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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAKCH 27 , 1808. SCENES IN CASHLE'S ' CAPITA Features of Life in the Third Cosmopolite Oity of Europe ! MP03ING APPEARANCE OF MADR Pnlncc-n , 1'rlncclliiRii nnil Poverty Mnicnlflcont Callcctlonir In < h < Varlnti * MtiBcuiim Itcorcatloa. and . \inancincut. Tiext to London and Paris the moat costs flolltan city In Kuropo la 'Madrid ' , the h torlc capital ot Spain. The first view of tt Interesting city Is extremely Imposing , oilers a compact mass , crowned cverywhc with countless domes of temples and castli upon which the getting sun sends Its ra obliquely and which conveys In a high d Krco the Idea ot magnificence and splendi Cfor la this effect diminished as you advam for the cupolas first seen grow Into si greater pre-eminence , whllo other * at ca irritant ilsc above the contusion. Crossing the small etrcam of Mazanar one of the confluents of the Jarama rlv upon -vhoso northern bank Madrid Is all ateil , over a magnificent stone bridge su ported by nine noble arches , you enter wldo road , leading up a gradual ascent the splendid portal ot Toledo. This Is t most popular entrance to tbo city I tourists , who most generally make It a pete to reach there about sundown , when the g : Ifl thronged by carriages , horsemen a pedestrians , returning to the shelter and i curlty of their homes. Following an aver that leads to the right. In order to avoid t narrow streets of the ancient city , you p ; the fairy palace and garden of Casino , a como to the old gate of Atocha. Hero pa ports arc Inspected and In another mini you arc within the walls ot Madrid p nounced Ma-drco In the "Spanish passing I largo building ot the ( Hospital General the left ; on the right la the Garden of Plai and the wldo alley of trees through whi you drlvo Is the walk of the Prado. Then passing along the broad street of Ale your 'hotel In the calle or Street del Caballi tic Gracla Is soon reached. NODL.E PUBLIC DUILTOXG3. There are nutnctoua magnificent pul buildings In Madrid , but by far the nobl ot them la the royal palace. It Is built the name site where formerly blood the Itocrlah Alcazar. Philip V , who caused to bo erected , conceived originally the I of a palace which was to have four faca of IGOOxlOO feet high , with twenty-th courts and thirty-four entrances , A mail any model ot tbo projected palace la e iliown In Madrid , and must or Itself have c the price of as good a dwelling as any moil Ininn need wish for. This palace was to hi lodged the royal body-guard , the in In Is l ( tribunal * , and Indeed everything connec with the machine of state. Though this t pcndoufi project waa never realized , the pi ent palace Is , nevcrthclcce , every way wor of a prince of the blood royal. The constr tlon of this palace 1 the ot ttio noblest < most enduring kind , being practically with nnv wood. The pilacc of Bucn Hotlro , wh the court lived before the completion of new structure , Is at the eastern extremltj Madrid , overlooking the Prado. It ecus of a variety oP ancient and disjointed cdlil rapidly falling to ruin. The rojal rncnagi Is located In the garden of the Hetl-ro , am Is ono ot the most colossal Institutions of kind In the world. Altogether there are royal mansions In the environs ot Madrid , The musei'ni of statuary and painting the PraJo la a modern and admirably c cclvcd building , well adapted to tbo exh tlcn of the magnificent collection ot tntiitl which It contains. The stolen bcnedlctlor Jacob by his 'father Isaac Is said to bo most perfect thing from the pencil of Pp * v noletto ; and In a private room which la i dotn e/hown to anyone , are eomo Intordlc ( mlntlngs ot singular merit. Here ono Is c pflfted to eeo a full-length portrait ot Na lean , In his Imperial robes , a copy of the c fowled "portrait of Gerard , which the emp < nont to Madrid at the time he was alluf the royal family to Bayonne. There are II ' wise seine naked beauties by Reuben , wa nymphs closely pursued by greedy eat ; ' whooo 111-mado legs and clumsy ankles perfect prototypes ot his own Dutch rood 'Cuch Is not the WHO with the blooming n tress of King Philip II , whom Titian represented with so much truth of design reality of carnation as to bring the bon and the spectator Into the presence of c other. Out ho la not admitted to tbo pr for on the foot ot lego of the toto-a-tete ; silken couch upon which she recllnca , I Bleeping , half voluptous , elts young Ph playing on a piano. His head Is turned BOZO upon the unveiled charms of the bca tul creature behind him ; his thoughts site to wander from the music , and his ftni cro about to abandon the keys of the Ins ! nient. That a young man shoulfl have t ( willing to place himself In auch a peal is not Incredible ; but that ho ttoould b teen willing to bo seen In It , and even t to appear before posterity , la a thing ot n difficult reconciliation. This , too , wan prlnco who afterwards became most blg < end bloodthirsty. The most remarkable pa Ing of this collection , however , Is Mucll picture of St. Isabel , the good queen of 1 * * ugal , so celebrated In. regal annals for novolenco and charity. At cne side Is old man binding his leg , whom ono might most fancy living ; on the other a ragged scratching his head , with his face ecre up Into a whimsical expression of pain , subject of this painting Is disgusting enoi but It will offend less If It bo remcmlx that It was painted to hang In the Host ot Charity at Seville. MUSEUM OP ARMOR. Another museum Is that of artillery , ( that of the armory In front of the1 re palace Is by far the most Interesting. Ii are arranged the armor ot all the lllustrl warrlore which Spain has produced , ot m whom she hoe conquered , and a varlctj trophies , arms and banners which have b won In battle. On entering the hall first sec. without knowing why , the tuni litter In which the remains ot Charles nnd his queen were brought from Rome bo Interred In