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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Slv Dig.

Mrs. Henpeck-No doubt the ancients
were considered wise because there were
fewer temptations in those days.
Henpeck-Why my dear, the proper
ton of women in the world must have
been about the same.-Life.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Called and Answered.

wish | could think of a good example
of 'simultaneousness,' sighed Mrs. Pen
derscope, as she looked up YEARLY from
her Chautaupua course textbook.
That's dead easy, growled her husband:
Just think of yonr answer to my
proposal.--Harlem Answer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
The Situation,

From Krugersdorp to Lichtenbers
And back to Potchefstrum;
From Swaziland to Petersburg
Is heard the burgher drum.
From Wakkerstrum to Ermelo,
From Hoopstad to Dundee,
They're marching down to Rustenburg
And up from Kimberlee.
From Heidelberg and Lydenburg,
Johannesburg and all,
From Standerton and Barbeton
They answer to the call,
And Ermelo Is all agog,
And ventersdorp Is wuss,
And latest news from fredericksburg
All indicates q fuss.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
onlv the Strong Can Beg.

Housekeeper-What's the reason that
all the men who come around begging
now are such big, strengthening fellows?
Police Pilgrim-De reason lady, is dat
it's only strengthening fellows wat kin
beg nowadays widout gettin' hurt
PHILADELPHIA Record.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Has q Great Future,

"Any bright boys in your school,
Jimmy|
"Yes; Billy Gof kin eat q whole ap-
In two bites."-Chicago Record.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
OF More Importance.

"A geologist says that when Niagara
dries up Chicago will be flooded" :
"Well, what will happen when Chi
eago dries up?"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Subtle Tlattery.

She-Of course, if I 60 to the theatre
with you / shall have q chaperon.
He-Why, didn't suppose that was
necessary.
Mamma says it depends upon the a
Life,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
In the Rockies.

Easterner-Tm sorry now that l
didn't take that train ahead of us.
Native-Why?
Easterner-Why, l would get into
Denver sooner.
Native-Oh, no, you wouldn't-that's
the rear end Of our train.-Ohio State
Journal.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Old Cry In New Form.
yaluen,

"How much will you rent this place
for?"
"Eleven hundred dollars" was the
prompt answer.
Il didn't expect to pay more than
about 5000 a year"
"Oh, you want it by the year! You
a have it for $3.50. l thought you
wanted to rent a window to see the
p~arade."-Washington Star.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Spiteful.

SplIeIuls
mabel seems to take a deep interest
In yachting, doesn't sheT
Eyes, she Is quite carried away with
It,"
"And she knows all those nautical
terms too"
"Well, why shouldn't she? Her IA
Their started in life as a deckhand, you
know."-Chicago Times-Herald.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Sure Thing.

"Hustings has realized $4,000 on an
investment of 80 cents"
"Great Scott! What did he buyY"
"a marriage certificate."-Philadel
phia North American.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27

"Home is the dearest place on EARTH"
remarked Bilkins to Wilkins.
EYES," replied wilkins, that's why
We quit housekeeping and went to
boarding."-Ohio State Journal.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
NAV Have Misunderstood Her

His Heroine-Do you know, papa
can't keep his feet still when he hears
music.
Her Hero (timidly)-Well, please don't
play until | get outside. Answers.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Tho Worm.

Mrs. Flashout-Yes Bobby; all these
beautiful silk dresses of mine come from
a poor little insignificant worm!
Bobby Flashout-Yes mamma, and
papa is the worm, isn't he?-Puck.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
Perfectly Satiafn ctOry.

