Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1898, Page 9

WASH. B. WILLIAISIS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Baldwin Refrigerators —tave been used exclusively by the army and navy and ali government Institutions for many years. We have sold them for the past tea years in Washington, and have yet to hear the first complaint. Of course, you can’t expect to buy Baldwins for the pric~ of the ordinary makes—but they are anything but expensive. For instance: We rell a splendid Bald- family size—for. .. - be ‘T» Introduce the Baldwin Combination Refrigerators and Sideboards we offer the $26 kind for $21. $21 kind for $18. 1_Old Manila. fortified, containing barracks, con- Yents and acministrative building. Separated from New Manila by the Pasig river. ew Manila, unfortified, and manufacturing houses, 8—Binonda, suburb. 4—Bulacan, Industrial suburb. ST Ralanga, fashionable resort, twenty-five miles Manila. 6—Fortification. 7—Mariveles. fortification, guarding the north channel (two miles across). 8—Corregidor, island and fort, commanding both channels. 2—Caballo, island and fort, guarding the south . TO Linbon pet Poet ised) es potnt ( : 11—Restingc (fortified). 12—Fort vite. 13—Paranaguf fortifications. “ Distance from Manila to Corregidor Island, 25 miles. Distance around the circumference of’ the bay, from Kestingo to Mariveles, 120 miles. THE PHILIPPINES containing business Don’t fail to secure one of our Summer Morris Chairs—light and dark finish—at $3. See our hand- some Lawn Settees at $2.50 up. Wash. B. Williams, 7th & D my4-60d BICYCLE RACES. PARK BICYCLE CLUB BOARD TRACK, Conduit Road, nineteenth century , restrictions on commerce and fe- rocious taxation, in which the ecclesiastics used their influence for the support of the Spanish sovereignty. The last revolt broke out in 1896. The conspiracy was discovered before the day appointed for the rising, and the plans of the insurrectionists were disconcerted. Yet when the authorities Broceeded to arrest those known to be in- Thursday, May 12th. vegee Interesting Information About This Great Spanish Archipelago. THE PEOPLE AND THE COUNTRY Place Where the Great Naval En- gagement Took Place. eo eee eceececceceeeeee Waverly ii: ‘‘Perfect-in-every= part $50 Wheel.” point that goes to make = first- ¢lass wheel is found in 5 or $100 fer = “bike” when one as the WAVEBLY can be had for just balf ee r ‘Walford’s” Fras ae my5-20d eeeees Poerecoooce : ry . : SPANISH OPPRESSION o eoerccccccepoccccoos ‘The Philippine Islands constitute one of the greateat archipelagoes of the world. ‘They Hie in the north tropic zone and s2p- arate the South China sea on the west and the Pacific ocean on the east. The eastern shore of the principal isiand is about 600 miles east of Hong Kong; it is tha largest and most northern great island of tha group—a group which, extending from 5 degrees to 20 degrees north latitude, and over a longitude of 10 degrees to 117 de- gr2es east of Greenwich, covers a north and south line of 1,050 miles, and an east and west line of about 700 miles. It is estimated that this group comprises 1,400 islands, of which by far the larger FOR A SUIT volved the rebels mustered in force, amounting to several thousand, but were dispersed when they offered battle in the neighborhood of Manila. The insurgents established themselves in the province of Cavite, on the south shore of Manila bay, eight miles southwest of the port of Ma- nila, and held it until the arrival ef 25,000 reinforcements from Spain and of a con- siderable naval fleet enabled the govern- ment to suppress them. Here was the scene of the battle of the 1st of May, 1898, between the American Commodore Dewey, | with seven vessels of war and two Ports, and the Spanish admiral Montijo, with ten armortd veasels, in which the. lat- ter was disastrously defeated. In the inaccessible mountainous parts of. the isiands there are sttll unsubdued sav- ages. In the last census. returns the: num- the number of natives pay- ing tribute is-returned as 5,501,356. The latest records of the Philadelphia commercial museum furnish these statis- tics: = The public revenue of the isiands is about $15,000,000, of which the is raised from direct taxes, poll taxes, cus- toms, monopolies and lotteries. The chief articles of produce are sugar, hemp. tobacco, coffee and copra. The for- eign trade is canfined to the ports of Ma- nila, Hotlo, Cebu