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MODERN WARSHIPS
And the Brave Old Wooden Fight-
ers of a Century Ago.
THEIR BIG GUNS COMPARED.
The Old Constitution’s Twenty-four
Pounders Were Great Cannon, but a
Modern Monster Gun Could Fire One
of Them Bodily Ten Miles.
The frigate Constitution, fighter of
thirty-nine battles and winner of every
one of them, today offers the student
an exceptional opportunity to compare
the naval fighting machine of a hun-
dred years ago with the superdread-
ngught of the hour. Peacefully float:
ne at a wharf in the Charlestown
(Mass) navy yard, “Old Ironsides”
speaks volumes to the thoughtful vis-
itor who has perhaps just a few min
utes before stepped down the gangway
of a modern ship.
‘Aside from the vastly different meth-
ods of placing the guns, perhaps the
most striking contrast between the na
val architecture of a century ago and
that of today is seen in the actual
structure of the hull and superstruc-
tures. The warship of today has not a
piece of wood visible, with the possi-
ble exception of the deck, which is
wood over a steel foundation. Stripped
for action, the modern fighting craft
presents a positively naked appearance
with every movable object cast over-
board or stowed away.
The-Censtitution, on the other hand.
presents. & bewildering array of rig
ging and spars, and she is wholly ¢on-
structed of wood. A single modern
shell exploding under her or on her
deck would do. as much damage proba-
bly as #n entire broadside from a ship
stinilgr to the @Guerriere. This vast
change in the design 18. of course, due
in large measure to the introduction of
steam @8'a means of propulsion. Fol-
lowing this the all steel hull was intro-
duced.’
The. gun deck of’ the Constitution
stirs the imagination. perhaps still more
than ‘does the spar deck. Topped by a
low ceiling, which makes one want to
stoop as he walks, this deck savors of
a prison dungeon. Glaneing at the row
of long twenty-four pounders, thirty in
pumber, one can readily picture the
smoke filled atmosphere, the terrible
din, the sweating. half naked figures
straining to reload the clumsy pieces
of ordnance and ever nil anon a shot
crashing through the rutile wooden
wall, sending splinters in all direc-
tions.
Stepping from t"~ gun do-k and the
turrets of the Rhode Island to this old
time chamber of horrors, the visitor
cannot fail to wonder how in her fa-
mous engagement the Constitution suf-
fered a 1bss of but'seven killed and
seven wounded out of a crew of 456
officers and men, Perhaps the answer
1s found in the inaccuracy of the guns
and poor marksmanship of the gun-.
ners. Move likely, however, it is due to
the fact that the explosive shell had
not then been invented. Aside from
the splinters, a twenty-four pound shot
through the hull stood little chance of
doing really great damage unless it
struck a mast. a gnoner or the gun car-
riage itself, ..
The guns of the Constitution’s day
had an effective range of possibly a
mile! dithongh history tells us that the:
ireal execution was done at ranges
‘of from one to three hundred yards:
“'hink of the engagements of modern.
.warships., wherein. naval duels, are
fought at ten miles’ range and where,
fithe opposing ships are actually out of
isight from the gun deck, and barely
1 ed a willingness to sacrifice self for the
"TURKISH “JUSTICE.”
Curious Case of a Man Who Was Guil-
ty of Having a Daughter. f
Dr. Clarke, a famous traveler of |
lowing remarkable case, which was
tried at the Greek island of Cos: A
young man desperately in love with a
girl of Stanchio eagerly sought to mar-
ty her, but his proposals were rejected.
In consequence of his disappointment
he bought some poison and destroyed
himself. The Turkish police instantly
arrested: the father of the young wo-
man as the cause, by implication, of
the man’s death. Under the fifth spe-
cies of homicide he became, therefore,
amenable for this act of suicide.
When the case came before the mag-
istrate it was urged literally by the
accusers that “if he (the accused) had
not had a daughter the deceased would
not have fallen in love; consequently
THE MEYERSDALE
BURIED TREASURES
about a century ago, tells of the fol- | Valuable Prizes That May Be
Had For the Mere Asking.
