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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-15

seventeenth century wars between the Dutch and English, who fought mainly 1t seems for pure love of action. In those conflicts the essential principles of sea war were established. and the limits of what could and should be done and what could and should not be done with sea power were settled with some ap- proach to finality. It was proved among other certainties that sea nation striv- ing for anything save the command of the sea accepted, like Fluellen in the play. the position of an inferior or beaten foe and as long as this, false attitude was maintained 1t was powerless to in fiict serious damage on an enemy that was thriving on congenial folly. Evasion of the foe, surprises of his territory. raids or purely defensive protection of com fmerce might, of course, count as sec- ondary operations. but these could not be and have never been decisive until the freedom of the sea is gained and held by the stand up, give and take of the main fleets on the fighting line in open water.
 In the first war between these cheer fully pugnacious Dutch and English four out of the seven battles were directly concerned with efforts to protect an inn- perilled commerce. but In the second war no battle of consequence was fought with any such mistaken intention. Knowl- edge of the essential issues had slowly marched into the stout but dull minds
 the appreciation of controlling conditions had. as in maze. broadened and efforts had to be exerted toward something more telling. If less spectacular. than se-
 7es of pitched battles or smoke en- veloped promenade of running fights. The Dutch endeavored as a concession to block with stone ships the mouth of the Thames. and the English, lured into a pitfall, embarked troops for a descent on Holland. Both efforts were very natur- ally and successfully estopped. Then tiie- began to think to some purpose. The concentration at dominating strategic points of the most important units and the mobilization and conduct of logical fleets reniaced the former diffusion of en- erRfes. First of all 2 special class of ves- seis to fight on the battle line was evolv
 ed and then succeeded the differentiation os types that has come down to our day. Tn the first and the second wars small
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quite enough to occupy them in looking out for themselves.
 'The essence of a torpedo boat is att tack by surprise; to get in unobserved. launch torpedo and get away. If you simply remain quiet and trust in an ob- struction which you put round you, an active. vigorous assaiant Is bound to find a soft place in 1t. for there is no armor yet made but what has Its weak spot. I do not regard the submarine" he con- tinued. "as progress. In my mind It is a somewhat handicapped torpedo boat. As said. a torpedo boat depends on sud- denness. on the invisibility by which sud- denness of attacks Is aided, and on high speed. The submarine becomes invisible only when near the object of attack. It is then faore completely invisible than the ordinary torpedo boat, but 1t has to pay what regafd as the very high price of relatively extreme slowness in move- ment. I don't think submarine has
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been constructed, or is likely to be, that can cover more than nine or ten knots an hour. Therefore the apparent advant- age of temporary invisibility is neutral ized by lack of speed" Submarines have, 1t is true, not succeeded In Eng land, but we hope for better things here. So far they are improved, but their po- tentialities are great, and for coast and harbor defence they may in the end prove to be not auxiliaries but essentials or importance.
 V.
 To those interested fin the question of coast defence the admirable treatise of Major J. P. Wiser United States A-til- lery Corps. may be confidently recom- mended as a work of the highest author itv. Nearly all set down here on this subject ts taken from his Illuminating pagcs, necessarily. however, in such a sketchy manner that no just idea of tho value of the work is conveyed. The great prInciples of strategy which find appli- cation in coast defence. as Major Wisser points out, demonstrate that the offen- sive alone promises decisive results. For tkis reason a navy must always be pro- vt6ed as the first line of defence and It's fleet must be left free for offensive oper- ations. The purpose of coast fortifica- tions is essentially defensive They can onIy avoid defeat and not win victory. and therefore for final success the navy must again come Into play
 Permanent Defences.
 Permanent defences serve to protect im- portant bases for the navy. exercise a deterrent effect on an enemy contempiat- ing an attack and gain time for the navy to refit, repel invasion or raise a block sde. In the tactics of coast defence among the first essential conditions are
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TO KILL THE DANDRuFF GERM.
Ts the Only Possible Way of Having
 An Effective Cure.

