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The National tribune., 1895-11-21
IN THE WHEELHOUSE.
Modern Devices for Managing "a Great Steam
shin.


ship.
tHarpers Round Table
Let us spend an hour with Capt. Randle,
of the American liner ST. Louis, on the
bridge in mid-Ocean. He first takes us into the
wheel-house IL is a room about 10 feet long
and 10 feet wide with curved front. A
wheel about three feet in diameter is placed
in the center of the room, and you are sur
priSed TO see that the Quartermaster keeps
turning it almost constantly. You have al
ways thought that lie had simply to keep his
eye on the floating compass i'll the box directly
in front of him and hold the ship steady on
her course. As You look at the compass you
see the ship yeering now this way and now
that as she rolls and pIunges, or as one screw
turns faster that the other, and thus pulls the
ship around. 1t is hard to make the two
independent screws 90 at exactly the same
speed, and SO this man at the wheel is busy
all the time turning the ship straight. He
has TO fight the waves and the screws and the
winds at the same time and he is busy
man.
This steering-wheel controls the ship by
means of p small column of oil in little
tube. BY turning the wheel this way or that
the Oil i'll the tube is forced up or down,
and that opens or closes certain valves i'll the
steam. steering gear 400 feet away and the
rudder is turned as easily as if child had
done it. In most steamships the steam steer
ing-gear is controlled, by hydraulic power
that is by water-but the use of column of
oil is an improvement. %
AS you look about,f you see fastened to the
cornice directly in front OF the wheel-man
little scale in black With white lines marked
off ON it. There is al dial on it. and as the
ship rolls you see that this is device to
mark the degree of the roll. You may notice
that it takes about second for every degree
of roll. On each side Of the room is another
long black gauge and the dials point to GER
tain figures, generally between 80 and 90.
These dials are little electrical devices, show
ing exactly how many revolutions the screws
are making The Captsiiniat glance knows
what is going on in the engine-rooms.
Over in the corner of the room is another
curious electrical device. 1t is little box
with clock in il. The Captain tells you it
Is the machine that controls the whistle in
time of fog The law requires long blast Of
the whistle Mt such times every two minutes.
by pressing IN button on this little clock
apparatus, and by setting the clock in a GER
tam manner, the whistle is blown automatic
ally for seven seconds every minute. There
can be no error of man in that work. Just
as sure as every minnie comes around that
whistle will blow seven seconds. Under the
old way, when a man pulled the whistle cord,
there was no eXactneSS in the work. When
the fog is over the button is released, and the
whistle stops.
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ARMY AND NAVY,

Maj. Miles, commander OF the United
States Army, advocates in his annual report to
the Secretary of War large increase in the
enlisted force. reorganization Of the artillery
and infantry branches and some definite plan
for the better defenses OF the country at ex.
posed points. Gen. Miles says in his report
that the present standing Army is entirely too
small for the vast interests it has to protect in
event Of labor outbreaks or civil instruction,
and that the present limit of $4,000 should be
increased by ut least 10000 or 1900 more.
Gen. Miles suggests that for every 1000 in
habitants there should be one soldier. This
would give Regular Army Of $4,000. assum-
ing that the population of the country is about
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A MODEL Battlefield,

The animal report Of the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Park Commission to the
Secretary Of War shows that ~ miles of roads
have been constructed in the park. which now
includes 5,568 acres, upon which $27, $40 have
been expended. Additional tracts which were
desired could not be secured, owing TO the
exorbitsnt charges of the holders. Twenty
three monuments and marks have been placed,
and lis foundations prepared for State monu-
ments, and Dos State monuments and markers
have been pleted. There are now in place
also PIP historical tablets, 2S6 distance and
locality. and 81 battery tablets The Commits
sion believe that when the work has been
finished Chickamauga and Chattanooga will be
perhaps the only yet correctly and COM
pletely marked battlefield in the world.
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Government Inspection of Meats.

