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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-19

dense fogs obscure these signals, 30
that ships almost touching sides are
unable TO communicate with each 9th
er. With the wireless phone a fog
won't matter. The fine dect. Ia two
squadfons, each squadron comprising
two divisions Of four batileships ench.
may be manipulated by vocal orders
ut viii. II II said by the naval wire.
less expert who investigated aud re-
ported upon the new wireless iele-
phone that even IN battle 1t Will bs
possible TO talk between ships Other
nations viii be deeply Interested In
this wireless phone test
Each Of these sixteen battieshIps II
thoroughly modern and up TO date IN
every particular. All save two have
been built since the war with Spain.
They have been almost continuously
IN commission since their launching
and have been oyerhauled and put Ia
shipshape for this particular cruise
with q view TO the utmost efficiency
With an aggregate displacement OF
more than 223,000 tons and with more
than $50 guns Of four Inch caliber and
above, the fleet IL the most powerful
and formidable ever assembled by
Uncle Sam. Ia the manner OF arma-
ment only two OF the battleships, tbs
Kentucky aud the Kearsarge. differ
from the general pattern OF recent
lighting ships Of the first class These
ships carry superlmposed turrets, guns
being operated In two stories, Z small
er turret resting upon the larger one.
Each turret holds two guns.
Three rear ndmirals accompany the
fleet 10 the Pacific. First In lmpor-
lance Is the commander In chief, Rob.
ley -. Evans, senior rear admiral Ia
the navy and the highest ranking of.
Ger In actual sea service, Admiral
Dewey being his only superior Rear
Admlrals William II Emory and
Charles NJ, Thomas command divisions
OF the feet The captains " the sii
teen battIeships as assigned for this
cruise are.
Connecticut l1agshlp ~ AdmIrsl
Evans, Hugo osterhans: Louisiana.
Richard Wainwright Kansas. Charles
u. yreeland Vermont, William r Pot
ter; Georgia thagshIp Of Admlral Em.
oryj, Henry Me1rea; Virginia. seaton
Schroeder Sew Jersey, W. " H.
Switzerland Rhode Island, Joseph h
Murdoch. Minnesota Flagship ~ Ad
miral Thomas, John Hubbard; Ohio,
Lewis G. Heilner: Maine, Giles " Hsf-
Der; Missouri. GreenlIef A Merriam;
Alabama. Ten Eyck u. " yeedsr.
Illinois. J. n Bowyer. kearraree. II
Hutchins. Kentucky. w c. Cowlrs
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.SThe SFleet Sins theS Pacifics
Rear Admiral Evans Can cal Up Each Of His Sixteen Bat,
tIeshps by Wireless Teephonc-A 100000 Coal Bin For
Uncle Sam-Nhen the Oregon Rushed Around Cape Horn

that the press ~ ibe Jnlied State. VIII
ruioy frcm time 70 time semc interest
Ing stories u shore leave hoanks The
commander. 81 The shirs no dent, viii
hna Il necessary Is empicy their pow
crs % discipline aud Diplomacy 20 the
almost Ia order 10 keep Jack from hnh
bling over with enthusiasm when he
rs~s ashore IN considerable groups to
ret his land legs
white AZ sea Jack win hRre plenty
a. business 10 occupy his attention
though II n ~ 40 means all work and
no play aboard ship The mcp o. csch
vessel have masc0ta With which 70
amusc themselves IN on moments. ses
eral goats, cats, parrots measess aud
dogs viii make the cruise around the
Horn. SURF of regular meals and nbun
aant attention from thclr admirers, ON
GERS as well rs enlisted men
whlc The SHIPS are ~ sea !, ought 10
he comparatively easy matter Tor Ad'
miral Evans 10 handle his forces, for
on TINS tlNANft wv RhN WV INV W WV
history OF the world the wireless 'ele'
phone will be used for communication
between the ships OF great nsssl
fleet. Every battleshlp has been nited
with wireless telephone devices won
derfnl invention but recently perfected.
