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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-01
WATERPROOF

And therefore not damaged by rain.
Our fall hats, the very finest stiff hats,
for 81 90 to $500. Soft hats SOC to 81. 90.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
THAvEr1EHs,d UT6E.
Ees Old D6nliIjT SIgdfSlI
& Company
d FOR NEW R

ED no Sail from Norf6lK Lilly On
S Yosk Sn SIiHne la h g eie I; : I'M; Ti Frsms N Ys
MStP2NIsnAYst rIiUKspAI5 AMI
passed. oH ''"0" 's A1
Fare, Including meals and state.
ESSs: round trip iiiiniied to thirty :"
Eos tickets and reservation 81 s. sass
ssS : f. i ss sss; s5t \ s9' SSSRR & S 81: :,. a..
a5s5S!S iRs ls 8 is's1aIaI9 pslnt io aeSNs ol9Sis Bun.
TIME sShEPUiLn OF STEAMERS
Sunday. Leave s" comp pain%'s S MARI efaSe oRe.
FOR OLD polNT-At $3.50 and Has e.
a aii u an,, iGiSz y. m; Portsmouth, sa5.
/ LINZ NJ. T sna t:S Sf :. oil s g. 5;SS; 19:i ne aRs j Ha 20
hl FoR e h iGiGS 81 81: LOO n!'5 a:09 n ? s n =.
m: Hav Nne. 1870 n M. and 4:oo D. M !.
rS %oT SEm I! 1s:ii x 1H$ s:o end Ii n sMrra.
p E q!ii EEK Hx5 line Ans SHB'f % e s;SS p RF1;nns-
ES%oT,s%outIs S:a5a a. M: Bay Lin Siso W vi
r%FSo5 RRI 81 sh Z; Il n1vRn-ruesday,,
FOR niGk, PHoUos;irNS. IND YORK.
ETromMpany.s wharf Monday. "Wednesday and
rridny # 6:l5 q. m; Portsmouth. $3.50 a.
,c1R NANSEMoND RIVER AND SUF.
con- connInrNcM,Ih p M: n~ortsmouth, 2:l9 y. m:
freight for Mathews. Back. Poquosin,
ware. severn. York AID N~ansemond riv.
ers must hG prepaid.
Frelght for Washington. N. c.. and land
inEs on Inr. ramlIco and Pungo rivers re-
Geithd az and delivered from N. & g. r.
rEeiEht for Newhcrp. n. c.. received at
FREIGHT received dnfIy EXCEPT Sunday.
notice. >""s' ''ou
NJ b. CROMWELL. Agent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
The
Cruel Kniife!

The alarming increase in thesnumber
Of deaths which occur as the result of a
surgical operation is attracting general
attention, and q etrong sentiment
against such methods of treatment is
last developing among the most intelli-
gent GLASSES. It seems that in almost
every case for which the doctors treat
ment!is unsuccessful, the learned physi.
clans decide at once that an operation
muot be performed, an. the keen blade
OF b surgeon Is recklessly resorted to.
DOCTORS are human, and of course are
Liable to make mistakes. but their mis-
takes. are too fatal to be INDUCED in
promiscuously, and as SO many lives arc
sacrificed IN this manner it Is but natural
Tor the public to believe that half the
operations are unnecessary, besides be-
ing q fearful risk to human life, ever If
successful.
It is a positive fact, however, that all
operations are not necessary, and that q
majority of them are absolutely under
taken without the slightest chance of
success. The doctors have never been
able ito cure q blood disease, and q sur
gicaioperation is their only method of
treating deep-seated cases. such as can
Ger and s%crofulous affections. Aside
from"the great danger, an operation
never did, and never will cure cancer, as
the disease never fails to return. Can
Ger is in the blood, and common sense
teaches anyone that no disease can be
cut from the blood.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03

away. n fortune rather than write a will
and make 4 kinsman the residuary
legatee.
Il could tell you many other Incidents
OF Mr.. C1ay's life which lave never been
printed. but I think this Is sufficient.
This characteristic of the great man was
10 we'll known that when he said In his
farewell speech that he could with un-
shaken confidence appeal to the, Divine
Areftcr for the truth or the statement
thNt in all h4s public acts he had been
uninf1uenced by any selfieh motive, the
truth OF this stacement burst with fun
force upon his auditors and they wept
like little children.
Yes, hope to write. q full account of
that memorable day in the Senate cham
be1', fer I believe I a tell to the min
uteFt detail everything that occurred
there, Inc I am anxious that the mis-
takes OF history concerning this unusual
event be fully corrected"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03

