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New-York tribune., 1910-01-02
TEXAS RANGERS
DARING ACTS WOULD
FILL VOLCMES.
Picturesque Force Uhch Kept
OutIascs in Bounds May
Be DissoIred.

The agitation over the proposed abolish
nlent OF the Ranger force in Texas Is
statewide. The question is already a
well defined Issue in the Democratic cam
paign for the governorship. and the mat
ter promises TO be th-asned ont on the
stump and in the public prints before the
next regular session of the Legislature
convenes. That the Rangers performed
yeoman service in Kidding the frontier
and Rio Grande border of desperate out
laws in the early history of the state and
have TO their credit perhaps more deeds OF
bravery and daring than any other body
of men of like number is unquestioned.
j is argued that Texas is now so civilized
that the Rangers are no longer needed.
This little standing army was created
II the early DAYS when the sparseIy set
tied regions and the remote frontiers of
the state were the rendezvous of a YER
table horde OF criminal refugees. The Of
fetal name which the creative act of the
Legislature gave 10 this military force
was the Frontier Battalion. 1t was in
tended. and long served. for the protection
OF the ranchnen and other settlers Of the
border territory along the Rio Grande and
ir the more western part of the state.
In addition 10 their work of running down
outlaws. including rnurderers. thieves and
ElGugSleTS. llle hangers were OIt ol lilS
chief factors in ridding Texas of hostile
bands of Comanche, Lipan and other
Indians, particularly during the early
T0's
When the Rangers had cleared out the
worst Of the outlaws and driven back the
raiding Indians new settlers poured into
the reclaimed territory and railroads be-
gan 10 head in that direction. The work
Of the Rangers then took on a change.
They had killed captured most of the
oidtine refugee rnurderers and greatly re-
duced smuggling operations between the
United States and Mexico, but the cattle
thieves still gave them plenty TO do. Then
came an occasional stage robbery, and,
with the upbuilding OF railroads, the rob-
bing OF trains was for many years a fire.
quent occurrence The Rangers Were ever
ready TO take Up the chase after this class
OF criminals and in most cases they were
successful IN the man hunts.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-02

Both are derived from the Latin "potare.''
to drink and poison in its original
sense, signif1ed merely something TO drink.
While the word human used as mean
Ing "a human being is now only colo
quial or humorous. Lowell. in the intro
Bartlett for including it in his "Diction-
ary of Americanisms" and remarked that
1t was Chapman's habitual phrase in his
translation of Homer and that 1t is found
also in the old play of "The Hog Hath
Lost His Pearl."-Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle
New-York tribune., 1910-01-02

skin of which is not so sensitive, IL is well
to remember that olive oil is thing of
that rheumatism can find no foothoId In a
system fortified by olive oil. 1t win some
times cure nervousness. and has a very
qufeting effect in cases of neuralgia and
other nervous disorders.-Science Slftings
New-York tribune., 1910-01-02
DICTIONARY LORE,

Poison and potion are doublets, the
former being older form of the latter
New-York tribune., 1910-01-02
January Sale of
SlinS---SheetS---PillOW Cases


quantities
at picasa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

, HOULD the efforts to raise the
United States cruiser Yankee from
\ her bed of mud under the water OF
the harbor of New Bedford, Mass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

while en- route from Cuttynunk to New
port for bunker coal, she encountered
heavy fog. The officers lost their bear
ings for few moments and she piled
up on the Hen and Chickens Shoals. as
nasty place as one could pick out
She went upon the rocks with such
force that her bow lifted seven feet out
of the water. great. jagged bou'ders
pierced her plating and she was held by
the nose as in gigantic, vice. Under the
direction of Naval Constructor Washing
ton L. Caps the government made an
attempt to float her. One thousand bar
rels of cement were dumptd into her hold
to fill the gaps in the plating and thou
sands OF dollars were expended for labor.
but all to no end. for the authorities had
to finally admit that they were beaten.
When defeat was acknowledged and the
Yankee was practically abandoned to her
fate Mr.. John Arbuckle came forward
, with a proposition. he was interested
in marine salvage for the mere love of it
and he made an agreement with Secre-
tary of the Navy Metcalf to accomplish
the task
To W. W. Wotherspoon and T. o.
King, who saved the steamer Mount Tenn
pie, were given the job Dy Mr.. Arbuckle
and they went to work. their main ally
being compressed air. The first work
was to build air-locks over the various
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

