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New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
SOMF POINTS ABOUT BUYING A MOTOR BOA1

power engine can be obtained. on such boats as
either of these two or four persons can spend the
entire summer moving from point TO point of in
terest, fancy dictates For man who needs q
boat of the cruiser class and has not the ready
money with which to pay cash. numerous opportu-
mites offered to procure ones or good sec
onL. hand the part payment plan. This is
true also OF boats in smaller sizes. IN short motor
boating the luxury of the favored few. is
through the operation of several different means
working to the end. coming to be more and
more each year sport OF the people
Whether he makes his motor boat himself, pur-
chases it ready made from the maker or gets hold
of good bargain at second hand, the new mo-
tor boat owner viii find himself beset by well mean
ing friends constantly dinning into his ears a
stream Of things he must and must not do To at
tempt to remember them all means veritable
brainstorm but there some "don'ts' about the
manipulation and care OF gasolene engine which
every new motor boat owner would do well to heed
They run something after this fashion:
Don't think your engine needs no attention be-
cause it is gasolene engine.
Don't lose your temper IL IL fails TO go at the nrst
turn OF the crank
Don't forget TO see that the gasoene tank is free
of all particles of dirt before filling it,
Don't use poor oil because II is cheap.
Don't look for gasolene leaks with match.
Don't run the engine If 1t pounds; stop and in
vestigate.
Don't run the engine with played-out batteries.
Don't try to without oil.
Don't cut the oil supply down too low.
Don't flood the engine with oil.
Don't try to start without first turning on the
switch.
Don't forget about turning on the gasoene
Don't start without first opening the water intake
Don't start without seeing to it that the spark
lever Is retarded
Don't advance the spark lever too fast; don't ad-
vance It too far.
Don't risk cutting the insulation of the wires by
fastening them with tacks or staples
Don't run wires under the floors in inaccessible
places
Don't attempt to clean the engine while it is run
ming; the waste rag may become caught in the
gears.
Don't rush for a high-priced expert when you en-
counter some little trouble; II you can't dope
II out yourself
There are more of them, but a strict observance
of these and the employment of a little ordinary
''horse sense" will enable almost any man TO get
his full quota OF pleasure out OF the sport OF motor
boating.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
ON NEW JERSEY SHORE
Summer 1muSemeRts at 1tlqntic
Cty Vel Under Way.

Atlantic city. May 22-Some men OF Atlantic
city have come TO the conclusion that there are
many persons here who would Ike TO go re-
Itgious services on suuday morning on the Board
walk and they have engaged the Savoy Theatre
for that purpose They have obtained the services
OF the Rev. Robert Arihur EIwo1d who VIII hold
services every SUNDAY az 1879 m. beginning
May 20
Many American Haas Huttered against a clear
public Of the state entered Atlantic city and there
has been "a suTiukling o. snow white heads. blue
uniforms and brass buttons all the piers and
beaches this week. Indeed the person who at
tempted tell a story IN hotel exchange or
veranda that did not begin with something like
When we were before Petersburg or The day
that Lincoln called for troops" the exception.
Thursday came the parade, with the streets at
tractyel, decorated In th" national colors and the
Philippine Coustabulary Band making stirring milf
tary music.
The Filipino band had programme OF natona!
airs this week ln honor Of the veterans and also
some special features, such the violin solos or
Gaetauo Jacobc. The combined popularity Of the
music and the dancing has caused Captain John
Young TO enlarge the Of the dancing floor
That summer is close at hand is evidenced by
many signs not to be mistaken. The bath houses
are getting their coats of paint the anna
teur orchestras practising for the opening OF
the out OF door gardens. and the dancing master
from Philadelphia who conducts the childrens
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
Shape of the Bow and Of the
Stern .. Matter of Consider
able Importance.
CHAPTER V.

