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"Did you ccr give a man tho wrong
medicine. Dr. MacphersonV" I naked
him. ns wo tat chatting In my snug
gerj nnd the famous doctor treated
me to many curious lemlnlseonccs of
his early catcer. "I should think that
most medical men must make slips of
that kind at least once- In a lifetime."
Macphcrson shook Ills head.
"I do not lcmember doing so. But I
oncp gave a man nn overdose of a
drug for a sleeping draught which
nearly killed him. It was his own
fault, though, as jou will sec when I
tell you the story."
I a3 glad to hear that there was
ntiothcr story coming, nnd settled my
self to listen, for Macphcrson's remin
iscences are nlwuys interesting.
'It wus when I was quite n young
man," ho began, "nnd soon after I
Htarted a practice of my own at Chel
sea. 1 had tnken a pretty largo houso
there, as a doctor ia bound to do if he
wants lo get on, nnd kept a couple of
servants. On tho night, hoivcver.when
my adventure happened, both the girls
wcro awuy. One of thorn had become
so 111 that I thought it best for her to
go homo to be nursed, and tho other
girl had traveled with her to take care
of her, nnd wus to return tho first thing
next morning. So that when a violent
ring came at the fiont door bch about
midnight, when I waa Just thinking of
turning in, I had to go nnd answer it
myself. I did to with a bad grace, for
I had had a hard day's work, and was
looking forward to bed. Tho violence
of the summons suggested that some
body was in urgent need of my ser
vices, nnd I alghed to think of tho
probability that I was to bo called out
again.
"When I opened the door, I found
th.xt It was as I expected. A small
boy, breathless with running, Informed
me that I was required at once at nn
addiess he gave mo in a street about
half nn hour's walk from my house.
" 'What nm I wanted for'' I asked,
but the boy could not tell me. He had
been passing the house, ho said, when
an old gentleman opened the door.gavc
him half-crown, and told him to run ns
hard as he could for tho nearest doc
tor. " 'But I am not tho nearest doctor,"
I said, feeling for once that I could
have spared a patient to one of my
rivals. The boy looked surprised.
" 'You are the only one I could think
of sir," lie said, which was flattering,
foi it tended to show that I was becom
ing known in the place.
"Of course it was no use questioning
tho lad any further, and I could only
i egret that ho knew my house better
than my rivals, put on my overcoat
and start, carrying with me a few
things on chanco that they might bo
necessary, Including a strong soporific
which I might have to use if I found
my patient in great pain which I could
not immediately relievo.
"I had concluded that my services
weie made necessary by some accident,
as used as much haste ns possible,
therefore, in getting to the address
which the boy had given me, and
which I had copied down In my pocket
book before ho went away.
"As I approached the house I was
surprised to find it in complete dark
ness, and I could not help wondering
whether I had been made the victim
of a practical joke, especially when my
ring at the bell remained unanswered.
1 had expected to find the house lighted
up. and everybody on tho alert, await
ing my appearance, and I was pre
pared with an apology for my Intiu
Hmi. when I heard steps descending
the stalls and coming along the ball
In answer to my second ring.
'The door wos opened by a genlal
looKIng old gentleman, in a flowered
dressing gown, who can led a lamp in
his hand, and his flist words bet my
mind at lest as far as my fears of
ri hoax were concerned.
" 'Oh, you aie the doctor, I suppose?"
he said. 'Will jou walk upstairs,
please?'
"He was chatting all the while that
he pieceded me up the bioad stair
case In a voire that certainly did not
show any anxiety.
" 'I was beginning to think that the
joung urchin I sent had played mo
false, and made off with my half crown
without doing anything for It.' he said:
and I explained that he had fetched me
from two miles away.
' I nm sorry that you have had to
come so far,' he said politely. 'I thought
that he would be able to find a medical
man much nearer. Surely there aie
home?'
