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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that pre-,
yentive of suicide had been discovered Will
interest many. A run down system. or de,
spondency invariably precede suicide and
something has been found that will prevent
that condition which makes suicide likely.
AT the first thought Of self destruction take
Electric Bitters. IL being great tome ana
nervine will strengthen the nerves and build
nm the system. It's also great Stomach,
Liver and Kidney regulator. Only soc.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Z. 5. Leadbsater
A Sons Druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Washington, Alexandria 4
Mt. Vernon Railway.
In effect May 1. 1901.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA,

For Washington, from corner Prince and
Royal streets, week days, at 545, 6 10, 30,
655, 710, 730, 745, 756, S15, $50, 900
$50, 1000, 10 %, 10 80, II 20 and II AZ a. m
~ 20, IL 46 90, 20, 46, 2 10, 2 46, 305, 3 80
SAG, AIS, 436, 500, 5 90, 5 As, Cos, 6 80, 6 So
Z Is, 7 80, 80, 9 10, $50, 10 80 and II 20 p. m
Sundays-700, S 10, 900, 40, 1925, 1850
II 20 and IL 60 a. M, 1920, 1850, 20, | 90
220, $50, 3 20, $40, 400, $50, $50, $50, &c
Leave Alexandria for Four Mile Run lin
addition TO local trains for Washington, week
days, at II 55 p. m. and u 35 a. m. Sundays
IL So p. IN. and 1885 a. m.
LEAVE WASHINGTON.
For Alexandria, from the corner Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 131 street, week days, 20
$50, 705, 730, 7 so, sos, 835, 905, 935,
1000, 1925, II co, II 80 a. m. ~ 90 noon, IL 20,
u 40, % (express), %, 55, 202 (express),
2 80, 255, 3 80, 405, 4 20, 4 45, 45F, 8 ~, %,
5 SO, sos, $50 705, rs, $50, s 70. 8 10, csc,
10 80, II 20 p. m. and ~ 03 midnight.
Sundays 40, 900, AS, 1926, II 90, II 30
a. m: 200 noon, 1890, 100 10, 2oO, 29
800, 3 80, 400, 430, 500 $50, 800, 6 80, 100,
and II 03 midnight.
FOR MOUNT VERNON
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, week
uu1ct OO~. Q o., ~ OSs a. - ~ NJ - o. 1 %
2 80, 3 81, Is. 4 AZ, 80, 7 % and 9 OF p. m.
Sundays OF, 9 SO, 10 b5 a. M, II 81, 2 50,
447, $40 and 9 02 p. m.
FOR ROssLYN.
Leave Alexandria for R0sslyn, week days
7 10, 7 So, s 80, 900, 1000, 1850, IL AZ a. NJ,
u As, 246, 3 46, 4 So, 8 29, 5 %, $50, 6 So and
30 p. m.
Sundays Is, 900, 945, 1850, 115Oa. m.
1850, so, $50, $50, $50, $50, 80 and
90 p. m.
Leave Rosslyn for Alexandria, week days,
z 40, 8 80, 9O3, 8 80, 10 33, IL q, a. m, II 81
l 50, SH, 4S2, 8 10, 6 o., 629, 702, TAI and
snndays--s56 9 43, 10Y, Il 81 m, 70 81,
127, 227, 327, Az, 527, 627, 727 and %
p. m.
Baggage checked and carried on the follow
ing trains from Alexandria for Washington
week days: $50 and 10 % a. M, 90, 3 % and
6 05 p. M.
Sundays Is a. N. and s 20 p. m.
Parcels carried.
Freight carried daily morning and evening,
in each direction. No freight accepted unless
delivered at the station at least 80 minutes be-
fore the departure Of the freight trains.
CLARENCE p. KING, J. COLv1N,
President Superintendent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
MRS. HELENA BLAV,


The woman who has suf-
cred from female weakness
should do anything within
reason to secure health.
Wine of Cardui is the medi-
cine that appeals to reasona-
BILE women women who
hold operations and cutting
in horror-womenw homow
that Nature is the best ply.
stefan. Wine Of Cardui
gives women back their
health by giving Nature q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
FOR OVER Sixty YEARS

AN OLD AND WELLTRIED REM EDY.-
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty wears by millions OF
mothers for their children while IeeInIng
with perfect success. 1t sOothes the child,
softens the gums, silays all pain, cures wind
eolic and is the best remedy for Diarrh@a. Is
pleasant 10 the taste. Sold by druggists in
eyery part of the world. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
aud take no other kind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Thinks well of Himself.

