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Show officers move to their stations. II ship is a monitor the battle hatches closed, and the men at last hear final command. for which they have been nnpa'.ienily waiting "Action!' At that moment, tbe doors of the magazine are opened, and the men who form the diffe ent chains of scuttles begin to i ass the cartridgs cases up to the deck. The delivery of ammunition is in charge cf the gunner. In modern naval fortunes' the gunner Is not, as many landlubbers suppose, the man who fires the cannon. He is a warrant officer, and his position Is a most responsible one in time of action, for he must see to 'the prompt and the the are the filling the fire buckets with which to put out a Ll.t?e chuuM one be started up aloft. .T!:e carpenter, under the direction of the nuv ganr, sees to tha WHAT TAKES PLACE ON BOARD the engagement i3 firmly lashed during A IN FIGHT. Into place, where it will not interfere with the work. The iopm:n, who arc Stirring Scenes on Deck and Below On removal of awning flanchxns, hatch the Call to Quartern Kvrrjr Man Move. walls end every light object ihat is not 1 essential to the management of nekHU Onu 1iHiI u by t the ' Terrible Moment. ship. The chronometers and other delicate Instruments arc gathFew people outside the naval service ered up and laid away below, to save know just how a war vessel goes Into a them from destruction by concussion. division gets cut Its apparThe fight To put a battleship like the Iowa atus torpedo for sending torpedoes, end spreads or Indiana In thorough readiness for nets over the ships the Intercepting two action ordinarily requires al'out hours, though, pf course, it can be done In much less time in case of urgency. There is one thing that makes it a comparatively simple and orderly task. On board a fighting vessel every man has a certain assigned post and a certain task laid out for him with which he is perfectly familiar. This nolds true from the captain himself down to the little coolies who wait on table for the different messes. When the signal Is sounded it bring3 every man to his place, and long familiarity makes the work, so involved and complicated to the eyes of an outsider, a mere matter A i.- - SHIP IX ACTION. liii-a- i - cart-fur- If a ship engages an enemy unexpectedly, so that there is not the usual time for preparation, the call to quarters is sounded immediately and the men take their places in divisions. In this case each division attends to a part of the work of clearing the ship, but ordinar- ily the first signal is, "Clear for action." At the boats wains whistle and the verbal command the men move to their (In Command of Atlantic Squadron.) positions, those whose places are on deck forming in squads under the diThe rection of the different officers. captain takes his place on the bridge. Later, when the battle begins, he will go into the protected conning tower, through the narrow slits of which he can watch everything that takes place on deck and the movements of the enemy as well. But for the present, while the preparations are being made, he must decide the general plan of action, how the guns are to be used, and the class and nature of projectile on which be will depend. Ail Decks Cleared. Near the captain stands the navigator, who will have charge of the han- - RHEUMATISM. INFLAMMATORY From St. Lawrence Pin in dealer, Canton, N. Y. To suffer for years with s prevailing painful ailment, which baffled skillful mediral treatment, yet which was cured by a simple household remedy, is tbe lot which befell Mrs. George L. Rogers, of West Main Street, Canton, N. Y. "Thirteen years ago," said Mrs. Rogers to a reporter, "1 was attacked with iutlain-rnator- y rheumatism and a complication of diseases. Ytn can judge somewhat of what 1 endured, when you look at these hands. They were distorted, twisted and swollen. My foot, too, is so much out of shape that the big toe lays across the others, the end touching the little toe. Notwith- standingv lam e sixty-fiv e a r s o 1 d, nave a plea- sant home and other life comforts, to me was far from ' " enjoy- able, for ell other things pale into iu-- e i g n iflcance when yon ere without good Goes to Church. health. I The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company, has changed its dining car system from table de hots to a la carte, with the result of increased profits, better service and greater satisfaction on the part of patrons. The cars are open for business during the entire time they are on tha train and the innovation seems to have met with the approval of the passengers. Reurrli the Scripture If you dont know where to look for a months rent, read the twenty-sevent- h Psalm. If you are lonesome and read the ninety-firunprotected, Psalm. If you find yourself losing confidence in men, read tbs thirteenth chapter of first Corinthians. If people pelt you with hard words, read the fifteenth chapter of John and the fifty-firPsalm. If there Is a chilly sensation about the heart, read the third chapter of Revelation. If you are alt out of sorts, read the twelfth chapter of Hebrews Many men who go to war fall in battle and are lost : others fall In love and are lost in the matrimonial shuffle. st st tried different doctors and many proprietary remedies, but was not benefited. "Last March I tried Dr. Williams' Pink Fills for Pale People end before I had finished the first box I began to feel that they The contented mind has a continual feast. were doing me good. I continued using them and steadily grew better. "I have need thirteen boxes of the pills and feel better than for the past fifteen years.. Mr appetite is good, 1 feel A Perfect Tfp e eftht