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to the steel workers, VINO, Win Jorge
lathe and trip hammer. make in durh-
cate of the wooden pieces huge pieces
of metal, each pierced with the requi-
site number of holes. SO that they
may be fastened together without loss
of time.
1t Is really marvellous how great
slabs of steel. many inches thick. are
rolled and pounded into shape to fit
one to the other with absolute exact
ness so that tho holes in one eorre-
spond with the holes in another. The
plates for the hull, under the water
and above the arnor belt. are gotten
out In one part of the mill. while the
smaller pieces. stringers, bolts, etc.
are gotten out in another part. Per-
haps the conditions are such that three
or four mills in different parts of the
country are working at the same time,
each mill having it's share.
In the meantime the shipyard hands
are not losing any time. Whatever
part of the work that can be done
there. in the FORCES. in the joiner mill.
or in other departments, is being car
ried on as rapidly as possible under
cover.
Out in the yard. at the spot selected
for the erection of the vessel, the rail-
way gang Is busy. Between two high,
long steel piers. on which are far
reaching travelling cranes, the blocks
on which the keel of the ship will rest
are placed. Great timhers, II inches
square, are first laid lengthwise to
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cations, hundreds of typewriter pages
giving, in minute.detaii, descriptions of
everything, wood or metal, that enters
into the construction OF the vessel. This
data. after being revised over and
over. is finally printed. and makes up
n volume of considerable size.
This might he called the preliminary
work. for all this is done even before
the contract is let. When tn. bids
have been received and the contract Is
signed begins the actual building of
the vessel. which is none the less in
teresting than the designing.
A shipyard where a tirst-ciass fight
ing ship is built Is a marvel in itself.
and the splendidly equipped establish
ment AT Newport News the natal place
of so many of our finest vessels, is a
city within itself, where several thou
sand. men. representing score or more
trades. find employment.
When the hundreds of sheets of plans
have been received In the office they
are divided among the various crafts
men. who Will each do their share Of
the vast work The greater number of
the plans are sent to the pattern shop,
where there arc fashioned full-sized
models of the pieces of metal that en-
ter the construction nf the hull. Other
plans are sent To the rolling mills,
where their pattern makers do like
wise. until at the different pattern
shops there are cut out nf light wood
the exact size and shape of the ship.
These wooden models are then sent
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be. and what shall be the thickness OF
problems indeed, but in course Of time
they are disposed Of. and in the draft
Ing room the men take up the design
Ing of the vessel to meet the require
ments OF the lighting equipment
In the plans of warship. as in the
plans of large building. nothing Is
left to guesswork. Everything IL
planned and there Is "A drawing for
everything. There IL not a iivet but
what Is shown, and from the huge
smokestacks to the towerntost part of
the keel there II absolutely nothing
but what has been PROVIDED for
The division of the space within the
hull. the parts of the ship that are to
he set aside for living quarters. coal
hunkers, water tanks. main engines,
auxiliary engines. refrigeratins plant.
laundry. etc. are all carefully studied
and provided for until the whole shin,
including everything except coal,
water. provisions and the crew. Is on
paper,
There are drawings showing the yes
sci as she will appear as whole--the
profiie--drawings Of the various cross
bow to the stern showing the plain
steel work. Then there are similar
plans that show the interior arrange
ments. mass of paper that weighs
hundreds Of pounds and represents an
outlay of thousands of dollars.
Besides the plans there are spc"iff-
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lean boat convey the party, and is
holding open arrange ments in the
hope that ono MAJ be secured. Infnr-
nation received to date indicates, how
ever, that there is no commercial boat
on the Mississippi available AMI the
government will detail one Of its light
mouse tenders for the presidents party
The tender Oleander. at Key West.
