The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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HE modern battleship 1b
a marvel of concentra-
tion and space economy.
There is no room for
things purely ornamen-
tal, but every foot of
space is used to some
purpose In connection
with the storage or op-
eration of the myriad ad-
juncts necessary for the
work, the safety and the
comfort of the hundreds of men who
crowd one of these floating fortresses.
If one were to choose, however, the
one section of a battleship which
above all others is a veritable nest of
wonders and surprises choice would
unhesitatingly fall upon the "bridge"—
that elevated structure which is so
appropriately named and which ex-
tends the full width of the deck on the
forward part of the ship—in front of
the huge smokestacks, as a "land lub-
ber" might designate its location.
For one thing, we find 011 the
bridge an even greater array than any-
where else 011 the ship of those re-
markable mechanical and electrical
devices which do so much of the
work on shipboard that would seem
to require human intelligence. But
the bridge has in addition a spe-
cial significance which multiplies
many times its importance and the
interest of its equipment. It is the
"nerve center" of the ship, the seat of
authority and command which directs
all the operations within the bounds
of the big armorclad, and also the in-
telligence office through which this
warship community communicates
other vessels of the fleet and, indeed,
with the entire outside world.
Under ordinary conditions when
the battleship is cruising at sea, par-
ticipating in battle drill or target prac-
tise or engaged in any of the other
important functions of a sea warrior
the captain commanding, the navigat-
ing officer and other responsible offi-
cials of the ship have their positions
on the bridge. In time of actual battle
those directing heads of the fighting
machine would not expose themselves
011 the bridge, but they would not be
far away. Sheltered by conning tow-
ers or some other protective screens.
By,
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they would be as near as possible to the vantage
on J1 J9 f°und only on the exposed bridge
rorn those substitute observatories —some of
111 ocated directly behind or otherwise adja-
cent to the bridge—would direct the action of the
battling armorclad.
In order to enable the ofllccrs on the bridge to
be at all times closely In touch with all parts
of the ship this elevated promenade Is made the
nerve center of elaborate telephone, telegraph
aud signaling systems that afford Instantaneous
communication v 1th the engine and fife rooms,
the ammunition magazines, all the different "gun
stations" throughout the ship, and, in fact, every
scene of activity that has part In the complex
mission of one of these great fighting machines.
The telephone system on a battleship is much
like the private telephone system in a great store
or manufactory, but with the difference that on
shipboard most of the receivers are of the pattern
which fit close to the head, covering both ears
and strongly resembling those used by the hello
girls in telephone exchanges. This special equip-
ment Is designed to shut out disturbing noises
and Is very essential when officers and men may
be called upon to listen to telephone conversation
when the guns are roaring or against the opposl-
tlon of the various distracting noises always to
be encountered on shipboard.
Near the bridge of a battleship is the wireless
telegraph station which is one of the newer yet
easily one of the most important adjuncts of the
up-to-date battleship. However, the wireless tele-
giaph is not used for interior communication
aboard the battleship but solely for the exchange
of messages with other ships and with shore sta-
tions. What are sometimes referred to as "tele-
graphs" 011 shipboard are not telegraphs at all
as the lay reader understands them, but are*"
rather signaling systems. The motit common of
these communicative systems is that thereby the
pressure of a button or lever at one station on a
battleship—say on the bridge—will cause a print-
ed command to suddenly appear In illuminated
form in n distant part of the ship. For instance,
the movement of a certain lever on the bridge
of the battleship will cause an illuminated sign
to suddenly appear before the eyes of the engi-
neers, 'way down below the water line, reading,
"Full Speed Ahead," or "Full Speed Astern," or
any other command which it is desired to give.
By means of this method of signaling a command
can. if need be, bo communicated simultaneously
to a number of different stations scattered
throughout the ship. Indeed it is by this expedi-
ent that the captain of the battleship insures uni-
formity of action during target practise or in
battle. In a twinkling he can send the command
Begin firing" or "Cease firing," or any other in-
structions to each and every gun craw scattered
throughout the length of the ship.