the Kscurlal. or Tomb Kings. Here Is likewise the coach ot Jo tlio Foolish , which was the first used In Sj since the fall ot the Roman domination. Is oddly carved and fashioned , not m more so. however , than some that are I seen of a feast day on the Prado. Near la the Utter In which Charles V used rtiaUo his journeys and excursions. It carried Hlo a sedan-chair by two her "one colnc before and the other behind , tween shafts which were supported on t : backs. The remainder of the largo hall Is ful armor , cither hung In detached pieces aga the wall or arranged collectively In stanc postures , or mounted on wooden her Amons the antiques are many shields lirlmcts , curiously and beautifully workei relief , representing sea and land engi mentB. charges of cavalry and contem galle > s. There U ono helmet , however more than ordinary beauty , worthy In respects to have adorned the head ot Ju Caessr , to whom U Is eald to have bcloni There Is likewise a shield of ono of Sclplos. The armor of the Cld has notl remarkable about It but that It bclongci him. The me may bo eald ot the sill Guzman the Good , the royal governor Tarlla. so celebrated In the annals of daluslan chivalry. At the extremity of room la a chapel of Saint Ferdinand , the < nucror of Cordova and Seville , the sail UliV of whom It was disputed whcthci was most dlatlnculshcd for valor , or pletj eooJ Jortuno. The armor of the saint I arranged that ho seems to be sitting c Ihrono In his proper person , having on left his goad sword and on the right a of the Indulcencca which the father of church grants to the devout. In ono of the most consplcuoui station the suit of armor usually worn by Fcrdlr the Catholic , Ho Is seated upon a war lie with a pair of red \clvet breeches , after manner of the Moors , with lifted lance closed visor. There are several other t of Ferdlntud and of his queen , Isabella , was no stranger to the dangers of ba By the comparative heights of their an Isabella would eeein to have been the la ot the two , M she certainly waa the be Opposite to theae la the armor of Abou- dallab , or Boabdtl , whom the Spaniards 1 Burnnmed Culco , the last ot the arena kings nd v.ho wa * by tuico the friend eaomr and tit * captiv * of IVrdtaand Isabella. His armor Is ot b-autKul finish. I alt reipccts llko the other suits , except thi thoJielmet Is made ot o solid piece of grei thlcknccs In front , and screws upon tt cuirass. Instead of Right holes In front has a broad gap , like a skylight , runnlr across the top above the eyes , the low part overlapping so as to keep out the poi ! of the lance. On the right side Is a etna window , which swings upon hinges , and fastened with a steel button , Thla may ha' ' served to take ta refreshments , or for tl purpose of a parley , The weight ot the suits of armor Is very great and In tt Is ( explanattcn of Instances recorded In hlsto : where In Spanish wars , valiant princes ha' fallen from their horicfl , fainting to dca pen the field ot battle. Gcniola Fernandez of Cordova and Horni ortcz , stand forth In full array. Tl rmor ot Philip I , surnamed the Handsoro hews him to have been a giant , certain tot less than six end a halt feet high ; n otilj Charles V have been less than s cet. There are many splendid suits whi ha great emperor received from foreli rlnccs cud from the cltlc.i of his vast er . Ire. Philip II , too , though he hover car within reach ot a blow , was well suppll with armor. The helmet ot ono of hla cul Is covered with a variety ot figures , so bea Itully executed as to compare favorably wl hose on the antique swords and belme ! Icsldes the suits of hi/ ) father and brothe s the giant armor of Don Juan ot Auatrl ho natural son of Charles V. In the raldil oem are a variety of weapons , anclcut c.i rcodern , This cabinet of armory furnishes a gre Istorlcal record In which the Spaniard m. omo and read of the batter days ot 1 ountry , and amid these pledges of depart ireatncas , lese light of Us present dege racy. Here the Ctd still BtaivJs forth , t inequalcd cavalier ; Ferdtaand frowns up Boabdll ; Cortez strikes terror Into the trei bllng Montezuma , whose feather armor st flutters to the breeze ; while Don Juan Austria mar eeo around him the three ta nd the bloody turban of Pasha All , whc 10 slow In the great battle ot Lepaato. RECREATION AND AMUSEMENT. Passing over without extended notice t many other Interesting Institutions whi Madrid boasts of ; the theaters and the b fights , which to this day servo to ami : the petulant and passionate people ot < tl nation , wo will mingle with tbo people 1 i whllo In the Fasco , or stated walk , whi s dally taken In Madrid by the wealt classes , and on Sunday and festivals by t entire population. There are several pub promenades within and about the city , b he principal one la the Meadow , or Prado. begins at the neat gate of Rccolctos , a takes Its course southerly , between mom tcrloa and palaces , as far as the street Alcala , which crosses It at right ongli ivhero plays a large fountain entirely marble , highly ornamented with hen figures and groups of statuary. To t street of Han Geronlmo , the Prado Is e closed on ono side by gardens and palaci and on the other by the railing of t tlotlro. The > two avenues of noble trei ivlilch run parallel with each other , onclc i wide place for walking , called the Ealoc and , Immediately beeldo It , the road 1 carrlagea and horsemen. Tne whole exte of the Prado Is a. llttlo more than t' miles , hence It furnishes such a variety promenades suited to every mood and eve disposition. But the Snloon Is the great resort , whltt all the world throngs to see and be sc < Hero may bo found every variety of prli or friar , the long lhat of the curate a the longer beard of the capuchin. Here ra displays Its stars , Ho crosses and Its rlbam the trooptr rattles his saber , cm-Is his mi tnche and glares fiercely around him ; a hero woman shines out In all her beat and coquetry. And here It may not bo