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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-06-10
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication. 6.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
u. g. Land Office at New Orleans, La.
4 May 8, 1910. 1
Noticeis hereby given that Andrew Rober-
son, OF WINFIELD, La, who on June i 1904,
made Homestead Entry No. 1886, Serial NO:
0192e, for s1z Of SWN, Section Z. Township IL
fiied notice Of Intention to make Final Five
Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before CLERK Of Court at WINFIELD,
La., on the
18th day Of June, 1910.
Claimant names Is Witnesses: William
Alexander, William Riser, Oscar Davenport,
Sam Robertson, all Of WINFIELD, La!
WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

of 10 while the American snip lost put HVe hileu
and five wounded from crew of the same size
| could mention a number OF similar instances
which demonstrate my statement that at that time
we were able to shoot well, and we have been
shooting better since. Not only the men or
the north but the men of the south, shot well dur
ing the Civil war; they shot well during The Span
ish war; and we can shoot half dozen times as
well today as we could during the Spanish war
Never has the American navy made such rec
ord as it is making today and never has there been
navy having a record excelling the one which
our navy is now making for capacity to hit the
target That is really the whole problem
to hit what you shooting at.
We have not in the past built homogeneous
fleets. We build surplus of battleships and then
provide the to them. and frequently pro-
vide more than we have ships for We build auxi
iares and torpedo boats, If do 1t at ALL without
any regard to the relation which such craft should
bear to the battleship fleet, and while have
built have in construction 20 batleships have
practically means of furnishing tenders for them
under service conditions.
When the battleship fleet sent to the Pa
cc recently 1t was necessary to charter 40 foreign
ships to carry coal for it. If 1t had been found
necessary to send the fleet around the horn in time
Of war it could not have been attempted because
could not have furnished American vessels in
which to carry the coal.
Very few people realize the deploraba condition
we are in. as far our merchant marine is con-
cerned. If we had a large merchant marine we
could draw from it without having special auxil-
iaries for the navy, but we are so lacking in both
that 1t makes our present situation almost hope.
less
When the Spanish war broke out 1t was neces-
sary to purchase GOLFERS and transports One hun
dred and two vessels were bought cost of some.
thing over $l7OOO,OO0 but they cost a very large
percentage more than their market value and more
than twice as much as they could have been sold
nufnr tho
mination of the war. In other words we paid out
millions of dollars because we had not provided
ourselves with suitable auxaries for our battle
ship fleet We should have navy adequate for
our needs: not only adequate in batteships but
adequate in every other respect
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

they would be as possible to the vantage
points TO be found only on the exposed bridge
and from those substitute observation-disclosures OF
them located directly behind or otherwise ada
cent to the bridge-would direct the action of the
battling armorclad
In order to enable the officers on the bridge to
be at all times closely in touch with all parts
OF the ship this elevated promenade is made the
nerve center of elaborate telephone, telegraph
and signaling systems that afford instantaneous
communication with the engine and fire rooms,
the ammunition magazines, all the different gun
stations" throughout the ship, and. in fact, every
scene OF activity that has part in the complex
mission OF one Of these great fighting machines,
The telephone system battleshlp is much
like the private telephone system in great store
or mandatory. but with the difference that on
shipboard most Of the receivers are of the pattern
which fit close to the head covering both
and strongly resembling those used by the hello
girls in telephone exchanges. This special equip
ment is designed to shut out disturbing noises
and is very essential when officers and men may
be called upon to listen to telephone conversation
when the guns roaring or against the opposi-
ton OF the various dstracting noises always to
be encountered on shipboard.
Near the bridge of a batteship is the wireless
telegraph station which is of the yet
easily one of the most important adiuncts of the
graph is not used for interior communication
aboard the batteshp but solely for the exchange
Of messages VITA other ships and with shore sta
tons What sometimes referred to as "tele-
graphs shipboard not telegraphs at all,
the lay reader understands them. but
rather signaling systems. The most common Of
these communicative systems is that whereby the
pressure of a button or lever at one station
battleship-say on the bridge-will cause print
ed command to suddenly appear In illuminated
form in distant part OF the ship For instance.
the movement of certain lever on the bridge
Of the battleship will cause an Illuminated sign
to suddenly appear before the eyes of the engl-
neers, way down below The water line, reading.
Full Speed Ahead" or Full Speed Astern,"
any other command which it is desired to give.
BY means of this method OF signaling command
can, il need be. be communicated simultaneously
to a number of different stations scattered
throughout the ship. Indeed 1t is by this expedi-
ent that the captain Of the batteship insures uni
formity of action during target practise in
battle. In twinking he can send the command
Begin firing" Cease firing" any other in.
structions to each and every gun scattered
throughout the length Of the ship.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
Surgery on Heart

