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ER1M WAR FORCE I ngth of Emi > oror William's Army Dur ing Times of Peace. JUIFICATIONS OF THE FATHERLAND i'f ' ijip Showing How Well it is Protected at ' < All Vulnerable Points. MILITARY SYSTEM OF GREAT POWER the Toulon Soldiers Differ from These of Franco and Russia. IATISTICS THAT WILLPROVEINTERESTING or tlio Jtonnonn Why the I'ropoietl IIIII fnrnn tiicrcnno Hni Kncountorort Ho llnoli 1'optilnr Dltnpprovnl In tlio Kmplro. [ 'ho advocates of the German army bill err Tavously If they think that by their "clous arguments they can persuade the ik and lllo of tlioir countrymen that there Lits at present , or Is likely to exist In the | ; < r future , any necessity for strengthening German army. Statistics are Indls- [ 'able , nnd there Is an abundance of stalls- f to show that Germany was never fjoiigor from n military point of view than f\i \ is at present , aud was never better pro- I to defend her own territory and at- fk , the territory ot a hostile nslghbor. The i which Is published In TUB UBB today l\vs whore Germany's forces am sta- pod , and ono need not bo much of a gco- iphar or military expert to see that on all vulnerable points the Fatherland Is ily protected against foreign assaults , k.ch being the case , then , what need is wort , An exception I * Mso m do In the onso of graduates from teacher * ' Momlnarlcs After receiving Instruction In the use of nrtni for n period of six week * thov may bo nllowod to loin the reserve force , The rea son why thM privilege Is granted In obvious Such graduates are always men ot high at tainments , ana thn government very properly considers lli.it they will bo able to servo their country bolter as teachers than as soldiers , Again , it must bo remembered that not all of the o who are enrolled for three years active service are kept under arms for that time. The povernmont Is not Alow to reward proficiency nnd the result Is that a select number of tlio young soldier * nro discharged during the second year of service at the close of the fall manoeuvres. Hccauso the pcaco strength of Germany has been constantly Increasing since the Kr.inco-Qcrrnan war seems to the advocates of tlio anny blll a reason why the army should bo strengthened still further , After the Franco-Gorman war the pence strength of Germany was placed up to December 31. 1881 , at101,0. . * ! ) non-commissioned ofllccrs nnd men , not Including ofllccrs and ono year vol unteers , nnd this number was increased after April 1.1881 , to 427,274 ; after April 1 , 1837 , to .Gfl.0. , and after October 1 , Ib'JI , to 4SO.U33. If to this number wo add iW.POO offi cers , surgeons and bureau ofllclals and 7,000 ono year volunteers wo have a total strength of 010,000. The number of Frenchmen kept constantly mid or arms Is in ex cess of this by over 30,000 , but only the most bigoted champions of the army bill maintain that this 13 a valid reason why the pence strength of Germany shall bo still further Increased. If thcro Is nmplo evidence that Germany li nblo to protect herself at all vulnerable points and the map published in Tun HBK today purports to bo conclusive on that point what reason is there for still further strengthening the army nnd making stilt heavier the burden of taxation , which is already too oppressive ) on the German pco- plot Rcnify ( or KmoreonclOi. The Gorman land forces consist of twenty army corps , ol which Havarla furnishes two and Wurtnmburg and Saxony ono each , whllo the other sixteen nro drawn from Prussia and the remaining states. For mili tary purposes the territory of the empire is divided Into nineteen corps districts , the Prussian Guard corps recruiting through the whole kingdom of Prussia. By the law of 1870 nil parts of Germany except Bavurla are formed into a federation so far as military action is concerned. The Bavarian troops , too , though not sOtJcct to this law , are pledged to render In war tlmo implicit cry of nls ( the king's ) nncoittirs resting In God nnd of such highly merited men M stood by their Mdo In pcaco nnd tn war and by their distinguished services acquired Just claims to it grateful remomhranco by klntr ana fatherland vl A few regiments also boar the name * * of such noble families as Imvo contributed a largo number of members to the army That each branch of the German army U admirably Organised can