UNCLE SAM THE CUSTODIAN.
He Can Tell You Many Methods by
Which Big Money May Be Made, and
He ls Not Only Willing but Anxious
to Give You This Information.
“Scattered through my reports on
agriculture,” says Uncle Sam, “are
hundreds of ideas for making money.
1 have heard of men- who have spent
recover covered or sunken treasure. If
they would only dig up the treasures
he would not have been disappointed;
consequently he would not have swal-
lowed poison; consequently he would
not have died. But he (the accused)
bad a daughter, and the deceased had
fallen in love, and had been disap-
pointed, and had swallowed poison.
and bad died.”
Upon all these accounts he was call-
ed upon to pay the price of the young
man’s life, and this, being fixed at the
sum of 80 plasters, was accordingly
exacted. :
Another instance was related to Dr.
Clarke, which occurred at the island of
Samos, as a characteristic feature of
Turkish justice—that is to say, u so-
phistical application of a principle rig-
idly founded upon this fifth species of
“homicide by implication.” The Capu-
dan Pasha reasoned with the people of
Samos on the propriety of their paying
for a Turkish frigate which was wreck-
ed upon their territory and the crew
lost "because the accident would not
have happened unless their island had
been in the way.”—Case and Comment
FOUR TYPES OF MEN.
French Method of Picking Soldiers For
Special Lines of Work.
“A good judge of human nature is
born and not made,” declared Dr. G.
Stanley Hall, president of Clark uni-
versity. Baseball scouts are not able
to teil how they pick men; neither can
any employer tell how he picks his
men." vi ; :
Dr. Hall described the French system
of dividing men into four general-types
and selecting them for particular posi-
tions in the army accordingly. He said:
“First, — The digestive type. It is
characteristic of the heavy jaw, broad
abdominal region. Such men require
more food, need it regularly, must be
well fed. Such men are best on the de-
tensive, They are hard to dislodge from
the trenches.
“Second.—The respiratory type. Nos-
‘trils and ears are large; large, long
chest; demand plenty: of pure air; get!
restive under confinement. Such mer]
are selected for work on high moun-i
rains. They are good in the charge, in
making an attack. Such men exclusive-
ly are selected for the aviation corps.
“Third. —The muscular type. Head is
square, limbs long and strong, body
short. This type is good for the bayo-
net charge in the artillery service,
“Fourth.—The nervous type. Large
head tapers down to a sharp jaw. Such
men have power to draw upon their re-:
serves. They can get their second wind.
The really great are men ‘of this type.
Along with this type is closely associat-
good of others.
«Children and animals ate guided by
the desire ‘to gain pléasure and avoid
pain. As they grow older they should
learn to bear present pain for future
pleasure.” Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
{visible from the fighting tops! Think,
#dt guns pimed with the aid of mathe-
ds made! in times. of peace and
he short space ofgiunirn years!
i Asian interesting. on parison of the
3y0f today with. ose of 1812 we
Sor Re fon’s battery would
‘amotnt to 684 Pounds: of metal, a sin-
‘gle eotectiie from one. of’ our coast
defense morfara weighs half. a ton’
"Even more striking is the fact that,
the projectile from a modern four
teen inch piece of ordnance such as
that carried by the superdreadnaughts
weighs practically as much as one of
the big’ guns of the Constitution. In
other words, instead of hurling a small
ball of iron at its enemy the modern
fighter of the seas could actually throw
one of the Constitution's cannons itself
at the opponent were the cannon of
"suitable shape and form. °
And, furthermore, the explosive
{ charge in the projectile would be great-
er py far in power than the entire
charge used to fire the old cannon.
This means that the modern engine of
destruction actually takes a ‘mass of
| steel equal in weight to the old gun
loaded with high explosive and lands
this entire mass on the deck or inside
the hull of the enemy's ship, where it
explodes.—Thomas Stanley Curtis in
Popular Science Monthly.
A Huge Dinner Can.
“What's that?’ asked the visitor, in-
dicating a gasometer. .
