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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
By J. E. JE N K S

erosion which shortened the guns life to some
thing like sixty rounds.
1t considered therefore, that by adopting a
fourteeninch gun it would be possible to get equal
energy at the range and have that would
be good for six hundred rounds, which argued in
favor of the economy of the fourteen-inch Besides
this. the fourteen-inch gun carry a bursting
charge of high explosive than fifty per cent.
of the charge of the tweve-inch pro ectie.
The twelve-nch shell weighs one thousand and forty
six pounds, than half ton, while the four
teen-nch projectie will weigh sixteen hundred and
sixty pounds. 1t is purposed to fire it with velocity
of less than the tweveinch she'll say about twenty
hundred and fifty feet a second, of
twenty-four miles a minute. 1t is estimated that
this fourteen-inch shell travel eighteen miles
before its force is fully spent The sixteeninch shell
will travel twentyone miles and, at the elevation
of forty- degrees, the highest point in the arc
made by the shell in its flight would be two hundred
feet higher than Mount Everest, or nearly six miles
in the air. A fourteen-inch shell would penetrate
tweve-inch Krupp armor on the side of batteship
like needle thrust through sheet of paper, when
the vessel was five miles away, and it could accom-
pllsh this while going at the speed of fourteen
hundred and sixty feet second.
The latest elements which combine to produce inn
portant changes in land attack upon a naval foe
indicate that the next coast artillery fire in
will begin when the ship is miles away instead
of the paltry two miles which was once considered
the limit of effective firing. This increase in the
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distance when the land batteries must be ready for
assault is due to Improvements made in the devices
for determining ranges, the development of the
system of electrical information by series of deli
cate Geographic and telephone appliances, and the
adoption of searchlights, usually of the portable
variety, which destroys the old time advantage of
operations under the cover of night. The naval
engagements between the Japanese and Russian
vessels showed also that little injury was done to
armored vessels except by shells of large caber.
The subordinate guns be used only at close range
firing. 1t is estimated that in these days of high
power guns in the coast defenses the attacking
batteships would be of the best type capable of
throwing the largest quantity of metal the longest
distance, and that the decision of the battle would
be reached long before the guns of small caliber
used.
OF course, in improving the system of the pene-
trabity of shell, the fact that the fourteen-inch
projectie plow its way through twelve inches of
at five miles contemplates striking the ships
side by the shell head with square blow without
the least deviation from what is known as the nor
NAL impact. A less favorable condition of course
would correspondingly decrease the penetration;
but some parts of the ship do not have twelve
inch armor it is possible that the fourteen-inch gun
could go through say, inches of protection
fourteen miles under the most favorable conditions
of delivering the blow.
The great artillery battle between defenses afoat
and Notifications shore will probably take place
in of the four localities which marked for the
emplacement of the fourteen-nch guns, since it is
toward such neighborhoods, favorable to the ma
of deep draft vessels, that the attack from
the eventful day may have to be
repuSed.
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the proprietor On top were packed tent poles and
enough canvas to form for spectators Enclosure
about fifty feet square.
This wagon was the first carave and forerunner
of the gaudy gilt and white affairs which lend
air of carnival to circus parades. 1t was drawn by
two big white horses led by a tiny black
Shetland pony Wonbwell also gathered ten musi-
clans, everyone of whom six feet tall. and
with due regard for the advertising Importance of
poysylableS and ALTERATION Christened the musical
giants, "Wombwell's Brobdgnagan Brass Band"
These he dressed in long gray coats, after the
style of present day frocks, and topped them off
with silk hats a costume which accumulated their
height and set popular style that it is still
closely adhered to in unlformng nowaday minstrel
parades.
Much Co his chagrin and greatly to his SURPRISE
WOmbWell discovered that the big brass band and
the giant team of snow white horses attracted more
attention than the menagerie This fact duly
impressed upon his mind and pocketbook when he
observed crowds tOcklng about the horses and
musicians, while only small percentage OF the
frugal countryfok showed sufficient interest in his
wild and terocouS animals to pay the price of ad
mission. OF course, this condition fundamen-
tally wrong and Immediately he set about to rem
edy it. After considering many plans, he selected
the simplest, which consisted in making the rnusi
clans and horses part of the exhibition within the
Enclosure.
After touring England for six months, he returned
to London, where he went into winter quarters and
doubled the size of his show by building another
wagon. W lille collecting animals for his forth
coming spring tour, he made a most important
addition when he obtained possession of young
lion, eighteen months old, which proved a star
feature.
One hundred years ago lions were extremely rare
In England. They were supposed to be utterly
tanable untranable and ,,nmanageable, and
man had possessed the ternerIty to enter a lions
cage. Even the cubs were considered most fero-
cious, and keepers feared their vicious little paws
on account OF the claws which extremely
poisonous.
Wombwell's lion was handsome beast and
proved a splendid box office attraction when the
show began to play the suburbs of London in the
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Wombwe1l's Lucky Star

