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THE OMAHA DAtLY BBE : SUNDAY , MAtlCH 13 , 1898. SCHOOL OF FORESTRY NEEDED Important Measnre for Preservation of Public Timber Land. VALUABLE EXAMPLES OF OTHER COUNTRIES rtVtint Frrncli nml fi or in nit Scliooln of Foroxlry Arc Molnic I.nrne Ite- c 1111 I'M Dot-It M ! from Slate * In l uropc. , There p cms to be a fair prospect that the United States will haves * dat ' * certainly needed , a school of forestry. Governor Black of New York has recently suggested the establishment of such a school at Cornell unhcrslty and has recommended that , In con coction with It , 30,000 acrcii of state forest land bo set apart , to bo used as on area of demonstration In tlie practical management and prteervatlcn of forests. If this Is done there will bo at leant one place whcro young men can receive the practical and scientific training necessary to skilled foresters , arad where a body of men can bo prepared fo the Important work of forest management which must soon receive attention la this country. At present ( ticro Is no Institution , state or prlvitc , In which adequate attention Is given to the subject of forestryIn this respect wo are far behind the nations of Europe. SHA11 SHOWING THE FCMIEJT RESERVATIONS OP TUB FAR WEST. There are moro than a dozen nchoola of forestry In Europe end In Franco and Ger many , where my own training was obtained , the matter ot forest inatiflKcmont has been reduced to an exact system , under the direc tion of the state. In Germany the forest preserves are under , tlio direction of the various end-divisions of the empire In which tfiey are located , though they are all correlated In a some what loose manner under the direction o ( a central bureau In Berlin. Positions In this branch of the ( service are eagerly sought after and are not easily obtained. First , the young man who hopes to be come a forester must have a thorough train ing In the bdiools , where ho prepare * hlm- ficlf by a groundwork of mathematics , chomlstiy , geology end botany for the special study of hla profession. Ho studies survey ing , the character ot soils and the nature and growth ot different kinds of trcrs. In the latter years of his course he spends eomo tlmo In practical work In the forests themselves. Alter several yearn spent In study and preparation de Is allowed , In course oftime , to enter Uio scvcco examinations which are licld at regular Intervals. It ho succeeds in passing ho must still wait until the slow process of death or promotion has made a vacancy before ho can hope for a position In the- state forestry division. This period ot waiting usually extends over several yeara and the gap must be filled In by private practice or by tome other kind of work. A GERMAN HEAD FORESTER. "When at last the appointment comes the forester has many compensations for his 'hard training and * the position ot head forester , In charge of ono section , Is eo at tractive that men frequently refuse promo tion. In order to retain It. The pay Is not large , although , as professional pay goes In Germany , It Is not to bo despised. Tbo forester has a. houseto live In , a horse , al lowance , and a yearly salary of about ? 1,000. Hut there are many things to make the position attractive and satisfactory to the man who has the love of nature In his heart. lie. lives amid pleasant and healthful sur roundings , the work keeps him In the open air most ot the time , and makes.hlm strong and vigorous ; there are opportunities tor shooting It be IB fond ot a gun and for rid ing If ho likes horses. He gets to know every foot of his ground and to bo familiar with the requirements and condition ot all Ills trees , so that his work becomes easy as well as agreeable. There la one point about the forest pro- curves of Europe , as they nre directed by trained men , which these who oppose the dovotlug ot any attention to the subject In thli country would do well to note. I refer to their productiveness. In Bavaria , for example , the state forests yield a net revenue of a little less than $2 per acre per annum , -while those ot Saxony , under a different form cf management and different economic conditions , produce more than double that amount. One of the most Interesting forests of Kurope belongs to the city of Zurich , and Its not product per aero per annum Is abut $8. Ot course the con ditions that prevail in 'Europe ' are different from these ofthis country. In Saxony , for example , little twigs that would hardly bo picked up In the street hero are not only old , but are valuable enough to bo carried considerable distance by rail. Still the ( uturo possibilities of