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St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
WORLDS BIGGEST GUN.
1t Was Made by Uncle Sam and Has
an Accurate Range of Twenty
One Miles.

The biggest and most powerful
gun in the world, the 16-inch rife
built at the, Watervliet. arsenal by
the government at the cost Of a
quarter of million dollars, was sue
cessfully tested recently at the
Sandy Hook proving groand by the
ordnance board of tAe United States
army. 81 3
The most sanguine expectations OF
the designers OF the gun and of the
most expert of the army's ordnance
officers were surpassed by the actual
performance the gun acting admir-
ably at all times, even when GAO
pounds of smokeless powder, the
largest quantity ever crammed into
Il gun was stacked up behind the
!. 2,4o0-r ound sprojectilea and exploded
by az electric spark.
Three shots were fired from the
gun before the experts We're, entirely
satisfied with the tests. The prellm.
mary shot was fired to sea at 1:49
p. H. The shot struck the water
about half. mile from the beach
and ricochetted three times. The
column of flame which followed the
projectile3 from the gun was ateleast
so feet long, and the blast Of gases
and smoke reached to nearly 100
yards in front of the, muzzle. The
recoil of the gun was six feet and it's
muzzle was slightly raised by the
force of the discharge. This shot was
fired at an upward angle OF 1h de-
grees. The muzzle velocity was 2,003
feet and the breech pressure was 25,-
600 pounds to the square inch.
The second shot was fired with d
full charge of $40 pounds of the new
smokeless powder at 2:35 o'clock.
The appearance of the discharge was
similar to that of the first. The
muzzle velocity of the projectile in
this case was given as 2.3O6 feet, six
feet second more than had been ex-
pected. The pressure at the breach
was $4,000 pounds a square inch
nearly 2,oo0 pounds higher than was
expected The projectile struck the
water at about the same distance as
the preliminary shot, as the eleva-
tion of the gun was the same. The
distance for this elevation was COM
puted as $500 yards. The projectile
ricochetted once. -
For the third shot the velocity
frames were taken down and the
elevation of the gun was changed to
four degrees, or 1000 yards. { The
pressure at the breech was slightly
less than in the preceding shot. The
projectile struck the water, threw
up a high column, and ricochetted
once.
Carl Alfred Christensen, master
mechanic of the Watervliet gunshop,
who had almost entire charge of the
making of the gun, died the other
evening. ~
Twenty-one miles is the range Of
this wonderful gun and, without car
riage, it weighs 13o tons. It is 40
feet inches long. has 16-inch bore,
and throws a 2,4o0-pound projectile.
The muzzle velocity of the gun is G4,-
O00-foot tons. @.6 .-s-5 - zg,o
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
THE WRESTLING BEARS.
Their Antics Afford Lots of Fun to
the Visitors of New YOrk's
Geological Garden.

The great park of the New York
geological gardens is offering delight
full opportunities for study of wild
animals in practically a state of nature
now that the dens are well occupied
A constant center of interest is the
great bear cave, and one particularly
attractive place is the den in which
are kept an enormous Russian bear
and common American brown bear.
These two big brutes are living the
most pleasant and sportive of lives.
They play with each other constantly,
and their antics are so strikingly SINH
Lar to those Of clumsy human beings
that the spectators cheer them on in
their games as they would rival ath-
letes.
A favorite sport of the two bears is
wrestling. There hardly is an hour
in the day when they are not at it.
They usually have their contest on the
very edge of their swimming pool,
and the great object of each bear
is to hurl the other one into the wa
ter.
When one of the bears feels like a
little fun of this kind he shuffles over
to where his friend is reposing and lifts
himself awkwardly to his hind feet.
He then steps on the other chap or
leases him in some other manner.
When the reclining bear accepts the
challenge he arises and then the two,
standing upright just like great men,
advance cautiously toward each other,
each trying to get the best hold, ex-
actly as human wrestlers would do.
Finally they close and hug. Then
they sway back and forth and pull
and push and heave at each other.
Sometimes one will actually try to
trip the other one and SO throw him,
but the bear wrestlers are shifty and
can get around wonderfully well on
their big hind feet, so tricks do not
succeed very, often, and as a rule the
throw must be accomplished by main
strength.
When bear finally is thrown he
goes into the espool with such smash
that the water flies all over the cave.
The wrestling matches are always in
solemn earnest and each bear evident
ly tries his level best to get the other
one down. But neither animal ever
loses his temper, and after one is
dumped into the pool he climbs out
again as goodnaturedly as ever and
is ready to begin over again without
sign of malice.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
CANINE MINE WORKERS.
In Ohio Dogs Are Used for Tractfon
Purposes Where the Coal Veins
Are Narrow.