amiss to e something ot the women of Madrid. T Madrllena Is rather under than above t middle tilzo , with a faultless form , seen advantage through the elastic folds of 1 peculiar co3tume. Her foot Is , however , 1 chief care ; for not content with Its natui smallness and beauty , she prespeo 4t Ii still smaller foot-gear to give It a lit form. Though her complexion bo pale Is never defiled by rouge. Her teeth t pearly , lips red , eyes full , black and glo Ing ; her step ts short and quick , yet gra ful , and the restless play of her hands a arms 43 t'ho flutters-her fan , Is , but a j Index , la the Impatient ardor of her tempi amcnt. As she moves forward she loc with a perslve air upon the fnen who si round her ; but If you have the good fortu to be an acquaintance her face kindles Ii smiles , she beams bcnlgnantly upon you a returns your salute with an Inviting shoot ot her fan tn token of recognition. . Nor are the men who have been font and fashioned In such a school at all want ! n the graces. No one , indeed , can be mi fitted for success In female Intercourse tl the Spaniard , for to the polite assiduities Frenchmen ho adds a fervor and passion devotion that go straight to the heart oi lady. It Is this show ot good understand ! between the youthful cavaliers and dam the lively sallies and gallant assldultl but , above all , and soul-subduing looks t winning salutations , that lend the ch charm to the concourse ot the Prado. On this promenade the women are g orally dressed In the national costume , though the Parisian styles are plentiful. 1 costumes ot the men represent every nat almost , so numerous la the variety. Those who make the Paseo In carrlai drive up and down In double file along whole extent ot the Saloon. The Int mediate space between the two files Is serveJ for cavalry officers and young noblll who take advantage ot the assemblage : the watchful presence of beauty to show the good qualities of a horse or their o graceful equitation. A company of lane with gay pennons , or colrasslers with g tcrlng breastplates and Grecian helmets , always In attendance to enforce the arran , ments , without which there would be no Ing but confusion. Such is the Saloon i such is the Prado. AiIDMY OF BEGOAR3. There Is nothing , perhaps , with which stranger Is more struck and moro ofteni tn Madrid than with the extent of mendac There are. Indeed , abundance of hcspltaU i Infirmaries , wbero the poor of the < might all be received and taken care But they are not subject to compulsion i such la the charm ot liberty that mi prefer to roam about and depend upon casual charity ot the wayfarer. Unfor tiately the facility ot gaining a subulate la Spain toy begging Is so great that , i withstanding national pride , many at bodied men prefer It with all of Its deg dattou to the Irksome task ot dally lal Th'o facility comes In part from the pi tleos ot certain conscientious Chrlstlt who give oact day a portion ot their abu xtnce to the poor ; some from a mlstal sense of piety , others through remorse ovll actions. The most prominent cause thin evil , however. Is found In the , dlstrl tlon of food at the gntca of the enure and convent ? . No sight , Indeed , con be m degrading than ono often to bo wltnes at the gate of San Isldro , tho' church : college ot the Jesuits. Thcro , at the h of noon , a familiar brings out a cot caldron filled with soup , which ho sei round In equal portions to each ot the h gry crew brought together by the occas Should a scramble take place for precede the familiar soon restores order by da Ing the hot soup among them with his 1 Iron ladle. From all these reasons Madrid abound ! beggars. There Is " not a frequented stree corner In the city "but ts the habitual st of iorno particular occupant , and even charms of the Paseo are too often quail by their unwelcome. Intrusion. They 01 boldly Into every house where there is porter to stop theai at the vestibule penetrate to the doors of the different h tatlons , where they make their presc known by a modest ring of the bell. The often greeted at first with scolding , t seldom go away empty-handed , twpoclall they happen to appeal to a woman , for female heart U easily opened In thU cc try by a tale of misfortune. The succ ful beggar will ktss the gift devoutly say with feeling , as ho turns away , " ] so lo pagiiral God will reward you ! " The churches , however , are the most quentcd stand for the beggaw. They lect tn the morning about the doors around the holy water , which they t from the basin and otter at the ends of tl flngers , or with a brush made for the { pose , to such as como up to mass or to ( feeaton. These poor wretches have doubt found from experience that the mojt pi are likewise the most charitable. Among the great evils which are si tloned by the government In Madrid I * lottery. Throughout the peninsula then an all-pervading passion for gaming wl extend * to every a e , and condiioa. deed. > general to It that U may be said to reach even the moat destitute ; for you can Rctrc ly over go Into the street ! of Ma drid without seeing group * ot boy * , beggm and ragamuffins , collected la eom sunny corner , each risking the tew cuartos ho pos sessor In the attempt to win those from hi * companions. The common way ot playing , however , ta by means ot the lottery , which ti an , appendage ot the aUto. The city is overrun with them. But If Madrid ta cursed with all the evils of a great cosmopolitan city and the capital of a nation of grotesque end freaky people , It Is here that the pure Castllllan language Is spoken by everybody. In IW present state the Spanish language Is perhaps the most excellent of all , Llko the Italian , full ot vowels , U lends Itself with ease to the uscn of poetry and furnishes the most graceful garb to a happy idea. Though In the bands of en unskillful people the Span- lob , from Its very richness , as a spoken tongue , Is unequaled ; for while Its graceful Inflections and sonorous cadances please