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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
ASPHALT WORK IN BROOKLYN.
THE EXCELLENT SHOWING MADE BY
COMMISSIONER WHITE.
HOW THE COST OF ASPHALT PAYMENTS HAS
BEEN REDUCED-A PERMANENT REDOClioN'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UNDER THE OLD

HOW THE COST OF ASPHALT PANEMENlS HAS
BEEN REDUCED-A PERMANENT REDUCTION
PRoBABIY-REFUNDs UNDER THE OLD
LAw-TIIE REPAvING OF sTATE-sT.
No convincing campaign document 'ou'
be put forth in behalf of the administration OF
Navor Scherer and the election OF Mr.. Wurster,
which means its continuance than the statements
made nv Mr. White the Commissioner or CITY
Works regarding what has been done for Brook-
lvn in the last years in putting down lmproVei
Movements provl.ng sewers. extending the
waterworks and Increasing the water supply. II
would be hard perhaps 10 determine which o.,
these things Is Of the greatest importance to the
wer-being Of the city, but It is obvious mat that
which makes the strongest appeal to the eye OF the
people IS the good pavements which nave taken
tho nIace Of vile cobbiestone Not only are these
good things in themselves bI: the work done uhoer
the present administration IS all the more note
worthy and al the more admirable by reason Of
the sharp contrast which is presented between IL
and what was done during Mayor Boodys term OF
office,
one of the most striking things In Mr.. Nhlte
report on the subject is his statement regarding
the Introduction OF competition in the supplying OF
asphalt pavcments and the breaking OF the
"asphalt combination" Formerly all work OF this
kind was done by a single firm the uniform price
Of 81 a square yard. but by competition the price
WAS reduced according TO Commissioner White
report to 81 % yard. Since he wrote. a HUE
more than a year ago. the subject OF competition
has beon still more marked. and the bids opened
last week brought the OF asphalt pavements
down to 81 p yard. There are now some half
dozen firms competing for the work. and the city
and interested properiy-owners are getting the
benefit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
Elder Down Wrappers.

Ladies' Elder Down Wrappers at $4.OO.
sc. 90 and $1,000.
Made In the very latest styles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
Laces.

A small lot OF advance styles In LACE
COLLARS, in Cream. Butter color and
Black Escurial Lace. in entirely new shapes at
SO. 90. 81. 90. - 90. 100; value from
IS 90 to $500 each.
Real Lace Tides. Scarfs. and Pillow shams
new and exclusive designs In Renaissance An
tique, Cluny, Applique &C. in all the various
sizes.
New Lot Of Real Lace Handkerchiefs in
Duchesse. Valenciennes Flanders. &C. at 81 so,
~. 90, T3 90, 81. 90 to $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
Ribbons.

Ribbons.
24O0 yds. OF BLACK ALu-SILk
FRENCH eros GRAIN RIBBON,
2. 21a 3, and 31s inches wide (speciaD, at 1Oc,
23c.. &c, 29c per yard. Balance Of lot Of
Coored Persian. Cashmere. Bengaline block
edges and satin stripe Ribbon, to be closed out at
20c. per yard
OSTRICH FEATHER BOAS.
few French Ostrich Feather Boas, 1ss yds
long, at - 90 each.
FUR TRIMMINGS.
SPECIAL FOR MONDAY.
Mink Tail Trimming at 81 90 and &3 90 per
yard worth $500.
Fur Skins for collars, cuffs. and revers in Astra-
khan, Persian Lamb. Broad Tails Alaska Sable
Beaver Otter, Seal. Chinchilla. and Ermne.
Astrakhan Skins. special at y rs each.
Persian Lamb Skins, EXTRA QUALITY,
80. 90 to $1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
THE SAFEST. COMPLICATION.