“Dinna ken,” replied the Scot.
“Some can, too,” was the astonished
rejoinder. “You must have communal
dinners in this town.”—Youth’s Com:
panion.
¢
Within the Limit.
Biiton—Aren’t you spending too
much?
Mrs. Bilton—No, ~ dear; you don’t
make enough for me to do that.—Life.
Folly is the one thing that all per-
sons wish to cover up and that none
can conceal
re EARS
matics! What, marvelous strides sci
Hard to Hear Airplane at Sea.
While it is widely known that an air-
plane can be heard for some distance
off on land, on water the lapping of the
waves and the, whistling of the wind
through the rigging and superstrueture
of a vessel make it almost impossible
to hear the power plant of an approach-
ing seaplane until it is almost ovehead:
hencé the submarine plying the sur-
face has slight warning of an impend-
| ing seaplane attack until it is ‘often too
late to escape.—Scientific Americah.
Heart and Lungs. Cd
The action of the heart, lungs and d&i-
gestive system is involuntary, for the
reason that it is indispensable to life
and must be carried on under afl cir-
cumstances. If a man had to think of
his heart or had to’ remember that he
must breathe or that his food must di-
gest he would have no time to do any-
thing else, and if by chance he should
forget to keep his heart going or his
lungs in operation he would fall dead
on the spot. .
The Most Accurate Frontier.
As an instance of the jealousy exist-
ing in the relations Jbetween-Norway
and Sweden it may be noted that the
boundary line between the two coun-
tries is the most minutely exact in Eu-
rope. In every parish touched by the
line there is deposited au elaborate
plan which is renewed every ten years,
the whole of the work of surveying,
ete., being carefully repeated each time.
Local Pride.
«What is the name of this street?”
“This is Broadway,” replied the
proud citizen of Dubbsville.
“Ah! Named in honor of the famous
thoroughfare, I presume?’ :
“Why, sir, this 1s the famous ther
oughfare!’—Birmingham Age-Herald.
ee
Save Their Breath.
Alice—1 wouldn't marry a lawyer.
He would always be arguing with me.
Marie--Nonsense! Lawyers don’t ar
gue unless there's a fee in gight.—Bos-
ton Transcript.
that lie buried in the millions and mil-
lions of pages that 1 have written on
soil improvement, on utilizing waste
woods and stumpage, on growing new,
valuable fruits that even Burbank nev-
er dreamed of. on preventing canned
vegetables fromm spoiling and on con-
verting anything that grows into a
salable product! :
“It the farmers would only realize
that if all the knowledge that I have
gained and that I am ready to impart
free “of charge were to be applied by
the farms of tlie country the value of
their crops woul Le increased $10,000.
000 for each growing day in the year.
“A fortune can be made in this coun-
try by growing such medicinal plants
as belladonna. Japanese mint (from
which menthol is obtained), digitalis
(prescribed by physicans for heart
trouble) and a hundred others. I am
experimenting with drug plants in Vir-
ginia, in Maryland and in the upper
Mississippi valley. so that I know just
what the cost of production and mar-
keting should be. Why doesn’t some
one write to me about this?
“Most of our red pepper and paprika
is imported. In a country with such
a varied soil and climate as ours why
can’t we raise our own red pepper? 1
asked myself that question some years
ago. Now, I can indicate very clearly
how paprika can be successfully grown
here. Why not take the trouble to
read my Department Bulletin No. 43
on the subject and find out whether it
would not pay you to become a paprika
grower?
“Man alive, I could string the list of
chances out until you would be weary
of reading it.
“Four years ago 1 began an investi-
gation to determine if there were not
some way of making pure apple cider
that would endure transportation with-
out the use of preservatives. I found
that if the cider is frozen, crushed and
“can be concentrated for less than 20
‘cents a gallon and that the finished
this success. Why are there net more
such plants?
which are unfit to eat, and I am con-
vinced that denatured egg yolk can be
used in tanning without injuring leath-
er. Why am.I not overwhelmed with
an avalanche of letters, from. tanners
imploring me to. tell them about my re-
sults?