From his station Ia the emergsnc,
cabin Of the flagship Connecticut an
officer serving ~ the hects hello
boy" SO 10 speak, win he able TO call
up at viii the officers OF any other
ship, even though ten miles Of brine
aud wireless distance may Intervene,
by the wireless phone messages by
word of mouth may be sent from ship
10 ship with The accuracy aud ease OF
wired telephone messages from room
20 room Ia modern hotel
The value OF such a system under
the circumstances is self evident lierv
tofore ntership signaling has been
done by means OF days OF by 'wi2wag
giug Frequently II happens that
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-19
ANTHRACITE COAL VEIN
Chatham ~ ". Ereiiea Over DIS
eorery % Line Of Boston ana
AInsny.

t'hAthsus. y ". Dee " -ls nov
i.a,, ~ Il ltr geologirsl nap of Aew
furk sogia have 70 he changed. Is
la. sl.sy, eeen loosri up'a a. state
siiaeui coai Seposs,t. 40 10 70 lssi
wess only iwe scrssons have ever b~eD
reported % Ne Nisis geological dspsrf.
msni al Alhsny vhew samples u an.
shrseiis have been shown. Chsihaln
Il The third. and i I, .sid i, samples
sfe far superior 10 those u the other
two secisons reported year ago.
ID came about in this way. Conirac'
.ar john Donobae Of Springfield,
Mass. Is at work in wce ca, ncnr
TIE Chatham station. blasting ous s'oue
aaa making roadbcd for The third
tract o. "a. Boston and Albany road.
A blast sas ssi &c few days ago,
about y foci under The surface 81 the
ground. and. 10 the smE1etneui OF the
contractor hugh chunks 81 bisesesi
slate sbai. with nistnr. Of real an
ihrnelie werc ihrowa out, and tons Of
4 nov he on The railroad bank VII.
liam n. HonsmAn owns the ADJOINING
laud through which thls ledge Of slate
rams. and be immediately took samples
10 the State geologisi, which are now
beina carefully anaiyaed' !, 's report
I'd thai this slate shals, which burns
quite readily even nov, Is always found
over a yein Of anthracite coal OF com
mercisl ynlue
Friday morning Contractor Donohue
made another discovery which II u
proves As he thinks II Will, certainly
sill settle the future of Chatham and
eastern Columbia county. Digging
down about - feet ia this shale coal
section he struck water and upon lis
surface we're distinct traces of oil,
With coal aud oil just 70 miles west Of
the Massachusetts State line, II the
prospects develop a every one hopes
and ~ appearances on the surface ap'
pear exceeding good. il will mean much
a. eastern New York aud Western
Massachusetts,. There is long section
Of this slate aud -hale and the VEN
opened il Al least % feet ia width
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ined all were unfit for household use.
The following extracts from recent
publication OF the New York state de-
partment Of health regarding ice and
Ice supplies hear directly upon this
question:
In general there are n great many
conceivable ways that Ice and ice sup
plies may become infected. The dan
ger from many Of these canscs Of H..
fection may. however. be 50 remote or
80 infrequenl IS 10 hardly merit no
tice. There are. however, q few dan
gers associated with the formation or
natural ice and the harvesting % the
ice supplies MS now generally practlced
which do merit consideration.
in,snitsry Conditions.
The FIRST Of these dangers II the one
due 10 the harvesting OF icc from pol
inied sources This ice may be taken
from ponds or rivers which have been
polluted by sewage and may eoniain
the germs Of typhoid fever and other
diseases.
Second Ice may l,ecome coniami-
nn,ed during the period and operations
Of harvesting BY 9th which mas have
come from infected sources. The i1nnds
and feet Of labOrers or the boots Of
horses may lie the channels BY which
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-19
NEW INDUSTRY FOR EN0SBURGH.