Surgical operations upon the heart have become
more or less OF commonplace in medical history
something approximating 100 cases of the sewing
up or heart wounds record and the recoy-
cries have been considerable when one considers
the highly dangerous character of such work Hith
ero, however, heart surgery has been limited to ac
cident cases.
In a recent issue of the annals of surgery one of
the workers at the Rockefeller institute for
medical research discusses the possibility of
treating diseased hearts surgically. He has made
numerous experiments on animals and believes
that such operations will be successfully performed
on human beings in the near future His tests
have convinced him that the heart can be opened
scraped out (cleaned so to speak,, sewed up and
started of on its beating" path again without any
great. at least insuperable, difficulty BY an in
genious system of side piping and new channeling
he Is able temporarily to cut out of the circulation
portions OF such important vessels as the descend
ing aorta the largest artery in the body without
killing the animal Among his suggested opera
tons Is one on the coronary arteries of the heart
for the cure Of angina pectoris
This doctor has apparently proved to his own sat
isfacion on animals that successful surgical inter
ference with the great vessels and the heart itself
is possibility. tits of course a long step from
these experiments to actual operations on human
beings, but there Is every indication that the latter
feat will be attempted in the near future The In
ractability of cardiac affections and their high IA
tally make the proposed new surgery a thing NJ
great general interest and may justify the extrema
boldness OF the proposal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

$3.50
for unofficial messages.
The American navy has been the most sue
cessful military organization, from its very incep
ton. which the world has seen. That is
pretty broad statement but 1t Is absolutely true
There are good reasons for this.
In the early days we were commercial people
We were natural sailormen Our people hVeo
along the shores. They made their money III
commercial pursuits. The men who commanded
merchant ships were not only good sailors; they
were good merchants and the foundations FOR
many of the great fortunes of this country nave
come from that source In order to protect them
selves they were obliged to go armed Thelr
ships were armed were pr1vateers IN Time OIL
war The result is that they not only knew naVi-
cation, but they knew gunnery, and combined
with these qualities the intelligence which makes
great merchants.
Naturally when those men came into posltionS
where they commanded men-of-war, they were
equal to the occasion, although they had had no
naval training AS time went on they acquired
naval training so that in the later wars. in the
early part of the nineteenth century, they met
every requirement, and in the recent wars the
graduates of the Naval academy have been equal
to every duty which has been imposed upon
them. They have made record OF which every
American citizen should be proud
The American sailorman has always been eff
Revolution; competent men in the time OF the
war of 1872 They are better men today than they
were In those days. because today 80 per cent oi
them are American citizens and not man Is
shipped in the American navy who has not de-
\ cared his intention to become a citizen. Twenty
five years ago not more than 30 per cent. or our
menof.wars men we're American citizens.
The American navy has been successful be-
cause our ships have always been as good SHIPS
as any that were built in the world Our merchant
men, In the Revolutionary times, and down 10
the Civil war. were the best merchant ships sail
ing the seas. They were, no doubt the best
manned and they made the fastest time. During
the period of wooden ships, when we built men
of-war they were of the same general character.
Our men.of-war, gun for gun. were equal to. and
probably superior, to those of any other nation
We have always been able to shoot better than
most people Go back to the early times, to the
revolutionary war. We lost "a men-ofwar. carry
ing less than 500 guns. In the Revolutionary war,
while the British lost 102 men of-war carrying
more than $500 guns. We captured 800 of their
merchant ships and Ii IS not too much to say
that II it had not been for the damage caused by
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
An Awful Moment,

The company always included many
delightful women. and l remember the
CONSERVATION caused among them one
day by Burnham, the scout. He ex.
planned that he attributed his success
as scout to the acuteness of his
sense of smell; 1t was like blood
hounds.
There's no one here today" he
affirmed. who at any time anywhere
in the future l could not recognize in
the dark Yes, could tell you, and
you. and you" nodding at an alluring
group in modish apparel, by the way
you SMELL"
For an awful moment the converse
ton Hagged.-McClure's
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
THOUGHT SHE HAD PRACTlcED
Frenchman's Suspicious Really Some
thing Of a Compliment to the
Men Of America.

Claude Grahame White, the English
aviator. praised, at a dinner in New
York. the good fellowship OF Amer
leans
The American woman Is regarded
abroad as an angel" he said. The
man is admittedly good fellow. but
an angel he is far from being.
You've heard Of the Frenchman
perhaps, whose sweetheart spent the
summer in America? After her return
the poor Frenchman seemed quite
blue.
What's the matter with your
friend asked.
81 am worried the other muttered,
about my fiancee. You see, since her
return from America she kisses SO
much better than she used to-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
He Was a Boston Boy.

