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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30
SHIPS ANCHORS.
rhe Change From short. Straight
FIukes 20 Curved Arms.

The ships anchors in general use up
to the beginning OF the last century
consisted of long. round iron
shank. having two comparatively short
straight arms or flukes. inclined to the
shank at an angle Of abort forty de-
grees and meeting II In a somewhat
sharp point at the crown. In large an
chors the bulky wooden stock was built
up of several pieces, hoped together.
the whole tapering outward to the ends,
especially on the aft or cable side.
About the beginning of the last cen
fury a clerk In the Plymouth navy
yard. Pering by name. suggested GER
tain improvements, the most impor-
tant of which was making the arms
curved instead of straight. AT first
sight this simple change may seem of
little value, but consideration will show
this is not the case The holding power
of an anchor depends on two principal
onditions-namely. the extent of use
full holding surface and the amount of
vertical penetration. The latter quail
ity is necessary on account of the na-
ture of ordinary sea bottoms. the sur
face layers of which are generally less
tenacious and resisting than Is the
ground q short distance below.
In the year 1881 chain cables began
to supersede the hempen ones. with the
result that the long shanked anchors
hitherto In vogue were no longer nee
essary, and anchors with shorter
shanks and with heavier and stronger
crowns gradually came into use In
consequence of these changes. com
mission was appointed in the year 1888
to inquire into the holding power of
anchors and a principal result of it's
labors was the adoption of the so called
admiralty pattern anchor. which con-
tinued to be used In the British navy
up to the year 1860.
The invention of the steam hammer
In 1912 made the welding OF heavy
masses of iron comparatively easy
and reliable process, so that from this
time onward the strength of anchors
fully kept pace with that of the chain
cables, which had come into general
use. A number of patents for anchors
were taken out prior to the great exhi-
bition Of 1851, and. public attention
having been called to the models there
shown in the following year, commit
tee was appointed by the admiralty to
report on the qualifications OF anchors
of the various kinds.
Practical trials were then instituted,
and. as result. some of the tests to
which the anchors were submitted
were of doubtful value-such. for in
stance. as facility for sweeping. I"
Nowadays. however. at all events for
deep ships ip shallow harbors. 1t is
considered an advantage for an anchor
to offer as little obstruction as possible
above the ground.-Nautical Gazette.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30
A THEATRICAL MUSEUM.
treasures OF the Property Room OF
the Theatre Francois.

Great passions will ever carry 1t over
great upholstery If you give them their
chance. To this day the only setting
of the chief scene of LA Malade Ina
pinaire" at the Francois is an arm
chair. Ii is carried on by a couple OF
lockeys. as thoHgh it had just been re-
moved from a furniture van, and Is
PLANTED right in the middle of the
stage. That chair is the very one In
which Moilere, playing the part OF Ar
gan in his own piece, suffered the nrst
shock of the illness that carried him
of. 1t is but one Of the treasures OF a
house that is a perfect museum not
only of historic properties. but OF the
whole art of the stage.
In the greenroom, as NJ. Delorme. It's
historian, has told us, in the committee
room, in the office Of the administra-
tor. in the archives, in every part OF
the theater to which the public has no
access, there is a prodigious mass OF
full length portraits. of medallions, OF
genre pictures, of engrayings, draw
ings, marbles. bronzes, of statuettes.
These, with the works exhibited in the
public rooms. form unique collection
whereof every piece belongs in some
sort to the history of the house of Mo
liere
The museum Of accessories is as rich
In its way as the museum of painting
and statuary. Here we may find the
mandolin used in 1.-The Barber of Sc
VILE" an instrument Of rare beauty
of form, purity Of tone and antiquity
of make. Here, too. is the original gui'
tar of THE Marriage of Figaro" When
the piece came out in 1874 the man
agement thought it was so sure to fail
that 1t was not worth while to buy q
guitar for the hero. An instrument
was accordingly hired at 10 francs
night The piece ran for fifty nights
tremendous success" for that period
and in the excitement of this sur
prise the conditions on which the gui
tar had been obtained were totally for
gotten until the owner presented his
bill for 500 francs.-Richard Whiteine
In Nineteenth Century.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30
Mystery solved nj Inst.

