davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1894-01-24
Mtlan uno NIeranoer
Jm beften Ginpernehmen.
QDn0on ID. San.

Non0On, "a. San.
Cine 9cpeide aus 8elgrab al bic
p@entral Stems, tueI6e Die 8tlbung zines
8abinetS antiinOt9t, melOet su9leic6, baB
&0ni9 Nleranber iib bic Grnennung pes
&rle99minirterS norbebaIten babe, ebenlo
bte1entGe Der @elanoten fir boS Q(uSlanD.
5erner miro beribtct, baB OaS Oetret,
ourcb tpel6eS @re&Onig MiIau uno ST.
&onigtn Natalie aus Serbten auSgeipielen
puroen, pieoerrufen Dorben iei.
, 1894-01-24
Cine Ktrd7e in 81. Gouis
Our9 5euer 3erit0rt.
Ct. Qnnis. d Snn

: II ONIFs
l6eute Mtor9et 9eQen 2 ltbr ipur6e Die an
Ser %. unb SaltsburDitr. 9~eIe9ene epanz
geltiAslut6erii5e 8et6lebemsz &ircbe 6urcb
6euer %5crit0rt. Die &trcbe tpur6e crit am
20. SttO6er leBten SabreS i'm 8ou poQenz
bet. SDre @rri3tung bate $50, 900 gez
foitct. Der Sbaben DirO auf $50, 900
bere3net, miro abcr Ourcb Gerii9erung gez
Oedt.
, 1894-01-24
Nod Elm 8onffafiirer,
Der rlein uno Oein perwe6ieIte.
Ga G0gnc, &an., "a. San.

III 0VBNc, 6NH.I r. 0WE.
6orrD 8. @loiter, Ser frii9ere Saiitrcr
oer 2uin GOuntD 8anf, lift pegen Inter
lblagung bon 8ert6papieren i'm 8ert6e
BON $4,000 Derbaftet wor6en. @loitcr mat
lett Sabren lugeitelter Der 8ant, bis ct
am leBten Somitag ieine8 goitenS ais
&aiiircr crtboben murbe.
, 1894-01-24
wenn font 2lIIes paft,
meni9iters feiuen Pun9er 5u Iei0eu.
&c e 10 0orf, "a. San.

SrGuGein !6tlen @ouG6, George @oulbs
Scbpeiter, iou iicb init einem 6errn 6arriz
man Derlobt baben. Sri. gouIo lift % Sabre
alt unO bat Die lebensldn8(ibe NubnieBung
zines Germo9ens bon Wcni9itenS neun
WtiliOnen Dollars. 6arrimau 1T scbn
Sabre alter ais ieine 8raut, un6 Bat iicb in
Der gSaa Str. ebenfaus Gin bubicbes Ser
mOgen Stianrn1enipefuIirt auBcrDem lou
ct nit @ntbuiiasmus Dem ya9tiport Obliez
gen.
, 1894-01-24
Cine l5jdbrt9e Oeutfde an einen
Ghtneien perhetratPet.
JRre t1lutter beantra9t ole Soiune Ger Che.
sc e n IF, g. g. "a. San.

Srou 2t8sie Sueritein bon bier bemiibt
iib, Die S6eibung ibrer erit 15idbrigen
Socbter &i35te bon Dem bineiiiben
8Gi6eret6eiiber g8ab See BON Stem Oorf
gu ermirfcn. 0as nette Triibtben mar,
faum brei5ebn Sabre alt, nit Dem @bineIe1
BON bier burcbgebrannt uno lebte NIT tbm
in milber @be bis gum p~ergangenen 26.
DECEMBER, an tpelcbem Sage iic6 DaS 8oar
traren lieB. Srau Sueritetn bate 6amals
9e9en Die 9etratb ni3ts ein3uipenOen gez
babt.
, 1894-01-24
Sn6ianapDIis, "a. San.

