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- i - x i , KJ i- ARPAIRS OF COUNTY SEVERAL ACCOINTS ACUITKO BY COMMISSIONERS- COt ltT. Art ion Tik on Kaad 1'etltlonB-Judge BoIm UtaaU m L Ivor re anl ' Mke Orders. (From Daily Statesman. Inly 7.) ' At the second day's mission of th' July term of tl- Marion County Com missioners court, the folorlng bills were audited: ' l- ; - Postage Account. Geo. Jones.. ... .: . j. ... . ..i j. s oo J. W. Holiart ; ...... 2 50 , Stationery Account. Wondburu Independent...;. t i.$12 tJO Ross E. Moore.. J .v..'. t 43. 25 15 W. XV. nail. I'atton Bros. Pauper Account; II. Iown claimed $24, not allowed. M. 51. High.: L ..$;, G. W. Johnson A: Co.'j, .;....:,'-5, OO Sti iner Drug Co, .".1. . . j. ; ; . . '. . 4 75 Ore. Tel. & Tel. Co 1 50 B. F. Russell, claimed $.'; alid. 10 OO Court House and Jail. Ore. Tel. & Tel. -Co. i, . .$n 45 Salem L. & T. Co.. .U .. . . ", . '. 35 00 Supervisor Account S. L. Kerr, claimed $20 continued. I. 15. Vstudnle ' ... ... ...$72oo The two is-titiotis of Ed. Gooley et al.,""or thetoeatipn of county road were read first time In ojen court and the petition of Win. Strayer et al.. for a similar purpose! wan continued. In tlie jH-tition of Frank O'Neill et nL. for the loeatlou of county road It was ordered ttiat John i A. Wmw, J. . L. Jieatl and Frank Perkett lie appointed uevvern and B. Hi Herlek, Jr. surveyor- to meet at place of egiuniiig at JO a. ia. day iof ; July. ; . The petition if j, Welxrt et al-. for Hrmissioii to 'raise' the west end of the bridge on First street, Aurora, wax continued. j Bids for the construction; of a bridge near Woodburn were oincd ami mat ter held in abeyance for further, coa sideratioti. ;, 1 4 .'..-, THE SILVLR REPUBLICANS. t-JKKAT CirAtJIUN OVEU DKFKAT OF CIIAS. F.. TOWXK. Itryau Endorseil j for , Ireilent.. but They Refused to Kndorse Stev , . euHon for Hconl Place. KANSAS CIT Mo.. July After a loiij! and exciting debate. ' during "'which it KMjketl Heveial timeA a if Charles A. Townn wtAild be nomiiiiitel for Vict Frenident In spite of his pro-t-st against such action, the National fUtiiveutiou of tlie Silver, .Itcpublican pstrty adjournel sine die without mak ing a nominal ioa,- the? whole matter iH-ing refernnt to the -National ,Coni mlttee with power to act. , W.J. Itryan..wn made the uuftnim oti choice of the conventiou for Irei ilenf during the tnornlh session, ail it 'waH tlu inteutloii to 'complete , tle ticket in tle afterniKin by nominating ftriiier tngrfman Towne. The ae tiou of tin IK'inocratie . ('otivetnion. however, in piaeing Stevensn In nom ination, .took the deh-pjtet off tiwir j'iet. but most of them asserted tlieir determination to uominate Towne, notwiihstanding.f For two Hours Sen. -a tor Teller and others, made seehe in favor iof endorsing the lH'nior;itie ticket, but. it was not until Towne hini Kelf apsitieJ itud Jipisniled to the Cou- rut ion not to nominate him. butt -oiu-eutrate tlieir fom s. that tlie'dele gats calmeil lowti anl the Vice l'res ideiiti.il nomination - wa referred to tlie National Coinmitte. The National Committee of Silver nepiililicaua rganlwnl !y electing I C. Tillotson. of Kansjis City, chairman, and General IL S. Comer, of Minn esota, wcretarj! and treasurer. Sen ator lulsis offered a resolujon. plelg ing the supirt of the Silver Republi cans to Stevenson. There was opiswi tioii and action! was postponed until after a conference wltlOlie committee apiMtiuted by tlie lenMwratie eonven- hu.