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DAEDT BEE : 8TINDA1 'CARING FOR THE WOUNDED . * Improvement * in Buttleficld Surgery and Hospital Serrico. ADVANCES MADE SINCE THE CIVIL WAR Llrtitennnt Colonrl Drown of ( he S r- iceon General' * SlafT n\iilnln that Ilrnnch of Arnir Work UurltiB IIo tllltle . "War means battles and battles mean wounds , and all the dictates ot humanity mid expediency require that thcso wounds shall receive prompt and efficient surgical attendance , " said Lieutenant Colonel Hrown of the surgeon general's staff , in speaking of the work of his department In the pres ent war. "For the last two months our de partment baa been as busy as every other branch of the array ana navy in preparing for actual hostilities. At present the work is well In hand. In addition to the regular force of army surgeons a largo number ot volunteer enlistments have been placed on file , enough In all probability to meet every requirement. Moat of these have come from young surgeons who have re cently completed their training In the big city hospitals , and who arc as well equipped for this kind ot work as anybody who has not received a special training In military surgery can be. A comprehensive plan of field work has been drawn up , and it Is not likely that there will be any hitch in this . . branch of the service. "In laying its plans for field work the surgical department has some entirely new problems to face with practically Ho ex perience to guide It. Since the most recent tnnko deftB eut'wwxl mart terembto .to Internal hcmorrh fe. w to Immediate dtmth If a vital part ! touched. But of those who sunrlro to reach a hospital or to re ceive surgical attendance , a greater num ber should recover. The very fact that a wound In clean-cut Instead ot ragged makes It easier to dress , and the penetrating power ot the new projectile * make * It leia likely that bullets or parU ot bullets will remain lodged inside a man's body. The improve ments In surgery should likewise have an Influence In Increasing the proportion ot re coveries. "While these possibilities are interesting there are other considerations ot more Im mediate Importance. Modern army rifles have a much longer range than the guns employed say in the civil war. This makes It Inevitable that a modern engagement will bo fought with more extended lines than were previous conflicts , and that the hos pital dressing station , which must neces sarily be out of firing range , will be further removed from the line of battle. It may take one or two battles to decide certain ot these matters , but the general plan tor Held hospital work is already arranged and will be followed out according to the directions of the surgeon general. " Work of the Hnapltal Corp * . In the United States army the hospital corps is divided Into two detachments , one for service in the field hospitals , the other to man the ambulances and litters for the removal of the wounded from the field. The plan of a field hospital , as outlined by Lieu tenant Colonel Forwood , deputy surgeon general , provides for four lines , separated by distances which will bo determined by the character ot the battlefield. The first line of hospital service is coincident with the line of battle , and Includes the regi mental surgeons , orderlies and company boarcrs. On the second line are located the first dressing stations , at the nearest point MEDICAL PANNIER MOUNTED. irnr of any extent between two civilized na tions , there have been two revolutions which will have a marked effect on fleld surgery. One ot these has taken place In the science of surgery itself , by the introduction nnd general application of antiseptic principles. The other has been In the character of the weapons employed In warfare. The small tcel projectile used in modern army rifles inflicts a different sort ot wound from the eld-stylo bullet. As to the csact effect of this change In the style of weapon cm- ployed there has been no practical demon stration , but some reasonably accurate Encases may be made. Moilent Implement ! , of War. "In the first place , greater velocity , greater penetration , greater rapidity of flro and the use of smokeless powder , should mean a larger number of men hit in the course ot an engagement. Of those who are hit , probably a larger proportion will be Wiled outright , or will die before aid can 1 reach them. The now style bullet will Dangerous Experiments Marty Persons Become Totally Deaf I While Others Lose Their Sense of Taste nnd Stncl1. inr the Cure or Cntnrrli irltU Spray * anil AtomlxiTH the CIIIIHC ! > , It Any , Are liver CinWt IIo > v Co TeMt tlic Truth jf ThU Statement and , y l ruve the Value of Dif ' ferent TrcntmeittN. Will tlio people over become convinced of the OiuiKcr und rink t treiitlHK Catarrh , Uroncliltls nnd Asthma with llciuhl mecll- : lnes forced