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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19
DRIFTING SNOW.
Traffic Impeded on the Central New
England Railroad.

West Sunirld. Ct. Feb. 1S.-Snce last
Monday afternoon. the train serNc.. on
The Iarifvill1- Springfield branch Of the
Central New F.nSlans! RHilrnad has been
s!!sp, ndcd on account Of drifting snow. il,
spite of tho efforts of ShoTcIlIng sfIn.sS
a:ld STOW plowS - keep the line open. III
worst trotiEI" is nj :, deep cut near this
station. III" high wind which has pre-
vailed FOR three days filling III" cut with
snow about Is fast AZ the Wnrhinrn re-
move it.
The electric road between Suiiirid and
Springfield is Also blocked by drifts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19
SATISFACTORY CONCLUSIONS.
Minister Bowen Reports on Matters il
Venezuela.

Washington. Feb. 1S.-From Minis
ter Bowers reports it appears that
conditions in Venezuela are reaching
IL most satisfactory conclusion. The
cable by decree issued by the gov
eminent has opened the ports of Qua
l4ata. Secure and Guira. which have
been closed for months as IL result Of
the revolutionary disturbances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19
Bought BY Nicarasuan Government.

Panama. Feb. 1S.-A dispatch from
Managua, Nicaragua. says that III"
Go0-ton steamer Esther has been
bought 10y the Nicaraguan government
and is being armed at Eluefelds for
service. The dispatch adds that the
vessel will be rc-christened Ometopo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19

Daniel Osiris. the French phillnthlo'gp,Sf
has (acSIiired certain PARTS OF the NV
Waterloo for tire purpose OF ereetn,Ii3, rs
monument to the 3ee00 French so i',;srs
MILO fell in the battle. These s"' af,er
were hastily buried near Plancenoh I'm M
the defeat Of Napoleon, but till nov a- ID
place of-interment has lacked n,e ,na ~
The project. of NJ. Osiris must mol p,is.y
founded with that of the military s.-ssk-
Ia Sabrctache which has also una w 4:
en- to mark by monument ur-sceh
Waterloo the place where so much
BLOOD was shed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19

a German sanitary expert, DR..
Nuesttr maintains that there is no
danger OF catching cold from the oc-
easiofal opening of the front door 9f
street cars. and that much more harm
Is done by the stuffy. microbe-laden
ar Wien the doors are kept closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19

A Russian officer who took mart in
the Chinese war some years ago de-
clares.. in the Novoc Vremya, of ST.
Petersburg that the Chinese are not
naturally cowardly. as is commonly as
sumed. and that. under proper leader
ship. they make excellent soldiers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19
MACHlAS BAY FROZEN.
Ice Extends to Round Island-Buoy
Displaced.

Machias. Me. Feb. 1S.-Machias BAY
is frozen farther out to sea than al any
tiine since 1883. The ice extends TO
Round Island. a can buoy on Round
Island flats has been displaced by the
i@t. carried Il mile in Il southwest arlv
direction and dropped in the passage
between Round Island and Salt Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19

PAW=PAW

DR.. j. ". EHbcvt. stationed ut Mount
Road. Madras, India, as consular agent
has had opportunity TO learn from 'h';
natives OF that country just what th' nat
ur,l properties OF ''Caraca PapaI, OF
Paw-Paw, are He says that M"nyon ms
found the way TO combine Paw-Paw so as
u get tt,, best results and he offers MS
own experience with my preparation rs
proof -MCEYOE.
WHAT DIR. EGRERT SAYS:
During my furlo,ish in the Chitr'i
States for my h. alth. which was I'M
paired by long residence in the tropics. !
was induced by a friend to Try Or. Nun
yOn'S Paw-Paw tonic. The result mas
le-n most satisfactory, and through tn.
agency OF this remarks bic remedy
have. been restored to complete health al
though my stomach and liver were very
badly dcrangcd. PawPaw contains; The
Indian Papava. which in India Is highly
esteemed and is in general MS" by tn"
medical profession there. as 4 stomach
tonic | can thoroughly recommend this
remedy to all vino need \ tirst-cliSS gen
cral tonic and pick mr-uD.
,Sisnad) j. W. EGHERT. NJ. D..
Madras. India.
No Il. 1903.
Sold ny all druggists. Large hottie 81.
Faw-Paw Laxative Pills. 2oc. Il bottle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19

