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The Washington times., 1906-12-30

changing, and that il was impossible
TO see the antagonists.
II is comparatively easy for an in
vaGinE fleet 10 discover and destroy
stationary harbor mines or shore bat
teries. but for harbor mine such as
a submarine BOAT. which is continual
ly changing its base, there is scarcely
an autidOtc The mere knowledge of
the existence of but one OF these
stealthy pr0wlers in their vicinity
would have "a most telling effect on
the morale OF a battleship's crew. In
attacking land batteries or opposing
surface fleets there is a chance of do
ing before dying. but TO attempt 20
dodge OF parry the blows of an enemy
that cannot be seen is a business that
few fighting men ever care to under
take
The Western edge Of the United
States and its possessions bordering on
the Pacific is far more extensive than
many Americans imagine. 1t extends.
with but slight interruption, from the
lower edge of California far into the
silent North-regions of perptual lee
and snow. Call to mind the FaluaoIe
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Urges Immediate Construction.

Believing that the submarine is an
instrument OF warfare that has come
TO stay, and that the United States
should adopt them for these very pur-
poses, Representative Kahn comes
bodily out and proposes that the ports
of the Pacific shall be fitted out at
once with these protectors or destroy
ers- He reasons that they are cheaply
built as compared to elaborate systems
of forti1CatiOns. and have the advau-
tage Of being turned into aggressors
az the discretion Of commanding Of
fcers, thus serving for offense as well
al s defense.
Il is not very difficult To picture the
CONSERVATION that would take place
among the ships OF a hostile feet of
San Francisco. should II be found that
destruction dealing torpedoes were
seeking out their hulls from some
mysterious point beneath the waves,
and the CONSERVATION would grow still
further should IL be found that the
points OF attack were continually
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Diver Can Work lastly

It has been successfully dem0n-
-,rated that diver can Iea.e the bot
tom Of a submarine AZ aHE degree OF
safe subnergeuce and operate with
perfect ease on the surrounding water
bed. 4 cable can be arapp.-d and
hauled up into the 1rIHantlg-IIr diving
chamber and there meuded 1r severed
aS the case requires. Hav.u- =te6lrh.ly
approached ID mooTed war vessel. by
travelling beneath ALI. surface tho crew
0f "a submarine can pHt iu place dis
charge and explode 15t pounds 1f gun
cotton below taa v.ralE of t.e ship
before its crew is aware ut the pres
.ure ar the ItII- destroyer However,
such procedure wound seldom. it ever.
lee necessary. for once within striking
distance as am eurms= ship -uama-
zine would simply Iat go a torpedo %
tyyo. which would accomplish t#e de-
sired rujuous result
THE Navy Department is u'w 1reDar-
.1g ia make "a thorough test VI t.e
aseu-EgeaI submarine. WIt. view
% spending portion a- Ee-
cent appropriation of "a million dollars
m their purchase d. l- tH5~ --"- 0.
Americana built boat which has recent
g. become ISL. popular iu countries
abroad. owing to it's stability tH SUBJ
merging operations. and its many r-=-
IlI features. which can be utilized In
coast defending
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DisestabHshment by Virginia of English Church

r y connection with the present state
of affairs in France, attention
a. has been called 10 a half for
gotten CHAPTER Of history which
concerns the disestahlishment of the
English Church by the Colonial au-
thurities of Virginia. who were in
sympathy with the American Revolu-
ton
All the incidents spoken of were
connected with the most stirring
period OF American history. and they
were due to conditions which were
traced back 10 the days of the earliest
Colonists.
That venerable organization. the So
ciety for the Prop8 cation of the Cos
pei In Foreign Parts. sent its misston
aries to Virginia, who in time became
che heads Of parishes. They were
ministers of the Church of England.
and most Of them were supported by
funds which came from the parent So
siety.
The churches acquired certain lands
ma property Irom the government
ard frequently a single church was
-Vsdited with many hundred acre.. Of
thS globe. The branch Of the Church
of England in Virginia became pracu-
caN~ one with the administration of
he colony. and a portion of the taxes
WeT. set aside for its use. Never
was Y more intimate association of
church and state than ia the colony of
Virginia.
Practically the same relation sprans
uD in Maryland under Lord Baltimore.
The lie was Ioose- in the CaroIinas
and N Georgia. There was hardly
a quail connection between the civil
authorities and the English churches
In New York New England. and the
territory which subsequently became
kn0wa as the Middle States
With a few exceptions. the Church
OF England clorEymen. both North and
! South were Tories They were few
q the North and when the war Of
Revolution started there were in
spart of the country. outside OF
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The United states al present pos
sesses au Insignificant complement of
less than d dozen submarines. all but
"a few OF which are lying high and dry
iu navy yards throughout the country.
undergoing repairs and alterations
which it is hoped Will make them suit
able for service. A movement is now
on foot 10 add 10 the navy some Of the
reliable submarines OF the latest type,
and Representative Kahns BILL If f.
passes. will give the navy more means,
10 attain this end. Submarines viii
be sought which are as reliable and
safe when they sUbmerge as surface
ships and which are thoroughly
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Chinatown S Only Woman Doctor