Into tho'delleate ulr passages by powerful sprays und atomizers. During the lust your over two hundred thousand dollars have been expended in tills city aliinu for the treatment of these diseases. und It has been a waste of tlmo and money on the part of the public , as not four hundred persons can be found In this city today who will testify that they have been cured , whllo on the other hand the number who have became totally deaf tlirouKli this abuse of the air passages la uppalllnK. A I'luii hy Which the * True Value ot All AilvertUfil Cure * Can lie Tented Without Uxneime. Suppoaliic that ono out of every forty persons , i-lnlmed by advertisers to have neon cured , have actually bucn restored to health , there HhcmUl be at least ten or twelve of these people in every square throuRhout the city. Now , then , let every individual suffering from Catarrh , Uron- cbllls and Anthma , visit their druggists. friends , neighbors and acquaintances , nnd auk them It they know of or have over heard of uny one being cured by these methods. Ono day's sxperlence will be enough , fo < * besides Having them it will Hhow them the actual damage done by these b.irburoUH methods of treating diseases of the nlr passages. IH There , Then , No Ilellef fur the 1'eople t V'a believe there is , but can only say tills for the benellt of suffering humanity. There Is Just ono treatment endorsed by the physicians. There Is one treatment which does not require the use of sprays and atomizers. There Is one treatment which the manu facturers have enough conlldenco in to guarantee. This Is tbo Australian Dry Air method of curing Catarrh , Catarrnal Deafness , Toughs , Bronchitis , Astluna , Hose Cold und liny Fever. IT CUUR9 IIY IX11AI.ATIOX. "Hyomel" is Nature's own remedy , taken 1 with the air you breathe , It reaches all tlio parts affected , killing the germs of disease at once and bringing mich relief to the sufferer as can bo obtained In no otber way. There Is no danger , no risk. Your money Is refunded. If It fulls to relieve. I I "llyomel" Inhaler Outtlt. 11.00. Kxtra ! bottle ; ) "llyomel , " DOc. "llyomel" Balm , a wonderful healer , " 5c. Can bo obtained at your druggist , at olllce , or by mull. H. T. JIOOTJI CO. , Suite UO-'Jl , Auditorium Dulldlnir , Chi. eiiKii , III. Hume olltee , 1UJ Eu t UOIh Street , Nevr York. KUHN & CO. , Reliable Prescription Druggists 15th and DonirlM Street * . BOOTH'S UYOMEI , 85c. beyond range of the enemy's flre. Here ambulance surgeons attend to the wounds and ambulances and litter bearers of the hospital corps convey the wounded to the third lino. This is called the ambulance station. Reception , operating and dressing tents are erected , where the wounded can be attended until they can be removed to the division hospitals at the base ot sup plies. plies.None None of the hospital corps serves In the line of battle. The wounded are conveyed to the first dressing stations by privates from the ranks. The army regulations pro vide that four privates from each compaiiy shall be designated as company bearers. They nro taught how to handle wounded men , and in first aid , In addition to their regular duties as armed combatants. They light In the line until their services are re quired to attend the wounded , whom they convey to the first dressing places. There the Injured are turned over to the hospital corps and the company bearers return to their places in the ranks. They are under the direction of their own officers and have nothing to do with tbo dressing of wounds. Their only care Is to convey the wounded beyond the reach of the enemy's flre. At < lie DrciMtliiK Station * . At the first dressing stations , where the wounded receive their first attention , aside from such hasty bandaging as the regi mental surgeons may bo able to provide , there is a completely equipped field hospital In miniature. In tbo United States army At. Ar ' | / * t. THEOKETICAL ARRANGE.MRNT OF THE SEVERAL LINES OP MEDICAL AID ON THE FIELD. the main medical stores are carried In army wagons , but as these cannot keep up with the line of battle , It is proposed that pack mules bo employed to carry supplies to thcso dressing stations. A medical case , or pannier , so built as to fit the back of the mule , contains all the materials required , n variety of antiseptics , medicines for the relief of pain , bandages , splints , plasters and operating Instruments. A cook accom panies each ot the divisions , carrying a case of portable cooking utensils. As soon as this detachment reaches Its station tents are put up , the medical cases are opened and their contents placed in readiness for use ; au operating table is improvised by placing two ot the folding panniers together , so that they will afford a place on which to lay the wounded whllo the surgeon Is workIng - Ing over them , while the cook sets up his tent