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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02

solete smallarms are too well known
to the public to bear rendition, but it
is interesting to note that the Span
ish-American war;, if it did nothing
necessity for keeping abreast "ofy the
times In ordnance construction. The
United States magazine rifle, which
was being introduced in the army when
the war begun, was considered good
weapon, but the advance made in the
last few years as result of careful
study and exhaustive experiments, may
the rifle now in use and the arm which
is to be introduced in December next
have no two points in common. The
most noticeable difference between the
old and the new arm apparent at first
glance, is the fact that the barrel Of
the latter arm is entirely covered with
wood: This innovation was the result
OF practical suggestions made to the
ordnance officers by enlisted men Of
the army. Following the campaign in
Cuba and in the Philippines, many com
plants were made to the ordnance Of.
fcers by officers in the field, who said
that after period Of rapid discharges
the rifle barrels became so hot that
firing for time to permit them to. cool.
IN many cases men in the heat Of bat.
tie had the skin burned from their
hands by. the hot barrels. ! The wood
covered barrel is the result of these
suggestions, the steel being entirely
covered to within two inches Of the
muzzle of the gun: In almost every
other particular, from stock to for
ward sight, there is an important diff
ference between the old and the new
guns and in other features, which are
not apparent to the ordinary observer,
but which have the greatest weight
with ordnance experts, the new arm is
far superior to the old. The bore of
the new rifle is smaller, the caliber
being about 80 inch, while the int
tial velocity and penetrating power are
both greater. The new gun is also sew.
eral inches shorter than the old arm
Eaabout the length. in fact, Of the. old
|! Springfield carbine, with which the
United States cavalry were armed after
the civil war. Indeed, if it We're. not
for the wooden-covered barrel and TIE
peculiar loading and eiecting mechan:
| ism, the gun would be almost coun,
Isterpart Of the famous cavalry weapon,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02
THE st. Louis Exposition.

The st. Louis Exposition.
The Chicago Great Western Rail-
way will allow a ten-day stopover at
either Chicago or Kansas City on
through tickets to the Worlds Fair
without extra charge. For rates and
other information apply to L. G.
Rains, General Agent, corner Nicollet
avenue and Fifth street. Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02
The New Model Described.

The "U. s. Magazine Rife, Model Of
19O3,D as the new arm, is technically
known, will, it is believed, prove excep-
tionally popular with the enlisted force
of the regular establishment. In addi-
ton ito the covered barrel feature, 1.-The
ejecting lever, which on the rifle now in
use projects at right angles from the
profanity on the part Of the enlisted t
men than any other portion of his en-
tire equipment, projects downward in
the new arm and is somewhat. shorter,
The magazine has capacity Of five
cartridges and can be filled with ease
and quickness. The gun, fully as
sembled. weighs a trife over eight
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02
NEW MAGAZINE RIFLE =1"::~ III
FOR UNCLE SANS FIGHTERS
A Hundred Thousand Will Be Ready Sebt r and the
''K'ags,' Displaced Wall Go to the Militia-
~ Points Of the Neav Gun. z=-~rT T&>

Immediately begun. n Tie ooIa. riae-or
since the Spanish American gwWar-will
be returned to the arsenals and later re-
issued to the various militia organiza-
tions now armed with the i ancient
Springfield rifle, which is regarded as
almost as obsolete as the old hintlock
OF percussion-cup guns. II
Farewell to the Springfield.
During the Spanish-America war, as
is well known, many Of the. regular
troops and all of the militia were still
black powder and CARRYING ADS -caliber
ball that made a great deal of noise,
did little damage and was absolutely
ineffective at long range. The disad-
vantages under which the United States
troops labored as result of their OBJ
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02

lance: of fifty feet, drove it's steel mis-
sile 54.5 inches into white pine butts,
and penetrated a steel plate nearly one
half an inch thick The bullet which
will be used in the arm has q core Of
lead and: TN composition in a jacket Of
vice charge has a muzzle velocity Of
1890 feet second -: So *
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02
Work for the Repair Shops.