Is the Only Possible Way of Having
 An Effective Cure.
 If you see a woman or a man with luxuriant glossy hair, you may be sure neither has dandruff to amount to any thing. In nearly every case where wo- men and men have thin brittle hair, they owe it to dandruff. There are hundreds of preparations that claim to cure dandruff, but not one but New bros Herpicide tells you that dandruft is the result of germ burrowing into the scalp. and that permanent cure of dandruff and it's consequent falling and badness, can only be had by killing the germ; and there is no other prepara- ton that will destroy that germ but Newbros Herpicide. Destroy the cause, and you remove the effect Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c .n stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co. Detroit, Mich. E. G. Fowler. spe- c1al Agent. sun
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for the upward lift and advance of civ ilization and the independence of nations, no one Power can afford to possess 1t in overwhelming numbers, for. while 1t Is irdubitably the last word that mechanical device and naval ingenuity can shout in aSgressiveness, 1t Is most expensive and difficult to build. On the other hand there is definite and logical fleet suited to each country. and this is fixed by the political and strategical environment. the geographical situation and the racial ten dencies and traditions. Hence no nation can permit its sea force to fall below the standard necessary to its safety, even though its maintenance calls for heavy sacrifices.
 II.
 The battle ship is in specialization of purpose and in name an outgrowth of the
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bersome for vessels driven by the wind and therefore impotent in calms or against currents and tide streams. A re- action set in and nimbler types, less in size and with guns fewer in number but greater in energy. were accepted as the tactical solution of desperate game. By Nelsors time the crack fighter was found in the T-gun ships of the line.
 Not the Only Duty.
 It had to be kept in mind also in this formative period that fighting on the line was not the only duty imposed by the busy days when a cessation of sea hcstilities for six years was known and grieved over as the long and ingiorious peace. Commerce needed protection and trade routes had to be policed. This meant that merchant ships had to be con- voyed in groups, at times in a mighty company stretching for miles over open waters that invited privateer. pirate, pie aroon and war ship to a profitable dash for prize money. The large vessels could not except under special circumstance and even then only in small numbers, be spared for the watching and warding O. the bleating quarry, and so special vessels had to be designed that could shepherd the timid and at times be- leaguered fiocks. As a rule the ships were flash frigates like the saucy Are thusa, that carried batteries of forty-four guns, were quick in stays and ardent by the wind. agile in fore reaching and foot ing and ready when occasion served to stand up against the heavier chasers and cutters out of the enemy. When not con- voying. these frigates were employed in Took out" and scouting duty. Even here a differentiation on a differentiation had to be drawn. and for this vital work of securing quick, accurate and ample in- formation for the fighting admirals a somewhat lighter and speetier craft was successfully produced to carry out the in- shore duties denied the big ships. Like the frigates and scouts, these found their inspiration and incentive, and when en- gagged in hazardous enterprises their base and protectors, in the mother ships.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
ELECTRICITY BRINGS LIFE.
Physician Of ESSEX, Ont, Report, Re-
markable Experiment on Baby
Seemingly Born Dead.

A remarkable experiment in science
was made by Dr. James Brien. an old
practitioner of Essex, Ont, recently.
when, by means of elecaricity, he was
successful, he says, in restoring life to
a child that apparently had been born
dead.
my partner, DR.. Boyle, and myself
noticed Immediately after birth a slight
pulsation in the form of the infant"
he said, but it gradually grew fainter
and fainter until not a sign of life re-
manned. In the meantime we had re-
sorted to all the known methods of SCI
ence. 1t occurred to me to have a test
of electricity. 1t was fully Is minutes
after birth before the first electric cur
rent was employed. After Is minutes
application of the current the infant
showed signs of returning life. We in
creased the current persistently and in
ten minutes more time were rewarded
in seeing the child breathing and the
heart beating normally"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
TRAPPISTS WANT RECRUITS,
Famous Monastic Order Near Du-
buque. Ia, Suffers from Decrease
In Its Membership.

The authorities at the Trappist mon
astery at New Mellaray, just outside Du-
buque, Ia, are becoming alarmed at
the rapid decrease in the membership
of the order Only one young man has
entered the monastery during the past
year, and a majority of the members
are now old men.
The abbot states that only five Ameri-
cans have entered the monastery during
the past fifteen years. and during this
period there have been twice as many
deaths among the members. Twenty
five years ago the membership was
more than 100 Now there are only GO
monks left. The monastery has thou
sands Of acres of good farming land.
but has been. unable to work all of II
on account of lack of help. Unless
more young men enter the monastery
during the present year the abbot says
he will urge the parent monastery at
Mount Mellaray, Ireland, to send monks
here. The average age of the monks in
the monastery is 81.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
CAVIAR TO BE PLENTIFUL.
aware bay AuEurs Well for
the Delicacy.

