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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-09

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Paving Basis Through News
"ITor Rent" Ad.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

the target In battle than at target prac.
tice, because at target practice a shell
striking the canvas Of a target-say
5000 yards away-eannot as rule be
seen. while n shell exploding against
The side Of a ship gives out a brilliant
flame
Shells that do not explode cannot
usually be seen; but it may be sug.
gested here that, In the case Of armor.
piercing shell, It might not be dihicult
TO fit a sort OF dummy fuse In the nose
Of the shell which would explode upon
impact and give out fame. Such A
eontrivance. II found practicable
would assist very much in fire con
troll. because. after all. we are very
much more interested ia the shots that
hit than In the shots that miss Fur.
thermore. among the shots that miss
the only ones Of which we can take
account are the shots that 20 short.
and the amount BY which they 20
short is very difficult 10 estimate
whereas The shots that hlt are abso.
lutely located Furthermore. II we
count the shots that hit. this does
not prevent US from counting the shots
that 90 short which gives Us. by an
easy method, the number Of shots that
80 over. The adoption OF a device
therefore. showing Us positively when
9 shot hits. would be a means Of get.
ting all the data needed for correcting
the range finders and getting the sight.
bar ranges.
Asserting that there is no perfect
range finder this officer asks What /
would there be impfacticable h ~ +
early stages Of the battle. In having "a /
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

After lying hidden in a small closet
at the Yale Divinity school for years
en- interesting lot Of manuscript SER
mons Of Presidents Daggett and Clam
Of Yale. delivered between i74f ana
1850, have been brought to light.
Mhile the small closet which IS part
q sne bookroom at the school vas be-
ing cleaned out recently. a cardboard
box was discovered. and IN It a mum.
Der Of old books, papers, and packases
We're found. The sermons have grown
brown with age, and the ink has fndad
but they are easily declpherabIe. The
sarmons. with the books and other
papers, viii De placed In The unlYeras.
y library.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27
nIDNIT LooK Ike soc HoRN.
But What Does Mere Man Know About
Mysteries Of Feminine Toilet.

Hugh Jennings and his Detroit
Tigers were entertained at a dinner
in New York last month. and In the
course Of his address Of acknowledge
ment Dir. Jennings said:
Our enemy's modification brings
back Cornell TO me. The Cornell team
played at the Beashore one June. and
after the game we took bath.
There was a lady iu a nearby bath.
house, and she had a little dog with
her After a bit the dog came running
out Of her bathhouse with a bunch Of
curly golden hair in its mouth. It tore
up and down the long aisle worrying
that glittefing bunch of curis shaking
It and growing at It as II II had been
eat. A funny sight to see.
There was, naturally. good deal
Of laughter. Then the lady was heard
calling the attendant In a distressed
voice.
oh, she called. would you please
fetch my little dog back to meg He
mas run on with something Of mine,
and cant get my shoes on without
it.
The attendant was one Of those
fresh chaps He yelled back at the
lady very loud:
'Kes'm, yer little dogs out here. all
right, havin' a spree with somethln' or
other; but from the look OF It r
wouldn't say It was a shoe horn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27
New Mast, Simply a
Spiral Mesh of Steel,
Remained Standing on
Monitor Florida AL
though Cut in Many
Places BY Shells.

Ine need Of some new method indi-
Gated By that battle was accentuated
and made urgent By the test to which
me Hero was subjected. Some Of our
own very alert and progressive navy
officers at once set about solving the
problem. The result was the test to
which the monitor Florida was sub
jacted q few days ago The Arkansas
sister ship, was selected to do the
firing.
The Florida is one Of the new tvDe
of single-turret monitors. For the
purposes Of the test she was towed 10
the Thimble Light shoal, OH Old Point
Comfort and anchored about midway
between Cape Charles and Cane Hen.
ry. The Arkansas took a position
about $50 yards westward, So that the
shots. after passing through the Flor
ida's military mast. would fan into the
cpen sea. The shots were fred at d
range Of about $50 yards with a re-
duced charge, 50 that the effect was
practically the same as range Of
5000 yards with a full charge of
powder.
The mast is described as a mesh Of
steel, SO feet in height, and carried
near the stern Of the monitor. It was
built upon a double spiral principle
each set Of spiral columns running in
an opposite direction AT the top was
q platform upon which were two dunn
mics weighted and wired for record.
ing the shock Of the projectile. The
steel rods which form the mast are
two inches In diameter at the base
narrowing at the top The experts
who had designed it had employed all
q their mechanical skill to construct
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

