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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-27
a AWsconsin
Belle Her
Sponsor.
Vast Crowd Bids
Godspeed to
the Ship.

God, for the nations honor; we como
In ths cause of humanity
And now, Hon. Commodore Watson,
we beg that you accept these colors
which we have carefully made accord
ing to the Specifications laid down by
the Navy Department for the construc-
ton Of such flags. Three hundred
children have put in everv stitch with
the utmost care, so 1 am sure you VIII
find upon examination that our labor
has not been in vain.
Under the guiding hand of our sew
ing teacher, Mrs. NJ. H. Mayberry OF
the manual training department of our
school, we have worked with patience,
with most patriotic devotion, to crown
the work Of many Of our parents, who
have bent their energies to complete
this noble ship"
'.AlI is finished
beauty and OF strength,
To-day the vessel shall be launched
With heecy clouds the sky is bianched-
slowly in ali his splendO5,s light .,s.
The ocean old. centuries old.
Strong as youth, and as uncontrolled
Up and down the sands Of gold.
His beating heart is not at rest,
And far and wide with ceaseless flow
Heaves with the heaving OF his breast.
He waits impatient for his bride.
There she stands, with her foot upon the SANDS
Decked with flags and streamers gay.
In honor OF her marriage day.
Her snow white signals futtering, blending
Round her like veil descending
Ready to be the bride Of the gray old sea-
At the conclusion of the graceful
speech Commodore Watson In a few
patriotic words accepted the Wis
consin on behalf OF her captain. The
three children pulled the cords and
Old Glory foated on the breeze amid
the cheers from the multitude. Then
Mayor Phelan read Clara liza Prices
eloquent ode to the battleship pub
lished in yesterdays issue and the su-
preme moment had come.
The bottle Of wine was lowered from
the vessels PRIV by streamers Of the
national colors. Miss Stephenson
grasped it firmly and smiled. Then
little Lucille Gage touched the button.
Slowly at first, so slow In fact that it
scarcely seemed to move at all, the
huge ship, snail-like, went forward
She's Off" was the cry from the
waiting thousands.
A soft, firm, sweet voice said, IT
christen thee Wisconsin,
There was a crash of glass and the
white effervescing wine dampened the
iron prov of the mighty vessel and ran
in sparkling rivnlets down her sides.
Forward, like some animal that feels
the lash, the Wisconsin leapt, and then
with a rush and a roar the largest bat
tleship ever constructed on this coast
sped down the incline into the waters
of the bay and into history.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-27
GOVERNOR-ELEC GAGE
WELCOMES WISCONSIN

gushed visiting
California:
the State Of Wisconsin: California
hopes and enlarged possibilities for the future in
of accomplished
inevitable
bids
elcome
Union; that
its the sacred
OF ts honor all are ready to sacrifice and life
The grand batteshp
waves constructed by
proud or
in defense of the
Ladies
best wishes
State and all love have happiness
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

Some people are very fond OF telling
a story that has a catch in 1t. and 50
taking their listeners In. Here is a
sample OF what l mean:
Once, when In Paris. Napoleon paid a
visit 10 a hospital for old soldiers.
Among the inmates was an old mau
who had lost an arm. The Emperor
asked him;
.'Where did you lose your arm?"
AT Austerltz. sire"
Then, no doubt, you curse the En-
peror and your country for your fateT'
"On the contrary" said the veteran.
for the Emperor and my country
would sacrifice my other arm"
Il can hardly believe IT. said the En-
peror.
The soldier lmmed lately drew saber
from It's sheath and Topped of the other
arm.
a most sublime act OF self sacrifice"
said the old lady who had been listen
Ing to the yarn. totally forgetting the
impossibility of a one-armed man cut
ting of his remaining arm.-Londop
Ttd-Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
In Jail for Debt.