ington say that it will be only little
while after the regular army is supplied
with the new guns before about half
of them will 5be back in the arsenals in
need of repairs. The enlisted man, as
it has been found from long expert
ence, is mighty set in his ways, and
to s anythng new IN his fighting f s' eq pISe
ment. Consequently when new rife
is issued to him he proceeds to take it
to pieces to. find out how it works. In
the case Of the modern rifle, this is
rather formidable undertaking and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08
SWlNDlERS HIGH AND LOW

When a confidence man, or a three
card monte man with shell game
plies his trade and is caught ne is put
behind the bars as a swindIer.
When man sends out an allurins
prospectus containing false promises
buttressed by the names of great fin.
anciers and thus receives money by
false pretenses he goes scot free and
is called a promoter. Why the diff.
ference? While it seems impossible
to put the swindling promoter in Jail
there is hope in the recent decision OF
the supreme court of the United States
that he and his financial hackers may
be held responsible. Two years ago
the promoters Of the ship building
trust sent out their prospectus contain
ing the names of the directorate and
the assurance of leading financiers as
to the value of the certificates. Depend
ing upon these assurances. a New York
woman invested her entire fortune OF
100000 in these securities.
Then came the crash. The securi-
ties became valuelsss. The woman.
with thousands of others. had been
ouncoed. But she concluded to try the
courts. She sued the men who had
guaranteed the shares. The defendants
set up the plea that even if the repre-.
sensations were false they were not re-
sponslole. In strong words the SUI
preme court takes the opposite view
They say the plea of complainant is
well taken and that evidence may be
be heard touching the responsibility
of the defendants. Good. Obtaining
money under false pretenses is a
crime whether practiced by faker OF
promoter. Good for the supreme
court.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08

work his strange faculties map out.
Dowsers have recently been employed
by such august personages as the
duke of Rutland the duke of Beaufort
the duke OF Grafton, Lord Jersey, Sir
Il. Welby Gregory and host of others
of like prominence. Dowsers demand
! rich pay, and 1t would seem that II
people of the cahber of those Just
named did not have faith in the art
they would not take cognizance of It
by patronizing 1t and paying well for
IT, too.
II Is practically agreed among those
who have studied the matter that the
gift is not only racial with the British
but sectional, as all of the dowsers
come from the west country of Eng
land. This Is accounted for by the
fact that dowsing has existed in the
Coraish mine sections for centuries.
II is claimed that some dowsers are
able to tell of the presence of tin and
other metals beneath the earth's sur
face by using the hazel twig or divin
ing rod as II used to be called. Such
a faculty would. of course, be of vast
benefit to a mine owner. as he could
discover the presence of metal without
first going to the expense of sinking a
shaft.
More than a score of books have
bee written on the subject. several
Of them by American students of art
and from some of these It is learned
that in olden times wielders of the
divining rod used it for a variety of
purposes. often times with success.
1t was commonly employed for the
solution of mysterious murders and
for the hunting down of criminals
In France It was used in the last cen,
fury, but the priests frowned upon IT
and eventually the practice was abol-
ished. 1t may be mentioned that in
the time of the Inquisition dowsers
were put to death as workers in black
art.
Regarding the hunting down OF
criminals by the divining rod. one of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08

epistle. The letter came from England,
and in a few sentences Marcus Miller
explained that he was just beginning
to realize what life meant. The letter
was carefully read over by all present,
then with the aid of some strips OF
court plaster they pasted it to the in
side of the glass candy case. where for
MANY days it received more attention
than is paid to many Of the old master
pieces in the gallery of the Louvre.
Two years passed, and one spring
morning when the blue mists lowered
over the greenmg fields, and the woods
we're sweet with arbutus, Marcus
Miller came home. He got off at the
flag station and walked through the
wood lot in the direction of his farm.
Just before he reached the clearing he
sat down on a log and rested his head
on his hand.
Obadiah Perkins, searching for
stray member of his chicken coop,
came slowly through the woods and
halted in establishment few feet from
Marcus. The sunlight sitting through
the branches shone on the wanderers
face, and the old man studied it in
silence, held speechless by great
peace that shone there, a peace too
profound to be disturbed by petty cares
and little worries. Marcus Miller had
learned the measurements of human
life, and Obadiah Perkins understood.
The two men greeted each other
quietly. you've got what no one can
take from you," said the old man, and
Marcus grasped his hand and smiled
the smile of one who had completion in
his soul.
That summer he took up the farm
again and the same monOtonous round
began But never again was it mon
otonous to Marcus Miller. He blended
what was with what had been, and
glowed with the fullness of life. He
had seen so much of the world that he
was contented 10 sit ia his little cor
ner and let the memory of it all pass
before him like an eternal panorama,
for Marcus Miller had the seeing eye
and had become a part of all that he
had seen-he had built his soul lord
! ly pleasure house wherein no man
could attach mortgage.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08

