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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-28
Maine Gossip
10 The Hero.

Wen build ycu - monument when YOU
die,
Oh horo of today.
Wen speak OF your bravery and your
deeds
amidst the deadly fray.
Go out when Your country calls for YOU
And keep her nag on high;
bt Stare that Il monument shall b. yours
Wei. Lei II, wien YOU Ctc
OF course. when the trouble Is all gone by,
Wen question an your fame,
And lever i day but some POINT wen
ind
To blast your honorsd name:
or course. YOU Will long for the obscure
times
OF days that are gone by,
But then We VIII build YOU a monument
as soon as you shall die
WeIl build yoI a monument when You
die
Oh, hero OF today.
And on II an .pitaph rich will carve
OF all that We would say
OF all Of the gratitude we have felt
But somehow lett unsaid.
Yet know We Will build you a monument
Some time. when YOU are dead
Josh Wink, in Baltimore American
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-28

There is at least one business man in
Auburn seriously considering the
feasibility Of taking course in memory
training. He was asked the other day
by his wife to bring home a certain
Kind of spice, but man-lke he forgot
the name. and to make sure of getting
the right thing, he bought Glove. Gin
namon. allspice and nutmeg. But alas,
when he reached home he found that
it vas ginger his wife wanted 10 put in
her pumpkin pies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-28

Rear Admiral Bunce who died AT hi,
home in Hartford. Conn, last Sunday
was 4 frequent and welcome visitor Il
Eangeley. He was an ardent fisher.
, man and often came To Maine to enjoy
/ the early fishing at Rangeley. The
news Of his death was received with
deep sorrow there where ne had made
many warm friends.
Speaking of the effective work being
GonA by the ministers Of Phillips thu
Name Woods says: The pr"ache,
who talks u his congregation concern
ing their every day life in Language
thai cannot be- mistaken is sure to HAY,
an audience. IL is easier 10 formulate
q sermon from glJttering generalitie>
and soar above the heads Of the poo
PIE uut the effect Is likely t. be- Lust
Outside Of the big potato crop TIL
other strings AroostooN has Co pail this
season are worth considering. says TIL,
Pr~suue Isle Herald Hay. .: which
there is q bis crop. is worth from s. II
81 q ton net. ana Their" II a prospect III
a good market all winter oats are
from - To 20 cents bushel In add
tion to the agricultural products manu-
featured lumber Of all kinds is up IL
the top notch. II the C0unty's potato
crop had failed il would still be a good
wear fp, ArppSto,l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-28

Halloween festivities are due. this
week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-28

peck nice cooking aprles, 29c.
quarts Cranberries. .5c. !, Al
pound OoIong Tea, Sc J pounds. Ni-cV.
Rio coffee. lic pound; pounds. &c.
l pound Mocha and Java Coffee. PC;
3 pounds, 6lc
4 very nice molasses, ioc gal.
\ supply of Chicken. Celery and Let
tuCe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-28

An enterprising AroCstoul. Il m
shipped 20 barrels of potatoes to Eng
land last week where they will be
used for seed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
GREAT GUNS AT
PAN=AMERICAN
Uncle Sam Will Show Mammoth
Coast Defenders at the
Buffalo Exposition.

make an intelligent comparison Of the
mounts of our seacoast guns Captain
Harris has caused to be placed by the
side of the great twelve-inch gun ten
inch rifle on a barbette carriage. In a
barbette carriage the rifle is at all
times exposed above the parapet. The
reader may remember the discussion on
the subject between General Miles and
the Ordnance Board, the general not
favoring the disappearing device, chief
ly on account of it's complicated mocha
nism and it's liability to get out of or
der. Each carriage appears to have its
particular use. On elevated sites the
parapet furnishes all the protection re-
quired, but on fat coast the disap-
pearing would seen to possess very
great advantage. 1t is thought that on
low sites the rife must be mounted
either on disappearing carriage or in
a turret. The expense of turret is es-
timated at about four and half times
the cost of the disappearing carriage.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
MERIT REwARDED ].
The Story, However. Is Very Hard to