An unfortunate complication has arisen in con-
necton with the plan to repave safest with
asphalt This not entered on by petition or
q majority Of the owners Of property. but BY a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

each calber. and in order to secure the
highest ba!iIstics it has not only been found
desirable to devise a grain of different size
for the different guns, but also of particu-
lar form The most satisfactory results
have been obtained with the grains of pris
matte or hexasoual shape, with a nollo NV
core running longitudlnally; the grains be-
ing SO arranged as to have the hole in each
next that Immediately in front and behind
so that when ignted combustion begins in
the interior. producing a steadily increasing
volume of gas the exterior and larger
surface of the grain is reached. The gov
eminent has now under test. with a view
to adoption for our military service, sew
eral varieties of smokeless powders. sub
mitted by inventors and manufacturers of
this country and Europe, the most prom
Using results obtained thus far being of do
nestle manufacture.
One of the apparently wellnigh insur-
mountabe difficulties that has always eX-
listed is the accurate measurement of range.
so that it has been found necessary to de-
wise special instruments for accurately and
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He Loved to Steal.

from the new 1Orh
A Methodist clergyman had finished read
ing the Scripture lesson in a weekday
prayer meeting recently held in a New Jer-
sey village. Looking out over the meager
audience he asked Mr.. Smith to start some
appropriate song.
Smith hastily thumbed over the leaves of
his hymn book and began in an unknown
key:
Il love to stear'-
This was clearly wrong, and the leader
stopped to take a fresh hold lower down the
register and again sang out:
Il love to stear'-
Again he stopped short. He could not get
the right pitch. Some of the younger per-
sons present Uttered and giggled. Smiths
face was red, and the perspiration was be-
ginning 10 ooze from every pore. hopping
his face he made one more effort to grasp
the proper note, fairly shouting:
Il love to stear'-
The clergyman, with solemn nlien, arose
and, glancing at the now hopelessly confus-
ed Smith, said Il am very sorry to hear
it. brother. VIII Mr.. Jones kindly lead US
in prayer"
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The Wall of the BIase Man.

From Harpers BazaE
I've Travelled DER the continent; I've Travelled DER
the sea;
I've tasted Franciscan joys, and those of Ma
poll; -
I've set my eyes on picadorcs and bulls in sunny
SPAIN - 4
I've fshel the restless Restisouche, and hunted
In Milne;
I've mounted many an Alpine height on glaciers
nave slid;
I've Jumped from craSS TO other craSs, like any
chanioS kid;
I've cycled Ger the roads of France; I've sledded
DER the snow,
Along with sundry yelping dogs whose breed was
Esquimau;
I've yachted on Long Island SOUND I've the
HellpspOnt:
I've climbed the lofty pile of Ckeops, the hills of
old Vermont:
I've done my Paris through and through, and every
London nook
l know. well any man or wonans known
book.
On Africs shores I've wandered, from Algers down
TO the Cape;
I've swung from Congo trees as free and careless
the ape;
I've done The vast Yosemite, and enc lives who
Point out spot have not seen in China Japan
And yeti wonder why 1t s?-Tve never known the
joy.
Nor can ever know it now, that's felt by my
small boy
When at the dinner time he comes, with hungry,
And sees upon the table set pair of pumpkin pies
Oh, would might be young again to taste that joy
rher i hts in the wide, wide world so kenea
bliss
I'd give decade of my days if could learn the
OF finding heaven bound within a simple piece of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
INSOMNIA.
From the Herald, Baltimore, Md.

