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and Is hulled on both
sides of tho Atlantic as
tho most renmrkablo
imbmarlne boat in tho
world. This fntno is duo
to tho Salmon's recent record-breaking
crulso from tho Atlantic coast to Ber
muda and return a deep-sea voyage
bucIi as lias had no parallel in the his
tory of undor-water craft. The crulso
to Dorngida was not only tho first
cruise by a aubmnrlno to a foreign
port or out of sight of land, but it
"wub tho longest virtually continuous
run ever nttomptod by such a vessel.
Tho total distancn covered aggregated
nearly 1,700 miles and, na It happened,
tho llttlo vessol encountered very
rough weather during a considerable
part of tho trip.
Not only did this nautical excur
sion catabllnh a now record for ves
sels of tho Amorlcnn navy, but it sur
passed all foreign achievements. Tho
best performances previously record
ed by Amorlcan vesselB of this typo
was found In the run of the submn
rlno Viper from Cape Lookout to Ann
apolis, Md a distance, of about 4811
knots, and the crulao of a flotilla or
Biibninrinca from New ' rk to Annnp
olls, n distance of 385 knots. Among
tho, foreign performances
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which the torpedo was to be attached to tho
Eagle's bottom was not sharp enough. Robert
Fulton's experiments In France urnl America
(1795-1812) demonstrated that a vessel could
bo built which could descend to any given depth
nnd rcascond at will. Plunging mechanism was
devised nhout the middle of the eighteenth cen
tury, but Fulton developed the vertical and hori
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ply of air. A form of periscope existed In 1002
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English submarines of about the same size ns
tho Snlmon, which made tho coastwlso run from
Dover to Dundoo, a distance of 512 miles, nnd tho
famous performance of the French submnrlno
I'nplu, which on one occasion made a crulso of
1,200 miles. However, this French achievement
Is overshadowed by the Salmon's crulso becauso
not only was tho distance of tho latter much
greater, but It was nn open sea performance,
whereon tho Papin cruised along tho const, and,
Anally, the French vessol Is much larger than
tho new American record-breaker, tho Papin bo
lng of 550 tons displacement, whereas tho Salmon
In of but .120 tons displacement.
Tho Salmon, nllko to most of tho submarines
which hnvo lately been added to tho United
States navy, is a development of tho original
Holland typo of submnrlno which first gave tho
Americans tho load in this class of shipbuilding.
Tho Snlmon Ib 135 feet In length by 14 feet beam
and ia a twin-scrow boat, being driven on tho
surfaco by two gasollno engines of 300 horse
power each and propelled when submerged by
electrical power supplied from storilgo battorlos.
By way of fulfilling her mission of destruction
tho llttlo vessel has four torpedo tubes equipped
to flro tho latest typo of torpedo that is, a tor
pedo 17 feet In longth and 18 Inches in diameter,
having a radius of 4,000 yards and carrying nn
explosive chargo of 200 pounds of guncotton. On
her crulso to Bormuda tho Salmon carried a
crow of 21 men, but it was demonstrated on this
crulso that undor actual scrvlco conditions such
a submarine can be operated, in bo far as navi
gation is concerned, by flvo men two on tho
bridge and throo in tho engine room.
Tho Salmon is capablo of a speed of 14 knots
per hour whon running awash or on tho surfaco
of tho water and 12 knots per hour when running
wholly Bubmorged. Only threo minutes is ro
quired to change from surface running by gaRO
llno onglnes to submerged running by electrical
power. Tho vossol has, on trial, dived to a depth
of more than 200 feet without any sign of atraln
or leakage being manifest nnywhero on her stool
clgnr-Khapcd body. A unique feature of tho equip
ment ot au up-to-date submarine such as tho
Salmon, is a double periscope whereby, when
tho voo'-ol Is wholly submerged tho officers on
board can observe all that is golug on at tho
surface of the water. Electrical ranges aro pro
vided for cooking tho meals of those on board,
und thcro la a reserve supply of 4,800 cubic fodt
of air, contained In 28 tanks, so that If need bo
tho vcnnol could be "sealed up" tight aud remain
under tho surface or the wnter for ono or two
days aud nlghtii without those on board having
any communication with tho outaldo world or
coming to tho surfaco for froBh air. On tho
Salmon'n Bermuda cruiso tuuru wm uh uuum,
addition to tho officers of tho American navy,
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Germany Erects Fitting Memori
al on Gravelotte Battlefield.