-... .''!': ffi ' The coinmitb'ei eonsUting of Tillman of South Carolina-; Johnson, of Indi ana; WiUinms, of Mass:ichus-tts; s borne. of Wyortiing. aml -Wilson, of btalio. was apMinted to confer with tlie Itpresentatives of - the Fopulist '. and" Silver ItepnbHoan parties as to the Is-st plan of campaign. mSHOr UARKlY FLKASKn F.isliop Hi I. ISarkley, of WfsKlurn f,,r s.Vcrai warn a prominent political worker with tlie Fusiooists in this state, was in tlie city yesterday lw tween trains. When seen at the deiot 1'iefori' departing for his home and when intervSeved as to what he .thoughts of thef ticket ;plaeHl in tlie I field lv tlie IVuitM-ra. he said he nit well U-asd witli the ticket which be exi.laine.1 was strong, -.stevcns.m- Is a strong man In the north and will -;irrv with hitii a Uugp following-of tlie .ld 1 ine' I em K-ra t s m id M r. ltarkh v. -and he will rm-lre the vig orous and active snpiKrt of everj siucertj Silver Ipuldi. an anA I opu list, notwithstanding the fact that Towne failed to receive the nomina tion. The Prohibitkmists wilFlH.ll a bi- rote in.Novemlier that will efTet a rcliv tion In McKlnley s vote while there are many straight Republicans that will Totefr Hryan this year. The battle ground of the uVl"li?P will ! In .Indiana onll Newlork wit 1 tlie prjKH ts of Bryan earryhif states, in which event hi election Is assured. Hill will probably l'lect 11 irovernor of ucw York ami the fail tliar tlie Harris4.il and Altgeid factions of Uliiwds have lwti i haruionizel ty i Sievens.n's nomination, means that lirvan will tHdl a large vote in -that " Mate. IH I think liryan will I eleet il? Whv. just as sure as he Is alive. 4iticliHltHl the ! over-sanguine though pleasant gentleman from WiHHlburn. as he lardd 1Ih train for his home. i.-iiiilI.Y IXJI'KKR- AIkuU i Tliurs.iat afiennsttt. H;i- 5-rtwi n u.t reshleH on his farm ten miles cast of Salcnt In t!e Wahlo Mils, met w4th a Ulstressing arciuenu as a result of ; which the unfortunate gentleman is now lying at his Lome it. ,iiL.,i iiidiiion. He was in the ct of hi-idjnH wasro with rail, and while climbing onto the load slipped and pitched forward to the oW? iir'",7i9W hU n'1 Kinder; He tell between the wheels and the shock partialis n:it.i vWi 1.1,, ... i: Hide; he was unable to rise, and was qi.eu lo remain m-jthat d.in-erous iHsition fori orer an imnv. i. ?f l1 .tstrui hands, alarmeil at Mr. """"" -nunii-u alNen-e. t-aiue to hi aid. The oW gent 1-man was ha tuy removed to hi hoto iui aid wan Kummone,!. lr. U F. tJrimtb, ot tht asylunr;:a. won-of 'tlM.. injured man, hasieue.1 to liw fathT" lelside and did everj thins in hi; iwwer for me Mijureu iw.tiu jst evening he was fMui iuaraiyaseu, and it was f-arel bis ueck had lMen serioiiKlr i l oiHs .were entertainetl for 1U recor cry. While li'in under th wn.r,,,, Mr. tlriftith retainml n , - - -. - ' ; , 1 i 1 ine and as he did not low; Aou i.u.s- im-sh ior au instant, be was enabled to iiold hbi team (one of the horse was a colt ; and quite restleKHf anl thus savel liiniNell 1 jury. Which would lutve re.4iiltel had 1 ue iiorses , kartell , and lra Jr:ietl the Jieavily joadetl wag.m over their mas ter s prostrate ImmIjt; A " t ; ,- 1 A SPLENDID CTIERUY-II. B. Uob laud, local manager of the SaleiU Flouring Mills,' was yewterday exhibit tug at his otlice some Waterhouse cherries that were grown on his fruit tract at Uliertv. 