''Isn't It strange" remarked Mrs. Bill
Inns to her husband. that I can never
get a good bargain in shoesT
"You did once" said her husband.
''When was that?"
when you got me."-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Anticfpnted Him.

az ran across remarkable Jeu
desprit the other day" said the casual
acquaintance who Is ambitious to be
entertaining.
"i'm sorry" said Mr.. Cumrox, but
my wife has just returned from Eu-
rope with a whole lot Of art treasures.
and shouldn't have any place to hang
II even If | bought IT, Washington
Star
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
DRUGGISTS.
c. L. LEADBEATER, G. G. LEADBRJ TE
K. s. LEADBEATER, ]. LEADBKATER
Z. S. Leadbeater 4 Sons,
Wholesale AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS

105 and l07 south Fairfax street,
Dealers in Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cines, Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Spices, Drug.
gists' Fancy Goods and Specialtics
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia for
J. C. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas d
Co.'s Tinted Gloss and Prepared Paints, &c.
Manufacturers Of Standard Pharmaceutical
preparations.
We have made large additions TO our stock
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals, &C., direct from the manufactur.
ers. We are therefore enabled 10 supply the
appointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices as low as those given by the best houses
in largereities. All goods forwarded by first
freight or express after receipt Of order.
ProTBptness is our specially. We guarantee
the purity Of all drugs furnished. Cores
pondeDce invited
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Violent Attack of Diarrhoea Cured
by Chamberlain's Collie Cholera
and Diarrhoea Kennedy and
Perhaps Life Saved.

ga short time ago was taken with a
violent attack of diarrhea and believed
I would have died if had not gotten re-
lief" says John ]. Patton, leading cit
izen of Patton, Ala. "a friend recon-
mended Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhna Remedy. l bought twenty
FIVE cent bottle and after taking three
doses of it was entirely cured. | consid-
er it the best remedy in the world for
bowel complaints. For sale by Rich
ard Gibson and w. F. Creighton q Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

"Wine of Cardui Is certainly worn
out women's best friend and am pleased
to give my experience with 1t. A few
mouths ago caught severe cold, hav-
ing Been out in Indictment weather, which
settled all over me, particularly In the
abdomen. Twas in almost constant PAIN
consulted physician and took his
medicine for a month and without any
relief. / then decided would try your
medicine and It was lucky day for me
when did so. noticed change 10 a
few days and felt encouraged to continue
taking Wine Of Cardui, and my patience
was rewarded, for in two weeks my pains
had left me and felt like new woman"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
WINE CARDUI f it, 81. % S3s Ts"
STEAMERS.
STEAMERS.
WeemS Steamboat Company
Summer Schedule 1904

On and after July s, steamers Anne Arun-
del, Calvert and Northumberland will leave
Baltimore every MONDAY, TUESDAY,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY
at5P.M for Alexandra, Washington and
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Will leave Alexandria for Baltimore and
usual landings every SUNDAY, TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and SATUR-
DAY at 4:30 P. NJ.
Fare to Baltimore, 500. Round Trip $500.
Staterooms, $50. Meals, QUO each.
WIN. NJ. REARD0N, Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

''Do you think Skinner can make
iiving out thsreT'
, MAKE a livingI Why. he'd make
living on a rock In the middle of the
pecan II there was another man on the
Arock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
A Lost Pleasure.

