, rv\r A.T A.tn ATT.V AT I > TT. , o ion *
WHERE GRIM DEATH LURKS
Io Other Poet Bo Tall of Ftril M the Modem
Military Must.
POINT ON A BATTLESHIP
Tarn AHulernea.to tltilr In the
- Top * 1'lrtV Illilp nn < l Seek , rrlth
flattle'M ChnnceH All
Them.
Our gallant tars who are off to Jlgfat Spain
fully realize the horror * of warfare as made
iponclblo by the modern battleship. There
'arc many-pasta of duty which entail great
Oanger , fcut fhe brave fellows assigned to
'tho military mast , or the fighting top. must
know when they so up Into ttioae dread
places ttiat their chances of coming down
allvo arc very , eltm. There Is no position
on board a ship so exposed , there to no
fluty o ( hrllltog , and there are no greater
bcf OCA. than Un-cle Sam' topmcn.
The herotH of thla war , says the New
York Jlcrald. will to the men detailed to
duty Jn .the- military masts , or fighting tops ,
of "our big battleship. The topman's posltlcn
will bojono of unspeakable peril. Exposed to
the Wl\ \ fury of the enemy' " fire with scarcely
anjf protection , and with Uie possibility of
having the entire mast shot away , hla Is a
position perhaps the most dangerous In all
modcrn navhl "Warfare.
The etcel jrarl > ettes of the present time ,
save In certain battleships , where an over-
, htad ctileld l carried , give a protection more
oppircnt than real , more picturesque than
practlcaWAltd-whlle the military top crews
have th < i advantage of seeing something of
the scrlhTmageVyet they present too Inviting
a mark to. the. enemy , and have statlcus
which In balHo are pretty sure to bo unten
able from the Jicat and smoke.
Tli es nia 1 1 arms men have frequent practice
aboard aHlpv and , considering the difficulties
of the environment , are good marksmen. H
Is no easy tank , to fira from a platform placed
at this fob efrd of a pendulum , twinging Ir
regularly , and' the results attained testify to
< ho value of the drill and to the rhyalque of
the Individual.
WtlEIlfi OniM DEATH LURKS.
On the "larger battleships the military
mastfl are hollow , and access to the fighting
tops Is gained through the Interior. The am
munition Is also pawed up Inside. In the
smoke and grlmo of battle one can well
realize what a hell these places would bo.
Another thing that must be considered la
< the fact that this will be .be United States
navy's first practical test of the modern war
cshlp. The last ten years have brought about
a grwtrr and more sudden change In the
outward- appearance of men-of-war than has
* Ver bean -recorded In the history of naval
affairs. This In In the main Juo to the
( -almost complete banishment of nails , jardu
crvj the more or les.3 Intricate rigging ntces-
sltateij by , their oisc , In favor of military
masts , or , In some cases , mcro signal polca.
The rig of the Ironclad battleship of ten
years ago differed In no very efsenllal
particular from that of the ships of long ago ;
but r.ow , In a single decade , all Is changed.
> Before the change some progress had bem
made Jn utilizing the ordinary topi in action
bj" placing riflemen or machine guna In them ,
in order to direct a plunglug fire en the
enemy's deck. It will bo remembered , thai
It was a shot flred fro-Ti the mlzzcnton of
the Ucdoubtablo that laid Nelson low In
the moment of victory.
t TUB ANCIEIN7I3 USED THEM.
As a matter of fact , military tops , although
Krcatly Improved as now constructed on our
battleships , are by no means new 'n iyava !
warfare. They are represented In the draw
ings and carvings of Egyptian and Asiatic
war ships nearly 2,000 years before Chlnt
In mediaeval days iho fighting top was a
rocogwlzed part of a ship of war. Arehera
od sllngors poirrcd their missiles down from
them on the decks of their enemies , or
etoncs , quicklime and Greek flro were
Imrloil upon the heads of the opposing crewn
In the earlier days the top was at the
extreme summit of the mast , but as ships go
* bigger and masts loftier It was placed l.i\ve-r
down.
The next" step was also rendered occeBsarj
by the growth of masta and spars , for when
lieavlly rigged ships , such as the Great
Blarry aryd .tho ships which took part In the
lArmada fight , came to bo built , It was neccc-
eary to enlarge the circumference of the top
to give a. support to the shrouds which up
held the topmast.From - this period ' 'he top
as a fighting platform disappears , ] , until re
cently , except In the war galleys of the
Mediterranean and Baltic , which had
curious basket top at their mastheads , known
. " . "
s a. "gable.
