The Herald. rOBIxTBItKD DAILY, SUNDAY HXOBITHD WEIKLY, IVtnr SATUHDAY. K, A. JIOYJSJ.,... . -...-.l'roprUtor H. 0, BOY Jilt ISdttor rind IiiM(Aer W. J. rrAlKIlt8...-. .M-oeat JMKor .-JT. JlorJJ...M-....'" Sfanagtr SUBSCRIPTION rates: Daily, per year,...;. f8 00 Wbki.t, per year . I 60 Adverlltlnn llatfi. Transient, 10 cents per line, first Insertion i 6 MnU per line each subsequent Insertion, Hates (or rcfruUr advertising can be bad on applica tion at the offlco or by mall. The Evisma Herald baa a larger etreula tlonln'Bhcnandoah than ony other paper pub tahd, Books open to all. Bntered at tho I'oitomos. at Hhenanddoh, Pa. (or transmission through the malls as second-class mall matter. "When tho eagles homeward lly" might be tho nowest topleal song, wig gested by the currentof gold returning to America. The kind fate which permitted a .Spanish Anarchlfit to be blown up by his own bomb at Madrid sot a prcco' dent which might bo happily followed wherever there aro dynnmitlng Anar dilate. THE AMERICAN NAVY. CiioiiEitA continues to rage at Mecca. It does not increase at Alals, in south ern Franco. It Is it ported' to be de creasing in Russia. There is hopeful ness In the two latter statements. But there Is no excuse for relaxation of vigilance. It is given out that the Governor of South Carolina hue purchased $300,000 worth of whiskey and beer with which to stock the state dispensary. It would seem to be a good time for the Governor of North Carolina to pay his respects to his fellow Executive, Illinois distillers are assisting the attorney general of that state in mak ing war upon the whiskey trust Whiskey drinkers throughout tho country are also making war upon the trust by being actively engaged In the endeavor to reduce Its supplies. The latter, however, may be said to be en gaged in a friendly warfare, It will be gratifying news to all to learn that the construction of un elee trio line to Lakeside is assured. There are few breathing spots equal to Lake side Park in the coal region and when the. road is completed thousands will visit the place daily where there are hundreds now. It Is contended that to operate the road to Lakeside in the winter would not pay. That may be so, but the experiment must be tried first. However it was not contem plated to operate tho road between Delano and that place in the winter. This question Is now being discussed by a number of correspondents of a leading New York paper. Whatever the decision arrived at, one thing ought to be clear that If the men don't love such women they ought to do so. A sensible woman who marries a man who neither tolls nor spins, and whose whole life is one long loaf, is not an object of congratulation. On the other hand, there is no reason which should make a wife any less lovable because Bhe has not simply folded her hands and refused to help herself. There is nothing more sub lime, nor more promotive of the sympathy of a true man, than the spectacle of a tender, reilned, woman going forth Into the rough world to do work which will relieve her family of some of its burdens. Such women suffer much, but they are purified by suffering, and their character Is elevated'and rendered more lovable in the eyes of every true, generous spirited man. The members of the Pennsylvania Editorial Association had a splendid time at Reading this week and In leaving the city with their ladies carried away kind remembrances of Berks county hospitality that will not fade soon. People sometimes poke fuu at Berks county's dumb oxen and fat people, but the satire makes room for genuine admiration when visits such as the newspaper men enjoyed this week are made to Reading. There is no prettier or better governed city In the state, and it is filled with good natured people and pretty girls. The newspaper men will hereafter be proud of "Ault Barricks." To Cyrus L. Fox, the secretary of the Board of Trade, tho members of the editorial fraternity and their wives and lady friends have much to be thankful for. The treat ment accorded them was kind and l lie hospitality generous. Mr. Fox 1 a newspaper man and know uu.v to cater to the fraternity. The season of drowning aucidunip Is upon us, and u i- rohably uxeieew, ,in the opinion of the Lancaster Exam iner, to give; the sage dame's advice to her boy when he went to the pond "to hang his sblrt on a hickory limb and not go near the water." Acci dents generally happen both classes those who cannot swim at all, and