One night Wombwells lucky star stopped in the
~ blue sky above his two circus wagons and made
the little Snowman S fortune.
1t was the unexpected chance that falls into
mans life and then, to make people believe in
luck The usual feeding the lion" had occurred.
The meat had been properly janrned against the
iron bars of the cage, the big beast had properly
roared, clawed the beef and attacked it with low
grows. and the mob of pumpkins had been properly
impressed by the sight when the lion began to act
most unusualrnanner. He stood still and gasped
with his mouth wide open His eyes grew red and
water from them. He made queer noise, be-
tween grunt and growl which seemed. to come
from his stomach instead OF his throat, and his
belly heaved convulsively
Wombwel hurriedly summoned from the
box office He gave the lion a look and exclaimed,
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Hes choking to death! Get some rope! Hurry
up"
Rope was brought, and the lions two fore legs
quickly lassoed When the nooses closed
tightly over his feet the struggling beast was pulled
by main force down to the bars where Wombwell
attempted to poke a padded stick into the choking
animals mouth to loosen the meat which
clogging his throat Every attempt, however,
proved unsuccessful, the lion would turn away
to avoid the stick. AS the handsome brute moved
his head, it apparent from the jerky response
of his neck muscles that he growing weak, and
Wombwell, mad with anxiety lest he should lose
his most valuable exhibit grabbed a gun and rush.
cage with the frantic beast
The crowd stood terrorstricken on tiptoe. 1t was
like stepping into the face of death Wombwell did
not realize his own courage His anxiety moved
him to action, and dropping his gun he threw his
left around the lions neck, reached into the
brute'S gaping mouth with his right hand, grabbed
the big lump of meat that causing the trouble.
yanked it out and leaped from the cage, as the lion
rolled over its side out with the struggle.
Momentarily the people were breathless, then
they gave great cheer, picked UP Wombwell and
carried him twice around the Enclosure, shouting
their praises with might and main.
On the following day the news of this adventure
passed like wildfire from mouth to mouth and
finally reached London. Cynical London would not
believe. The idea! 1t preposterousl As we'll
might human being tweak the nose of a typhoon,
bury his arm in the NAV of a lion. Tell it to
little children, tell it to the marines, tell it to any
body; but don't try ladle such arrant rot to
educated London.
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sprngtme. Feeding the lion was the most SEN
sational feature OF the exhibition. 1t consisted
merely of fixing big hunk of beef on the end OF
iron prong and pushing it against the bars of the
cage through which the lion reached and grabbed
the with his claws but the awestruc auditors,
who were fearfulv afraid of the beast gaped open
mouthed when the lion dashed furously up and down
the cage. roaring and flashing his tail sight OF the
blood red meat.
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THE ARTILLERY FIGHT OF THE FUTURE

