The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-08


10 and and cat-rig anchored off the
plank called his landing pier Th ere
was nothing from the main truck to the
keelson that he knew anything about,
bu. he was in everone.s mess and no ones
wines and cordials permitted in the SER
vice was something seraphic."
e.
1T was sad day when we parted
company, but the admiral one morning
softly remarked, Il have not had the
pleasure. OF personally meeting Mr..
Mason, but am cognizant of the quiet
charms that he exercises upon the
officers OF the TENNESSEE wish him
every happiness aud IL a thousand dol
lars Will cause him to navigate his shall
lop to a distant port, the reform
fund shall pay it gladly" Mason would
not sail. and so the squadron had to-
Those were days Of long ago-sinte then
the angel of connubial bliss has cast
soothing oil upon the seethng watsrs Of
bowling singleness. Yet John in his
heart clings, fondly to his martins ex-
perience and to the admiring wonder OF
sea yarns that knock Fennimore Cooper's
silly"
Charles Dickson is not only n clever
comedian, but very amusing story tel
Ter. lie detests one night stands, aud a
story Of his that l remember relates one
of his experiences in a particularly wild
and woolly burg in the West. lit was
when we were nrst testing Incog'" said
Dickson. land made it point TO sound
the public pulse to get an honest opinion;
y'u might say was fishing for compli
ments. perhaps | was. but l will confess
tnat lost no opportunity to apply the
interrogation pump. We were bound
for San Francisco. and en- route neces-
sarily put in some pretty small towns. In
on Il forget its name--the town turned
out and proved liberal in applause and
big dollars. After the performances 1
recognized a party in the hotel Office
whom had seen in front at the theatre,
and interrogated, Il saw you at the
play, how did you like 1t o on he re.
Piled, Il found it quite a relief after di-
recting three fu Ierals today He was
an undertaken"
-.
II you 90 to see lyon Yonsoln at
Keith's Opera house next week you will
SEE " hat log jam" Is 1t will not be
the real article, but It will lie so realisti c |
reproduction that you will not know
the difference. The play is timely for
this is the most exciting period of the
lumberman's career--tbe breaking in"
of the log heaps ranked on the SUBMITS
aud along the faces of he long rolways
that border the streams In the lumber
regions. The lock, logs cross aud KEY
Que another, and so it freque itly occurs
that some log, always In dangerous posi- |
tioh. ust be loosened before the rolling, |
humping. leapiIg mass can make its |
laundering journey down the steep hill |
side TO its place la the water. Ths Lreak- |
ing OF this key log is always attended
with more or les risk TO life or limb
This method Of ba king logs is called An /
lumbermaa's parlsnce q "rouyh and
tumble.
-.
After the logs reach the river there are
frequent "jams The logs are some
time woven together almost like web.
aud the task II u rdveiin th sm sc sms be-
y"nd nulnan sower,yet a W pile was ever
o. tightly eyed that the agile aud expert
iok driver OF he Susquehanua wa ers
could not break ~ down, slthou "a he no
My RISKS his lie bnl frequently loses IL
Ia d ing so. The driver lected TO move
lhe \, lOk nta<p~ ni~ way nimby hut |
with caut on over the protrg dug log,
bn treacherous pitiatis, often disappear
ing eH,lr ~ Iron virw. When the de-
tanning lok ~ found, Que or two well de