Fla. WAS first decided On, but doubt
was expressed by the reception com
mittec that Sine would accommodate
the party. The tender Lily has also
hssn "uggestea. hut her speed IL fur
knots lower than that of the 0leander
ahd she will not be employed II il
thought very probable that the Olean-
der will tie finally selected. and if she
VIII aot accommodate the party ii will,
be divided, and the second section of
the party will ne accommodated on the
tender Hihieus. although the latter has
quite heavy draft for the Missis-
sippi.
One thing IS certain. the president
viii not go down the Mississipni On
any foreign boat. Although III. AZ
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ment The first lines of the vessel are
Of the hull. the number OF tons of dis
placement having already been pro-
yided for in a proper bin that has been
passed by congress. To the members
of the navy board Ii left the settle
ment OF the question of length breadth
and depth which will give the neces-
sary tonnage.
Working on the basis that a vessel Is
To be so many feet long. SO many feet
wide and 50 many feet deep. the requi-
site lines are drawn tn prescribe the
shape of the vessel. After the lines
have been examined model is made
from them. This model is made of
wax. upon scale Of SO many inches
to the foot and IN as accurate as IL Is
possible to make it.
Then follows the trying of the
model In n huge tank Of water and
with mechanism of special make. the
model IN towed rapidly from one end
of the tank to the other. while ex-
perts watch the waves. BY these
waves can be told whether the lines
are too full for high speed or whether
they are just right
To get the speed lines Just right
sometimes requires that the model be
changed again and again by shaving
off little wax here and there or by
adding a little more where the lines
are thought to be too fine. This test
ing tank of the navy department is
one of the most interesting features
of the bureau OF construction, and IL liz
believed that this country possesses
the finest equipment Of this kind ever
made.
When the waxen model has been
judged To be perfect set of lines are
then made from 1t, and upon these
lines Is the foundation of the great
ship that IL To be built.
While all this Is bein- done the
greatest OF all auestions-that of arm
ament--is being discussed. How many
guns and of what caiiber shall they
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Missoula. have been instructed by the
war department tn 60 tn Fort Smelling.
Minnesota. on the morning of septen.-
her 18th, 10 take the famous riding
test prescribed by Col. Roosr. =.
Major Johl III. Beacon. at Fort Htrri
son. has also been ordered To take tho
test. az well az "A large number of of
fieers in North Dakota and Minnesota,
The trade in mineral waters In lans
did not show the depressed condition
of many other Industries consequent
on the financial disturbance of 1905.
according 10 the geological survey.
The total quantity sold during the Year
was 5s.1nS,s20 gallons. compared with
52.oso.aae gallons in 1907. The value
of thu output decreased slightly. from
1881 SOB in 1907 To ST,2S1.a6a in 1905.
This showing L. a little surprising in
view Of the fact that some of the wide
~ sold carhonated table waters are tx
most consumers luNnries rather than
neeessaries, The totals reported do
not represent the real Importance Of
this industry in the United States. for
quantity of water furnished free to
guests far exceeds the quantity sold.
and no figures are available to show
the quantity Or value of strictly arti-
ficial table and medicinal water or nj
sweetensd beverages t''soft drinks")
produced.
The number of springs reporting
sales in 1908 Was Ga. including one or
more in every state and territory. Al
though this was an increase of III over
1907. the gain in production MAS not
due wholly To this cause and that
many springs sold more water In 1908
than in the preceding year. The aver
age retail price of the waters ut ,n~
springs was Is cents a gallon. The
leading states in quantity sold were
Minnesota. Men York, Wisconsin.
Massachusetts. Ohio. Virginia, Michi-
gan and California.
TIE condition If the mineral water
industry during 1908 shows that the
demand fer pure drinking water ex-
tends across the continent and has
come To stay The growth Of popula-
tion, the movement toward cities. the
wholesale pollution of surface waters
and tine time that must elapSe before
even major part of the cities are
provided with publication plants are
factors that indicate continued growth
for the Underwater trade.
