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A DESTRUCTIVE ENGINE. * Details of the German 42-Centimetc Gun. Jt'K'; * ' Although the 42-cm. gun used b the Germans in battering down th fortifications at Liege and Namur a. tracted world-wide attention durin \ the early stages of the war, the seer* of its dimensions and other feature v t . has been so jealously guarded thg " "? morl ?practically iiuunug' uaa uccu muu public in regard to this monster moi tar, beyond the terrible destructio wrought by it. At a recent meeting c artillery engineers at- Dusseldorf, Ge: many, an engineer of the Krup works delivered a lecture on th making of heavy artillery and pai ticularly on the making of the 42-cn guns, or the "Big Berthas," as th . - .Germans call thpm, and an appareni ly reliable report of this lecture ha been transmitted to this country. A< cording to this report, which appear - in the December Popular Mechanic .magazine, the big gun weighs 97 1Wi; tons, while the base on which j stands when in firing position, weigh 41 1-A.tons. The barrel is 16 fee - long, and the shell fired from it i ; about 50 inches long, and weighs 88 pounds. The gun is far too big t be transported on any kind df gu carriage. It is made up of considei able more than 100 pieces and mus pfe" be taken apart and loaded on moto ^--.trucks, of which 12 are said to'b & required, wrhen it is to be moved. . ? ' &;-? Feminine Frills and Furbelows. . ; Ifr Tyrolean hats are in fashion wit. |vv Italy in therwar. Paris has paid honor to this all ; by adopting her peasant's picturesqu headgear. I Italy's soldiers' caps have come ii ?*or notice by fashionables here am pteff . abroad. ' *' ' '[ < Tfie Ber&aglieri, the quaint, sof and becoming headgear of the Tyro - lean peasants is ' receiving markei notice. ^ . , A new bag, called the Tyrolean, i carried when one or these nais 1 worn. ' Fur bandings are much in evidenc r trimmings of fall models. JRedingote coats continue in favoi New versions of< this'style are fre . gently noted in fall showings. ' Coats of exclusive models ar trimmed with braiding, embroidery or bands of fur. , f . The coats are somewhat longe than during the summer, and the hot |p* torn is usually edged with a fur band S&V - ^ Skirts are longer. Many circula models are noted in the newest suit"* v h Favorite materials this fall includ Jj-v 4 garbadine,. velours de laine, broad I doth; and velvet. Many combinations of material ar yfl/ seeii, broadcloth suits frequently hav v - A ing a touch of velvet wh^h combine pt'/jC well with the accepted trimming, fui JX ' Utility is the key note of the to; boat shown this fall. It is cut oi j^Vfv v good lines, is commodious, practical ^ and will . be thoroughly serviceable. ~ Velvet and corduroy are used ii developing afternoon frocks whic are also trimmed with fur banding, gp^. .> . PTne French serge is admirable fo the "everyday" fall dress. Taffeta seems to continue to lea* in favo?- for the afternoon frocks. - * . \ J: Fur also plays an important par #<* 11 Monr Vioto nf iof urn. u?u uuiiiiucij* uwfcB w * * -K feta are trimmed with fur. V- * ? -\ - , i J : Distances Cut by Canal. %y\ ? The distance from New York t San Francisco by the old water rout was 13,400 miles; via Panama, 5^,30 tj.-' ' i ' miles. New York to Hawaii, forme all-Water* route, 12,800 miles; b x N , canal, 7,000 miles. New York t V';' Manilla, via Hawaii, former route 5 . . 1 17,800 miles; by canal, 12,000 miles The canal brings* Callao 4,329 mile nearer Liverpool by steamer, redue ing the distance from 10,230 miles t . 5,910 miles, and saving about foui teen days. To Valparaiso the shori J'T V ?ning in distance is 1,813 miles, mat v * ing it 7,185 instead of 8,998, and th saving in time is about 6ix days. B its means the United States has a \ - all-sea route, which is from 2,500 t gj? V * 73,000 miles shorter than routes froi Europe. New York, via canal, is 3 7.79 iriitaa frnm PaTIo r\ iricf no <1 /*# O * lu^tcau vji J ?$9, as formerly, while New Orlear is only 3,264 miles from Callat Shanghai is 1,629 miles nearer t Ifew York. Sydney, Australia, is 3 80.8 miles nearer to New York, an the distance between the two citie is 2,382 miles less than the distan< between Sydney and Liverpool. We lington, New Zealand, is 2,542 mil* nearer New York, and the distan< between them is 2,759 miles lei than between Wellington and Live pool. Between Nbw Zealand and Ei rope, there is an average saving of 1 600 miles.?Indianapolis News. Eyes Being Opened. Doctor?Well, Casey, are the ey< improving? Patient?Sure they are, sir. Doctor?Can you see better; cs you see the nurse now? Patient?Sure, I can that, so Faith, she gets plainer and plaim iverv day. MONEY IX HCKiS. # -1 American Farmers Can Profit by Pais- , ing