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AMERICA’S PART
IN PRESENT »AR
Many Inventions Of Improved
Arms Had Their Origin In
This Country.
(Written for the United Press
by Carlton Ten Eyck.
‘ New York, Nov. 2.—Whether
they know it or not the Euro
pean soldiers fighting the bat-,
ties of the Kaiser, and the Czar,
the president and the kings are
using instruments of American
invention, or, at least, arms
which had their origin in the
United States and which in some
cases, have been improved
abroad.
Colt, Gatlin, Hotchkiss, Win
chester and Maxim are names
familiar to every school boy
when applied to revolvers, rifles
nd even to quick-firing guns of
larger calibre. These men,
aroused to their inventive gen
in a and Civil
at his own expense and the suc
cessful use ot them in 1862 per
suaded the government to adopt j
the invention.
The Colt revolver had its ori-1
gin on a sailing vessel which car-;
ried Samuel Colt, then twelve
1 years old, to Calcutta in 1826.
Colt was bored to exasperation j
by the voyage. To while the
monotony he started whittling!
in true Yankee fashion and fin
ally evolved the rough pattern of
a revolver. When he got back
to the states he followed up the,
idea. He submitted it to the |
government ten years later. The *
[authorities at Washington laugh
ed at him until General Zachary
Taylor—like Butler in the Civil
War—introduced a thousand of
the weapons for his cavalrymen,,
to be used in Mexico. Success
followed and the Colt gun be-;
came famous in the world over.
Hotchkiss was riding in a rail
road train in 1875 when the idea
j of the magazine rifle whichbears
1 his name came in his mind.
(Some years before he had devis
■ed the murderous Hotchkiss
shells and a “revolving cannon.”
| But the masterpiece he sketched
( in fifteen minutes on the margin
i of the newspaper he was carry
ing at the time. The value of
that rifle was appreciated al
most immediately for the gov
ernments of this country,France
’and England adopted the wea
pon.
j Although strictly speaking!
not an inventor, Winchester had j
j enough mechanical ability to see
posibilities in a “Volcanic” rifle.}
wars, perfected the art of killing
men to a remarkable degree.
The guns at Liege and Antwerp
are the descendants of those
first used at Buena Vista and
Gettysburg.
Each one of these inventors
worked under conditions which
might be called romantic. None
of them was brutal enough to
sit down and figure out a way to
kill many human beings at once
—which is precisely the result
achieved by the terrible engines
of destruction today.
Dr. Gatlin, for example had a
r.oble purpose in mind when he
devised the rapid-ler, which
bears his name. It was during
the Civil War. A regiment of
vornout, starving soldiers was
passing by. Gatlin was moved
to compassion. He thought that
be could invent a gun which
would make many soldiers un
necessary by using one weapon
to do the work of a hundred
men. His machine-gun was the
result. It could fire 1200 shots a
minute but the United States
government was .just as slow to
adopt a new military invention
in 1861 as it is today and Gat
ling’s invention was thrown into
the discard. But General Ben.j.
F. Butler bought twelve of them
SCHOOL DAYS]
Are here and we want to sell your
boy or girl a pair of Walton all solid
leather shoes because they give more
wear and look better than any other
shoe on the market for the money. Buy
one pair and you will have no other.
6 pairs of boys or girls, men's or women’s Whit-Lea
f ther hose guaranteed to wear four months and the
price is only, for 6 pair-75c
The wet weather is coming and we want to fit you out
in gum foot wear and rain coats of the best makes.
| Let us quote you a few prices:
12 yards Hope Domestic- -$1.00
12 yards Everett Classics Dress Ginghams_$1.00
12 yards of 15c dress goods- -$1.00
7 pounds roast coffee—- -$1.00
17 pounds Jap head rice- -$100
DID |YOU GUESS
The guessing contest closed Saturday at S p. m- and
i the judges awaredd the $4.00 pair of shoes to Walter
George, whose guess was 760 and the correct number
being 776. We do what we advertise.
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® MID-SEASON SALE of SUITS and COATS *
The apparel quoted in this sale qj»
[sni this week, is correct as to style, an)
ye the best tailoring and in every ^
way most desirable as though ye
in] marked at the higher prices
[Up which some of our competitors an)
jyp are really selling them at. All we jyj|
SG| want is just to show them to
an) you. Sizes for Misses and Worn- in)
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jyg $35, $30 and $25 Ladies’ Suits, ^
sn) which are high grade garments, ^
HI in broadcloths, serge, cheviots ^
nje and Gaberdines, in newest (ue
shades and black-$22-50 gp
anl $20.00, $17-50 and $15.00 suits an)
lyU in all the newest shades and ^
Se cloth_$12.50 ne
a™ $35.00, $30.00 and $25.00 coats
^ in crepe effects and bat wing ^
ye and Belle McCan, in all the col- we
ors and the newest cloths j[P
fi only_$22.50
yc! 100 ladies’ suits, worth $15,
$12.50 and $10.00_$7.50 ye
an! , 100 ladies coats, assorted—$4.98 ^
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which some unusing Bay State
genius evolved. Winchester
founded the factory and capital
ized the invention until today
the W mchester rifle scarcely
needs all the advertising which
is given to it.
Perhaps the most versatile of
the quintette of American fire
arms inventors is Hiram Maxim,
who is not to be confused with
his brother Hudson, another gen
ius in the inventing of apparatus
for the fine art of killing. Hi
ram’s invention was given a
bump in the right direction
when he was bowled over by an
old-fashioned muzzle-loading ri
fle. Like Newton, he profited by
the blow and thought out a way
to make use of the force. The
MaximNordenfelt rapid-firing
gun which makes the recoil
serve as the power for reloading
followed from his wonderful
brain. He also invented the
world famous cordite, a power
ful smokeless powder.
