The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
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is winner He sleeps as calmly as a child
just so long as the gentle rolling of the ship is
to his liking. But let hard wind come up, on
one of those nights when the sky is swept in
trice by dark and ominous clouds and the tenn
pest breaks from MINDLESS heavens. tossing the
waves up over the bow and dashing tons OF
water on the renibling decks-you just let
one of those occasions present itself and the
first dozen nell out OF their berths will be the
gamblers. Upon my word they simply break
their neeks trying to square themselves with
the Almighty"
"What occasions such rapid negotiations
with the Creator?" inquired gentleman who
seemed to want immediate information on that
point.
'sWe-e-e-ell," drswled the captain, "between
yon and me, I have always thought it was be-
cause the odds are against them. You see when
the thunder begins TO roar and the uncontrol-
liable ocean takes notion to knock siip
around to suit itself the gambler sees that he
is about to have a hard deal. He thinks his
last shuttle has come and he never knows what
part of the deck he prefers. His heart looses
its position in the sleeve and comes up in his
neck. He never knows whether he is going to
turn jack or his stomach and there is likeli-
hood OF his being raised out of the game. Some
| times he is high, sometimes low, and he often
finds himself in the hold. Altogether he has
got bad crowd to handle and he generally
winds up by taking water which is anteed up
by the long green sea-
Nels L. J. Gron of Boston, who has been COM
| missoned by the Boston Advertiser and Batch
| elders syndicate to go to Hawaii, China
Japan, India and other countries and write a
series of letters, is in the City. He will make
| complete tour of the world. He has recently
spent some time at the Atlanta Exposition.
q m
were the exhibits seen in the negro depart
| ment of the exposition. Everything illustrat-
Ing the advancement of the colored men since
they were brought as slaves from the wilds of
Africa is to be seen in the buildings. 1t was a
| marvellous showing. Yet the skill and finish
OF the barbaric weapons also exhibited there
from the heart of Africa impressed me as If
anything, more strange. That barbaric peo-
pie could show such inventions convinced me
| that the negro, even in his wild state, has ex-
traordinary ability"
Mr.. Gron will remain here at least a week be-
fore continuing his trip around the world.
Bishop MeKim, who for many years has pre-
sided over the destinies of the Episcopal
church in the land of the chrysanthemum, is
at the Occidental The Bishop has been in diff
ferent parts of the East for several months
past. He is accompanied by the Rev. j. II.
Francis, an Episcopal missionary of Japan.
1--WE have been much benefited by
the change from the climate of Toxic to
that of this country" said Rev. Mr.
Francis, "and besides this have greatly en-
joyed the visit. We return with renewed cour-
age to prosecute our religious work. 1t is
great field. Our missions are prospecting, and
altogether Japan is advancing in q way to
cause much qualification
r. A. Eddy of Eddy, Hammond & Co., Mon
tana, who not long since bought the railroad
which extends from Yaquina Bay to Salem,
Or, is in the City. This firm also owns steam
ers on the Willamette River. One of the latest
projects of the firm is railroad from Portland
to Astoria. For many years the members of the
firm have been extensively engaged in lumber
ing, merchandising and other enterprises in
the Northwest