those who are experts. The fairly good swimmer is conservative and judiciously wise. So every boy who jjoes out a bathing should be able to swim a little, but not too will. Larger b.boats may venture more, but little boats should keep near shore that la within the periphery and depth of a bath tub. But as already intimated sage advice is about as ill paying em ployment as pouring water to a duos.' back to drown the animal. A certain num'bCTtcfaocidenta are bound to hap pen beiweer&Woal oil can and the most popular uattifnaTvevn It Ib Not aa Powerful no Wo Have BMn TOld. An Intrre.tluc Clint with Hear Admiral htmrs 19. JoHett-Otir Oralners Stand Too High Out nf tho Water Tho Puritan. SpoOlM Washington Let tor. 1 "It is very true that our navy is de ficient In baUloshlps," soys Hear Ad miral Jnmes 15. Jouett, retired. "The Urltlih naval officer who recently Mild In Now York that our ships stand too high out of tho water and that in ti fight 'thoy would mako good targets for tho onemy to Uro at,' moroly ut tered a truth with whloh the officers of tho Amorican navy aro perfectly famil iar. Tho Now York editor who print ed that romark and wrote an editorial upon tho Bithject has beon severely criticised throughout tho pros of the country, so I havo obsorved; but the original statement and tho comment made upon It aro worthy of tho consid eration of our pooplo." "Do you mean, admiral, that wo are not provided with battleships with which wo might copo with tho navies of foreign nations?" "I certainly do. Of course you know I am regarded as an old fogy, nrjd con sequently I do not havo anything to say about theso matters. My own opinion, however, Is that wo havo boon building our cruisers Upon models which might bo greatly improved. It is truo that thoy attain great speed and that thoy aro great Improvement over vessels of tho old navy, hut they stand so high out of tho water that their resistance to wind and wave pre vents them from attaining that degree of Bpeod which cruisers ought to have. 1 cannot say that I admlro the white squndron, oxcepting those ships which wore built upon tho Itoach models." "But wo will havo some battleships, will wo not, admiral?" "O, yes, wo will havo some battlo ships one of those days, and they will bo good ones, too. When the Puritan is completed I would be willing to take that vessel and enter into ari engage ment with all tho vessels from foreign couutrios which havo re cently beon visiting our shores. The Puritan is to be an Iron, low, freo-board coast defense monitor with two steel barbette turrets. She was commenced by John Itoach at Chester, Pa., in 1875, and is now in courso of completion at tho United States navy yard in New York. I understand that this battleship is very nearly completed now and is only awaiting her armor. Her longth is to bo S89K feet and her breadth 00 feet. Her main draft is to bo 18 feot and her displacement 0.06U tons. It was originally intended that her maximum indicated horse power should bo 7,800. ThlBmagnlilcent bat tleship will stand only about thirty Inches out of tho water, and' she will be ablo to steam at the rate of fourteen knots an hour at sen. Tho difference between this battleship and tho cruis ers of which wo are so reasonably proud, bo far as fighting purposes aro concerned, will bo very great indeed. Tho Philadelphia, Chicago or Atlantic might bo struck by tho gunners of the foreign vessels at a distance of three miles cr more; but it would bo almost Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSOHJfEDf PUHE BCAB ADMIItAX. JAMES E. JOUETT. impossible for the best gunners in any navy even at a distance of one mile to strike such a vessel as the Puritan. Shooting at an object so near tho wa ter line with the great guns of tho modern navy would be almost equiva lent to shooting across the street with a revolver at tho thin edgo of a sheet of tissue paper. It would almost be impossible to striko her. "The Miantouomah is a very good bat tleship of her class, and inu few years more we will havo some very formid able battleships. ' But at presont tho criticism made by tho British naval officer and commonted upon by the New York papers is just in every way. You must remember that the reoent naval display at Hampton Roads and New York was in no sense a display of strength of the navies of tho world. Tho foreign nations which participated in the naval review in honor of the discovery of A mprica sent vossels which wore merely