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4 SERIES OF LECTURES.

Beginning with this evening at 1870
O'Clock Prof. Edwin Minis will deliver
a series Of lectures on American au-
thors and their writings. These lee
lures will be delivered in the lecture
room ut Trinity church before Trinity
Epworth League. His subject this
evening will be Hawthorn, his char
acter and writings"
This will be followed with five other
lectures upon the leading authors Due
notice Of the dates will be given.
To rightly appreciate the lectures
one should begin with the first and
follow them up as they are delivered.
The seats will he free and everybody
is cordially invited. 1t is feared that
Il great many of Durham's citizens do
not appreciate these advantages as
they should. 1T is a peculiar privilege
to be permitted to hear such a course
of lectures without money and with
out price.
Prof. Minis has made literature Il
life study, has a vast store of valuable
information that he knows SO we'll
how to impart in peculiarly inter
esting manner. Every seat in the lee
ture room ought TO be occupied this
evening.
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DEATH OF MRS. IDA HORTON.

The death of Mrs Ida Horton oc'
Cured m her residence at the corner
Of billiard and Liberty streets Sunday
evening las. at about o'clock, after a
very brief illness. She was taken sick
Wednesday night and continued to
grow worse up to the time OF her
death. She leaves a husband and four
children TO mourn their loss. Two
brothers. w. II. Rogers and John G.
Rogers, and two sisters, Mrs. w. X.
Styron and Mrs. Il. +. Faucet, all resi-
dents of this city, survive her.
Mrs Horton was a member of the
First Baptist Church of this city, and
was noted for her earnest, devoted
piety and sincere upright christian
walk During much Of her life she
was greatly afflicted but amid it all
with rare patience, she ministered to
those about her.
The funeral services were conducted
from the house yesterday evening by
Rev. w. c. Tyree at 3 O'Clock, and all
that was mortal of this noble woman
rests in the city cemetery.
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The following cases we're disposed
of Saturday evening and yesterday
morning:
Annie Bethel, larceny; guilty foul
months on the public roads.
S. G.. Matlock. the forger, goes or
the public roads for four years.
Annie Durham, forcible trespass;
guilty; Judgment suspended upon pay
ment of costs.
Simon Forsyth, affray; appeal from
Mayors court; judgment affirmed.
Amos Woodland. assault with deadly
weapon; guilty: two months on pub
lie roads.
Wallace Cain, larceny; guilty: i've
years on the public roads.
Ruffin Tinney. larceny; guilty; SIS
months on the public roads.
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4 HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.

