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The Washington herald., 1910-12-29
U. S. POWDER IS 0. K.
Experts Deny the Charges OF
Sir Hiram Maxim.
DETAILED REPORTS SUBMITTED
Brig. Gen. CFOIier Declares Large
CaIiber Army Guns Have Been
Fired Rapidly with Full Charges
and weight of PrOjectiles-Secre-
tary Meyer Explains Accidents.

American ordnance experts deny the
charge made recently by Sir Hiram
Maxim, the British inventor in letter TO
President Taft, that the explosions of guns
which have occurred in the United States
both in the army and navy, have been
due 10 the form Of powder grain used.
President Taft forwarded Sir Hiram's let
ter TO the War and Navy departments
for consideration. The detailed reports Of
the army and navy ordnance experts
were made public yesterday at the White
House.
In his letter to President Taft. Sir
don technical journal which printed an
article declaring that the powder used
in the United States army and navy was
dangerous. The clipping and Sir Hiram's
letter condemned the use Of the multi
perforated powder Of the army and navy
as unsafe and dangerous, saying that il
was the cause of all the gun explosions
in the military services of this country
A gun using multiperforated powder
he said. would not last over four rounds,
and would stand at least one chance in
ten of bursting at the first round if an
attempt were made to fire for twenty
minutes as rapidly as possible with full
charges with gun and powder at a tenn
perature Of from rs to 80 degrees Fab
renheit.
Discusses Maxim Letter.
Discussing this feature OF Sir Hiram
Maxim's letter, Brig. Gen. William Gro
zer. U. 5. A., Chief of Ordnance, said:
1T may be stated that large caliber
army guns have in number Of instances
been fired as rapidly as possible, with full
charges and weights OF projectiles, for a
longer period of time than twenty min
utes. The most notable series Of such
firings were made in August, 1902, by a
board of officers engaged in testing dis
appearing gun carriages In one series
Of those firings a l0-inch gun. mounted
on a disappearing carriage, was fired as
rapidly as possible for q minutes 35.3 sec
onds, and in another series a similar gun
on a barbette carriage was fired as rap
idly as possible for IS minutes and q
seconds. Thirty rounds were fired in each
series. Full service charges and weights
Of projectiles were used. The tempeia a
ture of the powder at the time of the
firings is not known, but il is believed
that the increased heat of the gun. due
10 the longer continued firing. would give
conditions at least as severe as those
suggested by Sir Hiram Maxim, and it
will be noted that the firing was in about
the hottest month of our very hot sum
mer."
Arrangements were being made, Gen.
Crozier said, 10 fire at the Sandy Hook
proving grounds an S-inoh gun, with serv-
ice charges and the gun and powder
heated to various temperatures from 100
to 2l2 degrees. The test, he added, will
supplement tests already made with
smaller charges. This experiment was
suggested by Sir Hiram, who laid great
stress upon the temperature Of the gun
and powder
The report Of the Navy Department on
Sir Hirams letter consisted of letter
from Secretary Of the Navy Meyer to
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29

Paris. Dec. 2S.-Shevlin, of the battle
ship North Dakota, and Kid Davis met
in a boxing bout here tonight. 1t was
declared a draw in the tenth round.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29
Miss Emily jackson.

Paris. Dec. S.-The death is announced
at Mevy OF Emily, daughter OF R. T.
Jackson, OF Cambridge, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29

December ., No. Thomas a Beckett
was murdered; in l77S the British took
Savannah; 1872 the Constitution destroyed
the British Java; in lS5J the treaty was
made with the Cherokee Indians. in
which they promised 20 move beyond the
Mississippi; in 1871 the Liberty party first
met at Columbus, Ohio, 1915 Texas was
admitted 10 the Union and in 1876 oc-
Cured the Ashtabula disaster. To-day
is the birthday Of Sir Archibald Allison,
historian 0792): Asa Packer. financier
and philanthropist US16: Andrew John
son, seventeenth President of the United
States 0NJS}; William +. Gladstone CISCO;
Albert Pike. poet and journalist QS9:
John J. ingalls, and John Vance Cheney.
poet and Librarian OS4S. it is the date
of the death of Rev T. r. Nautilus, po-
liuical economist OS3D; William Crotch,
musical composer CS40, and ". r. Max
Well. novelist and historian CISCO.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29

The population of Liverpool has in
creased from 517951 10 7sO.S57 in the last
fifteen years. and in that time $3.50
dwellings have been built.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29
Milton Robins.
Boxing Bout on shipboard.