“Two years ago 1 began an investi-
the bureau of chemistry. I.have cook-
ed all kinds of foods in enameled ware
|to discover what kind of enamel is
least affected by the food and what
kind is therefore the safest to use. The
man who first conscientiously carries
out in actual practice the scientific pro-
cedure that I have evolved ought to die
rich. "Who is he? lad :
“1 wonder who will be the first to
take advantage of an investigation that
I'am now conducting to determine why
wagon and haystack covers mildew;
who will learn from me how a book-
binders’ leather can be made that will
not deteriorate; who will introduce my
economical methods of making potato
starch; who will buy the waste yeast
of breweries and convert it into a fat-
‘fenning cattle food in a way that I will
explain; ‘who will build a machine that
1 have designed for packing sardines
in cans efficiently and cheaply, and
who will profit by the study of coffee
rogsting that 1 have made?
quer, the south with my methods of
economically utilizing the long leaf
yéllow pine? Where are the Balboas
and Pizarros whom I am ready to arm
so that they may triumph in the art
of paper making? ‘
“I must stop here simply to catch my
breath and not because I could not re-
cite hundreds of business opportuni-
ties, hundreds of processes that I am
ready to disclose.to any American citl-
gen, whether he be a manufacturer or
a farmer. - 3
«And Americans, supposed to be the
most agile minded, the most astute
pecple in the world, say they haven't a
chance!”— Waldemar Kaempffert in Mc-
Clure’s Magazine. =
City of Originators:
Newark, N. J., claims’ to be the city
of originators. Its list of inventions in-
cludes patent leather, malleable irom,
the electric dynamo, celluloid, brushes
tmbedded/in rubber and the one piece
collar button. The mother of pearl
button, now a universal institution.
was perfected in Newark.—Exchange.
: Ready For It.
“There's a girl who is always anx-
fous to take my part.”
“A devoted friend, eh?”
“My understudy,” explained the star
simply.—Louisville CouriersJournal
Doubt of all kinds can be removed by
nothing but action.
COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA,
THE BIRD MAN
Meyersdale, Pa., September 21—
De Lloyd Thompson, admittedly the
world’s greatest . aviator, has an-
nounced that he will loop-the-loop,
fly upside and down and perform the
“death dive” at the Meyersdale Fair
Friday afternoon, * September 21.
“De Lloyd Thompson Day,” in the
face of the worst kind of weather
possible.
“Rain, shine or cyclone” is the slo-
gan he will hang to the masthead of
his frail and fleet biplane when he
mounts the clouds to flirt with eter-
whirled in a centrifugal machine it
product can be transported to market |
without the; use of preservatives. One
plant has been erected to make use of §
.. “1. have chemically studied eggs
gation of enameled cooking utensils in | -
| children to help us.
nity, and he says that the bitterest
: pill the weather man can mix up will
be swallowed and he “will perform
each and every one of his difficult
- and danger: i i I
huge sums in fitting out expeditions. to gerous . serial evolutions be
fore he returns to earth.
Thompson . declares he will not
lower his colors to the worst sort of
an electrical storm or a gale of wind
of great velocity. There is nothing
in the world more spectacular in the
way of daylight flying than to see an
aviator and his ‘airpiane waging a
battle in the skies lonehanded against
the thunder and lightning. It Te-
quires great courage and skill for a
birdman to keep his aircraft right-
side up on the waves of an aemnal.
storm, with the thi nder hooming in
his: ears and the lightning lashing
all’ about him—sticking out its fo ked
tongues contemp-uously- at kim and
the gallant batt!s the fearless flyer
and his frail skyboat are fightirg
But, just because flying with the
storm-dogs barking is so spectacular,
is the very reason that Thompson is
determined to go through with his
fete of daredeviltry in the clouds in
the face of a storm, as he declares
that the people pay their money to
get thrills and. that he is going to
give them—even if his fearlessness
and recklessness places his life in
graver danger.