The imports of natural. semiartifi-
eiai and strictly artificial waters for
consumption in 1905 were @.sIe. 3ss gal
Ions, valued at sl.a3S.a47 No figures
are available TO show the exports.
though considerable quantities Of GER
tain domestic waters are KNOWN Ia b.
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NJ THE millions Of people living
far inland in this country who
have never seen one OF the
great fighting ships of our navy, save
In pictures. few can appreciate the
vast amount OF time and labor in
volved in the construction of one Of
these modern vessels: indeed. those
who live within few miles of the
coast hardly realize what 1t means,
and to the average person three years
for the building Of one OF these float
ing fortresses seems like an excep-
tional time when 1t IL taken into con
sideration the rapidity With which
huge skyscraping buildings are
erected.
In the battleship. however. not only
do all the elements of the construction
of an edifiee ashore enter. but there
are all the elements of building for the
sea. ever a prodigious feat in itself.
but this vessel must be an embodiment
of even more.
First IL must be a craft so designed
as to be seaworthy and speedy. Sec
ondly. il must be the home of 1000 or
more men who form the crew. 1t
must have the necessary apartments
for the officers. with a spacious office
for the commanding officer, and
should she be intended at any time
for flagship. apartments for the
commander OF the fleet must be pro-
vided
This alone represents practically all
the features of a hotel ashore except
that for lack of space and facilities
afloat. everything must be condensed
into as small space as possible.
After this comes the subject of wea-
pons and the heavy belt of armor that
plates her sides and makes the ship a
fighting vessel fully capable of engag-
ing with equal chances any other ses-
sci of similar size and equipment.
A battlship Is born. not I'm ship
yard. as many suppose. but in the
drafting rooms of the navy depart
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to the plans and specifications. for he
is the personal representative of the
navy department.
Jtuon the vessel reaching certain per-
ceutages OF completion the builders re-
ceiye a rroporttonate percentage of
their money, so 1t is to their adsan-
ta-e to get the ship built as soon as
possible Delays are costly, for the
government usually exacts q penalty
for failure to complete within spe-
cific time.
At last comes the day when the ship
IL ready to take to the water. The
hull is complete. The staging is taken
down and the vessel is revealed. grim
and gaunt. but MAZE site in It's very
size.
Chatter. ciatter go the hammers on
the wedges: chir-r-.. chir-r-s sing the
saws: there is rending of wood a
female voice rings out, Il name thee
- there is crash OF breaking
glass and 10000 tons of steel slides into
the water with splash.
Then the ship is placed in dry
dock. and after thorough painting
is relocated. placed upon giant shears
and its boilers and engines lowered
INTO IT,. All IHe WHilb vi
every trade, carpenters. plumbers, ma
chinists, cappersmiths. blacksmiths
and others have taken up their work
on board.
Thei' respective tasks completed to
the satisfaction of the naval construc-
tor, the vessel is ready for her trial
under her own powe.. In the hands
of the competent force of the shipyard
the vessel is put under steam. the haw-
sers arc east off and she makes her
first trip to try her out.
ANY little defects in her machinery
are remedied. and then when she has
been inspected thoroughly by the
builders. the navy department is noti-
fed. and officers and crew are sent
to the yard. Then follow the various
tests-dashes over Il mile course and n
2i-mite run at sea-to determine
whether she is all that her plans indi-
Gated that she would be. If she is not.
then the builders take her in hand
and make her SO. but. as n general
rule. the vessels are not only up To the
required mark in speed, but little
more.
Then follows the last ceremony at
the builders yard and the first upon
the vessels deck-tha raising of the
goes into commission and she takes
her place i'm the list Of the nations
floating bulwarks.
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form Il platform on which, in pyramid
fashion, are laid crosswise the keel
blocks. Beginning these blocks near
the water the foundation IL carried in
land on rise until it terminates where
the bow oil the vessel will be.
In giving out the work arran gements
are made for the receipt of the ma
teriaI Every piece o. metal or wood
is given a number to represent the
number ri the battleship, To-. ali Snaps
are known by numbers before, they are
named. In addition to which each piece
IS given serial number so that there
viii he no mistake in the assembling.
