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SCENES IN A SHOT TOWER.
low nurses are also» and When n.5,
Come From.
There are two lnrg: vamhlisilments in
New York where Ibni- is manufactured,
notafew at a time, but where tons and
tons of pig, lead are turned into the little
halls of lead which work such havoc
among the game of plain and wood and
upon the battlefield. These queer fan-
forles are known as shot towers. and re-
sembls great, tall chimneys, rising 150 to
What in the air. The only difference
one can see from the outside is the small
windows with which the wall is dotted
up to the top. which is surmounted by a
oonicai~shaped cap not at all like the cop-
ing stone of a factory chimney. All day
long from the summit of this cap there
issues a tiny stream of smoke, which
makes it resemble the crllter of some
dormant volcano. On entering the struc-
ture one sees an every side huge piles of
his load. In one corner is a small but
powerful elevator of the simplest con-
struction, for it is just two platforms, one
six feet above the other, and about four
by two feet in measurement. Standing
on one of the platforms, and taking hold
of the cable to keep from knocking against
the grimy brick walls, the elevator starts.
It is like entering a coal mine, only one
ascends instead of descending. Presently
there is an opening in the wall: and one
sees what appears to be a shower descend}
ing through the hole in the center of the
tower. So it is—a shower of shot falling
from a height of 150 feet into the water
below. Allthe way up at each landing
one can look at the steady downpour.
When the landing at which the men are
at work is reached it presents a novel
sight.
To one side there is the furnace with
the great melting pot from which the
melted lead is carried down by a pipe to
an iron colander which is fitted in a
framework just over the centre of the
drop hole. The holes in this colander
vary from L50 to 1-360 of an inch in di-
ameter. A peculiar fact is that the shot
dropped from a colander will not pass
through the hole in it, as the shot swell
when cooling. if lead alone were used to
make the shot the pieces falling in the
water would not 'be round, but would
take an elongated shape, something like
a grain of cats. Arsenic is therefore
mixed with the lead, and the chemical
properties are such that the metal takes
a true globular form.
9
How The Armor ls’Malle.
Harper's Young People has a descript‘
ive article entitled, "flow a War Ship's
Armor is made," and its opening para—
graph gives this summary of what an
armor plate is. and the skill required to
produce it;
"It requires a great amount of intense
bent. u lot of tremendous pounding, much
knowledge of chemistry, and a great deal
of good judgment and skilled labor to
make a plate of armor. ’l‘hc fircs must be
so hot that the temperature runs often as
high as 3,000" Fnhr., thr- pouuding or
pressing must be so vigorous as some-
times to equal a pressure of 14,000 tons,
and thc chomical knowledge must be of
the most export and delicate. kind, the
result of yours upon years of experiment.
And when a large plate of the best mod-
ern armor is finished, it. will he a block of
moderately soft steel perhaps 17 inches
thick, 7 undone half feet tall, from ii to
12 feet long, alloyed with a certain
amount ofnickel to make it tough, and
hardened on its face with a preparation
of carbon to- make its exposed surface
brittle. This block of metal Weighing
perhaps from ‘25 to30 tons, but not large
enough of itself to be very imposing, will
cost from $15,000 to ”0,000. And that is
only one plate of armor which goes with
others to protect a ship."
in making one of these plates, of course
the ingot is first prepared The steel,
nickel and other ingredients are melted to
a liquid state, a chemical analysis made,
the liquid cast into an ingot, and then al-
lowed to cool. Putters, or templates are
produced of every plate of armor to be
made, and then these big ingots, large
blocks of steel are heated. plum-d under
hammer-l or in enormous pressures, ham-
mered down, and bent. into shape, after
which they are tempered by an oil bath,
annealed in another furnace, or made
tough on the outside by lying in a bed of
carbon, called the Harvey process, and
absorbing the carbon to the dcpth of an
inch. it. takes about seventy hours to
heat an ingot through before it is ready
to be flattened and bent.
THE CASHIER GAVE UP,
A Robber With the llrop on "fun Took
$5000 and Escaped.
