THE CITIZKN. FKIDAV, IKHHIAUV ai, 11)11.
$12,833,900 IN
iATTLI
What Dreadnought New York
Will Mean In Money.
SEVEN OTHERS BUILDING,
Figuros on Cost of Constructing, Arm
ing, Equipping and Furnishing a
Fighting Force Show Huge Sums Re
quired to Maintain a Flock of "Peace
Doves" For Uncle Sam.
What docs the battleship New York
menu?
It means $12,S33.0SO worth of steel,
iron, wood and powder, all made into
a first class or Dreadnought type of
fighting vessel and named after the
state of New York. It is 27.000 tons
of destruction which will be put afloat
in approximately two years to either
maintain peace or enforce the man
dates of war.
The battleship New York means the
largest and latest fighting ship in the
.world. It is a "peace dove," accord
ing to advocates of a larger and great
er navy.
The department has just completed
or has under construction seven other
battleships of the Dreadnought type.
One of these, the Texas, a sister ship
of the New York, will cost within
$1,500,000 as much as the Now York,
and the six others will cost between
$7,&H.445 and $10,954,231 apiece.
What a Battleship Means.
Here is what a battleship means,
figured out by naval experts:
The battleship New York, known to
experts as battleship No. 34, is being
onstructed at the Brooklyn navy
yard. Congress appropriated $0,000,000
for the construction of the hull and
tlie machinery. It was not enough,
and work on tho vessel had to be stop
ped. Secretary of the Navy Meyer is
now appearing before the naval com
mittees of the house and senate asking
tor an additional $1,500,000 to complete
the work.
If the battleship New York Is con
structed at tho Brooklyn yard the hull
alone will cost approximately $1,C00,
000: tho machinery, boilers and steam
and electrical appliances $2,Cu3,000.
making a total of $7,203,000.
Then come armor and armament.
Tho armor, which will protect the vital
parts of tho ship and the guns and
magazines, will cost approximately
$3,000,000. The guns and other arma
ment will cost $2.540,9S0. This latter
lum Is divided as follows:
Ten fourteen-lnch guns at $74,700
apiece. $747,000.
Twenty-one five-Inch 51 caliber guns
at $0,200 apiece. $193,200.
For the balance of tho armament
funds, $1,000,780, comprising four
three-pounders, two one-pounders, S.
A.; two three-inch F, two 30-callber M
and four twouty-one-inch submerged
torpedo tubes.
To this must be added the gun car
riages, magazine machinery and hoists
and all appliances necessary to the op
oration of the big and little guns.
This makes a total of $2,540,9S0 for
armament.
Armor Cost Is Great.
Tho armor around those guns con
sists of armor plate several inches In
thickness. It extends above, over and
below the guns: there are secondary
armors as well, all of which are
charged to the amount for armor, mak
ing the total of $5,540,980 for armor
and armament.
Next comes the crew of officers nnd
men. There will be 1,009 enlisted men
of both the navy nnd marine corps
aboard and sixty-three officers. After
tlie officers and men are taken aboard
oal and ammunition (on a peace basis)
are taken aboard. The amount of coal
la tremendous. It is estimated that the
New York will use under ordinary con
ditions 10.870 tons of coal annually.
This amount of coal will cost approxi
mately $44,008, or about $2.00 per ton.
The pay of the officers for one year
will amount to $84,589. the enlisted
men of the navy $301,433 and the en
listed men of the marine corps $17,740
a year, making a total payroll for the
personnel of the vessel of $403,702.
The maintenance of the enlisted men
of the vessel for a year amounts to
commuted rations, $1,(S8, nnd cost of
provisions, $98,459. making a total of
$100,147.
Heavy Ammunition Cost.
The ammunition the ship would use
annually, projectiles and powder,
would amount to approximately $70.
000, divided as follows: Projectiles, in
cluding torpedoes. $10,500; powder.
153.500.
The cost of the other Dreadnoughts
constructed In the last ten years. In
cluding the Texas, is as follows:
Texas, authorized 1910; building at
Newport News, Vn., cost $11,000,000.
Florida, authorized May 13, 1003;
building at New York yard: cost $10,
054.231. Arkansas, authorized March 3, 1009:
building at Camden, N. J.; cost $10,
010,812. Wyoming, authorized March 3, 1909:
building at Philadelphia; cost $9,785,
812. North Dakota, authorized March 2
1007: built at Quincy, Mass.; cost
$8,234,445.
Delaware, authorized Juno 29, 1000;
built at Newport News, Va.; cost
$7,814,445.
Utah, authorized May 13, 1908; being
built at Camden, N. J.; coat $8,500,231.