Plant for Production OF Canned Eva
roraied MIX 10 Be Located
There,

~. Alhans. Dee. ~, Franklin coun.
a.. Alrvs,ly the hammer canuiy IN Yer.
ninni fut - pt4'duc, 81 the bsssi dairy
,mller. viii soon establish another re-
cSnl 10 lir production IL canned eva
i,orsiesl milk The newest enterprise
u bie milk factory 10 be- erected ID
thc spring II Enosb0Frh Fails, the site
isr which, . opposite The cemetery aud
an the llae II she Central Vermont rail.
way. has tcen purchased Of A. W.
Meslgorih. Chicago parties arr back
= The plsni, which j. capitalized Al
5000 III u which has been paid IN.
The plsni wili be built along the line
- the successful Van Camp factory
halli here last winter. bal viii be- larger
AID have greater capacity, plans be-
iag nads foF nssne the milk ~ 1900
eeas. The Notk ~ gri,iug The buildlng
material and necessary equipment dc.
lisercd will o. heean nj once. and
gnnnd uill be broken for The FONDA.
tions ~ seou ~ the weather permits
The piAni sili be the most modern
AND ezsmpleic ~ any yet Installed aud
aill casi IN the nesghharhocd Of sa5..
asa, and wi.l employ 1t beast 90 hands.
The people ef Enosl,ergh are gsbilaui
ayes their coed foftnbe in having such
desirable and prosperous business
iscAie sith ibsan. Their s@elion ~
pasaira'ariy sdapls,i ioraniry products.
and TIE hsgh prices rasa ihr farmers
Cor mls Ard The hig disharsrnsenis
made aAong belp aud iradesm~n sill
be 10 lhs beaesl u al concerned.
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commanded the respect OF bis brother
officers aud the men under him.
A few years ago Emory severely cen
sured a seaman, who remarked later
that IL was only the officers uniform
that protected him from a licking
Emory Immediately doffed his uniform,
dressed himself IN one OF his gorgeous
citizen suits, got shore leave for the
enlisted man. met him up an alley and
administered the licking himself, though
the other man was the bigger. Then
he helped the defeated man back 10
the ship and sent him TO the hospital
ward.
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas,
who commands n division OF the Pa
cifc bound feet. consisting OF the bat
tleship Minnesota. flagship. and the
battlesblps Ohio. Maine and Missouri.
entered the Naval academy only two
months later than Robley y. Evans
Admiral Thomas has had very large
experience as an educator and trainer
of seamen, For years he was senior
Instructor In ordnance and was 10
charge of the infantry battalion OF
cadets at the Naval academy.
Captain Richard Wainwright, com
handing the battleship Louisiana. Is
one Of the notable heroes Of the Span
sh-American war. AT the naval bat
tie of Santiago be was In command or
the torpedo boat destroyer Gloucester,
q converted yacht He dashed into the
thickest OF the fight and destroyed the
Spanish torpedo boats Furor and Pln.
ton Later he captured without assist
ance the Porto Rican barbor OF Qua
nicn for use as landing place for the
army OF General Miles The secretary
u the navy IN presenting Wainwright
sword from the people Of his native
lection said There is a roll Of honor,
Commander Wainwright which Is
known as that Of the bra vest OF the
brave on that imperishable roll your
name has been written by your coun
trymen."
lHe colHHanuer vi Tue Dhtiiehnip VIZ
ginla. Captain Seaton Schroeder. has
distinguished himself not only as u
naval officer In sea service but IN civil
life as governor OF the Island Of Guam
for two aud half years Governor
Schroeder established a school system
on the island and IN other ways helped
TO Amerlcanize Guam He is also an
author. having written work en-
titled "Fall OF Maxlmllian's Empire"
and several notable magazine articles
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-19

six months we have been talking about
this proposed movement OF warships.
For six months Uncle Sam has been
making preparations for the voyage.
