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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-23

Black Taffeta Toe yard
24-INCH
Black Duchess s1.00 yard.
Many Fancy Brocades, all silk, at SOC,
49c, soc and 75c.
These are values that should be seen
at once.
LINEN TABLE CLOTHS.
A bargain to think about:
$1.00 SKA Cloths now 69c.
$1.25 SKA Cloths now sec.
$3.50 SKA Cloths now $100.
$1.75 Sx10 Cloths now S1.10.
$500 Sx1e Cloths now $1.29.
S2.25 Sx10 Cloths now $t.49.
$3.50 Sx12 Cloths now $1.00.
$3.50 Sx12 Cloths now $1.49.
$500 Sx12 Cloths now $1.9S.
HANDKERCHIEF DEPARTMENT
We introduce to the people American
Fine Lawn Handkerchief, nicely en-
broidered, with lace insertion in -four
corners and hemstitched easily worth
10c, at sc each.
ALSO
Ladies' American made Initial Hand
kerchiefs, just as good as any ever sole
at 10c, our price SC each.
SPECIAL SALE VAL LACES.
5000 PIECES
Val Laces, in a magnificent assort-
ment of patterns, not a design in the
lot but has sold at soc to 621ac, oui
American sale price 25c for 12 yards.
HAMBURGS,
6 to 10 INCHES
Wide, imported but rare value. We
couldn't do justice to our patrons an6
pass these; actually worth Zoe to SIC
our price 121ac each.
RIBBONS.
American Ribbons are the best made
in the world; no matter what price you
pay here, you'll find them all silk.
Pure Silk Taffeta Ribbon, four inches
wide in white, cream, pink, blue cardi-
nal maize green-in fact all shades tc
choose from, at only 15c yard.
ALL SILK RIBBONS,
In MORE effects, worth 10c and 15c, al
sc and 1Oc yard.
BOYS SHIRT WAISTS,
BEST
American Percale, equal to any SOLD
at SOC, our American price 19c each.
CHILDREN'S CAPS,
Best American make, trimmed arts.
tically, worth SOC, our American price
! 19c each.
PILLOW CASES.
Hemstitched Pillow Cases, extra goot
quality, only 10c each.
DRESS GOODS.
All Wool Vigoroux, a splendid wear
ing cloth, at only SOC yard.
All Wool Light and Dark Mixtures
Covert Cloth, etc, were $3.50, marked
SIC yard.
CURTAIN DEPARTMENT.
Unparalleled value, 900 pairs Scotch
Muslin Curtains, border each side, cen
ter figures and stripes, actually worth
81 90 pair, our price Acc pair
Special sale of Lace Curtains at 25c
Acc, 69c, 79c and $1.00 pair.
Look at the Irish Point Curtains We're
selling at 1898, $4.9S and $3.50.
ORIENTAL LACES.
ANOTHER SPECIAL
In Oriental Laces, every pattern sole
previously at 121ac to lie, your choice 81
yard.
DAMASKS.
ATT LINEN
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-23
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-23

Ladies' Fancy Top Hose, good as
sortment, were 39c, now 25c pair.
CLOAK ROOM.
WE HAVEN'T MANY
Suits left. Only about 49, They
Here are the prices to cause a sensa-
ton. 1t is about u the worth, $3.50,
Sc 90, $780,
The most astounding bargains this
city ever saw.
SHIRT WAISTS
Almost given away. Another new lot
in Tuesday.
SOC Shirt Waists for Csc
$1.00 Shirt Waists (tucked) 49c.
slips Shirt Waists (tuckeO, 75c.
$1.4S Shirt Waists, $780,
White Lawns and Piques tucked
p1eated, lace trimmed or with inser-
lions, Black Lawn Waists, 75c to AS
Sizes so to A.
$500 Steamer Rugs, only left, at
$3.50.
DRESS SKIRTS.
A good inducement to ladies in our
Dress Goods department. BY procur-
ing a Dress Skirt of any material over
25c yard and Innings Tor the same we
will take your measure and make up
the same free of charge Our Skirts
are made equal to any you'd pay So. OF
for making
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-23
UNDERWEAR