ONE. I
IN THE WORLD OF
SPORT
Sheridan Training For All
Around Championship.
Martin J. Sheridan announces that
he will be a candidate for the all
around championship next summer. Ho
says he will train as never before, ns
he believes it will be the last time he
will enter the contest, and he wants
to establish a record that will stand
for some time.
With enough good men competing
Sheridan believes that ho will be able
to score 8,000 points. With only one
man against him in 1900 and having
practically no competition from this
one man in many of the events, he
scored the record total, 7,335 points,
lie figures that a man must be able to
ncoro 8,000 or more points to beat him.
Sheridan is already shaping himself
for the event. He has outlined a sys
tem of training and will continue at it
throughout the winter and in the early
spring will take part In many compe
titions outdoors.
Donaldson's Record Breaking Stunt.
Jack Donaldson, the South African
professional sprinter, In Kimberley,
Capo Colony, recently ran 150 yards in
14 seconds. This is a now world's rec
ord, bettering both the amateur and
professional records.
The amateur record for 150 yards
was made by It. E. Walker of South
Africa in April, 1909. He covered the
distance in 14 1-5 seconds. Walker
since then has turned professional.
Harry Hutchens ran 150 yards In 14
seconds In 1887. This has stood as the
professional record since that time.
First Sacker Tom Jones a Stayer.
Tom Jones, tho veteran guardian of
the first sack for tho Detroit Tigers,
has been relegated to the minora so
often that all records have been
broken, hut he still holds down that
position nt first. Every year he was
with the St. Louis Browns he was to
be succeeded by some youngster, but
the Welshman has sent twenty-two
aspirants for his place back to tho
minors, and his friends say that he
will do so again this year.
Missouri Schools May Limit Sports.
Missouri valley high schools and
small colleges are discussing tho idea
of limiting tho number of sports in
which a student can take part in one
year. The argument of those who
wish for reform Is that with tho many
and varied college sports of the present
time tho student who is given to ath
letics gives up his whole time to them
for the honor of his school nnd to the
detriment of his personal Interest In
his studios.
Minnesota Will Have Crew.
It is expected that tho University of
Minnesota will have a crew next fall.
The proposed dam in the Mississippi
river at Fort Snelling has received fa
vorable congressional action, nnd the
best of rowing coaches are inquiring
about the chances of a position. Let
ters have been received from Ten
Eyck of Syracuse, Stevenson, an as
sistant coach at Harvard, and George
Van Vliet of New York city.
Morris, New Heavyweight, In Soft
For a new beginner Carl Morris, tho
heavyweight of Oklahoma, Is certainly
getting in soft. Morris was formerly
n fireman on a railroad in tho west,
and after ho knocked out Marvin Hart
In three rounds tho citizens of Sapul
pa, Okla., his home town, camo to tho
conclusion that they owed him a debt
of gratitude and have presented him a
house and lot.
Canadian Lacrosse Players as Coaches.
Many well known Canadian lacrosse
experts will coach eastern college
squads this year. Charles Querrle of
the Tecumseh club will instruct Co
lumbia; Lawsou Whitehead will go to
Swarthmore college, near Philadel
phia; Ernie Menary to narvard, Jack
Grimes to Mount Washington, Md.,
ind James Byrne to Johns nopklns of
fialtlmoro.
Dode Paskert Keeping In Trim.
Dode Paskert lives in Cleveland and
has tho reputation of being the long
est thrower In tho Nntlonal league.
Ills winter pastime Is shoveling snow
and carrying coal for his big stovo
and chopping a little wood, no in
tends to keep his arm In trim by that
kind of work all winter.
FORTUNE IN A STAMP.
A Windfall That Came to a Poor
Black Forest Family.
(Jenerntlon after generation tho
fr.nlly of Hofrau fought for a meagre
living In tho Black Forest of Ger
many. One day it was only a few years
ago relates tho Detroit Journal -Fran
Hofrau took down the small
box that contained the few poor re
lics of a long lino of struggling an
cestors. There was an envelope con
taining a lock of her doatl mother's
hair, and on the envelope, although
she paid no attention to It, was a
stamp.
A knock on the door Interrupted
her reverie over the relics, and she
laid the letter on the table and went
to tho door. A stranger, well dresrpd,
stood at the threshold. Ho pleaded
fatigue and tho privilege of resting
for a few minutes. The good dame
willingly assented, and the man camo
in and sat down. Tho conversation
drifted to the poverty of the Hofraus,
a subject that was always boforo .Mrs.
Hofrau.
