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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

delicious dinner, but was doomed 20 dis
appointment. FOR the vigilance committee
had just been organized. and tho docks At
THAI time were mighty dangerous places
- he ff5tfftt55 especially after dark and
30 I had 20 forego that pleasure But a
disappointment ike that IS the very least
o. a skipper's woes. So much IS required
of him-why he must be carpenter. sail
maker. doctor. parson II need be. surgeon.
Judge. a merchant FOR his owners trading.
astronomer. too. and be ought 10 know
the names and use OF surface condensers.
steam and vacuum gauges. OF salt in boil
ers. screw pr0peilers, Of things in gen
eral-ulr. sea and Eky-those are lust n
few OF the things a skipper must know.
but OF shore holidays no knows but little
for there IS no Sunday on the sea Some
times. however. events mark a challxline
on certain days, and II 7 were asked TO
choose the most eventfm day IN the year
I would surely choose Thanksgiving day
About fifteen wears ago we were IN n
gale Of wind while rounding the Horn.
II was the anniversary Of this DIV add
one Of the crew. who had q grudEe araInst
the mate. eliminated his nefarious scheme
Of revenge by stirring up q mutiuy. lie
took thia stormy night. when ths men
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

Ian a man to guard ths Grew In the rig
gtng. The storm was increasing IN
violence and the ship was rolling 80 that I
had 20 brace myself IN the door OF tho
companion way while I sewed up the
wounds OF the bo'sWaln. The group was a
Borry sight The three prisoners in irons
Hullen and bleeding: tho first mate un-
conscious and the bo'swain gushing waves
OF blood al each roll OF tho ship. The
steward held the candle and the carpenter
supported the man while ! sewed up the
wounds. 1 looked as bloody as q butcher
before / had finished. i slipped about on
the floor and lost my needle IN the blood
and had to 20 to the medicine chest for
another. While / was gone the boswain
said TO Barr. the ringleader OF the mutiny:
You ought 20 De killed Tor this nights
work
I wish I had killed you when had
the chance Barr replied.
Then I came out again in time 10 take a
hand and 20 this day I bear the scars on
my hand from the blow I gave the fellow.
Ii took me until six bells a. m 10 finish
my surgical work kept tho men IN irons
until / arrived IN port. and the ringleader
was sent 10 San Quentin, but he died be-
fore his term expired.
THE worst storm I ever had was or IN.
Loo Choo Islands. II broke IN all OF its
fury on Thanksgiving day in 1866 I had
two typhoons IN five days The Islands
were in my way and so I had 10 10 on
the starboard tack 10 avoid them. and got
right into the vortex OF the typhoon. NV
middle head was twisted of The spurne
drift was so thick that I couldn't see anv-
thing at all. The sea was as white as
snow with foam and the barometer fell 10
27So. / was tied UP 10 the after bits on
deck on that Thanksgiving and also the
day following. I thought il was not pos
sible for the ship to live She was IN
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

h1u tsrrn.l-r row. f0r 90 win be hls
fr-t one ...a. ashore s.rce he was "a la4
ct
Captain Holmes .r wmte-haircd. red
cfsc eG ana . s.ytr-rhrae years ~ SER
vice under -e-lre r-.e naro nor
rra rn ctner 10 hIs spirit or h.s
prr.a. strength .r ~ hs genial nae
t.r. ..a ..e r.e Hea-
I.. r.et f.. 0at wr ThanSsgiri1g
Girr. an Francisco this Tear unless
ne" blows AND DO that event Tu
aat trs rerf room.
IIs very r.nr" IS in the cabin az tho
hIr.r.er aI.eor which lies anchored
tf i.H.rea. wharf Tho captain SANK
Alt4 -e sa.l cushions OF q large station
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