Trains leaving Norfolk Mt S:55 n. m. lao
and 600 r.. H.. make no stops between
Norfolk and Ocean View.
Train leaving Norfolk at S p. m. runa to
Occhn View only. All trains run daily ex-
cept ,1:SO z. M. train, which runs daily ex-
cepts Sunday.
I'ara for the round trip from my part
of the city, soc. Tickets on sale by ali
street car conductors.
L. D. MATHES, Supt.
o. EMMERSON SMITH. Receiver.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
CAPE \
ROUTE
News Kork,lsnGsls
hiIadeIp
and Norfolk
Railroad, !

SIX HOURS QUICKER, THAN ANY
OTHER LLNFc r.,.,. 80
THROUGH DAY AND NIGHT EXPRESS
EACH WAY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE Il, 1887.
LEAVE NORFOLK.
i:45 q III. daily, except Sunday--(Ports.
mouth. IliBh street, $50 q. mi
M; New York; at s :3S ipi iIn.rF
LEAVE NORFOLK.
6:lo p. m. daily. Portsmouth,. High atreet,
h:55. Arrive at Philadelphia
$40 a. M; New York, TAB q, m,
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.
300 q. m. daily, Portsmouth,, High street
9:le. leaving New York at 8 o.
m. !.hiladelphln, 1870 p. m.
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.
sos p. m. daily, except" Sunday-tPorts.
mouth, High street. 8:lB p. mr..
leaving New York at 8. g., m!
Philadelphia. 1920 a. M.
Close connection made with all rail- and
sound lines to and from Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars Gu night trains
beteween Jersey City. Philadelphia and
Cape Charles. Pullman Buffet ParIor
ears on day trains between Philadelphia
and Cape Charles. tnIl rfs ~ -
Through Ticket. sold and baasuxs
checked at Walkc g Agency, under Xiian.
tic Hotel. and or $500
r. B. COOKE. General Aa.nt.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
CLAIMS WE'LL UNDED
British Maps OF Alaska Add More Ter.
r!tory TO the United States.

Two British reviews for September,
the Contemporary ana the Fortnightly,
contain descriptive articles OH "The
Klondike Gold Fields The Contem-
porary article IS by Harry De Windt,
and the Fortnlght!y article by DR.. Mark
S. Wade, both E:nglishmen. Both ar
ticles arc written rom actual observa-
ton ut the gold fields, and both are IL
Illustrated by maps recently drawn by
EnE3ishmen, one In London. from a re-
cent Canadian map. and the other at
Fort Eelk!rk. on the Yukccl, by Mr..
Stewart Menizce. who IA an attache of
the British Commission which has been
examining Into the question OF the true
boundary line between Alaska and the
British northwest territory from, Mt.
st. Dltas south to the parallel OF Fifty
four forty"
Great Britain has for the last twenty
years beer claiming that the boundary
line always heretofore recognized by
n Governments concerned and every
other. Is Incorrect, and that the true line
lies from twenty to thirty miles farther
west. Such an e~ncroachmcnt, If assent
ed to by the United States, would not
only give Great Britain q strip of land
nearly 600 miles long. which by every
canon OF treaty Interpretation rightfully
belongs to the United States, but, what
is far more important Just now, would
give Great Britain control of that great
inlet. the Lynn canal. at the head OF
hic Is Dyra, and probably a future
seaport of great importance.
The possession OF the head of this
great estuary would make Dyea n Brit
ish port. and relieve all future British
shipping at that point from American
control. But these maps just published
knock the British contentious to smith
Greens. The Fortnight!y map represents
the boundary as starting north from
parallel $40 through the Portland
t~1cannei" (rot the Benin canal. as the
Canadians claim. and extending away
inland, where 1t belongs. around all the
cstuaries. including the Lynn canal, 10
the snowy peak of Mount st. Elias. The
Contemporary map gives only the north
erly end OF the boundary line. but It
runs miles north of Dyea Inc the Lynn
canal, n far east of juneau, which, un-
der the British contention, is upon their
side Of the line.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
1'RavEI.EsRs, GUIDE.
Sd SOUTHERN
0N Railway Co.