Your little boy must be very In
telligent," said visitor to a Boston
school teacher whose five-year-old son
was forming Greek words with build
ing blocks.
Intelligent" exclaimed the proud
parent. HE is phenomenally gifted.
AS IN example of his early erudition,
what do you suppose were the first
words he ever spoken"
Papa and mamma"
"Stuff and nonsense!" calculated the
father, in tone Of disgust. why, the
day he was IL months old he suddenly
laid down his algebra and said to me ::
Fhther, the longer live the more in
dubitable proofs perceive that there
is in Boston as much culture to the
square inch as there ever was in the
ambient area of ancient Athens'"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
The lest of lime

BENJAMIN Hapgood Burt and U. 8.
Epperson of Kansas City were motor
ing In Long Island the other day and
stopped at Evans hotel In Douglaston.
They ordered large quantities of raw
oysters, some OF which were thrown
aside by the oyster opener.
How do You determine when an oy-
gter is bad?" asked Epperson.
You wait short time and II you
have ptomaine poisoning the oysters
were bad" said Mr. Burt IF you are
not Ill they were good. That's the
only safe way to tell good oysters from
bad snes."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
Good Advancement.

A genial looking gentleman wanted
an empty bottle in which to mix a
solution, and went to a chemists to
purchase one. Selecting one that an
swered his purpose he asked the
shopman how much 1t would cost
Well" was the reply. "if you want
the empty bottle it will be a penny.
but if you want anything in it you can
have it for nothing" We'll, that's
fair" said the customer; put In a
cork"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

stage business, and in all our differ
ences we each preserved respect and
admiration for the others work. /
wrote in" bits of dialogue at rehearsal
for delightful persons who had not
nearly enough to say for the salaries
they received. took home certain
pathetic scenes very dear to me. and
brought them back next day wreathed
In smiles; as everybody concerned,
from the olympian head himself to the
fourth stage assistant. ds.ested tears
and approved of laughter. both on
moral and financial grounds. Why they
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
A Condition, Not a Theory.

A sociologist, in conversation with a
practical person from the middle west
concerning the labor problem in her
part of the country thereby learned
the lesson Of the situation.
Are there many men out of work."
he asked.
The lady admitted that there were
quite number.
What" said he then, do the unem-
ployed do?"
Nothing" said the lady. That's
the trouble. Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
Mrs. Wiggin as Playwright

opaque to all dramatic situations!" he
would exclaim; and | would retort:
And stage managers seem to be blind
and deaf to anything that is simple
and human and natural"
THAT will never go over the foot
lights" he would assert.
Then let 1t go through them for a
changed" would reply.
He was wonderful with the children
as well as most ingenious in inventing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

ED GEERS. 'The grand old man." he
is called for he is so honest handling
horses in races. He says: 'T have used
SPOHN''S DISTEMPER CURE for 70
years, always with best success. It is the
only remedy l know to cure all forms Of
distemper and prevent horses in same eta.
BILE having the disease" 5Oc and 81 a bot.
tie. All druggists, or manufacturers. Spohn
Medical Co.. Chemists. Goshen. Ind.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

On the bridge.
likewise, we find all
t h e paraphernalia
for steering the
ship, including the
great wheel, the
electrical control,
the compasses. the
chart board, with its
stores of charts and
all the other me-
chanical adjuncts
for keeping the
huge vessel on the
proper course. Here.
too, are the seeming
ly simple devices
W h i C h Il o W con
troll the manipula-
ton of the huge
searchlights perched
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

deplored my gentle April showers of
pathos when the rivers of tears that
now In such plays as Madame x"
wash thousands of dollars into the box
Office, | shall never understand. but
SO 1t was.-Kate Douglas Wiggin, in
Harper's Bazaar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
An Effort 70 Ohlioe

Mr.. Lowbrow does his best to be
agreeable" said the sympathetic
young woman. ITS too bad that he
has so little tact"
Il understand that Miss Coddleyap
refuses to speak to him. He sent her
box of candy and she fed 1t all to
her pet terrier. So he tried to be still
more kind and thoughtful and sent
her box of dog biscuit"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
Too Free.

