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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12

With the policy of building two
ships a year we have adhered to the
plan Of building them by divisions.
The North Dakota, Delaware, Utah
and Florida will constitute one fleet
division, and they are one in type.
The Arkansas and Wyoming, and the
two ships authorized by this Congress
will complete another division, and
will be essentially of the same general
type. In the interval, however, since
the North Dakota and Delaware were
planned new factor of Improvement
has been furnished by the Bureau of
Ordnance in the demonstration that
we can make a 14-inch gun that will
lead the world for power and penetra-
ton. This was the idea of Rear AID.
miral Mason, and on his authority
Congress a year ago appropriated
100000 TO make a 14-inch rifle and
test it. This was done in the course
OF few months, and the gun proved
TO be successful beyond all that had
been expected of it. 1t necessarily
follows that the next ships to be built
must carry 14-inch guns.
The new ships, the Nevada and Ok
lahoma, will be 554 feet long and 80
feet beam. Their draft will be 28.5
feet. Their displacement will be at
least 10000 tons, and probably 27,00O
The speed will be q knots. the coal
load 5000 tons, and they will carry a
complement of 70 officers and l 500
men. The armor will be 11-inch on
the belt and on the barbettes and s.
inch on the sides. There will be. in
addition to the ten 14-inch guns. sev-
enteen 5-inch guns AS a floating
fortress the ship will thus have Two
guns for every sector and with over.
tapping ranges A 5-inch gun has been
placed at the stern to protect from
torpedo attack. A similar provision
would be made at the stem but for the
difficulty of putting a shutter there
that viii keep out water in heavy
seas
There will be no superstructure for
turrets. The middle turret aft and the
rear turret forward are raised above
Gheir neighbors so that their guns
may fire over them. This is an Amcri.
can idea. Foreign navies are just be.
ginning to adopt it. Years ago the
superimposod turret was believed TO
be good thing, but It was doubted if
heavy guns could be used in the super
imposed turret. And there was doubt
If they could be used In turrets raised
above other turrets, although not SUI.
perimposed over them. To determine
the matter once for all in the presence
of much debate about it, a practical
trial of the matter was made.
1t was claimed that the conclusion
from the 12-inch guns would kill any
living being within the lower turret. |
At first cats and dogs were placed in a
turret on the old monitor Florida. now
the Tallahassee, and the big guns were
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( they do not of themselves or in their
carriages increase the weight in the
ratio that the proiectile is increased.
The powder charge for these guns will
be from 800 to $40 pounds. The muz.
zle velocity in foot seconds will he
$500. With a trajectory sufficiently
high their range might be. as is often
claimed. % miles. For good every
day fighting. however. they will do
some good hitting at eight or ten
miles
DO YOU want TO have some idea of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
KING OF KINGS COOKS.
How British Sovercign's Meals Are
Prepared by $4,000 Chef.

Prepared by $4,000 cher.
Mr.. Menager, the head cook at Buck.
fngham palace, occupies an important
post in the royal household His sal
airy is $4,000 per annum and he is
recognized as being one Of the greatest
culinary artists in the world. The
royal kitchen and the whole kitchen
staff are under his complete control.
Opening off the main kitchen at one
side OF it are half dozen smaller
kitchens, and on the other side there
are four Offices. where the clerical
work in connection with the kitchen
department are attended to. One Of
these offices is Mr.. Menager's private
room.
Mr.. Menager does not live in Buck
ingham palace, but has his private
residence close to 1t. On arriving at
the palace-usually about II o'clock in
the morning-his first care Is to in
spect the lunch menu for that day
which has been prepared by his first
assistant, and also the menu for break
fast the following morning He then
prepares the dinner menu for the fol
lowing day-a task that occupies him
usually q couple of hours.
No two dinners at the royal table
are ever the same. Certain dishes are
from time to time repeated. frequently
by special request of the king but
what may be termed the general
scheme Of each dinner IS always diff
ferent. One OF the side kitchens Is
reserved solely for Mr.. Managers use,
where he carries out experimental Gu
linary operations and is constantly
celebrating and working out new ideas.
Some dishes have taken him months
Of preparation before he has decided
to put them into the menu. There IS
one particular sauce which Mr.. Men
ager invented some years ago to which
the king has a particular liking. Mr..
Menager was making experiments for
over three years before he served this
sauce to the royal table.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
WindmfIIs as Nevsmonxcrs