Swine. } 1 > In the current issue of Farm and ! * e Fireside, the national farm paper j t- published at Springfield, Ohio, ap- . ? pears an article showing how money it can be made in the raising of hogs. ^ The^world is eating'the pork prott duced in America and the chances to * e make a profit lie before every farmc er. Following is an extract from the n article: >f "Hog products'which were exportr~ ed from the United States for the ten P months ending with April, 1915, ? amounted to more than $115,000,r 000. The large export increase was due to the European war. And when I e peace comes again to Europe, the ^ demand for hog products will be $ ls greater than now because the hog > herds of Europe are being slaughter- >s ed to furnish the armies with meat. :s "The supply of beef in the United 2 States will be limited for several i;t years, and the production of mutton s will not be able to meet the demands 't of a rapidly increasing population. * s There is but one big supply left?the ! 0 hog. * o "But the American hog, if given a n chance, will furnish not only the - United States writh meat, but Europe it also; and in doing so it wTill yield a r handsome profit to the American far- , e mers who prepare now for the high prices that are certain to be paid for | hogs in the future. I "I know from a practical and suck cessful experience of more than fifty ? + v>/-v onMnQ m/lnctrv that the y Cdl d XXX LiiU O TT lii V X &JTV4 vtk/w* ^ V**w?v ?.. v hog is the most profitable animal kept . on the farm, and in the future, owing to the decrease in the supply of 1 cared for, more profitable than ever. ^ _ cored for' more profitable than^ever. d Even the tenant farmer, with his short lease and.limite'd capital, can * * i 't embark successfully in tile swine in- \ ? dustry." \ MAX OF MAXY LIVES. S I s Danish Newspaper Compiles Interest- . ing Report Concerning Prince. ! e ' Berlin, Dec. 5.?Th^ Overseas , News Agency, under the title,"hard J to kill," today gave out what it "says is a history of the German* crown . prince during the warv as compiled by r a Danish newspaper report given , but ' by Germany's enemies. This history v" r follows: "August 5, 1914: Victim of an atj tempt against his li?e;m Berlin. ; ^ "August *18: Severely * wounded while on the French, frontier." J. V "August 24; : Second attempt against his life, in which he lost one leg. "August 24: Third attempt 0 against his life. "September 4: Committed suicide. s . cide. p "September 13: Died, in a Brus- i sels hospital, n ~ , , } "September lo: Commanded an ' attack near Verdun. t ( "September 16: Wounded by a jj shrapnel "in Poland. 1 '-. -"September 18: . Once more wounded while on the French front. r ."September 20. -Is hastened to his deathbed. "October 24: Buried in Berlin. "October 25: His body found on * the battlefield. , "November 3:x Once more buried. "November 4: Once more killed j v by the French, "November 8: Jnsane; taken to p a lonely castle. e "November 13: Appointed chief 0 commander on the east front. ri "November 17: Once more Kiiiea. y *'January 16, 1?15: Once more o wounded. > "February 3: Sent home." 'J l' Our Own Financial Future. s / In the light of current events Lon? don is quite disposed to think that - never in the whole of her history has t- the United States been confronted with such prospects of dazzling pros e perity as those with which she is now y faced. Whether the war terminates n at this point or at a later period?and o for America's sake it is believed that a the earlier the termination the great? er the likelihood of prosperity being - assured?there would seem to *be ts nothing to stop your country from 3. being foremos.t for some-time to come o in the race for financial and indus.trial supremacy.?London Corre- | d spondence'of the New York Post. js ? Apples and Morality. 0 ^ Coleridge would have been in sym^ pathy with the prison governor who regarded a liking for apples as indicative of moral soundness. "No man rcan have a pure mind who refuses apple dumplings/' he said, and Coleridge's friend (Charles Lamb who reports this saying, adds: "I am not certain J)ut he is right. With the de - ^ A Art Y f AdO cay oi my nrsi uuiuccutc, x 3s \ less and less, relish daily for those innocuous cakes. There is a physiognomical character in the tastes for m 'ood. The whole vegetable tribe have ost their guest with one. Only I stick t. 4o asparagus, which still seems to iner ^pire gentle thoughts."?London Chronicle. ' ft) Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System rake the Old Standard GROVE'S i rASTEEESS chill TONIC. You know ! ivhat you are taking, as the formula is | printed on every label, showing it is i ^i-iinin^* art A Trrrn in a -fnrm ! 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