Dogs of the new world fare infinite
ly better than their cousins of the
eastern hemisphere. In the streets
of European cities and in the coun-
try roads the dog is often met as a
beast of burden, or harnessed to n
cart and pulling several times his
own weight. In the orient and wher-
ever the faith of Mahomet is cher
ished the dog is regarded as the most
despicable of creatures. Here he is
found as the wretched pariah, or
street dog, a mere scavenger, which,
with the buzzards, feeds upon the
refuse of the cutters.
The dogs of America are not put
to work, except in few somewhat t
out of the way places. On the ice
fields of the arctic the Esquimau has
been wont for centuries to harness
awolfsh species of dog to his sledges,
and has trained him to his task SO
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
IMMENSE SOLAR MOTOR.
Erected at Hyde Park, Mass, and
Used to Run a Savvmill of Com
side rabLe Size.

At Hyde Park, Mass, there has re-
Gently been finished the first solar mo-
tor in this part of the country.
For several months the residents of
the town have been watching with a
great deal of interest the construction
of this. piece of clever and antique
mechanism, which is entirely new in
this part of the country.
The machine as it now stands is
mense solar motor. The motor, which
looms up in the distance like Fer
ris wheel on reduced scale, has been
in actual working order for few
weeks, and by means of the powerful
heat rays reflected from its great bat
terry of flashing mirrors its builders
have been enabled to generate sutfi-
cient steam to operate a small saw
mill.
Since the coal famine wood has un-
doubtedly been sawed in this part of
the country in many different ways,
but this is the first time such a feat
has ever been accomplished through
tncx x1AulltCl dCtAOA Va tAS Suh.
In recent test made upon bright
day, which was not, however, espe-
cially warm, the 1900 square feet of
mirrors when squarely exposed to the
action of the sun produced an intensi-
ty of heat equal to 1902 degrees
Fahrenheit, and caused the boiler to
blow off at 200 pounds. Those in
charge of the construction of this
unique and powerful natural heat col
lector are confident that even a great
er degree of caloric can be generated.
The depth of the reflector from top
to bottom is about ten feet. Steel
wire braces and steel spokes span it
in a sort of network to keep it firm.
One of the most interesting features
of the machine is the automatic elec-
trio clockwork, which keeps the re-
flector continually in focus with the
sun. This automatic scheme works on
about the same principle which keeps
many of the large telescopes in focus.
The motor now at Hyde Park lis
about 15-horse power. which can be
generated at practically no expense,
save that of attendance. Water for
steam is cheap. and Old Sol does the
rest.-Boston Post.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

well that a pack of these animals
numbering not more than a dozen
are able to draw a half ton load. In
the country districts of the United
States heavy breeds of dogs, such as
the Newfoundland or the mastiff, are
still used to churn butter and do
other chores by means of tread
mill. But the American dog should
not hold his head too high. He may
be compelled to relinquish some OF
his leisure as the world becomes
more and more practical, and, like
his European relatives, be made to
put his intelligence and strength to
material uses. In certain, coal mines
of Ohio the dog has already been re-
duced to the grade of a laborer, and
the utilization of dog power in draw
ing cars of coal has proved most
satisfactory. AS the German farmer
harnesses his dog to a little road
wagon and hauls his vegetables to
market, or the Flemish milkman ties
his mastiff to the axle of his cart,
so the Ohio miner bitches a tandem
team of dogs to car and makes
them draw out the coal over a min
iature railway.
The dog has been found practicable
in these mines, for the reason that
the coal veins are narrow and mules
are too large. The miners them
selves are badly pinched for room,
and are compelled to work often
times lying on ono side or half kneel-
ing. The coal is bituminous, and IS
all separated by means of picks, with
out the aid of powder.
The Ohio coal mine dog not only
possesses great strength for his
small frame, but is far more faithful
than the animals ordinarily used for
traction purposes. None are of pure
breed, but all have in their veins good
quantities of the> blood of the mas
tiff or the bulldog. Dogs of the
same team work together harmo
niously, but entertain remarkable
Jealousy for thtse of a rival team.
Thus, when several carloads of coal
are travelling out of the mine, one
behind the other, the dogs of the
hindermost team strain every muscle
to keep up with those ahead>
The miners feed their heipmates
once day, for dog will refuse food
while he is working. A well trained
animal is worth from SIS to $25, or
about the sum a miner earns in a
week. Most of the miners treat their
dogs kindly, for they cannot fail tc
admire the patience and faithfulness
with which they toil.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
Mule Cause. Excitement.

