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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

strated that this type of mast could not
be brought down early in an action. at
least. The familiar characteristics OF
the battleships will be radically changed
by this new structure. The ships of the
Atlantic fleet on their arrival in this
country will proceed to the navy yards
for overhaulng and repairs and fea-
ture of the alterations will be the cree
ton of these maSts.
New Shipbuilding Record.
Records for the construction of battle
ships in this country have been broken in
the case of the North Dakota. which will
be launched in less than eleven months
from the date of the laying of her keel.
The Navy Department has been notified
by President Bowes of the Fore River
Shipbuilding Company that the greater
than-Dreadnoupht vessel will be ready
for launching November 10. The keel of
the ship was laid at Quincy. Mass. De-
ceml,er IL Iast-the day on which the At
lantic fleet began its world cruise-and
she will be about 90 per cent completed
when launched next month. Miss Mary
Brent of Fargo n. D.. has been selected
as sponsor of the North Dakota and Will
perform the ceremony of christening.
The North Dakota will be the largest
warShip ever launched in the United
States She is $40 feet in length has a
beam of nearly 80 feet, displacement
The Delaware. her sister ship. which is
being constructed by the Newport News
ShipiNIildns Company, will be ready for
launching in the early spring. Both yes
sells have been rushed. there being keen
competition between the builders. The
Fore River people had a few weeks ad
vantage i'll the start by having the nee
esSary material on hand. They have
rushed the work particularly for the rea-
son that if they do not slide the vessel
into the water before the 1st of December
ice would probably interfere and cause
a delay until next spring. The Delawares
builders hope to have her ready for
launching by February % so az to make
the event coincide with the return of the
Atlantic fleet. when the President will go
to Hampton roads for the review.
New Color for Uncle Sans Ships.
Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department for some OF the naval vessels
to be CARRIED in the regulation war
paint" That is not because there is an
expectation of hostilities, but because the
mixture between dark gray and drab
color, known as the American color of
warfare. has been adopted also as the
navys color in time of peace.
The first vessel TO be dressed in this
color will be the gunbOat CaStine, parent
ship of the torpedo fiotiila. Then the
new battleships New Hampshire. Missis-
sippi Idaho, North Carolina and Mon
tana and the three scout cruisers will be
painted the new color. When the Allan
tic battleshIp fleet passes into the Allan
tic ocean, in the early part of February.
it will be met by the new third squadron
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character of their military duties. Spe-
ciaI stress is given to the necessity OF the
soldiers having shoes which hit the wearer
and are comfortable, considerations when
he saws will not only contribute To IN
diviGual comfort but will also add to the
eff rtcrcy of the troops in the field. As d
co!.st q3cnce of his study and report the
quart r. master general of the army mas
ARRANGED TO make a practical trial of the
new russell shoe and the black dress shoe.
Sets of the shoes of both types have been
sent To Fort Sheridan and Will be used by
the enlisted men at that post uncer the
observation of board of officers and d
civilian expert in shoes temporarily in
government employ. 1t is claimed that
the new shoes meet all the Objects ms
that have been raised against the resu-
iation marching si,oe of tho army and is
| as nearly perfect as it is possible to have
anyth hing in leather.
Hitherto there have been only two
types of shoes--one of black leather, for
wear in the garrison. and the other a
russell Shoe. for marching purposes. 1t
is considered that the latter is not adapted
to garrison use, being heavy and of a
kind of leather which does not easily
take on polish. It's use in the field re-
quired il to he oiled. It has. therefore.
|, been decided to adopt a rough shoe. which
is more shapely. being a duplication of
the last of the black leather shoe The
russell marching shoe will be larger and
Of design which takes into account its
rough usage.
Preserving Gettysburg Battlefield.
According to the annual report of the
Gettysburg National Park commission
just made public by the Secretary of
War. considerable progress has been
made in the general project for the i'm
proyement OF that historic battlefield
When the United States took control of
the battlefield several years ago the fol-
lowing conditions We're prevalent and
general: Old earth roads. with steep
grades N many places made the lines of
battle Of the Union army. in a measure
accessible to visitors in carriages: there
was no way to reach the Confederate
positions except on foot. A few of the
Union batteries were represented by guns
of a kind never used in the battle. and
mounted upon impossible gun carriages.
roads We're lined with barbed wire fenc-
ing. and very little attention had been
given to keeping the field in re-
spectacle appearance. All this has been
changed by the commission. The old
road lines have been altered and cor
rected, so that they parallel the lines OF
battle; they have been graded. piked.
drained and guttered. The Confederate
positions have had similar avenues laid
out and pked along the lines of battle
and all the positions of batteries of both
armies have been marked by guns of the
same kind used in the battle. mounted
upon iron gun carriages. modelled in form
after the wooden carriages used in the
battle. Almost all the barbed- wire fenc-
ing erected by the Memorial Association
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Rich Phosphate in Society Islands.

