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form deck, is immediately over the
magazines for which it is cover. 1t
is oit off from the berth deck above
by the battle plates. weighing about
1000 pounds each, and handled by
steam gear. The water line Is ten feet
above. Every hatchway on this pro-
tective deck, which covers tho chips
vitals as cuirass covered warrior of
old, Is supplied with these steel plates,
water tight, which isolate every room
and compartment below from the gun
deck and crew space above. It is the
machinery, not the men, that must be
first considered. From abreast the
upper end 6f the vertical armor, which
does not cover the ends of the ship,
this protective deck begins to drop
down over the precious storehouse of
mechanism amidships. Where it was
only two inches thick, horizontally, 1t
is now three inches thick, inclining
OF On angle of seven to ten degrees.
All the work of the battle ship is
down in her midst. The forward end
of the ship is used for slowing only.
But this concentration amidships is
curionsly contrasted with the still
more crucial rule in battle ship that
she can conquer only by division. Di-
vided by innumetabie water tight
walls and btlkheads she stands tinted
in ons Ahole Ahe would fall New
York Herald.
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But take look into the compressor
,oop, 1ybara Tho mir 10 oon,nrapca1 Inv

But sake d look into the compressor
room, where the mir is compressed by
steam for the torpedoes. Like oil
these vital clements, this room is dowh
below the protective deck: The tor
pedo charge is confined at q pressure
Of 1850 pounds to thesquare inch, and
when desired a pressure Of 1000
pounds can be obtained. The first
will send torpedo four hundred
yards at speed of thirty-two knots
au hour. Eight hundred yards range
may he reached, but without accuracy
of aim. Through the submarine tor
pedo room proper into which the
three prisons open, tho submarine
mine room is reached. Here also the
trap doors over the gun cotton and
torpedo head. compartments, each
reached by shalt, arc to be seen.
Just forward is the foro hold, where
the wet stores, lumber, spare gear and
beef are stored.
Down In the shell room, twenty
feet below the sen level, eight men
would work in time of action. 1t Is
six feet wide, 0.6 feet high, and some
twenty feet long, steel tunnel, shut
in by the wooden partition of the
various ammunition compartments;
hero at least wood may not be dis.
placed by steel, owing to The danger of
conclusion. A great square shaft runs
fur up between steel walls to the re-.
doubts, from which the twelve-inch
guns are fred. Down this shaft comes
q cor, on which a shell, with its firing
charge OF 1876 pounds of powder, must
be loaded. The steel itself would be
no mean burden, with its bursting
charge OF twenty-five pounds of ex-
plosive, for it Is thirty-four inches
long, 11.96 inches in diameter, and
weighs $50 pounds.
a glance at the thermometer, with
the fre-rooms on each side of us 60
ing full tilt, shows 122 degrees, but
the eight men at work here don't seem
to mind it. They can hear deafen'
ing din around, above, and below them,
Ye5 they can gee nothing but the hoist
and the loading tray and the chain
trolley along which they prupel, by
hand, the cradle that carries the shell
from the magazine to tn, open doc,
of the hoist. There is nothing fol
them to do but work; if the ship were
sinking they wouldn't know it-with.
out that warning whisper through tho
tube.
The ammunition hoist room proper
or handling room, on the after plat
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He Knew the Princess.