TI16 military matt ! of today Is constructed
primarily to carry guna , and secondarily for
signalling purposes , for It must be remem
Iwred that In all oisca In which ships ha\c
been equipped with fighting tops since their
very first Inception , the primary duty of the
tnast which upheld It was to carry sail for
the propulsion of the ship.
Some of the masts are supplied with or
upper top for the electric light , a peculiar ! )
sliaoorfVetHtycn below to enable three quick
firing' guna to-bo discharged Tight ahoid , and
a t'pecles of conning tower below , fron
Wiled the captain can overlook the amok.
clouds and so see to direct his ehlp In act lew
ThiT later * types are all constructed with
much the name Ideas.
Some have a lookout , or conning tower
others have not , but all have three or six
V pounder quick firing guns and electric llgh
projectors , 'and one or two lighter machine
uni In addition. ,
The small Caliber rapid ( Ire and machine
guns employed In tops are supported ; b >
riflemen , and In every fight their work o
clearing the guns , sweeping the decks anc
eupcrstructurcs , and of picking off the ofli
cero and leading men Is , to eay the least
haaardouo. In the galley days the military
tops were fairly well protected , but during
the sail era. the top men handling the swlve
pieces and deck rakers , and forming a ape
clal corr of inuskeetem , had no protection
4 except what was given by a network of mat
tress filled hammocks.
1 TARGETS. , IXR SHOT , AND SHE'LL. '
'
It 'would 4ak ? a big proecttfo ] to bring ;
mast down , but then. If It did , great wouK
bo the fall thereof. And think of the pee
devils that would come crashing down with
ill And think of them even it the mas
( locen'L.coino down , perched up there , living
targets" for ehot and shell ! The thin plating
Is of tie avail against anything larger than a
rifle bullet , and a small shell might pasa
harmlessly over the heads of the men In at
open top which In a cloyed one would hav
been burst by the Iron sided , and ecattc
death and destruction within.
*
A curious umbrella-like structure Is th
production of the brain of that veieatll
genius , thq emperor of Germany , and wa
Intended to bo placed on board the shl.
? > hlch was to bo built to replace the ok
Freupsen. Although offering the greater
possible protection , It was found to bo 1m
practicable.
The only practical test of the modern battle
chip was the brush between China and Japan
and It was my-'good fortune the other da ;
to have a talk With a sailor who had bee ;
tln that fight.
In the depths or the ship men were strlppe
to their waleta , throwing coal Into the hug
furnaces ; In the turrets the gunners itoo
to Uiclr guna ; In the after cabin and In th
cockpit the Bailers paced back and fort
waiting orders for 'action , not uttering
word , wlthcverjmusclo and every nerve a
.extreme tension. The firemen , \voter teuden
and coal heavers were shut up In the fir
rooms out of danger from shot and shell , bu
certain of a terrible death should the venae
, b .aunk or , a magazine explode. On the filat
forms , at. the reversing gear , at every valv
and throttle were stationed men to mak
.reaponea. to every command. Oilers move
bout filling the cups ; cadets were at th
veice lubes and annunciators , In the mags
alnca and shell room * far below the wate
JIae , on the lower fiats and At successive sta
tlofl * men stood to guide tbo shells ami
cylinder * of powder.
The crew * of , the eight and twelve-ftc
runs ! o the turrets hid cutlasses tnd re
Yolvfrs stripped about them , while at th
lighter cum irtood sailors In small croups
AU in n not needed were directed to remit"
V > the fbelltr of the barVltci n < X. turrets.
Offlcera of divisions walked to tnd fro or
leaned upon thilf ( words with frequent
* * ) ahesft. 'The captain WM on the
' , tb aavl Wf ta U tower , theqtur -
ermaster at the wheel and p tty officers at
10 engine signals. , 'On one of the flats below
ho protective < Jeck was th , surgeon * ' table ,
with a lonjj row of glistening steel Instru-
mtnts , rojia of bandages. nd buckets ot
water.
It soon became known evm anrang the
allora that orders had been given to fire
rom the lighter guns when the enemy was
,000 yards away , and to fire the main bat-
cry at a distance of 2,600 lyards. This was to
Ivo tlrno during the advance for from fifteen
o forty shots from each light gun and two
rom tbo largo guns la time to train abeam
or .tho pasilng broadside.
TUB FIGHTING BEGINS.
The Japanese boat could now be plainly
een , and the orders came to fire. The boom
t the guns , the smoke of the. powder ,
hanged everything on board ship. There
was now no expectancy , no suspense. The
men In the turret arid the men at the lighter
guns were blackened frith the powder , and
he smell of powder was all over the ship.