SAN FRANCISCO. october 1.-THE
coming industry of the Society Islands in
the far Pacific. will be the development
of phosphate deposits Of exceeding rich
ness, according to DIR. Julius d. Dreher.
United States consul at Papeete. who has
arrived here on a visit. New beds Of
pl oSphate. be says. are constantly being
discovered, and with 1o.aO.oo tons in
sight on the Island of Makatea. and fully
.O9O0.01O tons on outlying atolls of the
Gilbert group. the mining will furnish
employment TO many for years to come.
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of the fleet. commanded by Rear Admiral
Arnold, all the vessels newly dressed in
drab. The change of paint has been long
under discussion in the navy, and only
recently the general board and the board
of construction agreed upon it's adoption
for general use. That action was strong
~ recommended by Rear Admiral Evans
after his cruise around South America.
his recommendation being result of OBJ
servations of the action of the various
waters the huls of the ships dressed
in white paint. If the new paint on the
ships on the Atlantic coast is found to be
satisfactory. all the battleships will be
thus decorated in the near future.
With the new paint on the ships will be
Of one color from the water line to the
topmaSt. At present the hull body of
the warshps is white, and the super
structure, masts, etc, are painted buff
color.
Target Practice Made More Practi-
cable.
Warlike conditions will be closely as
simulated in the target practice which is
scheduled to occur in Magdalena bay, on
the Pacific coast. and in Manila bay, on
the Asiatic station. The range at which
the attacks will be made are not pre-
viously made known and the firing will
be with the ship under way. Still another
condition is likely to be imposed by using
floating target, Il structure which will
support the target proper. and which is
capable of being lowed at rates of speed
varying from eight to twelve knots the
speed not being known to the gunners
This has led up to the proposition for a
new floating target. which shall be Il per-
manent structure. This will represent the
armored side of a battleShip so CON
structed as to present an area represent
ing the ''vitals." A special form of thin
nosed shell will be used and the armored
ord the exact location of the hit. This
partments. So as tn maintain the neces-
sary degree of submergence or flotation.
and will be towed. By that means it will
be possible to avoid the damages which
are wrought to the canvas target now
used. which is sometimes injured by
splaShes of water from shot which fall
In the vicinity of the target. creating
doubt as to whether the shot really hit
the target, and making 1t impossible for
subsequent shots to be recorded accu-
rately.
Shoes for Soldiers.
The care of the foot of the soldier is the
subject of an interesting report to the
War Department by Mai. Edward l..
Munson of the medical department, sta
toned at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago
According to DIR. Munson there are sew
eral kinds of military feet due mainly TO
the special uses to which they are put.
There is the foot of the infantryman and
the different feet of the cavalrymen and
the artillery men due to the different
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to purchase doz-
ems and scores of
a style, this giving
us the widest va
riety and the most
extensive S toe k,
added to genu-
inc exclusiveness.
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gushes every suit,
every garment, Of
fered here. And
a glance at the
display will con-
firm this state
nent, for each suit
is an artistic tri-
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phases distinguish
Fall and Winter odesevery exclusive model that
within the requirements of Dame Fasionave
well shown beautifully exemped they
here in this matchless display.
Nor is quality lost sight of in wacfuness all
that's stylish and the the Fall and
Winter modes The quality point the foundation which
this great businessno matter how closely it conforms
the most popular style effects must have
oty of fabric and perfection of making before given
place in this department. The best of Manufacturing
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If you cheaper Suits have a wonderful show
ing for and small low S14e8, and
if you fine be had any price we've i'm
models and copies of foreign styles high
as $175oo.
say the who follows the styles that
she be best served and the authentic styles and
modes making her selections from the stocks that only
largest include the In nearly
the models shown in this department absolutely exclusive
the wide reach of buying operations making
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

The present display is both
larger and more varied than has
ever been shown by this or any
other store in Washington. An
inspection will demonstrate this.
Select the suit tomorrow.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
We Have the Goods.

A person going from western
Minnesota to almost any other part
Of the country is impressed with the
fact that all those places are contin-
ually booming their country.
People are drawn from here to sec
tons offering far less substantial adj
vantages solely because no one stands
up hard for this section. Notwith-
standing wet weather. hail and all
that, Redwood county is going
harvest and thresh big crop Of
small grains. The hay crop is i'm
mense and if nothing happens we
will have a bumper crop of corn.
This county and state is all right.
A person buying land here has a
safe investment. Land is now high
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
BERGEN BACK TO THE SOIL.
Former Redwood Falls Resident Enjoying
the Simple Life With His Family.

