MAKING BIG ARMY GUNS THE ARSENAI/ AT WATESVUET AND ITS HEAVY WORK. Making n Gun Thirty-Five Foot long ; That Will Throw » 1000-Pomid , Projectile Filteen Miles.'' The big army gun factory at Water- j vliet Arsenal, says an Albany (N. Y.) letter to the Now York World , has passed safely through the experimental period, and is now fairly established aa one of the two extensive ordnance pro ducing plants of the Government. Rapid firing field-guns and eight-inch and ten inch steel rillcs have already been made hero, and there is now in process of com- I pletion a twelve-inch rifle—tho largest | gun yet attempted by the Government, j There is only one step more to be taken, tho manufacture of the sixteen inch guns,and this will not be attempted until the south wing of the new gun fac tory has been built. Tho new 12-inch rifle has passed safely through the ordeals of the shrink ing pit and the first of the boring pro cesses, and now rests flawless and in all the majesty of its fifty-two gross tons of cold steel upon a lathe in the old shop. It is an imposing-looking affair, but does not bear a very close resemblance to a cannon from a layman's point of view. It is thirty-five feet long and about threo feot across at the breech, and looks like an exaggerated lamppost lying upon its ! side. It is not yet ready for its breech ; mechanism, so if any one has a mind to climb up on the lathe ho can look through the gun. This giant is the big gest piece of ordnance ever attempted by Uncle Sam's guumakcis, and the ollieers in charge of its construction watch every j movement of tho workman and inspect i every tool used upon it with the greatest | care. Thus far every gun that has gone ; out from Watcrvliet has withstood tho 1 Government tests most successfully, and | they do not intend that the 12-inch rifla • shall prove an exception. Tlii3 gun when completed is expectc<\ i to throw a 1000-pound projectile, with I nn initial muzzle velocity of 2000 feet j per second, a distance of fifteen miles with a charge of about four hundied pounds of powder. All the guns made at the Watcrvliet ! foundry are known as "built up" guns, j and are made by shrinking a series of ! bands of rings upon a steel tube. The most delicate part of the work is ! yet to be doue upon the gun. That is j the rifling. It will have seventy-four j grooves, each .00 of au inch deep. The cutting of these is a very particular piece of work, as a single erratic movement of the cutter will ruia the piece. As soon ns the boring of the gun is completed it will be once more adjusted on the lathe, and a fine calculation made to determine just the proper twist for the grooves. On the lathe, next to the 12-mch gun, is the 10-inch wire wound gun, a cheaper arm and an experiment. On a central tube is wound square steel wire at a ten sion of about two hundred and fifty pounds, and over this is forced, without heating, a steel jacket. This is just in the winding stage at present. In the central section of the new gun factory is the shrinking pit where the guns receive their jackets. This pit goes down fifty feet into the solid rock, and will accommodate any gun that will be made at Watervliet. When a gun is ready to receive its jacket it is placed in the pit in a vertical position. The jacket ts placed upon an iron car and run into a big oven made especially for heating jackets. When the workman in charge of the heating thinks that the proper degree of expansion ha 3 been reached, the doora are opened and he makes a test. In testing he uses a stick with steel points which are set at the re quired measurement. This stick is fast uned crosswise to the end of a long pole, [f the steel points on the end of the cross stick will pass inside the diameter of the jacket, the proper degree has been reached, if not the heating must bo con tinued. When sufficiently hot, the car is run out, the jacket hoisted upon a crane and swung over tho gun. Then it is carefully lowered into position. Great care is taken to prevent excessive