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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
EFFECT OF POWDER ON GUNS

More Powerful Kinds Damage Ord.
nance by Erosion or Burning.
"A serious trouble that confronts the
modern artillerlsts Is the tendency of
the smokeless powders that are now
exclusively used to burn out the in
terror lining of the guns, particularly
near the powder chamber. The DOW
der itself Is the cause of more or less
anxiety because of Its chemical insta-
bility. The erosion or burning out of
the interior tube of the gun, which is
In immediate contact with the powder
gases. is due to the high pressure and
Intense heat of the gases.
AT the Instant charge is fired a
great volume of gas is generated and,
being confined In the powder chamber
by the projectile. its pressure rises to
an enormous amount, which. In the
case of the service charges In the
United States guns, is as high as sew
enteen tons to the square inch. This
Is accompanied by proportionate rise
In the temperaturel of the gases.
If 1t We're possible to look into the
powder chambers at the instant Of dis
charge it would be found to be at a
dazzling white heat. AS the pro-
jectile begins to move down the
bore of the gun these white-hot gases
rush out of the powder chamber and
as they stream from the larger cham
Der into the smaller bore they literally
melt the hardened steel surface of the
bore, the process being probably as
sisted by some chemical reaction not
yet thoroughly understood.
The gases, under the enormous pres
sure, quickly find out the very small
est way Of escape past the base of the
shell and they stream at an enormous
YSsl0sltE d Still at atiaI a@hlts hcc
melt the hard steel of the guns Just
as stream of steam or hot water
would cut Its way through block of
ice.
British artillerists have had great
trouble from erosion, because of the
quality of powder which they use. The
powder is known us cordite and the
erosion is the price which the British
pay for certain desirable qualities
which are absent from other powders
that do not cause so much erosion.
Cordite consists Of fifty eight parts of
nitroglycerin. thirty-seven parts of gun
cotton and five parts vaseline, and 1t
is responsible for the serious eroding
effects. Bulk for bulk. the English
powder Is much more powerful than
the United States navy powder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

patented steering bow. His scheme is
to build the hull proper in one piece,
as at present, except that the for
ward portion is finished without the
usual bow shape. This section is to
be built separately and provided with
a humber of bearing recesses to re-
celve pivot members In the hull plate,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
L,st of the Beecher Family.

Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker, the
only surviving member of the famous
Beecher family. has celebrated her SD
birthday at her home in Hartford She
is the youngest daughter of Rev. I.y-
man Beecher and sister of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher and Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe. She was born in Litch-
field, Conn. She was married In 1S41
to John Hooker. for many years the
reporter of the Supreme Court. who
died Feb. -, 1901. Mrs. Hooker has
two children and six grandchildren.
and has for many years been actively
interested in woman suffrage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
Latter-Day Banking.

Irrespective Iep0s1tOr- y
Bank President-Perfectly safe, my
dear sir; perfectly safe. Why, we
haven't trusted employe on the place.
AS soon as we find ourselves beginning
to have confidence in one we discharge
him on the SDot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
Paying Old scores.

$50 she fell in love with the critic"
mo; she is just going to marry him
to dictate what he shall say about the
other actresses. '-Illinols State Jour.
nal,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

NEREsTcHAG1N PAINTING DESTROYED GOVERN
This remarkable
royh by the Russian
feeling. Nobody painted
cag hence the irony his
nJc,,re
circulated al the empire
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
STEERS BY The BOW.

The Boats Course Laid from the Front
of the Craft.
An Indiana man proposes to reverse
the time-honored practice Of steering
boats from the stern by mean, of his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
His Commitment.

Fond Young Mother with first-born).
Now, which of us do you think he
is like?
Friend dudicially)-Well. of course,
intelligence has not really dawned in
his countenance yet, but he's wonder
fully like both Of you-Punch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

as well as overlapping plates to fur
nish practically continuous smooth
wave surface. so as not to increase the
vessefs water resistance. The steer.
ing nose. or bow, is to be operated by
means of steering ropes manipulated
by any Of the usual methods.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

We suppose the slang expression,
"Cut that ont" originated with the
Doctors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

We are disposed to admit that ev-
cry man has Il right to have worth
less days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

dealer always Smokes cigars that
don't sell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

