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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
BIGGEST GUN IN THE WORLD.
The New American Arm of Defense
Will Have Range of
2O.76 Miles.

The operation of shrinking a jacket
on the 16-inch gun at the Watervliet
arsenal having been successfully per-
formed, the great gun is being COM
pleted. The first attempt to jacket the
tube was unsuccessful. the outer piece
having stuck fast a few inches away
from the point for which it was in
tended. The second attempt was sue
cessful in every particular, says the
New York Tribune.
The gun when completed will be the
most powerful piece of ordnance in the
world and will weigh, without the car
riage, 1876 tons. Its l:ngth will be 40
feet 6 inches; th~ diameter of the
breech, 6 feet inches; the size of the
bore, 16 inches. The theoretical range
of the piece will be 2O.76 miles; weight
of projectiie, 2,370 pounds. The pro-
jectile irtended for the big gun is Ga
inches long, and the powder charge con-
sists of LOGO pounds. The powder will
cost 1865 and the projectile 5000, so
that the cost of every discharge, exclu-
sive of wear and tear on the gun and
pay of people employed in its manipu-
lation, will be $S65. The proiectile.
with with its initial velocity of $500
feet a second will penetrate wrought
iron to the depth of Al 6 inches. To at
tain its maximum range the projectile
will reach an elevation of five miles,
and the pressure on the gun at the time
of its discharge will be $4,000 pounds
to the square inch.
Although the gun is of monstrous
proportions, it is put together with the
nicely of delicate instrument. and
the difference between the outside
radius of the gun itself and the inside
radius of the jacket which was shrunk
on last week was only six one-hun-
dredths of an inch after the jacket had
been heated. The jacket, weighing 80
tons, must be lifted while hot from the
furnace and swung up over the gun
and then lowered into place.
THE slightest inequality in the heat
ing" said Col. Farley, the ordnance Of
ficer in charge of the work. ian error
of the smallest fraction of an inch in
the measurements, and all these
months of preparation will have been
wasted. for once that jacket sticks, that
ends the effort. 1t cannot be heated
again and taken off. 1t must be cut
off. Then the work must be done all
over again
1t was necessary to construct new
machinery to make this gun, notable
piece being lathe 1875 feet long, with
swing of nine feet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
A Word to Girls.

No girl can afford, either for her
own surest happiness or for the COM
fort of mind of him whom she mar
ries, to wed a young man during the
formative period of his life, which is
between 20 and 25 And she who with
holds from a young man her consent
to marriage until he has reached the
first year of the beginning of wisdom
is a mighty sensible little body, and
acts in manner which she will never
have cause to regret as long as God
gives her and her husband life.-Ed-
ward Box, in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
TAKING THE CENSUS.
Cannot BE Accurate as to Age on Ac-
count of Ignorance and
Opposition.

An enormous number of people are
either ignorant of their ages or else
they are unwilling to tell them. This
might be inferred from general eX-
perience, but census statistics prove
it, says the New York Tribune. Cen
sus age tables are honeycombed with
error in every country in which such
tables are prepared. With a fairly
steady flow of immigratio and a sta
tionary or increasing population,
there ought always to be fewer persons
of given age than of any single age
preceding; less people so years old
than 40, less 60 years of age than SO,
and so on. But census age tables in
variably show the reverse. At the
last census 240,S $50 persons were re-
turned as 50 years old, while the num-
Der returned as 60 was 502,7SS The
tendency to use round numbers arises
mainly from ignorance and careless
ness. and is noticeable at every period
of life. But the impulse to understate
the age is especially noticeable among
adults from 25 to 60. The greatest
proportion of errors is at the siXtieth
year, but the greatest actual amount
is at the thirtieth year or fortieth
year. In 1890 there were 618,641 per-
sons reported as 80 years of age, 1887
1856 at 40 and 4S6,S53 at Al. Among
women, SCOTIA were reported to be
40, 290,977 SO and 224,551 Al.
Where immigration is slight the
persons of given age at one census
must necessarily be less than the per-
sons ten years younger at the preced-
ing census. Thus, in 1890, the persons
rs years old are necessarily fewer in
number than the persons Is years old
in 1880, because the 25 class of 1890 is
composed of the survivors of the IS
year class in 1880. These are facts;
but English women are not abashed
by facts. In England the number of
women returning themselves as from
20 to 25 years of age is always greater
than the number of girls reported at
the preceding census from ten to fiji
teen years old.
If the age returns are incorrect,
it is impossible to determine accurate
ly whether the average duration of
life is increasing or decreasing, to
compute exact life insurance tables
or ascertain the death rate, to tell
what portion of the men are of mill
tary age or what portion of the wom-
en- are in the collaborating class. AL
most every other set of statistical re-
turns must be classified according to
ages. In this way it is ascertained
whether negroes have more children
and whether these children live long
er or die earlier than whites; whether
the criminals of the country are in
the main recruited from the younger
or the older element of the popula-
ton. and whether the employment of
children is increasing or decreasing.
Strange to say, the age returns are
not so accurate in America as they
are in Europe. But studies of the
eleventh census give reason for the
belief that the last census were the
best in this respect ever yet taken,
and similar studies of the Massachu-
sets census of 1895 indicate a similar
improvement in that state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

