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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1899-04-20
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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1899-04-20

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tbetermsoicin. Den ielses birette til
6orbruserns euer sennem Iotale glsenter
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The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
increasing .Ls rmeisney Of war snip

There are two ways of increasing the
radius of action of ship-hrst, the OBJ
vious one, by increasing the bunker ca
pacity; and second the indirect method
of obtaining the same result, by increas-
ing the potential value of each pound of
coal through an increase in the economy
OF the use of steam. The first method
Is tle natural one and the universality
of the study to increase bunker capacity
is Immediately apparent upon comparison
of the naval designs of today with those
of a decade ago. 1t is worthy Of note,
however that an addition to the bunker
capacity of d ship is not all net gain.
Increase In bunker supply implies an I'M
crease in the size of the ship, an increase
in the size Of the target, In the weight
of the machinery for giving this larger
ship the same speed which smaller one
might have. It also involves Increase
in the weight of coal necessary to drive
the ship at this given speed. On The other
hand, any increase IN the economy Of
using the COAL or, what amounts to the
same thing. any increase in the economy
Of steam consumption. increases directly
the steaning radius of the ship and Is
g. positive gain.-L{eHt J. h Robson. In
sThe Engineering Magazine for septeni-
Der.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

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Captain Summers gave oflers 10 put tie
ship about and try to run away. 1t was
evident from the first that the brig was
no match in speed for the cruiser, and
the captain and his crew were fast losing
hope of escape when land was sighted
straight ahead. AS last desperate eff
fort to elude the cruiser the brig ran into
a little cove sheltered by long reef
The cruiser could not enter the cove, but
hove to outside and prepared to lower her
boats. The only refuge for her crew was
on the island. and there they were safely
landed in hurry. 1t was at this moment
that Henderson learned the secret which
had puzzled him. Captain Summers took
him down into the cabin and, closing the
door, said:
Henderson, i have here chest con-
tanning nearly $1T5,000- ! want you to
help me take it ashore and hide it. II we
succeed in getting away, we will divide
the money. If one of us dies. the other
shall have it. We can find place on the
island to conceal it.
Henderson agreed, the chest was buried
as described above, and the two escaped,
Summers dying. but Henderson reaching
jackson. He saved enough money to buy
the Louisa 3 last January. He rechris-
tened her the Rover and started on Feb.
% to recover the treasure On April Il
the Tristan d'Acunha group was reached.
and the next day Henderson landed on
the island. He had no trouble in discov-
ering the treasure chest and found its
contents intact.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
CURED OF MATRIMoNY.
How New Mexican Cowboys Conyinc-
ed One of Their Companions.

How New Mexican Cowboys Convince
ed One of Their Companions.
A New Mexican newspaper recently
contained the following announcement
from Engle: THE marriage between
Senorita Maria Rivera and Fount'
Sullivan. the rich cattleman, has been
indefinitely postponed. 1t was to have
taken place yesterday at the Spanish
church at Las Palmas, near here, but
though the bride elect, her father, Don
Antonio Rivera; Father Paulin, the
priest, and over hundred guests waited
for more than three hours the bridegroom
failed to show up Foul play is feared
as shooting was heard near the town
sbout moor"
..Fount Sullivan's friends laughed
aloud as one. of their number read this
item from a newspaper.
AS for *Fount" Sullivan, he pulled at
the cords which tied him to the bedposi
in the little cabin and swore. But it did
no good.
ITS just like this. .Fount, . said Doc
Stevens. '.You was. too good for that
greaser gal, purity as she was, 50 we
toted you away, an here you are till you
repent an see the error Of your ways
Hadn't you better have a drink now an
settle down to your senses r
"Oh, well. then. yes" exclaimed the
captive. You fellers have had me tied
up here nearly all day now, an might
as well give in. Loose me up, fellers.
The ropes were cut, and -sFount' Sulii-
van, eminent cattleman, erstwllile pro.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
FIGHTING MEN )
Tn KHAKI.
Why the british Regiments
Do Not Wear Their Say UnI-
forms In South Africa.
4
BY Lieutenant H. r. Gahan.


