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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-19

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BOSTON CUP DEFENDER.

Lines of the Crowninshield Yacht
Have Been Completed.
Boston, Dec 19.-Designer b. B. Crown
iRshield has Professionally completed the
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

The recent decision of the Supreme
court of Massachusetts in the case of
the Attorney General VS.. Henry Bige-
low Williams holds that the law limit
ing the height of buildings around
Copley Square, Boston, to ninety feet
is constitutional. The court said: eve
hold that the statute gives rights in
the nature of an easement over lands
facing Copley Square, which easement
is annexed to the square for the benefit
OF the public, for whose use and enjoy
ment Copley Square was laid out; and
that these rights are similar in their
nature to rights in highways, in great
ponds, and in navigable waters of the
commonwealth The broad view
which the court took is indi-
Gated by the following expression.
appearing in the opinion: The
grounds of Copley Square "are to be
enjoyed by the people who use them.
they are expected to minister not only
to the grosser senses, but also to the
love of the beautiful in nature. in the
varied forms which the change in sea-
son brings"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01
Foreign.

Steel wagon roads prove successful
in POmerania.
Greece is likely to appoint Il German
to the command of the army.
French railroads have ordered thirty
locomotives from Philadelphia.
The Prince of Wales will ATTEND
holy week exercises at Rome.
The i'll feeling in Germany caused
by the British seizures is disappearing.
Italy is striving for commercial
union between it, Germany and Aus
tria.
1t is reported that France will send
to Madagascar 5000 troops. fearing 4
British invasion.
The French government will try to
crush religious communities for rela-
lions with royalistS.
The pope has ordered special prayers
in italian churches for cessation of
the influenza epidemic.
A Leipsic newspaper warns German
manufacturers that Americans may
crowd them out of Russia.
Ike Bohemian coal mirrrs' strike in
wolves 10000 men. The public schools
are closed for lack of fuel.
An earthquake killed seven people
near Colima, Mex. and wrecked build
ings in many other Mexican towns.
The telephone service in Paris is
cheap. no buzZing in the ears, no
rcssed lines. and subscribers may use
any public instrument free
Osman Digna, principal general Of
the Khalife Abdullah, and who was
captured in the hills near Tokar was
brought to Suakim and imprisoned.
The Nicaraguan government will APP
point Jose ID. Rodriguez as arbitrator
for Nicaragua in adjusting the differ
ences with the Maritime Canal COM
pany.
The Copenhagen correspondent Of
the London Daily Mail says: ''The
United States government intends to
acquire sphere of influence in China.
In that case, Denmark, for the benefit
of her newly founded commercial COIL
nections in East ASH, would, through
American concessions, obtain Il yalua-
BILE equivalent for her western colo
MES"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

In Siam the liquid measure used is
derived from cocoanut shell, which
is capable of holding $50 tamarind
seeds, and 20 of these units equal ca
pacity of wooden bucket. In dry
measure, $50 tamarind seeds make 1
"k'anahn' and Is "kanahn" make 1
sat, or bamboo basket; 80 "sat"
make l ''kwien," or cart This is an
example of the primitive origin of most
units of weights and measures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01
santo Domingo, hearing of the col

Santo Domingo, hearing of the com.
ing of French warships as collectors,
concluded to pay that bill for 10000
francs. If it is all the same to the
warships, however, she would like to
be let e4f from paying an apology.
Ganto Domingo, Nicaragua and some of
the other Central American republics
will learn after awhile that it is easier,
simpler and far more pleasant to pay
their debts promptly than to have them
collected at the lannon's mouth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Let speculative financiers and race
playing cashiers take notice. The last
country of refuge for Astounding
criminals has decided to become re-
spectacle. Spanish Honduras has con-
Guided an extradition treaty with the
United States, and there is now no
spot of earth where any brand Of fugi-
tive from justice Is safe, the state OF
Washington always excepted, of course,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

A curious man bent over the swiftly
flowing Chicago river so fondly that he
fell in. Free baths should be strictly
prohibited in the river, admitting that
the temptation is now very strong.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

A series of experiments made at Kiel
during the last two years have shown
that Of all metals used in ship-build-
ing an amalgam of iron and zinc is
least subject to deterioration from the
influence of sea water.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Fifty short, practical dairy rules for
the production and handling of pure
milk, printed on large cardboards,
have been distributed by the tens of
thousands among American farmers by
the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Cavalrymen scouting in Luzon the
other day killed thirteen Filipinos.
And yet some scientific people say that
the number thirteen is not unlucky
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