have long ago had the fighting Yankee
in a drydock.
AS it is, they got the vessel of Of
shoals, where she was exposed. and where
she would have broken up last winter,
into smooth water off New Bedford. and
all they have to do is to strengthen the
vessel. pump her full Of air and she
will float like n balloon.
How easy it is to say IT, but what an
enormous task to accomplish. This was
recently tried, this pumping her full OF
air, but when the upper deck gave signs
of breaking loose the work had to cease
Now comes the task of fitting the huge
hull to stand the final test.
test.
In order to follow the wrecking opera
lions it will be necessary to tell the story
of the Yankee from the beginning The
vessel was originally the Ell Norte. and
was built by the Newport News Ship
building Company in 1892. At the out
break of the Spanish War she was bought
by the government and made auxiliary
cruiser. being fitted with cannon.
Manned by regulars and naval reserves.
herself. AT the close of the war she was
reftted at considerable cost and was
rated as a second rate ship In the naval
register
On the night of September %. 1ac
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good as ever when II has been rewound.
The electrical switchboard needs but
cleaning. In the maehine-room the tools
are just as. they were. Only the wood
work throughout the ship has been spoiled
When she has been cleaned from stem to
stern, her huh patched and her woodwork
renewed the Yankee will be just as fair
ship as she has ever been.
Cost? Well. that is another matter.
for the financial side OF the proposition
presents the question Of whether the ship
is worth what has been and is to be spent
upon her. In the average wreck the first
question asked is whether the cost Of
floating and reftting will be anywhere
near the value of the ship before 1t was
wrecked.
Many vessel. apparently in excellent
shape, has been permitted to disintegrate
on the beach because she was not worth
the cost Of saivaging- In other words. 1t
was cheaper to consider the vessel a
total loss.
That is the way that steamship people
and the great maritime insurance agen-
cies consider these matters, but with the
government it has been different Save
the Yankee at any cost seems to have
been the motto, and at that cost she will
be saved. if such thing is possible.
It has been estimated that the Yankee.
before grounding. represented total value
Of $5oo.0 The first wrecking opera
lions cost about $4,000. It cost about
$780, 600 to maintain a feet of tugs and
Golfers around the stranded ship during
these operations. Then there is 81, 500
that went to the private wreckers. to
which $4,000 must be added for govern
ment tug service contributed. On top Of
this the repairs, which will aggregate not
less than 5000, 900, to say nothing Of minor
expenses, which, it is figured will make
the total cost of the Yankee once more
in commission a round $1,0O0,O00.
There is, however, another side and
this more than compensates for the money
spent 1t is the opportunity Of giving
demonstration of the practicability of
compressed air, a force that will IN
doubtedly play q great part In salvage
work in the future and be the means of
saving millions upon millions Of dollars
worth of floating property.
The paying of the costs of the salvage
of the Yankee is a wise investment for
the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

walls and chairs are finely carved and
trimmed with handsome tapestries On
the platform are three large chairs for
the president and bis advisers. Every
representative has his chair and bis
desk. while about the wall 10 long row
of chairs marked with the shields Of the
different cantons, so the representative
can gather and discuss their affairs.
The large and small parks play i'm
portant part in making Berne attractive.
The most interesting is the Crosse
Schanze. great rampant placed In front
OF the university. 1t is a beautiful gar
den with shady seats. from which a fine
view is obtained From the lookout tower
one gets a splendid view OF the Bernese
Oberiand- At the northern edge OF the
railway bridge are the botanical gar
dens, beautifully laid out with shady
seats and interesting collections Of rare
plants The variety Is large. while the
Alpine plants are especially attractive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

