Show AND SCRAPS LAST fears gross receipts of tho mall service are placed at forty eight million dollum AN eastern steel company hns con tract cd to supply tho navy with sixty five tons of iteck gun forc ings to cost nearly filly tour thousand dollare ir lias been estimated that tho power by ho tail of a chalo eighty foft long and abo ol 01 tho tail jn propelling sl at tho rate of twelve an hour ia equal to abo power of horses A habrot belonging belon ping to a gentleman of chicago 11 aid by bim hundred old tho owner has lattera in 1790 referring to old tho bird mid ou hafl joany nc the bird and talkative iti a ono ane cent which until recently waa unknown in the south is gradually finding favor A was put into tico at buo ouo timo fr tho flooding oi tho country with tho copper currency but it was in vain later however tho do fired object is being lishco ann acis ait ull ever paid by ono shipper is gaid to have been that on ono car liadi of cranata shipped from now IC la alio pacific cotet co tet tho cost 0 vai ten dollars it M to bo bcd iu the construction of a mechanical in fan iran risco an by tho public benefactor ur II 11 n ot drinking fountain famo in alio west want ol 01 in sho otin owing to lir imperfect construction of alio cannon in i irly t kii M well illustrated by larl abit in ills nt of and cannoa lwills cirod tho result of only t HI men beier put liora do combat aal n cilc na 1857 during tho kaffir war in a dinglo in which only twin ty civo of alic killed A borc arni 0 wino tants have in their ano casks indo of whit is thought to bo the oldest annl best woo in existence this wool ani connerly fon airl of alio llio foundation of i brid over iho rheua at main in alio time of Tro ianus ninety nino years alter clorist Cl irist in later years alro alir and it was not until wliilam acro liebing made eliat portions por tiona of tho ancient timbers acro brought to light tho casks in question aro artistically carved aud ornamented ix tho manufacture of swords and bayonets for uso in alio german army severe tests aro to insero reliable weapon respect to swords and kebres tho toiling process is tho following alio lil ides anro brought in ain for and thickness then licht to certain lexcil rules two heavy and left bitts arc struck nl a woo lan block nith alie cago and two blows etli the flit of caal blaido aias ins passed tests the balides aro and laid asido to bo mounted and when mounted they aro again tested for solidity of connection between blado and hilt the testing of bayonets n and exhaustive vo inferior luat erial or defective workmanship escapes tho cognizance of tho inspecting ho aro chosen by tho ministry of war for their knowl cdo ol 01 nil ho physical and technical connected material and fabrication of scap ons |