and Ji ‘The Climate and People. The climate ef the Philippines varies lit- tle from that of other mountainous tropical countries. The range of the thermometer during the year is from a little over 60 de- grees to about 90. The year may be divided into three seasons; the first, cold and dry, has been one of op- | etc. Imports from. ch.lefty sugar and hem The foreign trade of the Philippines has alv.ays been subject to great fluctuations. The insecurity arising under the Spanish administration and the consequent dissatis- faction of the native population, together with constantly recurring insurrections, heve prevented these islands from develop- ing the riches with which nature has boun- t:fully endowed them. Gold, sulphur and large deposits of excellent steaming coal are widely distributed over the country, and an intelligent government, co with enterprise in businzss and humanity of spirit, could rapidly turn: this fertile region into a source of great wealth for mankind. —_—_>—__ DISASTROUS TO WARSHIPS. the Philippines are Pe Thaes of Peiice Are Net Withent Their Scrious Accidents. down. was one-ef the worst of this class of executing a series Of intricate. maneuvers off Tripoli on June 22, 1893, when by some misunderstanding. of signals the Camper- @own came into collision with the flagship Victoria. The latter was cut down and: sank in a few moments, carrying with her ‘338’ men aud twenty-three officers, includ- ing Admiral Tryon. ans ‘the capsizing of the Royal George to] dtsastrai probably the most. nt an record. It was the flagship of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenteidt. The ship Was anchored off Spithead at the mouth of the Thames. A pipe below the water iine needed some repairs, and as it was so sim- ple an affair the sMfp was not docked. In order to get at the’pipe the ship was “heel- ed,” or listed to one side by running one le of gune‘ from one side over to the ther. The Royal: George was a line of battle ship and the pride of the British navy and in full commission. All her cffi- cers and men were, on board, together with any number of their visiting ‘friends, to say nothing of a swarm of tradespeople. Soon after she was “heeled” a stiff land breeze sprung up and thei great ship capsized. Nearly 800 people were drowned. The battle ship Hastern Monarch anchor- ed- off Spithead on June 2, 1859. She had just reached home. port after a voyage from India and had on ‘board not only her own officers and crew, but a. great number of in- valids from the asmy. and navy stationed In India. She had in all over 500 men and VIEW NEAR MANILA. part are mere islets. They are of coral and volcanic formation, the latter often having tr2mendous eruptions. The largest of them are Luzon, on the north, of nearly 41,000 Square miles area, and Mindanao, on the southeast, having an area of 37,456 square miles. The total area is computed at 114,- 000 square miles. The chief seaport of the group fs: Manila, overlooking a capacious bay on the south- west shore of Luzon. The other chief ports ar2 Hoilo and Cebu, on islands af the vame name, in the central part of the ar- chipelago. TO ORER. LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN THE CITY. WRITE FOR SAMPLES. SIX LITTLE TAILORS, 941 Pa Ave. N.W. my-2m.w.f-3t,85 The Inhabitants. There are half a dozen other islands in the central and western part of the group, the areas of which range from that of Rhode Island to that of Connecticut. They are inhabited, in round numbers, by about 8,000,000 people, of whom a dwarfed race of Negrites, new driven into the moun- tains and interior lands, seem to be the descendarts of the aborigines. Phe bulk of the population is Malayan, of whom there are numerous tribes; the dirtiest and most pagan is known as the Igorrotes, and All Facial Blemishes, Skin and Scalp Diseases amanentiy eured; featural irregularities cur- Ercted ty expericaced physicians at the SOHN yet they display very exemplary qualities. WOODEURY INSTITUTE. 