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this curious machine was that by which
the horizontal motion was communicat-
ed. This was done by means OF two
oars or paddles formed precisely nike
the arms of a wind mill. which re- re-
yolyed perpendicularly upon an axle
tree that projected in front; this axle
tree passed into the machine ;.s at a water vnanr
Joint and was furnished with a crank
Nv which 1t was turned. The naviga-
tor being sealed inside. labored with
one hand at the crank and with the
other steered the tiller. These pad
dies were twelve inches long and four
inches wide. They could propel or
draw the boat along at a speed Of
three miles an hour in still water. Two
smaller paddles of the same descrip-
ton also projected near the head. pro-
yided with a crank inside, by which the
ascent of the machine could be as
sisted.
When beyond the reach Of danger or
when out of sight the machine came
to the surface and hoated with the head
out of the water. The head contained
openings through which the air circu-
lated freely. These had to be closed.
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center Of large compound, is 297 feet
long and 107 feet wide. rising four
stories above ground.
One Of the remarkable features of the
bureau Is that every bit of its con-
struction was handwork. there being
not single hoisting device used, and
all Of the material being raised by the
"man-power" furnished by the thou
upon 1t. Another serious obstacle
which the constructors also met lay in
the nature of the ground upon which
the bureau was built. In the prelimi-
nary excavation the workmen struck
water three feet beneath the surface,
SO that before the foundation could be
laid thousands of hand-driven piles
had to be set in place.
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OUTSIDE AMERICAN
sIDERED SOMEWHAT
A CIRCLE

lESENT ALMOST A PERFECT CIRCLE.
what would have been the Eagles
fate if the iron bit had held to its
copper-sheathed bottom.
Within the next few days the British
directed their attack against Long Is
land, and Washington was obliged to
retire from New York, making further
attack by a craft with a three-mile
speed limit impossible against the fleet
Some time later Bushnell directed
another attack from the machine
against the British fleet off Blooming
dale. The attempt was made to attack
the magazine under the ships stern,
but the machine was discovered. The
navigator Immediately dived. thinking
to attack the ships bottom. In his
haste to escape he admitted too much
water, the machine sank too far, and
before he could bring, it back the
strong tide had carried him away. This
was the last attempt made with this
machine to sink a hostile ship.
Thomas Jefferson appears to have
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rican Submarine Attacked British Ships

