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University q.
The Purpose of All Industry.

1t is curious thought that all the
huge value of traffic, production, dis
tribution, and conversion has for its
end and objective point the supply of
each inhabitant with a few feet of
boards over his head, sustained by
bricks or timber; about ten pounds
of wool, sixteen pounds of cotton con-
verted into clothing, barrel of flour
and two or three hundred pounds of
meat each year, and little sugar,
glass of beer, about five pounds of solid
or liquid food pr day; these consti-
tuting the necessaries of life. Some
one has said that life would not be
worth living except for its Injuries,
and that time would not he worth hav-
ing except for the hours that could lie
saved for leisure. How much of luxury
and how much of leisure can the aver
age man get out OF what fifty to fifty
five cents 9av will buy for his shelter,
food and clothing Forum.
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Cut No. / shows the Vesuyius in
motion, the fastest vessel ahoat. She
is steel ship 725 tons displacement,
252 feet long, 26I feet wide, steered by
steam, and drawing a maximum of 8
feet, though her main draught is 81.
Her engines are of the four cylinder,
triple expansion type The Vesuvius
on her final trip at Philadelphia steam
ed at the rate of 164 knots per hour,
whereas the contract called for but 20
knots. This speed lacks but cloths
of being % statute miles per hour. On
this occasion the vessels total horse
power was calculated to be 4, 445. The
contract demanded but 5000.
Cut No. 2 shows the position of the
dynamite guns in the ship, as we'll as
the arrangement of the pneumatic sys-
tenn wherein is generated the propul-
sive force applied to these extraordi-
nary guns. AS shown in cut No. /, the
ship has three fixed guns projecting
above her deck near the bow at an
angle of about 10 degrees. These guns
are 81 feet long, ID inches in diameter,
of thin cast iron, and are not rined.
The air for discharging the projectiles
Is compressed by two compressors
into reservoirs consisting of a number
of tubes. These are made of wrought
iron, sixteen inches in diameter, and
thirteen-sixteenth inches thick. The
firing reservoirs contain 30 cubic feet
of compressed air, the storage reser-
voirs contain 400. 1t is proposed to
store the air at 1000 pounds pressure
per square inch, the compressor being
able to deliver 40 cubic feet OF air at
that pressure every hour. The firing
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ahead, parallel with tho horse. Our
Mcclellan saddle would be as good as
the Mexican saddle il it only had the
stirrups placed couple of inches fur
ther back. As ID is, a man riding IN
Mcclellan saddle has to bend his leg
at the knee in the English style. Now,
with the knee bent it is almost impcs-
sible to keep your feet pointed straight
ahead.
"The position of the feet" the i'm
promptu riding continued, after
pausing moment to allow his casual
pupil 10 absorb what he had already
said, sis q very important thing in
learning to ride properly; in fact, it is
the thing. And yet nine-tenths OF the
riders you see about the streets and
country roads every day have their toes
mt an angle of forty-tive degrees from
quence, these riders can't have a firm
seat, and don't enjoy the exercise half
as much as they would if they rode
more properly"
"How is it the way the toes point has
80 much to do with good riding?"
ITO sit firmly on horse and at the
same time to have the body erect and
free to give with the horses motion"
the cavalryman said, you must grip
the animals sides with your knees.
Not with the calves OF the legs, mind.
Now, if you don't keep your toes point
ing strait hit ahead or nearly 30, it is
impossible to get this grip with the
knees. Turn your toes out and you
will find at once that you grip the
horse with the calves of your legs, and
that your body is thrown forward from
the hips, instead of being erect. Ex-
pertinent little when you get on your
horse, and you'll see it works just as
say. But if you keep your feet straight,
hold tight with your knees and sit
erect. you will find you can accommo-
date yourself to the motions OF the
horse more readily and gracefully, your
seat will be firmer and riding will not
tire you near so quickly.
eff you will notice old cavalrymen
when they walk" the gentleman con-
tinued, you will see that instead of
spreading their feet apart they keep
them parallel. This is the result of
their riding, and it often makes them
very ungraceful on their feet. The
best and most graceful rider / knew
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tn. Nesuvlus.