The sailors forgot all fear. Amid the
moke and Iho dust they became as enraged
nlinals. No thought ot danger entered
heir minds ; no realization of peril was upon
hem. Th.y tilked , they Jauf hd , they yelled
.s If In glee. The batilo bad commenced ,
. 'ho ! . nrwse ve'scel/JUninjured by the lire-
rom the lighter guns , .bore steadily down
upon the Chinese ship , four otk r Japanese
/easels were reported- and It was evident
hat the Chinese , ililp , while very much
arger 'than any ofirtrr" antagonists , was t-n-
: aglng In a desperate fight.
When the Japanese man-of-war wr.i
2.600 yards distant the eight and twelve-Inch
guns sent forth their deadly missiles. The
Japanese boat r.tt\jrned \ the fire , and the
sailors watched tbo shells as they mounted
he height 6f their trajectories and fell to
ward the mark. Aa calmly they watched
he ohells cs though they , were not freighted
vlth certain death and destruction. It was
jvldcnt tint one , at least.had beta fired
rueaiil would fall ufvoir theChinese , vessel.
It struck the fofward turret and croahcd
: hrougb , silencing two guna and forever al-
cnclng the voices of twenty gvnnep *
The lighter fcuB fcept up the flsht , , which
waxed hot and furious as. the two ships ap-
iroached each otlferi Soon they were at
broadsides , and thei guns of each vessel
awcpt the decks of'-the other. Ona after
another the gunners .felj , , and the reoorveu
were called out to."take their p'.acea. The
decks were so slippery from the blood ot the
wounded men th.Jt It was almost Impossible
"or the sailors who were as yet uninjured
o take the poallloca' they , were ordered to
DAYS OlT1IK OIU.VVV. .
Hpcolleetlon at n llrlof Horv In One
of the Chlni'Hc I'orlH.
The average American , sajs the Chicago
News , takes away from school with him such
a knowledge of American history as can be
compared to the Old-fashl.ned magic lantern
slides , the history Itself being a klnetoscope
picture. That Is , he has vivid Ideas of cer
tain unrelated events , mainly with war ,
Saratoga , Valley Forge , the crossing of the
Delaware and Yorktown stand for the revo
lution. Then there Is little more until the
tattle of New Orleans. The war with Mexico
ice follows and here the events arc remem
bered more because of the outlandish names
ot the battles , like Cherubusco and Chapul-
lepec , than for a better rcaaan. So much for
the affaire on land. By seas , the pictures
are even scrappier and less Intimately con
nected. We all know that the Bonhommo
Richard , under Captain John Paul Jones ,
whipped the Serapls at the timeof the
revolution. Andi In a general way we know
something of the Constitution and the Gucr-
rlero and Java , and of Commodore Perry's
victory on Lake Erie. Prom that time to
the brief series of events which culminated
In the fight between the Monitor and the
Merrlraac. one s'paclous blank extends Itself
across the mind of the man of average train
ing and Intelligence In this country. In
other words , the navy from 1810 to 1861 has
left no permanent impression on his mind.
This discreditable gap Edward Stanton
Maclay , in whom our "fighting ships end
fighting men" found their first historian , at
tempts to fill up In part by hla "Reminis
cences of the Old Navy , " a valuable and
newly published work which has been com
piled fronvtho-dta-rtes of two gallant officers ,
father and son ; Captain 'Edwujd ' Trenchard
and Rear Admiral 'Stephen Decatur Trench
ard.
ard.Tho
The elder Trenchard was In the old Adams
under Stephen Decatur , the elder whence
his son obtained his name was In the Con
stellation at the" bombardments of Tripoli
In 1804 , commanded the Madison on Lake
Ontario In the second war with England , and
then commanded the John Adams during the
brief troubles with Barbary states In 1815-
16. It will bei recalled .even by those whose
knowledge of history Is most fragmentary
that the 'British hoisted at the beginning
of the war In 1812 that they would wipe our
cruisers oft the.ocean , Kping so far as to
assure' the deys "and bashaws cf the north
African coast that they would not permit
tbo United States' to build any shlps-of-the-
llno at all. It was a spirit of mischief that
led to our government sending Its beautlfu"
'seventy-fours' over to cruise In the Medl
torranean with the Guerrlere , the Wasp and
a number of other vessels taken from the
British In open fight. And It wau a similar
dcslro to perform the operation which Mr
Maclay forcibly terms "rubbing It Into the
British , " which led to the assignment of the
Cyane. capturejl by the good old Csnstltu-
tlon , to do'duty on the Vest coast of Africa
where Captain Charles Stewart , grandfather
to Charle.3' Stewart Parnell , had originally
taken her. Captain Trenchard was In com
mand , and hla buslness.lt was to suppress the
African slave tra'de as carried on by Ameri
cana , the other nations having ships there
to" perform a similar office for their citi
zens and subjects , the British In particular
But Captain -Trenchard did not believe In
fighting much during times of peace , and
the Cyano eoon became a proverb for the
admirable and bounteous hospitality be
caused to bo dspense4 ! on board. Among
other matters , regarded as luxurious In those
days , was a band-of music , the precursor 'o :
the marine band at Washington.