d. w. Fuller, of Canajoharie, n. Y,
says that he always keeps DIR. Kings
New Discovery in the house, and his
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would
not be without it, procurable. G. A.
Dyl<eman, Druggist, Catskill, N. Y,
says that DR.. Kings New Discovery is
undoubtedly the best Cough remedy;
that he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to
do all that is claimed for it, Why not
try a remedy SO long tried and tested?
Trial bottle free at John Y. Maci;ae's.
Drug Store. Regular size soc and ST..
HOODS PILES eara Liver lille.
Estlicusncss, indigestion, Headache
3 rieAssrt jexafj-~ kii Druggist
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TRAINS LEAVE EALEfGH, NJ c.
fD44IIT} except Sunday coraects
for North and Soath, ..s
Winston-Salem and ecil.s %.
ON the Northwestern Noytn tJ7AcS
. M J Ina Railroad. az Salisburc 80
al points in Western Eorth SlSF-
oHna, knoxville, Tenn CHrs.a
laul and western points; at r,ss
l0tte, for Spsrtsnbuyg, tsre4a
Vile, Athens. Atlantis sG5 -
points sns'"tt'Al.
Connects at Durham Ter CeiSs
ClarksviIle and Keysyille ex-s,;
Sundays. At Greensboro wlyh
the Washington and South,
western Vesttbuled Qimieesi
and the New York and Erc.asss
Short Lime Qimited) traiu
Cor sll points North, az,
ai5h main line train Nc = -
Danville, Richmond and intcEee
dtate local stations; also has SCE
4:O5 nection for Winston-Salsm, ars
Pm with main line train No IS usst
Daily mail for Charlotte, Spartanpurg.
Greenville, Atlanta and all poinsF
South; also Columbia, Augusta
Charleston, Savannah, JscE
sonvtlle, and all points Ia Florids
sonvtlle and at Charlotte With
sleeping car for Augusta ans
Jacksonville,
Connects at Selma for EaysstS-
Vile and intermediate, statiosia or
the Wilson q Fayetteville Short
Cut, daily; Goidsboro for Nsvy.
II.2O bern and Morehead City, daily sS
AM cept Sundays; For Wflmingr0E
OejIU and intermediate stations Oh Ia
W 81 w r r. daily.
Connects at Selma for Wilsaa
Rocky Mount, Tarboro and ire.
stations on Norfolk & Caroitny
railroad, arrives st 6oldaSoE-
1905 p m
0 90: Connects at Durham for Oxford
A M Keysville, Richmond; at Greens
DAILY boro for Washington and ST.
3:I4 points north.
Daily
300
Pm. For Goldsboro
'aily
K Sun.
RAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH, N. o.
3:I4
PM From Atlanta, Charlotte,
Daily Greensboro and all points senCh,
1920 From Greensboro and ali czs......
M north and south. Sieepiua a.
Daily Greensboro to Raleigh.
p M From Goldsboro, W!lminS1.
$500 ( Fayetteville and all points r.
tern Carolina.
1925 FROM New York, Washing
A ID Lynchburg, Danville, GFeal
boro.
900
Pm
and
9sOO FINN, GSoY5ayoov.o aud b. g. .. .
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in the city few days and left yester-
day morning.
Miss Blanch Morgan went down to
Raleigh yesterday morning.
Judge and Mrs. Coble spent Sunday
in the city.
a. H. Matthews. the popular drug
oist Of East Durham, was in the city
Yesterday morning
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
(PIEDMONT AIF-LNm)
CONDENSED SCNE0Ut L.
TRAINS LEAVE hALstGH, n. C.

III gFFECT, Dec 5, ia.
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Brood Mares.
OOCONEEOHEE Fam,
a


2:27. Bred Baronet. Price $500
Ka0Ia Wilkes Brown Mare foaled 1891 Sire Bourbon
Price $500
Fnfv Chestnut Sire w. DAM Silica
2nd DAM daughter of Nutwood Sire Agona $3.50
GIadvc Mare Sire Acantara Dam May Bee
~'@"y@ 1888, Dam of Wilkes Bee Bred Bowl
Price 81, COO
(lcfavp- Bay Mare, oaed in 1889 sire Princeton
o0S" Myrtela 2nd Dam, Cuyer, Sire, Genvew 0
Acantara Price $780,
CkvIark Mare, in Sire Jay Bird Dam Nymph
J'" 2nd Dam, Black Bird sire Reveler % Gambet
Wilkes. Price $500
Vashfi Brown Mare foaod in Sire, Pamico DAM May
S' Bee 2nd DAM Sunshine Sire Kentucky Prince Bred
to Simmons Price $500
10 ieIn Mare Sire Norva DAM Intel 2nd
~'o Dam, lnnea, Sire, Madrid Bred Gambetta Wilkes
Price $780,
Gnnc0IaTnn Chestnut Mare foad in Norfolk
Beck Collins 2nd Dam, Rebecca
hamoetonan Bred to Borone, 2l1 1-2 Price $500
MaunOIia Brown Mare sd 1899 Sire Norfolk Dam, Beck
tohan BRED 10 onward Price $780,
TrnIhIo- Bay Mare, oaed 1884 Sire Fide Nelly
o"0'o 2nd DAM Taylor, Sire, Dakey Rea Psi
a promising Norval Price 5000
lnarncf. Bay Mare, oaed Sire Madrid
Bred to Acanara Price $500
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OCC0NEECHEE FARM.

