Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) 1896-Current
April 3, 1898
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Z G VOL III, NO.,76. NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 181)8. 0 \y TO XT SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS 1 IViV^H. ONE WEEK -TEN CENTS RELIGIOUS CONGRESS _* REMARKABLE STRUCTURE PLANNED FOR THE PARIS EXPOSITICN. It la Intended to Krect There a Superb Rutldlng In Which Interesting Services Will Be Held During the I'rogresK of the Fair?Outline Of the Scheme. The crowning scheme to make the Paris exposition of 1900 the most won? derful that the world has ever seen is now being urged upon the attention of religious people ail over the world. The proposition is to hold In connec? tion with the exposition a great con? gress of religions, and the plans for the building in which the congress is to bo held provide for a structure that will be one of the wonders of the world. The scheme originated with M. Au? guste Delalgno, a well-known litera teur, and Abbe Joseph Crestey, of the Church of SL Jean de Uelleville, Par Ib. M. Delaigne visited most of the European cities of importance and made a thorough crusade on behalf of the scheme, and he also visited New York, accompanied by Sir Nugent Rob? inson, to see what be could do to awaken American enthusiasm in favor of the congress. In describing the great building that is to be erected for the congress, M. Delaigue said: "It will bo one of the most wonderful structures that the world has ever Been. Imagine a building covering a space as large as the Esplanade des In ?lkevino l'LACK OF REMOIOtTS CONUllKSS valides, Biirmounted by a dome nearly three times the size of the largest dome ever mude In connection with any building. This dome aloue will be a eight second to none in the exposition. To give it beauty and architectural grace the great dome will be surround? ed by numerous pillars, and the win? dows, of the richest -lined stained glass, will shed a lovely light on an interior that will be a marvel of ecclcsiaastlcal art. "I have spoken of the dome first, be? cause It will bo the most wonderful fea? ture of the building, but there are other beauties so numerous that it will take a day to view the structure, and then the sightseer will find fresh fea? tures to admire. From the ground the building will rise to a scries of terraces, which will support hanging gardens. "Under the cupolas that will Btir round the central domo there will bo representations in panoramic views of the events in which Christians are moBt Interested. The scenes on Calva? ry will be graphically depicted; the ag? ony in the Garden of Gethesmnne and other scenes In the life of Christ will be shown In a striking manner. "Then the Coliseum, the immense altar on which was spilt the blood of the martyrs, scenes in the catacombs during the period when the Christian,1* wore hid there, the great scene when Oon&tantlne proclaimed the Christian religion, 8t. Genevieve stopping Attila, Charlemagne at St. Peter's tomb, Ur banMI. preaching the crusade, the tak? ing of Jerusalem by Godfrey de lloull lon, Joan of Arc at Chinon and Rouen, the landing of Columbus In America, the Council o>J the Vatican, the Jublleo of Leo XIII.?all these great events In the history of Christianity will be shown on the terraces of the building. "Besides incidents, there will be de? picted places. Some will show the pil? grims arriving at the Grotto of Rethle bem, Lourdes; Our Lady of Pllar and St. James of Compostello. "Thousands will be able to wander around these great terraces and mar? vel at the sights to be seen there. "As to the interior of the building, this will be still more interesting. In the museum will be seen specimens of the instruments of torture used by the pagan nations on the Christians of old, ivories and carvings of the Roman and Grecian eras and statues of the saints and early martyrs of the Church. There will also be as many of the most noted sacred relics as can be brought to the building. An attempt will be made to reproduce the images and pic? tures found in the catacombs and any other j lost relics that are sufficiently well described to be reproduced. "Th? various religious organiza? tions and cults will be represented in whatever way they may elect, special ?pace being set apart in the great build? ing for each. The Order of the Sacred Heart will have a spnee of its own, as will the Order of the Benedictine Monks, the Cult of the Virgin Mary, and so on. The work done by each of the great religious organizations will be shown by means of the great rolig lous theatrical performances on a stage that will be one of the most interesting features of the building, Inasmuch as It will contain especially designed the? atrical contrivances for the production of the religious plays that have never boon introduced upon any secular stage, "The theatrical performances will be accompanied by mammoth services of song, in which thousands of singers and hundreds of instrumentalists will take part, accompanied on an organ that will ba the finest over heard and the largest that money c?n buy." AN ALARMING REPORT. riio Drink IluMt Snl.l to 11? lncreo.nlng AmuiiK Ilio Woiiiimi nf N?