A gossip's speciality is the making Of
unhappy homes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-18
Brief Record Of County
E vents Special Correspondence

have been made from Echo In the past
few days. Five carloads were ship
ped to Portland by the Frye -Bruhn
company, of Seattle. at 1925 per
hundred. Another shipment will be
made by this company today of about
10 carloads at $S.4O per hundred.
Stanfield Brothers, of Echo shipped
three carloads Wednesday, which
brought them $S.40 per hundred also.
These cattle were mostly brought from
the Butter creek country, and many
of them were raised on the famous
Thompson and Rogers ranches.
Bylaws Adopted.
The Umatilla Water Users associ-
alton. which was formed here for the
purpose of obtaining water under the
Umatilla irrigation project, have COM
pleted a set of bylaws and resolu-
tions, which were forwarded to Engi-
nees John I. Whistler. at Portland,
Saturday, and he will forward them on
from there to the secretary of the in
terror. Land which will come under
this proposition will be assessable, and
n levy of or 10 cents will be made.
1t Is, however, exempt from any or
ganization fee, which law was passed
by the legislature at the time the
Malheur Water Users association was
organized. This has saved the asso-
citation an expense of over 500. The
capital stock was placed at $40, 900,
which is half of the amount required.
Two hundred and fifty stock subscrip-
I Af
ordered and the association will begin
taking stock at $50 per share.
The following letter was written by
the secretary, which accompanied the
bylaws and resolutions:
Echo. Ore, Dec. Is. 1905.
Mr.. John T. Whistler. Engineer Recla-
nation Service, Portland, Ore.
Dear Strive submit herewith for
your approval and examination, arti-
cles of incorporation and bylaws OF
the Umatilla River Water Users as
sociation.
We have endeavored to follow as
closely as possible the instructions OF
the department of the interior as out
lined in the pamphlet on organization
of water users associations, with
however. some few slight changes
which we hope will meet with your
approval.
The capital stock we place as low
as possible at this time. as we find
one-half of the same must be sub
scribed before we can elect a board OF
directors and perfect the organiza-
ton. Section 5070 codes and statutes
of Oregon. Under this section 507(
we can later increase our capita
stock.
Any changes or alterations yor
might suggest will receive prompt at
tention. We are anxious to see The
organization go forward without an!
unnecessary delay. and will do all ir
our power to further the enterprise.
Yours truly,
UMATILLA WATER USERS ASSO.
CITATION,
Louis Scholl. Secretary
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-18

Dcho. Ore, Dec. 17.-Arrangements
ere being made for Christmas tree
ne the NJ. E. church Christmas eve.
An elaborate program will be carried
eat
The Fraternal Brotherhood will give
u ball and social at the 1. o. o. F.
hall Tuesday evening. Those attend
ing will be given the privilege of dane
ing on the lower floor and different
social games will be played on the
upper floor.
n. II. Gillette has purchased two
lots in Echo, and has erected a resi-
Sence thereon at a cost of $1,000. He
will move his family into the new
home earlyAthis week.
!. F. Hermiston, the merchant, was
n Echo Saturday on business. He
says that things are getting lively in
Ms section since the Umatilla irriga-
ton project has gone through.
Creamery Probable.
Parties from Walla Walla have been
n the city the past week looking over
the situation about Echo for the pur-
pose OF putting in a creamery plant.
They think it a fine location for a
creamery. and will probably carry out
heir plans in the near future. For
the present they have arranged for
q large quantity of cream to be ship
ped to Waila Walla from here daily,
and have sold a number of cream
separators to farmers in this vicinity.
The four principal Greeks who were
being hunted by posse for a number
Of days, for having assaulted w. Will
son. the section foreman, last Satur-
day, three miles west of here, and
nearly killing a fellow Greek, whom
they supposed was the cause of hav-
ing one of the gang fired, are still
missing. The last heard of them was
At Irrigon, where they were seen by
some trainmen. They each had $45
coming from the railroad company
bat evidently considered their free
dom of more value. The two Greeks
who were captured were set free as
the plaintiff said they had nothing tc
% with the row.
Crowding Ditch Work.
There are now 100 men and 12S
hOIEcS dl HOIh lONu OD the COU'
struction work of the Furnish Irriga
don ditch. which will be entirely com.
paeted early in March
The Echo schools are so crowded
that It will be impossible to take II
another scholar this term. One o.
two extra teachers will be hired 70
RexI term.
Mr.. Lyle, the proprietor of the gote
1cho. is contemplating having an ad
diion added to his popular hotel II
the near future. 1t is necessary TO
both hotels to turn people away ever
night, and 1t will be necessary to ad
neeping accommodations.
The Echo water works will be 4
operation Monday, and arrangement
have been perfected to have the waite
works system extended over on tn
east side of the track, so the resident
there will also be provided with waite
snd fire protection.
number of shipments of cattl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-18
Torture of a Preacher.