On the bridge,
likewise, we find all
the paraphernalia
for steering the
ship, including the
great wheel, the
electrical control,
the compasses, the
chart board, with its
stores of charts and
all the other me-
chanical adjuncts
for keeping the
huge vessel on the
proper course. Here,
too, are the seeming-
ly simple devices
which now con-
trol the manipula-
tion of the huge
searchlights perched
up aloft on skeleton steel towers—a means of manag-
ing the searchlights which is not only more rapid but
more effective than the old plan of turning them this
way and that by manual labor. On the bridge, too, are
no end of signaling devices for supplementing the
wireless telegraph In communication with other ships
or with the shore. There are signal flags for use with
various codes and with the always useful "wigwag;"
there are the semaphore and Ardois systems for signal-
ing at night by means of different combinations of red
and white lights, and there is the electric torch
for unofficial messages.
Tho American navy has been the most suc-
cessful military organization, from Its very incep-
tion, which the world has ever seen. That is a
pretty broad statement, but it is absolutely true.
There are good reasons for this.
In the early days w e were a commercial people.
We were natural sailormen. Our people lived
along the shores. They made their money in
commercial pursuits. The men who commanded
merchant ships were not only good sailors; they
were good merchants, and the foundations for
many of the great fortunes of this country have
come from that source. In order to protect them-
selves they were obliged to go armed. Their
ships were armed as were privateers in time of
war. The result is that they not only knew navi-
gation, but they knew gunnery, and combined
with these qualities the Intelligence which makes
great merchants.
Naturally, when those men came Into positions
where they commanded men-of-war, they were
equal to the occasion, although they had had no
naval training. As time went on they acquired a
naval training, so that In the later wars, in the
early part of the nineteenth century, they met
every requirement, and in the recent wars the
graduates of the Naval academy have'been equal
to every duty which has been imposed upon
them. They have made a record of which every
American citizen should be proud.
The American sailorman has always been effi-
cient. They were good men in the time of the
Revolution; competent men in the time of the
war of 1812. They are better men today than they
were in those days, because today 95 per cent, of
them are Amorican citizens, and not a man is
shipped in the American navy who has not de-
clared his Intention to become a citizen. Twenty
flvo years ago not more than 80 per cent, of our
men-of-war's men were American citizens.
The American navy has been successful be-
cause our snips have always been as good ships
as any that were built in the world. Our merchant-
men, fcn the Revolutionary times, and down to
the Civil war, were the best merchant ships sail-
ing the seas. They were, no doubt, the best
manned, and they made the fastest time. During
tho period of wooden ships, when we built men-
of-war they were of the same general character.
Our men-of-war, gun for gun, were equal to, and
probably superior, to those of any other nation.
We have always been able to shoot better than
most people. Go back to tho early times, to the
revolutionary war. We lost 24 men-of-war, carry-
ing less than 500 guns, in .the Revolutionary war
while the British lost 102 men-of-war. carrying
more than 2,500 guns. Wo captured 800 of their
merchant ships, and it is not too much to
tho American navy we would not have
won the Revolutionary war at all;
that Is, it might have been necessary
later to have fought that war over
again
The same relative skill prevailed in
tho War of 1812. . Our ships of the
same class were superior to the ships
of our opponents. This statement is
confirmed when we study the exact
figures. For Instance, in the Hornet-
Peacock contest the British ship lost
five men killed and 37 wounded, out of
a crew of 130, while the American
ship had but three wounded—this in
eleven minutes. In the Wasp-Frolic
fight the British ship lost 15 men
killed and 47 wounded, out of a crew
of 110, while the American ship lost but five killed
and five wounded from a crew of the same size.
I could mention a number of similar instances
which demonstrate my statement that at that time
we were able to shoot well, and we have been
shooting better ever since. Not only the men of
the north, but the men of the south, shot well dur-
ing tho Civil war; they shot well during the Span-
ish war; and we can shoot half a dozen times as
well today as we could during the Spanish war.
Never has the American navy made such a rec-
ord as It is making today, and never has there been
a navy having a record excelling the one which
our navy is now making for capacity to hit the
target. That Is really the whole war problem—
to hit what you are shooting at.