Mrs. Noorich-Isn't 1t grand to ride
In your own carriagei
ar. Noorich-Yes, but I'd enjoy 1t
more II l could only stand on the pave
lnent and see myself ride by.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
A pa.sihle Execution.

wife-Isn't It fact. dear, that hand
some men are proverbially disagree
lablei
Husband-Well. / don't know. al
ways try to be pleasant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

Norway's coast line. 100 miles in
straight line, becomes 1900 miles II
followed round the fords. In these
Aords are over 10000 islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
The Modest Carver.

Henry. at our next little dinner we
won't have any carving done on the Ia
BILE"
Good. That's where generally do
t"-Cieyeland Plain Dealer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

chance to build up the wasted and dis
eased tissue. Wine of Cardui regulates
the menstrual flow and Nature, when
relieved Of the drains or of the poisons
in the system, makes the functional
organs strong and healthy again.
ANY woman who is silently suffering
untold pains because she is too sensitive
to undergo a physicians examination
and treatment can find no excuse for
not securing relief when Wine of Car
dui is offered 10 her. There is no pub
licity to deter her. She can take Wine
of Cardui in the privacy of her home,
with as much assurance Of a final cure
as though dozen doctors recommended
it. Many physicians do recommend
Wine of Cardui TO their patients.
Why not get'a sl.00 bottle Of Wine
Of Cardui from your druggist today2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

~IEN thousand cured
women have written
to tell how Wine of
- Cardui bestows the
blessing of health on every
woman who takes it, rich
and poor alike: Mrs.
Helena Blau, No. 1913 Sew
enth Street, Milwaukee,
Wis, is one Of the young
women whom Wine of Car
dui has rescued from a life
of suffering. She writes:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Nm Hfa Mind.

Long-Have you forgotten that $40
you borrowed of me some time ago.
Short-Oh, no, still have it in mind.
Long-Well, don't you think this
would be a good time to relieve your
mind Of It?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
WAKEFIELD 4 HALL,
DRUGGISTS.
CORNER PRINCE AND FAIRFAX SITS

OOAsNEIs NII'CD @11'' ~ n To
Prescriptions specially,
English, French, German and Domestic
Toilet Soaps Genuine Farina Cologne; Mag.
nolia, HedyOsimia, Geranium and Florida
Water; Genuine Lubin's Extracts; Sponges,
Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes; a full assortment Of Patent
Medicines; Coxe's Gelatine, Com Starch,
Sea Moss Farine, Spices Of all kinds, and a
select stock Of all articles sold by druggists
at prices so low as the same quality can be OBJ
tanned elsewhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20


CAPITAL CITY TELEPHONE CON
~ PANY.
ALEXANDRIA,. VA.
EXCHANGE, 800 KING STREET.
F. F. MARBURY, Manager,
z. p. MATTER. Electrician.
SUBSCRIBERS LIST:
Adams, FIN
Alexandria County Courthouse
Adams Express Company
Appich, d II
Appich, Geo A
Alexandria Infrmary
AitchesOn, ID w
Alexandria Steam Bakery
Alexandria Gas Works
Alexandria Times
Alexandria Gazette
Armstrong q Marbury
Alexandria Water Works
Anderson, + Nj
Birrell, j Fred
Barnett, w A
Baggett, Oscar 2
Blondheim, Chas
Boofhe, Gardner !.
Burroughs, 7 f Sons & Co
Bladder, III
Beach, Jos y
ZORRO
Balm, w +
Brill, Louis
Chilly. ii
Chatham's Stable, r L Myers & Co
City Treasurer
Columbia Engine House
City Gas Office
City AlmshOuse
City Engineer Office
County Jail
Central Office
Corporation Courta
Crawford, A Z
Cook, WA
Dreifus, J & Co
Duncan, Jas residence
Duncan. VIM T residence
Downham, + E residence
Downham, f store
Fitzgerald, J B
Entwisle, f L
Episcopal High School (Seminzy Hill
Entwisle, J w druggist
Fegan, S II West End, grocer
Fisher Bros
Fannon, T j
Fleischmann House
Fairfax Independent Mutual Fire Ins Co
Francis, Peter
Globe Flour Mills
Garrett & Monroe
Graves, w P
Goods, j w grocer
Goldsmith, f
Groves, T 3
. Goodrich, Chas Fairfax treet residence
Harlow K Co
Harper, i s
Hinken & Son
Hamilton & Co
Hydraulion Engine House
Hill, J M& 20
Hoy, Thos
Jail
johnson, J NJ lawyer
King, Chas & Son
Kirk, II j3
Lindsey, N d Co
Leadbeater K Sons
Lindsey, n Braddock. Heigh
cannon, Thos
Matthews, & Co
Marshall, j A & Bro.
May, w II & Son
Milburn, &c
May, W residence1
Matter, E p electrician
Marbury, Lombard residence
Marbury, + + manager
Mutual Ice Co
Mckinney & Son
Mercantile Ry Bldg Loan Assn
Mckinney, w II
Meeks, A II
Mckinney, Jas Z
Moss, Alfred C, S ST Asaph ST.
Machen & M0ncure, Attorneys at Law
Norton, J KIN
O'Sullivan, N r
Ponnet, Constant King street, Horilt
Ponnet, Constant, West End,
Phillips, Henry Agent Corby's Bread
Pullman, P & Co, Wood 4 Coal Yard
Pollard, FL
Pullman, P & Co. Main Store
Portner, Robert
PostOfice
Police Headquarters
Postal Headquarters
Postal eleg 2h Coz
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
XTIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court of the City of Alexan-
dria, on the 2nd day Of August, 1904.
William ID. Mabry
Irene f. Mabry,

