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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-19
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC,

That I, Hiram beavers, do notify the public
or all concerned, that will not be respon-
sible for any bills that may be contracted by
my wife, Virginia beavers, dating. from this
date. Yours Respectfully,
!, September 10, 1877. HIRAM BEAVERS.
septic 3tS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-19

Today's treasury statement was: Re
ceipts $2,25l, O66; expenditures 81,
020. 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-19

MAR. W. G. ROGERS, of 4Os Prince street,
IVA Alexandra, is now with Mr.. II, l..
RUST in the REAL ESTATE, LOAN AND
INSURANCE BUSINESS, Cos 18th street,
N. W., Washington, ID. c., and respectfully
soliciis the patronage of his friends and the
public.
For small investors we can place amounts
Of $3.50 and up in first trusts on city property,
having per cent. interest aug23 lms
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-19

wish to inform the public that beeinni' !
i SATURDAY, September q, will conI'
mence giving PRIVATE DANCING LES
SONS at Odd Fellows Hall, on north Coium-
bus street; hours 7;S0 to IL p. m. Gentle
men, SOC; ladies, 25c. or,,oooc
sanlR 3ts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-19
FOR SALE,

Desirable STORE and DWELLING oil
King Street. Apply at once.
ROBT. ELLIOTT, Real Estate Agt.,
sep19 ct f27 South ROYAL Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-19

PURE VINEGAR and SPICES for pick
ling for sale 10y J. G. MlLBURN, 4
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-09-21

1 was dying sure bit slow.
Ju,, q, the one whose name ypu cut
Did lilly year, ago.
J. PDLk RACINE.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-09-21
DISCOYERED!

TIIE Information comes ir"
Baltimore that il Mr.. Gaith'
= Is elected Governor. NJ
Frank F. Williams. Editor OF II
Cecil Wing. will expect the appoin
mcnt al Secretary OF State.-Ccc
Democrat. Sept Il, o..
There now, The cat is out OF i
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

To maintain the fine metallic sound the buoys must cleaned least year, sometimes oftener This easy task.
 lift the buoys. anchored with great iron sinhess. from difficult feat. Naturally. they arc placed in dangerous and stormy water and the caness days possible must be selected to replace them.
 buoy. freshly painted and in good trim. s taken out board a vessel It is lifted on great crane swung the deck Should the boat begin to rock the buoy begins to swing. psnduumiks. and if the greatest is taken damage to the ship imminent. At the proper moment signal Is given ana swish! the buoy sinks into the water
 Then comes harder task. that of lifting the old buoy from the ocean.
 Chains are fastened about the old buoy ropes fast ened around the bulb and the tube at the end Then word is given the chains creak and stretch ana tns buoy with a azzling sound. rises
 The greatest must be paid to the buoy as swings dangerously the ship and rises above the deck Word again is given suddenly the chains give way and 1t descends rapidly and with great tnump settles on blocks the deck.
 Next chains and hooks fastened to the chain which attaches the to its anchors How the great crane strains engines pun as the anchor buried fin mlre and and barnacles refuses to pudge Nothing else but fasten the chain to tne snip and pull of. =.
 Ths chain is fastened by two-inch spring rope hawser The ship begins to away The taut cham draws the anchor, it must either give way or 1hs chain m lst break. Often the chain breaks =. .S.
 In the distance be heard the talnt souno VI 'ss rev buoy its life Of moaning begun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
ZeaWn9 d Au2yM PasIhaN

storm of strife of In which 1t exults so mady.
 But the buoys constructed that they will make the greatest their warning Is most needed
 If you pass close by the buoy you will see great metal pear-shaped object bobbing up and down in the water At the end point of this metal bulb Is an open inc which Is connected base by long steel tuoe This tube is connected with the whistle by smaller nine Two other pipes admit air to the tube through valves which arranged that the only egreSS hOf the air is through the whistle.
 As the buoy floats in the water the water nis the tube to ,he level outside As the waves htt the buoy on their crest water flows out of the tube and air rushes it. As the buoy sinks back water usbes into the tube forcing the air out through the vhisIa Thus the more rotous the waves the greater ,h air ssson as the rushes into the buoy and conGeunantlx tha louder the noise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