In Holland births, marriages and
deaths are indicated by windmils
When a miller ia married he stops his
mill with the arms OF the wheel I'm a
slanting position and with the sails
unfurled His friends and guests fro
quently do the same with their mills
in token OF the ceremony. To indicate
birth the wheel is stopped in a
slanting position, but at a more acute
angle than that Of a marriage, and
with the two upper sails unfurled
Should a miller die the sails Of his
mill are an furled, and the wheel Is
turned round until tho arms form an
upright cross, in which position they
are left until after the funeral
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hred. The cats and dogs sustained no
injury from the conclusion, although
the former were somewhat shaken by
the contact with the latter once or
twice, Then a few midshipmen were
put in the turret and again the big
guns wore fired, and again with no bad
results. Then. to make a final and
permanent test Of the matter, three
tough old rear admiral5 were put in
and fired over, and when they came
out all right the principle was held
to be established that heavy guns
could be fired in an engagement over a
nclghboring turret without any dis
tress to the inmates, That test has
been of incalculable value to our navy,
and as a consequence the two new
ships will be so arranged that they
can fire four OF their huge guns ahead
or astcrn.
The l4-inch rife weighs G3.5 tons, or
1879, 100 pounds. With turret and
mount each turret of the new ships,
including the two guns, will weigh
about GOO tons. About as much more
is to be credited In weight to the ar
morplate Il is calculated that the
26,oOO-ton ship will carry ten 14-inch
guns without difficulty Remember
that in the matter of ammunition the
increase Of weight is as the cube of
the caibre. Where the 12-inch gun
throws a prOiectile weighing 500
pounds, these monster guns will hurl
a shell Weighing 1,400 pounds, This
calls for storage capacity and weight
carrying ability in the new ships But
the 14-inch guns are made so that
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majesty never forgets to perform
London Answers.
DAKoTA'S MIXED MARRIAGES.
Union. of White Men and India'

Unions of White Men and Indian
Women Not Frowned Upon.
In the Dakotas when a white man
weds an aboriginal woman and public
ly acknowledges her as his wife he
provides her with as good home and
clothing as he can afford, and he
treats her as he would treat a white
woman. He sees to 1t that she learns
to cook, to sew and to keep house. and
In other ways tries to educate and
uplift her.
Still more interesting Is the fact
that these mixed marriages involve
little or no social disability. The white
husbands are rarely, II ever, barred
from associations with the whites be-
cause of their wives.
To be sure. a man known to be liv-
Ing with an Indian woman who Is
without benefit of clergy" Is, as a
rule, In the language of one White
River plainsman, purity nigh ostrich
lied" But this would be true If he
were known to be maintaining SINH
lar relations with a white woman
Such loosehitched tie-ups used to
be kind o common around here" said
my White River man, according to a
writer In Everybody's, "and nobody
thought much about EN- But there's
so many schoolma ans come out here
from New England and other places
that folks don't stand for that sort O.
thing no more"
Legally married Indian wives pay
no more social penalty than do their
white husbands Generally, the little
red hen sticks to her home and does
not go out with her white husband for
a social evening as often az would a
wife Of her own race. But this IS
largely a matter OF Indian tempera-
ment.
AS for the half-blood children, as
they grow UP they are asked to the
country dance or the picnic with the
white young men and women Of the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12

