The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

Of those cities To obtain a place on
one of those vessels a boy must he en-
titled 10 20 TO one OF the public schools
Of those cities. boy does not enlist ne
is admitted TO the vessel. must provide
his uniform. but receives his food and,
We think. some small allowance OF money.
The course occupies two years. We think
the boy can enter a schoolship SO far as
his residence Is concerned. Each ship,
OF COURSE, has It's own regulations. Write
to the Committee on Nautical School OF
.he Board OF Education Of each city.
When was the first Atlantic cable laid2
First Atlantic Gable
When was the FIRST message sent e
queen NictOria2
The first attempt TO lay an Atlantic
cable began al Nalcntia island. OF the
Irish coast, on August g. 1851 The L. ,.
ships Niagara and Susquehanna. and
II. NJ :. Leopold and Agamcmmon car
ried the cable. n broke three hundred
miles out in a storm and the attempt
was a failure 4 second attempt was
made on June % and q, 1853 but II failed.
Between August and 10, 1853, the cable
was laid successfully and messages We're
sent from Queen Victoria 10 President
buchanan. and from him 10 the queen.
On September 4th. however, the caoie
ceased % work. In July. 1855. fourth
attempt was made 10 raise the ls5S cable.
hut IT fail al. Finally IN 1865 the great
Eastern began 70 lay new cable. ieaV-
ing Nalentia on July 18th; on July 9TH ~
made a landing al Hearts Content, New
Foundand. on July 18th the Queen con-
graduated President Johnson. and he re-
TUNED his Congratulations.
Triple Yact Race.
when did the three yachts race across
the Atlantic? What were the stakes the
names, the time? Did not one OF them
lose Some OF her mem
The ocean race between the schooner
yachts Henrietta, Nesta, and flcet~ing
occurred in December. 1856 for purse OF
$1,000 II began OF Sandy Hook az ?
r. NJ. December 18th, and ended of the
Needles Gsle OF WghO on Christmas
day, when James Gordon Benefits Hem
rietta finished first In thirteen days, q
hours. 50 minutes. The<Nesta was sec
ond. coming In early on the morning OF
December 18th. and the Fleetwing last
finishing one and One-half hours later
The Fleetwing lost six men from her bow
fDrit. who Woe washed of in a storm
while trying 10 get the jib IN. Frank ..
and George A. OsgOOd owned the Fleet
WING ana l'ltfIr lstiliidfu tht f'0t'- vi
the FIRST two yachts. the crews were un-
der naval discipline and the intimaiion
~ that that had something to DO with
their success and safety. The Henrietta
kent on one tack all the way across.
The Vesta should have won. as she sight
ed land first. but her captain sailed her
around the Isle OF Wight, letting the
Henrietta In first.
Who Are fheT.
Who are Nay Norddu, Forbes Wins
low. and Flinders Petrie?
Max Nordau il the author OF book
that has made great sensation during
the past few months, degeneration
He WAS born In Pesih. Hungary. on July
-, 1870. and is the son Of rabbi. lie be-
came a Journalist when only thirteen
from 1865 10 1857 wrote for Der Zarschcn-
act, and In 1851 Joined the stan OF the
Pesther Lloyd. He studied medicine az
Pesth and got his degree in lssS. lie
In Russia and elsewhere. set
tied in Paris IN lss6. and In is2 gained
the diploma OF the University there In
lsSs he published Conventional Lies"
then he wrote novels and plays. and In
1893 published Degeneration lie has
nroduced two plaza aimee ks<ch and v