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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-10

He was at this time a wild young fellow,
ana was known generally 10 the people of
his section as the Mad Bismarck and also
as the Devil Won Bismarck" and his ca
r0uses and his actions were the talk of the
section. lie met the Fraulein Won Putt
khIner and 1t was case of love al first
sight On Doth sides, aud shortly after this,
much TO the terror OF Herr Won Puttkamer
ne demanded his daughters hand in mar
rlage. lie pushed his suit in such way
that the old gentleman had to give in, and
the marriage took place. Bismarck is
nearly 10 years older than his wife, and he
was then 81.
IL IS now nearly AZ years since their we'd
ding and their married life is said to have
Deen q singularly happy one. Bismarck
turned over a new leaf shortly after his
marriage and he became studious and
thoughtful. He soon got into politics and
from that time on he made man OF HIM
sen ana shortly rose to be one OF the lead
ing Dgures IN the diplomatic circles of Eu-
rope. His wife kept Pave with him, and
once in speaking of her he said, "She it
was VINO made me what am" The Prin-
cess Won Ii smarck is said 10 be the perfect
specimen Oh the best type of German
vile. She has all her life devoted herself
to her husband and her children, aud in her
sixties she Is still a fine-locking woman.
she Is tall and dark and her face Is a kind
and motherly one. Her hair is now dark
and iron gray and her eyes are dark aud
oth'tihR oho was Ncly pOpuiUE Will
the young girls of the picnic, and / noted
that many Of them lowered about her chair
aud laughed and chatted with her during
the afternoon.
L wish l could give you a stereopticon
view oil Prince Bismarck's estate here. He
has big house on Wihelme strasse i'm Ber-
lin, and his other homes at VarZin and
Schoenhausen are said to be very fine. but
Of them all he prefers Friedrchsruhe, and
Ii IS probable that the most of the remainder
Of his life will be spent here. 1t is little
wonder that 1t is so. There are few finer
possessions in the world than this. The
old Emperor, you remember, made him
present OF it at the close Of the Franco
Prussian war. II comprises In all nearly
10000 acres, aud / am informed that
Bismarck has been adding to this by
buying new lands from time to time.
The most OF these many square miles
Of land is covered with virgin forest trees.
The ground is rolling. and deep stream
winds its way in and out through the forest.
1t is only about IL miles from the city of
Hamburg, aud il you will Imagine 20.0o0
acres within half an hours railroad ride
Of Boston or St. Louis You will get some
idea oil its value. Did it belong TO an
American statesman its magnificent trees
would have long since been cut up into
kindling wood, and AS villa sites Ii would
he raising the crops of "for safe" signs
which you find within half an hours ride
of all our big cities. They do things better
III Germany. Trees are not cut down here
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living gale OF wind. The moon rose about
that hour and leaped among the clouds in
manner that made the Keeling OF the sky
fill the brain with glddness to watch. Now
and again there would be fash Of light
ming from some more pouderous body of
yapor sailing like the shadow of a world up
out of the sea.
BY this time III ship was under her lower
maintOpsail only, the fore and mizzen yards
abaek. She was fine vessel, in good trim,
with plenty Of beam ana comfortable
height OF side, and she did very well, but
with the exception of one experience off
the horn L do not reeclleet the like of the
sea that rose 10 that gale. We were, Of
course, IN an ocean where the pillows range
the highest in the world; for whatever may
be said Of an Atlantic sea | am quite sure
the surge Of the Pacific tops 1t as Mount
Blanc looks down over the heads OF the
lesser Alps. The steerage passengers went
below, where they were kindly battened
down and half-sufiocated as usual. The
cabin passengers were more favored, of
course, but 2 little Of such weather as we
were having went long way with them.
and before o'clock the decks were de-
serted and the ball of the cabin itself
empty, save in one corner, where three
sturdy old Australians and the relict OF a
ma]0r-general were heroically fighting their
way through rubber of whist.
There was so much boiling In the water
ali about that yon got sight Of things as Ii
by starlight. 1T was the white foam that
made the sheen, for the moons ilumina-
tlOn was mere stormy trouble of shadows,
worse than darkness as a bewilderment
The lightning still flashed here and there
at long intervals 1t was like distress sig
nails. and every burst of the dim violet put
an inexpressible ghastliness into the
Rowing aud shrieking widness of the
hours. They had fastened a square
Oh canvas or tarpaulin to the nliz-
zen rigging, aud the second mate.
who had charge Of the decK.