The Beers have no objection to the
open door, but they don't want the
whole world coming in and sleeping
in the best bed
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

a white man was lynched in yir-
sginia. This should furnish the race
problem agitators with food for the de.
yelopment Of common sense.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

The happening of the unexpected
never worries people who are not pre-
pared for anything in particular.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Chicago lady fanciers are to have a
pet dog club. Under no circumstances
will they hold a joint session with the
cat club.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Political issues are born in the
hearts of the people, but the politicians
keep right on manufacturing the
spurious article.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

If a man made no good resolution
New Years day he would be quite
lonesome, having none to break.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

1t is said that mans declining
years begin at so; but a woman's never
begin while there is an eligible man in
sight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Taking drop and taking a tumble
are not synonymous, but one may lead
to the other.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Religion may have it's drawbacks,
but the backsliders are generally the
victims
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

A New Jersey boy swallowed small
reptile. This is worse than swallow
ing those Boston sea serpent stories.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

The advance agent isn't necessarily
a forward man, but he usually is.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

The individual who frequently goes
on tear is seldom able to pay the rent
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Nervousness is the bud and lunacy
the flower in full bloom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01
Deus f Il @NGGR
Casualties.

Casualties.
Fire destroyed the West Farming
ton CO., high school ut a loss OF Sl0. 900
None of the students were hurt.
Three women were badly burned
during the progress of fire in Il
brown stone boarding house ut New
York
Jefferson Davis Starts. formerly of
Shannon county. Mo-. and later Il law
Yer in st. Louis. is dead as Il result
of an accident on Il sneet car.
Miners Kraft and Sweet. While on Il
hoist coming out Of a shaft in the At
lanta mire at Houghlon. Mich. fell
1000 feet and We're instantly killed.
At Chicago a gas pipe leak caused
the explosion of four manholcS. fatally
in.iuring Charles Burroughs. WrecN.ng
the asphalt pavement and shatt"ring
glass in buildings in the vicinity.
Nick Leddick and William Robert
son. employed by the Illinois Central
railway. and George Teus. minel.
We're killed by cars at La Sale. ILL.,.
within twenty-four hours.
i freight engine on the Chicago.
Burlington 4 Quincy struck bowlder
near Ferryville, Wis. and rolled down
Il bluff. Sixteen freight ears We're
wrecked and traffic was stopped. The
crew escaped.
d. Howard Kelly. professor of gy,
theology in the medical school of
Johns Hopkins university. was bitten
on the right hand by large rattle
snake. which he was exhibiting to
illustrate Il lecture. The doctor sucked
the blood from the wound and con-
1inued his lecture for nearly an hour
after the occurrence. No serious TO-
suits are anticipated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

The British charge pell-mell, and the
Beers continue to shell we'll.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

1t takes the lone fisherman to reel of
catchy yarn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

warship of today--the epitome of engi-
neering skill and knowledge. From sail
ing craft OF comparative simplicity nave
grown lighting machines" Of wonderful
complexity.
A modern warship while not without
her weaknesses--among which may be
mentioned the danger that besets her
when, through inadvertence, taking the
bottom, as well as the possibility OF her
becoming as motionless as painted
ship" through lack of fuel--yet possesses
in all the cardinal elements OF her de-
sign, advantages which make her Infinite
ly superior to the other types
With nigh complete immunity from
destruction by wind and wave. a marvel
lous increase in speed and the ability
to maintain IT In rough weather, and
force range and rapidity of gun fire al
most incredible. she is rightly the ter
ror of the seas" Protected by her coat
of mail. she is enabled to lead charmed
life amid a storm of iron rain and
leaden hail. that would completely de-
stroy a whole fleet Of unarmored vessels.
The myriads Of distinct and separate
mechanisms, and the host of mechanical
craftsmen aboard the battleship, TESTIFY
as no word can to the sweeping changes
which the Introduction of steam and CO.
ordinate forces have wrought
Besides possessing uniinching valor
and ability to control and direct his
fighting force, 20 sustain his flag and
protect his country, the naval officer OF
today must master many arts and SCI
ences of which his gallant predecessor
was necessarily ignorant. When In COM
mand he is the controlling spirit of
complex fighting machine, and, to prop
erly direct the operation and to super
wise the care and preservation Of the dell
cate machinery and monster armament.
has to be an engineer.
At present engineering In the navy EN-
bodies the application of the latest scien-
tifc principle. In every detail Of the
various plants. shops and huge dry docks
at naval stations and in that master Gre
ation the warship itself. the genius and
versatility of the engineer are manifest.
The engineering needs OF the navy. as
of the Industrial world. are too complex
and manifold to permit Of one single
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