VS.. III Ohancery.
Irene f. Mabry,
Memo. The object of this suit is TO obtain
a decree divorcing the plaintlh a Vlnculo
mstrimonii" from the defendant, Irene E.
Mabry. ~.
II appearing by an affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendant, Irene f. Mabry,
is a nonresident of this State 1t is. or
dered, that said defendant appear here
within fifteen days after due publication OF
this order, aud do what is necessary to protect
her interest in this suit. and that copy OF
this order be forthwith inserted in the Alex
andria Gazette, newspaper published IN the
city Of Alexandria, once week for four sue,
ceSsiye weeks, and posted at the front door Of
the Court House Of this city.
A copy-Teste. ,,,, c,,-
By NEWELL S. GREENAwAY, ID. Z.
Douglass Stuart, p. q. aug5 M4N-W
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
HamIins Mss
WIzARDES,NA
= OIL 49,

,,,;,, cr;cklv drive out the pain Keep il on hand
to- ;nst such emergencies. There IS sure 70
come time of need and Hamlins Wizard Oh
will not fail you.
MA. c. scharfer, Great Bend, Kan, writes:
I have been subject to Sick HeadaGhe 10, iol
ever five years. | used one bottle OF Hamllhs
Wizard OF as directed and have not had Head
ache since.
Sarah Gillespie, San Diego, Tex, writes; !
have suffered a great deal with Enracne anu
bv the use Of Hamlins Wizard Oil have Deen
entirely cured.
PHI. Simons, Dennison, Iowa, writes: Ham
Inns Wizard Oil is the best remedy LOT pore
Throat and TOOthache / have ever useo'
have never known il TO fail
There is only one Wizard Oil - Hamlins -
name blown in the bottle. Signature Ha sn,
Bros" on wrapper. Take no substitute oo0'
and Sl.OO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

CHOICE ELABORATED PEACHES and
ArrAh' JUST 's' J. C. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
A Cautious Compliment.

! "How do you ike my new hatT
els it all paid forr
"Yes."
'Tts perfectly beautiful."-Detroit
Free Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

In this simple fact, that we cannot
accurately foresee the future, lies a
refuge from despair.-Lewes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
rELEpHoNE EXCHANGES.