STOOD under 1t for the shelter IL afforded him
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-10
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items Of Live Interest to Members Of Many
Denominations.

While there are now about 1000. 900 Jews
in the United States, there are over j, COO, 900
in Russia
Irving S. Watson, general secretary of
the Oakland Y. NJ. C. A.. has been spend
ing lis vacation in the Pacific Northwest
The new church of Trinity Episcopal
Parish, Seattle, very beautiful edifce of
gray sandstone, was formally opened last
month.
Latest advices from Rome indie ate that
no cardinals will be created in the consistory
further postponed TO September but only
bishops. The cardinals Will be created in
December.
In addition 10 the home school. four
mission schools are main tanned b. the Bap-
list Church OF Stockton. three of which
nave chapeis OF their own and the fourth is
soon to be IN ITS own quarters.
The Fresno Baptist Church has four mis-
sion Sunday-schoulS. The young men of
the churcn are securing 100 pledges of 5
cents day until September / TO pay for
the furnishing OF the auditorium.
The highest distinction that can be offered
by the Italian Government. the Grand Cor
don OF the Crown OF lialy, has just been
conferred upon Jew, Siguor MalYans. Di-
rect0r-General of Foreign Affairs.
The Chinese Sunday-sehnol at the Trinity
Baptist Church in New York of 100 mem
bers has been broken up by the marriage
of several Of the lady teachers to Chinese
pupils.
Emin Pssha, the great African explorer
and civiliZ-r is Jew. Both of his parents
were Jews. His real name was Edward
Schnizr and lie is a native OF SIIesia, born
in 1870.
Archbishop Ireland lunched with Presi
dent and Mrs. Carnot on the eve OF his de-
parture from Paris. This signal mark Of
honor was bestowed on the great prelate for
his clear and intelligent utterances on the
relation of capital and labor.
Bishop Nichols has appointed Rev II
Hewitt missionary, in charge of the Epis-
copal Church of Our Saviour. Mill Valley.
Mr.. Hewitt has already begun holding ser
vices. The church will be finished and
probably e0nsecrated this month.
Rev. w. {. Spencer enters this week upon
the sixth year Of labor with the Alameda
Baptist Church Three hundr, d dollars has
Just been added TO his salary and pastor and
people enter upon a new year with great
hOpe1ulness.
A Boston Jew named Isaac Rosnosky
has been the means OF raising $4,000 for the
treasury OF the Carney Hospital in Boston,
which Is under Roman Catholic supervision
His deed is well appreciated by The man
ayers of the institution and is approved of
by his Jewish brethren.
A missionary paper in the Sioux language
with the name Ampao Kin (Daybreak) has
made Its first appearance There a,e three
dialects, all Of which are used In the first
nnmber-the Santee, Yankton and Tee,On.
The paper Is under the management of
Bishop Hare and Rev. w. j. Cleveland. IL
VIII appear M nthly.
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man must understand the meaning of drip
ping earrings and the rank flavor of slush
lamps 10 master.
But to me snyhow. up on that yardarm,
1t was all pure intoXicatiOn and a Kind of
mad eXutaion of spirits. Why, it was like
being creature Of the storm; like being
poised on wings as stirless TO the blast as
the slbatross are when the bird chooses,
10 be dangling up to wiBdward there,
with the whole body of the ship
away from me and the fabric Of the
spars tagging the faintness on high and
looking far enough of to seem visionary, as
though they were skeleton arms and hands
shooting out OF the whrlng vapor and
clntching at the hull as it rolled upright TO
WindNaTd and then flOated straning with a
into the leeward valley that was deep
enough Tor SORT of silence. l
Teekoned then, as sat alOft, that never had
my eyes beheld grander sight And you
would have thought so too had you watched
the snowstorms flying dim over her fore
castle. and marked how her outline came
and went with the whiteneSs seething out
10 Ter plunges and fading with every re-
covery. The intermittent play OF lightning
helped tie scene and so did the rushing
moon, Frightening the broad spreadings of
foam in flashes as she leaped from one dark
cloud-edge 10 another.
