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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

Providence Journal oct II: Providence Journal
The afford TO let The state ticket
t'e parry oo"ns'e eana' by Republicans yesterday
date for the governorshp who =,
authority deserves ree'ec"on anu VIII
probably H. Gov. Utter
pride before election by say particular forged ahead
ing :" pons a'o'ess '". the platform a
"a boss stands by ~ you p 80
t.,a nv h,r ub. the AVER decency Will
age reformer goes against age many citizens
you II he like the who believe In him and
kind OF shoes you wear" detest 6raytonIsm
Yesterday, i'll the view OF the Journal Gov
ernor Utter was tickling the boss pride by his
public utterances; today the governor is endorsed
by the Journal for reelection because he declared
himself independent of boss dictaton.
That is to say the Journal, which processes TO
abhor and detest Braytonism, takes to its bosom
the candidates Braytonsm has named and who
have been notoriously subservient TO Braytonism
throughout their service in public Office
The Journal has further made it plain by its
declaration this morning that its support OF the
movement for reform be counted upon only in
so far as il can be used TO compass the election
the United States senate of candidate other than
Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt, to whom it evidently
believes Braytonsm will deliver the Republican
nomination.
In the light of the Journals habby and wabbly
convictions concerning reform there need be no
surprise If later on III the campaign II deserts
Colonel Goddard and champions the cause of
the snubbed and suppressed Senator Wetmore.
However there will be neither dsmay nor dis
couragement among the militant Democracy and
sincere Independents even should such be the
summation of the Journals political vagaries. As
a co-worker in the cause OF reform its aid well
coined but its detection will cause no hating
wavering in the crusade for the political regenera-
tion OF the state will il lessen by single vote
the pluralities that will be rolled up on Nov for
Colonel Goddard Mayor Higgins and the entire
Democratic ticket
The Journal is not the keeper of the civic CON
science OF the commonwealth nor can il dictate to
the honest citizenship how it shall vote 1t is not
forgotten that in 1902 while it was yet the mouth
piece and champion of the very Braytonism il now
Processes TO abhor, II opposed with every resource
at its command the election Of the Democratic state
ticket, yet DR. Garvin chosen by plurality of
773s-
Nor will il be forgotten. either, that in 1901 the
Journal fought bitterly on the side of Marsden
Perry against Hon ID. l.. d. Granger on the ticket
transfer issue, and that in spite of its opposition
Mr.. Granger was elected by plurality OF 6,o6
With facts such as these before them Demo
Gratis and Independents can afford TO regard with
complacence and indifference the latest flop Of
newspaper that for two decades and more has had
no political opinions il could be depended upon 10
maintain longer than the intervals between It's
editions.
1t is interesting to examine the speech of Gov
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

where has Hobson been during all the recent Cuban
dncuy Surely should something say about IT,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

It's put or nllinE your coal bins or
ordering winter clothes until the frost bites bit II
thusl
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

one Republican politics in Rhode Island
seeds reforming more than the spelling.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12
What Women Are Wearing,
Doing and Talking About

learn to find home the most blessed spot
-earth.-Fireside.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

Providence Journal. Oct. 12:
The state ticket nominated
by the Republicans yesterday
deserves reelection and Will
probably secure II. Gov. Utter
In particular forged ahead OF
the platform and took a stand
for decency that Will encour-
age the many citizens OF the
state who believe In him and
detest Braytonlsm.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

Providence Journal. oct. IL:
The boss can afford to let
the party nominate a candl-
date for the governorshIp who
has no authority after elec-
tIon and who tIekIes the boss
pride before election by say
Ing IN public address that
"a boss stands by you II you
tsnd by him" while the aver
age reformer goes against
you II he does not like the
kind OF shoes you wear"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

Entered May 1s 1905 postofce at Providence l.
second class OF Congress OF March
1879.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-12