Hey Britannia, take criss
Squint at aour Nesuviusl
Ruther guess yewr Nays junk,
Sho! II might es well be sunk,
Fust es last fer--yes, stree
We've tuck Il notion tew tn sea
Eff yewens ever tackle her
Yewll diskiver what's she's fer
An faint fer heyin' IL yswr way
Yew can bet, Brit Innia
Sposo we hev sloshed ra0und tn seas,
IL al a n copyin aour idses?
1ewll hey copy us agin,
Britannia, an then not win
ia fer yew ruin NV tn main,
Tain a present quite a. plant
lightin' aour Nesuvius
Dangd Of / wouldnt like Z see
Sech scrmrne e es taoy d be-
All NoWr old pot-metal ships
Lost like era koc3 often whips
It's time Europeans sh luld know
We're fixed fer emmy Turin foe.
And thet IL Amt all I'm aour feels
Tho os Z tnet il s aour ship beats.
We KEEP tn flag afiolt on Erie,
w, h craft tibet want fit for u ferry
The likeliest not with cuss,
An speekin o tn Nesuvius,
It's jes es safe bet on her
Es 'twuz on til little Monitor.
-Old Iron 'ides," or tibet old scOw
Thet Perry won will ord knows how
And not because she's stanch an quick
But bein' aours she's baound & lick.
PHILIP BAcoS
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l0xl4 feet in circumference, the weight
is recorded. 1t is then loaded into
trucks by men in waiting, who cart it
into the center Of the basement, where
each bag is Immediately inspected to
see If the address es run to any particu-
lar State or locality. If the addresses
run to one State only, as Iowa, for in
stance, it is taken TO the clerk who dis
tributes ma for that State. Should
the mail I've mixed-East, West, North
and South-it is taken TO the clerk
whose duty it is to separate it.
The third and fourth class mail, or
that which bears stamps, is received in
the southern chute and is stacked mp
in the stamp;ng-room. This room is
partitioned OF from the rest of the
basement by a heavy wire grating. A
force of about ten men work In this
room. AS the stamps are cancelled the
mail is dropped into bags, which, when
filed, are taken out into the distribut-
ing department. One can hardly con-
ceive the great diversity os the mail of
this character. Everything magma
bic, from piece of an old door-key to
"a uuls 10 iluuNiltu bulS
ment. Old door hinges, pieces of
stoves, CRATES, single screws, stove
lfters, banjos, overcoats, old socks,
parts of sewing machines, old pieces of
iron bolts, newspaper cuts, picture
frames and feather pillows are few of
the articles which are daily handled.
One firm alone sends every day q two
horse wagon-load If catalogues an
general merch lndise. This merchan-
disc is usually sent to towns which do
not possess an express Office and which
may be easily reached by post. No
piece unless it be sirgla book
weighs less than four pounds which is
the limit to this class of matter. Some
queer exre li.ncies are resort ID to in
sending articles of overweight, as, for
illustration:
A woman purchased sealskin
sacque and directed it sent to smal
town out West No express Office being
IN the town and there being danger of
damage or loss in sending it by freight,
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work from noon until midnight, sur
rounded by four stone walls as solid
and grimy as any prisons. The only
time they see daylight is while on their
way to work. In this basement, under
'he glare of innumerable incandescent
electric lamps, the bulk of the mail is
handled. The manner in which it is
worked is as follows:
In the western side of the building
are two large chutes or slides. These
are for the reception of the mail. The
one to the north is for second class
matter, which consists of newspapers
and regular publications. The other
is for third and fourth class matter,
such as books, papers, bundles or pack
ages of merchandise bearing stamps.
The mail begins TO arrive in the morn
ing and gradually increases until be-
tween the hours of and o'clock any
day may be seen q string of wagons
often reaching from the chutes clear
around to Clark street or further,
waiting for their turn to dump their
loads of mail To give the reader some
idea of the vast amount of mail matter
which is thus received into the Office,
the following figures, taken from the
weighmaster's books, are given, show
ing one weeks receipts:
oil H;Yd nj
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NO. 2.