Khaki may prove to be the winding
sheet of the Boer republic. Khaki is the
dust colored cloth of which the new sery-
ice uniforms of the British soldiers are
made.
When the British fought the Beers in
former years, the soldiers of the queen
went up against their sharp eyed foes
clad in the glaring hued clothes which
made their eyolutions at Aldershot such
brilliant spectacles. They wore scarlet
tunics crossed by white bands, bright
helmets with waving plumes, huge bear
skin shakos and other gay trappings, all
plAsing enough for parade, but entirely
unsuited for war.
But since the days Of Laingsnek and
Majuba Hill England has discovered
that the fanciful toggery which wins adj
miration on a line of march at home is
not the thing for a battlefield. So things
have been changed. Nowadays when the
British soldier goes forth to war he slows
his gay uniform in the home barracks
and gets into khaki, which is durable,
comfortable and unobtrusiye to the eye.
Perhaps this explains the apparent
falling off in Boer craftsmanship. In
former wars the burghers opened at long
range and did terrible execution. Against
the dull green veldt you can see scarlet
tunic a long distance. The Beers were
in the habit of picking out individual sol
diers just as they would pick out mark
at a shooting contest. The ''rooi battjes''
made fine marks. ROOF battle" is Boer
for red coat.
But in this war the Beers have not
done so much long distance shooting
Instead of distinctly marked lines Of red
they have been confronted with indistinct
lines of soldiers who were hardly to be
recognized as such at 1000 yards, be-
cause their uniforms were so nearly of
the color of mother earth.
As consequence the Beers were sur
prised and grieved. Gladly did they well
come the Gordon highlanders, who went
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

HTSsAR IN KHAKI AND PARADE UNIFORM.
into action wearing their kits and tar
tans which they had insisted on retain
ing. The fatalities among this regiment
have been great.
The accompanying illustration shows
how decided is the contrast between
the new service uniform and the one
used for home duty It represents a
Hussar in both costumes. What a fine
mark he would have made in his peace
uniform with its wealth of gold braid,
scarlet faeings and nodding pomponl
Bat all that fnery he has left at home.
His stout calves have been wound with
putties; he has put on khaki riding
breechcs. and his khaki tunic has never
a facing or i color in sight. Even his
white helmet has been covered with thin
khaki, and at 1900 yards he melts mys-
teriously into the background.
Nearly all the regiments sent to South
Africa have been uniformed in the same
way. Many of the officers, too, have
adopted uniforms partly of khaki. The
war Office is. now talking of putting all
the officers. even the generals, into khaki.
The high rate of mortality among the
officers who have faced the Beers during
the recent battles has brought about this
result.
A writer in London paper recently
contributed some sensible views on the
subject. He said:
Does the man in the street reflect
that we are paying too heavy price
just now for the paraphernalia OF regl-
mental ornament? Tartan and tunic
make a brave show at review or IN
march through London. At the Palace
theater every night you may see In the
biograph the swinging stride of the Cor
don. highlanders, with their kits and
bare legs and what the Kaffirs call their
petticoats. A throb of pride runs through
the house at the sight Of them. Yes, we
are right to feel proud, but why, in the
name of sense, are they dressed like that
when they face the Boer rifemen? Every
man in a tartan is living target for the
most expert nsarksmen in the world.
every officer goes to almost certain
death because he wears a uniform that
can be easily distinguished, waves use
less sword and stands in the most ex-
posed position even when his men are ly-
ing under cover.
ssTruly wonderful and terrible is the
conservatism Of our racel You would
think that in such deadly business as
war. when ii is Of the utmost Importance
to husband lives, the practical Briton
would make his soldiers as inconspicuous
as possible No such thing. Lives are
sacrificed for the sake Of bit Of gold
lace or a bunch of feathers or regi-
mental color. Somebody has suggested
that an officer in action should be dress
ed like his men and carry carbine or a
rifle. Why not? Would his orders be
any the less obeyed his example any the
less stimulating read that the officers
of the guards. lately dispatched to Africa.
are not to be decorated targets. It u
time. Alas, these uniforms and their APP
purtenances are the veritable trappings
and suits OF woe!,
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