and carry the message at ton speed
We have tried to figure out all OBJ
stacles that might prevent complete
success Of this race as test trial Of
speed against time. We choose the
week Of July Is in the hope that We
shall have moonlight nights to helm
the boys along on their night runs, and
every boys department OF the Young
Mems Christian association which II
on the route OF the relay race from
New York to Chicago is training every
day for the contest
Pr George D. Fisher. the senior sec.
retary OF the physical department Of
the international committee OF the
Young Mems Christian association. viii
be the official starter of the race. He
said that nearly 1000 boys would take
part in 1t. Each or these, he explained.
will be a representative American boy
and a representative association mem
ber-that is, he will not be selected be-
cause Of physical fitness alone. but be-
cause he qualities from a fourfoId
standpoint Of fitness. In other words.
he VIII be a representative boy Ia
mental equipment in moral attain
ment, and In character; thus 1t viii
be truly race By representative
American boys
i approve OF this race for adoIes-
cents, Mr. Fisher added. because
each boy will run only the distance
of a half mile Each win be subject
I'd to physical examination. and to
avoid undue exposure the boys viii be
aiken care OF before aud after the
ace In automobiles.
The race represents a test Of
achievement. It is a scheme which
'equires cooperation; each boy viii
lave to observe the rules to the let
er or the whole scheme Is a failure.
{ win demand pluck: each boy win
ave to finish his own race. and VIII
lave intrusted to him the responsible.
y Of carrying a message noble in
entiment from high official Of one
reat city to another Ii viii create
interest IN wholesome. clean sport in
which the only aim is noble achieve.
aent, the eligibility rules like those Of
he Olympaid. and the service void Of
ersonal gain Of individual prestige.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27
NAVAL EXPERTS ALL
FOR SKELETON MASTS
Old-Slyle Structures for
Use Of Range Finders
Have Been Proved By
Severe Tests to Be
Untrustworthy Dur
ing Battle.

~ y ASiiNGTON Tremend0u.
sums are annually expenda
W in target practice BIZ the
navy of this naticn. Ths
ultimate end sought for ID
this sedu.eus training and
costly expenditure is the acquiring 81
an ability to hit the enemy first to his
rapidly ard to hit hard.
4 is now realized that the sea nghts
Of the future win open at extrem sly
long ranges. say FIVE Or six miles.
The feet that first gets the range Y
says Rear Admiral Evans il 4 recent
interT..w. 'and Il best handed after
the range IS obtained. win undoubted-
" Dc aIch damage In TIE frst ten min.
utes 4 practically to disable the Or
posing feet
All other things being equal the in-
itial advantage would therefore ap.
pear % be the deciding one. The gain.
Ing Of this advantage Is now almost
wholly dependent upon the observers
stationed III the tops. iha clpar-evea
coolfeaaed men who from /. eli point
of vantage determine tho range. and
by the various systems cf fire control
communicate Il to the men behind the
guns With these ralient points in
mind, the reader can clearly compre
bend the vast importance OF an Oh.
serving station sufficiently elevated
for the range hnders to execute their
mission with precision and celerity.
more important still, station that
can remain longest erect under the
stress Of battle.
old-styIe Mast Obsolete.
In recent notable test which was
conducted by the British admiralty, ii
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

