March 7, 1880.] 



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THE WARD YACHT BOJLER. 



THE. WARD YACHT BOILER. 



THE two forms of boiler shown in the accompanying cuts, the 

 invention of Mr. Chas. Ward, of Charleston. W. Va., are 

 rapidly coming into favor with yachtsmen, a number of them 

 having been put in within the last two or three years to replace 

 other makes, the results heing most satisfactory. While n-oni 

 their compact form, light weight, durable construction and quick 

 steaming both styles are well adapted to sea-going use, the 

 smaller is specially designed for a launch boiler, for either 

 natural or forced draft. The larger variety is intended for all 

 uses, either on shore or afloat. The base of the launch boiler is a 

 hollow ring surrounding the grate, the upper side of this ring 

 being provided with projections, into which the vertical tubes 

 shown in the cut are screwed. There are two concentric rows of 

 these tubes, the inner ones shorter than the outer; the upper 

 ends of each being curved inward and screwed into the lower 

 part of the vertical cylinder which forms the central portion of 

 the boiler. The joints between the eastings and each end of the 

 tunes are made by means of a nipple with an internal left-hand 

 thread and an external right-hand thread, making a joint that 

 may be screwed up perfectly light. This nipple is shown in de- 

 tail to tbe right of the larger cut. The bottom of the central 

 cylinder is slightly conical, and cast with two rows of lugs, each 

 bored and threaded. A number of tubes, in two circles, project 

 from the bottom down into the fire, being screwed into these lugs. 

 Each tube is closed on the lower end with a cap, and inside if is 

 provided with a small brass tube so arranged as to secure a free 

 circulation of water at all times. The boiler is surrounded by a 

 double casing of sheet iron with a small air space between. This 

 form of boiler was subjected to some very elaborate and exhaus- 

 tive tests at the Brooklyn Navy Yard some time since, by the 

 Bureau of Steam Engineering, a very favorable renort being 

 made. 



The larger boiler is constructed in a different manner, as shown 

 in the cut. The main features are a central vertical cylinder, 

 arouud tbe base of which is the circular grate. On each side of 

 the boiler is a system of vertical tubes, or manifolds, as they are 

 called, at HHH, FFF. Tbe generating tubes GGG are bent to a 

 semi-circular shape, there being two sets of them, one on each 

 side of the vertical tubes, into which latter their ends are screwed, 

 as shown. The vertical tubes are connected at their upper ends 

 with the manifold /and at their lower ends with similar mani- 

 folds P. This system of horizontal and vertical flues, in con- 

 nection with the many small generating tubes and the central 

 cylinder, the lower portion of which receives the feed and water 

 and the upper formed the steam chamber, secures a thorough cir- 

 culation. The feed water, entering througli the rose A, depoaitsits 

 impurities in the bottom of the central cylinder, then passes 

 through the small tubes G and the vertical manifolds into the 

 Upper horizontal manifolds 7, into the central cylinder, passing 

 also from the bottom of the cylinder through the lower mani- 

 foldB Pand O and up again through If and E. It is claimed that 

 the muddiest river water may be used with safety. A perforated 

 plate at R serves to prevent the water passing to the steam pipe 

 J. Every part is so arranged as to allow fully for expansion, and 

 the boiler is very strongly constructed, while the various parts 

 are easily accessible for repairs, These boilers are now in use on 

 board the steam yachts Radlia, Fra Diavolo, Orienta, Fedalma 

 and Narod, and one is now being set up on the Oneida. 



CHEASPEAKE BAY Y. C.-Offlcers 1889: Com., F. C. Golds- 

 borough; Vice-Corn., E. Lloyd; Treas., J. H. Johnson; Sec, J, G. 

 Morris. Board of Governors, P. C. Goldshorough, E. Lloyd, F. H. 

 Johnson, F. Barry, J. H. Wheeler, J. G. Morris. Regatta Com., 

 Messrs. Wheeler, Barry and Morris. 



CAPT. BARR.— Mrs. Ann Barr, mother of Capt. John Barr of 

 Thistle and Clara, and of Capt. Charles Barr of Shona and Min- 

 erva, died on Eeb. 15 at Gourock, Scotland. Her husband died 

 only two months previously. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



The Presidents of the United States, from Washington 

 to Cleveland, comprising their personal and political history. 