tion Of food. Ne nag have little trou-
bic stamping oift polygansy. still pFactic-
ed t6 so1lc extent on ihe sly, although no
man hxeS with more than one wife at q
time II hen he tires Of one spouse, he
calnlly packs her off to bel. mother and
takes nnoiher Although the futuilaNs
can build baFrieaded war canoes holding
2OO nen. can throw UP ea1thworl;s ard
use fredrms. tl;ey can be kept ID order by
a small garrison ID time of threatening
trouble Ise Feputcd savagery and
bIoddthigstiness of THESE pseple eansed
their island mil late years - be always
avoided ~ ships going te samoa inlor-
nation collected III the missionaries,
however InGi&afas that this reputation
was unaesefyed In 1i18i Ia RefoHse, q
French explorer landed OF Tutnila. 4
boat containing II Of bis crew was at-
tackled in i snail bay off the southwest
coast and all were lnassecred By trav-
cling party of natives ff8m T'polu. The
place ii SIN known rs Massacre bay and
the Tutifilans have always received cred
it for the crime.
The SaInoan partition added to our list
Of potentate subjects real live king,
who will probably be treated with the
same pOifNy rs appttcu 70 tne Su1t0d VI
Sulu This king, Tui Manua, rules over
the island Of Manua, or Tau, as it is
often called. the largest of small group
of three islands GO miles east Of Tutuila.
Although Manes was ciassed among the
Samoan groHi the native subjects Of
King Tui Lave always made THEN own
laws aud liase KEEP; g themselves
Their Detantate although Christian,
is not permitted to walk, to drink wafer
or battle III the sea. Were he to violate
this rule some dire misfortune would be
sure to befall his people. 1t is said that
the royal families of Samoa originally
sprang from Manua. King Tui there
fore prides himself on his blue blood.
Mamma is 100 square miles in area, or
less than half the size of Tutuila. Tau,
the residence Of his majesty, is situated
on the west coast. Manua rises like a
great dome to an elevation of 1000 feet,
but is skirtcd BY belt of fat land cover
ed with ccceonutE, while the mountains
arc prolific IN breadfrait trees and banan-
as There being no fresh water on tho
island, the people drink cocoanut milk OF
from brackish springs. This probably
accounts for the drinking restriction APP
piled to King Tui.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

WHEELIyG's WEDDING GIFT TO ADMIRAL
DEWEY.
came home from Manila. The Wheeling
jardiniere has been given conspicuous
place in the Dewey drawing room and is
much admired by the friends Of the
happy couple.
At the same time Admiral Dewey
accepted an invitation to visit Wheeling
on Washington's birthday when he viii
be the guest of honor at the ceremonies
incident to the unveiling of a tablet on
the site Of Fort Henry Of Revolutionary
fame. He will also assist ii the presen-
tation Of a sword to Lieutenant John
Doddridge, a West yirginian, who was
with Dewey during the fight at Manila
Bay
Fort Henry was the scene of the last
cement OF the Revolutionary war.
A garrison Of Is Americans held ont
against a force Of 66 British. soldiers and
250. Indians unsii fe7enforeements and
the news OF peaee arrived It WIS dur
ing this flgllt that the. garrison was saved
by the heeoissn Of Elizabeth Zane. who
yentufed out nnaer fire and reDleuished
the sappls powder By bringing into tae
blochhcuse keg Of ammunition from
her fatAefs eahsa, 80 feet away.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

the commander in chief in Ireland, and,
after being a military attache in Berlin,
assistant adjutant general and assistant
quartermaster general for the home dis
trict, he was in 1882 appointed to the
important post of commandant at head
quarters IN Egypt.
Shortly after the -Bechuanaland cam
paign Lord Methuen was appointed dep
uty adjutant general in South Africa,
and in 1890 he became major general.
He succeeded to the peerage in 1891,
and from 1899 to 1897 he was in COM
mand Of the home district. He did not
leave the Scots guards until he had be-
come colonel of that famous regiment.
1t was during the Bechuanaland cam
paign that he raised and commanded that
famous body of cavalry known as Me
thnen's horse He is tail, vigorous,
active man. great walker and one Of
the best swordsmen in the army.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
UNCLE SANS TUT uILANS.
What the Partition Of Samoa Has
Brought to Us.