easily bo scon. Of infantry there are MS battalions , of which MO nro comprised In 173 regiments , whllo ID form Independent Jagor battalions. The regiments , though bearing different names , arc allko in armament nnd training , this uniformity extending oven to the rlllcs. The Prussian rlllo battalions are mainly com posed of professional rangers ana foresters , who usually cngaqo for eight years active service , their nlui being to eventually obtain employment in the government forestry service. In order to enter ths Infantry n soldier must bo muscular nnd healthy and at least 01.3 Inches In height. Each battalion has the power to draw from ilOO to 2JO re cruits annually for active scrvlco under arms. The Gorman cavalry consists of ninety- thrco regiments , or 4G5 ! squadrons , nnd it is worthy of notlco that this branch of the army has not been increased slnco the Franco-German war. Kvon thus , however , Germany has forty-flvo squadrons moro than Franco , nnd ( indeed , 1ms moro cavalry thnn any other European power except Husski , The various regiments are divided into light , medium nnd heavy cavalry , but are uniform as far as drill , tactics ana employment nro concerned. In each regiment there are flvo squadrons , of which , however , only four take the lloKI , the fifth remaining nl homo to form the dopot. The regiment altogether contains twenty-five ofllecrs. CU7 men and 7W horses. As training schools for the cav alry must bo mentioned the military riding academics at Hanover nnd Munich and the Equitation Institute at Dresden. The Royal "Veterinary school nt Berlin provides instruc tion for veterinary surgeons and similar training schools have also been established for the benefit of farriers. The Artillery Sorvloo. In time of peace dealers furnish horses for the cavalry , the animals bolnc bought In Prussia bv commissions composed of army ofllccrs. After purchase they are sent to the recruiting depots for a.year and are then forwarded to the regiments , where they nro carefully trained. The men selected for the cavalry arc those who are In robust health and accustomed to horses. The limit of weight for the light cavalry Is about 140 priiulnn In the Imperial budget of ISM 1801 amounted to 887,000,000marks for regular expenses ponses nnd 200,500,000 mnrk.t for contingent expenses. During tlio'rnrfinvlng year the Hclchstne was asked Uffw-rcaso the amount for regular expenses by.J.\i | > 00,000 marks and to reduce the nmmint fwr contingent ex penses by 223,000,000 m rWs These Ilituro * iccni large , but the chKinplons of milltnr- ism claim that they f cannot bo rcdueoJ , as Germany , owing to licr. gooeraphlc posi tion , Is Hablo to bo forc6d 'Into war at any tlmo. In reply It may bo wild that nt all her vulnerable points Germany Is thoroughly guarded against hostUb 'forces today , nnd , whllo It might bo Wlfr3fclcablo [ ! Just at present to appreciably .njduco the peace strength , thcro lstn the Opinion of many Ger mans who nro qualified to pcak , no shadow ofnn excuse far strengthening the army nnd thus increasing thp burden of popular taxation. Franco nnd Russia may bo able to put more men in the Held In case of war. but in these days , when mill taffy science Is mak ing tsuch iglgantio .strldctv moro numerical strength Is not necessarily an advantage , and ns long as Germany Is practically a na- lion of soldiers , who are true patriots and exceptionally intelligent , tnoro Is no reason why In these "piping times of peace" a larger number of men should bo kept underarms than is absolutely necessary. If the growing youth of Germany's neighbors were as intelligent as hers the case might bo different. Statistics , however - over , show that whlln the percentage of re cruits who have little or no schooling Is in finitely small In Germany , It amounted In Franco In 18S3 to 0.8 nnd in Hussia in ISS'.i to 70 per cent. "Moreover11 ; says an authority , "tho military efficiency ot a country is in fluenced by the strength of her population , "nhd especially by the number of young men liable to service , nnd census statistics show that the population ot Germany during thu flvo years beginning December 1 , 18ST , In creased 5.7 percent , which is not surpassed by any other country. The increase in Italy was 4 per cent , in Austria-Hungary 2.5 per cent , nnd In Franco only 1.0 per cent. " In view of nil these facts