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I HE NKbRASKA INDEPENDENT August it, 1898 PASSING OFJHE G. A. R. Will the New Volunteers Swell , the Veteran Ranks? GREAT IS WAR AND IN PEACE. Hi Ornd Arm a Military oclty With , nt Ieer r I'arellal Ilrlef llletorf of the Origin of th Order Major It. f. Btepheneoa and III Coworkers Th Idea of a aoelet of Union Veteran Wa Bora la the Midnt of a War Other Association Oar Way Ilefore It, and It Became a Great National Order It I an Eelolve Ilody by the Tor ml of IU Constitution It I-al)r Have IJeen , Wholly Charitable and Ilenefloent and For the Oood of Inlon Veteran -At No lrovllon Haa Iteen Made For 1'erpet Bating the Order It Will Cease to Kilt With the I -eat Union Veteran. t'opyrlifht, im, by American l'res Asso- elation. I Tlio "boy Im Who" who colnbrnto tha thirty-second anulvorHury of tho founding of tho O. A. II. At Cinrdriwitl the first weok in Hoptomber would nml to discard many of tho olmrlsbod fua turn of their tlmo honored ordnr before admitting to mombiirslilp tho voterun of tho Hjmnlsh war. Tho watchword adopted In 1800 wore fraternity, char ity, loyulty. They Htatid for virtue ap pealing 'H)MTliilly to old aoldier then and nil 11 Hpjx iiliiiK wtrongly to their rev erence. Constitutional ruHlriel iont niitlifc be wcpt away, but tradition are not dually blotted out. There in not now, thnro never hu boon in tho LlNtory of nation and of war, another Mich body a tho firaiid Army of tho Itopuhliu, A pccullur, a thrilling, a vital, domestla crisi called it into bttltiK. How eftu it inantlo full upon men whom soul never iiuvo Ik en stirred by llko impulse and emotion with those who eoucelved and founded an institution wholly tnihjuo in the an nul of time? iknddc, tun Orand Army of tho Ro public in an exclusive in it way an tho Society of tho Cincinnati, tho Ioyul legion or tho Hour of tho Involution, True, it stand on a broudor IjuhIm. in noma important respect, but there 1 a limit to risibility fixed by it very na ture It jiiuinhorhip i restricted to honorably dinohnrgod soldier and nail or who woro miiwtoritd into the United Htate force between April, 1801, and April, INflfl. There aro uiimcrnn reu on why tho Idoa which Inspired tho veteran to form thin order in 1800 cuu not extend to veteran who buvo grown up allies tho war, Thero wiim need for fratoruul unity and action in the year immediately following tho war, when tho charaotur of the O. A. II, an it now exhita wa developed. There wan need, and great neod, of unswerving fidelity to the national idea, then aomuthing al most new, Thero wan dire timid of a groat work of charity among tho din trofutcor anrvivor of tho nation' de fender, their dependent and orphan. The veterans of the (1. A. It. inculcated through year of toil tho high ideal of patriotic duty which ha borne fruit in the army of today. Thorn) planted and watered, these enjoy the harvest. There i a kiuHhip, but not an aftlnity. Tho Grand Army aland alone, ha alway tood alone, and alone it muststund un til it panne out by crossing to tho eter nal camping ground, where all who have fought under the flag of the repub lic shall be 0110 in tho night of tho great Commander. The argument which defeated tho purpoHO of uniting tho won of veteran into full inenilMTHlilp with tho O. A. H. waa that it wonld bo wrong toidiaro tho glory attaching to the veteran of 180T-5 with those who had no part whatever in winning that glory. It i like mut tering a patrimony outside tho circle of klu morally entitled to share it bene fit. Tho iiiuutle of the army of tho re public defended to tho urviviug veter an. May it im to other houlderit? The ago of wonder ha not ceamd. America may yet put into tho field an Army destined to bo greater in achieve ment, iu nobility, in morul grnudeur, than the boat of 1861, but It can never muster it counterpart, born in a like crlnl, tried in like emergi'iide. temp, red in tho kmiiio terrible tire. Again, while it U too early to class! fy lb fighting of tbia war it must be tatod that it will have to exceed tit aevcrity that of all other war In tho nineteenth century in order that I lie boya of tuilay ahall ootue out with Iml tie rvourda