Il lost my notebook one day." said
novelist. II searched the house over
for It. From room TO room | went. ex-
aiming every corner. and at the end Of
two hours hunt l found the book.
by Joyer ! exclaimed. 4 wonder
why 1t is that one always finds a thing
In the very last place one looks for III
Maybe said cousin OF mine. IT
is because after we find what we are
hunting for We end our search"
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30
Single Nothingness.

A number of Philadelphia lawyers,
says the Philadelphia Ledger. were ex-
changing stories of their experiences
with witnesses under examination. One
Of the party told the following:
He was questioning a witness and
said "You have lived In Philadelphia
q number OF years. How longT
"Just twenty-five years"
Where did you live before tina!
timer asked the lawyer, hoping %
prove an important point
u didn't liye," replied tbs witness
II was single"
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30
RuSSja-JsDaH Alias

A Rpssio-JspsDese war nv
been issued by the cbieag0 o.
Western n.y. Three o's ~|
maps, each 1880, bound ~. y - u
isDt f0m for reference ~
srp situation sb0gp 70 es ''..
Table showing reletiye w'''~ ''..,,
nay.l af.anotl. aud hnAlGlal -
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30
4 ssass 81 PsE.esaI Ia..s.rllr.

What would you DO n you SOW a
ghostr said the man who tries 70 make
sport of people,
"Dat aip't Dc question answered
NJ Erastus PiDkley, WHAT botber1
0e y what aat ghos d gBine 10 DO n
he sses me"-WashlnRtop staT
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30

Graphter-rye got my hooks out for
swell political Office. big salary and
all that JenkiDs-DO you tbink you
can OIL ~ GraDhter- Never thought
o. that What's worrying me Is whetb,
81 ~ be able 10 get ii.-PhiladelDbla
Ledger
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30

hhe-i WAS q fool when ! married
YOU He reD'f you . fool sllllf She
No, J am not l3e Then you should
pe ilapkfpl ~ me for reformlng 700,
london glfslf
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30

Dos sue obieol 70 the faei ihaf hsg
husband aeeeilee herV
'Aof NJ mNqp ~ 40 doc ~ ilo fsof
tllei NJ ~ heg knqg M 400 NJ NV
Yelf 4Nlppe
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30

Nhfp \ Nomen lfl0un onulod Abs
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30

FAtfpi eap'i anopd 10 he sloE
fp,elpllai N yon huflnfae Al prlaip
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-30

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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05
THE WAR.
DOMESTIC CONCERNS HAND
CAP THE HAND OF RUSSIA
IN THE EAST.
The war Unpopular Among Some
Russian People-Students Urge
Revolution -Vladivostok
Menaced by Japs-
Other News.

St. petersburg, March 3.-Gener-
al Gragomiroff, ex-governor ofKieff,
and one of the best posted of Rus
sian military experts, has been sum-
moned to the capital by the car to
take part in the deliberations re-
garding the conduct of the war, and
incidentally, to aid in the prepara-
tion Of the plan of campaign.
This step on the part of the czar,
is regarded as highly significant, in
view of the fact that General Dra-
gomirof has severely csiticised Ad-
miral Alexfef's policy, and has, in
sisted that the sensible posicy would
have been to direct both the army
and navy to evacuate Port Arthur,
and not to have permitted the Jap.
anese to shut them up like rats in
trap. Such q retreat, he has main
tanned, would have been sensible
policy, and void have prevented
further great disasters to the Rus.
sian army. ,5g5
While General Dragomiroff's
published structures have been
promptly repudiated qy the gov
ernment, and his statement that
Port Arthur should be abandoned
has been criticised in severe terms
by General Kouropatkin and other
high army chiefs, it is nevertheless
q fact that there is general feeling
that Admiral Alexief is directly to
blame for the disasters that have
followed the beginning Of hostilities.
He is declared to have committed
euch blunders, both Of commission
land omission, that the whole Port.
Arthur fleeet, and possibly the ST.
berian squadron now penned up in
Nladivostok harbor, must inevita-
bly, be lost to Russia.
The feeling through Russia is so
strong that the czar has felt con-
strained to order Count Won Plehve
to repress even the patriotic street
manifestations. It is held that these
demonstrations are not only very
often Inappropriate, inasmuch as
they celebrate only imaginary vic
tories, but that they are likely to
produce counter manifestations
from the revolutionists, especially
from the students, who are mem
bers of the secret societies than are
planning an uprising.
1t is an acknowledged fact that
the police pay rough characters to
turn out and shout for the czar and
the government in order that they
may call the attention of the higher
officials to the patriotism" of the
people, and this fact has aroused
the indignation of manv of the
more enlightened class. Many cit
izens are not only disgusted with
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05
CORVALLIS, OREGON. MARCH S. 1904.
twine md clothing. alone saves our
foreign trade from disaster.