Special prices on American made I'M
derwear.
Ladies' and Children's Jersey Vests,
worth SC, &c pair.
Children's Richeieu Ribbed Jersey
Vests, worth zoe, at 10c each.
Ladies' Jersey Vests, high neck,
stout sleeves, worth 33c, at 1Sc.
Misses and Ladies' Lisle Thread
Vests, 39c grade, at Csc.
SPECIAL OFFERINGS.
In Persian Lawns, Dimities, Mule
and Nainsooks.
AMERICAN SILKS.
HERE
Is where the American workman is at
his BEST. The line of Silks we attach
are only a few of the beautiful speci-
mems and wonderfully artistic designs
kept here, while the prices knock the
French makers all to pieces.
21-INCH TAFFETAS,
Also Black Checks, Stripes and Fig
ures, always sold at $1.00 and SLIPS, our
price Csc yard.
24-INCH
Black Fables 75c yard.
24-INCH
BLACK Surah 75e yard.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16
a1ad1eattd1e aAtnots ataata-8sttane, aatttund1, 16. aaadrs 1898.

OeutI9en rpiinI4en aufri9tig, buB Die Ser
rem 5allre unb Meline nod lange in amt unb
@iirben peilen nto9en, uno finb iebr aufrez
ben, tpsnn bic 3uitdnOe in Sranfrei4 itubil
bleibsn unb feine faule 9G6rlrtg be5 8olfsz
9eiites bic &e%9ierenoen gu Nbenteuern orGn9t.
Solten einige tupfere MGnner bas uns
tpibsrtebli6e 8ebitfniB fi9Gsn, nit @affenz
gepalt fir bic Rettun9 beg mad i6rer lteberz
oeugung unT4uloigen 0repfus gu fdmpfen,
bann tOnnen ie na9 b%erii6mtem Muiter ia
unter COMMANDO Der 6errsn Glemencedu,
2u3are, Noroau unb WolfF cine 5reif4dar
bilOen uno bruu9en fiir bielss 9sfG9rli9e
Ge6iet Der @eltmu9tpolitif bas Sauti4e
&ei6 ni9t gu eneugiren. Man bat ni4t ben
~geringiten 9rlnb, an benz @ort Der le9ittmen
@ertreter Der frans0fIben Gepublit gu 5peiz
feln, Die e%rfldren, Srebfus lei no9 &e9t ln1o
@eieb als 2anOesoerrdt6er geri9tet lporoen.
Der DeutI9e fat ieoo9 ni9t gu enti4sIOen,
Oh 9repfus Elm gerrdtber pber elm MdrtDrer
lit; aber er bat barii6er gu ma9en, oaB ni9t
in ientimenruler WaGua1g ober in fremoem
Snterefe bic portbsil6afte Stelung ieines
gaterlunbes Iei4tfertig gef6dbigt pirb.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16
G6re&ItMeS Serie0si6iTmn9lii6 BEL
@oihiu0tpW.

