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EUGENE CITY GUARD. L l. uariiLU EUGENE CITT. OREGON. ; LOGGING CYPRESS. A PECULIAR LUMBER INDUSTRY IN SOUTHERN SWAMPS. XroM Wbl Olrdla ad Fall TraM While SUaitlog WaUt Itawp la WUr Lag I Troll? OparaUo' by Powerful EoflaM L'yprosa lumber hai not made much progres in the market of tbi city, but It ia difficult to convince southerner that it ia not the corning wood for both interior and eitorior construction, ami ita constantly Increasing popularity in tho southern atate haa 1ml to euormon investment in cypres awamp land, l' ging machinery and milla for working up tbe log into plank, molding, shin gles and other building material. Cypres logging ia an amphihioaa tort of a business. Tha best of the tree grow in ao called awainpa, which are often merely forests throngh which the living water counted toward the sea in a thou aand chuuuel. It ia seldom found on atugnuut awamp bind, and the best tim ber growa where clear running water circulate round the roota of the giant tree. There arehundredaof audi place in Florida and Louisiana. Live cypres timber ia ao heavy that it aiuka if felled when green, aud con eqnently the lumbormeu have to work from eight iiiontha to a year in advance of the cutting to prepare the timber by girdling the treea aud thu preventing the circulation of the sap. Thousand of treci aie killed thua fur in advance of the felling. Girdling ia both arduoui and dungeroua work. It la done by ne gro chopper who stand often walt deep in water In the hanuta of the dreaded m ocean I u anake, the alligator aud the wildcat, to aay nothing of the awarnia of mosquitoes and other equally pe.t if -eroua insect. The negroes endure all the hardship for 1 1 a day. Ou the picturesque (Vklawabo river, In Florida, one phase of tho cy prone loin bor indnstry la aeon to the bout advan tage. Thia wonderful river ia fed by clear, cold apriuga of tremendoua vol ume, and it winds for tuuny mile through endless acres of moss dritped cy pres tree. It haa huudreda of lisiw, or branches, which leave it at one jmint only to rrturn to it at another, between ita aource aud ita Junction with the til John. Hotweon the main river and the branched, which are all more or les tiavigublo, ia flooded for PNt land through which the water lowly circulated to the depth of 8 or S and eomoliinea 4 or 6 foot. It ia in thee flooded truct tliat the cypres treea grow to perfection. One company, with headquarters at Pa lutka and an oflloo at llostou, control the lumbering on thia river. Tbe com pany bought 800,000 acre of cypres land for 60 cent to J an acre, and fev er a 1 year ago euguged a number of aturdy loggcra from Saginaw, Mich., to tuku charge of the work. It wan all new to the Michiguudora, but they took hold with aptness aud quickly broke iu the uegrou to tho work. Noon the dark re cesses of theOckluwuhaswamp resound ed with the blow of tho at, the Nhouta of men, aud the crashing of the old giant aa they broke through the brutichea of their neighbor and fell with a prodigiou splash into thewntera of the wuuii. Thru above all could be heard tho ruttliug, jarring and clank ing of tho novel lugging machinery a it enaked tho huge log from the roeesse of tho awuuip to tho awift stream upou which they were rafted to the big river. A longing camp iu thia awamp con sist of a butikbout with a kitchen at tached aud a pullbout The pulluout ooutaina a powerful hoiHting engine, and la aecured with ita squure how to the bauk ugaimt a tall and aturdy cypres tree, denuded of brauchoa and decorated with a band of red cloth near tho top. fcStretoliliig away from un elovutod point upon thia tree to auother aimilur giant a quarter of a tuilo buck iu tho awamp in a tuut ateel cubic, from which depend a trolley or carrier attached to au end lea ateel cable, which wind and un wind umiii the spool of the enginiv Attached to the trolley i a huge pair of aharp pronged toug cupablo of span tiing a lug S foot iu diutueter. leading away from the boat ia a well marked laue traversed by the trolley. Tree are cleared away on eueh ide of tho culdo to the full extent of ita grunp, and the lane terminate only where the eud tree of tho trolley liue stands. Thia point reached, the cable i takeu down and auother lane aoou railiatea from tho pull boat. When five or aix luuoa have been made, tho tract haa beou pretty well cleared of serviceable treea, and the bout and clump are moved to a now polut When a cypress ia felled iu one of these lunea, it ia eroua cut In length of IS to 10 feet, and the Jaw of the grap nel or a bight of dial it grip the end ly ing toward the bout A whoop from the foreman of tho gang uotiflo the engi neer, who blow hie whistle and atarta the engine. Aa the conveyor cable tighteu, the forward end of the log rise oleur of the water and atump aud the other eud trail through the water, end ing up fountain of spray a it rear over knee aud