The story of the torture of Rev. o.
D. Moore, pastor of the Baptist
church of Harpersville. N. T.. will
interest you. He says: II suffered
agonies, because of persistent
cough. resulting from the grip. I
had to sleep sitting up in bed. I
tried many remedies. without relief,
until took DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Coughs and Colds,
which entirely cured my cough, and
saved me from consumption" A
grand cure for diseased conditions OF
Throat and Lungs. At Tallman &
Co. and Brock & McComas. druggists
Price soc .and S1.00. guaranteed
Trial bottle free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-18
ECHO NEWS NOTES
CREAMERY PLANT WILL
BE INSTALLED AT ECHO

Greek Assailants of W. Wilson Cannot
BE Found-Heavy Force at Work
en- the Furnish Ditch - School
Rooms Crowded 10 the Limit
Water Works Put I'm Operation De-
cember 1S-Shipments of Fine Beef
Cattle-Waterusers Adopt COnstiu-
non and Bylaws.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-18

Pendleton Business College is in
dorsed by business men.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
Breaking II Gently.

He is 4 rather serious minded hoy
who has more sense of responsibilit,
than many grown persons. So. when
he was sent to his grandmother's to
break the news of her aged sisters
death. he did so with much gravity and
no little self-importance.
Now, Alfred" his mother said, "you
mustn't tell grandma suddenly be
cause it might shock her. even though
she knew Aunt Martha was ill. Tell i,
to her gently"
All right asserted Alfred. start
ing out on his mission with mingled
solemnity and eagerness.
Arrived at his grandmother's house
he greeted her with a sober Hello
and then proceeded to break the
news" by saying:
Aunt Martha's dead, grandma! But
you mustn't feel bad. cause she was
pretty old. anyway. You'll be the next
one. l s'pose. Life.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
Characters in Cheeks.

Various faddists have instituted sys-
TENS for reading character from al
most every member of the human
boiy. and the latest is the young wom-
an who announces herself as reader
OF checks
The mature woman with youthful,
tcund cheeks is not necessarily intel
sectual, but her cheeks are an infalli-
ole sign that she Is never afflicted
with nerves or stinginess. On the
other hand, the long. narrow. thin
cheeks mark the pessimist who looks
always on the darkest side of life and
hopes for the worst. Full cheeks,
when not accompanied by an excess
OF fat. denote long life. and IL the
chsek be fuller in the lower part 1t is
additionally Indicative of hospitality.
High cheek bones do not necessarily
Iadicate wickedness and avarice. al
though a high cheek bone indicates n
cautious disposition. which frequently
accompanies --the avaricious disposi
tion.
Cheek reading promises to become a
fad, although to her intimates the
choels reader admits that her decisions
are Influenced by general study of
the face rather than by the cheek ex-
c,,rstvely.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
Juvenile Depravity.

Farmer Harrowfield was passing
casually through his orchard, when an
unwonted dark bulk up in his best
apple tree caught his eye, and closer
inspection revealed a guilty and anx.
ious-looking urchin hugging the
branches. Naturally he roared out
the angry but unnecessary question:
What are you doing there among
my apples. you young rascal?"
A whimper was the only reply.
Il was on'y p-pickin' EN-, sir,"
gasped the terrified urchin.
We'll, of all the cheeky young brats
l ever came across!" said Harrow.
field. And what right ave you to
pick 'em?"
Blank silence for a moment. and
then a brilliant excuse flashed into the
detected raiders mind. He remem.
bered something he had read In a
weekly paper few days previously.
II w-wanted 'em for the dipsomania.
sir!' he blubbered. They ses apples
is good for dipsomania. and I'm one of
'em. l suffers from it very bad, sir
London Answers.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
KNEW NOTHING ABOUT COFFEE,
Hotel Keepers shrewd Evasion Of His
Complaining Guests.