127 W. 43d st.. New | They are one of the most important moun- York. Use Wi ‘s Facial Soap, Factal Cream, | tain. tribes of Luzon and are amongst the Facial Powder and Dental Cream. population who virtually escape omnivor- Sa hee eS En cus Spanish taxation. They are good farmers, laying out terraced fields on the Smit. meld Hams and mountains, constructing irrigation canals and having a considerable reputation as metallirgists. Their domestic morality is 01 e genuine r Be LE ee favorably in contrast with that of thetr ticle of first quality. They are difficult to get. Prices i awaksas element of the population are le the Chinese and their Mestizos, or descend- we ants of mixed Sinitic and native blood. N. W. Burchell, There is scarcely a community on these 1325 F St islands where the Chinese are not found. — A Life Prisoner's Romance. From the Indianapolt; Jourral. ‘Thomas Shepherd, the noted convict from Sullivan, who was last Tuesday released from the Michigan City prison, finishing a twenty-year sentence, witich had been re- duced from a life sentence by Gavernor Matthews, was the principal in an esca- pade while confined in what was formerly the Prison South of Jeffersonville, Ind., that attracted widespread attention. Shepherd was placed in the big tower overlooking the wagon gate to threw the lever whieh opened and closed the gate. Although constantly attended by a guard, be began a fiirtatton with a woman living near the prison, and soon letters were ex- changed. At last he devised means by which he could visit the object of his af- fections. On account of the crowded con- dition of the ceil houses Shepherd was al- lowed to sleep in a little house just inside of the walls near the big gate. He began securing material to make a rope ladder, and when he had secured a sufficient quan- tity made a ladder and Rept it hidden in his shanty. Every night he would go through the tewer, fasten the rope to the wall and descend on the outside, visit his Sweetheart, return, climb to the top of the commences in November; the second, warm but still dry, commences in March, the greatest heat being experienced from ‘April to the end of May, and the third, which is excessively wet, continues from June to the middle of November. Generally speaking, the natives are mild and amiable, predisposed to religious ob- servances, extremely superstitious and very hospitable. Those of Batangas, Cagayan and Southern Ilocos are better and more in- dustrious laborers than those of the other provinces. During their youth they work with energy and a certain mental viger, but on reaching a more advanced age lapse Into indolence, which is one of their great- est defects. The women are averse to idleness, have @ spirit of enterprise and often engage in various trades with success. They are economical and sacrifice themselves cheer- fully for those to whom they are attached. Restrictions of Trade. ‘i Before the days of Spanish rule there was considerable commercial intercourse between the Philippines and China and Japan, but this, which would naturally have developed enormously if the Spantsh trade between Manila and America had been left free, was interrupted and at times almost completely stepped by absurd re- strictions devised to secure to Spain a mo- nepoly of the American trade. For a lon; period only a single galleon, and that under government supervision, was allowed te proceed yearly from Manila to Acapulco, the value of the cargo each way being re- stricted within a prescribed sum. Direct trade with Europe via the Cape of Good Hope commenced in 1764; but, as if the ex- clusion from it of all but Spanish ships Was not sufficient, in 178 a monopoly of wal). pull the rope after him, and retire to Bis bed. This was repeated for four con- @®ecutive nights, when the rope was dis- covered by a passerby, who, thinking that @ convict had escaped, notified the officials, who secured the rope. When Shepherd returned from hie visit and found that his ladder was goue he could do nothing but apply at the main en- trance for which he did. Col. ly tm their hands. Europeans descendunts are not numerous here, though there ts a considerable breed of half-castes, derfved fromt European fathers. The Sparish Domination. It was not until the close of the sixteenth century that the archipelago passed Spanish domination, during the reign Philip Il. About the middle of the century an expedition sailed from Mexico in five ships, but accomplished little. J. B. Patten, who was then warden, was mad, but Shepherd only smiled. Wakefulness the town of Cebu, and spondence that the name of Philippime lands f= first recorded. It was horor of his severeign arch an ecclesiastical organization, prit- cipally of monastic orders, was established. ‘The Inwerrection. Petty trade and banking are almost entire- f this and their