Inter ben beim l1ngliid bes vMdine"
tp~a9gerufenen @rinnerunsen an Elm anberes
i9psres l1neGiid auf amerifuniI9sn &re9s=
T9iffen in 6riebens5eit 1T au9 bic an foG@
eenben San, Der our3 bos plaBen zines
S4iffsgeT4uses 6erbeigefii5rt fpurbe:
Mm %. 5ebruar 1874 ToGte auf Dem
nsuen umerifanif6en &riegsidiffe yprince@
ton" unter benz 8efebG bes Gapitdn Stodton,
auf benz 8Dtomdc, fiinf3e6n Meilen unterz
balb Wai6ingtOn, elm neues @eT9iiB, pel4es
ben Nanten npeucemater" fiibrte, eingenei6t
tperben. Cine bornebme @eieQ19uft mar
eingelaben pprben, Inn Der Ssftli9feit beiauz
tpo6nen. Inter ben @dlten 6efanbsn it9 prdz
iibent Spler unb feline Satin, Idmmtli6e
Mitglieber bes Cabinets, cine grobe 4n3abl
8u~nbesfenatoren unb acknowledgements
nit ibren Oamsn, ou6 me6rere 9iplomdten
ppm Muslanb. 9as neue @iT9iib mar l9on
bOr6er einige W}ale nit beitem @rfolg a6ge=
feuert porben.
Nls nun Der Nugenblid nobte, ba Der
,Yeocemdfer" feline amtli6e Seuerpro5e Be-
ite6sn Io0te, berIammelten fi9 Die 9dIte bin
ter benz @ei9ib. Oas Commando r6euer"
erfolgte, elm fiir9terli9er &ra9 ert0nts, cine
grelle Sel1vrfdule fAoB en1por, einen Nugenz
Bid mar has gauge Oed in cine bi9teGaudz
polte ge6iiat unb man perna9m oas Sto6=
nsn unb Wimmern 8ertpunbeter uno Sterz
BENDER. 0os @ef4iibrobr mar seplabt unb
feline Sriimmer 6atten Sob unb 8erberben
unter Der SeIt9efeli3aft berbreitet. Staatsz
miniiter llpf9ur pur 10 fir9ter1id)
3u9eri9tet, baB er f9on nad neni9en Mtnu=
ten ben Iebtsn Nthem3ug tbat. 5lottenmini=
iter @ilmsr erGdg 9lei9fa1s balb ieinen Ser
leBuneen. prGiibsnt Spler mar nur ipic
bur9tein Dunber Dem Sooe enteangen; auf
feinem 8ange gum 9ei9iibe bate i'm Sc
manb ungeipro9en, 10 baB er ii4, ols bic
atoitrOpbe %eintrat, niht auf benz unmittet=
barren 99aupIabe berielben befanb. Dem
beGsii9en Nttu@e Morep tpurben heibe
Nrme unb 8eine u69erifen. 9err Gardner,
Der S~9piegerDater hes pr~diibenten, iofpie
Commodore Sermon, Der Gbsf bes Marine=
bureaus, blieben tObt auf Dem plabs. gez
pitdnS todton, pel9em Die @rplofion 9auptz
unb 8artbaar a~bgefen9t bate, fprung auf
cine 2afette, blidte auf bas i4redli9s Bib
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16

Der pupt. 8. Die pdpit1i9e gommiTion fir
bic MISUNDERSTANDING Der %eetrennten Sir
9en. 9rGfect: Der gapit. 4. Die Gon9rez
cation Der Sacra 8iftu upoitoGica.
prdfect: Der 9apft. 5. Die Congregation
fir bic &ngelegenbeiten Der 8iI30fe unO Or
bensleute. PrGfect: Cardinal @erapbin
@unnuteni. 6. 0ie Congregation fir Qusz
fiibrung Der 8ei9liiIe bes Gpncils BON
Srient. prGfeet: Cardinal bi gietrp. Z.
Die Congregation iiber bic &eTiben3pF!i6!
Ter 8if90fe. PrGfect: Cardinal paroc9i.
8. Die Congregation iiber Die tir9Ii9e Smz
munitGt. prGfect: Cardinal bi pietro. 8.
Die Congregation be propuganbu Sioe.
@aneralprGfsct: Cardinal 2ebo9onsfi,
SefonomieprGfect: Cardinal @incena @unz
nuteQt. 10. Die Snberz Congregation. prGz
feet: Cardinal Steinbuber. II. Die Gitsns
Congregation. grdfect: Cardinal Mua3eGa.
II. Die gerempnialz@ Congregation. prGfect:
Cardinal Sreglid. 13. Die Congregation
fir bic Orbensbisciplin. prGfect: CARDINAL
@erupbin 8%annuteli. IA. Die Gpngregatitr
Der @blGffe unb &eliquien. prdfect: @aroiz
nal 9otti. Is. Die Congregation fir b.
uuBerorbentIiden tir9Ii9en Nnselsgenbeiten.
16. Die Stubten=g Congregation. prGTect:
Cardinal SatoGi.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16
II

