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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28

of warfare which will render warships
useless.
OF course every country maintains
land force, but all realize that the
best move against an oncoming enemy
Is to beat them to the battlefield, and
as consequence, the usual approach
being water. the navies of the world
are strengthened to their top-most
point. Russia has not yet recovered
from its set-to with the mikado's sub
jects, but the scrap left the Japs with
a few more battle-ships and splendid
plan for Strengthening their navy
without expending great sums Of
money and contracting new loans.
Going farther into the probabilities
of the new style Of warfare which
seems imminent, we may have battles
of the air-a very dangerous mode Of
scrapping to the uninterested specta-
tor below. Probably that would be the
deadllest sort Of combat known, for In
Sinking" an airship every man aboard
would undoubtedly be killed by hard
compact with mother earth.
Then, on the other hand, perhaps
there will be no future wars. at least
among the large and civilized powers.
OF course the barbarians will break
out occasionally, but among the bigger
nations there are now SO many peace
bodies that one has to walk about
carefully in order not to encounter
doves of peace, minus feathers. There
Hro dozepa of international naaca and
arbitration societies whose one theme
is don't shoot" and these hold ses-
sions annually. 1t is said that they
really cement relations between coun-
tries and the time may come when
they will become SO numerous that con-
flict will be impossible without Staying
brothers. The Hague tribunal Is an
other medium of the big powers. al
ways ready to decide little disputes
which threaten to develop into Inter
national complications"
As a consequence 1t looks dark for
the dogs of war and Just as inky for
the men of peace. who would keep the
CANNES tied. But come what will,
within a generation or two the world
is to be given some new fighting force
which will astound the nations, not In
on the secret, to such an extent that
there will either be an entire cessa-
tion Of all hostilities or some two will
get together and one will be made
such a beautiful example Of that the
watching nations will decide that Gen.
Sherman was right about war.
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will recall the session of parliament
which dealt with the last British
naval budget. the largest in the his
tory OF the nation. Emperor William
Of Germany. 1t was reported at the
time, addressed a personal communi-
cation to Lord Tweedmouth who had
charge OF the naval end OF England's
welfare. asking the latter to cut his
naval budget. This story was not de-
MED, but talk Of 1t was so avoided by
oficials that the British public to-day
believe that the letter actually was re-
ceived. 1t aroused criticism from all
Britain. 1t is said that the kaiser
realized that the two biggest nations
Of the old world must keep pace with
each other in this line, and perhaps
feeling that a large expenditure by
Germany was not advisable, realized
that the only avenue of exit from such
possibility was to see the British
budget reduced.
President Roosevelt's feelings on the
matter were amply told in the record
Of the last congress when he tried to
get that august body to appropriate
for four new warships. However, there
there were too many men of peaceful
and public buildings inclinations
among the wearers of the toga and
they dealt q solar plexus blow to the
project. from which it only half re-
covered-to the extent of two war
ships. Both of these vessels have
already been launched.
With Japan, the little terror of the
far east, furnishing up its navy, the
probabilities are that the powers may
60 even farther next year in expendi-
lures for warships, and the only block
to the great amount expended seems
to be the devising Of some new mode
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given to the world, and by the exer-
tion Of bits Of imagination here and
there naval experts declare they fore
see one Of the strongest navies which
ever kicked up spray in the Pacific.
Here's.the way It's being done, this
being the official announcement given
out by the Japanese admiralty bu-
reau at Tokyo:
THE Japanese admiralty has de-
cided upon large scheme OF rearma-
ment instead of building new ships.
the armaments Of the old will be
altered SO as to bring them into line
with the most modern ideas and with
the requirements indicated by the war
with Russia. Thus vessels of the
Mikasa type which have hitherto car
rted four 12-inch guns and IA six-inch
will henceforth carry four ten-inch
instead Of IA six-inch, so that their
principal armament will be brought up
TO eight pieces Of heavy caliber. In
fact, their fighting strength will be
doubled. Similarly In the case of ves-
sells like the Retvisan, taken during
the war. their new arament will con-
sist OF four 12-inch and four ten-inch
pieces. the latter being substituted for
the ~ six-inch which these vessels
originally carried.
when the programme is carried out
It will have the advantage Of creating
q thoroughly homogeneous fighting
force.
"Firstclass cruisers are to be added
to the navy. These ships will have a
displacement OF 1850 tons with n
horse power of $4,000 and a speed Of
25 knots. They will be $50 feet long
over all with 80 feet beam and draft
Of Is feet. Their armor will be seven
inches and their armament will con-
sist Of ten 12inch guns. some six
inch and ten 4.7-inch. One of these
ships is to be built at Kure'
Every year naval efficiency is
reaching q higher plane and experts
declare 1t to be physiological GER
tainty that q more powerful mode of
warfare on the water must come. That
has been the trend of events from
time memorial. One may 60 back into
history to the time when the Morse
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APAN is doubling its fight.
ing strength on water.
The eyes of the whole
world are on the ori-
entail kingdom, for the
Japanese admiralty has
started a decided fnno.
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Capt. Baldwin's Airshlp.