"Why," said the stranger, sudden
ly picking up the envelope containing
the lock of hair, "you have a fortune
right hero."
Frau Hofrau was startled, fearing
her caller had gone Insane. But ho
explained. The stamp on tho envelopo
was an old one and there were only
five like It In the world. On tho spot
he offered her $1,000 for it and wrote
out a check and gave it to hor. With
this windfall tho fortunes of tho
Hofrau family took a brace and now
the Hofraus no longer fear the wolf's
howling.
Egyptian Notes.
Tho Alexandria station of tho Egyp
tian State Railways is about to bo
torn down and a modern depot erect
ed. During the first nine months of
1910 the Imports into Egypt amount
ed to $83,022,000, and the exports to
$71,048,170, as against $78,764,655 and
$73,017,135, respectively, for the cor
responding period of 1909.
According to the report of the pub
lic health department, in 1909 thero
were 319 pharmacies in Egypt, of
which 159 were managed by chemists
with diplomas; against 300 in 1908,
264 in 1907 and 13G in 190C. Out of
307 medical preparations examined,
75 were Impure. Consul D. R. Birch,
Alexandria, In the Dally Consular Re
ports. Girl Takes Up Claim In New Mexico.
Miss Ivy Losey of this city, a frail
girl, 22 years old and weighing less
than 100 pounds, set out to win her
fortune on a lonely claim six miles
from any town in New Mexico. The
girl was formerly a nurse at the
Deaconness Hospital. She left there
to visit her sister In Knowles, N. M.,
where the latter is married to a phy
sician. With her brother-in-law's aid tho
Indianapolis girl took out a claim of
160 acres six miles from Knowles,
the nearest town. She will live for
at least fourteen months In tho heart
of tho plains until sho has a title to
the claim. After that she may still
remain In New Mexico cultivating the
land. Indianapolis Star.
Demand Pure Milk.
Dairymen doing business In Chica
go, after a vigorous prodding by Dr.
Evans, tho health commisslonor, have
voted to submit to tho city's require
ments, tuberculin test and all. Dr.
Evans simply said to tho dairymen:
"Chicago Intends to have pure milk
and milk free from disease If It Is pos
sible to have It." And Chicago is go
ing to get it, according to the Tri
bune, which says, confidently, "Hence
forth there will bo no tuberculosis
germs In the milk consumed in Chi
cago." Inferiority of Reason.
While a teacher Is supposed to In
struct others, ho not infrequently
picks up some curious information
himself.
A Now Jersey teacher asked a boy
to explain, if he could, the dlfferenco
between animal instinct and human
intelligence. It was a pretty hard
quosfJi-D, but the lad waa equal to it,
"If wo had instinct," said he, "wo
should know everything we needed to
without learning it; but as wo'vo only
got reason, wo have to work llko tho
deuce to learn anything.
New British Coins.
The British mint continued to issue
the coins of King Edward VII. until
tho now Issue. A die will have to be
prepared and submitted to George V.
for approval. If procedence should be
followed the face of the new king will
bo on the left-hand side in tho profile,
as the custom hitherto has been to
alter the position of tho head in each
succeeding reign. Thus Queen Vic
tori., was looking toward the left rim
of the coins; King Edward toward
the right.
One Thing.
Visitor What does that college
son of yours take to?
Mr. Wayback: His bed, most of the
time.
Doesn't Have To.
Krlss Do you give your wife her
own?
Kross No, she helps herself to It
We little knew what we were giving,
Metblnks, when we gave play for
strife
And for the land whero we are living,
The country where we played at
Ufa.
For the Children
Dorothy Schwartz at the
Whoel of Her Runabout.
The ranks of experienced chauffeurs
have recently been Increased by the ad
dition of Miss Dorothy Schwartz of
Edwnrdsvillc, III., who was presented
with a twenty horsepower runnbout on
hor fifth birthday and Is a familiar
sight In tho city In which she lives
driving her car. Sho began to learn
the automobile when but three years
old. her father allowing her to hold
tho steering wheel of his machine dur
ing their trips together.
United States Mail.
An enjoyable game is United States
mail. Place tho chairs at equal dis
tances and In each a player. Theso
players choose tho names of cities of
tho United States, and the leader, who
must have a good memory, will begin
the game by calling out, for instance,
"Buffalo and San Francisco." These
two cities will now change places, and
if tho leader can possess himself of
either vacant seat in the course of the
exchange the person thus ousted must
be leader In his turn. When the leader
calls "General delivery" every one
must move to some new seat, and the
person that is left without a seat Is tho
new leader. '
Tho old game of stagecoach is played
In much the same way except that dif
ferent parts of tho stagecoach and Ha
various passengers, the horses and so
on nre selected by the players, and the
leader must improvise a story introduc
ing ns many of these names ns possi
ble. As tho name of each player Is in
troduced he must rise and whirl
around, resuming his seat. When tho
leader says "Stagecoach" tho whole
company must go through this per
formance, and when the climax of a
breakdown is reached' all change
places, and in the melee tho story teller
finds a chair, thus forcing a new story
teller to the front.