slid into deep water. making the towing
or the huge ship most difficult Strug-
Cling through the heaping seas the strain
ing tugs broke hawser after hawser, yet
risking their lives again and again
through the night. the crews renewed the
lines.
A few minutes before o'clock in the
morning, just II hours after she had been
foated. leak beyond the power of the
pumps to cope with was found One of
the tugs, in getting new towline had
smashed in headlight at the waters
edge.
Rapidly the water gained in the hold
and finally, just at O'Clock the big ship
listed hard and then sank in 40 feet Of
water. all but a portion of her stack and
her masts being covered. There were 90
men on board at the time and there were
as many narrow escapes from death.
Commander Charles c. Marsh was taken
from the foremost to the top of which
he had climbed as the water rose. Others
were taken off by the tugs. the crews of
which deserve the greatest credit for
their heroiSm.
Thus. within II hours. victory and de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

especially well known for its depart
ments in philosophy and science.
One Of the largest buildings In Berne
is the new Parliament house. adorned
with towers and a large. handsome
dome. The building has only been I'm
ished in the last few years. The great
staircase is guarded by two bears made
of bronze. The marble staircase is hand
somely decorated with statues of Swiss
heroes carved in wood and in bronze.
with a marble g-oup of the three men
who swore at Ruthy to protect Switzer-
lands freedom.
A long fight of stairs ascends to the
gallery and lounging-room. Adjoining Is
the room of the lower house. decorated
with richly worked tapestries and hne
wood carvings Then comes small room
for the presidents cabinet. Adjoining
is the large assembly hall used by the
upper house. The room Is tinted, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