Marks tho Scene of One of the Fiercest
Battles of the Franco-German War
Whom Napoleon's Down
fall Began.
Burlln. Recently tho nnnlvcrnary ot
Urnvclolto, one of tho tlercest nnd
Host bloody battles of tho Franco-Our-nan
war, was otllclully celebrated on
ho battlefield. Tho ceremonies were
rery Impressive and included a church
jurado at Metz aud tho unveiling of n
monument In niomory of tho soldlors
)f tho Eighth (lermnn Orcnndlor
tluarils, erected on tho road between
tlorzo and Hczonvlllc, at n point ten
miles southwest, ot Metz and live miles
MMilh of (Iravelotto. Tho occasion was
a memorablo onu and one full of in
forest, to many tlermnn-Americnns
who passed through tho direful experi
ence of tho battle.
Oravelotto is n small town situated
in IormtiU!, ulght miles west of Metz,
During the wnr Napoleon III. mado his
headquarters at Metz. Tho Oermnua
under Prince Frederick ChnrleB and
General Htelnmetz by a succession ol
victories had forced the French forces
In tho direction of Metz as far an
Ornvolotto. Here, eight miles from
the position of Napoleon, tho French
mado their final stand. The (JnrnuuiH
with n forco numbering 211,000 ad
vanced ngalnst tho French undor Ba
znlno, whose nrmy did not exceed 110,
000. The French, knowing tho fatal
results of defeat, fought courageously
und stubbornly. Tho Germans, realis
ing tho victory would ultimately re
sult In tho surrender of Napoleon nnd
lis forces nt Metz, (ought with n steady
determination that knows no failure.
Tho result wan a tierce and bloody bat
tle In winch thu Germans, completely
victorious, lost 001 officers and 19,058
men; tho French, decisively routed,
rctronted to Metz with u loss of COO of
Heart! and 11,005 men. This left tho
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I nm frequently troubled with kidney and
luiurr trouble, csjiecially in tho Spring
Md I'M. lleinn on old veteran of tin
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on my kidneyn, and then I am laid up
with kidney or bladder trouble. Your
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tlio market, nnd it never fails U rWo
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trouble nnd lame back.
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uo this letter ns you bpo fit.
Yours very truly,
UKOUC1E W. ATOHLKY,
Dca Moini-H, In.
Hlalo of lown )
Polk County
A. H. Hansen, n retail drugnil of this
city, being first duly sworn, deposes nnd
Bays, thnt lie is well acquainted with
George W. Atchley, who gavo the nbovo
teAtimoninl; thnt said Atchley made nnd
xigncd wiiil testimonial in my presenco
nml that I havo Bold nnid Atchley n part
of tho Swamp-Hoot referred to in nbovo
testimonial. Allinnt further says that
Georgo W. Atclijey is a well known citi
zen of this city and nn honorable man
nnd thnt it was Mr. Atchlcy'a desiro to
Kivo said testimonial.
A. R. HANSEN,
Subscribed to in my presence and
Bworn to before me, this 23rd of March,
11)00.
R. J. F1SK, Notary Public.
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For salo nt nil drug ntorcs. Prico fifty
cents nnd one-dollar.
The Memorial at Gravelotte.
triumphant Germans In front of Metz
where Napoleon was shut up with his
forces. Tho Germans began tho siege
and In u few days tho French were
obliged to iiurrendor with their cm
peror at tholr head. Tills was the
crowning victory of tho war and II
wns also tho victory that spelt tho fall
3f Napoleon III. Tho battlo of Grave
lotto was practically tho forerunner of
tho downfall of Louis Napoleon nnd
also tho decisive victory of tho war.
Tho handsome monument which wns
recently erected on tho battleground
Is a very fitting memorial of tho bravo
men who gavu up their livos und hopes
Tor tho honor of tho fatherland. Thoro
iro ninny Gcrmuns, now Amorlcan cltl
cns, to whom tho erection of this
monument Is of vital Interest becauso
thoy hud the honor of taking nctivo
parts in this very important battlo.