Soiepbine Stauiel, Bic @ittpe 6es Dor
etipa einem Sabre 9eitOrbenem SObn Stauz
iel, bat Burt 90. 9orionS BON 9ittsburg
tpegen Srucb'S bes Gbeueriprecbens auf
$4,000 S6abenerlaB Oerflagt. Der Ser
tlagte lift Elm iunger in Bittsburg wobnenz
Der Wann, Der Sobn elmer ~pohlbabenoen
6amilie unb 9Igent zines grOBen bortigem
, 1894-01-24
Qb9efaft, ebe iie ibren
Plan sur 2tusfihrun9 brineen fonnten.
@print6. N}iii.. "a. Sor

6oI8enOes lift cine t6eilipeile Qtite bon
perlonen, tpelcbe Deriucbten, bic 8abn 3u
berauben: Soc Wtelton, Sim Sone8, Sranf
SoneS, Sobn Werreu unb Tronf WtiQigan.
SIM SOneS miro, mie eS iicb beral&sgeitclt
bat, alcb tpe9en MtorOes in Seras berlangt
unO iol 6abtn 9eiAift perben, iobalO bic
Sabn8eieui4aft nit ibm abgercbnet bat
, 1894-01-24
Die prin5e6in BON maIes
Diu fid aus Ger 6eieuidoft 5uriid5ieben.
n, "a. San.

2onbon, "a. San.
pSrutb" meI6et, baB 6ie Brin3eiiin bon
WaIeS ii6 aus Der @eieQidaft 5uriid3uz
5ieben beabit6ti9e. 9eS meiteren tbeiIt
ba5 8latt nit, Der Brtn8 bon Q8aleS babe
bel Der Qtblebnl1ng elmer Gtnlaoung bes
6er3og BON 3tutlanO mach GalDir Gaitle gu
@rant6am in 0incolni6ire mitsel6eiIt, baB
Die 8rin5eiiin BON @aIes itb in 3ufunft
ni6t mebr al 9eieai6aftlt6en &crgnii9unz
gen betbeili9en perbe.
Der 8rtn3 ielbit ptr6 tpie6er bon icinem
alien 2eiOen beimgeiu6t, muB itb lebr
rubig DerDalten un6 bat bas Jtetten 9dn3e
ltcb a%uf9egeben.
, 1894-01-24
Qnihpemmun9 pom S6tfstriims
mern.

NonDOn "A. San.
Sibli6 bon Gong 6eao, Ser Iii6ipeItliz
6en SptBe bon Glara>Gountp in Srlunb
iinb SdbifStriimmert, sepreBtc 8aumz
unO anoere auf einem S6iff6rucb
b~inOeutenbe @c9enitGnoe all oas &ano aez
icbtpemmt porOen.
, 1894-01-24
Webb 0em GSoren poroeiteut.

Cts etersburg, 24. San.
Ser 81. Creighton @ebb, 6efret6r Ser
amertfaniiben @eian0tiebaft, ipur6e benz
G3aren uno Der @3arin DOrgeiteat, uno
3tpar bel Dem Gmpfange I'M 8interpaloIt.
, 1894-01-24
&ieutenant Burtee pom 10. Re9t.
2lIs miIitdrti6er &ebrer nab mcKeesport abb
fommdnoirt.

@of6tngton,0 9. g., "a. San.
8. 8. 8urtee, eriter lieutenant beS 10.
9~tegimentes, bat ben 8efebl err
ftb ais milildriicber 0ebrer nacb
oem @rccS college in Wtc&eeSport in
81 begeben.
, 1894-01-24
Oas ferbiide Cabinet 6rutcs tritt
5urid.
el9ra6, "a. San.

Die 3elt9natton ces Cabinets @r1tic8 1T
0n9enommen ipOrbcn unb Elm neltes Wtini>
ltertum nit Ct. SimicS ais 8remier unb
W}tntiter bes 2luStpdrtigen an Der Spite, 9e@
bll0et poroen.
, 1894-01-24
Seiiere 5eiten in Sidt.
nno f~leinere 5abrif9efddfte nebmen
tbrsn setrieb mieSer ouf.
Solicit, SQ., "A. San.

SpLlElI Vu.I "a. NOdH.
Nn lebten Montag pur6cn 6te ySutnois
Steel Wtus" pieber in 8etrteb gelebt uno
900 Nrbeiter erbalten babur6 8eibdfttz
gln9; am nGd3iten W}onta9 loQ aucb Die
v9too Otiu" iener Sabrif, nabbem Oieielbe
etn Sa9r Lang itiQ geIegen bat, pte6er in
8bdtt8feit tmretcr, unb am 1. Sebruar perz
ben bort 200 9trbeiter bei6dftigt tperben !;
ebenio 2ambcrt & 8tibop's 0rabtfabrif,
ein 3pcig8ei6dft Der nGonioliOateO Steel
onb Wtre Co." nit 800 2trbeitern, un6
ferner nod mebrere f~leincre Tubrtfgez
ibatte. Die 2lusit6ten tperben better ltnb
Die Nrbeiter lotpobl ais aub Sic @eibdftsz
Leute ftn0 gutcn Wutbes.
ga SolGe, ST., "a. San.
Sic BEL BET vSuinoiS Zinc Company"
bei6dfti9ten 2eute nabmen geitern nit 3e6n
b. 8. 2o5nbcrabicbung bic Qtrbett mteoer
auf. SIS baben feline 11nrlIben ltattgez
%funoen, unO Nues lit tpieber i'm alien Sc
Ieiie.
, 1894-01-24
Gine 9ro6e Shubfobrif miro nab
LANCER Rait
mOreen pieOer III setrieb geiebt weroen.
G6tlIicptbe, Ohio. "a. Sam.