BY the time the keel blocks have
been prepared the first of the steel
the keel and frames, arrive. Picked
up by tho lon2-armed cranes, the
pieces of steel are swung through the
air ana laid on the keel blocks. Then
begins the work of construction in
earnest. A dozen portable FORCES.
score of pneumatic hammers and half
a hundred men are engaged putting
down the piece of the keel and the sec
ton of the frame or rib. From that
moment the work goes on apace, man
after man is added to the force and bit
by bit the keel extends and the great
ribs rise.
As the ribs extend forward and up
ward carpenter: erect the staging
around the vessel until IL is incased in
network OF timber. With the ad.
vance of the framing the platers take
up the work. and piece by piece the
steel covering is riveted I'm place until
the ship takes shape and stands u
metal shell.
BY this time fully 1000 men are at
work on the craft. some inside and
some outside, while there. are others
in the shops Just how many mems
labor goes into the building of a bat
tleship is difficult to say-proba bly,
10000 indirectly-bGt the work is SO di-
vided that there is something almost
automatic about il.
One phase that must not be over
looked is the inspection, or supervi-
sion. maintained by the government.
AT the yard il naval constructor,
who has staff of men whose duty 1t is
to inspect every piece of material that
goes into the vessel. and see that it
is as prescribed in the specifications.
II is also his duty to compute at var
ious times the percentage of the YES
sci completed, and his reports upon
this subject Is further evidenced by
photographs.
10 the naval constructor is referred
all things that are In doubt in regard
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in existence, is about 60 per cent COM
pleted, and at the end Of the present
year the gap in the emhankment at
owl creek will probably be closed
Next year stored water will doubtless
be available for all the lands which
are at present under canals. Under
the Outlet canal there are l2.00O acres
Mt the present time. under the South
canal about $4,000 acres, and under the
Indian creek lateral OF the North
canal there will BIZ $1,000 ares. The
.rrigati, II carried on this year was by
direct diversion from the Reiie Fourchs
river. and the supply was sufficient.
The Northwestern railroad has Sc
cured right at way for II line To ex-
tend from Belle Fourche To Pierre.
which will give transportation for all
points in the project with no haul eN-
eecding 10 miles. The company prom
tses 10 complete this road within Il
yea.
Crops are good over the entire prof.
ect lie says. There has been excessive
rainfall for this sc ton during the
year, and less irrigation WAS needed
than i'll ordinary years. Prices are
holding up we'll AMI the farmers are
looking forward to u prosperous har-
Ness.
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A WoMaN'S APPEAL.

To oil knowing sufferers OF rheuma-
tism. whether muscular or of the
joints, sciatica. iumhago. backache,
pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
pains. to write TO her for home treat
ment which has repeatedly cured all
of these fortunes. She feels 1t her
duty to send II to all sufferers free.
You cure yourself at home as thou
sands will testify--no change of ell
mate being necessary. This simple dis
cnyery PARISHES uric acid from the
blood. ionsens the stiffened joints.
purifies the blood and hrightens the
eyes. giving elasticity and tone tn tho
whole system. II the a.ova interests
YOU. for proof address Mr. NJ. Sum
ners. BOX r. South Bend. Ind
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ransements may lie changed before the
trip, it Is now pretty certain that the
tender Oicander viii convey President
TAFT AMI his party on the inspection
of the Mississippi.
An order iiscintinune after Octo-
per Is the postoffice at Ripley. Lin
coin county. has been issued by the
postmaster general.
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WASHINGTON NEWS
THE MlssouLIAN's SPECIAL SERVICE

Washington. d. C.. Sept, 25.-The
treasury department has designated
the First National bank of Minneapo-
lis, as the reserve agent for the First
National bank of Waller, and the Con-
tinental National bank of Chicago. as
reserve for the Silver Bow National
bank of Butte
The department has approved the
election Of the following officers of the
First National bank of Poison: j. l.