Nice. Dec. 2S.-Milton Robins, of Brood
lyn, died here to-day.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29
DIR. De. WIBER DEAD
SuccumbS After Illness of
Only Few Hours.
WAS ACTIVE IN CHURCH WORK

Conducted Bible Glass and Was
Elder of New York Avenue Presby-
ternaI and Athletic Organizations.
Funeral to BE Held Tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29

the coming Of American and British sec
TetaTies. Calcutta and Madris have excel
lent buildings. The Toxic building is an
important center for the national work.
The general secretary and all the Off
GERS are Japanese laymen. Several useful
associations have long existed in the
South African and Australian colonies.
4 similar work for the physical. social.
intellectual, and spiritual life II young
women was started soon afterward, with
the organization in London OF the nrst
Young Women's Christian Association in
49,. The first association ia the United
States was formed in Boston in lS65. The
Internal iOnal Board OF WOmen's and
Young Women's Christian Associations
OF the United States and Canada was
formed in 1891.
In 1863 there were in the world 1872
Young Mems Christian Associations, Of
which 1888 are ia North America. The
total membership Of these North Ameri-
can associations is 456,9g7; they occupy
6S1 buildings Of their own, valued AZ So
$3.50
The Washington herald., 1910-12-29
TARIFF BOARD BILL
TO BE COMPROMISE
Measure Will Be introduced
Early in January.
TO BEAR TAFTS APPROVAL

VIII BE Made Up of Bins offered by
Representatives LOngwOrth, Good,
and LenrOOt and VIII Aim IN Re-
move Duty Schedules from Politics.
Democrats May Defeat IL.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01
Most Useless Ever.

Most Useless Ever.
Can you imagine anything more
useless than a comb without any
teeth?"
Yes; golf links without club
house. e."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

the reign OF George ILL.,. when the ma.
tional debt was so enormously in
creased by the American war that
the people demanded reform, espe-
cially In the abuses OF the civil list
and In the practise of comforting life
pensions on royal favorites. In 1882
parliament passed a civil list act abol-
ishing many useless offices. reducing
the pension list and providing for
closer supervision of the royal ex-
penditure
At the beginning OF Queen Victo
ria's reign the annual grants for the
crown were fixed and sums voted as
follows: Privy purse. 100000: sala
ries OF household. $656.300: expenses
of household. sS62. 500: royal bounty,
SGG.000; contingent. $4,000: total.
$1.925.O00. In addition the queen
might grant life pensions not to ex-
ceed $4,000 a year in any case. to
persons whom she might consider
worthy. provided that all pensions
granted should be reported to par
lament by the twenty-ninth OF July
each year
On the accession OF King Edward
VII. 190D 1t became necessary to
readjust the civil list and a commit
tee was appointed to Investigate and
report on the subject. The commit
tee reported bill which was passed
increasing the annual appropriation
for the civil list from 81 1926 900 to
s2.350.000. distributed as follows.
Their majesties' privy purse. $780,
900: second-class salaries OF royal
household. s629 1000; third class ex-
penses OF royal household. $965, 1000:
repair and decoration OF royal pal.
aces. 100000; royal bounty and aims,
$4,000: contingent. $4,000. In addi-
tion parliament granted an annual al.
lowance of 100000 to the prince Of
Wales. $4,000 to his wife and 10000
each to the kings three daughters
and other special grants. BY the
death of King Edward Queen Alexan.
dra comes into a life pension OF $780,
900 a year and all of the surviving
children OF Queen Victoria continue
to draw life pensions.
1t is not likely there will be any
material reduction in the civil list
granted George v. from that OF Kine
Edward, which totaled S2,350.O0O a
year. Compared with this the presi
dents salary OF $4,000 year with
s25.O00 for travelling expenses does
not sseem excessive.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01
THE KINGS SALARY
George. v. Gets 81, 900 for
Annual Expenses.
In Addition His Queen, the Princes
and Princesses Of Royal Family
Are Literally Supplied With
Pin Money.