“I know now it feels to look down the,
barrel oin six shooter," snid ll. K. llol—
lowny. cushirr of the 'i'riuiduul National
Bank of 'l‘rinidnd, (‘ol., “when ilw wrap-
ou is in tln- handsof a determined lllllll
who moans business.
“It “us an few years slow, and at noon,
wimp m‘l‘llpit'll with my duties in the
bani. that my attention was attracted by
the sound of footstcps. i looked up and
as I did an my eyes met a revolver point-
ed squnrvlv in my chest.
” 'llon'l tnove,’ was the injunction in
quiet, low tom-s, 'auddou‘t you Hpo'ltk ex-
cept to fillMWI‘l' my questions.
“l never obcymi ll command w ith such
alacrity. Well, he proceeded to tell the
that he wanted all the money in sight,
which was about (.5000, and he uni
it without an outward murmur. i
couldn’t help myself. My purtm-r and
one clerk had gone to their dinncrs, and
lhad nothing else to do but. In comply
withthe robber'a deniands. 'i‘lw whole
thing Wham/crib flvo illilllll,l‘,n, and be.
fore anybody could be called in pursuit,
the thief was well on his way to the
mountalns. We never recovered a cent.
of the money, but we learned subsequent-
ly that tln- robber was a well-known
horse thief A few months later he that
his doom. ills fondness for other men’s
property got him into trouble again, and
he was left dangling from the limb of a
tree, as was the custom in those days of
dealing with thieves when you caught
them'b Ht. Louis lllobe Derutwrat.
an. Tool (Mon Flavor.
f dork—What flavorf
Bridget (aside to Path—Phat do he
mean, l’at?
Pathhist, lliddy; don't show your
ignorance: they has fruit flavors in the
soda. lill be having sthrawberry in
mine.
Bridget-“lib, yls,Oi see. fruit flavors;
Oi'll lmvo onion in mine—St. Louis Star-
Sayings.
Equal to the Occasion.
Bob—«What llld the lecturer say when
you throw new ouhhagee at him?
Dink-43b. he said he had hoped Ill. Dil-
dieses would be leased, baths really
man no dose-a saunlylsss
DRAMA AND OPERA;
THE -OUTLO0K”I?G‘OOD roe acr-
on, erases mo mmoea
-
Ilss Olga lathersola and Her Opening
Hay. Ilse Odette Tyler, Ila-nausea
llowsrl (loam, latrodaees a 1min
Custom. Ir. Pianos, Its.
The dramatic season is new fairly opens
ad in New York, and managers have had
a little chance to get a line on the probsv
.bllitias of the season So far, the business
of the theatres has been fairly successful,
and a decided improvement upon last
year. Richard Mansfield is inclinedto he,
a little dissatisfied with the audiences
which he receives, and he has criticised
more or less, the taste of theatrogoers
who have been patronising foreign actors
and actresses whose performances are less
artistic. Mr. Mansfield believes, than
those which he gives. But there is always
sure to be a discord and the general re-
sult has been gratifying to theatrical
people.
An unusual amount of discussion has
been raging about Miss Olga Nethersole.
a young lady who came to this country
heralded as one of the greatest of Julieta
and the most promising of young Eng-
lish actresses. Her first appearance here
was in “The Tranegreasor," a play that
has very little to recommend it except
Miss Nsthcrsole’s personality which has
endowod the principal character with an
unusual amount of interest. The critics
have widely differed with regard to her,
but all agree in saying that she has an
unusual amount of magnetism, and that
even with actors of note on the stage
with her, she dominates the entire per-
formance and makes it seem stale and un-
profitable when she is absent.
The faults ascribed to Miss Nethersole
are that she does too much, and gives too
much color War work; but it is agreed
that she has the qualities which go to
the making of a great actress, and the
prediction has been freely ventured that
she has a great future before her.
in London and Paris the reception
rooms of well known actresses are very
distinctive features of the theatres. \Ve
know how Bernhardt’e room is filled with
curiosities, Terry‘s with souvenirs, and
Mme. Judic'a with luxuries. To these
privileged ones are admitted between the
acts or in the interim of matinee and
evening performance.