worthy ta be iuevribed UmUa thoea of the grayheard ttow liHiking on. It proved a lierculean tank thitae Vet rau wut alxmt tit the day when their heart were light witb. the flow of freeh ymng 11khI caiupalmi the aeverwt known to lumUrn w Altera, bat tle the bloodkMl and utoet drate of the cwntary, hardahlpa which all tho fd4 thai Wa4 ? niiuo.1 rouldu'l tempt tu la endure, 4 rvm In thl aB 4 txttkl pbytUa,) bardllHHid. Take the era brgmutna with Npt- )' rvwttwn4 eiplolt au4 fuding wild the t rm iTuatau war. Thvre War II iMutU Utllre In thl pvrM Whr the ! exvrM 9 f rt of the Ml ttambrr rrii (he eddi t. 1-yUit, IUT, ltttettattAit4 I'imu A, tea ! pi cel I. Ht.4e Htvt (UtfraUvV (lot, ta IS l.' lr (VUt. I, M4rutf AaetiUo aud rrivA, la ft tf MMi 4. UkkAHMtttf. 1141, !) II r ft, AatlaUM. INI, Imt II Meeal. ft. UlpatA, mi, alliea a4 I'twk, MM t (WHt. t. t Wily t ar(. (Ill, lm W far rrt. ft, muK iit, k to rr wit ft. Ltwdy't Ua IIII.W II tank I. JaanrU TvMU, ll10t lee) II f Nit. II, WatwUt 1 1 la, loet II f Mi 11 Y(smK lim to II cMii 18. Solforiuo, 1859, French and An triann, Ion 13 per cent. 14. Hadowo, 1800, PrusHian and AuKtrian, 1oh 19 r cent. Of theno buttle Eylau, Marengo, LelpHio,- Lnndy' Lano and WaterbM) were fought with aiuootbboro, Hnt bwik inunkcit; Btono liiver, C'hicka limugn, Autletam, (iettyHhurg, Hbiloh and Holferino with rilled barrel und peretiMHlon cap, Hiid Woisrth and Manila-Tour with breecnlouder. At riadowa the 1'ruHhiau had breeciiloader. If tho figure for tho Iohhc at Kylau, Marengo and Leipnio could bo given with tho exactnoH that applie to tho buttle of tho civil war, it i probablo that tho percentago of Iohmc on thowi flidd would bo found bm than I have CHtiuiatud. Tho figure banded down doubtle inoltido tlio prlHoner or iih ing, (Iiiih welliiig tho l(H, Iu tho nuinbor given for tho dvll war only tho known killed and wounded aro Included in tho iioconnt. To Im ex act, then, Htono liiver, Chlokainuugii, Antiofain, (iettynhurg and Hiiiloh inunt bo coiiNidorcd tho bloodiut battloN of the century, Thn Clrnml A rtnr wblch fitmroiirllitel V lend it title to tho veteran gathering at tJinclnuatt lout over juu.uuu men 111 battlo and over 00, 000 ly other form of death in nervieo, It veb'ian or ganization claim to boa patriotic body if iiu-ii mill If (luurea mean utivtblnu when act in dun order it would not bo extneVngant to claim for it pro-eininonoo m mi iiiiiin iit mill lirdiimliiitiir a well of national idea. It yiubol and it coreiwuile inId up too nation, tlio fxiuntrv. the Union, a tho object of rev erence and laudation. Aidufrom that it i a national order In tlio coiupomtioii of it perMontiel and in tho extent of it ramification, Thn vol 11 11 teem went forth to tho civil war hv DtutcM. but a hooii UN they reached tho field were manned into armic a United Htate Noldier, regl- tn mtn lit ilttTuretit ktiite MervillU ldo bv tide in tho vorbu corp. Tho (Jraml Army know 110 Htatn iiii(' in 1110 regu lation nt it nietiiberhin. Koldior of every utato aro cligiblo to every pot in any Male. 1 no tec 1 wnetner a man aerved hi country in 1801-5, no mutter from whence, bo came. Hn a iruiiil eiiciiiiiiituent of tho voter- r - ' n - - - - ane la n tmtrlolln ((ili'timlloii eucb veur by hundred of thotiMund of people who MAJOIt H. r. HTKi'llKNMlW. (Fuundnrof theU. A. It. aro and who roprcHcut the nation' de fender und who glorify tho nation' triumph and pray for horporpotuution. It wa a happy thought which gavo birth to tho (Irand Army of tho Repub lic. Chaplain William J. Rutlidgo and Major H. F. HtepheiiMon of tho Four teenth Illiuoi, while Kharing tho for tunen of HIierniHti' army in 1804 con ceived tho idea of a Holdicr' UHHociatiou to bo organized after tho war. They went further than other in tho matter pcrhap, but tho fooling wa common iu tho army that tho tie of comradeship were tin) Htrong to be broken. Many were tho plan laid for little reunion to talk over old time after tho disband inent of tho troop. 