"Does your portrait look like you,
Dorothy"
Eyes; 1t looks just exactly as I would
look II / were prettier than I am
Detroit Free Press.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27

The Gusher-Only one person in ev-
cry thousand born dies Of old age.
The G~uyer-lIl bet that none Of
them are women.-New York Journal.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
WOman's

A woman believes a man when he
says she Is sensible, even though she
has but a moment since believed him
when he said she was pretty.-Detroit
Journal,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
A New Exercise

A New Exercise.
"Im sorry we got Willie q ticket to
that new gymnasium"
"Why SO"
"When l came down stairs this morn
ing, he was turning panegyrics all over
the parlor floor."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27

ing inactivity-ot de-
bilitating artificial life
have made it impos-
sible for some women
to fully return to the
perfect healthfulness
of a natural state but
every woman may be
helped to a large de
gree. The organs di-
rectly involved may
be strengthened, pu-
rifed, ~invigorated for
the time of trial and
for this p DR..
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
s~cription has been
used with success
by hundreds of thou.
sands of women. II
y the product of the
skill and experience
of a regularly gradu-
ated physicia IA
skilled specialist who
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27

Dickey, what do you want to do when
you grow up?
Oh pa! I want to run one O them hot
batter cake wagons!
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27
FASHION ITEMS.

Prevailing Fancies In Feathers and,
FurbelOws.
A new scarf consists of rather wide,
full rufles of mousseline de sole, each
edged with little pufings. The rutfle is
gathered up at the back of the neck, ex-
tends over the shoulders and falls in
coquilles to the foot of the skirt. The
same idea is carried out in black lace for
an elderly woman.
Painted feathers are used for autumn
and winter hats. The wide, fiat quilts o3
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27

for over thirty years has successfully
treated the diseases Of women
Unlike many modern medicines DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription contains no
whisky, alcohol, sugar, syrup, opium OF
narcotic of any kind and its use does not,
therefore, create a craving for stinulants.
Mrs. Annie Blacker, Of Gag Catherine St, syria.
cuse, N. Y, writes: Your medicines have done
wonders for ME. For years my health was very
poor; l had four iniscarriages, but since taking
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and 'Pa-
yorite Prescription l have much better health,
and I now have q fine healthy baby"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27

object Cupid brings two
loving souls together-the
baby holds them together.
A woman is never so
%womanly, so beautiful, so
happy as when she is a
mother. Yet motherhood
is denied to some women {
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-27

Cupid's work is done when the baby
comes. The soft, little, clinging, helpless
mite is the crown Of love, Its coming
marks the completion of Cupid's
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22
PLAYING Poker by Wire.

Few outside the brotherhood OF The
key are aware that operators often
play poker over the wire. II is never
thcless, a fact. and the diversion is fair
~ common.
"When was working on the
Blankety-blank line ut little railroad
station in Illinois," said an cX-operatH
che other day, business was very slack
toward carly morning, and We used 10
get up four handed game regularly
The players were myself and three 9th
or oper>:ors at different points along
the line. We would call each other up
and then every man would deal him
self n hand, making his discards and
helping rs desired. or course we had
to trust to mutual honor as To cheating
but | think everybody was on the
square All played freeze out, and the
loser had TO treat when We got togeth-
or at headquarters, which was about
once a month. must confess that the
action was n little slow. but the game
was more exciting than one might
imagine. Almost all the old operators
have played cards by telegraph at
some time or another" 49, Chicago
Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22
FAKE SEANCES.
: conspiracy is Proven BY Existence OF
Plot and Payment OF Money Sim
ply Discloses Victim.