These are but a few of the
great names in the history of
American military and naval in
tentions. One could stretch the
list indefinitely by adding the
names of Whitehead, the torpe
do designer; Ericcson, a natur
alized American who invented
the Monitor; Hudson father of
the submarine boats which are
now doing such extensive dam
age in the North Sea, and many
others whose lives were spent
in bringing the arts of war to a
high degree of perfection.
Then, by that strange irony
which seems to be revealed in
striking fashion during war
times, it can be proen that Amer
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avcwjo nave given LU Lilt? WUI1U
the best protection against the
bullets and shells of other Amer
icans; the finest armor plate
that is made anywhere.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
For Rent—rooms, 519 Walnut
59d24.
Mrs. Walter Campbell left this
morning for Little Rock to see a
new little grandson who was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Clee Camp
bell early this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Con Dean, Mr.
and Mrs. John Stiles, Mr. and
Mrs. Dixon Bandy and little Per
ry Clark, Jr., formed an automo
bile trip to Batesville Sunday.
J. L. Younger and three daugh
ters, Misses Julia. Laura and
Yelta, John Younger and Prof.
D. Ward composed an automo
bile party to Batesville Sun
day. The Younger family spent
the day with their relatives, Mr.
and Mrs. Nat Hardister, of that
jity.
Fine Character Sketches.
There are many bits of excel-!
lent character drawing in “The
Shepherd of the Hills”, the dra
matization of Harold Bell
Wright’s most widely read novel,
which comes to the opera house 1
for its first annual engagement
fhursday night, November 5.
It is a beautiful play filled with
tears and laughter, one cannot
help laughing or crying by turns
if his heart is right. The peo
ple that move within it are so
human that the auditor will pick
them out for like and dislike as
if he had really known them in
flesh, rather than on the boards
pf the stage.
SILOS
Build your silo of reinforced
concrete and it will last forever
without paint or other repairs, j
The first cost is but little more
than wood. For instance: Our
16 x 30, about $450, owing to lo
cation. I am prepared to do the
work, have a modern concrete
mixer and will look you up if
you will drop me a postal card.
E. G- UTLEY,
43dtf. Newport, Arkansas.
Notice To Subscribers.
The Confederate Monument
has been completed and will be ’
shipped November 1. As we
must be prepared to pay for it
we ask our friends to be ready.
We will call on you October
127th, 1914, so as to have the
| money in the Bank by that
time.
Yours,
L. Minor,
Jno. R. Loftin,
W- E. Bevens,
Committee.
The Shepherd of The Hills.
“The Shepherd of the Hills” a
dramatization of Harold Bell
Wright’s “best seller” will be
the attraction at the opera house
Thursday night November 5th.
This story of the Ozark moun- ]
tains has proved very popular i
in novel form and as a play it
is said that its success last sea
son has exceeded the popularity
of the book.
Messrs. Gaskill and MacVitty, j
the producers, have given it a
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very ueiiuliiui sicmt
the mountains of the Ozarks
lending themselves to the best in
the scenic artist’s art. The cast
has been carefully selected, in
fact, it is said to be unique in
the matter of types.
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| AMESitCA’S OP^OStTT7WTT?. < j
I There are altogether t-vo ■" i <
] pessimists in tiiis country .. • ; <
• | ; a la.'kmg about the 1 !
; ! the European war on ..■■ < j
| : Coming as it d immediately j •
j after a period of d«piW<><> * j j
{ l:it. lie 1 anew i > the minds of j I
; some people the iee'1"— -*'' * j i
prosperity won I'd not rouirn tor j
a long time. As a maU-r of fr.rt
the war's big coht will f 1 or.
Europe and rs «on ti- V ■ tinal
treaties of peace are signed the
commercial and financial ascen
dency of the United States is
bound to begin—then we will
have to get busy and figure out
ways and means to fill orders
helping to rebuild Europe and
we will have no time to lament
over anything.
As a result of the ~ar there
has been a more or 1 5s disar
rangement of business ami fi
nance, but it is now well in hand
and will entirely- stop as sorn as
peace is in sight — and that
should be soon.
This yvar has given the United
States a greater opportunity to
increase Its foreign trade than
any other country has ever had.
German foreign commerce is
practically stopped and the com
merce of other European nations
at war is very severely- affected.
A large part of this trade will
surely come to us if ivo Are. prop
erly equipped to take it over.
The opportunity presented re
quires a first-class merchant ma
rine which this country Inyo not
had since the Civil war. With the
re-establishment of a merchant
marine the commerce of the
United States will again he
transported to all parts of the
world in American bottoms, and
we will become the greatest fi
nancial power in the world. We
believe some new records for big
business are not far ahead for
the entire United States of
America. Let us supply America’s
needs. This alone will make business
Improve greatly.
Certain-teed Roofing is for sa!e by
dt.tiers everywhere at reasonable prices. ;
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which we only ask to show you. The values will set t n* jjz»
|p They present a swell line of the best fabrics, new sty - ‘ fjLj
an! popular shades, tailored to hang and fit well. i
^ Men’s Pants, good values..._..$1.25 to $8.00 ^
Men’s Suits, all wool worsteds, latest styles ... nn ^
Si ranging in price from.. S3.00 to $25.00 »
jgP Boys and Young Men’s Suits, a large as- ym
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2fi Overcoats and Raincoats—We have them—a big line
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