The first actress to adopt, the foreign
idea, is Miss Miss Elizabeth Kirkland, as
she is it {own socially, or Miss (blotte- Ty—
lcr, prof-ssionnlly, the young woman
whom: cw:n-.n~rnelit (now broken) to How-
ard Uonid curiae-d such cornmcnt. Miss
Kirkland is playing the lending part at
the Academy of Music for tin- season.
The rooms there are spurious and Mr.
Frohmnn has put aside a prrtly suite for
her. Miss Kirkland looked into the mode
of entertaining while abroad this year
and came back determined to adopt
it.
The large sitting room in which «he re
ceives her friends, is hung afar-r the Eug-
lisb fashion in delicately colorrd chin”.
The womlw'urk is blue. The windows are
orossborred with lllaurecd iron and hung
in golden brown plush. ilugs are thrown
about the flt‘mr, grcai divans con-red with
golden vr-lwt are lilit'il high with silk and
Persian cushions. A low French dresser
is placed under two great side lights, on
which lie a multitude of silver toilet ar‘
ticles. A writing desk is Usually open
with Miss Kirklaud’s monogrammed
paper lying ready and everywhere on
matinee days are flowers.
One only goes by invitation, and usual~
ly pleasant people are brought together
by the tact of the hostess. Sometimes a
clever musician is asked, and in a most
informal way he spends his time at the
piano, while the maid serves tea in the
exquisite cups that were sent to Miss
Kirkland by friends when her engage
ment to Mr. Howard llould was an
nounced. She wears very smart house
gowns at tin-so receptions.
The opera season cannot fail to be an
artistic as well as a social success. Perv
slmists, who are always anticipating dire
aster, from politics to the peach crop, pro
dict great changes in the occupants of
boxes and stalls, by reason mainly, of the
slight. advance in prices and the retire-
ment of many old patrons and habitucs of
the. Metropolitan, to make room for new
people and unaccustomed fact-s. lint as
nearly all the grand and first tier boxes
areowncd by well-known nudpromincut
families. very few of whom will be ab-
sent this winter. it seems hardly possible
that any great. change will be apparent;
and even if it should be, novelty has its
charms as well as antiquity, and the
golden showers, which are indispensable
to so costly a luxury. must. ho recruited
from fresh sources, or the old stamibvs
may find the demand-s upon them greater
than ihuy are willing to supply.
M. l’lam-on, the distinguished singer
has an air when on the Hll'l‘l'l that. beats
hisflurat effort on the stage. lie was a
sight worth morefbnn the price ofudlnia-
slon as he crossed iiromlwny the other
day.
He glam-ed only once at the vnvalcade
of trucks and the line of whirling cars,
and then. shaking his forefinger at them
ulliu an udmonitory but rougiah way.
continued on his journey across liroad-
way. The gesture was that of 'a good
natured giant. waving a sumll boy track
from hispmh. it had a mavellous effect
upon the band of llroadwny brignuda.
Horses were thrown on their baunchcrl,
gripmen swung around violently to
the left, and the cable cars came too stop
with a suddcnness that sent the passen-
gers sliding forward in their m-nts. ’Mr.
Plancon continued tranquilly and dream-
ily acrlmsthe way, and stood there in the
sun light, buying a rose for his bottom
hols. He did not look at the men who
had becn whirling upilroadway so rapid-
ly,but they peered back at him for a
block after they had passed on their way
uptown. The singer look d like a mil-
lionaire multiplied by two y. A elm
inspection suggested that his attire cost
about 017. including everything. Illa
manner did the rest. luswnnn.
Turkey a Hard Road on Bicycles.
Lieutenant linyot, of the French army,
who recently rode on a bicycle to Cow
stantlnople and back, had a hard experi-
ence in 'l‘nrksy, where he was only able
to make so miles in three days. in that
time he had nothing to eat but four hard-
bolled eggs with vinegar. and muddy
water with a little rakl to drink. The
natives insisted upon getting on his new
chine, and he had great trouble with the
dog]. in Bulgaria there were on roads
at all, though some were out. and
the sand was verystieky. a rode use
mllsswlthost 'II to
masons:- “rm”:
nebular-alarm.
a ti SEN
was:
i A§94s I i i it“,
osrswvs wucoasro can. seem.