THROUGH WESTERN NORTH CARO-.
Lana, THE "LAND OF THE BKi."
The. My line operating q SOLID train be.
tween Norfolk and Chattanooga with Pull
mar Sleeping Car through from Norfolk
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
~ EFFECT NAT 80, 1897.

DAILY. Daily, eI. Sunday. tDAliy, sx. Monday.
Conasoion, At New Orleans With south.rn p.oisS ana
chIhoreiA. so anS
No. to7.-ArrIvc Portsmouth daily. as an. "
No. @.-Arrire Portinouth daily, so IN.
;: W Drove, jr. ran'r Agt, 100 Hal. st., Norfolk, "a,
aurrAJ forbsi, Trar. Pa,s'r 4st., Fornneutb, Va.
EST. jolly, Iies.Pre.idest and General aanaren.
y. 4. nsBEE. Utarrai bup srIntsndsnt.
II. ". u. GLOVER, r.. AyDyRaox
TrAne Hanger, CenI Psn'r ia
rortnouih, "a,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03

- j. II, WINGFIELD,
tasSenEer Ast, No. 1e2 Main street. Nor
W, Fl. GREEN. GeneraI superintendent.
i; M; CIILP Traffic Manager.
W.. A. TURK. General Passenger Agent
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
Norfolk & Southern R. R. Co.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SEPT. 70. 1897.
MAIL AND EXPRESS LEAVES NOR
E0kk daily SexSert Sunday 10 a. m. for
%isiizabetb City, sdeh.on. Mackey.s Ferry.
as follows: Daily, except Sunday for
WH fki@sSsh' T }qGssIyttie' rM MuHIisBs9R and and
SATURDAY for ali landings on choW@nnnn
river: on MONDAY and FRIDAY for
for AYoca:, Connecting at Bclhavcn with
Steamer Virginia Dare. FOR Makieyviiie,
SeHrm Gress ia nirTFa' GGasmleEt and MN In
beth City Monday md Wednesday, with
steamer Eewbcrne for Roanoke Island.
Oriental and Nfwberne.
EVENING EXPRESS LEAVES NOR
FOLK MT j:D P; m. Tuesday. Thursday and
way stations. Connects Mt Elizabeth City
with the steamer Ncuse for Ncwbcrne.
Morehead City. Klnston and Goldsho,o Via
W%uminEton, y. G. and for ali i. Stations on
the w. & N. II. r. Stops at Roanoke Is
land Tuesday and Saturday.
ARRIVE At NORFOLK.
Nail AND, EXPKEss daily escep.
Snnday9 A. AZ p. H.: and morning train
connecting will all raj! and steam lines az
Norfolk for the North, East and West.
Norfolk and Western depot. Freight sta.
ton on Water street
EASTERN CAROLINA
FAST FREIGHT LINE AND OLD SO.
MlNION LINE between oil points North
snd East via Nortolk and Norfolk and
Freight received daily, until s p. m. and
ioiF TMr promptly at low rate
General Office of the N. & K. r. Co.
II. C. HUDGINS.
.. General Frpirht md JDnec lraok
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03

Running sores. indolent ulcers and
similar troubles, even though of many
years' standing. may be cured by using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Shlve. 1t soothes,
strengthens n heals. 1t Is the great
pile cure, j.. NJ. r. Trotter. Truitt Sc
Smith n r. L. Wilson.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
A TLANTIC AND
"A DANVILLE RAILWAY.

