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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-01-10, Page 814 H M. S. Cyclops, the Navy's F'loatinng Dockyard. e -e-m a r+ W a never fail to hear a great deal about the launch of a big battleship or cruiser when It takes plece, but few people realise the importance of other classes of vessels which are freoueutty taking the water whose business in life it is to nelp these high -caste slelps in various ways. One of the most im- portant of these classes is that of the "re- pair shine." It is only within the laet five years that the Admiralty have seriously tuned their attention to the sion of these veasets. The first to be added -to the fleet was H.M.S. Assistance, best known to the public through her unfortunate grounding off the coast of Morocco about two years ago. She possesses equipment for carrying out all sorts of minor repairs, and is fitted with special distillinj apparatus, so that she can supply fresh water to any ship of the fleet to which she may he attached. Previous to the building of the Assistance there had been no attempt made to provide our sea -going squadrons with a repair "shop" that could be always under their lee. The iaearest approach to anything of the Errt was !made about twenty years ago, when the ilecl:t and Vulcan were fitted up as "mother - ships" for torpedo -boats. The first was an ex -P. and 0. liner. the latter practically a - cruiser, and in reality she was more useful In the last-mentioned capacity than In that for which she was built. Both these Vessels carried workehpps on a more 'or less small scale, and also half a "dozen second-class' torpedo -boots, which were stowed on the up - Per deck and hoisted in and out by steam derricks. This type of torpedo-boat, however, z,ever proved satisfactory and was very soon relegated to the scrap -heap. But now a great advance bas .been made ip this direction by the passing Into the active fleet sof H.M.S. Cyclops. Little has been heard about this vessel, though she may be said to mark a new era in the history of the Navy. This Is partly duo to the fact that the lurid light, which Is thrown on the actual lighting ships as a rule leaves these very necessary auxiliaries in the shadow. But It Is also duo in large measure to the great secrecy with which the Admiralty have sur- rounded her design. • Like the Dreadnought, in het own line H. g‘.:l. Cyclops marks an entirely new depar- ture in ship-bttltdttig. Nothing so e'xtenstve In the way of repair -ships has ever been at- tempted before. It is no exaggeration to ,say that she is a veritable floating dockyard. tahe Is, in tact, equal in capacity to a dock- yard employing 306 hands. She carries this number of mechanics, In addition to the crew necessary to work the ordinary routine of the ship. No guns take up valuable space or tuorease the displacement. Every atom of room that pan he obtained is utilized for the various "shops." Anstead of the watchword "Gunnery, gun- nery, gunnery," the Cylops should cry, "Re - Pairs. repairs, repairs," and those who know most about the internal arrangements of a large fleet realize the overpowering impor- tance of the word. There is always some little thing going wrong. Most of these +small repairs can, it is true, be done ou board Rhe ship by their own staff of artificers, but "there are many others which require "cast - Anse" that can only be made by the dock- yard. The result of this has been that the defect either remained unrepalrLd till the ship next visited a dockyard, or, if it was of such a nature as to render it essential for the fighting efficiency of the ship that It should be instantly attended to, she `had to raise steam and proceed to the nearest dockyard. -The cost of such a proceeding in coal alone Is very great when It is realized that even small ship of the third-class cruiser type barn: about five tons an hour wheal steam - bag twelve knots. A battleship, of course, aionsunies very much more. In addition to f coal, there Is a further diead- — COUNTY COUNCILL- OR SPEAKS HIS MIND. An Important Message That Carries Conviction. The importance of a statement by a gentleman in whom the people re- peatedly express their confidence re- electing him to a position of honor and trust, cannot be overlooked in a question of life and death. Dile and health are unquestionably the most vital subjects to every human being. How to retain these ooncerns all, Here is what Bryce Allan, Esq., for many year e. ,prominent figure in Haldimand County, and >a member of the County Oouneii, says: "Believe me, I am fully as gratified to tell you of my recovery through Psy- ehine as you are to hear of it. Last fall I becarhe weak, run down and nervius through overwork, and worry, was unfit for work, and had no appetite, and felt as if I had lost all interest in life, I contracted a series of oolde from chang- ing winter weather, and gradually my •lungs became affected. I tried remedy 'after i'emedy, and a number