l turned to look to windward to see il my
gaze would stand against the wind, ana il
light that / spied in the heart of the fiying
luster vessel heading fer us dead before
the wind. She showed no light, but van
ished and reappeared in manner that was
mighty deceving, aud | had 10 force my
streaming sight again toward her ere |
could satisfy myself that she was q real ship
coming our way. l then hailed the deck
but the wind swept the words of my lips
before l could fairly utter them Besides
the MAYNARD being bTaced forward held me
a long distance from the mizZen rigging
where the second mate stood, and ii any
one of the watch on the deck heard
me thew did not return any answer
! came off the yard with desperate careful
ness as you may conceive. and was a long
hiie in descending the shrOGds, owing 10
the pinning force of the gale. By the time
l reached the poop | found that the second
mate had spied the approaching vessel, that
evidently saw rs plainly. and had shifted
her helm so as TO run under our stern, prom
Using US berth wide enough to relieve us
of all anxiety. She came fOaming along
with the moon leaping behind her.
and the second mate said that she was
a small bark, with topgallant masts
gone or struck. he could not tell
which. 1t amazed him, he said. that
she should be running with such a sea
astern OF her as that; yet it looked as if
there was method in her behavior too, for
she was under single-reefed topsai!s and
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SWALLOWED UP BY THE SEA.
A mysterious Tragedy Of The Great
Deep.
1hs Strange Story of the Disaster Which
Befell an Unknown Vessel in the
South Pacific
Written for TIE MORNING CALL

There is no frer sight in the world than
full-rigged wooden sailing ship, all her
canvas spread. long skysail mastheads,
very square yards, graceful downward
curve OF the sparS from the cap OF the
bowsprit to the jibboom end. the rigging
well set up and everything taut. the wind a
point abaft the beam, so that every cloth on
one side OF her. from the topgallant TO the
lower studding sail. steadily pulls without a
SILVER; the lateral pressure keeps her lean
ing Have a lee view of her, you
see the spacious eonvexities swelling
and tapering TO the sky; every cleaning
surface has lis delicate shadow at tie foot
and head that lends a clearer dislinctness
TO the brilliant white of the central canvas.
The spray leaps from the rolling foam at
the stem and every shower of it filings A
dozen rainb0ws over the blue water: the
snow-like frOth seethes past the glossy
black bends, in whose lustrous surface the
prismatic radiance OF the tremulous sea
wrinkles in i'ful flashes, and tenderly over
the lonG-drawn undulaIi0ns swings the
beautiful fabric, now and again lifting a
fathOm or two of the dull gold of her VEL
low metal as she rises TO the swell with the
regularity OF the rhythmic beating of a
pendulum.
What l wantto tell about happened on
board just such vessel one boiling. roaring
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night far in the depths of the South Pacific.
We were heading for Cape Horn from an
Australian port. but a long way off that
1eSOlaie spot as yet, and still slanting
sthwart the mild parallels. The morning
had broken with mild air from the east
ward. and sky OffrOsted silver over the
foTecastle, and a promise of fine day, as
I'll We cabin passengers thought. But IL
thIckened mp before noon, and the sun went
out of sight SO that no observations could be
taken. and the air came along in sluggish,
RSthmatic breathings, with a faint grooming
noise IN some of the earlier DuffS-at least
the sound took my ear and the chief officer
said he heard it, too but it was inaudible to
the rest OF Us. Though there was no sun,
yet there Was sort OF brigh sness all over
the SKY. as If the haze was thin. with "a
dance enough behind it to melt it of into
pure Pacific sapphire presently. Instead it
thickentd and the wind died away; long
jumbled we'll. one fold racing another, came
ing the ashen cGmnlexion as il heaved
ana putting a chill into the aimoS-
phere as though each foamlcss lifting
OF water carried with il the bitter
breath OF the icy regions IL was from. By
i o'clock in the afternoon it was nearly
datk-n0 wind as yet; the vessel rolling
abominably. the rudder jumping till the
snap % tie tIileI at the chains was like to
start the spindle of the wheel, the ship
br0adSide on to the swell, tonga lantSails
fuTled, staysajls down. mainsail rolled ND
and nothing left to knock about but the top
sails and f9recOurSe. You would see some
of the 'tween-deck passengers looking over
the main-deck rail, and starting back with
cries when she rolled down TO the swelling
liquid, lead-colOred water, Kissing in fury
through the scupper-hOles al their feet, and
trimming with subdued roar, like the on
coming of a thunderstorm. to very nearly
the height Of the rail its-lf.