a small craft a rowboat. perhaps
 With one of these Lieutenant Dixon attacked the stanty, but Dixon. his fearless crew and his semi submarine all sent to the bottom. together with many of their opponents. by the explosion.
 Just ahead of this crude device as wireless telegraphy Is of the oldfashioned wigwagging sys- tems or of burning beacon fires on hilltops Is the latter-day submarine advance of It's ancestors in the destructive devtry of war.
 Just how many submarines there in the navies of the world is difficult to estimate Russia. since her unfortunate disastrous mxup with Japan is cred tied with five purchased in this country Japan mas alse had several delivered to her.
 England has built a number. The naval authori- ties of the various countries not proclaming to the world just how many submarines they possess the degree of effectiveness of these fighters.
 France appears to be more energetic in seeking the best types than other nation, yet she surrounds her experiments with such secrecy that 1t difficult to form estimate of what has been accomplished
 of France: in some attention of the world has been attracted By severe loss of life.
 The United States about dozen sub marines the $300.0O0 voted by the last congress
 The national legislature in providing funds for the new complement of diving torpedo boats stipulated they shall be equal to the best examples Of this class of craft under the Stars and Stripes
 This means the underwater warriors will be .n each 64 feet in length and 12 feet In diameter displacing. when submerged about 125 tons of water The propulsve power will be sup piled ur-cylinder gasoline engine or l6O-horse- power which gives each vessel speed of about ten miles per hour running under full power at the surface of the water.
 The new type of surface boat has also at tracted attention of late. This is peculiar craft, built in two sections. The upper part runs on the surface although so nearly even With 1t as to De al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
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dsmay of people living along the shores.
 Usually the Lighthouse Board is besieged by pro- +ests whenever it places a buoy locality The sound Is so mournfuI eere that the people 1t uncomfortable.
 Queer things these whistling buoys. As they rise snd toss on the give forth the most pene- tratve sound one could imagine-a sound heard for fifteen miles and more. vhen the waves highest louder they shriek The gale may below deaenngy and the waves crash thun derousv-yet no pandemonum of wind and sea is so Iod that above the tumut piercing and clear cannot he heard the warning whistle of the buoy.
 Then as subsidies the crying Of the great metal siren decreases in volume and 1t heaves on calm and gentle 1t gives forth only moan, faint and rather pIantiye as though 1t loRgng for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
Australia Teens With Gems

IJsTRAIIA Is a land teeming with preciou. A stones According to F. W. Goding, onitso "A States consul among the stones t91nd are ,rs Ias ated avanturine, bacanite Qydanl bloodstone S. 0s hel,otrope carngorm, cats-eyes, chalcedony cntyso prase crine hyaline jasper moss agate mOstGn onyx 2rase rock crystal rose QuaE0 S@kSSHSs sard sardonyx and water bubble 4. ., aro nna
 The annual output of opals amounts to $tzSSyvY IS The size of many of stones is enormous MT Goo- ing says: .. Aaar ,oupa Iateiv fin oueensias. one purchased weighing 4A earats while many others weighing from to b carats nave been sold Diamonds far found in the state have not heSr to cause excitement ana this, esn.Sar win the fact that European and American gem have adjudged them as ihAerloE OuAl- fty has discouraged exploration: ,.
 "sapphires have been found in var various places. @ duced elsewhere. Recently s12So was refused Tor rnneh veilow sapphire, and Q large blue one. wttn H ysIioT center, weighing RA aIARasA drought s2sc@"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
CAN ESCAPE BEFORE EXPLOSION