Seymour-What caused the Allcome
Life Insurance company to fail?
Ashley-lt was altogether too free
In accepting risks. l don't believe 1t
would have even refused to insure the
life of turkey the day before Thanks
giving"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
Popular Author Tells Of Her Amusing
Verbal Conflicts With the Stage
Director.

could write pages concerning my
verbal conflicts with the stage director.
and most amusing they would be; only
] am certain he would publish his
own "reminiscences of the same pc
Rod.
Authors seem to be absolutely
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

Mrs. AUGUsTE VESPERAfANN, De For.
est, Wisconsin.
Another Operation Avoided,
New Orleans, La.-"For wears sut
fered from severe female troubles
Finally I was confined to my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces
sary. 1 gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Ves,
etable Compound a trial first, an
was saved from an operation" MI
LILY PEYRoUx, I'LL Kerlerec ST., NV
Orleans, La.
Thirty years Of unparalleled succea
confirms the power of Lydia E. PINK
hams Vegetable Compound to Gun
female diseases. The great volume
unsolicited testimony constantly pow
ing in proves conclusively that Lydi
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compoundl
Q remarkable remedy for those dk
tressing feminine ills from which n
many women suffer.
If you want special adviceabom
your case write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice q
free. and always helpful.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
Importanf to Mothers
The Preface to Trade.

Il had curious experience yester.
day." said Farmer Corntossel
What was it?"
"A stranger came along and told
me a funny story and didn't try to
sell me anything"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

There is said to be professor of
languages In an eastern college who
has mastered all the modern tongues
except his wife's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

Fecke-Were you ever on an auto
mobile?
Weeks-Yes; once. Were you?
Feoke-I don't know. l was merely
on the front dashboard for the frac-
ton of second, and before l could
pick myself up It got away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
creduIous.

Hojax-You say Dixmyth has a sub
lime faith in humanity?
Tomdix-He certainly has. Why,
he even believes that his wife believes
everything he tells her."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

Women have been known to shake
hands for the purpose of trying to
shake secrets out OF each other.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

William Dean Howells. discussing
realism at one of his Sunday after
Moons in New York. let fall neat
epigram on hope.
Hope" said the famous novelist.
SIS not, really. an angel in a dia-
phanous robe Of white, but only the
wisp of hay held before a donkey's
nose to make him CO."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

the American navy we would not nave
won the Revolutionary war at all;
that is. it might have been necessary
later to have fought that war over
again.
The same relative skill prevailed IN
the War OF 1912. Our ships OF the
same class were superior to the ships
of our opponents. This statement Is
confirmed when we study the exact
figures. For instance, in the Hornet
Peacock contest the British ship lost
five men killed and 81 wounded, out OF
a crew of $50, while the American
ship had but three wounded-this in
eleven minutes. In the Wasp-Frollc
fight the British ship lost 10 men
killed and AZ wounded. out of crew
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11


crowd one Of these floating fortresses-
II one were to choose. however, the
one section OF 4 battleship which
above all others is a veritable nest OF
wonders and surprises choice would
UNDERSTANDINGS fall upon the bridge
that elevated structure which is so
appropriately named and which ex-
tends the full width Of the deck on the
forward part Of the ship--in front Of
the huge smokestacls, as a land Tub
Der" might designate its location.
For one thing, We find on the
bridge an even greater array than any
where else on the ship of those re
markable mechanical and electrical
devices which do so much of the
work on shipboard that would seem
to require human intelligence. But
the bridge has in addition q spe-
cial significance which multiplies
many times its Importance and the
interest of its equipment 1t is the
nerve center" of the ship, the seat OF
authority and command which directs
all the operations within the bounds
OF the big armorclad, and also the in
telligence office through which this
warship community communicates
other vessels of the fleet and. indeed.
with the entire outside world
Under ordinary conditions when
the battleship is cruising at sea. par
ticipating in battle drill or target prac-
titse or engaged in any of the other
important functions Of a sea warrior
the captain commanding, the navlgat-
ing officer and other responsible Off
cials of the ship have their positions
on the bridge. In time of actual battle
those directing heads of the fighting
machine would not expose themselves
on the bridge, but they would not be
far away. Sheltered by coming tow
ers or some other protective screens.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

There Is no help for a man who Is
too lazy to work his friends.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

But is doesn't take long to tame a
social lion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

mo, don't think Reggy will ever
learn to run his auto"
why not?"
He's always trying to roll cigar
cite and guide the machine at the
same time"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

up aoft on skeleton steel towers-a means Oh hanas
ing the searchghts which is not only more RAPID ou
more effective than the old plan of turning them this
way and that by manual labor On the bridge 100 are
end of signaling devices for experimenting the
wireless telegraph in communication WIN o'iei enip
or with the shore There are signal flags for use with
various codes and with the always useful wlgwag;
there the semaphore and Ardos systems for sigha
ing at night by means of different combinations OF req
90 he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11

FROM AN (.
OPERATION
ByLydiaE. Pinkham's
Vegetable COMPOUND

De Forest, Wis
aft ter an opera
ton four years sVo
L had pains down.
ward in both sides
backache, and 4
weakness. The dOc.
tor wanted me to
have another open.
ton Il! Itook E
lPinkham's Vegts.
Bile Compound and
l am entirely cured
Of nv trouhIoo y