the ear even ot ono who docs not understand them , the mtnd Is delighted end sclt-lovo flattered and gratified by a thousand happy proverbs and complimentary expressions , which have gronn Into use among a witty and courteous people. In the pulpit the i Spanish Is dignified and solemn , requiring J but a little skill cud feeling to klndlo It Into eloquence ; at the head of an army It la prolonged , powerful and commanding ; ID ordinary discourse It Is expressive , sprightly and amusing ; from an enraged voice. Ha guttera's are deeply expressive of hatred and detestation ; as a language of the lover , aa a vehicle ot passlcn , the Spanish has on earnest eloquence , an Irresistible force of feeling ; In the mouth of woman It Is sweet , captivating and fraught with persunslcn. In his manners the Spaniard Is dignified and yat full of courtesy. He la not fcad ot exercising hospitality because he Is poor and for the earae reason ho Is backward In intruding his presence and imparting bis opinions , whence he has been called unsocial. MAXIM'S ' AERIAL TOLEDO Monster Gun that Will Send a Ton of Gun Cotton Five Milca. * THE INVENTOR TELLS ALL ABOUT IT Sure Destruction "of a Ilnttlvchlp If the Torpedo I'll 1 In Within 200 Feet of the Vessel Iti < viilutloul > In If .Vnvnl Warfare. Hudson Maxim , a brother ot Htmm P. Maxim , the Inventor of the automatic ma- chlno gun , has lnvcnld a novel form ot torpedo , for which an appalling amount ot destructive power Is claimed. It IB called the aerial torpedo and the naval authorities of many nations are now giving tt their attention. ' This new form of torpedo Is to bo flred from a pneumatic gun , also Invented by Hudson Maxim. It carries the largest charge of high explosive ever fired from a gun a charge weighing 2,000 pounds. The range of the gun Is also a record breaker. It will carry Its ton of high explosive to a mark flvo miles distant. A half-ton charge it will carry nlno miles. In order to hear something about thcee new Inventions the writer recently visited Mr. Hudson Maxim at his homo in London , England. There , sitting in hts library , ho told mo alt about them. Ho believes they are destined to work a complete revolution . In naval warfare asell as In coast defense. THE NEW MAXIM AERIAL TORPEDO ontempt for petty Inconveniences and su perlorlty to trivial and unbecoming Impa Uuce , are common qualities amrag th poorer classes of Madrid. Notwlthcjtandlni ' .ho Immense distinction ot cla.Bra , nonher s there to bo seen more equality In th ordinary latercourso of life. The great seen ' : o forget their greatness and the poor thel poverty. Of the two the avtlaan has th raobler and moro princely bearing. And thl 'a the people that tolerate a tyraulcal mon arcliy and on account ot Its power bow un dw oppression and tax burden ? . Yet It love ts boy king and Is obedient to the wll of Its queen regent. It will fight for th possession of Cuba to tbo last man , with i desperation that Us proud spirit commando A SOXCr OF A. FllSIIT. What ithc Snd Sew DORK Simpr Ycnrn A pro. "One ot the best sailors' songs I can re member , " says an old citizen In the Wash 'ngton iStar , "appeared shortly after th memorable encounter of the Constltutlo 'Old Ironsides ) onj Guerrlere , during the wa of 1812 , and to the rollicking old air 'Th Landlady of France , ' became a popular sin with sailors and others , and was publtshc 'n many of the old song books of the daj As a literary production it is not first-das : but it Is as strong in fact as the rolllckln air when sung In the fo'castlcs by our gal 'ant seamen for many years afterwari There are some yet living who can recollec what a pcpular air It was about the nav rard , especially'when the gallant Hull ( th hero of that battle ) was In command ot th yard. The song goes like this : CONSTITUTION AND GUERRIERB. "It oftentimes has been told That the British sailors bold Could flop the tars of 'France so neat ar handy , O ; But they never found their match Till the Yankees did them catch , Oh , the Ynnkeo boys for fighting are tl dandy , O. The Guerrlere , a frigate bold , On the foaming ocean rolled. Commanded by bold Dacres' the grander , ( With the chnlco ot iBrltlsh crew , Aa a rammer ever drew. They could 'Hog the Frenchmen two to 01 so handy , O. When this frigate hove In vlewv Bays proud Dacrea to his crew , Come , clear the ship for action , and 1 handy , O ; To the -weather gauge , 'boys ' , get her , And to make his men light better Gave them to drink gunpowder mixed wll brandy , O. Thert Dacres boldly cries , ! Make this Yankee ship your prize. You can In thirty minutes n'cat ai handy , O. Thirty-five's , enough , I'm sure , And If you'll do It In a score. I'll treat you to a double share of brandy , < The British shot fle-w hot , Which the Yankees answered not , Till they sot within the distance they calli handy , O ; Now , says Hull unto his crew. Boys , lets see- ( what we can do ; If wo take this boasting Briton we're tl dandy , O. The first broadside wo poured Carried their mainmast by the board. Which made , this lofty frigate look aba done-d. O. Then Dacres shook his head , And to hla officers he Raid : Lord , I didn't think these Yankees were j handy , O. Our second told f > > well That their fore nnd mlzztn foil. Which doused the royal ensign o handy , By George , nays he , wo'ro done ; And they fired a leo ( jun. While the 'Yankees struck up Yank i , Doodle , Dandy , O. H Then Dacres came on board To deliver up his sword Loth waa he to part with it , it was handy , O. Oh ! keep your sword , says Hull , , For It only makes you dull. So cheer up ; _ come , let us taUe a lltl d brandy" O. Come , fill your glasses full , _ And we'll drink to Captain Hull , And so merrily we'll push about tl brandy. O. John Bull may toast his fill. Let the world say what they will , But the Yanlteo boys for fighting , are tl dandy , O. LIVE FUOCt IX A 'MJMI' ' OK COA lU'i > utuliU > Kcntueklnn MnUc.s n I'll d' ' George Emlg , town