forest revenues are interesting. In this respect the results ot the English ( oreit department In India are most In- utructtve. With conditions still more difficult In tnany ways than those which confront us In this country , they have suc ceeded , with a little more than thirty years at systematic effort. In producing a net revenue of about $4,000,000 per annum from ( he government forests. I have no doubt whatever that within the same time similar or better result ! " could be obtained In this country. It must not ba forgotten that hand In hand with the Increasing revenues from the government forests In Europe and In India goes an Increase In quality and productive capacity ot the forests and that hould bo the policy to be pursued In the United States as well. AMERICAN 'FORESTRY ' CONDITIONS. Still America baa her own problem , and must solve It In her own way. Much of the agitation In favor of the In troduction ot forestry In the United Statci liis been made Ineffective , because the advo- cites ot forest reform have Insisted that the detail * ot European methods of forestry were not only worthy of Imitation , but were Im mediately applicable In tUla country. This It very far from being the case. Economic conditions In Europe and In India , where the iaot Interesting examples ot forest manage ment are to be found , are to different from iboie which obtain in the United State * that It 1 * impoolble to reaioa from oa to the ther , extort JjL.the moM . la ra ) way. JWhra fort . : U.i the conditions of other eountrtet. Kererthe- Icts , there In a great deal that la euggeatlvo In the itory of forestry abroad , and If wo cannot at once apply the mcthodi or achieve the results which have followed long yean of right forest management elsewhere , wo may at least be encouraged by their suc cess. 40,000,000 AGUES UESEnVED. It Is known In a general way that there have been ( or several years a few govern ment forest reserves In this country , and that a number ot new ones were created In the western states during the closing months ot Prcaldent Cleveland's administration. But few persons realize , or. have even heard , that the present area of torcat reserves In the United States aggregates 40,000,000 acres , and that together they would cover moro territory than Is Included within the bounda ries of the state ot New York , This Is not too much. U Is no moro than a fair beginning. If tlie recent policy Is con tinued nnd ts heartily seconded by etato ac tion , such as Governor Illack Is urging In Now York , It will bo the best possible thing for the country. Wo do not need to plant trees except In a few of the central western states. What Is needed Is to stop the wholesale demolition , especially by fire , that hns been going on for years , and to substitute for It a rcatonable system of forest preservation. That will bo by far the cheaper course In the end. To plant an aero with trees costs about | 1G , to preserve trees whcro they arc standing costs only a tithe ot that amount. TRAINED KOHD3TERS ARE NEEDED. What Is especially needed now Is an effi cient service to manage the reserves that hav - already been 'set aside. Thla can bo effectively done by utilizing the woodsmen who are already familiar with the different roctlons and understand the handling ot treca. The present laws and regulations relating to the preserves are fairly adequate , but they cannot be put Into thorough effect until the preserves arc given. Into the charge of a corps of trained foresters , who will protect them from flro and the encroach ment of lumbermen. Such a service would save to the United States every year many thousands moro than Its maintenance would cost. Wo should profit by the experience of other countries , for' exabple , Prance , where millions ot francs and years of tlmo ha\e been devoted to the restoration of forests that might have been preserved1 and at the same tlmo have been source of revenue , and the present outlook for forestry In this country seems encouraging. People are be ginning to awake to Its Importance. The movement In New York In favor of the pro- 'tectlon ot the Adlr.ondacUs , and especially Governor Black's plan to make a forest ex periment under the control of Cornell uni versity may become , next to the proper management of the national reserves , the ' most Important forward step In'forestry jet taken. On the whole , with these two possi bilities for fioad Just ahead , It seems clear that the prospects ot better times for the forests of the United States nre brighter than they have ever been before. G1FFORD PINCHOT. I IAIIOIt A.VO INDUSTRY. Japan Is beginning to figure as a producer of cotton eowlag