Cook the dried or evaporated APP
Piles until almost tender. Cut as
many squares of bread as you desire,
place a spoonful of the apples and a
teaspoonful of jelly on each slice, ar
range on an earthen pie plate, sprin-
kle the apples thickly with sugar and
Strew over the whole grated cocoa
nut. Cover closely and bake in n
moderate oven. Serve with whipped
cream.-Farm and Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
His Misfortune.

Mother-Alice, was very much sur
prised and shocked last evening when
| passed the parlor door and saw Mr..
Woodbe with his face close to yours.
Daughter-Yes, mamma; isn't it a
shame the poor fellow is so awfully
near-sighted Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

When morning succeeded night.
ats never too late to mend,
Never too late for me-"
Thus she sang away, day after day.
And her husband, where was he?
Drink. drink, drink!
With Tom and Harry and Dick;
Drink. drink. drink!
Till the stuff he drank made him sick!
Time was too precious to fritter away
Toiling as bondmen do;
lie could sing you a song, he could tell
you a yarn,
And was called "a good fellow" too!
IS +. Kiser, in Chicago Times Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

Jinks-Id take my girl to the Thou
sand islands if only l had the mon"
Winks-The Thousand islands? I
find it hard to take my girl to one
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14

Mortified, VT. last year passed a
law establishing IA lone liquor agency.
to be supervised by the town, and with
"A proyIso that the name Of every pur-
chaser OF any kind of wet goods be
registered in a book ard published in
che lcs al paper once in every month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
"oooD FELLOW" AND HIS WIFE.

ats never too late to mend"
She sang as she looked at tie clock,
And YEARLY sighed and YEARLY darned
At the heel of rickety sock:
Stitch, stitch, stitch!
With face that was hollow and wan,
Stitch, stitch, stitch
AS time went dribbling on!
While her children slept upstairs in bed
She mended with all her might,
And put her unfinished mending aside
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-14
Absolute Assurance.

Nell--Young Offhande must feel
very secure of his social position.
Bell-Why so?
He never wears a golf suit
Puck.
The colored American., 1900-06-09

Kandidat iuer South Town CleIk bittet
um ihre gefaellIge Unterstuetzung."
The Frenchman was confronted by the
words: LIE euel candicat parlant fran
caise SO presentant eOmme South Town
Clerk vOus demand votre al nable
appul." The Italian, the Swede, the
Bohemian were addressed IN their
mother tongues. When the votes were
counted it was found that ia district
normally Democratic, Mr Adams had
overcome the large Democratic vote
and was elected by good round ma
iority,
The South Town of Chi ago il the
riches town in the world. Itcomprises
that portion of the city from the river
on the north to thirty ninth street on
the south, and from Lake Michigan OD
the east to the river on the west and
includes within its limits the intense
business district with its skyserspers
and vast mercantile emporiums. The
tax levy which amounts to about
Sl2 500 600 annually, is collected by the
South Town Office, and represents one
third of all the taxes paid IN Cook
County.
The colored American., 1900-06-09
A FRIENDS TRIBUTE

Larph Tsstifes to the Sterling Qualities
of Buckeye Leader.
The colored American., 1900-06-09
The Leading Negro Journal.
Columbus, 0.