Passengers on Philadelphia troll
ley received rude shock when sud-
denly one of the glass windows was
broken into pieces and almost stimuli
taneously the head of a mule pushed
through the opening. The passen,
gers jumped from their seats, but be-
fore they could leave the car the
motorman had stopped it, and in
doing SO he turned the mule COM
pletely about. A team Of mules
was hauling load of lumber down
the street, when the animal on the
right, in stepping into a small hole,
was thrown against the other, fore,
ing the mules head against the car
and through the glass. The headgear
of the mule. prevented it from being
seriously injured, and there was nc
damage save the broken window.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

hold still shown in the illustra ton has
been invented by Edward Warren and
George w. Healy, of Fort Thomas,
Ariz. The intention is to utilize the
waste steam from the teakettle, and
the invention, therefore, comprises a
double reservoir, having a receiver for
the steam and a cold-water chamber
surrounding the condenser. n curved
tube is slipped over the spout of the
kettle to conduct the steam into the
ccnGensing chamber. and as fast as
the distilled water collects in this
chamber it is drawn off for use or
bottling. The cold-water reservoir
is filled from time to time, and has
faucet to feed the kettle through an
opening in the tube which covers the
spout. Thus the steam from the boil
ing water is constantly producing the
distilled product, instead of wasting
itself in the air-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ccPat
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
lNDl51RY&@|jI5< E.
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HOME D1sr1LL1NG PLANT.
Its Inventors Make the Claim That 1t
Gives u Constant Supply of
Pure Water.

There is no question but that large
proportion of the sickness with which
mankind is afflicted is due to impure
water, taken when the system is
weakened from some cause and unable
to exert its strength to fight tie dis
ease microbes with which the water
abounds. 1t is common practice for
the physician to recommend the use
of distilled water for patient ill
with one disease in order to guard
against the liza bility of other disease
germs being taken into the stomach,
and it is likely that distilled water
would be prescribed for constant use
were it not for the difficulty of secur-
ing it. 1t is to provide aconstant sup
ply of this pure water, with asSlittle
trouble as possible, that the house
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
He Means 1t.

New Berlin, - Ill.,, Mai. l6th:-Mr.
Frank Newton, Of this place speaks very
earnestly and emphatically. when asked
by any of his many friends the reason
for the very noticeable improvement in
For long time-over two years-he
has been suffering great deal with pains
in his back and an all over feeling ef i'll.
ness and weakness. His appetite failed
him and he grew gradually weaker and
weaker till he was very much run down.
A friend recommended Dodd's Kidney
Pills and Mr.. Newton began to take two
at dose three times day. In a very
short time he noticed an Improvement;
the pains left his back and he could eat
better. He, kept on improving and now
eyes, indeed! am a different man
and Dodd's Kidney Pills did it all; l
cannot tell you how much better feel.
l am a new man and Dodd's Kidney Pills
deserve all the credit" sIt So
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
BOON FOR TRAVELLERS.
German Inventor Claims to Have Per.
fected n Device for the Proven.
tlOn of Seasickness.

While there are probably very few
persons who are deferred from cross
ing the ocean by fears ofseasickness,
yet this infiction is so disagreeab bic
to those subject to it that the. inven-
'tion of Wilhelm Schmidt, of Will
helmshohe, near Cassel, Germany. for
the prevention of the trouble will be
viewed with no little interest By trav-
board ship which give rise to the
seas!ckness of passengers-first, the
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
Inquired the Price.

