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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
be delivered to the Government With
the contract time.

hc delivered 10 the Government within
the contract time.
slow woRK IN FRANcK.
The four French armorclads referred
10 were laid down between 1880 n loS-.
Two only, the Hoche and the Marceau.
are complete; the Neptune has recently
had her steam trials, but Is not yet
ready for service, and the Magenta VIII
not be finished for another year. In the
case OF the Neptune, five years inter-
vened between her launch and her steam
trials.
No expense has been spared to make
the English battle-ships the most mid
HE vessels aioat. To combine In one
ship all the desired qualities 1t was con-
sidered necessary TO adopt a displace-
ment Of more han fourteen thousand
tons. The superior hardness Of a smaller
ship is sacrificed. The gains are q
slightly greater proportion of the hull
enclosed in armor, somewhat greater
speed and a higher above the water line)
platform on which to work the guns. II we
compare them with our own battle-shipS
the above are the points In which they
excel. The armor is no thicker. the guns
and gunners not nearly so well protected
as I'm our Indiana class and the weight
of the battery in any direction, either for
a single discharge or in a given time,
is considerably less.
EHGLAND's sEcOND-cLAss SHIPS.
Whatever may be the merits or dement's
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

her guns are protected by 4-inch armor
instead OF the Maids 2-inch shields;
her protection deck Is one-fourth inch
thicker on the slope. and lastly. having
the same coal capacity, with less displace-
ment and finer lines Same length. less
beam), she probably will be found TO have
a materially greater radius Of action.
Years ago IL was our proud boast that
though our ships were few in lumber
they were the finest Of their class to be
found in any navy. The above compa.f-
son will probably satisfy the American
reader that If we have not yet again
reached that happy pre-eminence. we are
In a fair va TO do so. Certainly IL
would seem that our vessels have no
superiors I'm those of similar dimensions
and characteristics abroad. as the Brit
ish ships appear to be fully equal to
those In other foreign navies.
ENGLISH TRIAL FAILURES.
In looking over the trial trip records
of British naval vessels one cannot help
being struck by the numerous failures.
These are nearly all 10 be attributed to
undue lightness OF construction. or the
attempt TO obtain from boilers or ma
chlnery a power beyond their real capa-
bilities. The past year has added at least
a dozen to this previously long list. First
in Importance are the Blake and the
Blenheim 0.0O0-ton cruisers), which must
remain content with 1850 horse power,
instead of the expected 10000. Second.
the Vulcan 5000 tons), torpedo-boat-car-
rying vessel and floating workshop,
whose defects were even worse, as In all
probability her boilers will nave to be
taken out and thrown on the scrap heap.
Then comes a whole class, five 2~,500-ton
cruisers built for Australia, whose in
ability TO undergo the maximum forcing
necessary 10 obtain their designed speed
Is so well understood that they have
never even been tried at full power. To
these may be added two or three more
of the older armor clads recently furnish
ed with new machinery and several small
Ter craft.
1t makes one shudder TO think Of the
amount Of yitupetatiOn that would be
heaped upon our own Navy Department
should a 1.-THE OF such errors be made
In our new ships. Fortunately our de-
signers have steadily set their faces
against the extremes to which the light
ening principle was carried in England.
Our method of conducting a trial trip
over a long course at sea-has been in
itself q deterrent force. What may be
risked over the measured mile would not
be attempted over a stretch Of eighty,
and our long distance trial is now coming
into genera Use abroad.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

1889. This act was the result OF a general
feeling OF dissatisfaction with the desui-
tory and irregular construction without
definite policy which has been pursued
for several years, and which has recently
evoked some Of the most dismal failures
In the way of vessels that England has
ever possessed. There was a necessity
for a ell-ccnsidered plan Of procedure,
involving a proper readJustment OF
strength among the various branches OF
the fleet.
HAMPERkD BY FINANCIAL QUESTIONS.
Hitherto the attainments Of a properly
balanced naval force had been hampered
by questions Of temporary expediency.
The greatest obstacle was the uncer-
tainty OF the amounts Of money likely
to be placed at the disposal OF the Ad-
miralty for new construction. BY the
appropriation of f21, SOC, 900 Gl0S, 6o0. 1000 in
the Naval Defense act of 1889 this OBJ
stacle was removed. and a programme OF
construction was laid dow embracing a
formidable list OF ships which would OF
themselves alone place England fourth
in the list of great nava Powers eve II
she possessed no others. The vessels pro-
vided for were: Eight armored battle
ships OF the first class Q4,150 tons, II
knots speed; two armored battie-ships
Of the second class Q0,5 500 tons, is knots);
nine frst-class protected cruisers $3.50
tons, 20 knots); t~wenty-nine ~second-class
cruisers 3,4OO to 1850 tons. 20 knots); four
second-class cruisers (2,575 tons, 10 knots);
eighteen torpedo gunboats G35 tons, Il
knots)-a total of seventy vessels.
RAPID HIP BUILDING.
All OF the above are now under con-
struction, more than half have been
launched and a few have been. completed.
The speed of construction has been
phenomenal and never hitherto approach
ed even in England. The Royal Sover-
eign, an armored battle ship of l4,150 tons.
finished her trials and was placed In
commission two years and eight months
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
t lie ROYAL SOVEREIGN.