clerk of Bellevue , K ; made a discovery which has set the sclentls of the city to looking upworks on reptl life during antediluvian age. Hm ! whcso reputation for truth and veracity unquestioned , according to the story whl < ho tells , and which is vouched for ] iMayor Brown , Marshal Ratllff and sever other truthful gentlemen who do Hot Indul ; in "splrltus frumentl , " was breaking a lun of coal at police headquarters j ester J afternoon. Ho had split the lump In h : and was just about to put the larger half the etovo when a cavity In the lump c tracted his attention. He carried it to t window and was surprised to uco that It hi an occupant In the shape of a ( rog dlfferc in appearance from any ho had ever seen. Tha reptile had no eyes , but -where the should bewere simply two holoi. The hli feet were very long and terminated In sle dor points. The skin < was of a blackish hi The rcptllo wea unusually lively after It h been reelased from Us prUon cell , where had doubtless reposed for thousands ot ycai It hopped about In a lively manner and i tracted considerable attention. Emlg willing to swear that the lump of coal \vhlob the reptile was confined was solid a : had not been tampered with before ho bro the mass and released hU toadahlp from. 1 lees captivity. , In his wor lie hop I was shown a most In structive diagram in which the latest end mout approved type \Vhltohead olghtcen- Inch 'torpeJo was contrasted v.'lth a Maxim twenty-four-lnch aerial torptdo. The former carrier at most 00 pounds of guncolton , and Its mngo Is less than a mile ; the latter carries ono ton of guncotton and has a range of five mlltti. The clllclcncy of the awinl torpedo 1 ? , therefore ( all things being equal ) , moro than fifty times greater than that of the Whltehead , whllo Its test Is less. Everyone ono knows that unless the Whltehead tor pedo strikes the object lit which it Is aimed the latter comes oft without any damage whatever. 'Hut ' the aerial torpedo , carrying from half a ton to at too of high explosive , dtrlldng a vessel anyuliere above or below water , or exploding tn the water anywhere near her , would mean utter annihilation to both the boat and crow of a torpedo boat era a torpedo boat destroyer and would very effectively render hops do combat a big bat tleship , i GUN 'AND 'PROJECTILE. Dr. Maxim claims for his torpedo projectile that It has twice the caliber , double the I HUDSON MAXIM. length and three times the weight of tt present armor-piercing shell , and that It Infinitely more destructive. He has Jnventt a gun 'Which ' bos been proved capable ot sui talnlng a working pressure of 10,000 pount to the square Inch , and mindful of the fai that the key to the problem of throwln high explosives rest upon the propelllr charge he has invented also a suitable gui powder. Ills multi-perforated smokele : powder has been tested in large quantltli for a period of more than four years , and. has been proved that by its use greater un fortuity of velocity can 4e secured , and col sequently greater accuracy of firing. Talking of the effective power of bis aerli torpedo 'Mr. Maxim said : "Five hundrc pounds of guncotton exploded against tl torpedo netting surrounding a modern battli ship would Insure her destruction , in spl of water-tight compartments , torpedo nettln etc. " The modern naval expert has , hot ever , got it Into hla head that the preset amount ( some 200 pounds ) ot guncotton ca rlcd by the Whltehead torpedo Is the max mum amount that can bo used with safet to the attacking vessel. Hence IIr. Maxl will have to convince him that his torpec projectile can be made strong enough i carry with perfect safety Its own weight i THE MIDDLE. A 6-INCH OASC 611 ON THE LEFT. AND A 6-INCH SHE wet comprccsed guncotton or other sulta high explosive , suoh as picric acid or m tmlte. His method of throwing high explosive : nit wholly new. The United States gave nient lias experimented by throwing pornds or moro ot high explosive from pu matlc guns. ' 13ut two and a half miles the maximum range of these guns , so tha battleship could thus Ha just beyond range and destroy the entire outfit , wl out being Itself In the least exposed. Ni the Maxim aerial torpedo , carrying a ton explosive , has a proved range of flvo ml ! and one carrying half a ton will carry ab nine miles. As no gun at present In ex enco has a greater range than this it \ be seen that when the shell thrown fron high-power gun on board a battleship i an aerial torpedo flred from , a special Mai gun on a torpedo cruiser are pitted agal each other , the balance Ii all tn favor ot 3 REMARKABLE CURES 3 BY ABBOTT WRING'S PERM-KILLER FOR INHALATION. CATARRH CURED BRONCHITIS CURED , EFFECTS OF GRIP ( INCIPIENT CONSUMPTION ) CURED The Medical Profession Unanimous that Diseases of the Bronchial Tubes , Lungs and Air Passages of the Head Can be Reached and Cured only by Loring'sGerm Killerfor Inhalation LiquidsVapors and Dry Air Treatments , so called , Cannot Pass the Epiglottis No Reme dy but Dry Medico-Ozone Can Pass the Epiglottis , Penetrate the Lung Cells and Cure Deep Seated Disease No Other Inhaler but Abbott Loring's Anti-Germ Vaporizing Inhaler Can Send the Medicine - cine to the Right Place. CURES BY " -tyj YOU JUST REMARKABLE CURE NO , 1. Writing from 1\cr residence on Thirtieth avenue , Mrs. Emma Huntley AVatrous says ; OMAHA , iNeb. , March 15 , 1S9S. Lorlng & Co. , Now York , Chicago and Boston , Gentlemen : I inlsh. every sufferer from catarrh and catarrhal deafness knew what Abbott LCr- Ings Anti-Germ Vaporizing : Inhaler nnd Geim-Klller Hemedy for Inhalation would dc for them , If they 'would use It. I was BO b'ld from cntnrrh for several years thnt 1 Fiiffcred terribly , hud constant soreness nnd discharge and nenrly lost my hearing. When your great discovery \VIIH Introduced here ] procured a sample nnd Inter a complete home treatment and hive : been ipractlcally cured , I do not pneezc' , cotiKh or spit as formerly nnd my hearing Is restored. Abbott Lorlng't Germ-Killer for Inhalation Ii an honest , effective remedy. Youra truly. HMMA HUNTtiKY WATUOUS. ConiiiU-tc Home Treatment. This treatment , consisting of Lorlng's Germ-Killer for Inhalation and Abbott Lor- Ing's Anti-Germ Vaporizing Inhaler , $1 , by mull or of druggists. Germ-Killer Mcrtlcnnfu. For some chronic nnd spasmodic wb'ch icqulio special trcitmcnt special intdl. clnca have been prepared by our physicians and chemist ? . NO. 1 BI'I-XIIAL MKUICINE For Tonsllltls , LnrynKitl * . CiitarrliiU Deaf ness Ha'y Fever < iml Ulphthf rln. Price , 5 ( cents . NO. 2 SPECIAL MHDICINIJ-Foi Consumption and fironclillH Price , 50 cents NO. I ! Sl'KCIAL MBDIClNlC-For Aalhnma , Wliooplnw Cough nnd Croup. Price. 