end of
the tank is to be placed a powerful
propeller, which will send waves to
meet the model quite as strongly pro-
portionately to the size as are likely
to be encountered by the ship In the
open sea. Further, in one corner Of
the building which incloses the entire
tank win be placed a powerful electric
fan, which can get up a very good imi-
tation Of a gale Of wind.
All these points were worked out
very carefully by Naval Constructor
David w. Taylor before the building
Of the plant was begun, and there was
theoretically no doubt that all would
work correctly. Still, careful tests
were determined upon to show that
these calculations were accurate. In
other words, to make everything per-
tectly safe. the sum" had to be
proved"
For this purpose, models have been
or are being constructed Of the Iowa,
the Brooklyn, the Raleigh, and other
vessels at present In existence. Abund-
ant records, OF course, exist as to the
speed OF these actual vessels In all
sorts OF weather and under all condi-
tons. II, when their models are tested
in the tank, they should give results
which, when worked out, should agree
with the results IN actual practice, 1t
would be proof that other ships built
on models obtained in the tank would
also give the expected results. II, on
the other hand. it were found that the
results were somewhat different, they
would give a basis for calculating the
by which the final ship should
be made to differ from the tank model.
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pEwEY's SHIRT SYSTEM.
sehsns 70 Give Each earneat the same
Amount OF Wear.

sohsns 70 Give Each GARMENT the same
Amount OF Wear.
There resides in Washington at the
present time q man who has known
Admiral Dewey for the past thirty
years, during which time their &C
quaintance has been marked by the
most friendly and social intercourse.
In speaking Of the true character OF
the famous naval hero this friend said:
There is little difference between the
Dewey OF today and the Dewey OF 70
years ago. Dewey was as popular an
oficer as could be found in the navy,
and during our cruises he was always
q desired guest at banquets. He was
a splendid messmate, full OF manly
sentiment, and ever ready to lend the
melody Of his sweet tenor voice In
chorus. One trait that always at
tracted the attention Of the acQuaint-
ance OF Admiral Dewey was his ex-
tremely neat appearance. He dressed
in the morning with a strict regard for
the demands OF a professional man,
and when he left his apartments for
the club in the evening his outfit could
be used as a model for a society man.
His figure Is rather below medium
height, but trim and well knit From
the conservatively shaped hat to the
round-toed shoes he wore, everything
bore the earmarks Of gentility and
refinement. He was fastidious about
every feature Of his dress, and always
had his shoes made on the same
shaped last The care he observed in
his dress was followed in the arrange
ment OF his wardrobe. Everything had
its place, and he knew exactly where
to find a handkerchief. a shirt or coll
lar. In fact, he might be called a crank
on the subject, having invented an odd
custom for keeping his shirts so that
one could not be worn oftener than an
other. They are all numbered, rang
ing from to q. He had chifionier
containing an equal number OF draw
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A clever bit Of campaign repartee
is accredited to Lee Fairchild, the CAL
ifornia orator who leaped into nation
al repute In 1863. He was sent into a
Southern state to advocate the gold
standard. At certain place he was
informed by the committee that the
rally" would begin and end about
the same time. and that not since 1888
had any republican speaker been per-
mitted to finish a speech there. Upon
learning that the speakers a. . rule
had been able to get out Of the town
and all their next appointments, Fair
child determined to make the attempt
as billed. He advised the chairman to
have no music and to introduce him
by saying to the audience: You are
the people and here In the speaker"
The chairman followed instructions q
little too literally. He simply pointed
At the audience and then at the speak
er and disappeared behind the scenes
Fairehild began his speech At once
with one Of his famous stories. The
audience was separated, the eolored
folk al being IN the gallery, and oniy
white people below. In about I'VE
minutes the speaker made q painted
thrust at the cppoasnt party, vAsa
N srsanized body of ysuag nsa n
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When 1t comes to making improve
ments in all branches Of railroad serT-
fee, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
does not have to retire from the front
rank. As nothing Is too good for the
Irish" so nothing is too good for Bal
tfmore and Ohio railroad patrons, and
a progressive step in dining car serT-
fee is being taken. The Royal Blue
Line dining cars are being shipped as
rapidly as possible to change the in
teriors so that each car will have
table d'hote compartment and a cafe,
where the service will be a Ia carte
This part OF the car will have easy
chairs, tables and other convenience
Of a frst-class cafe, where gentlemen
can smoke and eat without interfering
with those who prefer a different stan
Of things.
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namometer, VIII be the various
models which It Ii designed to
test, each loaded so az TO float the
exact proportionate depth designed
for the ship. As the carriage sweeps
along towing the model, the dyna-
mometer VIII register the resistance OF
the water TO that particular form OF
bow ut each speed from one knot an
hour I'D 70 thirty. II It Is found that
the resistence il greater than it should
be. the model will be taken back TO
the earpentering establishment and
trimmed down or built out, as may be
thou<ht best, and then tried again and
again until the very best shape for the
purpose intended is resolved upon.
When enc Is finally adopted, the re-
sisteroe OF the water to its progress at
various speeds win be carefully noted,
and from this It will be very simple to
calcuiate the exact power Of the en-
gines required to give the ship, when
hrilt, the greatest speed. Hereafter
there win be no danger that the en-
giaes VIII be found too weak, thus
lesing speed, or too heavy and strong,
thus Losing weight, that might be bet
ter devoted to some other part OF the
vessel.
Thsre ID one special advantage In
tie high speed which can be attained
In the tank which layman will neces-
sarzy overlook. II results from the
tendency Of chip to bore downwards
d As vatsr. The faster she goes the
6aeper sAs win bore, the more Of her
wfif BE- submerged and large win
b TIE displacement. For instance the
caast esfsnss yesasl Monterey. when
ru1alng at tall speed. plunges her en-
IRE ho1y under waller. thus ofiezing
mscA greater surface 70 the water and
iAGsasfng tks resistance TO her pas
seEa II h evident that portions Of
o. hsE whtch are well out a the va
tsr q In knots-tAs maximum speed
a1zsinAhas n any e, ths European
tenhs-gtl Be suhzerssd eatirely at
tBsefy kzotk md thsk q much care
sAoaif - taxa - ses3En % q 10 Of
~ - lsast reaistszes q ne upper
pnrslna - "a waAR g b taken with
- tsRw psrs1sas. vAhrA are always
s.knxxsd Y2 nsFr q tAs history
e ne wsr3s las n ben Dswibis to
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HALF A CENTURY AGO.
why People Didn't Need Vacations In
Those Days.