We have sue seeded IN receiving from
Mr. E. E. Cooper, president and man.
ager of The COlOred American, OF
Washington, ID. O., for the benefit of
our readers the magnificent plate con-
tanning the cuts OF our nine Bishops
which we run ON the front page OF the
Star. 1t is against the rules OF Brother
Cooper to loan his Plates to any news
paper, bat as we are very warm friends,
and he Is great Rdmirer Of our deDOm
instioH, he very Willingly broke the
rules and shipped US the plate at once.
VS. unhesitaeingly affirm that The Col
cred American is the leading illustrated
Negro journal, and as q newspaper
financisF, hustler and business man
ager, Mr.. Coo per is the greatest in the
Negro race. The A. M. E Zion Church
cheerfully thanks him for allowing
the Star Of Zion to use his plate.-Star
Of Zion.
The colored American., 1900-06-09
A NOVEL CAMPAIGN,

Cyrus Field Adams who was rece ntIv
elected South Town Clerk In Chicsgo
made novel campaign. Mr.. Adams is
cOnverssn. with several languages, go
he reached the many foreigners in
Chicago by making speeches and bav
ing his literature printed in various
foreign languages. To the German he
ssid: "DeT einzig ige Deutschsprechende
The colored American., 1900-06-09

The best tribute a man can receive is
ths tribute pad him by his fri ends by
those who know him intimately. For
q good seVen days in a-Week friend,
George A. Myers has few equals and no
superiOrs. II is essential and in
tens8ly race ma ], often planning for
what he believes will interest his race
while the probable benaficiaries of his
plans are enj ying the luxury OF sleep
or stepping themselves In pleasure. AS
SO organlzyr his abilities have been
toll and retDld so ,fIen, so frequently
exploited, ard have been tested to the
faTtheresb in Sd many warm political
contests, that 1t is not necessary to re
fer to him farther as an organizer.
George Myers fIiends are OF the
never separate kind. Tney are attract
ed to him by his worth as q man, by
his honesty, straightforward dealings,
and he holds them, not for period, but
for all time, and they IN turn hold hum.
He is Republican, constant and true,
preferTing that party 10 any other and
willing to make many sacrifices for bis
party's sake, though were 1t a contest
between the Republican party and his
race, there would never be question as
bO where would st tnd-foT his race.
Another tribute which every man is
proud to be paid Is contained in the
statement that when he once makes a
friend he always retains him. This can
be said of George A Myers, Unselfish
TO q marked degree, fearless in the
espousing OF the cause of his people,
untiring in his efforts to assist his peO-
pie along every conceivable avenue; so
modest that when he has contributed to
the success of his race he is willing and
anxious TO drop in the background and
permit others TO reap the rewards of
hIs ffJTts these make him what he is,
a worthy leader, and Ohio has produced
but few Of ais kind in these latter days
Il. w. TYLER.
NoIr lvv-. q
The colored American., 1900-06-09
GREAT RACE BOOKS.

1t is fact that j. I. Haley d Co.
346 Court Square Nashville, Tenn
are the most extensive Race Book pub
fishers In the United States. They are
our friends and are giving employ
ment to hundreds of men and womea
of the race. They publish the AFRO
AMERICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA COLLEGE
OF LIFE, UNCLE Toms CABIN, SP ARK
LING GEMS, LAMP OF WISH ON, ETC.,
These books sell at sight. Agents are
having harvest. Write Quick for
terms and Territory.
The colored American., 1900-06-09

fora E. Dorsey and Christine Dorsey
y Typewriting, Copying and StenC
graphic work satisfactorily performed
at reasonable rates by the Misses Dor
sey, Room 8, LIE DrOit Building
Corner 9Th and F street northwest.
The colored American., 1900-06-09

Gritty men and women wanted in every
ne ghborhVod TO act ag general agents and
to appoint agents. Also To manage branch
ofhces Salary paid In advance. If interest
cd send 25c in silver r samples and full
particulars Address j. w Wimbish, Gene.
raj Manager, La Grange, Ga.
The colored American., 1900-06-09
MISCELL a NEOUS.
WANTED ROOMS.

a man and wife wants a suite of
three or four unfurnIshed rooms, heat
and ligh6 furnished. Must be convent
ent to cars. Address House, care this
Office either at 80 am. or 4 pm
The colored American., 1900-06-09
Hurrah for TuSkegee.

By the will of the late Amanda B.
Ellsworth Of Dan bury. Conn. the Tus-
kegee Normal aud ILdustriai Institute
receives one half OF b II estats Of ST., 900
after a mum Der OF bequests and costs OF
settlement have been paid.
The colored American., 1900-06-09
)runkeQnesS 49,
Dafe, n HARMLESS.
GHaFan tee Cure.

Can he gwen Secretly, patient will lose
all taste for drink without knowing why. To
advertise our remedv we will mail $40 box
1O days treatment for 81 90. Two boxes will
cure any ordinary case. Particulars for STAN o.
LA RUE CnemicaI Go. IOIZ Arch 50,
PtrladRipbta. Pa
The colored American., 1900-06-09

An educated man who is married,
and who means business and who has
little capital will do vel to CORE
spOnd With sc" care Of The Colored
American office. A good investment
for the light person
The colored American., 1900-06-09
ON AN EGG.