Ihe deepest gold mine in the world is
at Eendigo. Australia. Its shaft is
DOWN 900 feet, or only sixty feet short
OIL ihree-quarters of Il mile. The heat
ct that depth is los degrees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19
Uncle Sans Daily Business,

Washington. Feb lS-Goyernr1ent re-
ceintS: From internal revenue SsiS, lGa
customs. Sl.li>. lo: miscellaneous, 500, 1sy.
Expenditures. Sl..1a 6.at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19

The income of the British postoffica
frcm money in envelopes having no or
insufficient address is 100000 or So. coo
a day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19

Re Radium is the title of 4 new
periodical which is to be issued in
Paris ere long. 1t will contain monthly
records of the progress made in the
utilization of the costly new substance.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

were nine black squares at regular
distances one from another. At first
glance they looked like a tiny checker
board. Each black square was Z inch
by 8 inch in size.
"You see those black spots up there"
said the officer. well, each one Of
them is a target We put Up nine all
at once. so we don't have to stop after
each shot and put up new mark
Now, you notice that the collection Of
targets is by no means stationary. 1t
hangs from the end Of boom, which
one set of ropes makes roll up ana
down to initiate the roll IF ship, and
which another pulley swings sideways
in place of the longitudinal motion OF
the ship as it speeds on its course"
At this moment there was puff OF
smoke from the toy rifle. 1t was the
same sort of pop they had heard be-
fore. At the same instant the sailor
astride the cannon elected an empty
shell and thrust a fresh cartridge into
its place Then the Westerner, VINO
had finished studying the target
through some heavy spectacles, eX-
claimed:
"Say. but I don't see where the bullet
struck
ut went through one OF the black
spots" was the officers answer. THAT
toy rifle, which is made fast to the
cannon, is called q Morris tube. Its
barrel is exactly parallel with that OF
the thirteen-inch gun. Its muZzle is
Twenty-Five feet away from the tar
get, which is so small hat it is no
easier to hit it with this .22-calibre gun
than to hit a twenty-foot target 1000
yards away with a thirteen-inch can
non"
But how does the gunner aim so
exactly? interrupted the Chicago
man.
"Do you see those three hoods at the
top of the turret?" replied the navy
man. 1.-THE gun pointers of the two
guns are in the end hoods. The gun
trainer for both guns is in the central
hood. That little hole in the front of
each hood is where the marksman
looks out through his sighting tele-
scope. The gun pointer eleyates and
lowers his gun and tries to keep on his
target all the time. The gun trainer
swings the cannon horizontally by
turning the turret. 1t is he who turns
the cannon to follow a moving object.
The gun pointer, however. is the man
who fires the cannon. In his hand is
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
HOW OUR NAVAL CUNNERS BREAK RECORDS
Their Marvellous Accuracy Only Attained
by Constant, Practice With Most, Tngeni-
GUS Mechanical Aids
BUS Mechanical Aids

practices until he can't miss. The Eu-
ropean gunner too often practices until
he is tired"
Although the United States Govern
ment does not spend so much for new
battleshipS as England or Germany, it
lays more emphasis upon marksman-
ship than any other country in the
world. More time and ammunition are
exhausted in the American Navy in
proportion to its size than in any of it's
rivals. There are seven practices a
year for full calibre ammunition, six
sea practices when the number of hits
is not recorded except for the imme-
date instruction Of the gunners, and
one record practice, which is reported
in detail to Washington, so that the
head naval officials know what every
gunner can and cannot do. Still further
to encourage expert craftsmanship, the
Navy Department, on the recommended
ton of President Roosevelt, has now
provided that men who qualify as first
class gunners shall obtain SO more
month. Second class gunners are to
get an additional Sc. This order went
into effect on November /.
Although sham battles and deep sea
target practice are important in train
ing the gunner, nevertheless, these are
not the chief contributors to his skill.
When a visitor boards a Warship and
chances to ask the man behind the
gun" what las done most to train his
eye, he will answer:
cts the little popgul up there" and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
THE TARGET IN POSITION.