-.
George o. Stacy, proprietor of a
we'll known hotol at East Gloucester.
Mass. possesses a ready wit which
has often enabled him to easily cast
aside worries frequently arising In
connection with the managemet of a
large summer hotel.
On one occasion during a change
In the regime in the kitchen, although
everything else went along satisfact-
orily. it seemed almost impossible for
the new cooks to make, good coffee.
While an endeavor was being made
by the chef to have this defect rene
died several old maids. who were
guests, took 1t upon themselves to
have the matter corrected by COM
planning to Mr.. Stacy personally about
it,
Getting together In body, and en-.
tering the proprietor's private ONCE,
one Of them opened up the subject by
saying:
"Mr. Stacy. the coffee at breakfast
this morning was SO bad that we
couldn't drink it,
Without giving the others time to
say anything, Mr.. Stacy quickly re-
piled: well, is that so? I'm glad
I took tea this morning instead"
which ended the interview, as the old
ladies had nothing further to say and
made hasty exit, to the great amuse.
ment Of the other guests. The coffee,
however. Immediately improved.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
Clean Eggs.

The eggs from GONE farms are al.
ways clean. and from other farms are
always dirty. We know of poultry
houses where at least half the eggs
gathered are stained with mud. This
Is because the hen yard is small and
the situation low. Water gathers In
front of the poultry house door. and
when the hens go out and in they nat
urally beat the soil into O mud. A
single hen going onto a nest of eggs
will stain nearly every egg. As poultry
raisers know. 1t is practically impos-
sfble to wash these stains OF. The
giutinous substance on the outside of
the egg shell seems to catch and hold
the dirt. and 1t is no easy task to re-
move 1t. 1t is perfectly easy to keep
the eggs clean by keeping clean the
surroundings of the poultry house. II
any farmer will notice the market quo
tations. he will see that dirty eggs sell
at very much lower price than clean
eggs. The difference In the prices is
what the farmer loses by permitting
his eggs to become dirty. This loss is
the more inexcusable as 1t Is an un-
necessary one. 1t is easy enough to
keep the hen yard clean and the nests
clean.-Peter Graham. Bourbon Co,
Kan.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
Value Of Shelter.

In the northern states shelter 10
necessary for most animals, at least
during some parts of the year. They
must have shelter from the very hot.
test days Of summer and In the cold.
est days of winter. There is a line
Of comfort below which animals suf-
fer if not protected. 1t is doubtless
true that the degree OF temperature at
which beef steer will be comfort
able is very much lower than we have
supposed. Nevertheless, that degree
exists. and below 1t the animal must
be sheltered. The latitude will deter
mine largely the kind OF shelter to be
given. In the southern part Of the
temperate zone most farm animals re-
quire no more shelter than is made
possible by an open shed. but in the
northern part Of the temperate zone
the animals need to be sheltered
from the cold coming from all sides.
The animals that are moi sheltered
when they should be sheltered expend
a vast amount of food in keeping
warm. Not only this, but there is
loss in vitality in the increased diges-
tive processes required to elaborate
fuel to be burned up in the lungs.
Shelter is cheap where 1t is needed.
no matter what the cost may be-
James Williams. Cass Co.. Neb.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
Work Of wood.eoeina Bees.

THE other day l was watching a
strong -colonyI of wood-boring bees,
which are not leaf-cutters. They were
little bigger than grains Of rice. but
much that they did was very interest
ing. For instance. when the hole was
finished and stored. the bee closed it
over with film something like that
which a spider spins. She then brought
one by one little crystalline pebbles,
which she glued. to the number of
about Blk. In the middle of the film.
aud just over the hole. can only
imagine that this is done in order to
prevent other bees from boring the
most. just in that.spot. In that case. it
may either be positive bar or by
way of notice: Please don't dig
he, Q. s.'"-I-ondon News.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
A Game.