" 'Yes, but your messenger did not
'ppear to know of them,' I nnhiveted;
tnd the old gentleman murmured some-
tning about n doctort1p.lwnys being
leauy ror a new patlentus he led the
way into n room on ttjTnrst lloor at
the buck, and placed trie lamp on tho
table. I glanced mound tho place
quickly, expecting to see some sign of
me person I hnd come to attend.
"The loom was comfortably, almost
handsomely furnished, as a sitting
loom, and contained a cheerful-looking
Hie, befoie which two arm-iimits weie
diawn up, with a small table between
them, containing two glasses, a bottlo
of whlskey.and a syphon of soda water.
besides a box of cigars. Hut theio was
no sign of a patient.
"lake your great coat off and sit
uunii, sum me oia gentleman; "jou
can put your things nn the table. I
Lbupposo jou will not object to a glars
tr bcoteh and a cheroot? 1 can lecom
kjend the cheroots.'
:'JIe had seated himself In one of tha
Im-chalrs as he ppoke. and was fllllnir
m
lie glasses.
""Pardon me,' I said. In consldeiablo
astonishment, 'but had I not better see
the patient before I do anything else?'
"He looked up, as If surprised at my
suggestion.
"'Oh, I am the patient,' he said, pla
cidly. "I stared In greater surpilso than
ever, for he looked quite a picture of
health, and he smiled good-naturedly.
"'If jou will sit down. 1 will tell ou
what is the matter with me.' he paid,
as placidly as before, '1 do not like to
eee a man standing when I nm sitting,
and If you do not tako your coat off
you will catch cold when you go out
Hgaln. You doctors never use your
knowledge to tako care of yourselves.
That is better as I obeyed wonder
Ingly, "'I am a victim to Insomnia,' he went
on, after I hud taken the other arm
chair, 'I suffer terribly. You cannot
tell what It Is to stay awake all night
long while the lest of the woild Is
asleep. Not a soul to speak to, the one
living person In a city of dead. I think
that it will send me mad some da.
"'Yrs, It Is n gic.it allllction,' I said
shottly, not a little chagrined that I
hnd been summoned at that time of
the night to a consultation which could
have been held ut any time, 'but It
can be cuied In time with healthv liv
ing.'
" 'But that does not help me tonight,'
said my patient, pushing tho lioc of
(ignis towards me.
"'Yes, I n in perfectly ceitalu that 1
i-hnll not sleep a wink. It would niaki
me feel suicidal to go to bed ami Irv
That Is w hy 1 sent for a doctor, but
l nm sorry that you hnd to anno bi
tni.'
"Well, It Is lucky that I liimii,ht
sonic dings with me,' I said opening
ll'y In let bag before inc. 'I Will give
jou u sleeping draught for tonlgh'
but ou must give up drugs nnd live
'lenlth'iy, nnd take plenty of exoiciso
nnd diet youisclf, if oti really want
ii cure.'
"I took out the soporolle I hud pi -jr.lid
before I slutted as I spoke, but
thi old gentleman shook his head
hopelessly.
" 'It Is not tho least use giving me
chugs doctor,' he said, 'I have satur
ated my sj;ctem with them and tln-y
have no effect upon me.'
" Then rrny I ask why ou hnvo s-nt
for inc ' I asked, feeling very mm h
HVe losing my temper.
" 'Well, .'ts like this doctor.' l.o said
placidly. 'I can't sit up all night by
n'jsclf. I feel as though 1 should go
nidd if I do. I must have somebody
to talk to.'
" 'And you mean to tell me' I
began hotly, nnd pnucd for want of
words to tpress my Indignation.
"S!y P'ttimt took ndvuitnge o" the
ususe to noceed In his gentle, half
apologetic "i ir nt r
" 1 assuie yi.ii doctor that T look-d
ipon it r.s c uite a Luslness maUT. I
do pot icok upon a j livslclati ns .-, phil
anthropist, but a I. lslne.ss nti. who
chief Inducement, after nil, K to :.-,ske
money &. 1 ask what joar usual
fee is?'