 By John Frost, LL.D. Brought down to the present time by 

 Harry W. French. Boston; Lee & Shepard, 



Andersonvtlle Violets. A story of Northern and Southern 

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A Start in Life. A Story of the Genessee Country. By J. T. 

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From Lady Washington to Mrs. Cleveland. By Lydia L 

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Our Glorified. Poems and Passages of Consolation, especi- 

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New Yohk Charities Directory. A descriptive catalogue, 

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The Year's Best Days. Tor bovs and girls. Bv Rose Hart- 

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. Eating for Strength; or food and diet in their relation to 

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 of Hygiene in tbe New York Medical College and Hospital for 

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Messrs. Rand, McNally & Co., of Chicago, have in press a book 

 by the well known author and magazine writer, Mr. G. O. Shields, 

 ( Coquina"), entitled "Cruisings in the Cascades." It is a record 

 Man extended hunting tour made by the author in the Cascade 

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 mcidents of travel encountered by the author in his explorations. 

 He carried with him a detective camera, and the work is hand- 

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 1 he book contains also special chapters on hunting the buffalo, 

 elk, grizzly bear, Rocky Mountain goat, antelope and deer, and 

 will no doubt prove intensely interesting to general readers as 

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The Bible and Land. By James B. Converse. Rev. James. 

 B. Converse publisher, Morristown, Tenn. Pinio. pp. 251. Price $1. 

 This little work demands that all' taxation be levied on land, 

 and while in this respect it is in accord with Henrv George's 

 Progress and Poverty," it was nevertheless written in refutation 

 or that popular brochure with which it has very little in common. 

 Henry George's fundamental axiom is that every man has an in- 

 alienable right to land, that private property is incompatible 

 with the exercise of that right, and that the only means for secur- 

 ing all m the enjoyment of their rights is to vest the land in the 

 State to be taxed to its full rental value for the benefit of the 

 community. Henry George's argument is based on expediency, 

 the merits ot his method rest upon the adequacv of the means 

 advocated to the end suggested, the prevention of the grievous in- 

 equality of social conditions, which is more and more pronounced 

 in the ratio of material progress. "The Bible and Land" does 

 not hesitate to combat these views directly, but its author ex- 

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 to be decided by authority and not by reason, that man did not 

 make land and can have no natural right of property in it, that 

 it is God's property, that by express contract he gave it to the 

 children of men, whose right of property under the gift is not 

 absolute, but subject to the general condition that the occupant 

 or owner utilize it to support population in circumstances favor- 

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 ership ceases. The position of the author appears to 'be that the 

 world is under direct theocratic government. 



^mwt\n ta 0/arresporuknts. 



H&"So Notice Taken of Anonymous Corresponds*; s«. 



J. H„ Black Roek.-The weakness of the ferrets is doubtless 

 duo to bad condition of the mother, whic^i is m need of exercise. 



E. M. C Thomaston, Conn.— Which is quicker, flue or coarse- 

 grained powder? Gunpowder or black blasting powder? Ans. 1. 

 Fine. 2. Gunpowder. 



R. H. 0.— Will you kindly inform me on what dates the black 

 bass season opens in Maine and New Hampshire? Ans. In Maine, 

 May 1; m New Hampshire, May 1. 



H. B. D., Albany, N. Y.— Will Mr. Hough's splendid articles on 

 the shooting e ubs of Chicago be published in pamphlet form? 

 Ans. No, though they deserve to be. 



G. M. K., Minneapolis. — Kindly inform me if a ball rises or falls 

 at the exact instant it leaves the muzzle of the rifle if the barrel 

 is held on a dead level? Ans. Itfalla at instant of leaving muzzle 



strange 

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have been familiar with fish that live in many of the lakes, both 

 of New Hampshire and Maine, for fifty years, hut I have never 

 seen a fish like it any where. It was examined by persons that 

 were staying at the place. One man from Boston," who had spent 

 his vacation in the vicinity for the past thirteen years, said he 



never saw a flsh like it anywhere. Ans. The sketch represents 

 the round whitehsh, shad waiter, Menom.once vvhiteflsh, pilot flsh 

 or cbivey (Cjretjon us quartrilate.mlix, Richardson). This handsome 

 and valuable little whiteflab is the most widely distributed of 

 American species of Coregomis', it extends southward to lakes of 

 Now Hampshire, In some of which it is called the clear flsh, 

 northward to the Arctic regions and across the breadth of the 

 continent. On the island of Kodiak it survives, along with the 

 pike and the long-nosed sucker, as a remnant of a mainland fauna 

 now shut off by au ocean barrier. The fish shown by tae very- 

 good drawing was lO^in. long. The species is found commonly 

 enough, but does not take the hook, and is, therefore, seldom 

 seen b> r anglers. 