extremely complicated; besides marking
the hours. it shows the seasons and the
months.
In the center of the square is a most
grotesquely carved figure of a bagpiper.
The lower part Is decorated with carved
figures of children playing with dwarfs
and geese Above this are carved wreaths
and jugs to hold water; surmounting the
column Is a bagpiper dressed in queer
suit, with a large. lazy goose resting
near him. The whole length of the
street is used as a market, and three
times a week the peasants gather here to
sell their vegetables. milk and fruit One
side of the street is occupied by long
row of shops. shaded by a narrow stone
arcade.
Leaving the Clock Tower. one passes
through the Marktgasse. reaching the
Kafgtwine. an old and odd-looking prison
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holds. pretty much on the same principle
as with calssons.
Then. with compressors capable of de-
ivering 10000 cubic feet of air per
hour. water was driven from the COM
partments and workmen entered the hull
OF the ship dryshod. Perhaps the hi
est task was undoing what the govern
ment engineers had done The cement
In the forward hold had to be blasted
out. bit by bit. Then came the blasting
of the boulders that protruded through
the ships bottom.
This accomplished all of the holes were
covered, some with steel plating riveted
on. others by means of wooden plugs
driven in tightly. The largest hole was
% feet long and feet wide.
On December 4. 1905 at O'Clock IN
the afternoon. with fires under her own
boilers. the Yankee was hauled from the
reef. Although leaking badly. but yet
within control of the great pumps. she
was taken in tow by big tugs and start
ed for the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Unfortunately a southwest wind that
had been blowing all day took on the
proportions of gale just as the Yankee
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Once more one crosses the river on an
old bridge and comes upon the church.
The front doorway Is interesting be-
cause of the odd-looking stone figures
carved in bas-reliefs. Adjoining the Min
istry is platform, with great artificial
terrace and beautiful shade trees From
here one gets an exquisite view of the
town and the surroundings. In the cen
ter Is an equestrian statue of Rudolf Won
Erlach.
The old part of Berne is as interesting
as are the things modern Most un-
usual are the old fountains. the wooden
figures typifying myths. Passing through
the Munstergasschen to the Korngasse.
one sees two odd fountains decorated
with carved figures of Samson staying
the giants Even more interesting is the
clock tower, with odd paintings repre-
senting the seasons The mechanism L.
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tower. Further on are some modest
looking municipal buildings and the
Schutzenbrunnen and fountain. This Is
another queer-Iooking fountain surmount-
ed with figure of a hunter. After cross
ing the Kornhaus bridge one comes upon
the Kornhaus, an old-looking building.
once used as a public granary. 1t is
now used as a restaurant The walls
and ceilings are handsomely decorated
with frescoes representing the fall vim
tage and the gathering OF the wine Be
yond-tn the Genrersrrasse are a number
Of handsome new buildings: of these the
most conspicuous is the postofiice. Cross
ing the railway lines past the Crosse
Schanze, where is seen the large observa-
tory. On the top of this hill are seen
a number Of large buildings These are
the university buildings. The University
Of Berne Is 500 or 800 years old. and -
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feat had crowned the efforts OF the
wreckers but, while acknowledging that
for the time "Davy Jones'. had the adj
vantage. they declared that the ship. now
in sheltered water. would prove less of
problem than when she was on the reef.
The air-locks had not been disturbed
and although the whole ship was sub
merged, they we're equal to the occasion.
New compressors were rugged on the
barge Seabury, water was driven from
the locks aud then from the hold until
she was once more almost dry inside and
men went into her once more.
The damaged headlight was repaired
and all was in apparent readiness for
floating The powerful. compressors were
started. but before long it was found
that the terrific air pressure was merely
rending the Yankee apart.
Disappointed but not discouraged the
wreckers again tackled the problem of
fitting the Yankee so that she will stand
the awful strain of the air. In this work
they are now engaged Already $50 tons
Of Gteei rods. totaling scores of miles.
have been placed. aking veritablc for
est of metal that binds the sides together
and the decks TO the hull plates
dozen or more tons of rods are yet to be
fastened in place and then another eff
fort will be made to get the ship afioat.
While the interior OF the Yankee is dry
from a caisson workers point of view,
the hull Is no place for visitors, for every
where there is dampness. while everything
is covered with Shiny mud. The air
pressure in the hold is about 50 pounds
to the square foot, or about IS pounds
more than the normal pressure This.
however. is but two atmospheres, while
many of the men engaged on the job have
worked in three atmospheres, or ~
pounds, or even more.
The interior of the ship has been but
little damaged by the wrecking operations.
All of the guns and much of her deck
equipment was removed by the govern
ment authorities when they had charge OF
the wrecking operations, but below decks
she is pretty much the same she was
when she struck bottom the night of
September %. 1905
Dishes stand in the racks undisturbed,
the great engines need but the rust
secured from them. while the huge dyna-
mo that lighted the ship will be just as
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government documents which meant much
AoF SWISS freedom and Illuminated parch-
ments concentrating their success.
Leaving the museum. one follows the
rght bank of the Aare through the Eng
ish Gardens. beautifully laid out with
mower gardens and large trees. A long
ana wel-shaped promenade leads into a
square known as the Bear Pit. This Is
the most popular and frequented part OF
Berne The bears. which have always
been Intimately associated with the his
tory OF this Swiss capital. are still found
here. In one pit are kept two large bears
and two small cubs in another. During
me summer the place is. thronged with
tourists eager to see and to feed these
bears Carrots. potatoes and bread may
De bought for a few centimes, so the
bears really get more food than they
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Now comes the assertion that uranium
and tellurium in certain proportions will
form an absolutely perfect union from
metallic standpoint when put between
two steel rails.
The rarity and costliness of the two
metals involved in the new composition
robs the discovery of much of its present
utility, but 1t can still be used at many
points where, in delicate machinery.
solid Joint is highly to be desired.
Just what the exact proportions of
uranium and tellurfum are that must be
employed In the new solid metallic
jointure is not publicly known. 1t Is the
claim founded ON alleged actual achieve
ment that is most interesting to scientists
and to the men actively engaged In the
varied branches of commercial chemistry
and engineering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