Though the lines upon which motor boat OF
any other kind Of water craft is built constitute a
feature upon which the advice Of an expert had
better be had, the novice at motor boating should
have least a rUdimentary knowledge Of the lines
on which boats are commonly built, and especially
should he know OF the shapes OF bows and sterns.
Tor in a motor boat, above all other boats, there
Is nothing upon which the speed and general utihty
of the craft depend more strongly than upon these
points OF its construction
The novice who has been studying up on motor
boats IN a general way, and knows that long lines
ere conducive to speed may think he knows all
'nSt Is necessary 10 know on this point 30 long
ss he bow is right shaped he viii tell one It does
hot matter about the shape Of the stern one OF
tne arzt things the novice has TO learn is the fact
mat tor years naval architects have had greater
otncaty in obtaining satisfactory lines for the
stern than for any other portion Of power boat
20 prevent speed boats from "squattng' or set
-1Is down into the water. under the forward I'M
peise ot the propeers, has been their greatest en-
oesTor. For the most part the bows OF motor
D'eas are built close to the perpendicular hne' z
hnsa proportion having any decided slant back
~@fc 10 the keel The fare o. outward curve OF
Us null forward would seem 10 persons unac-
P1@nted with the subject to tend 10 pull down the
sped OF the boat. but experts say that this form
u construction has decided advantage. in that
. gives greater buoyancv TO the boat forward, and
oeiE 10 throw far aside and out Of the course the
ss1Isoe water through by the knife-like bow
IL however. the lines OF boat aft are not such
S s 70 eq1aiize the upward lift forward when under
Ngh speed the boat viii settle low in the water,
VI n the language OF naval architects, will
squat When this takes place wave. known as
following wave.' is created, and II has been
demonstrated beyond all doubt that this wave is
sceonpsnied by a certain amount Of suction which
'eeaFas the progress of the boat
tne fantaii" stern or stern built long up
~efo Ind backward slanting line. was generally
Employed IN the construction of motor boats years
eso' ana IL was with this form OF construction
s ~ me tendency OF the boats 10 squat under
Akn speed was first noticed. Now motor boats
are fos the part designed entirely different
-ass IL tie stern z hss been found that steTns
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23

can be purchased and for $3.50 commodious SO-foot
cruiser. equipped with a l0-horsepower engine
capable of making eight miles an hour. can pe
bought This boat has extension berths. lavatory
separate galley engine room and cabin, and many
other conveniences. making It ideal craft Tor a
long summer trip.
While IT is not suited for long trips, there Is
much pleasure to be got out of the day cruiser, a
type Of boat suited for family along rivers ana
on lakes. Recently there has been revival OF the
high cabin type in these boats. The windows are
CT the drop pattern, making II possible 10 con-
vert the cabin into one Of the most comIoT'aoie
places Imaginable ON hot day gooo t!Po "a
this kind of boat. 50 feet overall, is equipped Wu
a four-cylinder 80-horsepower engine, capable OIL
developing speed OF twelve miles an hour me
engine is placed midway OF the craft ihsuilhs
steadiness in rough water In the pilot house ioI-
ward are two sofas, which may be used as berths
T3aclx Of this Is the engine room and galley, and
inst hack Of that compartment the saloon Win
sofa at either side and folding table IN the eenie
while there is a generous sized COCKPIT ail "'iioi
makes a fine point of observation on clear days
Though not intended for long cruises boat OF TINS
t1e can he used for such trips IL desired the soIas
being converted into berths. Four persons Can
easily, he accommodated and at at pinch TWO
more can be proVlded lot.
Quite apart from the class names by which they
are known 10 the trade motor boats may. for the
con,,eriance Of the prospective purchaser, be di-
vi6ed into these classes: Boats for speed purposes
only; boats for speed, combined WIN coIn+ot :.
boats for comfort speed being secondary consul
GRAFTON: boats for extended cruises Win caOn ao
commodations; boats for use in shallow water III
the first class boats of minimum beam or boats
built on extremely lines are. of course INC
best In the second class are those motor ooats Oh
wider beam and equipped with moderate power,
The compromise and fantail stern open Doals arc
t,ynes of extreme beam In which speed is or
minor consideration. For extended cruises wheTe
cabin accommodations necessary, the compro-
mise and transom stern cruisers are best suited
while auy of the so-called tunnel stern boats are
the boats for shallow waters.
The man who feels that he can spend more than
81 600 for his motor boat find many serviceable
cruisers at prices ranging between that sum and
5000 raised deck cruiser. with spacious forward
ca bin l5-horsepower engine. stove space, ample
sleeping accommodation for two three persons
and other convenences, be had for 81 500, while
for $500 more thirty-foot trunk cabin launch, of
the well known compromise stern type, which will
easily accommodate four persons on & long trip
end 1k-sQgirned -E1ta 4 z1=aaSsse
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23