~ ATGHTER of German father
and an Irish mother. born in
Coustautin0pIe. married 10
Chinaman and practicius
medicine iu the heart of New Norh
Chinatown, Dr. Esther Box is perhaps
as unusual q character as is To be
found IN auv old corner Of New York
Twenty years ago the Methodist Home
Missionary Society of New York city
started It's mission iu Chinatown. No
church has any difficulty in getting
Chinese pupils I'm its mission schools
The Chinese are very conservative.
uIt they have keen eye for business
They an want the English language.
They ind their way weekday evenings
and Sunday afternoons 90 the mission
rooms To study alphabet and INimer
and first reader; and ,he mi--i"u
teachers seize the opportunity 20 work
IT, Biblical instruction and evangelical
eNhortatiou.
Occasionally student Is CunNeI.n'i-
and the drst Chinamau to be convert
ed in the Methodist mission of New
York was g. Souie Box. a young sta
dent seeking an education i'm America
Mr. Box. Who was the son of a weH-t5-
converts became very Jealous
Christian. In the course of wears he
became thoroughly AmeTiCaniz-d.
abandoned the queue and the Chinese
costume. dressed and spoE- like amy
educated American Eventually Ire
became superintendent OF the NptHa-
dist mission al ~ Mott street. which
position he has held for more than
ten years
Most Of the teaching i'm Chinese
missions is and has been done by NO
mon. II is difficult 10 hnd men WHO
have the missionary spirit sufficiently
developed 20 DO voluntary teaching in
Chinatown. The merchants and lauu-
On yman of Chinatown have been
taught English and the Bible by wu-
mJu
one day. more than ten years ago. "a
handsome young woman came down
tn teach in Mr.. Bok's Sunday school
she was or medium height and good
figure with q clear and beautiful
complexion. a cloud Of soft dark hair
and bright. sparkling eyes. She vas
intelligent also. Ter she WAS "A student
iu one of the medical schools Of the
city. She was person nf much en-
ergy and vitality, and she put these
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FINDING a Mammoth Gaze

= y 1893. nearly a century ago. Oc-
CURED the discovery of the Nam
4 moth Cave 90 Kentucky. It's dis
closure probably resulted from
the quest for peer dirt" as the soil
found in limestone caveIns. contain
ing lime nitrate. was called.
Legend sives other versions of the
historical discovery of the worlds
greatest cavern. but fact is more po-
tent than folklore, say the Van
Norden Magazine, and to search Cor
caves with suitable dirt for saltpeter
manufacture -ge probably owe the
discovery of this sreat wonder.
The feyerish anxiety to find peter
dirt was the direct result Of the ON
barge bill. passed by Congress i'm 1907
That bill forbade American vessels To
leave American ports for Europe. and
foreign vessels could not land cargaes
here
a rowing chemist, one DR. Samuel
Brown. had al Lexington. Ky. shown
how by crude but efficient processes
saltpetrc or potassium nitrate could
be obtained from cave earth. Wood
ashes when hxiviated AMI boiled with
the leached product of Tho fine SILT
of limestone caverus would furnish
the precious product on which depend
cd "a nations life. And so the quest
Tor caves was EcEur auI il was as
siddously continued
When Ianm0Ih Cave was fO1Iud
every part of the great cavern yeas
searched for cave earth From uit.
dome bywavs, from crystal bedecled
avenues slaves carried the heavy loads
of petre dirt to the teaching watts.
Many thousands of' tons of soil were
thus treated ana the rude chemistry
of the day produced something Ike
100000 pounds of saltpetar within two
years.
Heaps OF leached soil. scores of feet
an length, a score in height. greet the
visitors eve for the first two miles of
the great avenue which the visitor
enters. But these do not tell All ;hc
story, Many thousands of tons of
loose rocks were to be removed and
then replied, IN order that the real
bottom Of the cavern might be
reached And nearly al of this was
done with slave labor. The compact
piles of mud vet show hoor print Of
patient oxen, do Wei "a hub mark on
the used piles.
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Frees Cub By GnaQUing Leg