It can place from to three torpedoes of the highest explosive beneath the keel of the great hulk above and then dash away to safety before the awful outbreak sends and millions to the bottom
 During much of May a naval board was busy con ducting tests of submarine boats at Newport The entire wor1dthe naval portion of the world at least was watching the meager bulletins sent out with the deepest interest
 Great Britain had just ordered the keels laid for two more fighting giants of the Dreadnought type. each to something like $10Oo0O0o But the United States at a total of S30oooo0. was planning to secure fifteen or little submarines. any of them capable of wiping Dreadnought out of sx- istence.
 At Newport were tested three types of the under water fighter the Octopus, represented the Hol- land idea Another. the Lake, embodied the genius of the builder whose name 1t bore. The third was differ ent from both these, It represented new and re- cent idea called the sub surface
 A number of requirements had to be met in the tests First was the safety of the crew. and then facility and certainty of action while submerged. mbmarine not under perfect control that would not jailed upon. would prove of little service in time of leed
 Speed when running the water when running Iwash or when entirely submerged. was also im portant item. Then there must be endurance while Bubmerged and when on the surface there must be liability.
 very important requirement. of course. is of- fensive together with visibility of the object 70 be attacked.
 Not all submarines dive Some constructed to run a little beneath the surface Most of these have a sighting instrument-an eye-hxed upon pole. the vessel is running submerged its eye is borne along the surface small object that 1t would perhaps not be noticedAby passing craft
 ThTouRh an ingenious arrangement the man In Ina
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

xu HEN the ill., -fated Maine was blown into scraR NX/ iron at Havana the lives Of so many or WV her brave men snuffed out like a can
 dle, a thrill of horror swept over Christeh- dom.
 That nine years ago. when suomarihe ooa's were scarcely past the borderland of dreams what would the world say today when witnessing, not the destruction single vessel. but the annihllauoh of an aentire battleships by terrific unoer- water explosions could not be guarded against1
 For Maine. swinging, at anchor. with the tide. had bumped against a torpedo, smuggling like an evil spirit in the mire of the harbor bottom
 It been placed there, undoubtedly, by human had to wait in it's murderous career uhtii those same hands the exploding sparks leapins and cracking along wire from shore. or until tne vessel should swing around ana set OH the demon by a touch of Its keel
 But think of the pitiful plight of battleship at the mercy of a moving mne-one with eyes and brains for 1t carries the eyes and brains or oe- tefmined, coolly calculating men,
 mine - whole storehouse of explosives- can speed along the surface rapidly as the average launch that can plunge beneath the waves and ma neuver many feet the surface, very devil in- earnate, out of sight and out of reachl t
 Vessel building these days has reached what would seem to the acme of perfection The great steel floating of the have double bot toms bulkheads here and there and every device suggested by genius to eep the craft ahoat when damaged
 But the smallest submarine can put the biggest battleship of commission as easily as an angry wasp route a pugiist
 Creeping unseen and unsuspected. far down under the surface terrible swordsh of war can lance the very vitals of the enemy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

"/H ILL the naval s0arfare of the fa- LI lure fake place beneath the zcaves?
 Are costly battleships and fast cruisers soon to De filings of the past-as ob. soiete types of fghting craft as the revered Constitution, in Boston Harbor; or Nelson's famous old Victory, at Plymouths
 l For the purchase of submarines the last Congress- appropriated S3,ooo,ooo. and e*- ,ensive experiments have been condnefed re. gently at Newport to determine the merits ot different types. .
 The nations of the scorld are gros0ing fe-- verish upon the subject of submarines. France and England, sohose hope in soar nHnsf rest largely upon their navies, are continually building and testing, looking here and there for the most deadly httle ssvordfsh that could
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

ever stab q bulky battleship. Germany, Rns- sia. Japan and Italy are al offering high re- svards to invemtive geninses that sO'1 proV'de Death scith the most handy diVing snit.
 Such man-operated deVices as snbn'ari"e boats, hosUever, are not sufficient for this pro- gressive age, fearfully menaeing to snrfAee fleet though they are. a.
 Torpedoes have been deVised that Fn through the sruter like panic-stricken fish; that steer themselves, automatically, here and there im pursuit of lodging prey, and that are filled svith the most terrible explosive that can be devised.
 Truly there are marvels for nnder-7oafer slaughter that may aUeU necessitate the early calling of q qUorld's peace conference thaf s0iH really provide for aniVersal peace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

coming tower is able to view the surface in all orec tions through this eye.
 It is the theory about submarine warfare that boat when about attack should run out into the open awash submerged and dive at once upon observing the enemy
 Recent experiments" said Inventor Lake In a paper before the Institution of Naval Architects "have proved the practicaby of sending submarines the non diving type unseen through narrow. tor tuous passages right up to the docks of fortified basins while lookouts were being maintained
 '"The submarine may carry mines and plant them right under the guns of the most powerful ships or forts The latest method of applying the sighting instrument 1t possible to the vessel below surface that ripple is even in smooth water.
 without changing the level and depths of the boat, the sighting instrument may be extended above the surface the of taking an observation and quickly withdrawn
 This be accomplished in less than two sec onds. It would probably not be necessary to expose the sighting instrument more than twice for a few seconds duration while making a submerged attack"
 That the submarine is not frail toy to be kept coddled in a harbor shown in March, when three of Uncle Sams little swordhsh of war. the Porpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
DEFY ALL BIG GUNS