Of rough usage and retain every line OF the origi
nal CLAW model. These paPier mache forms are
then painted and ready TO be applied 10 the
floats.
There is one young woman in the model room
who works on equal basis with the men sculp-
tors and does her work without the aid OF a live
or Law model Almost every conceivable object Is
modelled and made into papier mache In that
model room, from imitation flames and caooases
to heroic figures Of men and women and an eagle
that stands IS high and u feet from tip to UP
The figures and objects that are too large TO ne
carried out of the model room through the small
doors or are too large for convenience in handing
are cut into small sections, and each section is
carefully numbered. while drawing OF the hgure
or object, with the sections CorrespondinglF num-
bered is filed in Captain Stoddards office to facili-
tate the reassenbIing Of the figures. The conges-
ton in the model room is so great that 1t has been
found necessary to mprovise large workshop on
The roof of the building
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
wATcHMEN CONSTANTLY ALERT

Outsfd. the model ROOM in the main part OF the
workshop, is a busy In one corner Is a
forge with blacksmiths busily engaged IN making
chains and many kinds of iron parts for the hoats'
In another corner are two buzZ-saws and a lathe,
while in the centre carpenters benches and the
paint shop. Wandering constantly around the shoP
are watchmen patrolling. day and night, on the
outlook for fire or danger Of any kind From the
girders there stretches network OF fire hose al
WAYS attached to hydrants, ready for instant use
and on convenient shelves at short intervals are
fire extinguishers and hand grenades- The shop Is
managed as carefully the largest Manufacturing
plant and is quite thoroughly sEstenatlzed. II
is impossible TO get into it without special card
of admission. and the worlImen carry help
cards The doortender IS impervious 10 hattery of
bribery and even the officers OF the commission
must show the regular cards Of admission 10 gam
entrance
The first step in the making of float is the
building Of a rough foundation for the design Of
timber, covered with wire mesh The Wise Is theI
covered with heavy. coarse linen and is ready Tor
the application Of the stucco or papief mace WORK
as the case may be. The high parts are next built
lIp the positions Of The figures and objects 10 be
placed upon the float carefully marked in ac-
cordance with the complete artist design from
which the men constantly work. and the decora-
tions at the base left until the last hey are
buflt with as much accuracy house and as wei
made as II they we're intended FOR use for several
years. and not merely for one parade.
All designs for floats submitted to a special
committee of the commission. Of which samuel
yerpIanck Hoffman president of The New York
Historical Society is chairman. This committee
cornprises in It's membership authorities on history
and art and passes upon not only the historical
accuracy OF the design. but also upon its artistic
beauty. The result of this supervision has hr'H d
remarkable collection OF floats, illustrative "f the
,rJncinal events in the history Of New YORK city
and state The historical parade viii be- divided
into four periods-the Indian. the Dutch and Co
lonal the English and the modern or United states
sections Each division viii be headed by tue
- .,d each Aoat will be manned and escorted by
guards Of honor from the various organizations ot
on ,a,tonalities represented I'm greater New York
The line of the parade was selected with two
main objects in view. The first was to permit the
greatest number Of persons to view It with the
Iaeet nossible inconvenience and the other was To
select route that would not make it necessary for
~ eos+s "a pass under elevated railroad structures
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23

MODELLING WILD BEASTS.
Tho deer Is not trying to escaPeI he Is
merely placed up there to dry.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
w4IskEY BURIED HUNDRED YEARS.

Workmen digging a cellar at Clayvjle. Penn. re-
Gently uaearthed five casks Of whiskey. which. ac-
cording to the labels. had been buried more than a
century II is supposed that they were concealed
during the whiSkry usurrection in 1884 The liquor
was distributed among the citizens or the NIilage
I'm small quantities. and il is expected II Will be
used exclusively Tor medicinal purposes SHch
discovery in a prohibition town would he hailed
as an fnterpositiou of some mysterious power III
behalf of a thirsty people.-Utca Press
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23

or other low cbstructons. The floats will be from
% to 90 feet high 81 feet long and Il feet wide the
largest being Of greater dimensions than any other
floats ever built it is said The line Of the histori-
cal. military and night carnival parades VIII oe
from Central Park West ard 10th street down
Central Park West to 59th street. TO Fifth avenue.
down Fifth avenue TO and through Washington
Square to lth street, where they Will disband.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23

carIIyais on the piers has arrived TO teach the
fancy steps 10 all the impatient little dancers who
viii later nh the piers with gay coIors. life and
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
r;ftv Are Completed and
Fifty More Are Under
Way in Preparation
for the Great
Parade.