Keeping the Ball Rolling.
Jnks-It seems as though women hav
a mania for spending money.
Wnks-I know IL. Why, whenever my
wife is too sick to go down town shopping
she sends for the doctor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-22
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specifications. oaIns and drawings for Q
patent on aforesaid pocket ballot, designed
for use ut all general elections, and
whereas, he desires to enter into a con-
tract with the state for the purpose of as.
signing the exclusive right to use said bal
lot IN this state Mt general elections there
in; now, therefore.
The secretary of state is hereby author
lied to enter into contract with the said
Moncona Dunn by an instrument in writ
ing whereby said Moncena Dunn shall
grant and convey to the secretary Of state
ana to his successors in office for the
benefit of the people OF this state, an ex-
elusive right, If letters patent shall be to
him issued, to use said patented ballot
within the limits Of this state at general
~ and judicial elections, said assignment
to he made pursuant to the provisions OF
section 1893 of the United States Statutes.
Section 20 The question whether the
foregoing provisions of this act shall go
into effect and be In force shall be sub
mittcd to the people of this state at the
election to he held on the first Tuesday OF
April in the year 1906 and, II approved by
n majority of the votes cast upon that
question, 1t shall so into effect and be in
force from and after 1t shall be ratified
by the people as herein provided; and pro-
vided, the contract herelnbefore set forth
shall have been made otherwise; 1t shall
not take effect or be In force.
Upon the ballot to be voted at such cleo
tion shall be printed: Shall chapter -
insert on the ballot the number of chap
teri of the laws of 1907 entitled IAN act
to provide for the use Of the pocket ballot
and coupon voting system and to amend
section 45 of the statutes Of 1905" be
section u. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication, subject to all provisions here
in contained for It's submission to the peo-
pie for their ratification or rejection.
Approved June 81. 1905.
w. l.. HOUSER,
Secretary of State.
TO The County Clerk of Iowa County
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-22
Place in the Procession.

Lewis Barker, for many years promi-
nent lawyer and politician of Maine, was
elected one of the council to Gov.
Plaisted who was governor of that state
in 1881. Mr. Barker was opposed, in
politics at least, to Gov. Plalsted.
Plaisted ran for reelection against Fred.
erick Robbie. and was defeated.
On the day of the inauguration of Ro-
bic. Gov. Plaisted and the governor-elect
with members of the council, including
Mr.. Barker. sat in the governors rooms
at the state house, about TO proceed to
the hall of Representatives for the cere-
monies of inauguration.
Gov. Plaisted was at a loss to know
who should so ahead in the procession.
he, the outgoing governor or Robe, the
incoming one, so he turned to Mr.. Bark
er and asked him about it.
Mr.. Barker. who had a ready wit, at
once replied: why, doesn't the corpse
always 60 ahead. Boston Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-22
Cut of the Chickens.

An old man named Haynes comes
down from Sudbury and sells his prod
ice to customers here, of whom my sis
ter is one. says a writer in the Boston
Herald. When he called one morning
she asked him if he had chickens. he
SAID he had, and brought in pair, all
dressed. She said:
"Mr. Haynes, l should think you
would hate to cut OF the heads of those
chickens"
Il do" he replied, "hut | manage to
get around that pretty WELL
"How?" asked my sister.
''Chop the chickens of, !" said Haynes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-22
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, Iowa County,