>\t York. It Is said that the drink habit is rap? idly increasing among the women uf New York city. "Straws show which way the wind blows," is an old but true saying, and there's a whole bale of straws pointing that way. One has only to watch the women in any fash? ionable restaurant to see that they get nbout ns much comfort out of the in? ebriating cup us men are supposed to do. Then many a woman nowadays owns her individual flask of dainty glass and precious metal, and she keeps it full, too, or, to be mure strictly ac? curate, she generally keeps it empty. Some women go so far as to wear a flask attached to a chatelaine, and such should not find It in their hearts to scold the man who carries his private bottle in his hip pocket. According to a German doctor, women who have contracted a fondness for liquids stronger than afternoon tea can easily cure themselves of the taste. His rem? edy is eating apples at every meal and between times. He says that apples, if eaten in large quantities, possess prop? erties which entirely eliminate the craving that nil confirmed drunkards have.for drink. This treatment should appeal to women, for apples, if per? sistently taken the year round, will make the complexion beautiful, while any concoction with the slightest sus? picion of alcohol in it has the opposite effect. Smile WVI.I?. Mull Carrier. Talk about feminine indepe?dence! Where will you find a more convincing illustration than in Miss Sadie Webb of Porter township, O.? Sadie is the pride of the county, and she conies honestly by her reputation. Hardy out of her teens for two years, she has personally discharged her duties as contractor on t'ncle Sam s mail route No. 31,277. which takes in five thriving towns. Every day she drives 32 miles, making 1112 miles per week, and befora her four year term lias expired she will have completed 3i>,SiM miles. It isn't many young girls who would shoulder such a contract and nssuine such dally responsibilities for such a period of their lives, but Miss Webb heartily enjoys her work and has man? aged to make a good living out of it. Besides carrying the mails for four postollicos, she buys all of the goods for four general stores located In the vil? lages nlong the route that she has to travel. She also carries passengers and is a typical hustler in every way. A Wommi Kiplorer. A year ago Professor Todd was sent to Japan in charge of an expedition from Amhcrst College to observe the total eclipse of the sun. Mrs. Todd ac? companied the party, full of scientific zeal on her husband's, as well as her own account, for she is herself no mean astronomer. When the Mikado heard that she was anxious to study the lives and habits ol the strange nboriginul race that in? habits the ulmost untravelled island ol Yezo he put a yacht at her service which gallantly sailed away to the Okhotsk Sea, landing the intrepid ex? plorer on the shores of the island ol Yezo, where it is likely no Europeun had ever been before, and certainly no European woman. The natives are supposed to be fierce, degraded and un? approachable. Mre. Tidd went amonu them, lived in their houses, saw thcit daily lives and customs. How to k?'?>i? Ynnnnr. The ever youthful appearance of the members of the dramatic profession is a constant source of surprise to the public at large. The reason for this is not so much in the material necessar? ily used in making up, which obliter ales to a certain extent the natural wrinkles of the skin, while it lubricates and nourishes it, hut it Is due fo the change in the expression of the various emotions which every part or Imper? sonation demands. This causes the actor to bring into play all the muscles of the face. By using them equally they all maintain their firm consis? tency nnd strength, and none w?stes away from disuse. The result is that the skin is kept stretched and tense over the face nnd does not fall into hollows. {nlueUj i'encoek i'enf hern. With the unparalled craze for plum? age in the decoration of gowns, hats and wraps, peacock feathers, hitherto considered a "hoodoo," or. In other words, unlucky, have been adopted con amore. At a recent sale in London alone, as reported to the New York Audubon Society. 