A London paper says that some timo
ego the Princess Maud went shopping
strictly incog. While she was walk
ing along the street, she was accosted
by little street arab who was the
happy possessor Of pair of large pa
thetio brown eyes and tangled crop
of curly brown hair. He was busily
engaged in the absorbing task Of earn
ing his living land, perhaps, someone
else's as welD by retailing "fresh
spring flowers. penny and tuppence o
bunch" The Princess stopped by
him, and while choosing some flowers
she was little startled by the lad say
Ing in an excited and familiar whisper
"it's all right, miss, ] knows yer; but
I'll keep it dark and won't split Oh
yer" Ike Princess smiiingly shooh
her head in denial. ''Yes, I dc
knows yer (more emphatically); "yel
Princess Mawd; twigged yer di
rectly."
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machine stitching near the edges, or
they can be blind stitched on if so
preferred. The ffonts are reversed at
the Bop to form coat lapels that meet
thokbllIng collar in notches, chenaf.
setto with bow tie being worn at the
mech. The sleeves, In gigot style, are
shaped With two seams, and are OF
fashionable, size, The wrists being fln-
ished with stitching to simulate otlffs,
that are decorated near tho back seam
1fEh three buttons: a narrow leather
|. .besk encircles the waist. The graceful
81; Especially designed for wheel:
women, its distinguishing features be-
- Oh underlying box plait hid 1.-THE
I centre Of front gore. she edges of which
meet and are fatty pressed, SO as to be
hardly noticeable when standing and
when mounted give ample foom for
the free action OF the limbs, and pre-.
vent the ugly girded appeatance So
often seen. Two backward turning
plaits at tile back conceal the saddle
gore in the centre that keeps the skirt
in proper position. Placket openings
on each side of front gore are finished
by pointed overlaps and decorated with
buttons. Suits in this style can be
made from oil. kinds of cloth, tweed. /.
cheviot, serge, or cycle cloth, and
worn with Knockers and Logging to
match.
The quantity of material required
to make this basque for o lady having
o S8.inch bust measure Is three yards.
To make the skirt it will require Al
yards Of the same width materials
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beneath the four doubie.ende1 boil.
ers of the Texas. There are, perhaps,
fifty of these men, and thinks I'd their
exertions, the temperature Of these
fire rooms is already 130 degrees.
There are eight men in each of the two
engine rooms nearby-sixteeh fierce
looking heroes, each working in q
pair of trousers cut off below the knees,
as if his life depended on it. Many
other lives do. There ore two mo-
chinists and four or FIVE oilers In OF.
tendance on each of these engines.
Without her engines the Texas would
fall prey to the first unarmored
cruiser that came alon9 swift to circle
about the helpless leviathan, ready
now and then to pour in broadside
after broadside, any one of which
might disable the 12-inch guns and
pierce tho magazines. The engine is
the master machine, and everybody in
the Texas realizes this. There are
ninety men in the engineers force,
and all but twenty of them are on duty
at the fires, engines and boilers.
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Apropos OF the discovery in DR..
Jameson's trunk of the secret cipher
used by the Uitlanders, James Psyn
says that the only thoroughly unda-
cipherable cipher is also the simplest.
It consists of two duplicate books
any books; one in the hands Of the
transmitter Of the cipher and one in
those of the recipient. The first let
ter in the first page is taken for ''a, I"
the first letter in The second for "b, !"
and so on till tho end of the message
is reached; suppose it to consist of
twenty-four words, twenty-four pages
of the book will thus have been used ;
for the next message the first letter of
the twenty.ffth page will be used for
i''a," the first letter in the twenty
sixth for "b," and 80 on. Even the
possession of one of these books would
not help the would-be decipherer, un-
less he suspects some virtue in it, but
without the book the cipher would re.
main absolutely inscrutable.
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ABOUT TO FIRE TORPEDO GUN.

But what of those twcntyP What o
fateful and all important labor is
theirsl Some of them. by the glow
from the glass cased electric light
boxes, let down to them from above.
are raising slowly out from the maga-
sine bins The deadly treasures of high
explosive, shell and cartridge. Here;
the mines are making ready, there the
torpedoes are preparing, and yonder
in the shell room the vast missiles to
be hurled from the throats of the 12:
inch guns are being hoisted through
the wells to the loading trays fur
above. We're the dynamos to stop and
these light boxes to become suddenly
dark, what o horror of black muck
would envelop these tollers and para
lie every energy Of their frames. It
was such o casualty as that which
caused the collision in The harbor Of
Havana some weeks ago by which q
Spanish cruiser went down, with her
crew and captain.
Let's look ct the Steam steering en-
gine, There are six wheels by which
the Texas can be directed in her course,
There is one in the charB house on the
flying bridge, just oyei' The conning
tower, for steam steering. There's
oIref ii 81 o1in ihg doves fSEusc
in action.a third on the after gun
deck, o fourth in the steering room,
away down In the after hold. There's
o big hand wheel id the steering room
for use if the steering engine breaks; (;
wheel on the steering engine itself,
IN the tiller room. 0nco disarraDged
or broken, the steam steering engine
is disconnected and tho hand wheels,
any one of them, brought into imme-
diate use.
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SILK Innings