We have not in the past built homogeneous
We build a surplus of battleships and then
the lemur a charming pet
Eha In His "Naturalist on the Prowl*
Describes Little Animal—Serv-
ants Afraid of Him.
Pets are of all sorts. One of the
most amusing and attractive is de-
scribed by Eha in his "Naturalist on
the Prowl." This little animal was a
lemur, and besides many gentle and
caressing ways, it seemed as if It
possessed a certain seuse of humor.
Says Eha:
"I used to take its soft hand and
examine its pretty nails. Each hand
had one long, sharp claw. Such a
curious arrangement puzzled me, un-
til one day a flea showed me the use
of that claw, it bit the lemur under
the ribs. I expect the little beast had
reason to be thankful that nature had
spared one toe when It promoted it to
tho order of four-handed animals.
There never was a more charming
pet. He took life so gayly, and the
antics were so original. When my man
let him out of his cage in the morn-
ing, he would scamper straight to my
bedroom, look round with large eyes
brimming over with mild curiosity,
and, lightly as a rubber ball, spring to
my dressing table, where he would ex-
amine everything. Then he would
bound across the bed and land on my
shoulders, handle my ears gently, won-
dering what was In the hole, and
thrusting in his long tongue to find
out.
That was beyond human endurance,
and I would roll the little fellow Into
ball, wind his long, fully tall about
him, and fling him Into the bed. He
would be unwound In a moment, and
would skip away to explore some
more.
His hind legs being longer than his
fore, he walked slowly, with his head
down; but when in a hurry he would
stand up and bound along like a kan-
garoo, tail in the air, arms extended,
fingers spread, looking like nothing
one ever saw.
The servants regarded him as un-
canny, and fled at his approach. He
would give chase, and there never
was finer sport than to see the fat
butler in full flight up the long stair-
way, with the gleeful little demon
after him, three steps at a bound.—
Youth's Companion .
WELL AT LAST.
Terrlblo Kidney Trouble Cured After
Doctors Gave Up Hope.
Mrs. F. M. Hill, 188 W. 10th St.
Waterloo, Iowa, says: "It makes me
shudder to think of my awful suffer
ing. I was languid and weak and nev-
er free from dull
pain In my back.
My hands puffed and
my feet became so
swollen I could not
wear my shoes. The
kidney secretions
were painful and
frequent in passage.
I gradually grew
weaker until the doctors gave up hope.
It was then I began with Doan's Kid-
ney Pills and soon improved. Coi*-
tinued use cured me."
Remember the name—Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Collateral.
"Can you offer any securityV'
Well, 1m willing to leave mr
K'ife."
;«"* ,'om- Tto bilnln. M," ralib, iiSSt
ik1 tna Iron builds up the systnm. Bold br ad
dealers for UU yoars. l'rlo« 60 cent*. 7
Pride.
"Chicago has a lot of Jocal prld.,
hasn't it?"
"Well," replied Mr. I-aketnish; "it
depends on whether you are talking
about baseball or the grain business."
What Murine Eye Remedy Does to
the Eyes is to Refresh, Cleanae,
Strengthen and - Stimulate Healthful
Circulation, Promoting Normal CondV
tions. Try Murine in ytmr Eyes.
fleets.
sick, sour, upset stomach
Indigestion, Gas, Heartburn or Dys-
pepsia Relieved Five Minutes After
Taking a Little Diapepsln.
Here is a harmless preparation
which surely will digest anythirjg you
eat and overcome a sour, gassy or oufc-
of order stomach within five minutes.
If your meals don't fit comfortably,
or what you eat lies like a lump of lead
in yout stomach, or if you have heart-
burn, that is a sign of Indigestion.
Get from your Pharmacist a 50-cent
case of Pape's Diapepsln and take
a dose Just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belching of
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or
heavy feeling in the stomach, Nausea,
Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or
Intestinal griping. This will all go,
and, besides, there will be no sour food
left over in the stomach to poison your
breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsln is a certain -cure
Good Arrangement.