why People Didn't Need Vacations In
Those Days
George 8. Boutwell,, ex-governor and
ex-senator, writes to the Boston Globe:
There is very good reason why peo-
pie need more vacation now than In
the past. Today the hours Of labor
for the average mechanic may be very
much less than formerly, but the kind
Of labor that he performs Is greatly
more exacting and wearing than the
work Of q mechanic was so years ago.
A man laboring In a shop or factory
or on the farm today must do every
thing with great care and skill II
he works only eight hours q day the
work Ii steady and uninterrupted and
Il demands an expenditure OF consid-
cradle intellectual effort When was
q boy, q farm hand. for example. went
about his tasks leisurely, stopped to
talk and to rest frequently during the
day, and insisted on an occasional
dram Of rum. His hours Of labor may
have been from sun up 70 sun down.
but his actual time Of labor was much
less than that Of q farm hand today.
Fifty years ago It was the same In
every other kind Of occupation. A
mechanic went about his work with
out any Sense of hurry. Nobody seem-
cd 70 hurry n txoss day& The basi-
ness man had fewer carss and lighter
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Fer over hftesn years Admiral
H11h4orn, chief q the obstruction
bsneGz q the asxy. has been endeay-
ortzg - seenre the building Of an ex-
penDsnkai nsral basin. He was sent
abroad by Secretary Chandler as far
back @ 1es4, TO see what improve
nont1 had been devised in ship build
Ing hy etAer coGntrtes, and came back
with The idea for this In his brain.
But 4 vss not until towards the close
Of the nfty-iourth congress that he
was able 70 secure an appropriation Of
the necessary $3.50. eee to put his plans
lnlo operation. The need Of such
tanks has been recognized for a still
te1ger time, but the governments
kxze hesitzted to 60 into it sufficiently
toattain the best results. Mr.. William
Denny. the most progressive Of the
Scotia builders. and the owner Of the
only private basin in the world, said
recentiy in discussing the question:
on al the problems about a steamship
the only ones incapable of being sow
Cd At the present moment by a prforI
method are those relating to speed and
power. No ability and no training will
sRzAle even the most skillfui architect
% overcome the want Of an expert
mental tank In coping with these two
Questions" II Is to find out this ideal
huH-the one that will attain the max
imum result Of speed, Of carrying DOW
er. o. Of whatever other quality that
may be desired-that the United
States has erected, after many years
Of solicitation on the part Of the bu-
reau Of construction and repair, this
enormous basin. The basin was au-
thorized by congress two years ago,
and already partial experiments have
been begun to determine the best
shapes for the bulls Of the new war
ships authorized last March. The tank
has q length OF 500 feet and along
each Of its long sides Is laid a railway
on which runs a towing carriage"
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the esntsr Of the theatsr shoAted In
ooocurt: "Rats!" Fatrchild paused
for q moment, and then waving his
hand st the gallery said: Waiter,
come down and take the Chinanenh
orders!" The effect was electrical.
The speaker In relating the incident
to the writer said: You should have
seen that black hillside Of faces slop-
ing heavenward break into lodges OF
pearls"
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Rswars Of oIntmsnts for Catarrh THAI
Confaln Mercury,