The Kings Bench was The largest Of
all the debtors prisons. 1t formerly
stood on the east side Of the Hlgh
street, on the site of what Is now the
second street north OF st. Georges
Church. This prison was taken down
In 1888, and the debtors were removed
to larger and much more commodou,
place on the other side Of the street
south of Liant street.-The site Is now
marked by a number of new and yery
ugly houses and mean streets. In the
year 1176 the prisoners had to lie two
in bed. and even for those who could
pay there We're NOT beds enough, and
many slept on the floor Of the chapel
There We're 800 prisoners, IN addition
to the prisoners many Of them had
wives and children with them. There
were 279 wives and 275 chlldren-a to-
ral of 1899 sleeping every night in the
prison. There was good water sup
ply, but there was no inhrmary, no resi-
dent surgeon. and no bath Imagine d
place containing 1899 persons, and no
bath and no intirmary. Among these
prisoners. about a hundred years ago.
was certain Colonel George Hanger
who has left his Memoirs" behind him
for the edltication of posterity Ae-
cording Ia him the prison 'rlvaled The
purlieus of Mapping, st. Giles and
st. James in vice. debauchery, and
ity was SO great that it was only posi-
bic, he says. 10 escape contagion by Nv
ing separate, or by consorting only
with the few gentlemen of honor VINO
might he found there. otherwise
man will quickly sink into dissipation;
he will lose every sense of honor anu
dignity. every moral principle ana VII
tuous disposition. Pail Mall Maya
zine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

A certain young lady against whom
appearances certainly looked dark once
had an amusing experience of unjust
Judgment. She went out Oh stormy
day and was unfortunate enough to
have her umbrella turned inside out
Her two sisters were equally unlucky,
and on the following day t g young
lady volunteered to take the three UNI
bellas to be repaired.
Promising to call for them before she
returned home In the afternoon, she
went about her business, part of which
was to do some shopping in large city
establishment. On rising to leave the
shop she mechanically put out her hand
to take possession of an umbrella that
was close by. 1t looked like her own,
and for the moment she had forgotten
the accident. She was soon brought to
her senses.
THAT is my umbrella" said a sharp
voice ut her side, and hand was laid
on her arm to detain her.
Apologizing for her thoughtlessness,
she left the shop did the rest Of her
business and called for her umbrellas.
In the street car she met an indignant
pair of eyes. Where had she seen them
before? They scanned first her face and
then the burden she carried. "Three Of
them p muttered the owner of the eyes,
and 1t was evident that she referred to
the umbrellas. "Threel She's din no
bad the day"
AS she spoke she grasped her own
umbrella tightly and moved farther
away from the dangerous young lady.
The color came into the cheeks of the
latter The speaker was her friend Of
the morning, and she evidently believed
that the umbrellas had been stolen.-
Youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

At the Farallones the erosive agents
have worked with queer caprice. lhis
rock being granite, has been aeteu
upon by the sea at all levels, anu
throughout the long period when II mas
been rising out of the water deplhs
Through long, narrow hole, slahtlhs
and communicating with the ocean,
there comes at intervals terrinc
stream of air, forced by the spasmodlc
heaving of the waves against the lower
orifice. The government. which uses
this island for lighthouse purposes, III,
closed the upper end with the nozzle oi
a fog horn. and every few seconds there
was blown an ear-splitting brawi,
which was heard far out ut sea all"
above the din of the breaking rollers
1t was allowed to roar only III fogss
wea ther, but il was eccentric III ula'
it would only sound at high tiue'
When the tide was low. although INV
weather might be very thick, the thii's
was silent For lack of It's warnlng .
ship went ashore upon the island roeA'
and then II was that the government
abandoned its location on the VIM
hole and erected steam slreD' u
mechanical fog horn. which mas SUI '
very faithfully performed the necessary
servlce-Harper's Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

The fierce July sun, though but lit
tie past the northern meridian. beat
down upon me with oppressive warmth.
Before me the warm, red brown land.
scape wavered and trembled in the yell
low light. Behind me lowered the blind.
ing white slope of the ice. Beneath my
feet tho stones were bare even of lichens
and had dry, gray look, as if they
were thu bones of dead world. And
yet felt that with so much of warmth
ami richness of coloring there must be
life, and, sure enough, hardly had l
gone 90 yards from the edge of the ice
when beautiful little black and white
songster fluttered up from behind a
rock, lowered singing almost within
reach above my head and then settled
upon bleak stone hut few feet dis
tant to finish his merry song.
As | went on, numbers Of these snow
buntings fitted about me, and hardly
had | gone mile before my heart beat
quicker at tho sight of traces of musk
oxen. AS got farther away from the
ice and in the lee of the gigantic mo-
raines and tumuli of glacial debris,
flowers began to appear, purple and
white and yellow, among them my
ever present brilliant yellow friend, the
arctic poppy Peary's Northward
Over the Great Ice.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