DURHAM n c.,
Having determined retire from tho
following fy good
For sale by
OCCONEEOHEE FARM,
Durham, N. G.
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b.. e. c. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment

Bs. e. C. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment
sold under positive written guarantee by author.
iZed agents only, to cure Weak Memory; Loss o.
Drain and Nerve Power; Lost Manhood, Quiekuss5;
Night losses; Evil Dreamss Lack of Confidence
Nervousness; Lassitude; all Drains, Loss of Power
" tie Generafive Organs in either sex, caused hy
oyeE-exertioB; Youthful Errors Excessive Use -
l0baccc, Opium 4sl.fat5 aHie.2 son loaa q
3isarS Consumption, Insanity aud DEAN. ~
u box; for S.; with written guarantee To cure 81
.elaud money. VESTS COUGH SYRUP. A certain
7e@r '0r Coughs, Colds, asthma, Bronchitis, Crogp.
,YhBoping Cough. Sore Throat. Pleasant to take.
ga sze discontinued; old, 50c. size, now Csc, ole
q Size, now 60c GUARANTEES Issued only by
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VNTANTED.-Man to take an efice and
NM represent q manufacturer; $50l per
week; small capital required Address,
with stamp, Manufacturer, Box Ola Concord
Junction, Mass.
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Two Year Old Forms.

TUXEDO Chestnut Sre Pamco DAM
Very promising showing much speed Price
VIRGINIA ebay F Temple
Price $685.
Fny, Gladys
speed Price $780,
PALMETc--Ba Fnly foaled Sire, Pamico 2:O
Price $780,
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YEARL-INGS.
WEANL- INGS.

Colt foad May 1895, Samantace Dam
Dearest Price $1e0.
Colt Madrid Lattmer
Price $125.
Touch Down-ohestnut Colt 1885, se EAeous DAM
Daniel oe-Bay Colt 49, sre Imported Order DAM
Miss Walton
Emma Bay Fiy ed
laton
Roam F fosed April :18o5sire BarongDam skyark
Price 1926.
Stakeholder Colt ed sre Gladys $780,
dInsB F foaed 1885, Sire Madrid Octave Price
Colt foaled
Price $780,
April se Baronet Dam Trouble
Price 800 II
Also FRANK sadder splendid gray y-
ish Goes all the gats. Price 1850
Worth have but ones We
everything sell represented refund the
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presented a sight not TO be forgotten.
She stood out against the cloudy morning