and makes ready to prepare light nour ishment. The dressing places are Intended to bo only temporary stopping places for the wounded. As soon as their immediate wants are attended to they are conveyed back to the ambulance stations iu light bamboo stretchers carried by the litter-bearers of the hospital corps. Thence the ambulances carry them back to the division hospitals. The HoapltuU I > roi er. "The hospitals proper are near enough the base of action so that they may be trans ported In army wagons and equipped with a tull outfit of medical and surgical supplies , comfortable cot beds and other conveniences which are necessarily lacking In tbo field. Hero the wounded are supposed to rest until they can be transferred to permanent bos. pltals or to the hospital ships , as will prob ably be the case In the Cuban campaign. "In case the army move * M rapidly that thearaF7 ITI OM , cannot Jn p op or hi nch rauflli country tfcat they cannot easily maka tbelr way , a flying attachment if the field hospital will bo organised , conilitlBR Ot light ambulance and medical wagons , which can go wherever troops can march. They will carry everything that the heavier sup ply trains contain , only In smaller quantities. "The position of the army surgeon has greatly Improved ot recent yean. Lieu tenant Colonel Forwood , deputy surgeon general , V. S. A. , says : "Tho medical de partment now stands about on a footing with other staff departments. It * supremacy In all matters affecting the health of the troops as well as the care or these actually wounded has been at length practically conceded. This Improvement In the standing of the army medical staff Is due to the Improvement In PANNIERS AS AN OPERATING TA11LE. the service and in the character of the men composing It. When the army surgeon was a drunken , Ignorant fellow It was natural enough that ho should bo held In slight esteem. That he now occupies n high posi tion In the estimation and confidence of the military authorities Is the direct result of his success in organizing and extending the usefulness of the military medical service. "Not the least Important respect In which this branch of the service has been Im proved Is In the sanitary condition of camps. He Is the sanitary officer-of his command nnd his advice Is to be sought In the loca tion of camp and garrisons , In the construc tion of buildings , the quality of food and clothing and the general requirements of cleanliness nnd sanitation. He must con stantly guard against the enemy In the rear , which , In the form of fevers , scurvy , chol era and other diseases , has carried off many times as many fighting men ns were ever killed by bullets. The saving of lives from Improved sanitary and health condi tions in camp nnd on the march will prob ably bo one of the most notable achieve ments of the medical service In any coming war. war."The position and work of an army sur geon is most trying. The llgatlon of nn ar tery or the amputation of a limb may be a simple matter where there Is ample time and plenty of assistants , but when this haste to be done on the field , with hastily-pre pared and deficient arrangements , with in adequate help or none , in the midst of con fusion and hurry , and the clamor of wounded want of attention men suffering on all sides from tention , In the night most likely , with only a flickering candle or two for light. In the rain and mud , with cold hands nnd be numbed fingers , tired and exhausted from overwork. It becomes quite another thing. Hence , all honor to the army surgeons , who have more work and less chance than any other branch of the service. ( I.AIIOH AM ) IM1USTKV. useiTuTthe manufacture of More steel Is pens than in all the sword and gun factories In the world. workman wears on his every In Japan nnd stating his business inscription can an his j cmnlover's name. Establishments which manufactureico - maklng machinery and lawn mowers are re- Dorted to bo dolnc an enormous business Just now. house has two to In Japan nearly every four carpet looms run by children. The > work twelve hours a day ami their wages are about 2 cents. One hundred "superfluous" members of Now York Typographical union have gone Into agriculture , aided by the union , at Pplham Park. - Russian merchants and buyers at retail ar said to favor American hardware es pecially locks , builders' material , supplies for carriage making , mechanics' too s , cut lery , bicycles , sewing machines nnd t > pe- wrlters. Iowa In 1S97 extracted from the earth moro than $3.000.000 worth of coal , zinc , lead. iron , gypsum and clav. to say nothing ot the millions upon millions of dollars worth of corn , wheat , oats and other agri cultural products. The sale of salt is a government mo nopoly in China , which yields a yearly revenue of $11,000.000 , as the annual con sumption is 3,300,000.000 pounds , and the importation of foreign salt Is strict y pro hibited. A license to sell salt costs Jlt.GOO in gold. gold.The effort to Introduce steam presses into the government bureau of printing and en graving , which vos vigorously opposed by the Typographical union , has been defeated. A comparison of the work of steam and hand roller presses quickly convinced the senate of the great superiority of the latter. In the month of March our merchandise exports reached a total value of $112,817- 000. as against $87,232,000 In March , 181)7. ) The Imports for the month were valued at S61.507.000. ns compared with $76,3D1COO In March. 