a. mercury WIN surely destroy the sense !,
smell and completely derange the whole systs.,
When entering it through the mucous surface
Sucn articles should never be used except N
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as .,
can possibly derive from them Halls Catarrs
cure manufactured by +. ]. Cheney o.
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and Is takee
internally, acting directly upon the blood asd
mucous surfaces OF the system In buyins
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
It is taken internally, and made IN Toledo, ohio
6yF +. J. Cheney Co. Testimonialsfree Sci
b. Druggists, price nc per bottle
Hall'S Family Pills are the best
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Another Blue Grotta.

+ The famous Blue grotto Of Capri has
now rival in the state Of Minnesota.
1t occurs In . lake on the shores Of
which there Ia 4 cavern Of white lime
stone flooded with water. A swimmer
enters the cave, and, turning to look
upward. sees the most beautiful shades
Of green and blue in the water and a
snvery sheen over his sGbmergsd
limbs.
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Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol.
len, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrow.
ing nails, corns and bunions. At al
druggists and shoe stores, 25 cts Trial
package FREE by mail Address Allen
S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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One OF our citizens has adopted ,
unique way Of getting rid OF eompap,
at night. He gets q guilt and bripr,
Il out on the Veranda and proceeds q
spread It down on the door, and "a.
marks to the visitors: IF you are 20.
ing to stay all night, Just bring out /.
quilt and make yourselves comfort.
able. "-Eufaula (Ala-) Times.
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Friend-"Why do you wear thoss
fearfully old-fashioned collars" Win.
kers "a man Of affairs)-"Becsuse when
the washerwoman sends them to any.
body else they always return them
London Judy.
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Tn. Cause of Mans Greed.

Sunday school teaeher-Now, Tom
my, can you tell me what 1t is that
makes men hunt for pearls and dla-
monds? Tommy guess it's girls
The jewelers. Weekly.
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Ladies, for that sick nervous headache :,
Coats Headache Capsules, guaranteed to cus
or money refunded. They contain nothing b.
furious. write for free samples, II h Ca,
Family Chemist, Mason City. Ill 10 and sc u
Al druggists
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ers. just wide enough to receive a shirt.
He begins at the top and wears the
shirt in drawer No. 1, then the gar
ment in drawer No. 2, and so on down
the line. He is just as particular about
other parts Of his wardrobe. also
Brooklyn Eagle.
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One word Of good advice to touch
the heart at a suitable season with {
kindly reason, will do more good than
a whole lecture.
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Inever used so quick . cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption--J. B. Palmer
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II you are able to sleep well thess
nights do not grumble at the heat in
the daytime.
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Mrs. wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces
aAmR alton allAys pain, cures wind cole sc bosle
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FITS Permanently Cured. No hes nervousness ARR
ar.S DAVIS use Of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorsr.
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treArisS
On. r. b. KLNE, Ltd, 81 Arch So, Phuadelphia -
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which extends like
q bridge over the
tank from side to
side. When the
great weight OF the
vehicle, twenty-five
tons, is taken into
consideration, as
well as the rapid
fly with which II
moves and the
perfect control un-
der which 1t oper-
ates at all times, II
will be easily I'M
derstood that the
whole process of
operation is little
short OF marvellous.
In fact the motor
carriage OF the
model basis is a
mechanical wonder
and a thing almost
entirely unique. On
it is a complicated
piece OF machinery,
worked by the
Ward L e ON ard
system Of electrical
control. capable Of
driving the car
rage along at
twenty i've miles
an hour, within 200
feet Of the starting
place. Hung to
this bridge carriage
by means Of a dy-
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Love, like honesty, is more talked
about than understood.
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NIPPONISM IN JAPAN.
Il Il . Drawing Back Into the National
Shell.

