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Show 11 a stop valvs, leads from tba servlea at. and ths sum thus raised to be forward AN HOUR IN A CIRCUS. reservoir into the end of each tube to ed for disposal. facilitate the expulsion of water from Ths German emperor almost Invaria- HOW IT LOOKS IN THE DRESSBOAT the tube by mean of compressed air. enameled In his own PLUNGER AFLOAT. TORPEDO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED. SUBMARINE fnfi Sot of Kctlra rM Tl Tropollod by ItMa WkM Afloat Mt by Motor Wkn tiboartN fo t Oso. , HE Plunger, A submarine "torp d o boat of th Holland type, designed for the United State navy, wa suceesi-full- y launched at the yard of the Columbia iron works at Baltimore the other day. Is The Plunger almost every respect similar to the Holland, recently completed at Elizabeth, N. J., but it U claimed for. her that some of the minor defects in the Elizabeth boat will be remedied when the new one is completed. The boat is cigar shaped and Is built of steel throughout It Is elghty-iflv- e feet In length and eleven feet five irches In diameter. When floating light It had a displacement of 155 tons, and when down to the load line 1G7 tona. Two acts of mottve power are provided, one for the afloat and awash condition and the other for the submerged. Twin quadruple expansion furnished steam with engines, from a water tube boiler, will operate ewm ecrews w'reu afloat or awash, an 1 a seventy horse power motor fed by fcrty-elgchloride cells will furnish the power when the vessel is la ht whits bly travels saloon carriage and whenever be or the empress qr any of the princes or prlni cesses of The Imperial family or any of the German sovereign travel by train the same la always under the charge of a high railway unctionary. The primary object in a torpedo attack la, of course, - to- - destroy the enemy. But the eafety of the crew must be considered as far as Is compatible. In this boat ample provision hat been made for each. Provision for a good amount of fresh air la made ty a large amount of compressed air carried In manganese bronze cylinders In tbe water ballast spaces. When a descent is made the Kingston valves at the bottom la the water spaces are opened and the air In these spaces allowed to escape through the valves placed at their upper ends. The blower Is stopped and the furnace and ash pit doors, which are provIdedwBb fireproof packing, are closed air tight. Tbe smoke stack Is telescoped while the cover of the aperture through which It enters swings around and drops over it. where It Is tightly els raped. This requires very few seconds. and In the meantime the little vert el Is rapidly sinking and Is almost awash, Tbe vessel can be brought to the surIf an anchor face In several ways. at a depth of twenty or thirty feet all that is necessary. Is tq weigh anchor. If running submerged she can be steered to the surface by tbe horizontal rudder! when the ballast tanka can' be emptlde by an ejector. She cm be sunk to such a depth that it would be almost an Impossibility for an enemy tq hit her with any missile whatsoever, while on the other hand, she can approach the largest war ship now afloat without being seen and blow her Into atoms. The king of Slam is expected at Berlin at the end of August, where he will be the guest of the kaiser, and will later go to Hamburg, where be will be present at the grand review to be held by tbe German emperor in that neighborhood In September. The steam power electric dynamo and storage cells are o connected as to be readily reversed In their action, thus rendering It poealble to recharge the cells from the dynamo, the steam sraglne being need as a prime motor. The electrle power may also be to the propeller ahaff placed in the axle of the boat. In addition to the onnectlon with the main propeller haft The motor may thus operate a special propeller In addition to driving the main shaft independently of the steam engines. The capacity of ths storage cells Is amply targe to prevent Injury or deterioration while giving off the power required to propel the vessel at a speed of about eight knots for St least stx hours. It Is confidently predicted that the vessel will reach a speed of sixteen knots la the light condition. con-aect- ed ANB-WO- N bare-fpote- new-mow- d As soon as possible that Is, of course, directly tbe London season comes to a close, the princess of Wales and Princess Victoria of Wales will return with Prlnre and Princess Charles to Denmark. They will remain In Denmark at least two months, so it is always a great comfort to tho queen to have her eldeat daughter with her, and tbe presence of her mother and sister will also help to make