50 cents ANTISEPTIC 'GAUSJE-For IHU In .the . In haler , U yard , 40 cents ; \ yard , 73 cents ; 1 yard , Jl.GO In a hermetically sealed nark- npe. ; LOIUNG'3 ANTI-GERM HALM Ar antiseptic preparation for external applica tion , which ( takes the soreness out of tin lunprs , hastens the cure of catarrh , assists In the cure of nil throat troubles and curt ! Crocked , Lli > ? , Chapjx > d Hands and Eczema Price , 2o cents. Lot-Inn's Germ-Killer Tabloid. The wonderful Germ-Killer clement dls covered by Abbott Lorlng Is contained Ii each of'tho Abbott Lorlns Germ-Killer Tab lets. It constitutes the basis of the medicine Its wonderful and marvelous active prln clplo has never before been offered to th .alter. The Maxim aerial torpedo Is , per haps , best charged with wet guncotton , though It may also -bo fllled..wlth picric acid or "maxlmlte" the name glvon to the smokeless powder mentioned above. , THE VITAL POINT. One of the chief things necessary In anj system ot firing explosive ahcllq la the fuse , MI- . Maxim , with the aid of Prof. Alger ol the United States navy , bos Invented a fus < oipablo of I'jjtonitlu ? the oxplcolvo mattci In the torpedo , ami which can with perfeci safety lie thrown from ordnance a.t any do- slrod velocity. Thla fuse Is ono adapted tc explode when the aerial torpedo shall have penetrated to the deolrcd depth In water earthwork. or the deck ot a ship , Its actlot being dependent upon < x certain arnount o retardation of the torpodo. It has been large ) ; experimented with In the United States anc has been pucccbetully 11 red through armoi from four to six Inches In thickness wlthou exploding1 until U had passed through. The gunner w < ho Is Intrusted with thi firing of the aerial torpedo has no need t < take careful aim with a view to penctratlni armor. All he requires to do Is to lodge hli torpedo at a certain distance from thi enemy's vowel and. Icavo It to do Us deadl ] work. Mr. Maxim calculates that GOO poundi of guncotton would bo fatal at a distance o about thirty-eight feet , maxlmlto and plcrl acid ot about forty-seven feet , nltrogelatli at about fifty-four feet ; o'ao-hclf ton of gui cotton at about eighty-five font , ono ton o guncotton at 16S feet , one ton ot nttrogcl atln at 250 feet. The unfortunate thing about naval mancu vcrs Is that they only prove things theoret Ically. Practical demonstrations of the quail ties ot torpedoes and explosive shells an alvsaya difficult matters. On piper It cer tainly seema tihat the 'Maxim ' aerial torpedi ta far superior to any other weapon of war and the trials of the gun , the torpedo , thi fuse end the powder have been as eucccsefu as could have been wished. In ( its ear lies days the Whltehoid torpolo carried bu 'eighteen ' pounds ot dynamite , and It we then the common opinion that this was th limit that could bo carried with safety. Wi have seen It rlae from eighteen pounds t 200 pounds ( the amount carried In th Whitehead of today ) , and there Is no reanoi why we should mot G t used to greate amounts still. APP.ALLING DESTRUCTION PROMISED The modern first class battleship cost about $5,000,000. For an equivalent expei dlture Mr. Maxim claims that ho can con struct ten torpedo cruisers , costing $500,00 each , carrying ono twenty-four-lnch torped cun and two torpedo mortars. The forme would ticcanablo ot throning half a ton o cuncotton nearly nine miles and ono toi about flvo miles. Each mortar would b capable of throwing BOO pounds four mllee lia.lt a ton about three miles nnd ono toi nearly two miles. The tactics of the tnrpcd < cruiser would bo unlike that of the ordluar ; torpedo boat , which dashes Into and runs , Gauntlet of destructive flro from a battle ship , drops a torpedo and rushes away agal : out of range. The torpedo cruiser woul stand her ground and tight , always head or thus presenting a very email target to th gun of tbo battleship , for unless a shell fror the latter strikes the fuse of the aerial tor pedo It would fall to explode It. To sum It , all up , Mr. Maxim claims tha ho can , for the cost of one battleship , pro duce a fleet ot torpedo cruisers capable ot de stroylns 1.000 first claw battleships. Be sides being very deadly , hla aerial torpedoes filled with compressed wet guncotton or othe explosive , could not bo exploded by quick flrlns guns , even though shot all to pieces unices the fuse , which occupies but a vcr small place In the shell , should bo pierce by a projectile and exploded , and th chances of this happening are very small. UtUI.IGlOUg. The Salvation army has 415 Institutions I the United States for aeslotlns the poor an unfortunate. The Chinese Young Wen's Christian acm elation , organized only a year ago , in Sa Francisco , has now 1C5 enrolled members. < It Is stated that befot ) the days ot Loul XIV the Protestant population In 'France ' wa 2.000,000. In 1756 U bad decreased to 400 000. At present U U C69.8M , there being 61 REMARKABLE CURE NO. 2. From the Paxton Hltcl , William II. Fur- Ions , a well known commercial traveler , in rites ; OMAHA , Neb. , March IS , 1S93. Messrs. Lorlnff < Sj Co. General Agents for Abbott Lorlng's Germ- Killer Kemedlcs , New York , Boston and Chicago. Gentlemen : I have been usln Loring's Anti-Germ In haler nnd