of tlia same class fts our own Thcv ih 1 not make any effort to display their slroneat vessels for our huii-iliatipn upon our own shores." These statements of Admiral Jouett You have noticed that some houses always seem to need repainting ; they look dingy, rusted, faded. Others always look bright, clean, fresh. The owner of the first "economizes" with "cheap" mixed paints, etc.; the second paints with Strictly Pure ite Lead The first spends three times as much for paint in five years, and his build ings never look as well. Almost everybody knows" that good paint can only be had by using strictly Iiure White Lead. The difficulty is ack of care in selecting it. The John T. Lewis & Bros. brand is strictly pure White Lead, "Old Dutch" process; it is standard and well known established by the test of years. For any color (other than white) tint the Strictly Pure White Lead with National Lead Company's Pure White Lead Tintiner Colors, and vou will have the best paint that it is possible to put on a building. For sale by the most reliable dealers In paints everywhere. If you are going to paint, It will pay you to and to us Tor a book containing Informa tion that may save you many a dollar j it will only cott you a postal card to do so. JOHN T. LEWIS ft BROS. CO.7 FhllAdeiphj. aro worthy of serious consideration. Ho is ono of the bravest officers the peoplo of this country havo ever Rent to sea. Tho deeds of bravery and heroism done by this old sea dog would easily fill a volume; and tho half would not thon havo beon told. What ho says is not In an unfriendly or unkind spirit, because ho is very proud of tho American navy and Its history, and ho believes that our navy to-day is com posed of splendid officers and bravo Amorican seamen. Ho morely states tho facts as thoy appear to him, In an off-hand, blulf and hearty manner, which makes hin opinions all the moro valuable. Under date of December SO, 1803, Hon. William 13. Chandler, secretary of the navy, addressed a letter to lion. J. Warron IColfer, speaker of tho houso of representatives, concerning tho im portance of completing tho Iron-clad monitors Puritan, Amphltrlte, Monad nunk and othors. In that lottor Mr. Chandler said: "If tho nation is to gain its position as a maritlmo and naval power, rensonablo provision should bo mado, not only for offensive cruising vossels, but also for harbor defense, by means of iron-clads. Such defense can be accomplished moro effectively and economically by double turrotod monitors than by any other form of armored vossels." In writing that lotter to tho speaker of the house of representatives, tho secretary of tho navy transmitted a re port from tho naval advisory board in which sclentlflo reasons and argu ments woro glvon to sustain the rec ommendation of tho secretary of tho navy. From this letter and tho ac companying roports which I havo found upon the flloa of tho houso of roprosentativea, it appears that over ten years ago tho secretary of the navy and tho loading engineer officers were fully In accord with tho views which are expressed above by Admiral Jouett. While we havo considerable reason to bo proud of tho Improvement which has occurred in our navy in re cent years, It must bo a sourco of sln- folvlng turret. Any mlssllo which mltht strike tho moving snrfaco of the turret, save In the exact center, would glance harmlessly away Into tho water This Is a vary brief description of the battloship to which tho admiral di rected my attention! but, It is suf ficient to show her power. Smith D. Fnv. Tho I)uk ttnd the Inventor. The reported Invention of a bullot proof "plastron" recalls tho anecdote eonnectod with tho duke of Welling ton and a somewhat similar invention. The inventor, having obtained an in torviow with tho duko at tho Horse guards, was requested to put on tho armor, which was stated to bo of some light material worn beneath tho cloth ing. Tho duko having oxprcssed his approval of Its nppcaranco, tho in ventor, highly pleased, dilated on Its ptirfoot qualities warmly, until tho commandor-in-chiof quiotly asked one of hlB staff to order tho attendance of a file of tho guards with a few rounds of ball cartridge. Needless to add, the Inventor mado a hurried exit, and nothing moro was heard of this In vulnerable armor. Broad Arrow. NEWSPAPER WAIFS. the rtmrrAsr. cere regret that congress, by a mis take In tho Idea of economy, has thus long delayed tho completion of our lino of battloshlps. But year