the time pass pleasantly for Princess Charles in her Danish home for the brief period she will remain there. Early in October the princes of Wales will go to Scotland, and in November her youngest daughter will return to England with Prince Charles In order to spend the winter months at Appleton House, The czar and czarina d. have read of the maid In ths hay; early morn, who milked the cow with the crumpled horn, and wevt read ths lays that the poets sing, of the rustling corn and the flowers of spring; but of alt the lays of tongue or pen, there's naught like the lays of the Badger hen. Long, long be fore Maud rakes her hay. the Badger hen has begun to lay, and ere tbe milkmaid stlra a peg, tbe hen The Is up and has dropped her egg. corn must rustle and flowers must spring ir they hold their" own with the barnyard ring. If Maad Is needing s hat and gown she doesn't hustle her hay to town; she goes to the store and obtains her suit with a basketful of fresh hen fruit; if the milkmaid's beau makes a Sunday call she doesn't feed him on milk at all, but works up egg In custard pie and stuffs him full oi chicken fry; and when the old man wants a horn, does be take tl j druggist a load of corn? Not muchly H simply robs a nest and hies him town-warHis poor you know the rest. wife stays at home and scowls, but ii saved from want by those self-safowls; for while the husband lingers there, she watches the cackling hen with care, and gathers eggs, and tb eggs she'll hide tilt she gets enough tfl stem the tide. Then hall, all hall to the Badger hen, who laya and cacklei and lays again! Corn may be kins but It's plainly seen that ths Badgv hen Is a rustle queen. we EN.- - M Rea, "Badger W From Superior, Wla., Citizen: have read of Maud on a summer day, n the who raked, sub-.merg- ROVAL-ME- lav t th Daaetiptlow M Ulrica ta Sympathetic People Always ing to A 14 Will- 0thrs (Special Letter.) USY bee are what women per- Ij the formers of a circus appear In the tent allotted to them as a dressing room. The-aejlHfe of the ring does not affect their industrious habits. Indeed, It may only intensify them, for when they leave the gaze of the admiring and applauding public some of them not only have to rush to make a new toilet for a new act, but they darn their stockings, mend their bespangled gowns and wash their pink tights like the most commonplace of housewives. But no matter how short a time they have in which to don the gorgeous raiment In, which Ihey.ara to please the hundreds of boys and girls, there la always plenty of time to lend a helping hand to button up a frock which fastens In the back or to help tie some long string which keeps on one of the many dainty white petticoats of the bareback rider. - Each one helps her neighbor and they have them on each s!de, for each womans place is In front of her big clrcua trunk. The two or three feet In front of it is home. At least it Is for the most of her summer L?e, for these professional women ao dearly love their life that they do not often care ia wander far away from the tcnL Many a society belle would won der how these women could make the elaborate toilets they do, all In togeth er. Then their acta are on, tbe; close their trunks and there Isnt a lot of gowns, ribbons, hats and shoes strewn about No, Indeed, the fond mamma, who has taken the greatest amount of palna with her daughters education , A creation, flam peon and Delilah, says tho Mexican Herald. Thi crack band, formerly known si the 8th regiment and now as the presidential staff band, returned last Monday evening from its tour through the United State. It ha conquered" everybody with Its matchless music. Its first trip to the United States, under the leadership of CapL Encarnacion Payen, that prices of leaders, occurred In 1884; since then it I ferred upon Payen the order of Isabel the Catholic. Capt. Payen la about 57 years of age, a native of this city and a first captain in military grade. Unfortunately be is somewhat indisposed and hr at present confined to his home in San Pedro de lo Pinos, Just beyond Tacubaya. During his sickness the baton is wielded by the assistant band master, Capt (second) Lorenzo Santi-bene- z, a native of Guadlajara, 41 years of age, a eonsummate musician. - It is little wonder that the common people In Mexico are so enthusiastic over music; they have it poured into their ears by tke finest military bands In tbe world. At least that was the Impression that fastened Itself on the newspaper man as he entered the barracks of 0)1. Juan de Mata Echevest and listened for the moment for th magnificent music of the Banda del EstadO Mayor.They WereTehearalng In an Immense room belonging to the bat racks under