atuuipa aud splashes iu the open poola. Sometime a venture aouieuegro atraddlea the log, and, cling ing to the chain or grapnel, ride out to the houseboat to get hi dinner or griud au ax. It ia a wild ride, aud appear fur more thrilling than the spectacle of a tenderfoot upon a bucking broncho. Thi, however, I only one of the tin tncroui cypre Industrie iu Florida, aud there are niuuy more of tho name kind iu Louisiana and Alabama, where living watercourse penetrate the cypres swamp. Where there i not gixxl water way iu LouiMiana au eveu more coot ly plant ia used frequently. A sawmill il placod at (he edge of a cypres awamp aud from the alaba aud suwdust of the nearby tree a railroad bed ia built out luto tbe awamp, and the place of the pullboat i taken by a heavy flat car, aecured to nearby treea with guy rope, and having ou board a powerful pulling engine. New York Son. r Couldn't rind Ik "Ilow I it I never aee yon killiug lime?" asked au idle person. "I cau'tfiud the lime,"aaid Uie buy man in perfect iuuocenc. Iudianapoli Journal. A HANDSOME STATEHOUSE. Mlnnraota Capitol Itullcllogto Be Lo cated at Ht. I'anl. Tbe Mluneaotu, rapltol building, to be located at Hi. Paul, will coat, c cording to esliinulf and speclllcutlou aubmltted by the architect, $1.27o,!J!t& Mr. (lllbert auya the cuhlciil contcuta of the building will be 4.41.",in:i feet It I of modern style of architecture, and the awarding committee described It aa scholarly, well proportioned and refilled. The llrst eleiuenta consider ed In Uiuklng the design, says Architect (Jllhert, have bct-n tho practical onea of economy and good construction. Next, and hardly less Importuut, bave been the question of suitable and con venient arrangement of the interior of the building, giving ample light aud ventilation to all Ita parta und con venient access between tins! purta of the structure most requiring it, and finally, that It ahull express in all It purt n a whole the dignity of Ita purpose. "Uooin most used bave Is-cn located In the I) nit story, und the most Impor tant ones, so fur us practicable, huve been placed on the south front aud ao grouped aa to best uccoinmoduto the business of thu Slate olllcers. "Tile House of Iteprescututlvcs, the Kenute and tho Hupreine Court have been placed III the econd story, and, being lurgv rooms, extend clear through to the roof, belli K lighted from the top by ample skyliglit and side lignta In the low domi-M. The House of Repre sentative I lighted from three sides by additional wlmlowe In the gullcrlc, whlcb light the room without throw ing a glare of light in the eye of It occtijvuiU. Tin House and Kenute are located tui aa to provide an easy and convenient communication be tween tin-in without passing through public corridor. The public Is ex cluded from these, private corridor while the legislature ia In session by mean of light bronze panelled screen of ornamental design, with bronze gate. The Supreme Court la located In the east end of the cnpltol, and, while convenient of access. It la Biifll ently secluded from the other parte of the building to prevent undue In trusion. Ity an arrangement which I believe to be wholly original a to thia design, the Judifi-s' chambers, the li brary anil the Supreme Court Clerk are placed so aa to give convenient nc cesa from one to the other without passing Into tho public corridors, and also giving the public convenient en trance to them." One hundred thoiisaud volumes can lie accoinniciilateil In the library of the new cnpltol. It Is placed partly In the second atory and partly in the third. The book most used are to be kept In the second atory, nnd the libra rians room will ulso be located there. Throughout the building the corridor are formed to run a direct a pos sible, and will 1m amply lighted and ventilated. Marble and tile floors, with a handsome finish on the wall and celling, will prevail, Tlie grand stulr hall In each wing give the In terior an air of grandeur ami ampli tude. They are open from the rotun da, which Is to lie handsomely orna mented. There were forty designs sub mitted In tl.e competition for this cap Itol building. The lourati Prison. The chief prison In Kgypt for mnle hard labor convicts Is at Tournh, nbout eight miles south of Cairo, where the adjacent quarries, which once furnish ed limestone to the builder of the great Pyramids, supply unlimited scope for lulsir six days n week. There are nine hundred and fifty convicts, and though one hundred of them are "lifer," there are othera whose term la only for all months, strict discip line la maintained by sixty-live ward ers, who are unarmed nnd do not curry eveu a slick or whip; but by night there art nine sentries und by day there are four, who patrol tbe roof and the out side of the prison, nod who know how to use their loaded rltles with deadly aim. These sentrle ere blacks from the equatorial provinces, und bave pre vented more