thread. All reports from Canada show the dominion to bo moro prosperous than for many years At Galveeton , Tex. , Ido eteamshlp Kllburn Is loading 5.000 bales of cotton tor direct shipment to Japan. . The horses of German cavalry regiments are to bo ehod with paper sheen , recent experiments as to their durability and light , neea having proved very satisfactory. Thcro Is talk of establishing a cotton fac tory at Three Rivers , Quebec , and the city council Is taking active steps to secure eomt such Industry for the town. Connecticut still keeps Its standing as a clock-making state , ono of Its old reliable firms getting the order for the mammoth clock to bo placed in the Washington post- ofllco. In the United States 9,000,000 farm hands raise half as much grain as 60,000,000 In Europe. Ttiua the use of proper machinery makes , ono tirm laborer In the United States worth three In Europe. In Holland women and persons ot cither sex under the ego of 16 are now forbidden to begtn work earlier than 5 a. ra. or to continue at work after 7 p. nj. ; nor may their work exceed eleven hours a day In all. The contemplated doubling of < de equip- tncnt cf the Lynchburg cottco mill , at Lynch. bur,5 , Va. , will be considerably hastened by ( tie management. The present mill haa 21- 600 spindles and 726 looms In position. Ono of the most wonderful of recent In ventions Is a roller bearing for car wheels which dors away -with the use of lubricants. There will bo no more hot boxes. One wheel haa had a test of 170,000 miles In the west 'Without ' tha application of a drop of oil. At Furtli , Davarla , all classes go to work at 7 o'clock ; quit at 8:30 : for lunch ; go back to work at 0 ; quit at 12 for dinner ; come back at 1 ( except clerks and'bookkeepers ' , who do not come back until 2) ) ; quit at 3:30 : for lunch ; back at 4 till C. An order of nineteen carloads ot bottles Is being manufactured for the state of South Carolina at the Cleans Glcea company's fac tory. Port Allegheny , Pa. The bottles are ot a handsome design and have a palmetto tree ornamenting theface. . When a South Carolina citizen wants a drink he goes to a ctato dispensary add la supplied with a bottle ot liquid by en official appointed by the. state. No licenses are granted. The Indian Head cotton mills , Cordova , Ala. , wdlch wcro erected by Arthur Emory and associates ot tioston , are about ready to start. The advantages of this corporation over Ita New England states competitor * are , coal at tbo door , which will cost 40 cents per ton , the employes work from 20 to 40 per cent more hours for 30 per cent leea wages. They have been given the- mill site free from cost and ifrce from taxes. "My advice to any one going outb , " eaye o writer In Fiber and Fabric , "would be. don't go unless you have a job to go to and know what pay you are going to get. Unskilled la or ( white labor ) U plentiful and cheap. Able-bodied men can be hired for from 50 cents to | 1 per day , a dollar per day being conildered good pay. Women In fac tories can be hired tt alrnoet any price , In fact , at price * too ridiculous to mention. Skilled Ubor fan * no better ttjaa ( un skilled In proportion , only in very excep tional cocea , wtiere it U paid 04 well In the ctiU" Don't , * nojr , W r by your coughing and tarMSltotUc 0014. OM.MUT OLD PSYCHO LIMBERING UP George Francis Train Learns Boxing' at Sixty-Nino Tears of Age. PSYCHIC FORCE COUPLED WITH FISTS Prof. 3llkp Dnnornnj Give * the Citizen 1'olntN In ( licCtlnnlr tArt Intend * to Sliirtic the World with | IIIn I'uRlllitlc Skill. Prize fighters , look to your honors. Boxers , abate your war of words. Get thee to your training quarters , for Citizen George Francis Truln , philosopher , prophet , psycho traveler , ccosntrlque , conqueror of the world , forthcoming dictator of this country ( accord , ing to his own Btatemcnt ) and a lot of other things Is after you. Citizen Train Is In training , reports the New York World. He Is going to be a boxer. Indeed ho already is a boxer , but he Is endeavoring to be a better otic. This eccentric man of many Ideas has been ubout everything else and now he aspires to be a. pugilist , even a prize fighter If any man from Fltzslmmons down has the hardihood to meet him. His training master Is none other than the veteran boxer , Prof. Mike Donovan , ex- mtddle weight champion and for years the boxing master of the New York Athletic club. Four weeks ago Citizen Train took Prof. Donovan Into his confidence , and told him of bis intention to startle the world with his feats In the roped arena. Since then , the master has given his elderly pupil seven lessons and has engaged to give