tube. Tho rivalry is so keen between
! the different ships, and between gun
| ners on the same ship, that every man
in the crew is eager AM anxious to
excel as a marksman. Every one has
! a chance, the cook as well as the sea-
man, the stOker the same as the An
napolis lieutenant; and if the cook and
the stoker prove that they can shit, :"
they are the men who point the cannon
in the big test maneuvres.
A party of Westerners CHANGED to be
aboard the Indiana the other day at
the navy yard, when one of them eX-
claimed
what is that popping 1 hear? I
thought first that some one was roast
ing corn, but the pops don't come often
enough for that"
THAT is the target practice on the
after deck" replied an officer.
"And what are they shooting WITH"
asked a ST Louis man. "That sounds
like bottles popping"
1.-The men are practicing with the
thirteen-inch guns" was the reply.
''They are the largest we have on
board"
The visitors looked as if they had
bought gold brick. They saw they
must have Numbered, but wondered
how.
"!ust come this way, and I'll show
YOU" said the officer
On the barrel of 4 huge gun which,
with it's prim partner, projected far
out of the after turret. sat a sailor
astride. He was as far back from the
muzzle as he could get, and was so in
tent on loading small rifle that he did
not notice he was being watched. The
rifle was supported by two steel up
rights, bound fast to the cannon. 1t
looked like any shooting gallery rife
of .22-calibre, except that an electric
wire hung from its trigger. The wire
ran into the turret.
Just above the guns muzzle hung
miniature target, on the face of which
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

the firing key. Just now the little rifle
answers exactly the same purpose as
the big gun itself. Both gun pointer
and gun trainer are now working the
mechanism of the thirteen-inch gun
and using the same sights. The only
difference is that the electric spark ex-
plodes a .22-calibre cartridge instead of
$40 pounds of powder inside the big
cannon Firing With big guns costs
thousands of dollars a shot. This Nor
ris tube costs practically nothing"
The party then inspected the interior
OF the t1rret It was a contracted
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

he will point to an apparatus on board
which looks more than anything else
like Coney Island shooting gallery.
THAT gives me daily practice A man
can never get stale with a Morris tube
aboard"
Every day on board American men
of-War at the present time the men
practice with the big guns and the
little guns, by means of the Morris
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
THE NEW woMAN's oUANDARy
ANOTHER WORD Fos. 1T.

Henry" said Mrs. Smudgers, glanA
ing over the front page Of the newspA.
per, what do they mean when theg
say that one train telescoped another?"
They mean, my dear, that it rushed
right into it. 1t is a bad kind Of col
lision."
Collision? Then why don't they call
it a collidoscope, instead of tele
scope" -Kansas City Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
WILLING TO TRY 1T.

Tramp = Please. mum. my partner
found an old ice cream freezer down in
the gully"
Housekeeper-'I threw it away. ~
was no use"
Tramp-"Well, we've been examin'
it, and if you'll lend as Tne cream,
and some ice, and some Sugar. and
,favoring, and send you boy down =
turn it, l think we can make it d.
New York Weekly. -----------.a-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

~&0&A. LMOST simultaneously with
II Y the publication of a state
@ II @ ment by a British general
4 n that the practice of English
HON naval gunners was so bad
49,, that he offered to take girls
out Of school who could do as well,
the United State battleship Indiana
sailed into this port with the boast
that her gunnerS had broken the world
record. With an eight-inch gun of the
Indiana a seaman named Treanor had
hit a bull's-eye four times cOnsecu-
lively. The mark was four feet square
and at a distance of 1000 yards. The
four shots were made in the record
breaking time of two minutes and six
teen seconds. Had the target practice
occurred in Fifth avenue, the cannon
might have stood at FOrty-secOnd
street and the target could have been
represented by an umbrella near the
Flatiron Building
Many attaches who are stationed in
this country have been instructed to
learn the secret Of American marks
manslip and to report to their home
governments; and to the attaches has
been accorded every opportunity to
carry out their mission. But they have
learned no secret. They found no new
mechanism, no novel combination of
levers and wheels which were not al
ready known to the naval experts of
Europe. AS one expressed it:
cts the American gunner; not the
American gun. The American sailor
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

"Tain't my fault I'm at the foot OF
he class"
Whose fault, then?"
"It's Johnny Saphead's. He's got
sick and can't come to school nc
morew-New York Evening Journal.
THE NEW WOMAN'S QUANDARY.
YES" the new woman remarked, II
am greatly troubled"
by what?"
"Well, want to get married just to
prove that 1 can, and 1 don't want to
get married just to prove that don't
have to. If 1 don't they'll say
can't; if I do, they'll say I have nc
more independence than any other wo
man."-Chicago Post.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
ne or LITTLE FAITH.