A genial looking gentleman wanted
an empty bottle In which to mix a
solution, and went to a chemist's to
purchase one. Selecting one that an-
swered his purpose lie asked, the
shopman how much it would cost
"Well," was the reply, "if you want
the empty bottle It will be a penny,
but if you want anything in it you can
have It for nothing." "Well, that's
fair," said the customer; "put in a
cork."
provide the men to man them, and frequently pro-
vide more than we have ships for. We build auxil-
iaries and.torpedo boats, if we do it at all. without
any regard to the relation which such craft should
bear to the battleship fleet, and while we have
built or have in construction 29 battleships, we have
practically no means of furnishing tenders for them
under service conditions.
When the battleship fleet was sent to the Pa- i - - —
ciflc recently it was necessary to charter 40 foreign for out-°f-°rder Btomachs, because it
Ships to carry coal-for it. If it had been found ' " ' "
necessary to send the fleet around the horn in time
of war it could not have been attempted, because
we could not have furnished American vessels In
which to carry the coal.
Very few people realize the deplorable condition
we are in as far as our merchant marine is con.
cerned If we had a large merchant marine we
could draw from It without having special auxil
thafVma'k6 naVy' bUt WB ar° 80 lacklng ln both
less Present situation almost hope-
When I he Spanish war broke out it was neces-
drel tn°'n!rchaBe co,lllers an'l transports. One hun-
dred and two vessels were bought at a cost of some-
thing over $17,000,000, but they cost a very la«e
percentage more than their market value, and more
foMfthev harfTT" ('hey could have b('™ "old
for If they had been put on the market at the ter.
mlnation of the war. In „ther words, we
millions of dollars because wo had not provided
ourselves with suitable auxiliaries for our baffle
ship fleet,
our needs
We should have
navy adequate for
our needs; not only adequate In battleships but
adequate in every other respect,
Surgery on Heart
Suj-glca' operations upon the heart have become
Som n t " 1commonP|ac8 In medical history.
Something approximating 100 cases of the sewlntf
erle, h " KW°" °" reCOrd- and th« ™ov
thl h.!h,VeH oonslde''a, e «'hcn one consider,
the highly dangerous character of such work. Hith-
cllnt ™' rt BUrgery haS bee" "ralted 10 «<"
In a recent Issue of the annals of surgery one of
the workers at the Rockefeller institute for
tro ti research discusses the possibility of
treating diseased hearts surgically. He has made
numerous experiments on animals and believes
that such operations will be successfully performed
on human beings in the near future. His tests
,Z7Vl!'Ce1 hlm 'hat the heart cnn « "Pened
scraped out (cleaned, so to speak), sewed up and
IZ, "S "bea"ng" |,ath "Kal" w'ttout any
great, at least insuperable, difficulty. By an in-
genious system of side piping and new channeling
r : 8,tar"y CUt °Ut of the clrculatlon
portions of such important vessels as the descend-
Ing aorta the largest artery In the body, without
Hons8) an,mal- Among his suggested opera-
tions Is one on the coronary arteries of the heart
for the cure of angina pectoris.
, ™" doctor ha" oPPurently proved to his own sat-
isfaction on animals that successful surgical Inter
feronce with the great vessels and the hear itself
S a possibility. It Is. of course, a long step from
these experiments to actual operations on human
fen^wtn 1 thf8 eTery ,ndlcatlon that the latter
feat will be attempted In the near future The in
tractabillty of cardiac affections and their high fai
tallty make the proposed new surgery a thing ot
takes hold of your food and digests it
Just the same as if your stomach
wasn't there.
Relief in five minutes from all stom-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store here In town.
These large 50-cent cases of Pape's
Diapepsln contain more than sufficient
to thoroughly cure almost any case of
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Gastritis or
any other stomach disorder.
fine ivory now the vogue
Toilet Table A-.;essories at the Pres-
ent Moment Are Costly but De-
cidedly Smart.
All the toilet and dressing- table
requisites are now found In fine Ivory.
Tho only rare needed Is to rub oft
with a fresh, soft cloth, occasionally
using a rag moistened ln alcohol if
spots occur. These, too, are- moro
costly than silver, but ure considered
very smart.
The backs are raonogramed ln
black, brown, and occasionally ln
raised gold. Sometimes tho se^s are
shown with floral decorations, but
this Is not so good style as Is seen in
many of the imitations.