A Japanese boy, a middle-school stu
dent, came into my study the other lay
and said he did not believe in using
any foreign language in speaking to
foreigners, says the Kobe Herald. re
believes all japanese ought to use
their own language, and make foreign
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Clever persons often bore stupid ones
more than stupid ones bore them.
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feps Of voEn-out bo0ts O. shess
naks szesilent iron holdsrA
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Conan Doyle's pet amusement %
cricket.
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MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
News of General Interest Told in
Paragraphs.
COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

Record OF Happenings OF Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the
Civilized world-Prices of Farm Pro-
Once In Western MarketA
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Help Nature Help You

Vitality cannot cure disease, unless your bodyI
kept clean inside and out. Cascarets Candy Csthar
tic keep Is clean inside All druggists, I0c, sc, Soc.
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The real pleasure Of life Is in haT-
Ing what we want when we want it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-26
A CASE FOR
JUDGE LYNCH
Seoundrei Assaults . Six
yesr-oId Seattle Girl.
EntIood Her into the Bushes Near
Sixteenth avenus Police
on the Wstch.

Another case u criminal assault,
was reported to the police last even
ing. The six-ycar-oid daughter 81
Mr. ana Mrs. August schultz. who
/ lives near the Y. " g A. Athletic
park. was the victim. The little giri.
IN company with her. four year old
brother. left home about } o'clock
Yesterday afternoon to pick berries
When the two children reached Col.
ambla street they were accosted by
man who asked them where they
were going. They replied that they
intended 10 pick berries. and the
man said ne would show them where
there was q patch Of nice ONES The
children we're led down a path near
Sixteenth avenue into sorne under
growth. A lady saw the party. and
later n cry was heard. but no at
tsntlon was paid to Il. After the
mans eowardly work on the little
giri was completed. ne told the child
rem to go home
Later he passed the schultz hons.
and the children. seeing him. recoE-
mixed him n once. The man start.
ed running and escaped.
Dr. Gen 81. Horton attended the
girl. and he said that although she
had been brutalIy abused. her life
was not in danger
Detective Hsrbce has the case In
charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-26
MYSTERY LOOKS
LIKE MURDER

DALLAS. Tex. June 2G--A mans
sun Of clothes, a hat, shirt. collar.
cuffs and shoes. etc. were yesterday
found In a box car standing on the
tracks on the Trinity river front.
The shirt gave evidence OF q stud
having been wrested from button
hole. Letters In tho pocket were al =
dressed TO G. e. Barnard, at Sher-
man. Tex, and shows him 10 have
been representing Chicago and Da-
cotah dlIs1 bicycle interests
a baggage check In the clothing
was for vallse at the Santa Fe de-
pot. the man who checked II stated
that he would call for the vallse yes
terday.
Information from Sherman police
and bank officials II tn the effect that
Barnard drew s640 from the Mereh-
ants and Planters bank Friday
afternoon. He and two young assist
ants who were helping him conduct
bicycle auction sales at Sherman for
Illinois firms for two weeks or more
have not been seen In Sherman since
that time. Detectives are working
on the theory that Barnard has been
murdered. The Trinity river is be-
Ing dragged.
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rockefeller
INTERVIEWED