He-Then everything is fixed and We
can be married in May, can we?"
She-There is only one thing have not
spoken of, and mamma insisted that I
must
Certainly, my angel. What is it, Bid
me go through any trial for your dear sake
and III do it. Ask for the Golden Fleece,
and if such thing is in existence I'll get
it-aye, even though l must swim The
seas. climb the loftiest peaks, or search
il, the fuming ,craters of mighty volcanoes.
I'll do it. !" sS5&Sf
/ must tt ask You you how i much you aaa intended uHsd
to allow me week for pin money"
'Um-er-how much are pins a paper
now? ?"-Stray Stories. 'st
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
THE SLEEPY MAN.

Nurse says the sleepy man
Is coming-let US !un,
And watch him through the keyhole;
Twill be such glorious fun"
30 they softly crept 20 the playroom,
Little Ted and blue d-eyed Nan;
And waited long an6 patiently
10 see the sleepy man.
At last it came their bedtime.
And nurse LOOKED all aroilnd
For Baby Nan and Little TED,
But neither could be found.
So then she sought their playroom,
And 10, behind the door,
The sleepy man had caught them both
And laid them on the floor.
presbyterian.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
Baby Eat. Marriage Pern,it.

Infantile curiosity and appetite
came near spelling the matrimonial
plans of West side couple at Cleve-
land, O., recently, for the baby broth
er of the bride ate the marriage IL
cense Miss Emma J. Harrison Sc
cured license to marry John NJ.
Wilkinson the other evening. As he
was working she got the license her.
self. Later she returned, very ex-
cited, and told the clerk the baby had
eaten the precious paper. A second
iasnsc was granted.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
Left the Car In Disgust.

She was rather stylish-looking
Young lady, and attracted attention
when she entered the car. She oceu-
nied the only vacant seat, beside a
rather elderly-looking gentleman.
when the conductor came for her fare,
she reached to her side, and, then, her
color changing several shades, she
rasped: "Oh! I've been robbed!
There is nothing but banana skin and
an old piece of cigar in my pockets"
Then the deep bass voice of the man
by her side was heard: MADAM, would
you mind taking your hand out OF my
pocket {. - -
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
THE CAPTIVE BUBBLE.
This Is Not Merely n Curious Trick,
But q Scientific Experiment
of Some Value.

Make two wire wings with handles
by bending the wire around large
bottle and twisting the ends together,
Wet the wings with soapsuds. Ask
friend to hold them, one above the
other, and blow a large bubble be-
tween them until it holds both wings.
Then you may Withdraw your blowing
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on the
sores. 'if' g l.ss#Rss!sfti IS essss
LEI wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cured by
little thing like that. Not all Of a
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely. Charlie and both
got more peace by day, and more
sleep. by night. The sores sort Of
dried up and went away. I shall
never forget one blessed night when
/ went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as I got the supper
dishes out Of the way and the older
children undressed; when i woke
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months I had
slept through the night without .
break. 8Sszs ;58H ~
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
Mis-. Sinister. Catch.

They had started for a stroll. 3
There is our minister he said;
:'Tm going to ask him to join us"
''To join us? Oh, George, this is
so sudden. But hadn't you better.
speak to papa before engaging the
?"-kansas City Jour
~
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

Il don't see anything funny about that
supposedly humorous book of his, do you!"
''Wny, yes; it's funny how he found pub
Usher. ."-Philadelph Bulle Tin.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

1t is great misfortune not to have sense
enough to speak we'll and Judgment enough
to speak littIe.-Cato. - s..tf
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

Mrs. Wiggs-1 have made it q prac-
tice to put all my worries down in the
bottom of my heart, then sit on the lid
and smile" kansas City Star. II
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
Seasoning.

"Does your cook season things high
ly?"
'.I should say SO. Even her conversa-
ton is peppery. Philadelphia Bulle-
tin
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
: MRS. RATH'S: BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story of
..~.s,. Anxiety and Suffering. T. ..1... ...s
Cuticura Brings Blessed Cure to Skin
Tortured Baby and Peace and Rest
q @qs to It's Worn Out Mother.

It wonder that Mrs. Helena Rath taken sick
she did all the houseor washed cooked and
nended for her husband Hans and their six children After
pucky fight to keep her feet Mrs Rat had to yield and early
1902 she took her bed What followed she told visitor
called her tidy home No Tenth Ave. New City
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
IS cough eure.-J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar re.
lieves whooping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

A great many citizens, unfortunately,
want only so much honest government as
will not interfere with their interests
p,,ck
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18
A Parting Shot.