1837. The excess of exports over imports was $51.310.000 In March , 1SB3 , as against $10,930,000 in March , 18U7. For the seven months ending March 1 the United States shipped to Japan 83,812- C31 pounds of raw cotton , valued at S5.42- OD2. as against 26,081,764 pounds , valued at $1,927.293 for the corresponding period In 1S367For the single month of March our shipments reached a value of $ ! ,477lEi7 , as against only $ S6,3U7 In May , 1897. Work Is being pushed on the Crow's Nest railway in Ilrltlsh Columbia , which , when finished , is to bring the gold , silver and copper mining districts of East and West Kootonat within twenty-five hours' ride of Calgary and the cattle ranges of Southern Alberta , and within thirty-six hours from the agricultural land ot Northern Alberta. There are 3,000 men employed on the road and hundreds of horses. Edward Atkinson says ot the south : "Your low rates of wages , long hours of Work and excess of child labor In your mills simply prove that you have not yelj mastered the art of dealing with your re sources In the most profitable manner. " To this the Atlanta Constitution replies : "Nearly twenty years ago Mr. Atkinson said In a speech in Atlanta that the south could never houe to become a great cotton manufacturing region. It is still to bo proved that Mr. Atkinson Is wrong , but clnco he spoke the number of spindles in the south has doubled and quadrupled and perhaps this Is an understatement. LUST WI3 FOltfiHT. Iludyard Kipling. God of our fathers , known of old- Lord of our far-flung liutlla llnu Beneath whose awful hand wo hold Dominion over palm and plno Lord God of Hosts , ba with us yet , Lest wo forget leat we forget ! Thn tumult ami the shoutln ? dies The captains nnd the kntglita depart ; Still stands thlno undent sacrifice. An humble nnd contrlto heart. Lord God of Hosts , bo with ua yet , Lest wo forgot lest wo forget ! Far-called , our navies melt away On dune and headland sinks the flre Lo , all our pomp of yesterday Is ono with Ninevuh uml Tyro ! Judge of the Nations , spare us yet , Lest wo forget lest wo forget ! If drunk with sight of power , wo loose Wild tongues that have not tlieo In awe- Such boasting an the gentiles usu Or lesser breeds without the law Lord God of HostH , bo with us yet. Lest wo forgot lest wo forget ! For heathen heart that puts her trust In , reeking tube nnd Iron shard- All valiant dust that builds on dust , And , guarding , calls not tliee to guard For frantic boast , and foolish word , Thy mercy on Thy people , Lord , Amen. Iliirkliii' * Arnica Salve. THE BEST SALVE in the world for Cuti. Bruldei , Sorco , Ulcers , Bait Kbeum , Fever Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Chilblains , Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and positively curet Piles , or no pay required. It is guar- Mteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 * nU per bos. for stla - Kuhn A Co. Pitiflil , Pathetic Consumption MA Conquered at Last BY THE SLQCIM SYSTEM B Which Makes -You an Invincible Garrison of Health , Ready and Able to do Battle With the Army Disease and Vanquish It. How ] few of the army of sufferers who arc marching on under the banners ot the grim destroyer realize or are willing to admit that .they are consumption's victims ! A prominent citizen who has returned recently from a well- known winter resort said , In discussing this subject , that while the town was princi pally populated with consumptives and whllo dozens were dying every day there was not one In a hundred who acknowl edged himself to be a consumptive. But tliere is joy and happiness In the land , for a great scientist has made a great discovery which robs consumption of Its terrors and the crave of Its victims. Shout It from the house tops ! Send the Joyful news up and down the length and breadth of this noble lind of ours ! For the truth that this glorious news tilings will be the means of Giving health to the sufferers and hope to thn afflicted. A great scientist and chemist has rnndo a scries of most remarkable discoveries ; he has applied some of the knowledge brought forth by the researches of Koch , I'anteur , Vlrchow and Metchnlkoff , and , adding to It his own remarkable scientific results , has crystal lized all this Into one complete , practical , simple system , which , having been put to the severest possible tests , has proven beyond I yond the slightest shadow of a doubt that It Is an absolute and Infallible cure for con sumption. From all parts' i > of the United States oud , Kuropo have come letters breathing of the heartfelt gratitude of the happy ones f'ho have been reclaimed from a life of buffering and In whose hearts now reigns peace 'aud In whoso bodies strength abides. MODERN RAPID' ' FIRE CUNS How They Diifar frbin Other Cannon of the Same Caliber. , AUTOMATIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC GUNS Tlmr Saved In I.onilinir Iiy the tl ? of C'rt Aiiinniiiltl" " " " ' < St-iiurate I'rlinvr or Sttnlililuur Out lliMliilrvil. In describing the armament of a war ves sel nowadays It Is customary to speak of Ita big rifles , having a caliber of from eight to thirteen Inches/'its / "rapid flro" ( or "quick firing" ) guns of smaller caliber and its torpedo tubes , if it lifts any. The last mentioned means of offense need not bo discussed at present- : But the difference "rapid-fire1' and other between n - gun any cannon of the same size Is not as well understood , perhaps , as it might be. In the first place , relates the New York Tribune , it should be borne In mind that both kinds of ordnance are adapted to the use of shells or solid shot , whichever the gunner may prefer. Again , while there are dissimilarities In the breech mechanism ot the two styles of gun , those are Immaterial. Finally , the distinction Is not one of size , although the peculiarities of the rapid-fire system were first adopted In small pieces , like one-pounders nnd six-pounders , which have bores of 1.44 and 2.21 Inches , re spectively. Subsequently , the Idea was ap plied to four-Inch , five-Inch and six-Inch guns , which discharge thirty-six-pound , seventy-pound and 100-pound shot. And now for the last three or four years there has been a good deal of talk of eight-Inch "rapid-fire" guns , capable of throwing 230 pounds of steel In ono chunk. The essential difference between the old gun nnd the new ID in the method of load- Ing. Formerly , the breech having been opened , the projectile was Inserted In the bore from the rear and the powder was put in afterward. The latter was Inclosed in a light flannel , or bunting cover , which would burn quickly when once Ignited. It was necessary , too , to apply a primer. Then , after firing the piece , the Interior was swabbed out , to remove the products of combustion. Thcae various operations con sumed a great deal of time. I'Mxeil Ammunition. For rapid-fire guns the ammunition Is prepared as It Is for'modern email arms. The powder nnd bajljaro combined In n single cartridge havbg a metallic case. Th primer Is In the cellar , ' of the rear end of thlb case nnd is det9imte'd by the firing pin of the gun mechanlsuiAThe smudge left by the burning powder gcts ; | to the Inside of the case , which Is 'extracted automatically when the breech is afealn opened. Swah- bing out Is - . ' No time unnecessjsr- or thought need bo lven to the 'primer. In the Hotchklss rapid-fire gun there la a vertical slot , In which the breechlock moves up and down. A lover , nt the side of the piece , nnd normally pointing forward , is pulled upward and hao'kward , when opera tions begin. The flrgtcffect of this move ment is to cock the ihammer. Then the breechlock is seen to , slide downward. As it does so the extracting'mechanism pulls on the empty cartridge s U in the gun , slowly nt first and then quickly. ' The case is ejected by the time the block has stopped sinking. The gunner then drops into the hole on top a cartridge and starts the point of it into the bore. Ho pushes It in only half way. . On reversing the lever that Is. throwing It forward and downward the breechlock is brought back into place. As It cornea up ward it forces the cartridge home and com pletes certain other preliminaries for firing. There Is a trigger , however , which must bo pulled In order to discharge the ploco. This may be operated with a lanyard , or short rope , if the gunner desires. A number of styles of rapid-fire gun have been devised. They differ only in what to the novice would seem mere details. These relate to the form and movement ot the ! 