the leadership o't CapL It may be added right Santibane. here that this has been the first trip to the United States made by Santl-bane- z, and judging by his enthusiastic appreciation of tbe wonderful aighta and zeenes he witnessed. It will not be hla last, provided the opportunity Arises. He said that as yet CapL Pays was not aware of the Intentions of the Mexican government respecting this band. As to whether they would re- - zi2asxt3" a three-quarter- themselves tactful as rulers. The choice of name of Tatiana for their little baby has given the people the most unbounded delight .and consoled them not a little for their disappointment at the aex of the little ImTatiana is a name perial stranger. that belongs essentially to the people; It Is one hitherto unknown In the Imperial family, and by making so marked a departure from tradition and thus making their little daughter, so tw say, a princess of the people, the czar will have won the hearts of hundreds of thousands of his subjects But the little grand duchess has done even more still by her coming to bring Russia peace, (or she Is to have a French nyrse frora Bayonne and. the French are consequently jubilant wo-erfu- lly 15 each every year for his supporL Walters says he dont want any litigation over his possessions after he is dead. " ' How Koaodod Flacar .Nalls. - fast the pointed linger nails have gone out of fashion! It was an ugly fashion, transforming a pretty hand Into the likeness of a clawed animal's paw. The moderately rounded nail, which follows the natural curv o! the finger. Is now seen generally. It Is s welcome sight, a return to nature from artificial models RAM'S HORNS. Christ's summary of the law shifted the scene of the world tragedy to th heart. Our eyes cannot see who It Is that la The queen dowager of Portugal, Dona Adelaide, widow of the late King Dofn bearing the leprosy of God's curt Miguel I, took the veil on June IS at about with him. No man Is a Christian until he Is the French Benedictine convent at Solemn es, her majesty having served her able to appreciate goodness for Its own novitiate there for n year. Dona Adesake, aside from any of Its benefits. We dread th open shame of th laide, who was born in 1831, was a princess of the then reigning house of day of Judgment, but really our pre. was ent Inner Complacency Is more terrl ble. married at the age of 2l to Dom Miguel I, who reigned tor nine years and What we call forces ar only Gods was the last In direct line of the anmethods, and they are aa secret as he cient royal house of Braganza, being ia. No man hath seen force at any succeeded after the revolution by the time." branch now on the throne. No man hath seen God at any Dom Miguel and Queen Adelaide had time, says the Bible; neither hath any seven children. Their son, the present man seen a man at any time. He Is duke of Braganza, who is a general of spirit, too, dragoons In the Austrian army, is an John Newband Moffet said, "The ardent sportsman and well known in reason why Christ left the napkins In English society. Hla ;Iz sisters all th sepulchre, was to wipe the worn. contracted brilliant alliances, one be- Bn's tear." ing the bereaved Archduchess Marte The God that gave the birds the miThere e. gratory instinct to fly straight to their The Empress Frederick of Germany goal through the pathless air, and the has ordered that the six drawings from fish to steer their way through the seas, will guide aright t'n her pencil which are on exhibition at the fond deslrl, the pleasing hope, th Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors. Piccadilly, shall be the longing for Immortality" in man. Tbe average height of a woman Is means of enriching the hospital founded at Athena by the crown princess of 5 feet 2 Inches, her weight" 124 !4 Greece, . he pictures are tqbs sold pounds. Lowenstein-Werthelm-Rochfo- Saxe-Cobu- rt, rg J l- - - - Tk er Laminar Beat. GAIN the happy time is her When souls with work distressed. Enjoy, with naught to interfere. Their glad vaca-lio- n rest. From all his care the city drudge, W1U himself hie sway. For pleasure And aignty seven .tiles will trudge every day. clerk will dally broil. Tbe As 'neath the scorching sun. every thought of toll -Dismissing He does a century run. dry-goo- The pale bookkeeper, too much worn To foot up his accounts, A til foot It now from early morn Lp all the steepest mounts. The office slave 'will now devote A week to restful rounds. And day by day will row a beat That weighs nine huudred pounds The tired city folks who say With ennui theyre distressed. On rural bedtieks stuffed with hay WtU find their nightly reBt. For "restful rural pleasures which At home would drive us