White celluloid sets with a mono-
gram in black, dark green, blue, or
brown arc now to be found In good
designs with simple lines. The latest
preparations are no longer combus-
tible, and a full celluloid toilet set is
a good Investment for a guest room,
for a girl at college, or for the chronlo
traveler; for use in a bag they aro
much lighter than any other ware.
The searcher after novelty can hare
her dressing table appointments In an-
tique gilt, old Japanese lacquer, cr
Dresden china.
Such a selection is not for the aver-
age buyer, as, unless rare workman-
ship and corresponding cost are had.
the results are likely to be poor.
Lover's Wedding Cake.
Four pounds of our of love, half a
pound of buttered youth, half a pound
of good looks, half a pound of sweet
temper, half a pound of self-forgetful-
neas, half a pound of powdered wits,
half an ounce of dry humor, two table-
spoonfuls of sweet argument, half a
pint of rippling laughter, half a wine-
glassful of common sense.
Then put the flour of love, good
looks and sweet temper Into a well-
furnlshed house. Beat the butter of
youth to axream. Mix together blind-
ness of faults, self-forgetfulness, pow-
dered wits, dry humor Into sweet argu-
ment, then add them to the above.
Pour in gently rippling laughter and
common sense. Work It together un-
til all Is well mixed, then bake gently
forever.
On Authority of Teacher.
A quick-witted boy, asking food at
a farmhouse too recently ravaged by
other hungry Ashing truants, was told
that ho was big enough to wait until
he got home.
"Of course, If you have children
with you " hesitated the kindly
Woman of the house, and was Imme-
diately informed that there were six
children In the party.
No, I don't tell a flb, neither," was
the indignant protest later drawn
forth by the condemnation of one who
had shared the good bread and butter
thus secured. "Fib nothin'. We're
children six times over. We're chil-
dren of our father and mother, chil-
dren of God, children of our country,
children of the church an* children of
grace. Teacher said so last Thursday,
and I guess she ought to know."
STOPPED SHORT
Taking Tonics, and Built Up on
Right Food.
that if It had not been for th.Yam.go'oiaua'ed"^ d 0187 JU8tlfj' U'8 «« •
proposal.
Not Seeking Trouble. "
I should think it would be the bug-
bear of your life trying to get up new
brand-new Jokes," said the sympa-
thetic caller.
"That," said the humorist, cheer-
fully, "Is the lenst of our troubles."
He Wasn't Afraid.
"Oh, well," said the grocer to the
dlssntlBflcd customer, as tho urgu-
lant waxed warm, "don't get put out
1 bout It."
"I don'l intend to," snapped tha cu -
>mer, "Aud you can't put me out."
The mistake Is frequently made ot
trying tp build up a worn-out nervous
system on so-called tonics—drugs.
New material from which to rebuild
wasted nerve cells Is what should be
supplied, and this can be obtained
only from proper food.
"Two years ago I found myself on
the verge of a complete nervous col-
lapse, due to overwork and Btudy, and
to Illness In the family," writes a Wis-
consln young mother.
"My.friends became alarmed be-
cause 1 grew pale and thin and could
not Bleep nights. I took various tonics
prescribed by physicians, but their
effects wore off shortly after I
stopped taking them. My food did
not seem to nourish me and 1 gained
no flesh nor blood.
"Reading of Grape-Nuts, I do.
termlned to stop the tonics and a a*
what a change of diet would do. r
ate Grape-Nuts four times a day.
with cream and drank mlllt also, went
to bed early after eating a dish of
Grape-Nuts. •
"In about two weoks I waB sleeping
soundly. In a short time gained 2#
pounds in weight and felt like la
different woman. My little daughter
whom I was obliged to keep out of
school last spring on account of
chronic cutarrh han changed from a
thin, pale," nervous child to a rosy,
healthy girl and has gone back to
school this fall.
"Grape-Nuts and fresh air were th
only agents used to accomplish the
happy results."
Read "The Road to Wellville," la
pkgs. "There'B a Reason."
Over reml the 1 b«tve letter? A new
one tmprnra from time to (I,nr. They
"" Kenuloe, true, uud full of huma*
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