"'My usual I ( is seven and t
r-Mio'. I said i?vt ic y. I was n nudr.t
'oeglnnsr In those dajs. 'But k T
an- called out In the night '
" 'You make It higher of course,' put
In my patient ltnpettuiblyj 'shall we
say ten shillings?'
"I nodded.
"And mnv I ask how long jour vlult
usually takes''
'"It varies fiom five minutes to an
hour '
"Tho man peifoimcd a shott calcu
lation on his flngeis.
'"Then wo may call your average
visit thirty-two and a half minutes' be
said quietly. 'Well' I nm quite prr
paied lo pay you ten shillings for eveiy
thlity-two nnd u half minutes that you
remain with me. You came In at ex
actly twenty mlnutfv past 1.' Allow
mo to pay jou up till seven minutes to
1.' He giavely handed me half-a-sov-crelgn
as he spoke, and went on. 'If
you piefcr it 1 have not the least o).
jectlon to your giving me medical ad
vice all the time jou are luie, although
that Is quite Immaterial to me, so lung
as jou talk about something, and keep
me from the loneliness that I diead. Do
take a clg.ir and help jouiself to the
whiskey."
"Ills tone was so buslncss-llke and
matter-of-fact that it was Impossible
to quairel with him. Besides, his evi
dent dread of being alone, which so
many victims of insomnia have, ap
pealed to my sympathies.
"I was not successful enough then to
disregard tho chance of gaining a llch
nnd cccentilc patient, the very class
who make tho piofesslon woith piae
tlclng, f mm a pecunlaiy point of 'view.
' I made no demur, therefore, but de
termined to stay at least until I had
given dliectlons for curing his want of
sleep bv systematic exercise and plain
living, and 1 lighted one of his c her
ootb, which were, indeed, excellent.
"At tho end of half an hour I rose to
go. Hut my strange patient pleaded
with me so earnestly to accept nnothcr
feo and stay half an hour more that I
scatcely had the laait to leave him.
A fiesh Idea oecuned to me.
" 'I will stny on one condition,' 1 said;
'that you He down and let me try to
get you to sleep.' I felt tliut If I could
succeed In doing so I should have done
something to Justlfv my visit nnd
should be nble to get back to my own
bed without nay danger of offending a
possible remunerative patient.
"He agreed instantlj-. nnd drew up i
comtoi table-looking touch to the lire
in place of his chair.
'"Now, If I will do my level best to
sleep, will you promise not to leave me
till I am off" be said, nnd, feeling
pretty confident nf jnj poweis. I lath
ei unwise Ij- consented.
"1 began by loading aloud to him In
a soft monotonous tone which I have
geneially found effective, nnd nt the
end of halt nn hour was congiatulat
Ing mjself on my success, when the old
geutleinnn jumped up wide awake,
nnd, ilrhlm; In his pocket, produced
nnothei halt soveilgn.
" 'l must not forget your fee.' ho
Fald as lie lay back ngtln nt full length
on the couch. 'Please go on. It is
very soothing.'
"I was getting desperately sleepy
myself, and more than ever nnvlous to
succeed nnd get uwaj-, when my pa
tient loused himself again suddenly.
" 'This won't do.' he fald qulto anxi-
ously. 'If I go to sleep how on e.uth
shall I know what I owe j-ou?'
'"You can tiust that to me,' T said,
shoitlj-, and continued the reading
agnln, with what seemed like complete
success, till at 2 o'clock my patient
Jumped up as lively ns ever to ptcseut
mo with my fourth fee.
"Tho want of success made me des
penile, and 1 was already legrettlng
deeply tho promise which pi evented
me leaving (ho old gentlenvin to his
fute, nnd getting home, when another
thought suggested Itself to me.