The younger TfencBard began hla career
afloat on board > the Constitution , where he
received hU warrant aa midshipman In July
1834 , His comminder waa that Captain
'
Hiram Pauldlng who h'ad so greatly dis
tinguished' himself' at the battle of Lake
Champlatn , and the old ship was kept crula-
Ing about Florida and. the gulf during the
war with tho'Semlneles. During the Mexi
can war Trenchard was kept cruising la the
Sfedllerrancanland bin life was not . very
eventful until iiq4vvas"appolnted the navigat
ing officer of the Flde-wheal frigate Powiiat-
tan , then one of the finest ships In the Amer
ican navy. He waa.asalgned for duty to the
Chlra station.Sailing by way of the Cape
ot Good Hope , the ship arrived Just in time
to find the French' and English at war with
China , endeavoring to get at the cannon's
mouth what they had failed to achieve
through diplomacy a treaty of commerce
It was hero that Trenchard , In company with
Captain Jcclah.Tuttnall , took part In thai
hUtorlc Incident which , with the landing o
the American marines at the bombardmen
ot Alexandria , constitutes a strong bond o
amity between thq llrltlah and American
navies. The Americans , who later obtalne
their treaty without having to fight for It
had chartered a steamer , Toey-Wan , In orde
to follow the operations In tbo Pelho river
This stream was lined with Chinese forta
under the dlrectlon believed
was , of Rus
sian officers. Wheirtho fighting began , June
25 , 1SG9 , the British fleet was at a serlou
disadvantage. 4'After.watching the slaughte :
of the Englishmen for a time , Tattnall ex
claimed , "ifllood Is thicker than water ! " an
went aboard the British admiral's flagship
where htu boat's crew manned a gun whlcl
had lost Its men. Then , the Toey-Wan be
Ing 'the only ship In the river capable o
bringing up' the British reserve , she did so
and turned the British repulse into a victory
A. few > ears ago , when Captain Maban wa
entertained in London liy British naval ofd
cers , Tuttnall's exclamation waa the mott
on the bill ot fare.
FrrlKkt Car * riled Up in the Ditch.
FLINT , Mich. , April M.-Fifteen frelgh
cars of an extra train on line'Flint & Per
Marquette railroad were wrecked In a col
llslon 'nere this morning. The rear portion
ot the train had become detached. The
forward portion mas at a standstill when
the rear cars dashed Into It. demolishing
fifteen ot the cars and piling up a mass
of wreckage. Four tramps or ? believed to
have been couR'ntJirttie Vrecjc.i
- The Patriotic School Room.
Every school room and every school teache
should nave a map ot Cuba. The best It Th
Bee's combination map , .showing the Wes
Inllca and thb world , * well Cuba. Cu
A coupon from page S. A coupon and 1
ceat * will ct It. By nxOl , U
NAVAL FIGHTS AGAINST ODDS
) e perat Chance * Mnit Be Takoh with
B ° ma of the Modern Graft ,
NOVEL ENGINES OF DESTRUCTION
Modern Torpedo Donti and Submarine
Terror * Recollection * tot
Queer Crnft lu the
Civil War.
The naval officer who remarked that the
erection of a monument to the memory ot
he officers and crew ot the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius would bo In order Juot an soon 03
bat vessel went Into action BQoka with a full
understanding of the probabilities attending
be first engagement between the war ship's
of the United States and Spain. He might
mvo Included the heroes who will form the
crows of the torpedo boats , the torpedo boat
destroyers , and even the armored cruisers
and battleships. Their chances oi life , soys
a writer In the Chicago Times-Herald , will
be but a trifle better than those of the men
on the Vesuvius. One well-directed shell
aimed at this floating magazine of dynamite
means Instant annihilation , bno round from
a rapid flro gun has but'to strike a tornado
30't In the right place to send herto the
jottom. One torpedo , as has been demon
strated In the harbor of Havana , can ( ear
nto fragments the most formidable battle
ship afloat.