A year ago the Delaware Bay fisher
men had such poor luck at sturgeon
fishing that many of them came to the
conclusion that the fish were leaving the
bay, never to return. This year the
sturgeon are back again, and If the sue
cess Of the past continues until the end
of the season, the fishermen will all
make small fortunes.
The fish are especially valuable, for
most of them are roe sturgeon. There
has been scarcity Of caviar for several
years. but that delicacy will be plenti-
full this year. A number of foreign buy
ers are now at Bayside, and other fishing
camps. working hard to corner the mar
ket of caviar. One Of the largest buyers
OF roe represents firm at st. Peters,
burg. and has purchased thousands Of
pounds, which will be shipped to Eu-
rope at once.
Caviar is readily selling on the
wharves at $40 p keg, but the fishermen
fear the price will drop II the great run of
fish continues. A number of fish have been
caught during the past that were worth
SIS. A DAYS catch valued at $500 or
$500 has not been uncommon.
The fishermen on the Delaware side
OF the bay are having the same luck as
their Jersey neighbors. Two fishermen
over there caught sturgeon enough in
three days recently to net them 81 400
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
WORK Is MADE EASY.
Electricity Called to the Assistance
Of the SculptOr's Art.
Machine l. Now Used which DIspen-
ses with the MaIlet and ChiseI
and Works with Marvellous
Fidelity.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and an
American sculptor, W. G. Jones, have
been exhibiting in London an electric
sculpturing machine. the sole rights of
which they have purchased from a Mr..
Bantempi. Of Naples.
The workman is seated on one side of
the machine. In front is plaster cast
and with one hand he guides rod back
ward and forward over the plaster. A
revolving steel drill protrudes from the
machine two feet away and another far
Their on. In front OF each of those drills
u nxed q block Of marble and a let of
water Is played on the point Of each
drill.
Every movement from the work.
mans hand Is followed by a similar
movement on the part Of the drills,
which rapidly cut away the surface of
the marble until It corresponds with the
surface OF the plaster. When a news
paper correspondent saw the machine
y had roughly cut the face Of classic
loet out Of the marble and was at work
| on the side Of the head. Some SUPER
abundant stone having been rapidly
cleared away, the rod was applied to the
nllet binding the poets hair and in
few minutes the ribbon was reproduced
In marble. The rough outline of the
hair then made its appearance, the eye
lock being hewn out of the hard stone
with astonishing celebrity and marvel
|ous fidelity.
This machine can sculpture two busts
simultaneously, and this number is ca
|pable Of considerable increase. 1t is
believed that the invention will have a
great influence on the future of sculp-
[ture.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
UNITED AFTER FORTY YEARS.
new Jersey Woman Meets Father
Who Had Long Thought
Her Dead.

Mrs. Miller, wife of the Rev. Mr.. Miller.
Phillipsburg, N. j.. presiding elder of
the Methodist Episcopal church, recently
went to Flanders to visit her faith Ben
nett Bowman, after remarkable separa-
ton OF 40 years. During all those years
Mrs. Miller supposed herself the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Baker. late
OF Frenchtown, while Mr.. Bowman had
long believed his daughter to be dead.
Mr.. Bowman's first wife was Miss Mary
0. Anderson, of Pennsylvania. When
she died. about 40 years ago, Mrs. Miller
was " years old. and the youngest of
hve children. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, who
were friends of Mr.. Bowman. were allow
ed to take the child. Mr.. Bowman saw
her once afterward, when she was about
eight or nine years old She did not then
know he was her father, but he did not
know she was ignorant of the relation
ship.
She grew up, not knowing that her
name was other than Baker. She mar
ried number Of years ago and removed
with her husband. to distant states. Not
hearing of her, Mr.. Bowman supposed
her dead. Mr.. Baker removed to French
town from Taylorsville, near Trenton,
where he lived when Mr.. Bowman last
saw him, and Mr.. Bowman removed from
Chester, where he was residing at the
time. and so they lost sight of one anoth-
er. Mrs. Baker has been dead several
years, and Mr.. Baker died about two
years ago.
Mrs. Miller visited his two daughters
Mrs. Rucklin and Miss Baker-in
Frenchtown, some days ago. and learned
she had brothers and sisters In Pennsyl-
vania. A trip there revealed the fact
that she was Mr.. Bowman's daughter,
and a visit to Flanders was the result.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
TO FREE 1000 DEER.
of Millionnire's Action VIII He
Destruction of Crops.