by David Bushnell Days George Wshmgo-The
Ideas Have Found Places the Modern
the After Had
British of Provision Ioedoes Under Water
OF
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taken considerable interest in this sub
ject. for after this letter from Wash
ington he succeeded in getting into
touch with Bushnell. who. in response
to the formers inquiries in 1897. wrote
a description of the machine. Although
1t, as may be expected, differs in some
minor respects from that given by Lee
to Mr.. Griswold, it in the main con-
firms It.
He says: THE external shape of the
subma rine vessel bore some resem-
blance to the upper tortoise shells OF
equal size. Joined together, the place
of entrance into the vessel being rep
resented by the openings made by the
swell of the shells at the head of the
animal. At one edge, which was di-
rectiy before the operator, who sat up
right, was an oar for rowing backward
or forward. At the other edge was
rudder for steering: at the top there
was likewise an oar for ascending or
ticular, depth. A ventilator within sup
piled the vessel with fresh air when
on the surface.
The entrance to the vessel was ell
liptical and so small as barely to ad-
NIT. person. Over the opening was
a brass crown like a fat hat. When
the skillful operator had obtained an
equilibrium he could row upward or
top of the vessel. formed upon the
principle Of the screw, the axis of the
oar entering the vessel. BY turning
the oar one way he raised the vessel; !;
by turning it the other way he de-
pressed it.
II
THE internal shape of the vessel. in
every possible section of 1t, verged
toward an ellipsis as near as the design
would allow, but every horizontal sec
tion was as near to a circle as could
he admitted. Particular attention was
given to bring every part necessary
for performing the operations. both
within and without the vessel, before
the operator, SO that everything might
be found in the dark. except the water
gauge and the compass, which were
visible by the light of the phosphorus.
and nothing required the operator to
turn to the right or the left to per-
form anything necessary"
Bushnelrs letter adds that there was
little danger in approaching ship at
night, because the machine sat SO low
in the water as to be almost invisible
II discovered, the operator could sink
very quickly and row great distance
without coming to the surface, and II
he had to come he could quickly de-
scend again and continue his course
under water. 1t describes the maga-
zine and the method Of it's use in sub
stantially the same way that Ezra Lee
does. \
Bushnelrs account Of the attack upon
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ing experiment had been made" his
memory was bad or he had failed to
grasp the full force of the torpedo at
tack upon the Eagle.
David Bushnell, who possessed all the
qualities which Washington ascribed to
him, was born in Saybrook. Conn, was
graduated from Yale College in 1775
and became a captain in the engineer
corps of the continental army. Besides
the submarine" he invented percus
sion (now called contact) drifting mine,
with which he attacked the British
ship Cerberus in the harbor of New
London. The mine missed the war
ship. but struck and destroyed an at
tendant schooner.
In Silliman's American Journal of
Science Cs20) there appears in an
article written by Charles Griswold. a
description of the Submarine" and of
the attack against the British flagship,
as he had the account from Sergeant,
later Ensign, Ezra Lee; and another ac-
count is to be found in the "Transac-
tions of the American Philosophical So
ciety''
The dimensions of the boat are not
accurately known, but some inference
may be drawn from the fact that a man
could stand upright when within 1t.
The main part of the hull was con-
structed by bolting together several
pieces of heavy oak timber. scooped out
to the shape of a round clam and
bound around thoroughly with iron
bands. The seams were calked and
the whole was smeared over with tar;
for the body had to be stout and
wholly water tight to prevent leakage
from the pressure of the water when
down to a considerable depth.
The top of the boat was of metallic
composition, made with close fittings to
be water tight when closed 1t opened
on hinges to admit the engineer, it's
capacity being limited to one man. Six
small pieces of thick glass were insert
ed in the head to admit light. and on a
clear day the engineer could see to read
three fathoms deep.
Seven hundred pou2ds of lead were
attached to the bottom of the boat to
keep it upright. This lead was SO ar
ranged that 200 pounds of 1t could be
instantly detached to give added buoy
ancy in an emergency. To make the
boat sink to the desired level, water
was admitted to tanks in the bottom
through valves operated by springs
reached by the foot of the engineer.
Two forcing pumps in the bottom drove
the water out when more bouyancy was
desired. If the pumps failed to work
the 200 pounds of lead could be de-
tached, and 1t had been calculated that
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gunpowder The magazine was attached
to the top of the machine by means Of
a stout wooden screw running from the
inside of the machine to the, inside of
the magazine where its point entered
the clockwork. When the navigator
wished to discharge the magazine he
could withdraw the screw from the
maagzine. thereby nberating the maga
zine from the machine and at the same
time setting free the clockwork which
was set to snap the gun lock in about
half an hour upon the flint which would
not miss fire. thus exploding the pow
der.
To make this explosive effective 1t
was thought necessary to afix the maga-
zine to the bottom Of the ship. Bush
nell. to do this. attached light line
about ten feet long from the magazine.
which had little buoyancy. to sharp
iron auger or bit projecting through
the top OF the machine. the idea being
to drive the point of the bit into the
ships bottom. and when securely fast
there detach it from the machine. which
would drift or be driven to safety. leav-
ing the magazine held to the line against
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home, including the construction OF
group of American cottages within the
compound of the new bureau. No home
in the heart of New York city could
have been more complete than these
little dwellings. with their electric
lights. or-saving devices ana not
the temperature of each room could be
individually regulated.
BY the time the big new Issue was
well under way and the walls OF the
great reinforced concrete building
which in the future was destined to
house the Chinese bureau ,of engraving
and printing were slowly rising the
cloud of revolution which was to sweep
into the worlds political discard the
dynasty OF tho Manchus began to
gather.
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ECAUSE there is no form Of legal
IU currency in all the world so
l" hard to counterfeit as are the
o. gold and silver certificates Of
the United States government, there
stands complete today, outside of Peking,
China, great plant which, at a cost
of more than a million and a half dol
lars. was modelled almost entirely upon
the bureau of engraving and printing
in Washington.
A firm of Washington architects dew
the plans for the plant: Washington
civil engineer superintended its con-
struction. And, most important of all,
four American master mechanics. one
of whom was taken from the bureau of
engraving and printing. made the es-
tablishment of Peking's great banknote
and stamp printery possible. although
another of them. l.. J. Hatch, known as
of the finest engravers of portraits
on steel in the country, and whose
work appears ON many of the bank
notes in circulation today, lost his life
before the work he had undertaken as
mechanical superintendent of the plant
was finished.
ncy system on that of China began
many years ago when a young Chinese
student at Yale, Chen En- Tao, per-
ceived the advantage which would ac-
crue TO his country II she possessed
negotiable currency patterned after
that of the United States. And after
ward. when the young student became
Dr. Chen En- Tao, financier and master
of economics, he set in motion the plan
which resulted in the establishment of
the Chinese bureau of engraving and
printing.
When the call came to the United
States for men trained in the art of
making negotiable currency certificates.
China's monetary system wassin chaos.
No two Of her banknotes were uniform
in shape. They were Autographed
travesties. easy to counterfeit, with
the result that millions of dollars in
spurious paper money We're in circula-
tion. In fact. so plentiful had the
worthless paper become that custom
was established which required every
merchant paying out paper money to
put his personal stamp upon IL. thereby
making himself responsible for its value
The gold and silver coin of the Chinese
empire, too, was made the subject of
counterfeit, and at that time II was not
unusual to see silver coins bearing the
guaranty stamp OF some merchant.
That was how matters stood in 1905
when DIR. Chen. fayorite of the dowager
empress, prevailed upon her to sanction
the construction Of the imperial bureau
IF engraving and printing by Americans.
and it's organization BY American mas
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Even while the American workmen.
assisted by Chinese students. who had
been assigned to them as apprentices.
were laboring to complete the big cer-
tifcate issue. the storm broke.
For days on end the cutters Of Peking.
only thirty minutes away. ran with
the blood of the excited dynasts. About
the compound of the half-eompleted
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THE
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this would probably offset any water
that the pumps failed to expel.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
CHANCERY NOTICE.