NDtIItc0tbe, SbiO, "a. San.
Die r@bt4tcotbe l1nton Shoe Company"
zines Der grDBten Sabrtfgei6Gfte in Der
Stabt, ncI6e5 ieit Dem IeBter Wtai bic
Nrbeit ein8eiteut bate, bat tbr &apital
berme9rt, urO miro WtOrgen pieOer in 8e>
trteb geleBt iperben.
, 1894-01-24

DU Il 9 slU 10 IT, NVIUl q. JuN.
@ine Sabrif na6 6er on6eren nin1mt
Ben 8etrjeb wieOer oIf, unb in fur3er 3eit
tper6er itc idmmtli9 fpie6er i'm @ang iein.
Sin angeiebener Sabrifbeiiber ia9te beute,
boB tG9Iicb 8eitcuungen ~einlaufcn, uno
baB Die Orin9It6lten 8%eiteuungen 5uerit
auS9efitbrt tperben, iobaB bic @eic6Gfte
itettg in 8etrieb gebalten tpcroen t0nnen.
, 1894-01-24
Oampfer.llahriht

Eotterbam: vrp6aam" bon Stem
gOrt.
, 1894-01-24
R0lte rin9sum !
Jm 9an5en meften uno Noroweiten
fdut Gas Qhermometer peit
unter Iluu.

Gan3 3Owa unter elmer Oidten s6neeoede.
, 1894-01-24
Cine Wittwe perlan9t fir ibr

SeiddOi9tes Per5 elm hObes Shmer5ens9eIo.
, 1894-01-24
Sdmmtlthe 5abrif9eihdfte
gpuuQstopn, Ohio, "a. Sam.

8innen Kur5em pieoer III pouer Ghdtiefeit.
, 1894-01-24

iammGung auftreten6en Steiner balo iebr
on3ii9libe aufret5enOe NeuBerun9en tbaten,
10 tpur6e Die 8~eriammlun9 bon ber g oli5et
aufget0ft.
, 1894-01-24
80 ari6alItpwn, So., "a. San.

6ier mabte Ser 8Gi5sarO geitern ibOn
frl6 am WOr9en iein @ri6einen, unb am
9lbenb itanb baS thermometer auf fllnf5ebn
@raD unter Stun nit Der beiten NuSit6t
auf nob eini9e @rabe me6r, Der S6nee
lleat etfp1 bier Boil tief.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-31
STRANGE FORMATION.
An Iceberg in Mid Atlantic In the
Form of Church.