down. Caravans of mules and don
keys. with their high wooden saddles,
stand patiently in the squares and al
leys and similar caravans pass by to
the sound of loud cursng and the
whacking OF cudgels on ribs and bones.
Soldiers of the various nations III
their different uniforms are seen and
every now and then a squad of regu-
lars or of marines dashes down the
street at double-quick time, the sun
shining OF casque and bayonet and
their bugles sounding merrily. This is
to let the natives know the foreigners
are still there.
Crete Is turbulent because Turkey
cannot manage it, The sturdy noun
taineers and country people of the isl
and will never yield to Mohammedan
rule. Hatred of that rule is imbibed
by the babe at the mothers breast and
is nstilled into the heart of the child
with the first words that he can under
stand The Turks are massed In and
around the villages, generally within
running distance of the cannon of the
fort.
Greece could manage Crete. because
the Cretans themselves are Greeks and
look upon Helas as their fatherland.
Under Greek law the renegades would
all turn Christian and the Turks would
settle down and be quiet.
The Greeks have shown themselves
capable Of establishing good govern
ment by the way they have stamped
out brigandage In their own country
and the efficient manner In which they
longing to them.
Why do not the powers give Crete TO
| Greece and end this narrowing spect-
acle of continued revolt, murder and
incendiarism once for all? Because of
a diplomatic phrase: THE integrity of
the Turkish empire" Crete won her
freedom at the time of the revolution
and has won it since, but she has been
persistently given back TO Turkey.
The situation Is this: Certain of the
great powers stand around the Otto
man empire rs crows might stand
around a dying horse. They know that
II the horse does die they Will fall upon
each other over the division of the
spoil and will tear each other to pieces.
They say; 1T is better for Armenlans
and Christians to be murdered than
that a general European war should
take place"
Crete is important on account of Suda
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES

Blowing locomotive whistla lon,
several times under bridg. aa
which vehicles are constantly no.s'
is held, in Mitchell VS.. Nasbynl..
st. l.. Railroad Company Tenn
l.. X. \. 426, TO be 50 Unnatural ~ "
reckless an act as To create lishn,.4
for resulting damages.
The delivery Of Telegram 70 ;,
wife of the addressee when he * a.
sent from town is held In Western H.
ion Telegraph Company vs.. Au,oI.r
tTexasl. 40 l.. X. A. 2o9 insutficant :
matter of law, 70 satisfy the ohla,
ton of the company. but lis duty in hi.
respect is IA question of fact.
The liability of a street railway co,,
pany to spectator for injury by SOM.
thing that flew from target hit.hv :,
bullet AT an exhibition of markSm..
ship given by an independent can
tractor employed by it is sustaIne1 i,
Thompson vs.. L.. l.. X II. ST. Il. q
(Mass.). 10 l.. r. \. 30 where the Snao
tatOr had come To the place on ona a,
the street ears and was at the MAJ
provided for spectators.
4 verdict Of II coroner's jury is haa
IN Small vs.. State (Ga.). 40 l.. X. A. 3ea
10 be advisory merely, and not biudlny
As a Judgment or possessing any proba.
tive effect as evidence in a homlelaa
ease. aud therefore not subject Ia bs
reviewed. set aside or quashed in th4
superior court.
Evidence of the killing of a woman
by locomotive or other part of train
while she was sitting or lying on the
track AT night between T. O'Clock and
daylight is held. in Parish VS.. Western
x A. r. Company tGa.. 40 l.. R
364. to establish as conclusion of law
that she WAS guilty of negligence which
would preclude liability of the railroad
company.
Voluntary exposure to unnecessary
danger is held. in Fidelity and Casually
Company vs.. Chambers (Na.), 40 L. R
A. 49,, not 10 be shown by sitting on a
bag on the railroad track at a highway
'rossng. without knowing that train
was due and after being warned of the
train and starting away, turning back
to get the bag.
Voluntary exposure TO unnecessary
danger within the meaning of an acel.
dent policy is held. in United States
Mutual Accident Association VS.. Hub
bell ohio. 40 l.. X. A. 453, to mean
danger Of II substantial character
known 10 the assured. who purposey
and consciously exposes himself there.
to, intending to assume the risk. An
attempt of a travelling salesman 10
cross slough in Il road. thinking there
Is no danger, is held not TO constitute,
such exposure. With these cases Is
note analyzing the various decisions on
the subject.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
THE WESTERN FARMER.
4 Is a Great Race that Is Peopliug
the Plains and Prairics.