presented a sight not TO be forgotten.
She stood out against the cloudy morning
sky. and against less visible but just as
real background of four years OF patient
labor. and With colors flying and all her
crew on board, she ripened the fulfill
ment OF many hopes as joyously as the
ship which Longfellow describes as sink
ing into old Oceans arms.
once inside the dock. not a moment was
lost. Hidden from view. and utterly IN
suspected by those who looked on from
the shore. men and officers were stationed
throughout the double bottom of the YES
sci. The outer skin of the vessels bottom
Is lined inside with cement, and any abra-
sion or damage to the bottom would be
quickly revealed on the inside by the
breaking OF the cement. But there was no
such breaking. and from this time till the
last drop of water left the floor of the
dock, there was not hitch at any stage
OF the proceedings. Everything worked
as smoothly as clockwork Naval Con-
structor Baxter Of the Mare Island navy
yard, had charge of the docking. and al
though he had with him only five or six
men who had ever taken part In such
work. yet he had made all his arrange
ments so carefully that he could hardly
have done better with a crew of trained
experts.
AS soon rs the Monterey had entered the
means OF the caisson. or floating gate, was
begun, and on the successful accomplish
ment OF this in the quick time OF thirty
minutes. Engineer Campbell was uniyer-
sally congratulated. Then by means OF
lines and Capstans the vessel was brought
precisely over the center line OF the dock.
which was marked by plumb line at
each era suspended from a chain across
the dock. As the vessel was adjusted 10
this position she was steadted hv the
shores, which are long tinbers extending
from the sides OF the dock TO the sides
OF the ship.
Tho Magnificent Pumps.
Then the work OF pumping out the water
IN the dock began. and here the magnifi-
cent work of the pumping plant built by
Moran Bros Company. OF this city. was ic
evidence. The pumps worked with perfect
smoothness, although no effort was NADIA
20 test them TO their fan capacity. as that
VII be separate item on the programme
o. the Inspecting board. In fact the pumps
We're not allowed TO work a. their fun
capacity yesterday. as the Monterey had
20 be frequently adjusted 10 keep her in
the center OF the dock.
slowly the wafer receieSl, until when
the keel OF the ship was within sly a.
eigat inches % the keel blocks. the pumps
were stopped and a final adjustment o,
the vessel made with the incest precision
Then when the pumps Jet her down on he
keel blocks she rested as easily as A Ia-v
man N Al invalid's chair. The accuracy
. the work required In docking becomes
apparent when Il Ia remembered thar Ali
tire keel ard hliEe blocks have been "a
arranged from a glTsde which Is CALEB the
dosrkinS plan Of the ship. a Chart made IN
toe Offices al Washington City.
As The water recedea and the Ines - he
Monterey came into view, rot q spec<ator
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larger II boats had been provided for an
who wished TO CO. By far the greater
part OF the people came from Seattle.
though Tacoma sent friendly delegation
TO look in upon this the latest OF Seat
ties great commercial annexes. Arnor&s
those present from Seattle were noticed
the following: Mayor Wood and members
o, the city council City Comptroller Parry.
CITY Engineer Thomson. ex-Eayor BLACK.
ex-Msyor Phelps Street Commissioner
Little. Lieut. A 3. Wyckoff, ex-senator
leigh, President W. 9. Harrington and
Mrs Harrington. A. p. Stewart. Jacob
Fur;h, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moran, Mr..
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ana Mrs William Moran. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Moran. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moran,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Pratt. George @. Lyon.
Can't Primrose. N. D. Ballard. E. A.
S,rcut. Postmaster Gilbert s. Meem.
Frank Hanford w. II. Stratton. J. NJ.
Co,.nan. A. W. Engle. Fred Z. Sander and
Mrs. sander, w. II. Gorham. s. Y. Smith.
8. l. Crawford and Mrs. Crawford. Clay
ton Crawford, James Kiefer ard Mrs.
Eei.er. Cant. David Gilmore. G. b. Ks,eln-
ger, John Nesser. R NJ. McNann, c. r.
perbers. D. X Howard and Mrs Howard.
A. F. Hin. c. w. Turner and Mrs. Turner.
F. r. Van Tuyl. NJ. Van Tuyl. s. Kauf-
man, Dr. A. P Mitten. ]. r. Mitchell and
Mrs. Mitchell. NJ. F. Backus, Melvin G..
wsnstock. J. NJ. Bigler. Chas- Cotton. il.
o. c. Pratt and Mrs. Pratt. Charles ALI
mond and Mrs. Almond. T. E. Jones and
Mrs. Jones, Mayor Wood and Mrs Wood.
E. Loeb Mrs. l.. s. Mayer. Assistant City
Engineer Scott. X. w. Emmoas. w. M CAL
houn. J. s. Calhoun. United States Com
missioner &. d. Emery. Levin Pearce. l.
A. Nadeau. DIR. c. w. Sharples and Mrs.
Sharples. II. c. Henry, DR.. +. II. Coe and
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LOCATION.