after year the secretaries of tho navy havo rcquosted liberal appropriations for this work, only to bo answered with Bpeclous pleas for economy, while tho statesmen have proceeded to voto money away In the river and harbor bill, for the improvement of out-of-the-way creeks and almost unheard of streams. When the Puritan was commenced by John Poach, tho only contract which tho secretary of the navy was permitted by law to mako contained the following shatnof ul clause: "It is expressly understood, however, that the government la not to be Involved In liability, and that the contractors aro to do their work, if thoy do it, waiting for and accepting for their pay such appropriations as may bo mado by congress therofor." In other words, any Amerhan shipbuilder who might be rich enough and patriotic enough to build warships for tho coun try might do so, and depend upon the generosity of congress for his reim bursement. It is disgraceful to our nation that such legislation should ever have been enncted. But it was tho law, and John Itoach undertook to prepare a navy for tho republic. The above proviso in ship-building con tracts will bo conceded by every busi ness mind to have been an outrage upon the national honor. No nation can over hope to build a navy in such a hap-hazard manner; and it was Sec retary Whitney whoso administration made it possible for the government to mako honest contracts, and thereby develop the nucleus of a navy. That is all wo havo to-day; a nucleus. In an official report to the seoretary of tho navy concerning the Terror, Puritan, Amphitrite and Monadnunk, Commodore Shufeldt said: "In thick ness of turret, deck and bow armor, tho Puritan Is superior to tho other ships;" so that it will appear that the presi dent of the naval advisory board of ficially agreed with Admiral Jouett In his estimate of the new monitor. This marine monster is to havo two electric search lights of 20,000 candle power each, so mounted as to havo clear sweep of the horizon of at least two hundred and fifty degrees, and both lights are to command all approaches to the ship, each light being provided with its own engine and dynamo. In the two turrets of the Puritan will be mounted four 10tf-inoh, steel, breeoh-loading rifled guns; each of them possessing the strength and di mensions necessary to utilize a charge of 9T6 pounds of powder, with a pro jectile of 850 pounds weight These Immense death-dealers are to be loaded, elevated and run out of their port holes by hydraulic power. The armor on the turrets will be U Inches thiok, ex cept in front of the guns, where it will be 10 inches, with a wooden backing of white oak, 11 inohes thick. Even if this ship were struok squarely upon tbi- tin rot ith the heaviest projectile of modern tira"-s, it could not be pene- ' trateJ But tb. hanrr-s are as one In . a million that the vessel would ever be J struck gtiuarely In the center of a re-1 Aunt "Well, Bobby, what do you want to bo"whon you grow up?" Bob by (remembering privato seance In the woodshed) "An orphan." Texas Sitt ings. Teacher "Karl, can you toll mo tho symbolism of colors green, blue and red, for Instance?" Karl "Hono, mod' osty, and socialism." Fllegende Blatter. "Johnny, what is a kiss?" asked tho teacher. "It's a thing which you can't describe with yer tonguo, but yer can express It with yer lips," said Johnny, Harper's Bazar. He (anxiously) "Do you think your lather would over consent to our mar riago?" She (carefully) "I don't know. Papa Is just like all other men so I suppose ho makes mistakes sometimes." Brooklyn Life. Perhaps for concontratcd inaccuracy of statement nothing can surpass the following sontenco, which occurred in an account of a burglary given in a newspaper: "Altera frultloss search, all the money was recovered exoepf ono pair of boots," TId-Bits. PICKED UP IN EUROPE. PoRTtraax is tho most Illiterate coun' try In Europe. Wine Is frequently used Instead of water In Spain in mixing shoo black' lng. An enormous gorilla In tho Berlin aquarium takes a bath every day, and when eating uses a knifo, fork and napkin. Granulated cork and bitumen pressed Into blocks Is used for paving tho streets of London, elasticity boing its chief recommendation. The average length of life is greater in Norway than in any other country on tho globe. This is attributed to tho fact that the temperature is cool and uniform during tho entire year. 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