diameter and the maximum of the
feeding is 10000 cubic meters in "a
hours. The cost was s2,600,000. 1t is
fed by several small rivers, tributaries
of the vanne: the springs which are
at an altitude of 107 and 1876 meters,
come down to Paris by force OF
gravitation and those which have only
an altitude of IS to 80 meters are sent
up by steam pumps situated at Mary
le-Roi and other places.
As early as 1881 ii was found that
the water coming from the Dhuis and
the Vanne was insufficient: and in
1854 when cholera broke out. 1t was
found that the Seine water, although
filtered, was too polluted to be used
for domestic purposes, and the city OF
Paris negotiated for the bringing of
the water from L'Ayre la Vignee lie
Loing and Lunain. all small rivers
situated in and about the departments
of Eure and Seine and Marine. The
principal aoueduct which brings the
water from rAvre and la Vigne is 10:
kilometers long. and the $4,000 from
10000 cubic meters of water which
il brings daily flows into the reser.
votrs of Montretent, part of st.
Cloud, The cost of the bringing of
this water was increased by large
sum of indemnity that the city of
Paris was obliged 10 give to the in
hahitants of the country through
which the river flowed. The whole
cost amounted to s7.100O00. The
springs of the LONG aud Lunsin so to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08

English psychological sharps have
been deeply stirred by attempts made
to fathom the mystery OF the "dowser."
You may not know what a dowser is,
ably dlscredit the existence OF such a
person. A dowser is a man, or wom-
an, who claims to be possessed of
some curious occult force which gives
the owner the power to locate hidden
streams of water flowing 200 or 400
feet beneath the surface of the earth
A dowser can walk over an unknown
piece of country and point out tIe ex-
net spot where we'll or pipes can be
sunk He can tell the exact depts at
which water will be found, and also the
number of gallons an hour which can
be pumped up.
Dowsers are scientifically termed by
Groscopists. The presence of subter-
ranean water has peculiar effect up
on their nervous system. The dows-
er. when prosecuting his work, always
carries hazel twig in his hands
When he reaches a spot where water
is flowing underneath the hazel twig
bends and points downward This
sounds fantastic and unreal, but the
truth of 1t must be acknowledged or
the testimony of some of the most re.
spected British peers doubted. The
psychic folks, who have been investi-
eating the dowsing mystery have col
lected mass of corroborative facts
from scores of great land owners and
men who stand high in the opinion of
the public, These men are either
liars or the doings of dowsers are
real.
Dukes Who Employ Them.
There are FIVE or six professional
dowsers in England. and the leader OF
these is young man of thirty. named
Leicester Gataker He is accumulat-
ing fortune by his curious work, and
he is kept so busythat he employs
forty assistants, who complete the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08
WATER SYSTEM IN PARIS.
One Pipe for Drinking Water and An
other for industrial Uses.