'riw rat-hn cherry is quite rare in the .Willamette . . . . . '.. i was luirouuceu mre uy Jr. W. Waterhouse, of Moumoutit, now tle ctastHl, in the spring of 1X15, at which time Mr. llullaud "purchase! 4oi trees, which he set out on his small limit farm. Tle fruit very -closely resem bles that: of the INv:il Anne l.nt In some resiKtrts excels that variety ; of me cnerrj- iauuiy. ; 1 ue ciwrrj- is or a richer red color ami is more meaty than the Royal Anne, the pit being much smaller In projortIon to the size of the fruit. It is a solemlid i-:ii.h..i- and is a luscious fruit for eating from ine tree, ft is a more substantial and hardy' fruit timii the other varieties of the cherry family and by mison of its firmness and soundness proves a splen did shipping cherry for the reason that it remains in, Hrt'ect condition tor as long as three weeks after tlie Royal Aune and other varieties have leeome nntit Tor use. Mn Holland knows this to be a fact, tor he has experimented. Mr, Holland refiorts a fair crop of the Waterhouse cherry this year, but says It was Very extensively damaged and rendered unmarketable by the very unseasonable rain: of the j past few weeks. Barring unexist ted ami harm ful weather conditions. Mr. Holland eXH"Cts to harvst quite a large crop of cherries next year. .In addition to tlie Waterhouse '.variety',. Mr. Holland also has several Ryal Aune and liing cherry tr-es on his jdace. : Yt)UN BOY IS A MURDEUEII. Six-Year-OIl Child at Acorn Riilge, Mo., Kills His Brother, i Two sons of Clark j J-indsey, living at Acorn Ridge Mo iaged t and H years res'iectivcly were playing' when J the younger lad lecame augertM at ljis ' bnth'tv pickt'd up a loaded, revolver and fired, the ball striking the older boy in the head.liH!iug hiinl iustantly. 1V' ttr.t'VI OVKII Ttloor tlie young fellow who forged 'Cover- j nor tieer s name to a chock tor jji late ;Tlmrv arteriifs-n. was "vester- tlay tuoming arraigmsl Is-fore Justk-e J. Tonal4l on the charge of forgery. He walviI preliminary examinaiion atwl was ' bound over -to', the circuit court, -'his lsjiids' Is'ing fixel at i'Si and not ts-ing able to 1 umisli tliem. lie was committed to Jail, j An Kpldcinic of Piarrlnica. Mr -A 'S.nslers. writing from Cocoa- nut Grove. Fla says tbcro has Imh'ii ouite au epidemic of liarriioon tuere. He bad a severe attack and wa ftirnl l.y four doses of :hamberlain s 4,olic, t'liolera and Diarrhoea lUuindy, He savs 1m' also m"onuiK'iih'l it to oius-rs and they nay it is the ist meliciiie they ever used, tor sale ty '- Haas. Salem, Oregon. r ; It 14 verv hard to estimate tlie lril- l!?inv- tit n niirc of titrhL Tin" fJ- lowiug figures give an exellent idea of the comparative brilliancy- or can dle power ier siuare men 01 sur faces of various kinds of; lights. 11 we take the sun at .10 iegree elec tion as-otiiM!, then the sun on the horizon is about 2.xn: arc Hglit. HMh to liKMixt tthe niaximntn liglit Is-ing from a small Iart of the positive crater where tlie brilliancy i 2ut.fn; calcium- liglit. r.iKi: in-andeseent lamp tilament. 2 to surrace or molting platinum. l.M: inclosed arc lamp toiKil iuner glots'i. !" to lm; Welsbacli mantle. to -;.; m-oww lamp. 4-to : gas flame.' -is to ; istn the latter lelng very van.uie; enune and llame. :i to 4; frosud ln-auls-cent lami. 2 to 5. and ordinary opal lamp shades. i to f.- j CASTOR IA Vnr Tnfant and Children. Hie Kind Yoa Kawteajs BoagM Bears the Signature of , ,... .1 r,-i n-liidi net In ManitolKl prohibits voting by isrsons who are . . . . , 1 jY.