"The sleeping draupht which ho had
refused was lying on the table before
me. He admitted having taken laigo
quantities of eveiy known drug, but
this was a very slicing one, and might
nffeet blin more than hn oxpecled. If I
could got him to take it, He had re
fusud to polulblunk before that I did
tVi.tAk-'. .VM fJ.Vi"'
( $fs 'I
Mim ma
i -mi f
not ask his consent, but slipped It
quietly into a glass while I wns fad
ing. "'Pi i haps another glass of whiskey
will help jou.' I said, tilling It up; 'tiy
drinking It sti night off.'
He nbejed me without n suspicion,
nnd tool; the whole drug, which, of
eotuse, I should not have ventured to
give anybody unaccustomed to drugs.
"Happened to me to take effec t veiy
quleklj, but I did not llnttei myself on
tho point until my next fee became due,
when, lludlng that my patient did not
stir, I lose softly, put cm my hat and
tout, and, tinning clown the lamp, felt
my wav downstalis In the dark, and
let myself out of the house.
"As I walked home I told myself that
I had seemed a desirable patient, nnd
alicady given him some reason to have
faith in mj- poweis Tho four half-sov-eielgns
Jingled pleasantly In my pocket,
and I had "till time left to get a good
sleep betoie It was necessaij' to begin
the claj-'s wink.
"But icst was not for me jet awhile.
As I opened my own door with a latch-kej-,
n single glance at the hall was
Milllclent to put another complexion on
the case, and I stiode rapidly tbiough
the houe. to llnd that It had been i an
sae ked f loin top to bottom.
"My old friend with the Insomnia
was simply tho accomplice of a gang
of buiglais, who had taken this means
of keeping me out of the vvn- while his
fi lends lemoved tho greater part of my
portable piopertj. It seemed to me as
If thev must have taken It away In a
fuinltuie inn.
"I huriled off nt once to the neigh
boilng police station, and the inspector
in c barge looked seilous.
"'It seems to nie like the work of i
gang that we have been healing of for
some time, but that we can't get hold
of.' he said.
'"Well, I think I can take you to a
house wheie j-ou will find one of the
gang.' 1 said, and told him bi Icily of
my patient.
"The policeman smiled a superior
smile.
"'He Is one of the gang, without
doubt, as well as the lad who brought
his mesjage; but you won't find him at
the house now. You will find that ho
has taken the room furnished for a day
or two, and vanished the Instant you
left the place.'
" i have no doubt thut was the plan,'
I said; 'but 1 happened to give the gen
tleman n dose which. If he isn't used
to dings as he pietended, will keep hiin
asleep for a week.'
"And did you llnd him?" I asked,
when Macpherson had i cached this
point In his stoiy, and the famous
phjslclan nodded.
"Yes, exactly ns I loft him. I had
some trouble bringing him lound. As
we thought, ho whs a notorious cilml
nal, and ills an est led to that of th&
whole gang, and what was of moie
Impoitance to me the recoveiv of my
fuinltuie. it has often made me smtlo
to think of my little sloeping-dmught
effecting what the whole police forcv
of the metiopolls had been trying to
do for months. I call It a triumph of
medicine." Pall Mull Gazette.
PRESERVING THE RUINS.
End of One of Ireland's Magnificent
Old Castles.
Prom Tld Mts
One of IicUmd's magnificent ruined
i astlcc came to its tinal end in this
iiiarner. The nncient sent of the C'as
t'Meaghs ovi'ilooked hough -Swllly, and
it w.'.s one of the mos,t princely iesl
denees In Ii eland. Hventually It fell
Into decay and was not Inhabited.
As usual In siicli clicumstanees.when
tho peasant!' wanted to build a pig
sty, repair a mad or anything of tho
hort they trok the stones fiom the
ruined castle, which wus disappearing
piecemeal, when one d.iv the then hord
Lon londerry pal lav Isit to his Irish
properly. When he saw the state the
castle was in, and leilected on the fact
that It was so much Identified with the
history of his family, nnd even as a
ruin was a glory of Ireland, he deter
mined to put a stop to the encroach
ments thft had been made, upon It.