than one nttempled ea cape. Nearly all tbe convicts are na tives of Kgypt, tbe blacks only supply ing live per thousand und the Nubian averaging only two per thousand. Any extra bad clmnioters among the con victs, such as the ringleaders of at tempted revolt or cecnpe, are locked up at night In solitary evils to lessen their chances of contaminating their fel low. Aa a whole, the i-onvlcta are by no menu of a rutlluiily type, and their physiognomies are very like thos,. of the ordinary peasant. In this country, where crime Is at such a minimum nnd where even the lunutlcs arc as quiet us sheep, It I not too much to hop that education nnd Improved environment may one day do much to Improve the lot of the towufolk, from whom the convicts are inoetly drawn. Tho "tlcket-of leave" eyetoui ha not yet beeu Introduced Into Kgypt, nnd would certainly Ik worth a trial, for at pres ent there l very llttl Incentive to well conducted convict to lend a pcavful, hard-working life within the prison bond. Kvery visitor cannot full to l struck with the very healthy, well fed appearance of the prisoners, nnd on In quiry I was told that there were only fourteen on the sick list. Out .nan .Kiu.e. J a me Payn, the London writer, tella a seasonable story. He says a young man was paying hie attentions to a iK'ioveo oojcvt, contrary to tlie wish es of her father, "a limn of thew and sinew," aud one day the latter kicked the lover violently Into the street. In a day or two (after recovery) the re jected suitor, apparently not one whit discouraged, called at tbe house once tuore. "What, again!" exclaimed pater familias, putting on bis well soled loot for action. "No, air," cried the young man. "I have given up all hove of winning your daughter; but lu consequence of that astounding kick you gave uie the other day I have lieeu requested, on the etrcngth of my earnest recommenda tion to the committee, to nsk you to Join our football club." fclttBu, "There are 14 varletiee of ape In Veuetuela," he said after a longailence. "Aud only one vriety here," ahe re sponded aadly. Aud again the silence settled upon them. Detroit Free Pre. WHEN VIRTUE LOST. a. STORY TO PROVE THAT RIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS COME UPPERMOST. t Remarkably Tula of Love and Traced? Ia a ftouthero Towa-Tba Fatal Work of Two llallet flrd by Kni-atad Clvala The Bod of a Foolish Olrl. A Ctar reporter was one of a group in hotel lobby the other evening and a New York drummer had Just finished a story ou tho old lino of virtue triumph ing and the villain of the plot getting hi Just dun thia aide of tho hot place, when a Kentucky congressman took the floor. "Thnt sort of thing," he said, "ia well enough in books nnd ou the stage and I am willing to ugree that it hap pen in actual life, but not always. Let uie rite an instance to tho contrary. " There being no objection to the cita tion, the Kentuckian, after custing bis eye over the compuny, proceeded : "Year ago, In a southern town, he said, "there lived a pretty girl with a lot of money a combination no man run deny the power of und idle hud sweet heart galore, but two of her devotees, otie quite a reputuble man und the other quite aa disreputable, and lifter her more for ber money than herself, led all the rest, and both of them were nervy men and quick on tho trigger. Any Hcmdblo person would have thought Unit the girl would have derided very eurly u be tween the good and the bud, bnt every one know thut women don't do that way in mutters of tho heart. "I will say for her, though, that her preference were for thedeoctit mull and he stood the best chance of wiuuiug among all of the contestants. Ilia dis reputable rival, however, received more or less encouragement und he wu muk Ing a hot fight so hot, in fact, thut on one or two occasion tlie men hud cotno to blow and once, at least, pistol hud been drawn. The girl was foolish, a other women have been under like cir cumstance, nnd rather enjoyed the po sition she occupied, and felt flattered by the dangerous rivulry for her bund aud heart. One day, though, it culminated trngirully, nnd the girl didn't regret it, that any lxsly ever heard her mention. It waa iu theufternoon and a pleasant day and tho two rivuls mot unexpectedly, Just across the street from her house, aud euoh on bis way to cull ou her. "The girl lived on a comer and they were approaching from different streets and almost butted into each other ut the crossing. Thut waa hardly the place to have it out, but they wero hot bhxxlcd and young und on tho instant two men jnmped buck from each other a few feet, two pistola flew from two hip pockets, two sharp reporta rang out upon tho air, and one niun fell to the aidewulk, dead. And it wusn't the bud man, either. On thecontrury, it wus tho repu tuble one, und there wu a bullet hole struight throngh his forehead. The bud muu's shot hud preceded the other Just enough, and the