men fought from RATS. Later came
their crude canoes and then the
Vikings. Several hundred years
elapsed and big nations fought from
behind bulwarks on wooden ships. Ef
forts were then made to put speed into
the sailing vessels. The discovery
of the steam engine helped this.
Then came the eventual discarding OF
wooden vessels. This was brought about
in America when the battle between
the Monitor and Merrimac was fought
and the fight in itself marked a step
in naval warfare. The Merrimac en-
bodied an idea up to that time un-
thought Of in its armor Of steel rails
laid half a foot or more thick on its
sides and top. No shells of that time
were found able to pierce this arrange
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was the inventor Of the biggest move
towards high standard OF efficiency
when he perfected the revolving,
armored turret.
What this invention will be one can
only guess and most Of to.day's guesses
are poor. From present indications,
however. the airship is to be factor,
and when the inventor turns out an
aeroplane which can carry men and
shells in sufficient quantity to do real
damage. then our impressive battle
ships will be melted into steel rails.
Each year the powers are putting
more money into their marine fight
Ing apparatus. and Germany and Eng
land, more especially, are eying each
others naval budget in an anxious
matter. Most readers Of foreign news
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28

Mrs. ]. NJ. Munyon, wife Of the patent
medicine man. She is declared by
many to be the most beautiful woman
at the fashionable summer resort, as
well as the most stylishly gowned and
groomed. She is equally admired
whether she wears simple frock Of
pink or white linen with soft turn.
over collar revealing her throat, or
whether she is gowned in one Of her
Doullet or Francais models. Mrs
Munyon Is the daughter of Daniel
Men, . Pennsylvania attorney, and 10
a woman Of more than ordinary edu.
cation. She intends to go abroad
soon to brush up on her French and
German and devote some time to the
clasaioa
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28
Death, Of Pre,ldent..
LYDIA e. PfNKHHM

Washington's death was due to
acute laryngitis: Adams, Madison and
Monroe. practically to old age; Jeffer-
son. chronic diarrhea; John Quincy
Adams. paralysis; jackson, dropsy;
VaVn Buren. catarrhal affections OF
the throat and lungs; William Henry
Harrison, pleurisy; Tyler, cause of
death not given by biographers; Polk.
cholera; Taylor, cholera morbus. COM
bined with severe cold; Fillmore,
paralysis; Pierce, dropsy: Buchanan,
rheumatic gout; Lincoln, Garfield and
Mckinley, assassinated; Johnson, pa
ralysis: Grant, cancer at the root of
the tongue: Hayes, neuralgia Of tho
heart: Arthur. heart trouble, and Ben.
5amin Harrison, pneumonia.
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Ae066e7 MOONS !

himself. The song that came from his
baby lips was Always in the Way"
At that time Robert was two years
old, and. aside from his mother, scarce.
ly anybody could understand the
strange lingo he had brought with him
from babyland.
From that time on the precocious
musical talent manifested itself in
various ways, Robert showing ability
to sing any of the popular airs after
hearing them once. To-day he is five,
having passed that birthday December
1. 1907. Since he has been able to
sit at the piano he has been picking
out such well-known airs as Home,
Sweet Home" Yankee Doodle, "
Marching Through Georgia" and q
long list Of popular airs.
Recently he improvised q piece
which he has named 1.-THE Arabian
Nights" In order to meet the full re.
quirements Of the composition he de-
cided 1t would be necessary to use the
loud and soft pedals, something he
had not bothered with previously. To
sit on the stool and reach the pedal
Is physical impossibility for the
young composer, So he stands up for
the performance with his face barely
on level with the keyboard.
The child's parents are neither OF
them especially musical. Mrs. Hig.
gins occasionally plays for her chill.
dren to sing when she has leisure
from housework. The only other music
in the house ia of the canned" va.
riety. Some of the first tunes learned
by Robert were in imitation Of the
phonograph.
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lndla's Savings Banks.