The stone docks at Boston 49,
and Norfolk are old affairs, and. eI111
heightened during the past ten - =
insufficient for battleships or iosm 60
ers The Mare Island dock, ~ fu4ne
1873 and 1856. and really not Co., q.
I'll 1891. cost $1,000. 900 in roun1 - ~
was built on an Anticipated 49, ~
depth of water Is sufficient q IT. NJ
ing OF the Duquesne in 1885, dIuulw =
feet 6 inches, demonstrated, but ~ m
rowness of the entrance toward ~ ~
tom. and with only thirty feet MN 4
deck floor. makes II useless IL uo61n
battleships and announcement * -
hoored vessels, like the MonEocu q
Mcnadnock.
There are about $50 docks Of I'll oo1Q1t
tons distributed over the world. II -
Great Britain owns and controls ~ -
United States has slxty-five, an4 ter1Q
s.xty-two. For the use of the nASy -
Britain has forty-one docks ct hon ~
thirty-two elsewhere In seven -
dockyards at home there are thiFtyS
dry docks. of whic.i Portsmouth - -
teen. France has thirty-two ~ ~
and German each eight In the IL
States the sum total. when that ct -
iyn shall have been completed. ID on ~
and unlike Great Britain II has no Dg5Qeln
docks to fall back on which win b u
real service for its largest shipA W
the United States owns no dry docke
side Its own limits, England on the
hand has them in the West Indies = ~
ada on the Atlantic seaboard ana q -
ish Columbia In the Pacific. II owl -
in Africa, ffty-one in Asia and - !!
Australia. Docks In China and JAZZ ~
owned by the respective Cover
practically belong to Great Britain
During the past thirteen yean =
United States has constructed ~ -
costing about 5000, 900.
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or any other weapon that came handy.
The small boy Joined In the fun. big
dog got excited at the rush Of the crowd
and the hallooing on all sides and went
plunging down the steep sides OF the dock
into the water. The fish proved to be
silver salmon, and six or eight Of them
were beauties, weighing from twelve to
eighteen pounds. The scramble which
these caused was equal to a football melee.
and as each victor held up his shining
prize in view of the crowd above, he was
roundly cheered. After the big ones had
been disposed of there remained thousands
OF smaller fish, and they were left strand
ed on the floor OF the dock 10 be gathered
up in buckets and pans and baskets by the
sailors. II Is safe to say that such a
gigantic fishtrap was never set On Puget
sound before.
To mention all the pleasant incidents Of
the day would be to write a never-ending
Journal. Hospitality abounded on every
side. The Morans planned and carried out
their excursion on a generous scale, and
their guests Were entertained at noon with
a Substantial lunch on board the Perley.
But There were others" Lunch was
served in the ONCE building. and num-
Der OF favored guests responded 10 Engi-
neer Holidays invitation. Then there
was lunch on the Nipsic and lunch in the
village. and as good as any OF them there
were paShet luHCleS out uDltL the trees.
A British Gunboat OF Hand.
A rather unlooked-for visitor at the
docking was the British gunboat Pleas
ant, which steamed up from Seattle yes
terday morning and cast anchor OF tho
naval station about 1870 o'clock. Many
glasses were directed searchingly toward
her from the Monterey.
Now. II war was on. the Britisher
would have us In a hole" said some
knowing hystander.
mot on your life." replied a wide
Sesttieite. THE guns Mt Magnolia BLUM
would never have let the Britisher go by.
But there was no wariike feeling on
board the Pheasant. Her men remained
quietly on beard. After the Monterey bad
been successfully locked. Garforth, COM
manding the Pheasant. came ashore and
boarded the Monterey to pay his respects
TO Capt Ludlow and Lieut.. Commander
Wadhams- As Capt. Ludlow met him
AMI greeted him on the main deck. there
was a marked contrast between the two
men. Capt Ludlow when in fun dress
uniform is as trim an officer as one could
wish 10 see; but yesterday he had been
ploushing his way about through hold and
dock. his shapeiy legs were encasei in
pair OF rubber boots, his clothes were not
spotless. and his meeting with the spruce
ly dressed English officer was not unlike
that which s said 10 have taken place be-
tween Francis Marion and the British off,
Ger al the famous dinner on the log in
Revolutionary days. Officers and men on
the Pheasant have the reputation Of being
a fine lot OF fellows
Particulars Of the Test.
The Official test thus successfully made
yesterday was provided ~ tn the contract
signed October -. 1ss2 between the United
States government and Byron Barlow a
Co, which stipulated that the contractors
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Mrs. Coe. and the following. who went over