of} When Cebu was also ‘The history of these islands during the! petroleum, leather goods, - j commerce wes bestowed on the Royal. Company of the Philippines. With the close of the eighteenth cent: a certain amount of liberty began to be conceded to “ve ‘The first com- Manila Royal Company expired. remain- ed the only port for foreign trade til 184. opened. Jamboanga @Mindanao),. Holo: (Panay), Sual (Luzon), Legazpi or ‘Albany (Luson) and Tacleban (Leyte) are. now in the same Manila, Nolte and h i ie often The principal articles Bs officers on beard,- Many hed been absent from home for years. There was great re- Joloing that night within sight of the shores of old England. During the merriment, a lamp was upest..and:the ship burned to the water's edge, with great loss of life. A similar accideny destroyed H. M. S. Go- Uth onthe night of December 22, 1875, just three days befora Christmas. She was a training ship, anf had aboard over fifty officers, men arid boys, mostly boys. She had just returned from a long cruise and lay in the Thames. The boys were antici- pating the Christmas festivities, and in their pranks upset a lamp in the oil room. The ship was a total loss, but this time the loss of-life was comparatively small. The boys on the sailing frigate Eurydice were not so fortunate. She was homeward bound from the Bermudas. About 300 offi- cers, men and boys, were on board, and she came up along the Isle of Wight, with ev- ery sail drawing and her ports open. Off Ventnor. the famous watering place on the Isle of Wight, the boys manned the rigging and cheered and cheered to those on the beach. A squall struck the old frigate, over she went, and nearly every person on board was drowned right before the eyes | . and $4 short pants suits at $2.15. whole collection goes tomorrow, Saturday, at. . They _ include tweeds, in nobby fancy, plaid, checked and striped effects. ESR E) Md > Se See og Co.’s Removal Sale. Boys’ *4 Suits, saturday,*Z.15 ON’T pay the “credit” house fakirs $3.50 for boys’ cotton suits sald to be reduced from $6, and think you are getting a bargain. If we sold cotton sitits, we could let you have them for $1 50 and still make a good profit—but we never offer such “truck” for sale at any price. You have no reason fer buying cotton suits at all now, for every MOVAL SALE we have sold from 500 to 1,000 boys’ strictly all-wool Suits at less than actual cost. Tomorrow we propose to sell an immense lot of about 500 boys’ $3.50 double-breasted suits, reefer suits, Brownie suits, in fine ALL~-WOOL cheviots and If you find any suit in the lot worth less than $3.50 or $4 you can have it. The re) Saturday Tomorrow we shall also close out about 200 pairs of Boys’ all-wool cheviot and tweed odd pants, in blues — fancies — plaids — and checks—regardless of former value, at the uni- form reduced price of 74c. Not a thread of cotton in them. Parker, Bridget & Co., during this RE-~ Straightforward Clothiers, 315 7th Street. = = = Were recently appointed road commissioners for THE THUMB TRIGGER. SUBURBAN NEWS iost eee pans eae sang mag +o, Emma See aa A Bow Away With the a . oath a Mary a Swerving of a Gun. atuxent Planters” 1 an toteresting | From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. t the home of Dr. I. 8. Hill Wednesday. . ROCK VERE. ig How to avoid the slight swerving of a Mra. Lonte satertained the Matinee |rifle at the moment when the trigger ts ‘ae otrng trates of a etn bev ben | Eat, Nese Ir" Rash, S| Dullod han long ponsied tie neat ee in the Charles H. Welch, Mrs. Theodore Vs . Mrs. }armoyed the markemai xpert gun court for this ewunty: Teresa A. Smith to Geo.| RoE White Mr. domare g a getter M. Walter, seven. and one-fourth acres of land $100; Wm B Mobley to James F. Burroughs, sixty and three-fourths acres of land near Laytons- ville, $3,000; Charles E. Wood to Charles A. Koss, loty 42 and 43, Woodmont, $300; George W. Carter to George H. Carter, lot of land in Poolesville, ¥-; John B. Walker, Thos. H. Pickford and others to Emma 8. Cobb. 164 acres of Bryant property, $0,000; Forest Gien Investment Company to Frank ing, lots 8, 9 and W), block 19, Forest ‘Mabion Ashford and George E. Flem- ‘trustees, to Redfern W. Walker, lot 4, block 3, Kenflworth, $500; Henry Maurice Talbott, at- torney to Laura V. Brown, lot in Derwood, $305. At a recent meeting of the schoo! commissioners an application was received from James M. Engle