the opposition of the German radicals and of a largo portion of the German people to the proposed army bill is not surprising. They know that the country'ls ' amply fortified against invaders ; that in case of necessity tfco whole nation would rise as ono man and do battle with the foe , and they insist , thcroforo , that any further aggrandizement of the military power Is entirely uncalloi for. The young empcroV thinks otherwise , and , as ho is a resolute man , who seems bent on having his own way , it Is hard to say how the matter will end. To attempt to force a measure of CAVAIRY DIVISION : SPECIAI JORMATIONS. ' REGIMENT ) TRAIN RECRUITS' GATTAUON V BAUAUOH Q SATIATION. OCUARDSCOMPANY. COlONtl > COMPANY. V , 0 COM PAN V. V MARKSMEU SSHAWJHOOTEM , ' FOOTARTILLERYJ CORPS Ot CAVALRY REGIMENT./ ' CONSTABULARY. COMPANY ' BATTAUON. ' / MARINEJORCE3 ON UNO * CAVALRY.1 © COMPANY V D SAILORS DIVISION. D REGIMENT. . O NAVAL BATTALION PIONEERS * " RAILROAD THOOPSJ. B SQUADRON.V A PIONEER OA1TAUON 4- WHARF DIVISION. V FltU ) ARTILLERY ! A PIQHtER COMPANY ' * MIDSHIHMEHS DIVISION. 9 RKIMENTVT & RAIlROrtD REGIMENT ! * SAILORS ARTILLERY Division " " DIVISIONJWllROflD BATTALION TORPEDO DIVISION/ MAP SHOWING DISPOSITION OF GERMAN TROOPS. ore , ask the opponents of the bill , of such drastic measure as the proposed army bill , lie Inevitable result of which would bo to Rtard the development of the country and ndor military scrvlco distasteful to thou- nds of young Germans ? Ill is argued that the pcaco strength of .rmanrls inferior to that both of Russia lid Franco , and , If the number of men only Retaken Into account , that Is true. Accord- to a recent report Germany maintains BirinK peace 533 battalions of infantry , 403 Buadrons of cavalry and 434 Hold batteries , herons Franco maintains 501 battalions of fiuflry , 420 squadrons of cavalry and 480 fcld batteries , nnd Russia on her part mnln- Elns 1,0 ? . ) battalions of Infantry , ( VST squad- > ns of cavalry and 405 field batteries. On Kio other hand , It must bo remembered that very Gorman is liableto military service , Ind , as no substitute is allowed , the army is leally a people's army. Hy law all members Bf reigning or of former sovereign houses are Ixompt from military scrvlco , but the royal teutons disdain to avail themselves of this lirorogatlvo , and even the greatest of them lake part in military exercises , and deem hat no greAter hbnor can befall them than lo bo called upon to lead their countrymen Into battle. I A Nation ol Bol.llori. I Fron.itheir boyhood all Germans look forward - ward to an army career. Sumo may bo In Itctlvo service for only a year or so , but all | .rho are not criminals or incapacitated by khyslcal Inlirmltlcs must hold themselves in H adlncss to defend tholr country at a Inomont's notice. Heroin lies one great Kiocrot of Germany's success In wurfaro. All Bier children are soldiers , and , bclngsold.on , lira animated by an esprit do corps and a love of country which Is not to bo found rsniotiR those who are only soldiers by pro- nesslou , F All Germans are liable to military sorrico from , the completion of their 17th year to their 45th year the time being divided between sorylco in the ranks niul In those reserves which are maintained for the dc- feuso of the country. Service In the ranks goiiorally begins with the 20th and cuds rrith the imh year , and this period is sub- I divided Into active scrvlco iu the ranks and service in the Ijmd\vohr , and Krsatz re serves. As a rule German soldiers icrvo three years In the ranks , four jean , in tlio reserve , after which they belong for llvo yeaw to the flut levy of the Landwehr. thence up to tholr .i'Jth year to the second levy of the Landwohr , whence they are re moved to the Lanasturm , which Is specially organized for the defense of the country , and thorn they remain until their 45th year. To this rule thcro is ono notable ex ception. The time of active serv ice In the ranks is reduced to one year in the case of young men of education and means on condition that they pats a certain examination and pay all tb oo U of their quipment and iup- obedience to the commander of the federa tion and the Bavarian government Is bound to spend for army purposes the same amount proportionally per capita as is appropri ated for the remainder of the imperial army. Of the entire army the emperor is