him two lessons a week for several months to come. The training quarters are Citizen Train's flvo by six-foot room in the Mills Hotel No. 1 , In Bleccker street. The accommodations are not gooJ , but they suit the Citizen , and Donovan has to put up with them. The room la high above the surrounding house tops and some picturesque pugilistic battles have been fought there since the training begun. Prof. Donovan Is not a young man by any means , and to see these two white-haired men punching each other Is a sight never to bo forgotten. What little hair Donovan has on his head Is Iron-gray , and Citizen Train's long , shaggy locks are as white as the driven snow. IB the thick of the fight each hair on his head stands upon Its own end and ho Jumps about with the , agility of a youth , swinging powerful blows with his right , guarding with his left , countering , dodging , pivoting and not Infrequently landIng - Ing a tell-talo blow on Donovan's freckle * ! body and rubicund face. In fact , the od ! master already has to work hard to keep from being Knocked out. He was surprised when Train declared his Intention of becom- VL8 ab ° xcr' an(1 ( no Is more surprised at tno skill this man of wonderful mentality has shown utter so little training. PUGILIST FOR A PURPOSE. Citizen Train Is becoming a pugilist for a purpore , and it wag not his Intention to let the public know about It for some time to come , but the news has leaked out , and since it Is out he had no hesitancy In talkIng - Ing freely about this , his latest freak , to n Sunday World reporter. . ? ' ? ' U k , Vuc > " he fial(1"tnat ( I In training , and I intend to startle the world with my skill as a pugilist. I am going to giro pubMo exhibitions In sparring all over , the United States next summer with Irof. Donovan as sparring partner. That has already been arranged. Donovan Is anxious to go , and the trip will be inado dur ing his summer vacation. "I know that people will call this another Ircak of George Francis Train , the crank , and I laugh way down in my bhoea when I think of it. n am no crank , To be a crank nowadays a person has got to assas sinate somebody or playbaae'ball ; and I am not going to do either of those things.I am simply learning the manly art of sparring and I shall be * such a boxer as the world never knew before , because no lighter before mo ever had wonderful Intellectual force to direct his fighting equal to mine. "I am not going Into this business for fun. Not by any means. I have a purpose In view several purposes , 'In fact. "My chief object is to prove to the world that I am not senile. Some people seem to have got the Idea , that I am suffering from senile debility. I shall go on the stage stripped as nearly naked as the law allows and show the public such a physique M no man of my age ever had before , i rinall glvo them an exhibition In the art of spar ring that shall convince them oC my youth ful 'Vigor ' despite my many years. "My object in stripping naked , save for a small pair of trunks , 'is so that the people can for once see the naked truth , so they can see how an old man who , though reared In the New England climate , never wore under clothing in his life has preserved himself so that there b not a wrinkle of age In his skin. People know how George Francis Train looks with his clothes on ; now I am going to let them , see how ho looks with them off. "I shall bo CO years of cge the 24th of this month. I am 6t > by ulrtu , but only 23 in vitality and all physical powers , while I am 200 by actual experience , and can prove that I have done enough In great Industrial en terprises on sea and land to glvo reputation to 500 senators , judges , members of congress and governors. , TEST OF GOOD HABITS. "I 0m going to show the people the per fectly preserved body of a man who never tasted liquor , never smoked a cigar , who hasn't touched animal food for twenty-live years and who never did anything antago nistic to the laws of nature. I propone to show that I am the only man in the world who has no sickness and never bad. I am tbo Edison of health , electrical force , In tellect , morality , manhood , courage and ex perience , and I don't sell It' C. O. 0. "Now I am going to charge my tactics. I am golcg to eell It and see If the people can understand mo then. I am going into thta pugilistic business to make money. I urn the only man whom the world cCiurcb , state and all has eurrttdered to. Intellectual ! ) I have knocked them all out , and now I am going to do It physically. Like the Irish man , I'm going to have a 'dacent wake. ' I am not going to have sny more nonsonbt wltb the world I know more than