Transparent fabrics are apronouncod
feature of this summers styles. and,
in consequence, the silk skirt lining IS
of more Importance than ever before.
Very much OF the style and beauty OF
a gown is given it by the choice OF its
lining, which supplies the dash OF color
now needed in everything but mourn
ing dress.
chosen for these Innings, but instead
charming combinations OF color IN
stripes, chine, and changeable effects,
which are really handsome enough for
gowns themselves. However, for GER
tain occasions-afternoon drives at
summer resorts, garden-parties, day
receptions, etc.-gowns OF grenadine,
striped and plain canvas, semi-trans'
parent crepes, goat's-hair aud etamine,
are smarter than those of fancy silk.
The skirts of these gowns ore lnvari'
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loug from the left shoulder, which wua
evidently designed for leg, but which
ends abruptly where the foot should
begin.
The father and mother Of the family
are about five years Of ago and were
born of perfect parents. Their de-
formity has not been accounted for
any more than have those deformities
that go to make up the many mon
strosities of the animal kingdom.
There hove been bred seventeen
puppies, four of which have had three
legs, but the third was in no case per-
feet, though one had foot of five
toes, shaped very much like On ele-
plants. Only one of these has lived.
OF the last delivery of four the two
with three legs died soon otter birth.
The two.legged dogs have peculiar
excrecence where the foreiegs should
start from the body, but there Is only
bit of cartilage to be felt under the
skin.
This led to o report several years
ago that the dogs had been skillfully
mutilated. But there is abundant
testimony that they were born SO,
while some of the puppies that died
were dissected in the presence of o
committee Of eminent surgeons and
physicians.
The two survivors of the last litter
ore also evidence in themselves that
they were born with their present de-
formity.
The dogs are intelligent and have
been trained to many little tricks.
They more erect on their hind legs,
but whom desiring to move o few
inches they push their bodies along
with their hind legs with little jumps.
The breed of the dogs is cross be-
tween sheppard and water spaniel.
Mr.. Linn is bachelor, q brakeman
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton Railroad. He has independent
means and has bred the dogs as o
scientific and philosophical pastime.
He treats his pets with fatherly con.
sideration, and in some particulars
they are like spoiled children.
Mr.. Linn exhibits the dogs only to
those whom he believes take scien-
tifc interest in them. New York
World.
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To Amuse Their victims.

English dentists might do worse
than adopt the action Of their col
Leagues in Vienna. These practition-
ers have formed o society whose mem.
bers are to be instructed in Che art OF
pleasing conversation with which to
beguile their victims during opera
tions. Anecdotes and Jokes will make
o running accompaniment to tooth
stopping, one suggesting another in
the most natural manner. Extractions
without gas will be the occasion for
bad puns, for the pain caused by the
paronomasia will obliterate THAI
caused by the forceps. This scheme
should commend itself particularly 70
Scotch patients, who will thus have
the joke and the surgical operation at
the Same time. London World.
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Lived Like o Pauper, Died Rich.

Miss Elizabeth B. Cook, of Bridge.
port, little hamlet in Fayette Coun.
ty, Penn, always lived as though she
were. pauper. Recently she died
without medical attention or friends
present, and the exact circumstances
of the death are not known. She was
found lying upon the floor some timo
hitter her death. DR.. 81: j. English
was made administrator, and he got a
firm Of attorneys to look around and
Zee what her few effects amounted to.
The inventory of the estate shows that
she was the owner Of over S22, 600 of
bank stock. She also had over S2S, 600
in cash on deposit, and was the holder
of ten shares of stock in the Iittsburg,
Virginia and Charleston Railroad Com
pany. Nearly $25O0 in gold coin and
$100 in silver coin and bank notes
were found sealed up tight in nm old
fruit cah in her Zone after her death.
The property will go to nephews,
neices, and grandnephews and grand
hieces. Philadelphia Times
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TO CAN STRAWBERRIES.