the head , and ho determines each year how many re cruits are lo bo raised , being guided on this point by the demands made by the different divisions of the army. The training of the troops is thorough hut not severe. The reserves have to talto part in two field exercises of eight weeks dura tion each , the Lundwohr men of the first levy taking part lu two of two weeks each and the ErSaU reserves taking part In three exer cises , covering altogether a period of twenty weeks. In regard to the ono year volun teers the charge has been often mudo that the system is the result of class legislation. Thcro Is apparently , however , no ground for this charge , and disinterested persons must admit that In granting a privilege of this kind to men of culture and scholarship the government shows that It has the best in terests of the people at heart. The privilege of enlisting as ono year vol unteers is granted to young men who have cither passed a sclontiflo examination or who have secured certiilcatcs from the specially authorized educational institutions attesting thor ability to outer the upper classes in the high schools or colleges. The volunteers , at tholr option , may servo dur ing this year cither in the ranks of troops of tholr own choice or among the pharmacists of the sanitary corps. Medical students who desire to enter the sanitary corps are bound to servo six months under arms , and after this graduation six months more as noncom missioned or under surgeons. They are sub sequently olcctotl military surgeons and intiy then bo passed into the reserve. All other ono year volunteers are trained to become oOlcors of the reserve or Landwchr , The or- piniues which ono year volunteers Incur are estimated at 1,500 marks In the Infantry and from 1,000 to 3,000 marks In the cavalry and artillery , the increased expense iu the two latter bvauohos of the array being caused by the maintenance of troop horses. Work In Time of r nre. The administration of the Gorman army Is In tlio hands of the war ministries at Berlin , Munich , Dresden and Stuttgart and of the chiefs of the various departments. In time of peace most of the general staff ofllccrs are employed at the great general stuff of the army at Berlin , which is divided into a department of military history , four depart ments for the study of foreign armies and seats of war and thu-ralhvny division. With the great general staff aroufso connected the railway brigade , the survey of the empire and the war academy at Berlin , The sur vey comprises the trigonometrical , topographical graphical and cartographical divisions , and nt tno war academy oClccrs of exceptional ability are carefully trained for three years in the military and auxiliary sciences , after which they usually obtain positions ou the general staff air aides-de-camp or teachers.D The position of the various army corps can bo seen from the accompanying map. The Prussian rogiuicuts and independent bat talion * are known by the name of the prov- vlnco from which they are recruited , and by order of the Commander-in-chief several of them bear the names of princes and distin guished generals for the purpose "of honor ing and keeping alive for all time the mem- pounds , nnd for the heavy cavalry about 157 pounds. Instruction In the use of artillery is given in two schools , which nro maintained for the field and garrison artillery. Duriug the past twenty years the strength of the artillery has been greatly increased , but still it is somewhat inferior to that of the French army , which has In peace forty-six Held batteries more than Germany. The German field artillery consists of forty-throe regi ments , which are formed into twenty brigades , nnd the total number of batteries since April 1,1800 , is 4M ! , of which forty-six are horse batteries. The foot artillery con sists of thirty-one battalions , of which Prusijla furnishes twenty-four , Bavaria four , Saxony two and Wurtomburg ono. The engineers and monccrs of the Gorman army are divided into four engineer and two pioneer inspections. There are twenty pioneer battalions , Prussia furnishing six teen , Bavaria two and Saxony and Wurtotn- borg ono each. The railway troops consist of the Prussian railway brigade nnd the Bavarian railway battalion , their duty in war tlmo being the construction of now railroads , the repairing of lines destroyed by the enemy