any man living , more than any man who ever live ! and more than any man who ever will live , and I am going to prove It while I ana im tour with Prof. Donovan. "I will be rbnntcg no rlek' whatever flnan > dally In making ibis proposed trip. The pcoplo all want to see me , anyhow , and would pay for the privilege. With the added attraction of a sparring match between two such men as Prof. Donovan and myself the halls would bo packed. Why- even now. If 1 should merely walk Into a theater and take a teat In tbe audience It would break up the show , for the pcoplo would all turn their hads toward me. Wbat manager would not Jump at the chance of getting the Train- Donovan combination ? Wo Intend to play on percentage , taking 76 per cent of the receipts for our shcre. "Previous to the sparring match I shall give a fifteen minutes' lecture. After the sparring I shall give a demonstration on a blackboard wi'cu will be the main knockout of the entertainment , I shall demonstrate hovr to knock out the present financial fchemo and restore prosperity. After that I ttiall do as I used to on my lecture tour * , atswcr ooy question any person In the audi ence may wish to ask mo and give the ansver In any language 1-e named. In fjct 1 will be the v/hole thaw , a regu'ar continuous performance in myself. TENDER TO THE TOUCH. "Wbat will surprise the people most te- aides my great Intellect Is my perfectly pre served physique. Just look at that leg. No , no , don't touch It. I allow no human being to touch my flesh. Until I meet a being of equal magnetism and Intellectual force none shall. That ts the great trouble I will have in boxing. It may be hard , In the excitement of the flght. to prevent any antagonist's flesh from touching mine. I allow Prof. Donovan to touch me only with his gloved bandi. "Sparring la no new thing to me. I am cparrer of the old ecbool. Sheridan , Eoiton'a noted old boxer , first taught me the art fifty yean ago. I got some hard raps then , tut could stand up with tha t > et amatsura. UU for wrestling , no man ever threw me. I wouldn't b atraid to meet any puilIUt who cpara in tme goo4 old-faahloned am setting onto klttthe new tricks of the art and 1 am learning rapidly. "With me It Is lot-to much In the hitting. I count on my grwct < Intellectual force more than I do on thertb 8lcat. On account of that rast mentality * ny fighter who tarklcs mo will find met nimt to twenty men , I am confident I ( Mull knock out Sullivan , Fltiflltntnons , Corbctt , McCoy or any other famous fighter. In .how many rounds I would not ay. I don't know whether I would hypnotize them or not , but anyhow mental force would bo chiefly responsible for the victory. ' 'Sparring Is the best exercise- ever In vented. 'Everybody ' , men and women alike , should spar. "If you told a iperson that a man went through a closed window on one sldo of the Mills hotel and came In through a closed window on another sldo without 'breaking ' the glass In cither he would call you a liar. It ho took the pains to ask you who the man was and you told him It was George Francis Train ho would say : " 'Oh , that Train Is always doing some fool thing. ' No difference what I do people call me a crank and they AN 111 say that my be coming a pugilist Is a freak. Hut I will show them something that -nlll knock sense Into their heads when Donovan and I get out on the road. " TOLD OUT OF COUNT. ' ' An amusing little Incident occurred In the city court ono -morning this week , re lates 'tho ' Louisville Times. The lawyer for a prisoner who had never been arrested be fore wished to prove the previous good character of his client , and tendered the Judge a letter which , he said , would show the standing ami honorable character of the culprit. The Judge took the letter and as ho read It a broad smile stole over his face. "Did I understand you to say , " he asked of the lawyer , "that this letter was a certificate of character ? " "You did , your honor , " replied the lawyer. "Well , " remarked the Judge , "I don't know but what It is , but 'I ' hardly think It is tha letter you thought it .was read it. " Ho banded it back , and the lawyer glanced over It. It was a letter from a firm of dis tillers , stating that they had Just shipped so many gallons of whisky to a momher of his family , and they wcro confident ho 'would ' find the liquor excellent. ' / If drinking good whisky and standing high In alcoholic circles of society were a certificate of character the prisoner would tiavo been all right ; as It was , ho was fined E20. The fine was remitted since It was his first offense and there were extenuating circumstances. The law as to umbrellas was