But such guns ineffective against the enemy slips along fifteen twenty feet below the sur face, plants a torpedo under battleships side and then creeps destroy others of the enemys fleet protect themselves in various ways They steam about and difficult to hit If at anchor they let down into the water all sides protecting net of steel that holds off the assailing torpedo
 But neither steaming power nor steel net is sum- cient protection against the man-steered submarine that creeps along the surface with the steatni ness and persstency of Paris Apache. 2 a9
 Not covered by a net is the bottom Of the oattie- ship Up against this rises the unseen suDmarne plants its one three torpedoes and then scur- ries away like crab. In a few minutes the ex- plosion occurs-there is less battieshp ana per- haps hundreds of brave men fewer afoPt
 Hudson Maxim. expert in devisng new ana deadly engines of war. has invented a torpeuo that is practically little warship in itself II IS pro pelIed by generated in the burning Of hgn explosives carries in concentrated formi It can DC launched at considerable distance from the object of attack. yet. automatically steered ana seh- driven. will rush onward to its foe. .....u |. .o-
 Another inventor claims to De eesntro t be launched into harbor or the ocean ana S fs menace such a thing would be a blockading heeti
 High speed. of course must quanfy snrtaee tor tor pedo boat keyed to speed of forty two miles an hour. Yet the little suomarne crawnns
 ss ns an nea Sour the ay action in e dSs ali other o aRhting W craft of the seas
 the sare umt must be Psndea argey for Dor defense. It's cruising power Is limited No less th think that the world will not immediately abandon battleship building because of this new neath-wafer
 At the same time. the naval authorities of tho world are watching submarine deveiopmeh. wirn % ,hs possibilities of the underwater craft Naval wars of ss rn1uTs mSs dvnS 9s deadly machines must result in the doing away of all warfare.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

A STORM at seal How the ship rolls losses, N and plunges on the great angry waves. A And in the distance-what is that weird. moaning, unutterably sad soundl dirge for men lostG wailing lament of water spirits Such it might seem, for it is so filled with un- earthly mournfulness.
 Ask the captain No, he will tell you, it is warning voice. It is a voice that saves many ships from destruction. a faithful and vigilant guard at dangerous shoals and rocky coasts. It is nothing more than a whistling buoy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
SmyH Arya @-MrknevS 0ms-SuAmvrmr AsssM

most invisible while the under body, dropping peiow like the business end of wasp. carries all the deadly mechanism we'll the propelling power
 An enemy might shoot to pieces the upper podN but the lower part, sunk into the water. would ps capable st of conducting highly interesting busi- of defense attack
 It would seem that the ordinary torpedo poatss long, narrow, swift, and filled with deadly import when within striking distance of an enemy may nos have a much longer vogue.
 The electric searchght helps protect vessei from the attack of of these purely surface boats Ex perments made by the cruiser Nashville showed that torpedo boats be detected on dark nights at an average distance of 7S1 yards. As torpedo attack is supposed to be seldom successful at greater dis tance than 500 yards. these wasps of the sea nave the advantage supposed.
 Battleships and cruisers armed with quick firing guns in order sweep the surrounding seas and ward off the near approach of surface torpedo hoaf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

. HE whstling buoy Is the invention of an Amert-
 can, J. M Courtenay of New York. Buoys have b~n placed in dangerous places along the coast for the welfare of seafarnG people and to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