Form of Church.
The officers of the Neptune line steam
ship Patapscn, which arrived in port re-
Gently from Rotterdam, via Sunderland,
witnessed an early morning scene in mid
Atlantic which First Officer Popham says
was beyond description and any human
power of reproduction. TIE beautiful sight
was caused by the sun shining upon q
huge iceberg about o'clock on the morn
ing of August 2, and continued for fully
fifteen minutes. The iceberg was 30 feet
high and $50 feet long, and was on the
edge Of dense fog. 1t was shaped ex-
actly like church, having at one end a
towering spire that was pierced near the
top by small holes. making a natural
beltry. The sun was shining at the top OF
the sD1re IN immaculate white.
About fifty feet from the top the sun 8
rays blended into soft pink that was most
beautiful to behold. Back of the spire
was slanting roof that the action of the
fog and sun caused to appear in deep
blue. Near the spire was a perfectly
shaped Gothic arch. in which had
been melted a assure so like a window
as to almost make one believe IL
was built there by mechanic.
The sun shone through this in all its
brilliancy and dsZzled the eyes of those
aboard ship. The fog formed deep back
ground near the water and made marine
picture that could never be painted. Be-
sides all this the sun. shining on the many
small projections of the berg, made the
whole look as though millions of spark
ling diamonds had been piled together.
The officers say that many statues and
fantastic figures were discernible about
tina mountains of ice. The seamen and
officers were awed by the grandeur of the
scene.-BaltimOre American.
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and the satisfaction of having lone he best
you could for one whose appreciation of
your eHort you value. But your indorse.
Mrnt ne regards as mere fnrmality. He
Deileves IN himself and has great contempt
LOT your fears. At each renewal of the
note ne VIII ant the amount increased or
au auultlonal note, on the plea OF iDcreas-
Ins business and opportunities. When
you nave become frightened at the sum
loF winch he has made y1u responsible.
ana md that you must stop OF be ruined.
ne Will say that unless you aid
nim further he will be forced into
bankruptcy and you will be the cause.
when he fails, rs he Inevitably will, you
nn0 that the money raised on yonr notes
mas paid enemies and strangers who in
sisted on his dealing with them on business
principles, and that you are his largest and
perhaps his sole creditor You are
crippled financially for time. and per-
haps for life, by meeting the maturing OBJ
legations which you have Endorsed, and
your former friend, now your bitter foe.
is loudly proclaiming in his own justfica-
lion that you are ne author of his ruin.
The result Of your excursion in the care
less lending of your name will be that you
have lost both friend ami fortune, and
have discovered. perhaps too late. that
you are fool. | have had in greater or
lese degree several such experiences"
1t is said on good authority that DR..
Depew lost $4,000 last year by Endorsing
notes. He'll never do it again, he says
New York Sun.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-31

The new quarters Of the press club, at
the southeast corner of Suffer and Kearny
streets, have been painted and decorated.
carpeted, furnished and adorned and to-
night the members will take possession.
The Bohemians and their guests will
dine together at the home of the owl and
march together TO the new quarters of the
Press Club, where impromptu jinks will
be held in honor of the occasion.
The Press Club has held a reception
every New Tears day since il was organ
lied. and tomorrow has been set apart for
a "house-warming," at which the Bohe-
miaus have been urgently invited 10 par
ticipate.
The old quarters on Pine street were
burned on November 4, and at a special
meeting of the club, held on the following
day, committee was appointed to pro-
cure and furnish new quarters. There
were six rooms on the second floor of the
Thurlow block, corner of Kearny and Suit
ter streets, which the owner agreed TO
lease 10 the organization for five years at a
rental of $50 a month.
The location was central, easily access
sible, and the committee decided that it
ments were turned into one. making a
large, airy and well.lighted hall, which
will be used for jinks and receptions and
as a general Assem- bly-room. The walls
nave been decorated IN the Pompellan
style. They are painted in warm gray
and dull cardinal red tinis. There is a
large colonial fireplace in this room, which
will be the lounglng-place of a successor
10 the lamented cat Tombstone-if il be
possible to find successor to one so rare
and excellent. The other apartment is
have been Jastelully decorated In the
renaissance style and will be known as
the secretary's. the writing, the card and
thu TefreshmeDt rooms.
Pictures for the walls are being painted
by Artists William Keith, Henry Raschen,
Arthur T. Mathews. John Stanton, Hugo
Fisher, Joseph Kahler and Mr.. Gam Der.
Other weIl-known artists are disposed to
be represented IN the walls. The tapestry
is the work of Valdeman Busch.
The present officers of The club are: w.
W. NaughtoD, G. NJ. Coe. d. NJ. Fraser,
John Finley, Robert Davis. J. E. DonegaD,
M. A. Judd, F. w. Siowell, James Tyler,
James P. Booth and J. c. Donald.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-31
WHO WILL 1T BE?
Reliance and Chicago to
Counter-kick.
The Make-Up of the Oakland Team
and Something of Its
Prospects.