Mr.. AuZustIn Perry sent Editor
Cooper OF The Colored American q
Easter com pliment which show wed ar
tisticaliy Ou the part OF the sender who
cleverly conceived the idea OF trans
tsrBIng the Editors features to an
Easter egg,-The Augustinian, Raleigh,
u. @.
The colored American., 1900-06-09
An Excellent Opportunity for Our
High Seh0OI Graduates.

Any one with business turn can
earn TWO or three dollars a day by TAX
Ing up the work laid cut by the Ameri
can Savings Indus rial Com pany. ioom
8 500 E street, n. W. ExplanaticA a free
Cali f'Om a. m to p. m. Only those
who are willing to WORK need apply If.
The colored American., 1900-06-09
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED An active young man as
collec or. Must be well acquainted
with the city. Married man preferred.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14
FEW WOOL SALES
ARE BEING MADE.
Report Of a Salt Lake Dealer lust
Home From Boston,
THE MARKET VERY QUIET.
only Western Wool Ven are Making
Any sales az All aud They are Do-
ing so at Forced Figures.

In an the years Of my experience as
a wool buyer have never seen the wool
market as quiet as Il Is at the present
time"
This was the way Robert Morris, OF
Rowe. summerhays & Morris, expressed
himself today after a solourn Of nearly
a month An the wool markets OF the
East, particularly In Boston. which Is
the recognized wool buying and selling
center Of the country.
There seems absolutely no DISPOSE
ton on the part Of manufacturers TO
buy wool at all." continued Mr. Morris,
unless they can get &c at a figure FAR
below what t Is really worth under
present conditions. ana as 20 dealers
they are simply sitting around IN their
offices awaiting a change Of some kind.
When purchases are made at an now
they are made in small lots from per-
sons who are compelled 20 make large
concessions There are always some
wool men from the West who have con-
siCnments I'm the big commission houses
Of Boston and Il Is this class that is
making an occasional sale In order TO
clear out what they have before the
present years clip has TO be taken care
or OF course all tn wool now on the
market Is last years product none Of
this years having been sent East as
yet"
Mr. Morris on being asked as to
whether or not the condition Of the
market was likely 90 improve, replied
that that was something that was en-
tlrely problematical This he said was
presidential year and presidential
years were always fun Of uncertainties.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14
DESERVES II.



For many years il has been supposed
that the only absolutely sure
cure FOR piles was by surgical
operation, but the danger TO llfe
and the pain and expense has
been so great that many thousands
suffer for years rather than submit To
this last resort; on they seek the tempo
rary relief DO the many remedies
claimed 10 relieve piles and rectal trout
bles. salves. ointmcnts and similar sim
pie remedies which give only slight ana
very temporary relief.
A new preparation which Is painless
and harmless, but which affords lmme-
diate relief and I'm many cases COM
plete cure IN a very short time. Is sold
by druggists under the name OF Pyra-
mid Pile Cure,
10 Is ln supposltory form used at night
and ITS regular use has cured thousands
OF obstinate. long standing cases, ana
Il seems TO be equally effective IN an the
various forms of piles. whether itching,
bleeding or protrudlng
The Pyramid Pile Cure alI8ys the IN
flamatlon and int0lerable itching re-
duces the tumors, and It's astrlngent
properties cause the enlarged blood ves-
sells 20 contract to a normal, healthy
condition.
a Baltimore gentleman relates his ex-
perience with the Pyramid Pile Cure In
these words.
1T affords me unusual pleasure 10
add my endorsement 20 those of others
relative 10 your really wonderful pile
remedy | was q sufferer for years un-
RIO told by a fellow salesman of the
Pyramid Pile cure II has entirely
cured me and I cheeriully send this for
publication If you wish to use it in that
direction. I wish you would send me
one OF your little books on cause and
cure of piles. / desire 90 show IL TO
some friends"
Any pile sufferer may use the Pyra-
mid with certainty that IL win give in
slant relief and regular use a per-
manent cure and the sim further GER
taiuty that 10 contains no cocaine. NOR
phine or metallic or mineral posous.
All druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure,
30 cents for full sized treatment
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14
PROF. CUMMINGS LECTURE.
Greek Architecture and Statuary' is
Described Before the Art Institute.