decent loan's pistol went off aa he threw up bis hands. Five mluutea later tho whole street wu in an uproar, and the bad uiuu wus in custody. The other man wua curried over to the girl's honso, for it wu not known thou thut ho wu dead, aud a physician was called. Half au hour luter the deud Isidy waa removed to au undertaker', uud that part of the tragedy was over. "During nil tho excitement, the girl hud not mude her uppeuruuee, und us soon aa the air quieted a little search was mude for her, because it was known that she had been in the house shortly before tho shooting. Her mother went directly to her room, und when she opened tho door, she saw her daughter sitting at tho window, or rather leaning upon, a (lower shelf ou the window sill, and her llrst thought wus thut the girl hud seen tho shooting nnd had fainted. She run to her and lifted ber up and us she did so sha found her face bloody and the girl's body almort stiff. She ran, screaming, out, und when tho doctor cumo ho found a deud girl with a bullet bole iu her head. "Further exumiuutiou showed a hole in the glass of the wiudow, and the whole story was told. Tho gil l had been sitting there, uud hail no doubt soou the meeting of tho two men, und tho bullet from tho killed man's pistol had reached her there and ended her life ut tho sumo time tho life of tho man she would have married went out. Of course it was self defense in the case of tho inuu who esenped hi rival's bullet, und it was the rival's bullet which killed the girl, and the rival wus beyond any earthly Jurisdiction, Tho utfuir ended there, with nothing good iu triumph, except a publio sentiment which compelled the killer to stay away from the towu for Ave or six year. " "Didn't he eveu meet a violent death or something like that?" inquired the drummer, thirsting for somo truce of the usual iu the tale. " "No," replied tho Kentuckian, "not even that His uncle died uud left him a flue farm, nnd he found a very nice girl who wus willing to marry him," Tho drummer sighed uud didn't offer to cup the Kentuckian' story with a better one. Washington Star. IVrttrr Work F.Terr Itoy. We ought never to lie willing to live auy year just as we lived tho last one. No one is striving after the best things who la not intent ou au upward and a forward movement continuuMy. The cir cular movement is essential, too the going around und around in the old groove, daily tasks yet eveu iu this treadmi 11 round there should be constant progress. Wo ought to do tho same thing better each day. Then in the midst of the outward rout mo our Inner life ought to bo growing iu earnestness, lu force, in depth. J. K. Miller, A emeus. " Nemesis is lame, but she is of colossal stature, and sometimes, while her sword is uot yet unsheathed, she stretches out her huge left arm and grosu her vic tim. The mighty hand i invisible, but the victim totter uuder the dire clutch. George Eliot. Tho IVrdippe, a peculiar water inject, propels itself with a pair of paddle which Kith iu shape and general appear ance closely resemble those in use by oarsmen. fpratta --Mis Elder la much older than I thought." Hunker-'-Imposs. Me!" Kprntu-'-Well. t asked ber If she had read Kaop'a Vablea, aud she said she read them when they first came out." Home Journal. Should a man think more, or lews, of a man who give hlni a poor cigar A NEW ARMORY. Bow HU Looli Will Aooommodatf . na tional Republican Convention. fit. Loula will huve a mugniflcent srmory if the effort of a number of pub lio spirited citizen meet with suoces. The proposed structure will be erected on the noithwest corner of Twelfth at sent and Clurk uvenne, aud itsectiinut ed cost will be between 1160,000 and 1200,000. The proposed site is just south of tho new city hull and consists of the vacant portion of the old Washington purk. Au ordinance will be introduced into both house of tbe city legisluture in a few duys authorizing the erection of an armory on the grouud Tho movement to secure permanent qnurter for the national guard may also bo instromiintul In providing a suitable auditorium for the Republican untiouul convention. The feasibility of mukiiig alterations in the cxpositioa building has been questioned, and the idea of building a lurge temporury wigwam in stead of making the ultcratious has been discussed. This would mean the ex penditure of between 130,000 and 50, 000. Those interested iu the movement to build au armory ussert thut with thia as a nucleus the rest of the necessary fund ought to be secured with little effort. They further assert that if work shall be begun ou the structure in a short time it will be very easy to build up the drill hull complete and to fluish enough of the building by June 1 to give every f.ilir rermired to the delegates and committees for holding the Republican national convention in that building. St. Louia (Jlobo-Dcmocrat. FUN IN ECONOMY. One WomwQ Thinks It I a Fascinating Sport, but