In the days when Iron and steel had not
supplanted oak In the construction of flghtj-
ng ships , when long loms , carrqnades and
, en-poundos were the equivalents of breech-
oadlng rifles and machine guns , when a-full
jroadslde at close quarters lacked the de-
structlvcncss of a single projectile from a
ilgh-powcr rlflo over a range of four miles ,
.ho sailor felt that as long as his ship
Icatcd ho had as good a chance ot reaching
dry land aa his enemy. He had an abiding
faith In the specific gravity of wood , and
: ountcd on finding a piece of his ship for a
Ife-preserver If the flght Went the wrong
way. Today ho IsIn muqh the same fix as
.ho man who went sailing la 'a sieve before
he learned to swim.
LEADERS OF FORLOUN HOPES.
There was never a dope so forlorn , how
ever , that a leader was lacking and no leader
ever failed to find these who would follow
Jim. Today the navy is being recruited cs
apldly aa possible with men who are of too
ilgh an order of Intelligence not to know
: he perils before them. A certain propor-
: lon of these men will be aligned to the !
: orpoao boats , a branch of the service which '
las been recognized as the most' hazardous of
all , making an exception In favor of any
actual work that may be attempted with
such naw-fangled Ideas as the Holland and
Raddatz submarine Torpedo boats. Moral
courage of the highest order will be re
quired of every officer and enlisted man
when the call of duty taked him Into an
engagement with any of these deadly en
gines na his weapon of attack.
Experience has demonstrated that the
torpedo boat , whether operated above or te-
low .he water , Is aa much of Ja menace to
the life of Its crew as It-'la to the ohlp It
attacks. It may run the gauntlet of the ma-
: hlno guns under cover of darkness and de
liver a fatal bow ! against the armored side
of the battleship , but the chances are as
one In a hundred that the explosion which
sinks the big ship will destroy Ilia frail Ill-
tie boat and Its crew. The submarine tor
pedo boat Is an unkown quantity In actual
warfare , unions Its worth Is estimated by the
results attending repeated trials of similar
boats during the civil war.
Recent trials of toe Holland submarine boat
seem to bare proved It an eaally minaged.
craft , capable ot diving and coming to the
surface at the will of the operator. Whether
this fish'llke machine wll bctiave no nicely
In time of war remains to b 0e n < It U to
bo hoped that It will establish a better
record than the submarine boat constructed
by the confederates In 18C3. Naval officers
have expressed grave doubts whether the
Holland will cm accomplish anything but
the destruction ot Its creWr Just aa ttie con
federate boat did repeatedly In the attempts
to use It against union ships. And thereby
hang. ? a story ot heroic darlag equal to any
recorded in the history of the American navy.
A SUnMAlRJWE COFFIN.
In the fall cf 1881 4 * tiny , half-submergev )
torpedo boat attacked the fine new union war
vessel , New Ironsides , ) s the lay at anchor
In the Charleston Jlaibor. ' The attack was
successful , In that We iterpcdo exploded three
feet under the wat c against the side ot < the
New Ironsides , bat i-tho force of the cx
plosion wjs not grow oaough to do any other
damage thau piVttattf sink the little boat
an'J make posslble-thcr capture of her com
manding offlcen rOncoiraged by 'this ' trial
the confe-derateVeoirttracted another torpedo
boat at Mobile thftisasae year after plans
providing for her UK ) beneath the water. She
was constructed oftbollir Iron , her llnea ap-
proichtag those bfrttht Holland boat very
closely. She was -thirty-five feet long and
carried a crew of uinacmen. 'Eight of these
worked a Eanl propeller , while the other
steered the boat anil regulated her move
ments below the surface of the water. She
| could bo submerged < to anr depth desired or
propelled on the rorfarc. and In still water
couli easily attain a speed ot four knots an
hour.
Several successful espcrlmejits were con
ducted In the harbor at Mobile , and then one
duy the boat failed to come to the top of the
water. She was raised , and the bodies of her
crew were given a more fittingburial. . Then
she was towed to the Charleston harbor and
put Mto service. She was designed to approach
preach a vessel at anchor , dive undtr her
keel while dragging a floating torpedo , and
thus bring the torpedo against the side or
bottom of the vessel. The ftrot night set for
an attack resulted In death for the nine men
composes the crew of the boat. She was
lying at the wharf T.hon a passing steamer
swamped her by the wash following.
AN IL1.-FATED CRAFT.
Once again she wua raised oad tied up to
the Fort Sumtcr wharf. Once again the
sank , and six men went down with her.