euuFs Hs%vrux. ga a nz94.' s1sSUAsd-
ThsT GiA not ksaF. u0oa Qodi SCI
Light before eha crew como down. They've
nearly killed the mate Arm yourselves
AnA ind ths men There are thros OF
thSna.' II seemed Al eternity until the
Ex4a sSzrted forward One b0'HTAin car
Esed q club and lantern. The second mate
was armed with a sword and the other
b0'BvAin carried a pistol. Whom the men
Alcft saw tho light moving forward they
started 70 come down and I knew then
that a mutiny was on. 80 I grabbed my
pistols. took my stand by the main rig
ging and shouted through the trumpet
Go back and furi tho sails. I'll Kill
every id one OF you II you coms out
Of that rigging I'll shoot you "a ynn
come down.
The sails were napping around and
would soon have been torn into shreds
1t was one OF the worst storms I ever
encountered Off the Cape. I kept my eve
on the rigging and waited fcarfully for
news from the fo'cns'le.
TN the meantime the trio found one OF
the offenders IN his berth pretending 10 be
sick and Offering that as his excuse for
not going aloft. The other two were un-
der the berths behind the chests and when
the second mate probed them with his
sword howls and curses followed The
man IN the berth smashed the lantern.
put out the light, and stabbed the bo'-
swain with a sheath knife four times be-
sides cutting the main artery OF his left
arm. Then followed a struggle IN the
dark. After a while they came stagger-
ing forward, prisoners. bOswains and sec
ond mate. each leaving a trail OF blood be-
hind MIN.
i've got five stabs in ma and am
bleeding like a pig cried the bo'swain.
Il soon put the prisoners IN irons and
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
She Was Under Bare pofes'T

der bars poles. Z had r1rlsd every raH
and put on extra Faskets before the II
phoon came. We simply Iay IN tha
trough OF the sea. Part % the time she
lay with her lee rail right under water.
I've had prepared fUr the storm. It had
been very calm for twelve hours the sea
looked Ike glass-1ud yet the ba-umet.r
continued 90 fail. Ny order of take In al
sails, clew up and furi them had just
been performed. when suddenly the wind
dropped on us from the nor west and blew
Violently for two days There was an in
terVal OF hat an hour ~ calm and I
loo5ed one side OF the foresau to try %
wear the ship around but before We could
get the whole sail set the storm burst on
us from the s0u'west and carried the sail
away. Then we lay for another ten days
IN the typhoon- on the fifth dny lt mod
Grated, 50 we made SAN and found that
tho ship would not steer
Kept shouting 90 the man az the
wheel, Keep her fun and De replied.
Ihe helm $ hard up and She won't ease
on looked over the storm and saw tho
rudder tanning from side tl SIDE with tho
sea and knew the rudder head was gone
We put spar across the tlnrail and So
cured tackles 20 90 which we Ted 20 the
chains on the rudder Crippled az We
were, We managed 20 get back 90 Hong
kong. The cargo had shifted in the storm
and given the ship a list of four streaSs.
and we were congratulated when We
reached port upon our luck
81 shall never forget the Thanksgiving
or 1865 i was commanding Che clipper
Seminole. and my wife was with me on
the voyage. We were sIX days out OF New
York. down or Newfoundland. It was
a beautiful day There was not a cloud
in sight. but about three-quarters OF q
Contlnued on Para Trentr-rour-
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arv chalr-fngered the frirrcs which dec
GRATED its arms and said ln q merry way.
ESQ you think we d0n't know what
turkey dinner is. eh?' Then. loudly;
steward give us our Thanksgiving bin
o. fare"
Oysters, sir. and turkey an cranberry
sauce 20 be sure. and plum duf. an
THAT win CO." roarcd the captain.
Then be- leaned forward. witch his hands
clasped between his knees and began.
"In The year 1857 Z came mighty near
taking my Thanksgiving dinner In San
Francisco. II was my first voyage here.
ard 7 was az that time master of The clIp-
per ship Elizabeth +. Wiuets. For days
and days ! had bcsn counting upon that
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

Continued on Paga Tweniy-t0ur.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

J. Adam Bede's boom for repre-
sentative in Congress from the
Sixth congressional district is en-
joying the best of health. It is
growing in a fertile soil, under au-
spicious weather and circumstances,
and by proper attention it will bear
the best of fruit and place one OF the
brainest men..'and greatest wits of
the State in the National halls of
Congress. When j. Adam arrives
there, clad inf his trousers of birch
bark, and coat of bear skin, the
representatives in Congress will be
continually wondering why Mor-of-
us are not that.way.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27
OVERFLOW LOCALS,