Not SucceufuU "Oh, but economy is a fascinating theory," excluimed the womuu in a tuilor frock. "It's almost as exciting aa a lottery ticket or pluyiug the ruces. Yon put in a little aud got out a lot of something. I always lead thiwe articles in the housekeeping papers thut tell how you can make a walnut sideboard out of a pine piano box aud cozy cor ner nut of lust yeur's chicken coops and catchalls thut fill all benoldors with envy out of your old overshoes. " "Yes," agreed suid she in the picture hut, "I think those descriptions are per fectly fascinating, aud I mean to try some of them when I get a little money uhi'ud. Think of being able to take a lot of old packing cusea aud by means of a lot of plush and gilding uud orna mental tuck being uble to transform them into chairs and bookcases thut no body but your best enemy could tell fioni empire furniture," "Don't yuu believe it," said the old niHid. "I've tried it. I saved np my broom handles ouco to make a gypsy ta ble that wus described as mukiug an ideal tea tuble. I put 47 different coats of stuiu ou those broomsticks in au effort to iHirsuude tbem to become cher ry. Then I hired a curpenter, who work ed two duys trying to fit the broomsticks into a choescbox top so tho thing would stand up. I bought waddiug to pad the top, and felt to cover it, and .'rmgo to go uround it, uud ornamental nails to hold it on. When it waa done, I hud speut three times whut a good tuble would huve cost ut a shop, but I bud a righteous glow of having economized that wus worth auy money." The womuu in the tuilor frock laugh ed. "Ah, my dear," she suid, "we huve to pay for everything iu this world thut ia worth having eveu 'ecouomy 1" Philadelphia Press. LONDON OMNIBUSES. Interesting Ntatlstlrs of Transportation la tho Kngllnh Capital. Somo interesting details huve appear ed iu u report on the omnibus and tram cur service of Loudon. The tramways, which correspond to our cur lines, are all of 4 feet 8 ' inches guugo except two lines, which are only 8 feet tt inches. There ure iu the city 71 distinct routes, of which 5H are in use. The mileage of the worked lines is given us Ml). The averuge speed of a London tram ia 5.48 miles per hour; that of a Loudon omni bus is S.6 miles per hour. The uvernge tiam fare ia OT-lOOths of a penny (2 cents) per mile. The average omnibus fare is Wtf-lOOths of a penny per mile. There ure 871 curs ou the lines, which among them run 17.1 o0 single journeys during their day's work, which lasts ou the uverngo 16 hours and 44 minutes. Tho omnibuses ure more than twice as many. There are 2,130 of them, and these are run 85,000 single journeys iu tho course of a day that averages 13 hours und 83 minutes. There are 12 London trum companies. In the course of a year their cars run 2'J,7b7,000 miles and carry 235,263,000 passengers. The Loudon omnibuses run 4D,788,000 miles a year and carry 826,000,000 passengers. To work ita trum car Londou re quire 10,0ti3 horses; to work its omni buses it has a.1,678. A summary of these figures shows that there are 8,239 vehicles employed, worked by 85,665 horses, traveling 72,500,000 miles aud currying 651,345,000 passengers in a year. It is calculated that each of the 800 omnibuses which puss tbe Munsiou Honso in au hour will tratel 64 miles a day, carrying 430 passengers us its day's work uud earning 8s. Od. during each of its 13 journeys. tft, Louis U kibe-Democrat. Leaaon For Srhonlboya. There is no question that our fore fathers supposed thnt benefit might be derived from causing schoolboys to be spectators of the hanging of criminals. Sir Walter Scott hud home testimony to this custom being uot unknow n in Scotland. In "The Heart of Midlothian" Mr. Saddletree ia represented ns saying : 1 promised to sk a halt piny day to the hule. so that the bairns mtiiht gmig and see the hansliur. which canna but have a pleasing rftivt un tht-ir young mlmK ikving thert la no know ing what they may come to tht-nwlve. i'hapter 2n. Sir Walter would uot, we may as sume, huvo written the above had he not known that such things hud actual ly taken place. Notes and Queries. Natural Resentment. "Little boy," asked the sympathizing lady, "why do you cry so?" "Is there anything in tbe manner of y expressing my grief, madam," re bonded the Utiston boy, "that strikes ou as being outre or inappropriate? li. o boo! Hoo boo!" Chicago Tribuue. Nhe Kaew IU Mr. Suaggs From what I have seea of your friend Mrs. Northside I have concluded that she ia a temporiaer. Mrs. Sunggs Oh, I kuow that very welL I have often seen her temper rise. Pituburg C'hrouiula, MUNITIONS OF WAR. MADE AT THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL. Gigantic flhope for the Manufacture of War'. Knglnery-I'ictnr,.qe Sur roundings of tb. Depoaltory of Mu nition Equipment for an Army. If ever aguln It la decided by tue fnlted Stutea (iovernmctit to uu rush the dogs of war Hock Island will at