L.u..oE, Sept y. The opinion OF
ihc supreme Court affirming the con
vicliou Of + McGford Gilman. the fake
matetlal'zDg medium who was charged
win comparing with others TO cheat
AN deiraud Detective Sad!er of Detroit
out Of the sum of 81. is of much in
tere,t to the public in general and to
fake mediums and their sympathlzers
in particular
The proofs showed that before the
"materiaizug seances" were entered
upon The usual collection of 81 per head
would be taken up, and that Sadler
among others, paid that amount
Giiman's counsel col tended that the
information filed did not meet the
theory of the evidence, because it was
obvious that any conspiracy to defraud
that may have existed, was not /, de.
fraud Sadler' but the general public. ="
Furthermore that no crime was com
mttcd, because it was 10 obvious hum
bag which could not in the nature of
thing, deceive any rational being
Justice Hooker, who wrote the opin.
ion, comedies that the conspiracy to
cheat WAS not especially aimed at Sadler
when the scheme was concocted, but at
at such persons were in view, and had
no one attended the meetings no one
could have been named as an intended
victim, although the ohensc of con-
spmacy would have been complete. An
indictment in such a case might charge
cou-p.racl To cheat 1.-THE citizens or in
nahuaut, OF the state and others, or
",uch persons a should brcome pur.
cha,er, But where the con piracy
has been carried out and the money
has been obtained from some person in
consequence OF il, the overt act has
shown and made certain what was un-
certain before, viz the person whom il
was J4c couspirator's intention 60 de-
fraud.
After considering the authorities cited
by Gilmans counsel in support Of the
second point stated above, The court
says that it of the opinion that it
should not be said as matter of law
thai - citizen is not rational beng
even f he be entrapped by cheats and
false protenses. which would not deceive
persons of ordinary intelligence The
law is more necessary TO the protection
OF the unwary aud supplemented, who
are not looking for duplicty and de.
ceit, than shrewder persons Design
Ing persons do not ply their nefarious
vacations among the latter class, but
seek for victims among those whose
credulity makes them more easily de.
ceived.
I'VE cannot agree" the opinion says,
"with counsel in considering those who
believe in the theories of spritualism to
be idiots, and if we could, we should
hesitate to say that one who conspired
to cheat them would not be guilty of a
crime"
at is said that the information
charges a conspiracy to defraud one
who could not be defrauded because he
knew the representations to be false.
The conspiracy is complete when it is
formed, and the guilt or Innocence of
the conspirators does not depend upon
the success of the enterprise. They
carried out their scheme and obtained
money from Saddler and others, which
shows that he was an object of the con.
splracy, though not necessary victim
Of it. The judgement is affirmed"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22
a Word TO Mothers.

Mothers of children affected with
Group or a severe cold need not hesitate
to administer Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. 1t contains no opiate nor
narcotic III any form and may be given
as confidently to the babe as TO an adult
The great success that has attended its
use in the treatment of colds and Group
has won for it the approval and praise
st has received throughout the United
States and in many foreign lands For
sale by Bivins & Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Overwork, either physical or mental,
will produce weakness and loss of
energy. Too many business or family
cares, overwork in the harvest field, an
excess of woman's work and worry,
will produce months of misery. To
prevent this the exhausted system
should be reinforced Immediately. DR..
J. II. McLeon's Strengthening Cordial
and Blood Purifier is an appropriate
remedy. Price soc and 81 bottle.
For sale by Sharrar & Mulholland.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

For wounds, burns, scalds, sores, skin
diseases and all irritating eruptions,
nothing so soothing and healing as De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Mrs. Emma
Bolles, Matron Englewood Nursery,
Chicago, says of it. when all else
fails in healing our babies, it will cure. 3"
Sharrar * Mulholland.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Geo. Northup of Newton township
Calhoun county committed suicide by
paris green. He was married Thurs
day to an estimable young lady of this
city. His father and an uncle sucided.
For some time past he has had spells of
melancholy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Mcsick, Mich, Sept. lS.-lhe Am
erican Express Office, now located in
The store OF l.. j. Trip. was visited by
burglars las night and $50 taken
There is no direct clue, but cnicels
strongly suspect certain parties.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

+. +. Turner, Compton, Mo-, was
cured OF piles by DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve after suffering seventeen years
and trying over twenty remedies. Ply
sicians and surgeons endorse it. Beware
Of dangerous counterfeits. ShaIrar &
Mulholland
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Alegan, Mich, Sept lS-John
Mineger, of Valley township, was
crushed to death yesterday afternoon
by falling tree. He was attempting
to cut IA bee tree.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

New EN-, Mich, sept. l8.-TAe
safe in the commission house Of }. h
Copger was blown open ~ burglan
last night Only small sum was Sc
cured.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Best on the market for coughs and
colds and all bronchial troubles; for
Group il has no equal, writes Henry r.
Whitford, South Canaan, Conn, OF One
Minute Cough Cure Sharrar & Null
holland
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Stanton, Mich, Sept. 1S.-Daniel
Gage, - years old, was accldentiy shot
through the leg today by Morris Mar
key, = young man. His condition Is
quite eiious.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Frankfort, Mich, Sept. 16.-The
largest lumber dealer of the city, l.. W.
Crane, head of the Crane Lumber COM
pany, died today, aged 81 years. He
had lived here for 80 years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Sheridan, Mich, Sept lS.-William
Hill, 10 years old, son of w. b. Hill,
who lives one mile south of this place.
was kicked by horse Saturday which
resulted in his death Sunday at : p. m.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