% - u ; : : '
Dodgeville, Wis, March 18th, 1906
Notice Is hereby given that at the
Judicial Election to be held in the several
towns wards, villages and election dis
tricts of the county of Iowa, state of ' j.
consin, on the first Tuesday of April A. D.
1906, being the third day of said month,
the foregoing Act of the Legislature, known
as Chapter 522. Laws of 1905, and which is
fully set forth in the foregoing notice from
the Secretary of State Of the State of Wis
cousin, is to be submitted TO the people in
pursuance of the requirements of said Act.
Said election to be held and conducted,
votes canvassed and returns made in ac-
CordanCe with law.
Given under my hand and official seal,
ut the city Of Dodgeyllc, IN said county,
on the 10th day of March, A. y. 1906.
lSEALl Il. f. GRlBBLE,
County Clerk.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, Iowa County,
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tlonal flower every night until the bou- quet attained such q wonderful size that nothing had ever been seen like if. The donor kept his identity for some consider able time, but at last revealed himself.
 Supper at one of the fashionable res taurants hotels Is essential with the gilded youth after the theater, to which he usually takes one special fair favorlte. Nor do@ he neglect to attend reception and bridge parties at fashionable houses where in few evenings he can add to or lessen his Income by few hundreds. Nor must his attendance nt gambling game be omitted. There are number Of inno. cent houses in London which are Il verl table Monte Carlo on smaller scne The gilded youth are class by them selves. Some who keep up, perhaps. a racing establishment, steam yacht. and back heavily on horses. come erasher with S500,000 year. Others with beg garly S50,oO0, $1OO000 or $15O000 q year scrape along and ultimately turn out men of grit and honor One has. however. only to read the papers to see how con stantly cards, horses, women and wine have brought them 10 utter ruin II is q mean, miserable and gontemptibls existence, killing time and pitching money away on endless frivollties when thousands of people are starving. What ultimately becomes of the gllded youth Is a mystery
 Some of them succeed to titles and es
 tates and become honorable citizens: others go abroad; some turn over a new leaf'' and enter some profession in which possibly they ultimately meet with suc- cess, while others go on killing time and squandering money until time kills them.
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building and the construction of monsters of the deep, with all the intricate details of the palatlal home, there has been q corresponding advance in the equipment of the maritime hospital, and today such yard as the one at Newport News can not only build an ocean monarch, but has in It's repair department every facility for repairing It, no matter how great the injury may be.
 In early days, when vessels were small, the mariner had much less need of the shipyard than at present. With the need of repairs or paint, he took his vessel Into a quiet cove, and at high tide placed the ship on the shelving beach and waited until the receding water left her keel dry. Those were the days of oak and hemp, and the ships carpenter was nearly al- ways equal to the task of putting In new plank. But as the work could only be carried on between tides, and the flood had to be provided against this method was necessarily so slow that another plan was frequently resorted to, and that was careening. This was the fayorte method in the British Navy, and also among tho pirates who sought the waters of the Car ribean Sea for a hunting ground.
 To careen a vessel she was anchored from either end and all available weights placed on one side. to cause her to list and, in addition, kedge anchor was placed of the beam, and with tackle leading from the top of her. mainnast she was hove down on her beam ends, thus exposing one side of her hull. To reach the other side the weights and anchor were shifted. In some respects this mothed was easier than bleaching, but with the loss of the Royal George and, her complement of men and visitors the fashion quickly went out of vogue in the British Navy, and other mariners who look upon the navy as a criterion followed the example.
 Since a vessel was launched from the land, it was logical that the proper way to make repairs was to haul 1t out, and the marine railway was adopted. This appliance has also advanced in manner of construction, and for ships of certain size 1t is quick and satisfactory, and thou sands of them are in use, some of them capable of hauling vessels 300 feet long and of 5000 and 5000 tons burden
 With the building of vessels of great length and weight, such as warships, ma rine railways could not haul them. and