was found that the ordinary cylindri
cal steel mast with which ali battle
ships are now fitted Is wholly untitled
for this purpose The Hero. an obso
lete battIeship Of the second class, was
selected for the experiment A com
piete system Of fire control was In
stalled in the old warrior, and then
the vessel was anchored over a shoal
and attacked by the guns Of the mod
ern frstclass battleships Hibernia and
Dominion.
Although the deductions Of the ad-
miralty officials have been withheld.
a writer for service journal lThe
Navy has ascertained that the effect
Of the gun fire upon every part Of the
fire-control system, located above the
protective deck. was disastrous. A
slx-inch shell burst in the imDrovised
fire control top on the mast and car
ried away the range-finding station in
the very beginning Of the simulated
combat. Most significant and impor-
tant OF all, splinter Of shell-not a
direct hit-went through the mast. and
although the mast stood. every one Of
its fifee0ntrol wires was severed
Thus was the most important problem
solved In the first two minutes.
Changed Conditions in Shooting.
Then was asked the question
whether the modern system Of Ere con.
troll, with its most important installa.
tion Ia a cylindrical steel mast and its
observatory placed at a high elevation
upon that mast. could withstand for
any length of time the hre Of a.
stEaigitshootiAg foe. Il vas realized
at once that It could not-that with
the increased range and deadly pre-.
cision Of modern high-poWered guns
not only maaia butt smokestacks and
other super-deck attachments are more
than likely to be atot away at the
very beginning Of the battle.
This brought naval administrations
face to face with new conditions. The
need Of some method OF carrying
range finders high in air, had been
noted IN the battle Of the Tsushima
straits. where the initial advantage
had been gained by the Japanese. who
had concentrated their fire upon the
souraron Roiestgenskys flagship. Ao /
e0rdlng 20 SemenolI. q Russian naval /
observer on boara the flagship. the
maat of that vessel was shot away al
most at the beginning OF the action.
This not only interrupted an further
Efforts on the part 0f that vessel 10
get the range Of her antagonists from
her lighting tops. but Il also inter
fsfsd with The display Of Signals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27
HEALTH FADs NOT NEW.
nietstie vasariss Were Practioed BY
Our erandfathers.

What's the use Of trying to be orlgi.
nal? What man does to-day. bis no
tions. his fads. we're practlced yester.
day, Ia the dim past, aud ii they vary
3 little, the same idea animates them
all For instance. the new fad.
Fletcherism and the one meal 4 day.
were preached centuries ago Books
on hygiene were concocted Ii the
time Of Shakespeare. Have you ever
read The BreyiaFy Of Health. com.
piled BY "Andrewa Boorde. Doctor OF
English Phifiekclan English man.
printed at London, 1872 Because. IN
this quaint. black letter volume. are
found many Of the ailments which etill
aiiiict us. with the same advice that
the specialist and the faddist bestow
to-day upon q suffering world This
"one meal a day Is advised by DR.
AndreWe Boorde. but lie calls # Dab.
etinence.s and also cautions the gentle
readers 70 eat with slownassi lie faus
70 menuop nevertheless. The advau.
taRe q going without ones breakfast.
and would never approve Of tho wen
known western lawyer vino goes 10
bis important labofs daily without
breaking his fasl aud Is. nevertheless.
a model Of physical and intellectual
Yigor The Breylary Of Health" must
be numbered among the cufiosltles Of
literature. but It viii not be found on
the shelves Of the Boston public #.
brary. This Is the only copy In Amer.
lea as far aa known, and was ghe nrnp.
eriy Of a. reverend country doctor il
Plymouth county. It doubtless served
% preserve the health Of our pilgrim
fathers, and to help the mothers bring
up their families.-B0stou Herald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