Sending for hie agent to give him or
ders that tho peoplo were no longer to
ran iv i stones fioin the building, ho
inst-uctcd him to have tho plate In
closed with a wall hIx feet high and
well coped, to keep out trespnsseis.
That being done, lie went his way, and
did not return to lieland for thiee or
four vears. Ho then found, to his
nnuizement, that the old castlo had
completely disappeared and in its
place there was a big wall inclosing
nothing. Sending for the agent he de
manded to know why his orders had
not been cairlod out. The agent In
sisted that they had been,
"lint when Is the tMtle?" demand
ed Ihu marquis.
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has ever seen.
doubt. This season's styles present some radical changes
we are first in the field with all of them. There is nothing in Trimmed or Untrimmed Hats
with which we are not in touch.
A Brilliant Collection, of the Choicest Designs
Of the World's Best Is Here for Your Choosing.
Paris is only just beginning to show its autumn and winter styles and we are abreast
of Paris. Not a milliner of any renown in all France but what is represented hero with their
choicest cieations. Our own designs, mingling with them, will demand equal attention, for
we are promoters not imitators.
Three Grand Exhibition Days Today, Tomorrow and Friday
This is a personal invitation to you to attend. Whether to look or to buy, you will be
given couiteous attention and treatment by our able corps of milliners. Personal supervision
is given the department by Mr. Edward Long, who has made a study of fashion for years.
That you will enjoy these reception days goes without question. That you cannot afford to
miss them we can assure you.
MILLINERY DEPARTMCNTSECOND FLOOR. TAKE ELEVATOR.
JON AS "TOAQS SONS.
"The cistle Is If hednd, I built the
wall with II, my lord' Is It for me to
b" going miles for nriteilals with the
Ilne.st stones In Ireland beside me?"
in telling the man to build the wall
Lord Londonderry hid said nothing
whatever about picseiving the castle,
vvhlc h Is now a thing of the pn't Nov
el theless, the wall Is a good one.
BUSINESS WAS BUSINESS.
How a Pnymaster in Our Navy Took
a Fall Out of Bank of England.
Prom the Philadelphia Pros"
The late Pav master Claik of the
Pnlted States navj, of Delawaie, was
attached to one of the ships on the
Buiopean station during the pcilod of
the Civil war. It may have been the
Kearsage, but It Is not Important. She
was an aimed vessel nnd had been long
at sea and came In for coal, provisions
and to give the men a liberty daj- on
shoie. To meet these and other ex
penses It was necessary to have some
8,000 (men are paid In the currency of
the country they may be In when on
foreign stations) and Paymaster Clark
diew slsht drafts on the sub-treasury
of New York through the government
agents, J. S. Morgan & Co., bankets,
in old Broad stieet, London. Accom
panied bv the vice-consul he went to
the Plv mouth bianch of the Hank of
Kngland, and piesentlng his drafts,
asked to have them changed for notes
and gold. The bank malinger, not con
tent with exercising proper commer
cial sciutiny, was vcty nastj, nnd final
ly said.
"Well, I do not know tho sub-treas-ur.
I do not know the paper noi you,
nnd I have never had business with the
gentleman who is Pnlted States vice
consul here. so I won't cash your diafts.
You say J. S. Mmgau will Indorse them.
You had better go up to Iuidon and
let him cash them "
Mr. Cl.uk went out to the telcgiaph
ollUe, put himself in communication
with Mr. Morgan, and Mr. Moigan
went to the Hank of Kngland in Lon
don, tho manager sent wind to the Ply
mouth branch manager and that gen
tleman came peisonully to the Hojal
Hotel nnd, with his hat In hand, begged
to be ot seivice to Pa master Clark In
anv way that gentleman would sug
gest. The appaiontly placated pay
master, accompanied by his cleik, ac
companied the bank officer to the bank.
The drafts weie duly passed over rail
a laige bundle of Hank of Kngland
notes placed before the paymastei.
"What aio these"" said Clink.