Brooklyn Eagle.--Notwithsta
the hue and cry set up about the
quantity and quality of water every
year the system of the waterworks in
Paris Is considered one of the best in
the world. DIR. 0'Connor of Brook
lyn. when in Paris about year ago,
looked into the subject and found
that the drinking water there is as
wholesome as any anywhere. He
thought he detected a taste of creo,
sote in the water and upon inquiry he
found that the spring water and that
coming from distant unpoliuted
streams was not only filtered but a
certain quantity of creosote was
thrown into II daily for its publication.
A few words on the general organ
ization Of the water works of Paris,
both for the supply of cleaning. drink
ing and also for that for manu-
factories will not come amiss at this
time when water is a subject of con-
Germ in all large cities. The city
builds and has charge of the construc-
ton. the machines, the pipes for the
constant Authorization and the distribn-
ton of water, but IL has granted the
right 10 a society called the General
waterworks company. to distribute the
water and collect the tax. According
TO the contract this company gets "a
per cent of the total receipts for the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08

first 100000 france, 20 per cent for
first 100000 francs. 20 per cent for
the next 100000, 10 per cent for the
18th million. and per cent for all the
millions above the last.
Beside the company of waterworks
above mentioned there is another
which attends to the publication OF
the water. and 70 the quantity which
must be daily dealt out, and ii might
be called the company of engineers as
II is under the direction of the dis.
tinguished engineer. Mr.. Bechmann.
II consists of III engineers. 26T en-
ployes. 81 clerks. 766 laborers attend.
ing to the water running through
pipes and 1880 for sewerage and ir-
Tigation.
Drinking water is provided by the
derivation of spring water supplied by
the river Dhuis, Vanne. Avre and
boing-et-Lunaise. When this is in.
sufficient river water is filtered in two
establishments situated In Saint-Maur
and ivry. II was in 1865 when the
water of the Dhuis was sent 10 Paris
by means of an aQueduct 1S1 kilo
meters long which pours on average
of 10000 cubic meters of water in "a
hours in a reservoir situated at
Menilmonstant, built los meters above
the surface of the sea. The works
for bringing this water 10 Paris cost
sS,S00,0 900. The aqueduct of the
vanne is very important; it is 17S
kllometers long, the pipe. built OF
masonry. is SIX TO seven feet in
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08
IN THE "GooD OLD TIMES"
Facts Which Show How Much Better
Off We Are Today.

Not until February of 1912 did the
people of Kentucky know that Madi-
son was elected president in the pre-
vious November
In 1884 one Of the leading railroads
OF the United States printed on its
timetable: THE locomotive will leave
the depot every Gay at ten O'Clock, if
the weather is fair
The first typewriter was received by
the public with suspicion. 1t seemed
subversive of existing conditions. A
reporter who took one into a. court
room first prved its real worth
In England, some centuries ago, if
an ordinary workman, without err
mission, moved from one parish to an
other in search of work or better
wages, he was branded with hot iron.
When Benjamin Franklin first
thought of starting newspaper in
Philadelphia many of his friends advis-
ed against it, because there was
paper in Boston. Some of them
doubted that the country would be
able to support two newspapers.
One hundred years ago, the fastest
land travel in the world was on the
Great North Road, in England, after
it had been put into its best condition.
There the York mail coach tore along
at the rate of ninety miles a day and
many persons confidently predicted
Divine vengeance on such Unseemly
haste.
When Thomas Jefferson was elected
president of the United States on
February II. 1901, after one of the
most exciting political campaigns in
our history, the gratifying news did
not reach the successful candidate for
as many days as it now takes hours, to
transmit the result of a presidential
election to the whole civilized world
When, 1909, Richard Trevithick ut
tered the following words, there were
many who considered him an insane.
dangerous person: The present gen.
Grafton will use canals, the next will
prefer railroads with horses. but their
more enlightened successors will en-
ploy steam carriages on railways as
the perfection of the art of convey
ance."
When Benjamin Franklin first took
the coach from Philadelphia to New
York he spent four days on the jour
ney. He tells us that. as the old driv-
e. logged along, he spent his time
knitting stockings. Two stage
coaches and eight horses suficed for
all the commerce that was carried on
between Boston and New Work, and
in winter the journey occupied a week.
Napoleon. at the height of his power.
could not command our everyday con-
veniences. such as steam heat, running
water, bath and sanitary plumbing.
gas, electric light. railroads, steam
boats. the telegraph. the telephone, the
phonograph. daily newspapers, maya.
zines. and a thousand other blessings
which are now part of the daily neees-
sites of even manual laborers.
When the first two tons of an 'hra-
cite coal were brought into Philadel-
phia. in 1903, the good people of that
city, so the records state, tried 10
burn the stuff; but, at length. disgust
ed, they broke 1t up and made a walk
OF it Fourteen years later. Colonel
George Shoemaker sold eight or ten
wagonloads of it in the same city but
warrants were soon issued for his ar
rest for taking money under false
pretences.-Success.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-08