Germ-Killer Kcmody for Inhaln- tlon * for cntnrrh nnd bronchitis nnd nave been preatly surprised nt the re-suit * , because I had tried so many Inhalers nnd remodUM , go-called , that did mo no good. I was in such bad nhnpo when I began to Us > o Lor- Ins's Inhaler remedy that I coughed all night long and could not sleep. In ten minutes after I began Inhaling the Germ- Killer Remedy fo r Inhalation I censed coughing nnd my throat nnd nasal passages seemed soothed almost mlraeuously. My im provement ' ns constant nnd rapid , nnd now , after four weeks , I consider mvself cured. Sincerely youre , WuM. II. FUIILONG. public In any remedy. It forms the most Important constituent part cf thi ; remedy and is united \\lthothci fclentlfle , up-to-ilatc curatlvo medicines specially icqulrod for and ndi'i : ' > ted to each scimmto dlsense or trouble In order to obtnln quick oontiol of the sym- torus and conditions Incident to such nll- ment. It lins been abundantly proven that nny one of the Geim-lClller icmedlcs quickly pains control over the system , and experi ence shows that e.ich remedy effects a conv pleto cure of the. disease for the treatment of'\\hlcli ' It Is especially prepared. The gov erning principles of the Germ-Killer remedies Is In perfect harmony With the principles of that grp.itpst of all physicians , Nature , In curing disease. Send for book giving history of Abbott Loring's strange discovery , Us Interesting nnd mysterious origin and lie wonderful curative power. It Is a product of the HoentRcn or X ray , nnd you should know all about It. The book Is sent free. In the stomach When catarrh Is deep-seated ach or bowels , where czone does not pene trate. LORING'S GERM-KILLER OYS- PEIPSIA TAI11LETS should be. used. They quickly control ithe dlgcttlvc. functions nnil Immediate benefits follow. No other dys pepsia medicine can CUHE djspepsla. Price , CO cents. LORING'S OER'M-KILLER ' RHEUMA TISM TABLETS , 50 cents n box. LORING'S GERM-KILLER HEART TAB LETS $2.00 a box. LORING'S OERM-KILLER LAXATIVf TABLETS 50 cents n box. Don't skip thin It Is for your good. BE WAItB of unscrupulous druggists who , fo : Protestant parishes and 700 Protestant pas tors. tors.Tho receipts of the American ffllble society for the elcvent months of Its fiscal year have been $27,000 more than they were for the same period last year. Bunyan's 'IPllgrlm's Progress" has been translated Into eighty-four languages anil dialects , being the best known of all re ligious .works next to the 'Bible Itself. The Jesuits have a church , hospital ary' school In Dawnon City. At last accounts the hospital had twenty-six patients , nursed by miners , the regular nurses not having ar rived from Montreal. It Is stated that five-eighths ot the pastor : of the Methodist church of Canada live ot salaries ranging from $500 to $1,000. Three hundred and eighty receive less than $500 and only ten receive $2,000 a year. The Catholic clergy of New York ani 'Baltimore ' are strongly opposing the llquoi traffic , and the Catholic pastors are warned against receiving liquor sellers Into Catholli societies. The pope has Indorsed this action It Is stated that the ( Methodist denomlna tlon In New York stands first In point o numerical strength , having 242,492 communl cants , and the Presbyterians second , witt 154,083. Although the Baptists were amen ; the last to enter the state they now numbei 144,803. The Northwestern Christian Advocate , i prominent Methodist paper , states that tin claim of the Southern Methodists for $288 , 000 for the uao of their publishing housi at Nashville during a part of the civil wa : to exorbitant. It also says that If tlila claln should be paid It would bo followed by clalnii ot Roman Catholics and others amounting ti millions of dollars. Prof. Charles M. Mead , who , has Just re signed the chair of Christian theology a the Hartford Theological seminary , will b busy for some time with the work devolv Ing upon him ea a member of the Amerlcai Committee on the Revision of the Bible An American Revised Bible , embodying th suggestions of the American committee , wll be Issued next year. HIS .MOTHER'S HIS SWEETHEART. frank I , . Btanton In iJiUles' Homo Jouml. "His mother's his sweetheart the sweetest the best ! ' * So say the white roses ho brings to m' breast ; The roses that bloom when life's summer , depart ; But his love Is the sweetest rose over m' heart ! i The love that hath crowned me A necklace nround me. That closer to God nnd to Heaven hat ! bound me ! "Ills mother's his sweetheart. " Throug ] aM the sad yearn His love Is the rainbow that shines througl my tears ; My light In God's darkness , when with m ; dim eyes I see not the stars tn the storm of Ills skies When I bow 'ncath the rod And no rose decks tlio sod , His love llghtu the pathway that leads m to Godl "His mother's his sweetheart. " Shine brlgh for his feet. O lamps on llfu's hljhwayl nnd roses , lea ; sweet To thn lips of my darling ! nnd God gran Hia sun And Ills stars to my diitlfubnutlful one For his love It hath crowned me , A nccklaco nround me , And closer to God and to heaven hat bound me ! li > - it Woman. Another great discovery has -been madi and that too , 1 > y a lady In this countr > "Disc-Rao fastened Its clutches upon her an for seven years she withstood Its Severn : tests , but her vital organs were undermine and death seemed Imminent. For thre months she coughed lncssantly , and coul not sleep. She finally discovered a way t recovery , by purchasing of us a bottle of Ti ) King's New Discovery for Consumption , an was 8i much relieved on talcing first don Chat she slept all night ; and with two boi ties , haii Tjeen absolutely curoJ. Her nam is Mrs. Luther Lutz.1 Thus writes W. ( Mamnlck & Co.of Shelby , N. C. Trial bol tlee free at Kuhn & Co.'s Drug store. Rcgi lar slzo OOc and f 1,00. Cvery bottle guaran Uid. REMARKABLE CURE NO. 3. Writing from her residence on Georgia avenue , ( Mrs. Mnrv Kellar ( Byrnes says ; OMAHA , 'ob. . March 