The new ships viii probably have
the peach basket fire, ontr,l tower.
which have now hecn installed on
nearly all the battIesbips, Jus, at
present there is a division of opiuiaa
as to the value Of these towers, and
there are two schools of Thought in
the navy as to them. A special board
is at work to get all the data possible
as to the ADVANTAGES and defects of
these towers, and another BOARD Will
probably be appointed in the near flu
turc 10 consider t@c matter and make
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12

a word and the Archdulie Francis simply
nodded when the Archduke Francis Sal
yator and wife, Maria, arrived. This
was followed by the latter turning her
back on the duchess when an opportuni-
IS offered, thereby deeply exciting the
heir prcsumptive. When the festivities
were over, the Archduchess Maria and
the heirs morganatic wife exchanged
bitter words. Their excitement grew bit
ter and 4 scutiic followed, both the ladies
trying To use their umbrellas on each
others heads. Their husbands had to
separate them ~ force. As consc-
quonce the heir 10 the throne and his
wife will stay away from the court for
some weeks ana probably 50 Oh a Trip
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12

well-educated young half-breeds are In
as much demand at social functions as
are those whose parents both belong
to the superior race"
In the schools, too. the half-breed
children mingle with the children OF
white families on equal terms and
suffer little, If anything. from race
prejudices or preferment
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
STANDARD OIL GETS PERMIT.
City Allows Corporation TO Erect Nine
More Tanks at Superior.

SUPERIOR. Wis. May e. Special !
After repeated attempts the STANDARD
on company has secured permit a.
ST Louis bay front here Tho plan Is
to make Superior tho distributing point
for a large territory, much Of which is
now supplied from other points. The
company Will do more shipping by water
than heretofore, the nntircbatc law, It
is said, hitting il in such a way as 10
make som" Of the long rail hauls I'M.
profitable as compared with lake trans,
nOriMIIOm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
The Story Ct -Four Uncles.

II have four uncles," writes cor
respondent who are all widowers.
Uncle Sam ana his wife used to fight.
Uncle Tom was always flirting with
other women. and Uncle Joe was ruined
by his wfe's extravaganza. Uncle Mar
tin alone loved his wife, and when She
the only one who married again. He
married girl who has nh the qualities
ne used TO proudly boast his wife lacked.
Men are funny and grow fnnnier nv
you know them better '-Atchisuu
Globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
Seif-SaCrince.

Il guess I'll 70 back to the country"
said the gentle grandmother.
Whats the trouble?" inquired her
son-in-law, Aren't we treating you
right?"
Eyes. But the baseball season Is
here, and l won't be able to resist the
temptation to see the games"
mo. II am seen In the grand stand
looking hale and hearty III be almost
sure to spoil somebody's excuse for be.
ing away from the office. Washing
ton Star
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
LeutY Breaka Cranknin.

PORT HURON. Mich, May G-Thg
steamer Lenty with two burRes In tow
when abreast OF SAnilac IN n northeast gals
broke her crnnk.pin and was forced 70 re
turn to Port Huron, She Is making repairs
at the Drydock ron works
Mr. McNulty was formerly an engineer on
tho lakes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
Lockinp Thrnnph tho Snn

sArLT STE. MARIE. Mich. May TIN
Weitzcl lock will De put into commission
This afternoon, bookings proceeding more III
yoraby today aud hig gains are being made
ON the blockade. There stlll remain about
eighty boats nboyc ana below tho caugL
| The new Encampmeut channel will be used
tomorrow, some delay being experienced
by It not being sufficiently marked
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
Public Building at Menominee.

WASIiINGION, -. G., May
Special The Scuntc committee oupuh.
nr buildings made "a Favorable" ra
port ON Senator Stcphcusou's bin pro.
the erection OF "a public building at Me-
nominee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
Not What She Meant

"My husband never gets whit he
should for his poetry" said the poet
wife with a tinge of sadness. oh, dom.
be too hard on him." replied tho girl,
absent mindedly - Yonkers Statesman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
Common Sense.