and others for a new school to be located at Forest Glen. ‘The consideration of the request was, pest: med until the next meeting. The resignation of iss Sarah J. Silles, teacher at Boyd's station, was accepted, to take effect May 20. ‘The applica- tlon “of ‘the ‘Chevy Chase Land Company for an additional $225 for the new school house at Chevy Chase was refused. The school board and teachers ef the county haye beem invited to attend the an- fmal meeting of the Maryland Health Association la Baltimore on May 11 and 12, and a number of them De in attendance. As soon as the exact number of Frederick county pupils attending the Montgomery county schools can be ascertained a wrequisition will be made upon that county for their ition. ‘The followin; sults in equity bave been placed npon the docket of the circuit court for this county: Josernine M. Brent et al. agt. Grace F. D. Sprigg. for information and relief; Philip D. Laird for complainants. Jn the matter of the deed of trust from Enoch D. Metz et al. to Stephen A. Cox, trustee, for sule of land; Talbott & Talbott for complainants. John W. Coplin agt. Nellie Coptin, for divorce; Peter & Henderson for complainant In the matier of a mortgage from Michael a hon and wife to Sarah V. McCormick, to foreclose mortgage; Talbott & Prettyman for complainant. Mr. Jioward 0. Emmons of Hyattsville, Md, wh» was the prineipal witness in a large number of local option cases in the last two terms of the chenit court, has mrde clan to half the fines im- pesed in the several cases in which he claims to have been the inforner. The fines aggregate the sum of $1,050, which is now in the hands of Sher- {ff Thompson, who declines to pay. over the amount claimed by Emmons until authorized to do so. by the counry commisaicners. A petition asking for the payment of the mcney hus been filed with rhe beard of Commissioners by Messrs. Arthur Peter md Fraok Higgins, cconsel for Bmmons. It is med that Emmons did not ciaim to be an in- former when testifying before the grand jury, and that in the indictments returned to the court his name dit not appear as the informing witness. of hundreds of persons within hailing dis- tance on shore. Ten years before Ericsson built the moni- tor Captain Cowper Cowles of the British navy invented what he called a turret ship. It was not until some years later that the Jord high admiral accepted the captain's plans and ordered a turret ship built. HE. M. S. Captain was launched in 1860 and seemed. to be a “hoodooed” ship from the start. She was a full-rigged tron ship, armored and with steam as an auxiliary power. High bulwarks were intended to be let down, uneovering the two turrets when the ship was cleared for action. On September 7, 1870, she was sailing in the Bay of Biscay. A squall sprung up and struck the top-heavy ship full abeam. She “heeled” over and never righted. Of the 490 persons on beard only eighteen were saved. When the court-martial sat to try some one for negligence in losing the ship the only person they could try was James bre @ gunner. Every other officer was The Victoria, with 700 persons aboard, capsized in the Thames on May 24, 1881, and over 300 were drowned. In the mer- chantman service hundreds of ships and thousands of lives have been lost right in Port,-when the ts supposed above all other times to baute. ee What the Soldter Carries. For active service in the field, where ferced marches may be frequent, and a cumbersome outfit is undesirable, the sol- Giers of the United States army have an outfit which is fully’os comprehensive: as that used in the armtes of other natfons and takes up lesp space. The soldier is provided with one suit of Clothes, which are in good cond{tion. He carries @ knapsack, a modern arrangement of light canvas, unlike the old heavy | °%, leather affairs, ada'Urd this he carries his trinkets. He is prov Bide Halt. & dress cap, which straps to his Around his waist fs! str: web cartridge belt with her sheath e long knife used for defense and to eat with. At the seme side hares tha pene metak canteen, covered with felt ai rapped with a cap, ——— rae ons offee!on the march. Cross ‘9 heavy strap hangs with a swivel and to'this is attached the rifte for carrying git soldiers, both. cavhl- rymen and are provided with brown canvas leggins that reach half way a tineeup, which from the belt and is used for and to soup at mess. Hach soldier has: *nlso.a