IT ENRY TATE. a trapper. Of
r. Chambord. Quebec. got track
of a silver gray fox few
weeks ago and used ms ut
most skill to catch the valuable am
NAL. lie set seyera. traps and was
sure that the fox sprung one OF theIh-
Thinking that the steel jaws we're hoI
heavy enough TO hold so clever a prlS-
oner. he finally set a wolf trap near
an old log and then bairca 1t with =
live chicken.
For three days ne feG Jue chicken
without even getting sight of the FOX,
but on the fourth he heard sounds as
lac neared the spot. The sounds were
evidently made by TWO animals. but
not foxes. and he approached eau
tiously. PeeriEg through the bushes.
ne saw an old bay lynx and an eight
months-0id cub directly over the trap.
The young one was crying out with
pain. while ihe Old one now and then
SnaTled and ETUnteG-
Tate thought that He had both ami
mails i'm The trap, but he soon saw he
was mistaken. for the old lynx jumped
away few feet, shifted for danger
signs and then returned 10 her Off
srring. which had been securely nipped
by a fOreleE.
Working around to a better point Of
vantage he observed that the mother
lynx was liberating the cub by cutting
OFF its leg with her sharp teeth. As
she enawed the cub squealed. but the
parent paid little attention TO his out
cries. Evidently he hadn't the nerve
TO do the job himself, so she had taken
matters into her own hands. She
worked carefully. but with determine
ton and at the end of a few minutes
the lynx was free.
I never knew a lynx to rescue her
young in that way" said Tate after
telling of the incident "but I once
knew whole family of barn owls 10
sit about an imprisoned one until IL
died The owl had been caught i'm a
mink trap, and from the number Of
bones lying about I am sure that its
comrades brought il food until death
came from exposure. How long il was
prisoner l don { know. bur I am
sure it was more than two weeks, as
1 passed near the spot now and then
and remember seeing the owls cir
cling about. 1t was a month later that
] stumbled over the trap. which had
been set by another hunter. who for
got it,
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DefenseIessness OF Hawaii.