\ St Louis judge has declared that 1
car seat belongs 70 the man who gets Il
first. II didn't require a judge to ecttl,
that observation-disclosures Oittlc Rock
Democrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12

around the world. The Duchess uohcu
berg is looked upon by the fastidiol,
and naughty court as an intruder of low
birth Vienna Corr, Chicago Examiner
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
W illinSIy.

He-I asked your fathers consen,
by telephone.
She What did he say?
He--He said i don't know who you
are, but It's all rlght.-Home Life.
BY the time you see where you
made your mistake It Is too late,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12

Advertise in this paper, and make yol..
wants known to your home people, and
stnnnlate enterprise in our vicinity.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
RaehsPs hlrthnlaee.

The Swiss. It is said. are about to
erect a monument to commemorate
Rachers birth in their territory. She
was born IN the Golden Sun Inn at
NUM- In the Canton OF Aargau, her
father being described in the parish
register as "un homme qui colportait"
He had been educated to be q rabbi,
but had become a peddler, and drove
acros Europe selling soap. ribbons.
laces and popular illustrated almanacs
His cart contained his family as well
as his wares, and It needed to be a
large one to do so, for his wife, Esther
Haya Felix. bore him no fewer than
sixteen children, though only six Of
them lived to grow up. The fulness
Of his culver was apparently one of
the reasons why he gave up peddling
and settled at Lyons, where he became
teacher Of German. while his wife
dealt In ladies' cast off clothing
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
Cats sun Have Nine lives.

Walled up for three weeks above the
ceiling OF the remodeled Guichon
hotel. Seattle. tabby cat was lib
Grated recently by wCfkmen who
heard a faint meowing and made an
opening TO release the imprisoned
feline. AS the ceiling was plastered
three weeks ago. the cat must have
crept into its prison when the work.
men were finishing their task. How
the cat managed TO live three weeks
without food Is a mystery Even its
natural prey, mice. would be scarce
in what is practically new building
When released puss crawled TO
the ground and laid down, apparently
about 70 give up the ghost A dog
happened around and volunteered TO
assist the cat TO the better lands. In
a moment there was a flying mass
Of fur. a splitting and scratching,
then two animals rushing away In
opposite directions The cat has not
been seen since.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
CITY MARSHAL EFEN NOANT
FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY

SapjuIpa, Okla, Nov 26.-City Mar
shall D. B. Livingston, of Bristow is
the defendant in an assault and bat
terry suit which has been filed by Gus
Parker, who, until yesterday was night
watchman at Bristow Following Liv-
ingstons arrest he was brought here
today and placed under $3.50 bond for
preliminary.
Parker is said to have became in
censed when his superior officer ad-
monished him for leaving his post of
duty. Parker issued challenge to
Livingston to fight the matter out in
"a fistic encounter, which the latter
refused to do. 1t is said that when
Livingston started to leave him Par
ker grabbed him by the arm. This
was the signal for hostilities and the
head of the police department struck
him blow in the face, telling him.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
The WooIsack.

The Woolsack is the name given to
the seat Of the lord chancellor of Eng
land in the house of lords. 1t is a
large square bag Of wool, without
either back or arms, and covered with
red cloth, the whole forming a kind of
cushioned ottoman, standing near the
center Of the chamber According to
Brewer. the origin of the Woolsack is
az follows In the reign of Queen
Elizabeth an act of parliament was
passed to prevent the expectation OF
wool; and that this source of the ma
tlonal wealth might be kept constant
ly In mind. woolsacks were placed in
the house Of peers. whereon the judges
sat. Hence, the lord chancellor. who
presides in the house of lords. is said
to sit on the woolsack.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
GOLD DEPOSITS DISCOVERED
BY NUGGETS IN FOWL