small shelter i F ! i § i HH i i : d Es H : a He The commissioners have not as yet reached any nelusion in the matter. “The frst quatterly mectng of the M. E. Church Sonth for Rockville cirenft will be held at Emory Cherch Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22. ‘The county commissioners at thelr meeting Tues- day appointed Mosscs. Joseph Henderson, Charles ‘T. Kingsbury and John T. Piquett as examiners cn a bridge petitioned for by J. W. Watkins and others, and will meet tc execute the commission June 6. Messrs. Charles G. Griffith, Frederick P. Hives atmtne whether ne public convenience’ re- whether . corners of a road petitioned for by janes E. Phillips and June 6. others. They will meet Emory Chapter of Epworth will hold @ meeting at League ry Church Friday evening next. A fine program of exercises Las been arrenged tor the na’ court Tuesday the following fo en pe ‘The last will and testa- ment af Martha E. Jones, deceased, was admitted to probate and record, and letters of administra tion c.t.a. eae oe ee Breer he af ey f i : i ft f F ae Ps *y Lj A Ht i ae ij ; i ‘ it H i 4 | Mesere. Ey prises « Campbell and Mrs. Whiting. Mrs. James C. Rogers will entertaim the club at the mext meet- ere will be a meeting of the Pinckney Me- morial Guill next Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Jobn E. Latimer. —— FAIRFAX RT HOUSE. In accordance with the request of the captain, John M. Ballerd, the Fairfax Cavalry Compeny met here last Saturday. It was decided to die- band the company, thus leaving the members free to join Mr. Jos. E. Willard's infantry com- pany, which is being formed. About sixty have Joined it, cnd it is expected that the command Will start for Richmond in about a week's time. Mr. Willard proposes to equip the company with uniforms at bis own expense. Star of Hope Juvenile Temple elected the fol- lowing officers last Saturday aftermoon to serve for the ensning three months: Henry Hawxburst, chief templar; Edith Wiley, vice templar; Be: beeca Wooster, secretary; liarvey Steel, fiman- cial secretary; Smithsou Millican, trea: and LueNa Wooster, marshel. These with zhe off- cers yet to be sppoiuted will be installed next Saturday afternoon by the superintendent, Dollie A. Slayton, Owing to the inclemency of the weather the meeting of the Darnesville district Sunday school convention, which was to have been held in Vale M. P. Church last Friday, was postponed until Friday of this week. The county board of supervisors met last Mon- day, Jno. H. Hurst presiding. Nvtice vas order- ed to be given according to law that the board would meet Mcnday, Juve 13. for the purpose of considering the matter of declaring the boundary nes of euch lot or parcel of land in Falls Chureh. Providence and Dranenville districts, to be a lawful fence as to certain antmais. Supervisors Hurst, Rice and Lukens were ap- pointed a committee to employ an expert to ex- amine the court house building, and if found to be fu a safe and sound condition to ascertain and fx upon necessary improvements to be made thereon and to advertise for proposals to do the work and repert their action to the mext meeting of the board. The United States authorities were given the right to erect telephone Unes over the eounty of the county from Alexandria to Sheri- Point, in this county, provided the erection not in any way interfere with vel on and the working of the roads ly county authorities. Nic vand Mra “Allen Wood of Florida are visit- Mr. A. J. Sagar’s. Joseph Stanford, the who was found in his room. at 615 New Jersey avenue, in Wash- fon, Wednesday morning, unconscious from in- ng illuminating gas. an account of whica was published in Wednesday evening’s Siar, is from Wayne county, Obio. He came here a short while ago, having engaged board for a year of Mr. B. Canfield, but left mon after. intending to spend a few weeks in Washington. He was wounded in the buttle of Chantfity. — GOLD MINING IN SIBERIA. A Great Future for That Country is Wrom the London Mell. Our correspondent at Odessa sends some notes of a conversation with a veteran Si- berian gold-digger of great wealth from ‘Tomsk, the chief center of the gold-pro- ducing district. aS He predicts a great future for min- ing in Siberia, as he avers the surface has so far been only scratched. Prospecting has increased with such —— rapid- that towns are springing up like mush- ae and the population is increasing