on the steamer T. w. Lake. Commodore
Joshua Green. Gen. j. B. Metcaife. Con-
sui Mkt Saito Of Japan. Mr.. Fukada OF
Japan. w. H. II. Green, W. b. Walker.
Judge ]. w. Langley. w. II. Perkins. ex-
Gov. Eugene Semple. Bush Allan, Mas
ter Tom Metcalfe Master Vernon Metcaife,
Mrs. Metcaife, Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Ford.
and Miss Julia Ford.
All the officers at Port Orchard. OF course.
were on hand. and each seemed TO vie with
the other in extending every possible cour-
tesy TO the visitors Commander John c.
Morong, commandant Of the station; Civil
Engineer r. c. Hollyday, Passed Assistant
Surgeon Carl d. Brownell and Passed As
sistant Paymaster Harry r. Sullivan, to
say nothing OF the officers of the Monterey,
kept open doors TO their many friends ard
helped make the day a memorably pleas
ant one, while Chief Engineer Blackwell.
for the contractors and the Moran broth
ers were not whit behind then in thought
'ul attention. Notwithstanding the fact
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vessels. While the building q ~ "a.
navy was confined TO cruisers and 49,.
craft the docking facilities Of M, ~
yards were fairly adequate. A.
pinch, there were private docks p ~
Client capacity that conld Be us,s' "a
with the advent of huge hattleshir- y.
displacement of over la.coe tons ~ ~
feet beam and over "A feet dram -. Y
alton is changed. There is moi : ~
private dock on the Atlantic seaho.,s .S
capable of receiving one of these u, ~
and the government has only ~. ~
built expressly for that purpose. =
Royal.
In September last, when the india. 9
first of the three 10000 ton battlesht.s I,
turned over TO the navy. there ~ ~ !,
dock in the United States iarre 49, 3
take in the ship.
The total number of vessels with -
steel huils in our navy. built or un6ss ~
struction. is 81. of which ~ are h.sf,.5ss.
and armored cruisers. with Z drnusss y
over "a feet This number Ia M, q s
increased with four hattleshipa "a "a.
haps % torpedo boats. Thus in. ~ -
years we may have Is deep-drausht Hssss
ships and 100 smaller vessels. - - Il
commodation of which there A. -. ID
docks in all the seven navy yarda ~ -
tons. distributed as follows:
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porting blocks. and from the ubiquitous
small boy who clambered down the steep
sides of the dock or tantalixed his mother
by wandering dangerously near the wa
ters edge to the trim maiden who forgot
her primness and waved her parasol with
frantic enthusiasm.
The Crowd.
The crowd began gathering early IA the
morning. and continued TO gather till 1t
swelled to unexpected proportions. As
part OF q most hospitable plan Of enter
tainment, Moran Bros Company char
tered the steamer Mary F. Perley and
placed her at Central dock ready to leave
at O'Clock. Notwithstanding the short
notice as TO the time of docking. the Per-
ley was crowded and when O'Clock came
the Morans simply got another boat. the
Glide. and she too had a goodly passenger
list. The steamer T. W. Lake also carried
over a large party. The Robinson con-
tributed her quota and several smaller
boats had crowded gangpianks. The
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. straight line for the mouth OF the dry
dock. Across the open mouth q plain blue
ribbon had been stretched, and the break
ing of this little thread constituted the
only formal ceremony OF the days pro-
ceedings.
Slowly the Monterey approached the
entrance. and daintily she put her nose
against the ribbon. as gaily. as gracefully
as blooded racer. the pride of its owner,
gentle. but painting to try its mettle on
the waiting track. The ribbon parted.
There was a slight murmur, a passing rip
pie. and the Monterey glided into the
dock.
At that instant when the blue ribbon
broke, the command Of Capt. Ludlow
ceased ard that of Naval Constructor
Baxter began. From that time till the
boat leaves the dock, he is responsible for
her welfare, and if anything should come
amiss to her, except from some defect in
the dock, he would be responsible for the
mishap.
AS the Monterey entered the dock she
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ENTERING THE DOCK.

cases such vessels were "hove down. ana
their wants attended 10 without rnishan
or CANCER to the craft Dry docks were
except in dockyards; but vis1 the ,syer,
OF steamers, and especially since the in
fronnction OF iron and steel huils. the
transformation In docks has been almost
as great as in the versssz
the modern metal vessel does not stand
me rough usage which The teak. oak or
nr-eo.t craft Of fifty years ago was quite
$500 oI undergoing. and greater care
dock modern ship In order ma. ~ sr,rr.
Inc Delicate fabric Hence. ways and slips.