Spinning the thread of the stars
DO you know. little girl how it's done,
When tho daylight has gone with Its
jars
And the stars blossom out-every one.
And. sitting so silent. you raise
TO the sky where they glisten your
It's simple! Close both of your eyes,
Not tightly. till lashes do touch
And then look at n star in the skies
ti.emcmber! Don't close them too
much!)
And see what sight you will win,
What a thread all Of gold you will spin.
oh. it's pleasant to sit in the gloom
or the long old varandn at night
With mother near by in n room
Or at hand. lest the shadows alright
When naught the vast silence mars.
And spin the gold thread OF the starsi
oh. grandma was wonderously skilled
With the distafr and spindle, no doubt;
But She couldn't. although she had
Have spun such n miracle out
As you by half closing your eyes
When you look at n star in the skies,
New York Times Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
Mosquitoes Worry Hawaiians.

The mosquito. unintentionaliy i'm.
ported from America. has been making
such havoc with the Hawaiian island.
ers' idea OF personal comfort that the
government has been vainly looking
for outside assistance to cope with it,
The introduction of the mosquito-eat.
ing African frog has done something.
But the mosquito still sings and the
once happy islanders are now hoping
that more complete results will follow
the coming of Mr.. Alvin Scale of lie.
land Stanford University. and his pro.
posed attempt to acclimatize a certain.
mosquito-eating American fish.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
How Many Varieties?

The number of varieties of fowl that
farmer should keep will depend u
great deal on what he wishes to do
with his fowls. There are three diff
fercnt procedures looking to three diff
ferent ends. The ordinary farmer that
wants poultry as side issue, and who
intends to sell good many birds and
eggs in the market, and has nothing
but revenue to look for from them will
do well to conflne himself to one kind
OF FOWL. If he has but one variety and
they are kept pure, he will find 1t pos
sihle to produce birds of q uniform
size, and now and then he will find 1t
vory easy to sell some at more than
ordinary prices. His eggs, too, will
bo of one size and one color. On the
other hand, II he wishes to have a
flock to supply himself and his family
and does not expect to sell dressed
poultry or eggs. then he can just as
wall have mixed flock, or even non-
descrfpts. The advantage of this is
thnt some of these birds will lay at
dfferent times of the year. and u
mixed flock wen fed will give eggs
during much of the winter months
as well as the summer months. The
man that wishes to keep q number of
varieties is generally a man who has
either a scientific leaning toward in
vostfeation. or is building up trade
in breeding stock. Sometimes one
farmer will keep forty or fifty va
rieties OF land and water fowls. The
only difficulty about this Is that some
buyers prefer to purchase from q man
that keeps but one variety, as;there is
less likely to be a mistake made in
the breeding Of the birds. and the eggs
that he buys for setting purposes.
Thus. the man that wants to buy pure
Plymouth Rock eggs is more than
likely to send to the man that has
Plymouth Rocks only than to the man
that has a dozen varieties OF land
fowls. for he rightly judgesthat in the
latter case II is very likely that a mis-
take will be made somewhere along
the line from the time the eggs are
collected from the nests until the time
they are shipped.
Slyvanus Banks.
Champaign County, M.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-25
unsanitary Wall Paper.

In view of the extreme danger to
health through unsanitary methods
of hanging wall paper, it should
everywhere be made unlawful to re-
paper a room until all the old paper
has been scraped of. The Master
Paper Hangers association of Phila.
delphia reported that in many in.
stances four or five layers of paper
remained on walls and ceilings. There
seemed to have been no attempt to
remove the old paper. Often this has
happened in houses which have been
infected with contagious disease.
The simplest way to remove old
paper. according to Good Housekeep-
Ing, Is to give 1t a good soaking with
hot water. Some papers, such as
cartridge papers, however, cannot be
removed in this way, as the water
Will not penetrate. In such cases,
give the paper liberal coat of hot
flour paste mixed to the consistency
of cream. The water In the paste will
then penetrate the paper. and it may
be peeled of without difficulty. Use
= square bladed putty. knife. and use
1t vigorously.
Paste can be made antiseptic OF a
breeding place for disease germs.
The householder shot \ insist upon
having only sanitary paste used.
Especial care should be taken IL the
walls are inclined to dampness, as is
frequently the case near the floor on
lower story, or at the ceiling of an
upper story. The careful housewife
cannot insist too strongly on having
the papering done right. 1t is about
as important a matter as plumbing.