Evening journal., 1898-01-08

in exactly the same dlrtcuon uhal IL IS
blowing.
To know these things makes a ride
on the water, even as a passenger on
steamboat, much more pleasant than
il would otherwise be. At night you
can distinguish steamers from sailing
vessels, and tugs from the regular
steamers, if they have something in
tow. You know. by the lights which
you see, THE direction in which every
boat is going, and, with a little prac-
tice, you can tell whether a sailing
ship is on the starboard tack, port
tack, running free or clOse-hauled.
This can be done, even at night, If you
but notice the direction from which
the wind is blowing and compare your
finding with the lights displayed. 1t
must be remembered that while
sailing craft can make her way down
the river when the wind is blowing up
the stream, it Is done in a zig-zag
manner. from side to side of the
stream, and these zig-zag movements,
some short and some long, are called
tacks II is to prevent q boat from be-
ing blown off sideways while forging
her way forward on tacks that the
deep keel or centre-board is used. They
set deep in the water, and their pres
sure against the fluid below resists the
side pressure of the wind on the sails
above. All boats make more or less
leeway, as this side-drifting is called
but, with proper keel. or centre-bOa
it is comparatively slight.
The term going about" means that
boat has sailed from say one side of
the river to the other. She must do
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or bow, is thrown up until II points di-
rectly into the wind. and then the TIL
| Ter is so manipulated that she gets the
wind from the other side of the boat,
| the sails flap over and she Is soon
scudding Off for the other side Of the
| stream, at an angle more or less acute
as the wind and her sailing qualities
| will permit While she has her bow
or "head" pointed directly into the
1 wind and the sails are all aflap in
changing the tack, she is said to be lin
l stays" The quicker a boat is in get
ting rid Of this flap and working her
| way around, so that the sails will fl
from the other side the better hel
Ownor likes her. In speaking OF a boa
you frequently hear it said that she il
quick in stays" That means tina.
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acts nicely and goes off on the Othe
tack without losing any time about it
The term SLOW in stays" means JUS
the opposite.
| One of the catch questions PROFOUND
ed by the examining board to thOs
who come before it TO be tested as 4
their fitness as navigators of steam
craft is the following:
arnf1 teaa .sf.~
with the wind directly astern, AM
A should see Immediately in front of yo-
sailing vessel. showing both lights
what tack would she he on, and wha
: would you do to prevent a collision?"
+ Many a man has been iloored by thi
innocent-lOoking question. The an
swer is that the sailing vessel is ii
r stays" and that the only thing for th
5 | steamer to do is to slow up or stop III
9 til II sees which tack the sailing We.
e sci will go off on, and then act a,
! | cOrdingly. COmmOn-sense should te
Q the man who is being examined ths
If the wind is directly aft of h
D | steamer it must be directly in front
r a sailing vessel showing both h,
r lights to him. As a sailing vessel cal
}. not sail directly against the wind, bl
I must go one one tack or the other, II
/, only manner in which she could sho
= both lights would be TO throw her hes
& up in the wind preparatory to goir
off on another tack
n
IT TOOK THEM LITERALLY.
The janitor Of the Equitable bull
> ing showed the following interestiI
Q and amusing story to the Wayfare
/ a a.
pose OF reproducing 1t:
II An old church in Belgium decided
, repair its properties and employed
artist to touch up some large pain
n ings. The committee required a d
el tailed bill, w'hereupon the followil
lie items were presented:
T. Correcting the Ten Commandment
n $512; embellishing POntius PLATE al
el putting new ribbon on his bonn
II 1902; putting new tail on the rOost
Of st. Peter, and mending his CON
ut 1920; repluming and regilding I,
wing of guardian angel, S5.1S; was
III ing the servant Of the High Priest a
IS, putting carmine on his cheek, $50
n renewing heaven, adjusting stars a
cleaning the moon, S714; touching
f. Purgatory and restoring lost sou
r $500; Frightening up the flames
A hell, putting new tail on the deN
Is mending his left hoof, and doing S,
II eral odd jobs for the damned, ST.
IT. rebOrdering the robes of Herod and
he iusting his wig, S4.00: taking /
to spots of the son of Tobias. So:
he cleaning Balaam's ass and putting n
de shoe on him. $50; putting ear-rir
er in Sarah's ears. S5.26; putting n
he stone in David's sling, enlarging
rd head of Goliah, and extending Sal
p legs, $6.13; decorating Noah's Ark a
al- putting a head on Shem, s4.31: mel
or, ing the shirt Of the prodigal son a
Ily cleaning his ear, sS.39; total, S77OC
i'll KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED.
an She was the wife of one of the m
he prominent business men ON Mar
is street. Her husband was opposed
,m the trading stamp system OF doi
'ut business, and she shared his prejudi
Ire She was in store and had iust d
&c chased between $40 and s12 worth
)m goods. Her husband had taught
ID her lesson before she left home.
)m she knew just exactly what to do.
w Il don't want any trading stamI
she remarked to the storekeeper.