They are simply perfect, writes
Rob't. Moore. of La Fayette Ind, OF
DcWitt's Little Early Risers the fam
Gus little pills" for constipation and all
liver ailments. Never grippe. Sharrar
K Mulholland
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

Gordon family skeleton Forthwith "
began 10 fade into thin air, finally van
ishing and leaving not "A wrack behind
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22
SOCIETIES s.

l. %. CHI BCH-Scrvicc- az the hom, OF Mrs
l, l.. Emslcy each alternate sunday.
Mrs. LA d. WOOD, Pastor In charge.
DIRE RITER!AN CHURCH-Noruiug service
j -O,3O: sunday school 1900. Evening service
$3.50 p. m. REV. ~. X. SPEHCEE. Pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHCRGH->eryiccs are he'd
IL every sunday at 800 "a. III. aud 1000 a. nI.,
SUNDAY : hool ut ! 30 "a me- Evening service ~
100 clock, standard time. Service other duf~
a. announced. REV. II. %. JEFFERSON, Rector.
NJ r. CHI RCH-Norniug services 1890: sun
vi. day school 1900 Evening service $3.50
Yong Peoples meeting Sunday evening al G:3}
Prayer meeting Thursday evening AT $50
REV. VI. j. CARRIE. Pastor.
NkEE METHODIST CHU RCH-Scryicc- every
Il Sunday ut II 900 "a. m. and 100 p. ia. sunday
School 40 1890 M Prayer meetings Tuesday
aud Friday evenings All are cordially invited 10
attend y. A. WAT>ON. Pastor
BAPTIST CHURCH-Noume service 1880;
ID Sunday school 50. Evening service t:40
Young peoples meeting $500 sunday evening
Prayer meeting Thursday evening"
Rev. II. w. CLOCGH. Pastor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22
ALMA BUSINESS DIRECTORY
PROBE SIGNAL
lar. GEO. W. PRINGLF,

L. A. BAGLEI, Physician and Surgeon
II. ONCE. opera House Block. ONCE hours 20
10 1870 aud to5 p. ln. Diseases of tho eye and car
"a specially.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

F.SUYDAM. ". D., Physician and Surecsj
-. once opposite Church biocS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

- PERIOR REBEKAH LODGE REGULAR
- Meetings Friday nights.
LUCIA FISK, y, G..
MBs. EVA Rooms, X =
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22
LODGES.

4 Ina Chapter, No. 49, II. =. VI. Regular NEE,
u ing ON Monday night on or aftcrful moon
~ POLLASkN, II. =.
& Yot-Nc 500,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-05
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales regular call. II O'Clock m.-Metropolitan
Railroad cert. B. 800 at 1ls1a. Capital Traction
. at 5szs After call-washington Gas, at oela.
Capital Traction. at 94i4.
District Of Columbia Bonds.-ss. 1902. 3o-year
Miscellaneous Bonds Metropolitan Railroad S.
llsla bid. Metropolitan railroad cert. indebt.. b.
asked Columbia Railroad III mort. IS 10 bid III
W Gas Co, series b. Is 10 bid T. $
n n ht a mp e ia. iG SS Did *
curity and Trust As loo bid Washington Market
Go. LIST Is: ITO bid Washington Market Go. imp
bid. Masonic Hall Association Is los bid. Ana
costa and Potomac 81, 1o5h bid.
bid. Metropolitan. ass bid. Central. leo bid
Farmers and Mechanics. 200 bid. Second. 155 bid.
bid West END, 40 bid Traders lls bid Lin
safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
Loan and Trust. 100 bid. lGsas asked. American
Security and Trust: 1915 bid Washington Safe De
Insurance stocks Firemen's. "a hid. franklin.
q bid Metropolitan 50 hid 90 asked C., cSrcoran'
M man ma american A SIS 81 ba National tnion ia bid
Peoples. sss BID asked. Lincoln, iss bid. Com
Tile Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. 80 bid:
Columbia Title. AZ bid. District Title, bid 3
Railroad stocks.-Capital Traction. 81 hid. sth
asked Georgetown and Tenieyt town, ls nld; Co.
5sii hid, 5s1a asked. Geofsesown Gss, 80 bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potcmac II
Miscellaneous stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype,
:9si bid BOP asked Lansto1 Msnotyge. h is;s nsa
askej American Grnph0pbone preferred, Ii hid, IL
asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage, "a bid. .a5 asked.
washington Market. II bid. Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat. no bid.
sFx di. i.leEd
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MONTGOMERY REPUBLICANS.
County Convention in Session at
Rockyflle-N0minati Reported.