DR.. Albert Shaw contributes fully
slssippians and Their Fair at Omaha
10 the Century Dr. Shaw says: When
one bears testimony 10 the iineness and
beauty of all this array of machinery
beauty that lies in the ever-lncreasing
perfection Of It's fitness for the condi-
tons that have to be met-one Is really
paying a tribute to the brains, energy
and character OF the Western farmer.
| have been on the Hungarian plains
and witnessed the costly attempts OF Il
landowners and peasants the use Of i'm
proved farm machinery imported from
America or else adapted from American
types And | have also observed-what
Is confessed by the Government and
noted by all who visit those regions
the persistent fact of scores of men,
women and children in the cornfields
with old fashioned hoes, while long
rows of whlte-tunicked men, in the hay
field or the ripe grain, are swinging
SlChltS uiiu SuOIl Soy ines. a u little
later in the season it Is common enough
to see the oxen treadlng out the grain.
or to hear the thud of the descending
fail. Meanwhile, the new-fashioned
corn plows are ruSting: the rejected
moving and reaping machines rot In
their neglected corners; and the thresh-
Ing machine Is viewed askance as an
ill-omened monstrosity.
1t Is all simply difference IN men.
1t is great race that has peopled our
prairies and plains. and that Is pro-
ducing corn, wheat and oats by the
thousands of millions of bushels where
only few years ago there was the
ancient matted sod OF the prairies, un-
broken for centuries The men who
drive the gang plow. ride the sulky Gull
tiyator, manipulate the Irvine binder
and send millions of horned cattle
hogs and sheep to the packing estab-
lishments Of Omaha. Kansas City and
Chicago. are to be credited with a series
of achievements worthy not merely Of
respect, but even of enthusiasm. | can
not for moment doubt the ability OF
such men TO rear Il fine and varied fab
RIGS of civilization upon So great ma
terial foundation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
CHINESE BORROWING.
A Peculiar Habit Which Sometimes
BrinRs Astonishing Results.

Chinese buffers have way, when
their own supplies fall short, of bor-
rowing from the nelghbors. At least
this was very common custom TWEEN
ty-hye years ago, and goods changed
hands, over the garden wall, with as
tonlshing CELEBRITY, the buffers. mean
time, keeping strict account. An
American lady residing in China writes
thus In the Atlantic:
At the first large dinner party to
which | was invited went as u bride
i found myself eating with my own
braDd-new knives forks and spoons. |
stared at them very hard; there could
me no mistake, for | could see the
fresh monograms.
was dreadfully distressed. but did
not dare TO say anything When |
reached home | told my husband rath
er trembllngly. for | was quite sure
they had been stolen. To my amaze
ment he only laughed. and said
"Oh. you Will get used to that soon,
and when you have too many guests
you will find that, instead OF asking
you TO get more supplies. the butler
will just borrow your neighbors' and
always make up the deficiency.
And so 1t proved. ] can well remem-
Der once, when my husband had asked
eight guests In TO dinner only half an
hour before the usual time tone for
each OF the delicious spring snipe he
had shot, that there appeared. later
n splendid roast leg of mutton as one
of our courses.
Now knew we had no mutton. for
earlier in the day the cook had been
bewailing the non-arrival Of the Shang-
hal steamer, by which 1t always came.
Turning to the gentleman on my left, |
asked, Ibid your steamer come from
Shanghai to-day"
Yes; WHY
| looked down to the other end OF the
table, where my husband WAS carving
the unexpected treasure-trove with
very evident enjoyment.
"Wel, ours did not" said |. "and
yet
He caught sight Of the mutton. on
he laughed. II suppose that is mine.
No doubt yours will come tomorrow
and probably be much better: so ! shall
be the gamer this time, and enjoy 1t
all the more"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
Womnn's Laugh.

A feminine laugh has to be decora-
tive, and so it should be tho laugh OF
gayety rather than of humor. There can
hardly be a question AS to the sweetest
laugh to be heard among nations of wo-
men-it is surely the Frenchwoman $,
She has the softest MARBLE of all. If
doves were not so serious, they might
remind us of Partisan women laughing
together The Italian laugh is happy
enough, but it is not quite so independ-
ent Of the subject of laughter. 1t has a
jollity all its own. 1t is somewhat UNI
civilized. but needs no civilizing. But
its principal characteristic is the con.
tralto tone proper to the woman who is
to the last somewhat of u peasant.
The laughter of English women is too
various for any brief description. For
English women laugh not according to
their race. but according to their caste,
us caste has lately been revised and re-
distributed. 1t may be said that i'll caste
also the treble note, the ready, the inn
mediate. fits up to its own plaoe-the
top--and is audible there for all its
slender quality. COLLIER Weekly
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
Family Influence.