-ntfrl lull rnaoie to tH'ao mi " hfnguage. This provision Is aimed at the newly arrived Oaiaeiana ami Doukhobars. wlto are disjssel to re tain their former language and cits-, toms and who are said to be undesir able citizens in otlier particulars. -. 1 X'flcmido has sold ta acres of timler nciafc Devil's Head mountain, where It is estimated there are MKiO gray souirrels. which have lived and mul tiplied there for years, proteteI by puolie sentiment. The squlrrtls will l evictiHl by tlie woodeut tern. j In Italr. eighty-three mihs of 'steam rsillnwd track are now lieing change-1 over to electric traH'mn. On small lines running Into the mountains elec tric traction is ieing even more use.L and proiHisal for the construction of several huudrHl miles of such bm-s an under consideration. . . i.q.i ii ni.t suicides In ISO". 1 i-ate of 1 to li.tl inhabitants. The iite tor Prussia lone is --. that for tile t.rovinee of Saxony S2 nd for Schleskig Holtein while in Cath olic ami Polish l'oseu it is only X. tor Pcilin the rate was 24- : COCNTT COCRT LATS DOWN KILES FOft FILING or BILLS. Court TV Ul Look After 11m Propotrd Drlak. l"S : Fovatala STFrmI BUI AadlUd Ttratcrsy. The Mxrlon County Commissioners' court wa In session all tlay yester t!r.y. completed the transaction of the tuslness of the July term and ad journed sine die. T1h following Important order was made In the matter of Cling bills for consideration by the eommlssioiier)! court:- " ."-, ? "On thi day It is ordered by the court that no bills will be considered during a tTto of the commissioners court, unless the same have been prop erly certified and duly filed with tlie clerk lief ore the court convenes for regular session. 'It Is further ordered by tle, court that all bills on road and bridge work, ordered by supervisors, rmust lie ' ap-; proved, in writing by the road super visor making the orderj before such bills will Is considered by the court In the matter of the tltionof tlie Salem Floricultural Society, ksking the county court permisin to have eret-ted a public drinking fountain for man aud lieast on the west side of Church "street between the curbing and the sidewalk and directly opposite the ourt house, the court to assume the expense of having the same '.set up. it was orderel that isfrmlssion W granttsl for the erection of the foun tain, the Floricultural Society to as sume all expense in that connection, and the work to lie isrfonned under the supervision of the court which agrees to subsequently can for ami protect the fouutain. , ' The iietltlon of Kl. Oooley et al., for the hwation of a county road forty feet wide was favorably acted upon by the court. The new road is locat ed in the Alt.' Angel nelgliliorhood and was onleretl established. Alex Thompson, C D. IWiwen. ami J. D. Simmons were apisi'inted view ers to view the pniosd road to lw csfablisliel over tlie proierty of Joseph Stupiel whlcii he alleged would U damaged thereby to the extent of $20o. The viewers are to meet at site of road at 1 p. m.. July 12th, and invest b gate the damage claimed by Mr. Stnp tVl. '. - Usn petition tlie court allowed W. G. Westac6tt"$40 to tie expiMtdwl in the improvement of the Turner road and Twenty-fifth street. 1 : (Vist bills in the folowing cases were allowed: State vs. II. O. Rotiertson, M. Werner "and J. N. Mitchell. Road and Bridge Account. ' A. M. White. Haimel $t.50. disallow.-l. Kleetlon Account. " ?: W. W. Hall. ... ... ... .? S.1 lew U T Co . . . .......... 