10 , 1S9S. LorlngCo. . . Chicago , New York nnd Doxton. Gentlemen : I had grippe last winter and It left my lungs and throat In a precarious condition : Indeed , some physicians doubted If I could escape consumption , and ins * friends wura very much concerned about mo. Medlcnl treatment did me llttlo goo > l until I got bold ) of Abbott Lot Ing's Germ-Killer Inhalant mill Anti-Germ Vaporizing Inhaler. Thin treat ment gave me wonderful relief nt once nnil in three weeks hnd effected a practical cure. The soreness and distress are gano from my chest , L linvo no more cough or catarrh ! and my general health l.s very good Indeed. I give nil pr.ilso to Abbott Lorlng's wonder ful dl covery. Truly Ills Oorm-KJIIer remedy ) cures. Respectfully. MARY KELLAR BYRNES. Mi _ itho rnkp of ix-lf-galn , will offer a NEW IMI TATION SUBSTITUTE tientmont for LOR. ING'S GERM-KILLER FOR INHALATION . Every ENTERPRISING druggist carries till * nnd nil of our other remedies In stock. In sist on SEEING Lor'ng's Inhaler. There nia fomo drugstores whcic a salesman cannot hold hl.s position unles.s ho Is smart enough to Induce you to accept Home-tiling that thn proprietor wants to substitute for the real article , because ho can make morp piollt on It. Don't expect yourviruirglst to give yo , < Information about cur goods. Insist en h.iv- ing Lotlng's remedies nnd don't sAal'ow nny talk about other remedies. Our book fur nished with the InhnU'i will glvn you full In formation. H la the Germ-Killer Modlclna lhat CURES. Abbott Lorlns's 23-cent bock on "Diseases of the Tin-cat. Lungs , Chest and Ile.ul , anil How to Cure Them. " sent free , with full liv formation about treatment , all postpaid. Wrltu us fully about your rn e and \NO will advlsu yon FREE OF CHARGE. ThH treatment 'Is che.ip. You can get It by mall postpaid. You can tnkc It ut honm Order now and prevent delay. Mcntltn department number tielow on your envelope \\hen you write. Use on.y tli nearest address. & Co. , Dept. 11 ' 7na. BS-CO Wabash Ave. , No. 42 W. Wd t. , 'New Yoric City. No. 3 Hamilton place , Beaten , K-.US. 'run SIXTH SK.VS ; : . An Iiicilileiit Illunlriitlnir tlic niyntio Hiiiiinii AlHnlly. It was Inthe fall of 1885 that Joseph Nycum decided to leave his village homo and. got to the city to find work. He wan a car penter , but owing to the hard tlmea there wao not much going on lo S . Hla family constated of hla otrong , hand some wlfo , his daughter Margaret , aged 12 , atul two boys , Harry and Carl , aged & and 4. After a great deal of planning nnd arranging ot things so tdat they might bo comlortablo ho left. Ho kissed tiU wlfo "good-bye , " then said to the boys : "Harry , bo sure and take caco of mamma whllo I am gcuo , my llttlo man. boy nnd don't worry her. " Carl , bo a good Then ho kissed his wlfo again and ho and Marfaret were at the gate , for nho was going with h'm to the train. Ttey had a good long talk. "Margaret , your mother la the kindest and meat couc- % woman I ever knew. If twiy ot you ageous sick know ho would not were to get , you send for mo unless efio thought It was fatal. Now , In case of Illness , you must let ms know Immediately. " So he talked all of tlio way until they came to the depot. How her childish heart welled up In anger as the train came In. to her father away from For was It not carry her ? It Is thus that chllCceu reaaon. Wltu a farewell kes ! ho was gene &ud she went back alouo. In a few days word came from him , sayIng - Ing ho had work , and In a few months ho would como for them , and they would all llvo In the city together. Margaret used lo get excused at recess to go to the poatofilca and cet his letters. Ono day Harry was elck. Dr. Bailey pro nounced It membranous croup. For day * Mrs. Nycum and the doctor did not expect him to live. Quo night the crisis came. Ho suddenly stopped gasping for breath , turned Into A deep restful over on his sldo and sank ful Bleep. But U was only a few days until bo took the diphtheria. Again ho was near death's door. Margaret had written for her father , but bad received no reply. Ono night ho came- . It happened this way. The letter had not been properly directed. For a long tlmo ho had received no message from homo. Ho became uneasy. Were they sick ? Had the letter I/eon delay pjl ? What was the matter ? A thousand similar questions tormented him dally. Ho did not care to clvo up his work and go home , unless It was really necessary , for h needed tlio money to t > cnd home. Ono night after aft uiiHiially hard day's work hn became restless and could not sleep , for thinking of his family at home. Suddenly there came over him a stranfiQ connclousucBa. By a subtle sixth xcnso ho fcund hlirrtdf at home. Ho saw Harry lying. on the bed , with his mother bending ovtai him. By the dim lamp light ho could sen the faces of both ; Harry's wasted with fever , his wife's worn with watching. Ho was not asleep. Indeed , as ho afterward said , ho "had never been moro wldo av/altc , " The next day ho drew his pay and started home. In the afternoon Mra. Nycum eald , "Chil dren. your father will como home tonight. " That night Mrs. Nycum was lying awako. across the foot of the child's bed. All at once there came over her a feeling she could not explain. She heard the whlstlo of the night train and know her husband was coming homo. She saw him get off the train , stop a mltiutu at the depot , and then start south. He came the shortest way ; down the deserted Main street past the village church , and across lots to the side street where his cottage stood. Then she counted his steps. Hark * She heard him upon the porch. Then she rose , walked toward the door nnd fell Into bin arms. In a few days Harry wns getting wrll asaln , and when uprlng ccme the family moved to the city. . i The farmer , the mechanic and the blcycla rider are llablo to unexpected cuts an4 brulncs. DoWitt' * Witch Hazel Stive la th beat thing to keep on hand. It heali quickly. and U a wull kpown cure for plica ,