The detenIessucss Of the Hawaiian
Islands alone should be O matter for
the closest consideration By Amcri-
cans. This group of islands lies square
iE in the pathway OF am invading
oriental feet and ir would probably
mean serious consequences for such
fleet were this naval base left be
tween their own ports and themselves
as they approached San Francisco or
Seattle Undoubtedly their first act
would bC 60 attempt the acquisition
or Pearl harbor at Honolulu. and If
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qualities into her work and her pupils
progressed. and the eye of the serious
young superintendent dWelt approving
i} oH Etr work. Acquaintance rlpeued
10 friendship, friendship 10 affection.
and Ghe young woman teacher was uor
afraid of either the curiosity Gr com
me1t which was bound 90 follow her
marriage I1 ID fliuamdu and she was
of "a very decided disposiuoa. ami
knew what she wanted
DIT Boks life seems TO have been
marked out for the unusual from The
start Her earliest memories are OF
strange. hazaur-Iiurd stTests-doE In
Tested. heggar crowded streets Of Con
~r5ntnopIs. Her .atler man OF
many languages represented big
German lrm ju foreign countries. .i-
represented Do for a time Bon England.
and there married au Irish girl living
IN London. Later he was transferred
to 1onsta1tiEupie where ne knew
many native merchants and public
men Little Esther PLAYED with the
little children that lived inside the
mysterious haIom walls and spoke
their language Dr. Their games s. 10 t.-
same time thar she spoke The German
,,t,,I, Of 4e~ father ag,' tae English OF her
But the Orient left mo- trace upon
her. unless it was iu the cosmopolitan
ism that saw 7otaEZ strange iH aU
inteFracial marriage Family fortunes
brought her iu eirlhood 10 America.
and personal characteristics led her 10
take uD the study of mejjciHa Now
she is the woman doctor M China
t. Nr her office ir fHa mission r8rr-
is hlIed every consulting day with Chi
ueSe patients. always men. occasion
ally children. but never "a woman Not
even for medical treatment viii the
women leave their bones. and tr..
physician must visit them Ia their
apartments
There is no surprise i'm the Chinese
mind at going 10 a woman doctor IN
America America itself accepted the
r.GuIH1 doctor SLOWLY arH r .rffstfN.
But 90 the Chinaman It rs aH m a
piece with the rest of America That
"a woman should sit up iu sunday
school and teach him English Inst
women should fli the puhIi, schools
and have charge Of the education -
masses OF children is just as hpWldeF-
ing and dumfoundinE Co him aS he
rest Of America a woman doctor
seems quite I'm keeping
They feel the need at times af r1edi-
cal advice. vet the difference iI Ian
Euage and consequent suspicion nf
American medical methods often make
them prefer TO do without "a DOCTORS
care. An American physician married
To one OF their own race and speaking
Chinese is a boon % them.
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Alaskan strip which begins just north
OF Canada. and the cities - juneau
Skasw5y Wrauge- and NetcLIkaU.
all with their d--p-water harhrr-
which Iir today utterly unprotected
from maEsudu4 nations. Sitka. Val
dez. and Nome. fa Juar .o the north.
would be- out sugar plumS in the path
or au advancing sea power and the
bar 20 rich gold fields and salmon FISH,
ing grounds we.I8 h- Jet down with
their capture
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REPRESENTATIVE JULIUS KAHN,
Congressman From California, Whose
Bill Proposes Novel and Economical
Means Of Protecting the
Pacific Ports.

country has been moving with
sIuggishEess i'm taking uT this class
pf vessel and only within the
last year or so has il awakened TO the
fact Jhat It's experiments with Che
craft have scarcely led anywhere com
pared with the progressi seHess OF Fu-
y0ueau uavies iu trying out submarines
and adding them 10 their fets and har-
h0r dafeuses
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tOthe Pow
erful Disappearing
Guns Overlooking
the HarbOrs Of San
Francisco, San Diego
and Other Ports
Along the Pacific
Are Badly Needed,
1t Is Argued and
These Aids to De-
faRse Should Be
EveQ-KeeI Submd-
Hne Torpedo Boats.

~ FIFTEEN submarine torpedo
boats guarding the ports OF
- the Pacific!
Our whole Western sea
board quickly fortified at an
expense Of s. 900, 600.
The proposition sounds a bit queer,
but IL has been advanced In all earn
esrness by Representative Kahn of
California
And yet tho aueerness wears off.
when you think or what the modern
submarine Is capable, 1t is literally
a concealed battery which moves from
place TO place X not found valuable
II one point II may be moved 20 an
other. with but a tiny eye above the
surface OF the sea. or wheeling along
over the bed or the ocean itself, il is
a'le to stea4 into the midst OF the most
formidable feet or war leviathans and
put them 90 rout by the discharge of a
few wel!-directed torpedoes.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

ful in destroying some Of our ships
and In setting the blockade lines Tar
out to sea and leaving AT least a rea-
sOnably safe pathway for Cervera and
his big ships 10 use in escaping.
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Type of modern submarine torpedo
boat having an even keel and which is
believed to be an improvement on that
now in use by the Government.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

safeguar8ed from sudden and uuron-
troIled piuuges. It mls=a at5 q craft
which can go ID reasonable distance
out 20 sea under il= oRn- power and
which can carry complement of at
least I'VE torpodoes and IRE them with
accUraey
Submarine uoHadar- range aH the
way from siNg-nva ID tWo hundred
feet m length. THE main hr'ls are
cIgsr-sEalea and constructed OF steel
plates to withstand tHa pressure of
water AZ "a submerEence of Two hum
dred feet. This depth. however. would
never be attained by submarine uu-
less by accident There is seldom a
need of suhm,rgeHce deeper Cham forts
or fifty feet. unless eBbl--euuiug oue-
-atiOns OF mine laying IS being UNDER
taken by The boat
Ia this proceeding ras submarine
runs lightly along tse bottom. having
cushioned wheels oH its kee. for Duf-
lers This is comparatively new
feature or submarine craft.
The newspaper., 1906-07-13

