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The morning times., 1896-05-24


stateroom, "a acommodbus apartment which
extends clear across the ship. It has d
bureau and sofa OH each side with beau
tirully carved bedstead in the center. This
room will be finished in ivory white with
Honduras mahogany wainscot and doors.
Aft or this again, on the starboard side,
comes the owners bathroom, which Will
be fitted up in the same manner. Then
comes two good-siZed staterooms, which
will be finished in an equally luxuriant
manner, while on the port side there viii
be another bathroom and two more state
rooms. Between these there viii be a
hallway finished in Honduras mahogany,
which comprises the after companiouway
Aft OF this comes the after saloon, which
VIII be finished in satinwood, and then
two stateTooms and a bath fitted in lik g
manner with the other staterooms. The
Sovereign will carry six boats, which will
include two naphtha launches, one gig,
one cutter and two dingys. Capt Jeffries,
the former sailing master OF the schooner
yacht Columbia, who actei as the naviga-
tor OF the Vigilant in her trip across the
Atlantic in 1894, is in command. and will
have a crew OF fifty men to assist him.
New York Sun. .
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nering to say nothing OF the famous yacht
America, took their first dip in The waters
OF New York Bay. or late years, how
ever, few boats, outside OF tugs and pas
seuger steamers have been built here and
the trade seems to have gone to the Della
ware or abroad. While Il number OF ling
yachts are still built around New York
the majority of our wealthy yachtsmen
have gone abroad for their steam yachts,
despite the fact that they can be built
almost as cheapl. and quite us good here,
as was amply eXemplifed to those who
saw the launching OF the Sovereign yester-
day.
The launching, which teo5k plate at 1918
O'Clock, was successful in every way, bot
the yacht, thanks to we'll gieased ways,
sped so rapidly toward the water that the
owners wife, who wassto thristeu her,
failed % break the champagne bottle,
which hung suspended from her knifelike
PROV. This little defect was quickly rene
died by sailor, vino not oqly broke the
bottle properly, but drank a greater part
OF its contents as well.
The yacht, which was built under a huge
shed, was gaily decorated with bunting. iD
which he colors of the New York, Larch-
mont, Atlantic and Sea wanhaka Clubs. of
which Mr.. Borden is member, occupied
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YACHT IS A PALACE.
The Sovereign, Just Launched at New
York, Is the Largest Steam Yacht
Built in the United States.

The biggest steam yacht ever built in
the United States, and the second largest
yacht enrolled in the New York Yacht
Club fleet, was successfully launched at
John N. Robins & Co.'s yard in the Erie
Basin yesterday, when NJ. G. ID. Borden's
new boat, which will hereafter be known
as the Sovereign, took her maiden plunge
into the cool waters Of the bay. The
Sovereign, which was designed by j.
Beaver Webb of this city, who was re-
sponsible for the ex-cup challenger Gala
tea, the sultaua, Corsair and hosts of
other well-known boats, lis 251 feet 8
inches over all, and is only exceeded in
size by w. K vanderbilt's Valiant, which
was built abroad.
Half century ago New York was
famous for its shipbuildefs, and some of
the finest and fastest packets and clipper
ships engaged in the transatlantic trad2
were built in this port-. The famous
Flying Dutchman came fromC William II.
Webb's yard, and other, flyers, like the
Moutauk, Comet, Challenge, and Guy Man
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Women Anxious to Marry.

practical young man in Brooklyn, bt
the name of Lombars, has chance 10 take a
good business position, only he could not full
fill the one requirement which demanded
married man for the place Not exactly dis
couraged by this, he though the would adver-
tise for wife and see what would come of
1t. He received letters from women OF all
sorts and conditions, until he had n total of
649 replies. In fact, many of these came in
long after he had made his selection, and
now he is married TO a nice girl and has Sc
cured the good job naddition.-EX change
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NERVE SAVED HIS LIFE.
Len Henry Had IA Thrilling Expert.
ence Long Tim Ago.