- Nrbeiter@Iot9f9ret aus.
~SIbzMtouri. Die Nr6eiter in ben
Sd9emiiblen BON Siib=Mifouri BADEN proz
teite an ben StaatszMrbeits IT, @pmmiFir aez
IanOt 9sgen bic Met6obe Der 9~o6n5ablnng
bon feiten ibrer Nrbeitgeber. Sic flagen, ouB
man ie nit Nnpeii ungen aft bic 2Goen Der
GOmpugnie unb 4npeiiunsen Fit bic Miet6s
bon 6Guiern, pel9e Der Gpnpuonie gebDren,
ablobne. Sic betdmen Ielten einen glideG
8aurgelb in bic 9dnbe. Ser Mr6eitszg Cont
mi1dr nirb aufgeforbert, Nb5ulfe 5u fbafz
fen. Sam 8obben, elm QngeFxnter bes DR.
6eitsz8ureaus, ertlart aug eigtner @rfab.
rung, baB bic Qrbeiter Die Wa9rbeit beri6tet
6ab,n. Man4e befdmen Sabre lang fein
9elo in bic 9dnOe, fonoern ousT9lieBli9
Nnpeiiungen auf 2dben. Giele SGoemiihz
len bsf4dftigten 5tpei MfaG 10 bel 2eute, ols
tie nOtbig bdtten, lieBen nur bal6r j3eit orz
beiten unO ~5tpdngen buour9 bic Qrbeiter.
ben berbienten 2obn in Der olbeitslpTen 3eit
~auf5u3ebren. So piirosn bic Mr6siter nauz
pe|riiirt unb in elmer &rt SaG6itlaberei es6ols
ten.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16
Ole fotbolifOc Sierardie.

11eber bic tdt6oliffe 9ierar9ie finben mir
in Der v&DlniI9en 8oIts5eitung" folgenbe
Qngaben:
0as Cardinals : gpGlegium N,
in ipel9em felt benz %. Nobember 1895 audi
Die orientali16e Stride (bur9 ben erie@ii9z
rutbenif4en Metropoliten Sblbeiter Ssr1z
~bratopic5 bonn 2emberg) bertreten 1T, 5d6Gt
duBer benz 92iG6rigen cardinal Mertel no9
5tpei onbere Mttglieber, bic bas 80. 2ebensz
ia6r ii6eri8ritten BADEN, ferner 10, Die 3piz
fGen benz 70. unb TO-, %, bic Spif9en benz
go. unb &c., 7, bic 5piT9en benz so unb 50.
fteben, unb enbli6 5pet, bic bus so. 2e6snsz
iabr nod ni1t erreiht BADEN. Der iiingite
Cardinal lit Der @r5bii9of Sbunpa BON 3d.
lcgna, Der, am Is. SUM 1851 geboren, felt
10, Mai 1894 ben purpur trdgt. Inter
ben i'm Sabre 1897 Der itorbenen 5 garbindz
len befanb ft9 elmer, Der @r3biF9Of bi Heabe
BON 8enebent, Der bas so. 2ebensid6r nod
ni9t bolenbet bate, obtpobI er IAon felt i6er
10 Sabren benz 6eiligen GoIegium angez
6Drte. Wd6renb bss 20id6rigen pontif;>