The postal savings bank of India
was established in 1882, in which year
the depositors numbered 1921 and
the deposits amounted to $932,243. In
1907 the depositors numbered 1,190.-
go and the deposits amounted to $4s.-
223.2S3. which. perhaps. should not be
considered large in a country having
. population Of some 100000, 900. but
the average Indian farmer, mechanic.
servant or laborer never deposits
money in bank, but hides 1t away
in pot or box in the ground.-New
York World.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28

ment But the Monitor came along
with its revolving turret, ironclad, and,
northerners say. bested the Merri-
mac. Right in that battle were two
steps in naval progress, and Capt.
Ericsson. whose family tree dates
back to the times OF the Norseman,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
At Age Of Two Robert Sang . song
Now composes Piano Pieces.

Indianapolis. Ind.-Robert. the i've
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
G. Higgins Of this city, ID musical
prodigy.
While the piano tuner was in the
house and his mother sat humming to
him. little Robert astonished them
both by suddenly breaking into sosg
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28

Miles Of Human Hair.
The average woman carries 50 miles
of hair on her head.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28

BTTb, et. Vitus' Dance and Nervous diseases psP-
PAnsntly cured BY DR.. Klnes Great Nerve Restorss.
esnd for FREE TOO trial bottle and treatise. pr.
l. H. Kline. La. 9Sl Arch Street. Philadelphia, fA-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28
ATLANTIC CITY BEAUTY.
The Fashionable Summer Resort 10
Now Talking About Mrs. Munyon.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE most talked
Of woman in Atlantic City just now is
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28

A wise man is apt to know when he
has enough before he gets 1t.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28

walton in accomplishing that purpose.
An almost unbelievable amount of
cash is not expended In this move
ment. but the Russian vessels, cap
cured In the Russo-Japanese war, are
being re-equipped. re-armored, more
guns are being installed and the gen.
eral appearance and strength of the
entire navy. including the craft which
we're under the mikado's Jurisdiction
before the war, is being heightened.
Into Japan's plans are being thrown
the most modern of ideas and every
possible weakness, noted in the recent
war. Is being banished in the strength
ening process. Since the recent in
stallation of new Japanese cabinet, a
part announcement of plans has heen
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28
Your pruaqi.t viii Tell You

VouT Oru99Ut VIII IeU YOU
That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes.
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for Soc.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09
Watching the Year Out.

Throughout the world the practice OF
watching the old year out and the
new come in has been a common OBJ
servance for many centuries. In the
monasteries and converts Of various
religious orders it has always pre-
vailed, and several Protestant demon.
nations observe 1t as beneficial In.
stitutlon, promoting, as 1t does, piety
and the formation of good resolutions.
Resolves for the future are not limited
to our own time, for nearly 1900 years
ago Pliny. the serapbook maker, noted
in his quaint fashion the return Of the
Saturnalia; made a memorandum that
during the coming year he must make
sacrifices to certain gods whom he had
neglected and that In other ways he
must amend his life There is no rec
ord that he did, so his New Year
resolutions were probably forgotten
as quickly as those made nowadays
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09
HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR A CAKE"


for holding the supply of cakes and
the other dainties which were some.
times added. Each house where milk
was left helped fill the bushel basket.
AT about 10 o'clock In the morning
the men began to make their calls aft
er making the most elaborate toilet of
the year. A previous acquaintance
was not necessary for one to make
calls. 1t was the one day Of the year
when every home was open to every
body without regard to birth or posi-
tion. The last day of the old year
was spent by the women of the family
In preparing dainty CONNECTIONS, solid,
rich cake, and In the morning the
choicest old wine was brought up from
the cellar, and hot rum toddy was
made, rum toddy being the official New
Years drink In the Mohawk valley.
The Dutch partook sparingly Of the
wine and toddy at each house, and, al.
though nearly all the men were "mel-
low" by the time the festivities ended
Mt midnight, no one was drunk. There
was one exception to this rule. The
farm hands We're usually dead to the
world by noon and so out of the way
Of their betters.
But all this charming hospitality and
the delightful customs were made i'm.
possible a generation or more ago by
tie outsiders of other nationalities than
Intch, who docked to the larger towns
81 the valley and turned the day of
Hospitality into day of drunkenness.
New York Times.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