The Bird-man-Thompson knows
full what it is to battle a gale of wind
in the heavens. This spring, while
giving an exhibition at Oklahoma
City, a storm sweeping along at the
terrific spead of 87 miles an hour
caught up and flung him and air-
plane about at will, The dauntless
birdman, however, instead of coming
to the earth and safety, turned his
machine over on its back and flew
upside down against it. When he
twisted the machine on its belly, he
was less than 100 feet above the
ground. ;
Because of Thompson's announce-
ment that he would fight the good
fight in the illimitable blue in any
rafid’ of ‘weather, ‘the Meyersdale
program of “De Lloyd Thompson
Day” will not be postponed if ‘there
is. a possible chance, of. the. horses
performing their bit in the races that
day, and the officials advise one and
all not to permit a storm-cast sky to
grévent them from turning out.
4WATCH YOUR CHILDREN
By Samuel G. Dixon, M. D.
School days are here. For weeks
our children have been scattered in
their respective homes and in many
cases living in the open air. Now
the’ days are here when they begin
to’ congregate together at the school
houses ‘and often under bad sanitary
conditions. i
This is the season that weighs
heayily upon the concientious Health
Officer. = Experience has; taught him
infallibly that the congregating of
the sick and the well will again cause’
the“annual increase of children’s dis-
eases. Increased deaths will occur
in spite of all that can be done by the
‘Health Department fn . conjunction
with our educators to safeguard the
health of our children. :
This. work to increase safeguards
over the health and lives -of our
school children is only in its infancy.
1 : : | Untilit is full wn we must appeal
“" wyWhere is the Cortez who will con-: gro p
to the parents and guardiane of the
We all love our
childrén and would: sacrifice our lives
to save theirs, yet we do not make:
sufficient study of how to care for
them. : ja
The first thought in the morning
should be the child. We should not
content ourselves with our sons and
daughters with an impulsive and af-
fectionate kiss and hug, and then
rush to other duties that the day has
brought with it. Instead, the first
duty is to tarry with the child suf-
ficiently long to determine whether
or not it seems well. Without letting
the child appreciate that there is a
suspicion’ of its being sick, get to see
the tongue, notice how it swallows,
look for any spots or rash on the
skin, for congested eyes, for a hot
skin, for want of usual good cheer.
If the child shows any indications
of sickness it should not be permit-
ted to associate with the other chil-
dren in the house, and under no cir-
cumstances should it be permitted to
go to school. Its life is first, edu-
cation second.
While it does not do to be pessi-
mistie, it is better to consider any
sign of illness the possible forerunner
of some one of the diseases that
children are so susceptible to.
For the child's sake it should be
nS mana yes ames cagy '
MISTAKE
It was while Napoleon was fighting the English,
that Fulton the inventor of the Stegmboat, sought
#
an interview with him for the purpose of interest-
ing him in the project.
Napoleon wouldn't even see him,
It is now generally conceded that the steamboat
would have enabled Napoleon to baffle the winds
and tides of the English Channel. land an army In
England, and defeat the English.
Perhaps you think a course in our school would
be of no benefit to you.
But are you sure?
find out?
Come in and taik it over with Mr. Catherman, or
send for our catalog. No obligations.
Day School Opens Sept. 4
NAPOLEON’S
Wouldn't it be worth while to
CATHERMAN'S
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Night School Opens Sept. 10.
Te Whom It May Concern:
I have know Mr. Charles S. Catherman for the past
nine or ten years both as a teacher ang as a superin-
n.
tendent engaged in commercial educat
r. Catherman is a gentleman of attractive per-
sonality, who, as a teacher commands the highest
respect and regard of his pupils, not only because they
enjoy his pleasing manner and attitude of absolute
fairness, but also because they are impressed with his
practical as well as theoretical, knowledge of business
subjects.
As a superintendent, Mr. Catherman enjoys the dis-
tinction of having developed what is considered by
business men, the most efficient business college in the
My own experience, together with
city of Baltimore.