215,051 bundles, num? bering 100 feathers to the bundle of these feathers were sold. For those superstitlously inclined, a "lucky" bean Is said to break the spell. This bean, which is Just one of the com? mon kidney beans, is seen now in all the Jewelers mounted with gold nnd silver, and used either as a bangle or locket. When M?lilb Are Snucy, "If one of your maids is a little cross some days," says the woman who has no trouble In settling the domestic ser i vice problem, "don't scold her for something that she does wrong, pro I voke a naucy answer, and dismiss her on the spot. Keep away from her If It Is possible until she is in a better mood. It may require some self-con? trol on your part, but remember that she Is human. You feel cross yourself sometimes, and you are sorry enough for it afterward. Probably she will be."_._ Her Novel Honor. Miss Mary Ball of Valparaiso, Ind., daughter of the cashier of the First National Bank of that city, Is said to be the first woman director of an in? stitute of fine art*. 0 A RED CROSS ANGEL. CLARA BAR fON'8 EXPERIENCES WITH THE STARVING CUBANS. j America'. Florence h: |l> li?K?le Writes n Harrowing Story About the Awlul Siif ferine s,>? Witnessed In the War-Cursed Island? Work of the Heil Cross Society. From Havana to Santiago the wist? ful eyes of half million sick, starv? ing, dying Cubans are looking to the Red Cross to bring them succor from their terrible plight, Miss Barton's ar? rival has revived some who were at the last extremity, and all are trying to hold out a little longer until the help that is now promised reaches them. Primarily. Miss Barton's mission is to rescue the helpless children and save the women who have no means of helping themselves. But her ministra? tions are denied to none who need them. For monthB before she started the veteran nurse chafed under her in? active life in Washington, and sought an opportunity to carry aid and com? fort to the victims of war, famine and pestilence. C I.Alt A n.MlTOX. She had numerous conferences with i the State Department on the subject, and the Government officials recogniz? ed the necessity fur food, clothing and medical treatment on the war-cursed island. Then a Central Relief Committee, consisting of Stephen ID. Barton, neph? ew of Miss Clara Barton, and repre? senting the Red Cross; Charles A. Schieren and Louis Klopsch of the Christian Herald, were appointed to.act under the direction of the Department of State". Appeals were at once sent out to the Governors of the different States, Mayors of cities and other officials for money and supplies to be distributed in Havana under the supervision ot General Fitzhit'gh I^ee. The response, both on the part of in? dividuals and organizations, was im? mediate and generous. Railroads and steamship lines co-operated with the contributors, and from all parts ol the country provisions and articles ol clothing were transported free ol charge to New York, which became the central depot for supplies, although a few things were sent by way of Flori? da. Free transportation was also fur? nished from New York to Cuban ports by the steamship lines. Miss Barton went to Havana to es? tablish hospitals, and to carry relief to the sick and starving Cuban mothers and their children. She carried with her letters of introduction and com- mendntion from the Department of State and from President McKinley to Consul General Lee, also a letter from the Spanish Minister at Washington expressing the full approval of her mis? sion by the Spanish Government. The Christian Herald had already, at General Lee's request, sent 100 beds for children suffering from the effects of hunger and neglect, and had authorized the Consul General to hire twenty-five nurses ai g^, er month. So that wheu Miss lim. arrived site found that a good start had been made toward defi? nite and systematic relief. The Spaniards have a great respect for l;o Red Cross, the Queen Regent tiers' D:itg a member, and Miss Bar? ton i.i.n l:ei assistants can go in safety any whet c on the island. It is none too soon, if any Cubans are to be left alive on the island. Almost half a million are known to have per? ished already, and the case of- many yet alive is more deplorable than that of their brothers and sisters who have given over the struggle and have end? ed their sufferings in death. The United States sanitary inspector in Havana is authority for the state? ment that "all home products werft consumed months ago." In their ex? tremity the people have lost all sense of delicacy or sensitiveness. They will eat anything that will appease their craving for food. Cats 'are much sought after as an article of food In some districts, but even they are too expensive for the poor, a cat having a market value of about thirty cents. The relief committee hns been send? ing beans, rice, condensed milk, flour and potatoes. The latter arc especial? ly prized by the famished Cubans and lard Is a delicacy which they seize upon with eager relish. As soon as It Is known that help is being given at any place haggard, listless, bony wo? men come with their starving, sad eyed babies in their arms, hundreds ^nd thousands of them at a time. Sometimes they faint or die before their turn comes. Sometimes there is not enough to go around, and they go away despairing. ThoBe who have not died of actual starvation are now fall? ing victims to smallpox, malaria, fever and other diseases produced by lack of sufficient food and deplorable sanitary conditions, and the greater number of these victims are the unoffending wo? men and children. *??:?