of doctors prescribed. for me, but got: no relief. I beg .n using Psychine. After two months' treatment I regained my health and strength. I am sound as a bel•1to-day, and give Psychine all the credit" BRYCE ALLAN, Jarvis. Ont. Thousands of others have borne simi- lar testimony to the power of Peychine to not only cure coughs, colds, la grippe, catarrh, bronchitis, Chills, night sweats, but also consumption and all wasting diseases. It strengthens the stomach, aids digestion, and builds up the entire system. It is a never -failing remedy. Psychine, pronounced Si -keen, is for sale at al� drug stores at 500 and $1.00 per bottle, or at Dr. T. A. Slocum, Lim- ited, 179 King street west, Toronto. the cost o vantage in that the fleet is temporarily weak: eaed by the loss of ono cf. its units. This lose might occur at a time when relations were strained between Great Britain and 1 some other country, and it might thus hap - nen that the fleet would have to go into action short of an important ship. But It the Cyclops or a similar vessel were ettaebt,i to the squadron, it would not be necessary for ships to leave the flag c: the commander -In -chief In such circumstances. For slit has on board her a complete foundry, where castinge can be made. Her machinery is ever, capable of turning out so large a eastinp as a battleship propeller, a plece of work that requires considerable resources. These foundries give the ship a somewhat ateculia: appearance, for their "cupolas" ries above the upper deck and form strange ex- cressences. But one must expect some novel- ty of appearance in a vessel whose business is practically a new departure in maritime economy'. There are several other strange things about her. For instance, the visitor may ob- serve. an enormous anchor banging in the correct position over the bows, but would &e considerably surprised if he were curious enough to tap -it to find that it was made of wood. The explanation is eitnple, for this dummy anchor Is one of the complete set of "templets" which the vessel carries for all sorts of castings required in bis Majesty's Nav7. The Cylops is very much longer than a battleship, and almost as long as our larg- est cruisers, being actually 500 feet between oerpendieulars. In the matter of speed she Is by no means fast, but there would be no object in being so, as she merely bas to go from port to port with the sea -going fleets, and does not have to engage In any of their tactical exercises. She can, if necessary, go with any lame duck into the nearest con- venient harbour, and there carry out the re- pairs ou the spot, so that the duck may emerge no longer lame. In addition to her repairing plant, the Cy- clops carries a large distilling apparatus, sufficient to supply fresh water to the ships with which she is serving, and ice -making machines and refrigerating rooms in which will be stored fresh meat for the crews of those ships not'so fitted. Sho le the first of her type, and, like the Dreadnought, she is an object of much in- terest to foreign naval authorities; but our Admiralty have kert a aecure hold on their secrets, and are not likely to gratify this natural euriosity any sooner than can be Themed. It is to be hoped that, though the first, the 6'vclops will be by no means the last repair shit,. and that we may soon bear of the cornpletion of another veritable "multum In mina " n3 tl'' •e ship; are very necessary to out fleet. --APEX. se• To Cough Properly. Few people know how to cough pro- perly. It never occurs to the ordin- ary individual that there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it. et it is a matter of no small im- portance. If every sigh means a drop of blood out of the heart, as people say, every cough means some greater or less proportion of time knocked off one's life. Most people cough as loudly and iurcibly as they can. But it is rath- er costly noise, for the single reason that it tears and inflames the lungs. Tho lungs consist of an extraordin arily delicate spongelike tissue, which sometimes gets inflamed and choked with phlegm. When we try to get rid of this substance we cough. But obviously, if we remove it violently, we must necessarily injure the deli- cate lung tissue. Therefore, train yourself to cough as gently as pos- sible.