Secretary Morton, in his annual report. will
take up the system of Government inspection
of meats, and will point out some of the defects
in it as it now exists. The law permits the
Federal authorities TO condemn but not to de-
stroy, and thus stands in the way of any effect
ual interference on the part OF the Government
officials to prevent the consumption of diseased
meat i'll this country. Secretary Morton thinks
however, that there is remedy for the defect,
which is to be found in appealing to The owners
OF diseased stock, or to act III cooperation with
State Governments, and he urges that steps be
taken looking 10 the extension of tho National
Governments prerOgatiye in this direction.
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A Service Pension,

in blue here are all very much pleased with
your paper. We are getting up club. We
all like it, especially the idea of service
pension That's what ought to have passed
in Congress long ago, and that will be fair
with every soldier. That will be hailed with
delight by all the boys. We recognize you
as our champion, and this is to be the prize
fight Don't let it be draw Fight it to
the death, for this is our last fight. Five
years since the last fight in Congress, and if
this service bill is lost, five years more will
land us all in the next world. Three of our
comrades died here in one month. We will
send their names at the next Post meeting
JACOB WINNERS, Rosebud, Pa.
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VENEZUELA.

Representative Livingston, of Georgia. saws
that the first thing for Congress to do is to
call upon the President for the correspondence
With that in our hands we can know where
we stand. am not-in favor of any more arbi-
tration with England. think that Congress
ought to appoint a commission to look into the
question of the boundary and report to Con-
gress. III Congress approves its report, then VIC
have marked out our position. If an impartial
commission says that the Schomburg line is
the correct one, and Congress sustains that de-
cison. We know where we stand. My own
opinion is that the Essequibo River is the proper
boundary"
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THE 54TH CONGRESS.

Members Coming I'm but Slowly-Candidates
for House Offices-LikelihOod of q Lively
Contest Over the Clerkship.
So far but few Senators or Representatives
have arrived in the city, and few expected
until after Thanksgiving. There is really
little to bring them OH earlier. There will be
no hot fight over the Speakership, such as
usually enliyens the hotels and similar places
some weeks before the opening of new Con-
gress But one man is thought Of for Speaker,
and the election of Mr.. Reed will simply be
registering the unanimous wish Of every Re-
publican member. Some members are here
looking out for their places on the committees,
and the candinates for the minor House offices
are on the ground fixing up their fences
The sharpest contest is over the Clerkship.
and between Gen. Thos. Henderson, of Illinois,
and Mai Alex Mcdowell, of Pennsylvania.
Gen. Henderson, who served 10 terms in
Congress, and is universally popular with all
the older members, was born in Tennessee. but
was taken to Illinois when boy, and grew up
on farm in Stark County. = He was in the
Illinois Senate when the war broke out, and
left it to raise the 112th Illinois, which he COM
manded with distinction until promoted to
brigade, and was conspicuous for his gallantry
at Franklin.
Maj. Mcdowell was born in Franklin, Pa, in
l645. is printer by trade, served very credit
ably in the army, became banker after the
war, and was elected Represen tati ve. at. large
from Pennsylvania to the sd Congress. His
candidacy is said to have the strong support of
Senator Quay, and to be favored by Mr. Reed.
On the other hand, it is asserted that the only
part Mr. Reed is taking is to encourage the ut
most frendliness
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DEAR BETTER HALF: Either be sure of your
copy or read your proof. haven't doubt
that. properly directed, the cake would be
success. But look:
recipe for Scripture cake, taken from the
New York Times promises toothsome sweet
and also profitable commodity for church fairs
or sociables, where may sell slices of the
cake with neatly written or typewritten recipes
for its preparation, realizing goodly profit
thereby:
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FOR BI.OOMERS.