The following letter from Urn
Bergen, formerly Of this city, will
be read with interest and pleasure
by many old-time friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bergen in this vicinity:
Ed. GAZETTE: You may as we'll
get out your mailing list and-my
name is written just as it used to be.
only the address is Strathmore, now
instead of Long Beach. Since Janu-
airy last, we haye been in the San
Joaquin Valley and / reckon we will
be here for some time. On April LIST
| took charge Of a ranch controlled
by the Kendall Cal. Investment Co.,
seven miles north of Porterville, as
foreman and find my work very
pleasant. and as | am outdoors, and
ride all the time. | am enjoying the
best of health.
We live right at the foot of the
grand old Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Our house consists of four 12x12 #.
rooms in the south side of a Cali
fornia farm. We all sleep right
out under the blue sky, and you can
imagine how the children enjoy that.
My charge consists Of 60 acres of
oranges and 100 acres of meadow.
/ am laid up just now with a horse
kick, which will lay me up for few
days | guess, but | have a good SUBJ
stitute in lone, who is good team
stress and a fine boss. The children
are all as brown as little Indians and
as busy as bees. Their work is to
irrigate and take care of the garden
and care for the COW, pigs and chick
en-. Our garden is no small affair
so feet wide and 80 rods long.
On the whole we like it here very
much. There, | guess l have told all
there is to tell, up to date. 1t re-
mains to be seen how we like the
winter here in the valley.
U. H. BERGEN,
Strathmore, CAL, Aug. 8, 1908.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
WiIeful Willy.

The editor has always had soft
spot in his heart for Billy Milne.
Listening to the pure tenor notes as
in song they rippled over thunderous
bass and roaring baritone we were
convinced that, though democrat,
guile had no place in his bosom. We
know great deal better now, for
we have seen him play tennis.
One hot evening he cut his clus-
tering curls short and waded in to
enlighten the editor-and he did!
He had a corpulent banker and a
well-fed stockbuyer out for rehears-
al, and the things that boy did to
them! He would let the perspiring
couple get to forty love and then the
wicked William would make it duce:
then vantage in and vantage out.
At critical times he would cut the
ball at the side, in the corner and
behind; the f1eshy ones strove and
prespired in vain; always, just as
victory was about to perch on their
banners, he lobbed and smashed and
cut. Darkness fell on two wearied
and sweltering victims of his dupli-
city. The editor walked sadly away
while the festive Billy was explain
ing that it was just luck, all luck,
nothing but luck. That as a matter
of fact his side was outplayed from
the start and if the weather had been
warmer he could not have won. The
last heard was that the deceived
twain were inquiring from the
weather man if there was any hope
of hotter in the near future.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19

The secretary and amusement
committee are going after number
of attractions, bnt so far no definite
announcement is made except that
the band tournament idea has come
to stay and favorable answers have
already been received from Walnut
Grove, Fairfax and one or two other
county towns. It is too early now
to announce what can be done with
the militia proposition. but this is
being looked up with view of go
ing ahead if not too expensive.
The society is bound to pay all pre-
miums in full as usual and try and
break even if possible, but there
will be no lack of amusement fea-
lures.
The business men of the city have
subscribed a larger amount for enter
tainment and expenses than last year,
although they will have to dig mp a
considerable sum to cover the deficit
of year ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
Redwood Newspaper Birthdays.

Four newspaper birthday anniver-
saries have just been passed by the
Lamberton Star, Morgan Messenger,
Seaforth Item and The Redwood
Gazette. We notice that Brother
Starr begins volume Is, regardless
of the fact that Lamberton had a
struggling newspaper printed on an
army press almost 30years ago, to our
knowledge. We remember calling
on our Lamberton contemporary in
1881, when the editor combined the
labors of postmaster, express mes
senger, merchant and editor and
printer all in the family. At that
time Chester Bros. were building up
their present big merchandise bust
ness in a little one-story shack,
Frank Schandera being about the
only other merchant who has retain
ed his residence, though S. R. Knee
land, who was then and for long
time the lumber baron of the ter
.ritory between Springfield and Wal
nut Grove, isstill Lamberton resi-
dent, we believe. Lamberton has
fine territory and Star is sticking
to business and helping to boost
for his town. The same testimony
can be given for Messrs. Eaton and
Milbradt. The Messenger begins
volume Is, and yet it scenes not so
long ago when Morgan didn't have
so much as depot, the agent keep
ing one-horse store which at that
time constituted the village of Nor
gan. Eaton is doing the right thing
by Morgan and is getting the support
of it's business men. It might be
said in conclusion that no newspaper
man can keep alive and healthy with
out boosting his town. as his only
show of charging his business is
through the development of the
town in which he is located.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
An Irrepressible Conflict.

