, 1875-05-30

and will be alluded to accordingly. He comes IL
tho spring-tina just little after the ice breaks
up, and IN such seasons a. the prcgent, quito 4
ltsle while before the leaves Of summer. Where
ne comes from nobody knows or cates, but, just
as the marine reporters, who have been living
1aito" III rnter. begin to brush up their nautica]
nnso .1or the snmmsr campaign, and aimul-
| taoeous1y with the frst music OF The calking
hammer, OF sudden tLeir presence IL made
known at the riverside. and tie Bethel, aud the
i aaliox's boarding housss- Them ona common
object on arrival 1s tbs
! sEcURlSo OF VESSEL.
Snd taia they set about doing .mmed;sfeIv s.
With lew exceptions, it will be found that tho
] earlier arrivals are not as well suppl,ed With
money u they might vish. To secure an en-
gagemens they apply ut one OF the many employ
ina stels who have gained the con6dence Of rnln-
peta as rel1aois Judges ut aieht Of the ability
| Of the applcAnts, and VINO for \ fee
! secure men tor the shirs. and shits
Tor the men. Judging by the papers which they
are obliged to sign on Joining their ships, It ID
piain that, however loosely sailor may conduct
himsalf On shore, hs has to kpuck!e down to
work when be gets afloat. Tbs following is =
copy Of
generally used:
It IA sgreed, between the Master and ae4msu CT a-
r!ncs IT the weasel called the - whereof is
At AaateE O. whoever shah for Master, aud
he , Is 70 os enS tns e II
randernd in making such voyages aud trips ~ the
Aas,ar or owners thereof may direct between the dt
upon the northern and northwestern f1onasra Of the
United States
The real persons whose na1nes hersunto sub
scrlbed Hereby agree to aerva board tbs said ship
or veasel IN ths several Capacities expressed Against
their respective names. and to renaatn and do duty
board until the voyage Ia fully ended according to tho
terma al :hi aeresnent tho crew agreeing to zfe In
and dischaE4 cargo any port Tho vessel may 60 TO-
and sso to discharge the aams !. her nn. port Of dis
-AA fhh {fai3N a}A fh&fS
which tina NJ, wages shall he paid to the parties hare
unto. And II said sgreo to conduct themselves
to ba st ii ine. dliaent Ia their respective d.
tes and to be .bedient 10 the lawful commands Of the
aad Master. Of any person who Rhal lawfuly sue
coed him, and Of their superior ocers. in everything
relating the RLd vexse aud the stores and crgoes
thereof whethe II on board, tn boas, shurs- In
the said Master hereby agreea to Fay the aad crew,
wages the suna against their names respectively e1-
pressed-
wfu negligent destruction Of my part Of tho ships
cargo or Stores or defactng. in5rng or destroying
the sas rigging ekle spparsl OF farniture of the
gaid vessel anything unto her belonging, shall be
ade good to the cw11er ont Of the wages Of the person
guilty Of the xan1e and any person sntera hinseK
qualified for d1 which hs ts incompetent to per
form, his wuges shall be reduced In proportion to hts
And It IL aiso ag1 ee that in Of Sickness ship-
wreck; or death, the wi ger shall eezse.
And it Is also agreed, that dsraspeetfnl language to
officers, or impairment conduct, shall b. sufficient
cause for discharge 1t any port on payment of wages
And Il Is also agreed. that .ny member Of the crew
considers himself to Iva aggtieved hs shan represent
the to the Master oceE charge of tho ship,
il a quie! and orderly II anner who viii thereupon
take sLch teps Il The eaao shall requirs.
Ard 1thernor' 1t il agreed that ths time ct
service Of aNy lhanan othsr person s.A1 terminate
when absent from the Port Vt - this agreement
sha con iuue until her arrival st that port and her
cargo discharged, unlasa sooner laid up b. mutual
couseut.'
And further moro I. il .sreea, that each and every
ono Of the said parties ST u IN ali thngs abide bs the
naent and regulation Of nsan1en IN tho merchant
In witness whereof the ,t1id parties have subscribed
On bosrd sid 1esse eober aid capable Of doing duty,
Oh or be1oza- -, The - day of-, 1s>'.
THE LIFE OF TIE lAKx slI1o3
aaoat is, in many respects, much moro onjoya-
BILE than that Of the men who 60 down into the
sea In ships. There are n*o long and wearying
absences ttom sight Of ah . shore, no monot-
onous harettack and SAIL pork, no il-tasting
water, the restraint placed upon the actions OF
the salts md tho porlls OF navigation are much
less. The division Of labor On she lakes is the
game as at sea the dag il divided INTO regular
watches OF four hours each, s'ith "dos-watches"
between md 6 p. m.. to give each watch Al
When Oh dn:y, the men are .sngagad ID general
work around tho vessel and when 1t is thar
watch below they are at Gbe 1SY to amuse them
selves IS they think proper, matter Of priTi-
lego in which the fake sailor has much the ad-
vessels, especially those enga G.sd in making long
voyages, all hands are kept OH deck during the
forenoon watch from o'clock until noon.
But perhaps tho greatest 60 ntrasr between the
daily Life Of the ftesh-HAta1 an Saltwater SAILOR
is to ho seen at
The food OF the former is not only superior to
that Of the latter. bus there II \ creator variety,
and the cooking Is as rulo better done. The
:uis On board the lake vessel ia three good solid
INT at midnight, and q bowl NJ coffee and !
snack r. at the change Of watch at o'clock in !
he morning. The cook is vary important per- |
onage on board. and good outt WHO does the |
york up ia good, savory shape, sn,d Is pleasant
on. On board. There is only t'ne class OF
ooks- which the sailors look upon With
1sfavor. md these are, strangely
nough, In view Of the well known
all4ntry OF the mariner, the womo'a. or, as the
ailors contemptuousiy term them, Ia centre
oasd cooks S.rnpge to SAY. mau3' Of these
re young women Of remarkably fAse personal
ppearance, and 10 some casss tho 81 llors VIII
lose oua ego and vaguely hlnt that it ,ls to this
aoy owe thei1 selection BY tho Captain to fl1 tho
csition they occupy; which proves that the
silor is as dearly fond Of piece OF a. sandal ~
40 rest Of mortality. It is not on 60 ;ount OF
uy euBplciOn or knowledge OF STATE .o1 aHalt1
this kind that tho sailor has N anh pathy to
,maIo cooks in general, but rather hecn use their
resencs on board causea to dsyolve upon tbs
len certain duties in connection with th htch-
i, such as choppng kindling, ETC., ., which
,ey have vary grave objections, and which =
an-cook always does himself.
Chicago is BY far the most popular OF uae lake I
orts With sailors, partly On account OF the VI
ETY. Of trips which they can pick ffp1n, partly !
scauae Of the attractions Of the plalso but
,ieay because wages are always = little ligher
aro than at any other point and employment
N be more readily procured. There il
ONLY ONE OBJECTION
ia sailors have to the place, and that Is that
il better supplied With tho different kinds OF
nt-sharks who devote their energies to etcing
EN- Of thefr hard-earned wages It would take | /
o much space even to begin to enumerass' tho
1erent voyages. long and short, which = ~ lor
n sbip for here. but IN idea c2n be gain Ell By I
as the extremes the run acroes the
ke and lack. and the round trip from Chict,go t
An English port, which has been SUCCESSFULLY
BY the bark Alice and the acht,o,,er
umpH, and partially performed by Capt lprin-
wi los schooner, Pan1ico, which got safely sves
ireland, but has been detaioed einee in I
aeenston harbor, two attempts 1t returning
me having had to be abandoned on account OF +
nr1nv veathar i