Long ere this the captain was walking
about with grave face, with an occasional
pause for brief word with the mate in
charge, and anxious looks all round the sea
line. The fact was, but we passengers did
not know ir, the barometer in the cabin was
low enough to make even a monkey feel
deyout. and before four bells Is o'clock the
three uppertopsails were furled, the foresail
Teefed. and the ship slowly and heavily
crushing the sullen foam of the wrinkled
swelis as she rolled at scarce d couple of knots
a hour along her course, with her yards
braced up TO a breeze coming steadily
from a little to the eastward OF south.
1t was not long after this when
lit came on to blow as the seamen
say. The diBginess overhead broke up,
masses OF cloud swept along with small
lakes of clear sky between, out of which the
stars shot their white fires like the spark
ling Of musketry seen between rolls OF
smoke. BY two bells in the first watch
that is to say at 9 o'clock, it was blowing
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whole forecourse. press of canvas that
may have saved her from being popped,
though ii was wonderful it did not draw the
chainplates like wire and blow the masts
clean out III her like an umbrella out Of
woman's hand. 1t might have been that
the coming across US hoye-to-a ship twice
as big AS she was-may have given her an
idea. do not know. I'm sure.
Ii all happened quickly, as most full
things do at sea- and when think of ii, Pm
i satisfied TO wonder with auickened pulse,
without troubling myself to speculate. You
may have seen the high breakers rolling
along the side OF stone pier; just so swung
those giant surges past the bark's side as
she came sweeping down upon our quarter,
! and that she lifted to them as she did. sink
ing to the fairleaders at one moment
20 feet Of Ter h Keel oi forward pf'k might s
have been out OF water, was perfectly
miraculous. On sudden, and when her
ioaming hull was right astern Of US, she put
her helm lard down. and as she did so her
foretopsail blew away. | saw it vanish
from the yard like a Whit Of tobacco smoke,
and the sound Of it came up In q dull note
10 northward, for all the world as If she
had bred gun at us. There seemed 10 be
no preparation Tor heaving her 10. Whether
her crew were sick, whether those In charge
OF her were drunk, whether (by some ex-
traordlnary concurrence OF disasters) she
had fallen into the hands OF passengers who
dlo NOT KNOW whatto DO with her, and who,
on seeing US, made UP their minds to keep
close TO us. 1t is impossible to imagine
There was no Seamanship.
She put her helm hard down, and scarce
had the topsail blown away when she
shipped a green sea over the bow that burst
the foresail, and you saw it fiogging in rags
from the jack. The second mate, standing
by my side. never spoke word. He
seemed petrified by the murderous clumsi-
ness that was happening on our quarter.
and by anticipation of what he, as a sea-
man, might guess TO be the inevitable
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from the blast The captain had gone be-
low, the second officer, the helnisman, mo-
tionless ut the wheel, and myself were the
only creatures visible Where the watch
on deck were l do not know; ready for a
call, no doubt; but the lee of the lOngboat,
they reckoned. l dare say, good enough
place to keep a bright lookout in the middle
OF the Pacific in gale of wind and aboard a
ship hove to. | wanted to see the picture
from aloft, and clawing my way along by the
hencoopS to where the second mate was l
called out to him that wished to study the
motion Of the ship and her confguration
upon the white water from an elevation,
and said / would 60 out on the mainyard,
which would be high enough. dare say, to
enable me 10 obtain clear view. lie knew
/ was an old hand, and that L had INDUCED
whims Of the same kind aboard other YES
sells. He answered dryly: 1.-The only place
where / find much beauty in ship on such
a night as this is in my bunk; but tastes
differ. Hold on tight. sir You'll find the
yard up and down with you very nearly at
some of her rolls"
l got into the main rigging, but the force
Of the y ind was so great that for some mo-
ments was helplessly pinned to the shrouds.
Had | been dashed 10 them could not have
been more absolutely helpless. One by one
l Took the ratlines until | got as high as the
futtock shrouds, where | swung myself on
TO the truss OF the mainyard. There was
plenty to law hold of, for the sail was furled,
and the turns Of the baskets cane very pat
to my hands. / crawled ont to wind
ward along the footrope, pausing
often, and with the back Of my
head to the gale, for it was no
more TO be looked at with the bare eyes than
the sun Is. l had made up my mind 10
watch the ship, and To see her properly It
was necessary to get as far TO windward as
possible, and accordingly | went OH sliding
my way along until came to the end of tho
yard. when | threw my leg over the yard
arm, and there | sat with the weather cew
of tile topsail archng up into darkness and
the massive spar which [ Destrode trent bling
to the tllunderous Tearing of the sail rs bri Ks
aud mortar tremble when train of railway
cars pass by. Ii e'er a mortal Iorecastle
soul took notice of me, he must have
thought ne mad 10 offer myself to the nip
ping gale in that fashion, and perhaps, if
had been a sailor by calling, [ should have
known better. for long before then / should
have seen more sights of the kind than |
needed, and under circumstances which
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despised the sweeping OF floors and tie
busting of walls and ceilings. and was
triumphant when he turned out good
dinner. The yard inciosed by the Jail
walls was habited by q number of 60, d
fowls. and the jail-wrll, far down, had a
plank rugged across the water surface ON
which rows OF frogs passed the time before
execution contemplatively.