by leaps and bounds. The government stipulates that all gold gathered be assayed at its offices, placed at convenient centers, and that ten per cent of the net proceeds go to the crown, but otherwise every one, including foreigners, bas absolute freedom to work his claim just as it pleases him. Up to the present only very primitive methods have been employed by the ma- with the northern provinces, and operations may be pursued all “Tne Kirgh who roam e ese, boundless steppes there, living quated implements at the disposal of the miners. It is only when spring round that the great heaps'of earth which have accumulated during the winter's oper- etions are washed and the precious metal extracted. maker has invented a ed to solve the problem and, in the opin- fon of those who have tried it, It fs modeled on a principle entirely new to gun making, the trigger being worked by the thumb and placed on top of the rifle, instead of underneath, where all trig- guns were can u Rew rifle, the action Is so simple, and tite ee so free from complex ma- The rifle can be taken apart and gether In a few neconds, wo few are the parts of which it is constructed. There are no screws except the one that joins the Stock to the*barrel. ‘The simple remaining mechanism fits together without screws The firing section of the gun consists of oar ave | parts. The mechanism of the gun ‘ollows: en the ham: back to cock the gun of a lever is pressed upward. This lever presses on Spring formed of a piece of bent steel. the curved end of which, when the gun is cocked, rests against the rim of the cart. ridge. holding it firmly until the gun is The trigger, which is pressed by gun in order to release the Seesioers peertones from the upper surface of the stock, and is simply a steel plate, which, when pressed down, does this: Into a siot that is de- Pressed, the action releasing the hammer and discharging the gun. Until the gun is cocked, this depressed “lug” prevents teh possibility of the gun being fired. The shell is extracted automatically by the drawing back of the breech block. When the block ts drawn back the steel spring that plays such an important part in the simpie mechanism of the gun is thrown by the drawing back of the ham. mer against the rim of the cartridge and nee drawn back the spring . this depressed “lug” sun ready atl reloading. a is impossible for the gun to be fi while the cartridge 1s being inserted, fe as explained, the “lug” must enter the de- pression before the hammer can be released by the nose of the lever, and as this can only be done by depressing the trigger, which cannot be depressed when the “lug” is not over the slot. it will be seen that an accident through the premature discharge of the shell is impossible. Neither is it possible for occur through the breech mec! blown back by the explosion of ridge, for as it enters the slot lon the trigger it engages the rear of the stot and ts held firmly until the Sun is discharged. is ts all the mechanism of the gun. i She Webdune Se Mase mea see 10 the ing deadiiness. ga a ——$_ +95 The Longevity of Canned Food. From Good Words. It ts only fair to state that tinned m still holds the record for longevity. W! mess the case of that preserved mutton vouched for by Dr. Letheby In his Cantor lecture, which had been tinned forty-four years, and was still m condition at the end of that time. Those tins had an adventur- ous Career. In 1824.they were wrecked in the good ship Fury, and cast ashore with other stores on the beach at Prince's Iniet. ‘They were found by Sir John Ross eight years afterward in a state of perfect pres- ervation, having passed through alarming variations of temperature annually—from ninety-two degrees below zero to eighty degrees above—and withstood the of savage beasts, perhaps of savage mew. Fer sixteen years more they lay there broiled and frozen alternately; then her rifle that is intend- ism being the carte the scene, and stilt the contents were in good condition. For nearly a quarter of a cen- tury they had withstood rigors, winter sheets of snow flowers make all the country shine, one mass of white radiance dike a star. Nor are these arctic plant peo- ple the pitiful frost-pinched unfortunates they are guessed to be by those who have never seen them. Though lowly in stature, keeping near the frosen ground as if loving it, they are bright and i I l & q r it il ili nie pit i gia if J :