The defeat Of the Chicago eleven by
the Stanfords at Los Angeles Saturday
was big SURPRISE to the majority of the
enthusiasts here. That the wearers of the
crimson have been putting up a splendid
orally conceded, but the superior open
play and new ''wrinkles" of the men from
the East was as rule regarded as more than
sufficient to add a second victory to their
credit. But the mass work of the Stan
fords. aided by the grounds, set al prog
nosticatioDs at defiance and shattered the
hitherto invipcible team from the city of
wind and No. 9's. This leaves honors easy
between these teams. as the Eastern men
won on Christmas day.
Tomorrow, however, the Chicago
eleven will meet tho champion football
team of the coast, and then the gridiron
will slZzle and the tenderest morsels of
one or the other OF them will be cooked TO
turn and served to the ca ptions palate OF
Victory, who will reward the happy team
with one Of her proverbial yet never
fading smiles. But II 1t results in a tie |?
On! then the heartIess lady loses her
an tleipated New Years morsel and goes
hungry TO bed.
The Reliance team. with whom the Chi
cago team will struggle at the Haight-
street grounds tomorrow, state that they
expect to win. although they do not 10 the
least deny the strength of their opponents
or conceal their own weakness. OF all the
ex plantations offered for the defeat of the
Chicago men, that of the condition of The
grounds seems the most generally shared.
The muddy, slippery surface is exactly
the kind unified for the open play of the
Eastern men, and just the SORT that would
enhance the superior weight of Stanford
|'and render the mass work decidedly
deadly. 1nasmuch as Stanford recently
defeated The Reliance team in the final of
the championship series, its victory over
the Eastern men seems to rather encour-
age the Oakland team than otherwise.
The Reliances will play as follows:
sullivan, cenler; B. Olver. left guard
Mcmillan, left tackle; Racine. left end
6. Smith. right guard; Pringle. right
tackle; j. Sherrard. right end Clemens,
lift half; Walton, right half; Frck leap
tain), fullback; Wyckoff. quarterback.
This is nearly the regular makeup OF
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the team. Whitney has retired from the
team altogether on account of business,
and his former position al quarter has been
taken by .Wyckoff. who was moved from
flllbacR. Prick now takes fullback, his
old place at left tackle having been as
signed to Clemens, who PLAYED with Stan
ford several years ago. Oliver and Glenn
ons have not played with the team tor
year or so past. but will no doubt be in
their old-tme form. Another change has
been made with McMullin, who now is at
left tackle.
Quite a point in the favor of this team
is he superior weight of the three middle
men. they averaging 100 pounds. All of
the men are old players and have seen
from three TO four years service. The
team will outweigh the Chicagos consider
a bly,, and will RELY not a little oD their
ability to break through the atter's line
before they get the ball we'll in hand.
In outlining the system they will prob
ably follow one of the members of the
Reliance Club stated that his team would
put up both open and mass play. He
stated. though, that as they had not had
much practice lately, much would depend
upon the individual play of thu team. The
tackling of the Chicago men was poor.
nearly all catching the runner high, while
on the contrary. The Reliance men were all
low tackIers. The Chicago men tackle
well 10 the line, however.
will have TO get in and make the play red
hot from the start. They will probably
| push the Eastern men good and hard for
the first half and endeavor to secure such
lead as will cause the Chicago men
to go TO pieces and be unable to make their
furious work in the last half count as 1t
generally does. Their interference is &C.
knowledged by the Reliance men to be the
finest that has ever been witnessed on this
coast, no less than eight men guarding the
runner. How the Reliance men will be
able to break I'D this interference will de-
Iermlne whether Or not they win the
game.
The Reliance team has been practicin g
daily since last Wednesday and the men,
bers are not in any such condition as are
the Stanfords or as they should be in fact.
They have been at work about an hour and
half every day and have PLAYED with tie
Frisco High School team. There was a
practice game yesterday, which will be
the last. the only work to-day being few
signal exercises in the club gymnasium.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-31
SHE PLEADED IN VAIN.
But Ceased Her Plea When She
Learned the Truth.

She turned her solelike eyes up to him. She
was pale, interesting young girl-the kind
that tall. robust men ike on account of the
clinging vine and sturdy oak business.
She had met him once or twice at dances but
knew nothing fuFth-r about him.
Have you any ambition In life ?'' she asked.
mo" he answered. modify.
Ii was not an encouraging beginning but she
mad him all alone; she had even said that she
didn't like TO dance In order to get him into
edly lie was fairly well of.
us Ii because you do not feel the respon ST.
biliLy OF life?" she continued wisely You
need something TO stir you out of the humdrum
of your existence. You need some one 10 mako
you break yourself away from your habits and
all that sort OF thing. Don'r you think you
do?"
YES" he answered; 81 suppose do"
domestic happiness is all there is In this
world worth living for. / have heard ever so
many people say so. Now, 1t is just the same
with me that IL Is with You. was 10 my last
birthday and have no responsibilities In life
Papa won't let me worry about thing.
should be ever so much happier IL / could
share the trials OF some noble man."
.'Indeed?" he asked.
YES" she answered. Don't you agree
with me?'
He did not answer.
She was a trifle discouraged.
.Wouldn't you like to get married pr she
asked him, timldly.
81 am married. he said with a slight under
tone of surprise In his voice, and Immediately
thereafter smile crept about his lips as he
began 10 realize the humor of the sltuation,-
Louisville Times.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-31
CHAlSE HENRI III.