Believe.
"Yes,' said the eX-drummer for
grocery house. II am on my way east,
to reap the reward of virtue. | have
here letter from & firm of Philadel-
phia lawyers which says that a gentle
man has left me $1,000 in his will"
Relative, of course?" was observed.
mo. sir no relative, not even an ac-
quaintance. In fact, never even saw
the man i'll my life"
He must have been queer man to
have left $4,000 to perfect stranger"
81 agree with you, but suppose it
all came about through his wife. Five
years ago, as have recalled to mind, l
rode in the same palace car with her
from Chicago to Pittsburg. Our seats
were just opposite. She was young
and handsome and alone. She heard
the porter saying that l was on the
road and she expected me to open a
conversation, buy her the magazines,
chin chin and fatter and finally declare
my love-"
"And of course you did,"
you wrong me, sir. That's where my
$4,000 comes in. never looked her
square in the face once during the long
journey. | ignored her as if she did
not exist She must have been dread
fully puzzled over it. and of course she
told her husband of the incident. He
wrote to our house, found that l was
really and truly a drummer, and he put
me down in his will for g reward of
merit. Gentlemen. | notice that the
five of you have been trying to fiirt
with the young lady occupying seat
No. s. Stop it at once. She has g IA
Their somewhere, but if you continue
your conduct can she ask him to ring
you in on his last will and testament?
Let my case be a shining example to
you and so regulate Excuse me,
please
And he rose up and went over and
sat down by the lonely girl and began
to tell jokes and stories, and the five
men kicked each other and said he
ought to be flung off the train for his
monumental cheek. NJ. QUAD.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23

charge OF eight to ten pounds of black
powder. was adopted, and in 1881 the
forty-two FOUNDER. with calber of
seven inches and using ten to fourteen
pounds Of black powder, came into use
In 1914 the eight and ten inch Colum-
biads fired a shot weighing sixty-fiv
pounds and used a charge of ten to tif-
teen pounds Of black powder. The ten
inch shot weighed 1876 pounds, and the
powder charge was eighteen and twen-
ty pounds.
In 1861 the first tifteen-inch RodmaE
gun was cast These guns were
smoothbores of cast iron. The process
of manufacture was evolved by Gen
eral Rodman, who, to prevent injuri-
Gus strains produced by cooling cast
ings from the exterior, cast these guns
Oh hollow core and cooled by
stream of water or air passing through
the core. Rodman'S fifteen-inch gun
fired shot weighing 42S pounds with
charge of forty pounds of black pow
der and was the first great gun intro
duced in modern times in any service.
just before tHe SlNli war flIed Illus
kets and guns began to displace
smoothbores. Captain PARROTS rifles
We're the first ones of large caliher used
in che United States service. The lar
gest of these had an eight and ten
inch bore and We're cast hollow and
cooled from the interior on the Rod
man plan. They We're strengthened by
shrinking coiled band of wrought
iron over that portion of the gun which
surrounds the powder charge. The
eight-inch PARROT rife fired an elon-
gated projectile weighing $50 pounds
With charge of sixteen pounds of
black powder The ten-inch rifle fired
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
The Redmen as Minstrels.

On Saturday evening occurred the
entertainment given by the Improved
Order of Redmen. 1t was u success
from every point of view and the audi.
ance was highly pleased. 1t was the
first time in years that the young men
of the town have attempted anything
in the line of solos and they did we'll
indeed. The first part of the program
was the Minstrel's Delight by the
whole company and this was followed
by solos and jokes IN which local hits
abounded.
The second part of the program was
of more sedate and musical order.
Miss Lillian Garrison sang with her
usual brilliancy and artistic effect.
The College quartette rendered a fine
selection.
Part three, was the ';Mock Adoption"
and in this the fun grew fast and fur
ions. In this the great Pequod was
L. D. Nassar, and the candidate, John
Shaw Van. The adoption was so real
istic thai one small boy called for the
police to stop the torture. The candi-
date was blown up. pounded with war
clubs, cut with knives. scalped and fin
ally branded with red hot iron.
The Red Men intend giving this pro-
gram again in the future and they also
expect to make their annual minstrel
show feature in Denison. The local
lodge expresses its gratitude to MIR.
and Mrs Hodges, who undertook the
work of drilling the amateurs, and the
success of the entertainment was large
ly theirs. Many of the local hits We're
good and were enjoyed even by those
singled out to be made fun of. The
Red Men netted quite nice sum as
the proceeds of the entertainment
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23