McIntire, vice president: A. w. Pipes
cashier. In place of w. L. Carter; suiI,
M. Gordon, assistant cashier
Citizens of Missoula will have plenty
of opportunities To enter the govern
m.nt service this winter Ii they 81 de-
sire as the Civil Service commission
viii conduct number IF examinations
next month In the Montana city, TIM
Der testing engineers ut salaries rang
ing from 5000 10 sIsoo are wanted for
duty at Boulder. Colorado. Seattle,
Washington. and Berkeley. California,
and examinations to secure them will
be held on October goth. Female do
mestic science teachers are needed al
the Santa Fe, \. NJ. Indian school. and
an examination will be held on 0cto-
Der 20 and II. The position pays $50
a month. Agricultural teachers for the
Carlisle. Pa, Indian school. will hs
sought in an examination ON October
auth, The place paying ssne per aanain.
On October 20 and FL examinations
vii, be conducted Ia secure mechanical
craftsmen i'm the patent office NJ
Washington 1T $1,000 year. on the
same days an examination for highway
engineers for the good roads service
al fron4 $1,000 TO s2s5o year viii be
held.
At Yellowstone, Montana, recently
Private A. f. Wehb. IF the cavalry. To-
Gated at Fort Yellowstone Wyoming
got on a spree. ill-treated his horse,
and used vile language to lady pass
ei-by. Nho demonstrated with him.
The Fort Yellowstone court martial
brought him 10 time and after a trial
rdsred his dishonorable dismissal
from the service and confinement at
the fort for half a year.
Cook John A. Hardersen. at Fort
Harrison has been detailed to a course
In cooking at the Cook School at Fort
Riley. Kansas.
Last year sos5s tons of coal
briquettes valued at s32s.0s1. were pro-
auced in this country
Major Amos II. Snattuek and Major
John A. Randolph tchaT.lainD at Fort
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Last year sos5s tons of Goa
briquettes valued at ssss,o51, were pro,
auced in this country.
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That President Roosevelt was right
I'm his stand that the power of the
secret service should be strengthened
instead of hampered is evidenced by
numerous reports To- the departments
here, 4 particular instance is that of
Rrlgadser General aIyer, commanding
the department ri Texas, tn the war
department, He reports that the un-
lawful disposition Of uniform clothing
by enlisted men al the army continues,
as well as nj forage. In tracking. down
missing forage he says that two pri-
Yates were employed to act Us detec-
tlSos L. discavet III, facts General
Mser strongly recommends that the
employment "a tho government secret
service officers be authorized in these
cases In tho army,
A plan is on foot 10 bring together
in Washington in the summer of 1871
IA combined convention III all the pat
rlottc and veteran organizations nr the
country.
Pres ident Taft and his party will not
gu down the broad expanse of the
Mississippi river rrum ST Louis, tn
New orleans next month in foreign
boat under foreign flag. Such a
suggestion, maternity rvpulslxe Ia
Americans, met with flat refusal
fran government officials here hav-
ing in charge his transportation on
the trip. Numerous reports have been
current that the president would he
eashRt He'd tn travel uEder other than
the stars and stripes on the MiSsis-
sipni, but there is Not "a grain of truth
in them.
The department nj commerce and Ia
Tor, which controls navigation cn .he
inland waterways al the country, has
charge If the presidents aeeommoda-
iioHs @a the trip ri Inspection uf the
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Cook John A. Hardersen. at Fari
Harrison. has been detailed to a course
In cooking at the Cook School at Fori
Riley. Kansas.
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Major Amos b. Shattuek and Major
John A. Randolph scharlain1 at Fort
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The department has approved tn
election Of the following officers of TIN
First National bank Of Poison: j. /
McIntire. vice president. 4. w Pipes
cashier. In place of w. L. Carter, s"nl
NJ. Gordon, assistant cashier.