LAFAYETTE, N. Y, Oct 81, 1895.
EDITOR BETTER HALF: Have been very
much interested in the skirt question in the
Better Half" column and would like to have
a word. as the invitation is extended to all in
terested. j am housewife; of course, do not
have such work some of my Kansas sisters
have to do; but / feel sometimes as though
would like to Danish the dress and petticoat
when in the kitchen or going up and down
stairs A man can get around with some ease
but let woman undertake TO move table or
box up stairs, assisted by one of the male per-
suasion; her dress is sure to be ready to throw
her down. while man walks right along, king
of his position. l advocate short dresses;
make all my kitchen dresses so when i bend
over to pick up thing on the floor or to mop,
am not compelled to wipe up everything with
the bottom of my dress. When l WAS young
girl my mother left me in charge for several
weeks with a very fine woman while she took
Journey. This woman wore boomers while
she was about her morning work. She did it
with so. much ease, and really put style to the
costume | used to think then if ever got a
home OF my own l would don the same costume
but once or twice have made the remark sinceI
was married that was going to wear boomers
in the kitchen. My better-halfs reply was,
would get chased out of the kitchen as often as
put them on. Now, there is no wOman. only
the very strongest-mnded one. would like to
pnt on boomers or divided skirts and be the
only ono III her neighbour God. If several or
all would agree 10 do so. think every sensible
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PEsNsYLvAHrAs RECORD.

Ono of the arguments against giving the
Clerkship to Pennsylvania is that the State has
had quite its share of the patronage of the
House since Congress was organized, and that
it is now the turn of some of the Western
States Pennsylvania has had 3 Speakers with
81 terms, covering IL years; Clerks with "a
terms, covering az years; Sergeants.at-arms
with l3 terms, covering 20 years, and Door
keeper with - terms, covering 26 years.
These offices were distributed as follows:
Observation-Disclosures A. Muhlenberg, 1st and
Sd; Galusha A. Cow, 37th, and Samuel J. Ran
DALI second session, 44th, 18th, and 46th Con-
crosses.
Clerks-J. w. Condy, 9Th and part of 9th.
and J. Fl. Oswald. part of 9th; Matthew st.
Clair Clarke, part of 18th, and the 18th, 10Th,
Goth, 21st 22d, and 9th; w. S. Franklin, 23d,
oath, and 25th; J. W. Forney. 32d. 33d, and
Both; Edward Mcpherson, 3Sth. 18th, 10th,
4lst, 42d, Add, 47th, and 5Ist; and James Kerr,
sgd and SD.
Sergeants- at Arms-Joseph Wheaton, 1st to
9th, inclusive; and a. J. Glossbrenner, 32d,
33d, 3ith, and 35tb.
Doorkeeper-Thomas Claxton, 4th to 10th,
inclusive. aHlT
In Gen. Henderson's favor it is urged that,
in the so years Illinois has been State, she
has had but two officers of the House-Richard
Young, Clerk in the 31st Congress, who was
Senator from 1887 to 1543 and James G. Allen,
1itih III INC OObu IOHEEesS, uB Dee0 u
member Of the preceding House.
So far Capt Henry Sherwood seems to have
no competitor for Postmaster of the House.
Comrade Sherwood served in the 4th Mich.
Cav, and lost leg. He was for four years
Postmaster of the City of Washington, and be-
came very popular with all classes.
Maj. i. Z. Mckee, of West Virginia, is
strong candidate for Sergeant-at-Arms. He
was loyal West Virgnisn, served through
the war with fine record, was q prisoner of
war for long time. and has rendered accept
able service as Secretary OF tho Republican
Congressional Committee.
1t is thought that the Missouri delegation
will present ex-Congressman Wade for Ser
geant-at-Arms.
Col. L. d. Bumpus, formerly Of the 57th Pa,
is being strongly supported for Assistant Libra
rian. He has splendid military record, hav-
ing gone out in 1861 as a private. and come
back in 1865 Colonel of his regiment, and
won every step by good, hard soldering and
gailantry, without the advantage of any - iu-
1uence"
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silk rolled. The sleeves are finished with
very full ruffle of the silk edged with narrow
Valenciennes. A plain white silk skirt and
folded belt and collar of white velvet complete
the costume. The waist, however, is pretty to
wear with any white skirt. A wool or crepon
will do as we'll as the silk.
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CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS,