Crush one-fourth of the berries
selected for canning, strain out the
juice, and put in preserving kettle.
To each pint Eof juice add one pint OF
granulated sugar and one-half pint OF
water, let simmer twenty minutes,
and remove the scum. Fill glass cans
with the remaining berries and set on
racks or rests in a boiler containing
sufficient warm water to cover the
racks. Fill the cans Of fruit with the
prepared syrup and screw on the caps
loosely. After oil the cans have been
filled, add hot water to that in the
boiler until it comes halfway to the
top of the cans, put the lid on the
boiler, let the water boil half On hour.
then screw the caps tightly on the
cans, cover them with towel to pro-
tect them from exposure to cold air,
remove from the boiler, and set away
to cool. When perfectly cold tighto"
the caps, if necessary, wrap the car 5
in paper, and keep in cool, dry
closet. Other berries may be canned
in similar manner, either with or
without sugar. 49,,
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NonFo1K JAoKET AND sKIRr FOR wHEEL-woMEM.

the dress sleeves. The wrists are
plainly completed with inside facings.
These sleeves CON be made OF silk, vel
vet or cloth, to contrast or match with
the garment in which they are placed.
In remodeling top garments this pat
tern will be found useful and econom-
ical.
The quantity Of material Al inches
wide required to make either No. or
No. 2 design Is q yards for o 96-inch
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Twenty-Five years ago, recalls tue
New York Observer, at little inn in
Frankfurt-on.Main the treaty of peace
was signed between France and Ger-<
many which gave the latter Power tho
.ttEo fair provine Of Alsace and Lor.
Esise llsa FFapeh bsarts
with bitterness and hatred Which the
lapse OF these years has done little to
queneh. The long series of patriotic
festivals and anniversaries Which be.
gan in Germany last July have now
been brought to close, and tho press
is philosophically occupied in reckon
ing up both sides of the account
what Germany has gained and what
she has lost ny that famous treaty.
The milliards of war indemnity have
been spent long ago in costly develop
ments of her huge army, but the pro-
vinces remain, and average German
opinion is firm on this point-Alsace
and Lorraine must remain on integral
part of the empire. There can be no
longer any doubt about the attitude
of the people in Alsacs.Lorraine.
While hostilely criticising the German
Government and many details of their
somewhat strenuous administration,
they are gradually accussoming them.
selves to be German subjects, and to
take part with undivided heart in their
local affairs. AGerman official of high
standing the other day assured me that
French as the language OF the common
people was rapidly dying cut, and was
only retained by the Upper classes,
not, however. from patriotic motives,
but as token Of superiority. In the
Social Democratic organs the peace Of
Frankfurt is alluded to as the beginn.
ing of tremendous evils which will
sooner or later envelop Europe in q
fearful catastrophe. Vorwarts; the
brilliant Democratic paper of Berlin,
says that the ink OF the treaty was
hardly dry before Europe saw che dark
cloud of Franco-Russian alliance on
the horizon. 1t was no bigger then
than mans hand, but what is itnow:
1t meansthe continuance of the Triple
Alliance and the existence on a peace
footing of nearly ten millions o' armed
men in Europe. Had Germany
magnanimously surrendered those
provinces Frenchmen and Germans
would be brothers to-day, and Russia
instead of being the arbiter of Europe.
would be impotent.
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Uses for Ozone.

Ozone is becoming3 an important
industrial agent. 1t artifciallY ages
liquor, removes the effect of oily beans
in coffee and improves tobacco. In
its late application to the rapid sea-
soning of wood for sounding boards
and musical instruments it increases
the resistance of the wood to temper
ature and moisture and adds to its
acoustic qualities. 1t thickens linseed
OIL for linoleum in few days, where-
as the old method of oxidation often
TOOK several months. It bleaches
linen in less than third of the time
required by sunlight. 1t is also val
liable in chemical and technical pro-
cesses, especially in purifying: starch
derivatives from undesirable color,
iodor and taste.
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Ladies' AND MISSES COAT SLEEVES.