What the Partition Of Samoa Has
Brought to Us.
Uncle Sans 3,700 new subjects in.
Tutuila, obtained through the partition
Of Samoa, are independent of the two
royal houses of Malietoa and Tupea,
which have waged the troublesome ma
live wars. This fact alone will be ad-
vantageous to us. The TutuiIans are
governed by their own hereditary chiefs,
F'ulmora, Tutele, Statele and lie Tun.
each Of whom reigns over district.
Above them all is Maunga, the great
chief Of the whole island. These tribes
are descended from one great family,
known as Leatou. What hes been pub
lished in regard to the natives of the
larger Samoan islands applies to them
generally. They are Malay Polynesians,
ike the Tagals in the Philippines. but
are a higher type, mentally and physical
", and have not been corrupted by Mo-
hammedanism. Though Christianized
by persistent missionaries since 1880,
they retain their crude beliefs in mytho-
logical history.
Women are equal to men. except in
government The father aids the mother
In the care Of children and the prepara-
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

geous. In 1884 be gained the Jacksonian
prize Of the college for an essay on In
testinal Obstruction, which has been
translated into several European Ian
guages. The abdomen. which not SO
many years ago was almost outside the
province of active surgery, is the sphere
in which the most brilliant triuInphs Of
modern science have been won and in
which the greater progress has been ac-
complished'
In this advance Mr.. Treves has been
one of the chief leaders, and many of bis
writings deal with the anatomy, pathol-
ogy and surgery Of the abdominal or
gans. But he is not specialist in the
narrow sense. He has written largely
and we'll on many diseases He has
edited well known Manual Of Sur
gerry" and he is the author of work on
operative surgery which is one of the
modern classics Of medical literature.
Among his writings are a treatise on
physical education and papers on his fa-
yorite recreation Of boat sailing He has
been exaniner in the universities of
Cambridge, Aberdeen and Durham aud
ali the College Of Surgeons.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

%x<aM<A%<@x<e# Sbst
with treasure trove as the motive and
with stage setting of exceptional interest
and romance two men have commenced
a legal battle in the county court at Jack
son, O. The suit recently commenced in
wolves the ownership of large amount
of treasure found in one of the group of
islands in the south Atlantic known as
Tristan d Acunha. The plaintiff to the
action is Howard r. Summers, young
man who claims the treasure as the son
and heir of Captain William FL. Sum
mers. while the defendant is Captain
Charles A. Henderson, old, grizzled and
determined.
Young Summers alleges that he is the
only son and heir of Captain William II.
Summers. uhn hefnre the war was mas
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
Pretty Long Credit.

4 minister in one Of the Scotch vii
lagos, being in want Of a horse, bought
one at local fair. and, not being judge
of horsefiesh, he sent for farmer be-
longing to his congregation to give his
opinion Of the bargain.
"What paid ye for hin?" the farmer
asked as be critically surveyed the nag.
The minister named the price.
s.Man, it's over muekle.'' said the
farmer. "The billie's ,cheatit ye.
..Well, il be has done SO, /" said the min
lister in righteous Indignation, he'll have
TO account for it at the last day.
aOh, ayer' said the farmer refectively.
.sBut it's gey lang tick tcredit), man,
Soy lang tick Spare Moments
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

spective bridegroom, sti,stched himself,
sat down on the nearest chair aud took
the profered drink. saying as hc did so:
Amt it rough on the gal?"
She'll git over it, was the reply.
s'Now, are you cured 2"
EYES, said "Fount'' Sullivan.
"Then," said Doc Stevens, here's to
'Fount' an the rest of us, an may none
of us ever come so near to maxim fool
Of hisself again tnet he'll hev 10 be kid
naped at the altar"
Later all toasts were drunk leaning
sitting, lying-Eene standing for obvious
reasons. It was a very merry party.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

quent sporadic experiments in freak war
fare. The Chinese stinkpot, evidently
enough, was its inspiration, for the prin-
ciple is quite the same@ that of downing
the enemy with smells.
Lyddite is placed inside of shell and
fred from an ordinary cannon by propul-
sion of ordinary ordnance powder When
the shell inclosing the fiendish prepara-
tion explodes, the lyddite flies over every
thing within reach and suffoeates the en-
emy with its deadly fumes. 1t kills by
smell at very long range and is said to be
more deadly than the shell which kills by
striking.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
A DEWEY WEDDING GIFT.
Wheeling Presents q Fine Piece OF
Pottery to the Ad..ai-.1.