heat ing, as that causes the metal to scale, yet it is necessary to heat it enough or it cannot be fitted upon tho gun. Outside of the gun factory proper probably the most interesting point with in the arsenal yard is the projectile foun dry and finishing shop. It looks very much like an ordinary foundry, save that the imposing array of cranes suggests heavy work and rows of 10 and 12-inch projectiles indicate the kind of work. The 12-iuch projectiles weigh 1000 pounds, and standing on end reach about to the middle of the thigh of an ordinar ily tall man. It takes a day to cast one, the pouring being made in the forenoon and the sand Bhaken out of the flasks in the afternoon. The metal used is a mix ture of cast iron, wrought iron and steel, qgmbined in a proportion that makes it very heavy and tough. From the mould ing shop the projectiles are taken to the finishing shop, where they are turned down smooth and have a copper band set into their circumference to receive the rifling from the grooves in tho can non. Needle Works Monstrosities. In the garrets of old country mansions aro great hail trunks that hold the relics of the past. Examining the contents, one can sec what hideous monstrosities grew beneath the Augers of the ladies of the day, sajs Mrs. Dallas. What crude horrors in "cross-stitch," what flat, wishy-washy" "flower paintings," what alarming baskets of wax fruit, what queer shell grottos. The fashionable girls of this generation are artistic even in their "fancy work." They under stand the principles of decoration, they have systems of color, and where the girl of the past daubed and tinkled they "study art" and learn music thoroughly. Women are educated today; then they were "accomplished." fs uot the pres ent system better? I think so.— Bo*ton Trantcript, Are You Ready For tlii* ohanpo of fconson now no XBf, wtann Impurl tJe* In the blood are liable to manifest theanaelves In most unexpected ways, reduce your p;enerral health, crbrlnpon that tired feeling ( Hood's Stfirsaparllla will do you an enormous amount of good Just now by purifying your blood and building up your sys tem so that you will "tide over" the depressing effects of milder weather. Try lu Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, towel I, Bios*. 100 Dosen On© Dollar ! Bermuda Bottled. 1 1 "You must so to llrrmiidu. If* I you do not I mill not be reaponsl- I hie lor tlic consequence.*." >• But i J doctor, Iran afford neither the J I time nor the money." " Well, It I that Is impossible, try ! j SCOTT'Si I FMULSIOH 1 3 OF PURE NORWEGIAN J 3 COD LIVER on,. J I ftomctliiicM call It Bermuda Hot- S j tied, and many ran«N of ji CONSUMPTION, : Bronchitis, Cough j or Severe Cold > i I have Ct'RRH with it; and the ' j advantage is that the most senr.l- { j'tlvc stomach ran take It. Another } thins: wliirli commends It is '.lie { ( stimulating properties ol tho Hy- ' \ pophosphites which It contains. ; J Tou will find it for saie at your ! j llriiKKrlsi's bur see you set the i J original WCOTT'S GMDLBION." { RKA l> "A Little Chat "With Farmeis." Hue book; iiuunft; paper, 50c.; clotli, ?sc. Goo. A. William*, lU2S Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, ril. Wig 112 ■ ;ju ,1 i nf*pt U msuliumi ■nkUFiKni in »I'VOI WlMlMilt«% enouah to oc vei -,00 inn *oc.; liest, 25c. LemarieVSilk Mill, LlUloFury N.J. Cash Price paid for Rh.w Turn, Hid ex. Skins. Tallow, by Geo. M. F.mmau NVwton, N. J. D[|TTV Pianos (now) 514.1. Orirun. !