Warrington, March SENATOR
Ga 'Hnger today introduced a bill
increasing the salaries of executive
officers of the government and also
OF senators and members of the
HOUSE of representatives. The bill
fixes The following scale:
President, $75, 900; vice president,
81 5 900; speaker of the House of
representatives, $12, 900; members
of the cabinet, SIS, 600 each; sena-
tors and members of the House,
S., 1000 each. The bill provides that
the new salaries shall take effect
March 4, 1905.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

Toxic, March Sit is report
ed That a mile and a quarter Of the
branch line Of the Trans-Siberian
railway connecting Vladivostok and
Harbin has been deotroyed at q
point outside of Min Guma, town
midway between the two terminals.
The Japanese agents who per-
formed this feat also removed the
telegraph wire along the line, thus
effectively isolating Vladivostok.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

Columbus, O., March 1.-Chas.
Dick, Of Akron, was today elected
to the United States senate to sue
ceed the late Marcus A. Hanna.
He waa given the solid republican
vote Of the House and senate, which
voted in separate sessions. The
democrats voted forJohn H. Clark
of Cleveland Tomorrow the House
and session meet in joint session to
canvass the vote. .,...5- ID.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05
It is the
Su'rer Way

Have your cake, mullins, and tea bis
cult homemade. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biiscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05
The Best Cough Syrup.

S:L. Apple, ex-Probate Judge, Ottawa
Co, Kansas, writes: This is to say that
have used Ballard's Horehound Syrup
for years, and that do not hesitate to
recommend it as the best cough; syrup 1
have ever used. 25c, soc and sI-oo-
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

New York World.-Using the
latest French figures and reckoning
the franc at 20 cents we sent France
in 1903, $S1,7 300 worth of goods.
Raw cotton, cottonseed oil and pc
troleum accounted for much more
than half--$45, 100000. We sold
France Of foods. tobacco, copper,
wood, hides and ths like $21, ,ooo,-
600. Our sales to her ofma nufaot-
ed goods, except some s., BOO, 900 of
machinery, were trivial.
French exports to the United
States are led by ST. 100000 worth
of silksgoods. Manufactured COM
prise fully three-fourths of the total
of $45, ,ooo, 900.
OF French imports from allcoun-
tries five-sixths are food and raw
materials; her exports of manufac-
tured articles are over half the total,
raw materials a trife over one-enar.
ter. OF our total imports raw ma
terials form oaly arlittle over one
third; of our exports the products
of,farms, minee, foreets and fisher.
les are over two-thirds. farms alone
selling so per cent.
Compared with Francs we are
still industrialfy a crude and back.
ward nation, selling mainly raw
material and foods and buying
mainly manufactured goods.
The tariff helps trusts to rob oul
own people, but has failed to devel-
op commerce. -s}s
+ The wholly unprotected Ameri.
can farmer, fieeced at every turr
for his tools, nails FREEING. / aa,fse
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

New Brunswick, N. J., March I.
Moab Raby died today in the Pts.
cataway poor house,, where he had
been an inmate for the past 20
years. If he had lived until April
! next,raccording to his own stats.
ment, Kaby would have been 1872
years old, I
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

Vienna, March Sat one of the
largest meeti ngs ever held here Of
Christian Socialists a resolution
was adopted praying heavens bless
ing upon the Russian arms, and
wishing Russia brilliant victory
over the yellow race. Several mu.
nicipal councillors and one priest
explained to the meeting that the
Japanese cause was identical with
that of the Jews, and consequently
all good Christians" must wish
that neiteer the Japanese nor tha
Jews shall come out Of the war with
a whole skin. .r
Russia they declared, deserves
the sympathies of all nations, be-
cause she has been nearest the
hearts Of those who hate the Jews.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