—From Health. SPANISH COPPER. Mines Have Become the Scene or Much. Recent Activity. Great strides in prosperity have been made by the province of Huelva in Spain owing to the agientift0 develop- ment of its mineral. wealth and it pro - o ises to beeom a considerable factor of ggreat atotivity, Saye Stein and Risen, in the world's mineral industry. It is not the first time, however, that this mining district has been the scene !or tate late masses of ore in its ntoun- tains furnished' qur�ntitfes of highly prized metal to .the old nations of the Mediterranean. Aocording to history, the Phoenicians were the first known people to work the Huelva mines, re- mains of their workings, ovens, coins and oilier articles having been found in most of the mines. After the Phoenicians came the Rom- ans, and during their dominion in Spain alining operations were greatly extend- ed, as is proved by the great amout of scoriae to be found in every mine. This is calculated to be in all 30,000,000 tons, showing that itnin quantities of 'ore must have been 'oz racted, ceasing with the invasion of the Validate. Since then the mines have been idle, the first great impulse to scientific ex- traction being given by foreign com- panies between 1566 and 1875, when the mines began tp be tho1'oughly open - ad out, and railways were constructed to thetport of Huelva and magnificent ship- ping piers -built. The copper pyrites, composed of about 48 per cent. sulphur, 44 per.cent. iron and 3 per1,cent. copper, is the principal ore mined in the district, and contri- butes very considerably to the copper production of the world- By fax the greater part is sent to Great Britain, although large quantities are shipped to Holland and''Germany, France and the United States are; also consumers, and a small quantity goes to Denmark British ships convey all the copper pyrites but a good many cargoes have been shipped to Germany in German shs. The ore is also partly treated at Huelva bye_ -smelting, which procludes the regulus, containing about 30 to 40 per cent. of copper, and, by precipitation on to pig iron in large tanks, giving eas- card with 60 to 90 per cent. of copper, according to treatment. The Tonic You Need If you are suffering with Boils, Pimples, Sczofula, or other disease, due to impure blood, if the stomach is upset, bowels, liver or kidneys out of order, digestion poor—you need r„1_PS1iEL'�5315 7:it „C;aa ..-,t-a rI5wg MARII REGISTERED. tT Blood Tonic. This Tonic builds up the system. And while purifying the blood, it also restores tile stomach, liver. bowels and kidneys to healthy and natural action. You can feel yourself getting better when you take Mira Blood Tonic. $I libido-6 (Co. of Canada, Limited, Hamilton - Chemists' Toro Canaries Steamship Pets. Few and far between are the steamships entering the port of Boston that cannot boast of a canary, No matter how battered and rusty the craft may be one is pretty sure to find the canary somewhere in the rooms of the officers or crew. Its cage, as a rule, is a wonderful creation of brass wire and lace, and the canary himself usually ie a singer whose thrill and whistle are of the best. The little songsters appear to enjoy life on the ocean. Seldom are they inconveni- enced by the motion of the vessel and the more the cage swings from Its hook tho more they warble. Sailors will tell you a canary la a mascot. Be that as It may the canaries are great pets. Frequently one may see a sailor on the water front lugging his bird and cage to some new berth. —Boston Herald. 1.m Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT Removes all hard, soft and calloused lumps and blemishes from horses, blood spavin, curbs, splints, ringbone, Sweeney, Stifles, sprains, sore and swollen throat; coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wondciful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by dr/.g- gista - FORETHOUGHT. SHILOH'S Quick ease for the worst cough—quick relief to the heaviest cold—and SAFE to take, even for a child. Cures is Shiloh's Cure. Sold under a guarantee couals to cure colds and coughs 1� Colds quicker than any other medicine—or your money back. 34 years of success commend Shiloh's Cure, 25c., 50c., $1. • 316 OUICKLY! Bluing of Lumber, The ft lest service ba,s undertitken ex- periments at Bogalusa, La., with the ,, �..•,r,, „ leeeel itig litiilhel' "tn1311i,liie• from the attacks of bluing, thereby stopping what at present is a serious loss. Bluing is due to the growth of low forms of fungi, ail of which probably belong to the genus Ceratostomella. This plant is too low in the scale of life to i produce true seeds, but as a substitute ' it produces microscopic organisms call- ed spores, which wllenc.,ripc are carried away by the wind in countlese., numbers, The air of forests, and especially around many lumber yards, is so infest- ed with such spores that when timber is placed in the yard to dry it is infected with them.. If the timber happens to be moist ,and possesses necessary food to support the life of the plant the spores immediately germinate and send little threads, or hyphae, into the tissues. Their action decomposes the stip a*td causes the wood to become discolored. The deterioration in value of lumber on account of this pest amounts 'to thou- sands of dollars each year,.-1?rom Amer- ican Industries. Henpeck—I've put one poor fellow an his feet anyway. Mrs. Henpeck --Whom have you been fooling your money away cin now? Henpeck—Your next husband, Mad- am. I've had Day life insured, ffiinar'd's Liniment. Cures. Colds;eetc,.