reservoir is to be maintained at pres
sure of 1000 pounds. Each shot at
one mile range reduces its pressure $50
pounds. The deficit is Immediately
supplied from the storage reservoir.
Under the rear of each gun are placed
two "revolvers" in line with each other.
Each contains five chambers, for hold
ing as many torpedoes. To load
gun, its breech is dropped, swinging
downward on a pivot at its extreme
rearward end. The opening points
forward and comes directly opposite
and in line with the lowest chamber of
the after revolver. BY hydraulic
ram the shell is pushed into the
breech, which is at once swung up
ward, again completing the continuity
of the barrel. The revolver is then
turned one division, so as to be ready
for supplying a second shell. When
the after revolver is empty it is filled
from the forward one in the same way.
All these maneuvers are executed by
hydraulic power. Each gun Will have
about ten projectiles.
In the light armor-covered tower is
the real artillerist of the ship, since
from that point will the desirable
range be obtained and the ship man
euvered, as field artillerist moves his
gun carriage to determine his fire.
The figure above No. 2 shows the
formidable projectile of this sea terror
Vesuvius. The full-sized shell for the
Vesuyius' guns is l4a inches in diame-
ter, and its body is about feet long.
Back of the body is tail fitted with
spiral vanes. which secures its align
ment and rotation. The body is made
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on InIo IA quiet sleep. while the Governor OF
South Carolina continued TO keep on with
his argument. holding the empty gourd in
his hand in close contiguousness TO tho
demijohn. and wondering at the apparent
absent mindedness Of his hitherto attentive
host. TO whom. after u minute and n half OF
painful silence, he made use OF but one re-
mark: Governor. don't you think it's a
long time between drnks7' The remark
was overheard by George. body servant OF
the Governor ofNorth Carolina. who. know
ing that there was something wrong. took
TO The woods. whore he remained In seclu-
sion for three days; but tho Governor OF
South Carolina. receiving no reply from the
Governor OF North Carolina, mounted his
horse and rode sadly homeward. with an
irrepressible feeling at his heart that there
was coming to be hollowness in friend
ship. and that human nature was In danger
OF drifting into condition OF chaotic
mockery."
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ORE than one
subscriber to The
LEDGER has writ
ten us within the
last few months
for information
as to the circum-
stance or occasion
which elicit ed
from the Govern
or OF South Caro-
lima the famous
iciliaIk, uuuItSs-
ed to the Gov
ernor of North
Carolina: ats a
long tim q be-
tween drin k s. !"
Hi tn erto We
have been unable
to satisfy their GU
riosity; but now,
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of thin-drawn brass tubing, and will
hold 600 pounds of high explosive
dynamite or gelatine, the whole weigh
ing about 800 pounds when charged.
What this type of gun can do at dis
lance of about a mile we already know.
What the Vesuvius can do in open wa
ter with all steam on we already know.
What the Vesuvius and her guns can
do when brought into action against an
enemy is q problem that the future
may solve with astonishing results.
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please, and be of service to others, and,
although you may not realize it at the
time, you will increase your own hap
piness ten-fold.
think it is the universal experience
of all, ut some time during their life,
to live through dark hours of trial,
temptation and doubt when they are
unable to look on the bright side, and
feel that life is burden too heavy to
bear. But we should not give way to
such Respondent feelings.
Endeavor with all your strength to
make the most OF lies advantages and
to cultivate cheerful disposition, which
is without doubt the speedicst method
of dispelling the threatening clouds
that will occasionally darken the sun
shine of our existence.
Then look OH the bright side, and at
the same time time remember that even
ut its best the bright side is sometimes
overcast by shadows. Yet these
shadows can be quickly dispersed il
we will exercise our will-power
and rise above their depressing
influence. And in order to do
this we must not forget that much
of our present happiness lies in the
cultivation of bright thoughts, which
give us contented minds, and the
power to overcome our naturally ,le-
spondent dispositions.
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LETTERS EROM THE CORNERS.