-z-r~;':.' DOWN ON CITY FELLERS. Tom J*. Morgan, or l'o?k| Ttelate? a Can vernation Ho Ovvrhcitrd. "Them city fellers Is all gush-dang ed swin?leij?! growled Farmer Bur dock, peevishly. "Git the host of ye if you try to treat "em decent, an' skin ye alive if they git half a chance." "What hev they been a-doln" to ye, Josiah?" queried Farmer Grnyneck, who had come over to borrow a whif iletree. "W'y gol-KQuanch it! You know that patent fanpin' mill I bought of ah agent from the city on six months' time? Wal, I thou,\ht 1 was gittin' it mighty cheap; bein' as I calkerlated on usin' it up till within a few days of tha time when the payment for it wat, Je au' then teilin' the feller that his. contraption wasn't any account an* for him to take it off from my place before I smashed it an" licked him for tryin' to swindle mo. But tho chap that came to collect the money was a good deal bigger an' coarser than the feller that sold me the ma? chine, an' kinder sawed his shoulders up an' down, like this, when he walk? ed. I didn't want to let him down too hard, bein' as I knowed I had the best of him, anyhow, an' so I invited him to stay for dinner. He staid au* et up nine-tenths of the preserves an* made a mash on my daughter. After dinner I told him to take his dratted old ma? chine an' go, an' ho told me not on my tin-type. I threatened to whip him out of his hide if be didn't; an' the first thing I knew be ketched me by the neck, thrashed down the ash hopper with me, jammed my head in? to the fannin' mill, kicked me half? way through it, breakin' the machine an" nearly tearln' my head off; kick? ed me out again, an" Hung my re? mains into the cave cellar. Then h? collected the bill from my wife, advis? ed her to get a divorce from me, per? suaded my daughter to elope with him on my best horse, an' took my fifty dollar dog along. And now, even my wife sides against me. Them city chaps is gol-darned swindlers?every blamed one of 'em!" Mlnseil Her Vocation. '?Say! wot arc ye crym' fcr? You're 8 lice pirate you arcIV Hin F.nrly Training at Fnnlt. The sympathetic women who were visiting the jail were deeply impressed by the good-looking young man in one of the second tier of cells. "You do not look like a guilty man," said one of the boldest of them as she stepped up to his cell, "but the guard tells me that you already have been convicted. To what, may I ask. do foil attribute your your?misfor? tune?" "To my early training when a child,'' ho replied. "Poor fellow!" she said, sympath? etically. "How much ignorant or careless parents have to answer for in this world! What particular feature of your early training do you think had the effect of bringing you here?" "Learning to write." She was still wondering what tho poor fellow could mean, when the Jail? er suggested: "He's up for forgery, you know." Definition not Uy Wolintcr. Tangent?A "gent" who runs a tan rard. Dust?Mud with the juice squeezed out Irony?The caustic wit of the laun? dry. Jaw-bone?The original bone of con? tention. Conchologlst?A man who opens oys? ters in the market. Vanity?A magic glass that makes a :hromo look like an nil painting. Bananarchisl?A person who scatters banana skins around promiscuously. Conservatism?The halfway place where antagonists meet and talk and settle nothing. Dr.?The meaning depends altogeth? er upon whether it is placed before or after a man's name. Her Venn*. "Jack," whispered Gladys Beauti girl, nesting closer in his strong em? brace, "you have heard the expression "dressed for time,' haven't you?" "Yes?" said young Squeezler, with an appropriate rising inflection, at the same time getting a fresh clutch on her lissome waist. "And do you know, dear," continued the sweet girl pensively, "I am sure I llko being pressed for time, and I think I should like it for eternity." Why He Fled. "'What made Kladderfleisch in such a hurry to get out of Germany?" "He happened to bear a close re? semblance in personal appearance to the Emperor William." "There was no harm in that." "No, but there came a boil on the end of his nose one day, and he was afraid of being arrested for leze-ma jesty." _ _ Happlnes* at I.usr. Belle?And so they were happily married? Nell?Yea; each of th&?u married WEALTH OF PIRATES. MYSTERIOUS HOARDS RECENTLY DIS? COVERED IN ST. AUGUSTINE. lllnck Cti'?itr und UN Crew ?I* Oit-Tliroiit* ltavaj;e<l tin' Flotilla t'oa.tt and Thru Hurled Their Plunder?A Iloiiinnco of Fho lllaok Flat;. Some negroes engaged recently In re? moving Hit! cdquina walls of an old Spanish ensa at