once become a pivotal point of per haps greater International Importance than any other spot of land of equal size In this country. Not the city or that name, but the ishiud Itself, the CAVAI.HV SOI.WKR EU.llpMKNT. site of the largest arsenal belonging to this government. Kock Island is in tbe Mississippi River, nbout U"0 mile above St. Louis and ten miles below Uuleua. It la nearly three miles In length nnd varies In width 'rom one fourth to three-fourths of a mile, aud contains, above low-water mnrk, DiO ncrea. Lengthwise the Island lies near ly east nnd west, such being the course of the river nt this point. The civil wnr early showed the need of a great armory aud arsenal In the Mississippi Valley where the legions of the West ern States could be rapidly armed nnd equipped for war. Itlsitig well out of the liosom of the broad father of wuters. among the high surrounding hills on which tha cities of In veil port, Mollne nnd Hock Island are built, with an Immense water power right nt hand, situated so far Inland ns to be secure from nn enemy's at tack, affording that seclusion so ucc essnry for the prosecution of wcrk of a warlike character nnd possessing liue rail and water communication, the Island of Hock Island would seem marked out by nnture ns the Ideal spot for the greatest I'nlted States armory nnd arsennl. The I'nlted Stntes acquired Its title to the Island through a treaty which was made with William Henry Ilurrl son, Governor nnd superintendent of Indian nffnlrs for the Indian secretary and district of Louisiana, with certain chiefs of the Sue nud Fox tribes of Indians ut St. Louis iu November, 1S04. Black Hawk, the famous Indian hero of the Black Hawk war, was the prin cipal chief of the Sacs, and did not tiign the treaty, bnt nlwnys held that It was not binding- Congress lu 1802 mtde the first appropriation for the construc tion of the arsenal, which bus been fol lowed since by some $12,000,000 for government Improvements, besides nn nual appropriations for running ex penses. The not,ed artillery eugineer nnd ordnnnce scientist, General Thom as A. Hodman, ordnance department, I'. S. A., was assigned to the duty of commencing the construction of the ar senal, which, after long nnd brilliant work, was carried to successful comple tion by Colonel D. W. Flagler, no U JV - INFANTRY SOt.niF.R KtJflPMKNT. brigadier general and chief of ord nance. General Hodman died nt hit quarters at the arsenal June 7, 1871. Great Military Plant. This great military plaut consists of ten Immense fireproof stone shops of V-shape, with a system of dams giving over 3,000 horse power, nnd the neces sary storehouses, magazines, labora tories, barracks nud qnnrters, sltnnted near the center of the Island. Five of these great shops, placed In a row, each of which cost nenrly $500,000, are Intended ns nn Hrmory for the mnnu fncture of small arms, such ns rifles and carbines nud cartridges, and the re maining Ave shops. In another row on the opposite side of the hnudsome, tree embowered avenue, faclug the flint row, are Intended in nn arsennl for the construction of ordnnnce nnd ord nance stores. When In full operation during time of wnr, and provided and equipped with all the necessary ma chinery, the arsenal shops would em ploy some 20.000 workmen, with twenty line officers and 200 ordnnnce soldier, as gunrd. Under these circumstances the capacity of the arsenal and the armory would be the full armament and equipment for a regiment of cav airy or of Infantry, some 1.200 strong, each working day. The departments fully equipped and running nt present comprise the ma chine, carpenter, leather, paint, gun carriage and and rolling mill employing nlout 400 "-... wiui n mommy pay roll of nearly $.10.iH). The administration of the government shops nt all the nrsenala ia excellent, and the relations between employer nllli employed would form an excellent model for ninny of the large manufacturing establishments of the present day. It Is steady work with short but busy hours every duy good wages nnd certain puv, Just trea't meut, clean and roomy shops. The Present Gat put. The arsenal t.v.Uy engaBed In the manimif tut- nn.t , ( ....... u ,Mj- t owuance stores for the regular army, the na- '"""' "Mr"- " military colleges, and tartly for the marine corps, fnlted States navy, and the naval reserves, a total force of over l.TO.OUO men. The main part of the work consists In the construction of ,,.ge gun carriagea, a ege howitzer carriages, fixed gun car rlagea, with llmbera, calaaoos and bat- the complete tery wagou. c-oj 0lry "J Mig artillery. So rifle.. hr ,i Z i u mil a m. are .ent from ;"!"',;;",! r rtiipiwi un dlers on liorsru... - dges of nil kinds ore received In car Im!s from the government cartridge fnt 'p Ldelphla. .obed.s.rlbut.,1 .a above lu the several lubor !"a kluds of cartridges for fixed r nraremadeup. ThcMlxed g.ins and their projectiles are uiade nM ate vllct