aaka. l never bother with such de.
tails. however, Al | know about .,
h aanu newspaper reports ! have
read. Are Seattle people realty vers
hopeful Ia regard 60 those oil acids
OF the noFths
mo. the Everett 4 Monte crisi-l
railroad viii not be rebuilt Just now
And think nothing Will be done at
present. You may say that | am
welt pleased with the town there. II
II a much more substantial lankine
town than l expected u and, Ever
ett has a fine harhor. and IL boune
to grow.
Il do not want % say anything Just
now 10 bpom the place. though, !
have observed that many OF your
Western towns have been greatly in
iured BY hooms
4 have not been informed about
the foreclosure - the mortKase fof
a million and half. against the Ev-
erett Land company, bat presume
the honaholders are acting IN the
matter. No. I am not Interested IN
the Central Trust company of New
York. and. OF course. am not IN .
position 10 know what they arr do.
ing
AZ Rockefeller also expressed
himself as much pleased with Sc
attic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-26

John u. Rockefeller. the multi.
millionaire. and PARTY. returned 10
the city nrom briet trip 10 Alaska
On the Cottage city.
A very short stay was made here
the party taking the Seattle 4 In.
teFnatienai train sAortiy after leav.
ins the steamer. General Nanawer
Mnler's private ear was placed at N
service of Mr.. Rockefeller and his
family ana frlend5,
Before thr train pulled out MIR.
Rockefeller granted a Star reporter
an interview. in which n stated most
emphsticaiiy saat hts trip up north
was taken solely Tor pleasure.
I'VE madc the triu o. Alaska
simply Tor Measure Sad Mr. Rookie
Teller. ard / I'D not bother myself
about business matters. cur launt
In northern waters was verN enjoy
able saouid think. though that
larger steamers would ras bstter o.
the northern route. particularly for
the excursion husinf IS
Are We galur 20 invest Ia a
northern OH neidsf Wei 80 Tar az
| know. the company las taken no
steps in that direction. bet : am not
prepared & Say what q u DOING
We may have man az there to
Investigate the possibilities u Al.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-26
AN ATTEMPT
AT MURDER

A masked hiEhwayman held W
and attempted % murder 6. q. Bot.
ting. % me Seventh aveaue. on
SUNDAY sysnlnr. a. the latter vas
walking a,oak jackson street with
Miss Nellie KendaM
The robber Hsei ss Hstsinz with
oat a moments warming. The bBi.
let from hls revolver passed through
TIE lapel az Hatsiags coat. tae paw1i-
er burning bis face and aairt t0sam
The sebher who did tie nriug vas
assisted IN his search through iiat.
tinx.a packets hy a masked com
pNnsun. Fsadink no money. the
htxhwaymcu disappeared In the hill
district.
RottlnR.s escape from death was
simply miraculous. When the shot
y as Aired he fell q the sidewalk. and
whea Mtss Kendall attempted To as
riss. she was brutagly pushed away.
The poiiee are investigating the
affair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-26

oAKEsuAI.E. wash. June "a
This city Is preparing for one Of the
largest celebrations ever held In tho
paiouse country. The amount secur-
81 by the COMMITTEES in almost SEQ
and about half ~ ;has will be given
In prizes. a. II - expected that con-
,esfants from adjacent towns Will
take Part In the foot ami bicycle
races. Arrangements have been ar
rived ~ for n mock battle. under the
direction 81 Capt. ce"nradt. and the
school house Hill has been seieeied
as n fi place for the contest Two
bands VIII be present during the day
and the usual fourth % July program
viii be given In large pavilion dur
ing the forenoon.
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-~-------------------a--s=a-ss=
a REPUBLIC ENTHUSIAST

Charles +. Hallsck. a weil-knawn
mining man. IL In the city from Tte-
public. He speaks enthusiastically
Of the mines IN that section and has
great faith IN their futuF. develop
ments. HE said today. Republic -
one u the iiveliest camps tn the state
OF Washington. Everybody Is busy.
ana the mines are running fun blast.
The general opinion IL that better
progress viii be made towards the
development - the mines. ia the
eVenfs % the branch road Gf the
Great Northern railway being ex-
tended 70 Republic BY this means.
machinery and supplies can BE- sent
there sooner than al the present
time. Izartv q survsy ors are al
work croas-aeetinK the grade over
which the rails will he laid. ard al
ready a considerable distance Of
ground has been covered"