Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1907 — Dangerous Ground. [ARTICLE]

Dangerous Ground.

“Bless me, Marthy!” exclaimed Uncle Cyrus, looking up from his magazine. “We’re getting a navy that don’t need to take a back seat for any o’ them European nations.” Aunt Martha continued placidly measuring out the ingredients of “mountain” cake, and manifestly was not unduly excited over naval affairs. “Just listen to this! Some fellow has been making estimates. Any half-dozen o’ our big cruisers down to the Jamestown Exposition have, engine strength equal to the pulling power of all the horses id the Russian cavalry 1 “The engines of our big battle ship ‘Louisiany’ are strong enough—if they could be fastened somewhere—to pull the hull United. States cavalry Into the sea, an—” "Mercy sakes!” cried Aunt Martha,

with arrested spoon,—for the first time impressed with these interesting tlatles, —“I hope to goodness, our car-j alry’ll keep away from the shore r ' ,