63 A BRAND gun will be adopted for the
WON coast defenses of the United States. Until
~ recently the experts in armament of this
M class believed that the maximum caliber
H[RN reached in the twelve-inch rifle, unless
WAH exception made in the expert
E&SgSI mental sixteen-nch gun built years
HTpM ago and still awaiting its monster carriage
H1SM at the army proving ground at Sandy
YNXpS Hook New Jersey. This latter gun has
91 been fired, and a mount for it will be
k1ISA built at the Government plant in accord
VA& with designs which have
~S been the subject of experiment with
carriage. 1t is not likely, however
that another Sxteen-inch gun will be built by this
Government, although may say when the
limit of caliber will reach that class of guns or for
that matter surpass it. 1t is planned ultimately to
place this sixteen-inch gun in the Notifications
guarding the eastern entrance of Long Island Sound
The gun is to be of fourteen inch caliber and
it is purposed to have for the present twenty
of them, four to be placed at the eastern en-
trance of Long Island Sound, which is one of the
defenses of the approach to New York; eight at the
entrance of Chesapeake Bay, some of them probably
the artificial island which is to be built between
Capes Henry and Charles; seven in the defenses of
Puget Sound and eight at Manila
The adoption OF the fourteen-nch coast defense
gun another move on the Checkerboard of
preparedness. Batteships have increased in size
and in the number of guns they carry and in the
thickness OF the armor for protection and land guns
must meet these attempts at invunerability. 1t
found recently by the ordnance experts that the
twelve-nCh gun could not meet the conditions con-
fronting without increasing the already high
perature and the volume of gas in it, so producing
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Subduing the Beast

WIHEN Wombwell heard these denials, he said
w nothing but sawed wood, with the determine
ton to take advantage of Londons incredulity. Day
after day, he spent every moment of freedom at the
lions cage. He permitted else to feed the
beast. tending its every want cleaning its cage,
and performing the most mental service in
attempt to ingratiate himself with the animal But
like the army of lion tanners who followed him in
after years he discovered that lions entertain
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11
The Sunny South.

Now when all outdoor farm work
has ceased in the north, the term
sunny south" and all that it means.
appeals with full force to the northern
farmer as he realizes that with him
1t Is q case of remaining indoors for
the next several months consuming
everything that has been produced
during the growing season. In the
sunny SOUTH something can be
raised every month in the year, and
practically every day can be spent out
doors. No billiards. No sunstrokes.
Cattle-raising is very profitable. Large
profits are made with little labor in
growing fruits, vegetables, etc., for
northern markets. Strawberries and
cantaloupes are great revenue getters.
Water unsurpassed. Work plentiful.
Lands cheap and productive. For re-
liable information, address G. A. Park,
General immigration and Industrial
Agent, Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company, Louisville, Ky.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11
seamen Of Mature Ace.

Lord Charles Beresford, who has
Just been given the highest sea com:
mand in the British navy, with the
rank Of admiral, is in his sixty-arst
year. Admiral Bosanquet, who relin-
pushes the particular service squad
ron, is 63, or a year older than any
American officer on the active list.
The new commander of the Mediter-
ranean station, Sir Charles Drury, is
81. Vice Admiral Curzon- Howe, the
new head of the Atlantic feet, is Sc.
The chief Of the new home fleet, Rear
Admiral Bridgman, who is So, did not
reach his present rank until he. was
IS. Prince Louis of Battenberg, Sec
ond in command of the Mediterranean
squadron, is 81. Farragut was so
years Of age before he obtained flag
rank and 81 when he fought his great
est battle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11
q - l,,'.lt,ssi=, &
,0rennoIrd.

New town on the :Watertown.Mis-
souri, River extension Of the Minneap.
Oils & st. Louis railroad in South Da-
kota. In the heart Of the famous Jim
River Valley. Country around Brent
ford Is we'll settled and it will be one
OF the best of the new towns on the
line.
Oilers excellent business opportunf-
ties. Place has received a wonderful
impetus from prominent South Dakota
business men in vicinity who have in
vested and have organized a CONNER
cial club to boost the population to
1000 in six months. It is a market
for q million bushels of grain. Has
an exclusive territory covering an
average radius Of 20 miles. Rails are
laid into the town. Already has two
brick banks, three brick stores. five
elevators, $50 residence lots sold. First
residence will cost $4,000. For par.
ticulars 60 to Brentford or address
Commercial Club, Brentford, s. D.. or
Thos. A. Way, Townsite Agent, NJ. &
st. L. r. R., Aberdeen, S. D,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11