Jaggles-"What did Tom do SITTER
he joined the Hundred Year Clubf'
Waggles-"Hedged. He's Just taken
out life insurance policy. Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
AN AGE OF SPECIALISTS.

"Have you a good family doctor,
Mrs. Hawkins?" asked Mrs. Gold
thorpe.
Eyes. indeed" replied Mrs. Hawkins.
"There is no disease, however rare.
that he doesn't know what specialist
to send you to For treatment. PUCK.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
HER REASON.

She-"I just know you don't love mo
as much as you did"
He-"But, darling, how can YOU
think that?"
Because you are not half so foolish
as you were. Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
HELP.

Ferdy-"I put in good word for you,
old chap. 1 told her you had moro
money than brains"
Algy-"And what did she say then?
Ferdy-"She asked me if you had
any money."-Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
THE FUNNY WORLD.

Crawford-"I notice they are all thu
time eliminating studies in the COZ
leges."
Crabshaw-"Yes, and finding new
things to teach in the public schools. =.
Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
HIS THEORY.

The Young Centipede-"Pa, why did
Nature provide US with SO many legs%
The Old Centipede-"Oh, l don't
know. May be she thought we'd kicR
more If she gave us any less."-Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
TIMES GENTLE TOUCH.

We find we can satisfy friend we
have not seen before in twenty years
by telling him he doesn't look q day
older, but if it is forty years we have
to make it an hour.-Atchison Globe.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

place, where tall man would bump
his head continually. All inspected the
labyrinthjne mechanism which opened
and closed the great breech of each of
the two guns. Beneath was a sort Of
chasm, where one could look down
into the ammunition room of the hold.
and out of which in time of war or
actual gun practice the titanic charges
of powder and she'll come vomiting up
New York Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08
6be r ug2elY
idle Of
Life.
SCIENCE FOR THE YOUNG

SCIENCE FOR THE YOUNG.
The kangaroo can jump bit;
The flea's a jumper, too
He'll jump, ho'll bite, and then he'll fit
And never leave a clcw.
When either jumps, nobody tries
His jumpets to pursue
We're glad the flea has not the size
OF the big kangaroo.
Fa Chicago Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

= A MODERN LOVE AFFAIR. d
"IIas the duke spoken"
eyes, he proposed to papa yester
day."-Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-08

LMOST simultaneously with
the publication of a state
ment by a British general
that the practice of English
naval gunners was so bad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14

which was on his lap. and Mabel finally
said. addressing the cat: We'll Dicky, L
wouldn't stay there if he treated me that
way. Their she looked bewildered when
the rest OF the mpan laughed.
The other evening a freshman was heard
making an engagement with Miss Jones, a
sophomore.
Miss Jones. might Lean Ter. may 1
have the pleasure of taking you to the-er-
freshmore-sOphman-er sophman-fresh-
more-er sophfresh-' he houndered help
lessly.
why. certainly. Mr.. Blank" said Miss
Jones. Il shall be delighted TO so with you
10 the sophomore-freshman party"
Maude had been roasting Grace about
Mr.. y. before company and when the COM
pany left Grace proceeded to throw the
former down on The floor and to talk TO her
not gently;
Look here, Maude Blank" she said. IF
you ever mention my name in connection
with Mr.. KS name again. ever again. be-
fore company. I'll tell-Tn publish all about
your case with Mr.. H, I'll tell what
you quarreled about. why you don't make
Keep still down there. girls came in
a loud whisper from the head of the
stairs in the voice OF Bob. Maude's brother.
But Grace ignored him. I'll tell about
your case with Mr.. D., with all the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14