County Convention in Session at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ions Reported.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
publican county convention met here in
the opera house at noon today. The gath
ering was called to order by Gen. Allen
Rutherford, chairman of the county COM
mittee. There were no contests from any
of the districts. and the organization was
effected without delay.
Mr.. D. w. Baker was elected temporary
chairman and Messrs Gist Blair and Louis
Hill temporary secretaries Upon taking
in which he thanked the convention for the
honor and urged that a ticket be nominated
that would command the solid vote of the
party.
A nominating committee, composed of
one delegate from each district, and COM
mittee resolutions composed of five
members, We're appointed. after which the
convention took recess for two hours.
Upon reassembling. the nominating COM
states attorney, G. Minor Anderson: for
the house of delegates. Allan G. Thomas.
Henry l.. Black and Columbus w. Day;
for sheriff. Uridh Griffith: for judges of the
orphans court, VIM. r. Windsor. VIM. T.
Lynch and Henry c. CLANCY: for county
commissioners. Aaron d. Hershberger and
EggieSton Ward: for state central commit
tee, Thomas C. Noyes. Louis Hill and
Thomas Dawson: for delegates-at-large to
Thomas c. Noyes. Ashley NJ. Gould and
Daniel A. Grosvenor.
The convention was still in session when
this report closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-05
KEARSARGE ON TRIAL TRIP
Big Warship Leaves Newport News fos
Builders Test.
lcb 10 Tho Eveptup Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, September O.
The battle ship kearsarge, just finished at
the shipyard of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company. started
out this morning on her builders trial trip.
She cast off from the pier at the yard at q
O'Clock and swung out into the stream fif-
teen minutes later Backing out into the
channel, the huge ship made a graceful
half turn and headed straight for the capes.
AS she came down the river every boat in
the harbor greeted her with whistle. and
the large crowd of spectators cheered them
selves hoarse The kearsar2e, with main
armament and stores aboard, was loaded
almost to her draught. AS she passed there
was scarcely a ripple at her bow. Just off
the city more steam WAS put on. and the
ship percep:ibly increased her speed veer-
ing in toward shore she did She
soon disappeared over the horizon passing
through the capes and out into the Atlantic
ocean.
1t was the intention of those in charge to
take the ship about fifty miles beyond the
capes and put her through the evOlutions
necessary to show her capabilities. She is
expected to return to the yard about 8
o'clock tonight. Within the capes the
kearsarge acted like a perfect ship. an
swering to the guiding touch though IN
stinct with life. Her engines worked with
remarkable SmOothneSS and there was not
hitch. The behavior of the ship gives
reason to believe that her first trial will
prove her splendid success. Capt. Fair
cloth of New York is navigating the vessel
and the yard engineers have charge of her
engines. Aboard are Capt. Folger, who will
have charge Of her when she Is turned over
to the Navy Department; Capt Chester.
who will have charge of her sister ship, the
Kentucky; a number of officers who will be
under those officers later on. Naval Con-
structor Woodward, Capt. Rearick. inspec-
tor of machinery; General Superintendent
w. A. Post of the company and other high
officials of the yard. Her crew numbers
300. selected from the force at the yard:
1t is the first time vessel has had her
builders trial with main armament aboard.
In previous cases the trial has been made
with pig iron in the hold to take the place
of armament in providing the necessary
weight. The ship has gone out in almost
her regular sea-going shape, and the tests
that are made today will be much severer
than would have been the case had she
been ballasted with iron below instead of
heavy guns. superstructure and stores.