Len Henry, a well known pioneer, re-
lateS an adventure that is cut OF the
usual order. He was travelling on mar
row trail above the raging Grande Bonde
River, when he CAME TO a Landslide about
twenty feet across, that lett no trail or
even nlCDe III the smooth, precipitous rock.
The trail was SO narrow that the horse could
not turn back. He was trapped. Above
the twenty-foot break in the trail was u
sharp Crag of oyerhangiug rock. On his
saddle bow was a strong RATA sixty feet
long, and Henry is an expert in the use of 1t.
He steadied himself upon the saddle, swung
the rope over his head, and hurled ii high
into the air. II firmly settled over the cTag.
He tried it carefully. 1t was firm. His
saddle was new and strong one, with
double cinches. Around the horn he wound
the rope. He urged the horse on to the
edge of the precipice.
The faithful beast stood firm He would not
step over, but the rider drew up the slack
and pulled with all his power. Inch by
inch he drew the straining horse forward
Till his feet slipped and he swung over the
ChaSm. The rider held his breath as he
looked al the river below and the slender
rope above, but he was across the gap. He
sprang up the treil aud tugged ut The reins
to aid the horse in gaining his feet. He
pulled and the horse lunged up into the trail
with the chaSm back behind.
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conspicuous places. The launching plat
form at the bow was decorated with Mr..
Borden colors, blue aud yellow, and in ad-
dition to the owner and his wife, daughter
and sou, there were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
CongdoD and Mr. Davy, the Representatives.
tue British Lloyds. The party were after
ward entertained on the steam yacht vi
dette, which Mr.. Borden has chartered until
the Sovereign is finished. Before leaving
the Vidette steamed up alongside oS the Sow
ereign and fired salute. The principal di-
nlensons of the Sovereign, which is twin
screw yacht, are as follows: Length over
all, 25I feet inches; length on the water
line, 2I2 feet; extreme beam, 2S feet;
draught, IL feet.
Her motive power will consist of two
have two engines, with cylinders 5-24 and
39 inches by 20-inch stroke OF piston.
Her propelers, which are of bronze, will
be about eight feet in diameter.
As seen on the ways the Sovereign
seemed to embody little that was new in
her lines or construction. She has but
little sheer and the stem, which rises to
q marked degree, reminds one OF j. Pier
pent Morgan's COrsair, of which the
Sovereign seems to be an enlarged dupli-
cate. Her lines forward are rather full and
run back easily to the fore channels.
Amidships there is tumble home to her
wales, and below the water line there is an
easy turn to her bllge, and her dead rise runs
down to her garboards at an angle OF about
thirty degrees. Her floor is long and ia
pers gracefully into her forward entrance
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The Longest shot .

The longest distance that shot has been
fired, is d few yards overfiftecn miles, which
was the range ofKrupp's we'll known - mon
ster'' I30-ton steel gun, firing she's
weighing $500 pounds. The loo ton
Armstrong gun has an extreme range OF
fourteen miles, firing a shot weighing
$3.50 pounds, and requiring $50 pounds OF
powder. These guns, however, proved TOO
expensive. being unable TO stand firing a
hundred times, and their manufacture has
practically been abandoned The SO-tOS
Armstrong gun hurls solid shot for a
distance of twelve miles, and the dis charge
of the gun cannot be heard at the place
where the ball strikes. From twelve to
thirteen miles is the computed range of the
most powerful guns now made, and to
obtain that range an elevation OF nearly
forty-five degrees IS found 10 benecessary.-
Yankee Blade.
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A FiliaI Attention. .