mad, We make some good old fanner rich And try to think we're glad. But sweeter Joy to those who roam Is that glad moment when Theyre through with "resting" and ooms home And get to "work" again. Beleatlfle Research. M 2r Farmer Sprouts Stop thur. Whar ye goln with them chickens? Erastus Pincher Data all right, boss. Ill bring em back. Our sassiety to glneral research la dun studyln np de language ob chicken, an we needs dem very much. "re THE PLUNGER UNDER WAT. while she will be able to reach fifteen 'knots with three feet of water covering the hull and not less than eight iknots while submerged. At these (speeds an endurance of fifteen hours awash and ten hours submerged la She will carryno. guns ir other armament ezeept five automobile to be launched from two ; torpedoes, expulsion tubes Two additional can be carried it desired. A complete shell surrounds ths ves-;s- el from the stem aft to about of the length of the boat The forward open space within the Inner shell contains the torpedo-expulsi- on tubes. Abaft of this space la the boiler, which la Incased In asbestos, with a double thickness, and- - a atr bet wees. space Abaft of thp boiler Is the engine room, containing the engines, condenser, pumps, blower, dynamo and connections Abaft of the dynamo the air compressor and the ballast tank are placed. Such Is the Interior of the vessel. at the space between the Inner and outer shells is Important In the disposition of materials, and In tbe operation of tbe boat Tbe expulsion tubes are In tbe bows, and tbe section of the vessel between stbe stern and tbe forward bulkhead, in the space between the two shells, contains two horizontal tubular spaces In prolongation of the expulsion tubes. The remainder of the pace la this compartment Is enclosed and Is used as a sea water tank, which can be quickly emptied when necessary. The pressure for forcing the water cut la compressed sir. Above the tank are placed three magazine tubes to hold automobile torpedoes. Each tube Is provided with a water tight door and with a piston. From the forward end of each magacheck zine tube a pipe fitted wttb valve leads backward " through -- the bulkhead and ont through the shell of the host. Another pipe, similarly placed, is fitted with a stop vMve and connected to operate from the torpedo room. Snothc rive Sftd with A Rost. MZ-taa- au Ths Landlord's Rnsa What ever Induced the Gazleys to go ta --that wretched mountain resort -again? They said when they got back last year that they would not return there even If their board Were offered to them for nothing. Oh, then, you havent heard? Why the lanllord wrote to Mr. Gazley that be had secured an Impoverished foreign nobleman to act aa waiter. Tho old man didnt intend to say anything about It to hie wife and daughter, bub Mrs. Gazley found thp letter In hla pocket, so they packed up and started, the next day." Cleveland Leader. ,mam VII V A U1 Coo pa Chirk returned thitherto 1888, 1891, - 1893, 1894 and this year aa well. By special permission it played also in old Spats in 1892. and it was on that occasion that the queen regent of Spain con- t'hlldrea Draw Loti., John Walters of Green Bay, Wla, divided hla property Into nine lots n4 put nine slips of paper, each repre 111 aenting a portion, into a hat children each drew a Blip and took possession of the property Indicated are proving thereon. Tbe children are to give htra v' OUR BUDGET OP FUN. Mails '" jw s Mcxlcoa Papor" A WONDER. Trtaapb. GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL reporter, wandering Into the bar- SOME SELECTED. ING ROOM. racks of the 16th battalion, at the back finthe found of the palace building, Mex'co engaged in rhe Color ladlrtdaal's Euu ar th Matter Bow Shaft tba Tlao, tba est military band of the gredio treat an afr Rasoarch aa Raral BolaatlBo rehearsing Effaet ( Artists Ara Always Kaady Kiadly ve A THIB BAND IS and bringing up would sigh u she could see that dressing room sad wish she had been as successful in teaching neat' habits to her careless daughters. Everything has a place and is in 1L They all sit on their trunks after finishing dressing for their acta and await their turns to go on. "We know when we are wanted by the music," answered Miss Ashton to the writer, as she put one lace trimmed skirt after another on her handWe can tell from here some figure. everthlng that Is going onJp.Lue ring by the music. We usually allow three acta to go by In which to get ready, go we readily tell lime by what Is going on in the ring Instead of by a watch. , ' Aa the women returned from the ring they talked of how their performance had gone and whether it had been satisfactory to them or noL Each one was interested in