Rome, March 3.-The Aagenzia
Liberia has received dispatch
from its correspondent at Harbin
in which the latter states the con-
ditions are frightful. There is .
scarcity Of supplies for the Russian
troops already in Manchuria, and
those arriving daily carry but scant
commissary scores. Many of the
troops he declares, are actually suf-
fering with hunger.
The correspondent states that tha
Arcric cold is increasing the death
rate among the troops until it is ap.
preaching alarming proportions.
The officers in charge of the COM
missary arrangements are grossly
incom petent, and the confusion is
Incredible. >.
Vladivostok. the correspondent
declares, will prove an easy prey to
the japanese. The country between
it and Harbin is filed with Chun-
chuzes, who are in such force that
it would require an army division
to dislodge them. The officials
knew this, and will make no ar
aempt at present to send reinforce
ments to the beleagnered pelt.
i
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

such artificial and more or less
drunken exhibitions. but they are
also opposed to the war, and soma
of them feel SO strongly that they
have even ventured to protest.
The students of the high schools
and universities have protested em-
.phatically against the ':royal ad-
dresses" in regard to the war, drawn
up by the professors who desire to
curry favor with the authorities.
Similar protests have been made
by the students in the st. Peters,
burg polytechnic snchools and the
engineering institutions.
The attitude of the pupils of the
nurses school for women in St. Pc
tersbnrg has caused the authorities
to close the institution, owing to the
itrength Of the anti.war feeling.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

San Jose, Cal, March Han.
nibal, an untamed lion, owned by
the Norris & Rowe's circus, broke
loose from his cage this morning
and killed a horse which had been
hitched to the car in which the lion
bad been shipped from San Fran
cisco. Hannibal was recently on
exhibition at the Chutes in San
Francisco, and was forwarded to
Norris 4 Rowe on Monday after
noon. ,I55s.-.y~. " Laos lisa S
"A trainer was left to, guard the
ear1ast night, but in his absence
the king of beasts secured his. liber-
ty and mede prey on the. defense.
less horse. This morning the trage-
dy was aiF covered. Tho lion still
at liberty in the car, had gorged
himself on, the carcass Of the animal
be had killed, and was in CON
itented frame of mind as long as he
was left to his slumbers.s It was
decided by the proprietors Of the
circus TO await the arrival of his
trainer, Frank Hall, from San
Francisco, before attempting to
cage the beast. Hall reached here
on the 11:20 train and, after a
struggle, Hannibal was forced into
his cage and taken to the circus
ground.
The lion is young beast Of Nu-
bian blood, and was recently pur.
chased by Norris & Rowe. He has
q record for temper, and has disa-
bled one man for life and sent a.
mother to the hospital since coming
into possession Of it's present own
ere.
| Oregon City, March Maud
Russell and Clara Young, two young
ladies rssiding near Wilhoit
Springs, were attacked one evening
recently near their homes by a
band of half-starved coyotes and
narrowly escaped. Miss Russell
fortunately was armed with a
rifle. with which che dispatched
the leadsr of the animals and the
other quadrupeds were put to flight
by the noise of,the explosion.
The coyotes in the interior of the
country have bscome unusually
troublesome of late, the excessive
snow in the mountains having de.
prived them of a source of food sup
ply, and they are now foraging to 8
considerable extent on the flocks
and herds of the farmers, but thi:
is the first instance reported ir
which they have attacked human
beings.
| Drain, Or, Feb. 27.-A shooting
ARRAY occurred here last eve
ming in which Frank Hill. {
| schoolboy, was shot in the lef
thigh by Lee Cannon, another
schoolboy. the ball taking efec
near the base Of the thigh, ani
making an ugly and painful, though
not necessarily dangerous, wound,
The attending surgeon was unabl,
to locate the bullet. g
| The affair is the elimination o
an attempt on the part Of severa
| young women, accompanied by ,
few young men, to punish youns
Cannon with rotten eggs for ALLEGED
defamatory remarks concernin.
some of the young women.
The Best Cough Syrup.
S>L. Apple, ex-Probate Judge, Ottaw
: Co., kansas, writes: This is to say tha
have used Ballard's Horehound Syru
for years, and that do not hesitate t
If tl,e> hksst cc.,,r,I,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05