cots 2so's XIII. finb 121 Garbindle geItorz
ben, tporunter bier, bic BON @regor XVI,
"a, bic bon ptus' TX, unb SO, bic bonn re-
gierenben Papit fslbt creirt tporoen paren.
Die 3a6t Der pd6renb Der &egierung piu5
TX. berftorbenen Garbindle betrdgt 120,
porunter e6enFaIs SO bon ihm fel6f c@reirts.
Seq XIII. 6at i'm gan5en, einI9lieBli9 Der
beiben felt %. Sum- 1896 in pectore re-
5eroirten, 119 Garbindle creirt. 9ius TX.
~creirte beren 1923 pdbrenb feines 9an5en
Pontificats.
Inter ben fGmmtIi9en Batriur9en,
@r5bif90fen unb 8tf4Dfen Der
fatfoltl9en Stride befinoet fi9, auBer 9eo
XIII. ieG6f, I'M nod elmer, Der bur4 Gre
gor XVI. CUR biT90fGi6en Wiirbe er9oben
tporben lit, nGm1i9 bsr @r56ii9of Daniel
Murp6D BON 6p6urt in NuItrulien, befen
Grnennung gum Sitular : 8ii3of bon 9Aiz
Gabelpbid bonn 16. DECEMBER 1848 bctirt.
@on ben anberen iebt lebenben Mitgliebern
Der 6ierar6ie berbanfen 1873 gius TX. uno
719 Seq XIII. bic bif4OfGi9e Wiirbs, bon
ben 3itularz@ r36ii90fen unb 8if90fen 81
pius TX. unb 288 Sep XIII. S6r Senior
1T Der iebi9e SituGurz@ r5bif4of BON Q8riba,
3ap6ael b'Nmbroiio uus benz Srben Ter
Minbern 8riiber, Der am II. DECEMBER
1847 gum gr36ii9ofe bon 0ura55o ernannt,
am IA. Suli 1898 refigmirte unb feit6er in
@enebig tpo6nbaft 1T.
eSn ben 2Gnoern, no feline prbsntliGje f1z
t6olif8e Sisrar6is betebt, pirb bic obei=
birtGi6e @etpalt traft pdptli4er 8OGIna3t
bur9 u9t upoitolil9e 9eleguten (5ituIur>
@r5bii90fe), 127 upoitoGif4e @icure (3itus
Gor>8if40f) unb 43 upOtOIiI6e grdfscten
(prieter) ausgeii6t. 9as Sobtenoer5ei4z
niB bonn Sabre 1897 peiit auf 5 Garbindle,
3 patriar9en, % @r56ii40Fe, AT 8if6Ofe
rnb einen &bt nuIius bioeceieos. Oas
in benz Sabrbu9 ent6altene @er5ei9niB Der
MGnnerprbsn bringt unter ben geitliden
Congregational gum erten Male bic @eief.
I9aft bpr1 g0ttli9en 9eitanb.
Die 9itaiterien Der ODER ZEN Sir
9enbernaltung finb: 1. Die bsilige
rDnnii9e uniperiele Snquiiition. 9rdfeet:
Der papt, Seeretdr: cardinal gurOc4i. 2.
Die gonfForiol~g Congregation. prdfect:
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16