Mother" the boy said. did you say
you II " an actress shed real Jears2-'
Yes
and you would be willing 70 pay as
much as half a dollar seat extra to see her
when she does that, wouldn't you?''
1t is certainly very impressive"
You are just taking her word for it
that they were real tears. aren't yOu?"
why. yes. TO a certain extent You ca n,
see for yourself that there are tears there.
aud IL she doesn't crv it's hard matter to
tel! where they come from"
''But there are lots of tricks on the stage.
You've been right good to me. and I'm go
ing 10 show you that appreciate it, Just
sa father. and he's heard about one or two
things that make him think it'll be better IL
ne and go up into the room over tSe barn.
where there's plenty Of space and he can
get a good swing fer his arm. AS long as
you want to see real tears you can come
along and III give you a front seat in the
orchestra chairs " here you can watch my
expression. and il won't cost YOU a cent.
And. W hats more. there won't be the slight
est occasion for doubt a. tp whether they're
the real alartiCIe.''-Detroit-Fr Free Press.
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them and the gunboat Steadily the Brit
ish craft gained, and soon her shot rang
out again; the men watched the ball as
it went skipping over the water.
Pull, my lads, pull!' said the HeUten-
ant in a low voice, taking the place OF
one OF the fainting men. The sun is
low, and III we can hold on a little longer,
Wen give them the slip yet"
That's Grenadier island ahead" said
Vaughan IF we can make that, we've
fighting chance. But They're gaining on
US, he added as he glanced behind him.
Its a British prison ship if were
taken,' said the lieutenant. The suns
gone. One more squirt, and let US Sc il
we can't gain the shelter of Grenadier;''
and the struggling men, cheere1 by their
young officer, again bent TO their task.
Blistered and bleeding hands were not
needed. Their breath came hard and
fast. but still the determined men tugged
at the oars Before them rose the shores
OF the island, and in the dim light their
prisoners could scarcely be seen
Try it again, men, called out the
lieutenant. IF we can gain a little now
they won't know which side of the island
we take"
The darkness deepened rapidly, and
the desperate men, under its friendly
shelter soon turned TO the right of the island,
rowing on till il seemed as if another
gigs into little cove, which Bill Dixon
Indicated, and there rested on their oars.
Would the gunbOat follow along the shore
, they had chosen. or take the other side?
! Upon the decision OF that question all
their hopes of escape reste I.
In silence they waited for signs Of their
puIsuers. The only sounds that could
be heard were those made by the lappings
! OF the little waves upon the shore and
| the wind as it sighed among the trees.
! The trembling men, hol,Iing their guns in
I readiness, every moment expected to see
! the form Of the gunbnaC approaching
/ through the darkness.
| At last, when an hour had passed, their
/ hopes revived; muffling their oars they
slowly began to row for the waters OF the
: open lake. When the head Of the island
/ had been passed they hOisted their sails.
/ and through the thick darkness. guided by
/ the intrepid Dixon with all their pris-
4 One-s aud the small arms they had TAX q,
/ they started for Sacke.ts HarbOr.
| The reception they met when they ar
| rived there at daybreak. can well he
/ imagined and CommO,Io-e Chauncey found
I that for a few days his men had another
\ topic Of conversation beside his delayed
/ start for Yeo's fleet.
News must have Travelled slowly in
I those days, for it was only after twenty
/ years had elapsed that Congress seems
( TO have heard OF the SINGING OF the Black
! Snake;'' but at last, on May 4, 1884, an
act was pa ssed awarding Gregory aud his
men So 600 for this service. .
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1t Had A Good Sound


She was as good as she was beautiful or
She would never have left her luxurious
home, on Picnic Heights for even an hour
to teach Christianity TO the great unwashed
of the water front but her gentle little
heart had swelled with the great thIobhing
ambition to bring Toor lost lambs into the
fold, where they would become both cleanly
and goodly.
She sat in a dirty little room with bare
walls and seated around her, on rough
benches. were dozen grimy vagrants and
half-intoXicated seamen. She announced
her intention Of going over the New Testa-
nlent from beginning TO end, reading little
40 them every Sunday and then discussing
passages that seemed in doubt. Not half
dozen verses of Matthew had been read
before half of her class was asleep. She
read along:
And Aram hegat Aminadab, and Amina-
dab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat
Salmon, and Salmon begat BoaZ, and
Say, miss, remarked big hobo, wax
ing with a start. 'jest read that again bout
fish an boose. rs San Francisco Post
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acknnwIedped his Ignorance.


Governor Nattox. OF Vermont, was at
one time chairman OF the Committee ap-
pointed 70 examine candidates for adj
mission to the bar OF Caledonia county He
reported that one OF the candidates was,
in his opinion, unqualified, having an
swe-ed correctly out one of the questions
put to him.
.'onIy Que? Well, what was that? asked
the presiding Judge.
Il asked him what freehold estate is"
replied Mattox.
Important question" said the Judge,
''and what was his reply?''
He made it without the least hesita-
tion-'i said the chairman with twinkle
in his eye; ''Cf course that fact is IN his
favor"
We'll, what did he say?' asked the Judge,
with some impatient
He said returned the chairman, "thab
he didn't Know Chicago News
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His CIlnnCe.

The Circassian dancers failed to interest
the Sultan. Dismis>ing them angrily, he
summoned his Grand ViZier. What is
the news today" he demanded.
The Vizier bowed low. Your Highness. -
he answered. England is still interested
in Kruger, France has a sensational murder
trial Russia is cTOwning the cZar, and a
successful flying machine has been invented
in America
The Sultan beamed ecstGticaIly- Praised
he Allah!'' he cried They're all busy.
Wen begin on some TOTe ArmenianS this
evcning!'-New York Press.
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An UnpalIant Lot.