$50 he said," returned Mrs. Simp-
son, and it is indeed delightful that
those who know one well can speak
so well of him. But come-your
trunks must be taken care of. will
call our man." ):
The man came-a wizened man,
whose face was wrinkled into q con-
slant smile; and as he hustled about.
assisting Watkins with the trunks, ho
talked pleasantly and respectfully.
"You will be pleased here, SIR" he
said, as they stopped, painting. at the
top of the stairs. IF I do say it
myself, there are no more gentleman.
ly or lady-like people in the world,
than at 1876"
Watkins, who had been just on the
point of cursing the man roundly for
dropping the trunk on his foot at tho
top landing, contented himself with
disappearing 1nwardly instead.
At dinner there was general hush
when he entered the room, and he
was introduced to the dodgers, one by
one. A sweet looking girl sat next
him, who said:
1T will be so delightful to have you
here, Mr.. Watkins. Mr.. Parker, who
called here yesterday, tells us that
you spent two summers in Europe"
Memories Of rough debauches in
London and Paris and feverish gam
bling at Monte Carlo came flooding
to his brain. His only subjects Of
conversation, in regard to European
travel, heretofore, had been coarse
ones. But ncw, colorinx, b spoke
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11

Netting is an art easily acquired,
and is a pleasant pastime for both
sexes, the greatest difficulty being to
tear oneself away from the fascination
OF the work once the. stitch has been
learned. There is just enough move
ment to prevent your feeling wholly
idle, leaving the thoughts to wander
over the coming summer season when
your hammock or tennis net will be
put out. Besides, it lends an addi-
tional charm to those sought-after OBJ
jects, to know that they are the weav-
ing OF your own hand, says the Mon
treal Herald. 1t may be too early to
start making summer articles, but
there are still things such as fishing
nets, chair seats, and the like, which
may be made for immediate use.
To those who are DESTROYS of start.
ing, the first thing to be done is to OBJ
tain the netting instruments. These
latter consist of a needle Gig. y and
a mesh stick. The needle should be
from seven to ten inches long and one
inch wide, while the size of the mesh
stick must be regulated by the fact
that the mesh stick will make a mesh
twice it's own size, thus stick half an
inch square will make one-inch
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mesh and so on in proportion.

mesh and so on in proportion.
Any youth at all handy will be able
to make these instruments for himself,
and then the material having been
procured, work may be begun at
once. To wind the cord on your needle
put it over the point in the eye on one
side, then down under the curve, and
up around the point on the other side
again. Fill it just enough to keep
from slipping off. Tie the end of the
cord to hook screwed in the wall or
to anything convenient, make a loop
two or three inches from the end.
and you are ready to begin the
stitch Gig. p.
|" The stitch consists of two move
ments, the first to throw the cord
around the mesh stick, and putting
the needle through the loop you tied,
the second to throw the cord to the
left, so forming loop, after running
the needle under the mesh in the same
direction. Gig. 81 When you have
made it as wide as you wish, put q
string through all the holes and fas.
ten it to hook. In the other rows
you can keep the loops on the stick
all the way across. For fastening, tie
knot like one shown in figure four.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11
A COLLEGE PRODIGY.
Freshman at Tufts Who Is Only
Eleven Years Old.