f observer as high aioft possible
handling no mechanism except q nafl
QI binoculars and 8 telephone. In tele.
phoning down to the communication
room Information as to the effect St
each shot until All the gnn pointers -in
the turrets had gotten on TO the targes
and had set their range finders at the
correct sight-bar range? After that
he could come doBn-pFobably.
Experiments with crinoline Nets.
The experiments to determine the
possible usefulness Of crinoline nets
against torpedo-hoat attacks have not
yet been undertaken. 1t is dificult to
see how these can fail to harm the IN
derwater section of the moiiltor. but
assurance is given that they viii be
conducted in such a way as not to in
iure the hull The test which Involved
the turret and its mechanism In
tiicted NO great injury, owing to the
reduced charges which were used Id
the 12inch guns Of the monitor which
did the firing. In fact, complains one
critic: What is called in some quar-
ters the shooting up Of the monitor
Florida appears to have been a ginger
" graduated experiment to prove that
her turret armament was shelI-proof
and her system Of fire control invul-
nerable."
This was vastly different from the
ordeal to which the British Hero was
subjected. One witness OF the expert
ment says: THE first six shots were
all misses. and although sparks began
to fly from the Hero as soon as the
range was found, the shooting was by
no means up to the level of battle
Notwithstanding that the
weather conditions were absolutely
perfect--a calm, clear day. with the
sun behind the firing ships. Very soon
The Hero was in the middle Of a dense
cloud Of smoke, through which. now
and again, flashed great tongues Of
ire, as shell after shell struck the
helpless old warrior It was soon over.
however, and save for slight list to
1ort there was nothing to show, at
distance, the ordeal through which she
lad passed The funnel and mast
10th stood, and very little smoke H.
ued from the interior, but a closer in
pection revealed the full extent Of
he damage. The upper deck had been
'lown up by the explosion of a heavy
hell underneath it. after the coming
over had been penetrated, and one
I the lay figures had daylight through
is chest. Altogether % hits had |
cen scored out Of 1870 rounds"
The United Service Gazette in its
omment said that here was a shin
tied with fire-controI apparmus
hose maintenance is absolutely es-
ential during battle, and here were
hips which hit their target once In
very four rounds; and the whole fire
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

framework that would still remain
erect though pierced by many shot
Strength and LIgntness Needed.
It was necessary to reconcile two
conditions. The steel skeleton must
be Of great strength. and yet its parts
must be so light that the impact of a
shell cutting through the latticelike
frame would not receive enough resist.
ance to explode it. Modern shells
particularly those Of the smaller calf
Der, are fitted with a percussion fuse
50 sensitive that the resistance offered
By the crest Of a very small wave is
sufficient to explode ii. And one Of
these bursting IN Che framework would
be more than likely to tear the struc.
ture to pieces and bring il Gripping TO
the deck, observers. range finders and
all
The mast was subjected to a thor.
ough test and emerged successfully
The first shot. a four-lnch projectile
cut one Of the steel rods. The second
cut several more reds. but did not IN.
jure its stability A twelge-inch pro.
jeetile likewise did very little damage
When FIVE shots had been fred at the
mast Lieut. Richard D. White and
Lieut.. Commander George Bradshaw
assistant inspector Of the target prao.
tice. climbed to the platform at the
top Of the mast and shook it with all
their strength, but still the mast stood
firm.
coolness and Nerve Required.
II any post ever requires coolness
and iron nerve. one would think that
it would be required by the men who |
take station in one Of these structures
when an enemy has been sighted and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

The civilized nations Of tho world
strike 100000 matches every minute
Of the q hours Americans usa M
100000, ,000,0 a year. Some of she
match plants are very large, one 81
the Pacific coast covering 24O acres
with ~ miles Of railroad which atnnlv
the match machines With 200 00o faes
q sugar pine and yellow pine los
Il day. 'a-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