The, Yuma Indians are an ungallant lot.
When boy is born the papa is very happy,
but If the babe is of the female persuasion
the papa is sad and congratulations are not
In order. Babes are not named until they
begin TO talk. Thenif theinfant says some
thing strange or colnical it is given that ut
terance as a name. The Yumas are very
cruel 10 their aged relatives 1t is not un-
common for children to drive awaythei fee
hle and aged parents and let the old people
starve, simply because the young ones do
not want 10 be bothered with theIn.-Ex-
change.
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Door Bell for Deaf Mutea

door bell for deaf mutes is the invention
OF deaf mute. The ear of deaf mute,
il is said, is not sensitive to the little
vibrations of air that in the normal ear
is recognized as sound, but il instantly
perceiyes anything like jar, or such a
thing as the runiblng of a train When
anyone goes to the house of a deaf mute
fitted with the new apparatus and pulls
the knob, a heavy metal ball falls off its
support To the floor. 1t makes a vibration
and a iarrine In the floor that is at once
perceived by the sensitive nerves of the
deaf mute house wife, and answers all the
purposes of the bell Exchange.
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Her NaturnI Error

The great hotel was crowded and the
newly married couple who had lust arrived
from Rising Sun had been compelled 10
take apartments or the fourteenth floor.
The fair young bride put her head out
OF the window 10 take look at the city,
but quickly drew it in again.
Its no use trying to Keep it secret,
George she said, with blush and pOut.
Everybody has found us out already.
There's a hand organ down the street
playing the Wedding March. Chicag 90
Tribune.
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Owned bv the Governments

This country, TO people who have not
looked into the matter, does not figure
as large owner OF floating property out
side of war vessels and those attached to
to the revenue and lighthouse service, but
a recent careful estimate shows that on
one part of the Mississippi river the nation
owns over 600 craft of different kinds
This is the stretch between New Orleans
and Cairo, and the value of the vessels
and their outfit for riprap revetment and
levee work does not fall much below
S6 100000. When work is rushing
there are at times 20 900 men employed on
the vessels and in connection with the
tasks assigned m-Exchange
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NOT A PRETTY POLL"
Profune and Family Diction in Chi
capo

Profane and Family Diction in Chi
cago.
Reuben Singer, in company with a green
parrot was locked up at the central
station today on d charge OF Gisorderly
conduct The parrot resisted arrest with
all tie power OF a raucous and penetrat-
ing voice, but his efforts were Of no avail.
Singer is bird peddler for large store.
Tie parrot has u head the color of birthstone
and bis language sounds as though he had
received his early training in d sailors
boarding house. As Singer stood in front
of the Herald Building on Washington street
this morning, wo ladies passed by
Pretty PoI,'' said one, as she put her
finger inside the cage.
II amt pretty, and you know it, and
don't want no damn cracker, either" said
the parrot, and he took q grip on the lady S
finger. After struggle the finger was Olsen
gagged. the ladies went indignantly on their
way, and Singer aud his profane bird were
arrested.-ChicsAgo Journal.
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surrendered by Telephone.

The telephone was pat t1 a novel use re-
Gently curing the Cuban war. A Cuban
general, Pablo Olivia, arriving at the out
skirts OF a town in which was a spanish
garrison, found telephone, and, ringing up
the Spanish commander, called on him TO
surrender within the ho1r. under penalty OF
having the town burne1- At the end OF the
hour he calle up the fort again aud found
the garrison rea iy to surrender, upon which
he entered the tdwn WITHOUT firing shot.
The Argonaut.
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FORTUNES IN WHITE WINGS.

penses. It is no answer to this to say that
a yacht can be bought in New York for
$4,000 and equipped with sails for few
hundred. Such craft are not considered
yachts by those who want to sail in the
society OF the cup defender.
JAMES. BARTON.
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End She Was Afraid OF.