Again she was brought to the surface , and
after being thoroughly repaired was placed
In charge of a lieutenant and eight more
men for trial In the Stone river. She be
haved splendidly for a day or two , and then
dived to the bottom and etuck her noea In
the mud. Nine more men were suffocated.
For the fourth time the confede.atcs raised
this ill-fated craft and resumed again the
experiments In the Charleston harbor. The
trlala were succetsful until an attempt was
made to dive under a vessel at anchor , when
uho fouled a cable and became a coffin again
for her crew.
With a faith In the future of the boat
that could not be shaken the confederates
raised her again. A brave lieutenant asked
permission of General Beauregard to at
tach the Iloutatonlc , a new war vessel ly
ing In the harbor. Consent was given , with
the condition that the boat should work upon
the surface with a star torpedo , and that
the crew should be composed of volunteers.
The attack was made on the night of Febru
ary 17 , 1864. When within 100 yards of the
Housatontc the torpedo boat was discovered
by a deck officer. He was flow In giving the
alarm , and the delay In slipping her cable
and starting her engines was fatal.
While all bane's were being called to quar
ters and confusion reigned supreme , on the
war vessel the little boat exploded her tor
pedo against the side of the bulky foe and
knocked a hole In her. below the water line.
Four minutes later and the Houmtonlc wan
resting On the bottom of the harbor , a total
wreck. Five of her crew were killed ,
either by the shock or by drowning , and the
others wore rescued from the rigging. What
became of the torpedo boat. She was never
seen again. She was cither swamped by
the Immense column of water tbrona into
the air by the explosion or she was carried
liquid food imaginable fo > Convalescents.
Easily assimilated evert by the weakest -
- est stomachs and lending a strength
to the system not ( Obtainable by-
any other Tonic. .
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Murat Halstead's
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is entertainingir'erastlng
and instructive. He is a tal
ented writer , distinguished
_ _ . aa a war- correspondent ,
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graphic account of the struggles of Cubans for liberty.
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euWrlptlon jupd 'you can-'net this klnc Co. , liee BulleVnf.
down br ike suction created br the
war * yesgf 1.
THE Alt MY < MUIVB. '
AM Klemeat of Consldcrntile StrenB < lt
' In a Wiir.
An olem&jt 'Of ttrcngth in a war t > etw r
the UnltoJ States and Spain would be the
superiority of the United St tc In the
matter of mules. The United Stated Is the
great -mule nation ki the world , declares iho
Kansas City Star , trx ) ( Missouri is the bright
particular mule state In the union.
It Is a remarkable ( act that In this con-
: cst Spain Is also a mule country. The
ceremonial .team of the royal family of
Spain id composed of .White mules. Out In
.his polut of comparison , as In every other ,
.he superiority of the Uo'.ted States Is mani
fest. As the United Statca has more men
and more guns , so It has more mules. Spain
IES , during the three years' contest with
Lho Insurgents , "been force. ! ' to draw her
mule supply from the United States ,
principally from Kansas City. With war this
supply will be cut off , and the American
mule , no longer being subject to draft In
a cause ho mus-t despise , will be used In the
service of his own country ,
TBio mule became prominent In history at
the time of our civil war. 1710 long-eared
champlca secmod to spring from the earth.
Mtny volunteers from certain sections of
the country who had never before seen a
pair of mules harnessed lived to see thou
sand of them hauling army wagons.
Teamsters , also , sclfmed to bo created for
the occasion. While the art of driving mulen
la a separate and distinct science , thousands
of fully qualified drivers appeared , ready to
climb Into the sai5d'lts , armed1 with the
rcscnant 'iblacksnako" and a full , free , rich
and rolling vocabulary.
The mule , It Is needless to say , has de
veloped In war the highest military qualities
endurance , patlcne and courage. The
w ? horse eulogized by Job and many
writers since has never displayed the
practical 'traits ' of the army mule , which have
never yet been preserved In blank verso or
flowing rhyme. The mule Is ever active ,
alert and watchful , and his clarion voice
"rouses the soldier e'er the morning star. "
Usually the mule does not go whera > glory
waits him ( though General Fighting Phil
Ktiarney habitually rode a mule ) , but 'Is
condeirucd to the heavy labor of the quarter
master's and commissary's ( departments.
But In whatsoever lot feed lot or anr other
In which ho Is placed , ho does hi * duty.
Ho has been accused of a quick and even
vindictive temper , but in trying times It
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
Parlin , Orondorff
& Martin Co
Jobbers of Farm Machinery.
W * ons and Buccles - Cor. ttb and Jones.
ART GOODS
Hospe
Picture Moldings.