he didn't, an every thing passed on reel
splindid.
i beleave l tole you tibet each one Of
MS tibet wus onto a commity he'd to
talk fur five minits to everyone tibet
their names wus onto the keerds we
he'd.
Well, my keerd he'd the young doc
ter man, an the preacher, an Mis- Giles,
Peter Roper, SAMANTHA Cruthers, ole
Zeke Jackson, an Mis- Perkins, frum
over on Spider Crck, and hull lot
more.
he'd to talk to every one of EN- fur
five minnits, an not emmy longer, fur
when the bell rung we he'd to Civ rite
up an make off fur the next one.
Rite there is where the trubble be-
gun-a havin to Civ up an leave rite
in the middle of cunversin.
he'd to leave the young doctor man
rite in the middle of an awful inter-
estin diogenese of case of sickness
over to Spider Crick. It so kindly
fambergasted me a hevin to leave so
unsarymuniously tibet when got over
to where the preacher sot 1 jest kindly
goshed out: do you beleave into the
immulsion?" when L whit to say "im-
mersion."
Thet wus jist the way it won't, every
buddy a maxim mistakes.
We he'd lots fun, tho, an Will
am Henery he didn't git into not
single scrummage. i 'srose twos cause
twos into the church house. Mis-
Perkins, to be sure, she wus goin to
send fur me to cum over sum day afore
long.
'spose Mary Hammer, thet is the old
est gal, is goin to git married.
Oh, yes, the Cronkses an Parsonses
air gittin over there furs sum.
You see Tom Hilbert he slept in On
claimed all the turkeys es his'n (the
Tilbertses amt in our set, and so the
others turned again him, sole the fouls.
an divided the mummy, so 1 reckon
the1 be quite frenzy agin.
furgot to tell you thet the school
marin he'd to talk to the wilder fur
five minnits, to the soshal. tel you
they didn't do mulch talkin, an eff
Jerry an Simeon hedn't bin Their 1
guess the'd he'd sum words.
Everybuddy he'd good time guess,
anyways l wus awful tired when we
got home. an by the time L he'd wound
the clock, spunged my bred, kivered
up the fire, an locked The house, Will
lam Henery, he wus to bed, snorin
like sixty.
got into bed an scrouged up again
the wall, but he snored so awful it
made the bedsted shake, an 1 iist
couldn't go to sleep. So / jist gouged
my elbow into his ribs an he turned
over onto his side, and then got sum
sleep.
We air goin to hev quiltin an wood
chopin mex week. 1 didn't want il,
but he'd to give in. William Henery
he hes butchered a hog an the ole line
back COW, an I'm q goin to xii sum ole
ROSTERS, SO l guess we'll hev feed
enough; but / do dred gittin reddy
fur it. The schoolmarm has got her
litanny sciety to runnin. We air o
goin ez quick ez my corns git SOS kin
walk. I'm a docterin 'em now, but
they air awful sore yit. Well, 1 mus
quit an pare my corns an chop up the
mincemeat fur the pise fur the quiltin
an chopin. Yourn,
HESTER ANN SCooPER.
Chicago Ledger.
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Mi All n Dream.

First Frieud-We'l, go bye; we've
had high old time, haven't we? To
me IL seems like Dir, am.
Friend so it would t. me, old man,
il yon didn owe me that fifty dollars
-TerGs SUtinqs.
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class matter are Cancelled by only ten
men.
When load is dumped into the Sec
ond class chute it glides down on
boards worn as smooth as glass from
constant use, and, landing on large scales
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College Libraries.

New York Mail and Erp, esS: The
number OF volumes in library is not
always criterion Of it's value to the
student, but it is interesting to know
the extent to which the colleges of the
United States have accumulated Ii
brsries and their comparative sizes.
We append list showing the number
of bound volumes in the libraries Of
the principal colleges OF the United
States:
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Biscuit Ware.

Biscuit in pottery is the term applied
to porcelain and other elrthenware
after the first firing, AMI be ore it has
received the laZe and embellishments.
In this condition the ware is very
porous, odheres TO the tongue when
placed upon {, and allows water To
percolate free y throuoh its pores. The
unglazed bottle. employed in cooling
water arc examples Of biscuit ware.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-06

>HE in side work.
ings of the Chica-
go Postoflice are
as unknown to the
average citizen as
are the secrets OF a
yeast powder or
oleomargarine fac
tory.
L Ii @ Postomce
building occupies
a space of one
block square, and
underneath it is O
commodious base
ment, where an
army of clerks
struggles with the
enormous quantity
of mail which hour
ly pours into the
office. These men
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-06
ORIGIN OF A SAYING.
WHAT ONE GOVERNOR SAID TO AN
OTHER.