Conundrums.
When are two apples alike? When
pa(i)red.
Why is a bedcover like a mustard
plaster? Because It Is a counter-pane.
Why does tying a slow horse to a
post Improve his pace? It makes him
fast.
Why are gloves unsalable articles?
Because they nre made to be kept on
hand.
Why is life like this riddle? Becauso
you must give It up.
Why' does a boy sneeze three times?
Becauso ho can't help it.
Why nre some women llko facta?
Because they nre stubborn thlnga.
Powoi of Nature's Beauty,
nave jou never felt the marvelous
power of beauty lit nature? If not you
have missed one of the most exquisite
joys In life, says Orison Swett Marden
In Success Magazine. I was once go
ing through the Yosemite valley, and
after riding 100 miles in a stagecoach
over rough mountain roads I was so
completely exhausted that it did not
seem us though I could keep my seat
while wo traveled over tho ten more
miles which would bring us to our des
tination. But on looking down from
the top of tlie mountain I caught n
glimpse of the celebrated Yosemlto
falls and the surrounding scenery just
as tho sun broke through the clouds,
nnd thero was revealed a picture of
such rare beauty and marvelous plc
turesqueness that every particle of fa
tigue, brain fag and muscle weariness
departed in an Instant. My whole soul
thrilled with a winged sense of sub
limity, grandeur nnd beauty which I
had never experienced before nnd
which I enn never forget. I felt a
spiritual uplift which brought tears
of joy to my eyes.
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Hints For Good Housekeeping.
Apply a drop of oil to the door hinges
to keep them from creaking.
A cork soaked in oil makes n good
substitute for a glass stopper.
Try a little baking soda and hot wa
ter when cleaning kitchen utensils.
Flowerpot stains may bo removed
from window sills with fine wood
nshes.
Rub ivqry knife handles that hint
become yellow with ago or use with
No. 00 sandpaper or fine emery.
Green Winds that have become fad
od may be renewed by rubbing then'
with a rag saturated with linseed oil.
The most effectual remedy for slim?
nnd greasy drainpipes is copperas dls
solved and loft to work gradually
through the pipes.
Kitchen tal'ies may bo made "white
as snow" if washed with soap and
wood ashes. Floors look best scrub
bed with w'i water, soap nnd wood
ashes.
Tho mica windows of coal stovs
ran easily be cleaned with a soft cloth
dipped In vinegar and wntcr. This
should be done when putting the
stove up.
Best Asleep.
"I don't feel well," said one clerk to
another as he took off his coat in the
office. "Tlie trouble with me is that I
haven't slept-as I ought. I don't feel
well unless I've slept." "That's the
same way with mo," said his col'
league. "In fact. I think I feel best
of all when I'm sound asleep!"
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8MALL colleges that count;
Age and Number of Students Thejr
Serve Make Them Important.
Of the eight institutions to whlcH
the general education board granted)
appropriations amounting in tho ag.
grcgato to $538,000 not one takes rank
among tho leading colleges of
tho country. Yet by their ago and In
the number of students all qf them
prove their Importance to the sections '
they servo.
Tho youngest of the eight, Cornell
college, at Mt. Vernon, la., was or
ganlzed In 1853 and has 698 students
more students than Amherst D
Pauw university at Greoncastlo, Ind,
dates from 1837 and has over onft
thousand students. Mnrietta college,
at Marietta, Ohio, was founded la
1835 and has 422 students. Central
university, at Danvillo, Ky was or
ganized in 1819, and Allegheny coif
lege, at Meadvllle, Pa., in 1815. Th
former has 40( students, tho lattox
330.
When It comes to Mlddlebury cot
lege, in Vermont, with 252 student
tho smallest of the eight endowed bjf
the general education board, It can
lay claim to 110 years of continuous
usefulness ns a seat of learning. Bui
In point of age the honors belong to
Transylvania university, at Lexington,
Ky., which has 560 students. It wa
founded in 1798, six years after tho
first legislature of Kentucky met at
Lexington and only four years after
tho organization of Bowdoin collcgo
In Maine, and nine years after thai
of Georgetown university, at Washinff-
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