Mirrors , Frame * Backing and Artii
Materials.
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
wa oovor allowed to Interfere with the
performance of hit public dirties. Ami It
w * In the d rkt dajri and nlfthta of the
war , a * hli soldier associates will now re
member , that the brightest qualities of the
mule appeared. In darkness and storm , with
mud to the hubs , he leaned to the collar
am3 "snaked" the heavy wall ) , calm
and Imperturbable , although hla director
n-rappcd himself with curses as with a
Rarnioot and rode along enveloped In a light
blno halo of profanity. And when the
muddy march was over , the mule , who for
days together bJ > dined and supped on
en ) gates , released from harness and his
long vacant Interior decorated with a few
quarts of coal , ran and raced , and squealed
and kicked and played with his fellows as
If ho saw already spinning the horizon the
ralnlbow of peace.
In warm and southern regions the services
of the mule are Indispensable. While he cat ]
llvo anywhere , 'he eecms a sort of tropical
beast. It Is believed that his ample curs
flrut unfolded In the sun of the equator , and
that palm leaves and similar vegetation
stirred htm to his first hlili urni vibrant not * .
In Cuba ho his found ki prnco and will An4
In war a wide Cold of exertion.
A great general had said that "An array
mores on Ite belly. " The army with tns
best sustained "cracker lino" must eventually
wear out Ita opponent , suJ It Is the mu1
that sustains the "cracker llue. " To
slightly change saying of General N. D.
Forrest , It Is the party "that go : there
the fastest with the most cut muM | on
whoso banners will be twlfa'ol ) Iho laurel * ci
victory.
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Mnnlpictl by UrtUbrrn. t-
mACK EAHTH , Wls. , Aprll.iS. Andrew
Nelson and wife , aged respectively 71 and
66 , were murdered by robbers lost night nt
their homo In the outskirts of the city.
Nelson's 'ncnd was crushed In with n club
nnd his wife wna pounded Into Insensibility.
The robbers then set flro to the house , 'An
nged woman who lived In the upper story
\vns rescued from the ll.imrs by neighbors
with n. ladder. A few diys gt > Nelson sold
a house nnd lot , nnd t'ne robbers nre sup
posed to have secured the proct-eds , 1400. |
"The best guarantee
of the future is the experience of
the past" < PAT ICK HINKV } . When yOllj
look back on Pearline's twenty )
years' experience , how can you
think that any less-tried washing-
powder will give the same , seciirjty
against harm ? And Pearline
costs only a trifle more 'than ' the
poorest and cheapest washing powders. 664
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WEIK MEN CURED SYPHILIS OR
AND BROUGHT TO PERFECT
i . : tm XWHorjvora BID BLOOD.
by our tull trrMmeni of Turkish C lnulos
fortl OX Klitht Low , Day LOFCB , Nrrre I Eruption * cured by TurUihl
or Drain troubt * . Cured as perfect m ron I Hyimll ! Cure , never falU. I
errrwere. W * tfiake our own tnrdlcfnrt I Call treatment vlth Ruamn-l
and yon can rclr an netting well. W-ilMue I teetiO.OO | Siinglolioie , t.oo. I
nrltirn irnaranM * nlth full cure. Single HAHN'O PHARMACY ,
I lloHillOOIiy null. lUnx'n | 'HA ) UCT.
JOBBERS RND
OMAHA.
n merican Hand
1 V Sewid Shoe Go
M'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear
WESTERN AOKNT8 FOR ,
Th Joieph Bonigan Rubber Oo.
F\H. Sprague & Co. ,
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.c
1.107 Howard St. , OMAHA
F.P. Kirkendall & Co
Boots , Shoes and Rubbers
aleirooms Utt-llOMlM Harney Street.
7 T. Lindsay ,
% * WHOLESALE
RUBBER GOODS
Owner f Chief Brand Kacklatosker
\A/.V. \ Morse Co.
Boots , Shoes , Rubbers ,
JIT WHOLESALE.
Office and Salesroom 1119-21-23 Howard St.
BAGS
Remis Omaha Bag Co
"
Importer * smd MamnfactHrer *
' BAGS
614-16-18 South nth Street
BAKING POWDER EXTRACTS.
Tarrell&Co , ,
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SYRUPS ,
Uolauei , Sorghum , etc. . Presence and Jellies.
Alto tin cane and Japanned ware.
CHICORY
The Amtrican
V Chicory Co.
Growers and manufacturers of all forms of
Cblcorr Omaha-Ftemont-O'Nell.