On Christmas morning the entire fam
fly goes to the palace chapel. After
luncheon comes the inevitable drive.
which the queen takes daily, rain or shine.
well or III, and TO which she gives credit
for the fact that she is in as good con-
dftion at 81 as she was twenty years ago,
and is likely to last for good time
longer.
The Christmas dinner comes Christmas
night. and the baron OF beef on the side
board Is fianked with a vast woodcock
pie and a royal boar's head, which is the
invariable Christmas present of Emperor
William of Germany to his august grand
mother The queens plum pudding
comes down from Windsor, and is so
mighty an affair that there is enough for
every one of the descendants, all of
whom are expected to get piece, wher-
ever they may be. The first section to be
sent on by mail is usually that directed
to the queens grand-son-in-law, the car
OF Russia.
The queen herself gets scarcely a bite
of all this rich fare, so careful is she of
her health and Of the advice OF her physi-
clans. She is becoming more and more
of a vegetarian, although meat is not al
together denied to her, but the plainness
of her food Is made up by the pains
which she insists shall be taken with the
cooking of each dish. Some of her pet
stew pans have to be carried around with
her wherever she goes. like-her bed and
some of her pictures. When She went over
to Ireland last spring more than 300 tin
lined copper saucepans had to be i'm
ported TO the vice regal lodge because
the kitchen furniture ordinarily In use
there was not of pattern favored by
her majesty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
ENGINEERING SKILL
IN AMERICAN NAVY.
Highest Possible Attain
ments Are Necessary
to Efficiency.

~ ER modern navy, writes Rear Ad-
tlS u miral and Chief Engineer George
" W. Melville, Is the product OF SET
entihe progress, and engineering and
manufacturing development. TO an Of
which American genius and Invention
have contributed no small share.
The growth Of cur naval force during
the closing quarter OF The century has
been exceptionally marked, and a lust
cause for national support and pride n
has nobly and successfully competed
with the advance Of the most powerful
foreign navies-evsr closely pressing the
leaders, and more than once showing the
lesd-untl today. with the exception 81
the number and tonnage OF shlps, it
stands the equal Of any feet that steams
the seas.
The fact that native material, wrought
BY our own artisans and mechanics. has
been used In the construction OF our
warships, and the further fact that much
OF the Gghting efficiency 81 a modern
navy being correct IN theory only, the
special claims for cur vessels have been
substantiated so far as possible by The
outcome OF the puny Spaaish-American
war Is positive proof OF Americas
industrial and naval greatness.
From q stage where the materials ana
forces used IN the hull, machinery and
ordnance OF our ships were crude and I'M
developed, there has been evolved.
through invention. scientific advance and
improved methods OF manufacture. the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
ROYAL Christmas Trees.

The week before Christmas Is usually
busy time for she princesses, 80 whom
under the presiding genius of Princess
Beatrice, IL c0nnded the task ~ deco
rating the house with holly and miStle-
toe brought down from Windsor The
queen raises her own Christmas trees az
windsor. and they arc trained and trim
med with particular care. The biggest
~ these trees Is set uP IN the Osborne
banqucsine hall and loaded with presents
for the school children OF Whipping arm
church. thanks 10 SOME cid custom which
has managed 20 get itself preserved. The
queen herself used O. dlstr bate the pres
eats but has surrendered this task 20 the
princcsses. sl'hoUgh she usually GENES n
20 see the fun
Ii is at the a3nntr on Christmas eve
that the celebrated baron Of beet is
placed on the sideboard II must he
taken from one OF the queens own oxen.
ana the roasting always has TO be done
at Windsor, for the Kitchen at Osborne
has no appliances big enough. The roast-
Ing always Is begun on December p and
continues throughout the day while all
the next day Is taken in the gradual pro-
cess Of cooling.
After the Christmas eve dinner comes
the Christmas tree for the young royal
Les With games ana - Jolly sood time
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mans brain solving the many problems.
and the naval specialists (the marine en-
gineer, marine architect. civil engineer
and ordnance engineer, all engineers) vie
with each other to secure the best results
Of their individual work when maintain
ing the highest efficiency OF the service as
whole.
That they have done their work worth
lily and well has been amply shown In
the late war with Spain. when, aside
from all communication for gallantry and
personal courage, OF both officers and
men, the acknowledgment OF the skiilful
handling, great speed, splendid endur-
snce and unerring Workmanship of our
vessel- was universal.
No higher praise can be given the mod
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

drop of 1t. She has confined herself of
late to single glass of Scotch whisky
mixed with filtered water. and sometimes
II the meal were heavy. thimbleful of
ancient liaueur, Scotch to follow as a
cordial incidentally. Christmas dinners
probably have no great fascination for the
Prince of Wales either He has been what
they call high liver In hts day and to
pay for II he has to be rather careful
now. and thin white wines are usually
the strongest beverages In which he in
dulges.
IL has been a long time since any out
slider has been present at the queens
Christmas dinner. and the family laughs
and Jokes and cuts loose TO its hearts
content. They say that the queen Is a
capital hand at telling stories. and that
on such domestic occasions she Is seen
at her best. II has been remarked. too.
that OF late years abe has become more
approachabie to the children. Some of
the younger members of the second and
third generation are on more familiar
terms with her than the older ones of
her own children ever were
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
Queens Christmas Shopping.