arsenal. West Troy, N. . ton tracts for material used In construc tion at arsenals are made yearly. n the gun yard of the Hock Island arse...! may I "' Kr" ,1r,,,,i1"" of .everal wars. One gun speaks of revo lutionary struggles and patriotism nnd bears thia Inscription: "Surrendered bv the convention of Saratoga, Oct. li. 1777 " This trophy of the surrender of Hurgnyne has for ninny years been nn honored guest at tlie arsennl. JOSEPHINE'S EXTRAVAGANCE, Kven tha Emperor Napoleon Was bothered by Dreaatuuker " Ti,ri.L.hnit the late summer and autumn of 1'7 the Imperial court was more stately thun ever before. The old nobility became assiduous lu their at tendance, ami, as otie of the Kmpress ladles In waltlug Is said to uuve re ,rLM,i iha court "received good com pany." On his return Napoleon had foiiud Josephine's extravagance to be as unbounded as ever: but he could not well complain, because, although for the most part frugal himself, he had this time encouraged lavlshness In his family. Still, It was not agree able to have dressmakers' bills flung Into his carriage when driving In state with hla consort, and on one occasion he sent an uuprlnelpled but clever mil liner to the prison of Blcetre for having disobeyed his orders In furnishing her wares to the Kmpress at exorbitant prices. The person was so Indispens able to the court ladles, however, that they crowded her cell, and she was soou released. At St. Cloud, Maltnalson, the Tuller les, and Kontulnebleau tbe social vices of courts began to appear; but they were sternly repressed, especially high play. By way of contrast, the city of Paris was at that very moment de bauched by a profusion of gambling bells and houses of prostitution licensed at nn enormous figure by Fotiche, ami producing great revenues for the se cret police. The gorgeous state uni forms of the marslinln tha rich nnd elegant costumes of the ladles, the be spangled and begllt coats of the house hold, danclnir. theatricals enncertu and excursions nil these elements should have combined to create bril liancy and gaiety In the Imperial circle, but they did uot. Century. Handling- Constrictors. Snnke dealers lu South Africa hove fine contempt for their siiuIi-iiiIiil' nnd venomous wares, though It is sometime. difficult to Induce ship captains to ent ry them ns freight. The snake dealers handle the liou constrictor with great deftness. This serpent bites, but his bite Is uot venomous, so thnt the chief danger to the hnndler la from the ser pent's enormously powerful muscles. The dealers have lenrned thnt the boa, to be really dangerous, must huve a fulcrum iu the shape of something around which he niny coll his tall. The boa Is. In fact, a lever, In which the ordinary arrangement Is power, weight, fulcrum. Knowing this, the dealers drop a soft hat over his head that he may neither see nor bite, and then snatch hi in so suddeuly from his rent lug place that he has no opportun ity to brace himself by seizing n fixed object with his tall. After that the essential thing Is to see thnt he Is not brought within distance of nny such object. A snake dealer on board a Brazilian steamer recently w as occupied In trans ferring his bona from one box to an other. He opened the box for au In stant, dropped a hot over the bend of one of the creatures, snatched It from Its fellows, nnd, rushing across the deck, dropped It Into the other box. The thing looked so ensy thnt a deck hnnd, waiting until the snnke owner's bnck was turned, essayed to repent the act. He neglected to use the lint, nnd with n yell yanked a great annke from the box. with Its fnngs fixed In his An gers. Not daring to let go, yet fearing to hold nn, he begnn whirling the snnke about his hend. The snnke ninn man aged to capture the reptile nnd box It In security. Then somebody expressed concern for the rash deck hand, to which the snnke owner answered: "What, him? He's nil right. But think of my suake! It's worth twenty of that mug!"' The Karyptlun Lentil. It Is In Egypt that the lentil crop is of the most value, for In the loud of the Phsrnohs the lentil forms one slxth of the food of the people, beside being extensively exported to other countries. It Is well suited to the soil and climate, ns It requires llni" Irrl-i-tlon save what the Nile pro -.ides The Egyptlnn lentils nre reputed the best and mom nutritious In the world Prom Cairo to Assouan, the farmers of the Nile Valley regularly lotnte the crop with wheat or uiulze. gathering It lu nbout the end of April. Kverv peasant grows enough for his owu con umptlon. making It Into porridge which he finds both wholofome nnd sustaining, and the cheapest food ho enn obtain. In Cairo, Alexandra U mallla. Suez, Port Said and the other towns the consumption In soup Is very large. Most of the export goes to Lou son. there to be converted into Inv ilid or "patent" food, under soma fauclf-ii same at a fanciful price. An inexhaustible good natnrs is one of the most precious gifts 0f heaven, spreadmg iuelf like oil over the e" 0,u,b0DRht ,ud kPig ha mind smooth aud equable in the rough Mt weather. W. Irving. A GliEAT DR. YOSHIMATSU, A BICIAN, HAS A CANCER 6 JApANtst K cum, Overeoma tha Itrrad III,,,,, . Injections of Cariw.ii. . - Amtrlca to Onan a Uoapiqj plication of III, K.m,d,. N Tli a Vnu Vn.1. 