Tho Historic Meeting Between the Execu-
tives of South snd North Osroiins, ard
the Famous Remark Which the Ono
Addressed e. the Other.
Frofa .ha Chicago LOGGER
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"WnLIAM HENRY. Yon have tha elt

civilian HENRY, you have the ele-
ments OF greatness in you, and IL you
were not so indol mt you might he
famous man." III don't want to be q
famous man." "Why not2" "WeH, as
/ am now. people address me respect
fully as vii lam Henry" "Yes," "And
if were famous they would slap me
on the back and call me BILL"
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TONS OF NAIL MATTER.
THE INSIDE WORKINGS OF A GREAT
POSTOFFICE.

"A Peep Inside the Chicago Ofiice-How the
Enormous Masses of Letters and Papers
Are Handled and Distributed-Some Odd
Packages Received.
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Unvorked rail- ad mail, 7i,211. Grand total,
CSC slj ponds, % e1uut 34Jia tons.
This enormous quantity OF mail is
handled by only sixty-nine men. All
the stamps on tho third and fourth
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HOW TO SIT A HORSE.
An Old Cavairymsn's TO nters to an Inex
perienced Rider.

AID an old cavalryman,
who was giving a green
horn some poin is on
e uestrian SIN: "The best
riders in the world are
Mexicans. Buffalo Bills
cowboys are splendid rid
ers, but the Mexicans are
better still. And their
superiority is in part due
to the kind of saddle
they use. That low En-
glish saddle you've got
there" he continu d, al
couldn't ride in. 1t isn't
fit for a man to ride in.
hnw tIa vraotv ,aoufv
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of the Mexican saddle is that man
sitting in it ha, his legs almost straight
down beside the horse, like a clothes
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LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
BY JEEF1E FoRBUsH HANAFoRp.

o not mourn over past
errors, or broken reso-
lutions, for by so doing
you will only succeed
in making your life
very miserable.
The better way would
be to look to the future
to redeem those errors
and build among the
wrecks of the past q
surer and frmer foun-
dation.
Use every effort tO
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pin. A Mexic,n on horse back keeps
his heels and shoulders nearly in line,
his feet planted firmly in his s.irrups
underneath him. and pointing straight
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OUR KING OF WAR SHIPS.
a o Nearly
of a

owing the hd o
illustrate esm the dl h
the hull Aag these Illustrations lkL vesdsI III
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-16
1T MEANS NEW STATES.
Action Of the House on the Territorial
Bills.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Mr. Mills of
Texas, from the committee on ways and
means, reported back to the House today the
Mills tariff bill with the Senate amendments,
and by direction of the Speaker it was refer
red to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Mills afterwards reported the follow
ing resolution which ne said he would ask
the House to enter upon on Tuesday next:
Resolved, That the subs s'itutiOn by the Senate,
under form OF an amendment to the bill Of the
House, OF another and different bill containing a
general revision of the law imposing duties and
internal taxes, Is in conflict with the true intent
aud purpose OF section article OF the consttu
tion; and that said bill be returned to the Senate
with the respectful suggestion that said section
rests In the House of Representatives sole power
to originate such measure.
Mr.. Mckinley said the constitutional OBJ
| lection raised by the majority Of the ways
| and means committee to reduction Of the
| revenue had been called to the attention Of
| the committee only this morning. He there
| fore reserved to the minority the right to
file their views.
Mr.. Reed Of Maine raised point of order
| against the resolution.
main upon the table with the point OF order
reserved against 1t.
| The committee on foreign affairs reported
| back to the House the Senate bin annronri
ating $780, 200 to protect the interests of ths
| United States in Panama. The question he.
ing on ordering to third reading. Mr.. XII
gore raised point OF no quorum. PendinS
the ron can tne hour OF u. As arrived and the
matter was laid aside to take up the resolu
ton lnstructing the House conferees on thl
territorial bill as 70 tne method they pursu,
In arriving at an agreement. The bin wa
afterwards passed.
By vote OF 144 to 100 the House tabled thl