2. iO W. M: rfilleary. clalmel $.14 alid 11 W. 1 Clark, claimed $2ti alid. 17 " Vniiliin.llll llilld f'llMl hv iusticos of the peace for registering voters we.re'THE CFMlIL,ATVE DEMAND FOR continuetl. I'lie following claims for witness fees were allowed: J. D. Jones. .... .... - XV. L. Jones . A. XV. Johnson. A. IK Sptith..... ... XV. WeUii... .. M rs. W Welch ..... J. A. Johnson. . . .' .... ; (id 2 20 2 2rt 2 20 2 20 2 20 V, 20 .1 2tl n 20 s 00 15 (10 S 00 H (Ml 12 40 2 20 2 2i 15 (HI 15 IKI 15 (i0 15 15 00 15 00 C. 40 G. A. Morris XV. R. Morris....... . L. F. Ijireom. Allen McClain ..... T. Clark ...... . t 'hris jjermansen . I. Kennedy. . lKira Miller;. 1. C.' Minto Mrs. XVl Welch.. . .. . Geo. Spencer. .... ... C. D. Matheuy.. ... It. S. Pierce . Wade Ib'trick James Church . Asa Ilcrrk-k..... ... J., M,iUer..... ... neriu s Account. P.'W. Durliln... .. ... Assessor's Account. J. W. Hobart..... ... ... ' f Coroners Account. A t: Clotisli . j . . . ...... ..$10 80 ..f-M 0 .$ r 20 Inquest on Issly of Chas. rarreu. A. M. Clouzh. claimeil ;Wk45. $:t-t 21 j. w. wiisou..... 00 (H) . S, Sl!piey... . 00. Win. i Warner,.... A. It. Forstuer... Jno Brannlng.... I, . S. Winters. ... , Tlios. Jennings... W. S. Conser . . . . . II. A. CleveLmd.. J. II. I-e. ... Chas. Minkh-r. . . . John Hamil. ... . W. U. Saltmarsh 00' 00 j 70 70 70 7o 70 70 7o 20 50 W. II. Byrd. . . . . i . , ......... ; John--Metnk. . .'.'" ... .1. - Tle claim of II. Palmer for $2 scaln bounty for a coyote was allowe-l. The following matters were contMi r.el by the cmrt: The vacation of certain plattetl land in ifiverview a-b dition. I- M. Wagner's applkatioh for nbate onTad tax. claim of Joliti Krn for rebate of pent taxes, an l lh IH'tition of J. T. Marman et al for the appointment of a justice of the l-ace at Ietn!t. ' The usual report of County Clerk I T.i It fnr- wirnnN drawn Oil lnsan acctMUiti '-wttwss fss liefore circuit juirt. for jurors and for nahtry war rantsi, was approved. ? .The apisiintments f Mrs. Sarah-Bo;, land, as deputy rvcorder; Miss A. Me Culloih aud Mrs. t'lara Hall as -de-, pttties county clerk; B. B. ColKith and John O. Estes as deputies sheriff were approved. i 1 - . The court ordered that the mad tax of II. F. Smith of Rad IHstrw t No. 7; le nbated to $1. This n-bate was allowed upon tlie rejiresentatfem by Mr. Smith th.it he tistnl habitually :t wagou with three inch tires. In t! matter of county ahl for Mrs , ,' i inr'lnt? tiM.ifin"," heads orthose na.thir spew M;rttt was dclctntcl to invc;j0aie tw. f siw-tne. rnntv Jnls joita it - --- -- -- , fMM'JilWR : nipns. ue wono - Knows Jette Jrosvas grantetl a : ihrs Wty well what each Power pays for tvsix moaihs to sell malt liquow lt standing rmy a whole, but It Is II. Li..i - ch,m. rnetoot often ' that statistician goes to 1 u r-m ' - - - license paid was $PHX The court fixed the Ismd of the coan- K1 ty. school superintendent at $lou0. Herctofon no lond has Lhhju exactel of that ofilcer. ; GOOD; PRICES. Airlie Cor.. Dallas ltetnizer: The public sale at M. Ml Jones last Thursday was, largely attciidoVl and most everything ol. any vaJue at .; all brought gosl prie-s. ,t,)ue cow brought the' nice sum of $T7 and all 'the. rest went? at twar $."S. The " 0I1I bmught $5.