and , when necessary , the de struction of other linos. These troops are thoroughly trained and in tlmo of pcaco the entire managcmontof a military railroad run ning from Berlin to the rlllo range at Kum- roorsdorf a distance of about thlrty-threo miles Is under tholr charge. Of train bat talions thi Gorman army has twenty-one , and to each of thorn a sanitary detachment is attached. Moreover , each battalion has a company composed entirely of bakars who are employed in the largo garrison depots to make broad for the noncommissioned ofllcers and privates. Every army corps has its own train , which Is divided Into wagon columns , and each train comprises at least 1,700 wagons and 0,000 horses. The medical and sanitary departments of the army are ad mirably organized , and It Is au indisputable fact that la time of peace the death rate of the German army Is smaller than that of any other standing army. At all times , too , great care is taKen of tlio sick and wounded , and , as statistics show , with the most satis factory results. in the armament of the Gorman army no Important change has boon made of Into years. The Infantry still carry the rifle model of 1B3S and side arms , which can bo attached to the rltlo as a bayonet. Ofllcers nnd sergeant majors also carry swords and rovolvors. The cavalry are armed with steel tube lances , carbines and swords , and the field artillery are armed with what are known as the heavy Hold gun and the field gun proper , the former being used by field artillery aud the latter by horse batteries. Mol-ller * ThoroUKliljr Trnlnetl. One great excellence of the Gorman army is that the soldiers are not regarded as moro machines. Hence their training is not con fined to the mere drill , the aim of the ofllccrs being to transform raw recruits into perfect men , who will quickly see that it is to their interest to render implicit obedience to their superiors. The object of this treatment is to csti bllsh a thorough esprit do corps and to convince the soldiers that if they are wronged in any way they can readily obtain redress in thn proper quarter. Thu nxpeuso of maintaining an army of this magnitude is necessarily great , as will be teen from the fact that tlio army appro- this kind on an unwilling people seems cer tainly an unwise policy. The Germans love their country and would do battle for it to the death , but patriotism has Its limits , and a sure way to render a nation unpatriotic is by fostering militarism nnd thus hampering commerce aud other aids to national pros perity. EDUUATIOXAL. Commencement exercises at i'rincoton college - lego begin on the 10th lust , and close on the 14th. 14th.President President Cleveland has accepted an Invi tation to attend the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Cornell univer sity next October. That unique institution , the Teachers Rest , at Tompkins Cove , Rookland county , N. Y. , will again open its doors to invalid and overworked teachers with small moans at their command about the inlddlo of this month. Thcro are now 704 students at Stanford university , Palo Alto , Cal. 5-17 men nnd S37 women. Of those sixty-six are postgraduates ates , 500 undor-graduates and 10S pursuing special studios. Among the students who graduate this year at. the Hartford Theological seminary is ono from Persia nnd ono from Turkey. The latter , ll\\t \ Adadomlau , will labor among the Armenians in Maiden , Mass. , before re turning to his native land. President Cheney , who for thirty years has been president of Bates college , is about to retire from that posliicfti ou account of impaired health. nlj Twenty-two public sctioql buildings , rang ing in cost from f.,0 r Ito tSOJJOO , nro In course of construction' hi'Chicago. . They will accommodate 15,000 bUildrcn , Ex-President Benjamin Harrison is already at .vork on his course of junctures on Inter national law , which he , wltl deliver at the Stanford university ln"CUllrornlu next Octo ber , When completeJ i'.und delivered the lectures will bo prlnt d. : > as a text book ou the subject of which they'lrcat. Dr , J , M. Rico , the tylucatlonal expert , who has recently liiTbslfgatcd the public schools in thirty-six Amurjcan cities , prints In the Juno Forum a jjmary of his con- elusions , Ho shows cto'arly the immense advantage of scicntillO'HUItlou over the mechanical methods * i./jUll / in vogue