Wheezfng Presents aTine Piece Of
Pottery to the Adnai-al.
The wedding gift which the city Of
Wheeling recently presented to Admiral
Dewey and his bride is fine sample Of
West Virginia pottery. It is large
iardiniere set on a pedestal. It is over
four feet in height and is about 20
inches across the top. The design is
artistic and rich, being in the Roman
style. The decorations are in la belle
blue with coin gold tracings and white
enamel embossing. The piece was made
in Wheeling pottery and could be ex-
celled by few European establishments.
The presentation was recently made in
Admiral Dewey's Washington home by
a delegation of Wheeling citizens. The
admiral and Mrs. Dewey received them
graciously and entertained them by dis
playing the various gifts and souvenirs
which the admiral has collected since he
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

The green matter in the tissues Of a
leaf is composed Of two colors red and
blue. When the sap ceases to flow in
the tree ceases. oxidation of the tissues
takes place.
Under certain conditions the green leaf
changes to red; under different cpndi tipns
1t tales on q yellow or brown tint due
to the differences In combination d the
original constituents Of the green tissue.
and to the varying conditions OF climate,
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

Al recent ch,lrge at Bow Street reminds.
us how much better they manage exam1-
nation papers and their abstraction In
India. Once upon time, It Is said. there
lived IN Madras holy Brahmin who
wanted an advance copy of an examina-s
his white clothes, he quietly entered the
Government Printing 0ffiee quietly sat
down on the types when the printer
4hofne 8xain. living guide TO knowledge.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

In Switzerland miIkmaid gets better
wages if gifted with good voice, because
Ii has been discovered that COW will
yield one-ffth more milk If soothed dur
ing milking by melody.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
Death TO Dsxpntch coursers.

Carrying dispatches in the present war
between the British and the Beers is ex-
ceptionaily dangerous. The British en-
ploy natives for such service, as they are
swift and cunning, but many of them are
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09

The telegraph win be extended 1000
miles soaith Of Kharteum " ms end of'
the year.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-09
GREAT ENGLISH SURGEON.

Mr.. Frederick
Treves, who has
gone to South
I Africa as CON
sulting physi-
clan to the Brit
; ish N edical
! corps, is one of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-09

Library Case. auartere4 oak, pol
isHed. golden flash glass doors g
lmTres h.EA. ii inches ~s1e. price
IS "a
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Combination Book Case and Writing
Desk soiid oak golden finish. s6 inches
high y inches wide, sxi2 French beveiei
mirror. worth $3.50, Monday onlY. price
s. %.
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china Closet. quaTteT-sa I'D oak.
reisshest. golden NH =a. - inches
/ 81, IS iurhFs wl3e. bent sass
sides. CTsce sls,ct
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OF the largest II the Northwest
Il has handling only have been
ard have proved 20 be adapted
the Northwest Not only should stove
took thoroughly and with the least
With comparatively effort on the part Of the
described cheap when they costly
they and uncover their de-
Only materials used IN tho construction
made well sell We g0aran
every perfect workmanship. durability AND orer
aoa thing desire The public Don't take
any stoz in that THIS that
good manufactured has draft; Il IS the
chimney produces Therefore, II stove does net
draw. look chimney for The cause.
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Large Arm Rocker. cobbler seat,
solid oak, golden finish. worth s.. %,
Monday only $i.S5,
This picture does not do the
Rocker just &c. Our good "eut" is
being used 10 get out our new
spring catalogue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-28
QUAY GAINS A VOTE.
one Absentee from the senate With>
out "A Pair Gives u TO Him.

HARRISBURG. PA. Jan. E.-senator
Ouav gained d. vote to-day by me ao-
scnce. without n pair. Of Senator Hig-
aims OF schulydn Democrat. who is
I'M with pneumonia at the Harrisburg
HOSPITAL Representative Harold, OF
Reaver. was present, and voted for sen
ator Quay 2,r. Higgins was the only
absentee without a pair. No person nav
ing received "a majority of an the votes
cast Lieutenant-Governor Goblin am
nounced that there was no election and
the convention adjourned.
The only change was that or Stfaaing
of Philadelphia. who changed from Wild
nor 10 Irwin Caucus OF the Democratic
senator's and rerres natives was held
fhis afternoon. at which IT was decided
.o remain from tomorrow and Monday =
session Of the joint assembly
Nam, of the legislators have business
IN attend 10. and 40 prevent an election
~ a Tnited states senator by the Repub-
uoan members. they have decided TO alb
eont themselves from the convention.
The anti-Quay Republicans have taken
similar action.