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doeked in 1t when the interests of the Navy do not demand 1t.
 The Dewey, which was built at Spar rows Point, near Baltimore, Is an im- provement on the great dock which was built at the same place and which Is now in service at Algiers, La, and 1t Is ex- pected that it will not be long before a duplicate of 1t, with still more improve ments, will be ordered, to be placed in the Patuxent River, near Solomons Island, Md to take care of Uncle Sam's ships on thls side of the world
 The floating dock is not altogether new, and it is recorded that Peter the Great, Czar of Russia, had one built In 1893, and that 1t answered every purpose for his fleet of comparatively small vessels. The dock was not built outright, but Q hull of a ship named Camel was taken for the pur- pose. Her stern was cut off and hinged gate was fitted to her. She was then sunk and q smaller ship placed on her deck. The water from the Cancels hull was pumped out md she arose to the sur face, thus demonstrating the practicable ity of the floating dock.
 It Is as far a reach from the Camel to the Dewey as 1t Is from the steamboat Fulton to the ocean greyhound Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, and yet each was largely responsible for the other, for both were small beginnings of great endings, If one can yet say the end has been reached in either floating docks or ships.
 There are other large floating docks be- sides the Dewey and the one at Algiers, and those are the ones at Bermuda and Havana. Both these docks were built in England and were lowed to their destina- tons by warshlps but the 58-day voyage of the Havana dock to cover $500 miles pales into inslgnl1cance when compared to the 16,O00-mie voyage of the Dewey from the shores of the Chesapeake to the coral ledges of the Philippines, distance of more than half the circumference of the earth.
 But If the ship Is ever gotten as far as the hospital, where the surgeons can operate with scalpels, systematically driven, the injured parts are soon cut away and new pieces substituted until the ship Is herself once more.
 There is a similarity between the hos pitals for humans and for ships, as there are specialists In each branch. In the marine hospital of today where ships of Iron aud steel are built and repaired.
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Frequently when vessels are disabled at sea they put Into Newport News for re- pairs, and, in order that there may be as little delay as possible, they are docked without discharging their cargoes and the repairs made.
 During the year 1905 more than 800 ships were repaired at this shipyard. This includes vessels belonging to the German and the United States Navies, steamships and sailing vessels flying the flags of the deep-sea trading nations of the world. The company has undertaken and executed some notable repair jobs Among these was the rebuilding of the North German Lloyd's twin-screw steam CT Main, which was partially destroyed by fire. This work was done at cost of over 5000, 900, and was one of the larg- est contract jobs ever carried out in the United States.
 Another interesting repair job was on the British steamship Sommerhill, which was badly damaged by going ashore This contract was awarded on competi tive bidding to the Newport News Ship building and Drydock Company. The time stipulated in the specifications for doing the work was 51 working days. In just 15 days the repairs were completed and the ship loaded q cargo for Europe. The Sommerhill reached her home port before the expiration of her contract time, and on her trip over she picked up a derellct and lowed her In, earning sufficient sal wage to pay for the repairs made here.
 These are but instances of the many repair jobs carried out at this shipyard. but they serve to illustrate the ability of the plant to undertake and successfully complete any kind of repairs to a ship.
 In addition to carrying on repair work on an extensive scale, such as converting steamships into auxiliary cruisers and transports. cutting in two and lengthen- ing ships, converting steamers into oil tank ships, docking, painting and over. hauling steamers, sailing vessels and warships, the company has up to this time contracted to build 59 vessels, h. cluding seven nrst-class battleships. four armoured cruisers, one protected cruiser, three gunboats and a monitor.
 Ships, like human beings, are subject to ailments just the same as men and women they, too, need the services of skilled hands to restore them to their former condition, and to this end the maritime hospital. or shipyard, plays an important part.
 With the advance in the art of ship
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Canals and Floods on.
 Mars.