Some citizens have acquesced with en-
thusiasm In the plans of the navy de-
partment Others have objected to the
cruise on various grounds. Some have
looked upon 1t as "A valuable demon
stratlon' In view of possible Japanese
hostilties. Others have commended
the plan merely as a matter OF exer-
cising our ships and seamen, just to
show what they can do when they try.
Still others have limited that II Is no
body's business outside OF America
what we do with our own naval equip
ment so long as we keep the peace.
Opponents OF the cruise have held that
Il Is needless waste OF money. while
4 few OF them seem to regard the
MS something akin TO the
shaking OF a red rag In the face OF a
bull.
Very probably those who hold that
II Is nobody's business but Uncle
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occasion. When the battleshlp Oregon
came around the Horn on her famous
trip To get into the Santiago fight Of
1908 she made only about an average
OF nine knots an hour, actual sailing
time, owing TO the necessity of keeping
In touch with her golfers, which were
nautical sowpokes.
In this cruise Admiral Evans ships
will be accompanied by coaling vessels
carrying supplies of fuel In excess OF
that stored in the bunkers of the bat
tleshlps themselves. The colliers viii
load up with coal ms needed from time
to time at the several ports where stops
will be made Supply ships also &C.
company the feet. cargoed with canned
meats and other foods. Fresh supplies
of provisions Will he obtained at the
stopping places. The selection ana
purchase of these supplies will test the
skill OF Uncle Sans naval commlssary
officers II viii be a new experience
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(zUnclea Sam's Pacific Fleet
Sixteen Bio Batteshps Which WI Steam Fifteen Ihou'
SAND Niles TO San Francsco-Ssn,a Claus "n LONE
Aboard al Trinidad-Maodaens Bal lar0e' rracuee

tanrp We hhte DO desire O. hghi
Engiaud of rance set We k-ep the
Atlantic coasi renstHnlii guarded -
powerful f~@ts The movement 81 .
great Meet "a raclar waters Is bui .
natural consequence ~ changed condl
lions Secretary Of the Nayt Metratf
remarked some months ago when this
movement was under consideration
ihat Il had practically 90 slsnincance
from a military standpoint" Al That
lin. there was some little friction With
Japan on account ~ Incidents In san
Francisco That matter was settled
smicahly. aud now the bis feet goes
forward with such significance As 10.
dusirlal aud commercial conditions
may give Il.
Under the command Of Rear Admiral
Robley u. Evans this grandest assem
bly, of American ships that ever pillow
Ell the seas Is going around the tip
end Of South America aud up through
the blue brine Of the Pacific 10 resnsci-
taied aud rejuvenated San Francisco
The sixteen battleshlps which. with
the necessary colllers. supply ships, re-
pair ships and other auriliaries TO an
EXTENDED cruise. constitute this heei
are ne follows.
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% reach San Francisco bay. This Is
equivalent 10 more than l5,OO0 miles.
rhe naval authorities figure that 10
lays will elapse between the time OF
starting aud the time OF arrival nj des-
ination, but that only slxty-three days
will be devoted to actual sailing The
est Of the time will be spent In port
IN route and at target practice. II Is
he intention OF the navy department
o give the crews much practice at the
big and little guns under the best con
lItions possible There VIII be nve
stops on the long trip, where the ships
viii anchor and many members OF the
rews will enjoy shore leave.
From Hampton Roads to Trinidad,
he first port where the feet will pause,
he distance is 1850 knots. The sailors
will spend Christmas at Trinidad, leay-
ng there about three days afterward
'or Rio de Janeiro $500 knots dis
ant. About Jan. 10 the ships viii an
,hor I'm the harbor Of the Brazilian me
.ropols, remaining week. Punta
Arenas. in the strait Of Magellan, Is
.,23O knots farther along. The heet
will spend the closing week OF January
n that port Callao, the next stopping
point, Is 1850 knots away. According
70 the schedule mapped out, the feet
should reach Callso on Feb. 10. Six
lays respite from cruising Will be had
n that harbor. then comes stretch OF
s,0l2 knots to Magdalena bay, on the
west coast Of Lower California, which
. peninsula belonging to the republic
If Mexico. At Magdalena bay con
siderable period will be spent IN gun
practice. The Mexican government
lus granted the United States the priv
lege Of using this fine bay, an ocean
inlet forty miles long and protected
gith reefs Of sands SO that the water ID
,iyays placid, as Il coaling and prac-
nce station for period OF three years.