The belief strengthens that the President
viii appoint Secretary Carlisle to the vacancy
on the Supreme Bench caused by the death of
Justice jackson. Many cogent reasons are
given. The best is that something must be
done for Mr.. Carlisle, because his political ca
recr in Kentucky is ended. lie went into the
State al Mr.. Cleveland's instance. aud did what
Senator Blackburn's friends insist turned the
State over TO the Republicans. Consequently.
Black burns friends who are in the majority
in the Democracy Of the State will fight him
10 the bitter end. both now and hereafter.
il Is admitted on all sides that be has an emf.
nentiy-iesal mind, and a place on the Supreme
Bench VIII suit him better than any other.
hr. Cleveland is believed to be more strongly
attached 10 him than TO any other member of
his Cabinet, though there have been in psst
months rumors Of strong differences between
the two. Still, at the Presidents promptino
MI. Carlisle took step that he would not have
otherwise taken. and went into Kentucky on
sound money crusade when he probably
would nave much preferred TO remain Silent
and neutral.
bad the women Of Utah been allowed 10
vote this year, remarked Gov. Caleb w. West
Chief Executive Of that Territory. the other
day, there is every reason TO believe that the
Democrats would have been successful in the
late elections. The bulk Of tie Mormon vote
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ApTopos of mistakes, London writer, with
due respect for women journalists, thinks that
the only department of paper that should be
closed to a woman is the medical-unless, of
course she is medical man." He goes on
TO say that the medical columns of any London
weekly, it is easy to perceive, are conducted
By accomplished experts; but a case has re-
Gently come under his notice where a young
woman who had failed as an art critic was set
to answer the medical inquiries of correspond
ents on country paper. 81 forget to deci-
NAL what was the mortality of the district" he
continues, "but the proprietor said if she re.
manned much longer the paper he should
have had no subscribers left. One of her re-
plies was something like this: To Daisy
Thanks SO much for your kind letter. Yes.
The mistake was mine. 1t should have been a
quarter grain of strychnine instead Of a quar-
ter of pound, for your fathers complaint
How unlucky Better luck next time, but /
was so very busy. Yes. There is no better
shop for mourning than jays "-The american
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20, 600, 900. Regarding coast defenses Gen.
Miles will urge that immediate steps be taken
to afford proper protection to all great COM
mercial cities, such as New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Charleston. Savannah and the i'm
portant cities on the Gulf and Pacific Coasts.
He suggests that the scope aud plan OF the de-
lenses for New York be materially expanded,
and that Sandy Hook be converted into the
strongest military garrison in the country.
He regards as essential the establishment of
modern Notifications for the protection of
Puget Sound. the most important point strate-
getically on the coast, aud will say that that
section of the country is now without delenses,
although its location calls for the strongest.
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The American woman had best be wary, lest
she earn for herself the disgraceful title of
"snob.D The writers are limiting at her now.
for her inquisitiveness about the details Of
the Vanderbilt Marlboro affair. The papers
were sickeningly profuse in their acco>ats of
the favorite color the choice breakfast foods.
the toilet soap, the fee to the porter, the bicy-
cling the thousand and -one details of the lives
Of the man and woman who were about 10
enter the holy estate of matrimony.
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would not like to undertake TO make an
enumeration Of the cordially hated men in
Washington, for there are many OF them here
as well rs everywhere else in the country.
But ] have no hesitation in pronouncing Ad-
miral Ramsey, the head Of the Bureau Of Nayi.
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The romances of life are various. No woman
can tell beforehand what she is going to like.
Perhaps some of the alliances that seem TO Us
beholders unbeautiful and lacking in pleasing