Ten hundred deer will beliberated from
Buckwood park, near Shawnee, Pa, al
ian early date, and farmers who live in
the vicinity fear that the animals will
destroy their grain, vegetables and
bhrubbery.
n c. c. Worthington, the millionaire
owner Of the park, will liberate the herd
because they have denuded the park of
Everything which is palatable to deer.
~ the fences are kept up, the game ward
IN says, the animals will starve. They
pad hard time last winter, and 1t will
De much worse next.
N The open season does not begin until
November 1, and II the herd is liberated
prior to that time, the farmers will, they
think, be at the mercy of the animals.
HI Sportsmen naturally are greatly elated
It the news. They see before them big
lame season, which will be unparal-
Ieled.
Eleven years ago Mr.. Worthington
placed 10 deer in his park The breed
Ihg has been so rapid that in little more
han decade the herd numbers more
|han 1000. The millionaire hopes to
iced half Of the herd.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
DOG REpAYS ACT OF KINDNESS.
Warns Man Who Had Adopted II Of
a Burglars Presence in
the

W. H. Farrell. Of Shamokin, Pa,
picked up little half-starved dog near
his home, and he adopted the dog.
The other night the dog, while in the
kitchen, heard someone open a dining
room window shutter and crawl into
the house. The dog ran upstairs and,
leaping on Farrel's bed, awoie him by
crawling over his face and barking.
Farrell, hearing footsteps downstairs,
picked up a revolver and started to in
vestigate. He discovered burglar COL
lecting silverware. but before Farrell
could shoot the intruder escaped with
a small part of the valuables he had
gathered.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
AMERICA LEADS STEEL TRADE.
Last iehr'S Output Reached the EnOr-
nous Amount of I5,O0O,OO0
Tons n Morld,s Record. -

The state department at Washington
has received from consular sources in
Germany some notable comments on
the development of the worlds steel
Industry. OF an countries producing
steel in 1902. the United States led with
an output of 15.O00,O 900 tons. OF one Of
the reports the department says:
These figures grow in Importance
when 1t is remembered that the
worlds production in 1894 was only
1855. 900 tons. Germany's production
in 1902 was 7.7S0.OOO tons. one-half
that Of the United States, while Eng
lands was only 100000 tons, or one
third Of the production of the United
States. The worlds total steel output
for 1902 was estimated at $4,000. 900
tons. This would indicate a growth of
70 per cent in % years. or an increase
from little more than 1000, 900 tons In
1880 to 100000 tons in 1902. The
great increase Is due to the introduce
ton Of improved processes. notably the
fame furnace. Pennsylvania leads all
parts of the world In the use Of this
furnace, and is followed by Illinois,
New England and Ohio.
THE steel produced by the Bessemer
process during the last is years was
used mostly for rails. In England moro
than half Of the steel produced by the
Bessemer process went into rails. In
Germany and the United States the
Is not so large. While the
United States produced s.306,47l tons
Of steel ingots in 1902, 1t turned out
only 2,s76.293 tons Of steel rails, or
about 80 per cent. Of the steel ingot
production, In Germany the amount
Of Bessemer steel put into rails is pro-
smaller"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
OPENED EYES JUST IN TIME.
Connecticut Woman Reyives After
Having Been Pronounced Dead
by Her Friends.