settled once for all by 'Lord ' Coleridge In a leading English case. His lordship held : "Umbrellas , properly considered , ore a part of the atmospheric or meteorological : ondltlon , and , as such , there can be no Individual property right In them. In Samp son against Thompson , defendant was charged with standing on plaintiff's front steps during a storm and thereby soaking up a large quantity of rain to which plaintiff was entitled. iBut the court held that the rain was any 'man's ' rain , no matter where it fell. It follows , therefore , that the um brella is any man's umbrella. In all 'hgcs rain and umbrellas have gone together , anil there is no reason why they should be separated in law. An umbrella may , under certain circumstances the chief of which Is possession take on the attributes of per sonal property , Just as if a man set a tub and catch a quantity of rain water , that rain iwater will bo considered as his personal AIN AMERICAN LINER AS A COMMERCE DESTROYER. belonging while it is in his tub. But if the sun evaporate the water and It Is rained down again , or if the tub bo upset and the water spilled , then the attribute of personal ownership Instantly disappears. So If a man hold his umbrella in his hand it may be considered a personal belonging , 'but the moment It leaves his hand it returns to the great , general , indivisible , common ste Jt of umbrellas , whither tbo law will not attempt to pursue It. " So far as we know there has never been a successful appeal from this decision. There Is a good dell more fun concealed under the Imposing solemnity of the supicmo ( .court than the public would Imagine , ro < - latee the Chicago Record , and several of tbo Justices , particularly Justice Brewer and Justice Shlras , are great wits. The Jokes they make and the stories they tell In the consultation room would make an Interest ing volume It Its secrets could be penetrated. But the world only knows whit transpires In the court loom , and much or that Is con cealed by the rulee of etiquette and decorum. Although the chief Justice and his associates unlto to protect the dignity of that great bulwark of the constitution which they rep resent , there is often a good deal of BUP preyed fun In their cffoits to defend It against Ignorant or irreverent attorneys. They all agree that the most amusing In cident that ever brightened the solemnity of the supreme court chamber occurred sev eral yr-ara ago , when Justice Miller under took to arrest the flow of eloquence of an attorney who was arguing his first case , an appeal from the circuit court of a western state. The young lawyer was declaiming at the rate of 150 words a minute on some of the simplest principles of law , which every attorney should fully understand be fore ho gets bis diploma , and , becoming weary after awhile. Justice Miller Inter rupted the speaker In a earcastlc tone , in quiring : "I hope the learned counsel will glvo the court the credit of knowing the rudi ments of law. " "I beg the pardon of your honor , " replied the attorney in the.blandest manner , "but I made that mistake : ln the lower court. " A similar Incident occurred more recently , when a young attorney from the south be came entagled In 'complications ' of his own creating and was floundering along In a hopeless attempt tn extricate himself , Jus tice Brewer , who Is very kind-hearted and always helps a fellow mortal out of a diffi culty when ho is able to do oo , undertook to play the part of a goad Samaritan and brought upon btmeelf a shaft that hla as sociates on the bench will never allow 'him to forget. Thinking that he might relieve the embarrassment of the counsel and give 'him a chance to make a fresh start , Judge Brewer Interrupted him and said : "I don't quite follow the learned couniel In hla argument. Perhapa If bo will go back and repeat a little of what ho has al ready tald I miy understand him better. I ( haven't been able to follow the thread ot hla argument. " "I noticed you couldn't , " retorted the un abashed attorney , "it la a very complicated point of law , but It you will give tse your close attention'I will try to make It eo clear that you can underitand It. " Vatican ctatlatlca report -that last year 'ha congregation of cardinal * received 490 cr ! < H- catlons for annulment of marrligoi. It U stated that about one-bait ot tlicm wi-re cou- sldered , but only sU were annulled. Tbo foreign dlipatchea aaj ( bat tt j , old-faihloQed " of the cwUV T BunUx * U11 rule - " - - ' - OUR AUXILIARY \VAR \ SHIPS Thirty-Three of Them Capable of Carrying Three Hundred and Fifty-One Qnni. COULD BE READY IN THREE DAYS How tlio American I.lncrn Wonld