fifere @onflitte als 5uOor 6erbstfii6ren, turs
6as sSbre beitragen, I'm bic fo5idls @attuidz
lung 10 su5uIpiben, baB bas gnbe fi4 ni9t
o6iefen ldBt."
Wi6t minber f4arf urtbeilsn bic meiIten
onberen Organe Der beutf4zamerifunf4sn
BreFe. 9ugssen begriiBsn ni4t iceniae enez
decentralization 3eitungen ben Wafrz
Tpru9 nit 8eifan, unb unbere baben tpenigz
items teinen Sobel fir i'm. Su Der teutI1en
grrit puItet eben Elm tdrter,s @efIbl iir
3e9t ur1b 9umanitdt.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16

Der 8erpiiitung unb ber3iGte fein Qntlib
nit ben 6dnben.
Wenigs Sage burduf fdnben in 8di9ingz
ton bic Srausrfeierli9feiten itatt unb unter
benz 2Guten offer &ir9engloden tpurben bic
Opfer beg fur4tburen un9Iiids CUR lebten
Ruhe oebettet.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-03-16

Gie fetise gea@frase nab einert prattiid e%rprobten, ben bte'
@erbdftnilen a~nsepaBten &O6buh %peran(aBte Die vSltnOtS
@taots5etung", en 8ud] 5u eruerben, weldeS ale GnforOerun9en
in poufonmener gSeie erfiGt. 9te bartn e~nt6altenen Se5epte,
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passed the periods 81 prooA<son. bsse
chAnxes In Grszrms have compelled The
yevofutscn Ia explosives. The inventson az
rapid-fre eurs maGe necessary tie nss Ok
q snsokesexs powser. The RE o. rraaIler
caEsber demanded an explosive os greater
force~
Two modern explosives are AZ tse base
CO al these substances ror zGzSnwder--
r1n rosssn ana nitro gsycerlEse- TIE So
called nitro eorn pounds xers first 5sseoF-
cred IN fSsz when Braeourt 90 Nancy
feEnd that starch wood doe~s ard SIR
Tar substances would easily Field q CON-
naztIble substance, which he called xygo-
dire, when heated with concentrated
nitric acid. But no pgaeE.-ai results fol-
lowed these and other discoveries because
neither uniform effect Bcr stability were
secured.
Discovery OF Gun Cesson.
In lsl5 Schonbein OF Bale discovered that
cotton could be converted into highly
explosive body without altering ifs ssruc-
iEsre By treating Il with nitric acid. TIE
same discovery was made independently
this year following the Bottger Of Frank
forf-on-she Main. Both Inventors triad -
sell the secret 20 the German unlon bat
the union would make the purchase only
On condition that the new explosive pos
sessed an advantage over gunpowder.
Other nations heard OF IL. and throughout
Europe many experiments were made
with a view OF substituting gun cottoa for
gEnpoxder.
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in by dissoIving both in acetone. IL was
introduced into the English service as
ccrdite, for use with small arms and guns
OF all caiibers. II is now composed OF nj
trogiycerin. ffty-e.ght parts: gun cotton.
thirty-seven parts, and mineral jelly, five
parts. Cord.te proves stable under ex-
IRENE conditions varying from the Arctic
cold OF Canada to the tropical heat OF
India, and resists exposure 10 moisture OF
all kinds. Its effects on the bore OF guns
Is a serious difficulty. II erodes the gun
10 such an extent as to suggest It's aban-
Comment.
The United States naval smokeless pow.
der is a nitro ceiiulose powder consisting
OF mixture of insoiubie and soluble nj
tro ceIlu.ose. TO which IS added the nj
trates of harium and potassium and
small percentage OF calcium carbonate.
The proportions for s-;nch rapid fire guns
are mixed nitro ceilulose. eight parts. bar
ium nitrate. fifteen parts; potassium nj
trate. four parts, and calcium carbonate,
one part. The United States war depart
ment has been experimenting with vari-
Gus types OF snokeless powder varying
from an entire composition OF gun cotton
and 10 nltroglycerin 20 about 20 per cent.
nitroglycerin. The ''W-A" powder pro-
posed for service in the United States for
the use OF guns both In the army and na-
Wy. consists OF insoluhie gun cotton and
ni;roglycerin. with an admixtu:e OF metal
lie nitrates and an organic substance
Is a deterrent or regulator. Like al
sulnke.ess gBnpowder. IL exerts dele
5erious effect upon the bores OF guns
Two General Classes.
In general. present smokeless powders
are Of two general classes: First, insol-
ub,e gun cotton or soluble nitro cotton.
alone or mixed with each other with regu-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

Seattle. May q 1888.
TIE the Editor. Ore rf the creates, ner-
ties and surprises 10 cur people Il, con-
Geetien with the present war is the uni
SeTsslly hostile attitude az France and the
other Latin nations toward the United
States and England. We are not Sar-
prised at the religious sympathy With
catholic Spain by the Cathosie countries.
even including the Catholic portion es ne
Germans, ror at the Instructive ennify
cf the royal and srSstocrStsc classes to-
ward the great republican, experiment
which ts destined SC cause their own de-
etsnction. bat there - deeper and more
subtle influence runaing al through the
Latin wetla. nllsng the atmosphere with
dark and mysterious threats against ctr
Face and nation and Il heaeaveS cur pep
pie 10 recognize the fact ana study It's
siensacance.
Taking broad view ~ The DEVELOPMENT
az humanity, ard the capacity o. the saw
erai races for evolution no PHILOSOPHER
can fan "a see tAat the AaSs0-SaXsA race
exhsastS a Tar greater paser Tor meeting
and ceacUefiFs thS problems ~ cle!ssxa~
pA>a than any ether. S.ncs our racs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22