State Of Illinois. Alexander Coun-
ty, ss.-In the Alexander County
Circuit Court February term a d.
1915. in Chaneery sitting.
p. E. Hileman, Chas. G. Crawford
compliments. VS.. William lampe
Kate Lampe and the Alexander
County National Bank defendants
Bin IN Chaucery for Foreclosure Of
Mortgage
The above named defendants arc
hereby notified that said complain
ants have this day filed In said
court a certain bill in chancery for
foreclosure against them and that
summons has been issued thereon
returnable on the first day Of the
next term Of said court. to NJ
holden at the court house IN Cairo
Illinois, on the Sth day Of Februar.
next.
c. O. FOSTER, Clerk.
Cairo, Illinois, January Sth. A. .
1915.
Harry Hood, Complainants' So
licitors. Jan. 9-16-23-2o
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
NOTICE OF RESOLUTION
TO DISSOLVE CORPORATION

State of Illinois, Alexander Caun-
ty, SIS. Public notice is hereby given
that at a special meeting Of the
stockholders of the Hosmer Ware
house and Storage Company. a cor
Doration organized and existing I'M
sier and by virtue Of the laws OF
the State of Illinois, and held at
Number 6091a Ohio Street. Cairo,
Illinois, on the Sth day OF January,
A. d. 1915, at the hour of ten
o'clock a. m. at which meeting all
of the stockholders representing ali
of the capital stock Of said corpora
zion were present.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted by the holders Of the CAPT
tai stock, the whole of the capital
stock voting in favor Of sFch reso-
tuition to the effect that as there
was no corporate Indebtedness Of
any kind and the assets having been
distributed and as tho corporation
was no longer engaged in active
business that the corporation be
dissolved.
A record Of such proceeding SIGNED
by the President Of the corporation
and verified by his affidavit and at
tested by the Secretary Of the cor
koration under its corporate seal
has been recorded as required b.
law.
Dated this 18th day Of January
a D. 1915, at Cairo, Illinois.
RAY l.. HOsMER,
President
J. D. GIBSON,
Secretary.
j. Jan. 20, q Feb. s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
A Grateful Atlantic Coast Woman.