They are telling u good story against
the Boston child which may be a chest
nut for aught one knows; but IL 1t has
been going the rounds, | have not met
II until the other day. 1t seems Bos-
ton mamma was instructing her little
daughter how to behave when she went
to luncheon at the bishops house.
"Now, dear. when the butler hands you
something the first time. take a little
on your plate. When he comes the sec
ond time, you may help yourself to a lit
tie more; but, the third time you must
say, No, thank you, just as YOU always
do at home" So the little Boston child
went to the bishops house To lunch,
and came home much delighted with
her visit. Did you do just as | told
you, darling?" inquired mamma anx-
iously. Yes, | did was the reply. Il
took something very nice when 1t was
handed to me the first time. and then.
when the butler came again. I took a
little more. but the third time said:
No, thank YOU But when lie came tho
fourth time. you hadn't told me what 10
do. so just thought of papa. and said:
No. d-n your Boston Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
His Strange Resemblance.

A certain farmer, who is by no means
noted for his resemblance to Apollo.
has a son of seven, who possesses more
wit than pedigree. One day a stranger
came to the farm, and, seeing the lad.
asked:
Sonny, where's your father"
I'm the pig pen, was the reply.
"ln the pig pen? Thanks"
And as the man moved in the direc-
ton indicated, the boy shouted
Il say, You'll know him, cause he's
got a hat onn'-Tit- Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
cRETE.s UNHAPPY POSITION.
Harried by the Turks and the Envy
of the Powers.

Crete Is A Greek island, additionally
aud historically as well as by position.
The tabled birth of Zeus, father of
classic gods and men, took place on
Mount Ida Minos, the Moses of Greek
law, was king of Crete. From her in
accessible gorges and her mountain
peaks the spirit OF liberty has never
been driven. The Sphakiote shep-
herds, at least, claim that the con-
queror has never set foot upon their
native heath.
For this reason the Cretan mountain
GERS approach more nearly 10 the Ideal
of the ancient Greek than any of the
other lnha bitants Of either the main
land or the isles of that ancient coun-
fry. They are light in complexion, with
the regular features and straight noses
that one has learned TO associate with
classic ideals. The men attract atten-
ton wherever they appear both on ac=
count of their splendid physique and
their striking costume. which bring
out to the best advantage the magniti
cent forms which it envelopes. The
women of the peasant class are fair
skinned. erect, deep chested-almost rs
athletic appearing ms the men.
Cretan cities are ut present the most
picturesque places in the world. Look
ing down street Of Gambia. or Canea.
one sees Mohammedan women, closely
yelled: Turkish priests. with brightly
colored turbans wound about their
brows; groups of ragged Arabs, Greek
priests in their majestic. flowing robes
and queerly shaped hats and Cretan
mountaineers. Donkeys driven by
street vendors of fruit and vegetables
and laden till their backs bend with
enormous crealSlng baskets pass up and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
Admiral Sampson az an Inventor.

Admiral Sampson az an Inventor.
The following story is told or Al
miral SIMPSONS inventive genius. 1t
was In the early days Of the new navy
when the incident occurred. Tie Adj
miral was at the time n lieutenant. ana
was In command of "A small sailing yes
sci. For many years he had worked on
n kind of thermometer, or wind gauge.
1t WAS his hobby. and was nearer and
dearer TO him than all else IN the world.
Finally it was complete, and one day II
stood on the roof of the cabin that pro-
truded for some distance above the
deck. The little boat was rocking Idly
to and fro in n calm. Lieut.. Sampson
was below enjoying Il siesta. Suddenly
Il gust of wind rippled the water; the
mainsall boom swung violently across
the deck. Smash. and over into the
fathomless deep went that precious
thermometer.
Orderly" called the officer of the
deck.
Yes, sir" responded the blue jacket.
saluting.
Inform the commander of the ship
that his thermometer has gone over
board"
Eyes, SIR" The orderly made for tbs
cabin companionway.
And, orderly"
Eyes, SIR"
Break 1t to him gently. '-Sa turday
Evening Post.