evJlved The Puritan and started HIN cut
- conquer the world mare vital and en-
during force has been tei. than ever ex-
isted before. For TIVE hundred and eighty
years has the New England Puritan been
pushing forward 20 an unknown destiny,
and in that tine has never met master
has ne@er met defeat, has never been
checked Hts movement is right!er today
than ever and another century VIII see
bin the head and center or the race. and
the rsce itself seems now destined 20
ovetsAadaw the whole earth In the COM
Tag centuries. and ali etaer rsces must
coGseos to become absorbed or else swept
OF SIS sace. ,lke TIE American savage. by
sas inexoTahie law ~ nature.
The Siav and Teu;on,c races show a
lesser degree 90 elastic ard evolving pow
e. ard as they are nos So radically differ
en-; from the Anglo-Saxea. We may ven
ture - assume thar they will, in the
course of many ages become absorbed.
h1t the Latin race cannot fail to impress
the philosopher wsth the idea that they
have reached taeir limit ard Ak by the
lss 81 nature. every 3vIws 1hiae must
grow or die. mast progress or stagnate.
II is TINE 10 consider what taelr tate. their
history vii be. An issue is row AZ hand
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analysed !, and soon learned 10 make a
better substitute. This German cocoa
powder differed from black gunpowder
mainly BY changing the proportions OF the
. ingredients 10 . per cent. saitpeter, Is
per cent. charcoal and } per cent sulphur.
ard by using underburnt charcoal,
which gave II the peculiar color For this
brown powder charcoal made from rye
straw was also used
Various shapes have been adopted for
the brown powder. now used by all eoun-
tries for heavy ordnance, snd excellent re-
suits have followed tho use OF hexagonal
prisma.ic grains pierced by small hclss.
through whieh the flames pass. burning
fron the center outward. and constantly
evolving mere gas TIL combustion is COM
pleted.
Far Large GUNS.
Il Is we'll known that for many years
The Improvement OF powders for large
guns has not kept pace with the manufae-
ture or the gun Itself. The secretary Of
the United States navy two wears ago
called attention 90 the difficulty OF obtain
ing In sufficient quantities for actual SER
vice afsh~grade brown powder for large
guns nor was il assured that these pow
ders would endure the test OF long sto--
age. 7, has been found tina: the efficiency
CT brown powder varies regularly with
the weather. requiring per cent. more
IN ratdwtnie- and ; rsr cent less in mid
summer than in spring or autumn.
II is now quite generally believed by
naval and military experts that ggnpow-
der Is rapidly passing away as an effect
I've and standard explosive, Other mod
era explosives have. during the past
twelve years. been substituted to such an
extent that 20 return 10 gunpowder seems
impossible. The substitutes have no;
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powder hy Dea ing machines and ths
pressing IL Tat process Is now generais.
used In 1sss FsesIle. the celebrated
chemist u the French gunYowder works.
discovered . means of making szaoksfess
gunpowder from gun cotton dissolved In
suiphursc ether mixed with pscric acid
While fsese experiments Eere progress
ing in England. France ard Germany. Al
fred Nobel formed the saeA of reducing
the rate o. combustion n his blasting ge.-
attn by Increasing the percentage OK gun
eoston. IN order that il might be used
as substitute for gunpowder. This led
70 the patsuftrx of a smokeless powder
IN 1sss called baIlsstite which he intro
ducea IA the Italian army and which was
also adopted by Germany As now manu-
featured ballisti-e consists Of fifty parts
soluble nitro eeIluEose and fifty parts nj
troglycer1n. It's use has been discontinued
by Germany. but Il IS still IN favor In
Italy. Recently IL has been coated with
graphite 10 prevent the exudations OF the
nifroglycerin-
Now the Smokeless Powder.
Sir Frederick Abel and Prof James De-
war, members OF the English committee
on explosives. invented a smokeiess pow
der consisting Of combination OF the
highest nitrated ceiiuloso with nitroglycer-
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which Is soon liable 20 compel the atter-
lion of the statesman a we'll as the
philosopher. The press ~ the several
Latin nations is already beginning 20
befEay their recognition az the fact that
the AnEic-SaxonS are crowding them 20
the wall. They see that tAcir language
has made no progress IN the past century.
was3e The Eng .sh-sraaki1< people have
increased N that time more than ten fold.
that Zines q English speech and thought
are weaving themselves ,hrogga every
avenue CT travel in the whole length and
breadth o. ;he!r doul.nions. They see that
tne open handed American and the dom
mating Englishuan no longer deign 70
accommodate themselves to the language
OF Their countries. while their own trades
meE. carriers and servants ali bend them
selves 10 TIRE speech Of the dollar and the
shiAlnS They see-some ot tEsz1-tha.
while the Yankee nation IS an onniuG
satherurn Of all the earth. yet che Anglo
saxon IS so vital and visible that he is
aele TO govern. ahSolve and assimilate the
whole naaSz-~peghAps the mos: s.wuiGcaa:
and momFato1S fact 50 lar ~ human his
tory The lsa;iHs he gin 20 feel. i uot 10
sses thess things. and their racial pride :,
sY force ef instinct, EiSiaS 20 useet ~