New York's Orator Isleglsse the lalvatlol
Army's (3th
At a reception given a short time on,
at Carnegie Music Hall, New York. to
Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army. "30
brief welcoming address was made by
Chauncey M. Depew, who said:
‘ ”It has fallen to my lot to address all
kinds of celebrities. l have welcomed
Stanley, the traveller, Sale and Forbes,
the journalists, Edwin Booth, the actor,
and many others, but I feel more pleasure
on this occasion than on any of those
former ones.
”The General represents the cause of
philanthrovy; he raises and improves the
masses to whom we owe so much. Dif-
ferent men have different ideas.
“Some men are won by the superb ritual
of the Roman Catholic Church, others by
the simplicity of Methodlsm. Some, en-
tranced by the splendid literature of the
Episcopalian Prayer Book, desire no ser-
mon, while the sturdy Covenanter desires
nothing but sermon. Gen. Booth has
reached a class that has not been reached
101' 1.800 years. The General pressed the
button and l0,000 officers and l3,000,000
soldiers did the rest. Few men deserve
the gratitude of the world. Peter the
Hermit deserved it, Martin Luther de-
served it, and Gen. Booth deserves it."
Gen. Booth then addressed the assem-
bly on his book, “In Darkest England,"
and the philanthropic scheme contained
therein. “My schemeis the result of ex.
perlence gained in the haunts of vice and
misery,” he said. "In England I made
£7,000 from my book,ail of which I de-
voted to the poor. My book was pirated
in America, and we made not a dollar
from it. This country owes me at least
035,000, and i am come to collect it.
"Some people talk of the survival of
the fittest, but our motto is the salvation
of the unilttcst. We do not inquire
whether a man is worthy, and rejoice
most in the rescue of the criminal. An-
other of our principles is reformation,
and reformation means employment. In
the immense tracts of waste land which
abound in countries like this,i am con-
vinced that employment can be found for
allmen. . I asked for £100,000 at first and
£30,000 a year to carry out my scheme. I
got the £100,000, but, alas, the £30,000 is
not forthcoming."
At the close of the proceedings a collec-
tion was made. Commander Ballington
asked for 010.000. “Let any one,” he said,
“who will contribute 8500 raise his or her
hand." Several hands were raised. There
were several other large contributions
made by persons who serif in their names
on slips of paper left in the boxes for the
purpose.
FOR SERIOUS FOLK.
Bits of Prose and Fragmcnis of Verse
Worth Reading.
Men are made rich, not by what the
world can give, but what, it can't take
away.~~ Ram‘s llorn.
\‘i'hocvcr may
illsceru true ends shall grow pllrc enough
To love them. brave- r-unugh to strive for
flu-tn.
And strong enough to n-ach thorn,
«E ii Browning,
Stern daughter of the voivo of God:
0 duty ‘ if (first nauu- thou love.
Who art a light to guide. a rod
Tocln-ck the effing. and rcprovo.
- \Vurdswr-rtll.
When a man thinks nobody cares for
him, and he is alone in n cold, selfish
world he would do well to ask himself
this (lllr'nlillil, “What have] done to make
anybody care for me?"
”The best part of one's life is the per-
formance of his daily duties. All higher
motives, ideas, conCcptions. scntiments,
in a man are of no account. if they do not
come forward to strengthen him for the
better discharge of the duties which de
volvo upon him in the ordinary affairs
of lifc."- vllcnry \Vnrd Beecbcr.
To live content
seek elegant-o rather than luxury, and re-
finement rather than fashion; to be
worthy. not respectable; and wealthy, not
rich: to study hard, think quietly, talk
gently, act frankly: to listen to stars and
birds, to babes and sages with open
heart; to la-nr all cheerfully, do all braver
l], await occasions, hurry never —in a
word, to h-t. the spiritual, unbidden and
unconscious grow up through lhc com-
mon—this is to be my symphony.