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE
M H. Bliss ,
* L * Importtr ? J * * * * *
Crockery. China , Glassware ,
Hirer Plated Ware. Looklnf OUsaea Chaa.
dellers , Lamps , Chimneys , Cutlery , JCtc.
1410 VAJUVAM * T.
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
The SharpUs Company
Creamery Matkintry
and Bunplles.
Boiler * . Engines. Feed Cookers. WoodJnd *
lsy , BbSftlwr. BelUn r. Bufttr Fade
a eX all naaa. _
WTJi * Joaai il a
DRY GOODS.
E , Smith & Co.
Importers and Jobbers el
Dry Gooctst Furnishing Goods
AND NOTIONS.
DRUGS.
'ic ' hard son Drug Co.
go2-po6 Jac&son S/ .
t. O. niCHARDSON , Prest.
a P. WBLLBIt , V. Preat.
The Mercer
Chemical Co.
K'fr * Standard V/ntrma ulleal Vrefora-
tlont. Bp eial formitlae , Prepared to
Order. Send for Catalogue.
laboratory , im Howard Et , Omaha.
. BruceCo.
Druggists and Stationers ,
"Queen Bee" Specialties.
Clear * . Wlnai and Brandies ,
Corner 10th and Butitjr Street *
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
VA/estern Electrica
vv
Company
Electrical Supplies.
Electric Mining Bells ami Gas Llelitlu
Q. W. JOHNSTON , Mgr. 1510 Howard St.
U/olf Electrical
vv Supply Go
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
M Ksiusa It ,
FRUIT-PRODUCE.
Branch & Co ,
WUOLE4AI.B
Commission Merchants *
B. W. Corner 1Mb and Howard Sts.
Member * of the National League fe Commla *
elon Merchant * ot tbe United States.
GROCERIES.
cCord-Brady Co.
13th and Lcuvcmvorth St
Staple and Fancy Groceries ,
. it * AIW corru ROASTERS , tu.
Meytr & Raapke ,
V
WHOLESALE
FINE GROCERIES
| Teas. Bplcei , Tobacco
I ' UOMetT Ilarney Bsne * .
and
Paxton Gallagher Co
1 fMPORTBBS. ,
OA * OOFFEK ROASTEH9
AMD JOBBMO QROCERB.
Telephone M >
HARNESS-SADDLERY
I HHaniytCo.
W M'frf
BARIfmSS , BADDLKB AND CVLIABI
JoNrZntthfi amtMery Murduart , Me.
We solicit your orders. 1316 Howard Bt >
HARDWARE.
Wholtvale Hardware ,
HARDWARE.
L ce-Clark Andraosen
Hardware C §
Wholesale Hardware.
Blcyclei and Sportlnr Goods. 1318-9121 Htf *
ncy street.
TIQUORST 1
Walter Moise & Co
WHOLESALE
LIQUORS.
Proprietor ! of AMERICAN PlQAn AND GLASS
WAUE CO.
: : < -ic south nth st.
' .ley Brothers ,
Wholesale
Liquors and
UlSParuam Street.
tier's Eagle Gin
East India. Bitters '
Oold n Sluaf Pure Itye and Dourtoon Whiskey.
Willow Springs Dlitlllery. Her * O * . , 1UB
Harney Street. '
John Boekhoff ,
WHOLESALE
Winest Liquors and Cigars *
411-4U a Uth OtrMt.
LUMBER
Lumber .00.
ftl ! ' IT f >
WHOLESALED
DUMBER . . . 'r
814 South 14th Bt. . i
OILS-PAINTS
Standard Oil Co.
< sj-
3. A. Mofttt. iBt Vlcf Pres. L. J. Prake , den MET
. . . .OJLS. . . . -
Gaeollne , Turpcnt.ne , Axle Grease , Etc.
Omaha Uranch and AEenclei. John B. Ruth MST.
PAPER-WOODEN WARE.
grpenter Paper Co.
Printing Papert
Wrapping Paper , Stationery *
Oener uth and Howtrd streets. , .
STEAM-WATER SUPPLIES.
rane Churchill Co.
1014-1016 Douglas Street.
Manufacturer ! and jobber * of Steam. Oas aaf
Water Supplies of All Kinds. \
Mnited States
Supply Co. . .
1108-1110 Harney St.
Bteam Pumps , Engines and Boilers , Pipe ,
Wind Mills , Bteam and Plumbing
Material , Belting , Hose , Kto. "
TYPE FOUNDRIES
r reat Western
u Type Foundry
ftoperlor Ctoppe * Mixed Ty e la U * ktd sj >
Ito caarket.
JCLECTROTTPB rOUMDWK.
U14 Howard Street.
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