lELEI HONb .------~-----------
Postofice
Police Headquarters
PIC Geo 4 Co, Market
Preston, J +. residence
Pullman, W
Puryis, Or w
Psrson' T. II (St Asaphj
oninn. Edward
Reeves, Mrs
Pamsay. G VIM
Psiter. Curtis K Mills, contractors
Rice, J Harry, residence
Risheill, NJ l., saw mill
Rittenour, DR. A A
Reardon, VIM NJ
Robertson, II 4
Roberts, Walter
Robinson, G ii & Sons
Rogers, Joseph =
Ruben 4 Sons NJ
Rammel, A < Sons
Reardon, w m, residence
Rucker, Geo II (St Elmo)
Robinson. Thos W
schlichting, Henry, residence
Schiller, NJ
Schwarzman, Geo D, residence
smoot, " A ir, residence
CUllln, MIS-. Il fdllCi7 81
Smoot, C & Sons
Smoot, W A & Co, Office King street
St. Mary's Academy
Smith, c II Hampton
Smoot, r & CO
Smith, DIR w NJ, Office
Smith, DIR w NJ, residence
Smoot, Mrs Susan, residence
Smoot, G, residence
Southern Bell T & T Co, operator
Southern Railway Co, freight yard
Southern Railway Co, W 90
Southern Express Co
So Rwy, Eng Office
Standard Oil Company
Stump, Rev
Stevens, Moses
Stuart, Douglass, Office
Summers, c j w, residence
Shuman. l.
Smoot. w b, residence
Schafer, c A x Co. florist
Smith, + L
Strauss, II, residence
Swan Bros
SnOwdeG, DR. Arthur
Southern Bell q T Co
Smoo., w A & Co, King st, Office
Simpson, Geo l.
Timberman, C T c, residence
The Old Dominion Glass 20
Telephone Exchange chief operator
theological Seminary
Virginia Glass Works
Virginia Safe Deposit Trust Company
w., A & Mt Vernon Ry Col
w, A & Mt V Ry Co, Payne street
Watkins, j B
Wattles, X III
Wattles, G w
Warfeld, jr, Il
Washington SouthernRailway
Wash'n-Sou Ry. Engineer
Warfeld, ST Edgar
West. Geo
Washington steamboat:Co
Wheatley, B, residence
We'll Bros
Western Union Telegraph Company
White, WytheI
Wheatley, b
Wildt, II
Wilkins, Captain Jno
Wingfeld, S Il, residence
Wolford, Lorenzo, residence
Wise, Mrs Peter
WOolls, w p
Yates, G X
Zimmerman, R, residence
Zimmerman, j r, Office
Zimmerman. Chas
Annandale. c c Leachman
Bailey's Cross Roads
Centreville, Va, B B Utterbach
Fairfax, w T Oliver
Falls Church, VI NJ E Church
Legato. Va. Sisson. r E
Manassas, Va, Shannon's drug store
Wellington, C Leachman
Haymarket, Va, II Hulfsh
Waverly, Va, Z II Janney
Maple Grove, Va, Or Chas III Janney
For rates apply to Central Office
PAY STATIONS
Central Office
Fleischmann Hotel
Market House
Doniphan, A S
Rammell's Hotel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20
Headache
Earache


MANY long weary days and sleePless nights gnu
bse been filled with agony because OF one OF tn y,
above mentioned complaints kis unnecessary "
suffer from them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-20

TEAs.-A full line Of Teas for sale at good
value prices by j. {. AlLbUhN'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
Japan to Teach the World How to Use Field Mort
She Will With Captured

only one mortar, the pits in actual
service being supplied with four.
In building these defenses the para
pet is given whatever thickness, height
and degree of concea1ment are neces-
sary to make it absolutely impregnable
from the sea. Each pit is round in
form, so that from any direction it has
the appearance of a simple hillock or
natural mound. The entrance to the
pit is carefully concealed behind a
clunp of bushes or in some other eff
fective manner.
The mortar on exhibition lis of the
standard variety. 1t is a twelve inch
breechloading machine with spring
return carriage. 1t weighs $4,000
pounds, and it is sustained by five i'm
mensely strong double springs upon
carriage Weighing 1880 pounds. Its
extreme range is seven miles. The rate
of fire is four shots every six minutes,
the velocity is 1926 feet per second and
the penetration in steel is lis inches
at the muzzle or "a inches at two
miles. The projectiles, which are deck
piercing shot, shell and torpedo shell,
weigh about 1000 pounds and require
from thirty to fifty pounds of powder.
This mortar must have an elevation of
at least forty-five degrees before it can
be fired, and it is capable of rising to
sixty-flve degrees.
The painstaking officer in charge of
the exhibit has provided full compile
ment of the minor adjuncts necessary
to the great guns use. Close at hand
are shot tongs adapted to picking up
the particular kind of projectile that
may be used, and near by is a section
or charge of powder. One section is
used for each load, but there are eleven
sections of different weights for use at
various ranges.
A short distance from the mortar pit
are several pieces of ordnance which
are intended to form part of a movable
armament. One of these is a seven
inch rapid fire siege howitzer, shooting
a projeeti1e of los pounds and having
range of two and a half miles. A how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