DANVILLE RAILWAY.
Schedule IN effect October End. 1901.
TRAIN NO. l-Daily-Leaves Norfolk
tShipoerS' Compress WHARF at $40 O. M:
West Norfolk. $3.50 Il. m. for Danville and
5:25 -. III.
TRAIN NO. s-Dally except Sunday
Leaves Norfolk GAO p. M; West Norfolk,
O'Clock a. m. 80
TRAIN NO. 3 connects at Denn1ston
junction with Norfolk and Western rail-
road for Durham and intermediate pointa
TRAINS NOS. ! AND 8 connect at JET.
fress Junction and Danville for all points
OIL the Southern railway system. $500.
Pullman sleepers between fDanvIllo and
AsheVille, Atlanta. jacksonville, Memphis
and New Orleans.
Tickets on sale ard baggage checked NJ
Wakes ngency and company's wharf
Norfolk. and at w. v. H. Williams agar,..
cy, Portsmouth. -.
VIM. II. TAYLOR.
c1fAs. 0. HA1NEs, General Manager.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
EMi1erS' TRANSPORTATION G.
ROUTE

DIRECT ROUTE
Q BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE.
MONDAf. WEDNESDAY
. PROVIDENCE. IN ,
Every TilURSDAY md SAT-.
At 6 y. M.
FARES TO BOSTON AND PRoVI-
DIENCE.
stntcroom berth .i nen' WV e., M
Second-class. Including meals and
PerIshabie freight sent Vim j, covid. a,:eS
forwardcd by early train to BostoT,Phnd
Boston. ~.
Tor further Information apply to
II. II. WRIGHT. Agent, Norfolk, Va.
a: y. SrlGI'RlNS, Asst Tariff Mgr.
W.P. TURNER. General Pass. Agt.
J. G. WHITNEY. Tranlc Manager.
General Ofnccs. Baltimore. Md
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-23
Watches repaired at Biossat's.

The mobbing of Editor Brann of
the Waco Iconoclast indicates the
decay of Texas journalism and also
the fact that Mr.. Brann does not
belong to the heroic type of thought
molders. In the good old days in
Texas an attempt to mob an editor
was accepted by the latter as a
pleasant diversion, and owing to
his ability to play two six-shooters
at the same time 1t invariably re-
suited in several funerals in town
and hot time generally. The fact
that Mr.. Brann has been the victim
of two attempts at lynching and
four violent bodily assaults shows
quite clearly that while he may not
be as bellicose as the old time edi-
tors, he has remarkable physical
endurance. The editor of the
Iconoclast in view of his painful
experiences should secure the ser
vice as assistant editor of some man
who knows how to 'sfan the ham
mers" ofwa brace of Colts ass
Daily States.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-23
Stands at the Head.

Aug. J. Boge1, the leading drug
gist Of Shreveport, La, says: cdr.
Kings New Discovery is the only
thing that cures my cough, and it
is the best seller I have" J. F..
Campbell, merchant of Stafford,
Ariz., writes: cdr. Kings New
Discovery is all that is claimed for
it; it never fails, and is sure cure
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
I cannot say enough for its merits. -
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds is not
an experiment. It has been tried
for quarter of a century, and to-
day stands at the head. It never
disappoints. Free trial bottles at
VIM. Clegg's Drug Store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-23
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is a medicine
suited for any season but perhaps
more generally needed when the
languid, exhausted feeling prevails,
when the liver is torpid and sluggish
and the need. of a tonic and aitera-
tive is felt. A prompt use Of this
medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No
medicine will act more surely in
counteracting and freeing the system
from the malariai poison. Head
ache, Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
soc. and $500 per bottle at VIM.
Clegg's Drug Store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-23
Thousands Killed by Impure
MIX.