#.W UCH I I I DANIEL F. BEA.TTY, Wellington, N. J. NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN, Soft colors prevail. Jletal belts are a novelty. Prune is one of tho favorite-colors. Decorated china is having- its innings, Orange spoons are made quite srftall. The turquoise is again becoming popu. lar. The new woolens look very spring, like. A Turkish fez in very dark red u •worn. The bell-shaped sleove is restricted ta I coats. Cravats have suddenly become-popular ; Again. Plaid cheviots vie with plain-or striped patterns. • J Necklaces are growing in popularity aud size. It's a French fad for a belle to liavetan assortment of fans. The success of a hostess is mainly de pendent upon her tact. The principal dentists in Australia : havo women assistants. This is the season for replenishing the supplies of house linen. The pointed bang is disappearing from the forehead of fashion. Bracelets are appearing formed of gold beads of successive size. Beaded chatelaine bags and purses still _ appeal to teminine favor. Velvet sleeves in silk or wool gowns are still very fashionable. Colored lingerie is not so fashionable as it was a little whilo ago. Very few Spanish women ever even dream of speaking in public. "Aunt Fanny" Barrow has written forty-five books for children. All tho "coming out" fans are made of white gauze or ostrich plumes. A simple manner is the distinguishing trait of a well born man or woman. Trained skirts for the street is a fash ion that can never be made popular. Boas and neck ruchings of partridg« feathers are light and graceful in effect. Parlor carpets como in light and medium grounds with scroll in floral patterns. A pair of ornamental letter scales is an appropriate gift for any woman who pos sesses a desk. Fur is used as borders even upon even ing dresses—around the low bodice and short sleeves. The sealskin is now made so soft and pliable that it is ruffled and plaited liko a dress fabric. A woman may be attired most stylishly without wearing a single fashionably made garment. The smallest French bonnets—and they are all little more than medium sized pancakes—are crownless. Mrs. Hetty Green, who had $18,000,- 000 left her some timo ago, lias increased her inheritance to $30,000,000. The New York Presbytery, a majority of that body at least, is opposed to insti tuting the Order of the Deaconesses. Dress skirts for street wear are length ening in spite of all protosts. But ex tremely tidy women do not adopt them. Very youthful "rosebuds" band their locks with velvet ribbon, which is tied on the top of the head in a saucy littlo bow. Corselet hoSices, over bouicuS prbper, are very much in vogue, aud they can be adapted to almost any figure by cutting the corselet higher or lower. By vary ing the shape the most opposite types may be suited. _ . Examples of Lonsf Life. The recent death of Qeorge Bancroft in his seventy-first year, and tho con tinued prominence and activity of Von Moltke in Germany at the age of ninety, nnd Gladstone in Great Britain at the age of eighty-one, recalls other examples of long life. Lophocles was ninety years old when he was summoned before the board having control of the dramatic performances at Athens on the charge that his intellectual faculties had de cayed. His triumphant answer was the reading there and then hiß just completed and greatest tragedy, "(Edipus at Colo nus." An esteemed contemporary gives the following list of nonogenarians and cen tenarians: Isccrates, the "old man elo quent," was ninety-six when he wrote his celebrated "Panegyric" oration, and he lived to bo over 100. Gorgias, thq famous sophist, died at 108. Ilierony mus, the historian lived to be 104, with out finj loss of mental onergy. Zenoph anes wrote his memorable elegy at ninety two. Theophrastus composed his "Char acters" at ninety-nine. Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, kept a firm grasp on on that city until he died at the age o) ninety-five. Passing to the Romans, we find thai Juvenal died at 100; that, according ti Pliny, Lucia, the comic actress, acted oi the stage when a centenarian, and tha M. Valerian Corvus was in full possessioi of his faculties when he died in his one hundredth year. Coming to relatively modern times, we note that the penci. fell from the hand of tho immortia! Titian only when he was smitten by tin plague at the age of nearly 100; and thai, no diminution of Michael Angelo's im aginative capacity was observable at th 6 age of nincty-fivo. We might add that similar instance 'tre on record in ancient and moderi French and English history; wliil. Whittier and Oliver Wendell Holmes, ii America, are already walking close it the steps of George Bancroft.