in so many largo schools , and indicates specific remedies. The general icducatlonal spirit of the country , IYA says finally , is progressive , but as each community conducts its schools Independently , one locality has little effect on another. The time Is near at hand when the chil dren will bo released froTn school and the atauipedo to the country will take place. It is n timely suggestion of the Now York Ledger that the fashlo'nablo watering places afford uo place of rust or of genuine childish pleasure for the little ones. Get them out on the farm , where the pigs , the cows , the horses , the chickens , the ducks , the broad expanse iof green fields nnd fiower-dockcd woods , with uover ceasing attractions , pure air , wholesome food , regular hours and healthy exorcise , that comes as part of the pleasure ono enjoys , afford an ideal existence for the child who has never enjoyed these rural blessings. s GDD0S G0D0S Our manager , now in New York , closed out an importer's stock of French.Ginghams , White and Fancy Organdies , Colored and White Embroidery Mulls , several new styles and noyelties in Summer Dress Goods that will be sold at much , less than the cost to import them , Also several cases of Domestic Ginghams and Wash Goods that are in this same lot and will be placed on sale Monday morning at a great cut price from the cost to manufacture. An Importer's Stock of Towels at 33 1-3 per cent of tlio coat to import. At those prices tlioy take like ducks to water. ONE LOT SECOND LOT In this lot nro towels that are 12o In this let are towels that were worth as high as 20c. imported to soil ( or COc. MILL REMNANTS Mill remnants of 30-Inch brown shooting , very flno , and white goods. They are goods that would bo considered good value at cost as high as 40 cents a yard , to Do per yard , for Ot o 6G make price to close Ifio a yard , R. C. Davis , Letter Carrier , Leads. D , W. Tillotson , Letter Carrier , Seoond. 1. R. C. Davis , o 2. D. VV. Tillotson , o 3 Itov. T. J. Macltey , m 4. Alfred Clark , o 5. Rose Brady , t 0. Rov. P. M. Franklin , m 7. May Ho/jtin / , t 8. M. CofToy , o 0. Rov. J. P. D. Loyd , m 10. Anna Fees , t 11. Rov. F. Crane , m 12. Edw Hampshire , I 13. M.JLohmor. t 14. P. J. Corcoran , o 15. Miss E. A. Alexander , t . 10. Mr. Anderson , o 17. Rov. T. E. Cramblott , m 18. Ada Hopper , t 10. Julia Nowcoinb , t 20. J. R Stein , o 21. Father McCarthy , m 22. Rov. S. XV. Butler , m 23. H. H. Rood , c 24. J. Cook , c 25. Rov. J. Williams , m 20. Rov. Honnlng , m 27. Rov. Turkic , in 28. Thomas Croft , o 29. J. Woodruff , c 30. Mary Alter , t 31. Rov. Murray , m 32. Clarn Elder , t 33. Rov. S. M. Ware , m 34. E. L. Iloajr , o 35. Fred Jorgensen , c 30. Rov. Pftsko , m 37. Rov. C. N. Duwson , m 38. Charles Nelson , o. 39. Ed Bowles , c 40. Mr. Tracy , o 41. C. Roso. c 42. H. E. Gunner , o 43. Anna Wittnnn , t 44. Rov. Duryen , m 45. Miss L. M. Brunnor , t 46. J. Stone , o 47. William Owens , o 4a Miss E. M. nnrtman , t 49. Rov. W. E. rfimbail , m CO. Chnrlos Bloom , p Gl. Rov. Robt Wheeler , m 62. Miss I. Street , t 53. Miss N. Powers , t 64. O. KlolTnor , o 65. " 'iithor Jnnott , in 60. N. A. Lnndborg1 , o 67. Father Ilcllmnn , m 68. Ed Kelly , e 6. ) . Mr. Druinmy , p GO. Donn Gardner , m 01. Rev. P. Mtxthows , m 60. Rev. J. W. Wilson , in 03. Ed Fisher , c (34. ( Rov. Savngo , m 05. JnmesClnrlc. o CO. John. Duiloy , f C7. Kate Hungerford , t 08. Rov. J. Williams , m 00. Rov. F. Foster , in 70. Nora Lemon , t 71. Rov. H. Sharply , m 72. W. J. Manor , c 78. Rov. Father Fltzpatrlok , m 74. Miss O. Tool , t 76. H. C. Coolc , p 70. T. W. Schlllincton , o 77. J. M. Stafford , o 78. P. F. Harvey , p 79. Bishoo Worthinsrton , m 60. Rov. J. T. Ross , in 81. Ilnltlo Crane , t 62. J. Miclniolson , o 83. Chief Oiilllgan , f 84. Agnes McDonald , t 80. Rov. D.K. Tlmlal , in 80. Charles Bird , f 87. Chas. Bomillard , o 88. MissC. Mason , t 89. Rov. J. Gordon , m 90. Miss G. Garret , t 91. Miss Ella Thorngate , t 92. Alice Fawcott , t 03. Miss B. Buraott , t 94. Miss E. Carnoy , t 95. a P. Pitman , t 90. Miss F. Buttorflold , t 97. Rov. F. M. Con way , m 98. Emma Whitmoro , t 99. Rov. Dotwoilor. m 100. Rev. T. J. Hlllman , m Send Your Mail Orders toUs for Prompt Attention. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO.Carpets DraperieSg ELECTRICAL NOTES , Sweden is buying its telephone lines , Uncle Sam has 552,720 telephones. C3 A Now Haven electric road , Joint defendant with the Wcstlnghouso people in an Infringe ment suits brought by the Thomson-Houston Klectrio company , will plead that the trolley is nearly twenty-live years old , and was then used telegraphing from trains , A Now York electrician is building nn air ship which ho claims will solve the problem of aorlal navigation beyond a doubt. Ho is so sure of its success that ho has already selected a name for It , the pcgasslprdo. The announcement that a way has been found to apply electric lights to the Interior of the living human body so us to make any part of it transparent suggests that elec tricity may yet prove to bo the "glftio" given us to see ourselves ns others see us , The telephone has lately been arranged for use of divers , A sheet of copper is used in place of ono of the glasses In the helmet , and to this a telephone is fixed , so that the diver , when at the bottom of the sea , has only to slightly turn his head in order to report what ho sees or receive instructions from above. The manufacture of caustic isoda and bleach is being carried on on a commercial scale in England. The plant consists of a 50-horso power engine nnd dynamo. The vats are of such a size that with a slight pressure of current the liquor gains I percent - cent of caustic per day. It is generally run off at 4 percent , The electric fan has como to bo such an Indispensable element of comfort , if not of ( .xlstonco , during thu summer months , that new and Improved forms are constantly making their appearance- , Ono of these adds the very decided recommendation of extreme ononomy to that of efficiency. Its first cost , with battery complete , is small , and the cost of operating it afterwards is put at ii % cents au hour. An excellent testimony to the merit of the now system of consuming the refuse of a city's streets Is reported from Madraswhoro a now cioctrio railway plant is about to bo put into operation , Thcro will bo throe or four snu.il power stations , and at each of these the boiler furnaces will be built on the destructor principle , with the Idea of using the street rubbish as fuel. It is expected that about COO cart loads a day will bo con sumed , and thus clean streets and cheap electric light and power will bo secured at the sauio tune , The applicability of electrlcltv as the mo tive power in canal navigation is to bo put to the test of practical demonstration early the coming month on the ICrlo canal. Sev eral sections of the canal are to bo furnished with overhead wires aud cloctrio motors and certain boats selected for the purpose and fitted up with all the requisite ma- 82-inoh Scotch glncrhams.- - . . . . ) < _ p/- 32-inch French ginghams. . . . * * * Ono onso of flno batiste , rojj- ( \ - \ A.n ular ICe goods . * * J- * w Ono case of lace striped ginghams . . _ . . Ono cnso of G. " \ A n Irish Lawn . U1U All our black organdies that are well worth 60o , for this sale , 25c Fine organdies , colored flowers , that aso well worth 40o , at this sale 20c Thin Tumblers AT THIN PRICES make fat business. 100 dozen flint blown tumblers Monday , 48c dozen , worth OSo. 20,000 Japanese paper napkins , Monday at 39c per hundred. $6.49 Dinner Sets. Another largo shipment received Saturday. You can't match it anywhere under 310.00. This is bound to be the grand est sale on record. Send your mail orders to us for prompt attention. chlnory will bo used to demonstrate the su periority of this method of propulsion over the old animal power and towpath plan. The grcatestest trouble usually found In the working of the electric trolley on car roads is the wearing out of the bushing in the wheels at such a rate that a rebushing has to bo made once a month , and the neces sity of excessive dally attention and much oiling is entailed. An attempt ban boon made to remedy this fault by designing a trolley , the bearings of which are made of flbor graphite , and hence require no oil whatever. The bearings are fastened on each aide of the yoke and the pin or shaft is fastened to the wheel , both revolving ou the bearings in the yoko. This makes the trolley mechan ically correct and avoids all wobbling of the wheel , which is compelled steady aud true. true.A A now tree Insulator has been introduced which greatly simplifies the problem of at taching wires to tree so