Ladies' AND MISSES COAT SLEEVES.
The demand for smaller sleeves is
steadily increasing, ladies not being
10th to disencumber their arms from
the weight OF material hitherto pre-
scribed by fashion. Two styles of
medium sized leg O. mutton OF gigot
sleeves for coat jackets, ETC., are here
given as one pattern. No. /. mado of
fancy cloth, Is shaped with single
seams, and can be gathered or plated
at the top. A single box plait Is laid
at the shoulder, forward and backward
turning side plaits adjusting the re-
mainder of the fullness. No. 2 is Of
mixed cheviot and is shaped with two
seams, having q smooth under arm
portion. When Innings are used they
are shaped exactly like the sleeves,
thus giving the necessary room for
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and are stylishly arranged over com.
Portable sleeve Innings that can be cut
elbow length or faced to the wrists, If
80 desired. The epaulettes ore made
from lace mitered at the edges to form
three points over the full puffs. The
mode is very generally becoming and
the ripple basque or epaulettee, or
both can bo omitted If not desired. All
kinIs of silk, linen, cotton, OF light
weight WOODEN fabrics aro adapted to
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A Town Under One Roof.

There exists in Wieden borough Of
vienna) an immense house called
"Freihaus." This colossal building
has thirteen courtyards, thirty-one
staircases and pip inhabitants. II
has its own postman, and the letters
if they would reach their destination
must bear the Christian name, sur
name and also nickname OF the ad
dressee, the number of his room, stair
case and courtyard.
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ably plain, or at most have an inser'
ton of lace between the seams--or @
frill of narrow lace down them
through which, of course, the lining
glints effectively. The sleeves, and
usually the back of the corsage, are
like the skirt, but oftener tnan not the
front is OF plated chiffon yelled with
embroidered lace. or of beautifully en-
broidered batiste.-Demorest's Mag
azIpe.
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the action, feels secure in his ability
to reach and rally the toilers under
him, for he knows that every tube that
leads from him to them is guarded by
twelye-inch steel walls.
The order to clear for action having
been given, the eight fire rooms, down
next to the keel, with only few
inches of steel shutting out the cool,
rushing waters, into which many o
fireman would already like to plunge,
are crowded with half naked men,
forcing to still greater fervor the Grea
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Ca,erpillars That secrets Wax.

It has been found that certain cater
pillars secrete wax. Thus the cells of
a leaf pine Tortrix formed of resin are
lined with wax, as on dissolving awey
the resin with alcohol, Dr.. Knagg
found slight film OF wax; also q
secretion of wax has been detected in
the larya of O BUTTERFLY.
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oReANpn WAIST WITH APPLIED BASQUE:

ORGANplE WALSH WIN hr1AiID oNSSSN'
May Manton says this very stylish
waist, depicted in the second large en-
craving, is made from white organdie,
over violet silk Innings, and is deco
rated with lace, insertion and ribbon
to match the color of Innings. The
waist Innings ate glove fitting and
close In centre front. A narrow vest
trimmed crosswise with insertion Is
sewed to the right front and closes
over on the left. Wide box plaits that
taper towards the waist are formed on
the edgs of each front meeting those
on the back at the shoulder seams. A
blouse effect is given III front by gath
ers at the lower edge of vest and box
plaits. The ripple basque is joined to
the lower edge of waist, box plalts
meeting those Of the waist at the back.
A narrow belt with buckle encircles
the waist. The crush collar of violet
silk has large fans of lace on each side
Fashionable puffs reach to the elbow
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The County Board of Education as
Morganton, N. O.. has gone back to
webster's old blue back spelling
book, w

| Five hundred tons of light steel
rails were recently sent from o Mil
waukee tWis.) steel works to Japan by
way of Buffalo and New York. Brit
ish experts say their pull VIII Japan
is lessening.
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The width of his mouth was eight In
ches, the length of his leg 49, inches.
The biggest frogs OIL earth are found
in this country. Nowhere else are
frogs so largo feature Of swamp and
marsh life. A year ago twelve enor-
nous American frogs were cent alive
to Europe, where they excited much
wonder, but none of them was as largo
as tho Railway frog here described.