A perusal of our exchanges from
week to week gives evidence clear
enough that the real live political is
sue of the legislative contests all
through the state is the county op-
ton issue. Of course majority of
the candidates are trying to straddle
and get votes or both sides of the
line. That is politics. But when
the votes are cast next November
the line of cleavage is not going to
be Republican or Democrat, but
stand pat or county option. The
Gazette admits that experience may
prove that county option is no better
than municipal option when it comes
to the test. but the fact appears to
be down to date that states where
county option has been tried are not
going back to the old plan of letting
every incorporated town regulate the
licensing of saloons to suit itself.
Anyway, a large class Of voters want
a chance to try it. and this class will
have to be shown what their repre-
sentative in the legislature is going
to do about it before they will vote
him in. The Gazette is frankly of
the opinion that Messrs. Stewart
and Whittet have taken the best
course in showing what they stand
for on this live question. And now
if Messrs. Bendixen and Keefe want
to state their position on county op-
ton The Gazette is ready to give
them the benefit of publicly making
their position known.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
FAIR MANAGERS PLAN A GOOD ONE
All Get Behind and Push Band Tour
nament and Other Attractions.

At the meeting of the county fair
managers last Saturday, all of the
directors were present, and all show
ed willingness to work and help
which means that the fair will be a
good one. 1t is particularly note
worthy that Messrs. Henderson, Nc
Kay and Little, the active farm
= er members of the board, are taking
interest in the livestock display par
ticularIy, which bodies we'll for the
future policy of the fair. Of course
President Durham and Secretary
Smith are managing two or three
farms and just as much interested
along these lines, but they are not
required to leave their work to at
tend the sessions of the board as are
! the gentlemen previously named.
Mr.. Henderson took leading part
in helping to revise the premium
list, and placed it in the hands of
the printers after the meeting. 1t
will be published next week and dis
tributed by the secretary in few
days. The departures from last
year are all in the line of making
the organization permanent and
self sustaining. Patterning after
the example of the fairs in Illinois
and Iowa, the board decided to make
entries subject to ten per cent.
entry fee, based on the amount Of
fered for first premium. This would
make entry fees in the SIS premium
class 50cents. and it was agreed that
exhibitors who had really good stock
to show would willingly take that
much stock in the organization. The
action points to bigger premiums
hereafter. the board hoping to
double the amount offered on stock
entries in the near future. In this
connection, Director Tom Mckay
submitted letter from Prof. An
drew Boss of the st. Anthony school,
stating that he would willingly give
his services as judge of stock if able
to get here at the date of our fair,
and if not, would try to send some
expert from the college. This ought
to be gratifying to exhibitors in that
class.
Onaccount of the deficit last year,
the domestic department will be
omitted in the premium list.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19

er in eastern South Dakota than
here. 1t is bringing double the price
in northern Iowa and we contend
that we have just as good a country
as any they have.
Southern Minnesota wants little
faith and a good bit more noise to
let the world know what we have
here. Even with continuation of
wet years and we will get dry ones
enough within the next few years
with the drainage that has been and
is going to be done we are all right.
Trouble is we are afraid to talk
about it any longer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-19
DEMOCRATS CONFER AT SANBORN.

Stormy weather and bad roads are
partly responsible for a considerable
number election precincts not being
represented at the democratic con-
vention at Sanborn last Friday. But
the larger towns and democratic
communities were represented, and
as there is no particular contest on
: in the democratic ranks, no doubt
the proceedings will be acceptable
to a majority of the party in this
county.
AS reporters were barred, accord
ing to the statement of a Sanborn
representative of this paper, we are
only able to report that part which
has been since given out by the dele
gates themselves.
The convention organized with J.
H. Posi- in the chair and j. R. Keefe
secretary, and afterward elected
the following delegates to the state
convention which meets today at
Minneapolis: j. III. Posi- and P. j.
Pint Of Sanborn, Jos. Danielson of
Walnut Grove. ]. P. Jones of Revere,
) j. Farrell of North Redwood, Leo
Aftermath of Wabasso, Geo. Vaughn
and w. j. Smithers of Redwood
Falls.
j. H. Posi- was elected chairman
of the county committee and ]. R.
Keefe secretary. and Geo. Vaughn
will represent the county on the
state Democratic central committee.
1t has been conceded that the con-
vention would at least discuss the
advisability of getting out a demo-
cratic county ticket this fall, and
we have reliable information that
the members of the convention came
to an understanding that j. R. Keefe
of North Redwood would be placed
on the ticket for Representative,
Walter P. Francois of this city should
hbe supported for county auditor and
w. J. Smithers, also of Redwood
Falls, should have the party endorse
ment for clerk of the court.