— St. Loui ltepublie. Will a Mndstonc Do Good! What is in the niadstonc idea anyway! That is the question many people hav( asked, since reading a Mem]: his dispatch telling of a death from hydrophobia there. "Answer the question, doctor, won't you?'' said a Constitution reporter to Dr. Virgil (). Ilardon. "The medical profession is a unit iu ' pronouncing it a superstition," said he. "I have never yet heard of a person | being cured of the dread disease by its I application, and never expect to. The | idea of thinking that a stone applied to | \iie wound caused by. the bite of a mad dog will cure it, and ward off hydro phobia, is simply preposterous. The j notion is about on a par with the one | which some people have that a pan of j water placed under the bed will cure night sweats. I don't believe there is one intelligent, respectable practitioner I in the land who believes in the mad?tone I theory."— Atlanta Constitution. Railroading in the Himalayas. "The magnificent scenery in the Grand Canon in Colorado is nothing when com-, pared with the view from a coach when passing over the Himalaya Mountains," said Colonel Tanner, of Cal cutta, to a Chicago Tribune reporter, the other day."The Bolon railway runs over the Himalaya Mountains 7000 feet above the sea level, winds iu and out of gorges and passes over bridges spanning streams flowing 4000 feet below. The sight is enough to turn a man's hair gray. But accidents there are not frequent. Tho road-bed is the best in the world, anu the engineering work is a marvel." If Dobbins's Kloctric SO IJI on. Don't (oi another Monday pass without trying it. AMF.KICAN coal is to ba introduced into Brazi . Tho Convenience of Solid Train*. The Krio is the only railway running solid trains over its own tracks between New York HJid Chicago. No change of cars for any class of passengers. Kates lower thau via. any other hrst-uiass line. Onaranteod tivo year eiifUt per cent. Pint Mortgages ou Kansas City property, iaterojf payableovery six months; principal aud iuter- CBtcollected when due aud remitted without expense to lender, for sale by J. H. Uauerleiu tV Co., Kansas City*. Mo. Write for particular* Do Vol Bver Speculate ' Any person seadini us their nains and ad dresßWill receive information that will lead to a fortune. UenJ. I.ewu JC Co, Security liuilding, Kansas City. Mow FITS stopped free by DN. RUSK'S OREAT NEUVEKBSTOIIBK. NO itts after ilrst day'a use. Marvelouscures. Treatise aud trial bottle free. Dr. Kline, (til Arch St.. 112 hil a., i'a. Dec Wa's Chinese Headache Cure. Harm less in effect, quick and positive in action, tent prepaid on receipt of 81 per bottle. Adeler & C0..68S Wyandotte at.. Kansas City,.Vl) Timber, Mineral, b arm Uauds and Ranches In Missouri, Kaunas, Texas and Arkansas, boughtandsold. Tyler & Co.. Kansas City, Ma OklahomaDuide Book and Mapsent any whar» on receipt of sUota.Tyler Jk 00.. Kansas City. Mo. How Is Your Appetite. If it is not good j S. S. S. J Gained Pounds. you need a tonic. > aids < Mr. James J. McCalley, of Hunger is a sauce 4 digestion s Monet ' Mo -' ho had that gives your food makes a flesh-making and ) eniOV \ siok and sufferin & during Strengthening pow- \ . S the wholo time. After try er S S S is fa- > ' you Jjingallthe remedies, inolud ' . . 11! oat ) ing nil the doctors in roach/ mous for Its health eai J ho dißcarde d everything and giving and building < and ClirCS took Swift's specific. He up qualities. It is \ you of \ Increased from 114 to 158 the best of all tonics. \ dyspepsia. ' TREATISE ON BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES MAILED FREE. THE SWIFT BPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ca. Bore*, llHtorw Tutn »iwl Smell, and CureJ^rAßlJVftl .