/ It has sometimes been said by IN
thinking people that the seacoast cities
of the United States are not well de-
Tended. A flood of new light will be let
into such gloomy minds by the Ord
nance exhibit of the War Department
at the Pan-American Exposition. When
the Exposition opens for it's six months
season at Buffalo on May / of this
year, the early visitor will find the
largest and most powerful guardians
of our seacoasts ever exhibited by the
United States Government Even the
smaller of the two great new guns in
the Government exhibit at the EXPOSE
ton will be larger than any ever before
displayed by our Uncle Samuel.
Captain Peter G. Harris, who repre-
sents the War Department, in charge
of the entire war exhibit, has been en-
gagged actively for months upon his
great work of collecting the newest dis
play of the kind ever made in this
country. 1t was an absurd question
perhaps that l asked when | inquired
If his exhibits would be ready on May
IL
tentative for soldier. The Captain
looked reprovingly at me.
But of the guns-great guns. indeed;
big around as locomotive boiler, thir-
ty odd feet long. with a more savage
muzZle than ever coughed destruction
upon any hostile feet: built with the
accuracy of watch; so delicate in adj
justment that little finger may trav-
erse the gun, thus moving a weight of
nearly half million pounds. yet ma
chine to spout a volcano blast and to
create an earthquake at the will of
man!
The big gun of which l speak is
United States Army twelve inch
breechloading rifle, model of 1895,
mounted upon disappearing carriage.
It's weight, stripped of everything,
even the breech block, is 10000
pounds Its total length is SO SS-100
feet. The maximum diameter at the
breech is 40 inches. 1t throws an
armor piercing shot weighing 1000
pounds, the length of which is three
and one half feet. 1t also throws a pro
jectile, an armor piercing shell weighing
1000 pounds, four feet long, carrying a
bursting charge of 1914 pounds of gun
cotton The charge of powder is $40
pounds of smokeless or $50 pounds of
brown prismatic powder. The muzzle
velocity of the proiectiles under the
above conditions is $500 feet per sec
ond. with maximum pressure per
square inch of $1,000 pounds. The
muzzle energy is 3G.G71 foot tons. The
power of penetration in steel at the
muzzle is 800 inches, at LOCO yards
2S.5 inches. at $500 yards 80 inches
and at $500 yards 235 inches. The
total weight of the gun and carriage is
477950 pounds. The carriage is TWEEN
ty-five feet in diameter at the base,
and the gun when in firing position is
seventeen feet above the base of the
carriage. When the shot is fired, the
recoil causes the mechanism TO lower
the gun seven and one-half feet, be-
hind the parapet. The gun has an ac-
curacy of aim for about eight miles,
and the extreme range is about double
that distance.
AS | have said. guns of this type
have never before been exhibited by
the United States Government anc
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23