sentiment are really crowded with bliss for the
partakers; but it does seem that of all unpoetic,
mathematical, unsentimental love affairs. those
of the social pathologist would be the extreme.
A man who is interested in society as a scien-
tifc quantity, the parts of which he would
handle impersonally q chemist expert
mcnts with his acids and salts, is likely to
omit all those attractions between men and
women which we choose to call the intellectual,
the spiritual, the Divine. To him it appears
that marriage would be much better managed
by the State, with the advice of physicians,
business men, and perhaps Psychologists like
himself. He has instruments by which he can
measure the human beings sensitiveness to
pain, to heat, cold, weight, taste, smell, and
even the emotional sensitiveness-the joy,
sorrow, indignation. and he feels that charac-
ter Is almost mathematical certainty with
him.
Such a man had the perversity to fall in
love with girl who had passed him on the
street. Regardless of all his scientific formula
he fell in love, not knowing at all whether she
was properly proportioned as to temperament
with himself. Afterwards he found that he was
all right-bui that is the end of the story.
He began his counting with letter to her
parents asking for her hand in marriage.
The father Immediately and enthusiastically
responded that the sutton was an imbecie.
rTharaunnn nm al him p0pipa 0f
four or five of his profound scientific books-to
prove that he was none-and continued his
counting in a most peculiar manner. The girl
had sweetheart-a young doctor struggling
in his profession. The scientist made his ac-
quaintance and helped him to secure the posi-
tion i'll the hospital for which the youth was
longing. Not wise? oh. yes. 1t was exceed
ingly shrewd of the scientist, as events proved.
The young doctor spoke Of no else but his
patron-the generous, the powerful, the kind
scientist. Young girl became interested.
Parents sent girl far into the country to little
village. Next morning when she opened her
blinds the scientist opened his across the way
and greeted her cordially. Girl and parents
aud other lover at last suecumbed and the
scientist, after weeks of careful counting, had
his bride.
When some of his friends rallied him on
conrting a girl who was far beneath him So !
cially and intellectually he replied, with his
scientific logic:
" If the people Of the upper social clsss-those |
who have been developed so far intellectually
insist on intermarrying, the fourth generation
will be idiots. 1t is only by continual re-
tba IF r. -
strong classes, with fresh, unframed. undeyel-
oped minds, that can came proper balance.
Now, need a woman with placid, reposefuI,
tranquil mind to balance my own nervous,
eager sharpeped one. and in this maiden have |
| found my perfect partner" Which all was |
logical but it is hard on the girl; except. of |
course, she never knew it; so perhaps it wasn't. |
ELSIE POMEROY NCELROY.
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l24th REGIMENT, Ohio VOL. INFANTRY.
NOTICE,

Any comrade. member OF above regiment VINO viii
send bis posOfice address and his pany
Maj ~. w. Lewis. Medina. Ohio. Will receive
free OF charge copy Of the published Campaigns
OF said regiment, if not already provided with
near relative of deceased member Of said regiment
viii receive copy Of the said book sending thu
above named postage stamps to the amount Of II
Alex. q. Gaskey. Secretary Permanent Or.
Eanixatiou. Cleveland. Ohio.
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woman would be glad to lay aside the always
in-tbe- way skirt Woman is the weakest. and
still she will dress in a way to make her still
weaker while doing her work.
A year or so ago blackberries were very
plentiful few miles from our place. but they
were on q side hill. very steep, with many
bushes and logs around; in fact, never saw
such place. / wanted to go; Also my daugh-
ter. We proposed TO take along some overalls,
and see If we could not get along better. We
did so. When in the woods we put them on.
crammed our petticoats and dress-skirts into
them. and we looked like scare-erows but the
convenience and comfort we could not praise
enough ever after.
I like a neat-fttingdress for shurch or society,
but advocate short dress or boomers where
there is work to be attended to.-ASsA MORE.