~ Mrs ,; LESLIE Shea is young married woman
Baltimore. For many months Mrs. Shea was a
terrible sufferer from a nervous affection which
ofttimes incurable malady, insomnia Herald
reporter called her residence recently and was
shown into the neatly furnished parlor and told
tfat Mrs. Shea would be down in few minutes.
Soon a light step was heard tripping down the
stairway and Mrs Shea, radiant with health and
the vsor OF young womanhood. entered the room.
Plls, with smile which betokened the utmost
satisfaction the young lady replied: Yes, have
used them. and had not heard Of them 1 donht
II would have been here to answer your call"
Continuing she said: About two months ago
had an attack of what the doctors termed nervous
prostration Ny appetite left me entirely. and
assure you. was not by any means refreshing.
On the contrary, when 1 awoke frcm a nap had
such a tired and exhausted feeling that / was
10th to try to get to slaep again l continued TO
leSe flesh day after day. until ] was almost Q
shadow compared with my former self.
As soon as | began to take the Pink Pills =
commenced to improve. I am no longer troubled
With nervousness. have good appetite. ex-
perience of the Feelings incident to indiges-
ton, and sleep as sound healthy .hild. The
pills are certainly all they represented TO be,
aid. as belt.va I my life to the fact Of
having used them, shall always cheerfully recon-
mend them to my friends and other persons whom
l find to be suffering from The maladies Of which
they cured me-.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in a condensed
and richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They also a specific for troubles pccu-
liar 10 females. such as suppressions, irregular
tiles and all forms Of weakness. They build up
the blood, and restore the glow Of health to pale
and sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radical
cure in all arising from mental worry, over
sold in boxes tnerer in loose bulk at so cents
box. six boxes for $3.50, AMI may be had OF
all druggists direct by mail from Or. Williasns'
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
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The TnlIest Story Yet.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springhelu Repuoi3csiH.
The Roman Catholics Of France intend
to erect q building for the Paris exposition
Of 1900 which. If their plans are carried
out, will be the largest and highest ever
heard Of. 1t is to be 1000 feet long, 1000
feet wide and 1900 high. Such an altitude
seems preposterous, and there may be
some mistake in the description, but there
seems no limit to the extravaganza Of
worlds fair architecture. st. Peters might
be set in one corner OF such a structure,
and the minister Of Cologne in another,
leaving a vacant acreage sufficient to ac
commodate all the saints, relics and other
properties the church has accumulated
in 1000 years. Such a display would be
overwhelming, and part OF it interesting.
Its presentation of Christian art, from the
days of Angelica and Bartolomeo to the
present time, would very likely be the
most impressive ever made AS to the
relics which it gathered together they
would be sure to engage the reVerent at
tention of the faithful, and those to whom
they seemed out of date could easily go
around them In such colossal structure
there would be room for everything illus
trating the history of the church and its
great monastic orders from the days of
Peter and Paul to those of the present
pontiff, and such display would be one of
the most various and prodigious ever
| made. International fairs are really in
tended to show something else-that is,
the productions of contemporary art and
industry-but if the church elects to cele-
brate itself in this manner there is no
doubt that it will make tremendous
showing. Its building. if the promise is
kept,will soar high above all others known,
including the Pyramid and the Tower Of
Babel and beside it all the existing con-
structions of Paris will look like toys. But
it is not done yet, and may be hishe: and
larger in prophecy than it viii be in fact
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charge of 81. pounds. The duty of light
field artillery is to accompany infantry,
and the field piece adopted for this pur-
pose is the steel 3.6-inch cannon. weigh
ing 1,1S1 pounds and having charge Of
four pounds eight ounces, with a twenty
pc und projectle. These two guns are in
cluded in the list of "rapid-fire field guns"
from the fact that an attempt is being
1cade to adapt them to the use of metallic
cartridges.
Heavy field artillery is intended to form
batteries for engaging at long range, and
delivering vertical fire against troops shell
tered by temporary defenses. For this the
3.6-inch steel rifed field mortar, weighing
pa pounds and firing twenty-pound pro-
lectile, with a charge of one pound, is
used. The range is about two miles.
Siege cannon are Intended for attack
ing and defending inland Notifications and
the land fronts of seaeoast fortificatioHs,
the term being applied to pieces which,
though too heavy for field operations. are
still light enough to be transported over
common roads upon the carriage from
which they are fired.
The siege artillery of the United States
consists of the rive-inch siege gun, the
inch siege mortar. The howitzers are short
cannon, possessing the caliber of the
mortar. and still closely approaching the
accuracy of the gun. They are used for
high-angle firing and for the demolition of
earthworks.
During the war all the seacoast guns
were cast-iron. smooth-hore muzzle-load-
ers. made in one piece. Those for present
use in the United States and Europe are
entirely of steel, constructed or what Is
known the "bult-up' system, or, in
palmer terms, of a series of concentric
cylinders or layers, in which the principle
of initial tension Is secured by the method
of assemblage An idea of the size and
cost of these massive death engines may
be formed from the statement that the
twelve-inch breech-loading rifle weighs
12..6SO pounds, that the cost of its forg-
ings Eefore machining and bling. is
machining is about $4,000. making a total
cost of fully 500 for gun which can be
fred orly about 500 rounds before an ad-
dittonal expense is necesstated by the in
sertion of a new liner Notwithstanding
their immense size, these modern high
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chine. rapid-fire and mountain guns; under
the second. field. siege and heavy cannon.
The old Springfield rifle, which is still
being used. is 10 of inch in calbe".
and is a ''siogle-loader," that is il is capd-
bic OF firing but one round without reload
Ing.
The new rife selected for the army is of
smaller caii6er-on!y so of inch-aud is
what is called magazine gum" or in
other words, a rifle in which the magazine
can be charged and then held in reserve
while single fire is delivered the magazine
having d capacity for five additional
rounds. The universal reduction in the
caliber of small arms is due to the fact
that smaller bullet gains greater velocity
and in consequence is liable to do more
damage Another strong recommendation
in its favor is that both gun and cartridge
being lighter than the old a soldier is now
able to carry 10 rounds of ammunition
instead of but 100. as heretofore.
In addition to the changes which have
taken place in the small arm proper, the
cid style of triangular rod bayonet has
been succeeded by the knife bayonet. SIM
liar in character to the ones used in Euro
pean services. The carb;ne has been
changed to the same mechanism as the
rifle the only difference being that the lat
ter measures - irstead of 30 inches in
length. The only modification of import
ance which has been applied to the army
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HOW TO WALK EASILY.
An Explanation How Any One May
Tramp Without WEAKNESS.