, tho Romans celebrated their victo-
Os.b nareants and the pageant has since been
&c as A ftcing form of patriotic celebration
- 1-,-lr * 70 have Il great patriotic celebration
" <u 20 he called the Hudson-F'ulton celebra-
DtA' - TWO Of the principal features will be an
D..l,sl IT, nageant and a carnival pageant. me
iii he held on Tuesday. September Is. and the
- on the night of Saturday. october = IN
-. If these parades fifty immense floats VIII be
e. a.. Those for the historical parade are fin
- sxoerr for the final coats Of paint, and Work
e. .,rssdy begun upon those &c be used in the
igtt carnival parade
Ne orleans at present holds the palm for street
.-a5es Of floats hut 1t is promised that the pag-
- If ancient Rome and of modern New Or
-. ui1 be surpassed in the Hudson-Fulton cele-
&C, In the workshops Of the Hudson-fultoh
es.h-s+ion Commission at 14eth street and EX-
- a,enue in The Bronx fifty floats have been
-. and fftv floats are being built by the Hud-
-, r,,l,on Celebration Commission for the enter
t-,snt and instruction Of the public in connec-
vttl the commemoration this fail Of the three
s-s,esth anniversary OF the discovery of the Hud-
- Rirer ana the one hundredth anniversary OF
- 4-st application Of steam to navigation on the
=. liver In the immense structure, half barn
..lf st1,dlo in appearance. force Of three hun
sss scglptors and other artists. papier mache
,-ssrs carpenters, blacksmiths and painters nave
-,-E4s for the last two months, and the result OF
- vo-lz when seen upon the streets is expected
70 e1Tprise New YORK ana rs eAPe0'S1 III ii'e@ -
visitors ,.,,s
,g .. .fe floats for Them under the general super
,5ian Of the commission, is Captain A H Stoo-
AID and the man who designed the floats was
2 A Uikstron. who died. April 26. at work at
ne easel Mr Stoddard for nineteen years the
osvtain Of pageantry at New Orleans ana Nj
Uikrtror for more than twenty years designed the
sos+s for the NIardi Gras there. Mr.. Wikstron1'
fex dsvs before his DEATH said that the floats 1or
the Redistribution celebration represented his best
u0rk and Mr. Stoddard is confident that the pa
nsses will surpass anything that he ever did Tor
New Orleans Members Of the commission ~ho
have seen the pageants at New Orleans ana ABROAD 40
s ,l,o have seen the floats built and being built
Cor the parades this fall agree that world records
viii be broken by the parades of the Hudson-Ful-
tor csIebra ton.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
TRAINING SCHOOL ESTABLISHED.

The task Of building these floats was serious
u-cblern for the officers and members of the com
mission Even after the engagement OF the laIe
M Hikstrom and Of Nj. Stoddard they were sti
conf-o,te5 with the problem Of obtaining workmen
fried nv practical experience TO 90 the peculiar
stvle OF work required, and it was found necessary
10 send 10 New Orleans for worInen skilled IN this
class Of construction. Using these men as n
structors a school Of float construction was Nlrtu-
sllv established, with New York scuptors and
cs-nsn+ers as pupils with the result that now the
New York contingent in the commissions work
shops is skilled in every detail
Every portion OF the floats is built right In the
commissions workshop and they are painted lheIe'
The floats for the historical parade are Oelis
moved from the workshop to Eighth avenue ana
75sth street where with the permission Of the
Board Of Aldermen. they stored under the VIA
duct leading from Macomb's Dam Bridge TO st
Nicholas avenue
one Of the most interesting departments OF the
commissions workshop is the modelling Toom' In
which three master sculptors assisted by a large
corps OF men and women. model in clay and plas-
ter the figures and other objects to be used on the
floats. The rough skeleton Of the figure IS hrst
built OF lath and wire mesh. and then masses OF
soft green clay are patted on that framework
The sculptors assistants next mould the clay INTO
some semblance OF the design with their hands
with wooden paddles and with wire scrapers. and
then the sculptor carefully models the face and
form Of the figure or the exact outline Of the Oh
Ject be produced The next step is the taking OF
plaster mould Of the clay model.
The papier mache workers then take possession
of the cast Five six layers of thin tough paper
are pasted every part Of the cast and allowed
dry perfectly. The cast is then split In two by
cutting through the layers Of paper, and the plas-
ter cast is removed, wheTeupon the papier mache
mould is carefully Joined and sewed with fine wire
and the place Of opening covered with more layers
Ct pasted paper. When finished and dried the pa
pier mache figure viii stand remarkable amount
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