Department of Education
BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE
GLENCOE _GOSSI
r management declares that the :
to whatever
pupil.
ery
that of many others known to me, is that he could al-
ways be depended upon to measure up in every way
he promised a student or prospective
The success in business of the great majority
of his students attests the high degree of efficiency
‘ obtained by the school under his direction,
Vv respectfully
JOHN
Head of Department of Commerce.
Catherman'’s Business School
© 82 8. Centre St.
Cumberiand, Md.
Phone 742-W.
ANBEL KRATZ,
"Mrs. W. H. Bittner prepared a
sumptuous fare on Sunday in honor
of ‘her husband’s ‘birthday. The in-
vited "relatives in’ attendance were:
Mrs. W. H. Hensel and her daughters,
Mrs. Little and Mrs. Pile of Friedens,
Mrs. C.. W. Bittner of Meyersdale,
and the H. M. Bittner family of
Glencoe. Mag
G. X. Walker, wife and son, Chas.,
of Greensburg, are spending the week
with I. D. Leydig. |
“Hi:oD. Altfather visited friends in
Berlin over Sunday for the first time
in“&8ven years. 5
faymers are not falling in line with
this: thighly instructive work as is
‘their solemn duty. ;
“Tiynch Currin returned to his home
in Baltimore on Thursday after
spending the summer with his sister,
‘Mzs.-H. W. Beachy.
ȴlice Webreck spent the week-end
with the Wilmoth family at Meyers-
dale.’ Perhaps she is prospecting on
prizes at, the Meyersdale Fair and
Races.
‘Henry Martz, of Connellsville, mo-
tored here on Friday in his “Oakland
Six” accompanied by Mesdames
Mason, Simon Martz and Ivy Mason.
Mrs. W. T. Mercier and son, of
Johnstown, were guests at the J. T.
Shipley residence, Meyersdale, a few
days of last week.
Elizabeth Leydig may be forced
to change the B. & O. schedule soon.
Why should she tire her head by
wearing her hat from 6.10 a m to
9:30 a m?
Mrs. Geo. Ackerman is spending
the week with her mother-in-law
canning and preserving for house-
keeping days.
“Verna and Elizabeth Poorbaugh
left for Hyndman on Saturday at the
return of their sister, Ruby, who had
been a guest of Mrs. Keidle there.
kept away from other children, as
~ROFESSIONAL CARDS.
FIRE, AUTOMOBILE, .
COMPENSATION AND
PLATE GLASS INGURANGR
WwW. » COOK 4 sON
Meyersdale, P&.
W. CURTIS TRUXAL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
SOMERSET, PA.
Prompt attention given to aif legal:
business.
WANTED—OId papers,
The Civic Meeting on Saturday |
magazines,
rubbers and shoes.
J. D. DOMER,
/ 201 Grant st.
night was fairly well attended. Our]
Renew the
Joy of Living
Don’t let ill health any long-
er rob you of life’s pleasures.
Get back your appetite,
strengthen your digestion,
stimulate your liver, regu-
late your bowels and im-
prove your blood by taking
Their action is prompt and,
thorough, and you soon feel
their benefits. You will eat
more, work better, sleep sound-
er, and feel new strength after
a short course of these depend-
able pills. They restore |
thy conditions, and soon
Bring Health
and Energy
Sale of Medicine in the World,
Sargent Sule of Ay fadicine Bone Wan x
has been suggested, and unless the
condition clears up in a very short
time medical aid should be called in.
A stitch in time saves nine. Such
precautions as mentioned may not
only save your own child's life but
an epidemic of measles, scarlet fever,
diphtheria or other communicable
disease, not only in a school but may-
be in a whole community. What is
asked of mothers and guardians of
children is so little and means so
many human lives that certainly the
warning is worth taking.
His Company.
Her Father—I judge a man, sir, by
the company he keeps.
The Suitor—Then I'm all right, for
I've been keeping company with your
daughter for over two years.
Practiced What He Preached.
Hils—Gruet says that he believes in
keeping in touch with his fellow men.
Miils— Well, there aren’t many of them
that he hasn’t touched.
If you can speak two languages you
are lucky; if you speak eme bemestly
you are wise.
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