Look with Their \Vitr Pnlut On " ' ' ' Preltr Pn 'Fleet ' for , Wnr 1'urtiuiicft. ' In addition to the fifty regular cruisers of the United States navy thcro arc some thirty odd veMcls now employed In the mer chant ecrvlcu which could bo rapidly con verted Into crullers and which should be taken Into account In estimating the naval strength of the country. Theau ships would bo unarmored and would carry a compara tively light complement of guns. It would be Impossible for Idem to flght oven a small war ship , and they would not bo expected to du so. Their special work would lie to prey on the enemy's commerce and to capture unarmed merchant vessels. For this they would bo admirably adapted by their blgh ppccd and light armament. In the Nnvy department , whcro an exact list of these vessels Is filed , they are ofil- clally known as auxiliary op casual crulsom. Last year , when congress was considering the bill appropriating $850,000 for providing an armament for this auxiliary licet , the chief of the bureau of ordnance reported thirty-three vessels as available for this kind of service. Of these twenty-four are on the Atlantic coast and nine on the Pacific. Together they call for forty-six six-Inch , twenty-seven fifty-four six-pounders , eight onc-poundcro and 112 machine gun ? , or a total armament of 331 gunu of all classes. The largest and best known of these are five-Inch and 104 four-loch rapid-fire rlllcs , the four American line steamships the H.e\v York , Purls , St. Louis and St. Paul. It Is interesting to note the transformation which ono of these big passenger steamers would have to undergo In order to fit it for the work of an auxiliary cruiser. Just what changes would probably bo made In converting ono of these peaceful iocean liners into a war &hlp was pointed out by Mr. Q. C. Grlscom , Jr. . of the International Naviga tion company In a talk with the corre spondent the other day. Most persons will probably bo surprised to learn how few these changes would be and liow much ot the build and fittings of an unarmorcd cruiser these big passenger boats now con tain. RIGHTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. "There ecems to bo a general Impression , " said Mr. Grlscom , "that iomo kind of con tract or agreement exists between the United States government and the Interna tional Navigation company by which the latter nro to turn over Its boats to the service of the United States whenever needed. There Is no such agreement , because - cause It Is unnecessary. The United States has a pcrtedt right to demand and take the property of the International Navigation company , Just us It bus the right to demand the property or eervlcco of any other of Its citizens , and It would undoubtedly do so , I with proper Indemnification , should occasion arise. " ! What was done by the government when " the postal subsidy act for the encouragement of American shipping was passed was to dor mand that , In consideration for the privileges granted by that act , certain plans should bo followed In tha coi structlon of the vessels that were to bcncfi by It. These require ments were , roughiy , that the rudder and steering apparatus of the steamship should bo under water , and that the vital parts of Howto Get the Good of Wool Soap. When you find that Wool Soap won't shrink woolens , don't use it alone on wool. Why be more careful of wool than you arc of your face ? Wool Soap is made on purpose to cleanse woolens without shrinking or injuring1. The same ingredients that make it best for this purpose make it best also for the human skin. No roughness or redness fol lows its use. That shows that it's pure. Wool Soap is always best wherever is . Wool MY MAMA IWIOHMINC ever purity necessary. 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On the deck at this point is a round steel cap covering a manhole , Intended tor the passage of ammunition from below. PROVISION FOU ARMAMENT. _ "These are the only marks Indicating to : ho uninitiated any preparation for the plac ing of cannon ; but there are other provl- blons. The deck platform and supports are strengthened at this point by additional girders and crossbeams , so as to sustain the weight of guns and cairlagcs. There are also arrangements for the mounting of the smaller machine guns. Practically the only thing ncccrnary to equip tlicijo vcssein 'or use In war would be to run the gun car- iagcs on board and mount the guns on .hem. There would probably bo some al- : eratlons In their Internal arrangements to irovldc quarters for seamen and marines , nit those could bo inadoltblii a very few days. 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