^^^OlTf^n!entonfO!rMn^eß pur month without lnterjit 00a trolsadusiraolelot. Particulars on J. 11. Bauerlein t Co.. KansmCitv, Mo. Beechain's Pills cure Bilious and Nervous ills. 1 here's a good deal 01 guarantee business in the store keeping of to-day. It's too excessive. Or too reluctant. Half the time it means noth ing. Words only words. This offer to refund the money, or to pay a' reward, is made under the hope that you won't want your money back, and that you won't claim the reward. Of course. So, whoever is honest in making it, and works—not on his own reputation alone, but through the local dealer whom you know, must have some thing he has faith in back of the guarantee. The business, wouldn't stand a year with out it. What is lacking is confi dence. Back of tl*at, what is lacking is that clear honesty vhich is above the " average practice." Dr. Pierce's medicines are guaranteed, to accomplish what they are intended to do, and their makers give the money back if the result isn't ap parent. Doesn't it strike you that a medicine which the makers i\ave so much confidence id %s the medicine for you ? 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In etampe tor particular*, teeUmenlale, and ••Relief for Udl«," in Utter, by return Mali 19,060 Testimonial*. Nmm* CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO., Madleoa Hquar% Bold by all Laeal Dnairtl A MONEY IN CHICKENS. For Me* in stamp® we Mod a 100- 1 112 - PAGE BOOK giving the experience I i I of a practical Poultry Ralaer—not J4l g an amateur, but a mau working / / X for dollars ami oenta—during » J kvoars. It teaches bow to Detect V. laud Cure Diseases; Feed for Eggs, i, „ also Tor Fattening; which Fowl* to y\ Save for Breeding; everything re -11 qulslte for profitable Poultry rals ing. HOOK PUBLISHING I 0., 134 l.eooard Street* New Ytrk. "German Syrup" , G. Gloger, Druggist, Watertown, % Wis. This is the opinion of a man who keeps a drug store, sells all medicines, comes in direct contact with the patients and their families, and knows better than anyone else how remedies sell, and what true merit they have. He hears of all the failures and successes, and can therefore judge: "I know of no medicine for Coughs, Sore Throat, or Hoarseness that had done such ef fective work in my Coughs, family as Boschee's c x , German Syrup. Last Sore Throat, winter a f ady F cal i ed Hoarseness, at my store, who wos suffering from a very severe cold. She could hardly talk, and I told her about German Syrup and that a few doses would give re lief; but she had no confidence in patent medicines. I told lier to take a bottle, and if the results were not satisfactory I would make no charge for it. A few days after she called and paid for it, saying that she would never be without it in future as a few doses had given her relief." d> DR. SCHENCK'S OEAWEED \Gk% 0 TONIC 0 HI IS a Positive Cure for DYSPEPSIA JS3 And all Disorders of the Digest > II ive Organs. It is likewise a corroborative, or strengthen ing Medicine, and may b« k. jliy taken vrith great benefit in all cases of Debility. For Sale bf all Druggists. Price, SI .00 per bottlo. Dr.Schenck* N«w Book on Lung* Liver and Btomach mailed Sddrets. Or. J* H. SCHENCK & SOW. Philadelphia a"HE did IT " "By using the K-WREN Remedies I have cured all the colds In my family, and in the vicinity for mllei around, hie hiding C J?\VREN Cough Balsam ami Troches euro hoarseness in a fevr minutes, bad coughs and colds overnight. Balsam, 50c.; Troche* 10 and 25c. By mall or druggist*. _____ H. B. KEEP& CO.,G3E.I3thSt.,N.Y# FRAZERAffcI ASEBT IN THE WORLD Wli»«Vii gar Got the Oenuuuk dowx ifWJ WIMT®. "GREEN MOUNTAIN" GRAPE. bearer. For a circular giving further information address Stephen Hoyt'a Son*. New Canaan, Ct. teUMWlfi&B BROMO-SELTZER guaranteed CURE TrUI A Or* " " ll I "ra&WoC SUe I VTL DrunUt. I BAI.TIMOEK, MD. ml prescribe and fully ejw dorse Big U as the only Ormli specific for the certain cnr« 1 TO b DITI.W o» this disease. i^^ wres 22l^L le l o. h. inoraham.m. d* fßt A msterdam. N. T. B Mri oo\y by ths We have sold Blg GJo* (action. OUa Jl D. R. DYCHK A OCX. ■ Chicago, uU Sold by Dru«cM»