(15 a head and' I lie $2.85..". -' ,; i: - ' kIhm'p lambs IRON. When we hsik ;liek on the exisrl-ein-e of the pasts we find that, the world's demands for iron have Iss-n so Steadily progressive that it Is inqsis sible to doubt that they will continue so In tin future?,. There are no substi tutes for irou. tsr are any likely to 1m found. All anticfjHitions that the de mand fur iron wouhl fail away have, in tlie long run, been falsified by re sults. Twenty years ago it was lie lieved that, the IVssenHT pro',ss, wfliieh was -sliuiatel to yield a metal six or seven times more duralile than inn, wiuUr practically ruin the' Iron trade, by the limitations it woo Id lie certain to InifKise upon the: quantity of metal required for iiermanent . way renewals; and yet ; more material is usel today, for tbat purjHise tlian has ever liefore ilser calk'd for.: Many similar examples could tie quoted. At one ieriod it Is irut for railways, at anotlier stwl tor steamships, at an other for machinery, at a fourth - it is tlie electrical, field, tliat is opened up to the Iron makers, and yet again, the iHinsumption Af iron Is greatly stimu lated by the ihcreasiHl .use of both Iron and steel in iMiihlings. Jn-rulling stock, and In a hundred . other directions. Now, In estimating1 the wants of the future. It Is liufsirtant to rememlier that all these demands are cnmulatire, a nil that arty particular source of con- .sumption, once ieued up, 1 ; not ephemeral, but hasicome to stay.-Etx- oo'gineertng .Magazme. SHIP-BUILDING' IN THE UNITED STATES. That the ship-yards of the country are Jn a generally prosperous condition isj indicated by the fact that, during the last six months of 1S!K and the first , four nionths 6f l!Ho, tliere was only one failure among firms operat ing plants- of any magnitude. On tlie other hand.; a numWr of ship-building establishments which-' bad ls-en eled fr fioiiie time were re-oiiem-d. and tlH're wasifK-arcely one of the more prominent jntitntkms which did twit inaugurate enlargements or. imprive-ns-nts, these extensions amounting in wune instances to a virtual, doubling f the ciacify of tlie yard. Most slg-nitk-ant of, all is the fact, in the inter vil mcntiomsl. thre were projected ten "i new : !shii-1iuildlng corporations Which pniMMM t erect plants entailing outlays ranging all the way from $5oo. 000 to $.M"C Some of these new projects are already well advamfsl. and if all are carried out on the lines mapped out the aggregate expem!ito.-e will exceI $20.iMi.(iiio.Wa!don Faw ctt. In Tlie Engineering Magazine. WHAT THE' STANDING ARMIES r OF ,TIIE WORLD COST. I . '.' - , Tlie cost f l?ing pnparcl b tip - hold the diguitj' of a nation Is, some - 'thlng tltat beforeithis has made tlie the trouble f finding out tlie market value f each ildier to the govern- The absolutely pure RAGHMfTir LLwJL 3XJL "SLJA X 1 VJl ROYAL the most the baking powders in brated for its great leav ening strength and purity. It makes your cakes, bis cuit, bread, etc., health ful, it assures you against alum and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM V. ment under whose flag he is euiisttsl. According to a --recent table, . the Uniteil States Army costs more fier man than any other army hi the world. Its osts ist uiuu is more than that of Kussiji. France, Genua uyk t Austrhi, Italy md England 'combined by sever al hunqVed dollars. " Tlie rnlttl States maintain a stand ing army of (!7.587 men.- Thhj costs them $1.""i0.inio.(Hs a year, or aliout $2,210 a year for each man., The next most! exjionsive army Is that of (Jreat Britain, lb-r army in time of iHM-e uumtiers 231.851 otlieers atultmeu. - To support thes $l(io,KJO, 000 is allowetl. so that each of the soldiers in time of ( js-act? Is worth $b'o to the nation. In time of isie the Gorman Army only costs SU15 st. num. Thy num lsr 5s5,f!K;"otJieers and men. and re ipifie $iwS,!n4.,.MI to house, clothe and feed. ' . ' . Friitie ks-ps (1(5.175 inen reaoy to tiglit (Jermany, aiul lln-y cost $1'!2. liT.'