' Those are Hank of Kngland notes."
"Yes, I see they are notes signed by
Ficdeiick May that the bank will pay
beaier, etc. Well, I do not know Mr.
Muy, and, of course, I do not know
you. This paper may be good, but I
have no nssurnnce of that. I'll trouble
jou for the gold."
Tho humiliated bank manager had to
hunt It ui), and Paymaster Clark car
ried It down to the boat In tilumph.
"I would have pteferred part of the
money in notes," he said, "but I couldn't
refuse the chance of getting even."
HANDLING COAL IN LONDON.
A "Deriick Pontoon" Which Distii-
butes Five Cargoes Daily.
Pi oin the London Mall.
Infinite as Is the vailely ot tho ship
ping that finds Its way to tho Thames
thcie Is due to airlve In the liver today
a craft whose unusual nppeainnco will
cxrlte the cuiloslty of tho longshoie
population
At G o'clock jesteiday morning there
left the Tyne, In charge of three pow
erful tug boats, a large steel stiucture
known In shlpbulldeis' parlance as a
derrick pontoon, which, given a good
voyage, will haul up to Its berth today
at the coal depots of William Coiy &
Son, limited, at Charlton. This deriick
pontoon, which haB been christened
Atlas No. 3, Is specially Intended to
facilitate the dlschaige and distribution
of the sen-boino coals.
Tho pontoon measuios 600 feet in
length by 47 feet 0 Inches In width and
12 feet six Inches In depth, and her out
lit of machinery Is of such nn Ingenious
and powerful character that she can
claim to be the only craft of her kind
In tho wot Id. Atlas No. 3 has, Indeed,
been specially designed to carry out
a specltlo puipose, and when she Is
safely moored at her beith Londoners
will be able to see their coal handled
nt a i ate which ennnot bo equaled at
any other coal Impoitiug center.
At Chailton thero are now two float
ing denlcks, but they niu simply old
ships converted for tho purpose. The
new derrick pontoon Is slilpslmped at
the ends, w Ith n poop at each end, and
has four lines of rails running nearly
Its entlic length. On one side the side
which will prebent Itself to tho liver,
The doors oDen this morninc
on the Giandest Exposition of Millinery
This is a positive statement beyond any question of
A Shoe
We have told you of tbe
the East, and here they are.
Lot 1-Lot2-
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Lot4
Lot 5-Lot6-
-Meu's fine euauiel 3-solc hand-sewed shoes,were $3, $4 and$5,at $1.98, $2.48.
-Men's fine box calf and willow calf russet, 3 soles, hand sewed shoes, were
$3.00, $4.00 and $5.00, at $1.98 and $2.48.
-Men's Sample Shoes of patent leather, winter russet and box calf shoes, all
fine shoes, at $1.98 and $2.48.
-00 pairs of Men's Shoes at 98c, $1.29 and $1.49.
-350 pairs Ladies' Dongola Button and Lace Shoes, were $2, at $1.29, $1.49.
-175" pairs Ladies' Fine French Kid hand-turned shoes, at $2.50, $3, $3.50.
500 pairs Lad'es' $1.00 Shoes at 39c. Boys' and Misses' School Shoes at
75c, 98c and $1.29. Children's Shoes from 12c to $1.00. Boots for men
and boys, all grades, at less than the cost of making.
The above are only a few
our goods, and you will surely
MYER DAVIDOW,
nt which the steam colliers are to lle
therc are nine hjdraullc giabs, with
weighing machines attached, running
on one pair of inlls. With these grabs,
when a collier an Ives alongside, the
coal will be hurtled out of the holds,
weighed and icglstercd, and then
swung around and discharged Into nine
corresponding chutes traveling on an
other pair of 1 alls, and from the chutes
the coals are shot out on the opposite
side of the pontoon Into bnrges.
In the course of a day It Is estimated
that this deriick pontoon will be able
to handle In this way about fi.OOO tons
of coal, or the cargoes of four to live or
dinal y steam colliers.