Thousands Killed by Impure
Milk.
At a meeting Of the National
Convention of mayors held in
Columbus, Ohio, recently, Mr..
Strauss, of New York, contributed
a paper on sfThe influence of a
pure milk supply on the death rate
of children" which was startling in
the extreme and it made some
terrible revelations.
In part his paper contained this
declaration:
t'There is practically no milk
furnished for general consumption
in cities that is fit to be fed in its
natural state to young children"
was sufficiently startling to chal
lenge attention, if not contradiction.
The paper closed with the following
appeal:
81 think I have fairly demon
strated the proposition that many
thousands OF infants lives are an
nually sacrificed by the neglect to
supply for the nutriment of children
milk which has been subjected to
the process of pasteurization. I
hold that neglect to be criminal,
and leave it to you to fix the re-
sponsibility for it. We punish
murder with the penalty of death,
and yet we allow murder to be
committed by the wholesale in
every populous community of this
land, with no thought of its punish
ment, and little thought of its pre-
vention. The most exasperating of
all forms Of opposition to public
we'll doing is that which comes from
those who pervert the trust of pub
lie Office to the satisfaction of
personal grudge, or the pursuit of
temporary partisan advantage.
have had enough experience of this
in New York to force me to the
conclusion that the man who sets
himself to the task of doing good
must be schooled into Indifference
against the shafts of obloquy and
misl representation. I appeal to you
gentlemen who are charged with
the responsibilities attending the
government Of cities, great or small,
to study the conditions under which
this work is done. and carefully
note the results which attend the
doing of it. appeal to you as if
you were standing beside a great
river in whose current were con-
s,antly swept past hundreds of
drowning infants. This stream is a
very real thing if people would
recognize its existence, and all its
yearly tribute of death is paid be-
cause of the public neglect of some
Of the simplest precautions for, the
saving of children's lives. You.
gentlemeo, have the means under
your control by which these drown
ing babies can be saved. I ask you
will you not apply them? Men are
found capable Of acts of heroism in
presence of danger less threatening
and less surely fatal. All that I
plead for is the extention of the
activity of the local boards of
health into a sphere which is legiti-
mately theirs, but which they have
SO far lacked the conviction and
the courage to occupy. shall not
have spoken in vain if I have sue
ceeded in impressing you with the
fact that the dictates of humanity
and of public duty combine in de-
handing that this backwardness
should exist no longer.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-23

If you want any insurance on
your life or property call on Felix
Mouton at the bank.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-23
Wanted Idea e. ~ e: 800: So; S.

Protect your ideas: they may bring you WeAltf
Writs JOHN WEDDERB6RN q CO. Patent Attol
- Wssnsn3son: r e: fof TIER 10y Pss1e cue
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-01-13

A tramp appeared ut tho house OF J.
III. Barton. three miles south of Column
bia. Mo, ono morning and asked for
cold victuals in Greek. He stated that
he was a graduate Of Princeton. Mr.
Barton, himself Greek scholar, was
just about to start for Columbia, and
his horse was hitched in front Of the
house
Jestingly no offered to give tho tramp
tho horse il no could recite the Greek
alphabet without mistake Tho tramp
looked ut tho horse and then at Mr.
Barton. and then inquired If the bet In
oluded the saddle and bride. Mr. Bar
ton said that 1t did, and then went into
tho house to get Greek book.
Returning, he found the tramp mount
cd on the horse. AS Mr.. Barton stepped
from the porch the tramp ratified off the
alphabet without a mistake, and, turn
ing tho horses head, disappeared in q
cloud OF dust. The animal on which tht
Princeton pilgrim rode away was one OF
tho best blooded horses III Boone county
noted for its blooded stock. --Philadel
phia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-01-13
France Compliments the English.