Herr Sherltz, of the Berlin Observatory, has just completed famous monograph on the latest discoveries on the planet Mars He states that undoubtedly the singular regularity of the canal bnnds on Mars are sure proofs of human or rather superhuman intelligence. The enormous length, hundreds of times longer than the Panama Canal, for instance, must be taken as certain evidence of engineering skill and scientific inventions far excel. ing any knowledge of mankind The an- nual melting of the great snowcaps al how the comparative absence of rain Is compensated for.
 Herr sheritz says: "Imagine two tre- mendous caps of snow hundreds of feet in depth which accumulate near both the poles on Mars during the winter months. Then the canal bands grow iudistinct, and 1t is evident that no vegetation exists of any consequence. But with the torrid summer of Mars, which Is as distinctly hot as the winter Is colder than we can easily imagine on the earth, the great snow melts swiftly, rushing, undoubtedly, into the vast network of canals from the floods that run down from the North and South polar snow and ice fields This annual inundation of Mars must excel the power of human imagination to de- scribe.
 '"rhe ability to guide these floods into the canals and to prevent the entire sys- tenn from being washed away shows that the brains of the Martian engineers are infinitely better developed than those of the most brilliant scholars of this planet"
 within few weeks the faint lines of the canals begin to strengthen. This shows the vegetation springing up where the water flows. It Is the borders of vegetation which run along both sides of the canals on Mars that are seen by the astronomers of the earth. Then, when the summer gradually ends the yegeta- tion gradually dies out, taking about two weeks 10 completely disappear The ca nals grow very faint and remain in this condition until another Martian winter has ended, another great melting and flooding of the canals takes place and once again the summer vegetation on Mars springs swiftly Into view of our teie- scopes"
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for their accommodation graving docks were built. These docks are nothing but great excavations built into the land at the waters edge, narrow at the bottom and sloping toward the top, their sides lined with mighty flights of steps for the convenience of workmen and also as sup ports for joists with which to shore the vessel into position.
 The vessel is ioated Into the dock. firmly braced In position, and then benin l her Is foated great gate made of steel and of stout construction to withstand the enormous pressure of water when the dock Is empty. The gates are built to float as a ship, and they are lowed to the end of the dock, where by the opening of compartments in them they are allowed to All with water, and they settle in groves built in the sides of the docks. Great pumps, capable of throwing mil lions of gallons an hour, soon clear the water from the dock, and the vessel, resting easily on the keel blocks, Is ready for inspection.
 The great graving docks ar Halifax, owned by the British government, are -hewn from solid rock, and are among the most wonderful structures of their kind in the world. The graying docks at New port News, owned by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, are among the largest in the world. and are capable of floating vessel 800 feet long. They are cut in sandy soil and are lined with great timbers and cement. and when pumped out are as dry as a drawing room floor.
 Another type of marine hospital Is the floating dock, and the most recent ex- ample of structure of this kind is the Dewey. the largest and most modern float ing drydock that has ever been built, em- bodying not only all the features of a ship, with cabins, refrigcrating appa- ratus, wireless telegraph, a complete ma chine shop fitted with all pharapbernalia for the repairing of vessels, but which is built in sections, so that two-thirds of 1t will dock the other third in case that DOT tion of itself needs repairs.
 This great dock. which is 600 feet long and 100 feet wide between Its walls, Is capable of lifting a battleship of 14,000 tons. and is fully independent of land resources, Is the property of the United States government and will take care of our warships and maritime interests in the Far East. as the government, ever generous. will allow any vessel to be
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which Is so necessary 70 the prevention of attachment of the barnacle.
 When the last mechanic has eft tbe vessel and the foreman of the yard pro nounces her finished, there Is yet one other specialist to come on board. He Is the compass adjuster. ind under lis direction the vessels first or trial trip Is made. After completing his wbtk the adiuster drops over the side. waves his hand to the officers and be ship once more begins her fight for existen.e 1n inc bosom of the sea.
 THOMAS WILSON
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practically every trade Is represented. There are biacksmiths, foundrymen, cop persmiths, plumbers, drlllers, boiler makers, locksmiths calkers. shipJoiners, pumpmen, machinsts. painters, decoru- tors, upholsterers, patternmakers, etc, each of which represent a separate guild. but in the modern steamer one Is as nec essary as the other, for each has It's own speciality.
 The ships painters represent another industry. These men remove the growth Of barnacles and weeds from the hull and then they put on the copper paint,
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mems shirts very much in the style of those now worn were made in 1880.
 Bayonets were first manufactured in Bayonee. France, in the year 1870. They received their name from the town of their origin.
 Schwartz invented gnnpowder in 1928 But thirteenth-century alchemist, named Roger Bacon. gave a receipt for the mak- ing of 1t in work of his in the year 12l0.