80011 after tho war closed Major rltepbemton Nubmittod to Home veteran a ritual for an orguuljtUou. It wa modeled aomcwhat after tho iuohI noted eocrct Nociotie of the country. Confer ence were held at Hpriugfleld, and in April, 1H0I1, tho flntt xrnt of the (irand Army of the Republic wa organize! at IM Mtur. At that date there were iiumer on iuwx'iutiouof veteran iu tho coun try, orgunl.el under the name of "oulou"or "league" or "ao'iation" or "brotherhood," but wmner or later tlieee went over to tho new order. Thero wa methtng aUmt the plan of tho new order to attract the ma of orgnnUcd veteran. 1'oMtbly it wa it declaration of priiieiple, and may be it wa the breMdlh aud depth of the aentl ineut dUpl.tyud In iu oouetitulbui and ritual. The declaration of priueiplea and the Unit lt Article of the ortgtual ooti t Hut ion read a follow "N tt.m I. The aiddier ami aallor of the volunlwr fonva of tha I'liited rttAtf. durliitf the rvUdllonef 1 ft 0, at tuitUil by the impulw ami cuvii tbrnat f patriolUtn aud of eternal right and tHHubiutHl In the utMiig laiuU of frlbiwehlpaud of antty ly the tclla, the drtiigi r and the vk'turlM of a bui aud vliOiouly Wtttil war, Um Iheniaelvv calUd toilw Ura in d ftntto f nm of idaud ldelenuluela ott ratlve a tttM lle xtncidM and rwlt which h'.ald ituldw lha rarttv! patriot, the oliahltMM fmman and the I'hrWIUu, 1 It ! In hi c)urwi 4 A tbtt and ta ; hi thtmt plan and law whit h lieald gtrra tWw in a hIIh ami tmiK! wt4nia' Htvthtkl with white) In mm Uttur luil) t ilfvWt the pt rt4ll.4 .f the Kiaod tvaalla of the war, the fruiuet ihelf Uw-r aud 4U axiatlti Uueut lU Uuartttutf aud th Witt by, . I. Tha twaUawhUtt at i, i.ttt ti m a.vtnv Ii1m4 ty thll f gatMtttit e follwi 1 Kirl Tha -alta el (htiae kind and frait tttal fwllM vhit A have ttMiid thvf witn the aitt riMU (4 lo and afft lbw lha viurd In inM l iMauy IhttlliA tlfgHi and tkanh, "l.oet Tm take tl.ee lie aulb miw ablo in work and rennlta of kinduo, of favor and material aid to thoHO in iK'od of aKHiMtanct), 'Third. To make provinion whero it i aot already done for tho Nupport, euro und education of Moldier' and nail er' orphan and for tho maintenance of tho widow of deceuMcd aoldier aud Dal lorn. "Fourth, For tho protection and a lHtanee of dinalled noldier and (tailor whether disabled by wound, HicknooH, old an or minfortuno, "Fifth, For tho ctahlihment and dcfoiiMO of tho right of tho lutu Holdicr and Kuilor of tho United Ktate moral ly, Hocially und iKilitically, with a view to inculcate u projtcr apiirwdution of their Rcrvicc to tho country and to a recognition of hucIi crvicc and claim by tho American people, IJot thl aH-o-ciation dot not dcMlgu to make nomi nation forofUce nor to no it influeiieo e a iiccrct organ iation for partlnan purpoHo, "Hixth, Tho mainbinanco of true al legiance to the ITitlted Htate of Amer ica, buKod upon jmianiount icHpoct for and fidelity to tho national oonNtitutiuii mid law, mauifcMted by illNoountciiunc lug whatever muy tend to weaken loyal ty, incite to inmjrrection, treuoii or re- . belliou, or in tiny manner impair tho cflicleney and permanency of our free I iiHtitution, together with a defense of universal liberty, wjuul right and Jus- tico to all men." Three year after the adopt Ion of thl constitution tho last elauw of article 6 wu strengthened by tho addition of an article to tho rule und regulations by which tho order bus sincu boon gov erned, reading u follow: "Koollieeror comrade of tho Orand Army of tho Republic shall in uny man ner use this organization for partisan purjHise, and no discussion of partisan question shall bo permitted at any of it meeting, nor shall any nominations for political olllco be inudo." Iu tho rule und regulation adopted in 1801), und still iu force, tho object of tho order uro stated in three paragraph to tho same purport a tho six given ulove, Thoarllglo bearing upon eligi bility to membership ha never been modified in tho slightest. It i a fol lows: "Holdicr and sailor of tho United Btutc unity and marine corp, who served between April 12, 1801, aud April 0, 1805, in tho wur for tho sup pression of the reistllion, and those hav ing been honorably discharged therefrom after such ncrvieo, und of uch atate regi ment a were culled into active service and were subject to tho order of United Htate general ofllcer between tho dub: mentioned, shall bo eligible to member ship