when battle scan Is b esa a
his admirable essay on COURAGE ana
Prudence published BF the Naval IS.
nta Capt B A FIske saws that
whatever method of obsereat ion from
aitft Be employed # is evident THAT.
even supposlng the shots % group as
wen as At target practice. The work of
the observers al0ft win be of the most
delicate kind Is IS dlfHoult rs realize
any job that could Be given to mortal
man. not excluding thar Of the admiral
pr captain, requiring such absolute
presence OF mind. and such persistent
concentration. as that needed of every
member Of the ire-control party.
Any member Of a guns crew in
fact anybody else in the ship. can get
some relief By physical exertion Of
some sort; OF, II he be a gun pointer
can press his button and feel his gun
fire. But every member of the party
aloft must do nothing but use his
brains. with a little assistance from
his eyes. The most perfect self-for-
getfulness will be required Of every.
one. No one must be diverted by anv
accidents happening to bis own shin.
or by anything going on il the pano-
rama before him; and such things as
shrapnel and high explosive shells
bursting near by, and the foremast
going overheard. be must utterly ig.
nore
How New System Works.
Capt Fiske is widely known AZ the
inventor Of the range finder which /
bears his name. The present system
Is one by which a group Of observers |
stationed aloft note the relation az the
splash Of the shot to the water line Of
he target and endeavor to correct
my errors In sighting. They watch
he fall Of the shots through powerful
classes, and according to the place
Fhere the shot strikes a change in
ange Is ordered to the gunners, until
ne shots hit the target. Usually the
hird shot gives the right range.
Two important differences between
arget practice and battle are noted by
apt Ffske: One Is that the sea at
arget practice is always smooth; the
'ther that the target does not hit
'ack. IT may be pointed out in OBJ
ection." he says, that target practice
must be held In smooth water, because
ompetition among the gun pointers
) essential to success, and comp3ti-
lon can be had only when the condi-
ions are identically the same for all
'hich is only when the water is Fl
mooth. t may be objected also that
would be impracticable at target
ractice to haYe target that would ,
It back In the way the enemy would
! action.
Should See Effect Of Fire.
This authority maintains, however, !
lat It should be easier to get on to {
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-27

control system had been reduced to
Impotence In two minutes"
Our own experimenters, however
seem satisfied with the Florida test,
and officially announce that 1t was
satisfactory" IN. Y. Times.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-13
CHAPTER XVI.
Mr.. Hampton Resolves.


Mr. Bob Hampton stood in the bright
sunshine on the steps of the hotel, his.
appreciative gaze wandering up the
long. dusty. uuoccupied street. and
finally rising to the sweet flce Of the
young girl who occupied the step
above. AS their eyes met both smiled
as IL they understood each other.
There is nothing quite equal TO
feeling well. little girl" he said. gen.
tally patting her hand wbere It rested
on the railing. and ready believe 1
am In as fine fettle now as ] ever have
been. Do you know. I believe I'm per
fectly Mt to undertake that little de-
tective operation casually mentioned
10 you a few days ago. It's got To be
done. and the sooner | get ut II the
easier III feel Fact Is. put In a
large portion OF the night thinking out
my plans"
Il wish you would give II up all to
gether. Bob" she said. anXiously. II
shalt be so dull and lonely here while
you are gone"
Il reckon you will. for a fact. but.
Nadia. It isn't likely this little AFFAIR
will require Nery long. and things are
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-13

lou" and he gently unc'asped her
hands. holding her away from him
while he continued 10 saze hnagrily
into her troubled face
Sometimes I feel lust like q COW
ard. BOB It's tho woman OF n: yet
truly I wish TO DO whatever you be-
lieve to be best But Bob. need you
so much. and you will come back
Won't you? I shall oe 40 lonely here.
for-for you are truly an ! have In tue
world"
WIN one quick. impulsive motion
he pressed her to him. passioaately
Kissing the tears from her lowered
lashes. unable longer To conceal the
tromor that shook his own voice
Never. never doubt II. iassie u will
not take me tong. aud II I live I come
straight back
lie watched her slender. white
robcd figure as II passed slowly down
the deserted street Once only she
paused and waved back TO him and he
returned Instant response, although
scarcely realizing the act
Poor little lonely girl. Perhaps I
ought to have told her tho whole In.
fernai story. but simply haven't got
the nerve. the way II reads now. II
I can only get II Strengthened out. i'm
be different"
Mechanically he thrust an unlighted
cigar between his teeth and descend
ed the steps. TO all outward appear.
ance the same reckless. audacious
Hampton as OF old.
The military telegraph occupied one
hail OF the small tent next the Miners
Retreat. and the youthful operator in.
stantly recognized his debonair visi.
tor
well Billy" WAS lamptons friend
ly greeting. ARE they keeping you fair.
~ busy with wars and rumors of
wars these days?"
Muffin dom just now" was the
cheerful reDH. Everything goin .er