Mike Lauterbach came up from
New Ulm last Saturday to spend
the holidays with his parents.
Ben. Robidou came up from Nor
gan last Saturday and spent few
days with relatives and friends in
this city.
Miss Wilson of Homer, who is
employed as teacher in the Lake
Benton schools, came down Satur-
day to spend the holidays with her
parents.
A fine line of furniture, spring mat
tresses, iron beds, in fact everything
usually kept in first class furniture
store can be had at very low prices at
Farrell & Keefe's, North Redwood.
Ct f.
Gus. Theiring secured leave of
absence from his post at Mankato
last Saturday and came up with his
wife to spend Christmas with Mr..
Theiring's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Blankenburg
and children of Springfield came
over from that place last Saturday
afternoon and spent Sunday and
Monday with Mrs. Blankenburg's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Theiring.
G. E. Lamberton of St. Peter
spent Christmas with his family in
this city, and while here made ar
rangements for their early removal
to St. Peter. The St. Peter papers
say that Mr.. LambertOn has pur-
chased new omnibus for his bust
ness in St. Peter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

Orange Free State and the South
African Republic. With three Of
the generals of England repulsed in
battle, after a heavy loss of life and
wounded, Mother England has con-
Guided that the loss of life in South
Africa is going to be one of unusual
proportions and the Empire is to be
strained to meet the issue. 1t is
said that from financial sources Eng
land has unlimited means $3.50, 600
600 at its command without issuing
a bond or levying an internal rev.
enue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

The death of Gen. Lawton in
battle at San Mateo, Philippine
Islands, removes from our army one
OF its greatest generals and probably
its best fighter. Gen. Lawton, like
the British officers, made the mis-
take of leading his soldiers where a
bullet from the enemy laid him in
the dust.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

The question naturally arises,
can Capt. VanSant and Sam. A.
Langum both be nominated? Capt.
VanSant is a candidate for govern
or, and is from Winona county in
the First Congressional district.
Sam. Langum is a candidate for
secretary of state, and resides in
Fillmore county, just southwest of
Winona county. The first commits
sioner district. must not be pig,
Other districts;have fish for market.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

contemporary seems to forget his
dirty attack on the ladies of the
Methodist and Presbyterian church
es, as we'll as all other churches of
the city, in an article of several
weeks ago wherein he saw fit to
take the ladies to task for their
efforts in raising funds for the sup
port of their respective churches.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

The Minneapolis minister preach
err who prayed for the defeat of our
troops in the Philippines, while
Gov. John Lind, from a theater box
a few feet away gave his silent
"Amen," ought to be promoted to
that country described by Dante in
his Inferno. Earth is too good a
place for him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

Major Edwards the Fargo
Forum-sends THE GAZETTE-a copy
of his paper-of Dec. 12-with
marked paper-stamped on the
label. We looked-the paper over
but didn t find anything marked.
What is it-Major?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

The Gibbon Gazette of last week
was a boom edition, containing a
wrlte-up of the town and business
men. 1t was neatly printed and
creditable to Editor Bisson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

A postmaster up at Barnum, in
the Sixth district, has resigned, so
that he could be independent and
support J. Adam Bede for Congress.
And j. Adam gently insists that
other postmaster editors will be
given a similar opportunity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

Notwithstanding the fact that we
have been enjoying the balmiest
kind of fall weather we trust that
none of our esteemed contempora-
ries will gush forth into spring
poetry. A chill is bound to come
before May appears, and the coal
man is destined to have his day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

The Lyon County Reporter issued
a very neat edition entitled "Mar-
shall in 1907 last week. It was an
excellent edition, neatly printed,
containing many fine half tone views
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN E. SCHMAHL.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. q, 1899.