London.-The king of England anc
the president of the United States are
alike in one respectfully are both
dependent on their respective peoples
for their salary and allowances. the
purse strings being held by parlia-
ment in one case and by congress In
the other. The Elethods of doing
things differ in the two countries, but
they amount to the same In the end.
and the people foot the bills But
kings cost much more than presi-
dents. Some people thought It a
big raise when the presidents sal
$4,000 year. with $4,000 year
for travelling expenses, but the Brit
ish king and royal family cost a good
many times as much.
At the beginning of every reign an
annual sum is settled on the king by
parliament and in addition allow
ances are made for each member OF
his family and for all the expenses
pertaining to the royal household and
to maintaining the honor and dignity
of the crown. Under the British sys-
tenn these expenditures constitute
"the civil list" and the account is
kept separate from the ordinary ex-
penses of the government. Formerly
certain sources of revenue. called
hereditary revenues" were settled
on the crown, out of which not only
the royal expenditures proper. but
the expenses of the civil service. ev-
erything except the army and navy.
were to be paid. Under this system
the king could use the revenues as
he liked and II he saved anything 1t
went to swell his private purse.
while II he ran In debt or created a
deficit parliament paid 1t. The accu.
mulated debt at the end of reign
sometimes amounted to many millions
OF dollars.
The present system OF making
what might be called specific appro-
priations for the crown dates from
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

etable Compound had helped her, and
/ tried 1t. and after the third bottle
was scured."-Mrs. ALyENA SPERLING,
I48s Clybourne Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
If you are Ill do not drag along at
home or in your place of employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re-
move tho cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. made
from roots and herbs
For thirty years 1t has been the stan
dard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored the health OF tnou-
sands Of women who have been troubled
with displacemerfts, Inflammation. ul
periodic pains, backache, bearing-down
feeling, hatulency, indigestion, dizzi-
ness, or nervous prostration. Why
don't you try it2
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

onies, Sc In all. though Matthew Thornton Of
New Jersey did not sign until November
Grim jests were passed. Hancock. writing his
name large. said that John Bull could read 1t
without spectacles and Impressed upon his COM
rades that since the fatal die was cast they
must 'all hang together in this matter" which
gave Franklin a chance for his bon mot, Yes.
Indeed, we must all hang together or assuredly
we shall all hang separately"
A fat delegate--some say 1t was Harrison, 9TH
ers that 1t was Carter Bruxton of vrginia-said
to one of light weight either Carroll OF Carrollton
or Gerry of Massachusetts: when 1t comes to
hanging shall have greatly the advantage, for my
neck would be broken at once. while fear you
will dangle In the air and hang for some time"
The first public celebration of the Declaration
OF Independence was probably that of July g. 1776,
when John Nixon read the statement In the yard
of the statehouse in Philadelphia and the kings
arms were taken down In the courtroom. In New
In 1777, In honor of the first anniversary OF the
glorious day, every soldier was ordered extra
gill of rum In 177S the general orders read: TO
morrow the anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence, will be celebrated by firing 13
pieces of cannon and feu de joie of tie whole
line" Even early that parades were In
order. description of one shows that elaborate
hair dressing is not of the twentieth century only
and that the Tories were not SO insignificant as
to escape notice.
we had a magnificent celebration OF the ami
versary of independence when handsome fire.
works were displayed. The Wings of the city
dress of the Tory ladies' and escorted her through
the streets with great concourse of people. Her
head was elegantly and expensivey dressed.
suppose about three feet high and proportionate
width. with profusion OF curls. The figure
droll and occasioned much .mirth 1t has lessened
some heads already and Will probably bring the
rest within the bounds of reason for they are
monstrous indeed. The Tory wife of DR.. Smith
has christened the figure Contenella. the Ouch
ess o. Independence. and prayed for pin from
her head by way Of relic. The Tory women are
very much mortified Notwithstanding this"
Barbecues, fireworks, parades, picnics. WHITE
dresses-these seem early to have become part
of the days celebration Noise and accidents
also. early developed Julia Ward Howe, in her
"reminiscences. tells that she remembers her own
distress as child because the Democratic mayor
of New York. Gideon Lee. prohibited home fire
works Fortunately for her and her sisters and
brothers. they lived next door to the mayor and
he made an exception In their favor
In 1857 she listened to the ode written by EN-.
erson and read in the town hall at Concord July
4, 1857 Perhaps he caught the spirit of even the
days noise better than the other parson At least
he wrote more kindly of 1t:
The cannons boom town to town.
Our pulses beat less
The JOY bells chime their tidines down
"nich chidrens voices bless
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01
Probably True.