Kind ueighbor accompanied by large
maStiff, to a little girl very much afraid
OF him. He's good dog; he never hurts
anyone. Don't you see how he's wagging
his tail?
little girl tstill shrinking backl- Yes, see;
but that isn't the end I'm afraid Of Tit
Bits.
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w :
with his hands and
recites some Ameri-
can invocations.
Credit is given to
the medicinal quail
ties of chewing gum
iii this way:
"The American rum
ners have the foot of
a hare, and when
about TO run they
murmur something
and then enter the
contest. Two OF them
continually ch e w
pitch. This strength
ems the lungs
The climax was
reached, however, in
this:
lone of the Ameri-
cans, being asked
whether he had done
muchrunning, replied:
i have come from
America to Ell gland
Oh foot four times "
The college cries
elected this comment
The shouts of the
Americans are most
extraordinaryand un-
intelligible. Every
province and univers-
ity has its own waE
cry. Even the Gree ks
initiated this strange
custom When the
peasant Loues, from
the village OF Marou-
81, was announced as
victor OF the Mara
thon race, this shout
was raised: Ma, ma,
me. Rou. rou. roHi
81, 81, sii Heilasi
Fetal! "
Tho rno1, rnnnrr a .
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1t seems 10 be car
ried further aft than
Oh most OF our larger
American s I e a N
yachts, which makes
her run rather short,
which, In the opinion
OF some of the ex-
perts, Will give her a
tendency TO drag.
Below decks there
is a commodious fore
castle for the crew
forward. Abaft the
forecastle are the Of
ficers' quarters, with
ten staterOoms and a
mess room in the
center. This room
will be fitted with
Honduras mahogany,
which wood is used
extensively through
out the boat. The Of
ficers' rooms are
painted white, with
mahogany fronts TO
the berths, trimmings,
etc. Aft of this comes
the main saloon,
which will be finished
i'll San Domingo ma
hogany. 1t Will con-
tain two sofas, two
sideboards, a hand
somely carved organ,
a beautiful carved
piano and severa ]
other unique pieces
of furniture 4 BAIT
the saloon will come
a pantry. companion
and a bathroom. This
companion and deck
saloon will be fitted
In old English oak.
Aft of this again
comes the engine and
boiler space. Then
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T,a Amenities 81 science.

II hear your astronomer son has gone
to Lick to learn to be one of the professors
Yes, and now / hear that one of the
professors has gone to b to learn to
lick my astronomer sou.''-New York Press
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CAPTUREOF ''BLACK SNAKE

L Was the Daring Exploit of a
Young American in the War Of
1612-Stern Chase for the Craft
By a Swift British Gunb0at-
Exciting Adventures Of a Memor.
able Incident.
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COSTLY NIGILANT

The big boats carry far more sail than
q Niagara or a craft like Cornelius Wander
Dilt, jr.' If yawl rugged, canvas becomes
heavy item. An impressive idea of this
is afforded by such a yacht as Vigilant,
with boom 10 port, spinnaker TO starboard,
spanker, gaff-topsail and glib set, when
flying with her ensign at the Jiggermast.
When, however, a millionaire goes in
for racing, his expenses are just about
double those OF a pleasure season. Mr..
Vanderbilt would not dream OF a racing
season that cost him less than $4,000.
and even then he would find himself run
ming short OF money. Tohegin with, there
is tie prize money of the crew, the special
setting of the sails, the testing and over
hauling, unless, indeed, the boat were
built Tor q special race. when $500.0CO
might be considered as something 10 begin
with. After the yacht is built and equip
ped, and tested and approved. each race
she runs costs $4,000, if it be any race
at all.
If the yacht has been much damaged,
and ten TO one she viii be, the cost in
creases. But when d man becomes eX-
perienced with boats he can save a great
deal by providing in advance for all emer-
gencies Winfield Scott Hoyt, who has
Charge Of Mr.. W. K Vanderbilrs yachting
matter what happens to yacht, il is rem
edled III no time. Were IL not SO he would
hot be the famed sailor be is. Yet Mr..
Hoyt is not a seaman, either, He is
simply Clubman who has devoted some
item 10 yachting. because it amuSes him.
Mr.. Hoyt considers thirty a proper crew
Tor yacht like Valiant. .althou gh less would
man her. There are three cooks and three
sculhons. The stewards vary according To
the number of guests. The captain of an
Ordinarily luxurious yacht commands So.
900 year. w. X Vanderbilt has maid 81. :
600. 4 little boat holding but twelve per-
sons cess its owner less for wages, OF
course, but good deal FOR repairs.
No wonder, then, that yachting. In the
present extravagaut sense OF the term,
eats into the revenues of the richest.
Horse racing is nothing to il, and gam.
bling cannot be considered in comparison
for moment. A yacht could break the
bank at Monte Carlo ami then not meetex-
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adds:
"A German photog rapher, who takes
pictures especially of athletic events. sa Us
that though the Americans are winners,
the Greeks are nevertheless graceful