Shark and Plunger. steamed from New York to An- napoiis without aid of any kind
 Other things that submarines can do were shown in the recent tests at Newport, where the Oc- topus and the Lake gave remarkable exhibitions or speed endurance and submerged maneuvering.
 In light, or surface-cruisng trim. the Octopus averaged fraction better than II knots hour Her mean speed running awash was s9S knots.
 The two boats put through their paces like trotters county fair They twisted, turned. as if pursuit fleeing enemy; discharged torpedoes targets while running both and beneath the face and plunged to the bottom whenever that feat required.
 An interesting feature that both vessels. the Octopus with sixteen men on board and the Lake with eight sank to the bottom of the bay in durance and remained there twenty-fo hours. The suffered inconvenience they slept well. and games. books and other diversions helped pass he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
CAN oUT-JONAH JONAH

The only man in history who fingered longer under water Jonah. The Newport test showed that the Octopus and Lake out-Jonah Jonah for 1t was estimated that they used only one-fory-ffth of their supply of fresh At that rate they could remain the surface forty five days, with sufficient sup plies of air and fuel
 Equipped with both gasoline engines and eiec- tricty the vessels supposed to the former on the surface and electrical power when submerged
 In the very infancy, the beginning of submarine and torpedo warfare. forty five years the Con- federates were less successful against the Federal fleets that blockadng their ports.
 They blew up and destroyed twenty -four Federal warships and transports and disabled six others On their side they escaped with comparatively trihng oss they nothing like the number Of vessels ahoat that their opponents had.
 Crude in the extreme were the torpedo boats and submarine devices of those times As general thing the torpedo boats consisted beer keg filled with powder, fitted with a percussion primer and carried at the end of long pole projecting from the bow of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09

His cry for toys-this god of war-appease I3y some new diving terror of the seas.-Anon.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-23
wintsrlna Bees.

Where Bookkeeping is carried on ex.
tenslvely, especially in the northern
states, 1t is the custom of most bee
keepers to winter their colonies In
doors.
For this purpose some use the ordl-
nary house cellar, darkehing the same
and carefully watching the tempera-
ture. while others have built special
cellars for the purpose, where as many
as 1000 colonies are kept In one place
In indoor wlnterlng II is very i'm.
portant to see that the temperature Is
kept as nearly between As and 60 de-
grees as possible, the nearer 40 de-
grees the better, but II slight variation
from the above figures for a brief pc
riod will do no special harm.
II at any time the cellar becomes too
warm 1t should be cooled of at night
by leaving the door open, but be care
ful to close 1t again before daybreak.--
Farm Journal.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-23
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Foundersd Feet.

DR.. Smead says there is no cure for
foundered feet, but the animal suffer
ing may be relieved The following Is
his method: Prepare a shallow trough a
foot wide, Of a depth Of about SIX
inches and two feet long. Eli this
with water, In which place just salt
enough TO make 1t little brackish mot
brlne). Then allow the animal to
stand in this for an hour twice weekly
and soak her feet in this salty water.
In connection with this, three times
weekly apply to the coronets some OF
the following: OIL Of tar, one ounce;
oil Of turpentine, one ounce; raw lin
seed OIL, three ounces. The bar shoe
Is all right provided 1t Is properly
made and Is fitted properly. II not, ii
Is all wrong. and am sorry to add not
one horseshoer In ten understands the
foot Of horse and its requirements
we'll enough to make and fit a bar
shoe. | therefore think a rubber frog
pad Will be far better.--Farmers Advo-
cate,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-23
Next Olympic Games.

The programme for the Olympic
games next year In London has been
completed and spread broadcast among
the athletic authorities throughout the
world. Already assurances have been
received which make It certain that
the meeting will result In bringing to-
gether tho greatest aggregation Of ath-
letes the world has ever seen and win
present list OF sports which would
have made the old Greeks imagine
their games were in the kindergarten
class.
The programme includes everything
almost, from pitch and toss to balloon
racing. The main attraction for Amer
leans viii be the track and field sports,
for here the Yankees win have the
strongest representation. But, after
all, the contests selected VIII not be
20 thoroughly British as was thought
some time ago and the list Is fairly
an all round programme. Such events
a. the standing high and broad jumps,
throwing the tifty-six pound weight
and the 200 yard low hurdles are not
included. Yet wlthal the jumpers,
murders and weight throwers win have
good opportunity to exhibit their
prowess.