A raw Lrishman shipped as one Of
the crew on revenue cutter. His
turn at the wheel came around, and
after a somewhat eccentric session In
the pilot house he found himself the
butt OF no little humor below.
''Begorrah," he growled, at last.
and ye needn't talk. I bet done
more steerin' in tin minutes n ye done
in yer howl watch."-Success
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

operation. 1 had
already had two
operations, and
they wanted me to
go through q third
one. ] suffered day
and night from In
nammation and q
small tumor, and
never thought of
seeing q well day
again. A friend
told me how Lydia
f. Pfnkham's Veg
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01
THIRD
OPERATION
PREVENTED
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound

Chicago, Ill. -"I want to tell you
what Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for me. / was SO sick
that two Of the best doctors In Chicago
said would die IL / did not have an
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

NCE upon time-if you are ex-
acting as to dates, the time fell
between 1886 and 1S60-there
was country parson who kept
a record of his Fourths. In the
year 1855 he broke into poetry
and the quoted quatrain was
the result This record of his
Fourths. taken from his jour
nal, was published in the Allan
tic Monthly.
Now II various and sundr=
reasons, all excellent in their
way, did not keep this es-
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

when the clock struck four. the floor,
Inc bells began to ring and the cannon to roar.
The guns to fire and the crackers to snap
This Is the Fourth Of July
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets regulate and inviss
crate stomach. liver and bowels. Sugar coated.
any grznuieA- easy to take as candy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

How we dislike the dentist who
spares no pains.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

A girl isn't necessarily an angel be-
-a,ise she's fly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01

Red, Weak, Weary, watery Eyes
Murine For Your Eye Troubles You Win
Like Murine. It Soothes. Soc. at Your
Druggists. Write For Eye Books. Free.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-01
Casey at the Bat.

This famous poem is contained In the
Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for
1910. together with records. schedules
for both leagues and other valuable
baseball Information compiled by au-
thorities. This interesting book sent
by the Coca-Cola Co.. of Atlanta. Ca,
on receipt of &c stamp for postage.
Also copy of their booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola" which tells all about
this delicious beverage and why 1t Ia
SO pure. wholesome and refreshing.
Are you ever hot-tired-thirsty I?
Drink Coca-Cola--it is cooling. re-
lieves fatigue and quenches the
thirst At soda fountains and car
donated In bottles-5c everywhere.
The Republican journal., 1910-03-03
GOING TO FRISCO.
Auxiliary Schooner to be Launched at East
BOothbav

Auxiliary Schooner to be Launched at East
Boothbay.
Within few weeks the 9O-foot auxil-
larry schooner building by Rice Bros. for
L. A. Norris will be launched at East
Boothbay and in April will leave for the
home of her owner in San Francisco.
She is to be sailed there and the voyage
perhaps will be one of the longest ever
undertaken by craft of this type. The
route scheduled, across the Atlantic
and through the Mediterranean and the
Suez canal and thence through the Red
sea to the Indian ocean, thence across
the Pacific ocean, it is estimated will
require about five months, and it is con-
sidered to be far less hazardous than by
way of Cape Horn. Mr.. Norris has stipu-
lated that this craft shall be composed of
the strongest material available and for
this reason the oak framing of three-inch
pieces was bclted together so as to form
frames six inches thick, while she is
planked with two-inch hard pine. Her
lead keel is extremely heavy, weighing
about IL tons inside and about 20 tons
outside. She will be propelled by 30
horse power, four cycle special engine,
which will weigh about 5000 pounds. This
auxiliary is two-masted and flush decked.
She has small cockpit aft with seats,
while her bow is of the spoon variety.
Her spars measure about 60 and IS feet
respectively and are of 12-inch diameter,
while the topmasts are IS feet in length
and all spars are Of Oregon pine. She
will start on her long voyage April 10th,
it is expected.
The Republican journal., 1910-03-03
SPRING FASHION NOTES.