.'.t.!! to maintaiii. au amount which works out r.t $215 is-r man. The Russian Army on a enee fst ing is est im.-itel to cost the -Czar $185 a year for each-of his 8s,ooo men. Tlie Austrian Army on a fioaco foot ing consists of ;?t;l.(S.'t men and for the stipiort of these tlie government al lows about $I5,000.000 or some $175 per man. For cheapness ' the Italian Army lears the palm. In times of peace they have only -iol.Cirj men under nuns, ami these cost tlie country about $50.too,OtNj, or nearly $105 ier man. THE WORLD'S SUPPLIES IRON. OK A gocsl 'cleat of anxiety has'ls-en felt luring the hist two years as to the available supply's f inm ir and fuel. The total world's consumption of iron ores in 1M! was probably more than tlO.ooo.ooo tons. Of this' quantity. I take it that tlie United States coiittih-ut-d more- than 22.1 N M . Cut in all countries alike very exceptional efforts Were made to increase ..the output so as to overtake the greatly stimulated demand. These efforts are still lieing continued. Spain lias I wen raiisaeki1! from one end to tlie other, in order to increns. the available -supplies. France is ofs'iiiug up new sources of supply In' Greece, North Africa, and else where. The Germans have sought to acquire almost a monopoly of-the sup ply of Swedish Lapland witJiin the An-tic circle for a inimls-r of year to come, and have concluded arrange ments which isiint to their Isdief flat Iron on are likely to lieeomo Increas ingly scarce. This is a very general appreliension. ami If. as I lielieve it Is JustiliisI by the 'facts, then It sin-iiis to Is probable that this condition may mainly determine future supremacy. Madame de Stael once oliserved that !"rovidetH"e fights on the ide of the biggest battalions." ; In tlw? war of commerce and industry, it is conceiv able that Provhlem-e may in tlw fu ture seeni .to ,luterwso on Is-half of the mitioir tluit lias the hirgest avail able supplies of cheap iron tins. J. Stephen Jeans, in The Englne'r1iig Magazine for Jnly. WHAT THE SHIP YARDS AMERICA ARE DOING, OF TIm? coTraets in tlie hands of the Aincricnn slifp-bnilders afford" au equally satisfactory slmwitig. Tliere ate now Iniilding or under contract in j the shipyards of the -United states f meren utile aud naval tonnage whie 1 represent." an aggregate value, rxcln- , srre ,of.iltg,(aruM.r and armament for fmljthe naval vessels, of $2.ooM0. Of this total, the naval vessels building for the United States Navy Detiart- iment foot np .In round uu m lers. $34.- rvsi.ts- tlie two Russian war vessels. I huildJug at the, yard of Wm. Cramp &. Co., $5.0O0,iXJt; the mercantile POWDER .celebrated of all the world cele ;-: I 1; : : Alum linking powtlers are low priced, as alum costs but two cents a pound ; but alum is a cornisive isiison and it renders the baking powder danger uus to like in food. ST., NEW YORK. veswls on the Atlantic and Pacific, i-oasts, $1 8,ono.tn ni; the liiercautUe ves sels on flu. great lakes. $10.ihhi.iiihi: and the inefea utile era ft Hie Inland rivers, $1.5oo,tio. (mifKiring this --showing - with tin volume of business 011 hand In tlie early summer of 'l8tR. we find a dis tinct gain of $7.iNi.Mo-In the value of contracts. -Inasmuch as the