Highest Order of bright, cheerful ana have a desire to live ana enjoy society. Excellence in Manufacture." "I have been a member of the Methodist church for many years, but for six years was unable to attend. I am able now to attend the church services regularly and certainly appreciate that privilege. I consider Dr. WUliams' Pink Pills for Pale People a wonderful medicine and am confident no other medicinecould have effected the wonderful cure they have in my case." Dr, Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are NEW STYLE DISAPPEARING GUN. composed of vegetable remedies that exert a powerful influence in purifying and enriching the blood thus enring many diseases. sides, where they can be quickly lowsteady delivery of cartridges, shells No matter what a man's opinion may be, ered if need be. The if he violates the law he Is open to convicand projectiles to all the guns. Below the activity Is equally great. chief gunner takes his position on the tion. The engine fires are started up and berth deck, where he can note the To Care Headache la 15 Blinatab steam Is made as fast as possible, for a progress of the work. His chief asAH Take Dr. Davis' inmodern battleship is Intended to go sistant is below the main magazine Druggists. to action under a full head of steam. superintending the handling out of A people make hay while the The steam and bilge pumps are rigged powder, and a quarter gunner la in sun good many and then let it spoil. shine, and the magazine squads stands to its To Cars Constipation Forovsr. post, but the magazines are not unTake Cascarets Candy Csthsrtlo. lOo orSSe locked until the signal for action. The If C. C.C. falls to sure, druggists refund money keys, however, are delivered to the ofReform is used for almost as many purficers of the powder division by the Beaure that yos get ths Genuine Article, nowadays, as electricity. poses, mads at DORCHESTER, MASS, by captain at the first signal. When the ship is cleared the call to Star Tobacco Is the leading brand of WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. the world, because it Is tha best. quarters Is given and the men take their places in divisions. The gun Establish id 178 In the British army there are ll.OOOmen squads stand to their guns and make at least five feet eleven inch es in height. them ready for use. The hatches, except those that will be used, are covered with gratings and tarpaulins, the carpenter collects his men and with the armorer stands ready to repair any damage that may be made by the enemys fire or the recoil of the ship's cannon. A man with a head line is HAS MANY IMITATORS, BUT NO EQUAL placed at the well and during the fight will make frequent soundings to discover if the vessel Is Injured below on the water line. The hose squad is scientific principlaced In charge of the fire apparatus, ples, by men who have had years of ready for instant service. Chemical experience in fancy laundering. It fire extinguishers are used on all the restores old linen and summer dresses United States warships now, and hand to their natural whiteness and imparts grenades are placed In every quarter of beautiful and lasting finish. The a the ship. Every precaution is taken oniy starch that la perfectly harmless. to secure the Instant stamping out of Contains no arsenic, alum or other infire should It start in or near the magazines. jurious substance. Can he used even for a baby powder. The null Doctor." Down in the sick bay the head surASK YOUR GROCER FOR IT AND TAKE NO OTHER. GUN WORKING THE RAPID-FIR- E geon, or bull doctor," has been diCONNING FROM THE TOWER, recting the laying out of cots, instruments and bandages. One hatchway, charge of each of the other magaxlnei as near amidships as possible, is al- and of the delivery on deck. The charges are passed up from tbe ways left open for the passing down of wounded men. The surgeon may have magazine in wooden cases, which are no call on his services, but the rule In painted black, with the size of caliber For six years I was a victim of dysevery quarter of a battleship Is, "Be and charge painted in large white letin its worst form. I could cut nothing pepsia but milk tous t, and at times my stomach would prepared for the worst, and hope for ters on the side. They are passed out not retain and digest even that. Lost March 1 the best." When everything is ready of the magazine to a man who pends began taking t'AK'AUETS end since then I them up to the lower deck. Then they have steadily Improved, until I am as well as I ever was in my lire." are passed through a slit In the magaDavid II. Mcafut, Newark. (X zine srreen a heavy canvas curtain which Is intended to prevent the possiTbs Best bility of sparks reaching to the powder Saddle Cost stores. From this screen carriers take the boxes to the nearest powder scuttle, where they are passed up to the gun deck and thence to the cannon themselves. For moving ammunition various mechanical appliances, including electricity, have come Into use. to-da- y Anti-Headach- e. IRONING MADE EASY. This Starch ON THE GUN DECK, dllng of the ship during the engagement, the signal officer and the various aids. First of all, the decks and working spaces are cleared. The spars, rigging and boats are secured. Everything movable that will not be needed In charge of the little platform high up in the mainmast, haul up arms and and make everything ammunition Teady in their lofty quarters, even to ; POPIHEL SLICKER Pleasant, to Harry. pleasant looking, stylishly dressed old lady wuh boarding a car in New York, and the smart Alex conductor shouted in her ear: "Hurry up there I He looked as Step lively! 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