reached the vegetables VIII not get done
They consequently have 70 be put into a closed
boiler so that the generated steam will create
enough pressure for the water TO boil at or
bevond the required temperature In the ex-
perImental proof of this fact water IS placed in
1. vessel and the air exhausted from above the
surface Of the water. As the process of pump
ing goes On the water will violently boil, the
steam congealing On the sides Of the exhaust
vessel II the pumping IS continued long
enough and the outside IS cooled below the
freezing point Of water the water will continue
10 boil and bubble till il IS frozen into snowy
mass Il ice.
This fact Is also made use Of in taking rough
test Il the height Of a mountain. Ordinarily
II sea level where the pressure IS about thirty
inches O; mercury water boiis At two hundred
and twelve degrees Fahrenheit. Now If 1t IS
noticed that 1t a certain place it boils at a few
degrees lower the height Of that place can be
easily ascertained 10y comparison with table
made out for this purpose In general for every
degree the boiling takes place under two hun
drod and twelve, height Of about five hun
drcd feet Is counted
OF course these principles do not apply to
water alone, tut characteristic Of al liquids.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
Adulteration of Foods

G. --.el Is heard - pure food laws and food
~ liberation tce-e DAYS that one Is prone
70 -e---l. tn-t fae abuse IN question is a result
q modem conditions Il trade and campoti-
tion. Salh. however. j. not the case: fcr the
Greeks md Romans complained aS bitterly IS
:he American - to-lay Il the adulteration q
-htlr food.
u Plinv IS found an account setting forth
now The bakers of Rome were wont 70 mix with
--e.r dough O white Garth. soft 70 the touch and
sweet - the taste thus turning out toodstu1
-1-t naG welght and fine appearance, but little
food value.
t.nv also touches upon VINE adulteTatlon.
IL sselre- us that not even the rlCh Roman
noble could he sure that the wine ne purchased
vy..- -5l.-e Moreover the famous wines II
Fa.erno were doctored. and wines from Gaul
generally esteemed 10 be II the best were as a
meter Il tact artificiallv colored by aloes and
other drugs.
Much complaint was made IN Athens touch
.rg VINE aduteration SD that n time i became
necessary % appoint special inspectors with .
,-.e,v 20 putting "a end - the evil
There was one winc merchant. named
-.1l-hare- who was So sSiltul II the matter Of
'a.-Iteratio1 that hrs name actually became a
---..-lE-rn Fo- the expression clever deceit"
9 vrre o' old age - ucw Wlue.
And so on. Throughout Europe, from the
t,-ltn ceut.,rv onward. are found rumcrous in
e-4nce- af food aauitcratian u general practice
i-- baker brewer. v;-t-erS. etc. The tricks
O.: the crale .scrc originated more than q thou
and "ears ago.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
Facts About Hailstones

IF i was not for the countless trillions Of
dust particles that float separately. in
visible IN the atmosphere, there could be no ram
drops, snow crystals, or hailstones. From a
perfectly Gustlcss atmosphere the moisture
would descend IN ceasclcss rlin without drops
The dust particles serve as nuclei about which
vapor gather
The snow crystI is the most beautiful
creation # the aerial moisture, and the hail
stone is the most extraordinary. The heart of
every h4i9tonc IS Tiny epcck oi dust. such
81 eI,ck. with % .1,tl" moisture condensed about
j. is the germ from which may he formed
haistone capable # telling man OF smashing
q window But first It must be caught up by
a current of air and carried 70 the level Of the
lofty cirr.s clouds five OF six, or even ten,
miles high Then. continually growing 10y
fresh acceeeions of moisture, 1t begins its long
plunge 70 the earth, spinning through the cloud,
and fishing in the sun ike a diamond bolt shot
from q rainbow.