Spokane. Wash, Nov 28-Nuggets
were unearthed and gold was found in
the fowls that scratched in the dirt,
November 10, at the Gus McFeron
ranch, near Hayford. 10 miles west of
Spokane on the Medical Lake and
Cheney Electric Zine of the Washing
ton Water Power company, where ex-
cavatlons were being made for a build.
ing.
Mr.. McFeron stated the facts to X.
Lewis Rutter, secretary of the Spo
kane & Eastern Trust company who
said, in giving the information, that
there was no Question as to the au-
thenticity of the reports and that the
finds would Justify an immediate in
vestlgation. McFeron expects to per
sonally take charge of the work of
mining his ranch, the work to begin at
once
The evidence is such as to lead TO
the conclusion that other nuggets are
vation was being made for building
on the farm when the first discovery
was made and the matter created much
excitement among the workmen When
a chicken was killed it was examined
as It had been noticed that the chick
ems had been around where the fresh
earth was being thrown. and other
small pieces Of gold were found
The opinion has already been volun
teered that the nuggets have come
from the hills In the direction OF
Cheney, Wash.
For the reason that separate mug
gets we're located IN the dggings Al
the McFeron ranch. 1t is thought thai
the find will prove TO be an important
one.
McFeron has been resident OF Spo
kane county for 20 years and is veal
thy and prominent rancher.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
DANGER In Raw Food.

Pennsylvania health commissioner.
Or. Dixon, Is a vigilant official whose
warnings are many but sensible In
discussing the necessity of taking
every precaution to guard against ty
phoid fever and other communicable
diseases, DR.. Dixon said recently:
There is no shutting our eyes to the
danger of eating unwashed raw fruit
Food infected with typhoid fever by
lies caused many deaths among our
soldiers during the late Spanish-Amer-
lean war The time and energy neces
sary to wash raw fruit is a bagatelle
alongside of a case Of typhoid fever '
1t is we'll to be wise in such matter
before trouble comes, and not after.
That typhoid fever infection has been
spread by the infection of articles Of
diet eaten raw is a matter of record in
this region as we'll as elsewhere, and
It is better to be too fussy than too
careless In such a matter.-Spring.
field Republican.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
VINITA GIRLS MAKING
GOOD ON BROADWAY

The ambition of most actors and act
resses is to appear at some prominent
Broadway theatre in a big New York
play and be acknowledged as one of
the principal contributors to its sue
cess; many acquire the distinction only
after years of hard work in the smaller
cities, practically none ever make their
start with such an opportunity. But
this is just what has happened to Miss
Mae Evelyn Hail. very popular Vim
ita girl who has been studying in Cal
ifornia for the past three years. This
lis her first season as a professional,
and her first engagement is with Zelda
Sears as a leading lady (next to the
starr in "The Nest Egg" a screaming
lily successful comedy which has just
completed it's first week of long run
at the Bijou theatre ION Broadway"
in New York. Her appearance and
| her work have been highly praised by
expert critics and she now seems to
be fairly on the road to success. She
has adopted the stage name of Evelyn
Warden. She is still under the watch
tul eye of her aunt Blanche Hall, who
is with the same company.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-02
The Cruelty of Civilization.

A full blood Indian came to town last
night, and undertook to give a unique
and original entertainment at late
hour, but he got the hook.
He came from Locust Grove and put
up at a hotel on the east side. Pre-
sumably he was here to see that his
fellow redmen got square deal in the
land sale today
But after he retired to his room, he
summoned the spirits from the vastly
deep, and entered into communion with
them. They were a kind of spirits
which have no right to communicate
with the loyal citizens of a prohibi-
tion state, but they were inspiring, and
that was enough for the Indian.
AS the night wore on and the tide
of inspiration rose higher and higher
in his solitary communion with the
spirit, the Indian mourned over the
dulIness of the town where once the
sixshooter had held undisputed sway,
| and resolved to do and dare and if need
to die to bring back the old heroic
days. The railroad with it's fire
wagon" seemed to him the embodi-
ment of the new order of things, and
he resolved to carry the war into the
enemy's country.
But alasl an unsympathetic deputy
sheriff caught him doing the war
dance in the altogether on the Frisco
platform in the dead of night and this
morning the poor Indian languishes in
prison CELL