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There are also several different kinds of "mount" or support , more perfectly to adapt these guns to the varied service expected of thorn. i A rapltl-flro gun designed for use In n | mountainous region would not have the j same sort of a carriage as If its operations were to be confined to a level country. Again the naval mount Is unlike a movable sup port. , Automatic ( iiiim. Besides those rapid-fire guns which are discharged only by pulling a trigger , after , loading , there are others which are flred by the screw movement of the lever , which j restores the breechlock to Its position and j drives the cartridge home. These are known as "semi-automatic. " Then there Is the ( ' "automatic" gun , of which Maxim's Is a good specimen , and which not only feeds Itself but fires Itself , after once being started. The cartridges are arranged parallel to one an other , crosswise , on a ribbon. This Is fed into the gun automatically. The extraction of the empty cases , their ejection , the loHd- Ing , and finally the firing , all result from the recoil of the barrel and a powerful spring that throws it forward again before each discharge. From GOO to 1,000 rounds a minute have been flred from "automatic" guns. This speed Is possible , however , only with ammunition suited to Infantry rifles , whoso caliber Is somewhere between a quar ter and two-fifths of an Inch. The "auto matic" Is hardly to be classed with the semi automatic" and other rapid-fire guns. In a test of rapid-fire guns under the aus pices of the United States War department , three or four years ago , the following speed was made with some Rlx-poundcrs (2.24 ( Inches caliber ) . The time required to fire 100 shots was four minutes and twenty-six seconds for the Hotchklss , 4:33 : % for the Drlggs-Schroedor , 4:41 : for the Maxlm-Nor- deufclt nnd 4:5GV4 : for the Sponscl. These figures show a frequency of from twenty to twenty-five a minute. Without any attempt at aim the speed can bo run up to thirty or thirty-live. Ot course , with heavier guns , no such rapidity can bo secured. When the five-Inch guns ( sovcnty-pounders ) of the Cincinnati were tried the other day thirty- six shots were flred In five minutes , or boven to the minute. This was considered good work. Other DetnllM. Most rapid-fire guns ore "built up. " Tha barrel consists of a tube of practically uni form diameter , strengthened at the breech by jackets and hoops that are treated to ex pand them and then are shrunk on. But Oat- ling and Maxim have lately found a way to manufacture them In a single piece , thus savins much time In the production. Rapid-fire guns are usually provided with a shield , a steel plate half an inch or morn in thickness. This is pierced to allow about half of the barrel to protrude , and an up right silt reaching from the center nearly I to the top allows the gunner to sight his piece. Sometimes the shield occupies a ver tical position and sometimes its upper edge Is inclined backward at an angle of forty- flve degrees , thus deflecting the enemy's projectiles upward Instead of meeting them squarely. I An ordnance officer of the navy , having i ' been asked whether rapid-fire guns did not heat quickly , said , a few days ago ; "Yes ; if you keep them a-golng long enough. Hut they are seldom used for more than a few minutes at a time , and don't have a chance to get hot. " It will bo quickly perceived that the rapid- tire gun of today Is a different thing from thn gatllng gun ot thirty years ago , which was compoeed of a number of parallel I nrs in a cylindrical frame , rotated on Its long axis by means of a crank and firing only small arm ammunition. TUMI OUT or COUIIT. An Oklahoma judge receiving , a grand jury's report one evening during the po litical campaign of 189C could distinctly hear some fervid eloquence of a political orator in an adjacent room. Ho looked over the indictments returned , and then , as his face assumed on angry look , he aald : "Gentle men , did I not Instruct you to Inquire ot all public offenses ? There Is an awful crime you appear to have overlooked. Listen , that man is talking about it now. He is de nouncing the awful crime of ' " 3 ! " Judge Coffey of San Francisco Is described by the News Letter of that city as having . n , strong disapproval of garrulity. A lawyer , | he declares , should cultivate conciseness. An attorney , learned in the law , but af flicted with the disease of long-wlndedness in a peculiarly malignant form , was neatly cut short the other day by the tart and astute probate judge. After pleading In a very plain case , with wearisome prolixity , the worthy attorney suddenly asked , in a rhetorical vein , but with no idea of concluding his argument1 "Need I say more ? " Judge Coffey hod been Impatiently waiting for an opening , and perceiving his oppor tunity , answered quickly , hut with the blandest courtesy : "No , brother , you need say nothing more. " Before the lawyer realized the remark of the court , and while he was about to re sume his oration , standing with open mouth and outstretched hand , Judge Coffey decided against him , dismissed the proceeding and V called the next case on hla docket. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn was ex tremely fond of going down to the sea In ships , and It was his custom to spend from Sunday to Monday on board his yacht. On one occasion he Invited one of the pulsno Judges of the queen's bench to accompany him on a cruise. At the start the sea was smooth as glass , but during the night the wind freshened up and caused the little craft to toss and roll In a manner which af fected the pulsno Judge moat unpleasantly. Lord Cockburn , hearing of his sickness , wont into the cabin and , laying a soothing hand on bis shoulder , said : "My dear C , can I do anything for you ? " "Yea , your lordship , " ho replied. In a. pained voice , "you will greatly oblige mo by overruling this motion. " During the day , saya a writer In the Newark News , I had attended court , where a lawsuit of considerable Importance was on trial , and which wan not decided until 6 o'clock in the evening. Then I went homo to stop for -the night with the Judge who had the case In hand. On the way homo wo were stopped by a man , who said : "Judge , It Is quite likely that the loser of that suit will shoot at you through a. win dow tonight to secure revenge. " "Yes , quite likely ; thanks , " pleasantly re plied the judge , as v > o passed on. At the supper table his wife appeared nervous and uneasy , and before the meal was concluded she said : "Alfred , a man has been seen In front of the house acting rather auspiciously , and I'm afraid he means you harm. " "Yes , I'm afraid EO. my dear , " replied the Judge , and then took up the conversation she had Interrupted. After supper wo adjourned to the library , and by and by , as we sat at the table , with a kerosene lamp between tu , there arose nn argument connected with the political ques tion. tion."Sir "Sir , " said the judge , as ho grew heated by opposition , "they may bring all their sophistry to bear on the question , but noth ing will convince me that " At that instant I felt a hot streak along my left cheek , and the lamp chimney was shivered into a hundred pieces nnd the light went out. The judge rang a hand bell which was within rearh and I thought I heard the notes of the bell before the re port of a rifle iu front of the house. A negro man came running in and the judge said : "Julius , bring us another lamp. " When the lamp was brought I looked at the judge. He bad not changed the slight est. est."Wasn't "Wasn't that a bullet which broke the lamp chimney ? " I asked. "Very likely it was , " ho replied , as ho looked around. "And wasn't It meant for you ? " "I presume so. There it Is In the back of a law book. As I was saying , however , sophistry is not au argument , and those champions" "Excuse me. Judge , " I Interrupted , "but the next bullet may kill one of us. " "Ob , they never ( boot but once , and I This is the most Important discovery of the age. It hai completely revolutionized theories that hav stood for ages. The Slouum Syslom. does not build tip tbo lungs at the cxpeM * ot the stomach ; It does not strengthen OM part of the body only to weaken another. It Is , as Its name Implies , a thorough sys tem of curing. 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The two oldest German generals nro Major General I.ucas von Cninach and Gen- eiul Field MurHlial von lllunientliul , who have been respectively In service Hoventy- ono and wventy years. Mine. Colmuche , n remarkable old lady now living In London , Is the widow of Tal- ipyrnnd'H last secretary , und her memory of the ovcntH of hur husband's Hccretary bhlp Is Htlll remarkably vivid. Mm. Juno Winchester , widow of the founder of the Winchester Repeating Arm company of New Iluven , Conn. , died nt her home recently. She WUH M years of ago und very wealthy. She had already given J2SO.OOO to .Yale college , and It is uxpucteil that the university will prollt still moro by her will. 1'uul Marnhall of I'lttHylvnnla county , Va. , und Saul Marshall of Polo. , Ark. , am twin brothers who mo now Iu the'Jftli ynnr of their age. They are both In good health , resemblu each other much In appeuruncu nnd nre of very nearly the xamu slso ami weight. If there are uny older twin broth ers In the United Status they would bo pleased to meet them. The oldest living general of the United States und the oldest graduate of West 1'olnt IH Major General George Bears Greene of Morrtstown , N. J. He was born ut Apponag , H. I. , May G , 1&01 , entered \Ve.st 1'olnt nt IS and graduated four years later. After seven yeais' service in the urmy ho retired , but went to the front in the re bellion , coming out u major general. Captain J.V. . Holmes of the American ship Charmer , who Is 74 years old und went to sen when ho was 10 , has rounded Cupa Horn seventy-six Union In sixty-four years. James H. T. Strunahan , "the first cltlaen of Brooklyn , " celebrated his ninetieth birth day April 2G. Notwithstanding his advanced , age , his Intellect IH unimpaired nnd ho take * as keen an Interest an ever In what U on In lib atutu uml country ,