There entered Tufts college recently
as freshman a lad who-holds the
reco ord as the youngest collegian in the
country. He is Norbert Wiener, II
years old, of No. II Bellevue street,
Medford Hillside, and the son of Prof.
Leo Wiener, of Harvard, and he will
be graduated, if all goes we'll, three
years before the average youngster
begins to think of entering college, or,
in fact, is through high school,. :, He
knew his alphabet when he was 10
months old, and began to read when
three years old. When he was eight
he was reading Darwin, Huxley, Ribot
and Haeckel, along with the works of
other scientists and philosophers. His
father is assistant professor of Slavon-
ic languages at Harvard, and young
Norbert is himself we'll versed in the
languages taught by his sire at that
institution.
Although far advanced in his mental
development, says the New York Tri-
bune, young Wiener is in every other
way a normal, healthy boy, fond of
outdoor sports, especially swimming
and baseball.
The lad was born on November rs,
1894, at Columbia, Mo-, where his ia
Their was then connected with the Mis-
souri, State university, but most Of his
life has been spent in Cambridge. He
had only three years and a half of
schooling-half a year in the kinder
garten, one year in the elementary
grades and two years in the high
school. He passed all his entrance ex-
aminations at Tufts last June, includ-
ing those in trigonometry, botany and
physiology. In college he will make
philosophy his major study, and dur
ing his freshman year he will also
take up history and diferential and
integral calculus.
The father says he would rather
have a boy who is not so brilliant, as
it would be easier to plan for him, but
he adds: 'What can do? He knows
enough to enter college. He is we'll
and strong. He doesn't study too
much; he is even lazy at times. What
can I do but just let him go?' His
father has been at Harvard for. II
years, and is a native of Russia, edu-
Gated at Warsaw, Minsk and Berlin.
He has lived in this country for rs
years. His mother is an American from
the west.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11
A Great Outside Remedy.

Most pains are Of local origin-a
"crick' in the back, twinge of rheu-
matism, a soreness all over arising
from cold-are all cured by outside
applications. The quickest, safest and
most certain method is Allcock's
Plaster, known the world over as a
universal remedy for pain. They never
fail, they act promptly, they are clean
and cheap. You can go right ahead
with your work while the healing pro-
cess goes on. Sixty years. use has
given them a great reputation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11
WHENCE CAME THE BIRDS?
An Indian Legend That Is Still BE
Iieved by Many Tribes.

An Indian story that has been hand.
ed down, and is still believed by many
Indian tribes, is one about the trans.
formation of leaves into birds. Long
years ago, when the world was young,
the Great Spirit went about the earth
making it beautiful. Wherever his
feet touched the ground lovely trees
and flowers sprang up. All summer
the trees wore their short green
dresses. The leaves were very happy
and they sang their sweet songs to the
breeze as it passed them. One day the
wind told them the time would soon
come when they would have to fall
from the trees and die. This made the
leaves feel very sad, but they tried to
be bright and do the best they could
so as not to make the mother trees
unhappy. But at last the time came
and they let go of the twigs and
branches and fluttered to the ground
They lay prefectly quiet, not. able to
move except as the wind would lift
them.
The Great Spirit saw them and
thought they were so lovely that he
did not want to see them die, but live
and be beautiful forever, so he gave
to each bright leaf pair of wings
and power to fly. Then he called them
his birds" From the red and brown
leaves of the oak came the robins, and
yellow birds from the yellow willow
leaves, and from bright maple leaves
he made the red birds. This is why
the birds love the trees and always
go to them to build their nests, and
look for food and shade.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-11
Come to conqressman's idea.

Some years ago Lemuel Ely Quigg,
than congressman, expressed the
opinion that the police commissioner
of New York city should be IAN in
telligent despot." The idea was ridi-
culed then, but Mr.. Quigg derives
some satisfaction from the knowledge
that the grand jury of New York coun-
ty has made recommendation ap-
preaching somewhat closely to his
view. The commissioner, says the
Jury, should hold Office for at least ten
years and should be removable only
upon proof of charges which he has
had opportunity to meet.
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74.SE.IT = IfEE
Short Stature Hurts Kaiser.

Kaiser Wilhelm doubtless gave sin.
cere welcome to the king and queen
of Denmark when they visited him
a few days ago, but there IS equally
little doubt that he felt some. annoy
ance over. the fact that he had TO look
up when speaking to her Danish
majesty, for the queen overtops him
by several inches. She is the tallest
queen in Europe, standing fully six
feet. The German emperor is shorter
than his own wife, but that doesn't
matter, for he always has her sit
dow. or stand behind him a trifle
when they are in public together.