In thoGrund Army of theltepablic, No person shall bo eligible who ha ut any times borne arm against tho Unit ed Htate. " Many attempt have boeu made to break tho force of thl law, especially in mo far as it shuttf out Union soldiers who were impressed iuto tho Confeder ate urmy for a timo. All have failed, and no have ull effort to create an hon orary momljcrship. In living up to tho spirit of para graph 'i, S and 4 of the declaration of principle the O, A. R. ha curried on A beneficent work a marvelous in it way as tho battlefield record made in 1801-6. Ily a uuiou of effort the order ha secured state laws providing for tho maintenance of indigent veteran cither in statu home or by outdoor assistance, the buriul of indigent veterans, and many law favoring their employment in public service. Aside from thl every post i com pelled to maintain a relief fund and bold sacred certain money for the re lief of needy soldier und sailor, their widow and orphan and dependent. Tho beneficent work of tho order is not restricted to members, but i extended to all veteran. Million of dollars have puHsed from tho sickot of (Irand Army men to tho relief of their loss fortunate comrades. Ou the uverugo tho veteran uro now passing the threescore mark. How long will they remain upon tho stage in sutli dent number to give spirit to cereuio I uie commemoratiug the civil war? Iu ! a decade and a half from now we shall , bo celebrating tho centennial of victories ' at Lnndy 's I41110, Luke Chumplain and I llaltimoro, also that of Jackson over l'ukt nlmm at Now Orleans, and about that time tho semicentennial of tho closing buttle of. the civil war. I it a during assumption to presume that thero will then Ut living twice as many veteran us there were toy in blue on any of tho battlefield of IMIl n? There are still living about l,t)oO,lHK urvlvorof the Union armies, ami the mortality of the whole period since the civil war ha been excetwUf, yet that doe uttt argue against marshaling an army of theiu lu IVI3. Ait met wive mortality fur the decade following the rud of the war waa uatural, but for the pat 110 year the death rate among vet eran ha been b'M lhau that of cUll lau of the attuie age, rMdler Were dU chared on account of Wound ami ill' re by the hundred of thousand, and no doubt death claimed tbttui front their rauk It bin a few yean at a rale Ihrve or four I lute givatcr than the Am-a fr cltllUtu of the lame age, A ha Uftt Mated, th death tat among vrl. ian ha fallen off, ami th U ten of Mil ha on t haitce In b ut of h hlna la aud of laklug tl U the tlttubl ctlt liaibm mil, and vat U of th iHj,ooo ngiHi,(HiO all! thai date iUhavahul tat chant In Ave of rvnchlug lb an of M Aiof the i OtH) ot 6o,ikki ihn (uniting. llcird of tigtliy auttHig trtetaoi of pf lou Autriban ai uelalH Iheaa rlclatit4t4 In tit, 4 yr afivr th 4td of th l(tttluUt4try war, A latetan who had rvf4 ftr hii 414 At th agof 10W, Th lat lUtol. Ibmary j aUiir on th tala ldl ll4la lT allhaaa of ll- ln IIM U lltl lu I vjtO lhU. A, It ttttt U at tug th dutlatthnt it b" l I 14 will la tit tral MtAU gtvAAtlA UkX'AUl la KlUIlt, BE WAKE OF ALLIANCE THE UNITED 8TATES AND THE CON CERT OF EUROPE. Th Aentlinent of Freternallsm Fanned by the I'olaqnou liraatli of Coiiinierilalliti. No Greater Uoestlon lla Arisen lu mod ern History. Tho leading urtielo in Tho Arena for August 1 from tho pen of tho editor in chief, John Clark Ridpath, ou tho sub ject of an alliance or union between Oreut Rritainuud tho United Htate. In hi accustomed powerful stylo Ur. Rid path shows why such ulliancu must not and cannot bo made. Tho following short extract will indicate to tho reader tho tenor of Tho Arena urtielo: The journalism which prevails, out of which public information is drawn within tho circle of each metropolis, is totally ignorant of condition prevalent west of tho Alleghany mountain. To this journalism tho valley of tho Ml Missinpl I no 111010 than tho valley of tho Kongo. The metropolitan pros is j not infected with oven tho outlines of informal ion relative to tho progress of ull'uirs In the f;rcut staff of tho Amer ican union, it is almost wholly con cerned with foreign ufl'uir und interna