q go pound elongated projectila with
twenty-five pounds of powder.
Inside of the main Government build
ing will be exhibited the machine guns
of all kinds, including the automatic
gun now being used by the United
States Army in the Philippines and
China; also several hundred small
arms. showing the development of
these arms from the match lock. wheel
lock, flint lock and percussion cap lock
to the breechloading magazine small
arms of today
In the Engineering section of the
War Department will be exhibited
models of engineering work, both mil
itary and those constructed by our
Engineer Corps in the river and harbor
work. Among the latter will be mod
els of the breakwater being construct
ed in Buffalo harbor A very inter
esting collection of models of engineer,
| ing work on the Mississippi River will
also be displayed Two of the Missis-
sippi models-the Hydraulic Dredging
Plant and Hydraulic Grader-were
given the grand prize in the recent
| Paris exposition
In the Signal section of the War De
partment exhibit will be displayed all
Instruments and appliances used in
communication by flag, heliograph.
wire, telegraph, cable and by wireless
telegraphy. Wireless telegraphy will
he in operation at all times during the
Exposition, one station being located
al the Government building on the
grounds and the other station some
miles away, probably at Fort Porter.
The Military Academy at West Point
has never been represented at any pre-
vious exposition. A very complete and
interesting exhibit showing history,
curriculum, plant of the Academy, its
work and workings, will constitute n
part of the War Department exhibit.
The inclosure of the West Point eX-
hbit will have the form and appear
3nce of regular cadet barracks. the
top of the partition showing battle
ments, with Il tower at each corner. y
committee of professors Of the Military
Academy has been appointed by the
superintendent of the Academy to pre-
pare this exhibit. G. w Larned, Pro
feSsor of Drawing, who is member OF
the committee, has recently sent Cap
tain Harris Il plan of this feature
In the Quartermaster's section will
be shown paintings. photographs anG
drawings illuStra ting the Army Trans
) port service Uniforms of the army a,
F. different pario1S from tho Raynl,,tior
TO til" present day will be exhibited OF
; about forty lay figures
The entire exhibit Of the War ID"
p@G'ineHt @nd"l Captain Harris will y
tfH'ainips r,.#"lrttt Il
~ 49, ~z~--,-J, -,->--e-.--4, se---4 I-----e,,
as to him seemed of public interes
ard valce in order to make an entirely
utw and attractive exhibit
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
CHURCH NEWS.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Two most excellent sermons we're de-
livered from the pull pit on last Sabbath
to large congregations both morning
and evening. The subject in the MORN
ing was, "Row Men Are Saved.' and
in the evening. The Attractive Pow
er of the Cross
After the evening service the ordi-
nance of baptism was observed.
The first Sunday in May, President
Adams of the Des Moines College. will
occupy the pulpit.
The offerings for State Missions is
now being completed Those wishing
to make further contributions may
give them to TIE chairman of the com
mittee, Miss Gertie French.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The communion services on Sabbath
morning We're largely attended and
were of an interesting spiritual charac.
ter. Several new members were re-
ceived into the fellowship of the
church. Professors VonCoelln and
Savage assisted the elders in distribu-
ton OF the sacramental elements. An
appropriate anthem and hymns were
rendered by the choir. while the PAS
tor gave an address on the supper.
AT the evening service the choir
gave beautiful crescent setting of the
anthem, Lead. Kindly Light"
The G. b. meeting was conducted by
Miss Lizzie Rollins and was we'll at
tended
Rev. Martyr has entered upon the
sixth year of his ministry in the Deni-
son congregation, and one that has
been peculiarly fruitful in the united
labors of the people for the material
and spiritual upbuilding of the king
dom
Rev. Martyr goes to Sac City today
to attend the annual spring meeting of
the Presbytery of Sioux City, and as
Moderator will preach the opening
sermon on the theme, Things Perma-
nent" Either Elder H McWilliams or
Elder S. Luney will be delegate from
the church session. Mrs Martyr.
Mrs. Sears McHenry, Mrs. THEM and
Mrs. Jennie Luney and perhaps others
of the ladies anticipate attendance up
on the Ladies Missionary meeting al
so held at Sac City this week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23

The Endicott Board on Ordnance and
Notifications q number of years ago
decided in favor of the disappearing
carriage, and the department has been
laboring to obtain a satisfactory one.
The one shown at the Pan-American
Exposition is considered the most per-
feet i'll the world.
The ten-inch breechloading rifle is
from the model of 1895 and weighs &C.,
100 pounds Its total length is 30.I6
feet and the diameter Of the breech is
thirty inches. The projectile is
an armor piercing shot or shell. The
shell carries a bursting charge of Oh
pounds of gun cotton and weighs $40
pounds, having a length of four feet.
| The solid shot is three and one-half
feet long. The powder charge is 40
pounds of smokeless powder, and the
muzZle velocity of the projectile is
| 1890 feet in q second. The maximum
pressure per square inch is $1,000
pounds. The muZZle energy with the
1 charge of smokeless powder is 21,0S6
| foot tons. The gun has a penetrating
power of twenty inches in steel at
$500 yards.
At the right of the ten-inch gun Il
| twelve-inch mortar has been mounted,
and it is no small affair. Farther to the
right is five-inch rapid fire gun. All
are mounted behind sections of para
pet, and the four pieces represent one
gun of each type used in seacoast forti-
ticatiOnS.
To the left of the great twelve-inch
disappearing gun will be exhibited the
old seacoast ordnance Of the United
States. arranged in a historical series,
the twelve-inch gun itself representing
the climax. Near the small building
specially constructed for this purpose
will be displayed the mountain, field
and siege guns of the present day, to
gether with types of old guns used il
the different wars in which the United
States have been engaged.
The Ordnance exhibit will show thu
historical development of ordnance il
the United States, Il gun representing
every type adopted by the Unitec
States and showing the evolution o
guns, mortars and hoWitZers. Anon!
the howitZers will be one made in 1888
There will also be thirty or forty tro
ply guns, displayed according to peri
Cd of capture. \ novel feature will be
trophy fountain, representing a burst
ing shell, with water spouting from it
crevices This will be mounted on
pile Of proiectiles surrounded by tire
ply guns
The largest guns mounted in any o
our seacoast batteries during the WA
OF 1912 were twenty-four Founders, til
diameter Of bore being less than 81
inches and the weight of guns $50
pounds. They were a little over tie
feet long, and the powder charge wa
six and eight pounds of black powder
They were mounted upon wooden cal
riages. In 1929 the thirty FOUNDER
with calber of CAT inches, using
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
Prohibition Convention.