after the laying of her keel in Ports
mouth dockyard. 1t is true that a spe-
cial effort was made 10 complete her in
the shortest possible time, and 10 this
end the energies of this one dockyard
were mainly directed. But, notwithstand-
ing the fact that this does not represent
a fair average Of construction speed. IL
shows the capabilities Of the English
yards when pushed to their utmost.
Nor are the other ships of the same
class far behind. The last OF them will
probably be commissioned within three
years md six months from the date OF
laying the keel-a wonderful record when
we consider that France has never built
a frst-class modern armor-clad in less
than ten years, while Italy and Russia,
the only other Powers possessing such
vessels at present, have done but little
better.
COMPLIMENTS FOR OUR YARDS.
1t is interesting to note the foreign opin-
ions Of our own speed of building war
vessels. Lieutenant Weyl, of the French
navy, a widely known authority on naval
matters who has written a chapter on
foreign navies' for the current number
Of Brassey's Annual, says: THE navy
of the United States has continued to
progress through 1891. The yards are a
scene Of activity, and are remarkable
for a rapidity in the rate Of construction
which is equalled only in England"
MIR. 7. A.. Brassey, the able editor of
the Annual, in referring TO the subject
of rapid building, testifies TO the sam ef-
feet: England holds without question
the first place In productive energy: the
United States, though her shipbuilding
yards have been but lately established, is
not far behind"
For the reasons upon which these, opin-
ions are based we have but to compare
the progress upon our battle ships, the
Massachusetts, the Indiana and the Ore
gon, with the rate at which the French
constructed four vessels Of similar type,
and almost identical dimensions, the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

N01nA
less than three feet in height, yet he was OF
perfect proportions. He spent many years
in travelling about to various places, and
several amusing anecdotes are related Of
him.
The story is told that Oh one occasion
O'Brien, the Irish giant, who stood 8 feet
4 inches high in his stockings, having been
invited to appear before some gentlemen
at dinner, while the guests were looking
up with wonder at his towering stature,
suddenly drew from his pocket the little
Polish count and placed him on the table,
to the amazement and admiration of all
who were present.
1t is curious that giants, who are so very
tall, have, it is said, very short lives, sell
dom living much beyond forty, while
dwarfs, who are short generally, have long
ones. The life OF this tiny Pole was
stretched out to the age OF ninety eight.
In 1871 a clergyman Of Durham, England,
who had met the little count on his travels,
prevailed upon him TO take up his resi-
dence in the ~neighbOrhood of that city, and
there he spent the last forty years of his
life. As be was clever and witty, spoke
several languages and was of very engag-
ing manners, he was much courted and
admired in the society OF Durham until
his death, which took place in 1881.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

Of their design, they are largely objected
to by English officers and others on ac-
count of their inordinate size. To please
this class OF directors two second-clas
battle-ships of 1880 IONS were laid
down. Without a full catalogue of their
good points the u~nprejudiced observer
must deem them second class" In every
thing but size. The armor is neither
t~hick-only twelve inches on water line
and barbette-nor broad, nor does II en-
close a very large proportion OF the hull.
The battery is the lightest ever mounted
in ships Of so great a displacement, con
sisting Of four 10-inch and ten 4.7-inch
guns. The ~speed-eighteen knots-is
rather greater han is usual in battle
ships, and so is the height Of the guns
above the water, but these two qualities
by no means seem sufficient to account
for the great size.
In our Indiana class, of 300 tons less dis
placement, the belt and barbette armor is
Is inches thick, or fifty per cent. greater.
and the guns and gunners are protected
by 1S-inch turrets instead of finch
shields. The weight Of the battery fire
Of the Indiana is overwhelmingly supe-
rior. in the proportion OF more than two
and one-half to one. The Indiana's speed
will probably be IS knots less. and part
Of her battery is not so high above the
water. If one Of each of these types
should meet in battle could there be any
doubt as to the result?
CRUISERS COMPARED.
/ now pass to the cruisers. OF these
the Royal Arthur class. Of 1850 tons, are
considered well-designed vessels. Though
of about the same tonnage as the Column
bia Cruiser No. 12), they much more
nearly resemble in type cruiser No. 6,
building in San Francisco. A comparison
with his latter vessel Will give an idea
whether the best possible use has been
made OF their very large displacement. In
order that the following comparison may
be more complete. It should be mentioned
that without altering the Dimensions four
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
Still Waiting.