do you know that the color of a
muff once betokened the rank of the
wearer?" said furrier the other day
as he stroked a beautiful sealskin muff.
when the mun first came to US from
France. In the days of Charles TX, no
lady could have worn this fur, for black
was decreed by the king to be the badge
Of the common people, and the court
followers were restricted to the colors.
Nuns have gone through more styles
than it would seem possible to invent
'or such a simple article of convenience.
They have been long and narrow and,
again, large and round. One of the
most curious styles was that of Louis
XIV, called the 'chiens mauchons be-
cause they were made to convey little
dogs in.
The muff when first introduced was
the exclusive property of the nobility.
These NUNS were very small and con-
sisted of a single piece of velvet bro
cade or silk lined with fur and the
openings fastened with rich Jewels.
Such arrangements came in during the
early part of the seventeenth century.
we now associate the muff only with
cold weather. but in the cd days it was
4 regular part of woman's dress and
was carried at all times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06

ftzer is a cannon longer than a mortar,
but shorter than gun, and it is used
for either high angled or for direct fire.
At the right of the howitzer is a seven
inch siege mortar, type of gun which
has fallen into partial dfsuse. These
guns exhibited at st. Louis include all
the types that are regularly used in the
coast artillery service of the United
States.
Although the United States has been
foremost in its employment of the
mortar for coast defense, every sea-
coast approach in the country being
provided with an elaborate system of
mortar battery protection, England has
not been laggard in the same direction.
France, although she has for many
years taken the lead in the manufacture
of this type of ordnance, has been slow
to adopt it for the defense of her sea-
board.
The use of field mortars has not yet
been put to the actual test of modern
battle conditions. It was the hope of mill
itary observers that the present conflict
in Asia would serve as an experimental
issue for field mortar warfare. That this
exploitation Of the gun was expected to
take place may be accounted for by the
fact that at the beginning of HOSTILE
ties Russia led the world with a regu-
larly organized and equipped division
of twenty-four batteries, six mortars to
a battery. That the anticipations of
the foreign military observers in the
field have not been realized is explained
by the continuous retreat which the
Russian land forces have been COM
PEELED to maintain. Contrary to the
original expectation, it is now the Japa-
nese that are likely to demonstrate the
efficiency of the mortar as a field re-
source. With the almost incredible
adaptation which they have shown in
so many ways since the beginning Of
the war they have begun to turn the
very weapons which were designed to
assist in their overthrow against their
would be destroyers.
CHESTER LAMBLEX.
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WILL TOW AROUND THE HORN.
Barge Load of Oil from New York
to Frisco.

New York, Dec. 6.-The Standard
Oil tank steamer Atlas will sail on
Monday of next week for San Fran
cisco by way of Cape Horn. The Atlas
will have in tow steel tank barge No
90. The distance to be covered is
$4,000 miles. and 1t is the first at
tempt ever made to tow a barge
around the Horn.
Many attempts have been made to
tow barges on long ocean trips, but
few have been entirely successful.
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should be. One of these monsters of
civilized warfare exhibited at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition illustrates
this growing tendency of gunmakers to
improve upon the mortar's proportions.
In this unique demonstration of the
methods and armament of seacoast de-
tense the war department furnishes a