Nor does this exhaust the equipment
ot London's new coal distributor. Theie
is a complete set of woikshops on board
bo that repairs can be done by the
staff, a large kitchen, with mnge and
grill, and sepaiate dining rooms for
the lightermen, pilvnto cabins for the
captain and engineer in charge, and a
handsomely fitted directors' loom,
while the elect! Ic light In lltted
thioughout.
The Cory Companj Imports and dis
patches ovei London and its environ
ments between live and six million
tons of sea-borne coal per j'ear. This
vast quantity is used almost entliely
for household, manufacturing und
bunkeilng purposes, nnd leaves out
of account another two 01 three mil
lion tons Imported by the great gas
companies for lighting purposes, and
also the large quantity of rail-borne
house coal that conies Into the metro
polis from the Yorkshlie and Midland
coal fields,
COSTLY MONSTER MISSILES.
Steel Tempered with as Much Cnro
ns n llazor Blnde.
I'rom the Philadelphia Kccord.
The invention of the modern high
power guns lias brought Into use pro
jectiles that are tho finest product of
Ingenuity and Improved machinery,
calling fotth tho best efforts ot skilled
artisans. Instead of cast Iron globes
that could bo turned out bj any foun-drj-
twentj- years ago, uso Is now
made of the guides of steel, tempeied
with as much care as a r.iror blade,
and ground nnd polished w ith us much
exactitude as a surgical Instrument,
The complete story of the manufac
ture of armor-piercing projectiles by
tho steel works In nouding Is it secret
o caiefully guarded that It has al
wiys been hard to obtain, but at pres
ent, when the big plant is running on a
war footing, It Is still more illUlcnlt,
ns only employes nnd government in
spectors are permitted to enter the
company's Immense machine shops.
Shells 4, .r, C, S, 10, 1: nnd 13 Inches in
diameter arc being made for the navy,
and S, Si and 12-Inch sizes for the urmv.
Hero is the hlstoiy of tho making of
n 10-Inch shell, and as the projectiles
of ull sizes are made In the same man
ner It gives some idea of tho vast
amount of labor lequlred to equip a
tlect.
n tho custlng shop molten steel is
cast into n solid piece twelve and n halt
inches in diameter. It is then taken to
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the forge room, wheie. after being re
heated, It Is hammcied down to ten
nnd three-quarter Inches, nnd consid
erably elongited during the process.
Next It is conveyed to the machlno
shop and placed upon a specially con
structed lathe and tinned nnd pointed.
The only paits of the shell that bear
against the lilted surface of the gun
are the conical end and the copper
ring that em'Iicles the base. This ring
is oft, so ns not to Injure the billing.
After the iluishlng cut has been given
to tho projectiles the diameter of the
hit gest part of the cone Is 10.5 Indies,
nnd that of tho body of the shell is
9.90 inches.
Then the "exti acting bcore" Is tut.
There Is a V-shaped groove, in which
a tool can be fastened when it is de
sired to withdraw the shell from tho
gun. The next move is the boring of
a five-Inch hole In the base of tho pro
Jectllo to u depth of fourteen inches.
Tmpeiing follows. In this process the
shell Is suspended, point downward, in
a receptacle filled with molten lead, and
is allowed to settle until the metal rises
above the c one base
At first the tempeiature of the lead
Is but MO degrees, but It Is Increased
guidually to 1,300 degrees. The work
of heating continues for many hours,
when tho shell Is withdrawn and
sprayed with water, to give It a hard
exterior. Next follows a bath In a vat
filled with seetet Ingredients, after
which the shell Is cooled with a Jet of
water.
Once more the hhell goes back to the
machine shop, wheie the hole In the
base Is widened half an inch, nnd the
depth Inciensod two Inches. The hole
Is then threaded and u sciew plug In
serted. The gi iuding room Is next.
Here the extreme diameter of the cone
Is ground clown to ten inches exactly.