waiting for dead mems shoes" is a sor-
ry occupation. No man can follow it long
without losing what little of enterprise
and independence he may once have had.
But few people are frank enough to admit
that they are on that waiting list"
well, Brown" said Smith, as they met
for the first time in several years, ARE you
married yet? Did that rich old GRANDPA
ther of yours leave you money!"
WAL no, | amt married yet, nor amt
likely to be nuther, IS fer's | kin see. IF
Grandfather Green he'd done as he ought
ter hev done s'pose I'd been settled down
In a house Of my W years ago. He"-
$50 he didn't leave you a cent, Ell,
That's too bad | declare"
"Jes' so. Puts Mary and me in n awful
bard place. There amt nuthin fer us ter
do now but TO wait fer some o. her folks
to die. "-Youth's Companion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

Deafness Can't be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness.
ana that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an infamed con-
ditlon OF the mucou lining of the Gus
tachian tube. When this tube gets in
hamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
urely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored 10 It's normal
condition hearing will be destroyed for
ever. Nine cases out of ten are caused
ey catarrh, which is nothing but an in
named condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We Will give n hundred dollars for
any case OF deafness Caused by catarrh)
That we cannot cure by taking Halls
Catarrn Cure, Send for circulars: free.
+. j. Cheney Il Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. Seventy-fve cents
Ho' Traveller. take BEEcHAM's Pulls with
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

The Little DOG bndef the wagon
"Come wife," said good old Farmer Gray,
Put on your things, It's market day
And wen be of 10 the nearest town,
There and back ere the sun goes down."
Spot? No, wen leave old spot behind,
But Spot he barked and Spot he whined,
And soon made up his doggish mind
To follow under the wagon.
Away they went at a good round pace,
And Joy came into the farmers face,
"Poor Spot" said he, did want TO coma,
But I'm awful glad he's left at home
He'll guard the barn, and guard the cot,
And keep the cattle out Of the lot"
I'm not so sure of that. thought Spot,
The little dog under the wagon.
The farmer all his produce sold
And got his pay in yellow gold;
Then started homewsrd after dark.
Home through the lonely forest. Harki
A robber springs from behind a tree.
your money or else your life" says he:
The moon was up, but he didn't see
The little dog under the wagon.
Spot meier barked and Spot ne'er whined,
But quickly caught the thief behind;
He dragged him down in the mire and dirt
And tore his coat and tore his shirt,
Then held him fast on the miry ground;
The robber uttered not a sound,
While his hands and feet the farmer bound
And tumbled him into the wagon.
Poor Spot, he saved the farmers life,
The farmers money, the farmers wife.
And now a hero grand and gay.
A silver collar he wears today:
Among his friends, among bis foes
And everywhere his master goes
He follows, upon his horny toes.
The little dog under the wagon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
Iw, Much at Risk.

It is not unusual for colds contracted In
the fall to hang on all winter. In such
cases catarrh or chronic bronchitis are
almost sure to result. A fifty cent bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will
cure any cold. Can you afford 70 risk
so much for SO small an amount This
remedy is intended especially for bad
colds and Group. and can always be de-
pended upon. For sale by. Owens x
Minor Drug CO.. 1907 east Main street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
Emerson's Advice to a Daughter.

Finish every day and be done with IL.
For manners and for wise living IL Is a
vice TO remember. You have done what
you could; some blunders and absurdities
nc doubt crept in; forget them as soon as
you can. Tomorrow Is a new day; you
shall begin il well and serenely and with
too high a spirit to be numbered with your
old nonsense. This day for all that IL
good and fair. II is too dear, with its
hopes and invitations. to waste a moment
on the rotten yesterdays.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
-RFECT DWARF.

Tho T.. Aittlo Polish Nobleman Who
Lived % ..se Age OF Ninety-eight Years.
Dwarfs are usually rather misshapen
little mortals with large heads and short
legs. but sometimes they are well formed,
as in the instance Of the celebrated Polish
dwarf, Count Borowlaskei. This little
parsonage, who was said to be of noble
family, was born in the year 1879. When
fully grown up to manhool he measured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

interest in what is going on in foreign
navics. The Times herein takes a glance
at the condition Of foreign fleets and the
progress in naval affairs during the year
preceding.
Never in any similar length Of time has
the British nav received such aces
sions to it's strength as during the three
years following the Naval Defense act of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
OUR SHIPS SUPERIORITY.