No one thinks of furnishing a room en-
suite no wadays. at any rate, so far as the
chairs are concerned. 10 fact. the more va
riety these represent the better the gen.
eral effect. Amateurs seem to have been
little afraid of dealing with chairs, save
in the matter of those convenient wicker
work lounges that come to our rescue in
all sorts of ways, making wonderful
show for very little expenditure, and
suitable alike to houseboat or a drawing
room. But beside the modern wicker
chair should stand something of the old
world, such as q chair made after the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-31

style given in my sketch--a faithful repro
duction of a real Henry IL chair, and
which might be- very well attempted. If
you distrust your own powers of carpeD-
teripg it is quite easy to make any "handy
man" grasp the idea and wrestle with the
framework: it can be made OF ordinary
white wood and then stained MAHOGANY
color, or the whole framework NAV be
neatly covered with dull brown, red or
dark green velvet, glued on first and then
tackled. This part complete. we come
TO the consideration of the seat, which is
really not at all difficult to manage. Strips
of webbing are tackled across from either
side, then a strong cushion is made of
brown holland stuffed with horsehair. and
made exactly to fit. and fastened securely
to each upright piece of the framework
4 he back being managed in the same way.
The outer covering should be of one of the
many excellent limitations of ANTIQUE
tapestry that are to De had nowadays for
few shillings yard ; or If you happen to
be an expert In embossed leather work
nothing can be moro suitable, and this
could quite easily be procured, as SO many
amateurs take TO it now as means of
livelihood. 1t Is the kind of chair that lend 3
itself particularly well 10 that green stain
which. as some body remarked the other
day, us the only original artistic contribu-
ton from this century in the way of furni-
ture." The piece of ornamentation nailed
across the front may be carried out in a
variety Of ways, but nothing Is more
effective than Sun III piece of lincrusta
Walton stained to match the chair.
ETuFI
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times during the peace maneuvers in order
that they may grow accustomed to their
duties and go about them without con-
fusion, whether the alarm comes in broad
daylight or in the darkness OF the night
Such, indeed, is the ordinary routine of
battleship. and on it her safety NAV at
any moment depend if things should go
wrong. in steam tactics, as in action.
Whenever bugles sound the call, and the
boatswain's male pipes shrill echoes, the
men, wherever they may be-whether on
watch or asleep 10 hammocks-assemble
at their allotted posts with marvellous &C.
lerity. There is momentary tramplng of
feet between decks, rattle OF arms, and
then silence so profound that any word of
command can be distinctly heard fore and
aft along the deck even OF such ship as
the Repulse.
At the words, "Clear fer action" there
Is a commotion which q landsman might
mistake for panic as men rush from poin t
to point. A blue jacket never walks when
an order Is given, but does everything a.
the double. Every one kGows his station.
and goes 10 IL by the quickest and shortest
way. With rapidity that seems wonder
full. panion-ladders, with their ponder
Gus gangways, are unshipped ard stored
away; ratings around the low decks
fore and aft are lowered; tL6 ventila-
ting cOwls and chimney stacks disappear,
to be replaced by covers fush with
the deck; matches are battened down,
water light doors closed and tackle rugged
for hosting ammunition from the maya
Zine. Between decks everywhere some
thing OF the same kind is being done as
quickly and as quietly, and then the men
stand to their guns. When the bugle
sounds for firing the commence, the great
barbette turntables revolve slowly. trained
by unseen power. and the quick firing
guns in maiD-deck batteries are worked
with surprising celebrity by detachments
of nayhl marine artillery.
At prlZe-shOoting recently detatch-
ment fred sixteen shots in three minutes
from one of the Repulse guns, scoring
nine direct hits and planting all the other
seven shots so close to the target that thew
would have riddled the hull of a very
small ship. The seventeenth round was
in this gun when the cease fire" sounded.
SO that one gunner. who was loading.
must have lifted 100 pounds in three
minutes. This incident gives a vivid idea
of the WORK that would have to be done In
| action by crews of these quick-firing guns,
as well as of the smartness with which the
"Blue Marines" set about their task. Fire
discipline will be a potent factor in any
future battle at sea, and there can be a
better means Of acquiring it than by such
exercise as one has seen at general quar-
ters during the maneuYers.-London Daily
News.