Elderly suitor-Don't you think you
could learn to love me?
Elderly Maider-No; don't think
SO. ~ ga 5ts
Elderly suitor-Well, I guess you
are too old to learn.-Detroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyif it failsto cure. Csc.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

SoftJ-Love makes the world 60
round!
Snortly-Yes, there's 10 crank equal
to lover.-Haryard Lampoon.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

The greatest and sublimest power is often
simple patience.-Busanell. si.sg .,5..-,.,
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

II hired a girl to mind the chill |
dren and to do whatever else she |
could. couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as l was, it,was easier for me
to crawl around than to lie and |
worry about my little ones. So |
q 1 got up after q few days, and let |
the girl go. I had noticed that she
had sores on her face, hands and
arms, but paid no attention to that /
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself. He was
Il then, ten months old, and the girl |
had paid more attention to him than
to any of the others. Charlie was fret
full and cross, but as he was cutting |
teeth, I didn't think much of that.
Even when a rash broke out on his |
face I wasn't frightened, because VI
everybody knows that that il quite |
common with tecthing babies. Sew
> eral of my others, had it when little,
! and thought nothing about it. Aas|
"But the rash on Charlie'G. poor |
little face spread to his neck, chest, |
and back. had never seen any |
4 thing quite like it, before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter |
came out. My baby's skin was hot, |
and how he did suffer ! He wouldn't !
/ eat, and night after night Iwalked
the, floor with him, weak as was. !
Often I had to stop because 1 felt
faint and my back throbbed with |
pain. But the worst pain of all was
to see my poor little boy burning |
with those nasty sores. ,FHI
'I believed he had caught some
disease from the GIRL but some Of |
the neighbors said he had eczema,
and that is. not catching, they told !
me. Yes, gave him medicine. and |
put salves and things on him. / |
don't think they were all useless. |
Once in while the itching seemed |
to let up bit, but there was not |
much change for the better until
lady across the street asked me why |
1 didn't try the Cuticura Remedies. I
I told her I had no faith in those |
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didn't want me to 20 |
1 on faith nor even to spend any |
money at first. She gave me some, |
Cuticura Ointment II think the
box was about half full-and a |
piece of Cuticura Soap. / followed |
The agonizing, itching, and b
, the frightful scaling, as in psoriasi
Of the scalp, as. in SCALED head ;
pimples and ringworm; the awful
of worn-out parents, as in milk CT
demand remedy Of almost sup
cope with them. That Cuticura
are such stands proven beyond a
. regarding them. that is not just
The purity and sweetness, the Pc
= the certainty of speedy and perm
and great economy have made the
purifiers and humour remedies of
CUT1crRA REMEDIES are sold througho
Eesolvent, soc. per bottle dn tho form Of Choco
Ointment, zoe. per box, and Cuticura Soap, &c. i
OF the Blood, Skin and Scalp, and How TO Cur
Depot, Depot, 2a-2s cha1terhouse So: london. z; 9,
Sole Proprietors, Boston, U. s. a.. t@s'
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

u :" Yes, that fat little boy by tho
window IS Charlie, and his sf;n "a
as white as a. snow flake. thanks n
the Cuticuras Remedies. I think
everybody should know about tha
Soap and also the Ointment, and Il
IT is going to help other mothers
Mth sick babies, go aheatf and pub
Ash what have told you"
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-18

CUT1CuRA REMEDIES, are sold Ii
Ointment, 5Oc. per box, and Cuticura Soa
Of the Blood, Skin and Scalp, and How
tons, Testimonials, and Directions In all
Depot, 27-28 Charterhouse So, London,
tralian Depot, R. Towns & Co.. Sydney. I
Sole Proprietors, Boston, q. s. A. r
Evening journal., 1903-07-07
wild naahes For Llhertv.

New York, July 7.-IIenry Webber.
of Chappaqua. N. Y. made two wild
dashes for liberty, and is now in a
hospital near White Plains. Fred Wild
a detective captured wcbber as he
was leaving a train here at the City
Hall station. While being taken 10 the
police station Webber broke loose. and
after an exciting chase through sew
eral streets he fell and was recaptured.
While being taken back to Pleasant
vile, Webber jumped from the train,
receiving several bad cuts in the head
IN addition to a general shaking up.
The train was stopped and Wild again
got his man, whose condition was such
that be had to be taken to the hos
pital.