The Christmas shopping az Osborne Il
usually the earliest feature OF the fesu-
val Tho queen does not exactly 40
shopping. the shops come TO her, The
lucky dealers who by royal warrant are
entitled 10 describe themselves as 'pur-
veyors 20 Her Majesty" send samples %
their choicest wares 20 the palace. and
for a week after the middle OF Decem-
Der the queen and Princess Beatrice and
any other princesses that happen TO be
handy are busy selecting presents.
These ara not bought IN JOB lots hy any
means. for Il Is q pet theory ~ the queen
that thought contributes as much as mon
ey 20 the value Of a present, So she
takes pains that each gift shall he suited
especially to the recipient First come
the queens fifty-One children, grandchil-
dren and great grandchildren. every indi-
vidual one 81 whom Is remembered Then
come the queens personal servants and
pensioners and a small Army % those de-
pendents. in whom, for some reason or
another the queen takes a special inter
est As a rule the presents are rather
simple and honcly anS not necessarily
expensive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

glazed spots. The American Pulp Paper
Company tried earnestly TO do away with
the glazed spots. but 1t could not. There
fore they gave up the mills which John
Hay bought.
The place was run in turn then by Hay.
by John Knapp & Co., and by Bauchmui-
Ter Bros, who made parchment paper.
Eight years ago this last Arm abandoned
it, and 1t has been abandoned ever since.
The wood of its doors and floors and win
dow frames is rotting away; the window
lights ara all broken; weeds overgrow the
yard. In the palmy days of the mill 1t
ran night and day, employing eighty
hands.
AT the white mill with the belfry, vol
lens were made. Charles II. Rogers own
ed it and Colonel Waters. who ran 1t
first, made Kentucky jeans. James Ogden
followed the military man and ne. 100,
made jeans, but lost money on them
somehow and failed. Then Joseph Shaw.
Albin Shaw's father. took the place and
manufactured jeans, doeskins and gov
eminent kerseys all through the war. He
made a great deal of money and, dying
in 1864, he was succeeded by Isaac Smith,
now of Bridgeiart. Mr.~-Smith ran the
mill very successfully till 1881 The rent
he paid was $4,000 and the landlord would
not make the repairs that he desired.
Therefore. he gave up the mill and built
another one IN briukeport, WHICH, Win
his sons, he is now running. The white
mill has been idle nearly twenty years
1t, too, has a dismal. wrecked look.
The shoddy mill was built In 1865. at the
time when shoddy first began to be >ssd
in manufacturing. by Henry Arthur. At
the death of Arthur. John Senior leasee
the mill and made blankets and yarn
there. When his lease expired Senior
went out of business and the place has
now been empty for twenty-five years.
The roof has fallen In, but the ito let"
sign on the wall looks fresh and new.
Benjamin Rossiter, the civil war veter-
an, has lived in Valley Forge sixty-nine
years. At Gettysburg a ball went clear
through his body. but he is still hale
old man, with good memory. He once
knew, he says, a man of 81 years who re-
membered when the Valley Forge gun
mill was in operation. IT stood on the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

Chester county side OF Valley creek. and
not vestige of 1t now remains. Flint
locks were made at the mill. and George
Pawling has one of them. with the mills
name cut on the stock. Mr.. Rossiter's
brother +. X. Rossiter. has a smooth
bore rifle among his relics which was
also made at the mill Mr.. Rossitcr says
that the flame of patriotism burned
strong In Valley Forge breasts during
the civil war, and that 1873 young men
enlisted. The wooden mill, on this ac-
count, had to be shut down.
After the closing of the factories that
had brought prosperity TO Valley Forge
the hands who lived there moved away.
The little town does not expect ever TO
be a manufacturing center again, but
since public park is to be established
on its historical camp ground. and since
a trolley line Is to run through II. Valley
Forge hopes yet to be a more fourishing
place than II was in the past. All IFS in
habitants have collections of revolution
airy relies. and the house where Wash
ingtons Headquarters were Is visited an
nually by 5000 tourists.