SI. Augustine. Fla., that had been demolished to make room for a modern structure, found a few Spanish doubloons in a little niche that had been cut into the wall. The date on one of the coins showed it to be 160 years old. It is supposed that the coins were placed in the hole in the wall during the Semlnole Indian war of lialf a century ago. Every man was his own banker in those days, and they hid their gold in the walls, chimneys, under the houses, and those who be? lieved that ghosts would keep bad peo? ple away hid their gold in the grave? yard. Periodically there is a revival of gold hUdtlng, many of the early settlors believing that the old town is rich Iii gold deposits, and whenever an old building is to be torn down many vol? unteer to work for "just what they can find." Within the past few years 60V oral sums of gold have been dug up on Anastasia Island, opposite St. Augus? tine, by fishermen. This led to organ? ized parties, whose prospecting was guided by visions from clairvoyants, who can discover fortunes for others, but not for themselves. That there Is a great deal of hidden treasure in Florida there can be little doubt, but the secret of the hiding place died with the Spaniards, who were killed by the ferocious Semtnoles nnd the pirates who infested this ?oast in earlier times. Anastasia Island was frequently visited by Lafltte, the pirate of the Gulf coast, whoso voyages extended to Galveston. Texas, und the lakes of Southern Louisiana. Tho Government finally ran him down, and he left buried gold at many poinu* on the coast. Drake sacked and burned the town shortly after its settlement, and the bloodthirsty "Blackboard" took what he could find when his piratical vessel landed there. Morgan and Floyd also paid visits to St. Augustine, and "Ulack Caesar," a negro, also scourged the coast, and it is believed burled some of his stolen treasure on Anasta? sia island. Ills negro crew mutinied over a division of the spoils und some were killed. Two or three deserted, and they have left a tradition that large sums were burled and landmarks taken so that the treasure could be found on the return of the vessel. Hut Black Caesar and his "long, low, rakish craft" never returned. The landmarks soon disappeared. Certain it is that several farmers wild located upon this Island shortly after Florida was ceded to the United States have become wealthy. The yield of their farms was not very large, and the supposition is that they accidentally stumbled i/pon jars of gold in digging foundations for houses. Black Caesar was the most blood? thirsty pirate that visited this coast, not excopting the drunkon ruffian Blackboard. He invariably burned any vessel that he overhauled, and either cut the throats of the crew or let them go down In the burning vessel. Thero is a creek in Southern Florida bearing his name. It Is a deep creek, its out? let almost hidden from view. Up this creek he would sail and secrete his booty, repair his vessel or wait for vessels to come along the coast, when his black painted vessel, flying the black flag, would suddenly appear, as If a vision from the infernal regions. In the center of this creek Is a rock, known as Caesar's rock, which still shows evidence of the visitation of Cnesar's vessel?rusty pieces of iron, an anchor and part of an old can? non. 1'ho crows of wrecked vessels also buried their money along the coast and were either killed by the hostile Indi? ans or fled for their lives. In either event, the treasuro remained buried nnd its location forgotten or tho sailors never returned. The stories of hidden treasure on the coast of Florida and In this nnciout city are not myths based upon stories of early Spanish residents, as many lucky finds will testify. An exploring party, under the guise of tourists, re? cently took a trip down the coast, touching at tho various inlands aud putting in at the inlets, ostensibly Ash? ing nnd hunting. While this is part of the programme, they are out more for profit than for pleasure. Itemed;- Worae 'I'hnn the Dlncape. A story told by Audubon is of an asthmatic clergyman who procured the glands of a lUunk and kept them corked in a smelling bottle, to be ap? plied to his nose when symptoms of his complaint made themselves mani? fest. He believed that he had discov? ered a specific for his distressing mal? ady, but on one occasion he uncorked the bottle in the pulpit and drove the congregation out of church. Jcnlonn Old Do?;. A certain English retriever is so fond nf children that he will permit, with? out even growling, one of them to take a bone out of his mouth. Yet the sight of his master caressing that same child will cause htm to put his paws on hia master's legs and Insert his nose be? tween tho father's arms and the child's body._ Wild llufTalo Not .Scarce. A Canadian traveler who has spent a couple of years In the far Northwest, part of the time