tional contingencies, Tho mass of tho municipal population road nothing but their newspapers; they know nothing else, and tho consequence is that the United Htates, tho people of tho United Htates, tho institutions of tho United Htate, tho hope and purpose of tho people of the United Htates, uro forgot ten and cast away by tho municipal power. OommcreialiHin, having no coun try of it own, purposely permit and en courage this baleful ignorance, and tho result ha been that as soon a tho re cent overture from Oreut Urituin wa made known a universal clamor uroso for tho acceptance of tho delusive prof fer. Tho American newspaper immedi ately broke out in a chorus of jubilation at tho propped of un international em brace, in tho warmth of which com Mcrcluliam might get un added coil and tho financial despotism of tho world bu Ktrongt boned und confirmed. It i not a pleasing task in tlio luidxt of all thi fruteruallsm, of ull thl "English speaking race" business, of thi outburst and proclamation of an Anglo-American union for the civilization und rectifica tion of l lie world on moral principle, to utter it noto of warning against it or to contend with the rushing wind which have filled all tho house where wo aro Hitting. Nevertheless wo shall do our duty in thi great mutter. It is of tho utmost importance that wo should. Thero ha not been such a historical crlsi in our country since tho outbreak of our civil war. 1'crhup thero hu not boon such a crlsi In any nation since tho battle of Waterloo. Tho question is simply this, Whether tho nationality of tho United Htate, a that nationality hu been defined by our Declaration of Independence, by our constitution, by tho teaching of tho father and by all our national history during tho first three-quarter of tho present century ahall survive and bo perpetuated and defended, or whether all thi shall bo surrendered iu whole or in purt by tho entrance of tho United Htuto into an Auglo-Americuu alliance first und the concert of Europe afterward. It I, a we Maid in our article many month ugo, simply a questiou whether our country is to bo aud to remain Ameri can, a it ha been in tho past, or whether wo are to abandon our history, lose our characteristic und become Eu ropean i zed. Than thi no greater question ha arisen in modern history. Tho solution of it tho one way or tlio other will jsr hap determine tho course of civilijttion for centurie to come. If tho United States of America shull continue in tho course prescribed by tho father of the republic and happily pursued iuto tho jiroscut day, thi nation must in tho nature of the case bo and becomo the conspicuous and singular example of political liberty aud progress to all the other nations of tho world. But if, ou the other band, tho United Htate ahull bo wrested from the mooring and be carried over and rciucorKrutcd a a purt and parcel of Kuropo then thl na tion might a well have never been. The distinctive principle aud teuden cie for which the American republic ha snssl ami which It ho ao (uvora bly exemplified for n century ami a quarter might a well have never been known. For why should the human race lie mocked ami lantallxcd for l;'3 year with the apM-arMiiet) ami prospect of emancipation only to be robbed of It hope and will back iuto that very ut from which we escaped with o much hardship aud upeiuliture of blood aud treasure In the eighteenth wuluryr Telveronk t Tlftwe la ilaa. The telegraph system of .lapnn, which l txiutrtdlcil I y the government, com prli ll.ooo mile of bind line mid 81 of submarine 1 abb , Ultlelhe cable to Fonutwa, which I hot) mile lu length Titer are 1, 144 telegraph ettUt lu the klugdttin, ami lit oirninr ar attily young nun. rucpl lu th munlcy, t lit i girl ar often rmpbtywl. Thi trtit of ihw It hfci.t h busiiitMrait be lit ft-riwl fntut lb lt t thai I be uuiuUr of lliMeage MM I In A yt wd ll,l&0, (HM while lh imltie with iu vttt. tr ir rtfteht iao.ihiO mrg Th tidrphvn tMielue l gruwiug vwry tap ktly In Jit, but t tn handicap pwl ly luai liny l nvcurn tu4ruiiiNia, lhdttuau4 far fttUi' ihuply lh lusliuutriti r uwutl aud oa t4 by h gtiteniuwat Th Arl etcbaitg wa oal In la In l Iher wr ItlntilMttf