The vicar of Little Hutton. England.
does not like makers of tombstones tn
curt their names on the stones. but a.
lows them to do so on stones placed in
mis- grayeyards if they pay $3.50 for
the advertisement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-11
DEMOCRATS
OF MASSACHUSETTS NOMINATE
TICKET AND ADOPT A
PLATFORM.

Boston, Mass. Oct. THE Demo-
cratic state convention, in session here
this afternoon, after the adoption of a
platform, agreed on the following
nominations for state officers:
Governor, William l.. Douglas
Brockton; lieutenant governor, John
c. Crosby, PittsfeId; secretary of
state, Henry T. Schaeffer, Winches-
ter; treasurer, Edmund d. Goldman.
Boston; attorney general, John p
Leahy, Boston: auditor, F. X. Tetre.
ault. South Bridge. .,
The first two nominations were
made on the floor of the convention
while the last four names were pre-
sented by the committee on nomina-
tions. There were no contests of any
sort.
Mayor Patrick A. Collins, of Bos-
ton, and Henry w. Ely, of Westfield,
were named as presidential electors
at large.
The platform as adopted endorsed
the party's national candidates and
congratulated the country upon the
revival of the so-called money ques-
tion from the sphere of political con-
troversy, through the acceptance by
both parties Of the present standard OF
value as the law of the land" 1t de-
manded tariff reform, reciprocity with
Canada, the enforcement of the law
against monopolies, and the separa-
tion of the three branches of the gov
ernment, scoring President Roosevelt
in this connection for his so-called
overriding of the constitution in the
executive degree in regard to the SER
vice pension law.
The rest of the document was de-
voted to state issues and a rehearsal
of the grave scandals and frauds in
important branches of the public ser
vice."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-11
GERMAN YARDS
BUSY CONSTRUCTING SUBMA.
RiNE BOATS FOR RUS
SIAN NAVY.

Berlin, Oct. 8.-London Times.)-
Local newspapers In Kiel allege that
two classes of submarine boats are
now In course Of construction at the
Germania shipbuilding yards, there.
One type is said to be purely expert
mental. while three boats of the other
class are being constructed for Russia.
The papers challenge denial of
these statements under threat Of pub.
fishing further revelations Of much
graver character.
The Vulcan Shipbuilding company
at Stettin Is said to be uninterrupted.
ly engaged In supplying the Russian
admiralty with various war supplies.
In August the engines and all other
machinery for four Russian warships
were under construction and the COM
pany has since received an order for
two more sets of engines and machin-
cry. In both cases the contracts were
treated as being Of the most urgent
nature and the men were compelled
to work overtime almost every day.
The whole machinery was packed
for transmission and delivery In the
presence Of customs officials.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-11
LADY CURzON SEIZED
WITH HARD CH|LLS
FEARS THAT SECOND OPERATION
WILL BE NECESSARY.
Little Possibility That She Would
Survive the OrdeaI-Her Con-
dition Is Grave.

London, Oct. S.-Shortly after
o'clock this morning Lady Curzon was
seized with violent chills. So soon as
the rigors had subsided, thorough
examination was made and some Sc
cretions were discovered on the
wounds. 1t is not known whether
these were overlooked after the oper-
alton or whether they are of subse-
quent formation.
Fears are entertained, that, as a re-
suit, a second operation will be neces-
sary as there is a grave possibility of
extreme danger from the source of the
secretion If it is the result of COM
plication OF recent origin.
A consultation Of the physicians is
now in progress.
One OF the doctors said this morning
that there is little hope of Lady Cur
zon being able to undergo the ordeal
of second operation as the shock
would probably cost her life. 1t will
be decided upon only If every other
means Is despaired of and Judging
from the sudden turn for the worse in
her condition, the fear may be ex-
pressed that the end is not far off.