Modern submarine boats aro of two types, tho
submerged and tho submorglblo. Tho submerged
when In light cruising condition moves with only
n small percentage of tho hull above tho water;
tho Bubmcrglblo cruises on tho surfaco much
Hko an ordinary torpedo boat, which It resembloa,
externally. Tho difference in principle between
tho two types is slight, but in construction de
tails it is very marked. Tho submerged boats
aro usually nearly cylindrical with pointed ends,
tho general shapo being much like that of a
Whitehead torpedo. Submergonco is effected by
admitting wnter to tho ballast tanks or by means
of Incllnod rudders, or both. Submerglblo boats
havo two hulls, ono lnsldo tho other. Tho outer
bull resembles closely that of tho ordinary tor
pedo boat, but has as fow projections as possible
rising from tho general outline, in order to pre
sent a smooth surfaco when submerged. lnsldo
this there 1b a socond hull of nearly circular
crnsB-soctlon nnd as largo as the shapo of tho
outer boat permits. To offect submergence water
first ndmltted to the spaco between tho hulls,
and this brings tho bont to tho "awash" condi
tion. Further BUbmergonco Is effected by permit
ting tho ballast tanks to All.
Whon or by whom was built the first subma
rine boat will probably never bo known. It Is
said that Alexander tho Great was Interested In
submnrlno navigation, while subaqueoua attacks
of vessolo was studied at least as early ns tho
thirteenth or fourteenth century. M. Pelpouch
states that somo English nhips wore destroyed
In 1372 by flro carrlod under wnter. In tho
early part of the seventeenth century submarlno
boats woro numerous, nnd In 1024 Cornelius Van
Drobbol exhibited to King James I. nn the
Thames a submarine boat of his own design. By
1727 no less than fourteen types of submarines
had been patentod In England alono. In 1774
Day began experiments with n submarlno boat
ut Plymouth, England, loBlug his life In tho
second Biibmorgcnco trial. In tho following year
Cant. ArUiro Ouovao ot tho Chilean nary, who Eavld Bushmill built his flrBt boat, with which
wont for the purpose ot reporting u mu guiura- oerguam j-.no nuucuou u. m. h. Kaglo (n Now
tnent m tho "ahftV,or ot th8 ,aL York niirbor' LoJ actually got under tho ohlp,
water pressure, and tho 6amo fate befell Bauer's
Iron boat PIongeur-Marln at Kiel In 1850. In 1803
McCllntock and Howgnte built n seml-submarlno
hnnd-prnpolled lioat for tho attack on the fedoral
fleet, but it sank four times, each time drown
ing tho entire crow of eight men. In tho namo
year several larger boats prnpolled by engines
were commenced In Europo, and those at Inter
vals were followed by others designed by Hov
gaard, Goubet, Zode. Nonlenfeldt, Tuck, Holland
und othcr8. The French navy began experiment
ing with submarine bonts about 1885. The Gym
note wns built Jn 1888 nnd tho OuHtnvo Zode In
1893. Tho Morse wns commenced In 1894, but
remained uncompleted until 1899, pending addi
tional experiments with the Gymnoto and tho
Zedo. In that yoar tho construction of subma
rines wan actively commenced, ten being
launched in 1901.
Ail London Is talking about the startling ex
hibitions of speed given by a little boat on tho
Thnmes and at Bournemouth. The boat was seen
racing up and down the river at what seemed a
torridc spocd. darting along by leaps nnd bounds,
JuBt no a Bhark chases a fish Bcndding between
wind and wnter. The impression she loft was
not ko much that of power, for she was auch a
mite of a thing, only 20 feet long, as of vicious
and desperate energy. CrowdH of people gath
ered along tho embankment to watch lior, won
dering whence In her tiny body thlB overpower
fng energy could come.
It has since been divulged thnt she Is (he Mi
randa IV., tho latosl exporlmont In skim hnats,
'or, as thoy are enllcd technically, hydroplanes,
by the vetorun English Inventor, Sir John Thorny
croft. Compared with anything nonr her size, tho
Mlrutido IV. Is certainly the fastest craft afloat
Her exact speed is not known, but Bho has hov
eral times done well over 34 knots un hour, nnd
has decisively beaten tho Columbine nt Bourne
mouth, the only othor craft which could lay
claim to a record In her class. But It Is not onlv
for thin terrific spoed that the Miranda IV. If
romarkablo She is the most souworthy oratt ol
her clzo that has been constructed.
Famine Bread of Years Ago.