thai they may m no way come In contact with the branches. The insulator proper is on a shaft which works in a ball and socket Joint , the cup of which is made fast to the tree. It matters not how much the tree mav bo swayed by the wind , for the line la kept by this means in its normal position , and is thus effectually prevented from coming in contact with any part of the tree and gioundlng the circuit. M. Trouvo , the French electrician , has been turning his attention to the production of now storm effects in theaters , The old plau of making theatrical lightning was to flush lycopodium powder behind a zipzag line cut in the scenery. M. Trouve'a new method consists in moving a long bamboo rod up and down in a zigzag direction and Hashing a small incanuescQnt lamp attached to the end of the rod , The Hashing Is done by starting and stopping the current with a commutator controlled by the foot. Very effective lightning Is also made by rubbing together an old fllo and a plcco of carbon which are attached to the end of wires con nected to the lighting circuit , The sound of the wind in a storm is imitated by means of a doubleactlon pump and two sirens , and that of hall by throwing coarse eaua against a screen of osiers. If the good results winch have been achieved with a now system of eloctrlu road in Washington within the last two months are duplicated In thu future experience of the company operating it , thu cities which are now crying out against the trolley sys tem and the overhead wire have In sight a cheap and agreeable substitute , Washing ton Is not the pioneer In the Introduction of the underground electric system , but the only other road In the country which is suc cessfully operated under the aamo patents was built experimentally , and it had many defects of construction which have been cor rected in this now road. As a business ven ture the Washington road la the 11 rat to demonstrate the fact that the umlorgound wire can bo used successfully for direct rail ways. Worlil's Fair Hotel Accommodation * . Write for rates at the now Rossmora hotel , Chicago , and receive beautiful mop of World's fair buildings. Address Hauk Si Leo , proprietors. fo.v.v inn. t i. The crop of Juno brides will bo unusually large. An Indiana girl relinquished a bequest of $ r > 00,000 and declined a matrimonial lUlianca with a captain in the British army in order that she might bo frco to marry the man of her choice. When a young woman is willing that a young man should examine nil the treasures In her poukotbook , there Is reason to bollovo that she ( loeH nut regard him altogether with thu feelings of a sister. The I'rlnopsi May's approaching marnaga to the direct heir to thu Knglifth throne , has led loyal shopkeepers to bring out May blos soms on everything silk , prints , jawolry , and even chlnawaru. The Princess May's ravorito ( lower , however , Is the rose , the foyal emblem , The police of Baltimore nro Instructed that it Is their duty hereafter , whenever in the publlu parks they see a young man's arm around a young maid's waist or her head on his shoulder , to run said parties in for dis orderly conduct. Less tyrannical order * than those have begotten revolutions ore now. now.Ooorgo Horton , the Chicago newspaper man appointed consul to Athens , Greece , was quietly marrioJ to All. s Catherine D. Hogart of Crown Point. Ind. , last -week. Thn father of the brldo is a member of the Chlf.igo Herald staff. Mr , and Mrs. Horton sailed for Kuropo this week , and will reach Athens about July 1 , The marrlaco of Miss Maude linxtcr , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O , H. 1 > , Haxterof I'uublo , Cole , , to Otis Willard limner , sea. retary of the Lake Strout Klevatnd Hallway company , Chicago , took place in thu latter city on the Udth ult. The bride were a gowa of heavy whlto sutin brocaded In designs of Hour do Us ; Its tram , three and one-half yards In length , fell in heavy folds from the shoulders in Umpire stylo. It was edged with heavy whlto silk cable cord , which also formed a finish for the edge of the bodice , A deep bertha of point laca fell from the ahoul. dcrs , partly covering thu hugu Marie An toinette pulled sleeves. Narrow bauds of pearl trimming formed a llnUh for the nock and wrists , The veil was a Venice lace of oxquUlto pattern. A largo bouquet Of brlds ro c were carried. . _