Tramp Without WEAKNESS.
rom the New York Herald.
A gentleman of this city who is famous
as a scholar and remarkable as a pedes-
trian of enormous staying powers ex-
planned to me recently that the reason
why so many persons seem to be unable to
make long walks is that they 90 not I'M
derstand the proper management of their
bodies in such efforts.
IAN ordinary statement concerning the
act of walking" he said, sis that 1t con-
sistS Of a series of interrupted falls. In
other words, walking depends chiefly On
the action of gravity as it affects the hui
man body while in movement. I discov-
cred long ago that walking as it is cri-
narily performed is by no means a series
CT interrupted falls
"Of course. ii is a fact that walking in
cludes interrupted falls. but there Is moth
ing either explanatory or profound in the
statement OF that reality. The same might
he said of standing with the same lucidity,
for when one is standing he is subject to
the law of gravity. He would fall were lis
fall not interrupted by his legs.
LAS matter of fact, walking is a mus
cular projection of the body in any dfrec-
ton by means of the legs muscular move
ments, the two legs never leaving the walk
ing surface at the same time. AS we
usually walk we stand erect. When that
is done gravity does not move the tody
forward. On tie contrary, its force is ex-
erted downward in a perpendic ular line.
The movement of the body forward is Sc
cured by rise and push. as, for example,
when standing on the left leg the right
foot's heel Is raised from the ground and
the ball of the foot and its toes yet touch
ing, push is given. whereby the body is
projected forward. The right foot is then
carried forward. and serves as the body's
support while the left foot's heel in it's
turn is raised and the body is moved for
ward by second push. Gravity is present,
naturally, but the walking depends on the
pushes as its source and constant cause.
But while falling is an inconsderable
part in ordinary walking, As We walk in
the streets erect and dfgnfied, it may be
applied to long-distance walking with Won
derful success. But he who tultivates such
walking must be prepared 20 give up an
elegant appearance for the time being.
Some persons seem to be able 10 walk ex-
traordinary distances without extraordi-
SO. For my own part have observed i!lat
while l can walk only few miles in the
city before 1 look longingly on he street
cars can take twenty-mile walk across
country without disastrous results, save to
the larder. My method for long-distance
walking is as follows: Assume something
of a bicycle hump lean far forward, give
no push with the feet; depend altogether
for momentum On the force exerted ty
gravity, which, by your interruption of it
serves to carry your body forward You
than long steps are the rule, and also that
the advancing foot must never touch the
heel first, but always the toes and ball of
the foot. Indeed, your gait has sort Of
shuttle in 1t and is not pretty, but is ire
mendously effective"
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revolver is the reduction of the bore TO 3S
Of an inch. the Colt doube-acting six
shooter being retained in use.
Closely related TO the infantry rifle. and
used almost invariably in connection with
", is the machine gun or mitrailleuse. bet
ter known as the ''Gatling gun" These
use metallic ammunition, and are loaded
by the action of mechanism. the gun being
automatically fed by means of belt or
hopper The greatest objection which has
been made to the Calling gun is that the
mechanism is entirely dependent upon the
power of gravity for Its supply of amm'ni-
ton, a serious drawback when the firing
ground is uneven or at angles of depreS-
sion or elevation. The difficulty has be IN
very satisfactorily overcome, however. by
means OF new positive feed which Sup-
plies the cartridge by means Of belt, and
the application of electric motor Sc
cures a rapidity of fire which seems to lie
limited only by the endurance of the ma
chine. 1.s4a shots per minute being its av-
erage charge.
One OF the latest and most important
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power cannon are so carefully constructed
that variation from the prescribed
diameter of more than $1,000 of an inch
in the bore or the shrinkage surfaces can
not be allowed.
The charge of the twelye-inch breech-
loading rifle is $50 pounds of powder and
projectile of 1000. pounds. The required
and with an elevation of twenty degrees
the range Is eight miles, the cost of each
full charge being about 800.
High Explosives.
Many attempts to throw shells charged
with dynamite from guns fired with gun
powder have been made, but as the shells
usually burst in the guns owing to the ter
explosives has been siver special study and
attention, and the various experiments
form one of the most important aud inter
estlng series conducted by the government
with the result that a high explosive has
been developed which Is almost as power-
ful as dynamite, and is capable of being
safely fiji ed from large-caliber cannon, Civ
ing velocity OF 1.40o feet per second. The
value of these discoveries will be better ap-
preciated when it is realized that a i:igh
explosive of 100 pounds weight can be fred
with almost unerring accuracy at ranges
OF five and six miles.
Powder.
AS a propelling charge for cannon pow
the development Of high-power steel breech-
loading guns has rendered necessary the
employment of a different sized grain for
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most everything from the huge suns of
twelve-inch raiiher for seacoast defense
down to the infantry rife. the bore OF
which now measures but three-tenth< of
mn inch.
The old Misunderstanding. cast-iron, smooth
bore guns and mortars have given way to
breech-loading rihed steel guns and NOR
tars which are niarvels of power, endGr-
ance and accuracy; the singIe-Ioading in
fantry rifle has been succeeded by a mag
azine small arm of smaller bore having
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additions to the list of implements for
modern warfare is the rapid-fre gun.
These weapons employ metallic cartridges
.hich are loaded by hand for each round,
end are used exclusively in the military
serVice for seacoast defense. The particu-
lar object for which the first guns of this
class We're constructed was to stop the
torpedo boats. the requirements being mo-
bility in both aiming and firing and ac-
cUracy in carrying power. The caliber Of
Quick-ire guns which have recently been
tested with view to their adoption by
the United States Is 4I24 inches. In the
navy. however, guns as high as six inches
in CALDER are included under the same
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head, the rapidity of their fire averag-
ing ten rounds per minute and their weight
of projectile forty-five pounds.
Field artillery is divided into three sec
TORS, horse artillery, light artillery and
heavy field artillery. The gun employed
for the first is very light, in order to ac-
company cavalry. The cannon being
adopted for the purpose in this country
is the new 3.2-inch steel breech-load-
ing field gun. Weighing $50 pounds and
firing a projectile of 1872 pounds with a
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Rapid-Fire Gun-six Founder.