From Magdalena bay TO San Francis
% bay, where the ships will drop an
.hor at the end of their voyage, the
distance is about 1000 knots. II Is be,
ieyed that. barring accidents and 9TH
r untoward circumstances, the ships
will ride triumphantly through the
eoden Gate and anchor In the bay on
April 10.
While the disposition OF the feet aft.
r arrival ia San Francisco bay is not
definitely indicated, II is safe to as.
nme that the big battleshIps will do
more or less cruising up and down the
Pacific coast II Is quite probable that
considerable time will be spent In the
Puget sound harbors, such as those at
Seattle and Tacoma. II may be that
rulse to Honolulu will I've included
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-19
Cow Manure For cat,an.

We never expect 10 see the south a
cattle country. but we do expect 10 see
more and more attention given 10 this
important feature Of successful farm
lag We notice with pleasure that all
Of our bes, farmers are raising cattle
more or less. aud many are working
TO pot this branch Of their farm 0pers.
tons upon letter basis We notice
where cotton Was fertiilzei With sts
bic manure and especially with Gov
manure II has not suffered from the sf
feet of drought. az has that where
commercial fertilizer alone Is USED
Southern cuiilyator.
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II Il lamenfabie fact that more cat
tie and sheep are lost from the effects
Of exposure In the south thsn Ia the
north. The explanation h moi bard TO
find In the north the winter weather
IL - severe that good shelters are an
absolute necessity. whereas IN The
south We bFag ~ our mild. open win
tiers and herald The 10 called faet that
We do not need 10 90 10 the expense
that northern people do IN bailding er'
penslYe barns and sheds We forget
thar shelter Is needed even though u
need not he az expensive IA q shelter
for q colder cilmste. TEXAS Farm and
Ranch.
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Yield Of MsnaeIs.

Mangels grown continuously on the
same land for -four years yielded 90
tons OF roots. containing one ton Of
dry matter, while on land under 70
tation they yielded thirty -four tons Of
roots and four tons OF dry matter per
acre al the New York Cornell expert
ment station. From 5000 TO 10000
plants Of nangels. rutabagas and by.
brid turnips and from 10000 TO C0.0p0
plants OF carrots per acre are suggest.
sd "a proper stands,
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flagship, the splendid battleship Con
nectlcut. he will direct the movements
OF the sixteen great battleships and
the other vessels. lie has been forty.
seven years In the navy, counting from
the date of his entrance In the Naval
academy. lie began his career as an
active fighter In the latter part OF the
civil war. In the assault upon Fort
Fisher the young ensign received
wounds which gave him a permanent
limp and caused him TO be retired from
the navy for disability. But Evans
made stubborn fight for reinstate.
ment, In which he was the winner. Thus
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Tor them to provide the mess for such
! large force OF hungry seamen, large.
y from markets with which they are
hnacqnainted.
Another new experience which the
officers must undergo is that OF keep
ing their official eyes upon the jolly
lack tars while the ships lie In South
American barbors Extended stops
will he made ut Trinidad. Rio dc Ia.
neiro. Punta Arenas. Caliao and Mag
dalena bay. Al none OF these ports
heretofore have Uncle Sans seamen
TO the number Of more than so ever
gone ashore. With nearly twenty
times that number Of men 20 handle,
all Of them pretty lively specimens OF
humanity. II may be taken for granted