Miss Mary Rock, of New Haven, Conn,
aged As years, was recently pronounced
dead by her friends with whom she had
been staying. She had been Ill for num-
Der of months with pulmonary trouble,
and was suddenly seized with fainting
spell, and those at her side said she had
stopped breathing. Coroner Eli Mix was
notified Of the sudden death, and he or
dered the medical examiner, DR.. Gus
tavus Eliot, to investigate the case.
The police were also informed that she
was dead. Word was about to be sent
to an undertaken to come to the house
and prepare the body for burial, when
Miss Rock opened her eyes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
SOME WONDERFUL HENS.
Possessed by Farmers of Berks
County, Pa.-Feat of One of
the Fowls.

Berks county, Pa, poultry farmers re-
port the existence of some wonderful
hens on their farms.
Elias Brondel, Jr., Of Bernville, has a
ben which 1t is declared has each day
Turing four weeks laid a double yolk
kgg.
| A Plymouth Rock hen belonging to e.
4. Waller, of Shanesville, is another
ponder in "henology" This fowl, 1t is
aimed, had never laid small eggs, or
ven eggs Of ordinary size. as they all
easure 81 by 61s inches in clrcumfer-
nee. and, what is just as peculiar, all the
gs have yellow-colored shells, not a
ngle white shelled egg being among the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
RAILWAYS FOR PHILIPPINES.
rroposition for Construction of sys-
TEN In the Islands Received
with Favor.

The proposed construction OF system
about 600 miles In all, is warmly indorsed
Oh railroads in the Philippine islands
Dy secretary Root, who believes this step
VIII 90 more TO civilize the territory and
wipe out instructions than regiments of
soldiers. The building of railroads in
Cupa mas eliminated the prospects of dis
turoances, and 1t is believed the same
rule would apply in the Philippines.
IL Is proposed to build a line from
Manila north through Luzon to the har-
Dor at the northernmost end of the
island. Another projected line is a
branch from this north and south line
over the mountains to the eastern coast.
Another proposed line is from Manila
south TO Batangas. 1t has been sub
gested also that line be constructed
along the west coast of Luzon from Da-
gupan, the present terminus of the
Manila and Dagupan road, to the north
end of the island.
The propositions which have been con-
sidered by the secretary of war and the
governor of the Philippines contemplate
aid by the Philippine government in the
construction of the proposed roads. 1t is
believed that a guarantee of the interest
on the amount of the cost of the roads,
in case the roads prove unable to pay
such interest out of the earnings, will be
sufficient to induce capital to invest in
the different enterprises. The Philip
pine government could not make grants
of lands to aid in the construction of the
roads, but 1t could grant rights of ways.
1t has been determined that the Philip
pine government has the authority to
guarantee the interest on the railroad
bonds, the payment of interest If made
to constitute a lien on the railroad prop
erty
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-11
TO HATCH OUT EGGS.
London Chemist Discovers coneoe-
ton Incubator Has Lacked.
sEen Oil" the New Article of Com
meree Guaranteed TO Do Work
Of sitting Hen-"Animal
Magnetism" Tia blets.

An extraordinary step in the artificial
incubation of eggs is the result OF some
years of labor on the part of E. V. Boyes.
young English chemist.
He has discovered that something"
the lack Of which. from the time OF the
Egyptians downward. has qualified the
success Of all artificial incubators.
With the knowledge that the perspira-
ton and its complex constituents Of a
sitting hen are important factors to q
successful hatch. MIR. Bayes secured a
quantity Of the perspiration of large
number Of hens feverish with the ma
ternal instinct and began experiment.
ing.
He found. on chemical analysis. that II
consisted Of fatty matter. moisture
and an ethereal substance Of acetic odor,
with little dust or dirt. Further ex-
periments have resulted In his now offer
Ing the poultry farmer a novel article
OF commerce in the form OF hen OIL"
He asserts that by putting little of
this curious concoction into the mois-
ture tray under the egg drawer In the In
-cubator. 1t will be automatically evap-
Grated and diffused by the internal heat,
and Will do all the instructive work Of
sitting hen.
But this is not all. Mr.. Boyes has in.
vented tablet that will provide the
iifeless incubator with animal mag
netism." The tablet also is placed in the
moisture tray, and as It dissolves gives
rise to continuous nonvarying current
which aids in bringing forth a larger
percentage of healthy chicks than is at
present obtainable.
Both the hen oil" and the tabloid will
De put on the market in the course of a
few months.