OUR SHIPS SUPERIORITY.
AS may be seen from the above, the
American vessel excels her British rivals
in almost every particular, notwithstand-
ing her inferior size. The most remarka-
BILE differences are in the weight of the
battery fire, in which cruiser No. 6 is
overwhelmingly superior at every point.
We are building two cruisers OF 3.l83
tons-the Cincinnati and Raleigh. They
are practically contemporaneous with the
third class British cruisers building I'M
der the Naval Defense act. or these
latter there are a number Of about 300
tons, the Naiad being one. A COMPARE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30
GREAT BATTLE SHIPS.
RAPID woRK or CONSTRUCTION.
Engiand's New Second Class Arinorclads
do Not Compare Faverably With Those
We Have on the stocks.

N becoming some
thing of a naval
power ourselves
we must, If we
are 10 understand
whether our needs
IN respect TO the
strength and COM
position OF our
fleet are being
duly met. take an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

Marceau, the Neptune, the Hoche and the
Magenta.
OF our W ships all are 10 be completed
within three years from the date OF sign
ing the contract (Which took place sew
eral months before laying the keels) and
It seems probable that. unless delayed by
the armor contractors. these vessels win
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

son Of this vessel with the Cincinnati
class discloses the following points OF
difference: The Cincinnati has 1000 more
horse power, n therefore probably at
least half a knot more speed: she carries
a heavier battery that will give a weight
OF fire In any given direction from 20
Ia lao Der cent. greater han the Maids:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

of the Royal Arthur class have increased
draught and displacement Of 100, due TO
sheathing with wood and copper. TWO
6-inch guns replace the 9.2-inch gun on
the f~orecastle. and the forecastle itself
is considerably raised. TIL differences
between the sheathed and unsheathed
ships and between both and cruiser No. s
are expressed in the following table:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-08
sAUK CENTRE HERALD
THURSDAY. DEC. 8. 1892.
THE SILVER COMPLIANCE

At the present time it seems highly in
probable that the International silver
conference now in session at Brussels
will reach any united conclusion. The
fact is that the leading European nations
are not favorably inclined toward silver
as full debt-paying currency, their only
demand for it heing for subsidiary coins,
and with very limited legal tender pow
err. Even India, where it has practically
excluded gold as circulating medium
favors its demonetization and efforts are
being made there to establish the single
gold standard. If such shall be the case.
the matter of coming silver in large
quantities in the United States will be a
matter for very serious consideration.
The Sherman law now in force, which
provides for the purchase of 100000
ounces per month, practically the entire
product of American mines, may be re-
pealed before the close of the present ad
ministration. Even John Sherman him.
self, the author of the bill. is said to be
convinced that it is not a " Use measure,
and will favor its repeal. 1t is impossi-
bic for a single nation, even as powerful
in the financial circles of the world as
the United Stat ties, to maintain currency
which is discredited abroad without
producing serious domestic upheayal.
ANY effort to maintain two circulating
medeims OF unequal intrinsic value must
result in driving the more valuable out
Of circulation. Gold is the recognized
standard at uniform valuation tine
world over. Our standard dollar is not
worth seventy cents in the open market,
1t requires no very assute fnancier to
forsee the inevitable result. Gold will
be used i'll our foreign trade. command
ing premium, and silver will become
the single circulating metal for domestic
business. Legislation cannot create
valhes-lt can only fix ratios, and only
then upon basis which is universally
recognized as equitable and real.
What the future has in store for the
American coinage of silver is question
of-vital importance to every one, to the
laboring man and agriculturist most of
all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-08
The Right Man.

Those who are familiar with the con
duct of the public schools of Sank Centre
must admire their remarkable efficiency
and absolute absence of friction in so ad-
mirably accomplishing their purpose.
Like perfect piece of machinery, every
part moves in perfect harmony with
every other, denoting that a master hand
has control. To ignore the school board
as factors in this most desirable condi-
ton of affairs would be to do them an
injustice; the members are entitled to
great credit for confding the manage
ment of details to one so thoroughly
qualified, and giving him all the aid de-
manded for best results. The entire
corps of teachers has been selected with
great care, and each one is bearing full
store of the burdens and is entitled to
great credit.
But the master mind to devise and
the master hand to execute is that of the
superintendent, o. /. Woodley. He is
one among thousand, and by far the
most efficient superintendent this school
has ever had, and it would be difficult
to find his equal anywhere. A stric. dis
ciplinarian he rules by leading-not
draiying. Every teacher and scholar
els that in him they have a sympa-
thetic friend to whom they may turn
with perfect confidence, for counsel and
instruction. He is esteemed and respect
ed by the entire community and admired
and beloved by all with whom he has
intimate professional and social rela-
tons. He is hard worker and is de-
voted to the interests OF the school.
Hours and seasons are to him alike in
devising and executing ways and means
for the improvement and elevation of
the trust committed to him, and his sole
ambition is for the school over which he
so admirably presides. He is fortunate
in having so efficient an ally in mechani-
cal work as Janitor Gettys, and the vol
untary labors of the two combine have
added value to the material equipment
of the school.