Some one forgot the date. A sock
was seen on Second street Thurs
day morning, and no owner ap-
peared. It was evidently hung up
and torn down before Santa ap-
reared.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

of Marshall and individual build
ings, and the special articles des-
criptive of the county and town
were all well written. Messrs.
Case & Son have an office and got
out an edition to be proud OF.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

England will send 100000 more
men to South. Africa for the purpose
of subduing the people of the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-27

In his attempt to establish high
moral standard for this community
the postofice editor of our esteemed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09

This is one OF Gen. Miles atories: In
the Confederate army Longstreet's
corps was making night march.
About o'clock In the morning. when
every one was worn out.a Georgia regl-
ment stopped. A Georgia soldier put
his rifle up against the tents on the
other side OF where Lohgstreet was.
We'll" he said, this is pretty hard
to fight all day and march all night.
But suppose can do II for love OF
my country" He continued: II can
go hungry, can fight, II need b can
die for my country But when this
war is over IN be blowed II III ever
love another country. Woman's
Journal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09
Denver.
Ship STRUCK by lightning.

Tacoma, Wash, June THE Ameri-
can ship Sachem, which sailed from
Philadelphia last fall, laden with
kerosene oil, has arrived ~ Shanghai
after an eventful voyage. Before she
reached Hongkong her master died
and was buried at sea. In Formosa
channel she was struck by lightning
Her foremost was reduced TO splinters
and over half Of the crew were knocked
insensible. The mate, who was one OF
the victims, remained unconscious for
six hours.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09
Hes Guessing Yet.

Ye Poet-"Would that my muse
might soar aloft, and, cleaylng the em-
pyrean blue. fnd words to sling the
glorious glory Of your hair OF burnish-
ed gold,' Ye Maiden (ritlan haired,
but prosale) THAT sounds very pref
ly, Mr.. scrlbbler. but do you know the
difference between your poems and
my hair?" Yo Poet-"Ah, conun-
drum. / give It up, What is the DIFF
ference, oh, fairest OF your sex?" Yel
Maiden-"Well, my hairs read."--
Kansas City Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02
A SagaciOus Elephant.

From the Scientific American.
Mr. G. E. Peal states that he once saw q
young elephant deliberately fashion a sur
gical instrument. He saw the animal in
question go to a bamboo fence and break
off one of the pickets: this picket it further
fractured with its trunk and one of its fore
feet until it obtained a sharp fragment
some ten or twelve inches in length. Then.
leaning forward on one of its foreleSs, IL
thrust this fragment which it grasped
with its trunk, into its ''armpt," and Wig
orously moved it to and fro. AS a result
of this operation large elephant leech
was dslodged, which dropped To the ground
and was at once ground to mincemeat be-
meath the horny toes of the saGaci0us brute,
which grunted its intense satisfaction!
Jessie, the elephant mentioned above, had
some knowledge of pneumatics. One day
tossed a peanut. which fell to the ground
some eight or ten inches beyond the utmost
reach of her trunk. She stretched out this
organ to its fullest extent toward the pea
nut, then blew through it sudden, quick
and powerful blast. The peanut hurled
against the wall. whence il bounded and
then rolled beneath the feet of the in
telligent animal which at once swallowed
it. l tried this experiment several times,
each time with a like result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02

have supper under the trees. AS she drank
the milk a cat crept up 10 lick the drops
that fell from the bowl, but the princess
struck the cat with her foot.
Miaow, Miaow! said the cat. IF you
let me drink up only what milk you let
drop, l will lick half the blood off your
foot"
Get out" said she. kicking the cat
again. How would you lick it off when
l wasn't able to wash it off myself
Then a robin redbreast came hopping up,
picking the cruns she let fall and she
threw stick at the robin.
''Toowhit. Toowhit." said the robin, "if
you let me pick up what crumbs you let
fall. I'll tell how to take away one-half the
blood your foot
Get out!'' said she. throwing another
stick at the robin. When l couldn't wash
it off myself how could you tell me?'
Next day the prince returned and asked
for the keys. She gave them to him.
Il hope" he said you did not disobey
me, and open the room l forbade your
No she said, II did not
'Show me your feet" said he.
She tried to hide the foot that was COW
cred with blood, but it was no use, for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02