IIonGpoN M"I fa 1t duty all suffering women to
tell what Lydia uEhams Vegetable Compound did for me- One
ago found myself terrible sufferer bod pains both sides
and such could scarcely saighn up times lIy
back ached had no appetite and nervous could Sleep
then would be 50 tired mornings that could
II seemed almost impossible to do bit Of work
thought never would he any better until submitted an opera
ton. commenced taking Lydia T. nhams Vegetable Compound
and soon felt like woman had palms, slept we'll had good
appetite and fat and could do almost all work for fam
ILL Of four. shall always feel that my good health your
neoIcine.1Irs. HAYWARD Sewers, H0dgdon, Maine.
TOR 30 years lydia 1T. pinlbam's Vegetable COTTON
Compound been the standard kEg%A|T
male Ills No scS with W0mans ailments III ~ SAM
does justice herself does
medicine and ii II W II
has restored s9many suit eri.g 3VOmeo health. (A II
EHm8a LYDIA EP1NEHA I WEDTCENEC0. C\ uII3 ~
ES@% CONFIDENTIAL LYNN MN
will 4SyItA
by and held in strict confidence,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
To Exnlols Brazilian Fereesa.

TIE immense lasez.S Of r9zewoct
and ether hard and valuable wood
tou11 r. the southern part Of the stats
Of Bahia, Brazil which h8vs nsyer
before had a thorough trial In com
meroe, have tempted three America
companies to begin exploitation Con
cessiona have been obtained from thu
5raTilian government and operation
begun On forest land EhattlrE o.
ANAL rlvera aowina into the AIaz
3@
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22

A retired army officer was In hft
sack garden one cay wien TRAMP
came round the eud Of the house lsv,
been at the front" he began and
The old officer beamad al him as he
interrupted TO ask. have YOU. Indeed
my man7 And were you wounded2s
No. !" said the man, no. sir, not exact
", But couldn't make 40 one ear
70 come round to the back"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
Frersi1wuman's Cold Cure,
Jan. 20, y Feb. 5

/ Having been without a cold for RI
years, french lady, who holds this
fortunate record, attributes 1t to the
following process. Each morning aft
or taking warm bath. she immediate
" spongea her throat, her face, ant
the back OF her neck and ears witt
tbs very coolest water she can get fol
about two minutes In cold weather
one may feel Inclined to shirk, she
says, but the result Of steady appilca
don she has found g. plentiful re
@art.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22

Nonnd city girls V. Thcbes girls.
ail FIRST teams. As tie former rec
ords OF these teams have proven
ihom 10 be exceptionally GOOD play
ers, resulting in tics on some occa-
sions. the Friday nicht games bid
fair 70 be very interesting,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
indicating C.aIn1nega.

wife-"Look here, Emil, II your col
leagues wife gets new bat / mus
Gave one, too" Husband eej
calm aboat It We have come to a.
agreement that neither Of YOU il I
have one"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22

: non-splintering glass has BEEF
perfected by q French inventor b.
cementing a clear plate OF cellulott
between two glass plates and thel
uniting them by strong pressure int
single pane
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
&vlf Directs Of FeaH

Fear 10 the acid which IS punpea
INTO ones atmosphere. 1t causes men
tai, morpl and spirltuai asphyxIatlou.
and sometimes tsath, death TO energy
ard all growth Horace Fletcher,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22
Watch Physicians Movements.

The Berlin telephone station has
scheme by which the movement
physiciana are recorded In case OF At
urgent call when their aervicss vii
BE- desired quickly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1915-01-22

= HtaI3a GA
l have used Dpfy'8 Pure
Malt Whiskey q Ereatm
years, and I fndit gives nc
great strength and a good
appetite lam now l31 years,
cid and in very good health
for one Of nay years, Mrs.
Mary a. Siup son, 333 Ds
Era1y St. Eroo&iyl II Z.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-12-01
TO GO WITH eooDPAsTER