Cincinnati, Feb. 25.-Au Acct.
dent at the Richmond Street Chris.
tian Church here tonight resulted
In ten children being seriously
burned and others painfully injur-
ed.
The Sunday school-room was
crowded with little boys at an en-
tertainment. The pastor, the Rev.
Vernon tauffsr, was telling fairy
stories. To make them realistic be
provided a kettle, with salt in the
bottom, saturated with alcohol.
This was set fire to furnish weird
lights fol- the fairy stories.
Suddenly a draft struck the
stream of alcohol and an explosion
followed. All of those seated a.
round the fire were burned. The
blame for the draught is charged to
little girls who had been excluded
and who were opening, doors to look
in. f ~
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05
THE HOLY GANG
AN EVANGELIST ENTERTAIN
ED BY ALTAR AND FEATH-
ER PARTY"IN HELENA.
Threaten to Burn Every Saloon in
the City if Molested Again
Leaves the City in a closed
Ca -riage-Other News,

Helena, Mont, March IA spe-
ciai from Dlllon says: This city
has been simply agog with excite
ment over the star and feather par
ty given to G. w. Bridewell. evan
gelist Of the HOLINESS People, y
Sunday night by a mob of several
hundred angry men. No other hap
pening in recent years has caused
as much talk. and dpublic sentiment
is almost unanimous in upholding
the work of the ''tar party"
Many rumors have been circulat-
ed, one to the effect that if the "Ho-
ly Rollers" are subject to more az
tacks, they will retaliate and burn
every saloon in the city. A veal
thy woman of this city, who has al
ways been prominent member of
the "Holy People," and who is a
relative of the gospel exhorter,
swore out warrants today for six
swell-known young men of the city,
charging malicious mischief. She
is quoted as saying that she will
spend 5000 if necessary, in pros
ecuting members of the mob, and
confdentially hopes to fill the state
prison with residents of bad Dillon.
The mob's victim, when seen
early this morning showed no i'll ef-
feets Of his trying experience. and
he stated that 1he had recensidered
his promise given to the mob that
he would leave town. as that prom
ise was given under compulsion
aud that many Of the best people ol
Dillon promised him protection,
and therefore be would not leave
until another evangelist .arrivsd4te
/ take up his work. Nevertheless he
was seen leaving the city insa7clos:
ed carriage this afternoon. His re-
turn will probably mean a repeti'
ton of Sunday nights affair and
will probably be- accompanied by
violence or even bloodshed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-06
REUcKERT's.
RECORDS DISCUSSED.

New York. Jan. 6.-The joint conference
OF the National Trotting association. the
American Trotting association and the
American Trotting Registry association
was begun yesterday at the Murray Hill
hotel. A. II. Moone OF Providence rep
resented the National.
The conference was for the purpose OF
revising and making uniform any changes
made In the rules ~ the associations rep
resented, and also for the purpose OF re-
ceiving suggestions from the public as 10
new rules or changes in those now exist
ing and Ia pass upon the same prior TO the
presentation To the congress of each as
sociation to be convened later.
In regard 10 the letter of Thomas r.
Armitage. presented at the meeting OF the
board OF review of the National Trotting
association. asking for ruling on the
so-called wind shield records, Mayor
Johnston OF Lexington, KY. said after
the conference had adjourned for the day
that the letter had been passed up TO the
committee composed of the representa-
tives OF the three associations. as pro-
vided for i'm the rules. When asked If the
National Trotting association proposed to
recognize performances of the wind shield
class Mr.. Johnston replied that his asso-
clation would leave the decision TO be
passed upon by the Registry association.
You see" continued Mr.. Johnston.
there is really nothing for the National
Trotting association 10 pass upon. There
are no disputed points nor any irregularl-
ties to be probed! The performances are
admitted I'm all the details. We are quite
willing to pass the matter up TO the Regis
try association and let II pass upon the
merits OF the arguments offered BY each
side
William r Allen, president OF the
Registry association. said that any dis
puted records had to be- passed upon by
the board Of censors. which was composed
OF two associate members and himself.
While il would be possible to bring the
question up FOR adjudication now. he did
not think Il would be acted upon before
the meeting In Chicago. to be held some
time during the current month"