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4 eo HARFIELD’S PATENT HAND STEERER. (SEE ILLUSTRATION.) For the interest of our readers we reproduce from the Engineer, London, illustrations of a novel hand steering gear recently applied to three steamships (one of which, the Fort Salisbury, was built by Sir Wm. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co., Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne) of the British and Colonial Steamship Company. The hori- zontal shaft with the steering wheels upon one end has a worm upon the other end operating a vertical shaft which carries an eccentric pinion, and this works into = =)! Ce" 2) S74 x | [Se the compensating rack head upon the top of the rudder stack. It will be readily seen that this arrangement secures a greatly increased leverage upon the rudder as it is put over in either direction. The spiral rope wheel upon the lower part of the vertical shaft is for the aux- iliary or preventer steering ropes if the hand wheel should be carried away. The rudder stock, which is flanged and bolted to the rudder, is carried up through the deck, and fitted with the compensating rack head patented by Captain Harfield. The steam steering gear is attached to the rndder shaft upon the deck below. ED Oe PUSHING THE NAVAL RESERVE. THE RECORD is indebted to the courtesy of Congress- man Burton for acopy of House bill No. 2563, which was introduced by Hon. Amos J. Cummings, of New York, and provides ‘‘that officers and men -be- tween the ages of 18 and 45 years, serving in the mer- cantile marine of the United States, as well as all ex- officers and formerly enlisted men of the navy, and who: are citizens of the United States, who shall so elect, and who shall be found physically and professionally qualified by a board of naval officers appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall be enrolled in a naval re- serve for navigating duties, for periods not exceeding five years, in grades and ratings for which they may be found qualified, and which shall be established by the President, corresponding to grades and ratings ex- isting in the navy; provided, that such officers and men shall be held to be in the United States service during the periods of enrollment and may be called into active service in time of actual war, or when the danger of waris imminent, and shall obey such call, under the pains and penalties of desertion; and provided further that the officers and men of the life-saving service, the lighthouse service, the revenue marine, and the coast signal service may be enrolled in the naval reserves and may be assigned to such duties and receive such annual instruction in naval warfare as the President may prescribe. “Sue. 2. That each officer and man of the navigating naval reserves shall be required to report in person once each year to such naval authority as the Secre- tary of the Navy may select for training, not ex- ceeding 30 daysin any one year, and shall satisfy such inquiries and examinations prescribed by the Navy De- partment as may be necessary to ascertain his con- tinued fitness for duty; and upon the completion of this annual requirement each petty officer shall receive $30, and each man of inferior rating $20; provided, that no annual premium shall be paid except when this re- port in person is made, and that if the examination. shows unfitness for duty in the grade or rating held by any navigating reserve officer or man, he shall be at once discharged from the service without compensation. “Sue. 3. That the navigating naval reserves shall THE MARINE RECORD. not be called into active service in time of peace except for the purpose of training, but such officers and men of this branch as may elect to join the colors for naval training during the period of annual drill of the organ- ized reserve forces shall be mustered into the naval service of the United States for that period, and men in such active service shall receive the same pay and allowance as the organized reserve forces. “Src, 4. That any vessel commanded by an officer of the naval reserves, and which shall haye in her comple- ment five other officers and men belonging to the naval reserves, shall have the right to fly from her mainmast head a distinctive flag or pennant with the letters U. S. N. R.; provided that the color, shape and sizeof such flag or pennant shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and furnished by the Navy Department.’ The remainder of the bill deals with unimportant - matters of detail, and provides for a continuous annual appropriation of $100,000 to meet the expenses necessi- tated by the operation of the law. OS a DIXON’S HANDSOME PRESENT. When the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company does a thing, it does it in fine style. This company was estab- lished in 1837, for the manufacture in graphite, and have extended their list until their catalogue includes stove polish, lead pencils, paints, lubricants, water proof grease for use on ropes, gears etc., which are ex- posed to water, graphite, cup and axle grease, pipe joint grease, and crucibles of all sizes and for all purposes. The company, which is located a Jersey City, is sending out to its newspaper friends boxes of pencils and erasers. It is probably not possible for any other man- ufacturer in the world to send out as fine and varied an assoriment for stationery purposes. But Dixon’s pen- cils are so well known that they can hardly be further advertised. The Dixon Company, however, is a thorough believer in the efficiency of advertising its wares in general, and this is probably the reason the firm is so prosperous, especially when they do all and more than they advertise. rr ee + VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN. : As compiled for THE MARINE RECORD by George F. Stone, Secretary Chicago Board of Trade, January 4, 1896. . : Ww WHEAT. CORN. oats, RYE, BARLEY CO aoe Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels, | Bushels, | Bushels, hasten 80,000):- 915-000) .......... 80,000 i 377,000) 1,844 000 182,000 113,000)........2. S 1,274 000 254 000 By OOONS: Gc aatan cate [uae sictaiata's ¢ 3,103,000) 114,000 78,000 474.000} 2 005,000 j 2595000)". scons 2935000) oo Seer 304,000 Ghicagoaswe Nas sees 21.192 000) 1 099,000 533.000 235,000 24,000 {Gr anOAbceeuie Vaasa meas 449,000 86,000). .... Veawel deen ssrees Cincinnati... . 42,000 2 000 24.000] 35,000} 126.000 Detroit. eager eet 367,000 18,000 15,000 12,000 7,000 8 BATLOAL |, Sie scoloig:e'| in’nio.gie « 0\nivus'] eve Sin mains: 1i]le alee mie b'e w'e\l via eéiejcivie'siel| elven ee nie ce Duluth and Superior..| 8.763,000 8,000 653 000 150,000 148,000 « ‘© afloat BLASIO Fenner rsiliwe siaiatretacec|iveianta sates eienierets re es Indianapolis. .......0.. 108 000 PAIDOD S scssrare isons came alemeotety ak at Kansas City, 3.0.5... 1 553.000 5.000 72,000 DOIG ware sr aate 8 Milwaukee.........0. B40, 000) 5 ciate ae 1,000 178,000 31,000 « afloat ...., LUG O00 sscsiee'e x LQ OOO esa ceiallioia tieialsisi vias Minneapolis,......... 18 672 000 76.000} 686,000} 155,000| 176,000 Montregh se stews 250 000 8,000 290.000 3 000 34,000 New York 9.20 iess- 8,025 000} 1,043 000} 1,709,000 32,000 272,000 fe afloat... .. 1,778,000 458,000 338,000)......-... 855,000 J 14 000 BE OOO asinencaletarccsces 146.000 C esse cis 63 000} , 80,000 316 000 1,000 1,000 Philadelphia . 533,000 420,000 ERG O00 ce ee cals cay ae dis es St, Louis.... 1,424 000 47,000 610,000 18,000 {12,000 af afloat, ...... TGQ00 arcuate anaes cers ee iiicglacts Toledo aah tapienceeeenn 171.000 181,000 L232; 000 Rese oes. MR EANOO Bs Jie cc saps eves ce trait ellie ales sapere Giniae gaisiateera ela miateen ae al Kie eee ets PLOLODLO Malas ocis'esaisiels) <0 OU lp es camclcnn 52,000 5,000 29,000 On Canale ciieh ssc 8,000 TD O00ls xeeres naelioe sees On Vakes ss 5 oe aenie ea a aR aed ean ea Peat coh eat aL Reece On Mississippi........ ite 68:00] oie se ese ecco eee Grand Total,......... 