Should they overturn the organ
lied corporations through the
voice of courageous Republican
delegates when their state con-
vention meets they stand a good
chance of carrying Colorado for
their party in the fall. But that
makes no difference to The News.
Its first duty is to shake loose the
corporation grip upon the throat
OF Colorado, and it upholds what
ever agency attempts the rescue.
The solemn truth is. the contest
this fall will not be between Dem
ocrats and Republicans, for brave
and sincere Democrats and Re-
publicans will unite under what
ever party may be necessary, or
under neither political party
name if that becomes necessary
to save the state and restore to it
its honor and dignity.-Denver
News
The newspaper., 1906-07-13
"LOst.' ~

Pocket book containing 80
cents. return to Welborn's Drug
Store and receive a reserved seat
ticket to see The Great White
Co. Saturday evening. July l4th.
The Co. is playing here at pop
ular prices, children under II
yrs. l5 cents. General admission
25 cents and reserved seats 80
cents.
Reserved seat tickets now SELL
ing at Welborn's drug store.
Secure your tickets at once. as
the hall is sure to be packed to
witness these high class artists in
mystery"
Don't forget, one big night,
Saturday July l4th.
The newspaper., 1906-07-13
Budded Apple Trees for Spring of 1907.

Among other stock, ! am ad
vised by my Nursery Co. to sell
limited quantity of budded
apples, in all the leading sorts.
These budded trees are one year
old whips, to 5 feet high, on
two year old roots. Considered
the highest grade tree known to
nursery men.
Any one desiring to place their
order for some of this fine stock
before it is all gone, or before | can
get around to you, can leave your
order with Nelson Bros. Of Paonia
Also leave orders there for the
finest grade of Elberta peach trees
ever seen, guaranteed to be abso-
Iutely free from Burcrs and all
kinds OF root knots, ar a lower
price than any other firm offer.
Pears and cherry stock just as
fine, just As clean and Just as
cheap as the peach trees
Also a large amount OF home
grown apples, one year old from
gratis. Remember the budded
apple is limited and will soon be
sold. Order at once.
A. w. CARR.
Delta, Colo.
The newspaper., 1906-07-13

In his decision last week in the
Denver Savings bank case at
Denver, Judge Stevens is Ger
tainly to be commended. The
decision was blow straight from
the shoulder and gives the stock
holders the extent of the law and
the small depositors will ulti,
mateIy get most of their deposits.
This is right The fellow who
usually loses out in such cases is
the one who can least afford it..
In this instance the Judge has
done all in his power to protect
the rights Of the people of small
means.-Ouray Herald. { (Rep.)
The newspaper., 1906-07-13

. If the Republicans of Colorado
find any grace in the decision on
the election frauds by the su-
preme court, they are welcome to
the full measure of satisfaction.
Justice Gabbert and the concur
ring judges are all Republicans.
1t has been charged that their de-
.cision would be favorable to the
corporations and no great degree
of surprise was manifested when
1T was made known and it proved
the predictions true. In the face
of the decisions made IN the theft
of the governorship, their pres
ent conclusions upon the rights
of the lower courts, simply pro-
duces contempt for the court and
disdain for it's membership. The
alleged contempt of Senator Pat
serson, in the light of the present
decision, makes OF his conduct
heroism. If there is any official of
a judicial body in all the west held
in less respect. by the mass of the
people, than Coiorado's supreme
court, we should like to ascertain
its name and what engenders the
disrespect.-Grand Junction SEN
tinel.
The newspaper., 1906-07-13

MANY of our exchanges are
printing an alleged extract from
the postal laws announcing that
opening a letter belonging to
some one else through the blunder
of postmaster getting it in the
wrong box. entities the offender
uos10O fine. If by accident so
ldiotic ruling has been made it
will result IN the immediate de-
structlon of all letters SO opened.
A law to be valuable should be at
least capable of enforcement.
This one needs only to be under
stood to secure the instant de-
;struction of every accidentally
opened letter. II the ruling has
been made it should be rescinded
as soon as possible. 1t has not
an iota of common sense behind
Mt