an American missionary. and from that
day to this has led severely Christian life
after the precepts laid down by John Cal
vim. He can quote nearly the whole Bible.
and this has served him well in secular
way. fer he has learned from it to speak
in parallels, terse epigrams. that are readily
interpreted by his followers. and have more
force than the most brilliant rhetorical
flights.
As Preacher.
Kruger. in addition to his other accom-
plishments, is by far the best preacher in
the Trapsvaal, and the Dutch Reformed
Church boasts of some capable men there
He occupies the pulpit in a modern brick
edifice across the street from his nome
about once month, and always talks to
standing room only. He uses no notes but
speaks off-hand from a text. and does not
hesitate to sprinkle little humor in the
discourse. In his speeches before the raad
he quotes Scripture generously, and even
more so in conversation.
As for his private life. that seems to be
exemplary. After rising he prays for a
long time in his room, and talks over with
the Lord the questions of the day. When
he develops a conviction in this way he
proceeds to act on it. Kruger's piety once
nearly cost him his life. A good many
years ago he suddenly disappeared, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02
CHATTER VII.

Once on a time. long, long ago, when good
people were scarCer, and entertainments
more plentiful, there was queen who mad
three beautiful daughters who We're re-
nowned far and wide for their handsome
looks and gentle ways, and were courted
by kings and princes. and many others of
high degree. but hadn't yet been won by
any. One day "A great prince, whom no one
knew and who had never been seen in that
country before. came, like the others, look
ing for the hand of one of these beautiful
ladies. But the queen approved of him, in
case he was able to succeed in winning
the willing hand of either of her daugh-
ters and though he tried his very best he
couldn't win either of them, for they had
not yet seen enough of him and didn't
know enough about him to consent, either
of them, to be his for life. Then. he was
too proud and naughty to spend time in
his courting like the other great gentle
uen who endeavored to win them, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02

prince insisted on seeing it. And when he
saw the blood upon 1t he had her instantly
At the queens castle there was great
grief and great trouble at the loss of the
princess. and on a morning about week
after she had been carried off the queen
and her two daughters sat by the window
talking of their great loss, when once more
the black bull appeared in the garden root
ing up the beautiful flowers and destroy
ing all before him. The elder OF the two
him away. Her mother tried to persuade
her not, but she insisted, and, catching
up rake on her way-in order to stand
further from him than her sister did-she
with it. But the rake stuck to the bull
and her hand stuck to the rake. and off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02
Nearly Drowned the "SerDent.o

From the New Orleans Times-Dernocrat
THE usual midsummer crop of sea-ser-
pent stories reminds me of a little incident
that occurred few years ago near Biloxi"
said an enthusiastic New Orleans fisher
man. "A party of us had gone down the
coast for an outing and had a camp at the
edge Of a little cove There was very
timid chap in the party, and we concluded
to have some fun with him, so one day.
just before the time we usually went in
swimming, one Of the boys sneaked off
and put on a papier-mache frogs head
which we had sent for from costumer's
here in town. 1t was horrible looking
green thing, with big bullying eyes and
red mouth He fastened it securely and
then Jumped into the water and swan
around a little point into our cove We
were all taking our afternoon bath at the
time, and soon as he appeared, the cry
of sea serpent was raised. The timid chan
out further than the others and when
he saw that hideous green head coming
straight toward him he let out yell that
would have done credit to a Comanche In
dian, and started hand over hand for the
shore. The rest of us We're laughing so
that we could hardly swim, and he beat us
in with ease, but as soon as he struck terra
firma he Mortified everybody by grabbing
up repeating rifle and opening fire on the
fake monster. The fellow who played the
snake tried to tear off, the papier mache
head, but he was so ratified that he only
got the thing twisted, and came mighty
near drowning then and there. All the
while the timid chap was pumping lead at
him and yelling to- us to hurry up It was
the most exciting ten seconds of my life
but at last one Of the boys fioundered in
and secured the gun, while the others
turned and went to the rescue of the sea
serpent. 1t was good joke. of course but
somehow 1t is only recently that any of
us felt like talking about it,