what had taken place to her companions, and If professional jealousy existed the women kept it well out of sighL One told what a dear girl Jessie Miller, the cornetlsL was, and all agreed that Ella Ewing, the biggest woman who ever lived, was just as nice as she could be. None of them had known this girl giantess before this summer, but when she wandered Into the dressing tenL accompanied by her nice looking mother, she was greeted on all aides. How do you do. Miss Reid," asked the big girl of the "countess, who sat before her trunk making some sort of I came In to a pretty neck dressing. see If you were better." "Oh, I am much better, thank you," returned the great tandem driver. I only felt badly for a few days. I dont think your mother looks well, though, and you ought to make her take some tonic. Then In the most unprofessional way these women discussed tonics, and later with true feminine seal, talked of whether pink face powder or white was most becoming. Near by the pretty Italian girl wa turning somersaults, and every time would come up without a fine black hair out of place. She took up a little more room than waa allowed her, but no one complained and all squeezed nearer to the trunks when passing by. Th only "lady clown" on earth sat near by making herself look as funny as the really Is. but no amount of ugly red paint nor black crayon could spoil the beauty of her lovyly brawn eyea turn to the United States on another tour within the next few months, he could say nothing aa nothing had been decided. The costume of this band la characteristic. It consists of a cap, black In color, with a flaming red ilk plume, a blue coat with triple bows of shining brass buttons, garnished with yellow bands, a silver lyre on the left arm, also silver bands on arm and shoulder; a' leather pouch suspended from crossthe shoulder and ing the chest, and pantaloons of blue with a double stripe of red. A sword. In each case Of finest steel, snd when in service sharp-toothe- d spurs and high top cavalry hoots complete the costume. They must have mad quite an impression during their American trip, with their brilliant costumes and their bright, beautiful muslo. Several of the younger members of the organization who were met by th newspaper man wore button of all kinds from Paula Edwards buttons to McKinley buttons. A a Achievement. There la the usual disposition to become jocose with reference to Alfred Austins poetry, said the matter of fact person. "Yes, replied the pale youth who writes, but his detractors cant obliterate tbe fact that he triumphs in ono respecL" "What is that? f "He gets his poetry printed. Washington Star. aspsetod a Mistake Sim Wilkinson has two mighty smart boys, remarked Mrs. Corntos-se- l. One of em hes gone to town an learnt to paint; they say he puts a lot of atmosphere lu hla work. Mandy, aint you thlnkin about the other boy? - "His brother? Yes. The one that learnt to play the eorneL Washington Star. Ea Xotioad IL Ipnrs Trass Gtvlaf Oat. Spruce trees are the raw material of wood pulp, and consequently of a large proportion of the paper used in Ihe printing trade. According to estimates recently given out by the Forestry Department At Washington there is only six years supply of coniferous woods inf tight If the present rate of consumption is kept up, says the New York Times. Dealers in vjood pulp are somewhat skeptical regarding thla statement, although they admit the Increasing scarcity of spruce In thla country. ' There are thousands upon thousands of acres of untouched spruce forests In Canada, however, and the Mike D New Arrived And where air Canadian lumbermen are contemplating with no small degree of interest ye frum? Pat Dublin. the prospects of a spruce famine In the Mike Dye know Dennis O'Lacy? United States. Pat Faith, an Oim his brother-in-laThs Stormy PstrcL Mlke--Snr01 thought 01 saw a reA bird ot immense wing power ta semblance. to the tiny atormy petrel; it belongs every sea, and although so frail (apIt Shows. . Visitor The natives down here dont parently), It breasts the utmost fury of the storm. Skimming with incred- ceem to be very ambitious. ible velocity the troughs of the waves Georgian Dont, eh? Youd ought-- r and gliding rapidly over their snowy see one when a greenbottle fly lights crests, petrels have been observed on the back of his neck. Philadelphia 2,000 miles from nearest land. North American. . . . w. Wa A school teacher lately put the quesWhoa Thvyrt Rccnaala. tion: "What la the highest form of Soxey Why are those things tha The giraffe!" reanimal lifer widows wear called weeds? sponded a bright member of tho Mass Knoxey Because they spring ti and choke the grief. Pittsburg Newi |