"'The waistline will come this spring
lust where it belongs" we are assured
bv Grace Margaret Gould in the Woman S
Home Companion for March. 'The de-
fining of the normal waistline is now a
feature of the new fashions. About the
ONLY exception to this is in the Russian
blouse coats, where oftentimes the loose
belt hangs we'll below the waist. The
dresses IN Moyen Age effect will still APP
peal to the popular trade, but they are
no longer high style. Among the good
looking dresses showing the Moyen Age
effect are those made of combination
of heavy and sheer linen-the bodice
portion of the heavy linen and the lower
plated skirt portion of sheer linen. In
these dresses which are made with a
guimpe the sleeves and guimpe are of the
same sheer linen as the plated skirt.
''Sashes will be much worn, not only
around the normal waist, but as skirt
trimming defining aounce, for instance,
and tying at the back just above the
knees.
1.-The sleeves which were in our new
gowns last spring, will only be present
able this year after remodeling. Sleeves
are growing shorter and the tendencies
are all toward the banishing of the long
sleeve for warm weather For general
every day wear, many modified bishop
sleeves will be worn, these, of course, in
the long length But the majority of
the new sleeves end just below the elbow,
where they are finished with fascinat-
ing little undersleeve, frequently in the
form of very small, filmy puff.
Sleeves with cap effect are smart in
style and they vary greatly in length,
some are not more than two inches long
and others reach halfway down the arm.
The little white undersleeve is most
noticeable feature Of the new sleeves.
Sometimes it protrudes only for couple
of inches below the upper colored sleeve,
both of which are finished with nothing
more elaborate than half-inch hem or a
little bias self-facing. The majority of
the sleeves are extremely plain and in
conspicuous.
perhaps that is the reason why the
new bracelets, many of them in antique
design, are so very elaborate, making a
striking contrast to the plain sleeves. !"
The Republican journal., 1910-03-03
Dr.. John Stevens.
MIXER BLOCK, MAIN STREET.
SPECIAL Ty...Diseases of the Eve,
Ear, Throat and Nose.
SHERlFF'S SALE.
STATE OF MAINE.
WALDO SS.


Taken this seventh day of February, A. D.
1910, on execution dated January 25th, A. D.
1910, issued on a judgment rendered by the
Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Wal
do, at term thereof begun and holden at Bel
fast, within and for said County of Waldo on
the first Tuesday of January, A. D. 1910 to wit:
on the l4th day of January, A. d. 1910 in favor
of Charles c. Park of Stockton Springs, in said
County of Waldo, collector of taxes for said
town of Stockton Springs for the year 1907,
against John N Hartman and Loira X Harri-
man, both of Stockton Springs aforesaid and
particularly against the NORM house and barn,
situated both sides of road leading from
Standpoint to Prospect, bounded north and east
by Hopkins meadow, south by land of S. l..
Hail. House valued $4,000, barn valued $4,000,
land ten acres, value $4,000; also is acres land
bounded N. by land formerly owned by ]. B.
Shaw E. by land of S. M. H. Grant heirs w. by
land of Luther Grant and situated in said Stock
ton Springs, in said County of Waldo, for the
sum of five dollars and seventy four cents, debt
or damage, and twenty eight dollars and forty
nine cents, cost of suit. with fifteen cents more
for said execution and will be sold by public
auction to the highest bidder, at the office of H.
G. BuZzel in Searsport, in said County, on the
25th day of March, A. d. 1910, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, SO much of the above described
real estate as will be sufficient to pay the
amount due on said execution, with all neces-
sary charges of said sale.
dated February 7th, A. D. 1910.
AMOS F. CARLETON, Sheriff.
The Republican journal., 1910-03-03
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.rthe cure OF diseases OF Horses,
cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Poultry.
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" For WORMS. Bots. G rubs.
For COUGHS. Colds, Influenza.
= For collie, Bellyache. Diarrhea.
> Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
y uFor KIDNEY and Bladder disorders.
>, For SKIN DISEASES. Mango. Eruptions.
~ For BAD CONDITION. Indigestion.
Price, 80 Cents per bottle.
Vet. Cure Oil, for Stable or
field Use, 81.
A, druggists, or sent prepaid
m receipt OF price.
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meut and care of Domestic
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hang up. mailed free.
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