Prof Byron Cummings OF the Uni
versity, gave a lecture on Greek Archi-
lecture and statuary" at the University
laboratory building under the auspices
OF the State Art Institute, It being the
second IN the series Of lectures to be
given in this city Mr.. Culmer. in in
PRODUCING the lecturer, expressed re-
gret at the meagre audience and hoped
that In the future more interest would
be exhibited In the work the institute
has undertaken. towards educating the
public, In the way Of art, gratuitously.
Prof Cummings handled his subject
Ike one who was perfectly familiar
with Il, and II was listened 10 with
intense interest throughout. The vari-
Gus periods Of Greek architecture were
taken up and described infinitely, from
the Introduction OF the art down to the
time the Roman architecture was
adopted The lecture was embellished
with stereoptlcon views OF the archi-
lecture OF an these periods, and also
reproductions of the statuary and
figures IN has relief which greatly en-
HANGED the interest Of the lecture
The next lectures OF the series will
be given Friday evening April 9th by
Mrs. Alice Merrill Horne. whose theme
win be Home Decorations, and Mrs.
McCune. who VIII speak on Art as
Related 90 Manufactures.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14
DESEREIETEN!NGNE WS
rnnAYS NEArnER REPORT.

observations taken at a. m. Noun
tain time)
salt Lake Cty-Barometer. 25:42;
current temperature, S3 maximum
Temperature IS minimum temperature.
80, mean temperature, &C. which is /
below normal
Accumulated excess Of temperature
since first of month, d.
Accumulated excess OF temperature
since January lsl lss
Total precipitation from a. m. TO G
a. M .32 inch.
Accumulated excess Of precipitation
since hrst ot month 81 inch.
Accumulated deficiency Of preclplta-
ton since january lst 2.2t inches.
FORECASTS TILL G p. NJ SUNDAY.
Local forecast for salt Lake City and
vicinity:
Showers and continued cool tonight
Sunday fair and warmer
For Utah; lTakan at San Francisco.
Fair tonight ana Sunday stationary
temperature
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The low barometer now forms a
though extending from western Texas
1orthward Co eastern Montana. The
crest of am area of moderately high
pressure lies along the Washington and
Oregon coast Precipitation has fallen
over Washington. oregon. Idaho. Utah
and Colorado Salt Lake City received
40 inch and Cedar city .02 inch, snow
continuing GO IAN al the latter point
II rs warmer over the region between
the Rocky Mountains and the Missis-
slppI river. -
L. H. MURDOCH,
Section Director.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14

In the course Of about three months,
70 engage IN the practice Of law.
The board of health report for the
past week Is as follows: Births 10,
males 2, females 81 deaths l6, males TO,
females 8: bodies brought here Tor inc
torment Z. bodies shipped from this
city FOR lntormcnt elsewhere !, conta-
gioua disease flags outstanding l6, cove
ering rs cases of scarlet fever cases on
smallpox reported since April 3 ! diph-
iberia H. wh01plns cough I
The 95 normal class held a meeting
at the University this morning. at
which time Or. Tdlmago made a very
interesting talk. Arrangements were
made for a class reunion 90 Zoe held
early in June The following officers
were elected. President. Hannah Me-
Lachlau. vice. president Heber SAN
ders secretary and treasurer Minnie
Margetts
Major =. a. Grant VIII deliver his
popular lecture. From Camp Kent 20
Manila this evening Ia the laboratory
building of the University beginning
mo S o'clock Mr.. Grants entire collec-
ton of pictures Wil be- shown with The
stere1ptlc1n add patriotic music VIII be
rendered during the address me pro-
gram ls under The auspices OF the Uhl-
versIty Historical society
s..r,tsr,. 90 et.tc Hammond saws
p,ot q, ,l9rtI n,t n. r0ssi5io Tor tbo
ST. .,,,,,assine b,or5 An meet and
,,,,,,,ss ~ rst,,r,s M Inc sperioi CON.
orrael9naI election untIi Tuesday and
not Non 1piees MI tbe returns Win have
h,s, roroiged Tbc cornties mat have
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14

Growers Association Of the United
States. recognizes I'm him good timber
Tor the presidency of that large and
influential Organization and says.
HE Is regarded as an excellent gem
tlcman To- be put az he head of the
national association There is no doubt
that be would come nearer 20 pleasing
an parties concerned. some Of whom
naturally have very different views on
the matter Of wool II Is no secret that
I'm view OF Senator Warren's retirement
from the field. Nr Smiths candidacy
seems at present 90 be the most for
mldable one. and men iu Washington
thoroughly familiar with the inner
workings OF the industry claim that
Mr. Smiths choice would be most
happy selection for the succession TO
the Office recently held by the late
Judge Lawrence Of Ohio"