69,842 000} 5.838,0 5 537, 5 Corresponding date 2000 STE, HRD Site 8 ROA sarees es 87,886,000} 10 672,000} 8,826 000 464,000} 2,875,000 0 er The Columbia Pad Calendar for 1896 has made its ap- pearance, representing the eleventh annual issue, and handy and convenient as it has been heretofore, the new issue certainly surpasses any of its predecessors. The new calendar contains a much better arrangement than in previous years, more space having been al- lowed for memoranda, while a greater charm has b . . . een added by liberal illustation and a unique and conveni- ent grouping of dates, calculated to meet the hurried needs of business men. In addition to these pleasing features of the moon’s phases are indicated for the benefit of those who wish to know the best time for night riding. The many dainty sketches that embelish its pages render it indeed a work of art. Owing to the unusual demand last year a much larger edition has. been issued for 1896. The calendar can be obtained for five 2-cent stamps by addressing the Calendar Depart- ment of the Pope Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Conn. LAKE LITIGATION, ? Cases in admiralty which are set for hearin winter, in addition to those already announced, are follows: pie ar 4,479—Charles St. Louis vs. scow Magnet. : 4,493.—William Carron et al. interyening vs. schoo Julia Willard. ; 4,496—Richard Voelkner vs. steam yacht Ethel S. 4,503—C. E. Benham et al. vs. 400 cords pulpwood, 4,504—Same vs. 485 cords pulpwood, etc. : 4,507—Martin B. Jones vs. steamer Vanderbilt. 4,508—The Wallace & Cunningham Transit Co. steamer H. EK. Runnells. | me 4,516—M. P. & A. B. Scott vs. steamer Maine. _ 4,518—Mary C. Hubbell vs. steamer W. P. Thew. 4,519—Joseph Dupuis vs. scow Huron, 4,526—William E. Rice vs. schooner Mary EK. Perew. 4,529—Patrick McLachlan etal. intervening vs. Marsh- land Dredge No. 1. eee : a 4,531—C. EK. Chilson et al. vs. steamer Parks Fost and tug Kittie Haight. : : 4,190—Mitchell Transportation Co. vs. steamer Susan Fy. Peck (Lewiston.) : Be 4,534—Louis D. and Ed. T. Hawley vs. barge John Breden. s 4;538—Bertha Kinrie, admx., vs. steamer Sitka and barge Yukon. ie 4,541—John C. Hawley et al. vs. steamer Sailor Boy. 4,545—The Cleveland Tug Co., vs. David Finlayson and garnishee. ' 4,551—Charles Perroult vs. schooner Superior. 4,555—Roderick Thompson vs. Breyman Bros., coa scow. 4,556—William Schmuhl vs. tug McCormick. 4,557—David Robeson ys. barge S. Clement. 4,559—Charles Leith vs. steamer James Fisk. 4,560—Wm. Parker et al vs. steamer J. H. Devereux. 04,389—John Kamerer, Ed. B. Hanratty, Willia Wyle, William A. Chamberlain, Thomas Thurston, Charles H. Flowers and Nelson E. White vs. yach Rosalie B. : 4,380—Patrick Devney et al vs. steamer Dove. 4,390—United States vs. tug Sprite. 4 391—Louisa B. Grummond vs. steamer Leland. 4,395—William Bandes vs. steam yacht Louisa. 4,478—Menominee Transit Co., vs. steamer Jack. —<— <r ee NEW INVENTIONS. (ILLUSTRATED.) The following patents of interest to the marine and relative industries, have been issued within a week: No. 552,248. WLife-Boat. Algernon L,. Hassard-Short, Tarborough, N.C. Filed July 23, 1895. , The claim is for the combination, with a life-boat, of an attachment consisting of a frame which surmounts the boat, said frame being composed of a casing which is filled with cork or other light material, said frame being also supported and connected with the boat by means of strips which pass beneath the boat and through the keel thereof, and rods which are secured to the top of the boat. The strips are bound together by means of other strips, which are arranged trans- versely thereof and which meet at the bow of the boat. The frame is provided witha central core through which the strips and rods are connected. No. 552,437. Folding Boat. Frederick Heather, Yonkers, N. Y. Filed July 31, 1895. : This device consists of sections to form the sides, — sections to form the bow, and a section to form the stern, these sections being connected to each other at their meeting edges, and a bottom, which is hinged to one of the side sections; allso arranged as to be easily folded together. Each part of this frame-work consists of a chain of upright sections hinged together at their ends, so that they can be folded together in alternately opposite directions. All this is covered with a remov- able flexible material.