When Sherman Goodpaster as
.sumes the State Treasureship the
first of the year he viii take to his
new Office with him Lawrence White,
his capable first assistant in the Of
fee of State Inspector and Exam
iner, which he will relinquish. Mr..
White is an expert accountant and
is well fitted for the duties of As
sistant State Treasurer. He and
Mr.. Goodpaster are an inseparable
team, and the new custodian Of the
State strong box owes much Of his
success to his able assistant IN the
office he will shortly give up
Louisville Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-12-01

Mrs. Adam Baum and Mrs. Macie
Biggerstaff have returned home
after visit to relatives at Pewee
Valley.
Mrs. Walter v. Turner and little
niece, Miss Matte Mae Robinson,
visited relatives in Lexington last
week.
Misses Mary Lee Hoskins- and
Sylvia Skidmore spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Cooper, in
Winchester.
Capt. J. T. Williams, who has
been the guest Of his daughter, Mrs.
@. B. Senff, for the past ten days,
returned to his home in Woodford
county Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Greene, Of
the county, have taken rooms with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Samuels for
the winter. Mr.. Greene will be
connected with one of the tobacco
warehouses in this city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-12-01
cHlcAeo's BOOZE IDEAL

Chicago wants its beer on Sum-
day even more than other days,
law or no law, and most partic-
ularly wants everybody to know it.
It's recent personal liberty" pa
rade was the most remarkable dem
onstration on either side Of the
liquor question in the history Of the
country. It was a popular protest
against Mayor Thompson's action
in ordering the city's saloons closed
on Sunday. According to an official
count more than $4,000 men, women
and children participated to the
music of countless brass bands and
legends. OF this number 1856
marched on foot. There were
2.242 vehicles, mostly automobiles.
The mayor-who >pledged himself
before election to be "iberaP on
the liquor issues-and then went
back on his pledge-doubtless felt
the force Of the demonstration.
The paraders numbered three times
as many as marched in the "pros-
perity parade" that preceded his
election, and nearly eight times as
many as participated in "dry"
parade in the mayors honor. Pre-
sumably Chicago cares more for it's
liquor on Sunday than, it does for
either prosperity or temperance.
Chicago should no longer be call.
ed the "Windy City" The "Wet
City" would be a more appropriate
title, expressing not its present sad
state, but it's bibulous ideals.7-
Greensboro Messenger.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-12-01
PRAISE FOR KENTUCKY

President Woodrow Wilson, in
recent address in New York City,
said: princeton University has
produced many distinguished men,
but there is little college down in
Kentucky that has sent out more
l refer to Centre College, Danville,
Kentucky"
Of course we knew it all the time,
but we like to have it kept before
the world.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-12-01
SOCIAL EVENTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter v. Turner
entertained a few friends Sunday
with bird dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Mcclure en-
tertained at dinner Friday of last
week at their home on Holt avenue,
the occasion being the 29th birthday
Of their son, Mr.. billiard G. Nc
Guire.
Mrs. X. N. DeHaven gave a de-
lightful Five Hundred party at her
Maysville street residence Monday
evening, in honor of Miss Emily
Upton, formerly of this city and
now Of Lexington. A delicious lun-
cheon was served.
Miss Margaret Smith entertained
with dance Saturday evening in
honor Of Miss Cora Little, the guest
of Miss Edith Foley.-Jelico Times.
On last Tuesday evening Miss
Edith Foley entertained in honor of
her guest, Miss Cora Little, of Mt.
Sterling, KY, with a card party.
During the evening delicious re-
freshments were seryed.-Jellico
Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-12-01
WORLDS RECORD

Mr.. j. R. Mcgowan, Of this city,
sold five yearlings at the Madison
Square Garden Old Glory sale last
week for more money than any five
yearlings ever brought at one sale
before, an average Of more than
81, 10000 being received for same.
All were by his great stallion, j.
Malcolm Forbes (4) 2:0S.
Mr.. Mcgowan sold more than
$40 100000 worth or stock at the
calel
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-12-01
aMhen Dreams Come True. "

Nearly every nationality in Eu-
rope is represented by the chorus
Of "When Dreams Come True"
The contrasting beauty Of the var
ious types makes one Of the most
effective chorus and ensembles ever
seen with a musical comedy. Tabb
Theatre, Monday, December 9th.