The prohibitionists of Crawford
county will meet in convention at the
court house in Den;son at 2 p m. Sat-
urday, April u, for the purpose of
electing nine delegates to the state
convention to be held in Des Moines
May 2l-23, and to transact other bust
ness that may be presented. All in
terested in the success of the cause are
urged to be present. Ladies cordially
invited. G. j. JOHNSON,
G. j. G. LARSON, Co Chairman.
Co. Secretary.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

MIR. Savage Spent Thursday and Fri
day at the North Western Iowa Teach
er's Association in session at Sheldon.
His report Monday morning was in
teresting and beneficial to the III S.
The Emerson society will give their
open program Friday evening, April
26. A good attendance is solicited.
This is the last of the series of three
open programs that have been given
to the literary work done in our Ii. S.
during this year. A small admission
fee has been charged to purchase deco
rations for the wallis of the II. s. which
need is very great.
The advance Latin class has finished
the first book of Virgil's sAeneid' and
will read the second before the close of
school.
The daily attendance throughout the
school is growing better with the
weather. Every irregularity of attend
ance is at heavy cost to the progress
OF the schools and pupils and the ear
| nest cooperation of the parents in
securing perfect attendance is of the
greatest value.
Arbor day programs will be given in
the grades Friday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
please
rhe sury;vcr.s Thoughts.

He was the soie survivor Of the
wreck CT the Mary Ann On Lake Erie,
and when asked what his thoughts
We're as he found the steamer sinking
under his feet he replied
II thought of the future. of course"
You mean that your thoughts turn
ed toward eternity?
"No, sir. don't mean that my
thoughts turned toward home. and
tried to figure out how | could swim IA
miles. walk 10 more and get home in
time to feed the hogs"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
Plenty of Ii.

"T'm glad to hear" wrote the old
man to the youth at college, chat you
favor the sun bath as a means to
health. When you come home vacation
time, III give you 10 acres of it, behind
Il spry mule. with not a tree to cast
shadder on you" - Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
His Following.

81 suppose that your fame has led
many people to try TO follow in your
footsteps said the admiring young
woman.
Yes answered Senator Sorghum;
81 was pursued by footpads about
three nights Il week when was in
Chicago" Washington Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

For week ending April 10, letters for
the following persons remained un-
called for at the Denison postotfice:
Brown, w Fl Mayfeld, Charlie
Chosen, Ella Naynys & Co
Dewitt, d d Thompson, Mr. M r
Wilkins, James
Husch, Tile care Henry Boa
3ies, Matte care FL Wiederich.
When calling for the above please
say advertised /"
DAVID BoYNToN, p. M.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23

King Bros. will soon have their mill
moved across the street and they then
expect to branch out bigger than ever
They will put in a large feed mill and
90 business on an extensive scale We
are glad to see them SO prosperous ard
progressive.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23

Mr.. E. l.. Hogue of Blencoe, Iowa,
was a Denisou guest on Saturday eve
ming. Mr.. Hogue is candidate for
the republican nomination for state
senator from this district. He Is a
splendid representative of republican,
ism and is an enthusiastic worker
whether in business or political life.
The Review has no fault to find with
Monona county or its candidate.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
Coal Comes High.

"The trouble with the average fur
mace this weather. remarked Binks,
sis that it don't draw
"If that's your experience" replied
Houskeep, you're in luck. Mine draws
too much-draws nearly my whole sal
airy. in fact."-Phladelp Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-23
Looking For information.

GLOW much money has my husband
in bank?" demanded the woman.
81 cannot tell you, madam" replied
the man behind the grating.
"Why, they told me you were the
teller" snapped the woman.-Philadel-
phia Record.