J. N. B., Pine Iron Works.— We had a match for club badge 

 Saturday. Two of us tied for it. Weather was stormy and we 

 agreed to shoot it off the first, fair day. We did shoot it off hav- 

 ing two judges and referee. The club claim that this sho'nt-off 

 was not right, as the club had not consented to it. Ans. If theie 

 is no specific rule governing the ease you did right. 



. ..v.v- a v..,^ o cuun »"»» "u-^ uui B uuc jet., x-resenuy rue ni 

 flew past us, uttering a low short note, and I saw that it was no 

 swallow. The wings had the peculiar curve of a gull's, the pre- 

 dominating color was white on wings and body, I should say 

 marked with brown. A few rods above us it alighted on the chan- 

 nel and swam a few feet, then took wing and flew out of sight up 

 stream. It looked hut little longer than a swallow. Can you 

 guess what it was? Ans. The bird was probably a least fern 

 (Sterna antilUmim), though the length of the least, tiin., would call 

 for a larger bird than the description points to. 



A. W. J., Center Brook, Conn.— Kindly inform me what are the 

 most killing flies for Connecticut waters, and also the method of 

 attaching flies to leaders. Ans. Leaders are frequently made 

 with loops for attaching flies, in which case you have simply to 

 put the loop of the snell over the loop of the leader, push the flv 

 through the loop of the leader and draw tight. If the leader is 

 without loops, but has the gut-lengths tied bv slip knots, slip a 

 knot of the leader about 3ft. from the tail-fly apart, make a round 

 knot in the snell of the. dropper, then pass the end of the snell 

 through the opened knot of the leader and draw the slip knot 

 tight again. In the absence of slip knots on the gut-lengths 

 attach the snell of the dropper by a half hitch above and near a 

 knot of the leader at the proper distance from the tail-fly 

 first making a round knot at the end of the snell to pi-e- 

 vent the half hitch from slipping loose. Do not forget to soak 

 the end of the gut lengths and snells in water until they are thor- 

 oughly pliable before making knots or tying loops. The kinds of 

 flies to be used in Connecticut will depend upon the object of 

 your angling. If fishing for brook trout use dark-colored flies for 

 bright days and viec verm, ror the twilight or early dawn the 

 coachman is much used. Gray-miller, black-guat and stone are 

 favorites. For black bass the highly-colored hackles are pre- 

 ferred to winged flies by some persons. A great variety of winged 

 flies have been successfully used, among them the following- 

 Abbey, captain, ibis, gold-spinner, Seth-Gre en, professor, queen- 

 of I he-water, grizzly-king and soldier. For moonlight evenings 

 millers or white-moths are in great favor. For yellow perch use 

 small, highly-colored flies, with a very light rod. A little ex- 

 perience, with flies will enable you to make a proper selection 

 tor various occasions and different kinds of fish. 



Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sept. 15, 1888.— Utvtted States Cartridge Co., 

 Lowell, Mans.: Gentlemen— Tbe two hundred Climax shells sent 

 me have been tried with Schultze and Black powder. I am very 

 much pleased with same. Could not get good results with 

 Schultze in any other shell. Will use no other shell so long as 

 you keep this at its present standard. You are at liberty to use 

 this or any other recommendation 1 can give you. Most, respect- 

 fully, (Signed) W. C. Cross.— Adv. 



''Sam Lovell's Camp" is a companion piece to "Uncle 

 Lisha's Shop," and just as full of real Vermont Yankee 

 yarns about hunting and fishing, camping, jaunting and 

 downright home life. It is only once in a lifetime that you 

 fall iu with so charming a dialect writer as Mr. Rohinson 

 Every camp and fishing ground he brings you to and every 

 friend he introduces are sure to make you glad that you are 

 around. Take home a copy, and sit down with Sam, A'ntwiue 

 and Pelatier— not forgetting Sam's sweetheart, Huldv 

 and you will not put out the light till after twelve.— Demon' 

 port (Iovjo) Democrat Gazette. 