commis sions In the hands of the builders at that time amounted to.,upproxlmatoly $02,000,000. . That" The growth 'of the industry Is. mor,ovcr, even ' griater tlian evideuce! by these figures may lie appreciati! by. o. comparison of tlie sundry" Itcit)' which go to make tip each total. It will thus be soon that whereas tlie volume of tiavnl Work fell off, $8.0110,0110, Without taking Into consideration. I he- Russian - contracts, the Value of the ships building 011 (lie inland rivers was almost doubled; the aggregate of contract at the great lake ya rdstrts tiioi-e than treMed, and tlie plants on tlie Atlantic and Pacific coasts show an increase-of ."many per ctut. Til the 4-ommlssloii 011 llieir IsMiks.-Wahlron Fawcctt, in The En gineering Magazine. THE PAGODAS OF CHINA. From the miIu of view of artistic and essentially Oriental design the p.-liroda Mlss'ssS the' .most .llifen'sf. Tlies suigiilar cnKtrut-tloiis. at. least one of which nearly-' 'every ' cit v ;mis-M'ssi-s. fairly dot the surface of- I lie country. Tlieir piirisce npiwais to le I wo fold either as monuments, com-, tncmorating the virtues or the ilmnifl iciice of suiie deparfed fs-nefacfor,"oi. as iigciits of "feiig sliui" ilitcrally "wind and water"!, the Kpirit genius of gissl and 'vil. whl-h. If .properly propitiated, will ward off HHtjb'lice sod f'niiiiiie and p-rmit only preqoiif y tlld happiness to Visit tlie. ' ! Ijlilmr- IhwsI. ;TLcs! v-ry curious towers are of great antiquity. Chinese records Hiillieiiticatiug their origin at biwt as far lnck as t tie early part, of tlioVhris I Ian era. In size they vary from tlw little '-ones, which: are. iwitliitig more than toadside shrines; 'to'-' what was once the 11101 I until nl and l.-irgest the celeliratil sircehiiu pagMla of Nanking, dent royed in the Talping re Is'tliou. This extraonlltiary sl met ore bad a height 'of 21 "feet, was built of masonry and covcrHl with glail tlu-s of many -olors. and ws a monumctd to native skill in erection as well, as to artistic-sense 1 in -design. Unfortu natelv? most of tji la-rge imgMlaM are Is-ing allowed to t-rtunble to le rty. al though some are temh-d nml give hope of st'tndiiig for oltrer generations to admire. Tlie prominent ones vary In height from 1" to 20 fist, are usually octagonal In plan, with . straight but tajs-rlng skies, and always are coiu locd of a 11 old tinuilwr of stories. , -The Chinese structure that Impress the etiiifneeriiig oliserver most slrouirly are tlie bridges, tlie iagodaS. tls city walU arid certain details of building 'ensi ruction. The arch, .that lciiiHlfiil (tjrueti're from the sclent I fie - as 'well si tlC aesthetic jtofnt of view. Is gen erally lieileved to lie of" Roman origin. It was not known to. or at least never psed by, the Grcks; atd although the sluifH appears in certain seciiiicn of Iliudoo arctiit--tiu. If Is of falt; va riety fliat is, a smi-cssioti of protrud ing corliet. In ; China, on tin other hand, we find It of most wideo-ead a I'd general application, and c-vamlna-tiu sliows 1 t the . principles iuvolv eI are- thoroughly tindersiood. The un"ver-al ue of tlie design in nli iarts of the country and the undoubted an tiquity of ko nuiny of the existing -x-aieples clearly lemonst rate that It long antedate any possible foreign suggestions, anil go a long way to es tablish it as of Chinese origin a de partment., however.; which. Jit p print ing and ' ttonisiWib r ner" cjs4I .. j ond the national borders." " ' - i " ' . ''