along tho Peaco Rlvor, Bays that there are In that country at least four herds of wild buffalo, num? bering altogether not less than 2,000. WOULDN'T TAKE A SHARE. Mr. Critlice Declined to Profit by Ills I'Vllowmuu'n Mlnfortunea. The Utah Northern train was dis? appearing in the distance when Arch Cridge. tho storekeeper at Market Luke, who had gone over to the sta? tion to ascertain if any oysters had come up from Granger for him, saw a badly battered and tattered flguro hobbling along the ties, coming from the direction of the vanishing train. Cridtfo forgot his oysters, in wonder? ment at the outlandish raggedness and general damage and disaster revealed In the person of the oncomer. He was a tramp, and his fnce was scratched nnd his eye was blacked, as Cridge saw when he drew near. But he was a polite tramp, nevertheless. "Good morning, my friend," he said, bowing courteously to the storekeep? er. "Can you tell me the name of a man who would care to stare in the benefits rising out of 950,000?" He did not appear to he crazy, so Cridge, who had once chased elusive gold mines, gave him some atten? tion. "I dont Just know," ho Bald. "I myself"? "Exactly so. And a first-class part? ner you will make. Twenty-live thou? sand sounds nice, doesn't it? Lot me have a chew of tobacco, please." Cridge gavo him a lump of the de? sired commodity and asked him to ex? plain what he meant. "You observe the truln now dim? ming in the distance?" inquired tho tramp. Cridge did. "You might not believe it, but I was ejected from that train for tho vulgar reason of poverty." "But you have?how about your fif? ty thou"? "One moment. Walt. I was thrown off llko a mero bag of rag?. I tore my apparel. I cracked my kneepan. I dug up the soll und turned seven som? ersaults." Cridge nodded sympathetically. "In other words, I was treated vile- ly. By a brakeman. A red-headed brukemnn, who used profane language, i think he also struck me, but there was some confusion, and perhaps it wuh a telegraph pole. Receiving such indignity, you can readily understand what must be the prompt action of a gentloman." "Well, 1 do'no," said Cridge, guard? edly. "But a man with money"? "Exactly. I see you perfectly un? derstand. You appreciate the enor? mity of the offence. I .shall suo for $60,000 damages. You will pay the costs and will give mo $5 now as guaranty of good faith. When I win I 6hall levy on tho road to pay my claim, and you will be made general manager, with power to issue passes. Please gtve me that $5 as Boon as pos? sible. I am aware that my present guise and garb"? "Well, I do'no," said Cridge, draw? ing back. "You see"? "You surely don't doubt my word? Yon surely don't question that I was thrown off the train, substantially as deserlbod?" "No. I should rather guess thero was evon more hustle to It than you'vo told. But"? "You don't deny that I was damag? ed seriously? This eye. This peeled arm. This ear." "No, that's all right; but I can't go into It." Tho tramp looked upon the store? keeper with great loftiness beaming from hla one good eye. "I see. You are not In sympathy with the poor and oppressed. You are allied to tho money power. You are subaldlzed. Your finer feelings of hu? manity have been crushed out by your association with capital. Never mind. Never mind. I am used to disappoint? ments. If you will give me 10 cents t will dance three extremely interest? ing Jigs and will then, by a clever feu. of parlor magic, swallow a knife and withdraw it from my ear." But Mr. Cridge said he had to go and see about his oyBters. Two Macceanful lirotliera. "Ever hear of John Bllllngsboy? Great student at college. Worked hard. Graduated at the head of his class. Finest Latin soholar the in? stitution ever turned out. Well, he's professor in the college now, and get? ting along splendidly. Has $1,800 a year." "Never heard of him before. What of him?" "Nothing, only ho Is a brother of that famous little horso Jockey, Bll? llngsboy, who weighs 98 pounds and makes $100 a day." Simple ISnonffh. Watts?It would be easy enough to have Sunday baseball if the manage? ment only would go about it in the right way. Potts?I presume you have a scheme already perfected. ?Watts To bo sure. All they need do is to put in a side entrance and keep the front gate cloned. Hnhblng it in. Nodd?You say your baby doesn't walk yet? Mine, docs. Same age too. Your baby cut his teeth yet? Todd?No. Nodd?Mine has, all of them. Your baby talk? Todd?Not yet, can your's? Nodd?Great Scott, yes! Todd (desperately) ?Does he shave himself or go to a barber's? A So r to oh Defect. "No, sir," said Simpson, "no horse? less carriage for me." '?Why not?" he was asked. "You can't hire your best girl's bad brother to go out and hold the pesky thing." AN OIL TANK SHIP.1 HOW PETROLEUM IS NOW CARRIED ACROSS THE OCEAN. I.arK.'M OH Tanli Steamer iit the Ha* .lust Ilcen l^unclii'il KeYoliiMnnlxed