Tho woikmen now apply tho "hand
score," which Is a gioove for tho re
ception of the soft copper band.
After the mft steel cap has been
fitted to the tip of the projectile, on tho
theory that when tho shell slilkes tho
armored bide of a battleship the point
will bo protected without any Interfer
ence with Its penetiatlug power, the
work Is finished so far as the steel com
pany Is concerned. It Is then boxed up
and shipped to some United States ai
senal, where It Is tilled with nn ex
plosive compound and made ready for
its work of destruction.
Pelican and Duck.
From tho London Telegraph.
Dueling between men has long gone
out of fashion In Kngland, und it is
left to nations and to lower animals
to settle their differences by an ajtieal
to nuns. In Kew Gnrdens, In the pres
ence of a considerable number of spec
tators, an affulr of honor was settled
between a pelican and a cluck. The
birds had had woids together, so to
speak, and the pelican determined that
the next best thing to making the
duck eat his winds wus to eat the
duck. So, after a little thrust nnd
parry on tho water, lie inado for tho
smaller blid, und snapped it into his
pouch. Then a battle rojal began In
side tho pouch of the pelican. The
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duck struggled, kicked, quacked and
occasionally managed to get a leg or
wing outside, while his captor threw
hla beak high In the air. then dipped
it into the water, anil kept It there,
as if trying to suffocate or drown itg
enemy. From tho look of the agl
tated pouch it seemed as if the contest
was by no means one-sided, but than
the pelican was having lather a rough
time. At last tho duck got his head
and one wing out, and then, with a
magnificent cffoi t, managed to get en-
tirely free. Once ngnin on the waten
the duck declined further combat anol
fled, while the pelican remained, look
ing as if his honor were thoroughly,
satisfied.
MODERN 3?IRACY.
A Geiman Vessel Captured by Mar
ncalbo Sea Robbers.
I'rom tho Philadelphia Record.
Most people would laugh or looH
wise when one suggested piracy in
theso latter days of the nineteenth cen
tury, but this fact is attested by Conx
buI Plumachcr, nt Maracalbo. He states
that on Juno 10 the German bark Hed
wig left tho port of Maracalbo Xoa
Mexico. Later in the same day she en
countered heavy squalls, nnd, a3 aha
wns in ballast, drifted toward the)
GoaJIra coast and came on the shoaM
of tho old entiance to Maracalbo, tho
Parjana, about twelve miles from Fort
San Carlos, The next day sho wan
surrounded by Indians, under chargo
of Rudcclndo Gonzales, a half-breed,
known as "Caehhnbo."
The captain of the Hedwig was not
allowed to go to the fort for assistance,
but wus driven, together with his crow,
out ot the vetsol by foice. They walked
to the town of Klnnmalca, a few mllci
from I'arjana, and hlied a boat to con
vey them lo Mnrnmlbn, where they
made their deilaiutiou before the Ger
man consul.
The consul states that this Is. to hla
personal know ledge, tho fourth case ot
piracy committed on l.ugo foreign sail
ing vessels clo-p to Fort Kan Carlos.
None of the vessels had a gun or rlllo
on board. Had tho master of tho Hed
wig been piovided with a signal gun
or firearms, he could have easily kept
his ves"el until teller was sent fiom
Fort San Carlos, the uuthoiltles In
charge of which had not the slightest
knowledge of what wus octutiug close
to them.
Tho consul believes that It would be
prudent for sailing vcsi-els bound for
this port to be ptovlded with breech
loading rllles and ammunition, as well
as with u signal gun. From tho deck
of a vessel, protected by the woodwork
of the railing, a crew should bo nhla
to withstand nssnults until m-slataiuu
could be tendered.
It shuuld be noted that sailing ves
sels earrlng iuiiih should manifest
the same and have them duly sworn
before the Venezuelan cniikul; other
wise they will be considered contia
band by tho custom house uuthoiltles
and conllbcnted, The vessel will alia
bo subject to a heavy fine.