dinner at Simoneau's was a feast of
good cheer and sometimes of revelry The
genial host prided himself upon an Ola
podrlda, smoking hot and indescribablv
mixed. I. all-seasen or nOt-there was
always quail II anybody bad been out shoot
ing. Small birds of course came down to
the gun, and rabbits were galore. SOUR
fels were welcome, also great red musseis
ana thick juuks of abalone, and all the
nsh OF the sea, Hat, narrow or long. Like
W lSe egetables-eart OTIS, turnips. cabbage.
onions, potatoeS-and likewise meat be i,
mutton. beef, pork or veal. Preceded by
soup and dish OF oysters this smoking
heap OF all that is edible, save whale. In 9
surprisingly good food country was ali thai
TIE gods could have desired when supple
mentej by fair quality of red wine, and
famous Justice was done to Pere Simoneau's
menu. The old man himself with shirt
sleeyes tucked up, joined in the feast of the
Bohemian brotherhood with gusto, and IL
never appeared TO trouble him whether any.
body could pay the score or not
But Slmoneau as chef could even dc
better than this when he equipped party
for picnic. He understood the mysteries
OF the TotisSoire. recall one occasion whe1
his skill as piovider was tested. Tbf
party included Tom Hil who was then
thinking about his picture of Laying lhe
Last Spike, and Frenzeny and Tayeruipr
and few others. OF we set in two wac
OBS for the Carmel Valley, visiting en- ronfs
he Carmel Mission. What a good hand
freuZeny had for a team OF horses. lie had
served III the French cavalry aud had beer
with Bazaine in Mexico, aud he seemed "a
Know horse in all its moods intaitiyely
lie was also very proud Of his knowledge
OF horsefesh, but he used to make one aC-
mission-that the Cockneys, as he termed
them. who ride up and down Rotten Row iu
London, have a better seat in the saddle
than any other eQueStriaDs on EARTH
1t Is something TO cook good dinner in
the open, but good cook is never nor
Pulsed. 1t is easy to kindle fire in
spot oyerhurg by trees, and then the roast
ing OF fowls over the blazing b1ughs pro
eeeds merrily, with twisted string sus
pended from twigS or stakes. How indie.
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MONTEREY.
The Bohemian Resort 1t Was Twenty
Years Ago.
A Primitive Spot-How Jules Tavernier Dis
covered 1.-THE Merry Banquets
Of Pere Simoneau.
Written for The MORNING CALL.

In the prerailroad days twenty years ago
there was no other way OF reaching Mon
terey than BY steamer Nobody had then
discovered the beauties of the place or bad
thought of it as resort where the Specula.
tor would thrive on land values. 70 the
commercial mind it was place so dead that
not even an earthquake could make it lively.
The one event Of the dreamy week was the
arrival OF Goodall, Nelson & Perkins
steamer the Constantine, and why that yes
sci should have troubled the port with a
call must have puzzled those who studied
the slender amount of shipping there was
to be done. The whole town woke up as
the Constantine sounded her whistle com
ing down past Point PinOs, and in a lazy
way everybody who had mind TO went
down to tie pier-n0t the strong one lat
terly conS.ructed-and there stood yawping
about until the engineer again footed
his whistle and the hawSers were cast
on, and Monterey was again at liberty to
return 10 soperitlc rep0Se which 1t dutifully
ala 1orthwlth. How the town held to-
gether at that epoch | do not know. Not
even DAVID Jacks could quite satisfactorily
explain the matter to my nina, and David
knew as much about Monterey as any body
anu does still. The population was de-
cldedly mongrel There we're Italians
Portuguese, Spaniards, Mexicans, Indians.
German or two and few Americans
just enough OF that element 10 remind the