the Trau.utlau.u ?The InRentnu* Iteiervon?. The biggest oil tank steamer in the world will soon be launched at Ches? ter, Pa. The Roach shipyards will |w build this steamer tor the Standard Oil Company. It will cost about $250,~ 000. Its capacity will be 720,000 gal- M Ions of oil. In other words, on every trip it will carry oil enough to fill m 5,000,000 lamps and keep them burning v twelve bourn. At the pi cent export price of oil tho cargo will be worth a littlo loss than $5u0.u00. The ship was designed by John Haug, tho Standard Oil Company's engineer, whoso headquarters are in Philadel? phia. It will have some unique fea? tures. Heretofore oil tank ships have been built with all tho storage room forward and the fuel, boilers and ma- chinery aft. The new ship will have i an as i jot n tore nnu nit, ana tne ma? chinery, the quarters for the men, etc., will bo amidshtpB. An ingenious con? trivance will protect the oil from pos? sible contact with fire by leakage. There will be a well between the oil tanks and the engine room aft and an? other between the oil tanks forward and the boiler room. These wells will bo filled with water. Each well will be capped with a small tank on deck. If there should bo any leakage of gas or oil, tho escapo will be shown on tho surfaco of the water In the well tank on the deck. It can bo pumped out from this small tank without danger. In any event, the oil or gns escaping will not pene? trate laterally, but will rise. (III. TANK STKAMKit. Another remarkable feature of the new ship will be a fuel oil tank four feet deep next tho bottom, extending from one end of the ship to the other. It la intended to operate the ship wltb fuel oil if possible, but If this..proves--.... I Impracticable there arc the co.il b or8 which will hold an ample fuel. The experiment with will be watched with great intei men Interested in transportation. It was used some time ago on n tank, steamer, but unsuccessfully. T';:0 vv I department has been testing it als; with some success. I A bulkhead running through the I longitudinally will divido the i I space in half. In each side of th's I head there will ho water tlgi tions, three forward and th which will make, the numhe, c divisions twelve. These will v depth with the shape of the vessel, smallest being twenty-three feet 6 Incit? es deep. The largest tank will hold 144,000 gallons of oil?almost as much as the largest oil tank barge now in service. In the handling of oil there Is great danger from volatilization. An expe? rience which a workman at the Roach shipyard had with the steamer Stand? ard when it wns bolng transformed in? to a barge illustrated this. A tank had been allowed to stand empty for a number of days and then bad hem pumped full of water to drive out all the gases. A very little naphtha had stuck in the main when the tanks were emptied. It was pumped with the wa? ter into the tank, where it clung to the skin. When the first workman de? scended into tho tank with a lamp the gas from the naphtha exploded, tearing off part of the deck and Injuring the man seriously. To provide against pitching and shifting of the oil expansion tanks will be built on dock. These tanks will be 3-i fcot 9 Inches deep. They will con? nect with the tanks below through small openings, and as the oil In the big tanks expand the surplus will be forced upwards into the deck's tanke. Thus the lower tanks will be full at all times, and the pitching nd tossing of he oil will bo confined to the shallow anks above. Each of the deck tanks will be pro? vided with a large vent hatch, through, which the gases from the oil can es? cape. In calm weather these hatches will be raised. The tanks on the oil ship will be fill? ed through large mains laid on the deck and below It. There will be four openings in the chief main?one for? ward, one aft and two amidships. The ship being moored at the oil compa? ny's dock, the dock tank will bo con? nected with the main by the flexible pipe, and engines on the dock will pump the oil into the main. Valves opening from the main into the tanks will.be controlled from the deck, and the oil will be turned into one tank I after another until the ship is loaded. There will be pumping engines on the ship to empty the tanks. An oil tank steamer must be built with the greatest care. On other ships of iron the rivets which pierce the hull can be loft to rust tight. In an oil ship every outer rivet must bo calked, or the oil, which Is very penetrating, will leak. The walls of the compartments, too, must be made tight, or a little crude oil, leaking ioto a tank of naph? tha, might spoil it. All this care in the construction of the ship Is what makes It so costly for its size. A Severed Heart. A stab wound of the heart has just been sewed up by Dr. Reoh, o? Frank? fort, and the, patient recOTWWl, v r
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