An Englishman, though generally
thick skinned. does not take i'll an in
different way tho revilements he re-
eeives from IA major part Of the French
press An article i'll Macmillan Maya
zine entitled French and EnRlish"
complains Of the treatment:
In their loudly expressed loathing Of
the unknown country across the channel
they forget their legitimate revenge.
and they would pretend to fold the Ger
man to their breast, as they long since
welcomed his beer. II by the pretense
they could put another insult upon the
loathed island. For them the English
man is veritable bogy-a composite
monster, with the NAV OF the ostrich,
the beak Of hawk, the claws of tiger.
the manner Of clergyman and the
cunning of an ape, This terrific crea-
ture, says the French journalist, r0ams
mp and down the world, impelled only
by the lust of plumber and Of blood. but
he is happiest when he is robbing the
honest Frenchmap Of his due or eajoling
the mild hammered Belgian (on the
Kongo) into the forfeiture of his ivory.
Above all, this shameless hy bird is abort.
If the sun never sets on his empire. his
eye never closes in sleep, and ever from
beneath his dropping lid he cspies some
fresh occasion for ruin and outrage. To
his impious ingenuity no limit il set
He il capable Of organizing the manu-
faoture Of dynamite and Of betraying
his own plot that France may tremblo
for the safety Of her car. Not long
since halfpenny print. III search Of u
headline, announced the murder Of tho
sultan, and, declared the Partisan jour
mails. the falsehood was plainly Invented
by England. that monster personifled,
with the deliberate intent to shake the
peace Of Europe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-01-13
COOKS ON A PILLOW.
Domestic Economy In Wong Seeks Tiny
Chinatown Home.

Domestic Economy In Wong Seeks Tiny
Chinatown Home.
The smallest residence i'll San Fran
cisco is of course, located i'll Chinatown.
II is not, however, Mt tho end of II dark
alley in damp cellar. In many of these
are some very diminutivo roasting
places, but they are elegant homes and
flats compared to Wong Seeks private
residence ON tho corner Of Waverly place
and CLAY street
Wong's homo in about M big MS his
skin--a triho larger. of course. to allow
for his wooden shoes that go to bed with
him, but tho difference is not material.
Wong's home il u box nailed to brick
wall over tho fruit stand where Wong
makes living that would not keep II
white baby fat.
Directly opposito-that il to say, on
the southeast corner Of Waverly place
and Clay strcot--thero IN another China
man who has "A residence similar to that
Of Wong. But his il larger than Wong's
whether owing to larger wooden shoes
or 10 just what IL not known. But it
measures fully foot moro in length and
il an inch or NO more in thickness
Tho Dimensions of Wong's private
residenoo-bo lives in it all by himself
are b feet in length, . feet in width,
with ceiling height OF feet clear Of
tho gas fixtures For n pillow Wong
has II 90 cent oil stove, and in the morn.
ing he cooks his breakfast ON his pillow.
He uses ropo ladder to get into his
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-01-13
Ono Must Bc the Superior.

In any living organization the supreme
power never dies The king never dies,
and against the possibility of the presi
dent dying we have made an elaborate
provision. which sufficiently speaks for
the danger II seeks to avoid. But in the
slow moving action Of the huge organ
isms that we call nations and govern
ments there is timo enough for kings
and presidents to sleep. to be off guard
Whereas in the rapid movements of
ships and tho frequent sudden vicissi-
tudo of sea life the captan-tho cap.
tain's power-cannot sleep. 1t is plain
to say his person must. No more than
the proverbial switch tender can he, as IA
habit, be ON duty 30 hours out of the
"a. Hence arises the necessity for the
watch officer, who is in charge of the
deck and vested while SO with all the
captains power for the conduct of that
which goes on on deck or pertains to the
direction. He holds this control not bo-
cause he is the captain or lieutenant by
grade and title. but because of the office
he IL then filling Is this considered an
oxtrayagant claim-unlimited?
And as it il on deck so it il in the en-
gine room. The man in charge there,
himself in his sphere. exercises control
! ms absolute ns the captain and the olIlcer
Of the watch--like them absolute, like
them limited, But there are two on
duty ut the same time-tho deck officer
and the engine officer, the directive and
the motive forces. The unity of result
demands that they be not independent.
One must be the superior, and it must
be the ono who has charge of the direct.
i've force, as that which is the moro es-
sential to the safety and government Of
tho vessel not because the ono man IN
superior to the other man. but because
tho ono power is more important than
the other. Captain A. T. Mahan, u.
$. ~, in North American Review.