HOULD the efforts to raise the
y United States cruiser Yankee from
her bed of mud under the water OF
Ithe harbor of New Bedford, Mass.
prove successful there viii have been
accomplished by means of compressed
air one Of the most difficult and impor-
tant pieces of salvage of the decade;
work Of such Importance that 1t VIII
rexolutionize the methods employed
wreckers.
1t win mean that there viii be placed
in the hands of men a powerful agency
that will enable them to snatch from
the NAV of the sea fine vessels which,
otherwise, would have to be abandoned
total losses.
Compressed air is not new and 1t has
been used extensively in the building of
tunnels, in the sinking of foundations
for huge bridges and even. In one in
stance, in the laying of n foundation of
a lighthouse three miles from the nearest
shore 1t has ev en- been used in wrecking
operations In two important instances
once IL floating a steamer from the rocks
of Nova Scotia and once in floating a
steamer pinioned upon a rock in the St
Lawrence River.
Compared to the difficulties that now
beset the workers on the cruiser Yankee
these other operations dwindle into in
Significance, for here is a huge steamer
of 6,225 tons displacement and S91A feet
long on the waterline. completely sub
merged. More than that. she is resting
deep In bed or sticky blue clay that
will create a tremendous suction power
Indeed, so great is this suction that
when the last attempt was made to
raise her 1t was found that the terrific
pressure Of the compressed air was liter
ally tearing her apart and work had to
ceose for the time.
Now. with their experience fresh in
their minds. the engineers are at work
carefully fitting the Yankee for the next
trial. which will be made during the
early spring. and which, 1t is hoped.
will be successful.
The engineers have confidence in their
work. Tney point with pride to the fact
that in getting the Yankee from the Hen
and Chicken Shoals by means of COM
pressed air they demonstrated the ability
and hexibility OF the new power .-
they are heartily Endorsed when they say
that had 1t not been fer an accident
Of a totally different nature than what
they expected-a collision-they would
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FENCE has at last discovered a per-
ect,y solid solder for metal joints.
Just what this will mean in future
decades to railroads and in other metallic
features. where a solid jointure is SO de-
sirable, only experience and actual wear
and tear in active use can disclose. How
ever. the fact that is claimed for the
new uranium and tellurium solder mix
ture will practically compose a solid joint
between two metals is of vast interest.
In modern electric street railway sys-
TENS the absence of solid joint causes
millions to be spent annually In connect
ing rails by wires. Numerous attempts
have been made with other soldiers to
form a continuous rail out of the ordin-
ary steel rail-.
ALI these attempts have proved failures.
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~ ONDON. Paris and Washington arc
visited with great interest, because
they are three large capitals of
three important nations, but Berne
is the most popular capital in Eu-
rope, because 1t was the first home of
real liberty. Though it was at Ruthy
that the three cantons promised to PRO
tect their country against Austrian tyran-
ny, It was in Berne that the republican
form Of government was really estab-
lished. L. is splendidly situated for a
capital, is in the heart of Switzerland
and is more than LOO feet above sea
level. 1t was founded in the twelfth cen
fury by BerthOld v, Duke of Zachrin-
gen. 1t is beautifully situated at the
entrance Of the Bernese Overland, a coun-
try rich in forests and groves. II COM
mands a splendid view of the Alps. and
by ascending high hill on clear dan
one gets a splendid view of the Bernese
Alps.
The city has plenty Of the old to make
1t interesting; enough of the new TO
make it worth while. Standing on the
observation-disclosures "a handsome iron
bridget. one sees the whole town of
Berne at one end, the splendid museum
at the other. and the small schanze
below. The Kleine Schanze Is a small
but prettily kept park. 1t has shaded
walks. with many handsome trees, Hastily
arranged flower gardens and a small In.
COON with pleasure and row boats From
the bridge one has a splendid view of
the Alps In sinuous fashion. The large
museum at the other end Of the bridge is
attractive In itself. 1t is an extremely
spacious building. built Of stone and IN.
ished with brick trimming. The arehed
windows and the pointed spires are in the
best Gothic style The collections in
crude large variety of Swiss armor and
days that played q part in MANY a snlen-
"AS s~isa victory. There are important