line an4 t,l4 tiilr )t 4VT4Mrl VVB'J'W Tbltty WndlUg ltal MuiulahA agval awl wutdni lt4 inert haul. rvHwllag raptlal 4 Jtf,tHW,WHi, wt In New York a ht Miu '' Amagotlfi a trw which U luld M I th llf out of ntAHf whuWtal 4mIm In wmUhi guuda am4 M raUa tan Hlv fcl MhUig New mm mmCfSD VOIID M.gXggr r li ffff i ITITi.l Bull mm.mm.mmumugn wit 1 wwii niinminMi! Our whole Institution, which by the way Is th birgsst wool eomral slot) house In the mil Ira west, moke for th advantage of the man who ha wool to snll. You may know how other appreciate th advantage when we 0)11 you tliut w liuinlle'l lust ymr If, 000, 000 POUNDS OF WOOL. W DON'T PEDDLE OUT WOOL) the largest buyers In Hut country mhi to us; they know w hav anything thy may want In any quantity. Tlrnt' another ad vantage to you, Ubartl mtlvmnomm mmdm on eonmlgn mtmftm nt. A ...! .nl InO.rnut lu.p uiiiitnn. HlU'kS I urilUlilul f r. k7 53 .fa. SILBERMAN BROS. fifJIi$U AT . f - IM fl IU SILBERMAN BROS. J-Jj-iM IHIrhtgan Mrett, UiM J nuin HOW DKWfLY WAS ABLE TO DO if. Naval Sxbibit at Omaha Which in a Meatur Explain th Kt, HI nee tho welcome new of Adinirul Dewey's remarkable victory at Manila 011 the 1st day of May wit published throughout the civilized world, It hu been u matter for1 wonder everywhere, not lose iu the United Htate thau in Eu rope, that tlm American gunner were able to destroy u Spanish squadron in a Hpunish harbor without the loss of a single American life. Wheu history Te muted itself at Huntiugo two month later the wonder waa Intensified. Iu the (loverument building at the Trans-Mississippi exposition I an ex hibit which in a measure explain the mystery. Thia i a naval range finder, the invention of a United Htate naval officer. Up to date no one outside of Uncle Ham' lervlco hu been able to die cover how it I 0eratd. The instru ment is shown in a glass cae with var ious other nautical paraphernalia, and of course the attendant rtfuse to an wer auestion u to it method of work ing, in showing the enormous advan tages derived from the use of tin Instru ment one ol the naval officer in charge of the exhibit says; "It i a fact that no other navy ha any mean of finding the range that doe not iovolve a mathematical calculation. This implies a good deal of time Jost, and in most cuse they And it quicker to get the range by actual experiment. The Hpuuiurde, for instance, have to fire ev erul abut before they can gut the range of one of Uncle Hum' ships. If their first shot fall short they try again und then they are apt to overshoot, and by that time the position of the vessel may nave bee a altered and they are still at sea. Mvunwbile the officer iu the con ning tower of the American ship hue lo cated them ulmost exuetly with thi in strument and reported the range by telephone to the various captains. Thi be only consumed a lew second, aud while the Hpaniard are still trying to get their range the shell from the Amer ican guu are aweeping their deck. "The eeulinr thing about the instru ment," continued the officer, 1 that while it i one of the simplest thing iu the world to anyone who kuow It secret, the most exs rt mechanic or in ventor might examine it a loug a he wauted to, and etill b unable to die cover how it work. Thl I why repr. aeutative ol other navies have Iteen completely battled in their effort to flud It out. '1 bey hare rang finder of their oau, but none that giv the same In stautaueou aud accural result. And a long a they can be kept In the dark we will b abl to ouUboot any uatioa ou earth, even If there wa no difference lu th skill ol tha gunaera." Thei I another ndvanlati in th us ol the Inatrumeot which amount to con siderable iu th rours of hall a doien naval eugagemeat. It cot $l,!ltl to fir a pair ol 1.1 Inch guuaoae. II the Hpaniard go iatu a right they must Art at eut twueluit to aecur the range. r'reatly thee do nut auer, end they go on bmiting ICniI rhnrge la th air, while every pouud ol powder that gore into A failed HltaUU UtUllh'd, Th ability ol th Aarkan guaaer to oblala thariact witioa ol lh nt-mv Is tor a gua I tired mw thousand ol iMIar In auiumuilioa la vry engage aial. 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