1 . journal jnM! , following interesting huet V.7i reseutative at Tokyo: """"h The widely di positive and utmost iuimedi.t.T cancer aud every variety growth is an issne caimi... !r fttteresfc in s.mitill. i-..i ..... -"TOW!.,, The discoverer, Dr. Yoahlrmu. nutive physician, and hi a,oJ out nudcr tho direct supertii(.! imperiul government. Arrungomeuts huve boon eon,, with an American t,r,,..,i....... '' edwith the higher edtication.1 ,' . T.. ...... ... .. . . l uieinui ujmu iu go to the United three mouths in advance of D, mutsu and arrungo for tl, a hospital to be culled the Voab J nospuui. Tho Japanese government U every effort to prevent a prerfl.te, nonucemeut until tlie eflldenc; remedy cau ue established. I. mucii uiinoujiy thut I sncoedl certaining the following facU: TliA rumnftv M,iutu,u i , J ......... , Jectlons of a powerful solution i J DOiio uciu uircctiy into tb oa,. growth, 'lhe most salient point i treuttueut lies in Dr. Yoahitmtn', ccssful employment of tcitbclk. solution so titrong that nndcr ortJ circumstances it would nienactl&J at least destroy the health; utt tbe diseased tissues. This discovery bus notbioi h mon with the recently annooncalnJ obtained by Dr. Kituwto, the n Japanese Bacteriologist, wlti Mm jectious for treatment of cholenH diphtheria, as fully uiinotucej J press. The number of couvalescesn Oiso hospilul, inuuy of wboniln sufficient evidence of tho great n this discovery. Immediately ou receipt of tbkV The Journal interviewed Kwii emineut pathologist and cuxtrajn lsta oi aow j org lor Uie paj verifying the information. Dr. Puul Gibier, director of tkhf teur institute, showed a deep I in tbe new. Iu answer to thtqtac "Have Injections of carbolic mi tion beeu previously nscd in thiti mont of concur?" he uid "Yes, aud with a fuir degnetf Cfss. It is dow some 25 yeans; a French physician, by thenux clat, published a report coir- cases he claimed to hare ram treated with this remedy. Cofcr lytho investigations in this line : arouse mncn euiiinsiasni, hi due to the fact that Decltlvssil assuming pharmacist, of littior nowu, who bad only tukroipaVrt: of medieiuo und secured lifiviln having been a druggist Aritaia Hud the sume report w.tr4 chief of one of our gtwttap'i'l would huve received, witW ' far more serious considerate. Il' not, therefore, be regarded " covery," "Personally, Dr. Uibier, 1 you think of tbe tcported effkacvaiL troutment?" "Thut is a difficult questiiiBtoer! for it is au nudeuiuble fact thai are muny remedies which willw edly effect au apparent upeeajwi this dreudful disease. Cancer vm lur growth, and the linger oroUj 0" uro sensitive to the most trifling a ence, auddecomposeuudertbeW-i tlucuce of a number of drugs, Wt L fur more Busceptiblo to the art) V ) drugs thun are the healthy tisn ; the other baud, those cuucerotu J, inguexttotheheulthytiiuMun " " ing their nutriment from thenJ , hardy, aud auy drug whiio ' their destruction is jiitciyw . so the healthy tifsues. aud- kill the patient" "Hus your experience tans"' "Yea. IhaveinniindthewraBtJ meut toropathy. Nearly tun. ago I seutaseiiled coniuniu.. this subject to the Acaderayof sc The coses treated improved marked degree thut they aim ed to oures, but their subseqnem proves the questionable vaW thia most promising method ment" "Do you then regard cuncer" bio?" "No, not for all time to ear firmly believe thut we are -4 1 i 1 r c. tl 1 C.'i on eU' nrt all tic cb cl. foi all threshold of a greut discovery t t j n..n.i frorflSlu; remove this deudly curse from mt it will be some serum Which will be botn proui the scw Dr. Gibier spoke in the nK" J 1 of Dr. Yoshimutsn and sail w report coming from him won" ceivedwith great interest dj ical profession. nfft ' "I have heard sometluuK T shimotsu's treatment of canr , tious, bnt nothing regi"'" - results. I would treat imy report" this eminent physician with respect as those coming " " Puris. I hove never used nj curbolio acid solutions in ' but I would like to see a twt lighted to hear that Dr. " coming to America. ur. Hermann oe... - cancer specialist and 'ur1f,wiu, Mark's uud Beth Israel luP ,(! "I believe that Dr. h, covery will prove a pa lliutive. a complete cure. Two years ugo the stute 01 ; ioni all graduates of w"'. pass au examination fr r"""" " "v ,lta ftllW" published the comparand ' f. all the college or "Ticoll donts of the Woman 's Medicsi the New York murmur -- have taken the highest av eras' the p-eseut, the women tXi0Bl Henceforth f an' medical ocW their oo-- state board. or thia woman truthfully aay that tha state.