BEHOLD HIS AERoPLANE IN FLIGHT.
Still making progress with the times,
A dandy with a cane,
Tall hat, tight waist and ruffled shirt,
He made his bow again.
Twas only one short year ago
We heard a rush and jar.
In dust and smoke before US stopped
A scarlet motor car.
Forth stepped chauffeur clad in furs
And, mid the mingled din
OF horns and bells, invited US
To take a twelvemonth's spin.
But now above the chimes, behold,
We listen in the night
To hear the whirIina fans that bear
His aeropIane in flight!
--Minna Irving in New York Times.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

In Herzegovina "ducking the drunk
ard Is New Years practice by the
common people, and IL no drunken man
can be found prisoner from the near
est Jail is borrowed. then ducked,
soundly kicked and set at liberty. In
Oman 1t was until lately the custom
to celebrate all marriages on the first
day; hence during the last month Of
the year business was good with the
go-betweens. In Daimatla any man
whose conduct had not been what 1t
should was expected to go before the
priest of the neighborhood and put
good resolutions in writing, a certified
copy being given to his wife, or, IL un-
married. to his mother. - Boston Herald.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

The Romans called the first month of
the year January In honor of the god
Janus. At dawn of the year the people,
robed In white, sacrificed elaborate Of
ferings to their gods, especially to
Janus. Fraternal greetings, benevolent
gifts and exchanges of costly presents
marked the day. All evil speaking.
quarrels or excesses were for one day
laid aside. and the ideals of a nobler
future were brought to mind by para
bles enacted In public places The sol
diers renewed their vows Of loyalty to
Caesar and put on new uniforms.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09
Another Name For Il.

Nnother Name FOR N.
WAS Mrs. Gabbleton in the witness
box this afternoon" asked the judges
wife.
"yee." engrered the judge, "but 4.
ta5 .-s,'o ehatterbox during the
time e., ell it."--Chicago News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09
A DUTCH NEW YEAR.
Old Time Hospitality In the Mo.
hawk Valley.
CAKES BY BUSHEL BASKET.

Honest Graft For the Matutinai Milk
man-Rum Toddy the Official Drink.
Festive Day For the Faithful Farm
Hand-open House Everywhere.
There was no day Of the year SO gen.
orally, particularly and joyously cele-
brated In the Mohawk valley by the
early Dutch settlers and by their de.
scendants as New Years. and when
Jan and Barent met Bjbertje and En-
gletje early on a bright, frosty New
Years morning the religious and some
what formal greeting was when put
into English:
81 wish you a happy New Year.
Long may you live. Much may you
give and happy may you die and in.
herit the kingdom of heaven by and
by"
The preparations for the New Years
hospitalities were begun by the moth
ers and their daughters frequently as
soon as the first frost and snow made
their appearance. for there was much
to be done TO be ready on the joyous
day. New Years cakes. rich and de-
licious (some of the descendants of
the early Dutch housekeepers make
them now, using the same recipe and
the same ancient dies and stamps that
their great-grandmothers used and
about the size and shape Of n mans
hand and less than half as thick, were
made by the bushel basketful-literal-
ly. II was not unusual for the hos
pitable Dutch housewife to give from
five to six hundred cakes to the chill
dren who called before the noon hour.
The early rising by the boys and girls.
which a proper observance Of the day
demanded. is equaled In our day by the
early rising on the Fourth Of July.
There was one old mansion in the
Mohawk valley that was particularly
notable for its hospitality (not only on
New Years day, but upon all occa-
sions) and good times. 1t stood and Is
still standing on the estate of Alexan-
der Lindsey Glen and was named by
him In 1869 Scotia In memory Of the
hand Of his birth. The children started
on their rounds at sunrise and went
from house to house Justify pounding
with the great iron or brass knockers.
The littlest ones shouted, Happy New
Year for cake!" but the older ones
refralned from so far giving them.
selves away by leaving Off the last
three words. 1t was not at all an un-
usual occurrence for three or four
hundred cakes to be given to the boys
and girls before breakfast from the
Glen mansion.
Coming down to more recent days
In the Mohawk valley, the custom of
giving cakes was extended to the milk
men. Each milkman always purchas-
ed a new bushel basket to carry about
on New Years morning in his wagon
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