• • Priest a Famous Mountain Climber. The Abbe Gorret, who climbed every important peak in the Swiss and Ital- ian Alps and who was the first to as- cend the Matterhorn from the Italian side, has died at Aosta, aged 73. He taught Alpinism to the present King of Italy and was well acquainted with the late King Humbert, who call- ed him "the Mountain Bear.” Abbe Gorret, who was born of !tumble parents, began life as a guide. He was a man of superb physique and was noted in his younger days for his feats of strength. By studying at nights he passed his examinations as a elerical student and became a priest, He soon relinquished parochial duties, however, and retired to a cottage in the mountains, where he spent his time writing books on the Alps and climbing. He was an intimate friend of Tyn- dall and many other well known Eng- lish Alpinists of the old school.—From the London Express. -• Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria. LITTLE GIRL'S FACE COVERED WITH ECZEMA Cured by Zam-Buk That terrible akin disease Eczema is ea respecter pf persons, 3t attacks the new born baby as readily as the aged, but in Za'ns-Buk we have Nature's Remedy for combating and overcoming this tormenting and aggressive disease, The following osees testifying to the marvellous cures brought about by +foam-Buk 13 convincing argument that In Zam-Buk we have thg very "beat skin euro offered to this or any other country: Mrs, A. B. Grass, et. Catharines, says: "Ons box of Zam-Buk healed my LITTLE GIRI,iS FACE of Eczema. We use it for Cuts and Sores also." Mrs. G, A. Kerr, Denbeigh, Out. ears: '.'My Baby's Lege were so bad with Eczema that I Could not keep stooktngs on her. A box of Ea:m-Buk cured hbt' atter the Doctor had tailed." Dame J. R. Smith, Hawkesbury, Ont., Writes: "After three applications i was better ad Eczema and before I had used half a box, I was cured," - Zam-Buk cures Cuts, Burns, Scalds, Ul- cera, Ringworm, Itch, Barber's Rash, Blopd Poison, Bad Leg, ,Salt Rheum, Abrasions, Abscesses and all akin Injur'iee and diseases. Of all etpres and druggists at 50 cents or ikon .Zam-Buk Co„ Toronto, for price, 6 .boxes for ;2.50. Fog -Signalling. That a fog is an expensive incident to railway companies may be gathered from the fact that Messrs. Kynoch, of Bir- mingham,' annually dispose of between one and two millions of fog signals at a trifle uer£1 per gross. Besides this ontlay,1 large aum is also absorbed in wages and food for the men who attend to this important branch of railroad work, for, of bourse, a "fogger," as he is called, is always fed at the company's expense when on duty. 'e The system of fog-gignailing is simple enough. As soon as a fog comes down a "logger," with a little hut and a fire 1.4..0.1•••••••01111414.1. ISSUE NO. 2, 1908. to protect him from the worst rigors of the weather, is stationed at the foot of each "distant" signal post, and it is his business to keep on the rails a couple of detonators, by tate explosion of which tate engine -driver 'may be informed that the road is not clear, and that he must be able to atop by tie time he reaches the '‘home" signal, which forms the real protection of the station. The man for the time acts as a sema- phore. As soon as the arm goes up he clops a detonator on the rail, but di- rectly the arm falls to the "all right po- sition" the fogger removes the detona- tor, at the same time showing a green light to the approaching train, the driv- er of wwhich then knows that the lino is clear for him. Nothing, therefore, should be more comforting to the railway traveller than the bang of the fog -signal. It is the fog- ger's "all's well;' -and shows that he is at his poet and alive to his duty.—G. G. The Door of Doom. Many old houses in Holland have a special door, which is never opened save on special occasions when there is a marriage or a death in the family. The bride and bridegroom enter by this door, and it is then nailed or barred up until it death occurs, when it is opened, and the body is removed by this exit.— Reader- The .,Value oft Literature. Wife 1Yiay I kindle the fire with the first act igf that Old pl'iy of yours? ,,A-ilf,,it 3 Better 'iry 'tad aecon�cl. mores fifat'3'l,; 1r'tttotlti'titic Tales. A� rr.:emmtlnniaitfilm Ms tuiNN[Ih�fiinnnul�d1 M6nm i,>,, "There's iaotbiinj like Si George's ng O der "It keeps lie strength—the last spoonful se es good as the first," "And it gives such a fine flavour to the baking, once people use it, they want it e' 'ety time." Write tis for our neptr. Cook.Book, stational BBrno& Chemical Co. of as Canada, Limited, Montreal. 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Every hogsehold can thus be equipped with an excellent means of piervation, which is at once much cheaper and far more convenient than ice, At the same time it enc los sterilized preservations to be carried out in those .places and climes where ice is not available. Not only is it applicable to,small household requirements, but it can be employed for the largest installations *here expensive and bulky refrigerating machinery is now employed. It is anticipated that this invention will work a complete repletion in the present methods of refrigeration both in 'transport Arid Storage. During the pro- longed heat of the American summer and autumn it Should pi'ove to be of especial value. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited, Gentlemen,—Last winter I received great benefit from the use of MINARD'S LINIMENT in a severe attack of La Grippe, and I have frequently proved it to be very effective in cases of Inflam- mation. Yours. W. A. HUTCHINSON. Rothesay Wedding Dowry. There are only three applicants this year for the Rothesay wedding dowry, for which the late Marquis of Bute left a sum of £1,000, the interest of which is to be given annually by the Magistrates of the town to some de- serving bride. It may be that Scottish lasses shrink from the ordeal of having the first eleven verses of the second chapter of St. ,Tohn's Gospel read to them by the Magistrate, which is one of the conditions.—From the London Globe. ••e Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. y • ,sem:;± �,. *,.k.a5<.,{'�r ,ilft;tc 0 x '' Black Walsh Mack Plug The Chewing Tobacco of Quality. TALLER SiLK HATS FOR MEN. Changes In Style That the London Hatters Are Considering. The question whether the tall hat shall become taller Is now being anx- iously debated by the half dozen west end hatters who rule the fashion, and several of them have almost decided to take a step in that direction by an in- crease of one -sixteenth of an inch in height. "The Englishman," said a west end hatter yesterday, "is never violent or conspicuous in changing a fashion, and only a very slight aiteration. can be made at a time. For two or three years, however, there has been no decided change in the shape of the top hat, and it seems about time there was somo alteration. The limit of shallowness seems to have been reached They are now being made six inches deep in small sizes and about six and a quarter in the largest, so that they can only grow taller again. A sixteenth or even a quarter of an inch does not sound dt very deal of chdiffer- encereally makes a in the appearance of a .hat. The very tall hat of fifteen years ago was only six and five-eighths inches deep. "I do not believe, however, the top hat will become as deep as that again. The bell shape has come to stay, and if you increase the depth the shape must either become nearly straight or display a conspicuous and inelegant waist"—Lon- don Daily Mail. w •. Modern Hindu Women. Withinfive :short years a great change has comp over a section of the native population of Lahore. Children of na- tive gentlemen can be seen being taken out for an airing by ayahs morning and evening for a drive in open vehicles. A week ago we saw the daughter of a man of, position walking with her fa- ther ou the railway platform at La- hore. She was dressed in what seemed like an English gown, had English shoes on, and when her husband came up left her father and walked about with him. Her face was quite uncovered. Let those who have relatives in Lahore go there and see for themselves the state of things. They will see wives going out shoulder to shoulder with their hus- bands in the evenings, having said good - by to old restrictions. A man who would dare reimpose the old manners on his womenkind would receive scant courtesy.—From the Punjab Journal. Yield of a Good Beef Steer. A good steer properly and at the same time profitbaly cut up will yield the fol- towing percentages of dressed weight, given in round numbers so as to be more •easily memorized: Loins, 15 per cent.; ribs, 10 per cent.; rounds, 21 per cent.; chucks, 10 per cent.; plates, 16 per tent.; flanks, 4 'percent.; shanks, 7 per cent.; tallow, 3 per cent.; kidneys, 0.26 per cent.; sausage. meat, 1 per cent.; shank meat, 1.50 per cent.; tankage, 2 per cent.;. loss in, cutting, 0.25 per cent,— National Provisioner. .. nano, Pratrle Scratches ane every tarso a; oantagious Itch on human or ata5cii is cured in 90 It minutes fails. Syugglats. odrLotion. never by s It. Confidence.. Don't you bother, honey, 'Bout de things de white folks say; If de sky ain't emilin' sunny ' 'Twill be bright some other day. Dey'll have dis of world marked "0 K" Ili jes' a little while; Dem Congressmen is on de way, An' now's de time to smile! You needn' ever worry Teilin' troubles, 'cause you see Dey'll tell 'em in a hurry— Better far dan you an' me Could ever hope to do it. You mus' wait a little while, But when Congress once gits to it Dey will do it up in stylet ROOF R Gi r ow There is one roof that saves money because it will last 100 years, Guaranteed in writing for 25 years. et rD OHBA A" GALVANIZED STEEL SHINGLES This roof saves you work because its so easy to put on (do it yourself with a . hammer and snips), and save you worry because they fireproof, windproof and Weather-proof the building they cover. Write us about it 'and hear all about aoa ROOFING RIGHT. Address The PEDLAR People leg, Oahswu&MoStreat Ottawa'rotente London Winnipeg