higher velocity and consequently greater
range and penetration. Powders produc-
ing dense clouds of smoke are shortly to
be supDianted hy the smokeess variety
of superior ballistics. The former method
of guessing ranges has given way 70 deli
cate and accurate devices for locating the
exact position of the enemy on land or
sea Machine guns have been improved
until they can now deliver 500 shots per
minute by electric power: raid-fre guns
have been marvelously developed: high
explosive has been invented which can be
fired with safety from powder guns; in
fact. the changes that have taken place in
all varieties of firearms since the civil
war. and particularly during the past ten
years have been as revolutionizing in their
effect as they are wonderful in their con-
ception.
The Two Classes of Gums.
With all these improvements. however,
the system of artillery in the United
States has. in common, with other nations,
just emerged from the experimental stage.
Guns are divided into two general classes
those using fixed or metallic ammunition,
where the projectile and powder charge are
loaded simultaneously and those in which
tie shell and charge are loaded separately
Under the first are included the infantry
rifle, the carbine and revolver. and ma
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quickly locating distant objects. These
wonderful instruments are based on the
trigonometricel principle of solving a tri
angle at the apex of which is the object, a
permanent base line being given so that
after the remaining two angles are ascer-
tanned a close approximation to the true
range can be quickly asccrtained. y. V. *.