Among the many time honored Gus
toms of the Alps none Is more interest
ing than that Of New Year The vii"
lage pastor delivers his sermon, which
is listened to by people who have come
distance of many miles over snow
frequently thirty feet deep. When
midnight comes the bells ring out
upon the frosty Alpine air, and as they
re-echo far and wide over the hills and
valleys there are mountain villages
where the melody of other village
church bells chords in harmony, pro.
ducing concert no city could afford.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09
sROBERTINE

That our American Forests abound in
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues is abund, ntly Gttested
by scores OF the most cmiAent medical
writer's and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful
ness of many ngtiNn plants before the
advent Of the wh.to race. This informa-
tion, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue investigations until
to-day we have rich assortment OF most
valuable American medicinal roots.
q - =
DR.. Pierce believes sf,at our American for
ests abosspd in most valuable medicinal roots
fot the cuftNQf raOst obstinate and fatal dis
eases. II wc,w6c&d properly investigate themi
and ip fssifnatiSn OF this conviction. be
poirss/with pride~e the almost marYelnns
cures -etfected- hY LIS i. Golden Medlcal- Dis.
covery.m which has nroyen Itself n he The
mQst ettlcient- stomach ionic. LIVER inYlgQr-
ator. heart tonic and regul lior.- and blood
cleanser known 10 medical science. Dyspep-
sia. or Indigestion. torpid liver. functional
and even valvular and other affections OF
the heart yield to its curative action. The
reason phy II cures these and many other
affections, IS clearly shown In little book
OF extracts from tne Stunuufu meulcal Wofks
which is mailed free 70 any address By DR.. r.
v. Pierce. Of Buffalo. N. Y, TO all sending
request for the same.
. - .
Not less marvellous. In the unparalleled
cures II Is constantly making of woman's
many pecullaG affections. weaknesses and
dstY6saing ders-gements. Is Dr. Pierce's
FavorIte>P tomas Is amply attested
by thousands otracylsici ited testimonials con-
tributed byGSzfeful pafrws who have been
cured by Il q Catarrhal mel glc IGS. palnflI
perlolg, irTegnlagllle prolapsus and Qihet
dlsplacementS- cnls1sI hx Genkness.- ulcers
alton Of ntenls and Kindred AFFECTIONS often
after many other advertised medicines. and
physicians had failed.
- - =
Roth the above mentioned medicines are
wholly made up from the glyceric extracts OF
native. medicinal roots. The processes em-
pioyed in thoir manufacture were original
with Dr. Pierce, and they are carried on oy
skilled chemists and pharmacists with the
aid OF appa atus and appliances specially
designed and built for this purpose Both
medicines are entirely free from alcohol anu
ali other bers)fui, hablt forming drugs,
fun list OF theiP ingredients " printed On
zach bottle-wrRppaf.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

Mr.. +. T.. Chamberlain. Of Clinton,
Maine, says Of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
at does the busire,s; | have nsed it
for piles ard il cured them. Used it
for chopped lard. aun 1t curod them.
Appl cd IL Ia an old sor- aud It healed
II without leaving >rH' be!ifd 25c
at Chas. \. Clari e. drug storr
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

"The new Thaw trial will be along
different lines"
"So?'
Yes; there will be consistent plot.
an Ineligible libretto and no interpo-
lated specialties. louisville Courier.
Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09
AIRSHIP AH0Yl WHAT IS YOUR
CARGO?

When first the New Year came to town
Appeared baby boy
In nothing but pair Of wings
And smiles Of dimpIed joy.
But, growing fast, the next decade
He wore wig with eurls
And rode a fiery praneing steed
And eourted all the eirls
He next arrived in coach and four,
A squire in coat Of blue
And snowy stock and buekled shoes
And neatly ribboned cue.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09
The Price of Peace,

The terrible itching and smartng, in
cident to certain skin diseases, is almost
Instantly allayed by applying Chamber
lain's Salve. Price 25 cents. For sale
nv Keir 4 Cass.