Munclo, Ind. Wo of this part of tho
earth today know llttlo of tho awful
ravagos of famlno, such as has via
Red certain countries In thu past and
still is a menaco and evon worso in
India. It may ho a trlflo difficult, there
fore, for tho nvorago porson to under
stand tho fascination that attends a
glimpse of such grucsomo relics as is
faithfully kept by Joseph Hummel, a
business man of Muncle, who haB two
small Ioavc3 of bread ot tho kind
baked in tho frightful famino that
Bvept Germany nearly a contury ago
1810-17. Wheat then Bold for $84 a
bushel, so It Is not at all surprising to
find that tho loaves only wolgh on
ounco and a half each. Tho loaves
aro heirlooms In tho Hummol family
and camo into Mr. Hummers hands
when ho was visiting his old homo
In Wurtemberg, 20 years ago.
Llghtnlno Enters a Mine.
Pittsburg. Lightning soldom gets
no far down in tho earth ns to trouble
tho minors, but a startling instanco
occurred recently at tho mines in
WcKt Schuylkill, Pa., whoro it lllum
inod tho murky shafts 1,800 feet bo
low tho nurfaco. When a torrlflc
thunderstorm camo up tho under
ground workings woro lighted up and
mado as bright ns tho sun nt mid
night; but no dnmago waB done, al
though a number of mules, which hnvo
not seen daylight for years, aro he
llovcd to havo beon blinded by the
dazzling light.
A Valuable Load.
Chicago. Four millions of dollars
In gold wero carried In moving vans
through tho streets of Chicago quite
recently. Tho bags of monoy woro
tumbled haphazard Into tho vana'and
without tho slightest mishap' woro
placod on deposit in tho bank. The
bngs wero largo and made a rathor
largo pllo.
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He Knew.
A smnll boy brought up by n flro
eating father to hato anything con
nected with England or tho English
wns consigned rccontly to cat dinner
with tho nurso whllo tho fnmlly enter
tained n genuine English lord In tho
dining room. Tho grown-ups' moul hnd
comu to thnt "twenty minutes past"
stago where conversation hnltB direct
ly, when a childish troblo fell upon
tho dumb-wnltcr nhnft from tho
kitchen. This Is what tho astonished
nobleman heard:
"Fe, fl, fo, fum,
"I smoll tho blood of an English
mun." Wasp.
Like the Other Kind.
It was in n "down east" vlllngc that
thu young man met his sweetheart, n
churmlng country beauty. When ho
returned to tho city ho sent her a Jar
of cold cream to keep her cheeks as
fresh ns tho budding rose.
On his next visit ho nskod her how
sho liked bin llttlo gift.
"Tho tnsto waa very nice," sho
said, with a rather sickly smllo, "but
I think that I Hko tho othor kind ot
cream best, dear." Llpplncott's.
COFFEE WA3 IT.
People Slowly Learn tho Facts.
"All my lifo I havo been Biich a
alavo to coffoo that tho very aroma
of It was enough to Bet my nerves
qulvorlng. I kept gradually losing my
health but I used to say 'Nonsense, It
don't hurt mo.'
"Slowly I was forced to admit tho
truth and tho flnnl result was that my
wholo norvouo forco was shattered.
"My hoart became weak and uncer
tain in its action and that frightened
mo. Finally my physician told mo,
about a yoar ago, that I must stop
drinking coffeo or I could never ex
poet to bo well again.
"I was In despair, for tho vory
thought ot tho medicines I had tried
bo many limes nausoated me. I
thought of Postum but could hardly
bring myself to glvo up tho coffeo.
"Finally I concluded that I owed II
to myself to glvo Postum a trial. So 1
got a packago and carefully followed
tho directions, and what a delicious,
nourishing, rich drink It was! Do you
know I found it vory oasy to shift
from coffoo to Postum and not mind
thu cliuugo at nil?
"Almost Immediately after I mado
Iho chango I found myself bettor, nnd
as tho days wont by I kopt on Improv
ing. My nerves grow Bound nnd
Bleady, I slept well nnd folt strong
and well-balanced all tho tlmo.
"Now I nm completely cured, with
tho old norvousness and sickness all
gone. In every way I am well enco
muro."
It pays to glvo up the drink that
nets on somo liko a poison, for honlth
la tho groutost fortuno ono can have.
Road tho llttlo book, "Tho Road to
Wellvlllo," In pkgs. "1 hero's a Ilea-sou."
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