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6 THE MARINE RECORD. THE NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIP. Special Correspondence of the Marine Record. New YorRK, Avgust 25. ‘The nautical school ship St. Mary’s has arrived here again after her regular annual summer cruise to the Mediterranean, and will lie in the East river, at the foot of 26th street, during the winter, training boys to be seamen. ‘l'his ship is a vessel of the navy, and is under the charge of the board of edu- tion, and especially encouraged and patron ized by the Chamber of Commerce. She is under the command of Lieutenant Edwin M. Shepard, and her officers are naval men, To be eligible tor udinission the boys should be at least fifteen years of age and must. pass a rigid physical examination to determine their fitness tor the hardships of a sailor’s life. The consent of parents or gdardian must in every case accompany an applica- tion made by the youthful candidate, direct- ed to the chairman of the executive Commit- tee On nautical schools, of the board of edtu- tion, 146 Grand street, New York. Buys who are residents of this city, if they can read, write, and repeat the multiplication table, find no difficulty in shipping. After admis- sion they receive the most practical instruc- tion in seamanship, and, beside, a fair ele mentary English education. ‘The discipline is very strict, and they have to go through a great deal of hardship and labor at times, but if they. persevere, the course ot training will, in their two years experience before the mast, fit them for responsible and lucra- tive positions abuft the mast in the merchant service, which so badly needs American seu- men. And there are at present few better ‘openings for a boy of pluck and energy, who wishes to obtain a place of honor and profit for himself. A vety considerable number of the former graduates of the school ship St. Mary’s are now acting as mates, both on steamships and sailing vessels, and there is plenty of room for many more, A steady and sober lad, who goes through the course _ of schooling and training on the St. Mary’s finds it easy to obtain employment at sea, and if he is bright he will not have to wait long for promotion. But unless # youth has a strong predilection for sea life, and unless he is pretty well fortified against temptation, and equal to hard work, and full of courage to face danger and endure exposure, he had better stay at home. He must be able and willing to submit to severe discipline, put up with rough fare and to do everything re- quired of a sailor without shirking. Hence, it is unwise and cruel to send there any except a boy who is adapted to the life and the work. Only the sons of residents of New York are admitted to the St. Mary’s, it being part of the city public echool system, but there are,- however, training ships be- longing to the navy, which are always ready to take good boys from any part of the United States. G. Foster HOWELL. LITERARY NOTICES. Harpr’s MaGazine for September isa brilliant and varied number, beautifully illustrated. ‘The frontispiece ie an engrav- ing by W. B. Closson of “An Ideal Head,” from the original painting by the late George Fuller. Elsewhere in the number there is an interesting article on this remarkable painter by F. D. Millet, witha fine full page portrait. George H. Boughton continues his “Artist Strolle in Holland.” “A Run Ashore at Queenstown,” by W. H. Rideing, finely illustrated, will recall pleasant mem- ories to those who have crossed the Atlantic. Ernest Ingersoll contributes an interesting: arcticle—effectively illustrated by A. C. Red- wood—on the wheat fields of the Columbia. Miss Mary Gay Humpheys finds Trouvillea blase pleasure resort, but she invests the subject with unusual interest. From the graphic sketches by Redwood and Reinhart we turn with equal pleasure to the exqui- sitely beautiful work of Alfred Parsons— illustrating Mr. Shatp’s “Transcripts from Nature’’—and of Mr. Gibson, in “Nature’s Serial story.’’ For the latter, Dielman also contributes one of his best pictures. In the field of history we have the second part of Mr. Treadwell Walden’s series on ‘The Great Hall of William Rufus.” Robert Bu- chanan’s article on Charles Reade is a per- sonal sketch. The reservoir system on the Upper Mississippi is the subject of an inter- esting article by J. G. Pyle, illustrated by diagrams. William Black’s novel, “Judith Shakespeare,” is continved; and there are good short stories. In poetry the number is unusually rich. The Editor’s Easy Chair contains this month some very interesting chats of a purely literary character. THe SEPTEMBER CENTURY. In its contents the Septembor Century aims to rival the August ‘‘Midsummer Holiday number’ in entertaining summer reading. Pictorially, it is also of a popular character. In the frontispiece Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote has given a refined interpretation of “Pancha,” the heroine of a romantic story of Monterey, which ‘Thomas A. Janvier contributes to the number. The other short story of the number is a humorous dialect story of South- ern life, called “Ihe Brief Embarrassment of Mr. Iverson Blount,” by Richard Malcolm Johnston, Charles G. Leland’s ‘Legends of the Passamaquoddy” Indians (with illus- trations drawn on birch bark by a quadi Ine dian) bas the interest of fiction as well as a value to students of folk-lore. ‘A New England Winter,” Is concluded, and ‘A Problematic Character,”’ is continued. Mr. Cable’s novel, ‘Dr, Sevier,” approaches the conclusion, which will be printed in the Oc- tober number. From Coventry to Chester on Wheels,”’ the opening illustrated paper recounts the experiences of Mr. Joseph Pen- hell, the artist, during a trip on a tricycle in England. W. J. Stillman’s. second paper, descriptive of his yacht journey, ‘‘On the ‘Track of Ulysses,’’ is even more attractive than his first paper. Horace D. Warner gives a description of *‘A ‘Tropical Hurri- cane” in Costa Rica. Ot biographical inter- est is the paper on the French lexicogra- pher, “Emile Littre.’’? Professor 8. P. Lang- ley begins in this number a series of illus trated papers on ‘Ihe New Astronomy.” An essay of importance to. political science in this country is Joseph Edgar Chamber- lain’s analysis of ‘I'he Foreign Elements in our Population,’ The Rev. Newman Smyth contributes a. thoughtful paper on the late Dr. Dorner and ‘The New ‘Theology.’”’ In “Topics of the ‘Times’’ will be found edito- rinlson “Lhe Political Education of the People;”’ politicians as ‘Sheep and Goats ;” “Art and Gongressmen;’? and “The New Astronomy. Cc. E. BENHAM, S17 Detroit Street, KEEPS IN STOCK A Full Line of Vessel Supplies, Lubricating and Lamp Oils of the Best Quality, AND A GENERAL LINE OF LAMPS, CROCK- ERY AND TABLE CUTLERY. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. TELEPHONE NO. 1540. CUYAHOGA WORKS, Established in 1834. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF MARINE ENCINES HEAVY MACHINERY Cor. Detroit & Center-Sts, CLEVELAND, 0. Geo. B. Carpenter & Co., Ship Chandlers and Sail Makers. Ship Chandlery Goods of all Descriptions. MANILA ROPE OF THE VERY BEST MAKE Steel and Iron Wire Rope and all Its Fittings. 202 to 208 South Water-st, CHICAGO, ILL. PRESLEY & CO., Globe Drydock Shipbuilding, Drydocking, Re- pairing and Spar Making. CLEVELAND, OHIO. WM. 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Quarter Interest inthe large Tag Samson, “Tne of the most powerful tugs on the lakes. She was built at St. Catherines by Shickluna, rebuilt in 188] and measures 181 (new) tonnage. She is straight A2, with insurance vnluation of $16,080, and can be ingured for $19,000. Will sell quarter for $3,400; part cash, bal- ance on easy terms, Address MARINE RECORD. ForSaleor Exchange, Tug Annie Robertson. Her length over all is 51 feet, breadth 13 feet and depth of hold 6 feet; draws 514 feet of water; measures 9 24-100 (new) tons. and 18 24-100 old, Built in 1880 and rebate this fpring, new decks irames and cabin, om —ON ——7 and machiner: nOroughly overhauled. Engine is 14x14, boiler oy feet long and 4 8-12 in diameter and al- Beamon, enews) lowed 96 pounds of steam. Warranted in No. 1 con- T pet deal Cher if dition and subject to inspection, Price, $3,300 cash. 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