inside details, and I won't stop with the
facts, either. I'll invent a few Incidents.
something thrilling-maybe how a duel was
narrowly averted between Mr.. NJ and
Mr.. D., or something on the order"
Just then Bob came tearing down the
stairs, raging. Didn't you hear me tell
you 10 stop that. You've done il now. If
/ swear, don't blame me. Why didn't you
listen TO me2 Didn't you know that NJ
and x are up in my room and have
heard everything you said?"
The girls now will go two blocks to
avoid NJ and x
Shall l put out the light, Frank?" asked
Fred of his room mate. who had retired.
out where" growled Frank, s~leepily.
DR.. smith has a little daughter, Hilda.
aged five, who is of an independent turn
of mind. One night she refused to say her
prayers.
mo, l won't say them tonight. papa."
she said decisively.
The doctor was Mortified.
why not, Hilda? What is the matter
with you to-night?' he asked.
Il don't want TO say them tonight. I'm
sleepy"
But you must"
II haven't got time tonight. papa. I
want TO go to sleep right away"
But the doctor insisted so ~strenuou7lv
that Hilda thought IL best to comprom,se
We'll. papa" she said finally. IF YOU
won't make me say my prayers tonight.
I'll say them twice tomorrow night"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
~rca Remarks.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Literature has been heavily handicapped
in this country by the cruel requirement of
letter postage on authors manuscripts. To
authors who send their productions to fif-
teen or twenty publishers the cost of post
age is a severe tax, and it tends to drive
men from literature to other pursuits. The
House committee on postoffices is said to
be unanimously in favor of allowing manu-
scripts to go as third-class postage unless
the Postofice Department knows of some
serious obstacle. In spite of the discour-
agement of this postal tax the seekers after
literary tame are so numerous that the rev.
enues of the government may be unfavora-
bly, affected by the change. A gentleman
who had recently been elected to the United
States Senate contemplated his enormously
increased mail, and remarked that the first
bill he should introduce would be TO raise
the rate of postage to half a dollar, and ii
may be that the editors of magazines are
Lobbying against this bill that the authors
are pushing in Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14

work that has been done in
fiction has ever held the attention
of the real, living, everyday
world more than has that work of
Mr.. Rudyard Kipling which deals
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
A NOveIist's Real People.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
In the audience at the Manhattan Theater
one afternoon last week was Prof. Z. e.
Slosson, of the University of Wyoming.
Prof. Slosson has a wide acquaintance in
the Rocky mountain region, and after see
ing the stage "Virginian," he talked about
the real people from whom Owen Wister
drew the characters for his novel.
Much of Wister's MATERIAL" said Prof.
Slosson, comes from DR.. Amos w. Bar
Der, of Cheyenne, formerly Governor of
Wyoming, and one of the best story tellers
in a country where good story tellers are
rare. He appears in several of Wister's
tales as DIR. Amery w. Barker.
The itinerant preacher who wrestled all
night with the Virginian when he was in a
state of sin is easily recognizable by any
one familiar with Wyoming life. AL of the
old settlers will tell who the Virginian was,
but the curious thing about it is that they
all point out different men as the prototype
of the character. The fact is his adven-
lures once belonged to various men, from
Montana TO southern California.
ri ranch OF which the Virginian was
foreman is Judge Torrey's, in the heart Of
Wyoming, on the map as Ember. From
there the location OF the Bowleg Range
(Awl Creek Ranse), Sunk Creek and other
historic sites is easy. The changing of the
babies is a true story and occurred on
Goose Egg ranch. now belonging to Judge
carey, at the junction OF the Poison Spider
and the Platte, in 1887 or 1888.
Molly Wood is a type. There are many
of her in Wyoming. Whenever there are
two or three children, even in a single iso-
lated ranch, there a school teacher is sent
for part of the year at the cost of $40 or $50
a month. A very considerable proportion
came as very sincere spinsters,' but have
been induced, like Molly Stark Wood, to
transfer their affections to others than
their pupils.
School boards in Wyoming lave been
driven TO desperation in their efforts to Sc
cure teachers who could be relied upon to
remain nonunion, and are said in some
cases to have gone so far as to send East
for the homeliest old maids who could be
found. According to my observation,
however, the boards have either not made
this condition, or if they have, the teach
ers' agencies have failed in this case, as
they so often do, TO deliver goods according
to the specifications, and it is doubtful
whethert this plan for securing permanent
teachers would have succeeded anyway.
Doubtless Mr.. Wister would object to
any attempt TO give TO the creatures of his
fancy a local habitation, but he really has
no right to say anything about 1t.
Real characters will not be allowed to
remain in the clouds, whatever the author
may wish about It,"