An Artist's Error.
.\i, Muukucsy, whom picture of tho
"Crucifixion" gave him such a world-
wide ruputation as an hisloricnl artist,
has come to grief through an error which
has been noticcd in his m-w painting do-
signod for the (‘hamlwr of the [list m,
liudnpcst. in the new painting. which is
called "Arpud," M. Munkmwy has do-
[)ii‘bl'll in (he “Arpud” the figure of n
llliilit' u nz'rior, with a shown incv, astride
a «micro hand cbnrgvr. .\t the pi'l‘lilil
ruprmentwl in tin- [lll'llll’t' llungnrinn
uohh-s invariably wore boards, and rode
the sumll, wiry horses of the country.
The nrii-d's follow countrymen criticised
the pil'illl‘l' as “a surf on a French horse,"
and rein-«ml lonllow it in thei‘hainbcr.
('omrncnllug on this action, on nuthorlty
says timl .\l. Munkncsy deserves his pllu-
ishmcnt, as an error so gross can only
mean r'llrr-il’nnllr‘rm, and an inntloution to
history cannot be pcrrulttrd in a great
artist. The picture has been placed on
exhibition in an art museum.
Tova Questions Answarmi.
l, Which is the-[oldest city in flu-world?
2. Was [form over totallv destroyed?
l. lbunascua is said to be the, old...“ it
is spoken of in the story of Aluminum.
When it was really built, holww-r, no one
can say. 2. No; but it in". 1,0,." “d0
stroyed"mnl ”lnlrut” several times. In
ll.i',:t‘l7 it. was burned by tilellnuls, ex.
cept the citadel or capitol; In A. 1),“
Nero burned fine city “to the “round,"
destroying thegrcaier part of seven of the
fourteen quarters or words of the city;
the capitol was struck by lightning and
partly formed, A. ll, fun; but the entire
city was now-r destroyed; -.\'. Y. Hun.
(load Advice from a burglar.
A citizen of Orange, N. .l.. who forgot
to take from the pocket of his overcoat a
memorandum of his limes at the race
track has received advice from an unex-
pasted quarter. A burglar, who had gull.
ered up H.000 worth of silverware in his
loans the other night took the overcoat
alw, but left the memorandum time at»
donor]: " Don't play the races M they
cursed my downfall."
n.;‘n..."”.;"“" ‘
laurwWhlio Jack was calling the
other evening he made the statement that
he would kiss me or die in the site
Belle-Jae. (BM I more) Wei , did
he hilt 10'"
fasten-You haven’t many account
astral-mummsmmr
with small menus; to '
Theodore oi
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-OF—
Jarvis Kellogg, of Norwalk,
—-FOR—-
Elle IN THE llllllAll,
AND IT IS NOW 0N SALE.
The goods are all right, and you will get the benefit.
The goods are having a big sale, and you should call soon
and get the bargains.
Great Reduction in
Groceries This
Week.
Maud S. Flour, $4.00; Snow Flake,:$3.75. Every barrel guaranteed to give
entire satisfaction. Look at these prices:
Gold Dust, 19c.
New Canned Corn, 10c.
New Canned Salmon, 10. New Marrow Beans, 9c qt.
New Early June Peas. 10c. New Medium Beans, 70 qt.
New Tomatoes, 3 for 250. Soda Crackerst 50 lb.
3 lbs Best Lard, 25c. 7 lbs Oat Flakes, 250.
New Citron, 15c lb. New Raisins, 8c.
New Prunes, 3 lbs for 250. [Evap Apples. 2 lbs for ‘25:.
New Sultana Raisins, 15c lb. New Figs, 15c lb.
New Orleans Molasses, 453 gallon. Cottolene, 300.
(‘orn Starch, 5c pkg. New ppd. B Wheat, 12.: pkg.
Try our 27c Elgin Creamery butter, It is unequaled.
Full Cream Cheese. only 156 per lb. 22 lbs Granulated Sugar, for $1.00.
Our Tees and Coffees are the best in the city. Full weight and measure guaranteed
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